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Between the bars The state released my cousin from prison last Friday. More than two decades ago, he shot and killed a convenience-store clerk during a robbery in the Bay Area. He was 18 at the time, his girlfriend had just given birth to a baby girl, but he’d spend the next 22 years locked away. He wasn’t a cousin by blood, but we were family. His uncles were mine, my aunts were his. I recall spending a lot of weekends and most holidays together: He showed me and my brother The NeverEnding Story for the first time, and, because he was older, convinced us to steal quick chugs of beer and shoot oysters from the shell when adults weren’t looking during parties. My cousin’s parents picked him up from Soledad, or the Salinas Valley State Prison, last week. My mom says that his leaving was anticlimactic: They drove up, he got in the car, they headed down the road for a mile or two, then stopped, got out of the car and hugged on the side of the road. Having family will surely help my cousin adapt again to the real world. But for tens of thousands of former offenders in California, rehabilitation is a lost cause. In this week’s cover story (“The rehab racket” on page 14), SN&R staff writer Raheem F. Hosseini looks at the state’s failed prison-realignment effort. The goal of realignment, he reminds, was to improve recidivism. Instead, counties like Sacramento spend tens of millions on traditional corrections infrastructure, and nary a penny goes to outside groups that specialize in helping prisoners avoid reoffending. Meanwhile, recidivism pushes 70 percent in California. Reform seems impossible. Yet there are a few renegades, both inside and outside the system, fighting for change. And that’s worthy, because life after punishment makes a better society for all. —Nick Miller

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I hope they are saying good things. They are most likely saying, “She’s doing pretty good. I would like to see her home more often.” They tell me they are proud of me.

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I hear them say every once in a while, “He ‘s doing good; he’s working.” But then, I catch or I hear them saying, “I wonder when he is going to move out. I wonder when he’s going to give me some money for bills this time, and why is he up so late?”

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Re “Tale of two deals” by Nick Miller (SN&R Frontlines, March 28): Only a place with a huge inferiority complex would find this con job a good deal. Constipating one of the city’s major revenue streams to service a billionaire bouncy-ball franchise makes Sacramento the laughingstock of the rest of the country. “World-class suckers” is the message being letter of sent. Why do you think the so-called whales are circling for the week all the free public money? Time to insist on a public vote. Oh, I know we could lose out on all those important basketball-related jobs, like soda sales and janitorial careers. It’s time to beach the “whales” and show the world we may be a top 10 city, but we aren’t stupid. Or are we? Christine Craft

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Re “Battle for smart growth” by Robert Gammon and Nick Miller (SN&R Feature Story, March 28): Misuse of the California Environmental Quality Act continues to threaten both the environment and the quality of life for millions of Californians. Granted, the law provides essential checks on development and infrastructure expansion, as well as protecting the state’s endangered species. But CEQA was never intended to increase our reliance on fossil fuels or hamper smart, sustainable growth. When special-interest groups exploit the process, pollution and sprawl are the unintended consequences. ... Comprehensive CEQA reform is essential for thoughtful, streamlined growth that promotes public health while protecting the environment. ... Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg should be applauded for his efforts on the issue. He’s one of many leaders who recognize that smart growth may be the best path to saving the planet and ourselves. Gray McGinnis Denver, Colo.

Re “Holiday crime” by Nick Miller (SN&R Editor’s Note, March 21) and “Pin the fail on the donkey” by Bill Bradley (SN&R Feature Story, March 21): In [response] to Nick Miller’s question, “Is it the booze?” the answer is yes; not only the tragic incidents, but also the pattern of addictive and abusive behavior that is so costly to state and local governments for law enforcement, courts, corrections, medical care and social services—well-documented by researchers at several University of California campuses. This week, I cleaned up shattered 32-ounce Corona and Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor bottles on church grounds. The excise tax on the contents is a fraction of [what was] the “redemption” value of the bottles. Bill Bradley’s analysis of California Democrats notes that polling shows samesex marriage is supported by all the major groupings in the state except “conservatives, Republicans and Protestants”—the “folks who met at the Republican Party convention.” I protest that Protestants are more diverse than that in their views on marriage, drinking, party affiliation and other matters. In any case, the Field Poll referenced did a survey on increased alcohol revenue a while back, as did the Public Policy Institute of California, and both showed overwhelming bipartisan support for increased alcohol taxes. Does anyone think we have sufficient resources for mentalhealth, substance-abuse treatment, domestic-violence programs and prisoner re-entry services? In the meantime, as we lament the tragedies of violence and traffic accidents (I watched dumbfounded as a drunk young woman broke a SMUD pole 200 feet in front of me as I walked on J Street near my home on St. Patrick’s Day 2012), the brewers, distillers and vintners have a lock on the Capitol, enforcing a virtual code of silence. Personally, I pray for the day when Jesus returns and transforms alcohol into tax revenue at the gay-marriage feast. Mark Carlson Sacramento

Adult education matters Re “Adult schools threatened” by Jeff vonKaenel (SN&R Greenlight, March 28): Thank you so much for shining light on this situation. So many of us are working so hard to do that, knowing it is so worth it to save, rebuild and renew adult education, keep the K-12 programs, and obtain designated funding. There are two SignOn. org petitions circulating to that effect. The one I started is the Alliance for California Adult Schools, and has also sprung up on Facebook. Many of us are using that as a way to connect and share ideas, strength, strategies, experience, etc. The California Council for Adult Education, or CCAE, is the only formalized organization that includes teachers, administrators, students and “friends” of adult education. They too are working hard to get the word out that adult education matters! ... Thank you for spurring more of us to be aware of the value of adult education and to speak up before it’s too late. Cynthia Eagleton San Francisco BEFORE

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Where’s the beef? Activists accuse beef industry of trying to conceal animal abuse, unhealthy practices A Sacramento lobbying agency for the beef industry is sponsoring a bill that it says will prevent by animal cruelty and stamp out corruption in Alastair Bland California livestock facilities. But animalrights activists warn that the proposed law will do almost exactly the opposite. Assembly Bill 343, authored by three Republican legislators, would require that anyone “who willfully or knowingly photographs, records, or videotapes animal cruelty to provide a copy” of the evidence over to law-enforcement officials within 48 hours of its initial production. Supporters like the California Cattlemen’s Association say the bill is an example of how the beef industry cares about animal welfare and protecting the food supply. Slow Food California, The Humane Society of the United States, Mercy for Animals and other animalwelfare organizations say that it will impede or entirely preclude undercover investigations of suspected illegal abuses of livestock animals. Jennifer Fearing with HSUS says the great threat posed by the bill is its potential to cut short what might otherwise be longterm undercover investigations of animal cruelty in places like feedlots and slaughterhouses, where regular patterns of animal abuse and torture have been revealed in high-profile cases by employees wearing hidden cameras. Fearing cites the Hallmark Meat Packing Company in Chino, which was shut down after a HSUS worker spent six weeks there as an employee while secretly filming regular abuses of animals. A legal investigation led to a large meat recall, the shutdown of the plant and criminal prosecutions. The slaughterhouse, which was shown to be regularly processing ill animals, had been the source of beef for a public-schools lunch program. Had a law resembling A.B. 343 been in place prior, this undercover investigation—and many others like it—would not have taken place, according to Mary Beth Sweetland, director of investigations at HSUS. “It would be very tough to build a case in 48 hours,” she said. “You have to prove a pattern of behavior.” The Cattlemen’s Association argues the Chino investigation could still have been conducted with a law like A.B. 343. 6 | SN&R | 04.04.13

The beef-industry lobby aims to pass a new law that would make it more difficult for activists to document long-term animal abuse at California livestock facilities and slaughterhouses.

“Nothing in the bill stops anyone from filming animal abuse or from putting it on YouTube,” argued Justin Oldfield, spokesman for the Cattlemen’s Association. He added that A.B. 343 would not even require law-enforcement officers to tip-off the business owner that they are being watched—in which case an ongoing investigation could continue uninterrupted. However, the bill does encourage individuals to inform “the owner of the animal or poultry, or a representative of the owner” that recordings have been made of people abusing their animals.

“ If they would just treat their animals fairly and humanely, they wouldn’t need to be worried about these embarrassing exposés.” Mary Beth Sweetland director of investigations The Humane Society of the United States

“The Humane Society could have continued to film, but they would have simply needed to give copies of the film to law enforcement every 24 or 48 hours,” Oldfield said. Oldfield even blames HSUS for propagating animal suffering by not reporting its observations at the slaughterhouse immediately. “Instead, they videotaped for six weeks, sat on it for a month and finally

released it,” he said. “My question is: How many more animals were abused in that time that didn’t need to be?” Numerous long-term investigations nationwide conducted by the HSUS have required weeks of candid camerawork to gain sufficient evidence to shut down routinely abusive operations. In 2009, an inspector spent 21 days filming gory abuse of cows at Bushway Packing Inc. in Vermont, which was eventually closed. In 2010, a six-week undercover investigation in Virginia compelled the managers of the Smithfield pork facility to agree to cease the use of gestation crates—cramped boxes that contain mother pigs. Last year, 30 days of covert observations led to criminal prosecution against suspects involved in the torture and abuse of pigs and piglets at Wyoming Premium Farms, a slaughterhouse that was reportedly providing pork to Tyson Foods. The 48-hour time limit would deny undercover inspectors the opportunity to document repeated mistreatment—which is how “to make an airtight case,” Sweetland says. “Otherwise, the offender will just say the abuse was an aberration. Mercy for Animals, based in Los Angeles, has conducted more than 20 undercover investigations into animal cruelty at livestock facilities across North America in the past decade, according to director of investigations Matt Rice, who adds that most of these operations took between several days and several weeks to complete. He says so-called “ag-gag” bills such as A.B. 343 are designed explicitly to prevent the public disclosure of animal abuse and represent a change in tactics by the livestock industry. Previously, some similar

bills nationwide that took a more direct tactic by trying to ban any photography or video recordings inside slaughterhouses were received poorly by the public. “When journalists and animal-rights groups went up in arms saying this was a violation of the Constitution, [the livestock industry] began taking a different approach,” Rice says. Still, around the country, proposed laws—now pending approval—seek to ban either photography, applying for a job with the intention of uncovering illicit activity, or withholding evidence of abuse for more than one or two days. Oldfield at the Cattlemen’s Association says A.B. 343 has no relation to the origin of these other bills, and that it is “a grassroots effort” of the state livestock industry. Animal-rights activists aren’t the only concerned parties. The National Press Photographers Association wrote a letter dated February 26, to the bill’s authors alleging that A.B. 343—which will be heard by the Assembly’s Committee on Agriculture on April 17—would violate the First, Fourth, Fifth and 14th amendments. The letter also warned that the bill violates the existing shield law, which protects journalists and reporters from having to disclose information or sources or otherwise endanger the effectiveness of ongoing investigative work. Sweetland at the Humane Society suspects that the proposed law is intended to eliminate negative coverage of proceedings at livestock facilities. She has an alternate suggestion: “If they would just treat their animals fairly and humanely, they wouldn’t need to be worried about these embarrassing Ω exposés.”

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Still occupied Occupy Sacramento, though depleted in numbers, keeps on making noise Looks like these guys are still around. Last Thursday, March 28, two women chained themselves to an old story and photo by stagecoach in the lobby of the Wells Dave Kempa Fargo building on Capitol Mall, while a couple dozen fellow Occupy davek@ Sacramento and Occupy Stockton ne w s re v i e w . c o m activists protested what they viewed to be the bank’s unethical foreclosure practices in California. The protest resulted in no arrests— firemen cut through the women’s chains, and police officers gave them the option to walk out of the building on their own volition to rejoin the protest outside—but the building’s front entrance was locked for a good part of the afternoon, much to the enjoyment of the protesters and the chagrin of Wells Fargo customers.

Occupy Sacramento activist Faygo protests outside the Wells Fargo building on March 28.

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While the activists left with the view that the day was a success, Sacramentans who saw the protest found themselves asking fewer questions about Wells Fargo’s foreclosure practices and more about Occupy itself. For example: “This is still a thing?” Apparently, yes. “It’s shrunk down, but the infrastructure is still there,” said Occupy Sacramento’s Cres Vellucci, standing among the remaining protesters outside of the Wells Fargo building last Thursday. “Oddly enough, there’s more infrastructure now than there was at the beginning.” Gone are the days of the tents and volunteer kitchens, the Oakland riots and pepper spray-dispensing UC Davis cops, the teeming masses jockeying for position against an armored New York Police Department outside the New York Stock Exchange. Today’s Occupy is something lighter, if more focused. An Occupy Sacramento staple who goes by the name “Faygo” told SN&R

last month that the group continues to hold its weekly general-assembly meeting on Sunday afternoons outside of City Hall, with about a dozen people usually showing up. In some ways, they work on a more granular level, such as trying to help local residents facing foreclosure fight to keep their homes. But they also put their weight behind legislation when they can. In January 2012, for instance, Faygo, who is homeless, helped put together a demonstration outside the state Capitol in support of democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s proposed Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights. This event paled heavily in comparison to Occupy’s previous numbers. It also yielded a lukewarm response from the assemblyman’s office. While Ammiano’s staffers did speak briefly with protesters that day, they seemed reluctant to align themselves too closely with Occupy on a bill that was already dealing with backlash. Ammiano told SN&R that his office had not been aware of the demonstration, but that they were happy to get any support they could. Asked at the demonstration whether any local or state-level politicians have been receptive to their message, Occupy Sacramento’s members hesitated, but then brought up the California Homeowner Bill of Rights, which passed in July 2012, and went into effect January 1 of this year. This was a victory to them, though their fight to put a statewide moratorium on home foreclosures failed. Occupy Sacramento’s protestors remained undaunted, despite their numbers. “We wish more people would come out,” said Cathy Grahnert, one of the two women who chained themselves to the Wells Fargo stagecoach last week. While the original plan was to have two local residents facing Wells Fargo foreclosures chain themselves to the carriage, one resident didn’t show up, and the other arrived to the protest too late. That’s when Grahnert and an Occupy Stockton protester decided to take up the chains themselves. “We understand that we’re going to get small crowds,” said Grahnert, after being cut loose from the stagecoach by the fire department. Small crowds or not, Occupy’s show goes on. Ω

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For 2012, the Sacramento Police Department tallied 36 homicides and 2,150 aggravated assaults. In my own experience, I sometimes hear gunfire from my apartment near Fremont Park. Mostly, this gunfire is in the distance, but once, the shooting was close to home at a parking garage on the corner of R and 15th streets in 2011. I learned to recognize the distinct pops of gun when I lived on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. If I walked about 15 minutes in one direction, I arrived at the Capitol, and if I walked 15 minutes in the other direction, I was in the Trinidad neighborhoodâ€”the source of the gunfire and also a community that drew national attention in 2008 after D.C.â€™s police chief barricaded it with checkpoints. More recently, in May 2012, I heard gunshots while drinking coffee on a sunny Friday morning at my

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Will lawmakers’ rabid thirst to mold our behavior in their precious image ever be slaked? Bitch and moan, but government is—and will continue to be—inextricably entwined with our life at work and at play. Sacramento’s own Justice Anthony Kennedy said during the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent gabfest about the Definition of Marriage Act that the “essence of the state police power … is to regulate marriage, divorce, custody.” Doesn’t get any closer to home than that, except when S CA by GREG LU government and its ice-cold feet and repellent breath shoecaplowdown@newsreview.com horns itself into the middle of the beds of couples. Same sex or otherwise. These dark ramblings come at the tail end of the Legislature’s first week back after a much-undeserved six-day hiatus. Before resting on their fat laurels for a week, state lawmakers did nothing for the better part of five months except introduce 2,258 pieces of legislation—primarily twaddle— aimed principally at expanding government.

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Lawmakers ignored more than 2,000 of those bills until April 1, the day their vacation ended. Now, in order to advance to the Double Jeopardy round, lawmakers must get their bills out of committee by May 3, and move them either out of the Assembly to the Senate or vice versa before May 31. There’s legislation on everything. Healthier food choices. Requiring condoms for porn stars. Acupuncture. Taxes, less and more. Gambling. Liquor. Banning single-use supermarket plastic bags. Despite that variety, the central question is always: Should government do more about (insert issue)? Or not? When does government’s hand linger too long in our pants or on our wallet? There are all kinds of opinions on where that line gets crossed, from John Locke to Marty Block, ranging from “Don’t Tread on Me” to “Jag alskar Sweden.”

Conservatives say government intrusion is throttling struggling entrepreneurs. Taxes, fees and regulations are too high and too numerous. Yet, at the same time, they insist government define and enforce “acceptable” love. How can “government meddling” be “bad” but “good” when it intrudes on behavior in private bedrooms? Barry Goldwater, a principled and philosophically consistent conservative, said such a stance by his faux colleagues registered very high on the hypocrisy meter. In contrast are those who want to outlaw anything deemed contrary to “society’s greater good.” Some detractors call this “government nannyism.” What constitutes the “greater good” also has been sliced and diced since Confucius and Socrates. A while back, some believed eugenics and witch burnings were part of the greater good. Today, the greater good is more gooder. And easier to define. Just ask this tiresome gaggle of legislators. In so many words, their answer will be that they—and only they—comprehend the greater good. Government and lesser mortals must follow all their do-gooder edicts to better advance the greater good, as defined by the do-gooders. Perhaps someday the rabid thirst of these pious hectors to mold our behavior in their precious image will be slaked. Probably only when we’re as tediously nurturing as they are. Then, there’ll be no more attempts to prohibit smoking in a car with a kid in it. Or smoking in a car with a pet in it. Or smoking at the beach or within 200 feet of a C. Everett Koop statue. If tobacco is evil, ban the stuff. Otherwise, buck up, buckwheat. Death to transfat. Ban soft drinks. No tanning coffins for you, brainless teenagers. Government knows best. Soon, California may pioneer car booster seats for 17-year-olds. It’s a punishable offense if children under 4 years old don’t wear a life vest on a boat. Hey, if Mom and Dad are so stupid they don’t put a life jacket on Little Sweetums, it’s time for all three to hop out of the shallow end of the gene pool. When these bills reach him, Gov. Jerry Brown will pen a few veto messages, but he’s not so secretly part of this same government-is-the-answer crowd. A pithy conservative might counter, “In this case, governor, less really is more.” Ω

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Onetime convicted burglar Tim Gene Sanders, 57, stands by the 1972 MG Midget he’s in the process of restoring. Despite earnest efforts to reform, the lifelong Citrus Heights resident has struggled to escape the criminal-justice system’s grasp.

