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Capital Confections Celebrates 20 Years of Chocolate and Community at Town & Country Village See page 7

Organizers of 59th Annual Kiwanis Art Fiesta gear up for a weekend at the Pavilions

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Bull riding invitational to be featured at fair

By Lance Armstrong lance@valcomnews.com

A professional bull riding competition will be among this year’s county fair attractions.

Presented by Lasher’s Elk Grove RAM on Saturday, May 27, the 4th annual Stars and Stripes Invitational will draw some of the notable riders in the sport.

Those riders, who are from different areas ranging from Red Bluff to Texas, will compete for top honors, as champions will be crowned at the event.

Included among the competitors will be athletes that have participated in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Association World Finals, which is the pinnacle of professional bull riding competitions.

Those riders include Clovis, Calif./formerly Bloomfield, N.M. resident Ryan McConnel, who has ridden bulls in the PBR World Finals four times.

Also participating in this invitational will be up-and-coming riders.

National Finals Rodeo bucking bull producer, Four Star Rodeo, will showcase what are advertised to be “the toughest, meanest bucking bulls ever bucked.”

Four Star owner Jeff Davis said that like the riders, those bulls are among the top animals in the sport.

“Eighty or 90 percent of (the riders) get bucked off,” he said. “We bring a pretty good set of bulls there. A lot of these bulls have been to the National Finals Rodeo, so there are going to be some quality animals there.”

And like the riders, the bulls will include several up-and-coming participants.

Davis mentioned that bull riding is a popular attraction throughout the country. “(Bull riding) is one of the top sports spectator-wise,” he said. “Rodeo and bull riding in itself is the number one fan-base sport in the nation, because there are so many rodeos. And bull riding over the last 20 years has really excelled since the start of the PBR – Professional Bull Riders Association. They’ve got it televised and stuff, so they’re bringing it into homes of people that have never got to see bull riding before. It’s really turned into a sport of its own.”

And as a sport, bull riding features professional athletes that have similarities to athletes of other professional sports, Davis explained.

“You just have to have that burning desire in your heart to be the best (in the sport of bull riding),” he said. “It’s no different than being a professional football player, a professional tennis player or whatever. It’s what you love to do. You’ve got to have that desire to defeat that animal.”

This man-against-beast competition is expected to keep fans holding onto their seats as they experience the action-packed excitement of the event, Davis explained.

“Even if you’ve never seen bull riding before, the exciting part is it’s a very dangerous event,”

As an extreme sport, bull riders can encounter extremely dangerous situations with animals about 10 to 15 times their body weight.

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A bull rider challenges a bull from the ground.

he said. “You’ve got a 130- to 140-pound man getting on a 1,400- to 2,000-pound bull (and) trying to ride him for eight seconds. And then when he gets off it, the bull is trying to chase him down. So, it’s a very exciting, dangerous extreme sport.”

And as a dangerous sport, bull riding, Davis noted, can result in severe outcomes for riders.

“There have been some serious injuries and even some deaths from it,” he said. “It’s a dangerous event, but it’s what people crave to do.

It’s no different than racing cars. That’s what they love. That’s their sport.”

Davis added that the sport is a simple one to understand.

“It’s an eight-second competition, with one hand in the bull rope and one hand in the air,” he said. “There are two judges. Each judge judges the bull one to 25 (points) and judges the bull rider one to 25 (points). So, each judge comes up with a possible 50 points. So, a 100-point score is the maximum that you can have (for a single ride).”

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Davis mentioned that if a bull rider fails to reach the eight-second mark, that rider and his animal are disqualified from receiving any points.

Davis also stated that the upcoming bull riding invitational is an annual event at the Sacramento County Fair.

As for his company, he noted that Don Jones and Ronnie Garcia established it in Cottonwood, Calif. in 1986. Davis, who was working for Four Star at that time, bought out Garcia’s portion of the business in 1989 and then in 1998, he became sole owner of the company.

Davis, a lifelong livestock worker who continues to operate his business in Cottonwood, described the place as a “kind of a cowboy town, with a lot of ranches and a lot of people who rodeo.”

