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TOM SELLAS Tom Sellas is a local fine artist who, since 1984, has painted the American River, abstracts, Greek Aegean landscapes and still lifes. He is a graduate of Sac State with an BA and MA in art and a K–12 teaching credential. Sellas taught art in the Elk Grove Unified School District for 35 years. Shown: “Yellow Abstract,” 24 inches by 24 inches, oil on board. This piece is for sale at $450. Sellas also has a painting in the 2021 Spring Gala & Art Auction to benefit Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Contact Sellas at tsellas@ sbcglobal.net or through the Kennedy Gallery.

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ager to appease a noisy gaggle of citizens who don’t like cops, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and his City Council colleagues blundered into a policy that threatens to endanger the public and demoralize the Sacramento Police Department. With the city’s new policy, Steinberg and the council decided there’s no such thing as active

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shooters or ambushes. The mayor and council believe every 911 police emergency features an opportunity for de-escalation and negotiation, a chance for reasonable people to calm down and talk things over. The new policy concerns deadly force. Traditionally, the city instructed cops to use deadly force— shoot someone—only as a last resort. That’s still the case. But now police must dance through a set of exercises before they pull the trigger. Cops arrive at deadly force in two ways. One is to exhaust an escalating series of compliance steps. Start with negotiations, move to verbal commands, then physical controls,

nightstick or Taser. The strategy plays out over time. Unfortunately, there’s a second scenario, one that erases the time element and explodes in a blink. Suddenly, there’s a shiny metal object in someone’s hand. Or abrupt, furtive movements. Or a shooting stance. Or ambush or school shooting with bullets flying. Under Sacramento’s new policy, the city won’t make allowances for instantaneous situations, ambushes or school shooters. They don’t exist. Instead, it requires cops to use “tactics and techniques that may persuade the suspect to voluntarily comply” in all scenarios, even if

the suspect is walking down the street shooting people. There are no exceptions, no qualifying words such as “when feasible.” “Why would anyone want to join the Sacramento Police Department under this policy?” asks Police Chief Daniel Hahn. “Our officers won’t be able to defend themselves or the public. Or if they do, they risk losing their job for violating policy. This will be the most restrictive use-of-force policy in the country, bar none.” Hahn is livid over the new policy. Beyond diminishing his ability to recruit, train and keep cops, he fears for public and officer safety. He worries many officers will choose

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oin thousands of walkers Saturday, June 5, for this year’s virtual Sacramento SPCA Doggy Dash to help the nonprofit raise funds to save more companion animals and find them fur-ever homes. Show your support by walking your neighborhood or backyard, a local park or trail, or even on a treadmill! Leading up to June 5, participate in an online pet festival, enter contests, win prizes and visit a virtual vendor fair. Register as an individual or as a team at sspca. org. The SSPCA also recently celebrated the opening of the Zoe K. McCrea Animal Health Center, which will allow the organization to increase its capacity for spay and neuter procedures, and expand its low-cost vaccine and wellness clinics. “Our most basic goals are to decrease the number of unwanted animals that enter our public shelters and get more animals out of shelters and into homes,” says Nereo Rebellato, SSPCA volunteer and fundraiser extraordinaire. “To achieve that goal, the Sacramento SPCA devoted significant resources to addressing animal overpopulation through our spay and neuter program.

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“Art Where the Wild Things Are,” Effie Yeaw Nature Center’s annual spring gala and auction, takes place June 5–14 both in person and online. Guests will enjoy an in-person art preview Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to peruse the juried natureoriented art on display under the trees at Effie Yeaw Nature Center in Ancil Hoffman Park in Carmichael. A virtual silent auction will be held online June 5-14, and an in-person live auction will be held Sunday, June 13, from 5-7:30 p.m. at Effie Yeaw Nature Center. This is the nature center’s biggest fundraiser of the year to support its educational programs, maintain a beautiful visitor center and care for resident non-releasable animal ambassadors. For more information, visit sacnaturecenter.net.

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The 20th Sacramento French Film Festival comes to a small screen near you June 18–27. Like last year, the city’s iconic francophone film fest will stream 10 films in 10 days. The festival includes virtual chats and Q&As with directors and actors, and plenty of chances to rent and stream the best French-language films of the year. Go to virtual. sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org.

FIRST 5 SACRAMENTO The First 5 Sacramento Commission has approved more than $40 million in funding for critical prevention and early intervention programs that serve young children and their families in Sacramento County starting in July. Funding was allocated to prevent African American child deaths, strengthen families and decrease child maltreatment and trauma, improve

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PARKWAY FUND The American River Parkway Foundation has launched the TeichertParkway Fund, annual grants from Teichert that will be administered through the foundation to benefit the 4,800-acre American River Parkway. Through partnerships with Sacramento County Regional Parks, funding from Teichert’s gravel mining operations has been allocated for community enhancements within the parkway. Grants are available in four categories: education, recreation, access and parkway enhancements. “This has been over a decade in the making and I am truly excited to begin reviewing proposals and

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rewarding grants to implement projects and enhancements on the parkway generated by the community,” says Michael Smith of Teichert Materials. “The difference with these grants is one does not need to be a nonprofit to apply—a neighborhood association or scout group can do so as well. Our goal is to engage the entire community into the fold of the American River Parkway.” For more information or to apply, visit arpf.org/parkwayfund.

OAK PARK MARKET The Sacramento City Council has approved a $1.1 million loan for the renovation of an Oak Park commercial space at 4401 Broadway that will become a new employee-owned supermarket, Rancho San Miguel Market. The loan will not only help secure food access for local residents, “it will also provide economic and job opportunities for the community,” says Vice Mayor Jay Schenirer, who represents the district.

“Residents should not have to travel far to find fresh and affordable food—they should be able to find it right in their own community,” says City Councilmember Eric Guerra, who represents nearby District 6. Slated to open in fall 2021, the 51,000-square-foot supermarket will be 100-percent employee owned and serve Oak Park, Elmhurst and Tahoe Park. The store will be an anchor for the Broadway/Stockton corridor and complement other projects, including development of a Stockton Boulevard Plan, transportation improvements, new housing development and nearby Aggie Square.

