Have you got your tickets? Go check out http://rhythmonthevine.org/ This will be a great weekend to be at South Coast Winery. Rhythm on the Vine is a great way to help kids and have a good time. See you there
140 year of Shriners
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Rhythm on the Vine Friday May 14-15
Have you got your tickets? Go check out http://rhythmonthevine.org/ This will be a great weekend to be at South Coast Winery. Rhythm on the Vine is a great way to help kids and have a good time. See you there
Kristen Bell –With a Little Help from Some Young Friends
Kathy Hutchins/Hutchins
Kristen Bell Dabbles In Shoe Design–With a Little Help from Some Young Friends
What girl hasn’t dreamed of designing her own shoes? Kristen Bell finally got to live out that fantasy–and it was all in the name of a good cause. Joining 25 young patients in the playroom at an Art of Elysium design workshop at L.A.’s Shriners Hospitals for Children, the actress put pen to paper and sketched her first-ever heel for a charity initiative with online shoe society ShoeDazzle.
“I’ve never designed in my life,” she admitted to PEOPLE, but luckily her new young friends were on hand to weigh in. The end result? A faux-leather gladiator-bootie, which Bell dubbed “The Midge.” Kristen’s shoe will be produced for Kim Kardashian‘s online shoe club ShoeDazzle later in the summer, with 100% of proceeds benefitting Art of Elysium, a nonprofit program that brings actors and musicians into the lives of seriously ill children.
Kristen’s shoe will hit ShoeDazzle.com this August, but in the meantime, check out her sketch of “The Midge” below. “You can wear these anywhere,” said Bell, – reporting by Maureen Harrington for the full story go to "People" Style April 22 issue
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cyclebration at Shriners Hospitals for Children on Saturday, May 15, 2010
Families and bicycle enthusiasts from throughout the region are invited to a Cyclebration at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California on Saturday, May 15, 2010.
Hosted by the Shriners Quickstep Cycling Team, the all-day event begins at 9:00AM in the front parking circle of the hospital at 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817.
The family-friendly event takes place the day before the start of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California bicycle race. Activities scheduled to take place at Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Northern California include a mobile rock climbing wall, a bicycle challenge course and a bicycle fitting.
The Shriners Quickstep Cycling Team will sign autographs for guests who also are invited to meet a number of exhibitors that will address bicycling issues ranging from repair to community routes.
The Cyclebration will conclude with a wine-tasting and silent auction in the hospital lobby from 6:00PM – 9:00PM.
For information, call Alan Anderson at (916) 453-2008.
During the Tasting and Silent Auction event, guests will enjoy:
RESTAURANTS:
GRAS Restaurants, Ella, One Speed, Mulvaneys, Selland’s, Waterboy, Hot Italian, Grange, Dos Coyotes, L Wine Lounge, Tapas, Red Lotus, Ginger Elizabeth Chocolatier, & Old Soul Coffee
WINERIES & BREWERIES:
Lange Twins, Bogle Vineyards , Sean Minor, Moniz Family Wines, Scott Harvey, Montes-Chile, Watts Winery, Lavender Ridge, Rubicon, Sudwerk, 2 Rivers Cider, & Hoppy Brewing Company
Guests must be 21 years and older to attend. Event proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California.
Hosted by the Shriners Quickstep Cycling Team, the all-day event begins at 9:00AM in the front parking circle of the hospital at 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817.
The family-friendly event takes place the day before the start of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California bicycle race. Activities scheduled to take place at Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Northern California include a mobile rock climbing wall, a bicycle challenge course and a bicycle fitting.
The Shriners Quickstep Cycling Team will sign autographs for guests who also are invited to meet a number of exhibitors that will address bicycling issues ranging from repair to community routes.
The Cyclebration will conclude with a wine-tasting and silent auction in the hospital lobby from 6:00PM – 9:00PM.
For information, call Alan Anderson at (916) 453-2008.
