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Sacramento Zoo scraps plans to move to Elk Grove. Also, a new PBS documentary about Alzheimer's follows a local family. Finally, the play “Nosotros la Gente” at the B Street Theatre. Sacramento Zoo Scraps Elk Grove Plans

Turner Sparks started playing in punk and ska bands when he was a kid and found stand-up back in 2009 when he was working in China. He opened a comedy club, then a Mister Softee business and both flourished until the government had other plans. He's been living in New York City for the past eight years and he's headlining shows all over the country. His album, "Double Happiness," reached No. 1 and is on Sirius XM's comedy channels and he hosts the Lost in America podcast with co-host Michael Kaplan. They released "Lost in El Salvador," a series where he learns another country through its comedy scene, on YouTube in hopes of having it picked up. Turner is performing at the B Street Theatre in Sacremento, his hometown, on Sept. 14.Follow Turner Sparks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turnersparks/Twitter: https://x.com/TurnerBSparksYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TurnerSparksWebsite: https://www.turnersparks.com/Lost in El Salvador: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OyAoOja94Support the Show.

An update on an extreme winter storm in the Sierra. Also, how Sacramento's leading mayoral candidates would respond to homelessness and affordable housing. Finally, “Shaken Not Stirred” combines music and dance at The Sofia. Snow storm update Snow measured in feet, howling wind and blizzard conditions all led to road closures, power issues, and an overall wild weekend in the Sierra. We are getting updates from Dr. Andrew Schwarz, Lead Scientist and Manager at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Laboratory - which is based at Donner Summit. We will also hear from ABC10 Meteorologist Rob Carlmark on the totals of the storm and its impact on the snow season. And Jeremy Linder, a Public Information Officer for Caltrans District 3, provides an update on the roads following weekend closures over both summits.  Sacramento mayoral candidate profiles It's the day before the California Primary and we are honing in on the race for Sacramento mayor - which can be decided on March 5 if a candidate gets more than 50% of the vote. We're focusing on how the candidates would approach two of the city's most pressing issues - homelessness and affordable housing. CapRadio Reporter Chris Nichols profiled the leading four mayoral candidates and shares conversations with former city councilmember Steve Hansen, current state Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, former state Senator Dr. Richard Pan, and epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer.  'Shaken Not Stirred' at The Sofia A new performance this weekend at The Sofia, Home of the B Street Theatre, combines dance and the music behind the world's most famous fictional spy - James Bond. Shaken Not Stirred runs Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m., as well as Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Artistic Director and Choreographer Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya and Assistant Artistic Director Kendra Barrera from the Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre preview the song-and-dance performance, which includes a collaboration with the Samantics Choir.

Look at who is joining in the celebration! Doug Devita is a two-time O'Neill Semi-Finalist (Fable and Just A Rumor), Semi-Finalist for Barrington Stage Company's Burman New Play Award, Normal Avenue's New American Play Series, and Campfire Theatre Festival (Phillie's Trilogy), Semi-Finalist for B Street Theatre's New Comedy Festival (Goddess Of The Hunt and Upper Division), Semi-Finalist for Middlebury Acting Company's American Dreaming Festival (All The King's Horses), and Semi-Finalist for We Screenplay's Diverse Voices Competition (The Fierce Urgency Of Now). Betsyann Faiella (Betsy Ann Fye-ella) founded SAVOYPR to assist creative clients in accomplishing and exceeding their goals. As an artist with a personal passion for talent, Betsyann excels at nurturing the world's most intriguing creatives including filmmakers, performers and artisans. Her skill, warmth and enthusiasm have led to major placements in national and international news and entertainment outlets. Boasting one of the biggest opening night audiences that club-goers have seen in a long time, MOVIE NITE was everything Ms. Kittredge had promised her fans. It was glamorous, humorous, sophisticated, sweet, and it was rich with excellent music, singing, and camaraderie as Ann, musical director Alex Rybeck, and guitarist Sean Harkness gave the people what the wanted, and what they waited for for so long. (Soure: Helene Bloomfield, Broadway World) Steven Maglio was born in East Harlem, N.Y. on December 25, 1958. In 1966, his family moved to the Bronx, and being the new kid on the block, he walked back and forth to school alone for the first few weeks. He heard a recording of Frank Sinatra singing MY KIND OF TOWN, and to pass the time on his new daily trek, he would sing the song to himself over and over.  A MAN AND HIS MUSIC.was the beginning of his addiction to Sinatra and that whole world of standard songs and singers.