Although he has competed as a bull rider himself, including as a contestant at the California State Fair, Davis admitted that he is much better at producing shows.

The bull riding event at the county fair will include the added bonus of performances by rodeo clown Clint “Wolfie” Sylvester, who will provide entertainment for spectators, young, old and in between.

Pamela Fyock, CEO of the Sacramento Coun-

ty Fair, expressed her excitement for the bull riding event and encouraged people to purchase advance tickets to this upcoming, limited-seating event. “ We are excited to have the kind of high-quality bulls and riders that you’d normally only see on the big-time pro cir-

cuits returning to Lasher’s Arena this year,” she said. “I’ve been telling everyone to get their tickets online now, so they don’t miss out on this fantastic high-value event.”

To purchase tickets, visit the website www.sacfair. com or the fairgrounds prior to the event. Ticket pric-

es for this event is $18/general and $40/box seats, and children, 12 years old and younger, will be admitted for free to both the fair and the bull riding event. Adult ticket prices for this event do not include the $6 admission to the fair.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 7 p.m.

The Sacramento County Fair at a glance Getting to the Sacramento County Fair at Cal Expo The physical address is 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95815.

Vehicle entry through Gate D at Exposition Boulevard and Challenge Way. Gate admission is located at the entrance to the Cal Expo Rodeo Arena.

Fair Prices & Hours The 2017 Sacramento County Fair runs May 25 - 29 (Memorial Weekend) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day except Memorial Day, which ends the fair festivities at 7 p.m.

The carnival opens an hour later each day at 11 a.m. Children ages 12 and younger are free, everyone else is $6. Parking is $10.

There is limited Limited bike parking near the Rodeo Gate Entrance.

Livestock Pavilion hours are Thursday – Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Junior Livestock Auction will be Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. While the Pavilion will be open Monday, Memorial Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., most animals leave the fair early on Monday morning.

To visit the most animals please plan to visit before Monday.

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val rides to make your County Fair experience memorable and magical!

The Main Carnival features 20 exciting rides and the Kids’ Carnival (especially for youngsters 3 to 7) has 10 rides especially for the littlest guests.

Fair Theme: “Let’s Eat, Have Fun & Celebrate the Red, White & Blue” Featured events Thursday, May 25: Opening Day will have a double header of Lil Monster Truck & UTV at the Racers Lasher’s Arena at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 26: There will be a double header of Lil Monster Truck & UTV at the Racers Lasher’s Arena at 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 27: Stars & Stripes Bull Riding at the Racers Lasher’s Arena at 7 p.m.

Sunday, May 28: Junior Livestock Auction, 10 a.m., Livestock Barn & Gran Jaripeo (Mexican Rodeo & Fiesta) Monday, May 29: Memorial Day is Military Appreciation Day at the Fair.

Also a Tractor Pulls event will be held at 1 p.m at Lasher’s Arena.

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Senior softball at stake in Carmichael Editor’s Note: The following letWhy are you trying to break ter was written to the advisory our long and successful conboard for additional publication tract after 20 years of positive in this newspaper. results?

Since seniors use two out Carmichael Park Advisory of your five softball fields Board, Delivered Through during the weekday morning Alaina Loftus hours when all others who Dear Board Members: use ball fields are in school or working, why is our 20

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year history of giving service as needed and requested to park maintenance in lieu of fees no longer acceptable under our long agreement?

What maintenance expenses are we adding to the park when we do all the field maintenance plus painting and replacing worn out

bleacher boards and backstop boards as needed?

What maintenance costs are we adding that we must pay fees to reimburse?

Other parks that charge fees to use ball fields also provide service to drag the fields smooth, provide bases, scoreboards, and chalk lines, in addition to watering and mowing the grass.

Carmichael Park has not provided any of those field preparations services for 20 years. What services will you now provide in return for fees you now propose to charge?

What costs for watering or mowing the grass are we adding when it must be done for Girls Softball and normal maintenance whether we use fields that would remain vacant if not for senior softball?

District Taxpayers in the past both paid for the costs of construction of ball fields, and the planting, watering and mowing of the grass.

Since the Construction and planting was completed decades ago, why are current taxpayer assessments no longer sufficient to cover watering and mowing of park grass?

