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Drink Wine, Marvel at Art, Dance to Live Music all to Support Orphans in Mexico

2011-09-20T16:45:59Z

On September 30, 2011, at Beatnik Studios, aspects of Sacramento’s finest culture will come together to support a truly inspiring cause. From 5pm to 9pm entrance is free and guests can stroll the studio looking at P.R. Brown’s photography show “The Known and Travel” while noshing on appetizers. Wine lovers can purchase a souvenir glass for wine tasting and entrance into a gourmet gift basket raffle. 100% of the proceeds are directed towards transforming the lives of orphaned and poverty-stricken children. Guests can further show their support by bidding at the silent auction. After 9pm a suggested donation of $5-$10 is appreciated as the stage opens up to live performances from Katie Jane, Alyssa Cox, Step Jane, and Exquisite Corps.

Beatnik studios, located on 17th Street and Broadway, is known for supporting charitable causes. The nonprofit organization 2Build 4Ward International (2x4 International) is no exception. A group of California State Employees initiated the organization to bring attention and solutions to issues in developing countries. Their mission is to partner with community-based projects and disadvantaged groups to support education, health, infrastructure and small business development.

While the organization has already sent and shipped barrels of goods to a hospital in Ghana, this event will further their project to build an orphanage in Tuxpan, Jalisco Mexico. The organization has received a donation of land, a commitment from a Canadian architectural firm to the project, and the partnership of a local Mexican organization. Over half of Mexico’s population lives in poverty and the UN estimates that there are 10 million orphans living in Mexico.

The featured artist, P.R. Brown, is best known as a Grammy nominated music video director. Brown has worked with musicians such as John Mayer, Three Days Grace, The Smashing Pumpkins, Seal, Prince, Alicia Keys, Slipknot, Matisyahu, Goo Goo Dolls, and Death Cab for Cutie. His collection of travel photos and high fashion will be featured at Beatnik for the entire month of October.

For those interested in supporting 2x4 International’s cause, but cannot attend, online bidding for the silent auction photos can be accessed through their website. If you enjoy art, wine, music, and helping others, then come celebrate at 2x4 International’s first annual Wine and Art Event.

2x4 International is a registered 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation dedicated to development projects abroad. For further information please visit http://2x4international.blogspot.com

Disclosure: Chelsea Berg is the Fundraising/Volunteer Administrator with 2build 4ward international.

Chili cook-off raises money for Kiwanis Family House

2011-05-24T07:17:01Z

On Sunday, members of the Kiwanis Family House and the International Chili Society brought their best bowls of chili to the Kiwanis Chili Cook-off at The West Sacramento Moose Family Center on Jefferson Blvd.

While the judges were inside the center tasting various kinds of salsas and Chile Verde, the participating cooks began chopping up onions, and adding meat to their pots of chili.

Both the Kiwanis and ICS members were given one hour of prep time and three hours to cook their chili before the judging began at 3 p.m.

The chili cook-off consisted of two challenges: the Kiwanis Chili Challenge and the International Chili Society Regional Chili Cook-off.

The ICS regional chili cook-off had a total of 20 participants who competed in three categories: best salsa, best Chile Verde and the ICS Red (Texas style chili).

The Kiwanis members of the East Sacramento-Midtown club sponsored the event that was made up of eight contestants.

The Kiwanis Family House is a nonprofit organization that provides housing to families that have ill children or adult family members who are being treated at the University of California, Davis, medical center.

Development Manager of the East Sacramento-Midtown Kiwanis Family House Gary Christensen said the profits from the event will stem from the $10 donations from the community to taste the chili and the ICS member’s registration fee, who participate in the regional cook-off.

Together, both organizations helped to raise a total of $2,500 for the Kiwanis Family House.

“We’ve had over 20,000 families come stay at The Kiwanis House since 1984,” Christensen said.

Christensen added the proceeds from the event will go to families who cannot afford to pay the $40 rent per day, which is required of families that want to stay at the Kiwanis Family House.

“The winner gets bragging rights for a whole year and a banner,” said Kiwanis Family House member and competitor Leslie Merker.

Heather Schiltz, who lives in the suburbs of Sacramento, won by popular vote for the best-cooked chili.

