Two members of the world-famous Radio City Rockettes delivered a bit of early Christmas cheer to children in Sacramento's Shriners Hospital in advance of their upcoming Christmas show at Arco Arena December 15. Rockettes Heather Langham (let) and Lindsay Howe, a Sacramento hometown gal, signed autographs (top) and helped youngsters do The Rockettes-style kicks and poses (below). Children were on the second floor play area of the hospital watching and interacting with The Rockettes (above and below).   Sacramento native Rockette, Lindsay Howe (above) and Heather Langham came dressed in one of their Santa-style Christmas show outfits. Sacramento will have a chance to see The Radio

With family and friends in attendance, 40 aspiring high school filmmakers debuted their documentary shorts at the second annual Documentary Foundation Film Festival Sunday. The Sacramento student filmmakers covered a multitude of issues including racism in high school, legalization of marijuana, pink-slipped teachers and prisoner work programs in Folsom Prison. The program is taught by Sacramento native documentary filmmakers Keith Ochwat and Christopher Rufo and sponsored by KVIE. The duo created the Documentary Foundation student program as a means to inspire future generations of documentary filmmakers. "There are so many issues that affect peoples' lives," Ochwat said. He spoke of th

A Christmas tree of lights brightens the front entrance to Sacramento's Shriners Hospital for Children during the holidays. Shriners Hospitals for Children is an international health care system providing high quality pediatric specialty care to thousands of kids each year. All care is provided with no financial obligation to the patient or their family. Their mission is made possible solely through the generosity of donors. There are many ways to give from direct gifts to planned gifts. All gifts, big or small, make a difference. For more information, please visit: shrinershospitals.org SacPress Photo | Kati Garner

There was reason Saturday for double celebration at Sacramento's Safetyville USA. It was not only the 12th annual Family Safety and Health Expo, it also marked Safetyville's 25th year of teaching safety and life skills to more than 200,000 children to date. The free event hosted around 3,000 children and their families for a fun-filled day of learning and celebrating. In the middle of the expo, birthday festivities took the main stage and were led by Liz McClatchy, President and CEO of Safetyville Center Incorporated (SCI) and Terry Polvado, Vice President of SCI. Children sang "Happy Birthday" to Safetyville and were introduced to the new and yet-to-be-named mascot of Safetyville, a dog