Indoor Masks Recommended+ Farm-To-Fork Festival+Juvenile Detained

Sacramento CA

15 July, 2021

4:37 PM

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Good morning, River City! Welcome to the Sacramento Daily Patch Newsletter! This is where you will find all of the best news and events happening in Sacramento for Friday July 16th, 2021! First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 89 Low: 57. Here are the top stories today in Sacramento: Sacramento County is recommending that even vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors, due to the surge in Delta variant COVID cases. Of course, they are still recommending that unvaccinated folks get vaccinated, but until that happens in greater numbers, the risk of infection due to the variant is a concern. There are currently 101 known Delta variant cases in Sacramento County. (KCRA3)Talking about Christmas in July? Yes! Let's! Especially if it's talk about the new Nutcracker that the Sacramento Ballet is choreographing for the new Safe Credit Union Theater. Three past Sacramento Ballet choreographers are putting their talents together to redesign this Sacramento favorite! Maybe, along with the Dance of the Flowers, they'll add a "dance of the tomatoes" just for Sacramento! (ABC10) I know you love your farm-to-fork, Sacramento! Heck, it was practically invented here. Let's celebrate it! The summer Farm-To-Fork Festival is back! Everything you love is returning, including the Legends of Wine event, the Tower Bridge Dinner and the Farm-to-Fork Street Festival. And, if you score tickets to the dinner let me know. I'd love to have the name of someone to envy that night! (SacMag)With students returning to the classrooms, the Elk Grove school district is reaching out to students and parents of students who may have physical or developmental challenges. They are hosting a Summer Enrichment Faire at Monterey Trail High School with special education director Anne Rigali. (FOX40) Police have taken a juvenile into custody in an Oak Park homicide that happened earlier this year. Police said they were searching for this person of interest on Wednesday when he took them on a foot chase in a La Riviera neighborhood. Police were joined by SWAT team members in this ultimately successful pursuit. (FOX40) From our sponsor: Today's Sacramento Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Sacramento! Friday's events in Sacramento Embrace your inner poet at Writing from the Inside Out. When you register, you will be given a prompt. At the workshop everyone will have the opportunity to share their work with the others. (4 pm)You may be familiar with Zamir Gotta from his appearances with Anthony Bourdain. He's out to create peace between Russia and America through conversation and vodka. Come and talk with him and see if we can get a little closer to his style of peace. Pre-registration is required. (6 pm)Come with a jones for a glass of wine, leave with some pretty handcrafted earrings that you made yourself! Craft and Sip includes snacks, beverage and crafting materials. $35 (7 pm)Are you jazzed for Friday? Try out Auchestra at the MACC (Mills Station Arts & Cultural Center). It's a neo-classical jazz band you can get jazzed about. Free admission. (7:30 pm)Is anybody out there nostalgic for the '80's? Poof up that hair, strap in those shoulder pads and pull on those leg warmers! Skid Roses is playing at The Powerhouse in Folsom. Get ready for some party anthems! (10 pm) Sacramento Patch Notebook The Sacramento County Farm Bureau's Young Farmers and Ranchers group is hard at work planning its annual Drive Thru Hawaiian BBQ on August 7th!! Get your tickets now. $40 feeds a family of 4! (Instagram) Become a sorcerer; travel to the West Indies; meet Benjamin Franklin; learn to make sushi. Where can you do all of that and more? At the public library near you! More and more libraries are opening to the public after the pandemic. Here is a list with the status of yours. From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Job listings: Leasing Assistant / Realtor (Details) You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon. If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Jeri Karges About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst... Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Sacramento Daily? You can email me at [email protected].