Janis Stevens Directs Steve Martin’s ‘Picasso At The Lapin Agile’
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Celebrities of the art and science worlds mix with local and national celebrities in ARC’s witty and wonderful production of the off-Broadway hit, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. This thought provoking comedy by beloved actor/comedian/screenwriter Steve Martin is being directed by Janis Stevens, “an internationally acclaimed actress and one of the leading lights of Sacramento theatre” (Tobias Wolff, Stories on Stage). What’s more, local theatre veteran, Don Hayden, is a pivotal member of the talented cast, which also features Kennedy Center ACTF* nominees Jared Cagley (as Einstein), Zach Ekstedt, and Fatemeh Mehraban. Elly award-winning designers Gail Russell and Kathy Burleson round out the show’s production team. The play opens Nov. 22 for a three-week run at ARC’s intimate Stage Two Theatre.
Martin’s quirky comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a bohemian Paris pub (which Picasso actually frequented in real life). The fictional meeting takes place in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. The two young geniuses muse on the century’s achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness, as entertaining subplots filled with romance, intrigue and silliness swirl around them. The banter is philosophical, fascinating and thoroughly fun!
All performances of Picasso at the Lapin Agile will be at the American River College’s Stage Two Theatre, 4700 College Oak Drive, Sacramento. Parking fee is $2 (at machines in Lot “D”). SEATING IS LIMITED. Ticket prices are $15/general, and $12/student/seniors/sarta. Children age 4 and under not admitted.
For tickets and information, go to ARCtheatre.org or call the ARC Box Office at (916) 484-8234. Performance days and times are as follows:
Fri/Sat, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 6, 7 at 8pm
Sundays, Dec. 1, 8 at 2pm
Thurs, Dec. 5 at 6:30pm
SAFE CU President and CEO Dave Roughton receives Advocate of Year Award
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - SAFE Credit Union President and CEO Dave Roughton received the California Advocate of the Year Award for 2019 from the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues at an awards ceremony in Monterey, California.
“I am very pleased to receive this honor,” Roughton said. “It’s essential that credit union leaders make advocacy a focus of what they do. Providing our members with exceptional service includes ensuring that we actively work to reduce unnecessary and expensive regulations while promoting policies that benefit the cooperative credit union mission.”
In announcing the award, Heather deNecochea, manager of political advocacy manager at the California and Nevada Credit Union League, said: “Dave Roughton has been instrumental in nurturing local relationships with elected officials in the Greater Sacramento area. He has made community and engagement a top priority and has yielded a positive and open brand for the credit union movement. Dave has hosted multiple fundraisers at his credit union and routinely makes donations to our PAC and candidates. Dave prioritizes advocacy events by always ensuring SAFE Credit Union’s representation is at all levels. We appreciate his dedication and commitment to our advocacy efforts.”
As a credit union industry leader, Roughton advocates for policies that benefit SAFE’s 235,000 members by working directly with local and state elected officials. He leads delegations to Washington, D.C, for the annual Credit Union National Association Governmental Affairs Conference at which credit union executives connect directly with members of Congress. He also champions the credit union cooperative movement with state lawmakers during the annual California Government Relations Rally.
Roughton serves on the California Credit Union League Board of Directors and is a member of the Regulatory Advocacy Committee. In the past he has served on the California Credit Union League Legislative Advocacy Committee; the CO-OP Financial Services Board of Directors; and as chair of the MBL, LLC Board of Directors.
SMUD employees Volunteer for Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Nearly 90 SMUD employees, along with their families—about 150 volunteers in all— prepared, packaged and delivered 500 Thanksgiving Day meals for Sacramento area residents Thanksgiving morning.
About 40 additional employees and their families will deliver the Meals on Wheels along with some holiday cheer to homebound seniors across the SMUD service territory.
SMUD Employees’ Association (SEA) volunteers prepared the meals assembly-line-style early Thanksgiving morning and then loaded them into vehicles and delivered them to recipients.
For 21 years now, SEA volunteers have enthusiastically prepared and delivered hearty Meals on Wheels to Sacramento County seniors who would not otherwise be able to have a holiday meal on Thanksgiving Day.
Nearly 1,500 SMUD employees voluntarily participate in SEA, a non-profit organization that promotes fraternity and fellowship among members by conducting educational, social and recreational activities.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MPG) - PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (together “PG&E”) are sharing that the Bankruptcy Court-approved deadline for fire claimants to file claims against PG&E has been extended to December 31 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). The deadline for filing claims is known as the Bar Date. PG&E remains focused on ensuring fire victims and creditors are compensated fairly and expeditiously through the Chapter 11 process.
