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CHARMING ENGLISH STYLE High peaked roof on a quiet tree-lined street. Cathedral ceiling with beams in spacious living room. 3 bedrooms 2 baths, freshly painted. Separate formal dining room with beamed ceilings. Quaint breakfast nook with built-in china cabinet & leaded glass windows. Master suite, large walk-in closet. $525,000 COLLEEN WIFVAT 719-2324

ELEGANT FABOULOUS FORTIES Beautifully maintained and updated home in the quintessential East Sacramento neighborhood. 3054 square feet with 3 bedrooms 2½ baths. High ceilings and spacious rooms with rich crown moldings and a great Àoor plan. A home with this size and charm is a rare ¿nd! $1,295,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495, JERRY KIRRENE 455-1001

METRO SQUARE Large corner unit features 3 beds, 2½ baths and lots of natural light. Open kitchen with newer stainless appliances Àows into the dining and living rooms to create an entertainers delight. Large master suite with walk-in-closet, window seat and balcony. 2-car garage. $575,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

QUAINT AND CUTE Cook your favorite meal in nicely remodeled chef’s kitchen opening to the dining area overlooking beautifully landscaped yard. 3 bedrooms 2 baths lots of light throughout, large dual pane windows. Snuggle in the step down living room with ¿replace (gas piped.) Large master bedroom. $549,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

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EAST SACRAMENTO REMODEL 2 bedroom home with modern conveniences and high end style. Wait until you see the space behind the backyard! Laundry room with sink and lots of cabinets. Part of the garage converted, a room with shower, sink, toilet and portable AC. The rest of the garage a hobby area or workshop. $439,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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CHARMING EAST SAC COTTAGE This spacious 2 bedroom home has a remodeled kitchen with granite counters overlooking the park-like yard with drought tolerant plantings and a cute barn-style potting shed. Spend evenings with friends on the large enclosed patio/sun room. Very cute and won’t last! $415,000 DAVID KIRRENE 531-7495

FANTASTIC REMODEL 2 bedroom 2 bath home in East Sacramento! Newly insulated roof and Andersen dual pane windows. Great Àoor plan for entertaining. The baths have vessel sinks, a large apron sink and granite counters. 3 cedar closets, ceiling fans, built-in outdoor kitchen, lighting front and back and fenced garden area. $449,000 TIM COLLOM 247-8048

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BRIDGEWAY TOWER Enjoy the best of downtown living in a completely remodeled Bridgeway Tower condo with stunning kitchen and baths. 2nd bedroom, a formal dining room. Living, dining and bedroom access full length balcony through walls of glass. This is one of the highly sought after north facing units. $475,000 NATHAN SHERMAN 969-7379

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Nestled near East Sacramento parks, schools, and markets, this darling 2 bedroom, 1 bath cottage is dripping with charm! This 1148 square foot home presents a formal Living room with a cozy Àreplace, a formal Dining room, and an inviting Kitchen with an eat-in area. The backyard presents the opportunity to entertain with a patio area, lawn area, and lush foliage. Other amenities include hardwood Áoors, indoor laundry room, plantation shutters and a two-car garage. $439,950

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Resting in one of Sacramento’s most coveted neighborhoods, this 4400 square foot California Ranch home boasts comfortable and inviting living! This 5 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home presents a formal Living room with a Àreplace and built-ins, an open formal Dining room, and a Kitchen complete with a Wolf gas range and dual ovens, and Breakfast Nook. Offering a place to gather, the spacious Family room boasts a 1000 bottle wine cellar, bar area, and looks onto the tranquil backyard. Providing opportunities to entertain, the expansive backyard boasts a swimming pool, Àreplace, and patio and lawn areas. An incredible place to call “Home”! $1,150,000

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Voices Raised SACRAMENTO BENEFITS FROM A RICH TRADITION OF CHORAL PERFORMANCES

attempt to keep classical music alive in Sacramento. While Kendrick is thoughtful and friendly, he is also deeply focused and highly energetic. McCormick is charming, gracious and easygoing despite being detail oriented. Both men are reverent, but they also obviously enjoy their careers and the life they have created for themselves as choral leaders in our community. In 20 years, they have overseen more than 110 classical music concerts.

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or a small company, 20 years in business is something to celebrate. The same goes for a small nonprofit that reaches that milestone. This month, Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra will host its 20th-anniversary Home for the Holidays concert at Memorial Auditorium. I recently sat down with Don Kendrick and Jim McCormick to talk about their 20-year leadership of choral activities in Sacramento. Kendrick is the well-known face of the group. He is the founding conductor and musical director of the 170-voice choir and 55-piece orchestra. Since 1985, Kendrick has served as director of choral activities at Sacramento State University, where he conducts the Chamber Choir, Women’s Chorus and University Chorus. He also started Sac State’s graduate program in choral conducting in 1986. The program has graduated conductors including Lynn Stevens, who went on to establish Sacramento Children’s Chorus, and Cheryl Eshoff, who directs the musical programs at Fremont Presbyterian Church.

What struck me in our conversation was the impact their leadership has had on the hundreds of singers themselves.

Jim McCormick and Donald Kendrick of Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra

In addition, Kendrick is the organist and directs the musical program at Sacred Heart Church in East Sac, where he conducts the Schola Cantorum choir and the Vox Nova men’s chorus. Jim McCormick is president of the SCSO board and has managed the group’s operations and activities since 2000. He also has an impressive background in music as a pianist. He has taught at the high school level and at Sac State, and he sings bass

in the Schola choir. Both men have doctoral degrees in music and are from Canada, where they met. My husband and I first experienced the joy of a choral performance under Kendrick’s direction about 20 years ago when we attended his university choir’s Christmas concert at Sacred Heart Church. At about this time, the Sacramento Symphony went bankrupt. Kendrick and McCormick formed SCSO in an

But what struck me in our conversation was the impact their leadership has had on the hundreds of singers themselves. While SCSO is a local organization, singers come from near and far, including several surrounding counties. “We offer a choral experience on a scale and quality not available in smaller communities,” says Kendrick. “Our singers come from all walks of life, including those who work in education, law and medicine, and those who are retired. We even have a United Airlines pilot who manages

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While reaching retirement age, Kendrick shows no interest in slowing down. “I still love teaching and my students, and there are always new challenges,” he says. Adds McCormick, “Don can still outrun any of his students in terms of energy.” Kendrick and McCormick are pillars of the region’s choral world, serving the community through SCSO, the state through Kendrick’s university teaching and the church by leading the Sacred Heart choirs. We are blessed that they continue to provide Sacramento with world-class choral performances. Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra will present the Wells Fargo Home for the Holidays concert on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. The season also includes performances of “Carmina Burana” on March 5 and European Masterworks on May 14 at Sacramento Community Center Theater. For more information, go to sacramentochoral.com. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n The Schola Cantorum choir performed at St. Paul's Catherdral in London last summer

PUBLISHER FROM page 11 his practices around his international flight schedule. “They come for many reasons, including being able to participate in performing some of the world’s greatest choral works along with a full orchestra.” “A sense of community is definitely built through the choral art form,” says McCormick. “People who come together to sing also experience special relationships with others they sing with. Music is therapeutic because it requires you to be an active participant in the process. It lifts you up and calms your spirit.” “There are studies that show that the numbers of people who are active in choruses in the U.S. surpass those who participate in organized sports,” says Kendrick. “And studies show that those who sing in choirs are more likely engaged and helpful in their communities, more likely to vote, donate to charity, and even be physically and emotionally much healthier. Plus students who are in

choir also perform better academically and on tests. ” Clearly there is something to being in a choir that goes beyond singing nice music. “Singing is a holistic experience,” says McCormick. “It completely affects the mind, body and spirit.”

“Singing is a holistic experience,” says McCormick. “It completely affects the mind, body and spirit.” While the majority of choruses are affiliated with religious institutions, you generally don’t need to belong to a church to sing in a chorus. “Singing beautiful music in a beautiful place can be a religious experience—even for those that do not consider themselves religious,” says Kendrick.

On the other hand, the choral experience can deepen one’s faith. “Our choir members often say they find solace, peace and healing as they sing,” says McCormick. Kendrick reminded me that it was St. Augustine who said, “He who sings prays twice.” Over the past decade, the SCSO and Schola choirs led by Kendrick and McCormick have toured extensively, both domestically and abroad. They’ve performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the American Cemetery in Normandy and the Vatican (before two different popes). They’ve traveled to England, Italy, Austria, Spain and China. The self-funded tours serve to broaden the singers’ experiences and help them develop deeper bonds with each other. Members also take seriously their role as “cultural ambassadors” representing Sacramento around the world.

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lmost an entire city block near McKinley Park is on the market and likely destined for redevelopment, according to broker Ken Noack. Formerly Mary Ann’s Bakery, the 88-year-old building at 320-350 Alhambra Boulevard is one of the few industrial properties in East Sac. Measuring 96,000 square feet, the listing includes nearly all of the property bordered by Alhambra, 30th, C and D streets. Buyer interest has been strong, says Noack, and the site will likely be razed and rehabilitated as part of Sacramento’s ongoing urban renaissance.

HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS One of Northern California’s most popular holiday home tours returns Dec. 4-6. Five elegantly decorated homes in East Sacramento’s historic Fabulous Forties neighborhood will be open for viewing during the Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour, now in its 42nd year. The featured homes showcase elaborate renovations that preserve

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One of Northern California’s most popular holiday home tours returns Dec. 4-6. Five elegantly decorated homes in East Sacramento’s historic Fabulous Forties neighborhood will be open for viewing during the Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour.

historic design, as well as custom interior decoration and creative holiday décor. Homes on this year’s tour range from a contemporary Prairie-style home to a classic Colonial. Interior and floral designers include Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, Haus Home and Gift, Zina Sheya Designs and Design Alchemy. The tour runs Friday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m; Saturday, Dec. 5,

from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors may start at any home on the tour map. The self-guided walking tour takes approximately two hours to complete. Participating home addresses and a neighborhood map are printed on the back of each ticket. Following the tour, visit the Holiday Boutique and Café at Sacred Heart Parish School at 39th and

East Sacramento resident Dawn Olson, LCSW, was one of 16 recipients of the 2015 Heroes of Human Services Award from the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and the Department of Health and Human Services. Olson was recognized for her work creating Newborn Baby Bundles, an organization that provides new parents with basic baby supplies such as blankets and clothing. Thanks to donations from across Northern California, Olson has distributed hundreds of bundles to needy families that otherwise may have left the hospital with virtually nothing for their newborns. The Heroes of Human Service Award was created to honor people who touched the lives of others through advocacy, dedication, service and support throughout the county. Olson, a social worker at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, was recognized during the Oct. 6 Board of Supervisors meeting. “These EAST SAC LIFE page 16

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District 1 Supervisor Phil Serna shows off a Newborn Baby Bundle while posing with Dawn Olson, LCSW, a 2015 Heroes of Human Services Award recipient

EAST SAC LIFE FROM page 14 individuals are heroes in their own right,” said Supervisor Phil Serna of Olson and her fellow award recipients. “They are dedicated to serving others.”

LITTLE HATS, BIG HEARTS The local chapter of the American Heart Association is calling for area knitters and crocheters to drop everything and make hats. Knitted and crocheted little red hats are needed for area preemies and newborns. The hats will be distributed to all babies born in February 2016 at Sutter Hospital in midtown, as part of national GO RED month. Join Stitches With Love, a Sacramento-Elk Grove group, in the nationwide campaign to raise awareness for infants born with heart disease and congenital heart defects. Lic. No. 411038

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Hats must be received by the American Heart Association no later than Jan. 15. For more information, email Teresita Valadez at teresitagabriela@ yahoo.com

SEASONAL WATER SCHEDULE Winter watering guidelines are now in effect. Through March 12, residents may water their landscape only one weekend day per week, except when it has been raining, and unless drought conditions worsen. As always, runoff is prohibited. To learn more about water conservation and how to help during the drought, visit cityofsacramento. org.

YAPPY HOUR On Tuesday, Dec. 1, join the Sacramento SPCA for a holidaythemed Yappy Hour at Oak Park

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Brewing Company. In addition to a fun-filled evening of raffle prizes and adoptable animals, there will be an ugly-sweater contest for both dogs and people. Grab those hideous sweaters (you know you have one!), sample a holiday brew or two and make a difference in a furry friend’s life. Ten percent of all beverage sales go to the Sacramento SPCA. This event is weather dependent. If weather permits, Yappy Hour will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Oak Park Brewing is at 3514 Broadway.

PUBLIC HOUSE THEATER REOPENS After months of closure due to permitting issues, Tahoe Park’s Public House Theater has reopened for business just in time for the holidays. The family-friendly bar, eatery and private movie theater is a popular neighborhood gathering place where, in addition to movies and bingo nights, owner Jackie Nadile is always sure to have a football or baseball game playing for local fans. Throwback Thursday movie nights feature old favorites for adults, while Sunday matinees are fun for all ages. December’s matinees will include “Elf,” “Shrek 2” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Annual memberships, which include admission to unlimited movies, are available for $1 per person. Public House is open Thursday to Monday, with daily happy hour from 3 to 7 p.m. The kitchen currently serves street tacos, panini, nachos and traditional movie theater snacks. The bar features a rotating craft beer selection, wine and, during Sunday matinees, coffee, bloody beers and “momosas.” Public House Theater is at 5440 14th Ave. To learn more, visit publichousetheater.net or call 6627262.

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London visited David Lubin Elementary School in October to share the magic of the theatrical arts with the school’s fourth-graders

6 to 7:30 p.m. The cafeteria will be transformed into an interactive science museum featuring stimulating scientific experiences courtesy of Explorit Science Center. Community members of all ages are invited to attend.

The event is made possible by a grant from Point West Rotary Club. It is part of a larger STEM experience that all Judah students will receive in the classroom Dec. 8-10. The event is made possible by a grant from Point West Rotary Club. It is part of a larger STEM experience that all Judah students will receive in the classroom Dec. 8-10. Theodore Judah is at 3919 McKinley Blvd.

COMMUNITY STEM EXPO AT JUDAH GLOBE THEATRE VISITS DAVID LUBIN On Friday, Dec. 11, Theodore Judah Elementary will host Family and Community Science Night from

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre of London visited David Lubin Elementary School in October to

share the magic of the theatrical arts with the school’s fourth-graders, including students in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. Company member Jack Murray flew in from England to lead the 45-minute interactive session. Introducing students to the characters and themes of “Macbeth,” Murray encouraged classes to use their bodies and voices to bring Shakespeare’s words to life. During one lesson, Murray asked students to consider the description of the three witches, who are “not like inhabitants of this earth,” and then compose and fashion their bodies to match the description. The Globe Theatre’s interactive program works with hearingimpaired students to strengthen their skills and help them become confident public performers. Through cooperative exercises that focus on voice projection and emotive representation, students learn to effectively communicate meaning and feeling. The experience was made possible by David Lubin’s longtime collaboration with the UC Davis School of Education, whose studentteachers have found mentors in the Lubin teaching staff for many years. The interactive session was recorded for live streaming in the elementary school’s reading room.

