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Ballet company changes its name and prepares for annual Nutcracker performance in Arden area Changes are set for East Sacramento’s ballet company, formerly known as Crockett-Deane Ballet. This past summer, in honor of the retirement of Barbara Crockett, the ballet company changed its name back to its original name of Sacramento Civic Ballet, founded by Barbara and Deane Crockett. Their daughter, Allyson Deane, along with her husband, Don Schwennesen, are the directors of Sacramento Civic Ballet as they also were with CrockettDeane Ballet. Allyson Deane danced at Sacramento Civic Ballet as a young dancer, before taking a dancing position with the San Francisco Ballet. In honor of Barbara Crockett, the company’s apprentice company will now be known as Crockett-Deane Apprentice Company. The name changes come with refurbishing the studio and the influx of many new ballet students from across the region. The associated Deane Dance Center trains all dancers from the age of 3 to 19, in addition to some adult classes. Classes are avail-

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able in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, character, as well as stretch, conditioning, and Pilates. On Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 2 p.m., the Sacramento Civic Ballet, the Crockett-Deane Apprentice Company, along with the Deane Dance Center, will present its annual holiday ballets at The Center at Twenty-Three Hundred, in Sacramento. Up first will be “Christmas Angels,” a beautiful ballet telling the story of Christmas set to traditional holiday carols. After a short intermission, a one-act, narrated version of the Nutcracker will be presented. This ballet contains the original story

and music, and has guest artists as well. It is a great way to expose young children to the Nutcracker. Both ballets contain new choreography this year and feature beautiful staging and costumes. Sharing the role of the Sugar Plumb Fairy will be Bella Garibaldi and Gabriela Smith. Also, there will be a short preview performance of parts of the Nutcracker only on Friday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. All performances are at The Center at TwentyThree Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento. Tickets are $8-$15 at door or online. For more information, call 453-0226 or deanedancenter.com Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

Sacramento Concert Band to hold holiday concert at Rio Americano High School The Sacramento Concert Band will usher in the holidays with their annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2:30 p.m. Traditional holiday favorites such as “Angels We Have Heard on High”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “Christmas on Broadway” (Toyland, My Favorite Things, We Need a Little Christmas, Etc.), “A Christmas Festival” by Leroy Anderson (Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Etc.) will be paired with non-seasonal selections including “Irving Berlin – A

Symphonic Portrait” (There’s No Business Like Show Business, Easter Parade, God Bless America, White Christmas, Etc.) and “Funiculi – Funicula Rhapsody.” The 55-member ensemble is under the directorship of Grant Parker and will perform in the new Rio Americano Center for the Arts located at 4540 American River Drive in Sacramento. Admission is free. For more information please visit the website: www. sacramentoconcertband.net.

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Chautauqua Playhouse presents “The Regifters ” Chautauqua Playhouse presents the new holiday comedy “The Regifters” by Robert Lynn at the Playhouse. The show will run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through Jan. 14, with additional matinees on Dec. 23 and Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. There will be no performances on Dec. 24, 29, 30 and 31. The performances will be held at the Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle Road in the La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael. Admission is $21 general, $19 seniors, students and SARTA members. Premium seating is an additional dollar. When a couple “regifts” a not-so-great Christmas present, then finds out it is worth a fortune, they will stop at nothing to get it back. But they’re not the only ones who rewrapped it… In the mad pursuit to reclaim the gift, everyone who gave it away learns about friendship, real wealth, and the value of a gift truly given. A holiday treat for the whole family! The direction is by Walt Thompson, set and light design by Andrew Fiffick. Information and tickets are available through the Chautauqua Playhouse website: www.cplayhouse.org or call the box office at 489-7529, during business hours.

