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Peace, Love & Puppies at Panama Rescue dog adoptions and art for sale at Panama Pottery at special Valentinethemed event. See page 8

Door-to-Door............................................2 Crossword................................................5 Lance Armstrong feature.........................10 Home Improvement................................12 What’s Happening..................................14

Sacramento Women’s March showcased diversity and unity See page 6

Dim Sum House continues tradition on Broadway See page 10

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Weighing Consequences Someone in San Jose slipped the candy bar into my purse. This was no ordinary candy bar, but I forgot about it until, home again, I emptied the purse the day of the party. Out tumbled the candy in its thin cardboard box. I opened it. It was the size of half a Hershey bar though the chocolate squares were smaller. Jeff Sessions notwithstanding, I decided to bring it to the party.. In fact, maybe I decided to bring it because of Jeff Sessions. It was a small game-playing party. No, not computer games where you race down winding paths shooting tiny zombies whose heads blow off in squishy green splats, but old-fashioned games like Charades. It was a pretty good night. We were a mixed crew of mostly retired professionals, including a geologist, an executive and a smart, methodical genealogical researcher who could track your lineage through your DNA. I presented the candy bar midway, placing it atop its box labeled, Cannabis. “Legal weed,” I said. “ The voters have spoken.” In the old days we called it Pot and it came in five-dollar see-through baggies and it made us laugh till tears rolled down our faces. Then we’d go out and eat a wedding cake. But this wasn’t the old days. Everyone eyed the candy bar but nobody reached for it. “What are the dosing instructions?” the researcher asked. Dosing instructions? “Just break off a piece and eat it,” I said. Dosing instruc-

tions. As if the marijuana industry, once composed in part of armed felon/guards crouched in the Mendocino woods, would take the time to daintily prescribe the exact nibble needed for liftoff. But these party-goers were deliberative. They wanted to know the dosage based on weight, and brought forth their phone calculators. The geologist studied the cardboard box that had previously contained the product. “Cannabis. 180 mg THC,” he read. “ That’d be the strength,” the executive said. “But how do you measure out the right portion?” Now the researcher took the box, and read aloud: “ THC tolerances vary. Start with five mg. Wait two hours for full effect before increasing your dose.” “Five milligrams,” the researcher and executive said at once. “ There’s your dosing instructions,” I said, trying to stay in the conversation but largely unheeded because of a known math impediment. But how much of the chocolate would lead to a five-milligram, two-hour stoned journey into new perceptions? “ The net weight is 50 g or 1.7 ounces,” the geologist said. This launched another flurry of computation. How many squares of the present dark chocolate would one need to See Door-to-Door, page 3

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consume to enter Jeff Sessions’ legions of not “good” people? At some point it was determined, after much earnest mumbling and sharing of data, that five small squares would give you the required amount. “ That seems like a lot,” our hostess said. She presented a worried grimace. Five squares seemed like a lot to me too. But I still hadn’t found the calculator app on my phone, so remained silent. The researcher turned to me. “Did you get this from M?” She told the others that M (not her real initial) used the highest grade of the strongest marijuana, weed so potent that people not used to it ended up in the hospital. On a few memorable occasions even M herself had had to visit the ER because she took too much of her own powerful blends. If what sat on the table before us came from M, we should not eat five squares of it. “Maybe just two or three squares,” I said. A retired teacher who had been silent during the quest for dosing, took the box, read its printed information, scribbled numbers on the back of a charades paper, and looked up. “One square gives you five milligrams,” she said. “One square.”

We gazed at one another, each thinking, I’m sure, of the poor victim who might have gobbled down five squares. “You need to do the right volume units conversion,” the teacher said pleasantly. There came a little silence. Then the genealogical researcher said, “Does everybody remember that phrase—If you can read this, thank a teacher?” We remembered. We thanked the teacher and clapped for her. We came up with new slogans too: If you’re not sitting in the ER because five squares of marijuana chocolate convinced you your hair had developed a mind and was trying to strangle you, thank a teacher. If you’re not hiding upstairs because your overdose made you think that Kim Jon Un was lurking in your kitchen, thank a teacher. None of us ate any of the candy bar that night. But a few vowed to meet again for coffee and one chocolate square apiece. I left early enough to catch the late TV news. There, again, was Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, saying, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” Oh Jeff, Jeff. You don’t have to smoke it anymore. You can eat it. Just be sure to do the right volume units conversion. And, Jeff, if this information helps you to live a fuller and more fun life, thank a teacher.

