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Fourth annual California Auto Museum cruise and car show on Saturday

2012-08-01T17:59:29Z

Whether you like the smooth lines of a '59 Cadillac, the memories evoked by a deuce coupe or the sound of a ground-pounding V-8 from a '60s muscle car, Saturday's California Auto Museum Car Cruise has you covered.

The fourth annual event starts at Sacramento State at 4 p.m. and goes to Fulton Avenue, with an expected ending time of 5 p.m., followed by an evening car show with a beer garden and music from Todd Morgan and the Emblems.

Spectating is free, and participation is $50 at Sac State on Saturday.

Click here for a cruise map and specific details concerning awards and early-bird pricing.

Father's Day events in Sacramento

2012-06-13T20:15:37Z

This Sunday, June 17, 2012 is Father’s Day. Why not avoid the traditional gifts and treat Dad to a meal or a fun-filled day out? Sacramento365.com's Holiday event section has many options as well, but let us outline some for you below!

Eat & Drink Well
Father’s Day Brunch with Live Mariachi: Zocalo; Sun 9am
Join Zocalo for their annual Father's Day Brunch with live mariachi music. Fun for the entire family!

Father’s Day Blues and BBQ: Old Sugar Mill; Sun 11am-5pm
Bring dad out for blues, BBQ, & cigars by Art of Cigars on the Carvalho Family Winery Crush Pad.

Father’s Day Beer Brunch Cruise: Empress Hornblower;
Sun 11:30am-1:30pm
Dad will enjoy the unique experience of a Father's Day Beer Brunch Cruise and the spectacular views that can only be seen on the water. He will feast on an elaborate buffet with all of Dad's favorites, and he is sure to be satisfied with the variety of free flowing beers.

Take him out to the Ballgame
Father’s Day Celebration with the Sacramento River Cats:
Raley Field; Sun 1:05pm
Treat Dad to a day of baseball as the River Cats continue their tradition of Father’s Day at the ballpark. It's also Sunday Funday where kids can run bases postgame & get autographs pregame. First 2,500 fans receive a BBQ tool set.

Grab the whole Fam and go to a Museum
Diesels & Dads on Father’s Day: California State Railroad Museum;
Sun 10am-2pm *Trains rides depart hourly 11am-5pm
For Father's Day, treat dad to some rail-related "eye candy" when seven rarely seen diesel locomotives from the Museum's impressive collection will be on special display inside and outside the Museum for one day only. In addition, dad will enjoy taking a memorable and relaxing Weekend Excursion Train Ride that is reminiscent of train travel from an earlier era.

Father’s Day at the California Automobile Museum:
California Automobile Museum; Sun 10am-6pm
Dads are free this Father's Day! Bring the whole family to experience Automotive evolution at the California Automobile Museum. They can enjoy two new exhibits, Citroen: L'icone Francaise and No Job Too Big, which can't be seen anywhere else in the world.

Sunday’s busy? Why not Saturday?
Old Navy Shoot & Score Father’s Day Event:
Sac. Old Navy Locations; Sat 9am-9pm
This Father’s Day weekend, Old Navy is celebrating slam-dunk dads with pop-up basketball hoops at stores nationwide. Dads have the chance to win a DIY Network Man Cave makeover. Other dad-tastic prizes include toolkits, flat screen TVs, gas grills, coupons, discounts, and more. Instead of boxing up an ordinary gift this Father’s Day, do something special and box out!

1st Annual Dad’s Day at Denio’s:
Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet; Sat 11am-2pm
Join Denio's Roseville Farmer's Market & Swap Meet for classic cars, craft beers, and corn dogs to help celebrate your Father's Day. Enjoy a classic car show, beer tastings from local breweries, and classic rock from The Eagle 96.9.

Soap Making Class: Kuumba Collective Art Gallery; Sat 4pm-6pm
Just in time for Father's Day Giving! Join the Kuumba Collective Gallery and M.J. McWhorter of Soap Salon for a melt and pour soap making session. Cost of class includes your molds, scents, colors, and ingredients for making your one-of-a-kind creations.

Disclosure: Alison Kranz is Assisting Editor for Sacramento365.com - the year-round source for Sacramento events.

Christmas celebrations, Sacramento-style

2011-12-22T00:43:49Z

As always, Sacramento steps up to the plate with holiday events of all sorts. At Sacramento365.com, we see a lot of events come through the site every day. Though there are myriad options in our Holiday Event section, we've narrowed down the list to 10 to get help you pick your Christmas Eve & Christmas Day festivities.