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FarmpFlavor By Kerin Gould

The summer crops are all tilled under now with sparrows and finches pecking at leftover seeds and bugs. Winter crops are being planted as soil dries enough to allow walking between rows. Seedlings for greens, snow peas and sweet turnips are getting their starts under gray, fuzzy sky. This means that the season of comfort food and nostalgic indulgences has arrived. But what if your health and/or sensitivities really need you to stay on track? Let’s have a few goals: Continue eating fresh produce; Limit sweets and processed foods; Savor every bite mindfully; Share; Love the nostalgia, but let’s avoid eating our

feelings to the point we create new regrets. I’ve been a vegetarian for almost 40 holiday seasons’ worth of social awkwardness, challenges and gotcha questions, lack of satisfying foods, etc. I have been at that party where dinner was hours behind schedule, and then the lone “vegetarian” dish had shrimp in it. (What tree do you suppose shrimp grow on!?!?) I’ll admit I was cranky, not the most gracious guest. Not proud of it. So I have some suggestions to help things stay festive and friendly: Let people know in advance about your limitations, and tell them, “Don’t go to any trouble for me, but I don’t want to make you feel bad if I don’t eat something.” Don’t say I “don’t do” tomatoes. Ex-

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Christmas One windy Christmas Eve when I was four or five, my sisters Kathleen and Moira and I ran around in a frenzy. We lived temporarily on a Navy base. This night we were going to be allowed to stay up late and listen for Santa, who came at midnight. The minute we heard him on the roof we were to run to bed because Santa did not like to deliver to wideawake children. We climbed up on the couch and noted excitedly the small circles of fog our breath made on the big window. Smiling, our parents watched from the little dining room. Later our father picked up the phone and dialed. He said to our pregnant mother, a bit loudly, “I have to call

the Admiral.” Then he said, again in the same loud voice, “Hello Admiral. What? I have to come to the meeting? Now? At nighttime? On Christmas Eve? Well, I’ll be darned.” It was unusual for our father to talk like this and we stared from the couch. He was not an, I’ll be darned, type of swearing man. He was an, I’ll be damned, I’ll be damned to hell, I’ll be damned to hell and back, I’ll be damned to hell and gone, and infinitely more vivid, type of swearing man. But now he sounded like one of those jolly Dad’s in the Sunday comics, like Pricilla’s Pop, who said, gosh and jeepers. “This meeting must be very important,” our mother said in the same raised, strangely stilted voice. She got Dad’s coat for him.

We ran to our father. “Don’t go, Daddy. You’ll miss Santa.” But we knew he had to leave. In the hierarchy of tremendously important men who must be obeyed, the President came first, then the Admiral, then Generals in the Army and Air Force, then Daddy. He opened the door and we glimpsed the Christmas lights on neighbors’ houses. He kissed us good-by and off he went into the twinkling night. We returned to the window. We helped Moira climb up on the couch because she was still a toddler. She had a towering mop of red, curly hair and a toddler’s odd way of pronouncing words, something Kathleen and I found extremely funny. “Moi, say Merry Christmas,” I said. “Mi mi massama ,” Moira said. Kathleen and I, already over-excited, doubled over with laughter. “Kathleen said, “Merry Mi mi massa-

ma,” and I said it back and we had a mockery fest, tumbling back on the couch, laughing. “What’s going on out there?” Our mother, said from the kitchen. Kathleen and I quieted down. In our house you were not allowed to make fun of the way other people looked or talked. We returned to the Santa vigil. “I heard something,” Kathleen said. “Did you hear that?” I listened hard. Nothing. Our mother came from the kitchen and turned off the living room lamps. “I heard something,” she said. This validated it. My heart felt like it galloped. Mom got on the couch with us. “Listen,” Kathleen said, her blue eyes huge. We heard the chinking of bells. Real bells, on the roof. Then a scraping sound. “That must be the sled,” Mom whispered.

