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“Untitled” by Waylon Horner, on display as part of the Logical Deformations exhibit at Sacramento State, Oct. 27-Nov. 20.

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Eat, drink and even find transcendence at these various events.

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Art for fAll And fAll for Art There is no one season for the arts—creativity is a year-round pursuit.

Still, October is a particularly rich month when it comes to life at the intersection of art and exhibition. The proof is in the schedule for Artober, a month-long celebration of all things art commissioned by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission in recognition of National Arts and Humanities Month. Whatever your curiosity, options abound. There are vivid oil paintings and virtual art lessons, elegant dancers and massive symphonies, even zombies and haunted graveyards—all featuring artists, writers, performers and other creators.

The focus is local but there’s also a wealth of world-renowned names slated to appear including singer Rosanne Cash, comedian Nick Offerman, noted author Sherman Alexie and ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro.

If you’re hungry (and who isn’t?) be sure to check out events that include a wine festival along the Delta and a pedal-powered culinary tour. That’s just part of the beauty of October in Sacramento—it may be autumn, but the weather is at its finest: warm and golden with just the slightest hint of what’s to come.

In other words, there’s no better time to get out and take part in all the bountiful goodness the season has to offer.

Enjoy.

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Rock, pop, classical—even just good, old-fashioned noise—highlight this month’s sonic selections.

Boo! Explore your inner ghosts, demons and monsters at these delightfully frightful happenings.

Artober is A collAborAtion between sn&r And the regionAl Arts community.

ArT DirecTor: Hayley Doshay

THE PAST’S PRESENT Dia de los Muertos

Celebrating Dia de los Muertos is a beautiful opportunity to honor loved ones who have passed. Though traditionally observed in Mexican communities, the two-day tradition now makes its presence felt throughout the city, largely due to the efforts of artists from La Raza Galeria Posada and Sol Collective.

Old Sacramento’s Souls of the City program will host classes on traditional Dia de los Muertos crafts taught by Sol Collective artists.

The free workshops are held every Saturday in October, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stanford Gallery (111 I Street). Topics include sugar skulls and altar building.

Souls of the City concludes with a vibrant Dia de los Muertos festival in Old Sacramento on November 1 from 6-10 p.m. The event includes Aztec dancers, face painting and an altar-lighting ceremony. Admission is free.

On Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2, La Raza Galeria Posada will host the annual El Panteon de Sacramento at the intersection of 20th and J Streets in Midtown. Visitors are free to walk through a colorful outdoor display of altars, some of them large enough to step inside.

For more information, visit http://oldsacramento. com/special-events/haunted-happenings and www.lrgp.org. B.C.

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ON STAGE

Laugh, listen and watch these dance, theater and music selections.

Broadway Augmented

Art is limitless, but canvasses can be quite restricting—that is, unless your medium is virtual reality.

Confusing? Check out Broadway Augmented.

This virtual art exhibit superimposes digital imagery over various buildings, restaurants and other landmarks that are located along Broadway between Ninth and 21st streets. Smartphone and tablet users can download the free Augmented Reality app and then aim their device at one of the designated sites to view an artist’s creative interpretation. Tours will be available through October 31, and equipped smartphones will be available on loan at no cost with tour registration.

Free. www.broadwayaugmented.net. R.R.

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Becca Costello, Trina L. Drotar, Lovelle Harris, Alex Hernandez, Rachel Leibrock, Jonathan Mendick, Rudy Raya, Jessica Rine copy eDiTors: Kimberly Brown, Becca Costello creATive DirecTor: Priscilla Garcia Web publishing: John Bisignano, Kalen Jenkins, Joe Kakacek, Jonathan Schultz DirecTor of ADverTising AnD sAles:

Corey Gerhard sAles TeAm: Rosemarie Messina, Lee Roberts, Joy Webber, Kelsi White AD services speciAlisT: Jovi Radtke DirecTor of eT ceTerA: Will

Niespodzinski speciAl kuDos To: The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and SN&R owners Deborah Redmond and Jeff vonKaenel.

