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Sacramento succeeds because of Walmart ban Re “Big-box theory” by Cosmo Garvin (SN&R Bites, June 13): The small, independent businesses that dot the central city exist precisely because the central city has not been overrun by big-box stores like Walmart. As a longtime resident of Midtown, I can’t support the repeal of the big-box store ordinance. Midtown is an example of what a neighborhood letter of can become without the week a big-box store. Without Walmart breathing down our collective necks, our community created unique events like Second Saturday to support artists and the retail spaces that showed their work. The Friday Night Concerts in the Park offer a venue for local bands, and Midtown has a strong, locally owned restaurant-and-bar scene. I have to wonder if the real reason that Walmart doesn’t want to do an economic analysis and a wage-benefit analysis is because they truly don’t want the public to know what is really going on at stores like Walmart. People would finally understand the true cost of their cheap toilet paper in terms of neighbors getting paid low wages, with no health insurance and no financial safety net. Our neighborhoods and the businesses that exist in them deserve a chance to succeed. Selling us out
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a week at Comedy Spot, cheap drinks at Mercantile Saloon, singing the night away at The Distillery—or does none of that count because there’s no bullshit cover charge?) Do the cows only appear to true Sacramentans?! Please, dear Upscale Letter Writer, guide me! Also: You think the Mix Downtown approximates “swank”? How many Affliction [Clothing] T-shirts do you own? Can I borrow one while we go out and harass some poor livestock? Or will the bedazzling give us away? Seriously, dude, do you even live here?! Adrienne Starkey Sacramento
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Phil Angelides says McKinley Village is a green-friendly legacy project. Central-city neighbors call it a traffic nightmare. Residents of East Sacramento, McKinley Park and Midtown don’t agree with developer Phil by Angelides on much lately. But they do see Nick Miller eye to eye on at least one issue: Sacramento needs less suburban sprawl and more ni ckam@ news r evie w.c om urban-infill development. What exactly qualifies as smart growth in the central city, however, remains up for debate. Passionate, long-winded, even angry debate. Angelides—longstanding local developer, former state treasurer and former gubernatorial hopeful—says his newest housing project, McKinley Village, fits the bill when it comes to eco-friendly development. Tucked into a nearly 50-acre wedge between East Sacramento, Cal Expo and Business 80, the project would introduce 328 new homes to a slice of the urban core that for years has seen nothing but fruit orchards and freeway billboards. His company, Riverview Capital Investments, is promising that this neighborhood will have the look and feel of nearby heritage neighborhoods. There won’t be what he calls “snout-nose” homes with huge garages facing the streets; rather, these houses will feature garages in the back, similar to the older homes of McKinley Park and East Sac. He’s also promising a canopy of trees, parks and competitively priced, energy-efficient houses. “If this looks and feels like Natomas housing, it’s a disaster,” Angelides told SN&R during an interview earlier this month. Neighborhood groups, however, aren’t buying his vision. They’re worried about things like traffic from hundreds of new residents. And flooding. And they say Angelides’ group isn’t listening. “They seem to have an attitude of we’re in an urban area, and we need to deal with it,” explained Ellen Cochrane, president of the East Sacramento Preservation Neighborhood Association. Riverview Capital and neighborhood groups both held public-outreach meetings during the past weeks, and the standingroom-only events awoke a village of activists, many of whom argue that his project isn’t right for the city. BEFORE
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is comparable to McKinley Park’s 7 units this at 40th Street, where 40-or-so trains and Midtown’s 14. There will now be two pass along the rails each day and cannot be points of entry—one at 40th Street in East interrupted. Sac and another at A and 28th streets near “We have to reroute the railroad,” Midtown—plus pedestrian and bike access Angelides explained, which includes buildat Alhambra Boulevard. The homes will ing new embankments and trestle parallel to McKinley Village, if realized, would rest meet “tier 2” energy-efficiency standards. the existing train line, to the tune of at least on an almond-shaped property that, for There will be new traffic in nearby $15 million. decades, has been a point of controversy for neighborhoods, Angelides conceded; To build a similar tunnel at Alhambra, abutting neighbors. a city report on the impacts will be the developers would have to reroute the In the 1950s, when the Business 80 completed later this summer, along with railroad over the top of Business 80. freeway was built, access to the site became an environmental-impact report. “But we Plans include floodgates at this new difficult: It’s stuck between the freeway live in an urban area, we share streets,” tunnel, but East Sac’s Cochrane says and a railroad embankment, and the plot sat he said. “If we’re going to have urban that “people are very scared of having undeveloped for decades. infill, we’re going to have to find smart something there, because it’s dangerous, the ways to handle traffic and still keep our flooding.” neighborhoods livable.” A spokesperson for the Sacramento “If this looks and feels Residents, however, say McKinley Area Flood Control Agency told SN&R like Natomas housing, Village isn’t smart. that McKinley Village is “not mapped into Over in Midtown, Marshall School/ a regulatory floodplain” and is no greater it’s a disaster.” New Era Park Neighborhood Association “than what the risk is currently anywhere co-chairwoman Julie Murphy is worried Phil Angelides else in downtown Sacramento.” about all the new vehicles that will be developer Myriad other neighborhood quibbles filling her streets. “It’s going to be a very emerged during the recent town-hall meetFinally, in 1992, a developer jockeyed car-centric development,” she explained. ings—preserving the Swainson’s hawk to build a high-density office-and-hotel “There’s not going to be any commercial habitat, storm-surge impacts, the lack of project, then referred to as Centrage, which element within the community, and we’re affordable housing and Angelides’ lackluswould have included a new freeway interreally concerned about it not having ready ter neighborhood outreach. And it seems change, but neighborhood activists defeated access to [Regional Transit].” that people, in general, think the site isn’t a the effort. Over the years, there were also Her group has not taken an official posi- great one for residential homes, what with attempts to build big-box commercial retail tion on the Village yet, but Midtown and the busy, loud freeway and passing trains. stores, plus as many as 600 housing units East Sacramento activists would like to see “We want there to be an open dialogue, and homes. Angelides build a vehicle-access connector we want there to be good ideas. I personally Angelides himself hoped to develop to the new neighborhood at Alhambra support good infill projects,” Midtown’s nearly 400 residential units (plus retail, a Boulevard and A Street. Murphy assured. preschool and a new church) in 2008, but The developer says he explored Angelides’ resolve remains strong. the project fizzled with the housing-market this option, but that it’s too costly and “Infill’s what we need to do, and these sites collapse. challenging. are going to be the most challenging,” he He says his latest plan addresses neighTo construct a passageway on Alhambra said. “But I want to build things I am going bor concerns from five years ago. to the proposed housing project, his team to be proud of.” Ω For instance, McKinley Village’s would have to tunnel through the railroad density, at 10.9 residential units per acre, embankment. They’ll already be doing F E A T U R E S T O R Y | A R T S & C U L T U R E | A F T E R | 06.20.13 | SN&R | 7
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Restaurateur Randy Paragary yanks controversial paintings off new bar’s walls Sacramento artist Maren Conrad’s latest series is proof that when it comes to art, a little dose of controversy can be a good thing. A really good thing. by Rachel Leibrock Approximately six weeks ago, Vanguard club owner Trevor Shults commissioned the 33-year-old Sacramento ra c h ell@ artist to create a collection of paintings for the downtown ne w s re v ie w.c o m establishment, which had its grand opening on June 14. Conrad came up with Politically Vulnerable, a series of 12 paintings depicting 10 notable wives, girlfriends and lovers of California governors. Think Linda Ronstadt (Jerry Brown), Maria Shriver (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Piper Laurie and Nancy Reagan (both Ronald Reagan). Conrad installed the works at Vanguard and even did media interviews. Then, on June 8, Conrad learned that the collection was at risk of being pulled because Donne Brownsey, a lobbyist with Sacramento Advocates Inc., deemed its subject matter offensive. Brownsey, in fact, had contacted Randy Paragary and asked that the collection be removed—or else she’d take all her business elsewhere. Paragary, who operates the Paragary Restaurant Group, collaborates with Shults on various projects. Conrad received a text message informing her of the restaurant’s decision to remove the art. Then, on June 11, The Sacramento Bee published an article about Vanguard’s opening—complete with pictures of Conrad’s work. As news of the decision traveled quickly via social networking, Brownsey released a statement: “This is no comment on the artist and her work. I just think it was an unfortunate choice of a theme [of] ... A version of this story originally appeared mistresses, lovers and muses of California governors.” on SN&R’s blog, Conrad said Brownsey doesn’t get it. Page Burner, at “[Her viewpoint] is based on an old-school approach to www.newsreview.com/ feminism, one in which women don’t talk about their sexupageburner. ality, especially in relation to politics,” she said. “Then, she went to Randy Paragary, the head of a patriarchal restaurant group—that’s the least feminist approach ever.” Conrad said she reached out to Brownsey—to no avail. In an email, the artist invited Brownsey to meet with her, to read her artist’s statement, to reconsider notions of feminism and politically vulnerability. Brownsey reportedly rejected the appeal, writing back that she knew the incident was “very disappointing” for Conrad because “your commission got pulled.” But the Politically Vulnerable collection has already found a new home with Sacramento lawyer Glenda Corcoran, who purchased all 12 paintings. Meanwhile, reports that Conrad may create another set of work for Vanguard are partially true. The restaurant’s owners will have to “extend an olive branch,” she says, before any collaboration is resumed. Still, she added, what started with a shocking request has yielded new ventures. From the purchase of her collection, to an upcoming June 27 exhibit of the pieces at her downtown studio to the “love and support” she’s received from friends and strangers alike, Conrad said the experience has ultimately been, weirdly perhaps, overwhelmingly positive. “I came out the clear winner in all of this,” she said. Ω
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Young upstart Hmong Innovating Politics shakes up Sacramento political establishment Bridge Awards fundraiser. “They should write a book on how to organize a community.” In a nonliteral way, they sort of are. At 10 to 12 active members, the group is small, mobile and leaderless. There is no base of operations. And while traditional Hmong culture adheres to a patriarchal structure, Tran, who is of Chinese descent, said HIP flips gender roles on their head.
Credited with helping Steve Ly become the first Laotian-born schoolboard member in Elk Grove—over an incumbent, no less—HIP last week announced federal court filings against the Sacramento City Unified School District to reverse the closure of seven schools in poorer, heavily ethnic neighborhoods. And on Wednesday, HIP members were scheduled to meet with a Twin Rivers Unified School District board president regarding worrisome layoff notices to several Hmong para-educators. HIP representatives scored the private audience after attending their first Twin Rivers meeting earlier this month, illustrating just how quickly the group’s profile has risen since January, when members had to explain to quizzical SCUSD officials what HIP stood for. Today, there’s little doubt. “When you’re good at what you do, people take notice,” said Democratic Party of Sacramento County president Kerri Asbury, whose group named HIP “organization of the year” at its recent Tower
“Some of the most powerful members in our group are women,” he said, gesturing to founding members Seng Vang and Cha Vang (no relation), who dreamed up the idea while working together. Despite its baby-faced membership and relative newness on the community-activism front, HIP is proving as innovative as advertised. When it came time to consider legal action against the district, members researched both civil-rights law and environmental policy to determine which avenue was most appropriate. Civil rights won the day. “We trust in each other,” Seng Vang told SN&R. “It’s a new way of thinking: This is how organizations should function.” The unorthodox organizational structure has befuddled more traditional institutions. HIP members say they reached out to SCUSD officials to hear out their positions but kept running into the same question. “The district kept trying to identify leaders of the pack,” Tran chuckled.
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Sipping ice coffees in the bohemian backyard patio of a south Sacramento cafe, the three friends looked like grad students by catching up between cram sessions. Raheem F. Hosseini But since forming their surprisingly influential advocacy group raheemh@ last July, the truth is that Hmong newsre view.c om Innovating Politics’ Seng Vang, Cha Vang and Jonathan Tran have time to do only one thing: shake up Sacramento’s political establishment.
Hmong Innovating Politics co-founder Seng Vang, 27, leads a press conference outside the Robert T. Matsui Federal Courthouse to discuss her organization’s federal injunction action against the Sacramento City Unified School District on June 12.
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When HIP members were granted a sit-down with district officials, Tran said they were treated like “just another rambunctious group of young people that will eventually fade away,” and warned not to burn bridges that could imperil individual members’ professional ambitions. Instead, HIP pushed harder, organizing protests and releasing studies that showed just how impacted lowincome ethnic communities would be by the closures, and how relatively unscathed affluent neighborhoods were ending up. “We’re talking about equity here,” Seng Vang said. “We’re just trying to protect the most vulnerable in our community.” HIP members learned just how many when they started setting meetings at imperiled schools, and saw black and Hispanic faces mixed in with the Hmong. “That’s when we saw, ‘Hey, it’s not just the Hmong community. Other minority groups are being affected,’” Seng Vang said. “That’s when we took it on as a community issue.” Seconded Asbury: “Whether you agree with the closures or not, you can’t deny that they played a big role in educating the community.” Which might be why things are moving so swiftly in Twin Rivers. Board president Cortez Quinn said he learned of HIP while working at Assemblyman Roger Dickinson’s office months ago, but took special notice when the nascent organization raced to the front of the schoolclosures debate in his neighboring district. “Now, they’re taking the show on the road and trying to do something in Twin Rivers, and we welcome that,” he told SN&R. Quinn noted that 50 percent to 75 percent of layoff notices are typically rescinded after a state budget is passed. In the meantime, HIP might finally hold that retreat it’s been putting off. Cha Vang said the group wants to become more proactive about seeking out issues, rather that waiting for controversies to find them. HIP organizers also have a pact to drop everything if someone from the group decides to run for office. “But we assure them that if they’re corrupt, we’ll come after you, too,” Seng Vang said with a smile. Ω
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Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli acknowledged the irony. After taking a principled stand on how state realignment funds should be spent—to the degree that his colleagues snatched final budgetary authority from a panel of lawenforcement heads—the board of supervisors used those very resources last week to backfill gaps in a patchwork budget. “We didn’t do much better,” a frustrated Nottoli told SN&R. Supervisors shifted $1 million in realignment programming money to a sheriff’s department that was eyeing a $15 million deficit due to increased operational costs and the loss of onetime funds. Additionally, Sheriff Scott Jones indicated he wasn’t willing to eke out additional savings through what’s become the routine practice in recent years of eliminating unfilled positions. The department uses on-call deputies to cover those positions. If supervisors pushed to eliminate the roughly 30 vacancies, Jones said he would plug them with full-time sheriff’s deputies. “So, if we start tearing away at that, then that strategy starts to lose its value,” Jones told supervisors. “I would do it to protect the officers and the vacancies.” Jones also said he would have a hard time justifying the eliminations to a deputy sheriff’s association that tentatively agreed to $5 million in reductions. Nottoli believed the result would be halving patrol by about 200 officers who would be assigned to the jails. In the end, it resulted in the board stealing from Peter to pay Paul, and using money it insisted just last month needs to fund rehabilitation for re-entering offenders. “We, as a board, engaged in that conversation, and then we see that capacity gobbled up over difficult choices, so what gives?” Nottoli told SN&R. Lee Seale, new chairman of the Community Corrections Partnership—the group supervisors wrested financial authority from—said the $1 million was set aside for community-based organizations. “Yes, less money is now available for community programming,” said Seale, who also recently took over the probation department. Seale’s agency took the brunt of the board’s money-moving arrangement, losing $750,000 intended for offender programming. (Raheem F. Hosseini)
Housing hath no fury The Sacramento Housing Alliance had all hands on deck last week when it caught wind that both the city and county of Sacramento were slated to consider dissolving the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. Last Thursday, SHA shot out a press release proclaiming in bright-red, bold font: “City and County Proposing to Dissolve SHRA Joint Power Authority (JPA) Next Tuesday, 6/18: URGENT ACTION NEEDED.” A little dramatic? Maybe. But maybe not. The news blindsided housing advocates, leaving many mystified that an attempt to shut down the region’s central public agency for affordable housing could come at such short notice, with little room for discourse. As expected, city and county representatives were inundated with calls to halt the action—as were newsrooms—forcing them to pull the item from both the city council and board of supervisors agendas. It’s a win for SHA and the still-kicking SHRA, but no one is spiking the ball just yet. “I do not think this issue is over yet,” said area housing advocate Barbara Stanton in an email. Indeed, City Manager John Shirey and county executive Brad Hudson are no fans of SHRA, and even SHA reps admit that the agency could benefit from some “imagineering.” Keep an eye out for a robust round two in the near future. (Dave Kempa)
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I used to smoke a pack a day. Marlboro reds. Disgusting. When I think back to those years as an undergrad student and movie-theater projectionist in Southern California, it’s difficult to fathom having the actual time to suck down 20 cigarettes in a single day. But it wasn’t until this past week, when a Sacramento council member hinted that he was R e L by nICk MIL working on an ordinance to ban smoking in some public ni c k a m @ne w s re v i e w . c o m spaces, that I thought much about how cigarettes impact nonsmokers. For instance: Waiting for light rail at K and 12th streets is never pleasant. The Regional Transit ticket machines often are sticky. Sometimes, they reek of urine. The benches usually are wet, because someone sprayed the K Street Mall with a high-powered water hose to get rid of all the stickiness and pee. One day last week, a guy plopped down next to me on the bench and lit up. The smoke feathered in my direction, ushered on by a strong wind, and it was more than bothersome: It was nauseating. And he was clueless.