The California International Marathon will be held Sunday, Dec. 6. The race begins at 7 a.m. The course, which has remained the same since the CIM’s inauguration in 1983, starts near Folsom Dam and ends downtown at the State Capitol building. The famously fast, net-downhill race is a Boston Marathon qualifier. The CIM has steadily grown from a field of 1,600 runners in its first year to a race that now fills to its 9,000-runner capacity. In addition to the marathon, CIM also features a 2.62-mile maraFUNrun, as well as a four-person relay option. The community is invited to visit the free CIM Health & Fitness Expo, which will be held at Sacramento Convention Center on Friday, Dec. 4, from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Convention Center is at 1400 J St. Residents of areas along the race route are encouraged to volunteer during race weekend or bring the family and line the course to cheer on the runners. For a list of street closures, visit runcim.org.

PARTY WITH THE POODLUMS On Saturday, Dec. 12, join your neighbors for McKinley Library’s annual holiday celebration. The festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. with cookies and drinks, followed by a musical performance from The Poodlums. The family-friendly duo will entertain guests with holidaythemed, interactive songs that incorporate movement and audience participation, as well as Spanish and American Sign Language. At the end of the performance, stay for a visit from special guest Santa! The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

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Refreshments are complimentary on each tour. There will be one pit stop halfway through at Hilltop Tavern, where riders can stretch their legs and grab a beverage. Tours cost $20 per person Sunday to Thursday, $25 per person on Fridays and Saturdays. Tours run through Dec. 23. Spots fill quickly, so reserve your seats soon at sacbrewbike.com.

FREMONT PRESBYTERIAN WINTER CONCERT Enjoy the glorious sounds of Christmas at Fremont Presbyterian Church Dec. 11-13 from 7 to 9 p.m. The 100-voice Fremont Choir and Orchestra will present a festive Christmas concert featuring Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata” and Holst’s “Christmas Day,” along with Christmas carol favorites. Free tickets are available at fremontpres. org or by calling 452-7132. Fremont Presbyterian is at 5770 Carlson Drive.

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HOLIDAY BREW BIKE TOURS Sacramento Brew Bike will host holiday light tours this month beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 2. There will be two 90-minute rides each night of the week, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Unlike the traditional midtown party tours, these rides focus on the holiday lights and beautifully

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The 17th annual Christkindlmarkt returns to Sacramento Turn Verein Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

decorated homes of East Sacramento. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. “We want people to enjoy spending time with friends and family,” says Brew Bike owner Chris Ferren-Cirino. “We’ll transform the

Brew Bike into a winter wonderland sleigh-bike. We’ll start at 38th and J streets and weave up and down the streets listening to cheerful holiday music, while customers sip hot chocolate and eat warm cookies.”

The 17th annual Christkindlmarkt returns to Sacramento Turn Verein Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3, or free with a coat donation. Modeled after a traditional German outdoor Christmas market, the holiday shopping and entertainment bazaar will feature Christmas music, arts and crafts, traditional ornaments and baked goods from local vendors, as well as a sausage dinner, gluhwein and daily appearances by Santa Claus and the German Christkind. Christkindlmarkt benefits multiple

area charities, including News10’s Coats for Kids campaign. Turn Verein was founded in 1854 as the center for German traditions in Sacramento. Located at 3349 J St., it is the oldest still-active institution in the city. For more information, visit sacramentoturnverein.com.

SNOW IN SACRAMENTO Wouldn’t it be nice to see snowflakes in East Sac this winter? On Friday, Dec. 11, combine art and science and make your own! Families are invited to join McKinley Library staff in making an assortment of snowflake ornaments out of popsicle sticks, buttons, paper and other decorative materials. Next, use pipe cleaners and Borax to create crystallized snowflakes. The homemade snowflakes will sit overnight at the library and may be picked up later for use in a unique snowflake ornament or crystal snowflake decoration. The workshop begins at 3:30 p.m.

The library is at 601 Alhambra Blvd.

KINDER TOURS AT JUDAH Parents of prospective students are invited to tour Theodore Judah Elementary school on Friday, Dec. 11, and Friday, Jan. 8, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tours last approximately 30 minutes and will give visitors a glimpse of Judah’s thriving science, garden, art and music programs. Guests should enter the campus through the main entrance at 3919 McKinley Blvd. and report to the library to sign in. No advance registration is necessary. Tours are also available by appointment on Fridays beginning at 9 a.m. To book a space on a Friday tour, call 277-6364.

CALEB GREENWOOD SCHOOL TOURS Starting this month, families of prospective students are invited to visit with current Caleb Greenwood students, learn more about the International Baccalaureate Primary

Years Program and take guided classroom tours of each grade level. Tours are scheduled for Monday, Dec. 14, Friday, Jan. 15, and Friday, Feb. 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. Visitors may arrive at 8:15 a.m. for the February tour and join students for their morning sing. Caleb Greenwood Elementary is at 5457 Carlson Drive in River Park. All Caleb Greenwood students benefit from a Spanish immersion program, STEAM curricula and individualized GATE learning plans. Registration for the 2016-17 school year begins in February. To learn more, call 2776266.

SHARING KINDNESS Earlier this year, Phoebe Hearst Elementary School launched its Find Your Fire campaign, which encourages students to find strengths and positive qualities in themselves and others, with an eye toward building a better community. Each month, students focus on a specific “dragon value,” which is put into practice through schoolwide

community service projects. The year began with character assemblies and an awareness week of daily activities that enhanced the positive academic climate of the school. The school has also held a backpack drive for underprivileged district schools, hosted a weekend beautification day to improve areas around campus, organized a SOCKtober sock drive for Loaves and Fishes, and provided lunches for students at Mustard Seed School. In a similar vein, this year Theodore Judah Elementary School embarked upon a “kindness revolution.” In addition to fostering a school environment of kind words and actions, the program aims to make Judah students ambassadors of kindness in the greater community, in part by way of schoolwide service projects. From Dec. 5-11, the school will be accepting donations for the women and children of Saint John’s Program for Real Change. A tree dedicated to these donations will be set up during Santa’s East Sac EAST SAC LIFE page 20

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Fixing the Pond DIRTY WATER HAS RESIDENTS CLAMORING FOR CHANGES

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or almost 100 years, a pond has been a major amenity in East Sac’s McKinley Park. In 1917, alligators that lived in the pond were the park’s main attraction. One winter, it got cold enough that the pond briefly froze, and neighborhood children skated on the ice. Warmer weather brought fishing derbies. In the spring of 1996, when baby ducklings began disappearing, it was rumored that a 4-foot-long monster carp was living in the pond. Despite its popularity, the pond suffered years of deferred maintenance. After decades of decline, the city now has dedicated a limited amount of funding to make improvements to the McKinley Park pond. According to Gary Hyden, the supervising landscape architect for the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation, “the function, health, safety and aesthetic quality of the existing pond has degraded over the last few decades, and improvements are needed to arrest the decline and restore the pond’s former appeal as a park amenity and a wildlife resource.” “The design and placement of the pond is problematic,” says Hyden. “The pond is too shallow, which allows the water to stay warm in the summer months. Additionally, the shoreline is eroding, and there is too much organic matter making its way into the pond from trees, animals,

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etc.” According to Hyden, the original pond, which is only 4 feet deep at its deepest point, was “just not built properly.” In June 2013, the city tested the pond water and found it was a human health hazard. The testing occurred at the urging of East Sac resident Judy McClaver, who for the past three years has maintained the pond as a volunteer. Last year, the city council approved $220,500 for improvements to the

pond, authorizing the city manager to hire a contractor for the project. At the same council meeting, the city formed the Pond Advisory Committee to work with the contractor and city staff on the renovation. Steve Cohn, then District 3’s councilmember, appointed to the advisory group McClaver and East Sac resident Greg Lim, past chairman of McKinley East Sacramento Neighborhood Association’s parks

committee. Dale T. Steele, a retired biologist, was also appointed to the advisory board. At an October community meeting hosted by current councilmember Jeff Harris, the advisory committee presented its recommendations. The proposals include deepening two areas of the pond to create a built-in cooling system. According to pond construction engineer Cory Severson of Pacific Aquascape, “the deeper water, which stays cooler, coupled with a horizontal and vertical watermoving system, will go a long way toward addressing the temperature of the water.” Other proposals included draining and cleaning the lake, adding a new liner and rebuilding the pond shoreline to address erosion. Hyden calls this the “preferred minimum option plan” and says it would cost $282,559. Severson presented two other options. One is to drain the lake, clean it and build up the shoreline at a cost of $180,000. A more complete renovation of the pond would cost $426,000. The majority of community members who spoke at the October meeting agreed with Hyden and the pond committee that, at a minimum, the improvements included in the preferred plan should be made. There was some concern about the proposed new depth of the pond, which would begin at 18 inches with a gradual slope to 4 feet and eventually 9 feet at its deepest point. Some attendees worried that

a deeper pond could result in drownings. This concern was heightened by the Oct. 5 discovery of a dead body in the pond. McClaver, who found the body while removing trash from the pond, has advocated for the installation of a fence around the pond. She believes a fence would not only make the pond safer but would help keep trash out of the pond.

Last year, the city council approved $220,500 for improvements to the pond. Representatives of the police and fire departments say that in the past six months, they have received only two calls about the pond, including the recent death. The cause of death has not yet been released. There is a low fence around the north side of the pond near the children’s playground. The Pond Advisory Committee’s proposal includes retaining that existing fence but does not include installing additional fencing around the entire pond.

According to Hyden, it would cost approximately $40,000 to install a low fence and about $100,000 to install a 6-foot-high fence. Some meeting attendees argued that while a short fence might help keep out garbage, it would not stop people from swimming in the pond or harming the wildlife. A survey of meeting attendees found 60 percent opposed to building a fence. Most expressed the view that the gradual slope to 9 feet, along with the proposed installation of concrete edging and wetland plants, could help prevent accidents at the pond. While the $282,559 “preferred minimum option plan” will move forward, supporters are concerned about funding. Of the initial $220,500 allocated for the pond renovation, only $165,000 is available for construction. The rest will go to project management fees. Harris is working with Pamela Sloan, interim director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, to identify funds for future maintenance of the pond. The city council is expected to consider the proposal in early 2016. For more information on the renovation of the McKinley Park pond, contact City Councilmember Jeff Harris at 808-7003 or jsharris@cityofsacramento.org n

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All I Want for Christmas DON’T BLOW UP MY APARTMENT HOUSE

BY CRAIG POWELL INSIDE CITY HALL

ith Dec. 25 just a few weeks away, I’ve been giving quite a lot of thought of late to the Christmas gifts I’d like to receive from Sacramento city leaders this year. In years past, their gifts to me have been, to be frank, not exactly what I’d been hoping for. (Three straight years of double-digit water and sewer rate hikes? Really?) To help the mandarins at city hall avoid the stress of shopping for me in the blind (and to save me the hassle of trying to return some of their really lame gifts), I’m broadcasting my Christmas gift wish list to city hall early this year through my column.

GIFT REQUEST NO. 1: DON’T BLOW UP MY APARTMENT HOUSE LIKE YOU ALMOST DID IN OCTOBER On Oct. 29, a small-time subcontractor working on the city’s water meter/water main project in Land Park used a backhoe to punch a hole into 21st Street several blocks south of Broadway. According to PG&E, the hapless subcontractor failed to obtain the legally required

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permit before digging, then failed to take the critical precautionary step of lightly probing the soil to determine the exact depth of a large gas main running down the middle of street. Instead, the sub punched a hole in the gas main, causing natural gas to rapidly escape in large quantities. The gas line break was so substantial that escaping gas was visible to the naked eye from two blocks away. Gas permeated every nook and cranny of an apartment house I own on 21st Street. My 30 tenants, as well as nearby neighbors, were evacuated and 21st Street was closed for more than 10 hours as more than 50 emergency responders from PG&E, the fire department and the police department put their lives in peril to deal with the crisis. I did not observe a single representative or vehicle on the scene from the city’s Department of Utilities, the agency responsible for overseeing contractors working on its water meter/main project. A single spark could have led to a catastrophic explosion that could have leveled the block and killed scores of people. A damage assessment specialist from PG&E advised me later that evening that the prime contractor who hired the sub had already been cited twice this year for breaking PG&E gas lines in the area. I was floored when I received reports that the gas line break on 21st was the fourth gas line break caused by city contractors working on the meter/ water main project in Land Park so far this year. One year ago, Sacramento News & Review published an expose by investigative reporter Joe Rubin

revealing massive waste in the city’s water meter/main project. Rubin found that the DOU was needlessly installing water meters in city sidewalks (which required the tearing up and rebuilding of sidewalks) instead of simply installing meters in yards at a dramatically lower cost. Rubin’s expose also revealed that the city was systematically abandoning all backyard water mains—including those with substantial useful life remaining—and moving water mains to the streets in front of people’s homes, a very expensive step that was driving up costs of the water meter/ main project by tens of millions of dollars.

A single spark could have led to a catastrophic explosion that could have leveled the block and killed scores of people. Within a week of the publication of Rubin’s expose, city manager John Shirey announced that he was directing that water meters in the future be installed in yards instead of sidewalks, halting the practice of abandoning backyard water mains regardless of their condition and adopting a policy of examining each backyard main to assess its remaining useful life. In his expose, Rubin reported that city contractors had caused multiple

gas line breaks around the city. When Rubin asked DOU director Bill Busath about the line breaks, Busath professed a lack of knowledge of the breaks caused by the very contractors he is responsible for overseeing. Readers may recall that a city contractor on the meter/main project a few years ago provided a fabricated surety bond to the DOU. The DOU had no procedures in place at the time to authenticate surety bonds posted by contractors. So when the contractor with the phony bond went belly up and its bond was exposed as counterfeit, its subcontractors were stiffed for their work and project delays ensued. Last month, ABC10 broke a story on a one-year experiment conducted by DOU that involved the introduction of a new chemical into the city water system that DOU officials hoped would reduce the costs of removing solids from city water. (It did not.) According to the report, DOU water tests revealed that the chemical caused the creation of a suspected carcinogenic byproduct in the water supply at concentration levels that exceeded allowable standards set by EPA regulation and that the DOU waited a year before terminating the experiment, placing the public’s health at potential risk during that period. City officials deny that EPA regulations were violated. DOU management is failing in its critical responsibility to competently monitor the performance of its contractors and subcontractors on the water meter/main project. DOU managers appear oblivious to the reckless and dangerous performance CITY HALL page 26

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CITY HALL FROM page 24 of some of their own contractors. It is one thing to waste tens of millions of dollars of ratepayer money on poorly designed and executed DOU projects. It is quite another to place the lives and health of Sacramento residents in danger through bureaucratic incompetence and sheer indifference. Which leads me to my next two Christmas gift requests this year:

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GIFT REQUEST NO. 2: CLEAN UP THE MESS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES It is painfully obvious that city manager Shirey needs to remove the DOU director without delay and install a competent interim director pending a nationwide search for a qualified replacement. Busath was promoted from interim DOU director to permanent director without a nationwide candidate search. That was an unforced error on Shirey’s part. He can go a long way to rectify

his error by moving swiftly to launch a nationwide search for Busath’s permanent replacement. Cleaning up the mess at DOU will involve more than just changing directors. Historically, Sacramento city managers and city councils treat the DOU as a separate satellite operating at a distance from the rest of city government. They devote much more attention to the portions of city government funded by the general fund, while allowing the DOU to operate semi-autonomously with only a light managerial touch. At the same time, greater public attention is paid to departments funded by the general fund than to the more obscure DOU. It’s not surprising that city leaders focus their attention on those matters to which the public pays the greatest attention. The relatively loose grip that city leaders have over the DOU leads to a variety of problems. The sheer size of the DOU makes it a greater challenge to manage than any other city department. The DOU should be led

