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Woodland Farmers Market - Saturday
2026-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-18 09:00 - 12:00, 2026-07-11 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Woodland Public Library, 250 1st St, Woodland, CA, United States
Free, weekly Saturday farmers market featuring locally grown produce, fresh eggs, artisan breads, handcrafts, fresh fish, entertainment and more. All goods sourced within 100 miles of Woodland. CalFresh EBT cards and WIC are accepted. Also has a market match program where your EBT dollars are matched up to $15 per market visit. Across from the Woodland Public Library.
More details here.

Stella Crest (Album Release) with Loose Choir & Minor Fiasco
2026-07-24 19:00 - 23:00 | The Starlet Room at Harlow’s, 2708 J St, Sacramento, CA, United States
Stella Crest has been slowly evolving over the last 10 years into a loud, dark, melodic monster.
Born in Seattle, and eventually finding its home in Sacramento. The band has two EPs available for your streaming pleasure, as well as their brand new full length album, “Megalith.”
Stella Crest is excited to release new music in 2026, and even more excited to play the role they have chosen in the exchange/creation of supernatural power through live music performed by humans in front of other humans.
Join Stella Crest for the Album Release show of “Megalith” on Friday, July 24, 2026 at The Starlet Room at Harlow’s in Sacramento.
Opening the festivities are local heavyweights Loose Choir and Minor Fiasco, making this a not-to-be-missed night of local sonic greatness.
Doors at 7PM. All Ages. $15 Advance.

Jakhari Smith Plays Amatoria + Abridged by KVIE
2026-07-24 18:00 - 20:30 | Amatoria Fine Art Books, 1831 F Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
A concert + conversation around music, books, and the art scene in Sacramento.

Sacramento, join us July 24th to welcome Jakhari Smith to liven the store with music and conversation.
Drawing inspiration from personal experiences and social issues, Jakhari Smith’s music is a captivating blend of raw emotions and thought-provoking storytelling. His warm, powerful poetry backed up by live band connects him to his audiences in a uniquely intimate way.
After his set, Jakhari will sit down with KVIE’s own Natachi Mez for a Q&A where they will chat about poetry, reading and the Sac hip hop scene. Natachi Mez is a Nigerian-Igbo American spoken word poet, emcee, and teaching artist based in Sacramento. She works as an Abridged Community Reporter for PBS KVIE, producing stories and interactive experiences that celebrate local joy, community voice, and culture.
So stick around to meet the artist, enjoy refreshments, and browse amazing books on the arts.
More details here

Domino Night at Lola's Lounge
2026-07-23 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-16 17:00 - 21:00 | Lola’s Lounge, 2424 16th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Make Thursdays your game night 🎲
Join us every Thursday at Lola’s Lounge for an evening of dominoes, board games, great food and even better company!
Bring your friends, bring your own dominoes and favorite games, or come solo and meet new people. No sign-ups. No entry fee. Just a welcoming community, friendly competition and a reason to look forward to Thursdays every week.
🎲 Every Thursday, 5-9 p.m.
✅ Free Admission
👥 All Ages Welcome
📍 2424 16th St, Sacramento

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2026-07-22 19:00 - 20:15 | Davis HS, Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, 315 W 14th St, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Davis HS, Richard Brunelle Performance Hall (Indoors)
315 W 14th St., Davis 95616
Wed. July 22 – 7:00 pm (Music 6:30)
Ticket Info: FREE / RSVP: sfmt.org/rsvp-davis
($20 suggested donation)
The Tony Award-Winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
Opens their 67th Season with: WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy
July 3 – Sept. 7, 2026
Written by Michael Gene Sullivan – Music and Lyrics by Daniel Savio
Directed by Lisa Hori-Garcia – Music Direction by Daniel Savio and Will Durkee
WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy asks the political question: How are we going to survive and rebuild in the rubble left from the economic, social, and psychological devastation of the idiotic kleptocrats?
Short Synopsis:
Is it just us, or does it feel like everything is falling apart?
Hallucinating robots, economic collapse, protesting frogs, people praying for the End of the World –
This is not the future, or the democracy, we were promised!
But the real question is: When it’s all over will there be enough left to build something new out of this… wreckage?

