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local architectural firm Dreyfuss & Blackford designed the project. Powerhouse Science Center will replace The Discovery Museum, a science and space center on Auburn Boulevard. The plan is for the old museum to close a few months before the new center opens. The staff will move over to run the new center.

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arry Laswell is a man on a mission. As the recently appointed executive director of Powerhouse Science Center, he has the tall task of raising $5 million by the end of the summer. This is the last bit of funding needed to start construction on the $40 million center this fall. “The science center is the only new project in town—not under construction now—that can be open by the end of the decade,” said Laswell in a recent interview. A retired venture capitalist, Laswell headed up a recruitment effort to find a new director for the center last year. The board concluded he was the perfect man for the job. “I obviously enjoy a challenge,” he said. “This immediate effort will finally set into motion the process to get built what has been in the planning stages for more than a decade.” The 50,000-square-foot facility will be built on the site of the historic PG&E power station off I-5 and Richards Boulevard, adjacent to the contemporary water intake structure projecting out onto the Sacramento

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PUBLISHER FROM page 11 the themes of nature discovery, water as life, sustainable building and energizing our future. There will be room for traveling exhibits. The center is designed not just for schoolchildren but for learners of all ages. There are plans for a planetarium and a high-tech Challenger Learning Center. Archeology programming will be offered, along with movies, laser shows and astronomy programs. There will be a cafe with outdoor seating. “Our core mission is to light the spark with children in STEM: science, technology, engineering and math,” said Laswell. “With 20 percent of all new job offerings STEM-related, this experience is critical to the education of our future workforces. Most of those who study science in college report their interest began with an experience as a child. “Many of our huge civic discussions and decisions involve complex science issues. Consider the Delta tunnels, GMOs and NASA and it is easy to see why we must help educate the public in science.” His personal experiences with science as a child still drive Laswell. “I was lucky to have the spark set off in me as child when a new science museum opened in my hometown,” he said. “It positively affected my entire career. This is my way to help give a future to the next generation of young scientists.” The center will employ 50 people, making it a serious economic generator. Laswell explained the numerous other benefits to

Sacramento if the center gets built according to plan. “This center will be of the caliber of experience that the Crocker Museum and the California State Railroad Museum provide,” he said. “It will also be a beautiful special-event venue. And it will be another wonderful attraction to help market Sacramento to visitors and conventions and round out the tourism experience.” Come on, Sacramento. Let’s get this exciting project finally done! People who are interested in donating to Powerhouse Science Center or serving on the board can contact Harry Laswell at 808-3942. For more information, go to powerhousesciencecenter.org.

MORE ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER THEATER My column last month presented incorrect information on the recommendations of the mayor’s task force on the future of the Community Center Theater. We regret the error. The following information correctly describes the situation. The task force recommended that the city build a new theater. But funding sources still remain an enormous hurdle under this plan. The group also rejected a plan to refurbish rather than replace. The task force also rejected numerous alternate sites, citing the “ideal” location of the existing theater.

The refurbishment plan, supported by some committee members, calls for dramatically upgrading the building’s exterior, expanding the lobby and adding dozens of restrooms. New seating would be installed, and the venue’s acoustics would be significantly overhauled, employing state-of-the-art technology. The backstage area would be revamped with the addition of more dressing rooms, and technical capabilities upgraded to accommodate production demands into the future.

Let’s move to reimagine an old friend into an iconic structure. Despite the committee’s recommendation, it now appears that city staff, under the direction of the Mayor Kevin Johnson, is turning its attention to renovation plans in the coming months. The shift has been a bitter disappointment for arts groups that have had their sights set on a sparkling performing arts palace to host Broadway plays, the symphony, opera and ballet. Task force member Rob Turner agreed with the committee’s recommendation. This month, we asked task force member Dennis Mangers to present his view on the future of the theater.

REFURBISHMENT IS BEST OPTION Like Rob Turner, I served on the mayor’s task force exploring the possibility of building a new performance arts theater. Unlike Mr. Turner, I served on the financial committee. By the end of the yearlong process, we could find no path to raising the money to build a new facility. A number of us came to see the proposed new sites as deeply flawed, so I turned my attention to transforming the existing Community Center Theater. Phoenix has a performing arts theater designed by the same architect as ours. The two buildings look like twins. Phoenix renovated its facility and attached it elegantly to its neighboring convention center. Now Phoenix plans to retrofit its theater with the latest acoustic technology. Architects and contractors told the city that its theater had “good bones” and did not have to be abandoned to achieve a dramatically different interior and exterior. The same is true of our theater. We have the potential for a similar transformation at less than one-third of the cost of a new theater. Let’s move to reimagine an old friend into an iconic structure in a signature location and avoid the mounting costs of continued delay. Dennis Mangers is a former assemblymember and longtime arts advocate. Cecily Hastings can be reached at publisher@insidepublications.com n

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ho would ever know that something as small, inexpensive and nonviolent as a flashlight is helping save Africa’s drastically dwindling elephant population from extinction? Thanks to Sacramento’s Carol Van Bruggen, word is getting out. Van Bruggen fell in love with Africa, its people and its animals on her first trip there in 2000. When she returned home she couldn’t stop thinking about the plight of the elephants, the African savanna and forest species. Early last century, elephants numbered 3 million to 5 million. Today, there are an estimated 470,000 living in the wild. Thousands of elephants are slaughtered every year, killed for their ivory or killed out of fear and ignorance. Van Bruggen knows that the villagers fear the elephants for the way the mammoth beasts can invade and wreak havoc on their villages, their farms, livelihoods and food supplies. Sometimes people get trampled while trying to protect their crops. So villagers may kill the elephants before that happens. Van Bruggen also knows the biggest driver of elephant poaching

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is the skyrocketing demand for ivory products, particularly in Asia. Limited resources and inaccessible elephant habitats make it difficult to protect elephant herds from poaching or to stop the poachers themselves. For decades it has been this way with children learning from their parents to slaughter the beautiful beasts in order to live. Van Bruggen’s passion grew exponentially for the elephant and for all the other animals that unwittingly get tangled and killed in the elephant snares set to trap the pachyderms. She quickly realized that the best way to help the animals was through the children. Conservation through education, she calls it, in which

children are taught to care about the future of the animals and villagers are taught nonlethal ways to defend themselves from the elephants. She knew, too, that without an education on the value of elephant conservation, without an education on finding a path to prosperity other than selling ivory, children could grow up to become poachers themselves. Van Bruggen learned that elephants don’t like light shining in their eyes. So she began collecting flashlights, supplying the solarpowered handheld lights to villagers. “It’s a simple, nonviolent and renewable alternative against an invading elephant. It makes perfect sense,” she says. She also began

working to hire scouts who could locate and apprehend poachers and dismantle snares. But, and this is a big but, those are just temporary fixes, she says. The real muscle would lie in educating African children on the reasons why they should care about elephant conservation in the first place. This would mean she’d need to build a school. “At first, a lot of the money was from our own pockets,” Van Bruggen said. “But when I told my husband I was going to take money out of our retirement to do this, things changed.” ARDEN page 16

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ARDEN FROM page 14 In 2002 Van Bruggen started the Africa Hope Fund. She brought her request for funds to her Sacramento Rotary Club, Point West, where she was the club’s first female member in 1989. She became affiliated with the Uyoba Community School in Eastern Zambia, which desperately needed help serving 300 children. The school had no trained teachers, no books, no toilets or water, and no real classrooms. “I went to Point West Rotary and said I want to build a classroom and they gave me enough money to build a stand-alone classroom with locking doors for just under $8,000,” she said. Van Bruggen rallied fellow Rotarians and began taking groups of people, year after year, to visit the village where she continues to work to help improve the school. She and those she has inspired have since built a library, hired teachers, helped pay to certify teachers, and organized sponsorships for children to go on to college.

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Today, Africa Hope helps fund the cost of scouts who patrol the South Luangwa Game Reserve to find poachers and confiscate the snares they set, and helps authorities arrest ivory dealers. The fund supports airplanes that patrol the area to spot snared animals from the sky. Van Bruggen speaks to other Rotary Clubs, interested activists and tourists interested in photography safari trips to Africa. One thing leads to another and people fall in love with the animals just as she did on her first visit. “They usually end up coming back to volunteer,” she said. “Point West Rotary helped me get the ball rolling in 2008,” Van Bruggen continued. “We realized the other thing missing was books. Even though there are about 70 different dialects in Africa, so many of the children could not speak English. So we got books that taught English with the theme being animals and conservation. “So between the books and the classroom, and rounding up volunteer teachers, things started really taking shape. The Zambian government

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then gave me 10 government certified public school teachers. The biggest problem is some of the teachers we started with were not certified. I felt so bad about it, (so) I managed to find sponsors to help the volunteers go to college to become certified.” Van Bruggen continues to speak to Rotary clubs and other civic groups throughout the region about her efforts and the needs of the African people. “Since we built that first classroom,” she said, “we managed to build a library, get desks, books, build three new classrooms. We now have 750 students and our school has actually competed with other schools in the valley and won contests.” If you wonder whether one woman can make a difference, especially a woman living half a world away from the Africa she cares so deeply about, consider this: “At first when teachers were assigned to the school by the government they didn’t want to go to this area,” Van Bruggen said. “There’s no electricity, no power. We had to put in a well. We got help from the United States Aid to put in toilets, not flush toilets, but toilets just the same. “Gradually the school has become a real school. We are most proud of our library because there are no libraries around for miles and miles. It was actually a four-hour walk to the nearest library.” Van Bruggen now helps find sponsors for children to go to secondary school. Many of these sponsors are from Sacramento. After all, this is conservation through education, Van Bruggen says.

The future of the elephants lies with those who can know the facts and can think through to solutions. “It’s all about training the young people to start their own conservation clubs,” she said, “so that when the terrorist organization comes to kill these animals, they will have ingrained in them the desire to protect the elephants.” Van Bruggen’s Africa Hope Fund is holding a public fundraising event, Safari on the River, in Sacramento on Sept.18. She is now raising funds for detection dogs trained to sniff out ivory, snares and ammunition and ultimately lead scouts to the poachers. For more information on how you can join Van Bruggen in her efforts, buy tickets for the September event, join her on an Africa trip, or volunteer your time in Africa. For more information, go to AfricaHopeFund. org.

ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR IN CARMICHAEL You can see it when you drive down Fair Oaks Boulevard, especially just past Oak Avenue. The streets look cleaner, the facades of strip malls look spiffier, signs are brighter, paint fresher and new businesses are popping up. Allan and the late Nancy Davis no doubt got the ball rolling with their impressive and much-anticipated Milagro Center, which is set to open near Marconi Avenue anytime now. The center is fashioned after San Francisco’s Ferry Building (sans the nearby bay) and will feature upscale, trendy restaurants and markets.

All sorts of folks have been inspired by the Davises’ project and commitment to pump pizzazz into Carmichael. Rey Azteca is remaining in its original location, but family members are opening another restaurant, a breakfast spot, just a few blocks north at the corner of Fair Oaks and Palm Drive. (The idea is to replace the Waffle Barn.) Bride to Be has moved in along Fair Oaks Boulevard. Flower shops are brightening the landscape. The chamber office is relocating to a concierge desk within the Milagro Center. And get ready for this: Carmichael now has some young, spunky, freshfaced ambassadors who are stirring up all sorts of excitement in the business community. The ambassadors are the brainchild of Carmichael Chamber of Commerce President Linda Melody. She toured area chambers to study what they were doing and decided Carmichael needed outreach enthusiasts. She and her board are charging the ambassadors with the job of

personally connecting community businesses and residents to inspire more chamber memberships and involvement in the revitalization of the area. Lyon Realtor and longtime Carmichael resident Kim West Newton, Heidi Standard with Aflac, Dom Anton of Crumley and Associates, CFP, and Rick Oster of the marketing firm ACE Biz are the chamber’s ambassadors. They are busy reaching out to an estimated 6,000 business owners and residents, asking them to get inspired and take pride in creating the new face of Carmichael. In short, the Carmichael chamber is not your grandpa’s chamber. “Typically the Carmichael Chamber has been known as the old people’s chamber,” Melody says. “It was tired. Now there’s a new infusion of energy from younger people. Membership is up, and there’s more value than ever to your membership. “Now are are seeing the young and old getting along. It’s not like you

throw one out and keep the other; we are mentors of each other.” More and more the chamber is a resource for both homeowners and business leaders looking for answers about things such as county services, signage and ordinances. Since Carmichael is unincorporated, folks often don’t always know where to turn. “We might not be able to help, but we have resources,” Melody says. She wants to continue to provide those answers and continue the membership’s upward trend, bringing in the excitement of young professionals and new business owners while keeping the old— and connecting the upstarts with Carmichael’s seasoned professionals. “We are a welcoming and homey chamber. We know your name,” Melody says. The ambassadors have started an ambitious letter-writing campaign to reach out to potential members. “We are adding value to your chamber membership by offering more mixers, ribbon cuttings and

marketing help for businesses that might not know exactly how to market themselves,” says Kim West Newton. The job involves making contacts with businesses all over Sacramento, not just those in the immediate area. For more information about the Carmichael Chamber, call 203-1681.

