SacTV.com, a website aiming to showcase videos that give a “virtual tour of Sacramento” launched Monday, with local radio veteran Alex Cosper at the helm. “Basically, it’s like the YouTube of Sacramento, minus all the garbage,” he said Thursday. The 49-year-old founder of the site said that “garbage” consists of videos with bad audio and recording qualities as well as really shaky camerawork. “It’s a chance for anyone in Sacramento to voice an opinion or post a review that’s relevant to other Sacramentans,” he said. Videos currently on the site include clips of Mayor Kevin Johnson’s pitch to keep the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, an aerial video of Folsom Lake and several musical per

Thank you to everyone who attended Jeffrey Callison's workshop on "The Art and Craft of Interviewing" last month. If you missed the workshop, you can read the recap and watch the video here. The Sacramento Press has another first-time workshop presenter for September: KXTV News10 Reporter George Warren. Multimedia journalist Andrew Nixon taught a workshop in July titled "Intro to Video Storytelling;" we'll resume the topic of video storytelling with Warren's workshop: "Video Storytelling Tips and Shortcuts." The workshop will be from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at The Sacramento Press office. Warren will discuss how to produce memorable stories with minimum time and effort. Warre

We had a great turnout for our sports writing workshop earlier this month. Thanks to Sam Amick and those who attended. To read the workshop recap, click here. Video is an important part of storytelling that can be difficult to incorporate without the right equipment and editing knowledge. Andrew Nixon will teach a video workshop from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 at the Sacramento Press office called "Introduction to Video Storytelling." Nixon is a Sacramento-based multimedia journalist. He has professional experience in photojournalism, as well as various multimedia platforms, including motion graphics, web platforms, and video journalism. He has freelanced for Patch.com and interned

Friday night’s concert in the park at Cesar Chavez Plaza features R and B, funk and soul from local sensations The Nibblers. Supporting the headliners will be sets from The Gerald Isaac Pease Combo and The Bellboys. This week’s show kicks off at around 5 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. If you can’t make the show, The Sacramento Press will also be live-streaming video of each band’s performance, which can be found in this article on the day of the show. Located between Ninth and 10th and I and J streets, this free, all-ages outdoor concert series will run every Friday until Aug. 12. See a full schedule of this season’s lineup here In its 20th year, Friday Night Concerts in the Park attracts

Join fellow music lovers and The Sacramento Press at Cesar Chavez Plaza for Friday Night Concert in the Park This week’s show kicks off at around 5 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. The action starts with glam rock and Brit pop influenced Breaking Glass, followed by popular Sacramento alt rock duo The Generals, then a set by the indescribable chamber rock ensemble Exquisite Corpse. Headlining the evening is dynamic solo artist Debora Iyall, former lead singer of new wave innovaters Romeo Void. Located between Ninth and 10th and I and J streets, this free, all-ages outdoor concert series will run every Friday until Aug. 12. See a full schedule of this season’s lineup here. Remember, street par

We are excited to announce a new feature that you will see on our front page and other section pages. We now have the ability to display audio clips and videos on our layouts.  Every week, we will include the audio clip from "Insight" on Capitol Public Radio where Sacramento Press Editor in Chief David Watts Barton discusses what's going on in the city and what stories our reporters are working on that week. Our reporters are beginning to incorporate more videos into their stories and we look forward to highlighting those videos as well as your videos on our front page and in the other sections. Friday's front page will feature our first featured video, produced by HellaTV on Josh Fern

  Join The Sacramento Press for Friday Night Concerts in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza. Located between Ninth and 10th and I and J streets, this free, all-ages outdoor concert series will run every Friday until Aug. 12. This week’s show runs from 5 - 9p.m. and will feature an evening of California country, Americana and roots music from headliner The Golden Cadillacs and supporting acts Miss Lonely Hearts and Kerri Carr. See a full schedule of this season’s line-up here. In it’s 20th year, Friday Night Concerts in the Park remains the best way to start off our warm summer weekends and showcase Sacramento’s vibrant local music scene. Friday Night Concerts in the Park attracts huge crow

My name is Aaron Myers, I am the Sacramento area director of an arts organization called RAW:natural born artists. RAW showcases emerging/underground artists in film, fashion, music, art performing art, hair, makeup, photography and performing art. We do this on a local level through monthly multi-faceted arts showcases that showcase all of these forms of art together in one event. I'm writing to introduce myself and RAW to you! RAW is based in Southern California, but we currently operate in 6 cities across California and are launching in Sacramento for the first time in February! We are launching nationwide to an additional 21 cities as well. We'll be hosting our monthly showcases a

