Events & Activities

Experience the love and joy of the holiday season at Kennedy Gallery as local artists showcase works with the theme of "baking love into our holidays." The Confectioner's Delights Exhibit features works from over 20 resident artists inside three floors of open studios in the heart of Midtown’s entertainment district.

Second Saturday extended hours include a full-service, no-host bar.

Already the winner of five Independent Music Awards and six Emmy Awards, Monica currently has two songs from her soon-to-be released album in the finals of the 2019 Independent Music Awards. In 2017 Pasqual’s political song and video "You Can't Kill Light" garnered her radio play and views on stations across the US and Germany and was performed live by Pasqual at the 2018 Bay Area Women's March. Her songs have been used on numerous network television shows and she has composed soundtracks for PBS, The History Channel and National Geographic Television. This fall she is releasing her sixth solo album, also titled “You Can’t Kill Light." Pasqual will be accompanied by her band, The Handsome Brunettes.

Best known for her work in the Bay Area’s female band Blame Sally, of whom rock critic Joel Selvin wrote: “…one of the most powerful word-of-mouth success stories I’ve heard in recent years.” Pasqual has managed to maintain an impressive solo career both before and during the Blame Sally years.

“The fast-rising, hard-charging, 20-something, North Carolina born-and-bred singer Nikki Hill has more than earned her evocative “Southern Fireball” moniker. “ - LA Weekly

As the saying goes, membership has it’s benefits, and this year’s annual Sacramento Blues Society Holiday Party and Membership Drive is the best ever. The Sacramento Blues Society is pleased to be bringing in one of the biggest rave-up rising stars in all of blues/soul/roots rock, North Carolina's Nikki Hill.

“If Tina Turner and Little Richard had a daughter and raised her with the help of uncles James Brown and Chuck Berry, she’d be like Nikki Hill.” - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Her SRO show in Sacramento last December at Blues and Bourbon Wednesdays at The Momo (now The Starlet Room) dazzled many, created lines of new fans wanting to get a photo with her, and buy her brand new CD, Feline Roots. Her tough band, co-led by her burning guitarist husband/partner, Matt Hill, also features sizzling guitarist and long-time Sacramento favorite, Laura Chavez. Together this band champions the pioneers of roots and rock n’ roll and the blues, soul and gospel that birthed it all.

There will be a dance floor!

When Kelly and Dan finally decide to tell Max that Santa isn’t real, it creates a whirlwind of doubt, funnels of fury, and gales of laughter. Belief, as we know it, may never be the same.

Capital Stage presents the Sacramento premiere of The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley directed by co-founding member Peter Mohrmann. It’s Christmas at Pemberley again! This new companion piece to Gunderson and Melcon’s holiday hit Miss Bennet, The Wickhams takes viewers downstairs where servants are bustling with the arrival of holiday guests. In the warmth of the Darcy kitchen, family secrets are revealed and loyalties are tested. A bright new holiday tale full of mirth, wit, and the power of giving back to others.

Join us for a stand-up showcase with headliner Chazz Hawkins featuring Jason Cole and host Melissa McGillicuddy.

Over 25 makers and vendors will be attending, for a full list, click here. Come and shop local for the holidays and find the perfect gifts! This event will be happening on the second level of the Co-op on the Mezzanine and in the CLC.

Fort visitors will be delighted to have the opportunity to step back in time to enjoy festive holiday traditions from California’s early history when people from around the world passed through the Fort gates, each with their own customs and traditions for the holiday season. Friends and families are encouraged to visit the Fort to experience a variety of holiday traditions and activities similar to what early immigrants enjoyed. Complete with docents in period attire, entertaining vignettes will be set up that showcase a few of the diverse holiday scenes that will include food, music, decorations and other holiday traditions. As a special treat for kids of all ages, Father Christmas will be on-hand to hear holiday wishes.

Fort visitors can also participate in a number of hands-on activities such as dipping and creating their own holiday candles, crafting their own holiday ornaments plus making holiday cards, stringing popcorn, decorating cookies and tasting apple cider. And, of course, popular demonstrations of black powder weaponry in action will take place including the crowd-favorite firing of the Fort’s cannon. Additionally, Friends of Sutter's Fort Trade Store will be open, providing complimentary samples of gold nugget chocolates and offering a special holiday sale.

Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, finds herself in the magical world of Oz in this adaptation of the classic story we all know and love. The Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion all help Dorothy in her quest to meet the Wizard and find her way home, but the Wicked Witch of the West will do everything in her considerable power to stop her. The B Street Theatre's lauded acting company takes on one of the most adored children's stories just in time for the holidays!

Note: Recommended for Ages 5+.

Registration for the crawl includes one free Santa hat (first 150 check-ins), one free drink at the check in bar*, no cover at any of the participating bars, and drink/food specials at each stop!

