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    • February 12, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:45 PM
    • Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis
    • 6
    Registration is closed

    To celebrate Heart Health Month, please join us for an inspiring session on Plant-Based Nutrition & Heart Heath with guest speaker Twyla Teitzel - a passionate advocate for healthy, sustainable eating.

    Discover how simple and delicious it can be to add more plant-based meals to your life. Whether you're vegan, vegetarian, or just "veg-curious," you'll walk away with information on science based heart health benefits of a plant-based diet, nutrition insights, and practical ideas to boost your well-being and support a healthy heart.

    The presentation will be followed by a plant-based lunch catered by Mendocino Farms. Lunch options include a Vegan Banh Mi Sandwich or an Avocado and Quinoa Salad plus cookies for dessert.

    Water will be provided but feel free to bring your own snacks/coffee.  Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

    Cost:  $34 (Includes lunch)

    Registration Period:  December 15, 2025 - January 30, 2026

    • February 26, 2026
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Home of Karen Cook, 2807 Rockwell Dr., Davis
    • 0
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    This event brings book lovers together to celebrate the joy of reading and share their favorite books of the year. 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 you're willing to pass on to a new home.

    Cost:  $5

    Registration Period:  December 15, 2025 - February 19, 2026

    • March 04, 2026
    • 7:45 AM - 5:45 PM
    • Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco
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    Join us for a magical day at the Legion of Honor Museum!

    Bouquets to Art - in its 42nd year, features colorful floral displays by leading floral designers with innovative botanical interpretations of artwork and architecture. Click here for a full description: https://www.famsf.org/exhibitions/bouquets-to-art-2026.

    After visiting the Bouquets to Art exhibit, we will head to the Beach & Park Chalet and enjoy a 3-course lunch in a beautiful room facing the Pacific Ocean.

    After lunch, there will be time to stop by the Land's End Visitors Center where you can take a short walk on the trails facing the ocean, hear about the history of Sutro Baths or visit the Land's End gift shop and information center.

    Please sign up early, we expect this trip to fill up.

    Meet at the Mace Park & Ride east of Ikeda's Market at 7:45 a.m.  The bus will leave promptly at 8:00 a.m.

    Cost:  $120 - No refunds after February 11, 2026 unless your spot can be filled.

    Registration Period:  December 15, 2025 - February 20, 2026

    • March 08, 2026
    • 1:00 PM
    • Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, 415 Second Street, Davis
    • 25
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    Get ready to have some fun, make some cash, and support Farm Circle scholarships. Last year, this event was an enormous success!

    Mark your calendars for Davis' only legal Bingo game, run by the Davis Odd Fellows. All proceeds will be donated 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 UFC members come out to play! The more players we have, the more proceeds we raise for UFC.

    Please note: Only adults (18 and older) may attend, as Bingo is considered 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's a full snack bar with food, drinks, candy, and wine and beer. Free door prizes are handed out all afternoon.

    The room capacity is 125 people.  Please arrive early to get one of the seats set aside for UFC registrants.  Doors open at noon.

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

    Reservation Period: January 15, 2026 - March 8, 2026

    • April 08, 2026
    • 7:15 AM - 5:45 PM
    • Mace Park & Ride in back of Ikeda's Market
    • 11
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    Join us for the 2026 Intercampus Day at UC Berkeley with section club members from our sister campuses.

    We will meet at the Mace Park & Ride by Ikeda's Market at 7:15 and travel by luxury coach to UC Berkeley. The bus will leave promptly at 7:30 and will return by 5:45 depending on traffic.

    After arriving at UC Berkeley, we'll meet the other participants from UC Berkeley, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz. After a light breakfast and welcome, we'll hear a presentation about Artificial Intelligence. Then, we'll have lunch and enjoy a tour of the Valley Life Science Building and the Doe Library. Our visit will end with a concert at the new performance hall. Please wear your walking shoes.

    Finally, we'll ride a short distance to the 4th Street shopping district in Berkeley with wonderful shops (Sur La Table, Anthropologie, Apple, Eileen Fisher and more!). We return to Davis by 5:45.

