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BOYS MY MONEYS ALL GONE

By Paula McHugh
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GREEN FIELDS OF AMERICA

Time Travelers not short on tall tales
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Paula and Joe McHugh play a courting

dulcimer. You play it together. One
plays melody, the other harmony,
Paula said. Its a way people courted.
You play together to see how well you
got along. If they play well together
they might look at each other in a
different way.
Joe and Paulas
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EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
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oe and Paula McHugh have been crisscrossing the country for years, bringing their show,
Green Fields of America to the heartland
and all that surrounds it.
But the stories they tell are not from the road; at
least not the highways and byways of the 21st
century. No, the stories they tell are ones that
have ben passed down through the generations.
Call them legends, call them lore, call them tall
tales if you will.
Joe and Paula call themselves The Time Travelers, and their show will take you on a journey
from the 13 colonies to the 1930s when the dust
bowl and depression sent folks on yet another
westward migration.
We dont gloss over history, Joe McHugh said.
Theres a fair amount of humor, some of it is
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very touching, and all are characters that were New Jersey. When he was 20 he bought a small
talked about back in the day.
farm in West Virginia and lived without electricity for four years. It was there that he discovered
Like Sagamore Johnson, who shaved his beard old-time mountain music.
to collect the gold flakes the ones he got from
washing in the American River to go see Lola The people learned tunes directly from their
Montez perform.
parents or aunts and uncles, he said. Some
ballads go as far back as Elizabethan England. I
Or Confederate General Albert Sidney John- fell in love with that music.
ston, who bled to death during the battle of Shilo in 1962.
And with storytelling, which was once very integral to the cultural life of our country he said.
We give them a real authentic look at the time, After having told these stories for many years, he
Joe said. There are a lot of real historical anec- now speaks at conferences about the art of stodotes, a lot of them straight out legends and tall rytelling in the electronic age, and how it impacts
tales. Kind of like Mark Twain; half history, half the younger generation.
Twain.
Were so industrialized, the way we tell stories,
Joe McHugh was a city kid, raised in what he he said. You make it for me and well buy it from
calls a pretty rough inner city of Patterson, you. But people kind of know that this way exists,
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WHO: The Time Travelers,
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WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday,
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TIME TRAVELERS ALL ABOUT THE ART OF STORYTELLING

how we tell stories rather than turning it over to
someone else.
FIDDLING WITH IMAGERY

Paula McHugh met Joe through the old-time music community. She was involved in square dancing; he played the fiddle. He was also on the road
a lot with his storytelling act.
When we got together, I didnt want to be left
alone all the time so I learned to play the banjo,
she said.
That was 25 years ago. Apparently they didnt
need a courting dulcimer to test their compatibility. But they do play one now.
The courting dulcimer, you play it together,
Paula said. One plays melody, the other harmony. Its a way people courted. You play together
to see how well you got along. If they play well
together they might look at each other in a different way.
But for The Time Travelers, direction is less

linear. While the McHughs left western PennsylPaula looks at fiddle tunes in a way not many vania for Auburn in 1988, then moved to Nevaothers do. About six years ago, intrigued by the da City in 2003 before settling in Washington
titles of these traditional musical pieces, she be- State, their journey has been one of imagination and inspiration.
gan bringing them to life on canvas.
The whole idea of time travel, we think this stuff
isnt really gone, its sort of still around, Joe said.
When you tell their stories they are almost in
the room with you. I remember the old men who
taught me the tunes back in the 70s. I still feel
them there when I play. Its not nostalgia, its a livA little more than a dozen of her paintings will ing history and we remind people that we own it.
serve as a backdrop to their performance. All are Its our memory, its our DNA.
Arkansas Traveler? What the heck is that?
she said. I find the history behind it. The title
takes me to whatever subject it is; then I research it to find something. Photography only
goes back so far.
inspired by the names of old-time fiddle tunes.

