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SUMMARY:Worlds Encompassed: Premodern Making and Mingling
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the marvels of the premodern world through expert talks\, graduate student posters\, and a guided tour of the library’s exhibit of rare books and materials \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/worlds-encompassed-premodern-making-and-mingling/
LOCATION:Peter J. Shields Library\, 100 NW Quad Davis\, 95616
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T180000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Lally Pia @ Avid Reader
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebratig the release of local author\, Lally Pia’s new memoir- The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy. This event is on Thursday May 2 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM. \nAbout the Author \nLally Pia completed medical school at U.C. Davis. She did her psychiatry residency at San Mateo and a Child Fellowship at Davis.  As Assistant Professor she ran the psychiatry program for California Northstate University Medical School from 2017 to 2019. She currently works at River Oak Center For Children in Sacramento as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Lally lives with her husband\, Tim in Davis\, California. When she is not writing\, Zorro\, her German Shepherd takes her for a walk.\nAbout the Book\nWhen a military coup in Ghana leads to the abrupt closure of Lally Pia’s medical school\, she is left stranded there\, thousands of miles away from her family in California\, with no educational prospects or money. Adding to her turmoil is her discovery that her American Green Card has been botched\, which means she has no country to call home. But a Sri Lankan priest told Lally that she would one day become a “Doctor of Doctors” —and she is intent on proving him right.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-lally-pia-avid-reader/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Poetry Night Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Night Reading Series takes place at 7 p.m. on the third floor (indoors) of the John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 First St. in Davis. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items\, whichever is shorter. The open mic list typically fills by 7 p.m.\, so arrive early. Organizers recommend mask-wearing.\n\n\n\nFind out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis\, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com. Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom\, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/ and his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com. For example\, in his most recent podcast\, Dr. Andy interviewed the poets Beth Suter (another Davisite who has published a new book of poetry) and Colorado poet Andrew Hemmert.\n\nUpcoming Poetry Night Events:\nUpcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include\, among others\, Mary Mackey\, Pamela Houston\, Lois Jones\, Brad Henderson\, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri\, Julia Levine\, and Rooja Mohassessy.\n\nThe Poetry Night Reading Series has been committed to serving the literary and arts community in the city of Davis since 2011. Happening every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Natsoulas Gallery\, each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. Poetry in Davis was voted “Best Open Mic” in The California Aggie’s “Best of Davis″ edition and has been featured in Davis Life Magazine. Readers have included UC Davis faculty Francisco X. Alarcón\, John Boe\, Joshua Clover\, Jack Forbes\, Clarence Major\, Sandra McPherson\, Katie Peterson\, Margaret Ronda\, Joe Wenderoth\, and Alan Williamson\, as well as many regional and traveling poets\, including Molly Peacock\, Dana Gioia\, and James Ragan.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/poetry-night-reading-series-29/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Center for the Arts\, 521 1st St.\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Jones":MAILTO:aojones@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T140000
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-44/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-45/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Beth Rodden @ Yolo County Library