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Fulton Avenue Association Celebrated 11th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting By Laura I. Winn

On Saturday, Dec. 2, the parking lot of Tognotti’s Auto World was transformed into a charitable Christmas celebration for the 11th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting hosted by Fulton Avenue Association. Families from nearby neighborhoods, including Arden-Arcade, Country Club and Carmichael, packed into the parking lot to enjoy the lighting of the towering 65-foot blue fir tree and the free entertainment, food, and of course, an appearance by Santa himself. To kick off the festivities, Santa arrived not in a sleigh but in a cherry red Corvette, courtesy of Craig and Teresa Higgins of Capital Confections chocolate shop. Children quickly lined up to have their picture taken with Santa for the small price of $1 or a canned food or toy donation to benefit Children’s Receiving Home, the Sheriff ’s Toy Project and St. Mathew’s Food Closet. Each charity serves families in the immediate area. Capital Confections was one of the many businesses who helped make the annual event a success. Guests were treated to hot dogs from Fulton- El Camino Recreation and Park District, sandwiches from Arden Chick-fil-A and coffee, cocoa and cookies compliments of Carmichael Cafe & Deli. Children decorated snowflake ornaments at the arts and crafts station provided by Greater Arden Chamber of Commerce. The festively attired El Camino High School marching band delighted the audience with Christmas tunes and Joanna’s Kids R It dancers of preschoolers, teen ballerinas and young adult tappers took to the stage for three performances. Dorothy Morrison, the original singer and co-writer of the 1969 chart-topper, “Oh, Happy Day” provided the entertainment finale with help from the audience. Morrison, who recently moved to Sacramento, invited children of all ages to join her on stage for her famous hit. Matthew Millie, a 10th grade clarinet player in the El Camino marching band, was one of the excited background singers and dancers. Although he wasn’t previously familiar with Morrison, he said he loves her now, exclaiming, “Oh my God! She’s such a queen. I’m never going to forget this!” As the lines moved for children to meet Santa and receive balloon animals from a friendly elf known as Juggles the Clown, the event culminated in a free raffle for 12 live Christmas 6

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trees. Anticipation built as the twelfth tree was raffled. When no one claimed the chosen number, a new ticket was called, and then another, and finally on the fourth ticket, 18-year-old Abbey Dudzik stepped up to claim her family’s tree. Dudzik, who recently graduated from El Camino High School where she played the flute in the marching band and spent past years performing at the annual tree lighting, said she wasn’t surprised she was the final winner. “I felt like I was going to win. I said we were going to win, and we did. It’s so exciting!” Dudzik said every year her favorite part of the event is seeing the tree light up and watching the performers on

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stage. For Amy May, who has watched the tree light up for the last six years, the feeling of “small town traditions” is what brings her back every December. May, who won a tree for her 72-yearold mother, added that she especially loves taking her kids to see Santa. “He’s the same Santa every year. He’s the real one you know,” she said with a twinkle in her eye and her children at her side. In the charitable spirit of the event, raffle winner Deborah Beck, whose daughter Haley plays clarinet in the El Camino marching band, gave her tree to another family. Beck said her family didn’t need the tree and added,”Every little kid deserves a Christmas tree in the living room.”

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A Sacramento Life Center client receives a baby basket shortly after giving birth. The center is running its annual Baby Basket Drive through December.