She will soon tackle folk songs, which at least have
lyrics to point her in some direction.
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s the lyrics go, you can rock it you can You dont have to come as a couple, Petersen
roll it you can slop and you can stroll it at said. Come as friends, come in groups. Come in
the hop.
period dress. Some came last year just to listen to
the music.
Not sure if they slop anymore, and for most
people who came of age in the 1950s, stroll Messersmith suggests leather soles, as you slide
takes on a whole new meaning. But for anyone your feet a lot, and while they are know as sock
who wants to relive the glory days of school danc- hops, less and less people are going shoeless
es decades before bumping, grinding and these days.
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I grew up with a family that danced, he said.
Spring Hop is the place for you.
My grandmother used to take me German and
There is always something to do in Auburn in the Italian and Belgian dances in San Francisco. We all
summertime but we were looking for a fun and went together as a family. When I had kids, their
affordable winter activity, said Sheryl Peters- friends at school couldnt believe they were going
en, recreation services manager with the Auburn out dancing every weekend with their dad.
Recreation District (ARD). Last year we had a
wonderful time and everyone kept saying are you
going to do it again this year?
And though the ARD Spring Hop is a 21 and older event, that didnt stop the demographic from
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were just as many young adults as old, Prowant
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the dance contest. Even for young people who
dont dance that much, just see how much fun
you have when you get out there.
So remember cats and chicks, if youre looking
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it you can really start to move it best go to the
Spring Hop.
Well theyre back, and so are dance instructors

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an hour well have you dancing.
He said East Coast Swing has about 20 steps, as
opposed to West Coast Swings 200. But with East
Coast, you throw your partner in every direction
and that takes up a lot of floor space. But theres
still enough room for the Auburn Outlaws roller
derby team to get around.
They were all over the gym floor last year, zooming in and out of people with trays on their shoulders, Messersmith said.
Those trays held food and drink the local Lions
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poodle skirts aplenty, and Frankie and the Fabletones will provide the music.
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Mike Amaral, in car, founded the California Beach Boys because he liked their
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THEY GET AROUND

MIKE AMARALS CALIFORNIA BEACH BOYS MAKE STOP IN AUBURN
By Paul Cambra
ike Amaral has surfed or body surfed Based in the San Jose and Santa Cruz area, Mike were the Beach Boys. One lady told us she hadnt
in 75 percent of the locales named in the Amarals California Beach Boys play up and down seen us in 40 years and we sounded just as good.
Thank you very much I said.
the coast, in Arizona, Colorado, even Canada.
Beach Boys song, Surfin USA.
So who better to head up a tribute to the Southern California ambassadors of surf and sun?
We were escorted on stage by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Amaral said.
I had always wanted to do either a Beatles or

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the California Beach Boys close to a decade ago.
So two of my cousins and I decided to go with
the Beach Boys.
There are six band members and Amaral handles

the Mike Love role as lead singer. He has played
music professionally since he was 14, but took
a break at age 22 to raise a family and pursue a
steady career in law enforcement. He returned to
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but the surf sounds beckoned
Cousins, of course, just like the original band. And

while the Beatles are famous for their three-part
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that requires a lot of practice.
We have charts taken from the originals and we
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work on the harmonies.
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I grew up an enormous fan, he said. I went to

all of their concerts at the San Jose Civic Center.
And some of his current audience members may have
been there too. At least thats what they tell him.
After one concert and 85-year-old gentleman
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Another woman told their bass player she saw him

play 40 years ago.
Trouble is hes only 38 years old, Amaral said.
But theyll gladly live with those mistaken identity moments as long as they get to keep playing.
They are three cousins and three close friends and
they get along really well. Maybe more so than the
originals.
Weve got all-white guitars and champagne sparkle drums and the vertical striped shirts, he said.
People love that clean look. Its all about the appearance and the showmanship. When we come
out people clap, they like the way we look. We got
stripes in light blue, dark blue, red, pink, hot pink
we change them throughout the show.
The typical audience covers a wide range of ages,
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Comedy without a net

P
By Paul Cambra
eople who need to give presentations at

work try it. Writers use it to loosen up and
get more creative. Empty nesters take
classes because, well, what else are they going
to do?
it, she said.

