Readers’ picks: Arts & Entertainment

Best all-ages music venue

1. Ace of Spades

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

2. Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar

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

3. Shine

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

3. Cafe Colonial / The Colony

3520 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 736-3520; facebook.com/cafecolonialsacramento

Best brewfest

1. Capitol Beer Fest

capitolbeerfest.com

2. California Brewers Festival

calbrewfest.com

3. CA Craft Beer Summit

californiacraftbeer.com/ craft-beer-summit

Best casino/cardroom

1. Thunder Valley Casino Resort

1200 Athens Ave. in Lincoln; (877) 468-8777; thundervalleyresort.com

2. Red Hawk Casino

1 Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville; (888) 573-3495; redhawkcasino.com

3. Limelight Bar & Cafe

1014 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 446-2236; limelightsac.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 Dr.; (916) 442-0985; readingcinemasus.com/tower

3. Crest Theatre

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

Best comedy experience

1. Sacramento Comedy Spot

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

2. Punch Line Sacramento

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

3. Laughs Unlimited

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

Best community-theater group

1. Big Idea Theatre

1616 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 960-3036; bigideatheatre.org

2. Fair Oaks Theatre Festival

7997 California Ave., Fair Oaks; (916) 966-3683; fairoakstheatrefestival.com

3. Green Valley Theatre Company

3823 V St.; greenvalleytheatre.com

Best dance spot

1. Badlands

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

2. The Press Club

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

3. Faces

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

Best independent gallery

1. Beatnik Studios

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

2. Sol Collective

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

3. Verge Center for the Arts

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

Best karaoke

1. Pine Cove Tavern

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

2. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 442-3504; theoldironsides.com

3. Sky KTV

1017 Front St.; (916) 476-5206; skyktvlounge.com

Best LGBTQ club

1. Faces

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

2. Mercantile Saloon

1928 L St.; (916) 447-792; facebook.com/themercantilesaloon

3. Badlands

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

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. Torch Club

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

Best museum

1. Crocker Art Museum

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

2. California Automobile Museum

2200 Front St.; (916) 442-6802; calautomuseum.org

3. California State Railroad Museum

125 I St.; (916) 323-9280; californiarailroad.museum

Best open-mic night

1. Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar

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

2. Shine

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

3. Old Ironsides

1901 10th St.; (916) 442-3504; theoldironsides.com

Best performing arts center

1. Crest Theatre

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

2. Golden 1 Center

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

3. Mondavi Center

1 Shields Ave. in Davis; (530) 754-2787; mondaviarts.org

Best place to hear poetry

1. Poetry Unplugged at Luna's Cafe & Juice Bar

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

2. The Sacramento Poetry Center

1719 25th St.; (916) 240-1897; sacramentopoetrycenter.com

3. Mahogany Urban Poetry Series at Queen Sheba

1704 Broadway; mahoganypoetry.com

Best place to knock down pins

1. Capitol Bowl

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

2. Country Club Lanes

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

3. AMF Land Park Lanes

5850 Freeport Blvd.; (916) 421-3671; amf.com

Best place to stock your bookshelves

1. Beers Books

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

2. Dimple Books & Vinyl

1600 Broadway; (916) 239-3750; 2433 Arden Way; (916) 925-2600; dimple.com

3. Time Tested Books

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

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; broadwaysacramento.com

3. Sacramento Theatre Company

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

Best spot for pool

1. Blue Cue

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

2. Hard Times Billiards of Sacramento

5536 Garfield Ave.; (916) 332-8793

3. Jointed Cue Billiards

2375 Fruitridge Road; (916) 456-3243

3. Hilltop Tavern

4757 Folsom Blvd.; (916) 456-2843; hilltoptavern.net

Best trivia night

1. Track 7 Brewing Company

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

2. Pizza Rock

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

3. Streets Pub & Grub

1804 J St.; (916) 498-1388; streetspubandgrub.com