Life is about showing up: By not doing so, we could be missing magical miracle moments. June 19th, 6AM: I woke up having had little sleep and no coffee, which meant I could not think. We had a very technically
Hamilton’s Heights
Hamilton’s America airs Friday, October 21 at 9PM on KVIE. Here’s the backstory to the show – and the musical that’s taken over Broadway – from WNET senior writer Elisa Lichtenbaum. It began in 2008. Lin-Manuel Miranda was on vacation in Mexico, reading
Giada Valenti – From Venice to Sacramento
Singer-songwriter and performer Giada Valenti graced the stage of the Crest Theatre for the first time on October 6 for an evening of songs and stories. The Venice-born vocalist and her band performed a diverse set list including material from the
PBS goes to the pumpkin patch
Ready to decorate pumpkins? Use a pumpkin stencil from PBS KIDS! Children too small for pumpkin carving can help trace the stencil – or just print out the stencil for a fun coloring page. If you do a pumpkin with
Meatless Mondays are easy with PBS Food
The Sacramento City Council recently passed a resolution encouraging people to take part in Meatless Mondays, inspired by the new Golden 1 Center’s first guest: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney has kept a vegetarian diet
Get the Led Out – Led Zeppelin tribute visits Sacramento
Achilles lives to fight another day with the help of Get the Led Out, a Philadelphia-based Led Zeppelin tribute band that pays meticulous attention to the music. The 6-member group recently made a stop at downtown Sacramento’s iconic Crest Theater,
Stories from the Road: Public Art Bonanza
After helping to anchor the 35th Annual KVIE Art Auction all weekend, Rob Stewart of Rob on the Road kept the celebration of art in the community going by emceeing the reveal of the major work of art at the
Sac Pastry Shop Featured on A Few Great Bakeries Still a Local Treasure
Driving down Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento, it’s easy to miss a shaded octagon-shaped building in a strip mall parking lot off of Potrero Way. This captivating establishment is home to Sacramento’s own Mahoroba Bakery, owned and operated by Japanese native
KVIE Passport Can Take You Places
There’s never been a better time to binge watch KVIE and PBS shows! You can watch online, on the PBS App for your smartphone or tablet (from the iTunes App Store or Google Play), on Roku, AppleTV, and more. Everyone
Brit Floyd – Live at the Community Center
It starts with video projections of loosely connected images: Dali-esque animations of surreal environments, sweeping panoramas of the natural world, and vintage NASA footage. Then beams of multi-colored laser light blaze across the auditorium, the band takes the stage, and the first notes