Enter Paul Burke, who for years watched Whose
Line is it Anyway? but never for a minute thought
Oh thats something I could do.
I randomly found a drop-in improv class in

Its improvisational comedy better know as
Sacramento, Burke said. I began reading
improv and its gaining a foothold in South
and studying about it, attended classes in San
Placer County at a place called Blacktop Comedy
Francisco, festivals in Chicago and Los Angeles.
in Rocklin.
Then, six years ago, he had the opportunity
Improv takes an openness, said co-founder to study at the iO Theater Chicago and at The
Betsaida Lebron. Its all about saying yes, and Second City.
You want to be able to agree and support who
is there but not just be a yes man. You have to I came back and met Betsaida and we found
out we shared an improv vision and we opened
build on what they said.
Blacktop Comedy, he said.
Lebron started building her improv resume before
What started in Roseville in 2011 has just relocated
she realized she was doing it.
to fancier digs in Rocklin. In addition to the weekly
Growing up there were four of us and we were Saturday show, The Shorties, they also have
always doing skits and songs at church, she said. classes throughout the week for children and
We never had much of a plan, just a very rough adults.
outline. People told us how fun and entertaining
Theater Kids, Teen Improv, Improv 101-301,
we were and we had no idea that it was improv.
Playground Improv there is something for all
After college she randomly took an improv class ages and abilities.
and thought what?
Some people are curious and just interested in
Id been doing it my whole life, I just didnt know trying improv, Lebron said. Its kind of like a
Paul Burke
Betsaida Lebron
THE SHORTIES
WHERE: The Showdown Theater, 3101

Sunset Blvd., Suite 3A in Rocklin
WHAT: Comedy fit for the entire family
TICKETS: $5 each, $15 families
WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturdays
INFO: (916) 749-3100
Photos by Paul Burke
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THE SHORTIES IMPROVE

UPON IMPROV
time to explore their creative side. And some are
already actors looking for an edge at auditions.
Lori Wynant shares with the dangers of

sky diving with Kevin Brown.
And then theres Belly Laughs.

A belly dancer was looking for space to teach
one night a week, Betsaida said. We thought
how fun would it be to merge them together?
Now, once a month, belly dancers take the stage
while the improv performers watch from the
wings. Then its their turn to entertain.
One guy started shimmying and shaking, trying
to get into skinny jeans and be a part of the fad,
Betsaida said.
Improv is all about the inspiration. Be it the moves
of a belly dancer or a shout from the audience, all
the performer needs is a jumping off point.
The Shorties get ideas from the audience,
Burke said. From a location like the beach or
Starbucks or a feeling they had today, a line
of dialogue or a text message, we will use those
within the scene. We just focus on creating in the
moment. Every show is totally different.
The 7 p.m. show is for families, guaranteed to be
clean. The 8:30 show, well, they dont try to be
blue, but they are making this up on the fly. They
use a rotating cast of performers, usually eight to
10 on any given night.
Its a really diverse group and really, they usually
find us, Burke said. They come through our
classes, like Teen Playground. More than anything,
we love having a team of people who share a
same mindset.
Audience participation at The Shorties is
encouraged, but not required. They promise they
will not pick on anyone who chooses just to sit
back and enjoy the show. But you may want to
offer a suggestion should they get stuck.
And you will get stuck, Burke said. When it
does happen you breathe through it. You think I
have to be funny, I have to be clever, but thats
how you get stuck in the first place. Slow down,
listen to what was said last, respond to it and it will
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BETTER CALL JUNIOR!

By Matthew Whitley
es labeled country music and he is

but hes so much more. A listen through
his catalogue and you hear country, rock,
honky-tonk, swing, mariachi, Tex-Mex, bluegrass
and rhythm and blues even a bit of Hawaiian.
He even invented a double necked guit-steel,
allowing him to play and switch between electric
guitar and lap steel guitar on the same instrument.
Then theres that voice, a deep baritone and a
style that harkens back to an earlier era clean,
honest and un-ironic like the music of George
Jones or Ernest Tubb, who Brown has often been
compared to in style.
Brown, 62, will bring his act to The Center for the
Arts in Grass Valley near the end of this month.
We had a chance to talk with Brown and we asked
him how he got to be a country music star.
WERE YOU EXPOSED TO A LOT OF COUNTRY
MUSIC GROWING UP?
Not really. My parents liked classical and I was
mostly raised on that. I watched the TV and thats
where I got into that kind of music.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DRAWN TO
COUNTRY MUSIC AS OPPOSED TO THE POPULAR MUSIC OF THE DAY?
I was drawn to popular music at the time. I remember when the Beatles hit and then the bands
that followed. Thats what the teenagers at school
would be talking about. I kind of discovered Ernest Tubb on my own watching the TV, I never
told any of my friends as I dont think it would
have gone over too well.
Oh, its the same take Ive had on it since the

