ARTS AND CULTURE
The crowd takes in Sinead Harnett at the Blume Stage of the Sol Blume festival .
stages for about five years and was close to becoming a reality before COVID-19 canceled the 2020 Aftershock .
“ After last year and the ups and downs with live events , we didn ’ t really feel like it was a good year to introduce a new brand ,” says McCurry , who estimates GoldenSky will draw about 20,000 fans each day . “ It ’ s not really an expansion ( of Aftershock ) because it ’ s a totally different genre , but it is on the property , meaning we ’ re able to use a lot of the infrastructure that we ’ ve already built . We basically build a small town that ’ s open for four days a year with Aftershock . We ’ re able to really maximize the space .”
For those yearning to hit the road but wanting to stay close to Sacramento , there are several long-running options returning to the foothills this year , including the popular Nevada City Film Festival ( Aug . 26-28 ). The Nevada County Fairgrounds in Nevada City will also host several destination events this summer and fall ( following the long-running Strawberry Music Festival recently held May 25-30 ), including the California WorldFest and the Hangtown Music Festival providing a cool , family-friendly vibe . While a shortened version of WorldFest was held in 2021 , this year full schedules are on slate , says Nevada City ’ s Skrukrud . She adds that western Nevada County is one of 14 designated cultural districts in California , making the impacts from the film festival even more significant .
“ The film festival is unique in that it takes place at numerous locations throughout downtown Nevada City , so there ’ s more people on the street , visiting our shops , and a lot of the businesses are active participants ,” Skrukrud says .
Rancho Cordova officials , meanwhile , are finalizing preparations for the first documentary film festival in the Capital Region , the California Capital International
Documentary Film Festival , hosted by the California Capital Arts Foundation and supported in part by the city ’ s Measure H Community Enhancement and Investment Fund . Scheduled over three days , June 10-12 , at three locations throughout the city , the festival will feature nonfiction cinematography from around the world with a wide variety of genres among its 50 films . There will also be special guest panels and other related events .
In Dixon , a series of shows returns this year at Ruhstaller Farm , including the RiverTunes Summer Jamboree , June 10-12 . And in Rocklin , the 1,000-seat Quarry Amphitheater will host a full schedule of shows spanning multiple genres , featuring artists such as The Motels , Spin Doctors and Starship . On scenic Mare Island in Vallejo , the second annual Mare Island Dock of Bay music festival returns Sept . 17 with a mix of roots , rock and blues .
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