Issue: June 04, 2009
Whoa, summer already?!That’s right—which means this week is SN&R’s annual Summer Guide.Sure, pundits argue that this will be the worst summer of all time. And, yeah, time’s definitely are tough. But the last thing we should do is panic. In a word: chill.To help, in this year’s Summer Guide we’ve got: tips on the area’s best swimming holes and cocktails, fashion dos and don’ts, ways to actually get work done around the house, clues for surviving suburbia and over a dozen things to do during the evenings that don’t involve getting wasted or spending money you don’t have.In a nutshell: Make this the Best. Summer. Ever.Think Free,SN&R
-
Back to nature
SN&R president and CEO Jeff vonKaenel questions Michael Pollan on the failure of industrial agriculture and the return to locally grown food.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Letters for June 4, 2009
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
Sacramento tattoo artist
He’s gorgeous and his name is George. There you go.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
No quiero Taco Bell
The Mexican on salsa (the food) and salsa (the music). Olé!
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Schooling the principal
West Campus principal gets the boot. Is it Karma or racism?
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
On any Saturday
The AMA Pro Motocross tour comes to Sacramento, along with live television coverage on the Speed Channel.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
The real Bush v. Gore
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 this week at the Crest Theatre.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
A whole new theater
An interview with New Helvetia Theatre’s artistic director, Connor Mickiewicz.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Heads-up for Hedwig
She’s baaaaa-aaack: Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the New Helvetia Theatre.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
The Brokeback effect
Men making love to men. Women lovin’ it.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
Simply spare
Karin Carter’s art at Old Soul at the Weatherstone.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Hammonton Smartsville Road to Highway 70
A poem by Pamela Biery of Penn Valley.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Living black and proud
Donald E. Lacy Jr.’s one-man show covers life as a black man in America.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
The dudes abide
Just a few bros trying to get their eat on at Plan B, now in Location B near Watt Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
-
-
-
Magic realism: Sacramento’s Red Tyger Church
Vocalist/guitarist Mike Diaz and his band the Red Tyger Church.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
Friday, June 05, Glitterati
Dance (or “danse”) the night away. Sofia, 10 p.m., $5.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Sunday, June 7, Noise @ The Greens
Get noisy. The Greens Hotel, 7:30 p.m., $5.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
Wednesday, June 10, DJ Gabe Xavier
Mix Downtown, 9 p.m., $10.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
If it’s on the Internet, it must be true. Right?
The Bananas, the Whispering Chingaderos, Javalounge rumors, good coffee, Vietnam, Lootenanny, Tim White, Western Lore Preservation Society.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
Cleopatra (1934)
Yesterday’s prestige picture, today’s camp howler.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
New in Town
She likes wine, he likes beer … they’re hilariously incompatible.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
-
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Made for money.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
-
-
Summer Guide 2009: Best. Summer. Ever.
Actually, it could be the worst (but you won’t let that happen, right?).
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Places & Neighborhoods: Surviving suburbia
Remembering the freedoms and frustrations of summer in the Sacramento foothills all over again.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Places & Neighborhoods: Get out of town …in town
Druids, Buddhist relics and triathletes prove awesome summer events aren’t restricted to the Bay Area.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Food & Drink: The Foodie New Deal
Resolutions to make it on the cheap, sustainably and from scratch.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Food & Drink: Sacramento mixology, sip by sip
The city’s artisan cocktail experts want you to savor spirits—instead of slamming them down.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Food & Drink: Eat, drink, be merry
Forget looking decent in a swimsuit. Stuff your face this summer with pears, microbrews, baklava.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Goods & Services: Slacker’s list
Summer is a time for growing things, building things and blowing things up.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Goods & Services: A dressing matter
Local designers, boutique owners and fashionistas share their summer dos and don’ts.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Entertainment & NightLife: Tonight, tonight, tonight (gonna make it right, whoa oh)
Awesome summer ideas that have nothing to do with getting wasted or spending all your cheddar. Take that, Phil Collins.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Entertainment & NightLife: Open up
This summer, open yourself up to a Sacramento area open-mic.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Sports & Recreation: Run don’t waddle
You don’t have to be an Olympian to be an athlete.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Sports & Recreation: A hole’s a hole
Get wet in the Sacramento area’s best swimming hideaways.
This article was published on 06.04.09
-
Sports & Recreation:: Sporting, uh, events
Race for the arts … or in a wheelbarrow.
This article was published on 06.04.09