...but that's not even the best part! In true holiday fashion, Xoso is turning good times into good for our community. For each pub crawl registration, Xoso Sports will donate a new toy to the Shriners Hospital for Children. Want to do more? Additional donations of toys and craft supplies will be accepted at check-in.

How does it work? It's simple! Register for the crawl, and at check in you'll get a wristband and a drink ticket for your complimentary drink. Wear your wristband into the participating bars during the crawl to avoid cover charges and to receive your food and drink specials (generally $2-5 dollar drink specials)! We all love cheap drinks but only crawlers wearing our wristband will have access to these awesome specials.

Please tip your bartenders, drink responsibly, and don't drink and drive!

Imported Comedy is an alternative stand-up show spotlighting immigrant comedians in the United States. Armed with a microphone, these hilarious immigrants break down the fourth wall with smart comedy and a unique personal perspective.

Join performers include Alyssa Cowan, David Shapiro, Parker Newman, and host Mikhail Chernyavsky, bringing their worldly swagger to the stage and breaking down the stereotypical narrative of immigrants.

From China to Italy, and all over the U.S., Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues and bluegrass. Led by vivacious cross-over cellist, Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before. From down home blues with a wailing cello to virtuosic stompin’ bluegrass, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping!

Marcus Mangham presents Diversity (A Comedy Showcase)! Diversity is a comedy showcase comprised of many different comics of different ethnicities and backgrounds with one common love -- comedy.

This night features headliner Kiry Shabazz, featuring Robert Omoto and Brooke Heinechen, with host Marcus Mangham

Anti-Cooperation League is a crazy, weird, high-energy, fast-paced improv show. Each week, the cast interviews a special guest and then creates scenes inspired by the interview. Guests range from Hollywood players to our friend Emily, who is just damn interesting. Join them for the longest-running comedy show in Sacramento, entertaining the masses since 2007!

Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy this delightful concert to ring-in the Holiday Season and the New Year. The Sacramento Community Guitar Orchestra will open the concert, followed by a selected featured artist.

Join the 5th annual Unsilent Night in Sacramento, Phil Kline’s free, outdoor participatory sound sculpture. Anyone is welcome to join -- the event is family and dog-friendly. It's also an all-weather event --  it'll be held rain or moonshine!

Unsilent Night is an original composition by Phil Kline, written specifically to be heard outdoors in the month of December. It takes the form of a street promenade in which the audience becomes the performer. Each participant gets one of four tracks of music in the form of a cassette, CD, or Mp3. Together all four tracks comprise Unsilent Night. The fact that the participants play different "parts" simultaneously helps create the special sound of the piece. Participants carry boomboxes, or anything that amplifies music, and simultaneously start playing the music. They then walk a carefully chosen route through their city’s streets, creating a unique mobile sound sculpture which is different from every listener's perspective.

Alt Library meets up at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op once a month to talk about thought-provoking, quirky, and interesting books.

For our December meeting, Alt Library will discuss Tara Westover's memoir Educated. Check out a copy from your local library!

Soul 4 the Season is a holiday journey that will take you from moving spiritual numbers to light-hearted impudent favorites. Even a few naughty selections will be offered. This concert makes a deliberate effort to stay away from the “children's perspective" of the Christmas season. And while it is aimed at a more mature and musically discerning audience the show is suitable for all ages.

The 2019 cast of Soul 4 the Season features Tower of power singer Fred Ross. Also in the 2019 series is the equally legendary lead singer of Cold Blood, Lydia Pense. Lydia has been enthralling audiences for more than four decades. Her raspy unique voice is instantly identifiable and her soulful bluesy numbers will delight her fans with this new facet to her talent. Paula Harris is a world class act who has gained international attention and acclaim in the blues world. She has been featured on more than 3000 stations globally and was nominated for multiple blues and music awards for her debut album.

And rounding out the show is Dana Moret, a dynamic, versatile singer who’s band Mr. December is known to deliver everything from rock to funk in their immensely popular concerts.She has worked with artists like Stoneground, Cold Blood, Frank Hannon (Tesla) and more.

Take a journey to the world of Fado, often described as the Portuguese version of the blues.

This concert presents fado as interpreted by Ramana Vieira, a northern California native of Portuguese descent who has been described by The New York Times as an American at the forefront of the fado resurgence. The San Francisco Examiner calls her “the rising star in World music." Her authentic and individual style, brilliant musicality, and colorful heritage appeals to a wide audience. Following her recent performance of the TAP Airlines inaugural flight out of SFO, her performance will reflect her original compositions along with beautiful fado pieces by Amalia Rodrigues the legendary fado singer from Portugal.

Joining Ramana will be Brad Bivens on guitar, Leslie Thorne on bass and Stephen LaPorta on percussion.

Comedy Exchange is the perfect blend of stand-up and improv. Comedy Exchange invites favorite stand-up comedians to perform five-minute sets, and then a cast of improvisers perform comedy scenes inspired by the comedians’ jokes.

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