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FANTASTIC RIVER PROPERTY This 3 bedroom 2½ bath property with separate guest house … has it all on a 5 acre parcel. A spacious entry welcomes you to a beautifully updated kitchen and generously sized dining room. The large family room is perfect for all the guests you would want. Guest house with it’s own legal address and huge garage/workshop! $875,000 PAULA SWAYNE 916-425-9715 DRE-01188158

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round four years ago, I wrote a story about the death of an elderly neighbor. Her name was Hazel Cramer, and she passed away peacefully at home in late 2014 at the age of 97. She lived in her home for 80 years after moving there with her parents as a teenager. Over the years, Hazel was married and widowed three times. She was survived by a few relatives who lived far from California and tended to her as best they could from long distance. Hazel had no children. Her primary caregiver was her best friend for many decades, Helen Jursch. Helen never married. She had no children. Her only sibling was her brother Bob Jursch, who was declared “missing in action” in the Korean War at age 19. Helen was 10 years younger than her friend Hazel. My husband Jim and I adopted Hazel and Helen about 13 years ago, when we had them over for a block party and realized they had no family. My own mother, who was Hazel’s age, had just died and we missed her very much. For almost nine years, I visited Hazel and Helen every week to give them companionship and conversation. My husband became their newspaper deliveryman after they were forced to cancel their Sacramento Bee

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subscription. The real carrier could not deliver the paper to their porch, where they could comfortably retrieve it. Hazel loved The Wall Street Journal. She was delighted that Jim brought the Journal down every day along with the Bee and carefully placed the papers on their doorstep. Hazel spent the last year of her life in hospice care, and we became more focused on what lay ahead for Helen. A decade earlier, she had moved in with Hazel to care for her friend. But she still had her own home in Land Park. Hazel owned a considerable estate. Before she died, she told me she pledged her money to Sacramento State University for scholarships. As I looked around her house, filled with years of mementos from her life and world travels, I remember thinking I was glad that emptying the house was the university’s problem and not mine. So I was surprised to learn she had appointed me as executor of her estate. The job was originally designated for Helen, but she was 87, and there was no way she was prepared to handle a job of that magnitude. The year after Hazel’s death was one of the most consequential and stressful of my life. I had to empty her home and sell it. And I had to deal with dozens of bank and brokerage accounts that comprised her estate. Of course, not one record was computerized. I hired estate attorney Brian Wyatt to guide me through the process and work with the university on the donation, which was one of the largest in the school’s history at more than $5.5 million. Brian’s council was extremely valuable. My job as executor was finally completed in 2018 after four years of work. As if this responsibility after Hazel’s death wasn’t enough, we had to move Helen back to her home and help her as she grieved the loss of her best friend. She had lived for more than a decade with the sole mission of caring for Hazel. She clearly could not conceive of life after Hazel. We included her in family gatherings, and my children graciously became her grandchildren. But the sadness Helen plainly endured was difficult for all of us. A few weeks after returning home, Helen discovered a lump on her head. It was quickly diagnosed as cancer. The tumor required major surgery and nursing care. I was able to move her to Mercy McMahon Terrace as soon as a room opened up. While Hazel’s possessions were very important to her, Helen was the opposite. When I asked what she wanted us to move into her assisted-living

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quarters, she said I should make the decision. “Everything in that house was my mother’s,” she said. My mother had lived in the same facility years before, so I knew what the studio space would allow. When I showed up to meet the movers, they handed me a key to Room 344. As I walked down the hallway everything

the previous decade, the focus of our relationship was caring for Hazel. And Hazel was very similar to my mother. She was sociable and gregarious. She loved to read and travel the world. Helen was another bird entirely. She was quiet, not especially confident, and never enjoyed reading anything other than the daily newspaper and Inside

Best friends Helen Jursch and Hazel Cramer on Hazel’s wedding day to Leonard Cramer. looked familiar. Helen’s studio was the same room my mother once lived in! No one was happier with that turn of events than Helen. We agreed it was “simply meant to be.” Not everyone is pleased to move to assisted living, especially someone as independent as Helen. But the studio’s legacy eased the transition. Using the skills I learned while emptying Hazel’s home, I did the same for Helen. A friend’s daughter and contractor husband were looking for a fixer-upper. They bought the house that hadn’t had an improvement in more than 50 years. Getting to know Helen under these circumstances was interesting. For

East Sac. She only traveled to serve as a companion for Hazel. But Helen was kind, loving, and had a fun sense of humor. She was also extremely grateful. In an earlier era, Helen would have been called a “tomboy.” She loved sports, so my husband took her to River Cats games and watched sports with her on television. On visits to my mom, I could pretty much bring up any subject and we could talk for hours. We read the same books, traveled to similar places and had family ties. This was not the case with Helen. We had no shared history. We bought her a big, beautiful new television and set up movie streaming so

we could watch films and historic series together. She never went to the movies, so I was able to watch dozens of my favorites again, plus all six seasons of Downton Abbey. Another important part of our connection to Helen was our dog McKinley. From the time he was a puppy five years ago, Helen always cherished her time with him. He had his own bed and toys at her apartment. She called him her grand dog. Three years ago, Helen was diagnosed with liver cancer. I’ve been lucky to have never had a loved one receive that dreaded diagnosis. But Helen seemed almost pleased by the news. She was one step closer to being in heaven with her beloved Hazel and brother Bob. Over the years, there were many end-of-life decisions to navigate. Helen needed help settling her finances. A charitable-giving plan was established for her favorite animal welfare and veteran’s charities. We set protocols to honor her desire to die at home and not in a hospital. The last couple years she spent in and out of hospice. She was blessed with a few dedicated loved ones who kept in touch and helped us during the final year of her life. A few months before she died this past fall, she was heartened when President Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea resulted in MIA remains being repatriated to the U.S. She often asked when she might find out what happened to Bob. (I helped her send a DNA sample to Veterans Affairs years ago.) We told her she was much more likely to meet Bob in heaven and find out firsthand than hear from the government. She smiled and loved the thought. When Helen finally passed, I was focused emotionally on her being able to join her loved ones, free of earthly bonds. Yet my personal grief came as something of a surprise. My husband and I realized Helen had been a “burning bush” God had put before us to be of service to others. While at times the experience of the past four years seemed overwhelming, we felt a loss of purpose when it was gone. Giving of oneself to help others brings us closer to the deep human connection that I believe we are all intended to experience. Look carefully around your neighborhood. You never know who may need a little help. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

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A Mother’s Story PLAY REFLECTS COMPELLING CHAPTER IN SACRAMENTO HISTORY

HEAD-SHAVING FUNDRAISER Jay Jugoz, owner of Riverside Sports Bar, will host his second annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraiser Saturday, March 9, from 3 to 10 p.m., to raise funds for childhood cancer research. To participate or donate, visit www.stbaldricks.org/events/ riversidesportsbar2019. Then show up and get your head shaved. Participants will receive a swag bag and St. Baldrick’s shirt. Local professional barbers and cosmetologists will volunteer their time. Riverside Sports Bar is at 6401 Riverside Blvd. For more information, call (916) 3464672.

PROM ATTIRE GIVEAWAY FOR LOCAL TEENS

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va Rutland had a special way to describe Sacramento: “How green, how clean, how wonderful!” Her perspective was unique as an African-American woman who moved her family to California from the segregated South in 1952. Her book, “When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story,” describes the family’s remarkable journey. Eva died in 2012 at age 95. Daughter Ginger Rutland will hold a special reading and discussion of her mother’s book at the Robbie Waters Pocket-

Greenhaven Library, Saturday, March 9, at 11 a.m. Ginger Rutland, a former associate editor for The Sacramento Bee, has written a play based on her mother’s book. As the first black family in Curtis Park and the only African-American children at their neighborhood school, the Rutland story reflects an important and compelling chapter in Sacramento history. The play “When We Were Colored” will have its world premiere at the Sacramento Theatre Company from March 20 through April 28.

Teens can score free formal wear at the Prom Attire Giveaway in the Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library on Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Community donations of dresses, suits, accessories and other formal wear will be given to young people ages 13 to 19. Teens should bring a school ID or other form of identification, and wear clothing that makes it easy to change with limited space for dressing rooms. Please, no makeup as it can stain the clothes. Adults may accompany the young people, but only teens can take items home. All library locations are still accepting donations of gently used formal wear. For more information, call (916) 264-2920.

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The community is invited to the annual SPHSS Portuguese Hall Carnaval on Saturday, March 2. This family-friendly event starts at 8 p.m., and features live music, traditional Portuguese food and children’s activities. Admission is $5 for adults; free for children younger than 12. The SPHSS Hall is at 6676 Pocket Road. For more information, call Jose Silva at (916) 969-4903.