If our service in providing many players to perform park maintenance as requested is no longer acceptable in lieu of fees, then we will agree to pay $100 more than any others will pay to use our two fields in the mornings. Who else will pay fees to use them on weekday mornings?

We have proposed to give service to add covers to the dugouts to keep the sun and weather off the players, and make your fields desirable to earn income from Girls Softball Tournaments. We have proposed to give service to paint parking space lines so cars will park more efficiently in marked spaces, especially during free concerts and tournaments. However, the road and parking surface has been neglected for so many years that the paint may not adhere in many places.

Where is all the park revenue going if not for watering and mowing grass?

The staff expenses involved in all softball groups seems

to consist of about 30 minutes by one person to issue permits to use the fields each year. Everything else to provide hundreds of District boys, girls and seniors a softball program is performed by volunteer parents or the seniors themselves. No park expenses are involved except to water and mow grass.

What is being accomplished for the public benefit with all the revenue being spent elsewhere? Baseball and Softball serve the largest number of public beneficiaries of your park for the absolute lowest cost to the park, unless you want a park without grass.

If users of park facilities need to pay user fees, then why omit so many users of all the other park facilities? Why limit fees to ball players only? Don’t disc golf players use large grass areas while throwing hard discs that hit passing cars on Grant Ave. and cause some parking spaces to not be used?

If a teacher is paid to provide a class, then fees should be charged to cover that added expense. No added expense is incurred to allow seniors to use vacant fields on weekday mornings. Our presence actually discourages vandals from damaging your otherwise vacant property and porta-potties.

Many parks offer baseball for boys, softball for girls and seniors, but your Thursday AM 75+ Senior Softball League provides you with the WORLD’S first, oldest, and largest weekly league of many teams (now NINE). People pay to watch baseball and softball games. You have a world’s first and only attraction for seniors right here in Carmichael Park where seniors sitting in nearby facilities might like to get outside and watch, if not also join the playing. What have you done to invite District seniors to come enjoy something that does not exist anywhere else in the world?

If we are going to pay fees, why not pay for services to prepare our fields and for a district that appreciates See Softball, page 6 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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New water-wise demonstration gardens, public partnership celebrated during grand opening event The community came out May 13 to celebrate the grand opening of new water-wise demonstration gardens at Howe Park in Sacramento, as well as a unique partnership between two special districts and a non-profit who made the gardens a reality.

The Gardens at Howe Park are truly unique in that they showcase four, state-of-the-art, low-water use demonstration landscapes, including: • Sensible Switchover—represents the layout of most Sacramento residential front yards but features low-water plants and low-maintenance solutions perfect for our region’s climate.

• Wilder Wonders—a wilder, less structured garden filled with color and texture that is designed to provide food and shelter for birds, butterflies and bees.

• Water Works—a working rain garden that shows how plants can take in, filter and hold water in the soil.

• Effortless Edibles—featuring low-water edibles and aromatics that can provide lots of goodies for your table, and color for your home.

Each of the gardens features informational signage that identifies all of the landscape’s water-efficient features and plants used.

They are the product of a partnership between Sacramento Suburban Water District, the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District and EcoLandscape California, which served as project manager for the gardens, providing the design plan, installation and signage.

The celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, guided tours and free gift bags filled with gardening tools for the first 100 attendees.

For more information about the new Gardens at Howe Park, as well as tips for using water wisely, visit sswd.org.

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more what we provide to them?

Why is it fair for you to wait for us to incur the highest costs to purchase field tow vehicles, field smoothing drags, field wide brooms, Field spike drags, field leveling drags, scoreboards, field lining ma-

with you, if you still prefer to break your 20 year agreement. We don’t need to meet if you just honor your long standing agreement.

Sincerely, Larry Campbell, Carmichael homeowner and spokesman for senior softball players in the absence of Ernie Kidwell recovering from knee surgery.

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chines, paint and chalk to line the fields, etc. , then for you to want to add fees in addition to our service and you not provide one single thing more that your basic duty to water and mow grass that has been working so well for both parties for 20 years?

