Hovering above the 18th and L Street corridor like a radiant crystal amulet is an oasis of beauty, style and art. Amithyst Salon, located at 1124 18th St., serves as a haven of sorts, offering its clientele a respite from split ends, graying locks, and even bare walls. While the fledgling salon has been in operation for only three and a half months; it already has two Second Saturdays under its belt and legions of loyal clients jockeying for position in the schedule book, its young proprietor, Amithyst Bailey, 28, of El Dorado Hills, looks poised for success. "On an average day I have four to six clients a day," Bailey says. "The money is good, but I don't do it for the money." Thanks,

Living in the state capital, we are fortunate to be a part of a rich tradition that celebrates and champions diversity. From the workers' rights movement of 1960s, led by the venerable Cesar Chavez, to the 1992 election of the city's first Latino Mayor, Joe Serna, Sacramento is, and has been, at the forefront of promoting the importance of a multicultural society. The 40 Acres Art Gallery, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, the Royal Chicano Air Force and others will be following in this heady tradition with a celebration of art, community and the entrepenurial spirit Saturday, May 9, 2009, from 5 to 10 p.m., at Fiesta Night, a street festival celebrating diversity in Oak Park. The

I'm going to be honest with you. I am obsessed with the tango. The fluid yet intense drama of the music. The passion that emanates out of an utterly technical and complicated piece of choreography. The ebb and flow of two entangled bodies in the throes of dance. Nestled among the shops of Old Sacramento is a place where the steamy dance halls of Buenos Aires have taken up residence in a local Northern California dance studio. Tango by the River is the brain child of Donna Williams who founded the dance studio seven years ago as a reaction to her own deep affection for the dance that was born in Argentina during the mid-1800s. From the regular class instruction on Tuesday, Thursday and