Everyone is Irish at the Elks Lodge No. 6 annual St. Patrick’s Celebration, Sunday, March 17. For $20 per person, enjoy corned beef and cabbage, with sides and dessert. Cocktail hour (plus Irish beer) starts at 3 p.m., with dinner at 5 p.m. For tickets, call (916) 422-6666 or visit the Elks Lodge.

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Changes to the city’s recycling program will be discussed at the PocketGreenhaven Community Association meeting Tuesday, March 5, at 6 p.m., in the Robbie Waters library. City recycling and solid-waste expert Meghan Vanderford will explain the changes. Parks commissioner Devin Lavelle will share results of a survey concerning local parks.

Students from the John F. Kennedy High School music department will hold their annual Spring Concert on Thursday, March 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the school auditorium. Enjoy music by the concert band, and jazz and winter percussion ensembles, along with the choir, all for $5 per person. Proceeds will benefit school music programs affected by the Butte County Camp Fire.

COMPOSTING WORKSHOP Learn the basics of composting from UC Master Gardeners on Tuesday, March 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at ACC Senior Services. The free workshop, limited to 25 students, will cover essential composting topics. Pre-registration is required. To register, contact Anna Su at (916) 3939026, ext. 330. ACC Senior Services is at 7334 Park City Drive.

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Rick Jennings and Dennis Rogers

Promise Keeper AFTER HALF-CENTURY, COUNCILMEMBER DELIVERS ON ACCESS

hey made the promise in 1975. It was memorialized in writing and adopted by the Sacramento City Council. The document was called the Sacramento River Parkway Master Plan, and its vow was simple. Residents of Pocket and Greenhaven would enjoy a paved recreational trail along the Sacramento River levee, accessible at multiple points. People could walk, run or cycle from Freeport to Downtown without leaving the parkway. No fences to block the way. No detours onto city streets. The idea of a levee parkway didn’t start with the Master Plan of June

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1975. Fifteen years earlier, a consulting firm, Pacific Planning and Research, suggested to city officials that land adjacent to the river levee should be protected from development and saved for recreational purposes. That was 1960, before the subdivision of Pocket and Greenhaven began. As the consultants considered the future, they saw something beyond the farmland. They saw an opportunity to build a unique recreational treasure that would serve generations. The river levee parkway was a visionary notion. It would allow Sacramento to continue its orderly march south and create one of

California’s most comprehensive waterfront showcases. Unfortunately, City Hall didn’t listen. It ordered greenways and winding concrete paths for new neighborhoods in Pocket, but largely ignored the river. Worse, the city did nothing when a few riverfront homeowners claimed dubious property rights to the levee and threw up fences to block access. Today, the visions of 1960 and 1975 have finally caught up with City Hall. Elected officials have listened. They have identified a process to erase the sketchy property claims, and pieced together budgets and planning

documents to deliver the promise made a half-century ago. Leading the way is Rick Jennings, the community’s city councilmember since 2014. Jennings sees the levee parkway as his legacy project. “When I first ran for office, I supported building the new arena Downtown and opening the levee for everyone,” he says. “I was willing to lose the election on those two goals.” Now in his second term, Jennings has stood before hostile audiences of riverfront homeowners—a coven unaccustomed to hearing the word “no” from City Hall—and explained why the community’s recreational benefits must prevail over private access to the levee, which is owned and maintained by the public. “The parkway was a promise,” Jennings says. “You don’t make promises you can’t keep.” For five years, Jennings and staff have worked with the city bureaucracy, engaged state water authorities and wrangled support from fellow councilmembers, all on behalf of public access to the levee. “We probably spend 5 to 10 percent of our time on levee access,” says Dennis Rogers, chief of staff for Jennings and point man on parkway access. “Some weeks less, some weeks more. But it’s important.” Finishing the levee parkway will require several big steps. The city must resolve ownership claims by riverfront property owners. Condemnation is planned for the stubborn cases. Environmental and design work must be completed. Permits must be obtained. And finally, pavement must be laid. Jennings has penciled out the cost at $7.925 million. Ironically, that’s not much more than the $6 million estimated by the city in 1997, when the 1975 Parkway Master Plan was updated. Where will the money come from? How will it be spent? What’s the timeframe? We’ll explain those pieces of the puzzle next month. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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Final Toot for Trolley? HOW CROSS-RIVER STREETCAR RAN OUT OF TRACK

t’s hard to declare a municipal streetcar project dead. Many streetcar projects around the country have been given last rites over the years, only to rise like Lazarus from the ashes. Streetcar projects are, for some reason, extremely hard to kill.

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Sacramento’s streetcar project seemingly died on more than one occasion, only to return in some new incarnation. But the project’s most recent crash is likely to be the last. In January, construction bids were finally opened for the long-planned 4.4-mile circulating route that would allow streetcars to travel from West Sacramento City Hall, across the Tower Bridge and east to maybe 19th Street. Project designers estimated the cost for tracks, overhead wires and associated equipment at $108 million. For months, the rumor mill hinted the bids would land well above the estimate. Even then, many observers

were stunned when the three bids were opened. The lowest was $184 million— or $76 million above estimates. How is it possible that project managers could be so wildly off the mark? Hubris played a major role. The project—a complex partnership among the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento, Regional Transit and Sacramento Area Council of Governments—was the brainchild of ambitious urban planners who saw other U.S. cities rush to build “modern streetcar” projects, largely in response to the availability of new federal funds under the U.S. Department

of Transportation’s “Small Starts” program. With “Small Starts,” the feds pick up half of the cost of building such systems, but none of the operating costs. Fiftypercent match programs are like crack cocaine to local planners: almost impossible to resist. Would such a project in Sacramento even be considered if not for the lure of the 50-percent federal match? Not a chance. Which is instructive: If a project lacks sufficient merit to justify a city coughing up the money to build it, why should it be built? American cities such as Sacramento have access to municipal bond markets.

To juice passage of the high-speed rail bond ballot measure several years ago, rail proponents promised local jurisdictions along the proposed highspeed route a princely share of bond proceeds. Regional Transit was in line to collect $25 million—but the money could only be used for rail projects in the RT service area. That presented RT with a choice: it could use the high-speed rail money to begin replacing its aged and obsolete fleet of Light Rail cars (a $200 millionplus unfunded liability) or it could use it as the local match to secure $25 million more in federal funding for the streetcar. The responsible thing to do would have been to use the money to replace ancient Light Rail cars. But the fix was in: Sacramento city councilmembers on the RT board used their collective influence, along with the personal urging of Mayor Darrell Steinberg, to approve spending the money on the streetcar project. Why didn’t Sacramento officials ask property owners in the vicinity of the proposed streetcar to tax themselves to cover the local “match” needed to secure federal funding? They did. In June 2015, the city asked Downtown and Midtown voters to approve a property tax assessment to raise the necessary local dollars for the streetcar. As a special tax, it required a twothirds majority to pass. After a spirited campaign, the streetcar tax missed its two-third mark by a 20-percent margin, with 49 percent voting for the tax and 51 percent voting against it. Did the city respect the democratically expressed will of voters and drop the streetcar project? Not in this town. On the next day after the vote, Hansen announced city officials would hunt for a “Plan B” to fund the local match. Plan B was to tap state cap-and-trade and high-speed rail bond money. With the jaw-dropping construction bids having injected an apparently fatal dose of reality into the streetcar project, taxpayers and commuters can only hope it stays dead. The last thing Sacramento needs is a $184 million streetcar named Lazarus.

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If they properly manage their bonding capacity, they can cheaply raise the cash to build such systems on their own. But in reality, projects such as the Tower Bridge streetcar make no sense unless half the cost is “free,” picked up by federal taxpayers. And municipal planners feel a profound anguish when they pass up opportunities to grab “free” federal money. With federal dollars beckoning, economic common sense and judgment melt. It’s bureaucratic human nature, I suppose. Midway through the Sacramento streetcar saga, the federal government raised the maximum amount it was willing to give cities to build streetcar projects, from $75 million to $100 million. What was the response of our local officials? They promptly increased the size and scope of the streetcar project, going from $150 million to $200 million. Sacramento City Councilmember Steve Hansen was quoted in The Sacramento Bee, April 26, 2016, saying, “We didn’t want to leave money on the table. If we want to ask for more, we have to show a bigger project.” You can see the problems with such logic. The project grew not because it merited expansion, but because more federal dollars became available. How was the streetcar project expanded? By creating an unnecessary 1-mile spur in West Sacramento along the Sacramento River south of the Tower Bridge to the Pioneer Bridge at a cost of $25 million, and by proposing to move Light Rail from K Street three blocks north to H Street so the streetcar could run down K Street, which would cost another $25 million. Why did they want to move Light Rail to H Street? Because merchants on K Street thought a streetcar would look better than Light Rail trains (I kid you not). Did anyone stop to consider the inconvenience of such a move on Light Rail commuters, most of whom work south of K Street? Apparently not. But the $50 million streetcar expansion scheme created another problem. How to come up with $25 million in additional local matching dollars to win the $25 million in additional federal dollars? The answer was state government, which was soon visited by city officials, hat in hand. Local authorities had already lined up $30 million of state funding from cap-and-trade funds. They finagled the state to provide another $25 million from the sale of high-speed rail bonds.