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will also raise rates on city ratepayers for the cost of building a new tertiary sewage plant required by state regulators. It is frankly preposterous for the city to propose major rate hikes for water and sewer service unless and until the mess at the DOU is cleaned up. The DOU’s record of waste, incompetence and negligence makes it impossible to discern whether the rate hike revenue will be spent wisely or wastefully. And until the city manager and city council start to exercise serious oversight over DOU and begin scrutinizing its costs, it would be foolhardy to write the DOU another blank check for years of double-digit rate hikes. What is always lacking in the city’s consideration of utility rate hike proposals is any attempt to assess the likely impact of the increases on Sacramento residents and businesses. The Sacramento region is the only region of the state that hasn’t regained all of the jobs lost in the recession. Meanwhile, the last round of utility rate hikes is playing a major role in driving up residential rents,

which is already making Sacramento unaffordable to many residents while reducing our competitive appeal to prospective businesses. On a percentage basis, residential rents in Sacramento increased at the fourth fastest rate in the country this past year, on top of major increases in the previous year. If the proposed rates hikes are implemented, there is little question that rents will continue their rapid ascent. Utility charges are one of the largest cost categories for owners of residential income property. The harm to working families and those on fixed incomes is quiet but severe. People simply cannot afford 50 percent increases in their utilities rates when their real incomes are flat or falling in a weak economy. The question is: Is there any limit to how much pain city leaders are willing to inflict on Sacramento residents? City leaders need to accept the fact that we may not be able to fix our decades-long infrastructure problems as rapidly as they’d like. As far as the impact on the economy and business development, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that raising the costs of doing

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Reaching the Finish Line TOUCHED BY BLOOD CANCER, THEY RUN TO RAISE MONEY FOR LLS

finish. From the VIP section, Sharon watched the bombings and prayed that Larry was far away. Later they celebrated their survival, as well as the almost $60,000 they had raised, but it wasn’t enough. “I have the lingering feeling of unfinished business,” Larry wrote on his fundraising page. “Yes, crossing that finish line. And so, if I am healthy enough next spring to take on the Boston Marathon once again, you can count me in to run harder and raise even more funds in honor of those who lost life and limb and to beat once and for all these cancers which have so affected our lives.”

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arry and Sharon Saltzman had no plans to become heroes. They were content to raise their family in South Land Park, contribute their skills as physician and graphic artist, respectively, and give generously to causes about which they cared, including the local Jewish community. When Larry was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphoma in 2010, their world abruptly changed. They got the news in January at his nephew’s wedding. Family and friends attributed his tears to the earlier loss of his sister Bonnie, the groom’s mother, to breast cancer. No one suspected that he, too, had cancer. Daughter Jennifer was to be married in May, son Phillip in October. Leukemia was not on the original guest list. “We talked to the rabbi, and he said, ‘They’re adults. You’ve got to tell them,’” says Sharon. “So we told Jen and Russ in March, Phil and Leah a week later. We said it’s a slow-growing cancer that affects the white blood cells. If the cells doubled in a year, that’s OK. But if they more than double, that’s not good.”

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“The love was just outrageous,” she says. “The donations were like a virtual big hug. Larry Saltzman

In 2012, still largely unaffected by the disease, Larry joined Team In Training to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and to realize his goal to run the Boston Marathon. Sharon took on the role of principal cheerleader. “It was a positive outlet for him to deal with his cancer,” she says. “Our friend Janie Gumpert had been diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, so Larry decided to run in her honor.” Sharon and her daughter combined their talents to create a logo—26.2 with a white blood drop for the dot—that they

put on T-shirts and coasters to draw attention to chronicle lymphocytic leukemia. They raised almost $40,000 for LLS that first year. Larry’s intent was to run Boston just once, but the 2012 race was a scorcher. Not willing to settle for a slow finish time, he signed up to do it again. This time, their friend Dr. Mort Ehrlich was also fighting blood cancer. Larry’s run couldn’t have been better—until half a mile from the finish line, when two pressure cooker bombs went off, ending Larry’s race before he could reach the

The 2014 Boston Marathon was to be his last. Through tireless dedication to the cause, they had raised more than $200,000 to fight blood cancers. Larry had personally benefited from treatments whose development was funded by LLS. The couple thought they had crossed the finish line. Then a remark by their server at a wine tasting this year changed the equation. Says Larry: “She said that she ran the San Francisco Nike Women’s half marathon for her father who had leukemia, and Sharon said, ‘Why didn’t I think of that?’”

Sharon Saltzman

Sharon donned running shoes and began to train for the 2015 Nike run. “It was amazing getting to know the people on our team, seeing how determined they were,” she says. By October, she was in shape. Larry was scheduled for surgery beforehand, but it wasn’t going to stop her. “Then the surgeon told me how sick Larry was,” Sharon recalls. “By Friday night, I knew I wasn’t doing the race.” Instead, with the encouragement of her daughter, son-in-law and nephew, she left the hospital for an hour on that Sunday morning and ran a 3.1-mile circuit around Land Park, receiving three foil-wrapped bottle lids as her medals. It wasn’t supposed to turn out that way. Sharon was the top fundraiser for LLS out of more than 900 entrants, raising more than $68,000. The weekend of Oct. 16-18

was to have been a celebration of her efforts, starting with a VIP event on Friday evening where she would have received a pair of Nike SF Pegasus running shoes designed specifically for the event, followed on Saturday by an LLS inspiration dinner to honor her as the top female fundraiser, and on Sunday the half-marathon with a Tiffany necklace as her finisher’s medal. She has no regrets. “The love was just outrageous,” she says. “The donations were like a virtual big hug. It’s amazing how many people are touched by blood cancer. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have thought about it. Now, we’re in this world.” Learn more about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Team in Training at teamintraining.org. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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but affirming. Rabbis are not used to being “interrupted” during their sermons. I noticed that the members of Mother Emanuel are not shy or inhibited. The interplay between the people and their pastor was exhilarating.

n Sunday morning, Oct. 18, I went to church. I know, it’s a bit unusual for a rabbi to attend church services on a Sunday. But since my wife Judy and I were visiting my youngest son Ari, who’d relocated to Charleston, S.C., I was drawn to join the worship services at The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, often referred to as Mother Emanuel, the same church where four months ago we’d all heard the breaking-news story of the murders of nine precious souls gathering for the weekly Wednesday evening Bible study. When I entered the church to take my seat among the congregation, I was greeted warmly and welcomed by Maxine, the pastor’s assistant. When I told her that I was a rabbi from California, she asked me to wait for the pastor, the Rev. Norvel Goff, who was being interviewed by a national news network. Five minutes before the service was to begin, Pastor Goff, a tall, handsome man with a purposeful stride, smiled, grabbed my hand and said, “Rabbi, you walk with me in the procession and sit next to me on the pulpit.” I didn’t have much time to react, so like a loyal foot soldier, I filed into line behind him and proceeded up the aisle to the front of the church as music began playing and everyone broke into song. As a trained cantor in the earlier days of my career, I appreciate the power of music and its ability to inspire and uplift. Throughout the service, two choirs and musicians had everyone in that sanctuary swaying and rocking on their feet.

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There was no anger. There was no one asking for revenge or pity.

Rabbi Taff is joined by Interim Pastor Rev. Dr. Norvel Goff Sr. and Rev. Michelle Y. Frayer of The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston S.C.

When we sat down, the Rev. Michelle Frayer, sitting to my right, greeted me warmly and told me that she was one of those who’d survived on that Wednesday in June. I could see the sadness in her eyes as I reached for her hand to comfort her. The church was filled with regular worshippers and visitors from many parts of our country. During the service, Pastor Goff came down from his pulpit and introduced the visitors. There was a delegation from a church in Ohio and North Carolina. There were guests from New York and Maryland. A minister from a church in Santa Barbara presented Pastor Goff a beautiful quilt made by members of her congregation. All of

the visitors, like me, wanted to show our solidarity, love and concern for the church and let its members know that they are not alone. Pastor Goff asked me to share some words with the congregation. I told the congregation that every member of my synagogue and everyone in the Greater Sacramento community have been grieving and standing with them since the horrific event occurred here last June. I told them that when God created us, He created us in His image and that, regardless of the color of our skin or our religious faith, we are equal in the eyes of God; we are “all joined at the hip.” The chorus of “Amens” as I spoke was startling

I then asked the congregation to repeat two Hebrew words after me: “Chazak Ve’ematz.” I explained that at the end of the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses counsels Joshua, “Chazak Ve’ematz—be strong and courageous.” And that was my message: two words. Strength and courage. When we face adversity, finding a way to remain strong and courageous to overcome the challenges will allow us to move forward. I could sense that Mother Emanuel was indeed on that path forward. I concluded my remarks by chanting in Hebrew the priestly blessing from the Book of Numbers: “May the Lord bless you and watch over you; may the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up His face upon you and grant you peace.” The congregation affirmed my prayer with a rousing “Amen.” FAITH page 35

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NEIGHBOR FROM page 32 After the service, as we stood outside the church greeting the members, I asked Pastor Goff if he would allow me to recite a brief memorial prayer downstairs in the social hall where the murders took place. He escorted me down the steps to the very place where the weekly Bible study is held. There is a large cross on a stand with nine nameplates engraved with the names of the victims. The pastor called all who were gathered in the social hall to join us by the cross as I chanted in Hebrew and English our traditional memorial prayer (Kel Malay Rachamim). As I chanted the prayer, I mentioned each of the names of the victims: Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne MiddletonDoctor, the Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Simmons, Sharonda ColemanSingleton and Myra Thompson. May their memories all be for a blessing. The lasting impression of my Sunday visit to Mother Emanuel is of

the way members of the church have embraced their faith, despite the fact that their lives were changed forever last June. There was no anger. There was no one asking for revenge or pity. Pastor Goffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiring sermon, in which he spoke of the church as comprised not of brick and mortar, but rather as a community of people, struck a chord that resonated throughout the pews. And this community of African-Americans at this historic church founded by slaves, burned down by racists and rebuilt again, target of a hater last June, is indeed not only a community, but is a shining light to our nation, a nation that must work harder to extinguish the flames of hate and kindle the sparks of love and respect that every member of our global community deserves. Reuven Taff is rabbi and spiritual leader of Mosaic Law Congregation in Sacramento. He can be reached at rabbi@mosaiclaw.org n

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estaurants and bars are popping up all over the grid. Some are making it,

while some are closing their doors. To make it, you’d better bring some special ingredients to the party. That’s exactly what Marvin Maldonado and his wife, Bridgette, are doing at Federalist Public House.

Maldonado turned a backyard into a pizza restaurant and beer garden using steel shipping containers. Marvin Maldonado has created a unique experinece at Federalist Public House located on a Midtown alley

numbers, but they derive from the

beers, two wines and three types

eating and partying together. A wood-

in business, and Maldonado is pretty

customer experience. I’m very happy

of pizza. Now, the menu features a

burning oven bakes an assortment of

darn happy. It’s been a good year, an

where we are right now, but we have

variety of foods, local craft beers and

pizzas topped with local products. And

interesting year, a complex year and

to keep getting better.”

wines under the direction of chef

diners drink local craft beer as they

Shannon McElroy.

sit, talk or take in a game of bocce

Federalist is coming up on one year

one full of numbers. Maldonado feasts

Maldonado and his team are

ball.

on numbers like his patrons feast on

convinced the customer experience is

farm-to-fork wood-fire pizza, local

everything. When they first opened

experience. He turned a backyard into

craft brews and good wine.

Federalist on a secluded alley between

a pizza restaurant and beer garden

and design, but he knows that while

Capitol Avenue and N Street between

using steel shipping containers.

his innovation might bring customers

20th and 21st, they offered just two

Patrons sit at long picnic tables,

once, it’s the food, drink and customer

“I love the business aspect of what we do,” says Maldonado. “I love the

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business.

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Maldonado’s vision for Federalist was years in the making and the culmination of his experiences in

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contractor problems led to Maldonado

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and his father-in-law having to

Sacramento, where he graduated

complete the build-out.

from Florin High School. That’s

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promises and we were going to keep

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elements, they figured winter might be a slow time. “Turns out winter was OK, spring and fall were great and summer was slow,” says Maldonado. “Now that we have one year under our belt, we can analyze this and have Maldonado, his wife and McElroy

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“Midtown is their backyard,” he says. “It’s fun. The kids love it here and growing up in this environment. It’s a great atmosphere.”

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Maldonado says with a serious tone.

How did Federalist get its name?

Sacramento’s transformation is

“This is our business, not a hobby.”

According to Maldonado, the

tangible and lasting. “I think there’s

They are considering opening

and later helped in the design of local

house was built in the Victorian

a vibe out here,” he says, “and I hope

single-container satellite locations

restaurants, including Fox & Goose

period in the Federal style, inspired

it’s not fodder. We are figuring it out.

in other neighborhoods. Full-scale

and Blackbird. While proposing a low-

by the architecture built in this

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Federalist restaurants are possible in

income housing design for a project

country between 1780 and 1830

cities like Seattle, San Diego, Portland

in Crescent City, Maldonado and a

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and Denver that have a focus on craft

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beer and local food.

liked the connection between the

of using steel shipping containers.

As they look to the future, the

Federalist style and the Federalist

That project didn’t come to fruition,

Maldonados keep a close eye on

but Maldonado’s research proved

name considering Sacramento’s

current operations. That’s easy,

invaluable when he decided on a new

government roots.

since their commute to work is only

restaurant concept.

“It was very symbolic,” says

17 steps from their residence on the

Maldonado. “It was part of a time

upper floors of the house.

when politics, ag and the economy

After a venture in West Sacramento fell through, he was

The Maldonados have a very

approached about an historic home

merged. That’s similar to what’s

Midtown lifestyle. They live above

in Midtown. His idea: to convert the

happening now in Sacramento.”

their place of work with their three

backyard into a beer garden.

young boys. Bridgette is primarily

in the beer garden with a quote from

mom these days but is involved in

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business operations, social media and

too,” says Maldonado. “She agreed.

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design. The boys often serve as taste

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ho doesn’t love flowers?” says Angela Pratt. This sentiment is not surprising coming from the proprietor of Sacramento’s newest nursery, the Plant Foundry Nursery and Store in Oak Park. It’s also not surprising considering Pratt has loved digging in the dirt since she was a kid growing up in the Arden area.

