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s a die-hard fan of Sacramento’s spring and summer weather, I used to greet the approach of fall with reservation rather than enthusiasm. But in recent years, September has become a month I eagerly await. Coming up this month are three events I’d like to recommend to our readers: Urban Renaissance Home Tour, Capital Artists Studio Tour (also known as Sac Open Studios) and Farm-to-Fork Celebration. Urban Renaissance Home Tour is a new name for an event that has been held for more than 15 years. Formerly called the East Sacramento Home Remodeling Tour, the one-day event on Sunday, Sept. 28, features five new or remodeled homes in East Sacramento. Tour goers can check out the latest trends in kitchens and baths, second-story additions and brand-new homes built with vintage charm to blend seamlessly into historic neighborhoods. Home remodeling is extremely popular in our older urban neighborhoods, and people love to go on the tour to get

ideas for their own projects, or just see how our neighborhoods are upgrading. I founded the tour in 1996 to encourage remodeling that respects the character of our older neighborhoods. Two of my own homes have been on the tour a total of three times. People were exceptionally gracious and complimentary, and we loved sharing information to help people with their own projects. Finding homeowners willing to open up their homes is an annual challenge. It takes a special person or couple, and each year I am so grateful for the generosity of those who participate. This month, we are running the lovely home of Mike and Kelly Paris whose home is on the tour. The tour is sponsored by Friends of East Sacramento, a volunteerled nonprofit that my partner Lisa Schmidt and I manage. We lease Clunie Community Center and McKinley Rose Garden from the city of Sacramento and have raised more than $250,000 to restore both historic facilities. All tour proceeds go to the McKinley Park Renewal Fund to help maintain and improve the community center and the rose garden. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the tour. Visit sacurbanhometour.com or East Sac Hardware for tickets. The most frequent compliment we receive on our publications is directed toward our covers. Folks love the original local artwork we feature. By far the best part of my job as publisher is the time I spend looking at art and meeting the artists who create it. Come September, I eagerly await Sac Open Studios, which this year

will be held over two weekends: Sept. 13-14 and Sept. 20-21. My friend Cheryl Holben, chair of Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, founded the tour in 2006 when she was a board member of Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento. Since then, the tour has become the largest Sacramento art event of its kind. This year, more than 125 artists will open their studios to participate in this free event.

Sac Open Studios offers an opportunity for members of the community to connect with local artists and purchase all types of art. Sac Open Studios offers an opportunity for members of the community to connect with local artists and purchase all types of art. Visiting art studios is quite interesting. Some artists work out of individual spaces inside of a collective such as Verge Center for the Arts or Sacramento Art Complex. Others work in their homes or garages, or in warehouse or industrial spaces. If you go on the tour, you will see artists at work and have a chance to meet and talk with them about their work. The tour is organized by location. The Sept. 13-14 tour features artists who work in downtown, Midtown,

Land Park, Curtis Park, Natomas, North Sac, Pocket-Greenhaven and Southside Park. The Sept. 20-21 tour features artists who work in East Sacramento, Arden Arcade, Carmichael, Oak Park, Tahoe Park and Fair Oaks. To best prepare for the tour, go to the preview exhibition opening Sept. 11 at Verge Center for the Arts, which features a representative piece from each participating artist. You can pick up a free tour program at Verge (625 S St.) or at University Art (2601 J St.). Incidentally, our cover art on all four editions this month features work by artists on the tour. Each year I find at least one new piece of art to add to my collection. Last year I purchased four small paintings, two by artists that have been on our covers. The last September event I’d like to recommend is the 2014 Farm-toFork Celebration, which takes place Sept. 13-28. During that time, local restaurants will host special events, offer special farm-to-fork menus and supply opportunities for the public to meet farmers, winemakers and brewers who define Sacramento’s culinary scene. The Farm-to-Fork Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27, is a free event on Capitol Mall designed to demonstrate where our food and drink come from. There will be live music, cooking demonstrations, food from local purveyors and interactive booths featuring local grocers, farms and ranches. Our company is proud to once again sponsor the Farm-to-Fork Gala Dinner on Tower Bridge on Sunday, Sept. 28. The hundreds of PUBLISHER page 11

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Sharing Earth’s Bounty LUTHERAN CHURCH SOWS SEEDS OF PLENTY AT COMMUNITY GARDEN

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t’s one thing to grow fruits and vegetables, sowing seeds that will produce plump, juicy treasures for the dinner table. But it’s quite another to be part of the community garden at Arden’s Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, where dozens of people from all of Sacramento have transformed a once-fallow field that stood idle for the past 60 years into a community garden bursting with edible life. It’s here at Mission and Marconi avenues where Lutheran church members and a wide variety of community members and neighboring churches have come together to cultivate not just food, but friendships, camaraderie and a sense of peaceful connectedness the Earth and the food it produces. There are no gates to close in the garden. No locks to keep people out. No restrictions on who can rent a garden plot. In fact, everything about the garden is the opposite of exclusive. A sign in the garden says it all: “You are Loved.” “That’s why we didn’t want to fence it in. We want to welcome everyone, no matter who they are,” says Ann Carlson, a garden organizer and Lutheran church member. “We

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Ann Carlson is the garden coordinator at the community garden

think people are honest in the long run, so we don’t worry about anyone stealing fruit and vegetables. We welcome people to wander in and walk around to enjoy the garden.” Pastor Jason Bense, an Indiana native, has led the church for five years and had been trying to figure

out how to better use the land. He also had been studying the ethics of food and how disconnected many of us might be from the origin of fresh food. “We took a leap of faith and contacted our congregation to see if they’d be interested in a community garden,” he says.

Church member Lisa Mulz spearheaded the effort and in less than two years’ time, about a dozen garden plots now are brimming with all kinds of edible goodies, from tomatoes to plums to eggplant and even rare Korean sesame. Scores of volunteers, many not affiliated with the church, came together to help build the garden, said Carlson. And scores more are reaping the fruits of all this labor. Where a once-unwelcoming cyclone fence stretched along a Mission Avenue sidewalk, now table grapes droop over and through the metal fencing, creating a living fence that beckons passers-by to stop and have a nibble. “Professional grape growers from Oroville donated their time and expertise to plant grapes for us,” Carlson says. “They spent an entire day here and they are not church members, just people who care about spreading the joy of gardening.” Other volunteers, including a troop from AmeriCorps organized by city of Sacramento employee Bill Maynard, joined forces with the community to install water stations and wheelchairfriendly raised plots, decomposed granite pathways, hose bibs, a tool shed and composting area. Next up are plans to build shade structures and picnic tables where folks can sit for a spell and peel those grapes. The majority of the gardeners who are using the plots are actually not members of the church congregation, but community members, including families from the nearby apartments, a Sunday school from a nearby Christian Science church, a group from the Korean Presbyterian

Church, a Russian church group, and a Seventh Day Adventist group. Carlson herself makes the journey to Arden from her home in East Sacramento to tend to her plot and help other gardeners by organizing community educational events. Clearly one of the biggest highlights for Carlson, Mulz and Bense is watching the joy in children’s eyes as they discover for the first time a fat, red tomato hiding among the greenery. “Many of our neighbors don’t have gardens at their homes or they live in apartments,” Carlson says. “This is the first time they have been able to grow their own fruits and vegetables, to see how it’s done and be a part of the food they eat. It’s wonderful to be a part of that.” Garden plots, including wheelchairaccessible ones, are still available to rent at $40 per year. For more information, email Carlson at OlsonCarlson@comcast.net

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Concerts in the park aren’t just for summertime. So says Sacramento Counter Supervisor Susan Peters, who is co-sponsoring one from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Pioneer Park, 5100 Verner Ave. The easy-listening tunes will be performed by the John Skinner Band and are suitable for the whole family, with music beginning at 2 p.m. The concert is also sponsored by the Sunrise Recreation and Park District, Dignity Health’s Mercy San Juan Medical Center, McClellan Park, Recycling Industries, Walmart and California American Water. “The best way to enjoy the concert is to bring a picnic, a blanket and some lawn chairs,” said Peters. For more information, call Peters' office at 874-5471 or the Sunrise Recreation and Park District at 7251585.

LOCAL IN RUNNING FOR $1 MILLION Arden area potato chip lover Julia Stanley-Metz is no slouchy couch potato. She’s been busy mixing up spices and bright ideas for new flavors

The Camellia Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America is inviting all interested needleworkers to its annual salad potluck meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. at the Carmichael Park Veterans Hall, 5750 Grant Ave. The group will meet to share food, stitches and swap any stashes of embroidery supplies such as needles, thread and canvas. All are welcome to this free event.

FOODIES UNITE FOR FEAST AT THE FORT Grab your forks and head over to Sutter’s Fort on Saturday, Sept. 20, for the fifth annual Feast at the Fort, a celebration of the region’s top chefs and bountiful harvest. The event weaves in the historic contributions of Sutter’s Fort with the Valley’s agricultural significance as one of the world’s leading food producers. Throw in some fantastic chefs and you have the recipe for an unforgettable evening as part of the citywide farm-to-fork effort.

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Feast at the Fort guests will enjoy a four-course, sit-down dinner, a silent auction, live music as well as beer and wine provided by Bogle Vineyards, Boeger Winery, Lava Cap Winery and New Helvetia Brewing Co. Chefs will work from period facilities such as outdoor fire pits and historic walk-in brick fireplace ovens. Hock Farm Craft & Provisions, Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co., Red Rabbit, Ten22 and Estelle’s Patisserie will provide food. Each year, a different food-focused theme is chosen, and this year the menu will feature cheese, specifically how fresh local ingredients add unexpected flavors to cheese. Feast at the Fort is a fundraising event for Friends of Sutter’s Fort and its mission to support the historic site’s interpretive and educational programs. The event will begin at 6:30, with dinner served at 7:30. Tickets are $75 before Sept. 1 or $85 thereafter. For information about donating silent auction items or purchasing tickets to Feast at the Fort, go to suttersfort.org or call 323-7626.

JEWISH FOOD FAIRE IN CARMICHAEL If honey cakes and pumpernickel, kugels and chopped herring get your mouth to water, then mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 14 when The Sacramento Jewish Food Faire will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom in Carmichael, 4746 El Camino Ave. The event is known for its delicious homemade comfort foods and traditional favorites as well as treasured family secret recipes. Because the faire falls just before the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipper, it will feature many unique and hard-tofind food made only for these Jewish holidays. Organizers are importing foods from Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, Saul’s in Berkeley and carrying food from local kosher and Jewish delicatessens. Many specialty items sell out early but are available for pre-order at foodfaire.cbshalom.org ARDEN page 15

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ARDEN FROM page 13 The event will open with ceremonial bread breaking and blowing from an ancient instrument known as the shofar. The opening ceremony is intended to inspire faire-goers to reflect on the past year, our deeds and how to make the world better in the year to come.

