Your Kid’s Prom Just Got Even More Expensive
If you haven't heard of a 'promposal,' you may want to prepare yourself
American parents are accustomed to being treated like human cash machines during prom season, spending close to $1,000 to guarantee that a high school dance doesn’t become an emotional catastrophe. A hundred bucks for tickets, and hundreds more for fancy clothes — even the corsage costs $20. And before any of that begins, your kid wants $300 for a promposal. Wait, a what?
Mad for Mod
Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour returns
One of SacMod’s most popular events, the Sacramento Mid-Century Modern Home Tour, is back for 2016 and takes place just once every three years.
Live Nation Acquires Ace Of Spades
R Street venue’s sale puts Sacramento on the national-music map
Sacramento’s music scene is about to get bigger. Ace of Spades — the downtown, live-music venue on R Street — was recently purchased by House of Blues Entertainment, a division of Live Nation Entertainment.
Tweeting the Classics
The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera takes an innovative chance on live-tweeting performances — and wins
Unbeknownst to most of those attending the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera’s Sergei Rachmaninoff performance in February, a cohort of fans relegated to the back rows were on their phones the entire show. They tweeted jokes about the concert, without shame. Because on this evening they were simply doing as asked.
Status Check: Comics in the Capital Region
Last year we reported on the growing comic convention scene in the Capital Region (“Level Up” by Bill Romanelli, May 2015). Check out what the comic world has been up to since then:
Dear Sacramento
Greta Gerwig’s upcoming full-length film, 'Lady Bird,' showcases her hometown pride — but what does it mean for film-making in the Capital Region?
Greta Gerwig, a Sacramento native and award-winning filmmaker and actress, won’t share many details about her upcoming project, a full-length independent film called “Lady Bird.” Except for one — where it’s being shot.
Girl Power
Business lessons in a box of Girl Scout cookies
Selling Girl Scout cookies on a rainy Saturday in Sacramento is a far cry from the Oscars, where A-list celebrities chipped in $65,243 after a Feb. 28 plug. Local Girl Scout Troop 1114 has to work a little harder for its money.
Placemaking: Person, Place or Thing?
Will the latest urban renewal buzzword to charge into the Capital Region draw people in or push them away?
Placemaking. You might have heard the word — maybe at a redevelopment conference or tossed around at a marketing mixer. You might have seen it in a neighborhood newsletter about new housing downtown, or read about it in an article shared by that cool architect friend who was just inspired with a vision for how to make Sacramento “the place to be.” But no matter what you’ve heard or how you feel about placemaking, the concept likely won’t be disappearing in the near future.
Squad Goals
B-Squad comic creator Eben Burgoon wants to see more local artists employed
It’s a funny thing, to hear the word “employed” in tandem with comic books, says Eben Burgoon, creator of the local comic B-Squad. He and Sean Sutter, lead artist on the project, explain that many artists and writers — even at the highest levels of comic book creation — often have to work for free or in trade. And as Burgoon points out, free beer and exposure don’t pay the rent.
2016 Young Professionals Cover Shoot
A look behind the scenes look at this year’s YP cover shoot. Stay tuned next month to see the feature!
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Phoebe Verkouw, stylist, The Dress Fiend