Saturday, November 24, 2012

Cinema at the State Film Series December Selection - White Christmas

The Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center announces its Cinema at the State Film Series selection for Thursday, December 20th at 7p.m. They will she showcasing the holiday romantic, comedy musical White Christmas.

White Christmas was one of the top box office hits of 1954 and has become a Christmas holiday season tradition. The endearing storyline and familiar faces (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Allen, Rosemary Clooney and Dean Jagger) make this film one of the most heartwarming, feel good films of all time. Excellent singing and dancing, featuring Irving Berlin songs "Sisters," "Snow," "Counting Blessings Instead of Sheep," and the Christmas favorite “White Christmas”, make this is a family-oriented film perfect for sharing with your loved ones over the holidays.

After leaving the Army following World War II, former military men Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) team up and become a top song-and-dance act. When they meet a pair of beautiful sisters, Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy (Vera Ellen) Haynes, who also have a song-and-dance act, they become enthralled. And when Betty and Judy travel to a Vermont lodge to perform for a Christmas show, the guys follow, only to find that their former commander, General Waverly, is the owner of the lodge. They also find out that the lodge is in trouble! Romantic mix-ups and tender moments follow as they all try to help the beloved General.

Filmed in Technicolor, and  distributed by Paramount Pictures, White Christmas is notable for being the first film produced and released in “VistaVision”, a wide-screen process developed by Paramount that entailed using twice the surface area of standard 35mm film. This large-area negative was used to yield finer-grained standard-sized 35 mm film prints.

Tickets are $8.00 at the door, with a limited number of seats available for advance purchase online at livefromauburn.com.  You may also call the box office at 530-885-0156. The box office opens 90 minutes before show time for each performance.

Blog Post information and picture courtesy of Auburn Placer Performing Arts Center.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

RALEY’S THEATRE OF LIGHTS RETURNS TO OLD SACRAMENTO TONIGHT

Raley's Theatre of Lights returns to Old Sacramento today, Wednesday, November 21 with their Annual Tree Lighting. The festivities begin at 5:30p.m.!

This Holiday attraction returns after enjoy enjoying crowds of more than 70,000 in 2011.

For the fourth year in a row, Old Sacramento is the hometown holiday headquarters for the greater Sacramento region, kicking off this holiday seasonal events with the annual lighting of the City Christmas Tree and launch of this season’s Theatre of Lights. With major holiday attractions like The Polar Express and the Raley’s Theatre of Lights, a visit to Old Sacramento is quickly jumping to the forefront on many resident’s lists of “must do’s” during the holidays. Since the start of Theatre of Lights, Old Sacramento has seen sales growth every year during the holiday season for its locally owned small businesses.

Old Sacramento’s Theatre of Lights is a unique state-of-the-art live staging of the classic "’Twas The Night Before Christmas" hosted by Mark Twain. The show blends a symphony of lights, sounds and visual effects which will take the audience back to a time when the beloved poem "‘Twas The Night Before Christmas"was first introduced in Sacramento in 1857 in The Sacramento Bee. The beloved poem comes to life on the balconies and rooftops of Old Sacramento’s historic buildings on K Street between Front and 2nd Street.

Theatre of Lights continues through the holiday season with two 20-minute light shows at 6:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. every Thursday through Sunday until December 23 with special Monday shows at 6:15 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The Christmas Eve show will only be at 6:15 p.m. New Year’s Eve will feature Theatre of Lights as an important piece of the overall fireworks spectacular with shows running later in the evening at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. About 70,000 guests from all over Northern California enjoyed the holiday magic of Old Sacramento’s Theatre of Lights last year, and the time has come for them to enjoy a magical evening of lights once again. Lighting by Sacramento Theatrical Lighting and sound effects by Skywalker Sound.

Start of the Holiday season tonight with Raley's Theatre of Lights!

Blog Post information and picture courtesy of  Rayley's Theatre of Lights and downtownsac.org.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

1st Ever JBF of Sacramento Community Holiday Toy Sale

Just Between Friends is a bi-annual children's &  maternity consignment sales event holding events in the spring and fall each year.  The event helps local families recycle their quality, gently used kid's items for cash and helps the community save 50% to 90% off retail pricing.

This year, the Sacramento and Elk Grove JBF locations are joining together to hold a MEGA Holiday Toy and Baby Equipment Sale, offering families one more chance to earn a profit check before the Holidays and giving the community one more opportunity to SAVE BIG on needed toys and baby equipment.  Consigning families earn 60% to 70% of the sales profit on their items.  Already, more than 70 families have registered to sell their items, so they are expecting a great turnout!

Information:
  •  1st Ever JBF of Sacramento Community Holiday Toy Sale
  • December 1st and 2nd, 2012   
  • CWH Event Hall, 7323 Home Leisure Plaza, Suite 15, Sacramento, CA  95823
  • Hours:  Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (50% OFF Day)

Admission:
  • Saturday-Admission: $2 (donation to Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services); Age 12 & Under Free
  • Sunday-FREE Admission
  • Bring in the attached image for FREE Admission on Saturday!

The program benefits Sacramento Food Bank & Family services through monetary donations of admission fees and donations of unsold toys and baby equipment.  The Food Bank is excited about the additional opportunity to distribute more quality toys and baby equipment to needy families during this time of year.

For more information, please visit sacramento.jbfsale.com.

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Monday, November 19, 2012

UC Davis Children's Hospital Featured in Launch of First-Ever Crowdfunded Hospital Gift Catalog

UC Davis Children's Hospital is taking part in the launch of the first-ever crowdfunded hospital gift catalog –GiveMiracles.org – as part of a national campaign led by the world’s largest crowdfunding-for-good platform, Fundly, and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Through GiveMiracles.org, individuals wanting to give back with their holiday gifts can purchase critically-needed medical equipment and medical care for children at UC Davis Children's Hospital.

Once donors choose their gift from the GiveMiracles.org catalog, ranging from comfort toys ($30), to a pediatric wheelchair ($970), to an entire hospital wing devoted to neonatal intensive care ($12 million), they will receive updates on exactly how their gift is being utilized to benefit local children with critical medical needs.

Individuals can also quickly and easily launch their own personalized crowdfunding campaign on the GiveMiracles.org platform to collectively purchase big-ticket, high-impact medical items for the hospital through small donations from friends and family via Fundly, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

GiveMiracles.org is the first-ever online catalog of in-demand pediatric medical equipment, supplies and services that donors can purchase for one of 170 member nonprofit hospitals across North America. The catalog features individual, crowdfunded and “ultimate” gift options for budgets of all sizes – ranging from $30 to $12 million.

“Fundly is delighted to partner on Give Miracles with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals on this creative and meaningful way to concretely help children with medical needs this holiday season,” said Fundly CEO Dave Boyce. “As the father of six children, I deeply appreciate the tremendous importance of this effort to harness crowdfunding’s power to engage more supporters in the cause and to personally and directly connect donors with the hospitals and children who will be benefit from their generosity.”

The world’s largest, most widely-adopted and easiest to use crowdfunding-for-good platform, Fundly, has enabled its customers to collectively raise more than $300 million for their causes. The Fundly platform can be used for all types of fundraising, ranging from schools, sports teams, and scout troops to larger nonprofit organizations like hospitals, universities, and international aid organizations.

Fundly’s customers include nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Teach for America and Boys and Girls Clubs, as well as volunteer groups like local PTAs and individual fundraisers ranging from Run-Walk-Ride events to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. More about Fundly is at fundly.com/.

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