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Railroad Museum Resumes Weekend Excursion Train Rides in Old Sac on April 6!

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 8:03am

Railroad Museum Resumes Weekend Excursion Train Rides in Old Sac on April 6!

All aboard the California State Railroad Museum’s excursion railroad, the Sacramento Southern Railroad! The 2013 operating season officially opens the weekend of April 6-7, with rides continuing every Saturday and Sunday through September 2013. This year marks the 30th consecutive year that the California State Railroad Museum has offered these popular excursion train rides. Since 1984, well over one million guests have been carried aboard the Sacramento Southern Railroad, served by all-volunteer crews fully trained and certified under Federal Railroad Administration regulations.

Excursion trains depart from the Central Pacific Railroad Freight Depot in Old Sacramento (located on Front Street between J and K Streets). Departures are on-the-hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ride in luxury aboard the first-class El Dorado!

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Wolfpack Performing Arts presents: The Sound of Music

Submitted by Linda Park, Multimedia Web Producer

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 1:14pm

Wolfpack Performing Arts presents: The Sound of Music

The Cosumnes Oaks High School Wolfpack Performing Arts will be persenting The Sound of Music on April 11 and 18 at 6 p.m., April 12 and 19 at 7 p.m. and April 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the schools Perfoming Arts Center, 8350 Lotz Parkway in Elk Grove.

Tickets are $10 general and $8 for senior citizens, children under 10 and ASB.

For ticket sales and information visit soundofmusic.brownpapertickets.com, email cmchun@egusd.net or call 916-683-7670.

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CORE Dance Collective’s “Frayed Edges” – Showcasing the Beauty of Being Human

Submitted by Girls on the Grid on Wednesday, March 27th, 10:00 am

By Kellie Edson

As a Sacramento local, you see community center Broadway shows…maybe you frequent some of the Music Circus summer shows… Perhaps you even support of our local groups like the B Street Theatre, Capitol Stage, etc.

But I bet you have never heard of CORE.

Founded by Kelli Leighton in 2007, CORE Dance Collective (Facebook) is a professional contemporary dance company comprised of performance artists from many different backgrounds. Their mission is to “engage, entertain, educate, and promote the expression of our human experiences through movement.”

In short, they are amazing... Read More

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Center for Sacramento History Presents “Inside the Vault Textile Tours: Hats & Headwear"

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Thursday, March 21st, 2013, 10:22am

Center for Sacramento History Presents “Inside the Vault Textile Tours: Hats & Headwear"

For the first time on public display, the Center for Sacramento History will showcase nearly 75 historic hats and pieces of headwear dating from the 1860s to the 1970s as part of an upcoming “Inside the Vault Textile Tours: Hats and Headwear” four-day event scheduled for Thursday, April 18, through Sunday, April 21, 2013. Led by expert guides who will provide information and interpretation, three public tours will be available each day. Then on Sunday at 3 p.m., Dr. Susan Kaiser, Professor of Women and Gender Studies at U.C. Davis, will deliver a special presentation about the history of fashion as well as sign copies of her new book titled “Fashion and Cultural Studies.” Dr.