The Sound Inside
by Adam Rapp
Directed by Michael Stevenson
January 28 – March 1, 2026
NY TIMES Critic’s Pick
Sacramento Premiere

When Bella Baird, an isolated creative writing professor at Yale, begins to mentor a brilliant but enigmatic student named Christopher, the two form an unexpectedly intense bond. As their lives and the stories they tell about themselves become intertwined in unpredictable ways, Bella makes a surprising request of Christopher that neither knows if he can fulfill. Brimming with suspense, Rapp’s riveting play explores the limits of what one person can ask of another.
Critic’s Pick! “A gripping mystery. An astonishing new play.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES

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For over 12 years, The Darling Clementines have brought bold, glamorous burlesque and drag to Sacramento, blending high-energy performance, humor, and heart. Join us at Harlow’s for a vibrant night of striptease, drag, and show-stopping entertainment from a diverse, all-queer cast in a space that’s welcoming, celebratory, and open to all. Come curious, come supportive, come ready for a fun, unforgettable night out.

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This eight-week Improv 101 course is the perfect fit for everyone! We teach you all the basics of improv. Basically, you are going to laugh for two hours each week and play like a kid! You will learn how to create comedy scenes off the top of your head, with no preparation or planning, inspired by students’ true stories. You will learn basic improv skills, like accepting and building on other student ideas, establishing and playing the pattern of the scene, and heightening your pattern from grounded to crazy town. You want to just have fun? You want to perform someday? This class is for everyone! Okay, let’s do this. Register. Stop messing around. Annnd, go!

Duration: 8 weeks
Prerequisite: None
Minimum Age: 18

February 26th Session | Thursdays | 7pm to 9pm
Instructor: Justine Lopez
Meets: February 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9, 16
Class Performance: Thursday, April 23 @ 8pm

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YOU! The Musical is a one-of-a-kind, high-energy extravaganza where your imagination takes center stage! In this completely improvised musical, the title of the show comes from your suggestion, and from there, anything can happen. Every lyric, every melody, every dance move is created on the spot, right before your eyes. Over the course of 60 electrifying minutes, you’ll witness an entire story unfold with unforgettable heroes, dastardly villains, loyal sidekicks, and unexpected allies. It’s a thrilling, unpredictable experience where the magic of musical theater meets improv, and the results are nothing short of spectacular!

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HARRIET TUBMAN & THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Jerry Montoya

Back by popular demand! Our most requested play returns to the Family Series stage. Step into the courageous world of one of America’s great heroes, the fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad! Highly recommended to book early as this has been a sell-out every production.

Follow Harriet’s incredible journey as she risks everything to lead others to freedom. Through determination, bravery, and an unshakable belief in justice, she changes history—proving that one person can make a difference. Filled with adventure, faith, heart, and hope, this powerful story will inspire young audiences to stand up for what’s right and to believe in the power of their own voices. Join B Street in celebrating 40 years of bringing unforgettable tales to young audiences in this special anniversary season!

THIS SHOW IS ON SALE NOW FOR STUDENT MATINEE FIELD TRIPS!
Contact StudentMatinees@BStreetTheatre.Org for booking.

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An evening of jazz-inflected bluegrass and Americana

Don't miss the chance to see Alison Brown live! With her masterful banjo skills and a unique sound, she and her band have captivated audiences worldwide. This concert promises to be a spectacular showcase of her GRAMMY-winning artistry. Be part of a night filled with rhythm, melody, songs, and unforgettable moments!

Alison was announced as the recipient of the 2025 Country Music Hall of Fame’s Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum Award

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Nibling Rivalry is a high-energy, fast-paced improv show that is going to take you on the comedy equivalent of a midway ride at a kitten rodeo. The format shares DNA with The Groundlings’ Crazy Uncle Joe Show — the most enduring long-form improv show in Los Angeles (23 years and counting!)

Watch as each show begins with three audience suggestions. Enjoy the fun as we weave a series of interconnected scenes and stories. Laugh out loud as characters and situations escalate to the pinnacles of silliness. Bask in the mantle of pure absurdity, and gird your loins for us to do it all again with a fresh round of suggestions half-way through.

No kittens will be harmed! But we can’t promise your cheeks won’t hurt from laughing super hard.

(What’s a nibling? It’s a gender-neutral term for niece or nephew. Think of us as a bunch of rascally cousins with a famous Hollywood uncle.)

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Trash Movie Improv is a fast-paced show where a team of quick-witted improvisers takes on take on clips from delightfully bad movies. After watching a brief snippet, the clip is paused, and the improvisers spring into action, spontaneously crafting new scenes, characters, and twists inspired by the absurdity of the movie moment. It's a rollercoaster of creativity, laughs, and unexpected antics — all built on the foundation of so-bad-it's-good cinema! The show has been featured on Good Day Sacramento, and has been part of the book 100 Things to Do in Sacramento Before You Die. 

