A liberal dramatic license was taken by director Luther Hanson in the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival production of “Othello.” Set in Venice of the late 1920s, the jazz music and dance numbers from that era are incorporated into the costumes and include women in flapper outfits and men wearing knickers, suits and straw Panama hats reminiscent of the styles of that period. The military uniforms of Iago, Cassio and Othello appear as if they had been raided from the closets of Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington after they completed the filming of the movie “Glory.” The final surprise was the glittering outfit of the duchess ironically named “The Duke.” The principal players included G

Sacramento's arts community is looking for more than just 15 minutes of fame. "There's a stigma that artists can't communicate what they do," said artist Milton Bowens. "Or that our profession is all Andy Warhol's personality." An effort to change that started in June, when Mayor Kevin Johnson's For Art's Sake initiative was begun to raise the profile of arts in the city. "We are going to promote the arts in a real way," he said. It got off to a running start. To fund the monthly meetings, Johnson raised $100,000 within a week of starting the initiative. The last 12-months, the planning stage of the initiative, were managed by Sharon Gerber. She owns Six Degreez, an event-planning comp