MYSTERIOUS INFANT APPEARS Those of you who know me know that for some reason little babies appear on my front lawn. Usually they are birds. But sheep once appeared at my Arden Park home. Kittens, puppies, ducklings, froglets. Well, this is another one of those stories, only this one is happening in real time as I write this column on deadline day. Turns out my writing has been interrupted by the discovery of a little, squirming, newtlike, squeaking creature. While I was taking a writing break, I innocently took my dogs outside and there on the lawn was my cat looking particularly wide-eyed, staring at me, then staring at a little thing on the lawn. She seemed to be summoning me. As I drew closer, I could see the little pink wiggler about the size of my index finger. Admittedly, I was scared. I yelled for my trusty daughter who was packing her car to drive to college in Portland. We were planning to drive together on this day when the writing was done and the car packed.

A tiny, unidentifiable infant creature appears on Arden Park front lawn. Is it a squirrel? Possum? Raccoon? Can he be saved?

Not so fast. “Portland can wait,” Grace said. My other children chimed in via text, demanding I help the baby, keep him warm, feed him. “Don’t let him die!” they pleaded. The little thing squeaked and we squealed and hopped around saying things like, “Is it a dog? Is it a kitten? Is it a bird?” See for yourself on my Facebook page, where we posted videos, and you will understand why we are having trouble identifying this hairless alien.

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I needed two things before I could pick the little critter up to try saving it: courage and a napkin. Check. Check. Grace and I made a Tupperware incubator and set our mystery guest on the warm dryer and inspected him more closely. We noticed remnants of his umbilical cord, a long curvy tail, eyes not developed, long fingers and toes, brown nail beds and tiny ears. He was writhing and stretching and curling up like any little baby would. Now as

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Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Rehearsal will be at 1 p.m. followed by the performance at 4 p.m. This one-of-a-kind musical and cultural event is the creation of Michael Neumann, the conductor and artistic director of the Sacramento Youth Symphony. It is designed to bring together musicians of all ages and levels for an inspiring and enriching musical experience. Dust off your old instrument and join in the excitement. Music is now available to download for practice for the big event. To register and obtain more information, go to symphonyof1000.org

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aturday, Sept. 20, is the date for the annual Great American River CleanUp. From 9 a.m. to noon, please consider donating some time to help clean the parkway. Last year’s effort resulted in removing 15,700 pounds of trash thanks to the help of 1,304 volunteers. The American River Parkway Foundation sponsors the annual event as one way to maintain the natural habitat that constitutes this 23-mile stretch along the American River. Volunteers can register online. Many students use the event as a way to earn community service credits for school. Staging sites where you can check in include Alumni Grove at California State University, Sacramento, Ancil Hoffman Park, and William Pond Park. For more information, go to arpf.org The foundation is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit agency. Its mission is to foster environmental stewardship, facilitate volunteer opportunities and fund projects and programs on the American River Parkway that support the preservation, protection, enhancement and appreciation of the parkway’s natural resources.

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Please volunteer on Saturday, Sep. 20, for the annual Great American River Clean Up sponsored by the American River Parkway Foundation. Last year’s effort resulted in removing 15,700 pounds of trash thanks to the help of 1,304 volunteers.

Sacramento County is very fortunate as a community to have a group like the foundation willing to help serve the public interest, and its success depends upon contributions and volunteerism from all of us who enjoy and value this unique natural environment located in the middle of an urban/suburban setting. Please consider demonstrating your support to the extent that you can.

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS Attention musicians of all ages and levels: It is not too late to be part of the “Symphony of 1000” and participate in the largest assembled orchestra in the history of Sacramento. One day at one place, 1,000 musicians will convene and play—and you can be one of them! That will be

During the summer there were plenty of great free outdoor concerts in our neighborhood parks in Arden Park, Carmichael and Fair Oaks. The fun will continue next month with an encore performance in the Old Foothill Farms area. Mark your calendar for the seventh annual Concert in the Park on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Pioneer Park, 5100 Verner Ave. near Pioneer School, in Old Foothill Farms. The fun begins at 1 p.m., with the concert featuring the John Skinner Band from 2 to 4 p.m. The concert is being co-sponsored again by Sacramento County and the Sunrise Recreation and Park District, with corporate support being provided by McClellan Park, Dignity Health’s Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Recycling Industries, Walmart and California American Water.

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In addition to a great selection of family-friendly contemporary and easy-listening music, there will be children’s activities and information booths. And remember: The best way to enjoy the concert is to bring a picnic, blanket and lawn chairs.

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PANHANDLING DETERRENT INSTALLED There should be a decrease in pedestrian loitering on Fair Oaks Boulevard’s medians as a result of a new metal fence installed along the left-turn pockets east and west of Watt Avenue. The intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Watt Avenue is one of the busiest locations in Sacramento County, with more than 70,000 vehicles per day passing through. Pedestrian loitering in the median islands has been a significant safety concern, but it was impossible for law enforcement to maintain a presence there 24/7 to discourage such risky behavior. To deter that unsafe loitering from occurring on the medians, a 4-foot-high decorative fence recently was installed along those medians except for a portion of the “nose” area where there are rocky cobblestones. The fence height and rock formation should prevent secure footing and discourage any sort of straddling, thereby freeing the medians from unwanted solicitors who were putting themselves and motorists at risk.

ARDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL TURNS 100 Arden Middle School will be celebrating its centennial on Sept. 14 with activities scheduled between 2 and 6 p.m. at nearby Arden Park, 1101 La Sierra Drive. Located at the corner of Watt Avenue and Arden Way, the school first served 20 children living on local farms, but today’s 950 students are from the area’s thriving suburbs. The school is one of oldest institutions in the San Juan Unified School District, which experienced a post-World War II population growth as suburban Sacramento County boomed with residential subdivision

Next month enjoy a free outdoor encore performance of another “Concert in the Park” this time featuring the John Skinner Band on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Pioneer Park, 5100 Verner Avenue near Pioneer School, in Old Foothill Farms. The fun begins at 1 p.m. with the concert from 2 to 4 p.m. Photo courtsey of Susan Maxwell Skinner.

A new metal fence has been installed along the medians on Fair Oaks Boulevard adjacent to the left turn pockets east and west of Watt Avenue. The fence should deter the loitering by unwanted solicitors who were putting themselves and motorists at risk at the intersection, which averages over 70,000 vehicles per day.

development. In the 1970s the school district was among the largest in California, with Arden Middle School being one of the district’s senior facilities. Local area historian Susan Maxwell Skinner, an Inside Publications contributor, has identified a number of famous alumni including award-winning author Joan Didion, California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, former state Assemblyman Roger Niello, philanthropist Dr. Fred Teichert, national tennis champion Alycia

Moulton and professional baseball player John Bowker. What was once a two-classroom school on 3 acres is now a 17-acre campus that will include a $5.5 million multipurpose facility presently under construction. In recognition of the school’s longevity, the Board of Supervisors recently passed a resolution honoring Arden Middle School’s legacy, which continues to be a source of community pride for all who attended, taught and worked there these many years. For more information about the

This Labor Day weekend there will be a complete ban on alcohol consumption and possession both on land and in the water within the American River Parkway between Hazel and Watt avenues. An exception exists for Ancil Hoffman Golf Course. In past years summer holiday weekends had become major problems along the American River, making the parkway less of a family friendly outing because of fights, public nudity, profanity and littering. The problem was very apparent Fourth of July 2006, when hundreds of rafters and partygoers consuming excessive amounts of alcohol created what one observer called a “chaotic scene” along a portion of the parkway. One person filmed the goings-on and posted a video on myspace.com depicting half-naked women and men wrestling in the mud. The Board of Supervisors restored decorum beginning with Labor Day weekend 2006. The ban is also applicable for Independence Day as well as Memorial Day. In addition, the Board has delegated authority to the director of regional parks, in consultation with the county executive, the ability to prohibit alcohol in the parkway on any additional days when such a ban is needed to maintain order to address excessive alcohol consumption encouraged by social media. Since these measures have taken effect, families I have talked with have expressed appreciation for making these American River Parkway a much more enjoyable, and safer, experience for everyone.

CAPITAL AIR SHOW SOARS AGAIN There will be plenty of high-flying excitement during the weekend of Sept. 6-7 when the California Capital Air Show returns to Mather Airport.

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Carmichael is witnessing a surge of investment along Fair Oaks Boulevard including the recent grand opening of the new Smart & Final store near Engle Road which is just another reason to celebrate when Carmichael honors its community patron Daniel Webster Carmichael at the annual Founder’s Day party on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Carmichael Park. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.

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Financial abuse against seniors is on the rise. In 2013, Sacramento County’s Adult Protective Services received 1,448 reports of financial abuse, almost double the 737 reports from 2007. Financial abuse occurs when a person or entity assists in taking or takes any real or personal property from an elder or dependent adult for a wrongful use or with intent to defraud, or both. Specialized expertise is required to investigate this complex type of abuse, and the Board of Supervisors recently approved six new positions for this purpose. Sadly, elder and dependent adult abuse is an underreported crime. Victims of elder abuse may be too afraid or embarrassed to report, and some victims are prevented by the abuser from reaching out for help. If you suspect elder or dependent adult abuse, please report it! Call the Sacramento County APS hotline at 874-9377 or contact law enforcement. For concerns about abuse in licensed care facilities, notify the county’s long-term care ombudsman at 3768910. The identity of the reporting party is confidential and not disclosed to the victim or the abuser. For more information about APS, go to dhhs. saccounty.net. Together we can make our community a place where older and dependent adult residents are safe— and it starts with a telephone call.

Join me on Saturday, Sept. 27, when Carmichael celebrates Founder’s Day honoring the legacy of Daniel Webster Carmichael, who established the community in 1909. The party will naturally be held in Carmichael Park and the official festivities start at 10 a.m. and continue through to 3 p.m., but you can start the morning with a pancake breakfast hosted by the Fair Oaks Lions Club from 8 to 11:30 a.m. It’s a great celebration with lots of activities, including a classic car show sponsored by the Cappuccino Cruisers. And there’s much to celebrate as evidenced by more investment occurring in Carmichael. Recently a new Smart & Final store opened on Fair Oaks Boulevard near Engle Road. Carmichael Village Shopping Center on Fair Oaks Boulevard at Manzanita Avenue is preparing for a major remodel. On the southern end of Fair Oaks Boulevard south of Marconi Avenue, work is continuing on the new Milagro Centre. Those projects complement earlier property improvements such as Naroes Bakery and the Auto Zone, both of which occurred after the Fair Oaks Boulevard Corridor Plan was adopted by the Board of Supervisors in 2011. In addition to the investment by the private sector, Sacramento County improved the boulevard’s

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intersection at Marconi Avenue, including the installation of an obelisk monument sign that provides community identity and the large palms similar to the ones along Palm Drive that once served as the entrance to the Deterding Ranch during the rural days of Carmichael. Expect to see more streetscape improvements starting in 2015 with the undergrounding of utility wires between Landis Avenue and Engle Road, followed by the installation of a traffic signal light at Landis and enhanced landscaping adjacent to the “great wall” of Carmichael sign.

