Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association

I love this community center. It’s close to my house. The Sierra 2 Theatre my daughters loves to watch shows here but also has performances (Runaway Stage Company) for adults and children. In the back is a awesome kids park and a dog auxiliary area for your four legged family member. All dogs and owners are very friendly just a overall welcoming vibe.

This review is for the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts, which is run by the neighborhood association.
Did you know that there are a ton of affordable workout, dance and yoga classes offered here? I’ve known about Sierra 2 for a long time, but only recently dabbled in their classes.
My favorite? The MADE (Motivational Aerobic Dance Exercise) classes, which are similar to Zumba and allow me to shake my booty with abandon, despite probably looking like an arthritic woman with vertigo. Kia, the instructor, is a lot of energetic fun, and classes are only $ 5 or less if you buy a multi-​class pass.
Unfortunately, the association’s website buries class information, so here’s a link to their activities, which include special events, children, art, dance, fitness, martial arts, music, yoga, and spiritual services:

Came here tonight to watch Mame. It was my first time at this adorable old theater. I was very impressed with the choreography on such a small stage. The orchestra was wonderful! There was an old musty smell that lingered about. I haven’t quite decided if it added to the charm of the place or a little distracting. The seating was comfortable. It was a great evening!

One of my favorite things about living in Curtis Park! Great event spaces, reasonable pricing, lovely structure, nice staff for booking. About to have my son’s 4^th birthday party in the Garden Room — had it there last year too and it was a perfect indoor/​outdoor venue. It’s not super-​fancy but it feels just right.

This place is so cute. I didn’t know this theater existed until I bought tickets online to see the wizard of oz. What was strange was they offered free wifi for 1 hour and once you hour was up you had to pay. For me I used the wifi for 5 minute then turned off my wifi since the show was starting and wanted to continue using the wifi during intermission but apparently my hour was up even though I didn’t use 60 minutes worth of time. It was kind of weird and it sucks but I came here for a play not free wifi so that’s fine.
Onward to the play, it was a cute play in a small theater. It is definitely older and not modern at all but it was quaint and perfect in the middle of Curitis Park. It wasn’t crazy big like Mondavi or anything but it was perfect for a little community theater. I will definitely be back here for more musicals in the future.
Also parking was not an issue on a Friday night since there was plenty of street parking.

What a neat little theater! I sadly didn’t even know this center/​24^th Street Theater existed until my friend took me to see «Into the Woods» this last weekend.
It’s not a huge venue but it’s got character and a quasi-​vintage charm that I really dig. The only meh part was the two weird entrances/​stairs/​walkways to get to the seats. I feel it would be odd to navigate that part if there’s a fire and people are stampeding but since that didn’t happen while we were there, not that big of an issue!
Cool place, I wouldn’t mind taking in another show here. I’d probably just show up a bit earlier so we wouldn’t be so rushed finding a parking space (street parking only)

I had my wedding reception here (a small, casual reception), and it was great. We arrived 15 minutes before our contracted time, and they let us in with no problem. All the tables and chairs were already set up for us. We ended up needing more tables, so my sister and I grabbed some from down the hallway, no problem.
The room was warm enough, but not too hot (November reception). The lighting was good. I loved the courtyard with the fountain (We rented the Garden Room). Overall, it was a super simple process. No complications, no complaints.
Also, super affordable!

I had my wedding reception here and although the room we reserved ended up being under construction for our, which was stressful, our day turned out lovely. We had reserved the Garden Room and ended up with the Room 10, which saved us some money in the end. We were allowed use of the patio without charge for our entire event and it was absolutely beautiful! The janitorial staff were very helpful and kind. I also like Best Friend Fridays!

Sierra Center is a great facility for hosting dance practices, event practices & rehearsals. The location is very convenient and they actually have an easy-​accessible, safe parking lot in the back.
The downside though is that they are SUPER strict. Each and every single time we made use of this facility, they would stand by the door 5 minutes before our reservation of the room was up and would kick us out at 1 minute to the hour. It was pretty annoying… I understand staying on schedule but can you please not come until the time is actually up? 5 minutes till it’s up is pretty uptight.

AIR CONDITIONING IS BROKEN… DO NOT BOOK ANY EVENTS HERE!
I had an event here on July 11, and they had just fixed the compressors that afternoon. Unfortunately, they broke AGAIN in the middle of our event.
It was hot, sticky, and miserable — AND– you cannot open the doors or windows because its in a residential neighborhood and there will be noise complaints.
So ½ the guests went home early, thanks to faulty A/​C.
Consider yourselves WARNED… and carefully read Keith Lowell J’s review (below): If they were having Air Conditioner problems at a wedding in APRIL 2008, just imagine what it will be like if you book a wedding in AUGUST and it happens to be 100 degrees (F) outside?

I’ve now done two events here. The first, the All Sketch Comedy Festival went very well in the beautiful 24^th Street Theater.
The second event was my wedding. In addition to Curtis Hall we asked for a neighboring room that didn’t end up getting put in our contract. The Bride and I and my mother all remember discussing having this room but ultimately I’ll take responsibility as we should have read our contract better. We would’ve realized that it wasn’t on there. It would have been nice to hear a less defensive more sympathetic tone from the venue though. And on numerous run throughs, as we discussed using this room with them, never once did they catch that we were discussing a room we hadn’t actually rented.
But wait, there’s more. Once at the wedding we were informed that there weren’t enough cushioned chairs and so they’d have to substitute ugly metal chairs. I pointed out that there were more of the nice chairs in a different room mixed in with metal. I convinced the man doing the set up that he may as well have one of the two events stocked correctly instead of both groups being off. He agreed, but then ran out of the chairs for the dining area so we ended up with a hodge podge of chairs in there.
There was also an annoying light right over the dance floor that couldn’t be turned off. The room was always hot no matter how many times we asked to have the thermostat adjusted (and each time we were assured that it would be.)
Lastly, we were told that the landscaping, which was pretty ugly when we first looked at the place, was to be redone before our event. It wasn’t.
Our wedding was great but if I had it to do over I’d choose a different venue.

This is really for «Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community” — the Neighborhood Association runs it. Okay here’s the official dope from the website — because I’m lazy — my review is below.
«Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community managed by the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, is a charming, vintage stucco building built in 1926 as an elementary school. Sierra 2 is located on three lushly landscaped acres in the beautiful Curtis Park neighborhood within easy reach of midtown and downtown Sacramento. Sierra Green, a neighborhood park, is adjacent to the Center.
This historic site was saved from demolition by the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association (SCNA) in 1976. SCNA’s members and community volunteers contributed generous time and resources to renovate the school. Together they transformed Sierra 2 into a non-​profit center of artistic, cultural and educational activities.»
My review — Sierra Two is great because it serves as the nerve center and heart of my neighborhood. Last night my wife and I went to a dinner (one of a monthly series) this one hosted by her local workout club — Figure 8. You might think just a few people would show up to a thing like this — but it was packed. Young and old homeowners alike, parents with toddlers in the playground outside, seemed like half the neighborhood showed up. The food was catered, with wine and beer and there was a very nice party atmosphere — all for $ 5!!! (plus $ for drinks). Talked with friends and also with neighbors we hadn’t seen in a while, thoroughly enjoyed the dinner.
That was just one example — there are weekend plays at the theater, town halls with our city councilwoman, it’s where I vote, there are wine and cheese things, and lots of other neighborhood sort of stuff. My wife said she read somewhere that it is one of the most active neighborhood centers in the US. I can believe it — because it is really cool.
There’s a bunch of stuff going on — check it out —