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Anger at activists Re “The challenge of being Democrats,” by Jeff vonKaenel (Greenlight, June 22): Gee, remember when Jeff vonKaenel and his ilk were complaining about how “Big Money” was corrupting politics? Now he complains that “In the new reality, campaign dollars have less power; instead, extreme and polarizing candidates are being propelled into office by the extreme anger of voters who have lost all faith in the system.” And yes, so much of that anger is at “progressive” activists.

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As we all know, if we impeach President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence becomes president. A lot of people (including me) think that he is even worse than Trump. But Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is third in line for the presidency. And Ryan is the least of three evils. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer should go to Paul Ryan and say, “Tell you what we’ll do. If you impeach Trump and Pence at the same time, then you become president and we Democrats will support that.” I think Ryan would be interested. But would the Democrats be smart enough to do this? Not a chance! Mark Perkel g i l ro y

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Paul Smith, founder and president of Indivisible Citizens of California’s 4th District, listens to community members share concerns about President Donald Trump during a meeting of the Nevada County Indivisible Democrats for Progress in Grass Valley. Photo BY MIChAEL Mott

Indivisible, under Paul The fast rise and uncertain future of a progressive political organization and its brash Rocklin founder

Five months later, that town hall energy snowballed into the creation of the Indivisible Citizens of California’s 4th District, a political advocacy group that claims more than 20,000 subscribers to its email list or Facebook feed, as well as 41 (and counting) associated groups and a brash leader who has already sparked one internal mutiny.

Roza Calderon woke up at 6:45 a.m. on a Saturday to give Republican Rep. Tom McClintock a piece of her mind. Standing outside the Roseville Tower Theatre, the long-time activist kept busy by handing out coffee in cups reading “Resist” and “The Future is Female.” She had gone to town halls before, when she was lucky to encounter two dozen other attendees. But as the February 4 morning warmed, dozens of people showed up, then a hundred, then a thousand. Soon, she realized most people would be left outside of a venue that

Before that February town hall, Indivisible founder and marketing director Paul Smith said he had never been politically active other than dabbling in digital “slactivism,” an extracurricular to his former job as a global marketing manager for Apple. A Rocklin resident who currently lives in his ex-wife’s guest bedroom, Smith said he discovered a new purpose after his Twitter stream of the town hall got picked up by a reporter: He wanted to organize the many activist groups in the area and amplify their stories. He created Indivisible that night. Smith modeled the organization after a bare-bones but ambitious startup, accumulating a small team to handle

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could accommodate only 200. And when the doors closed, Calderon saw dejected faces wondering if they wasted their Saturday morning hoping to ask tough questions of their Republican congressman. So she grabbed a megaphone and announced the start of a second town hall outside. For Calderon and her neighbors, many of them jarred by the election of Donald Trump, it was the beginning of a political awakening that is threatening to flip a red county blue. “A lot of us were closeted

Democrats,” Calderon said. “It was something you kept to yourself. You wouldn’t put bumper stickers on your car because you knew your car could get keyed. So for us to come out was saying, ‘We’re here and we’re really loud.’” So loud that McClintock requested a police escort to escape the crowd of mostly middle-aged women. A photo of the fleeing congressman posterized McClintock as a symbol for the public’s widespread disdain for the Trump administration’s plan to strip health care from more than 20 million Americans.

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deadly important events, finances and other logistics. Soon, Indivisible had a dozen people voting on every decision—an arrangement that would later prove untenable. Indivisible’s quick rise came from a combination of Smith-orchestrated national news appearances following the February town hall, and Calderon’s ability to bring on board both traditional Democrats and newer progressives energized by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ unsuccessful presidential run. So far, Indivisible has staged such events as a May 13 “die-in” at McClintock’s district office to protest his support of the American Health Care Act. Roughly 50 people lay on the ground underneath cardboard tombstones that described the medical conditions that “killed” them. Calderon attended as a “VIP” after leaving the organization to challenge McClintock in next year’s election. Smith boasts that with his marketing savvy he can spend 17 cents for every McClintock dollar and still get the same amount of eyes on his message, like when he got the Huffington Post to cover protestors from Foothills Rising, an Indivisible-aligned group that also participated in the die-in. Older women have been the most receptive—58 percent of the group’s 10,000-plus Facebook followers are women above the age of 55, according to Smith. The group has also served as an unofficial incubator for McClintock’s political rivals. On June 4, Indivisible hosted the 2017 CA-04 Leadership Council Summit, which was attended by 200 leaders from 40 different activist groups from across the district, including all but two Indivisible groups. The event featured a panel attended by three announced challengers to McClintock: Calderon, national security strategist Jessica Morse and MIT professor of political science Regina Bateson. “This is definitely going to be the campaign to watch, not just in California, but maybe nationwide,” Calderon said. “This is a district that will have to endure through the fatigue of the resistance. This is our one and maybe only chance to do this.” But to flip the Fourth, Indivisible must find a way to turn its (mostly digital) army of activists, political neophytes and online malcontents into paper votes. Already, insurrectionist Democrats have come up short in special elections against seemingly vulnerable

Republican candidates: reporter-slammer straw for them. And I understand, too. Greg Gianforte in Montana and Georgian It reflected poorly on the mission.” Karen Handel, who said she didn’t Smith said he regrets his “unwise” support a “living wage.” actions, and protested peacefully at the The district hasn’t had a Democratic counter-demonstration on June 10. representative in more than 20 years, and On Indivisible’s website, the FAQ registered Republican voters still outnumpage takes special pains to distance ber Democrats by a 43-to-29-percent Indivisible from “anarchists,” “commumargin. Indivisible hopes to turn the tide nists” and especially antifa—a group by swaying the 20 percent of voters who that takes a by-any-means-necessary don’t associate with any party. approach to confronting perceived The group has already won over one fascism. former Republican: Indivisible’s Now, Smith said he’ll search unofficial “historical adviser” for “unicorns” to join the Joanne Neft, who has group. Noting three lived in Placer County white men like himself for nearly 50 years. comprised his former “I absolutely team’s leadership never remember after Calderon left, this kind of a reache hopes to bring tion to anything in in women, people terms of a group of color and of people joining members of the hands, literally LGBTQ community Roza Calderon joining hands, way because “it’s not congressional candidate, former across party lines— just [about] how we Indivisible member well, other than 9/11,” look, it’s just the best Neft said. “[It] really way to have creative gives me cause for hope.” ideas.” And they’ll need them. In still, the 2018 election remains 16 2016, McClintock took nearly 63 months away, and prior left-leaning percent of the vote. (The congressman activist groups, from Occupy Wall didn’t respond to SN&R’s requests for Street to Berniecrats, have either comment.) sputtered out or attracted smaller-thanFor now, the four announced chalnecessary numbers. Flipping a district lengers—Calderon, Bateson, Morse as entrenched as the Fourth requires and attorney Rochelle Wilcox—all discipline, something Smith failed to profess admiration for each other and deploy when he logged onto Facebook contentment to focus their energy on May 26 “at 2 o’clock in the morning on McClintock. But the Democratic after a couple beers,” he said. presidential primary started that way, After the group Bay Area Alt Right too. And there’s plenty of time for other posted, “We will see you all there,” challengers to enter the race. on the event page for the controversial After Calderon briefly returned to March Against Sharia in Roseville on Indivisible to provide damage control June 10, Smith commented, “Can we following the mass resignations, Smith count on you guys to fight if antifa said he wants to shift the responsibility show up?” Despite his quick deletion, for organizing events to the local groups others took screenshots of the comment and use his nine social media managers and accused him of advocating violence to generate content. between nationalist and leftist factions. In an email, Smith said he has been The next day, everybody but Smith working with a Silicon Valley company resigned from Indivisible’s eightto develop software specifically for person team in protest—not just for the his group, saying only, “it’s going to comment, but for what Smith said was change everything, and the result will his tendency to act without the group’s shock the world.” unanimous approval. That’s bold talk for an unpaid orga“It was like having 10 chefs in the nizer who will need to move out of his kitchen, all arguing how to boil a pot of ex-wife’s house by the end of summer. water, while we have a restaurant full But then again, his $750 billion former of patrons waiting,” he said. “I would employer started in a garage. Ω periodically go off and boil the water myself and … this was kind of the final

“This is our one and maybe only chance to do this.”

Just two weeks after the launch of an ambitious $64 million plan to help Sacramento’s mentally ill homeless population find treatment and housing, the mood in City Hall turned somber again as North Sacramento Councilman Allen Warren expressed frustration about the lack of political support for his proposed tent city. The District 2 representative made his thoughts known during a June 27 meeting on strategies for expanding shelter services. Warren has been advocating for the creation of a safe, sanitary, outreach-oriented camp where those experiencing homelessness could find services and peace of mind. In March, his team unveiled a plan for such a facility, which would include showers, dog kennels, storage space, housing experts and medical treatment. So far, only Councilwoman Angelique Ashby has publicly backed the plan. And Warren finally made it clear the lack of progress is bothering him, especially after two men living on the streets were murdered and a friend of his own—a Grant High School employee—died while living out of his car. “I’d like to see us do more, sooner,” Warren stressed. “On a daily basis I get very troubling calls about this homeless issue.” Earlier the same day, Councilman Steve Hansen sent a letter to the city manager expressing alarm about the deaths of the two homeless men, both of which happened in his Midtown district. During the meeting, Hansen acknowledged his own vexation. “The problem has gotten worse,” Hansen said. “We know we don’t have

answers.” Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who was largely responsible for landing a new $16 million-a-year medical grant for the homeless, tried to stay upbeat as the evening closed. “This is a hard subject,” Steinberg said. “And the No. 1 word associated with it is tremendous frustration … but we don’t have time for frustration.” (Scott Thomas Anderson)

White collar catch A former Sacramento loan processor was sentenced last week for a host of fraud schemes that caused $2.7 million in losses to banks on the eve of the financial crisis. Sergey Shchirskiy, 41, was arrested for a white-collar crime spree that lasted the better part of five years, though federal prosecutors say his most calamitous actions took place in 2007. Shchirskiy was the target of a joint investigation by the FBI and IRS. According to U.S. Deputy District Attorney Phillip A. Talbert, Shchirskiy and a group of co-conspirators employed “straw buyers” to purchase properties that they could quickly take out equity lines of credit on, advancing the plot via fake documents and doctored statements. Prosecutors charged that shchirskiy’s role in the conspiracy was to recruit straw buyers, as well as engineer bogus forms around income, employment and assets for those involved. “All of the properties were foreclosed on,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Talbert also charged Shchirskiy with 80 attempts to obtain fraudulent tax returns, mainly by submitting claims through a number of stolen identities. The prosecutor said Shchirskiy was trying to net more than $660,000 in fraudulent returns. Shchirskiy ultimately pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud, wire fraud, tax fraud and identity theft. U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley sentenced him to seven years and 10 months in federal prison. According to records from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Shchirskiy is one of 15 Sacramento County residents to be convicted of fraud in federal court so far this year. (STA)

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Timothy Stock greets his newest granddaughter on December 23, 2015. His dying wish for a medically aided death would go unmet six months later. Photo courtesy of elizAbeth cArlsen

The uncounted dead

California doesn’t want to know who’s falling through the cracks of its assisted-death law by Raheem F. hosseini

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When Timothy Stock died from terminal liver cancer last July, his inability to access end-of-life care wasn’t considered worth including in the state’s first progress report about its new assisted death law. But Stock’s daughter hasn’t forgotten how her dad died—or that he was prevented his final wish. “He was excited about the law,” said Elizabeth Carlsen, a Sacramento attorney who was caring for her father in San Diego when he died. “I ran up | 07.06.17

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against a wall.” Carlsen’s father died July 8, 2016, one month after the California End of Life Option Act took effect. Last week, the California Department of Public Health released its first official glimpse into how the law is performing. Between June 9 and December 31 of last year, 191 terminally ill men and women were granted prescriptions to end their lives, with 111 of the people—or 58 percent—ingesting the fatal medication.