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Inspired by the Game Show Network show "Baggage", this dating game show exposes the scandalous baggage of popular figures before jumping on a first date. Is Spider-Man still living with his great-aunt a problem, or is Hoover Dam being a workaholic a deal breaker? Find out at Bizarro Baggage.

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Catch the best of Sacramento's comedy scene at Best of Sactown: A Stand-Up Showcase! This show features a perfect mix of veteran comedians you know and love, alongside fresh faces who are making waves in the local stand-up scene. Whether you’re here for the polished pros or eager to see the next big thing in comedy, you’re in for a night of big laughs and top-tier entertainment. Don’t miss out on an evening of hilarious, diverse acts that will have you laughing from start to finish!

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LIFTED is a powerful dance theatre production that explores the realities and dangers of human trafficking from both a local and global perspective. Through movement and storytelling, the work illuminates not only the darkness of this issue, but also the vital efforts of the incredible organizations within our community working to combat it.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and up, LIFTED is artistically brought to life through the choreography and direction of Sacramento Dance Theatre Artistic Director Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya. The production is designed to spark meaningful dialogue among families and communities, offering an accessible entry point into conversations that can often feel difficult to approach.

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The Irish Social is a family-friendly event that celebrates community and the traditions of the Irish in Sacramento. The proceeds benefit the McNamara Brothers Scholarship Fund at Christian Brothers High School.

Bands and Acts scheduled:

3:00: Kitty O'Neal & Kurt Spataro

3:45: Irish tunes with Stephen Davis & James Wilson

4:30: The Sacramento Pipe Band, the Arrival of St. Patrick, and the introduction of the Sacramento Kavanagh's G.A.A. Hurling Team

4:50: The McKeever School of Irish Dance

5:15: Mark Wellendorf & Friends featuring Clemon Charles, Tommy Palmer, Don Howard, and Tont Riehl.

6:30: The LVVS

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Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sacramento. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at First United Methodist Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Tentative Program

I Want to Break Free
We Will Rock You
Somebody to Love
Radio Ga Ga
Don't Stop Me Now
Killer Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Who Wants to Live Forever
Bohemian Rhapsody
Love of My Life
We Are the Champions
Another One Bites the Dust

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There are moments standing on a high ledge where wild space beckons. In that moment, instinct stirs: “What if I just jumped?” It’s been described as “the call of the void,” an experience somehow more primal than even feeling or urge. On her new album, Precipice (due July 25th via Loma Vista), Indigo De Souza looks over the creative and spiritual cliff and just leaps. The North Carolina native is a prolific, poetic singer-songwriter who already has three albums and four EPs in just seven years, with her most recent full-length (2023’s All of This Wild End) earning rave reviews for her daring vocals and thrilling songwriting. But on her latest, De Souza hears the void calling and calls back, taking control of difficult memories and charged emotions via pop bombast and diaristic clarity, and finding a stronger self. “Life feels like always being on the edge of something without knowing what that something is,” the singer-songwriter says. “Music gives me ways to harness that feeling. Ways to push forward in new directions.”

On the album’s title track, De Souza faces down the potential darkness of change, and finds hope in surrendering: “Coming to a precipice/ Holding on for dear life/ Looking out into the world/ Everything has gone dark.” That sort of emotional daredevilry is definitively not new for De Souza. Her catalog brims with unwavering honesty and unflinchingly personal songwriting, including most recently the familial excavation on the pained and mighty All of This Will End. “I feel constantly on the precipice, of something horrible, or something beautiful–something that will change my life for better or for worse,” De Souza muses. To that end, Precipice cracks De Souza’s world open. As a new challenge, the songwriter took on blind studio sessions in Los Angeles, reveling in the expanded pool of collaborators and ability to focus on music. “I’d been wanting to work on more pop-leaning music for a while, so when I came out to LA I made sure to meet with people that could help bring that to life,” she says. “I wanted to make music that could fill your heart with euphoria while you dance along.”

Indigo De Souza has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to support The Trevor Project, and their work providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth. TheTrevorProject.org

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Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Sacramento. Get your tickets now to discover the music of 90s Hip-Hop on Strings at First United Methodist Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.

Tentative Program

Fugees and Lauryn Hill Medley (Ready or Not, Doo-Wop, Fu-Gee-La, and Killing Me Softly)
Jay-Z Medley (Can I Get A…, Big Pimpin, Money Ain't a Thing, and More)
Nas Medley (It Ain't Hard to Tell, N.Y. State of Mind, The World Is Yours, and More)
Outkast Medley (Rosa Parks, Elevators (Me & You), SpottieOttieDopaliscious, and More)
Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott Medley (The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), Sock It to Me, and More)
A Tribe Called Quest Medley (Can I Kick It, Check the Rhime, Scenario, and More)
Wu Tang Clan Medley (C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit, Protect Ya Neck, and More)
2Pac Medley (Dear Mama, California Love, and more)
The Notorious B.I.G. Medley (Juicy, Big Poppa, Hypnotize, and More)
Dr. Dre Medley (Still D.R.E., Forgot About Dre, Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang, and More)
Gin and Juice - Snoop Dogg

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AN IRISH GOODBYE by Jack Gallagher & Declan Gallagher

A World Premiere Comedy

Reckoning with advancing age and all its complications, Jack and his wife Jean Ellen consider moving back to Massachusetts to be closer to family. This means selling their Land Park home of 40 years, the one in which their two sons were raised. But cleaning closets and packing boxes means discovering long forgotten memories and treasures and all the emotions associated with them. In this poignant and laugh-out-loud one-man show about the mysteries of aging, Jack realizes that saying goodbye might be harder than he expects.