VISITING WITH NEIGHBORS Having the opportunity to meet and visit residents in a casual setting is much more relaxing than going through a formal appointment for a meeting downtown at the Sacramento County Administration Center. Over the summer I continued the tradition of holding “office hours” by being available to chat with residents prior to the free concert in the park performed in Fair Oaks Village. On July 17 an hour before the show, I visited with folks about county matters as they arrived with their blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets to enjoy the music. I started these informal “office hours” sessions in 2005 and now they are an annual tradition, beginning in the spring and concluding in the fall. My next one will be at the Concert

in the Park in Old Foothill Farms on Saturday, Oct. 11. No appointment is necessary and visits will be handled on a first-come basis. I participated in a number of neighborhood gatherings during National Night Out on Aug. 5. I started the evening in Arden Arcade visiting with members of the Wright Street Neighborhood Watch Group as well as dropped by the event organized by the Sierra Oaks Neighborhood Association. Later I traveled to Fair Oaks to chat with the Lake Natoma Neighborhood Watch Group and ended the night at a gathering of the West Fair Oaks Neighborhood Watch Group. I also held my Community Coffee during the morning of Aug. 20 at the headquarters of the Fair Oaks Water District. Regional Parks Director Jeff Leatherman was the guest speaker and provided an insightful look at the challenges of protecting and preserving natural treasures such as the American River Parkway. I hold these community gatherings five times throughout the year and the next one will be in October. For a listing please visit my website at bos. saccounty.net This month I look forward to visiting with residents when I stop by at Carmichael’s annual Founders Day celebration, which will be held at Carmichael Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. And next month I will be holding “office hours” during the free concert on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Pioneer Park in Old Foothill Farms featuring the John Skinner Band from 2 to 4 p.m.

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ONE-STOP SHOP FOR BUILDING PROJECTS If you have a commercial building project, now you can save time by using Sacramento County’s Building Assistance Center at 827 Seventh St. It functions as a complete onestop shop for building, planning, engineering, fire prevention, transportation and water resources reviews. This move downtown consolidates all commercial services, adding convenience and saving time— key factors for commercial building project success. The Downtown Building Assistance Center is centrally located, provides access to multiple county departments, and offers validated parking for up to one hour to all of its commercial customers who use the county garage at 725 Seventh St. (remember to bring your parking stubs to the center for validation). The bottom-line result is commercial customers can come to the downtown office and now will be able to have all their questions answered at one. Sacramento County operates a second Building Assistance Center at

9700 Goethe Road that specializes in residential permitting. Residential project customers may continue to do business at either center. Commercial customers may submit or pick up permit applications at both locations, but to take advantage of full service access, commercial customers should visit the downtown center. Both centers offer video conferencing and free WiFi. The downtown center also specializes in sign permits and pools. The county’s North, East and South service centers also offer limited building inspection services. Visit the service center webpage for more information: development.saccounty.net

WASTE COLLECTION REMINDER You never have to miss another waste collection day again! Sacramento County’s Department of Waste Management and Recycling now is offering a variety of services, including your weekly collection schedule or sign-up for weekly reminders via email or phone. Learn more by visiting wmr. saccounty.net.

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High Kicks AFTER BEATING ADDICTION, SHE FOUND REDEMPTION IN AN OLD LOVE: SOCCER

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isa Wrightsman can trace much of what has gone wrong in her life to a childhood bout with cancer. She can trace much of why she’s still here to that same terrible illness. Twelve years old when she was diagnosed with a rare, fast-growing tumor in her abdomen, she underwent chemotherapy and missed much of seventh grade. It was a turning point in many ways. Wrightsman grew up in Elk Grove with a passion for soccer. She was a phenom on the field, routinely scoring six or seven goals in a game. When cancer struck, she found herself isolated. “I had a different routine than my peers,” she recalls. “When you’re on the verge of not living, you learn more about life than most kids.” She developed not just self-sufficiency but also a heightened tolerance for pain. “I learned to numb it,” she says. Cancer also separated Wrightsman from the sport she loved, and she stayed away for a long time. “I didn’t want to play again,” says Wrightsman. “I was afraid that I wouldn’t be as good as I used to be.” One day, while watching her brother’s game, the ball came her way and she kicked it. She was back in.

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Lisa Wrightsman is the director of Street Soccer Sacramento Lady Salamanders

She attended Sac State on a soccer scholarship and was a star on and off the field. She was also a hellion. “I had a reckless attitude, partly because of my experience with cancer.” Her college years were a collage of weekend parties and tough soccer games. She was a force to be reckoned with on the field, holding the record for second highest goals

scored at Sac State. “Soccer kept me in line,” she says. “I found myself in that place.” Her plan was to play professionally after graduation, but it crashed and burned when the women’s professional league folded. Wrightsman crashed and burned as well. “I played semipro and worked as a personal trainer,” Wrightsman

says, “but I lost my work habits and became unhappy with my life.” After her second DUI, she moved back to her mother’s house. Her family was well meaning but had no grasp of the monster that was her alcoholism. “I was convinced that my problem was more than just drinking and taking pain killers. I started taking methadone to get off of Vicodin, and then I was hooked on methadone.” She tried to detox on her own but ended up back on methadone to balance withdrawal side effects. The nadir was a six-month stint in jail. “I went home, but I didn’t know how to stay sober,” she recalls. “I finally asked my mom to help me get into rehab.” She entered a 90day residential treatment program at Alpha Oaks in Carmichael and then was admitted to a two-year employment program with Volunteers of America, where she was housed and fed with others in recovery. “It provided enough structure that it allowed me to really discover who I was in a safe place.” Her case manager told her about a street soccer program for the homeless, and she found her new passion. “I went down and played with the men’s team, and I had a great time,” says Wrightsman. “It reminded me that I had loved something before I loved drugs and alcohol.” In 2010, Wrightsman went to the national tournament in Washington, D.C. “I was six months sober, so it was a big deal to be outside of my safe space. When you’re going through rehab, you have a lot of fear and shame. Lawrence Cann (founder of Street Soccer USA) welcomed us and told us how happy he was that we were

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ycling is like being a 10-year-old kid again,” Bruce Kaiser says. This enthusiasm for all things bicycling serves the owner of Kinetic Cycles well, considering he lives and breathes bikes all day long at the La Sierra Drive store he opened in March (a relocation from Elk Grove, where the store had operated for six years). Kaiser was no stranger to the love of sports for both fun and fitness when he opened Kinetic Cycles in 2007. His career as a golf pro had taken him all over the country as a club professional, running club operations and playing tournaments in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and finally El Dorado Hills, when he was recruited by Serrano Country Club in 1995. “Once I got here, I didn’t want to go anywhere else,” Kaiser says. Although golfing certainly keeps you moving, Kaiser took up cycling for fitness in 2002, and promptly fell in love with the sport. He passed this passion on to his son Cody, who is now a 22-year-old professional bike racer who competes in cyclocross— “this weird mix of mountain bike and road racing, then sprinkle a little steeplechase on top,” Cody explains— at the world championship level and fields his own professional team. It quickly became clear back in 2002 that the Kaiser clan had found their niche in cycling, which made their decision to open a store five years later nearly a no-brainer. “We wanted to spread the passion and joy for cycling,” Kaiser says.

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Cody Kaiser, a professional bike racer who competes in cyclocross, is the son of Kinetic Cycles owner Bruce Kaiser

“Cycling had done so much for our family, we wanted people to be able to have a retail experience that got them to have fun on bikes, too.” Part of that experience was contingent upon what kind of bicycles Kaiser carried, which is where the brand Specialized came in. “I started looking at all the different vendors and manufacturers (I could carry),” Kaiser recalls. “I kept asking, ‘Who’s a leader in technology? Who has great new products?’ When I heard about Specialized, it seemed like the right fit. It’s based out of Morgan Hill, which means it’s local, which to me seemed like a home run. We always like to support local.

We signed on to be a Specialized concept store, which means we commit to carry a certain percentage of their product and in turn they help us with the design of the store. They’re partners, though they’re not financially invested.” But lest you think all you’ll be able to find at Kinetic Cycles is Specialized products, think again. Kaiser carries an impressive array of bicycle brands and products, and his staff specializes in custom fittings to make sure you feel as good as you look. “Fitting is an integral part of selling bicycles,” Kaiser says. “Our staff constantly takes classes to learn how to be better fitters, which means

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stores in the area, like Scofield’s,” Baghestanian recalls. “Then, while I was in college in 1991, Scofield’s rug department closed and we had to act quickly to find a place for all my dad’s rugs. That’s when I opened my first store on Arden Way, Kamran’s Antiques and Oriental Rugs.” Though that business lasted only a year, it didn’t take the Baghestanian clan long to get back on its feet. Kamran arranged a rug concession inside a furniture store in Lodi where he could carry his father’s rugs, which eventually allowed for the establishment of outposts in Sacramento and Napa as well. In 1998, Kamran opened his own independent furniture store in Lodi called Classic Living—carrying Morry’s rugs, of course—and his dad officially took over the Sacramento store. Classic Living lasted for 11 years before the economy took a dive

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incorporated body scrubs and created my own foot treatments. If you can do a face-lift on someone’s face, why not on their feet? Clients started booking three or four hours with me and I became very creative.” Ajay also noticed that the trend of European day spas—spas that offer multiple services for face and body under one roof with a water feature, often a shower—was spreading to the United States. Since she was all but operating one already, she decided to see if she could turn her creative massage endeavor into a full-blown day spa. “My friends were very encouraging,” Ajay says. “I gave myself two years to get the business going, but sometimes things happen quicker. My landlord at the time asked me to move and gave me 60 days. For two weeks, I racked my brain, but no one-room offices were

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n 1860, Pony Express rider recruitment favored lean boys, preferably orphans. To carry mail between Sacramento and St. Joseph, Mo., riders galloped like the wind. Chances of being killed en route were considerable. Despite the macho legend, annual reruns of the fabled ride now depend hugely on ladies. Staged by the Pony Express Association, the 2014 relay recently galloped through Arden and Carmichael. In these stages, most jockeys wore lipstick. “The association could not exist without women,” reports California president and ride captain Rich Tatman. “Over 60 percent of our riders are female. They’re accomplished horse people and their passion is dauntless.” So it was that 72-year-old great-grandmother Pat Fanelli claimed precious mochila (mailbags) at H Street and thundered via Arcade and Carmichael toward the rider exchange at River Bend Park. She and her companion, granddaughter Jessica Sloat, crossed the American River at William Pond Park a good 20 minutes before schedule. “It was an easy ride,” she reported. “We had a delta breeze and flat ground; we could open up and gallop most of the 6 miles. That’s what the horses love.” Veterans of 13 reruns, the retired Sacramento District Attorney employee and her 26-year-old gelding Sugar Dandy have not always felt such serendipity. The long and winding road through foothills and

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Sierra, to where California riders bow out in Tahoe, has been a challenge since Kansas freighters William H. Russell, Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell established the mail service. Where the ancient Brockliss Bridge once spanned the American River, riders now transfer mochila across the ravine via cable. “It was 1:30 a.m. and pitch dark,” recalls Fanelli of her long-ago drama. “I had just completed my leg in good time. But Sugar Dandy did not expect the high-pitched cable scream and he freaked out. I ended up in a bush with two frightened horses wrapped around me. No one was hurt. It took time for us all to calm down.” She likens participation in the annual relay to pre-wedding build-up: “You do trial runs; you’re excited for PONY EXPRESS page 33

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any Sacramento gardeners grow tomatoes. Whether it’s one or two plants in a container by the driveway or a couple dozen in the ground, we are on a quest. We want to grow tomatoes that taste delicious, not like “Styrofoam with tomato flavoring,” as Garrison Keillor once described supermarket tomatoes. Few of us pursue tomato growing with the fervor of Greenhaven’s Pete Frichette. He’s been refining his tomato-growing techniques for decades. He’s studied reference materials and books about tomatoes and soils, talked to area farmers and kept meticulous, detailed records. The Sacramento Bee’s garden writer, Debbie Arrington, was so impressed by his analytical approach and towering tomato plants that she dubbed him “Mr. Tomato.” Frichette remembers when his dad and everybody else on his block of East Sacramento’s 50th Street had a victory garden during World War II. “It was patriotic,” he recalls. Frichette, an architect, designed and built a house and garden overlooking Lake Greenhaven. He brought in a backhoe to remove three feet of “slick

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Greenhaven gardener Pete Frichette among his tomato plants

clay—terrible soil.” He used an auger to drill holes, which he filled with sand to improve drainage, filled in the garden with good topsoil and planted tomatoes. “They’re my favorite food,” he says.