Advocates of the law welcomed the figures as proof the state was achieving its goal of providing a compassionate doorway to those facing painful demises. But to an unknown number of adults whose illnesses have progressed to the point of no return, the act has provided little more than a mirage of hope. According to the state, 258 people formally started the end-of-life process by making two verbal requests to their physicians at least 15 days apart. The fact that 191 people received prescriptions means 26 percent of patients were unsuccessful for unknown reasons. The department’s explanation for not tracking requests, delays and denials in care is the same for why it released only six months’ worth of data in its first “annual” report—this was all it’s statutorily required to do. In the meantime, public health officials, state lawmakers and the public have no way of knowing how many terminally ill Californians are falling through the cracks of the strictest assisted death law in the nation. In the absence of data, there are anecdotes involving people like Stock and my mother, who died of multiple myeloma in October of last year after her request for end-of-life medication was denied by the first doctor who examined her. (Read “Killing Mom,” SN&R Feature Story, June 15, 2017.) Stock was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer around August 2014, his daughter says. He relocated from Sacramento to San Diego to be with Carlsen and try experimental treatments through UC San Diego Medical. Early last year, Stock and his daughter learned the medical interventions had done all they could. Stock was terminal. Around March of last year, Carlsen says, she and her father asked hospital and hospice care providers what they needed to do to take advantage of the end-of-life law when it took effect three months later. Stock was transitioning from medical treatment to palliative care, and there were questions about which entity had the jurisdiction to help him navigate his death—the hospital or his hospice provider. It would take a few days at a time to move one rung closer to a straight answer.

“He was very adamant that he wanted this option,” Carlsen reiterated. “In the meantime, there are so many crises going on. I mean, this person is terminally ill.” When the answer finally came—that neither the public hospital nor the faith-based hospice care provider would participate—Carlsen says she gave up. “My dad was really afraid he was going to be in pain,” Carlsen said. “He didn’t know if he was going to use it, but he wanted the option of having it.” That’s not uncommon. According to the state, 21 people who received end-of-life prescriptions died without taking them, while 59 had undetermined outcomes at the time of the reporting. Matt Whitaker, state director of the advocacy nonprofit Compassion & Choices, said that longstanding efforts to make the medical community more comfortable with the inevitable reality of death, from groups like the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, “just haven’t been as effective as everyone hoped they would be.” In the absence of a top-down paradigm shift, Whitaker says, his group is urging patients and their families to initiate those conversations themselves. But it takes time, he acknowledges. And that’s the one thing terminal patients don’t have much of. Carlsen’s dad held on for several more weeks after he was denied an assisted death. By the time he fell into a three-day coma last summer, Carlsen says it was just she and her dad, winging it together. The hospice workers, great as they were, didn’t play as large a role as she expected. “It was me on my own taking care of my dad at the end,” Carlsen said. “You’re mixing the drugs every two hours and shooting it into his mouth. “I don’t know what kind of pain he was [feeling] in the end.” Carlsen is hoping the law will become easier to navigate for people in her dad’s situation. For now, she’s content with sharing his story, even if the state of California isn’t interested in recording it. “He was a fantastic guy,” Carlsen said, then laughed softly. “He was a tough patient. He was a difficult patient. Yeah, I miss him.” Ω

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At a Senate Education Committee hearing last How much lead should kids be able to drink at week, the question of how much lead kids can school? That’s one question state lawmakers are safely be exposed to held up the committee. considering this week. “Schools are going to talk about their burden Assembly Bill 746, a bill by San Diego-area costs,” said Democratic Sen. Richard Pan, a Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, would pediatrician representing parts of Sacramento require schools to test for lead in drinking water and Yolo counties. “But there is a cost overall to fountains for the first time. If too much lead is exposure to lead—for schools it’s not just about detected, schools would be forced to shut down the cost of the water system; it’s the cost of kids their water systems, notify parents within seven losing IQ points and having behavioral problems days and provide information on how to get their over chronic lead exposure.” children tested by physicians. Lead is measured by parts per billion in Most schools in California aren’t required to water. If a test shows more than 15 parts per test their drinking water for lead. Young kids are particularly vulnerable. While a minimal dose might billion, or ppb, which is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration standard for tap water, the agency have little effect on an adult, children who have requires municipalities take steps to reduce those ingested small amounts of lead have been shown to levels, usually by updating water systems, experience lower IQs, behavioral and learning many of which are decades old. But issues, slowed growth, hearing probPan and others stressed there is lems and anemia, according to the no “safe” threshold of lead in U.S. Environmental Protection drinking water, only acceptAgency. “We want to able levels. Three Sacramento-area ensure our schools Fletcher’s bill would elementary schools were allow up to 15 ppb, but recently found to have are not poisoning our lawmakers discussed exceeded federal safety children.” lowering the threshold to limits for lead in water. In 5 ppb, the EPA standard Assemblywoman Lorena January, Sacramento State for bottled water, or lower. University students from Gonzalez Fletcher The American Academy of the environmental services author, AB 746 Pediatrics calls for 1 ppb in and chemistry departments school water systems. uncovered dangerous lead levels The Senate Environmental in more than 40 of the campus’ Quality Committee was set to weigh water fountains. The discovery prompted in on the question on Wednesday. The bill has university officials to take those fountains offline already passed the Assembly. If the Senate and repeat the students’ testing of 782 sources of committee amends the bill to place a lower lead drinking water. threshold for younger students, the legislation On May 8, Vice President for Administration will require both Senate approval and a return to Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee announced the release of the Assembly. two third-party water quality tests, acknowledging, CALPIRG, a consumer protection nonprofit “It took a few weeks longer than expected.” funded by University of California students, While the university works on repairing or found three North Highlands elementary schools permanently removing the contaminated sources, had lead over EPA limits in water from one Lee stressed that no dining-related sources tested tap each in May: Oakdale at 16 ppb; Warren A. above federal safety levels. “As mentioned in prior Allison at 21 ppb; and Sierra View at 27 ppb. messages, bathroom sinks and showers were not The tests were the result of a voluntary tested, and we continue to advise you not to drink State Water Resources Control Board program from them,” Lee’s message added. that began in January. Less than 10 percent of Fletcher has said the lead crisis in Flint, Mich., California schools requested tests. Ω provided the “wake-up call” that inspired her bill. “Right now, testing is purely voluntary,” Fletcher noted. “We want to ensure our schools are This story was made possible by a grant from Tower Cafe. not poisoning our children.”

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Daniel Hahn, a former Sacramento police captain and most recently the Roseville police chief, has accepted a conditional offer to take over the reins of the embattled Sacramento Police Department. Having grown up in Sacramento’s Oak Park, Hahn is known for his commitment to community policing. He is an excellent choice for police chief. We need new leadership in the Police Department. The police rank and file are reportedly upset with the lack of public support as well as their compensation. The department has lost community support because of controversial police shootings and perceived selective law enforcement against minority residents. Hahn faces many challenges. The biggest challenge may be rebuilding public trust in the department. In July 2016, after police shot and killed Joseph Mann near the SN&R office, Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers stated that police had no choice but to shoot him. The Police Department’s spokesperson said that the two officers had been following department protocol when they shot Mann. Several months later, police dashcam video and audio showed that the two officers tried to run over Mann and then shot at him 18 times. This incident and the police response to it hurt the department’s credibility. In April, 2017, another video went viral of a police officer repeatedly punching a young black man after he had been stopped for jaywalking. The Sacramento Bee released statistics showing that, while blacks compose 15 percent of the North Sacramento and Del Paso Heights population, they receive roughly 50 percent of jaywalking citations given in those neighborhoods. A police spokesperson told The Bee that jaywalking citations had “absolutely nothing to do with race.”

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95-year-old woman slouched in the corner of Jimboy’s Tacos attracted the attention of a much younger man. He stopped abruptly, crispy taco in hand, and swiveled around to get a good look. “Are you Mrs. Jimboy?” he asked, eying her name tag. She nodded, and the customer lit up as if he’d just met his favorite celebrity. And, in a sense, Margaret Knudson is a very important Sacramento celebrity, though not one most fans would recognize on the street. “I had my first taco in 1989 at Denio’s auction in Roseville,” the man said, reminiscing about the longest-running Jimboy’s Tacos location in the Sacramento area. “Jimboy’s has been my favorite since I was a kid. I’ve been eating them for 30 years.”

This guy’s devotion to Jimboy’s Tacos is pretty standard around the region. Jimboy’s isn’t just a fast-food chain; it’s the local fast-food chain. Sacramentans are fiercely proud of Jimboy’s—so much so that a slew of restaurant chefs craft homages to its taco with a crispy fried shell dusted in Parmesan cheese. Fueling the hometown love: Jimboy’s has remained family owned after more than 60 years in business. Jim Knudson, a.k.a. “Jimboy,” founded the company with his wife, Margaret, back when they were Grass Valley residents. They went from selling tacos out of a Lake Tahoe trailer in 1954 to now operating 41 locations spread across California, Nevada and Texas. That particular moment with Margaret and the younger man took place last October in Woodland. It

was during one of the most important launch parties in Jimboy’s history, and Margaret excitedly arrived wearing matching yellow attire and sparkly glasses. The evening marked the official debut of the new Jimboy’s: contemporary-meets-vintage, with festive fonts, Edison light bulbs and shout-outs to the company’s Lake Tahoe beginnings. The look is a far cry from the crumbling, pseudo-Mexican-cantina interior of some of its oldest locations. Did Margaret ever think Jimboy’s would grow so much? Was it what Jim, who passed away several years ago, always wanted? “We had hoped,” she said. “Jim once said, ‘You think we’ll ever go nationwide?’ We were encouraged—the way it was going, better and better with time.” With that, the festivities segued into business with an announcement from Margaret’s daughter and Jimboy’s president, Karen Knudson-Freeman. With her frizzy hair and a casual, country drawl, Karen doesn’t immediately register as a high-powered executive of a major company—but Jimboy’s does things a little differently. “If you’ve noticed, we’ve got kind of a new look,” she said to the crowd, sweeping her arm across the room and all its fresh signage. “It says, ‘The Original American Taco.’ That’s really what we’ve always been. Back in 1954, nobody even knew what a taco was.” That statement should not be taken literally. Mexican restaurants were already opening in Sacramento in the 1940s. Still, “The Original American Taco” is certainly catchy. And new slogans, logos and designs are rarely purely about aesthetics. A dramatic rebrand like this is a signal to the world: Jimboy’s Tacos is coming. “I’ll be happy when I see a Jimboy’s sign on the moon,” Karen told SN&R. “I really want to see it go everywhere, and I think it can. Whether I’ll be the one to take it there, I don’t know. But at least I’ll get started.”

A history lesson Ah, the 1950s: Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe were pop royalty, the space race was just beginning, and The Flintstones wasn’t even on the air yet. And, in the Sacramento area, many residents were just tasting their first tacos. Jim and Margaret tried this new food at a friend’s house in Grass Valley. Today, Margaret doesn’t remember the exact contents of that taco, but that didn’t matter so much as the idea of a taco. A tortilla? Holding stuff in it? Consider Jim hooked. He began selling his own version at his Grass Valley

restaurant Jimmy’s 49er Cafe at a time when people still pronounced “taco” as “tay-ko.” And a whole steak dinner cost 75 cents. In 1954, the couple converted a trailer into a mobile kitchen and set up shop on King’s Beach in Lake Tahoe. They called it “Jimboy’s Spanish Tacos,” because they thought “Spanish” might help people understand how to pronounce “taco.” A few years later, they moved the enterprise indoors and Jimboy’s became a hit, drawing celebrities such as members of the Rat Pack and television stars from Bonanza. And a few years after that the Knudsons opened a permanent location at what’s now known as Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet in Roseville. Franchising took off from there, and now Jimboy’s boasts a cultlike following that includes Food Network star Guy Fieri, who used to run a restaurant in Sacramento. (“He’s a pretty good guy,” Karen said, grinning. “He’s just a guy who wants a taco.”) Karen has fond memories of growing up in those Jimboy’s Tacos. She remembers sweeping as a 5-yearold and eating her dad’s Parmesan-crusted tacos all the time—in restaurants and at home.

