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In 1930, an unprecedented mixture of art and technology melded elements of music, dance, theatre, design and visual artistry into a great melting pot of jazz on film. The movies had only been “talking” for three years. Sound for movies was new, so was an early Technicolor company process of taking movie camera images through red and green filters and reproducing almost all colors of the spectrum for color on screen.

Added to this canvas of color and sound; music of all forms offered by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, comedy blackouts from famous vaudeville stars, dancers in impressive Broadway type choreographies staged by director John Murray Anderson and sets lavish in artmoderne design which would win an Academy Award. Universal Pictures released “King of Jazz” at FOX’s 1,652 seat Criterion Theatre in Los Angeles on April 19, 1930.

The film vanished somewhat into obscurity, after a second, shorter version re-release in 1933. In 1975 a television screening by the BBC re-awakened interest in the movie, followed by versions for U.S. TV Cable channels in March of 1984. This was a truncated version, far from the splendor and beauty of the original release. MCA then released it to home video in 1983 and 1995 on VHS, but a video engineer mixed blue into the picture, destroying the two-color process’s original beauty and design and red-green color balance. It has not since been in any other format to be seen in any version.

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son and others, in December of 2013, the film was officially entered into The Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, triggering Universal Pictures to begin a serious and monumentally expensive restoration of more than three years. At the same time, a remarkable and scholarly 303 page coffee table book about the movie’s colorful history and restoration, “King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman’s Technicolor Review” was written and released by James Layton and David Pierce. (www.kingofjazzbook.com) The 2016 restoration, by NBC/Universal, of the 1930 two-color Technicolor Universal Super-Production “King of Jazz” has created a sensation everywhere it is shown. Beginning a few months ago with the Museum of Modern Art New York, then The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, this early musical movie has begun to move across the United States and Europe in select roadshow events and special film festivals, like Los Angeles’ Cinecon and screenings as far away as Australia.

It will be shown in Sacramento for its Northern California Premiere for one showing only, to benefit The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, February 22nd at 7pm at the Tower Theatre at 16th and Broadway, nestled at the south end of downtown.

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as the state capital was chosen for the honor.

Original ad campaign from 1930 reproduced for Sacramento Tower Theatre premiere.

Why is it a big deal? Primarily because it captures exactly the best in entertainment in 1930 in a time capsule, now clearer, sharper and brighter than when it was new. The newly restored two-color Technicolor allows you to witness, with a palpable vibrancy, an era mostly seen today in black and white, if at all.

Then there’s the music; along with some hot jazz renditions of tunes like “Happy Feet” written by Milton Ager with lyric by Jack Yellen, this film has the first ever performance on film of “ The Rhapsody in Blue” by the man and his orchestra that commissioned George Gershwin to write it for them, Paul Whiteman.

Paul Whiteman was, without a doubt, the single most respected influence in the mainstream culture of emerging popular music and jazz in the United States in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. His acoustical Victor 78 rpm record of “Whispering” recorded on August 23, 1920 was a number one hit in the USA for 11 weeks, stayed 20 weeks in the charts and would sell over two-million copies. He made a hit record and created one of the nation’s first major dance crazes with his May 7, 1925 Victor recording of (the)”Charleston”.

He represented the zenith of jazz to the public of that era. He also was a brilliant and willing master of publicity and marketing. During his orchestra’s 1919 engagement at the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles, popular with the movie crowd, he first began to be informally known as “The King of Jazz”. By 1930, Uni-

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versal’s “King of Jazz” film could be shown to many thousands more than could see him and his orchestra in live performance in just one theatre or ballroom at a time and it showcases his very likeable personality and big-hearted presence.

Whiteman’s orchestra personnel seen in this film and in color performing were and remain the who’s who of jazz greats of that era. They include: violinist Joe Venuti, guitarist Eddie Lang, saxophonist Roy Maier, violinist and song writer Matty Malneck, trombonist and violinist Wilbur Hall, trumpet player Harry “Goldie” Goldfield, clarinet and saxophone player Chester Hazlett, trombone player, vocalist and songwriter Jack Fulton, banjo player Mike Pingitore, pianist and songwriter Roy Bargy, violinist Kurt Dieterle and the very first movie appearance of Bing Crosby, then part of Whitman’s singing trio, “The Rhythm Boys”. To see and hear 27 year-old Bing Crosby at the height of his voice, singing with the trio is something you’ll long remember. Actors seen in the film’s comedy sketches and other musical numbers include John Boles, Slim Summerville, Laura La Plante and a very young Walter Brennan.

Jazz plays a great role in the movie, but it is also a product of its time when revue style shows on Broadway were popular, the kind of show that is a series of variety comedy acts, musical specialties and musical productions. Very much like one may have experienced in New York in 1930 at any of the deluxe musical theatres of that era, yet much more spectacular with all of the space of a movie studio in which to produce giant musical fantasy numbers and in the early two-color Technicolor process that predates “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone with the Wind”.

The Russell Markert girls that ap-

pear as chorines in this film would, just two years later, become the very first Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in 1932.

Rare original release trailer for “King of Jazz” from 1930, from a 16mm dupe film print (a copy not as sharp as the original 35mm) in the collection of Matias Bombal. This is the “before” restoration look of this spectacular movie musical in the early two-color Technicolor process.

Bing Crosby comparison courtesy of: TWOSTRIPTECHNICOLOR/ Tumblr Film scanning to 2K digital from Matias Bombal’s 16mm dupe print of this trailer by Bacos Film, http://www.bacosfilm.com I had the privilege to have seen this new restoration in Los Angeles at the Egyptian Theatre as part of the 52nd Cinecon Film Festival a few months ago. Like many film buffs my age, I first had seen the film in one of the VHS tape versions, in the mid 1980’s, which even then looked dismal, like a beat up 16mm film print poorly transferred. In spite of the mire and murk of the image, I was fascinated by what I saw and heard.

Here was a slice of the best in entertainment preserved in a time capsule. I’d never seen anything like it.

It fueled a passion to see it properly restored, marking 33 years of anticipation and hope to see it as it had been seen when new. Quite sincerely, to have seen it, as if for the first time after all those years was highly emotional, for there were tears of joy in my eyes as I watched its sensational beauty of picture and sound.

As I sat there next to my pal and marvelous pianist/historian Frederick Hodges in the Egyptian Theatre, things I never thought could be captured were right there before my eyes. In the “My Bridal Veil” number, a fly buzzes around actress Jeanette Loff and lands on her shoulder in a

medium shot. This restoration is so good I can see a fly on the set! The amount of detail in that sequence, sourced from the original camera negative, made that musical number which had been my least favorite in the murky video version a spectacular revelation in beauty and subtle color design. I thought to myself; OK, now I get it!

In Bing Crosby’s first sequence with “The Rhythm Boys”, they sing “So the Blue Birds and the Black Birds Got Together” (Music by Rhythm Boy and pianist Harry Barris with words

by Billy Moll). I was floored at the detail never present before on video; the sense of the brightly colored fabric pattern on the big arm chair behind Bing. The metallic variegated metal leaf on the trim of the table behind Bing and next to the chair.

Fellow Rhythm Boy Al Rinker’s shirt stud revealed a distinct subtle pattern never before known to be visible.

It was just like standing there on the set while it was being filmed. I could go on and on with minute details of stunning beauty, but you must really see this for yourself. The “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Whiteman orchestra and Roy Bargy as the soloist is spectacular and alive.

Exclusive to the Sacramento premiere event at the Tower Theatre February 22nd are special guests from Hollywood, some who worked on the restoration. They will address the audience with stories of their efforts. Band leader Don Neely of the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra of San Francisco will chat with the crowd about Whiteman’s musical contributions. Members of the family of Jack Fulton, one of Whiteman’s trombone players who appears in the movie will be present talking briefly to the premiere audience about FulSee Benefit, page 21

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A new species of dart frog comes home to the Sac Zoo

A new species of dart frog has joined the army of those already residing in the Sacramento Zoo’s Reptile House.

Phantasmal Dart Frogs are joining ranks with the Blue Poison Dart Frogs, Green & Black Poison Dart Frogs, and Yellow-banded Dart Frogs.

These young frogs weigh less than two grams and eat tiny fruit flies as a staple of their diet (at least until they become larger!). Although they may look alike, they have spots and patterns on their underside that zookeepers can use to identify individuals.

The Phantasmal Dart Frog share an exhibit with the Green & Black Poison Dart Frogs.

