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With a Song in Your Heart Submitted by Marjorie Lehr Thursday, November 15th, 2018, 12:58pm Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Free N95 face masks at Sac City Fire Stations Submitted by Kate Davis , Don't Wait Call Kate 916-519-9707 Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, 12:00pm Sacramento, CA November 11, 2018 -- Free N95 facemasks are available at many Sacramento City Fire Stations to protect against inhaling smoke and particulates created by wildfires. Supplies are limited. Please visit a city fire station today! View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Fall color in the rose garden Submitted by Historic City Cemetery Friday, November 9th, 2018, 12:35pm Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Join Historic Rose Garden docent Judy Eitzen for "Fall Color in the Rose Garden." Enjoy late blooms, brilliant foliage and a variety of colorful rose hips (fruit) in our pioneer garden cemetery. You'll see, sniff, examine and learn about the wide variety of roses in our award-winning rose garden. The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is a place where gardens grace graves, time stands still and history lives. Meet inside the front gate. Rain cancels. The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free street parking on surrounding streets, with limited parking within the cemetery. For more information about the cemetery, call 916-448-0811. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Veterans of World War II Submitted by Historic City Cemetery Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, 11:00am Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Sacramento was a busy place during World War II. From our military bases, busy manufacturing and agricultural industries, to scrap and blood drives, you couldn’t get away from the war effort – even in the internment camps. Meet the local men and women who served in World War II. Special guest: James Scott of the Sacramento Public Library, co-author of World War II: Sacramento. The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is free parking on surrounding streets. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery preservation. For more information, call 916-448-0811. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Photography in Sacramento Submitted by Historic City Cemetery Monday, October 29th, 2018, 10:15am Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Standing on J Street during the latter part of the 19th century, it seemed you could throw a rock in any direction and hit a photography studio. On this interactive tour we will be delving into the lives of local photographers and their subjects. We’re asking for shutterbugs of all levels to participate. Working together, we will have an album on Facebook dedicated to this tour and everyone’s perspective of some of the most beautiful works of art that the cemetery has to offer. Bring your Point-and-Shoot, DSLR, or cell phone and get ready to have some fun! The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. Meet at the Tenth Street gate. There is free street parking on surrounding streets. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery preservation. For more information, call 916-448-0811. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Friends of Sutter’s Fort proudly presents a family-friendly experience “The Haunted Fort” Submitted by T-Rock Communications Monday, October 8th, 2018, 3:39pm Friends of Sutter’s Fort, in partnership with California State Parks and B Street Theatre Company, are proud to present “The Haunted Fort” on two Saturday evenings on October 20 & 27, 2018, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. each night. With a family-friendly format, guests will have the special opportunity to explore the dimly-lit Fort at night at their own pace, interact with knowledgeable docents in period attire (who will share scary, spooky and sometimes disturbing details of pioneer life in the 1800s), participate in fun and interactive stations set-up throughout the Fort, and also be entertained by talented performers from B Street Theatre Company. Read More View Comments | Post a Comment Share: October Encore in the Rose Garden Submitted by Historic City Cemetery Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018, 1:52pm Spring isn't the only time to visit the Historic Rose Garden. Many of the roses that early Sacramentans loved bloom again and again. Join curator Anita Clevenger to discover the old roses that take an encore in the fall, often with deeper colors and better flowers than earlier in the year. We will stroll, snip and sniff roses to our hearts' content in the midst of our beautiful, historic cemetery. Join us at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery for this special tour on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. The tour is free, however, donations are gratefully accepted and benefit cemetery preservation. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is free street parking on surrounding streets. For more information, call 916-448-0811. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Haunted Sacramento Submitted by Historic City Cemetery Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018, 1:49pm There are restless spirits in sleepy Sacramento. Apparitions are said to reveal themselves to unsuspecting passersby. Take a walk on the spooky side and learn the haunted history of Sacramento. You may never look at our town the same again. Join us at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery this Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. for this special tour. The cemetery is located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is free street parking on surrounding streets. Tours are free; however, donations are appreciated and benefit cemetery preservation. For more information, call 916-448-0811. View Comments | Post a Comment Share: Old Sac living history program offers new season of spirited “Ghost Tours: Mayhem in the Museum" Submitted by T-Rock Communications Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018, 12:52pm The Sacramento History Museum & Alliance are proud to present an all-new season of Old Sacramento Living History’s annual “Ghost Tours: Mayhem in the Museum” on Friday and Saturday evenings, October 12 through October 27, 2018. For those who dare, the engaging tours depart from the Sacramento History Museum (101 I Street) every half-hour from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on the evenings the tours are available. 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