Long line at Crepeville, Saturday morning in midtown Sacramento. The midtown area is full of bistros and cafes in little courtyards. Friday evening, I met with Rob, his fiance Shaina, and his friend Ajay from college for sushi at Dragonfly, then we hit a small bar whos name I forget. .

Saturday evening, I went to the "Second Saturday" art fair. A dozen or more posh galleries in midtown had receptions from 6 to 10PM with free wine & cheese (except a chicano exhibit which had a nice Mexican spread) The small galleries were crowded such that it was easy for me to find the galleries because of the crowds outside the doors. In fact the ten or so galleries I hit were as bustling as the MFA on a Saturday! And I thought the art was very good, mostly contemporary portraits and scenery. Most around $500 - $6500. One gallery had several paintings even in the men's and women's rooms. Another gallery was in a minivan and inside the minivan was a mini-gallery, with mini paintings and framed in mini frames. The minivan interior was very chic with white walls and gray carpet. One person could poke their head in at a time. The Posada gallery, the one with the Mexican food, had a series of very expressive Chicano portraits by two painters of the last name Montoya.



Crepeville, Aioli, boutiques




Flamingos at the Sacramento zoo, Saturday afternoon....


Lemur at Sacramento Zoo. The Eyes.


Entry way to our office in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova. Kind of a Kendall Square feel to it. Sadly I am working here today!!



The signs and freeways have a broken-in, loved feel to them....