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i m GEnE SAndERS iS ABouT To GET BuSTEd foR poSSESSinG A SAlTSHAKER. It’s February 2011, and the ex-con is on his way home from a community center in Citrus Heights. He hangs a left on Auburn Boulevard when a patrol cruiser pulls him up short for making an unsafe lane change. The hangdog ex-con with the rebel-cool hair knows the drill. He’s on probation, so the cops get to toss his vehicle. Inside, they find a saltshaker and an empty sandwich bag. Sanders was snacking on hard-boiled eggs, but Citrus Heights’ finest assume the white granules at the bottom of the shaker are meth. By the time the charges are dropped, the damage is done. Sanders spends 19 days in county jail and loses his car to a prohibitive impound fee. His house goes next. “That’s the system,” Sanders says. “That’s how the system works.” He would know. He got out of Sacramento County Main Jail only days ago for taking Tylenol with codeine No. 3. The pain meds—prescribed by a doctor after Sanders got out of the clink and hoofed it 10 miles on arthritic hips to his car—made it appear there was heroin in his system. Before that, Sanders went to jail for seeing the doctor instead of his parole officer. And before that, his P.O. violated him for not being able to produce a urine sample. That last one really irked. “Dude, I’m 60 years old,” he grumbles. “I don’t wake up with a hard-on every morning, either. Am I gonna get violated for that, too?” Despite genuine efforts to fly straight in recent years, the onetime convicted burglar can’t escape a system that deposits him like a payroll check. He’s one of many. After a decades-long binge constructing superprisons and writing tough-on-crime laws, California’s incarceration bubble burst when the state could no longer keep up with demand. Brought to the brink of a federal takeover, desperate lawmakers dumped tens of thousands of lowlevel offenders on their counties under a cobbled-together plan called “realignment.”

Rehabilitation became the word and counties the reluctant apostles. For this burden, local Community Corrections Partnerships receive tens of millions of dollars, which they’re supposed to spend on bettering the state’s sky-high recidivism rate. But the taxpayers’ money comes with few strings and little oversight, and these CCPs, made up of local law-enforcement bosses, spend it on themselves. Heading into this third year of realignment, Sacramento County’s slab of this state-carved pie will reach $70 million. Not one crumb goes directly to outside programs, such as Ascend, a small criminal-rehab outfit that gives one-on-one attention to offenders. Ascend and a handful of other true believers are fighting to change this, both inside and outside the system, but they’re up against a culture that’s learned too well from the state’s failed example. “If we’re really going to make a difference in some of these people’s lives, it’s going to require us to do things a little bit different, if not a lot,” argues County Supervisor Don Nottoli. “You can’t just lock them up and let them go and watch over them.” Yet warehousing bodies hasn’t gone out of style. Small community-based organizations that claim a better model are ignored. And some say the system isn’t a system at all. It’s a racket.

R e A l I G n m e n T ’ S fA I l u R e Toni Carbone, dressed cozily in a knit cap and yoga pants, marks up a whiteboard with the steps that will take someone from being hungry and low on gas to handcuffed in the back of a patrol cruiser. Avoiding jail, it turns out, is a lot like plotting a chess move. “Believe me when I say the criminal-justice system is like a tornado,” Carbone warns a diverse batch of former felons. “The closer you get to it, the more you’ll get sucked in.” Tonight’s class of eight—white and black, young and old, poor and poorer—knows what it feels like to be sacrificed like pawns, and listen closely. For about as long as realignment has existed, so has Ascend, which resides in a blanched office park near North Highlands. Twice a week, Carbone and co-founder Christine Galves take turns discussing heady subjects

like thought chains, decision fatigue and the abstinence violation effect. They quiz offenders on the difference between a fresh charge and a probation violation, and drill the concept of constructive possession, which can get a probationer busted for someone else’s drugs or guns. The women, both defense attorneys, explain how all this applies to someone like Shawn David Yount, who’s on probation for shoplifting dog food. The ex-firefighter is on disability for a congenital heart defect. Last April, he was at the end of the month, flat broke, and stole some grub for his dog and girlfriend. Then he got busted. Six months later, the same thing happened. “There is that entire segment of people that gets re-arrested over and over,” Carbone tells SN&R. “We back them up to the point where they can see it coming.” Since being court-ordered to Ascend, Yount parcels out his limited funds more wisely and has taken the first halting steps toward getting a heart transplant, which, the recovering smoker admits, “scares the hell out of me.” Carbone, the nurturing “mom,” and Galves, the funny “dad,” take their students on community-college field trips, grocery shopping at Whole Foods Market and to the discount movie theater. They end each class with yoga, except for the nights when they’re pushing students out of their comfort zones and up an indoor rock-climbing wall. Everyone climbs. Everyone falls. Then they make them do it again. Sanders was one of Ascend’s first clients, and is one of many graduates who returns just to hang out. “I’ve been ordered to do AA, NA, who-gives-a-fuckA,” Sanders says. “I’m kind of difficult. I’m an old dog. It’s kind of hard to teach me new tricks.” He thought Ascend would be more of the same. “But you see that their little hearts are in it,” he says. “When you fuck up, it makes you feel kind of guilty about it. … It makes you want to do what you’re supposed to do.” Forty students have gone through the program— another six are currently enrolled—with only four getting new convictions. Ascend’s 10 percent recidivism rate is an embarrassment to a county that can’t crack below the 65-percent mark. Maybe that’s why they can’t get any love from the CCP.

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Three times Carbone and Galves requested In February, the LAO recommended an 22,000 probationers. (Sanders, who’s on both counter Tor Tarantola and Aaron Edwards of less than $400,000 (or what the CCP budgets to integrated statewide management system that state parole and supervised county probation, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s hold two years’ worth of meetings) to expand could start tracking outcomes. And Dickinson hasn’t met his probation officer.) Office. their program. To say they were denied would be introduced his own uniform data-collection bill The department seems to be making its “The state assumed these counties wouldn’t overstating it; they weren’t even acknowledged. earlier this year. But any meaningful results are last stand with its adult day reporting centers, simply be incarcerating all these offenders in This, despite a Sacramento State Universityyears away. which basically function as referral hubs for their jails,” Edwards adds. developed curriculum, the backing of In the meantime, law-enforcement agencies programming services. Thus far, the results The state assumed wrong. political heavies like state Assemblymen Roger with gutted budgets have a rich uncle who have been spotty. Dickinson and Richard Pan, and support from asks no questions. Last month, Carbone and Almost 900 A.B. 109ers have received county supervisors. Ascend’s treatment through these travails are symptomatic of centers. Probation doesn’t the greater problem, says yet know whether anyone Dickinson. completed a program or “Sacramento’s approach recidivated since entering. thus far has been pretty According to an internal much focused on a more, effective-practices report let’s say, traditional from June 2012, zero felony incarceration and probation probationers completed model,” he tells SN&R. programs through 2011 and The early research bears 39 failed. The report also that out. During the first states that training probation year under realignment, staff to facilitate evidenceSacramento realigned fewer based interventions “with offenders than 46 other fidelity” proved largely counties, the Center on unsuccessful. Juvenile and Criminal Justice Critics say the $4.5 reports. The county saw million in realignment no public-safety gains by funds going to one of these continuing to send a higher centers this year would be rate of lower-level drug and better spent on community property offenders to state providers. prison during that first year, “The sheriff’s department and actually reported sharper is putting more of its efforts increases in violent and propinto support services, at erty crimes than counties that least,” Dickinson says. “But realigned more offenders. probation has stayed pretty Failure on the recidivism much focused on using the front has, counterintuitively, money to rebuild the ranks allowed the CCP to rationalof probation officers.” Ascend co-founder Christine Galves (left) visits a client in Oak Park for a mentoring session. Galves and partner Toni Carbone use their salaries as criminalize keeping realignment The lawmaker and defense attorneys to keep their successful offender-rehab program going. They’ve been unable to win funding from a local government body charged with moneys in-house for others concede there must using state money to improve recidivism. additional bodies and beds. be intense internal pressure The fewer people that get to hold on to state moneys Galves lobbied state lawmakers to re-examine effectively rehabbed, the more of them there when no one is saying you have to do S t a t e c h e c k S o u t, the law that made all this possible: Assembly are to stuff into jails and supervise when otherwise. Probation has historically been on Bill 109. It and a host of trailer bills created a released. This year, that includes $16.6 million the bottom of the totem pole when it comes county caSheS in funding spout that only gushes in one direcfor additional jail housing and $3.7 million for to county funding and has to patch together tion. While counties can spend on nongovernincreased supervision. the rest of its dwindling budget from other When California made headlines two years ment programs, they’re not forced to. Many “It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy!” chuckles sources, some of which may be drying up. ago for fast-tracking realignment, few counties have decided to do this on their own, Michael Carrington, who heads up a government acknowledged the actual motives. In a blink, “Probation officers around the state would Dickinson says, but not Sacramento. and public-affairs consulting firm and staffed probably tell you they’re the stepchildren of lawCalifornia’s old-testament philosophy was out, Carbone and Galves asked lawmakers to ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Rehabilitation and everyone gathered in a circle to sing the enforcement agencies,” Dickinson says. tweak A.B. 109 so that a very small percentage Strike Team. And when it comes to local realignment praises of effective rehab. The state didn’t do of realignment money must go to outside Carrington, a former California Department spending, the head stepchild is in charge. this because it suddenly realized the error of its organizations. No word yet on whether that of Corrections and Rehabilitation official, is tough-on-crime ways, but because it had to. will happen. sympathetic to the plight all counties face in In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court came down RenegadeS to the ReScue “The system is designed to make all the stretching inadequate funding dollars beyond hard on the Golden State for an overcrowded what he calls “raw, fixed operational costs” like prison system it labeled inhumane and equated to [departments] in the criminal-justice system Inside a tan fortress just off a lush country compete over money and resources,” Galves jail housing, food and medical services—the a state of emergency. California was ordered to road in southern Elk Grove, a lawyer and four essentials, in other words. unload 30,000 offenders or else fall under federal reasons. The agency heads on the CCP board convicts play out a warped version of The view a little nonprofit like hers, shaking its tin There is universal acknowledgment that receivership. Bachelorette. But instead of roses, Ascend’s redirected offenders are generally better at Legend has it that on the sixth day, realign- cup for a few shekels, as someone “taking food Galves offers something with an even shorter out of their mouths.” gaming the system, sicker and in for longer ment was born. On the seventh, Gov. Jerry shelf life: second chances. Fairly or unfairly, many critics point out sentences than local counties are used to. Brown clapped his hands clean of the mess. For the past couple of months, Galves has probation leadership as the hungriest eaters. Factor in that the sheriff’s department lost a $12 Except for a superficial bit of self-reportvisited the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center The sheriff’s department reaps the lion’s share million state contract when realignment went ing, the state doesn’t monitor how counties to scope out prospects for the criminal-rehab into effect, and the new money spreads even spend the $2.25 billion it will dispense through of realignment moneys, but benefits from the program she and Carbone dreamed up while perception that it’s turning the corner toward thinner, argues interim chief probation officer 2014. It can’t even begin to ask what’s not rock climbing three years ago. providing actual rehab to those incarcerated at its Suzanne Collins, who also chairs the CCP. working, Tarantola says. (Sacramento County Thus far, Galves has been unable to find a main detention facility. “We’re trying to leverage all the resources we is only now investing in such data collection match to her liking. Probation, meanwhile, is and has been have, because we don’t have enough,” she says. itself, Collins says.) “This is a unique contract, and we can’t losing a war of attrition. Budget cuts have But the original idea behind realignment According to Dickinson, that’s because the be reckless with who we choose for this forced the embattled department to shed a was for counties to do a better, cheaper job of Brown administration wasn’t initially interested program,” she tells today’s hopefuls. “The rehabilitating low-level, homegrown offendin tracking results. Perhaps realizing that churlish third of its workforce in recent years. Even whole world is watching.” with realignment funding, officers supervise ers by sending them to smaller programs, Republicans won’t let him disown realignment, only 12 percent of the county’s more than the governor since changed his tune. 16 | SN&R | 04.04.13

She has reason to be cautious. Ascend is here on the invitation of one man: Capt. Milo Fitch, who took over command of RCCC in May 2011, five short months before the realignment bomb hit. The cerebral Fitch, with crystal-clear eyes that steer him past bullshit, is interested in nothing short of reforming the whole damn system. In A.B. 109 he glimpses an imperfect vehicle to do just that. “With realignment, the focus is on us to do a better job, and we’re the community to do that,” he promises. “We’re going to be the model for the state.” The commander crisscrossed the nation researching approaches and funding opportunities. He’s had to, as the CCP will only contribute $500,000 to his cause. So he’s dipped heavily into his own budget to fund a series of rehab programs he believes in and formed creative partnerships to do the rest. For instance, after the CCP rejected Ascend’s funding request last October, Fitch reached out to the program and carved out a pay-per-service contract that tops out at $180,000. Back at the correctional center, Galves rests casually on a metal picnic table inside a balmy rec room. One table over and flanked by guards are today’s suitors—a ragtag collection of hardscrabble inmates sporting jail-issued duds and an array of nervous tics. The baby of the bunch—and only A.B. 109er—is 25-year-old Brandon Cryderman. The tall, callow-faced inmate has already racked up 10 court cases in Sacramento, the latest being a stolen-vehicle conviction that nailed him with a two-year jail bit in January. Cryderman’s dad was a welder who spent 11 years in state prison. That alone made the young felon exponentially more likely to end up incarcerated. The other three inmates, all 41, answer forthrightly when Galves posits a question, and only shyly clam up when she tells them that pairing methamphetamine and sex will never be as good as it was that very first time: “You know that, don’t you?” she pokes. Cryderman, on the other hand, is terse, rationing out one- and two-word answers to every question. Galves keeps after him to see whether he’s nervous or a prick. She opens that riddle up to the room, in a fashion. “You three, this could be your last chance. You could get out and never see this place again,” she says to grunts of approval. “But you,” she says to Cryderman, “you’re in a different place. Can anyone tell him?” A straw-haired bruiser named Christian Gerlach shifts his muscled frame and regards Cryderman with something like sympathy. “If I were you,” he says softly, “I’d just slap myself.” After Galves gets what she needs, a few of the inmates hang back to ask questions. Mark Airons wonders if Galves has gotten his letters and talked to his mother, who’s been calling on his behalf. She has. Gerlach worries he can’t afford the ankle-monitor fee that comes with getting an early release into the Ascend program. Fitch’s No. 2 at the facility, Lt. Mark Maubach, tells him not to worry about it. Both lawyer and jailer want this to work. Hovering just outside all of this is young Cryderman. He lingers by the rec room exit, but never quite walks out. Someone compliments the sketches he’s penciled all over his folder, coaxing an embarrassed smile. “Thanks,” he says. “I actually have much nicer stuff. I like shading more than I like to draw.” BEFORE

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Ascend co-founder Toni Carbone leads a yoga class for female inmates at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, the main detention facility in Sacramento County. She does this on a volunteer basis. A unique pay-per-service contract with the sheriff’s department has allowed Ascend to begin offering re-entry services to inmates eligible for early release.

“Believe me when i say the criminal-justice system is like a tornado. the closer you get to it, the more you’ll get sucked in.” Toni Carbone // Co-Founder, asCend

Maybe there’s a career path in tattoo art, he muses. Then the young man stuffs the folder down the front of his sweats and ambles out into the sunlight. He’s got a few more months before he’d even be eligible for an early release, so why hope? But Galves is sold. When asked about Cryderman’s poker-faced attitude, she rustles a hand through her long, tangled mane. “He was just scared,” she decides. “All we have to do is introduce him to some cool college students, and he can turn this all around.” Ascend and Fitch are two reasons Dickinson is cautiously optimistic about our local system. “I think we’re finally headed—at least with some false steps—we’re headed in the right direction,” he says. The next opportunity to test that hypothesis is April 9. That’s when the board of supervisors gets its first look at the CCP’s allocation plan. For the first time, supervisors will consider leveraging their own depleted resources to support the programs the CCP hasn’t. Perhaps fittingly, the board granted Ascend a hearing on the same day.