Tonight's Review Writing workshop will be live streamed, and we encourage you to tune in from 6:45 - 8 p.m. Sacramento Press Editor in Chief David Watts Barton will teach the basics of reviewing concerts, theater and other performances. We are not accepting anymore RSVPs at this point. We are at full capacity for attendees. If you have RSVP'd but it's more convenient for you to watch the live stream, we encourage you to do so. The Ustream video will be pasted in this article later today. It will go live when the workshop starts. Free live streaming by Ustream

Nationally recognized marketing innovation expert Elaine Starling announces a provocative recovery strategy for small businesses. “Marketing is at the core of all successful business,” Starling said. “If your marketing isn’t working for you, it’s working against you – watering the wrong plants grows the wrong crop.” Starling is offering free marketing training videos to share her award-winning strategies with small businesses everywhere, available at MillionairesMarketingMatrix.com Starling was motivated by a meeting with the California small business advocate Marty Keller, who shared that the 3.2 million small businesses in California generate 99.2 percent of all new jobs and 70 percen

  The Sacramento Press will be live streaming video at the launch of the first Oak Park Farmers' Market Saturday, May 15. This new farmers' market will continue throughout the summer every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 34th and Broadway across from Old Soul Coffeehouse . Join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony and live music as well as all the wonderful fresh produce of the season. The residents of the Oak Park community have been working for years to bring a farmers' market to this, at times, troubled neighborhood. The Oak Park Farmers' Market is a project of NeighborWorks Sacramento, in partnership with community residents, community garden advocates, backyard growers, and fresh

Free video chat by Ustream   Join us for the 4th Annual Celebrate Oak Park Party in the Park Saturday, May 8, 2010. The Sacramento Press will be live streaming video of ' The Party in the Park' today from 12 pm to 5 pm at McClatchy Park, 35th Street and 5th Avenue. Celebrate Oak Park brings residents from all neighborhoods together to celebrate the diversity and beauty of the Sacramento's oldest suburb . This wonderful family friendly event includes performances by local musicians, great food, and information about various organizations and agencies geared to enhancing our community. Kids will love the UC Davis Med Center Passport Play area featuring a Rock Climbing Wall, V

  This evening kicks off the first of the seasons'  Friday night  'Concert in the Park'  series right in the heart of downtown Sacramento. Starting at 4 p.m.,The Sacramento Press will provide live streaming video of all the action including interviews of the local bands and footage of each bands' performance. This free outdoor concert series, which runs May 7 - August 13 is the hottest summer spot every Friday night downtown. The shows feature local artists representing a range of genres including rock, pop, punk, blues and folk. Music addicts and happy hour junkies fill up Cesar Chavez Plaza at 10th and J streets to enjoy live music, fresh air, good food, and the famous beer garden.

 The Sacramento Press is excited to be using live, streaming video as a new media tool. We hope that by streaming the events we go to live, it will enhance the connection we have with our current readership, engage the community at these events and encourage new readership not just in downtown and Midtown, but all neighborhoods in the Sacramento area. Our first live streaming video experiment at the de Vere's Irish Pub's St. Patrick's Day block party was a big hit with The Sacramento Press' readers. St. Patrick's Day allowed us to realize that live video really helps us to showcase the great events happening in our neighborhoods and entice Sacramentans to get out and explore our communit

EARTHLINGS FREE • LIMITED SEATING • ONE NIGHT ONLY • DON’T MISS IT • FREE www.earthlings.com Where: SACRAMENTO BICYCLE KITCHEN 1915 I Street (between 19th and 20th, along the railroad tracks). NOTE: Seating is limited. Please bring a lawn chair or two if you can. When: FRIDAY, July 17, 2009 Time: 7:00-10:00 PM Director’s featurette at 7:30 EARTHLINGS at 8:00 About the film: EARTHLINGS (95 mins), written and directed by Shaun Monson and narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, is about the suffering of animals for food, fashion, pets, entertainment, and medical research. Considered the most persuasive documentary ever made, EARTHLINGS is nicknamed “the Vegan Maker” for its sensitive footage shot at

Public Enemies Directed by Michael Mann By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly “Public Enemies” tells the story of bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), who became both the nemesis and the inspiration for J. Edgar Hoover as he was expanding the FBI. It’s a film that I would expect to enjoy, despite not being a big Depp fan, as it has numerous other cast members and the fact that I usually like cops-and-gangsters themes. But there are aspects of the project that took me out of the moment and left the whole experience feeling flat. I’ve enjoyed the work of Christian Bale (Special Agent Melvin Purvis) and Stephen Dorff since they were both child actors, albeit with some misses, and I especial

Brandon Biebel's video part from Fully Flared. The following video link shows all sorts of footage of Brandon skating and if you skip to 1:14 in the video you will see Brandon skateboarding in Roosevelt Park. Click the following link and enjoy the video. Skateboarding in Roosevelt Park