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Don't miss the vocal ensemble Vox Musica's last performance of the season.

Sacramento Ballet will perform "Modern Masters" this month. Photo courtesy of Keith Sutter.

“Modern Masters” Sacramento Ballet June 16–18 Harris Center at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Parkway sacballet.org Co-artistic director Ron Cunningham will premiere his brand-new ballet—one of 60 original pieces he’s created during his career—based on “The Seven Deadly Sins.” The corps will also perform George Balanchine’s groundbreaking masterpiece “The Four Temperaments” and contemporary choreographer Ashley Walton’s innovative “Focal Point,” which features swinging lights that the dancers must duck while dancing.

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This painting and other artwork by Raimonds Staprans will be on exhibit at Crocker Museum.

Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans June 25–Oct. 8 Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. crockerart.org Even though California landscapes feature heavily in this new exhibition of paintings by Raimonds Staprans, the artist—who was born and raised in Riga, Latvia—insists his “education, experience and personality” are thoroughly Latvian. Staprans’ use of the full spectrum of bold colors in his depictions of landscapes, architecture and still lifes will let viewers appreciate his deft skill, no matter where in the world it’s from.

“A Salute to the Coen Brothers” Sacramento Outdoor Film Festival June 3, 10, 17 and 24 Fremont Park, 1515 Q St. Grab a lawn chair and a beer at this new series that producer Robert Hayes calls “outdoor movies for big kids”—a space for adults to enjoy award-winning comedies, dramas, documentaries and student-produced short films from the Sac State film department in a communal space under the stars. The free event is for people 21 and older and will include food trucks and a local craft beer garden beginning at 6 p.m. (The movie will start around 9 p.m.) Net proceeds from the beer garden will be donated to Front Street Animal Shelter. The schedule: “Fargo” on June 3; “Barton Fink” on June 10; “No Country for Old Men” on June 17; and “The Big Lebowski” on June 24.

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Ryan Enright Organ Concert St. John’s Lutheran Church Sunday, June 4, 2 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1701 L St. stjohnslc.org Ryan Enright, St. John’s resident organist, will present an organ concert featuring works by French Canadian composer Rachel Laurin, Parisian organist-composer Thierry Escaich, Sebastian Bach, Max Reger, Olivier Messiaen, Louis Vierne and Enright himself.

Carmichael Park Community Band Festival Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association Saturday, June 3, noon–6 p.m. Sunday, June 4, noon–7:15 p.m. Carmichael Park Amphitheater, 5750 Grant Ave. svsba.net Pack a picnic and grab your sun hat for one of the largest community band festivals in California. Eleven concert bands will perform over two days, including the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band, Sacramento Symphonic Winds, Winds of Faith, Solano Winds Community Concert Band and Yolo Community Band on Saturday and 3 Note Band, Vallejo/Pittsburg Community Band, Amador County Concert Band, Sacramento Concert Band, Roseville Community Concert Band and Capital City Concert Band on Sunday.

Organist Ryan Enright will perform at St. John's Lutheran Church.

Zoo’s 90th Birthday Party Sacramento Zoo Saturday, June 17, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 3930 W. Land Park Drive saczoo.org The zoo turns 90 this year. To celebrate, it’s throwing itself a birthday party complete with games, crafts, face painting, free sno-cones and party hats, a bounce house and a special wildlife stage show celebrating another special birthday: The zoo’s oldest resident, Herkimer the desert tortoise, is also turning 90.

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“Beauty and the Beast” California Musical Theatre June 20–July 2 Wells Fargo Pavilion, 1419 H St. californiamusicaltheatre.com The Music Circus season has begun. First to the stage this summer will be the Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast.” The Tony Award-winning, family-friendly musical features an Academy Award-winning score by Alan Menken and plenty of dancing dishware to delight all ages.

Sac Pride 2017 Sacramento LGBT Community Center Saturday, June 3, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Capitol Mall between 3rd and 7th streets sacramentopride.org The annual Sacramento Pride Parade and Festival celebrates the start of the Pride movement more than 40 year ago and promotes acceptance and understanding throughout the local LGBT community. After the free parade complete with floats and high-profile participants, there will be live music, a dance pavilion, kid zone, local vendors, information booths and food trucks during the daylong festival.

Crocker Museum will host a Rainbow Families Pre-Parade Party on June 3. Photo courtesy of Crocker Art Museum/Tom Gomes.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Crystal Ice Cream Fantasy Fairytale Town Saturday, June 24, 5–9 p.m. Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive fairytaletown.org Dress in costume as a nod to Shakespeare’s popular fairythemed play and scoop up all the Crystal ice cream you can at this fun, family-friendly fundraiser. The event will feature multiple ice cream stations, no-host food and bar, live entertainment, hands-on activities and performances by Celtic band Stepping Stone.

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Enjoy as much ice cream as you want at Fairytale Town's A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Crystal Ice Cream Fantasy. Photo courtesy of Greg Flagg.

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Parks and Wreck

WITHOUT VOLUNTEERS, WHERE WOULD MCKINLEY PARK BE?

ix years ago, the thought of my best friend and me restoring and managing two historic cityowned park facilities would have been laughable. But when city budget cuts in 2011 forced the city to consider closing Clunie Community Center, no one in our neighborhood was laughing. Instead, we were panicking at the thought of the beautiful historic building in McKinley Park— which had just celebrated its 75th birthday—closing down. The closure also threatened the McKinley Library branch, which the city had housed

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in the building for more than 60 years, and the numerous nonprofits that used the center for meetings and events, including many 12-step programs. At that time, the city had recently rebuilt the infrastructure of McKinley Rose Garden, updating the irrigation system and adding curbing and walkways. But in spring 2012, more than half of the 1,200 rosebushes had perished, either during the previous six months of construction or from years of disease and neglect. There were also eight empty perennial garden beds. The future looked bleak, and the city had no plans and no money to complete the project. But they did have a number of summer weddings booked and paid for. My home overlooks McKinley Park, and I can see the garden from my second-story home-office window. My friend Lisa Schmidt was on the board of Friends of the McKinley Library, and the possibility of the library

branch closing hit her hard. The combination of these losses weighed heavily upon us. The city council gave the parks department six months to find a nonprofit partner to run Clunie. Lisa and I attended a meeting at which the city detailed the tens of thousands of dollars in annual losses. When no one came forward, it looked like a lost cause. Then Lisa suggested we pencil out a business plan. A few years earlier, we had formed a small volunteerled nonprofit called Friends of East Sacramento. We raised money through home tours and made donations for parks improvements. Since the organization was already formed, I agreed to consider it. The rose garden was another story. The rental income from weddings could never support the maintenance costs for the garden. And the restoration of the roses and plant materials would require

at least another $100,000 of private investment. Both our city councilmember and the city parks department manager at the time were eager for us to take it on. They helped us as best they could to make it happen. Many people contributed to making the two projects feasible. Since we were required to sign two five-year leases with the city, we needed legal representation. Attorney Bradley Elkin of Diepenbrock Elkin Gleason generously donated his time pro bono. Without his expertise, our plan never would have gotten off the ground. The city attorney had no experience with this kind of situation, and we would not have been even remotely protected with the lease terms the city first proposed. Bradley’s great sense of humor was an added bonus. For Clunie, we needed to raise $40,000 just to pay the costs associated with transition of management. My friend Josh

THERE IS A TENDENCY AFTER FIVE YEARS FOR FOLKS TO TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

Nelson suggested offering banners on the light poles in front of Clunie to honor donors. We had room for eight banners, so each one required a $5,000 donation. Using publicity generated from articles in our publications, within two weeks we lined up the donors, most of them either East Sacramento Chamber of Commerce members or friends and acquaintances of mine and Lisa’s. Graphic designer Justin Panson created the beautiful banner graphics for us. Another problem we faced was that the facility was in need of a major cosmetic renovation. We raised another $70,000 to repaint the building, replace carpet, refinish the wood floors and stage, install signage, replace all the light fixtures and furniture, and renovate the entrance garden. Adding to the challenge was that we inherited the building with existing rental agreements in place, and we had to perform the renovations without closing. My friend Claudia Bordin, a designer, was invaluable in getting the project done on time and within our modest budget. Our first hire five years ago was Joe Pane—a retired cop with deep local roots—to serve as our facility manager. His calm personality, along

with his mentorship of the young men he’s hired as event monitors, has been a vital part of our success. I also believe God intervened in our project. In the months leading up to the start of our operations, Pastor David Beck showed up wanting to move his Sanctuary Covenant Church to Clunie’s Grand Hall for Sunday worship services. They’ve been our lead tenant ever since, which helped take off some of the financial pressure from the start. The church also generously donated to our restoration fund. We now have three additional faith communities that call Clunie home. The rose garden was made possible by special “angel” donors. My friend and neighbor Sue Watkins suggested I approach her parents for the full donation needed for the renovation. She said her dad had camped out in McKinley Park when he moved to Sacramento as child with his family. Ron and Shirley Watkins recently passed away, but their legacy will live on with the gorgeous garden their gift made possible. But money wasn’t all we needed. We were saved by Ellie Longenecker, then active in leadership of the Sacramento Rose Society, who generously donated her time and expertise to buy and plant 600 rosebushes—no small feat as many

