Threads of Belonging unveils Aug. 31 at Valley Hi-North Laguna Library, weaving Hmong, Filipino and Palestinian stitch patterns into one mural.

Workers are racing to save 150-year-old locomotives from leaks as an 18-month roof overhaul begins at the Boiler and Erecting shops.

The free waterfront festival traces back to 1972, tied to the loss of much of Stockton's historic Little Manila.

Local Ninety-Nines volunteers timed 18 planes at Modesto Airport as an all-female air race pushed toward Central Oregon.

Winn Park's 1937 dispatch station hosts a $25-ticket art showcase after a $1.5 million renovation and years of empty rooms.

Seventeen artists, live music and a food truck kick off the region's largest art tour at a converted 1911 train depot.

The Nevada Street library returns with an elevator, new fire sprinklers and seven-day service after 18 months in a temporary North Auburn site.

Folsom’s Harris Center is celebrating 15 years with a packed season of major concerts, Broadway tours, ballet, comedy and dance.

The California State Fair has opened the California First Peoples Art Showcase in Building 8, bringing Native art, cradleboards and a healing lodge memorial to Cal Expo.

California approved tax credits for 41 films — 35 indies and studio projects like Disney's Hexed — promising roughly $1.1 billion in production spending and thousands of jobs.

The family behind the Strawberry Music Festival canceled its Oct. 15–18 fall gathering in Grass Valley while organizers regroup; tickets can be refunded or rolled into spring.

Sac State alum Jessilee Windhaus has opened Haus of Comedy at the Eagle Theatre on the Old Sacramento waterfront. The troupe plans weekend improv nights, classes and community programs.

Aftershock is inviting unsigned acts to submit a song for a chance to play its Oct. 1–4, 2026 festival in Sacramento via DWPresents' Twitch competitions.