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The Placer Herald’s staff picks for summer reading
Newspaper journalists are often consumed by the world of words. The power of language to re-process human experience, and the ability of books to open doorways of the mind, are typ ...
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Our View: Southern bits and the speed of Mardi Gras
February offers two celebration options: One involves a vacuous, corporate-manufactured holiday aimed at wringing cash from depleted wallets while mercilessly preying on guilt and ...
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Changing rhythms of life on the Mississippi
The Mississippi flows through America’s oldest tribal memories – a splashing body of jeweled hickory that rolls long and lonely down the continent. The word means &ldqu ...
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The Wizard of Oz is coming to South Placer
To your kids and grandkids, it may be the show that came before “Wicked,” but “The Wizard of Oz” remains one of the most beloved musicals of all time. It is ...
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Circus Vargas coming to Roseville
Circus Vargas, an animal-free Big Top event, will perform at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville starting Sept. 29. The circus will be in Roseville through Oct. 9. Circus Vargas i ...
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New school in town: Q&A with University of Warwick Dean Seán Hand
When it launches its first two courses in 2018, the University of Warwick’s planned graduate school in Roseville will be headed by Seán Hand as dean. Hand, the foundi ...
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“Kids Music Day” at Roseville Piano Studio
As part of a nationwide event spearheaded by Keep Music Alive, an organization that promotes the value of music in people’s lives, the Roseville Piano & Music Studio will ...
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Taking flight: Muralists Nancy Hakala and Elora Milby take aviation art to...
During the Auburn Air Fair 2016 being held tomorrow at the Auburn Municipal Airport, the work of aviation muralists Nancy Hakala and Elora Milby will be on display in Hangar 76 whe ...
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Placer County musician makes major-label album splash
Today’s the big day for Los Angeles-based band Saint Motel and its drummer, Auburn’s own Greg Erwin. Saint Motel’s full-length major-label debut on Elektra ...
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Kids bring ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ to Roseville
The Sacramento chapter of Christian Youth Theater, a nationwide nonprofit after-school performing arts program for kids ages 4-18, will bring a production of Joseph Stein’s & ...
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All-star roundup: Four Horsemen perform at Auburn Event Center
There’s a quartet storming into town in the way of the Four Horsemen. Mitch Stein of the band Cryptical makes up a quarter of the group he rounded up for this special Aubur ...
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Cash tribute band’s got rhythm: Rhythm Riders, American Pride perform tonight
With the name Johnny Cash come memories of the man in black and that booming voice saying, “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” Cash is a true icon, still revered around t ...
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Living the Dead: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel at Auburn Event Center
One of the components that made the Grateful Dead fan base so dedicated was the fact that there were never two shows that were the same. Each performance brought a whole new round ...
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Art on parade - Placer Arts moves to Central Square
A caravan of artists and arts advocates on Tuesday marched, with Radio Flyer wagons in tow, down Lincoln Way to Placer Arts’ new digs in Central Square, Downtown Auburn. Th ...
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Aspiring rapper taps local talent for album, video production
What if finding a place to record an album was as convenient as going for a neighborhood stroll? For independent Roseville musician David Garrett, it was. Garrett, 31, worked local ...
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Nevada City Film Festival offers media maker residency
The Nevada City Film Festival (NCFF) has announced its inaugural media maker residency. The residency unites aspiring and established filmmakers, writers and media creators around ...
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A successful comedic course - Myles Weber headlines Thursday in Auburn
Myles Weber is a California boy who has loved comedy since he was a child. He would sneak out of bed to watch standup on late-night television, usually just in time for George Ca ...
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Aliens and robots invade the State Theatre - Inaugural Science Fiction Film...
Since 1902, when French filmmaker George Mêlées created one of the first science fiction films about astronomers sending a rocket to the moon, the world has been in lo ...
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Roseville youth theater goes ‘Crazy for You’
The Christian Youth Theater company’s latest production is “Crazy for You,” scheduled for six performances Feb. 10-18 at Valley Spring Church in Roseville. Winne ...
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Assistance League to host fundraiser concert in Rocklin
Assistance League of Greater Placer is planning a concert fundraiser in Rocklin to support its philanthropic programs. “A Little Night Music” will occupy the Rocklin Ev ...
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