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. […]
The Ito Sisters – An American Story
(UPDATED 4/23/19) 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-San Joaquin Delta. A friend and I attended the last film screened during the 14th Annual Sacramento Japanese Film Festival (July 20-22) at […]
Sacramento Bastille Day Waiters’ Race
(Updated 9/1/2018) Description and review of the 9th Annual Sacramento Bastille Day Waiters’ Race and Street Festival – a fun event held each year on July 14 in Midtown Sacramento (Handle District). Are you familiar with the backstory of Bastille Day – a national holiday celebrated each year in France? Do you know the story […]
Punch Bowl Social Sacramento
Description of Punch Bowl Social Sacramento, a chain restaurant-entertainment venue located across from the Golden 1 Center in the Downtown Commons (DOCO). A friend and I stopped in to check out Punch Bowl Social after seeing Solo: A Star Wars Story at the Century DOCO and XD. As an aside – we both really liked […]
Wishbone Ash – Still Rock’in
Description and review of a recent British rock band Wishbone Ash concert at the B Street Theatre at the Sophia in Midtown Sacramento. A friend and I recently attended a Wishbone Ash concert at the B Street Theatre at the Sophia. Prior to heading over to the venue I had received an e-mail informing me […]