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SUMMARY:Author Event: M. Kat Anderson
DESCRIPTION:M. Kat Anderson @ The Avid Reader\nThursday Sep 3rd\, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM \nAbout the Book – I Sing to the Earth and She Sings Back \nI Sing to the Earth and She Sings Back provides readers with practical\, grounded tools for reclaiming earth-based wisdom. Each chapter explores a distinct pathway to intimacy with nature: slowing down to reimagine time; reawakening childlike wonder; seeing the sentience of other life forms; practicing reciprocity and partnership; attuning to seasonal and lunar cycles; and more. Throughout\, M. Kat Anderson shares deep personal stories of her own quest to heal a sense of disconnection from the earth. As a non-Native author who has collaborated with California Indigenous elders for decades\, she offers a perspective shaped by humility\, curiosity\, and a commitment to respectful engagement. In a voice both scholarly and soulful\, she opens a door for non-Native readers seeking authentic belonging to nature without cultural appropriation. \nAbout the Author \nM. Kat Anderson is an ethnoecologist\, writer\, gardener\, and gatherer dedicated to restoring relationships between people and native ecosystems. With a Ph.D. in Wildland Resource Science from UC Berkeley\, she has spent over 25 years learning from Native American communities\, integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with Western science. As the author of Tending the Wild\, she highlights indigenous stewardship practices essential for biodiversity\, climate resilience\, and cultural restoration. Her latest work\, I Sing to the Earth and She Sings Back\, explores how we can reimagine time\, embrace reciprocity\, and cultivate deep\, healing relationships with the natural world through essays that examine the cyclical rhythms of life\, the intelligence of other beings\, and the wisdom of holistic perception. \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-event-m-kat-anderson/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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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-163/
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:20260907T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260907T111500
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SUMMARY:Davis Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:The Monday\, Sept 7 meeting will be held on Zoom\nFirst Mondays of Every Month\n10-11:15am \nEmail Judy Ng at playfold@gmail.com for Zoom login information. \nWe gather to increase awareness of death with the hope of helping people make the most of life. There is no agenda or lecture\, just open\, engaging conversation in a relaxed and supportive setting. Complimentary tea and refreshments provided.\nMeets every first Monday of the month.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-death-cafe-28/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Community Church":MAILTO:emma@dccpres.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T163000
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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-164/
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:20260912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T210000
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SUMMARY:Medicine Story Two: Secrets
DESCRIPTION:A one-night storytelling event bringing to the stage five healthcare workers from our local community to share deeply personal stories on the theme of Secrets. In a The Moth meets The Pitt mash-up\, our storytelling evenings flip the script on how we usually interact with healthcare workers\, inviting connection through vulnerability and our shared humanity. This evening will highlight a midwife’s birth stories; a physician’s retrospective of his father’s expectations; a preventive care coordinator’s journey to herself; a registered nurse’s story of pain and beauty; and a safety ambassador’s relationship with her late mother. \nMedicine Story Two: Secrets is produced by original Medicine Story storyteller\, Dr. Frances Southwick\, with live original music from award-winning singer-songwriter and music director\, Judith Avers\, and guided by our host and Medicine Story series creator\, Dr. Rebecca George. \nWe so hope you will join us! \n$15 students\, $30 general
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/medicine-story-two-secrets/
LOCATION:Wyatt Pavilion Theatre\, Old Davis Road\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Stage & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T120000
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SUMMARY:Backyard Book Swap
DESCRIPTION:Backyard Book Swap with Yolo County Caregivers Collective \n2nd Sunday of every month\, 10am – 12pm \n1118 L Street\, Davis \n  \nReady for a new read? Join our monthly book swap! This free playgroup meets on the second Sunday of every month. Bring a gently-loved book or two to swap\, discover your mini’s next favorite read\, and connect with other bookworms. Our book swap is a great way to refresh your bookshelf\, make new friends\, and add an exciting new chapter to your social life! \nWe’ll have bubbles\, simple arts\, and space to play for the little ones. Each month features a different theme and free refreshments will be provided too. \nTogether we can build community around the joy of reading.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/backyard-book-swap-6/
LOCATION:1118 L Street\, Davis\, 1118 L Street\, Davis\, CA
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Bring the Kids,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T153000