“This is the first time I’ve done this type of event, so it’s cool,” Schiltz said.

Vice President of the Board of Directors, at the Kiwanis Family House in Citrus Heights Bill Hooper said he has been working with the Kiwanis Family House for 33 years and was satisfied with the outcome of the event.

“I enjoyed tasting all the different chilis, the fellowship and working for such a great cause,” Hooper said. “With the bad economy, families really need us.”

In addition to both chili challenges, the event featured a live band, Last Call, and a raffle by the Kiwanis Club.

Vendors such as the Salt City Candle Company and Baja Mariner were stationed across from the chili competitors.

“When you dine with people, you become friends. When you cook with people, you become family,” said Bobby Brown, who was at the event selling his Baja Mariner seafood and vegetable dip.

“I’m having a great time and having fun tasting all the chili,” said Nikki Shepard, 40, who lives in Elk Grove.

David Hipskind, who was a participant of the ICS challenge, said the first-place winners will go to the world champion ICS cook-off.

Hipskind has been a member for of the ICS for 30 years and said he uses only the freshest ingredients for his chili.

“My wife and I have developed the recipe so it’s a proven winner,” Hipskind said.

There were 12 judges for the ICS chili cook-off.

“The ICS is very consistent with their chili making. With the community, you’ll get everything from chili to spaghetti,” said Steve Boldenweck, who participated as a judge in the cook-off.

Boldenweck said the Kiwanis Club community is not required to follow the same rules as the ICS in their chili making.

The ICS cannot use beans in their chili only meat and the ingredients used to make their sauce.

The Kiwanis community cooks are allowed to add anything from black beans to sausage links to their chili.

Boldenweck added that as a judge he likes to go by T.A.C.A, which means to judge based on taste, aroma, consistency and appearance.

Steve McIntire has been nominated for president elect at the East Sacramento-Midtown Kiwanis club and joined about a year ago.

Before the event ended, McIntire gathered everyone outside of the lodge to announce the winners.

Bobby Santos, who lives in East Sacramento, won for best salsa.

“It feels great to have won,” Santos said.

Lynn Robinson, who is a member of ICS and lives in Lincoln, won for best chili Verde.

“This is awesome, we’re going to the world championship!” Robinson said.

The winner of the red chili was Steve Atkinson, who resides in Reno.

“I was really shocked there were a lot of good chilis out there,” Atkinson said.

“When I heard about the Kiwanis house, it became a passionate thing for me,” McIntire said.

McIntire has been a member of the ICS for 20 years.

He brought the idea of the cook-off to the board of the Kiwanis Family House and plans on making this an annual event.

“The family house needs the money to operate. Since I became aware of the family house, I wanted to help them,” McIntire said. “We’re using the chili as a vehicle to raise money for the family house.”

“If we have it again here next year, it will be twice as good,” said director of the West Sacramento Kiwanis Family House, Mauda Butte.

“The family house touches a lot of people,” Butte said.

For more information on future events held by The Kiwanis Family House visit their website. www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org

Everything is Awesome: Photographs by Keith Telfeyan

2010-12-07T02:04:02Z

Everything is Awesome, a solo exhibition of photographs by Keith Telfeyan, opens at Cuffs, 2523 J Street, Midtown Sacramento, on December 11, 2010 and will remain on view through January 7, 2011. Cuffs is open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm and Sun Noon-7pm.

The public is invited to a reception with the artist on December 11, from 6pm-10pm, as part of Sacramento’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Enjoy holiday snacks and drinks and Christmas tunes dj-ed by Shaun Slaughter while taking in the show. Cuffs is also sponsoring a toy drive to provide holiday gifts for children in need. Anyone who donates a toy will be entered in a drawing for a $50 certificate to the shop.

For his first solo show at Cuffs, Keith has created a series of digital C-prints from 35mm film entitled Everything is Awesome. Focusing on seemingly mundane, everyday sights, he executes the photographs in a way that causes the viewer to take a second glance—realizing the series title is, in fact, true.

With photography, Keith is able to capture scenes exactly how he perceives them, delivering his fresh take of the world to people who may otherwise be unswayed by a lamp post or a flock of birds. His work offers vision fields that give a lush and clean vicarious experience, bringing out transcendence through texture while alluding to the banal, ordinary moments of life being lived.

