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A Man in Full BURNETT MILLER WAS SACRAMENTO’S RENAISSANCE MAN he ancient Stoic philosopher, Epictetus, inspired the expression, “A Man in Full.” His life view was that we cannot control external conditions. All we can do is be true to our own high ideals. R. Burnett Miller died in October after a brief illness, surrounded by family in his East Sacramento living room. He was 95. He was a lifelong Sacramentan and a beloved community leader and philanthropist with a multitude of interests and causes. He was “A Man in Full.” Burnett’s roots ran deep in Sacramento. His family founded Burnett & Sons, a millwork and lumber

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company, in 1869. Burnett served on the City Council from 1971 to 1977, representing District 3. In 1982, he was selected by the council to serve as mayor through 1983. He and his wife Mimi were both very active in art philanthropy. But while his long and rich life seemed as good as one could possibly hope for, he suffered much tragedy as a younger man. Burnett fought in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He suffered a concussion, shrapnel wounds and temporary deafness when a mortar shell exploded in a foxhole in 1945. Three weeks later, he rejoined his Army unit and helped liberate the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star. He was chosen to recount his devastating war stories for the acclaimed PBS documentary “The War” by Ken Burns. He spent 11 hours in interviews for the series.

Returning home to Sacramento after the war, Burnett spent his career running the family millwork and cabinetry business. Tragedy struck again when his first wife died, and later with the death of two sons. Burnett played a vital role in helping save historic Old Sacramento buildings from being torn down for redevelopment. He established a trust for preservation. He was a founding member of the annual conference at Lake Tahoe that mentors aspiring poets and writers. Until recently, he played tennis at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club with his friend Wayne Thiebaud, the internationally celebrated painter. When we built our home 13 years ago, I became friends with Dave Coffin, an employee of Burnett & Sons, who worked with us on custom doors, trim and built-ins. We’ve been friends ever since. I asked him to help explain Burnett’s success as a person. Coffin is 70 and has been employed by the mill for 18 years. Prior to that, Coffin called on Burnett as a sales rep

for a window manufacturer. Their relationship went back almost 50 years. While ready for retirement years ago, Coffin told me he wanted to stay as long as Burnett was alive. The men visited regularly. “His office door was always open and he genuinely cared about his employees and what was going on in their lives,” Coffin says. “He never seemed like a boss, but always like leader. He was a consummate gentleman. And he retained a lifelong interest in the lives of other people. As he aged, he continued to make friends with folks much younger than himself.” Coffin continues, “His knowledge base on so many subjects was so respected. People sought his advice and he gave it thoughtfully and generously. Burnett was both extremely well read and well traveled. He had a depth of perspective that few people ever achieve. His subject matter expertise was extremely broad, well beyond the arts and history which he was best known for.”

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HE WAS A CONSUMMATE GENTLEMAN, AND HE RETAINED A LIFELONG INTEREST IN THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE. AS HE AGED, HE CONTINUED TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH FOLKS MUCH YOUNGER THAN HIMSELF.

His friend, developer Phil Angelides, honored Burnett in 2017 by dedicating Burnett Miller Park at his recently opened McKinley Village housing project. “It’s a great honor,” Burnett said that day. “All the streets here are named after former artists. Almost all of them were friends of mine, so it’s

comfortable being in the place with my old friends.” A couple years ago, I had the honor of serving on the art selection panel for the extensive public art at McKinley Village. Both Burnett and Thiebaud served alongside me. It was a terrific experience. Burnett was engaged and impressive in his knowledge of a variety

Burnett often played tennis with friend and artist Wayne Thiebaud.

Mimi and Burnett honored friend Bob Stanley, Sacramento’s ﬁrst poet laureate, with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Legends of the Arts Awards in 2017..

of art mediums. He also knew the work of many of the hundreds of artists who applied for the program. The development has won numerous awards for the beautiful public art on display. Burnett is survived by his wife, Mimi, sons Jim, Fitzgerald and Powell, daughters Simone, Mary and Margot, and three grandchildren. The business, located in Alkali Flat, remains in family hands and is run by Jim. One challenge many folks of Burnett’s age suffer is finding purpose to their lives. My husband Jim struggled with this when he retired from our business last year at age 89. Gratefully, Jim has now accepted that living into your 80s or 90s and being healthy, active and engaged is simply an inspiration to others. It gives younger folks hope and an example of how they can age with purpose and dignity. I cannot think of anyone who is a greater inspiration than Burnett Miller. My Friday morning tennis games at Sutter Lawn always ended with Burnett and Thiebaud walking on the courts as we left. And while I only play once a week, they managed to play almost every day. I should be so lucky. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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cott Abbott readily admits that his favorite thing about running is when he’s done running. “It’s such a physically demanding endeavor,” says Abbott, a championship runner, coach and executive director of the Sacramento Running Association, which operates the California International Marathon. “It’s really just a continual process of enduring pain. The fun begins after you’re done running. You get to evaluate the very unique feelings of either satisfaction or failure that only running can provide. The sport takes

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you to a very clear space where you encounter a binary challenge—only you know whether you cowered or towered. It’s uniquely satisfying to be able to engage in at least one thing that is so pure.” Abbott’s philosophical approach to running first began when he was a student-athlete at Jesuit High School. He grew up in Arden Park, attending St. Michael’s and Jesuit, and returned to the area to raise his family—making his children fourth-generation residents. Abbott credits much of his personal development to Jesuit running coach Walt Lange. “He truly is a maker of men,” Abbott says. “A student-athlete who persists for four years in his program—regardless of what level they achieve—accomplishes something more significant than any tangible award or record. They will have developed the understanding that personal success is achieved simply and patiently through showing up on a daily basis and effectively and diligently getting your work done. Such a simple message, but such a powerful tool to

arm young adults with as they head out into the world where shortcuts and instant gratification are the siren song.” Abbott has certainly taken Lange’s advice to heart during his sportsoriented career. After earning three state championships and All-American honors in high school, Abbott attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he ran track and field and cross-country, serving as team captain for two seasons for the Bruins and winning UCLA Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999. After graduation, he worked various jobs for the Los Angeles Lakers, PGA Champions Tour and United States Olympic Committee, and then moved into coaching—becoming the most successful distance-running coach in Sacramento State University history. “I’ve always valued the relationship building that is inherent with coaching,” says Abbott, who currently coaches numerous local post-collegiate, professional and Olympic-level runners and teaches Sport Leadership at the University of San Francisco. “It

isn’t really about teaching a sport or technical skills—it’s about creating space for people where they can be comfortable being themselves.” As much as he loves the job, Abbott noticed that the collegiate coaching lifestyle was becoming a challenge as his family grew with his wife Katie, a fellow competitive runner he met in college and with whom he ran the Boston Marathon last year to celebrate their 40th birthdays. Since he’d already been serving on the board of SRA, he became a natural candidate for executive director—a position he’s held for the past five years. “The SRA does so much for this community,” Abbott says. “Annually, they spend close to $2 million to run programs and events that make our city a better place to live, work and play. I’m thrilled to have a unicorn of a job.” At this time of year, Abbott is busy overseeing the California International Marathon, SRA’s biggest event of the year. As one of the premier running events in the world—it’s the No. 1 qualifying marathon for the Boston

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hanks to the Carmichael Property Business and Improvement District, the town’s old post office star shines anew. Historic Palm Drive is lined with palm trees that farmer Mary Deterding planted around 1909. In their ranks, a lone deodar also grew up with Carmichael. The specimen became a celebrated cause when the U.S. Postal Service planned a Palm Drive facility in 1960. Feds then sentenced the 50-yearold tree to the saw mill. Carmichael’s famed naturalist Effie Yeaw spearheaded a campaign that

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saved the giant. Later in its 100-year history, the deodar was crowned with a Christmas star whose illumination became an annual tradition. Older residents recall finding their way home by the lofty icon. It shone on after the post office moved to Fair Oaks Boulevard in 1992. But about 11 years ago, wiring fizzled and the tree went dark. PBID came to the rescue last year. “We aim to improve the quality of our environment,” attorney Gary Hursh explains. “We decided the star should be relit.” Although a Sac Metro firefighter scaled a ladder to replace old bulbs, wiring proved defective. AAA Crane Services owner Gary Matranga came next to the rescue, ascending to string new wires. The ornament will be relit for December 2018. “I’ve watched that old star for decades,” approves a senior neighbor. “I feel part of our history is shining again.” Power comes courtesy of RES Americas, an energy company now

occupying the old post office. See the post office star at 5945 Palm Drive.

ANNUAL ST. JOHN HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR St. John the Evangelist School’s annual craft fair—Holiday Show of Hands—ensures a crafty Christmas for thousands of shoppers from Nov. 30–Dec. 2. Now in its 40th year, the market will fill the entire Catholic school campus. This year, shoppers will enjoy custom creations—including items made from recycled objects and gifts just for guys— by more than 150 crafters and artists, as well as antiques and collectibles. Preview night on Friday will require a $5 admission, but Saturday and Sunday browsing is free. Because of traffic jams on surrounding streets, shuttles run from Carmichael Elks Lodge and The Church on Cypress.

Hot food selections and toddies will be available. “People come here from all over Sacramento; even some from out of state,” says fair founder Pat Holbus. “Our market is part of a tradition. It’s a weekend that says it’s Christmas time at last.” St. John the Evangelist School is at 5701 Locust Ave. For more information, visit stjohnev.com/about-us/craft-fair.

