deVere's Irish Pub has become a local favorite, a place to unwind after work and grab a pint! Well did you know that owners, Mark, Simon and Henry are son's of UC Davis Cancer Center Director, Ralph deVere White?  The quest to find a cure is not a new cause for the boys who grew up watching their dad fight this disease on the front lines as a cancer surgeon.  So what does a popular pub and childhood cancer have in common? deVere's will host a St. Baldrick's head-shaving celebration on Monday, March 15 from 5-8pm! The challenge is to BE Brave and GO Bald! Pledges are raised and in exchange those brave souls will shorn! All to raise life-saving research dollars for Childhood Cancer. Keaton

They already serve espresso ranked in quality the best two percent of the top ten percent of the world’s coffee, and now the Naked Lounge has also been dishing out a fair share of awesome talent, as well, in their recently opened Downtown Venue. With shows Thursday through Sunday, there’s a good chance you’re somewhere near this coffeeshop on one of those nights and there is no reason not to pay a minimal cover charge to hear one of these bands. It’s a place to have a beer and meet some interesting people, even if you only talk to the personable staff, some of whom you can also see performing on stage. Admittedly I’m here to promote my girlfriend’s show to be held on April 23, which is fa

This week marks the first Sacramento Beer Week.  Breweries, restaurants and bars throughout the Sacramento region will shine a spotlight on beer.  Sacramento Beer Week will feature more than 200 events including brewer’s dinners, beer and cheese pairings, rare ale tastings, pint nights and brewery showcases. Sacramento Beer Week seeks to brew up interest in beer generally and in locally brewed craft beer in particular.  The period following the holidays and before the warmer Spring weather is traditionally a slow period for beer sales, and Sacramento Beer Week organizers hope their event will be a shot in the arm for the local economy. Local brews won’t be the only ones showcased during

Get ready for the 22nd Annual Winter Wine & Food Fest benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation® on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Sacramento Convention Center. This premiere food & wine event will once again showcase over 60 exceptional local restaurants and food purveyors and 60 of the finest wineries and top area microbreweries. The general admission tasting and extensive silent auction begins at 5:00 p.m. and continues until 7:30 p.m. Live music will be provided by the Over The Edge Band. For an additional cost, the evening continues on with a special VIP Program that also includes an exclusive live wine auction and runs from 7:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event is attended by more than

Though he's not onstage at the moment, comedian Pablo Francisco is already warming up. A little after 8 a.m. Thursday, Francisco is on the phone telling dirty jokes, making fun of himself and impersonating celebrity actors Michael J. Fox and Shia LaBeouf. Francisco brings a fresh and diverse persona to comedy, with sound effects, slapstick impressions and fast-paced non-sequiturs peppering his routine. Thursday through Sunday evening, the Chilean-American comedian will perform at the Punchine with Matt Claybrooks, Sean Savoy and Ashley Fils-Aime opening. Originally from Tuscon, Ariz., Francisco's career choices didn't always go over well with his parents. He recalled delivering pizzas in

The hottest spot for a New Year's Eve celebration is aboard the Empress Hornblower in Old Sacramento. They will have two fireworks cruises on New Year's Eve for the 9:00pm and 12:00pm fireworks at Tower Bridge. The first is a Dinner Gala cruise from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Enjoy the fabulous buffet dinner, open standard cocktail bar, including after dinner liquors and house champagne, festive New Year's Eve party favors, pre-boarding photograph and live DJ entertainment for dancing. The second is a Midnight Cocktail cruise from 11:00pm to 1:00pm. Enjoy delicious hors d'ouevres, free flowing house champagne with a no-host bar for all other beverages, festive New Year's Eve party favors, pre-boa

Sacramento's mid-town area has its very own winery, Revolution Wines. The winery is a unique place, offering a great courtyard and a wine tasting bar. Both the bar area and the courtyard have bistro tables where you can enjoy a bottle of wine or just a glass. On Friday, December 18, 2009, Revolution Wines is also hosting an incredible band, Counter Intelligence. Counter Intelligence is a local band, with members from around the Sacramento area. Although tecnically a jazz band, they play songs we all know and love.  Covered songs include: Hard Day's Night, Ease Back and Moondance.  Counter Intelligence plays a mix of danceable songs and those that you can sit back and relax to. Revolution

