To those unfamiliar with wresting, it’s a somewhat confusing sport. It’s a bunch of men acting really manly but with tan, smooth, hair-free thighs and chests that glisten with baby oil while fighting in neon spandex panties. WWE’s SmackDown at the Power Balance Pavilion on Tuesday was the first time I had ever been to a wrestling event. I knew there would be a storyline but was surprised by the length of it, the amount of "back story" each match contained. It was like a soap opera for 10-year-old boys.  And there were a lot of 10-year-olds there. A lot of families. Commercials for toys based on wrestlers aired between matches on a big screen, cotton candy was sold in each aisle and an an

Aimee’s September Dream celebration benefiting the Sweet Dreams Foundation was held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Carriage House Gardens in Citrus Heights hosted the event. This fun filled celebration commemorated the completion of Aimee’s Dream Room (see Sacramento Press story on 8/30/10 for more infomation). A luau celebration featuring Island food, musical entertainment and Polynesian Fire Dancers were on hand to liven up the evening. A Silent Auction was also held and several items also went to other high bidders as the auction was about to close. Aimee, along with her siblings and friends enjoyed the evening running around and playing in the garden areas. Once the Polynesian dan

Among requests for more volume in the stage monitors and playful banter with admiring fans, Jennifer Knapp's sound-check at Harlow’s last night revealed an openness and vulnerability that has begun to define her return to music. “Is this night being billed as 'An Evening with Jennifer Knapp?'” she asked the sound man as he fiddled with dials on the board. “Yup,” he replied. “Well then I'll be needing four fingers of scotch and a Playstation,” Knapp replied under her breath with a playful smile. Knapp left a thriving career in the Christian music industry, which had earned her a Dove Award, Grammy nominations and more than 1 million records sold, because of a culmination of issues that

One look at its website will tell you that Sunset Christian Center in Rocklin is using social media to reach its congregation and the community. Facebook, Twitter, blogs, animated ministry guide, media library—it’s all there, and not in a cheesy, DIY kind of way. It’s sleek, sophisticated, and engaging. The same can be said for the new children’s ministry areas. Just off the main lobby a 35-ft pirate ship moored in azure “water” marks the entrance to The Cove, where first- through third-graders meet. Across the hall palm trees and a smiling monkey atop the bamboo check in station welcome you to Jungle Quest, an amazing suite of themed rooms for newborns through kindergarteners. Built into

What do a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist and atheist have in common? Besides the fact that they all perform stand-up on the "Coexist? Comedy Tour," they are all from Northern California and have spent time in the same Prius while on the road. Saturday night, the Coexist Tour will stop at the Crest Theatre for a live taping. The show features Tissa Hami (the Muslim), Mike Winfield (the Christian), Tapan Trivedi (the Hindu), Moshe Kasher (the Jew), Keith Lowell Jensen (the atheist) and Sammy Obeid (the Buddhist) performing stand-up about their religious differences. It started a little over two years ago, with a conversation between Jensen and Trivedi about God. Jensen told Trived

So you are looking for a place to be alone with your thoughts and God. However, the kids are screaming, your roommate is having a party or maybe you're sick of being in your house. Well, check out the Christian Science Reading Room in Downtown Sacramento. The Christian Science Reading Room is located on 900 J Street on the corner of J and 9th. It's a public service maintained by the six Christian Science branch churches in the Sacramento area. The purpose of this room is to provide a peaceful, quiet place for anyone who wants to get closer to God and/or catch up with the latest in the Christian Science community. The only rule is, as Assistant Librarian Kristen Wakefield says, "you must h

Are you in the area of Southside Park and wish you could worship close to home without burning several dollars in gas? Well here is a list of places to worship within the Southside Park region. These places range from Christian, Buddhist and Islamic places of worship. Now you can use that hard earned money for tides and offering instead of gas. Parkview Presbyterian Church‎ 727 T St, Sacramento, CA (916) 443-4464‎ St Andrews AME Church‎ 2131 8th St, Sacramento, CA (916) 448-1428‎ Website‎    Downtown Baptist Church‎ 2115 8th St, Sacramento, CA (916) 441-7497‎ Website‎   St John's Missionary Baptist‎ 2130 4th St, Sacramento, CA (916) 446-7198‎ Website‎    Islamic Center of Sacr