In Keith’s words: “Everything is everything. Sorrow and trees and architecture and love and chemistry and politics and the world. It’s awesome…to see a wave of oneness within each particular thing. Or perhaps the everyday itself is simply worth seeing in a new way.” Keith’s philosophy is tied in intrinsically to the photographs in this show. Attendees will leave with a novel view of the everyday and the knowledge that, yes, everything is awesome.

About the artist
Keith Telfeyan makes video art, short films, and photographs. He received his MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in 2009, and his Bachelor’s degree in Film from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003, where he also studied Philosophy and Rhetoric. His artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He was born and raised in Sacramento, California and resides in Brooklyn, New York. He is left-handed and keeps an active dream journal.

For further information about Keith Telfeyan and to see more examples of his artwork visit his website.

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All images by Keith Telfeyan:
1. Electric Spirituality
2. Pixilated Abyss
3. Slow Motion Explosion

Disclaimer: Alison Kranz is Public Relations contact for Keith Telfeyan.

Happy hour with a heart

2010-12-02T01:29:20Z

As the 2010 holiday season goes into full swing, the Sierra 2 Center offers the Curtis Park and Sacramento community at large a truly unique way to combine its indulgence in merriment with its interest in sharing with those in need.

On Friday, December 3rd, the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts & Community presents Best Friend Friday, an ongoing social gathering at which attendees get to meet new people, enjoy terrific food and drinks, and learn something they didn’t know about their own community. This Friday attendees will get the chance to meet Harvest Sacramento, an amalgamation of area residents, non-profits, community groups and businesses who work together to gather uneaten fruit and vegetables from backyards and small orchards and donate them to people in need.

Best Friend Friday is the brainchild of Terri Shettle, Executive Director of the Sierra 2 Center and Neighborhood Association. The Sierra Center for the Arts & Community was formed in the 1970’s when hundreds of Curtis Park neighbors came together to rescue the old Sierra School from demolition. Since then, the restored Sierra 2 Center has served as a focal point for artists, teachers, students, parents, children, and seniors, who gather frequently in its dance studios, gardens, performance spaces, meeting halls and classrooms. Except on Friday nights.

“I noticed not long ago that our Center had a lot of availability on Friday nights,” said Shettle. “During the rest of the week, we’re hopping. Our Center is filled with classes, business seminars, community meetings, and lots of other activities. But on Friday nights, most of our tenants aren’t around. Especially in the Garden Room. And I thought, ‘What a shame!’ The Garden Room is such a lovely, sunny space, with views of the trees on the property and a charming courtyard attached to it. It’s a perfect place to have people get together in, when they’re done with their busy day and week!”

But rather than just do a potluck or a wine bar, Shettle decided to think just a little bit bigger. “Like attracts like,” she explains. “The Sierra 2 is a nonprofit, and being in the field, I know there are a lot of other nonprofits who would welcome a place to come and share ideas on what the community needs, and on how their organization is addressing it.”

And Shettle knows her own community. “People in Curtis Park and Sacramento in general are very giving, very concerned. They like to hear about novel ideas to make a difference in the world. And they’re very social. So why not provide them with the story, give them the opportunity to hear about these great ideas and to mingle with like-minded people? Rather than pop in a documentary or read a brochure, they can drive over to an easily accessible Center, come in and have a glass of wine and some good food, and learn about ways that others are working to improve an aspect of their own community. It’s a perfect blend of the social and altruistic.”

It’s also more than reasonably priced. For $5, attendees get a glass of wine and a hot plate of food catered by catered by Sierra 2 Center tenant, La Famiglia Catering. Raffle tickets are sold separately, and games are played during which attendees, Sierra 2 staff and nonprofit regulars get to learn about the organization in a fun way, interact with each other, and win interesting prizes. Sierra 2 Center picks up the tab for the food and drinks, and the guest non-profit takes home the raffle ticket money. And everyone eats, drinks, and talks. It’s fun, relaxing,inspiring networking.

“It’s like the definition of synergy,” quips Shettle. “The nonprofit we host at Best Friend Friday has a built-in group of friends and supporters. They come and mingle with others who are interested in knowing what’s going on and in having a good time. They make new best friends. The two groups overlap, they network, they combine, and they become stronger after the interaction.”

