About Sacramento, CA
As the capital of California, Sacramento offers a bustling city lifestyle complete with restaurants, galleries, clubs, theaters, parks, and other cultural resources. Below you will find highlights on Sacramento city life and links to relevant cultural activities to partake in during your Corps year. Be sure to check out the Public Transportation link for more information on getting in and out of the city from campus.
Places of Worship
Sacramento has a highly diverse religious community. Resources are available here:
http://discovergold.org/diversity/worship.cfm
Ethic & Cultural Organizations
Sac Cultural Hub
http://www.sacculturalhub.com/
Sacramento Asian-Pacific Chamber of Commerce
2012 H Street, Suite 202, Sacramento, CA. 95814
(916) 446-7883
www.sacasiancc.org
Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
2655 Del Monte St, West Sacramento, CA 95691
(916) 374-9355
www.sacblackchamber.org
Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
1491 River Park, Dr., Ste 101, Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 486-7700
www.sachcc.org
Sacramento Native American Health Center
2020 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 341-0575
www.snahc.org/support.asp
My Sister’s House
3053 Freeport Boulevard, No. 120, Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 428-3271
www.my-sisters-house.org
Political Involvement
Democratic Party of Sacramento County
1033 S St Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 739-6001
http://www.sacdems.org/
Sacramento County Republican Party
9851 Horn Rd #100 Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 974-1821
http://saccountygop.com/gop/
American Independent Party of Sacramento
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AIPSC/info
Museums
The California State Railroad Museum
125 I St., Sacramento, CA
(916) 445-6645
http://www.csrmf.org
Sutter's Fort
2701 L St., Sacramento, CA
(916) 445-4422
www.suttersfort.org
California State Indian Museum
2618 K St., Sacramento, CA
(916) 324-0971
parks.ca.gov/?page_id=486
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street, Sacramento, CA
(916) 808-7000
http://crockerartmuseum.org/
The California Museum
1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA
916-653-7524
http://www.californiamuseum.org/
Sacramento History Museum
101 I St., Sacramento, CA
(916) 808-7059
www.historicoldsac.org/
Galleries
Sacramento Cultural Events Calendar
http://www.discovergold.org/diversity/calendar.cfm
Sacramento 365 Events
http://www.sacramento365.com/
Art Foundry Gallery
1021 R St, Sacramento, CA
(916) 444-2787
Barton Gallery
1723 I St, Sacramento, CA
(916) 443-4025
Appel Photography Gallery
931 T St, Sacramento, CA
(916) 442-6014
http://www.appelgallery.com/
Smith Gallery
1020 11th St Ste 100, Sacramento, CA
(916) 446-4444
http://www.smithgallery.com/
Axis Gallery
1517 19th St, Sacramento, CA
(916) 443-9900
http://www.axisgallery.org/Axis/Home.html
Theaters
The Crest Theater ( for comedy, music and films)
1013 K St Sacramento, CA
(916) 442-5189
http://thecrest.com/
B Street Theater (for plays)
2711 B St Sacramento, CA
(916) 448-9707
www.bstreettheatre.org
California Musical Theatre
1419 H St Sacramento, CA
(916) 557-1999
www.californiamusicaltheatre.com
Sacramento Movie Times
http://sacramento.mrmovietimes.com/