The holiday season has arrived – whether you’re ready or not. Brave the cold weather this weekend and get into the holiday spirit. As an added bonus the City of Sacramento is offering free parking at meters Downtown (I through L streets and Front to 29th streets) after 4:30 pm on weekdays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. This weekend’s events kick off on Thursday with the State Capitol’s annual tree lighting at 5:30 pm. If it’s lights you love, check out the 700 block of K Street across from the Carnival at St. Rose painted with thousands of LED lights. As a grand finale, experience the Theatre of Lights show in Old Sacramento. The free show illuminates the district Thursday through

Many of you have asked about workshops and events being posted on our site in addition to the email invitations. Here is some information about our planned December events. We've organized a media panel Dec. 9. and a Google workshop Dec. 15. The media panel is a collaboration between the folks at the Urban Hive and The Sacramento Press. It will be held at the Urban Hive, Dec. 9 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The panel features representatives from each type of news outlet and will focus on the changes each has had to make over the past few years with technology, the economy and social media. Each panel member will also be asked where they see the future of journalism is headed. Attendees will ha

The Sacramento Entertainment Agency and the Blue Room Nightclub inside the Cap City Hotel have teamed up to add more musical magic to Thursday nights. This Thursday Dec 3rd we will feature Comedian Mike Osborn (finalist in Sacto Has Talent Competition), Musical artist "Hot Temperament", Singer Yovanna Gojnic, Rappers "Youngworks", and two more comedians...John Richards and Carlos Rodriquez! Show at 8:00pm There is also an Open Mic from 7 to 8pm, come out and try your act on stage. Doors open at 6pm to sign up. Tell your friends 17 & over, Only a $5 cover Cap City Hotel is located on the corner of Auburn & Fulton ave. More acts and shows Dec 10th and 17th....Come out for the Fun!     Mo

Sacramento rock-n-roll band, The Q Balls, will play a benefit show on Saturday, November 14th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Torch Club, 904 15th Street, Sacramento. The event is Free with donations taken at the door. Proceeds will go to Pops in the Park and in turn be used for East Sac and River Park parks. In 2009, Pops in the Park funds were used to leverage funds raised by the community to help restore swim pool hours cut through the City's budget at Bertha Henschel Park, Glenn Hall Park and McKinley Park. The Q Balls manager Sol Siler said: "The Q Balls are really looking forward to the November 14th gig at the Torch. All members save one were born and raised in the East Sacrament

Built Environment/Green Space Presentation November 10, 2009 5:30pm-7:30pm Sacramento Food Bank 3333 3rd Avenue, Sacramento, CA AGENDA Moderator: Charles L. Mason, Jr., Ubuntu Green Confirmed Panelists: Anya Lawler, Consultant, California State Assembly Committee on Housing Graham Brownstein, ECOS Davida Douglas, Alchemist CDC Brandon Kitagawa, Regional Asthma Management and Prevention, Statewide Coordinator of Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Constance Slider, Coalition on Regional Equity Invited Panelists: Paul Zykofsky, Director of Land Use and Transportation, Local Government Commission Randy Rosalex, Green Sacramento Builders Darnell Robinson, Clearinghouse CDFI

Free Sugar Bowl lift ticket and the chance to meet Forum Snowboards Pro Team Riders included in $10 ticket price. With a dusting of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe already and the promise of an El Niño-fueled season on the way, Sierra Snowboard is celebrating the start of winter with an anniversary sale Oct. 24-25, and the Sacramento-area premiere of Forum Snowboarding’s latest release, “Forum Forever” on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. Riders and skiers looking to gear up for the 2009-10 season will want to arrive early for Sierra Snowboard’s anniversary sale Oct. 24-25, as the first 100 shoppers in the door each day will receive a free Core Card from Sugar Bowl Resort — good for one free 2