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Kids create useful energy at Sacramento YMCA Childhood obesity is a national health crisis, and the YMCA of Superior California decided to do something about it in a moving way. YMCA recently received a special donation from UnitedHealthcare of 200 Nerf Energy Game Kits to help encourage local youth to be more physically active through “exergaming.” The donation to the organization’s midtown facility was timed to coincide with the postholiday season and ongoing winter – a time when children tend to be more sedentary. The kits, which include an activity tracker, soccer ball and instructions to download the limited-release Nerf Energy Rush mobile game, were donated to the YMCA by UnitedHealthcare in collaboration with Hasbro. About 100 area families participated in the YMCA’s workout invitation event Saturday,

Jan. 13, to try out the kits and learn how to use the devices in fun and playful ways. As children participate in physical activity, they are rewarded with “energy points” that are tracked by the kit’s activity band, and these points turn into screen time to play the mobile game on a smartphone or tablet. The donation is part of a national initiative started two years ago by UnitedHealthcare and Hasbro to donate more than 10,000 kits to schools and community organizations encouraging young people to become more active. Nationwide, approximately 17 percent of children and adolescents ages two to 19 are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In California, studies show that 30 percent of children are considered obese.

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(above left) Women’s March banner lead the Sacramento Marchers. (above right) Sacramento Taiko Dan drummers

Sacramento Women’s March showcased diversity and unity By Pat Lynch

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“This is part of the walk I take in life,” said Stephanie Shelton. It was a crisp, sunny January 20th in Southside Park. Here thousands of women (and many men) assembled for another march on the capitol. This year the Sacramento throngs seemed actually larger than last year (though that couldn’t be, could it?). “This is the right thing,” Shelton said. She gestured at a group of younger women piling out of a car, many wearing the now signature pink pussy hats. “This is to empower women to stand up, to stand together.” Did she feel this gathering was in part referendum on the Trump administration

or an expression of the “Me Too” movement? “Both. Definitely. That’s why I came. I’m here to represent.” There was no idle strolling through this park—you bumped into too many people, nearly all of them buoyant and earnest. The vibe was different from last year when people seemed to feel more stunned. A woman had then declared memorably, “hate, sexism and racism have been validated.” But this year a sense of uplifted purpose seemed to animate nearly everyone. There was frequent mention of “voting them out” and several people said they were or would be working on voter registration. There was talk of “a blue wave” of female voters leading a massive re-

pudiation of Trump edicts and values. A home-made sign caught my eye: “I wouldn’t want to be the man who pissed off all these women.” The sign bearer was Unal Soiuoglu, a name his daughter, Celine, helped spell out for this reporter. Unal was from Turkey. Celines’s sign said, “Thanks, Trump. You’ve turned me into an ACTIVIST.” Soiuoglu said he was proud to support a woman’s march because he wanted freedom and a beautiful life for his daughter. Next—a mother and daughter, resting on a bench. The mom’s sign said, “My arms are tired from holding this sign since the 1960’s.” She was Barbara Ocack. Her daughter, Jessica, sat next to her hold-

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ing aloft this command: “Impeach That Pussy Grabbin’, Putin Lovin’ Dotard.” Though both were fun to talk to and quick with a quip, they were united in a serious aversion to the current administration. Barbara said: “The moneyed interests in this country are trying to dismantle Democracy.” Jessica nodded. “It’s horrifying,” Barbara added. The Ocacks were one of multiple

mother-daughter teams who found in this vast and diverse event a meaningful shared experience. “I’m 75 years old. Will it ever change?” Emilie Brosin said. She was here, she added, because she was “a liberal and a proud progressive.” An Obama fan, she was appalled by the policies and tone of the See March, page 7