NEW PUBLIC ART Five new works of public art by California artists will be installed in the SAFE Credit Union Convention and Performing Arts District, which includes the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center and recently remodeled Memorial Auditorium. “Our creative talent base contributes directly to our region’s creative vitality, while also attracting

tourism, driving innovation and bringing people together,” says City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who represents the district. “It’s vital that the city continues to support the arts community and pursue providing opportunities for our local creatives.” In coordination with the city’s Office of Arts and Culture, four artistic teams were chosen from more than 300 applications. Kimberly Garza and Atlas Lab Inc. created “California Cathedral,” a 25-foot-tall sculpture that echoes the form of a tree. Jiayi Young’s “Lunar Specimen 12038,7” is a clear acrylic resin sculpture modeled after a moon rock brought back by Apollo 11. Nova Jiang created two pieces. “Cacophony” is a 34-foot-long aluminum and Swarovski crystal hanging depicting a recorded soundwave by the Sacramento Philharmonic. “Acorn” is an oak sapling constructed of aluminum, fiberglass, wood instruments and acrylic paint. Einar and Jamex De La Torres’ “We Have Lift Off!” is a playful 34-foot-tall rocket ship made of steel, fiberglass and concrete that lights up at night and projects flora shapes on the convention center’s walls.

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SAFE GROUND SITE The city of Sacramento has opened its first “Safe Ground” site in a parking lot near W and Sixth streets under the W/X Freeway. The site is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can host approximately 100 to 150 people experiencing homelessness in spaces for tent camping or safe parking for vehicles. The site is staffed around the clock and offers porta-potties and cleaning stations. Case managers provide support for mental health needs and substance-use disorders, as well as hotel vouchers and housing coordination. Everyone utilizing the site will be entered into the Homeless Management Information System, connecting them with additional service providers in the area. Earlier this month, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution by Mayor Darrell Steinberg to keep overnight shelters open year-round regardless of the temperature and to expand their mission to include daytime hours and services to help people exit homelessness.

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incarceration to develop and sustain the tools and resources necessary for a successful re-entry. Program participants are housed for six months to allow time for them to access health care services (including addiction and mental health treatment), educational programs and employment opportunities. Sacramento Self-Help Housing and St. Vincent de Paul also provides a holistic set of case management resources focused on human dignity, self-awareness and achieving permanent housing. For more information, visit sacselfhelp.org.

REIMAGINE GRANTS The Downtown Sacramento Partnership is now accepting applications for an additional round of ReImagine Activation Grants, part of the new micro-grant program launched last fall.

The $500 micro-grants will be awarded to Downtown businesses and organizations to support endeavors to increase the quality of life and experiences within the 66-block district managed by the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. So far, micro-grants have been awarded to Brannan Manor Restaurant & Spirits, Capital Books, Kodaiko Ramen & Bar, Koja Kitchen Sactown, Odd Cookie Bakery & Café, Solomon’s, Tango by the River, Visions of Eden Inc. and Willie’s Burgers. “It has been extremely challenging to navigate not just the restrictions during the pandemic but the office closures, Golden 1 Center shutdown and the constantly changing conditions, so we have to get creative to draw people to Downtown,” says Andrea Lepore, owner of Solomon’s. “The ReImagine grant helped us support our creative economy and hire local DJs to energize our

EXODUS PROJECT DIVERSITY CHIEF Visit Sacramento, the economic development and services organization for the region’s convention and tourism industry, has announced that Sonya Bradley, longtime leader and chief marketing officer, will become chief of diversity, equity and inclusion. This new position was created specifically to address the organization’s commitment to DEI prompted by the killing of George Floyd. “Tourism has been fulfilling both professionally and personally, and I’ve

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Sacramento Self-Help Housing is now operating three transitional houses as part of St. Vincent de Paul’s The Exodus Project, a spiritually based mentoring program assisting men and women for up to two months prior to release and six months after release from incarceration in Sacramento County correctional facilities. The program is free for participants and each house is home to six individuals. In addition to providing transitional housing, the program supports those recently released from

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MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET The Midtown Farmers Market has expanded to accommodate more than 130 farmers, growers and vendor booths through October. The open-air market will extend from its existing footprint on 20th Street between J and L streets to K Street from 19th to 21st streets. The market is open year-round on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (market hours change seasonally). “We are steadfast in our commitment to celebrating a diverse street food culture while feeding curiosity about where our food comes from while connecting with the amazing local chef and restaurant community in Midtown,” says Emily Baime Michaels, executive director of the Midtown Association, which operates the farmers market. When you go, seek out three Street Food Sacramento grant award winners that debuted in April: Boone’s Red Onions (pickled red onions), Épicée (hot sauces and candied jalapenos) and La Minerva (tortas, tacos, ceviche and more). For more information, visit midtownfarmersmarketsac.com.

RAILROAD MUSEUM After being closed for nearly a year, the California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento has reopened for indoor visitation at 25-percent capacity.

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The museum offers a variety of exhibits in addition to an awe-inspiring collection of large-scale locomotives and historic rail equipment. Don’t miss “Bent to the Task: The Industrial Art of Ray Carrington,” “Crossing Lines: Women of the American Railroad” and “The Magic of Scale Model Railroading.” Also, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation is continuing its popular weekend excursion train rides on the Sacramento Southern Railroad. The railroad museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to purchase advance tickets for excursion train rides, visit californiarailroad.museum.

CHEETAHS AT THE ZOO For the first time in almost 20 years, the Sacramento Zoo is home to cheetahs again. Meet 4-year-old brothers, Rowdy and Zig Zag. “The boys” arrived from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., in April and were given time to settle into their new surroundings before going on exhibit. The zoo’s animal care and health staff immediately began working on a cheetah husbandry and welfare program. Prior to the boys’ arrival, the cheetahs’ enclosure—the zoo’s former Australia habitat—received upgrades, including new grass, heating elements, shade structures, a glass panel for up-close viewing and a behind-thescenes area for tours, all thanks to zoo supporters. Admission tickets must be reserved in advance at saczoo.org. No tickets are sold at the door and weekends are selling out.

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The Harley White Jr. Quartet will perform Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at the Dante Club to celebrate the return of the Sacramento Jazz Coop’s “Live at Dante” performance series. The performance features “Impressions of Chopin, Ellington and Jobim” with Clark Goodloe on piano, Andre Fylling on melodica and synth strings, Jeff Minnieweather on drums and Harley White Jr. on bass. For more information, visit sacramentojazzcoop. org.

ELK GROVE ART TOUR The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will present its 10th Annual Art Tour on Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with more than two dozen local artists. The tour allows artists to showcase their works with no gallery fee or

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“Tobacco Barn on the Hill” by Carol Mott-Binkley is on display at Archival Gallery.

“Jack-in-the-Pulpit Vase” by Tiffany Studios is at Crocker Art Museum. Photo by John Faier. commission, and offers art lovers a chance to meet artists in an informal setting. Each participating artist has donated a piece of original art for a raffle fundraiser at the center. The show and raffle prizes will remain on display through July 3, when raffle winners will be announced. For a map of locations and more information, visit elkgrovefineartscenter.org.

