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Holiday Magic Don’t miss Iceland’s annual holiday ice show on Saturday, Dec. 29.

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Faces and Places: Iceland Holiday Magic Photos by Monica Stark

Don’t miss Iceland’s annual holiday ice show on Saturday, Dec. 29. Enjoy solo and group performances to holiday favorites, skate with Santa after the show, and warm up with free cocoa and coffee drinks from Latte Love. It’s a fantastic time for the whole family! Tickets available at Iceland in advance call (916) 925-3121 to reserve your tickets. General admission tickets available day of show. $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show begins at 7 p.m. Shown here are photos from the Saturday, Dec. 15 show. The second show was set for Sunday, Dec. 16 but had been rescheduled due to heavy rain that day for Saturday, Dec. 29.

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What’s CHAUTAUQUA PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS COMEDY “BLACK TIE”:

Chautauqua Playhouse presents the comedy “Black Tie” by A R Gurney, now playing at the Playhouse. The show will run on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm through January 13 (no shows the week after Christmas). The performances are held at the Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle Road in the La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael. Admission is $21 General, $19 Seniors/Students and SARTA members. Premium seating is an additional dollar. Tickets at the door are general pricing. This brand new comedy offers a sharply humorous look at a family in distress trying to organize a destination wedding in the Adirondacks. The father of the groom simply wants to make a memorable toast, but instead must defend the time-honored ways of his WASP heritage to his son and the bride-to-be. Cul-

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tures clash when a surprise guest threatens to throw convention out the window, and we see that balancing the old way with the new may prove too messy for a black tie affair. The generation gap has never been funnier.The direction is by Vincent Keene, set and light design by Andrew Fiffick. Costumes are by Linda Taylor. The cast features Walt and Julie Thompson, Paul Fearn, Kaitlin Richards and Marley Bauer Information and tickets are available through the Chautauqua Playhouse website: www.cplayhouse. org or call the box office at (916) 489-7529, during business hours.

NEW SACRAMENTO AREA ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Great news for those who live relatively close to central Sacramento! The Sacramento Country Dance Society is adding a second monthly English Country Dance, on the third Sunday afternoon of each month beginning October 21.

Lovely hall and floor, easy parking, and on the American River Bike Trail. Come join to Camp Pollock, just 5 minutes from downtown/midtown Sacramento, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Each dance is preceded at 1:30 pm by an Introductory Workshop for newcomers. This is in addition to our long-running dance in Roseville that continues on the first Sunday afternoon of each month. Beginners welcome, no partners necessary, always live music. Details about both dances, including callers, music, locations, and date changes,

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FRIDAY, DEC. 28 NEW YEARS EVE BALL: Come join the Mission Oaks Recreation and Park District on Friday, Dec. 28 from 1:15 to 3:45 p.m. for a fun afternoon of live music, dancing, yummy treats and prizes. 3344 Mission Ave., Carmichael. $8/per person.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29 NOON YEAR’S EVE – Can’t stay up till midnight? Come to the library and celebrate early with activities and fun! All ages welcome. Dec. 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

ICELAND HOLIDAY MAGIC: Don’t miss Iceland’s annual holiday ice show on Saturday, Dec. 29. Enjoy solo and group performances to holiday favorites, skate with Santa after the show, and warm up with free cocoa and coffee drinks from Latte Love. It’s a fantastic time for the whole family! Tickets available at Iceland in advance call (916) 925-3121 to reserve your tickets. General admission tickets available day of show. $10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show begins at 7 p.m. Shown here are photos from the Saturday, Dec. 15 show. The second show was set for Sunday, Dec. 16 but had been rescheduled due to heavy rain that day for Saturday, Dec. 29.

NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTRY CLUB LANES NYE PARTY FEATURING FRYED BROTHERS BAND: From 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., join the Fryed Brothers Band and friends as they rock in the New Year! Free coffee and desserts, party favors and balloon drop with prizes. Cost: $20 per person. Call Barb for advanced tickets at 707-824-4861 or purchase online at www.fryedbrothersband. com. Or you can purchase tickets at the door on the evening of this event. Country Club Lanes, 2600 Watt Ave, Sacramento, California 95821

2019 TUESDAY, JAN. 1 NEW YEAR’S GATHERING: Friends of the Riverbanks invites you to this monthly event, which generally meets on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. (note there are exceptions so check the calendar), at Sutter’s Landing Park at the VERY end of 28th Street in Sacramento. Bring water and sunblock, and a change of clothes for young ones who are sure to get sandy, muddy, and wet. Children under 13 must wear life jackets if they go into the water, per law.

