A solo exhibition by Franceska Gamez

2521 Jazz Alley

RATCHET Burlesque Presents

REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: NIGHT 2- THE COMPETITION!

California Stage Co./25 Arts Center
Wilkerson Theater
2509 R Street, Sacramento, CA

What is a Blerd, you ask?

DEFINITION: Afrofuturism, diversity, inclusion, representation. Blerd is simply shorthand for black nerd (black + nerd = blerd). Blerd describes Black People who enjoy things nerdy and geek, regardless of gender, skin tone, sexuality, etc.

IT'S COMPETITION NIGHT!!!

WHO WILL WIN OUR RATCHET TITLES??

*Golden Ratchet Blerd: Overall Best Revolutionary ArtistRy through Curves, Heart, EnergtY& Truth Performance

*The Urkel- Most Classic Blerd

*The Carlton- Best Dancing Blerd

*Thot Provoking- Most Creative Blerd

*Awkward Arousal-Sexiest Blerd

*WTF?!- Most Innovative Blerd

Join us for a night of nerdy and naughty fun at REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL! Get ready to witness an explosion of tantalizing performances that combine the art of burlesque with geeky fandom. From superheroes to sci-fi, this festival celebrates all things nerdy and sexy!

Don't miss out on a night filled with seductive dances, dazzling costumes, and unforgettable entertainment. Our talented performers will bring your favorite characters to life in ways you've never seen before. Prepare to be amazed as they unleash their inner blerds and take you on a journey through a world where fantasy meets sensuality.

Whether you're a die-hard fan, or just curious about the world of burlesque, this event promises a night of laughter, excitement, and a whole lot of glamour. Grab your friends, dress up in your favorite cosplay, and get ready to party with us at the RATCHET Burlesque Presents: REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: NIGHT 2!

Get your tickets now and secure your spot for a night that will leave you wanting more!

Fatal Frame
A Call & Response Examining Clay Culture through Personal Narrative

Familial trauma ripples through decades and over thousands of miles-- a history grieved, worried, and worked into physical form again. Heavy slabs of clay and tactile, hand-sized tears make tangible the delicate echo of a great-grandmother’s final day and the history of a family’s tragedy. In his studio, Daniel Alejandro Trejo navigates the complexities of this inherited existence, intertwining the spectral threads of generational trauma with the metaphysical, in which each form he sculpts serves as a conduit for bygone energy, emotions, and memories. The clay itself holds its own history over an ancient timescale, making it a particularly poignant medium to tell this story.

The history of clay art, however, is fraught. An entrenched gendering of contemporary clay arts vs ceramic craft casts a long shadow, strengthening the grip of the masculinity tropes of the Heavy and the Rough. Trejo orchestrates a revolt against this history, liberating himself from the rules of Arneson, Voulkos, and their era, in service to his art. The exclusionary machismo, so often a part of ceramic studio culture far and wide, simply falls short and has no place in Trejo's careful reverence.

Daniel Alejandro Trejo’s exploration of his place in the history of Northern California ceramic arts and the subsequent development of Fatal Frame is supported by a Seeding Creativity grant from The Office of Arts & Culture (OAC), who received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Venue

The Garage on the Grove (TGTG)
2287 Grove Avenue in Sacramento

https://www.thegarageonthegrove.com/

Instagram: thegarageonthegrove

RATCHET Burlesque Presents

REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: NIGHT 1 - THE RATCHET SHOWCASE!

California Stage Co./25 Arts Center
Three Penny Theater
2509 R Street, Sacramento, CA

What is a Blerd, you ask?

DEFINITION: Afrofuturism, diversity, inclusion, representation. Blerd is simply shorthand for black nerd (black + nerd = blerd). Blerd describes Black People who enjoy things nerdy and geek, regardless of gender, skin tone, sexuality, etc.

Join us for a night of nerdy and naughty fun at REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL! Get ready to witness an explosion of tantalizing performances that combine the art of burlesque with geeky fandom. From superheroes to sci-fi, this festival celebrates all things nerdy and sexy!

Don't miss out on a night filled with seductive dances, dazzling costumes, and unforgettable entertainment. Our talented performers will bring your favorite characters to life in ways you've never seen before. Prepare to be amazed as they unleash their inner blerds and take you on a journey through a world where fantasy meets sensuality.

Whether you're a die-hard fan, or just curious about the world of burlesque, this event promises a night of laughter, excitement, and a whole lot of glamour. Grab your friends, dress up in your favorite cosplay, and get ready to party with us at the RATCHET Burlesque Presents: REVENGE OF THE BLERDS! BURLESQUE FESTIVAL: NIGHT 1.