Claims related to the Northern California fires that arose prior to January 29, 2019, must be filed in PG&E’s Chapter 11 cases and received no later than the extended deadline of December 31 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). If any person or entity believes money is owed to them by PG&E for loss or injury resulting from the Northern California fires that arose before PG&E filed for Chapter 11 on January 29, 2019, then they must file a Proof of Claim before the extended Bar Date. The extended Bar Date does not apply to claims unrelated to the Northern California fires.
If those who are affected do not submit a Proof of Claim by this extended deadline, they may be barred from filing a claim against PG&E and give up rights to any payment or other compensation.
Fire claims can be filed online, at one of six PG&E Claim Service Centers (listed below), or by mail. Importantly, fire claims must be received by the extended Bar Date. So, if filing by mail, delivery must be completed before the extended Bar Date.
For complete details on who is eligible to file a claim, how to file a claim, the Proof of Claim form and other information, visit www.pgewildfireinfo.com or call the toll-free information line at (844) 627-5328. PG&E has also established a section of its website at www.pge.com/reorganization with additional information about the Bar Date notice.
Fire claims may be filed electronically at www.pgewildfireinfo.com by selecting the “Submit a Claim” tab.
Fire claims may be submitted in person at the following PG&E Claim Service Centers through December 31, 2019, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, except for public holidays.
350 Salem Street, Chico, CA 95928
231 "D" Street, Marysville, CA 95901
1850 Soscol Avenue, Suite 105, Napa, CA 94559
1567 Huntoon Street, Oroville, CA 95965
3600 Meadow View Road, Redding, CA 96002
111 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Fire claims may be filed by U.S. mail to the court-appointed claims and noticing agent. Forms must be received at the below address by the extended Bar Date:
PG&E Corporation Claims Processing Center c/o Prime Clerk LLC
Grand Central Station
P.O. Box 4850
New York, NY 10163-4850
Before any distribution payments are made, a Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement must be approved by the Bankruptcy Court. These documents, once approved, will explain the claims distribution process and the amounts that will be paid on account of allowed claims.
The Northern California fires include, but are not limited to, the following fires: 37, Adobe, Atlas, Blue, Butte, Camp, Cascade, Cherokee, Ghost Ship, Honey, La Porte, Lobo, Maacama, McCourtney, Norrbom, Nuns, Partrick, Pocket, Point, Pressley, Pythian (a.k.a. Oakmont), Redwood, Sullivan, Sulphur and Tubbs.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation's cleanest energy to 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit pge.com and pge.com/news.
CARMICHAEL, CA (MPG) - At approximately 11:15 hours, despite lifesaving efforts on the part of Sac Metro Fire and the staff at the hospital, N. Sacramento CHP area was notified that the child involved in the collision, succumbed to her injuries.
On November 14, 2019 at approximately 7:20 am, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) received reports of a solo vehicle traffic collision in the area of Winding Way, east of Dewey Dr. CHP and Sacramento Metro Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and determined a Subaru sedan had collided with a tree on the southern shoulder of Winding Way eastbound. The vehicle was occupied by the female driver in her 30’s and her possibly 4 year old juvenile passenger out of Fair Oaks. The impact caused major damage to the car, to the extent that the vehicle was split into two parts. Driver stated she had been driving home, with her daughter, at an unknown speed and claims an unidentified truck cut her off causing her to lose control of the vehicle prior to going off the roadway. The driver and juvenile passenger were transported by Sacramento Metro Fire with major injuries and at the time of transport the juvenile passenger had life threatening injuries. The child was located in the rear seat in a booster seat and the driver was found restrained in the driver seat.
The cause of the traffic collision is under investigation. It is not known if drugs, alcohol, or a medical emergency were a factor in this collision. Any witness to the collision are encouraged to contact the N. Sacramento CHP office.
Any additional information about this news release should be directed to Officer Greg Zumstein who will be available at the CHP North Sacramento Area business phone number: (916) 348-2300, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or you can reach him on his cell phone at (916) 798-0975. Follow us on Twitter @chpnsac or like us on Facebook.com/chpnorthsac
The Gift of Time Together
A Son’s Story of the Journey through His Father’s Terminal Illness
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - The relationship between a son and his dying father is beautifully chronicled in Russ Woody’s new book, Tuesdays with Ted. The memoir is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking as it details the final months of Claude Woody’s life and the lasting impact that time had on his son.
Claude, who was always known as Woody, served as a Marine in WWII and then worked for PG&E, a job which required the family to move to a new area of California every couple years. Russ spent his teenage years in Fair Oaks, attending Bella Vista High School and then interning at a Sacramento TV station during college.