Leave your dogs at home and please bike, walk, or carpool if you can to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. Direc-

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tions: Head north on 28th Street, cross C Street and then the railroad tracks. Continue to the last parking lot where the park abuts the American River Parkway.

SATURDAY, JAN. 5 RIVER ROMP - Walk the American River with an Effie Yeaw naturalist, starting at 10:30 a.m.. Effie Yeaw Nature Center- California Avenue and Tarshes Drive, Carmichael.

SUNDAY, JAN. 6: INVASIVE INVADERS - Learn about non-native plant and animal species at 1:30 p.m. at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center- California Ave and Tarshes Drive, Carmichael

SATURDAY, JAN. 12 CREATE A VISION BOARD FOR SUCCESS: Progress Not Perfection and Woodworker Life Coaching/Counseling Services invites you to create a Vision Board for Success: A vision board is a collection of images and notes attached to a board and placed somewhere that you can see it every day.

At its core, it’s a visual representation of all the things that you want to do, be, and have in your life. It’s a daily reminder of those things. Something you can look at every single day to remind you of your deepest desires. Arden Church of the Nazarene, 3337 Arden Way. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Event is free of charge.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17 NEED CASH FOR COLLEGE? Attend a FREE Cash for College workshop to get hands-on assistance completing and submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act (CADAA) and Chafee Grant for Foster Youth applications by the March 2, 2019 deadline. Each student and parent will need to create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) at fsaid.ed.gov and bring it with you to the workshop (note: FSA ID is not necessary for Dream Act applicants). For a complete list of information and materials you’ll need to bring to complete the FAFSA or Dream Act application at the workshop, please go to saclibrary.org/events. Open to seniors in high school. Thursday, January 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento 95864.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2 DREAM VARIATIONS: A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: The Sacramento Youth Symphony presents a major community concert event celebrating the ongoing contributions by African-Americans to our country’s artistic landscape.

Musical selections will include celebrated works by Duke Ellington, William Grant

Still, Emmy Award-winning composer John Wineglass, and much more. An impressive roster of special guests will join the orchestra on-stage for this special event. Some of our guests include: Emcee-Omari Tau; Speaker-Courtney Dempsey; Guest Artists-Jay Mason, Chase Spruill 4th, Indigo Moore, Julian Dixon, Leslie Sandefur, & Sheryl Counter. Tickets: General $25, Students/Children/Seniors $20. For more information, visit www.sacramentoyouthsymphony.org AUTHOR PANEL OF LOCAL WRITERS – Connect with a trio of writers to hear readings from their books and chat with them about their writing careers. Join Tim Brown, Squatter’s Gold; Andy Furillo, The First Year; and Bob Sylva, The King of Karaoke and Other Stories for this moderated conversation. Tim is the former director of Loaves & Fishes; Andy and Bob are both former writers/reporters for the Sacramento Bee. Authors will have their books on hand and signed copies will be available for purchase. Saturday, February 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

MONDAY, FEB. 4 EDUCATE WOMEN?!! WHAT NEXT?!!

-RENAISSANCE SOCIETY MINI-SEMINAR – Learn about the resistance to women getting a college education including weird theories about tiny female brains and limited energy circuits. Early female academies and A & M schools helped break these barriers as did Title IX. It was not easy!