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Magic in the Air

Joan Borucki and Katherine Bardis

ON BROADWAY, NEON LIGHTS AND FUTURE ARE BRIGHT

riginally called Y Street, Broadway was the southern edge of Sacramento’s Grid and home to the Buffalo Recreation Grounds, a former baseball stadium. Renamed Broadway after Tower Theatre opened in 1938, the street was essentially cut off from the rest of the Grid following construction of the W-X Freeway in 1968. Though Broadway has remained a thriving hub of small businesses and ethnic restaurants, from Thai to Ethiopian, the district ultimately became less a destination as the city

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focused on revitalizing areas such as Downtown and the R Street Corridor. But new public and private projects aim to revive the Broadway Corridor by creating more pedestrian and bikefriendly pathways, and adding new retail and housing. One group spearheading the revitalization of the Broadway Corridor is the Greater Broadway District, a Property and Business Improvement District, founded in 2007 primarily to provide security and maintenance within the district’s boundaries, roughly between X Street and Broadway, Interstate 5 and Highway 99. “Broadway is an interesting street with tremendous history, from the old jazz clubs to the old baseball stadium,” says Joan Borucki, executive director of the Greater Broadway District. “It used to be quite a main street, and we’ve been working the last couple years to bring it back. Our councilmembers say the next emerging corridor is Broadway.”

While retail revitalization has occurred on Broadway in recent years, with businesses such as New Helvetia Brewing Company opening, the city plans to physically transform Broadway between Third and 29th streets with its Complete Streets Project. “The city is going to take it from four lanes down to two lanes, and add parking and bicycle lanes, and put in a lot of pedestrian improvements,” Borucki says. According to the city, design for the estimated $10 million project should be completed in fall 2020, with construction beginning in 2021. In addition to the Complete Streets Project, the Greater Broadway District hired landscape architect Kimberly Garza of ATLAS Lab to create a placemaking plan for the Broadway Corridor “because we’d like to start getting more trees and public art in the corridor as well,” Borucki says. Such improvements could attract more pedestrians to Broadway, which

already has drawn new businesses such as Selland’s Market-Cafe and Bike Dog brewery, which opened between Ninth and 10th streets, Hoppy Brewing Company and Real Pie Company on 24th, and most recently Chipotle on 16th, which soon will be joined by Noah’s Bagels and Peet’s Coffee, plus Sourdough Bread Co. While new businesses are locating on Broadway, Borucki says, “We’ve probably got more housing going into Broadway than retail.” The most significant addition to Broadway housing is the 1,000-unit Mill at Broadway by Bardis Homes. Construction for The Mill at Broadway, which includes a 4-acre park, bike paths, murals and on-site market, began in 2015. The first 200-home phase was completed and sold out by 2018. “Broadway has such a rich, vibrant history, it is exciting to see the area come into its own over these past few years,” says Katherine Bardis, The Mill’s master building partner.

The Mill at Broadway residents enjoy one of the most signiﬁcant housing additions in the area. Image by Faithmari Inc.

“Broadway has transformed into its own new community, full of life and authentic experiences, and from the Sunday markets to films at Tower Theatre, Broadway provides new homes and restaurants while still preserving the history of the corridor.” In addition to the 1,000 units at The Mill, Indie Capital is building 17 duplex units at Ninth and Broadway, and developer Sotiris Kolokotronis has submitted an application with the city to build a 59-unit apartment building at Third and Broadway. Besides new retail and homes, Borucki hopes the city will continue to make efforts to connect Broadway to the Grid through new bike and pedestrian paths, citing the Sunday morning farmers market under the W-X Freeway as a great connector between Broadway and Southside Park. And with businesses establishing themselves in neighborhoods north of the W-X Freeway, such as Urban Roots brewery, which opened on 14th and V streets in 2018, it’s possible the drumbeat of retail activity could create more access for pedestrians.

But first, Borucki says, the goal is “to make the Greater Broadway District a more active corridor for people.” Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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Camp With a Cause

Lucy Beckett

ELK GROVE TEEN GIVES AFGHAN REFUGEES SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE

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ucy Beckett has always been “a summer camp kid,” as she puts it. So it’s no surprise that when it came time for the longtime Girl Scout to apply for the prestigious Gold Award, Beckett was inspired by her love of summer camp. The Gold Award is the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive for planning and implementing a “take action” project that provides a sustainable, lasting benefit to the girl’s larger community. After spending summer 2017 volunteering with Mitzvah Corps—a program that provides social justice experiences for teens—at a summer camp for refugee children in Seattle, Beckett decided to implement something similar in her hometown. The Cosumnes Oaks High School senior met with the clergy at her synagogue, Congregation B’nai Israel, about offering a two-week day camp for refugee children in the Sacramento area. Beckett had previously volunteered for B’nai Israel’s summer camp so she knew the organization had the infrastructure to support her idea. Next came the question of who the camp would serve. Since Beckett knew she wanted to work with refugee children, she partnered with local refugee-resettlement agency Opening Doors to secure plenty of willing campers—children of Afghan refugees. Over the last decade, the Sacramento area has become a key destination for Afghan refugees, especially those who hold Special Immigrant Visas issued to people who’ve worked for a U.S. military, embassy or government agency—many as translators, security personnel, drivers and cultural brokers—during the war in Afghanistan. Opening Doors is one of

only five agencies in the region that serves these refugees. The agency resettled more than 1,000 individuals in 2017. The inaugural Camp Nefesh—a Hebrew word often translated as “soul” or “lifeforce”—hosted 60 campers ages 4 to 13 for two weeks of day camps from late July through early August last summer at B’nai Israel on Riverside Boulevard. Beckett planned all of the secular activities, including music, arts and crafts, cooking, sports, games and a Holiday Day when campers learned about American holidays. She staffed the camp with fellow teen volunteers who answered her calls to action on social media. “There was a lot of me going to my friends and saying, ‘Tell your friends to tell their friends to volunteer,’” Beckett says with a laugh. The Elk Grove teenager got word in November that she’d successfully earned the coveted Gold Award for Camp Nefesh, but that doesn’t mean she’s done. This year’s camp is already in the planning stages and Beckett is determined to see it continue after she’s left for college. “My goal is to help the younger people learn how to step into my shoes so Camp Nefesh can keep going,” Beckett says. “I’m very passionate about social justice, especially immigrant and refugee rights, so I’ll continue to advocate for the community no matter where I am.” For more information, visit campnefesh.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Bright Writes, Big City

EX-REPORTER’S BOOK MAKES SACRAMENTO THE STAR

Andy Furillo

acramento finally has a contemporary literary character worthy of the city’s cultural diversity, artistic sensitivity and sleazy criminal

element. Our hero’s name is Lincoln Adams. He lives on D Street, earns a fortune as a woodcarving artist, drinks too much and finds trouble. He doesn’t like cars and walks everywhere, especially along Midtown railroad tracks.

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Adams is the creation of Andy Furillo, a former Sacramento Bee reporter whose pit bull tenacity and evocative prose pulled readers through thousands of stories about cops and courts and sports. In his new novel “The First Year,” Furillo unleashes his talents with a bravado mixture of fact, fiction, familiar locations and relentless dramatic twists. It’s a marvelous read. Vividly drawn characters race through a narrative that leaves readers thirsty for the next paragraph. The book is wildly unpredictable yet cozily familiar. Large chunks are anchored in familiar locations—the Torch Club, Benny’s bar, Shine coffee shop, even Golden 1 Center. For years, Furillo dreamed of writing fiction. He hammered out three books while working at the Bee, but decided none were good enough to publish. “The First Year” came together quickly,

in a burst of energy after he left the newspaper in 2017. “I loved daily journalism, but it’s so restricting,” he says. “You can’t just say what you want. You can’t move people the way you can with fiction.” The Bee features prominently in “The First Year,” though it’s called the Beacon. Two key characters are reporters, and their race to expose a Sacramento-based gang of Russian money launderers and hackers forms the story. The Russian mob elements were inspired by testimony uncovered by Furillo in his reporting days at the Robert Matsui U.S. Courthouse. “That stuff is basically just how it was laid out in the courtroom,” Furillo says. “I walked in and there it was. I just changed the characters.” The Bee takes a beating in “The First Year.” When reporters aren’t quitting or getting laid off, they are pressured by editors to boost the online clicks their stories attract. As Furillo describes one reporter, “The transition in the business from print to search engine optimization angle wasn’t a good one for Frankie Cameron. Clicks lied. He was a newspaperman.” Sadly, the newsroom scenes aren’t made up.