Movie Day | Día de Película: Project Hail Mary (Esparto)
2026-07-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Esparto Regional Library, 17065 Yolo Ave, Esparto, CA, 95627, United States
From our Yolo County newsletter from Daniel Hennessy and the team at Yolo Local:
The Esparto Regional Library is screening Project Hail Mary at 4 p.m. July 21. Free popcorn will be available for all attendees. More information can be found here.
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Woodland Farmers Market - Tuesday
2026-07-21 10:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Woodland Public Library, 250 1st St, Woodland, CA, United States
Free, weekly Tuesday farmers market featuring locally grown produce, fresh eggs, artisan breads, handcrafts, fresh fish, entertainment and more. All goods sourced within 100 miles of Woodland. CalFresh EBT cards and WIC accepted. Also has a market match program where your EBT dollars are matched up to $15 per market visit. Across from the Woodland Public Library.
More details here.

Sunday Sessions
2026-07-19 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-07-12 20:00 - 23:00 | The Torch Club, United States, CA
Sunday Sessions returns to The Torch Club, featuring the LabRats — an ongoing jam session and open mic for any and all musicians to collaborate with one another.
8 to 11 p.m. No cover.
More details here.

A taste of Rio de Janeiro in Sacramento
2026-07-18 16:00 - 22:00 | The Auditorium at CLARA, 1425 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, United States
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:

Samba da Terra is about to celebrate 25 years of showcasing Brazilian dance and drumming, so you know this Sacramento-based group is ready to throw one epic party. Bring the family and get ready to move at the Brazilian Carnaval & Festival, which takes place Saturday at CLARA’s Auditorium. Community joy will be in abundance through all the dancing and drumming, along with capoeira demonstrations, food vendors and more.
CLARA’s Auditorium, 1425 24th St, Midtown Sacramento
4 p.m., July 18 (Saturday)
$20 advance, $30 at door

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Setting the stage for a reunion of rising stars
2026-07-18 14:00 | 24th Street Theatre at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:

Ana Riley Portal and Peter Sunseri are products of Sacramento’s Young Actors Stage and living the dream. Portal graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 2019 and performing in both off Broadway shows and national touring productions. Sunseri, who graduated from McClatchy High School in 2021, is headed this fall to study musical theatre at The Royal Academy of Music in London.
This weekend, these stars-in-the-making are reuniting for a production of “The Last Five Years” at the 24th Street Theatre. The show is presented by The Actors Stage, the adult theater division of Young Actors Stage.

The details:
Saturday, July 18, 2026 • 2:00 PMSaturday, July 18, 2026 • 7:00 PMSunday, July 19, 2026 • 2:00 PM
General Admission: $25
24th Street Theatre at Sierra 2, 2791 24th St., Sacramento

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R&Be Vegan Festival
2026-07-18 12:00 - 20:00 | Esther’s Park, 3408 3rd Avenue, Sacramento, California, 95817
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:

R&Be Vegan will bring live performances and vegan food to Esther’s Park in Oak Park on July 18. Performers include LabRats, SSRI, K. Bruner and more. For food, you’ll find Soul of the Soil, Planet Vegan, Vegan Circus, among others.

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Head to Apple Hill for live music
2026-07-17 18:30 - 21:30 | starfield vineyards, 2750 Jacquier Road, Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:

Most folks associate Apple Hill with the fall, when orchards are bursting with ripe fruit and overflowing parking lots. While the harvest is months away, live music and wine awaits at the Apple Hill concert series. On Friday, head to Starfield Vineyards for the picturesque views and rockin’ live music from Jax Hammer.

The details:
Starfield Vineyards, 2750 Jacquier Road, Placerville
6:30 p.m., July 17 (Friday)
$25, $15 winery club members