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is a grease-stained mess. The 57-year-old sits under a makeshift canopy in a gravel lot behind a cigarette store in Citrus Heights, looking at his sooty hands, gnarled from years of manual labor. They’re practically black with grime. “I don’t like getting my fingernails dirty anymore,” he grins. At one point a long time ago, Sanders wanted to be a doctor. For reasons as unique as they are universal, he became an ex-con instead. Since 1990, Sanders has amassed a dozen court cases, mostly on drug possession charges. His most serious offense was a first-degree felony burglary conviction in 1997. Except for the multiple times he’s spent incarcerated in state and county penitentiaries—and a brief stretch working on an oil rig in Alaska in the ’80s—Sanders never ventured far from his blue-collar suburb in northeastern Sacramento County. His parents went to the same local middle school a few miles away, and the cousin he’s staying with is just a few blocks north of this Auburn Boulevard lot. He points south to the knobby heads of a few pine trees pricking the bleached sky. They belong to the front yard he lost a couple years ago. In all senses of the word, Sanders is a lifer—a lifelong Citrus Heights resident and a lifelong veteran of the criminal-justice system. Aside from his cousin, Sanders has no other

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family, no descendants. The system, keeping him hopping from one jail bunk to the next, never gave him much time. “We’re next to be planted,” he offers, looking at those treetops. “I can see it coming clearer and clearer.” But not yet. Sanders’ current passion is a 1972 MG Midget that was gathering mothballs in someone’s garage. He bought it a few months ago and is in the midst of restoring the little convertible—replacing the weathered upholstery and installing a new top he found on eBay. He’ll get to that two-toned red-and-metal paint job eventually, too. Under all that rust and neglect is a beautiful dream only Sanders can see. It’s a long way from getting there, with so many obstacles, naysayers and opportunists in the way. But that old roadster’s 1600cc engine still has some fire in its belly. Sanders tested that fire on the highway, heaving his foot against the accelerator and rattling the speedometer dial toward triple digits. The wheel churned in his hands and the hull quivered like a rocket cracking the atmosphere. In these moments, Sanders isn’t sure whether his runty old dream can take it. But he’s finding out. Ω |

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Baagan Hawks La Huaca Restaurant Mikuni Kaizen Paul Martin’s American Grill

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Four Sisters Cafe The Original Pancake House Pacific Street Cafe Venita Rhea’s Waffle Barn

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Bravo! Taste of Peru Carmelita’s Restaurant El Azteca Taqueria El Sombrero Taqueria Eva’s Mexican Restaurant La Huaca Restaurant Mas Cocina Mexicana Rudy’s Gourmet Mexican Cuisine Sabores Mexican Cuisine Zocalo

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Golden Dragon Restaurant Khun Suda Thai Cuisine K.T. Noodles Pho Hang Pho Hot Pho Vietnam Noodle Restaurant Rose Garden Chinese Restaurant Roseville Gourmet Ruen Thai Restaurant

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Blue Nami Ichiban Sushi Izumi Sushi Kenro’s a Taste of Japan Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Raku Sushi Sushi House Sushi Mon by Sky

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Arena Softball Blue Oaks Century Theatres Century Roseville 14 Golfland Sunsplash John’s Incredible Pizza Company LaserCraze Maidu Regional Park Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge Roller King Skatetown Ice Arena Sky Zone Sacramento Strikes Unlimited United Artist Olympus Pointe Theatre Wacky Tacky

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Antique Trove Denio’s Farmer’s Market & Swap Meet Fountains at Roseville Westfield Galleria at Roseville

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Basic Bar & Kitchen The Boxing Donkey Irish Pub Crush 29 The Onyx Club Owl Club Perfecto Lounge The Place Sammy’s Rockin’ Island Bar & Grill Sports Page Restaurant and Bar The Station The Trocadero

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Boneshaker Public House The Boxing Donkey Irish Pub Final Gravity Taproom & Bottleshop Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Roseville Brewing Company Yard House

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Back Wine Bar & Bistro Bamiyan Afghan Restaurant Chez Daniel LO: Land Ocean New American Grill Sergio’s Steak & Seafood Sienna Restaurant Sutter Street Grill Sutter Street Steakhouse

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The Cellar Wine Bar Chicago Fire Ciro’s Pizza Cafe Dominick’s NY Pizza & Deli Girasole Pizza Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Pizzeria Classico Pronto’s New York Pizzeria Skipolini’s Pizza

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Bakery & Latte Chateau Arme BJ Cinnamon Great Harvest Bread Co. Karen’s Bakery Café and Catering O’Brot Bakery Cafe Sassy Sweets by Monique

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Back Wine Bar & Bistro The Cellar Wine Bar Chez Daniel Manderes Hampton’s on Sutter PowerHouse Pub Samuel Horne’s Tavern Sergio’s Steak & Seafood Sutter Street Steakhouse

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The Cellar Wine Bar Folsom Hotel Saloon Hampton’s on Sutter Mooney’s Restaurant & Bar PowerHouse Pub The Purple Place Bar & Grill Sutter Club Sports Bar

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36 Handles The Fat Rabbit Public House Lockdown Brewing Co. Manderes Pete’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Samuel Horne’s Tavern Sudwerk Riverside Restaurant & Brewhouse

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California River Adventures Century Folsom 14 Theatre Folsom Aquatic Center Folsom Lake Folsom Pro Rodeo Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary Lake Bowl Family Fun Center Lake Natoma Palladio 16 Cinemas Sacramento State Aquatic Center

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Folsom Mercantile Antique Mall Folsom Premium Outlets Historic Sutter Street

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Boulevard Bistro Brick House Restaurant & Lounge De Vinci’s Delicatessen & Catering Happy Garden Loving Hut Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Red Chopstix Silva’s Sheldon Inn Thai Chili Restaurant Todo Un Poco Yoshi Japanese Restaurant

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Bob’s Club Brick House Restaurant & Lounge Bull Wings Bar & Grill Centennial Ranch Sports Bar and Grill Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill Gil’s Service Hay Tone’s Hangout Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Original Pete’s Silva’s Sheldon Inn The Wrangler Bar

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Cinemark movie theater Elk Grove Park Kings Skate Country Old Town Elk Grove Palermo Ristorante Italiano Pins N Strikes Surf Xtreme Sacramento UA Laguna Village 12

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Audubon Skate Park Barbara Morse Wackford Community & Aquatic Complex Byers Gymnastic Center Cosumnes Community Services District Giant Pumpkin Festival of Elk Grove Elk Grove Park Foxtail Farms horseback riding Funtastic Play Center Laguna’s Awesome Party Palace Pins N Strikes bowling Surf Xtreme Sacramento indoor surfing and paintball

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by STEPH RODRIGUEZ photos by JUSTIN SHORT Agatha Quizzties tea left to right) Lesli m members (from e Sabin, Emily Wa ng and Jessica Pine get ready to comp ete.

hey’ve been around for decades, but in recent years, quiz nights have started to dominate the Sacramento pub and bar scene. An alternative to boring happy hours (or worse, spending another night on the couch) , these trivia matches are a popular draw, attracting beer-guzzling patron s who have a seemingly unquenchable thirst for questions that parse minute details on current events, history, pop culture, sports and more. Pub quizzes typically feature teams, but otherwise, the approach differs from bar to bar. There are theme nights, prizes big and small, and, of course, endless rounds of drinks. Whatever the style, however, the bloo dthirsty goal remains the same: correc tly answer the most questions and bea t the hell out of the opposing teams. Stumped on picking one of the city’s myriad pub quizzes? The following is a guide to some of Sac’s top questionand-answer sessions.

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For the last 12 ye ars, Streets of Lo ndon Pub quizmaster Ken the knowledge of Koch has been testing local trivia buffs .

pub Bonn Lair owner Dave Boyet says the ideal members quiz team comprises a balance with team pop culture. well-versed in news, sports, history and

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Quiz night : Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Challenge meter : Medium to

Quiz night : Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Challenge meter : Fun to medium Bonus points for Best team name : Pre-Medicated Murder uniQue detail : Free-shots round Knowledge is power : Bar chef

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Bonus points for Best team name : I’ve Got Quiz All Over Your Face

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Shann Marriott Jr. hosts the Think While You Drink Trivia night at Elixir Bar & Grill. Its take on the quiz challenge includes a popular free-shots round. Correctly answer an alcohol-related question between rounds five and six, and the entire team wins an order of spirits. Sample question: “How long did prohibition last up until the very minute?” (Hint: The correct answer specifies the very minute.) Prizes include the standard bar credit (ranging from $10 to $20 for the entire team) as well as bragging rights. Other spins on the genre include a “Who am I?” assassination category and a Jeopardy!-style endgame wager—the latter which, Marriott says, has been known to elevate a last-place team into trivia champions. Take note, Marriott has a warning for those who participate with with cellphones in hand: “If Google’s on your team, get the fuck out.” 1815 10th Street, (916) 442-0693.

Knowledge is power : With 14 years of trivia questions to its credit, this neighborhood pub hosts a challenge during which teams of four members are allowed to compete for a $20 bar credit, random prizes and bragging rights. Second and third place receive a free round of drinks for their team. Manager and regular trivia-night host Mike Smith says 60 to 70 percent of the participants are neighborhood regulars and advises rookies against his key pet peeves: inebriated hecklers and horrible penmanship. But fret not, newbies. Smith also offers advice on how to build a wellbalanced dream team: “You have to find a balance between the person that knows sports [and] the person who watches too much TV,” he says. 3651 J Street, (916) 455-7155, www.bonnlair.com.

STreeTS Of LONdON PUB night : Sundays at 9 p.m. Challenge meter : Medium Bonus points for Best team name : Drinks Well With Others uniQue detail : Host Ken Koch Knowledge is power : For the past 12 years, Ken Koch has tested the knowledge of Midtown bar dwellers with two rounds of 30 questions in categories such as film, history and current events. With 30 years at Tower Records’ chain headquarter offices behind him, Koch says his brain has stored a large database of questions—but he still scours the Internet and newspapers for new material. In addition to the Midtown location, Koch also hosts a pub quiz at the Streets of London location in West Sacramento (2200 Lake Washington Boulevard) on Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m. and at Churchill Arms Pub in Folsom (649 E. Bidwell Street) on Tuesday nights, also at 8:30 p.m. Koch says he typically comes up with 100 unique questions weekly. “I’ve always liked meaningless information,” he says. 1804 J Street, (916) 498-1388, www.streetsoflondon.net. BEFORE

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sound bites of Samuel L. Jackson quotes of approval are cued up (example: “Check out the big brain on Brad”). Prizes include drink tickets and show passes for the entire winning team. The ante’s upped on theme nights. For example, at The Big Lebowski challenge in December 2012, the first-prize winner also walked away with a bowling ball. Or, during last October’s Halloweenthemed event, the winner snagged some Kill Bill action figures and B-grade horror films. “There’s no Ph.D. required here,” says quiz organizer Sean Hills. “Our intention is to make it as close to a corny ’70s game show as we can.” 2030 P Street, (916) 444-7914.

THe SHACk Quiz night : Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Challenge meter : Hard Bonus points for Best team name : The Shack Whackers uniQue detail : Family friendly Knowledge is power : Picture kids, dogs and about 100 beers. The Shack is probably the only trivia night in town where children can be found running around under the watchful eyes of parents. The Shack boasts an impressive beer selection, and no wonder: Trivia host Dan Scott is also the Sacramento Beer Week organizer. Scott’s challenges are

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straightforward—this guy doesn’t mess around with special rounds, audio clips or themes. Rather, he shoots off 20 questions (and, sometimes, an extra tiebreaker). He also runs one of the most efficient games in town, making sure the game is finished by 8 p.m. Regular participants such as Jamie Iseman say they appreciate the early end time. “I can get home early enough to make it to work the next day,” she says. “The other [trivia nights] are more like a bar; this is where hipsters, kids and dogs come to play.” 5201 Folsom Boulevard, (916) 457-5997, www.eastsacshack.com.

THe PreSS CLUB Quiz night : Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Challenge meter : Medium to difficult Bonus points for Best team name : Iron Maidens

uniQue detail : Theme nights Knowledge is power : This bar’s Flex Your Head night boasts a variety of hosts, theme nights, an emphasis on pop culture and a vintage game-show vibe (check out those The Price Is Right sound effects). And, if a team appears to be doing well enough, Pulp Fiction

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SCENE& HEARD What is the wrong answer, Alex? If being teased for being a know-it-all as a kid renders an upside as an adult, perhaps the flashiest potential would be carrying over that braininess to win fabulous prizes carefully modeled by a woman wearing a forced smile and shiny stilettos on a quiz show. Or, even better, a nice pot of cash. So when the folks at Jeopardy!—the Stanford University of game shows—offered to let an SN&R reporter not only check out the contestant-procurement process, but also to take the test earlier in March, my inner geek eagerly raised her hand from the front row of the classroom. I have never wanted to be on TV, so I didn’t take the online audition test like thousands of people did in January to earn a spot at the regional contestant search at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel. But how would I fare on the test? I couldn’t help but wonder if I could be a competitor. According to Maggie Speak, part veteran contestant producer and part firecracker, only 2,000 of the 100,000 folks who take the online test qualify for the second round of vetting. And from that pool, only 400 get cast on the show for the season. On this day at the Sheraton, 120 potential contestants try to make the cut, 42 of whom are holding their breath in a small conference room with me as if they are about to take the bar exam, not a trivia quiz. The group gets divided into two rooms, and once inside, each is greeted with a video of game-showhost royalty Alex Trebek on a projection screen, wishing the contestants to be “immensely profitable.” After a Carlton Banks look-alike gives instructions on how to play, the first of two 50-question tests begin. During this round, questions flash on the screen, and contestants have eight seconds to jot down responses on a form—or leave ridiculous false answers such as I do, because unless you are up to speed on classic literature and geography, ex“say my name, pect to get half of the queries wrong, say my name.” like I estimate I did. Which is terrible. But perhaps hope floats for the second test? Uh, no, it’s worse. This time, I quickly count the responses that I am certain are wrong: 31. That’s 62 percent. That’s practically a failing grade. That’s … pathetic. The third test is a mock game, genuine Jeopardy! buzzer and iconic blue-and-yellow board projected on the screen and all. Speak calls me up first. In light of my disastrous written performance, the faux showdown seems almost as bad as being on television, actually playing a game with opponents who have earned a spot to be here and are dying to get cast, like petite “Ramona,” tense as a mousetrap and from Oregon; and “Patrick,” a crisp-suited marketer from Emeryville. Then again, this is probably my only chance to play Jeopardy! without being on camera. It’s on. At first, I kind of feel bad for buzzing in several times against Ramona and Patrick and actually getting the answers—or questions, as it were—correct. I am befuddled as to why these two standing next to me aren’t getting these easy ones. But then, I think, if they can’t best little ole me who flunked the written quiz, then maybe they are not cut out to make smalltalk with Alex. Then, I buzz in to name the director of Goodfellas, but I’m blank. I coolly say, “That one guy.” Whatever. I’ve never seen that movie, anyway. The show’s producers said they don’t reveal the test results—candidates just have to wait for an invitation over the next 18 months—but seeing as how I am not eligible to be cast, surely Speak would spill the beans. All I got out of her was, “You were a delight!” I know enough to know I’m definitely not a know-it-all. –Shoka

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NIGHT&DAY 04THURS DON’T MISS! SHORT-FILM SHOWCASE WITH MIKE PLANTE: Mike Plante,

short-film programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, will curate an evening of short films inspired by the works on view in the exhibition Approaching Infinity: The Richard Green Collection of Meticulous Abstraction, showcasing up-and-coming film talent. Th, 4/4, 6:30pm. $6-$12. Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St.; (916) 808-7000; www.crockerartmuseum.org.

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Special Events VIDEO-GAME COMPETITION: Video gamers will compete during a forum sponsored by Gaming 4 A Cause, a nonprofit gaming organization started by Austin Young, 20, a local cancer survivor raising funds for various charities. Th, 4/4, 11am. $20 entry. Sacramento State University University Union, 6000 J St.; (916) 612-1381; www.gaming4acause.org.

Meetings & Groups WEAVING ON SIMPLE LOOMS IN SOUTH AMERICA: Laverne Waddington, backstrap weaver and teacher, has been traveling the world sharing her skill of weaving on the backstrap loom. The Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild welcomes her as she delivers a lecture titled “Weaving on Simple Looms in South America.” Th, 4/4, 7-9pm. Free. Generations Church, 2418 O St.; (916) 447-2216; www.sacweavespin.org.

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DINNER & CONCERT WITH KYLE VINCENT: Join vegan singersongwriter Kyle Vincent for a three-course dinner followed by a concert. Kyle is a former member of the Bay City Rollers, and is bringing his pop vibe to Sacramento. The event is a fundraiser for an animal sanctuary in Grass Valley. Preregistration is required. F, 4/5, 6-8:30pm. $29. Ancient Future Urban Sanctuary, 2331 K St.; (916) 704-1868; http://ancientfuturenow.com.

VIDEO GAME ENVIRONMENT ART: This lecture will provide an overview of working as a video game environment artist. Seth Wolford will explore a typical pipeline for creating video game worlds and the industry tools used to implement them. Wolford is a freelance environment artist residing in Sacramento and a graduate of American River College’s Art New Media program. F, 4/5, 5-7pm. Free. American River College, 4700 College Oak Dr.; (916) 443-6843; http://arc.losrios.edu.

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DON’T MISS! RUN OR DYE: Run or Dye is a colorful 5k run. While other events may focus on recording the fastest time or being the first in your age group to cross the finish line, Run or Dye is all about rewarding the most colorful people, from toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between. Sa, 4/6, 9am. $50. McClellan Garden Pavilion, 5640 Dudley Blvd. in North Highlands; (916) 640-0802; www.runordye.com.

TEL CAIRO ALBUM RELEASE PARTY: This album release party for Tel Cairo’s latest recording, Voice of Reason, also features Jonah Matranga, Paper Pistols, DJ Epik, Agustus thElefant, Caleb Heinze, Mic Jordan, Mahtie Bush, Terra Lopez, Task1ne, Stephanie Barber and Aurora Love. Th, 4/4, 9pm. $15. Midtown BarFly, 1119 21st St.; (916) 317-6582; www.telcairo.com.

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DON’T MISS! BIKEPARTY SACRAMENTO:

BikeParty Sacramento is a monthly 21-and-over event, held on the first Friday of each month. There are two or three stops at parks or parking lots to dance and party. F, 4/5, 7:30pm. Free. William Land Park, 4000 S. Land Park Dr.; (916) 277-1207; www.facebook.com/ bikepartysacramento.

Special Events BOOK SIGNING: Nathalie Dupree will be signing her cookbook, Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking. Stay for lunch while Nathalie and Chef Jon cook up some of her recipes. F, 4/5, 11am. Free. The Porch, 1815 K St.; (916) 444-2423; www.theporchsacramento.com.

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evening of love, peace and soul, featuring saxophonist Garrett Perkins and special guest Lateef. DJ Hustle will also be providing tunes. The evening is hosted by Gerry “GOS” Simpson and ’70s-era attire is suggested. Sa, 4/6, 8pm. $10. Brickhouse Gallery & Arts Complex, 2837 36th St.; (916) 457-2502; www.brick houseoakpark.com.

Special Events 1000 VEGAN CUPCAKES FOR CHARITY: Join 11 bakers and bakeries who will be creating an impressive display of more than 1000 cupcakes. Glutenfree options will be available. View a special performance by singer-songwriter Kyle Vincent. The event raises money for Animal Place in Grass Valley and A Well-Fed World. Sa, 4/6, 2-5pm. Free. Tower Bridge Bistro, 100 Capitol Mall; (916) 704-1868; http://sacveganchallenge.com.

ARTS, CRAFTS & OTHERS FAIR: The Market Place hosts its first craft fair of the season. There will be numerous one-of-a-kind items both handmade and antique. First Sa of every month,

noon-4pm through 10/12. Opens 4/6. Free. The Market Place,

1325 Riley St. Commonwealth Shopping Center in Folsom; (916) 984-4220.

FIGHT FOR AIR CLIMB: Families, individuals and teams join together in a climb to raise awareness for the 35 million Americans who suffer from asthma. By joining the Fight for Air Climb, you are making the commitment to fight lung disease so everyone can breathe easier. Sa, 4/6, 8:30am7:30pm. $25. Wells Fargo Center, 400 Capitol Mall; (916) 585-7664; www.lung.org/pledge-events/ ca/sacramento-climb-fy13/ local/event-information.html.