In the beginning, circa 1954, Jimboy’s was a single converted trailer on King’s Beach in Lake Tahoe.

“My dad was an amazing cook,” she said. “He just had a huge palate and understood what tasted good and how to get it there.” Karen describes her dad as “larger-than-life,” always keen on a good prank. He relished buying Karen gifts she didn’t ask for and never even considered, like stilts or a unicycle. Thanks to Jim’s eccentric habit, Karen went on to master juggling on a single wheel and once even twirled a baton for Ronald Reagan. Was Jim a brilliant businessman? Perhaps less so. While Jim was already feeding famous people, Glen Bell was still tinkering with his hard-shell tacos in Los Angeles. Bell didn’t open his first Taco Bell until 1962, but then he expanded rapidly and, in 1978, sold the fast-food emporium to PepsiCo for a cool $130 million. Given Jim’s head start on Bell, it isn’t hard to imagine a reality where Jimboy’s Tacos are posted in Spain and China instead of Taco Bells. But as Karen explained, that just wasn’t Jim. “He was a bit of a celebrity in a way, and I think it always surprised him,” Karen said. “He didn’t have that vision. He just wanted to make sure he and his wife would have a good life.” In the 1980s, Jim passed the reins to his son Scott Knudson. At the time, Karen estimates, there were 19 Jimboy’s locations in the region. By 2007, they had grown to 50. Then the recession hit, and stores began shuttering one by one. In the midst of the company’s struggles, Jim also battled cancer. He died in 2011 at age 95. Still, Karen looks back on it as a happy time. “The way he died was fantastic,” Karen said. “It was the best death. He was ready. He had no regrets.” The whole family gathered at the hospital, all parties knowing that Jim wouldn’t survive. Karen remembers her dad screaming in agony while the nurses ran around, finally injecting him with a painkiller. Jim lay there silently with his eyes closed for about five minutes. He opened them, then shut them, then opened them, then shut them. “He goes, ‘Well now what?’ I realized he probably thought Photo courtesy of Karen Knudson-freeman we were euthanizing him,” Karen recounted, laughing. Margaret is now 96. Her health is mostly strong, though she’s not so mobile these days. And then there’s the rest of the family working behind Jimboy’s: Scott, Karen’s older brother and now chairman of the board; James Freeman, Karen’s ex-husband and chief

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“Jim once said, ‘You think we’ll ever go nationwide?’ We were encouraged— the way it was going, better and better with time.” Margaret Knudson co-founder of Jimboy’s

operating officer; Mike Freeman, James’ brother and the official Jimboy’s representative in Southern California; Erik Freeman, Karen’s elder son and chief financial officer; and Patrick Freeman, Karen’s younger son and a corporate trainer. They make up a tightknit clan: holidays are huge get-togethers, and Karen, James and Mike were even in a rock band called Illusion for several years. They toured all around California in the 1980s—Karen played drums, like a boss—and still joke to this day about getting the band back together. Karen admits that the family dynamic in the workplace hasn’t always been smooth, though. There has been some overstepping of roles, some family chatter when it’s time for business. But they’ve worked on it for the sake of Jimboy’s Tacos, always thinking about what Jim would have wanted. “That’s one thing about this family: We are very devoted to this brand, which is why I think it’s remained true,” Karen said. “We remain true to who we are, to the food, to the experience, to Jimboy’s.”

A new vision Jim never thought his daughter would take over the family business. “I was the Jimgirl, not the Jimboy,” Karen said. “He came from the old school. My mom came from the old school. It was like, ‘You go marry somebody who can support you.’ That’s just never who I was.” Growing up, Karen says she always had an interest in Jimboy’s inner workings. She loved customer service and had an instinctual knack for conjuring up deliciousness in the kitchen. But she had two older brothers, so she knew she wouldn’t get her chance for years. She got married, started a family and moved to Oregon for 10 years. They lived in a house with a lake in the backyard and a sand dune in the front: the perfect place to raise children, she said.

The Knudsons and the Freemans during a family get-together. That’s Margaret Knudson in front and company President Karen Knudson behind her. Photo courtesy of Karen Knudson-freeman

But the original Jimboy’s location in Roseville started having problems with the landlords, and Karen jumped back into the family business. “They didn’t want us to rent out there anymore,” Karen recalled. “They wanted to put their own place in where we’d been for 42 years. We just got a notice one day, ‘You’re out next month.’” The family lucked out and found a new spot right across the street, but “to get it really right,” Karen came down to problem-solve every weekend. She realized she missed the work, eventually returned to Jimboy’s full time and became president in 2010. Replacing her brother Scott was the result of many conversations and, according to Karen, little drama. Scott was ready to move on, focus on his family and travel. Similarly, when Scott took over, Jim wanted to finally relax after working nonstop his whole life. “I think it happened just the way it was supposed to happen,” Karen said. “I love the fact that we’ve all played a part. This is here because of all of us. I’m just one more piece in this puzzle.” For her time at the helm, Karen wants to see growth. And lots of it. “I had a certain vision about Jimboy’s my whole life,” she said. “I thought we had a product that really crossed cultures and really could be embraced by the world, not just in the U.S.” Canada. Australia. Some countries in Europe. And, of course, across the entirety of the United States. But the company has a long way to go, still rebuilding its roster after the Great Recession. Its current focus is on Southern California, where Jimboy’s recently opened in Anaheim, the second shop for Orange County. According to CEO Bob Anderson, 20 more locations are in the works for California’s sunnier half. Next? Hopefully a long-awaited break into the Bay Area.

A recent addition to the Jimboy’s team, Anderson arrived with a track record of launching emerging restaurant brands. Jimboy’s presented a slightly different challenge: “reemergence as a brand,” in Anderson’s words. But his efforts have already paid off. The Woodland location’s sales more than doubled in the months after its rebranding last fall. Let’s take a quick moment to address something important in this rebrand. Instead of purporting to be a Mexican fast-food company, Jimboy’s is wholeheartedly embracing its American identity—and thus dodging potential charges of cultural appropriation. Karen remembers seeing few Mexican-owned restaurants in the Sacramento suburbs when she was growing up. Her family would travel all the way to Los Angeles, to the now-touristy Olvera Street, for Mexican food. Otherwise, it was home and Jimboy’s Tacos. “For us, it was our food,” she said. “It was what we ate.” Long-term, Anderson said, he wants to open 100 new Jimboy’s Tacos locations within three years. He also wants to enhance the catering program and expand the beverage lineup. And, just a couple of months ago, Jimboy’s launched an app as well for online ordering. Finally, this retro brand is meeting current technology. But Karen is a firm believer in many of Jimboy’s more old-school traits. She’s consulted with food engineers and scientists, as do most American fast-food companies, but she doesn’t favor them. She prefers to come up with new recipes in her home kitchen. One of Jimboy’s more recent developments, a vegetarian masala taco, was born organically out of a 30-minute cooking session after a coworker returned from a trip to India.

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Former SN&R food critic Becky Grunewald once wrote, “the tacos are perfection… So simple yet so profound.”

It’s a dramatically different flavor profile for Jimboy’s. Even though Margaret is ultimately a fan, she was shocked when she first tasted it. Karen says she’s interested in entering new territories, taking Jimboy’s to new places. She wants to add more vegetarian options and even experiment with a vegan taco, though she’s insistent any vegan offering needs to satisfy someone like her, whose favorite meals to cook at home are steak, her dad’s pot roast and tacos filled with hamburger meat. The latter is a Jimboy’s family staple known to all as the “Cousin Jack”: a tortilla lined with a thin layer of raw hamburger meat, grilled, folded and then stuffed with tomatoes, onions and cheese. Not everyone sprinkles Parmesan cheese at the end, but Karen is all about what has become a defining characteristic of their tacos. “It’s funny, I don’t like Parmesan so much on spaghetti or things like that, but I have to have it on tacos,” she said with a laugh. Karen eats Jimboy’s all the time, as does the rest of the family. It’s what’s around, it’s what they like and, after watching her parents also eat Jimboy’s constantly and thrive well into their 90s, she says she’s not terribly concerned about the health impacts of a fast-food diet. “I think sometimes there’s a perception about food that maybe isn’t as accurate as we think it is,” she said. Karen certainly doesn’t seem like she’s faking her love for Jimboy’s’ food. She’s proud that Jimboy’s’ staff makes everything in-house—well, except for the tortillas—at such a rate that Jimboy’s needs two encyclopedia-sized recipe books: one for components, such as ground beef or beans, and one for assembled dishes. The books are supposed to ensure consistency, perpetually a restaurant chain’s greatest challenge and one to which Jimboy’s is not immune. In Anderson’s words: “Karen is the champion of the quality of our food. She’s a phenomenal leader because she’s a doer. She walks the walk.” Karen is 59, the youngest of her siblings. While her brothers’ kids support Jimboy’s as patrons, her two 20-something sons are active employees and, she hopes, the company’s future. If not, Jimboy’s would be at risk of becoming another faceless corporation with no real ties to its past. “If the family hangs onto it, I’d love that,” she said. “But I’m not going to say absolutely that has to be, because everyone has to live their own life. I’ve never forced either of my sons to get into this business. It’s been their choice.”

Nostalgia, dusted with ParmesaN Growing up in south Sacramento, Andrew Calisterio often ate at Jimboy’s Tacos. The outings were always exciting occasions, as his parents mostly cooked at home and never went to other fast-food restaurants. “I don’t remember a point in my life not knowing what Jimboy’s was,” said Calisterio, formerly one of Sacramento’s top bartenders before moving in 2014. Now, he gets regular long-distance Jimboy’s cravings from his Bay Area home. “When I come back, I try to take a trip to Jimboy’s to relive my childhood,” he said. “So much has

changed, so many of my favorite places are under new management or have closed. Jimboy’s stays constant.” Calisterio’s sentiments ring true for a lot of Jimboy’s fans. Its appeal is often more about comfort and nostalgia than the food itself. That’s not to say the food isn’t delicious. After all, former SN&R food critic Becky Grunewald once wrote, “the tacos are perfection … So simple yet so profound.” Fun fact: One of Sacramento’s most popular punk bands, Drug Apts., was originally named Gymboyz as an homage to the chain. And the internet is chock-full of people guessing recipes and spice proportions, trying to hack a version of their beloved fast-food tacos at home. It’s also a favorite with local chefs, including the ones who espouse farm-to-fork ideals and craft tiny works of art on large, white plates. Sacramento’s Scott Ostrander is arguably the top fine-dining chef in the region right now as the executive chef at the Inn at Park Winters, but even with his mind on burrata, heirloom beans and foraged garnishes, he regularly hits up Jimboy’s for chicken burritos with Spanish rice. While Sacramento’s restaurant scene continues to grow in ambition and trendiness, Jimboy’s remains in its own separate category. “It’s a guilty-pleasure kind of place,” Ostrander said. “It’s a love of all things cheap, greasy, delicious and fast.” Ostrander has been going to Jimboy’s for 25 years. He remembers skateboarding with friends as a kid and refueling on Jimboy’s ground beef tacos as often as possible. To this day, he returns to Jimboy’s for a single beef taco served with a side of nostalgia. Whenever Karen talks about “the Jimboy’s flavor,” she’s specifically referring to that ground beef taco, a taste of Jimboy’s from the days when Jim was still in the kitchen. It arrives tucked into a little paper sleeve: a crispy, fried corn shell covered with Parmesan, lined with melted American cheese and oozing with unctuous ground beef. Crisp lettuce gives it a certain—OK, maybe imagined—lightness, and the interplay of textures and flavors instantly makes you want to pound a Jimboy’s Tacos-branded beer and order another. Back at the launch party for Jimboy’s Tacos in Woodland, people of all ages and races sat down to enjoy this very taco. Exciting new creations were going around—tacos infused with curry spices, cheesy home fries and grilled burritos brimming with beans—but no one refused the ground beef taco. While many aspects of Jimboy’s change with the times, the beef taco’s recipe has stayed the same since its inception. It’s a shared connection for three generations of Sacramentans. If Karen has any say in the matter, future generations will be bound together by the same Parmesan crust, too. “I want to see this go on,” Karen said. “However it’ll go on, it’ll be good.” Ω