Brandon A. McCall, a native of Birmingham, Alabama currently stars as Simba in Disney's THE LION KING on Broadway, having re-opened the show on Broadway in September 2021!  McCall made his professional debut at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California performing in their school tour and children's theatre. Later, he brought his talents back to his hometown and began performing with Red Mountain Theatre Company. Credits include SISTER ACT, DREAMGIRLS, SMOKEY JOE'S CAFÉ, Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID as Sebastian and in SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK with Birmingham Children's Theatre just to name a few.  He has been in the films Woodlawn and The Deadliest Lie and looks forward to having a more significant presence in the TV/Film industry. McCall's journey with Disney's THE LION KING unfolded with the national tour as an ensemble member/Simba understudy. He soon earned the lead role as Simba on the tour. After an 18-month Broadway hiatus, McCall is currently playing the lead role as Simba on one of Broadway's biggest stages in the heart of Times Square. He has also made appearances on Good Morning America, The View, ABC's Queen Family Singalong, NPR's Tiny Desk and more!  He received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Alabama State University. McCall was initiated into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He has also been inducted into the 2022 Class of ASU's 50 Under 50.    McCall is grateful to God for his wife, Denika, daughters, Bréa and Briley, family, friends, supporters and the wonderful blessings that have been afforded to him! We'd love for you to give us a rating and a review! Many thanks to Brandon for appearing on this episode. Produced by @OnAirWithQ

California Hall of Fame 2022 class. Sac City Unified's fentanyl warning. New majority women Sacramento City Council. Peter Petty's “Hepcat's Holla'Daze Swingin' Yuletide Revue” returns to The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre.    California Hall of Fame Amanda Meeker, Executive Director of the California Museum, joins us to discuss the latest class of California Hall of Fame. This year's inductees include actor and singer-songwriter Lynda Carter, ice skater Peggy Fleming, and soccer player Megan Rapinoe. Meeker also shares details of the museum's latest exhibits. SCUSD fentanyl warning Zach Didier was a 17-year-old senior at Rocklin's Whitney High School with dreams of attending UCLA. Although Zach was accepted, he would never step foot on campus. The teen's life was tragically cut short by Fentanyl poisoning just days after Christmas in 2020. Zach was just one of the more than 10,000 Californians who died from drug-related overdoses from October 2020 to September 2021, with Fentanyl accounting for more than half of those deaths, according to the state. Since then, the opioid crisis has only worsened. In Sacramento County alone, over 800 people were hospitalized for opioid overdoses in 2021 and claimed the lives of 174 others. In October, we spoke with the Sacramento City Unified School District about its plans to distribute a potentially life-saving drug to prevent poisoning and overdoses on all of its campuses. CapRadio Sacramento Education Reporter Srishti Prabha joined us to provide an update on that effort and how Zach Didier's family and others are sharing their stories.  Sacramento's majority women city council For the first time in 30 years, Sacramento has a women-majority city council. Three of whom are new faces and will be sworn in Tuesday night. CapRadio Sacramento Government Reporter Kristin Lam joins us with an introduction to the new face of the city council as well as a refresher on what these “hyper-local” elected officials do.   Hepcat's Holla'Daze Holiday music and gatherings are a highly anticipated tradition for some, while others may be done hearing the same songs and may dread the return of holiday parties. If the latter is you, there is a scintillating party in Sacramento to shake up the holiday season. Hepcat's Holla'Daze Swingin Yuletide Revue is making a roaring return this weekend at The Sofia, Home of B Street in Sacramento. It's a holiday tradition like no other, with music that promises to transport you back to the height of the "Swing Era." At the center of it all is Band leader and Master of Ceremonies Peter Petty, along with his Jazz orchestra the "Mercenaries of Merry." The ringleader of this swingin' Christmas celebration joined Insight to provide a preview of the celebration.

A statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization discusses the historic gains made in this year's Midterm election and how the community is responding to this month's mass shooting at a gay club in Colorado. Yosemite National Park's decision to suspend its peak hour reservation system for Summer 2023 and its impact on the local tourism economy. Equality California

Host Joseph Rodota discusses the making of the podcast “HILLSIDE” and the NBC Studios Documentary “THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER: DEVIL IN DISGUISE." With KCRA Anchor Edie Lambert and special guest, former KFWB and CBS Los Angeles reporter Jim Mitchell. Recorded at The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre, in Sacramento, California.

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe:  https://youtu.be/deNN3RVbATM What happens when you Look at Creativity through the Lens of Therapy and vice versa? You have Creativity in An Ever-Changing World with Dr, Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper. In Every episode,they come together with amazing artists who prove that with just a little ingenuity, we all are creative beings and that the gifts lie within despite the challenges of the outside world. Joseph S. Lento, a licensed Teacher of Orchestral Music and School District Administration. In 2014, President Obama named him a National Teacher of Arts and Humanities. Joseph also has commendations from Presidents Carter, G.H.W. Bush and G.W. Bush. In 1999, he was named NYC Public Schools Bronx County High Schools Teacher of the Year. TONYA PINKINS is a Tony Awarding actor/singer who has starred in nine Broadway shows including the original CAROLINE OR CHANGE. Her Award Winning Film RED PILL was recently released on TVOD and has been translated into Spanish, Catalonian, Russian and Greek. Her book RED PILL UNMASKED an historical, spiritual and philosophical memoir on life is available at Amazon.com. Visit her at www.tonyapinkins.com or www.redpillmovie2020.com Doug Devita is a two-time O'Neill Semi-Finalist (Fable and Just A Rumor), Semi-Finalist for Barrington Stage Company's Burman New Play Award, Normal Avenue's New American Play Series, and Campfire Theatre Festival (Phillie's Trilogy), Semi-Finalist for B Street Theatre's New Comedy Festival (Goddess Of The Hunt and Upper Division), and Semi-Finalist for We Screenplay's Diverse Voices Competition (The Fierce Urgency Of Now) and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

B Street Theatre is set to reopen for live, in-person shows at the Sofia in Midtown Sacramento beginning in September. Associate Artistic Director Lyndsay Burch shares how the theater weathered the Covid-19 pandemic and looks forward to the excitement of reopening in-person shows.

Irish Music Stories is the show about traditional music, and the bigger stories behind it. Episodes are often 40-50 minutes long (and 51 seconds). Here's a shorter installment. With help from Ellery Klein I delve into collective wisdom; and I revisit a poem that I aired back in Season One. This episode is 26 minutes… and 51 seconds long. ___________________ Thank you to everybody for listening. And a special thank you to this month's underwriters: Chris Armstrong, Margaret Finny, Ken Doyle, Susan Walsh, David Vaughan, Lynn Hayes, Brian Benscoter, John Ploch, Ian Bittle, Finian McCluskey, Joel DeLashmit, Gerry Corr, Michael Craine, Kevin Ryall, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast,  and The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre. For transcripts, playlists, bios, video links, and to donate to the project, please visit IrishMusicStories.org

Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's plays include Gee's Bend, Fresh Kills, The Flagmaker of Market Street, The Furniture of Home, White Lightning, Provenance, and Everything That's Beautiful.  Her plays have been produced at the Royal Court (London), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, Cleveland Play House, KC Rep, Northlight, the Arden, B Street Theatre, and Hartford Stage, among others.  Her one act Santa Doesn't Come to the Holiday Inn was featured in the Marathon of One Act Plays at the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Elyzabeth is the recipient of the Osborn Award given by the American Theatre Critics Association and is a graduate of the dramatic writing program at New York University. Elyzabeth is the current Tennessee Williams Playwright-in-Residence at Sewanee: The University of the South where she teaches playwriting.

