The recent restoration of the Tower Records Mural in Downtown Sacramento at what once was the entrance of the K Street Tower Records store is celebrated. The former Tower Records store on K Street had long sat vacant, and the vibrantly colored Tower Records Mural at the entrance of the store slowly faded and deteriorated. […]
Wide Open Walls 2018 – Sacramento
(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. […]
JUMP Bikes – A Big Hit in Sacramento
(UPDATED 9/8/2018) Description of the Sacramento JUMP Bikes bike-share program. JUMP Bikes entered the Sacramento market in May. The bright red JUMP Bikes you see zipping around town really stand out – I notice them everywhere. I have also noticed that the JUMP bike-racks I pass are often empty – or have only one or […]