Frichette has collected many articles and books about growing tomatoes. He finds UC Davis Publication 8159, Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden, especially helpful. It categorizes tomato

varieties by climate zone. He prefers to select Zone B tomatoes, best where daytime temperatures regularly exceed 95 degrees. He doesn’t know why area nurseries sometimes sell varieties better suited for cooler climates, but they do. UC Davis also lists disease resistance and plant type, advises about tomato culture and provides information about how to deal with common disorders and pests. Frichette follows much of the guidance, but not all. When it comes to tomatoes, he says, “everybody has an opinion.” Frichette prefers indeterminate tomatoes that keep growing throughout the season. His favorite tomatoes are ones that provide a “joyful burst of acid” when you bite into them. ‘Early Girl’ is his favorite choice for everyday eating. ‘Better Boy’ is a heavy producer. ‘Super San Marzano’ is his choice for fresh sauces. He supports them with cylindrical wire cages made from concrete reinforcing wire. Some vines top 9 feet before the season is over. His best heirloom tomato is ‘Mortgage Lifter.’ He grows only a couple of cherry tomato plants, spreading them out on a trellis so that they are easier for kids to pick. UC Davis recommends that gardeners avoid growing tomatoes or other members of the nightshade family (such as peppers, potatoes and eggplant) in the same location for more than two years to avoid developing disease and insect problems. Frichette knows that crop rotation is a good idea. “The ones that grow best are planted in the first year,” he observes. However, like

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most of us, his garden space is limited. He’s grown in the same beds for 32 years and works hard to build his soil. Every year, he digs 2 feet down, removes the soil and mixes nutrients and compost into it. Just as farmers do, he has his soil tested periodically and makes sure that key elements are balanced. After he plants, he adds 6 inches of compost to the soil’s surface. “Digging those holes is good for the triceps,” he notes. Gardeners in Sacramento are advised to plant tomatoes in late April or early May, when the soil warms up and there is less wind. Frichette can’t wait that long. He plants his tomatoes in bottomless 5-gallon buckets that help protect the young plants from “critters and wind.” He sometimes plants as early as late February. This year, he did most of his planting in March. Frichette now uses a drip system to water the tomatoes, but for years he poured 2 gallons of water into each tomato’s bucket every three days, for a total of two inches of water a week.

He’s experimenting with “fertilating” this year, applying fertilizer through the drip lines. He adds a balanced granular fertilizer when the tomatoes are planted and sprays liquid fertilizer on the foliage every few weeks throughout the season. While Frichette wants leafy, vigorous plants, he doesn’t worry when lower leaves die off later in the season. “The plant doesn’t need them for photosynthesis anymore,” he says. The best tomatoes are harvested when they are ripe. Frichette harvests by feel, not by color. He gives each tomato a gentle squeeze. If it gives slightly, it’s ready. Last year, Frichette gave tomatoes to 178 different people. These lucky people agree that Mr. Tomato’s opinions are backed up by results. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County Lifetime Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg n

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however, simply enjoy creating a quiet, peaceful space in their yards. “It is wonderful to visit gardens in the neighborhood and see all of the creative ways people have designed and used their space,” she says. “The homes in this neighborhood are about 60 years old. They have large lots and mature trees and plants. Personally, I find it fascinating to see the creative ways people use their space. We are passionate about being good stewards for our environment. But the one thing we all have in common is a love for gardening.”

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eople with a passion for gardening know there are many rewards. Among them: instant gratification and a sense of pride for hard work; watching the bees flitter from one flower to another; discovering a plant that has come to life after a dormant season. Corinne Liseno would add another reward: friendship. Liseno loves growing roses. A few years ago, she was searching for a garden club near her home where she could meet people who find joy in digging, pruning and weeding. She didn’t have to look very far. Even though she didn’t live in Arden Park, she discovered that the neighborhood, near Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard, has had an active garden club for more than 60 years. When she attended her first meeting, members gave her an enthusiastic welcome and the assurance that she did not have to live in the neighborhood to join. They require only that members have a passion for gardening and learning about horticulture along with a willingness to share their knowledge. That suited Liseno’s interests just fine.

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Arden Park Garden Club publicity chair Mary Jane Sutliff

“I have been a member ever since,” she says. “You don’t think of gardening as a social pastime, but when you belong to a garden club, you develop wonderful friendships with people who have the same passion. Only a true gardener can sit and listen to an hourlong lecture about the benefits of various fertilizers,” she

says with a laugh. Liseno is currently the club president and is busy helping the group organize its annual fall garden tour. Mary Jane Sutliff adds that many members specialize in one particular type of plant, such as roses, succulents or cactus. Others love garden art or flower arranging. Most,

“It is wonderful to visit gardens in the neighborhood and see all of the creative ways people have designed and used their space.” Currently, Arden Park Garden Club has 55 members. They meet monthly, usually on the second Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Arden Park Community Center (1000 La Sierra Drive). Often, meetings focus on such topics as water conservation, fertilizer, pest control and growing specific plants. The club frequently hosts field trips to commercial and public gardens and garden shows. Annual dues are $20 per household. You will find membership

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95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 2801 HERBERT WAY 2509 BUTANO DR 2606 CATALINA DR 2805 EDISON AVE 3310 ARBOR WAY 2621 GREENWOOD AVE 3825 FRENCH AVE 3823 THORNWOOD DR 3437 TOLEDO WAY 4013 POUNDS AVE 2605 DARWIN ST 4425 WHITNEY AVE 4216 EL CAMINO AVE 2351 CARLSBAD AVE 3850 ROBERTSON AVE 3633 DARLENE AVE 3023 NORRIS AVE 2613 CATALINA DR 3230 BEN LOMOND DR 2545 CAMBON WAY 4616 RAVENWOOD AVE 2549 BUTANO DR 3609 SEAN DR 3013 BERTIS DR 2364 PURINTON DR 3028 GREENWOOD AVE 3733 WEST WAY 4332 MULFORD AVE 3321 BEN LOMOND DR 3542 LEATHA WAY 2820 CARSON WAY 4148 HORGAN WAY

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7404 TISDALE $237,212 1458 POTRERO WAY $449,000 2450 CASA LINDA DR $115,000 2064 WHITMAN $175,000 6748 DEMARET DR $179,900 7408 TISDALE WAY $198,116 7397 TISDALE WAY $221,978 7511 GEORGICA WAY $263,000 5020 S LAND PARK DR $361,000 4531 S LAND PARK DR $435,850 2670 WOOD VIOLET WAY $130,000 7580 21ST ST $155,000 2130 ARLISS WAY $162,000 4641 23RD ST $335,000 1423 CARROUSEL LN $496,600 7224 15TH $133,000 2901 TORRANCE AVE $180,000 7594 N TWILIGHT DR. $177,500 6748 GOLF VIEW DR $130,500 7232 TAMOSHANTER WAY $170,000 2521 ENCINAL AVE $188,800 2824 53RD AVE $189,000 7568 LEMARSH WAY $193,500 5875 GLORIA DR #5 $139,000 7459 29TH ST $175,000 6060 GLORIA DR #6 $110,000 2319 68TH AVE $160,000 5110 EUCLID AVE $335,000 2172 SHIELAH WAY $345,000 6990 DEMARET DR $169,990 2117 22ND AVE $249,000 7407 FLORES WAY $115,200 2957 BEESTON AVE $123,500 7309 BENBOW ST $165,000 2011 BERG AVE $150,000 7475 19TH ST $191,000 7412 TISDALE WAY $251,809 4617 SUNSET DR $452,500

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1197 VANDERBILT WAY $374,900 102 DUNBARTON CIRCLE $387,100 2430 LARKSPUR LN #281 $95,000 937 FULTON AVE #504 $102,500 2345 SANTA ANITA DR $274,000 10 COLBY CT $235,000 2270 SWARTHMORE DR $315,000

95831 GREENHAVEN, S LAND PARK

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Coming in for a Landing HOUSTON, WE HAVE A MOMMY, AND SHE’S THINKING ABOUT A CHANGE OF COURSE

Then the doctor held up another

Is it so wrong that I don’t want

vulnerable bundle of delicious

coming down. Send in the refueling

my children to suffer to learn some

babyness that looked suspiciously

plane. It’s best if I just stay up here.

of life’s most important lessons?

like my love-filled beating heart and

It’s not that I don’t recognize that

declared I was now the mother to a

I hover, trying to shield my child from

on life instead of having them earn

healthy baby girl. Again the voice:

discomfort, disappointment, hardship,

their education through on-the-job training?

“Affirmative. Air unit has two,

unfairness or physical, emotional and psychological pain. I am fully

altitude.”

aware that these are the experiences

control tower is calling me in. It’s

I had become a helicopter parent.

that are needed to create admirable

become clear that I wouldn’t have my

It’s easy to see how you can get

qualities like strength, courage,

wings right now if my parents didn’t

liftoff. The second a snot-nosed cousin

adaptability, perseverance, acceptance

let me learn to fly on my own.

begs to hold the new baby, or a doctor

and generally a well-balanced person

s soon as the doctor

insists for optimal health you should

able to take on life’s challenges.

announced I was officially

allow someone to jab a series of

Their discomfort is my discomfort.

a mother to a healthy baby

needles into your defenseless baby’s

The cord might have been officially

MOMSERVATIONS

boy, somewhere I heard a voice that

pristine pudgy little thigh, or you get

I would only later learn was my

rear-ended with your kids in their

own:

car seats by some idiot not paying

“Roger that. We are cleared for takeoff.”

attention, or you see your teething infant go for the communal grocery

For the next 17 months I hovered, I micromanaged, and I obsessively

cart handle … Or you sit your babies in front of

focused on keeping my baby boy

the television to watch their favorite

safe and happy. Having never been

“Elmo’s World” and instead you end

a mother before, I assumed that my

up watching the Twin Towers collapse

fiercely protective instincts were

on 9/11, leaving you to worry what

simply part of motherhood.