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Friends of Sacramento Arts (FOSA) will host its fourth annual Heroes of Arts Education Gala on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 6:00 pm, at The Sofia, 2700 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, celebrating outstanding arts educators and community leaders who champion arts education in K–12 public schools throughout the Sacramento region. We are proud to recognize SchoolsFirst Federal credit union for returning as the title sponsor of fourth annual event honoring arts educators and community leaders

The annual gala recognizes individuals whose leadership, creativity, and dedication help ensure students have access to meaningful arts education experiences, including music, dance, theater, and visual arts. The evening will feature student performances and the presentation of Heroes of Arts Education awards to educators representing school districts across Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, and Yolo counties.

Tickets are available now for $50 at Eventbrite. Sponsorship opportunities start at $500 and more information is available on Friends of Sacramento Arts website or can be downloaded here.

Friends of Sacramento Arts works to ensure equitable access to comprehensive arts education in K–12 public schools. The nonprofit advocates for increased access to arts education, serves as a capacity builder for arts organizations and school districts, and provides resources, information, and connections that help advance arts education throughout the region.

Each year, school districts are invited to nominate an outstanding arts educator whose work exemplifies innovation, inclusion, and a deep commitment to student success. Honorees are recognized for bringing arts education into classrooms in creative and impactful ways, often reaching students who otherwise would not have access to the arts.

About Friends of Sacramento Arts

Founded in 2019, Friends of Sacramento Arts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocacy, partnerships, and funding in support of arts education in Sacramento County public schools and the greater region. FoSA’s vision is Arts Every Day for Every Child in Every School, ensuring that all students have equitable access to high-quality arts education that supports academic achievement, creativity, and social-emotional learning.

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The A.P.EX group presents ONE NIGHT ONLY with JARROD LAWSON. Jarrod Lawson has exploded as an international sensation, garnering awards, performing at prestigious venues. Jarrod won 'Soul Artist Of The Year' at the Jazz FM Awards and has been dubbed “the hottest talent to hit soul music in at least ten years” by Echoes magazine.

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New York–based bassist and composer Essiet Okon Essiet has recorded and toured with a true who’s who of jazz legends, including Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, the Blue Note All-Stars, Cedar Walton, and Abbey Lincoln, among many others.

This special performance also features New York/San Francisco drummer Sylvia Cuenca, a powerhouse musician who toured extensively with Joe Henderson and Clark Terry for 17 years.

Rounding out the ensemble are local piano virtuoso Joe Gilman and acclaimed saxophonist Jacam Manricks.
In addition to paying homage to the great jazz bassists who helped shape the music we know today—Charles Mingus, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, and Oscar Pettiford—the program will showcase original compositions by Essiet Okon Essiet and Sylvia Cuenca, celebrating both the legacy and the living evolution of the jazz tradition.

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“The hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet” – The Irish Voice

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Its members have helped form the backbone of some of the greatest Irish groups of the decade.

Bassist Trevor Hutchinson was a key member of The Waterboys, and later he, with guitarist Donogh Hennessy, would form the dynamic rhythm section of The Sharon Shannon Band; Ed Boyd (Flook, Michael McGoldrick Band) has recently replaced Hennessy; Fiddler Sean Smyth is an All-Ireland champion who has played with Donal Lunny’s Coolfin; Kevin Crawford, considered to be among the finest flutists in Ireland played with the acclaimed traditional group Moving Cloud; and, piper Cillian Vallely of the famous Vallely artistic clan has performed with Riverdance and recently recorded with Bruce Springsteen. Folk Roots magazine has rightly termed them an “Irish music dream team.”

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Night 1 of Femme Fest 2026 kicks off at 7:30pm with: Women of Squad Patrol, Steph Merlo, Gamesome Frolic, Sarah Ellsworth, STEM Fatales!

Femme Fest returns March 27-29, 2026!

Be seen. Be heard. Be unapologetically funny.

Femme Fest is a three-day comedy festival celebrating and uplifting femme and femme-identifying comedians from across the United States, featuring stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy shows and comedy workshops.
Our mission is to break barriers and create a supportive, empowering, and hilarious space where comedians from all over can showcase their talent. Through stand-up, improv, and sketch, Femme Fest amplifies the diverse, dynamic, and bold voices that shape the future of comedy.
Laughter is power—and it’s time for femme voices to lead the way.

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