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Super Special and Super Big 38 page special issue!

With a hint of Spring in the air, there's always the chance for love and romance, maybe even a wedding, and that’s what this issue is all about. Ok, maybe not ALL about, but mostly – and all the other stuff is pretty darn good as well.

Bent to the Task Debuts at Railroad Museum

An imaginative new exhibit titled “Bent to the Task: The Industrial Art of Ray Carrington” captures the force and spirit of the faceless millions who built America’s industrial past in a new exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum & Foundation.

Thirty-five intriguing sculptures are showcased in the exhibit, all created from repurposed scrap and rail materials – such as hand tools, railroad spikes and track plates – that the local artist collected decades ago from abandoned railroad logging and sawmills in Northern California.

Matthew McConaughey, Michael B. Jordan &

Robert Downey Jr. Take Over Theaters

By Chris Narloch

As we move closer to Academy Awards night (on Sunday, Feb. 9), theaters screens are filled with Oscar hopefuls from late 2019 such as “1917” and “Little Women,” as well as 2020 movies like “Dolittle” and “The Gentlemen” that aren’t likely to win any awards this year or next.

Read on for my reviews of what to see and what to flee at the movies.

Cirque Returns to Sacramento!

For the first time in 18 years, Cirque du Soleil is bringing its signature big top to Sacramento for their production of “Amaluna.” Our Arts and Entertainment editor has had the opportunity to sit down and interview one of the cast members, Kelsey Custard. Check out this fun and entertaining exchange on page 16!

Don’t Miss RuPaul In The New Netflix Comedy “AJ and the Queen”

by Chris Narloch

RuPaul is everywhere these days, or so it seems. Hot on the (high) heels of his recent appearance in Sacramento at CA Museum’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, RuPaul is back, this time in “AJ and the Queen,” a brand new comedy available on Netflix beginning Jan. 10.

In the scripted series, RuPaul plays Robert Lee, better known as the drag queen Ruby Red, who has dreams of opening his very own drag club after years of performing all across the country. He has scrimped and saved and is one signed lease away from turning his dreams into a reality when disaster strikes.