CLARA CLASSROOM CLARA Classroom, a new virtual teaching artist program, is being offered to all Sacramento County public schools for free through Sept. 1, thanks to funding from the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation and others. “After a year of distance learning, students need arts engagement more than ever,” says CLARA Executive Director Megan Wygant. “Research shows that participation in the arts is an essential part of social-emotional learning and improves students’ adaptability, flexibility and comfort with uncertainty.”

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Prior to the pandemic, only 35 percent of Sacramento County’s 250,000 students received state-mandated access to arts education. CLARA Classroom meets that need for all students with age-appropriate modules in dance, music and theater for T-kindergarten through 12th grade. Teachers are provided with study guides that allow them to integrate lesson plans into existing learning or to assign arts curriculum to be completed at home. With prices starting as low as 99 cents per child, CLARA Classroom is significantly more affordable than bringing a live artist to school, while providing many of the positive student engagement benefits that make the arts an essential part of learning. For more information, visit claraclassroomsacramento.org.

TIFFANY EXHIBIT “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection” is now on view at the Crocker Art Museum through Sept. 12. The exhibit features more than 60 stunning objects spanning more than

30 years of Tiffany’s prolific career as a renowned and inventive artist in glass, ceramic, metalwork, jewelry and painting. This marks the first time these objects from Chicago’s distinguished Richard H. Driehaus Collection have been presented in a comprehensive exhibition. For more information, visit crockerart.org.

OFF CENTER CERAMICS “Off Center: An International Ceramic Competition” returns to Blue Line Arts in Roseville through July 10. Juried winners will be announced Saturday, June 19, during the Opening Reception from 4–8 p.m. Featuring 80 works by artists from 21 states, Off Center addresses the ways in which ceramics can draw attention to issues relevant to today’s world. “Each of these artists offer poignant reflections on the nature of this moment in human existence: from our shifting relationship to the environments we shape, to our relationship with history, to our hesitant movement into the ensuing stage of 21st century life,” says Magdolene Dykstra, an EgyptianCanadian artist and educator who selected this year’s winners. Blue Line Arts is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5

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BARN DANCE East Sacramento’s Archival Gallery will present a group exhibition, “Barn Dance,” June 3–26, featuring works by local artists celebrating our agricultural region and the spirit of the dance. Artists include Kathy Dana, Emily Elders, Jill Estroff, Cynthia Hipkiss, Maureen Hood, Jon Lowe, Erin Martinelli, Carol Mott-Binkley, Linda Nunes, Helen Plenert, Kellie Raines, Sean Royal, Hilary von Joo and others. The gallery will be open for a Second Saturday public reception June 12 at 5 p.m. with respectful distancing and limited capacity. Gallery visitors are welcome during normal business hours with no appointment. Masks or face coverings are required at all times. For more information, visit archivalgallery. com.

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CHANGING PERSPECTIVE The Sacramento Fine Arts Center in Carmichael will host the exhibit “Changing Perspective,” June 1–27 with a Second Saturday reception June 12 from 5:30–8:30 p.m. The juried art show called on artists to create something new and different that challenged their own perspective of the world—or changes the perspective of others. For more information, visit sacfinearts.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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he Sacramento County Board of Supervisors is trying to decide whether law enforcement should continue to respond to persons experiencing mental health emergencies or turn the function over to social workers. Community activists say the change is needed to reduce deadly outcomes. Skeptics think it’s another attempt to defund police agencies. Currently, 911 calls about someone having a mental breakdown typically trigger a response by sheriff deputies or city police. Activists believe cops are not prepared to deal with such situations. They cite examples of fatal shootings of mentally ill people. A better option, advocates say, is to create a standalone call center with a special phone number for teams of mobile clinicians to respond in mental health emergencies.

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County staff research indicates local police chiefs want to keep 911 as the dispatch system to determine appropriate responses. Supervisor Patrick Kennedy favors separation, but county staff points out 911 dispatch centers consist largely of civilian employees trained in de-escalation techniques to assist callers. Dispatchers can immediately access criminal histories and determine if a person is a chronic offender. They can evaluate the need for armed response, referral to other services or no response at all. Supervisor Rich Desmond, a retired CHP officer, says law enforcement is the lead responder to 911 calls. Nevertheless, community listening sessions, board meetings and surveys have revealed opposition to police involvement in mental health emergencies. Critics say people are afraid to call 911 when a family member or friend is having a mental health crisis. They worry about over-reactions by police. Besides removing law enforcement from the process, activists want funding for a separate call system to come from the county sheriff’s budget. Kennedy has shown support for that idea.

Desmond points out 911 calls involve different dispatches besides armed response. Many calls are relayed to fire departments or medical emergency responders. But activists are convinced any law enforcement participation poses a danger to the mentally ill. Desmond disagrees. He says a cop may be needed to secure an area if someone is having a crisis in the middle of a street. County officials studied three models: establishing a separate call system with a designated number, using existing 911 dispatch centers or stationing clinicians within 911 centers. A separate 24-hour mental health crisis call center is estimated to cost as much as $5.1 million. Mobile crisis teams could run another $3.8 million, plus $630,000 in startup costs for vehicles, equipment and training. The eagerness by some board members to create a separate emergency phone number faces an obstacle. Effective July 2022, the Federal 988 Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Emergency Response phone number is expected to be operational, posing confusion if another new emergency number exists.

A move from the current 911 system would mean “wholesale change,” Supervisor Phil Serna says. He questioned whether funding a standalone system from the sheriff’s budget might be “punitive.” Kennedy says, “Part of the funding should come out of the sheriff’s department.” He cites how Sheriff Scott Jones acknowledged removing law enforcement from the response formula would “alleviate workload.” Serna seems at odds with Kennedy. Typically, Serna is critical of Jones’ management and has bragged about voting against the sheriff’s budget. The county staff reports on alternatives to 911 notes, “Sufficient time is needed to consider practical, realistic plans for implementation.” Acting County Executive Ann Edwards says staff will deliver a recommendation at the September budget hearing. Howard Schmidt has worked on the federal, state and local levels of government, including 16 years for Sacramento County. He can be reached at howardschmidt218@aol.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Gregory Kondos, 1923-2021 ‘HIS ART WILL LIVE ON FOREVER’

acramento artist Gregory Kondos passed away in late March. He was 97 and worked in his studio most days until his

death. Upon his passing, the Crocker Art Museum wrote: “Kondos is best known for the buttery spread of bright, warm color in his thickly painted landscapes. Even the cool tones of blue of his paintings are heated, evoking sun-warmed expanses of summer sky and water. The intensity of color and heat broadly flattens detail and is common in Sacramento, where he painted and taught for half a century. “Through his use of high-keyed color and broad paint handling, Kondos displayed an affinity to artists like Roland Petersen, Raimonds Staprans and Wayne Thiebaud, with whom he shared an abiding friendship. In 2013 Thiebaud noted, ‘He makes a sweeping gesture and then adds detail with