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present administration. “We’ll vote them out,” she said. “I’m marching for everyone who can’t,” said Susan Tow. Her sign read, “I will Not Allow Hate, Bigotry, Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, or ‘Wanna Be Christians’ To Destroy My Country.” She wore a U. S. Air Force vet’s hat and what amounted to another sign printed on her shirt: “Fear me, for I am the all-powerful GAY capable of causing Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Divorce, Tornadoes, Tsunamis, Plagues and Famine. Oh…and train wrecks.” She said she “loved to wear her vet’s hat with the gay shirt” because it “messed with the reality” of biased observers. You could well imagine it.

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Think of a conservative patriot seeing her hat first and striding up to say, Thank you for your service. Then the patriot would read the shirt and suddenly realize to whom he was speaking. What might he say? Thank you for your gayness? It seems unlikely. Susan’s spouse, Chris Laborde, said that they had sued the state of Alaska for not recognizing their married status. So there’s another story there. This seemed true of many marchers. Racism and sexism, and class bias, touches people deeply and the pain lingers. But in this assemblage pain also motivated. We were beginning to move. Kimba Livesay was happy to talk about her enjoyment of the gathering and her hopes for the future. From Stoctkton, she and a large group

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journeyed to Sacramento for the event. She also discussed a Facebook group she had formed, composed of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, “people from all walks of life” whose single goal was to “get good women elected.” She was pleased that her Facebook group had 158 members. “We’re positive, and that’s important,” she emphasized. “We want change for the good.” Long time Land Park resident, Bonnie Ford, was impressed with the genuine diversity of the crowd. “People didn’t stay in groups—blacks here, whites there, seniors here, students there,--but everybody mingled together. It was so good to experience this,” she said. She was also impressed with a collective mood she described as “kind-

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hearted and intelligent.” She said she “especially liked the many men who were wearing pussy hats. That takesv confidence.” She felt that the signs were “for the most part thoughtful and not inflammatory, and was was particularly impressed by “Bullying Breaks Heats,” and “Grab ‘em by the Midterms.” Finally, she said the gathering was a crowd that she was “proud to be walking with.”

I felt the same way. I studied the first large surge of people who began the mass move to the Capitol. It truly was a terrifically mixed group—doctors, kids, homemakers, retirees, gymnasts, artists, state workers, teachers, cops, gardeners, poets, shop owners, chefs, nurses—all women, all united, all on the march. And yes, this year there were more than last year.

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Peace, Love and Puppies at Panama Rescue dog adoptions and art for sale at Panama Pottery at special Valentine-themed event By Monica Stark

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Because puppies equal love and February is the love month, Peace, Love and Puppies at Panama – an afternoon of cuteness and community – will converge on Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Panama Pottery with rescue dog adoptions and special deals on pottery. At this special event, representatives from the Front Street Animal Shelter will sell puppies for $100 and adult dogs for $85. All adoptions include vaccinations, microchip, (license for city residents), ID tag/collar, spayed or neutered and a lifetime of love. Featuring mosaics, sculptured clay, wind chimes and art produced by students at the Developmental Disabilities Service Organization, South, the event will also include live music and food and drinks from next door neighbor, Fountainhead Brewery. With a passion for the arts and for pets in our community, Maria Vargas, owner of Panama Pottery and Gina Knepp, Front Street’s services manager, joined together for this event. As Knepp puts it: “ We both believe in collaborations that tie the people of Sacramento together and creating a greater awareness for both topics... Puppies at Panama sounds fun. Do we really need a reason for a community celebration of love?” 8

