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I'm a freelance writer, opinion-monger and midtown zealot who is delighted to call SacLights.com the home base for my blog, "In the Sac." Within the tidy little confines of my blog, I will ransack the unknown, reassess the familiar and make highly intuitive generalizations about complete strangers. All of this and more, and I'll do it with good hair and superior tact. 

Quite recently I teamed up with a few talented individuals/SacLights friends to produce "In the Sac," (right. same title as my blog. this is how brilliant ideas are born.), a series of video interviews with local bands and musicians hosted - where else - inside a big bed. Look out for us at your local bars, parks and street corners, and please be kind and check out our pilot episode, in which I interview Brian Ballentine and Mick Stevenson of Nevada Backwards.

I'm always on the lookout for novel, badass and bizarre goings-on, so, if you feel so inclined, shoot me an email at anna_ritner@saclights.com.

• 2nd Saturday: the morning after
  Aug 10th Second Saturdays are fun. In fact, they might be the funnest (I realize "funnest" is not a real word) thing to do in Sacra...
• Capitol Glo-Bowl: Mama Like!
  Aug 6th I think the last time someone suggested glow bowling on a Friday night, I was 17 and keen on the Sacramento rave circuit. ...
• This week in drunk dancing...The...
  Jul 28th A few months ago I attempted to start a new segment entitled "This Week in Dancing," in which I planned to post a photo jo...
• "In the Sac"....and I've got com...
  Jul 28th Oh, the nights I've spent lying alone in my bed listening to my upstairs neighbor stomp around like some sort of Incredib...
• Cherchez le film! SacLights Q&A ...
  Jul 24th The Sacramento French Film Festival kicked off last Friday to a huge success. In just seven years, the festival has come t...
• I'm a big douche at the Rosevill...
  Jul 21st Pack up your country kitchen décor and your black leather sectional – we’re moving to Roseville, kids! According to ...
• Dear Sacramento: THIS is burlesque
  Jul 16th A friend recently said to me, “Never a dull moment with you, Anna.” To my dual amusement and chagrin, this statement c...
• This bike's in love with you.
  Jul 14th To the asshole who stole my bike, There’s a good chance you may not read this letter for quite some time. Maybe that’...
• Why I love the Sacramento library.
  Jul 9th Remember when you are a kid and you’d take turns with friends hypothesizing about the awful future of the world? I remem...
• Press-Drunk Love
  Jul 7th I can always count on the trashier-than-thou Press Club for a drunken spectacle, but Thursday night certainly gave me my f...

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