Theater and Art

Victoria Dalkey: Exciting show by Robert Ortbal at Jay Jay Gallery

By Victoria Dalkey - Updated: 9:04 am

"Kind of Like a Sound," a bouquet of trumpetlike flowers, greets you on the first wall of Robert Ortbal's exciting show at Jay Jay. It's quirky yet beautiful, an elegant comedian made of unexpected materials.

Bee Critic Picks: Things to do this weekend

Published: Friday, April 5 2013 - 12:00 am

TODAY-THURSDAY - The River Cats, the hometown AAA baseball team, extend opening weekend into next week, first against the Las Vegas 51s and then against Tacoma's Rainiers.

Tape artist replaces auto dealer at Downtown Plaza

By Claudia Buck - Updated: Tuesday, April 2 2013 - 11:28 am

In yet another sign of Downtown Plaza's changing landscape, Tapigami, the local masking-tape art group, is moving into a 7,300-square-foot space that until recently was a gleaming Hyundai dealership.

Tapigami exhibit showcases a unique art

Theater review: Strong ensemble lifts STC's "Master Harold ... and the boys"

By Marcus Crowder - Updated: Monday, April 1 2013 - 3:57 pm

Athol Fugard's slowly simmering 1982 drama "Master Harold … and the boys" encapsulates the tragic complexities of apartheid-era South Africa in one dismal rainy afternoon. The fine new production of the classic at the Sacramento Theatre Company's Pollock Stage benefits from a strong trio ensemble and careful, sensitive staging from director Buddy Butler.

Sacramento Live: Smile and rock on for Spooner, Seconds

By Marcus Crowder - Updated: Monday, April 1 2013 - 7:23 am

Photographers Jay Spooner and Allyson Seconds wrap up their joint "Retrospectives" show with a fun-for-all closing night shindig Saturday at midtown's Little Relics Galleria.