MURDERS, MAYHEM & SCUTTLEBUTT: Join the Old City Cemetery as staff members delve into murders, mayhem and scuttlebutt in Sacramento’s early days. You won’t believe the things people thought they could get away with. Sa, 4/6, 10-11:30am. Free. Old City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway; (916) 448-0811; www.oldcitycemetery.com.

Art Galleries JOHN NATSOULAS GALLERY: Artists for Peace, celebrate the life and accomplishments of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens with live jazz and an exhibition of original art with an emphasis on Middle Eastern artists and themes. Stevens loved the land and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa; he went beyond the walls of the embassy to learn first hand the concerns of the people. Sa, 4/6, 7-10pm. Free. 521 First St. in Davis; (530) 756-3938; www.natsoulas.com.

Comedy I CHALLENGE YOU: Join Sacramento Comedy Spot’s monthly game show. Contestants, chosen from the audience, compete in a variety of popular games in a bid to win amazing (and sometimes less-than-amazing) prizes. Join hosts Stewart Stewartson and Wink Ticklebottom and bring your friends to compete for prizes and glory. First Sa of every

month, 8pm through 12/7.

$8. Sacramento Comedy Spot, 1050 20th St., Ste. 130; (916) 444-3137; www.saccomedyspot.com.

Film JOURNEY OF THE HEART: This documentary is produced and directed by Ravi Verma, who lives in the Sacramento area. This documentary has in-depth interviews with several Buddhist scholars, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman, B. Alan Wallace, Mattheiu Ricard and Thupten Jinpa. This film was shot in India and Nepal, covering many major Buddhist locations of importance. Sa, 4/6, 6pm. $10. Crest Theatre, 1013 K St.; (916) 705-3261; http://heartsutrafilm.com.

Kids’ Stuff RACING SEASON BEGINS: All American Speedway will open for the start of its 59th season. The speedway is a NASCARsanctioned one-third mile banked asphalt oval track. Opening ceremonies happen at 6 p.m. Sa, 4pm through 10/26. $7-$13. All American Speedway, 800 All American City Blvd.in

Roseville; (916) 786-2023; www.allamericanspeedway.com.

EARTH FEST AND RECYCLE RUMMAGE SALE: Learn how to protect and preserve the Earth with environmental, wildlife and conservation organizations. During the day, visit Wildlife Wagons to explore animal bioartifacts; participate in storytelling and activities in the Discovery Room; come face to face with the outreach animals; and listen as keepers present enrichment talks in the afternoon. Sa, 4/6, 9am-4pm. $7.25-$11.25. Sacramento Zoo, 3930 West Land Park Dr.; (916) 808-5888; www.saczoo.org.

Meetings & Groups SIN SACRAMENTO: Strength In Numbers Sacramento is an HIV social program of the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center. It’s grown in four years to more than 122 men and women who’ve joined to share experiences, strength and hope. Anyone living with HIV or AIDS— as well as family, friends and supporters—is welcome to join and attend. First Sa of every month, 6pm. Free. Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L St.; (916) 442-0185.

Concerts THE BLACKOUT: This event features singers Jackie Bryant, Ke’Lee Marie Bordeaux and Daughters of Christ; poets Coon and Terry Moore; and comedian Regina Givens. Tickets for this event are available at Underground Books, 2814 35th Street. Sa, 4/6, 7-9pm. $10. Guild Theatre, 2828 35th St.; (916) 208-7638.

JUSTIN FARREN ALBUM-RELEASE SHOW: The 11 tracks on Justin Farren’s Another Bluebird Day are woven together with ideas and melodies that speak of love, loss, connection and nostalgia. Although the subject matter treads deeply, it’s counterbalanced by an underlying sense of hope and possibility. All in attendance will receive a copy of the album. Sa, 4/6, 7pm. $12-$15. Center for Spiritual Awareness, 1275 Starboard Dr. in West Sacramento; (916) 374-9177; www.csasacramento.org.

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eight local vendors will be selling hand-crafted goods and art. Come support your local art community and eat food from food trucks (pending their availability). Su, 4/7, 11am-5pm. Free. 215 14th St.; (916) 281-8664; www.facebook.com/events/ 542924665742240.

Special Events SPAGHETTI DINNER: Join the California Automobile Museum for an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner. You will have the opportunity to rub elbows with other car enthusiasts, museum board members and executive director Karen McClaflin. Programming will include insight into new building plans, live music, and wine

and beer drinking. Su, 4/7, 4-7pm. $10. California Automobile Museum, 2200 Front St.; (916) 442-6802; www.calautomuseum.org.

Kids’ Stuff OPEN HOUSE ON THE FARM: Bring friends, family and kids to experience all the offerings of the Center for Land-Based Learning’s educational farm, Farm on Putah Creek. Open house activities include farm animal displays, hayrides, crafts, farm tours and handson education workshops. Su, 4/7, noon-4pm. Free. Farm on Putah Creek, 5265 Putah Creek Rd. in Winters; (530) 795-1520; http://landbasedlearning.org.

Concerts BEIJING GUITAR DUO-CHINA: Beijing Guitar Duo closes the Sacrameneto Guitar Society’s classical guitar series and brings two of China’s most gifted young artists in classical guitar to Three Stages. Composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, the Beijing Guitar Duo is widely noted for its outstanding technique and artistic musicality. Su, 4/7, 2pm. $15-$49. Three Stages at Folsom Lake, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.threestages.net.

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BACK TO BASICS: PERFECT POULTRY: Learn to break down a whole chicken and how to use the pieces in basic recipes. Students will each practice on their own organic chicken (provided). Bring a chef’s knife and paring knife. M, 4/8, 6-8:30pm. $35-$45. Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op Community Learning Center & Cooking School, 1914 Alhambra Blvd.; (916) 868-6399; www.sacfoodcoop.com.

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View a presentation by Nobel Peace Prize nominee Jeff Halper titled “Faith & Human Rights in Palestine/Israel.” Halper founded the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions in 1997 to end Israel’s occupation over the Palestinians. ICAHD takes as its main focus Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes. Tu, 4/9, 7pm. Donations requested. First United Methodist Church, 2100 J St.; (916) 446-5025; www.sabeelsacramento.org.

Special Events SACRAMENTO CHRONICLES: Sacramento history enthusiasts are invited to hear local author Cheryl Anne Stapp discuss her new book, Sacramento Chronicles: A Golden Past. It surveys the history of our great city from pre-gold rush days through modern times. The author will be on hand to sign books following the presentation. Tu, 4/9,

6-7:30pm. Free. Sacramento Public Library (Central Branch), 828 I St.; (916) 264-2920; www.saclibrary.org.

Meetings & Groups DEMOCRATIC CLUB: The Elk GroveSouth County Democratic Club will hold its regular monthly meeting. Vice-President Dan Schmitt will lead a brainstorming session on issues or activities that members have indicated they are interested in seeing the club get more involved with. Tu, 4/9, 6:30-8pm. Free. Elk Grove Library, 8900 Elk Grove Blvd. in Elk Grove; (916) 479-2244.

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returns for four performances at Three Stages at Folsom Lake College. Mixing virtuosic performance with lively commentary on the composers, Jeffrey Siegel has technique, musical sensitivity and character. W, 4/10, 7:30pm. $7-$29. Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Pkwy. in Folsom; (916) 608-6888; www.threestages.net.

Special Events SALMON FALLS RANCH TRAIL HIKE: Join American River College staff on a preview hike of the recently acquired Salmon Falls Ranch located near the Skunk Hollow parking lot in the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. The new parcel features 757 acres of rolling grasslands, oak savannah and seasonal streams. Enjoy sweeping views of the Folsom Lake and the Crystal Basin from hilltops along the way. W, 4/10, 10am-2pm. Donations requested. Skunk Hollow Bridge, Salmon Falls Rd. in Folsom; (530) 621-1224, ext. 21; www.arconservancy.org.

Now Playing SACRAMENTO STATE PRESENTS CABARET: Pay a visit to the Kit Kat Klub with Cabaret. Directed by Professor Ed Brazo, the Tony award-winning musical turns the spotlight on singer Sally Bowles as she experiences 1920s Berlin and the rise of Nazi Germany. 4/10-4/21. $7-$15. Sacramento State University Theatre, 6000 J St. in Shasta Hall; (916) 278-6368; www.csus.edu/dram.

ONGOING Special Events OLD SACRAMENTO UNDERGROUND TOURS: Hidden beneath the city for nearly 150 years, Old Sacramento’s underground has long been the capital’s best-kept secret. Now in its fourth season, visitors have the opportunity to uncover the facts behind the legends that lie below historic buildings and sidewalks. M-Su,

10:30am-3pm through 12/1.

$10-$15. Old Sacramento, 1002 Second St.; (916) 808-7059; www.historicoldsac.org.

SACRAMENTO IS A FUNNY PLACE. Just take a look at K Street: There are all sorts of funny smells and goofylooking Ed Hardy-clothes-wearing bros. Seriously, though: Sactown sports a rich comedy scene filled with a few comedians who’ve made it big on a national level, tons of up-andcomers looking for more exposure, numerous improv teams, and an ever-present rotation of touring comics visiting area clubs. Here’s a quick rundown of a few notable comedy happenings this week:

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Kind of famous for his role as a warehouse worker on NBC’s The Office and as the host of Fuse’s Off Beat, Mike E. Winfield performs two free shows in Sac this week. The first one— Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Sacramento State University Union Ballroom (6000 J Street)—features special guest Sammy Obeid, who played the Buddhist on The Coexist? Comedy Tour along with Winfield (the Christian) and tour co-founder and local comedian Keith Lowell Jensen (the atheist). Winfield’s second show is on Saturday, April 6, at 8 p.m. at Lucky Derby Casino (7433 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights). Find out more at http://mikewinfield.com.

M I L K Y W AY IMPROV FESTIVAL This inaugural three-day festival—happening at the Roseville Theatre (241 Vernon Street in Roseville) on Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7—is organized by improv troup Blacktop Comedy. It features local troupes the Colony, Shorties, Lady Business and ComedySportz—as well as a handful of touring groups and lectures on several different aspects of improv. Tickets are $12-$15 for individual events, $20-$25 for a one-day pass, and $40-$45 for a three-day pass. For more information, visit www.milkywayimprovfestival.com.

JOSH BLUE Winner of the fourth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Josh Blue will hit the stage at Punch Line Comedy Club (2100 Arden Way) on Thursday, April 4, through Saturday, April 6. Blue’s comedy is filled with self-deprecating humor and oddball scenarios that stem from his experience living with cerebral palsy. Show times are 8 p.m. on Thursday and 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tickets cost $22.50. Visit www.punchlinesac.com for more information.

For more information, check out the Sacramento Comedy Spot at www.saccomedyspot.com, Laughs Unlimited at www.laughsunlimited.com and Tommy T’s Comedy & Dinner Theatre at www.tommyts.com/sac.

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tables and light wooden chairs, there’s an airy atmosphere, casual and cozy. Estelle’s offers an espresso bar and a wide assortment of teas and muffins and rolls for the breakfast crowd as well as sweets, including DayGlo macarons. For the lunch-inclined, there are soups, salads, sandwiches and meat or meatless quiche. One of the authentic touches is the spare use of condiments. The smoked salmon is enlivened by dill and the flavor of its croissant. Its tomato bisque is thick and richly flavored, and, in a nice touch, a puff pastry floats in the tureen as accompaniment. There’s a lot to like about Estelle’s—except dinner. Doors close at 6pm. French. 901 K St., (916) 551-1500. Meal for one: $5-$10. HHH1⁄2 G.L.

Grange Restaurant & Bar You won’t find any “challenging” dishes on this menu—just delicious local and seasonal food such as the Green Curry & Pumpkin Soup, which has a Southeast Asian flair. A spinach salad features ingredients that could be considered boring elsewhere: blue-cheese dressing, bacon, onion. But here, the sharply cheesy buttermilk dressing and the woodsy pine nuts make it a salad to remember. Grange’s brunch puts other local offerings to shame. The home fries are like marvelously crispy Spanish patatas bravas. A grilled-ham-andGruyere sandwich is just buttery enough, and an egg-white

frittata is more than a bone thrown to the cholesterolchallenged; it’s a worthy dish in its own right. American. 926 J St., (916) 492-4450. Dinner for one: $40-$60. HHHH B.G.

Midtown 24K Chocolat Cafe This cafe, located in a labyrinthine Spanishcolonial-style structure that also houses meditation classes, a gift shop heavy on the crystals and clowning workshops, serves a solid, if very limited, brunch and lunch menu. One offering is a firm wedge of frittata with a strong tang of sharp cheddar that almost but doesn’t quite jibe with the slightly spicy mole sauce on the plate.The spinach curry, made creamy by coconut milk rather than dairy, comes topped with cubes of tofu and tiny diced scallion and red bell pepper and rests atop a smooth potato cake. A side of garbanzo-bean salad is well-flavored with the surprising combination of mint and apricot. The place, located inside Ancient Future, has “chocolat” in the name, and chocolate is everywhere: for sale, along with tea and coffee in the small boutique area, and in the form of truffles plated on a side table. It’s also in many of the menu offerings, including a tiny cup of hot Mexican drinking chocolate, and chocolate-cherry scones served crisp and hot, studded with big chunks of bittersweet chocolate and tart dried cherries. American. $10-$15. 2331 K St., (916) 476-3754. HHH B.G.

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Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. The restaurant, by the same owners as Midtown’s The Golden Bear, sports a firefighting theme (a ladder on the ceiling duct work, shiny silver wallpaper with a rat-and-hydrant motif, et al) and a bar setup that encourages patrons to talk to each other. An interesting wine list includes entries from Spain and Israel; there are also draft cocktails and numerous beers on tap. The brunch menu is heavy on the eggs, prepared in lots of ways. One option is the Croque Madame, a hamand-Gruyere sandwich usually battered with egg. This one had a fried egg and béchamel, with a generous smear of mustard inside. The mountain of potato hash alongside tasted flavorful and not too greasy. The menu also features pizzas and house-made pastas, but one of its highlights includes an excellent smoked-eggplant baba ganoush, which is smoky and garlicky and served with warm flatbread wedges and oil-cured olives. The bananas foster bread pudding is equally transcendent, accompanied by very salty caramel gelato, pecans and slivers of brûléed bananas. American.1630 S St., (916) 442-4885. Dinner for one: $20-$40. HHH1/2 A.M.R.

Shady Lady Saloon So many bars try to do bar snacks, and so many fail. Shady Lady, however, nails it. The fried green tomatoes are punched up with a tarragon rémoulade and the huge charcuterie board is more like a groaning board, stocked

with abundant regional meats and cheeses. The pickle plate looks like Peter Rabbit’s dream, all teeny turnips and tangy carrot chunks. Generally excellent, the saloon’s cocktail list veers from the classics with a list of bartender-created drinks with unusual, but wisely considered flavor combinations: cilantro and tequila, blackberry and thyme, and the surprisingly sublime mixture of celery and pineapple. American. 1409 R St., (916) 231-9121. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1⁄2 B.G.

fresh the next day with dried Thai chilies and scallions. Thai and Lao. 2827 Norwood Ave., (916) 641-5890. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHHH B.G.

South Sac named for its signature dish, a Vietnamese egg crepe. Each one completely fills an oval-shaped platter and is served shatteringly crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Bánh Xèo also offers nem nuong, or grilled pork sausages on skewers, and chao tom, a grilled-shrimp dish that arrives as a flamingo-pink paste melded into a sausage shape around juicy sugarcane. Vietnamese. 7837 Stockton Blvd., Ste. 700; (916) 476-4895. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHHH1⁄2 B.G.

Asian Café Asian Café serves both Thai and Lao food, but go for the Lao specialties, which rely on flavoring staples such as fish sauce, lime juice, galangal and lemongrass, lots of herbs, and chilies. One of the most common dishes in Lao cuisine is larb, a dish of chopped meat laced with herbs, chilies and lime. At Asian Café, it adds optional offal add-ons—various organ meats, entrails, et al—to three versions of the dish: beef with tripe, chicken with gizzards, or pork with pork skin. The beef salad offers a gentle respite from aggressive flavors, consisting of medium-thick chewy slices of eye of round with red bell pepper, chopped iceberg and hot raw jalapeño. The single best dish here is the nam kao tod, a crispy entree with ground pork that’s baked on the bottom of the pan with rice, then stirred and fried up

Blue Moon Cafe and Karaoke In Sac, most people equate Hong Kong-style cuisine with dim sum, but this restaurant, which also features private karaoke rooms, serves up tasty, familiar food by way of rice plates, sandwiches, noodle bowls, soups and stirfries. A few random Japanese (ramen, fried udon), French (sweet or savory crepes), Russian (borscht), Korean (beef and kimchi hot pot) and Italian (various pastas) foods add to the feeling that whatever your cultural background, you’ll find a comfort dish from your childhood to wrap its arms around you and give you a hug. Cultural

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the area’s best Michoacán restaurants. Of its regional dishes, the enchiladas Apatzingán are unusual, filled with only a smattering of sharp cheese and diced onion, soaked in a vinegary sauce, and smothered in very lightly pickled, shredded cabbage with raw hunks of radish and avocado slices. Another specialty is the morisqueta—the ultimate comfort dish due to the unique texture of the white rice, which is as soft as an angel’s buttock. Mexican. 5701 Franklin Blvd., (916) 428-7844. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1⁄2 B.G.

