http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com Social, Educational, and Fun! Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:08:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/09/fun-in-sacramento/ 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: ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/06/merlove-tickets-available-now/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/06/a-sacramento-movie-premier-event-with-the-institute-of-fun-and-revolution-wines/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/05/noche-mexicana-saturday-may-30/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/05/geneaolgy-and-more/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/04/lincolns-secret-genes-may-8th/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/04/pop-culture-night-round-up/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/04/what-do-our-food-and-britney-spears-have-in-common/ Professor and writer Kevin Wehr will be teaming up with The Sacramento Institute of Fun at Revolution Wines to ask an important question: “Are we really what we eat?” This discussion will be centered on fast food, slow food and how it all relates to American popular culture. Learn more ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/04/are-we-really-what-we-eat/ 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 ... http://sacramento.instituteoffun.com/2009/04/its-all-about-ellington-tonight/