On December 3rd Best Friend Friday will host Harvest America, a local nonprofit that provides a unique opportunity for people to engage in direct and tangible service to their community.

Harvest Sacramento germinated from a seed planted by two area residents, Mary McGrath and Robin Aurelius, who were pained by the sight of rotting oranges piled in the streets of East Sacramento every spring. A grassroots campaign in 2009 to harvest oranges in the McKinley Park area engaged over thirty volunteers and donated about 3000 pounds of fresh citrus to the Sacramento Food Bank.

From this success it was apparent that with more organization and effective outreach, substantial contributions of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the entire year could greatly enhance the offerings of local food assistance agencies.

Harvest Sacramento is a project of Soil Born Farms, who operates two urban farms on over forty acres in Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. Soil Born Farms is a nationally recognized center for the promotion of urban agriculture, sustainable food systems and healthy food education. Along with the continued support of its original and new volunteers, Soil Born Farms has taken a lead role in tending Harvest Sacramento, as it lays all of the administrative groundwork necessary to make a difference in the lives of needy Sacramentans.

When Harvest America joins with the Sierra 2 Center for this installment of Best Friend Friday, they will be bringing their own holiday cheer and a special guest along with them. This Friday, Harvest Sacramento will be providing hors d'oeuvres made from produce donated by Soil Born Farms and persimmons gleaned from a local orchard. And all of it will be expertly prepared by Eileen Murray.

Well-known local vegetarian chef and instructor, Murray presents monthly dinners at the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op under the title “Eileen’s Kitchen.” As a nationally-recognized camp cook, baker, entrepreneur and instructor, Murray has been cultivating the art of cooking organic whole food for over thirty years. She is an accomplished macrobiotic cook who trained at the Kushi Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Vega Center in Oroville, California.

Suzanne Flint of Curtis Park is excited that Eileen will be on hand, and that Best Friend Friday is hosting Harvest Sacramento. She’s one of the volunteers for the organization, and she’s been inviting everyone she knows to come to the Sierra 2 Center on December 3rd. “Harvest Sacramento” she says, “is a simple and lovely way to give back to our community.”

Begun in September, Best Friend Friday so far has hosted the Sacramento Tree Foundation and KCRA’s “Coats For Kids.” Harvest Sacramento is next, and Shettle has been in conversation with many other nonprofits. “Best Friend Friday is a social networking model,” she says. “But instead of Facebook and Twitter, where my two fiends meet your two friends via the Internet, we do it in person.”

For more information on Best Friend Friday, contact the Sierra 2 Center at (916)452-3005, www.Sierra2.org, or Facebook/sierra2center.

Puttin' around with purpose

2010-08-30T03:11:48Z

Pedestrian traffic may have appeared somewhat peculiar in Midtown on Saturday. Merry crowds of golfers, and a pirate or two, took to the streets in droves for the first annual Albie Puttin’ Pub and Putt Crawl presented by Go-Girl Energy Drink.

Tickets were $25 for walk-ups and $20 for those who preregistered. All proceeds from the event went straight to Albie Aware Inc., a foundation dedicated to supporting women struggling with breast cancer.

Executive Director Cindy Love, was a close friend to Albie Carson. The foundation was formed after Carson died of breast cancer in 2002.

“We started the foundation because she was not given the proper testing after she was diagnosed, and we would like to prevent those tragedies in the future for other women,” Love said.

Go-Girl held this event in Hawaii and had good success with it, so they brought it to Sacramento and Albie Aware Inc.

“It’s a pub crawl with a twist,” Go-Girl marketing manager Amber Latoof said.

Participants were awarded with prizes for best and worst dressed golfers and most creative costume.

Nine bars and restaurants made up the course, with themed putting greens in place at each hole. Bars were responsible for constructing their hole, infusing it with unique personality and flair.

Even with only a month’s notice, Latoof said it was not hard to get locations because of the bars’ tremendous support for the event.

“We’re also trying to promote downtown, so we hope this is the first event of many,” she said.

Around noon, a line began to form in front of de Vere’s Irish Pub for the first round of drinks and the first hole of golf. From de Vere’s, staggered groups traveled an average of a block at a time in pursuit of bar specials and urbanized mini-golf.

