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Kids who write Ask a college English teacher and she’ll tell you: Today’s kids don’t read and they can’t write. They may be whizzes with their smartphones, but they can’t string two sentences together.

Well, that may be the case for many of them, but—as our College Essay Contest reminds us every year at this time—some kids write brilliantly. That’s certainly true of our contest winners, whose powerful and touching personal essays in this issue offer revealing insights into the often difficult and challenging lives of 10 young people who are about to begin college.

As someone who is new to Sacramento, I was struck by the remarkable diversity of the essayists. They seem to come from around the globe, practice all religions, belong to all races—and yet are united in their identity as Americans. If anyone gives the lie to the anti-immigrant crowd, these beautiful young people do.

But I also couldn’t help noticing that nine of the top 10 winners, as selected in a blind judging, were girls.

It’s understood that girls do better in the literary arts, and in high school generally, than boys do. That’s part of the reason why they outnumber men in college; in the 2009-10 academic year, women earned 57.4 percent of all bachelor’s degrees.

Recent studies report that the “reading gap” between boys and girls is narrowing, which is good. Just as educators are working on getting girls interested in STEM classes, they should be putting extra energy into getting boys hooked on reading and writing. As every teacher knows, there is no more valuable skill— smartphones be damned—than being able to write well.

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Playing kick the can Re “Rousted once again” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, May 4): This article highlights, like the hundreds before it, that our civic leaders do not have any viable solutions to our homelessness problems. This has been an ongoing issue for the last 30 years, and all we have done is to kick the can down the road. World-class city? Not when you have men, women and children living and sleeping on our streets daily, monthly, yearly.

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by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, May 4): If over 13,000 [homeless people] signed up for the new CalFresh program, when most don’t even have an address or ready access to news, I feel

certain that the real number is many times more. As rents continue to go up and the government appears to be working overtime to cut poor folks off at the knees, this problem can only get much, much worse.

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Re “Trump gropes repro rights,” by Mozes Zarate (News, May 4): So let me get this right: The issue is that the reimbursement rates from Medi-Cal (NOT TRUMP) are too low to pay for the services. Then, Obamacare came into effect, causing a huge number of additional “clients,” as stated in the article. The expansion of Medi-Cal was a choice of California fully knowing that federal subsidy ends after a few years and the responsibility for paying for the Medi-Cal expansion rested solely on the state (NOT TRUMP).

If anyone is responsible for closing these clinics, it is Obama, by promising more free (to the clients) services, and the Dems in California not wanting to actually pay the tab they previously agreed to pay.

Bill Bixbe Sacramento

If Trump and the Republicans manage to repeal Obamacare, a lot of people are going to end up dead. And the friends and families of those dead people are going to come looking for the members of Congress who caused their death, and they are not going to be happy.

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‘Political hatchet job’ The repeal of the Affordable Care Act is a farce and political hatchet job. This is not about health care; this is another Republican witch hunt. House Republican politicians have screwed 10 million Americans out of health care coverage, all in an effort to please and play to an extremist Republican base of Obamahaters.

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Pie of the century Trial judge questions Sac DA’s handling of Sean Thompson charges

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Thirty-two ounces of whipped cream, coconut shavings and sugar crumble were enough to launch a full jury trial last week, as one of Sacramento’s most veteran prosecutors clashed with a defense team over the velocity of a pie that hit former Mayor Kevin Johnson in September 2016.

The details of the incident were pored over for a jury with the kind of monomaniacal replaying often reserved for something like the Zapruder film.

With a line of witnesses and hours of testimony going by, both sides stayed locked to the end in an analytic dog fight about the power of a pastry. And the food theme permeated the courtroom beyond the alleged weapon of choice: Deputy District Attorney Anthony Ortiz advanced his felony assault charge against activist Sean Thompson by calling zero police officers and no victim to 8 | SN&R | 05.11.17

the witness stand, relying instead on a virtual who’s who of the city’s restaurant scene to prove the case.

While jurors hadn’t ended their deliberations as of press time, Superior Court Judge Robert. M. Twiss had offered an opinion about the case on the record— though not in front of the jury—and in doing so joined a choir of criticism about the specific charges against Thompson being selectively enforced and politically motivated.

An unimPressed judge The legal sparring in Thompson’s trial started before jurors were even selected.

Defense attorneys Claire White and Jeff Mendelman successfully argued against a jailhouse interview Thompson gave being entered into evidence in

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its entirety. Thompson is charged with a felony count of assaulting a public official in retaliation for that person’s carrying out his given duties.

In his jailhouse interview, conducted a day after he “pied” the mayor at a fundraising event at Sacramento High School, Thompson spoke at length about what he perceived as Johnson’s lack of empathy and action for people living on Sacramento’s streets.

Ortiz wanted all of this 20-minute diatribe played for the jury. Instead, Twiss told the prosecutor he’d rule separately on each individual statement within the interview. Barred were Thompson’s comments calling the mayor “a real asshole” for the last seven years.

Other remarks about feeling pressure to make a statement against the mayor, for focusing all his energy on the city’s elites while ignoring those struggling,

were allowed into evidence.

During opening motions, after Twiss already made his ruling, Ortiz told the judge it wasn’t a good call to keep some of the jailhouse interview from the jury.

“I’ve never been part of a case when such a clear admission of a crime has been limited,” Ortiz argued, “when it proves nearly every element of this case.”

That remark prompted the judge to tell Ortiz exactly what he thought of the charges against Thompson.

“Stripping this case down, this is a simple misdemeanor battery—that’s what it is,” Twiss said of the felony allegation. “He put a pie in someone’s face.

It’s being charged as a felony because of who the victim is, and I get that.”

In January, a host of defense attorneys—including one former prosecutor—told SN&R that the Sacramento County District Attorneys Office was inexplicably punitive when it came to handling low-level cases against local activists. At the time, Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Grippi strongly denied that claim.

Twiss’ comments drew no response from Ortiz. The next morning, the prosecutor was handling jury selection by asking potential candidates if they could arrive at a guilty verdict despite any personal views they had on the court wasting resources and taxpayer dollars.

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prAy for sundAy street meditAtions of mulvAney Over the course of the trial, Ortiz made his case against Thompson with no designated law enforcement investigator seated by his side. Proof of the defendant’s guilt was offered through the testimonies of a restaurant owner, the wife of another restaurant owner, a journeyman waiter and the assistant manager of food for the Sacramento Events Center.

Through a lengthy span of examination and cross-examination of witnesses, the setting for the mayor getting splattered in coconut cream was brought to life in vivid detail. Roughly 120 people had gathered for the Seeds of Hope fundraiser, a workforce development initiative aimed at getting teens involved in the culinary landscape. There was a glowing sunset on the sky as attendees in business attire sipped dragon’s blood punch, enjoyed live music and rubbed elbows with celebrity chefs like Randy Paragary and wellknown athletes like Urijah Faber.

Some facts about what happened next appear to not be in dispute among the witnesses in the case. According to server Paul Raine, “Some time between salads and pasta” Thompson appeared behind the mayor as the latter was talking to his wife near the podium. Thompson slapped the pie in Johnson’s face. The ex-NBA player turned, punching Thompson one-to-three times where he stood before tackling him to the ground, where he pinned the pie bandit down to drill him with at least four more blows.

Bobbin Mulvaney, co-owner of the trendy restaurant Mulvaney’s B&L on 19th Street, gave the jury a color commentary on all the action.

“I saw Kevin’s black glasses go flying with cream on them,” she said, adding that “Mama Rose”—Johnson’s mother—suddenly gasped out loud.

That’s when Mulvaney saw her mayor take control of the situation. “(Johnson) was hitting him,” she recalled. “I saw three good punches go.”

During cross-examination, Mendelman asked Mulvaney about a television interview she gave with Sacramento CBS13’s Jennifer McGraw a day after the pie throwdown. Mendelman wanted to know if Mulvaney had sought the TV reporter out.

“No,” Mulvaney stressed, shaking her head. “I actually had ditched her three times, and then she came and stood outside my restaurant.”

When asked by the defense what she knew about Thompson, Mulvaney

Perhaps more devastating to the reflected, “I’ve since read about work defense, Twiss admonished the attorneys he’s done. I’m sure his heart was in not to tell the jury it was deciding a felony the right place, but his actions were case as opposed to a misdemeanor. Though unacceptable.”

Twiss himself had said on the opening day Mendelman glanced down at his that the incident didn’t constitute a felony, notes. “Did you ever make comments to he wasn’t allowing the defense to make anyone about wanting to do something to the same argument to those deciding Mr. Thompson for ruining your Thompson’s fate. event?” he asked.

“I never say felony “Absolutely,” or misdemeanor when Mulvaney shot back.

I read the charge,” “I probably would Twiss said to the have wanted to “Not to sound glib, but it attorneys. “It has a kick his ass with seemed like the appropriate tendency to push my shiny, silver the jury one way cowboy boots.” amount of force to or the other.”

Mulvaney hit someone with a pie.”

Early into was, in fact, listening to wearing shiny, Greg Gallaher testimony about silver cowboy manager of Dad’s Kitchen the events, one boots on the juror actually asked witness stand.

Twiss if he was underIn the inverse standing correctly that of typical trials, it was this was a felony case. Twiss the defense that relied on instructed that juror “not to worry” testimony from several Sacramento about those terms. police officers. But before White and In his closing argument, Ortiz Mendelman did that, they had one restauimplored the jury to take personalities out rant personality of their own to call to the of their decision and focus only on the stand. Greg Gallaher, manager of Dad’s evidence.

Kitchen on Freeport Boulevard, was also “We heard a lot about Kevin Johnson, looking on as Johnson and Thompson but that’s not the reality of what this got twisted up. Referring to the coconutcharge is about,” Ortiz said. “It could cream drenching inflicted on the mayor, have been Mayor Steinberg, or any other Mendelman asked, “Could you describe mayor … Mayor Johnson puts himself the amount of force?” out there as a public official in a vulnerGallaher leaned back, saying, “Not to able and unique position—you’re in a sound glib, but it seemed like the appropublic forum at almost every part of your priate amount of force to hit someone day, and someone like the defendant can with a pie.” attack you.” uphill defense Ortiz added, “Ms. White wants to talk about the haves and have-nots, as if White and Mendelman went into closing we’re on the Titanic and poor Jack wasn’t arguments Tuesday, May 9, with the invited. … I’m not up here asking if Mr. judge having blocked much of their planned defense strategy. Twiss ruled that Thompson is a horrible person, but the reality is he’s still guilty of simple assault any character witnesses testifying about on Mayor Johnson.”

Johnson or Thompson would be irrelBefore the defense launched into its evant. He refused to allow the jury to hear about or see the extent of injuries Johnson own closing arguments about Thompson’s pie-tossing being an act of nonviolent inflicted on Thompson with his barrage political theater, jurors heard from of punches, or the ambulance ride that resulted. Mendelman expressed frustration Thompson himself, as a recording of his own voice was played aloud. The military about the ruling during a conference in veteran and longtime homelessness activwhich the jury wasn’t present. ist emphasized disillusionment and lost “Assaults usually aren’t charged when chances of the Johnson administration. the victim turns around and beats the “All he cared about was the arena,” alleged perpetrator to a bloody pulp,” he Thompson said. “The reality is that our told Twiss. “They just aren’t.” grandchildren are going to be paying for Likewise, Johnson’s claims to it when they are our age, and that made Sacramento police that he suffered me really upset.” Ω whiplash from the pie were also deemed inadmissible.

On May 21, the City of Sacramento will block cars from entering significant chunks of Broadway, 26th Street and Second Avenue to make way for sunday street, a free event from 8 a.m. to noon that’s designed to “activate” the corridor.

For Broadway, the freeway has acted like a dam that lets through only little trickles of the flood of development that’s swept through the rest of Sacramento. But with events like Art Street, burgeoning fixtures like the award-winning New Helvetia Brewing Co. (1730 Broadway), and restaurants like the newly opened Selland’s Market Cafe (915 Broadway), there’s been some momentum.

The city’s active transportation specialist, Jennifer Donlon Wyant, said when she started 11 months ago, the City Council made reinvigorating the street one of her top priorities. She’s been working on Sunday Street since December. And she also secured a grant to fund a permanent redesign of a stretch of Broadway.