POKER POWER Poker players and those interested in helping the Arden Arcade community, get ready to shuffle! Mark your calendars for April 16 and the sixth annual Horsepower and Hold ‘Em poker tournament at Von Housen Mercedes Benz of Sacramento. This is a joint fundraiser with the Arden-Arcade Rotary Club, Sheriff’s Community Impact Program and Sacramento Chaplaincy. The 2015 Poker Tournament netted close to $70,000 for local charities. This year’s take is expected to be even higher.

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ARDEN FOOD CLOSET The Sierra Arden Neighborhood Food Closet has been busy dishing up the love to the needy in the Arden area. With help from volunteers and donations from area business leaders such as Robert Milward and Jackie Merchant of Intero Real Estate, the food closet has been feeding close to 800 people a month. The food closet is supported by the Sierra Arden UCC-Congregational Church at 890 Morse Ave. Donations are accepted there from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and also from 4 to 5:45 p.m. Thursdays. Small jars of peanut butter, canned meat or tuna, individual fruit cups, boxed cereals, oatmeal packets, baby formula, macaroni and cheese, and cans of soup are always needed. It’s important to note that community groups, schools and businesses can join in the food closet’s efforts to help those in the Arden area who go hungry each day. For those who would like to donate but need help transporting items to the food closet, special arrangements can be made by calling 205-8921. If you would like to volunteer your time, call Pepper at 880-0703. For more information about free food resources, go to freefood.org.

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round. The Taylor Center location is well-known as the society’s leading store in the state, selling close to $1 million a year. Items are donated and hundreds of volunteers help sort and sell them to the public. Funds raised go to help fund cancer research and offer resources to the newly diagnosed. Each spring the Discovery Shop’s many volunteers work diligently to put a special focus on carrying items for the garden. From trowels to watering cans, gloves, specialty tools and more, the garden event is a hit in the community. The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop is at 2708 Marconi Ave., just east of Eastern Avenue in the Taylor Center. For more information, call 484-0227.

PARKWAY HALF MARATHON Lace up the sneakers and throw out the excuses. April 30 and the American River Parkway Half Marathon and 5K are in striking distance. This will be the 10th annual event with funds raised benefiting the American River Parkway, paying for such things as drinking fountains, restrooms, safety instruction and maintenance. Runners, walkers and those just wishing to help keep

the parkway safe and beautiful are welcome and encouraged to sign up for the event Parking near the entire William B. Pond area will be tight on this day, so carpools and bike riding are encouraged. All ages are welcome.

CONTEST FOR BEST DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPE Kit Carson International Baccalaureate Candidate School’s Design and Technology Class is holding its second annual design contest to find the best droughttolerant front yards in Sacramento. “Last year’s winners pioneered innovative landscaping designs that represent a rising tide of drought-tolerant beauty throughout Sacramento,” said Jed Larsen, who teaches the class. The contest, called Beauty Without Water, honors pioneering Sacramento residents who have responded to the drought with landscaping creativity and ingenuity. “By replacing grass yards with landscapes that showcase drought-resistant plants, scenic bark/ rocks, and other inspired features, these residents have found a way to beat the drought without sacrificing beauty,” Larsen added.

To enter the competition, send up to four photos of your front yard, plus a short written description, to JedLarsen@scusd.edu. The deadline for submission is Sept. 1. The winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Inside Publications. The contest is open to Sacramento residents in Inside Publication’s readership areas, which include East Sacramento, Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown, the Pocket, Greenhaven, Arden and Carmichael. Kit Carson is in East Sacramento. For more information, go to kitcarson. scusd.edu.

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n not just a nod to his age, but also to the times, one of Carmichael’s longest-serving physicians has hung up his white coat. Dr. Delbert Meyer, 80, and his office manager wife, Linda, said farewell to their final patients in December. “After 45 years, there comes a time to say goodbye,” said the pulmonary specialist. “But private practice as a career is dying. With the current government and insurance climate, physicians are required to work more, for less remuneration. Running the front desk also became very complicated.” Politics and policies aside, Meyer’s retirement allows more writing for medical publications and for his continued service to veterans at the McLellan Hospital. “Staying active in medicine keeps my writing informed,” explains the physician. “And veterans returning from war need all the help they can get.” The physician’s retirement also closed doors at Park Side Medical Plaza on Fair Oaks Boulevard. “I’m the last one,” he said, surveying the once-humming facility’s empty corridors. “It’s a sign of the times.” A farewell to arms, legs and internal organs also meant retirement for his office manager wife. “Ours has been purposeful work,” says Linda Meyer. “We were both dedicated to our patients. We were a good team.” Her husband’s future was sealed almost from birth. He was raised on an Oklahoma farm. The doctor who

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Carmichael doctor Delbert Meyer and his office manager wife, Linda, retired together at the end of December. Their Carmichael practice had operated for 45 years.

delivered him “told me I couldn’t be a farmer because I had asthma,” Meyer explains. “My choices were to be a doctor, a lawyer or a preacher. He didn’t think much of the other two options. So a doctor it was.” Graduating from Kansas University’s School of Medicine in 1962, the young M.D. developed an interest in pulmonary practice. When a draft of physicians was threatened during Vietnam War years, Meyer answered the call and found himself in uniform, in California. He treated airmen, veterans and their families at Mather Air Force Base. Post-war, he met his future wife at a dinner hosted by Sacramento Judge John R. Lewis.

“His wife was famous for matchmaking,” says Linda. “I almost didn’t accept her invitation. But she was right about Del and me. After dinner, we talked till 4 in the morning.” Less than a year later, the couple wed at the Town and Country Lutheran Church. They put down roots in Carmichael. Here Meyer was part of the American River Hospital staff, directing the pulmonary function lab and the respiratory care unit. In 1975, he started private practice on Mission Avenue and was astonished by the need for pulmonary services. “From the moment I opened, my phones rang nonstop,” he recalls. “At first, I hired our baby-sitter to answer

the calls. For 10 years, I rarely had an open appointment.” The physician’s success attracted other specialists and, over a decade, Meyer built one of the largest pulmonary practices in the nation. Long hours and hard work were inspirational to daughters Julie and Melanie, both now established in professional careers. “The apples didn’t fall far from the tree,” observes stepmom Linda. “Like their father, they’re both driven to make the world a better place.” Until his retirement, Meyer afforded a non-prescription commodity. “I gave people the time they needed,” he states. “If it took an extra 15 minutes to take care of their problems, they got it.” When appointments ran over, few customers complained. “At 6:30 p.m., my last patient would pump my hand and thank me for staying late and giving him adequate time,” says the doctor. “Some HMOs now have to see six patients an hour. I never worked like that; I didn’t just treat people, I took time to explain things to them. As they left my office, people often told Linda they’d never understood their diseases before.” Early in 2015, patients were notified of their doctor’s upcoming retirement. For many, it was the unkindest cut. “Some were in tears,” says Linda Meyer. “I had to gently remove one crying patient from the doctor. She’d been with him for more than 45 years. She would catch three buses from West Sacramento to get here.”

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(This patient has since found a nearby practice, recommended by Meyer.) “It’s been hard to say goodbye,” admits the veteran physician. “In 45 years, you get to know people and understand their problems. Even when you retire, you still want to meet their needs. After serving them so long, you never really stop caring about them.”

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BUTTON SHOW Some of the most eye-popping antiques are also the smallest. At the California Button Society’s May 21 and 22 expo in Sacramento, you might snag a Civil War tunic fastener for under $50. If you lust for Gainsborough-style portrait pieces, be prepared to unbutton your billfold. Via such nubbins, artisan glory of centuries past will be displayed in miniature. And if you just want a button to replace one that popped off a shirt, one of 25 vendors will surely have a deal for you. What astonishes at such bazaars is, among poke-tray plastic bargains, the availability of seriously old stuff. A 1700s painted dog under glass bears a $1,000-plus tag. Snipped from long-ago rotted garments, such are thumb-nail masterpieces. Gem-crusted, some might have bribed Bastille guards during the French Revolution. “We often look at old buttons and imagine the stories they could tell,” says Button Club treasurer Susan Rhoades. Georgian dandies risked having exquisite furbelows snatched from their vests in the streets. They were traded, stolen and handed down in families. Says Rhoades: “Lives were lost in making them; pearl dust is toxic and mercury (for gold plating) killed many. You learn so much about history, art and manufacturing from buttons.” At first ornamental, the ingenious use of buttons to keep cloth in check came to Europe with returning Crusaders. Manufacture took off. Mediaeval guilds protected button makers and master artisans were sought by popes and princes. With servants to hook them up, the rich sported hundreds of buttons

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California Button Society member Faye Wolfe (center) is crowned “Button Queen.” Thousands of vintage and antique buttons will be exhibited or offered for sale at the society’s May 21-22 show.

Antique buttons showcase material ranging from precious gems to porcelain and early plastic

per garment. Portraits, pets and landscapes were painted on the tiny tidbits. Pearls, gold or diamond buttons studded stomachers. No material was too grand for the button makers’ art. When the widowed Queen Victoria took to wearing jet specimens, society followed. Black cut glass is still in haute button vogue.

Through poppers, zippers and Velcro revolutionized 20th century fastening, nifty little buttons have never been undone. “People come to our show seeking that one perfect item,” says Faye Wolfe. “One lady brought a vest she’d sewn; she wanted matching buttons in front. In the end, she chose four, each quite different. Who says they have

Chinese American artist Jian Wang touched American River shores during a rejuvenating winter return to Carmichael. The painter found the scenery inspiring and, compared with polluted Beijing, the air pure. River views nourish his heart. “And through paintings in galleries all over America and China,” he concedes, “these views have fed my family for 30 years.” Famously captured in at least 100 Wang canvases, one particular Ancil Hoffman Park vista got a 2016 revisit. Set between the golf clubhouse and the Effie Yeaw Preserve, the spot provides a vignette its admirer can reinterpret until the cows come home. “I move trees around on my canvas; I lower and raise the cliffs and the water,” he says. “The clouds and the rising sun at dawn are never the same. I walk to the river in the dark; sometimes deer are looking at me. “Once, a dog walker took me by surprise. I had a painting on the ground. The dog was so excited, he jumped all over it. I kept a smile on my face so I wouldn’t upset the lady, but I was so mad at the dog. I never finished the canvas. I call it my ‘Bad Dog Painting.’ ” Based in Beijing, the painter/ sculptor is one of China’s preeminent contemporary artists. A Wang figurative canvas recently was auctioned for the equivalent of $200,000. “Unfortunately, I’d sold it for $100,000 a year before,” he says, wincing. “Someone made a good investment.” Wang is philosophical. “The sale still goes on the records,” he explains.

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Jian Wang returns to his favorite spot in Carmichael to complete an American River landscape.

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cultural breakthrough. From his subject matter, brush technique and extravagant use of paint, they marveled that a native artist was at last painting “without a Chinese accent.” National Chinese networks lately have aired several hour-long documentaries dedicated to his work. The rock-star artist’s personal blog has scored 2.5 million hits; his website has 860,000 visitors to date. “Being rediscovered in your homeland is heartwarming and humbling,” Wang says. Neither has California has forgotten its adopted son. Wang has been invited to instruct at the Laguna College of Art this summer. On his last sojourn to teach figurative and landscape painting there, his 35-person courses filled almost as soon as they were announced. “It’s thrilling to watch him work,” comments a Sacramento fan. “He dumps colors on canvas like unsorted

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hen David Abbott enlisted in the Marine Corps as a college student in 1968, he probably had no idea that he would eventually be helping fellow military personnel nearly 50 years later through the local Veterans Treatment Court he helped found as a judge of the Superior Court of California, Sacramento County. “Sacramento has a huge veteran population,” Abbott says. “There’s a real need for Veterans Treatment Court here, and Sacramento was the only large county that didn’t have one. With the impetus from the District Attorney and the Public Defender’s offices, I was lucky enough to become involved in getting it going in 2014.” Abbott was the right man for the job, considering he’s spent the majority of his judicial career as a trial lawyer. While serving in the Marine Corps (he was given the commission of Second Lieutenant upon graduating from college and was on active duty from 1974 to 1978), he worked as a judge advocate. After graduating from McGeorge School of Law, he worked as a trial lawyer specializing in tort litigation. Since being appointed to the Sacramento County bench in 2002, Abbott has served as a trial judge for the last 15 years with one exception, when he heard custody and felony pretrial cases at the county jail for two years. Abbott’s background proved he was more than up to the task when the area’s Veterans Treatment Court needed founding.