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$5,000 microphone rests in the rehearsal room at Uprise Sound in Old Sacramento, the kind pop stars like Sam Smith would probably use to record a Top 40 hit. The hardware simplifies everything; just record straight into the mic and onto Logic Pro, Uprise owner Michael Cox’s choice of recording software. Cox demoed a Maroon 5 cover with every beat and vocal recorded and mixed from scratch. The song sounded radio-ready. Things weren’t this effortless three years ago, when Cox picked up music production on the cheap. He remembers waiting to record until 1 a.m. for a guarantee of zero car traffic outside of his grandparents’ house in Elk Grove. He’d prop up mattresses to muffle unwanted noises, like excessive bathtub reverb and nasty echoes. All of the effort was for Cox’s original dream: superstardom on his own terms. He still muses about being on the radio, playing a show with Beyoncé, even selling the studio after nabbing a $10 million record contract from Universal Music Group. “Honestly, this is just my bread-and-butter job for now,” Cox said. “I’d really like to be a performing and touring artist … to be in Bangkok one night, Tokyo another night. … But, this is a great way to be immersed in what I really love while still maintaining my usefulness as somebody in the music industry.” But didn’t the music industry change at some point? In the last 15 years, mass piracy and online services like Spotify have hollowed out the coffers of the big record labels, and cheap recording tools now empower musicians to make their own studio-quality sound from their bedrooms, without having to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars in recording fees. Uprise just opened in April, and Cox admitted that unseen challenges could lie ahead for his new business. Will Cox have to sell the studio before he sees a record contract? The answers depend on whom you ask in town. Some sound engineers think that there isn’t enough money to solely record music in 2017, and they’re finding new ways to support themselves. Others studios, like Uprise, are steadfast on recording music, and only music.

The old wAy is deAd Inside Papa Roach’s old studio on D Street, Coday and Laura Marie Anthony recently set up shop along with their arts operation, Post & Beam Studios. It’s also the original location of the local Velvet Tone Studios, helmed by Pat Olguin, who’s known for recording Cake and Tesla. Diversity of income is Post & Beam’s mantra. The Anthonys time-share the space with two freelance sound engineers who record for commercials and film, and the building also houses Laura’s nonprofit Artists of Sacramento and Post & Beam’s photography arm. They want to host live shows and record them, as well as rent out their parking-lot-slash-patio for parties.

All AT my disposAl every dAy. i cAn work on whATever i wAnT. This is every recording ArTisT’s dreAm.” Michael cox owner of recording studio Uprise Sound And, of course, it’s also home to the record label under the same name. Post & Beam’s first project will be recording the next record for Drop Dead Red, which Coday drums for. The dream was always for Post & Beam to be a multifaceted momand-pop shop, Coday said. They also want to make rent and build a profitable company. Throughout Coday’s 25 years as a music producer, performer and teacher, recording tools and facilities have cheapened, and there’s less cash in engineering music. “We can’t just be here to make rock ’n’ roll,” Coday said. Taking that model a step further, what if recording studios were likened to a FedEx office center, primed for serving musicians’ every need, not just recording? Enter the Rink Studios, or as its representative Jo Ann Miller calls it, Sacramento’s starbound music “mothership.” Peek inside the Del Paso Boulevard complex, slated to open in August: a 600-capacity performance hall will eventually hold a stage and a 20-foot-by-10-foot video wall, with ceiling-mounted cameras for livestreaming performances. Around the building: A bar, a VIP boardroom for industry representatives, 15 rehearsal and recording spaces, and a deep hallway that Miller says will fit at least 28 platinum records from unearthed artists. “I can even use the ceiling [to fit more], just saying,” Miller said. The Rink’s owner, Greg Kennedy, wants to build a digital bridge between rising talent and the larger labels, which right now are apprehensive to discover and invest in new artists. While the studio will make most of its money initially renting out to sound engineers and bands, Miller envisions livestreams serving as the industry’s duct tape. Record label representatives will be able to shop for new artists through an online catalog of recorded shows. “Now, the music industry has an actual spot to look [for talent],” Miller said. “And they don’t have to fly here. Because, I’m sorry, no one’s flying to Wichita, Kansas, or [Sacramento] to come look at bands.”

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long live The old wAy Still, there’s a slew of Sacramento sound engineers who solely record music, selling themselves on the promise of a great record crafted by sound masters with big, expensive rigs. Take Dock Studio, housed inside the historic General Produce Co. building off of 16th Street. For 15 years, owners Lance Jackman, Ben Conger and Anthony Sarti were students of the local recording legend John Baccigaluppi, who owned the Hangar Studios before it closed down in 2013 and moved under a new name to Stinson Beach. The Dock records everything from metal to singersongwriter projects, including Screature, Prism Tats and Thee Oh Sees. They use racks of analog and digital machinery that look overwhelming, but as these engineers in-the-know would know, part of the magic’s in the acoustics of their timeworn building. “We don’t want that static, straight sound,” Sarti said. “It’s nice to find an environment where it can breathe.” Despite their chops, the studios admit that the value of quality recordings has lessened. Lesa Johnston and Joe Wolf have run Pus Cavern for more than 25 years, recording early Deftones demos and now local greats like ZuhG and The Nickel Slots. Over the years, they’ve had to permanently reduce their rates, especially during the recession. At Earth Tone Studios next-door to Post & Beam, Patrick Hills is adapting to a market of local talent who live paycheck to paycheck. Most studios charge an hourly or day rate: $65 an hour at Uprise and $60 an hour at Post & Beam, as low as $250 a day at the Dock, and as much as $400 to $550 a day at Pus Cavern. But Hills, who records a bulk of Sacramento’s doom metal and punk bands, charges around $150 a song. Even at that rock-bottom price, Hills said he still gets bands that claim he charges too much, and getting paid is sometimes a challenge. “That’s the only part that I hate about recording,” Hills said. “I didn’t get into it to bounty hunt.” Wolf said that his first recording tool, an eight-track tape machine, cost him $2,000. Take a trip to a local Skip’s Music today, and it can cost as little as $100 to get started with a microphone, a small digital recording interface and free recording software. Most musicians are aware of this. Rapper Hobo Johnson said he recorded from home at his start, and R&B singer James Cavern, who records for free at a church studio in Sacramento, uses the less expensive stuff for songwriting. “What it really boils down it is a great song, whether it’s done in a full-blown studio or in a garage,” Cavern said. “If you have access [to a studio], that’s great, but it’s a bonus.” But Sacramento’s sound engineers aren’t complaining. They believe producing a perfect sound is still an essential art. Since they’re often musicians themselves, half the joy is having the armory to propel their own art. “I’ve been really lucky, and I keep saying that,” Cox said. “I have this [studio] all at my disposal every day. I can work on whatever I want. This is every recording artist’s dream.” Ω

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Devine Bakery & Gelateria closed on June 25, after being open for only 10 months. On March 25, owner Elizabeth McCleary had posted on Facebook to announce an April closure due to financial struggles during a difficult winter, when chilly desserts generally don’t sell as well. The business briefly rallied after a “big uproar from the neighborhood,” said Katelyn Ryan, a manager at the still-open location (1221 19th Street). In a show of support, customers flocked to the shop, giving it just enough patronage to scrape by. But the uptick proved temporary, prompting the shutdown. The new shop focused more on baked items, which were well received but didn’t sell in largeenough quantities in part because

its neighborhood-oriented location lacked the foot traffic of Devine’s first, Midtown spot. The original location will offer some baked goods but focus more on scratch-made frozen treats. Among its seasonal offerings, there’s a blueberry, lavender and honey gelato and a champagnepoached, Rainier cherry sorbet ($4.95 for a small).

paragraph press release, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine (3135 Folsom Boulevard) announced it will no longer be serving lunch. The release cited difficulties with offering two menus, which required two teams, prep lists and inventories—they determined it wasn’t “harmonious.” Starting July 3, the restaurant will open on weekdays at 4 p.m. and weekends at 5 p.m.

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ditching his financial analyst career path, Ty Manukyan, along with his friend Will Rentfrow, opened Kingdom Coffee Roasters (305 Iron Point Road) on June 16. Based near the Folsom Premium Outlets, the upstart duo hope that Sacramento’s burgeoning reputation as a coffee destination expands into the suburbs. Ω

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When a restaurant with mostly meat and cheese-slathered dishes introduces a separate vegan menu, that’s celebration-worthy. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant at 6049 Madison Avenue in Carmichael introduced one recently, following the suggestion of one of its vegan servers. Garcia’s is a national chain, but this eatery is the only one in California. The offerings are essentially the regular menu items minus the meat, cheese and chickenstock-cooked rice, which is a recipe for unbalanced dishes, flavorwise,

and unsatiated diners. The taco salad, for instance, was a $14 fried tortilla bowl of lettuce with only a smattering of beans, diced tomato and black olives—and completely missing the guacamole the menu promised. The $12 taco plate was also bland, with a side of black beans that cried for seasoning, and, bizarrely, steamed cauliflower and carrots. Garcia’s vegan menu is a step in the right direction, but won’t attract repeat customers if they don’t liven up the flavor and live up to the price tag.

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Dromio, Dromio, wherefore art thou, Dromio. He’s here—and over there. He’s a they—identical twins unknown to each other. And there’s a pair of Antipholuses, too, likewise unknown to each other. Shakespeare’s farce The Comedy of Errors opened the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival in Land Park last week and will play in repertory with another Shakespeare comedy, All’s Well That Ends Well, which opens July 7. The play begins with Egeon (Sonny Alforque), a merchant from Syracuse, being condemned to death in Ephesus for violating a travel ban. Hmm. Director Luther Hanson, a master of comic timing and swift scene changes, sets the play on the Mediterranean in 1900 and it’s a nonstop madcap comedy that foreshadows the Marx Brothers. At the heart of the story are two sets of identical twins who were separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse (Christine Nicholson) and his servant Dromio (Fiona Nies) arrive in Ephesus, which happens to be the home of their twins Antipholus of Ephesus (Kathleen Poe) and his manservant Dromio (Cole Yambrovich).

Sisterhood is powerful in Davis Shakespeare Festival’s The Three Musketeers. American playwright Ken Ludwig amps up the girl power by giving D’Artagnan a plucky sister named Sabine—as fearless and skillful with a sword as any guy. In this production, sisters Gia and Gabby Batista play opposites in leading roles, with Gabby as the good-hearted Sabine, and Gia as the dark femme fatale Milady. The two duel in a memorable scene—of course, because this is very much a summer action-comedy. The frequent swordplay (something like 20 fights, deftly choreographed by Sydney Schwindt) is basically bloodless, with many miraculous escapes. The characters are sketched in broad, humorous terms. Cardinal Richelieu (Kevin Caravalho) is a sardonic villain straight out of a comic book, while King Louis (Paj Crank) is a dimwitted royal. D’Artagnan (Brian Bohlender, who recently appeared in the Sacramento Theatre Company’s production of The Donner Party) is a buff boy toy with a winning smile. The Three Musketeers (Ian Hopps, Dylan Michael Collins, Zachary Scovel) are more mature matinee idols, all derring-do and dapper manners. Hopps (fresh from Capital Stage’s Stupid Fucking Bird) is particularly good. The action is propelled by live music (guitar, flute, percussion), with delightful semiperiod/semimodern costumes (Caitlin Cisek) as eye candy. Shakespeare it ain’t, but this rendition of The Three Musketeers is so fast, funny, spirited and theatrical that you won’t really mind. —Jeff Hudson

the three musketeers, 8 p.m. thursday-saturday, 2 p.m. sunday; $15-$25. Davis shakespeare festival at Davis veterans memorial theatre, 203 e. 14th street in Davis; (530) 802-0998; www.shakespearedavis.org. through august 6.