“It doesn’t really feel like work. I wasn’t meant for cubicle life, board meetings and pantyhose. I’ve just always been drawn to plants and flowers, and now that we’re open, I’m just taking the business one day at a time.” “My grandmother’s house was right next to a field,” Pratt recalls. “My mom told me that when I was little, I used to go out there looking for ladybugs and polliwogs. She also took us to the old Baker’s Nursery on Fair Oaks Boulevard, where Pavilions

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Angela Pratt is the proprietor of the Plant Foundry Nursery in Oak Park

is now, when my brother and I were a little too rowdy. She would take us there to calm us down, and sometimes we got to take a plant home.” This early exposure to the joys of plant life stuck with Pratt all the way into her adulthood while she was working as a library services assistant at the Central Library, a salesperson at East Sacramento’s Talini’s Nursery, and as a stay-athome mom with her son, Elliot. She studied horticulture at American River College when Elliot was little

and eventually found her way back to studying her passion when she enrolled in (and graduated from) the UC Davis Environmental Horticulture program. Through it all, the idea of growing her very own business took root in her mind and finally bore fruit this September. “For years, I’ve dreamed of having my own nursery,” Pratt says. “While I enjoy our local nurseries, I saw a niche that needed filling: a centrally located, contemporary,

artisanal nursery like I’d seen in other California cities.” (The East Sacramento resident has lived all over, including Washington, Connecticut, San Jose and San Francisco, though “Sacramento is home.”) “I’d been filing away nursery ideas for decades,” she says. “When I finally got serious about opening one, I got a business start-up kit and went step by step, page by page, then searched for a leasable property. I searched in midtown first, but prices were

high and properties with indoor and outdoor space were scarce. A couple of people told me I should check out Oak Park, so I drove over and saw all the projects that architectdeveloper Ron Vrilakas was doing, the historic trees—I could sense the transformation, with more businesses coming in all the time.

“The Plant Foundry is a fun destination nursery for people who love edible and ornamental plants, artisan goods, organic gardening, quality tools, supplies and gifts.” “We finally found our Broadway Triangle space and I’m so happy that we ended up where we are.” September was technically the Plant Foundry’s “very soft” opening (its grand-opening celebration will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5), but as more and more curious neighbors and eager gardening enthusiasts started showing up on the property to peer impatiently through the gate, Pratt figured it was as good a time as any to open up and see how the business would unfurl.

“The Plant Foundry is a fun destination nursery for people who love edible and ornamental plants, artisan goods, organic gardening, quality tools, supplies and gifts,” Pratt says. “We’re also decidedly organic. We promote products and practices that nurture plants, people and wildlife. We buy plants with Sacramento’s long growing season and Mediterranean climate in mind, and we plan to have classes, special events and speakers, and would love to host food trucks and pop-up dinners eventually.” The future looks bright for this flora aficionado, who would rather get her hands dirty than sit behind a desk. “It’s really great being able to play in the dirt at work while listening to music,” Pratt says. “It doesn’t really feel like work. I wasn’t meant for cubicle life, board meetings and pantyhose. I’ve just always been drawn to plants and flowers, and now that we’re open, I’m just taking the business one day at a time.” Get a load of the greenery at the Plant Foundry Nursery and Store, at 3500 Broadway. Give Pratt and her team a call at 917-5787 or go to plantfoundry.com. The Plant Foundry’s grand opening celebration will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 5. The holiday-themed event will include beer, a photo booth, live music, kids’ activities, vendor booths with free samples, and a Christmas tree lot. For more information, find the Plant Foundry on Facebook. n

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f you stop by Biba Restaurant any day of the week at its home on Capitol Avenue, you will probably see the owner of the eponymous hot spot, Biba Caggiano, bustling back and forth to the kitchen or greeting her guests in the dining room. If you look closely, you’ll also probably spot her husband and business partner, Vince, at his regular seat at the bar where he has lunch most days when he’s not working on research papers as a medical oncologist at his office down the street. The Caggianos’ daily presence at the restaurant is what has made their Italian eatery popular, and populated, for nearly 30 years. “When we first moved here from New York in 1969, the Italian restaurant scene was pretty much nonexistent,” says Vince, himself a native New Yorker and son of two Italian parents. “We would entertain at home for our circle of friends and they would say, ‘But this isn’t Italian food.’ So Biba started holding informal cooking classes at our house.” Biba certainly knows her Italian cuisine. She was born and raised in Bologna, the gastronomic capital of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, where she also met her future husband when he came to her hometown for medical school. She has made it her mission since she and Vince settled stateside to re-create the comforting family

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meals her mother made when she was a child. But she never imagined that the process of retraining the American brain (and stomach) to recognize authentic Italian food would become her career. “We were watching an Italian cooking segment on Channel 3 one day, and as they were doing the dish, Biba said, ‘They’re doing it all wrong!” recalls Vince, who acts as his wife’s unofficial spokesperson and her

biggest cheerleader. “So she called up the station and the person there said, ‘All right, lady, if you can do it better, come on the show and do it.’ ” This serendipitous opening into the world of TV, and Biba’s natural teaching ability, led to hundreds of on-air cooking segments that have made the pretty, petite Italian chef a household name. During the past 35 years, Biba has hosted more than 100 episodes of her internationally syndicated cooking show “Biba’s

She and Vince have also led numerous food study tours throughout Italy, to regions famous for such delicious specialties as Parma ham, buffalo mozzarella and Parmigiano cheese, to further expand their own viewpoint and those of their students. “Biba has a knack for being informal but informative,” Vince says proudly. She also has a way with recipes, if the impressive collection of her cookbooks at the entrance to the dining room is any indication. Over the past three decades, Biba has published nine cookbooks that have sold more than 600,000 copies combined. “I really can’t quite believe it,” Biba demures.

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available season ticket before opening night at Sleep Train Arena. It’s the final season at Sleep Train, but the Kings sold tickets by tapping into enthusiasm for the new arena—Golden 1 Center downtown— and promising comparable seats at comparable prices next year, when the new building opens. Season ticket holders have been guaranteed a reasonable deal at Golden 1: within 10 or 15 percent of this year’s sticker shock. Compared to the gouging suffered by 49ers fans when the football team moved to its new stadium, the Kings are treating their faithful like royalty. And here’s the best part: The Kings continue to hustle for customers. They have worked the customer

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an ATM machine. They let the arena fall into disrepair. The NBA sent a team of sales, sponsorships and marketing experts to salvage the franchise. The lead savior was Chris Granger, who would become the Kings’ chief executive under owner Vivek Ranadive. Granger is great at one thing: customer service. His career was built on it. To Kings fans, after decades of suffering, there is only this to say:

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Building Blocks BUILT OFF-SITE, NEW MIDTOWN APARTMENT BUILDING WILL GO UP FAST

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onstruction of Eviva Midtown, a modular 118unit apartment buildings on the corner of 16th and N street, began in October. And by the time this story goes to print, it will mostly be completed. That’s because Midtown’s latest mixed-use development isn’t just about bringing new buildings to Sacramento’s core, but about building in new ways.

The units are built off-site, then brought to the site where they are stacked like blocks. The endgame is improved efficiency and quality. Construction of Eviva Midtown, a modular 118-unit apartment building on the corner of 16th and N streets, started in October

When it comes to the word modular, throw out every association with the shoddy, simple and temporary. Eviva is none of these things. Modular construction is like Tetris for developers: The units are built off-site, then brought to the site where they are stacked like blocks. The endgame is improved efficiency and quality. Which is exactly why CADA— Capitol Area Development Authority—hired Guerdon Enterprises, a Boise company that specializes in modular buildings, to

construct the units that will make up Eviva. “From CADA’s standpoint, the appeal is time,” says Marc de la Vergne, CADA’s deputy executive director and project manager for Eviva. “It means the project can be built in a third of the time, [and] also that noise impacts are considerably reduced because the modules are constructed in a factory off-site and then trucked here.” CADA was formed in 1978 to redevelop a 40-block area south of the

Capitol “and implement smart-growth principles,” stresses de la Vergne, “before smart growth was even invented. We were filling in vacant land and basically reconstructing the damaged fabric of the central city.” Eviva is actually the last of four CADA development projects on 16th Street, and according to de la Vergne, it’s the last piece of the puzzle. CADA first began requesting proposals from private developers back in 2003. “The intent at that time was to build a 15-story condominium

project,” says de la Vergne. “But when the economy went into recession starting in 2007, it became apparent it wouldn’t be possible.” A new request for proposals was issued in 2008. That’s when CADA partnered with The Integral Group of Atlanta, which proposed including a modular component in the Eviva project. It may have taken more than a decade to break ground in the empty parking lot, but by using modular

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Lessons Learned A FIRST JOB, AND A CHILD IS TRANSFORMED INTO A BUDDING ADULT

BY STEPHANIE RILEY PARENT TALES

here are days when talking to a teen is like being a dropped into a foreign land, a place where everyone is speaking a different language, consisting primarily of grunts and text messages. Or worse, a place where the headphones are on and they haven’t heard a word you’ve said. There are days I wonder if anything I’ve said over the past decade has made an impression. Then there are days when I look up from my old-school Sunday paper and hear this: “Mom, this grown-up thing is overrated.” I silently lower the paper, raise a curious eyebrow and wait for Erin to explain. “You get a job, you work hard and although you have money to spend, you realize that you really need to save for college and a car, and your paycheck is pretty much spent before you even get it.” She is slowly chewing her cinnamon toast and sipping on an oversized cup of coffee imprinted with “Embrace the Moment.” I nod and smile, thinking that this parenting thing seems to be doing some good.

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Erin started her first real job last summer, an experience I figured would be chock-full of teachable moments and surprises. And I was right, except I was the one who got schooled. As her last summer at home, it seemed like the perfect time for her to test the waters in the working world. By next summer, her college choice will be set, and she will have more than one foot out the door. There was a part of me, I admit, that thought some time in the salt mines of the real world would wise her up and teach her what she would be stuck doing if she didn’t apply herself in college. Sort of a “scared straight” for the middle-class, suburban set. Just like so many other parts of parenting, it didn’t turn out exactly the way I planned. She was one of the lucky ones; she got an interview right away. Thanks to some personal connections, there was no lesson about pounding the pavement, but I was sure there would be other lessons along the way. I don’t know if she was prepared for the interview process, but I wasn’t going to coach her too much. Connections got her in the door, I thought, but she would have to get the job on her own merits. I know that it takes a lot of courage for a shy 16-year-old to talk to a stranger about career goals. A self-described introvert, applying to be a courtesy clerk? That means talking to strangers every day, all day long. I braced myself. An interesting thing happened when she went for her interview: She got the job. In one short hour, she seemed magically transformed from

a jittery teen to a confident young adult. This girl, the one who gives the “meh” expression when preparing for formal dances and shopping trips, appeared ready to explode with joy. Armed with a massive employee handbook and a wardrobe of uniform pieces, she impressed me with her dedication to learning the details of her new job and the corporate culture.

My little girl is growing up. Between the job, the bank account and the college applications, I’m starting to see a young adult where a child once stood. This girl, who wrote most of her school papers 48 hours before they were due, read her employee binder cover to cover on the first night. But she hadn’t worked a full shift yet. Wait till she’s spent eight hours on her feet with a smiled pasted on her face. Then we’ll see teachable moments. While she did get tired, she still enjoyed her job. So much for the salt mines! Each day last summer, she came home with stories about the people she’d met: the woman who’d had a serious car crash, the veteran, the child with an affinity for Minions characters. “When she sees her first paycheck,” I thought, “that’s when she will get

a real lesson. Those tax withholding numbers will take the wind out of her sails.” Surely then my parental knowledge would be put to good use. I armed myself with factoids about what she gets for her tax dollars: schools, roads, public safety. She opened that first envelope and shrugged. I left that discussion in my pocket, along with the others. Dang it. Surely a few dollars would burn a hole in her pocket, and she’d race out to the mall and blow it all. With that first check in hand, we marched into the bank to open an account. When it was time for Erin to sign the bank signature card, she looked perplexed. Although her class was one of the last groups of kids to learn cursive, the concept of a signature is entirely foreign to her. Seeing her sign the card at Wells Fargo was a lot like the day that Emily Courtade wrote her name on the back of my car seat in elementary school. Just like Emily, she was making her mark. Only no one got in trouble this time. My little girl is growing up. Between the job, the bank account and the college applications, I’m starting to see a young adult where a child once stood. Everyone in the history of forever was right: They grow up so fast. I look over my newspaper and stop to take another glance at my young lady. She seizes the opportunity and snort-laughs, giving me her goofiest goober grin, tongue out, eyes crossed. Salt mines or not, I think I still have a kid on my hands. Stephanie Gandy Riley can be reached at stephanieriley@sbcglobal. net n

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components, developers could at least make up for lost time. It may seem unusual to build units off-site, but any Sacramentan whose commute includes 16th Street will appreciate the ingenuity, because the quicker the building goes up, the less impact it has on traffic. And de la Vergne points out that since the units are built in a climate-controlled space, construction is less subject to variables like weather delays.

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or anyone who’s opened a closet full of clothes and sighed, “I have nothing to wear,” Jacqueline Gage is here to help. The native Sacramentan stylist has worked with everyone from big-name celebrities to locals in need of a wardrobe overhaul. “I love dressing people,” she says. “It’s such an intimate experience you have with someone. You find out a lot about their life. Why people make certain clothing choices has to do with their past, their insecurities, their experiences. It’s just like with a hairstylist: You learn so much about people.” There’s a reason Gage uses the example of hairstyling as a way to delve deep with clients: Her mother owns a hair salon in East Sacramento. Gage says growing up in that environment influenced the direction of her career. “I’d always been fashion-savvy, and I was surrounded by women in my mom’s salon,” Gage explains. “That strong influence from women inspired my sense of fashion.” Though Gage initially left Sacramento after high school to pursue acting in Los Angeles, she quickly discovered that her long-term interests lay elsewhere. “While I was in school, I started assisting celebrity stylists,” Gage recalls. “I ended up having more success with that than with acting. I got in with a really big celebrity stylist at the time. I had written all these note cards to different stylists in town, and she actually responded.”