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“Veterans Treatment Court is a collaborative court,” Abbott explains, “which means it’s a collaboration between the DA and the Public Defender’s offices. It’s built for veterans who are experiencing PTSD, suffering from traumatic brain injury or the aftermath of sexual trauma from their military experience and, as a result, have committed a crime. A ‘nexus’ is required to qualify for treatment court: There has to be a

connection between their condition and their criminal activity.” The Arden Park resident explains that the court is designed for people who don’t otherwise have a history of criminal activity, but who break the law due to military service-related issues. “Veterans are eligible for probation and can be admitted to Veterans Treatment Court if the DA agrees, if the Public Defender agrees and

if I agree,” Abbott says. “Our court is staffed with a full-time probation officer who oversees their probation, a liaison from the Veterans Affairs office to connect them with treatment programs provided by the VA—like PTSD clinics and rehab programs— and, if there’s an injury, they’re overseen by a psychologist and neuropsychiatrist to address their specific issues. MEET page 29

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undergoing treatment. But you don’t get a free pass. That’s very important: The consequence of your action is still there. It’s not a dodge. You will be held accountable. And if you violate the terms of your probation, you can be ordered into prison.” The program seems to work. Abbott says the rate of recidivism (relapse into criminal behavior) is the lowest among the other collaborative courts in the county and lower than the general criminal population. Best of all, the program helps people get back on their feet. “Vietnam-era veterans have been living with these problems for 30 or 40 years, so it’s gratifying to finally be able to get them the kind of attention they need,” Abbott says. “And the majority of the people we’re seeing now are from the Middle East conflicts, so it’s good that we’re able to help them while they’re still young. If we can solve the problem that was created by their military service, they can go on to lead successful lives.” Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com n

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n 1900, Jane Lathrop Stanford donated a mansion and some stock to create a place for homeless and disenfranchised children in Sacramento. The Sisters of Mercy built a school called Stanford Lathrop Memorial Home for Friendless Children, which later became Stanford Home for Children.

Data collected in the 1990s showed abysmal outcomes for children in group homes. Today, the group is known as Stanford Youth Solutions. “Our mission is all about stabilizing families,” says Carrie Johnson, director of development and marketing. “If families are stable, if they have adequate housing, parenting support, jobs, then everything works out. When the core is strong, families can navigate through tough situations.”

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Johnson joined Stanford Youth Solutions about two years ago after telling the person who contacted her about the position—a board member at her last nonprofit—that she had no interest in leaving a job she loved. “She said, ‘As a favor, would you just explore it?’” Johnson recalls. “I thought I knew all the nonprofits, but when I did my due diligence and looked at the leadership, I knew I couldn’t say no.” For Johnson, with almost 15 years’ experience as a nonprofit professional, Stanford Youth Solutions was unique. It has a highly skilled workforce of counselors, therapists and psychologists doing extremely difficult

work for lower pay than in the private sector. But the group’s leaders are invested in the staff and provide leadership training to all, as well as support and respite as needed. “It’s an amazing organization,” Johnson says. “They offer merit-based pay, which is unheard of in the nonprofit world.” Data collected in the 1990s showed abysmal outcomes for children in group homes. So at Stanford Youth Solutions, staffers meet their young clients at parks, schools and fast-food restaurants to provide treatment, including behavioral therapy, psychotherapy and counseling.

The majority of Stanford’s clients are between the ages of 11 and 17. There are interpreters to bridge language barriers. Peer mentors who share similar backgrounds and experiences help the kids navigate their world and empower them to have an active voice in their care. Referrals come from Sacramento County Child Protective Services, Behavioral Health Services, Probation Department and schools. More than 90 percent of the children served are at or below the poverty level. Many have experienced trauma, neglect or abuse. Children who can’t stay with their families live with specially trained

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programs across the country. As a partner of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the organization teaches its model to other youth nonprofits nationwide. Funding comes from a combination of county reimbursement, grants and private donations. Stanford was recently awarded a significant gift by the Kelly Foundation, and Johnson is hopeful that other major donors will provide financial support. “The infrastructure is stellar, but I’d love to be able to build a funding model that supports sustainability,” says Johnson, who would like to increase the family partner staff and recruit more foster families. “Working here gives me purpose,” she says. “I ask myself, ‘What’s the one thing that changes the world?’ It’s what we do.” For more information about Stanford Youth Solutions, go to youthsolutions.org. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatstory.com n

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t some point, tourists and new arrivals to Sacramento walk the streets of Old Sacramento and enjoy the quaint shops, woodplank sidewalks and exhibits, buildings and museums that pay homage to the Old West and the Gold Rush. Underneath that nostalgic façade, however, is the reality that Sacramento was birthed by a band of tough, ruthless, hard-nosed, pennypinching, abrasive men and women. Their stories come to life—or death—at Sacramento’s Old City Cemetery at 1000 Broadway. Famous people are buried there. Ancestors of local families are there. Plain folks and families rest in the cemetery’s 31-plus acres of plots, crypts, gardens and mausoleums. And under every tombstone is a story. Thanks to the more than 140 volunteers of the Old City Cemetery Committee who keep digging up new dirt, those stories don’t fade away. They actually continue to grow. Sacramento wasn’t an easy place after gold was found in 1848. Every kind of person imaginable descended on Sacramento, from gamblers and prostitutes to pastors and shopkeepers. They set up home wherever they could, headed to the

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gold fields and often came back to Sacramento empty-handed. There was no city then, no real government and no real law. John Sutter Sr. started his New Helvetia colony with the approval of the Mexican government. He planned to start a city called Sutterville before gold was discovered.

Gold changed everything. Sutter made a fortune. People flooded in. Sutter Sr. asked his son, John A. Sutter Jr., to form a city called Sacramento where Sutterville was going to go. John A. Sutter Jr. is buried in the old cemetery. But he didn’t die here. After setting up the city in the

gridlike configuration that we know today, Sutter Jr. fought with his father. Junior left for Acapulco, where he died. He was brought back to Sacramento for his final resting spot. In 1849, Sutter Sr. gave 10 acres of land to the city for a cemetery. It was built south of downtown on the highest ground in the city. It’s actually a large hill. Other land was later donated. Over the decades, the cemetery fell into disrepair from vandalism and age. Other cemeteries opened, making the city cemetery obsolete. Monuments were marred. Headstones toppled. In 1987, citizens worked with city officials and the County Sheriff’s work release program to refurbish the grounds with plants, flowers, bushes and gardens. “There are still a few open plots out here, and we still have burials even though the oldest burial is from 1849,” said Jean Robins, one of the cemetery volunteers. “There is one mausoleum that was passed down through the years to its current owner. He’s been trying to sell it for years.” There are some notable characteristics to the back stories of the people laid to rest in the cemetery. Almost everyone was an immigrant or from an immigrant family. The Gold Rush brought people of every nationality, religion and color to Sacramento. The city cemetery is uniquely integrated. “There is little segregation in the cemetery,” said Jane Howell, a longtime volunteer and docent. “There are some areas in the cemetery that split a little by DOWNTOWN page 35

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considered extremely beautiful and ambitious, died unexpectedly at the age of 25. Why or how she died is still a mystery. Then there’s the Clunie family, which had a hotel on K Street. Florence Turton Clunie donated money to build a community center and pool at McKinley Park in the 1930s. There are legendary brewers Adolph Heilbron and Capt. Frank J. Ruhstaller. In 1888, Heilbron founded Buffalo Brewing Company, which became the largest brewery west of the Mississippi. Ruhstaller owned Ruhstaller brewery and was president of the Fort Sutter national bank and chief stockholder in Capital Hotel. Another famous person buried at the cemetery is railroad tycoon Mark Hopkins, one the legendary “Big Four.” He’s entombed in a 350-ton granite structure from the Rockies that cost more than $80,000—a small fortune at the time. “I’d have to say he wouldn’t have been too happy about his wife putting out that big of an expense,” said Robins. “He was considered cheap. He had a nice home in Sacramento, grew fruits and vegetables but didn’t give them away to neighbors. He sold them.” Alexander Hamilton’s youngest son, William Stephen Hamilton, was buried in the cemetery in 1850. “Not sure what he was doing in Sacramento when he died,” said Howell. “But since he’s been here, he’s moved around a lot.” According to cemetery records, he was exhumed twice in the 1800s and buried three times in three different locations.

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asketball legend, humanitarian and former Carmichael resident Vlade Divac has been named 2016 Person of the Year by the Carmichael Chamber of Commerce. Now general manager for the Sacramento Kings, the “gentle giant” will receive his honor at the chamber awards banquet on April 8. The celebration will be among inaugural events at the new Milagro Centre on Fair Oaks Boulevard. Carmichael is like home turf for the Serbian-born Divac, who recently expressed nostalgia for his old Kingsford Drive neighborhood. From memories of cruising streets on his motorbike to playing basketball at his kids’ school, Carmichael still evokes home-away-from home feelings for the international star. “Although I have lived in many places throughout my career,” he said, “Carmichael will always hold a special place in my heart. I am humbled to be named 2016 Person of the Year.” Divac, 48, wore Sacramento Kings colors for six seasons of the team’s most winning years. The 7-foot center also scored for the Los Angeles Lakers and Charlotte Hornets. The Kings retired his purple and white jersey in 2009 and last year welcomed him home as team mentor and manager. Divac enjoys near-royal adulation in his Balkan homeland. Through his own charitable foundation and in cooperation with other Serbian agencies, he and his wife, Snezana, have raised millions to aid wardamaged children. The couple’s three

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Vlade Divac will be hailed Carmichael Person of the Year on April 8. The basketball superstar, now the Sacramento Kings’ general manager, is a former Carmichael resident. Photo courtesy of Sacramento Kings.

The 54-year-old Kiwanis Club of Carmichael will be named Nonprofit of the Year. Photo courtesy of Susan Maxwell Skinner.

children include an adopted daughter whose birth parents died in sniper fire during the Kosovo conflict. Carmichael accolades put Divac in heroic company: former Persons of the Year include sportscaster Jerry Reynolds and baseball hero Dusty Baker. The annual chamber fundraiser also hails achievers in business and community fields. Tiner Properties will be named Business of the Year. Founded in the 1970s and now under the leadership of Ben Tiner, 32, the Carmichael-based group is among Sacramento’s most prominent real estate firms. Soon to deliver her first child, State Farm Insurance agent Jennifer Knighten, 33, might bring baby to receive Mommy’s Young Professional of the Year award. Both Tiner and Knighten are active community volunteers, serving child, health and veteran charities. A 54-year pillar of benevolence and annual source of thousands of volunteer hours, Carmichael’s Kiwanis Club will be acclaimed Nonprofit of the Year. A portion of gala proceeds will be donated to the organization. Anyone may attend April 8 celebrations at the Milagro Centre’s convention room. The facility is located at 6241 Fair Oaks Blvd. Tickets are $75 per person for a three-course dinner and no-host bar. The event begins at 6 p.m. Advance reservations are required and sponsorships are invited. For more information, call 4811002 or go to camichaelchamber.com. Susan Maxwell Skinner can be reached at sknrband@aol.com n

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ust north of East Sacramento, wedged between I-80 and the Union Pacific Railroad, lies a large, leaf-shaped plot of land. The property has been a visible landscape to thousands of daily commuters, but the heretofore-empty lot has gone mostly unnoticed, despite construction that is transforming the site into Sacramento’s next neighborhood. New housing development McKinley Village is a project by Riverview Capital Investments and The New Home Company. The project has been in the works since 2007, but due to the sluggish housing economy, construction didn’t begin until June 2014. Now that ground has been broken, developer Phil Angelides hopes McKinley Village will join Sacramento’s list of iconic neighborhoods. “Sacramento is known for its wonderful neighborhoods, whether it’s Land Park, where my family lives, or McKinley Park, or East Sacramento,” says Angelides, president of Riverview Capital Investments. “Our goal here is to create a neighborhood, not a subdivision.” But it might be an uphill battle convincing some East Sacramento residents, who fear the 336-home project will increase traffic and congestion. Angelides says McKinley Village will fill a need for housing in the downtown Sacramento area. The development’s homes will fall into one of five categories, or “villages.” “The intent of having the villages with the different housing types is to meet different demographic

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Kevin S. Carson, Northern California President of The New Home Company, with developer Phil Angelides amid the construction at McKinley Village

profiles,” says Kevin Carson, president of The New Home Company for Northern California. “Because we really want McKinley Village to be attractive to all groups.” From stacked flats—two-story buildings with upstairs and downstairs units—to courtyard houses and traditional single-family homes, the homes will range in size from 1,295 to 3,100 square feet, says Angelides. “While there are five model complexes, there are actually 61 different elevations,” he says. “And when you take into account colors and materials, no two homes will look the same. We’re really trying to build on the architectural diversity

of Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, to select eight local artists to provide art for McKinley Village. “There will be various sculpture and art pieces throughout the neighborhood,” explains Angelides, as well as streets named after contemporary artists. The intent, he says, is to pay homage to Sacramento’s art community. McKinley Village also incorporates parks into its plan, with three major parks and more than 10 pocket parks and greens. The central park features a recreation center designed by local architect David Mogavero, with a community room, gym, pool and outdoor area that can be used for weddings and family events. Aesthetically, the recreation center will be unique to McKinley Village but will contain visual references to East Sac’s Clunie Community Center and Shepard Garden and Arts Center. Sacramentans will get the opportunity to see McKinley Village after Labor Day, says Angelides. “When people come, they’ll see the five completed model home complexes,” he says, as well as the recreation center and the first completed city park. Until the first families begin moving into McKinley Village later this year, Sacramento won’t really know what kind of impact the development will have on other neighborhoods. And it will be years, perhaps even decades, before McKinley Village proves it can join the family of Sacramento neighborhoods.