The book takes flight after the election of President Donald Trump, and is prescient as it pursues connections between the 2016 presidential campaign and Russian hackers, all with a Sacramento backdrop. Lincoln Adams is the fullest of Furillo’s characters. The hero loves Sacramento. The Grid is his front yard. Honest and loyal to himself and friends, with no interest in personal success, Link is at once cynical and naïve—a mirror on the city that’s shifting around him. He’s a true flaneur, a spiritual soul who searches for wisdom by wandering the streets, studying humanity, judging no one, dodging headlights and waiting for trains to pass on Q Street. Struggling to rekindle his artistic spark, Adams tells himself, “When it was gone, it was gone, and it would come back on its terms, when you least expected it. It wasn’t like just pulling a tap to pour out frothy foam with a tint of citrus.” Furillo is at work on a sequel. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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A Mother’s Memories

Ginger Rutland

JOURNALIST-TURNED-PLAYWRIGHT BRINGS STORY OF BLACK MIDDLE-CLASS TO THE STAGE

inger Rutland lives in Curtis Park not far from where her family resided when they first came to Sacramento in 1952. “Of course,” Rutland says, “because of racial covenants on the deeds and real

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estate practices in 1952, blacks couldn’t purchase homes in this part of the neighborhood—nothing south of Second Avenue. Times change!” Changing with the times has been something of a personal theme for Rutland during her storied career. After graduating from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Rutland worked as a TV reporter for 17 years at KCRA and KRON-TV (the NBC affiliate in San Francisco) before becoming an associate editor at The Sacramento Bee—from which she retired in 2013—and a commentator for Capital Public Radio. But it’s the work she’s done with her own family lore that seems to bring her the most pride. “When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story,” a play Rutland adapted from

her mother Eva’s memoir, premiers at Sacramento Theatre Company this month. The play is the capstone on more than a decade of work on Rutland’s part to bring her mother’s story to the masses. Eva Rutland, as her daughter puts it, “was a middle-class black woman who was born and educated in the Jim Crow south in Atlanta who came to Sacramento after World War II with her husband and four children and landed on the outer edge of Curtis Park, entering the integrated world for first time.” The elder Rutland was an accomplished writer in her own right, selling more than 20 romance stories to Harlequin during her lifetime, as well as countless pieces to Ladies Home Journal

and Redbook in the 1950s—many of which she dictated to one of the first talking computers after going blind in her early 50s. Rutland’s memoir, “The Trouble with Being a Mama,” published in 1964 and republished by her daughter in 2007 under the new title “When We Were Colored,” provides the backbone for the play. “I attend plays at Ashland a lot,” Rutland says. “They do a lot of ‘black stuff,’ but it’s all relentlessly sad— slavery, rape, bad things happening. I thought, ‘I’ve been black all my life, it ain’t all that bad.’ I wanted to lighten things up, so I approached some people I knew at Ashland about turning my mother’s book into a play. They said go ahead and write it, so I did.”

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Playhouse—to see if he would help her workshop the piece. He agreed, and the resulting play was picked up by STC for a world premiere run from March 20 through April 28 with Eich as director. “Rewriting and upping my game has been worth it,” says Rutland, adding that it was the addition of intergenerational tension between the characters based on herself and her parents that clinched the rewrites. “It’s incredibly gratifying to have all of these black people come up to me and say, ‘Thank you for showing us. Thank you for telling our story.’ My mother died in 2012 and my father has been gone since 2005, but I think they would be thrilled.” Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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You Gotta Have Friends EAST SAC HOMEOWNER FINDS FRIENDLY INSPIRATION WHEN BUILDING ANEW

t’s good to have friends. That’s what Dr. Patrick Browning came to embrace when he committed to the daunting task of designing, constructing and decorating his new abode. “I had this great complementary group of friends who each had their own skill set that was perfect for building this place,” Browning says. The East Sacramento resident was comfortably living on 33rd Street when presented with the opportunity to purchase a nearby fixer-upper that had been used as a rental by people “who were not good stewards of the home,” he says. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Browning bought the property, took the house down to the studs and rebuilt to his mind’s eye. “I didn’t plan to leave my house on 33rd, but I felt I could make this a really good home,” explains Browning, a radiologist and vice president/medical director

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of specialty services at Magellan Healthcare. The new 2,850-square-foot twostory home has three bedrooms, each with a full bath, plus an office and two additional bathrooms, one in the garage for a future studio apartment. Hardwood floors are hickory, the ideal shade to conceal dog hair courtesy of his bluenose pit bull, Murphy. Ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen, family room and master bathroom are heated. “Tile floors are really cold,” Browning says. “The family room and kitchen are places people hang out, so I thought it would be nice if they were warm.” Curved walls and a spiral staircase with walnut railings are prominent features in the home designed by Sacramento architect John Packowski, who was inspired by Browning’s

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unique dining table—a round “puzzle table” made of reclaimed Romanian barnwood with an intricate puzzle-like construction that expands to seat eight. “John had never seen anything like it,” Browning says. So the architect took the table’s circular nature and carried the design throughout the home. A light industrial flair is highlighted in the architecture, as well as in Browning’s art collection, with many pieces by friend and local artist Maren Conrad. “She is a very active member of the art community in Sacramento,” Browning notes. “By virtue of knowing her, I have run into artists who are exceptionally talented.” Among Conrad’s art are two vertical copper and silver resin panels concealing doors in the curved dining room wall that open to reveal Browning’s wine collection. A 16-panel folding Conrad creation hides the television placed into the wall over the fireplace. “When closed, it looks like a big piece of art,” Browning says. A ceramic warthog with intense orange eyes, by the late artist David Gilhooly, stands guard across from the front door, similar to the celebrated Chinese foo dogs that “take in bad

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shower walls, with elongated windows overlooking the backyard, curve out onto the deck for an outdoor-shower effect. A large hot tub sits to the right. Downstairs off the family room, a massive five-panel folding glass door opens to the backyard, creating an easy flow to the patio with industrial overhead heaters for alfresco entertaining. An outdoor spiral staircase leads to the master bedroom for easy access to a sweater on a chilly night. Sacramento contractor Ken Dyer and interior designer Kimberly Dressel kept the project on track. “There were so many decisions to make,” Browning says. “Kimberly got a sense of my style and was able to narrow down choices, making it easier for me.” What does the doctor recommend for homeowners planning a major renovation? Friends, of course. “Have your friends look at the plans,” he says. “Bringing my friends in to look at things gave me a much better perspective than I might have had myself.” To recommend a house or garden for Home Insight, contact Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. n

energy and protect the house,” Browning explains. A show-stopping copper-plated “spear,” by metal artist Thomas Ramey, hangs through the center of the spiral staircase from the second-floor ceiling, complementing the clean industrial look. Five Darth Vader masks, by art instructor Ianna Frisby, grace the upstairs hallway, a nod to Browning’s affection for Star Wars. The kitchen’s dramatic backsplash of custom tile made in Canada has the appearance of metal and wood with a fossilized shimmer. “I love that it has complexity,” Browning notes. “It provides a lot of interest and pulls everything together,” including the high-end stainless-steel appliances, walnut cabinets and unfinished granite countertops from Brazil. The “smart home” can be controlled from Browning’s phone or voicecontrolled system. The homeowner, who went electric with as much as possible, added solar panels above the kitchen. Surround-sound speakers are embedded in the 9-foot-high ceilings. In the upstairs master bedroom, an enclosed glass fireplace “floats” between the bed and freestanding tub. Two skylights bring in the sunshine. The

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A SHOW-STOPPING COPPER-PLATED “SPEAR,” BY METAL ARTIST THOMAS RAMEY, HANGS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE FROM THE SECOND-FLOOR CEILING.