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ad. She learned the ropes at the elbow of several other stylists, then struck out on her own, landing jobs working on music videos, reality shows and fashion shoots. Heady as it was, the job wasn’t without its stressors. “I dressed Tracy Morgan for a piece in Rolling Stone. A lot of times, when you do a magazine editorial, designers loan you things for credit in the magazine,” Gage explains. “We

needed more shoes for Tracy, so I ended up charging things to my own credit card—$1,000 for silver Yves Saint Laurent sneakers. Celebrities pick what they want to wear out of what we bring, and wouldn’t you know he picked the sneakers. I taped up the bottoms so they wouldn’t get ruined—there was no way I could afford $1,000 YSL sneakers—and we ended up being indoors, so I didn’t have a heart attack. But the job comes

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Where to From Here? RESILIENCY IS MORE THAN JUST SURVIVAL

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n April 4, 1991, I was halfway finished with a yearlong chaplain training program at UC Davis Medical Center when a social worker approached me with news. “Our team is on standby tonight,” she whispered. She meant our Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team, which was specially trained to debrief people who witness horrific incidents. “Why?” I asked. “You’d better catch the news,” she said, pointing toward a waiting

room of people watching television. TV reporters were covering the early hours of what is still the largest hostage crisis on American soil. After botching the robbery of a Sacramento electronics store, four men were using hostages as human shields, lying them down in front of full-length windows in view of news cameras. They promised to begin executing hostages if they weren’t given safe passage to Thailand. Eight hours into the crisis, police attempted to end it with a sniper, concussive grenades and tear gas. The barrage killed three robbers and wounded a fourth, but not before the suspects killed three hostages and wounded 11 more. The seriously wounded were taken to our trauma unit. After they received good medical care, our debriefing team tried to get them to talk about their trauma. Doing this within 24 hours of the incident was supposed to help victims more quickly return to normal living. With that in mind, I approached a young man who lay on a hallway

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He told me that he had felt divine protection while mayhem exploded around him. He was thankful God saved him. He told me that he had felt divine protection while mayhem exploded around him. He was thankful God saved him. Then he asked, “Why didn’t God save everyone?” “I don’t know,” I said, trying to delay his theological analysis. “I can only consider what will happen now.” I was making an effort to redirect the conversation off the circular path of “why” to the more constructive question, “Where to from here?” I wanted him to focus on his resiliency as a future minister. To do that, he had to look past this day and see a day when he’d complete his training and pursue his calling. “Where to from here?” is the question we all must ask ourselves when tragedy strikes. What will I

become from here? Will I become so mired in this tragic moment that my whole life is defined by it? Will people always know me as the guy whose home was lost in the flood? Or the one whose child died? Or the man who was shot in the store? Or will I become the person who overcame? The future pastor would have to answer those questions on another day, but at that moment, I could only hint at what was coming. I wrapped up our talk with the scripted debrief question: “What was the worst part of your ordeal?” “The worst part was when the robber stuck a gun in my face and asked if I wanted to die,” he said. “That must be hard to hear,” I said to his wife. She didn’t answer. She simply looked at the ceiling and fainted into my arms. Fortunately, like her husband, she was resilient. She recovered quickly and remained with her husband throughout the evening. I wasn’t so lucky. I had ignored hospital training to never catch the dead weight of a fainting person. I wrenched my back and was out of work the rest of the week. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “Hero’s Highway,” about his experiences as a hospital chaplain in Iraq. He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net. To download a free chapter from “Hero’s Highway,” go to thechaplain.net n

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‘The Old Girl’ A REMODEL DOES JUSTICE TO THIS CHARMING 1931 TUDOR

BY JULIE FOSTER HOME INSIGHT

n 2009, Carla and Steve Stuck didn’t move far from home during the revamp of their 1931 Tudor-style home in East Sacramento. All five members of

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“We remodeled from the curb to the back fence. We totally gutted the house.”

the family, including the couple’s daughter and their dog and cat, relocated to their 500-square-foot garage-guesthouse, which was designed by Sage Architecture and

built in 2004. The couple’s satisfaction with Sage Architecture paid off for the firm. “They really listened to what we wanted, so we gave them the second project of remodeling the house as well,” Carla Stuck explains. The project was extensive, leaving only the brick shell and roofline intact. “We remodeled from the curb to the back fence,” says Carla. “We totally gutted the house.” By adding a second story to the three-bedroom, onebath home, they bumped up the square footage from 1,530 to 2,490 and gained a bedroom and two baths. With only minimal pop-ups on the back, the new design resembles the original single-story house. Kristy Lingner of River City Builders was responsible for the nine-month construction project. Her most pressing issue involved staying on track. “The biggest challenge was not wanting to grab a cup of coffee and just sit and talk to Carla,” she says. “She is as colorful, charming and well put together as their house. It was amazing and satisfying to see these crazy colors Carla picked come together beautifully in the end.” Lingner was impressed with Stuck’s intense commitment to the original house.

“Carla has a lot of respect for the house and neighborhood,” Lingner says. “She referred to it often as ‘the old girl.’ And in the end, I think she did ‘the old girl’ justice.” The new second story required extensive foundation work, which necessitated replacing the wood flooring throughout the home. All the windows were replaced as well. In the bath, they saved the original floor tiles and the cast-iron bathtub. New pillow-top subway tiles, fixtures and cabinetry topped with French limestone brighten the space. The dining room’s two original built-in china cabinets with leadedglass doors showcase Stuck’s collection of glassware and china. The chandelier and sconces were a gift from a friend. The updated kitchen was also slightly reconfigured to open up to the family room. HOME page 56

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HOME FROM page 55 “We wanted the two rooms to relate to each other since we do a lot of entertaining,” Stuck explains. The cabinetry was replaced and the counters topped with French limestone. Stuck commissioned the intricate patterned backsplash from a company in Lebanon. She knew exactly what she wanted for the staircase railing, having seen a story in Architectural Digest about the Chicago home of Barnum & Bailey’s ringmaster. One photo showed a striking railing with a circle pattern. The family room’s stunning fireplace surround was crafted out of limestone by the local company Handalstone.

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During construction, three original light fixtures were found in a crawlspace. “We felt compelled to use them as they were part of the original house,” Stuck says. “Their style is art deco with four large sail ships.” According to Stuck, her decorating style combines traditional pieces with contemporary items. “It is just a matter of things I like,” she says. “I am always looking. It’s a passion of mine.” When planning the new yard, Stuck wanted two things: that the space be kid and pet friendly and evoke a formal European feeling with lush greenery, colors, patterns and shapes.

Stuck enlisted the skills of the nowdeceased local landscape architect Martha Criswell. “She did a phenomenal job,” she says. The Stuck home will be featured on this year’s Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour. It will be decorated for Christmas by designers Kristine Renee and Deborah Costa of Design Alchemy in a lavish 1920s Hollywood Regency theme with a black-andwhite color scheme, gold and other metallic accents, fresh flowers, garlands, magnolia leaves, pine boughs and moss. The dining room will be a dazzling champagne room, according to Renee.

The kitchen will showcase luscious holiday foods and an abundance of sterling silver accessories. The elegant backyard, with a fountain, inviting seating area and fireplace topped with a Gladding, McBean flue, will also be decorated for the holidays. The Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour will be held Dec. 4-6. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 on the days of the tour. For more information, go to sacredhearthometour.com. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n

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The Rustic Life THIS WRITER LIVES, COOKS AND EATS LIKE A FRENCHWOMAN

BY GWEN SCHOEN

FARM TO FORK

itting in Georgeanne Brennan’s farmhouse in Winters, I had an overwhelming feeling of déjà vu. I have followed Brennan’s writings for years, and many of her lifestyle/ cookbooks line the shelves in my own home. Most of my books are frayed, dog-eared and bulging with Post-its marking favorite pages and recipes. We sat at her kitchen table, the sun streaming through corner windows, the table littered with kitchen “stuff.” Through the windows, I watched hummingbirds fuss over flowers as Brennan reminisced about her three years living in the South of France in the early ’70s. She became enamored with the simplicity of the Frenchcountry lifestyle and has spent her life cultivating and teaching how to slow down, simplify and savor, not just food, but life itself. Visiting Brennan is like spending time with a favorite friend. There is not a drop of pretension. The kitchen is cluttered. There are no cabinets, so most everything is stored on open shelves or the counters. The wood floor has been scrubbed so much that

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it has lost its finish, and there are dips and grooves worn from decades of standing by the sink and walking from range to table. In the center of the room is a door-sized island topped with well-used butcher block, something she salvaged from an old butcher shop in Winters. Below the chopping block are shelves covered with tattered cookbooks, most with broken spines and torn covers. Although Brennan has written dozens of books, not one of her own was obvious. “We moved here in 1986,” she said. “The house, which is about 100 years

old, really wasn’t livable, but we loved the property and the possibilities. Plus, I’d have space for a potager (a kitchen garden) and fruit trees.” She is a prolific writer with more than 40 books to her credit. “The Food and Flavors of Haute Provence” (Chronicle Books, 1997) won the James Beard Foundation Award. “Aperitif: Recipes for Simple Pleasures in the French Style” (Chronicle Books, 1997) won the Julia Child Cookbook Award. My personal favorite, “A Pig in Provence” (Harvest Books, 2007), is a memoir of

Brennan’s experiences while living in the South of France. She is currently working on a new book, “La Vie Rustic,” which will be published in February 2017. Her passion, however, is the potager, which truly is the epitome of farm to fork. “It is essential to the countryFrench style of living,” said Brennan. “It is a way of living in the rhythm of the seasons. You cook from the garden. You have tomatoes in August, you have cauliflower in the fall and citrus in the winter. It is a sustainable way of eating by enjoying the small pleasures of each day. It is a sustainable way of living. “In France, I learned how to have a well-managed garden and barnyard. We had our own eggs, butter and milk. We made our own cheese. Everyone had their own pig. We grew grain for the animals. Besides the potager, we had a kitchen orchard for fruit, nuts and olives. It is a simple way of life. To the French, food is more than fuel,” she said. “It is an experience which should be savored and it should inspire you to gather your family around the table.” Granted, for most of us, having a pig or even a year-round kitchen garden is not feasible. “Even if you do not have the time or space for a garden, you can accomplish the same results by shopping at farmers markets,” said Brennan. “Eat what is in season and grown locally. It will give you great pleasure to discover the first strawberries or tomatoes of the season.”

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As we walked down the gravel road to my car, my sense of déjà vu was replaced with tremendous admiration. I’m not sure I could live as simply as she, but I made a vow to try to slow down, simplify and savor the seasons. To read Georgeanne Brennan’s blog and order her favorite products, go to lavierustic.com. Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n

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A Greater Grid THE CITY COMES UP WITH BOLD WAYS TO FIX TRANSPORTATION

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

idtown is a hot spot for bicyclists and pedestrians. Outside of Davis, probably no place in the region has as many trips made by healthy, human power. People get to work, go to restaurants and shop without burning gas or hunting for a place to park. The varied mix of residential, commercial and retail provides desirable destinations. The small block sizes and grid pattern of streets provide easy connectivity and interesting route choices. Over the years, the city has converted certain one-way streets in Midtown to two-way, reduced the number of lanes and added bike lanes and other traffic-calming measures. The result has been streets that are more comfortable for bicyclists, easier to cross for pedestrians and slower and safer for everyone. But there are still pockets in Midtown where cyclists fear to venture. J Street, despite its bevy of business destinations, is a three-lane street with intimidating high-speed traffic and no dedicated room for bikes. Pairs of busy one-way streets, such as 15th and 16th streets, remain. These relics of the 1950s era were created so masses of commuters could

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quickly enter and escape the central city, not for central city residents. The street pairs deter all but the most intrepid cyclists and make crossing the street on foot too much like a game of Frogger. In downtown, the situation for cyclists is far worse than in Midtown. Nondrivers find traffic in the downtown grid more grim than gay. The city has done little to change downtown streets to serve those who don’t drive. Many bike lanes end at its borders. Most streets have no space for bikes. The faint of heart don’t

venture out of Midtown and into the downtown maze by bike. A year ago, the city of Sacramento embarked on an effort dubbed Grid 2.0 to improve transportation in the downtown/Midtown grid and better connect the grid to adjacent neighborhoods. Making changes to accommodate all forms of transportation was seen as a way to enhance economic development and livability. The city recently rolled out its proposed Grid 2.0 changes. The changes are portrayed on maps that cover bike, pedestrian, transit and roadway networks.

City Councilmember Steve Hansen said at a November media event, “We’re on the verge of making the grid more functional for bicyclists and pedestrians. In the past, we prioritized car traffic over other users.” He said past two-way conversions have helped residents and “have helped visitors. They don’t understand our one-way streets. It gives us a more logical street grid.” Grid 2.0 has some bold bike proposals, including the addition of bike lanes on J Street between 19th Street and Alhambra Boulevard, on 15th between G Street and Broadway

and on 16th between N and X streets. There is also a two-way “cycle track” on N Street, running from Crocker Park past the Capitol to the east end of Capitol Park. A cycle track is an exclusive bikeway, separated from traffic by a striped buffer or physical barrier, which gives users the feeling of being on a separated path.

At this point, hopes are high. The direction is good. Maybe more people visiting, living and working in the grid will be inspired to drive less. In the transit realm, city planners haven’t given up on the costly streetcar system that voters turned down earlier this year. It’s included along with a second streetcar line that would cross a new Broadway bridge over the Sacramento River. There are also bus stop enhancements, a minor light rail change and a bus layover facility. For pedestrians, there are streetscape projects, activity center enhancements and new sidewalks to fill in gaps. Broadway is outside what’s usually considered the freeway-bounded grid,

but it is slated for a dramatic road diet, going from four lanes to two. It’s hard not to like the city’s intent with Grid 2.0. It builds on the multiple midtown street conversion successes and keeps the momentum going toward healthier neighborhoods and more sustainable transportation choices. Still, as always, there are questions. Will bicycle and pedestrian access to the new Golden 1 Center be convenient and safe enough? Will the downtown street changes be sufficient to prompt substantial ridership for the bike-share system that’s coming in 2016? Will fewer lanes and subsequent increased traffic congestion on streets such as 15th and 16th be acceptable? Even with bike lanes added, will bicyclists want to ride on busy streets with high speeds, or would they prefer bike boulevards? (Bike boulevards, which are not in Grid 2.0 plans, are quiet streets where bikes are the primary mode of transit. They have been very successful elsewhere.) Will streetcar ridership be high enough to justify the high costs of a fixed rail system that operates at slow speeds? At this point, hopes are high. The direction is good. Maybe more people visiting, living and working in the grid will be inspired to drive less or even to become, as Councilmember Hansen says, “car free and carefree.”