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Community Park Planning Meeting at John F. Kennedy High School garnered residents’ input

by Leigh Stephens

Parks nourish our spirits!

Walking through glorious trees, sitting on comforting grass, taking that toddler to the playground on a sunny or overcast day, taking a run or walk by the rivers, unpacking that luscious picnic lunch…

Our lives are enriched daily by the city and regional parks in our community.

A recent community meeting at Kennedy High Auditorium found Sacramento Vice Mayor Rick Jennings, II explaining the Park Project Planning Guide (PPPG) to his District 7 constituents. Jennings introduced the PPPG and City Supervising Landscape Architect Gary Hyden who then led the meeting. City Landscape Architect Dennis Day and Parks

and Recreation Department Senior Planner Raymond Costantino attended the meeting and also gave input.

Jennings and Hyden both explained that the purpose of the PPPG is to get community input for future planning for all the components of the parks.

The PPPG is a prioritized list of unfunded new parks and recreation capital projects throughout the City. The process allows staff to identify and prioritize needs, align funding with those needs, and deliver projects within a reasonable time frame.

This planning involves a complex mix of government agencies and citizens cooperating to update existing and bring future parks into reality. The Parks and Recreation Department is funded pri-

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marily through special revenue sources: • Park Development Impact Fees; • The 1975 Quimby Act that authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to require the dedication of land or to impose fees for park or recreational purposes as a condition of the approval of a tentative or parcel subdivision map; • The California Land Park Fund, which allows for the conservation of water and parks; • Federal Transportation Development grants; • State and Federal Capital grants; and • Private and foundation grants or gifts.

Gary Hyden said, “It’s very important to do what the community wants!

District 7 neighbors asked questions about such things as the ongoing park turf vs. vole battle to rid park turf of the pesty, hole-digging rodents.

According to Hyden the voles have already won: “Unfortunately, we’re never going to get rid of them!”

Others asked about community gardens, which are

a “hot” topic in today’s nutrition-conscious neighborhoods. According to the Sacramento City Parks and Recreation website, parks include approximately 357 community gardens not including plots that combine common areas and fruit tree orchards.

Vice Mayor Jennings says he always listens to the kids. “When they complain about the basketball hoops falling down or wanting a pickleball court or a water fountain, I listen!”

If you’re wondering what pickleball is, it’s a sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It is played both indoors or outdoors on a badminton-sized court and with a slightly modified tennis net. Players use a paddle and a plastic ball with holes.

Speaking of requests, Hyden reminded community members, “We have to match our workload with the staff who provide the core work. Because of funding, nothing will happen from a year to a year and a half. When construction is involved, it can take between three months to two years.”

Official approval also takes a hefty length of time.

The PPPGuide includes the “Sandbox Survey,” which asks input from individuals and community groups. The survey asks what category the proposed project falls under: neighborhood and community parks, community facil-

ities, or regional parks and parkways.

It also asks for a description of how the proposed project will meet the needs in the community and a description of public priority or site significance. It asks for any project cost offsets or partnerships, and if an acquisition project, what is the availability and proposed suitability for active or passive recreational use. Additional considerations involve public use of the project and whether it is in an economically disadvantaged area.

You can get an online copy of the survey form from the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation, “2016 PPPG, Process Overview and Criteria.” This includes all City Districts.

If you, your neighbors, or organizations have requests for park development, submit a copy as soon as possible because the Deadline for the form submission is January 31, 2017. Send to Parks and Recreation Senior Planner Raymond Costantino at City Hall (915 “I” Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814).

For more information contact City Supervising Landscape Architect Gary Hyden – ghyden@cityofsacramento.org or Community Affairs Director Casanya Ursery in the office of Vice Mayor Rick Jennings rjennings@cityofsacramento.org.

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Keeping Warm We had ways of keeping warm. We girls wore long, flannel nightgowns and raced to stand over the floor heaters on chill mornings. The warm air rushed up, nightgowns billowed out and we looked like tiny-headed creatures with ballooning torsos. Standing over the heater was so delicious. If you were the first one there the warmth blew gently up and enveloped you. It put you in a state of serenity. But you had to share. You always had to move over, make room, take your turn, and make sure everyone, especially the little ones, got a chance to warm up.

Our little ones were our baby brothers who wrapped their cowboy blankets around their shoulders for billowing and swayed over the heater until the blankets puffed and cold was gone. Then they toddled to the sofa, and waited and watched in sleepy contentment. Sometimes one or another of the older ones would monopolize the heater. Then came the uproar: “Mom, Sheila’s hogging the furnace. Pat’s hogging the furnace.” Our mother always made the miscreant surrender her position, and always said, “You kids don’t know what cold is.”

She was from St. Louis where it snowed and the lakes froze and the temperature dove to freezing. She said her father, our grandfather, would get up at 5:30 a.m. and put logs in the wood-burning stove in the kitchen, and that’s where everyone would huddle, drinking coco. It seemed wondrous to me, drinking hot chocolate and gazing out the window at fresh snow; it seemed idyllic, like a Christmas card. Our mother rolled her eyes. “You kids don’t know how lucky you are.”

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said it was cold as ice and if he didn’t have hot coffee his frozen eyes might drop from their sockets. “I can’t drive to work with my eyes rolling on the floor,” he said.

Our little brothers, side by side in their cowboy blankets, looked up in fascination. Our mother gave him his coffee and said again, “None of you know what cold is.”

Well, she was right. One early April, while we ran around in light sweaters, glorying in the spring, our parents reserved a large cabin in Tahoe. They got some kind of an off-season “deal” that wouldn’t be available later. It meant we would have to miss a day of school, but it was an opportunity that “just didn’t pop up that often,” our mother said. My ecstasy was utterly boundless: we were going to the mountains and not going to school. How does life get better?

We headed up in the station wagon, climbing into country made green and beautiful by rain. We thrilled to see signs that warned of deer crossings and Kathleen said three Hail Mary’s, fervent supplications to send a deer our way. Moira spotted a plop of leftover snow and we let out rapturous shrieks.

It was our first sight of real snow. Other snow sightings followed, chatter escalated. We finally turned up a narrow, bumpy road and reached the cabin, ‘nestled’, as promised, in the deep, high woods. “What the hell?” our father said. We gaped. The cabin had no walls. It had an arched roof, canvass front and back, a brown plywood deck-like floor and front door, but nothing but air on either side.

We kids jumped out of the car into a new kind of cold—exhilarating, biting.

Pinecone cold. The mountains smelled so good. But we all had to pee. We ran into the cabin with no walls.

There was a wood stove but

no bathroom. Canvass flaps distended from the roof to mark off “rooms” but there was no toilet anywhere. By now our parents had gotten out and our father spied an outhouse, half hidden, and a long walk away. This meant the boys got to go pee in the forest with Dad while the girls had to form a line at the outhouse. As usual the littlest went first, but Mom told me to go in with Sheila because Sheila might not be able to reach the “contraption.” I took Sheila’s hand and started toward the outhouse. “You know who wakes up in the mountains in spring?”

Kathleen said. “Bears. They wake up from hunger.” I paused. Don’t think. With faked nonchalance, took Sheila’s hand, and went in.

It was dark and vile, but no bear. The toilet seat was encrusted with ice.

Our father took the boys in the car and drove off to find the cabin people who had left us with no walls.

Our mother, Kathleen and I pounded the toilet-seat with rocks, the ice broke off in chunks. The sun that had lit and mildly warmed the crackling forest floor, began to fade, and now the even deeper cold arrived. It felt like it came from space, it stilled the very air. Or mother unpacked our pedal-pushers and we put them on over our shorts. We put on our thin sweaters and extra blouses. Mom told Kathleen and me to gather wood and tinder. Tinder? She said it was the scratchy stuff around the trees.

Kathleen and I stayed together while we gathered, no more talk of bears. It was twilight already. Kath-

leen wore a dark blue sweater. Bits of dimming light fell on it as she stooped. Something else wafted down. At first it was hard to believe.

“Stand up,” I whispered. She rose, held out her blue arms.

The snow fell gently, fluttering like it does in stories.

“Your hair,” she whispered.

I put my hand to my head.

It was everywhere, beautiful everywhere. We ran back to the tent-cabin and dumped our gatherings by the stove.

Sheila and Moira were sitting up, both of them in one sleeping bag. “Snow,” Moira said. “It’s snowing.”

