The chamber ensemble Citywater includes, clockwise from front left, Tim Stanley, Milun Doskovic, Ben Prima, Charles Spruill IV, Jennifer Reason and Cathie Apple.
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Musicians reach out to state workers
‘Concise masterpiece’ Re “Vigorous growth at Peaceful Valley” (Home & Garden, Jan. 16): My husband, Eric, and I were so amazed at how The Bee’s Debbie Arrington could take four hours of nonstop communication with us and our staff and turn it into such a concise and enjoyable masterpiece
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Letters: ‘Concise masterpiece’
Courtesy of Lon Hatamiya Jon Hatamiya, shown playing last year, sat in with the Dave Matthews Band. Twenty-year-old Taylor Swift, as it turns out, was not the youngest performer to experience a career highlight at Sunday’s Grammy Awards
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Davis teen slides right in playing trombone at Grammys with Dave Matthews Band
I recently picked up a copy of ” target=”_blank”> A Witch Alone: The Essential Guide for the Solo Practitioner of the Magical Arts by Marian Green. The book contains 13 chapters, one for each of the 13 moons in a year. I plan to work through one chapter per lunar cycle beginning just after the new moon, as Green recommends
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A Witch Alone by Marian Green: Introduction
A sweet chili and ginger marinade lends a kick to salmon fillets. The United States shares the longest nonmilitarized border in the world with Canada, yet many U.S. citizens haven’t a clue what their northern neighbors eat
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Canadian food for Olympian appetites
Merry Imbolc all! May the flame upon your candle burn unwavering as light returns to the world. As I begin to emerge from the dark womb of winter, I realize my rest was fitful and filled with dreams borne of the unresolved anger I harbor for organized religion and those who seek to harm others with it.
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Imbolc: reflections, gratitude, and inspiration
I went on a trip with a friend this weekend and during our time together we each shared our favorite modern versions of the hymn “It Is Well.” (Mine is from Kutless’ new worship album by the same title, and hers is by Jars of Clay. Both are awesome!) Now I’ll be honest, this is not one of my favorite hymns to begin with, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve found something very worshipful in these old songs
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It Is Well
The karaoke kid The subject: Jonah Wendell, age 3 The snapshot: Could Jonah be the next “American Idol” – the early years? Put a microphone in his hand, and he loves to sing for his family.
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Snapshots: The karaoke kid
LIFESTYLE We are so caught up with today’s modern lifestyle, the hustle and bustle of our routine livelihood that it is almost excusable for one to forget the purpose of our lives and what we live for.
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Is there death beyond our lifestyle? (Malaysian Mirror)
Hi, It's Marriage Monday. This month the readers and contributors to Marriage Monday at Chrysalis chose this topic for our community: How to Celebrate February 14 Every Day of the Year. It’s early Sunday afternoon and I am sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop. Across from me sits my husband with his laptop.
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Marriage Monday – He Still Makes My Heart Melt
Angie Sandoval gets her jump rope from P.E. teacher Heather Deckard at Bowling Green Charter School
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Adventure of the Week: Kids jump at the chance to win rope-skipping titleWorld-record attempt also raises awareness of fitness
Sugar Bowl A skier at Sugar Bowl, which soon celebrates its 70th birthday. WINTER SAFETY CLINIC Gear and apparel for back-country travel as well as emergency shelters will be among the topics covered by Rich Platt and Monte Hendricks, senior patrollers of the El Dorado Nordic Ski Patrol, during a free presentation, 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, Folsom REI, 2425 Iron Point Road.
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Outbound Escapes: Winter Safety Clinic
Left to right: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Widmer Hefeweizen, Pranqster Belgian Style Golden Ale, Estrella Damm Inedit, Corona Extra, Budweiser. The fingers of our Super Bowl buffalo wings tasters are sticky with sauce, and the tasters’ palates need a cool-down, pronto.
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Which brews stand up to spicy wings?
Once you’ve decided on your dips for this year’s Big Game party, don’t just pick up the same old chips from previous years. Now that you know what your guests will face, call an audible play with some unexpected chips, crackers and veggies that will put the spotlight on what they’re delivering
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Dobra Zemlja 2008 Amador County Kikas ($26) February exists for two reasons that go hand in hand: St. Valentine’s Day and fortified dessert wine, especially Port, a classic accompaniment for chocolate nibbles, heart-shaped and otherwise. Now that American winemakers no longer can call their port-style wines “port” – the victim of a pact between United States and European trade authorities meant to respect historic nomenclature related to place of origin – vintners are coming up with all sorts of alternative names for their sweet releases inspired by Portugal.
