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The Sacramento History Museum at the Old Sacramento Waterfront is proud to present “America’s Monsters, Superheroes and Villains: Our Culture at Play,” an engaging exhibition of vintage toys and more from SuperMonster市City!, running through January 7, 2025.
This uniquely engaging exhibition is filled with more than 400 vintage and original toys, comic books, games, posters, packaging, television commercials, movie trailers and more, featuring iconic monsters, superheroes, and villains of American popular culture. This expansive exhibition will be displayed throughout the museum’s ground floor and in the third floor R. Burnett and Mimi Miller Gallery.
This eclectic display of toys, comic books, games, posters, packaging, media and more, are derived from collector and SuperMonster市City! co-founder David Barnhill’s private collection of an estimated 200,000 objects. Featured are iconic monsters, superheroes, and villains such as Frankenstein, Dracula, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Joker, Storm, Green Goblin, Captain Marvel, as well as Star Trek, Star Wars and more.
Exhibit curator and SuperMonster市City! co-founder Stephen Rueff’s informative didactics highlight how these characters became symbols of America’s global identity and touchstones for American youth as they navigated social tensions, from post-World War II, through the 1960’s and into the Cold War Era.
Appealing to all ages, the exhibition profiles many creators, designers, and artists such as: Stan Lee, Bob Kane, and Todd McFarlane, along with vintage toys from Mattel, Hasbro, Aurora, Marx, and more.
About SuperMonster市City! — SuperMonster市City! celebrates monsters, superheroes and villains through touring museum exhibitions, books, special events, and more. Co-founded by master collector David Barnhill whose collection of more than 200,000 toys, comic books, posters, and films of the scary, supernatural, and villainous is one of the largest private toy collections in America. Stephen Rueff is co-founder and managing director as the exhibit curator. This exhibition has set new attendance and revenue records at prior venues, and received Museum Exhibition of the Year from the Twin Cities weekly City Pages.
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Two events are coming up at @amatoria_fine_art_books. Tell a friend, buy a book, and please RSVP! 1831 F Street >> corner of 19th and F in Midtown.
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An Evening of Poetry & Prose w Barbara Ruth Saunders
@barbararuth
Saturday, February 22nd
6pm – 8pm
Barbara Ruth Saunders is a brilliant thinker, an astute observer of human nature and the natural world, a free spirit with razor-sharp editing skills. We’re so pleased that she and her long-time friend nialla rose will be joining us for an evening of poetry and prose in celebration of Barbara’s recently published collection of poetry entitled “Hearing Voices”
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Afrofuturism: An Open Discussion
Wednesday, February 26th
6pm - 8pm
We`re continuing our discussion series this month with a dialog about Afrofuturism! We`ll watch a brief history and some short videos, then open the floor to discussion. What are the benefits of speculative futures? What challenges and opportunities do they present? Is Afrotopia possible? Explore the intersection of Black culture and history with science and technology. Afrofuturism is music, film, fashion, literature, art, performance, and more.
This is not a lecture, but an open forum discussion. Your thoughts and ideas are welcome. From Sun Ra to Octavia Butler to Black Panther, to Janelle Monae, into the Spiderverse, and beyond.
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One-book-minimum to attend. RSVP to info@amatoriafineartbooks.com
Giant pretzels now available at @leftystaproom! Comes with house-made beer cheese & stone-ground mustard.
Lefty`s Eatery & Taproom
@leftystaproom
5610 Elvas Ave
East Sacramento, CA 95819
(916) 389-0288
https://www.leftystaproom.com/
Indoor taproom
Outdoor patio
misters in the summer
heaters in the winter
Tuesday through Friday
BBQ, Burgers, Pub Grub
Great lunch specials
Weekend Breakfast
Tuesday Trivia Night
Vegetarian-Dog-Kid-friendly
27 Beers, 4 Ciders, 9 Wines
Sacramento`s Local Yarn Store has been at it for over 40 years!🫡 They have all the fiber supplies you could ever want, and classes too. ** Private lessons available. **
RUMPELSTILTSKIN YARN STORE
@rumpelstiltskin_yarn
1021 R Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 442-9225
CLASSES & ONLINE STORE: https://rumpelyarn.square.site/