Arden/ Carmichael El Pollo Feliz For a restaurant dubbed “the happy chicken,” El Pollo Feliz sure smokes a lot of birds. These chickens get one heck of an afterlife: Their parts are rubbed with earthy Mexican spices and then slow-cooked in a smoker for hours. Their flesh becomes fall-off-the-bone soft and infused with an aromatic wood-chip flavor. The restaurant’s signature dish is barbecue chicken, and customers can purchase wings, breasts, drumsticks

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Jin Men The restaurant bills its itself as Chinese, but it actually specializes in KoreanChinese food. The most popular Korean specialty dish is its ja jang myun, based on the Chinese dish zhajiangmian (fried noodles with sauce). Jin Men’s rendition is made with little squares of chewy pork and tiny shrimp mixed with lots of sweet sautéed onions and slightly salty black-bean paste. This addictive dish is served in a bowl just the right size to keep all to yourself. The jambong is a spicy seafood soup nicely spiked with chili and perfect for curing a cold. Chinese-style offerings include mu shu chicken and a ho-hum vegetable fried rice. Much better was the Hot Spicy Bean Curd—a large portion of silky tofu in a zingy sauce with peas and carrots. Asian. 3212 Fulton Ave., (916) 779-3353. Dinner for one: $5-$10. HHH A.M.R.

Land Park/ Curtis Park The Hideaway Bar & Grill This bar fills a niche Sacramento might not have known it lacked with its vague rockabilly vibe, lots of greased hair on the men, brightly dyed hair in retro styles and cat-eye glasses on the ladies, and an abundance of black clothes and tattoo sleeves for all. The liquor selection is basic (no craft cocktails here). The menu’s heavy on fried appetizers, salads, sandwiches and burgers, the latter of which are architectural, towering assemblages. Happily, the fluffy charred buns are sturdy enough to hold up when the tower is squeezed to a more realistic height. A meaty veggie burger (one of three veggie sandwich options) gets crunch from fried pickles and sweet heat from barbecue sauce. Overall, the Hideaway offers cheap beer, adequate bar food and a comfortable place to hang with out friends. American. 2565 Franklin Blvd., (916) 455-1331. Dinner for one: $10-$15. HHH1/2 B.G.

Pangaea Two Brews Cafe Tables, tall and short, are large and communal, fostering that casual camaraderie that should be the goal of any selfrespecting brewpub. There’s a fairly extensive menu, including breakfast items. Not to put too fine a point on

it: Pangaea’s offerings are not beers that will be found at a Save Mart Supermarket or even Nugget. They are nuanced. Brewed with artisanship. In some cases, for hundreds of years. There’s the usual panoply of French dip, hot pastrami, Reuben and so on. Among the signature offerings is The Gobbler. Turkey, natch. Cranberry sauce, natch. Then red onion, several roma tomato slices, a thicket of green leaf and pepper jack cheese, all shoehorned into a big baguette. Brewpub. 2743 Franklin Blvd., (916) 454-4942. Dinner for one: $10-$20. HHH1⁄2 G.L.

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and thighs in a variety of amounts—from as few as two to 12 pieces. An eight-piece combo is basically an entire chicken. You can also order it covered in a chocolatey and peppery mole-poblano sauce; shredded and scattered atop a plate of nachos; on top of a salad; inside a torta-style sandwich; or stuffed into a burrito. There’s a friendly neighborhood vibe here, and much of the cooking happens in the parking lot directly in front of the mom-and-pop joint. 4717 Whitney Ave., Carmichael; (916) 485-4446. Mexican. Dinner for one: $5-$15. HHHH J.M.

this grub shack to well beyond a simple sandwich place. American. 4261 Truxel Rd., (916) 285-6100. Dinner for one: $8-$12. HHHH G.L.

Davis Davis Noodle City What sets this place apart from other joints is the fact that most of its food is not Chinese-American, but true Chinese cuisine. Fried tofu arrives looking like deepfried marshmallows. Beneath the crispy coating is a sweet, custardy center that billows with steam. The scallion pancakes are bits of naanlike dough packed with slivered scallions. A popular street food in China and Korea, it takes skill to prepare these in a way so they’re light, crispy and not at all greasy. DNC nails it. The Sichuan eggplant is also a delight: The eggplant is velvety and soft, with a sauce that tastes sweet and enticingly sour. Unlike the traditional way of using a fistful of chilies to prepare the dish, this one is intended for an American audience, and as such, is a caged lion, but DNC will take the lock off if you ask. The noodle dishes are gargantuan enough to feed a marathon runner adequately. Chinese. 129 E St., #1D in Davis; (530) 757-2618. $8-$12. HHH G.M.

Natomas Pork Belly Grub Shack Pork Belly Grub Shack encourages customers to pig out with menu items that include a catfish po’boy, steak options and several burgers. For vegetarians there’s the Porkless Bella Burger, a portobello mushroom and jack cheese sandwich with tomato and mixed greens. But who the hell wants steak and chicken and bigheaded mushrooms at a place that so proudly promotes pork belly? Go whole hog with the Big Piggin. The first bite is salty and sweet with a rich beef patty, barbecue sauce, cheddar, a strong splash of garlic aioli and sliced pork belly. The Hot Mess is similar, sans pork belly burger and served on sourdough with a fried egg. This kind of hog-wild legerdemain is what elevates

A feast of festivals It’s spring. In other words, it’s time to grab a drink, dine al fresco and work on that tan on the patio. Or, just head to one of these food festivals: Bockbierfest, offering German food, beer and German music (6 p.m. to midnight on Friday, April 5; and 3 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, April 6, at Sacramento Turn Verein, 3349 J Street; $20; www.sacramentoturnverein.com); Sacramento Beer and Chili Festival, featuring a chili cook-off, live music, and beer from Hoppy Brewing Company and American River Brewing Company (1 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at Fremont Park, 1515 Q Street; $20.75-$40; http://sacramentobeerandchilifestival.com); or Festa di Vino, serving wine from Sacramento-area establishments such as Clarksburg Wine Company and Michael-David Winery, and food from Blackbird Kitchen & Bar and Enotria Restaurant Wine Bar (6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H Street; $45; http://festadivino.com). —Jonathan Mendick

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Lady It’s not normal to listen to a record three times in a row, is it? Maybe not, but sometimes there’s an album so damn good it seems to get stuck in permanent rotation. Such is the case with the self-titled debut from Lady, a soul duo comprising England’s Terri Walker and the California-born Nicole MUSIC Wray. Previously, Walker’s 2003 debut Untitled was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, while Wray is best known for her Missy Elliot-produced 1998 single, “Make It Hot.” Together, they create a throwback sound that evokes the best of ’60s Motown, ’80s R&B, and vintage ’90s hip-hop beats. The result is a buttery-smooth collection of jams such as “Money,” an anthem for independence, and “Karma,” an achingly gorgeous breakup lament. Available on CD, vinyl and digital download. http://truthandsoulrecords.com/artists/lady. —Rachel Leibrock

Wall of change The PosTer! La PaLabra! The Word! In the 1970s, the Sacramento-based art collective the Royal Chicano Air Force emerged as an influential presence in the Chicano arts scene. Founded by José Montoya, who studied at Sacramento State University on a fellowship in the college’s Mexican American Education Project, and art-school student ART Esteban Villa, the collective (originally named the Rebel Chicano Art Front) aimed to raise awareness and support for Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. The group, comprising visual artists, musicians, poets, performers and activists, also worked to foster creativity, change and activism in the community by painting murals, conducting workshops and holding poetry readings and cultural festivals—all promoted with colorful posters. With their bold hues and dramatic narratives, these silk-screened works quickly became emblematic of the movement. Now, a new art show at Sac State highlights selected works from the university’s permanent collection. The Poster! La Palabra! The Word!, which showcases various RCAF artists, including pieces by the late Ricardo Favela and Armando Cid, runs through April 27, in the Sacramento State Library Gallery Annex. Regular gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and the exhibit includes Villa’s music as background listening. A reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 5 p.m., and will include a lecture from the event co-curator Ella Diaz, as well as an art-history panel on “Challenges of Campus Art Management” from 2:30 to 4 p.m. 6000 J Street, www.csus.edu. —Rachel Leibrock

Run like hell I had a wonderful first date with a beautiful woman I can’t seem to forget. We spent five hours talking over dinner, and it felt like 30 minutes had passed. But I have one lingering doubt. Whenever she talked about her ex-boyfriend, she got this look in her eye, the look every man wants a woman to have when she thinks about him. She says they are friends, she loves him and she calls regularly by Joey ga to see how he is doing. She rcia says it would never work out long-term because he a s kj oey @ ne wsreview.c om has an anger problem. They dated for two months, and he was abusive, emotionally and Joey somewhat physically. Am I crazy to hesitate? This woman is everywas deeply moved by thing a man would want. Fallaci at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. For you, hesitation is self-love in action. Never pursue a woman who is pining over an ex-partner. Run like hell from a woman who imagines herself in love after two months of abuse. Keep running until you admit that she checks in with him because she hopes the relationship will reinvent itself someday. And, yes, it could. He could go to counseling and, with

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engaged to young Trench (Robert August), who is handsome, if not rich. But things come undone when the odious origin of Sartorius’ wealth is revealed. Broad social hypocrisy is then lampooned as the tables are turned on several characters—they fall back on manners and “breeding” to justify serving their own ends. Director Janis Stevens, who clearly appreciates Shaw’s greatness, does much to bring this big play (three acts, two intermissions, tons of lines) into focus, and largely succeeds. The production runs on a shoestring budget (basic sets, sound, costumes), and there were a few awkward moments on opening night. But Taylor is a treat as the cagey-but-choleric landlord who’s sheltered his daughter, and Goldman gives us a feisty, independent young woman in that part. See it while you can: There probably won’t be another local production for decades. Ω

after, she scheduled Mrs. Warren’s Profession (a Shawian comedy about a businesswoman who got rich running tidy brothels). But in a pinch, Gularte reluctantly dropped Mrs. Warren in favor of something more contemporary and less challenging. We haven’t seen much Shaw in town since. Most likely, you’ve never even heard of Widowers’ Houses, the 1892 script which is now getting a production at California Stage Company. It may be an early effort, but Shaw’s classic themes are evident. The story concerns the slumlord Sartorius (Loren Taylor), who lives luxuriously while his working-class rent collector Lickcheese (Rick Murphy) squeezes hapless tenants for payments. Taylor has the miserly thing down (he’s played Scrooge), but Sartorius is different: He has a pretty daughter, Blanche (Jessica Goldman), for whom he’s purchased an education and material comforts. Now, he’s after a good husband: Blanche gets

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Growing up is hard. Understanding you’ve lived with racism your entire life is, too. Sacramento Theatre Company examines the topic in Master Harold ... and the Boys, written by Athol Fugard and directed by Buddy Butler. Hally (Will Block), a white 17-year-old, and his two lifelong black servants Sam and Willie (Michael J. Asberry and Rob Anthony Gray, respectively) subtly discuss the state of affairs in 1950s South Africa. Hally recalls his youth as a child would remember it; however, he must come to terms with his world when servants who have become family show him the reality of apartheid. The production is strong and features wellrehearsed actors. However, sometimes the actions don’t match the language and bits become awkward. The play is one of Fugard’s most powerful and conveys a bitterness about the everyday racism that continued to exists. First performed in 1982, the play was critical of an entire system 12 years before it crumbled with the election of Nelson Mandela. It simultaneously shows the love that is shared between people and how cruel the very idea of racial or social inequality is in society. Overall, STC’s show tells the story well—grit and all. —Maxwell McKee Master Harold ... and the Boys, 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; $12-$35. Sacramento Theatre Company, 1419 H Street; (916) 443-6722; www.sactheatre.org. Through May 5.

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Writer David Pierini’s play for young audiences provides a timely reminder that American women had to protest for decades before they got the right to vote—and it was by no means an easy battle. Acting intern Sarah Clancy plays a determined 20-year-old who takes up the cause, Jamie Jones plays feisty old Susan B. Anthony in her final years. Sa, Su 1 & 4pm. Through 4/14. $18-$27. B Street Theatre, 2711 B St.; (916) 443-5300; www.bstreettheatre.org. J.H.

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Capital Stage presents Katori Hall’s play about Martin Luther King Jr.’s final night on Earth. Here, as directed by Anthony D’Juan, the civil-rights leader battles himself and fate as a beautiful angel ushers him into the special light. Beethovan Oden takes on the part of King and depicts him majestically, as ZZ Moor plays the cussin’, drinkin’ angel Camae. Both have moments of extreme passion, something the script offers well. The play falls flat, however, as it seems to set out to say that King was a man and would have been scared to accept his inevitable death. But in doing so, it casts him as a cog in a divine plan, when in reality, he was murdered in cold blood by a hatemonger. Th, F, Sa 8pm; Su 2 & 7pm. Through 4/21. $22-$35. Capital Stage, 2215 J St.; (916) 995-5464; www.capstage.org. M.M.

THE RAVEN AND OTHER IMAGES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE

Sacramento State University professor emeritus and renowned puppeteer Richard Bay has resurrected and revised a show he first produced at CSUS in 1979—The Raven and Other Images of Edgar Allan Poe. It’s an evening with Poe that explores both the writer and his works by using live actors who examine Poe’s life and a range of puppets that act out scenes of Poe’s greatest works. The puppets are used Japanese Bunraku style, with two people controlling one puppet by manipulating them through rods and gloved hands for gestures. The results are often mesmerizing and breathe new life into Poe’s works. Because the puppets lack facial expressions and the puppeteers stand onstage, it takes a few minutes to become engrossed in the characters. But thanks to the skilled puppeteers’ fluid gestures and talented dialogue delivery, the figures soon become animated and believable. F, Sa 8pm; Su 2pm. Through 4/21. $15-$17. Chautauqua Playhouse, 5325 Engle Rd. in Carmichael; (916) 498-7529; www.cplayhouse.org. P.R.

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But here it is at last, from director Walter Salles, who with writer Jose Rivera also made The Motorcycle Diaries, and now has cornered the market on retrospective period road movies about pretty young people whose seeking spirits fate them to become generational representatives. Foremost a chronicle of Kerouac’s own North American wayfarings of the late 1940s, Rivera and Salles’ On the Road stars Sam Riley as author stand-in Sal Paradise, an immigrant’s kid and an introvert in need of new possibilities, and Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (standing in for Neal Cassady), Sal’s all-American cowboy muse. Pushing and pulling each other through mutual fatherlessness and wanderlust, they embark on a now-recognizably archetypal adventure of sex and drugs and cross-country driving. These actors aren’t automatically familiar to all of us, and that’s good, because preexisting cinematic personas might distract us from the pre-existing literary personas. Before this, Riley’s most prominent turn so far was as Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in the black-and-white brooder Control, and Hedlund first became a leading man as the CGI-cloaked hero of Tron: Legacy. Neither of those movies could be described as plein-air affairs; each had its own manner of glossiness, applied like a shrouding veil. It’s little wonder that Curtis and Hedlund seem mutually and palpably refreshed by the rustic, sunlit pleasures of playing Paradise and Moriarty.

The ladies in these men’s lives include but are not limited to a teen nymph played with refreshing and surprising physicality by Kristen Stewart, and Kirsten Dunst as, eventually, the wised-up mother of Moriarty’s child. Plus, like streetside flickers glimpsed from a cruising car window, shining cameos abound in On the Road, most notably one from Viggo Mortensen in a brief but pretty good William S. Burroughs pose. In the end, it’s a film full of game performances, all of which seem incomplete; this is, after all, a meditation on the human state of feeling unfinished. Which is to say that as a movie, On the Road doesn’t quite add up. How could it? Making it all up as you go was both a subject and a style for Kerouac, but Rivera and Salles’ film— especially after taking so long to get made, and even longer to get seen—can’t possibly feel like a spontaneous self-invention. Not just because movie production doesn’t really work that way, but also because neither does any literary adaptation, let alone this one. Who can even watch this without already knowing what it has to live up to? The filmmakers might so easily have been paralyzed with pressure, but they soldiered on as if entirely undaunted. Infused with romantic affection for all it portrays, On the Road does at least approximate the ecstatic condition of its literary source. Characters seem constitutionally averse to cynicism. Scenes

Who can even watch this film without already knowing what it has to live up to? unfold in bebop-phrased headlong rushes or as ricochets between urge and inspiration. For every moment of Sal Paradise soaking up his life experience and hurrying to scribble it all down, there’s some jump-cut montage of views through a windshield, with apparently endless variations of light and weather and mood. It should be said that these include a mystically hushed and foggy Bay Bridge threshold crossing that will feel familiar to anyone who ever came to Northern California from somewhere else on purpose. What’s best about it, though, and truest to what the Beat credo has come to mean to us, is that the only real way to know whether this movie is a bore, or just another instance of Kerouac as commodity, or a righteous tribute, or even an epiphany, is to get out there and see for yourself. Ω

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Tina Fey plays an ambitious Princeton University admissions officer whose recruitment rounds include an alternative school presided over by Paul Rudd. He has a star pupil he’d really like her to see, played by Nat Wolff. And what follows is somehow a romantic comedy between two other people about whether or not this kid is Princeton material. There’s more, plotwise, but it’s best not to give it all away. Better just to say it involves family matters, and Lily Tomlin as Fey’s character’s feisty feministscholar mom. Director Paul Weitz, most recently of Little Fockers and Being Flynn, doesn’t really go in for satire, but even if he wanted to, Karen Croner’s script, from Jean Hanff Korelitz’s novel, might not allow it. Thus, Rudd and particularly Fey seem a little stranded in a film, which, if we’re really making decisions based on merit here, doesn’t quite deserve them. If Admission teaches us anything, it’s that movies can be like universities: Some are just hard to get into. J.K.

A Good Day to Die Hard

Tough cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) flies to Russia to check up on his son (Jai Courtney) who has landed in jail—only to learn that Junior is really CIA, and it’s all part of his mission to spirit a political prisoner (Sebastian Koch) out of the country. Now Daddy is in the middle of things and about to either ruin everything or save the day—or both. This series ran out of gas with the first sequel and has been on life support ever since; writer Skip Woods and director John Moore fail to revive it here, but they cram in all they can think of, with Willis and Courtney surviving concussions, broken bones, explosions and outrunning machine-gun bullets. Is Courtney being groomed to take over when Willis finally has enough? What’s next? Never Say Die Hard? Do or Die Hard? Who cares? Die hard, already! J.L.