On the cover: “Maze” by Jared Tharp

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Arte Mexicano: Legacy of the Masters The Mexican Revolution, which started in 1910, brought change, especially in the visual arts. A new exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum, Arte Mexicano: Legacy of the Masters, collects the distinctly Mexican works of 20 influential postrevolution artists. Be it the political murals of Diego Rivera and Alejandro Santiago; the abstract images of Rufino Tamayo; the dreamy works of Remedios Varo (whose “Invocacion” is pictured right); or the surreal works of Leonora Carrington, whose art explored gender and intellectual concerns; this exhibition showcases more than 30 paintings from artists whose works still resonate today. The exhibit opens October 12 and runs through February 1, 2015. $5-$10. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street; www.crockerart museum.org. T.D.

SenSeleSS and SenSibility Logical Deformations

When Jared Tharp and Waylon Horner’s works hit the walls of the University Union Gallery at Sacramento State, it’s sure to be a dizzyingly graphic treat.

Both artists are inspired by cartoons, comics and graffiti, evident in the energy produced by the swirling movement and bold colors on display in Logical Deformations, a joint exhibit that opens October 27. Tharp, whose work focuses on bodiless legs—limbs he says that symbolize mobility and progress—had his work featured in Juxtapoz Art and is influenced by the likes of Lucian Freud, Robert Crumb and Philip Guston.

Horner, who recently participated in Art of the Dumpster, an exhibit curated by the Power Inn Alliance in association with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, recently shifted his focus to oils, a move he says was influenced by artist-illustrator Charlie Immer. Meet Tharp and Horner (whose untitled work is pictured on the opposite page) on October 30, from 6 to 8 p.m during an artists’ reception. The exhibit is on display through November 20. Sacramento State University Union, 6000 J Street, second floor; http://theuniversityunion.com. T.D.

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art walk, an exhibition that allows viewers to interact with more than 40 pieces of public art. The walk is included as part of the California Mural Conference and Workshop, which takes place October 11-12 at the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts. The conference will feature presentations by Natsoulas, Malaquias Montoya and John Pugh, plus a workshop with Pugh, who recently completed a three-panel trompe l’oeil mural on the Elkhorn water tower in Natomas. Natsoulas will speak on Northern California’s long history of mural making, and Montoya, whose murals are located in numerous schools throughout Solano and Yolo counties, will discuss the group concept. Single day registration is available. $125-$275. 521 First Street in Davis; www.natsoulas.com. T.D.

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Find other like-minded art addicts at the Verge Center for the Arts’ Artoholics event on October 16 at 6 p.m. At this gathering, the art-obsessed will watch an instructional art film from the ’70s and then create brilliant works of art inspired by the screening. Artists and instructors will be present, too. All the while, enjoy a lively, social atmosphere that’s fueled by adult beverages (though you must bring your own)—and results in a masterpiece to take home. $40-$45. 625 S Street, (916) 448-2985, www.vergeart.com. J.B.

tWo, if by Sea and aiR Bird’s Eye View

Two northern California artists give a glimpse of the life-giving waters of the Sacramento Delta and San Francisco Bay Area from a different angle—looking down from above. Bird’s Eye View will feature works from Elaine Bowers and Linda Gass. Bowers’ watercolors, inspired by aerial photos of Sacramento farmlands and rice fields taken from her travels flying in and out Sacramento International Airport, exhibit a combination of her telltale photorealistic style and abstract patterns, while Gass’ stitched paintings, created by weaving her textile techniques and painting, explore humanity’s relationship with water. The exhibit is on display through October 30 at The Gallery at 48 Natoma. 48 Natoma Street in Folsom, (916) 355-7285, www.facebook.com/ TheGalleryat48Natoma. J.R.

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Kick-off Artober with two amazing exhibitions celebrating Latino art.