PLATINUM PARTNERSHIP Driving from Hatboro, Pa., to Niagara Falls in 1948, newlyweds Jack and Jerri Pefley stopped to eat. “It was our wedding day and it was late,” recalls Jerri, 90. “Soup and salad was all we could find.” Seventy years later, the Carmichael couple hosted a steak and champagne dinner for family and friends. Jack, 95, offered his formula for marital longevity: “Be out of town as much as possible.” He was only half kidding. The

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Crafter Diana Boud’s mini-mouse creations are among the offerings at St. John’s annual crafts fair. Pefley marriage endured many years of separations. “We were apart so much, we were always thrilled to see each other again,” says his wife. Jack and Jerri wed at the Hatboro church where they had their first date. Carmichael bred, Jack’s war service and subsequent military career decreed he would not return home permanently for many years. His testpilot flights near Hatboro required rapid decisions so, after meeting 20-year-old Pennsylvanian Jerri Kratz in spring, he proposed in summer and they married in fall. “Jack saw me singing in my church choir,” recalls his bride. “A pilot friend introduced us. He asked me to a June Allyson movie. My birthday party was that night and I was engaged to marry someone else. I went out with Jack because I liked him—and I really liked June Allyson.” During their courtship, the dashing Navy pilot dashed between Hatboro and Berkeley, Calif., finishing his political science degree. “One day Jack brought a box with a ribbon sticking out of it,” says Jerri. “At the end of the ribbon was a diamond ring.” The September bride and groom enjoyed two days of honeymoon in Niagara. During naval postings in the Philippines, Japan, Morocco,

Southern California and France, the Pefleys raised three kids. Retiring as a commander, Jack established his family in Carmichael and began an 18-year pilot career for World Airways. His second retirement was in 1983. The nonagenarians now live at a gentle pace at Eskaton Village Carmichael. “Even after 70 years,” says Jack’s bride, “we never run out of things to say to each other.”

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NEW CHAMBER INTERIM EXECUTIVE Former president and long-time director of the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Stone, was recently named as interim executive director. The appointment follows predecessor Linda Melody's nine years at the post. Melody’s departure for minor surgery— and subsequent relocation to Monterey County—was much lamented. “Linda was the heart soul of the organization,” considers Chamber President Gabrielle Rasi, DDS. “Her work went far beyond the job description. Replacing her will be difficult. We’re fortunate Virginia stepped up.” Mom to two adult sons, Stone recently retired from her executive role at Oakmont of Carmichael senior home. She is intimately familiar with chamber operations through her many

Jack and Jerri Pefley dust off their 1948 wedding finery for the couple’s 70th anniversary celebration. Their children are Christine Mayer (left) and John and Patricia Pefley.

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Linda Melody The Sacramento Concert Band, formed in 1969, is sponsored by the San Juan Unified School District and is composed of adult members from the community who enjoy playing and performing in the Sacramento area. Admission to the concert is free. Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts is at 4540 American River Drive. For more information, visit sacramentoconcertband.net.

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years of membership, plus two terms as president and six years as a director. She is a member of the Carmichael Kiwanis Club and an active fundraiser for Alzheimer’s research. “I planned on retiring from my Oakmont job next year,” says Stone. “Linda’s sudden departure presented an unexpected opportunity. I’ve lived in Carmichael for 35 years and seen how the chamber benefits our community. I’ll allow a smooth transition when a permanent appointment is made. Linda’s been a fantastic CEO. I’m excited to continue in her footsteps.” For more information on the chamber, visit www.carmichaelchamber.com.

The Second Edition of “Inside Sacramento: The Most Interesting Neighborhood Places in America’s Farmto-Fork Capital” also will be for sale to benefit SIS, a nonprofit service club that supports at-risk women and girls in Sacramento. The Sacramento chapter of SIS was established in 1923 and is part of a worldwide federation of service clubs whose mission is to improve the lives of women and children. For more information, visit soroptimistsacramento.com.

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The Sacramento Concert Band will present its annual “Holiday Concert” on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2:30 p.m. at Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. Conductor Grant Parker will lead the 60-piece ensemble playing all the holiday favorites.

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Photographer Susan Maxwell Skinner, who has documented the progress of bald eagles on the American River since their discovery in 2016, will share her photos and experiences on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center.

Virginia Stone Skinner has followed two industrious eagle parents that have raised two sets of eaglets and encouraged more adult birds to the fish-rich artery. The presentation, “Nature of Things,” will include observations of the national bird’s hunting and parenting skills— both critical to survival of a species that fluttered perilously close to extinction in the last century. Effie Yeaw Nature Center is located in Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael. Admission to the lecture is $15 ($10 for American River Natural History Association members), which will benefit ARNHA. For more information, visit www.sacnaturecenter.net. Susan Maxwell Skinner can be reached at sknrband@aol.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. n

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Walt Gray and Monica Woods with their children (left to right) Kelly, Joseph and Abby.

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BC10’s Monica Woods and Walt Gray may be longtime local media personalities, but to their kids, they’re also coach, cook, mom and dad. “The kids don’t know anything different. We’ve always had media jobs,” says Woods of Abby, 16, Kelly, 13, and Joseph, 11. The family lives in Land Park along with Maltese poodle Rhody, named in honor of Gray’s stomping grounds, Rhode Island. They moved from Elk Grove into their current digs in 2007.

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The couple admits they got a good deal on the house—which, built in 1938, had its original stove and no air conditioning—but it needed a lot of work. They’ve redone pipes, added insulation, installed a new kitchen and added on two bedrooms. “Every time we took down a wall, we’d find a monster in it,” says Gray, referring to the numerous surprises that popped up along the way. Despite all the work it took to make their house a home, it’s safe to say living in Land Park suits this active family. Abby, Kelly and Joseph go to schools in the area and are involved with Little League, soccer, swimming, tennis, basketball and debate. “All three of the schools are walkable and that really helps with them getting to afterschool activities,” says Gray. And for Mom and Dad? Well, with a five-minute commute to ABC10’s Broadway studios, it doesn’t get much easier. “If my car broke down I could walk,” says Gray.

These days the couple, who met in 1997 and married in 2000, share the same employer. But that was not always the case. Gray worked for nearly 25 years at KCRA-TV, first as sports director, then morning/noon anchor and finally evening anchor. He left TV briefly to host his own radio show on KSEG “The Eagle,” but returned to television in 2013 at ABC10. These days he anchors “The Morning Blend” from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on weekdays. Woods, a member of the National Weather Association, has been at the station since 2001 moving up the ranks from weekend meteorologist to her current role as chief meteorologist. If you want to know whether to wear a summer dress or a sweater on your date tonight, or to school or work tomorrow, you can catch her weather reports weeknights during the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Though kids and careers keep them busy, Woods and Gray manage

to squeeze in a few outside activities. Woods serves as vice president of the Board of Directors for Solar Cookers International, a nonprofit organization that promotes solar-cooking awareness and skills worldwide. (The family enjoys solar-cooked meals four nights a week.) She’s also an avid open-water swimmer—she made the swim from Alcatraz Island in 2015. Gray has enjoyed coaching Joseph’s Little League and soccer teams, as well as Joseph’s and Kelly’s basketball teams throughout the years. “Being on a morning shift allows for that,” he says. But with his early-morning schedule (he’s up by 2:30 a.m. on weekdays), he’s more apt to take a pass on workouts. “If I have the option of catching an hour of sleep or working out like I should, I catch the nap,” he admits. Myriad separate activities and opposite work schedules aside, the family makes sure to enjoy the neighborhood amenities together.

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Favorite spots include Sprouts Farmers Market for fresh fruits, veggies and deli sandwiches; Riverside Clubhouse for a special brunch; Vic’s Ice Cream for “everything”; and, says the primarily vegan Woods (she will eat fish on occasion), “Masullo salads rock!” Traveling is another favorite family activity. This past spring, they made a trip to India—Gray once lived in New Delhi—and Singapore. They make annual trips to Rhode Island to visit Gray’s family and Indiana to visit Wood’s family. In between, they do a lot of RV camping. “That’s my happy place,” says Gray.” Adds Woods, “We love heading out in our trailer and finding fun spots to set up shop. We’ve gone surfing, white-water rafting, tubing, etc., then head back to the park and chill for the night.” Destinations include Santa Cruz, Petaluma, Bodega Bay, Placerville and Yogi Bear’s

Close to Home CHICO STATE STUDENT STEPS UP TO HELP VICTIMS OF CAMP FIRE

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hen tragedy hits close to home, most people feel helpless. How can they possibly help? Just ask Arden Park resident Amanda Vick, a senior at California State University, Chico, who was a few miles away when the deadliest and most destructive wildlife in California history hit Butte County in November. Vick left Chico to escape the dangers of the Camp Fire, which (at press time) killed more than 80 people (with hundreds missing), destroyed the town of Paradise, leveled nearly 12,000 homes and structures, and displaced tens of thousands of Butte County residents. Reaching out to Sacramento neighbors, friends and family through social media, Vick said, “I am now calling on the help of all of my hometown community members to donate supplies for the evacuees.” Vick asked the community to drop off donations on her front porch in Arden Park, where her family has lived for 22 years—and people did exactly that. “I am overwhelmed and overjoyed with the donations we’ve received,” says Vick. The first load of provisions to the disaster area filled two truck beds and a trailer. Now, with such an outpouring of supplies from all over Northern California, evacuation center officials are requesting monetary donations and gift cards. Donations may be made through Caring Choices at caring-choices.org, North Valley Community Foundation at nvcf.org, Salvation Army at www. salvationarmyusa.org or the American Red Cross at redcross.org. “It’s not over,” Vick notes. “People are still going to need help.” Bringing the community together to help those in need comes naturally to Vick, who will graduate next May with a degree in organizational communications and marketing. “I like to keep people connected—especially the communities that we all live and prosper in,” she says. “I felt it was important to be the center of where people can help, because I have the connection back to where everything is happening. It was my turn to get everyone connected in order to make a difference.” Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@ surewest.net. n

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here are early bloomers—and then there is Don Taylor. The former owner of Taylor’s Art Center on J Street, Don married his teenage sweetheart, Mec, while he was still attending McClatchy High. He purchased the Midtown framing store in his early 20s, expanding Taylor’s to include locations in Arden-Arcade and