Should business owners be compelled to more aggressively police customers who are discourteous smokers? Absolutely. But does this mean the city should prohibit puffing at light-rail stations, or at bar and restaurant patios? The latter spots, if they are part of the public domain, could be part of Councilman Steve Hansen’s ordinance, which he’s working on and might be ready in the fall. Part of me thinks it’s not the government’s place to tell smokers whether they can light up on bar patios or what private businesses can allow. Should business owners be compelled to more aggressively police customers who are
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discourteous smokers? Absolutely. And maybe the city or local business associations should kick-start an awareness campaign. On the other hand, there’s no denying smoking and secondhand smoking’s unhealthiness. It’s a public-health issue—and that is government’s place. If I still smoked, I’d light up and think this debate over. The Sacramento thread on Reddit was recently abuzz with discussion of a mugging and pistol-whipping in downtown last week. What happened, according to the poster: Two women left popular bar R15 on Tuesday night, June 11, just after 10:30 p.m. on their way to the late-night snack spot La Garnacha Mexican Food. Four assailants held them up near S and 15th streets, two of them with guns. One of the girls refused to give up her purse, so a suspect struck her with his firearm. This Reddit posting lead to a discussion of, at deadline, 122 comments. Lots of good advice, some inappropriate jokes and even threats to retaliate. The take home: It’s summertime, be safe. I’ve written about late-night muggings on the grid before, but I’ll repeat the Sacramento Police Department’s advice: Walk in well-lit places after dark and in groups, be aware of your surroundings (i.e., no drunken strolls) and, if you are accosted by a thief, give them whatever they ask for. Another summertime reminder: Hey, bicyclists, try not to ride on sidewalks in commercials areas—because, you know, it’s illegal—and even where it is legal in residential spots, maybe it’s wiser just to stay on the street. Two cyclists nearly hit me and my dog last night. They were in a rush, heading against eastbound traffic on N Street’s sidewalk and almost plowed us. Young kids, impressive-looking bikes. I’m glad to see them two-wheeling—just keep in the road, eh? Or maybe Sacto should just ban sidewalk riding altogether? Ω
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Gunfights and lawsuits On shoot-outs in Old Sacramento, school-board legal woes and Kevin Johnson as the Kings’ No. 1 salesman
The Sacramento City Unified School District Board intentionally sacrificed poor neighborhoods and protected affluent ones with its school-closure plan earlier this year. That’s the gist of a lawsuit filed by several Sacramento students and their families last week, aimed at overturning the decision to close seven schools in some of Sacramento’s most disadvantaged communities. The attorney working on their behalf is civilrights lawyer Mark Merin. Bites was skeptical when Merin first described what he was trying to do with the case: prove that the school board and the district intentionally discriminated against low-income and minority communities. There’s plenty to suggest its policy amounts to discrimination—98 percent of the displaced students are low income, 93.4 percent are students of color—but that’s not good enough for the court. Merin has to prove the discrimination was deliberate. As opposed to just dumb and negligent, which is what Bites had assumed. “I think we can show it was intentional,” said Merin, explaining that the discrimination is in protecting more affluent neighborhoods while gutting low-income communities. “They, in fact, intended to discriminate against those who were powerless and those who were poor and those who would just take it.” There could be a hearing within a month or so. Bites doesn’t know if the judge will buy Merin’s argument. But a temporary injunction would at least give the board one more opportunity to reboot the process it bungled so badly. Or maybe not. In reaction to the lawsuit, Superintendent Jonathan Raymond and school board president Jeff Cuneo took the classic “blame the victim” approach last week, criticizing
the families for bringing a lawsuit during this period of extreme (though probably somewhat exaggerated) budget austerity. The school closures were justified as money savers—they won’t be. For starters, the civilrights lawsuit will wipe out much of the first year’s savings. If the district was being honest, it would have figured that in. “The cost of defending a lawsuit was not factored into the net savings,” said SCUSD spokesperson Gabe Ross. “We do not budget resources for just in case we are sued.” No “just in case” about it. Anyone paying attention knew a lawsuit was likely. The district jammed through those closures in 36 days, shortcircuiting a public process that usually takes at least six months. All of the closures are in poor neighborhoods, and they blow holes in communities that can’t afford any more holes. Thinking it could do all that and somehow not get sued is just one of the district’s many miscalculations.
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There are businesses other than basketball, Mr. Mayor. And some of them actually need help. It is remarkable the extent to which our big-city mayor sees his job as pitchman for one single business in this town. Here’s part of the email the mayor sent to several of our more respectable citizens, inviting them to an “exclusive reception” this week. (Bites didn’t get one, it was forwarded by a friend.) “I request you to join me and a group of top business, elected and civic leaders at an exclusive reception to demonstrate support for the Kings and the Sacramento region by securing season tickets commitments.” The email is a straight-up sales pitch for a favored business, and it includes a direct link to the Kings’ season-ticket sales order form. The thing is, the Kings would sell their tickets with or without K.J.’s assist. There are, however, several local businesses that actually could use his personal attention. What about those struggling car dealerships on Fulton Avenue? Perhaps the mayor could hang out and entice folks in the showrooms, hook them up with helpful salespeople and no-money-down leases. Why not support The Beat record store, and the Sacramento region, by standing on the sidewalk waving people in to secure some commitments to vinyl? Too late. But you get the idea. There are other businesses than basketball, Mr. Mayor. And some of them actually need help. Ω
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Looks like gunfights in Old Sacramento are history, at least the pretend ones. The Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau is dropping the mock gunfights that have been part of summer Gold Rush Days celebrations for the past several years. As Bites wrote a couple weeks back (see “A history of violence,” May 16), some folks thought simulated gun murder was lacking vIn AR G as family entertainment. And even the O SM by CO Sacramento city historian said the O.K. cos mog@ n ewsrev iew.c om Corral-style shoot-outs were short on historical accuracy. Convention and Visitors Bureau vice president Mike Testa, however, makes it sound like the switch is just part of Gold Rush Days’ regularly scheduled maintenance. “We’ve been doing gunfights for close to 10 years, and it is time to take a break from what we’ve been doing.” Testa said there will still be some sort of guns and gunfire, but no more skits, though he allowed, “Those could return at some point down the road.”
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We need to get out more, Sacramento. Capitol Jazz: Have you seen the east end This isn’t to say that we’re not outside of Capitol Park? The monuments. The trees. by plenty—hiking, running, going to farmers The gorgeous International World Peace Dave Kempa markets, exploring the bike trails—but it’s Rose Garden. Why don’t we hold more summer. Officially, now. This is the time of events over there? year for cities to really take advantage of what On Wednesdays after work in Madison, they have to offer, to give everyone a reason Wis., you can always enjoy some live local to go out on a weeknight, be seen among their music in the capitol’s shade with Concerts on This is dave Kempa’s neighbor strangers and knock back a couple the Square. In Washington, D.C., people can first summer spend Friday evenings watching the sunset, in Sacramento. beers or some wine. And while this town sangria in hand, among the Wish him luck: davek@ newsreview.com. has much to offer, we sculptures in the National Do we offer any can always ask for a Gallery of Art ’s garden. Yes, bit more. Here are a events not involving Sacramento has plenty of few things I’ve seen music events over the summer, light beer and in other towns that I but I’d like a few evenings of think Sacramento could live tunes and (more to the inner tubes on the fashion into events with point) picnicking on the far American River? our own local flair: end of Capitol Park. Outdoor movie nights: Waterfront laze: I’m racking We’ve got four outdoor my brain here. Do we offer films slated for August in Cesar Chavez any events not involving light beer and inner Plaza, thanks to the Sacramento Outdoor tubes on the American River? It’s such a Film Festival. But what about the six weeks beautiful resource, and something we ought to before then? be taking advantage of in the summer months. Have a comment? In New York, HBO hosts a movie night It doesn’t even matter what we do. Host a ski Express your views show, like they do in coastal cities, or shoot in 350 words on every Monday in Bryant Park. It’s an event. a local topic The films don’t start until sundown, but off a few fireworks—whatever floats your of interest. moviegoers always show up at 5 p.m. to jostle boat. Sacramento needs more opportunities for Send an email to for blanket space, and then wind down with residents to enjoy that shoreline. Ω editorial@ newsreview.com. wine and snacks for a few hours with friends. BEFORE
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while her brother, in black pants and a of reasons: running away from home, finalized adoptions end with the child returnblack shirt, relaxes in the shade of a small being disowned because they’re LGBTQ, ing to the state’s care, as in Xavier’s situation. tree on the lawn. aging out of the county’s care or having no Runaway cases such as Ida’s are remarkably They say that, as kids, if either of them immediate family to rely on. Whatever the difficult to track, due to a lack of a paper trail. acted up or came home with bad grades, they reason, they are often alone. Despite emotional risks surrounding were denied meals. Denied gifts on Christmas. Ida and Xavier know the system well. failed adoptions, the monetary perks are Even showers. Once, when the police brought They were adopted at very young ages, difficult to ignore. Ida back home during her teenage years on but California’s foster-care system didn’t “The government puts a high, high the streets, she claims she was locked up in sufficiently follow up to see how things were priority on adoption,” says Lemley, adding her room. going. Ida eventually ended up on the streets, that there are “very strong financial “I finally got out,” she says with a laugh. and Xavier bounced between foster care and incentives.” It is somewhat surreal to hear these two juvenile detention. They suffered more hard According to a report this year to Congress, talk, so removed from their youth. In this knocks during their high-school years than the federal government has given out $375 moment, they sound almost comfortable with most teens could imagine. million in adoption incentives to states since their past. But a few days before, Xavier And when they recently turned 18— the Adoption and Safe Families Act of was grim, pained, as he spoke alone of the adults—they found themselves out on Del 1997—$34 million has gone to California. punishments he’d endured in the years since Paso Boulevard, alone. This bill rewards states for moving children his sister ran away. Now, at this age, a time so pivotal in out of foster care and into adopted households. one’s development, sociAdoptive parents receive ety’s safety nets begin to thousands in tax breaks each unravel. Foster care is often year, and parents of special“ The secret about adoption is that many no longer an option, as is needs children get additional the case with Ida. Resources monetary benefits. of them are not successful. Not everyone can’t be taken advantage of Despite the funding, while on probation, as in gets adopted and becomes the Beav, with there were still problems: Xavier’s case. Ida ran away at 13, and Xavier Ward and June Cleaver for parents.” While protections have was released back to the been enacted to serve foster county at 17. Amy Lemley kids, including the Fostering Records show that policy director, John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes Connections to Success Sacramento County took their and Increasing Adoptions adoptive mother to family Act, which allows foster court last August to get her to Push-ups were a regular form of discipline, youth to opt into care until the age of 21, it’s pay $147 a month in child support for Xavier, as well as being locked out in the backyard. not always enough. Will the siblings, like so since she had put him back in foster care. She “The secret about adoption is that many of many youth often do, slip through the cracks: contested that claim, however, arguing that them are not successful,” says Amy Lemley, onto the streets, into the drug dens and whoreshe did not have sufficient income, and won. policy director at the John Burton Foundation houses, the state prisons and body bags? Today, these youths fend for themselves for Children Without Homes, a nonprofit This is why Ida can’t stop thinking about on Del Paso Boulevard. dedicated to improving life for the state’s her brother. Xavier could be anywhere. She foster, former-foster and homeless youth. “Not fears the worst. everyone gets adopted and becomes the Beav, with Ward and June Cleaver for parents.” In the years that Ida and Xavier should have Once an adoption is finalized, there is little been preparing for prom and touring college to no further oversight or checking up on the Two days before the gas-station incident, Ida campuses, they instead battled to keep their part of the courts, says Lemley. Ida says she and Xavier Southern enjoyed a lazy afternoon stomachs full and their police records empty. was maybe 7 the last time she spoke with at their abandoned apartment, or “bando,” Ida has been pregnant before, once at her social worker. Neither sibling knows the talking about growing up in Elk Grove. 17. After six months, she says she suffered foster-care organization that adopted them Ida says times were rough as a kid. As a miscarriage at the hands of another on the out. (Note: Ida and Xavier are in contact with punishment, she was forced to cut her hair floor of an abandoned apartment complex in their biological parents today and prefer to not short, shorter than her brother’s. north Sacramento. comment on how they ended up in foster care.) Strong-browed and full-cheeked, there “He said he wasn’t going to stop beating According to the U.S. Department of is no denying the resemblance between me until the baby died,” says Ida. “And he Health & Human Services Administration for these siblings. Ida leans out of one of the kept beating me until the baby died.” Children & Families, it is not uncommon for bando’s few windows not nailed shut with It started when Ida was crying because adoptions to fall apart. In a 2012 report, the particle board. She snacks on a can of pears her mother said she could not come DHHS estimated that upward of 10 percent of
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Homeless teen Xavier, 18, hopes to re-enter the foster-care system under Assembly Bill 12 provisions, but he first must get off of probation.
“ I ’ m j u s t t r y i ng t o f e e d m y s i s te r . S h e ’ s p r e gna nt, s h e ’ s h ungry! ” Xavier home. She and the young man began to argue. Then, things turned physical. They fought, and it quickly devolved into a beating. He would not stop. “I was in a lot of pain. I was bleeding out everywhere.” Other young people staying in the abandoned complex came to her aid. “They had poles, anything they could find in the abandoned apartments, and chased him down the streets with them.” They ran him out of Sacramento. But it was already too late. Ida, bleeding onto a carpet that eventually had to be removed from the building, lost her child. “I was having a boy.” That night, Xavier was less than 10 miles away, still living with their adoptive mother. While he could perhaps never understand the immense loss experienced by his sister that evening, his late teens involved hardships as well. Xavier’s mother released him to foster care at 17. Back in the system, things were just starting to look up for Xavier at a group home in Lake Tahoe, but, again, his temper got the best of him. After just three weeks there, he broke another kid’s nose. The staff decided to kick him out. 16 | SN&R | 06.20.13
“Group homes aren’t the best place for me, because I have anger issues,” Xavier says. “I could be happy one minute and just change just like that. Real quick.” That incident launched Xavier into a journey through the system, from group home to group home to juvenile detention and back, ending with a final round in juvie. At 18, the county released him onto the streets, where he went off in search of his older sister. In her teens, Ida spent her time at Wind Youth Center, one of the few facilities in the state dedicated to serving homeless and at-risk youth. She ate free meals there. Studied. Thought about her future and her health. In a study released by the California Homeless Youth Project in 2011, researchers found only 53 programs in the entire state of California dedicated to serving homeless youth. Two out of every three counties in the state had no services in place. The researchers counted a mere 1,000 beds for homeless youth across the board. Here in Sacramento, Wind Youth Center is home to 12 of those beds, but young people over the age of 17 are not eligible to sleep in them. Programs for homeless youth across the state have similar age restrictions in place, showing an alarming gap in services for homeless youth 18 and older.