The Croods

A prehistoric family is forced to face the outside world when their teenage daughter (voiced by Emma Stone) meets a handsome stranger (Ryan Reynolds). It’s recycled Flintstones, only without even the meager inspiration of that oldie-but-not-very-goodie. At least William Hanna and Joseph Barbera ripped off The Honeymooners; writer-directors Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders can only think to rip off some of the worst animated features of all time: Rio, Ice Age, Madagascar—distended shorts that mistake frantic activity for energy and flailing invention for ingenuity. With negligible characters and a threadbare story, there’s nothing to pass the time but identifying the voices. Nicolas Cage is dad, Catherine Keener is mom and Cloris Leachman is grandma. There now, I’ve saved you the trouble of seeing it at all. J.L.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

The G.I. Joes are framed for treason and annihilated by order of the president (Jonathan Pryce)—but he’s really a prisoner and is being impersonated by the shapeshifting villain Zartan (Arnold Vosloo). Also, a handful of Joes (Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki) survive to seek revenge. This barely connected sequel to the 2009 original has been on the shelf for eight months; did writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and director Jon M. Chu spend the time making improvements? If so, it must have been pretty awful back then. Now, it’s mildly entertaining junk, just like its predecessor. The CGI fight and combat scenes, as in the first movie, are still elaborately realistic—and still utterly unconvincing. Bruce Willis signs on to help Johnson show the whippersnappers how it’s done. J.L.

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Earth is invaded by alien “souls” who take over the bodies of humans, but at least one of them (Saoirse Ronan) finds that her human counterpart refuses to die quietly. The two personalities wind up working together to find the kid brother (Chandler Canterbury) and boyfriend (Max Irons) the human half of them left behind. Adapted by writer-director Andrew Niccol from the novel by Twilight’s Stephenie Meyer, the movie is highly entertaining—but mainly as an unintentional comedy. It’s like a Mad Magazine parody: “If Stephenie Meyer had written Invasion of the Body Snatchers”—an instant camp classic. Poor Ronan carries on hilarious arguments with herself in voice-over, and her two-in-one character is torn between three—Irons, Jake Abel and Boyd Holbrook— who are all but indistinguishable. J.L.

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Nostalgic beauty rules this latest from the gentle animation juggernaut Studio Ghibli, in which Japan’s children of World War II come of age and come to terms with their country’s past. The setting is a nation readying for the 1964 Olympics and eager for acclimation in the modern world. The plot is a sweet and simple high-school love story: Sparks delicately fly between sensitive classmates (voiced by Sarah Bolger and Anton Yelchin). As live-action, director Goro Miyazaki’s tale (from a graphic novel by Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsurô Sayama) would seem too slight, its past-becomes-future theme too obvious. Given the Ghibli touch, however, it’s gloriously light—long on reflective sincerity and tastefully moderated melodrama, short on all the panicked solicitation of kids’ attention that’s so common in American animated films. Among the lovingly detailed, light-dappled landscapes, other voices come through clearly, too, including those of Gillian Anderson, Beau Bridges, Christina Hendricks and Chris Noth. J.K.

Olympus Has Fallen

Terrorists seize the White House and the president (Aaron Eckhart), virtually annihilating the Secret Service; only one agent (Gerard Butler) remains—the one who sacrificed the first lady (Ashley Judd) to save the president in an auto accident 18 months earlier. Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt’s script is soaked in post9/11 nightmare images and mayhem to cover all the whoppers along the way (a garbage truck that converts into an assault vehicle? Really?), and they get away with it more than they have a right to expect. Director Antoine Fuqua hammers the action out with all the breakneck abandon and CGI $70 million can buy, and there’s a good supporting cast to sell it: Angela Bassett as Butler’s boss, Morgan Freeman as the acting president, Robert Forster as a trigger-happy general are some. J.L.

Oz the Great and Powerful

As Tim Burton took on Lewis Carroll, so Sam Raimi has a go at L. Frank Baum: under the deadening influence of Disneyfication. It’s not Raimi’s fault that never again will any movie have the cultural staying power of The Wizard of Oz, but still his quasi-prequel seems to lack perspective. Before becoming the man behind the curtain, he was James Franco, as a Kansas con man with a two-bit carnival magic act. Good idea, theoretically, but Oz as protagonist needs more than the nonpersonality of a perpetually stoned, spread-thin performance artist. Too much CGI doesn’t help. Over the rainbow and abetted by an orphaned broken-legged porcelain doll and a servile flying monkey with the voice of Zach Braff, he tangles with a trio of variously meddlesome witches (Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams). The thing about Oz-related entertainment properties, which indeed have become abundant over the past century, is the spirit with which they’re carried off. Some tornadoes are stronger than others. J.K.

Spring Breakers

Four pals (Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine) rob a restaurant to finance spring break vacation in St. Petersburg, Fla., where they get busted for cocaine and are bailed out by a lowlife dealer and pimp named Alien (James Franco, almost unrecognizable with his braids and flashy gold teeth), who relishes the fresh young meat. Writer-director Harmony Korine (remember when he was hot?) doesn’t push the envelope, he rips it

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to shreds, and the movie takes on the enervating negative energy of Alien’s slurring, addled monologues. Korine dares us to look away, and he’s right, we can’t—but that’s not necessarily a compliment. Only Franco and Gomez (whose character bails out early) manage to stand out amid the sun-soaked delirium; Hudgens, Benson and Korine’s wife Rachel remain indistinguishable. J.L.

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A teenage girl (Mia Wasikowska), grieving for her father killed in a car crash, sees an uncle she didn’t know existed (Matthew Goode) suddenly moving in with her and her mother (Nicole Kidman). Korean director Chan-wook Park has never made a movie in English before, and writer Wentworth Miller has never written a screenplay at all, and it shows—their movie is a ridiculous crock of hopeless hooey. With his teenage-girl-and-Uncle-Charlie setup, Miller rashly invokes the memory of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Shadow of a Doubt, and it’s a mistake; he and Park have a long way to go before they’re anywhere near that league. Park imbues the movie with visual folderol in lieu of style, but can’t conceal the implausibilities of the far-fetched script. Kidman’s role amounts to little more than a diva cameo. J.L.

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Whether the former girlfriend actually wanted the games or just wanted to hurt the guy, it marked how low things had sunk, and the scene eventually ended up in lyric form: “She broke your heart / and she took your time / and all your Nintendo games.” “Faith, Hope, Etc.,” which draws on what it was like for Farren to console his friend during that time, is now the opening track on his new album Another Bluebird Day. The record marks a shift for Farren with a collection that’s decidedly more intimate than earlier works. Here, Farren still employs other musicians, with Brian Rogers on drums and Emily Kollars on backing vocals, but it’s the singer’s guitar and voice that take center stage, highlighting what he does best: sharing bits and pieces of his life. “The songs I write are the byproduct of my life … the things I love to do or the things that happen. The songs are what come out,” Farren says. The subject matter varies. “Sometimes I Like to Kill Things Too,” for example, is a whimsical track that Farren wrote one day after catching his dog killing his neighbor’s rabbits. The incident

made him wonder if he was all that different than his dog. After all, he too killed (directly or indirectly) living creatures: plants, cows, spiders, etc. “I feel like here’s a universal truth, that just by existing, you have edged something else out. You’ve probably destroyed something on a daily basis just be being alive. It kind of makes light of that idea,” Farren says. When it comes to songwriting, Farren says he tries not to exaggerate. While he could easily take the kernels of truth and build off then with fictitious, more dramatic retellings, he chooses not to. Rather, Farren prefers his work remain an authentic expression of his life. “The origins of most of my songs are these little mundane moments, but if you see the context of the things that led to that particular moment, then all of a sudden, you might see what’s interesting about them,” he says. One of the most sentimental new songs is “Little Blue Dirtbike,” which recounts the summer Farren spent with his grandfather when he was 5. Farren wrote the song after his grandfather died, and its retelling of moments—such as the time his grandfather taught him how to play pool—exhibit an understated sense of emotion. “That summer was my main experience with him. It talks about my viewpoint and learning about this man, and that being my only real memory of the guy,” Farren says. Such attention to personal detail, he says, is a way for listeners to know and understand him—not just as a musician.

“ If people resonate with [my music], chances are we can hang out and just be friends. If they get the songs, then they get me.” Justin Farren singer-songwriter “I feel like I’m showing enough of myself ... that if people resonate with [my music], chances are we can hang out and just be friends,” he says. “If they get the songs, then they get me.” Farren’s musical leanings started when he was young and discovered folk singers Greg Brown and Chris Smither, admiring both for their literary style of songwriting. Now, he says, he tries to bring that same quality to his work. “It forces me to really condense the story down to the most pertinent lines in the most refined way,” he says. “I really love trying to find just the perfect words to fit in just the perfect lines that explains the story—that also gives you room to interpret it in your own way as well.” Ω

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Hiii and mighty: West Coast gangster rap’s new poet laureate, Black Hippy’s Ab-Soul packed Ace of Spades for a solo show on Thursday, March 28. Now, I’m not going to start the argument over who was the last West Coast gangster-rap poet laureate, but the torch has definitely been passed here. The freshman catapulted his way into the hip-hop world alongside Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and ScHoolboy Q last year with the release of his album Control System. Ab-Soul describes the sound as “when sci-fi met swag,” and BEFORE

certainly the record is a combination of intellectual, thought-provoking dissertations and laid back, big blunt, West Coast trunk rattle. Or, Ab-Soul is what Nas would sound like if he grew up in Carson, California. The widespread success of Ab-Soul, Black Hippy and TDE is due to an underlying movement known as HiiiPower. Spelled with three I’s to represent the concept of the third eye, there is a new kind of consciousness present. The music here is less self-righteous than selfreflective. These artists are doing for this generation what N.W.A did for the kids of the ’90s: They hold a mirror up to what today’s youth faces—forcing the mainstream media, and thus, the rest of the world, to look at the reality.

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Hear the beard: When word got out that Will Oldham was set to play a free in-store set at Armadillo Music in Davis, speculation swelled. Would the sometimes actor (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy, Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure) show up—as he is wont to do—dressed in cutoffs and flip-flops? Some wondered about the possible state of his beard. As it turned out, the artist also known as Bonnie “Prince” Billy was here to play songs from his latest album What the Brothers Sang, a collection of Everly Brothers covers. Sound like an odd juxtaposition? It’s not, really. Oldham’s lean into the duo’s classic country-pop-rock music doesn’t stray too far from his own Appalachian-worn sound. Joined by Faun Fables singer Dawn McCarthy and guitarist Emmett Kelly, Oldham appeared in a natty gray suit and cowboy hat, facial hair present but neatly contained. For nearly an hour, the trio commanded the packed, swelteringly hot shop with a collection of songs made famous by siblings Don and Phil. Oldham’s mournful voice swooped and soared, accompanied by McCarthy’s clear and powerful vocals on numbers such as “Devoted to You,” “Love Hurts,” “My Little Yellow Bird” and “Walking the Dog.” Throughout, Oldham seemed cheerful—despite the store’s “hot and dry heat,” which, the Kentucky native noted, was worse than his preferred “hot and wet heat”). Maybe the good mood stemmed from a preshow trek to the nearby Davis Beer Shoppe? Perhaps he was just happy to hang out in a record store, even instructing the crowd to help him find a particular Tom Fogerty album as the trio set up to play. I’d like to think it had something to do with his dapper getup and tidy beard.

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Soul Asylum has been through seemingly everything: obscurity, fame, getting dropped from a record label, the death of a band ROCK member—bassist Karl Mueller, who died from throat cancer in 2005— and most recently, resurgance. The group, originally from Minneapolis, still makes good music after 20 years. Although best known for the overplayed coffee-shop-friendly singles “Runaway Train” and “Misery”—released in 1992 and 1995, respectively—the group now has 10 albums (the latest being 2012’s Delayed Reaction) under its belt and a strong cult fan base. Now 48, David Pirner is the only original band member remaining. And he still has that signature scratchy-throated alt-rock voice. Local bands A Single Second and Fair Struggle open. 1417 R Street, www.soulasylum.com.

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Pinkie Rideau (pictured) plays the blues the way she lives life—her own way. She fuses rock, funk and a whole lot of fun into each show. She’s opened for Los Lonely Boys and performed with Charlie Brechtel, Daniel Castro, Tim Murphy and Bobbie Webb. In this show, called Showtime at the Colonial, she’ll join a dozen performers, including Ayanna, Kyle Rowland and Simply the Band, for an evening of blues, funk and R&B. Rowland has performed blues harmonica alongside Norton Buffalo, Rick Estrin, Kenny Neal and R&B/FUNK the legendary James Cotton. Men should don their sharpest threads to be considered for the “Best Dressed Male Contest.” 3522 Stockton Boulevard, www.2pink4u.com.

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Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, 9:30 p.m., $5 I’m not sure what it says about the abundance of digitized pop these days that my first thought about Social Studies’ sophomore album Developer was: “This is strangely reserved.” I suppose it’s because it utilizes a lot of synth while remaining INDIE ROCK refreshingly devoid of dubstep. Imagine “Maps”-era Yeah Yeah Yeahs sedated on painkillers along with a few nods to Metric’s Emily Haines, and that’s the general domain of San Francisco-based Social Studies. I can personally vouch that “Terracur,” with its hypnotic beat and coy vocals, is good for quality wine-drinkingalone time, but it’s bound to be a crowdpleaser live, too. 129 E Street, Suite E in Davis; www.socialstudies-music.com.

Bows & Arrows, 7 p.m., $5 It’s hard to predict where Daniel Trudeau (a.k.a. Pregnant) will go from song to song, except that it’ll be strange. Imagine the Flaming Lips’ most accessible songs remixed by the weirdest glitch producers, or the Residents writing an entire album on a single Casio keyboard, or Animal Collective being played backward on a warped cassette. There isn’t even a known genre for the ideas Trudeau is experimenting with. EXPERIMENTAL He samples and builds guitar loops, mixes in electronic noises and beats, plays keyboard-horn solos. It will blow your mind. His voice—when he chooses to sing— brings a real humanity to the songs. This is an album-release show. 1815 19th Street, http://danielispregnant.com.

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Merle Haggard and the Strangers

Unnatural Ways

Banjo-Rama

Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 7:30 p.m., $49-$79

Bows & Arrows, 8 p.m., $5

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Merle Haggard is the real deal when it comes to exuding all the blue-collar blues, heartache, damnation, redemption, want, bare-chested patriotism, hard drinking, humor, romance and family ties of the raw, twangy, rockin’ country style known as the “Bakersfield sound.” Haggard’s past smacks of grist for a honkytonk jukebox: loss of the family’s Oklahoma farm to fire, his birth outside Bakersfield and death of his father nine years later, his incarceration in San Quentin State Prison, five marCOUNTRY riages, and his career climb from bars to the Country Music Hall of Fame. And his backup band is usually amazing, too. He plays Tuesday night at the same time as well. 10 College Parkway in Folsom, http://merlehaggard.com.

Uni and Her Ukelele

Clarion Inn Arden Conference Center, 7 p.m., $20-$45

If the music on your current playlist is starting to bore, give Unnatural Ways a go. This Oakland-based trio throws heavy metal, jazz AVANT-GARDE and straight-up noise rock into the pot and then frays, cleaves and blasts it all to musical smithereens. The result is something nearly unrecognizable yet accessible. Comprising guitarist Ava Mendoza, synth player Dominique Leone and Nick Tamburro on drums and percussion, the band sports an intensely freewheeling and unpredictable vibe. Currently, Unnatural Ways has only a self-recorded CD-ROM to its name, but a full album is expected later this year. Sac’s Gentleman Surfer and Philadelphia singersongwriter Nick Millevoi are also on the bill. 1815 19th Street, www.avamendozamusic.com.

—Mark Halverson

Four strings, four days. It’s Banjo-Rama 2013, folks. The festival happens Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14, and includes workshops in the morning for banjo players and aspiring players, such as “Want to Learn to Play the Banjo?” Yes, please (banjos will be provided!). After that, apply those learned skills in—or just listen to—a jam session until the evening show, where there will be dancing. Be mesmerized by the FESTIVAL prowess of Japaneseborn National Four String Banjo Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Tagawa (pictured) or the all-female group Girls! Girls! Girls! Plus, there’s an El Dorado Western Railway train adventure to El Dorado on Thursday for $38. Play on, players! 1401 Arden Way, www.banjo-rama.com.

—Rachel Leibrock

1417 R Street, Sacramento, 95814 www.aceofspadessac.com

ALL AGES WELCOME!

THE EXPENDABLES

DJ MUSTARD

KURT TRAVIS - HAIL THE SUN THE SEEKING - JAMES CAVERN - VISITING DAYS

—Shoka

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

JONNY CRAIG

Mondavi Center Corin Courtyard, 6:30 p.m., no cover To call Uni—a.k.a. Heather Marie Ellison of Uni and Her Ukelele—“quirky” is incredibly insufficient. She’s a 1930s Technicolor damsel with melodic moxie—and a tiny instrument. And everyone is invited to bring their own PLAY ALONG ukuleles for a free play-along session before the sold-out-but-there-might-be-afew-tickets-at-the-box-office show of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at the Mondavi Center. During the play along, participants will rehearse “Relentlessly in C” and then will play it with the orchestra in Jackson Hall. Look up the orchestra’s version of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on YouTube if you have any hesitations about the potential awesomeness of this opportunity. 9399 Old Davis Road in Davis, www.unimusic.us.