Professional Touch FROM OLYMPIANS TO AMATEURS, COACHES LEARN TO ADAPT

or people new to cycling, it’s nice to know Mike Sayers and Julie Young are here to help. They spend hours making sure a new bike fits the rider. They write training plans and advise on everything from clothing and equipment to diet. Many personal coaches provide similar services. But many coaches are not Sayers and Young. Sayers coached the U.S. Olympic men’s road cycling team at the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016. He was a professional cyclist for 13 years, competing across the U.S. and Europe. Young likewise has an elite cycling pedigree. She was a touring pro for 12 years, renowned for her performances in European stage races. Today they can be found at 21st and N streets, working in their studio called Dai! Endurance, which capitalizes on the Italian word for “let’s go.” They apply the urgency of

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“dai!” to clients of all ages and skills— but especially people who aren’t great athletes. “The weekend warrior is our sweet spot,” Sayers says. “We’ve obviously worked with lots of elite athletes, but whatever your goal is, we want you to be successful. If your goal is to complete a triathlon or finish the California International Marathon and qualify for Boston, that’s just as important as wanting to win an Olympic medal. Your goal matters.” Sayers and Young have been in business almost two years. They have learned much. “Sometimes I think, wow, what did we get into?” Sayers says. “In a lot of respects, we had no idea about retail.” Their endurance paid off. They built a referral network to help clients who need chiropractic, massage and physical therapy services. They have connections with Kaiser doctors and experts who provide training for runners or people interested in low-stress yoga. They can send you to the right shoe store or bike shop. And they have adapted to changing markets, widening their cycling focus to include BMX and off-road treks and trainings. “Gravel and dirt riding are the big things now,” Sayers says. “It’s about the experience more than the competition.” The idea that elite, Olympic-level coaches would be hanging around Midtown, ready to help average people achieve athletic success, is a true hidden wonder of Sacramento. In places such as the Bay Area and Los Angeles, coaches with professional-

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level experience are available, but rarely to the masses and not without serious financial commitments. Dai! Endurance is a local retail business priced competitively for Sacramento, not San Francisco. “I would argue you’re not going to find any services in the Bay Area are better than what we offer, and definitely not for the price,” Sayers says. “This is Sacramento.” Sayers and Young both grew up in Sacramento, attending Jesuit and St. Francis high schools. After careers

based largely in Europe, they returned to Northern California. Sayers lives with his family in Fair Oaks. Young commutes from Auburn. The former Olympic coach enjoys working with amateurs. Pros bring relentless emotional pressure. Weekend warriors seek a special joy. “When you’re riding or running or whatever for fun, it’s got to be fun, or you won’t do it,” he says. “We never forget that.” R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@ graswich.com. n

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Earl and Adriana Stephens

Fermenting on the Farm DUELING DOGS OFFERS CRAFT BEERS AND SEASONAL CIDERS

he bucolic 10-acre property owned by Earl and Adriana Stephens was just an empty cattle pasture when Earl purchased it in 2006, three years before he met his future wife at a farmers market. Thirteen years later, that once barren land now boasts a house, a working farm and one of the most unique craft breweries in the state. All

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three were designed by Earl, a licensed engineer, and largely built from scratch by Earl and Adriana, the owners of Dueling Dogs Brewing Co. in Lincoln. Dueling Dogs is unique because it is so much more than a brewery. In addition to a rotating lineup of craft beers created by Earl, a graduate of the UC Davis brewing program, Dueling Dogs offers seasonal meads and ciders made by Adriana. The surprisingly elegant tasting room is just one floor up from the fermenting space, and both are a short walk from the hop bines and orange trees that supply key ingredients for Dueling Dogs beverages, such as Hoppy Tails IPA and Mandarin Spiced Mead. There are two acres of mandarin orange trees and one acre of hops on the

Dueling Dogs property, but none of it came easy. “I had to bring in water from the ditch many hundreds of feet away,” Earl says. “I had to get electricity to the property to run pumps, develop the infrastructure, in addition to building the barn and the house. “The first year was a quasi-disaster because the deer came in and used the trees to take the velvet off their horns. That took my trees down to bare nubs.” Erecting an 8-foot fence around the perimeter kept the deer out and allowed the orange trees to slowly recover, but nothing could protect the Stephenes from a lengthy construction and permitting process. The Dueling Dogs project was first announced in 2014, but because two separate licenses were needed to ferment and serve beer and

cider on the same premises, it took four years and more than two dozen permits before the doors officially opened in May 2018. By that time, Dueling Dogs was the third farm brewery operating in the area, following GoatHouse Brewing Co. and relative newcomer Hillenbrand Farmhaus Brewery. All three grow hops and crops that make their way into the beers. However, Dueling Dogs stands out from the crowd thanks to Adriana’s ciders and meads, which are often spiced and flavored with seasonal ingredients. “I take whatever’s in season. I make what I will with it, and then it’s gone until the next season,” she says. Adriana created a pumpkin-pie-spiced mead for the cold-weather season and

hopes to have a pomegranate mead ready for spring. Another unique Dueling Dogs offering is braggot, an ancient drink that is fermented with both honey and barley malt, resulting in a strange combination of mead and beer. “We’ve only had three people come in here that have ever even heard of a braggot,” Earl says. Recent Dueling Dogs braggots have included a velvety sweet chocolate buckwheat and an IPA with some bourbon notes. Although open less than one year, the outdoor patio overlooking the pond has already become a favorite spot for families with children and dogs. “It is such a pleasant thing to see Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom and kids playing Candyland or Scrabble or cards or Jenga,” Earl says. “It becomes quite a family gathering.”

People are drawn to Dueling Dogs for many reasons, including the paw-shaped sampler paddles known as “pawdles” and the communal farmers market in the tasting room. In fact, Dueling Dogs' drinks have been so popular that Earl and Adriana can’t keep up with the demand, even after doubling fermenter capacity. Right now, everything flows out of the Lincoln tasting room, and it’s only in the last couple months that they started filling growlers. “I grew up in Lincoln, and I know several of the facilities in Lincoln and Auburn, and they keep saying we have an open invitation as soon as we have excess product,” Earl says. “We would like to do something like that, we just haven’t gotten there.”

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Words of Wisdom

STUDY LISTS 6 ELEMENTS TO SAYING YOU’RE SORRY

ave you ever found yourself under fire for saying or writing something you believed to be clearly innocuous? As a public speaker and writer, I can say yes to this a thousand times. Among my early experiences with public tripping-over-my-own-tongue, I recall my first pastorate in 1985 as a 26-year-old newly minted seminary graduate. I’d just preached a fiery sermon when a woman requested a private word with me in the church office. Her face was reddened and emotional, so I was sure my sermon had likely brought her to repentant tears. Once inside the study, she began without hesitation.

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“I’m really very offended. I just can’t believe you said what you did in that sermon.” Over the next five minutes the woman took me to task over what I considered to be the harmless way I’d phrased a sermon thought. I can’t remember what she found so offensive, nor can I recall how many other times my words have offended during my 15 years of preaching, but wanting to keep my job I’m sure I apologized. Fast forward into this decade and you’ll find infinite examples of people getting in much deeper trouble than I have ever been for their choice of words. For instance, Tom Brokaw, retired NBC news anchor, recently apologized after he expressed the need for Spanishspeaking people to better assimilate into their communities by speaking English. Dr. Megan Neely, Duke University professor, resigned after online petitions expressed outrage over an email she sent to her Chinese graduate students encouraging them to “speak English 100% of the time.” Was Brokaw the victim of political correctness? Was the professor a casualty of social-media vigilantism?

Perhaps, but they still apologized profusely. If you need to apologize, I think you would do well to heed research conducted by Ohio State University psychological scientist Roy Lewicki and colleagues. A 2016 study concludes that not all apologies are equally effective. Lewicki found that apologies should include six elements: • Expression of regret • Explanation of what went wrong • Acknowledgment of responsibility • Declaration of repentance • Offer of repair • Request for forgiveness Surprisingly, the analysis found that while the best apologies will contain all six elements, not all components are equal in value. “Our findings showed that the most important component is an acknowledgment of responsibility. Say it is your fault, that you made a mistake,” Lewicki says in an Ohio State press release. Rated second is an offer of repair. “Talk is cheap,” says Lewicki “But by saying, ‘I’ll fix what is wrong,’ you’re

committing to take action to undo the damage.” In simple words, if you’re pressed for time or space and can’t include all six elements, just say, “I was wrong, but I will fix it.” Study or not, Jesus prioritized our need to express a personal apology even above our need to participate in corporate worship. “This is how I want you to conduct yourself in these matters. If you enter your place of worship and … suddenly remember a grudge a friend has against you… leave immediately, go to this friend and make things right. Then and only then, come back and work things out with God” (Matthew 5:23-24 The Message). Finally, I conclude by sharing the wisdom of my seminary preaching professor who counseled us to “Choose your words carefully because it’s bad enough to be understood, let alone misunderstood.” Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. n

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St. Patrick's Day Parade in Old Sacramento.