DESCRIPTION:*SOLD OUT* Join us in celebrating the release of Beth Rodden’s highly anticipated memoir\, A Light Through the Cracks: A Climber’s Story. This event will take place at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library on May 6\, 2024 at 6:30PM. \nAbout the Author\nBeth Rodden is one of the best female rock climbers of all time\, and a globally recognized ambassador for the outdoor community. She has achieved a number of notable free climbs on El Capitan\, the 3\,000-foot monolith in Yosemite National Park\, and has also established the hardest first ascent of a crack climb ever done by a woman. She has been climbing for thirty years\, and she hopes to be climbing for thirty more. She lives with her family in California. \nAbout the Book\nBeth Rodden is twenty years old and already an elite rock climber when a climbing excursion in Kyrgyzstan escalates into a nightmare. Beth\, her boyfriend\, and two other climbers are kidnapped by militant rebels. After six harrowing days of hiding\, marching\, and dodging gunfire\, they miraculously escape captivity. But fear follows Beth home\, and pushing past it becomes a fixation. \nShe and her boyfriend\, Tommy\, train obsessively\, achieving rock-climbing greatness and conquering each groundbreaking goal they set\, all the while burying the terrors of Kyrgyzstan deep inside. Then comes an unexpected breaking point. For Beth\, a woman at the top of her profession\, the only way to overcome the anxiety that still controls her is to let go of the lifeline she’s been clinging to. Blowing up her successful and familiar life\, Beth clears a path to a new one—a healthy new normal beyond the anxieties of the past and the myopic pursuit of athletic perfection. \nCharting a powerful journey of ambition\, hope\, love\, physical and emotional endurance\, and the true fulfilment of being oneself\, A Light through the Cracks is Beth’s story of climbing up and through life.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-beth-rodden-yolo-county-library/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T153000
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SUMMARY:End of Life Education Series
DESCRIPTION:An educational presentation on the End of Life Option Act – Medical Aid in Dying. Open to clinicians\, patients\, and community members interested in learning more about options at the end of life. To register\, email griefsupport@yolocares.org. Zoom and in person. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/end-of-life-education-series/
LOCATION:YoloCares Galileo Place\, 1909 Galileo Place\, Suite C\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T163000
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SUMMARY:Autistic Author Talk
DESCRIPTION:Davis author Fallon O’Neill’s fifth novel\, ‘Geist Requiem’\, debuts Tuesday May 7th\, 4:30 PM\, at G Street Wunderbar\, 228 G Street\, downtown Davis. Fallon will talk about the Geist series\, as well as read from his latest urban fantasy tale. \nBooks will be available for sale and signing at the event. Fallon\, on the autism spectrum\, has written substantial parts of his five novels from his favorite barstool at the Wunderbar. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/autistic-author-talk/
LOCATION:G Street Wunderbar\, 228 G St.\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T200000
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Justice & YoloSol Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:YoloSol\, a cultural arts and ecology collective\, and St Martin’s Seeds of Justice program will lead discussion of the book Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance\, edited by Terria Smith\, a tribal member of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians. \nWe will meet once a month on Tuesdays from 6:30-8pm at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church to reflect on how these stories shape our understanding of the Native Californian past\, shed light on our current climate crisis\, and might suggest pathways to a restorative future for the web of life here in the Yolo bioregion. (You can borrow or purchase a copy of the book from the Church of St. Martin\, order from one of our local bookstores\, or purchase it online\, preferably directly from Heyday Books https://heydaybooks.com/catalog/know-we-are-here.) Discussions will focus on three sections of the book\, which we would ask you to read before each in-person meeting: \nMarch 26 – Histories of Resistance  \nApril 9 – Place\, Nature\, and Wellness  \nMay 7 – Solidarity  \nPlease RSVP St. Martin’s (info@churchofstmartin.org) if you are interested in participating. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/seeds-of-justice-yolosol-reading-group-3/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of St. Martin\, 640 Hawthorn Lane\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T110000
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SUMMARY:Storytime in Pioneer Park
DESCRIPTION:The Library is on the loose in Davis’ beautiful outdoors! Meet us in Pioneer Park in South Davis every 2nd and 4th Thursday for a morning of stories and songs. For ages 3-6. Weather Permitting. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/storytime-in-pioneer-park-7/
LOCATION:Pioneer Park\, 5036 Hamel Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library":MAILTO:Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T193000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Claire Booth and Susan Shea