—Shoka

ACE OF SPADES FRIDAY, APRIL 5

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04/21 Iamsu! 04/22 Queensryche 04/24 Alex Clare

SUNDAY, APRIL 14

04/25 Katchafire

ALT-J

04/26 Taj He Spitz 04/27 Newsted

HUNDRED WATERS

05/03 Oleander 05/04 Some Fear None

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

SOUL ASYLUM A SINGLE SECOND - FAIR STRUGGLE THURSDAY, APRIL 11

THE ROCKET SUMMER THE CLASSIC CRIME - JOE BROOKS FRIDAY, APRIL 12

ANDRE NICKATINA

ROACH GIGZ - MUMBLS - BLACK C - PLAYAH K - K-OTTIC

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

05/08 Machine Gun Kelly

THE SELECTER & LEE “SCRATCH” PERRY

05/09 Rehab

PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS

05/10 Mushroomhead 05/14 Turquoise Jeep 05/16 Pepper 05/17 Tyler, The Creator & Earl Sweatshirt

FRIDAY, APRIL 19

THE ENGLISH BEAT

05/18 Dillinger Escape Plan 05/22 Turbonegro 05/31 Capital Cities

LA NOCHE OSKURA

06/01 Finch 06/04 Logic

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

FOALS

COLD ESKIMO - DESARIO

06/08 Bret Michaels 06/17 We Came As Romans 06/18 Memphis May Fire 07/27 Y&T

Tickets available at all Dimple Records Locations, The Beat Records, and Armadillo Records, or purchase by phone @ 916.443.9202

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NIGHTBEAT

THURSDAY 4/4

FRIDAY 4/5

SATURDAY 4/6

ASSEMBLY

THE PARLOTONES, DINNER AND A SUIT, CAMERON; 9pm, $12-$15

THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS, 9pm, $15

DEPARTMENT OF ROCK, 10pm, $10

BADLANDS

2003 K St., (916) 448-8790

Tipsy Thursdays, Top 40 deejay dancing, 9pm, call for cover

Fabulous and Gay Fridays, 9pm, call for cover

Saturday Boom, 9pm, call for cover

BLUE LAMP

First Dirt Presents: The Stage, 9pm, $5

DEATH VALLEY HIGH, MISAMORE, HORSE- SERPENT AND SERAPH, HATE FX, NECK, GOODBYE BLACK SKY; 8pm, $8 DROP SEVEN, DISCORDIA; 8pm, $8

THE BOARDWALK

S.W.I.M., MECHANISM, NEW FANG,

1000 K St., (916) 832-4751

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9426 Greenback Ln., Orangevale; (916) 988-9247 CROSSEYED CRICKET; 8pm

BOWS & ARROWS

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

314 W. Main St., Grass Valley; (530) 274-8384

Sin Sunday, 8pm, call for cover

EDM night, 9pm W, $5; Mad Mondays, 9pm M; Latin videos, Wii bowling, 7pm Tu

ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS, TAKING US ALIVE, BENEATH THE MOON; 7:30pm, PREGNANT, HANA AND THE GOOSE; 8pm M, $5

THE ENGLISH BEAT, 8pm, $35-$40

JUSTIN ANCHETA, 8pm, $15-$20

COLIN HAY, 7:30pm, $25-$28

Community music jam, 6:30pm M, no cover

Dragalicious, 9pm, $5

Queer Idol, 9pm M, no cover; Latin night, 9pm Tu, $5; DJ Alazzawi, 9pm W, $3

THE COZMIC CAFÉ

Open-mic, 7:30pm, no cover

JONNY MOJO, 8pm, call for cover

BOGG, PAGEANT DADS; 8pm, call for cover

FACES

Deejay dancing and karaoke, 9pm, $3

Hip-hop and Top 40 Deejay dancing, 9pm, $5-$10

1001 R St., (916) 443-8825

JAY SHANER, KEVIN SECONDS; 8-11pm, no cover

THE CHICK P’S, PUSHTONAWANDA, MARTY O’REILLY; 9pm, $5

MANGO JENNINGS, FLOAT, BETHANY COWAN; 9pm, $5

Open-mic, M; Pub Quiz, Tu; ANDY GARCIA, AVI JONES, AUSTIN ROBINS; 8pm W

HARLOW’S

PATTERSON HOOD, 8pm, $20-$23

LORD HURON, 9pm, $12-$14

CONFLICT MINERALS, DOGFOOD, ALLINADAY; 10pm, call for cover

David Garibaldi, 7pm Tu, $25-$30; SNARKY PUPPY, ZUHG; 8:30pm W, $12

LEVEL UP FOOD & LOUNGE

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

DJ Rock Bottom and The Mookie DJ, 9pm, no cover

LUNA’S CAFÉ & JUICE BAR

Joe Montoya’s Poetry Unplugged, 8pm, $2

AFTERNOON TEACUP COLLECTION, OASIS MUSICAL; 7pm, $6

VENETIAN VEIL, PHOG MASHEEN, INSTAGON, ACCIDENTAL MEMORY; 8pm, $5

Nebraska Mondays, 7:30pm M, $5-$20; Comedy night, 8pm W, $6

MARILYN’S ON K

“Rock On” Live Band Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

HONYOCK, SAM ELIOT, SUNMONKS; 9pm, call for cover

OH! THE BAND, 9pm, $5

Greatest Stories Ever Told live music series, 7:30pm Tu, no cover

MIDTOWN BARFLY

JONAH MATRANGA, TASK1NE, TEL CAIRO, STEPHANIE BARBER; 9pm, $15

Get Down to the Champion Sound, reggae and dancehall deejays, 10pm, $5

Elevate: electronic, house and dubstep deejay dancing, 9pm-2am, $5

NAKED LOUNGE DOWNTOWN

MARTY O’REILLY, NOT BARBIE, CHICKEN AND DUMPLNG; 8:30pm, $5

FINE STEPS, COMFORT CREATURE, BE BRAVE BOLD ROBOT; 8:30pm, $5

IFAMODUPE AND RUSSELL BROWN, CLEO CARTEL; 8:30pm, $10

Jazz session, 8:30pm M; MY IRON LUNG, VALE, MISSIVE; 8:30pm W, $5

OLD IRONSIDES

1901 10th St., (916) 442-3504

Jen Rogar, 9pm, no cover; Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

MARCH INTO PARIS, SAINT SOLITAIRE BAND, FOR ALL I’VE DONE; 8pm, $5

Lipstick Weekender w/ DJs Shaun Slaughter & Roger Carpio, 9:30pm, $5

Karaoke, 9pm Tu, no cover; HEATH WILLIAMSON, 5pm M, no cover

ON THE Y

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

EMBODIED TORMENT, VIRAL, KILLGASM, SOLITARY PRIAPISM; 8pm, $5

Karaoke, 9pm, no cover

MARK HUMMEL & THE BLUES SURVIVORS; 8:30pm, $20

TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU, 8:30pm, $20

594 Main St., Placerville; (530) 642-8481

FOX & GOOSE

2708 J St., (916) 441-4693

Hey local bands!

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 4/8-4/10

DJ Rock Bottom, 8pm, $5

1815 19 St., (916) 822-5668

2000 K St., (916) 448-7798

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SCOUT TEAM, GROTESK, LUCKY LEFTY, IKO/L$, R-DOT CARTER; 8pm

SUNDAY 4/7

2431 J St., (916) 448-8768

1414 16th St., (916) 441-3931 908 K St., (916) 446-4361 1119 21st St., (916) 549-2779 1111 H St., (916) 443-1927

670 Fulton Ave., (916) 487-3731

THE PALMS PLAYHOUSE

13 Main St., Winters; (530) 795-1825

Hip-hop and R&B deejay dancing, 9:16pm Tu, no cover

Gothic, Industrial, Darkwave, EDM, Retro, 9:30pm-2am, $5

Open-mic comedy, 9pm, no cover

Swing, Lindy Hop, 8pm Tu, $6-$10; Salsa, Bachata and Merengue, 8:30pm W, $5

Karaoke, 9pm Tu, no cover

RESTAURANT ss BAR BAR CLUB ss RESTAURANT COMEDY COMEDY CLUB

ThUrSdayS

Apr 4 8pM $20ADV

PATTeRSON HOOD

Apr 10 9pM $12ADV

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(SINGeR OF DRIVe-BY TRuCkeRS) keVIN FLOReNCe

Apr 5 9:30pM $12ADV

LORD HuRON PaPa

Apr 6 10pM $10ADV

CONFLICT MINeRALS DOGFOOD AND ALLINADAY

Apr 9 7pM $25-65 PASSION & PuRPOSe W/ SPeCIAL GueST

DaviD GaribalDi

(INFO AT HIGHeRPuRPOSeeVeNTS.COM)

ZuHG AND MASSIVe DeLICIOuS

Apr 12 9pm $10Adv

YOGOMAN BuRNING BAND

TeNDeR CINDeRS, O ST DuB, SACTO SOuL ReBeLS

Apr 13 8pM $35ADV

TOAD THe WeT SPROCkeT Apr 18 9pM $10-20Adv

SIZZLING SIReNS

Coming Soon Apr 20 Good Nights w/ DJ Anothony Vincent Apr 25 Yonder Mountain String Band Apr 26 Built To Spill Apr 27 Tom Rigney Apr 28 Blame Sally May 03 Dead Winter Carpenters May 07 Infamous Stringdusters / The Brothers Comatose May 08 Todd Snider and The Great American Taxi May 10 Petty Theft and Zoo Nation May 11 Steelin’ Dan May 12 Yo La Tengo May 13 Man or Astro Man? May 17 Tainted Love May 22 Atlas Genius May 23 Relic 45 May 25 Foreverland May 26 Murder By Death Jun 05 Beth Orton Jun 14 Dean-O-Holics Jun 29 Pointdexter Jul 26 Asleep At The Wheel

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rock on live band kar aoke rock-n-roll // 9pm // FrEE FrI 4/5

sam ellioT & The markeT club GanG SunmonkS / honyock indiE // Folk // 9pm // $5 SaT 4/6

oh! The band covEr band // 9pm // $5 TUES 4/9

Gre aTe sT sTories ever Told TribuTE // Jam // 7:30pm // FrEE TUES 4/10

nick Flare

mic Jordan / chuuwEE hip hop // pop // 8pm // $5

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4/12 steve hofstetter, comedy 4/13 krippler, soultorn, , comBat By trial salt, from cities to cursed, dead in seconds

908 K Street • sac 916.446.4361

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APRIL 11 & 14

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THURSDAY 4/4 - SATURDAY 4/6 WINNER OF LAST COMIC STANDING!

JOSH BLUE

STEVE MAZAN, NICK ARAGON SUNDAY 4/7

SAMMY OBEID & FRIENDS THURSDAY 4/11 - SUNDAY 4/14 FROM SHOWTIME, BET AND THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON!

STEVE TREVINO TONY BAKER, JESUS TREJO

WEDNESDAY 4/17

MIKE E. WINFIELD LIVE THURSDAY 4/18 - SUNDAY 4/21 EMMY AWARD WINNING WRITER FOR THE DAILY SHOW!

PAUL MECURIO

LEE LEVINE, LYNN RUTH MILLER FRIDAY 5/3 - SATURDAY 5/4

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THURSDAY 4/4

FRIDAY 4/5

THE PARK ULTRA LOUNGE 1116 15th St., (916) 442-7222

SATURDAY 4/6

SUNDAY 4/7

DJ Eddie Edul, 9pm, call for cover

DJ Peeti V, 9pm, $15

Asylum Downtown: Gothic, industrial, EBM dancing, 9pm, call for cover

PARLARE EURO LOUNGE

Top 40, 9pm, no cover

Top 40, Mashups, 9pm, no cover

DJ Club mixes, 10pm, no cover

PINE COVE TAVERN

Karaoke, 9pm-1:30am, no cover

DJ Gino, 9pm, $5

SOLSA, 9pm, $10

FABULOUS LIARS, 9pm, $5

ICE HOUSE BLUES BAND, 9pm, $5

1009 10th St., (916) 448-8960 502 29th St., (916) 446-3624

PINS N STRIKES

3443 Laguna Blvd., Elk Grove; (916) 226-2625

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY 4/8-4/10

DJ Epik, DJ Oasis and DJ Lahn, 9:30pm W, no cover REBEL PUNK, 8pm, no cover

Open-mic, 10pm-1am Tu, no cover; Trivia, 9-10pm W, no cover

PJ’S ROADHOUSE

DJ Old Griff, 9pm, no cover

POWERHOUSE PUB

SNAKES N CIDER, 9:30pm, call for cover POP ROCKS, 10pm, $12

APPLE Z, 10pm, $10

THE TRIBE OF THE RED HORSE, 3-6pm, no cover

Country Karaoke, 9pm M, call for cover; DJ Alazzawi, DJ Rigatony, 10pm Tu, $3

THE PRESS CLUB

PSYCHOSOMATIC, EAT THE TURNBUCKTop 40 w/ DJ Rue, 9pm, $5 LE, KNIFETHRUHEAD, RAT DAMAGE, 8pm

Top 40 Night w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez, 9pm, $5

Sunday Night Soul Party, 9pm, $5

Work Your Soul w/ Andy Garcia, 9pm M, $5

SHENANIGANS

705 J St., (916) 442-1268

Comedy Night and DJ Selekta Lou, 9pm, $5

DUSTY BROWN, YOUNG AUNDEE, MUSICAL CHARIS, PROJECT4TREES; 10pm, $10

SOL COLLECTIVE

Skratch Pad, 9pm, call for cover

5461 Mother Lode, Placerville; (530) 626-0336 614 Sutter St., Folsom; (916) 355-8586 2030 P St., (916) 444-7914

2574 21st St., (916) 832-0916

DJ Katz, DJ Felix, Scottobahn, 9pm, $5

Halloween in April Show, 5pm, call for cover

SOPHIA’S THAI KITCHEN 129 E St., Davis; (530) 758-4333

TUMBLEWEED WANDERERS, THE MATINÉE; 9pm, $7

SOCIAL STUDIES, COLD ESKIMO; 9pm, $5

Ifamodupe and Russell Brown with Cleo Cartel 8:30pm Saturday, $10. Naked Lounge Downtown Soul

Microphone Mondays, 6pm M, $1-$2

STONEY INN/ROCKIN’ RODEO

THE BRODIE STEWART BAND; 9pm, $5

Country dancing, 7:30pm, no cover, $5 after 8pm

Country dance party, 8pm, no cover

Comedy open-mic, 8pm M; Bluebird Lounge open-mic, 5pm Tu, no cover

TORCH CLUB

X TRIO, 5pm, no cover; DIPPIN’ SAUCE, 9pm, $5

PAILER AND FRATIS, 5:30-7:30pm, no cover; DENNIS JONES, 9pm, $8

JOHNNY KNOX, 5pm, no cover; MERCY ME!, 9pm, $12

Blues jam, 4pm, no cover; TESS MARIE & THE POOR MAN BAND, 8pm, $5

BIG EARL AND THE CRYIN’ SHAME, 9pm Tu, $5; PETER PETTY REVIEW, 9pm W, $5

TOWNHOUSE LOUNGE

Wild w/ Sacramento DJ Alliance, 9pm, no cover

DJ X-GVNR, 9pm, no cover

DJs X-GVNR and Fame Change, 9pm, $5

1320 Del Paso Blvd., (916) 927-6023 904 15th St., (916) 443-2797 1517 21st St., (916) 613-7194

Grimey w/ DJ Whores and guests, 9pm Tu, $5-$10; Open-mic, 9pm M, no cover

The Generals with the Bell Boys and Before the Brave 8:30pm Saturday, $6. Luigi’s Fun Garden Indie rock

All ages, all the time ACE OF SPADES

JONNY CRAIG, KURT TRAVIS, HAIL THE SUN, SEEKING, JAMES CAVERN; 6:30pm

YG, DJ Mustard; 7pm, $23

1417 R St., (916) 448-3300

SOUL ASYLUM, A SINGLE SECOND, FAIR STRUGGLE; 7pm, $20

DOWNTOWN PLAZA (LOWER LEVEL) THE OLD SCREEN DOOR, 547 L St., (916) 822-5185

STEPHEN JAMES; 6pm, no cover

LUIGI’S SLICE AND FUN GARDEN

B.O.G.G., ISAAC BEAR, PAGEANT DADS, AUTUMN SKY; 8:30pm, call for cover

1050 20th St., (916) 552-0317

THE BELL BOYS, THE GENERALS, BEFORE THE BRAVE; 8:30pm, $6

ZUHG LIFE STORE

G. GREEN, 7:30pm Tu, call for cover

NO SKY PROJECT, 1pm, no cover

545 Downtown Plaza, Ste. 2090, (916) 822-5185

UPCOMING SHOWS

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THE PARLOTONES APRIL 4 đ 10PM DAVID WILCOX APRIL 5 đ 7:30PM CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS APRIL 5 đ 9PM CRASH KINGS APRIL 12 đ 9PM

DAVID WILCOX APRIL 5 đ 7:30PM CSA EVENT CENTER

N’DAMBI APRIL 19 đ 10PM TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU APRIL 27 đ 7PM HAPA APRIL 28 đ 7PM BLAME SALLY APRIL 28 đ 7PM TODD SNIDER MAY 8 đ 7PM BILL PAYNE MAY 10 đ 7PM

TOAD THE WET SPROCKET APRIL 13 đ 8PM HARLOWS NIGHTCLUB

STEELIN’ DAN MAY 11 đ 7PM MAN OR ASTRO MAN? MAY 13 đ 8PM JEANNE ROBERTSON MAY 19 đ 7:30PM HOLLY WILLIAMS MAY 22 đ 7PM RELIC 45 MAY 23 đ 9PM LADY RIZO MAY 26 đ 7PM

TODD SNIDER MAY 8 đ 7PM HARLOWS NIGHTCLUB

YOUNG DUBLINERS MAY 30 đ 7PM

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FRIDAY APRIL 5TH AT 10PM

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THURSDAY APRIL 4TH AT 10PM

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GUESTS DINNER AND A SUIT AND CAMERON TUESDAY APRIL 9TH 10PM

ANTHEM TUESDAYS EDM AND HOUSE W/ GUEST DJ’S

HAPA FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

FRIDAY MAY 10TH 7PM

FRIDAY APRIL 19TH 10PM

FRIDAY MAY 10TH 7PM

SATURDAY APRIL 27TH 10PM

WEDNESDAY MAY 22ND 7PM

N’DAMBI WITH JOHN MICHAEL & GUEST MADHOUSE AWESOME PARTY BAND

FRONTLINES

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Art cannot

be modern,” said Austrian painter Egon Schiele. “Art is primordially eternal.” I love that idea. Not all of the artifacts called “art” fit that scrupulous definition, of course. Katy Perry’s music and the film Wreck-It Ralph may have some entertainment value, but they’re not primordially eternal. I bring this up, Aries, because I think you have entered a particularly wild and timeless phase of your own development. Whether or not you are literally an artist, you have a mandate to create your life story as a primordially eternal work of art.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “All my

best ideas come from having no answer,” said pioneer filmmaker John Cassavetes, “from not knowing.” I hope that testimony cheers you up, Taurus. As hard as it may be for you to imagine, you are on the verge of a breakthrough. As you surf the chaotic flow and monitor the confusing hubbub, you are brewing the perfect conditions for an outburst of creativity. Rejoice in the blessing of not knowing!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sant is a