“SACRAMENTO’S LOST TEENS” When Ida turned 18, she lost access to a number of the services offered at Wind. She could no longer, for instance, take advantage of the facility’s mental-health services. Xavier just recently turned 18, but his situation perhaps may not be as bad. Thanks to the passage of the Fostering Connections to Success Act, or Assembly Bill 12, in 2010, Xavier and other California foster youth can remain in care and receive services until the age of 21. According to Lemley of the John Burton Foundation, California now has about 4,700 youth between the ages of 18 and 21 in foster care. While some of these young people would already have been eligible based on previous criteria, it looks as if A.B. 12 is making a difference. Enrollment is up. A study by the University of Chicago following and comparing youth who aged out of foster care at age 18 with youth who aged out at 21 found that those who continued through 21 were doing better educationally, economically and in their history of run-ins with the law. Despite living on the streets in her teen years, Ida was technically still in her adopted mother’s care when she became an adult. Therefore, she is not eligible for foster care under A.B. 12. Xavier is, however, and with the assistance of a local social-services group called Stanford Youth Solutions, he is working toward enrollment. This process will involve getting off of probation, which requires that he attend one-on-one counseling, as well as sessions for anger management and drug and alcohol abuse. For now, Xavier is homeless, just like the one in five foster youth who end up on the
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The dream and The nighTmare The weekend before Xavier goes missing, a carnival is going up outside the Rite Aid on the corner of Del Paso and El Camino Avenue. Ida and her fiancé have waited nearby for two hours in the spring heat, assailed by truck fumes and the metallic clatter of rides being assembled, hoping that the crew will offer them the two job openings they’d heard about at Wind. When the carnival reps return, they inform Ida that she cannot work for them due to her pregnancy. Will still has a chance, but late into the afternoon he too returns to Wind, deflated. Their search for steady income continues. Meanwhile, Xavier has been kicked out of the Wind Center indefinitely for fighting. It is becoming clear that he will not establish access to the resources available to him until he has dealt with his anger, but he can’t seem to pull it together to find free counseling or to regularly attend the sessions he books. The 2011 Homeless Youth Project report found only about two-dozen programs in place for counseling or therapy for homeless youth across the entire state. Today in Sacramento, UC Davis Children’s Hospital’s CAARE Center Diagnostic and Treatment Center sends a mental-health professional down to Wind about once a week, thanks to grant funding. The age cutoff for this program? Seventeen years old. “Without mental-health treatment, homeless youth are at [an] increased risk of victimization,
substance abuse, prostitution,” and problems with law enforcement, says Michele OrnelasKnight, the psychologist supervisor at the UC Davis Children’s Hospital. According to Ornelas-Knight, youth on the streets in need of mental-health services are unlikely to be able improve upon other aspects of their lives. They can’t manage stressors. They can’t get employment. They are unable to sustain functional, healthy relationships. Sometimes, as with Xavier, they go missing. But there are some shelters in the state that offer mental-health services, and much more, to the older homeless youth demographic. The Youth Engagement, Advocacy and Housing—called YEAH! for short—shelter in Berkeley, for example, offers programs to youth aged 18 to 25 to help them establish permanent housing, or a path toward education and employment. It also works closely with Berkeley Mental Health.
“I just want to prolong everyone’s life as long as possible,” she said that warm Friday afternoon, leaning out of the bando’s open window. Xavier wants to be a chef, and he talks of one day running his own shelter—a place where people can come to rest, eat and shower. A place, as he puts it, “to help people back on their feet.” And he wants to be a police officer, but the good kind, he says, the kind that protects and doesn’t frighten you and might give you just a warning when you’re not hurting anyone else. But the immediate future remains uncertain. After a brief stint in the back room of an apartment rented by an acquaintance with a meth problem, Ida and Will return to live at the pink bando. The police have been cordial with them, and the building’s owner—in what seems to be a silent display of humanity—has turned on the heat and water. Will had to break through the newly boarded-up entrance
Xavier (left), Ida and Will struggle daily to get by on the streets around Del Paso Boulevard in north Sacramento.
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Homeless-youth advocates, such as Wind’s Uylous Ingram, view YEAH! as a brilliant example of how a community can serve its older homeless youth. And while he isn’t sure if Sacramento can pull together the funds for a shelter of that caliber, it’s certainly a dream of his. That dream could turn around a lot of nightmares.
Another dAy The day after Ida sat worrying about where her brother might be, Xavier returns. He doesn’t say much about where he’s gone or what he was doing, and since he makes light of it, it almost makes you think it was silly to have been concerned in the first place. Look: He’s right there. Safe. But there remains the pang of dread, unspoken, shared between the siblings. Yes, they have each other, and they have Ida’s fiancé, Will. But no one is safe. There are no long-term solutions. They remain out on Del Paso every night, with the drug dealers and hookers, the gangs and the cops. Still, they sometimes talk about their dreams. Ida hopes to someday work in medicine, first as an assistant, and then as a registered nurse.
a few days back with bolt cutters, but things seem to be OK for now. Xavier will not move in with Ida and Will, despite their offers. Ida often has no idea where he is at night, but she sees him almost daily at Wind. Recently, Xavier was rushed to the hospital after falling into shock for unknown reasons in a parking lot. He seems better now, but he hasn’t been eating much. Or sleeping. They’ve all been victims of violence these past weeks. Theft. Drug and alcohol abuse. Will took pity on an old man he met one day at Loaves & Fishes and offered to let him stay at the bando for a few nights. Things fell apart, however, and they had to kick him out. When the man returned, threatening to kill them, the youths defended themselves with a paintball gun. Now, they fight for work but can find none. They continue to panhandle for food. Ida, nearing her third trimester of pregnancy, worries constantly for her baby. But even that takes a backseat to their most immediate problems. Today, they must eat. Tonight, they need shelter. They fight, rage—anything to keep one another safe for just one more day. And tomorrow will be much of the same. Ω Independent reporting for this story is funded by a grant from Sacramento Emergency Foodlink.
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Shortly before Memorial Day, I was able to cross off a major item on my bucket list—go to a nudist resort and blend in with the crowd. Once my shorts hit the ground, I felt free. All my cares and concerns, all the cultural bullshit from 40-plus years of body shame and other issues melted away within seconds. I had doffed my shirt first and looked across at my wife, who had already visited the Laguna del Sol clothing-optional resort several times before I met her in 2011. Ta-da! I was halfway there. She rolled her eyes. I kicked my shorts off. Except for my flip-flops, I was as naked as the day I came into this world almost 47 years ago. My wife—we’ll call her Denise—is experienced at this. It was nothing for her to get naked and reveal her body. On the ride down to Wilton and Laguna del Sol, which bills itself as the “Premier Clothing-Optional Resort,” Denise reassured me that every fear I had was unfounded.
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To take off your clothes in public also means stripping yourself of a lot of angst. You’re truly naked in every sense of the word. What might have been debilitating is instead liberating. The $29 daily visitor rate here is a mere pittance to experience such freedom. Standing naked next to my truck in the Laguna del Sol parking lot was indeed freeing. All of my fears fell to the ground at the same time my shorts did. I grabbed our cooler filled with beer, a bag full of reading materials and SPF 50-plus sunblock lotion and headed toward the pool. The walk from the parking lot to the main pool is about a quarter-mile. Instinctually, I made eye contact with several other naked people, as well as fully clothed folks who were just arriving on this particular sunny Saturday afternoon. A polite nudist always maintains eye contact when greeting someone. It’s no different than in the clothed world. A fully clothed person wouldn’t think of extending a hand in greeting another fully clothed person and eyeing that person from forehead to feet and back without ever locking eyes. Same at Laguna del Sol. Especially at Laguna del Sol. Sure, walking up to the pool you get a full view of all types of bodies. Some people have nice ones, and some don’t. Imagine a bustling day at the mall with hundreds of people milling about. Now imagine them all naked. That same cross section frequents nudist resorts. Who cares if he’s obese or she’s got great breasts? One thing I learned right away: There’s no one there with a tape measure. Phew. “There’s a favorite saying that applies to the nudist lifestyle, especially for men,” said Dan, the first person I met once Denise and I had settled onto our chaise lounges. “‘You can’t get be embarrassed about every little thing.’” He was right. Now, I could really relax.
Meeting people is easier when you’re buck naked There is plenty to do at Laguna del Sol. A typical summer weekend finds just about every camping spot filled. Most everyone I talked to at the pool agreed that Laguna del Sol is the best clothing-optional resort on the West Coast, if not in the entire western United States. There are bungalows for rent, and across the 25-acre man-made body of water known as Lake Archie, there’s a huge building with several hotel rooms, and a private pool and spa. There are also three other pools, including a “family” one best suited for young children. The main pool includes a small spa and what is known as a conversation spa, a crescent-shaped tub that easily fits 40 people. Nearby is a lakeside restaurant and bar, and on the other side of that is a small rectangular pool that is used mainly for water volleyball.
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There’s almost always a game going on, and they’re usually co-ed. There’s a regular volleyball court and a new pickleball court as well. Other recreation amenities include an archery range, a tennis court, a large gazebo with several hammocks and a trail that leads to the Cosumnes River. One side is owned by the resort and the other is public land. This is the only place where those who are free can potentially meet those encumbered by clothing.
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too many 12-packs I’ve enjoyed over the years. I might have felt more insecure had everyone else had washboard abs and I was the only one carrying a few extra pounds. But this wasn’t the case. Where do we get these insecurities? Madison Avenue? High-school locker rooms? Watching too much porn? “We are bombarded by advertisements, and in our media-driven world, we are exposed to what our culture deems to be worthy and what
T o T a k e o f f y o u r c l o T h e s i n p u b l i c a l s o M e a n s s T r i p p i n g y o u r s e l f of a loT of angsT. Just about every Saturday night during the summer, the resort hosts a dance party in the main clubhouse. Laguna del Sol has hosted huge theme weekend events, and this year, it will host the 16th annual Nudestock Music Festival and the second annual Naked Man—its take on the Burning Man festival—complete with a floating, two-story welded iron sculpture with flames shooting out of its hands and water jets acting as his hair. “Naked Man sold out last year, and people were booking camping spots the next day for this year’s event,” said Patty, our perpetually smiling and barely clothed guide who took us on a tour of the resort in a golf cart upon our first visit. “Nudists are really fun people, and you’ll find them to be really kind and welcoming,” she said. She was right. Meeting people is easier when everyone is nude. One can’t tell if the person on the chaise lounge next to you is a CEO or a custodian, and, more importantly, no one seems to care. Social strata falls away along with the clothing. Introductions are usually very informal and more often than not include only first names. Topics of discussions that I engaged in over the two weekends were as varied as those I hold in my personal and professional life—a little bit of current events mixed with some politics and sports. But now these discussions include the benefits and shared experiences of nudism. Body acceptance rises with the number of times the clothes fall. I quickly learned that my body’s imperfections matter to no one but me. My wife loves me for who I am and not what I looked like at Laguna del Sol. Thankfully. My six-pack is hidden by a few
it deems not,” said Dorothy, a self-professed San Francisco hippie who recently retired after 35 years as a community-college sociology professor. “Attractive models have always sold our goods, and these models almost always have near-perfect bodies. The message becomes ‘If you look like me, then you can have this,’ and that’s wrong.” I couldn’t believe my luck. Here I was in the middle of a pool, stark naked and I and my new friends had struck up a deep conversation about the nudist lifestyle that
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quickly moved to exploring our cultural norms. Nudists have the advantage in these conversations. In one respect, nudists are the outsiders looking in. They have the benefit of shedding their negative self-images and conquering their fears of getting naked in front of complete strangers. Believe me, there is power in this. I don’t know if I could have gone to Laguna del Sol in my 20s. Now, I’m in my 40s and happily married to a wonderful woman who should never have a negative body issue. But she does. It’s inescapable, she said. But wield the power that comes with going nude, and true freedom can be yours. Reverse or eliminate years of societal pressures about our bodies by going nude. Stomp on the puritanical roots that create so much havoc in our psyches and in our society. Europeans laugh at us. I was told by more than a few nudists that European nude beaches rival the number and quality of the clothed beaches. Americans’ prudish beliefs about nudity and sex have always entertained the rest of the world. Europe laughed at us when Janet Jackson’s right nipple created months of media furor. Sometimes, it seems the entire continent is calling us out on our own hypocrisy. If we truly are the land of the free, why do we all wear so much clothing? Ω
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David Allen Brown is the pseudonym for a Carmichaelbased writer who wants to bare his skin but not reveal his identity. Laguna del Sol daily visitor fees are $29 per person; membership rates are also available. Visit it at 8683 Rawhide Lane in Wilton; call (916) 687-6850, or visit www.lagunadelsol.com for more information.
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GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT: Girls’ Night Out is a night of fun and fashion for a good cause. See a fashion show, bid on raffle items and eat food from Evan’s Kitchen— all while raising money for Wellspring Women’s Center, a nonprofit organization serving women and children. Th, 6/20, 6-9pm. $45. Sacramento State University, 6000 J St.; (916) 454-9688, ext. 205; www.wellspringwomen.org.
LODI FARMERS MARKET: Shop from 50 vendors selling local produce, cheeses and other specialty foods. There will be a food area where visitors can grab a bite. There will also be two music stages, wine and beer. Th, 5-8:30pm through 8/29. Free. School St. in Lodi; (209) 367-7840, ext. 102; www.lodichamber.com.
CREATIVE WRITING CONVENTION: Join for an information-packed three-day conference on creative writing at the University of the Pacific. Interactive workshops and presentations will cover all aspects and genres of creative writing, including brainstorming techniques, submitting work for publication, writing creative nonfiction articles for publication and writing books in various specific genres. Opens 6/17, 6-9:30pm. $140 per day. Benerd School of Education, 3601 Pacific Ave in Stockton; (209) 946-2424; www.pacific.edu/ Academics/Professional-andContinuing-Education/CreativeWriting-Conference.html.
THANK-YOU THURSDAY: Head to Francis House Center, meet the staff, enjoy good company and have snacks and drinks at this event. It’s the organization’s way to say “thank you” to volunteers and supporters as well as welcome new friends to Francis House Center. Th, 6/20, 4:30-6:30pm. Free. Francis House Center, 1422 C St.; (916) 443-2646; www.francishousecenter.org.
Poetry POETRY UNPLUGGED: Sacramento’s longest-running spoken-word open mic, with guest hosts Frank Andrick, Mario Ellis Hill, Geoffery Neill and B.L. Kennedy. Th, 8pm. $2. Luna’s Café & Juice Bar, 1414 16th St.; (916) 441-3931; www.lunascafe.com.
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Special Events BEER TASTING WITH NEW BELGIUM BREWING CO.: Start your Friday evening with a free in-store beer tasting from New Belgium Brewing Co. This event, happening at the Whole Foods cafe, is for attendees 21 and over. F, 6/21, 5-7pm. Free. Whole Foods Market Davis, 500 First St. 1 Davis Commons in Davis; (530) 750-2266; www.wholefoodsmarket.com.
TRIUMPH CANCER FOUNDATION BENEFIT: Guests will be treated to a gourmet picnic dinner and Helwig wine while enjoying the jazz sounds of Utopian Dreams (with special guest saxophonist Eddie Baccus J.), which will be performing in Helwig Winery’s amphitheater. The Triumph Cancer Foundation’s mission is to help people recapture lives after cancer. F, 6/21, 5-10pm. $125. Helwig Winery, 11555 Shenandoah Rd. in Plymouth; (209) 245-5200; www.triumphfound.org.
DDSO SUMMER OPEN HOUSE: The Developmental Disabilities Service Organization has moved. DDSO welcomes friends, family, community partners and members to tour the new program facilities. Enjoy food, live music, interactive games, art and other summer activities. F, 6/21, 10am-1:30pm. Free. DDSO Parkway Campus, 5051 47th Ave.; (916) 456-5166, ext. 114; www.ddso.org.
MOTORCYCLE WORLD TRAVELERS SIMON & LISA: Simon and Lisa Thomas have been on the road around the world for 10 years, logging more than 320,628 miles. What got them started? Where have they been? How do they stay enthused about riding? Where to next? Get the answer to these and your own questions. Free barbecue included. F, 6/21, 6pm. Free. A&S BMW Motorcycles, 1125 Orlando Ave. in Roseville; (916) 726-7334, ext. 4; http://2ridetheworld.com.
Comedy THE REAL (FUNNY) HOUSEWIVES OF RIO LINDA: The Real (Funny) Housewives of Rio Linda are a collection of stand-up comedians at different stages of their marriage and motherhood telling you exactly the way it is, or the way it will be. The Sacramento Comedy Spot will host the group for the last time this year. F, 6/21, 9pm. $12. Sacramento Comedy Spot, 1050 20th St.; Ste. 130; (916) 444-3137; www.saccomedyspot.com.