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Mike Dunne’s Wine of the Week pick – 01-27-10
Co-owner Cheryl Winn straightens up what’s left of the inventory at The Naturalist last week. Soon enough, the toy bugs and the rocks and binoculars and bird feeders will be gone as The Naturalist shuts down after more than 31 years in downtown Davis.
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The Naturalist, a beloved store in downtown Davis, is closing after 31 years
Channeling his inner “kinder,” Michael Glassman found a way to get kids into gardening. Kinder (rhymes with “tinder”) is a pint-size skateboarder turned backyard farmer. In puppet form, he stars in Glassman’s new book, “Kinder Gardens: Growing Inspiration for Children” (Schiffer Books, $12.99, 64 pages), which he created with TV producer Lisa Ely
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New book ‘Kinder Gardens’ plants garden ideas for kids
HI KELLY: I’m a guy in high school, and my friends all call me a “chubby chaser,” meaning I like girls who are fat. I say it’s not true; I just like girls who aren’t super-skinny. Anytime I mention a girl I like, my friends ask if she weighs more than they do or if I can get my arms around her to hug her, etc
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Teen Talk: Teen sees girls’ inner beauty; buddies are stuck on a scale
I want you to meet three of my newest and closest friends. Sophie Sadie and Jack! Yep, we met in the most conspicuous manner. Read the rest at Laced With Grace today and discover how I experience Him in a profound way. You can too
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Oh Here We Go Again. Another Wacky Story.
Trust me, I am aware that the Eastern Orthodox Churches have some rites that are unique and, to the eyes of outsiders, may seem a bit on the wild side. I mean, watch the video attached to this post, which focuses on traditions — I stress that they are what we call “small-t traditions” — observed by some Orthodox believers during the recent “blessing of the waters” celebrations of Theophany (called Epiphany in the West). It is one thing to see people jumping into blessed waters as they observe these traditions in, well, South Florida
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‘Orthodox’ complaint by reader
You don’t see 2,000-word stories in newspapers every day, so when you do, the editors probably deem it an important story. The Des Moines Register gave several inches to a reporter to explain how Susan McIntyre, a transgender social worker, was fired from her job as a housekeeper at the St
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Transgender + Catholic = story
Paul Harvey As many of you know, Columbia University Press has an excellent series of books on religious denominations/traditions in America — the Columbia Contemporary Traditions in America series .
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Islam in America: An Interview with Jane Smith
Another great article from Purpose Driven Connection by Rick Warren. Have a beautiful weekend and be blessed! ~Dineen Worship: Offering Yourself to God by Rick Warren So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.
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Weekend Devo — Worship
SPORTSMEN’S EXPO The 23rd annual International Sportsmen’s Exposition kicks off today at Cal Expo. Joining the popular outdoors and travel event this year will be a Boy Scouts 100-Year Celebration Pavilion, an elk-calling contest and an accuracy casting contest. Hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m
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Outbound Escapes: Sportsmen’s Expo
SURVIVAL CLASSES If you love to play outdoors in the winter, consider a class in how to survive if something goes wrong. Here are some options: What: Winter travel safety with Doug Huffman When: 7 p.m
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Dig it: Snow cave could save your life Survival expert Doug Huffman to show how it’s done
Next week should be a pretty happy stretch for central city restaurants, wine bars and hotels, and who can’t use a happy stretch in January? Starting Tuesday, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium is in town for four days at the Sacramento Convention Center, which means about 11,000 winemakers, winery and vineyard owners, managers, and product suppliers will be loose on the streets
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The Good Life: Wine show rises above event horizon
Preserve that citrus The master food preservers with the Sacramento County UC Cooperative Extension show you how preserving citrus can open up a whole new world of cooking and baking. When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. today Where: Sacramento Cooperative Extension Office, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento Cost: $3 Information: (916) 875-6913 Competition at Whole Foods Every month, teams prepare their best seasonal favorites and compete for culinary dominance
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Potluck: Preserve that citrus