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The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

Kima LaRue performs as a drag queen at a bar in Sacramento called Sidetrax. LaRue co-hosts the event drag queen showcase event. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Queens of the stage

Joseph Daniels and Itzin Alpizar May 11, 2016

An earlier version of this attributed the quote, “It’s all the weird stuff that nobody really wants to get into, which kind of becomes a kind of a strength for most of us who got into it, because...

Sariah Loudon drives the ball up the court in ARC's game against Siskiyous. American River College women's basketball team lost against Siskiyous 85-77. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

American River College women’s basketball falls to College of the Siskiyous in a hard fought game

Joseph Daniels December 8, 2015

In a game that was highly competitive throughout the first three quarters American River College women’s basketball team fell just shy, 85-77 and was unable to keep up with College of the Siskiyous. ARC...

Maya (played by McKenzie Lopez), left is visited by Santa Muerte (played by Itzin Alpizar) after praying that her dead mother's soul is left restless. The play will run until Dec. 6. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Review: ‘Skeleton Stories’ celebrates Day of the Dead by offering audience members a journey through the underworld

Joseph Daniels November 24, 2015

American River College theater department’s production of “Skeleton Stories” takes the audience on a journey through a Mexican-inspired underworld that celebrates the Day of the Dead, but the main...

Tommy Andersen practices a warm up exercise before the rehearsal for American River College theater department's production of "Skeleton Stories." The play opened on Friday. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Cast of ‘Skeleton Stories’ reveals how characters’ backgrounds are created

Joseph Daniels November 20, 2015

By Joseph Daniels and Matthew Peirson A previous version of this story falsely reported that the white robe of Santa Muerte represented her elevation above nature and that the red robe represented...

Susana Batres, left, and Eddie Lopez, right, pose for a photo for the audience. The two performed an abridged version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet before leading an actor workshop on Nov. 10. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival perform abridged version of Hamlet

Joseph Daniels November 12, 2015

Two actors from Oregon visited American River College to perform an abridged version of Hamlet and lead a workshop for ARC students Tuesday. Eddie Lopez and Susana Batres are professional actors who...

Team Scot is a non-profit organization with the goal of spreading awareness to a rare form of cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. The charity was started after Scot Sieczko died and the organization goes around to hospitals and passes around blankets with a Team Scot patch on it to help make children going through cancer happier. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Team Scot raises awareness toward childhood type cancer

Joseph Daniels November 12, 2015

It was during a visit to the hospital after a skateboard injury that caused Scot Sieczko to discover that he had rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Before he died, he told those that were close to...

Kristine Aubert performs a monologue that was dedicated to two American River College student Andrew Downs-Hoover and Jenna Faeth. Downs-Hoover and Faeth died in a car crash in 2008. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Monologue at Cafe Noir dedicated to two late ARC students

Joseph Daniels November 9, 2015

A monologue dedicated to the memory of members of the theater department who died in a car crash in 2008 was featured at the Cafe Noir at American River College on Wednesday. Cafe Noir is an open-mic...

Jason Becker, a cast member of Slipknot's Scream Park warms up moments before the doors opens to the public. His costume was inspired by the outfit of Corey Taylor, the lead singer of the American rock band Slipknot. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Local haunted house is inspired by heavy metal group Slipknot

Joseph Daniels October 31, 2015

The audience members are greeted by the heavy metal music of Slipknot as they make their way to the entrance of Slipknot’s Scream Park, a Halloween attraction that features three haunted house exhibits...

Midfielder Gabby Krewer passes the ball to a teammate in her game against Sacramento City College. The American River College women's soccer team defeated Sac City 3-0. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

ARC shuts down Sacramento City College with a 3-0 win

Johnnie Heard October 27, 2015

American River College’s midfielder Natalie Silcox was the star of ARC’s 3-0 win over Sacramento City College scoring two of ARC’s three goals. ARC’s first goal came in the first half  by midfielder...

James "Jimbo" Estrella plays guitar with Katya Novskaya at the Acoustic Cafe with Katya Novskaya on Oct. 23, 2015. Estrella dedicated a song to West Arkeen, a musician who is credited for writing several songs for Guns N' Roses who died from an heroin overdose. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Acoustic Cafe features songs that tell personal stories

Joseph Daniels October 27, 2015

Student musicians performed for a live audience at the recent Acoustic Cafe event at American River College, which featured a song about a man’s failed attempt to be with a woman in Texas and one dedicated...

Sam Williams, left, waits with his cast for the technical rehearsal for 'The Music Man' to begin. Williams directs the play, which closes on Oct. 25. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

Long time performer and director brings his love of theater to ARC

Matthew Nobert October 16, 2015

An American River College theater department professor has brought his love for theater to many universities and stages around the country. It has been Sam Williams’ goal to help student performers...

'My Flea Has Dogs' is a sculpture featured at the E Street Gallery for the American River College Student Invitational Exhibition. The art show will be open until Oct. 31. (Photo by Joseph Daniels)

E Street Gallery holds ARC student art show

Joseph Daniels October 15, 2015

A painting of the Earth blowing up, an art piece that is made out of oak galls and a sculpture of a flea infested with dogs were all art works featured at the American River College student show at E Street...

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