Kids’ Stuff FAMILY CAMPOUT AT FAIRYTALE TOWN: This overnight adventure includes a theater performance, arts and crafts activities, a scavenger hunt, bedtime stories and a singalong. Wake up under Fairytale Town’s canopy of trees to a light breakfast. Prices include all activities. Member discounts are available. F, 6/21, 5:30pm. $35-$45. Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Dr.; (916) 808-7462; www.fairytaletown.org.
Poetry BENEFIT POETRY READING: Forrest Gander, Robert Hass, Brenda Hillman, Sharon Olds, and Evie Shockley will read their poetry. Sacramento Poet
Laureate Jeff Knorr will emcee. This benefit reading will raise money for the Poetry Scholarship Fund at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers. F, 6/21, 7pm. $16-$25. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.; (877) 537-8073; www.squawvalley writers.org.
Concerts GYAN RILEY: Internationally acclaimed guitarist and Nevada County native Gyan Riley plays one of the most beautiful guitar concertos ever written, Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez.” As the composer himself said, this gorgeous piece captures “the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds and the gushing of fountains.” Ravel and Bizet bookend this piece. F, 6/21, 7:30pm. $5-$50. Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. in Grass Valley; (530) 265-6124; http://musicinthemountains .org/concerts-tickets/ summerfest-2013.
family while learning about starting a garden. Meet in the library parking lot. Sa, 6/22, 9am-12:30pm. Free. Colonial Heights Library, 4799 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.
MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET: Hosted by the Midtown Business Association, this free, familyfriendly market will take place weekly on Saturdays. The Midtown Farmers Market will showcase local agriculture, prepared foods, artisans and crafters, while providing an opportunity for Midtown residents and business owners to discover regionally grown foods.
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Sa, 8am-1pm through 12/28. Free. Parking lot, 2020 J St.; (916) 442-1500; www.midtown farmersmarketsac.com.
SUMMER WINE PARTY: Join The Firehouse for a summer wine party. Socialize with winemakers from Spoto, Kobalt, Row Eleven, Tierra Roja, Mellowood, and the Vineyard House wineries to name a few. Enjoy cuisine paired with wines while listening to live music in the courtyard by Todd Morgan and the Emblems. Proceeds benefit California Musical Theatre. Sa, 6/22, 7-10pm. $125. The Firehouse Restaurant, 1112 Second St.; (916) 852-2770; www.firehouseoldsac.com.
will feature local band Radio, Hawaiian hula dancers, Courtney Dempsey and Mark S. Allen of Good Day Sacramento as event emcees, and a variety of foods and beverages provided from local businesses. It will benefit the Firefighters Burn Institute, UC Davis Health System and Shriners Hospital for Children. Sa, 6/22, 6-11pm. $50-$60. Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd.; (916) 739-8525; http://ffburn.org/ events-activities/2013-gala.
PARTY IN THE PARK WITH BOB MARLEY: The international collaboration of musicians known as One Drop Redemption will be performing an incredible tribute to Bob Marley. They’ll be joined by Arden Park Roots, who play reggae rock. The event also features a food court, beer and family-oriented fun. F, 6/21, 5pm. Free. Auburn Recreation District’s Regional Park, 3770 Richardson Dr. in Auburn; (530) 885-8461; www.partyinthepark.net.
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bers of the Sacramento Steampunk Society and the League of Proper Villains at this tea party. Victorian, flapper and steampunk—or just regular clothing—are all acceptable. A light brunch will be served, with scones, truffles, cheeses and fruit. You’ll also be treated to a tea presentation by a tea specialist. Reservations required. Sa, 6/22, 10am-noon. $22. Ancient Future Urban Sanctuary, 2331 K St.; (916) 476-3754; www.ancient futurenow.com.
Special Events PUPS IN THE PARK: Join us for a fun day with your dog. Activities include a one-mile dog walk around McKinley Park, a best dog-costume contest, vendor booths offering pet and human wares, raffles and information about dog adoption. Sa, 6/22, 9am-noon. Free. McKinley Park, 601 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 556-1155; http://happytails.event brite.com.
THE QUARTER ACRE FARM: Go beyond the book club with Spring Warren’s The Quarter Acre Farm. Help transform the lawn of a south Sacramento resident into a vegetable garden. This is your chance to volunteer and make a great difference in the life of a Sacramento
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you’re a fan of Camus, Deneuve and Zidane, but prefer Derrida, Cotillard and Thierry Henry, then you’re probably already wellprepared for the Sacramento French Film Festival, happening June 21 through June 30, at the Crest Theatre. But if not, there’s no need to have an existential crisis or anything: SN&R has you covered with a simple breakdown of the festival.
FILMS There will be more than two-dozen films during the course of the 10-day festival, plus a morning full of short-film screenings (Saturday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m.). Whatever genre you prefer—comedy; drama; dark, erotic farce—it’s going to be available at this festival. The event’s website (www.sacramentofrenchfilm festival.org) further categorizes the films by premiers (which include modern films such as La Délicatesse, Alyah and Dans la maison), classics (Les Misérables, 1958; Le Salaire de la peur, 1953; Le soupirant, 1963) and late-night movies (Les valseuses and Aaltra)— which, from the looks of the film posters, contain plenty of nudity and comedic shenanigans.
INVITÉ SPÉCIAL Script writer, film producer and film critic (and philisophy major, duh) Nicolas Guiot, will be at the festival on Saturday, June 29, at 10:30 a.m. to present his short film Le Cri du homard. He’ll also be at a free petit déjeuner (French breakfast) at 10 a.m., right before the screening. Charles Zigman—author, professor and expert on movie legend Jean Gabin—will lead a post-screening discussion of Les Misérables (starring Gabin as Jean Valjean), which plays Sunday, June 30, at 1: 25 p.m.
SOIRÉES ET MUSIQUE If you’re just a casual fan of French films but love to drink wine, eat French food and listen to French music, then make sure to attend the festival’s opening-night and closing-night parties. The opening-night reception (6 p.m. on Friday, June 21) will feature music by deejays Christophe and Roger, beer (from Track 7 Brewing Co.), wine (Barefoot Wine and Bubbly) and food (Cafe Rolle, Estelle’s Patisserie, Bistro Michel). The closing-night reception (following the 7:45 p.m. screening of Thérèse on Sunday, June 30) will feature champagne from Barefoot Wine and Bubbly, cake from Whole Foods Market and live tunes from the Jazz Report. —Jonathan Mendick Single tickets range from $10-$16, depending on the film. Visit www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.com for more information.
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So you’ve got some bees and you’ve got the basics of bee care down. What’s next? This class will teach the next steps for keeping your bees in optimal health and offer troubleshooting, tips and advice to address specific needs to take your beekeeping to the next level. Sa, 6/22, 9am-1pm. $40-$49. Soil Born Farms American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Dr. in Rancho Cordova; (916) 868-6399; www.sacfoodcoop.com.
ZUMBA FITNESS CLASS: Join a fun, energetic workout. This class will cover a wide variety of Latin and international music and dance throughout a one-hour time period. Sa,
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$5. Firehouse #5 Studio, 2014 Ninth St.; (559) 349-5693; http://elivanis.zumba.com.
Dance DECADES: El Dorado Dance Academy’s 10th season anniversary show features a variety of dances—including ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, kathak, samba, and folklorico— in an evening-length program featuring dancers of all ages. Sa, 6/22, 5pm. $25. Three Stages Peforming Arts Center, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.threestages.net.
Kids’ Stuff RAINBOW FAMILY STORYTIME: All are welcome at this monthly storytime sponsored by Sacramento Rainbow Families. Storytime begins at 10 a.m. Book discussion and crafting for school-age children begins at 11 a.m. This is an opportunity for LGBT parents and families to meet, spend time together and enjoy special activities highlighting Sacramento Rainbow Families.
Fourth Sa of every month, 10am-noon through 9/1. Free.
McKinley Library, 601 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 498-8494; www.saclibrary.org.
Sports & Recreation GUIDED PHOTO WALK: Come prepared for a 7-mile hike along the Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail. Volunteer naturalists will lead the way, answer questions and reveal the intricate details of seasonal wetlands, vernal-pool critters and wildflowers. The Rancho Seco Howard Ranch Trail is located at the Rancho Seco Recreational Area, approximately 15 miles east of Highway 99 along Highway 104. Sa, 6/22, 9am. Free. Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center, 13501 Franklin Blvd. in Galt; (916) 870-4317; www.cosumnes.org.
Now Playing FIND LOVE AND THE ULTIMATE HAPPY ENDING: Rise is the story of Scott Barry’s surreal, at times comical and often desperate quest to cure himself, win over the woman of his dreams and experience the ultimate happy ending. Told with self-effacing humor, Rise is a story Barry set out to write about the challenges of dating in his 40s. Sa, 6/22, 8pm; Sa, 6/29, 8pm. $10-$15. The Ooley Theatre, 2007 28th St.; (719) 272-1115; www.facebook .com/events/243505762458677.
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entertaining and fun way to introduce kids to the joy of classical music: It starts in the morning with an indoor concert featuring two short, kidfriendly classics: Mozart’s “Magic Flute Overture” and Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Then the faire begins with a free lunch, activity booths and an instrument petting zoo hosted by musicians. Sa, 6/22, 11am. Free. Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. in Grass Valley; (530) 265-6124; http://musicinthemountains .org/concerts-tickets/ summerfest-2013.
FLAMENCO NIGHT WITH KINA MENDEZ: Kina Mendez grew up in the Mendez clan of Gypsy artists from Jerez, Spain. She began singing under the tutelage of her aunt, singer La Paquera de Jerez. Her solo album De Sevilla a Jerez was released in 2008 in Madrid. Sa, 6/22, 8pm. $13-$15. Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portage Bay East in Davis; (530) 867-1032; www.timnatalmusic.com.
VAGABOND OPERA: Bohemian
cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera is described by the Washington Post as “a band of ceaseless charisma, boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic.” The group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret for young and old. Su, 6/23, 3pm. $18-$20. Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St. in Sutter Creek; (916) 425-0077; www.sutter creektheatre.com.
Kelly Zullo has been paying dues on the road and steadfastly playing away in Nashville clubs for seven years now, and her recent release, Thin Line, has all the battle scars and enlightened world-weariness to prove it. Thin Line is a tense record, balancing frustration and loss with hope and liberty—resulting in a commanding, self-possessed collection of six thoughtful songs. Sa, 6/22, 8pm. $13-$15. Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St. in Sutter Creek; (916) 425-0077; www.suttercreektheatre.com.
POPS IN THE PARK: Pops in the Park is a series of free evening concerts that raises money for underfunded neighborhood parks. Sponsorship and advertising dollars, as well as proceeds from the sale of food and beverages at the events, have been used since 1995 to fund the events, enhance neighborhood parks and bring improvements to the neighborhood and provide youth athletic scholarships. Sa, 6pm through 6/22. Free. East Portal Park, 1120 Rodeo Way; (916) 808-7235; http://eastsacpopsinthe park.com.
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SOLAR ENERGY WITH SMUD: Join guest speaker Alex from SMUD for a presentation on solar energy. Have fun with interactive solar kits and learn how you can put the sun to work with a solar power system and generate your own energy for a better and cleaner Sacramento. Su, 6/23, 1:30pm. Free. Effie Yeaw Nature Center, 2850 San Lorenzo Way in Carmichael; (916) 489-4918; www.effieyeaw.org.
Concerts THE PASSIONATE PIANO: Alexander Korsantia is a virtuoso with an emotional connection to music. This summer, he joins Maestro Vajda and the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra in a new performance format featuring solo piano, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Su, 6/23, 3pm. $5-$50. Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd. in Grass Valley; (530) 265-6124; http://musicinthe mountains.org/concertstickets/summerfest-2013.
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is a handmade shopping event and bazaar that happens four times a year. Bows & Arrows hosts vendors, music, a brunch and drink specials. By hand selecting the diverse artists and crafters for this event, Bows & Arrows aims to curate a modern shopping experience. Su, 6/23, 10am. Free. Bows & Arrows, 1815 19 St.; (916) 822-5668; www.bowscollective.com.
campy and fun evening, featuring two cinema classics: The Women and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The 27th Empress of Sacramento, Do-Me Moore—who resembles a cross between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford— will be the hostess serving up the cocktails. M, 6/24, 7pm. Free. Headhunters, 1930 K St.; (916) 492-2922; http://cgnie.org/?p=1391.
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learn about the plant medicine that grows all around you. This experiential class will teach you how to make medicine from dandelions, thyme, rosemary, orange peels, fennel seeds and many more familiar plants. W, 6/26, 5:30-7:30pm. $20-$25. Soil Born Farms American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Dr. in Rancho Cordova; (916) 868-6399; www.sacfoodcoop.com.
BARBECUE CLASS: A chef will share grilling tips and time-saving techniques that incorporate seasonal favorites into summer barbecue meals. This special monthly cooking class is focused on incorporating fresh ingredients designed for a healthy and well balanced diet. W, 6/26, 6pm. $20. Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa, 1220 Arden Hills Ln.; (916) 482-6111; www.ardenhills.net.
A PLACE AT THE TABLE: Join for a screening of the documentary A Place at the Table, which examines hunger in America. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with local experts from the Sacramento Food Bank, Soil Born Farms and California Emergency Foodlink. Tu, 6/25, 5:30-7:30pm. Free. Sacramento Public Library (Central Branch), 828 I St.; (916) 264-2770; www.saclibrary.org/ Home/Events/?eventId=83069.
Meetings & Groups MEDITATION INSTRUCTION AND DISCUSSION: Sac Urban Dharma offers instruction and silent meditation,as well as support for both beginners and experienced meditators. Sitting meditation is followed by an open discussion, or a talk presented by a group facilitator or visiting dharma teacher. W, 7:30-9pm through 12/26. $10-$15. Simple Human Studios, 700 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 905-9833; www.facebook.com/ sacurbandharma.
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OLD SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND TOURS: Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s underground has long been the capital’s bestkept secret. Now in its fourth season, visitors have the opportunity to uncover the facts behind the legends that lie below historic buildings and sidewalks. M-Su, 10:30am-3pm through 12/1. $10-$15. Old Sacramento, 1002 Second St.; (916) 808-7059; www.historicoldsac.org.
Watch as two teams of improvisers battle for points and laughs as they make up scenes based on your suggestions. It’s similar to the hit show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and no two shows are ever the same. F, 8pm
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part of the Bell Boys, presents an acoustic singer-songwriter showcase at Old Soul. It features five or six songwriters showcasing original music every week. W, 6pm. Free.
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with wares of all kinds, dancers, live music, food, a history of Celtic lore, season rituals and other activities, a children’s area, a portable labyrinth for meditative walking, raffles, workshops, and authors with their latest releases. Sa, 6/22, 10am-8pm; Su, 6/23, 10am-5pm. Free. Fair Oaks VFW #6158, 8990 Kruithof Way in Fair Oaks; (916) 807-5628; www.celticfaeriefestival.com.
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town Roseville featuires live bands, a farmers market, a children’s zone, a food court and a classic car show. Tu, 5-9pm through 7/30. Free. Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights, 311 Vernon St. Downtown Roseville in Roseville; (916) 787-0101; http://dowtowntuesday nights.com.
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This series of classes will give you the basic building blocks for a well-rounded repertoire and inspire you to explore your own creativity in the kitchen. Discover why even some experienced home cooks are intimidated by seafood. Learn how to choose the freshest seafood and how to prepare shrimp, salmon, mussels and more. Tu, 6/25, 6-8:30pm. $35-$45. Sacramento Natural Foods Coop Community Learning Center & Cooking School, 1914 Alhambra Blvd., (916) 868-6399; www.sacfoodcoop.com.
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the fun of discovery as you view antiques, collectibles, art, and handmade creations by local businesses and the public. W, 4-8pm through 10/30. Free. The Market Place, 1325 Riley St., Commonwealth Shopping Center in Folsom; (916) 984-4220.
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a free screening of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s new film Wild Things, a 38-minute documentary that introduces audiences to progressive ranchers learning to coexist with native carnivores. It features scientists, conservationists and former Wildlife Services trappers who believe it is time for a major change in the way we treat animals. It’s followed by a panel discussion. Tu, 6/25, 6pm. Free. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.; (312) 651-7909; www.wildthingsmovie.org.