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Stockton, and later adding an office supplies store and gallery. Don even retired young at the age of 58, selling to University Art when the framing industry nosedived in the 1990s. University Art continues to operate on J Street, while Don at 79 still seems more like a 58-year-old. Residing in Carmichael, the Taylors have traveled the world and started their own jewelry line since selling the business, but Don still misses the frame game. “I wasn’t ready to quit,” he says. “I think we’d opened nine different businesses when I retired—most didn’t make it, but that’s the fun part.” Taylor’s Art Center debuted as Van’s Art Shop in 1949, the same year Relles Florist and Art Ellis opened on J

Street, which was a two-way road at the time. While attending Sacramento City College and working at UPS, 18-yearold Don stepped into Van’s to purchase art supplies, only to be offered a job by the owner, a twinkly-eyed Dutchman named A.M. “Van” Van Soest. Don refused, but Van offered again when Don went back two months later. “This is very weird, considering what ended up happening,” Don says. Then in his late 70s, Van had previously owned art and frame shops in Amsterdam, San Rafael and San Francisco, and they all went broke. Van’s Art Shop seemed headed for the same fate, until Don and Van’s son John, both barely of legal drinking age at the time, bought him out in 1960. “We knew the framing business, and we knew there was lots of business,” says Don. “But Van was pricing us out of the market. He was going broke every day because he didn’t pay his bills.” Taylor’s quickly developed into the go-to frame shop for then-unknown artists Wayne Thiebaud and Gregory Kondos, who both taught college at the time. “If you’re an artist or teacher, they’re not told anything about framing,” Don says. “They had to come to us, if they cared, and learn from us.” While the framing business boomed in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s (at one time there were 63 frame shops in the Sacramento area), Taylor’s became established as the biggest fish in a deep pond. “We were probably working 18-hour days, including Saturdays,” Don says. He tried to aggressively grow the business, adding additional, short-lived locations, first in Stockton and later in Town & Country Village, and expanding the store to include more art supplies. Don bought his fatigued business partner's share in 1969, at which point Mec came aboard, helping the J Street location expand from seven employees to 50, while also adding an office supplies store, home organization

store and gallery. At high tide, Taylor’s had salesmen roaming from Reno to Vacaville, plus two in-house employees who only took phone orders. They also sold supplies to the local airbases, as well as both daily newspapers. “Everybody had to buy from a major store, and we just happened to develop into the major art store,” he says. The industry changed drastically in the 1990s as personal computers became more powerful and accessible. “At one point in time, everything was dependent on materials,” says Don. “Suddenly the Macintosh came along, and we were told that this thing could hurt.” Industry experts predicted it would take 10 years for businesses like Taylor’s to feel the crunch, but it only took two. “We literally lost most of our business,” he adds. Five years after the big drop, Taylor’s was reinvented enough to keep the business afloat, but the magic was gone. “It’s not fun anymore when you can hardly pay your bills,” says Don. Palo Alto-based University Art made an offer in 1998 and, after six months of resisting, Don accepted. Only 58 at the time, Don wasn’t ready to ride off into the sunset. “People talk about being retired, and so many of them retire and die five years later,” he says. “I guess I was too young for that.” In addition to traveling the world and creating a jewelry line with Mec, Don has re-focused on his own painting over the last two decades, mostly working in watercolors. “Since I retired, I’ve been able to do a lot of experimenting,” he says. He also became active in the South Sacramento Rotary Club and started mentoring through his church’s employment center. “Everybody needs a toe up, everybody needs something to grab on to,” he says. “Nobody understands that better than me.” Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

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oelle Anderson loves to garden. She also loves the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, the venerable mid-century building in McKinley Park that’s played host to a

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wide variety of gardening, flower and creative arts clubs for more than 60 years. Put the two together and it’s a perfect match. “There’s so much going on here,” says Anderson, who made her way to East Sac after time spent in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Chico, Davis (to earn her master’s degree in applied linguistics) and Arden-Arcade. “The center is open almost every night with meetings of about 30 different clubs.” Anderson’s first experience with SG&AC—which was built by the city of Sacramento in 1958 and later renamed in honor of Iva Gard Shepard, a Sacramento Bee garden columnist

and longtime president of the center’s board—was as a member of the Perennial Plant Club. Upon retiring from her job as an ESL teacher for the San Juan Unified School District and Sacramento City College, Anderson decided to devote even more time to the center. She joined Friends of the SG&AC—the nonprofit arm that focuses on outreach and events—and eventually the center’s board when it gained autonomy from the city two years ago. “By golly, I’ve got ideas,” Anderson says with a grin. Last spring, Anderson put her first idea, the Perimeter Project, into motion. The project centers on upping

the building’s curb appeal to entice outside renters and make the area more inviting to passersby. “We want it to really look like a place that nurtures gardening and the arts,” Anderson says. To that end, she got the city to fix the sprinkler system and then devised a plan to allow various plant clubs to take over specific beds around the property and spruce them up with the help of volunteers. Clubs can request funds from Friends of the SG&AC to pay for plants, mulch, improvements to the irrigation system and a plaque identifying their club as a reminder of the work it takes to make a garden grow. Anderson hopes to encourage club members and outside volunteers who want to get their hands dirty to take up the mantle of SG&AC volunteer superheroes Lee Ruth and Daisy Mah, who currently take care of many of the beds by themselves. “I’ve been warned that nobody will help, but that’s not true,” says Anderson, who still finds time in her busy travel and SG&AC schedule to play piano in a classical quartet and go on hikes with the Sierra Club. “As long as you talk to people and keep trying, the effort will pay off.” To volunteer for the Perimeter Project, email Anderson at nandersn@ surewest.net. Donations can be made to Friends of the SG&AC, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, 95816. For more information, visit sgaac.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Happy Days Ahead DESTRESS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

f you’re looking for a way to relax, pamper yourself or just feel, well, happier, Happy Day Spa has a variety of offerings that are sure to put the “ah” in “spa.” Partners Gina Lu and Yuan Wang have been operating Happy Day Spa in Roseville for several years. But when her clients kept requesting her stellar spa services closer to the city center, she obliged, and within the last year opened two new locations, including one on Watt Avenue in Arden.

Their services include a range of massage treatments for all ages and preferences, from gentle relaxation with a Swedish oil massage—which features gliding strokes and minimal pressure—to a therapeutic deep-tissue and back-walk massage.

“Customers love our style—a combination of Asian and American massage—so much, they were willing to drive half an hour to get to the spa,” says Lu, who runs the business side while her business partner—a licensed massage therapist with 10 years of experience—handles the services side. “That kind of defeats the purpose of relaxation, doesn’t it? So we opened more locations.” Those in-demand services include a range of massage treatments for all ages and preferences, from gentle relaxation with a Swedish oil massage—which features gliding strokes and minimal pressure—to a therapeutic deep-tissue

Foot massage and treatments are available at the spa and back-walk massage, as well as a few different foot treatments, including ginger and crystal foot massages and foot scrubs. “For customers who want to slim down, I always recommend the belly wrap,” Lu says. “It’s relaxing and helps slim the body.” Lu is considering adding facial treatments and nail services to the spa menu. But for now, she’s focusing on maintaining the quality and care for which Happy Day Spa is known. There are several other businesses with the same name in the area—some that have come under fire in recent years for

licensing issues—but Lu asserts that they are under different ownership. “With a lot of massage places that open, not all of the masseuses have proper training,” Lu warns. “At Happy Day Spa, we have at least 10 licensed massage technicians at each location, which is not only important for safety but also for the benefit of the customer.” Ready for a rub down? Happy Day Spa is offering a few holiday specials this month: $25 for a one hour foot massage, $45 for a one hour Swedish oil/deep-tissue body massage; and $45 for a 90-minute mini combo.

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The Watt Avenue location is also treating its current clients and future customers to a Christmas Eve party on Dec. 24 featuring desserts and special services. The event runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Melt away some of your holiday stress and enjoy some much-needed (and well-deserved) pampering. Happy Day Spas are located at: • 2645 Watt Avenue #107 • 8300 Sierra College Blvd # D (Roseville) • 2246 Sunrise Blvd. #3 (Rancho Cordova) For more information, search Happy Day Spa on Facebook, Yelp or Google. Jessica Laskey can be reached at info@insidepublications.com. n

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1. The annual Wall of Honor ceremony at Patriot’s Park honors fallen community heroes.

2. and 6. Pooches and pumpkin painters celebrate fall at Carmichael Park Farmers Market. 3. Carmichael’s annual Community Dance at La Sierra Community Center got the town swinging. 4. Carmichael Chamber of Commerce recognizes past and present leaders. 5. Effie Yeaw Nature Center introduces visitors to animal ambassadors at this year’s NatureFest.

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ooking for a present for a millennial? If you haven’t been tracking trends, you may not be aware that it’s once again popular to nurture nature inside. House plants, the darlings of baby boomers in the 1970s, are “taking off,” says Lauren McCrary, house plant buyer at Elk Grove’s Green Acres Nursery & Supply. They are a great gift for people setting up housekeeping in their first homes. What’s driving this trend? McCrary credits social media and home decorating television shows and magazines. Inspired by Instagram and piqued by Pinterest, millennials seem to have an insatiable demand for house plants. Especially popular are plants that make a bold tropical statement, such as fiddle leaf fig and rubber trees. Monstera and split-leaf philodendron have huge, glossy, dark green, perforated leaves that create an instant jungle vibe. Designer Justina Blakeney uses them in her “Jungalow” style interiors, along with many trailing plants that tumble from shelves or hang from the ceiling. Some of the plants that she features hit the Jungalow trifecta of pattern, plants and color. Not everybody wants to live in a jungle. If your millennial is a minimalist, there are many plants that neatly punctuate a living space. Two favorites are good for low-light situations. Sanseverria, often called “mother-in-law’s tongue,” is best known as a plant with tall, skinny leaves, sometimes edged with yellow.