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Don’t answer that. I know the

The truth is if I land this helicopter, their pain is my pain.

cut 13 and 14 years ago, but my children will always be connected to me. Their embarrassment, disillusionment or disappointment equally aches my heart. So who am I really protecting by trying to shield them from the pitfalls of life? Them … or me? “Copy that. Permission to file a new flight plan. Request clearance for landing.”

in discomfort from a sunburn just so I

Can’t I just tutor them into an MBA

repeat, two units in sight. Maintain

BY KELLI WHEELER

Yeah, that helicopter is never

It’s time for me to have courage, strength and faith that I’ve given my kids the necessary guidance and skills to begin navigating this world on their own. I need to quit making excuses for grounding them and give them clearance for takeoff. After all, who doesn’t want to see their kids fly? Kelli Wheeler is a Sacramento mother of two and author of “Momservations—The Fine Print of Parenting.” She can be reached at Momservations.com n

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Buy Me Some Peanuts RIVER CATS EXECS KNOW IT TAKES MORE THAN BASEBALL TO KEEP FANS HAPPY

BY R.E. GRASWICH SPORTS AUTHORITY

here are certain things a baseball fan shouldn’t know when enjoying a River Cats game at Raley Field. Among them is the fact that several hours before the first pitch on this particular night, five people who serve hot dogs and beer called to report they would miss the game with one excuse or another. As a fan, you are not supposed to know this and it’s not supposed to matter. But it does matter. It can ruin the Swiss-watch complexities plotted over days, months and years by Sierra Beshears, the ballpark’s general manager for food and beverage. “It’s the kind of crisis that happens all the time,” she says. “But it’s still a crisis when it happens.” The River Cats are in business to provide customers with the gentle elixir of America’s pastime, which, poets tell us, means the thwack of a baseball striking a wood bat, a dusty slide into third, a home run in the bottom of the ninth. Those sights and sounds are eternal. Their presence each spring and summer on the shoreline just west of Tower Bridge has helped

Sierra Beshears is the general manager for food and beverage at Raley Field

to make the River Cats the most valuable minor-league team in the United States, worth about $40 million, if you believe Forbes magazine. But the baseball-poetry stuff isn’t what keeps fans coming back.

For that feat, the River Cats rely on people like Beshears, workers who create the food and effects and atmosphere that transport baseball fans through their game-time experiences at Raley Field.

“It’s all about customer service,” says Mark Ling, the team’s public relations and baseball operations coordinator. In 15 years since landing at Sacramento, the River Cats have never been able to conduct business with the big-league swagger that sustains the Kings or Giants or A’s. The River Cats can’t sell swagger because they are by definition a minor-league outfit. The trick is not act like one. Big-league franchises sell exactly that: the promise of The Show, the presence of the world’s best athletes, the marquee names. Some do it well. Others get lazy about it. None of those obvious big-league promotional tools exist in the River Cats’ garage, beyond the occasional appearance of a famous name undergoing physical rehab while he takes a few cuts in the minors. “When we get a big-name player passing through, we certainly try to capitalize on it, even if he’s playing for the other team,” says Dane Lund, entertainment and promotions manager for the River Cats. “But usually, what we have to sell is a great experience.” That experience covers a wide spectrum over six months, from an uninhibited performance by a boozy Jimmy Buffett tribute band to a miniconcert starring Lincoln Brewster, a Christian guitarist and worship pastor at Bayside Church in Granite Bay. It becomes a balancing act, with the River Cats seeking to build an evening of nonstop fun and entertainment around an old-fashioned, slow-paced

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SPORTS FROM page 54 game where few fans know the players. Thanks to the team’s status as a Triple-A feeder for the Oakland A’s, the River Cats have no control over the team roster. They barely know who will be in uniform. “Baseball is why people come out, and it always will be about the game,” Lund says. “But we have to do our best with everything else, which is why we invest in the latest scoreboard technology and wireless cameras.” All fans have unique and personal agendas—some baseball devotees actually enjoy scoring the game, while others are there on dates or seeking hookups—but the River Cats must touch common denominators. That’s where Beshears and her food and beverage strategies come in. While she technically works for a private concessionaire, Ovations, her moves are always choreographed with River Cats management. Thus, the Jimmy Buffett tribute band set up alongside the premium craft beer garden on the concourse above third base. The beer was

flowing early. The adjacent salad bar didn’t open until the Buffett group was wrapping up. There was no point to rush salads into action while the crowd swayed to “Why Don’t We Get Drunk.” Salad bars and panini sandwiches are popular but no match for the hot dog, which River Cats fans consume an average of 734 per game. Beshears runs through 285 garlic fry orders in a nine-inning stretch. Her seasonal pours of Coors Light exceed 100 kegs, more than 1,600 gallons of beer. There’s a final attraction that transcends hot dogs and beer and wireless TV cameras and Jimmy Buffett and even the scorekeeper’s shorthand of a backward “k.” This would be Dinger, the club’s feline mascot. “Dinger isn’t going anywhere,” Lund says. “He’s here for the duration.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com n

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Who’s Listening? A BLESSING IN A MOST UNUSUAL PLACE

BY NORRIS BURKES SPIRIT MATTERS

en years ago, while serving as a pediatric chaplain at Sutter Medical Center, I answered a phone call from a nursing supervisor. At first, it seemed she was calling with a typical request. “We have some parents asking for you to bless their newborn daughter,” she said. “No problem,” I answered. “Actually,” she said, “it could be a problem. Can you bless a baby who’s died?”

I was quiet for a moment while the supervisor gave me more information. The baby had been born on Christmas Eve. Now, instead of wrapping the babe in swaddling clothes, the parents were shopping for burial clothes. “I can,” I promised. “Good,” she said, “But you’ll be alone.” “Pardon me?” I asked. The nurse unwrapped a bit more of the story. The parents had left the hospital immediately after the death, too devastated to remain. Nevertheless, they wanted the baby blessed in their absence. “No problem,” I said. A few minutes later, I met the supervisor in the basement morgue. The busy nurse pointed to the refrigerator that sheltered the baby and then returned to our short-staffed ICU. Alone, I opened the refrigerated space to see a bundle wrapped in blankets with a name tag attached. I checked the tag. Yes, I had the right baby.

I picked up the little girl and began removing the safety pins that kept her so tightly wrapped. I wanted to see her face. I peeled away three layers of blankets until finally I uncovered a face peeking through the covers. Here was a creation known and loved by God and perfectly described in Jeremiah 1:5, in which God says, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart ...”

I peeled away three layers of blankets until finally I uncovered a face peeking through the covers. Here was a creation known and loved by God. That’s the moment I realized that maybe I did have a problem. How could I pronounce a blessing if no one was present to hear it? It felt much like the old adage: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? According to most religious practices and beliefs, the baby was already in heaven. There was nothing I could do to speed her journey or even obtain better accommodations. Knowing all these things in my theological brain was very different

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from knowing these things with the heart of a parent. Then, against all the classroom theology I’d ever been taught, I decided to speak from my heart. “Hello, sweetheart,” I said. “You were someone’s promise—someone’s anticipation and expectation. Your mama and daddy love you very much. I know because they asked me to come and tell you that one more time.” After “talking” to the baby, I pronounced a blessing and prayer for the parents: “God, I entrust to your care this life conceived in love. May your blessing come upon these parents. Remove all anxiety from their minds and strengthen this love so that they may have peace in their hearts and home.” I rewrapped the baby and gently placed her back onto the refrigerated shelf. Had this been a real blessing? I wondered. Would the parents be able to know, to feel, to hear the blessing? Or had this just been the proverbial tree falling in a forest? Within my heart, I knew something had happened, but what? Then I realized that blessings aren’t always about what someone does for another. Sometimes they can be what happens to the one doing the ministry. On that day, it felt like both. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “No Small Miracles.” He can be reached at ask@TheChaplain.net n

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Carmel Charm A LOCAL BUILDER LARDS HIS EAST SAC HOME WITH COTTAGE ELEMENTS

BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

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uilder Mike Paris and his wife, Kelly, love to visit the charming seaside town of Carmel. The village’s multitude of cottages serves as inspiration for many of Paris’ building projects. One of those projects is the couple’s own East Sac home, which will be featured on the Urban Renaissance Home Tour on Sept. 28. The 2,700-square-foot house incorporates many of the cottagey architectural elements Paris favors: arched doorways, French doors, shed roofs, balconies, working shutters, high ceilings and tall windows. Paris calls his style “Nouveau Cottage.” “I try and find ways to bring natural light into all rooms from two different directions and create space and volume in small rooms with floor elevation shifts,” he says. Paris combines overscale structural features with durable natural materials and generally works on a house plan from the outside in. “The living spaces must be true to the architectural style,” he explains. “The challenge is staying focused on authentic scale and building materials.” Paris owns BlackPine Communities and is working with developer Paul Petrovich on the residential housing aspect of the Curtis Park Village project. He’s using his Nouveau Cottage design concepts for one of the housing styles that will be available. The first models are expected to open in late October. A skilled and dedicated homemaker, Kelly designed the interior of the couple’s East Sac home. “I love putting a house together,” she says, “picking out the paint colors, tiles and flooring.” She wanted a house that looked and felt as if it had been in place for generations. “I don’t need big but rather wanted cozy, charming and romantic, especially from the outside,” she says. “Bigger is not always better.” Her design talents are evident throughout the family-friendly house, which the couple shares with their daughter. She used lots of brick, warm colors and dark wood floors

covered with rugs. Fireplaces create a sense of romance and comfort. The house has four fireplaces, including one in the master bedroom and one in their daughter’s room. She used to love the shabby chic look but says she is trying to move away from using so many “rose-patterned pillows.”

“The living spaces must be true to the architectural style. The challenge is staying focused on authentic scale and building materials.” Lately, she has gravitated toward a more neutral palette of warm colors for interior spaces, with painted white wood trim, beadboard, crown moldings and wood on the ceilings. “I always use a soft white trim that provides enough of a contrast against a wall color,” she explains.

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Homeowner Kelly Paris in her backyard

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Carmichael House Yields Gem 1936 TIME CAPSULE, UNCOVERED DURING RENOVATIONS, RECALLS ORIGINAL FAMILY

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n old Garfield Avenue home known as the “red door house” has opened a door to history. Via a time capsule, contemporary owners have learned about the home’s original family. Carmichael Colony was two decades old by the 1930s. Garfield Avenue was an expanse of farmland. Near the Kenneth Avenue corner, pioneer Robert Newton and his 40-year-old son, Ben, acquired land and built a home. During construction, the family buried a gift for the future. The clan came to the area from Kansas before 1935, possibly lured to Carmichael by real estate agents’ promises of prosperity and selfsufficiency from 10-acre allotments. From the name “Rev Ben Newton” inscribed in the capsule’s Bible, it seems Newton junior was a transplanted clergyman. His parents, his wife, Lorena, and their four children inhabited the simple house. It contained two downstairs bedrooms, kitchen and dining space and, up a narrow stairway, more lowceilinged bedrooms. In 1936, Robert and Ben expanded the manse with what is now a large den. Its multipaned window is thought to have come from a schoolhouse. The family conceived a circular entrance tower to hide the “seam” between the two building phases. A pointed roof and arched door completed this feature. Under the wooden foyer floor, the Newtons tucked their message in a bottle. The romantic idea conformed to contemporary fashion; a capsule had been recently buried at Carmichael

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Finished in two phases in the 1930s, the home sheltered three generations of the Newton family

Grammar School where Newton children studied. (When the 1980s date came to exhume the school trove, no one remembered its location and it remains sadly buried for eternity.) Whatever their inspiration, the Newtons’ effort showed kind sentiments. Ben’s penciled message noted that his wife designed the home plan. He wished God’s blessings on future owners. “May his loving spirit ever guide them and keep them for himself,” wrote the 40-year-old father of four. Another page shares religious homilies. The leather-bound Bible has Ben’s wife and children’s names and birth dates inscribed. Among them is a David Newton, then 12 years old. A Sacramento Bee dated May 6, 1936, completes the contents. Headlines define local and world concerns. A preview of historic events that followed is now compelling: “Italy Plans to Annex Ethiopia” prophesizes imminent fascist control of Europe. A photograph shows

a debonair teenage King Farouk, who would soon become so reviled for extravagance that Egypt would eventually overthrow its “thief of Cairo.” Another headline announces President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s nomination for re-election. With war on the horizon, he would become the only U.S. president to serve three terms.