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combines bands, swing dancing, a custom bicycle show, a pin-up pageant, burlesque performances, a mustache competition, art and more. Bo Huff, Junior Huff and John D’agostino will show some custom builds and meet and greet fans on Friday. 6/21-6/22. $20. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5321 Date Ave.; (916) 338-5800; www.sacramento-swing time.com.
can explore the craft of writing with other teen writers in this four-week session, led by a young local author. Each week, participants will focus on writing techniques and strategies. This workshop will give teens the opportunity to explore a range of prompts in a creative and supportive atmosphere with other young writers, as well as the chance to learn and practice how to give and receive feedback. W, 4pm through 7/10. Opens 6/26. Free. Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave.; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.
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your ancestors’ life stories can be a very rewarding experience. If you are new to genealogy, this is the place to start. You will learn the strategies needed to begin your research and get tips from genealogist and lecturer Karen Burney. Su, 6/23, 1-2:30pm. Free. Sacramento Public Library (Central Branch), 828 I St.; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.
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owner of four Flour Bakery + Cafés in Boston. She has a degree in applied mathematics and economics from Harvard University and was a pastry chef at Rialto, Payard Patisserie, and Mistral restaurant. Chef Chang famously won the sticky bun challenge on the Food Network show Throwdown with Bobby Flay. W, 6/26, 6pm. $70. Mulvaney’s B&L Next Door, 1215 19th St.; (916) 441-6022.
of recipes that will keep you happy all season long. Gigi Warshawsky demonstrates a number of recipes during this class. M, 6/24, 6:30-8:30pm. $35-$45. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op Community Learning Center & Cooking School, 1914 Alhambra Blvd., (916) 868-6399; www.sacfoodcoop.com.
$8-$10. ComedySportz Theater, 2230 Arden Way; (916) 243-8541; www.comedysportz sacramento.com.
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When you have a husband who spent two years living in South Korea doing a tour with NATO, it’s a very good thing if you’ve—even only by Garrett McCord recently—relocated near the “Korean Mile” that is Folsom Boulevard between Watt Avenue and Bradshaw Road. And so, intimidated by the area’s wide selection of Korean restaurants, I asked him to help me uncover some real Korean home cooking. For this, he took some friends and me to Korea House Restaurant, which resides in a rating: run-down strip mall. Inside, we chose a table HHH 1/2 with a gas grill in the center, so we could experience some authentic Korean barbeque. Our server was a kind and very patient dinner for one: woman who answered our avalanche of ques$20 - $30 tions about the menu. Not only did she help us identify every dish we ordered, she went into how each ingredient was prepared and its role in Korean cuisine and culture. We started with a Korean-style seafood pancake called haemul pajeon. It’s listed as an appetizer, but at the size of a medium pizza, it could generously feed two people happily. Not that it survived the carnage H of our hungry table. Chewy on the inside, Flawed crispy on the outside, bulging with calamari HH and shrimp, and served with a seasoned soy has moments sauce, it was quickly demolished in a scene HHH that probably horrified other guests. appealing After that, the naengguk arrived. “Naengguk” means “cold soup,” and it’s HHHH authoritative listed on the menu as “Cold Soup with Vegetables and Cooked Pork.” What that HHHHH epic translates to is a pleasant summer soup that, during a Sacramento summer, proves to be more than welcome. Flat barges of daikon and cucumber drift alongside well-done beef in a sweet, earthy broth. The soup’s best features are its chewy, angel-hair-thin buckwheat noodles that are very unlike soba. The soup also comes with vinegar and spicy Still hungry? mustard, if you want it, and a pair of scissors. search sn&r’s The dish is fine enough, but don’t expect it to “dining directory” to find local move the earth. We also tried a spicy soup with soft restaurants by name or by type of food. tofu—a brackish specimen literally served sushi, mexican, indian, bubbling hot in a stone bowl. From the italian—discover it all in the “dining” seething red broth, you might expect it to section at cut you pretty bad, but rather, it delivers just www.news a glowing ember burn. It features shrimp, review.com. mushrooms, and delicate globs of silken tofu. There was disagreement at the table, as I found it lacking in punch, whereas everyone else appreciated its subtlety of the spice. Probably the most impressive event at any Korean restaurant is the banchan. Banchan is the parade of side dishes that accompany a meal. Expect anywhere from six to 12, depending on the restaurant. Here, these include sweet and savory fish cakes, a variety of kimchis, and fresh bean sprouts. The
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tables and light wooden chairs, there’s an airy atmosphere, casual and cozy. Estelle’s offers an espresso bar and a wide assortment of teas and muffins and rolls for the breakfast crowd as well as sweets, including DayGlo macarons. For the lunch-inclined, there are soups, salads, sandwiches and meat or meatless quiche. One of the authentic touches is the spare use of condiments. The smoked salmon is enlivened by dill and the flavor of its croissant. Its tomato bisque is thick and richly flavored, and, in a nice touch, a puff pastry floats in the tureen as accompaniment. There’s a lot to like about Estelle’s—except dinner. Doors close at 6pm. French. 901 K St., (916) 551-1500. Meal for one: $5-$10. HHH1⁄2 G.L.
Grange Restaurant & Bar You won’t find any “challenging” dishes on this menu—just delicious local and seasonal food such as the Green Curry & Pumpkin Soup, which has a Southeast Asian flair. A spinach salad features ingredients that could be considered boring elsewhere: blue-cheese dressing, bacon, onion. But here, the sharply cheesy buttermilk dressing and the woodsy pine nuts make it a salad to remember. Grange’s brunch puts other local offerings to shame. The home fries are like marvelously crispy Spanish patatas bravas. A grilled-ham-andGruyere sandwich is just buttery enough, and an egg-white
frittata is more than a bone thrown to the cholesterolchallenged; it’s a worthy dish in its own right. American. 926 J St., (916) 492-4450. Dinner for one: $40-$60. HHHH B.G.
Zia’s Delicatessen Zia’s Delicatessen isn’t really about trying every sandwich: It’s about finding your sandwich. In addition to a large selection of salumi, there’s the worthy eponymous offering, served with a wedge of zucchini frittata, a slice of provolone, romaine lettuce, grainy tomato, and a simple dash of vinegar and oil that adds tang. Order it hot, so that the provolone melts into the bread. Also tasty: the hot meatball sub with small-grained, tender meatballs bathed in a thin, oregano-flecked tomato sauce that soaks into the bread. A tuna sandwich is sturdy, if not exciting. It is just mayonnaisey enough, with tiny, diced bits of celery. A rosemary panino cotto with mozzarella could benefit from a more flavorful cheese. For a meatier option, try the Milano: mortadella, salami, Muenster; all three flavors in balance. The turkey Viareggio has a thin spread of pesto mayo, and the smoked mozzarella accents rather than overpowers. American. 1401 O St., Ste. A; (916) 441-3354. Meal for one: $5-$10. HHHH B.G.
Midtown 24K Chocolat Cafe This cafe serves a solid, if very limited, brunch and lunch menu. One offering is
a firm wedge of frittata with a strong tang of sharp cheddar that almost but doesn’t quite jibe with the slightly spicy mole sauce on the plate.The spinach curry, made creamy by coconut milk rather than dairy, comes topped with cubes of tofu and tiny diced scallion and red bell pepper and rests atop a smooth potato cake. A side of garbanzobean salad is well-flavored with the surprising combination of mint and apricot. The place, located inside Ancient Future, has “chocolat” in the name, and chocolate is in many of the menu offerings, including a tiny cup of hot Mexican drinking chocolate, and chocolatecherry scones served crisp and hot, studded with big chunks of bittersweet chocolate and tart dried cherries. American. Meal for one: $10-$15. 2331 K St., (916) 476-3754. HHH B.G.
Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. The restaurant, by the same owners as Midtown’s The Golden Bear, sports a firefighting theme (a ladder on the ceiling duct work, shiny silver wallpaper with a rat-and-hydrant motif, et al) and a bar setup that encourages patrons to talk to each other. An interesting wine list includes entries from Spain and Israel; there are also draft cocktails and numerous beers on tap. The brunch menu is heavy on the eggs, prepared in lots of ways. One option is the Croque Madame, a hamand-Gruyere sandwich usually battered with egg. This one had a fried egg and béchamel, with a generous smear of mustard inside. The mountain of
potato hash alongside tasted flavorful and not too greasy. The menu also features pizzas and house-made pastas, but one of its highlights includes an excellent smoked-eggplant baba ganoush, which is smoky and garlicky and served with warm flatbread wedges and oil-cured olives. The bananas foster bread pudding is equally transcendent, accompanied by very salty caramel gelato, pecans and slivers of brûléed bananas. American. 1630 S St., (916) 442-4885. Dinner for one: $20-$40. HHH1/2 A.M.R.
LowBrau This place specializes in beer and bratwursts. Both are done smashingly. The sausage is wrapped in a tight, snappy skin like a gimp suit, which gets nicely charred by the chefs. Within it lies a beguilingly spicy and juicy piece of meat. Get it with a pretzel roll for a truly exciting experience. There are vegan options, too: The Italian, an eggplant-based brat, has a surprisingly sausagelike texture that no self-respecting carnivore will turn it down for lack of flavor. Toppings include sauerkraut, a “Bier Cheese” sauce and caramelized onions. The idea behind Duck Fat Fries is a glorious one, yet somehow still falls short. You just expect something more when you see the words “duck fat.” The beer selection is epic. If you’re lost and confused, the staff will help guide you to the right brew via questionings and encouraged tastings. German. Dinner for one: $10-$15. 1050 20th St., (916) 706-2636. HHHH G.M.
East Sac Istanbul Bistro Turkish chef Murat Bozkurt and brother Ekrem co-own this paean to their homeland, with Ekrem usually at the front of the house, infusing the space with cheer. Turkish cuisine features aspects of Greek, Moroccan and Middle Eastern flavors. The appetizer combo plate offers an impressive sampling. Acili ezme is a chopped, slightly spicy mixture of tomatoes, cucumber and walnuts that’s delicious paired with accompanying flatbread wedges. For entrees, try the borani, a lamb stew with garbanzos, carrots, potatoes and currants. The meat is very tender, while the veggies arrived nicely al dente. Also good is the chicken shish plate (souvlaki), which features two skewers of marinated grilled chicken that’s moist and succulent. There are also quite a few choices for vegetarians, including flatbread topped like pizza, with spinach and feta or mozzarella and egg. Turkish. Dinner for one: $15-$20. 3260 B J St., (916) 449-8810. HHH1/2 A.M.R.
North Sac Asian Café Asian Café serves both Thai and Lao food, but go for the Lao specialties, which rely on flavoring staples such as fish sauce, lime juice, galangal and lemongrass, lots of herbs, and chilies. One of the most common dishes in Lao cuisine is larb,
a dish of chopped meat laced with herbs, chilies and lime. At Asian Café, it adds optional offal add-ons—various organ meats, entrails, et al—to three versions of the dish: beef with tripe, chicken with gizzards, or pork with pork skin. The beef salad offers a gentle respite from aggressive flavors, consisting of medium-thick chewy slices of eye of round with red bell pepper, chopped iceberg and hot raw jalapeño. The single best dish here is the nam kao tod, a crispy entree with ground pork that’s baked on the bottom of the pan with rice, then stirred and fried up fresh the next day with dried Thai chilies and scallions. Thai and Lao. 2827 Norwood Ave., (916) 641-5890. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH B.G.
South Sac Blue Moon Cafe and Karaoke In Sac, most people equate Hong Kong-style cuisine with dim sum, but this restaurant, which also features private karaoke rooms, serves up tasty, familiar food by way of rice plates, sandwiches, noodle bowls, soups and stir-fries. A few random Japanese (ramen, fried udon), French (sweet or savory crepes), Russian (borscht), Korean (beef and kimchi hot pot) and Italian (various pastas) foods add to the feeling that whatever your cultural background, you’ll find a comfort dish from your childhood to wrap its arms around you and give you a hug. Cultural diversity aside, one of Blue Moon’s best dishes
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Arden/ Carmichael El Pollo Feliz For a restaurant dubbed “the happy chicken,” El Pollo Feliz sure smokes a lot of birds. These chickens get one heck of an afterlife: Their parts are rubbed with earthy Mexican spices and then slowcooked in a smoker for hours. The restaurant’s signature dish is barbecue chicken, and customers can purchase wings, breasts, drumsticks and thighs in a variety of amounts. You can also order it covered in a chocolatey and peppery mole-poblano sauce; shredded and scattered atop a plate of nachos; on top of a salad; inside a torta-style sandwich; or stuffed into a burrito. There’s a friendly neighborhood vibe here, and much of the cooking happens in the parking lot directly in front of the momand-pop joint. Mexican. Dinner for one: $5-$15. 4717 Whitney Ave., Carmichael; (916) 485-4446. HHHH J.M.
Skip’s Kitchen You know you’re at an American restaurant when a cheeseburger is one of the healthiest items on the menu. Sure enough, Skip’s Kitchen features a lot of calorie-rich items, such as fried macaroniand-cheese balls, ravioli, chicken strips, chicken wings Fan Voting Poster and shrimp, plus creamy Oreo Size: 11 xThere 17” are salads, milkshakes.
too, but the best dish on the menu is the burger. All five styles (original, mushroom and Swiss, bacon and cheddar, three-cheese, and Western) are served on a brioche bun and cooked “medium,” unless otherwise specified. The kitchen offers a house-made veggie burger as well. If there’s such a thing as a “gourmet” burger that can rightfully sell for $10, this is probably it. American. Dinner for one: $10-$20. 4717 El Camino Ave. in Carmichael, (916) 514-0830. HHH1/2 J.M.
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restaurant’s biggest pulls is its choice of meats. The chorizo is red, crispy and greasy in all the best ways. The lengua (tongue) is soft and dreamily reminiscent of only the most ethereal bits of beef. The fish is fine and flaky and the cabeza and pork are herculean in flavor options worthy of note, too. Tacos are small and served on two tiny tortillas (flour or corn, your call) with a bit of house salsa that has all the kick of a pissed off Girl Scout who’s just tall enough to nail you right under the kneecap. Or, feel free to customize, too, courtesy of the fully loaded salsa bar. Be sure to pick up a glass of the homemade horchata, which is sweet and milky with seductive whispers of cinnamon. You will want seconds. Mexican. Dinner for one: $8-$10. 1841 Howe Ave., (916) 924-0108. HHH G.M.
Blue Burger is served with blue cheese, tomato, lettuce and fried onions. With a generous slathering of the “Patrol” sauce, it’s full of flavor but not too smoky. Don’t miss the barbecue, though. The pulled-pork sandwich is nicely smoked and shredded, piled on a garlic roll. There are also kid-sized sliders and the Code 4 vegetarian burger, made with a portobello mushroom. Barbecue. Dinner for one: $5-$10. 2114 Sutterville Rd., (916) 209-0277. HHH1/2 A.M.R.
Buffalo Pizza & Ice Cream Co. The eatery, which offers take-out only, keeps the menu simple. Customers can choose from two types of pies: breakfast or lunch. Breakfast pizzas consist of standard pizza dough, on top of which rests a thin layer of egg, cheese and toppings (read: no sauce). One pepperoniand-jalapeños morning pie starts off well, but then the dough disappoints. It doesn’t quite fit in either the “thick” or “thin” category; it’s not yeasty enough and too chewy and firm. A mushroom-and-spinach pie offers better texture. Lunch pizzas here are less unique, but still hit a nice mark via a few standout ingredients. The garlic pizza reaches a nice balance of sweet and salty with a creamy white sauce, mushrooms, onions, pepperoni and sausage. Buffalo also offers Gunther’s Ice Cream, side salads, fried chicken and canned sodas, but here, it’s breakfast pizza for the win. American. Meal for one: $10-$20. 2600 21st St., (916) 451-6555. HHH1/2 J.M.
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The Hideaway Bar & Grill This bar fills a niche Sacramento might not have known it lacked with its vague rockabilly vibe, lots of greased hair on the men, brightly dyed hair in retro styles and cat-eye glasses on the ladies, and an abundance of black clothes and tattoo sleeves for all. The liquor selection is basic (no craft cocktails here). The menu’s heavy on fried appetizers, salads, sandwiches and burgers, the latter of which are architectural, towering assemblages. Happily, the fluffy charred buns are sturdy enough to hold up when the tower is squeezed to a more realistic height. A meaty veggie burger (one of three veggie sandwich options) gets crunch from fried pickles and sweet heat from barbecue sauce. Overall, the Hideaway offers cheap beer, adequate bar food and a comfortable place to hang with out friends. American. Dinner for one: $10-$15. 2565 Franklin Blvd., (916) 455-1331. HHH1/2 B.G.
