(UPDATED 2/7/2019) Description of Wide Open Walls 2018 (aka WOW), Sacramento’s annual mural festival held this year from August 9 through August 19 at various locations throughout the city. See a sampling of murals below. I had been looking forward to Wide Open Walls 2018 – Sacramento’s annual mural festival – since last year’s event. […]
Foreigner Concert at Ironstone Amphitheatre
Description and review of the recent Foreigner concert at the Ironstone Amphitheatre located in Murphys, California. Two friends and I recently attended the Foreigner concert at the Ironstone Amphitheatre. The opening acts were Queensryche and Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening. See related blog post: Ironstone Amphitheatre Concert Venue Queensryche The opening act was scheduled for […]
Ironstone Amphitheatre – Concert Venue
Description and review of the Ironstone Amphitheatre, an outdoor summer concert venue located in Murphys, California. Snapshot (as of 8/8/18) 1894 6 Mile Road, Murphys, CA 95247 (209) 728-1251 A friend and I recently visited mutual friends who have a cabin in Arnold, a small mountain community located on State Route 4 in Calaveras County. […]
Crest Theatre – Sacramento Landmarks
(UPDATED 8/8/18) Description and review of the historic Crest Theatre, a Sacramento landmark located on the K Street Mall that originally opened in 1912 as the Empress Theatre. A friend and I recently attended the last film screened at the Sacramento Japanese Film Festival, and it occurred to me that I had yet to write […]
The Ito Sisters – An American Story
Description and review of The Ito Sisters – An American Story, a feature-length documentary about the lives of three Japanese Nisei sisters who were born on a farm in the Sacramento Delta. A friend and I attended the last film screened during the 14th Annual Sacramento Japanese Film Festival (July 20-22) at the Crest Theatre. […]