“It’s a very good way for people to give to a charity and have fun,” volunteer Jeanette Galvan said.

Galvan signed off participants’ score cards at the Capitol Garage green. At the end of the day, those who finished the entire course were able to submit their cards for a raffle giving away a trip for two to Las Vegas.

Over 200 people took part in the crawl, making it a very successful event for Albie Aware.

Torch Club’s island theme won them the “best bar” contest. By that point, participants were visibly loosened up — at the expense of their short game.

Golfing became an afterthought as the day went on. People sank their putts and quickly headed to the bar. Marcus Marquez, owner of L Wine Lounge, winner of this year’s “best cocktail” contest and home to hole No. 8, remarked that the groups passing through his restaurant were having a lot of fun.

“We’ve done a lot of pub crawls, but not any with this kind of theme,” he said. “We’re already looking forward to next year’s — to make it bigger and better,” Marquez said. “Having anything that supports charities and changes it up from regular crawls makes it more fun and people get more involved.”

Nichole Farley had been planning a day of drinking and golfing when she stumbled upon Go-Girl’s Facebook updates advertising Albie Puttin’.

“This was the perfect combination,” Farley said. “For $25 it’s going to a good cause and it’s fun. I like the idea.”

Groups large and small marched through Midtown, making stops at Badlands, Mulvaney’s B&L, Zocalo, Streets of London and Bistro 33 before returning to the clubhouse at de Vere’s for the raffle drawing and prize giveaway.

Now that the bars have had a crash course in conceptualizing the event, Love said they are completely on board for doing it again next year.

“The event was terrific and funds raised were beyond our expectations,” Love said.

A future benefit, the fourth annual “Blues for Life,” will be held for the foundation at the Torch Club on Oct. 3.

Photos one through five by Dane Johnson

Photos six through nine courtesy of Casey Alford

“Hot Moms and Cool Kids” strut their stuff at fashion show

2010-08-02T05:12:45Z

Moms and children strode in fashionable attire on a pink and white striped runway last Friday to raise funds for the Sacramento Children’s Museum.

A couple hundred people gathered at 33rd St. Bistro in Midtown to support the fundraiser for the museum that begins demolition today. Ten dollar tickets benefited the museum directly.

Sponsors Koukla Kids Boutique, M.E. Boutique, Firefly Salon and Boutique and 33rd St. Bistro began planning the event only three weeks ago. Kathryn O’Connell, co-owner of Koukla Kids, said they saw a need for a fundraiser to benefit a place that could be fun, safe and educational for children of the Sacramento area.

“All the other major metropolitan cities have a children’s museum, and we don’t. That’s,” she said. “what drove us to do an event.”

O’Connell said the turnout for the fashion show was far beyond what they expected.

“We oversold the event,” she said. “People were eager to participate. I think they saw the need for something so valuable for Sacramento.”

Moms and kids modeled clothing from the boutiques, starting their runway walk in the M.E. Boutique located next door to 33rd St Bistro. After strutting outside on a multicolored chalk-drawn floral runway, they ended their loop inside the bistro.

Ten mom models and their children participated, all chosen by the sponsors. All clothing modeled was available for purchase, with 20 percent of the proceeds going to the museum.

Alan Godlove, president of the board of directors for the children’s museum, served as emcee for the event. He announced raffle ticket winners, which were available for purchase at $1 per ticket.

He said the museum, which is expected to open in March 2011, will focus on children from ages 0 to 8.

“There are a lot of many wonderful museums in Sacramento, but the focus on that age group hasn’t existed in awhile,” Godlove said. “It gives young children a way to learn in an environment that parents can feel comfortable in.”

Godlove, who has young children himself, said parents can feel safe letting their young kids roam around the museum.

Natalie Truman, who handles fundraising development for the museum, said the Sacramento community will have the option of becoming a founding family. The family’s name will be memorialized in a tribute displayed in the museum.

“The founding families campaign is $500 or more and donor recognition on the wall to the first 500 families, with all proceeds going directly to construction,” she said.