After we receive your clarifying answers, we will be better prepared to meet

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Capital Confections Celebrates 20 Years of Chocolate and Community at Town & Country Village

By Laura I. Winn

In 1997, a key, a phone number and a strange coincidence changed the course of Craig and Teresa Higgins’ lives.

It all started when Craig decided to quit the insurance industry and follow his dream of owning a business. With two young children at home, 3-yearold Marisa and 6-year-old Alina, the Higgins desired a family business – a place to spend time together and make a living of it. On their tour of local properties for sale, the Higgins visited a chocolate shop in Town & Country Village. The businesses’ phone number was just one number different than Higgins’ home phone number. And in a strange twist of fate, the Higgins’ house key turned and opened the shop’s back door.

It was a sign. The couple purchased the business and embraced their new roles at Capital Confections. Following in his mother’s candy-making footsteps, Craig became the chocolatier, creating their signature confections made with lots of chocolate and little sugar, and Teresa, formally a legal assistant, took on the marketing and customer service side. To help the couple in the transition from the white collar to the burgundy apron world, the existing staff stayed on for the first year. After 5 or 6 years, Teresa says, the couple really made the business their own.

On the marketing side, Teresa networked within the wedding industry, and on the chocolate side,

Craig learned to expertly decorate their confections.

The business grew with the family. Capital Confections became an after-school hang-out spot for the Higgins girls and their friends who marked their growth on a chart still found on a back wall. When Marisa and Alina were old enough, they worked behind the counter. Alina, now a CPA, especially loved counting money side-by-side with her dad.

Today, the shop is known for its one-a-kind chocolate and package creations customized for special events and corporations. Other chocolate shops even send customers to Capital Confections for unique designs. They carry 800 different chocolate

molds – from animals to automobiles – and Craig still hand-dips and then drizzles the shop’s most popular treats: truffles. “He is the reason why they are perfect,” Teresa boasts.

Although the handmade milk, dark and white chocolate is still the focus, the shop also carries other sweets like taffies and lemon drops, plus seven flavors of gelato and one sorbet from The Latest Scoop, an award-winning ice cream shop in Berkeley.

Beyond the products they carry, the relationships they maintain with their customers has been key See Chocolate, page 11

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Organizers of 59th Annual Kiwanis Art Fiesta gear up for a weekend at the Pavilions The Sacramento Suburban Kiwanis Club warmly invites you to this year’s Kiwanis Art Fiesta. Kiwanis Art Fiesta features high quality artwork by dozens of fine artisans from all over California.

Walk along the Pavilion sidewalks while enjoying a huge variety of art including glass, pottery, wood, jewelry, photography, painting, sculpture, metalwork, textiles, and more. Artists will be on hand to greet you and discuss their work. Some will even be creating new works during the weekend.

Artwork of all shapes and sizes and prices will be available for purchase. While you browse, enjoy live music from local musicians all weekend on the shaded patio in front of Piatti. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. enjoy Habanero Quartet and then in the afternoon Vivian Lee Quartet takes the stage until 4:30 p.m. On Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Freestyle Jazz entertains guests followed by The Undulations.

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Kiwanis Art Fiesta is one of the largest outdoor shows of its kind. It takes place Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 at Pavilions Shopping Center in Sacramento.

Pavilions Shopping Center is located off of Fair Oaks Boulevard near Howe Avenue. New this year, show hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. Admission and parking are always free, families are welcome.

Come for the show and enjoy a relaxing beverage, lunch, or dinner at Insight Coffee Roasters, Café Bernardo, Piatti Ristorante & Bar, Wildwood Kitchen & Bar, or Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

This charity event, sponsored by the Sacramento-Suburban Kiwanis, raises funds for children’s charities in the greater Sacramento region, including the Kiwanis Family House and Just for Kids-helping children who have an immediate family member undergoing cancer treatment.

For more information visit KiwanisArtFiesta.org or call (916) 972-7337.

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Faces and Places:

A special Mother’s Day Tea held at Carmichael Park Photos by Stephen Crowley stephen@valcomnews.com

Moms were celebrated on Mother’s Day at Carmichael Park during the farmer’s market with live music, games, children’s crafts, face painting, raffle prizes, a silent auction and food and drink demonstrations.