Monday, February 4 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8, SATURDAY, FEB. 9 and SUNDAY, FEB. 10 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE – Join us for a three-day Community Book Sale. Hundreds of books will be available at low, low prices, including a nice selection of children’s books. Friends of the Library receive a 20% discount (except during bag sale on Sunday) and membership information will be available at the sale. Proceeds go toward programs and materials at the Arden-Dimick branch of the Sacramento Public Library. Friday, February 8 from 12-5 p.m.; Saturday, February 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, February 10 from 12 to 3 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 MOROCCO: BEAUTY IN DIVERSITY - SLIDE PRESENTATION – Learn about the rich culture and diversity of Morocco in this presentation by Abdelilah El Alaoui, a Teachers of Critical Languages Program exchange teacher spending the current academic year teaching Arabic at Thomas EdiValley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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son Language Institute. This program is for all ages. Wednesday, February 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

Only After Hours Night. Open to teens in 6th-12th grades. Friday, February 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

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GET HEALTHY SACRAMENTO SPEAKER SERIES 2019: Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM Carmichael Seventh-day Adventist Church 4600 Winding Way, Sacramento, California 95841 Tickets by Eventbrite. Sales end on Dec 31 at 10:30 a.m. $49.00 There’s a wonderful line-up of top people to help us along our path to optimal health, including: Anthony Lim, M.D, Steve Lawenda, M.D. Chef Aj, James Bennie, M.D. and Bettina Baiduc, M.D. We will have delicious muffins, glelato, cheeses, hummus, crackers and more to snack on...! CHECK IN: Please be prompt by 11:30 am to collect your name badges and muffin. The introduction and speakers will start promptly at noon. There will be two 15 minute breaks.

IRELAND TODAY-RENAISSANCE SOCIETY MINI-SEMINAR – The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland’s relationship has changed. What is the political situation today? What will the impact of Brexit be? We’ll also explore the status of Catholicism and the Church in the Republic. Monday, February 25 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

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ASHEBA: CARIBBEAN MUSIC – Asheba is a musical storyteller who specializes in calypso, the musical & folkloric oral tradition of Trinidad, Asheba’s homeland.

His music is for all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Wednesday, February 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO SYMPHONIC WINDS, A 60-PIECE SYMPHONIC BAND, PRESENTS “… AND THE HEART REPLIES”: Bring the entire family to this extraordinary concert season entitled “… and the heart replies” at the new Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog

by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke. Visit our <http://www. sacwinds.org> Date/Time: Sundays, March 10 & May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm. at Rio Americano High

THURSDAY, FEB. 21 CODE.KIDS – Come learn and create free programming websites. Feel free to bring your own laptop. Please register if you need to borrow one so we know how many to provide. This program is for “tweens” ages 8-12. Thursday, February 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Arden-Dimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 TEENS ONLY NIGHT – Come for free pizza, video games (Wii U, Nintendo Switch), activities and crafts for this Teens

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 CHAIR YOGA AND MEDITATION – Join us for simple chair yoga for beginners, easy meditation for relaxation, and a short talk on a health and wellness topic. Facilitated by Marilyn Buehler, M.Div. Wednesday, February 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at ArdenDimick Library, 891 Watt Ave., Sacramento.

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School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive. Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15. For more information, call 916-489-2576 or visit www. sacwinds.org https://www.google.com/ maps/place/4540+American+River+Dr +95864

SUNDAY, MAY 5 SACRAMENTO SYMPHONIC WINDS, A 60-PIECE SYMPHONIC BAND, PRESENTS “… AND THE HEART REPLIES”: Bring the entire family to this extraordinary concert season entitled “… and the heart replies” at the new Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds is a 60-piece adult symphonic band conducted by Music and Artistic Director Timothy M. Smith. The season will include James Sochinski’s epic Legend of Alcobaca, Frank Ticheli’s setting of Amazing Grace, Robert Jager’s inventive Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann (The Happy Farmer) plus clarinet soloist Robert Mitchell performing Black Dog

by Scott McAllister, lyric baritone vocal soloist Omari Tau performing selections from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, and our own trombone soloist Thomas Eckert performing Carnival of Venice by Herbert L. Clarke. Visit our <http://www. sacwinds.org> Date/Time: Sunday May 5 (2019), 2:30 pm. at Rio Americano High School Center for the Arts, 4540 American River Drive.

Tickets sold at the door: Children 10 and under Free; Student/ Senior (65+) $10; General $15. For more information, call 916-489-2576 or visit www.sacwinds.org https://www.google.com/maps/place/4540 +American+River+Dr+95864

ONGOING LITERACY LITTLE LEAGUE IN NEED OF READING TUTORS: Reading tutors are needed for 40 minutes per week on either Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays from 1:55 to 2:35 p.m. starting in mid-September, continuing through May, 2019 (with the same child for the entire academic year, if you wish ).