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Knowledge is power Know your MeMe Can’t tell your “ermahgerds” from your “Harlem Shakes”? Too many Ryan Gosling blogs to keep up with? What the hell does drunk Jeff Goldblum have to do with it anyway? For guidance and answers, visit Know Your Meme, an exhaustively categorized wiki of sorts for all things memes, viral videos and trendy Tumblrs. Part of the Cheezburger network (you know, the fine folks behind the Fail Blog and all those wittily WEBSITE captioned kitty pics), this site makes wasting time on the Internet all the more productive. www.knowyourmeme.com. —Rachel Leibrock
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Great Shows, Up Close in Folsom. Look for the 2013-14 Season Announcement in the days ahead. Tickets go on sale Monday, July 8.
Masullo is Sacramento-famous for its Neapolitanstyle pizzas. And for good reason: They’re flavorful, made with fresh ingredients and a thin crust that hits just the right note between chewy FOOD and crispy. That said, don’t forget to start your meal there with a salad. Masullo’s arugula salad ($5 for a small, $8 for a large) is my handsdown fave for its food-coma inducing mix of peppery arugula, crunchy fennel, toasted almonds and thinly shaved pieces of Grana Padano—all dressed in a tart Meyer lemon vinaigrette. Bonus: It’s served with two warm triangles of wonderfully doughy rosemary focaccia. I always tell myself I won’t eat the focaccia since there’s all that pizza still to come. I’m such a liar. 2711 Riverside Boulevard, (916) 443-8929, www.masullopizza.com. —Rachel Leibrock
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Anthologies offer the opportunity to sample many voices, and New BOOK California Writing 2013 (Heyday, $16.95) doesn’t disappoint, with 320 pages of fiction, nonfiction and poetry— all published within the past year. The big names—Joan Didion, Robert Hass and David Rains Wallace—share space with writers whose names may be less familiar, including Shanthi Sekaran and Keenan Norris. Acclaimed local writer Jodi Angel closes the volume with her short story, “A Good Deuce.” —Trina L. Drotar
squaw Valley CoMMunity of writers Benefit reading The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley returns to the Crocker Art Museum’s Setzer Foundation Auditorium for its annual Poetry Benefit Reading at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 21. The five featured poets include writers with various accolades and accomplishments—there’s a former U.S. poet READING laureate, Pulitzer Prize winners, a winner of the Holmes National Poetry Prize and a T.S. Eliot Prize winner. Sharon Olds (pictured), the recipient for that latter honor, was also awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her 2012 collection, Stag’s Leap (Knopf, $16.95). The title poem in that collection exemplifies Olds’ intimate narrative style. Olds also appeared at Squaw Valley’s 2012 poetry benefit where she read from a piece that traced the disintegration of a marriage. She’s also known for her highly personal, sometimes controversial, poems in books such as the 1984 volume The Dead and the Living (Knopf, $18), a National Book Critics Circle Award winner. Olds will be joined by former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Hass, whose recent book of prose, What Light Can Do: Essays on Art, Imagination, and the Natural World (Ecco, $29.99), was a finalist for the 2013 Northern California Book Awards. Rounding out the reading are 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist and 1982 recipient, Galway Kinnell; Brenda Hillman, the Olivia Filippi Professor of Poetry at Saint Mary’s College of California; and poet and critic Evie Shockley. All proceeds benefit financial aid and scholarships for Squaw Valley’s poetry program. $22 general admission, $16 students; 216 O Street, www.squawvalleywriters.org/ benefit.html. —Trina L. Drotar
Cheaters gonna cheat My boyfriend cheated on me three times. I forgave him. After the last time, he changed. We’ve been together for two years now and are stronger than ever. I trust him, and I know he loves me. I know that he would never cheat again, but he acts like I will. How can I reassure him that I would never cheat? You can ply him with every sweet word in the dictionary, but it won’t help. Your by Joey ga boyfriend can’t be reassured rcia until he admits what you don’t a skj oey @ ne wsreview.c om want to hear: He still struggles against the temptation to betray you. By pretending that the problem is yours, he distracts Joey you and himself. In the process, is excited about the he creates a split between the man Sacramento French he is and the man he wants you to Film Festival at the think he is. Our lifework as humans Crest Theatre. includes the integration of opposing internal forces, so splitting is troublesome. Secret behavior like cheating is a symptom of a split. Forgiving your man three times for cheating doesn’t make you an especially loving person nor the best girlfriend ever. It just means you are willing to put up with cheating. Low self-esteem could lead you to tolerate a cheater, and low self-esteem propels some people to cheat. It’s time to peel back the layers of your lives. You and your man should make separate appointments with two different psychotherapists to learn how to pull yourselves together, as individuals, and as a couple. My wife and I are divorced with shared custody of our children. I have always appreciated your advice for parents. Our eldest daughter starts middle school in August. I know she’s a good kid, but I want to set appropriate ground rules. What do you think is the right age for kids to date? You mean “hang out,” right? The word “dating” is outdated. Group activities help preteens learn to socialize, so clubs, youth groups and community service are ideal. But I’m not a fan of preteens hanging out one on one with a crush, because too often it escalates at the speed of light. Preteen (and many teen) relationships resemble supernovas. In the space of, say, three weeks, two
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kids crush, fall madly into infatuation, experiment sexually, then break up. Afterward, at least one of the pair hits the wall: depressed, angry, confused and sometimes suicidal. Their emotions and behavior resemble adults divorcing after a 20-year marriage, not kids ending a 21-day relationship. The reasons why it happens include the developmental stage of the adolescent brain, our culture’s fascination with soft porn, the accessibility of social media, and parents distracted by careers and their own roller-coaster
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You had coffee together, not a child. Why are you so intent on feeling rejected? relationships. Your daughter may be annoyed when she hears you won’t allow her to date in middle school, but you’ve done her a favor. Now, all she has to say is, “My dad’s so mean! He won’t let me date!” and she’s free of a potentially harmful situation. My ex-boyfriend set me up with a friend of his, and we had a great coffee date. When we parted, he asked if I would like to go out again. I said yes. I sent him a text saying I can’t wait to go out again. He didn’t text back. I called saying I hoped he was OK. He never responded. My ex-boyfriend says he doesn’t know anything. I don’t believe him. Why did he set me up with a loser? Why did this guy ask me if I wanted to go out if he had no intention of following through? You had coffee together, not a child. Why are you so intent on feeling rejected? Celebrate your desire to date instead of obsessing about a few hours on one day with one man. Ω
Three Stages is changing its name. The new name, Harris Center for the Arts, honors Dr. Brice Harris, Chancellor Emeritus of the Los Rios Community College District, for his many contributions to the capital region. The transition to the new name will take place in the weeks ahead—but rest assured, the quality of artistry and customer service you have come to expect remains constant and unchanged.
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Penny Kline has a thing for Christopher Durang. Well, his plays, anyway. Kline launched Ovation Stage in August with A Christopher Durang Festival and closes the company’s first season with his Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them. The playwright (who also wrote Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You, Beyond Therapy and this year’s Tony Award-winning Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) is at his sharpest and darkest in this perhaps overlong satire on America’s gun culture, militias and paranoia. It’s all fodder for a comedic free-for-all that would be theater of the absurd if the absurdities weren’t so damn real. Felicity (Amber Marsh) wakes up in bed with a stranger who turns out to be her new husband. They met at a Hooters, got drunk (or maybe Felicity was drugged), then went to Reverend Mike (Jawara Duncan), a part-time pornographic filmmaker who doubles as a minister, and got married. The stranger’s name is Zamir (an enigmatic Brandon Lancaster), who claims to be Irish. He’s evasive about his line of work. Felicity thinks he might be a drug dealer—or a terrorist. Either way, she wants out. Going to her parents is no help. Her mother (Georgann Wallace) is a flummoxed, somewhat addled woman who goes to the theater to learn “what normal is,” and her father (Philip Pittman) is a right-wing nut job who spends an inordinate amount of time on his “butterfly collection” that might be a cover for involvement in a shadow government. Then, things get really weird. Nothing and no one from Terri Schiavo to playwright Tom Stoppard is safe. Director Kline connects with Durang’s sense of satire and moves the play’s many scenes along with precision. The cast also includes Janet Motenko as Hildegard, who’d be a heckuva spy if she could keep her panties up, and Brent Dirksen in several roles, including singer and spy. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DAVIS SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE
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Shakespeare set his pastoral comedy As You Like It in the Forest of Arden, where exiles from the corrupt court enjoy rustic rural life (like Robin Hood by Jeff Hudson and his Merry Men). The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble performs the play by night amid the lush greenery of the UC Davis Arboretum—a smart choice that advances this easy-going tale of blossoming love beneath sturdy trees. Director Rob Salas takes a music-driven approach and makes extensive use of a fourperson Appalachian-style band (banjo, mandolin, etc.). The original score by Richard Chowenhill is haunting, complementing the setting and the concept.
Hayley Palmer (who’s in the MFA acting program at UC Irvine) does very well as Rosalind, the female heroine who passes herself off as a young man (Ganymede), then tutors the guy she likes in the way of wooing. Rosalind is one of the most multifaceted female roles in Shakespeare’s comedies, and Palmer taps into every emotion, including frustration, fear and head-over-heels elation. Also notable is Matthew Edwards, a Davis native recently returned after some years as a professional actor in New York. Edwards stands out as the “melancholy” Jacques; his take on the character involves manic energy—there’s even some dancing. Many of the other actors are locals previously seen in the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival, the Sacramento Theatre Company and others. The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble is a young and ambitious company on the rise. Its intelligent, well-planned productions (while small)
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Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them, 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; $15-$18. Ovation Stage at Three Penny Theatre, 2509 R Street; (916) 448-0132; www.ovationstage.com. Through July 7.
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B Street Theatre brings back its most successful play ever for a limited-run engagement. The original director (John Lamb) and cast from the 2005 production—Jason Kuykendall, Greg Alexander and Chris Schlagel—return for this romp through history in comedy and song. It’s ridiculous, campy and hilarious, although some of the clever “contemporary” references may have lost relevance—Judge Lance Ito, anybody? The cast is uninhibited, and the play a bit bawdy at times (bananas and cacti stand out) in a play that is outrageous and funny, maybe even outrageously funny. F, Sa, select Th 7pm; Su 1pm. Through 7/7. $30-$35. B Street Theatre’s B2 Space, 2727 B St.; (916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. J.C.
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Green Valley Theatre Company is the first theater group outside of New York City’s Broadway to stage this 2009 English hit—an odd play about the struggling economic woes of British youth, based in a trailer park that’s overseen by a drugged-out aging party dude. Though the lead character is written overthe-top, this production needs a bit more subterranean subtlety to flesh him out. F, Sa 8pm; Su 7pm. Through 6/30. $18. Green Valley Theatre Company at The Grange Performing Arts Center, 3823 V St.; (916) 736-2664; www.greenvalleytheatre.com. P.R.
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“PERHAPS THE LIVELIEST AND MOST PURELY DELIGHTFUL MOVIE I HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR.”
Davis Musical Theatre Company
Robert Bastron’s quirky comedy deconstructs the disaster that is American “traditional” marriage, using laughter to offer insight into how poor communication, rigid gender roles and unrealistic expectations are at the root of what ails the institution. Unhappy couples (Ian Cullity, Amanda Johnston, Stephanie Hodson and Joshua Glenn Robertson) get advice from a 1950s instructional film narrator; Justin Muñoz directs. Th, F, Sa 8pm. Through 7/13. $10-$20. Big Idea Theatre, 1616 Del Paso Blvd.; (916) 960-3036; www.bigideatheatre.com. K.M.
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In this adaptation of Pearl Cleage’s 1990s-era drama, memories of the civil rights movement of the 1960s are still fresh for May (Brooklynn Solomon) and Charlie (Andre Ramey). Through friendship and camaraderie, they and their friends must come to terms with some awful truths, including decisions that hearken back to a past filled with horror. Cameron Johnson takes the cake as wily friend Tyrone. His timing is pitch-perfect, and he works seamlessly with the language and tone of the play. Th, F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 6/30. $8-$15, Celebration Arts, 4469 D St.; (916) 455-2787; www.celebrationarts.net. M.M.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
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Before Midnight
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“ONE OF THE GREAT MOVIE ROMANCES.” “BEAUTIFUL AND SURPRISING.” - Justin Chang, VARIETY
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A couple summers ago, writer-director Joss Whedon found himself under contractual obligation to take a hiatus between shooting and editing by Jonathan Kiefer his Marvel Studios blockbuster The Avengers. Whedon used that time—a quick two weeks—to have some friends over and whip up a shoestring black-and-white Shakespeare comedy. The result is a very different kind of summer movie: the lovable lark. It should come as no surprise that the Whedonverse—that playground for vampire hunters and space travelers and kaleidoscopic
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superheroes—has enough room for the enduringly witty banter of the Bard. Much Ado About Nothing is not your average screwball weddingconspiracy comedy, but rather a sly lyrical goof on gender politics, tipped precipitously close to tragedy. As plied by alumni of his earlier entertainment ventures—which include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Dollhouse, Firefly and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog—this particular play makes for good Whedon material. The gist is this. Bigwig politico and house-party host Leonato (Clark Gregg) has a niece, Beatrice (Amy Acker), and a colleague, Benedick (Alexis Denisof), with some preexisting bad blood between them—ergo, also, a great spark of romantic potential. While other party guests use some pride-puncturing trickery to fan that spark into a flame, Leonato presides over the engagement of his daughter Hero (Jillian Morgese) to impressionable young lord Claudio (Fran Kranz). But Claudio’s rival, scheming bastard Don John (Sean Maher), concocts a mistaken-identity scheme by which to wrongly and viciously accuse Hero of unchastity. What follows is an extremely awkward nuptial interruption, after which things go really bonkers: The officiant suggests further misleading the already deluded groom into thinking his would-be bride has died from the shock of being jilted, and Beatrice and Benedick, upon finally admitting their mutual affection, hit yet another an impasse
when she insists that he kill Claudio for publicly slut-shaming her cousin. So, things do get a little dark for a while there. But not being in color is no excuse for this film to affect noirish airs. Jay Hunter’s grab-andgo cinematography softens the vaguely fashionmag gloss of sharp suits and summer dresses, letting just enough lightness into the romantic resolution. More importantly, the performers, unequally versed and perhaps unequally rehearsed, achieve ensemble Shakespearean coherence through sheer ebullient camaraderie. The chemistry is there. Acker and Denisof handle their verbal duels—collectively the heart of the play—with aplomb, although she’s the real standout of the two, able to say as much in a glance as in many lines of verse. In the plot’s periphery of bumbling cops, Nathan Fillion similarly shines as Constable Dogberry, perhaps best capturing the overall spirit of the enterprise: doing less instead of more, so as to stay out of the play’s way. Whedon supplies some cheeky contemporary touches here and there, but the salient feature of his take is seeming stripped-down, with a roughness around its edges by which the stronger, singular moments are more aptly framed. We can hear why the poetry has lasted these many centuries, and how much this director and this cast appreciate it. With a spit take here, an overdone drunken stumble there and an occasional sense of actors going through their given business more intently than they listen to each other, some of this Much Ado’s notes may jar, but none seem false.
Much Ado About Nothing is not your average screwball weddingconspiracy comedy. What’s interesting is how Whedon’s own Santa Monica home seems as fitting a locale for this as was Kenneth Branagh’s posh postcard Tuscany of 20 years ago. For all its challenges, this particular play is a versatile piece of theater. As cinema, it obviously is highly relatable. Sure, it’s probably true that being a Shakespeare fan or a Whedon fan is prerequisite to full enjoyment here, but imagine the soullessness of someone who’s a fan of neither. Of course, Whedon will be subject to the critical charity with which a TV ace and comic-book-blockbuster conqueror gets rewarded for dipping so eagerly into the classics. But that doesn’t make his larkish shoestring Shakespeare any less lovable. Ω
by JONATHAN KIeFeR & JIM LANe
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Before Midnight
Director Richard Linklater returns to the story he began with 1995’s Before Sunrise and continued in 2004’s Before Sunset. Another nine years, and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) have 7-year-old twin daughters. In the first movie, the two walked around Vienna talking; in the second, Paris; now, Crete, Greece. As before, their conversation is uneventful but fascinating; they’re both intelligent and interesting, and we hang on every word, even as nothing really “happens.” (Well, not nothing, exactly: A crisis brews, but somehow, we sense it’ll pass.) It’s amazing to think Linklater, Hawke and Delpy (who all cowrote the script) have sustained this talk-fest for three whole movies, but it’s true, and the pleasure of their company is as keen as ever. We can hardly wait nine years to see them again. J.L
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An agent for a private security firm (Brit Marling) infiltrates an anarchist cell making guerrilla strikes on corporate malefactors, and she finds her priorities shifting into alignment with theirs. Written by Marling and director Zal Batmanglij, the movie wears its grungy, self-conscious naturalism the way 1960s weekend hippies used to wear their love beads and bell-bottom jeans, as if it were a badge of authenticity. The actors—including Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page and Patricia Clarkson, who should know better—speak in mutters, mumbles and whispers of the sort employed more by self-absorbed actors than real people. The total effect is affected, annoying and off-putting. Marling’s current indie vogue is hard to explain; flat and expressionless, she makes Kristen Stewart look like Meryl Streep. J.L.