late 60s. Everybody talks about what their idea
of country music is and everybody has a different idea. Country music can mean anything now.
What I do now is label mine as ginger brown guitDO YOU REMEMBER IF THERE WAS A SPECIF- steel music. Its a combination of all types of muIC ALBUM WHERE YOU SAID THIS IS WHAT I sic country, rock and some others.
WANT TO DO, THIS IS IT.
AMERICA IS SUCH A BLEND OF DIFFERENT
No, we didnt buy albums back then. And a coun- PEOPLE IT STANDS TO REASON THAT MUSIC
try album, I wouldnt have any idea as to where WOULD REPRESENT THAT AS WELL.
to buy that. So it was all television. I watched Ernest Tubbs show and then the Buck Owens show. Yes. When I do something I try and do it in an
Jimmy Dean had a show that came out of Wash- honest way and give the song what it requires.
ington, D.C. I would eventually buy an album of When I say I have a lot of styles in my music it
a rock person or something but those were ex- doesnt mean I use them all at once. People love
pensive and I didnt have any money. I would buy to see me go nuts on that guitar but you have
singles once in a while, you know the little 45 and to do what the song calls for. Now the problem
again it wasnt country as I wouldnt know where comes when youre trying to do everything on
to buy one.
every song all the time. You never get anywhere
that way. There are guys out there that say, OK I
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME YOU can play an Ernest Tubbs song and put a BB King
PERFORMED?
blues guitar solo in it and feel like they have really discovered something and to me that is not
Yes. It was at a Boys Scout Jamboree at Andrews saying anything. You havent done anything but
Air Force Base in Maryland. I was about 8 or 10 water down a good song. Not that I dont like BB
years old and I was strolling around the different King, he just does not mix well with Ernest Tubb.
camp sites, me and another guy, sort of like min- Thats where musicianship comes in.
strels, which is what we sort of felt like doing. Little did I know that is what I would be doing for WHAT DO YOU THINK CONTRIBUTED MOST
the rest of my life. Anyway, we stopped at one of TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC?
these campsites and it was the top brass of the
Jamboree. They said come on down tonight and Covering other peoples songs and working with
perform. So we actually got a stage with a micro- other people. Working in the country and western
phone and there was about 7,000 Boy Scouts out clubs doing country songs that were popular at
there and I was hooked. I have been chasing the the time. A lot of them I didnt like but I played
bright lights ever since. I still get nervous perform- them as best as I could. And then I started writing, but I dont think I was nervous that night, I just ing songs, which really put me in another place. I
remembered being thrilled.
could really be myself; I wasnt a cover artist anymore. Most of the stuff on my records are stuff
THE SOUND YOU HAVE IS ALMOST CLASSIC that Ive written, so Im very proud of that.
COUNTRY, VERY UNGUARDED AND SINGING
STRAIGHT TO THE AUDIENCE.
DOES SONG WRITING COME EASY TO YOU
OR IS IT A DIFFICULT PROCESS?
Whats good about the older music is its very direct and honest, and it had sentiment in there that Its very difficult. More difficult than one may
was considered corny, but the cornball is part of think. Its easy to write bad songs and hard to
the honesty, its part of the hey this is how I feel write good ones. I have thrown away over half of
you know. My music is not just limited to country; them. I could put several weeks into a song that
Im not a purist in any way. I just like signing to an just isnt any good.
audience and singing your heart out. You know
how blues tells the audience that you feel bad? HOW DID YOU COME TO INVENT THE GUITSTEEL?
Country will tell you how you got there.
I FIRST HEARD YOU ON THE CHRIS ISAAK
SHOW IN THE LATE 80S, EARLY 90S, WITH
KD LANG. IT WAS MODERN AND BEAUTIFUL
COUNTRY MUSIC AND I REMEMBER YOU BEING A PART OF THAT SOUND WHEN IT CAME
OUT. WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON COUNTRY MUSIC NOW?
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make them and we have sold a few of them. I have
seen a couple of people playing them and its kind
of strange, like watching somebody dance with
your wife. Wait a minute, youre not supposed to
be holding that thats my instrument.
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SO ITS A BLEND OF TWO TYPES OF