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with two local mystery authors! Claire Booth and Susan Shea will celebrate the release of their two new mystery novels at The Avid Reader on May 9th from 6:30 – 7:30 PM. \nAbout Claire Booth\nFormerly a crime reporter for daily newspapers throughout the United States\, Claire Booth has used this experience to write three previous Sheriff Hank Worth mystery novels based on small-town American life. She is also the author of one non-fiction book\, The False Prophet: Conspiracy\, Extortion\, and Murder in the Name of God. She lives in California. \nAbout Susan Shea\nSusan Shea spent more than two decades as a non-profit executive before beginning her first critically praised mystery series in 2010\, featuring a professional fundraiser for an art museum. In 2017\, she debuted a new mystery series set in France\, for St. Martin’s Minotaur Books. She’s a regular on 7 Criminal Minds blog\, is past secretary of the national Sisters in Crime board\, a past board member of the Northern California chapters of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Marin County\, California\, where two cats pretty much rule the house! \nAbout Home Fires\nBranson Sheriff Hank Worth is one of the first on the scene of a mass casualty incident – a local fireworks warehouse has exploded\, killing everyone inside. As over a dozen victims are pulled from the smoldering ruins\, the painstaking identification process begins. \nChief Deputy Sheila Turley returns early from medical leave to assist in the office\, while Hank delves deeper into the increasingly complicated situation at the morgue. He discovers that the previous forensic pathologist was hasty at best and negligent at worst. What starts as an offhand request to look into the errors turns into a discovery that shakes Hank’s world off its axis . . . \nWith Hank secretly investigating his discovery at the morgue\, his short-handed team is stretched to the brink as it investigates the cause of the explosion. Then a shocking revelation leaves Sheila and her fellow deputies scrambling for answers to an unexpected crime. Just what happened in the warehouse in the moments before the blast? Can they unravel the mysteries in time to save Branson from yet more heartbreak? And can Hank\, adrift and alone\, figure out what happened before it destroys everything he holds dear? \nAbout Murder and the Missing Dog\nAriel Shepard has spent the last year renovating her beautiful French chateau\, while also ingratiating herself into the lives and hearts of the quirky locals of Noyers-sur-Serein. The shocking business of the murder of the local historian is behind her and she is finally feeling at home. \nHowever\, it’s not long before murder and mystery once again seek Ariel out\, when she and her friend Katherine find the body of the elderly Madame Toussaint in the doorway of Katherine’s flea market shop. \nWho would want to harm this lonely soul? Where is the bag the woman never leaves home without? And more importantly\, where is her loyal\, loving dog who never leaves her side? Could Raoul\, Ariel’s stoic gardener\, really have something to do with it? And could Madame Toussaint have been mixed up with the robberies increasing around the idyllic villages of France? \nDespite warnings from the rather handsome Brigadier Allard\, Ariel\, with help from Katherine and Pippa\, once again dons her sleuthing hat . . . \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-claire-booth-and-susan-shea/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:From Photo Repatriation to Totem Pole Rematriation: Developing the Work of Tsimshian Photographer B.A. Haldane
DESCRIPTION:This discussion highlights the main developments of a twenty-year research project focused on the images produced by 19th Century photographer B.A. (Benjamin Alfred) Haldane. B.A. (1874-1941) was proud member of the Laxgyibuu (wolf clan) of the Tsimshian Nation of Metlakatla\, Alaska. One of the earliest professional Indigenous photographers in North America\, he opened a Victorian-style studio in Metlakatla in 1899 where he created portraits of Tsimshian\, Tlingit\, and Haida people and families. A versatile and gifted musician and band director\, he also travelled to their communities throughout Southeast Alaska and Northern British Columbia to take photographs and teach music. Few of his photographs survived in Metlakatla as they were collected and incorporated into the host of anonymously produced images in archives across North America. Starting in 2004\, my community-based research of B.A.’s photography reattributed his work and repatriated to his images to our community and his family through exhibition\, digital prints\, and most importantly through our song\, dance\, and ceremony. The most recent develops in this research is the possible rematriation–returning back to our matrilineal community–of totem poles that are currently in museums in Geneva Switzerland and Washington\, DC on the basis of B.A.’s photographs. \nAll are welcome to attend! \nSm Łoodm ‘Nüüsm (Dr. Mique’l Dangeli) is of the Tsimshian Nation of Metlakatla\, Alaska. She is a leader of the Hayetsk Dancers and an Assistant Professor of Art History\, Indigenous Arts\, in the Department of Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Victoria. Mique’l was recently awarded the Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of First Nations Art at the University of Sydney for the 2024-2025 academic year to expand upon her work in art history\, language revitalization\, sovereignty\, and dance. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/from-photo-repatriation-to-totem-pole-rematriation-developing-the-work-of-tsimshian-photographer-b-a-haldane/
