Dec 1, 2018
What would the ideal transportation system be? If we didn’t have to worry about reality, teleportation would probably be it. Beaming oneself to any destination instantaneously seems much better than fighting traffic. The movie “The Fly” suggests the fairly serious glitch of inadvertent species-mixing using this fictional tech, but maybe it could be debugged. (I’ve been told that a former mayor of Davis asked city staff to investigate the possibility of using teleportation for travel. Perhaps she didn’t see the movie.)
Dec 1, 2018
For those of us who love Memorial Auditorium, it’s nice to see the old brick hulk get some attention from the city. But for sports fans, there’s reason to worry.
The city is spending $10.7 million to revitalize the 1927 Mediterranean showpiece, but none of that money will necessarily make the room better for sports.
Some people are doing just fine off the Memorial rehab.
Dec 1, 2018
As recently as two years ago, widely acclaimed local artist Maren Conrad had no interest whatsoever in painting outdoor murals. Conrad had painted interior murals before, and she was comfortable working on large-scale projects, usually in her trademark medium of metal leaf and layered resin, but she never considered herself a street artist.
Nov 13, 2018
Steve has had a long career as a teacher and artist. Today, he paints several hours in the morning nearly every day in his studio. Capturing Sacramento icons are a major theme in Steve’s current paintings and all of his latest work have acquired an unprecedented mastery reminiscent of the classical tromp l’oeil paintings. This painting of the Tower Theater is part of “Sactown: RE-views” at the Sparrow Gallery at 1021 R Street through Dec. 1. Visit sparrowgallery.com.
Nov 13, 2018
Lobenberg was commissioned by the Sacramento Food Bank to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Run to Feed the Hungry held on Thanksgiving Day. Lobenberg teaches watercolor and drawing workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada. His paintings can be seen at: lobenbergart.com, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Youtube.