Our mother had gotten the stove on, a dull red glow shone behind its small window. “We’ll need more wood,” she said, almost to herself. Then she made a wide, forced smile and said, “Well well. Our first snowfall together. Isn’t this something?” But now a wind had come up and Kathleen and I got in a sleeping bag. The wind forced us to face away from the beauty.

Our father came back with the boys and said the cabin walls rolled down, but you had to first unsnap a gismo and a thingamabob. It took him a while to do this and while he worked he cussed the weatherman and the cabin people. Where was Mom to say, “Mike, your language?” The canvass suddenly rolled down and now we had another wall. Then a thump from behind and our Mother appeared with an armful of logs. Now all kids were in sleeping bags around the stove. Dad got the last wall down, but we still saw snow because it bunched in through cracks and puddled down the tent sides. The wind got louder. “It’s a damn

blizzard,” our father said, but Mom said this was no blizzard; it was a storm with flurries. Our parents went to the door and talked in urgent whispers. I scrunched closer to Kathleen. She said even her butt felt cold. Moira said to Danny, “Kathleen’s bottom froze.”

I don’t know how they did it, but our parents packed everything back in the station wagon. Kathleen and I helped the kids out of their sleeping bags and ran with them to the car. At the end our tennis shoes were soaked and we had to ride barefoot, our feet immersed in sleeping bags. Mom turned off the cabin stove and climbed into her front seat. Dad started the heater and drove slowly, slowly, down the skinny road. In half an hour we were warm again and told everyone how and when we first realized we were being snowed on. When we got home two hours later we put on our flannel nightgowns and pajamas and had a picnic dinner on the rug, including Hostess cupcakes.

Then I said, “I miss the snow though.” I don’t think I meant it. But I wanted to make my father laugh and see my mother roll her eyes.

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Steve Hansen sworn in for 4 additional years, Land Parkers offer suggestions On Saturday, Dec. 10, Sacramento City Council member Steve Hansen (D-4) was sworn in for another four years. A big celebration was had at the Verge Center for the Arts. Residents were asked on The Land Park Community forum on Facebook and NextDoor Land Park what they would like to see from their council member. More than 40 responses were gathered. Many people shared similar sentiments. What follows is a selection of those responses. A special thank you goes to Stephanie Duncan, Land Park Community Association treasurer, for helping gather responses.

David Keenan: Acknowledging the existence of Land Park would be a good start. (Hansen) seems to have forgotten that anything exists but downtown and the arena area.

Carlos Jora: Address the homeless crisis in the Broadway area along the W/X underpasses and focus on renovating the Broadway, Riverside, Freeport, 16th Street corridors into downtown. They are a mess and have been neglected for years.

Kimberlee Moravick-Cheng: Yes, address the homeless crisis! It is awful in the last 6 weeks, when coming home from work 9-10pm at the 5th street and X street intersection there are 2-3 cars (homes) and 3-6 tents and easily 2-3 drug deals occurring.

Friends mentioned that they would like to let their kids walk to Target, Jamba, Tower but they do not feel safe anymore.

Steph Baker: Lit signs/crosswalks would be helpful on all our streets.

Scott Miccichè: Remove the parking meter extended hours in downtown and midtown.

Stephen Pearcy: Don’t turn Broadway into any kind of one-lane-each-direction-nightmare-mistake that the City did with Freeport Boulevard.

Steph Baker: Safe walking access to Sutterville Elementary at Del Rio continues to be a problem (I asked for city help in 2006) The new Freeport Boulevard crosswalk - with lights- is fabulous; would love to see that on LP Drive for Cal Middle School.

Stephanie Duncan: It’s already illegal in Sacramento County for panhandlers to ask for food or money if they are within 35 feet of an ATM, 50 feet of a mass transit stop or 200 feet from any intersection with a stop light or stop sign. Of course, as we see in our neighborhood, this is not enforced. In the past week at the corner of 15th and X, I saw a couple people using the same sign on different days asking for money because it was their birthday.

As for the homeless camp, it comes and goes.

I’ve seen the City clean it up only to have it reform by the next day. Then, when the homeless people move from a site, they leave a bunch of trash behind. This can be seen today along X between 15th and 16th Streets. Piles of trash (potato chip bags, cardboard boxes, clothing, etc.) where people had been hanging out only days before.

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trash on the ground, there’s not a legitimate to established in light of new housing developments place nearby to dispose it. I’m not saying people cropping up. would use it but I am saying it would be good to give them that option.

Jean Schaffer: Commuter traffic and the excessive speeding on Land Park Drive are eroding the qualAnonymous: A traffic light is badly needed at 14th ity of life in our neighborhood. Mr. Hansen’s supand Broadway. It is very difficult to turn onto Broad- port for expanding public housing at Marina Vista way in either direction with the constant traffic. It is / Alder Grove concerns me given the traffic issues also a dangerous place for pedestrians who want to we already have. I am also concerned by the growcross Broadway. ing homeless population in our area. I hope the City will work on housing solutions to help these Anonymous: Could we get some information about folks. I am very disappointed that the City’s priorwhat’s happening with the building at the corner of ity for the last few years has been building an areRiverside and Castro? Weeds are proliferating in na while our roads crumble, our police force is rethe seldom-used parking lot. duced and the homeless population grows. These are things that effect my quality of life more than Anonymous: Recycling services every week. I am having a pro team in town. not a fan of the biweekly recycling services...doesn’t make sense to me. Also, better lighting for cross- Steve Watson Jr.: Acknowledge there is a real exwalks on Land Park Drive...especially from 11th ceptional crime issue in and around the projects Avenue to Broadway on Land Park Drive. Those and surrounding neighborhood and actually speak crosswalks are dangerously dark at night. Thanks to (what) he will do about it. for asking.

Lori Korleski Richardson: When I first moved to Anonymous: I would like him to acknowledge Sacramento, the claw came Monday, the streets were and respond to crime and vagrancy issues in our swept Tuesday, and the one trash can went out on neighborhood.

Wednesday. The neighborhood seemed more tidy then. Frankly, if a rural community in Virginia can Anonymous: Move forward with construction of figure out how to do single-stream recycling (where the planned bike path for the defunct Union Pacific recyclables are separated from trash at a facility, crerailroad track line. Whatever happened to that? ating jobs, and 98 percent of all the waste is recycled) for $10 a month, I think Sacramento could do Anonymous: Hold the city accountable for the slur- so. http://www.vanderlinderecycling.com ry mess. Provide timely Reimbursement of costs to repair vehicles.

Peter Zullo: I would like to see Steve champion the change of the (intended) plan to shortAnonymous: Re: The evening hour parking me- change Land Park residents of quality water meters; please let him know that this affects people ter replacements. working in midtown at night, like restaurant workWhile I applaud the City Council’s changes to ers, who are paid little but are getting parking tick- improve procurement procedures going forward in ets at night while at work. One ticket wipes out light of this water meter issue (and blacktop issue) a night’s wages. Totally unfair and shortsighted on ... think Land Park residents shouldn’t get shortthe part of the City. changed or be forced to pay a $400 tax to have work done in line with the rest of the city. We paid Mike: What is Steve Hanson going to do about the the same amount of city taxes for this project and homeless problem in Land Park? Without raising we should get the same amount of city water metaxes through bond measures or passing the buck ter program quality service, despite being later in to/blaming CalTrans. the construction queue.

How is Steve Hanson going to make Broadway great again? Why is the bathroom at William Lynn Belzer: Fix bike lanes in the Land Park Land Park still burnt out? Why is Land Park, area so they don’t just disappear in the middle of the neighborhood being neglected, in general?- a street. Examples include: Sutterville Road after see slurry problem and city’s slow response/lazy Mulberry, between the Zoo and Sutterville, headattitude?? Why is Steve Hanson not asking us ing south & Land Park Drive just north of Valledirectly what we- Land Park- would like to see jo, heading north. in his second term?? Should I go on? When can we expect relief from high traffic speeds on Tim Haley: Review the need for four lanes on RivLand Park Drive? erside Boulevard from Suttervile Road to 13th Avenue. Turns the road into an arterial that is not Larry Leidelmeyer: Biggest thing is either to have need. Pedestrians, school children and bicycle ridhim or his staff return calls and or emails. He nev- ers would appreciate two lanes. er does that for me.