Get your tickets now and secure your spot for a night that will leave you wanting more!

Join us Friday, September 22, 6PM for the opening of Paper Mache Dolls: Objects of Remembrance & Healing, a collection of community member made paper mache dolls, led by Ramona Garcia, that honor connections between past and present, and the power they hold as objects of healing and remembrance.

Ramona Garcia, through a Seeding Creativity Grant facilitated a series of doll making workshops at TANA and other locations that focused on trauma informed practices and expressly engaged often-overlooked Spanish speaking immigrant community. All free Spanish speaking workshops sought to alleviate the multiple needs surrounding mental health services in the region. Ramona Garcia is a visual artist based in Sacramento, CA. Her work is inspired by her cultural upbringing and Mexican healing traditions, particularly folk art & paper mache doll-making. Her mission is to honor these traditions by raising awareness about artisan work, cultural revitalization and bridging together traditional artmaking with practices of art therapy. Ramona is a recent recipient of the Seedling Creativity Grant through Sacramento’s Office of Art & Culture.

Matriarchy Theatre presents "Just A Pinch: A Uterus Play"

Directed by Nicole C. Limón

Performance Ensemble:

Devin Valdez
Lorena Rodriguez
Xay Lee
Rachel Powell
Amanda Diamond
Cassie Alcudia

With special guest artists to be revealed!

ONLY TWO PERFORMANCES!

Friday, September 8, 2023 at 8pm, and

Sunday Matinee, September 10, 2023 at 2pm

Get your tickets here!

LOCATION: Celebration Arts, 2727 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

ABOUT THE PLAY: Under the guidance of theatre artist, educator, and culture bearer Nicole C. Limón, an ensemble of local perfomring artsts have collaborated to create a new devised play about the treatment of people with uterues during outpatient gynocological procedures such as pap smears, IUD placements, colposcopies, cervical biopsies, and pelvic exams. The performance material was derived from interviews, guided research, surveys, conversation, and theatre activities explored with the ensemble during rehearsal sessions.

With wit, humor, empathy and ceremony, - as well as a dash of physical theatre - "Just A Pinch: A Uterus Play" explores the way people with uteruses are treated during routine exams and outpatient procedures and the potentially widespread lack of pain relief and humane care that people encounter during these visits to the doctor. Join us as we bring our work to the stage!

*This project was funded in part by a generous grant from the Sacramento City Office of Arts and Culture, with support from the City of Sacramento and the National Endowment for the Arts, as part of the Seeding Creativity grant program.

Follow Matriarchy Theatre on Instagram @matriarchytheatre to learn more about the play and go behind the scenes as we create and rehearse the show!

Matriarchy Theatre presents "Just A Pinch: A Uterus Play"

Directed by Nicole C. Limón

Performance Ensemble:
Devin Valdez
Lorena Rodriguez
Xay Lee
Rachel Powell
Amanda Diamond
Cassie Alcudia
With special guest artists to be revealed!

ONLY TWO PERFORMANCES!

Friday, September 8, 2023 at 8pm, and
Sunday Matinee, September 10, 2023 at 2pm

Click here to purchase tickets.

LOCATION: Celebration Arts, 2727 B Street, Sacramento, CA 95816

ABOUT THE PLAY: Under the guidance of theatre artist, educator, and culture bearer Nicole C. Limón, an ensemble of local perfomring artsts have collaborated to create a new devised play about the treatment of people with uterues during outpatient gynocological procedures such as pap smears, IUD placements, colposcopies, cervical biopsies, and pelvic exams. The performance material was derived from interviews, guided research, surveys, conversation, and theatre activities explored with the ensemble during rehearsal sessions.

With wit, humor, empathy and ceremony, - as well as a dash of physical theatre - "Just A Pinch: A Uterus Play" explores the way people with uteruses are treated during routine exams and outpatient procedures and the potentially widespread lack of pain relief and humane care that people encounter during these visits to the doctor. Join us as we bring our work to the stage!

*This project was funded in part by a generous grant from the Sacramento City Office of Arts and Culture, with support from the City of Sacramento and the National Endowment for the Arts, as part of the Seeding Creativity grant program.

Follow Matriarchy Theatre on Instagram @matriarchytheatre to learn more about the play and go behind the scenes as we create and rehearse the show!

Healing Heels, first showcase,

Transitions: A Journey of Healing and Empowerment.

Exploring different mental health topics through storytelling movement.

The show is August 12, 2023 at Luther Burbank High School.

This is an all ages show, family and friends are encouraged to come.