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Chocolate:

In November 2014, 20-year-old Marisa lost a sixContinued from page 7 month battle with an aggresto the Higgins’ success. “You sive form of cancer. As hard as have to learn what language, that loss has been, Teresa says, as in tenor, to speak to all the “We’re still here and we’re not different kinds of people. It’s a giving up. Giving up would social examination of human have been way too easy.” Inbeings,” explains Teresa. “You stead, she says, “We needed get good at it or you die.” something to celebrate.”

To that end, Capital ConNow the Higgins are fofections continues to serve cused on celebrating 20 years some of the same customers in business. Not only did they they had in 1997. The hus- weather the 2008 recession, band and wife duo were recently invited to one such customer’s 90th birthday party. This May, Teresa and Craig were honored by the Fulton Avenue Association for Capital Confections’ longevity on the Avenue.

Keeping strong community connections has always been part of the business plan. Teresa has served on the FultonEl Camino Parks and Recreation Board of Directors, and the shop is a supporter of Make A Wish Foundation, My Sister’s House and the Fulton-El Camino Stingrays, an organization close to heart as Marisa was a Stingrays synchronized swimmer and coach.

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but they also survived the changing landscape around them. Two decades and many ups and downs after turning “that stupid key in that stupid door,” Capital Confections is one of the last standing locally-owned “little guys” in Town & Country Village.

Its walls decorated with thank you cards from customers and thank you art from school field trips, awards from charities and pictures of swim

teams, the shop remains a decidedly homey and old-fashioned escape among the likes of Bed, Bath & Beyond, Starbucks and Eyeglass World, soon to move in next door.

On random days working long hours in the shop, Teresa still finds treasures her children hid in drawers years ago. After Marisa’s death, Teresa and Craig stumbled upon an essay Marisa wrote in college on “how grueling it was

to grow up in the back of a family business.” The essay ends, “I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

“Yeah, that about says it all,” Teresa concludes.

Capital Confections invites the community to celebrate 20 years with them at Gelato and Jazz on August 4 and 5. Local musicians will perform Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the patio outside the shop.

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Matías Bombal’s Hollywood Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 The MPAA has rated this PG13 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures releases Marvel Studios’ “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”. Fans of the first movie will not be disappointed; the cast returns with the same familiar conversational style that made the first move seem so natural, despite the back-drop of outer space fantasy and comedy which is about as far from natural as it is possible to be, especially a movie based in the Marvel comic book world.

Director James Gunn ensures a good time from start to finish as the Star-Lord, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) gives us a soundtrack with his Sony Walkman

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Tower speaks of his earliest days with wealthy globetrotting parents, who seemed little aware of his existence, leaving young Jeremiah to be attended to by hotel employees and Jeremiah Tower: The Last ocean liner stewards year round.

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Channeling keen observation skills and his desire to recreate the elegance and experience of fine living, he honed his talents at Chez Paniesse, then left to open a sensation in San Francisco, “Stars”. Tower says, “I aim for the crown but I always know the Guillotine is in sight”.

In the case of “Stars”, it was the Loma Prieta earthquake of October of 1989 that sealed his fate. No one came in following the earthquake. We learn the various aspects of this indefinable man through many noted personalities of that world; Anthony Bourdain, Mario Batali and other celebrity chefs.

A grand bon vivant, Tower left and virtually disappeared until just a few years ago when the new owners of Tavern on the Green in Manhattan engaged him to bring some magic to their somewhat clumsily managed operation. As an employee, Tower did not last effectively. It was far too difficult for a man not to exact total control, a man that held Lucius Beebe as his greatest personal hero.

Thus, he ventures on to the road ahead. One friend relates, “We need Jeremiah Tower in this world, if for nothing else but to teach... Not just about cooking but about style, it’s a beautiful style, something that elevates us and brings us out of the muck... something that brings us out of the mediocrity and the vulgarity in which we are forced to live.” I was not initially interested in this documentary, before having seen it for writing this review, but felt such a kinship to Tower after seeing it, I am so glad that I did. You’ll be glad, too. It celebrates the highest levels of the human spirit.