Our America

The Latino Presence in American Art

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Discover an exhibition that explores the idea that we are a “nation of immigrants.” The Crocker is proud to be the only West Coast venue for Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, featuring nearly 100 works drawn from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Organized by the Crocker Art Museum, this exhibition showcases the ideals, individualism, and intertwining artistic lives of 20th-century Mexican artists. Composed of 40 paintings by more than 35 artists, the exhibition highlights their varied responses to the post-revolutionary call for a distinctly Mexican visual art.

Marcos Dimas, Pariah, 1971–72. Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment.

Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Generous support for the exhibition has been provided by Altria Group, the Honorable Aida M. Alvarez; Judah Best, The James F. Dicke Family Endowment, Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins, Tania and Tom Evans, Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, The Michael A. and the Honorable Marilyn Logsdon Mennello Endowment, Henry R. Muñoz III, Wells Fargo and Zions Bank.

Additional significant support was provided by The Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. Support for Treasures to Go, the museum’s traveling exhibition program, comes from The C.F. Foundation, Atlanta.

Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957), La Fiesta de Santa Anita, 1925. Pencil on paper, 13 1/2 x 19 inches. Courtesy of Bond Latin Gallery, San Francisco

Visit our website or call for more details on fall exhibitions and programs.

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Sacramento Public Library’s 2014 One Book “Combat is like unsafe sex, in that it’s a major thrill with possible horrible consequences,” writes former Marine Karl Marlantes, in the preface of What It Is Like to Go to War. Marlantes drew national attention with his New York Times best-selling Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War, and promptly followed it with What It Is Like…, a nonfiction book 40 years in the making. Part memoir and part analysis, the book has three intended audiences: veterans seeking to understand their own combat experiences, young people considering joining the armed forces and, lastly, all the rest of us.

“All conscientious citizens and especially those with the power to make policy will be better prepared to make decisions about committing young people to combat if they know what they are about to ask of them,” Marlantes writes.

The Sacramento Public Library invites all citizens to read What It Is Like to Go to War this October for its annual One Book program. California has the biggest veteran population of any state in the United States, and the library hopes to connect Sacramento’s veterans with the larger community through dialogues inspired by this year’s One Book selection. A Conversation with Author Karl Marlantes, Tuesday, October 7, 6:30 p.m.; free. Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, 828 I Street; www.saclibrary.org. B.C.

Sherman Alexie, winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for the genrechanging Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, captures the challenges of modern Native American life like no other author writing today.

Alexie (pictured above) never shies away from brutal reality, but softens its blows with a sly sense of humor. His acclaimed short-story collection Blasphemy is this year’s selection for the annual One Book Program at Sacramento State. He will give two readings to support the event. Thursday, October 16, noon and 7 p.m.; free. Sacramento State University Union Ballroom, 6000 J Street; www.csus.edu/onebook. B.C. A SPECIA L SUPPL EME NT T O S N& R

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FOOdIE CyCLE

Pedal to Plate Culinary Bike Tour Lace up your tennis shoes, or whatever footwear strikes your fancy, and hop on the rolling party that is Sac Brew Bike. This 15-passenger uni-bicycling experience has joined forces with Local Roots Food Tours to unite the worlds of food, bikes and brews with the Pedal to Plate Culinary Bike Tour—a three-hour tour through Midtown during which participants will get a crash course on the local food and beer scenes. No need to get in shape for this ride, the pace is chill with stops at five different locations where cyclists will partake in farm-to-fork and adult beverage tastings—helmet not required.

Thursdays in October, 6 p.m.; $60 per participant. 1912 P Street; http://localfood-tours.com. L.H.

Beware: Yogi Bear and crew might Be lurking Behind one of the trees at howe Park SIP FOR ThE CAUSE Delta Wine & Art Faire

Grab a glass of wine, or two or, hell, even three while perusing the creativity of Delta-area crafters, artists, writers and musicians on Sunday, October 5, at the fifth annual Delta Wine & Art Faire at the Old Sugar Mill. Channel your inner oenophile as you drink your way through book signings, food trucks and live music. You’ll want a designated driver, of course, but you can feel good about that wine headache the next day,

since proceeds support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sponsored by the award-winning Carvalho Winery, the event is a four-hour romp through all that the river land has to offer. 1-5 p.m.; $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 35265 Willow Avenue in Clarksburg; www.eventbrite. com/e/5th-annual-delta-wine-art-fairetickets-10633387749. L.H.