rose suppliers went belly up during the recession. An expert rosarian, she helped us develop care and maintenance plans that have resulted in extraordinary growth and vigor of both the old and new roses. She had also spent years tirelessly lobbying the city to replace the aging infrastructure that threatened the garden’s future. Once the garden was completed in late spring 2012, we faced a situation that we had failed to consider. While rental revenues, annual donations and fundraisers were planned to help pay for private weekly lawn and garden maintenance, it didn’t take us long to realize that removing the dead roses, or deadheading, needed to be done every week. Deadheading keeps the roses in continuous bloom for up to eight months a year. So we kicked into gear and recruited volunteers to help. After I crafted a brief training session on technique and trash removal, we asked our volunteers to return each week on their own schedule. Luckily, many of the bushes were new and small, so the blooms had not yet benefited from the fertilization schedule that first summer. Five years later, we have developed a program that involves hundreds of volunteers. In recent years, we raised funds to hire a part-time staff person to

oversee the garden’s care and train volunteers. Recently retired, Lyn Pitts started as a volunteer in 2013, and she proved to be the perfect person for the paid job. Her enthusiasm, hard work and dedication have been vital to the garden’s extraordinary condition. Her pay is modest compared to what she brings to the garden. Without her, we’d never be able to manage what the garden has become. Along the way, we learned many lessons. First of all, the city really has no idea how to be partners with volunteers like Lisa and me. While our councilmember, Jeff Harris, has been terrific and most supportive, we still have faced difficulties that made a tough job more difficult. When the McKinley playground was burned in an arson fire in 2012, the new construction activity the next year brought water supply disruptions to the garden. We were never notified in advance. Young roses especially need regular water, and the disruption caused us a good number of rosebushes and other plant losses. The following year, when the new playground restrooms were under construction, the same thing happened again. In this case, we also had unplanned water supply cutoffs inside Clunie. Not exactly fun to deal with when we were hosting weddings

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The McKinley Rose Garden in 2011. and other events, and the restrooms and the kitchen lacked water for hours at a time. Last summer, the installation of water meters by city contractors in the surrounding neighborhood also brought water disruptions, all without any notice. Another totally infuriating situation occurred when we were completely left out of the city parks department’s efforts to allow amplified music in the park after banning it at the request of a group of neighbors—headed up by my husband—20 years ago. Our policy in the rose garden was to ban amplified

sound for weddings to spare neighbors the overflow sound. Technically, the city went through a “stakeholder” review process before removing the ban. But it was insulting that they did not consider us stakeholders or perform any outreach to the affected neighbors. The city also has no enforcement mechanism for permit holders who exceed the sound decibel limits. I’ve repeatedly asked that the ban be reinstated after loud band music has disrupted our weddings. We have been ignored. This spring, as we prepared to sign another five-year lease, we learned that the city plans to install a huge

water vault under the ball field between the garden and Clunie. This is an enormous construction project with a gigantic, 35-foot-deep hole. We decided to delay signing another lease until construction schedules and details are firm. Who can blame us for not trusting the city? The adjacent duck pond reconstruction is a year behind schedule. And the potential disruption to weddings could cost us a great deal of rental revenue we need to maintain our operations. To be sure, Lisa and I have no regrets. But it would be nice if there was more appreciation from the city leaders for what we have contributed.

It is frustrating to see Lisa work 20 to 40 hours a week as a volunteer when there is still rampant city waste and spending on new projects. Plus, there is a tendency after five years for folks to take for granted what we accomplished. But we will always know in our hearts that we did the right thing at the right time for our neighborhood. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com. n

Volunteers like Bill and Mary Kuyper are a vital part of the garden's care.

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Fun at The Barn POPULAR PUBLIC MARKET RETURNS TO UNIQUE WEST SAC LOCATION

The Barn in West Sacramento will be offering Saturday concerts this summer. Photo courtesy of Rachel Valley.

he second season of Off the Grid Markets has begun at The Barn, the indoor-outdoor venue in West Sacramento’s up-andcoming Bridge District. Every Saturday night this summer, from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday Nights at The Barn will be a gathering place for up to 16 food vendors from all over the region. There will also be music, art and beverages. Beginning June 10, Drake’s Brewing Company will host “Meet the Brewers” every second Saturday of

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the month. Locally made beer will be available. The Barn is at 985 Riverfront St. in West Sacramento. For more information, go to offthegrid.com/sacramento.

WILL PLAY FOR TIPS Busking—performing on the street for tips—is becoming a hot-button issue in Sacramento as the city decides how to clarify its system. Noise ordinances and the legality of providing “an unsolicited service in exchange for donations” have buskers, officials and citizens confused, so a Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission task force is trying to streamline the process. According to David Sobon, the co-chair of the task force, the latest development is an agreement with an international company called busk.co, the first mobile app for street performers. He expects Sacramento

buskers will have a working website and app soon. The task force submitted a proposal to the city last month outlining how the website, busk.co/sacramento, would provide order and information to performers and patrons. A code of conduct will be available, as well as a list of registered buskers with profile photos. Performers will need to register to be allowed to continue busking. Busk.co offers features like cashless tipping, the sale and distribution of music, a map of buskers around the world, a live display of buskers performing near you and contact information to book a street performer for an event. The city will hand out printed materials to active buskers, to inform them about the new program, and signage that performers can display while “live” (a concept based on Music Under New York, which schedules

musical performances in the New York City subway).

DINER EN BLANC WAIT LIST NOW OPEN Meeting at a secret location to eat a gourmet meal with friends dressed all in white sounds like something out of a fairy tale. You can live it on Oct. 7, when Diner en Blanc returns to Sacramento for the second time. Diner en Blanc started in 1988 when its founder, Jacques Pasquier, decided to hold a dinner party to reconnect with friends upon returning to Paris and so many people wanted to attend that he asked them to dress all in white so that they would be easily recognizable. The concept has expanded to more than 70 cities in 25 countries. Sacramento is one of only three cities in California that host Diner en Blanc. Invitations to this year’s event will be released in late summer. If you

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are just some of the things you’ll discover as you wander around. “I wanted R Cubed Lifestyle to be a shopping experience, including a space for children, a cup of coffee or water as you walk around and a place you want to return to time and again,” Gilley says. Even better? A portion of each purchase goes to the patron’s choice of three local nonprofits. For more information, visit rcubedlifestyle.com. R Cubed Lifestyle is at 3214 Riverside Blvd.

Diner en Blanc returns to Sacramento this fall. attended last year as the primary ticket holder, you’re already invited. If you didn’t attend last year, you can get on the waiting list at sacramento. dinerenblanc.com/register. Participants must bring their own gourmet meal, portable tables, chairs, linens and dishware to the event and dress in all-white attire. “Unlike other events, guests are not just spectators. They must directly participate,” explains communications consultant Christine Ault, one of the event’s organizers. Another twist of this secret soiree? The location is kept mum until the last minute. “Guests choose from a selection of departure points when they purchase tickets and are escorted to the secret location by volunteers the night of the event,” Ault says. For more information, go to sacramento.dinerenblanc.com.

Gilley, who also designs jewelry. “My goal was to bring unique items to Sacramento—pieces that you wouldn’t find anywhere else. We carry clothing from a Bay Area designer, furniture from around California, repurposed pieces from Europe, plants from local grower Matsuda’s, fresh cut flowers, greeting cards from a husband-andwife team and more.” High-end denim from Citizens for Humanity, candles, hanging art and bamboo blankets for the whole family

SELLAND’S OPENS ON BROADWAY Selland’s Market-Cafe on Broadway opened on April 28—a welcome addition to the restaurant group’s empire of delicious, farm-to-fork fare. Selland Family Restaurants bought the 15,000-square-foot building two years ago and originally announced that it would move its high-end restaurant The Kitchen (located on Hurley Way) to the space. But vocal customers and family members eventually prevailed upon owner Randall Selland to open a third outpost of his wildly popular Selland’s Market-Cafe instead to match the

neighborhood’s demographics and desires. The eatery can accommodate 200 patrons indoors and out with a massive kitchen that promises a speedy preparation pace (order to delivery within 20 minutes). The building is also now home to a full bakery, which provides baked goods for The Kitchen and OBO’ Italian Table & Bar (Selland’s Folsom Boulevard venture). Selland’s Market-Cafe will share space with building tenants Silva Stowell and West Sacramento’s Bike Dog Brewing tasting room, which is slated to open this summer. Selland’s Market-Cafe is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. It’s at 915 Broadway. For more information, visit sellands.com.

HE, ATHLETE Natomas resident Josh Mathe isn’t just a nutritionist, fitness expert and ultra-endurance athlete who owns One10 Performance & Nutrition in Midtown. He’s now added “author” to his résumé for the second time. His new book, “I, Athlete,” is available now.

