Explore the cockpits of legendary airplanes such as the Blue Angels’ fighter jets, the “Top Gun” F-14 Tomcat and the A-10 Thunderbolt as the Aerospace Museum of California celebrates Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 19. A brief ceremony honoring the troops with a dedication of the McClellan Memorial Rose Garden will be held at 11 a.m. in the Air Park in conjunction with a Coast Guard C-130 flyby. Guests will also have the opportunity to speak to original members of the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II and author Len Kovar, who wrote “WWII Prisoner of War: How I survived.” Entrance is $5, and active-duty military members and their families get in free. The museum is open from 9 a.m. -

Local rock band Walking Spanish will perform Friday at the Torch Club, which recently celebrated 12 years in its current location. Sacramento Press community contributor Lindol French saw the band last year at the Torch Club and characterized the performance as “a phenomenal, high-energy rock show, peppering their staggeringly good original material with a variety of tasty covers.” Also playing will be special guest Parie Wood. Tickets are $7, and the show begins at 9 p.m. The Torch Club is located at 914 15th St. More events this week: May 19 West Coast Brew Fest @ Miller Park May 19 Boulevard Park Green Thumb Brigade @Boulevard Park May 19 Armed Forces Day at the Aerospace Museum

About 3,000 people and 120 different brews are expected at this year’s West Coast Brew Fest in Miller Park on Saturday. Started in 2000, the brew fest showcases California, Oregon and Washington’s influence in micro brews, and judges award ribbons in a blind taste test two weeks before the event. Organizer Matson Breakey told The Sacramento Press last year that dedicated followers from as far away as Arizona and Washington show up to try the beers, hear the local bands and sample the food. There are no tasting tokens, and festival-goers are given a cup upon paying admission, which gives them unlimited tastings until the event is over or the kegs are tapped. For more information, visit

Today marks the end of my 135-week journey with The Sacramento Press. Here is my first and last editorial. When I applied to be an intern for an online newspaper in September 2009, I never imagined it would lead me to being the editor-in-chief of anything. In high school, I dreamed of being a writer for a newspaper or a magazine. In my college entrance exam, I wrote about how I wanted to make a difference through my writing. I wanted my voice to be heard. I still remember when I interviewed for The Sacramento Press internship. I sat across from Ben Ilfeld and told him my goals of moving to New York to work for a major magazine. I told him I wanted to go to journalism school. Ben looked

In Thursday's weekly Go.See.Do. newsletter, the date for the Family Fun Fest at Fairytale Town was erroneously listed as April 29. The event in fact takes place on April 28. For more information on the event, click here. Also in Thursday's Go.See.Do. newsletter, Bassnectar is listed as occurring on on May 2, when it in fact occurs on May 4. The Sacramento Press apologizes for the mistakes.

We are excited to announce the newest addition to The Sacramento Press team – Jared Goyette. Jared is the fourth editor in chief The Sacramento Press has had since it launched in 2008. For the past three years Jared was the online producer for The Miami Herald, writing headlines, selecting the front page stories, editing images and managing social media accounts. On top of managing the morning shift at The Herald, Jared founded a hyperlocal publication called Open Media Miami. Open Media is the community news partner of The Herald and covers the downtown and Midtown areas of Miami. Jared said he started Open Media Miami because he “wanted to experiment with online news coverage … and i

Most people would jump at the chance to interview their favorite band, but when they actually sit down to do the interview, sometimes the questions and answers fall flat. With a limited time constraint and the pressure of hitting it off with the musicians you admire, the nerves and lack of preparation might make you wish you had a do-over when all is said and done. Rick Ele will help you get the most out of your interviews – with musicians or the chef at the new restaurant – at his Breaking the Ice Interview Workshop. The workshop will be held at the Sacramento Press office, from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19. Ele has been a DJ and radio host for 17 years at the freeform community rad

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. For the past two weeks, we have been rolling out our “community contributor spotlight” video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without furthe

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. Through next week, we will continue rolling out our “community contributor spotlight” video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without further

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. During the next week, we will continue to roll out our “community contributor spotlight” video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without furt