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SUMMARY:Davis Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to make time for reading? Join the Davis Silent Book Club! Bring whatever book you’re reading or want to read. We read together for an hour and then discuss what we read for about an hour. After that\, the conversation goes in whatever direction it wants to go. Every other Sunday.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-silent-book-club-10/
LOCATION:Nashoba Wines\, 820 4th St\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Bookworms":MAILTO:davisbookworms@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260913T160000
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SUMMARY:Stories on Stage: Catriona McPherson & Karen Levy
DESCRIPTION:Short fiction read by actors. \nCatriona McPherson is a Scottish writer. She is most notable for her Dandy Gilver series. Her novels have won an Agatha Award\, two Anthony Awards\, six Lefty Awards\, and two Macavity Awards. \nKarin Levy is an Israeli-American writer and author of memoir My Father’s Gardens.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/stories-on-stage-catriona-mcpherson-karen-levy/
LOCATION:Sudwerk Brewing Co.\, 2001 2nd St\, Davis\, CA\, 95618\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stories on Stage Davis":MAILTO:storiesonstagedirector@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260916T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T203800Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Jason Dove Mark
DESCRIPTION:Jason Dove Mark @ The Avid Reader\nWednesday Sep 16th\, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM \nAbout the Book – The Earth Said Remember Me \nAs the climate emergency worsens and biodiversity shrinks\, we somehow get used to it. We struggle to remember what summers were like before the unrelenting heat\, in those years before wildfires became an annual routine. We adapt\, we normalize. Scientists call this “shifting baseline syndrome\,” and they warn that it’s why we are increasingly sleepwalking toward disaster. \nIn this inspiring manifesto\, environmental advocate and longtime editor-in-chief of Sierra magazine Jason Dove Mark offers antidotes that everyone can use to resist ecological amnesia and make lasting progress to repair and revive a livable planet. He puts forth four simple but powerful rules for a life lived in communion with the Earth: \nGo outside \nBear witness \nMake a record \nPass it on \nFrom the mountains of California to the lakes of Wisconsin and across the lush forests of his beloved Pacific Northwest\, Mark shares moving examples of citizen scientists\, birdwatchers\, mountain climbers\, and fishermen who are putting these remedies into practice. And he makes the case for easy\, everyday practices that can help us “remember the earth” and support environmental conservation\, restoration\, and rewilding. The Earth Said Remember Me is a hopeful\, achievable prescription for protecting the planet\, one citizen at a time. \nAbout the Author \nJason Dove Mark has served as editor-in-chief of Sierra and editor of Earth Island Journal. He is the author of Satellites in the High Country\, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, and The Atlantic. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-event-jason-dove-mark/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260918T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260918T163000
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CREATED:20260620T153541Z
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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-165/
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:20260924T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T203953Z
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Jon Else
DESCRIPTION:Jon Else @ The Avid Reader\nThursday Sep 24th\, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM \nAbout the Book – Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs \nThe story of a single nuclear bomb’s deep origins\, brief life during the Cold War\, and lasting environmental and political legacies—as a fresh path to consider the entire sweep of the American nuclear enterprise. A grave reminder of the frightening truth about nuclear testing\, as international norms waver. \nAs the US and Russia let one treaty after another falter and expire\, this urgent book reminds us of the price of those tests. Frenchman Flat recounts the science\, politics\, and human experience of those who developed nuclear weapons\, suffered the consequences\, and fought for and against arms control between the 1940s and 1990s. The throughline of this vast\, complex story is a 37-kiloton atomic bomb dubbed “Priscilla” that was exploded above a custom-built mini-civilization at Frenchman Flat\, Nevada\, in 1957. Jon Else uses Priscilla and the bombs that preceded and followed to highlight the terrifying ways we have stockpiled and tested nuclear weapons\, how near and often we came to self-annihilation\, how we managed to avoid it\, and what we did to the planet and to our own bodies in the process\, from wartime Los Alamos to the suspension of US and Soviet nuclear testing in 1992. \nIn the two decades after Hiroshima\, a pair of dramatic stories unfolded alongside each other: the scramble to produce ever more powerful nuclear weapons\, and the struggle to ban testing of those same weapons. The dramatic narrative takes in the physics of the megaton postwar bombs\, the role of private industry\, the near misses of the Cuban Missile Crisis and less well-known events\, and the testimony of scientists\, politicians\, doctors\, weapons developers\, test-site workers\, ranchers\, and families downwind of test sites. \nThis powerful and persuasive book reminds us how we have—so far—prevented nuclear war by deterrence\, diplomacy\, and luck. It is for the moment a success story\, and a warning. \nAbout the Author \nJon Else is a documentary filmmaker and Professor Emeritus at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. A MacArthur Fellow\, two-time Oscar nominee\, and five-time Emmy winner\, he produced and directed the first ever film about J. Robert Oppenheimer\, The Day After Trinity\, and was series producer and cinematographer for Henry Hampton’s Eyes on the Prize. \nAbout Dr. Olmsted \nKathryn Olmsted is distinguished professor of history at UC Davis. Her most recent books include Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy; Right Out of California: The 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism; and The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-event-jon-else/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Avid Reader":MAILTO:avidreaderbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T210000