GUITAR SOUND?
No, they are two complete and different
instruments. You have the guitar neck and the
steel guitar neck, so I am switching instruments
as I sing. I am basically doing the part of three
guys on stage singing, guitar, and steel guitar.
Put a little foot pedal down there on a bass drum and I
could be a one man band.
HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN FILMS AND TELEVISION?
People who are fans ask me to do it. Vince Gilligan
liked what I did so he asked me to be on the X-Files.
Gilligan did Breaking Bad and is now doing Better
Call Saul.
BETTER CALL SAUL DEBUTED RECENTLY AND
BECAME THE MOST WATCHED CABLE SHOW
IN HISTORY. FIFTEEN AND A HALF MILLION
PEOPLE HEARD YOUR THEME SONG THIS PAST
WEEKEND.
Well I didnt play on the show; they aired it right
after they finished Breaking Bad as a promotion for
something. It wasnt a theme song to the series; Vince
had actually wrote it with three of his friends. A very
well-written song, written with me in mind; I was very
flattered by that. We just got back from the premier in
L.A., did the red carpet, played the party and showed the
movie. It was a lot of fun.
SO WHAT SHOULD YOUR FANS EXPECT WHEN
YOU PERFORM AT THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
IN GRASS VALLEY?
Oh, a unique experience I guess. I mean I just do
my own thing and if they havent seen me before
they will be pleasantly surprised its original. I am
bringing a full band, including my wife, who plays
rhythm guitar.
You know how

blues tells the
audience that
you feel bad?
Country will
tell you how
you got there.
- Junior Brown
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BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN

ONE-WOMAN SHOW LOOKS AT LIVES OF
THREE FORMER FIRST LADIES
Elaine Bromka on
Lady Bird Johnson.
Imagine following
in the footsteps of
a star.
By Paul Cambra
laine Bromka received a letter from a

gentleman who attended her one-woman show, Tea for Three, and wrote that
when she took her curtain call, he asked the
person next to him where the other two actresses were.
It wasnt the first time Id heard that, Bromka
said. I am finding the essence of each woman.
I have a feeling of each voice but I really go for
where the energy originates, moves through
the body.
as glamorous as Jackie, but she did wonderful

things with Head Start and beautification.
Pat Nixon, she said, was harder because she
rarely opened her mouth.
They called her Plastic Pat. she said. Thats
not plastic; those are the eyes of a very guarded, watchful person. Someone who experienced a lot of pain. They say she was one of
the warmest first ladies one-on-one. Pat went
to 80 countries on her own as a one-on-one
ambassador, she just didnt want to get in front
of groups.
The three bodies she inhabits on stage belong

to three former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon and Betty Ford. The play, which And then theres Betty Ford.
she co-wrote with Eric H. Weinberger, is a charBetty was a live wire; she said whatever she
acter study that is both funny and moving.
thought, Bromka said. But Betty broke open
Its really an exploration of what it was like huge issues, like womens rights and breast
to suddenly wake up and youre in the White cancer awareness.
Elaine Bromka on Pat

Nixon. They say she was
one of the warmest first
ladies one-on-one.
House, Bromka said. In two of those cases, it

Many of the lines in the play are direct quotes
was really sudden.
from the first ladies. She said while the play
Bromka, a veteran of stage and screen covers a lot of ground, its not by any means a
both large and small recently worked with history lesson.
legendary impressionist Rich Little in the PBS

This is really a Valentine to all three, Bromka
show The Presidents, where she starred as
said. Its a human story, about the human eleight first ladies opposite Littles commanders
ement. One audience member said it lets you
in chief.
walk in their shoes.
Rich and I were out at lunch and he was sitting
And for Bromka, the shoes fit just fine.
there staring at his hands and I asked what are
you doing? she said. He said Reagan holds
his thumbs like this, like a bear.
Its the little things that make or break a good
impersonation she learned. While not necessarily an impressionist herself, she is a people
watcher and listener and in two years she
spent with the National Theatre of the Deaf she
learned a lot about the non-verbal.
The body doesnt lie, she said.
Bromka went to the museum of TV and radio
and studied video tapes of all three women.
Doing so she said she learned a lot about their
personalities.
All three were very smart and easy to underestimate, Bromka said. For Lady Bird, imagine
following in the footsteps of a star. She was not
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BIRD, PAT AND BETTY
Elaine Bromka on Betty Ford;

