Arts & Lifestyle
Readers’ Choice winners
This production of Equivocation, rated five stars by SN&R critics, is just one reason why B Street Theatre is your choice for best local theater company.
Photo By lynnae vana
Best art gallery
1. Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street, (916) 808-7000, www.crockerartmuseum.org
2. Verge Center for the Arts
625 S Street, www.vergeart.com
3. Kennedy Gallery & Art Center
1114 20th Street, (916) 446-1522, http://kennedygallerysac.com
Best public art
1. Art at the Sacramento International Airport
6900 Airport Boulevard, www.sacramento.aero/smf
2. Sacramento News & Review newsstand art project
various locations, www.newsreview.com/
sacramento/newsstand-art
3. Fuller Paint Poles
corner of 16th and Q streets
Best Sacramento website
Best blog
1. Sacramento Press
www.sacramentopress.com
2. PWeekly
http://pweekly.blogspot.com
3. Poor Girl Eats Well
www.poorgirleatswell.com
Best Twitter feed
1. PWeekly, @pweeklyblog
1. El Camino Wellness Center, @ECWCCNEWS
2. The Citizen Rosebud, @citizenrosebudz
2. Mayor Kevin Johnson, @KJ_MayorJohnson
Best local soothing radio voice
1. Jeffrey Callison, Capital Public Radio
www.capradio.org
2. Nick Brunner, Capital Public Radio
www.capradio.org
3. David Allan Boucher, Mix 96 KMYX 96.1 FM
http://kymx.radio.com
Best local radio show
1. Rob, Arnie & Dawn in the Morning, 98 Rock
www.robarnieanddawn.com
2. Insight, Capital Public Radio
www.capradio.org
3. The Don Geronimo Show, Sports 1140 KHTK
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com
Best local TV news anchor
1. Jaime Garza, KXTL Fox40
www.fox40.com
2. Mark S. Allen, Good Day Sacramento
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com
3. Edie Lambert, KCRA Channel 3
www.kcra.com
Best local TV personality to have a beer with
1. Mark S. Allen, Good Day Sacramento
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com
2. Cody Stark, Good Day Sacramento
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com
3. Del Rodgers, KCRA Channel 3
www.kcra.com
Best-dressed local TV celebrity
1. Mark S. Allen, Good Day Sacramento
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com
2. Adrienne Bankert, KCRA Channel 3
www.kcra.com
2. Edie Lambert, KCRA Channel 3
www.kcra.com
3. Cody Stark, Good Day Sacramento
http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com
Best local theater company
1. B Street Theatre
2711 B Street, (916) 443-5300, www.bstreettheatre.org
2. California Musical Theatre Music Circus at Wells Fargo Pavilion
1419 H Street, (916) 557-1999, www.californiamusicaltheatre.com
3. Capital Stage
2215 J Street, (916) 995-5464, www.capstage.org
3. Sacramento Theater Company
1419 H Street, (916) 443-6722, www.sactheatre.org
The Crocker Art Museum might be a little large to be considered an art gallery, but it’s clearly Sacramento’s first choice for visual-art indulgence.
Photo By mike iredale
Best local movie theater
1. Crest Theatre
1013 K Street, (916) 442-7378, www.thecrest.com
2. Tower Theatre
2508 Land Park Drive, (916) 442-0985, www.thetowertheatre.com
3. Regal Natomas Marketplace 16
3561 Truxel Road, (916) 419-0200
Best place to hear poetry
1. Luna’s Café & Juice Bar
1414 16th Street, (916) 441-3931, http://lunascafe.com
2. Mondo Bizarro Café
1827 I Street, (916) 668-6052, www.facebook.com/MondoBizarroCafe
3. The Sacramento Poetry Center
1719 25th Street, (916) 979-9706, www.sacramentopoetrycenter.com
Best live-music venue
1. Ace of Spades
1417 R Street, (916) 930-0220, http://aceofspadessac.com
2. Harlow’s
2708 J Street, (916) 441-4693, www.harlows.com
3. The Boardwalk
9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, (916) 988-9247, www.boardwalkrocks.com
Best all-ages venue
1. Ace of Spades
1417 R Street, (916) 930-0220, http://aceofspadessac.com
2. The Boardwalk
9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, (916) 988-9247, www.boardwalkrocks.com
3. Luigi’s Fun Garden
1050 20th Street, Suite 150; (916) 447-1255; www.facebook.com/pages/Luigis-Slice/260454596438
Best gay club
1. Faces Nightclub
2000 K Street, (916) 448-7798, www.faces.net
2. Badlands
2003 K Street, (916) 448-8790, www.sacbadlands.com
3. The Depot
2001 K Street, (916) 441-6823, www.thedepot.net
3. Mercantile Saloon
1928 L Street, (916) 447-0792
Best open-mic
1. Sacramento Comedy Spot
1050 20th Street, Suite 130; (916) 444-3137; http://saccomedyspot.com
2. Fox & Goose
1001 R Street, (916) 443-8825, www.foxandgoose.com
3. Luna’s Café & Juice Bar
1414 16th Street, (916) 441-3931, http://lunascafe.com
Best night spot for the over-40 crowd
1. Mix Downtown
1525 L Street, (916) 442-8899, www.mixdowntown.net
2. Torch Club
904 15th Street, (916) 443-2797, www.torchclub.net
3. The Park Ultra Lounge
1116 15th Street, (916) 442-7222, http://theparkdowntown.com
Best new hangout
1. Bows & Arrows
1815 19th Street, (916) 822-5668, http://bowscollective.com
2. The Hideaway
2565 Franklin Boulevard, (916) 455-1331
3. Dive Bar
1016 K Street, (916) 737-5999, http://divebarsacramento.com/
Best karaoke scene
1. River City Saloon
916 Second Street, (916) 443-6852, www.therivercitysaloon.com
2. The Distillery
2107 L Street, (916) 443-8815
2. Hamburger Patties
1630 J Street, (916) 441-4340, http://hamburger-patties.com
3. Pine Cove Tavern
502 29th Street, (916) 446-3624, www.pinecovetavern.com
Best comedy club
1. Punch Line Comedy Club
2100 Arden Way, (916) 925-5500, http://sac.punchlinecomedyclub.com
2. Laughs Unlimited
1207 Front Street in Old Sacramento, (916) 446-8128, www.laughsunlimited.com
3. Sacramento Comedy Spot
1050 20th Street, (916) 444-3137, www.saccomedyspot.com
Best festival
1. Hempfest Sacramento
http://hempfestival.org
2. Sacramento French Film Festival
http://sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org
3. Sacramento Pride Festival
www.sacramentopride.org
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SN&R’s Best of Sacramento 2011 celebrates Sacramento’s finest citizens.
Published on 09.22.11