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Kiss of Death MISTLETOE IS ROMANTIC, BUT IT POSES SOME RISK TO TREES

BY ANITA CLEVENGER GARDEN JABBER

uring the holidays, mistletoe is all romance, fun and games. Anyone who stands innocently or deliberately beneath it invites a kiss. Nobody knows how the tradition began, but this evergreen plant had significance in Druid, Norse and ancient Greek legends. By Victorian times, people were hanging “kissing balls” bedecked with mistletoe and squealing with delight and false indignation when bussed by their sweethearts or impertinent acquaintances. Some say that a refusal to kiss meant that a maid would go unmarried in the coming year. Another tradition demanded that a berry be removed after each kiss, with the mistletoe losing its magic after all of the berries were gone. Not many of us hang mistletoe these days, but if you do, it’s wise to first take off the white, sticky, pearl-like berries, which readily detach and scatter. All parts of the plant are mildly to moderately toxic, posing some hazard to children and pets. No human deaths due to accidental mistletoe exposure have been reported since 1983, according to the American Association of Poison

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Control Centers. However, eating the leaves or berries could cause illness. Birds can eat the berries without feeling any ill effect. They feed on them and excrete the seeds, which stick tightly onto tree branches and germinate there. Mistletoe’s name is derived from two Old English words: mistel, which means dung, and tan, which means stick. (It’s seeming less romantic, isn’t it?) Mistletoe grows on many different landscape trees, especially Modesto ash and Aristocrat flowering pear. Its botanical name, Phoradendron, means “thief of the tree.” It’s a hemiparasite, a plant that produces some of its own nutrients but robs its host of water and nutrients. The weight of large clusters can break branches, too. If you see

one or more clumps of mistletoe growing in one of your trees, what should you do? Lifetime Master Gardener and tree expert Pam Bone recommends that you not overreact. She says chopping off big branches to remove all of the mistletoe roots is like “amputating your arm to take care of a hangnail.” According to Bone, you don’t need to fire up the chainsaw, top the tree and destroy its “beauty, structure and safety.” There are ways to control mistletoe’s growth without doing irrevocable damage. Bone advocates simply cutting out as much mistletoe as you can without chopping off major branches. Before you spot a cluster of mistletoe, it’s

already spread rootlike structures called haustoria underneath the bark, up and down the branch. If you do remove a small branch with mistletoe attached to it, cut 12 to 18 inches below where it’s attached. Otherwise, just cut it off at the point of origin. That doesn’t eliminate it altogether, but it will take some time for the new growth to develop seeds and to get large and heavy enough to pose a risk to the tree. Another alternative is to cut off the mistletoe flush with the branch, wrap the area with a few layers of black plastic to exclude light and tie it with twine or tape. Don’t tie too tightly lest you damage the branch. Without

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Hands-on Help HIGH SCHOOLERS EXPERIENCE SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AT WORK

BY DR. AMY ROGERS SCIENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

lex Morales can tell at a glance which piece of human tissue is from a smoker’s lung. And he hardly even notices the weird smell anymore. Morales is not your average high school freshman. Thanks to an innovative workstudy program at Cristo Rey High School, scores of Sacramento teenagers are getting real-world experience with science and medicine. Rather than just sitting in a classroom reading about biology, these students are also participating and contributing on the job in laboratories, hospitals and clinics. According to Sister Eileen Enright, president of Cristo Rey, “The kids really love going into the hospital setting.” This year, 79 of them are working in health care through Dignity and Sutter health systems, UC Davis Medical Center, Kaiser Hospital and several medical and dental offices. “One of our students watched a kidney transplant surgery … This is night-and-day different from being in class.” One day each week, Morales trades his school uniform (black pants,

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High school student Tavris Singh working at Sutter Medical Center

purple dress shirt and necktie) for hospital scrubs and reports for duty at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael. There he assists in the pathology lab, taking notes and helping with his trusty clipboard while the pathologists process bits and pieces of the human body. “I get a front view of how they analyze specimens,” Morales says, noting that much of the work he sees involves fixing tissue so it can be sliced into thin sections to view under a microscope. “This job gives me good work experience in a hospital.” And it gives him a perspective on his accelerated math and science courses that is unique in a kid his age.

Edgar Pintor sees the whole person, not just a surgically removed part, in his job with the neuroscience center at Sutter Medical Center. Helping deliver food and water to patients in the hospital, restocking supplies and visiting with people who frequently are in pain is rewarding for this Cristo Rey senior. “I try to calm their nerves,” Pintor says of the patients who may be preparing for surgery on their back or neck. “Sometimes they’re grumpy, but after my visit they cheer up and thank me.” Pintor’s classmate Karla Davila reports a similar experience in her work at Mercy General, where she spends most of her time with patients

who have recently had heart surgery. “I talk to them about coming to our exercise classes,” she says. Of the mostly elderly patients, Davila says, “Some are receptive and some don’t want to talk.” Using her bilingual skills in Spanish and English, she connects with some patients. Seeing “how physical therapy helps them continue with their daily lives” has inspired Davila to “work even harder to pursue a career in a medical field.” Observing MRI scans and even an esophageal surgery has been part of junior Frida Sarabia’s experience

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Holiday Spirit TOYS FOR TOTS, HELPING WILDLIFE, RUNNING FOR HEALTH AND MORE

BY TERRY KAUFMAN DOING GOOD

his holiday season, we are reminded once again that it is better to give than to receive. Not convinced? Here are a few ways that you can put the old adage to the test.

GIFTS FOR KIDS There’s still time to take part in United Way’s Women in Philanthropy Holiday Gifts Drive. Until the end of November, you can sign up to provide children with specific gifts through Sacramento County’s Child Protective Services or provide a $30 donation to purchase holiday stockings for foster youth in United Way’s programs. United Way will fill the stockings with a gift card, hat, blanket, first aid kit, yearly planner, socks, snacks and personal notes. All items must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, at United Way’s office, 10389 Old Placerville Road, Sacramento. For more information, go to yourlocalunitedway.org

be held Sunday, Dec. 13, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The fundraiser is a critical way for the Sacramento community to support the association’s work through the next “busy season” for area wildlife. At Nuts & Berries, you can get your picture taken with an ambassador animal while shopping for holiday-ready gift baskets, gift certificates and more. The event will be held at the Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom, 3410 Westover St., McClellan Park. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, educational presentations and a raffle. The requested donation is $15 at the door. To learn more, visit wildlifecareassociation.com

GUTSY RUNNERS It Takes Guts is a local nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of autoimmune diseases and their families by raising awareness and fundraising for research aimed at a cure. The organization will be represented by 22 runners at this year’s California International Marathon on Sunday, Dec. 6. The runners are parents, friends, nurses and others who have been working to raise at least $100 each, with an overall goal of $4,000. You can support their efforts by visiting the fundraising page at gofundme.com/ ittakesguts. For more information, go to it-takes-guts.org

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For every child, getting that first set of wheels is a liberating experience. Over the past 40 years,

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For every child, getting that first set of wheels is a liberating experience. This month, volunteers including members of Sacramento Wheelman, Sacramento Police Department and Police Cadets will gather to assemble 200 to 300 donated bikes that will be distributed close to Christmas. Bikesavvy volunteers are needed. Visit fostersanta.org to share the gift of riding with children who could really use a lift.

BRUNCH FOR A GOOD CAUSE The SHARE Institute, a Sacramento-area nonprofit that works to improve the health and well-being of women and families around the globe, will host its annual winter open house and brunch on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 4750 Siesta Lane, Fair Oaks. Find unique and beautiful gifts, including jewelry, scarves and other items from around the world. Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $15. All proceeds go to funding mini-grants and microloans supporting poor and struggling women and children. Since

its establishment in 2000, SHARE has funded more than 230 projects in 30 countries, from vaccination programs to girls’ education, and provided seed money for startup businesses such as raising chickens or sewing for others. To learn more, visit theshareinstitute. org

PRACTICING THEIR ELEVATOR PITCH Social Venture Partners has announced its lineup of 15 local nonprofits, all involved with education, for the 2016 Fast Pitch competition. Fast Pitch pairs nonprofit leaders with business coaches who help them create a short marketing pitch. In 2015, participants received more than $140,000 in follow-on funding and nonprofit collaborations, as well as an expanded network of support. The kickoff event, the SVP Pitch Crafting Workshop, takes place on Monday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Velocity Venture Capital’s Entrepreneurs Campus, 909 Mormon St., Folsom. All 15 nonprofits and many of the coaches will be in attendance. This is an opportunity to see collaboration and pitch creation in its earliest stages, a first step toward the final SVP Fast Pitch, scheduled for March 5 at McGeorge School of Law. To learn more or to sign up to attend, email admin@svpsacramento. org Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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SCIENCE FROM page 62 five years after spending 36 years at Jesuit High. “We’ve started the area’s only high school chapter of the Society of Hispanic Engineers” in partnership with a chapter at CSUS, he says. On project days, Novak guides the students in building and testing “something that moves,” including kites, rockets and mousetrap-powered cars. Celebrating Pi Day, Rubik’s Cube tournaments and the lunar eclipse are also part of the club’s outreach to inspire STEM ways of thinking. But there’s nothing quite like hands-on science and medicine in the neighborhood to spark enthusiasm for STEM careers. Pellerin observes, “The students who work in the medical field are more interested.”

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sunlight, the mistletoe will probably die within a couple of years.

remove mistletoe or trim your trees, make sure that they describe what they are going to do. If they say anything about topping or heading

Before you hire somebody to remove mistletoe or trim your trees, make sure that they describe what they are going to do.

back major limbs, find another company. Bone calls tree topping “a horrible practice” that causes many weak branches to grow and could make a tree so hazardous, unhealthy or unsightly that you have to remove it. Now that the leaves have dropped from your trees, inspect them for mistletoe. If you find it, remove as much as you can. It can be a holiday tradition that gives you a source for

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95864 ARDEN

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Heads and Tales THIS CERAMIC SCULPTOR MAKES BUSTS THAT TELL STORIES

BY SENA CHRISTIAN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

any years ago, Peter VandenBerge sculpted a ceramic bust into a

self-portrait of himself as a boy living in Indonesia, then a colony called the Dutch East Indies. He wears a safari hat on his head and a shirt depicting scenes of the jungle, which he used to explore with his father, a geologist and oil prospector. On top of the thin and elongated bust sits a ceramic steamboat with small ceramic figurines of his father, a child, a dog and a bird.

For three days and three nights, the family fled to the mountains, finding refuge in a bungalow until their capture.

Ceramic sculptor Peter VandenBerge alongside his ceramic works

in her possession until he needed the

Gallery and more. He studied under

Pacific and sent Dutch residents to

piece back for a show. (It’s since been

famed sculptor Robert Arneson, the

concentration camps. For three days

sold to a private collector.) She jokes

father of the ceramic Funk movement

and three nights, the family fled to

that she doesn’t own any of her dad’s

and a UC Davis professor for nearly

the mountains, finding refuge in a

sculptures because he’ll give her one,

three decades. VandenBerge was close

bungalow until their capture.

then request its return at the last

friends with the late David Gilhooly,

Queen?’ You know that boat?”

second for an exhibit. “I always get

another revered Funk artist known

survived the hunger, bad treatment

VandenBerge asks. “It was the

shorthanded,” he responds, laughing.

for his whimsical frog sculptures.

and deplorable conditions of the

same kind of thing.” During his

“These things sneak up on me.”

“Have you seen ‘The African

expeditions, he’d see monkeys

Born in the Netherlands in

VandenBerge says he barely

camps, but he recalls one sympathetic

1935, VandenBerge moved with his

guard who snuck him paper and

swinging from the trees and

prominent ceramic artists,

father, mother and brother to the

pencils in exchange for drawings. In

crocodiles in the water.

VandenBerge has exhibited his work

Dutch East Indies when he was a

2006, VandenBerge and Camille—also

On a fall afternoon in their shared

Among California’s most

at Crocker Art Museum, the San

baby for his dad’s job with Shell Oil

an accomplished ceramic artist—were

studio space in East Sacramento, his

Francisco Museum of Modern Art,

Company. The family lived on the

invited to the Shigaraki Ceramic

daughter, Camille, says this particular

Smithsonian Institute, the Whitney

islands of Java and Sumatra until

bust, named “Upstream,” used to be

Museum of American Art, Pence Art

1942, when the Japanese invaded the ARTIST page 70

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GALLERY ART SHOWS IN DECEMBER Helen Jones Gallery presents the work of Alexandra Nechita: The Petite Picasso through December 31 Shown right: “Forever Paris,” limited edition stone lithograph. 588 La Sierra Drive. helenjonesgallery.com

Jay Jay Gallery presents the work of painter Patrick Marasso and Feast: a show of collectable plates by invited artists through Dec. 19. Shown left: “Misunderstood,“ an oil on panel by Marasso. 5520 Elvas Avenue; jayjayart.com Leslie Philpott and Stephanie Mainwaring join together for a dual show at Atelier20 featuring their new works. Shown right: a painting by Mainwaring. Through Dec. 16. 915 20th St. kristihughesdesign.com

Red Dot Gallery presents Abstract: A Change in Perception through Dec. 23. Shown left: “Visions in My Dream,” mixedmedia collage Pablo Galvan. 2231 J St.; reddotgallery.com

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ARTIST FROM page 68 Cultural Park in Japan, which he

University. They walked through

considers “coming full circle.”

Haight-Ashbury almost daily. “It

At World War II’s end, Shell Oil

was pretty exciting,” he says. “It

sent the family to Australia. They

was crazy—people dressed up in

briefly returned to Indonesia, but

costumes. There was the Grateful

the nation remained in turmoil, in

Dead and Jefferson Airplane.”

the midst of revolution. One day,

But the Vietnam War also raged,

the young VandenBerge accepted a

prompting some faculty members

anthropomorphized root vegetables

her chin resting on the ledge. He also

ride from a rickshaw driver at the

such as VandenBerge to side with

(carrots intertwined on a chair for

appreciates soccer, growing animated

market. His dad saw him speeding

protestors—an unpopular position

“Couple Watching Saturday Night

when discussing the recent women’s

by and yelled, “Peter, jump out!” He

among administrators. In 1973, he

Movie”) and tall, slim figures, he’s

World Cup or Sacramento Republic.

describes this incident as when he

left for a job at Sac State.

settled on busts. “Even though

His family brings him great joy,

it looks like a repetitive thing, it

including his wife—a painter—and

always changes depending on who

their son, Christian, also an artist.

was “almost kidnapped.” His father took a job in Bakersfield, and before too long, VandenBerge followed. After graduating from Sacramento State University, he earned a master’s degree from UC Davis, fine-tuning his art in the famous TB-9 classroom building. “It was an adventurous time to do whatever you wanted to—as long as it was good,” he says.

His family brings him great joy, including his wife—a painter—and their son, Christian, also an artist.

for a job at San Francisco State

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a small sculpture of a couple tango

explain a character, such as a bust

dancing, a piece her father had

topped with a sailboat or one with an

wanted to bust up. “My favorite thing to do is observe my dad and I see—I’m like a vulture—he’s made a few pieces and one has been abandoned and I can tell he’s not into it, it’s not going anywhere, it’s a wayward sculpture, an orphan sculpture.” She’ll take the piece and, just like her father, make something beautiful. n

elephant, creatures that are “innocent and they give so much without even knowing it—that’s the wonderful thing.” A lover of animals, VandenBerge snap a cell phone photo of Camille’s

in San Francisco, where VandenBerge While VandenBerge’s portfolio includes humorous

Inside the studio, Camille handles

depict,” he says. Headpieces further

stops at one point in the afternoon to

That sense of adventure continued moved in 1966 with his wife, Marilyn,

that person is and what I want to

dog, Figgy, as she sits in a sandbox,

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A Creative Collaboration between Front Street Animal Shelter & Sacramento Ballet 55 pets were adopted and started their holidays in a loving home last year, all due to the creative collaboration between the Sacramento Ballet and Front Street Animal Shelter. Adorable and Adoptable dogs and cats, were in the lobby before the performance, during intermission and after the ballet, eager to meet everyone and possibly finding their forever home. Also watch for another kitten and dog, debut their acting skills in the ballet.

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Nutty for ‘Nutcracker’ LAND OF SWEETS EVENT, OFFBEAT PERFORMANCE COMPLEMENT ANNUAL OFFERING

BY JESSICA LASKEY RIVER CITY PREVIEWS

ugar plus are dancing through our heads, and across the stage, so what better way to celebrate the holidays than with the Sacramento Ballet and its fantastic lineup of events, performances and fun-filled fantasies that are sure to ruffle your tutu? First up, join the cast of Ron Cunningham’s production of “The Nutcracker” in the Land of the Sweets (a.k.a. a decked-out Verge Center for the Arts) from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. At the ballet’s most popular children’s event of the year, attendees will enjoy beautiful dessert and beverage stations along with interactive activities for the kids; each child will even receive a Flipbook party favor.

Don't miss the holiday classic "The Nutcracker" performed by the Sacramento Ballet. This year features the addition of the Cocktail Coquette, a woman who serves champagne from her skirt. The Cocktail Coquettes will be serving at the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea. Sac Ballet photo courtesy Keith Sutter.