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Knepp said more than 600 puppies came to the shelter in 2017, but unfortunately, this is a problem Front Street continues to face. “Fortunately, there are plenty of Sacramento residents looking for puppies, so finding homes is typically not hard. We will also have adult dogs at the event, since not everyone needs/wants a puppy,” she said. Knepp said the shelter did see an uptick of puppies in 2017 over 2016. “ The bigger conversation is getting more people to spay and neuter their pets,” she said. While it’s too premature for the shelter to give a headcount and description of the breed types that will be available at the event, since their inventory changes daily, Knepp assures the reader, “ Trust me, there will be plenty of cuteness.” After the closure of the art studios inside the historic factory, the pottery yard, where Maria works, has continued to stay in business. Regarding her activities in the future, she says, “I don’t want to promise something I can’t deliver but the future holds a lot of plans for Panama Pottery. We want to hold more art events here (since the factory is closed,) and give back to the community that has given so much to us. We’re still trying to figure out just how to do that but do know we are in it to continue to serve the local neighborhoods and become Panama Pottery and More. Panama Pottery will continue to support and sale

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Staff from the Front Street Animal Shelter stopped by Panama Pottery to visit with these adorable puppies, even catching attention from firefighters from the station across the street who stopped by for some cuddle time. Front Street is partnering with Panama Pottery for a rescue dog adoption event as well as art sales from local talent. The event -- called Peace, Love and Puppies -- will be held on Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Panama Pottery.

the art of artists who create at the DDSO Short Center...There is terrific art from very talented and physically challenged artists. I am very proud to sponsor their art. Also, I have made many good friends from this little ol’ pottery business. The many clay sculptured artist who have now relocated to Marsha Schindler’s (ClayArtStudio 814); the Sacramento Short Center; bike shop, Vince’s Two-Rivers, FountainHead, Noel’s Vintage Car-Club, Fire Station #12; and the many loyal residents from all the neighborhoods that surround Panama Pottery Retail. To all those mentioned, let’s continue to support and protect our beautiful neighborhoods.”

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With its many restaurants, the Broadway District has been one of the capital city’s destination areas for dining for many years. And among the district’s longtime eateries is Dim Sum House. Located at 2631 Broadway, this restaurant has been serving customers for nearly two decades. Its very basic exterior and interior, coupled with its large menu of fresh, tasty and popular entrées and dim sum appetizer items, bears evidence of the longtime notion that some of the best restaurants are hole-in-the-walltype varieties. Open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dim Sum House draws its business from a mixture of about 60 percent regular customers and about 40 percent new customers. Orders are placed either by phone or at the restaurant’s register for pick up

or delivery to one of this eatery’s four, small tables. Seating is provided for 16 guests. Each entrée is made fresh upon one’s order and dim sum items are made on site every morning. Living up to its name, Dim Sum House specializes in dim sum items. In all, there are 22 such items, including large pot stickers, egg rolls, foilwrapped chicken, fried taro dumplings, shrimp dumplings, fried wanton, steamed pork buns, sesame seed balls, Chinese tamales and chicken feet. The menu also includes 13 entrée categories, including beef, pork, seafood, vegetables, chow mein, soup and pan-fried noodles. Some of this eatery’s more popular entrées include general chicken, curry chicken, sweet and sour pork, beef with broccoli, Mongolian beef, orange chicken, moo shu pork, prawns with lobster sauce,

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Kau Hon and Irene Tse opened Dim Sum House at 2631 Broadway in 1999. They sold the restaurant two years ago, but still work at the business three hours per day.

chicken chow mein, and house special pan-fried noodles with pork, chicken and shrimp. Soups include wonton, egg flower, and hot and sour. Vegetarian offerings such as salt and pepper green beans, braised tofu, mixed vegetables, and vegetarian chow mein are also included on the menu.

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Among the draws to this business are its large portion entrées at low prices. A glance at the menu is like taking a trip back in time, considering that all entrées are listed under $8 each, with the exception of seafood entrées. And only one seafood entrée – salt and pepper calamari – exceeds $9.75. On a daily basis, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dim Sum House offers $4.99 lunch specials. The special during this paper’s visit was broccoli chicken over rice, and the next day’s special would be Szechuan chicken over rice. The restaurant also offers 19 different special order party trays, ranging from $27 to $39 for six-quart trays and $49 to $73 for 12-quart trays. For people who desire a dessert following their meal or simply want to satisfy their sweet tooth, Dim Sum House has steamed rice cakes and egg custard tarts. During an 8 a.m. visit to this establishment by this publication last week, Kau Hon and Irene Tse, the business’s founders, had just completed three hours of preparing food in the kitchen. While sitting alongside Kau, who she married in