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. During the next week, we will continue to roll out our “community contributor spotlight” video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without furt

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. For the next two weeks, we will continue rolling out our “community contributor spotlight” video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without fu

The Sacramento Press has approximately 2,000 contributors signed up on our site to voluntarily write articles. Without them, we wouldn’t exist. Among this group, there is a small core of writers and photographers whom we work closely with on a regular basis. These contributors go above and beyond by taking assignments from us, having their articles copy edited and making us very proud as they represent us in the community. To just tell you how great they are isn’t enough. So we’ll show you a tiny snippet of why we love them. For the next two weeks, we will be rolling out our "community contributor spotlight" video series featuring six of our top community contributors. Without further

Photojournalism is the creation of photos that don’t just please the eye, but tell an unbiased story, said Sacramento-based photographer John Hernandez during the workshop he led. Hernandez’s workshop stressed the importance of working hard to get real, dynamic photos in the moment, rather than faking good shots with heavy editing afterwards. His discussion was organized around seven basic genres of photojournalism: news, features, profiles, photo illustrations, sports coverage, photo essays and photo-audio slide shows. He provided unique tips about each topic, ranging from how to take head shots for profiles to making sure sports shots include reaction alongside action. Hernandez taught

Thanks to everyone who came out to The Sacramento Press Community All Star Party last night!  Below are some of the highlights from the party, which was held at Mayahuel:       Photo Credit: Photos by Tia Gemmell, Riverview Media Photography. See the complete album at PhotoTia.com.

It was a very tough decision to choose the winners of The Sacramento Press 2012 Journalism Open. Fifty-three community contributors shared 93 stories about the greater Sacramento area and the quality of submissions this year really impressed the judges. Thank you to all of you who made this year’s Journalism Open a success. The Sacramento Press judges were Casey Kirk, Director of Community Outreach, Brandon Darnell, Copy Editor and Reporter, and Colleen Belcher, Editor-in-Chief. Each story was judged on newsworthiness, research and sources, spelling and grammar and how interesting they were. Each winner could only win one prize. Click here to read the complete judging criteria. First

Photographs are an important part of storytelling and can often tell a story on their own. After a brief workshop hiatus, our first Sacramento Press workshop for 2012 will be on photojournalism. (The Journalism Open workshop wasn't a typical workshop for us.) John Hernandez will teach an introductory photojournalism workshop from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Sacramento Press office called "Introduction to Photojournalism." Hernandez is a Sacramento-based photographer. He has professional experience in wedding, portrait and social documentary photography as well as various multimedia platforms, including audio slideshows. He has freelanced for ABS-CBN, a Filipino American news ch

We are currently seeking highly motivated reporter interns to cover local stories in our community. Your Role: As an intern at the Sacramento Press, you will be a huge part of our day-to-day success. Function as a writer and cover local beats. Explore a variety of story types – profiles, sports and event coverage, reviews, press conferences and more. Meet story deadlines and generate story ideas. Be a resource for our other writers, encourage and recruit. Form and cultivate relationships with local businesses, clubs, and resource providers (PIOs, librarians, ombudsmen, historians). You will be armed with the resources (digital cameras, voice recorders, professional photographers) to do on

We are seeking a highly motivated Sales, Marketing and Advertising Intern. The successful candidate will assist the Department with various projects and tasks that will give them a well-rounded understanding of business operations. Your Role: Distribute marketing materials for Sacramento Press and clients Coordinate advertising efforts and help design email campaigns for prospective clients Research thoroughly via the internet for information to create effective marketing plans for clients’ businesses Compile leads from online and other listings and add them in a database Assist with client management by making sure our clients receive the highest level of sales and operational customer

We are currently seeking a highly motivated social media intern for Agency M at The Sacramento Press. About the position: The Social Media Intern will have a large role in maintaining and updating our clients' social media accounts, gathering data for regular reports, and helping with strategy. You will be expected to understand the in's and out's of every social media platform we use, and be able to think strategically and apply that understanding. You are the ideal candidate if you can work independently and as a team member, if you have the drive to go above and beyond what you've been asked, you are creative and love to write, you are "social", you are constantly exploring new possi