The pop-up park will feature soccer, four-square, salsa dancing lessons, art-making classes, bicycle safety demonstrations and street performers like Handstand Nation, who specialize in “circus arts and AcroYoga.”

This type of event started in Bogota, Colombia, in the 1970s with “Ciclovia,” a weekly tradition that continues to this day, in which the city shuts down more than 62 miles of streets for 1 million to 2 million pedestrians and bicyclists. Other iterations of the event exist everywhere from Oakland to Tokyo to Kiev.

“We want to support the neighborhood economy,” Wyant said.

“But also, we want people to reimagine what Broadway is.”

(John Flynn)

A deAdly encounter A busy shopping area of Rancho Cordova became a scene of violence May 8 when a police officer and assault suspect engaged in a struggle, leading to the latter being shot to death near Interstate 50.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said the incident started at 6:45 p.m. when a citizen reported a man “hitting and choking” a woman inside a car, trying to pull her out of it. A Rancho Cordova police officer was the first to arrive. Sacramento Sheriff’s Sgt. Tony Turnbull said when the officer tried to detain the suspect, later identified as mikel mcintyre, a fight broke out. During the melee the officer fell into some landscaping as McIntyre allegedly bashed him in the head with a rock.

At that point, according to sheriff’s officials, the hurt officer pulled his gun and started shooting.

Converging on the scene, sheriff’s deputies employed a K9 unit to help search for McIntyre. He was soon spotted on the north side of Interstate 50’s westbound lanes. According to officials, McIntyre hurled “a large rock” into the police dog and then “attempted to strike the deputies.”

Two deputies shot McIntyre down. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Sheriff’s officials said the Rancho Cordova officer was hospitalized with head trauma and the police dog was treated by a veterinarian for unspecified wounds.

The next day, McIntyre’s mother, Brigett McIntyre, told The Sacramento Bee that she was the woman who witnesses said was being attacked, but that she was not being hit or chocked, simply struggling with her son over car keys. McIntyre also made statements to The Bee that her son was having a mental breakdown when the officers contacted him. (by Scott Thomas Anderson)

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Professional cyclist Neilson Powless, 20, of Roseville, wasn’t invited to this year’s Amgen Tour of California despite his team’s past success in the race.

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Tour of Cashifornia Amid growing popularity, Amgen Tour of California to trade talent for prestige

by James Raia

an extended version of this story is available at www.newsreview .com/sacramento.

When the 12th Amgen Tour of California convenes Sunday in downtown Sacramento, Neilson Powless will be in the crowd watching friends and former teammates pedal past him. The best young professional rider in the Sacramento region, Powless and his Axeon Hagens Berman teammates weren’t selected to compete in the annual cycling event despite their strong performance last year.

“California was definitely … my biggest goal of the year,” Powless said in a recent phone interview from Italy, where he found early success this season.

“Unfortunately, we won’t be given the opportunity to show ourselves there.”

Based on merit alone, the team should be in the race field for the sixth straight year. But the increasing popularity of the Tour of California—by far the largest cycling event in the country—is crowding out the young, hotshot riders who once

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gave the race its luster. Indeed, this may be the last year that young riders aiming for the top peloton will be included.

Success has vaulted the Tour of California under the Union Cycliste Internationale’s WorldTour brand. The Swiss-based UCI is the world governing body for the sport of cycling, and its WorldTour is the premier umbrella for road cycling races around the globe. But with growth comes compromise. The new designation already means there are no lower-tier women’s squads in this year’s race. For the men, Amgen was mandated to select at least 10 WorldTour teams this year. It chose 12. The five remaining teams were picked at discretion from second- and third-tier pro teams.

That meant fewer spots for teams with small budgets, limited corporate sponsorships and tiny staffs—but loads of talent—like Axeon Hagens Berman.

Sponsored by a London-based finance company and a Seattle law firm,

the squad finished second in the Tour of California last year. Powless, 20, of Roseville placed ninth overall in his first participation. He won the best young rider’s division. He has two wins this season, both in Europe.

Powless’ teammates include Geoffrey Curran, the current under-23 national road and time trial champion, and Adrien Costa, who finished second in the Tour of Utah last season. Rob Carpenter, who rides for Holowesko-Citadel, another lower-level pro team not selected to compete in the Tour of California, won the Tour of Alberta last September. Several other young pros with aspirations for top-level contracts ride for teams also not selected.

The absence of younger Tour of California riders marks a departure from the race’s objective when it debuted in 2006. That first field included eight teams from Continental and Pro Continental teams and eight WorldTour teams. Seven of the top 30 finishers in

the race were non-WorldTour riders.

The possibility of a young pro succeeding against veteran riders gave the race its charm.

The once-independent Tour of California has partnered with Amaury Sport Organization, owners of the Tour de France, since 2012. A French team, Cofidis, was selected to compete, as were four teams with vastly different levels of success in recent years. The discretionary teams have sponsorship or relationships with race organizers.

Axeon Hagens Berman does not.

Race organizers say there is no payto-play aspect in the competition.

“We do not comment on the number of teams that applied to the fill the [12] team positions, and we do not require or ask teams to pay to be selected,” said Kristin Klein, the event’s president.

“Our teams are selected based on a number of factors, including their current ranking, past performances at the Amgen Tour of California, their commitment to bringing their team’s top riders to our race, and their overall commitment to promoting the sport of cycling in the United States.”

But this year’s discretionary selections weren’t all logical. UCI Pro Continental selections included Novo Nordisk, the U.S.-based team sponsored by a Danish pharmaceutical company, which had no wins last year and only one since 2013.

Axeon Hagens Berman owner Axel Merckx, the son of cycling icon Eddy Merckx, was a long-time professional and knows cycling as well as anyone. He said he appreciates the Tour of California’s increased prestige, but also warned against the diminishing number of races in which developing teams can compete.

“I know that we have two of the biggest talents the U.S. has ever produced in Costa and Powless. To deny that to the fans and to those guys at such a young age is very unfortunate,” he said.

Among a handful of other young American riders, Powless, Costa and Curran are hoping to make WorldTour squads, perhaps as early as next season.

They’ll have to if they want to compete, as the Tour of California will accept only WorldTour teams next year. For now, that leaves the talented Powless a spectator of a race he grew up watching. He says he’s made his peace with that.

“I’ll just be with my friends and family and wish I was there,” said Powless, who will train in the Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe areas this month before returning to competition in Europe. “But it’s OK. It will be interesting to see it from another perspective.” Ω

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and Jenny Bach, a party member who’s Ambrosia Cafe is filled with the usual also from Sacramento. suspects. Corporate attorneys sip lattes When it comes to helping reinforce over tablets. Legislative staffers talk with the Democratic brand in the Golden lobbyists in muted tones. The room is State, San Martin has plenty of views. all Berluti shoes and power ties. But this Officer-involved shootings dominated morning there’s another political player national and countywide headlines this entering the cafe from the opposite side year, and San Martin’s work with the of the Capitol.

Latino and African American caucuses Seated in his wheelchair, dressed has convinced him that state leaders in dark baggy slacks and a polo, Alex need to take a stronger role in police San Martin doesn’t look like one of accountability. the downtown partisans often floating “There’s a shared interest in through Ambrosia. reforming police departments in both San Martin is working class to the communities,” Martin said. “And it’s core, and lately he’s working nonstop for something that our neighborhoods the California State Democratic Party. are feeling right here in Sacramento, He’s the administrative coordinator for because of recent deaths.” its Chicano Latino Caucus; he’s the Less publicized are the chalLatino liaison for its African lenges disabled Californians American Caucus; and continue to experience. he’s a newly appointed “Even in Born with cerebral committee member for the state, we palsy, San Martin has its Disability Caucus. have to get away a lifetime of experNow, the from special-interest tise on that front.

Sacramento resident Having confronted is throwing his hat billionaires.” subtle discrimination into the ring to be Alex San Martin during job interviews, secretary of the state candidate, California State he thinks helping party. If elected at the Democratic Party people with handicaps California convention find stable employment on May 20, San Martin remains the priority. would largely be fielding “The No. 1 struggle for disabled complaints from unhappy Dems Californians is employment,” he said. from Chula Vista to Crescent City.

“It’s something like 85 percent of And, as the Bernie Sanders people who are disabled don’t have Democrat freely admits, there’s plenty full-time work.” to complain about.

For some Democratic leaders, road San Martin has been a political maps for specific issues look clear, but hound since he was a teenager. Prior the broader direction of the party is less to moving to California, he worked as so. San Martin thinks Democrats still a legislative aide in the Texas House aren’t harnessing the power of young of Representatives. He relocated to voters—and there’s a reason. He says Los Angeles in 2011 and became board the wave of disillusionment youth felt president of Communities Actively over the 2016 presidential primaries Living Independent and Free, a can’t be ignored by party elites. statewide nonprofit that advocates for San Martin acknowledges the people with disabilities. The opporlarger, existential question is whether tunity to work for the state Senate state Democrats will learn the right brought him to Sacramento last year, lessons from Hillary Clinton’s defeat. a move that introduced him to a city “Even in the state, we have to get he enjoys more and more. Jumping away from special-interest billionaires into his first statewide campaign, having so much involvement in the he’s pitted against Carolyn Fowler, a party,” he said. Ω political consultant from Los Angeles,

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On May 4, The McClatchy Co., which owns The Sacramento Bee, released its first-quarter 2017 financials. For those of us who believe, as Thomas Jefferson did, that journalism plays a crucial role in a functioning democracy, McClatchy did not have good news.

The Sacramento-based chain, which owns 30 media companies across the country, announced a $95.6 million loss for the first quarter. While $76.8 million of that loss was due to a reevaluation of the online jobs website, CareerBuilder, McClatchy also reported that advertising revenues dropped from $136 million in the first quarter of 2016 to $120 million in that same period in 2017.

At the end of 2004, the McClatchy Co. had stockholder equity of $1.42 billion. Due to ongoing losses and reevaluation of assets, by the end of last year it had only $114 million in stockholder equity. Those firstquarter 2017 losses have eaten up most of that equity.

So what’s the plan? McClatchy’s new CEO, Craig Forman, said last week, “We are executing on our plan to accelerate the pace and cadence of our digital transformation while aligning our cost structure with the realities of the business environment.”

“Aligning our cost structure” means fewer reporters and smaller newspapers. This creates a downward spiral of decreasing print circulation and print ad revenues, which will mean that at some point in the near future The Bee won’t be able to depend upon print revenue to fund the digital transformation.

Unfortunately for those of us who would like to see The Bee survive, The Bee’s “digital transformation” has two major problems. The first is that, to my knowledge, no media company has been able to accumulate enough money

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from digital ads and subscriptions to fund a decent local news staff. Digitalonly revenues represent less than one-fourth of McClatchy’s advertising revenue. McClatchy still has a long way to go before these digital revenues will be able to support an organization of their size.

The second is that to compete in the digital arena, McClatchy has a massive bee in the oatmeal. Digital news competitors such as Politico, BuzzFeed, Google and others have the huge advantage that they aren’t hobbled by massive legacy debt.

Unlike their digital competitors, McClatchy is still paying off loans taken out to purchase Knight-Ridder newspapers in 2006. The company is making payments on loan interest and unfunded pension obligations. Lurking in the future is $2.28 billion in future payments to pay off this debt, including $780 million in the next five years.

To put icing on this expensive cake, the CEO and other overpaid executives who will be making these decisions will also be sucking millions of dollars out of the operation with their salaries.

In Sacramento, McClatchy just sold its building and signed a long-term lease for $4.6 million annually. What digital operation would have a lease payment like this, not to mention all the other costs the business is saddled with? These legacy costs make it nearly impossible for McClatchy to compete with other entities putting out digital news products.

This is bad news for those of us who, as Thomas Jefferson did in his day, want to see journalism survive. Ω

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The two bills will be reconciled in conference before a single bill goes to the governor. Secretary of State Alex Padilla, a supporter of the change, said, “the largest and most diverse state in the nation should not be an afterthought.” 2020 can’t come soon enough!