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and history of both Midtown and East Sacramento.” According to Carson, project architect Mike Woodley spent hours walking through East Sacramento to capture the atmosphere and architectural nuances of the neighborhood. The idea was to create architectural consistency between East Sac and McKinley Village. “It’s going to feel a little more eclectic,” says Carson. “From Spanish to Monterey to Craftsman, Colonial, European cottage and farmhouse, there’s going to be a number of different styles.” Prices will probably range from $400,000 to $800,000. The developers

say they will assess market prices at the end of year, when the first McKinley Village homes go on sale. Still, they believe the price for a McKinley Village home will be more affordable than comparable homes in East Sacramento. Though McKinley Village won’t have restaurants or retail stores, Angelides says the development is the antithesis of a gated community and will draw people from other neighborhoods. “We’re connected to East Sacramento, connected to midtown,” he says. “It’s an urban neighborhood that’s very walkable.”

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ix years ago, on a fine spring day in late March, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson began work at 7:15 a.m. with a TV interview at “Good Day Sacramento.” After that, he had breakfast at Fox & Goose, then headed to City Hall for his weekly meeting with reporters. During his talks with the media, Johnson never mentioned what he would do later that day: drive to Alameda for a secret one-hour meeting with Oakland Raiders managing partner Al Davis. The discussion between the mayor and the NFL team owner was one of two such sessions, private talks designed to build a relationship and explore possibilities of moving the Raiders to Sacramento. A move would be complicated and expensive, but it had to start somewhere. Davis, as always, was wily and game, even in his 80th year. Johnson, as always, was eager and rogue, operating beyond his depth, without consent from fellow city councilmembers. Johnson came away from the March 2010 meeting distressed by Davis’ physical condition. The renowned football owner and coach

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was bandaged from a recent fall and was barely able to move around. But Johnson was impressed by the sharpness of Davis’ mind. The mayor said, “Al knows exactly what he wants.” The wish list presented by Davis was simple. He wanted a stadium for his beloved Raiders—a stadium engineered to appropriate but not preposterous expectations. He wanted a state-of-the-art practice facility. He wanted offices for his staff. And he wanted an iconic space for something only Al Davis would demand: a Raiders hall of fame. The price tag for all this would be significant. The stadium alone would cost around $900 million, double what Johnson had figured as the price for a new arena for the Kings. The practice field, offices and hall of fame could

easily add several hundred million dollars. Still, the mountain didn’t intimidate Johnson. He believed that as long as he and Davis were talking and working together, they could make the project happen. Cooperation and partnership: Those would be the keys. Neither the city nor the Raiders could afford the bill. The city’s entire budget, from cops and fire service and parks to water and sewage and garbage and everything else,was just under $1 billion. The Raiders at the time were worth maybe $700 million. Clearly, the project would need help with financing, a creative approach. And while Davis made all the decisions for the Raiders, he didn’t own the team outright. His share had historically been below 50 percent, though he briefly owned 67 percent following the death of a partner (and

the resolution of various lawsuits that always seemed to entangle Davis). Twenty percent of the 67 percent was quickly sold to a Wall Street investment group, leaving Davis with 47 percent. As Johnson’s special assistant during his first term, I had a box seat for the dealings with Davis. Johnson wasn’t overly optimistic. He’s good with math and has always been pragmatic when it comes to dollars, but he’s also a dreamer, forever ready to take a big risk on a big play for a big payoff. And in Johnson’s mind, there was no bigger payoff than the Raiders. There was no question in his mind Sacramento could support the NFL team, despite the city’s moderate size, average household incomes and provincial business environment. SPORTS page 45

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Sacramento had the perfect location: the old concrete stadium abandoned next to Sleep Train Arena. The mayor was convinced public support would not be a problem. Nor would political support, once the city council understood the potential. Sacramento had the perfect location: the old concrete stadium abandoned next to Sleep Train Arena, where the Kings once planned to build

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n Sacramento, nearly every backyard is shielded from view by a high fence. It drives me crazy. I’m from Ohio, where one backyard is open to the next, so I find the privacy of our backyards rather claustrophobic. Without getting a drone to fly overhead, a periscope to peer over fences, or outright trespassing, how do you see what’s behind the fences? Quite a few organizations in the Sacramento area sponsor garden tours in the spring and fall. This April and May, here are few that give you a chance to visit some of these mysterious gardens and see how the other plants live. On Saturday, April 9, California Native Plant Society’s Gardens Gone Native tour will feature approximately 20 Sacramento-area gardens that use at least 50 percent natives, and often more. Native-plant gardens are usually water efficient and wildlife friendly, buzzing with native bees and butterflies. Although the tour is self-guided, you may have an opportunity to talk with the people who garden and live there. The 30th annual Curtis Park Home and Garden tour takes place

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on Saturday, April 30. A fundraiser for Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association, it’s a must-see for people who love the eclectic architecture of this area. You get to tour both backyards and houses in this popular neighborhood. The day also features

music, food, and information tables in Curtis Park. A tradition for 18 years, the East Sacramento Garden Tour is a ritual for many on Mother’s Day weekend, which falls on May 7 and May 8 this year. Benefiting David Lubin

Some of the gardens on these neighborhood tours are more about outdoor entertaining and garden decorations than about plants. That suits many people who love outdoor living and don’t want to spend much time digging in the dirt. If you are a hard-core gardener who wants to focus on plants, you can join a plant club with members who share your enthusiasm. The Sacramento Rose Society and Sacramento Perennial Plant Club sponsor tours to members’ home gardens. Once you get to know people in the club, you can invite someone to your garden and ask if you can see theirs, too. Of course, you can also get to know your neighbors and do the same. By visiting other peoples’ gardens, you not only satisfy your idle curiosity; you learn about plant and design possibilities, open opportunities for plant and crop

exchanges, and make or deepen friendships. I’ve heard that you don’t really know a person until you have seen their garden. It takes some courage to show another gardener what your own garden looks like. My hat is off to people who offer their homes and gardens for the big tours. Fortunately, our garden is too cramped to accommodate crowds, so I won’t be tempted to volunteer. I also admire people whose gardens always seem to look neat and beautiful. Ours is at its best now, when roses, wisteria, azaleas and poppies explode into bloom, but it’s never as well tended as I’d like. Whenever other gardeners come over, I try to keep apologies to a minimum, open the garden gate and welcome them in. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County UC Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 876-5338 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/sacmg/. The Master Gardeners will host an Open Garden at Fair Oaks Horticulture Center in Fair Oaks Park on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. n

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Savoring Flavor FOOD MOVEMENT PROMOTES THE PLEASURES OF SLOWING DOWN

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ot long ago, my husband and I were walking our dogs when a young neighbor stopped to chat. In the course of the conversation, he asked us our secret to being happily married for 43 years. “We eat dinner together every evening,” I replied. He laughed. I’m sure he expected something far more profound. “It’s true,” I said. “It’s not so much the eating, but we try as often as possible to prepare fresh, seasonal meals from scratch. Then we sit down together to talk about the events of the day. For us, it’s a quiet, unhurried, personal time we treasure. Sure, we might dash off to club meetings and sports afterward, but dinner is an event.” A few weeks later, I found myself sitting in Cafe Dantorels in Curtis Park with Charity Kenyon and Kathy Les, leaders and organizers of Slow Food Sacramento. As they talked about the meaning and focus of Slow Food, I thought to myself, “They get it. They understand why something as simple as dinner is so important.” Slow Food International, the parent organization, is the complete

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Meera Ekkanath Kelin, cookbook author, with Adam Lovelace, cooking class instructor at Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op

opposite of fast food. It was founded by Carlo Petrini in Italy in the early 1980s with the goal of preserving regional traditions, gastronomic pleasures and a slow pace of life: simple things like dinner. The group’s logo is a snail because “it moves slowly, calmly eating its way through life,” according to the Slow Food website. The group gained international attention in 1986 when it protested the opening of a McDonald’s at the Spanish Steps in Rome. The organization now has more than

100,000 members and chapters in 150 countries. Slow Food USA was launched in 2000 and has 200 chapters. The Sacramento group is one of the most active and progressive in the United States. “One of the things we try to do is educate our members about traditional foods from various cultures,” said Les. “That is a Slow Food goal, to preserve our food heritage, to slow down and savor.” That’s a tough goal for a society that thrives on grab-and-go cuisine.

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cooking demonstrations and offering tastings at local farmers markets. “We are especially proud of our School Garden Coalition,” said Les. “It is a network of local schools where we sponsor on-campus gardens. It’s a wonderful way to introduce children to the joys of growing food and nurturing the land.” The difference between farm to fork and Slow Food? “We were here first,” said Kenyon. “Since the beginning, we have been promoting farm to every fork. Our mission is to end hunger and fight poverty through food access.” The lesson? Cook dinner from scratch using whatever is in season at local farms. Gather family and friends around the dinner table. Turn off the television and the cellphones. Talk. Slow down. Savor. For more information about Slow Food Sacramento, go to slowfoodsacramento.com Gwen Schoen can be reached at gwen.schoen@aol.com n

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s a part-time hospice chaplain, I often get unnecessary sympathy from friends and acquaintances. They say things like “Your job must be so sad.” Or “I can’t say I envy you.” The irony is that I rarely feel sad. Instead, I am honored to be present in that sacred moment when someone takes his or her final breath on this earth. Take, for example, the family that called me on a dreary day last month requesting that I bring a blessing for their dying mother.

I immediately hopped in my car and set my windshield wipers on delay to wipe away the drizzle of the indecisive rain. A few minutes later, I rang the doorbell in a home not far from mine. A dour woman in her 60s answered the door. She introduced herself as the patient’s daughter and led me to the kitchen, where she’d been discussing funeral plans with the hospice nurse. As we sat down together, the devoted daughter explained how she’d recently quit her job to take care of her mother. “My mother is a lifelong Catholic,” she said, “so she’d appreciate a blessing.” “Where is she now?” I asked. “Sleeping in the master bedroom,” she replied, nodding toward the hallway. “She’s unrousable,” added the nurse. I stood in anticipation they’d join me. “I’m not religious at all,” the daughter said. “You go ahead.”

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A gently creased smile edged across her face. Nevertheless, I walked into the master bedroom, filled with the smells of ointments, diapers and the dust of a well-used room. The woman was sleeping peacefully on her back, hands folded across her stomach. I reached out with my index finger to trace the shape of the cross on her forehead. With my touch, she startled awake. I took a step back and smiled. She returned a solemn, unreadable expression. What was she thinking? I was an unescorted stranger in her bedroom. Did she think I was there to do her harm? Was she wondering why she didn’t recognize me? “I’m Chaplain Norris,” I said. “Your daughter asked me to say a prayer with you.” A gently creased smile edged across her face, giving a hint of understanding.

I took a retreating step into the hallway and invited the nurse and the woman’s daughter to join what was likely the patient’s last wakened moment. A minute later, we stood around the bed as the woman blinked in recognition of our intent. We joined hands and I cleared my throat to say the blessing. “May you hear the familiar voice of your loved ones, “May you hear the tender call of God’s invitation, “And may you experience the love of both. “Amen.” With that, our patient shut her eyes. In their closing, I thought I could see traces of the Apostle Paul, who said in 2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” As I drove to see my next patient, I noticed the rain had given up for the day. I thought about my friends who say this job would be too sad for them. Sad is the last word I’d use. It’s not sad. It’s an honor. It’s a calling. Norris Burkes is a chaplain, syndicated columnist, national speaker and author of the book “Hero’s Highway,” about his experiences as a hospital chaplain in Iraq. He can be reached at ask@ TheChaplain.net n

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evees, those earthen walls along the American River, do a fine job of keeping the residential neighborhoods of Arden-Arcade and Carmichael dry as long as the amount of water flowing in the river doesn’t exceed 115,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). But more than a dozen times since 1905, flows from 20 to 150 percent greater than that have poured into the American River from its 2,000-square-mile watershed. What protects Sacramento at such times? Folsom Dam. According to Rick Johnson, executive director of Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Folsom is “the backbone of our flood control system.” Folsom is actually a complex of eight dikes and four dam structures located immediately downstream from the confluence of the North and South forks of the American River. Folsom Dam has nine different official purposes, including municipal water storage, hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, recreation and fishery management.

