This Weekend in The People’s Republic

Enjoy the last weekend in our bucolic burg before hordes of UC Davis students swarm our fair streets… get thee outside and enjoy yourselves!

Friday, 18 September 2009

Wine Tasting Benefit for Yolo County Chapter of Marriage
Equality U.S.A. [WINE]

6pm – 8pm, Davis Food Co-op , 620 G Street

$1 per taste

For the next couple of months, the Co-op is generously dedicating all of the money raised at their thrice-monthly wine and beer tastings to a great cause, marriage equality. As my friends Shelly Bailes & Ellen Pontac note, “It’s a  tasteful way to support marriage equality.”

This week, a selection of local wines.

Saturday, 19 September 2009

Bizarre Bazaar [SHOP]

8am – 4pm, University Retirement Center

1515 Shasta Drive at West Covell Blvd

FREE

When seniors downsize and move to this retirement center, they donate all of their surplus belongings to this yearly event which supports their charitable causes. Find everything from furniture and clothing to knick-knacks from across the globe. Great deals to be had!

Oktoberfest ’09 by the Sunrise Rotary Club [DRINK & EAT]

6pm – 9pm, Central Park Pavilion

$20

This annual event boasts great food, drink and entertainment in a sit down environment created outside under the FM Pavilion… always a good time with the pillars of our community.

Glenn Yarbrough & Havenstock River Band [MUSIC]

8pm, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

$20-40

Glenn Yarbrough is a true American Original. Touching audiences worldwide with his distinctive voice for over fifty years, he sings with a conviction and depth of feeling that is seldom equaled in music today. An original member of the Limeliters, Glenn’s fist solo album in 1967, “Time To Move On”, followed by “Baby The Rain Must Fall” gave us unforgettable music from an artist with an unforgettable voice. Glenn’s 2009 tour will be his last in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy once more some of America’s greatest music with one of America’s greatest artists backed by The Havenstock River Band.

Sunday, 20 September 2009

Bocce Bunch Tournament [SPORT & DRINK]

1pm – 4pm, Berryessa Gap Vineyard

27260 Highway 128 in Winters

$?

Come out to the Berryessa Gap Winery and support the Bocce Bunch teams while enjoying Berryessa Gap wines, locally inspired food and lots of laughs at the Berryessa Gap Winery Bocce Court.