Caving to pressure from the far-right Freedom Caucus, House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act, after updating it to allow states to opt out of covering “essential health benefits” and to charge those with preexisting conditions more for coverage. The bill significantly rolls back the expansion of medicaid—which, based on an earlier analysis of the bill, could deny coverage to as many as 24 million Americans—in order to fund a massive tax cut for the extremely wealthy. The unpopular bill is expected to undergo significant changes in the Senate. Scorekeeper has a suggestion: Tear it up.

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On May 4, Star Wars Day and the Sacramento area’s Big Day of Giving, 599 organizations racked up more than $7 million in donations, according to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. The highest-earning organization, with more than $141,000, was the Placer Land Trust, a conservation organization for protecting natural and farm land in Placer County. The Sacramento Children’s Home, the governor’s 2017 nonprofit of the year, raked in $32,801.

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Today’s high school students have lived through some gut-wrenching news: Police brutality. Mass bombings in Syria. The rise to the White House of a man accused of sexual harassment and worse.

On top of all that, they’ve got to worry about pop quizzes.

These students are living the reality of our anxious era while going through puberty. This year, SN&R’s College Essay Contest shows us just how enormous that struggle is. With all of their grace and strength, these students are up for the challenge.

We combed through more than 100 entries from high school seniors and, in a blind-judging process, picked our first-, second- and third-place essays.

The winners will receive cash to help with college’s rising costs: $2,000 for first place; $1,000 for second place; and $500 for third place. Read on for SN&R’s 2017 College Essay Contest winners, as well as excerpts from our honorable mentions.

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reflecting whatever is around, not the typical result of a black dad and white mom. Then there is my Name: Sydni Sheff hair: an odd mixture of curls and Now attending: Cosumnes Oaks High School straight, brown and blond that even College attending: UC Irvine I don’t understand. Pulled straight Plans to study: Biology it reaches down my back, but left Dream job: Obstetrician-gynecologist alone it curls up to just below my chin. I’m told many things: “You are exotic; you are Middle Eastern; ‘they see Me in you are black; you are mixed; you are weird,” and so it goes as people label me based on my halves or parts’ parts, certainly without knowing who I am.

Mirrors show us what we look like, not who I am African-American and white, but mostly we are. Similarly, when I look into the faces of society refers to me as black. Next, the assumpothers I know they see me, but not who I am. tions begin about me based on my parts. At my They see parts of me, the halves—the half-black first high school there weren’t many blacks and half-white skin, the half-straight half-curly hair— very few of us were in AP and honors classes. and they are unable to put the pieces together to On the first day of most semesters my AP and see who I am. Most visible is my skin tone and honors class teachers suspiciously asked, “Do eyes. My skin radiates the color and consistency you need help? What class are you looking for?” of warm caramel. Brown eyes usually accomAll while the Asian and white kids were greeted pany caramel skin, yet my eyes are green or gold,

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with, “Welcome to my class. I’m excited to see what you have to offer.” As I took a seat I was asked for my name so I could be “verified in the system,” before roll was even called.

They only saw what I looked like and assumed I shouldn’t be there. They didn’t see who I am, which is an excellent student and leader.

I live entirely with my white mom, who I look nothing like; my dad—he’s nowhere to be seen in my life. Because I live in a white household I take up the stereotype of being “white washed.” I get called an “Oreo” or an “honorary white person” because I like to conduct myself with class, and I make education my number one priority, something the name callers think black people are apparently incapable of. I’ve never understood this because it is other black people calling me these names. They see me in halves or parts, and think I don’t act black enough, or maybe don’t act enough like them, but really they just don’t know me.

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I’ve always quietly paid attention in class, my brain a sponge absorbing the lessons. People notice I don’t eat lunch with my friends. Instead, I spend lunch in my AP calculus classroom, dedicating myself to learning the language of math that used to be foreign to me, but is now natural. People often assume because I’m focused in class and I study at lunch that I am shy or reserved. They can’t see another part of me who is very social and loves public speaking in front of groups big and small. In fact, I was privileged to write and beautifully deliver my eighth grade promotion speech, albeit with shaking hands, in front of 700 people. People see the quiet, studious and dedicated part of me and don’t see that I am also outgoing and social, dedicated and focused.

I am strong and confident and embrace all the halves and parts of me. When I look into the mirror I see these many parts and I see who I am. I urge people who look at me to look a little deeper.

‘My expectations of aMerica’

The U.S. Embassy officer switched her focus from my father to me: “Why do you want to come to America?”

I stood up on my tippy toes—a skill that I had mastered in ballet class—peeped my head over the counter and responded in a very thick accent what my father had taught me to say in English: “I want to go to Disneyland.” I was 7 years old, after all, and upon coming off the plane I Name: RaSa foRati imagined what the rest of Now attending: Vista del Lago High School my life would look like—in College attending: Johns Hopkins University other words, I was certain Plans to study: Molecular and cellular biolthat my family’s first ogy, psychology priority in America would Dream job: Physician who both practices in be, without a doubt, going an office and performs surgery, because to Disneyland: the place I’d get the best of both worlds. And maybe where dreams came true. after spending my day saving lives, I’d I had a stable life in be a hip-hop dancer by night and teach Iran. I went to a private classes. So all in all, my dream job is a school, played tag with physician-surgeon-dancer. my friends at the park and danced; I couldn’t ask for anything more, nor did I see any need to. So when I heard my parents talk to their relatives about the great opportunities that America would present to my brother and me, I didn’t understand the extent to which that was true. However, as I grew older and watched my family abroad struggle in their failed attempts to gain better lives, I became aware of the limitations that the confined borders of my native country presented, specifically for women. I learned how discrimination pervaded Iranian women’s lives: the inability for women to file for divorce against their husbands, the inability for women over 12 to take dance classes, the government’s quota against women entering the medical field.

Remaining in Iran would belittle my goals of becoming a doctor as well as silence my love for dance, my creative outlet and mode of self-discovery.

I would not have been allowed to be the ambitious person I am today as a result of the opportunities that have been presented to me, such as challenging myself with advanced courses, which are not offered in Iranian secondary schools. I would not have gotten the chance to volunteer in my community or shadow doctors and ask questions or express my political opinion and listen to 05.11.17 | SN&R | 15

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When I actually did visit Disneyland, eight years after our arrival in the United States, I was underwhelmed. I had believed it to be a grand, magnificent place that would be exploding with fireworks and smiles and magic; instead, I found it to be a place with long lines and swarming children. In a way, this paralleled my expectations of America, as I believed success simply came as a side effect of being here. However, I learned through the few extra hours I spent each day on English homework that this was far from true. America may be the land of opportunity, but those opportunities mean nothing if they are not taken advantage of.

My mother once told me about her Americaneducated doctor who periodically saw patients in Iran. People had the utmost respect for her; she not only reaped the benefits of an American education, but also maintained her Iranian culture. Ultimately, this is where I see myself.

It is where I have always seen myself, using education as a tool to help those around me, near and far. It will be my way of making use of the opportunities I have been provided with, my way of giving back to the people of Iran with knowledge and aid, my way of fighting against the oppression many women face today. The diligence and perseverance that I obtained in America will drive me forward in this journey, starting with gaining my doctor of medicine degree—but where I come from is what will drive me with unwavering purpose.

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‘I vow to make theIr voIces heard’ up about the sarin gas attack. However, 15 minutes pass by, and there is no mention of it.

He throws in a feeble sentence about the Syrian attack and that’s that. He moves on to other news. A lump in my throat, I look around, expecting to see the physical manifestations of horror or disgust on my peers’ faces. However, their glazedover eyes and slouched postures convey a message better than any language can: namely, they don’t care.

That following Sunday, I walk into my classroom and am attacked from all sides by the overwhelming amount of hugs my giggling students wish to inflict upon me. As a Sunday school teacher at the local mosque, I note that they are too young to understand that some of their counterparts in Syria are not worried about the test they just failed, but where they will receive their next meal. My students do not understand that their religion is the most feared in America.

They are not aware that just a few hours earlier, an explicit message was found scrawled on the brick walls of the mosque by a not-so-well-meaning stranger, the fresh paint dripping red splatters onto the concrete floor and spelling out: “YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE.” As they grow older, I hope these children realize how privileged they are, no matter what a few disillusioned individuals do to abuse the reputation of one of the largest religions in the world.

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Name: aisha aslam Now attending: Natomas High School College attending: UC Davis Plans to study: Pre-med, psychology Dream job: Pediatric psychiatrist

Growing up in America, yet staying true to my heritage, impressed upon me that we do not choose our birthplace, yet it is factors such as this that dictate how we continue to live our lives. The civilians of Syria did not ever dream they would be suffering such atrocities, yet they are caught in the middle of a long-standing, bitter war with no way out. I had previously taken for granted that I have the right to pray alongside my mother while my neighbors are excitedly awaiting Santa’s gifts, or lighting menorahs or even sleeping in. However, what I perceive as normality, others in war-torn countries view as a utopia of sorts. Although the rest of the world has decided to watch the people of Syria and other countries facing similar fates suffer in silence, I vow to make their voices heard to anyone who is willing to listen.

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I have never seen anyone, much less a small child, die before.

But there he is in front of me on the small LCD screen of my phone, desperately gasping for air, until his body finally gives way to the sarin gas coursing through his system. I quickly set down my phone, repulsed at what I have just seen, yet the animated news reporter jabbers on. “… As many as 100 said to have succumbed to the deadly gas … Government said to be responsible …”

Still groggy from the night’s sleep, my mother tells me it is time for our early morning prayer. Fumbling around for a scarf, I drape it over my head before joining my mother in Fajr, the first of the five Islamic prayers of the day. I linger for a few minutes after prayer and say a silent invocation that the civil war in Syria is put to rest.

The sun has risen, which means school will be starting soon. I wonder if the children of Syria are able to attend school without the fear of being blown apart at any given second. Arriving to class, I take a seat. Several discussions taking place at once meld together into a pleasant drone before my teacher walks to the front and everyone quiets.

“So, any news?” he asks, like he does every day. A few hands shoot up, and the latest celebrity antics are revealed, governmental happenings are described and lighthearted banter is thrown back and forth. I wait for someone to speak

I started my freshman year of high school three days after I sat with my family and held my dad’s hand as he passed away. His death wasn’t unexpected, and, in fact, it was a relief to all of us, including him. The years leading to his death forced my family to adapt to a fraught lifestyle—complete with a collision of my father’s dementia, my mother’s menopause and my own adolescence—and required me to examine my vulnerabilities and develop my strengths.

When I was 9 years old, my dad was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration, and it was difficult, as a young girl, to grasp what these long words meant. As time went on, however, changes in my dad’s behavior became more prevalent, HoNoRAblE as did changes in the way MENTioN that we lived; I struggled to both understand and Name: Junet Bedayn cope with our situation. I Now attending: Nevada worked on compassion, Union High School thanking him and smiling, College attending: A dual as I battled my annoybachelors program ance when he frequently between Sciences Po in repeated the same France and Columbia compliment on my haircut.

University in New York I developed patience as Plans to study: I fought frustration and Public policy and embarrassment, when at environmentalism a local cafe he poured his Summer plans: Backpack smoothie onto a bagel, and the three-week-long John I had to explain to him that Muir Trail with friends he no longer needed to eat and attend Alasdair the food he held, wet and Fraser’s Sierra dripping with mango.

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Maya Brady

‘speaking up for the voiceless’ As a gay African-American woman, I am at the intersection of a hotbed of movements for social justice and am absolutely impassioned by all of them. The formation of my deep interest in the struggle for civil rights stems only partly from my identification in the groups previously described and is instead mainly due to the actions and reactions of those who are less accepting of marginalized communities.

My freshman honors world geography class was one such example.

