Around Town: Week of Sept. 25

I'm starting this week with a good deed. If you attend the Sacramento Ballet "Drip for Dracula: Bloodsource Blood Drive" on Sept 27 -  you can get BOGO tix to the ballet's upcoming Dracula. The Dracula performances are on Oct. 22, 23, 27 and 28. Perfect for Halloween!

Also starting this week is Shrek! The Musical as the first of the 2011-12 season of the Broadway Sacramento series. We have season tickets to these shows, and I am actually excited to see Shrek. I enjoyed the movies - and will be interested to see how it does as a musical. It runs from Sept. 27 thru Oct. 2.

Sept. 29th is the Kick-off for the Big Read / One Book Event at the Central Branch of the Library downtown. The book to read is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - great reason to read (or re-read) a classic.

And one more item for this week - Slow Food Sacramento is holding a mixer at Lucca Restaurant for $20 per person. Small plates, passed apps and creative cocktails. Sounds like a good time to me!