2nd Saturday at Capital Public Radio: Deanna Marsh and Judith Stickney

Capital Public Radio proudly presents Brilliant Earth.

The exhibit explores the beauty and complexity of the earth's landscapes through an exciting combination of visual media, from ancient geodes to contemporary video. It features the work of Granite Bay sculptor Judi Stickney, who works in a variety of stone as well as bronze, and Auburn sculptor Deanna Marsh, whose work includes metal and kiln-formed glass landscapes and landscape tapestries with glass beads and wire weaving.

Please join us for a viewing of this wonderful work. The reception will include appetizers, wine and live music by harpist Dr. Bev Wesner-Hoehn.

When: Saturday, July 10, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Admission: Free
Where: Capital Public Radio (Directions)

Community Conversations
An ongoing collaboration of Capital Public Radio, Sacramento Region Community Foundation and The Sacramento Bee

Community Conversations offers a forgotten way to become an informed citizen – by talking and listening to your neighbors.

Our goal for Community Conversations is simple—to give neighbors a chance to listen to each other and learn from one another's thinking.

Our hope is bolder — that informal discussion of local issues in a non-politicized environment will lead to better informed, more engaged citizens with fresh optimism that problems can be solved through human interaction.

Issues of vital importance to our community need to be publicly discussed by citizens from many walks of life and shades of perspective - in a respectful environment where all thoughts are welcome. Community Conversations will create gathering places for neighbors to enjoy the experience of mutual learning and civil discussion feeding their appetites for lifelong learning and community engagement.

The next Community Conversation will take place on July 13, 2010! Our topic: "Budget Cuts: What are we willing to do without and what are we willing to do about the rest?"

Shakespeare Festival

Each summer the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival provides top quality productions of two Shakespeare plays. The performances take place in the William A. Carroll Amphitheatre in William Land Park, and play to several thousand people from all over Sacramento County and beyond.

Jeffrey Callison will give the curtain speech for the July 22 performance of Othello and Capital Public Radio members receive 50% off tickets that evening with their Perks card. (The Perks card is also good for 10% off tickets throughout the festival.)

So pack a blanket and picnic and come on down for a little summer drama Shakespeare style.

When: July 2 - August 1
More information: Festival website
Member Benefit: Bring your Perks Card or Member ID to receive 50% off tickets July 22, or 10% other evenings.

Lake Tahoe Music Festival

Celebrate live music under the stars at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival's six-concert outdoor summer series. North Lake Tahoe's hottest summer music experience brings together a diverse selection of artists playing music from blues to Bach and beyond. Past performances have included jazz, classical, classic rock, big band swing and Broadway and highlighted world-renowned artists.

When: July 15 - August 7
More information: Festival website
Member Benefit: Bring your Perks Card or Member ID to receive VIP Entry for the Festival at 4:30 pm.

Third Thursday Jazz at Crocker Art Museum

The Third Thursday Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Crocker Art Museum runs from May through August and features a different type of jazz each month. In July the Garrett Perkins Project will delight listeners with their entertaining range of music from bebop to modern contemporary jazz. Light refreshments and drinks are available for purchase.

Join Capital Public Radio's John Brenneise, producer of JazzStream, for this wonderful evening.

When: Thursday, July 15, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Admission: Free for Crocker members, $10 for nonmembers, $5 for students, and $8 for Capital Public Radio Members (with your Perks Card or your Member ID).
Location: Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Enter through the Courtyard gate on Third Street between O and P Streets.

War on Poverty: the Great Society to the Great Recession

When Lyndon B. Johnson became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he put the power of his presidency behind a remarkable series of reform initiatives. The legislation was geared toward boosting economic opportunity, a theme captured by his administration’s catchphrase, the Great Society. "This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America," he said during his 1964 State of the Union address.

But poverty remains an abiding problem in America. Nearly 40 million Americans or 13.2% of the population live in poverty. The poverty rate for children is even higher. And most experts expect poverty rates will go up due to the economic trauma of our current times, what many refer to as the Great Recession. 

Monday we'll air an American Radio Works special that examines poverty in America, the extreme poor, food stamps, aid to dependent children and the impact of our current economic downturn on the working poor. 

Listen Monday, July 5 at 10:00 am on Capital Public Radio's News & Jazz Station.

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