Join us for a day of art, music, and fun for the whole family, Saturday, September 10, 2011! Creations in all art forms, domestic and exotic animals who allow you to pet them, a fairy who paints a glittering swan on your face, and musicians whose songs are brand new each time they perform. These are only some of the imaginative artists and activities that await kids and adults at the 5th Annual CurtisFest on Saturday, September 10th. Presented by the Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association (SCNA), Curtis Fest will be held from 10am until 4pm in William Curtis Park, an eighteen-acre parcel of ground surrounded by quaint bungalows and shaded by renown heritage trees. CurtisFest was establi

The final Music in the Park concert event of the summer in Curtis Park! Bring a picnic basket, a blanket, and friends and family this Sunday as we bring the Music in the Park concert series to a close for the summer. This event is FREE and open to the public, brought to you by Sierra Curtis Neighborhood Association and sponsors Cook Realty, Surewest, and with support from City Councilman Jay Schenirer. With an exciting stage show featuring top-drawer choreography, tight vocal harmony, and fantastic screaming horns, the ever popular band, On Air, will be an appropriate grand finale for the concert series. At the children's stage, GWhiz, returns to present his clever line-up of songs and g

Old Sacramento will be transported back to the mid-1800s once again for its 10th Annual Sacramento Gold Rush Days this Labor Day weekend. Two hundred tons of dirt will transform this already rustic landmark heritage site into the appropriate mid-1850s California Gold Rush setting. Walking along the dusty trail, be prepared to witness a flurry of time-piece bands, costumed Wild West reenactors, horse-drawn carriages and Gold Rush activities for all ages  — such as gold panning. Sloughs for gold panning will be located in a few different locations, by the Railroad Museum and Wells Fargo Museum.  Bits of real gold can also be found for the lucky few, according to Mike Testa, vice presiden