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quick stops like exclamation points. He addresses horizons, rivers, seas, those things that change constantly with looseness and freedom and a kind of brush dancing.’” According to the Crocker, “Kondos’ series of Napa and Sonoma county subjects culminated in 1989 with a monumental work, ‘Rutherford Vineyard.’ This painting’s true subjects are grapevines and shadows, which occupy a full four-fifths of the composition. Like other works in the vineyard series, grape leaves are rendered as calligraphic abstractions in pure, saturated color. Foreground vines and posts are depicted nearly life-size and resolve into something identifiable only at a distance when the accompanying buildings and trees come into view.” Regretfully, I did not get to know Kondos, although I admired his work and was thrilled he was honored on Sacramento’s Walk of Stars in 2017. His star is installed in the sidewalk on L Street near 19th Street in Midtown.

My friend Tim Collom, an accomplished artist, knew Kondos well. He offered his thoughts: “I can’t say enough about Greg Kondos, an incredibly funny, charismatic and charming man. He was harsh in his criticism of my work, but only to make me better. I often visited his studio and listened to every word as he was a wealth of knowledge and always wanted to teach. He was one of the best art teachers because he gave practical advice that a painter could truly understand. “Greg Kondos and Wayne Thiebaud have always been so gracious to me and so many artists in the region. They are two of the best role models that held such a high standard of excellence through hard work and discipline. Greg was an artist’s artist as he practiced what he preached every single day. Through his sketches and paintings all over the world he

Top left: Gregory Kondos in his studio. Top right: Gregory Kondos, “Rutherford Vineyard,” 1989. Oil on canvas. Crocker Art Museum, gift of Bob and Jeannette Powell. Bottom right: Gregory Kondos and Tim Collom.

embodied everything he saw through his own eyes. “Sacramento and the whole art world lost an icon with his larger-than-life personality and his art will live on forever. Love goes to his incredible wife, Moni Van Camp, who was there every step of the way. Moni will forever hold a place in my heart as a champion for Greg and so many artists in the area. Rest in peace my friend, and above all, thank you.” Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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f you walk down Taylor Way and notice a yard that looks like something out of “Alice in Wonderland”—colorful mushrooms, stepping stones, a burbling fountain— then you’ve discovered Adam Salinger’s East Sac residence. Salinger and his wife, who have owned the house for 20 years, have gradually transformed it into a whimsical gathering place for neighbors and passersby. Everything in the yard— from artwork to strategic plantings of fragrant herbs and trees—are pure Salinger, an avid outdoorsman and educator who has channeled his love of nature and innate artistic abilities into a showstopping abode.

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“When I’m in town, I like to be outside,” says Salinger, a teacher who taught fourth and fifth grade in Placer County for 20 years. Prior to that, he helped open Western Placer Unified School District’s ATLAS Learning Academy, a K-12 hybrid school that combines project-based learning with outdoor education. “When I walk my neighborhood, I’m always looking at people’s yards to scope out interesting plants and writing down ideas for my own yard.” Thirteen years ago, Salinger and his wife remodeled their house and redid the backyard, but Salinger knew the front yard was going to be the pièce de résistance. When COVID-19 hit and he was home more than ever, he figured it was the perfect time to tackle the ultimate outdoor renovation project. Armed with a carefully drawn map developed over years with input from his family, Salinger worked in sections to transform the yard. He put in new sod at the behest of his 16-year-old daughter, who pointed out there had to be at least a small patch of grass where neighbors could sit during Taylor Way

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f Cliff Popejoy could tell people one thing, it would be, “Get out and volunteer. It doesn’t matter how often—a few hours a week, a few days a year—just find a niche that appeals to you, create the time and volunteer.” Popejoy has volunteered for the Greater Sacramento branch of the

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t was one of those January storms everyone talks about the next day. The National Weather Service reported gusts of 60 mph. Trees toppled. Thousands lost power. Structures collapsed. The barn-size aviary flight cage at Sacramento’s Wildlife Care Association turned into a pile of rubble—only weeks from the nonprofit’s busiest season, when abandoned and injured baby birds must learn to fly.

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WCA volunteers took to social media and personal networking to secure material and monetary donations, skilled trades people and a local contractor to rebuild the muchneeded flight cage. “Wells Construction from Roseville and Homewood supply in Rocklin donated time and materials to make this possible,” Reed says. “Community donations supported the additional costs in putting up this building in a single day.” Volunteer workers from Wells Construction removed the demolished building in early April and completed the new wood-frame, all-weather structure the following day. “We’re doing it a little differently,” Jim Brown, project lead with Wells Construction, notes. “We’re rebuilding an aviary with five compartments instead of the one large compartment.” The 40-foot-long structure is comprised of five 8-foot by 7-foot cages—each 10 feet high—with one long 3-foot-wide “caregiver corridor” for volunteers to safely access the enclosures. “This construction gives us five spaces instead of one, allowing for more species separation, and will be much less vulnerable to wind damage,” Reed says. Homewood Lumber “has been very helpful in getting us lumber when nobody else could,” Brown says. “We’re also changing the roofing to be a little more weather proof and long-term.” “We’ll use the enclosures for all kinds of songbirds, robins, sparrows, house finches, morning doves, pigeons,” WCA volunteer Terri Muzik explains. “It’s not quite large enough for crows—that will be our next build.” In the coming months, the organization hopes to add several more flight cages for bigger birds such as raptors. WCA was established more than 40 years ago, led by prominent naturalists including Effie Yeaw and William B. Pond. Today, the volunteer-based organization rescues and rehabilitates more than 6,000 sick, orphaned and injured wild animals each year.

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ouis Comfort Tiffany had to wait. So did employees who sell tickets and help make the Crocker Art Museum a fun and memorable experience. After months of uncertainty, the Sacramento region’s premier art institution is staffed up and back in business. The museum is eager to present an unprecedented collection of Tiffany’s glass, ceramics, metalwork and jewelry, alongside the famed Crocker collection of California and European art. “We’ve heard from so many people who say, ‘I can’t wait to get back to the museum,’” says Michelle MaghariDong, director of visitor services at the Crocker. “They were looking for something that feels good to do, and that means exploring their art museum.”