THE THREE R’S Land Park got a little more chic in March with the opening of R Cubed Lifestyle, an interior design store, on Riverside Boulevard. R Cubed stands for “Renovation, Restoration and Refinement,” three words that store owner Shannon Gilley uses to guide her purchases for the eclectic world within. “Because of my passion for design, repurposing items in unique ways and desire to create a home that is texturally pleasing, I decided to open R Cubed Lifestyle,” explains

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Selland’s Market-Café on Broadway is now open.

After his first book, “In the Footsteps of Greatness” (about his experience running the 212-mile John Muir Trail), found success, Mathe realized that his ability to tell a story wasn’t enough. He wanted to inspire others as well. “‘I, Athlete’ is my answer to people wondering if they’re capable of doing something like conquering the John Muir Trail,” Mathe says. “It’s a resounding yes! We are all capable of doing so much more with our bodies and minds than we think we are.” The book is designed to be an inspirational and practical guidebook for how to find and harness your inner athlete—whether you’re scaling a mountain or working out for the first time. “I, Athlete” is available for purchase on Amazon and Kindle. For more information, visit joshmathe.com. One10 Performance & Nutrition is at 2801 T St.

FREE ZOO ADMISSION If you have kids between the ages of 2 and 11, now is the time to take them to the Sacramento Zoo. Wells Fargo Wednesdays will offer youth free entrance to the zoo with each paid adult admission on the first Wednesday of every month in 2017. “It’s with the support of organizations like Wells Fargo that we’re able to remain a strong and accessible part of the Sacramento community,” says Kyle Burks, the zoo’s director and CEO. School groups looking for reduced fare may also apply for the Wells Fargo Wednesday Field Trip Scholarship. One school group will be selected each month. Stay tuned for a special Wells Fargo Day on a date to be decided that will include free sno-cones, activity stations, animal encounters and themed enrichments. For more information, call 808-5888 or visit saczoo.org. The Sacramento Zoo is at 3930 W. Land Park Drive.

KERRIE KELLY EXPANDS This month, Kerrie Kelly Companies celebrates the expansion of two branches of the brand: the flagship location for a custom

furnishings company, 42nd Street Design, and the headquarters for a new boutique digital media firm, Loft Media Group, both housed at 19th Street and Capitol Avenue in Midtown’s Handle District. 42nd Street Design was previously located at Kerrie Kelly Design Lab in East Sacramento. The new showroom will be able to accommodate the interior accessories—lighting, furniture, rugs, art and other home decor—owner Kerrie Kelly has always dreamed of. “We are so excited for 42nd Street’s next step,” Kelly says. “This brand grew out of a need for beautiful, customizable furniture. We can’t wait to share that with our friends and family here in Sacramento.” Another Kelly-created venture, Loft Media Group, will cater to the design industry and lifestyle brands through social media management and editorial content generation. With the digital marketing firm and furniture brand sharing the new location, Design Lab on Elvas Avenue will be able to focus solely on residential and commercial design. 42nd Street Design will open this month at 1221 19th St. For more information, visit kerriekelly.com.

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‘CALLING ALL DREAMERS’ WINNER OPENS SHOP The winner of the 2016 Calling All Dreamers competition, Oblivion Comics and Coffee, officially opened its doors on 11th Street on May 10. Downtown Sacramento Partnership’s annual competition encourages entrepreneurs to compete for the chance to open a store Downtown with the help of a business startup package that includes up to $10,000 in matching funds and access to marketing, design, legal and accounting services. Oblivion Comics and Coffee is the brainchild of locals Laura Benson and Neil Estaris. They were inspired by Oblivion Bar from DC Comics. Oblivion features new, vintage and independent comics, craft coffee from Chocolate Fish Coffee and artisanal toast.

Check out Oblivion Comics and Coffee at 1020 11th St. Tell ’em Superman sent you!

SMUD GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR NONPROFITS June 26 is the deadline for nonprofits to apply for SMUD’s new community sponsorship program. The program, known as Shine, will give grants of $5,000 to $100,000 to organizations working to improve neighborhoods in the Sacramento region. SMUD says it is primarily interested in proposals in the areas of neighborhood revitalization and cleanup, STEM education, the environment and general beautification.

In the past six months, SMUD awarded three pilot sponsorships to local nonprofits: Downtown Sacramento Partnership, for its program to light up K Street Mall and St. Rose of Lima Park; Mutual Assistance Network of Del Paso Heights, to create the College and Sports Academy of Del Paso Heights; and Wellspring Women’s Center, to renovate its kitchen. SMUD will hold an informational session about the grant program on Wednesday, June 7. It starts at noon at the SMUD Customer Service Center at 6301 S St. To RSVP, email rsvp@smud.org. For more information about the Shine program or to apply, go to smud.org/Shine. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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Impressive Ambitions NEW WOODLAKE TAVERN IS JUST THE BEGINNING FOR RESTAURATEURS

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he corner of Del Paso Boulevard and Arden Way has been something of a standout in culinary circles over the past few decades. It’s an unlikely location for some of the area’s best restaurants. Perched on a busy intersection without much glitz or glamour, the great restaurants on this corner have always been seen as the anchors for Del Paso Boulevard’s “comeback.” In the ’90s, the space on the corner housed Enotria, a restaurant with one of California’s best wine collections and one of the area’s most sophisticated kitchens. After a dozen years of limited success, Enotria rebranded itself as an outpost of molecular gastronomy under chef Pajo Bruich. Despite the rave reviews and buzz, the concept failed and Enotria shuttered. Next to take a swipe at the corner was a short-lived establishment called Cask & Barrel. The upscale barbecue joint and whiskey bar served some of the best fare in town. But before two years were up, Cask & Barrel was gone. The current occupants, owners of Woodlake Tavern, are trying to learn from the previous tenants’ histories. And after tasting what they have to offer, I’d say their chances of making a go of it are above average. Restaurateur couple Deneb Williams and Elizabeth RoseMandalou are veterans of the local scene: Williams was the executive chef at The Firehouse Restaurant, and Rose-Mandalou worked at Ella Dining Room & Bar. They bring experience, confidence and optimism to the artdeco triangle on Del Paso and Arden. They have what I think is a winning combination: stellar execution in the kitchen, confident, casual service and reasonable prices. The menu carries on the tradition of Cask & Barrel, featuring beautifully executed barbecue dishes, but strays from the previous occupant’s model by bringing the dishes down to ground level, keeping them simple and reasonably priced. Unlike Cask & Barrel, barbecue makes up only a portion of the menu. Outside of house-made smoked sausage, 22-hour brisket, heavenly

ribs and smoked chicken, the menu offers seasonal pasta, seasonal risotto (at this writing, a gorgeous spring combo of asparagus, spinach and English peas) and a killer burger the size of a football helmet. Each dish is crafted with care and skill. The English peas in a petite plate of gnocchi are perfectly al dente and flavorful as all get out. The dead-simple macaroni and cheese hits every note you want from a cheesy mac without the fussiness of extra ingredients thrown in just for the sake of standing out. It’s obvious that executive chef Matthew Stauss is a capable hand in the kitchen. On the business end of things, Williams and Rose-Mandalou have created an accessible menu, both in price and flavor. Only one dish, a 16-ounce rib-eye, costs more than $20, and many hearty sides and small plates sit below the $10 line. Also, can’t-miss comfort foods like chicken pot pie, fried chicken sandwich (ridiculously good, by the way) and chicken wings make up a good portion of the tightly controlled menu. The bar follows the same pattern, for the most part. Sure, there are high-end tipples on the top shelf, but

most cocktails and wines by the glass are less than $10. Wednesday nights feature half-price wine specials. And the happy-hour menu is generous and a bargain all the way through. The standout deal, however, is Woodlake Tavern’s Sunday supper. At $18 a head, featuring your choice of meats and sides served family style, it’s a steal. Most restaurateurs would be busy enough opening one restaurant, but Williams and Rose-Mandalou are planning to open three before the year is done. Next door to Woodlake Tavern is their second enterprise, Uptown Pizza. Open only a few months, the pizzeria offers a lovely selection of expertly made pies along with panini, house-made pastas and adult

beverages. (Uptown deserves applause for stocking bottles of Rainer beer.) A third fine-dining restaurant, Allora, will take over the former home of Rust Florist at Folsom Boulevard and 53rd Street. If the pair can maintain their stamina, they’ll have a trio of highly anticipated restaurants to run. But if the skill with which they’ve put together Woodlake Tavern speaks to their talents, I wouldn’t put it past them to pull this thing off. Woodlake Tavern is at 1431 Del Paso Blvd.; 514-0405; woodlaketavern. com. Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com. n

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Dot Marks the Spot MAPPING WHERE PEOPLE PEO WOULD LIKE TO SEE PUBLIC ART

n the April Issue of Inside Publications, I wrote about a public workshop that sought input about the future of public art in downtown Sacramento. On April 5, the city hosted a second workshop to build upon the momentum of first and to continue the discussion about public art’s ability to connect West Sacramento and Sacramento. The two cities, in conjunction with Crocker Art Museum, held the town hall meetings to explore how public art can help connect the two cities. According to consultant Neal Payton of Torti Gallas + Partners, the plan is to infuse the downtown area with public art. The arts commission will consider input from workshop participants when it chooses artists and locations for future public art. At the first workshop, attendees pinpointed potential locations for and types of public art. Their selections were displayed on maps overlaid with circles, like the epicenters of earthquakes of different magnitudes. It was obvious that dots had been pinned all over the map. “We tried to collate them into a kind of report,” said Payton. “The bigger the dot [on the map], the more people said art ought to go there.” According to that report, the biggest dots surrounded future streetcar stations, and the most common types of public art mentioned included water or light. “That was a good lesson for us,” said Payton, “to think of how to use water in clever ways.” The entire Capitol Mall was another extremely popular location for public art, particularly in front of

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Dianne Cripe is the city's Art in Public Places Administrator, shown by Archie Held's sculpture by City Hall.