Training/scheduling coffee occurs in late August. Literacy Little League, an award

winning tutoring program, lets you get to know a third grade student in need of help with reading comprehension. Tutors work together in the Resource Room with a credentialed teacher present and all materials provided. Substitutes are available if you can’t make it, or you can sign up as a substitute. Tutoring takes place at the Edison Language Institute (at the site of the former Jonas Salk Middle School) at 2950 Hurley Way near Morse Avenue. Contact Dorothy Marshall, retired psychologist, San Juan Unified School District, at 916-4882578., dorothymarshall@comcast.net for date/time of training session.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-428-3271 for exact location. Description: Is your friend or family member in a domestic violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking situation?

This free, drop-in group is for you. Learn how to support your loved one, and receive some support yourself among people who are in the same situation. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271. #METOO SUPPORT GROUP: Every third Monday of the month from 6 to 7 p.m. Location: Sacramento. Call 916-4283271 for exact location. Description: This drop-in support group is free, confidential, open to all genders, and available to sexual assault survivors at any point in their healing. Feel free to call My Sister’s House for more information: 916-428-3271.

FAMILIES LEARN ENGLISH – ESL students and their children are welcome at this weekly program. Designed for beginning learners. Tuesdays from 9 a.m. 11 a.m. at Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

CAMP POLLOCK VOLUNTEER DAY: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays help improve Camp Pollock! Join the Sacramento Valley Nature Conservancy at the 11acre, former Boy Scout Camp, located on the American River in the American River Parkway. Every Saturday volunteers team up with SVC staff to accomplish tasks including: painting, planting, weed eradi-

cation, construction, fence building, outreach, native plant garden maintenance and more. Volunteer days are held every Saturday from 9am-1pm at Camp Pollock. Please wear sturdy, closed toe shoes, hat, dress in layers and bring a water bottle, snack and liability form. All youth must be accompanied by their guardian. Please register below, so we can plan our volunteer projects accordingly. Volunteers will be notified by email if the event is canceled. Rainy conditions will also cancel Service Project.

Important Documents: Directions to Camp Pollock Liability form - please print and bring (http://www.sacramentovalleyconservancy. org/admin/upload/Adult%20Release%20 of%20Liability.pdf ) Additional information about SVC’s events, outings and volunteer opportunities.

If you would like to coordinate a group service day or have questions, please contact us at camppollock@sacramentovalleyconservancy.org FARMERS MARKET: Carmichael Recreation and Park District hosts a weekly farmers market where you can buy farm fresh goods to take to your table. The market is operated by, Living Smart Foundation, a local nonprofit training organization specializing in financial and business education for youth in our community. Each week the market features certified Farmers locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables, specialty gourmet foods, spices, sauces, nuts, dried fruits and honey. Local entertainment is provided for your enjoyment! 9 a.m to 2 p.m. at 5330 Gibbons Drive.

SACRAMENTO CAPITOLAIRES BARBERSHOP CHAPTER meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in Christ Community Church, 5025 Manzanita Ave., Carmichael, CA 95608.

Men who like to sing are always welcome; www.capitolaires.org; 888-877-9806. The group is members of the Barbershop Harmony Society.

AFTER SCHOOL RETRO GAMING – Retro video games after school. Hang out, make friends, and have fun. Recommended for 3rd through 6th grade. Crafts will be available for younger children. 2 p.m., every Thursday at the Arcade Library, 2443 Marconi Ave., Sacramento.

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Local open mic rings in the ‘bells that still can ring’

By Autumn Sky Hall Special to Valley Community Newspapers

A month or so ago, it was really smokey. Historically smokey. Apocalyptically smokey. Four generations of my family’s houses in Paradise, from the past and current times, hd burned down along with the town in the now-infamous Camp Fire.

My grandpa lost his house. Our family friend and her daughter lost their house. Our cousin was missing for two days and located in a Chico hospital. My two childhood homes burned down.

It was such an enormous loss that it didn’t feel real. It still doesn’t. I don’t know if that kind of thing ever feels real, and maybe that’s good in a way. It helps to push you forward when there’s nothing you can do to change anything. Sometimes the only good option is just to keep going, so as the smoke poured down the hill, I carried on.