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The prequel to 2001’s Monsters, Inc. finds green eyeball Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and big blue Sully (John Goodman) entering college, where they hope to study at the exclusive School of Scaring, despite the disdain of faculty and fellow students. These Pixar features routinely spend several years in production, but the plot of this one bears a disconcerting resemblance to the current comedy The Internship—did Google have spies sitting in on the story conferences down the road at Pixar? Anyhow, this one has charms of its own: Crystal and Goodman still have their comic rapport; the supporting voice cast includes Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren and Alfred Molina; and the fertile Pixar imagination is firing on all cylinders. Directed by Dan Scanlon, written by Scanlon, Robert L. Baird and Daniel Gerson. J.L.
Fast & Furious 6
oddball mom and Nick Offerman as Joe’s melancholy-widower dad, this bid for arthouse approval sometimes feels so stiflingly familiar that you might prefer to take your chances in the unspoiled forest instead. J.K.
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew of outlaw street racers (Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, et al.) are recruited by a government agent (Dwayne Johnson) to bring down a mastermind specializing in vehicular crime (Luke Evans). Has there ever been a sequel with “6” in the title that was any good? Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country maybe, but besides that? Director Justin Lin jam-packs the screen with blatantly implausible car chases and fight scenes that blithely break every law of traffic and physics, interspersed with the growling repartee that passes for comic relief in this testosterone-drenched franchise (the biggest laugh, though, comes at the end, with a prim, don’t-try-this-at-home disclaimer). Fans will not be disappointed. And God help us, No. 7 is on the way. J.L.
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The exact origins of this feature debut from writer Chris Galletta and director Jordan Vogt-Roberts are unclear, but it sure feels like a promising short film stretched to feature length through too many Sundance Film Festival workshops and zealously musicsupervised slo-mo scenes of teen boys at play in nature. At stake is the coming-of-age that occurs when three sweet young dudes—attractive protagonist Joe (Nick Robinson), best friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso), and weirdo hanger-on Biaggio (Moises Arias)—run away from their glibly oppressive suburban Midwestern homes to build a makeshift house in the woods. A peculiar synthesis of Spielbergian sincerity and Wes Andersonian indie quirk ensues, with the likable central trio needing a shapelier story or a more original narrative vision. Presided over from its periphery by Megan Mullally as Patrick’s overprotective,
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Four small-time illusionists—a card trickster (Jesse Eisenberg), an escape artist (Isla Fisher), a mentalist (Woody Harrelson) and a pickpocket (Dave Franco)—hit the big time in Vegas, somehow robbing banks during their act and dispensing the money to the audience. Meanwhile, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo), an Interpol detective (Mélanie Laurent) and a professional debunker (Morgan Freeman) all try to figure out how it’s done, and how to stop the next heist. Directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt, the movie is a bit of a fast shuffle itself. Like many magic acts, it’s a lot of smoke and mirrors, and not always on the square. Still, the tricks are tricky enough to be fun; the plot may be just a series of diversions, but at least the diversions are diverting. J.L.
The Kings of Summer
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Superman gets a makeover from writer David S. Goyer and producer Christopher Nolan. This isn’t your father’s Superman—or your great-grandfather’s, for that matter. Nolan and Goyer twist him to fit their Dark Knight template: The planet Krypton is a decrepit, grimy place, and the infant KalEl’s parents (Russell Crowe, Ayelet Zurer) could both use a shower. From ugly Krypton they dispatch their son to even uglier Earth, where he suffers through a miserable, friendless childhood to grow into a sullen, misfit Clark Kent (Henry Cavill, as drab and colorless as the movie around him), who spends more time fighting Earthling bigotry than the Kryptonian General Zod (Michael Shannon). If this dingy, joyless movie is the only way to make Superman work these days, maybe the character really has outlived his time. J.L.
Two salesmen with no skills but the gift of gab (Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson) find themselves out of work when their company goes belly-up, so in desperation, they go for a summer internship at Google, where their coworkers are half their age with twice their IQs. The script by Vaughn and Jared Stern is silly and far-fetched, and the sucking up to Google throughout is just a tad unseemly. Still, the movie has charms in spite of itself; it’s pretty funny and rather sweet. Vaughn and Wilson’s comic rapport is as strong as it ever was, and the supporting cast is a big help: Rose Byrne as Wilson’s romantic interest, Aasif Mandvi as the men’s doubtful supervisor, and Josh Brener, Dylan O’Brien, Tiya Sircar and Tobit Raphael as their geeky teammates. Shawn Levy’s direction is uninspired but unobtrusive. J.L.
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In 2022 America, the “New Founding Fathers” have decreed 12 hours every year when no crime will be punished, including murder. When the time comes, the well-off either hunker down behind their security systems or form hunting parties to stalk and exterminate the homeless and other social undesirables. This night, a suburban couple (Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey) and their two kids see things go horribly wrong. Writer-director James DeMonaco’s cockamamie premise tries to lend things an aura of wry social satire, but it’s just gaudy lipstick on an old whore;
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Dr. McCoy (Karl Urban) and the Enterprise crew are on a secret mission on the Klingon home planet to kill a Starfleet renegade (Benedict Cumberbatch)—but it’s a trap, and this renegade is no ordinary criminal. Director J.J. Abrams proves that his 2009 reboot of the venerable franchise was no fluke. The spot-on cast is back (Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin) with some welcome new additions—Cumberbatch (a classic villain), Alice Eve, Peter Weller. Written by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof, this is about as good as space opera gets: It revives our affection for the original series with a rejuvenating new spin. It’s fast, fun, dramatically sound and emotionally right, making the old and familiar new and surprising again. J.L.
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This Is the End
Visiting from the Canadian motherland, Jay Baruchel meets up with his pal and countryman Seth Rogen in Los Angeles, where they try to get past post-Rogen-sellout estrangement through partying at James Franco’s place. It’s not really Baruchel’s scene, but the apocalypse begins just as he’s about to bail. That means holing up with Rogen, Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and Jonah Hill—and all playing (with) themselves—and for the desperate stoner-raunch survivalism of roughing out a lo-fi sequel to Pineapple Express, dodging violent death and bucking for redemption. As proof of concept for a reality series about crudely dueling Judd Apatow alumni, this might work. As a summer movie? Well, fine, whatever. A lark for Rogen and his co-writer and co-director Evan Goldberg, it is at least on preposterousness par with celebrity-stuffed disaster-movie precedents. And it does make the most both of Baruchel’s natural appeal and of a solicitously slumming Emma Watson cameo. The joke of Hollywood self-indulgence as the last straw for a vengeful God is not entirely unfunny. J.K.
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“Ashley’s bass has always held things together,” Christensen says. “[Now] they can really shine through a lot more.” As a three-piece, the band’s songs still retain a raw noise-pop sound, but it’s also grown to encapsulate more mood changes and variations. “Now we can make some parts darker and some heavier and others more laid back. We actually think about dynamically and stylistically what we want to happen more,” says Christensen. The band still had shows left on its tour when the rhythm guitarist quit—plus a hometown show. Canceling the gigs wasn’t an option, so the remaining members quickly combed through their song catalog and selected those that seemed easiest to pick up as a trio. “Luckily, we had enough songs that we were able to play, or we would have been screwed,” says drummer Andy Fisher. The band has booked more shows, slowly tweaking material and writing new songs, keeping in mind the changed dynamic. And as it shifted from a feedback-driven sound to a place of concentrating on songwriting, the band says it was pleased with the new direction. It was never married to the idea of being a noise band. PhoTo by WILLIAM LEUNG
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There’s an old expression: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” It’s an adage that the three current by Aaron Carnes members of Sacramento indie noise-pop band Der Spazm came to understand intimately after its rhythm guitarist quit suddenly in the middle of a tour. Her departure led to an epiphany of sorts for the rest of the band. After the new-found trio played a couple shows, it realized that having fewer instruments actually gave it more options.
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“There was so much going on [before], but now there’s room for a guitar part to breathe more because there’s not another guitar part,” says guitarist Dillon Christensen. “If you have only three people, it’s kind of freeing,” he continues. “I think you can hear everyone now. ... There’s one element for each thing. You got one bass, one guitar and the drum.” As a four-piece, the band fine-tuned a raw rock sound that incorporated noise and feedback in the vein of Sonic Youth. Underneath it, however, existed subtly complex pop songwriting that often got buried beneath the sound of the two guitars. “One person had to be the lead [on guitar], and one had to be the rhythm. Our songs kind of got stuck in that,” says bassist Ashley Maiden. “With one guitar, you can do both. It’s forced us to think more about what we’re doing as we’re doing it.” Maiden’s bass parts have always been an interesting component of Der Spazm’s music, with some chords and notes played in the higher register. Those parts weren’t really audible, however, when they competed with two guitars for airspace.
As a three-piece, the band’s songs still retain a raw noisepop sound, but it’s also grown to encapsulate more mood changes and variations. “The noise is fun, especially in a live setting—you can’t really look at any of the bands we’ve been compared to without acknowledging that there is definitely some noise there,” Christensen says. “It just feels natural to put your guitar up against the amp and see what kind of crazy sounds you can get out of it,” he says. “But [now], we are aware that sometimes noise is more fun to the people making it than to the people hearing it.” Ω
Sweat-slick memories Pump up the sweaty jams: The air-conditioner has been running for nearly a month, but June 21 officially marks the first day of summer. What better way to observe the occasion than with Friday Night Concerts in the Park at Cesar Chavez Plaza (910 I Street) this week with the Mother Hips, the Sacramento/Bay Area band known for its “California soul” brand of Americana? The satisfying jams for a warm summer evening start at 5 p.m., and, as always, the event is free. Across the causeway, check out the Davis Music Fest (www.davis musicfest.com) Saturday, June 22, through Sunday, June 23. It sprawls across more than a dozen venues, including Sophia’s Thai Kitchen and the Mondavi Center, with more than 50 scheduled artists, including John Vanderslice, JD McPherson, Sea of Bees and Doom Bird. Festival wristbands are $25 before June 21, $30 after. Proceeds benefit the Davis School Arts Foundation supporting arts and music programs, so put your money where your heart is and spend the rest on beer guilt-free. Meanwhile, back in Sac, on June 22, Ace of Spades (1417 R Street) will play host to Zavalaz, the new project from Cedric Bixler-Zavala of At the Drive-In and Mars Volta fame. The Afro-topped dreamboat has pulled together a fringe-scene supergroup that also includes Juan Alderete de la Peña (Mars Volta), Dan Elkan (Them Hills, Hella) and Greg Rogove (Devendra Banhart). What can you expect? An Americana soup with notes of post-hardcore—the band has dubbed it “AM radio pop songs.” Two days into the season and already more shows than this one kid can handle. It bodes well for the future, don’t you think?
Planet Booty took the stage last. Though the band claims as many as eight members, the Oakland natives arrived as three—Germick and Josh Cantero, who played keys and rapped, in a way, and Lady Emasita, a leotard-and-sunglasses-wearing hype girl who danced the way you might imagine a dancer to dance when she’s repping a band named Planet Booty. Think the Lonely Island, only slightly more serious—which is not to say that they are in any way serious. The crowd could only play coy to Germick’s repeated forays into the audience for so long before they gave in, and uninhibited dance moves broke out like a heat rash. It was the sort of rollicking good time that takes you by surprise and by force. There is a serious effort behind This Midtown to turn it into something rad—an effort to bring in a fresh rotation of bands—Yacht, Classixx, Sonny & the Sunsets, to name a few—and to involve the community with a street-fair aspect. The energy is palpable. The potential is exciting. Now we’ll just have to wait and see if it follows through with waterslides as promised on all the promo materials. —Deena Drewis
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Goodbye, Darondo: Soul singer William Daron Pulliam has died. Pulliam, commonly known by his stage name Darondo, was 67. The cause or day of his death have not been released. I interviewed Darondo in his Elk Grove home in 2009. He first made a name for himself in San Francisco, however, in the 1970s as a contender for James Brown’s soul crown with the now-iconic “Didn’t I.” Eventually, however, drugs set him back, and Darondo faded from the scene even has his scant music output became highly collectible. He eventually rehabbed and even enjoyed a comeback in recent years after Bay Area filmmaker Justin Torres tracked him down for a music documentary. Torres happened to be friends with someone at Ubiquity Records, which released Let My People Go, a collection of Darondo’s singles and previously unreleased tracks in 2006. It’s a good primer, but if you can’t find it, check out the 2011 Omnivore Recordings collection, Listen to My Song: The Music City Sessions.
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Planet Booty fever dream: It’s been two weeks since the first This Midtown event on June 8, and for those in attendance, it’s likely a sweat-slick memory revolving around Planet Booty frontman Dylan Germick’s sequined smoking jacket (sans undershirt, for the record). The 110-degree heat may have deterred many from attending the first installment of the outdoor concert series held on 20th Street between J and K streets, but the brave witnessed what will surely become a don’t-miss event, despite the fact that through the sets of local band Contra, South of France (Los Angeles) and Deastro (Detroit), much of the crowd clustered in the air-conditioned confines of LowBrau. BEFORE
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Water Liars
Jackpot
Pete Escovedo
Davis Music Fest
Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, 9 p.m., $5
Cesar Chavez Plaza, 5 p.m., no cover
When a band cites the late, great Mississippian writer Barry Hannah as an AMERICANA influence, it has eased itself into this journalist’s heart before a note is even played. The fact that Water Liars’ second album Wyoming is a damn good record is extra gravy. The Oxford, Miss.-based duo brings an unaffected, working-class gravity to its music and lyrics—a sincerity that often seems to be passed over in favor of aloofness these days. The music is Southern-tinged minimalism, and—bear with me, here—on more melancholy tracks like “Fake Heat” and “Wyoming,” Justin Kinkel-Schuster’s voice makes one wonder if Thom Yorke would sound similar had he grown up in the South. 129 E Street, Suite E in Davis; http://waterliarsmusic.com.
Listen, you know this show is going to be epic. It lands on the first day of summer, the Mother Hips will headline the night, and the Old Screen Door and DJ Roger Carpio are also on the bill. I’m most excited about Jackpot. The New York Times once called them “one of California’s greatest unknown bands.” That’s not just journalistic hyperbole. Fronted by singersongwriter Rusty Miller, Jackpot’s been on the scene for years, turning out a smart take on Americana that manages to be at once familiar AMERICANA and cliché-free. Miller’s a wryly sophisticated songsmith, penning tunes that are deceptively simple. Listen deeper to hear tales of love and heartache imbued with sweet optimism, whimsy and richly observational details. 910 I Street, www.jackpotmusic.com.
—Deena Drewis
Harris Center for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., $12-$39
Various locations, 11 a.m., $25-$30
Three Stages at Folsom Lake College has changed its name to the Harris Center for the Arts. Fortunately, Pete Escovedo won’t change his name. Or his style. At nearly 78, this percussionist LATIN/JAZZ who traded his sax for bongos still performs Latin jazz. His musical influence is widespread. He’s writing an autobiography, and he’s a visual artist. Since 15, he’s worked in oil and acrylic paints and other media and created a body of visual art as rich in color as his musical art is in sound. Live From Stern Grove Festival is his latest album, and live is where he’s at his peak. Joining Escovedo will be Caliente Orquesta. 10 College Parkway in Folsom, http://peteescovedo.com.
