October 3, 2009, at 3:00PM thousands of rubber ducks will be take the plunge into the Sacramento River off the I Street Bridge and will race to the Tower Bridge in the 5th Annual Great Sacramento Duck Race, a fund raiser for Special Olympics of Northern California. The rubber duckies will compete in this exciting race for great prizes like free gas & groceries, electronics, airline tickets, vacation getaways and more! All proceeds from the race will support Special Olympics Northern California.  The ceremonial DUCK DUMP will be held at 3:00PM and winners announced at 4:00PM. You do not need to be present to win!  But to be a winner you do have to take the plunge by sponsoring a duck for the race or by becoming an official Feathered Friend to help sell even more ducks.  Click on this link to sponsor a duck in the Great Sacramento Duck Race.

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12th Annual Sacramento Arts Festival is happening October 2-4, 2009 at the  Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Ticket prices are Adults, $7.50, Seniors, $6.50 and Children Under 12 free.  Click on this link for more ticket info.

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Bandera Restaurant Sacramento

My friend is here in Sac working for a few weeks close to the Fair Oaks Boulevard and Howe Avenue area, so we decided to use that as a starting place and try out area restaurants depending on the mood of the day.  Our first venture out in that area with a completely random finger point at the map led us to Bandera Restaurant at 2232 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95825.  Continue Reading »

Cops and Community Celebration at William J Kinney Police Facility

 

Saturday, September 26, 2009, from 12:00PM to 5:00PM at 3550 Marysville Boulevard (William J. Kinney Police Facility) the Sacramento Police Department and the North Sacramento community are hosting the second annual Cops & Community Celebration.  Continue Reading »

2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS

Power: 3.0-liter, V6, 213 horsepower

Mileage estimate: 17-24 mpg                                  

Price: $24,380

Standard features include: antilock disc brakes; electronic stability system; six-speaker CD stereo; reclining rear seats; whiplash-reducing front head restraints; tire pressure monitoring system; paddle shifters; keyless entry

By Jeffrey Weidel

Prominent competitors block the path of this compact sport utility vehicle. Even with some nice additions to its 2009 overall makeup, the Mitsubishi Outlander finds itself residing among the middle-of-the pack offerings. Continue Reading »

Megan Tripp Painting for Miracles

Painting for Miracles combines the hopes of hospitalized children with the talents of local artists to benefit Children’s Miracle Network and UC Davis Children’s Hospital.  The show and silent auction are September 26, 2009, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM at ZAP Creative Group, 304 N 12th Street, Sacramento, CA.  Admission is a $5.00 Donation at the door - Under 12 Free.

Painting for Miracles Megan Tripp Finished Picture

The Crest Theatre’s 60th Anniversary celebration is on Tuesday, October 6, 2009! The doors open at 6:00PM for the 7:00PM Show. Tickets for this special show are only 60 Cents! They are on sale now at tickets.com, 1-800-225-2277, or from their box office in person during normal hours. Continue Reading »

California became a state in September, 1850, but the original constitution was written in 1849 and a great way to celebrate this historic event is to take a look at the original state constitution.  October is California Archives Month and the state constitution and other historical treasures will be on public display for one day only on Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 4:00PM to 8:00PM at the California State Archives, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA.  This event is hosted by the California Secretary of State: My Voice. My Choice. My Vote! and it’s FREE.  Visitors can also take part in a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the secure, climate-controlled building and learn how historical records are preserved.

Today, September 22, 2009, is California Museum day at Big Spoon Yogurt.  If you say the three magic words, “The California Museum” when you purchase your frozen yummies today they will donate 30% of your purchase to the Museum.  So enjoy yourself and help a good cause.

 There are three locations and if you really want to help out go ahead and go to all three:
* Market Square, 1735 Arden Way
* East Sac., 3644 J Street
* Natomas, 2281 Del Paso Rd.

Today is the first day of fall.  It’s hard to think about football and Halloween when temperatures are still topping out at over 90 degrees, but believe it or not fall has fell.  I guess if we want to live in reality we need to pack up the swimsuits and floaties and start looking for that perfect pumpkin patch.  But sometimes reality is overrated, so before I dust off the winter coats I think there might be just a few more rays of sunshine to enjoy.  After all, October is really the month that we start to think about rain and maybe even a few thoughts creep in of snow coming to the Sierras.  So even though today is the official start of fall, I say we can push that reality aside and enjoy the last week of September by soaking up a few rays.