Lately I've been feeling like there has been more entrepreneurial action than ever before. Maybe it's because Global Entrepreneurship Week is cohttp://www.sacramentopress.com/uploads/images/prod/e05185ac8270454b84ffc23ddb26ab15_t.jpgming up in less than 2 months -- and we're all just super excited about it; or maybe it is because we slowly see Sacramento really shining to become a more entrepreneurial city! In the last few years the growth of Sacramento has been outrageous! We, the community of Sacramento, are all just excited to be apart of it as well as a manufacture of that growth. An entrepreneur's best friend comes in all sorts of ways that looks to the usual person like a terrible

The fifth annual Mustard Seed Spin was held yesterday on the American River Trail  with guest speaker Mayor Kevin Johnson showing his support for the need to take care of our children and keep what safety nets we do have in place from disappearing.  The fundraiser benefited Mustard Seed School for homeless children of all ages. The ride featured area kids riding for their less fortunate counter parts and showing grit riding in temperatures well  into the nineties.   The goodwill and the social responsibility on display was breathtaking not to mention the smiles on the young riders determined faces.   Mayor Johnson reminded us we all needed to step up and pitch in the best we can during

High energy and fun brought Old Sacramento to life at the Second Annual Sacramento World Music and Dance Festival.  The two-day festival kicked off Saturday at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center, which featured Angentine tango champions Miriam and Leonardo.  Festivities continued Sunday in Old Sacramento. Both days were a celebration of international cultures through ethnic dancing, musical performances, historical storytelling and traditional reenactments of stories and folktales from all over the world. Despite the sweltering Sacramento heat, close to 5,000 attendees managed to stay cool under the shade of large tents and trees, and with the aid of popsicles and cold drinks sold by s

 Date: Sat, 09/26/2009 - 5:30pm XOSO's 2nd Pub Crawl is almost here! We hope to answer the age old debate: Which is better, Pirates or Ninjas? Who would win in a fight? Instead of just polling XOSO players, we want you to dress up to show your support for your chosen "lifestyle". If you think Pirates are better, cooler, cuter, stronger, or anything else, dress like a pirate. If you think Ninjas take the cake, dress like a Ninja! We'll find out the answer based on how many dress up for each! September 26th will be here before you know it!       Players in costume or wearing XOSO shirts will get drink specials at the bars on the route:   R15 at 5:30pm (15th and R St.) - $2 w

Join South Sacramento VISIONS at their annual Family Disaster-Preparedness Day, a family event sponsored in part by Kaiser Permanente and Sacramento County, feautring classes, games, entertainment and more! Kids will enjoy the kids zone with bounce house, all will enjoy entertainment by J. Rene Academy of Dance and Vocalist Sheryl Counter. Saturday, September 26, 10:00am-2:00pm at the Jose Rizal Community Center, 7320 Florin Mall Drive, Sacramento, CA. For more information contact mswhitton@aol.com or 916-391-3107

More than 750 church members volunteer to bring the 63rd annual Buddhist cultural bazaar to Sacramento. It started today and continues tomorrow. Folk dance and music is performed in the Main Chapel. Estimated attendance for the two-day event is 40,000 to 50,000 people.   The statistics for the event are staggering. 10,000 + pounds of chicken seasoned and barbecued for chicken teriyaki are prepared and served. Follow the smoke trail!   One and a half tons of rice are cleaned cooked and consumed in traditional Japanese cuisine. 400 pounds of shrimp are cleaned and cooked for tempura and sushi delicacies. 1,500 pounds of beef are prepared for teriyaki meat sticks and s

Aaron Young can't stop writing new songs. "I'm sort of plagued with it," he said. "I write every day, no matter what I'm doing." It's part of a work ethic that came from growing up on a pecan orchard in Mississippi. "I don't know if you've picked pecans to make some money, but you need a lot of them to make a pound, so you're out there a long time," he explained. "It taught me how to stay disciplined at something [and] develop patience." It's Young's patience and discipline that helped him through rough times, like being dropped from a record label and being homeless in San Francisco. This Friday night, the currently West Sacramento-native soul singer will bring his uplifting lyrics a