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Flood control is the dam’s only job with immediate life-or-death consequences. Before the dam was built in the 1950s, the American River’s flow would vary tremendously. During heavy rain or snowmelt, vast quantities of water could enter the river in a short time and flood downstream. Folsom Dam blocks those surges and holds the excess water in the reservoir of Folsom Lake. This provides the double benefit of protecting people and property downriver and storing water for the dry season. Unfortunately, water storage and flood protection are contradictory goals. For flood control, the perfect dam would have an empty reservoir behind it, leaving plenty of room for a deluge. For water storage, the perfect

dam would have a full reservoir, maximizing the amount of water available. Day by day (or hour by hour in times of crisis), people decide how much water to keep at Folsom and how much to release. Keep too little and farmers, fish and municipalities suffer when there’s not enough water. Keep too much and a big storm could overwhelm the dam. The dam’s managers are keenly aware of how that could happen, because in February 1986, it nearly did. The floods of 1986 were caused by back-to-back “pineapple express” storms. Also called “atmospheric rivers,” these tropical storms carry warm, moisture-laden air from the Pacific and dump it, fire-hose style, over Northern California. For the 10

days of the storm period in ’86, sites in the watersheds of the American and Sacramento rivers recorded 30, 40, even 50 inches of rain. Adding to this unprecedented precipitation, the warm air of these storms brought snow only to high elevations (above 7,000 feet) and actually melted existing snow lower down. Water flow into the American River peaked at more than 250,000 cfs. When Folsom Dam was built, the highest peak flow on record was only about half that. Sacramento’s dam and levees were not designed to handle a weather event of this magnitude. Folsom Lake filled and kept rising. Dam officials faced an impossible choice: Release water into the river and risk overwhelming the levees

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(that is, more room for floodwater) in anticipation of a major storm. In the original Folsom Dam, water can be released through eight small outlets that discharge up to 27,000 cfs. Bigger flows are possible only through large gates located near the top of the dam. This means that managers can dump a lot of water fast only when the reservoir is already mostly full. The new dam has big gates at the bottom, so large releases (up to the levees’ capacity of 115,000 cfs) can begin before the reservoir is dangerously high. In a race against rising water, this gives dam managers a head start. During the peak flood season (November to March), Folsom is kept 40 to 60 percent empty. Accurate predictions of future water flows are crucial to effectively managing the reservoir. How do flood managers know when to brace themselves for a big one? Find out next month. Amy Rogers is a scientist, educator, and novelist. Learn more about her science thriller “Reversion” at AmyRogers.com n

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3546 ALTAMONT DR 6036 LINCOLN AVE 6109 MARWICK WAY 5721-5731 GIBBONS DR 6360 TAMI WAY 3618 TARRO WAY 4001 LINUS WAY 4656 OAKBOUGH WAY 2537 WINSFORD LN 6326 MORAGA DR 2318 FALLWATER LN 6361 MARKLEY WAY 5905 OAK AVE 5517 WHITNEY AVE 4109 GEYSER LN 3418 WINFIN WAY 6147 ORSI CIR 5515 MILLBURN ST 6825 RAPPAHANNOCK WAY 4032 TRIPLETT CT 6446 DORINDA WAY 6883 GRANT AVE 5415 CEDARHURST WAY 3500 VERLA ST 3821 HOLLISTER AVE 5512 CORONAWOOD LN 4145 SHERA LN 5310 MOODY LN 6412 MARKLEY WAY 5530 KENNETH AVE 2542 LOST DEER LANE 6715 LINCOLN AVE 2065 CASTELLEJA CT 3841 DOTTY ST 5609 SAPUNOR WAY 5931 SARAH CT 4530 STONEY WAY 5351 RIDGEFIELD AVE 4251 GOLD FLOWER CT 5773 CADA CIR 5505 COLONEL RD 5300 MUSTANG WAY 5725 RIVER OAK WAY 3032 VALASSTRADA COURT 1360 GARY WAY 4833 MELVIN 3929 OAK VILLA CIR 6404 PALM DR 2607 GUNN RD 3404 WALNUT AVE 5228 LOCUST AVE 4722 WILMER ST 2016 SANTA LUCIA WAY 5778 HASKELL AVE

95811 MIDTOWN 1818 L ST #509 1818 L ST #408 1818 L ST #411 1818 L ST #312 1414 T ST 1818 L ST #605 530 21ST ST

95815 WOODLAKE 2188 FORREST ST

2159 CANTALIER ST $281,000 $296,000 $175,000 $245,000 $250,000 $299,000 $302,000 $330,000 $348,000 $360,000 $265,000 $271,500 $434,000 $272,500 $431,000 $449,500 $279,000 $290,000 $335,500 $375,000 $385,000 $980,000 $299,900 $365,000 $388,000 $473,000 $200,000 $298,000 $299,000 $339,000 $759,900 $220,000 $400,000 $545,000 $230,000 $275,000 $361,000 $369,500 $405,000 $295,000 $315,000 $435,000 $580,000 $415,000 $735,000 $210,000 $165,000 $515,000 $470,900 $190,000 $337,500 $339,000 $394,000 $410,000

$464,000 $454,000 $549,000 $547,000 $729,000 $541,000 $525,000

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95816 E SAC, MCKINLEY PARK 561 37TH ST 2526 P ST 3004 O ST 1477 33RD ST 3135 SERRA WAY 2226 E ST 3835 H ST 3330 L ST 500 ALHAMBRA BLVD 3155 O ST 389 SANTA YNEZ WAY

95817 TAHOE PARK, ELMHURST 3450 37TH ST 2125 48TH ST 3989 2ND AVE 3915 1ST AVE 2500 51ST ST 3940 8TH AVE 3926 12TH AVE 2730 59TH ST 2709 39TH ST 3500 44TH ST 2216 56TH ST 3738 3RD AVE 2033 36TH ST 4841 V ST 4131 BROADWAY 3216 6TH AVE 3717 7TH AVE 3948 4TH AVE 4224 U ST

$599,500 $430,000 $329,000 $332,500 $347,000 $380,000 $484,500 $421,500 $449,000 $415,000 $590,200

$175,000 $460,000 $271,000 $342,000 $350,000 $215,000 $251,000 $293,000 $135,000 $340,000 $460,000 $289,000 $335,000 $380,000 $170,000 $205,500 $240,000 $280,000 $400,000

95818 LAND PK, CURTIS PK 3316 CUTTER 2639 FRANKLIN BLVD 2020 21ST ST 621 6TH AVE 2629 HARKNESS ST 2796 19TH ST 1713 BURNETT WAY 2781 13TH ST 1518 9TH AVE 1840 BIDWELL WAY 2555 DONNER WAY 2415 18TH ST 2215 23RD ST 615 FREMONT WAY 2716 10TH AVE 2030 21ST ST 2674 27TH ST 2607 28TH ST 1820 CASTRO WAY 2942 26TH ST 2516 PORTOLA WAY

$525,900 $373,000 $910,918 $355,000 $550,000 $450,200 $338,000 $1,065,000 $490,000 $530,000 $625,000 $365,000 $405,000 $320,000 $700,000 $918,837 $200,000 $381,000 $421,500 $605,000 $403,500

95819 E SAC, RIVER PARK 4400 G ST 1131 57TH ST 230 MEISTER WAY 701 48TH ST

$450,000 $492,000 $575,000 $680,000

960 55TH ST 4131 P ST 740 42ND ST 3803 MODDISON AVE 5400 C ST 1901 49TH ST 4297 D ST 1857 48TH ST 4900 M ST 1146 JANEY WAY 5326 SANDBURG DR 1656 48TH ST 4233 D ST 55 PRIMROSE WAY 5328 H ST 5725 MONALEE AVE 921 41ST ST 510 MEISTER WAY 417 SAN ANTONIO WAY 1139 58TH ST 1441 44TH ST 1357 46TH ST 5904 CAMELLIA AVE

$500,000 $530,000 $465,000 $325,000 $489,000 $560,000 $400,000 $610,000 $805,000 $410,000 $500,000 $570,000 $475,000 $396,293 $400,000 $430,000 $589,500 $512,000 $676,000 $817,500 $1,242,500 $1,172,000 $431,000

95821 ARDEN-ARCADE 3243 BACK CIR 4174 DENA WAY 4622 ENGLE RD 2940 MONTCLAIRE ST 3224 MONTCLAIRE ST 3633 DARLENE 2554 CASTLEWOOD DR 2960 HOWE AVE 3010 WATT AVE 3212 BACK CIR 2911 HERON WAY 4408 EDISON AVE 2024 EL CAMINO AVE 3211 LERWICK 3308 WRIGHT ST 4615 EL CAMINO AVE 3608 LARCHMONT SQ LN 2120 MARCUS CT 4639 SAGAR AVE 3919 WHITNEY AVE 3404 LEATHA WAY 2704 WATSON ST 2541 FULTON SQ LN ##37 2537 ANDRADE WAY 3701 SUN SHADOWS LN 3621 DOS ACRES WAY 3404 CONCETTA WAY 2417 LESLIE 2737 MARILONA DR 3013 SAND DOLLAR WAY

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95822 SOUTH LAND PARK 2205 IRVIN WAY 1501 SHERWOOD AVE 7436 AMHERST ST 1500 ENDRES CT 1448 65TH AVE 7587 SAN FELICE CIR 1422 69TH AVE 7573 SKELTON WAY 7480 HITHER WAY 5501 DANJAC CIR

$250,000 $458,250 $195,000 $297,000 $185,000 $210,000 $180,000 $214,800 $238,000 $425,000

9 PETRILLI CIR 6534 23RD ST 6005 MACHADO WAY 7458 WINKLEY WAY 7078 HOGAN DR 2081 ARLISS WAY 1500 WAKEFIELD WAY 3201 TORRANCE AVE 5725 MILNER WAY 2541 FERNANDEZ DR 4630 FEGAN WAY 1370 GRANT LN 1449 66TH AVE 4328 CONSTANCE LN 2540 FERNDALE AVE 6981 MIDDLECOFF WAY 3245 WATER MILL WAY 6032 PARK VILLAGE ST 4829 CRESTWOOD WAY 2050 KIRK WAY 7472 TAMOSHANTER WAY 4125 23RD ST 5861 14TH ST 4309 ULRICH WAY 2192 IRVIN WAY 1449 FRUITRIDGE RD 2229 HOLLYWOOD WAY 2177 ONEIL WAY 1454 64TH 1432 MATHEWS WAY 2343 52ND AVE 6431 HOGAN DR 7367 NELMARK ST 2081 WAKEFIELD WAY 5220 S LAND PARK 2162 56TH AVE

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2380 ALTA GARDEN LN #B 2333 BELL ST 2400 SALIX WAY 2038 UNIVERSITY PARK DR 21 COLBY CT 1049 BELL ST #12 887 WOODSIDE LANE E #1 2404 LARKSPUR LN #257 1512 CLINTON RD 2224 WOODSIDE LN #4 613 WOODSIDE SIERRA #3 1632 WAYLAND AVE 743 COMMONS DR 217 ELMHURST CIR 1505 HESKET WAY 937 FULTON AVE #502 790 FULTON AVE 601 WOODSIDE SIERRA #1 2530 EXETER SQUARE LN 157 HARTNELL PL 2301 HIGHRIDGE DR 2280 WOODSIDE LN #3 273 MUNROE 2407 PENNLAND DR 953 FULTON AVE #534 1326 OAK TERRACE CT #9 2348 ESTRELLITA WAY 2298 SIERRA BLVD #B 2424 PENNLAND DR

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1408 KEENEY 1507 GLADSTONE DR 3600 CODY WAY 3127 BAKULA WAY 2017 MEDUSA WAY 2799 FAIR OAKS BLVD 1710 ROLLING HILLS RD 3536 BODEGA CT. 2904 SIENNA LN 3309 NORTHROP AVE 2442 CATALINA DR 1713 PLUTO WAY 3241 SIERRA OAKS DR 1711 MAPLE GLEN 1316 GLENWOOD RD 3711 EL RICON WAY 4425 VALMONTE DR 2654 KADEMA DR 720 MORRIS WAY 949 TUSCAN LN 3249 WEMBERLEY DR 2405 WATSON ST 4605 MORPHEUS LN 3904 EL RICON WAY 4101 LAS CRUCES WAY 4304 VULCAN DR 4346 ALDERWOOD WAY 4165 STOWE WAY

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$215,000 $250,000 $307,500 $180,500 $310,000 $1,700,000 $480,000 $425,000 $550,000 $140,100 $376,000 $389,000 $1,100,000 $469,000 $215,000 $468,000 $510,000 $599,000 $530,000 $1,210,000 $183,000 $212,100 $324,900 $449,649 $670,000 $338,000 $342,000 $550,000

Waltzing With Words PLAYFUL CRACKS IN TEACHER’S STERN APPROACH SPURS CREATIVITY

BY KELLI WHEELER MOMSERVATIONS

er name was Mrs. Tice, and I thought she was meaner than a junkyard dog. Woe the kids she would berate for forgotten homework and lost field trip permission slips. Pity the students who could not master their times tables. Do not even think of asking to go to the bathroom right after recess. But each day, for 20 minutes after lunch recess, Mrs. Tice would let her soft underbelly show. She would have us lay our heads on our desks while she read to the class, calming a room of playground high 10-year-olds with a warm blanket of captivating stories. Her excitement to share great

literature with us melted away her perpetual scowl. We journeyed across America and into the high Sierra, gasping at the unbelievable truth of the Donner Party. We soared with Icarus and descended into Hades sitting in awe of the Greek gods. Winding through magnificent literary hallways that dead-ended in surprise, we became fast friends with irony and wit introduced to us by O. Henry. When 20 minutes were up and we would beg for more, Mrs. Tice’s tough exterior would return intent on sticking to the lesson plan. “Heads up, pencils out!” she’d snap. But the day came when I realized my fourth-grade teacher with the hard outer shell was really a big softy inside. It was the day she giddily cracked open a new book of poetry for us as we groaned and begged for a story instead. With a peculiar drawing of a boy with an attic in his forehead and picture of a bearded balding man that screamed “Stranger Danger!” on the dust jacket, our aversion to poetry seemed to be confirmed. Closing our eyes ready to be put to sleep by rambling effusive prose,