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What’s FRIDAY, JUNE 2 MOVIES IN ARDEN PARK PRESENTS “FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM”: This spin-off of the Harry Potter franchise jumps back in time to explore the wizarding world of 1926 New York, which is being threatened by both mystical acts of destruction and a group of extremist No-Majs (the American term for Muggles, i.e. those unable to use magic). Author Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in the city as part of a global study of fantastic beasts, but he gets caught up in this conflict when some of the magical creatures in his care are accidentally released. Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, Ezra Miller, and Johnny Depp co-star in this fantasy adventure, which was directed by David Yates (who helmed four of the Harry Potter films) and adapted for the screen by J.K. Rowling from her own book.

Fun starts at 8:30 p.m. at Arden Park, 1000 La Sierra Drive.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, SATURDAY, JUNE, 3 COMMUNITY BOOK SALE – FRIENDS OF THE ARDEN-DIMICK LIBRARY: The Friends of Arden-Dimick Library will be holding a two-day Community Book Sale on Friday, June 2, from 1 to 6 p.m. AND on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room at the Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave. Funds from this sale will be used for local library programs. Summer means fun, and nothing is more fun than relaxing with a good book (or seven). We’ve got lots of reading material for both adults and children, and this sale is an excellent opportunity to stock up at low prices. Friends of the Library will receive a ten percent discount (other than during the bag sale). Membership information will be available at the sale for those who are not members of the Friends of the Library.

The Friends of the Arden-Dimick Library is a volunteer community-based organization.

Its dual mission is to advocate for the Library and to provide funding for books, materials, programs and library activities primarily through selling donated books.

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Some will even be creating new works during the weekend.

On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. enjoy Habanero Quartet and then in the afternoon Vivian Lee Quartet takes the stage until 4:30 p.m. On Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Freestyle Jazz entertains guests followed by The Undulations. Kiwanis Art Fiesta is one of the largest outdoor shows of its kind. It takes place Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4 at Pavilions Shopping Center in Sacramento. Pavilions Shopping Center is located off of Fair Oaks Boulevard near Howe Avenue. New this year, show hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. Admission and parking are always free, families are welcome.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10 CARMICHAEL CONCERTS IN THE PARK: GREAT WIDE OPEN: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Kick off the concert series with a Tom Petty tribute band, Great Wide Open!

Great Wide Open ignites the stage with their tribute to the music and distinctive sound of Tom Petty. With hit after hit from his Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, and solo albums, GWO keeps crowds of all ages rocking and singing along to all their favorites! For that authentic sound and non-stop fun, count on Great Wide Open to keep you Runnin’ Down that Dream! Concert is held at the Daniel Bishop Memorial Pavilion in Carmichael Park, located at 5750 Grant Ave. The Carmichael Concerts in the Park series is brought to you in part, by the generous support of the following sponsors: Access Dental, Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Emigh Hardware, Arthur Murray Carmichael Dance Studio, California Family Fitness, Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association, John and Susan Skinner, and the Kiwanis Club of Carmichael.

EFFIE YEAW SPRING GALA AND ART AUCTION: From 5 to 8 p.m., the American River Natural History Associ-

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ation (ARNHA), will join with the Sacramento Fine Arts Center to present the eighth annual Art Where Wild Things Are, an art show, auction and gala celebrating interpretations of the natural world. This event held at the beautiful grounds of the Effie Yeaw Nature Center brings together art patrons, philanthropists, artists and nature-lovers for what has become the most important fundraiser of the year for the Effie Yeaw Nature Center, a non-profit education and visitor center operated as a community service by ARNHA. The art show, featuring creative interpretations of local nature in a variety of media, is juried by wellknown local artists. The evening gala will feature delicious food from a Global Gourmet Caterer, beverages, music, and silent and live auctions of juried artwork. Free valet parking is provided at the event. Auctioneer Yve Rojas, representing KLM Auctions, will host the live auction. Yve is a leading national benefit auctioneer with a passion for art. Based in Kansas City, she has performed at auctions across the U.S., including the Annual BUILD Gala in San Francisco. Tickets are $90 per person. The gala dinner menu will be provided by Global Gourmet and will include cheese, crackers and grapes display; variety breads/rolls; spinach and feta cheese corn bread; honey, fig jam, jalapeno jelly; smoked salmon Caesar salad; kale, quinoa and dried apricots salad; spinach salad with goat cheese, almonds and lemon pink peppercorn vinaigrette; roasted seasonal vegetables; tomato caprese; sweet chili and garlic asian rice noodle salad; herb rubbed roasted pork loin stuffed with linguica sausage; chicken marabella (marinated and baked with olives, capers, prunes, vinegar, brown sugar and herbs); grilled agave and orange glazed rack of lamb, and finally for dessert, limoncello and mascarpone cake. The Effie Yeaw Nature Center is located at 2850 San Lorenzo Drive, Carmichael.