During the Tasting and Silent Auction event, guests will enjoy:
RESTAURANTS:
GRAS Restaurants, Ella, One Speed, Mulvaneys, Selland’s, Waterboy, Hot Italian, Grange, Dos Coyotes, L Wine Lounge, Tapas, Red Lotus, Ginger Elizabeth Chocolatier, & Old Soul Coffee
WINERIES & BREWERIES:
Lange Twins, Bogle Vineyards , Sean Minor, Moniz Family Wines, Scott Harvey, Montes-Chile, Watts Winery, Lavender Ridge, Rubicon, Sudwerk, 2 Rivers Cider, & Hoppy Brewing Company
Guests must be 21 years and older to attend. Event proceeds benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Masonic Center plans OKd - with conditions
Rachel Gordon, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The 52-year-old Masonic Center is located in one of San Francisco's most storied neighborhoods, shared by Grace Cathedral and Huntington Park.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night approved plans to turn the Masonic Center on Nob Hill into a contemporary entertainment hall and allow more live evening shows, but not before imposing a series of new conditions to further address the neighbors' concerns about crime, noise and traffic.
At the request of Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, the maximum number of evening events allowed each year was pared back to 85, from the 95 approved by the city Planning Commission, but considerably more than the approximately 50 events that now take place.
The allowable capacity also was knocked back to 3,300 - roughly the same as now exists and 200 fewer than the Planning Commission had approved.
Supervisors backed additional mandates requiring venue operator Live Nation to reduce the number of late-night events and to get police to sign off on security plans for events that have had security problems in the past.
In all, 15 new conditions were added to the more than three dozen imposed by the Planning Commission last month. Those focused on such issues as trash pickup, truck deliveries and limits on alcohol sales, some of which were negotiated with neighbors to help blunt opposition.
"From my perspective, the best outcome that we have here is likely one that doesn't make anyone completely happy, but allows us to move forward with a win-win situation," said Chiu, whose district includes the Masonic auditorium.
Live Nation can live with the added conditions, said Lee Smith, the company's chairman for Northern California.
The board vote was 10-1, with Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier opposed.
The protracted land-use battle landed before the Board of Supervisors on an appeal by Nob Hill neighbors after the Planning Commission approved the controversial plan last month.
Despite the board's action Tuesday after a nearly four-hour hearing in which dozens of people from both sides testified, the fight is not over.
Opponents have already filed suit in Superior Court. They argue that the project warrants an environmental impact report, which supervisors and planners determined isn't needed.
Behind the plan are the Masons, who own the auditorium at California and Taylor streets, and Live Nation, which has managed the auditorium for the past 16 months but wants to ramp up use and update the facility to compete with other midsize settings, such as Oakland's Fox Theater. No changes would be made to the exterior of the 52-year-old building, located in the heart of one of San Francisco's most storied neighborhoods shared by Huntington Park, Grace Cathedral, the Mark Hopkins InterContinental and Fairmont hotels and some of the ritziest private housing in the city.
The 52-year-old Masonic Center is located in one of San Francisco's most storied neighborhoods, shared by Grace Cathedral and Huntington Park.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night approved plans to turn the Masonic Center on Nob Hill into a contemporary entertainment hall and allow more live evening shows, but not before imposing a series of new conditions to further address the neighbors' concerns about crime, noise and traffic.
At the request of Board of Supervisors President David Chiu, the maximum number of evening events allowed each year was pared back to 85, from the 95 approved by the city Planning Commission, but considerably more than the approximately 50 events that now take place.
The allowable capacity also was knocked back to 3,300 - roughly the same as now exists and 200 fewer than the Planning Commission had approved.
Supervisors backed additional mandates requiring venue operator Live Nation to reduce the number of late-night events and to get police to sign off on security plans for events that have had security problems in the past.
In all, 15 new conditions were added to the more than three dozen imposed by the Planning Commission last month. Those focused on such issues as trash pickup, truck deliveries and limits on alcohol sales, some of which were negotiated with neighbors to help blunt opposition.
"From my perspective, the best outcome that we have here is likely one that doesn't make anyone completely happy, but allows us to move forward with a win-win situation," said Chiu, whose district includes the Masonic auditorium.
Live Nation can live with the added conditions, said Lee Smith, the company's chairman for Northern California.
The board vote was 10-1, with Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier opposed.
The protracted land-use battle landed before the Board of Supervisors on an appeal by Nob Hill neighbors after the Planning Commission approved the controversial plan last month.