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There are many other shapes, sizes and colors of this virtually indestructible plant. Sanseverria plants have been grown in houses since Victorian times, and prefer indirect light, infrequent irrigation and crowded roots. The ZZ plant, Zamioculcas zamifolia, was also known in the 1800s, but began to be commercially available 20 years ago. It’s gotten very popular for its striking, waxy, dark green leaves and ease of care. Low light is an issue in many apartments and in houses built so close together that their windows are shaded most of the day. Other plants that can tolerate low light include pothos, a wide range of philodendron, dracaena (corn plant) and spathiphyllum (peace lilies). If it’s really dark inside, LED grow lights are now available that use little power and don’t overheat the plant. With enough light, you can even grow an indoor herb garden. The Elk Grove Green Acres has one of the most extensive house plant selections in our area, but you can find them for sale in many other retail nurseries. Nursery plants have just left a warm, humid greenhouse and will be in for a shock when you take them home. McCrary suggests that you evaluate your environment before you bring plants home and anticipate how to keep them happy. The term “house plant” is a misnomer for tropical varieties that grow best outdoors with high humidity, warm temperatures and an overhead canopy that filters light. Try grouping plants together or putting them on rock-filled saucers or trays to capture moisture. Keep them away from chilly windows at night or hot sunny windows during the day. Many plants dislike drafts, so avoid placing them under air vents. Some plants prefer evenly moist soil and need watering about twice a week, while others need drier soil. None

like constantly saturated roots. McCrary asks, “Would you like to wear soggy socks?” Make sure that your pots have drainage holes, add water until it flows from the bottom of the pot, and let it drain before putting the pot on a saucer or tray. Brown tips on plants can be a sign of salt damage from too much fertilizer. It’s best to use half of the fertilizer that is recommended on the package and make sure the soil is moist before you apply it. Be aware that some house plants are toxic. If you have a pet or toddler that chomps on leaves, keep the ZZ plant and others out of reach. Despite that caution, plants make you and your environment healthier. They can be a great defense against indoor air pollution. Not only do plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, some are great at scrubbing the air of a variety of toxins such as formaldehyde, benzene and carbon monoxide.

Style and air quality aren’t the only reason to grow plants indoors. Studies show that close proximity to plants reduces stress, boosts our moods, helps us get along with others and encourages creative thinking. The millennials are onto something. For a great holiday gift, the Sacramento Master Gardener 2019 calendar and gardening guide, “Saving the Harvest,” is now available with information on growing and preserving fruits and vegetables, plus advice on gardening in small spaces. To order, go to sacmg.ucanr.edu/gardening_guide. Anita Clevenger is a Lifetime Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu. n

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rom restaurants, bars and retail shops to music and the eclectic Warehouse Artist Lofts, the R Street Corridor between 10th and 18th streets has become a popular destination in Sacramento, even though

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the district was hardly recognizable just a decade ago. In 2009, the popular bar Shady Lady had just opened, but there was no Ace of Spades, no Shoki Ramen House or Burgers & Brew. Ice Blocks was a distant development, along with tenants Device Brewing Company and Beast + Bounty. A physical transition for the revitalized corridor began in 2011, thanks to new businesses and a joint project between the city and Capitol Area Development Authority that was completed last July. While the $18 million project was broken into three phases completed in 2012, 2015 and 2018, CADA development director Todd

Leon says the vision has roots going back further. “The project has met all the expectations of the community set for R Street in the late 1980s and 1990s,” Leon says. It improved continuity throughout the corridor with rebuilt roadways and pedestrian crossings, better parking and wider sidewalks. “As a result, the project has energized businesses in the area and transformed R Street from an isolated, marginal corridor into a vibrant landmark and attraction in the city,” adds city project manager and senior engineer Zuhair Amawi. Another goal was to make the corridor accessible to disabled people. A

sidewalk was added to the north side of R Street between 13th and 14th streets, along with stop signs to improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. The project also had aesthetic elements. Ornamental tree gates, benches, art pieces and bike racks were added, while preserving elements of the corridor’s historic railway tracks—the first eastbound route from Sacramento. “The project put R Street on the map for the city, and it has become a place to live, eat and socialize,” Amawi says. The third and final phase, which began in late 2017 and focused on the streetscape between 14th and 15th streets, probably had the greatest impact on the corridor since it connects

the eastern and western ends. But construction caused some inconvenience to business owners. “It was a difficult experience, and phase three was the worst,” says Shady Lady co-owner Garrett Van Vleck, adding that city and CADA officials did meet with business owners to address specific needs. “And we appreciated when they did that, and they kept us in the loop,” he continues. For months preceding the July completion, construction blocked access to the main entrance of multiple businesses on the north side of R Street. Shady Lady lost business, Van Vleck admits. “It was tough. We were starting to get pretty worried,” he says. “But I do think in the long run it was worth it, and that it is an overall benefit to our neighborhood and our corridor. I’m glad it got done. But it doesn’t take away from what a frustrating process it was.” Leon admits construction was an inconvenience to business owners, though officials attempted to mitigate the impact.

“We tried to address the visual construction with signs that stated businesses were open during construction, and we tried to use as much social media to get people to support their local businesses. CADA also purchased a few thousand dollars in gift cards from each business, which it used in social media contests and to hand out to area residents and workers to entice patronage,” Leon says. “Ultimately, the best approach to the impacts was to complete construction work as soon as possible,” adds Leon. The work ended sooner than anticipated. And according to Bay Miry, who during construction was vice president of operations at D&S Development, the entity that owns the building at 14th and R streets, improvements to the corridor were worth the inconvenience. The project, he says, “fully connects the entire corridor and now allows for the curating of creative events that effectively bring the community together. There is no experience quite like this elsewhere in the city, especially

when taking into account the presence of such an eclectic mix of predominantly local businesses and R Street’s unique culture and sense of community.” As for future projects, Amawi says the city is currently working on improvements to 12th Street, extending from H Street to Richards Boulevard. “I’m working right now on the preliminary work to make that corridor more bicycle friendly. We’re eliminating one of the vehicular lanes and installing a two-way bicycle track,” he says. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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hen Danny Johnson traveled to Dublin last March, his objective was to compete in the World Butchers’ Challenge, an international event that pits the most

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skilled butchers on the planet against each other. WBC started in 2011 as a two-team faceoff between New Zealand and Australia, but the competition expanded every year afterward. A record-high 12 countries sent teams to Ireland in 2018, the first year that the competition was conducted outside of Australia. An Oregon Meat Cutting School graduate and longtime co-owner of Taylor’s Market and Taylor’s Kitchen, Johnson went to Dublin to captain the first-ever American team. However, like a skilled American espionage agent, Johnson also engaged in a secret side mission: try to convince the

WBC Council to bring the 2020 competition to Sacramento. The night before the competition, Johnson attended an open council meeting along with his teammate and Taylor’s Market meat department manager Paul Carras. “As they were going through their agenda, they asked if there was anyone here that wants to submit a formal bid,” Johnson says. “I raised my hand and said I could do an informal bid.” Johnson, who had already solicited support from Sacramento Mayor Darrel Steinberg, Visit Sacramento, and local farmers and chefs, sold the council on Sacramento’s farm-to-

fork credentials. He spoke about the potential to hold the competition at the state-of-the-art Golden 1 Center (no official venue agreement has been announced as of publication), he promised the enthusiastic support of city officials and the entire American butcher community, and he vowed to highlight local farmers and prevent food waste during the competition. “I had already talked to some of the local chefs and formed a committee saying that if we get this thing here, make sure the food gets packaged and put where it needs to go, the food banks and stuff, after the event,” Johnson says. “They liked that idea, that nothing was going to be wasted.”

It wasn’t long before Johnson suspected that his informal bid made an instant impact. “At the closing remarks at the gala dinner, [WBC founder] Rod Slater said, ‘We have three countries vying for the 2020 challenge—Brazil, France and Sacramento.’ At that point, I said, ‘I think we might have hooked him.’” Sure enough, it was announced in July that Sacramento beat out Paris and Sao Paulo to host the next WBC, which will take place in September 2020. “The council felt that Sacramento was best positioned to help successfully grow the competition and take it to that next level,” says WBC Council chief executive Ashley Hall. “It does feel as though the whole community banded together to create the bid.” Slater and Hall made their first visit to Sacramento in August, staying at the Kimpton Sawyer, touring the Golden 1 Center and meeting with potential sponsors in San Francisco. They also visited the ranches in Moraga and Chico that will source most of the meat for the competition, which sees teams of butchers break down a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into a themed display over three and a quarter hours. The theme of the American team’s display in 2018 was “sustainability.” “Out of the whole table, we had seven pounds of waste,” Johnson says. “The judges were actually looking under the table skirts to see if we were hiding any stuff.” Visit Sacramento CEO Mike Testa considers WBC a natural fit for the city. “For us, it ties in well to that farm-tofork vein,” he says. “We don’t always get the opportunity to highlight the proteins of farm-to-fork, it’s usually

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TO IMAGINE TRAFFIC UTOPIA, START WITH WINGS

hat would the ideal transportation system be? If we didn’t have to worry about reality, teleportation would probably be it. Beaming oneself to any destination instantaneously seems much better than fighting traffic. The movie “The Fly” suggests the fairly serious glitch of inadvertent species-mixing using this fictional tech, but maybe it could be debugged. (I’ve been told that a former mayor of Davis asked city staff to investigate the possibility of using teleportation for travel. Perhaps she didn’t see the movie.)