    Cost: $94

    Registration Period: January 15, 2026 - April 3, 2026.  No refunds after March 6, 2026, unless your spot can be filled from the waitlist.

    • April 14, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis
    • 120
    Registration is closed

    Learn about the ways you can protect your personal information, prevent financial fraud and privacy invasion. Experts will present best practices for cybersecurity so you can stay ahead of cybercriminals and protect your digital assets.

    Find out how phishing, ransomware and malware can cause havoc on your electronic devices and how to prevent it. Understand the importance of two-factor verification and strong passwords and why they can make a difference. Attendees will be given the opportunity to submit questions in advance.

    Doors open at 9:30 A.M. for coffee and snacks, program begins at 10:00 A.M.

    Cost: $15

    Registration Period:  February 15, 2026 - April 13, 2026.  No refunds after April 7, 2026, unless your spot can be filled.

    • April 21, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Unitarian Universalist Church, 27074 Patwin Road, Davis
    • 120
    Registration is closed

    In April of 1975, Davis author Claudia Krich and a small group of humanitarian aid volunteers chose to stay behind in Vietnam, when nearly all Americans and thousands of terrified Vietnamese fled. Without weapons, protective barriers, or any guarantee of safety, Claudia witnessed firsthand what happened. She will share her experiences and photos.

    Claudia Krich was co-director of the American Friends Service Committee medical humanitarian program in Vietnam from early 1973 until July 1975. Those Who Stayed is her personal firsthand account of the collapse of the South Vietnamese government, the end of the war, and life under the newly established Provisional Revolutionary Government.

    Among the few Americans who stayed behind, Krich was the only one who kept a journal.  In Those Who Stayed, she shares vivid impressions of those intense, historic days, capturing the uncertainty, fear, and pivotal moments as North Vietnamese soldiers arrived. Weaving personal experiences with major historic events, her book offers an extraordinary perspective on a defining moment in history.

    Doors open at 9:30 A.M. for coffee and snacks, program begins at 10:00 A.M.

    Cost: $15

    Registration Period:  February 15, 2026 - April 20, 2026.  No refunds after April 14, 2026, unless your spot can be filled.

    • April 28, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Home of Abbie Morrison, 16 Toyon Dr., Woodland, CA
    • 20
    Registration is closed

    Join us for a fun and flavorful cooking demonstration featuring fideuĂ , a Mediterranean favorite often called paella's pasta cousin. This hearty dish uses short, thin pasta that's lightly toasted, then cooked in a savory broth with olive oil, garlic, and seafood.  Abbie will show how it all comes together, share a few simple tips for getting great flavor, and give you a closer look at a dish that's perfect for sharing with family and friends.  It will be served with a salad and dessert.

    Our presenter, Abbie Morrison, has enjoyed cooking for family and friends for as long as she can remember. She first discovered this Catalan version of paella while visiting Barcelona in 2009, and it quickly became a favorite. Since then, fideuĂ  has been a Christmas Eve tradition in her family and a dish she loves preparing for gatherings with friends.

    Cost:  $25

    Registration Period:  February 15, 2026 through April 15, 2026. No refunds after April 10, 2026, unless your spot can be filled.

