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08/26/2026

Last but definitely not least... The final round of artist features from the 40 Artists of Midtown! 💫 These artists bring so much life and creativity to our community, and we’re honored to shine a spotlight on them. 🌟 Don’t forget to check out their banners on 16th Street this week, and click the link in our bio to learn more about all the artists featured 🔗

🖌️ ShonnaMcDaniels (Shonna McDaniels) - A prominent Sacramento-based professional artist, muralist and activist dedicated to uplifting Black women and creating inclusive art. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum, a cultural institution she established in 1996 to celebrate Black history, art, and culture.

💋 MISTRESS TINSEL TEASE (Tinsel Tease) - Known as the “ShowGal of NorCal,” Tinsel Tease is an entertainer, designer and personality embodying a glamorous vintage aesthetic without the vintage values. An award-winning costume designer whose credits include HBO Max and Paramount+, Tinsel builds her own dazzling wardrobe by hand, ensuring every performance is a bespoke masterpiece.

🎭 TwoPoint4 Dance Theatre (TwoPoint4 Dance Theatre) - Founded by Tony Nguyen, Emilee Mercado, Christine Crooks, and Diego Campos-Martinez, their mission is to explore, challenge, and create innovative dance-theater works blending physicality, original text, and theatrical elements. The Sacramento-based contemporary dance company and nonprofit is dedicated to creating innovative, immersive dance-theatre experiences.

🎨 (Uli Smith) - A Sacramento-based painter, muralist, and visual designer. Her studio practice explores identity, heritage, and connection to place, while her mural and design work collaborates with clients to create vibrant, color-driven visual experiences.

🧱 Yellow Brick Group (Yellow Brick Group) - YBG was founded in Sacramento in 2018 by friends Curtis Currier, Damian Lynch, and Shawn Kahan as a creative agency rooted in the city’s culture. Best known nationally for their work with Alien Labs, their reach spans far beyond cannabis into brand design, videography, graphic design, event production, and content strategy.

08/24/2026

✨ Live where creativity, culture, and community come together! Located in the heart of Sacramento’s 16M Arts District, Eleanor H16 Apartments puts residents within easy reach of the local restaurants, coffee shops, art, and neighborhood favorites that make this part of Midtown so unique. 🌳

From relaxing in the community spaces at home to heading out and exploring the neighborhood, there’s always something happening just beyond your doorstep. 🌆 Whether you’re grabbing coffee at Milka Coffee Roasters, meeting friends for dinner at MoJo’s Local • Tap & Kitchen, or taking in the creative energy of 16M with a show at Broadway Sacramento, Eleanor H16 makes it easy to experience the best of Midtown every day.

Eleanor H16 is about more than where you live — It’s about being part of what makes Midtown feel like home! 🫶

📍 731 16th Street | eleanorh16.com

08/21/2026

Cheers to patio season! ☀️✨ Known for their seasonal menu, craft cocktails, and lush patio, Paragary's is a top choice for your summer dining. 🍽️

If you haven't downloaded the Explore Midtown Pass yet, here's your sign to do that and check-in when you dine at Paragary's Midtown! Check-ins at businesses included in the pass get you closer to winning fantastic prizes. Link in bio for more information 🔗

📍 1401 28th Street
🕰️ Monday - Thursday | 4:30 - 9 p.m.
🕰️ Friday | 4:30 - 9:30 p.m.
🕰️ Saturday | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 4:30 - 9:30 p.m.
🕰️ Sunday | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 4:30 - 9 p.m.

08/19/2026

The artist spotlights continue! 🌟 Swipe to see the next round of talented artists featured in the 40 Artists of Midtown.

🎨 Raphael Delgado - A Northern California artist widely recognized throughout Sacramento for his dynamic approach to contemporary painting, sculpture, and murals, with additional forays into costume design and performance art through regional dance collaborations. His highly personal imagery spans human and animal forms, abstract designs, and universal symbols, reflecting the rapidly evolving cultural landscape of Sacramento.

🩰 Sacramento Ballet - Founded in 1954, Sacramento Ballet is the region's only professional dance company and a cornerstone of the Capital Region's cultural community, captivating thousands each year through world-class performances, education, and outreach programs. The company welcomes internationally renowned dancers and choreographers to create groundbreaking work in Sacramento, while also representing California's arts scene on national and international stages.