PICNIC wITh ThE STARS Movie at the Park

Beware: Yogi Bear and crew might be lurking behind one of the trees Friday, October 17, at Howe Park as you unload your picnic basket when the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District hosts its Movie at the Park: Family Fright Night. But have no fear, this familyfriendly screening won’t scare the bejeezus out of the littles—this year’s spooky flick underneath the stars is the raucous Hocus Pocus and some kid-worthy preshow cartoons. Hey, Boo-Boo! 6 p.m.; free.

2201 Cottage Way; www.fecrecpark. com. L.H.

MAgIC: ThE gAThERINg Old Sacramento Magic Festival

Touted as the West Coast’s first major magic event of its kind, the Old Sacramento Magic Festival will open imaginations and fill them with wonder.

The week’s schedule is teeming with events—dazzling one-man shows, galas, lectures and more geared toward professionals and the public alike. Each show has its own ticket fee, but at 5 p.m. on Friday, October 17, skeptical spectators can enjoy a free magic show on the streets—with no do-overs or tricky camera angles. Oct. 17-19, $10-$25 per event, $59 for child all-event pass, $99 for adults. Delta King, 1000 Front Street; (916) 993-8091, www.jayscottberry.com/SMF. J.B.

hAPPy hIPPIE hAPPENINgS Transcendence Festival

If you’ve ever formally greeted someone with the word “namaste”—without then busting out into laughter—then you may want to consider checking out the Transcendence Festival. This is a community gathering intended to be an experience of “growth, expansion and celebration,” according to its planners.

That seems kind of ambiguous, but there will also be fire dancers, yoga, meditation, ecology workshops, music, massages, art and comedy. Sounds a bit like a hippie retreat—but at least a pretty fun hippie retreat. Blessings, brothers and sisters. October 3-6, $66 per day or $159 for a three-day pass. Camp Pollock Campgrounds, 467 Del Paso Boulevard; www.transcendencefestival.com. J.M. A SPECIA L SUPPL EME NT T O S N& R

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Stained Glass Concert Dettingen Te Deum | G. F. Handel An evening of majesty and fanfare featuring one of Handel’s most popular works that celebrates the British Victory in Bavaria in 1743.

Karlie Saenz, Mezzo Soprano John Martin, Baritone Dr. Ryan Enright, Organist SCSO Festival Brass: John Leggett Dan McCrossen Chuck Bond Timpani – Matt Darling

Saturday, October 25 at 8:00 PM Fremont Presbyterian Church 5770 Carlson Drive, Sacramento

Free Parking at the Scottish Rite Lot (6151 H Street) Post-concert reception

Reserved Seating: $35 | General Seating: $25 | Students $12.50

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Cambodia’s folk-dance traditions go back at least 1,000 years, according to some historians. One of the most iconic images of classical Khmer (Cambodia’s predominant ethnic group) dance is the Apsara, a divine Hindu-Buddhist nymph.

Though Apsaras are engraved on temples and on walls in many Asian countries (notably India, Indonesia and China), the Apsaras engraved on Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple are perhaps the most famous.

Although folk dance (and all other arts) fared poorly under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in the late ’70s, the Royal Ballet of Cambodia is now helping revive it thanks to the direction of Princess Norodom Buppha Devi of Cambodia (herself a former dancer), who created the Neak Moneang Phat Kanhol Foundation to support the group.

The Royal Ballet’s October 23 stop at Harris Center for the Arts promises dance that will tell a story through beautiful costumes and mesmerizing hand movements.

7:30 p.m., $12-$55. 10 College Parkway in Folsom; www. norodombupphadevi.com. J.M.

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Manly Man tangents Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman is probably best known as the deadpan, whiskey-loving hunter and libertarian Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks and Recreation.

