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• Discover the Crocker

  • When
    February 20, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento
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  Come and explore the outstanding collection of artworks at the Crocker Art Museum on a docent-led tour. Enjoy a no-host lunch at the café at the Crocker. 

  Upon arrival, members will collectively hear an educational "Crocker Talker" presentation on the history of the Crocker by Barbara Marcotte., Community Outreach Docent. After this orientation, six docents with ten people per group, a total of 60 people, will visit the galleries—all touring at the same time in different areas of the museum. The tours are one hour. 

  Members are invited to stay after the tour and lunch to browse the galleries not seen and to walk back to areas of interest prompted by the tour for another look. The Museum Store will be open with a unique selection of jewelry, vases, scarves, and sculptures made by some of the region's finest artists, and books, games, and other fabulous finds for all ages.

  The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest museum in California. Its centerpiece is the gallery building, completed in 1872, with its original Victorian Italianate architecture. To the East of the gallery building is the ornate historic mansion of California Supreme Court Judge Edwin B. and Margaret E. Crocker, and to the West is the Teel Family Pavilion, a 125,000 square-foot modernist addition to the museum completed in 2010. 

  The museum holds an extensive collection of international ceramics, European art— 6th and 17th century Dutch, Flemish, and Italian-Baroque paintings, and California art from the Gold Rush to the present. Other significant collection areas include Native American, Asian, African and Oceanic art and 1,500 master drawings, one of the finest early collections in the United States.

  Two new exhibitions will be opening in February at the time of our visit: Dr. Barry Ramer's Collection of Street Photography called "The Roaming Eye," and de la Torre Brothers mixed media glass sculptures exploring Latina culture on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border. These are included in our tour.

  To carpool meet at the South Davis Park and Ride (just east of Ikeda's Market) at 10:00 am.

  Cost: $12 for all attendees, whether members of the Crocker or not.
  

  Registration Period: 12/15/24 through 2/13/25.

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• Novels & Noshes

  • When
    March 06, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Home of Karen Cook, 2807 Rockwell Dr, Davis
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  This event brings book lovers together to celebrate the joy of reading and share their favorite books of 2024.  It provides a unique opportunity for participants to discover new titles, discuss literary trends and connect with others.  In addition to the book discussions, there will be plenty of time to socialize while munching on a variety of sweet and savory treats.

  
  At the event, we will compile a master list of books shared by attendees and email it to you afterwards.  This will make it easy to track the books that piqued your interest.  There will also be a table dedicated to a book exchange, where you can bring books that you’re willing to pass on to a new home.

  
  

  Registration period: 1/15/25 - 2/27/25

  Cost: $5

  
  

  
  

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• Bingo Benefit for UFC

  • When
    March 09, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, 415 Second Street, Davis
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    48 registrants

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  Get ready to have some fun!  (And make some cash money.)  And support Farm Circle scholarships.  Doors open at noon, Bingo begins at 1:00 pm.

  Mark your calendars for Davis' only legal Bingo game, run by the Davis Odd Fellows.  All proceeds will be given to UFC.  Fifteen games will be played that afternoon, with cash prizes for the winners of every game, up to $250 for the winner of the final blackout Bingo game.  We hope that UFC members come out to play.  The more players we have, the more proceeds we receive for UFC.  Only adults (18 and older) may be present for Bingo because it is legal gambling.

  Bingo at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge is low-impact (not cutthroat) Bingo.  It's easy and fun.  Even novice players will enjoy it.  Bring some friends and celebrate a birthday!

  In addition to Bingo, there is a full snack bar with food, drinks, candy, and wine and beer.  Free door prizes are handed out all afternoon.

  Cost:  Pay at the door.  $20 for a full Bingo double packet or $12 for economy packet

  Registration Period:  January 15, 2025 through March 9, 2025

  
  

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• Contemporary Health Forum

  • When
    March 13, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Church, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis
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  We have two new exciting speakers this year! 
  

  Founding Director of the UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program, Professor Amparo Villablanca will talk to us about that all important organ – our hearts. As heart disease is the #1 killer of women, this presentation is extremely important. Professor Amparo Villablanca will present “Preventing Broken Hearts: Understanding and Treating Heart Disease in Women”.  

  Do we think first or do we talk first? What about a baby: does the baby think about food or does it just cry?  The latest recipient of the College of Letters and Science Teaching Award, Professor Masoud Jasbi, addresses this fascinating subject. Jasbi’s area of focus is language arts ranging from linguistics and linguistic analysis to language learning in humans and machines. This lecture is titled “Language vs. Thought, Babies vs. Machines”. 

  A lovely box lunch from Zia's Deli (sandwich, fruit salad and cookie) will be provided for each attendee and guests are welcome.

  Registration period: 1/15/25 - 3/6/25

  Cost: $30

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• Japanese Tea Garden/Golden Gate Park Bus Trip

  • When
    March 20, 2025
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    8:00 AM - 5:45 PM
  • Location
    Meet at Mace Park and Ride in back of Ikeda's, 26295 Mace Blvd, Davis
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  Did you know that the Japanese Tea Garden has just unveiled two stunning new areas?  Come discover the beautiful new Pagoda Plaza and recently constructed paths among the giant redwoods.
  

  Our visit includes a one-hour San Francisco City Guide private tour of the oldest Japanese garden in North America, one that inspires tranquility, peace and harmony.  The cherry blossoms (Mother Nature permitting) should be blooming.  

  After the tour, we’ll have time for lunch on our own and optional visits to the DeYoung Museum or the Conservatory of Flowers or the San Francisco Botanical Garden. 

  Registration Period: 1/15/25 - 2/20/25

  Cost: $75, includes bus transportation, entrance to the garden, and private tour

  
  

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• Matchbook Winery Social

  • When
    April 04, 2025
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    2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    12300 County Road 92B, Zamora, CA
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  Spend an afternoon at the scenic Matchbook Winery in Zamora while enjoying good company, delicious wine and charcuterie treats.
  

  Matchbook Winery is a family owned winery and vineyard. John and Karl Giguiere are 5th generation farmers. In 1993, due to their efforts, the Dunnigan Hills became an official AVA (American Viticultural Area). The warm days and cool nights are perfect for preserving the grapes natural acidity.

  Carpools will leave at 1:30p.m. from the parking area by Big 5 in the Marketplace Shopping Center on West Covell.

  Cost: $10

  Registration Period: 2/15/25 - 3/38/25

  
  

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• Beatles Night

  • When
    April 05, 2025
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    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Church, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis CA
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  Get ready for a fun and festive evening!  Start the evening mingling with your friends, and then enjoy a program of Beatles songs performed by 10 outstanding regional musical acts.  Beer and wine will be available for sale.  Friends and family are welcome.  We expect this event to sell out, so buy your tickets early!  All musicians are donating their time and talent, with the net proceeds benefitting the scholarship fund.

  Cost: $40.00

  Registration period 2/14/25 - 3/24/25

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• Old Historic Cemetery Tour

  • When
    April 14, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    1000 Broadway, Sacramento
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    6 registrants

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  Adorned with beautiful statues, dramatic markers, and lush gardens, the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is an outdoor museum recording California history from the Gold Rush through today.  We will be led by a volunteer docent, as we walk through the cemetery to see and learn.  Please wear comfortable shoes to walk the paved paths.

  Following the tour, those who are interested can eat lunch on their own at Sellands Cafe or other nearby restaurants.

  Carpool meets at Mace Park and Ride located east of Ikedas.

  Cost: $12

  Registration period: 2/15/25 - 4/9/25

  
  

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