International House Storytelling

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE  STORYTELLING SERIES

Children's International Storytelling Programs are held one Sunday afternoon per month (except in December, June, July and August) in the Community Room of the International House, 10 College Park, Davis, from 2 to 3 pm. Doors open at 1:45. Each performance features the talents of various performers from Davis and the surrounding area. Every performance contains some form of international content. The program is designed for elementary school children in the 4 to 10 year range, but can be enjoyed by children of all ages. All children need to be accompanied by an adult.


NEW SEASON STARTS
September 19th
2 to 3 pm

Storyteller Kirk Waller - Storyteller, Musician and Mime


Bay Area storyteller Kirk Waller is the opening performer for the new season of the I-House Children's International Storytelling Program that commences on September 20. Kirk has been entertaining and mesmerizing audiences for years with his electrifying, musical and magical storytelling style.

His stories are a dynamic blend of musicality, mime and emotion. He tells folktales from around the world, African American stories, historical tales, personal stories as well as original tales.

Kirk is currently the Director of Storytelling Program at Stagebridge in Oakland, Ca. He is also a current board member of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC); a member of the National Storytelling Network, National Speakers Association, Storytelling Association of Alta California (SAAC), and Delta Word Weavers.

 There is no charge for I-House memebers. The suggested donation for non-members is $2 per person or $5 per family.

Davis International House is located at 10 College Park (off of Russell Blvd)

For more information on the International House Storytelling program visit their website at:
http://www.internationalhousedavis.org/prog/children/st

Events in Davis Sept 5th through 11th

EVENTS THIS WEEK                                




SATURDAY and SUNDAY SEPT 4th -5th

Explorit Science Center:
First Weekend of the Month -
Free Admission this weekend for individuals with a Bank of America debit or credit card

Chalk it Up
10am - 4pm
Location: Fremont Park: 16th & Q Streets, Sacramento

Come enjoy the glorious sights and sounds this Labor Day weekend (September 4, 5, & 6th) as hundreds of sidewalk chalk artists and dozens of live music acts come together for yet another fun-filled, family-friendly Chalk It Up! chalk art festival!
For more information visit: http://www.chalkitup.org/

 Fairytale Town: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
SUNDAY, Sept 7th
Gates open at 7, Movie Starts at 8
(Tickets $5/person; children under 2 free, 2 for 1 deal for members)
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/movie-night-at-fairytale-town.html




 MONDAY, SEPT 8th
Chalk it Up (Final day from 10am-4pm)
Location: Fremont Park: 16th & Q Streets, Sacramento


TUESDAY, SEPT 7th

CO-OP Parents Group 10am in the Co-Op Teaching Kitchen Building:
This week's topic: Adjusting to life with a baby

Storytime at the Library 11 - 11:30
Mother and Goose on the Loose  (for 12-36 month olds)
An award-winning program for children and their parents and caregivers that combines music, movement, visual literacy and language development to help children get ready to read.
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/p/davis-public-library-storytimes.html



WEDNEDSDAY, SEPT 8th

Mother and Baby Source New Parents Support Group
8:30-10 in the Mother and Baby Source

Storytime at the Library
Bilingual Storytime 10:30 to 11:00am
for children up to age 5
for more information: http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/p/davis-public-library-storytimes.html

Picnic in the Park 4:30 - 8:30
Shop the Market and enjoy the International Food Faire and Soroptomists/Venture Clubs beer and wine garden. Kids activities include the bicycle-powered carousel, pony rides from Pony Ranch Parties, Bouncing Bungalows, Rocknasium's rock-climbing wall, face-painting and Dilly Dally the Clown.
        Music this Week: Odd Man Out (Folk/'60s & '70s Rock)



THURSDAY SEPT 9th

Storytime at the Library

Stories for Kids 10:15 - 10:45 (for children 3-5)
Stories, songs, movement, rhymes and finger plays.


