Thursday, September 23, 2010

Weekend events in Davis area Sept 25th and 26th

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                     WEEKEND EVENTS                      
  
 SATURDAY SEPT. 25th                 

DAVIS' FARMERS MARKET
8am-1pm
Location: Central Park


DAVIS ArtsPlay
OPENING DAY
9am-12pm
Location: 421 D St (Davis Community Church's Fellowship Hall)

A new, drop-in arts space for children in Davis. "Dress for mess" with paint, playdough, clean mud, paper bag puppets & costumes, crayons, markers, FUN!



2010 Fall Plant Sales

Focus on California Native Plants
9–11 a.m. Members only; 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Public sale
Arboretum Teaching Nursery


Spotlight on outstanding California native plants that require less frequent watering, support native pollinators, and make great additions to any Valley-wise garden. Join at the door for a 10% discount and a free plant!

For more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/uc-davis-arboretum-fall-plant-sales.html
http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant_sales_and_nursery.aspx

Children's Book Festival at Fairytale Town
10am-4pm
Free Admission
2901 Land Park Dr
Sacramento

Fairytale Town celebrates literacy with this two day festival, thanks to generous support from ScholarShare College Savings Plan, guests receive FREE ADMISSION both days! Activities include author and illustrator presentations on the Mother Goose Stage, a wide array of hands on literacy activities provided by several local arts organizations, one of the most popular weekends of the year. Puppet Art Theater will be performing The Three Billy Goats Gruff in the Children's Theater. Tickets are $1 for members and $2 for nonmembers.

For event details including more information on presenting authors, illustrators and participating organizations click here.
Website: http://fairytaletown.org/
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/childrens-book-festival-at-fairytale.html



Sacramento Zoo: Animal Enrichment Day
10am to 2pm
Sacramento Zoo
3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento

 The Sacramento Zoo’s American Association of Zookeepers, Greater Sacramnto AAZK, will be hosting an enrichment day! It is an opportunity for the visitors to purchase pre-made enrichment items for animals throughout the zoo, and the guests get to watch as the animal eats, plays with, or destroys that item right then.


Old Sacramento Underground
10am-5pm (hourly tours)

Costumed docents take you on a unique tour under the streets of Sacramento.  In the 1860's, Sacramento was one of the very first cities in the nation to raise its streets (in an effort to proect against devastating floods).  View disappearing windows and doors, exposed retaining walls, hollow sidewalks, dipping alleys and tour historic buildings.  You'll never look at Sacramento the same again!
Register in advance online http://www.historicoldsac.org/
(Open Thursday thru Sunday from now until Oct. 31)
$15 for adults
$10 for children



Smithsonian Magazine FREE Museum Day









Smithosonian Magazine is providing free downloadable tickets to museums throughout the country. The Museum Day Ticket provides
free admission to one person, plus a guest.

LOCAL PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS:
Explorit Science Center  http://www.explorit.org/
California Automobile Museum
California State Military Museum
California Museum

To find out all the participating museums, visit: http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/index.html


Fall Foliage Fun
12:30-4pm
Discovery Museum Science and Space Center in Sacramento

Learn to identify trees using the museum's Nature Trail guide.  The wide, smooth path around the pond is ideal for toddlers, stroolers and wheelchairs.  Look for turtles, view the changing leaf colors and welcome the fall season with the family.  Children can make a leaf print banner craft too.
Admission: 
$6 adults
$5 Seniors and teens
$4 Children (4-12)
Free for children age 3 and younger

for more info: http://www.thediscovery.org/


An Evening at Vets:
Matt & George and their Pleasant Valley Boys
6:30pm
Veterans Memorial Theatre
203 East Fourteenth Street, Davis

The City of Davis, Community Services Department presents: Matt & George and their Pleasant Valley Boys at the Veterans Memorial Theatre. Matt & George and their Pleasant Valley Boys play traditional bluegrass from 1947 and before. Matt & George and their Pleasant Valley Boys perform “Heavy Traffic Ahead” (backed with “I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling”) on 10" vinyl, at 78 RPM.
For more information, visit
[WWW]http://pleasantvalleyboys.com/

This is the third of a five-week concert series.
Tickets: $8 in advance, $10 at the door, or $35 for the entire series.
Tickets on sale at the Community Services Office at City Hall, Armadillo Music, Dimple Record, and the Avid Reader.

For more information on"Evening at the Vets" Concert Series,
 call (530) 757-5626 or visit us at cityofdavis.org
[WWW]http://cityofdavis.org/cs/shows/eveningatthevets.cfm


MOVIES IN THE PARK: Madagascar 2
6:00pm Pre-show activites
7:15pm Movie starts
Central Park, 405 C Street.



 Pre-show activites including Music, food vendors, and trivia fun for the whole family
BRING A CHAIR OR BLANKET AND ENJOY THE SHOW!




SHAKESPEARE in the Arboretum
Romeo and Juliet
8:00 p.m.
Arboretum Gazebo, Garrod Drive;
Tickets: $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, free for children 12 and under

Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum & Davis Shakespeare Ensemble present the classic tale, performed in the round in a gorgeous garden setting. The newly-formed Davis Shakespeare Ensemble includes some of the best actors in the region, and the director’s credits include Harvard University, South Coast Repertory, UC Irvine, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. For reservations and ticket information, e-mail davis.shakespeare@gmail.com.



SUNDAY SEPT. 26th                        

Mustard Seed Spin: American River Bike Ride
11am -Helmet check
12pm - Ride begins
William B. Pond Recreation Area on the American River Parkway in Sacramento

Kids ride for kids!  Get your family off the couch and onto the beautiful American River Bike Trail, where entry fees from the 13 to 20 mile bike routes are donated to the Mustard Seed School for homeless children.  All riders receive a t-shirt, and there will be a silent auction and bike raffle.  Ages 8-18 may ride alone, children younger than 8 ride with a parent.

events continuing throughout the weekend:

Children's Book Festival at Fairytale Town
10am-4pm
Free Admission
2901 Land Park Dr
Sacramento

Fairytale Town celebrates literacy with this two day festival, thanks to generous support from ScholarShare College Savings Plan, guests receive FREE ADMISSION both days! Activities include author and illustrator presentations on the Mother Goose Stage, a wide array of hands on literacy activities provided by several local arts organizations, one of the most popular weekends of the year. Puppet Art Theater will be performing The Three Billy Goats Gruff in the Children's Theater. Tickets are $1 for members and $2 for nonmembers.

For event details including more information on presenting authors, illustrators and participating organizations click here.
Website: http://fairytaletown.org/
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/childrens-book-festival-at-fairytale.html


SHAKESPEARE in the Arboretum
Romeo and Juliet
8:00 p.m.
Arboretum Gazebo, Garrod Drive;
Tickets: $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for students, free for children 12 and under

Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum & Davis Shakespeare Ensemble present the classic tale, performed in the round in a gorgeous garden setting. The newly-formed Davis Shakespeare Ensemble includes some of the best actors in the region, and the director’s credits include Harvard University, South Coast Repertory, UC Irvine, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. For reservations and ticket information, e-mail davis.shakespeare@gmail.com.

                                                                                                                       

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