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An art project that buzzes with community
2026-07-17 17:30 - 2026-08-01 19:30 | Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, 10201 Mills Station Rd, Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias:
Piece by piece, or more like cell by cell, this dazzling work of art takes shape. “The Honeycomb Project” is comprised of 900 hexagon panels from 500 artists, an irresistible expression of community and connection. This traveling exhibition has its roots in Nevada, but it’s next stop will be the Mills Station Arts & Culture Center from Friday through Aug. 1.
“The Honeycomb Project” is the brainchild of Candace Garlock, a multi-media artist who also teaches fine art at Truckee Meadows Community College. She found the honeycomb as a perfect metaphor for its sense of working in harmony to create unified whole.
The details:
Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, 10191 Mills Station Road, Rancho Cordova
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Friday (reception and artist talk)
Free entry
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Summer Concerts at Starfield Vineyards
2026-07-17 17:30 - 22:00, 2026-07-10 17:30 - 22:00, 2026-07-10 08:00 - 17:00 | starfield vineyards, 2750 Jacquier Road, Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
Tickets still available for:
July 10: Hot Buttered Rum
July 17: Jax Hammer
August 14: Acusta Gruve
STARFIELD VINEYARDS OFFERS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
Apple Hill concert series returns
Placerville, California, summer 2026 — Starfield Vineyards’ Apple Hill concert series is back, with 5 unforgettable nights of live music at the winery’s outdoor amphitheater in the El Dorado foothills. Sip delicious estate wines, soak in the vineyard views, and let the music carry you into the warmth of a California summer evening. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Each show is a celebration of great tunes, good company, and everything that makes Apple Hill special. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a returning fan, there’s nothing quite like live music under an open sky at Starfield.
The Friday July 24 concert with Petty Jack Flash and the Friday August 28 Live Beatles Experience concert are sold out.
Friday July 10, Hot Buttered Rum: $35.00/non-members, $25.00/winery club members.
Friday July 17, Jax Hammer: $25/non-members, $15.00/winery club members
Friday August 14: AcustaGruve: $25/non-members, $15/winery club members.
Gates open at 5:30 PM, giving you a full hour to settle in, explore the range of wines in the tasting room, and find your spot on the lawn before the first note hits at 6:30 PM. Bring a blanket or low-back chairs and make yourself at home. Music runs until 9:30 PM. Off site alcohol is not permitted. Check in at The Rose Arbor: tickets are verified electronically, no printed versions are necessary. Bring a valid ID. This is a strictly 21-and-over event: no exceptions for children, infants or anyone under 21.
Explore the full menu from the winery’s new Pizza Kitchen. Order at the Amphitheater bar and we will deliver your order. Guests are also welcome to bring their own food and picnic items.
This summer the winery introduced its Pizza alla Pala program, under the guidance of chef Scott Tomblin. Pizza alla Pala is baked in long rectangular sheets, cut to order, and served on wooden boards. Chef Scott Tomblin uses two flours — one from California and the other imported from Italy — both organically grown at the source — blended and slow-fermented for 48 hours to develop complex flavors. Pizza alla Pala is served seven days a week from 11 am to 5 pm.
Perched in the El Dorado AVA in the Sierra Foothills, the winery was founded in 2012 by father and son duo Tom and Rob Sinton. They planted 31 acres of grapes on the property’s hillsides east of Placerville, consisting of 17 varieties in twenty-four blocks of roughly 1.5 acres each. The vineyards are sustainably farmed, and regenerative agriculture was begun in 2016.
Starfield Vineyards’ tasting room is set on a high hill overlooking the vineyards, gardens, forests and steep slopes of the Sierra Foothills, offering 360° mountain views. A visit to the winery is not complete without a walk through The Gardens, which extend over ten acres of forest, woodland, and ponds. There are over three miles of paved paths and roads, bordered by a wide variety of flowers, climbers, and shrubs, and shaded by pine, cedar, and fir forest, oak woodland, and a wide range of maples, scarlet oaks, aspen, alders, ginkgos, tupelos, and many other trees. Outside the tasting room is The Rose Arbor, covered by hundreds of Iceberg and Sally Holmes climbing roses, which produce dazzling sprays of white flowers year-round.
The winery is located at 2750 Jacquier Road in Placerville (95667) and is open seven days a week from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. More at 530/748-3085 and https://www.starfieldvineyards.com/
The winery produces a range of proprietary and varietally labeled wines as well as sparkling wines, low-alcohol wines and sweet vermouths.
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Adult Summer Reading Program: All About Mushrooms - Davis
2026-07-16 18:00 | Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, CA, United States
From our Yolo County newsletter from Daniel Hennessy and the team at Yolo Local:
The Mary L. Stephens Library in Davis is hosting an adult summer reading program at 6 p.m. July 16. The class will be taught by Fork in the Path: Forest to Table Learning and attendees will learn how to identify, harvest and prepare wild mushrooms. More information can be found here.

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805 Night Market Street Food Festival
2026-07-12 14:00, 2026-07-11 14:00, 2026-07-10 16:00 | Yolo County Fairgrounds, 1250 East Gum Avenue, Woodland, CA, 95776, United States
The 805 Night Market Street Food Festival takes over the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland July 10–12, with more than 100 dishes from street food and dessert vendors plus live music, running 4–10 p.m. Friday and 2–10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
More details here.