 

Mother and Goose on the Loose 11- 11:30 (for 12-36 month olds)
An award-winning program for children and their parents and caregivers that combines music, movement, visual literacy and language development to help children get ready to read.
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/p/davis-public-library-storytimes.html

 

 
FRIDAY SEPT 10th

Junk 2 Genius at Davis Art Center 5:30-9
Teams of artisan gladiators compete for the coveted “Trophy du Trash” in a timed “sculpt-off” using recycled materials. The festivities will include art projects for kids using a variety of cast-off materials, as well as food, beer, wine and music!
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/2nd-annual-junk-2-genius-competition-at.html
Second Friday ArtAbout 5-10pm (galleries and business throughout Davis)
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/09/2nd-fridays-artabout.html



SATURDAY SEPT 11th

Grand Opening Celebration of Haggen-Daz Honey Bee Haven  10am-2pm

   Garden Tours, Speakers, Hands-On Demonstrations, Complimentary Häagen-Dazs ice cream and Gimbal's Fine Candies, and a children's activity center with arts and crafts, including button-making, face-painting and flower crafting
        Located at:
1 Biology Road, west of the central campus, University of California, Davis.
for more information:
http://daviscaparents.blogspot.com/2010/08/childrens-activity-center-at-honey-bee.html

Davis Bike Parade to set Guinness World Record

   WORLD'S GREATEST BICYCLE PARADE   


Sunday, OCTOBER 3rd
Davis to set Guinness World Record

Get ready for the most extraordinary bicycle adventure ever launched in the City of Davis. On Sunday, October 3, 2010, the citizens and friends of Davis will pedal through history to set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Single Line of Bicycles. Davis, CA is the City of Bicycles and it is fitting that we should own the World Record.

A festival in Central Park will be park of the celebration.

For more information, including how to register to be a part of the parade visit:
http://www.worldsgreatestbicycleparade.com/


     BIKE PARADE FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK      

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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BBQ

Davis Firefighters have graciously volunteered to barbecue American favorites and serve-up hamburgers, hotdogs, and veggie burgers for your enjoyment. There will be a variety of side dishes and beverages available to compliment the delicious barbecue. For those 21 and over, enjoy a refreshing adult beverage in our Beer & Wine Garden.

 BBQ and Beer and wine garden will open at 11:00 am.

Tour de Fun

Tour de fun will be special area of the park just for kids where they can test their agility in the giant inflatable obstacle course, go wild in the bounce house, have their face painted, take a spin on the bicycle propelled carousel, or practice their swing at the inflatable batting cages.
Booths will be selling freshly made cotton candy and ice-cold snow cones.

Schedule of Live Entertainment

 Cal Aggie Band-uh will kick off this fun filled festival beginning at 10:30 am. More live entertainment will begin at 12:00 pm at the Oak Tree Deck. Enjoy the musical talents of Davis’ Junior and Senior High school music groups. Local bands will be performing near the Beer and Wine Garden.

2nd Fridays ArtAbout

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10th
5 to 10pm
Celebrate art in downtown Davis.


2nd Friday ArtAbout is a monthly evening of open galleries and artists’ receptions at businesses, galleries and other art-friendly locations in Downtown Davis and beyond. Events occur year-round and are free and open to the public. Many venues include receptions, refreshments and opportunities to meet artists

The Artery, 207 G Street, (530) 758-8330
7-9 pm. “Fiber & Wood,” pine needle baskets and wood-turnings, Jeanne Oster and Norm Hinman. Clay demo by Heidi Bekebrede & George Grant.



Avid Reader, 617 Second Street, (530) 758-4040
5:30-7 pm. Mary King, acrylic bird portraits & landscapes + live music.



Ciocolat, 301 B Street, (530) 753-3088
6-8 pm. “Snapshots by Lorrin Alexis.”



Cloud Forest Café, 222 D Street, Suite 10, (530) 753-2164
6-8 pm. “Fractured Impressions,” glass mosaic, Lacie Carlisle.



Davis Art Center, 1919 F Street, (530) 756-4100
5:30-9 pm. Junk 2 Genius Live Team Art Competition w/ recycled art, kids’ activities, food, beer, wine, music.



French Cuff Consignment, 130 G Street, (530) 756-3724

5-9 pm. Mandark, acrylic & spray paint on canvas.



Hallmark Inn, 110 F Street, (530) 753-3600
5-7 pm. Fall Welcome 2010 w/ live music, catering by Seasons and Jim Berg, ironwork & Stephanie Taylor, watercolor mural; Donald Satterlee, digital photography.



International House, 10 College Park, (530) 753-5007
6-8 pm. "Colorful Birds of China," Chinese brush painting, O-Hsi Yang.



Logos Books, 513 Second Street, (530) 400-1083
6-8:30 pm. Dan Suzio, Costa Rica wildlife photos.



Luci’s Salon, 212 E Street in E Street Plaza, (530) 747-0522
6:30-8:30 pm. “A World of Abstractions,” acrylics, James Cameron.