Hong Kong in 1971, Irene said that she and her husband opened Dim Sum House in 1999. Irene added that the business instantly benefited from loyal customers from their previous restaurant, Hong Kong Wok. They opened that eatery at 5019 Freeport Blvd. in 1988, four years after they immigrated to the United States. Operating at that site today is the restaurant, New Hong Kong Wok. The original Hong Kong Wok offered about 100 menu items and about 12 dim sum appetizers, and was opened from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Long hours have come with the territory of operating restaurants with her husband, Irene said. She mentioned that there was a stretch of years at Hong Kong Wok in which both she and Kau worked 17 hours per day. “We always work, work, work,” she said. “Before I opened up here (on Broadway), I worked 17 hours (per) day. I came there at 5 o’clock (a.m.) and I (went) home at midnight every day. We did that for maybe six, seven years. We were always worried about our kids’ fuSee Dim Sum, page 11 Valley Community Newspapers, Inc.

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ture. To go to college, (it costs) a lot of money.” Irene said that hard work paid off, because all three of their daughters – Loressa, Belinda and Crystila – graduated from college, two from California State University, Sacramento and the other from the University of Southern California. Prior to attending college, they graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. The daughters also formerly assisted their family by making deliveries for their parents’ former restaurant catering service. After all of their daughters graduated from college, Irene and Kau decreased their workload to 10 hours per day. Irene said that her husband has totaled many more hours working in restaurants during his life, since he worked in that field prior to coming to America. “(Kau) started working in a big restaurant in Hong Kong in 1957,” she said. “He (later) owned his own restaurant

for five years before coming to America.” Two years ago, Kau and Irene decided to finally sell their longtime Broadway District business. But that did not keep them away from this establishment, as they made arrangements with the new owners to work there three hours per day. Irene said it was important to her and her husband to make sure that the food continued to have the same level of quality and taste. Under that new ownership, Dim Sum customers have maintained their satisfaction with this eatery. One such customer, Ben Phillips, said that he continues to be drawn to the business. “ They’re quick and, as you can see from inside the kitchen, they’re fresh,” he said. “ They’re making (food) throughout the day. I usually tend to go for the shrimp dumplings and the fried shrimp. I like the taste and the flavors here, and the great service that they provide (with) their takeout, while other places are mostly dine in.” Another customer, Tony Fong, said that he first pur-

Irene Tse grabs a shrimp dumpling for a take-out order at Dim Sum House restaurant.

chased food from Irene and Kau at Hong Kong Wok about 30 years ago and later became a Dim Sum House customer. During a visit to Dim Sum House last week, Fong was asked what food entrée he enjoys most at this eatery. “I like them all,” he said with a smile.

Rosanna Herber, a former member of The Greater Broadway Partnership board of directors, said she has made coming to Dim Sum House a part of her daily activities. “I have a daily routine that I make sure always includes the Dim Sum House,” she said. “I take walks in the city cemetery four to five

times per week, then I jump in my car and have breakfast at the Dim Sum House. What I love is they’re really friendly and I get two pork dumplings and one pot sticker for the unbelievably low price of $3.27.” For more information about Dim Sum House or to call in an order for pick up, call (916) 456-6688.

