Boomer Magazine: March 2020
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish. Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40. There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17! By Debra Linn Associate Publisher
We don’t go out to dinner all that often, so recipes and interesting foods I can make at home always catch my eye. I shall channel my inner Irish and attempt to make Boxty (for the recipe, see page 57). It looks relatively easy to make. I’ll report back next month to let you know how it turned out! Hopefully a little luck ‘o the Irish will help me create this yummy dish.
Do you hobby? Yup, I just made that noun into a verb. I guess my hobby is exercise, but more than a hobby, it’s a lifesaver—reduces stress, keeps me healthy, and my bones strong. I am not very crafty, although I’ve tried different things over the years but nothing I could really stick with except exercise and reading. My mother was into needlepoint for a few years and was SO into it she needlepointed a wall hanging that is bigger than any wall she had to hang it on! Check out some ideas for you to hobby it up on page 40.
There’s so much more in this issue of Boomer. Visit some fabulous local museums (most have free days once a month and senior discounts). Maybe you’ll even find a passion for volunteering at one of them. And if you want to travel someplace “out of the box,” immerse yourself in a story about the trip-of-a-lifetime to Turkey. I won’t be visiting there anytime soon (haven’t saved quite enough coins in my little jar), but I’ll enjoy reading about it while sipping a cup of Irish coffee. There just happens to be a recipe for it on page 54. Happy St. Patty’s Day! We’re all Irish on March 17!
By Debra Linn
Associate Publisher
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6Shrek the Musical. This one-ofa-kind<br />
musical presented by the<br />
Roseville Theatre Arts Academy<br />
follows an unlikely hero who finds<br />
himself on a life-changing journey<br />
alongside a wisecracking donkey and<br />
a feisty princess who resists her<br />
rescue. Throw in a short-tempered<br />
bad guy, a cookie with an attitude,<br />
and over a dozen other fairy tale<br />
misfits, and you've got the kind of<br />
mess that calls for a real hero named<br />
Shrek. Show times vary.<br />
rosevilletheatreartsacademy.com<br />
(ALSO 7-8, 13-15, & 20-21)<br />
St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Event.<br />
Support children battling cancer at<br />
the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer<br />
Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. as barbers<br />
from Supercuts shave heads to raise<br />
awareness and money for Keaton’s<br />
Child Cancer Alliance in partnership<br />
with St. Baldrick’s Foundation.<br />
childcancer.org/events<br />
National Geographic Live! Brian Skerry<br />
7Chocolate Lover’s Ball. This<br />
four-course, chocolate-infused<br />
dinner with chocolate-themed<br />
cocktails (available for<br />
purchase), raffles, a silent<br />
auction, music, dancing,<br />
and more is sure to<br />
be sweet. The fun<br />
begins at Orchard<br />
Creek Lodge at 6<br />
p.m.; formal/<br />
semi-formal attire<br />
is encouraged.<br />
downtownlincolnca.<br />
com/upcomingevents<br />
Clay Animal Workshop for<br />
Veteran Families. Veterans and<br />
four members of their immediate<br />
family (ages 8+) are invited to join<br />
artist Marsha Schindler from 11:30<br />
a.m.-4:30 p.m. to learn basic clay<br />
sculpting techniques while creating<br />
a clay animal. Space is limited,<br />
and workshop is complimentary.<br />
bluelinearts.org<br />
Behind the Cellar Door. Wine<br />
enthusiasts and newbies alike<br />
are invited to this weekend filled<br />
with delectable food pairings,<br />
educational seminars, and hardto-find<br />
wines—all in an intimate<br />
Amador wine country setting.<br />
The Mikado<br />
Guests receive a commemorative<br />
wine glass, as well as thoughtful<br />
food pairings, themed seminars,<br />
entertainment, and demonstrations.<br />
behindthecellardooramador.com<br />
(ALSO 8)<br />
9National Geographic Live!<br />
Brian Skerry. Don’t miss the<br />
inspiring presentation by this 11-time<br />
“Wildlife Photographer of the Year”<br />
winner who dives eight months of<br />
the year—often in extreme conditions<br />
beneath Arctic ice or in predatorinfested<br />
waters—live at the Harris<br />
Center. harriscenter.net<br />
11<br />
The Mikado. Acknowledged<br />
as one of musical theater’s<br />
most popular works for over 130<br />
years, this two-act comedic opera<br />
pleases audiences of all backgrounds.<br />
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. with a<br />
Thursday matinee at 2 p.m.<br />
harriscenter.net<br />
(ALSO 12)<br />
Admissions. Sherri Rosen-Mason is<br />
head of the admissions department<br />
at a New England prep school,<br />
fighting to diversify the student<br />
body. Alongside her husband, the<br />
school’s headmaster, they’ve largely<br />
succeeded in bringing a stodgy<br />
institution into the 21st century, but<br />
when their only son sets his sights<br />
on an Ivy League university, personal<br />
ambition collides with progressive<br />
values with convulsive results. Show<br />
times vary. capstage.org<br />
(THROUGH APRIL 12)<br />
Chocolate Lover's Ball photo by Anthony Bersamin. Brian Skerry and The Mikado photos courtesy of Harris Center.<br />
20 Sac<strong>Boomer</strong>.com | <strong>March</strong> <strong>2020</strong>
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