Juan Contreras: As a resident of South Land Laurie Epstein-Terris: Please make recycling Park and someone who lives near Riverside Boupickup weekly. We have much more recycling levard, I would like for Mr. Hansen to come up waste than regular trash. Others on our street with a solution to expand the 43rd Avenue ondo too. ramp with a carpool lane or an extra lane. In my opinion, I feel this is the one of the main reaMarilyn Hawes: I would like to see more afford- sons why there is so much traffic during morning able housing available in midtown and nearby ar- and evening rush hour. I think we should avoid eas. Rents are skyrocketing and families are having making Riverside Boulevard a preferred route for to move. As for Land Park, a plan for traffic needs outside commuters.

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Councilmember Steve Hansen addresses neighborhood needs

By Monica Stark

Looking ahead to the next four years as a member of the city council, Steve Hansen (D-4) shared many of his goals and discussed at length various issues such as homelessness in the Broadway corridor as well as traffic and safety along Freeport and Riverside boulevards. “Fixing these roads to a point where there are no fatalities is actually a goal,� he said, highlighting his urging of the council in adopting Vision Zero, “a traffic safety philosophy that rejects the notion that traffic crashes are simply ‘accidents,’ but instead preventable incidents that can and must be systematically addressed.�

Speed on Riverside Boulevard continues to be an issue, despite the Feb. 13, 2014 fatal accident near Crocker-Riverside Elementary School. Although it was never officially confirmed, some residents in the area spoke about one of the cars involved in the accident traveling at a speed of about 70 mph.

To this day, Hansen said while he might be traveling at the posted 25 mph speed limit, there would be people on his bumper trying to go around him. “ They’re pushing the limits,� he said. “They need to be more careful.�

To that end, he said what’s needed is more driver education. “We need to educate drivers not to be distracted and pay attention to other people using the road. Fixing these roads to point where no fatalities is actually a goal... some of that will be engineering and design of the streets, but it’s also about he way we interact with each other on the road.�

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Unfortunately for these ambitions with the failure of Measure B (by one percent), the city now has “zero dollars in the city budget for bike infrastructure,� Hansen said.

After Freeport Boulevard shrunk down to a two-lane road with bike lanes, many drivers have expressed their disapproval of the change, namely concerning traffic congestion and confusion over where bike lanes begin and end. “(The intersection of ) Freeport and Sutterville is a challenging one. We didn’t go south of Sutterville — that’s Jay Schenirer’s district. We should figure out what to do about Freeport for the long term. Part of it is identifying safe routes. All the corridors need attention — Franklin, Florin and Freeport, as well.�

In addition, Hansen would like to see a safe connection for cyclists between William Land Park and the Sacramento River Parkway Trail.

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“Sutterville is dangerous for bikes... and, if you’re a pedestrian trying to walk, it’s dangerous with people trying to get on and off the freeway.�

Regarding the Del Rio Trail, Hansen said he thinks it has a good chance to come to fruition because of money that’s being allocated for studying the design work. “It’s not going to be an easy thing to build,� he added.

Unlike cities such as Elk Grove that have newer streets, aging neighborhoods like Land Park have legacy costs and have infrastructure that needs replacing. As the city continues to move forward, Hansen said, “I think that we’re going to try again to figure out these road needs.�

Of the biggest goals for the next years, Hansen said a lot will hinge on keeping the city on a healthy economic course with focus on the city budget and tending to neighborhoods that have needs. For William Land Park that means massive reforesting – carrying a costly price tag of $16 million in deferred maintenance.

Regarding neighbors’ comments on the growing homeless population along Broadway, Hansen said data actually shows Sacramento has had a drop in the homeless population over the last year, though it may not seem that way. As homeless individuals move into Sacramento neighborhoods from the American River Parkway, people are raising questions such as: Why are they being displaced and how are we going to fix it? “(The homeless population) is a moving target. It’s going to be a combination of solutions because there’s a lot of different causes for homelessness... We’re working to align services so that service providers are able to handle the

most needy folks. There’s a lot of work behind the scenes and we’re seeing some fruit of that,� he said. “We want to make sure people feel safe whether they live in the neighborhood or on the streets and need help.�

Hansen mentioned work with the Greater Broadway Partnership Property and Business Improvement District regarding how to handle the situation as a business owner.

Additionally, he’s been working with the Sacramento Steps Forward over the course of six to nine months trying to improve the situation.

Despite criticism that Hansen and his office has neglected the Land Park neighborhood, he resisted, stating: “We are around Land Park a lot.� Examples included the transformation of Freeport Boulevard, the renovation of Cervantes Plaza, and fighting for resources at William Land Park (including the pond renovations.) “What I hear mostly from residents is that staff has been responsive; I have been present; and the city is going in the right direction. (The position of city council member) is only meant to be half time, so it’s a struggle because we have to do multiple things. We try to be problem solvers and be there when people need help.

A lot of the stuff we get from Land Park residents has to do whether it’s trash pick up; sometimes it’s parking issues. We help with William Land Park and issues there. Mostly it’s the interest in what’s happening on Broadway. (The city received a $2.8 million grant for renovations on Broadway between 3rd and 16th streets.) The city seems to be on the right track and also hear about that from Land Park folks.�

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Organize Sacramento opened doors to its new office in the Tower District

By Russell Rawlings

Last month, Organize Sacramento, a nonprofit focused on grassroots community organizing, opened the doors to its new office, located at 1714 Broadway in the Tower District. The grand opening included a ribbon-cutting by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), sing-along songs of working-class solidarity from the Sacramento Labor Chorus and a packed-to-capacity crowd of diverse community members from across the Sacramento region.

Organize Sacramento, formed in January 2013, was the result of meeting a community need, according to board chair Tamie Dramer. Along with co-chair Eric Sunderland and Christopher Niehaus, the plan to form an organization that would empower citizens with the same organizing tools used by unions to affect change began, Dramer said.

“Nobody was teaching ordinary citizens the strategies and tactics of community organizing,” Dramer said. “So that’s what we do.”

Organize Sacramento has been empowering communities through some large campaigns. In just the last year, the organization put together Raise the Wage Sacramento, a coalition participating in the Fight for $15 — a national movement toward a $15 an hour minimum wage. Raise the Wage Sacramento was fighting to overturn a $12.50 an hour minimum wage passed by Sacramento City Council, Dramer explained.

The effort was cut short when the California legislature passed the

Fair Wage Act of 2016 that provided yearly increases leading to a $15 an hour minimum wage by 2021. “ The statewide agenda overtook us, in the middle of our campaign, which was fantastic,” Dramer said.

The group also has big plans for 2017, setting its sights on improving public transportation. Over the course of the year, Organize Sacramento will engage the public with a survey and stakeholder meetings with transit dependent riders. Ultimately the engaged group will form a “transit riders’ union,” engaged community members that rely on transportation. Such groups are commonly found in cities with effective public transportation systems, such as Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco, Dramer said. “ We saw that Regional Transit wasn’t serving the people it was originally established to serve — low income people, especially low income people of color,” Dramer said.

Regional Transit has faced some strong criticism, as former General Manager Mike Wiley led the agency through massive service cuts in 2009 and ending his tenure in the fall of last year with administrative job cuts and a fare increase that now puts the agency second only to New York City for total fare cost. Organize Sacramento fought against both, Dramer said, but quickly realized that the voice of the public was being ignored by Regional Transit’s Board of Directors.

“We looked at other cities — what they had done — and what we found they had that we don’t are strong transit rider unions,” Dramer said.

Effective public transportation systems help create healthier neighborhoods, Dramer explained. Many lower income people in the region, including seniors and the disabled, rely entirely on Regional Transit for transportation. “ If you can’t catch a bus where you need to go, you can’t go to the grocery store — it limits your access to healthy food,” Dramer said.

Focusing on the difficult campaigns is a job that only a group like Organize Sacramento can accomplish, according to Robert Longer, legislative and political director for Communications Workers of America Local 9421.

Longer, who attended the office opening party, said unions, politicians and many other groups that advocate for specific interests occasionally focus on their own “little universes” at the expense of working well together without the help of an organization like Organize Sacramento.

“I think that Organize Sacramento could be kind of a bridging safe space,” Longer said. “ To bring groups together to tackle issues that maybe aren’t so sexy — like homelessness or the lack of affordable housing.”

Organize Sacramento was involved in the Coalition for Shared Prosperity, a diverse group of affordable housing advocates and union members, hoping to secure a strong community benefits agreement from the public subsidy-funded Golden 1 Center. The proposed agreement included $40 million for affordable

housing development and small business subsidies, to be paid by the arena developer. The coalition was unsuccessful in securing the agreement, but Dramer pointed out that this type of fight is important in keeping the city affordable for everyone.