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Envisioning an ideal transportation system in the real world means we have to decide what ideal means. Is it the most cost-effective system? Is it the most sustainable system, one that does the least environmental harm? Is it the safest system? Maybe it’s the fastest, or the one that’s best for public health. Perhaps it’s the most equitable system, one that assures access for all. Or it could be the one that’s most convenient. If you tried to optimize and balance all these factors, it’s unlikely you’d come up with a system such as we have in the U.S. We’ve focused on the personal convenience of driving. Driving maximizes travel freedom (sometimes) and privacy, but at a very high cost. What’s more, driving’s perceived convenience is on the wrong end of the spectrum when it comes to most other factors, especially personal and social costs, safety and environmental damage. And driving isn’t always convenient or fast. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, drivers in

2014 in America’s biggest cities were delayed 63 hours by being stuck in traffic. They calculated total congestion costs to be $160 billion. Most car trips are made by a single driver. It’s incredibly inefficient to use an SUV, weighing more than two tons, to transport one human. All that weight and size gobbles energy and space. Heavy cars are especially dangerous to those outside the vehicle. Moving tons instead of a few pounds pollutes the air and adds to global warming on a grand scale. Every household with one or two cars pours thousands of dollars a year into ownership costs: depreciation, gas, maintenance and insurance. Economically, everyone would be better off if those dollars were available for other purposes. What would be Utopian for urban areas using current technology? Public transit would be key, but not the transit systems we see in most places in the U.S. We need something like the best

European and Asian models, with easyto-use service that is clean, frequent, reliable and fast. Such systems exist in London, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. Former Bogota, Colombia, mayor Enrique Peñalosa says, “An advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, but rather one where even the rich use public transport. Or bicycles.” In Utopia, the densest cities would have subways unimpeded by other traffic. Surface rail might serve suburban villages. Light rail or bus rapid transit and fixed bus routes would abound in smaller cities. For short trips, people would walk, bike or use electric scooters. They’d do the same to get to and from transit stops and stations for longer trips. Most trips would be short, because neighborhoods would have most needed goods and services nearby. There would be neighborhood schools, restaurants and grocery stores. Specialty stores and large medical centers would still exist, but the default would not be megastores and schools that require long trips to reach. Between cities, express rail or highspeed rail would take people from city center to city center. There would be no need to waste time going to an airport, parking, checking in hours early, taking your shoes off, getting screened and finally winding up at another remote airport where renting a car is a necessity. You can’t beat the speed of flying for the longest journeys, but that time savings comes with a huge energy cost. In Utopia, all airports would be connected to transit hubs in city centers by express rail service. Those hubs would serve all forms of local transportation, making transfers a breeze. There would be no need for intercity travelers to rent a car. To rent would be counterproductive—a waste of time and money. Many travelers to Europe quickly embrace and extol the high-quality transportation systems there. In America, people put up with inadequate and poorly designed and funded transportation systems. It will take a profound cultural change to get a Utopian system here. Maybe transporters are more likely. Walt Seifert is executive director of Sacramento Trailnet, an organization devoted to promoting greenways with paved trails. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net. n

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ith more than 35 years in fulltime ministry, I’ve performed scores of weddings. In the initial planning stages, the groom will often raise the awkward question about my fees. For me, this moment is about as tricky as asking a waitress to decide her own tip. I sometimes try to defuse the monetary strain with a joke. Like, “Pay me whatever you think she’s worth, sir.” Boo-hiss. A real Grandpa joke, I know. However, it’s never my fee discussions that generate the most discomfort; it’s the fashion in which the gift is presented to me.

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In 1986, a groom paid me $35 to perform my first wedding. I should have framed the check, but I deposited it instead. The bank promptly returned it, charging me an insufficient funds fee of $15. Talk about an uncomfortable moment. I had to tell the poor groom that the check he wrote on his new joint account was rubber and he needed to cough up the cash to cover it, plus fees. In another case, the groom sent me to the bride’s dressing room to collect my check. My knock brought a not-fully clothed woman to the door. As I averted my gaze, the bride wrote the check against the door jam. She paused only long enough to repeat the awkward question, “How much do you charge?” When another groom arrived late with a keg of beer in his pickup bed, I rushed him into the dressing room to give last-minute instructions. At the appointed time, I opened the sanctuary door a sliver to see my wedding coordinator giving me the high sign to begin. I motioned the men to follow me out toward the altar. With my hand on the door knob, the groom reached over my shoulder and closed the door. With one hand holding the door shut, he presented me with a $100 bill, adding

the salutation, “Here ya go, bud!” With our decorum shattered, he rushed our party into the ceremony, me still holding a crumpled C-note. But occasionally, I will perform a ceremony gratis. Some years back, a VA nurse sent me to visit an Army veteran in his 50s. He was small in stature and weak in the face. Sitting beside him, a slight, pale woman held his hand under the bedcover. “Your nurse tells me you want to get married,” I said. The couple locked their starry eyes, nodding in affirmation. “When?” I asked. “Now would be good,” he said. “Why now?” I asked. “I’m dying,” said the patient. “Lung cancer.” His response was brutally honest. Silence flooded the room. The bride cleared her throat, draining the last of the discomfort. “Today seems like the right time.” I gave a hard swallow and looked at my watch. “Now is good.” By late afternoon, I stood again before the couple with a dozen staff members as witnesses. The bedridden

groom wore a rose on his chest. The bride managed to freshen her look with a little makeup and a discounted bouquet from the hospital gift shop. A few minutes into the ceremony, I asked the couple to repeat after me their promise to stay together “in sickness and in health…till death do us part.” Without hesitation, they echoed the traditional vows. Suddenly, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. “How much do we owe you?” The new bride asked. I smiled. “What’s he worth to you?” Priceless. “No charge,” I said. Promising one’s love is always risky, but this couple seemed to appreciate that truth. They knew what sickness and health meant. And a few months later, she learned what it meant to be parted by death. At the end of the day, they’d stood “before God and this company” to declare their eternal love with his literal dying breath. Somehow, I think they understood the cost better than most. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. n

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n the pecking order, Anchovy is the chief chicken. She is an Ameraucana and lays pale blue eggs. “She will boss everyone around,” says Nicole Martin, who lives in Arden Park with husband Phil, and their daughters Phoebe and Lucie. “She will literally peck the others on the head.” Anchovy barely tolerates being picked up, but loves to be around people, especially Phil when he is working in the family’s spacious backyard garden. “She follows me around the whole time,” he says. Alessandra is a Silver Laced Wyandotte and does not like to be held. Donatella and Fabiana are Buff Orpingtons, a very friendly breed. In the chicken world, “they’re known as Golden Retrievers,” says Nicole as she strokes Donatella’s velvety feathers. “The Buff Orpingtons will crawl into your lap. They are wonderful for families and kids.” Best of all, they are prolific at what hens do best—laying eggs. The Martins became part of a growing trend when they acquired six 1-day-old chicks as backyard pets in 2014. “We started with six, but now we’re down to four,” explains Nicole, who is a librarian at Mariemont Elementary School and part-time Jazzercise instructor. One turned out to be a rooster and was relocated to a farm in Orangevale. The other acquired an infection and had to be humanely euthanized.

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GARDEN PARADISE The fenced-in garden is every chickenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paradise. The Martins planted multiple fruit trees, as well as strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry bushes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love berries,â&#x20AC;? says Nicole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And apple coresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they will follow you around until you feed them the core.â&#x20AC;? Depending on the time of year, the planter boxes are filled with an array of edibles, such as tomatillos, peppers, cucumbers, cantaloupe, lettuce, eggplantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and borage, which â&#x20AC;&#x153;they absolutely love,â&#x20AC;? remarks Nicole. The hens go wild for tomatoes (but not the leaves) and melons, including the seeds which the Martins call â&#x20AC;&#x153;chicken caviar.â&#x20AC;? For an extra treat during hot summers, the family cuts up a watermelon for the chickens to peck at all day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They also like beans and peas, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother with squash and zucchini,â&#x20AC;? says Phil, who surrounded many of the beds with wire so the hens canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trample the bounty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their favorite is radish tops, for some reason. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried it myself and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really care for it.â&#x20AC;? For a fertilizer, Phil cleans out the pinewood shavings, laden with chicken droppings, from the coop and spreads the nutrient-rich material around the garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And they keep us pretty clean of snails,â&#x20AC;? says Phil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our neighbor throws her snails over the fence and they go crazy,â&#x20AC;? adds Nicole with a laugh. To adopt a hen, visit the Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter which receives a variety of chickens year-round that need homes. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@surewest.net. n

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Bigger Than Life

FINE ARTIST FINDS NEW INSPIRATION CREATING OUTDOOR MURALS

Maren Conrad

s recently as two years ago, widely acclaimed local artist Maren Conrad had no interest whatsoever in painting outdoor murals. Conrad had painted interior murals before, and she was comfortable working on large-scale projects, usually in her trademark medium of metal leaf and layered resin, but she never considered herself a street artist. “I was a little bit daunted about painting a large exterior mural,” says Conrad. “I was concerned about being able to

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bring the quality of fine art into a street-art application.” The Wide Open Walls outdoor mural festival in summer 2017 changed everything for Conrad, and now she envisions outdoor murals as her dominant art form for the foreseeable future. Conrad’s first outdoor mural, the enormous koi fish gracing the block-long back wall of the MARRS building on 20th Street, only came about because she objected to another artist’s vision for that space. “At that point, I realized I had an opinion and an interest in it,” she says. When the original artist backed out, Conrad signed on for the MARRS mural, even though she knew the $2,500 stipend would cover only a fraction of the materials required to execute her vision. “I wanted it to feel consistent with the rest of my artwork, and something that felt like a

giant piece of fine art in the middle of the city,” she explains. Conrad blew through the stipend almost immediately, as the expensive metallic paint she used rapidly evaporated in the hot August sun. A few donors came to the rescue, and a volunteer army of assistant painters mobilized via social media. “I ended up building an amazing mural crew,” says Conrad. “I couldn’t believe how many different people walked up and offered to pick up a paintbrush.” Since the MARRS building borders the original rail line that helped California achieve prosperity, Conrad wanted to create a tribute to the Chinese workers who built the railroads. “I really wanted to do something that gave a nod to prosperity, referencing Chinese immigrants specifically, without doing something overly colorful, overly complicated or portraiture,” she says. The giant koi reference an ancient Chinese legend about a determined fish that swam up a waterfall into a cave and flew out a dragon. “It’s about being a fighter, and the message isn’t luck. It’s not like winning a lottery ticket,” she says. “The message is prosperity through perseverance.” Perseverance has defined her career. Outside Sacramento, Conrad is best known for her controversial Politically Vulnerable show in 2013.

