Keeping spirits up 🍸

• Midtown Spirits | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Save $3 on draft cocktails and slushies like the Hawaiian POG — made with vodka, passion fruit, orange + guava juice.

Beer lovers 🍻

• University of Beer | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | With 40+ taps of craft beer, UOB’s $6 drink specials are a perfect way to do your own special-curated beer tasting — plus all bar snacks are buy-one-get-one free.

Hungry for meal deals 🍽

• Uncle Vito’s | Monday-Friday, 5-6 p.m., Sunday-Wednesday, 10-11 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. | City Editor Jordan’s favorite happy hour in the city will nab you a slice of NY-style pizza and a beer for only $6.

Powering past the hour ⏱

• Kick’n Mule | All day Sunday | If you’re a little less happy hour and a little more Sunday Funday, Kick’n Mule has some donkey-brained drink specials — from $1 draft beers to $5 shots.

Weekend warriors 🍹

• Tiger | Friday-Saturday, 5-8 p.m. | Start the weekend off right with half-off on bottles of wine, and $1 oysters to set the mood.

1. One of the first references to happy hour was by Shakespeare
2. Massachusetts was the first state to ban happy hours
3. Ireland celebrates happy hour more than any other country
4. All of the above

• Princess and Superhero Tea Party | Wednesday, Dec. 21 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Del Paso Heights Library, Sacramento | Free | Enjoy stories, fun, and light refreshments while you celebrate the library’s 50th anniversary.
• A Very Special Christmas | Wednesday, Dec. 21 | 6 p.m. | The Guild Theater, 2828 35th St., Sacramento | $15-$25 | Snap your fingers to jazz renditions of holiday classics.
• Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Lakers | Wednesday, Dec. 21 | 7 p.m. | Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento | $10-$654 | Witness the latest installment of this classic NBA rivalry.

• “Die Hard” | Thursday, Dec. 22 | 7 p.m. | Crest Theatre, 1013 K St., Sacramento | $10 | “Come out to the Crest, we’ll get together, have a few laughs.”

• Lance Woods | Wednesday, Dec. 28, Wednesday, Jan. 25, Wednesday, Feb. 22 | 8 p.m. | Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Arden Way, Ste. 225, Sacramento | $17 | This comedian’s high-energy style, unique storytelling ability, and clever punchlines give him universal appeal.*

• Nicole Aimee Schreiber | Thursday, Dec. 29, Friday, Dec. 30 | 8 p.m. | Punch Line Sacramento, 2100 Arden Way, Ste. 225, Sacramento | $20 | Nicole Aimee Schreiber featured for Dave Attell on his latest tour, hosted a show on Reese Witherspoon’s media network, and has appeared in shows on HBO, Hulu, and Comedy Central.*

• 58º | Partly cloudy | 8% chance of rain

• Sacramento has been chosen as the site of the first Homeless World Cup in the US. The international soccer competition, which will be held in July, highlights athletes who are refugees or have experienced homelessness. ⚽️ (Sac Bee)

• Sacramento’s three-time Michelin honoree The Kitchen has announced plans to relocate. The prix fixe restaurant will open its new space at 915 Broadway — in the same space as Selland’s Market Cafe — after its current lease expires in July. 🍽 (Sac Bee)

• 1 hour and 13 minutes. That’s how early you should arrive to the Sacramento International Airport before a domestic flight. A recent study from Upgraded Points analyzed criteria including the number of gates and terminals, average TSA wait time + airport size to determine this metric. Pro tip: Read our guide to navigating SMF for parking tips and terminal eats.

• After more than a year, Sandra O’Neil of West Sac received a call that her dog, Zeppelin, has been found. Zeppelin had somehow made it all the way to Louisburg, KS, roughly 1,600 miles from where he was last seen in October 2021. 🐶 (FOX40)

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• Get inspired this holiday season at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which includes seven floors of gallery space packed with paintings, sculptures, photography, architecture, design + media arts. Bonus: Discover local artists at the 2022 SECA Art Award Exhibition, on view now. 🖼️ *

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• Looking for a last minute gift or something to bring to the holiday party? Good News Wine is offering Holiday Gift Packs with three pack options to choose from. Plus, shop their selection of 150+ wines, beers, ciders, and more. 🍷 *

• Yule (begins Dec. 21, today), an ancient Germanic solstice festival. Celebrants mark the shortest day of the year and balance between light and dark.
• Hanukkah (ongoing), the Jewish Festival of Lights which began the evening of Sunday, Dec. 18 and ends on Monday, Dec. 26.
• Christmas (Dec. 25), a cultural and religious festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ — which, if you’ve put off gift shopping until now, there’s still time.
• Kwanzaa (Dec. 26), a week of African American and pan-African celebration culminating in Karamu on Saturday, Dec. 31.
• Lunar Bodhi Day (Dec. 30), celebrating the Buddha’s enlightenment through acts of kindness. “Secular” Bodhi Day was celebrated on Dec. 8.