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What does environmental justice mean? And how might it shape Sacramento’s future? Put simply, environmental justice— EJ for short—is about correcting the longstanding practice of neighborhoods with large minority and disadvantaged populations bearing the brunt of air and water pollution, noise and other adverse health effects from infrastructure projects. As the California Department of Justice defines it, EJ “means the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” In a meeting of the city’s Planning and Design Commission, Commissioner Lynn Lenzi applauded Sacramento’s newfound religion. “It’s been a topic of conversation for many, many, many years,” she says, “and it’s so great to see that it is now in the forefront of planning and that it actually will be incorporated into project discussions and hopefully in staff

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found an abandoned homeless camp strategically hidden behind the jungle at the back of the lot. “There was a big grassy slope with no drainage,” Roach says. “Every time it rained, water slid down the hill into the pool. So the pool would turn brown every winter.” Today, the pool is sparkling and pristine with a sleek concrete deck offering room for lounge chairs and patio umbrellas. Three new planter boxes and an original orange tree sit

between the pool and lush tree-lined back fence. The grassy slope has been graded into three levels separated by retaining walls of stacked flat quartz stones, topped with crushed gravel. The middle level holds a bocce ball lane for guests to enjoy. The top level has two long picnic tables, outdoor patio heaters and overhead string lighting. To the right is another area for relaxing around a gas firepit, shaded in the hot summers by a towering

fruitless mulberry. “Everything is built around this tree,” Roach says. Lights attached high among the tree branches “cast a nice light over the firepit.” The homeowners revamped a decrepit, closed-in back porch by removing the screening, adding skylights and ceiling fans, and painting the ceiling and posts bright white. Green paint was sandblasted off the cement floor. A cheery yellow door leading to the house adds a pop of color.

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An original black iron gate with decorative curlicues leads from the front yard to a breezeway that separates the home from a small building used as an office. “The breezeway is cool,” Roach says. “Most people have covered up their breezeways, but I really love this concept.” Renovations to the interior of the 2,700-square-foot house, built in 1950, were extensive. They included essential and aesthetic changes. “It had the original heater, original air conditioner,” Roach says. “We changed all the plumbing and all the drain lines. We did pretty much all new wiring.” The couple opened up the floor plan by removing a wall between the living room and “tiny, cut-up kitchen.” They reconfigured the kitchen and adjacent utility room. “I worked with an architect who helped me lay out the kitchen,” says Roach, who knew what he wanted for the remodel. “I spent a year on Houzz looking at things, savings pictures and narrowing it down.” The new spacious kitchen has Caesarstone quartz countertops—ivory white with grey veining on the island and concrete grey against the walls. The dramatic backsplash is made of cement floor tiles in a geometric black, grey and white pattern. A bonus living space off the kitchen is affectionately called the “Wood Room,” Roach

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says. “It was completely closed off and dark. It felt so removed from the rest of the house. Now it’s the room we spend all our time in.” Redwood tongue and groove panels and beams in the Wood Room’s ceiling were painted white. A dingy linoleum floor was replaced with hardwood to seamlessly match the adjacent living room’s refurbished original white oak floors (hidden under carpeting when the house was purchased). A red brick fireplace adds to the coziness. A second brick fireplace, painted white, brightens up the living room, along with plantation shutters and re-plastered, imperfect smooth walls and ceiling. Original artwork lends color and creativity. Before purchasing the Arden Park home in 2015, “we had been looking for quite a while,” Roach says. The couple had sold their house in Natomas and found a rental in the Arden Park neighborhood. “That’s how we fell in love with Arden Park. It’s completely different from where we lived in Natomas. A different sort of vibe.” To recommend a home or garden for Open House, contact Inside Sacramento at editor@ insidepublications.com. More photography and previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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5541 C ST 1533 - 49TH ST 5883 CAMELLIA AVE 5200 F ST 131 - 41ST ST 5263 M ST 5316 SPILMAN AVE 4101 MCKINLEY BLVD 5110 F ST 931 - 41ST ST 668 - 52ND ST 430 - 45TH ST 1141 - 56TH ST 1524 - 41ST ST 1362 - 57TH ST 541 - 45TH ST 4740 A ST 500 LA PURISSIMA WAY 4755 BRAND WAY 528 SARAH BURNS WALK 562 ANNIE BURNS WALK 5162 E ST 97 AIKEN WAY 554 ANNIE BURNS WALK 1716 - 42ND ST 920 - 46TH ST 1345 - 57TH ST 5716 CALLISTER AVE 601 EL DORADO WAY 1624 - 41ST ST 1529 - 41ST ST 409 LA PURISSIMA WAY 724 SAN ANTONIO WAY 409 SAN MIGUEL WAY 1001 - 45TH ST 1410 - 47TH ST

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The First Waltz HE SAVED HIS BEST MOVES FOR LAST

even years ago, I planned a special cruise ship dinner during which I’d tell my wife I was retiring from the Air Force. I enlisted a photographer to record her tears of joy when I surprised her with my retirement orders. I wrote about that touching moment in 2014, but I left out the sweetest part—when I asked Becky onto the dance floor. Before I say what happened next, let’s get something straight: I cannot dance. I’m rhythmically challenged. I hear the music in my ears, but it never finds my feet. It’s not that I won’t shimmy. It’s that I can’t. I don’t hip or hop. My boots don’t scoot or boogie. I only skip and trip. My cadence deficit can be traced to Kenny Loggins’ observation: Your mama don’t dance and your daddy don’t rock ’n’ roll. They sent me to a Baptist college where dancing was banned. Back then, Baylor University didn’t use the D word, so fraternities hosted off-campus “foot functions.” School President Robert Sloan rescinded the ban in 1996, but cautioned students against being “obscene or provocative.” Perhaps he believed the old joke that Baptists don’t make love standing up because it might lead to dancing.

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By the time I graduated in 1979, the die was cast. I would never learn to dance. Nevertheless, 300 miles into the Labrador Sea on my retirement cruise, I felt the Holy Spirit bestow upon me the gift of dancing. I said to the DJ in my best Dobie Gray impression: Give me the beat boys and free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock ’n’ roll and drift away.

Don’t worry, no one actually heard me say that, least of all Becky. But when the music started, I adjusted the cummerbund of my military dress tuxedo and slid onto the dance floor like the Energizer Bunny, hips swinging, arms flinging. I remember the moment as “sweet.” However, Becky stood frozen on the sideline, her mortification amplified by the stares of onlookers. She saw my arms and feet moving as if possessed by a disco demon.