The longtime stage actor holds his own decidedly different political views, but Swanson fans aren’t likely to be surprised when Offerman (pictured above) goes on tangents about woodworking, manliness or the virtues of eating meat. His stand-up comedy acts often present musings on sex and religion, affable wit and silly sing-alongs. But who can really predict Offerman’s antics? Also note that his shows sometimes contain “minor nudity.” Saturday, October 4, 8 p.m., $37-$57. Mondavi Center, 9399 Old Davis Road in Davis; (530) 754-5000; www.mondaviarts.org. J.B.

Watch the San Francisco-based Smuin Ballet celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Harris Center for the Arts on Friday, October 17, with Untamed, a show that emulates the company’s signature style of classical ballet infused with American culture and tradition. Untamed comprises three separate stories: “Serenade for Strings,” in which Garrett Ammon’s choreography explores the precision and fervency of Tchaikovsky’s composition; “Frankie and Johnny,” the passionate tale of a faithless lover and his ardent lady set to mambo music; and “Objects of Curiosity,” an exploration of the tension between desire and restraint. 7:30 p.m., $25-$55.

Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www. harriscenter.net. J.R.

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The conflict between man’s desire to overcome death and the natural order of life has rarely been better revealed than through Mary Shelley’s 19th-century gothic novel Frankenstein, in which scientist Victor Frankenstein tells the tale of his obsession with restoring life to a being created from dead body parts.

Resurrection Theatre Company will produce an original adaptation of the story, written

by Jes Gonzales, that explores Dr. Frankenstein’s motivations and tortured genius. The production, which will be presented at the California Stage October 17- 31, is a bonechilling take on the classic tale.

8 p.m. (7 p.m. on Oct. 19), $20.

California Stage, 1723 25th Street; (916) 223-9568; www. resurrectiontheatre.com. J.R.

wherefore art thou, zombies?

William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead The late great Bard himself may rise like the undead to catch William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead, a comedic homage to zombie lore and Elizabethan theater that runs October 23-November 1 at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center. The scene: London, 1599, and the company at the Globe Theatre has just finished the first performance of Will Shakes’ latest epic drama, Henry V. Enter the company’s costumer, who has just been bitten by a crazed lunatic and is now missing a chunk of his arm, and the zombie apocalypse is upon them. The entire company, along with historic characters like Francis Bacon and the Virgin Queen herself (who dubs the epidemic “the plague”), are all barricaded inside the Globe, trying to ward off ambling, flesh-eating monsters. 7 p.m., $10-$17.

4600 Blackrock Drive in Natomas; (916) 491-1028; www.benarts.org. J.R.

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Sacramento Vedanta Reading Group Every Friday 7:00 - 8:30 pm · Free admission Sacramento Yoga Center @ Sierra 2 Community Center, Room 6 2791 24th Street, Sacramento The whole world is your own.

— Sri Sarada Devi Parking in back For more information please see www.SacVRG.org

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Tickets available at The Gifted Gardner, Crest Theatre and online at tickets.com Visit SIGLFF.org for Festival details, times and shows.

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simple classic-rock formula for which he’s known best. Another reason to love him: He seems to have about as many awesome dangly earrings as he does Grammy awards. Wednesday, October 1, 8 p.m., $25.71-$140.

Sleep Train Arena, 1 Sports Parkway; www.eltonjohn.com. J.M.

Jake Shimabukuro

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The term “ukulele sensation” may sound like some hipster music movement, but it’s no ironic joke.

On October 25, Jake Shimabukuro (pictured) will take the Crest Theatre stage, ukulele in hand, and shred like Hendrix performing “Purple Haze.”

Shimabukuro’s cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” racked up more than 8 million YouTube views in 2006, and his 2014 Uke Nation Tour follows the release of his second album, Grand Ukulele.

The record is a fusion of original material and covers such as Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” where he plucks and pulls the taut strings of the tiny instrument to play the melody and backbeat of the pop favorite. 8 p.m., $35-$55. 1013 K Street; (916) 442-7378; www. jakeshimabukuro.com. J.R.

