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Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the City of Davis’ first ever parent-child dance. The dance, themed “Glow up!”, is set f...
01/14/2025

Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the City of Davis’ first ever parent-child dance. The dance, themed “Glow up!”, is set for March 15 at the Veterans Memorial Center.

To match the theme, attendants are encouraged to wear neon or brightly colored dance wear for an evening of music, lights, and fun activities including a DJ, refreshments, and activities.

The dance is open to children ages 4—13, with a parent or guardian over the age of 18.

Read more and get your tickets at the link.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/glow-up-city-of-davis-to-host-first-ever-parent-child-dance/

An engaging exhibition examining visual journals belonging to students who participated in the UC Davis Design study abr...
01/13/2025

An engaging exhibition examining visual journals belonging to students who participated in the UC Davis Design study abroad program, opens on Jan. 21 at the UC Davis Design Museum. Visual Journals: 2010-2024 runs through April 25.

Visual journals are like traditional travel diaries, but instead of written entries, they contain sketches, hand lettering, photographs, magazine cutouts, and printed ephemera. Even dirt, waste, and stains are acceptable if they visually capture feelings, thoughts, and ideas.

Read more about the study abroad program behind these journals at the link—swipe and zoom to see more images ahead of the exhibit opening.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/visual-journals-ucd/

When Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez’s child came out to her, she asked if being gay was “natural”. A classmate had suggested o...
01/10/2025

When Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez’s child came out to her, she asked if being gay was “natural”. A classmate had suggested otherwise.

As a Professor of Animal Behavior at UC Davis, was overjoyed to be in the expert position to share with her daughter the thousands of animal species that express homosexuality.

Wild Pride: A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom was written, illustrated and self-published by Calisi-Rodríguez.

From elephants, to dragonflies, to seals, the species of the animal kingdom display just how natural same-sex relationships are. With more than 190 pages of fun facts and family-friendly illustrations, Wild Pride is an entertaining and eye-opening look at how love knows no boundaries.

Tap the link to read more about Wild Pride, hear from , find links to order, AND hear about her new agent and upcoming work!

🔗: https://thedirt.online/davis-author-wild-pride/

Four firefighters from the City of Davis Fire Department have traveled to assist crews in the Southern California fires....
01/09/2025

Four firefighters from the City of Davis Fire Department have traveled to assist crews in the Southern California fires.

The shared the news on their social media accounts. The firefighters left in G33, a fire truck from Station No. 3.

Follow ➡️ to see the G33 crew pull out of Davis, and for future updates.

The City of Davis has strengthened its ban on encampments. Beginning January 1, camping has been banned on all public an...
01/09/2025

The City of Davis has strengthened its ban on encampments. Beginning January 1, camping has been banned on all public and private property in the City. Violators can now be charged with a misdemeanor.

Davis City Council passed this change 3-2 in November.

Former City of Davis Council Member and Mayor Robb Davis explores a different approach to supporting the unhoused community in Yolo County in this month’s issue.

“The challenges faced by unhoused people in our community can feel intractable, the problem too complex to resolve,” Davis writes. “But if we commit to a process that places community navigators in relationships with our unhoused neighbors—relationships that lead to regular daily or weekly invitations and that create trust, connections, and opportunities—I believe we can invite many people to the kinds of lives [they can] enjoy.”

Read more at the link.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/city-of-davis-strengthens-ban/

Downtown Davis will lose more than fifty parking spots this year as a result of AB 413, called “The Daylighting Law”. It...
01/06/2025

Downtown Davis will lose more than fifty parking spots this year as a result of AB 413, called “The Daylighting Law”. It prohibits vehicle parking or idling within 20-feet of a crosswalk or 15-feet of a crosswalk where a curb extension is present.

Swipe for explainer images from the City and the link to read more about the new parking rules, AB 413, and the City’s phases of implementation.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/downtown-davis-parking/

More than $30,000 is available for Yolo County students in scholarships from the Yolo County Foundation! The .cf scholar...
01/04/2025

More than $30,000 is available for Yolo County students in scholarships from the Yolo County Foundation! The .cf scholarship applications are open now—you can find all the details at the link!