🪡 Samuel Rose - A master of the needle trade and a well-respected staple of the Sacramento fashion industry. As a successful entrepreneur, Samuel has launched and runs three fashion companies: Kings Tribe, Bespoke by Samuel Rose, and b:SR Brand. Passing the knowledge of fashion design and entrepreneurship on to the next generation is one of Samuel’s great passions.

💐 Sarah Marie Hawkins - A prominent Sacramento-based multimedia artist, photographer, and community advocate. She is recognized for her impactful work bridging art and social equity, including her notable "Faceless No More" installation for sexual assault survivors and co-curating gallery exhibits like those at the Arden Fair Mall.

🪵 Shaun Burner - A multidisciplinary artist based in Sacramento, California, he creates large scale murals, sculptures from reclaimed wood, and immersive installations. He is a co-owner of 1810 Gallery which highlights underrepresented artists. He has been part of Trust Your Struggle (TYS) since 2006, which is a collective of visual artists, educators, and cultural workers dedicated to social justice and community activism through the medium of art.

Want to learn more about the 40 Artists of Midtown? 👓 Read more here! https://exploremidtown.org/40artists/

08/13/2026

In case you missed it, we’re offering FREE weekday classes from Yoga Moves Us at four Midtown Parks until September! 🧘 See below for the schedule 📆

🌲 Mondays @ Marshall Park | 📍 915 27th Street
🌲 Tuesdays & Thursdays @ Fremont Park | 📍 1515 Q Street
🌲 Wednesdays @ Winn Park | 📍 1616 28th Street
🌲 Fridays @ Sutter’s Fort | 📍 2701 L Street

⏰ 6-7 p.m.

Don’t forget your mat and water bottle! 💫 Click here for more information on our classes: https://exploremidtown.org/freshair/

Thank you to our sponsors CADA, City of Sacramento, Ice Blocks, and Golden 1.

08/12/2026

Whether it’s lunch, dinner, or somewhere in between, Tea Bar & Fusion Kitchen has everything you need for those fresh cravings! 🥗

They’re also a part of the Explore Midtown Pass, where you can earn points for checking into local businesses here in Midtown. Those points then give you a chance to win fabulous prizes! 💫

The Explore Midtown Pass is available until October 11, and you can find more information about how it works though the link in our bio. 🔗

📍 2700 Capitol Avenue
⏰ Open daily from 11 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

08/11/2026

It’s time for another round of artists featured in the 40 Artists of Midtown!⚡️

🎹 Christian Drastic Gates (The Philharmonik) - A vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and music producer, he is celebrated in Sacramento for his music, strong work ethic, support of young local musicians, and advocacy for mental health. He won NPR’s 2024 Tiny Desk Contest with his song “What’s It All Mean,” which was shot in a Sacramento real estate office, catapulting him to national and international recognition.

🖌️ Maren Conrad (Maren Conrad) - A Sacramento-based female muralist and fine artist whose large-scale public works — some exceeding 12K square feet - transform dangerous alleys and neglected urban spaces into vibrant community destinations. Her murals, which blend social activism with striking imagery, have appeared across many Sacramento landmarks.

📸 Melissa Uroff (Melissa Uroff) - A California based multidisciplinary artist working across photography, 2-D mixed media and 3-D installation, with a practice rooted in alternative and historical photographic processes alongside neon fabrication. Her 2-D work blurs the line between personal memory and surreal dreamscape, drawing subconsciously from childhood, heritage, flora and fauna, music, and family.

🎨 Micah Crandall-Bear (Micah Crandall-Bear) - A contemporary painter and Sacramento native whose abstract landscape paintings examine Earth’s intrinsic resources and their accelerated transformation through linear layers cascading from atmospheric to subterranean. His work is in the permanent collections of the Crocker Art Museum, Facebook, HBO, Visa, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the Resnick Foundation.

🌵 ˗ˏˋ♢ sunny dispo studio ♢ˊˎ˗ (Rachel Kerns) - An Arizona native and now Midtown local, her work is heavily desert themed and she enjoys painting the desert landscape that she grew up around. Spot her murals around Midtown!

Read the full list of honorees at the link in our bio, and stay tuned for more artist features soon! 💫

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