The course name appeared to be a misnomer because we, for some odd reason, learned exclusively about Europe and North America (sans Mexico, which was even more telling). Every HoNoRAblE MENTioN other student appeared outwardly unfazed by the Name: Maya Brady purposefully selective Now attending: Cosumnes Oaks High choice in curriculum, School and that was perhaps the College attending: UC Santa Barbara worst part: The history Plans to study: Sociology and black taught to the incoming studies generation was exclusionDream job: Someplace where I’m ary and polarizing to helping people with complex social the soon-to-be-majority issues unique to them and have a big minority. spinning office chair

HoNoRAblE MENTioN Name: Michelle VillanueVa Now attending: Cosumnes Oaks High School College attending: Sacramento State University Plans to study: Nursing Dream job: Touring the world, singing my own songs

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‘My life lacked the Most iMportant cliché’ My friends noticed my messy hair and asked about my home situation. I told them the simple truth: “My mom isn’t home right now,” and left the interpretation up to them. That was the first time I kept something to myself instead of seeking out the solace of my friends. It was a private matter, and I did not want to share it until I was sure of my newfound motherly feelings. I felt an obligation to protect my sisters from harm, and that meant rumors that might spread if people found out. Until then, my childhood had been filled with cliché moments—celebrating my first birthday and bringing my sisters home from the hospital.

But my life lacked the most important cliché: parents who loved each other.

Michelle Villanueva

“How many people do you have in your family?”

I always answered five.

“No, you have four,” relatives would correct in their thick Tagalog accents—as if, at 6 years of age, I had not fully grasped the concept of counting to 10. Profoundly rich, I argued, “I’m not poor, I have five!”

The much-adored fifth member, Manang, raised me as her own alongside my parents, who strived incessantly to put food on the table.

So, of course, I was incredibly rich.

Far too early in the hectic city of Manila, the faint sounds of Manang hand-washing our laundry and the scent of fabric softener that flew into our quaint home with the breeze roused me from sleep.

However, it was a neighbor banging loudly on our door, breathlessly reporting I was about to miss kindergarten class pictures, that jolted me awake.

As if struck by lightning, Manang immediately guided me through the glimmering trails of sunshine that poured onto our tile floors as I scrambled lethargically into the shower. In no time, she had me bathed, dressed in uniform, primped, groomed and well fed.

And although we were running against time, we laughed all the way to school.

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‘I learned to defIne my own potentIal’

Name: Robb VIens Now attending: Bella Vista

I stood solemnly in the kitchen beside my mom, who was covered in spaghetti. As I watched noodles slither down the side of her face like scarlet-colored snakes, we cried in silence. The image of pasta in projectile motion, soaring at me, carrying all the spite of my father, imprinted in my mind. So for the next 10 minutes, as I plucked tomatoey pasta and shards of ceramic plate from my mom’s hair like spiny cotton from a field, I could only dwell on my mistakes.

Dinner was never an easy time of day, with my father especially irritable after a day of work. Mom had told me repeatedly, “Think before you act, Robb, because if you don’t … well we never know what will happen.” And she was right; to provoke my father was to provoke the unforgiving unknown.

High School College attending: Stanford

University Plans to study:

Microbiology, biophysics Personal motto: I live by

my curiosity, driven by my humanity.

Leena Awni

Robb Viens

‘refusal to pIty myself’

‘a connectIon to my roots’ I wake to the calming scent of my grandmother’s freshly baked pita bread. As I walk into the kitchen to say good morning to my dad, I watch as he dips the bread in a creamy mixture of yogurt, olive oil and zaatar, a blend of Middle Eastern spices. This traditional food makes me think of stories my parents have told me about what it was like growing up in Iraq.

The Iraq of my parents’ HoNoRAblE childhood was wealthy from MENTioN the sale of oil and rich in history. It was also a place Name: leena awnI where citizens feared for Now attending: Cosumnes Oaks their lives and were forced to High School stand in silence as a dictator College attending: UC Berkeley issued his commands to Plans to study: Biology the public. When warfare Dream job: Doctor erupted in the country due to the lack of leadership, my parents often had to participate in emergency drills at school to prepare them for violent outbursts. I can only imagine their fear when they heard the emergency bell ring. These stories make me thankful today that they gave me the opportunity to live in the “Land of the Free,” where equality and freedom of speech are basic human rights.

Who would’ve thought obesity would be my savior?

Certainly not I. Since my elementary years I was known as the “big black girl.” I carried that label throughout my life and not for a minuscule moment did the thought “I’m fat” exit my mind. The change of the seasons stomped that thought deeper as girls modeled their newest bikini—flaunting their bodies, while I could only gather embarrassment for my own.

My mom and I moved out of our one-bedroom apartment into a new house during my seventh grade summer.

My mom was exuberant and proud of that, while I failed to express anything as a surge of intense pressure made even a conversation unbearable. My vision began to double uncontrollably. My neck stiffened from overbearing strain. My last reminiscence was begging to make the headache stop.

The emergency room was packed that night.

When I reached medical HoNoRAblE attention I witnessed concern morph the MENTioN doctor’s face. A nurse Name: Isabella jammed a spinal tap angulo needle into my spine Now attending: Cosumnes causing me to shriek even Oaks High School louder. The needle raced College attending: UC Irvine to my brain from an abunPlans to study: dance of spinal fluid. At Marketing, film that moment my condition Dream job: Film director was labeled: unknown.

Isabella Angulo

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Artistic Director Jennifer Reason (center) leads her pack—the singers of RSVP.

Harmonizing for a HigHer purpose

Photo courtesy of Jennifer reason

by Julianna boggs

With a rising young director, the singing ensemble rsVP hopes to raise thousands more for local nonprofits

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n a stuffy spring evening, 16 singers await the start of their weekly rehearsal. In the corner sit a baby grand piano and a small floor fan, though the room only gets warmer as the final members of the vocal ensemble RSVP settle into place. The conversations among old friends swell up until Jennifer Reason, the group’s dynamic, young artistic director, rushes through the door.

After arriving home from a bucket-list getaway to Alaska, she’s had just enough time to take a shower and grab an extra-large coffee on the way to rehearsal. No, she hasn’t slept in 30 hours, but yes, she’s feeling fine.

Reason smiles broadly to confirm her good humor and loses no time stepping into the role she plays so well, wrapping up the chatter with a few tinkling notes on

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the piano before leading the group in vigorous vocal warmups, her coffee forgotten on the windowsill.

The idea for Reconciliation Singers Voices of Peace, or RSVP as they’re necessarily known, came to the group’s founder Julie Adams in a dream. The concept of a “food choir,” dedicated to feeding people both spiritually and literally, was appealing, but when Adams woke up she wasn’t sure how she would achieve such an abstract goal.

Nevertheless, the dream seeded an idea that slowly came to fruition over several years. With her firm belief that music could break down cultural barriers of any kind, Adams was committed to founding a choir that would build community in any way it could.

Many musicians have shared that goal with Adams since RSVP launched in 2000. Over years of competitive auditions, the group has grown into an elite, 20-member

vocal ensemble volunteering its talents for charity concerts that aren’t throwaway efforts—the performances are stunning. Now in its 17th season, RSVP has continued to perform two programs a year in a range of musical styles, exclusively as a way of supporting local humanitarian nonprofits such as 916 Ink, Mustard Seed School and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. Its May program is slated to support St. John’s Program for Real Change, a local organization that provides job training and aid to women in need.

When Adams retired as RSVP’s artistic director, Reason was her obvious replacement for the 2014 season.

The 33-year-old musician had already been singing with the group for several years after studying under Adams at Sacramento State, where she graduated with a degree in piano performance.

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“ I want to double, triple, quadruple our audiences. The more people who hear us, the more money we can raise for causes that permanently change people’s lives for the better.”

Jennifer reason artistic director, rsvP

Watch one of rsvP’s free performances themed around “women and women’s music” on May 12 at Journey Church, 450 blue ravine road, in folsom; May 13 at st. Mark’s lutheran Church, 7869 Kingswood drive, in Citrus heights; or May 19 and 20 at st. John’s lutheran Church, 1701 l street. all of the performances start at 7:30 p.m.

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Wandering together Not all those who wander are lost, but if you found yourself directionally challenged at Wanderlust 108’s “mindful triathlon” Saturday, there were plenty of gurus to point the way. Southside Park was flooded with a sea of yoga mats for Sacramento’s second installment of this nontraditional tri that included a 5K run, live music, yoga and meditation.

The retreat, which happens in cities internationally throughout the year, attracted a seriously religious following of folks who had flown in from across the country to multitask on their modes of relaxation.

Face painting under the 5K wooden arch began the day and was sought after by almost every attendee, making it seem like an obligatory step to become a full-fledged participant. Groups in homemade matching T-shirts walked, while a few runners gave it all they had. A small dog in its own running bib stood on the sideline to cheer by panting.

Before the yoga leg, Alli Forsythe (the emcee of the day) started a dance party scored by DJ Sol Rising. Yogi-runners were encouraged to jump up and down (ants, beware!), to hug their neighbors and to embrace the day … all while barefoot.

“When was the last time you got unconditional love, and when was the last time you gave it away?” Chelsey Korus asked before leading yoga. The day’s theme was “cultivating your best self,” and Korus had the crowd of more than 1,000 trying to do just that.

And yet, in plank position, everyone was encouraged to laugh from their core at the people who came in late and had to lay their mats near the Stretching toward self-love. port-a-potties. The flow (of the yogic sort) continued as faces were smashed against downward-dog butts—tight quarters to test everyone’s tolerance of odors.

“It’s like this now,” Korus kept repeating. It was like hundreds of participants putting their hands on their neighbors’ backs while taking tree pose—balancing on one foot. I was tempted to yell “Timber!” to create a domino effect of yogis.

Mindfulness stopped me.

“Take appropriate actions for pleasant experiences, knowing they are impermanent,” said Noah Levine, a Buddhist teacher who led the meditation. Levine emphasized the need to train the heart and mind to just let go. Letting go wasn’t hard, especially for the snorers: Can we say nirvana?

Next, attendees could sign up for other classes like hooping. For those who had never smeared a hula hoop (no, that is not code for bagel), this was the class. I learned how to pop my leg out into a gymnastic bow pretty well. The three on-duty cops seemed to agree as they smiled—because of the display of talent or oddity we’ll never know.

The day rounded out with “mindful” commerce: Booths sold items like homemade jewelry and the food you might imagine a yogi would eat, like avocado bowls. Samples of kombucha were passed out like Halloween candy.

“Love is contagious,” Korus said. So is the New Age lifestyle.

Photo by Christy Johnston for Wanderlust festival

Several years before, in 2005, misfortune struck when Reason broke her fingers right before a solo piano recital to complete her degree, putting a temporary stop to her music career. Five years later, she was ready to return to the music world.

“It took a lot of ramen and mom filling up my gas tank,” Reason says of the difficult transition back to music.

Since then, she has built up an impressive curriculum vitae, performing as a soloist and as part of ensembles all across Europe, Canada and the United States, as well as founding an instrumental ensemble in Sacramento called Citywater for which she is also the artistic director.

This past November, Reason’s tenacious work in the arts got a shoutout in the Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 Under 40—she was the only artist to make it onto that list. Though she was irked by the underrepresentation of the arts, the recognition felt like a major relief after years of working what Reason calls the “freeway philharmonic”—the relentless commute from city to city to make ends meet as a full-time musician. Though her plate is full, she seems to have taken on her role in RSVP with wholehearted commitment and hopes to expand the group’s community presence in the seasons to come.

While Reason has worked with dozens of ensembles both locally and internationally, she speaks of RSVP with special affection. “They come to make art together and leave their egos at the door every single time,” she says.

The members themselves differ politically and religiously, but Reason says they are unified in their shared mission of community service.

“Everyone respects and loves each other. … It awes me,” Reason says. “It has not been the case in any other group I’ve ever been in.”

RSVP performances are always free to the public, with 100 percent of collected donations going directly to the cause they’re supporting, and the organizations themselves must go through a stringent vetting process: They must be local, financially transparent, humanitarian

and preferably operating on a shoestring budget. (That way, RSVP’s donations can make a bigger impact.)

RSVP connects its audience with each charity’s cause by crafting a program of songs to match the mission. This season, in support for St. John’s Program for Real Change, the theme is “women and women’s songs,” including pieces by jazz vocalist Rosana Eckert, a classical piece by Z. Randall Stroope and even an original avantgarde collaboration that the group will debut at its May series.

Primarily, the choir sings a cappella, though Reason prides the group on its ability to perform in any style, with or without instruments. “Probably the most out-there thing we’ve done is a piece called ‘Forgotten Peoples,’ which is a massively large work sung in Livonian—a basically dead language that was nearly impossible to learn, let alone sing,” Reason says. “The group still talks about that one year later.”