There is a common thread running through Organize Sacramento’s work. “We’ve always worked on issues around poverty,” Dramer said.

According to Belinda BeeksMalone, Organize Sacramento board member and president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 146, the diverse skill set and experiences brought by each of the board members makes the group unique from other nonprofits engaged in advocacy work.

“Quite frankly, I think we are on the cutting edge,” Beeks-Malone said.

During the grand opening party, many advocates and others were discussing the additional potential that the office space would provide.

Dramer said that the office space will play a vital role in trainings for the upcoming transit riders’ union organizing, but others, including Veronica Beaty, land use policy director at Sacramento Housing Alliance, believe the space will be extremely useful for a wide variety of advocacy efforts.

“As someone who books space for community groups to meet — groups that are large enough to need the convention center — it’s great that there is going to be a space here for that to happen,” Beaty said.

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They work closely with area banks, credit unions and alternative lenders to help companies build partnerships and secure the appropriate loans and capital.

“Our mission here at the Metro Chamber is to advocate for a business climate that both supports and helps businesses grow,” said Peter Tateishi, President & CEO, Sacramento Metro Chamber. “We are directly bringing that mission to life through the SBDC.” Housed and administered by the Sacramento Metro Chamber, in collaboration with Sacramento State and other partners in the region, the SBDC is a resource for growing small businesses and the entrepreneur ready to get a new business started.

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“Small businesses are the backbone of our community here in Sacramento,” said Congresswoman Doris Matsui. “Whether it is new co-working spaces, restaurants, or innovative start-ups, the economy is beginning to feel Sacramento’s entrepreneurial energy. That’s why it is so important that programs like the Capital Region SBDC are giving small businesses a foundation to build from in our region. As our city continues to experience growth, it’s critical that our small businesses are a part of that equation.”

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“Our communities are stronger when small business owners can take their passions and turn them into homegrown success stories,” said Congressman Ami Bera. “The free support, advice, and mentorship that SBDC gives our local startups translates into new jobs, puts millions of dollars right back into our economy, and means more people can participate in the exciting growth that’s happening in Sacramento County.”

Recently, the Capital Region SBDC was named the “ Top Performing Center” by the SBDC Lead Center due to its high performance in securing capital, creating new businesses and quality counseling for the 23 county region extending from San Joaquin County to the Oregon border.

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Sacramento Women’s March to the Capitol

By Leigh Stephens

to express their displeasure In 1958, with my new college at program cuts that benefit degree in hand, I, with my new women. husband, interviewed for a high Many women’s organizations school teaching position in Ma- throughout Sacramento and con, Georgia. My husband was surrounding communities paroffered $3,500 a year, and I was ticipated in the event. Marchoffered $3,000. The school offi- ing began from various locacial told me I would receive less tions about 9:30 a.m., while money because I was a woman the rally in front of the Capiand would probably teach for a tol began at noon and lasted while and then retire to home to 6:30 p.m. Community acto raise our children. tivists, dignitaries, and enterIn my youthful ignorance, tainers spoke and performed having been raised a proper throughout the afternoon.

“Southern girl,” I accepted his Nancy McCabe, president remarks as a given. of the Sacramento AmeriThis was my first profes- can Association of University sional job offer. Not until Women (AAUW) said, “This years later did this negative march is a powerful time for incident soak into my reb- women and men to come toel soul and with the wisdom gether to express our conof experience form the core cerns about the direction govof my beliefs that women are ernment is taking on issues just as valuable as men. affecting women and girls.

-Leigh Stephens AAUW is committed to empowering women and being The Women’s March to the a leader in equity and educaCapitol on Saturday, January tion in critical areas impact22nd was an historic event for ing the lives of women and Sacramento. According to the girls. We can’t let progress Sacramento Police Depart- that has been made in educament, approximately 20,000 tion, pay equity, reproductive people marched through the healthcare, and LGBT rights streets to express their support slip away. There is more to be to save the social programs done without having to revisbrought about by the Obama it the issues that we thought Administration. Women, men were settled. I am gratified at and children participated in the community involvement the march. A bright pink sea of in this march!” “pussyhats” covered hundreds The Sacramento March of heads in the teaming crowd. was one of more than 600 sisUnder the threat of the ter-marches throughout the proposed changes under the United States, planned to coTrump Administration, peo- incide with the Washington ple are coming together to ex- D.C. Women’s March on Janpress their displeasure. Al- uary 21 where more than onethough some of the nation’s half million people marched marches were anti-Trump, on the nation’s capitol. the women’s marches are enAccording to march orgaergizing women to run for of- nizers, the guiding principles fice and encouraging women are: “ We stand together in

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An estimated 20,000 people marched to the State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 21. in unity with the National March on the same day in Washington, DC and other cities worldwide. The march drew solidarity with “our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families — recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country,” according to the announcement of the march.

solidarity with our partners • Rooted in the promise of and children for the protecAmerica’s call for “huddled tion of our rights, our safety, masses yearning to breathe our health, and our families – free,” immigrants and refurecognizing that our vibrant gees have rights regardless and diverse communities are of status or country. Migrathe strength of our country.” tion is a human right and no human being is illegal.

Women march organizers • Support environmental affirm, Women’s Rights are rights. People have the right Human Rights: to clean water, clean air, and • End violence against our access to public lands. The bodies. environment must be pro• Reproductive rights belong tected, not exploited by to women. greed, especially at the risk • Free our society from genof public safety and health. der norms, expectations, • Pay equity means equal and stereotypes. pay for equal work. Wom• Civil rights are a birthright, en’s work earns 79 cents to including voting rights, freemen’s $1. dom of speech, and protection for all citizens regard- VOICES FROM THE less of race, gender, age or MARCH: disability. It is time for an Ginny McReyolds, Reall-inclusive Equal Rights tired Dean of Humanities Amendment to the United and Social Sciences at CoStates Constitution. sumnes River College: “It was • Include disability rights. wonderful to participate in Break barriers to access, in- this march. It was so heartclusion, independence, and ening to see how many peofull citizenship participa- ple – women, men and kids tion in our society. are simply not going to stand for the bullying and disregard for humanity that seems to be the standard for this new administration.”

Sue Ingle from her wheelchair: “I’m at the march to support women’s rights and those of the disabled. I was so upset when Trump made fun of the disabled journalist!”

Sharon Vintze (helping Sue Ingle with her wheelchair): “I’m here to support the voices for decency and for women’s rights.”

Young mother Isabel Damian holding 18-month old Alia : “I’m at the march to represent women and to

take a stand for public breastfeeding. This is Alia’s first march!” Alia’s dad was with them, supporting his wife and daughter.

Karen Knicriem : “I’m here to support women’s and elderly programs.” She carried a sign that read, “Keep Your Hands Off Obama Care.”

Two sisters from Elk Grove, Darcie Gore and Denise Sismeroz along with Darcie’s husband rode light rail up to the Capitol. Darcie: “I’m for all rights and not for eroding those in place.” She carried a sign,“Our Rights are not up for Grabs and Neither are we!”

Denise: “I don’t want to have to go back to the 1950’s.

I’m doing this for my daughter and my granddaughter.”

Ruth Burgess: “It was the inspiring and touching message of an 11-year-old girl named Kennedy who received a National Women’s March honor. This little girl put in the simplest terms what the march was about. She said from the time she was younger, her parents and teachers taught her to be kind to others and not say mean things to hurt other people’s feelings.

She said it upset her to hear the things said during the presidential election.”

Retired CSUS professor Dr. Virginia Kidd: “I was 14 before women were even allowed to serve on juries in Texas where I grew up. In this march I wore my 1966 Equal Rights Amendment necklace.

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SacTown Veg Fest expected to fill Sacramento High School auditorium For the second year in a row on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Sacramento Vegetarian Society will bring SacTown VegFest to the city.

With about 1,100 people at the first year’s event which was held at the Serna Center, the Sacramento High School Auditorium seemed like a good choice this year.

Organizer Glenn Destatte explained his hope that if they establish a real-

ly good relationship at Sacramento High, the event could be there for a number of years in the future. With ample vendor space and a separate room for a children’s area and live music, the event will feature about 40 businesses ranging from local vegan cheese chef, Ilsa Hess, the proprietor of Nacheez, to restaurants like El Papagayo of Carmichael and Yolanda’s Tamales. Under the guidance of Edible Sac High Direc-

tor Karen Henderson, students have been gardening on campus and have taken a field trip to Davis to watch farming operations there.