Pleading, she whisper-yelled: “Please stop!” No one heard her, least of all me. Her shock reminded me of when King David danced naked before the Lord in 2 Samuel 6. (Actually, Dave was only “half-naked” in his skivvies.) Still, his actions brought out the dance critics who complained David was “exposing himself to the eyes of the servants.” David replied, “In God’s presence I’ll dance all I want! … Oh yes, I’ll dance to God’s glory—more recklessly even than this. And as far as I’m concerned…. I’ll gladly look like a fool.” These days, when I hear music, this old Baptist bod still wants to move. I don’t care if it’s country, rock ‘n’ roll or hymns—music that “just soothes the soul,” as Bob Seger says. Yes, I may drift too far or miss the beat, but I’ve discovered that music isn’t born of the feet, hips or arms. It’s born of the soul. It’s born of the heart. It’s truly spiritual. That’s why I leave you today with spiritual advice from Lee Ann Womack’s 2000 hit “I Hope You Dance,” by Tia Sillers and Mark D. Sanders (if you know it, sing along and sway those hips): I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean. Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens. Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. Burkes is available for public speaking at civic organizations, places of worship, veterans groups and more. For details and fees, visit thechaplain.net. n

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Opportunity Knocks

Debra Celiz

HOW AN EYE DISORDER LED TO NEW CAREER

ebra Celiz was not in the best spirits when she returned to Sacramento in 2013 after 45 years in San Francisco. In the midst of a busy career in health care administration, Celiz was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye disorder. There’s no cure. Patients gradually lose peripheral vision. Celiz decided to move back to her hometown to be closer to family as she figured out how to live with declining eyesight.

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A visit to the NorthState Assistive Technology store run by the Society for the Blind changed her life. An employee suggested she meet Shane Snyder, an instructor for the society’s Senior IMPACT Project, which teaches alternative non-visual techniques to individuals 55 and older and helps maintain their independence. Celiz attended an eight-day retreat and emerged empowered, determined to help others like herself. The instructors “showed me that being blind wasn’t a dead end, but a fabulous beginning,” Celiz says. She began to volunteer in earnest, speaking at visitor breakfasts and lunches, and doing outreach at senior centers, nursing homes and health fairs. (You may remember an Inside article about her volunteerism from 2015.) In 2018, a Senior IMPACT instructor position opened. Her mentors encouraged her to apply, but Celiz felt she wasn’t qualified. Thankfully, her supporters prevailed. After a rigorous

interview process, Celiz was hired into the position that made such a difference in her life five years earlier. “I’ve truly come full circle. I’m working with the people who changed my life,” Celiz says. “Working with people you have so much respect for is so rewarding. I couldn’t imagine a better job.” Celiz leads classes on mobility, technology, Braille and the grief process, and helps with program

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retreats. “A lot of emotions come up as you’re learning to be more independent,” she says. “There’s truly a bond (formed in those retreats). Being part of that, even if it only inspires one person, means I’ve done my job.” In addition to serving seniors through the IMPACT project, Society for the Blind provides resources across 27 Northern California counties for people who are blind or have low vision. It hosts classes—now mostly via

A LOT OF EMOTIONS COME UP AS YOU’RE LEARNING TO BE MORE INDEPENDENT. THERE’S TRULY A BOND (FORMED IN THOSE RETREATS). BEING PART OF THAT, EVEN IF IT ONLY INSPIRES ONE PERSON, MEANS I’VE DONE MY JOB.

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Zoom—on orientation and mobility, independent living, computers and assistive technology, and Braille literacy, plus workshops and support groups for clients and families. The organization runs the NorthState Assistive Technology retail store, a place full of what Celiz calls “amazing gadgets of all kinds,” and the Low Vision Clinic, one of the oldest community-based eye clinics in the region. Like many nonprofits, the society relies on donations. Pre-pandemic, it partnered with local groups on fundraising events, such as the twiceyearly Concerts for Life at Harlow’s sponsored by East Sac Baby Boomers. (Several of Celiz’s former Sacramento High classmates, including Boomers President Stuart Walthall, founded the club to raise money for local causes. When Celiz sought help for IMPACT, they obliged.) Though the pandemic put events on hold, Celiz says the society has

continued to serve more than 6,000 people. “Our executive director, Shari Roeseler, is amazing,” Celiz says. “Among her, (Director of Senior Programs) Pat Duffy and (Director of Programs) Shane Snyder, everyone pulled together so we didn’t miss a beat. I really love these people—they haven’t let up for one minute. The Society for the Blind is a little piece of heaven.” To refer a friend or family member to the Senior IMPACT Program, email sip@societyfortheblind.org or call (916) 889-7516. For more information, visit societyfortheblind.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Market Movers CERTIFIED FARMERS GO FROM FREEWAY TO ARDEN

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ith a filled stamp card from The Upper Crust Baking Company, I happily make my way to the Certified Farmers Market under the W/X Freeway. It’s a bright Sunday morning and I’m eager for a fresh loaf of birdseed bread. But when I turn the corner along Southside Park, I don’t see the cars, vendor umbrellas or usual market bustle. It’s empty. Confused, disappointed and breadless, I turn around to walk home. Had I ventured further under the Highway 50 overpass, I would have found the answer: Posters taped to concrete pillars explained where the

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market went. A 10-month construction project forced the weekly Certified Farmers Market to temporarily relocate. The market will be in the parking lot of Arden Fair Mall behind Sears until December. The farmers market has stretched its leeks and legs in its new temporary location. A note on the Certified Farmers Market website says organizers learned about the construction in early 2020. Market leaders met with the contractor to discuss how the project would impact the weekly gathering. Answer: The market had to move. “The overriding objective throughout is to keep the current market composition intact and sustainably alive until we can return it to its most natural and purposeful habitat where it was created in 1980,” the note reads. Getting in my car and driving 15 minutes from Downtown to Arden Fair is a small chore for a Sunday morning, but not unbearable. When I reach the area I don’t see signs pointing to the market. My first clue is a man carrying a lush bouquet of blooms. Then the familiar sight and sound of drums being

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thumped atop a kit of Kelly-Moore Paints buckets. Without the shadow of the freeway overpass, the Certified Farmers Market appears more open. Many familiar vendors such as Bariani Olive Oil, Spring Hill Cheese and Zuckerman Family Farms line the spacious aisles. At the market I meet Craig and Candy Roberts, two faithful marketgoers just as surprised as I was by the absence of the Downtown market. After a few weeks of wondering, the Roberts learned about the move from a neighbor. The Roberts live in Fair Oaks and both like the weekly excuse to go into the city. “This is closer, but I’d rather be Downtown,” Craig says. Brittany Parker, another market regular, agrees the former location is

more desirable. “We’re hoping that it’s temporary,” Parker says. “Definitely prefer it in Downtown.” Arden is a longer drive for her, but she still makes the trek, reusable bags in hand. The overarching mood from shoppers and vendors is adaptability, plus optimism that the situation is temporary. “We’ve been able to get new customers and old customers that are still coming back,” says Jessica Airhart of Shared Abundance Organic Farm. “It’s more spread out and it’s quieter, which is nice.” After grabbing some chili-lemon almonds at the Winters Fruit Tree stand, I wander to find some cheese. I meet Charles and his mom at the Nicasio Valley Cheese Company stand.