She created a dozen portraits of the wives, girlfriends and mistresses of California governors to hang at Vanguard, a nightclub across the street from the Capitol. The exhibit included images of Linda Ronstadt, Maria Shriver and actresses Piper Laurie, Brigitte Nielsen and Gigi Goyette. “Every single woman that was featured in those portraits publicly spoke about their sexual relationships with men in leadership, and the men in leadership took active roles to silence them,” says Conrad. An offended female lobbyist insisted Vanguard remove the exhibit, and the story went viral when The Associated Press picked it up. “It was Me Too before Me Too— that was the whole point,” says Conrad when asked why the story became national news five years ago. “I think at the time there was this bend to people starting to see that it was something that needed to be talked about.” Conrad probably would have continued creating art for indoor spaces if not for an outpouring of community support for her MARRS mural. “It really changed my view of what I wanted to do with my art career for probably the rest of forever,” she says. “When you do public art, you open a conversation with everybody to talk about, which is new to me.” After approaching the MARRS mural like a painting, she wanted

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to incorporate the frame-within-aframe optics of Instagram into her next major outdoor work. “I wanted to do something that invites the viewer, that makes you want to be in it,” she notes. That ambition became “The Wishing Well,” the ethereal dandelion mural in an alley at I and 19th streets. “It invites you to stand underneath this magnificent, golden-stemmed, largerthan-life dandelion,” she says. “It’s not behind a gate. It’s not only for certain people. It’s in the dank tunnels and alleyways of Midtown.” Conrad’s other outdoor projects include an enormous sneaker mural on the side of Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse on V Street and a mural depicting the title character of “Lady Bird,” Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated love song to Sacramento, at 16th and I streets. Conrad first met Gerwig six years ago when the filmmaker and actress stopped by her studio with mutual friends. “She made something magical through something ordinary, and my art career is just like that,” says Conrad. “I take all this unremarkable stuff and make something remarkable and edited and refined that people can understand.” To learn more about Maren Conrad, visit marenconrad.com. Daniel Barnes can be reached at danielebarnes@hotmail.com. n

OUR WORST NIGHTMARE LETTER TO THE EDITOR Recently at our synagogue we celebrated a number of milestones. In shule there were families celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary, a 93rd and 94th birthday, and several other birthdays. For each of these Mosaic Law Congregation members we recited a blessing on their behalf and sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siman Tov uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mazel Tov.â&#x20AC;? The lyrics and music of this folk song originated between 1886 and 1890 in Poland or Rumania. The song consists of two phrases: â&#x20AC;&#x153;siman tovâ&#x20AC;? means â&#x20AC;&#x153;good sign,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;mazel tovâ&#x20AC;? means â&#x20AC;&#x153;good luck.â&#x20AC;? That same day at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pennsylvania, there was no singing of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siman Tov uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mazel Tov.â&#x20AC;? There was no â&#x20AC;&#x153;good signâ&#x20AC;? and no â&#x20AC;&#x153;good luckâ&#x20AC;? as a man with an automatic rifle and several handguns entered the synagogue and murdered 11 Jewish adults and wounded six others. It was the deadliest attack of Jews in the history of the United States. Linked by chains of acquaintance, we are just six degrees away from any other person on the planet. That holds true for many who live in Sacramento. Michael and Lorraine Opper texted me that their son Stephen and his fiancĂŠ Hannah moved to Pittsburgh days before the attack. Hannahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family lives in Squirrel Hill and was on lockdown. Thank God they were safe. Judy Weiner, one of our members, shared with me that her nephew lives in a wonderful Jewish group home next door to Tree of Life Synagogue. They hid in the basement during the gunfire. The tragic event at Tree of Life brought messages of sympathy, love and support to the Pittsburgh Jewish community from all over the world. The consoling words are so important for our healing. If ever our entire community should come together, it is now. When my grandparents came to Ellis Island escaping the pogroms of Eastern Europe, they came to a country that welcomed them with open arms. I imagine them turning over in their graves wondering how the greatest country in the world could give birth to such heinous acts which have occurred too often in churches, mosques, synagogues, schools, movie theatres, concerts and other public venues. Our synagogue and our entire Jewish community will continue to look at all options to keep us safe. But we will never truly be safe and secure unless we as a nation have the conversation with our government, civic and religious leaders, and come together to act decisively to eradicate gun violence and hatred toward Jews and accept and honor every single person regardless of color, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity. If we can work together to accomplish that, then the vigils and community gatherings of solidarity after such tragic events will be fewer as we strive to make our society a more compassionate and accepting one. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not wait for the next tragic event to begin that conversation. Our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future and the future of our country depend on it.

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Room for Greatness REIMAGINED TUDOR WILL SHINE ON FAB 40S HOME TOUR

uilt in 1931 in one of Sacramento’s most celebrated neighborhoods, the brick Tudor exhibited a footprint typical of that bygone era. The kitchen was small. The rooms were segregated. Storage space was

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scarce. But homeowner Katherine Bardis, who saw past the bright blue fuzzy carpet from a long-ago update, knew she could turn the two-story structure into a show-stopping place to call home. “The craftwork in the home was phenomenal,” Bardis says. “You could tell the bones had a lot of room for greatness. The house gave us a really good foundation to be creative.” She knows what she’s talking about. As co-founder of Bardis Homes, a company launched in 2012, Bardis is experienced in home construction, land development and interior design. She was born to the business. Her father

Chris Bardis built thousands of homes in Sacramento and around the West. Katherine Bardis, with husband and Sacramento developer Bay Miri, purchased the 3,439-square-foot, fivebedroom home in 2017. One month later, they initiated the demolition on their wedding day. Renovations took a full year and included expanding the footprint to 5,000 square feet and adding a full bathroom for a total of four and a half baths. Standing stately on a wide, treeshaded street in the Fab 40s, the house will be one of five featured on this year’s Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour, Nov. 30–Dec. 2, to benefit Sacred Heart Parish School.

Renovation began with demolishing the back of the house, including the kitchen and family room. The front living room and fireplace, and most of the original windows, were maintained. “We tried to integrate some of the old feel, especially at the beginning of the house with the trim work and molding,” Bardis says. The floors, which were replaced with engineered hardwood, have a herringbone pattern at the front of the home “to make it feel vintage and appropriate for the house. As you move onto the new sections, it gets more modern,” explains Bardis. “All the ceilings were really low, so we looked at where we could raise them.”

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The couple kept the original front door, which opens up to a remastered staircase that leads to a second-floor landing with a vaulted ceiling featuring an antique crystal chandelier that hung in the home where Bardis grew up. “The staircase was very narrow and dark. It was not this grand entrance that the house deserved.”

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The exterior of the Tudor was red brick. “But it felt old and tired,” says Bardis, “so we painted it all white to give it some life and excitement.” The couple recycled the brick that was removed during the demo and reused it, either in the addition or landscaping. The kitchen more than doubled in size and now features a large island with a walnut base for “a richer feel,”

Bardis says. The white perimeter cabinets are set off by a marble-patterned quartz backsplash and countertops. A wall of glass sliding doors opens to the backyard. “Our goal was to have an open house where people can move around and feel comfortable, but also feel very intimate,” she says. To conceal the awkward entrance to the basement, Bardis integrated the door into the kitchen area so it blends in like another cabinet. Handmade tiles in the bathrooms and laundry room are hand painted and custom glazed. Upstairs, a bathroom with marble tile doubles as a steam-wet room with a rain-head shower and tub, all in one open area. “My husband will say it’s his favorite room in the house.” What is Bardis’ favorite feature? Her very own, bedroom-size, walk-in closet connected to the laundry room. “You can tell a woman built the house,” she laughs. “And we don’t share.” The couple added a small nook at the entrance of the master bedroom with a coffee station, filtered water and wine fridge. “If we are really tired we don’t have to go downstairs,” she says. Separate toilets, each surrounded by frosted glass, and sinks on each side of room are “very important.” The couple refinished the backyard pool and added a hot tub. New brick and concrete

flatwork, a floating wood deck with a trellis, and plenty of plants and vines create an “intimate, secret garden.” Bardis kept the old baby-blue garage doors with stained glass to embellish a backyard wall. While Bardis served as contractor, the couple used architect John Packowski and designer Leila Jaworski. “She’s classy but unassuming. That’s what we wanted—a very unassuming, comfortable house that is still sophisticated and classy.” Bardis and Miry designed the home for the future with two upstairs bedrooms that would be ideal for children and a downstairs bedroom with a separate entrance that could be used as in-law quarters. “It’s built if you want to live here as a couple, as a single person or if you want to have a family,” Bardis says. “We are proud of the whole house.” The self-guided Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour will be held Nov. 30–Dec. 2 featuring five historic homes in East Sacramento’s Fabulous 40s. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the event. For information, visit sacredhearthometour.com or email shhometour@gmail.com. Cathryn Rakich can be reached at crakich@ surewest.net. n

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Ringside Seats CITY CAN’T FORGET AUDITORIUM WAS HOME TO SPORTS

or those of us who love Memorial Auditorium, it’s nice to see the old brick hulk get some attention from the city. But for sports fans, there’s reason to worry. The city is spending $10.7 million to revitalize the 1927 Mediterranean showpiece, but none of that money will necessarily make the room better for sports. Some people are doing just fine off the Memorial rehab. The project’s senior superintendent gets $303,355 for 61 weeks of work, benefits included. The construction manager pulls $267,348. Theater lovers should be happy, too. The upgrades include millions