Hindi word that comes from a Sanskrit verb meaning “to be good” and “to be real.” Personally, I know a lot of people who are either real or good. But few are both. The good ones tend to be overly polite, and the real ones don’t put a high priority on being nice. So here’s your assignment, Gemini: to be good and real; to have compassionate intentions even as you conduct yourself with a high degree of authenticity; to bestow blessings everywhere you go, while at the same time being honest and clear and deep. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have the power to pull off this strenuous feat.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let’s take a

look back at the first three months of 2013. How have you been doing? If I’m reading the astrological markers accurately, you have jettisoned a portion of the psychic gunk that had accumulated in you during the past six years. You have partially redeemed the shadowy side of your nature, and you have, to some degree, ripened the most immature part. There’s also the matter of your heart. You have managed some healing of a wound that had festered there for a long time. So here’s my question for you: Is it possible for you to do more of this good work? The target date for completion is your birthday.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Naturalist Charles

Darwin formulated the theory of evolution, which has been one of history’s most influential hypotheses. A crucial event in his early development as a scientist was a five-year boat trip he took around the world when he was in his 20s. The research he conducted along the way seeded many of his unique ideas. The writing he did established his reputation as a noteworthy author. And yet, before his journey, his father tried to talk him out of embarking, calling it a “wild scheme” and “a useless undertaking.” Did your parents or other authorities ever have a similar response to one of your brilliant projects? If so, now would be a good time to heal the wound caused by their opposition.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’ve got three

sets of affirmations for you, Virgo. Say them out loud and see if they might work for you. 1. “I will be engrossed in fascinating experiences that feed my curiosity, but I will not be obsessed with grueling frustrations that drain my energy.” 2. “I will be committed to love if it opens my eyes and heart, but I will not be infatuated with maddening conundrums that jiggle my fear.” 3. “I will give myself freely to learning opportunities that offer me valuable lessons I can use to improve my life, but I will be skeptical toward roughedged tests that ask far more from me than they offer in return.”

average temperatures. As for the oceanic pole of inaccessibility, it’s an area in the South Pacific that’s most remote from land. By my reckoning, Libra, you would benefit from identifying what your own personal version of this point is, whether it’s literal or metaphorical. I think it’s also a great time to transform your relationship with it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Every

April, the ancient Romans celebrated a festival known as Robigalia. Among the rites they performed were ceremonies to exorcize the god of rust and mildew. I suggest you consider reviving that old practice, Scorpio. You would benefit from spending a few days waging war against insidious rot. You could start by scrubbing away all the sludge, scum and gunk from your home, car and workplace. Next, make a similar effort on a metaphorical level. Scour the muck, glop and grime out of your psyche.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): “You know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting.” Tinkerbell says that to Peter Pan in J.M. Barrie’s famous story. Sometime soon, I think you should whisper words like those to a person or animal you love. It’s time for you to be as romantic and lyrical as possible. You need to bestow and attract the nourishment that comes from expressing extravagant tenderness. For even better results, add this sweetness from French poet Paul Valéry: “I am what is changing secretly in you.” And try this beauty from Walt Whitman: “We were together. I forget the rest.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Naturalist John Muir (1838-1914) had an ecstatic relationship with the California wilderness. He studied it as a scientist, and he worshipped it as a mystical devotee. During the course of his communion with the glaciers and peaks of the Sierra Nevada, he came close to seeing them as living entities that evolved over long periods of time. “Glaciers move in tides,” he wrote. “So do mountains. So do all things.” With Muir as your inspiration, I invite you to identify the very gradual currents and tides that have flowed for years through your own life, Capricorn. It’s prime time to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the big, slow-moving cycles that have brought you to where you are today.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Ameri-

can author William Faulkner won a Nobel Prize in literature, an indication that he had abundant talent. The prose he wrote was often experimental, cerebral and complex. He was once asked what he would say to readers who found it difficult to grasp his meaning “even after reading it two or three times.” His reply: “Read it four times.” My counsel to you, Aquarius, is similar. When faced with a challenging event or situation that taxes your understanding, keep working to understand it even past the point where you would normally quit. There will be rewards, I promise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Dear Rob:

I just consulted an astrologer, and he told me that my planets are very weak because they’re in the wrong houses and have bad aspects. Please, tell me what this means. Am I cursed? Is there any way to remedy my afflictions? —Paranoid Pisces.” Dear Pisces: Whoever told you that nonsense is an incompetent astrologer. You shouldn’t heed him. There’s no such thing as one’s planets being weak or being in the wrong houses or having bad aspects. There may be challenges, but those are also opportunities. Luckily, the coming weeks will be prime time for you Pisceans to overthrow the influence of inept “experts” and irresponsible authorities like him. Reclaim your power to define your own fate from anyone who has stolen it from you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Pole of

inaccessibility” is a term that explorers use to identify places on Earth that are hard—and interesting!—to get to. On each continent, it’s usually considered to be the spot that’s farthest from the coastline. For instance, there’s a pole of inaccessibility near the frozen center of Antarctica. Its elevation is more than 12,000 feet, and it has the planet’s coldest

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The ride stuff It’s easy to miss Addison’s Bicycle Repairium, which sits tucked into the side of a former warehouse in Midtown on S Street. But bike enthusiasts and novices alike would do well to find it. Here, owner Addison Quarles’ space boasts a beautiful bar that skirts the workbench on which he does his repairs. That’s how Quarles—who also does time behind the counter at the Sunflower Natural Food Restaurant in Fair Oaks—says he likes it. He wants you to be there, chatting and hanging out with the shop cats while he works on your ride. Hell, he’ll even brew you some coffee or tea. The shop, which opened April 1, isn’t just about repairs, however. The 24-yearold also sells affordable rides and says he’s trying to perfect the $300 bike. Quarles talked to SN&R about Sean Connery, sexy bars and why sometimes just a unicycle will do.

Tell me about these shop cats. We’ve got Sage, and we’ve got Pepper. Sage is very much his own man. Just kind of comes and goes as he pleases. Pepper wears the pants, I’d say. She’s a girl cat. I hear them bickering all through the night. About what, I don’t know. They both have a habit of getting locked in, either here or the workshop next door. Sage once got locked in the [nearby] photo studio, which doesn’t have windows.

Let’s say that Sage and Pepper are each historical figures reincarnated. Who are they? Though he’s still alive, I’d say [1960s-era] Sean Connery for Sage. Pepper is a bit harder to peg. She’s complex. A complex cat ... Ayn Rand.

What’s a “repairium”? That’s a good question. It’s a fabricated word, first of all. It’s a bike shop without very much to sell, but plenty to fix, I guess. There’s always something broken, but you don’t always have to buy a whole new bike or a whole new wheel or a whole new whatever. Maybe you might have to buy a part—a part of something more or whatever, but you’re not going to have to buy a whole new bike.

Are we still talking about bikes? I think so. Pretty sure. Yes.

You play a lot of music here. I’m going to say an emotion, and you tell me what will be on the sound system when you’re feeling that way. Hit me.

you can call Rob Brezsny for your expanded Weekly horoscope: (900) 950-7700. $1.99 per minute. Must be 18 or older. Touchtone phone required. Customer service (612) 373-9785. And don’t forget to check out Rob’s website at www.realastrology.com.

FRONTLINES

Upbeat. XTC, Drums and Wires. Just the whole album.

F E AT U R E S T O RY

Introspective or reflective. Marty Robbins, on shuffle.

Angry. I generally try to leave if I’m pissed. But if something has to get done, Master of Puppets, Metallica. The whole album.

Aroused. Mulatu Astatke. It’s Ethiopian jazz.

Hungry. I usually get pretty manic when I’m hungry, so the Bad Plus album, Suspicious Activity?

Most fulfilling part about running a bicycle repairium? As typical as it sounds, it’s helping somebody that would either get shoved out the door or just ripped off at some other shop in town—whether it be some old dude who just wants someone to talk to, or somebody who has no clue about bikes and just wants something that works, or wants their own bike to work.

What about when you have to fix some jerk’s bike? Haven’t had that happen yet. But the ideal would just be, “There’s the fucking door. (Laughs.) Yeah, you know, there’s plenty of other bike shops in this town. Don’t feel obligated to come back to this one, dick.”

Drive-In is a carpenter by trade, but has been helping ... run the restaurant for the past 15 years. [He] still does this kind of thing in his spare time, but after he gave me the door to use as a workbench, I asked him if he could help me build a counter to cap it off. Couple months roll by, and he suddenly says, “Hey, when do you want me to drop it off?”

Why put such a beautiful bar in a bike shop, facing the work area? What can a customer do on it? You can drink your morning coffee or your mid-afternoon coffee or your late-night chamomile tea. Or just rest your elbows and talk all day. It’s mostly just a comfort fixture. It’s inviting and comfortable. It’s about getting people to let it all out, to blab.

You have a unicycle. Why? Sometimes you only need half a bike.

Finish the sentence, as it applies to Addison’s Bicycle Repairium: No shoes, no shirt …? Come on in.

Follow-up question: What is your pants policy? Cuff your right leg—keep it out of the chain. Visit Addison’s Bicycle Repairum at 2311 S Street, Suite 2, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Contact him at (916) 501-1895 or www.facebook.com/bicyclerepairium.

This is a sexy bar right here, facing the repair station. Yeah, it’s beautiful. Custom-made to fit the workbench. My boss at the Sunflower

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“My perfect bite would have to be a balance of flavor and texture. One of my favorite dishes here is cochinita pibil — sweet, tangy, acidic, smoky and the crunch from the red onion is the perfect bite that I would say really makes something sing.”

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What the chef says: â€œAn amuse should be wellbalanced with all of the ingredients working together, playing off of each other. â€Ś this one is an example of what we do [at Waterboy]. everybody knows us for our sweetbreads.â€?- rick mahan, executive chef

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Why itâ€™s the perfect bite: this bite takes a new approach to the breakfast favorite bagel and lox with the briny, ocean quality of the salmon roe finding its match in the herbacious quality of the chives. Youâ€™ll never look at bagel and lox the same way again. What the chef says: â€œBecause itâ€™s so small, a bite has to have big flavor to be impactful and make the palate excited. iâ€™m looking to connect to a food memory with familiar flavors presented in a new way.â€? - pajo Bruich, executive chef

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Whatâ€™s in it: spicy tuna, crab meat wrapped with yellow tail tuna and salmon sashimi and a jalapeĂąo slice, topped with the â€œspecialâ€? house sauce.

Why itâ€™s the perfect bite: playing on textures, this bite takes your tastebuds for a ride with cool and warm, crunchy and creamy. the sweet bellini and the acidic shallots are the ultimate counter for the salty caviar.

Why itâ€™s the perfect bite: these sizzling spheres make succulent, fresh sashimi sing with the zesty flavors of the jalapeĂąo and the spicy tuna mixing with the creaminess of that sweet â€œspecialâ€? sauce. the salmon and yellow tail melt at the touch of a tongue, making this heaven in a roll.

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What the chef says: â€œWe are doing this thing that they call â€˜izakayaâ€™ in Japan. it is a way of eating where you eat small, perfect bites. We make each roll unique with different tastes and flavors. We take our time and decorate each roll, each plate and make sure our ingredients are top quality so everything tastes really good.â€? - soohan Kim, Owner and sushi chef

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Whatâ€™s in it: Warm Buckwheat bellini topped with crĂ¨me fraiche, local sterling caviar, fried shallots, microchives, smoked quail egg and flower garnish.

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5644 J Street

Phone orders welcome!: 916.â€™10451.4000

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April 4, 2013

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1600 K St Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 706-1286 Su – Th – 11:00a.m. - 9:00 p.m. F – Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

$$ 1015 9th St Sacramento CA 95814 (916) 498-9224 Tu – Th 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Su – 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Buy 1 regular menu item & 2 beverages and get 2nd item of equal or lesser value 1/2 off

Breakfast or lunch. Not valid with any other offer. Exp 6/30/13. Good 7 days a week.

2726 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 443-1180 M – Th – 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. F – 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sa – 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Su – 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. See www.cafebernardo.com for more locations

Open Seven Days a Week 2721 El Camino Ave (formerly Country Waffles) • Sacramento • 488-5440

Cafeteria 15L

SINCE 1981

SACRAMENTO’S FAVORITE PIZZA

5641 J St. Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 457-5600 M – 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Tu – Th – 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Sa 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Su 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Monkey Bar

2730 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 442-8490 M – W – 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Th – F – 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Sa – 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Su – 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Doughbot Donuts

2226 10th St. Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 444-5157 M, W – Su – 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Nationwide Freezer Meats 1930 H St. Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 444-3286 Tu – 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. W – Th – 10:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. F – 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sa – 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Su – 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1116 15th St Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 492-1960 M – We – 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Th – 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sa 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Su – 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$$ Centro Cocina Mexicana 2730 J St. Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 442-2552 M – Tu - 11:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. W – Th - 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sa – 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Su – 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

1431 Del Paso Blvd Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 922-6792 Tu – Th – 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. F – Sa – 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

$$ Opa! Opa!

5644 J St. Sacramento, CA 95819 (916) 451-4000 M – W, Su - 10:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Th – Sa - 10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.

$$$ 1213 K St Sacramento CA 95814 (916) 448-8900 M – Th – 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. F – 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sa – 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

4332 Watt Ave. Sacramento, CA 95821 (916) 487-4677 M – F – 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Su – 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

$ China Buffet

1402 Broadway Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 930-0888 5623 Sunrise Blvd. Citrus Heights, CA 95610 (916) 961-6888 M – Su – 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

$ Paesanos

1806 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 447-8646 M – W – 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Th – 111:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Sa – 12:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Su 12:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

$$$ Flapjacks

2721 El Camino Ave. Sacramento, CA 95821 (916) 488-5440 M – Su – 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

$$ Paragary’s Bar & Oven 1401 28th Street Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 457-5737 M – Th - 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. F – Sa - 4:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Su – 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Ginelle’s Bakery

9015 Bruceville Rd. Ste #120 Elk Grove, CA 95758 (916) 627-2993 M – Sa – 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Su – 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

$ Hooter’s

$$ Pizza Rock

1020 K St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 737-5777 M – Tu - 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. W – Th – 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. F – 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Su – 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

1785 Challenge Way Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 927-9464 M – Th - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. • F – Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. Su – 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. See www.hooters.com for more locations

Cheese Steak

Enotria

Esquire Grill

Cafe Bernardo Open 6am2:30pm Daily

Clark’s Corner

Blackbird Kitchen & Bar

BUY 1 GET 1 HALF OFF

$$$ : $31+

Bento Box

8555 Elk Grove Blvd •

$$ : $11–30

Red Rabbit

2718 J St. Sacramento, CA 95816 Phone:(916) 706-2275 Mo – We - 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Th – Sa - 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Su – 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Kru

2516 J St. Sacramento, CA 95816 (916) 551-1559 M – 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Tu – Th – 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sa – 12 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Su – 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

$$ Roma Pizzeria

8491 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95826 (916) 383-9264 Tu – Su – 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

$$ Kupros Bistro

1217 21st St. Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 440-0401 M – Th - 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. F – 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Su – 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

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$$ 8491 Folsom Blvd • (916)383-9264 Tue-Sun 11-9pm roma2pizza.com

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6530 Fair Oaks Blvd • (916) 488-9800 • romaspizzafolsom.com Tue-Thu 11am-9:30pm • Fri 11am-10:30pm Sat 12pm-9:30pm • Sun 3pm-9:30pm

Sacramento area Dining guiDe

APRIL 4, 2013

1022 2nd St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 441-2211 M – Th, Su - 11:30 am – 10:00 p.m. F – Sa - 11:30 am – 11:00 p.m.

A SPECIAL ADvERTISInG SuPPLEMEnT

Lunch

The Porch Restaurant & Bar 1815 K St. Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 444-2423 m – th -11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. F – Sa - 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Su – 10:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Not valid with any other offers or discounts. Dine in only. Some other conditions may apply. See store for details.

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The Sandwich Spot

1630 18th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 492-2613 m – F – 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Su – 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. See www.thesandwichspot.com for more locations

NEW W FAST FA AST LUNCH L LUN LU UNCH UN NCH N H MENU MEN NU Happy Hour Monday -Friday 3 - 6pm Thursday 9pm -close

$ Waterboy

Is Served!

2000 Capitol Ave. Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 498-9891 Lunch: m - F - 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. dinner: Su - m - 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., t - th - 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., F - Sa 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

SAT & SUN BREAKFAST 10am-2pm 92” HDTV & Free Wi-Fi Craft Beers & Cocktails

$$$ /HootersSac Facebook.com

Zocalo

1801 Capitol Ave Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 441-0303 m – th – 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Fr, Sa – 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Su – 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Creative Comfort Food In East Sacramento!

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3541 Truxel Road (916) 929-9464

57th & Jst | 916-457-5600

Rancho coRdova

1785 Challenge Way (916) 927-9464

10750 Olson Drive (916) 638-2449

We have the buying power to give you the lowest possible prices everyday. Cash & Carry has ha everything your restaurant needs to succeed. With our 52 store buying power we pass the ssavings along to you on over 8,000 items. • Fresh Produce • Fresh Meat • Frozen Food • Cheese & Dairy • Bakery & Deli • Grocery & Beverages • Paper Products • Glassware & Small Wares • Nation National & Private Label Brands 52 loca locations | 7 days a week | 800-662-4242

A SPECIAL AdvErtISIng SuPPLEmEnt

APrIL 4, 2013

Where Restaurants Buy Better ™

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rethink Outdoor Dining Fresh, local and seasonal fare in a contemporary, casual chic ambiance Eat Drink Relax in the spacious outdoor patio with fire pit for a romantic dinner 28 Beers on tap, award-winning specialty cocktails and top-notch wine list FREE live music Friday and Saturday nights Ten22 Caters to You! Full-service staffed lunch or dinner events, delivery or pick-up 1022 Second Street

2012 Diners’ Choice Award

916.441.2211 Ten22oldsac.com

Valet and validated parking available. Now offering full-service catering and delivery!

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EXP. 5/1/13

resistance is futile WE ARE DEDICATED TO USING HIGH–QUALITY INGREDIENTS TO FILL SACRAMENTO’S GOURMET DONUT HOLE. 2226 10TH STREET • SACRAMENTO SAT & SUN: 7AM – 2PM • WED – FRI: 5AM – NOON • CLOSED MON & TUES