Betty was a live wire; she said
whatever she thought.
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday,

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WHERE: The State Theatre,
TICKETS: $20
INFO: (530) 852-2708,
info@placertheater.org.
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VANYA AND SONIA AND

MASHA AND SPIKE
WHEN: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
through March 28; 2 p.m. Sunday,
March 15 and 22. (7 p.m. Thursday,
March 5 preview)
WHERE: Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad
St., Nevada City
TICKETS: $25 general, $35 reserved
($15 Thursday preview)
INFO: (530) 346-3210,
sierrastages.org
They dont know how to live anywhere else.
And Masha brings her very young boyfriend,
Spike, home with her, fueling the jealousy between her and her plain, sheltered, adopted sister.
Photo by David Wong

Robert Rossman, Sharon Winegar, Susan Mason and Casey Burke
star in the Sierra Stages production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.
THEY PUT THE FUN IN

DYSFUNCTION
Sonia is a kind of the pathetic one, said actress

Sharon Winegar. She plays pathetic but she is
not truly pathetic. She likes to wallow in self pity
but at the same time she is very sweet and charming in her misery. She has wonderful things happen to her throughout the course of the play. You
find yourself rooting for her, adoring her.
None of the three principal players can fully relate to the sibling rivalry of Vanya and Sonia and
Masha. Winegar got along quite well with her sisters and Mason is an only child. But Rossman sees
himself as sort of the eccentric in the family.
They all have normal kinds of jobs and look at
me as the guy who does all of the weird theatrical
stuff, he said.
hether youre familiar with Chekhov, not too familiar or you think hes
the guy who sat next to Sulu on the
Starship Enterprise, it doesnt matter. Chances are
youll like this play.
He said it is the single most popular play on the

regional theater circuit this season, with no less
Much to the delight of the director.
than 27 different productions.
Its funny, Mason said. The situations are funny, the characters are funny; they are dealing with
problems anybody can relate to. Family issues. Its
a very well-crafted play.
Masha doesnt come home very often but this

time she comes home and tells them she is going
to sell the house, said Susan Mason, who plays
Masha. They have never lived anywhere else.
By Paul Cambra
I dont know of another play that has been this I could have cast the play two or three times,
popular this soon, Mason said. Everybody is en- Jeffrey Mason said. It was an unusually strong
group who auditioned. I consider myself very
The playwright said he took Chekhov and put joying it everywhere.
lucky, in a relatively small town like ours, the numhim in a blender, Jeffrey Mason said. You dont
Robert Rossman plays Vanya, probably the san- ber of people that are involved in theater.
need to have any Chekhov background to unest one of them all he said.
derstand or enjoy this play, but if you do. Theres
So if you enjoy a good Chekhov story, youll get a
more fun to be had.
Vanya is in his 50s, lives with his adopted sister, is
few more of the jokes than most.
not very sociable, doesnt go out and has never
Mason is directing the Sierra Stages production of
held a job. And hes the sane one.
Some of the references are right in your face,
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a 2013
Tony Award-winning play by Christopher Durang. But to his defense, he and his sister have been tak- some are more subtle, Susan Mason said.
The characters names are all from Anton Chekhov ing care of their parent, who both had Alzheimers If you havent read any of his stories or plays, worplays. The mood is very Chekhovian sad and disease. Now that they are gone, their other sis- ry not.
lonely characters in a country house, a visitor com- ter, who has been supporting the family through
ing and shaking things up but really folks, you her career as an actress, is coming home. That Its not blatantly Chekhov, Rossman said. Its
dont need to know Chekhov to enjoy this play.
ratchets the dysfunction meter up a few notches. just a comic romp.
And if youre still convinced that the only Chekov

that matters is a star fleet navigator, well, there
may actually be a character or two here youd
identify with.
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By Matthew Whitley
hen youre in need of coffee, there are

certainly a lot of choices. Sure, you
could buzz through the drive through
and have your McBeverage handed to you and
be done with it.
Or you could hit one of many locally-owned coffee shops and cafs, each with their own ambience
and dcor, and really soak up the wide variety of local flavor in a way that no corporate chain ever can.
NEVADA CITY
GRASS VALLEY
Caf Mekka
237 Commercial St., Nevada City (530) 478-1517
Carolines Coffee Roaster