Use the code" JaydaIrene" for 5$ off your ticket!

Doors open at 5pm, show begins at 7pm.

Purchase your tickets here

This trauma-informed photography exhibition showcases portraits of community thrivers and their accounts of changing their narratives. Tamara’s work encourages people to feel celebrated, empowered, uplifted, safe, and confident. This project is for Mental health Practitioners, Artists, Survivors, Thrivers, and other community members open to transformative change. Tamara’s work encourages people to feel celebrated, empowered, uplifted, safe, and confident.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1323670781841573?ref=newsfeed

Blockworks

1830 Del Paso Boulevard

11am - 4pm and 7pm - 10pm

Summer market, day party, wellness workshops, movie night & more!

www.lightandwater.org for free/donation based tickets

For the duration of the 2023 summer program at the Mustard Seed School at Loaves & Fishes, dancer and choreographer Alexandria Griffith has been sharing and exploring creative movement and dance in collaboration with children ranging from K-8 grades. During this summer program, children were given an opportunity to engage in various art-making processes and connect to their creative selves utilizing their imagination and forms of individual and collective expression.

In collaboration with Sacramento-based filmmaker Jade Tabayoyong, this event will premiere a short experimental documentary film whose mission is to share the joy and importance of making space for art in our lives; particularly in the lives of the future generations.

Click here to register for your ticket.

The Beauty of Japan “和●美” presents the vibrant world of Japanese culture through traditional and contemporary performing arts. I have created performance pieces that express Japan's sacred rituals, mythology, history, and festivals through dancing, singing and playing Japanese musical instruments such as Taiko (Japanese drumming), Koto (Japanese harp), and Fue (Bamboo flute). By showcasing Japan's serenity, strength, vibrancy, and beauty through visual, auditory, and sensory experiences, this concert serves as an inspiration for others to explore and appreciate the richness of Japanese culture. These are performances that cannot be seen very often in North America. This concert will appeal to those who are interested in Japan, or those who are unfamiliar with Japanese culture, or elderly Japanese Americans who cannot travel to Japan. I hope the audience will experience the beauty of Japan and find comfort and inspiration in their hearts.

Purchase tickets here. Doors open at 4:30pm.

Please visit my website for more information. www.RieDrumDance.com

Instagram: @riedrumdance

The World According to Earl, a short, animated narrative documentary by Deborah Pittman. It's a tribute to her dad, an Unsung Hero, whose opportunities for education, growth, development were limited. A big part of his life goal was to empower his children, grandchildren, kids in the neighborhood with his knowledge that education was the way up and out.

Tickets are FREE but RSVP is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/premiere-the-world-according-to-earl-tickets-628860858757

Short Film Screening Premiere! Here Lies The Truth 2: Bringing Awareness to Social Issues
Keynote speaker, panel discussion, audience Q&A, community vendors

FREE ENTRY 5pm - 7pm
Mix & Mingle 7pm - 8:30pm

Location: Sacramento State University Union, 6000 J Street
Contact: briannalojames@gmail.com

Chris Lango will be opening his studio at WAL for First Friday on May 5th. In addition to the Sacramento history he regularly showcases and speaks about, one of the walls in the space is now dedicated to Virna Canson, the woman he’s highlighting in his Seeding Creativity grant project - so he’ll be chatting with guests informally as they come through about Mrs. Canson as well as the project itself.

Warehouse Artist Lofts, 1108 R Street, #301

We are looking to hire dancers to headline the first Healing Heeled live showcase August 12th directed by Jayda Irene.

Audition information

WHEN: April 23, 2023
WHERE: Step 1 Dance & Fitness Studio, 4710 Natomas Blvd, Unit 150, Sacramento, CA 95835
WHO: all genders and ages welcome! We want to have a cast of women & men ! So please invite your fellow friends!
WHY: Healing Heeled is nonprofit that seeks to provide more opportunities for artists to thrive in their communities. We create a safe space for mental health and movement. Confidence, Self Love & Class is OUR goal.

We are pleased to be able to provide our very first paid opportunity, so come through, repost, share, tag someone who may be interested!

Please wear all black.
Bring heels(if comfortable)
Sneakers
And Water

Contact Jayda via Instagram DM (@imperfectjay)

Chris Lango: I am opening my studio at WAL for First Friday on April 7th. In addition to the Sacramento history I regularly showcase and speak about, one of the walls in the space is now dedicated to Virna Canson, the woman I'm highlighting in my Seeding Creativity grant project - so I'll be chatting with guests informally as they come through about Mrs. Canson as well as the project itself.