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19 SPOTS FOR ART Workshop participants pinpointed these locations for future public art: • O Street Overpass and Sacramento River Bike Trail • Crocker Art Musuem • 3rd and N streets • Front and K streets • 2nd and K streets • Sacramento Valley Station • Sacramento Downtown Commons • 3rd and L streets • 3rd Street and Capitol Mall • 9th Street and Capitol Mall • 7th Street and K Street Plaza • 7th and 8th/H streets • 10th and K streets • Sacramento Convention Center • 16th and J streets • 17th and L streets • 19th and L streets • 19th and J streets

the Capitol. Many people requested some kind of performance stage or space on Capitol Mall. Other popularly identified locations and types of public art included light installations along Tower Bridge to further illuminate one of Sacramento’s existing icons, and art related to public transportation at the Sacramento Valley Station to signify to travelers the importance of the Capitol. The O Street Overpass and Sacramento River Bike Trail, locations along K Street, especially near Old Sacramento’s 2nd Street entrance, and blocks between 16th and 19th and J and L streets were highlighted during the first workshop. “These ideas came through loud and clear,” said Payton. Jordan Venema can be reached at jordan.venema@gmail.com. n

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Farm School A SEVEN-MONTH PROGRAM SHOWS WOULD-BE FARMERS THE ROPES

n 10 years, Ojas Chauhan hopes to be the “okra king of California.” That was one of the goals he included on his application to California Farm Academy. He has even grander plans after he conquers the okra market. He wants to be the largest grower of exotic vegetables on the West Coast. Dreams are important, but there’s no substitute for practical,

AK By Angela Knight Farm to Fork

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hands-on experience. That’s where California Farm Academy’s beginning farmer-training program comes in. It was designed to produce the next generation of farmers and, at the same time, accommodate working students. The program looks for applicants who are dreamers, like Chauhan, says Sri Sethuratnam, California Farm Academy’s director. It can take a decade or more to get to the point where a farmer is providing wholesale produce on a regular basis, he says, so future farmers must be realists, too. Farming used to be intergenerational. Knowledge, and the actual farm, was passed down from parents to children, providing a model for succession. That’s changed in the past 60 years or so, according

to Sethuratnam. At one time, he says, more than 20 percent of the U.S. population farmed, but that number has dwindled to 1.8 percent. Today, the average age for a farmer is around 60. Every year, a new crop of would-be farmers submit applications to the Farm Academy in the hope of being one of the 18 to 20 students admitted to this intensive and intense program. Tuition costs $3,600, which provides 250 hours of training in the classroom and field. Classes are held at the Center for Land-Based Learning’s farm in Winters and a swanky new barn at The Cannery, a farm-tofork community in East Davis. The seven-month program targets folks who plan to get serious about farming

in the future, either part time or full time. Once admitted, students attend classes and listen to lectures twice a week (plus two Saturdays a month) from February through September. They also visit organic and conventional farms and meet successful farmers. While there’s plenty of hands-on learning, including tractor driving and seed sowing, the more mundane parts of farming aren’t ignored. Students have to develop a business plan and present it to a panel of farmers and lenders, as well as complete an independent study project outlining their farming and marketing goals. “They’re fully conscious that this is difficult work,” says Sethuratnam.

Chauhan decided to apply to the program after he started looking for land to buy. He realized he didn’t know what to look for in farmland. Then he discovered the Farm Academy’s website. “This is exactly what I want to do,” he recalls thinking. As a child growing up in India, he spent time working on farms owned by his uncles. Looking back, he realized that farming made him happy. He continues to work full time at Intel as an engineer while attending the program. “This program allows them to learn about farming while keeping their existing jobs,” says Sethuratnam. There have been 93 graduates since the farmer-training program started six years ago, and 75 percent are doing something related to farms, he says. The age range for students is generally 25 to 55 years old; 40 to 50 percent are women. Cindy Gause has wanted to submit her application ever since the farmer-training program first started. “I almost missed [the deadline] again,” she says, but she filled out

For Gause and Chauhan, the best part of the program has been meeting and talking with farmers. “I’m so excited when we go out in the field,” says Gause. Those farmers have been honest, welcoming and willing to share what they’ve learned with the next generation. For more information about California Farm Academy, go to landbasedlearning.org. Angela Knight can be reached at knight@mcn.org. n her application on time last year. “I can’t believe it. I got in,” she recalls saying when she found out she’d been accepted. “I wanted it so bad.” Gause teaches landscape design and maintenance part time at American River College. She has a degree in environmental science and another degree in horticulture. For a time, she owned her own landscape design business, where she spent most of her time working at a desk. Gause and her husband planned to buy a farm

after they’d retired, but she realized it made more sense for her to start working on their dream right now. Like her classmate Chauhan, the future okra king, Gause has a big vision. After she graduates, she’d like to lease one of the incubator farms (available to graduates) and then purchase a 1- to 5-acre farm. Her goal is to grow boutique vegetables and sell them to local restaurants and at a farm stand in Davis.

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FRIENDSHIPS BURNETT MILLER & WAYNE THIEBAUD Art and tennis keep these two pals together Burnett Miller’s roots run deep in Sacramento. His family founded Burnett & Sons, a millwork and lumber company, in 1869. Miller served on the city council from 1971 to 1977, representing District 3. In 1982, he was selected by the city council to serve as mayor through 1983. Now 94, he lives with his wife, Mimi, in East Sac. They are both art philanthropists. Wayne Thiebaud is a world-renowned painter, famous for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects— pies, lipsticks, pastries and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and ﬁgure paintings. He is 98 and lives in Land Park. The two friends disagree on when they ﬁrst met. Miller thinks it was in the 1960s, while Thiebaud thinks it might have been in the early ’40s. Either way, they have had a very long and deep friendship.

How did you ﬁrst meet?

How are you different?

MILLER: I recall it being through the Artists Contemporary Gallery and through mutual friends, including Jean Runyon. THIEBAUD: My thought was that it was through the Crocker Art Museum.

MILLER: My business career is very different than Wayne’s concentrated occupation as an artist. THIEBAUD: Burnett is faster and better on the tennis court.

What do you enjoy doing together? What do you two have in common? MILLER: Conversations, politics, philosophy, art and books. THIEBAUD: Art, books and playing tennis at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club.

MILLER:We love to play tennis, discuss our interests and the books we are reading. THIEBAUD: We love to eat, drink and discuss issues of the day.

What do you like best about each other? MILLER:Wayne is bright and modest—given his world-class reputation— and has numerous interests. THIEBAUD: I admire that Burnett has done so much important community work. And that he tells funny travel stories.

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JF By Julie Foster Home Insight

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Love and Marriage THEY MET, FELL IN LOVE AND REMODELED

hen Kevin West and Kimberly Parsons West met two years ago, they had something in common. Kimberly is a designer at Design Galleria by Valentine, and Kevin needed help updating his home, a 2,500-square-foot ranch-style house in Carmichael. Soon, ideas for the remodel were percolating. So was love. Now married, they live together in the newly renovated house.

“We dove right into this and started drawing up the plans right away,” Kimberly says. “That’s what happens when you meet a designer.” Kevin is a car guy. So the first project they tackled was the conversion of the garage into a man cave. It received new garage doors, a coat of epoxy on the floor, a climatecontrolled interior, new sheetrock and LED lighting. Now, Kevin has a workout area and a special place for his Corvette.

Rather than altering the home’s original footprint, they chose to redo the interior and exterior and landscape the front yard. They repainted the outside of the house and added a new roof, windows and service lines, including sewer, sprinkler, plumbing and electrical. The new water purification system uses granulized citrus peels and charcoal. The front doors were custom made of mahogany. In the front yard,

pavers and plants created a lush new look. For the interior, Kimberly focused on a clean, modern look. The style of the 1961 home was midcentury modern—and it needed lots of updating. During the planning process, she kept a notebook filled with the couple’s ideas. Today, the neatly tabbed tome is 5 inches thick, and it details numerous trips to San Francisco design centers and inspiration from online sources.