Raffle tickets will be available for fabulous prizes. But wait, there’s more: The parents will also get to party this year, with the appearance of the Cocktail Coquettes, a beverage service-cumperformance act featuring champagne delivered to you on the skirts of beautiful women. The idea was concocted by Natalee Pecorelli of Pecorelli Productions and is sure to make your bubbly taste even better than usual. Don’t forget your camera! For tickets to the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea in the Land of the Sweets, call the ballet’s box office at 552-5800, ext. 2. Verge Center for the Arts is at 625 S St. Things are about to get nutty with the ballet’s one-night-only performance of “The Nutty Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Community Center Theater. This kooky, rip-roaring production hasn’t been seen on the Sacramento stage in more than 10 years, so be sure to get your tickets soon. “This is decidedly not your traditional ‘Nutcracker!’ ” co-Artistic Director Cunningham assures us. “You’ll be rolling in the aisles at the zany antics of your favorite characters run amok. Silly, cracked, outrageous, ridiculous, bizarre, weird, eccentric, odd and daft are just a few adjectives to describe the hullabaloo of this hilarious take on Sacramento’s favorite holiday tradition.” The show also happens to take place on National Ugly Sweater Night, so dress accordingly if you’d like and join the throng of

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HAVE “INSIDE,” WILL TRAVEL 1. Michael Marchello with his wife and daughter, Rongling Chen and Chang Zhou, in downtown Liuzhou, China along the famous pedestrian shopping mall with the Red Star of China 2. Linda Jones, Gary Jones, Carol Blaha, and Sandy Malos in Antigua while on a cruise of the Caribbean 3. Pamela Tom and grandson, Charlie Dupuy, at a

memorial honoring French soldiers in Colomier, France 4. Brandon Fuller at the Louvre during his tour of Paris, France with his grandmother, Gloria Terk, and great aunt, Leonarda Bacani 5. John and Miriam McCormack on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England 6. Richard and Lena Andaya celebrating their silver wedding anniversary in Paris, France

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PREVIEWS FROM page 74 merrymakers to delight in this rowdy send-up of the holiday classic. Whether you’ve seen it 15 times or never before, the Sacramento Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is a holiday tradition that has delighted audience members for 28 years. Cunningham’s visually stunning spectacle, complete with the multi-story growing Christmas tree, soaring Magic Balloon, sparkling Snowflake Forest, delectable Kingdom of the Sweets and stark, wintery beauty of the Sugar Plum Fairy, continues to wow viewers Dec. 12-22 at the Community Center Theater. As it did last year, the ballet will be partnering with the Front Street Animal Shelter for the second annual Nutcracker Mutt, with the goal of finding homes for each and every adorable canine that stars in the prologue. Check the Sacramento Ballet website for listings of special enhanced performances throughout the run, featuring live music, chances to go behind the scenes with the ballet, informative talks with special guests such as Henrik Jul Hansen, conductor of the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, and even creator Cunningham himself. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St. For tickets to “Nutty Nutcracker” or to “Nutcracker,” call the Community Center Box Office at 808-5181 or go to sacballet.org

the only way to make this a place that works for everyone.” While the building is being rented through an unprecedented agreement with the Sacramento City Unified School District (which had been maintaining the space for decades) to the tune of one dollar a year, Rich is quick to point out that there’s still a lot of work to be done. “A dollar a year sounds so inexpensive—which it is,” Rich admits. “But it also means that everyone is going to have to put in some work to make sure the space reaches its full potential.” We can’t wait to see it again. For more information, go to raleystudios. org or sacballet.org For a twist on the tradtional Nutcracker, check out he ballet’s one-night-only performance of “The Nutty Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Community Center Theater. Photo courtesy of Alexander Biber.

fellow artistic tenants, which include the Alliance Française de Sacramento, the Brazilian Center for Cultural Exchange of Sacramento (complete with a café) and the McKeever School of Irish Dance, with more to come once the building is up and running. Beams are being removed from upstairs rooms to allow for spacious ballet studios that will accommodate both rehearsals and performances. The smaller classrooms downstairs

are being retrofitted and spruced up to be made available to rent for various other arts groups, including music schools, language instructors and theater troupes. The bathrooms are being redone to make the spaces fully functional (and ventilated). “I have to keep myself very balanced,” Rich admits. “I have to keep the needs of the ballet in mind, but that means that anything I do for them, I have to do for the others. It’s

HOME (AFTER) THE HOLIDAYS All this talk of the Sacramento Ballet bears the sharing of exciting news: In the new year, the ballet will be moving to the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts, in the former Fremont School building in midtown that’s been undergoing renovations to prepare for its new tenants. On a recent sneak-peek tour with Richard Rich, project leader and principal of Mosaic Development Partners and a member of the Sacramento Ballet board, we were able to see first-hand the amazing upgrades to the 74,000-square-foot space that awaits the ballet and its

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Turning Gray’s Gray McCombs will be at Sierra Oaks Annual Boutique with handmade bowls and pens made from recycled tree stumps

SHOP SIERRA The season is full of holiday fare and fairs, but the Sierra Oaks Annual Boutique is one not to miss. The vendors alone will make you rush the school doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Impress your family and friends this year with gifts from vendors such as Mono Mia, which offers beautiful, upscale home décor; Turning Gray’s Gray McCombs, who will be on hand with handmade bowls and pens made from recycled tree stumps (and who also happens to be the father of the event co-chair, Sierra Oaks teacher Todd McCombs); Gatherings gift shop; Ruby Dot Designs, which features a whimsical mélange of local designers; fun and funky children’s boutique Koukla Kids; Lose Star Olive Oil, offering award-winning olive oil from Oroville; Thomas Ford, a local painter and former principal of Sierra Oaks; Prosper Design Studio; and many more. To get you in the giving spirit, the Sierra Oaks choir, advanced band and kindergarten classes will be performing at the boutique, and hot soup and pastries will be available for sale. The best part? The money raised by selling booth space for the event goes directly to support the Sierra Oaks PTA and the students at the Arden area school.

Sierra Oaks K-8 is at 171 Mills Road. For more information, go to sanjuan.edu/sierraoaks

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PREVIEWS FROM page 77 Grab the whole family and get your tickets at the door (children ages 10 and younger are free, students and seniors are $10, general tickets are $15) to bid Dr. Lehr adieu while reveling in some beautiful music. Crowne Plaza Northeast is at 5321 Date Ave. For more information, call 489-2576 or go to sacwinds.org

‘HANDLE WITH CARE’ B Street Theatre’s holiday offering was not written by the troupe’s fearless leader, Buck Busfield, as it has been in many years past, but rather this year, the theater company is taking on fresh material by Emmy Award-nominated writer and producer Jason Odell Williams. The regional premiere of Williams’ sweet romantic comedy “Handle With Care” will play on B Street’s Mainstage through Jan. 3. Circumstances both hilarious and challenging bring together a young Israeli woman, who has little command of English, and a young American man, who has little command of romance. Is their inevitable love an accident, or is it destiny generations in the making? Williams’ work has been said to “closely resemble comedies by Neil Simon and Woody Allen,” so this one is sure to make you laugh and cry. The play was a New York Times

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Critics’ Pick and ran Off-Broadway for 112 performances with screen legend Carol Lawrence (the original Maria in “West Side Story” on Broadway). Since 2011, “Handle With Care” has had more than 15 regional productions in the United States and Canada, and was also recently optioned for a film. So what are you waiting for? Get thee to the theater! The B Street Theatre is at 2711 B St. For tickets and more information, call 443-5300 or go to bstreettheatre. org

CONCERT CLASSICS Where else can you win homemade teddy bears and tap your toes to holiday classics such as “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”? No other place that the Sacramento Concert Band’s free Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, at Christ Community Church in Carmichael. The band, under the direction of Grant Parker, is celebrating its 48th season of bringing classic tunes to eager Sacramento audiences. Its holiday program will include a raffle for the aforementioned teddy bears as well as wall hangings and a lineup of seasonal songs that are sure to get you in the mood for some eggnog. Admission is free, but donations to feed the hungry will be accepted.

Ready to ring in the holiday season with a bevy of beautiful voices? Don’t miss the Sacramento Children’s Chorus holiday concert “Joy Is Everywhere” on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church and Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church. The SCC, now in its 23rd season under the deft direction of Lynn Stevens and Melanie Huber, will transport listeners to distant lands with the voices of four choirs featuring more than 150 children and a repertoire starring unique instruments that include the koto from Japan and a dulcimer played to a traditional Greek folk song. A Latvian carol will be performed by the tour choir in preparation for its trip to the Baltic region next summer. The concert will culminate in a medley of carols from the British Isles (the land that developed the carol as a song form in the first place) sung in Welsh. Can’t get enough choral activity? On Saturday, Dec. 12, the SCC will perform with the Sacramento Choral Society in the annual “Home for the Holidays” concert at Memorial Auditorium. Joy really is everywhere when you’re at a choral concert! For tickets and more information, call 646-1141 or go to sacramentochildrenschorus.org “Joy Is Everywhere” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at Westminster Presbyterian Church (1300 N St.) and at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Carmichael Seventh Day Adventist Church (4600 Winding Way). The Sacramento Choral Society’s “Home for the Holidays” concert will be performed at 8 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Memorial Auditorium (1515 J St). For tickets, go to sacramentochoral.com

CHRISTMAS ON POINTE It wouldn’t be Christmas without “The Nutcracker,” so be sure to check out the Crockett-Deane Ballet Company and Deane Dance Center’s

double bill, “Nutcracker” and “Christmas Angels,” Dec. 12-13 at the Center at Twenty-Three Hundred to get you in the holiday spirit. Act One of the festive program will feature “Christmas Angels,” an original ballet set to traditional Christmas carols and choreographed by Don Schwennesen, the director of Crockett-Deane Ballet Company and former principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet. The lead roles of Mary and Elizabeth will be danced by graduating senior students (and sisters) Macy and Paige Almendariz. Act Two will feature a one-act, narrated version of “The Nutcracker Suite” with the magical music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. This familyfriendly production is guaranteed to delight children and adults alike. Shows are at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12; and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred is at 2300 Sierra Blvd. For tickets and more information, call 453-0226 or go to deanedancecenter.com

GATHER ’ROUND Whether you’re having people over for dinner or just want to enjoy a decorative eyeful yourself, learn the secrets to holiday table centerpiece making at Relles Florist’s DIY class on Saturday, Dec. 12. The floral specialists will provide the supplies and step-bystep instructions; you provide the creativity—and your guests will bring the “oohs” and “aahs.” The class size is limited, so make sure you register soon. The class is $35 for adults and $10 for accompanying children. Relles Florist is at 2400 J St. To register or for more information, including the starting time, call 4411478 or go to rellesflorist.com

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B Street Theatre – Family Series 443-5300 Thru Dec 27 2711 B St, Sac Bstreettheatre.org A Christmas Carol is an original adaptation by Buck Busfield. Dust doesn’t have time to settle on the age-old story, and more than just dust flies with the original B Street adaptation.

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Thru – Dec 12 Big Idea Theatre 960-3036 1616 Del Paso Blvd, Sac BigIdeaTheatre.org In this adaptation of Shakespeare’s protobromance, we meet best friends Proteus and Valentine. When a search for adventure takes them to Las Vegas, they both fall for the same woman, Silvia. However, Proteus has already sworn his devotion to Julia (who is not so easily rejected), and Silvia’s father does not approve of Valentine. What follows is a hilarious, romantic rivalry that pits love against loyalty.

OF KITES AND KINGS Sacramento Theatre Company 443-6722 1419 H St, Sac sactheatre.org The intimate new play explores the life of the American icon Benjamin Franklin and his relationship with his son, William. In this story of family riffs, love of country, and being true to one’s beliefs, both men rebel against tyrants: Benjamin against Britain’s King George and William against his father, making the two foes. This production continues Sacramento Theatre Company’s (STC) commitment to produce new works by local playwrights every season. *Join STC for the free Prologue Series in the theatre 45 min before each scheduled performance and learn more about the play, the author and STC’s production.

HANDLE WITH CARE B Street Theatre 443-5300 Thru Jan 3 2711 B St, Sac Bstreettheatre.org Handle With Care, by Jason Odell Williams, follows the tale of a young Israeli woman traveling to America with little understanding of English. On her journey she meets a handsome, young, American man with little understanding of women. Has fate brought them together or will hilarious misunderstandings keep them apart?

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AN ALMOST PERFECT PERSON Thru – Dec 13 EMH Prod @ The Ooley Theatre 214-6255 Tickets: Empros.weebly.com 2007 28th St. Sac It’s the night Irene Porter has lost the election for the democratic nomination for Congress. In her efforts to console herself, she engages in two romantic affairs….within 24 hours of each other. This love triangle points to how we still view woman today, not only in terms of sex and sexuality, but in terms of politics and what it means to be a woman.

REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY Dec 12 Mondavi Center, UC Davis – 866 754-2787 Corner of Mrak Hall Drive & Old Davis Rd, Davis, CA mondaviarts.org Known for condensing classic tales into irreverent side-splitting performances, the Reduced Shakespeare Company tells the story of Christmahanukwanzaka from the trio of “Three Wise Guys.” The story begins with the trio arriving at St. Everybody’s Non-Denominational Universalist Church for the annual variety show, only to learn none of the performers are there, and they’ll have to carry out the entire show by themselves. Irreverent yet heartwarming, the show pays delightful tribute to everyone’s favorite holiday traditions – joyful songs, Christmas pageantry, and familiar dysfunction – through hilarious physical theater.

CINDERELLA Sacramento Theatre Company 443-6722 1419 H St, Sac sactheatre.org Returning to STC, after a six-year absence, this crowd-pleasing adaptation of the classic fairy tale is the perfect theatre experience for the whole family. Inspired by the British holiday tradition, the show features music by local songwriter and composer Gregg Coffin, a live band led by STC favorite Samuel Clein. And all new sets and costumes.

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go toward supporting the McClatchy Music Program. The McClatchy High School Auditorium is at 3066 Freeport Blvd. For more information, go to ckm. scusd.edu

Celebrate with the Sacramento Master Singers (SMS) at its concert “Sing We Now of Christmas” on Dec. 13, 17, 19, 20 and 21 at both the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and one night only at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. This year, the talented troupe, under the direction of Dr. Ralph Hughes, will premiere pieces by British artists Cecilia McDowall and James MacMillan, who personally instructed SMS during its tour of Scotland last June. There will be old favorites and new arrangements of classic Christmas tunes, and the performance will end with the choir singing and dancing to the exuberant Yoruban chant piece, “Ogo Ni Fun Oluwa,” with “choralography” created exclusively for SMS by Los Angeles director/choreographer Yvonne Farrow. “Sing We Now of Christmas” will be performed at the Harris Center for the Arts (10 College Parkway) in Folsom at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. For tickets, call 608-6888.

