Members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex community will be able to show their pride with a Midtown block party filled with music, entertainment, divas, drag shows and drinking this Labor Day weekend. The Sacramento Rainbow Festival will feature events and entertainment Sept. 2 - 4 and will include performances by dance-pop musicians Crystal Waters and Wynter Gordon; an SF Diva Drag Show featuring Cassandra Cass; and performances by drag queen Tommi Rose the Disco Diva and singer-entertainer Jimmy James. The festival street fair will be 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 4 and will feature all-day entertainment and vendors, drag shows, a Latin stage and the annual wet

The Sacramento City Council approved changes to a variety of fees for city services and permits for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday night, including an increase in the cost of entertainment permits for businesses that provide music and dancing. All totaled, the council approved 18 different fees, including increases to 12 existing fees and the addition of six new ones. City Finance Director Leyne Milstein outlined the proposal in a public hearing presentation to a full council and about 50 people in the chamber audience before the council unanimously voted to approve it. Citing cost recovery as the basis for the adjustments, Milstein noted that 18 fee changes is a relatively small numb

Cornerstone Restaurant has reopened, at least temporarily, at Headhunters Video Lounge. The restaurant's owners, Kwang "Joe" Jang and his brother-in-law, Danny Leung, took over kitchen operations at 1930 K St. a month after closing in their longtime corner spot a few blocks away. They've signed a one-year lease with Terry Sidie, who owns Headhunters and Faces. Sidie said he tried leasing the space to a restaurant owner and bringing in chefs. He was operating the restaurant himself until Jang and Leung took over. "I'd rather leave it to people who like to do it," Sidie said. "These guys have 17 years’ experience." Cornerstone will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner from 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Terry Sidie, founder of the Rainbow Festival (in cowboy hat), strikes a pose with volunteers and Sterling, the civilized dog. Joe Velez leads Sacramento Women's Chorus through several songs. A Small Difference Choral group entertains the crowd. Cheer SF, Cheer Sacramento and Cheer Sirens do their acrobatic routines. Several individuals and groups sang to the crowd and got them dancing. Photos (Joe Velez & Sacramento Women's Chorus | Launa Cornwell Photos | Kati Garner