Carmichael resident C.K. McClatchy had just died. The capsule’s Bee aired a codicil to his will; publisher McClatchy wished his newspapers to “fight for right no matter how powerfully entrenched wrong may be.” A tiny lower-page filler says a zeppelin called Hindenburg would soon begin flights to America. The world knows how badly that tourist

Carmichael farmer Robert Newton and his grandchildren, including David Newton (left)

venture would end—one year to the day after this newspaper was printed, it crashed and burned. We lose contact with the Newtons beyond the 1940s. The clan eventually moved to Southern California. A family called Heitke purchased the home in the 1960s. During renovations, the Newtons’ sealed jar was found. Forty-year-old papers instantly yellowed as outside air hit the contents. Ben Newton’s notes are brittle but legible.

“It’s great to feel a house has a history of family. The capsule is part of that. Someday we’ll pass it along to another family.”

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ost kids used to walk or bike to school. In 1969, 89 percent of kids living within a mile of school walked or biked. Now, only 1 student in 10 gets to school under his or her own power. The resulting reduction in physical activity has contributed to today’s youth being extraordinarily overweight and obese—fatter and more prone to diabetes than any generation in history. Neighborhood schools are vanishing. Applying a narrow view of economy, administrators have made schools bigger and farther apart. In smaller communities, schools may be at the edge of town instead of centrally located. Even when a school is close by as the crow flies, it can hard to get to. Busy, hardto-cross streets, cul-de-sacs, gated communities and sound walls can make trips too long or too dangerous for walking or biking. School bus cutbacks also mean more car traffic around schools. Ironically, many parents say they need to drive their kids to school because of the traffic. Of course, the decision to drive means even more traffic. Estimates are that a quarter to

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a third of peak-hour traffic is related to school trips. Besides being concerned about traffic, parents worry about “stranger danger.” They fear their child being abducted. Parents fear abduction more than the harms that might come from car crashes, sports injuries or drug addiction. While kidnapping risks should not be ignored, they are easily and commonly exaggerated.

Though highly publicized, child kidnappings are rare. When they do occur, the perpetrator is usually a family member or acquaintance, not a stranger. So parents drive. As anyone can observe around a school at drop-off and pickup times, the results are confusion and chaos: backed-up traffic, double parking, harried parents and overwhelmed children.

When trying to protect their kids by driving, parents instead expose their children to the potentially greater risks of inactivity. Guidelines suggest kids should be physically active 60 minutes every day. Research shows that outdoor activity is especially beneficial and that being outdoors provides a mental boost as well. When driven, kids lose an important opportunity for independence—the invaluable experience of being on their own for the journey to school. Meanwhile, parents, already short on time, are pressed into time-consuming, energyconsuming stints as chauffer twice a day. The trend of fewer kids walking and biking to school can be reversed. Starting in 2000, Marin County began a successful, federally funded Safe Routes to School pilot program. The program resulted in an increase of 17 percent in the number of kids walking and biking to participating schools. There was a 24 percent decrease in the number of children arriving as the only child in the car. The success of the pilot program led to the adoption of Safe Routes to School strategies by Marin County and Transportation Authority of Marin. Marin’s success helped launch broader federal and state Safe Routes to School funding programs. Typically, applicants for funding are school districts that partner with the city or county in which the schools are located. The money may be targeted for physical improvements: a new traffic signal, a missing sidewalk,

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to tone down blue,” she recalls. The ability to hold an image in her head crept back sometime around 2012. “The brain can rewire itself to fetch information,” notes Altschul, now 56. “It’s an incredible tool.” Her studio is full of paintings, mostly portraits on toned canvas, images in which the subject’s face isn’t always visible. The work is loose and painterly and holds the eye. One half-finished and compelling piece shows a female figure from the back climbing a long ladder suspended in the sky. Altschul says doing portraits is a new twist in her work. “For many years I was an abstract painter,” she says.

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tanding in her Curtis Park studio, Patricia Altschul pushes a wild tangle of curls from her face and locates a small transparent envelope on her worktable. From it she fishes out a 2-inch-square piece of paper that vaguely depicts the sky with clouds. It’s a small, simple piece for MFAcredentialed artist and former art professor. “It is what I could do at the time,” Altschul explains. She created the tiny piece in 2003, three years after she suffered a traumatic head injury that rendered her unable to walk, talk or process visual information. “I lost my working memory,” she says. Of the many paintings in her studio, the diminutive piece is a marker of the beginning of her journey to retrain and discover the resiliency of the human mind. Altschul was doing a routine cleaning job in 2000 when a wall shelf collapsed and sent Masonite boards cascading on top of her head. She was hit repeatedly and briefly knocked out. “It was a freak accident,” she says. “Life has stuff in it, and that’s the way it is.” After the accident, she was on the couch for months and began speech, occupational and physical therapy. “My world became very small,” she recalls. She had to relearn how to be mobile and communicate. Three years later, with the help of an assistance dog, she made her way back into the studio. However, she was without the “mental toolbox” she formerly used as an artist. “I didn’t know what color to

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“I didn’t know what color to use or how to use it, and I could not hold an image in my head.” Painter Patricia Altschul and her canine helper in her studio

use or how to use it,” she says, “and I could not hold an image in my head.” Initially, she painted only the sky and clouds and, after a while, treetops. A few years later, she moved on to sketching small animals in order to explore form. Then, working in oils, she created images inspired by old family photographs. Altschul forged through problems such as not being able to distinguish foreground from background or remember

what she was working on from one day to the next. As a reminder, she kept a notebook. “I would wait for information to appear on the canvas,” she says. “I didn’t know what to do next.” She says it was discouraging, starting from scratch each day. “But it didn’t occur to me to not try.” Slowly, changes came. “The color wheel came back, and I started remembering that you can use green to neutralize red and orange

Back inside her home, she points to paintings created before the accident. The acrylic paintings are abstract and muted, featuring shapes reminiscent of birds. Altschul said Wallace Stevens’ poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” inspired the works, which are about time—the moment before a bird takes off. The earlier pieces are the culmination of studies at UC Davis graduate school, which she attended in the early ’80s, when Wayne Thiebaud, Manuel Neri, Cornelia

After many years as an abstract painter, Altschul says doing portraits is a new twist in her work.

Schulz and Roy De Forest were among the teachers. Altschul went on to become an adjunct art professor at American River College and taught drawing, painting and beginning design. “I loved it,” she says. “I especially loved teaching beginning

drawing and relating how to read visual information and solve visual problems. I loved the moment the light goes on for students.” Altschul’s earlier pieces were painted with a different palette of colors than she currently uses, and her newer paintings depict a different subject matter. Still, a timeless

quality runs through all of her work, says D. Oldham Neath, owner and curator of Archival Gallery and Framing on Folsom Boulevard. Archival will show Altschul’s new paintings in September. “I used to show her work before she was injured, and she was one of my best-selling artists,” says Oldham Neath, who had not seen Altschul’s

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multitasking.

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screen, pauses to beat her chest and

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their conscious minds never perceived

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it.

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on the road.

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eyes, but never become aware of the

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Out of This World SACRAMENTO STATE HOSTS WEEKLONG CELEBRATION OF GLOBAL MUSIC, DANCE

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here can you find performers, foods and cultural fun from around the world in one place? At SacWorldFest, a celebration of cultural diversity through music and dance, hosted on the Sacramento State University campus from Sept. 27 through Oct. 5. The weeklong extravaganza will kick off with a fundraising gala at the University Theatre at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, that will include delectable dishes from around the world, beverages from breweries and wineries, delicious desserts, raffle prizes and performances from regional groups with a special “Spotlight on Brazil.” The rest of the festival, which includes master classes and tons of fascinating performances, will take place all around the city—events and locations can be found on the website—as well as on the Sac State campus. “Having the SacWorldFest celebration on our campus is a wonderful opportunity for the community and the university,”

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Brazilian band SambaDá is one of the headliners at SacWorldFest hosted at the Sac State campus from Sept. 27 through Oct. 5

says Edward Inch, dean of the CSUS College of Arts and Letters. “It brings new visitors to campus while providing a terrific venue for the dynamic entertainment and multiethnic art and food.”

SacWorldFest culminates on Sunday, Oct. 5 with a community festival on campus from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that will feature acts on multiple stages, including headliner SambaDá, the West Coast’s hottest Brazilian

band; international vocalist Alencia Vela; Irish, Welsh and Americana music by Stepping Stone; Sacramento/ Black Art of Dance; Ukrainian dance by Sonechko; and West African music and dance by JODAMA Drum & Dance. There also will be crafts and fine art vendors and a Global Village offering food from around the planet. For more information, go to sacworldfest.org

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The Edible Garden Tour is on Sept. 13, In East Sacramento

To answer that age-old question, Soroptimist International of Sacramento will host its fourth annual Edible Gardens Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 in East Sacramento. Six local master gardeners will take tour-goers on an exclusive tromp through their fruit, vegetable and herb gardens, including Suzanne Ton’s Urban Farm (offering mandarin

oranges, blueberries, squash and rosemary) and Karen Baumann’s Whimsical Garden (showcasing persimmon, pear, kale, basil and banana trees). They also will answer questions to the tunes of the Sacramento Symphonic Winds. Proceeds benefit Soroptimist International of Sacramento, a nonprofit service club that has given support to at-risk women and children for 91 years. For more information on the group, go to soroptimistsacramento.com For tickets and more information on the tour, go to ediblegardensac.org

THIS OLD HOUSE If these walls could talk. Well, for one day they kind of can: The Sacramento Old City Association Home Tour will open the doors to some enticing historic homes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20. Now in its 39th year, the tour allows visitors a privileged peek into some of midtown’s restored and reused buildings. This year, that

includes Sutter’s Fort (the oldest building in Sacramento), private residences, the Kennedy Gallery Art Center and the Amber House Bed and Breakfast. Start your day of house hopping at the Midtown Farmers Market (2020 J St.), where you’ll be given a tour brochure and wristbands for entry access. Once you’ve gotten an eyeful of all the beautiful buildings, return to the market for a free street fair that will boast booths from local contractors and artisans who specialize in home rehab and remodeling, artists and craftspeople selling their wares, and nonprofit organizations with information on everything from advocacy to history. Rarin’ to go? Buy your tickets in advance and save $5 at soca2014hometour. brownpapertickets.com Limited free parking will be available at the two-story structure on 20th Street between K and L streets; or spend $2 and park for the whole day at Sacramento East End PREVIEWS page 76

The Sacramento Old City Association Home Tour will be Saturday, Sept. 20. Photo by Don Cox

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ARTISTIC ANIMALS Did you know that Fido and Fluffy are actually quite artistic? See original works of art by the animals of Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary, and bid to bring one home, at the Painting for Paws! Art Show & Silent Auction from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Dante Club. Happy Tails’ animal artistes are busy pawing through water-based, nontoxic paint and prancing across canvases that will be matted and framed and showcased in the silent auction alongside gift baskets, gift certificates, art made by humans, accessories, jewelry, cruises and more. The event also will include dinner and dessert, beer and wine, and live music for an evening that’s sure to get your tail wagging. All proceeds from the animal artwork benefit Happy Tails, which just celebrated 21 years as a nokill, volunteer-run animal rescue organization. For more information, call 5561155 or go to happytails.org The Dante Club is at 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd.