We were all instructed to stay indoors as much as could be helped, but it was the third day in a row of that for me already and the idea of staying inside another day sounded like torture. I’m prone to being hermetic, and staying at home too much really exacerbates that. I know myself well enough to know when a good thing starts to turn into a bad thing, so I push myself to get into the world as much as possible. Still, the smoke was so bad that day. I knew it would be unhealthy to go for my usual walk.

But still, I was restless.

I struck a compromise: I put on my mask, grabbed my computer and drove a few blocks to a neighborhood cafe, where I could sit inside and work without feeling too cooped up. I’ve always loved doing that. There are some days where I’m out there and I don’t talk to anyone, but somehow it feels less bad because there were people there with me the whole time.

Plus, seeing everyone working on their own projects makes me feel more motivated to work on my own. The energy is productive.

I sat down that day after talking with friends working behind the counter, then immediately threw Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

myself into doing some marketing for the open mic I was hosting at Sactown Union Brewery.

Then, a fellow sits down in the chair beside me and begins to work on a list. He was wearing a straw hat. Looked kind of like a surfer. Maybe originally from the beaches of the coast.

He turns to me after some time and goes, “I’m in town for the week and trying to play some music. Do you know where any good open mics are?”

It couldn’t have been more welltimed, more full-circle. Of all the gin joints in the world, you know? Of course, I had my recommendations.

It meant so much to me to him writing down that list, because to most musicians and performers, open mics are the birthplace for everything.

I began my foray into playing music at the open mics around town when I was about seventeen.

I’d gotten a guitar for my fifteenth birthday from my mom. It was a Yamaha, probably only twenty dollars. She found it at a thrift store and I proceeded to immediately decoupage it when she gifted it to me (which I’m sure strikes horror into the heart of any guitar tone aficionado. My sincerest apologies.)

After two years of (tearfully) working on getting effective calluses on my fingers (they protect your hand from the otherwise very painful strings,) I’d just been playing for my youth group open mic occasionally. I’d been working on original little pieces just for fun. No set genre, no real stylistic voice yet. Just nods to other artists I liked at the time, or pieces meant to challenge me into learning new chords I was trying to master. I listened to Dolly Parton, June Carter Cash, Regina Spektor, Conor Oberst, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen,Tom Waits,The Decembrists, Death Cab For Cutie, Rilo Kiley, Radiohead. I soaked them like a sponge, hoping they’d eventually permeate enough to give me my own creative process someday.

The only thing I didn’t feel confident in was, ironically, confidence. I had terrible stage fright and social anxiety. It would be like

I couldn’t remember how to talk sometimes, and would feel embarrassed. So I decided I would immerse myself into music as much as possible and hoped desperately that through repetition, I would learn to not feel like I was going to pee my pants anytime I tried to perform. I decided that immersing myself in more official open mics would really help me.

I threw open a phone book and called around town to places listed.

I would ask people for their suggestions if there wasn’t one at the place I called. I wrote them all down on a big list, an open mic listed on every night. Monday, Fox and Goose.

Tuesday, True Love. Wednesday, Old Ironsides. Thursday, Coffee Garden. Fridays there were jam band events you could pop in on at private houses. More open mics were at Butch N’ Nellies, up in Auburn at Club Car. Open mics in Davis, El Dorado Hills and Folsom. There were weekend open mics from time to time, too.

Then I began going.

To every single one.

Every single week.

For three years.

I went to hundreds, eventually, and the jitters eventually fell from me like rain from a roof into a gutter. I finally began to feel at home with myself, with my relationship with music, and with the people around me.

There were some open mics that weren’t all ages when I was still under 21, and my mom would come with me and wait outside with me until it was time to play. We’d set an alarm and nap until my time slot, and then the sweet people inside, who knew me by then, would come outside and wave to let me know the last act was just about to finish. It became a little community effort on a lot of people’s parts to make sure I was safe when I was out late at night, and that makes me so happy to think about now.

The community really tries to look out for one another and did the same for me. Even though I was a baby compared to the most of the people out there who’d, say, been in the bluegrass circuit for up

to fifty years, or in an indie band for the last twenty. I was still included in their world.

