Last week, several 3folders attended Mayor Kevin Johnson’s State of the City address where he outlined the top 3 essential goals for our region in the coming year and beyond. One of those was improving the literacy rates amongst school children between kindergarten and 3rd grade. I was encouraged to hear him push this issue, as I currently serve on the Emerging Leaders leadership council for United Way CCR, which also focuses on childhood literacy through their STAR Readers program.

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In honor of “Women’s History Month,” Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park (SHP) is proud to present a special “Hands on History: Hard Working Women of the Frontier” event on Saturday, March 16, that includes a visit by historian and respected author Cheryl Stapp.  Author of Disaster & Triumph: Sacramento Women, Gold Rush Through the Civil War and Sacramento Chronicles: A Golden Past, Stapp will be at the Fort to give three presentations -- at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. -- about the multi-faceted roles of frontier women in California.  Immediately following each presentation, she will be available to answer questions and sign copies of her books (available for purchase in the Fort Trade Store).

In addition to its fascinating Gold Rush past, the Sacramento area is rich with an amazing array of state-of-the-art museums and historic sites that offer visitors the chance to explore California’s fine art, history, science, and wildlife treasures all year long.  In March, many of the 30 members of Sacramento Association of Museums (SAM) are kicking off springtime with fun activities filled with music, parties and even a promenade, a sampling of which follows:

Pop-Up Music Month at the Sacramento Children’s Museum - March 1-31
Join the Sacramento Children’s Museum all month to explore musical instruments and special activities such as fun Music & Movement dancing on Fridays, interactive Sing-A-Long Saturdays and more!  Museum visitors will also have the hands-on opportunity to craft a musical instrument in the Art Studio all month long.  For more, visit www.sackids.org or call 916-638-7225. 

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