Christmas Eve Events:
Sure, the night before Christmas should be spent snuggled in bed waiting for Santa Claus, but why not get out and about during the day. Here are some options to keep you entertained around town:

1. Free Admission at Fairytale Town & Sacramento Zoo:
FTT 10am-2pm; Zoo 10am-1:30pm
Treat the kiddies to a day out while both Fairytale Town & the Sacramento Zoo offer free admission to all guests. The Zoo encourages participating in their pajama party, so you needn’t even change

2. Downtown Holiday Ice Rink:
St. Rose of Lima Park, 10am-6pm
Located outdoors near Westfield Downtown Plaza, the Downtown Holiday Ice Rink is the perfect holiday experience for the young and young at heart.

3. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play:
Capital Stage, 11am
Inspired by the classic American film of the same title, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience.

4. Holiday Film Screenings: It’s a Wonderful Life:
Crest Theatre, 1:30pm, 4:30pm, & 7:30pm
If you can’t make it to Cap Stage’s live performance (see above), you can still catch the original film rendition live on the big screen at the historic Crest Theatre.

5. Theatre of Lights:
Old Sacramento, 6pm & 7:30pm
A symphony of lights, sounds, and visual effects will take the audience back to a time when the beloved poem "The Night Before Christmas" was first introduced in Sacramento in 1857.

Christmas Day Events:
Looking to entertain friends & family in town after your regular traditions are over? Or just looking to get out of the house after so much family time? Sacramento doesn’t disappoint. Here are a few options for

1. Christmas Brunch:
Hyatt Regency, 10am-3pm
Enjoy this holiday season with all of the trimmings. Join for a bountiful buffet brunch featuring breakfast items and traditional holiday favorites.

2. Christmas Day Supper Cruise:
Empress Hornblower, 3:30pm-6:30pm
Join Hornblower for Christmas Day with your family and celebrate the season with a delicious meal, relax and enjoy the holiday. The Cruise includes traditional holiday dishes, festive music, and beautiful views of the Sacramento River.

3. Bah Humbug!:
MiX Downtown, 8:30pm-2am
Get out from under your tree and continue the holiday partying at this special Sunday Circus night. Spend the evening with your "other" family at Mix Downtown!

4. Christmas with Arden Park Roots:
Harlow’s, 9pm
Join reggae/rock/punk band Arden Park Roots for a festive Christmas show.

5. Asylum:
Barcode Nightclub, 9pm-1:30am
Featuring resident DJ Bryan Hawk, Asylum is a night of the best cutting edge goth, industrial, nu-darkwave, EBM dance music.

Find more detail on these events along with many more at Sacramento365.com, the year-round source for Sacramento events.

Disclosure: Rachael Lankford is the Managing Calendar Editor for Sacramento365.com, the year-round source for Sacramento events.

Empress Hornblower sails into the past

2011-06-13T04:35:37Z

About 250 formally and historically dressed guests gathered at the L Street Dock on Front Street in support of the preservation and exploration of Sacramento’s historical legacy Friday evening. Under the guidance of the Historic Old Sacramento Foundation, party-goers traveled through the 1850s, 1960s and back to the present on the Empress Hornblower along the Sacramento River for the hour-long cruise Casino Royale on the River: Where Old Sacramento Meets Monte Carlo.

This was the second year HOSF had hosted the event to raise funds for its educational and interpretive programs, including the historical exhibitions in the Sacramento History Museum on I Street.

Last year the event was held on the Delta King, and while “the whole thing was a hoot and wonderful success,” the foundation wanted to spice things up a bit, deputy director Kristina Swanson said. Not only did this year’s vessel allow for about 100 more passengers, it provided people with the wonderful experience of a leisurely ride down the river that started the city of Sacramento.

As guests made their way to the boat, they were encouraged to spin a wheel for prizes before being warmly greeted by the captain and crew. Upon entering the ship, they were immediately transported into an 1850s casino room with the help of the live folksy music of Claudia’s Kitchen.

With feathers, petticoats and top hats abound, several members of the Old Sacramento Living History Program were fully dressed in authentic 1850s garb, manning the floor and at least 14 gaming tables. Set both port and starboard, the volunteer gang was more than ready to help guests gamble away their complimentary bag of playing chips.

Not only did the members look the part, they acted it as well. At the Faro card table, working women Flora “Lily of the West” and Miss Bud, “A Flower-in-Training,” refused to leave character. With Derringer pistols visibly placed in their bosoms, anyone could see this was serious play.

Flora reported having to pull her piece out on a cheating party-goer, and Miss Bud wasn’t too shy either, threatening another guest who dared to question the “period appropriateness” of her husband’s costume.