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for theatrical, acoustical, electrical and seating improvements to make Memorial a suitable home for Broadway shows, local ballet, philharmonic and opera. Never mind that those cultural relics draw dwindling and temporary audiences. They will return to the Community Center Theater when it’s rebuilt. Nowhere in the Memorial plans approved by the City Council is there mention of sports. That’s disgraceful. For most of its life, Memorial served as the city’s classiest sports palace. On Nov. 9, 1931, Sacramento residents eager for live entertainment went to Memorial for a wrestling show promoted by the Disabled American War Veterans. That night, fans cheered (or booed) Tommy Thompson, Wild Bill Beth, Marciano Agrava and Jack Reed. Tickets cost $1 to $2. Women were admitted free. Disabled veterans put on weekly wrestling shows every Monday night at Memorial throughout the 1930s. Monthly shows at 15th and J streets continued until the early 1980s. Wrestling thrilled

generations at the auditorium for more than 50 years. After World War II, Jim (Thunderbolt) Casey and Francisco Palacio filled seats. By 1966, the Memorial calendar featured Gorilla Monsoon and Cowboy Billy Watts. Come the 1970s, Pat Patterson, Moondog Mayne, Dr. Ken Ramey, Red Bastien and Playboy Buddy Rose played heroes and heels at the auditorium. Sports fans rightfully consider Memorial a hallowed site for boxing. Among the first events to christen the building was a prizefight on March 4, 1927. Sacramento Bee sportswriter Rudy Hickey wrote, “Never in the history of the boxing game on the Pacific Coast have matches been staged with such a unique and picturesque setting.” In 1976, local champ Pete Ranzany beat Adolph Viruet before 4,713 fans—an incredible crowd, considering the building’s capacity was 4,200. The 1982 Memorial brawl between Bobby

Chacon and Bazooka Limon stands with the greatest prizefights in history. There were more sports. For decades, Memorial was a regular stop for roller derby. Ann Calvello was 43 years old in 1973, but fans saw her skate with the Bay Bombers at the auditorium. Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics played an exhibition at Memorial in 1957. The Harlem Globetrotters made annual appearances. In 1941, Memorial was site of a national tug-of-war tournament. Sacramento State was the last regular sports tenant to call Memorial home, playing basketball there from 1996–2000. The Hornets lost 34 consecutive games—a sports legacy best forgotten. Still, sports deserve a spotlight in the restored Memorial Auditorium. If the city can fix the building for Broadway tunes, there’s room for the legacies of Moondog Mayne. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Those Who Can, Teach ARTIST MARIA WINKLER DEDICATES HER LIFE TO LOVE OF ART

Maria Winkler

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aria Winkler is, as she puts it, “a maker of things.” The artist is well known for her paintings of landscapes and waterscapes, as well as her more whimsical—yet no less technically stunning—portraits of vintage toys. “I get bored,” admits Winkler, who retired from a 40-year teaching career in 2010. “I’ll do watercolor for 10 years, pen and ink for another 10 years, acrylic for the next 10 years, then I’ll dabble in sculpture and art books. I try to be as versatile as I can. I’m never satisfied with just one thing. I like to push the boundaries and keep myself interested.” Winkler is most certainly versatile, if her proficiency in a multitude of media is any indication. She credits this ability to her “very traditional” art education as a young person— something she holds very near and dear to this day. “I started drawing when I was 3 and, even though we were very poor, my parents arranged for private oil painting lessons when I was 9,” Winkler says. “I was interested in other artistic disciplines, but I really excelled at visual art, so I focused on that for the rest of my life.” Winkler’s youth is remarkable not just for her talent and dedication to art, but for the events that preceded it. Her father is a famed Polish scientist and Holocaust survivor who helped rebuild the petroleum industry in Poland in the early 1940s before becoming a commercial attaché to the Polish embassy in Washington, D.C., in 1947. It wasn’t long after he brought Maria and her mother over that the entire family applied for political asylum to remain in the U.S. Because her father needed to find work, the Winklers moved around a lot, which is why the artist and longtime Arden resident doesn’t consider herself “from anywhere in particular” (though she’s now spent more years in California than anywhere else). You might expect this fraught upbringing to have a negative impact on such a young artist, but it’s in fact had the opposite effect. “I could dwell on it and be bitter or provide harmony for other people,” says Winkler, whose work graces

hospital waiting rooms all over California. “My peaceful, reflective, meditative art comes from a desire to bring peace to the world—perhaps as a reconciliation with my history.” Winkler’s family background not only gave her an appreciation for peace but also a penchant for experimentation (“my father’s scientific part of me,” she says). Winkler was one of the first people to offer a computer graphics course at Sacramento State in 1981. Fascinated by the artistic possibilities of the new medium, Winkler asked one of the engineering professors to teach her the basics, and then designed classes based around her newfound skills. “I’m a big believer in demonstration—you can’t teach it unless you can do it,” says Winkler, who holds a Ph.D. in curriculum development from Pennsylvania State University. “I taught all kinds of students—ones who’d never had an art class before, as well as art majors—so I had to be able to communicate what I was teaching so everyone could comprehend. It was the greatest fun.” Winkler’s love of new media continues to grow. She’s a huge proponent of computer sketching, which enables her to compose and rescale her work on a computer before committing it to canvas. One of her most recent projects is a public commission to resurface the utility boxes at the corners of Franklin Boulevard and Mack Road and 10th and G streets with huge images Winkler designed on the computer, then printed on vinyl and affixed to the boxes. “I love public commissions because they allow people to see my work for an extended period of time,” Winkler says. “I still get fan mail from pieces that have been hanging in the hospital for 20 years.” But far be it from Winkler to rest on those laurels. “I’m doing more art now than ever,” she says. “I’m a nervous, Type-A personality, so I’m always making things—jewelry, stitchwear, art books, new paintings. I’ve waited my whole life to devote myself entirely to art.”

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TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Sacramento Ballet's The Nutcracker Photo courtesy of Keith Sutter.

The Nutcracker Sacramento Ballet Dec. 14–23 Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacballet.org/nutcracker Amy Seiwert’s new take on this Sacramento tradition introduces us to Marie, a heroine for our times based on German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original protagonist. Featuring the Sacramento Philharmonic at select performances. Ticket are $35–$90.

Wells Fargo Home for the Holidays 2018 Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra Saturday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacramentochoral.com This festive concert features soprano Susannah Biller, the Sacramento Children’s Chorus and puppets provided by Green Valley Theatre Company. Ticket are $35–$50; students receive a 50-percent discount.

Cathedral Music Series The Chamber Music Society of Sacramento Sunday, Dec. 16, 4 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave. • cmssacto.org This program will include the music of Scarlatti, Bach, Beethoven and Dvorak with Faythe Vollrath on organ and Tom Derthick on bass. Ticket are $30 general admission, $25 seniors, and $12 students and children.

Steel Magnolias Sacramento Theatre Company Through Sunday, Dec. 9 Pollock Stage, 1419 H St. • sactheatre.org Six Louisiana women gather under the hair dryers at their local beauty salon to share gossip, laughter and the bond of friendship. Tickets are $15–$38.

With a Song in Your Heart Sacramento Symphonic Winds Sunday, Dec. 9, 2:30 p.m. Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive • sacwinds.org Come one, come all to this joyful family holiday concert featuring 17 different Christmas carols and tunes. Tickets (available at the door) are $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors, and free children 10 and younger.

Her Way JAYJAY Gallery Through Dec. 22 Margarita Chaplinska's “Portrait of a Sandwich,” oil on linen, at Tim Collom Gallery.

Diminutive Pleasures Holiday Group Show

5524 B Elvas Ave. • jayjayart.com This all-female, multi-generational painting and print-making exhibition will celebrate the artistic contributions of four artists—Ellen Van Fleet, Katherine Warinner, Jennifer Lugris and Kerry Cottle—who push their chosen medium in new and different directions.

Tim Collom Gallery Dec. 5–27 Preview Reception: Thursday, Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m. Opening Reception: Saturday, Dec. 8, 5:30–8:30 p.m. 915 20th St. • timcollomgallery.com This annual small-work exhibition will feature all types of media 16 inches by 16 inches or smaller and priced at $500 or less to entice visitors to give the gift of art over the holiday season.

A Master Singers Christmas Sacramento Master Singers Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1300 N St.

Saturday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St. • mastersingers.org An opening candlelight processional sets the tone for this repertoire, from traditional melodies to the latest multicultural songs and carols. Tickets are $25 adults, $20 seniors and $10 students.

Oil on canvas, “Untitled,” by Kerry Cottle at JAYJAY Gallery.

Nutcracker Suite & Christmas Angels Sacramento Civic Ballet Saturday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m. (Nutcracker Suite only) Saturday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 16, 2 p.m. The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd. • deanedancecenter.com

Sacramento Theatre Company’s Steel Magnolias Photo courtesy of Charr Crail Photography.

This two-act holiday production will feature professional and student dancers from the Crockett-Deane Apprentice Company and Deane Dance Center. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors and students, $10 children 10 and younger.

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Sacramento Country Dance Society Sunday, Dec. 16, 2–5 p.m.

Sacramento Children’s Chorus Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m.

Camp Pollock, 1501 Northgate Blvd. • sactocds.org English country dance has been around for several hundred years. Join the fun to live music—no partners necessary! Introductory Workshop for newcomers begins at

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1701 L St. • sacramentochildrenschorus.org Alexander Grambow and Jessica Suderman will conduct an exciting and vibrant program exploring traditional choral classics and modern arrangements of favorite holiday songs.

1:30 p.m. Cost is $10 adults, $8 college students, $5 under 18.