LOCATION:Gorman Museum of Native American Art\, UC Davis\, 181 Old Davis Road\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T140000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Skye+Fam
DESCRIPTION:Meet the incredibly talented local children’s book author\, Skyler Farasat writing under the pen name Skye+Fam on Saturday May 11th at 1:00PM. \nAbout the Author\nSkye\, age ten\, co-authored four children’s books with her mom and dad\, Payel and Joe Farasat. Skye has been meditating with her parents since she was a baby. She shares her simple yet powerful techniques of staying mindful and grounded while forming her space in the family and finding her place in the world. \nAbout Me and the Universe \nThe Universe wants us to be happy! When we believe in ourselves and in our friendship with the universe\, it will do everything it can to help us achieve our dreams. Along with being a great listener\, the Universe also responds back to us by sending us opportunities and blessings. \nSo\, whenever you want the most amazing things to happen\, try this simple practice of reading 14 affirmations that get us thinking positive thoughts\, saying positive words\, and feeling positive vibes. \nDoes this sound too easy or too silly? Maybe it’s supposed to be just that – simple and fun! Just like a best friend\, the universe is there for you\, inspiring you to be your best self\, and happy to see you happy. \nMay embracing the Universe connect you to your own vastness and wisdom. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-skyefam/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T160000
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-46/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240513T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240513T160000
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-47/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240514T193000
DTSTAMP:20240429T135254Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Judith Starkston
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the book launch of Judith Starkston’s latest historical fantasy Flights of Treason. An evening in conversation with Eileen Reindahl at The Avid Reader Bookstore. May 14\, 6:30-7:30\, 617 2nd Street\, Davis\, CA \nAbout the book \nTreason threatens the thrones of the Hitolian Empire and the griffin realm. Can an unlikely ensemble of heroes save them? \nAs rulers of a vassal kingdom within the Hitolian Empire\, Tesha and her husband Hattu have propped up a treacherous Great King. But balancing on the blade of a royal dagger is only half the problem. Unknown to them\, Tesha’s blind sister is communicating with the king of the human-hating griffins. \nThen hidden foes tip their lives toward disaster\, and crises in both worlds collide. \nThe heroes fight battles with swords\, claws\, and sorcery. Will Tesha be forced to use the magic that might kill her daughter? Who truly unleashed these lethal strands of chaos? Will the empire—or Tesha’s family—survive? \nEscape into the final book of this historical fantasy series\, inspired by the true-life of a remarkable Hittite queen who ruled for decades over one of history’s most powerful empires. (Reads also as a standalone novel.) \n“Starkston wraps history and magic together in an unforgettable package.”—the Book Review Crew \nAbout the author \nJudith Starkston writes historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age world of Greeks and Hittites. Her five novels bring women to the fore—whether the Trojan War captive Briseis or a remarkable Hittite queen whom history forgot\, even though she ruled over one of the greatest ancient empires. She lives in Davis with her husband and a rambunctious garden. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-judith-starkston/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Poetry Night Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:The Poetry Night Reading Series takes place at 7 p.m. on the third floor (indoors) of the John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 First St. in Davis. There will be an open mic after the featured performers. Open mic performances will be limited to four minutes or two items\, whichever is shorter. The open mic list typically fills by 7 p.m.\, so arrive early. Organizers recommend mask-wearing.