With a commercial kitchen on site, the students will serve up vegan chili to visitors at VegFest.

To Destatte, SacTown VegFest is meant to educate the public (vegan, vegetarian or meat eating) regarding misconceptions surrounding plant based diets. “No. 1 myth that always comes up is that you gotta have protein, thanks to our friends in the meat and dairy business. But, most people get almost twice as much protein as the USDA recommends. People don’t get enough dietary fiber.”

The event will also feature presentations by: • Toni Okamoto, blog author of “Plant Based on a Budget” • Timaree Hagenburger, • YEA! Camp Panel featur“ The Nutrition Profesing Nora Kramer, YEA! sor,” at Cosumnes River Camp Founder and DirecCollege tor, as well as YEA! Camp • Rajiv Misquita, MD, Augraduates thor, “Healthy Heart, • Panel featuring ChrisHealthy Planet” tine Morrissey of Harvest • Sonja Huang of the FacHome; Josh Hanosh of tory Farming Awareness Blackberry Creek and MarCoalition ji Beach of Animal Place.

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arate from the STJS which supports young musicians as Continued from page 3 they learn to master traditional jazz, will be purchaston’s work with Whiteman ing premiere tickets to gift at that time. to young musicians in their As this benefits the Sac- programs enabling them to ramento Traditional Jazz see, for free, the very muSociety, you may bet there sic they study in its origiwill be live music, too. Out- nal context, enriching their side, in front of the theatre, musical education with this the young men and women very special event on screen.

This is your great opporof the “Crescent Katz”, well known for monthly presen- tunity to see and hear how tations of traditional jazz in places like “The Shady Lady” will perform for the arriving guests and passers-by beginning from 6:10pm to 6:50pm.

The “Crescent Katz” are Patrick Skiffington, Greg Sabin, Justin Au, Brandon Au and Priscilla Ornelas Inside the Tower’s largest auditorium of three, No. 1, more live music may be savored from the time the auditorium opens. The precise time for seating will be determined by the ending time of the movie showing there just before the 7pm time slot. Providing selections made popular by Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra inside the theatre will be the youthful, yet highly acclaimed Adam G. Swanson, noted pianist and authority of the popular song from ragtime to country-western swing. Mr. Swanson has also appeared at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center and is featured summers at the historic Strater Hotel in Durango, Colorado.

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this music was heard and performed in its original context in splendid color and remarkable sharpness.

This gala Northern California Premiere of the restored “King of Jazz”, will be shown only once, at 7 p.m., Wednesday night, Feb. 22 at the Tower Theatre, Broadway at 16th Street. Free adjacent parking. Tickets are only available in advance at www.sacjazz.org for $25 per

person. No tickets will be sold at the door.

There will be one day where you may obtain tickets in person however, in order to avoid the online service charge. At the February meeting of the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society held at the Elks Lodge #6 at Riverside and Florin Road in the Greenhaven neighborhood of Sacramento, Feb-

ruary 12th, tickets will be available from 11-4pm, if online tickets have not sold out by that date. Only 250 seats remain available at the time of this writing.

What a splendid occasion to dress up and have a gala night in support of The Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society, or as the film’s original tag line proclaimed, “Once in a lifetime a picture like this!”

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What’s THURSDAY, JAN. 26 FEAR OF A BLACK ATHEIST: From 6:30-9 p.m., join Mandisa Thomas in the student center of Sacramento City College where she will talk about how religion crippled the black community. Admission is FREE for all Los Rios students faculty and staff. If you are not a part of that group, admission is a small $4 donation. Following Ms. Thomas’ presentation there will be a short Q&A. This will be held at 3835 Freeport Blvd.

CIDER, BACON AND SKEE BALL!: From 5 to 9 p.m. at Two Rivers Cider Company 4311 Attawa Ave., Ste. 103, Sacramento Bacon Fest presents an evening of cider (including bacon cider!), bacon food specials and a Skee Ball tournament in which the winner will win a pair of tickets to the SOLD OUT final Bacon Fest event at Mulvaney’s on the 29th!

SATURDAY, JAN. 28 SACTOWN VEGFEST 2017: From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Sacramento Vegetarian Society is proud to sponsor the second annual SacTown VegFest, a celebration of vegan/plant based living, featuring: speakers, exhibitors/ vendors offering animal-free goods/services, free samples, cooking demos, entertainment, children’s activities.

Cost: Free admission. Organizers are building on last year’s success, when more than 1,100 attendees came to the original STVF, many who had never been to a vegthemed event before. STVF is an event for everyone, from vegetarians of all stripes, including vegans/plantbased veterans; animal-rights advocates; environmental activists; to omnivores looking for ways to add more plant-based options to their repertoires, or to learn more about the hows and whys of doing so. Sacramento High School, 2315 34th St. BACON, BITES & BEER: Track 7 Brewing Co. is participating in the 6th annual Sacramento Bacon Fest! Bacon, Bites + Beer will be taking place from noon to 5 p.m. at the Curtis Park taproom. Cecil’s Taste created a bacon loaded menu for the event. 3747 West Pacific Ave., # F, Sacramento, California 95820.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 2 3RD ANNUAL CRAB FEED AND DESSERT AUCTION: From 6-8pm in Curtis Hall there will be an all inclusive Crab Feed and Dessert Auction. Fees include $50/person and/or $450/table. Proceeds benefit the Sierra 2 Center and McClatchy High School academic clubs. Dinner is included with the fee as well as entertainment by Sac Prep Music Academy. Located at 2791 24th St.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5 LAND PARK SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CHILI COOK-OFF AND CORN BREAD SUPERBOWL EXTRAVAGANZA: From 3 to 8 p.m., The Land Park Schools Foundation will have its 4th Annual Super Bowl Sunday Chili and Cornbread Cookoff! Enter your best chili or cornbread for a friendly competition, or a game day dish to share! Official Park Terrace Swim and Tennis Club, 5500 Parkfield Court.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7 POP-UP BOOK SALE From 11am-5:30pm come on down to the Belle Cooledge Library to score some great books!

The sale will be held at the entrance of the Belle Cooledge Library. All proceeds benefit Library programs. Held at 5600 South Land Park Drive.

WEST END CLUB PRESENTS OLD CITY CEMETERY STORYTELLERS: From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the West End Club, 300 1st Avenue, come hear stories from our own world-famous team of storytellers from the Old City Cemetery, and find out why we give the best walking tours in Sacramento! You’ll hear stories of scandal, woe, murder, madness, — you know, the good stuff. Even some stories that can’t be told tell at the cemetery!

SATURDAY, FEB. 4 SUNDAY, JAN. 29 SOCIALIST FEMINIST READING GROUP: At 3:30 p.m., The Democratic Socialists of America, Sacramento will discuss capital and social reproduction and the book by Nancy Fraser titled “Contradictions of Capital and Care.” Organize Sacramento, 1714 Broadway.

Dissent published an interview with Fraser on the topic, for those who want some background in less academic prose can be found at

ROTARY CLUB OF SOUTH SACRAMENTO FOUNDATION’S 35TH ANNUAL CRAB FEED AND SILENT AUCTION: The dinner will benefit the Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento and other local community benefiting organizations. Event starts at 6 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H St. Cost is $55 per person. Visit SouthSacRotary.org for more information.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 17 WEST END CLUB PRESENTS DRUGS IN THE OLD WEST BY ERIC BRADNER: The dice weren’t the only thing loaded in the Old West. From opium dens to patent medicines full of booze and hard drugs, the easy availability of said drugs at the store or by mail order, and little if any enforced regulations, it’s no surprise we had our own drug crisis over 100 years ago!

From 6 to 8 p.m., join the West End Club, 300 1st Avenue, for a hilarious slideshow from Eric Bradner and find out what li shees were, why the average drug addict of 1860 was a white middle class woman and other fascinating bits from the dustbin of history!

TUESDAY, FEB. 21 SACRAMENTO BASEBALL HISTORY WITH ALAN O’CONNOR: West End Club, 300 1st Avenue, presents an evening of Sacramento Baseball History from 6 to 8 p.m. Sacramento enjoyed a colorful baseball history long before the Rivercats began playing ball in 2000. The Altas, Senators, Gilt Edge (named after a popular beer) and Solons were teams that all contributed great players and stories to Sacramento s baseball legacy. Join baseball historian Alan O’Connor, author of Gold on the Diamond: Sacramento’s Great Baseball Players 1886 to 1976, for a look at the best players of the past!

