Description and review of the Granville Redmond exhibit showing at the Crocker Art Museum through May 17, 2020. The Eloquent Palette, an exhibit of the works of American impressionist painter Granville Redmond (1871-1935), is well-worth seeing. Prior to its opening I attended the Member Preview of the exhibit. A good-sized crowd was in attendance, attracted […]
SacTown Bites Midtown Tour
Description and review of my SacTown Bites Midtown Tour – a celebration of Midtown Sacramento food and art. On the last day of my week-long visit with my daughter (and my staycation) I had something special planned! I had purchased two VIP tickets for the three-hour SacTown Bites Farm-to-Table Midtown Tour (SacTown Bites Midtown Tour), […]
Popcorn Falls at B Street Theatre
Description and review of Popcorn Falls, now playing at the B Street Theatre at the Sofia through February 23, 2020. Each season the B Street Theatre produces what I think of as a “silly” or “zany” play that sometimes (but not always) is both silly/zany and funny. Popcorn Falls falls into this category. The Plot […]
Brasserie Capitale – Sacramento Restaurants
Description and review of Brasserie Capitale, a French restaurant located in Downtown Sacramento. See “Snapshot” below. Three friends and I dined at Brasserie Capitale on a weekday during Dine Downtown Week 2020. I had enjoyed lunch at the restaurant in the past, and the online Dine Downtown Week (three-courses for $40) menu looked good. I […]
Most Diverse Large Cities in the U.S.
Where does Sacramento rank on the U.S. News & World Report list of the 10 most diverse large cities in the U.S.? Utilizing 2018 data, the U.S. News & World Report conducted an analysis of 66 U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more (within city boundaries) to rank racial and ethnic diversity. According […]