Arts & Entertainment winners

SN&R readers pick their favorite music venues, art shows and local artists

Best all-ages music venue

1. Ace Of Spades

1417 R St.; (916) 930-0220; aceofspadessac.com

2. Sol Collective

2574 21st St.; (916) 585-3136;

solcollective.org

3. Cafe Colonial/The Colony

3520 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 475-1600; facebook.com/CafeColonial916

Best artist social media influencer

1. Artists Of Sac

IG: @Artistsofsacramento

2. Haley Titus

IG: @Colourmeclassic

3. EMilio

IG: @Themilsedition

Best arts advocate

1. Maya Wallace

Vice chairperson, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission

2. Gabriell Garcia

Co-owner, Cafe Colonial/The Colony, Blue Lamp

3. Estella Sanchez

Founder, Sol Collective

Best awesome free art show

1. Wide Open Walls

wideopenwalls.com

2. Concerts In The Park

godowntownsac.com

3. Chalk It Up!

chalkitup.org

Best casino/cardroom

1. Red Hawk Casino

1 Red Hawk Pkwy, Placerville; (530) 677-7000; redhawkcasino.com

2. Limelight Bar & Cafe

1014 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 446-2236; limelightsac.com

3. Cache Creek Casino Resort

14455 Highway 16, Brooks; (800) 992-8686; cachecreek.com

Best cinema experience

1. Century Arden 14 And XD

1590 Ethan Way; (916) 922-4241; cinemark.com/theatre-1137

2. The Tower Theatre

2508 Land Park Drive; (916) 442-0985; readingcinemasus.com/tower

3. Studio Movie Grill

5140 Commons Drive, Rocklin; (279) 999-7632; studiomoviegrill.com

Best community theater group

1. Big Idea Theatre

1616 Del Paso Blvd., Suite 1; (916) 390-3036; bigideatheatre.org

2. Green Valley Theatre Company

3823 V St.; (916) 736-2664; greenvalleytheatre.com

3. Fair Oaks Theatre Festival

7991 California Ave., Fair Oaks; (916) 966-3683; fairoakstheatre festival.com

Best creative hub

1. Sacramento Comedy Spot

1050 20th St., Suite 130; (916) 444-3137; saccomedyspot.com

2. Sol Collective

2574 21st St.; (916) 585-3136; solcollective.org

3. Warehouse Artist Lofts

1108 R St.; (916) 498-9033; rstreetwal.com

Best dance spot

1. Faces

2000 K St.; (916) 448-7798; faces.net

2. Badlands

2003 K St.; (916) 448-8790; badlandssac.com

3. The Press Club

2030 P St.; (916) 444-7914; facebook.com/thepressclub

Best established arts venue that should stay open forever

1. Crest Theatre

1013 K St.; (916) 476-3356; crestsacramento.com

2. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com

3. Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar

1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; lunascafe.com

Best independent gallery

1. Sol Collective

2574 21st St.; (916) 585-3136; solcollective.org

2. Beatnik Studios

723 S St.; (916) 400-4281; beatnikstudios.com

3. Verge Center For The Arts

625 S St.; (916) 448-2985; vergeart.com

Best independent music venue

1. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com

2. Blue Lamp

1400 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 455-3400; bluelampsacramento.com

