Enterprise staff writer Saturday eveningÕs Mondavi Center concert boasts a notable line-up of performers: ** The Dresden Staatskapelle, a distinguished German orchestra with a lineage that extends back more than 400 years; ** Rudolf Buchbinder, a veteran pianist from Vienna, who has appeared with this orchestra many times, and is thoroughly steeped in German music; … Continue Reading
The fourth annual ÒWild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival,Ó an annual fundraiser for Tuleyome and the Sierra ClubÕs Yolano group, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the VeteransÕ Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St., Davis. The scheduled films are ÒBig River,Ó by Curt Ellis and Aaron Woolf; ÒNourish,Ó by Kirk Bergstrom and Linda … Continue Reading
The Ron Goldberg Quartet Ñ from left, Wendy Silk, keyboards and accordion; Hally Miller, percussion; Rocky King, bass; and Goldberg, guitar, mandolin and ukulele Ñ will perform during this weekÕs Picnic in the Park festivities, taking place from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Davis Farmers Market, Fourth and C streets, Davis. The band … Continue Reading
Members of the second annual Confluence College Poetry Tour will headline this weekÕs Poetry Night, taking place at 8 p.m. Thursday at the John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St., Davis. The featured readers will be John Murillo, Lawrence Dinkins and Dorine Jennette. An open-microphone session will follow NelsonÕs presentation. For additional information, call (530) 756-4556. … Continue Reading
William F. ÒBillÓ Allewelt died Oct. 15, 2010, in Davis, where he had made his home since 1994. He was born May 29, 1926, in Sacramento to William Sr. and the late Alta Jane Clapp. He entered the Army Air Corps following graduation from C.K. McClatchy High School. World War II ended before he could … Continue Reading
1. Wii 2. Indoor soccer 3. Basketball 4. Chess 5. Board games Source: Davis teen activity specialists Chris Peske and Kayla Yokoyama
Enterprise staff writer Late-start Wednesdays in Davis secondary schools have presented a conundrum for working parents over the years: What to do with junior high school students on days when school doesnÕt start until 9:30 a.m. or later? Options have included dropping students off on campus early, leaving kids home alone with the expectation theyÕd … Continue Reading
The 2010-11 Street Smarts poster contest is under way. Davis students in grades K-6 are invited to create original Street Smarts messages and artwork focusing on the topics of proper helmet use, safe bicycle riding and crossing the street safely. Because of increased interest in the contest, this year Street Smarts will separate entries by … Continue Reading
Four Davis High School students have been recognized for their outstanding writing talent by a national organization of English teachers. Seniors Julia Ainsworth, Yonah Biers-Ariel, Adam Drown and Claire Finn have all received the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing. They were chosen from among 1,641 students nominated by schools nationwide … Continue Reading
Georgina Garbutt Kratzer, a resident of Davis since 1946, died Sept. 26, 2010, at home at the age of 91. Born on Feb. 27, 1919, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Norman and Anna Garbutt, Georgie lived in the small town of Acme, Alberta, Canada, about 40 miles northeast of Calgary until the age of … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer Thanks to an unexpected rescue on a Friday night, 7-year-old Sofia Schumaker and her grandmother Mary Muldoon now know exactly how to nurse an orphaned baby squirrel. Sofia and her grandmother were walking to the UC Davis campus when Sofia discovered a baby squirrel on Second Street, alone by a shrub, shivering … Continue Reading
Enterprise staff writer While their classmates from the Davis High Class of 2010 were heading off to college in recent weeks, Mary Collins and Emily Peri actually were applying to colleges all over again. That and obtaining travel visas, getting shots, reading guide books, shopping, planning and packing, of course. The two are headed to … Continue Reading
Author Reza Aslan will give a lecture at UC Davis titled, ÒIs America Islamophobic? The Causes and Rising Anti-Muslim Sentiments in the United StatesÓ at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27. Aslan is the author of the bestseller ÒNo god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam,Ó which has been translated into 13 languages, … Continue Reading
The Davis City Council will recognize the schoolchildren of Davis for their Òoutstanding contributionsÓ to UNICEF (the United Nations ChildrenÕs Fund) through Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 26, and will proclaim the week of Oct. 24-31 ÒSupport UNICEF Week.Ó Davis schoolchildren repeatedly have been named UNICEF emissaries and heroes by the U.S. … Continue Reading
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