CHALK CIRCLES Sure, art is ephemeral, but never more so than when one good rainstorm could wash it away for good. So be sure to check out the sidewalk masterpieces at Chalk It Up on Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30Sept. 1) at Fremont Park before the elements take their toll. Now in its 24th year, the threeday event boasts elaborate sidewalk chalk art creations by more than 200 artists, family-friendly fun at a variety of booths, hands-on activities, live music from 30 regional groups, gourmet food trucks, and a wine and beer garden to help you wash it all down. As always, the event is free, so bring the whole brood for a stroll

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Have you ever wondered what it really looks like in an artist’s atelier? Now is your chance to get an exclusive sneak peek into more than 130 artists’ studios during the Sacramento Open Studios event is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 13, 14, 20 and 21.

around the park perimeter to see stunning pieces from Sacramento’s creative class rendered in everyone’s favorite elementary-school medium. For more information, go to chalkitup.org Fremont Park is bounded by 15th, 16th, P and Q streets.

FOR OUR EYES ONLY Have you ever wondered what it really looks like in an artist’s atelier? Now is your chance to get an exclusive sneak peek into more than 130 artists’ studios during the Sacramento Open Studios event presented by the Center for Contemporary Art from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 13, 14, 20 and 21 all across Sacramento. Local artists will talk visitors through their processes, show off their most recent pieces and answer questions from curious tour-goers; one-third of all artists will even demonstrate their techniques. Special events such as the Sacramento Open Studios Kick-Off Party & Reception (on Thursday, Sept. 11) and free demonstrations of letterpress, monoprint, painting and more are not to be missed, so make sure you pick up a guide and a map at Verge Center for the Arts (625 S St.) or online at sacopenstudios.com

Studios will be open west of the Capital City Freeway (downtown, midtown, Land Park, Greenhaven/ Pocket) on Sept. 13 and 14 and east of the freeway (East Sacramento, Tahoe Park, Oak Park, Carmichael, Arden Arcade, Fair Oaks) on Sept. 20 and 21. For more information, visit sacopenstudios.com

CROCKER-CON Deaf Jam, Comic-Con, Classical Concerts—September has arrived at Crocker Art Museum, and it’s shaping up to be one very exciting month. First up is the Classical Concert featuring the Trio MoD at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. The group is composed of Maquette Kuper on flute and alto flute, Deborah Pittman on clarinet and Native American flute, and baritone vocalist Omari Tau. The three have an electric, eclectic musical style that fuses classical, jazz, gospel and Native American music in original arrangements, including Pittman’s Harlem-inspired “Peter in the Hood,” that will delight the ears and eyes. Tickets are $6 for museum members, $10 for students and $12 for nonmembers. Next, is your Spidey sense tingling? Comic-Con is coming to the Crocker with an Art Mix twist for Crocker-Con

from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11. The evening will include special appearances by the 501st Legion as well as featured artists from DC, Marvel and Dark Horse Comics; rock music performed by Ewoks (the band Six Beers Deep) and nerd-core DJ sets by the Sleeprockers; an expanded outdoor showcase with more than 30 artists and vendors; and more costumed cosplay fun than you can imagine. Drink specials are under $5 all night and costumed Crocker-Coners get in free, so let your cosplay freak flag fly! For a tamer (but no less interesting) evening, check out audience-favorite saxophonist Garrett Perkins performing for Jazz in the Courtyard at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. Perkins will present work by African American musicians past and present, from bebop to contemporary jazz, in a concert that’s sure to educate as well as entertain. Tickets are $6 for members, $10 for students, $12 for nonmembers. Looking forward to the next, new exhibit to grace the Crocker’s walls? It’s here: “Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art” opens on Sept. 21 and will be on display through Jan. 11. The exhibit will feature nearly 100 pieces of all different media from the mid-20th century to contemporary times by Latino artists drawn from Smithsonian American Art Museum collections. It will explore our “nation of immigrants,” the movements that inspired these artists and how they approached issues of expansionism, migration, settlement and shifting cultural traditions through their artwork. In celebration of National Deaf Awareness Month, the Crocker’s Deaf Jam event from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25 is not what you think it is. “Deaf Jam” is actually the title of an acclaimed documentary that chronicles the story of two young women in New York City who combine American Sign Language and spoken word poetry to form a new kind of self-expression: ASL slam poetry. The Crocker event will include a screening of the film, ASL-interpreted

tours of the museum, ASL poetry and a community art exhibit for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and their family and friends. All are welcome, and preregistration is suggested. For tickets and more information for all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org

FULL OF BEANS Are you jonesing for some java? Now you can join in the fun that all those beer-loving pub crawlers and rosé-swilling wine tourists get to have with Sacramento’s very first Caffeine Crawl presented by The LAB on Sept. 6. The event was thought up in 2011 by the beverage marketing firm The LAB, which is based in Kansas City and Portland, as a way to bring a jolt of java to cities all over the country by featuring local roasters. This is the first year California’s capital will get in on the caffeinated fun, and it sounds like a blast: Crawlers will start at one of three Roaster Sponsor locations—Insight Coffee Roasters, Old Soul Co. or Chocolate Fish—grab some nifty swag bags and enjoy a brief presentation before taking a tour by bike or car to other participating shops around Sacramento, including Temple Coffee, Fluid Espresso Bar, Pachamama Coffee Bar, Shine Coffee and Son of a Bean Coffee House. All coffeehouses will present a topic that is near and dear to their coffeeloving hearts and provide guests with samples to sip while they listen. Once the tour is finished, crawlers can partake in the after-party at Temple Coffee, which will feature crafts, lots more coffee and raffle prizes galore. It should only take you a week to come down from the caffeine high. For tickets and more information, go to caffeinecrawl.com/sacramentotickets.html Caffeine Crawl starting locations are Insight Coffee Roasters (1901 Eighth St.), Old Soul Co. (1716 L St.) and Chocolate Fish (400 P St.).

and what better way to kick off the region’s favorite food-athon than to make sure those who don’t have access to abundant food can have a satisfying meal? Don’t miss the Farm to Every Fork gala dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Trinity Cathedral. Your ticket buys you a mouthwatering meal prepared by chefs Michael Thiemann and Matt Masera of restaurants Mother and Empress Tavern, as well as a meal for someone who has experienced poverty and food insecurity. Sacramento Farmers and Chefs have teamed up with Slow Food Sacramento, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, River City Food Bank, the Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee/Homeward Street Journal, Food Not Bombs and the Fund for Urban Gardens to host the event, which they hope will spur a communal commitment to end hunger in our region. So while you’re enjoying the food, music, wine and the keynote presentation by Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First, you can know that you’re also helping feed someone in need.

For more information, go to farmtofork.com Trinity Cathedral is at 2620 Capitol Ave.

For more information, call 4765540 or go to alexbultgallery.com Alex Bult Gallery is at 1114 21st St., Suite B.

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If a last-minute beach vacation just isn’t in the cards, let art spirit you away at the new exhibition of Anthony Montanino’s landscapes at Alex Bult Gallery from Sept. 11 through Oct. 4. The artist is based in the stunning Sacramento Valley, but his frequent trips to the coast of Maine inspired this show, entitled “From the Valley and Beyond.” Montanino says: “I’m attracted to the strong light of the valley and coast where subjects are dramatically lit. It’s irresistible to paint the transformation of their mood using color and composition.” Even more irresistible is seeing his beautiful landscapes up close and getting to meet the painter in person. Don’t miss the preview reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 or the opening night reception on Second Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 13.

Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda are familiar faces around the Sacramento Ballet, but there’s a new face that you should get to know: Caty Solace was just named the company’s new executive director. Solace comes to Sacramento from the Trey McIntyre Project, a Boise, Idaho-based nonprofit dedicated to the artistic vision of contemporary choreographer McIntyre. Solace’s work there has prepared her well for taking the Sacramento Ballet into its 60th anniversary season.

“She has been on the job about two weeks with lots to catch up on,” says Ron Cunningham. “We think she is wonderful and will help take the Sac Ballet to a new level of growth.” The ballet’s upcoming season will include the return of Cunningham’s wildly popular “The Great Gatsby,” as well as his beloved “Nutcracker,” the hotly anticipated premiere of his new version of “Peter Pan,” a full-length production of “Swan Lake,” “Modern Masters” in May and the continuing Beer & Ballet series at City College. Solace has her work cut out for her! For more information, go to sacballet.org

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Capital Wineries THESE TWO URBAN WINERIES CALL THE CITY ‘WINE COUNTRY’

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ere in Sacramento, we’re in the middle of wine country. Just an hour from Napa, a little farther to Sonoma, an easy 45 minutes to El Dorado and Amador and a quick highway trip to Lodi, we are the hub of the wine wheel that defines much of California viticulture. It wasn’t until recently, however, that winemakers started setting up shop here in town. Our central location allows these winemakers to source their grapes from any nearby wine region, keeping costs down and quality up. Two of these urban wineries have lovely tasting rooms and restaurants. Robert Smerling of Cabana Winery in his East Sac tasting room and bistro

Cabana Wines and Bistro— Open for about six months, Cabana Winery and Bistro is still finalizing its menu and hours but is already a fine addition to the East Sac neighborhood.

