Kings Draft Party 6.26.14

Tonight the Sacramento Kings hosted a couple draft parties around the Sacramento region - one was at Bistro 33 in El Dorado Hills and the other was at Firestone in midtown. El Dorado Hills is quite a drive for me so I opted for the event at Firestone. The festivities started at 4, but I was a little late in arriving. By the time I got there Firestone was absolutely packed. Only season ticket holders who had RSVP'd were allowed to continue entering the restaurant.

The inside of Firestone was absolutely packed to the gills. It was really hard to get anywhere in the restaurant - Kings fans were covering just about every inch of the place. Just about all the screens at Firestone were set to cover the NBA draft. I arrived a few minutes before the first draft pick was selected by Cleveland. The Kings selected Nik Stauskas with the number 8 pick this year.

Between draft picks Scott Fresh and the dancers raffled off some pretty cool Sacramento Kings memorabilia. There were autographed photos and jerseys given out to some lucky fans in attendance.

My favorite time tonight was getting a chance to hang out with Scott, Isela, Chanel, Moira, and Charli for a bit as we waited to see which players got drafted by which team. It'll be an interesting off-season as there looks like there will be quite a it of moment in the NBA this year. We'll all just have to hang on to our hats and see!

Kings Ticket Events 5.29.14 & 6.2.14

These past couple of weeks I've had the chance to go to a few Kings ticket sales events. The people at Kings ticket sales are definitely trying to fill out the arena and get the people of Sacramento in some seats! I brought my co-worker Aman to an event last Thursday.

The event took place in downtown Sacramento at a very fancy place called Il Fornaio. We had an exclusive area sectioned off for the event. I've passed by Il Fornaio before and was curious to what it was like, so I was happy that this Kings event took place here.

The Kings know how to put events together and treat those who come right! We had a great spread of food waiting for us when we arrived - very fancy. It was great, and everything was delicious. The most surprising food item for me was the bacon wrapped cantaloupe. I've never had that before!

Guests were given a presentation on the future of the Kings and why it is so important to get a hold of season tickets as soon as possible. I had heard this information before, but it was done well and I realize that it was really for the sake of the potential season ticket holders. 

This past Monday churches were invited to the arena for a presentation about group tickets. Last year I brought a large group out to the arena on Faith & Family night so I was invited to check it out. This time I brought one of the pastors at the church I go to with me.

We were treated to a nice dinner and got to see the Kings new chaplain introduce himself and encourage churches to come out to the arena. Both events were interesting and had great food. I appreciate being able to sit in on these things!