Past events

February 02, 2026 Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Yue Huang!
January 29, 2026 Time for Trivia
January 22, 2026 White Elephant Exchange
January 12, 2026 Health Effects of Loneliness and Isolation
December 10, 2025 Savor and Shop Winters
December 04, 2025 Candlelight Dinner
November 12, 2025 Focaccia Bread Cooking Class (Wednesday)
November 11, 2025 Focaccia Bread Cooking Class (Tuesday)
November 10, 2025 Focaccia Bread Cooking Class (Monday)
November 06, 2025 Artificial Intelligence Made Simple: Helpful Tech Tools for Seniors
October 22, 2025 Grass Valley: Bus Trip to Empire Mine State Park, Lunch and Shopping!
October 16, 2025 Art Class - Fall Colors!
October 07, 2025 Scholarship Reception, Fall Welcome and Interest Section Sign-ups
September 16, 2025 Newcomers' Welcome
May 28, 2025 Capay Valley Lavender Farm Tour and Lunch
May 13, 2025 UFC Spring Luncheon
April 14, 2025 Old Historic Cemetery Tour
April 05, 2025 Beatles Night
April 04, 2025 Matchbook Winery Social
March 20, 2025 Japanese Tea Garden/Golden Gate Park Bus Trip
March 13, 2025 Contemporary Health Forum
March 09, 2025 Bingo Benefit for UFC
March 06, 2025 Novels & Noshes
February 20, 2025 Discover the Crocker
February 04, 2025 Soufflé Cooking Class
February 03, 2025 Soufflé Cooking Class
January 16, 2025 White Elephant Exchange
January 08, 2025 All About Beer
January 03, 2025 First Friday Coffee - Davis Cannery
December 15, 2024 Holiday Home Tour & Boutique
December 05, 2024 Candlelight Dinner
October 17, 2024 Newcomers' Woodland History Walking Tour
October 04, 2024 First Friday Coffee Davis Cannery
September 25, 2024 Fall Reception
September 25, 2024 Newcomers' Welcome
May 15, 2024 Newcomers Finale
May 03, 2024 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
April 25, 2024 Newcomers Matchbook Winery Spring Wine Tasting
April 05, 2024 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
March 05, 2024 Canceled - Newcomers Leland Stanford Mansion Tour
March 01, 2024 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
February 02, 2024 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
January 18, 2024 Newcomers Woodland Library Tour
January 05, 2024 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
December 01, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
November 15, 2023 Newcomers California Raptor Center Tour
November 03, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
October 24, 2023 Newcomers Walking Tour of Historic Woodland
October 06, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
October 04, 2023 Scholarship Reception and Fall Welcome
September 28, 2023 Newcomers Welcome
May 23, 2023 Newcomers Finale
May 05, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
April 21, 2023 Newcomers: California State Railway Museum
April 07, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
March 16, 2023 Newcomers: Tour the Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, Sensory Center
March 03, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
February 15, 2023 Newcomers: California Raptor Center
February 15, 2023 Canceled: Newcomers: California State Railway Museum
February 03, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
January 19, 2023 Newcomers: The Historic Wonder That Is Woodland
January 06, 2023 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
December 02, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
November 15, 2022 Newcomers: California Raptor Center
November 04, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
October 27, 2022 Scholarship Reception and Fall Welcome
October 07, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
September 29, 2022 Annual Newcomers Welcome and Interest Section Signups
May 26, 2022 Newcomers Appetizer & Beverage Finale
May 06, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
April 13, 2022 Newcomers Matchbook Winery Lunch and Wine Tasting
April 01, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
March 04, 2022 Canceled: Newcomers First Friday Coffee
March 01, 2022 Canceled: Newcomers Tour of the California State Capitol & Stanley Mosk Library
February 17, 2022 Canceled: Newcomers Tour of the Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science
February 04, 2022 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
January 07, 2022 CANCELED: Newcomers First Friday Coffee
December 03, 2021 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
November 16, 2021 Newcomers Tour of the Woodland Opera House
November 05, 2021 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
October 13, 2021 Newcomers Tea
October 07, 2021 Scholarship Reception and Fall Welcome
October 01, 2021 Newcomers First Friday Coffee
September 23, 2021 Annual Newcomers Welcome
May 07, 2021 Canceled: First Friday Coffee
April 02, 2021 Canceled: First Friday Coffee
March 05, 2021 CANCELED: First Friday Coffee
February 05, 2021 CANCELED: First Friday Coffee
January 08, 2021 Canceled: First Friday Coffee
December 04, 2020 First Friday Coffee
November 06, 2020 First Friday Coffee
October 07, 2020 Scholarship Reception and Fall Welcome on YouTube
October 02, 2020 First Friday Coffee
September 25, 2020 Newcomers Welcome Happy Hour

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PO Box 858, Davis, CA 95617-0858
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