Artist Tour and Talk at the Atelier: Living with Art, Betsy Gill
2026-07-11 18:30 - 19:30 | the Atelier, 2118 19th St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, United States
SECOND SATURDAY – THE ATELIER SACRAMENTO, CA HOSTS ARTIST TOUR + TALK OF LIVING WITH ART, by Betsy Gill.
Living with Art by Betsy Gill has been extended until Jul 18, 2026. This Second Saturday, July 11th, at 6:30pm, Gill will host a Tour and Talk of her debut solo exhibition in California. Betsy will share what inspires her art, how she makes her unique texture paintings and the meaning behind her Orbriant series.
Don’t miss your last chance to view the exhibition before it closes on July 18th. Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm.
About the Exhibition:
Betsy Gill’s Living with Art serves as a visual diary of transition, energy, and reinvention. The exhibition focuses on her latest body of work: the Orbriant series—dynamic, gestural paintings that visually map the movement of energy in the universe from within and without.
In sharp contrast to her large-scale abstract paintings, the exhibition also highlights Gill’s distinct passion for found art. By rescuing discarded, everyday objects and recontextualizing them into unexpected artworks, Gill injects a sense of humor and joy into the gallery and lounge spaces. And if you missed her recent show, Found Orange, at the Yolo Branch Library, it is now on view in her studio.
Gill’s work challenges viewers to slow down and notice how Living with Art affects their everyday lives and spaces. She says, “This show is about celebrating the art that surrounds us every day, whether it’s an expansive energetic force or a forgotten object on the sidewalk.”
Event Details:
What: Artist Talk + Tour: Living with Art, CA debut solo exhibition by Betsy Gill
Date: July 11th, Open 5 – 8pm, Talk at 6:30pm
Where: The Atelier Gallery, 2118 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (or by appointment)
Admission: Free and open to the public
About the Artist:
Betsy Gill is an abstract painter and found-art creator whose work explores themes of cosmic energy, perspective, and joy. After spending the majority of her career in Colorado, she relocated to Sacramento in 2026, where she currently maintains a working studio at the Atelier in Midtown.
About The Atelier:
Located in Midtown Sacramento, The Atelier is a contemporary studio and gallery dedicated to empowering creators of all ages. Through a no-commission gallery model and process-led education, The Atelier makes local art visible, sustainable, and accessible to all. For applications, class schedules, or to join the mailing list, visit www.theateliersac.com or contact info@theateliersac.com.
For further inquiries, please contact Betsy Gill hi@betsygill.com
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Media Contact:
Jenna Harris
Curator / Director
2118 19th Street, Sacramento, CA
Email: jenna@theateliersac.com
Phone: 279-246-8550

Free Art Play @ the Atelier!
2026-07-11 14:00 - 16:00 | the Atelier, 2118 19th St, Sacramento, CA, 95817, United States
Join us every second Saturday from 2-4pm in the Play Atelier for an open house. Children ages 1-12 and their responsible grown person, are invited to come play and make some creative magic together!
All materials are provided. No registration required.

Sushi-Making 101
2026-07-11 13:00 | AC Hotel Sacramento, 905 7th Street, Sacramento, 95814, United States
Sharpen your sushi skills at a hands-on class from 1–3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at AC Hotel Sacramento. Guests learn to make a California roll, a mango and salmon roll and a vegetable hand roll from scratch, with drinks available for purchase. Tickets are $69, and the class is for those 21 and up.
More details here.

Summer of Music Concert Series: Night Owls
2026-07-10 19:00 | Folsom City Lions Park, 403 Stafford Street, Folsom, 95630, United States
Folsom’s Summer of Music Concert Series continues from 7–9 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Folsom City Lions Park, with Top 40 cover band Night Owls performing. Admission is free, and food trucks and local vendors round out the evening.
More details here.

News and Brews
2026-07-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Tandem Coffee & Wine, 3100 Folsom Blvd #100, Sacramento, CA, 95816
Join Abridged by PBS KVIE for an evening of conversation around deciphering AI-generated media and interpreting media messages.
Do you get some or all of your news online? Are you curious about how to navigate news and information in an age of digital misinformation?
Abridged is launching its new iteration of News & Brews, a community news and gathering series, with a media literacy workshop pegged as the inaugural event. Please join us on Thursday, July 9, for an evening of conversation around deciphering AI-generated media and interpreting media messages.
Featured guests will include:
Amari Pollard – Assistant Professor of Journalism at Sacramento State
Michele S. Foss-Snowden, Ph.D. – Executive Director for Presidential Communications and Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Sacramento State
Doors open at 6 p.m. Both free and paid parking options are available near the cafe. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the cafe.
This is a free, ticketed event. Please RSVP through our Eventbrite page.
