A vociferous welcome for the Hot Club's debut in Sacramento last night. Fans in from San Diego and Santa Cruz joined the equally wild appreciation for our opening act---area hillbilly country group, The Poplollys, starring sweetheart crooners, Scott and Sasha Prawalsky.

We are looking forward to Old Soul in Oak Park! Congrats to Jason and Tim and the Old Soul Family. Let us know when to bring the music---we'll all keep everyone hopping. Cheers, Mindy www.swell-productions.com

Tickets for the Dec. 10 Americana Ramble with The Hot Club of Cowtown, The Poplollys and Hard Clumpin' Litter are now on sale at R5 Records (16th & Broadway/Sacramento) and on line at www.inticketing.com. Details at our site www.swell-productions.com., Hot gypsy jazz, western swing, hillbilly country and jug band blues. Remarkable music: live!

Hi William, thank you for your more factual and accurate posts. I hope to see you at one of more of our film series this week. Everyone could use a good super hero one in a while, especially Jim Kapp. While you are there, Jim, please take a few minutes to look at the very moving tributes to family members who have passed on. This is a long standing tradition of Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). There are a number of nichos (donated cigar box decorated to honor loved ones) plus a beautiful marigold-festooned alter for the Bermudez family in the front window. I was honored to be asked to make a nicho. I am white, born in Indiana, raised Presbyterian and sinc the beginning of this year, have worked with the fine folks at La Raza as both a publicist and producing music and cutural events. This has enriched my life. La Raza Galeria Posada was just awarded the 2009 Arts Management Excellence Award from The Arts & Business Council of Sacramento. and just last week we announced that the California Arts Council awarded La Raza Galeria Posada an arts grant for a music festival in 2010. La Raza was the only recipient from Sacramento County.

Thanks Casey and SacPress for the immediate reporting.. .and follow-up. We are so glad Lawrence has been found and is recovering. Mindy Giles In The Flow Festival