Our own Stickie was interviewed for this week’s News & Review. Stickie and fellow beer lovers Chadd “The Chadd” McNicholas and Kassandra “The Kassandra” Sutherland talk about Sacramento Beer Week, which takes place next week starting Monday night at The Colonial Theater in the beautiful Tahoe/Oak Park area.
A Salute to Sacramento Beer History
6-9pm
$10, 21+ of course
Colonial Theater
3522 Stockton Boulevard
As reported by the Sac Bee, the mayor of Rancho Cordova has big plans for the fair-sized denizens of his city:
Rancho Cordova’s “Great Health Challenge,” planned for announcement at tonight’s City Council meeting, calls for members of the community to drop a combined 40,000 pounds – 20 tons – over the next 10 months.
A rather ambitious objective, I would say. Continue reading “2010 Forecast: Heavy (!) traffic in Rancho Cordova’s drive-thrus”
I received an email this morning informing me that the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon is holding a contest to change their name. Why? Because they have to!
When we decided to revitalize the long-standing Sacramento Marathon in 2005 our goal was to give it a name, identity, and personality that would be fun and relevant for our community. At the risk of being offensive to some, we renamed the event to the Sacramento Cowtown Marathon. Our runners not only embraced the name “Cowtown”, but also the theme, the festivities, and, of course, our cows. After all, who could resist those loveable, yet admittedly forlorn, cows that grace our race shirts each year?
Makes sense to me. If you can’t beat’em, join’em, right?
Simply put, Sacramento is no longer a cowtown & the name no longer accurately describes our community. We’re ready to forge ahead proud to leave this outdated ‘description’ behind us…Apparently, not so in Texas! The folks in Fort Worth, TX, their runners, their attorneys, and no doubt their cows, are so pleased to have the distinction of still actually being, well, a “cowtown” that they will go to any lengths to covet the name “Cowtown Marathon” exclusively. So, we are relinquishing the name and they can now maintain a legacy Sacramento no longer has to endure.
Alrighty then…So, what would your suggestion be? Feel free to submit it formally, and even in the name of the SacRag if you want to be really cool. Otherwise, leave your snarky goodness as a comment and we’ll have some fun at Sacramento’s expense.
The Sac Rag is happy to announce that we are one of the first sponsors to jump on board to support Sacramento Beer Week. Check out the official website and get on the mailing list to keep updated as more than 100 beer-themed events are added over the next month.
Sacramento Beer Week will not only feature Sacramento’s fantastic local breweries, but will present domestic and international breweries in beer tastings, beer dinners and more. What beer or brewery do you hope to see featured during Sacramento Beer Week?
If there’s one thing the Press Club is not known for, it’s comedy; if there’s another, it’s jazz—yet both will be on display alongside one of Sacramento’s favorite bands, The Snobs, this Tuesday night at 9 p.m.
Comedian and host Noel Dewitt (who also happens to own one of Sacramento’s best salons, Mirrors) will share the stage with an unlikely, but hard-not-to-like lineup of comedian John Ross, comedy jazz duo The Freebadge Serenaders (don’t be surprised if one of the members of the Serenaders looks surprisingly like me), and The Snobs.
The cover charge is a paltry $3, and drink specials will be flowing all night. Come on by for some toe-tappin’, belly-bustin’ good times.
Press Club, 9PM, $3- 2030 P St
There are three things I love about tonight’s “Snowfall” party at the Shady Lady: 1) It’s free, 2) There will be punchbowls of mulled wine, and 3) Cocktail or festive dress is preferred. Those are, pretty much in order, my top three requirements of a holiday party.
Drop by and sip on a hot toddy and maybe I’ll see you there.
The Shady Lady Saloon- 1409 R St, Sacramento (click here for more details)
This Second Saturday, enjoy your art and share it, too. Head over to Raphael Delgado Art Studio, 1018 22nd Street, for a unique pairing of art and the spirit of giving. But don’t show up empty-handed! This party is for the giver, not the Grinch. Bring along some art materials to donate to the Stanford Home for Children’s annual Crayons to Canvas art supply drive.
This drive provides materials for the nonprofit’s art therapy program helping teens from at-risk families. They are specifically in need of art supplies for youth ages 10-18.
With art provisions in tow, Continue reading “This Second Saturday Help Bring Art to At-Risk Kids”
For those of you with travel plans this Sunday, be sure to check out the CIM road closures on sacbee.com or runcim.org and plan accordingly.
The finish line area around 8th, 9th, and 10th Streets and Capitol Mall will be closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This Friday at the Center for Sacramento History, you too can be frightened out of your wits by the hoary spectre of COMMUNISM! Starting at 6pm, with lectures at 7:30, you can take a stroll down memory lane to 1935, when our civic forefathers tried over a dozen farm labor unionists for trying to overthrow the government. Good times, good times. Refreshments may or may not be served, but if anyone over there has a sense of humor they’ll serve red wine…or vodka shots. Check out the CSH website for more details.
Shop local. Help school kids. Grab your holiday gift list and head over to the Fine Art & Craft Show benefitting St. Mary’s school. It runs today only from 10:00AM till 7:00PM. Tickets are $5 at the door, which is located at M & 58th Streets.
Visit their Facebook page for a preview of what’s on sale, and to print off a coupon for a free cup of coffee.
If you’ve got any women on your gift list that like hand-made jewelry, or pretty things in general, you’re sure to find something here.
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