Luxury Out House Company, 207 F Street, Suite A, (530) 756-1106
7-9 pm. (Viewing only.) "Responding to Rivers," oil paintings, Brooke Walker-Knoblich.



Mishka’s Café, 514 Second Street, (530) 759-0811
7-9 pm. “Coffee, Tea & Me,” coffee-themed mixed media & self-portraits, Jill Bowlus.



John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First Street, (530) 756-3938
6-10 pm. (Viewing only.) 9th Annual Landscape and Plein Aire Exhibition.



Nestware, 204 G Street, (530) 757-6400
6-9 pm. Farmer’s Market and watercolors by Karine Lemke Waste.



Nina and Tom, 129 E Street Suite B-1, (530) 753-7008
5-8 pm. “Small Works,” oil paintings, Lauren Brandy.



Nina’s Studio, 241 F Street, (530) 758-9221
6-9 pm. “Art for Everyone,” acrylics, Marina McCarron.



Paint Chip, 217 F Street, (530) 753-5093
6-8 pm. Julie Vatuone, photographic prints.



Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, (530) 758-3370
6-9 pm. Art Auction Preview Exhibit, all media, 100 local & regional artists. Silent bidding open to public.



Pomegranate Salon, 123 D Street, (530) 753-3559
7-9 pm. “Speaking with Color,” acrylic, watercolor paintings & monotypes, Diane Goettlicher.



Riki, 202 E Street, (530) 756-8048
6:30-8:30 pm. Betty Berteaux, abstract watercolor landscapes.



Rominger West Winery, 4602 Second St., Suite 4 (near Mace Blvd at I-80),
(530) 747-2044
5:30-8 pm. Larry Wells, photography. Reception with wines by the glass & music by Mike Bender Jazz Trio.



Spirit and Nature Gallery, 1312 Cypress Lane, (530) 792-1474
7-9 pm. “Inner & Outer Space,” acrylic, oil and enamel, Maria Jaoudi, Ph.D. 10% of all sales will be donated to Yolo County SPCA.


USE Credit Union, 200 B Street, (530) 758-3306
5:30-7 pm. “In the Moment,” photos spanning the globe, Colin FitzGerald.


The Wardrobe, 206 E Street, (530) 756-1128
7-9 pm. Jane Oh, illustrations & fashion artwork.

For more information about 2nd Friday ArtAbout, contact Melanie Glover with the Davis Downtown Business Association at (530) 756-8763 or visit
http://www.davisdowntown.com/events/2nd-friday-artabout

Movie Night at Fairytale Town

Movie Night at Fairytale Town                                       

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Sunday, September 5
 Gates open at 7PM
Movie begins at 8PM

 "Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple" relive this zany classic at Fairytale Town! Catch Gene Wilder, his crazy candied funhouse, Oompa Loompas and all the golden tickets you can bear, where dreams become realities and some realities become dreams. This is a special ticketed event, tickets are $5, members receive 2 for 1 admission, children 2 and under are free.

Please note the following items:                                       

 •This is a special event and is open to the general public.
•No outside food or drink is permitted.
•Lawn seating only, no chairs or benches.

Location: Fairytale Town
3901 Land Park Drive
Sacramento, CA 95822


Visit: http://www.fairytaletown.org/going-on/calendar for more information on this and other events taking place in September.

Davis Greenbelt and bike paths map

                      DAVIS BIKE MAPS

Click on the following link for Davis bike loop map as well as a greenbelt map which also identifies schools, swimming pools, and parks:

http://cityofdavis.org/bicycles/maps.cfm

2nd Annual

Junk 2 Genius Competition
at the Davis Art Center

FRIDAY SEPT 10th, 5-9PM

The Davis Art Center, in partnership with Roseville-based non-profit reCREATE, inaugurated a new FREE family-friendly event in Fall 2009 that celebrated California Arts Day while promoting recycling and encouraging creative artistry.
The festivities will include art projects for kids using a variety of cast-off materials, as well as food, beer, wine and music!

At Junk 2 Genius, teams of artisan gladiators compete for the coveted “Trophy du Trash” in a timed “sculpt-off” using recycled materials. Each team receives a box of similar items and races aganst the clock to create its own unique work of art. When the closing bell sounds, a panel of judges critiques the final green giants and names the winning team.


For more information and video of last years competition visit: http://www.davisartcenter.org/JunkToGenius.html