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What’s SATURDAY, JAN. 27 TROOP ONE’S CRAB FEED: TROOP ONE OF SACRAMENTO, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: From 5:30 to 10 p.m., support Troop 1 as you enjoy fresh, hot crab cooked on-site, along with shrimp, pasta, crusty sourdough bread, and salad at the California Automobile Museum is located at 2200 Front St, Sacramento, California 95818. Tickets are available at troop-1.com. The evening will feature music, a raffle, a Silent Auction and Dessert Auction, and the chance to stroll around the California Automobile Museum (included in your ticket price). Proceeds benefit Troop 1 Scouts and make the Boy Scouting and Venture Crew youth programs possible! Tickets are on sale ONLY until January 18 and WILL NOT be sold at the door! Buy tickets in two ways: 1) Download, print, and mail in this form with a check: http://troop-1.com/wp-content/ uploads/2017/10/2018-T1-Crab-Feed.pdf 2) Buy tickets online ($4 extra per ticket if ordered online): troop-1.eventbrite.com

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND DAY AT FAIRYTALE TOWN: “Curiouser and Curiouser!” Go down the Rabbit Hole for a day of fun and games in Wonderland in honor of author Lewis Carroll’s birthday. Join us for storytime at 11 AM and 1 PM, and make a Wonderland-themed craft from 11 AM to 1 PM. Alice in Wonderland Day is free with paid park admission. Weekend admission is $5.75 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Members and children ages 1 and under are free. Weather permitting. 3901 Land Park Drive.

SUNDAY, JAN. 28 RECITAL AT ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Harpsichordist and organist Nancy Metzger will perform a recital at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (15th and J streets) starting at 2 p.m. $10 suggested donation. TEA TASTING AND ART APPRECIATION: You are welcome to join Garden Party Coffee and Tea for an afternoon of tea

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THURSDAY, FEB. 8 BOY SCOUT DAY: Show your Boy Scout and Cub Scout pride on Boy Scout’s 108th birthday at Fairytale Town! Wear your uniform when you visit Fairytale Town and receive one free child admission with one paid adult admission! Weekday admission is $4.75 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Members and children ages 1 and under are free. For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 3901 Land Park Drive.

SATURDAY, FEB. 10 SI SACRAMENTO SOUTH CRABFEST: The Soroptimist International of Sacramento South chapter is hosting its annual CrabFest Fundraiser on Saturday, February 10th, Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, 2425 Sierra Blvd., Sacramento. Allyou-can-eat crab, pasta, green salad, French bread and butter……as well as sodas, beer and wine for purchase. Doors open at 6PM. Your $50 ticket helps fund awards, scholarships, and grants to women and children’s organizations in our local area. In addition to all-you-can-eat crab there will be Silent and Live auctions for goods and services including a Dessert auction! Our exciting Golden Ticket opportunity is available for only $25, allowing the lucky winner to select the Grand Prize from 6 choices. Choices range from a weekend in Pajaro Dunes to a 4K Quadcopter Drone to iFLy Indoor Skydiving to 49er tickets, and more! Only 100 Golden Tickets will be sold, and winner does not need to be present! Meal and Golden Tickets must be purchased in advance, so please call (916) 548-3754. The mission of the Soroptimists is to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. PEACE, LOVE AND PUPPIES AT PANAMA: Panama Pottery partnered with Front Street Animal Shelter for rescue dog adoptions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4421 24th St, Sacramento, CA 95822.

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MONDAY, FEB. 12 TOASTMASTERS VALENTINE’S DAY POTLUCK: Brush up on your public speaking skills and bring a dish to share. Prepare a speech to deliver in a safe environment. Free event, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eskaton Monroe Lodge, 3225 Freeport Blvd. For more information, contact mikenerby@ gmail.com or call Mike at 847-5409. klassytalkers.toastmastersclubs.org. FAIRYTALE TOWN OPEN ON LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY: Fairytale Town will be open on Lincoln’s Birthday for the school holiday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Holiday admission is $5.75 per person. Children ages 1 and under are free. For more information, visit fairytaletown. org or call (916) 808-7462. Address: 3901 Land Park Drive.

THURSDAY, FEB. 15 INTRODUCTION TO SUNYATA MEDITATION: Meditation has been proven to improve a person’s mental and physical well-being. This introductory workshop will show you some simple techniques which will enable you to obtain the benefits of meditation. A few Qi Gong exercises will supplement and enhance the meditation session. This beginning workshop does not require any prior experience or knowledge of meditation. Bring a yoga mat. Classes are held every third Thursday of each month. Pre-payment of $15 for three classes and pre-registration required. $7 dropin fee or for a single class. Second class will be held Thursday February 15, 2018 from 4:30-5:30pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.orgs.