Despite the board's action Tuesday after a nearly four-hour hearing in which dozens of people from both sides testified, the fight is not over.
Opponents have already filed suit in Superior Court. They argue that the project warrants an environmental impact report, which supervisors and planners determined isn't needed.
Behind the plan are the Masons, who own the auditorium at California and Taylor streets, and Live Nation, which has managed the auditorium for the past 16 months but wants to ramp up use and update the facility to compete with other midsize settings, such as Oakland's Fox Theater. No changes would be made to the exterior of the 52-year-old building, located in the heart of one of San Francisco's most storied neighborhoods shared by Huntington Park, Grace Cathedral, the Mark Hopkins InterContinental and Fairmont hotels and some of the ritziest private housing in the city.
Yolo Shriners aid child traveling from Minden
Published By Daily Democrat
Eighteenth-month old Eli was seen by doctors at a Screening Clinic held by Yolo County Shriners this past week.
Eli was referred to the Sacramento Shrine Hospital for treatment due to a condition concerning his hips, knees and feet which was first noticed when he started crawling and became more pronounced as he started to walk.
The condition (Genu Varum) results in extreme bow-leggedness and untreated, would affect his ability to walk normal throughout his life.
Eli and his family live in Minden, Nev.
The case is not unusual to the free Shrine Screening Clinics but the fact that the family resides in Minden is. Eli's parents, Chase and Jessica and Eli's great-grandfather Gerald Thompson, also of Minden, decided it was time to seek treatment but were worried about the expense of the extensive surgery and follow-up care that would be required.
A neighbor and family friend in Minden, happens to be a member of the Sacramento-based Ben Ali Shrine and was contacted by the family and asked for help. Shriner Dewey Shortt wasted no time in contacting Ben Ali and asking for the nearest and next Screening Clinic and was told that Yolo Shrine Club in Woodland, would be hosting a Clinic on Saturday in Woodland.
Shortt told the family of the no-cost to the family care available through the Shrine's Hospitals for Children and the race was on.
Concerned about the weather conditions on the mountain passes between Minden and Woodland at the time, Shortt used the communication channel of the Masonic Brotherhood and contacted the CalTrans Chief of Operations on I-80 Summit who is a Mason and the circumstances were explained. The CalTrans Mason assured Shortt that they would get over the mountain even if assistance was required from the Califoria Highway Patrol and all of the snow cearing capabilities of CalTrans were needed.
Eli and his parents will be seen in the near future at the Sacramento Shrine Hospital and treatment plans will be laid out.
Eighteenth-month old Eli was seen by doctors at a Screening Clinic held by Yolo County Shriners this past week.
Eli was referred to the Sacramento Shrine Hospital for treatment due to a condition concerning his hips, knees and feet which was first noticed when he started crawling and became more pronounced as he started to walk.
The condition (Genu Varum) results in extreme bow-leggedness and untreated, would affect his ability to walk normal throughout his life.
Eli and his family live in Minden, Nev.
The case is not unusual to the free Shrine Screening Clinics but the fact that the family resides in Minden is. Eli's parents, Chase and Jessica and Eli's great-grandfather Gerald Thompson, also of Minden, decided it was time to seek treatment but were worried about the expense of the extensive surgery and follow-up care that would be required.
A neighbor and family friend in Minden, happens to be a member of the Sacramento-based Ben Ali Shrine and was contacted by the family and asked for help. Shriner Dewey Shortt wasted no time in contacting Ben Ali and asking for the nearest and next Screening Clinic and was told that Yolo Shrine Club in Woodland, would be hosting a Clinic on Saturday in Woodland.
Shortt told the family of the no-cost to the family care available through the Shrine's Hospitals for Children and the race was on.
Concerned about the weather conditions on the mountain passes between Minden and Woodland at the time, Shortt used the communication channel of the Masonic Brotherhood and contacted the CalTrans Chief of Operations on I-80 Summit who is a Mason and the circumstances were explained. The CalTrans Mason assured Shortt that they would get over the mountain even if assistance was required from the Califoria Highway Patrol and all of the snow cearing capabilities of CalTrans were needed.
Eli and his parents will be seen in the near future at the Sacramento Shrine Hospital and treatment plans will be laid out.
Friday, May 7, 2010
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