Charles and Ray Eames: Designers of more than just chairs That’s not the title of the documentary being shown on Tuesday at the Crest Theatre, but it very well could be. “Eames: The architect and the painter” will be screened at 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) in a special event to benefit the Eames exhibit at the California Museum. The director of the film, Jason Cohn, will attend the screening and the evening is sponsored by Hot Italian, Sactown Magazine, Lumens, and The Bridge District. I think it’s probably fair to say that for most people who are familiar with the work of Charles and Ray Eames, the primary examples of the prolific partnership that come to mind are their iconic chair d

Earlier this week, the local owners of six La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in Northern California donated nearly $12,000 worth of beautiful La-Z-Boy furniture to a privately funded home for recently emancipated foster youth in Placer County.  Purchased by a concerned citizen and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteer, “Taylor House” is a six-bedroom, newly remodeled home located in downtown Roseville.  Once furnished, the home will welcome its first young women residents -- all of whom are no longer able to stay in a foster care environment after turning 18 years of age -- within the next few weeks.    To help furnish the empty home, local La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries owne

Following in the footsteps of Jon Barry, Mike Bibby and Bobby Jackson, pro basketball player Carl Landry was chosen as this year’s local spokesperson for La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in the greater Sacramento market.   “We’ve been very impressed with Carl’s talent, strong work ethic and commitment to family--he’s a perfect fit for our La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries,” said Liz Reego, owner of six La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in Northern California.  “Carl is definitely the one to watch this coming Kings season.  In fact, each time we’ve partnered with pro ball players, they’ve gone on to have banner seasons.  We look forward to continuing the winning tradition!” Local residents can s

The Makers Lab is Sacramento’s newest design-build group and artist collaborative. The Makers Lab will be showcasing a small body of work from some of it’s most prolific members at the Applied Arts building this Saturday. Located at 2418 K street the Applied Arts Building is a new center for emerging architecture and design in the Sacramento region. The Makers Lab will be showing a variety of built work ranging from custom tables, lighting, mobiles, fine art and reclaimed objects. Brian Schmitt will be spinning some great dance music to set the mood for the pioneering new event series. Come check out this innovative new group of artists and craftsmen. Saturday, Jan 9th 6-9pm Applied A

Trisha Rhomberg and Olivia Coelho, owners of the Bows & Arrows Boutique, held their second Sellout Buyout Art & Fashion Bazaar of the year during June's Second Saturday Art Walk. Bows & Arrows is a vintage store that buys, sells and trades all fashion trends. It is located at 1712 L Street in midtown Sacramento. The Sellout Buyout event allows local Sacramento artists and designers to have a place to sell some of their creations and to network with other designers. “My partner Olivia and I wanted to showcase local talent and have people own clothes and accessories from Sacramento designers,” said Rhomberg. “It’s a great opportunity for them to get all the profit from the sales without go