Now, as an adult, and finally on the other side of the sound board, nothing brings me more joy than seeing other people get to grow in their art.

It makes me feel wonderful that this culmination I’ve had in my head of the best parts of all these open mics I’ve been to, I can now implement. Certain places really knew how to do their sound. Certain places just had the most reverent, prayer-like silence when people would play that hearkened back to the folk scene in the 60’s which took its musical poets very seriously. Certain places had the most beautiful atmosphere (looking at you, magical Coffee Garden.) Now it’s finally myself who can give people whose art I really enjoy a platform. It’s finally myself who can put energy into fostering the kinds of community that meant so much to me personally.

Before the Monday open mic I host starts, I’ve been giving a rough little speech before we start: If you’re here on a Monday night, you’re at the Sactown Union Brewery open mic (where the rules are made up and the points don’t matter.)

Firstly, I’m Autumn, your sound person. If there’s anything anyone needs, I’m your human.

Secondly, the first person to play gets to play extra songs. Every-

one else gets two, or three if it’s a slow night.

Thirdly, and most importantly, I believe that if it’s not possible for you to support the event through monetary means, our time is the best thing we can give to other people. There is no competition. Everyone’s art is just as important as everyone else’s. We’re not here to crown a winner, but to get excited for people as they learn and flourish in the art that they love so much. We’re part of a community.

The people are what we are here for, and the music is just the cherry on the sundae. Music is this healing, cleansing, meaningful experience for so many people, and we all need to be healed, listeners and performers alike. So we give our time to these people, and hold space for their performance, like we’d want them to hold space for us.

Just like these dark and smokey days that I’ve been walking through these past two weeks, the world is a harrowing place. People deal with so much unseen pain.

If we can create a place of sunshine, even for a few hours, that’s worth doing and talking about.

It’s worth making art about. Maybe even singing about.

My favorite quote, from Leonard Cohen (ever the poet,) sums it up neatly: “Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.”

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Donations needed for baby basket drive for new moms at Sacramento Life Center Local residents are invited to be a baby’s first Santa as Sacramento Life Center holds its annual Baby Basket Drive for local women and teens spending the holidays preparing to become new moms in the coming year. The drive runs through Dec. 31 so the Sacramento Life Center can provide a basket of needed items to every patient who gives birth in 2019. Donations can be made online at www.saclife.org. Gifts can be made in any increment, but a donation of $50 buys one basket, which includes formula, diapers, newborn clothes, pacifiers and more.

“One of the most overwhelming feelings is learning that you’re pregnant and fearing

you won’t have the resources to care for your vulnerable baby,” said Marie Leatherby, executive director, Sacramento Life Center. “Sometimes something as simple as a gift of diapers and newborn clothes can give expecting mothers the confidence that they have a support system to help raise their child.

Gifts to our Baby Basket Drive give expecting mothers proof that they will always have a family here at the Sacramento Life Center and supporters out in the community rooting for their family.”

The Sacramento Life Center’s mission is to offer compassion, support, resources and free medical care to women and couples facing an unplanned or unsupport-

ed pregnancy. The Sacramento Life Center’s licensed Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic includes a primary clinic and two Mobile Medical Clinics that provide all services for free, including pregnancy tests, STD tests, ultrasounds, peer counseling for men and women, education and resource referrals.

The nonprofit also offers a school-based teen education program, a 24-hour hotline and a program for women experiencing reproductive grief. For more information about the Sacramento Life Center’s Sac Valley Pregnancy Clinic, visit www.svpclinic.com. For more information about the Sacramento Life Center or to make a donation, visit www.saclife.org.

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Weekend Warriors at Skip’s Music returns with Master Coach Roger Smith from Tower of Power

By Monica Stark editor@valcomnews.com

The following is not a personal ad, but you might take this personally. And if you answer, “yes”, to any of the questions, you might want to keep reading...

Are you between the ages of 40 and 70? (That’s the popular age range, but it’s not a requirement to be between those ages.)

Have you ever wanted to be in a band but never had the opportunity?

Do you have some time to rehearse with a band but still want a life (and still want to keep your day job)?