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THE COUPLE WANTED AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR LIVELIER ENTERTAINING.

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The couple wanted an open floor plan that would allow for livelier entertaining. As empty nesters, they had no need for a third bedroom, so they removed it to make space for a larger master bedroom suite. “We may have gone a bit overboard on the house,” Kevin explains. “But we will be spending the rest of our lives here, so why not?” They stayed put during the remodel, which took more than a year. They cooked meals in the new garage and moved, vagabondlike, from room to room as construction progressed. Kimberly’s focus for the remodel began with two pieces already in the home: a Minotti sectional upholstered in gray wool, which established the main color scheme, and Kevin’s mother’s walnut midcentury-modern Kimball piano, which Kimberly loved. The couple removed interior walls and added sliding glass doors that gave them a floor-to-ceiling view of the backyard. In the great room, they covered the floor with stylish Italian porcelain tile. “We thought the tile would be good since you are coming in from the pool,” Kimberly explains. The revamped kitchen is sleek and uncluttered. The custom cabinets are made of solid walnut with a specially patterned walnut veneer. High-quality touches include dovetail joints and soft-close drawer mechanisms. Counters are topped with Caesarstone. The new Wolf appliances include two ovens and a nifty induction range with a hidden vent that rises out of the counter when needed. “I wanted a gas range, but Kevin said the induction range cooked faster. Plus, we wondered where we would install a flue,” Kimberly explains. Off the kitchen, there’s a seating area with two comfy Holly Hunt chairs and a landscape painting by Kimberly’s son, local artist Robert Scott Lindsey. There’s also an entertainment area with a gas fireplace. The dining area features a built-in walnut cabinet. One door lifts up (in a similar fashion to the famous DeLorean car doors) while four swing out. Remote-controlled blinds lower at a touch. One wall of the spacious new master bedroom is covered with mica-gray wallpaper from the New York company Phillip Jeffries. In the spacious walk-in closet, a Caesarstone-topped island provides extra storage. Plush wool carpeting is cozy underfoot. The spa-worthy master bath has a heated floor and towel rack. The interiors of the his-and-hers Robern medicine cabinets are fitted with GFCI outlets. The Italian floor tile is from Biaggio, and the strip trim is from Versace. Kimberly’s tips for containing remodeling costs include doing plenty of homework and planning to lessen the chances for expensive mistakes. And work with professionals. “Hire an interior designer,” she says. “And use quality installers.” 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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More With the Mayor HOMELESSNESS, THE RIVERFRONT AND TAX DOLLARS

ast month in this space, I ran an interview with Mayor Darrell Steinberg in which he talked about his ideas for reforming local government and funding transportation needs, as well as his

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multiprong approach to building more housing in Sacramento. This month, the interview concludes with questions on the mayor’s aggressive plans to reduce homelessness, his grappling over what to do about the

convention center and his thoughts on developing Sacramento’s riverfront. First, however, there’s a major update on the mayor’s ideas for addressing housing affordability in Sacramento. You may recall from

last month that the mayor and the governor have sharply divergent views on the value of subsidies for new housing construction: The mayor views such subsidies favorably, while the governor considers them a very expensive way to build new housing and one likely to produce too few housing units to have much, if any, impact on the problem of affordable housing. The mayor recently convened a closed-door meeting of local leaders in the construction and real estate industries to discuss his idea for the city to subsidize the construction of affordable housing. According to my sources, the mayor laid out his plan to put a measure before city voters (presumably in 2018) that would authorize the city to sell housing bonds to subsidize affordable housing construction. Bond payments would likely be financed by either a hike in the local sales tax rate, a new parcel tax or a property tax hike. The bond issuance and tax would require a two-thirds majority vote of city taxpayers—a tall order. Steinberg pressed the business leaders to pony up the cash needed to commission a public opinion poll to assess whether city voters have an appetite for such a measure. Steinberg is also expected to float his housing bond idea at upcoming city council meetings. Another recent development that might also impact your local taxes is the recent blockbuster package of transportation tax hikes (gas taxes, vehicle registration fees, etc.) and

CP By Craig Powell Inside City Hall

transportation spending (local and state road repair and construction, as well as local transit funding) that sailed through the legislature and was signed into law by the governor. The package is expected to bring in $11 million a year for the repair of Sacramento’s roads, $10 million a year in additional funding for Regional Transit operations and about $28 million a year for county government’s road repair projects. It’s expected to cost the average car owner $120 a year in higher fees and taxes. In total, it should deliver nearly $60 million annually for road repair and transit funding to local governments in Sacramento County, which is more than half as much as the $110 million that would have been raised for local roads and transit had Measure B (the proposal to double the county’s transportation sales tax) been approved by voters in November. Measure B lost narrowly. But local taxing agencies are publicly (and misleadingly) characterizing this gusher of new local transportation funding as a mere pittance and aren’t slowing down their efforts to put before voters in 2018 another ballot measure to double the transportation sales tax. Meanwhile, the city council will almost certainly ask city voters in 2018 to extend the city’s one-halfpercent “temporary” Measure U sales tax hike that voters approved in 2012 and that is set to expire in 2019. In recent years, the council has rejected proposals by former city manager John Shirey that it set aside a portion of the $40 million that Measure U brings in annually to soften the impact on the city budget when the tax expires. The $64,000 question: How much appetite will city voters have for a tax hike to fund payments on city housing bonds when they’re likely

to be asked to approve an extension of the Measure U sales tax hike and a doubling of the transportation sales tax? If all of the tax measures pass, will that exacerbate the exodus of poor, working-class and retired residents from increasingly highcost Sacramento? Further, will an increasing tax burden impair Sacramento’s ability to attract and retain businesses, grow the local economy and create new jobs that pay well? My interview with the mayor has been edited for length and clarity. Craig Powell: I know you’re in the middle of a major debate over whether homeless folks ought to move to the front of the line in getting Section 8 housing vouchers.

I know a lot of landlords are on the bubble on whether they wish to participate in the Section 8 voucher program because of existing federal regulations, which they’re not always happy with. How do you think private landlords will react to the idea that all of their future Section 8 tenants will not be people who are employed and earning incomes, but are people who are coming straight from the streets? Two things. The biggest criticism of my proposal has been “Well, you can’t just put people who’ve been homeless into apartments and expect that they’re going to succeed without any help or support.” And you know what the answer to that is? They’re right. But that’s not what Housing First is all about. It is housing

IT WOULD BE THE MOST ROBUST AND COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO ACTUALLY REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF [HOMELESS] PEOPLE. EVERYBODY IS DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF THIS CRISIS. THIS IS NO LONGER JUST A DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO ISSUE.

Mayor Steinberg: Sacramento is the only place among large regions of the state that says specifically that homeless people don’t get any preference when it comes to vouchers. The current law in Sacramento requires the demonstration of a “rent burden” when it comes to qualifying for the voucher. People on the street, by definition, are not “rent burdened.” So it’s almost a de facto elimination of the people who, arguably, need the help the most.

combined with services and support. So we put together a services and case management budget. Our Budget & Audit Committee set aside $5 million of one-time money. Sutter Health came forward and said they’d put in $5 million and said they’d raise another $5 million. Then I got a call from one of Gov. Brown’s top health deputies who invited us to apply for a state grant that would match whatever we locally put up, publicly

or privately, on a dollar-for-dollar basis. So that’s double $15 million, or $30 million. We then had our team do a budget for what it would take to match the 1,600 people who would gain public voucher units with the services necessary to keep them in housing and help them reclaim their lives. Our staff concluded that it would cost about $14.5 million over two years, including not just the services but additional rental subsidies, in addition to the voucher amount, to induce landlords to participate in the program. But is the problem that there’s not enough subsidy for the landlord or is it the nature of the tenants that they’re concerned about? Both. So we provide enough subsidy but, in addition, we provide enough case management so that the landlord can be confident that the individual has a good chance of success. In addition to the $14.5 million to get 1,600 people off the streets, we’ll set aside another $4 million to prevent another group of people from entering homelessness, through rental subsidies, services, whatever it takes. So is any of that perfect? No. But it would be the most robust and comprehensive effort to actually reduce the numbers of [homeless] people. Everybody is dealing with the impact of this crisis. This is no longer just a downtown Sacramento issue. Is there moral hazard in what you’re doing? It appears that the most politically progressive cities, the ones putting the most effort into services and support, are also the ones experiencing the largest increases in homelessness. So is the human

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inaction, because the suffering is too great and the impact on our communities stares us in the face every day. You’ve done an extraordinary job of community outreach with stakeholders on what to do about the convention center. You’ve already held four of five public meetings on the issue. You have laid out three options. One would be to expand the convention center for a cost of $170 million to $190 million. The second would be to renovate the center at a cost that was originally estimated to cost about $95 million, but you’re now talking about $110 million. The third option would be to do nothing with the facility. Since the work would be financed by the city’s hotel taxes, what is the highest and best use of those tax dollars? Can hotel taxes be put to better use to attract more visitors than expanding or renovating the convention center would? You’ve raised some interesting alternative

ideas, including one that’s been knocking about for years with no discernable progress: developing Sacramento’s riverfront. I think we can do both. I think it’s important, at least for me as the new mayor, to take this from where we started. There was a live proposal before the city council a week before I took office to spend $170 million on a convention center renovation plan, which would have spent 100 percent of the city’s hotel tax borrowing capacity on a single asset. And I asked for a timeout so I’d have a chance to lead a stakeholder conversation to compare this option to other options and to determine what’s the best way to use these dollars to attract more visitors. I’ve become convinced that we need a convention center expansion/renovation. We do have some significant capacity issues. We don’t have nearly enough meeting space. And the way the expansion was done in the 1990s meant that there’s not nearly enough contiguous meeting space.