3. Torch Club

904 15th St.; (916) 443-2797; torchclub.net

Best karaoke

1. Pine Cove Tavern

502 29th St.; (916) 446-3624; pinecovetavern.com

2. Oishii Sushi and Heartbeat KTV Lounge

1000 K St.; (916) 557-8088; oishiisushikaraoke.com

3. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com

Best LGBTQ club

1. Faces

2000 K St.; (916) 448-7798; faces.net

2. Badlands

2003 K St.; (916) 448-8790; badlandssac.com

3. Mercantile Saloon

1928 L St.; (916) 447-0792; facebook.com/themercantilesaloon

Best live music venue

1. Ace Of Spades

1417 R St.; (916) 930-0220; aceofspadessac.com

2. Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub

2708 J St.; (916) 441-4693; harlows.com

3. Crest Theatre

1013 K St.; (916) 476-3356; crestsacramento.com

Best morning radio show

1. The Wake Up Call

106.5 FM The End; endonline.radio.com /shows/wake-call

2. Insight With Beth Ruyak

Capital Public Radio, 90.9 FM KXJZ; capradio.org/news/insight

3. The Rob, Anybody & Dawn Show

radradio.com

Best museum

1. Crocker Art Museum

216 O St.; (916) 808-7000; crockerart.org

2. California State Railroad Museum

125 I St.; (916) 445-6645; californiarailroad.museum

3. Sacramento Zoo

3930 W. Land Park Drive; (916) 808-5888; saczoo.org

Best nerd battleground

1. Oblivion Comics & Coffee

1020 11th St.; (916) 329-8839; oblivioncomics.com

2. Big Brother Comics

920 20th St., Suite 150; (916) 441-6461; bigbrothercomics.com

3. Comics & Collectibles

1904 Fruitridge Road; (916)392-2467; comicsandcollectible.com

Best open-mic night

1. Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar

1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; lunascafe.com

2. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com

3. Shine

1400 E St.; (916) 551-1400; shinesacramento.com

Best performing arts center

1. Golden 1 Center

500 David J Stern Walk; (888) 915-4647; golden1center.com

2. Mondavi Center

523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis; (530) 754-2787; mondaviarts.org

3. Crest Theatre

1013 K St.; (916) 476-3356; crestsacramento.com

Best place for an author reading

1. Sacramento Public Library, Central

828 I St.; (916) 264-2700; saclibrary.org; saclibrary.org/Locations/Central

2. Time Tested Books

1114 21st St.; (916) 447-5696; timetestedbooks.blogspot.com

3. Underground Books

2814 35th St.; (916) 737-3333; sthope.org/underground-books-home

Best place to get caught in a mosh

1. Ace Of Spades

1417 R St.; (916) 930-0220; aceofspadessac.com

2. Holy Diver

1517 21st St.; holydiversac.com

3. Cafe Colonial/The Colony

3520 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 475-1600; facebook.com/CafeColonial916

Best place to hear poetry

1. Poetry Unplugged At Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar

1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; lunascafe.com

2. Shine

1400 E St.; (916) 551-1400; shinesacramento.com

3. The Sacramento Poetry Center

25th and R Complex, 1719 25th St.; (916) 240-1897; sacramentopoetrycenter.com

Best place to knock down pins

1. Capitol Bowl

900 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento; (916) 371-4200; capitol-bowl.com

2. Country Club Lanes

2600 Watt Ave.; (916) 483-5105; countryclublanes.com

3. Strikes Unlimited

5681 Lonetree Blvd., Rocklin; (916) 626-3600; strikesrocklin.com

Best place to make you LOL

1. Punch Line Sacramento

2100 Arden Way, Suite 225; (916) 925-8500; punchlinesac.com

2. Sacramento Comedy Spot

1050 20th St., Suite 130; (916) 444-3137; saccomedyspot.com

3. Laughs Unlimited

1207 Front St.; (916) 446-8128; laughsunlimited.com

Best place to stock your bookshelves

1. Beers Books

915 S St.; (916) 442-9475; beersbooks.com

2. Time Tested Books

1114 21st St.; (916) 447-5696; timetestedbooks.net

3. Capital Books

1011 K St.; (916) 492-6657; capitalbooksonk.com

Best professional theater company

1. B Street Theatre

2700 Capitol Ave; (916) 443-5300; bstreettheatre.org

2. Broadway At Music Circus

1419 H St.; (916) 557-1999; broadway sacramento.com/broadway-at-music-circus

3. Sacramento Theatre Company

1419 H St.; (916) 443-6722; sactheatre.org

Best spot for pool

1. Hard Times Billiards Of Sacramento

5536 Garfield Ave.; (916) 332-8793; hardtimesbilliards.net

2. Blue Cue

1004 28th St.; (916) 441-6810; bluecue.com

3. R15

1431 R St.; (916) 930-9191; rstreet.cafebernardo.com/r15

Best trivia night

1. Pizza Rock Sacramento

1020 K St.; (916) 737-5777; pizzarocksacramento.com

2. Track 7 Brewing Company

3747 W. Pacific Ave., Suite F; 826 Professor Lane, Suite 100; (916) 520-4677; track7brewing.com

3. The Golden Bear

2326 K St.; (916) 441-2242; goldenbear916.com

Best YouTube channel

1. Odin Makes

2. Smosh

3. MissTiffanyMa