REVIEW – Nomlas Cafe

By Michael P Coleman With the recent closing of Drip in Midtown, Sacramento, I was on the hunt for another independently-owned coffee shop in town. Today, I struck pay dirt not just in town, but in my own backyard, with Nomlas Cafe. They’ve been open since September of 2023, and they’re tucked away at the …

REVIEW — Kitchen15

By Michael P Coleman The new Kitchen15 is occupying the spot where my beloved Smash Burger used to live, in the Midtown area of Sacramento. They’re up to the task. First, they offer bottomless mimosas for $20. I could almost stop writing this review right there. But that would mean I couldn’t tell you about …

REVIEW — Moonbelly Bakery

By Michael P Coleman, You know that you’ve stumbled across a winner when you arrive at a location and people are standing outside, braving a chilly late winter rain, just to get in. Well, “chilly” is relative — this is Sacramento, California, after all — but the point is the food at Moonbelly Bakery promised …

Remembering HIV / AIDS Activist Hydeia Broadbent and Our Work Together

I met and worked with the trailblazer a decade ago. She changed the world, and for a moment, I held a front-row seat.

This Valentine’s Day, I’m Remembering Taz

By Michael P Coleman A few times in my life, I’ve met someone and become instant friends. I was lucky enough to marry two of them. One of them that I didn’t marry is Taz. I can feel it when it happens — there’s an energetic shift — and I will always remember those first …

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical — A Review

By Michael P Coleman It’s been an unprecedented week of theatre for me. Even during our pre-COVID, when I was going out a lot more than I do these days, I don’t believe I’d seen three different productions during three consecutive days. I’m including Hollywood’s luminous new The Color Purple in that tally, along with …

Concert Review — Kenny G At Cache Creek Casino

By Michael P Coleman This review was first published with sacculturalhub.com. I’m not going to mention a single song that the legendary Kenny G played on that magical saxophone of his last Saturday night, at Cache Creek Casino in Northern California, just outside of Sacramento. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. Try as I …

REVIEW — Les Misérables in Sacramento

By Michael P Coleman You’ll be anything but miserable if you can grab a ticket to see Les Misérables, playing through Sunday, October 29 at SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center in Sacramento. The New York Times has called the show “Thrilling, spectacular and unforgettable.” They’re spot on. I’d not seen any production of the …

My Mustang Got Hit. In A Parking Lot. Again.

By Michael P Coleman Someone hit my beautiful “new” silver Mustang convertible yesterday. It was backed into, in a parking lot, for the third time since buying it. It had replaced my 2000 Mustang, which notched over 217,000 miles before it gave up the ghost. I put “new” in quotation marks because a car I’ve …

Move Quickly, Or You’ll Have A Hades Of A Time Getting Tickets To A Broadway Sacramento Show This Season

Hadestown runs through Sunday, September 24, but tickets are limited. The same’s true of their next show, Les Miserables! By Michael P Coleman I’ve scrapped plans to share details on last night’s opening of HADESTOWN, which opened Broadway On Tour’s 2023 / 24 season. I don’t even want to talk about it. Why? Because the …