After a bit of nudging and lots of winning on their part, the two women revealed themselves as Catherine Hanson, Flora, and Mary Aye, Bud, and discussed their passion for history, especially Sacramento’s. Hanson works for the California State Library in the history section, and Aye is a docent, leading local school groups on historical tours.

“History is so important, especially that of Sacramento’s,” Aye said. “You really need to learn about the past to know where you’re headed. Most people don’t realize it, especially these days with the focus on standardized testing topics, but Sacramento was such an important part in the development of the West Coast and America.”

If party-goers needed a break from the excitement downstairs, they went up to the second floor, with specially-made Gold Rush drinks in hand, to where James Bond-themed cuisine awaited them. While guests were served hors d'oeuvres on all levels, here they could feast on “The Man with the Golden Bun” mini-burgers and “Aston Martini Mashed Potatoes,” while bidding on various displayed auction items.

As guests finished emptying their pockets and filling their stomachs, they were able to dance their way up the stairs and back into the present day to more contemporary tunes spun by a live DJ on the third floor. On the rooftop, guests were able to take advantage of the warm weather, slight breeze and gorgeous view of Sacramento as the boat glided along the Sacramento River during sunset.

Executive director Marcia Eymann, explained how the boat ride is both a fun experience and great way to remind and share with people how important the Sacramento River is to the history of the city.

“Location, location, location,” Eymann said. “Outside of Sacramento’s part in the Gold Rush, because of this river, Sacramento was and is such an important part of history. For example, historically speaking, because of the river, Sacramento was once San Francisco’s No. 1 trading partner, as well as the ‘fruit basket’ of America.”

Prior to the ship’s voyage, VIP ticket holders, which included a number of former and current elected officials and local dignitaries, attended a reception at the Sacramento History Museum, where Former Mayor Burnett Miller was honored as the first ‘007 Hero of Historic Old Sacramento’ for his continued contribution to the preservation and development of the area.

After the honoree was roasted and toasted by a few of his friends and colleagues, Miller talked to The Sacramento Press about his investment in the history of Sacramento.

“Myself, my father, my grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all lived in Sacramento,” Miller said. “So there is obviously a personal interest, but mostly I’m invested because I enjoy it so much.”

“The history of Sacramento is important, and people of Sacramento should be invested, if not because of that, then simply because it is their community and thus their history.”

The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation has been providing historical programming for Sacramento since 1985.

For more information on their mission and various events and programs, check out their site.

Photos by event photographer Tia Gemmell, Riverview Media Photography

Car cruise and show takes over downtown

2010-08-03T07:15:32Z

Sacramento, CA The CAM Car Cruise and Show snaked through the streets and captivated downtown Sacramento Saturday evening.

Saturday evening, car enthusiats from all over Californina gathered at the California Automomobile Muesuem (CAM) to stage for a downtown cruise and auto show that would cover several streets.

If you were downtown Saturday evening after 5 P.M., you may have seen the very long line of vintage, classic and modern cars that snaked through the streets of downtown, from CAM all the way up to 28th and J. Streets were closed from J over to L, beginning at 22nd and over to 25th. Bands of different genres were playing on each street as folks enjoyed the wide variety of cars on display. "Purgatory" played on 22nd Street, "Mere Mortals" played on the main stage in the K/L alley off of 23rd, "The Resurrection Men" played on 24th Street, "Red Rover" was on K between 24th and 25th and "Road Test" was at 25th and L.

Swing Dancers from "Midtown Stomp" were strutt'en their stuff in the main stage area in the K/L alley, Folsom Cheer Elite were doing their routines and human pyramids in several locations and the all new Mountain Lions Dance Squad was on location.

KCRA3's Walt Gray was on hand to emcee and announce the many awards that were given.

This was the second cruise and show event that CAM has hosted downtown and both have been a raving success. The event is simply a feast for the eyes to any automobile enthusiast. With cars ranging from pre World War II era to present day the event was a menagerie of automotive splendor.

CAM hosts and sponsors many events throughout the year. One specifiecally coming up is the Vettes for Vets car show, co-hosted by "Just For Corvettes" car club, which will take place November 7th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot next to CAM. CAM also hosts weddings, corperate events and more at the museum.

More photos can be seen of the event in the Maverick Galleries>>

MaverickPhotography.us provided the on site event photography services. Seven Mavericks covered the event from every angle with still photography and video coverage.

Editor's Note: Folsom Cheer Elite was not present at the CAM Car Cruise.