(Entrance is off Tarshes Drive.). Tickets are available online at sacnaturecenter.net/ events/spring-gala-art-auction/

SUNDAY, JUNE 11 CARMICHAEL CONCERTS IN THE PARK: WEST FIFTH AVENUE: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: West Fifth Avenue is a variety band that has been entertaining audiences in the Sacramento area since 1992. The bands’ instrumentation includes keyboards, bass, drums, sax, trumpet, accordion, guitar, and male and female vocals. West Fifth Avenue specializes in weddings, private parties and events where there is a wide crosssection of people, ages and musical tastes.

West Fifth Avenue delights crowds by playing great, entertaining music with skill, energy and enthusiasm. Concert is held at the Daniel Bishop Memorial Pavilion in Carmichael Park, located at 5750 Grant Ave. The Carmichael Concerts in the Park series is brought to you in part, by the generous support of the following sponsors: Access Dental, Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Emigh Hardware, Arthur Murray Carmichael Dance Studio, California Family Fitness, Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association, John and Susan Skinner, and the Kiwanis Club of Carmichael.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 RIVER CITY CHORALE TOUR KICKOFF CONCERT: RCC presents music to be sung during its tour of Ireland in late June starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Northmin-

ster Presbyterian Church, 3235 Pope Ave. For more information, go to http://www. rivercitychorale.org/ or call 967-9221; Free, and plenty of free parking.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17 CARMICHAEL CONCERTS IN THE PARK: BRAD WILSON & ROLLING BLUES THUNDER BAND: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Brad Wilson is a California guitar slinger who plays rocked-up blues and is a charismatic and talented guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Performing over 100 shows a year, Brad has become known as a smokin’ hot blues player who can rock the house all night long with the best of them. His songwriting has a hard-charging Americana/ Blues/Roots style. His guitar playing is contemporary blues and he can rip on lead.

Brad’s live show is presented with spirit and class. Concert is held at the Daniel Bishop Memorial Pavilion in Carmichael Park, located at 5750 Grant Ave. The Carmichael Concerts in the Park series is brought to you in part, by the generous support of the following sponsors: Access Dental, Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Emigh Hardware, Arthur Murray Carmichael Dance Studio, California Family Fitness, Carmichael Creek Neighborhood Association, John and Susan Skinner, and the Kiwanis Club of Carmichael.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3 AND SUNDAY, JUNE 4 Carmichael Park Community Band Festival June 3 & 4 - FREE! : The Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association presents the annual Carmichael Park Community Band Festival, Carmichael Park Amphitheater. With 11 concert bands, for two decades this has been one of the largest community band festivals in California. Bring the entire family, a picnic, lawn chairs, sun hat, and enjoy two lovely afternoons of music, nonstop from noon to 6:00 pm Saturday and noon to 7:15 pm Sunday!

Admission: FREE Parking: FREE Location: Carmichael Park: 5750 Grant Ave. Carmichael 95608 (southeast corner of the park; Fair Oaks Blvd. between Grant and North) Information: (916) 489-2576 Website: http://www.svsba.net Sponsored by: The Sacramento Valley Symphonic Band Association and the Carmichael Recreation and Parks District KIWANIS ANNUAL ART FIESTA AT THE PAVILIONS: Walk along the Pavilion sidewalks while enjoying a huge variety of art including glass, pottery, wood, jewelry, photography, painting, sculpture, metalwork, textiles, and more. Artists will be on hand to greet you and discuss their work.

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