ONGOING SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SACRAMENTO SOUTH MEETING: The club welcomes women and girls to the club’s lunch meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at the Aviators Restaurant, at Executive Airport, 6151 Freeport Blvd.

TEA DANCE: Every first Sunday of the month from 2 to 5 p.m, dance to the music of the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, played by a live 16-member orchestra. A touch of class is yours for $8 at the Elks Lodge, No. 6, located at 6446 Riverside Blvd. That includes tea/coffee, crumpets, scones, cucumber sandwiches, and other delicacies to grace your afternoon experience.

Enjoy quaint conversation and dance music. It’s a romantic chance to recapture the magic of the past and fall in love all over again. For tickets, contact the Lodge at 422-6666.

ACC PRESENTS ‘BODY WISDOM BREATH AND MOVEMENT’: Perform easy to follow seated and standing exercises for health and well-being. Most movements are based on eastern techniques for relaxing and re-energizing the body. Use simple Qigong postures to stimulate vitalizing “Chi”. Discover the joy of self-massage and acu-

pressure. Slow down with guided imagery and meditative breath-work. Improving your health and be simple and fun.

Pre-registration and Pre-payment of $20 @ $5 per class required. $7 Drop-in rate per class. Class will be held on Tuesdays beginning September 6, 2016 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at ACC Senior Services, 1180 Corporate Way. For more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.org.

ACC PRESENTS YOGA-NEW: This yoga class introduces the lyengar method of hatha yoga. Basic standing, sitting, forward extension, introductory inversion, and restorative postures will be taught. This class will build upon prior class and will use props to assist the students. You will need a yoga mat and possibly blocks, belts and blankets.

Pre-payment is $6 per class or $8 drop-in rate. Pre-registration required. Class is now held from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. for more details, call (916)393-9026 ext 330. www.accsv.org TODDLER STORYTIME — Toddlers ages one to three and their caregivers will enjoy fun songs, stories, and fingerplays. After the storytime, we will have a stay and play group. Thursdays in January at 9:30 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr., Sacramento.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME — Preschoolers ages three and older and their caregivers are invited to join us for fun songs, stories, fingerplays and a play activity. Thursdays in January at 11 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr., Sacramento.

SING ALONG WITH MISTER COOPER @ BELLE COOLEDGE: From 11 to 11:30 a.m., join neighborhood favorite Mister Cooper for 30 minutes of music time and freeze dancing for ages 3 to 7 years. Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr., Sacramento.

KNITTING CLUB — Anyone interested in knitting and crocheting, (even beginners) are welcome to join in.

This is not an instructional class, but assistance is available. Bring your own supplies and project. Tuesdays in January at 10 a.m. at Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 South Land Park Dr., Sacramento.

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ArtStreet to transform old Setzer warehouse south of Broadway

By Monica Stark

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As The Mill housing development continues to transform the area around the projects, a temporary artists’ paradise will fill an old Setzer Forest Products warehouse with performances, poetry readings, literature, film screenings — all under one roof.

From Feb. 3 to the Feb. 25, at 300 1st Ave. (one block south of Broadway) more than 100 artists will showcase their works within the impermanent makeshift artists’ studios that as of last week were still being built.

Despite a media blackout that won’t be lifted until Thursday, Feb. 2, spokesperson Seumas Coutts, PhD, let the Land Park News in on some details regarding the long-anticipated ArtStreet.

“Walk and talk. Walk and talk,” Coutts repeated during the interview.

Constantly on the go and full of energy in the face of 14-hour-plus working days, Coutts described the efforts behind ArtStreet as collaborative between M5Arts, a new arts initiative downtown that is putting the event on, as well as the city of Sacramento and hundreds of others. Many restaurants have donated food for artists during the installation process and proceeds from drink and meal sales have continued to support this largescale operation.

“It has to be a collaborative effort even to exhibit with a gallery and we’re trying to undermine, reset the idea of how people think about art,” Coutts said. Furthering his comments regarding how he thinks people should think about art, he said, “I would like (the audience) to think of (art) as a form of knowledge where just along with the sciences — one’s more objective, one’s more subjective. It doesn’t negate its meaning. It might negate its affect. So if you look at it as a form of knowledge transmission and separate it from a form of capital... I wouldn’t just say money, but the instrument of capital as a tool. They are artists and artists are never short on ideas. They’re short on space and obviously, they’re short on money. But they’re also short on a way to get that out. And that’s why a lot of artists leave Sacramento.”

Every Tuesday and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., there be events that are free to the public, including graduate level seminars on various topics. Some include novel forms of presentation, some a dry lecture and there will always be a Q and A. Every Wednesday during that time, films will be shown. ArtStreet will have two stages, one manned by the Sacramento County Historical Society and one by M5Artists. That’s not to stay all performances will be on stage, however,

performers might come in and interject themselves into the space. “So that person over there behaving strangely may actually be a performance, but the crew will know that. But, if someone starts acting strangely that’s not a performer — we’re going to get them medical attention as soon as we can or say, ‘Hey: what’s wrong?’”

Describing the M5Arts as a very loose knit organization, Coutts appreciates the flexibility that looseness affords. “By being that, we collaborate with hundreds of people. We collaborate with the city (actual city officers).

We’re all looking to make this event happen. We privilege the art and the art and the artists first. We don’t privilege the economy first.”

Out of about 320 applicants, 100 were chosen to display their work within the framework of ArtStreet. “(We’d) give them a room to fly in, but they could never leave that room.

That makes it more manageable and the team discussed who was in and who was out. It wasn’t an easy decision because some people were friends with people on the team. If you want to be a world class artist you have to bear up and have your best friend tell you you didn’t make the cut.”

On the bright side, there will always be other chances, he added.

After all, first there was ArtHotel – which transformed the abandoned downtown Jade Hotel and apartments into a temporary art exhibition a year ago almost to the day. Slated for demolition, the situation with the Jade Hotel resembles that of the old Setzer buildings which will make way for housing and artists again are utilizing the space before the wrecking ball comes. But what’s next? ArtCity.

“We have a few tricks up our sleeve, whether it happens this year or next.”

So stay tuned.

Currently organizers have ArtStreet set to operate between 3 and 9 p.m. each day, but, as Coutts stated, if “at 9 o’clock we have 150 people in this space, we’re not going to close the doors. Also, they will have some events that are ticketed, but that’s only after 9 o’clock and only on the weekends.”

If you go: What: ArtStreet exhibitions When: Feb. 3 to the Feb. 25 Where: 300 1st Ave. (one block south of Broadway) For more information: Visit http:// www.m5arts.com/artstreet/. Details on scheduling will be announced on the website and on social media after the media blackout is lifted on Feb. 2.

Museum Day guests can enjoy special offers at local restaurants on Feb. 4 In addition to the 26 museums participating in the 2017 Sacramento Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 4 by offering free or half-priced admission, 18 local restaurants are also extending special offers and discounts to participants. Most museums will offer free admission whereas two destinations located in residential areas — the Sacramento Zoo and Fairytale Town — will offer half-priced admission to offset parking and traffic control costs.

The following local restaurants and eateries are extending the special offers on February 4 to those wearing a Sacramento Museum Day sticker they receive at any of the participating museums and destinations that day: - Café Bernardo (2726 Capitol Ave.) – 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Café Bernardo (1431 R St.)– 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Centro Cocina Mexicana (2730 J St.) – 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Danny’s Mini Donuts (900 2nd St., Old Sacramento) — $2 off a dozen mini donuts - DISTRICT (1022 2nd Street, Old Sacramento) – 25 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Dos Coyotes Border Café (1800 15th St.) – 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Dos Coyotes Border Café (6450 Folsom Blvd. – 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Esquire Grill (1213 K St.) – 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Evan’s Kitchen and Catering (855 57th St.) – 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

for children under two; Fairytale Town is $2.88 per person and free for children ages one and under.

Due to the popularity of Sacramento Museum Day, some locations must limit the number of admissions for safety reasons. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but note the last guests will be admitted at 4 p.m. More detailed information about participating museums, addresses, limitations, suggested parking and public transit options is available at www.sacmuseums.org, or by calling Visit California at (916) 808-7777.