TO DO THIS MONTH'S CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT HIGHLIGHTS

23rd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Downtown Sacramento Partnership Saturday, March 16, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Old Sacramento Waterfront • oldsacramento.com The parade, beginning at 1 p.m., will include Irish and Highland dancers, pipe and drum bands, historic reenactors and various cultural organizations. Don’t forget to wear green!

Superhero Day Fairytale Town Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Enjoy arts and crafts, and meet your favorite superheroes—costumes encouraged! The program is free with paid park admission. Weekend admission is $6 for adults and children ages 2 and older, free for children ages 1 and younger.

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Superhero Day at Fairytale Town. Image by Greg Flagg.

Sammy Davis Jr. documentary at Sacramento Jewish Film Festival.

“When We Were Colored: A Mother’s Story” Sacramento Theatre Company March 20–April 28 1419 H St. • sactheatre.org This world-premiere play based on the memoir of Eva Rutland was written by Eva’s daughter, celebrated local journalist Ginger Rutland, and directed by Stephen Eich. Tickets range from $17–$35.

Maureen Hood's "Schevering Blaw," collage/mixed media, at Archival Gallery.

Sacramento Jewish Film Festival Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region March 7, 9 and 10 Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. • jewishsac.org/sjff The festival’s 20th season will feature movies, including a three-part Jewish violin program and documentary on Sammy Davis Jr., as well as music, food and discussion.

Hen Party Archival Gallery March 7–30 Second Saturday reception March 9, 6 p.m. 3223 Folsom Blvd. • archivalgallery.com Archival’s new show features barnyard birds in all mediums by artists Phyllis Cottrell, Richard Feese, Maureen Hood, Mariellen Layne, Corey Okada, Kellie Raines and Don Yost. Also on display is Leslie McCarron’s “31 Days,” a frieze of oil paintings.

Spring Sale Shepard Garden & Arts Center March 16 and 17, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 3330 McKinley Blvd. • sgaac.org Various local clubs will have items for sale, including plants, containers, collectibles, art, crafts, jewelry, antiques, food and more. Parking and admission are free.

Spring Sale at Shepard Garden & Arts Center.

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Pint Sized: Microcars & Microbrews California Automobile Museum Friday, March 29, 6–9 p.m. 2200 Front St. • calautomuseum.org Enjoy microbrews and small bites from local restaurants at the launch party of the new microcar exhibit featuring the BMW Isetta, Electra King, Subaru 360 and others. Tickets are $35 for museum members, $40 for nonmembers.

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration Fairytale Town Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. 3901 Land Park Drive • fairytaletown.org Celebrate Theodore Seuss Geisel’s 115th birthday with themed activities and a nonstop read-aloud of your favorite Dr. Seuss books. The program is free with paid park admission. Weekend admission is $6 for adults and children ages 2 and older, free for children ages 1 and younger.

Babá Ken & The Nigerian Brothers at Crocker Art Museum.

Something New, Something Blue Sacramento Symphonic Winds Sunday, March 10, 2:30 p.m. Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive • sacwinds.org This concert will feature conductor Timothy M. Smith, clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell and the California premiere of Anthony O’Toole’s “Electrons Dancing.” Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students 11–17 and seniors 65 and older.

Gregory Kondos—Small Works KVIE Gallery Through March 29 Artist reception March 7, 6–8 p.m. 2030 West El Camino Ave. • kvie.org Check out paintings by local legend Gregory Kondos in the lobby of Sacramento’s PBS affiliate. This collection showcases 12 pieces featuring original oil, charcoal and ink drawings, along with limited-edition lithographs and giclées.

36th Annual Sacramento Scandinavian Festival Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Mark Menzies on Violin Cathedral Music Series Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m.

Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. Celebrate Nordic heritage with a variety of food, music, dance, crafts and handiwork demonstrations. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children ages 12 and younger.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave. • trinitycathedral.org Violinist Mark Menzies will perform three of J.S. Bach’s solo sonatas alongside soprano Bernadette Mondok and tenor Derek Keller.

European Masterworks

The Journey of Harriet Tubman

Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacramentochoral.com Featuring works by Brahms, Williams and Elgar (with projected supertitles) and soloists Carrie Hennessey and Trevor Scheunemann, this concert is not to be missed. Tickets start at $43.

Sacramento Master Singers March 9, 7 p.m., and March 10, 3 p.m.

Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.

First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St. • mastersingers.org Composer Ron Kean celebrates the Underground Railroad’s most famous “conductor” in the Sacramento premiere of his five-movement piece that includes new music and updated arrangements of spirituals. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for seniors, $25 for general admission.

Global Rhythms: Babá Ken & The Nigerian Brothers Crocker Art Museum Thursday, March 28, 6:30 p.m. 216 O St. • crockerart.org Legendary Nigerian bassist and bandleader Babá Ken will join his band for a night of infectious African beats. Tickets are $10 for museum members, $20 for nonmembers.

Artist Spotlight Featuring Ray and Verena Borton Artists’ Collaborative Gallery Saturday, March 9, 3–6 p.m. Old Sacramento, 129 K St. • artcollab.com Married artists Ray and Verena Borton have been members of the Artists’ Collaborative Gallery since the early 1980s. Ray is a photographer and Verena is an award-winning weaver.

Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra's European Masterworks.

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Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera' s Best of Broadway.

Best of Broadway Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera Saturday, March 2, 8 p.m. Community Center Theater, 1301 L St. • sacphilopera.org Lend an ear to the biggest showstoppers from more than a dozen Broadway hits, including “South Pacific,” “West Side Story,” “My Fair Lady” and more. Tickets are $18–$60.

St. francis catholic high school Presents Michael Dunlavey's "Wayfarer," watercolor, at Tim Collom Gallery.

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Downtown Sacramento Partnership Saturday, March 2, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Old Sacramento Waterfront • godowntownsac.com This second annual festival will include a costumed dog parade, New Orleans-style marching band, doggy play area, food, drink and vendor fair with proceeds benefiting the Front Street Animal Shelter.

A Visual Life: Michael Dunlavey Tim Collom Gallery March 5–April 4 Opening reception Saturday, March 9, 5:30–8:30 p.m. 915 20th St. • artsy.net/tim-collom-gallery Watercolorist and photographer Michael Dunlavey will have a solo exhibition featuring still-life paintings and photographs that reflect his love of kitsch, humor and graffiti art.

March 22-23 • 7pm March 28-29 • 7pm March 30 • 2pm & 7pm

Seize the Moment: Run for Epilepsy Photograph by Tony Nguyen, Tony Nguyen Photography

St. Francis Catholic High School Theatre 5900 Elvas Avenue . Sacramento, CA TICKETS: $10-12 Adults . $5-7 Children (under 19)

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Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California Sunday, March 24, 8:15 a.m.–noon Crocker Park, 211 O St. • epilepsynorcal.org Run or walk a 5K or 10K to raise funds for the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California, leading the fight to find cures and save lives. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Submissions are due six weeks prior to the publication month. n

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The Big Blow STRONG WINDS CAN WREAK HAVOC ON TREES

an. 6 was a blustery day, followed by an even more blustery night. Winds gusted to nearly 60 mph. We’d been warned by weather reports and thought we had battened down the hatches. Our climbing roses were pruned and secured to their archways. I’d cut back other long branches that might whip around. My husband cleaned the gutters and storm drains, and put away loose items. Let it blow! The next morning was calm and clear. I went into the backyard and saw with satisfaction that the roses were fine. But why were things so light to the north? One of our trees had fallen onto our neighbor’s house, taking down the entire side fence. The insurance