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Mrs. Tice read us this brief poem, called “Wavy Hair”: I thought that I had wavy hair Until I shaved my head. Instead, I found I have straight hair And a very wavy head. We all burst out giggling, including Mrs. Tice. She showed us the accompanying silly illustration and we instantly wanted more. She read us poems with titles such as “Backward Bill,” “Standing Is Stupid” and “Ticklish Tom.” The poems were funny and the accompanying wacky illustrations were funnier. It was the first time when we shouted for her to continue at the end of 20 minutes that Mrs. Tice relented and smiled, “OK. Just one more.” She opened “A Light in the Attic” back up and as we giggled our way through another Shel Silverstein poem, something in me clicked. “I could do that!” I thought. Suddenly the blank pieces of paper that had always beckoned me to spill my creativity had new possibilities beyond crayon drawings. When Mrs. Tice finally put the magical book of silly poems away to

move on to Social Studies, I raced through my work to get a jump on Free Time. Like Mozart crafting musical masterpieces by ear, I could still hear the cadence of the simple rhymes in my head as I tried my hand at poetry. It flowed out of me, words in my head synching into rhyming stanzas like long-lost dance partners. I loved poetry. And suddenly I loved Mrs. Tice, too. Instead of seeing her as the meanest teacher I ever had, I saw her as the woman who out of her own love for literature and poetry helped me discover my gift for writing. I’ve been waltzing with words ever since. For National Poetry Month this April I challenge you to read, write or listen to some poetry. See where it takes your heart. And if you won’t do it for you, if you don’t think you’re into that, then do it for the next generation of poets. Be someone’s Mrs. Tice. Kelli Wheeler is an author, family columnist and freelance writer. For weekly Momservations or to contact her, visit Momservations.com n

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Share My Ride CARPOOLING IN THE AGE OF SMARTPHONES

BY WALT SEIFERT GETTING THERE

hitchhiker thumbing a ride is the ultimate low-tech way of filling a seat in cars already on the road. Such primitive “carpools” connected willing drivers and would-be passengers in a haphazard fashion. Times have changed. Today, computers and smartphones can match thousands of drivers and potential passengers quickly and efficiently. I’m using the term carpool loosely to include any arrangement that ends up in higher vehicle occupancy. More traditionally, carpools refer to an arrangement in which people who live near each other regularly drive in the same car to work (or take kids to school). Cars without passengers have always been an untapped resource. According to Pete Hathaway, a former executive with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, a good way to beat congestion would to be to fill the thousands of empty seats in cars on freeways. Overwhelmingly, people choose to drive alone. Single-occupant vehicles dominate and clog the roads. Yes, there are carpools, but only about 10 percent of people use carpools despite the cost savings

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and incentives. (And 60 percent of those are “fampools” that consist of a husband and wife or a parent and child.) Carpool lanes, reserved carpool parking at workplaces, and appeals to environmental consciousness all have been employed to boost the numbers. There are problems with carpooling. It requires both effective marketing and large concentrations of residents and jobs to come up with good matches. People have to be matched not only in origin and destination but in working hours. It lacks flexibility. Working late or making side trips on the ride home are no-nos. There are also social issues. Do people want to talk, think or sleep? Who controls the radio and temperature?

New technology can help people looking to share a ride. The Bay Area carpool website 511.org offers a list of “casual carpool” locations and two carpooling apps in addition to traditional ride-matching services. Casual carpooling is an upgrade to hitchhiking. In the Bay Area, solo drivers pick up total strangers at set locations and drop them off on the other side of the Bay Bridge. Drivers benefit from short lines and reduced fares at toll booths. San Francisco commuters can use mobile apps from two private services: Carma and Scoop. These apps increase the time flexibility of carpooling by delinking morning and afternoon commutes and offering on demand, one-time trips.

There are also offshoots of the big, fast-growing “shared economy” transportation companies Uber, Lyft and Sidecar, offering shared ride services called UberPOOL, Lyft Line and Sidecar Shared Rides. As a customer, you can expect a lower fare if you share a ride with another passenger headed in the same direction. Half of all Uber and Lyft rides in San Francisco are now through one of these services. Since there is a paid driver, it’s not carpooling in the old sense of “going my way.” The new services appeals to Millennials, especially tech-oriented residents of San Francisco and other cities. No doubt the success of Uber and Lyft has opened more people to the idea of sharing rides with

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design for a modern lifestyle strangers. The new services are not available yet in Sacramento (though UberPool recently expanded to the East Bay). If they are profitable, we’ll see expansions to our region and other markets. Uber is also experimenting with variations on the theme. The UberCOMMUTE pilot program in Chicago allows commuters who aren’t regular Uber drivers to offer up seats in their cars to Uber users. Users get rates even lower than UberPOOL, while drivers get reimbursed for some of their trip costs. Uber gets a cut, of course. In Seattle, UberHOP drivers pick up passengers at predetermined locations, similar to casual carpooling. There’s ridesharing for longdistance trips, too. Rideshare boards have long been common on college campuses. Online services modernize the rideshare board and expand its reach. But as with other sharing services, the usual and reassuring group affinity of users—fellow students, fellow employees or neighbors—may not be exist. When you think about it, there truly is a gigantic number of unused

seats available on the road. Package and food delivery vehicles and other business-owned cars and trucks are prowling the streets and highways constantly. Would it make sense to offer those spaces to others? Technology and transportation are in a time of yeasty transition. Many new concepts will bubble up and be tried. It’s hard to imagine all the possibilities or outcomes. Walt Seifert is a bicyclist, driver and transportation writer. He can be reached at bikeguy@surewest.net n

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Doing It Right THIS CURTIS PARK COUPLE VALUES THEIR HOME’S HISTORY

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hen Sharyn Kaplan and Mark Schneider decided to renovate their Curtis Park home, their focus on historical detail translated into two years of research. Previous owners had remodeled the kitchen sometime

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during the 1970s. Once Kaplan and Schneider began contemplating a renovation, they wanted to do it right. “We renovated rather than remodeled,” Kaplan explains. “This

means using appropriate patterns and materials for the time period of the home.” Kaplan found a book, “Bungalow Kitchens” by Jane Powell, in a Berkeley bookstore. It became their reference guide for the project. They studied each section, gleaning information on why and how certain materials were used.

Their Tudor Revival-style home situated on two large lots is one of seven houses featured on the upcoming Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour. “It gave me a place to start my research,” she says.

Their Tudor Revival-style home situated on two large lots is one of seven houses featured on the upcoming Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour. Built in 1923 for approximately $6,500, the 2,200-square-foot house was designed by the Sacramento architectural firm Dean & Dean. Tudor Revival buildings, popular during the 1920s and ’30s, are known for their steeply pitched gable roofs, half-timbered construction, arched entryways, leaded-glass windows and timber beams. The firm designed many Tudor Revival commercial projects around Sacramento, including The Sutter Club, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Memorial Auditorium and Sierra 2 Center, which was originally built as a school. The firm was also recognized for its numerous residential projects. In 1923, Home Designer magazine wrote of Dean & Dean’s Tudor Revival homes, “One feels the dominance of English architecture … this type being more admired as time passes because of its wonderful adaptability to most any clime HOME page 64

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HOME FROM page 63 and the fact that with age its air of hominess and permanency is so greatly enhanced.” The couple moved out last March for the duration of the nine-month project. Bringing their home into the 21st century meant taking the kitchen and two bathrooms down to the studs. Though the original diamondpaned leaded-glass windows in the front of the house were retained, the remaining windows in the back were replaced with double-paned painted wood windows. All plumbing and electrical systems were updated to meet code requirements. A separate heating and cooling system was installed for the second story.

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In the kitchen, they installed Marmoleum flooring. Made from nontoxic linseed oil, cork dust, wood dust and resin, the flooring is a natural alternative to vinyl tile. With no chemical odor or off-gassing, it is the first floor covering to receive the Asthma & Allergy Friendly certification, according to the Green Building Supply website. Overhead lighting is supplied by schoolhouse-style fixtures with a subtle beige stripe. Staying true to the style of the home, the kitchen cabinets meet historical size dimensions. The “floating” sink cabinets are not connected to the floor and are a 1923-era design. A 6-inch space around the existing chimney was enough to add a spice cabinet. The exhaust fan cover with

its art-deco stripe provides a bit of zip and coordinates with the black stripe in the flooring. Kaplan and Schneider faced a challenge when it came to choosing countertop and backsplash tile for the kitchen. They wanted flat tile in a matte finish. “It took a lot of time to find someone who would do this,” says Kaplan. Flax-colored wool carpeting on the staircase replaced the previous dark green carpeting. Blue-green wallpaper in a soothing damask pattern revived the master bedroom and delightful sitting room. Original elements to watch for on the Curtis Park Home Tour include a stained-glass window next to the fireplace with a California poppy motif, arched beams in the living

room, the built-in china case in the dining room and original light fixtures in the downstairs bathroom and the hallways. I’d like to thank Janice Calpo for her help with this story. The Curtis Park Home & Garden Tour takes place Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $30 and can be purchased online at sierra2.org or in person at Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St. For more information, call 452-3005 or go to sierra2.org. If you know of a home you think should be featured in Inside Publications, contact Julie Foster at foster.julie91@yahoo.com n

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SHED SOME LIGHT Society for the Blind was recently awarded $40,000 from AT&T to fund teaching programs for adults with vision loss. The money will help people who are living with low vision and blindness learn the skills and get access to the tools and technology they need to live independently and achieve their work and personal goals. The classes focus on orientation and mobility, Braille, adaptive technology and independent living. Students learn how to travel safely and independently inside their homes and in public. They learn how to use alternative techniques and tools to navigate day-to-day tasks

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SPREAD A MESSAGE Sacramento resident Ronald S. Javor spent his career working for the state on affordable housing and safe housing issues. He also volunteered his time with local advocacy and service organizations to address homelessness. After retiring, he decided to devote his energies and writing talents to the next generation: teaching children about the impact of homelessness on children in their own community and their families. Javor recently published his fourth children’s book about homelessness and hope, “Many Houses, Many Homes.” His goal was to help young people understand that all children, even those without homes, have dreams and aspirations. His previous books include “Homer,” “Wendy” and “Jerome.” All are available on Amazon.com. Half of Javor’s profits will go to organizations assisting homeless persons.

SHED THOSE UNEMPLOYMENT DOLDRUMS On Thursday, April 28, the State Employment Development Department, in conjunction with a number of other governmental agencies and corporate sponsors, will host Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet. This regional job fair, held at McClellan Conference Center, is an excellent opportunity for veterans and others seeking employment to hone their jobseeking skills and find employment. As many as 150 employers are expected to be on hand to talk with veterans and others seeking employment in a range of job categories. This is the 10th year that the event is being held. It is expected to draw as many as 300 job seekers. Attendees should dress for success and bring resumes. They will learn about job openings, meet and interview with employers, and participate in professional career workshops. Employers should contact Ryan Perez or John Plane at 227-0301 if they need more information or wish to attend. The event is free for employers and includes two lunch tickets. The job fair is open to all job seekers. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at McClellan Conference Center, 5411 Luce Ave. Terry Kaufman can be reached at terry@1greatwriter.com n

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entry, she earned “signature status” with the society, an honor offered to those who make it into the show three times. This year’s submission is called “Diablo’s Delta,” and it continues her ongoing body of work examining Sacramento from the air. The painting was inspired by an image of the delta near Walnut Grove captured during a recent flight in an Aeronca Champ, a World War II training plane.

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n a studio full of painter’s palettes, color swatches and dozens of watercolor paintings depicting aerial views of Sacramento (the curvaceous river, the lush rice fields, the resplendent delta), Elaine Bowers pulls out a treasure. She lifts a bronze medal from a velvet-lined case and gives it a quick polish before showing it. “It’s kind of like an Academy Award for painting,” she says.

Bowers has been making art since she was “old enough to hold a crayon.”

“It looks like a quilt from the air, and I thought, ‘I have got to paint this.’” The medal is a top honor from the American Watercolor Society, presented to Bowers in 2013 at the society’s 146th annual International Exhibition. After years of submitting paintings to the society and never getting in the show, Bowers regards the medal as a breakthrough and a triumph. “I entered the show so many times, I lost count. Year after year I didn’t get accepted,” she says of the show, which receives some 1,600 annual entries from all over the world. Artists can submit only one piece to the exhibit, and five judges must concur on which 150 pieces get into the show, which opens in New

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Local artist Elaine Bowers in her studio

York and is then shipped around the country to display the finest efforts of contemporary watercolorists. “It’s a huge process,” she says.

