The History of Stage Nine

Stage Nine Entertainment Group has had a long and exciting history.  Starting in 1991 as a quaint shop in Old Sacramento, we have since embarked on many successful endeavors.  Some highlights include:

1991- First retail store opened, “Old Sacramento Giftique”

1993 – Second retail operation opened – “Capital City Shirt Company”

1999 – Third and most ambitious to date retail store opened – “Stage Nine Entertainment Store”

2000 – Developed “Sacramento Jazz Jubilee” Fundraiser Program

2003 – Opened fourth retail operation, “Stage Nine Entertainment Store” in the Country Club Plaza in Sacramento, CA

2004 – Opened fifth retail operation, known as “Stage Nine Vegas” in the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, NV

2005 – Entered into a fundraising partnership with the Susan G Komen in Sacramento, CA

2005 – Opened sixth retail operation entitled “G. Willikers Toy Emporium” in Old Sacramento, CA

2005 – Debuted first pop culture exhibit at the California State Fair, “Star Wars Through The Eyes Of The Fan”

2006 – Developed first in a series of Disney, “Destination Sacramento Art Prints” with the Walt Disney Company

2006 – Developed second pop-culture exhibit for the California State Fair, “Hall of Heroes”

2006 – Designed and developed a special project for “Wall Drug” in Wall, South Dakota

2007 – Developed third exhibit for the California State Fair, “Toytopia”

2007 – Debuted the Disney Fine Art Trip and opened the “Stage Nine Vault“, our seventh retail store”

2008 – Developed the fourth featured exhibit for for the California State Fair, “Going Hollywood”

2008 – Become partner of “What Cheer Building” in Old Sacramento

2009 – Developed the fifth featured exhibit for the California State Fair the exhibit, “It’s A Candy Nation”

2009 – “It’s A Candy Nation” travels to second tour date, open at the Central Washington State Fair

2009- Stage Nine selected to manage all retail sales for the Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary Celebration

2009 – Developed and debuted, “Theatre of Lights” for Christmas Season in Old Sacramento

2010 – “It’s A Candy Nation” embarks on its Canadian Tour to debut in Edmonton, Alberta

2010  ”Get Animated”, our sixth pop culture exhibit developed for the California State Fair and the Central Washington State Fair

2011 – “Rock U: The Institute of Rock ‘N’ Roll in developement and set to debut at the 2011 California State Fair.

A brief photographic tour showing some of our very early build outs and the friends and family that helped make them possible..