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SUMMARY:Let’s Talk Murder! Mystery Authors Discuss Their Work
DESCRIPTION:From cozy village mysteries to dark psychological thrillers\, mystery novels are perennially popular: studied by academics\, promoted by celebrities\, and discussed in book clubs worldwide. \nWhat is the draw of these stories\, combining logical deduction and atmospheric dread? Winters Friends of the Library invites everyone to learn more at a special author talk with three award-winning mystery writers. Catriona McPherson\, Jennifer K. Morita\, and Laura Jensen Walker will share insights on their writing lives and the mystery genre. Whether you are an avid mystery reader or new to the genre\, it will be fascinating to hear what these authors have to say about the challenges and pleasures of writing mysterious fiction. \nFollowing the talk\, attendees may enjoy refreshments and chat with the authors and fellow readers. Books will be available for purchase and signing. \nThere is no charge for the event\, but donations to support library programs will be gratefully accepted. For more information\, visit wfol.org.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/lets-talk-murder-mystery-authors-discuss-their-work/
LOCATION:Winters Community Library\, 708 Railroad Avenue\, Winters\, California
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Winters Friends of the Library":MAILTO:reply@wfol.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T163000
DTSTAMP:20260627T180045Z
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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-166/
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:20260925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T220000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Tyler Merritt
DESCRIPTION:Join Tyler for an amazing evening of connection that will encourage your heart and remind you that Hope really does change everything \nHOPE: This Changes Everything Tour\nAn Evening with Tyler Merritt\nWhat if hope isn’t something you wait for… but something you choose? \nIn a time when division feels louder than connection and fear often overshadows possibility\, Hope: This Changes Everything offers something different—an evening that will make you laugh\, reflect\, and leave believing that even small acts of hope can change the world around us. \nJoin bestselling author\, actor\, activist\, and beloved storyteller Tyler Merritt for a one-of-a-kind live experience filled with unforgettable stories\, humor\, music\, heartfelt conversation\, and practical encouragement. With his signature authenticity\, Tyler invites audiences to rediscover what connects us\, challenges us\, and ultimately gives us reason to hope. \nWhether you’re navigating a difficult season\, looking for inspiration\, or simply longing for a night that leaves your heart a little lighter\, this event is for you. \nYour evening includes: \nAn unforgettable evening with Tyler Merritt\nA post-event book signing\nAudience Q&A\nMusic woven throughout the experience\nPersonal stories that will make you laugh\, cry\, and think\nNo matter your background\, beliefs\, or where you find yourself on life’s journey\, you’ll be welcomed into a space where compassion\, curiosity\, and hope take center stage. \nBring your friends. Bring your family. Bring someone who could use a little hope. \nYou’ll leave reminded that while one person may not be able to change everything\, each of us has the power to change something—and sometimes\, that’s exactly how everything begins to change. \nHope starts here.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/an-evening-with-tyler-merritt/
LOCATION:Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre\, 203 E. 14th Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
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:20260927T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T153000
DTSTAMP:20260629T183119Z
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SUMMARY:Davis Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to make time for reading? Join the Davis Silent Book Club! Bring whatever book you’re reading or want to read. We read together for an hour and then discuss what we read for about an hour. After that\, the conversation goes in whatever direction it wants to go. Every other Sunday.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-silent-book-club-12/
LOCATION:Nashoba Wines\, 820 4th St\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Bookworms":MAILTO:davisbookworms@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260927T150000
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SUMMARY:A Child’s-Eye Memoir of the Hippie Trail: Caleb Dardick in Conversation with Rachel Howard