The idea for the museum began six years ago when two school teachers got together after visiting a children’s museum in another city. Founding partners, The city of Rancho Cordova, the Junior League of Sacramento and Roebbelen Contracting, Inc. helped bring the project to a reality.

For more information on the Sacramento Children’s Museum, visit sackids.org.

Capital Public Radio’s Annual Used Record & CD Sale

2010-06-15T19:54:10Z

Capital Public Radio’s Annual Used Record & CD Sale will be held Saturday and Sunday June 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s sale will once again take place at the Howe ‘Bout Arden shopping center, 2100 Arden Way, Suite 172 in Sacramento.

The Annual Used Record & CD Sale offers music and movies for hugely discounted prices. Last year, approximately 1,000 people took advantage of the great deals on vinyl records, DVDs, audio books, videogames, and more.

There are diverse formats of audio and other entertainment to choose from in a variety of genres. From LPs to CDs, video games, and VHS to Blue Ray DVDs, all types of media have been collected over the past months All musical genres are featured, including, classical, hip-hop, country, punk, and more.

Capital Public Radio members receive 20% off all purchases. All purchases are tax-deductible, and every dollar supports the news, jazz and classical music you love. Come early to get the best picks.

WHAT: Capital Public Radio’s Annual Used Record & CD Sale
WHEN: June 26, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
June 27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Howe ‘Bout Arden Shopping Center, Suite 172 (2100 Arden Way at Howe Avenue), Sacramento CA, 95825

Haitian Artwork Raffle for Earthquake Relief

2010-01-26T00:58:23Z

With the unparalleled devistation in Haiti, people have been coming up with creative means to raise money for relief efforts despite our dire economic times. People like Charlie Simpson, 7, from Fulham, west London who set out to raise £500 ($812.25 US) by organizing a bike-a-thon has amassed over £110,000 ($162,450 US) and Lexi Caruthers, 10, from Encinitas, CA who hoped to raise $10 selling hand painted rocks that she gathered over the weekend raised $124.81. In Sacramento, things are no different; nightclubs such as Punchline Comedy Club and Marilyn's on K have organized benefit shows, Sugar Plum Vegan Cafe has organized a bake sale and now The Coffee Garden is hosting an artwork raffle.

Over the years Michael Madsen, owner of The Coffee Garden in Curtis Park, has collected Haitian artwork which has adorned the walls of his cafe, and on February 28th he will be raffling off a few of the pieces from his collection in hopes of raising $1000 for Haitian relief efforts. The pieces, all hand made, are a mark of man's ingenuity and resourcefulness in the face of dire economic circumstances. Created using discarded 55-gallon oil drums the artists cut and flatten the drums into a 4' x 6' metal "canvas", after using chalk to sketch out their desired design the artists use a hammer and chisel to cut, shape and contour their work.

Raffle tickets are being sold by the staff of The Coffee Garden for $5 each (or $20 for five) and the drawing will be held on February 28th. To purchase tickets, visit The Coffee Garden at 2904 Franklin Blvd.

Final weeks of Raffle for the Rock contest

2009-12-15T21:27:27Z

Individuals wishing to purchase a $5 raffle ticket to win a $25,000 diamond ring have just two weeks left. Rogers Jewelry Co. and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services (SFBFS) have tickets available now through December 30, 2009.

In June, nearly 1,000 individuals participated in the first annual Race for the Rock, a text message-based scavenger hunt via bicycle through downtown Sacramento. Participants answered historical clues and tracked down hidden information in hopes of uncovering the amazing prize. The event’s entry fee benefited programs at SFBFS. The winners of Race for the Rock went home with a 1.5 carat diamond ring. Within weeks of the event, the winning couple decided to donate the ring to SFBFS to be used as a fundraiser to help families in need. SFBFS is now hosting a raffle for the ring – Raffle for the Rock.

Raffle for the Rock tickets are $5 each. There is no limit to the number of tickets an individual may purchase, but participants must be 18 years of age to participate. Tickets are on sale now through December 30, 2009.