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company called it an act of God. However, could we mere mortals have done something to prevent the damage? The tree was a 35-foot Chanticleer flowering pear, selected for its quick and columnar growth. We planted three of them 20 years ago along the fence for privacy and to create a green background for our garden. At the time, I had no idea that young trees should be trained to maintain a single upright leading stem and to develop a good structure. I also didn’t know that ornamental pears are notorious for developing competing leaders and a proliferation of upright growth. Ours rapidly grew into congested messes. By the time I consulted an arborist, he advised it was too late to do much to improve them. Generally, a tree uproots when it falls. This tree broke off at the ground. Apparently, the weight of its branches, even without leaves, caused the tree to sway until it snapped. Pears and other fruit trees are also notorious for soft wood. While this tree’s roots didn’t seem to be rotten, that is a risk. We need to keep mulch, leaves, plants and excess soil from covering the base of all types of trees to encourage air flow to the roots and to discourage root rot. At a

minimum, organic matter should be at least 6 inches away from the trunk. There was no question that the pressure-treated fence posts were rotten. We’d let mulch and leaves pile up along the fence, contributing to its demise. The posts were set in concrete, but it was several inches below grade. Any type of wood will eventually decompose if it is in constant contact with moisture, soil and organic matter. We should have noticed that the bottom of the fence and posts were buried and cleared away the debris. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and our neighbor’s house was not badly damaged. We cleaned up the mess and did some things to prepare for the inevitable next big storm. We now have a bright new redwood fence supported by steel posts encased in wood. We removed another of the pears and had professionals thin out two enormous podocarpus trees that had thick growth and long, heavy branches. They also trimmed two younger Chanticleer pears that grow along our driveway. We hadn’t done too bad a job training them ourselves, but they have grown beyond our reach and could, in time, become hazardous. Simple preventative measures seem so easy in retrospect. Why is it that, no

matter how much we know, we keep learning the hard way? Train your trees when they are young, monitor them throughout their lives, and have them trimmed periodically to keep them healthy and safe. Keep branches away from roofs and cut back roses and other shrubs before winter storms begin. Clear debris from the base of your fence, other wood structures and the foundation of your house. Keep organic material away from tree trunks to ensure that roots are healthy. While January’s storm was a big one, high winds aren’t uncommon in Sacramento. We need to prepare. There are more blustery days ahead. For information on how to train a tree, see “Training Young Trees for Structure and Form” by L.R. Costello at sacmg.ucanr.edu/files/254214.pdf. Anita Clevenger is a Lifetime Sacramento County Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UC Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338 or mgsacramento@ ucanr.edu, or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. The next Open Garden will be held March 9 from 9 a.m.–noon at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks. n

LEEKS

This sweet, delicately flavored vegetable is from the onion family and is related to garlic, chives and scallions. Clean them well using to remove grit between the leaves. before usin Braise them whole or slice and sauté for a soup or stew. To eat: Bra

FAVA GREENS The leaves of the fava bean plant are mildly sweet and buttery. Early in the season, they are tender and can be eaten raw. Later in the season, it’s best to sauté or wilt them. To eat: Mix them into a salad or add to pasta or risotto.

CARNIVAL CAULIFLOWER

These multicolored cauliflowers come in vivid orange, green or purple. They are caulifl a great source of vitamins C and B6 and are high in folate and potassium. To eat: Boil the whole hea head briefly in salted water, then drizzle with olive oil and roast at high temp.

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BROCCOLI

California grows 80 percent of the nation’s crop. Broccoli is packed with vitamin C and dietary fiber. To eat: Boil, sauté, steam or stir-fry.

ASPARAGUS

Asparagus plants are perennial; the edible spears are the new shoots that appear in spring. To eat: Steam, grill or roast them and serve with hollandaise or lemon vinaigrette.

NANTES CARROTS

This French heirloom variety has an almost perfectly cylindrical shape, smooth skin, crisp texture and sweet taste. To eat: Use in stocks, soups, braises and salads.

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Getting Creative MULTITALENTED ARTIST TACKLES ALL KINDS OF MEDIUMS

Matt Bult

JL By Jessica Laskey Artist Spotlight

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ou can learn a lot about Matt Bult by looking around his studio. Sprawled out on the top floor of the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation on X Street, Bult’s studio doubles as a display space for his myriad talents. Large ink-on-foam-core paintings share wall space with realistic

portraiture. Wooden birdhouses encrusted with found objects are displayed on a shelf below a series of diorama-like boxes inspired by Joseph Cornell. A twisted metal sculpture sits on the floor across from a wall hanging created from a deconstructed wooden pallet found outside of Taylor’s Market.

Bult has created every single one of these pieces. Though the styles differ drastically, they all share a common appreciation of color and a boldness that speaks to Bult’s fearless creativity. “I like to do something different every time,” says Bult, seated on a couch in the middle of the studio

BULT HELPED CREATE THE WAYNE THIEBAUD FOUNDATION, WHICH IS HOUSED BELOW BULT’S STUDIO IN THE SLEEK, MODERN BUILDING THAT PAUL THIEBAUD DESIGNED. that doubles as a chic sitting area and office space. Toward the back of the room in front of a large picture window sits his easel and a table lined with tubes of paint at the ready. “I like to work on lots of things simultaneously because it keeps me interested and stimulated. If something’s too successful, I automatically want to abandon it.” The 62-year-old has certainly found his share of success. Bult is the stepson of celebrated painter Wayne Thiebaud (Thiebaud married Bult’s mother when Bult was 3). He attributes early exposure to art—from painting with Thiebaud as a kid to “being dragged” to art galleries, museums and dinner parties with art world dignitaries—as one of the reasons for his interest in the field. But make no mistake: Bult has always made his own way. “I’ve never gone into a gallery and said, ‘Wayne Thiebaud is my dad, you should give me a show,’” Bult says with an easy laugh. “I’ve always been determined to make it on my own merits.” To that end, Bult honed his skills with an AA degree from Sacramento City College and a bachelor’s degree in art history from UC Davis. (Because he knew he was going to “paint my whole life anyway,” he decided against pursuing a studio art degree and instead focused on learning the history of who and what came before him.) He’s exhibited professionally since 1983 all over the country—including at a San Francisco gallery owned by his late half-brother, Paul Thiebaud, and locally at Archival Gallery and Elliott Fouts Gallery. Bult says his parents have always been supportive—his mom made a point to buy a piece at every one of his shows. Because the family has always been close, Bult soon joined “the family business,” helping his stepfather manage the logistics of

his international career out of the Thiebauds’ home office in Land Park. (Bult and his wife live just a block away and their two sons live in the neighborhood.) Four years ago, Bult helped create the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation, which is housed below Bult’s studio in the sleek, modern building that Paul Thiebaud designed. The bright white space contains drawers upon drawers of Thiebaud’s artwork, newspaper clippings and other media that are used when an exhibitor— like the Museum Voorlinden in Holland, which presented Thiebaud’s first-ever European retrospective— needs information for an upcoming exhibition. “It’s great to have everything in one place,” says Bult, who manages to coordinate everything as the president of the foundation—with the help of his eldest son Alex, who also works for Thiebaud—without owning a personal cellphone, wearing a watch (though he’s exceedingly punctual) or knowing how to use a computer. “I’m a total luddite,” he admits, “but I don’t really need any of those things. People know how to reach me and Alex helps with the computer.” And when he’s not working, creativity is just steps away. “Any free time I have, I walk upstairs and get to work,” says Bult, who also writes “short snippets” in the style of David Sedaris and plays music. He used to play in a band, and a beautiful vintage drum set and several Fender electric guitars take up a chunk of studio space. “The medium supplies the direction—it’s all about making choices.” Looking around his colorful studio, it looks like Bult has made all the right choices. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

THEATRE GUIDE 20TH ANNUAL SACRAMENTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL Crest Theater

March 7, 9 and 10 1013 K Street, Sacramento, Ca Crestsacramento.com The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 20th year in 2019. The festival will bring the community together for films, music, food, and discussions at the Crest Theater for three days: Opening Night Thurs 3/7 Film Festival opens with a Violin Program, and the documentary film, Itzhak. Sat 3/10 There will be a pre-program reception on Saturday, March 9, with the band KlezMeerKats, followed by Havdalah, and then the documentary Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me. Sun 3/11 10:00 am film, The Samuel Project, geared to our young people. Admission will be free for students, teachers, and teacher aides. VISIT jewishsac.org/sjff for details and ticket purchase.

THE WHIPPING MAN

Celebration Arts Thru March 24 2727 B St, Sac Reservations (916) 455-2787 Celebrationarts.net It is April, 1865. The Civil War is over and throughout the south, slaves are being freed, soldiers are returning home and in Jewish homes, the annual celebration of Passover is being celebrated. Into the chaos of war-torn Richmond comes Caleb DeLeon, a young Confederate officer who has been severely wounded. He finds his family’s home in ruins and abandoned, save for two former slaves, Simon and John, who wait in the empty house for the family’s return. As the three men wait for signs of life to return to the city, they wrestle with their shared past, the bitter irony of Jewish slave-owning and the reality of the new world in which they find themselves.

RE-BORNING

Big Idea Theatre March 8 – April 6 1616 Del Paso, Sac 916 960-3036 Bigideatheatre.og Art and life become disturbingly interchangeable when a sculptor of baby dolls meets a woman desperate to recreate the past. This dark comedy takes an unsettling look at work, latex, and the power of creation.