Music is a universal language and a powerful tool in exposing diverse audiences to pressing social issues, Reason believes. The proof is in the numbers. RSVP’s average total donations contributed per series is in the ballpark of $8,000.

Last year, the group selected charity Blessings in a Backpack, a group that gives food-insecure students a backpack full of meals to get them through the weekend. The nonprofit was visibly overwhelmed by the support it received.

“We handed them the check and they were expecting a couple thousand dollars and when they saw the amount they just immediately sobbed,” Reason says, and rightly so. The donation funded the program for a full year and allowed them to add an extra school to their program, extending their outreach to an addtional 200 or more children.

When asked what she hopes the future of RSVP will bring, Reason is as driven as she is optimistic.

“My hope and dream is to grow the reach of this ensemble exponentially. I want to double, triple, quadruple our audiences. The more people who hear us, the more money we can raise for causes that permanently change people’s lives for the better,” Reason says. “It’s exciting to see it and be a part of something so powerful.” Ω

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Visual spirituality Back when Roma Devanbu was in college 40 years ago, she traveled around the world and visited religious sites, including temples, mosques and shrines. These pilgrimages informed her art with a sense of spirituality that transcended the differences among religions. In her Axis Gallery show, A Pilgrim Mixed MediA Continues Her Way, the Davis-based artist explores the role of art within spiritual quests across cultures through her paintings, drawings and cut-paper work. The exhibition also includes the Speak Listen Milagro Project, a collaboration among Devanbu and other artists from around the country, including Cheselyn Amato, Cherilyn McNaughton and Janine Etherington, to name a few. The exhibition will have materials for visitors to create their own milagros—tokens that pilgrims use for healing.

Where: Axis Gallery, 625 S Street; www.axisgallery.org.

Second Saturday reception: May 13, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Through May 28.

“Betty,” “Dottie” and “June” by Cindy Wilson; ceramic; 2017.

Artist talk: Sunday, May 28, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Summertime ceramics

Hours: Friday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; and by appointment.

Cindy Wilson’s ceramic sculptures are lighthearted but have a heft to them. Beachy yet made of heavy clay, the artist’s classic colorful beach balls are nostalgic, but the facsimiles don’t have the buoyancy of the original object; they don’t bounce, but break. Her signature figures, faceless female forms with a vintage SculpTure feel, don swimming caps and simple one-piece suits. The sculptures are bottom-heavy, likely because of physical gravity, but this translates to an emotional gravity, too. See Wilson’s new summertime-appropriate works at Tim Collom Gallery through June 2.

Where: Tim Collom Gallery, 915 20th Street; (916) 849-0302; www.timcollomgallery.com.

Second Saturday reception: May 13, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Through June 2.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Speak Listen Milagro” by Roma Devanbu, digital image, 2017.

The experience common to all people Meech Miyagi’s work is informed by science. The Sacramento artist’s sculptures are derived from the intricacies of neurobiology and bacteria on the cellular level. The overall effect is familiar, eerie and stunning. The Sacramento artist says that his copperwire pieces depict the circumstance of being human, “the experience common to all people”—lest humans SculpTure forget how much we have in common and that we are all in this thing together.

Miyagi, who teaches at Sacramento State University, will be showing his work at Artspace1616 with Andreas Ensslen.

Where: Artspace1616, 1616 Del Paso Boulevard; (916) 849-1127; www.facebook.com/artspace1616.

Artists’ reception: Saturday, May 13; 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Through June 4, for Andreas Ensllen and through July 2, for Meech Miyagi.

Hours: Thursday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Abberations” by Meech Miyagi, copper wire, 2015.

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Breathe Fest THURSDAY, MAY 11 Breathe California’s festival promises a fun vibe with a focus on sustainability. Beer, food trucks, live music from local funk band Ideateam and Festival a marketplace featuring local products are all on tap. The event aims to demonstrate the connections between transportation, buying local and the region’s air quality. Attendees are highly encouraged to ditch the car for a day and bike, walk or take public transit instead. $40; 5:30 p.m. at Sacramento Railyards, Railyards Boulevard; www. facebook.com/breathesac.

—JAnelle BiTkeR

labyrinth at the Crest FRiDAY, MAY 12 Travel to a magical world where worms talk, fairies bite and the Goblin King is hella hot. To celebrate the life of pop star David Bowie, the Crest is hosting a special screening of Labyrinth. Come if Film you want the Goblin King to take away your baby brother. Just be careful what you wish for. $7.50-$9.50; 7:30 p.m. at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street; www.crestsacramento.com.

—loRY Gil

Glow golf FRiDAY, MAY 12 Glow golf features the best part of a rave—glowin-the-dark moving objects—without the worst— cramped, sweaty spaces. At the Emerald Lakes Golf Course in Elk Grove, 500 LED lights will light up the curved arcs of flying golf balls against sPORts the night sky. Even a lame swing is beautiful when the ball’s neon. $49; 8-10 p.m. at Emerald Lakes Golf Course, 10651 E. Stockton Boulevard in Elk Grove; www.facebook.com/divotgolfcompany.

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t’s almost Mother’s Day—on Sunday, May 14, to be exact. If you birthed anyone into the world, then you deserve some attention. If you’re anyone else, then prepare to give it.

Of course, you could be incredibly boring and celebrate with brunch at a local restaurant. Keep in mind, though, that nearly everyone else will be doing the same thing. Restaurants will be swamped, the lines long and the potential experience absolutely dampened.

Instead, consider a ticketed brunch at a local winery, where the atmosphere will be one of joyful relaxation—not to mention the idyllic setting. Big eaters might consider visiting Scribner Bend Vineyards (9051 River Road) for a buffet including prime

rib, seafood and pizza. Reserve your spots—$39.95 for adults, $19.95 for children 10 and younger—at www.scribnerbend.com. Another good option is brunch at Miner’s Leap Winery (54250 South River Road in Clarksburg), which will feature live music and mimosas. Tickets cost $35 for adults and $18 for children 12 and under. More at http://minersleap.com.

Or, skip brunch entirely and consider a classy afternoon tea. A Dash of Panache (217 Vernon Street in Roseville) is offering a special menu with a selection of tiny sandwiches, quiche, soup, salad, scones with lemon curd, adorable desserts and, of course, tea. Reservations are required, with the damage costing $29.95 for adults and $24.95 for children 12 and under.

Find the lengthy menu at www.facebook.com/ADashOfPanache.

Meanwhile, the Yoga Seed Collective (1400 E Street, Suite B) is offering a special restorative yoga class in honor of the holiday at 2:30 p.m. This 90-minute session is geared toward relaxation and appropriate for all ages and all skill levels. At $25, it makes a great gift.

More at www.facebook.com/YogaSeed.

For a change of pace from stereotypical mom activities, consider a not-so family-friendly evening at PunchLine Sacramento (2100 Arden Way). Funny mothers night starts at 7 p.m., featuring local stand-up comedians—and moms— Cheryl Anderson and Kelly Pryce. Get your tickets at www.punchlinesac.com.

—JAnelle BiTkeR

If art events tend to strike you as pretentious affairs—what with their wine and cheese and jazz and whatnot—then this free show should offer a refreshing change of pace. Art buyers will rub shoulders with Batman super-fans thanks aRt to this showcase of art inspired by comic books, featuring works by Tavarus BlackMonster, Juan Garcia, Erika Gonzalez and Kris Jones, among other local creators. No cover; 5 p.m. at Big Brother Comics, 920 20th Street, Suite 150; www.facebook. com/capitolcitypopup.

—JAnelle BiTkeR

Planned Parenthood Capitol Day MonDAY, MAY 15 This Monday, supporters of Planned Parenthood can join together to rally on the Capitol steps.

Participants learn how to best approach issues regarding legislation, and then put those lessons into practice by lobbying officials.

COmmunity Free; 11 a.m. at the California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street; www.ppactionca.org.

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Flaky pastry croissant, cafe LuMiere I quit booze and tobacco 23 years ago, then developed a raging sweet tooth. Appeasing that tooth has made me a pastry gourmet. So, when I recommend croissants at Cafe Lumiere, a breakfast-and-lunch place on Broadway near 56th, you should listen. My daughter lives in France. She says croissants made daily at Cafe Lumiere are as good as any in her adopted land. For $8, you can get one of those fresh croissants warmed and stuffed with cream cheese and a strawberry glaze, topped with whipped cream. 5701 Broadway, www.facebook.com/ cafelumieresacramento.

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by John Flynn Strong but soft: Four years ago, the

founder of Burly Beverages, Gabe Aiello, gave up sodas, cigarettes and fast food on the same day. He struggled to ditch sodas the most because of how habitual it had become.

“Every time I went to the gas station or convenience store, I’d walk out with a Pepsi or an RC Cola,” he said. “And by the time I got to my car, it’d be gone. And that would be about two or three times a day.”

After a year of subbing seltzer water for the three vices, Aiello started craving whiskey gingers.

But he didn’t care for the “phosphoric acid, food dye and high fructose corn syrup” found in modern soft drinks. So he started making his own. And on May 16,

he will open the first storefront of Burly Beverages (2014 Del Paso Boulevard) to the public, with his “super-smooth” ginger beer syrup as the flagship.

Aiello takes inspiration from the pharmacy soda fountains found at the turn of the 20th century.

Before “Coca-Cola got a hold of everything and turned it into liquid candy,” he said, sodas would be recommended by doctors to ease upset stomachs and headaches, among other mild maladies.

In addition to providing all the ginger beer for the Golden 1 Center, his syrups have been tapped by craft cocktail bartenders— particularly his vinegar-based shrub syrups, which can be made into a tangy, invigorating soda or used to “wash out” the taste of hard alcohol

to accentuate the more nuanced flavors in mixed drinks.

At his shop, he sells a recipe that took him two years to perfect: root beer. It can be made into floats with Devil May Care Ice Cream & Frozen Treats or Conscious Creamery’s gelato. The shop will have growler service, a broad selection of old-timey and international sodas, and a tasting room where potential clients can sample his products as well as discuss customized mixes.

Out of the alley: A new Old Soul

Co. cafe (555 Capitol Mall) will open on May 15. It’ll be open seven days a week, serve beer and wine, and offer a spacious patio with views of the pretty but often sleepy strip that recently has been hosting thousands of protesters.

Home on the Grange: Chef Jason

Azevedo has left Hock Farm Craft & Provisions (1415 L Street) for the more upscale Citizen Hotel’s Grange Restaurant & Bar (926 J Street). Ω

Distilled from the agave plant, mezcal can taste a bit vegetal or funky to the uninitiated. Consider Mezcalita al Pastor ($10) the ideal gateway drink. The smooth El Silencio Mezcal at the base is made in Oaxaca from organic agave. Fresh pineapple and lime juices blend seamlessly with the spirit to create tangy flavors that glide easily down the gullet. It’s coated with Tajín chili powder on the rim, so you can take sips from the side for a zap of salty spice that brings out the sugars in the drink. At the end, savor the pineapple wedge that’s soaked up the boozy punch. 2320 Jazz Alley, http://cantinaalley.com.

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Purple sprinkle Lavender Lavender used to be relegated to sachets and flowerpots, but more recently Americans have embraced its other uses. As a Mediterranean plant, it thrives in Northern California, and you may see fields of fragrant lavender in the Capay Valley. While it’s primarily used as a calming scent, the oil is also antibiotic. The fresh and dried flowers are the signature ingredient in herbes de Provence, which pairs well with spring lamb dishes. Use lavender sparingly in food, though, or you risk a soapy taste. Try adding it to rubs or as a garnish on lemon desserts.

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The phrase “coffee shop” evokes a sad menu: stale croissants, saccharine muffins and wilted salads. A cafe takes more care with its food but sidelines the drinks.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

The airy West Sacramento coffee shop and wine bar Bean & Barrel seems to care as much about its espresso, drip coffee and rotating list of vinos as it does breakfast, lunch and dinner. Though the business’s name leads with the beans, the food menu contains more surprises than the cardboard carbs found at most coffee shops.

At the cafe that opened in February, executive chef Janine Villalobos, has put together a California fusion of healthful fare with a dash of fatty sin or spice. You’ll find five kinds of toast with ingredients like chili oil and buffalo mozzarella, sandwiches with chicken liver or chile verde, and salads with white anchovies and sheep milk’s cheese.