DESCRIPTION:Join author Caleb Dardick for a vivid reading and conversation celebrating his forthcoming memoir\, The Adventures of Superfreak: My Childhood on the Hippie Trail (Running Wild Press\, September 21\, 2026). Caleb will be in conversation with Davis author Rachel Howard\, author of The Risk of Us and The Lost Night\, for an evening about memory\, family\, counterculture\, disability\, and the making of a memoir. \nThe Adventures of Superfreak offers a child’s-eye view of the counterculture—not as nostalgia\, but as lived family reality\, with all its longing\, idealism\, danger\, and contradiction. In 1970\, Caleb’s family set out from Amsterdam to India in a VW bus: three young children traveling with disabled parents—his father using a wheelchair\, his mother living with undiagnosed bipolar disorder—on a 20\,000-mile journey through Europe\, North Africa\, the Middle East\, Afghanistan\, Pakistan\, and India. Along the way: psychedelics\, free love\, tense border crossings\, spiritual seekers\, and a childhood shaped as much by wonder as by instability. \nTold through the eyes of the child he was\, the memoir explores attachment and abandonment\, disability and independence\, family resilience\, spiritual seeking\, and the costs of adult freedom. To make sense of the upheaval around him\, Caleb becomes “Superfreak\,” a self-invented superhero trying to understand love\, danger\, and belonging inside an extraordinary family journey. \nThis Davis event offers a rare behind-the-scenes conversation between an author and the developmental editor who helped shape the story. Rachel Howard worked closely with Caleb as he transformed memory\, family history\, and a 20\,000-mile childhood journey into a literary memoir. \nCaleb’s professional life has spanned public service\, nonprofit leadership\, environmental advocacy\, disability-related community work\, and local government. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz\, he is also a storyteller and leadership coach. He lives in Nevada City\, California\, with his wife. \nRachel Howard is the author of the novel The Risk of Us and the memoir The Lost Night. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in publications including StoryQuarterly\, ZYZZYVA\, The New York Times Magazine\, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is a graduate of the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College\, a MacDowell fellow\, a 2024 National Endowment for the Arts literature fellow\, and teaches nonfiction and novel writing at Stanford Continuing Studies. She lives in Davis.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/a-childs-eye-memoir-of-the-hippie-trail-caleb-dardick-in-conversation-with-rachel-howard/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens – Davis Branch Library\, 315 E. 14th Street\, Davis\, C\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:War & Disability: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Iran and Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:​As the wars in Ukraine and Iran continue to unfold\, what can we learn from the experience and perspective of those with disability who are navigating the conflicts? \n​The Davis Humanities Institute (DHI) is pleased to bring together leading scholars of war and disability\, Professors Sarah Phillips and Sona Kazemi\, for a public conversation on two of the world’s most significant\, ongoing conflict zones. \n​This conversation continues the DHI’s event series spotlighting interdisciplinary research on disability. The discussion will be moderated by the DHI’s Faculty Director\, Professor Jenny Kaminer\, and will be followed by a complimentary reception. ​Everyone welcome. Registration required (https://luma.com/imtkporv). \nDoors open at 4:30pm. The event will start promptly at 4:45pm.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/war-disability-interdisciplinary-perspectives-on-iran-and-ukraine/
LOCATION:International House Davis\, 10 College Park\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks
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SUMMARY:Author Event: Claudia Dommaschk
DESCRIPTION:Claudia Dommaschk @ The Avid Reader\nTuesday Sep 29th\, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM \nAbout the Book – The Communal Heart \nBelonging is remembered\, together. \nWe are living in a time of profound fragmentation—within ourselves\, between one another\, and across the very systems meant to hold us together. In the midst of this unraveling\, many of us feel the ache for belonging without knowing how to return to it. \nBeneath this experience lies a deeper crisis\, not simply of politics or technology\, but of relationship itself. We have become highly skilled at optimizing\, managing\, and performing. Yet in narrowing our attention toward efficiency and control\, we have sacrificed the very presence that allows trust to grow. \nThe Communal Heart offers a different starting point. Rather than prescribing quick fixes or reinforcing familiar self-improvement narratives\, this book invites readers into a relational understanding of reality\, one rooted in presence\, attunement\, and the quiet intelligence that emerges when we learn to meet life as it is rather than as we wish it to be. \nDrawing on clinical experience\, neuroscience\, and embodied practice\, Claudia Dommaschk shows how the divisions we see in today’s culture mirror a subtle split within ourselves. As we begin the work of integration\, something steadier becomes possible: relationships can withstand tension\, communities become grounded in dignity\, and a deeper sense of connection takes hold\, even in a world pulling us apart. \nThis is not a call to agree more. It is an invitation to relate differently and\, in doing so\, to remember that belonging has always been there\, waiting to welcome us home. \nAbout the Author \nClaudia Dommaschk is a licensed marriage and family therapist\, Gestalt practitioner\, and community weaver with nearly thirty years of clinical experience. She is the founder of Wisdom Exchange\, an international community devoted to cultivating relational intelligence in times of cultural transition.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/author-event-claudia-dommaschk/
LOCATION:The Avid Reader\, 617 2nd St.
CATEGORIES:Books & Talks,Community
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