Best live music venue
Best performing arts center
1417 R St.; (916) 930-0220; aceofspadessac.com
500 David J Stern Walk; (888) 915-4647; golden1center.com
1. Ace Of Spades
2. Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub 2708 J St.; (916) 441-4693; harlows.com
3. Crest Theatre 1013 K St.; (916) 476-3356; crestsacramento.com
Best morning radio show 1. The Wake Up Call
106.5 FM The End; endonline.radio.com /shows/wake-call
2. Insight With Beth Ruyak Capitol Public Radio, 90.9 FM KXJZ; capradio.org/news/insight
3. The Rob, Anybody & Dawn Show radradio.com
Best museum
1. Crocker Art Museum 216 O St.; (916) 808-7000; crockerart.org
2. California State Railroad Museum 125 I St.; (916) 445-6645; californiarailroad. museum
3. Sacramento Zoo 3930 W. Land Park Drive; (916) 808-5888; saczoo.org
Best nerd battleground
1. Oblivion Comics & Coffee 1020 11th St.; (916) 329-8839; oblivioncomics.com
2. Big Brother Comics
1. Golden 1 Center 2. Mondavi Center
523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis; (530) 754-2787; mondaviarts.org
3. Crest Theatre 1013 K St.; (916) 476-3356; crestsacramento.com
Best place for an author reading
1. Sacramento Public Library, Central 828 I St.; (916) 264-2700; saclibrary.org; saclibrary.org/Locations/Central
2. Time Tested Books 1114 21st St.; (916) 447-5696; timetestedbooks.blogspot.com
3. Underground Books 2814 35th St.; (916) 737-3333; sthope.org/ underground-books-home
Best place to get caught in a mosh 1. Ace Of Spades
1417 R St.; (916) 930-0220; aceofspadessac.com
2. Holy Diver 1517 21st St.; holydiversac.com
3. Cafe Colonial/The Colony 3520 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 475-1600; facebook.com/CafeColonial916
Best place to hear poetry
1. Poetry Unplugged At Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar 1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; lunascafe.com
920 20th St., Suite 150; (916) 441-6461; bigbrothercomics.com
2. Shine
3. Comics & Collectibles
1400 E St.; (916) 551-1400; shinesacramento.com
1904 Fruitridge Road; (916)392-2467; comicsandcollectible.com
3. The Sacramento Poetry Center
Best open-mic night
1. Luna’s Cafe & Juice Bar 1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; lunascafe.com
2. Old Ironsides 1901 10th St.; (916) 443-9751; theoldironsides.com
3. Shine 1400 E St.; (916) 551-1400; shinesacramento.com
25th and R Complex, 1719 25th St.; (916) 240-1897; sacramentopoetrycenter.com
Best place to knock down pins 1. Capitol Bowl
900 West Capitol Ave., West Sacramento; (916) 371-4200; capitol-bowl.com
2. Country Club Lanes 2600 Watt Ave.; (916) 483-5105; countryclublanes.com
3. Strikes Unlimited 5681 Lonetree Blvd., Rocklin; (916) 626-3600; strikesrocklin.com
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