Description and review of Saigon Alley Kitchen + Bar, an upscale Vietnamese restaurant and bar in the Midtown Sacramento Handle District. I recently met a friend at Saigon Alley for Happy Hour. This was my first visit and her second. The 18th and L Streets location of Saigon Alley was previously home to Saddle Rock […]
Amaluna – Cirque Du Soleil
Description and review of the Cirque Du Soleil performance of Amaluna under the Big Top in West Sacramento. Note – Performance dates extended to March 1, 2020. Four friends and I recently attended a mid-week Cirque Du Soleil performance of Amaluna. All five of us were excited to see Amaluna under the Big Top. This […]
Granville Redmond at Crocker Art Museum
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 […]