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In its third year, the two-day (Saturday and Sunday) Davis Music Fest has expanded to include 13 venues and approximately 65 acts. There are lots of nationally renowned acts, including local indie star Sea of Bees (pictured), San Francisco singer-songwriter John Vanderslice, Chuck Prophet (Green on Red) and Jon Langford (the Mekons, the Waco Brothers)—plus tons of great local bands (Be Brave Bold Robot, Drive-Thru Mystics, the Lurk, Ross Hammond). The event is being put on by Music Only Makes Sense, which donates FESTIVAL money raised to music and performing-arts programs in local public schools. http://davismusicfest.com.
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Iris DeMent
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Mondavi Center, 7 p.m., $17.50-$35
Derek Thomas is one special kid. The 19-yearold singer-songwriter is a talented pianist SOUL/JAZZ with a deep, soulful and jazzy voice that’s sounds like a mix between John Legend and Harry Connick Jr. For the last three years, he was in the Thomas & Plecker trio, and the group released an album called Come and Go (one listen to “Better Off This Way,” and it’ll be stuck in your head all day). Now, Thomas fronts his own group with a handful of other musicians and also performs solo shows. This particular show—also featuring Humble Wolf, Love Royale and Chelsea Hughes—will raise funds for local victims of sex trafficking. 1529 Eureka Road in Roseville, www.facebook.com/musicbyderek.
—Jonathan Mendick
Capital Stage, 8 p.m., $20-$25
Like Eli “Paperboy” Reed, JD McPherson is a canny throwback crooner, mixing rockabilly with swinging ’50s R&B. The Oklahoma native got a Master of Fine Arts degree from University of Tulsa and ROCK/R&B was teaching elementary-school art when layoffs forced his hand. Demos earned him a small label deal, and the father of two took his shot. Three years later, Signs & Signifiers has been rereleased on a major label, and McPherson has been all over various late-night TV programs. The 36-year-old blends Buddy Holly’s earnest rock simplicity, energetic blues rags and modern sensibilities, such as a droning guitar—similar to the Smiths on “How Soon Is Now?”—which opens the title track. 9399 Old Davis Road, www.jdmcpherson.com.
Assembly, 7 p.m., $30
Joe Klocek has all the comedy tools. His material is crisp, his timing is excellent and his ability to riff with a crowd is legendary (the YouTube clip of him dealing with a heckler has more than 837,000 hits). After more than 20 years of comedy clubs and one-nighters, Klocek is bringing his act to the Capital Stage. That’s right: No more twoCOMEDY drink minimums and drunken hecklers. Just Klocek and his jokes. I asked him if there was anything he wanted to say about this show: “I’m a genius, but I’m depressed, so see me now!” were his exact words. You’d better hurry. 2215 J Street, www.standupjoe.com.
—Ngaio Bealum
Iris DeMent doesn’t record often and performs in Sacramento even less frequently. Last fall’s release, Sing the Delta (her first new material in 16 years), was another example of her timeless homegrown music, this time refCOUNTRY/FOLK erencing her native Arkansas. During the years between a trio of exceptional albums in the 1990s and Sing the Delta, DeMent appeared in the film Songcatcher, released a gospel album, and made the most of the folk and country duet format with the likes of Ralph Stanley, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and John Prine. Her pairing with Prine on In Spite of Ourselves remains one of my all-time favorites. This rare appearance is highly recommended. 1000 K Street, www.irisdement.com.
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2708 J St., (916) 441-4693
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1901 10th St., (916) 442-3504
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BLACK FUCKING CANCER, MINENWERFER, PLAGUE PHALANX; 8pm, $5
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THE CARTUNES, 9pm, $5
FAB LIARS, 9pm, $5
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2030 P St., (916) 444-7914
BLACKOUT, DARLING CHEMICALIA, STALINS OF SOUND; 9pm, $3
Top 40 w/ DJ Rue, 9pm, $5
Top 40 Night w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9pm, $5
STORYTELLERS, THE CLUTTER FAMILY, MENTAL DEFECTIVE LEAGUE; 5pm, $5
THE WILD, SHINOBU, THE CROISSANTS, VVOMEN; 8pm Tu, $5
SAMMY’S ROCKIN’ ISLAND
ANT BEE BAND, 7pm, no cover
THE MOCK UPS, 8:30pm, $10
TOTAL RECALL, 10pm, $5
SOPHIA’S THAI KITCHEN
WATER LIARS, PANMIXIA; 9:30pm, $5
SISTER CRAYON, COVE; 9pm, $7
HANDS, EXTRA CLASSIC, SOFT SCIENCE, DESARIO; 6pm, call for cover
STONEY INN/ROCKIN’ RODEO
THE CHAD BUSHNELL BAND, GEORGIA RAIN; 9pm, $5
Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover, $5 after 8pm
Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover, $5 after 8pm
Country dance party, 8pm, no cover
Comedy open-mic, 8pm M; Bluebird Lounge open-mic, 5pm Tu, no cover
URBANFIRE, 6pm, $5
Blues jam, 3pm, $5
FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE, 2:30pm, call for cover
PAILER AND FRATIS, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover; JELLY BREAD, 9pm, $8
JOHNNY KNOX, 5pm, no cover; DANIEL CASTRO, 9pm, $8
Blues jam, 4pm, no cover; BLACK MARKET III, 8pm, $5
140 Harrison Ave., Auburn; (530) 885-5093 5461 Mother Lode, Placerville; (530) 626-0336 614 Sutter St., Folsom; (916) 355-8586
238 Vernon St., Roseville; (916) 773-7625 129 E St., Davis; (530) 758-4333
1320 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 927-6023
BONEDRIVER, 9pm, $5
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5871 Garden Hwy, (916) 920-8088
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X TRIO, 5pm, no cover; VANDELLA, WEST NILE RAMBLERS; 9pm, $6
904 15th St., (916) 443-2797
Karaoke, 9pm Tu, W, no cover
The Bell Boys with Iconoclast Robot, Rocca Varnado and DJ Epik 9pm Friday, $5-$10. Assembly Rock and pop
ISLAND OF BLACK & WHITE, 9pm Tu, $5; PETER PETTY REVIEW, 9pm W, $5
All ages, all the time ACE OF SPADES
FIJI, DREW DEEZY, FINN; 7pm, $30
1417 R St., (916) 448-3300
ZAVALAZ, 8pm, $15
CLUB RETRO
HUMBLE WOLF, LOVE ROYALE, REBECCA & MARCEL, DEREK THOMAS; 6pm, $8-$10
1529 Eureka Rd., Roseville; (916) 988-6606
DOWNTOWN PLAZA (LOWER LEVEL) KELLY ROGERS, 6pm, no cover
RALPH GORDON, 1pm, no cover
547 L St., (916) 822-5185
LUIGI’S SLICE AND FUN GARDEN 1050 20th St., (916) 552-0317
DER SPAZM, BATTLEHOOCH; 8:30pm, $5
SHINE
200 WEST, AUXILIARY; 8pm, $5
1400 E St., (916) 551-1400
FREEPORT, PANTHER & BEAR FIGHT, NOAH NELSON; 8pm, $5
Jazz jam w/ Jason Galbraith & Friends, 8pm Tu; Poetry with Bill Gainer, 7pm W
XOCHITL, KADY Z; 8pm, $5
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GYPSY FISH, GYMBO SCAWT; 1pm, no cover
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Maybe
you’ve seen that meme circulating on the Internet: “My desire to be well-informed is at odds with my desire to remain sane.” If you feel that way now—and I suspect you might soon if you don’t already—you have cosmic permission, at least for a while, to emphasize sanity over being wellinformed. Lose track of what Kim Jong-un and Kim Kardashian are up to, ignore the statements of every jerk on the planet, and maybe even go AWOL from the flood of data that relentlessly pours toward you. Instead, pay attention to every little thing your body has to tell you. Remember and marvel at your nightly dreams. Go slow. Lay low. Be soft. Have fun with unspectacular influences that make you feel at home in the world.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Johnny
Appleseed was a 19th-century folk hero renowned for planting apple trees in vast areas of rural America. During the 70 years this famous Libra was alive, he never got married. He believed that if he remained unwed during his time on Earth, he would be blessed with two spirit wives in the afterlife. Have you ever done something like that yourself, Libra? Is there an adventure you’ve denied yourself in the here and now because you think that’s the only way you can get some bigger, better adventure at a later date? If so, now would be an excellent time to adjust your attitude.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It is kind
of fun to do the impossible,” said Walt Disney, a pioneer animator whose cartoon innovations were remarkable. Judging from your current astrological omens, I think you Scorpios have every right to adopt his battle cry as your mantra. You’ve got an appointment with the frontier. You’re primed to perform experiments at the edge of your understanding. Great mysteries will be tempting you to come closer, and lost secrets will be teasing you with juicy clues. As you explore and tinker with the unknown, you might also want to meditate on the graffiti I saw scrawled on a mirror in a public restroom: “Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I expect
you will be called on to move fluidly between opposing camps or competing interests or different realities. Maybe you’ll volunteer to serve as an arbiter between the crabby good guys and the righteous bad guys. Perhaps you’ll try to decode one friend’s quirky behavior so that another friend can understand it. You might have to interpret my horoscopes for people who think astrology is bunk. You may even have to be a mediator between your own heart and head, or explain the motivations of your past self to your future self. You can’t be perfect, of course. There will be details lost in translation. But if you’re as patient as a saint and as tricky as a crow, you’ll succeed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
Astronauts on lunar expeditions have orbited the moon and seen its entire surface. But the rest of us have never seen more than 59 percent of it. As the moon revolves around the Earth, it always keeps one side turned away from our view. Isn’t that amazing and eerie? The second most important heavenly body, which is such a constant and intimate factor in our lives, is half-hidden. I’d like to propose that there is an analogous phenomenon in your inner world, Sagittarius: a part of you that forever conceals some of its true nature. But I’m pretty sure you will soon be offered an unprecedented chance to explore that mysterious realm.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pablo
Casals was one of the greatest cello players who ever lived. Among his early inspirations was the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Casals discovered Bach’s six cello suites when he was 13 years old, and played them every day for the next 13 years. Have you ever done something similar, Gemini? Devoted yourself to a pleasurable discipline on a regular basis for a long time? I invite you to try it. The coming months will be an excellent time to seek mastery through a diligent attention to the details.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I
know that I am not a category,” said philosopher Buckminster Fuller. “I am not a thing—a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process.” Philosopher Norman O. Brown had a similar experience. “The human body is not a thing or substance, but a continuous creation,” he mused. “It is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction.” Now is an excellent time to imagine yourself in these terms, Cancerian. You’re not a finished product and never will be! Celebrate your fluidity, your changeableness, your instinctual urge to reinvent yourself.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Anglo-Irish novelist Laurence Sterne married his wife Elizabeth in 1741. Twenty-five years later, he fell in love with another woman, Eliza. In composing love letters to his new infatuation, he lifted some of the same romantic passages he had originally written to Elizabeth when he was courting her. Try hard not to do anything remotely resembling that, Capricorn. Give your intimate allies your freshest stuff. Treat them as the unique creatures they are. Resist the temptation to use shticks that worked to create closeness in the past.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s
important that you not punish yourself or allow yourself to be punished for the sins that other people have committed. It’s also crucial that you not think nasty thoughts about yourself or put yourself in the presence of anyone who’s prone to thinking nasty thoughts about you. Selfdoubt and self-criticism may be healthy for you to entertain about 10 days from now, and at that time, you will probably benefit from receiving compassionate critique from others, too. But for the moment, please put the emphasis on selfprotection and self-nurturing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Renowned 20th-
century theologian Karl Barth worked on his book Church Dogmatics for 36 years. It was more than 9,000 pages long and contained more than 6 million words. And yet it was incomplete. He had more to say and wanted to keep going. What’s your biggest undone project, Leo? The coming months will be a good time to concentrate on bringing it to a climax. Ideally, you will do so with a flourish, embracing the challenge of creating an artful ending with the same liveliness you had at the beginning of the process. But even if you have to culminate your work in a plodding, prosaic way, do it! Your next big project will be revealed within weeks after you’ve tied up the last loose end.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): For more
than three decades, a man in Assam, India, has worked to build a forest. When Jadav “Molai” Payeng started planting and tending seeds at the age of 16, the sandbars bordering the Brahmaputra River were barren. Today, almost entirely thanks to him, they’re covered with a 1,360-acre forest that harbors deer, birds, tigers, rhinos and elephants. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you could launch a comparable project in the next 12 months, Pisces— a labor of love that will require your persistent creativity and provide you with sanctuary for a long time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Susannah
Cibber was a popular 18th-century English contralto whose singing was expressive and moving. On one occasion, she performed Handel’s Messiah with such verve that an influential priest responded by making an extravagant guarantee. He told her that as a result of her glorious singing, any sins she had committed or would commit were forever forgiven. I’d like to see you perpetrate an equivalent amazement, Virgo: a good or beautiful or soulful deed that wins you a flood of enduring slack. The cosmic omens suggest that such an achievement is quite possible.
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Truth, loyalty and religion At first, Israeli-American writer Karen Levy’s writing was heavily influenced by Russian literature and the classics. Then, she discovered Latina writers such as Julia Alvarez and Sandra Cisneros. It was Cisneros’ vignette-heavy 1984 novel, The House on Mango Street that helped shape her memoir My Father’s Gardens (Homebound Publications, $17.95), which explores identity and divided loyalties. Opting not to self-publish, Levy began a quest for a publisher that she said “almost turned into an addiction.” Levy, who’s studied under Mary Mackey and teaches composition at Sacramento State University, says she’s already thinking about her next project, a work of fiction. That undertaking, she admits, will be more difficult. “I know how to tell the truth,” she said. Levy spoke with SN&R about home, friendship and what it’s like to serve in the Israeli military.
You grew up in two lands; is there one that is more your home than the other? They are home in very different ways. I’m attached to both but for very different reasons. My children were born here. I work here. My attachment to Israel is in my blood. That’s where I was born, where I was raised, where I served in the military. There’s something that’s always calling to me there.
How did that affect the formation and retention of friendships? [My friends and I] started out together in preschool and traveled together through school. Our classroom of 35 to 40 kids remained together. So, it was more family than “I’m your friend this year.” They knew my family’s lifestyle. They always knew I was coming back. It was as though I hadn’t left. ... My best friend was still my best friend. In the U.S., I can go to Safeway and see someone, and I recognize them, but they don’t recognize me. ... My best friend in Israel, we’ve known each other since we were 8. It’s as if no time has passed.
Why publish this book now? Israel is always pertinent. I hope it speaks to various audiences. I know it speaks to Jewish audiences.
What has the response been like? Jewish audiences respond differently because they’ve either been to Israel and the book makes them nostalgic for it, or they’ve never been, and the descriptions make them want to go. As far as a non-Jewish audience, I think it’s curiosity.
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You mention that Israel is like any other place. I’m not sure if American audiences have a clear idea of what living in Israel is like. From the news, I’m not sure what kind of ideas that they have. People raise their kids, [and] you have to add to that the tension of being surrounded by so many enemies. ... They’re people like everybody else, [with] the same desires and needs.
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How long were you required to serve? Girls for two years, boys for three, unless [they] signed on to become an officer.
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Friends in Israel haven’t seen the book yet. My father couldn’t be prouder. He read through most of it. He’s open enough to talk about things and move forward. It’s my account of our lives. Can you imagine what would not be created if we stopped ourselves every time that there were repercussions? We’d be deprived of a lot.
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In Israel, at the age of 18, it is mandatory to serve in the military. I’m an Israeli citizen. It is required of all Israeli citizens, and they do so proudly. … To serve your country, to protect your country.
Did you ever want to become an officer?
Were there repercussions?
What about identity? As an Israeli, I knew where I belonged. You live in the Holy Land. There’s no question of who you are. ... Christmas comes around here [in the United States]; it’s awkward when people assume we all celebrate. An Israeli Jew knows where they belong and isn’t a minority, trying to raise children among people unlike them, while American Jews have to work harder, I suppose, at making sure their faith is preserved.
You served in the Israeli military. Were you required to do so?
You said Israelis are proud to serve—do see that same type of attitude here? I’m astounded every semester at how little [my students] care about, how little passion [they have]. I think you’d be hard-pressed to find an 18-year-old Israeli who would not be outspoken. In fact, I ask these American kids, “Is there a passion that you would live for or die for?” It was never an option for me—I would die for my country. It saddens me that I don’t see that passion here. Maybe it’s good that they’ve been protected, that they’ve never had to answer a question like that, that they’ve never had to face that dilemma. That’s probably why when something happens in Israel, I want to hop the next plane. Ω
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