TO DO

THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Doggy Dash

Sacramento SPCA

Saturday, April 22, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

William Land Park, 3800 W. Land Park Drive • sspca.org

Go for the 2k/5k dog walk and stay for the “Bark in the Park” Pet Festival with food, drinks, games, demos, prizes, adoptable dogs and more. Funds raised provide medical care to sick or injured animals, lowcost vaccinations, spay/neuter services, behavior training and humane education.

Literary Death Match

Stories on Stage Sacramento & Chills at Will Saturday, April 15, 7 p.m.

The Auditorium at CLARA, 1425 24th St. • storiesonstagesacramento.org

This competitive humor-centric reading series features a mix of four famous and emerging authors who perform their most electric writing in seven minutes or less before a lively audience and a panel of three all-star judges.

Bonsai & Suiseki Show

American Bonsai Association, Sacramento

April 8 & 9, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. • abasbonsai.org

Enjoy a large exhibit of stunning bonsai trees developed by ABAS practitioners, along with Suiseki (Japanese viewing stones), workshops, raffles and sale. A demonstration takes place at 1:30 p.m. each day.

Voices

Howe Avenue Theater

April 14–16 & 21–23

2201 Cottage Way • square.link/u/snhifz6n

Award-winning playwright Victoria Goldblatt presents six short plays of self-discovery featuring six different actors (including Goldblatt herself). Tickets are $20 and proceeds benefit designated charities.

Mira Loma High Art Show

Sacramento Fine Arts Center

April 18–29

5330B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael • sacfinearts.org

Check out the work of talented local high school students at this special exhibition.

Kim Abeles: Smog Collectors, 1987–2020

Sac State Library Gallery

Through May 20

Artist Talk: Tuesday, April 11, noon

6000 J St. • csus.edu/university-galleries/library-galleries

Kim Abeles makes art about pollution from pollution. The exhibition features more than 30 years of artistic investigations related to the environmental impact of airborne particulates.

Leonard Slatkin Conducts!

Sacramento Philharmonic & Orchestra

Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m.

SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, 1301 L St. • sacphilopera.org

By Jessica Laskey

Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin leads a night of classical music, including the only complete symphonic work of Cesar Franck, his Symphony in D minor.