The Amen Corner This is the second time Celebration Arts has staged Baldwin’s first play, which debuted in 1954, and director James Wheatley is wisely bringing back some of his original 2007 cast members. The storyline is intriguing, but the lengthy play suffers from a need to compress and edit. Still, the talents of the gospel-singing cast rolls the plodding plot along. Th, F, Sa 8pm, Su 8pm. Su 2pm. Through 7/16. $10-$15.

Celebration Arts Theatre, 4469 D Street; (916) 4552787; www.celebrationarts .net. P.R.

Bad Jews

Old enmities arise between cousins over the possession of a gold pendant (a chai) belonging to their recently deceased grandfather. Directed by Amy Resnick, this excellent production features outstanding performances by audience favorite Tara Sissom and newcomer Jeremy Kahn. Th

7pm, F, 8pm, Sa 2pm and 8pm, Su 2pm, W 7pm. Through 7/23. $28-$40. Capital Stage, 2215 J Street, (916) 995-5464; http://capstage.org. B.S.

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teFee Cabaret shows, now they add a story and bits to create a full evening that includes pantomime, magic, slapstick, sleight of hand, fortune telling, puppets and even a silent movie. As in any variety show, some acts work better than others—but all part of a fun evening. F, Sa 8pm, Su 8pm. Through 7/23. $18. Green Valley Theatre Company at the Grange Performing Arts Center, 3823 V Street; www.greenvalleytheatre .com. P.R.

This dark comedy contains uproariously funny dialogue, unexpected plot twists and pounding puppet sex—presented by a demonic puppet, his rather perturbed-and-disturbed teen handler and other sundry characters. This is a story of teen puppeteers tasked with putting on a Sunday-school-appropriate puppet show. Plot turns feel fast and furious, so come prepared to be both thoroughly shocked and entertained. 8 p.m. Th, F

Reefer Madness

This R-rated satirical send-up of the 1936 low-budget screed about the pitfalls of pot, the menace of “Mary Jane” and the downfall of society thanks to marijuana is campy and silly and kind of right for a summer night. F-Su 8:30pm. Through 7/23. $12-$18. Fair Oaks Theatre Festival, Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre, 7991 California Avenue in Fair Oaks. (916) 966-3683; www .fairoakstheatrefestival .com. J.C.

8pm, Sa 5pm and 9pm, Su 2pm, Tu 6:30pm, W 2pm and 6:30pm. Through 7/23. $26-

$38. B Street Theatre, 2711 B Street; (916) 443-5300; https://bstreettheatre .org. P.R.

Kitty, Circle and the Cirque d’Illusion

This Green Valley Theatre production is a fun homage to vaudeville—an old-time variety show that showcases a variety of entertainment acts. Local duo Victoria Timoteo and Ariel Ryan have performed vaudeville acts in Green Valley’s Ver-

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who are given sturdy support by Holly Hunter and Ray Romano as Emily’s parents. Although Showalter’s direction is functional at best, there is If you’re a stand-up comedian in a movie, it’s only a honesty in the details, such as Kumail watching matter of time before you’re suffering a sad, unfunny, videos on his phone while his parents think he’s baggage-spewing nervous breakdown on stage. I think praying downstairs, or a photo album tour of Emily’s that much of my general apathy toward the medium goth phase. The film is designed to be a laugh vs. cry of live stand-up stems from an irrational fear that this crowd-pleaser, and it largely fulfills that mandate— happens at literally every comedy show, in the way that the movie has all the markings of a breakout hit. moviegoers were scared to take showers after seeing Still, at 119 minutes long, The Big Sick may Psycho or enter bodies of water after watching Jaws. be too much of a good thing. There are too many In Michael Showalter’s Chicago-set The Big Sick, the redundant and unnecessary scenes. I laughed a lot, comedian on the brink is Kumail Nanjiani, playing but after the 10th or 12th scene of Kumail and his himself as a Pakistan-born man torn between comedian friends ragging on each other, that worlds. Kumail’s traditional family tries two-hour running time starts to feel pretty to push him into an arranged marriage punishing. The film painstakingly with any Pakistani girl they can find, assembles a tower of conflicts for The film is but he instead dates strong-willed Kumail, then allows him to wipe white therapist Emily (Zoe Kazan) designed to be them out in one swipe by creating the on the sly, before his surplus of “perfect” one-man show. Honestly, a laugh vs. cry secrets pulls them apart as well. The I have rarely been so aggravated by crowd-pleaser. entire situation becomes exponensuch a funny and heartwarming film. tially complicated when Emily goes It comes as no surprise, then, that into a coma, with Kumail hovering The Big Sick was produced by Judd around the hospital despite an icy reception Apatow, the high priest of shapeless and from her panicking parents. frustrating comedy, although the bigger problem Nanjiani and comedy writer-producer Emily V. is Showalter’s blandly affable direction. To paraGordon wrote the script for The Big Sick, based on phrase Alvy Singer in Annie Hall, comedy is like a their own real-life boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, girlshark—it needs to keep moving in order to survive. I goes-into-medically-induced-coma experiences. I try to think what we got on our hands is a Sick shark. Ω avoid too much extratextual material, so I don’t know if the onstage breakdown really happened, but it doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is whether the film works, and the answer resounds clearly: sometimes. Poor Fair Good Very excellent There is a lot to like about The Big Sick, especially Good the charismatic performances of Nanjiani and Kazan,

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Baby Driver

The getaway driver for a bank-robbing gang (Ansel Elgort) wants out, especially after he meets a pretty waitress (Lily James)—but his boss (Kevin Spacey) doesn’t believe in early retirement. Writerdirector Edgar Wright’s movie shifts gears as deftly as its hero—from rock ’n’ roll derby to profane comedy to goo-goo-eyes romance and back, and all set to a pounding soundtrack of the pop tunes streaming from Baby’s iPod. Wright glosses over some plot points in the interest of getting on with things, but the car chases are the point, and they’re terrific. This steering-wheel prodigy drives the way Gene Kelly used to dance—thrusting, twisting, lunging—and Wright and editors Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss assemble these roaring ballets accordingly. Not that it matters, but the performances are good too. J.L.

The Beguiled

Sofia Coppola writes and directs this lovingly mounted yet strangely feeble adaptation of Thomas Cullinan’s novel, which was previously brought to the screen by director Don Siegel in 1971. That version benefited from the inherent tension of a masculine pulp auteur like Siegel shepherding a sexually charged Civil War-era costume drama, but this take on The Beguiled is exactly the sort of disaffected fashion show that we’ve come to expect from Coppola. Nicole Kidman stars as a repressed headmistress waiting out the war in the Virginia wilderness with a handful of girls, among them Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning. The discovery of a severely injured but charismatically manipulative Union soldier (Colin Farrell) upends their quiet lives, as his very presence seems to spur a sexual awakening in the women. Coppola surgically removes everything potentially “problematic” (i.e., interesting) about the material, then shoots what’s left through ten thousand layers of gauze. D.B.

Despicable Me 3

This franchise ran out of steam years ago, but it’s making too much money to stop, so everybody’s giving it another go. Villain-turned-hero Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) finds his long-lost brother (also Carell); his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) tries to bond with his foster daughters, one of whom flounces off on a unicorn hunt; and a supervillain arises in the form of 1980s child star Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker) grown-up and evil. The story is all over the place—to the point where there’s really no story at all. Well, the animation is smooth and gleaming, and Gru’s pill-shaped Minions (whom many find inexplicably adorable) are back in force. Fans will believe they’ve gotten their money’s worth. Interestingly, bad guy Bratt’s chief weapon is bubble gum, which makes a fitting metaphor for the whole movie. J.L.

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The Hero

After I’ll See You in My Dreams and this sunset-gazing ensemble piece, writer-director Brett Haley has proved adept at the sort of spiky yet sensitive explorations of frisky old age that dominate art house theaters these days. Sam Elliott, after playing supporting parts in Dreams and the similarly themed Grandma, stars in The Hero as Lee Hayden, a washed-up western star reduced to doing barbecue sauce commercials. A working actor … how demeaning! Lee learns that he has a virtually unconquerable form of cancer, forcing him to reevaluate his relationships in a methodical, repetitive, one-by-one process that never generates any narrative steam. We get the stoner best friend scene, then the exwife scene, then the younger girlfriend scene, then the estranged daughter scene, then rinse and repeat. Elliott is as magnetic as ever, but very little here feels authentic, especially not a drug-addled award speech that turns Lee into a viral star. D.B.

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Marvel’s latest reboot of this troubled franchise offers some new-toy fun for fans dead set on a good time. The Web-Slinger (Tom Holland) is 15 now (Spider-“Man”?), and he has to thwart an arms dealer trading in illicit alien technology (Michael Keaton)—while trying to get invited to a cool party and find a date for the prom. And his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) is a hottie. Peter Parker has now gone from a dork (Tobey Maguire) to a creep (Andrew Garfield) to a pipsqueak screw-up getting bailed out by Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr., the movie’s real star, who similarly bails out Holland). Is Marvel trying to draw new, younger fans or convince longtime fans that they’re not really old? Director John Watts grapples with a script by too many writers to name, and with some lame comedy by Parker’s dimwit sidekick (Jacob Batalon). J.L.

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When their daughter loses a scholarship to her dream college, a suburban couple (Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler) are so desperate for money that they let their gamblingaddict pal (Jason Mantzoukas) talk them into setting up an illicit casino in his house. The movie takes an idea with a slender thread of promise and does absolutely nothing with it, dissolving instead into unrelieved stupidity. Ferrell and Poehler could probably have adlibbed better lines than the ones in Brendan O’Brien and director Andrew Jay Cohen’s brain-dead script—and they certainly could have written a better one. A cameo by Jeremy Renner might have been fun, but that, too, goes nowhere. As with many rotten comedies, the credits roll over outtakes showing us how much fun we missed by having to be in the theater instead of on the set. J.L.

Okja

Premiering on Netflix and receiving a limited theatrical release, the entertaining Okja offers more high-energy genre subversion from South Korean writer-director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpierecer; The Host), who this time uses a Spielberg-ian children’s fantasy template to bluntly satirize issues related to animal rights, environmental destruction and corporate greed. Snowpiercer supporting player Tilda Swinton gets a co-producer credit here, and a plum part as the CEO of a Monsanto-like conglomerate, but its Jake Gyllenhaal who delivers the biggest, broadest deal-breaker of a comedic performance, squawking like a strangled clown and flapping about in cargo shorts and black crew socks. Okja offers a lot of the same elements that made Snowpiercer so successful, but it misses that film’s irrefutable narrative progression, especially in an out-of-control second half. The film finally lands on an incredibly beautiful final shot, albeit one that feels divorced from the previous hour of tonal and thematic chaos. D.B.

Transformers: The Last Knight

Once the psycho wunderkind who gave up some of his salary to buy an extra explosion for Bad Boys, and the most aggressive cinematic purveyor of “the cuck stops here” machismo ever since, 52-year-old Michael Bay might be softening with age. The central conflict in Transformers: The Last Knight involves refugee aliens immigrating to Earth from a violent homeland, and Bay seems to side with the besieged immigrants rather than the travel ban crowd. There are multiple heroic female characters with little drooling objectification, a vaguely eco-friendly message about coming together to “heal the planet” and if that’s not enough, count a French-accented Transformer among the Autobot good guys. Bay tones down the rhetoric, but not the bombast. At a certain point, I simply surrendered to The Last Knight. I don’t think I had a choice. The film had me surrounded, and I just wanted to see my family again. D.B.