We now have a new proposal that expands meeting space, makes it more contiguous and allows for holding more than one convention at a time, and can be done for $110 million [plus interest]. Depending on interest rates and debt capacity, that gives us the ability to create what I call a Destination Sacramento fund. I would like the fund to be leveraged a minimum of 3 to 1 with private financing. If it were a $50 million fund and it was leveraged 3 to 1, that’s $150 million of public/ private investment. At that point, we can begin a community conversation around what’s next. In my view, despite the excitement around the Golden 1 Center, we lack sufficient amenities to draw more people here. And I start with the riverfront. I think we should examine targets of opportunity for increasing visitor amenities along the entire riverfront. Craig Powell is a retired attorney, businessman, community activist and president of Eye on Sacramento, a civic watchdog and policy group. He can be reached at craig@ eyeonsacramento.org or 718-3030. n

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Letting Go THIS ARTIST PAINTS LIKE SHE LIVES

he title of Jennifer Keller’s art class at University Art—Let Go & Layer—is something of a metaphor for how she approaches both art and life. She subscribes to the theory of “intuitive painting,” which is as much about putting paint to canvas as it is about exploring one’s innate creativity. “The intuitive painting technique is all about trusting your inner guidance as it comes up and not having a preconceived idea of how you want things to turn out,” Keller explains. “It can be a very healing technique to use, because as you build layer by layer, some really interesting insights can come up during the course of the painting experience.” Keller has expressed herself through visual art for most of her life. She comes from a long line of teachers and creative types, and her parents met in art school. Her dad taught ceramics his whole career; her mom is a ceramicist who creates plates pressed with vintage lace. After earning an art degree with a focus on museum and gallery practices at Humboldt State, the Sacramento native went to work at a vintage photography gallery in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square. “Lot of tourists, lots of pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge,” Keller says. Back in Sacramento, she worked at the now-defunct Solomon Dubnick Gallery and as a volunteer for the KVIE Art Auction. Keller now helps other artists with their framing and supply needs at University Art while keeping up with her own creative output and teaching others along the way. “I’ve tried a lot of different mediums over the years,” says Keller,

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who specializes in bright, intricately layered acrylic artwork that is organic and otherworldly. “I focused on photography and drawing in college, and I’ve also worked with found objects. But I discovered that acrylic paint suits me best. It’s fast, you don’t need as long an attention span and it really lends itself to the intuitive painting style because it dries quickly, so it layers really well. Once I figured that out, I was hooked.” Keller also collects vintage objects, which she sells on the website Chairish in her online shop, Harmony Rogue Interiors. She opened a brick-and-mortar store two years ago but closed it one year later. “I realized that I missed working with co-workers and the public and being inspired by other people’s energy,” Keller explains. She also experimented with a service called Creative Care Packages, in which participants would receive a surprise bundle of art supplies and

found objects in the mail each month to challenge themselves to think outside the proverbial box, but the idea never quite got off the ground. “I’ve always enjoyed seeking out interesting things. There’s a sense of adventure going picking for cool, styled items,” Keller says. “We have a society now that creates too many throwaway items that break, which just becomes landfill. There’s a holistic side to vintage decor. You’re appreciating the craftsmanship of an item and the fact that it’s still functional, whether in your home or when used in art.” This ability to see the beauty in everyday objects is no accident: Keller tries to maintain a sense of wonder and awareness in everything she does, which she’s found can facilitate creativity. “The first online art course I ever created is all about overcoming artist’s block,” she says. “I always thought I had to come up with

something completely unique, to pull an idea out of thin air for it to be good. But that’s not the case—that’s not how inspiration works. You have to go out and be inspired and set up your life and space and time to be able to facilitate creating. Everything is a metaphor for living a more inspired and intuitive life. By being mindful, you can cultivate positivity in your

life. It’s an inner journey as much as a creative one.” To see Jennifer Keller’s artwork or subscribe to her newsletter, go to jenniferlaurelkeller.com. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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never, never push back or disagree. Others are hired for loyalty rather than brains. Many chiefs of staff work relentless hours with a sense of fear and desperation hovering over them. McKeever works hard but isn’t desperate. He respects his boss, has known him for years and offered to help him for free. McKeever doesn’t need the job. Three months after starting at City Hall, McKeever and his wife left for Europe for several weeks—unthinkable for many chiefs. They toured Scandinavian and Baltic capitals and searched for the Northern Lights. They didn’t find the Northern Lights, but they enjoyed themselves.

here is nothing about Mike McKeever that suggests power or authority or arrogance. His manner is friendly and relaxed. He is a good listener. And he is a tremendous talker, favoring thoughtful and complete sentences, nothing boastful or pushy, making his point like a social-science professor in a calm, positive, old-fashioned way, punctuated with a smile.

Like every chief of staff, McKeever must be careful when he speaks, because when he opens his mouth, the words are linked to Steinberg. McKeever is chief of staff for Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, which makes McKeever one of the most important people at City Hall. His access to the boss is second to none, and anybody who wants anything from the mayor understands McKeever can make those needs known.

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“When I start the day, I feel like I’m 30 again. But when I’m done, sometimes I feel like I’m 90.” Mike McKeever Like every chief of staff, McKeever must be careful when he speaks, because when he opens his mouth, the words are linked to Steinberg. This includes occasions when McKeever is required to say something Steinberg himself doesn’t want to say, such as when he can’t accommodate certain people and wants them to go away. “We’re a good match because we share two core values,” McKeever says. “We both believe that for good change to happen, decisions have to be based on facts. And change

requires multiple factions to work together.” Every significant politician—from appointed officials to mayors to state legislators to the governor, members of Congress and the president—has a chief of staff. There are hundreds of them in Sacramento. But there’s no good way to create one. No schools teach the craft of being a chief of staff. Many chiefs are sycophants, hired because they deeply admire their bosses, even adore them to the point of something like a crush. They

“This is a good job to come back to,” McKeever says. “The mayor encourages strong opinions, but he listens and is willing to change his mind. He goes very hard all the time. When I start the day, I feel like I’m 30 again. But when I’m done, sometimes I feel like I’m 90.” When Steinberg called McKeever last summer and started to talk about the chief of staff job, McKeever he’d help but didn’t want a real job. He was 61 and planning his retirement as director of Sacramento Area Council

of Governments, a regional jointpowers agency that studies growth and transportation across six counties and 22 cities in the region. He was with SACOG for 12 years. “I was on a true retirement path,” McKeever says. “My intent wasn’t to disappear but was to make no commitments for a year. My life was going to be about kids and grandkids and coaching basketball and learning to speak Italian.” Steinberg pursued McKeever for three months, leveraging their common visions, values and energies and noting how much fun McKeever would have working for one boss rather than the 31 elected officials he had to wrangle at SACOG. Eventually, McKeever relented and accepted an annuitant’s pay of $55.85 per hour once his state retirement benefits began. McKeever loves planning—he was a planning consultant in Oregon before joining SACOG—but is pretty good at politics. As chief of staff, he must nudge councilmembers into positions that align with Steinberg’s agenda

on riverfront development, homeless solutions and youth opportunities. “I’ve always worked for elected officials, even as a private consultant,” McKeever says. “With Darrell, it was an opportunity to do real, solid work. You can take politics out it, for the most part, if you bring good information to the table.” Barely six months into his job, McKeever doesn’t regret postponing his Italian lessons. Speaking about his boss, he says, “He’s good at looking at policy options. He’s good at the technical stuff. He’s a lawyer, likes to do deep dives into issues when he has the time. And he’s a realist. He’s a liberal Democrat who knows how much money is required to do things. He cut billions as the State Senate leader in the recession. He finds efficiencies. He’ll never put the city budget in jeopardy.” With his $55.85-an-hour chief, Steinberg has brought the city at least one bargain. R.E. Graswich can be reached at reg@graswich.com. n