SATURDAY, FEB. 17 CEMETERY TOUR – AFRICANAMERICAN HISTORY: The Old City Cemetery Committee presents a tour that celebrates the contributions of historic African-Americans in Sacramento, starting at 10 a.m. at Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. Free born or slaves, slavery was not born in them. Celebrate the contributions of Sacramento’s African-American community as they struggled to gain a foothold in a dynamic and often hostile environment, and meet barbers, doctors, caterers, soldiers, singers, pastors, and others who settled the frontier. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is free street parking nearby. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery pres-

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MONDAY, FEB. 19 FAIRYTALE TOWN OPEN ON PRESIDENT’S DAY: Fairytale Town will be open on Presidents Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Holiday admission is $5.75 per person. Children ages 1 and under are free. For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462. Address: 3901 Land Park Drive.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21 ALHAMBRA: SACRAMENTO’S PALACE OF FANTASY TO PREMIERE ON FEB. 21 AT THE TOWER THEATRE: The Center for Sacramento History, in partnership with Matías Antonio Bombal, Chad E. Williams and executive producer Wendell Jacob, are proud to present the world premiere of ALHAMBRA: Sacramento’s Palace of Fantasy at the Tower Theatre (2508 Land Park Drive) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. Screenings will take place at 7 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Over a year in research and production, using multiple assets in the collections of the Center for Sacramento History and the community, this documentary examines why the Alhambra Theatre (1927-1973) captured the imagination of all who entered and how its demise still sparks controversy nearly 50 years later. Advance tickets are $30 each and available online only at www.centerforsacramentohistory.org. With limited seating available, tickets are expected to sell-out quickly for this fundraising event. The 55-minute documentary film ALHAMBRA: Sacramento’s Palace of Fantasy is highlighted with compelling interviews, pictures and newly-found movies that tell the story of Sacramento’s beloved and lost Alhambra Theatre, a 1927 million-dollar temple to movies, music, and art for 46 years. The film’s trailer can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/242839790. Funds from this event will go toward preserving and making available the moving image collections held by the Center. For more information, please visit www.centerforsacramentohistory.org. HIMALAYAN HEALING BOWLS: For centuries, the harmonics of Himalayan Singing Bowls have been used to create physical and mental health. You will be introduced to several bowls and learn how to play the bowls to get the greatest benefits such as relaxation and a balance and calmness into your life. Pre-payment of $20 and pre-registration required. $25 drop-in fee. Class will be held Wednesday February 21, 2018 from 1:30-3:00pm at ACC Senior Services, 7334 Park City Drive. For more information, call (916)393-9026 ext 330, www.accsv.orgs.

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side of Japan. Plus, kids can visit with the Library’s very own robo-dog, Browser; - Maidu Museum & Historic Site will offer trail tours, children’s activities, tables for grinding acorns and beaded bracelets or necklaces; - Museum of Medical History will be staffed by retired physicians to answer questions and enhance the visitor experience on Sacramento Museum Day; - Powerhouse Science Center Discovery Campus guests will have the opportunity to experiment with some of the hands-on engineering design activities offered in Design Lab and see live critters and insects up-close in the Nature Discovery Area. Additionally “Scooter” the Air Quality Management District’s mascot is plans to make a special guest appearance; - The Roseville Utility Exploration Center will present a special “Bird and Bug Bonanza” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free family-friendly event will feature interactive activities such as a creek crawl in Cruddy Creek, joining the bug squad, story time with the library, exploring the local habitat and building a birdhouse (birdhouse requires $10 materials fee); - The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery will offer tours that day and, if Museum Day guests make a donation to the Cemetery, they will have the unique opportunity to ring the big fire bell;

