Though it was a sparse crowd, none-the-less the first of several events honoring Harvey Milk, last Tuesday, was exciting, informative, and meaningful. Held at the beautiful California Museum and hosted by The Harvey Milk Foundation, Equality California (EQCA) and the California State LGBT Legislative Caucus, the event focused on a discussion of the FAIR Education Act (SB 48) as well as related issues including peer abuse which is prevalent in some of our schools. The FAIR Education Act authored by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) mandates all California schools to be more inclusive in teaching students about the history and accomplishments LGBT people have in American society. Because o

To the delight of local foodies, wine enthusiasts and the community in general, the 10th Annual Grape Escape is scheduled for Saturday, June 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento.  The popular Grape Escape celebration is the region’s premiere food and wine event that showcases varietals from 60 regional wineries and 40 local restaurants. This annual culinary event provides a rare opportunity for attendees to sip wine from the eight wine regions in the greater Sacramento area while enjoying delicious food samples from Sacramento’s top restaurants. The Grape Escape event first started in 2002 with 700 attendees and 55 participating restaurants and wineries.  This s

It's finally spring time in Sacramento, and what better way to celebrate than with egg hunts, yummy food, and visits from the Easter bunny! Why not continue your Easter traditions or start a new one by attending one of the events below? Alternative Adventures: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown: Victory Life Church, Sat 9am-11:30am; Sun 4pm Join THE Actors Workshop & Integral Theatre Company for a classic, beloved story of Charlie Brown and the gang. Saturday is a special Kids' Day with snacks, craft stations, and more. 17th Annual Easter Bonnet Promenade & Spring Ball: Sacramento History Museum, Sat Promenade 11am; Ball 2pm Dress up in your favorite Easter finery & celebrate in high

  Can I really taste oak and butter in my wine? What is really the point of swirling my wine glass around? Who cares if a glass of wine has legs? Those questions, among many others, are what I set out to get answered when enrolling in Wine Tasting 101 taught by wine expert G.M. “Pooch” Pucilowski. Taught aboard the Delta King, the three-part course aims to make wine drinkers more comfortable and confident when choosing and discussing wine. It’s probably important to disclose that two weeks ago the extent of my wine knowledge didn’t go much further than knowing that one too many glasses of red seems to inevitably give me a headache, and that nothing melts a stressful day of work away lik

Looking for something different to do on Second Saturday? Cafe Americain is offering a solution that will not only please the taste buds, but educate them as well. There will be a single malt scotch whiskey tasting and seminar at the restaurant from 5-9 p.m. Saturday. Mike Wahba and his wife Natalya, owners of Cafe Americain, are hosting the tasting seminar, which has been on hiatus for a couple years now. This will be the inaugural event for the the couple, with hopes of successfully revitalizing it to become an annual occurrence. Although the Cafe Americain is only a few months old, it has already begun to pique the interest of locals with its unique style offerings. The restaurant is

Grange Restaurant’s Executive Chef Michael Tuohy and “Hunter Angler Gardener Cook” food writer Hank Shaw go beak-to-beak this Thursday, Nov. 12, in a chef's challenge benefitting the California Waterfowl Association. Appropriately named the "Duck Off," a panel of judges, including California Waterfowl Association President Bob McLandress, Corti Borthers Darrell Corti and The Sacramento Bee Rick Kushman and Niesha Lofing, will name the winner at Grange during the afternoon competition where Tuohy and Shaw use wild duck to create the most delectable dishes. That evening, patrons are invited to celebrate with a five-course prix fixe menu ($65 plus tax and gratuity) inspired by the earlier c