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hen it comes to volunteering (and to life in general), John Frisch’s philosophy is pretty simple. “You’ve got to show up,” says Frisch. “The most important thing about being a volunteer is the same for work, the same for going to the gym, the same for being on a board: You have to show up if you’re going to get any benefit out of it. Amazing things happen when you’re present.” Frisch has been remarkably present during his life, whether in his job as senior managing director of commercial real estate company Newmark Cornish & Carey, or on

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the board of directors for numerous nonprofits. “My volunteer passions are social services, education and community development,” he says. “I want to help make the region a little better, and there’s still a lot of work to do. Plenty of people out there need help.” Frisch serves on the boards of The Salvation Army, Sacramento Metro Chamber, Active 20-30 Club, Rotary Club of Sacramento, Sutter Hospitals Foundation, Fairytale Town, American River College Foundation Board and more. He recently led The Salvation Army’s $7.4 million capital campaign. (“The Salvation Army is my number-one passion because they help the people that need it the most,” he says.) And he co-chaired the regional capital campaign for his alma mater, UC Berkeley. (He and his wife, Maggie, also an alum, still attend home football games.) With all of this giving back, it’s no wonder that Frisch was the first recipient of the Trainor Fairbrook

Humanitarian of the Year award in 1995 and was named the Metro Chamber’s 2005 Volunteer of the Year and 2013 Sacramentan of the Year. And to think none of this might ever have happened. “My volunteering happened kind of by accident—the best things in my life have,” the Arden resident admits. “Maggie and I moved to Sacramento in 1976, and I went to work for her father selling lumber at Arden Lumber Co. Because he was a very active Rotarian, he strongly suggested I get involved in the Active 20-30 Club (young men’s Rotary). I’d never been involved in a service organization before, and I found out I loved it. I loved the people and I loved the things we did. My best friends are still the people I met in 20-30 and Rotary.” That camaraderie has served Frisch well over the years: He says that his

“social life and service life are very intertwined.” And he’s discovered a sense of purpose in supporting a cause not just financially, but with his time and attention. “People ask me how I can spend so much time going to board meetings,” Frisch says. “The answer is easy: I don’t play golf. A lot of people spend a half day a week at least playing golf. I spend a half day a week at least in volunteer activities. I don’t sit around thinking, ‘Gee, I really want to give back.’ Here I am.” For more information on The Salvation Army, go to salvationarmyusa.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. n

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reed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Gluttony. Wrath. If these sound familiar, that’s because they’re perhaps the most explored— and often vilified—concepts in history: the Seven Deadly Sins. They’re also the foundational principles of Ron Cunningham’s brand-new ballet of the same name, which will enjoy its world premiere as part of Sacramento Ballet’s “Modern Masters” program June 16-18 at Harris Center in Folsom. “The Seven Deadly Sins sounds sexy, but I want to change the perspective on them,” says Cunningham, whose provocative

piece will share billing with George Balanchine’s groundbreaking work “The Four Temperaments” and Ashley Walton’s innovative “Focal Point.” “There are a million references to the Seven Deadly Sins. The Bible has certain definitions of them, the Dante cycle explores them, but they’ve changed over the centuries. I wanted to figure out how to represent them in our daily lives now, to relate them to modern life. If we’re born in God’s image according to Christian-based religions, is sin not in our DNA? Are they really sins, or do they only become that way if they’re out of proportion?” Cunningham wrestles with these moral conundrums in the clever

narrative choreographic style that has been honed from authoring more than 60 original ballets. Many of these ballets have received their world premieres at Sacramento Ballet during Cunningham’s nearly 30-year career at its helm. This premiere is potentially more bittersweet than others: It was announced last July that the 2017-18 season would be Cunningham’s last as the board of directors seeks a “new direction.” He is choosing to focus on the artistic feat before him rather than dwelling on disappointment. “This might be the last ballet I choreograph for the Sacramento Ballet, so I might as well go out with a bang,” Cunningham says.

Like any creative endeavor, what began as a vague concept has grown over time into something of appropriately epic proportions. “With any ballet, I start with a premise and—like a scientific theory—I try to prove it,” says Cunningham, who tries out characters and concepts on the company dancers based on their specific bodies and skills. “Sometimes it takes a left-hand turn, you go, ‘Whoops, that’s not it,’ then find a new thread to follow. You don’t know where it’s going to lead you, but you have to trust your instincts and years of doing this and discover it along the way.” Over the past several months, Cunningham has discovered that the ballet will hinge on the duality of human nature: a light side and a dark side that can be drawn to sin but, if integrated and balanced, become merely aspects of a whole person. The piece will open with a gritty street scene complete with graffiti and a chain-link fence with the dancers crowded around various shopping carts—a stark allusion to homelessness that Cunningham hopes will spark a conversation. “I want to explore the question of how the homeless population got there,” he says. “We can feel sorry for people in the streets or fear them because we don’t know them, but how did the homeless problem start? What brought people to the streets? And how do we confront that? I want to put audience members in that space theatrically—to make it clear that what’s going in the streets today affects them.” The probing and provocative nature of Cunningham’s vision does

not stop there. Pride will appear nude (with a trick of costuming), while the monstrous creatures who worship her will represent Envy. Wrath will explore the cycle of spousal abuse, Sloth will see an animated couch engulf a man whole (with costuming inspired by 1950s-era choreographer Alwin Nikolais), Lust will include three couples in fetish wear, and Greed and Gluttony will meet on the field of battle—literally—with scenes of war, grave robbing and grief. “People go to the ballet to be entertained by pretty girls with nice legs and good-looking guys,” Cunningham says. “But that’s only a small part of this art form. Art makes us think, question and see beyond ordinary popular culture. It can be controversial, but most of all, it has to mean something.” “Modern Masters” runs June 16-18 at Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College. For tickets and more information, visit sacballet.org. n

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hef Oliver Ridgeway plays with his food—and he wants you to join him. The Englishborn executive chef of Grange Restaurant & Bar now offers the opportunity to dine at his “Chef’s Table” every other week. Ridgeway draws upon his global travels when creating the menus, using locally sourced ingredients. The only boundaries of the feast are the corners of Ridgeway’s creative mind. Ridgeway has always loved food. He grew up spending time in his father’s pub and restaurant. He remembers fondly the smells of food freshly cooked, the fast pace of food service and the feeling of making people happy by feeding them. “It was always a jolly environment,” says Ridgeway, himself a jovial guy. “It might have had something to do with all the beer that everyone was drinking,” he laughs. While his peers set off for college, Ridgeway followed his heart and started a career in food. He landed a job working on a luxury ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth II. It wasn’t like the cruise ships of today. Ridgeway describes it as similar to the Titanic: a high-class, white-linen experience. While his childhood friends were earning university degrees, Ridgeway circumnavigated the globe by the age of 21.

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Chef Oliver Ridgeway While on board, Ridgeway learned traditional culinary technique from demanding German and French chefs. There was “no “room to wiggle,” Ridgeway explains. It was a highly structured environment. “I started learning a respect for the craft I was

doing, the understanding that hard work and dedication were part of the career.” Ridgeway also experienced the world. He would wake up in Sydney one day, Hawaii another. He recalls seeing global icons like the Statue of Liberty from his ship’s window—

symbols that had only appeared to him in movies before. Ridgeway realized that his chosen trade could take him anywhere in the world. He’s cooked for both the Sydney and Salt Lake City Olympics. He’s worked in New Orleans and Santa Fe. His first job in America opened his eyes to combining traditional technique with innovation. “It was a fun, fun wake-up,” he says. This commitment to the joy of cooking inspired Ridgeway to create Grange’s newest concept, the Chef’s Table series. Every other Friday, Ridgeway and his team offer a five-course, chef’s-choice, familystyle menu for 12 that costs $85 per person, with an optional $50 beverage pairing. What’s on the menu? Guests will find out when they arrive. They can expect small starter small plates that culminatinge in a rustic feast. A recent menu (I was invited for a testrun of the concept) included small plates of caviar and sturgeon, roasted cauliflower with a chili rub, and truffle ravioli. Dinner was an Asianinspired feast of a whole roasted hog, pickled vegetables, and scallion pancakes. All this—plus dessert. Chef’s Table, Ridgeway says, “will give us an opportunity to pull me away from the day to day and just have some fun, off-the-wall, ad hoc menus. It’s whatever I want to do, really.” The driving theme will be to celebrate Sacramento on the plate. Guests who don’t dine at the Chef’s Table can expect new items on the restaurant’s menu, including

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They work together to prepare the family’s meals in big make-ahead batches to keep healthy options at the ready for their two young children during busy weeks. Whether at home or at work, Ridgeway’s approach to food is the same: “a melting pot of food with really good ingredients.”

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Building Connections HE BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

ary Simon says he’s going “100 miles per hour” these days, gearing up for the annual Juneteenth Festival this month. In 2001, Simon helped create the festival, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is a national movement in honor of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and the enslaved were now free. Sacramento’s Juneteenth celebration will include a gospel concert at Cesar Chavez Plaza on Friday, June 16, and a festival in William Land Park on Saturday, June 17, with entertainment, a talent show, healthy cooking demonstrations and more. In the 22 years since he moved to town from the Bay Area, Simon has been the brains behind a fair share of Sacramento’s most popular cultural festivals.