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“So far it’s not bad,” Charles says. “I think the crowd of people who live around here, a five-minute drive away, are actually coming to shop. At the Downtown market, the feeling I got is that it was people from Land Park or Midtown just looking for something to do on a Sunday—get a coffee or pastry and just walk around the market. Whereas here it feels like people are coming just to shop.” Charles has almost doubled his sales at the new location. I buy some of Nicasio’s organic award-winning San Geronimo cheese. It’s stinky and sharp, just the way I like it. Until the market returns to Downtown in December, vendors hope to see new and returning customers at Arden Fair behind Sears every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. As for me, I have the ingredients to make grilled-cheese sandwiches on my Upper Crust birdseed bread—at least until next Sunday. Tessa Marguerite Outland can be reached at tessa.m.outland@gmail.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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s the pandemic devoured chunks of humanity, one recreational holdout stood tall, defiant and immune: the golf course. Designed for distance and unfettered by walls and ceilings, golf became the perfect antidote. A vaccine is not required to shoot par. In Sacramento, golf played through. While lockdowns ended fan experiences and demolished profit margins across the sports landscape, Morton Golf, which runs the city’s four municipal courses, didn’t miss a tee time. “We never closed,” says Ken Morton Jr., operative heir to a family business that tracks its golf lineage to the

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hickory-shaft mashie era. “Sacramento was the only county in California that didn’t close golf.” The perseverance of local muni golf over the past 15 months is no accident. As COVID-19 began to shutter everything from neighborhood coffee shops to the NBA, Morton sat down with his head professional, Mike Woods, and adviser Rob Fong, a former City Council member. They devised a six-page list of safety protocols, an exhaustive addendum to winter rules that covered everything from golf cart occupancy to ball washers. In golf argot, the new procedures were a compendium of pandemic-specific preferred lies. “We got in front of the county health department and our safety protocols were approved without changes,” Morton says. “Pretty soon, other counties began to use our list, and eventually other states. Sacramento County was the model for golf.” Then a curious thing happened. People began to flock to golf courses. Homebound and frustrated by restrictions that pushed many

recreational opportunities out of bounds, residents went to the garage and dug out their golf bags. They rediscovered the game. “Nationally, golf rounds are up anywhere from 30 to 35 percent,” Morton says. “We are within that range. It’s impressive, given that golf has been flat or maybe lost a point or two since the years when Tiger Woods got a new generation interested in the game.” The four city courses—Haggin Oaks, Bing Maloney, William Land and Bartley Cavanaugh—all enjoyed consumer upticks. Morton didn’t launch a marketing drive. The golf surge is organic. “We would never want to flaunt we were open while other industries weren’t,” he says. “We just kept our heads down and tried to provide as safe an environment as we could. People just kind of found the sport. It was kind of remarkable.” Aside from the low-keyed approach to golf’s pandemic defiance, Morton Golf is a marketing machine. A program to bring women into the

sport has introduced more than 1,000 new players to city courses. Women ambassadors oversee recruitments. “Historically, our game has driven out as many people as it attracted,” Morton says. “Now the women ambassadors drive everything and the men just stay out of the way.” Young golfers are another key audience. Morton Golf sponsors programs for African American and Latino youths, supplying equipment and travel funds if families lack resources. All kids play free with a paying adult. A comprehensive golf education center is being teed up at Johnson High School. Programs dedicated to Special Olympians, disabled veterans and blind golfers are supported by a Morton foundation that raises around $250,000 annually. Then there are the golf courses. The easiest way to drive players from the game is with subpar facilities. Here’s where Morton Golf celebrates its legacy and presents customers with municipal courses that can match many country clubs—for a fraction of the cost.

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fter scouring nursery shelves for plants and seeds, and spending a few months anticipating the perfect sweet pepper or magnificent melon, guessing when it is ripe can backfire. Harvesting homegrown edibles too soon or late means biting into something inedible. Sacramento’s summer flavor jackpot begins with timely harvesting and is extended with proper storage. There are clues to help avoid a disappointing mouthful. Melons can confound even experienced gardeners. At farmers markets and grocery stores you may see shoppers knocking or thumping with fingers on watermelons in hopes of hearing that satisfying hollow sound of ripeness. How well you thump and hear dictates success or failure. Forego the thumping and search for a buttery-yellow spot on the side of the

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watermelon. In the garden, the butteryyellow spot will be on the side touching the soil. If the spot is more white than yellow, keep looking. A dried tendril in homegrown watermelons is another indicator of ripeness. The tendril is a curly ribbon of vine located on the stem nearest the watermelon. Muskmelons, which are commonly lumped into the category “cantaloupes,” merely slip off the vine when mature. Give the muskmelon a gentle tug and it will release from the vine with a musky fragrance. Honeydew melons are the most difficult to judge. They do not slip off the vine when ripe. Some varieties turn yellowish when ripe. If the blossom end (opposite the stem end) becomes soft, it may be ready to eat. Most vegetables ripen best on the plant. Harvesting in the early morning allows for optimum flavor. Moisture accumulation and starches that convert to sugars overnight will produce sweeter, juicier bites. Rather than twisting and pulling vegetables, use sharp scissors or hand pruners to cut stems and harvest. Frequent harvesting will prolong the seasonal harvest. There is no reason for the plant to continue producing if mature vegetables are not picked. The following tips will help determine when to harvest and how to store other popular summer edibles.