WHEN WE WERE COLORED (WORLD PREMIERE PLAY) By Ginger Rutland Sacramento Theatre Company March 20 – April 28

Based on a book by Eva Rutland, this world premiere tells the story of one family’s experience with integration in post-World War II Sacramento. When a black mother moves to California from the segregated south with her husband and children, the family must confront what it’s like to be the first black household on the block, the only black children at school, and how to continue to love those with different ideologies—even when they live under your own roof. At once timely, poignant, and funny, this production continues STC’s commitment to produce new works with local relevance.

THE TWIGHLIGHT ZONE

ARC Main Theatre March 1 – 10 4700 College Oak Dr, Sac 916 7921950 Bzharris95662@gmail.com Arctheatre.org In 1959, Rod Serling created a new kind of television show, one that would challenge the status quo and tackle important issues that other writers were afraid to explore on TV. Serling expertly utilized science-fiction tropes as metaphors for very real issues lurking beneath the veneer of American society. This stage production zeroes in on four classic episodes, each of which explores a different theme. The production also includes aspects of Rod Serling’s life and work; we get to know the man behind the show.

VIETGONE by QUI NGUYEN Capital Stage Company March 13- April 14 2215 J St, Sac 916 995-5464 Capstage.org

An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It’s 1975. Saigon has fallen. He lost his wife. She lost her fiancé. But now in a new land, they just might find each other. Using his uniquely infectious style The New York Times calls “culturally savvy comedy” — and skipping back and forth from the dramatic evacuation of Saigon to the here and now — playwright Qui Nguyen gets up-close-and-personal to tell the story that led to the creation of Qui Nguyen.

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Camden Spit & Larder

NEW EATERY BRINGS A TASTE OF LONDON TO DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO o call Camden Spit & Larder fancy wouldn’t quite capture it. To call it sophisticated wouldn’t sum it up either. Ironically, cosmopolitan hits the nail right on the head. The new London-inspired restaurant by London-born chef Oliver Ridgeway brings a welcome dose of urban class with a California twist to its arenaadjacent neighborhood. Whether it’s the straightforward menu, the throwbackmodern (some might even say ironic)

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décor or the overall cheeky vibe, Camden strikes just the right tone. This is a setting in which you would be equally likely to sit next to a table of pinstriped business types, well-coiffed evening diners or jerseyed sports fans on their way to nearby Golden 1 Center. Ridgeway and his team seem perfectly comfortable living in the liminal space between upscale dining and California casual. The idea behind Camden Spit & Larder has been knocking around Ridgeway’s brain for years. He and wife Tia, along with their team, have taken what was a nondescript Downtown corner and turned it into a dining destination, a convivial meeting hub and a generally wonderful place. Of course, a stunning environment isn’t the only thing one needs to have a successful restaurant. If the food doesn’t match the singularity of the

space, all is for naught. Thankfully, under the steady hand and confident vision of Ridgeway, the menu more than keeps pace. One might refer to the menu as sparse, but I contend that it is decidedly well-focused. With a small selection of dishes that come off the spit—rack of pork, prime rib, roasted chicken—and a handful of other options—risotto, salmon, polenta—the entrée lineup is reserved. But add to those dishes a decent selection of caviar and cheese, and dinner options start to fill out. Choices also abound on the small, sharable side of the menu. Common upmarket dishes such as steak tartar, seared ahi, and pickles and mushroom “pate” are lovely and handled deftly with just a hint of panache. But the more unexpected items, for example sausage rolls, show the cheeky side of the enterprise.

For those of us Yanks who are unfamiliar with the sausage roll, it’s a downmarket staple in the UK. At Camden, the common sausage roll is elevated, not by deconstructing or reinventing it, but simply by going premium on the ingredients. The pastry-wrapped proprietary sausage sits next to pools of curried ketchup and hot English mustard. The whole thing is ironic, delicious, upscale and downscale at the same time. It’s right up my alley. Also of the small plates, the housemade farmer’s cheese is an absolute delight. A heavy mound of creamy spreadable cheese topped with seasonal treats such as diced butternut squash, candied garlic, chili and burnt sage make for a decadent starter or a perfect accompaniment to a couple of cocktails. Similarly, the Capitol Caesar is well made and topped with just a few out-of-

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the-way touches, including bacon and a 6-minute egg, that really set it apart. Being at the center of Downtown, Camden also does a brisk lunch trade. Its burger holds up, as does the fish sandwich. A host of other sandwiches,

from gyros to Cubanos, also are available. The house-made potato chips hit the spot. My good friend Rick described them as “almost barbecue flavored, not quite, but almost, and I love them.”

The cocktail and wine menu is a study in that same reserved irony that permeates the rest of the enterprise. You’re just as likely to find a wine from Italy or Portugal as from California. But the tone of the whole thing is summed up by the fact that there are four recipes for a gin and tonic. I’ll wrap this up with a personal note. I have loved prime rib since I was a boy and my parents would take me to eat a petite cut at the Palomino Room on El Camino. The Palomino Room is

gone, but my love of prime rib remains, and Camden Spit & Larder has one of the best I’ve ever had. Spend the extra dough and order the “Winston cut.” You’ll love having the leftovers for breakfast in the morning. Camden Spit & Larder is at 555 Capitol Mall; (916) 619-8897; camdenspitandlarder.com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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Temple Coffee Roasters

The city’s quintessential dining destination 926 J St. • 916.492.4450 grangesacramento.com

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

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

The Rind

The Waterboy

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

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

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Hot Italian Remarkable pizza in modern Italian setting 1627 16th Street • 916.492.4450 hotitalian.net

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de Vere’s Irish Pub

Casual Mexican in a lovely park setting 917 9th Street • 916.970.5354 lacosechasacramento.com

A lively and authentic Irish family pub 1521 L Street • 916.231.9947 deverespub.com

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Downtown & Vine

Taste and compare the region’s best wines 1200 K Street, #8 • 916.228.4518 downtownandvine.com

A colorful & casual spot for all food Asian 1431 L Street • 916.442.7555 majongs.com

Mayahuel

Ella Dining Room & Bar

Mexican cuisine with a wide-ranging tequila menu 1200 K Street • 916.441.7200 experiencemayahuel.com

New American farm-to-fork cuisine 1131 K Street • 916.443.3772 elladiningroomandbar.com

Old Soul

Esquire Grill Classic dishes in a sleek urban design setting 1213 K Street • 916.448.8900 paragarys.com

Firestone Public House Hip and happy sports bar with great food 1132 16th Street • 916.446.0888 ﬁrestonepublichouse.com

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

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

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

Frank Fat’s Fine Chinese dining in an elegant interior 806 L Street • 916.442.7092 frankfats.com

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

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Outstanding dining in a garden setting 2760 Sutterville Rd. • 916.452.2809 casagardenrestaurant.org

Biba Ristorante Italiano

Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters

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

Open Summer 2018 • 2940 Freeport Blvd. chocolateﬁshcoffee.com

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

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

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

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

Old Soul at The Weatherstone

Freeport Bakery Award-winning neighborhood bakery 2966 Freeport Blvd. • 916.442.4256 freeportbakery.com

Iron Grill A mecca to hearty eating 2422 13th Street • 916.737.5115 irongrillsacramento.com

Riverside Clubhouse Traditional Amercian classic menu 2633 Riverside Blvd. • 916.448.9988 riversideclubhouse.com

Selland’s Market-Café Family-friendly neighborhood café 915 Broadway • 916. 732.3390 sellands.com

Taylor’s Market & Kitchen A reputation for service & quality 2900 & 2924 Freeport Blvd • 916.443.5154 taylorsmarket.com

Fat City Bar & Cafe

Paragary’s

Vic’s Ice Cream & Café

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

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

Family owned since 1947 3199 Riverside Blvd. • 916.448.0892 vicsicecream.com

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

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

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

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

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

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MIDTOWN

Casa Garden Restaurant

Artisan pastries and roasted coffee 812 21st Street • oldsoulco.com

OLD SAC

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

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

Revolution Wines

Willie’s Burgers A quirky burger joint 2415 16th Street • 916.444.2006 williesburgers.com n

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

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

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

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

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

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

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EUROPEAN MASTERWORKS A German Requiem | Johannes Brahms Serenade in E Minor | Edward Elgar Five Mystical Songs | Ralph Vaughan Williams Carrie Hennessey Soprano

Saturday, March 23 at 8:00 PM 7:00 PM – Pre-concert talk Sacramento Community Center Theater Requiem for the Masses—with its German text and emphasis on consoling the living, Brahms’ decidedly non-Latin Requiem was unlike anything that had come before it.

Trevor Scheunemann Baritone

Elgar’s most favorite Serenade is a prelude to Vaughan Williams’ astonishing settings of poems of love and Resurrection.

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