The Sacramento Film & Music Festival has been doing events for 12 years now and as a proven film…read morefestival brings only the best to the screen form submitted materials. This year they teamed up with the Capitol Indie Collective and the Sacramento Bee to create a Fashion Challenge like no other! It was Haute Couture sponsored by Hot Italian, Lily Koi Salon, New Old Jewelry, and the founders of the event. The opening night Catwalk was OFF THE HOOK thanks to the FANTASTIC designs of the those challenged. They had 13 days to make a complete outfit ready for the red carpet primarily out of NEWSPAPER. The competition was fierce and the awards will be announced on Saturday, Aug 20, 2011. If you want to have a splendid evening of Independent Cinema, Food, Live Music, and Fashion, join me on Saturday! Tickets are just $10 for hours of entertainment! (don't forget the after-party too, yo!)

Yesterday of Thursday November 11, 2021 was another Veteran Day parade in capital town Sacramento,…read moreCalifornia. This is update any comment one thousand twenty nine. I see my first for year 2017 has twenty nine votes. The Wednesday, I ask at the check in desk. They look up for me. The parade at ten am and the ceremony is one pm. Okay so the Thursday, get to the area nine fifty one am, not bad. The event, they are setting up. The parade actually started ten forty am. There is a place, think is their own business. They have a barbecue grill. They are selling hot link sandwiches, chili cheese dogs, hamburgers. After the parade, there is maybe fifty minutes before the ceremony begins. I get the hot link sandwich, comes with choice pork and beans or fries. I pick the pork and beans. There is presenting of the colors. I talk with a Navy person, ask if he knows my Navy man. He says he is age eighty two, I say, "Ah, he is age forty four. No wonder you do not know him. You are if I doing the math right, thirty eight years above us," he says yes. Another her shirt says Marine Grandmother. There are four of us, we all agreed those athletes that able to stand yet intentionally lock arms and not stand. We all agreed the lady I met one year at the airport, she was in a wheelchair, obvious she cannot to stand, yet showed more respect by taking off her hat, bowed her head, hand on her heart. Okay, presenting of the colors. Then yes, the National Anthem. The lady that sang it, I heard she is new USA citizen, three months earlier, from Jamaica. The different speeches. One speaker is Mayor of Sacra, I apologize if I spell the name wrong. It is no longer Kevin Johnson, tall, African American. The Mayor of Sacra now seems be a person, sounded as Dale Steinberg, short brown hair. Many speeches. Then the wreath. On this wreath they placed thirteen ornaments for the thirteen American Military that were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan. My sympathies to those families. Yes Armistice Day then year 1954 they changed the name to Veteran Day. A group of school children, Spanish is their native language, yet when they did the different Military songs, they did very good job. When they sang Anchors Away, yes I stood. Happy 2021 Veteran Day to all. Thank you Sir, for your noble service in USA Military. Thank you Ma'am, for your noble service in USA Military. Thank you to my Navy man, age forty four, for your noble service in USA Navy. May God bless all our Military whether active or retired, and their families.

The event took place at the Artisan Building and outside The Greens Hotel/ The Greens Cafe. I'm…read moreglad it took place during the daytime because I would not want to walk those two blocks between them at night. There were a lot of vendors selling products. Luckily, I didn't bring a lot of cash with me or I would've bought too much. I did come away with a container of cashew cheese from The Cultured Kitchen though. I tasted a variety of samples, which were mostly good. Other than that there wasn't much to do or see.

Great location! The Red Lion hotel had ample parking and room for all of the vendors and guests…read more The stage was excellent for watching and hearing the presentations as the audio was clear and they had large screens on either side that showed close ups of what was happening on stage for those in the back of the audience to see. There was a good amount of food and snacks available across the 7 or so setups from different restaurants and they were still serving by the time we left at around 2:30. I hadn't noticed any to have run out of food. I decided it was a good day to be a cow and ended up with a big kale salad, freshly whacked open coconut as a beverage which I took home so I could put the meat to use later, a bowl of amazing chili, a sampler dish of some Indian food (chickpeas and lentils), sampled some Nacheez and chocolate and got some kombucha from the tap. I did a silent cheer to myself for preparing this morning by not having breakfast. I guess I was sorta hoping for a little bit more to look through and learn about or at least to find a vendor with good cookbooks or something. Aside from some teas, jams and a couple other vendors, there wasn't a whole lot else to see or be involved with. As the veggie lifestyle continues to gain more interest, I hope this gathering continues to grow and have more to offer in the future. I certainly had a pretty GOOD experience and I will return next year!

Wow what a great show! …read more I mean free show! . J cole and common! Yea! That's what I'm talking about. . It wasn't as crowded as i thought it was going to be. There was space to dance in circles, hand waving, pointing fingers, raising hands, it was fun! The parking situation was easy found meter parking two blocks away. . Overall can't beat a free concert with a big head liner! I had fun and yeah! Amazingness! Thanks for reading and concert on!

