This Weekend in The People’s Republic

Labor Day Weekend in Davis has never been sweeter.  After the jump, find our suggestions for a relaxing yet active weekend.

Friday, 4 September 2009

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

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 Australian wines.

Saturday, 5 September 2009

City of Davis Wetlands Tour [EXPLORE]

Yolo Basin Foundation

Meet at City of Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant (directions
below)

9am-11am

FREE

Visit this unique wastewater treatment facility with specially trained docents. This constructed wetlands project utilizes treated wastewater and stormwater to create wildlife habitat. The 400-acre site was previously agricultural land and  is now being returned to a managed native California wetlands ecosystem that includes oak riparian woodlands and native grasslands. Learn about the various
biological processes that enhance water quality, the advantages of a native  plant community and see hundreds of shorebirds in the peak of their southern migration. Birds that may be seen include: dowitchers, yellow legs, sandpipers,  avocets, stilts, long-billed curlews, ibis, egrets, herons, yellow-headed blackbirds, a peregrine falcon and various hawks and waterfowl.

Directions From Davis:
Take Poleline Road heading north towards Woodland. Turn right onto Road 28H.  Stay on this road for 3 miles until reaching the Wastewater Treatment Plant front gate.

Bring: For warm weather bring a hat and sunscreen. For cold  weather dress in layers. For all trips bring water, binoculars, spotting scopes and shoes that can get muddy.

——————————————————-

Nels Andrews; Bri Anne Michelle [MUSIC]

10pm, Sophia’s Thai Kitchen & Bar, 129 E Street

$4

Nels Andrews: Sparsely arranged, slyly intelligent  country-folk stuffed with juniper winds, Juarez jails and long women in short dresses, delivered with all the gruff urgency of Tom Waits over lap steel and ruptured guitar.

Bri Anne Michelle: “For the most part, I try to connect with my audience by expressing the honest experiences of my heart and soul.  My inspiration comes from a variety of genres of music including
artists like Fleetwood Mac, Tori Amos, Van Morrison, Over the Rhine, Ryan  Adams, and Mindy Smith, but my true influences come from the authentic blessings and curses of true love and real life.” This small town girl can lyrically drive herself to the Big City and stop in Nashville on the way.

Sunday, 30 August 2009

Winters Farmers Market [SHOP]

Rotary Park, Winters, CA

8am – 12 noon

FREE

Wednesdays and Saturdays aren’t enough? The Davis Farmers Market may be America’s Favorite, but just down  Russell Blvd is an up-and-coming gem of a market.

The Winters Farmers Market provides access to the beautiful,  locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables of Yolo County. Other offerings include fresh coffee, fresh flowers, locally prepared foods, live music and more!