Donations needed for baby basket drive for new moms at Sacramento Life Center Local residents are invited to be a baby’s first Santa as Sacramento Life Center holds its annual Baby Basket Drive for local women and teens spending the holidays preparing to become new moms in the coming year. The drive runs through Dec. 31 so the Sacramento Life Center can provide a basket of needed items to every patient who gives birth in 2018. Donations can be made online at www.saclife.org. Gifts can be made in any increment, but a donation of $50 buys one basket, which includes formula, diapers, newborn clothes, pacifiers and more. “One of the most overwhelming feelings is learning that you’re pregnant and fearing you won’t have the resources to care for your vulnerable baby,” said Marie Leatherby, executive director, Sacramento Life Center. “Sometimes something as simple as a gift of diapers and newborn clothes can give expecting mothers the confidence that they have a support system to help raise their child. Gifts to our Baby Basket Drive give expecting mothers proof that they will always have a family here at the Sacramento Life Center and cheerleaders out in the community rooting for their family.” The Sacramento Life Center’s mission is to offer compassion, support, resources and free medical care to women and couples facing an unplanned or unsupported pregnancy. The Sacramento Life Center’s licensed Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic includes a primary clinic and two Mobile Medical Clinics that provide all services for free, including pregnancy tests, STD tests, ultrasounds, peer counseling for men and women, education and resource referrals. The nonprofit also offers a school-based teen education program, a 24-hour hotline and a program for women seeking support after having an abortion. For more information about the Sacramento Life Center’s Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic, visit www.svpclinic.com. For more information about the Sacramento Life Center or to make a donation, visit www.saclife.org. Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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What’s FRIDAY, DEC. 15 QUARTERLY TEEN ART SHOW – Join us for appetizers, drinks, and an evening of art made by area teens! All ages welcome. Friday, December 15 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

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OWEN BAKER-FLYNN’S INSPIRED SILLINESS – Fun stuff includes juggling, magic, feats of daring do, jokes and accordion playing. Friday December 15 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Rancho Cordova Library, 9845 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento.

ART LAB: SNOW ART – We don’t get much snow in Sacramento, but we can make snow art! We will supply the materials. You supply the creativity. For kids of all ages and their adults. Wednesday, December 20 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

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GIFTS OF POETRY BY YOUNG CHILDREN – Young children are invited to make simple gifts of thanks using poetry and art. Smocks and wrapping paper provided. Saturday, December 16 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

SUNDAY, DEC. 17 HOLIDAY CONCERT PERFORMED BY THE SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY BAND: The Sacramento Community Band is a 55 member group of talented, volunteer musicians that has been providing musical venues throughout Sacramento County for some fifty years. The ensemble will present its very popular annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the new Rio Americano Center For

HOLIDAY DINNER OF HOPE PRESENTED BY SACRAMENTO KINDNESS CAMPAIGN, INC.: Because right now, hate is on the rise, it is our responsibility to tip the scales of goodness. Please join Sacramento Kindness Campaign for our Holiday Dinner of Hope. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday to sit down at a table with people from many faiths and walks of life unified in their desire to make the world a better and kinder place. We are seeking 50 people and their families who would like to “adopt” a local family who are going through lean times. We will provide you with information about the family and what they need or want for the holiday. You will shop for them. And on the night of the 20th, you will help them arrive to the event if they need that. You can also coordi-

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nate with Sacramento Kindness Campaign if you need help with the transportation for your adopted family. We will enjoy art and entertainment. We will enjoy breaking bread together and creating connections with people we may not have an opportunity to meet otherwise. There will also be a silent auction consisting mostly of fine art. If you have something to contribute, please contact Sarah Thompson at sarah@SacKindnessCampaign.org or 916-202-7080. Plan to come and have your spark reignited. 6 to 9 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, 2425 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, California 95825. Tickets by Eventbrite, adult $28.45; child, $12.61.

SUNDAY, DEC. 24 FOR THE BIRDS! Christmas bird count at 1:30 p.m. at Effie Yeaw Nature Center (California & Tarshes Dr, Carmichael)

SATURDAY, DEC. 30 NOON YEAR’S EVE – Can’t stay up till midnight? Celebrate New Year’s Eve early with us! Saturday December 30 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento. BY THE RIVER’S EDGE: Event at Effie Yeaw Nature Center (California & Tarshes Dr, Carmichael), starts at 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 31 COYOTE TALES: Event at Effie Yeaw Nature Center (California & Tarshes Dr, Carmichael), starts at 1:30 p.m.