Tickets are for sale at the following locations. Please stop by to purchase raffle tickets, take a tour or learn how to become more involved with SFBFS:

* SFBFS’ Oak Park location – 3333 Third Ave, Sac, CA 95817. Mon-Fri 8-4 (916) 456-1980
* SFBFS’ North Sac location – 2469 Rio Linda Blvd, Sac, CA 85815. Mon-Fri 9-5 (916) 648-8736
* All Sacramento Rogers Jewelry Co. locations – www.thinkrogers.com

These tickets make great stocking stuffers and holiday hostess gifts as the recipient could win a $25,000 diamond ring. More information can be found online at http://www.thinkrogers.com/rafflefortherock/

The Raffle for the Rock drawing will be held January 4, 2010 at 6pm at Rogers Jewelry Company located at 9217 Sierra College Blvd, Roseville, CA 95661, (916) 782-1505.

Several other prizes from Rogers Jewelry Co. will be raffled off as well. Everyone is invited to attend the drawing. The 2nd annual Race for the Rock is scheduled for June 5, 2010.

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, a local non-profit organization serving families and individuals in need since 1976, offers nine diverse programs at two facilities in Sacramento. A staff of 35 employees and several thousand volunteers accomplish SFBFS’ mission of assisting those in need by alleviating their immediate pain and problems and by moving them toward self-sufficiency and financial independence. Additional SFBFS information is available online at www.sacramentofoodbank.org.

Scoot Sacramento a Scooter Jamboree

2009-09-10T17:44:58Z

This event will be held Saturday, Sept. 19th from noon - midnight and Sunday, Sept. 20th from 10am - 5pm. This event will be an art and music drive hosted by T&M Organization for the Arts.

Please bring any unwanted and or unused art or music supplies and receive a free dog. Supplies will be donated to Sacramento's Youth building art and music programs.

The Scoot Shop has worked hard planning this one. There will be a raffle including a scooter give away, live band, fire spinning, once it's dark, and a scooter art show by acclaimed Chicago artist Casey Sachen.

Join a ride for charity around the Capitol City, $25 pre-registration, $35 at the door. Comes with a goody bag. The ride will conclude at The Scoot Shop where there will be music by "Story Tellers" and "Jeffrey Valentine" food, beer and lots of fun scooter events.

All shapes, colors and sizes of scooters are welcome! For more information log on to wwwthescootshop.com click on the Scoot Sacramento link. Email info@thescootshop.com.

Proceeds will benefit T&M Organization for the Arts, right here in Sacramento. We want this to be an annual event, so come show your support and help us raise some money for a local community charity.

R5 Records' Record Store Day '09

2009-04-11T02:38:45Z

On April 18, 2009, R5 Records will be having a huge record swap for the internationally celebrated Record Store Day! Record Store Day is a day where hundreds of independently owned record stores celebrate the art of music. When R5 Records had their celebration last year, over 1,000 people showed up to see tons of local bands play and to get their hands on some awesome music paraphernalia. This year we will once again have a huge lineup of local bands and DJs that are going to be playing great music all day long. Inside the store EVERYTHING is going to be on sale and you'll have a chance to find some awesome stuff in in the Rock n' Roll garage sale we're having. There's also going to be records avaiable that you won't be able to find ANYWHERE ELSE!!! These exclusive records include albums by Sublime, Cold War Kids, Slayer, Modest Mouse, and Elvis Costello to name a few. Last but not least, there's going to be a raffle for box sets, framed prints, record players, and tons of other music goodies with all proceeds going to The Met School's music program.

For more details look at the flyer below. Hope to see you there!!!

-Hippie T

CRAB FEED at Howe Park

2009-02-05T01:08:46Z

This upcoming Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 6-10pm, Friends of Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District is having their Annual CRAB FEED in Howe Park, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento 95825. Tickets are $35 per person by 5pm Friday, February 6 or $40 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at the District office, 2201 Cottage Way, over the phone at 916-927-3802, or online at www.fecrecpark.com

Funds raised from the ticket sales and the variety of Silent Auction and Raffle items contribute to children scholarships for programs offered by Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District. Programs include the summer Adventure Club, Ballet, Cheerleading, Soccer, Swim Team, Synchronized Swimming, Youth Basketball and Kickball, just to name a few.

So if you enjoy all-you-can-eat CRAB, home-made clam chowder, pasta and salad, come on down to Howe Park. You might go home with some great auction and raffle prizes, plus you'll also appreciate the added benefit of giving back to the children in the community.