An Emmy and Golden Globe winning TV writer and producer, Russ has worked in television for more than 30 years on shows including Murphy Brown, Cybill, Mad About You, The Drew Carey Show, and The Middle. But it was the time he spent writing and producing Becker that would turn out to be his most significant project.
In 2001, after Becker had finished its third season, Russ learned that Woody had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a terminal neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord, leading to gradual loss of motor function as the muscles in the body atrophy. In the book, Russ wrote that Woody “would die by slow, gradual asphyxiation” as the muscles around the lungs ceased to function. Woody’s form of ALS was aggressive and started in his throat; he quickly lost the ability to speak and had to type on a machine called a LightWRITER to communicate. Russ described it as an “incremental death. His body was going away one piece at a time … while his mind — healthy as ever — was being held hostage.” Woody eventually lost the ability to swallow and was unable to hold his head up without a neck brace.
It was 17 months between Woody’s diagnosis and his death in September 2002. “Since his diagnosis,” Russ wrote, “I’d been marking time, first in months, then weeks, then days and there were still more days to be had, to be shared. Not many, but there were more, and I wanted them, those days, those hours, however many were left.” Russ described that time with his father as “the most meaningful year and a half of my life.”
To spend as much time as possible with Woody, Russ moved him to a home in Studio City nearby his own and brought him to the set of Becker for filming each Tuesday during Season 4. The cast and crew of Becker treated Woody like family, and Russ was overwhelmed and grateful for the love and kindness they showed his father. Woody was even an extra in one episode and was the inspiration for an episode about ALS. During that time, Woody developed a special friendship with the star of Becker — Ted Danson (hence the book title, Tuesdays with Ted). Russ said that Woody had been a fan of Cheers, so “the idea that Ted Danson would become his pal was kind of flabbergasting to him. And Ted just adored him. It was really sweet to see. … He would just go out of his way to be with my dad.”
Russ wrote the book to both remember the precious time he spent with his father and to help his sons understand, since they were so young at the time. “I think by the time my father died, they were both 4 and 6, so they were in the middle of it … but they didn’t really understand what was going on,” said Russ. The boys, Henry and Joe, have some memories of that time with their grandfather: bunk beds and pancake breakfasts, backyard forts and indoor racetracks. Russ said his main objective was “to put the story in perspective for them.”
“In the last week of my dad’s life, I had a conversation with him; I asked him about his regrets,” said Russ. “He thought about it and he said he wished he’d spent more time with me when I was little.” At that time, Russ was working long hours in the writers’ room at Becker, and he then made the decision that he would stop writing for sitcoms so he could have a more flexible schedule: “I wanted to spend that time with my boys, and I got to do that.”
The experience with his father had a significant impact on how he relates to his own sons: “I’m so glad that both he and they got to spend that time together. … I think about my memories of him, and conversations I had, and the conversations I had with the boys. … It does affect you.”
Woody “had a great capacity for taking what was and living with it,” said Russ, grateful for every moment he was able to share with his father. In the book, Russ wrote that “with the ticking clock of ALS, the time I did spend with him was all the more intense. It forced me to recognize everything, to say everything, and that was a blessing.”
Tis The Season To Be "Merry And Bright!"""
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) - Sacramento Valley Chorus is preparing for a "Merry & Bright" season! You and your family will enjoy an afternoon of music, laughter, food and giving by attending the Merry and Bright production. The chorus, directed by Master Director Dede Nibler, can hardly wait to share this special performance with you on Saturday, December 7th, at 2:00 pm at La Sierra Community, 5325 Engle Road, Carmichael.
Sacramento Valley Chorus, a Chapter of Sweet Adelines International, recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. Approximately 80 women sing in four-part harmony, a cappella style. They will be singing songs from their repertoire in addition to favorite holiday songs. The chorus is honored to be joined by the 2019 graduates of Harmony Academy who will perform with the chorus just for this show. Add more Merry and Bright to the season when several quartets perform. To satisfy your sweet tooth, a dessert dash will be thrown into the mix for fun and excitement.
This show is expected to be a "sell-out", so get your tickets early. Ticket prices, including hors d'oeuvres, are only $25.00. Tickets may be purchased from any chorus member or get information online at sacramentovalleychorus.com.
Women are welcome to attend rehearsals throughout the year on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM at Arena Christian Center, 4027 N. Freeway Blvd, Sacramento. For more information about the chorus or show, check the website: www.sacramentovalleychorus.com.
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