Charcuterie boards and large plates sate more substantial hunger.

The roaster is no slouch, either. The beans come from Camellia Coffee Roasters, launched last year by Ryan Harden of Old Soul Co. and Robert Watson of Insight Coffee Roasters. Drip coffee ($2.25 for 12 ounces, $3 for 16 ounces) tasted bright without the acidity, thanks to a blend of Ethiopian and Brazilian beans custom-made for Bean & Barrel. (The improbable flavor profile boasts “milk chocolate, peanuts, velvet”—though smooth, the drink contained no hint of fabric.)

In the morning, the eggs & bacon toast ($7) was filling enough to fuel several hours of cafe

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work. The poached eggs with pudding-like yolks didn’t run all over when holding up the buttery toast. Underneath the eggs rested slabs of bacon so thick that you’re certain of two things: Your arteries are clogging, and it’s worth it. Zesty avocado lightened the medley, and the melted Monterey Jack tasted like cream. Drizzled everywhere, a pleasing pop of chili oil.

Living up to its coffee shop title, Bean & Barrel also sells pastries, but these aren’t like cardboard. The cinnamon roll ($3.50) was fluffy with ample cinnamon.

For lunch, the orzo salad ($7) was underseasoned with lemon vinaigrette. But it still entertained the palate with its mix of briny olives, arugula, red onion, cherry tomatoes, diced bell peppers and cucumbers and chunky feta.

Totally swerving from a coffee shop’s usual arena of mediocrity, the large plates were bomb.

The pig wings ($16) placed two tender pork shanks atop a nest of cold vermicelli noodles in a spicy fish sauce. Cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, carrot slivers and cilantro complemented the smoked meat with watery crispness. The scampi ($16) was small for the price, but what was there was delicious: Garlicky, buttery shrimp and roasted cherry tomatoes flavored with white wine on crosssections of baguette.

The best time to go?

Wednesday if you like wine and don’t mind crowds— there are free tastings 5:307:30 p.m. If you prefer oysters, they’re sold for $1 Mondays and Fridays 3-6 p.m.

Despite its restaurant-sized ambitions, the coffee shop still attracts laptop toters. With light flooding in from floor-to-ceiling windows, free Wi-Fi, ample outlets and natural wood tables, Bean & Barrel beckons: Give me your hungry, your uncaffeinated, your overworked. With heavier dishes than Nido and better food than Cafe Bernardo, Bean & Barrel gears more toward the digital worker.

Perhaps this is the coffee shop’s response to the modern gig economy. If you can’t kick freelancers off their laptops after a two-hour Wi-Fi session, might as well seize the captive audience by serving a wide enough variety of food that they’ll keep ordering all day. Ω

Perhaps this is the coffee shop’s response to the modern gig economy.

Fashionable vino A free wine tasting and fashion show will shut down the Capitol Avenue section of the Handle District on May 13. Starting at 6 p.m., the wine will be provided by Lodi-area wineries like Zinfandel specialists Macchia Wines and Klinker Brick Winery. Then, at 6:30 p.m., locally donated fashion will strut the runway and roll out on racks. Local shops including Ladybuggz Boutique and Project Runway’s Richard Hallmarq will serve the looks, salons will provide professional hair and makeup, and models from Sacramento Fashion Week will show it off. The free event will station gatekeepers at each entrance, seeking voluntary donations for Women Escaping a Violent Environment—more commonly known as WEAVE. Over the last three years, the event has raised nearly $8,000 for the nonprofit. More at http://thehandledistrict.com.

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post pictures of it online. Burger Patch will eventually settle into a permanent address, but for now the owners have it figured out, creating an exclusive event that’s generating hype. Because here’s the thing: To get more people eating plant-based food, producers need to make it easily available and delicious. Diners don’t want to think about animal suffering or environmental harm because of their factory farmed meal; they just want to eat something good.

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Stupid Fucking Bird

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7 p.m. thursday, 8 p.m. friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. saturday, 2 p.m. sunday, 7 p.m. Wednesday; $28-$40. capital stage, 2215 J street; (916) 995-5464; http://capstage.org. through June 4.

With the title Stupid Fucking Bird, you know that this modern adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s classic play The Seagull is going to be irreverent and quirky. And it is, down to playwright Aaron Posner’s addition of “sort of adapted” to the Stupid Fucking Bird playbill.

Yes, Posner’s existential play about Chekhov’s existential play is funny, biting and a bit cynical while generously incorporating “fuck” throughout the dialogue in the form of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. However, the surprise is how much we are emotionally drawn into its plot and characters even when the theater’s “fourth wall” is constantly being broken—with actors addressing the audience with reminders that we are seeing a play, that these wounded souls are mere thespians.

In fact, the production doesn’t start until an audience member follows the command to yell “Start the fucking play.” And then we’re off, under the carefully focused guidance of Capital Stage Director Michael Stevenson and nuanced performances by the talented seven-member cast.

Dysfunctional relationships reign throughout.

It’s also a sly, gentle mocking of all the drama and angst of the theater world, from the playwrights to the productions to the actors. All of this under Capital Stage’s imaginative staging, sets and production elements—including the subtle addition of floor stage lights to remind us we’re watching a mere play even if we are fully engaged in the story and storytellers. Ω

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3 Grand Hotel Grand Hotel, currently at Green Valley Theatre, is the 1989 Tony-award-winning musical remake of the 1932 Greta Garbo movie.

The Grand Hotel is Berlin’s most posh, most exclusive hotel where, even as visitors parade through, it seems as though nothing ever happens.

It feels like reading a book of short stories, where you capture small pieces of people’s lives without ever really knowing them fully.

There are excellent performances, like Mark Ettensohn as the Baron, in debt and out to steal the jewels of aging prima ballerina Elizaveta Grushinskaya (Stephanie Hodson). Instead he steals her heart, and also the heart of aspiring actress Flaemmchen (Melody Payne), working as a typist until she gets her big break. Kevin Caravalho gives a memorable performance as the terminally ill Kringelein.

Doctor Otternschlag (Jes Gonzales) is the show’s narrator, and it is not clear why his drug habit is part of the story, though the front desk clerk, Erik (Kyle Welling), is desperate to get some of his heroin to help his wife who is in “excruciating pain” from childbirth.

This show seems disjointed, as each of the 18 scenes is detached from the one before or the one after, though by the end of the show several of the stories come together. Ultimately, it is an enjoyable production.

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The Donner Party

This recent adaptation of the classic play by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner of the classic tale not only provides a most-welcome dose of humor while changing up the opening scenes, it also does a nose job that trims and reshapes the original. However, the basic storyline stays the same—the swashbuckling hero Cyrano’s unrequited love of Roxane lyrically expressed through a younger, handsomer suitor.

Though not a musical, this memorable production sings throughout—from the gifted cast to the spot-on staging, mingling the talents of seasoned professionals with budding Folsom Lake theater students. F Sa 7:30pm, Su 2pm. Through 5/14. $16.50-$24. Falcon’s Eye Theatre, Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.harriscenter.net. P.R.

It is wonderfully appropriate that this new American musical is presented just walking distance from Sutter’s Fort, the final destination of the ill-fated Donner party. With music by Eric Rockwell, and book and lyrics by Margaret Rose, it’s directed by Michael Laun and Rose and makes for a beautiful show with an outstanding cast.

The music is stunning, with anthemic songs mixed with humor, as in the women’s trio’s performance of “He’s the Man I Chose.” Th 6:30pm;

F, 8pm; Sa 2pm and 8pm; Sun 2pm. Through 5/12. $12-$35.

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Everyone’s favorite con man returns to River City to sell kids’ bands and sweet-talk the librarian to keep her from figuring

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him out. This show has a very large cast with some exceptional performances.

The large open space allows for impressive choreographic numbers. A feelgood musical for all. 8 pm F, Sa, 2pm Su. Through 5/13. $15. Art Court Theatre at City College, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, (916) 558-2228; www.citytheatre.net. B.S.

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and 9pm; Su 2pm; Tu 6:30pm; W 2 and 6:30pm. Through 6/4.

$33-$38. B Street Theatre, 2711 B Street; (916) 4435300; www.bstreettheatre. org. J.C.

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The Wall He’s not scared—it’s just uncomfortable to run in full battle rattle.

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Compact, blunt and borderline exploitative, Doug Liman’s lean military thriller The Wall largely plays like a Max Fischer stage adaptation of American Sniper. It was actually a little shocking to read the credits and discover that the film was not adapted from a play, but rather came from an original screenplay by Dwain Worrell. Even the film’s aesthetic choices—the occasional blackout scene transitions, as well as the use of off-screen sound in a key climactic scene—seem as if they were made with the stage in mind rather than the screen.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena play American soldiers in “post-war” Iraq sent to the middle of nowhere to investigate the murders of a group of civilian contractors and a security detail. They survey from afar long enough to assume the all-clear, but a closer inspection reveals that the victims were killed by precision sniper fire, and that the Iraqi perpetrator is still on the scene. Soon enough, Taylor-Johnson is dodging bullets behind a crumbling stone wall, taunted by the unseen gunman over his radio while a mortally wounded Cena slowly bleeds out in the crosshairs.

The rest of the film unfurls more or less in real time behind the wall (later revealed to be the remains of a bombed-out school), as Taylor-Johnson scrambles to reach Cena while also sussing out the location of the sniper. Meanwhile, the sniper tries to draw information from the wounded but still conscious Taylor-Johnson, including the nature of his attachment to a dead

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soldier’s damaged scope. At a fat-free 81 minutes, The Wall never becomes boring—it’s the kind of punchy, self-contained, midsized genre picture that they truly don’t make anymore.

However, once the cat-and-mouse nature of the setup is established, the midsection of the movie begins to feel like deep-sigh filler. It certainly doesn’t help that the film quickly becomes a one-man show for Taylor-Johnson, an actor with questionable screen presence and a familiar bag of tricks. With a more dynamic actor in the lead role, The Wall might have had an opportunity to bust through the low ceiling of expectations established in the opening scenes, but TaylorJohnson is strictly serviceable, and so is the film. Cena is as charismatic as ever, but he spends most of the film facedown in the dust.

This is the ninth feature film directed by Liman, who broke through in the 1990s with Swingers and Go and went Hollywood with The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Edge of Tomorrow. After all this time, it’s still hard to figure out Liman’s cinematic identity, beyond a sort of controlled comic book chaos.

File this one in Liman’s drawer of unexpected digressions, alongside but still superior to his Valerie Plame biopic Fair Game and the sci-fi trash heap Jumper. Liman brings a sturdy craftsmanship to The Wall, and yet I still had to check IMDB multiple times to make sure that he’s not James Mangold. Ω

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The Circle

When a young woman (Emma Watson) lands an entry-level position at the world’s greatest computer company (think Apple raised to the power of 100 and multiplied

by Google-cubed), she thinks she’s waltzed into her dream job. At first she’s bemused by the company’s omnipresent eyes and ears, but after a meeting with the affable CEO (Tom Hanks), she volunteers to be monitored online every waking moment—to the mounting dismay of her parents (Glenne Headly, Bill Paxton) and best friends (Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane). The script by director James Ponsoldt and Dave Eggers (from Eggers’ novel) seems to be missing key scenes; certainly a subplot involving the company’s reclusive cofounder (John Boyega) seems truncated. Watson doesn’t quite manage her character’s seesaw changes, but she’s as appealing as ever. J.L.

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Colossal

Spanish writer-director Nacho Vigalondo (Timecrimes; Open Windows) delivers this rom-com gimmick flick, a film that wins points for theoretical uniqueness and not much else. Colossal concerns a party-hardy screw-up named Gloria (Anne Hathaway), an out-of-work writer who returns to her childhood hometown following a breakup with her British boyfriend (Dan Stevens), only to find that her reappearance is connected to a series of giant monster and robot attacks in Seoul, South Korea. Fair enough, that’s a new one by me, Pacific Rim meets 13 Going on 30 and all that, but a thumbprint, pitch-room premise is hardly an excuse for all of Vigolando’s slack storytelling and trite symbolism (Gloria is an alcoholic, which makes her a monster, you see …). Still, Hathaway hasn’t been this likably liberated since Rachel Getting Married; with a lesser actress in the lead, this film is probably unbearable, but Hathaway somehow gets us to care. D.B.

