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About 250 people showed up Thursday evening to meet astronaut and Sacramento native Stephen K. Robinson at the Sacramento premiere of IMAX film "Hubble 3D" at the Esquire IMAX Theatre. The film opens April 23. It chronicles the 2009 Atlantis shuttle mission that repaired and upgraded the Hubble telescope. Leonardo DiCaprio narrates. "This event is exciting because it allows everybody to get a taste of what it's like to be in space, not just to be in space but to work in space," Robinson said. "And to do useful work, in this case, to upgrade the Hubble telescope. The Hubble has given us all eyes that we all wish we had. To see out into the universe, and when you look far out into the uni
Still haven't seen your first show at the Esquire IMAX Theatre? You no longer have any excuse. The theater is inviting the public to free showings of the film "Adventures in Wild California" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 11. The hour-long, large-format film will play every hour on a six-story screen. The theater at 1211 K St. seats 400. The shows are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis to celebrate the IMAX theater's 10-year anniversary July 8. On Monday, the IMAX theater's role in reviving K Street Mall and the downtown core was lauded during a press conference led by Esquire IMAX Theatre Director Doug Link, Mayor Kevin Johnson and others. "In just 10 years, th