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Top, Larisa Bryski, Jojo Mimmick, Rachel Mimmick, Emma Simpson and underneath the table Laynie Seltzer work the table at Chalk It Ups 25th annual art festival on Labor Day weekend in Fremont park, downtown Sacramento. Girls Rock Sacramentos goal was co-founded created to empower young women, and those who identify as female, through music and to deconstruct gender roles through team building exercises and events.

Girls Rock Sacramento seeks empowerment through music

Cheyenne Drury September 15, 2015

The co-founders of Girls Rock Sacramento (GRSC) Anna Simpson, Emma Simpson and Larisa Bryski share two things in common: they all want to deconstruct gender roles and they all want American River College...

Left to right, American River College alumnus, Brodie Mills, plays guitar, Orey Severet plays drums and lead singer and bassist, Emma Simpson, sings at Chalk It Ups 25th annual art festival on Labor Day weekend in Fremont park in downtown Sacramento. The band calls itself The Off Years, which refers to the years they were not in a band together. (Photo by Cheyenne Drury)

Sacramento band shares its origin story

Cheyenne Drury September 11, 2015

A local band, The Off Years, is a three-piece band from Sacramento that gets its name from the time period when the group was not together. Despite having known each other for over a decade, the band...

American River College students participate in an audition for advanced vocal jazz ensemble. The concert will open on Nov. 4. (Photo by Jose Garcia)

Advanced Jazz Ensemble seeks new talent at auditions

Jose Garcia and Paul Xayphone September 3, 2015

Arthur Lapierre, the vocal jazz ensemble director, held auditions for American River College’s advanced vocal jazz ensemble to seek students with an enthusiastic sound for their upcoming performances. Auditions...

Rock band recounts its Warped Tour experience

John Ferrannini and John Ferrannini July 7, 2015

After playing on The Warped Tour, America’s largest travelling music festival, the rock band Altessa is seeking to grow their audience and to refine their sound. American River College student Julian...

Tim Mascarinas, a Sacramento State student practicing at ARC, conducts the chamber choir at the rehearsal for their performance “It Gets Better”.

This year’s spring choral “It Gets Better” has an anti-bullying message

Nicholas Corey and Nicholas Corey May 12, 2015

American River College’s Chamber Singers and Concert Choir is slated to perform no less than 13 songs at their concert Wednesday. Doors will open at 7 p.m. “It Gets Better,” is going to be conducted...

Student musicians, drugs and the Sacramento market

Student musicians, drugs and the Sacramento market

Emily K. Rabasto and Emily K. Rabasto April 29, 2015

A year ago, 19-year-old Sacramento musician Chris Noia was awoken in his house by the sound of his bandmate being loaded onto a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance on the way to the hospital to be...

American River College student, Eric Kuvakos strums the guitar to the musical piece, titled Round Midnight during last Fridays music recital.

Music recitals are being held until Monday

Nicholas Corey and Nicholas Corey April 28, 2015

A saxophone, vocalists, flute and guitar playing were all featured on Friday as American River College held a music recital for students and faculty to attend. The opening act of the music recital was...

UNR’s jazz band performs for ARC

UNR’s jazz band performs for ARC

Lena DoBynes and Lena DoBynes April 14, 2015

The University of Nevada, Reno jazz band was invited to perform for the American River College Studio Jazz Ensemble and the rest of the campus on Thursday in music room 548. ARC was one of three stops...

ARC student and Film Producer works on two films

Jose Garcia and Jose Garcia April 13, 2015

Alonzo Chism, an American River College student who has worked with hip-hop artists such as Mistah Fab and Krumbsnatcha of Gangstarr, is now working on two films. Chism is working on “Fight 4 Your...

American River College holds a jazz recital put together by music professor, Dyne Eifersten, and included jazz recitals and showcased art made by faculty and students.

ARC concert features Riverrun Quartet jazz band

Mychael Jones and Mychael Jones April 13, 2015

Dyne Eifertsen, a professor of jazz studies and the chair of the American River College music department, performed in a free jazz recital concert to showcase ARC faculty artwork. Eifertsen plays in...

Photo Gallery: ARC orchestra

Photo Gallery: ARC orchestra

Matthew Wilke March 20, 2015

Last Friday and Saturday ARC held an orchestra event.    

Anna Lyubezhanina on violin performed during the ARC orchestra - coordinated by Steven Thompson last Friday and Saturday night.

Ten American River College musicians perform as concerto-aria winners

Cheyenne Drury and Cheyenne Drury March 20, 2015

The concerto-aria competition winners, all American River College students, performed with the ARC orchestra in the main theater on March 13 and 14 at 7:30p.m. There were ten featured students, the...

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