\n\n\n\nFind out more about the Poetry Night Reading Series in Davis\, California by visiting http://www.poetryindavis.com. Invite your friends to sign up for the mailing list. To learn more about Dr. Andy’s tiny media fiefdom\, check out his weekly podcast at https://poetrytechnology.buzzsprout.com/ and his weekly newsletter at https://andyjones.substack.com. For example\, in his most recent podcast\, Dr. Andy interviewed the poets Beth Suter (another Davisite who has published a new book of poetry) and Colorado poet Andrew Hemmert.\n\nUpcoming Poetry Night Events:\nUpcoming readers (2023) at the Poetry Night Reading Series will include\, among others\, Mary Mackey\, Pamela Houston\, Lois Jones\, Brad Henderson\, Talia Lakshmi Kolluri\, Julia Levine\, and Rooja Mohassessy.\n\nThe Poetry Night Reading Series has been committed to serving the literary and arts community in the city of Davis since 2011. Happening every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at the Natsoulas Gallery\, each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. Poetry in Davis was voted “Best Open Mic” in The California Aggie’s “Best of Davis″ edition and has been featured in Davis Life Magazine. Readers have included UC Davis faculty Francisco X. Alarcón\, John Boe\, Joshua Clover\, Jack Forbes\, Clarence Major\, Sandra McPherson\, Katie Peterson\, Margaret Ronda\, Joe Wenderoth\, and Alan Williamson\, as well as many regional and traveling poets\, including Molly Peacock\, Dana Gioia\, and James Ragan.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/poetry-night-reading-series-30/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Center for the Arts\, 521 1st St.\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andy Jones":MAILTO:aojones@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T160000
DTSTAMP:20240218T112443Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-48/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240520T160000
DTSTAMP:20240303T131441Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-49/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T110000
DTSTAMP:20240303T131456Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime in Pioneer Park
DESCRIPTION:The Library is on the loose in Davis’ beautiful outdoors! Meet us in Pioneer Park in South Davis every 2nd and 4th Thursday for a morning of stories and songs. For ages 3-6. Weather Permitting. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/storytime-in-pioneer-park-8/
LOCATION:Pioneer Park\, 5036 Hamel Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library":MAILTO:Lana.Harman@yolocounty.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T160000
DTSTAMP:20240303T131512Z
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SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-50/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240527T160000
DTSTAMP:20240303T131514Z
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UID:11921-1716818400-1716825600@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Reading Buddies
DESCRIPTION:Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela and Vanessa will be on hand on Monday and Saturday afternoons to help you improve your reading skills.  For ages 5-12. 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reading-buddies-51/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T113000
DTSTAMP:20240426T132519Z
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UID:12698-1716976800-1716982200@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Ecoreportage: Using Art to Document Ecological Change
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the practice of eco-reportage with author/illustrator Robin Lee Carlson. Artistic acts of observation are important in processing your own questions about the environment and communicating with others about climate change and the world around us. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/ecoreportage-using-art-to-document-ecological-change/
LOCATION:Melon Ball – Watermelon Music\, 1970 Lake Blvd\, Suite #1\, Davis\, California\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Books & Talks,Community,Science
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ORGANIZER;CN="Osher Lifelong Learning at UC Davis (Lisa Youngs)":MAILTO:olli@ucdavis.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T153000
DTSTAMP:20240426T132538Z
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UID:12701-1717077600-1717083000@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Future Food: Cultivated Meat and Alt Proteins
DESCRIPTION:Interested in the latest food technologies for producing edible proteins? Meet Denneal Jamison-McClung from the UC Davis Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein. Learn about the science behind development of the cultivated meat and proteins currently on the market and what’s ahead. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/future-food-cultivated-meat-and-alt-proteins/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Food & Drink,Science
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ORGANIZER;CN="Osher Lifelong Learning at UC Davis (Lisa Youngs)":MAILTO:olli@ucdavis.edu
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