This is not a winery afterthought menu but a standalone restaurant menu worthy of many a return visit. Winemaker Robert Smerling has been working the wine circuit for a few decades and knows his stuff. He took away a Best in Region and Best of Class in Region for his 2012

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Sauvignon Blanc at this year’s California State Fair. Smerling was founder and vintner in Amador County's Renwood Winery from 1993 to 2010. He fell in love with the urban winery concept after visiting Santa Barbara's urban wine district. Smerling and staff have also put together a fine list of outside wines and beers to serve in the bistro. The bistro menu, already diverse and well executed. Some great dishes are coming out of Cabana’s little kitchen. This is not a winery afterthought menu but a standalone restaurant menu worthy of many a return visit. From pilsner soup to country pate to fish tacos, the menu thematically makes no sense but is delicious as all get-out. Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. was recently added and has

already received rave reviews. An courtyard patio is a perfect spot for parties and special events. Cabana Wines and Bistro is at 5610 Elvas Ave.; 476-5492; cabanawine. com Revolution Wines—Standing reservedly on the corner of 29th and S, in the neighborhood some call Newton Booth, Revolution Wines hides in plain sight. If you’re driving by, it’s hard to tell how well equipped it is for wine tasting, dining and relaxing. There’s a sizable L-shaped bar, table seating for dozens inside and one of the loveliest outdoor patios in town. Dappled with vining plants and twinkling lights, the patio that Revolution shares with next-door neighbor Temple Coffee can’t be beat

when it comes to evening dining and sipping. And what lovely dining and sipping it is. Revolution’s wine offerings are well balanced, and its menu is small but amazingly well thought out. On a recent visit, I was particularly taken with a 2013 Clarksburg chenin blanc. First, I’m quite happy that a jug wine from the ’70s and ’80s is making a comeback as a well-crafted varietal. You’ll find chenin blanc popping up on almost every winemaker’s to-do list, and Revolution does a lovely job with this varietal. It’s a crisp, light white with the barest hint of fruit. On the red side of the aisle, Revolution’s St. Rey Celeste is a lovely example of a field blend. Most blends make use of several different grapes from several different vineyards. In RESTAURANT page 81

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The products from Revolution’s kitchen can hold their own with the wines. The products from Revolution’s kitchen can hold their own with the wines. This is not a full restaurant

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in spicy garlic sauce

Young Shew Fried Rice

With barbecued pork, Chinese sausage, lettuce, and shrimp

SUNDAY

DESSERT

Croixnut Day

Fatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Famous Banana Cream Pie

(ďŹ&#x201A;avor changes every week)

806 L Street, Sacramento 916-442-7092 www.frankfats.com

Located on the corner of 9th & K in downtown Sacramento M-F 7-6, Sat 8-6, Sun 8-4 | 551-1500 | info@estellspatisserie.com

MIDTOWN

Crepeville

1800 L St. 447-9440

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Outdoor Dining Crepes, omelettes, salads, soups and sandwiches served in a casual setting

Aioli Bodega Espanola L D $$ Full Bar Patio Andalusian cuisine served in a casual European atmosphere

Biba Ristorante

Buckhorn Grill

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

L D $$ Wine/Beer A counter service restaurant with high-quality chicken, char-roasted beef, salmon, and entrĂŠe salads

CafĂŠ Bernardo

2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180 1431 R St. 930-9191

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Casual California cuisine with counter service

Centro Cocina Mexicana 2730 J St. 442-2552

L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere â&#x20AC;˘ Paragarys.com

Chicago Fire

2416 J St. 443-0440

D $$ Full Bar Chicago-style pizza, salads wings served in a family-friendly atmosphere â&#x20AC;˘ Chicagofirerestaurant.com

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Ernestoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexican Food 1901 16th St. 441-5850

1801 L St. 446-3757

1730 L St. 444-1100

2801 Capitol Ave. 455-2422 L D $$$ Full Bar Upscale Northern Italian

cuisine served a la carte â&#x20AC;˘ Biba-restaurant.com

1 coupon per visit â&#x20AC;˘ expires 9/30/14 â&#x20AC;˘ Open Daily 11 am - 11 pm

$25/PERSON Set menu includes: tea sandwiches, assorted pastries, macaroon, tarts and choice of organic tea (reservation required)

Two person minimum. No substitutions please. May not be combined with ?LW MRFCP BGQAMSLR "MCQ LMR GLAJSBC R?V MP EP?RSGRW -ĂŹCP CVNGPCQ 1CNRCK@CP

Summer Hours: Closed Sundays only, 'til September 7th

FRENCH TEA SERVICE

B L D $-$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Fresh Mexican food served in an upscale, yet familyfriendly setting â&#x20AC;˘ Ernestosmexicanfood.com

1217 18th St. 442-5858

L D $$$ Wine/Beer California cuisine served in a chic, upscale setting â&#x20AC;˘ 58degrees.com

Fox & Goose Public House 1001 R St. 443-8825

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting â&#x20AC;˘ Foxandgoose.com

Harlowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

L D $$ Full Bar Modern Italian/California cuisine with Asian inspirations â&#x20AC;˘ Harlows.com

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Eats

1230 20th St. 444-0307

L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting â&#x20AC;˘ Jacksurbaneats.com

Kasbah Lounge

The Waterboy

D Full Bar $$ Middle Eastern cuisine in a Moroccan setting kasbahlounge.com

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Fine South of France and northern Italian cuisine in a chic neighborhood setting • waterboyrestaurant.com

2115 J St. 442-4388

Lucca Restaurant & Bar 1615 J St. 669-5300

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Patio Mediterranean cuisine in a casual, chic atmosphere • Luccarestaurant.com

Moxie

2028 H St. 443-7585

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

Zocolo

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cuisine served in an authentic artistic setting • zocolosacramento.com

EAST SAC

D $$-$$$ Eclectic menu in a boutique setting

33rd Street Bistro

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan

B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting •

1215 19th St. 441-6022

L D Full Bar $$$ Modern American cuisine in an upscale historic setting

Old Soul Co.

1501 16th St. 444-5850

B L D $ No table service at this coffee roaster and bakery, also serving creative artisanal sandwiches

Paesano’s Pizzeria

1806 Capitol Ave. 447-8646

L D $$ Gourmet pizza, pasta, salads in casual setting • Paesanos.biz

3301 Folsom Blvd. 455-2233

Burr's Fountain 4920 Folsom Blvd. 452-5516

B L D $ Fountain-style diner serving burgers, sandwiches, soup and ice cream specialties

Cabana Winery & Bistro 5610 Elvas 476-5492

LD $$ Wine tasting and paired entrees. Sunday Brunch 10 - 2. • cabanawine.com

Clarks' Corner Restaurant 5641 J St.

L D Full Bar $$ American cuisine in a casual historic setting

Clubhouse 56

723 56th. Street 454-5656

BLD Full Bar $$ American cuisine. HD sports, kid's menu, beakfast weekends

Evan’s Kitchen 855 57th St. 452-3896

Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737

D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio California cuisine with an Italian touch • Paragarys.com

Suzie Burger

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

L D $ Classic burgers, cheesesteaks, shakes, chili dogs, and other tasty treats • suzieburger.com

The Streets of London Pub 1804 J St. 498-1388

L D $ Wine/Beer English Pub fare in an authentic casual atmosphere, 17 beers on tap streetsoflondon.net

B L D Wine/Beer $$ Eclectic California cuisine served in a family-friendly atmosphere, Kid’s menu, winemaker dinners, daily lunch specials, community table for single diners • Chefevan.com

Español

The Coconut Midtown

2502 J Street 440-1088 Lunch Delivery M-F and Happy Hour 4-6

L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Food with Thai Food Flair

5644 J St. 451-4000

L D Wine/Beer $ Fresh Greek cuisine in a chic, casual setting, counter service

Formoli's Bistro

B L $ Wine/Beer Southwestern fare in a casual diner setting

B L D Wine/Beer Patio $$ Mediterranean influenced cuisine in a neighborhood setting

Selland's Market Cafe

Hot City Pizza

B L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer High quality handcrafted food to eat in or take out, wine bar

3839 J St. 448-5699

5642 J Street 731-8888

Italian Stallion

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio Housemade curries among their authentic Thai specialties Thaibasilrestaurant.com

Opa! Opa!

Nopalitos

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer/Sangria Spanish/world cuisine in a casual authentic atmosphere, live flamenco music - tapathewworld.com

2431 J St. 442-7690

BLD $ Wine/Beer Unique boulangerie, café & bistro serving affordable delicious food/drinks all day long • lesbauxbakery.com

L D Full Bar $-$$ Classic Italian cuisine served in a traditional family-style atmosphere

D $ Wine/Beer Fresh made to order pizza served in a cozy dining room; or to take out

Thai Basil Café

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

Tapa The World

2115 J St. 442-4353

Les Baux

3260B J St. 449-8810

L D $-$$ Thin-Crust Pizza, Deserts and Beer in an intimate setting and popular location

La Trattoria Bohemia 3649 J St. 455-7803

L D Wine/Beer $-$$ Italian and Czech specialties in a neighborhood bistro setting

5530 H St. 452-8226

WE WED ED D-FRI -FFR FRI R RI 3PM M-6PM - M

5340 H St. 473-3333

Star Ginger

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888

Asian Grill and Noodle Bar • starginger.com

10AM M- M M-2PM AMPLE PATIO SEATING G DOG FRIENDLY LY 5610 Elvas Ave. e.

(Between H & F st.) t.) (916)476 766-5492 92 cabanawine.com m

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Istanbul Bistro

Claim Jumper

L D Wine/Beer $$ Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in cozy neighborhood bistro setting

L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American in a clubby atmosphere

3260 J Street 449-8810

DOWNTOWN Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522

L D $$ Full Bar American cooking in an historic atmosphere • foundationsacramento.com

Chops Steak Seafood & Bar 1117 11th St. 447-8900

Executive Chef Kurt Spataro at Del Rio Botanical

L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef and fresh seafood in an upscale club atmosphere • Chopssacramento.com

Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

Wine Bar, Event Center & Retail Sales, 36 wines by the glass, beer on tap • downtownandvine.com

Cafe Bernardo Riverdog Farms Spinach Salad

Ella Dining Room & Bar 1131 K St. 443-3772

L D $$$ Full Bar Modern American cuisine served family-style in a chic, upscale space • Elladiningroomandbar.com

Esquire Grill 1213 K St. 448-8900

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Upscale American fare served in an elegant setting • Paragarys.com

Brentwood Corn & Squash Blossom Tacos

Estelle's Patisserie

901 K St. 916-551-1500 L D $$-$$$ French-inspired Bakery serving fresh pastry & desserts, artisan breads and handcrafted sandwiches. EstellesPatisserie.com

Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front St. 446-6768

D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants. com

Locally-roasted Vaneli’s Coffee

The Firehouse Restaurant

Soil Born Farms Heirloom Tomatoes

1112 Second St. 442-4772

L D $$$ Full Bar Global and California cuisine in an upscale historic Old Sac setting • Firehouseoldsac.com

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com

Parlaré Eurolounge 10th & J Sts. 448-8960

D $$ Full Bar Relax with drinks and dinner in this stylish downtown space

Rio City Café

1110 Front St. Old Sac 442-8226

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Seasonal menu of favorites in a setting overlooking river • Riocitycafe.com

Ten 22

1022 Second St. 441-2211

L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com

LAND PARK Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com

Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

Jamie's Bar and Grill

427 Broadway 442-4044

L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986

Riverside Clubhouse

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com

Taylor's Kitchen

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.

Tower Café

1518 Broadway 441-0222

L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com

Willie's Burgers

Il Fornaio

L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 am Friday and Saturday n

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

L D Full Bar $$$ Fine Northern Italian cuisine in a chic, upscale atmosphere • Ilfornaio.com

926 J Street • 492-4450

B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com

Hock Farm Craft & Provision 1415 L St. 440-8888

L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region's rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com

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1530 J St. 447-2112

B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting

Grange

Mikuni Restaurant and Sushi Bar

Frank Fat’s

806 L St. 442-7092

Courtland Pears

1111 J St. 442-8200

2415 16th St. 444-2006

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