GRANd ExPECTATIONS Symphony of 1,000

It’s envisioned to be the ultimate musical collaboration, and the largest of its kind in the history Sacramento—1,000 musicians gathering to form a one-time orchestra.

That’s the plan, anyway.

Michael Neumann, artistic director at Sacramento Youth Symphony, dreamed up the Symphony of 1,000 concept and began recruiting musicians months ago. He sought out anyone—all ages, all skill levels—to come and participate in the one-day, community-building event. The afternoon will begin with rehearsals, and within just four hours, the orchestra will perform in front of a live audience.

The event was inspired by Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, a choral work so large it’s often nicknamed the “Symphony of a Thousand.”

Neumann’s symphony, however, will perform a collection of relatively simple pieces, such as Ode to Joy and “Can-can,” in order to be inclusive to new or rusty musicians. The earlier musicians registered, though, the more time they had to practice with the sheet music.

Neumann will conduct.

The maestro has been with the Sacramento Youth Symphony since 1979 and has held stints leading the Sacramento Symphony and the Folsom Symphony, appearing with several others.

But the magic won’t come from Neumann—it can’t possibly come from just one man. And keeping in mind that most orchestras are fewer than 100 people, hearing 1,000 people play all together, all at once, will be a most incredible feat. Sunday, October 12, 12 p.m. rehearsal, 4 p.m. concert; $20 to perform, $10 to watch. Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, 1515 J Street; (916) 808-5291; www.symphony of1000.org. J.B.

SOUThERN dAUGhTER Roseanne Cash

On The River & the Thread—the title of Roseanne Cash’s latest album as well as her current tour—the singer-songwriter digs into the roots of American music to extract country, blues, gospel and rock and weaves together stories that reflect the South.

With a nod to great Southern figures (William Faulkner, Robert Johnson, et al.) as well as places and landmarks (the Tallahatchie Bridge, Sun Record Company), Cash continues to forge her own artistic path. The singer, daughter of course to the late, great Man in Black, will perform from that album and others October 3 at Harris Center for the Arts—it’s one of only four California stops. 8 p.m., $39-$65. 10 College Parkway in Folsom; www.harriscenter.net. T.D.

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC RETURNS Elton John

Elton John—a.k.a. Sir Elton Hercules John, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (yes, that’s his fittingly proper British title)—might just have the most sing-along-inducing catalog of any classic rocker. Even when he’s not performing “Candle in the Wind” itself, “Your Song,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” are also certainly worthy of pulling out a cellphone and waving it in the air while everyone sings along at his upcoming live show. His latest album, 2013’s The Diving Board, is a return to the

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With his rough-hewn voice and a commitment to all things lo-fi, the artist born Kyle Thomas makes music that hearkens back to a simpler time, musically speaking. This is DIY garage rock that spans the genre, picking up influences from the likes of the Kinks and Jonathan Richman, Roky Erickson and New York Dolls.

It’s raw guitar punk with in-your-face lyrics about girls, cars and youthful rebellion. Good times. King Tuff—the name is a play on Thomas’ initials and the name “King Tut”— makes a stop October 28 at Witch Room. 7 p.m., $12. 1815 19th Street; www.witchroomsac.com. R.L.

TURN IT UP NorCal Noisefest

Feedback, static, distortion, humming, hissing—the noises of noise music.

Challenging the definition of music, the genre creates experimental soundscapes often devoid of rhythm, melody and structure. The 18th annual NorCal Noisefest is one of the biggest and longest-running of its kind, and it’s homegrown. This year, more than 30 artists will perform over three days across two venues. Most are from California, but some come from as far as Washington, Maryland and Virginia. If you’ve never experienced noise before, bring earplugs.

Oct. 3-5; $10 per day, $40 all three days plus T-shirt, CD and sticker.

Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar, 1414 16th Street; (916) 441-3931; Witch Room, 1815 19th Street; (916) 508-0213; www.norcalnoisefest.com. J.B.