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y favorite meal of 2018 was at the newly opened pocketsized and Pocket-located Italian restaurant, Cacio. From the skill in the kitchen to the warmth of the staff, it was a near perfect evening of dining. Co-owners, as well as husband and wife, Katie Kinner-Kersieck and Jonathan Kersieck have created a menu and a space that warms the heart and fills the stomach. The two met while opening Grange Restaurant & Bar at

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The Citizen Hotel. Katie worked front of the house; Jonathan worked the kitchen. They both went on to work at a host of other local restaurants, such as OBO’ Italian Table & Bar and Esquire Grill. Both, therefore, have a successful track record of running kitchens, managing front of house and opening new restaurants. So, when these two Pocket residents sat down one evening at the counter at Ravenous Café to have a glass of wine, they got to talking with the owners. As the couple spun ideas about owning their own restaurant, the folks at Ravenous said, “Why not buy this place?” Long story short, they did just that. Now the small space, which has been home to some fine food over the years, plays host to some of the best pasta in California and some of the coziest neighborhood vibes you’ll find anywhere.

The signature dish, cacio e pepe, is as simple a dish as you’ll find anywhere. It’s the pb&j of pasta. Four ingredients that are (it almost goes without saying) greater than the sum of their parts. Cacio means cheese in Italian, and gives the restaurant its name. Pepe is pepper. Add bucatini (hearty, hollow spaghetti) and olive oil, and you have one of the best plates of pasta anywhere. It sounds simple, but the spicy favors of bloomed black pepper, layers of pecorino cheese and the perfect blend of fruity olive oil make for an actual eating experience, not just a plate of food. Similarly, the mushroom bolognese is a simply brilliant plate of pasta. You’ll never believe that it’s a vegetarian offering given the meaty textures, scents and flavors that Kersieck gets out of his mushrooms and cheese. The playful strozzapreti pasta (“twisted canoes”—new to me) scoops up and cradles the rich sauce. This, again, simple dish shows a wealth of skill and maturity in the kitchen. The near perfect portioning, the easy casualness of presentation and the restraint in ingredients all speak to a clear, rewarding vision coming from this unpretentious eatery. Sides and small plates are rewarding as well. The pork and beef meatballs are, expectedly, divine, and the brussels sprouts, tossed with balsamic and pancetta, are prepared, dare I say it, perfectly. Similarly, traditional offerings like white bean and sausage soup are on the nose, as is a straightforward Caesar salad. The ingredients and care that go into these staples show again how wonderfully focused this enterprise is. The same compliments around focus and vision apply to service as well. Kinner-Kersieck shows a steady hand at controlling the front of house in a

small space. “One of the advantages of a small space is that you can control what you’re doing in the kitchen and the dining room,” she tells me. “It allows us to be a part of every dish, and connect with every customer.” That connection rang true on my visits. There were bright conversations and lively interactions with nearly all members of the staff, which include Kinner-Kersieck’s sister and son dropping by to help out. This “family affair” adds to the warmth of the place rather than distracting from it. It helps that each member of the family seems to be not only affable but skilled at service. Despite a casual attitude, every dish was timed perfectly and coursed out seamlessly. The wine list shows a playful yet knowledgeable approach to Italian varietals. You’ll find almost as many European wines as you will California offerings. The staff is more than happy to smartly recommend pairings based on your dining choices. As far as getting a table at the petite eatery, reservations are recommended, but walk-ins are always welcome. Just be warned that, contrary to what you’d think, the earlier hours seem to be the busiest on most nights. So, whether you can plan ahead and book a table, or come in from the cold on a late evening, you’ll find the service warm, the food outstanding and the experience one to remember. Cacio is at 7600 Greenhaven Drive; (916) 399-9309; caciosacramento.com. Correction: In last month’s column we stated that the Real Pie Company failed at its former location on 12th Street. The owners actually closed the business for personal reasons. We apologize for the error. n

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Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 555 Capitol Mall • oldsoulco.com

Preservation & Company Preserving delicious produce from local farms 1717 19th Street #B • 916.706.1044 preservationandco.com

Solomon’s Delicatessen Opening summer of 2018 730 K Street • Solomonsdelicatessen.com

Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates Unmatched sweet sophistication 1801 L Street, #60 • 916.706.1738 gingerelizabeth.com

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan Farm-fresh New American cuisine 1215 19th Street • 916.441.6022 mulvaneysbl.com

Old Soul South Timeless traditions of Southern cooking 2005 11th Street • 916.382.9722 weheartfriedchicken.com

OLD SAC Fat City Bar & Cafe

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American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location 1001 Front Street • 916.446.6768 fatsrestaurants.com

The Firehouse Restaurant The premiere dining destination in historic setting 1112 2nd Street • 916.442.4772 ﬁrehouseoldsac.com

Rio City Café

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California-inspired menu on the riverfront 1110 Front Street • 916.442.8226 riocitycafe.com

Willie’s Burgers A quirky burger joint 110 K Street • 916.444.2006 williesburgers.com

R STREET Café Bernardo European inspired casual café 1431 R Street • 916.930.9191 paragarys.com

Fish Face Poke Bar Humble Hawaiian poke breaks free 1104 R St. #100 • 916.706.0605 ﬁshfacepokebar.com

Hook & Ladder Co. Hearty food and drink in an old ﬁrehouse setting 1630 S Street • 916. 442.4885 hookandladder916.com

Iron Horse Tavern Gastropub menu in an industrial setting 1800 15th Street • 916.448.4488 ironhorsetavern.net

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Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 1716 L Street (rear alley) • oldsoulco.com

The Rind A cheese-centric food and wine bar 1801 L Street # 40 • 916.441.7463 therindsacramento.com

Zocolo Tastes inspired by the town square of Mexico City 1801 Capitol Avenue • 916.441.0303 zocalosacramento.com

MIDTOWN Biba Ristorante Italiano Legendary chef, cookbook author Biba Caggiano 2801 Capitol Avenue • 916.455.2422 biba-restaurant.com

Block Butcher Bar Specializing in housemade salumi and cocktails 1050 20th Street • 916.476.6306 blockbutcherbar.com

Centro Cocina Mexicana Mexican cuisine in a festive, colorful setting 2730 J Street • 916.442.2552 paragarys.com

Federalist Public House Signature woodﬁred pizzas and local craft beers 2009 Matsui Alley • 916.661.6134 federalistpublichouse.com

Lowbrau Bierhalle Modern-rustic German beer hall 1050 20th Street • 916.452.7594 lowbrausacramento.com

Old Soul at The Weatherstone Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 812 21st Street • oldsoulco.com

Paragary’s French inspired bistro in chic new environment 1401 28th Street • 916.457.5737 • paragarys.com

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The Red Rabbit Kitchen & Bar A focus on all things local 2718 J Street • 916.706.2275 • theredrabbit.net

Revolution Wines Urban winery and kitchen 2831 S Street • 916.444.7711 • rev.wine

Sac Natural Foods Co-Op Omnivore, vegan, raw, paleo, organic, glutenfree and carnivore sustenance 2820 R Street • 916.455.2667 • sac.coop

Skool Japanese Gastropub Inventive, Japanese-nuanced seafood 2319 K Street • 916.737.5767 • skoolonkstreet.com

Sun & Soil Juice Company Raw, organic nutrition from local farms 1912 P Street • 916.341.0327 • sunandsoiljuice.com

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EAST SAC 33rd Street Bistro Food inspired by the Paciﬁc Northwest 3301 Folsom Blvd. • 916.455.2233 33rdstreetbistro.com

Burr’s Fountain Fountain-style diner serving sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties 4920 Folsom Blvd. • (916) 452-5516

Allora Exquisite Italian-inspired seafood & exceptional wines in a jewel box setting 5215 Folsom Blvd. • 916.538.6434 allorasacramento.com

A creative menu in a re-imagined warehouse 1719 34th Street • 916.469.2433 canoneastsac.com

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

Tapa the World

Award-winning roasters 4749 Folsom Blvd. • 916.451.5181 chocolateﬁshcoffee.com

Temple Coffee Roasters 2200 K Street • 2829 S Street 1010 9th Street • templecoffee.com

The Waterboy Classic European with locally sourced ingredients 2000 Capitol Ave. • 916.498.9891 waterboyrestaurant.com

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Burgers, cheesesteaks and other delights 2820 P Street • 916.455.3500 • suzieburger.com

Traditional Spanish & world cuisine 2115 J Street • 916.442.4353 tapatheworld.com

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Clubhouse 56 American. HD sports, kid’s menu, breakfast weekends, late night dining 723 56th Street • 916.454.5656 ch56sports.com

Corti Brothers The legendary food source by Darrell Corti 5810 Folsom Blvd. • 916.736.3800 cortibrothers.com

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Español Italian Restaurant Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional familystyle atmosphere 5723 Folsom Blvd. • 916.457.1936 espanol-italian.com

Hawks Provisions & Public House A locally-inspired creative menu by Molly Hawks 1525 Alhambra Blvd. • 916.588.4440 hawkspublichouse.com

The Kitchen Restaurant 5-course prix ﬁxe seasonal dinner menu 2225 Hurley Way • 916.568.7171 thekitchenrestaurant.com

Kru Contemporary Japanese A unique and imaginative culinary experience 3145 Folsom Boulevard • 916.551.1559 krurestaurant.com

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Southwestern cooking for lunch & dinner 5530 H Street • 916.452.8226 nopalitoscafe.com

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Nopalitos Southwestern Café

The simple, nourishing ﬂavors of Italy 3145 Folsom Blvd. • 916.822-8720 oboitalian.com

OneSpeed Bike-themed neighborhood pizza cafe 4818 Folsom Blvd. • 916.706.1748 onespeedpizza.com

Opa! Opa! Classic Mediterranean dishes 5644 J Street • 916.451.4000 eatatopa.com

Selland’s Market-Café Family-friendly neighborhood café 5340 H Street • 916.736.3333 sellands.com

V. Miller Meats Traditional butcher shop - nose to tail! 4801 Folsom Blvd. #2 • 916.400.4127 vmillermeats.com

The Wienery The humble dog at its ﬁnest. 715 56th Street • 916.455.0497 thewienersysacramento.com n

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