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to will host a community screening of the award-winning documentary film, Little Stones, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at the Kashenberg Ostrow Hayward Library and Cultural Center (KOH), 2300 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento, 1 to 3 p.m. Directed and produced by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Sophia Kruz, “Little Stones” follows Brazilian graffiti artist Panmela Castro, Senegalese rap-singer Sister Fa, Indian dance therapist Sohini Chakraborty, and fashion designer Anna Taylor as they use their art to combat violence against women and to empower women and girls globally— each of whom are contributing a stone to the mosaic of the women’s movement through their art. Filmed in Senegal, Kenya, Brazil, Germany, India and the United States, Little Stones and the education initiative have been designed to raise awareness about global women’s rights issues, and to celebrate creative, entrepreneurial, and arts-therapy based solutions to the most pressing challenges facing women globally. A suggested donation of $10 may be made at the door. A panel discussion with local arts therapists to follow. For more information, please contact info@ncjwsac.org. To learn more about the National Council of Jewish Women, Sacramento, please visit our website, www. ncjwsac.org or follow us on Facebook @ ncjwsac.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 12 AND SATURDAY, JAN. 13 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, January 12, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. AND on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Avenue. Funds from this sale will be used for local library programs. Winter is a wonderful time to snuggle up with a good book,

and we’ve got plenty of them for both adults and children. This sale is an excellent opportunity to stock up on reading materials at low prices. Friends of the Library receive a twenty percent discount (except 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.

TUESDAY, JAN. 16 CARMICHAEL SHERIFF’S COMMUNITY MEETING: Event will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Del Campo High School Library (4925 Dewey Dr, Fair Oaks).

SATURDAY, JAN. 20 UCCE MASTER GARDENERS OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY WORKSHOP AT THE HORTICULTURE CENTER: From 9 a.m. to noon, Master Gardeners will demonstrate winter pruning of deciduous fruit trees, blueberries, cane berries, grape vines and landscape trees plus how to construct a worm bin. Learn tips for bare root fruit tree planting, citrus frost protection, pruning salvias, planting and tending winter herbs. Bring your gardening questions to the Ask the Master Gardener table. The Horticulture Center is located at 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks (South of Madison, in Fair Oaks Park, next to the Library). The event will be held outside, rain or shine. Sacramento County Master Gardener 2018 Gardening Guide and Calendars will be available for $10, including sales tax. Cost for the workshop is free. For more information, call UC Cooperative Extension, at (916) 875-6913, or visit sacmg. ucanr.edu, facebook.com/sacmg See Events, page 9

Keynote Speaker: Paul Bannick Award Winning Photographer and Author

A CELEBRATION OF BIRDS Free Admission Free Children’s Activities All Day Arts and Crafts Vendors Tours to various local preserves including specialty tours Wild Animal Presentation Guest Speakers

PRESENTATIONS BACKYARD BIRD SAFARI, Landscape Artist Mike Heacox GOING BATTY, Corky Quirk CONSERVATION AMBASSADORS, Gabriel Kerschner CAL-WASTE, Leesa Klotz HAWKS, HONKERS AND HOOTS, Kelli Moulden KEYNOTE SPEAKER, PAUL BANNICK

TOURS Sunrise Photography Tour/Kyle Bowlin Tall Forrest & Riparian Habitat/Dr. John Trochet Heritage Oaks Bird Walk & Lunch/David Yee Birds & Beer at the Barn/Amber Veselka & River Rock Brewery Paint & Sip at the Barn/Amber Veselka & Consumnes River Farm Delta Birding Tour/Chris Conard

Barn Owl NEW N IO Chabolla Community Center LOCAT 610 Chabolla Avenue Galt CA 95632

