Read the full article by Steph Rodriguez in Sacramento News & Review
June hits the gas on summer in Sacramento with many vibrant events that turn up the music, celebrate cultures and bring everyone together to embrace a new wave of exciting experiences that can only happen right here in the City of Trees.
The season kicks off in lowrider style with the California Lowrider Holiday, where classic cars accented in chrome sparkle under the Capitol sun. From a free, outdoor DIY music fest in Auburn to the Davis Music Fest energizing downtown businesses and Sac Pride’s bold return to the Capitol Mall green, summertime is overflowing with possibilities.
If you’re ready to revisit the best pop culture moments of the ’90s, rollerblade over to the Torch Club’s hilarious throwback night that features 10 local and Bay Area bands ready to bring it all back to the future. If it’s musicals you fancy, sing along to some of the biggest blockbusters projected against the Teel Family Pavilion in the Crocker Art Museum courtyard. Yes! Its Movies Off the Wall series returns with three chances to enjoy cinema under the stars. If it’s a party you seek, join the California Museum as it honors the Black Panther Party with a large celebration filled with soulful line dancing, a live performance by Bob Jones and the Chosen Few and the opening of new photography exhibition “Revolutionary Grain: Celebrating the Spirit of the Black Panthers in Portraits and Stories.”