Sacramento365.com's Top 10 Events: Week of August 19

Food/Wine: Midtown Cocktail Week
Various locations
Aug 21-Aug 25
Wed-Sun, times vary
Midtown Cocktail Week unites mixologists, fine spirits, fresh products, and artisan cocktails while highlighting innovative bar programs in Sacramento.

Music: Willie Nelson & Family
Community Center Theater
Aug 21
Wed 8pm
This iconic Texas singer-songwriter has earned a permanent position in pop music's pantheon with songs that combine the sophistication of Tin Pan Alley with the rough-and-tumble grit and emotional honesty of country music.

Food/Wine: California's Grape & Gourmet
Cal Expo
Aug 22
Thurs 5pm-8pm
For wine lovers, this event presents the best opportunity to taste the most extraordinary wines produced in the State.

Comedy: Will Durst: BoomeRaging
from LSD to OMG
24th Street Theatre
Aug 23
Fri 7pm-8:30pm
In a multi-media one man show, Will Durst explores the travails of what he calls being "chronologically gifted," or "what happens when acid flashbacks meet dementia."

Special Events: CORE's 2013 Season Gala and Fundraiser
Haggin Oaks Golf Complex
Aug 23
Fri 7pm-Midnight
Join for an evening of live music, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and a silent auction fundraiser.

Sports/Rec: Race for the Arts
William Land Park
Aug 24
Sat 8:30am-12:30pm
Come out for the race and stay for the Arts Festival with music, entertainment, more than 40 interactive booths, food, and fun.

Food/Wine: NeighborWorks Art, Wine, & Food Classic
Sutter Lawn Tennis Club
Aug 24
Sat 5pm-9pm
While you are enjoying a sip of wine & taste of food you will have the chance to walk around and see the paintings of local artists.

Special Events: Hair and Fashion
Battle Expo
Scottish Rite Center
Aug 24
Sat 6pm-9pm
Come out for this professional competition and trade-show featuring the most innovative stylists and designers highlighting avant garde hair and fashion styles worn by trendy fashionistas from every background, body shape, and size.

Music: Jackie Greene
Fairytale Town
Aug 24
Sat 8pm
Though musically rooted in the rock and roll tradition, Jackie Greene is emotionally attached to other forms of American music like country-western and rhythm and blues. See him at this fundraiser concert for Fairytale Town!

Festivals: Curtis Fest Artisan Festival
Curtis Park
Aug 25
Sun 10am-4pm
Enjoy a day filled with art, children's activities, music, food trucks, and more.