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2010 Merrell’s Down & Dirty Mud Run at Folsom Was a Ton of Fun

velvetred — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:12:44 +0000

Lots of mud, lots of athletic people crawling through mud. Fun costumes and a beautiful Fall day. Northern California’s best.

Here is some video we took yesterday. The interviews will be featured on an upcoming radio show.

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Japanese Sake; American River; British Cars — All in One Week

velvetred — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:57:11 +0000

There are interesting events we are looking at this week.

Sixth Annual Premium Sake Fest, Wednesday, September 29

Click on Image to go to Website

Held at the Sheraton Grand downtown starting right after work at 6:00 p.m., the Premium Sake Fest will feature sakes presented by Japanese from Japan for the event. (Looking forward to tasting the peach flavored sake). Behold, there will be a kimono contest, sashimi and sushi cutting demonstrations and live taiko drums. UC Davis Children’s Hospital is the beneficiary of the event hosted by North American Food Distributing.

South Fork American River Trail to Open – Ribbon Cutting, Thursday October 1

For direction and details on the River Trail opening, please visit the American River Conservancy’s website.

Niello Concours at Serrano, Friday through Sunday, October 1 through 3

The Concours has been running seven years now. This year they are celebrating the British Marques. They have a Weekend of Event planned with the crescendo on Sunday. Stay cool at start when they open at 10 a.m., showing until 5:00 p.m. Tickets are required.

Event is open to the public from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

WHERE – On the Green – Serrano Visitor’s Center
4525 Serrano Parkway
El Dorado Hills, California 95762
Serrano is located in El Dorado Hills

Interview with Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Maggie Gee

velvetred — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:08:04 +0000

We were fortunate enough to interview Maggie Gee at the Chinatown Mall Culture Fair on September 19, 2010. Ms. Gee served as a civilian aviator for the U.S. Army as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (“WASP”) program. Not only was Ms. Gee a female aviator, she was helping the war effort and a Chinese-American to boot.

Illustration by Carl Angel

Last year, a young person’s book about her adventure in the WASPs was published called Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee. The book was written by Marissa Moss and beautifully illustrated by Carl Angel. All three were interviewed for the show. Maggie Gee is said to have later gone on to become a physicist in the Berkeley area.

The date and time of the airing of this interview will be updated later. We will also have an interview about the history of the Chinatown Culture Mall Fair and moon cakes.

California Capitol Air Show Sept. 11 & 12

velvetred — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 06:28:45 +0000

Few things so exciting come to Sacramento as the California Capitol Air Show. Access Sacramento will have a presence. Either bring a camp stool or a blanket to sit on. There really is no place to sit out there and there is a LOT of walking. The stationery aircraft displays are spread far apart. Wear a hat and sleeves. The sun is brutal. But the roar of the engines is awesome. Makes you proud to be an American.

Thunderbird solo pilots

Velvet Red Media, Guest Appearance on the Voice of Sacramento, Wed July 13

velvetred — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:13:38 +0000

As many of you know, the blogger of this blog did a radio show called the Velvet Red Room on Access Sacramento’s radio station, the Voice of Sacramento, in 2006. She dropped in to Alexander Vasquez‘s show at the Voice on Monday and taped a two hour show with him. That show will air on the Voice of Sacramento on Wednesday night, July 13, 2010 from 8 to 10 p.m. Pacific Time. It can be heard via internet radio at Access Sacramento streaming radio.

Topics covered:

Social media and Social Networking, and the impact on our lives

Gary Vaynerchuk’s book, Crush It

Pew Research Center’s report on interracial marriage called “Marrying Out”

Join us, and post your comments below.

Placerville Main Street Brewfest

velvetred — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:29:41 +0000

According to the website:

JUNE 26th, Bell Tower Brewfest
6PM to 9PM.
Purchase your 2010 Brewfest Tickets here through PayPal (SORRY, NO REFUNDS)This popular Placerville event will be hosted again by downtown merchants and will include a street closure for added enjoyment and safety for all patrons. Entertainment will feature several live bands up and down Main Street. If you are interested in sampling over 40 different micro-brews, tickets will need to be purchased for patrons over 21 years of age. TICKETS ARE LIMITED for the brew-tasting and expected to sellout before that evening, so plan on getting them early. Tickets on sale in advance for $30 at Annieberries, River City Bank, Tony Matthews and Placerville Brewing in Placerville. Tickets (if still available) will be sold at River City Bank the evening of the event for $35. For more info on this big fundraiser, please contact the Placerville Downtown Association at (530) 672-3436

Support Placerville! Website info

Aerospace Museum of California (Summer Speaker Series & BBQ)

velvetred — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:03:00 +0000

Join the museum this Saturday, June 26th, to hear Dan Whitney as he presents “A Look at Aircraft Engines – Before the Computer Age”. Dan is the author of “Vee’s For Victory! The Story of the Allison V-1710″.

