What are some spots i definitely need to check out in Sacramento? (Rancho Cordova: rent, hotel)

[ThunderboltFist]

Peace & Blessing guys

i am plan on taking a much much needed vacation to Sacramento. I havent been there since i was about 8 years old and was wondering what are some spots i need to check out such as:


gentleman clubs
places to eat

and just events that may be happening

[Chimérique]

SACRAMENTO FUN:

Stay at the Citizen Hotel, walk and a ride a bike to the following:

Drink Beer at the Beer Garden, 24th and K Streets!

Ride a bike throughout midtown, during the day, and on a weeknight, wear a helmet with a bright strobing light.

Walk through Capitol park with your sweetheart.

Dance it up! At a live music venue! Harlows, Ace of Spades, Torch Club, Press Club

Go to a Drag show at Badlands. Bring lots of dollar bills so you can flatter the performers.

Smoke a certain weed with your friends, then eat at Jimboys Tacos.

Spend a half day at the Crocker Art Museum.

Take your kids to a Kings game. Wear purple and bring a cowbell. Pretend you know the good players, Rudy Gay, DeMarcus Cousins, and Isaiah Thomas so dedicated fans respect you. Tell them you can't wait for the New Arena and you will be at the demolition party in May. If you do, they will buy you Jimboys Tacos and ice cream for your kids.

Dine al fresco at one of 30 quality restaurants within the midtown. I'll count on other Sacramentans to post their favorites and why.

[Gaylord_Focker]

Originally Posted by ThunderboltFist

Peace & Blessing guys

i am plan on taking a much much needed vacation to Sacramento. I havent been there since i was about 8 years old and was wondering what are some spots i need to check out such as:


gentleman clubs
places to eat

and just events that may be happening

Awesome. Peace and blessings and then where the hell are the scrip clubs!!

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by Gaylord_Focker

Awesome. Peace and blessings and then where the hell are the scrip clubs!!

There is one in midtown(I think it still is), and way out on Highway 50, big giant place. There are probably a lot more, and beaucoup asian massage parlors!
Peace and blessings.

[wburg]

Strip clubs in Midtown? No, not since Club 400 closed and that was in the mid-1990s. Unless you're counting burlesque nights at Assembly. Maybe you're thinking of the place on Richards?

[ryuns]

Originally Posted by wburg

Strip clubs in Midtown? No, not since Club 400 closed and that was in the mid-1990s. Unless you're counting burlesque nights at Assembly. Maybe you're thinking of the place on Richards?

I hope that place doesn't count as Midtown! Yeah, not much in the way of strip joints near the center city. In that way, just like in bike infrastructure and public transit, we seriously lag our compatriots in Portland.

As for places to eat and stuff to do, what are you into? If it were me, I'd rent a bike, cruise the trails, hit up a couple breweries, grab whatever food I was in the mood for, maybe finish the night at one of our fine dive bars. I'm not much of an extrovert, but people are generally friendly, depending somewhat on the bar.

[wburg]

Doesn't Portland pretty much have the highest number of strip clubs per capita in the country or something?

One of the consequences of West End redevelopment was the destruction of our old burlesque and strip clubs: we used to have a bunch, and there was an attempt at "burlesque revival" in the mid 1960s, but the Chamber of Commerce types and the City Council put the kibosh on that, on the assumption that nightlife was bad for business, and many people still consider that sort of thing "tawdry," assuming that world-class cities prefer more wholesome family entertainment. I found a story recently about a "male burlesque" club on 19th and Broadway that was closed down shortly after opening due to a local blue law that, for all I know, may still be on the books.

Meanwhile, there are now actually three local burlesque troupes: the Sizzling Sirens, the Bodacious Bombshells, and the Darling Clementines. The Sirens do a regular show at Assembly, the Clementines at Marilyn's on K, and the Bombshells have moved around from the Blue Lamp and the Starlite to the Colonial.
The Darling Clementines Bohemian Burlesque Review! - Downtown/Midtown (Sacramento, CA) - Meetup
Bodacious Bombshells Burlesque Revue
THE SIZZLING SIRENS BURLESQUE EXPERIENCE

[Chimérique]

Originally Posted by wburg

Meanwhile, there are now actually three local burlesque troupes: the Sizzling Sirens, the Bodacious Bombshells, and the Darling Clementines. The Sirens do a regular show at Assembly, the Clementines at Marilyn's on K, and the Bombshells have moved around from the Blue Lamp and the Starlite to the Colonial.
The Darling Clementines Bohemian Burlesque Review! - Downtown/Midtown (Sacramento, CA) - Meetup
Bodacious Bombshells Burlesque Revue
THE SIZZLING SIRENS BURLESQUE EXPERIENCE

Awesome, I love burlesque! Strip joints-not my style.

[pdizo916]

Originally Posted by ThunderboltFist

Peace & Blessing guys

i am plan on taking a much much needed vacation to Sacramento. I havent been there since i was about 8 years old and was wondering what are some spots i need to check out such as:


gentleman clubs
places to eat

and just events that may be happening

strip clubs? I recommend Gold Club Centerfolds in Rancho Cordova. It's not too far of a drive from Sac. All the main adult entertainers go there.

[ryuns]

Originally Posted by wburg

Doesn't Portland pretty much have the highest number of strip clubs per capita in the country or something?

One of the consequences of West End redevelopment was the destruction of our old burlesque and strip clubs: we used to have a bunch, and there was an attempt at "burlesque revival" in the mid 1960s, but the Chamber of Commerce types and the City Council put the kibosh on that, on the assumption that nightlife was bad for business, and many people still consider that sort of thing "tawdry," assuming that world-class cities prefer more wholesome family entertainment. I found a story recently about a "male burlesque" club on 19th and Broadway that was closed down shortly after opening due to a local blue law that, for all I know, may still be on the books.

Meanwhile, there are now actually three local burlesque troupes: the Sizzling Sirens, the Bodacious Bombshells, and the Darling Clementines. The Sirens do a regular show at Assembly, the Clementines at Marilyn's on K, and the Bombshells have moved around from the Blue Lamp and the Starlite to the Colonial.
The Darling Clementines Bohemian Burlesque Review! - Downtown/Midtown (Sacramento, CA) - Meetup
Bodacious Bombshells Burlesque Revue
THE SIZZLING SIRENS BURLESQUE EXPERIENCE

Yeah, Portland does have a huge number. No idea why, but it's amazing how many you notice just wandering around the city. Strip club across the street from the cool brunch spot, etc.

I dig the burlesque revival thing. Don't often seek it out, but enjoy it as its own thing. The crowd has fun, dancers seem to have fun, and since you're not distracted by pesky nudity, you can appreciate the artistry. I saw the Sirens (I believe) at a French-themed evening event at Crocker, and one of the development directors for Crocker closed the night with a fantastic line: "Well, that's probably the first time you've ever seen nipple pasties at an art museum...but hopefully it's not the last!"