The artistic and musical talent of the youth in the Sacramento region never fails to amaze adults in the audience. Young people are emerging from theater troupes — such as El Dorado Musical Theatre — and making their way to Broadway in New York City. Musicians like young Chase Onadera of Sacramento are playing classical [...]
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Local youth musicians encouraged to apply now to compete The Classical Masters Music Festival announces its annual festival on June 9-10 at Three Stages at Folsom Lake College. Exceptional local young musicians and an international competitor will perform during the festival. Music-lovers are invited to enjoy an impressive two-day event filled with concerts, competitions and master [...]
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Demand has been so strong for tickets to the Folsom Symphony’s next concert, “Summer Symphony at the Movies” on June 2, the performance has nearly sold out. If you weren’t able to get tickets, there’s good news: The symphony is adding a second concert on Friday, June 1. This makes three symphony sell-outs in a [...]
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California Stage celebrates its 20th production year with a premiere comedy that will tickle your ribs as it leads you through an Italian renaissance of love and intrigue. Robert Lautz’s “The Meaning of It All” will receive its world premiere at California Stage’s Wilkerson Theater. Renaissance Pisa — Calvino Mezzo Zucco, a budding alchemist and mechanical inventor is [...]
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Nothing is black and white in Ralph Tropf’s brilliant courtroom drama “Shadow Hour” opening Friday, April 13, at 8 p.m. at The Studio Theatre. Christy Connelly (Alicia Thayer) has accused Sen. Adam Martin (Alan Pontes) of sexual harassment. But events and memories don’t necessarily match up as more and more people get involved in the events [...]
No Comment / April 09, 2012 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

You can’t keep the good “Little Sisters of Hoboken” down. In fact, their first “fundraiser” at Folsom’s Sutter Street Theatre (“Nunsense”) last year was so successful they are back at it with “Nunsense II: The Second Coming.” Now, there really are no “Sisters of Hoboken.” The characters are entirely fictitious, brought to life by Connie [...]
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What better way to celebrate spring than to go the Placerville Arts Association Spring Membership Show? The PAA has 180 members who are active in El Dorado County in various art projects, shows and local galleries. The show runs from Monday through Friday, April 9 to 13, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 [...]
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