Friday, May 18, 2012
Playhouse beats out Mission Oaks Recreation and Parks District.
Carmichael Patch readers have spoken and said the Chautauqua Playhouse offers the best entertainment in Carmichael in our latest Readers Choice poll. Although the Mission Oaks Recreation and Parks District received one more vote, a reader posted a review for the playhouse. Comments and reviews count extra, as explained in our poll rules. "This theatre company has been producing top quality entertainment for all ages for 35 years," reader Eileen Beaver wrote. "(I) highly recommend it."
Monday, May 14, 2012
When you're in the mood for a little local entertainment in Carmichael, who do you turn to to supply it?
Summer is approaching and with it a slew of exciting ways to spend those warm, lazy days and nights with friends and family right here in Carmichael. In this week's Readers Choice, we're asking Carmichal Patch readers where they like to go when they're in the mood for a little local entertainment. A number of local businesses and organizations will host and sponsor shows and events throughout the summer season, but where will you go? Tell us which of the locations below is your favorite and why by rating and reviewing the location in our Patch Places business directory. Click on the business' name below to post a review and vote in our poll below. Don't forget, it's not just about the number of votes in the poll — reviews count extra in …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Chamber mixer at Jesuit HS, MORPD show at MO Community Center.
Today's events of the day are a Carmichael Chamber of Commerce mixer and a concert sponsored by the Mission Oaks Recreation and Parks District. The chamber mixer is at 5:30 p.m. at Jesuit High School, 1200 Jacob Lane. The MORPD show is at 7 p.m. at the Mission Oaks Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive in Carmichael. Come enjoy symphonic music and sounds.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Food and drink festival to be held May 19.
By Walt Farl It’s that time again to mark your calendar for the 10th annual Taste of Carmichael. Join the Carmichael Kiwanis Club on Saturday, May 19th as they roll out the best of what Carmichael has to offer. The “Taste” runs from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Carmichael’s La Sierra Community Center at 5325 Engle Road. You will find plenty to do all afternoon and evening as you sample from dozens of Carmichael’s American and ethnic restaurants, bakeries and markets. Wineries from the local valley and foothills will be on hand to pour you their latest vintages. And while this is all going on, you will be entertained by live music from groups such as Vintage Fare, Sister Swing and the award winning Rio Jazz Band, and you will want to check out the …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Band invited to perform at Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival.
By Laurel Hollis Rio Americano High School's top jazz ensemble emerged from a competitive field of U.S. and Canadian high school bands to place in the top 5 of 15 finalist groups invited to perform at the Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival next month. This is the 6th time a Rio ensemble has reached the "Super Bowl of high school jazz" to be held at the Lincoln Center of Performing Arts in New York May 4-6. Headed by Wynton Marsalis, artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center organization, the festival and competition features judging by jazz luminaries. Rio Americano music directors Josh Murray and Max Kiesner's encouragement of collaboration and camaraderie, as well as discipline and high expectations continue to produce …
Golden Empire Music Festival held last month.
By the San Juan Unified School District Scores of musicians from El Camino Fundamental High School received praise for their performances during the March 17 Golden Empire Music Festival, an annual event that showcases student talent. El Camino’s symphonic band earned “superior” marks for its work at the event, held at California State University, Sacramento and hosted by the Capitol Section of the California Music Educators’ Association. The El Camino concert band and madrigal choir both received “excellent” ratings, and the concert choir received a “good” rating from festival judges. --- Subscribe to newsletters | Follow on Facebook and Twitter | Blog on Patch | Claim your business or group's listing
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
How is the CRPD doing?
In our latest poll asking you to rate a local elected official or agency, we look at the Carmichael Recreation and Parks District. The district is one of two parks and rec districts that serves Carmichael. The CRPD offers ongoing programs and hosts many popular community events at Carmichael Park, including the weekly farmers market and the annual holiday tree lighting. So what would you grade the CRPD? Please explain your answer with a comment below. --- Subscribe to newsletters | Follow on Facebook and Twitter | Blog on Patch | Claim your business or group's listing
Monday, March 26, 2012
Weigh in on what you thought.
A media storm has been brewing around the movie "Hunger Games," released Friday in area theaters. “I think that ‘The Hunger Games’ has tapped into this audience by drawing on the dystopian fight-to-the-death genre tradition (that includes ‘Lord of the Flies,’ ‘Battle Royale,’ even ‘Running Man’), but tweaking it a bit with the female heroine," Pace University English professor Sarah Blackwood told a Bay Area NBC station. I really believe Suzanne Collins when she said, in The New York Times Magazine, ‘I don’t write about adolescence. . . . I write about war. For adolescents.’” There is a refrain that the movie could be "bigger than Twilight," and the New York Times reported that Fandango was selling "10 tickets per second" to the film as of…
Friday, March 23, 2012
Girls softball parade and Sac. Symphonic Winds.
It's the weekend. Here's what's on tap. Got an event? Let us know. SATURDAY There will be a Carmichael girls softball parade at 8:30 a.m. at Carmichael Park. SUNDAY Bring your entire family to this exhilarating concert entitled "Simply Sousa" at the La Sierra Community Center in Carmichael at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Sacramento Symphonic Winds, a 60-piece adult community band conducted by Dr. Les Lehr, is featuring soloists Dave Rollins, trombone, playing Blue Bells of Scotland by Arthur Pryor, and Larry Hudson, trumpet, playing Napoli by Herman Bellstedt. Other selections will include There was a Composer of Genius....(Bernstein, Ellington, Ives, Sousa) by Daniel Kallman, and the music of John Philip Sousa including Solid Men to the Front, …
See "Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell" tonight!
Set in 1939, this production of "Don't Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell" at the Chautauqua Playhouse in Carmichael focuses on the filming of "Gone With the Wind" as the director seeks out writer Ben Hecht for a new screenplay. The play begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $19.
Victor Calderon
4:06 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thanks for your comments, Michael. I agree, the CRPD and the Mission Oaks RPD are great assets for Carmichael residents. more ›