Don’t miss “Jingle All the Way!” a 45-minute special concert for children of all ages and their families, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19. All other performances will take place at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church (1066 26th St.) as follows: 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17; 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19; 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 20; and 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21. For tickets or more information, call 788-7464 or go to mastersingers.org While the main program is always appropriate for youngsters, the kids might enjoy attending an SMS concert intended just for them. Don’t miss “Jingle All the Way!” a 45-minute

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Gallery 2110, in conjunction with other local galleries, is offering a selection of affordable, one-of-a-kind, original art pieces all priced from $30 to $150. Shown: "Moon Tree" by Denice Leonard.

special concert for children of all ages and their families, at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, also at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. The choir will sing holiday songs the kids are sure to know, and they’re invited to sing and play along. (They’ll even get a surprise visit from Santa!) For tickets or more information, call 788-7464 or go to mastersingers. org

THIS IS OUR YOUTH Hear what the rising generation of musicians has to offer at the McClatchy High School Music

Department’s performance of “Sounds of the Season” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The evening of instrumental and choral music will feature pieces performed by student ensembles including Concert Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Choir that reflect the moods of the winter and holiday seasons, including sing-alongs, under the direction of CK McClatchy Music Department’s Jorge Munoz. Stick around afterward for an after-concert reception hosted by the McClatchy Music Boosters. Tickets are $10 general and $5 for children and seniors. All proceeds

Looking to inject a bit of wit and whimsy into your art collection? Stop by the Delta Workshop between now and Jan. 10 and take a gander at the exhibition of “More or Less,” featuring new works by local artist Casey O’Connor. O’Connor received his bachelor’s in fine art at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1986, his master’s of fine arts at New York State University of Ceramics at Alfred in 1994, and now teaches all levels of ceramics at Sierra College. He describes his work, which is made out of ceramic as well as rubber stamps, decals and other found objects, as a “process of manipulation and assembly,” resulting in “pieces that are narrative (or not), functional (or not) and rough-hewn (or not), and remind someone of a story he or she may have heard once but can’t quite remember.” The Delta Workshop exhibition will feature O’Connor’s functional pottery and decaled glassware in conjunction with Wundercabinets of chattering teeth, scuba-diving dolls and face jugs. Check it out! Delta Workshop is at 2598 21st St. For more information, call Bridget Lewis, the owner and visionary behind Delta Workshop’s art space, at 455-1125 or go to deltaworkshopsac. com

STOCKING STUFFERS Still stumped as to what to get those hard-to-gift friends on your list? Why not buy them a beautiful piece of tiny art from Gallery 2110’s current show? “Small Treasures” is on display all this month, with a special reception during the Second Saturday Art Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 12. Gallery 2110, in conjunction with other local galleries, is offering a selection of affordable, one-of-a-

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he undeniable trend in new restaurants, both here in the capital region and all over the country, is comfort food. For the past decade, every other new restaurant has had a menu full of hearty, gooey, dense dishes dressed up with a bit of modern flair. Whether it be country French cooking, or English pub fare, or classic Americana, the comfort-food market is booming. You can’t even begin to talk about comfort food without starting the conversation in the American South. From fried chicken to hoppin’ john, corn bread to grits, Southern cooking speaks of comfort to the American diner with a special voice, one that can’t be ignored. Locally, several restaurants have opened over the past few years, elevating Southern cooking and bringing up barbecue. Places like South and The Porch come to mind as some of the best expressions of this style. Casual Southern eating, however, has its place, too. Two local restaurants express that style well with some amazing standouts on their menus. Sarom’s Southern Kitchen is a humble restaurant on El Camino Avenue, just steps from the Business 80 on-ramp. The tiny parking lot is made smaller by the presence of a trailer-sized smoker and an oldfashioned milk wagon draped with a sign that reads “Freshly Made Pies.” There might not be three better

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Big Sticky Platter with fried chicken, mac and cheese and collard greens from Sticky Gator in Midtown

words strung together in the English language. The interior is diner-casual, with sticky tables preloaded with hot sauces and other condiments. The fake flowers and campy signs on the walls speak to a brief yet authentic desire to dress up the space a bit. No interior design firm or brand consultant was hired to create this feel, which only makes the soul behind the food that much more true. Many of the dishes at Sarom’s are Louisiana favorites: gumbo, jambalaya, po’ boy sandwiches and the like. Each is handled with obvious skill and love, for it is only with love

that you can make Southern food this good. The gumbo, that Cajun staple, is the best I’ve tasted outside of New Orleans. Made with a dark, inky roux, the stew’s flavor is top-notch, while the unsubtle interplay of sausage, chicken, shrimp and the holy trinity (celery, onion and bell pepper) sings. It’s a dish, amazingly flavorful and well priced at $4.95, worth coming back for again and again. Po’ boys, those iconic New Orleans sandwiches, are served with your choice of fried catfish or shrimp. The cornmeal-crusted seafood is tender and crispy, standing up to the spicy

spreads and sandwich fixings packed tight. The coleslaw with house-made pickles is especially nice. True, the bread isn’t the same that you’d get in the bayou, but much as you can’t get San Francisco sourdough in Miami, it’s almost impossible to get authentic New Orleans French bread in California. It’s a compromise. The jambalaya is probably the star of the menu. Spicy with a Creole tomato broth and bursting with sautéed shrimp, this dish hits the mark. Like the gumbo, I’ve not seen its equal outside the state of Louisiana.

The baked goods, including the buttery corn bread and the housemade sweet potato pie (remember the sign in the parking lot), are exceptional. Owner and chef Sarom Doeuk owned and ran several doughnut shops before she expanded into Southern cooking, and her skill with sweets is undeniable. Doeuk is Cambodian and started cooking Creole and Cajun fare only recently, which makes Sarom’s Southern Kitchen an excellent expression of California’s inclusive food and restaurant scene.

Neither overly spicy nor overly cheesy, these perfect tubed delicacies are well worth a try. In Midtown, some similar flavors are coming out of Sticky Gator, a barbecue and soul food restaurant

featuring Texas barbecue and New Orleans soul food. Located on K Street near 25th, Sticky Gator has a casual, order-at-the-counter vibe with a chalkboard menu and food served in to-go containers. The menu is full with meats and sides, many of them familiar to barbecue fans. But a few standouts really make the trip worth it. The house-made cheesy hot links (spicy sausages stuffed with cheese) are divine, or as divine as sausage can be. Neither overly spicy nor overly cheesy, these perfect tubed delicacies are well worth a try. On the side, grab a pile of cheesy garlic grits. They’re just great, with the cheese up front and the garlic a subtle suggestion. The dessert case is filled with goodies made in house, including that simple but fulfilling staple, banana pudding. If you’ve room left, it’s a worthy end to the meal. Sarom’s Southern Kitchen is at 1901 El Camino Ave.; 571-5355. Sticky Gator is at 2322 K St.; 382-9178;stickygatorbbq.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n

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B L D $-$$ Full Bar Outdoor Dining Fresh Mexican food served in an upscale, yet family-friendly setting • Ernestosmexicanfood.com

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

58 Degrees & Holding Co.

Thai Basil Café

1901 16th St. 441-5850

1217 18th St. 442-5858

L D $$$ Wine/Beer California cuisine served in a chic, upscale setting • 58degrees.com

Harlow’s Restaurant 2708 J Street 441-4693

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D Full Bar $$ Middle Eastern cuisine in a Moroccan setting

29th and P Sts. 455-3300

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer English Pub favorites in an historic setting • Foxandgoose.com

2115 J St. 442-4388

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

1001 R St. 443-8825

916.442.4256

Kasbah Lounge

2730 J St. 442-2552

Fox & Goose Public House

2966 FFreeportt Bl Blvdd

1230 20th St. 444-0307

L D $$ Full Bar Modern Italian/California cuisine with Asian inspirations • Harlows.com

Italian Importing Company 1827 J Street 442-6678

B L $ Italian food in a casual grocery setting

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

2115 J St. 442-4353

2431 J St. 442-7690

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

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

The Waterboy

2000 Capitol Ave. 498-9891

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

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M-Th 3-7pm All Day Friday

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Clubhouse 56 Tis the season to Eat, Drink and be Merry

Evan’s Kitchen is a full service restaurant offering private banquet facilities and expert catering services

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855 57th Street #C • 452-3896

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Clubhouse 56 ō 723 56th Street ō 916.454.5656

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BBQ

SUNDAY BRUNCH Smoked Prime Rib and Eggs

www.fatsrestaurants.com

7042 Folsom Blvd ∫ (916) 476-4508 ∫ www.fahrenheitbbq.com

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This Month at the Market

A LOOK AT WHAT’S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN DECEMBER

DINO KALE

CHICORY

COLLARD GREENS

Also known as Tuscan kale and Lacinato kale, it has dark blue-green leaves and a bumpy, embossed texture. It’s called dinosaur kale because it’s said to resemble dinosaur skin. Eat it: It’s great in soups and pastas.

This plant has a single long, thick root, plus leaves and flowers that can be used in food. In the South, the root is roasted, cut up and steeped to make a coffee substitute. Eat it: The root can be boiled and eaten as a vegetable.

A Southern staple, these loose-leafed greens are related to cabbage, broccoli, kale and spring greens. Collards are a good source of vitamin C and soluble fiber. Eat it: Braise with bacon, onion and crushed red pepper.

MANDARINS

POMEGRANATE

MUSTARD GREENS

These citrus fruits come in numerous varieties, including clementines, satsumas, Fairchild tangerines and Murcotts. They all contain fiber, vitamin C and antioxidants. Eat it: Add to a salad or salsa.

Originally from Persia, this fruit is nutrient dense and rich in antioxidants. A glass of pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than red wine, green tea, blueberries or cranberries. Eat it: Add the jewel-like seeds to salads.

This cruciferous vegetable is super healthy, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cholesterol-lowering properties. Eat it: Saute and serve with walnuts.

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C A T Y E A R D I T H I E W OUT TH IN L V O L EW G O HE O T RK H ALL 4920 Folsom Blvd. 10am–9pm 452-5516 Zocolo

La Trattoria Bohemia

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

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

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

EAST SAC

3649 J St. 455-7803

Les Baux

5090 Folsom Blvd. 739-1348

33rd Street Bistro

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

B L D $$ Full Bar Patio Pacific Northwest cuisine in a casual bistro setting • 33rdstreetbistro.com

Opa! Opa!

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

Clubhouse 56

5644 J St. 451-4000

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

Nopalitos

5530 H St. 452-8226

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

Selland's Market Cafe 5340 H St. 473-3333

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

723 56th. Street 454-5656

Star Ginger

BLD Full Bar $$ American. HD sports, kid's menu, breakfast weekends, Late night dining

3101 Folsom Blvd. 231-8888 L D $$ Asian Grill and Noodle Bar

Español

DOWNTOWN

5723 Folsom Blvd. 457-3679

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

Evan’s Kitchen

Foundation

400 L St. 321-9522

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

855 57th St. 452-3896

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

Chops Steak Seafood & Bar

Formoli's Bistro

Claim Jumper

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

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

3839 J St. 448-5699

Hot City Pizza

5642 J St. 731-8888

L D $ Pizza for Dine In or Take Out or Delivery 100 Beers on tap • eastsacpizza.com

1117 11th St. 447-8900

L D $$$ Full Bar Steakhouse serving dry-aged prime beef in an upscale club atmosphere

1111 J St. 442-8200

Downtown & Vine 1200 K Street #8 228-4518

Educational tasting experience of wines by the taste, flight or glass • downtownandvine.com

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

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5723 Folsom Boulevard 457-1936 Dine In & Take Out • Cocktail Lounge • Banquet Room Seats 35 Lunch 11-4 pm • Dinner 4-9 pm Sundays • 11:30-9 pm • Closed Mondays

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Esquire Grill

Jamie's Bar and Grill

1213 K St. 448-8900

427 Broadway 442-4044

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

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

Estelle's Patisserie

Riverside Clubhouse

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

2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988

Fat City Bar & Cafe

Taylor's Kitchen

1001 Front St. 446-6768

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

The Firehouse Restaurant 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 Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com

2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154

601 Munroe St. 486-4891

Tower Café

Matteo's Pizza

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

L D Beer/Wine $$ Neighborhood gathering place for pizza, pasta and grill dishes

1518 Broadway 441-0222

Frank Fat’s

Willie's Burgers

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

L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 on Friday and Saturday • williesburgers.com

806 L St. 442-7092

Il Fornaio

400 Capitol Mall 446-4100

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

Grange

926 J Street • 492-4450

Lemon Grass Restaurant

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

2415 16th St. 444-2006

ARDENCARMICHAEL Bella Bru Café

5038 Fair Oaks Blvd. 485-2883

L D $$ Full Bar Patio Vietnamese and Thai cuisine in a casual yet elegant setting

5132 Fair Oaks. Blvd. 779-0727

The Mandarin Restaurant 4321 Arden Way 488-47794

D $$-$$$ Full Bar Gourmet Chineses food for 32 years • Dine in and take out

Roxy

2381 Fair Oaks Blvd. 489-2000

B L D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine with a Western touch in a creative upscale atmosphere •

Ristorante Piatti

B L D $-$$ Full Bar Espresso, omelettes, salads, table service from 5 -9 p.m. • bellabrucafe.com

571 Pavilions Lane 649-8885

Hock Farm Craft & Provision

Café Vinoteca

Sam's Hof Brau

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

L D $$ Full Bar Italian bistro in a casual setting • Cafevinoteca.com

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

1415 L St. 440-8888

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar

3535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 487-1331

Ettore’s

2376 Fair Oaks Blvd. 482-0708

L D $$ Full Bar Contemporary Italian cuisine in a casually elegant setting • piatti.com

2500 Watt 482-2175 L D $$ Wine/Beer Fresh quality meats roasted daily • thehofbrau.com

Thai House

427 Munroe in Loehmann's 485-3888

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

B L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Patio European-style gourmet café with salads, soup, spit-roasted chicken, and desserts in a bistro setting • Ettores.com

Ten 22

Jackson Dining

Willie's Burgers

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

L D $$ Wine/Beer Creative cuisine in a casual setting • Jacksoncateringevents.com

L D $ Great burgers and more • williesburgers.com n

1530 J St. 447-2112

1022 Second St. 441-2211

1120 Fulton Ave. 483-7300

Jack’s Urban Eats

LAND PARK Casa Garden Restaurant 2760 Sutterville Road 452-2809

L D $$ • D with minimum diners call to inquire $$ Wine/Beer. American cuisine. Operated by volunteers to benefit Sacramento Children's Home. Small and large groups. casagardenrestaurant.org

Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256

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

2535 Fair Oaks Blvd. 481-5225

L D $ Full Bar Made-to-order comfort food in a casual setting • Jacksurbaneats.com

The Kitchen

2225 Hurley Way 568-7171

D $$$ Wine/Beer Five-course gourmet demonstration dinner by reservation only • Thekitchenrestaurant.com

La Rosa Blanca Taqueria 3032 Auburn Blvd. 484-0139 2813 Fulton Ave. 484-6104

L D Full Bar $$-$$ Fresh Mexican food served in a colorful family-friendly setting

Iron Grill

Leatherby’s Family Creamery

13th Street and Broadway 737-5115

2333 Arden Way 920-8382

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

L D $ House-made ice cream and specialties, soups and sandwiches

L D $$ Wine/Beer Featuring the great taste of Thai traditional specialties • sacthaihouse.com

5050 Fair Oaks Blvd. 488-5050

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