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Zombie crush Art Mix: Monsters’ Ball

Get ready to do the monster mash on October 9, when the Crocker Art Museum’s nod to All Hallow’s Eve, the ghoulish Monsters’ Ball, shuffles back into town like a mob of hungry extras from The Walking Dead.

Riding on the vampire cape tails of of the Sacramento Republic FC’s success, this year’s Art Mix: Monsters’ Ball event is sure to shoot adrenaline into the hearts of fans still suffering through the agony of World Cup withdrawal with the Living Dead Cup. This will be a four-on-four, creature-feature match organized by Street Soccer USA’s Sacramento Lady Salamanders—an organization that seeks to empower homeless women by providing life and job skills through the game of soccer. Of course, what would a horror-inspired evening be without a little musical wizardry? DJ Shaun Slaughter will spin diabolical tunes and indie rockers Mt. Whateverest will perform live. Psychics will also be on hand, should you want to know your fate, as well as creepy crafting exhibitions, films and art tours lit by the ominous glow of flashlights. Oh, and Giggle and Riot will set up a photo booth for those looking to indulge in spooky selfie fun. 5-9 p.m., free for members, $10 for nonmembers. 216 O Street; https://crockerartmuseum.org. L.H.

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The inaugural Vampire Ball in 2009 paid tribute to Bella and Edward, the fang-crossed lovers from the Twilight series. Since then, themes have included homages to True Blood, Dracula, and Interview with the Vampire author Anne Rice. This year the celebration sinks its teeth into another True Blood theme.

Visitors are invited to interact with actors and visit sets designed to emulate Sookie Stackhouse’s hometown of Bon Temps, La., with a trip to Fairy Land, Merlotte’s Bar & Grill and Fangtasia, among other spots. In other words, there will be blood—fake blood, hopefully.

Saturday, October 25, 8 p.m.; $20-$25; 21 and over. Placer County Fair & Events Center, 800 All America City Boulevard in Roseville; www.shannonmc cabe.com. J.M.

when kids become rebellious teenagers and go trick-or-treating—then hassle other kids for candy and vandalize houses. Step back in time where kids can have a bunch of fun in a safe environment with the Sacramento Children Museum’s Monster Bash. It’s a safe night of costumes, music, photos and exploring the museum’s kid-friendly exhibitions. Saturday, October 18, 6 p.m.; $15 for general admission, $10 for members. 2701 Prospect Park Drive in Rancho Cordova; www.sackids.org. J.M.

of the notorious serial killer, the Vampire of Sacramento—Chase drank the blood of his victims—by recreating scenes based on his actual murders of innocent men, women and children in the 1970s. Try to decipher reality from a bad acid trip in a hallucinatory house that uses 3-D ChromaDepth technology to make visitors think spiders are crawling in their brains, and good luck making it out of Asylum alive—groups only get one flashlight

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Get your scream on starting October 4 at Scream Park California, the ultimate hair-raising experience for those who want to be grossed out, freaked out and tripped out while exploring three terrifying haunted houses designed to scare, shock and frighten.

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to navigate through this totally blacked-out prison for the criminally insane where the patients are on the rampage. Eek. Through November 2, $20-$40. Scream Park Pavilion, 4909 Auburn Boulevard; (530) 794-8511; www.screamparkcalifornia.com.

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This Halloween, don’t waste your time wandering around the world’s largest, “scariest” corn maze—it’s all just an elaborate trick concocted by the corn industry to disguise exercise as entertainment.

Instead, from October 3 to November 1, head over to Callson Manor, an expansive Halloween theme park that features nine separate attractions, including a haunted house, an eerie insane asylum and a ghastly ghost town. For those with an unquenchable thirst for blood and brains, food and drinks from the Slasher Cafe should do the trick. Get your fright right this year and leave the babies at the pumpkin patch—or, better yet, get a sitter.

7:30-10 p.m., $26-$60. 800 All America City Boulevard in Roseville; www.callson manor.com. R.R.

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