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The Dinner

Suddenly an indie staple, Richard Gere headlines the ensemble cast of Oren Moverman’s The Dinner, playing a slick politician and older brother to Steve Coogan’s psychologically bothered black sheep. Coogan and his eternally patient wife (Laura Linney) grudgingly accept an invitation to dine with Gere and his much younger second wife (Rebecca Hall), but the lavish meal is just an excuse to air grievances about a disturbing incident involving the brothers’ teenage sons. Moverman is an accomplished screenwriter (he contributed to Jesus’ Son, I’m Not There and Love & Mercy, among others), and he draws more flavors than you might expect out of these uninspiring ingredients, but his direction of The Dinner is annoyingly fussy. The action is organized by title cards that read “Appetizer” and “Main Course,” but the film is much more interesting in its amuse-bouche diversions, including a surreal and emotional trip to the battlefield at Gettysburg. D.B.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

The motley crew of space buccaneers from the 2014 original are back: Peter Quill, the half-alien leader of the pack (Chris Pratt); green-skinned Gamora (Zoe Saldana); Drax, the hulking comic relief (Dave Bautista); and the wisecracking varmint Rocket (voiced

by Bradley Cooper), all on the run because of Rocket’s incurable kleptomania. Writerdirector James Gunn inserts a new wrinkle in the form of Quill’s long-lost father Ego (Kurt Russell) and his servant Mantis (wonderful newcomer Pom Klementieff)—but the family reunion comes with ulterior motives. It’s all a barrel of fun, as delicious as a bag of meltin-your-mouth cotton candy—albeit just as insubstantial, temporary, and lacking in any real nutrition. As in the first movie, Gunn spices up the soundtrack with a killer playlist of ’80s pop tunes. J.L.

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A Quiet Passion

Get pumped to loiter over the sumptuous anti-sumptuousness of Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion, a meticulous yet ethereal biopic of 19th century poet Emily Dickinson, played to the hilt by Cynthia Nixon. After the Sex and the City veteran’s powerful and possessed turn here and a paint-peeling supporting performance in 2015’s underseen James White, it’s time to acknowledge that Nixon is doing world-class work. Austere and episodic in a manner that should be familiar to Davies acolytes, especially the few who saw his recent Sunset Song, A Quiet Passion luxuriates in the language and manners of a bygone era while also recognizing the restrictions of those times, especially as they relate to women. It’s exquisite and intense, although just a bit too rigid and bloodless to get enthusiastic about, and it’s hard to shake the thought that Mike Leigh’s Mr. Turner did this sort of impressionistic biopic better. D.B.

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How to Be a Latin Lover

Going into Ken Marino’s sluggish and slow-witted How to Be a Latin Lover, I assumed that I could sit through literally any film that prominently featured the beautiful and charismatic Salma Hayek. After making it through two full hours of this affable but almost entirely joke-free comedy, I am 100 percent certain. An attempt to simultaneously Americanize and re-create Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez’s 2013 crossover hit Instructions Not Included, How to Be a Latin Lover seems to follow a similar formula of lowestbrow comedy and rank sentimentalism, and it plays like it was purloined from Adam Sandler’s reject pile. Derbez stars as Maximo, a gigolo entering middle age, recently deposed from the lap of luxury to make way for a younger model (Michael Cera, one of many American comic actors making cameos here) and desperately searching for his next sugar mama. Hayek, bless her heart, costars as Maximo’s uptight sister Sara. D.B.

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

There’s precious little trace of the Arthurian Legend in this loud, brainless farrago from director Guy Ritchie (who also co-wrote with Joby Harold, Lionel Wigram and David Dobkin). There’s a guy named Arthur (Charlie Hunnam), working in a whorehouse in Londinium (aka London) after his uncle Vortigern (Jude Law) kills his parents (Eric Bana, Poppy Delevigne) and steals his throne; a sword in a stone; a Percival (Craig McGinlay); a Bedivere (an incongruous Djimon Hounsou); and way down the cast list, a Merlin. But don’t look for Guinevere, Lancelot or the Holy Grail.

Instead, Ritchie gives us a weird mashup of Hamlet, a Warcraft video game, and one of his old Cockney crime comedies. There are also bits of Macbeth thrown in—especially the part about being full of sound and fury signifying nothing. J.L.

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Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar (Footnote) makes his English language debut with Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, the darkly quirky story of a mysterious political grubber named Norman Oppenheimer. Richard Gere plays Norman, once again collaborating with executive producer Oren Moverman (The Dinner), and once again delivering a fussy and tic-heavy performance, although here at least his actorly affectations fit the character. Desperate to make a big deal and willing to take any ethical or factual shortcuts in the process, Norman attaches himself to an Israeli politician on the rise, eventually weaving a spider web of “small favors” that threatens to bring both men down. Norman is an epic chamber drama, largely performed through pleading phone calls and manufactured chance encounters, although the film is ultimately more admirable than engrossing. The impressive supporting cast includes Michael Sheen, Steve Buscemi, Dan Stevens and Charlotte Gainsbourg. D.B.

A young Los Angeles magician (Jacob Latimore) helps support himself and his kid sister (Storm Reid) by performing tricks and passing the hat on street corners, and by selling cocaine on the side; when he gets in over his head and incurs the wrath of his mad-dog boss (Dulé Hill), he has to draw on his sleight of hand to try to work his way free.

Sluggish direction by J.D. Dillard and a thin script (by him and Alex Theurer) that goes from unlikely to implausible to preposterous are partially offset by sincere performances all around—especially by Hill as a smiling snake in the grass. Seychelle Gabriel as a romantic match for Latimore, Sasheer Zamata as a friendly neighbor and Carmen Esposito as a bar owner all do decent work in underwritten characters that don’t seem all that essential to the action. J.L.

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If anything, Espada’s fascination with the “I’m trying to find my true voice,” he says.

American frontier has only increased with age. It More than anything else, Banjo Bones tells forms a thematic base for his second fullstories, and they’re meaty. Cowboy length album as Banjo Bones, Cowboy Dreams’ opener, “Tell Him Why,” Dreams. seems like a jaunty number at For the past couple of years, first, but it doubles as a sharp Espada has been using the critique of the United States’ moniker across Sacramento immigration policies. Another, venues. It morphed from an “The Rodeo Clown,” draws initial “aesthetic concept” to a parallel between the life of a stage name and now, for the a rodeo clown and a strugPepe Espada first time, a band. At the record gling musician, punctuated singer-songwriter, release show on Thursday, by moody guitar. Certainly, May 11, at Blue Lamp, Banjo Espada chose Banjo Bones’ Banjo Bones Bones will consist of singertagline of “The Dark Side of songwriter Espada as well as Giorgi Americana” for a reason, but Khokhobashvili on violin, Ron Smit on Cowboy Dreams does offer rare upliftbass and Steve Guest on drums. ing moments in the title track.

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After tanking last year without enough attendees, the weekend-long music festival drew a lively crowd of 3,500 attendees in its third year with a lineup of dozens of local artists and musicians, according to event producer Danielle Vincent.

At times, the audience clustered before a performer would look small because of the spaciousness of River Walk Park, but head counts found at least 70 people glued to each of the three stages. Eventually, the throng in front of the main stage was hard to squeeze through.

The weekend started out quiet but strong with acts such as the rising hip-hop artist KaiLord and The Outcome, a rock ’n’ roll band with more subtle technique than your typical stadium rock group.

The outros by guitarist Quinn Hedges were delicately phrased like sweet nothings. “I’ll take it all for you / It’s always for you,” they sang earnestly with hammy vocals, but with perfectly controlled vibrato to achieve the polish they were after.

Solo act Jayson Angove revealed his talents apart from his rock band, Humble Wolf. Using a loop pedal, Angove made his acoustic guitar and voice seem as complex as a small orchestra while playing songs off his recent release, Queen of the Beginning and the Magnificent End. He whispered over a rich timbre of baritone singing, an effect reminiscent of M. Ward.

Another highlight was hip-hop artist Kennedy Wrose, who danced with all the goofy sincerity of Drake while smoothly spinning lines about the virtues of staying true to his lady. On the song “Hold Me Down,” he took on the role of hype man for marriage: “What started as a blur is now clear and defined / so I had to put a ring on it.” Wrose was joined by R&B singer Trei Knoxx,

who crooned with pipes as creamy as butter: “I like the way you hold me down.” Those notes ricocheted underneath the rusty I Street Bridge, where passing Amtrak trains would occasionally add new beats to the day’s hopeful rhythm.

—Rebecca Huval r eb ecc a h @ne w s re v i e w . c o m Fade to the end: On Sunday evening at First Festival, the overall feeling in the air was laid back. Sometimes it was quiet between sets, but really, the lay of the land with its grassy hills and shaded river views gave plenty of space for concert seekers to chill out until the music started back up.

The Front Porch stage was closest to the entrance, and the distant sounds of Erica Ambrin & the Eclectic Soul Project beckoned attendees to follow the music.

Ambrin, a singer and guitarist who appeared on American Idol in 2015, gave a stellar late-afternoon performance with her soulful R&B and at times wistful musical arrangements backed by her band.

After grabbing a pint, we perused the diverse group of vendors that included stations with live painting demos from Sacramento artists and several chic lounge areas with comfy-looking sofas made out of pallets and TUBE. magazine’s vintage outdoor living room. First Festival kept the eyes busy and piqued my interests with random makeshift thrones made from stained wood and large orbs hanging from the trees.

Up next, SpaceWalker, a hip-hop artist who harnesses the power of the unicorn, looped and layered original beats and used fuzzy effects over her vocals. A man wearing a unicorn mask slowly danced and formed yogalike poses while she confidently delivered rhyme after rhyme. With a strong crowd of about 100 watching her perform, a wave of new faces slowly joined the crowd to watch the rest of her set. Some fans bought horns that SpaceWalker had made by hand the night before.

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The release of the Ghost Town Rebellion’s first full-length album Urbs Indomita, backed

by Portland-based record label No Pants Records, received rave reviews from a few national and international rock and ROCK metal magazines for its strong modern rock backbone studded by moments of Americana appeal. Lead vocalist-guitarist Shawn Peter is a downtown service guide and Historical Supervisor, so it’s no surprise the band’s lyrics mirror the capital city’s rich history with a heavy emphasis on the Wild West. Look for its next album, Silver & Gold due this fall. 916 Second Street, www.facebook.com/theghosttownrebellionofficial.

—Steph RodRiguez

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Fans of indie bands such as the Lumineers and Of Monsters and Men will be delighted

by Grizfolk’s blend of Americana and electropop packaged into slick, mainstream-friendly tunes. The melange of influences stems from its founders: a folk singer from Florida and a pair of pop-savvy producers from Sweden. Last year, Grizfolk released its debut full-length on Virgin Records, Waking Up the Giants. To IndIe see where it all began, though, check out the video for Grizfolk’s first hit, “The Struggle,” which features a man dressed as a bear who drinks far too much milk, runs from the cops and other fun stuff. 910 I Street, www.grizfolk.com.

—Janelle BitkeR

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Every movie involving dance as its theme has a montage where the heavily identifiable characters on the dance floor POST-PUnK line up into two columns facing each other, and a person from each end pair up and dance their way down the aisle, often in flamboyant and unexpected ways, while the crowds cheer and clap their approval.

That’s what a Moving Units show is like … a face-off of electronic music so universally danceable that everyone—from the spikyhaired misfit geezer to the art house fashionista millennial—has their cinematically promised five minutes of celebrity on the dance floor. 1517 21st Street, www.facebook. com/MovingUnits.

Brooklyn electronic music producer Stephen Jacob Paul a.k.a. Bit Funk crafts club bangers with melodic hooks and radio-ready vocals—an optimal combo to launch one of Sacramento’s most happening summer parties. This is Midtown’s monthly block party series is back, with Bit Funk as its first headliner. You might be most eleCTROnIC familiar with his remixes for the likes of Viceroy, Treasure Fingers and GRUM. Rest assured, his original nu-disco tracks, bolstered by a distinct tropical aesthetic, will summon the dance party after an afternoon of music, beer and comedy. 20th Street between J and K streets, www.bitfunk.com.