As if to illustrate the old adage “when you’re in, you’re in,” Bowers was accepted into the 149th annual International Exhibition, opening April 4 in New York. With this year’s

After painting watercolors for more than 20 years, Bowers zeroed in on aerial perspectives in 2006 when she acted upon her desire to capture the bird’s-eye view. “Flying in and out of Sacramento, I always loved the view,” she says. “It looks like a quilt from the air, and I thought, ‘I have got to paint this.’” She sought out local pilots to take her up and found allies more than willing to venture into the blue yonder. “Pilots love an excuse to fly and they need the hours,” she says. She knew she was on to something when her first show at the nowdefunct 20th Street Art Gallery nearly sold out. A trip in 2013 found her in a 1940s Piper Cub plane, which flew low and slow over the delta out of Clarksburg.

“It was early morning and there were great shadows reflecting in the river,” she recalls. Bowers took more than 500 photos, capturing images that fueled her breakthrough with the American Watercolor Society and also landed her a place in the 2015 Crocker-Kingsley Art Competition. Bowers said she does the aerial views for herself. “It was a chance to get more abstract and impressionistic,” she says. While her carefully rendered pieces are not abstract in a literal sense, her paintings of rice fields and their meandering lines take on abstract patterns. In an interesting twist, Bowers discovered that rice field patterns are changing and the wavy lines once visible from the air have given way to straight lines as rice farmers use laser leveling methods to flood the fields more evenly. Thus, her work has taken on more gridlike perspectives of the fields, to which she adds images of passing clouds. About her chosen medium of watercolor, Bowers acknowledges the bias that often bothers artists working in the medium. “There is the idea that masters use oil paint,” she says. “Or there is the idea that watercolors are not archival, but they are.” It’s frustrating, she admits, but

she needs to summon only one name to give credence to the medium: John Singer Sargent. “His watercolors were among his best paintings,” she says. As her art earns increasing recognition, Bowers says she just tries to “stay focused and paint.” She also works as an art therapist and says painting provides balance and allows her to escape the world. “I use it as a reward,” she says. Bowers has been making art since she was “old enough to hold a crayon,” and she still has a picture she created at age 2. Her early work includes drawings on recycled paper and a portrait of her brother that she drew at age 6. “I still remember him posing for me,” she says. A California native raised in San Jose, Bowers studied graphic art at West Valley College in Saratoga. However, she found graphic arts work boring back in the “paste-up days before computers,” so she went back to school and took every art class she could. In art, she finds value and joy. “When I’m not doing it, I feel a void, so I make it a high priority,” she says. Ultimately, art is her connection to the world around her, to the pilots who take to the sky, to the rice farmers who alter their watering

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evening of ballet and contemporary works. For tickets, call School Administrator Marla Quinn at 5525800, ext. 100. The E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts is at 2420 N St. See the students show off their talents yet again at a free performance at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, at their 2016 Dance Demonstration at Hiram Johnson High School. The performance will include excerpts from “Etudes,” “Coppelia,” “Raymonda,” “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Sylvia,” as well as a partnering demonstration, Regional Dance America pieces choreographed by faculty member Sunchai Muy and company members Julia Feldman and Christopher Nachtrab, and pieces from other dance genres like tap, lyrical and contemporary. Want to see the youngsters, too? The Children’s Division of the School of the Sacramento Ballet will have its annual dance demonstration at Hiram Johnson at 1 and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. They will be showing excerpts from classical ballets as well as pieces in tap and lyrical. Hiram Johnson High School is at 6879 14th Ave. For more information, go to sacballet.org

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alk. Stay. Play! Join the Sacramento SPCA for its 23rd Annual Doggy Dash and Bark at the Park Festival at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, at William Land Park. Get your tail wagging for the 2k or 5k walk, then stay for the Bark at the Park Festival, where you can enter your canine pal in the Pup Show, high-flying disc contest or the ever-popular pug races. Watch canine demonstrations, participate in a variety of canine contests, visit with pet-friendly businesses, learn about Sacramento-area animal rescue organizations, or just sit back and enjoy all of the animal action. (Pets are welcome, naturally!) Registration fees start at $30 per person and proceeds from the Doggy Dash will help the Sacramento SPCA care for more than 7,000 homeless animals in 2016. Walk registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the Bark at the Park Festival runs from 9 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m. Walk begins at 10 a.m. For more information or to register, call 5042802, go to sspca.org/dash or email specialevents@sspca.org William Land Park is at 3800 W. Land Park Drive.

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ON THEIR TOES Find out what the School of the Sacramento Ballet is up to when its Pre-Professional Division presents “Dancing and Desserts” at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the ballet’s

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Gala from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Crocker Art Museum. Enjoy an elegant (black tie optional) evening under the stars filled with fine wine, gourmet food and entertainment provided by SYS musicians and Mumbo Gumbo. A cocktail reception, dinner and entertainment are all included in the $150 ticket price, proceeds from which will help the SYS continue its legacy of instruction and artistic excellence. For tickets and more information, call 731-5777 or go to sacramentoyouthsymphony.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

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JUST LIKE HEAVEN You’ll positively be in paradise when regional singing group Samantics presents “In Paradisum,” an original requiem written by founder and director Sam Schieber, on April 15-17. A requiem on April 15th? (The “death and taxes” joke is too easy!) But no joke, Samantics will be presenting this ambitious original score that features texts from the traditional Requiem liturgy, the Psalms and the poems of George Herbert. In keeping with the subject matter, the piece will be serious (mostly), but you can count on a few Samantics touches—this is a group that regularly spoofs celebrities complete with ridiculous props, but also brings the big guns with a full choir of 35 tremendously talented voices, plus guest soloists Mark Beams, Brad Bong, Kate Campbell, Natasha Collier, Lesley Hamilton, Maureen Mette, Robert Rennicks, Betty Schneider, Lisa Singh and Madeleine Wieland. There will be a celebratory reception following each performance. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 15, at the Vacaville Performing Arts Center (for tickets to this performance, visit vpat.net or call 707-469-4013); at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley; and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, at First United Methodist Church in Sacramento

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What do you get when you put two renowned regional artists, who also happen to have been buddies for more than 40 years, in one room? The dynamo show “Decades: New Works by Gary Dinnen and Jay Weldon” at Archival Gallery all this month, with a special Second Saturday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 9. “Decades” celebrates the friendship between these two different (Dinnen does whimsical ceramic animals, Weldon does watercolors) but equally awesome artists that started 40 years ago. This exhibition marks the first time the two popular artists have shown together in 20 years. For more information, call 9236204 or go to archivalgallery.com.

You might wonder what “Star Wars” and composer Antonín Dvořák have in common, but if you’re the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, you know: dynamic music that’s as fun to listen to as it is to play. Check out Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony No. 9 at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, performed by Cleveland Institute of Music graduate Joshua Roman, the youngest principle cellist ever appointed to the Seattle Symphony in its history. The evening will include Dvořák’s brooding Cello Concerto under the direction of conductor Edwin Outwater. The force will be with you when the SP&O presents “Salute

The B Street Theatre lobby will be looking extra festive this month when students from Christian Brothers High School show off their pieces as part of a special workshop presented by encaustic artist Jaya King. The school invited King to be a featured artist (previous featured artists have included Wayne Thiebaud and Gregory Kondos, so King is in good company) to speak to the art students about a career in the arts and inspire them to create a painting using her techniques. After days in the classroom and a mini studio King set up to teach the aspiring artists about encaustic—the ancient medium that involves painting with hot wax— the students created a piece of their own that is now exhibited and for sale at the B Street. Part of the proceeds will go to the young artists and some will benefit the theater’s youth programs. For more information about King, go to jayasart.com. While you’re admiring the art, why not treat yourself to a performance of the world premiere of Robert Caisley’s “A Masterpiece of Comic … Timing,” through April 17? In the Royal Palms Hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz., Danny “Nebraska” Jones is set to write the world’s funniest comedy—as soon as he gets over his melancholy, an ex-girlfriend and an anxious producer. Oh, and it’s snowing in the bedroom. Farce, slapstick and pratfalls come together in this hilarious piece that asks, “What could be funnier than PREVIEWS page 76

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FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING Marvel at artist Michele Fisher’s ability to capture narratives, symbolism, archetypes and mythology in ceramic at her exhibition “Faces and Figures, The Next Level,” at ARTHOUSE on R.

Fisher’s otherworldly realism will have you looking twice at these exquisite pieces. Ask her how she did it at the special Second Saturday reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 9. For more information, go to arthouseonr.com. ARTHOUSE on R is at 1021 R St.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST Spring has sprung at the Crocker Art Museum. Don’t miss out on the classical concert, student self-portrait show and more. Starting on April 7 and running through May 22, check out the “High

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE What do you get when water journalist Rita Schmidt Sudman and artist and writer Stephanie Taylor team up? A beautiful book that’s both pleasing to the eye and informative to the brain: “Water: More or Less” is available now through the Water Education Foundation and amazon. com. The dynamic duo explore California’s water supply, management, policy and use, and how these are all drastically changing,

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School Self-Portrait Show,” composed of self-portraits of high school artists within our region done in diverse mediums in collaboration with Chalk it Up! and Christian Brothers High School. Congratulate the young artists in person at the reception from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 17. The Classical Concert featuring the Gold Coast Trio (violin, cello and piano) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 10, will make a believer of you yet. The lively performance will feature violinist Rachel Vetter Huang, cellist Susan Lamb Cook and pianist Hao Huang tackling a vibrant program of works by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), a contemporary of Andy Warhol, whose work is now on exhibit. (Warhol documented his meeting with Bernstein in his famous memoir “The Andy Warhol Diaries.”) The concert will also include the jazz-infused classic “Café Music” by Paul Schoenfield, which premiered in 1987, the year of Warhol’s death. The concert is expected to sell out, so call 808-1182 to reserve your tickets now. Want to boogie down like in the good ol’ days? The Crocker and event group Unseen Heroes are teaming up again (after a very successful Sacramento Prom Night) to bring you “Art Mix: Studio 54” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Inspired by the ongoing Andy Warhol exhibition, the museum will transform into Studio 54 for one night only: Marvel at celebs, linger in the Rock Candy Romper Room or be blown away by the battle of the blowouts when local salons do their best Farrah Fawcett flip or Shaun Cassidy feather. Prizes will be awarded for the chic-est 1970s attire, so be sure to strut your stuff on the dance floor. Enjoy food and drink discounts during happy hour from 5 to 6 p.m. and $5 drink specials all night (this event is for guests age 21 and over.) Catch what’s new in the dance world with “HATCH: Dance Works in Progress” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. Now in its fifth rendition, HATCH will serve up unique dance courses within different environments at the museum in an inspired interplay between the

April 2, at the Asian Community Center (on the site of the former Merryhill School). Do you remember the “Sumo Tournament” on the 4th of July in Japan Alley, O-bon dancing in the street and attending Lincoln Elementary and Junior High School? April Ikuma Adachi, Alice Takeda Kataoka, Victor Shibata and Marian Uchida do, and they’re back by popular demand with a multimedia presentation about their experiences living in Japan-town. Prior to World War II, there were more than 50 Japan-towns in California. Today, only three exist: in San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. For the early immigrants, nihonmachi was the gathering place and haven from the racial prejudice of the broader community. People came from near and far to Sacramento’s LEIPZIG OF FAITH then-thriving nihonmachi, which included markets, doctors, dentists, You probably never thought you’d hotels, boarding houses, pool halls, get the chance to hear a repeat of a restaurants, a soda factory, a concert that happened in 1840, but at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 17, arrives pharmacy and more. Th This event is rganist your opportunity. Organist prese presented by Ryan Enright will the J Jan Ken re-create Felix Po C Cultural Mendelssohn’s Asso Association, renowned 1840 who whose mission organ recital in is tto honor Leipzig at St. the Japanese John’s Lutheran cu culture and the Church in midtown. fo foundation of The program th the Japanese will feature the A American accomplished organ eexperience musician doing whatt b by providing he does best with thee activities that n work of Mendelssohn educate and an and Johann Sebastian stimulate an Bach, as well as a bitt of appreciation improvisation. of this For tickets and right ist Ryan En n a rg O heritage. more information, go to For more stjohnslc.org/concert information, call 422-8783 or email St. John’s Lutheran jkpca21@yahoo.com. Church is at 1701 L St. The Asian Community Center is at 7334 Park City Drive. Film Festival is made for you. Check it out on April 7-16 at various local locations. The 10-day festival will showcase award-winning short films, documentaries and family-friendly movies, food by the area’s best chefs (including Randall Selland and Kurt Spataro), drinks by celebrated bartenders (Brad Peters of Hock Farm and others), music, art, VIP experiences and more. Why all the festivities, you ask? Childhood obesity is a leading public health concern that disproportionately affects low-income and minority children (40 percent of Sacramento children are obese). For more information and a complete schedule of events, go to sacfoodfilmfest.com.