Sacramento really did a good job with putting this event together. I know they had a few issues…read morelike starting in time, and letting people in. But ultimately it was a great turn out, a major mix of people and the food trucks was definitely a great touch. The water stations where very smart as I saw a few people drop like flies. Dehydration was a major issue because of all the bossy heat but I think the water cups were very smart. The concert itself was the best thing I've experienced (other than Golden 1) in Sacramento and what a great cause ! Remember folks, thebworl start after the concert, we must all be involved in our communities as much as we were involved at the concert. Peace and Love #SchoolsNotPrisons #ImagineJustice

Japanese Beauty (Gently) Rocks The Crocker!…read more SITREP ArtMix Sakuramento was a fabulous event of exquisite Japanese diversity. My lovely companioin Bambi truly got into the Flowers and Origami. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/artmix-sakuramento-at-crocker-art-museum-sacramento?select=n1OAf6baggXjBzWd0l4Wdg THE SETUP The Crocker Art Museum is Sacramento's flagship institution for quality artistic displays for paintings, sculptures and mulit-media here in Sacramento. Every month it puts on a terrific exposition of a "Themed Festival". For example, last month it was "Vintage Swank". A year ago was the WARHOL ArtMix. Almost year ago before that was the Anime ArtMix which was a fantastic "ArtMix CrockerCon". My favorite so far was the Bowie & Prince ArtMix, with complete cover band covering some of favorite songs. LOVED IT. SAKURAMENTO However, this month ArtMix truly exceled with "Sakuramento" - an Asian-take on the name of Sacramento. This was much less about "pop culture" and so much more about the beautiful traditions of Japanese Society and Japanese History. ENJOYMENT! Whether it be: * Traditional Japanese Music! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/artmix-sakuramento-at-crocker-art-museum-sacramento?select=YjNZ0EzTnUWLvLgj80zR8w * More contemporary Japanese Music with both traditional & modern instruments! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/artmix-sakuramento-at-crocker-art-museum-sacramento?select=BsVrULlbQQENifllZXCjDA * Beautiful Asian artistic gift displays! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/artmix-sakuramento-at-crocker-art-museum-sacramento?select=B4yakuCqZNTEyn_TvnVCtw * Japanese Story Books! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/artmix-sakuramento-at-crocker-art-museum-sacramento?select=4XGsoeCaoj_kwp0Pe1S8ZQ * Craft tables to make Asian flower brooches * Or even meeting up with other Yelpers like Karen & Kenneth, William, Noelle, Bryan & Summer, etc. etc. ..it was so much fun and so much more than just any kind of ONE event - rather a synergy of Japanese Beauty, Sacramento Civic Pride, a Tasting Event of both Food & Libations, and hanging out with other cool Yelpers. THE LOWDOWN A wonderful, cultural experience of Asian beauty at ArtMix inside The Crocker Art Museum.

Pretty well organized, parking wasn't bad at all and we worked out for a good cause!…read more Pre-registration and packet pickup before the race was extremely helpful and easy! The 10K course was easy to navigate and there were tons of people, homeowners along the course giving out water, mimosas and bloody Mary's! Music throughout the course was fun, inspiring and upbeat! Nothing like running through the beautiful homes along the fab 40s, through east sacramento, past McKinley park and back up to Sacramento State. A great event for the whole family! Will be doing this race every year!

Such a great event to raise funds for the Sacramento Food Bank. Last year there were over 28K, and…read moreit seems like there were many more this year. Very well organized, and despite the temps in the low 30's, everyone was in good spirits!. It was a run, but really, you could only walk it, because there were 40 thousand people there. What an awesome event for a great cause! There was music and food every 1/4 mile and a festive atmosphere all around. With so much negativity going around recently, it's nice to get the community together for some fundraising fun! Well done Sacramento!

Amazing and inspiring event!…read more I have never run a race before. In fact, a couple years ago, I didn't even know how many miles were in a 5k and I never thought I would be someone to participate in one. However, I promised a good friend of mine that I would find one, train for it and run! When I heard about the Run to Feed the Hungry, I knew this was my race. This was one of the most inspiring events I have participated in! There were soo many people! Families with young children, single people ready to run, elderly people out to support the runners or take a stroll through the beautiful streets of East Sac, dogs (even though the rules said no dogs, but who's really paying attention), and even some crazy guy pushing a double stroller. Really dude?! No way I was letting him beat me to the finish line! Along the way, weaving through people and admiring the perfect weather I saw so many festivities! People with signs cheering us on. Fire pits and home owners handing out cider. Volunteers passing out water and smiles. A church offering apples and umm... restrooms? I even saw an elderly lady sitting in her yard drinking a can of beer! Get it grams! There were bands playing music, people dancing and laughing and having a great time! This was the best way to start a day full of thankfulness! Beautiful weather, wonderful community and all to bring a little joy and food and holiday spirit to those less fortunate! Just another reason to love Sacramento! This is definitely my new Thanksgiving tradition!!! See you next year!

I have done Eppie's Great Race for the past 3 years and I'm already planning for my 4th year. I…read morealways like doing this triathlon because I'm always trying to beat my PR and my team PR each year. There are three legs-- run, bike, and kayak in that order. The only leg that has water station is the running portion so bring water for all other legs. The run and bike course is fairly flat. There are only 3 hills and one downhill on the run course. This is a race for any age and any athletic level. Since there are team options, it's really fun doing this with friends. Let's talk about the medal. This is what makes races worth it, right? The medal has been getting significantly smaller and smaller each year. The design has completely changed since the past 2 years and is just a simple white small medal. The medal was given BEFORE we completed the race and was in my race packet this year. The glory of the medal is not as significant anymore. I like receiving my medal as I cross the finish line. Shirts also got more plain and thinner material. For a race that can cost up to $400 for a team, I'm a little confused on why they cut costs on medals and shirts. I have always done a team triathlon but I'm planning to do ironwoman next year. This race may just passed but training begins already for next year!

If you are looking for a really fun triathlon, Eppies Great Race is for you. It's at a fabulous…read morelocation, great energy and amazing people! This is the only triathlon that doesn't make you swim... " no swim triathlon." Lots of teams are out there. Lots of different age groups. So much fun!!!