Tomatoes: Fully colored and firm to the touch is best. However, tomatoes may feel mushy before fully ripened when temperatures are 90 degrees and above (Sacramento summer weather!). Tomatoes do not require sunlight to ripen and will fully ripen on the kitchen counter at room temperature. Use ripe hybrid varieties within a week. Heirloom varieties have thinner skins and usually need to be eaten within a few days. Refrigerated tomatoes lose some flavor and texture. Sweet peppers: Allow them to turn from green to orange, yellow or red (the sweetest). The pepper walls should be firm. They will store for a couple of weeks if refrigerated in a perforated plastic bag. Snap beans: When pods “snap” easily when bent, it’s time for beans. Snap beans are best eaten the day of harvest, but will last a couple of days when refrigerated. Summer squash: Check daily as squash grow surprisingly fast—and big. Squash should be shiny in appearance. Try to harvest when on the small side. Smaller squash are more flavorful. They will keep about a week bagged in plastic and refrigerated. Cucumbers: Overgrown cucumbers will be woody and tough. Pick most slicing varieties when they reach 6 to 8 inches long and no more than 2 inches thick. Supermarket cucumbers

are covered in an edible shiny wax that turns them bright green. Homegrown cucumbers will be a lighter green when mature. Cucumbers will store in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper for up to a week. Berries: Raspberries and blackberries change color from shiny to dull when ripe. If you “tickle” blueberry clusters, ripe berries will release into your hand. Strawberries will not ripen after being picked. Look for strawberries that are completely red. Do not wash berries before refrigerating in plastic bags or baskets unless you enjoy moldy berries. Rinse berries right before eating. For canning, freezing, dehydrating and other long-term storage information, visit the UCCE Master Food Preservers of Sacramento County website at sacmfp.ucanr.edu. Dan Vierria is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener for Sacramento County. He can be reached at masterg29@ gmail.com. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UCCE Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338, email mgsacramento@ucanr.edu or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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Cue T he Music SACRAMENTO CHORAL SOCIETY & ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

unning an arts organization is difficult in the best of times. It’s all the more trying during a global pandemic. But Donald Kendrick is unfazed. As the founder and music director of the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra, he’s helped the organization survive and thrive for the past 25 years—and he’s not stopping anytime soon. “We founded this organization to provide world-class choral orchestral music for the greater Sacramento community,” Kendrick says. “We take our job very seriously—to inspire people, lift them up, touch them in ways that nothing else can. It’s a huge responsibility and we don’t take that for granted.” SCSO is notable for producing more than 150 classical choral orchestral concerts in its first 24 seasons and completing more than 10 international tours. It’s also the only chorus in the country that maintains a professional 55-member symphony orchestra. SCSO musicians are contracted members of the American Federation of Musicians labor union, which means they are guaranteed to perform a certain number of concerts per year. “Lots of people ask how Sacramento manages to have an amateur chorus running a

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professional symphony orchestra,” Kendrick says. “It does seem kind of like putting the cart before the horse, but we’re able to do it because we control our finances and we have an effective, hard-working board. We haven’t gone into debt in all 25 years. We’re the capital of California, for God’s sake, we have to have a professional symphony orchestra!” Kendrick has always been passionate about music. He studied at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago, New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Stanford University and the Eastman School of Music in New York, where he earned his doctorate and also served on the faculty. He landed in Fair Oaks in the mid-1980s to take a teaching job at Sacramento State, from which he retired in 2018 after 33 years. During his tenure there, he served as the director of choral activities, conducted three university choirs and ran the graduate degree program in choral conducting, which he founded in 1986. Over the past four decades, he’s found time to teach at universities

and conduct choirs all over North America, co-found the Sacramento Children’s Chorus (and serve as its artistic director) and adjudicate choir festivals across the country. When he was first teaching at Sac State, Kendrick was appointed parttime chorus master for the original Sacramento Symphony Orchestra. When the symphony went belly-up— not once, but twice—and musicians started to move away, members of the chorus begged Kendrick to keep them together. And so, in 1996, SCSO was born. “We couldn’t let these wonderful players leave Sacramento,” Kendrick recalls. “I talked it through with my partner Jim (McCormick, now SCSO president and CEO) and we decided to take it step by step and try it for one year. We did pretty well.” A quarter of a century later, SCSO is still making music despite all odds. When the pandemic hit, the organization pivoted online. The group uploaded behind-the-scenes videos, informational talks and recordings of past performances for free to its YouTube channel.

SCSO hosted a virtual version of its annual Singathon fundraiser to keep audiences engaged until the group can return to its newly refurbished home at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center on L Street. “We’re so looking forward to getting out of this pandemic,” says Kendrick, who finds time to serve as the organist and director of music at Sacred Heart Church, where he conducts men’s chorus Vox Nova and choir ensemble Schola Cantorum. “There’s no such thing as a virtual choir. We’ve all got to be in the same room, breathing the same air, feeling that connection, making something beautiful out of thin air. We’re here to bring beauty to the world.” For more information, visit sacramentochoral.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Previous profiles can be found at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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As restrictions lift for restaurants, the demand for dining out is palpable. Restaurant owners scramble to find staff. Reservations are a must at many joints. I’ve seen dining rooms run out of food before dinner service ends. In this intense environment, my wife and I made our first trip out for an elegant date night. We chose a local institution, The Waterboy. I’ve been frequenting restaurants throughout the pandemic, usually for takeout. I’ve had a few meals out and about, but usually from casual, orderat-the-counter places with plenty of outdoor seating. Our dinner at The Waterboy was our first white-tablecloth and waiter

experience in more than a year. It felt weird for maybe 30 seconds. Then, we looked at each other and realized how much we missed it. We missed the casual conversation, the subtle people watching, the chance encounters with old friends. We missed being out. Our waiter greeted us at our patio table on a perfect Sacramento spring evening with, “Haven’t seen you in a while!” It was lovely to hear. It was lovely to be missed. It was lovely to

be served. And very few places in town serve customers better than The Waterboy. The stripped down and approachable menu sings with seasonal ingredients. The local farms and producers on the menu seem boringly commonplace now, but I know chef and owner Rick Mahan and his team have done this for decades. We started with a small plate of deviled eggs. Beautifully presented over a bed of pea shoots and topped

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delightfully with a single fried caper, the dish let us know we were in expert hands. We followed with a beguiling plate of house-smoked salmon and gorgeous beets. Our waiter named the farm that produced the beets, but lucky if I could hear him over the slurping sounds I made while forking the salmon, beets and creme fraiche into my happy mouth. Beyond the flavors, the plate spoke of care, creativity and the colors of the season. This was more than sustenance. This was beautiful food that filled the senses. I could have gone big for my entrée—leg of lamb, halibut and scallops in saffron butter sauce or even an indulgent strip steak. But I opted for chicken. Yes, chicken. And man, it was amazing. Dressed with chunks of pork belly, dried cherries and butternut squash, and served on an arugula and bread salad, it was blissful. My wife opted for gnocchi Bolognese, which was everything it should be. Tender gnocchi, richly simmered sauce and deft seasoning made a perfect plate.

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