Don’t miss the Crockett-Deane Ballet Company and the Deane Dance Center’s annual spring production of “The Story of Sleeping Beauty"

built environment and kinesthetic sensibility. Developed by Lorelei Bayne, vice chair and dance coordinator in the Department of Theater and Dance at Sacramento State, HATCH presents a variety of original performances by both established and emerging choreographers. This year’s program will feature works inspired by the exhibition “Andy Warhol: Portraits,” as well as a Q&A session with the dancers and choreographers postperformance. For tickets and more information on all Crocker events, call 808-1182 or go to crockerartmuseum.org The Crocker Art Museum is at 216 O St.

BEAUTY AWAKENS Eager to revel in the beauty of a classic fairytale told in the sweeping strokes of ballet? Don’t miss the Crockett-Deane Ballet Company and the Deane Dance Center’s annual spring production, “The Story of

Sleeping Beauty,” April 15-17 at the Center at Twenty Three Hundred. Princess Aurora (danced by Sarah Kroll) and Prince Désiré, good and evil fairies and a cast of your favorite fairytale characters will entertain, while the stunning costumes and sets and music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will complete the pretty picture. The traditional choreography has been done by Marius Petipa, with additional choreography by director Don Schwennesen. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 15 (a special preview of Act III for $5); at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 (there will be a reception following the evening performance); and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 17. For more information, go to deanedancecenter. com. The Center at Twenty Three Hundred is at 2300 Sierra Blvd.

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SIZZLING SEXTUPLET Beatnik Studios ushers in spring with “Six from City,” on display now through April 22. The exhibition brings together paintings by six members of a longstanding critique group established by Chris Daubert at Sacramento City College. The artists are Laura Carpenter, Jill Estroff, Ed Forrest, Chris Markel, Christine Nicholson and Stephanie Fry Rallanka. Varying widely in style from expressionist landscape to geometric abstraction, these paintings are unified by expressive intensity and a concentration on surface and gesture. Don’t miss the opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 1. For more information, call 400-4281 or go to beatnik-studios.com. Beatnik Studios is at 723 S St.

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PREVIEWS FROM page 77 some fresh blooms care of Relles Florist’s Spring Bouquet DIY class at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 9? For $35, participants will learn how to make a spring bouquet inspired by both the Western line and European design techniques. Relles will provide the flowers, containers and tools; you bring your own apron. Register in advance by calling 4411478 or going to rellesflorist.com. Relles Florist is at 2400 J St.

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from 3 to 4:15 p.m. on Friday, April 8, at the Hart Senior Center’s Cypress Room. For many who are taking care of someone with dementia, there can be a feeling of living for two people, and we can find ourselves shorttempered or resentful and then feel guilty and ashamed. In the midst of caring for others, it’s easy to lose sight of how our lives are affected by daily exposure to those in need. This seminar will explore ways to deal with guilt and self-criticism, as well as find ways to lighten up, laugh and let go through honest dialogue led by Julie Interrante. Free respite is available if arrangements are made in advance. Space is limited, so RSVP to calbers@ cityofsacramento.org or call 808-6475. The Hart Senior Center is at 915 27th St.

Passionate about all things plants? Don’t miss the California Native Plant Society’s two April events that are sure to bring out your green thumb. First up is the 2016 Gardens Gone Native Garden Tour from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. Twenty-three California native plant gardens in the Sacramento and Yolo county areas will be open to lookieloos and landscape aficionados to learn from; attendees can even speak with garden hosts and docents about the landscape designs and plants. Registration for the free event is at gardensgonenative.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Colene Rauh at 717-5517 or clrauh1@ gmail.com. Wild about wildflowers? Then Wildflower Wonders from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at Soil Born Farms is for you. The all-day Wildflower Show and Plant Exhibit will include expert naturalists (who will provide friendly and knowledgeable interpretation at each exhibit), hundreds of fresh-cut native wildflowers, shrubs, trees and grasses on display, as well as stunning photographs of each featured habitat. Activities will include an art table, a scavenger hunt, the Plant

Community Food Chain game, a Focus on Flowers table with microscopes available for use, exhibits from the Audubon Society and Soil Born Farms and, last but certainly not least, the Native Plant Sale presented by Elderberry Farms. The event has a suggested donation of $5 but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, contact Chris Lewis at 812-2876 or cnpschris@gmail.com. Soil Born Farms is at 2140 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE Is your HVAC system a mystery to you? Demystify your heating and air-conditioning system with the help of SMUD’s informative workshop “HVAC Introduction, Maintenance and Operation” from 9 a.m. to noon. on Saturday, April 9. Learn about the components of your heating, ventilation and airconditioning system and how they work together. In addition, you will learn about the steps you can take to optimize the efficiency of your system, when and how to maintain your system, and when to seek a heating and air-conditioning contractor to perform maintenance, or replace the system. Interested in solar power but don’t know where to start? Check out the “Solar for Your Home” seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27.This workshop will provide expert advice from SMUD’s solar specialists and answer your questions about potential savings, system size and cost so you can decide if solar is the right choice for you. For more information on all SMUD workshops, go to smud.org/ workshops. Questions? Call 888-742-7683. Workshops are held at the SMUD Customer Service Center’s Rubicon Room at 6301 S St.

RAISE YOUR VOX The next innovative concert project by Sacramento’s esteemed women’s chamber ensemble VOX Musica is coming up April 2-3.

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“DECEM: Repose, Reflection and Renewal” will be a musical and spiritual journey in recognition of the 10th season of VOX Musica (“DECEM” means “10”) and will focus on the music of medieval prophetic visionary and composer Hildegard Von Bingen—considered to be some of the finest music produced in the Middle Ages. The concert will include chant, poetry and the strains of medieval music scholar Diane Silva on the vielle, a medieval stringed instrument similar to a violin that is rarely heard. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (1017 11th St.) and at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Beatnik Studios (723 S St.). For tickets and more information, call 844-2586 or go to voxmusica.net.

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workshop presented by Jai Jett and Beth Sherman from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, at the Dunnigan Realtors office on Freeport Boulevard will answer your questions and more. Mortgage Loan Specialist Jai Jett of Pacific National Lending and Realtor Beth Sherman of Dunnigan Realtors will go over the eligibility requirements, process and benefits of using the VA home loan program for veterans, service members and their spouses and discuss the homebuying process. Reference materials will be provided to take home and all questions are welcome. For more information, contact the organizers at jjett@ pacificnationallending.com or beth@ liveinsac.com. The Dunnigan Realtors office is at 4215 Freeport Blvd. Jessica Laskey can be reached at jessrlaskey@gmail.com. Please email items for consideration by the first of the month, at least one month in advance of the event. n

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secured to boards with No. 2 pencils.

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And if you squint just the right

way, you might mistake the array of

he restaurant business tends

tables and chairs for a third-grade

to be local. Sure, there are

classroom.

national chains, huge franchise

While Skool’s principals have their

operations and international

tongues planted firmly in their cheeks

conglomerates that run food outlets.

when it comes to design, the food that

And, of course, there’s a handful of

comes out of the kitchen is serious,

nationally known celebrity chefs, with

and seriously excellent.

restaurants in New York, D.C., Las

Each dish arrives at the table

Vegas and a few in their hometowns,

with casual grace, beautifully plated

be it Santa Rosa or Savannah. But

and well portioned. A sampler of

most restaurateurs stick close to

raw preparations ($27) mixes cured

home. So close, in fact, that rarely

ocean trout, amberjack and salmon

does a restaurant owner set up shop

tartare. The trout sits resplendent on

in both Sacramento and the Bay Area.

a thickly grained wood plank, served

That’s why it’s news when a San

with pickled roe, shaved fennel, frisee,

Francisco restaurant opens a branch

tangerine and sliced radish. The

in our humble town.

amberjack gains flavor from eggplant,

I’m talking about Skool on K

pickled mushroom and daikon. The

Street, an offshoot of San Francisco’s

salmon comes potted in a squat mason

Skool restaurant. The new place

jar, mixed with quail egg and ginger

basically has the same menu as

mustard. It’s a decadent little pot.

the original, a heavily Japanese-

A bowl of clams and mussels ($17),

influenced collection of seafood

steamed in sake and served with

dishes. Skool is led by two husband-

lemon grass dashi broth, is one of

and-wife teams: owners/operators

the finest shellfish preparations I’ve

Andy Mirabell and Olia Kedik and

eaten in recent memory. It’s a healthy

executive chef Toshihiro Nagano and

portion of shells without a clunker in

his wife, pastry chef and creative

the batch, and the broth is so lovely

director Hiroko Nagano. Their

you’ll want to soak up every last bit.

experience in running Skool in San

Pan-roasted trout ($25) served

Francisco certainly shows in the new

with broccolini and sunchokes is

Sacramento location. Open only a few weeks, the front of the house and the

Yaki Ika, (grilled squid) from Skool

kitchen already run like a well-oiled machine.

doors down, a vegan restaurant next

wooden tables and chairs and a brief

door. Skool is housed in the storefront

smattering of Japanese kitchen

Street just up from 23rd, a fine

previously inhabited by Anatolian

regalia. The name, Skool, is not just

example of the new Midtown. Across

Table.

a clever play on the term for a group

The space sits set back from K

the street are The Golden Bear, Der

The interior of Skool plays on cozy

of fish but also an inspiration for

Biergarten and Sticky Gator BBQ &

minimalism, with black-and-white

classroom design elements. Menus are

Soul Food. There’s a boutique a few

wall art, a gridlike setup of simple

printed on lined notebook paper and

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Clever small bites fill nearly half the menu. The mushroom “fries” ($8) feel like a guilty pleasure served with a ridiculous white miso aioli. Deviled eggs ($11) get the Skool treatment when topped with Spanish-style anchovies, flying fish roe and Peruvian chili sauce. Fish ribs, chicken wings and salmon chips round out the small-plates menu and bolster a well-priced and attractive daily happy hour (known at Skool as Detention Hall). Skool is a fine addition to the ever-growing portfolio of Midtown restaurants. Its owners’ experience in the City definitely shows in the quick and nearly flawless opening here in Sacramento. We’re happy to have this midsemester transfer in our classroom here in the valley. Skool is at 2319 K St.; 737-5767; skoolonkstreet.com Greg Sabin can be reached at gregsabin@hotmail.com n The dining room at Skool

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Mikuni Restaurant and Sushi Bar 1530 J St. 447-2112 L D Full Bar $$-$$$ Japanese cuisine served in an upscale setting • Mikunisushi.com

Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th St. 457-5737 L D $$ Full Bar Outdoor Patio California cuisine with a French touch • Paragarys.com

Parlaré Eurolounge 10th & J Sts. 448-8960 D $$ Full Bar Relax with drinks and dinner in this stylish downtown space

Rio City Café

1110 Front St. Old Sac 442-8226 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Seasonal menu of favorites in a setting overlooking river • Riocitycafe.com

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

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Freeport Bakery

2966 Freeport Blvd. 442-4256 B L $ Award-winning baked goods and cakes for eat in or take out • Freeportbakery.com

“...Shortly after returning from Italy, we thought we had never come home.” - Gourmet

Iron Grill 13th Street and Broadway 737-5115 L D $$-$$$ Full Bar Upscale neighborhood steakhouse • Ironsteaks.com

Jamie's Bar and Grill 427 Broadway 442-4044 L D $ Full Bar Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Dine in or take out since 1986

Riverside Clubhouse 2633 Riverside Drive 448-9988 L D $$ Full Bar Upscale American cuisine served in a contemporary setting • Riversideclubhouse.com

Taylor's Kitchen 2924 Freeport Boulevard 443-5154 D $$$ Wine/Beer Dinner served Wed. through Saturday. Reservations suggested but walk-ins welcome.

Tower Café 1518 Broadway 441-0222 B L D $$ Wine/Beer International cuisine with dessert specialties in a casual setting

Willie's Burgers 2415 16th St. 444-2006 L D $ Great burgers and more. Open until 3 am Friday and Saturday n

New Happy Hour! Monday – Friday 5 - 7 pm 2801 Capitol Av Avenue (916) 455-2422 www.biba-restaurant.com

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This Month at the Market

A LOOK AT WHATâ€™S IN SEASON AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS IN APRIL

STRAWBERRIES

ENGLISH PEAS

MUSTARD GREENS

This popular fruit, with its fresh aroma, bright red color and sweetness, is a sure sign that spring has arrived in Sacramento. To eat: Eat right out of the basket, or serve with whipped cream or ice cream for dessert.

The pods are not edible, so you must shuck the sweet, tender peas before eating them either raw or cooked. To eat: Steam, boil, blanch or sautĂŠ them. They are delicious in pasta with a light, lemony mascarpone sauce.

The leaves of the mustard plant are highly nutritious and have a peppery flavor. To eat: Add a small amount of raw greens to a salad.

MORELS

FAVA GREENS

LEEKS

This mushroom has a strong, nutty, earthy flavor. Its harvest season is short, but you can find dried morels year-round. To eat: Saute gently in butter with chopped shallots, then add cream for a lovely, light sauce.

This vegetable, which is related to onions and garlic, is sweet and delicately flavored. Trim the tough green leaves and use the white stalk. To eat: Use to add flavor to stocks, soups or stews.

Commonly found in Asian dishes, these greens are mildly sweet and buttery. Early in the season, they are tender enough to eat raw. To eat: Use to wrap fish or seafood before cooking.

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