When taking a day trip to Sacramento it’s always fun to drive through the “Fabulous Forties.” The upscale neighborhood of custom homes built in East Sacramento during the post World War II years is considered a jewel among architects, and the gardens that grow beneath the spreading ancient sycamore and elm trees are the stuff [...]
Leave it to neighboring Folsom to continue to come up with interesting things to do and see. The place is simply wild with activity. ‘In from the Cold’ This month’s offering at the Gallery at 48 Natoma is “In from the Cold,” a showcase of pastels by artist Mary H. Russell and steel works by [...]
There must be something wrong with the space-time continuum, because it seems to me that I just wrote a column about Thanksgiving events. But it’s been a year. Time to take measure of all the things we are thankful for, and to help those who could use a little help this time of year. In [...]
Sacramento Opera’s 30th season gets underway this month with themes of love and madness in George Frideric Handel’s “Orlando” on Nov. 19 and 21. The opera’s theme is perfect in keeping with Sac Opera’s 2010–11 theme of “Love Makes You Crazy.” The title character, Orlando, is a great soldier in the Emperor Charlemagne’s army. Orlando (“Roland”) [...]
Every winter millions of creatures migrate though California. Monarch butterflies return to Carmel. Hummingbirds head for Mexico. And waterfowl, including the tundra swan, travel to their favorite winter habitats in Baja California. We are blessed to live in one of the great migratory “fly-ways” on the planet. Tundra swans are the most common swan in [...]