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ONGOING KIWANIS SEE’S CANDY SALE: Enjoy See’s candy for the holidays and help support San Juan Unified School District’s Visual and Performing Arts programs from now until Christmas Eve. H & R Block Office in the Bel Air Shopping Center, 4005 Manzanita Ave, Suite 9 - Carmichael from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. STATE FAIR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ANNOUNCED: The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2018 - 2019 academic year. The program offers 14 categories of scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $2,500 each with varying eligibility requirements. Categories include: agriculture, art, academic excellence, business, culinary/hospitality/ event management, education, international relations, trade school, viticulture and enology. Applicants may apply for one scholarship category of their choice per year and will be evaluated based on academics, community service, quality of essay and recommendation. Top scholarship winners in select categories may be invited to compete for the $5,000 Ironstone Concours Foundation Scholarship Scholarships are not renewable; however, students may reapply each year as long as they continue to meet the eligibility criteria. The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is a collaboration between the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair, the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council, the Ironstone Concours Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers and Western Fairs Association. International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS), an independent scholarship management company, hosts the online application process and disburses awards for the program. The deadline to apply is March 2, 2018. Learn more at CAStateFair. org/scholarship. For questions about the Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program, please email scholarship@ calexpo.com.

FAMILIES LEARN ENGLISH – ESL students and their children are welcome at this weekly program. Designed for beginning learners. Tuesdays from 9 a.m. 11 a.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento. CAMP POLLOCK VOLUNTEER DAY: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays help improve Camp Pollock! Join the Sacramento Valley Nature Conservancy at the 11acre, former Boy Scout Camp, located on the American River in the American River Parkway. Every Saturday volunteers team up with SVC staff to accomplish tasks including: painting, planting, weed eradication, construction, fence building, outreach, native plant garden maintenance and more. Volunteer days are held every Saturday from 9am-1pm at Camp Pollock. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes, hat, dress in layers and bring a water bottle, snack and liability form. All youth must be accompanied by their guardian. Please register below, so we can plan our volunteer projects accordingly. Volunteers will be notified by email if the event is canceled. Rainy conditions will also cancel Service Project. Important Documents: Directions to Camp Pollock Liability form - please print and bring (http://www.sacramentovalleyconservancy. org/admin/upload/Adult%20Release%20 of%20Liability.pdf ) Additional information about SVC’s events, outings and volunteer opportunities. If you would like to coordinate a group service day or have questions, please contact us at camppollock@sacramentovalleyconservancy.org FARMERS MARKET: Carmichael Recreation and Park District hosts a weekly farmers market where you can buy farm fresh goods to take to your table. The market is operated by, Living Smart Foundation, a local nonprofit training organization specializing in financial and business education for youth in our community. Each week the market features certified Farmers locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, specialty gourmet foods, spices, sauces, nuts, dried fruits and honey. Local entertainment

is provided for your enjoyment! 9 a.m to 2 p.m. at 5330 Gibbons Drive. SACRAMENTO CAPITOLAIRES BARBERSHOP CHAPTER meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608. Men who like to sing are always welcome; www.capitolaires.org; 888-8779806. The group is members of the Barbershop Harmony Society. AFTER SCHOOL RETRO GAMING – Retro video games after school. Hang out, make friends, and have fun. Recommended for 3rd through 6th grade. Crafts will be available for younger children. 2 p.m., every Thursday at the Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento. READ TO A DOG – Specially trained therapy dogs are waiting for children to come read to them. This program is for school age children that can read. We supply the books or you may bring your own book to read to the dogs. The books should be able to be read in 5 - 10 minutes. After 10 sessions, the reader is awarded a free book. Every Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael.

Join us for Christmas Eve Worship December 24 10:00 am 5:30 pm & 11:00 pm Traditional Christmas Services With Carols & Candlelight

Historic Pioneer Congregational Church 2700 L Street, Sacramento Across from Sutter’s Fort

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME – Join Ms. Kathy for storytime! We will share books, songs, make a simple craft and have loads of fun! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Every Thursday from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael. TODDLER STORYTIME – Come and hear stories and sing songs with Ms. Kathy! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Every Thursday from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael. KNITWITS – Do you knit? Crochet? Do needlework? Want to learn? Are you an expert in knitting or crocheting who can help others? Bring a project to work on and a snack to share as we learn together! This adult program is every Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Carmichael Library, 5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael.

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