California Musical Theatre Executive Producer Richard Lewis has announced the line-up of shows for the 2012 summer season of Sacramento Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. The five-show season will include the Music Circus premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” and the return of four musical theatre classics that are consistently among the most [...]
“In my opinion,” and Maestro Michael Neumann stresses the words in my opinion, “Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is the greatest musical composition Western civilization has ever produced.” It’s an assessment that’s widely shared. Beethoven’s Ninth, with its famous “Ode to Joy” chorale, is universally deemed the composer’s finest work and one of classical music’s greatest masterpieces. [...]
SACRAMENTO — The Crocker Art Museum will present a survey of the work of internationally acclaimed artist and Sacramento native Mel Ramos in the exhibition “Mel Ramos: 50 Years of Superheroes, Nudes, and Other Pop Delights.” This is the first major exhibition of his work in his hometown and follows his recent solo show at [...]
El Dorado Musical Theatre will audition for its Spring production, “Oklahoma,” at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27. Auditions will be held at EDMT’s rehearsal facility located in the El Dorado Hills Business Park, 5011 Golden Foothill Parkway, Suite 4. “Oklahoma” is the story of Laurey and the two rivals who try to win her affections: [...]
El Dorado County celebrates local port By Doug Noble Paring wine and food, if done well, enhances the culinary experience. Normally this is done at a wine dinner or special event where several wines are paired with several different dishes. However, Paul Bush, co-owner and winemaker at Madroña Vineyards, has come up with a different [...]
SACRAMENTO — American River College Theatre continues its season with Christopher Sergel’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s heart-wrenching, humorous and powerful “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Based closely on Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this American classic tackles issues of racial injustice and the loss of innocence when Atticus Finch, a lawyer in a quiet southern town, chooses [...]
FOLSOM — If the question were asked, “Who forged the genre known today as modern country music,” only a tiny group of country immortals could step forward to share the spotlight. One, out of that select handful, would be Merle Haggard. “There are few people who epitomize the spirit and the reality of country music [...]