The Women’s Balcony

Emil Ben-Shimon directs this thoughtful and barbed comedy-drama set in a distinctly unlucky but still devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem. The film opens on a bar mitzvah celebration, one that ends in tragedy when the women’s balcony collapses, sending the rabbi’s wife into a coma and the rabbi into a state of dementia. Absent a praying space and unable to question the “wisdom” of their rabbi, the weak males of the community become easy prey for a fundamentalist firebrand (Avraham Aviv Alush, giving an insidiously charismatic performance) who imposes new restrictions and inflicts new humiliations on the women in the synagogue. This is the sort of sprawling portrait of a tightknit community in flux that might have worked better as a 10- to 13-hour season of television, but what Ben-Shimon and screenwriter Shlomit Nehama crammed into this 96-minute feature is still an astute and often quite funny piece of filmmaking. D.B.

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Q & a W iT H YO u T H PErFOrMEr BiaNCa riCHEllE BY NOEH NazarENO

There’s something to be heard around every corner at The California State Fair

he California State Fair is your summer music festival with something for every generation every day. More than 150 community artists and performers from every genre and culture will share their talents on California’s stage — fire dancers, African drum and dance, Polynesian, gospel, Chinese orchestra, choral groups, dance fitness, youth martial arts and much more. If you like it, the CA State Fair’s got it. Grooving bass and drumbeats will beckon fairgoers to nine stages of music. And sometimes the entertainment comes to you — watch out for The Stilt Circus and Steel Drum Corps roaming through the fairgrounds. Three music venues are a great spot to chill to some tunes (and beat the heat). Tecate Hussong’s Cantina Stage comes bright with Mexican music. Boot up at the Western Saloon Stage and their country fare, including the Dave Russell Band, among others. Or hit up the Heineken Blues and Brews stage and tap your feet to Mick Martin’s Blues Rockers. Stop a spell at the PG&E Center Stage (in the middle of the Expo Center) and the Promenade Stage (inside the Coca-Cola Promenade). Check the CA State Fair app (available on Apple and Android) for a live music schedule at these venues. Just some of the acts: Wonderbread 5, Rock On! Live Karaoke, Apple Z, Super Huey, and But-tah’s “1940’s-1970’s” Jook Joint Show. And what better finale to your day at the CA State Fair than 17 nightly concerts from the Toyota Concert Series on the Golden 1 Stage. Encore, please!

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Bianca Richelle is 9 years old (going on 10), but it’s clear she’s no onehit wonder. Since the age of 3, this San Francisco native has been acting and dancing, working her way to commercials for Target, Disney and Skechers, as well as small roles in TV shows. She’s just one of many California artists who will share their talents on stage at the CA State Fair.

What do we have to look forward to with your performance? I’m gonna be dancing, gonna be rapping and singing.

Can you tell us a little bit about your songs? My first one is “Fresh All Day,” that’s the first song my sister and I made, and I recorded it. My second song is “Slide.” That’s a dance song, and I’m hoping everybody does the dance with me.

What do you want to check out at the CA State Fair? I’m looking forward to going on the rides!

What else have you got going on? I’m on tour right now. Started off in San Francisco … I was in L.A., and I performed at two of The BET Experience shows.

What does it feel like for you to perform in front of big crowds? Honestly, I like to perform in front of big crowds, I want everybody to hear my music. I danced for the [Golden State] Warriors, the year they won the first championships. It was a lot of fun! There was a lot of people, so I’m really used to it.

Anything you’d like to tell fairgoers? All I wanna say is thank you! And I can’t wait to be there, I’m super excited!

California’s

BY NOEH NazarENO

Yeah, you know that tune!

he 2017 Toyota Concert Series at the Golden 1 Stage is ready to rock, and it’s FREE with your admission to the California State Fair. Quite a few acts have connections to the Golden State, so here’s your chance to groove with Cali pride. This year’s series starts on the right beat with the Queen of Percussion, Sheila E.! Known for “The Glamorous Life,” the Oakland native is among the few to hold their own creatively and onstage with the late and great Prince. The drumming legend has ties to countless legendary bands, but lately you may have heard her percussive touch on the scores of such DC blockbusters as “Man of Steel” and “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.” Country star John Michael Montgomery will make hearts swoon with hits including “I Love the Way You Love Me,” “I Swear” and “I Can Love You Like That.” In addition to his own countrychart-topping success, the later two songs crossed-over into the

R&B charts thanks to Californiabased All-4-One. Ozomatli, a Latin, hip-hop and rock band out of Los Angeles will bring down the house. So impressive were their beginnings that Bay Area legend Carlos Santana personally brought them into a greater spotlight, and the rest is history. San Jose’s “All Star” band, Smash Mouth, will have you singing along to hits including “Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” and “Walking on the Sun.” Don’t miss this “Pacific Coast Party”! Hailing from Berkeley, Eddie Money will rock the stage with hits like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Think I’m In Love.” After the show, you’ll be singing “Take Me Home Tonight” all the way to your car — an epic end to your day. SoCal native and simultaneous punk-pop-rock treasure of the 1980s Belinda Carlisle will belt out her undeniable favorites “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “Heaven is a Place on Earth.”

Concerts are FrEE with Ca State Fair admission (wristbands required for free seating - available at 5 p.m. prior to each concert). Or prove you’re their biggest fan! Score Gold Circle reserved Seating closest to the stage for as low as $15 at CaStateFair.org.

T OYO Ta CONCErT SEriES (All concerts at 8 p.m.)

• July 14 – Sheila E. • July 15 – John Michael Montgomery • July 16 – Ozomatli • July 17 – Lita Ford • July 18 – Queen Nation: A Tribute to the Music of Queen • July 19 – Brian McKnight • July 20 – Good Charlotte • July 21 – Sister Sledge • July 22 – Smash Mouth • July 23 – Eddie Money • July 24 – Blues Traveler • July 25 – Anthem Lights • July 26 – Paperback Writer – The Beatles Experience • July 27 – Trace Adkins • July 28 – Belinda Carlisle • July 29 – The Marshall Tucker Band • July 30 – Melissa Etheridge

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What do we have to look forward to with your performance? I’m gonna be dancing, gonna be rapping and singing.

What do you want to check out at the CA State Fair? I’m looking forward to going on the rides!

What else have you got going on? I’m on tour right now. Started off in San Francisco … I was in L.A., and I performed at two of The BET Experience shows.

Anything you’d like to tell fairgoers? All I wanna say is thank you! And I can’t wait to be there, I’m super excited!

California’s

BY NOEH NazarENO

Yeah, you know that tune!

T OYO Ta CONCErT SEriES (All concerts at 8 p.m.)

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“I don’t know if it was too weird. For me, it was too dark. I was writing these songs that creeped me out. Everybody in the songs got a gun. So, there’s that aspect to it,” Barbeau says. The songs for the abandoned record were written in the period leading up to Trump’s election, so it’s no surprise that there were such dark overtones to the album. In preparing for Natural Causes, Barbeau had a new thought. A friend of his was posting on Facebook that in the Back in sac for less than a Trump era it’s the responsibility of month, Ant already looks bored. artists to be angry. While Barbeau was upset by the election results, he felt that to react It takes Anton Barbeau several moments to consider solely from a place of anger was disingenuous. the seemingly simple question: How many releases “I get the feeling. After he was elected, I thought have you put out? He thinks it over, recalls more than artists are going to have to reevaluate what they’re 20 CDs, six or seven cassettes in his early days, a doing,” Barbeau says. “It’s more important than ever couple of more in recent years now that cassettes are that we do what we do. … Make it meaningful in back in style, three or four singles. whatever ways we personally can. For me, I’m not There’s probably more than that, he says. going to become some punk rock dude.” The weirdo, off-kilter psych-pop singerNatural Causes, he decided, needed to sound songwriter began his career in the ’80s right here in glorious and beautiful, because that’s the album he Sacramento and moved to Europe a decade ago. He wants to make. That isn’t to say it’s a happy record. hadn’t released a vinyl LP, that is until last year’s The songs are sad, joyful, somber—pretty much Magic Act, and he believes it’s a great introthe whole range of emotions, just done duction to his vast career. from a place of beauty. “If it was my first or my last Of course, this record isn’t album ever, I’d be OK with that,” the only thing that Barbeau he says. is working on. He’ll soon The lo-fi record emphasizes release a second collection all of the elements Barbeau has of synth-pop songs (or gotten known for in his tenure Antronica 2) honoring his as an underground artist: jangly love for English singer Gary guitars, retro synths, midtempo Numan, who’s been an drums, lush Beatles-esque influence since he was a kid. harmonies and surreal streamOne listen to Antronica Anton Barbeau of-conscious lyrics, with his 2, and it still sounds very like psych-pop singer-songwriter semispoken and semidrunken, albeit Barbeau, if just a little different gorgeous, singing style. in terms of instrumentation. Barbeau is hoping to release his “There is something consistent second LP later this year. He’s in Sacramento about what I’ve done forever and ever,” for a couple of weeks recording the album, Natural Barbeau says. “It doesn’t matter how I present them Causes, which he’s feeling really good about. He’s as long as I feel the song is as strong as it can be.” Ω assembling the album off of the scraps from an abandoned album, which he’d sent to You Are The Cosmos, the label that released Magic Act. They told Check out anton barbeau at 8 p.m. saturday, July 8, at Luna’s Cafe him the album was too weird. Actually they said: & Juice bar, 1414 16th street. tickets are $7. Learn more at “Marciano,” Spanish for “Martian.” Now Barbeau is www.antonbarbeau.com. pilfering the album for material for Natural Causes.

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show by Kevin Seconds of 7Seconds fame and his wife, Allyson, playing indie pop tunes with percussion by David Houston. Also performing: David Houston and Will Comstock. 9pm, $5. Fox & Goose, 1001 R St.

artist who mixes digital and organic beats performing as part of a full U.S. tour. Also performing: Another L.A. alternative electronica artist, TESHA. 8pm, $10. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

THE O’MULLIGANS, JESUS & THE DINOSAURS: Sacramento comedy-punk band that sings about pizza and suburban life. Also performing: Jesus & The Dinosaurs, Captain 9’s & The Knickerbocker Trio and At Both Ends. 8pm, $10. Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St.

THAT THANG!: First Friday-styled neo-soul variety show. Live Music, Comedy, Spoken word poetry and more. 9pm, $10. Simmons Community Center, 25 Massie Court.

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MUSIC THURSDAY, 7/6 CHROME GHOST: Neighborhood doom/stoner rock show celebrating Chrome Ghost’s new EP, “Reflection Pool.” Also on the bill: Horseneck and Peace Killers. 8pm. The Press Club, 2030 P St.

SOULFUL COLLECTION VOL.1: The first of an inaugural greatest hits of artists who’ve hosted Soulful Saturdays at Graciano’s Chicago Deep Dish & Speakeasy in Old Sacramento. Some of performers include Darryl Black, Vadia and Sené. 8pm, $20-$30. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

SATURDAY, 7/8 AN EVENING OF BALKAN MUSIC: Two New Yorkers perform: Eva Salina, a renowned singer/ interpreter of Balkan music and Peter Stan, a Romani accordion player. 7pm, $15-$18. Village Homes Community Center, 2661 Portage Bay East in Davis.

DAN P & THE BRICKS: Santa Cruz ska band with members of MU330 and Slow Gherkin. Also performing: Skasucks, Rebel Radio and At Both Ends. 8pm, $10. Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stockton Blvd.

trait of “Number 45” nested within several layers of lavish gold frames and the above Pinocchio president. Axis will hold a Second Saturday reception for the exhibit, where you’ll have a chance to put together your own political art with poster boards and art supplies. Your finished work will even be displayed in the gallery. The exhibit runs through July 30. 625 S Street, http://axisgallery.org.

STONE SONGWRITER SHOWCASE: Open mic held on the first and third Thursday of each month for a newly opened music boutique next door to Ace of Spades. Includes a pedal raffle. 7pm, no cover. Stone Vintage Music Boutique, 1409 R St., Suite 103.

