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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-43/
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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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-57/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Jessica Joyce
DESCRIPTION:About the Author \nJessica Joyce lives happily-ever-ongoing with her husband and son in the Bay Area. When she’s not writing character-driven\, realistic and relatable tales of millennials who are just Doing Their Best while falling in love\, you can find her listening to one of her dozens of chaotically curated Spotify playlists\, trying out a new skincare face mask\, crying over cute animal TikToks\, or watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice. \nJoyce’s debut You\, With a View was USA Today Bestselling novel. \nAbout The Ex Vows \nEstranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disasters in this swoony and steamy second-chance romance from the USA Today bestselling author of You\, with a View.Georgia Woodward lives by her lists\, none more so than the one about her ex\, Eli Mora. It’s full of the ironclad dos and don’ts they’ve been following since she returned to the Bay Area after their cataclysmic breakup five years ago. \nWith the wedding of their mutual best friend\, Adam\, looming\, and them about to step into their roles as best woman and man\, Georgia’s never needed it more. She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings. The rules on that list will keep her cool\, calm\, and compartmentalized. \nWhat’s not on her list? Eli arriving from New York with a new rule-breaking attitude or the all-inclusive venue burning to the ground\, leaving the bride and groom in dire straits. Nor does she anticipate Adam asking her and Eli to help him make a miracle happen. Together. \nAs Georgia and Eli rush up to Napa Valley to pull off the perfect wedding\, their old chemistry comes back in technicolor. Somewhere between cake tastings gone wrong\, disastrous DJ auditions\, and Eli’s heated attention\, Georgia starts recognizing the man she fell in love with before. And if she lets herself break her rules\, she might find what they’re building isn’t the something old that ruined them—it’s a chance at something new. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-jessica-joyce/
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:Stories on Stage Davis: Mother-Daughter Reading at Sudwerk
DESCRIPTION:This popular event\, featuring actors reading work by writers from Davis and beyond\, kicks off its 11th season in a new location (Sudwerk Brewing Co.) and a new time (second Sundays\, 5-7 p.m.). The September 8 event features bestselling Woodland novelist Reyna Grande\, with actor Angel Rodriguez reading an excerpt from A Ballad of Love and Glory. Actor Kellie Raines will read an excerpt from a novel-in-progress by Grande’s daughter\, Eva Rayala\, a junior at Da Vinci Charter School. Beer and wine on tap\, featuring emcee Dr. Andy Jones.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-davis-mother-daughter-reading-at-sudwerk/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co  2001 2nd Street  Davis\, CA 95618\, 2001 2nd Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Stage & Dance
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage
DESCRIPTION:This popular event\, featuring actors reading works by writers from Davis and beyond\, kicks off its 11th season with a new location (Sudwerk) and a new time (second Sundays\, 5-7 pm). \nBeer and wine available for purchase on tap\, featuring emcee Dr. Andy Jones. \nTo learn more about Stories on Stage\, click here.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-4/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co.\, 2001 2nd St\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240908T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240908T190000
DTSTAMP:20240927T121744Z
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage
DESCRIPTION:This popular event\, featuring actors reading works by writers from Davis and beyond\, kicks off its 11th season with a new location (Sudwerk) and a new time (second Sundays\, 5-7 pm). \nBeer and wine available for purchase on tap\, featuring emcee Dr. Andy Jones. \nTo learn more about Stories on Stage\, click here.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-8/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co.\, 2001 2nd St\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240912T100000
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SUMMARY:Storytime at 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-at-pioneer-park-5/
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:20240913T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T163000
DTSTAMP:20240615T114402Z
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-58/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T190000
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SUMMARY:Hearts and Minds: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join staff and alumni from Ethnic Studies YOLO Academy\, a free summer program for youth in Yolo County\, for a screening of a short film featuring participants in the 2024 program. Refreshments and the screening will be followed by a panel discussion\, including the opportunity to meet filmmaker Sly Espinoza. \nThis event\, co-produced by Davis Repertory Theatre\, is part of the City of Davis’ Creative Corps partnership with the Hate Free Together initiative.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/hearts-and-minds-a-film-screening-and-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre\, 203 E. 14th Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids,Community,Screen
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ethnic Studies Yolo Academy":MAILTO:engage@esyoloacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T210000
DTSTAMP:20240621T125518Z
CREATED:20240621T125518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T125518Z
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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-44/
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:20240920T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240920T163000
DTSTAMP:20240622T130309Z
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-59/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T193000
DTSTAMP:20240827T155543Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Michael Silver
DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating Mike Silver’s latest book: The Why is Everything on September 24th at 6:30PM \nAbout the Author \nMichael Silver is an award-winning sports journalist and television analyst. Previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated\, a columnist for Yahoo! Sports\, and analyst for the NFL Network\, he’s currently a San Fransisco Chronicle columnist. His books include All Things Possible\, Walk on the Wild Side\, Golden Girl\, The Why is Everything\, and Rice. \nAbout the Book \nWhen Kyle Shanahan became the NFL’s youngest offensive coordinator in 2008\, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. If a colleague couldn’t justify his position by providing the unassailable reasoning behind it\, he was told to get the hell out of Shanahan’s office. Shanahan and the members of his coaching tree—including Sean McVay\, Mike McDaniel\, Raheem Morris\, and Matt LaFleur—came up in a sport where innovation was the exception\, not the rule. There had been brilliant football minds before\, from Paul Brown to Bill Walsh to Bill Belichick. But for the most part\, coaches learned a particular system and stuck to it no matter what—no matter the players on their team\, no matter what the opponent might do. This group of young coaches would change all that. The Why Is Everything is the story of old dogmas falling before astonishingly creative new strategies and game plans. Drawing on unmatched access across the league\, longtime NFL reporter Mike Silver takes us into the key moments in this still-unfolding revolution\, from the education of Mike Shanahan\, Kyle’s father and a two-time Super Bowl champion\, in the 1980s; to the Washington Redskins’ football laboratory in the early 2010s\, where the coaches first worked together\, shocking the league with their cutting-edge scheme for rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III; to McVay’s Super Bowl victory in 2022 and Kyle Shanahan’s Super Bowl agony in 2019 and 2024. Less than a decade after their emergence\, these men are the stars of their profession and have helped propel the NFL to new heights of viewership and drama. With The Why Is Everything\, Silver reveals how it all happened\, and in the process gives us a timeless account of friendship\, rivalry\, and the never-ending pursuit of perfection. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-michael-silver/
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:20240926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240926T110000
DTSTAMP:20240628T142038Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime at 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-at-pioneer-park-6/
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:20240927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T163000
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SUMMARY:Tales for Tails
DESCRIPTION:Stephens Davis Branch Library\n315 E 14th St\nDavis\, CA 95616 \n  \nRead to a therapy dog!  Animals are ideal reading companions.  For ages 5-12\, in the Children’s Activity Room. \nFirst come\, first served.  No prior reservations. \nSign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program. \nCheck website for cancellations. \n  \nNo reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. You may request reasonable accommodations 5 days in advance by calling (530) 757-5593. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tales-for-tails-60/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T193000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Vicki Valosik
DESCRIPTION:Avid Reader is thrilled to celebrate the release of Vicki Valosik’s debut book: Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water. \nAbout the Author \nVicki Valosik is a masters synchronized swimmer whose writing has appeared in publications such as the Atlantic\, Smithsonian magazine\, and Slate. She is an editorial director and teaches writing at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service\, and lives in Silver Spring\, Maryland. \nAbout the Book \n“If you’re not strong enough to swim fast\, you’re probably not strong enough to swim ‘pretty\,’” said a young Esther Williams to theater impresario Billy Rose. Since the nineteenth century\, tensions between beauty and strength\, aesthetics and athleticism have both impeded and propelled the careers of female swimmers—none more so than synchronized swimmers\, for whom Williams is often considered godmother. In this revelatory history\, Vicki Valosik traces a century of aquatic performance\, from vaudeville to the Olympic arena\, and brings to life the colorful cast of characters whose “pretty swimming” not only laid the groundwork for an altogether new sport but forever changed women’s relationships with water. Williams\, who became a Hollywood sensation for her splashy “aquamusicals\,” was just one in a long\, bedazzled line of swimmers who began their careers as athletes but found greater opportunity\, and often social acceptance\, in the world of show business. Early starlets like Lurline the Water Queen performed “scientific” swimming\, a set of moves previously only practiced by men—including Benjamin Franklin—that focused on form and exhibited mastery in the water. Demonstrating their fancy feats in aquariums and water tanks rolled onto music hall stages\, these women stunned Victorian audiences with their physical dexterity and defied society’s rigid expectations of what was proper and possible for their sex. Far more than bathing beauties\, they ushered in sensible swimwear and influenced lifesaving and physical education programs\, helping to drop national drowning rates and paving the way for new generations of female athletes. When a Chicago physical educator matched their aquatic movements to music in the 1920s\, young girls flocked to take part in “synchronized swimming.” But despite overwhelming love from audiences and the Olympic ambitions of its practitioners\, “synchro” was long perceived as little more than entertaining pageantry\, and its athletes would face a battle against the current to earn a spot at the highest echelons of sport. Now\, on the fortieth anniversary of synchronized swimming’s elevation to Olympic status\, Swimming Pretty honors its incredible history of grit\, glamor\, and sheer athleticism. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-talk-vicki-valosik/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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