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“I’m connected to many of the ethnic communities in town,” says Simon, who’s served on the board of the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce and the Black American Political Action Committee. He wrote the plan for the Sacramento World Dance & Music Festival and was instrumental in sponsoring the Pacific Rim Festival and Native American Day. He also created the Ethnic Village for Gold Rush Days. “It was a pretty white thing before,” he says. For many of these events, he helped the organizers navigate the city permitting process. “Getting permits for city events is so hard,” he says. In 1998, Simon was working in sales for the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau when he pitched a new job for himself as multicultural affairs director. After serving in that position for 13 years, Simon saw that his help was needed elsewhere. “The Juneteenth Festival had been going since 2001, but I thought I could fill a need for the organization by taking it nonprofit and adding education and health and wellness

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www.fatsbistro.com Food has also played a big role in Simon’s involvement with Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork branding effort, which was just getting off the ground when he was working at the Convention & Visitors Bureau. “I noticed that there was no color

FIGHTING FOR VISIBILITY AND EQUAL ACCESS HAS BEEN SIMON’S FORTE AND FOCUS FOR MANY YEARS. Unified School District, where I also substitute teach, host an essay contest and more. For health, we created the healthy-soul-food movement specifically for the African-American community to ‘healthy up’ traditional cuisine. Instead of using lard and a lot of pork products, we showed people how to make the same dishes with turkey and add some healthier ingredients.”

associated with Farm-to-Fork,” Simon says. “The problem was that minority folks didn’t actually own the restaurants. The chefs were black and Hispanic, but they didn’t own the business, so they were left out. I founded the Sacramento Juneteenth Black Chefs Collaborative as a way for more people to participate in Farm-toFork.” Fighting for visibility and equal access has been Simon’s forte and

focus for many years. It’s a fight he sees as far from over. “I’ve been a member of the Sacramento community for a long time,” he says. “There’s still a lot of work to be done in terms of inclusion. Sacramento was recognized as the most diverse city in the country back in 2001. How come I don’t see any color in city-promoted and citybacked events? Not everyone is being included in the great things we’re doing, and those who should support our causes really don’t. Juneteenth is not just a party in the park; it’s educational. It’s part of a historically relevant conversation. Being a local guy, I know how it works. I know the communities, I know the problems. We still have a lot of work to do.” Sacramento Juneteenth Festival takes place June 1417. For more information, go to sacramentojuneteenthinc.org. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com.. n

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JAYJAY presents “Loved to Death,” a retrospective of works by painter and ceramicist Maria Alquilar, who was inspired by the narrative artists she exhibited and collected for her own Sacramento gallery. The artist died at 86 in 2014. Show runs June 8–July 29. Shown above: “Loved to Death II.” 5524 Elvas Ave.; jayjayart.com

Elliott Fouts Gallery presents California landscapes and cityscapes by Timothy Mulligan. Show runs June 3–29. Shown above: “Colorful Underlight, American River.” 1831 P St.; efgallery.com

The Archival Gallery presents “Histories/Essays,” new paintings by D L Thomas. This show features ﬁgures relating to art history as well as historical family photos from the artist’s personal history. Show runs June 2–July 1. 3223 Folsom Blvd.; archivalgallery.com ARTHOUSE on R presents “thINK,” featuring unique works by printmakers Vinay Sharma, Taylor Gutermute, Katherine Venturelli, Tesia Blackburn, Ellen Markoff and Tina Pressler. Show runs June 9–July 3. Shown above: “Space Memory” by Pressler. 1021 R St.; arthouseonr.com

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Through July 12, SMUD Art Gallery presents “Gerald Huth: A Visual Journey of Cultures and Civilizations,” featuring mixedmedia paintings and collages by an artist who has traveled the world for 45 years. Shown above: “Time Passings: Histories.” 6301 S St.; smud.org

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THE HANDLE

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

The Rind

L D $$ Full Bar Fabulous Outdoor Patio, California cuisine with a French touch • Paragarys.com

1801 L Street #40 441-7463 L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Cheese-centric menu paired with select wine and beer • therindsacramento.com

2831 S Street

Zocolo

L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Urban winery and tasting room with a creative menu using local sources • rwwinery. com

1801 Capitol Ave. 441-0303

DOWNTOWN Cafeteria 15L 116 15th Street 551-1559 L D $$ Classic American lunch counter with a millennial vibe • cafeteria15l.com

DeVere’s Pub 1521 L Street L D Full Bar $$ Family-run authentic Irish pub with a classic menu to match • deverespub.com

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

Rio City Cafe

2315 K Street

Biba Ristorante

1112 Second St. 442-4772

served a la carte • Biba-restaurant.com

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

Café Bernardo

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

Ten 22 1022 Second St. 441-2211 L D Wine/Beer $$ American bistro favorites with a modern twist in a casual, Old Sac setting • ten22oldsac.com

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

110 K Street

R STREET

2726 Capitol Ave. 443-1180

L D $$ Full Bar Patio Regional Mexican cooking served in a casual atmosphere • Paragarys.com

Thai Basil Café

Easy on I

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

L D $-$$ Bar & grill with American eats, including BBQ, local brews & weekend brunch • easyoni.com

Federalist Public House

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

2009 N Street

Frank Fat’s 806 L St. 442-7092 L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Chinese favorites in an elegant setting • Fatsrestaurants.com

Ma Jong’s

L D $$ Humble Hawaiian poke breaks free • ﬁshfacepokebar.com

Iron Horse Tavern

Grange

L D $-$$ Full Bar Gastro-pub cuisine in a stylish industrial setting • ironhorsetavern.net

Old Soul & Pullman Bar

Hock Farm Craft & Provision

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

L D $-$$ Wine/Beer Wood-ﬁred pizzas in an inventive urban alley setting • federalistpublichouse.com

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Hot Italian

La Venadita

1627 16th Street 444-3000

3501 Thurd Ave. 4000-4676

L D Full Bar $$ Authentic hand-crafted pizzas with inventive ingredients, Gelato• hotitalian.net

L D $$ Full Bar Authentic Mexican cuisine with simple tasty menu in a colorful historic setting • lavenaditasac.com

Mulvaney’s Building & Loan

Oak Park Brewing Company

1215 19th St. 441-6022

3514 Broadway

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

L D $$ Full Bar Award-winning beers and a creative pub-style menu in an historic setting • opbrewco.com

12th & R Streets B L D $ Full-service cafe with artisan coffee roasts, bakery goods and sandwiches • oldsoulco.com

926 J Street • 492-4450 B L D Full Bar $$$ Simple, seasonal, soulful • grangerestaurant.com

The Waterboy

1116 15th Street

1431 L Street L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Cuisine from Japan, Thailand, China ad Vietnam. • majongs.com

2431 J St. 442-7690

1725 I Street 469-9574

1431 R St. 930-9191

1104 R Street Suite 100

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

2730 J St. 442-2552

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

Fish Face Poke Bar

2115 J St. 442-4353

Centro Cocina Mexicana

Café Bernardo

Firestone Public House

Magpie Cafe

29th and P. Sts. 455-3300

Tapa The World

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

1213 K St. 448-8900

L D $$ Full Bar Sports bar with a classical american menu• ﬁrestonepublichouse.com

D $$ Inventive Japansese-inspired seafood dishes • skoolonkstreet.com

MIDTOWN

Suzie Burger

1131 K St. 443-3772

1132 16th Street

Skool

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

The Firehouse Restaurant

Willie’s Burgers

Esquire Grill

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

1110 Front Street 442-8226 L D Wine/Beer $$ Bistro favorites with a distinctively Sacramento feeling in a riverfront setting • riocitycafe.com

Revolution Wines

Vibe Health Bar

Red Rabbit

3515 Broadway

2718 J Street

B L D $-$$ Clean, lean & healthy snacks. Acai bowls are speciality. Kombucha on tap • vibehealthbar.com n

L D $$ Full Bar All things local contribute to a sophisticated urban menu • theredrabbit.net

1601 16th Street L D $$-$$$ Wine/Beer Seasonal menu using the best local ingredients • magpiecafe.com

1415 L St. 440-8888 L D $$-$$ Full Bar Celebration of the region’s rich history and bountiful terrain • Paragarys.com

Nido Bakery

South

L D $ Bakery treats and seasonal specialities • hellonido.com

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1409 R Street Suite 102

2005 11th Street 382-9722 L D $-$$ Beer/Wine Timeless traditional Southern cuisine, counter service • weheartfriedchicken.com

OLD SAC Fat City Bar & Cafe 1001 Front St. 446-6768 D $$-$$$ Full Bar American cuisine served in a casual historic Old Sac location • Fatsrestaurants.com

Shoki Ramen House 1201 R Street L D $$ Japanese ﬁne dining using the best local ingredients • sshokiramenhouse.com

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