SLUTZVILLE: Punk show. Also performing: Lucky/You, Killer Couture, Brüja, CC Potato and Broken Dead. 6pm, $5-$7. The Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd.

FRIDAY, 7/7 11TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE 7-STRING: Touted as a musical world tour through seven-string guitar performances. French, Japanese and Indian tunes, to name a few.

New Orleans soul/rock singer stops at the Torch Club for her “Have Blues Will Travel” U.S. summer tour. 9pm, $8. The Torch Club, 904 15th St.

PSYCHO GENIUS BAND: Psychotic improvisation and performance art, featuring Timmy Hoover, Furious E, Mylar, Ryan the Cat and Ratatat Pat. 5:30pm, no cover. The Torch Club, 904 15th St.

CONCERTS IN THE PARK: Weekly summer concert series at Cesar Chavez Plaza downtown. Performing this Friday: Arden Park Roots (Reggae), Our People (Funk), Jette (indie rock) and DJ Rated R. 5pm, no cover. Cesar Chavez Plaza, 9th and J streets.

THE GOLDEN CADILLACS: Sacramento Americana-country-rock-roots-band.

9pm, no cover. Country Club Saloon, 4007 Taylor Rd. in Loomis.

OAK PARK FIRST FRIDAYS: A night full of dining, arts installations, shopping and festive community celebrations. 5pm. No cover. Broadway Corridor from 37th Street to Alhambra.

SATURDAY, 7/8 NEVADA COUNTY AIRFEST: Warbirds, experimental planes, vintage aircraft, military skydivers and more. The day also features classic cars, vendors, an open house with CAL FIRE and the US Forest Service, a wine and beer garden and live music. 8am. $8-$10. Nevada County Airport, 13083 John Bauer Avenue in Grass Valley.

OLD SACRAMENTO LIVING HISTORY’S JULY 4TH PICNIC: Celebrating the first July Fourth after the American Civil War. Starts with a parade around town. Victorian picnics, speeches and poems. Tic Tac Toe tournaments, bowling and a croquet competition. 11am, no cover. The Sacramento History Museum, 101 I St. comedy art and food. Performances by BLOGHAUS, Little Boots, Mike Diamond and My Cousin Vinny. Beer garden. Dancing on the street. Vendors like Xakhal Mexican Fashion House and performances by folks like the Sacramento Comedy Spot. 4:30pm, no cover. Comedy Spot, 1050 20th St., Suite 130.

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SAN QUINN: NorCal rapper who made his name at 12-years-old opening for 2pac and Digital Underground in the ’90s. 8:30pm. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

LOST IN GROOVE: Second Saturday DJ party. Performing: Technosiac, Miagma and Jon E. Qwest. 9:30pm, $5-$10. Midtown Barfly, 1119 21st St.

Watch ethnomusicologist Eric Ederer play his own seven string invention, called a Nautilauta. 7:07pm, $5-$15. Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St. in Davis.

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features former members from Metal Church, Lizzy Borden and OTEP. Also performing: Desolate The Few, White Minorities, Aethere, Wrath of Tides and Murderlicious. 7:30pm, $12. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

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culture fest with a Frida Kahlo look-a-like contest. Live music from Enru and Aashwut Rodriguez. Dance performance by Lacustre Michoacán de Ocampo. A parade by “little Fridas.” Food and craft vendors. 1pm, no cover. Latino Center of Art and Culture, 2700 Front St.

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SUNDAY, 7/9 MELVINS: Washington doom rock veterans. Also performing: San Diego doom/post-rock outfit Spotlights. 7pm, $20-$22. Goldfield Trading Post, 1630 J St.

THE BIG BADSHIT GORILLA TOUR: Show for nationally touring gangsta rappers. Performing that night: Ramirez, Germ and Shakewell. 7:30pm, $17-$20. Harlow’s, 2708 J St.

THURSDAY, 7/6 FOOD FOR THOUGHT #1: A new series featuring in-depth talks with Californian innovators who own restaurants, bars, breweries and farms. Kicking it off is a discussion with Andrea Lepore of Hot Italian, and N’Gina and Ian Kavookjian of South. 6:15pm, $10. CLARA - Auditorium, 1425 24th St.

TUESDAY, 7/11 THE GHOST TOWN REBELLION: Sacramento outlaw Americana rock. Portland new-agey rock ’n’ roll duo AKA Faceless. 8pm. The Colony, 3512 Stockton Blvd.

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FridaY, 7/7 food truCK mania: Held every First Friday. A night of gourmet food truck grub, music and entertainment. 5pm, no cover. Rosemont Community Park, 9304 Americana Way.

satUrdaY, 7/8 2nd year anniversary at bottLe & barLow: Punk rock pizza party. Live music from Setting Sons, DJ Trash Epiphany and DJ4Q. Slices from Pizza Supreme Being. 3pm, no cover. Bottle and Barlow, 1120 R St.

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sUndaY, 7/9 bastiLLe day waiters’ raCe and street festivaL: Inspired by the famous footrace in Paris, the waiters scurry around the block holding trays with wine glasses of water. French-themed street fair with food and vendors afterward. 3pm, no cover. The Handle District, 1801 L St.

sHuCKfest 2017: The first of an annual oyster fiesta at Hook & Ladder Manufacturing. Oyster tasting, of course, but the main event: an oyster shucking championship with 12 local chefs going head-tohead. 6pm, $20-$25. Hook and Ladder Manufacturing Company, 1630 S St.

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Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Section 504 Occupation, museum when 150 PHoto coUrtesY oF antHonY tUsler disability rights activists staged a 26-day sit in at the San Francisco Federal Building in 1977, California Museum’s new exhibit remembers the milestones that led to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The law prohibits discrimination against disabled people from employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications and governmental activities. 1020 O Street, www.californiamuseum.org.

wednesdaY, 7/12 tHey CaLL us monsters: A documentary set in one of L.A.’s high secuity prisons. Follows three young inmates who sign up to take a screenwriting class as they await their respective trials. Includes a screening and discussion. 6pm, no cover, $5 donation suggested. Sol Collective, 2574 21st St.

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Film tHUrsdaY, 7/6 tHe misfits: Starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable. A synopsis: the story of a recently divorced woman in a bourgeoning relationship with an aging cowboy in the heat of the Nevada desert, The Misfits is the final film for both Gable, who died days after filming ended, and Monroe, who succumbed to an overdose the following year. Part of the Crocker’s monthly summer film series. 6:30pm, $6-$12. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.

FridaY, 7/7 LEGEND WITH MUSICAL GUESTS SUPERBRAT: Ridley Scott’s ’80s fantasy adventure starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara, with live music by Bay Area garage rockers Superbrat before the movie. 7pm, $8-$10. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

satUrdaY, 7/8 tHe sound of musiC sinG-aLonG: If you’ve always wanted to be a part of a musical, this is almost that. A screening of the classic Julie Andrews film, complete with subtitles so you can … sing along! There’s also a fancy dress competition. 2:30pm, $15$20. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.

dominated comedy night featuring Mary Van Note and token male Mark Smalls. Hosted by Jaime Fernandez and Emma Haney, you cheeky bastard. 9:00pm. saturday, 7/8. $5. 1001 R St.

LauGHs unLimited Comedy CLub: Cash Levy. Levy has appeared on Comedy Central, Fox, NBC and the Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Also performing: Gary Anderson. through 7/9. $20. 1207 Front St.

Luna’s Cafe & JuiCe bar: Capitol PUNishment One Year Anniversary Super Show. Anniversary show for a monthly comedy show featuring local comedians in a verbal smackdown using only their wits and weapuns. 8pm. friday, 7/7. $10. 1414 16th St.

momo LounGe: Comedy Burger. Didn’t you know? The SN&R pot columnist is, among other things, a comedian. He’ll be performing his regular comedy routine at MOMO. 6:30pm. sunday, 7/9. $10. 2708 J St.

PunCH Line: Comedian Rich Vos. Vos has been been on Last Comic Standing and Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was also the first white comic ever to perform on Def Comedy Jam. through 7/8. $20; Joe Bartnick. Bartnick’s a Pittsburgh comic and television writer. Has a best-selling E-book titled You Might Be a Douchebag. 7pm. sunday, 6/9. $10-$15. Doug Benson. Known for some popular podcasts like Doug Loves Movies and films like Super High Me. 8pm. monday, 7/10. $20. 2100 Arden Way, Suite 225.

tommy t’s Comedy CLub: Honest John. The Atlanta comic’s been on BET’s Comic View, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at the Apollo and Comedy Central. through 7/9. $20$30. 12401 Folsom Blvd. In Rancho Cordova.

on staGe 24tH street tHeater: Cooking With the Calamari Sisters. Two over-the-top plussize Italian sisters from Brooklyn are stars of their very own fictional cable television show. through 8/26. $45-$65. 2791 24th St.

b street tHeatre: Hand to God. This multi award-winning comedy from Robert Askins features a hand puppet possessed by the devil. through 7/23. $9-$39. 2711 B St.

CaLifornia musiCaL tHeatre: On the Town. Three sailors on a 24-hour shore leave in New York City find three highspirited women in an unforgettable adventure. through 7/16. $45-$89. 1510 J St.

CaPitaL staGe: Bad Jews. The night after their grandfather’s funeral, three cousins engage in a battle royale over their precious family heirloom. through 7/23. $23-$38. 2215 J St.

davis musiCaL tHeatre ComPany: Legally Blonde The Musical. A sorority sister plans to win back her Ivy League boyfriend by enrolling into Harvard Law. through 7/8. $16-$18. 607 Pena Dr. in Davis.

downtown tHeatre: Annie. The story of a plucky orphan adopted by a wealthy businessman. through 7/23. $15-$20. 1035 Texas St. in Fairfield.

Green vaLLey tHeatre ComPany: Cirque d’illusion. Vaudeville-style variety show starring Ariel Ryan and Victoria Timoteo of Green Valley Theatre’s VeterFee Cabaret. through 7/15. $18. 3823 V St.

Harris Center: Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka. Youth theatre rendition of the worldfamous candy man’s quest to find an heir. Performers aged 6 to 20. 7:00pm. through 7/7. $22-$37. 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

Jessie’s Grove winery: Superhero Ultraferno. A comedic history of many of your favorite superheroes, performed outdoors at Jessie’s Grove Winery in Lodi. through 7/15. 1973 West Turner Road in Lodi.

ovation staGe at tHe tHree Penny tHeatre: Brilliant Traces. Set in the isolated Alaskan wilderness, Henry Harry unexpectedly encounters Rosannah, a woman decked in full bridal attire who’s just skipped her own wedding. through 7/9. $10. 1723 25th St.

DAVIS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL VETERAN’S MEMORIAL CENTER THEATER, $25-$70

The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble opened its 2017 season with two comedies that weren’t ON STAGE written by PHOTO COURTESY OF YaRCEnia GaRCia the Bard. First is the musical Wonderful Town, which follows two Ohio sisters, one an actress and the other a writer, who set out to conquer New York City. If you prefer swashbuckling to singing but still want a laugh, The Three Musketeers is chock-full of humor and sword fights. Both plays are running through August 6. The festival season runs till October. 203 E. 14th Street, www.shakespearedavis.org.

VETERAN’S MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE: Reefer Madness. A musical comedy adaptation of the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film. Through 7/23. $12-$18. 7991 California Avenue in Fair Oaks.

VETERANS MEMORIAL CENTER THEATER: Wonderful Town. Ruth & Eileen, two sisters from Ohio, embark on a risky adventure to make it big in even bigger New York. Through 8/5. $15$25; The Three Musketeers. Playwright Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel is chockfull of humor and swordfights. Through 8/4. $15-$25. 203 East 14th Street in Davis.

WILLIAM A. CARROLL AMPITHEATRE: The Comedy of Errors. Tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Through 7/29. $15-18; All’s Well That Ends Well. Follows the low-born Helena, who burns with an unrequited love for a nobleman. Through 7/30. $15-$18. 3901 Land Park Drive.

exhibit of original works by developmentally disabled artists across California. 10am. Through 9/17. $9. 1020 O St.