From an exhibition contractor, to an auto dealer, to a podiatrist and a public affairs specialist, amateur musicians and hobbiests, ages 21 and older, are welcome to join Skip’s Music Weekend Warriors. To launch the first round of 2019, the Weekend Warriors Masters’ Series is featuring Master Coach: Roger Smith of Tower of Power. The first Open Jam of the new year kicks off at noon on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at the Skip’s Music Sacramento location.

Long-time Sacramento resident, Roger Smith was born to play the Hammond organ, and destined to become a member of Tower of Power. Since the late 90s, Roger has been part of the “Tower Sound” drawing on all of his earlier experiences and influences to lead him to where he is today. Touring extensively, Roger performs in all parts of the U.S., Europe and Asia each year yet still finds time to play with other Nor Cal musicians and maintain a reputable solo career. Latest projects include the release of “My Colors”, “Both Sides”, “Sittin In”, “Consider This”, “Jazz Roscos”, Roscos Place I & II, Roger Smith “360”, Dave Matthews Band’s release “Away From The World” and is co-writer of several songs on Tower of Powers latest release, “Soul Side of Town”.

Friends with Skip back in the early ‘70s, Roger is excited and is looking forward to putting some of his experience and skills into coaching a band or two in the next round of Weekend Warriors’ Masters’ Series. “He’s great with people. He’s super talented and he’s got the chops. I think

he’ll be great.”Skip’s Music Vice President of Operations Mike Snyder.

Last year master coaches included Brad Lang from RATT and drummer Steve Brown from Oleander. Last

year being the first year the Weekend Warrior project included Master Coaches was pretty well received, Snyder said. “We don’t try to do it every round; we don’t want to go through the same coaches

real fast. They have to give up a month of their time when often they’re touring,” he said.

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Sacramento community has seen over 2 decades of musicians rise to local stages. The concept has also caught on in the industry allowing for it to be licensed to other music retailers throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia.

“Weekend Warriors is so much more than a program at Skip’s Music. It may have started as such, but it has blossomed into something much more elegant,” said Judy Bauder, a veteran Warrior. “In the 10-plus rounds that I’ve participated in I’ve gained a lot of music and performance skills and experience you really can’t get anywhere else.”

The program lasts four weeks, beginning with an Open Jam that encourages musicians to come together and play songs they enjoy with people they have never met before.

After registering for the program at the Open Jam, musicians are placed into bands with similar music tastes. They are given a rehearsal time, practice space, instruments, equipment and a coach to keep everyone on the beat. The program offers two two-hour rehearsals per night, Monday through Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Bands choose five cover songs they want to do.

They work on them at home and that’s where coach will steer them and give them some tips.

Finally, the program will finish with a concert in front

friends, family and the public this round at Halftime Bar & Grill in Rocklin with an estimated start time of 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17.

Many participants over the years have been women and men returning to music after years of putting their passion in the background as other commitments, such as family and work, have taken precedence. Weekend Warriors provides an easy opportunity to return to music without making any other sacrifices.

Snyder said he loves watching people who haven’t played in awhile play again and witnessing the pride they have on stage, especially when it comes to concert day. “It’s great energy to witness that passion of playing come out you can see it.”

Regular Warrior, Scott Hamilton, summarized the

program as, “Great musicians, killer Skip’s coaches and a fun time performing songs I love with great people. If you wanna rock, ya gotta be a Warrior!”

Many that participate in the program once come back to join more bands in following rounds for both the music and the community Weekend Warriors provides.

“Everyone was warm and welcoming, especially the most accomplished and experienced musicians there!

No egos ‒ just cool people!” said returning Warrior, Richard Coyle. “I’ve done half a dozen Warrior sessions now, each time with totally different band mates, and my circle of friends has grown along with my musical ability!

Love it!”

A media band with TV, radio and print personalities in town is pending. So, stay tuned on that.

Weekend Warriors is more than just a way to get back into playing music. It’s an opportunity to create community centered on music, a universal language everyone can understand.

Learn more about Weekend Warriors at Skip’s Music on the website, www. skipsmusic.com, and /or contact Mike Snyder (916) 484-7575 ext. 202 or via email: mike.snyder@skipsmusic.com Fill out the registration form online, and get ready to rock some of your favorite songs at the next Open Jam on Jan. 12 at 2740 Auburn Blvd in Sacramento! .

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