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Author Nan Mahon Will Appear at Elk Grove Library Program, June 19
Nan Mahon, author of “Blind Buddy” and “Mojo’s Blues Band,” will be featured at a free adult program at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 19 at Elk Grove Library, 8900 Elk Grove Blvd. The author will read from her work, and books will be available for purchase and signing.

In Mahon’s latest work, guitarist/singer Blind Buddy O’Brian is trying to find his way back to the top of the musical hill where he was before drugs and alcohol abuse brought him down. A new hit song is rising on the charts, but someone he knows is smuggling cocaine, using him as a front. The murder of his band’s singer also threatens Buddy’s life and puts him on the bad side of the blues.

Mahon is a freelance writer, formerly with the Elk Grove Citizen and the Sacramento Bee. Her previous fiction work includes “Junkyard Blues,” “Pink Pearls” and “Irish Whiskey.” Music will be provided by Grammy award-nominee Nat Brown who is a vocalist and saxophonist. Light refreshments will be served. For details, please contact the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920 or visit saclibrary.org.

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See What’s Blooming in the Cemetery Garden Tour, June 19
Beautiful Hamilton Square Garden will be featured on this Saturday morning tour at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery. Tour guide Sharon Patrician, expert gardener and manager of Hamilton Square Garden, will lead a walk through the variety of perennials that make this garden a gem in the middle of the cemetery!

The tour commences at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 19 from the cemetery’s main gate at Broadway and 10th Street. Visitors may park across the street from the 10th Street Gate and meet at the cemetery entrance.

Held under the auspices of the City of Sacramento Division of History & Science, the Old City Cemetery Committee, Inc. presents this tour as a public service.

For tour information, please call (916) 448-0811. Tours are free though donations for the restoration of the cemetery are greatly needed and appreciated.

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Book and Bake Sale Slated at North Sacramento-Hagginwood Library, June 26
Browse among a variety of gently-used books for sale, and give your taste buds a treat with an assortment of baked goods at the Book and Bake Sale, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, at North Sacramento-Hagginwood Library, 2109 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento.

Hosted by the Friends of North Sacramento-Hagginwood Library, sale proceeds will benefit the library branch.

For details, contact the Sacramento Public Library at (916) 264-2920.

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Enjoy ‘Spirits With the Spirits’ Fundraising Tour, June 26
Cemetery residents love to welcome visitors and are eager to share their stories. On this lively evening fundraising tour, hear from winemakers, brewers and saloon owners — all with entertaining stories to tell. Guests 21 years of age and older can enjoy a glass of wine or beer (underage and non-drinkers will be offered soft drinks) while wandering through the moonlit cemetery.

The tours commence on Saturday, June 26, at 7 and 9 p.m. from the cemetery’s main gate at Broadway and 10th Street. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of a tour. Visitors may park across the street from the 10th Street Gate. Held under the auspices of the City of Sacramento Division of History & Science, this tour is a fund-raiser for the Old City Cemetery Committee, Inc. For more information, call (916) 448-0811.

The cost is $15 per person and tickets are available at the Main Gate at 10th & Broadway.

 

 

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