128 South Auburn St., Grass Valley, (530) 2736424, carolinescoffee.com
Caf Mekka is easily the most eclectic and funky

of the coffee houses I visited. The Gold Rush-era
building is lined with tables and vintage sofas,
books and art, even a piano in the corner. Mekka
has a huge drink menu, with beans from Temple
Coffee in Sacramento, as well as, baked goods
made by DeGroot Bakery. Mekka rotates art
shows monthly, has open mic nights, music and
poetry, with limited seating outside. The Summer
Ice, a blend of chocolate, caramel and espresso is
a definite must try.
Here in the foothills you can bike up to the Trailhead Coffee in Penryn and sip an espresso con
panna while you have your bicycle worked on. Or
lounge on a Victorian sofa under a glass chandelier at the Caf Mekka in Nevada City. Or mingle
with judges and lawyers while grabbing a cappuc- Three Forks Bakery and Brewery
cino at the Courthouse Caf in Auburn. Or even 211 Commercial St., Nevada City (530) 470-8333,
play a round of bocce ball while you sip your mac- threeforksnc.com
chiato at The Flower Farm in Loomis.
Open since August, Three Forks merges a bakWhether your choice is black coffee or a nonfat ery with a brewery, providing coffee and microsoy latte, youll find lots of choices in Placer and brews along with pizza and sandwiches. Its beans
Nevada County. Here is an unbiased sampling to are from local roaster Fable in Grass Valley. The
consider. Cranking up Ella Fitzgeralds cover of modern, sleek-looking space, with some outdoor
Black Coffee while you drive there is optional seating, offers a new take on both the traditional
but highly recommended.
bakery and the microbrewery.
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Carolines is a family-owned coffee house in Grass

Valley, with specialty-roasted coffee, including
their own house blend, as well as, scones, pastries, quiches, gourmet olives and sandwiches.
Carolines has a warm and friendly vibe, with a
small outdoor seating area, located on the ground
floor of the classic Madison Lodge Building.
AUBURN
The Courthouse Caf
1425 Lincoln Way, Auburn (530) 889-1373
Sitting directly across the street from the Auburn
Courthouse is The Courthouse Caf, a 1930s converted bungalow, which makes for an intimate,
home-like setting complete with a small fireplace
and reading areas. Its beans are from Santa Cruz
Coffee and the baked goods are made fresh daily. Obviously a popular spot for the lawyers and
judges needing caffeine fix before court, the caf
is a definite hot spot in the mornings. The Courthouse Cafe is part of the Placer 360 art scene and
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features local art year round and a small outdoor

seating area.
Depoe Bay Coffee Company
893 High St., Auburn (530) 889-1021, depoebaycoffee.com
Conveniently located right down the street from
the offices of the Foothills Entertainer much
to the relief of the staff the Depoe is Downtown Auburns go-to spot for a cup of Joe. The
caf has a couple of different seating areas, roasts
their own beans and serves bakes goods, breakfast and sandwiches. Depoe Bay offers live music
every other Sunday, as well as local art.
PENRYN
Trailhead Coffee and Cycling Lounge
2210 Taylor Road, Penryn (916) 663-1501, coffeeandbikes.com
The Trailhead, located directly across from Griffith
Quarry Park, is both a coffee house and a full bicycle shop. Co-owner Jerry Cannon is a competitive
cyclist who has merged his two passions into one
business. Decorated with Tour de France memorabilia and vintage gear, the shop pays homage to
all things bicycle. Cyclists can have repairs done
on their bikes while hanging out on the wood-
en patio drinking one of the Trailheads specialty

roasts. The caf offers pastries and baked goods,
power and energy bars, and breakfast burritos.
LOOMIS
The Flower Farm Nursery
9280 Horseshoe Bar Road, Loomis (916) 6525650, flowerfarminn.com
Bicycle memorabilia lines the walls

of the Trailhead Coffee and Cycling
Lounge in Penryn.
of the employees donate their time and the money raised goes to the Grace Network Rescue. The
beans they carry are free trade and roasted locally.
Origin offers table and couch seating in a modern
but sparse environment. There is live music, including benefit concerts. Its coffee with a cause.
ROSEVILLE
Shady Coffee and Tea
325 Douglas Blvd., Roseville (916) 742-4117, shadycoffeeandtea.com
Shady Coffee and Tea is a small caf and eatery

