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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Sacramento Movie Premiere: “Merlove”
Filmmaker Rudolf N. McClain will be coming to Sacramento on July 18 for an exclusive showing of his critically acclaimed new documentary Merlove.
This will be an evening full of food, commentary and, of course, wine!
Tickets are available at www.instituteoffun.com and Revolution Wines.
To learn more about “Merlove”, watch the trailer below and visit www.merlove.com.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Noche Mexicana! Saturday, May 30!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Noche Mexicana
with Revolution Wines
Revolution Wines is hosting the fiesta of the summer with some Latin spice! This Saturday the tasting room at the Sacramento urban winery will be ready to mix things up with tacos, salsa dancing and sangria.
Yemayá Dance Studio founder, Emelie Andagan, and her dancers are set to perform and [...]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Genealogy and More!
Join us tomorrow night at 7 PM at Revolution Wines to enjoy great wine and hear from author, John A. McKinsey.
We will be talking about genealogy and how it relates to McKinsey’s historical novel, The Lincoln Secret.
Get your tickets now!
Click here to take the Honest Abe quiz on the Lincoln Bicentennial website. How much do [...]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Lincoln’s Secret Genes May 8th!
Author John A. McKinsey joins The Institute for a night of history and genealogy.
Abraham Lincoln may have a secret, and you could too! Have you ever traced your family tree and found some odd, mysterious branch?
McKinsey has spent time looking into genealogical errors and mysteries, and his discoveries inspired his historical novel about Lincoln’s questionable [...]
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Friday, April 10th, 2009
It’s all about Ellington TONIGHT!
Tonight The Institute will be hanging out at Revolution Wines with Adam Jenkins. We’ll be listening to some great jazz and enjoying wine and food. There are still tickets available, but they’re going quick, so get yours now!
This is the time to brush up on your jazz knowledge before the Jazz Jubilee in May!
See you [...]
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Did The Duke have what it takes to make it on American Idol?
Jazz Night III “The History and Music of Duke Ellington” is on Friday, so we thought we’d get you a little sneak preview!
Chris was able to grab some time with Adam Jenkins to ask a few very important questions about this Friday’s featured jazz master, check it out!
Duke of what? Is “Duke” really Ellington’s first [...]
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Jazz Night is BACK! Jazz Night III; The History and Music of Duke Ellington with Adam Jenkins
As the winner of 13 Grammy Awards, Duke Ellington has been called “one of the most influential people in American music.”
Join Adam Jenkins and The Sacramento Institute of Fun at Revolution Wines to listen to his story and his acclaimed music for one night only! One hour of discussion and history of Ellington will be [...]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
IMPORTANT INFO about Astronomy Night! Please read!
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!
Hi Everyone!
We are really excited for Astronomy Night and we want to make sure you are all fully informed about the event!
First of all, you are allowed to park anywhere on campus for this event, except for designated handicap spaces (unless you have a permit to do so). Here [...]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
UC Davis Wine Tasting Event this Saturday
For all you S.I.F wine-lovers here’s a tasting event this Saturday put on by the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis you may be interested in! Please contact the coordinator of this event for more information as this is not a Sacramento Institute of Fun event.
Here are the details:
Would you like to experience [...]
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Kristy DeVaney’s Massage and Chocolate Wrap Up
Our lovely chocolate expert from Massage and Chocolate Night wrapped up the night very nicely in her blog, if you’d like you check it out click here!