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- The Sacramento History Museum will offer their interactive and fun gold panning activities for kids outside in front of the Museum; - The Sacramento Zoo will have craft stations hosted by Zoo teens and docents available throughout the day to answer animal questions and share biofacts. Also, guests are encouraged to stop by the Reptile House Lawn at 11 a.m. to meet some of the Zoo’s animal ambassadors during an Animal Encounter. In addition to the 26 museums participating in the 2018 Sacramento Museum Day, a dozen local restaurants are also extending special offers and discounts to participants. The following local restaurants and eateries are extending the special offers on February 3 to those wearing a Sacramento Museum Day sticker they receive at any of the participating museums and destinations that day: - Crazy for Yogurt (three locations: 5150 Arden Way in Sacramento, 4005 Manzanita Ste. 39 in Carmichael & 10824 Olsen Drive #D in Rancho Cordova), 20 percent off any purchase of $5 or more - Danny’s Mini Donuts (900 2nd Street, Old Sacramento), $2 off a dozen mini donuts - DISTRICT (1022 2nd Street, Old Sacramento), 25 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Dos Coyotes (6450 Folsom Blvd. #101, Sacramen-

to), 20 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Evan’s Kitchen and Catering (855 57th Street, Sacramento), 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - Fat City Bar & Café (1001 Front Street, Old Sacramento) -- Free children’s meal with purchase of adult meal - Kampala Café inside Sacramento Zoo (3930 W. Land Park Drive, Sacramento), 10 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - MOD Pizza (Howe Bout Arden), Buy one MOD size pizza, get a second for free (BOGO) - Railroad Fish & Chips (1100 Front Street, Old Sacramento), 10 percent off entire bill - Sactown Sports Bar & Grill (106 J Street, Old Sacramento), 15 percent off entire bill - Steamers Bakery & Cafe (101 K Street, Old Sacramento), 15 percent discount on all food - Ten22 (1022 2nd Street, Old Sacramento) -- 25 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol) - The Firehouse (1112 2nd Street, Old Sacramento), 15 percent off food bill (excluding alcohol; restaurant open for dinner on Saturday)

ing Sacramento Museum Day um Day is proudly supported stickers. by active and engaged media partners including SacramenWhile admission is free to Regional Transit, FOX40 at most of the participating & Studio40 Live, KSEG 96.9 museums during Sacramen- FM & 106.5FM The End, to Museum Day, admission Outword Media and Sacrato two destinations located mento365.com. in residential areas are halfpriced as follows: Sacramento Participating Museums for SacZoo is $7.50 for adults, $5 for ramento Museum Day 2018: children ages 2-11 and free for Aerospace Museum of Calichildren under two; Fairytale fornia , California AutomoTown is $2.88 per person and bile Museum, California Mufree for children ages one and seum, California State Capitol under. Museum, California State LiEvent coordinators sug- brary, California State Railgest that guests plan to road Museum, Don & June visit no more than two or Salvatori California Pharmathree different museums cy Museum, Fairytale Town, on this day in order to al- Folsom History Museum, low adequate time to en- Leland Stanford Mansion joy the experience and to State Historic Park , Maidu travel between individu- Museum & Historic Site, al sites. Due to the pop- Museum of Medical Histoularity of Sacramento Mu- ry, Old Sacramento Schoolseum Day, some locations house Museum, Old Sacramust limit the number of mento State Historic Park, admissions for safety rea- Powerhouse Science Center sons. The event is sched- Discovery Campus, Roseville uled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Utility Exploration Center, but note the last guests will Sacramento Children’s Mube admitted at 4 p.m. More seum, Sacramento Historic detailed information about City Cemetery, Sacramento participating museums, ad- History Museum, Sacramendresses, limitations, sug- to Zoo, Sojourner Truth Afgested parking and public rican American Museum, transit options is available State Indian Museum, Sutat www.sacmuseums.org or ter’s Fort State Historic Park, by calling Visit California Verge Center for the Arts, at 808-7777. Wells Fargo History Muse*Restaurant offers and disIn addition to Sutter Health um (Capitol Mall) and Wells counts are valid only on Sat- and California Family Fitness, Fargo History Museum (Old urday, Feb. 3 for guests wear- the 2018 Sacramento Muse- Sacramento).

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