close to Downtown Roseville that offers specialty
roasts, including Mast Espresso beans and EnThe Flower Farm is a caf set in one of the areas
timos Coffee from Citrus Heights. Shady offers
more beautiful and pastoral settings. The facility
also operates a bed and breakfast, host events sandwiches, salads, breakfasts, beer and wine.
and weddings, operates a nursery and gift shop, They also have a nice-size back patio, a drive-up
has a waterwheel, pond, bocce ball court and gar- window, art on the walls and open mic on Friday
dens. Also on the property is Casque Winery, all nights. Be sure and try the Affogato, vanilla bean
surrounded by citrus orchards and gardens. The ice cream topped with espresso.
caf menu features ingredients taken right off
their farm. In the fall and winter, they sell pumpkins and Christmas trees how many cafs do
that?
ROCKLIN
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MUSIC FROM THE BRITISH ISLES
From left: Joe Fernandez, Vince

Warm and Lori Yarbrough
FROM CELTIC TO BEATLES

WHO: Auburn Concert Band
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4

WHERE: Newcastle School 8951
Valley View Drive, Newcastle
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 11
WHERE: The State Theatre,
From left: Roberta Sullivan,
Dave Lake and Angela Costa
TOMMY TUNES
COST: Free
INFO: auburnconcertband.net
From left: Bruce Heseltine, John

Smiley and Trent Taylor
AUBURN CONCERT BAND PLAYS MUSIC FROM THE BRITISH ISLES
By Paul Cambra
original material with material for an orchestra. Its And if youre not leaving the show humming the
not the way the Beatles played it. They are a rock ending to Hey Jude, chances are youll be whisband, we are a concert band.
tling the Colonel Bogey March, better known as
the theme song to The Bridge on the River Kwai.
They will, however, step slightly out of the box for
these shows, adding a piper, Chuck Jamison, for The British Isles have certainly contributed to the
a medley of bagpipe tunes, which they will ac- musical history of this country, Thomas said. Its
company. And Jamison, who plays drums for the amazing when you go back, the fact that there
But this month its all about the brass and the country and western band Dust in My Coffee, will were craftsman making these instruments so mubring his band mates to do a two-song Celtic set sicians could play these beautiful and elaborate
woodwinds and the percussion.
in the middle of the show. Country Celtic if you classical pieces.
Brass bands have been popular in Britain since will.
the 1800s, said Craig Thomas, trumpeter with
Thomas, the trumpeter, has his own personal conthe Auburn Concert Band. Today, they are one The Auburn Concert Band is very enthusiastic
nection to the UK.
about
the
variety
of
music
we
are
playing,
Canof the most popular forms of music in England.
dlish said. Its not just serious music all of the
The Auburn Concert band will present Music time. We are mixing it up with folk tunes and pop I have a couple of cornets that I bought from
from the British Isles from Celtic to Beatles for pieces. The audiences we play for have really ap- someone in England, he said. The characteristics of the British horn are a little different, more
two free performances this month. The 40-piece preciated that.
soft and mellow. In describing the difference
ensemble will take on everyone from Gustav Holst
Youll hear Brian Borus March, one of Irelands between a cornet and a trumpet, the trumpet I
to Lennon/McCartney.
oldest traditional folk songs. Youll hear Danny would describe as having a bright and projecting
Were not just playing a Beatles song, its a sym- Boy, which Candlish calls the epitome of concert tone and the cornet a softer more mellow tone.
phonic working, said conductor Tom Candlish. band music. And then theres Those Magnificent
You know how Hey Jude sort of rocks out at the Men in their Flying Machines from the 1965 mov- From bright to mellow and a few stages in beend? The arranger takes that same idea but adds ie, and McNamaras Band, which was a top-10 hit tween, this British invasion mixes history with hara counter melody underneath. Its a mix of the for Bing Crosby.
mony.
hink British invasion and you go straight to
1964. But the music of the United Kingdom
and Ireland has been crossing the Atlantic
for centuries. From Baroque to folk, fiddles to
fifes, the rich musical history of the British Isles can
be traced back to the polyphonic melodies of the
late middle ages.
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