“Dan will discuss how designers in the slide rule age were able to produce the marvelous engines that enabled flight from the Wright Brothers to the Jet Age. This promises to be a fun and informative presentation for both young and old, for novices to “gear-heads”. Dan has a reputation for being able to make the complex understandable, and promises to minimize the technical jargon.”

Click here for more information about the Summer Speaker Series.

Don’t forget that “Star Trek – The Exhibition” is currently running at the museum this summer. Go out and see an incredible collection of Star Trek memorabilia.

Also, be sure to mark you calendar for the Museum’s 5th annual “BBQ on the Ramp” and spectacular fireworks show! It is being held on Saturday, September 18th.

Sacramento French Film Festival 2010

velvetred — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:34:53 +0000

Ongoing, from June 18 through the 27th. Learn the line up of movies at Sacramento French Festival’s program. All flicks are shown at the Crest Theatre, and the last day has a formal wrap up party!

October and November Events

velvetred — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:36:48 +0000

Niello Concours at Serrano Tour, Gala and Show, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 Niello Concours at Serrano

Crocker Art Exhibition — Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman’s Social Surrealism
September 23, 2006 – January 7, 2007 Crocker Art Museum

Fleet Week, San Francisco, Thursday through Monday, October 5-9, Featuring The Blue Angels and the Parade of U.S. Navy Ships, as well as Team Oracle and USAF F-16 Falcon Demonstration Team Fleet Week in San Franciso

Swantson Challenger, $75,000 tennis tournament sponsored by Morgan Stanley at Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. October 7-16, 2006, See website for schedule and ticketing information http://www.sutterlawn.com/Challenger%202006%20schedule.pdf

Birds at the Cemetery
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
7:30 am

Sacramento City Cemetery
Tour Guide: Maureen Geiger

http://www.oldcitycemetery.com/

What’s Blooming in the Cemetery
Saturday, October 21, 2006
10:00 am

Sacramento City Cemetery
Tour Guides: Anita Clevenger
and Barbara Oliva

Sacramento Opera presents Verdi’s Aida on November 17, 19, and 21 at Community Center Theatre. See Sacramento Opera for more information.

September and October Events

velvetred — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:25:55 +0000

September 9th artist receptions, 6:00 p.m.
The Woodlake Artists Group “WAG” is having two (2) special events for the September Second Saturday Art Walk. WAG Charter members’ exhibition called “MULTIFORMITY” will be at Artisan Gallery while WAG’s newest two members exhibition called “LOOKING SKYWARD, LOOKING WITHIN” will be at Enotria’s Wine Salon and Gallery. Both WAG exhibits and artist receptions will be on September 9TH and start at 06:00pm. Put on your walking shoes and enjoy these and other great art venues on the Blvd.

ARTISAN – “MULTIFORMITY”
Featuring - WAG Charter Members
September 9, 2006 until September 28, 2006
Artist Reception September 9, 2006 – 06:00 pm until 10:00 pm

ARTISAN GALLERY, 1901 Del Paso Blvd (near Cook’s Hardware), Sacramento, CA 95815
ENOTRIA – ‘LOOKING SKYWARD, LOOKING WITHIN’
Featuring - WAG Newest Members
September 8, 2006 until October 6, 2006

Artist Reception September 9, 2006 – 06:00 pm until 9:00 pm, ENOTRIA WINE SALON AND ART GALLERY 1439 Del Paso Blvd (at Arden Way), Sacramento, CA 95815

Asian-Pacific Chamber of Commerce Bamboo Golf Classic http://www.asiancc.org/events-2.html Monday, September 18, 2006 1:00 pm Shotgun Start Morgan Creek Golf and Country Club, 8791 Morgan Creek Lane, Roseville, CA

20th Annual Draft Horse Classic & Harvest Fair, Nevada County Fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday, September 21-24 Visit “Art at the Classic”, the horse and western art show which has grown to national prominence! http://www.nevadacountyfair.com/HTMLS/aadraft.html

Niello Concours at Serrano Tour, Gala and Show, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 http://www.nielloconcoursatserrano.com/index_content.html

Fleet Week, San Francisco Thursday through Monday, October 5-9, Featuring The Blue Angels and the Parade of U.S. Navy Ships, as well as Team Oracle and USAF F-16 Falcon Demonstration Team http://fleetweek.us/fleetweek