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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Fun in Sacramento
The Institute of Fun™ has been on hiatus for the past few months, but there’s still a lot of fun stuff going on in town.
Here are a few of our favorite things, new and old:
Movies on a Big Screen
MOBS is an on-going film festival/microcinema that’s been showing a delightful smorgasbord of films since 2006. They [...]
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
“Merlove” Tickets Available Now
The Sacramento Institute of Fun and Revolution Wines present the Sacramento premiere of
Merlove
A documentary about Merlot wine.
Meet the filmmaker at this exclusive event! There will be wine, food, and, of course, fun.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Doors 6 PM; Movie at 7:30 PM
At Revolution Wines
2116 P Street in Midtown Sacramento
TICKET INFO
Regular: $24.95/Students: $19.95
Buy tickets on this site [...]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Pop Culture Night Round-Up
Last night’s event, “Are We Really What We Eat? Fast Food, Slow Food and American Popular Culture” was a great success! I personally found Prof. Kevin Wehr’s presentation fascinating, and apparently so did the rest of the crowd, who had many questions and brought up a lot of good points for discussion.Thank you to Prof. [...]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
What do our food and Britney Spears have in common?
Did you know…?
Americans spend more money on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos and recorded music combined!
Spend Friday evening helping us get to the bottom of these pressing questions:
What do our food and Britney Spears have in common?
We need food to live, how can it be considered popular culture?
Is McDonald’s really [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Fun, events by Margaret
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Astronomy Night POSTPONED to March 21 @ 7:45 PM
I am sorry to report that, due to overcast skies, tonight’s Astronomy Night event has been postponed until next Saturday, March 21, at 7:45 PM. Your ticket will be valid for March 21 or any other Institute of Fun event in 2009. If you would prefer a refund, please email us at info@instituteoffun.com.
If you’re still [...]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Art De-Mystified: Appreciating Art through Three Simple Steps
Join the Sacramento Institute of Fun for “Art De-Mystified”, presented in conjunction with the Crocker Art Museum. Take a journey through the artworks in the Crocker collection and learn more about art, its history and how to appreciate it in three easy steps. This in an interactive class that will be presented by Jan Geiger, [...]