- Fat City Bar & Café (1001 Front St., Old Sacramento) — Free children’s meal with purchase of adult meal - Graciano’s Chicago Deep Dish Pizza & Speakeasy (1023 Front St., Old Sacramento) – 20 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Hock Farm Craft & Provisions (1415 L St.) – 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Paragary’s Midtown (1401 28th St.) – 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Ten22 (1022 2nd St., Old Sacramento) — 25 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) While admission is free at most of the participating museums during Sacramento Museum Day, admission to two destinations located in residential areas are half-priced as follows: Sacramento Zoo is $7.50 for adults, $5 for children ages 2-11 and free

Participating Museums for Sacramento Museum Day 2017 include: California Agriculture Museum, California Automobile Museum, California Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California State Library, California State Railroad Museum, Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum, Fairytale Town, Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park, Locke Boarding House Museum, Museum of Medical History, Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum, Old Sacramento State Historic Park, Powerhouse Science Center Discovery Campus, Sacramento Children’s Museum, Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento Zoo, Sojourner Truth African American Museum, State Indian Museum, Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Verge Center for the Arts, Wells Fargo History Museum (Capitol Mall), Wells Fargo History Museum (Old Sacramento) www.valcomnews.com • January 26, 2017 • Land Park News

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Passion on paper Free Literature of Love course offered Feb. 1, 8

By Monica StaRK

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Poetry is made for passion.

Using sound and rhythm to convey messages of romance, beautiful love letters and literature are guaranteed to fill the hearts of students of Frank Dixon Graham’s The Literature of Love course through the McKinley Library. Free of charge, students can get set for Valentine’s Day by reading and writing passionate love letters and romantic poetry in two one-and-a-half hour classes on consecutive Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in early February.

Frank, a published poet, the Editor of Tule Review, and adjunct professor of English

at the Los Rios Colleges, will give lectures at each session and also facilitate the reading and discussion.

In lecture one, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, students will learn about the greatest love correspondents of all time. Why did they write the best love letters? What did these lovers have to say? How did they express themselves and what stories are behind their romantic correspondences? Attendees will hear a brief history of love letters and their star-crossed lovers. Participants may write their own love letters in class. The authors discussed and the reading of romantic letters will be certain to inspire.

In lecture two, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, less than a week

before Valentine’s Day, students will read some of the best love poems ever written.

There will be a discussion of these authors and what goes into writing a meaningful or lasting love poem. Students are encouraged to enrich their own relationship by writing their own love poem in class or become inspired to express themselves with a well-crafted note to your valentine.

Open to adults “aged 18 to 81 years and older,” there is no cost associated with either session. It is free and open to the public.

A writer of many love poems, Frank noted they are less likely to get published, yet that’s not usually the intended purpose. “Love poems are either meant to express something to the person you love or they are simply created as a reminder of what was, what can be, what is, or what was. My wife is an inspiration and I have to say that I’m inspired by a moment of love or loving.”

Quotidian activities can become the most romantic when shared with someone you love, he explained, so tell those stories in your love poems. Images for love poems may come like photographs of time that one wishes to describe to the listener or reader, he said.

While there’s less of a market for love poems today, there are some poets who have found a way to delight audiences:

Mark Doty, Nikki Giovanni, and even Sharon Olds all have different twists on the modern love poem, Frank added. “Pablo Neruda is, hands-down, the most romantic poet of the past century. He’s my favorite. Neruda used simple language and nature imagery to convey his message. The use of sound is critically important to Neruda and there’s something about those mellifluous lines that can transport one to another dimension emotionally. Poetry is made for passion. Nowhere is that more evident than with Neruda.” Available in Spanish, or in English with good translations by W.S. Merwin and others, Frank said a romantic gift-giver could hardly go wrong with Neruda’s Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. If you can’t afford the book, Frank recommends getting a copy from the library and read it to your love interest over a romantic meal that you have cooked for them.

Seeing his students awaken to some beautiful experience of language or hearing a writer open up and share some detail of their life that they’ve never been able to express before are some of the greatest experiences Frank has had as a literature professor. In one of his past classes, a couple attended the writing workshops and lectures together. “They were young. I wasn’t sure how close they were or if they real-

ly knew each other well at all.

I’d like to think that their relationship blossomed as a result of the class. They were married last summer, not long after the class ended.”

Even in his non-romantic classes on writing and literature, a lot of personal material is shared. Participants support each other. They become friends and really connect with each other, he explained. Beyond the fact that you see them develop as genuinely artful beings, a teacher of writing must love to see that connection between writers happening. Frank has coached boys’ soccer and some of the same principals apply; some of those kids will be friends for the rest of their lives. “Writing is far from the solitary experience many may think of it. It is a team effort and sometimes, as we’re about to explore, it is a fascination between two people who want to experience life on a deeper level, together.”

This isn’t the first free literature class Frank has offered at the McKinley Library. Required to complete a teaching practicum in a community environment for his master’s program in writing at Goddard College, he realized his love of teaching and decided to continue to offer classes after he graduated. So, since that time, he’s taught five series, each made See Love Letters, page 23

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up of six to eight classes. From contemporary poetics, international forms and styles of poetry to certain specific historical periods of American literature, Frank is interested in teaching a class on social justice poetry and nature poetry in the near future. From coordinating readings that serve as fundraisers for nonprofits to organizing the editing and publishing of the Sacramento Poetry Center’s next anthology, Frank enjoys facilitating other people’s creative expression through writing and literature. “I was given a lot. This is the way I know to give back. The process is also a lot of fun.”

For as long as he can remember language has been important to Frank. “Being read to as a child can stimulate curiosity and wonder. I never stopped imagining the worlds introduced to me,” he said. At some point, life brought on challenges and he found that the best and most healthy escape was to write creatively. Physical exercise was also an important outlet, but as arthritis set in the mental workout of creating poetry has become a more vigor-

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ous activity. He has founded or championed a number of literary activities locally.

In the description of the first workshop, Frank writes: “We will read the beautiful love letters of both real and imaginary authors after a brief lecture on the topic.”

Thinking that might “make a few scratch their heads,” Frank explained with the following example: “Griffin and Sabine is a wonderful work of fiction by Nick Bantock. It is an epistolary novel and an exchange of love letters between two people. The book is beautiful in design and in content, with letters that may be pulled from their envelopes within the text itself. Beyond that, some of the world’s greatest romances are documented through love letters.”

On that note, Frank added that the love letter is an almost extinct art form. “We’ve given in to texting. Sexting isn’t all that high of an art form. It may be gratifying for a moment, but returning to a tangible piece of writing can, ultimately, be more satisfying.

Some people may have never read or may have never written a love letter. The tactile riches of opening an envelope

sealed with the tongue of one’s love interest can create a new romance or rekindle an old one. A good pen with good ink can combine with quality paper to deliver an important message. A perfectly individualized note from someone who has affection for you in your mailbox? How fun is it to find a stamp that may have some symbolism for both of you? How much value is there in the lasting memory of a love letter? How much are we missing by not addressing our valentine with our own handwritten card or letter? The letter is a cost effective and quite complete way of conveying our thoughts to someone we care deeply about.”

In the description of the second workshop, he writes:

“There will be a discussion of these authors and what goes into writing a meaningful or lasting love poem. Enrich your own relationship by writing your own love poem in class or become inspired to express yourself with a well-crafted note to your valentine.” Asked what makes a meaningful or lasting love poem and to describe any personal experiences, Frank shared the following: “A love poem must convey the sentiment of the admirer while stimulating the interest of the admired. Ideally, that’s the way it works. There are rhetorical and poetic devices that are used to that end.

Even still, there are situations in which that’s not possible.

There are romances that fail.

Love doesn’t fail. But we are

human. An open expression is paramount to any poem. We all learn what it is like to experience rejection. So we put ourselves on the line when we communicate how we truly feel. We’ve all had to learn to kindly reject others who have opened their hearts to us as well. Whether we succeed in love or whether we fail miserably trying, the effort that can be documented in our writing is a worthwhile activity. I’ve written love poems for a few sweethearts. Some even wrote me back. When that kind of emotional exchange happens, the experience can be exhilarating. The closest we can become as human beings is not necessarily in the physical realm but in the experience made possible with words.”

If you go: What: Frank Dixon Graham’s The Literature of Love course Where: Reagan Room inside the Clunie Center (third floor), 601 Alhambra Blvd.

Cost: Free When: Wednesdays, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Who: The program is open to adults aged 18 to 81 years and older

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