CROCKER ART MUSEUM: Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans. Exhibit for Northern California artist, whose paintings showcase the landscape and architecture of the Golden State. Through 10/8. $5-$10; Turn The Page The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose. A collection of 51 contemporary art pieces featured in the first decade of the low-brow art magazine. 10am. Through 9/17. $5-$10. 216 O St.

JAYJAY: Loved to Death & Creatures of the Fire. Loved to Death is the late sculptor Maria Alquilar’s impressive body of work left behind since her death in 2014 at age 86. Creatures from the Fire serves up a menagerie of wildlife in this exhibition of Mariscal’s recent ceramic sculpture. 11am. Through 7/29. No cover. 5524 B Elvas Avenue.

MIDTOWN BARFLY: Vibe Sessions: The Brown Sugar Showcase. A sensual display of photography, art and music dedicated to African American beauty. Live body painting, art and live performances from erotic poets, singers and a DJ after the show. Some nudity. 9pm. Thursday, 7/6. 1119 21st St.

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1810 GALLERY: Dreamer: New Works by Miles Toland. New exhibit by a New Mexico painter. Merges naturalistic human forms with spiritual designs structured by mandalas and geometric patterns. 6pm. No cover. 1810 12th St.

ART OF TOYS: Second Saturday Showcase. Features monsters and things that go bump in the night. Showcased will be art dolls by Oregon artist Marca Castillo; original monster paintings and cardstock scary clowns by resident artist Cinde and more. 5:30pm. No cover. 1126 18th St.

ELLIOTT FOUTS GALLERY: Radium. In Micah Crandall-Bear’s new work, the Sacramento artist deconstructs landscapes with graphic elements. Comments on environmental concerns. 6pm. 1831 P St.

KENNEDY GALLERY: LET’S ROCK. Jason Debord shares photographs commemorating iconic Rock Stars including Ringo Starr, Rhianna, Coldplay and Pink. Live entertainment also included on Second Saturday. Exhibit shows July 6 through August 7. Noon. No cover. 1931 L St.

OBLIVION COMICS & COFFEE: Oblivion’s Video Game Showcase. Local games from the Sacramento Game Developer Collective and a Second Saturday art reception for their July artist, Lopan 4000. Noon. No cover. 1020 11th St.

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uptown studios, inc.: innerSOUL - Art for and about SHOES. An art show based on shoes. The Second Saturday art reception will feature a silent auction. through 7/28. 2415 23rd St.

mUseUms caliFornia automobile museum: From Cruisers to Stingrays. A limited time exhibit that will showcase a variety of colorful, fun and nostalgic Schwinn bicycles. 10am. through 7/10. $5-$10. 2200 Front St.

Hall of Fame Artifact Exhibit. A collection of artifacts, including Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones costume from Raiders of the Lost Ark, George Takei’s Hikaru Sulu costume from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Isabel Allende’s Presidential Medal of Freedom for Literature awarded by President Barack Obama in 2014 and more. 10am. through 9/10. $9; Light & Noir Exiles & Émigrés in Hollywood, 1933-1950. Highlights the history of émigrés in the American film industry who fled Europe as refugees of Nazi persecution. Rare artifacts and memorabilia from 16 iconic films. 10am. through 10/15. $9. 1020 O St.

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with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights. Chronicles the lives and legacies of California activists who launched the American disability rights movement. 10am. through 11/15. $9. 1020 O St.

sacramento History museum: A Secret History of American River People. An exhibit of photos, artifacts and narratives that showcase the past river travels of Santa Cruz Artist Wes Modes on his homemade houseboat or “rustic recreated 1940s shantyboat.” 10am. through 7/30. $5-$8. 101 I St.

groUPs tHUrsdaY, 7/6 blacKartsmatter sacramento First meetup: For Sacramento performers in all arts, venue owners, producers and arts patrons. Meant to discuss the racism and the lack of racial diversity in the Sacramento art scene. 5pm, no cover. Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd.

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Commerce, make connections and grow your business. 8am, no cover. Son of A Bean, 1029 Del Paso Blvd.

sUndaY, 7/9 balanced breaKFast sacramento music industry meetup: A group of local music industry professionals that meet for breakfast. 10am, no cover. EAST SMF, 3260 J St.

mondaY, 7/10 women speaKers association sacramento: Monthly public speaking, business-building meetup for women. 6pm. The Secret Weapon I, 8405 B Sierra College Blvd. in Roseville.

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sacramento river cats vs. tacoma rainiers: 7:05pm, $12-$65. Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Drive.

sUndaY, 7/9 cronan rancH HiKe: Hike a longer loop of the Cronan Ranch trails. A variety of terrain, views of the river and the rolling prairie for five to seven miles. 8:30am, $5-$10. American River Conservancy, 348 State Highway 49 in Coloma.

wednesdaY, 7/12 surFin’ wednesdays: Surf with the Watersports Farm crew or just tag along for the ride. Coaching available. All skill levels and ages welcome. 6pm, $20. The Watersports Farm, 1776 Marcum Road in Nicolaus.

tHe Healing patH series: A free series of bereavement workshops. Each meeting is approximately one hour in length, and each week has a different topic, from financial matters to dieting. Meetings for weeks one through five are held in Rodda Hall South 176 4pm, no cover. Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Blvd.

wednesdaY, 7/12 coming out support group: For Adults 21 and over. 7pm, no cover. The Sacramento LGBT Community Center, 1927 L St.

meditation circle: Starts at 6pm sharp, Doors will be closed and locked at that time.

6pm, $7. Central Spiritualist Church, 2500 Marconi Avenue # 209.

sPorts & oUtdoors FridaY, 7/7 sacramento river cats vs. tacoma rainiers: 7:05pm, $12-$65. Raley Field, 400 Ball Park Drive.

satUrdaY, 7/8 pop-up dog parK: A midtown pop-up pup park, adjacent to the Midtown Farmers Market in the parking lot behind The Depot. 9am, no cover. Midtown Farmer’s Market Sacramento, 20th St. T, J and K.

take action tHUrsdaY, 7/6 memorial service For bonnie parnell: Funeral and viewing for former city councilwoman Bonnie Parnell, who passed away at 68 Tuesday, June 27. Viewing on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Morgan Jones Funeral Home at 4200 Broadway. Funeral on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Antioch Progressive Baptist Church at 7650 Amherst Way. 4pm. Morgan Jones Funeral Home, 4200 Broadway.

FridaY, 7/7 memorial service For Frances gracecHild: Memorial for local disability

rights activist, who died in June. 12pm. CA Secretary of State Auditorium, 1500 11th St.

satUrdaY, 7/8 wHose streets? our streets! alternatives to police!: In response to the wave of police brutality, a meetup with the goal to build a structure that replaces cops with community members. No media allowed. 6pm, no cover. Robbie Waters Library, 7335 Gloria Drive.

mondaY, 7/10 national action networK rally For police accountability: The National Action Network will hold a rally to highlight AB284,

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TUESDAY, 7/11 POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN: HEALTHCARE FOR ALL RALLY: The Poor People’s Campaign group will rally in support of SB562, also known as the Healthy California Act. 9am, no cover. California State Capitol, 1315 10th St.

ClASSES FRiDAY, 7/7 MAKING MONEY WITH URBAN AGRICULTURE URBAN FARMING 101: Learn the ins and outs of starting urban farming business and what it means for Sacramento area residents. 6pm, no cover. The Yisrael Family Urban Farm, 4505 Roosevelt Avenue.

RIP-N-PAINT NIGHTS: Cannabis-friendly paint workshop. 6:30pm, $25. 7133 Power Inn Road.

SUNDAY, 7/9 AERIAL HOOP CLASS: Aerial Hoop (or lyra) is acrobatic art performed on a suspended metal hoop. 4:30pm, $20. 2014 9th St.

ARTFUL MEDITATION: Meditation in the Crocker’s art galleries. Space is limited and advance registration is required. 10:30am, $60-$75. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.

BEER YOGA: Love Yoga and local beer? Admission includes a 1-hour Yoga class with and a Big Stump cold brew when it’s over. 11am, $20. Big Stump Brew Co, 1716 L St.

FREE WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE SEMINAR SACRAMENTO: Learn self defense from an all-woman team. All ages, though heavier topics are discussed. 10am, no cover. Sacramento Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts Academy, 2300 Sutterville Road.

WORLD WAR I LECTURE: World War I scholar and writer Colonel (USAF retired) Terrence Finnegan presents A Delicate Affair on the Western Front: America Learns How to Fight a Modern War in the Woevre Trenches. His book by the same name was released in 2015. 1pm, no cover. Sacramento Public Library - Central Library, 828 I St.

mONDAY, 7/10 IMPROV COMEDY 101: Become a better improviser, comedian, public speaker and partner on and off stage. This six-week class meets once a week and includes one graduation performance. 7pm, $125. Blacktop Comedy, 3101 Sunset Blvd. in Rocklin.

MOSTLY IRISH CEILI DANCING: Irish social dancing. Teaches a combination of basic Irish dance steps, salsa, waltz & polka, a country line dancing. Attire is casual. 5:30pm, no cover. St. John’s Retirement Village, 135 Woodland Avenue in Woodland.

TUESDAY, 7/11 GROWING GREEN FOR THE YUBA WATER CONSERVATION AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS: This afternoon workshop with local experts will highlight best management practices for cannabis cultivation that will safeguard the Yuba watershed. 4pm, no cover. Holbrooke Hotel, 212 W. Main St. in Grass Valley.

FLORIN OBON DANCE WORKSHOP: Learn the meaning of the Obon Festival and Odori (folk dancing). Obon is the popular Buddhist festival that celebrates, through music and dance, peoples’ gratitude for those family and friends who have passed before. 5:30pm. Buddhist Church of Florin, 7235 Pritchard Road.

HERBAL FIRST AID: Discusses plants that can be used to address minor injuries and illnesses, teach you to create home and travel first aid kits and show you how to identify first aid plants you may find in the wilderness. 5:30pm, $25. Schoolhouse at Soil Born Farms American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Drive in Rancho Cordova.

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Simple Creation, evening, call for time, no cover

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

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Every Damn Monday, 7pm, M, no cover; Noche Latina, 9pm Tu, call for cover

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FEM DOM COM (Female Dominated Comedy), 9pm, $5

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Halftime Idol Karaoke Contest, 7pm, $5

Blackout Betty, 9pm, $5

Take Out, 9pm, $5

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Best of Soulful Saturdays 7pm Thursday, $20-$30. Harlow’s R&B Soul

Back in the Day: ’80s and ’90s Dance Party w/ DJ Illest, 9pm, $10

Tainted Love (best of ’80s cover band), 9pm, $18-$20

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Salty Saturday, 9pm, no cover; Rhythm Section w/ Good Company, 9pm, no cover

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Open Mic, 7:30pm, M, no cover; Pub Quiz, 7pm, Tu, no cover Melvins, 7pm, $20-$22

1630 J St., (916) 476-5076 Photo courteSy oF tee ruShton

Trivia Night, 6pm, M, no cover

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1217 21St St., (916) 440-0401

Paloma Q Quartet, 9:30pm, no cover

Trivia, 7pm, Tu, no cover; Bingo, 1pm, W, $10 Ramirez, Germ, Shakewell, 6:30pm, $17-$20

D Savage, 6:30pm, Tu, $18-$23; Kindred The Family Soul, 5:30pm, W, $37-$42 The Trivia Factory, 7pm, M, no cover; Heavy Mondays, 10pm, M, no cover

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1320 Del PASo BlvD., (916) 927-6023

Country Dancing, 8pm, $5-$10

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Mind X (Happy Hour), 5:30pm, no cover; Sam Ravena, 9pm, $6

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Tey Yanis & The Soul Jones Band, 8pm, $15

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