TIMOTHY BUSFIELD is a Producer, Writer, Director and Emmy Award winning actor with over 650 professional credits. As a director, his most recent film Guest Artist, written by and starring Jeff Daniels, is scheduled to be released internationally in July of 2020. The film has won many awards since its premiere at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival, including Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival. As an actor he has been a series regular or recurring character on 20 television series including the currently running “For Life”, “Almost Family”, “thirtysomething,” “The West Wing,” “Entourage,” “Designated Survivor,” “Sleepy Hollow,” Secrets and Lies,” “ED,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Trapper John, M.D.,” “The Byrds of Paradise,” “Champs,” “Family Ties,” “Without A Trace,” “The Paper Chase,” “Reggie,” “All My Children”, “One Dollar”. He recently appeared in the mini-series “The Loudest Voice”. Mr. Busfield has appeared in over 40 television movies and feature films, including Field of Dreams, Stripes, Revenge of the Nerds, Nerds in Paradise, Quiz Show, Sneakers, Striking Distance, Little Big League, First Kid, National Security, 23 Blast, Strays and Trucks. His short film One Smart Fellow which he codirected, co-wrote, and also acted in, won many film festivals nationwide in 2015-2016. Timothy has directed over 140 episodes of television, including “This Is Us“ and multiple episodes of “The Fosters” (also directed the pilot), “thirtysomething, “Children’s Hospital”, “Sports Night,” “Damages,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Without A Trace,” “Las Vegas,” “The Night Shift,” “Secrets and Lies,” “The Glades,” “Designated Survivor,” “Law and Order SVU”, “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings”, “The Rookie”, “The Conners”, and many more. He has served as a Producing Director on six television series including “Secrets and Lies,” “Mind Games,” Lipstick Jungle,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Without A Trace,” “ED” and the mini-series “Maneater.” In theatre, he has appeared in over 50 regional theatre productions including productions at The Long Wharf, The Mark Taper Forum, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and The Westport Country Playhouse. And on Broadway twice, most recently as Lt. Daniel Kaffee in Aaron Sorkin’s “A Few Good Men.” He has also directed more than 35 professional productions and written dozens of children’s plays. Mr. Busfield founded two of America’s most successful professional theatres, The Fantasy Theatre (AKA the B Street School Tour) and The B Street Theatre, both in Sacramento, California. Now in their 33rd season, the theatres perform annually for over 250,000 children and adults at their facility in Sacramento and in schools throughout northern California. He has an honorary PhD from Michigan State University and has served as an Artist in Residence and Director of National Content for their PBS affiliate WKAR. Timothy splits his time between New York City and Sullivan County, NY with his wife, television icon and fantastic cook, Melissa Gilbert.

Never a dull moment with the Brothers Busfield! Buck talks about the ongoing success of the B Street Theatre at the Sofia. Tim is so busy acting and directing (with his wife Melissa Gilbert!). Such a fun visit with these two talented fellas! 

Lyndsay Burch​ is the artistic producer at B Street Theatre. She is also managing B Street’s move to its new home, the $30 million Sofia complex in Sacramento’s Sutter District. Join us as we talk about the “craft” of theatrical directing and producing, casting actors, resolving on-set squabbles, and what it means to produce “new works” as opposed to classic plays. Ms. Burch also previews the opening of the Sofia and talks about what it means for theatre and for the Sacramento region.

Not only is this the 150th episode of the show, it is also the Season 4 Finale. I am closing out the season with Buck Busfield, the Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director for B Street Theatre. Buck Busfield and I The post Episode 150: Buck Busfield appeared first on Serious Talk. Seriously..

Jason Kuykendall performs in regional theaters all across the country and has had various roles in television and film. He has been with Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre and is currently a member of the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, California. B Street Theater is one of the leading theater companies in Northern California where he has performed in more than 50 shows. Some of these productions include Last Train to Nibroc, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Ugly One, Detroit, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and The Hound of Baskervilles. In addition to being a working actor, Jason is also the company owner, along with his wife Elisabeth Nunziato, of NK Media - an award-winning entertainment media solutions company. This post Working Film by Day and Theater by Night appeared first on Talking Theater. To help out this show, please leave and honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really make a difference. Also, Subscribe on iTunes. Thanks so much for listening!