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By Sarah Wolfe Looking for a fresh way to liven up your garden walls? Think plants, not paintings. Living pictures — cuttings of assorted succulents woven together in everything from picture frames to pallet boxes — have caught on among garden designers and landscapers this spring as an easy, modern way to add color and [...]
“Star Trek Into Darkness” Four stars Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller Rating: PG-13, for intense sci-fi action and violence Beloved sci-fi franchise uncorks another slick, fast-paced adventure By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Director J.J. Abrams’ audacious 2009 re-boot [...]
Motorists are being hit hard by high gas prices and are finding it harder to save money at the pump. By taking the time to gauge the condition of your vehicle and make the necessary repairs, costly breakdowns can be avoided. Here are some car care tips you should not skip: * Tire pressure: Under-inflated [...]
Christine Clifton Cooluris and Kevin Thomas Trites of Atlanta were married on March 9, 2013, at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. The bride is the daughter of John and Gail Cooluris of Davis. She has a bachelor of science in finance and is a corporate finance manager for The Home Depot. The groom [...]
My April birthday brought me a $100 check from my mother with a note: Enjoy a glass of wine for me. I don’t think she meant me to spend the whole $100 on a single glass, but I couldn’t resist the easy opportunity (and after all I’m just doing what my mother tells me, right?) [...]
Acme Theatre Company presents “Bullshot Crummond” in a free Memorial Day weekend run outside the Davis Art Center, 1919 F St. The production — by Ron House, Diz White, John Neville-Andrews, Alan Shearman and Derek Cunningham — centers around Captain Hugh “Bullshot” Crummond, a dashing British officer and a man with “a nose for intrigue.” He [...]
An interfaith choir concert will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 815 Pioneer Ave. in Woodland. The event will feature several choirs from Davis and Woodland that have come together to share their love of music. It is free and is open to the public.
In the know What: “Part-Time Thief” Where: Varsity Theatre, 616 Second St. When: 10:45 p.m. Saturday Tickets: $5 Rating: There is no official rating, but director Stephen Leung say PG to PG-13. It is not violent or dark. Stephen Leung is a typical senior majoring in biology/chemistry at UC Davis. However, he has another side – [...]
RootStock is hosting an open-mic night from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, followed by a free performance by Bonanza King from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. RootStock is at 22 Main St. in downtown Winters. Bonanza King is an eclectic country swing band fronted by singer Kari King. They play a wide variety of country-related [...]
The Davis Children’s Chorale, a premiere chorus of area singers ages 8-15, will present its spring concert “All For Love” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Episcopal Church of St. Martin, 640 Hawthorn Lane. The chorale is under the direction of Janie Knudsen along with director emeritus Rachel Kessler. They will be accompanied by Ashley Barmore, [...]
Check it out What: “Godai,” presented by the Vocal Art Ensemble When and where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 2620 Capitol Ave. in Sacramento; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road; and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at the Davis United Methodist Church, [...]
The UC Davis Early Music Ensemble will present the famous Thomas Tallis motet “Spem in alium,” and a period instrument performance of Claudio Monteverdi’s “Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda,” in addition to several other short works, in a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at St. Martin’s Church, 640 Hawthorn Lane in Davis. William David [...]
Teachers from Chávez and Willett elementary schools and Emerson Junior High will join forces Saturday for a carwash to raise money for their sister schools in Nicaragua and the nonprofit Seeds of Learning. Cars will be washed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Davis school district’s parking lot, Fifth and B streets. The teachers [...]
On Monday, the Yolo County Department of Agriculture will teach growers and consumers how to post and purchase products from the Harvest Hub Yolo website, www.harvesthubyolo.org. Two training sessions are planned, from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. at the Yolo County Department of Employment and Social Services, 25 N. Cottonwood St. [...]
