Issue: August 13, 2009
If two is company and three is a crowd, then you know that this weekend’s Third Saturday will be straight-up slam-packed with local artists, fashionistas, craft vendors and musicians. That’s right: There’s a new Saturday in town, so don’t miss SN&R’s creative block party this August 15 from 4-9pm at 10th and K streets. It’s free! Be there.
In other news: Did you vote in SN&R’s Best of Sac 2009 yet? No?!? Dudes and dudettes: Get to the online ballot now, take five minutes to vote and be entered to win cool prizes, like a friggin’ scooter from The Scoot Shop.
Oh, and there’s a great new SN&R issue out today, too, featuring: 1) freelancer Sasha Abramsky’s excellent summer road trip, 2) Rachel Leibrock’s check-up with Cake singer-songwriter John McCrae, 3) R.V. Scheide on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s penchant for secrecy, 4) Nick Miller’s look at Sacto’s first "dance metal" band.
Thinks Free!
SN&R
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Our great American road trip
A Sacramento area writer and his family crisscross America on a once-in-a-lifetime summer vacation.
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Witness to a coup
Seven Sacramento area residents dined with President Zelaya, then woke up to a coup d’etat.
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Legislating diet
A.B. 1478 would require doctors to discuss nutrition with patients, but powerful medical interests don’t want to go there.
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Got balls?
Auntie Ruth sucks it up, admits her mistake and teaches us all a lesson.
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Sea change
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stacks Fish and Game Commission to get his way on MLPA; creates secret panel to decide fate of his planned peripheral canal.
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Letters for August 13, 2009
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Rescuing the damaged damsel
Thanks for the letter, Mom: Here’s a word or two for your son.
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Pleased to meet me
C.K. McClatchy High School alumna considers attending her 40-year reunion.
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Granite Bay Golf Club: caddies and hacks
A day in the life of a private suburban California country club.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Secrets and lies
From Enron to Blackwater to the peripheral canal, the Schwarzenegger administration flirts with the truth.
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Why I go to church
Gary Miller became a Quaker because of his commitment to peace and justice.
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Plant a tree, (solar) bake a Cake
Cake retrofits its Sacramento recording studio with solar panels and makes an eco-friendly album.
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Around the World in 80 Days
SN&R reviews a new production at Main Street Theatre Works.
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Italian American Reconciliation
SN&R reviews a new production at B Street Theatre.
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Women take the wheel
Crocker Art Museum exhibit shows Japanese women are just as talented as men behind the wheel—the pottery wheel.
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Reeling in films from around the world
The Nevada City Film Festival begins August 20, so be prepared to have film on the brain.
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How to avoid ruining lives
One night only: Imperishable Productions’ Circumstances: Think About the Victims at the Crest August 15.
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Josh Fernandez and Kim Jong Il
Golfing lies, kidnapped filmmakers, a fear of flying—sounds like Josh.
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Epic Indoor Skatepark: Today was a good day
This writer finds himself barely able to catch his breath after a morning at this new indoor skate park.
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It’s all about me
The Green Room is as self-involved as any theater major. And then some.
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Mexican markets in Sacramento: supermercado sweep
From housemade carnitas to birria that tastes like Grandma’s pot roast, apparently every area Mexican market sells something special.
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D. Madison & Daughters: still jammin’
Dianne and Mike Madison have a family tradition of canning.
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Oak Park Crop Swap: vegetarian swingers wanted
I’ll trade my zucchini for your eggplant, eh?
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Vierra Farms’ Armenian cucumbers
I got a cuke belch comin’ on.
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Kill the Precedent: lazer metal
Big Brother, Twig the Exfoliator, Ugly American, Sgt. Pepper, Hamburger, J-Mitch—the band’s an axis of evil genius.
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M. Bison: cool bands named after videogame characters
Street Fighter II rules!
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Sat, Aug 15, Alex Jenkins
His improve-jazz group’s new CD, Generosity, all comes back to the kit.
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Sat, Aug 15, Boat
Hmm: Dudes from Seattle who write too many songs about zoo animals. I see this going south pretty quickly. Avert your eyes.
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Mon, Aug 17, Pissed Jeans
Pissed Jeans perform at Luigi’s Fun Garden. Bring a spare pair.
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Mon, Aug 17, RX Bandits
RX Bandits fans, you can now breathe at their Sacramento show at Empire.
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Another hot date with your Mom.
DJ Larry Rodriguez, Mom, The Press Club, English Singles, Second Saturday bands, the Retronauts, Call Me Ishmael, the Street Vendors, Michael Jackson flash mobs, Cheap Thrills, Blake Abbey of Musical Charis, the Smell in Los Angeles.
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Fishy tale
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest has been spruced up for America’s Walt Disney audience.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
This is better than Transformers. Basically, it’s slightly more enjoyable junk.
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In the Loop
A fast and furious drama hinging on accelerated failures of intelligence and communication between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Little Ashes
Paul Morrison’s unnecessarily mediocre flick looks at Salvador Dalí, Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel as young, crazy college kids in 1920s Madrid.
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A Perfect Getaway
David Twohy piles on the red herrings in Hawaii—including Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich as a couple. Sure.
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