By Brian Blomster November 20, 2023 Funding has been approved for Sacramento State to create an events center that will be home for the University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams, women’s volleyball and gymnastics teams, and intramural and club sports competitions. It also will be a venue for entertainment, arts and guest speakers. The event…

The 2023 premiere of Liam Monaghan’s autobiographical play was a powerful, if bittersweet, rite of passage. Strange/Familiar, written for his MFA in theatre practice at the University of Alberta, is what he calls an “auto-fictional” depiction of growing up queer in an adoptive Catholic family, and coming to terms with his identity. Didi’s Playhaus, where…

by Ida Harris November 20, 2023 Radcliffe Bailey’s prolific work developed unique narratives of the African American experience On Wednesday, Nov. 15, it was announced that visual artist, Radcliffe Bailey died of brain cancer 10 days before his 55th birthday. Bailey’s prolific work developed unique narratives of the African American experience through a distinctive visual…

Adrianna Sorondo never wanted to leave Fresno. The 35-year-old artist says her hometown, where she grew up admiring the sculptures that once adorned the city’s bygone pedestrian mall, has always been a major influence on her work. “It’s an artists’ city,” she said, “whether it’s recognized by the city at large or not.” But Sorondo…

RED BLUFF, Calif. — The town of Red Bluff held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for their newest downtown mural, which was completed on November 6. The painting, located in the center of Cone and Kimball Plaza, depicts the peak of Mount Lassen and a ‘flicker’ bird in flight. Funded through a state grant, the…

There is a playlist on my Spotify account that I am very proud of. Titled pain, death and smirnoff, it is eight and a half hours of old Bollywood songs, ranging from Kishore Kumar yodelling to a melancholic Jagjit Singh crooning about missing his childhood. Surprisingly—considering the playlist is over eight hours long—I am very…

News Advocate Staff Nov. 20, 2023 . Submitted photo/Ludington Area Center for the Arts LUDINGTON — The Ludington Area Center for the Arts third annual Art of Giving Holiday Artist Market will open for the holiday season on Nov. 24 in the art center’s main gallery. The Art of Giving Holiday Artist Market allows area artists an…

TACT will hold youth auditions for “Madagascar A Musical Adventure Jr.” at the beginning of the year. (Courtesy photo) WILMINGTON — It was a DreamWorks hit now coming to tne stage, thanks to Thalian Association Community Theatre. The arts organization will hold youth auditions for “Madagascar A Musical Adventure Jr.” at the beginning of the year.…

(Illustration by Diana Ejaita)  Over the past decade, philanthropic leaders and others working for progressive social change have increasingly focused on culture. This growing interest in culture comes from a dual understanding that achieving systemic, lasting change requires a shift on a cultural level—our worldviews, lifestyles, norms, social relations, and values—and that cultural strategies and…