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Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen, 7 p.m., no cover Reviving the sounds of honky-tonk, hillbilly bop and good ol’ country ditties from the ’40s and ’50s is Sacramento’s Bear Flag Trio. The band includes Kathleen Harvey on tenor guitar and baritone ukulele, Scotty Prawalsky on upright bass, and Chris Harvey on guitar and steel guitar. Since 2013, this group of country-loving HONKY-TONK musicians has performed original tunes and renditions of old-timey classics. Crying Time and Loose Engines will also perform. 1915 I Street, www.facebook.com/bearflagtrio.

—Steph rodriguez

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Singer-songwriter Halsey is half-black, bisexual and bipolar. And her governmentissued last name is Frangipane, as in the delicious almond pastry cream. In other words, she’s more than immediately meets the eye: a hit-making pop star with POP legit artistic vision, partly informed by her bohemian past. Her portfolio also goes far beyond her blowout radio success “New Americana” and guest vocals on the Chainsmokers’ “Closer,” and her live performances are reportedly fabulous. Halsey headlines 106.5 The End’s pop-centric EndFest. 400 Ballpark Drive in West Sacramento, www.endonline.com/ endfest-2017.

the colony, 8 p.m., $7

Anyone looking for a little badassery to go with their blues will find what they’re seeking with Marcia Ball’s legendary brand of Gulf Coast roadhouse party music. Ball plays the piano like she’s shooting bullets from her hips. Her husky, no-nonsense voice tells tales that are probably tall, for sure colorful and without a doubt inspired by living in the swamps of Louisiana BLUeS and the windswept plains of Texas.

It’s an arsenal of rhythm and blues that Ball has polished in her long career as a badass; if her talents were a necklace, they’d be alligator teeth.

1013 K Street, www.marciaball.com.

—amy Bee

Grave Lake are graduates of the Sacramento school of rock ‘n’ roll. They cut their teeth on the jangly pop sound that spawned from Midtown in the mid-’90s and have INdIe added their own heavy twist to an otherwise traditional Sacramento sound. You can bounce to the beat of the heavy, jazzy drums, sing along to the forlorn, frantic chorus and shred your air guitar to the melodic riffs. Just like all good Sacramento bands, they’ve released their latest self-titled E.P. on tape, which you can pick up at this show (if they remember to bring them, which every good Sacramento band always forgets to do).

3512 Stockton Boulevard, www.gravelake. bandcamp.com.

—Janelle BitKer

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FOR ThE WEEk OF MAy 11, 2017 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The process by

which Zoo Jeans are manufactured is unusual.

First, workers wrap and secure sheets of denim around car tires or big rubber balls, and take their raw creations to the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi City, Japan. There the denim-swaddled objects are thrown into pits where tigers or lions live. As the beasts roughhouse with their toys, they rip holes in the cloth. Later, the material is retrieved and used to sew the jeans. Might this story prove inspirational for you in the coming weeks? I suspect it will. Here’s one possibility: You could arrange for something wild to play a role in shaping an influence you will have an intimate connection with.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Kiss the flame and

it is yours,” teased the poet Thomas Lux. What do you think he was hinting at? It’s a metaphorical statement, of course. You wouldn’t want to literally thrust your lips and tongue into a fire.

But according to my reading of the astrological omens, you might benefit from exploring its meanings. Where to begin? May I suggest you visualize making out with the steady burn at the top of a candle? My sources tell me that doing so at this particular moment in your evolution will help kindle a new source of heat and light in your deep self—a fresh fount of glowing power that will burn sweet and strong like a miniature sun.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your symbol of power

during the next three weeks is a key. Visualize it. What picture pops into your imagination? Is it a bejeweled golden key like what might be used to access an old treasure chest? Is it a rustic key for a garden gate or an oversized key for an ornate door? Is it a more modern thing that locks and unlocks car doors with radio waves? Whatever you choose, Gemini, I suggest you enshrine it in as an inspirational image in the back of your mind. Just assume that it will subtly inspire and empower you to find the metaphorical “door” that leads to the next chapter of your life story.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You are free to

reveal yourself in your full glory. For once in your life, you have cosmic clearance to ask for everything you want without apology. This is the later you have been saving yourself for. Here comes the reward for the hard work you’ve been doing that no one has completely appreciated. If the universe has any prohibitions or inhibitions to impose, I don’t know what they are. If old karma has been preventing the influx of special dispensations and helpful X-factors, I suspect that old karma has at least temporarily been neutralized.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I don’t want to be at the

mercy of my emotions,” said Irish writer Oscar Wilde. “I want to use them, to enjoy them and to dominate them.” In my opinion, that may be one of the most radical vows ever formulated. Is it even possible for us human beings to gracefully manage our unruly flow of feelings? What you do in the coming weeks could provide evidence that the answer to that question might be yes. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you are now in a position to learn more about this high art than ever before.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Africa’s highest

mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro. Though it’s near the equator, its peak is covered year-round with glaciers. In 2001, scientists predicted that global warming would melt them all by 2015. But that hasn’t happened. The ice cap is still receding slowly. It could endure for a while, even though it will eventually disappear. Let’s borrow this scenario as a metaphor for your use, Virgo.

First, consider the possibility that a certain thaw in your personal sphere isn’t unfolding as quickly as you anticipated. Second, ruminate on the likelihood that it will, however, ultimately come to pass. Third, adjust your plans accordingly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Will sex be humdrum

and predictable in the coming weeks? No! On the contrary. Your interest in wandering out to the frontiers of erotic play could rise quite high. You may be animated and experimental in your approach to intimate communion, whether it’s with another person or with yourself. Need any suggestions? Check out the “butterflies-inflight” position or the “spinning wheel of roses” maneuver. Try the “hum-and-chuckle kissing

dare” or the “churning radiance while riding the rain cloud” move. Or just invent your own variations and give them funny names that add to the adventure.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Right now the

word “simplicity” is irrelevant. You’ve got silky profundities to play with, slippery complications to relish, and lyrical labyrinths to wander around in. I hope you use these opportunities to tap into more of your subterranean powers. From what I can discern, your deep dark intelligence is ready to provide you with a host of fresh clues about who you really are and where you need to go. P.S. You can become better friends with the shadows without compromising your relationship to the light.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can bake your shoes in the oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, but that won’t turn them into loaves of bread. Know what I’m saying, Sagittarius? Just because a chicken has wings doesn’t mean it can fly over the rainbow. Catch my drift? You’ll never create a silk purse out of dental floss and dead leaves. That’s why I offer you the following advice: In the next two weeks, do your best to avoid paper tigers, red herrings, fool’s gold, fake news, Trojan horses, straw men, pink elephants, convincing pretenders and invisible bridges.

There’ll be a reward if you do: close encounters with shockingly beautiful honesty and authenticity that will be among your most useful blessings of 2017.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Of all the signs

of the zodiac, you Capricorns are the least likely to believe in mythical utopias like Camelot or El Dorado or Shambhala. You tend to be uber-skeptical about the existence of legendary vanished riches like the last Russian czar’s Fabergé eggs or King John’s crown jewels. And yet if wonderlands and treasures like those really do exist, I’m betting that some may soon be discovered by Capricorn explorers. Are there unaccounted-for masterpieces by Georgia O’Keeffe buried in a basement somewhere? Is the score of a lost Mozart symphony tucked away in a seedy antique store? I predict that your tribe will specialize in unearthing forgotten valuables, homing in on secret miracles and locating missing mother lodes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to my

lyrical analysis of the astrological omens, here are examples of the kinds of experiences you might encounter in the next 21 days: (1) interludes that reawaken memories of the first time you fell in love; (2) people who act like helpful, moondrunk angels just in the nick of time; (3) healing music or provocative art that stirs a secret part of you—a sweet spot you had barely been aware of; (4) an urge arising in your curious heart to speak the words, “I invite lost and exiled beauty back into my life.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ex-baseball player

Eric DuBose was pulled over by Florida cops who spotted him driving his car erratically. They required him to submit to a few tests, hoping to determine whether he had consumed too much alcohol. “Can you recite the alphabet?” they asked. “I’m from the great state of Alabama,” DuBose replied, “and they have a different alphabet there.” I suggest, Pisces, that you try similar gambits whenever you find yourself in odd interludes or tricky transitions during the coming days—which I suspect will happen more than usual. Answer the questions you want to answer rather than the ones you’re asked, for example.

Make jokes that change the subject. Use the powers of distraction and postponement. You’ll need extra slack, so seize it!

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Paint it silver Will Morris, 41, is a Sacramentobased behaviorist, working with Axis Applied Integrated Services. With his co-workers, Emily Weller and Christina Huggett, Will is one-third of the ownership of The Silver Orange, Sacramento’s newest teen center and part-time all-ages concert venue. The Silver Orange celebrated its grand opening on February 3 and has played host to numerous concerts, art and computer programming workshops—and Dungeons & Dragons sessions. Morris said that he and his partners want to provide a safe, fun environment for teens to learn social skills, play games and have fun. Along with his professional qualifications as a behaviorist, Morris is an avid Rubik’s Cube enthusiast, musician, and dedicated collector of hats—he has more than 20 in his expanding collection.

Where did the name The Silver Orange come from?

It came from me talking with my kids trying to come up with a name. Somebody threw out the idea of silver and orange. I wanted it to be orange because orange is my favorite color. When I looked up silver and orange on the internet to see if anybody else had that name, what came up was that silver and orange are two of the five words in the English language that don’t have rhymes. I thought, “Well, that’s cool,” and I liked the way it sounded. That’s the short version of the story.

Why did you decide to open this place?

A lot of reasons. One, it was a personal one. I wanted a place that was safe and comfortable [for] my kids and I. Where we could hang out, play pool, do music and

stuff like that—where we wouldn’t have to worry about being in an adult space like a bar or something. I work in the field of behaviorism. We work with a lot of kids, teaching them social skills. Emily and I started talking about that original idea and thought it would be cool to open up a space [for] the public so that the community could have a resource where kids could learn social skills in a fun, relaxing, safe setting. There seemed to be a need for it. … It’s [for] that age group where you don’t fit in, so we thought, “Well, what if we had a place where parents could just drop their kids off after school and … it’d be just $7 to get in?”

Do you feel venues exclusively for teens and all-ages venues go hand in hand?

[We] kind of morphed into [an all-ages music venue]. We wanted the kids to have access to music equipment, music lessons and stuff like that. We wanted them to be able to make their own bands, and provide a space where they can perform. That was kind of how we started that idea. We made all-ages events so everyone could come. I love it. Sacramento doesn’t have that many all-ages venues.

Is there a message you’re hoping to send to Sacramento’s music scene?

I think a good message to get out to the music scene in Sacramento is that we have awesome talent. And we need to be able to provide a space for them to express [and] nurture their talent. I think The Silver Orange is a space where we can do that, and also provide them the opportunity to get to know the music business at a young age. When they play The Silver Orange, it’s a paid gig. They get compensated for their performances.

Is there an activity at The Silver Orange that you personally enjoy the most?

I teach the Rubik’s Cube classes on Thursdays. I love those in particular. It’s my class, so I guess I have to love it, but I do love it. I love the kids’ enthusiasm.

We’ve got some awesome teens that come in, [they’re] a little hesitant to learn the Rubik’s Cube, but then they pick it up really quickly. I really like that class. It’s hard to pick a favorite. I also love just [hosting the concerts] and watching the kids go up for open-mic night when they’ve been practicing throughout the month. We do an open-mic night every fourth Saturday, and so they get to sign up and perform.

Maybe they only had one or two songs that they’ve been practicing. Then we’ve had teens that have worked to build a whole set. We tell them they have to have a minimum of a 45-minute set, with a minimum of three original songs. If they can build that up, we’ll sign them up for a full concert and pay them for their show. To me that’s the other awesome part.

Tell me about you’re affinity for hats?

I have a very large collection, though I’ve noticed I tend to wear one or two here at The Silver Orange. I wear different hats for different meetings, maybe that’s weird, but that’s what I do. I decide this is the hat which goes with this type of event. I’ve always loved hats ever since I was a teen. I even have some that I’ve had since I was a teen that I wear once in awhile. Ω

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