Mark your calendars, the fall brewfests have arrived. Remember to plan ahead, as all three festivals offer a discount for advance ticket purchases. All three events benefit local children’s charities.
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157 years ago, on Sep 9, 1850, California was admitted to the Union as the 31st state. In order to celebrate this great day, there was a somewhat understated presentation at the Capitol including a barbershop quartet and a color guard. Maybe it’s just my Calicentric viewpoint, but I think is a day that we should celebrate with a little more oomph. There should be fireworks and parades and lots and lots of drinking. In fact, this is a day that we, as Californians, should reflect on the greatness that is our state, and how fortunate the other 49 states are to have us.
I mean, think about it. California provides 60% of the fresh produce, 35% of the commercial lumber, 68% of the wine, 90% of the movies, 80% of the attractive people, and 100% of the “California Cuisine” in America. (all of these stats are made up, and therefore, totally true) We need to celebrate all that is California this weekend. Fly your Bear Flag in front of your house. Shout “Eureka” a lot. And don’t ever forget that you live in the greatest state in the greatest country in the world.
I don’t know what you’re doing, but I’m playing in this show:
Sacramento’s newest and most revolutionary folk band will have their first public concert on Friday, June 29 at 8pm.
The “Dutch Elm Trio” featuring Greg Sabin on banjo, Chris Olsen on guitar and Pat Skiffington on bass will
make its debut at the Sacramento Comedy Spot studio at 1716 Broadway in Sacramento. The trio’s
interpretation of classic folk has been hailed by themselves as “groundbreaking,” “jaw-dropping” and
“somewhat better than we’d intended.”
Special guests, “The Tip Top Trio,” Sacramento’s favorite rockabilly band, will be following the Dutch
Elm boys and rounding out an evening of musical entertainment.
Tickets are just $5 at the door, and they’ll be going fast, so make sure to get there early. See you
Friday!
What: Dutch Elm Trio: World Debut
When: Friday, June 29, 8pm
Where: Sacramento Comedy Spot, 1716 Broadway
How much: $5
As a counterpoint to the lengthy calendar sections of the local media outlets, we here at the ‘Rag will not inundate you with events and happenings and cultural brouhahas that may not appeal to you. We will, however, tell you what we, the writers of the Sac Rag, plan to do this weekend. Please keep in mind that not only are we independently wealthy, but also attractive and tied in to the local scene tighter than a fat chick’s Wranglers. So, here’s what we’re doing this weekend. We don’t want to tell you what to do, but be aware, if you choose to join us in any of these outings, you will be a better person for it.
Father’s day is coming up this weekend and I’m wondering what the dads, kids and wives out there have in mind. Fortunately it looks like we’re not going to break triple-digits on Sunday,
There’s fancy brunch. The 4-star hotels are always nice and crowded, but maybe you’re lucky and Dad favors a greasy-spoon breakfast anyway. A certain circusy place comes to mind. Or maybe you have been enjoying the juicy cartons of blueberries at CostCo lately and could whip me up … I mean whip Dad up … some blueberry flapjacks.
This is a packed weekend with the County Fair and the Jazz Jubilee and the wonderful weather. If you’re out taking in the jazz you might run across a rare sighting of sac-eats and CoolDMZ together. Have fun out there and stay safe on the roadways. Also don’t do anything wrong or Ron Jones will be all over your ass.
This past Saturday, the West Coast Brewfest was held at Miller Park in Sacramento. Within spitting distance of two rather confused whales, I and several hundred of my closest friends partook in that fine summer event, the brewfest. Unlike an Oktoberfest celebration wherein men wear high socks and lederhosen and the women pour themselves into lace-up bodices, the brewfest calls for a completely different wardrobe. The typical brewfest attendee is typically garbed in: for males, shorts, flip-flops, t-shirt sporting comical yet cynical saying and sunglasses; for ladies, shorts/skirts, flip-flops, t-shirt sporting comical yet cynical saying referring to men’s inability to use good judgment when choosing a mate, and sunglasses.
Just found out about “Boil ‘N Fry Day” this Saturday, sponsored by Sac Rag favorite Dad’s Sandwich Shop and Lite Brite Productions.
This event is a blast with bands, crawfish, hotwings, beer gardens and Hill Billy Games! Last year’s net proceeds benefited a terminally ill child through the local chapter of the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
You had me at crawfish. Here are the details on MidtownGrid.com.
Looks like the Friday Night Concert series at Cesar Chavez park started last week with Bright Light Fever, Still Life Projector, The Radio Life, and The Dead Celebrities (that lineup has some top-notch wordplay, kudos to the planners).
Highlights include a June 1 CD release show by An Angle and Spider Silk Dress, and of course the Kai Kln reunion show July 13 (backed by Hot Pistol, one of my new favorite local bands) and an August 3 show by Jackpot (which apparently lost its ownership of the best band URL ever, jackpotswebsite.com, and which also has its own CD release for “Moonbreath” coming up on June 2 and Marilyns). See you in the heat!
Thursday night brought long time comic Will Durst to Sacramento. Now I’m not as up on stand-up comedy as I used to be (anyone else remember Stand-Up Stand-Up on Comedy Central in the early 90’s), so I wasn’t too sure if Mr. Durst, a purely political comedian who was still telling Reagan jokes the last time I saw him, was still funny. Turns out he is.
Thursday night’s event at Marilyn’s was a celebration for the “Comic Press News,” a local rag that focuses on nationall political cartoonage (DMZ, remember having to read those things for Carmazzi’s civics class?) which has now changed its name to “The Humor Times.” The evening was opened up by the local Free Hooch Comedy Troupe, who did some edgy and very salient sketch comedy for the sparse crowd. Then Mr. Durst came on the stage and did a good hour of solid, current political humor that really killed. (My favorite local joke of the evening was, “I love Sacramento, I really do. And I would live here in a second except for one small thing-August…which here happens to last from April to September.”)
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