Scholarships include:
1. The Saylor Family Scholarship
2. The Mary Ellen Dolcini Scholarship
3. The Julia R. Millon Memorial Scholarship
4. Roy and Cynthia Kroener Family Scholarship
5. The Yolo Youth Service Award (YoYoSA) Scholarship
6. The NorYo Opportunity Scholarship
7. The David Breaux Scholarship
8. The Richard & Lucille Harrison Scholarship
+ a handful of local high school scholarships

🔗: https://thedirt.online/2025-yolo-county-scholarships/

Have you visited Davis’ first ever CAT CAFE 🐱? opened last month, bringing state-of-the-art feline health care—and time...
01/03/2025

Have you visited Davis’ first ever CAT CAFE 🐱? opened last month, bringing state-of-the-art feline health care—and time slots to get some one-on-one time with a furry friend!

Seasoned veterinarians Julie Cole, DVM, DACT,
PhD, and her husband, Chris “Shac” Shacoski, DVM, opened Cat Tales Feline Health Center to set a new standard in specialized feline care in Northern Califor-nia. Cat Tales offers cutting-edge knowledge in fe-line-only care to provide exceptional medical treatment and concierge-level services, all tailored specifically for cats and the people they own. The veterinary team holds unparalleled cat-care credentials and has forged partnerships across the feline-care community, including with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Beyond clinical care, Cat Tales also offers Davis’ first cat lounge, Tabby Tea Cat Lounge & Adoption Center.
The Tabby Tea Cat logo was designed by a Da Vinci
High School student!

Open to the public by appointment, cat lovers can sit and relax alongside adorable, adoptable, shelter cats and kittens (depending on the day) and enjoy a complimentary coffee and pre-packaged boba teas-and Wi-Fi!

Children ages 8 and older are welcome, but must be
accompanied by an adult.

More details on how to book at the link.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/cat-cafe-davis/

So much going on in Yolo County the first month of this new year! Our Editor’s Picks for January 2025:✨ Honor the pursui...
01/02/2025

So much going on in Yolo County the first month of this new year! Our Editor’s Picks for January 2025:

✨ Honor the pursuit of justice with the beat of the djembe! Join West African drumming master Mamadou Traore & friends for a performance and drum circle in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at .
✨ Enrique Chagoya juxtaposes secular, popular, and religious symbols to address the ongoing cultural clash between the United States, Latin America and the world. The artist is the 2025 Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecturer at UC Davis. He speaks at the on Jan. 30.
✨ Romance author brings her release tour to Davis Jan. 15! is thrilled to host Adams at the Veterans Memorial Theatre as she celebrates the release of her latest book from her When in Rome series: Beg, Borrow, or Steal.
✨ Join a Campus Lighting Safety walk Jan. 22 to help assess lighting conditions around campus, identifying areas with low light or non-functional lighting.
✨ Get questions about menopause answered in a live Q&A with a board-certified OB-GYN. Hosted by , the session on menopause features Dr. Carol Darwish, who has more than 20-years experience in the field.
✨ Senior artists of all media are invited to the Barn Studio for weekly Open Studio sessions each Wednesday. Sessions foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of cultural exchange, conversation, encouragement, and freedom of expression.
✨Hit the Yolo County Wine Trail on January 5 to enjoy special promotions throughout the region. Treat yourself to a tasting, or unwind in one of Yolo’s many tasting rooms. Visit yolocountywines.com/map to plan your adventure!
✨ Enjoy a night of live indie-rock, with an epic lineup presented by the . The Bad Bad Hats and Party Nails hit the stage at on Jan. 11.
✨ Celebrate Broadway, Times Square, and the magic of showbiz with wit, humor, and so much pizzazz. brings 42nd Street to stage this month, with more than a dozen performance times.
✨

new year, new issue 🕺🏼🪩start 2025 off right and pick up this month’s Dirt on stands downtown TODAY!✨ look into the new c...
01/02/2025

new year, new issue 🕺🏼🪩

start 2025 off right and pick up this month’s Dirt on stands downtown TODAY!

✨ look into the new camping ordinance and learn how to support our unhoused neighbors
✨ local mom , self-publishes a book and lands a deal with a major literary agent!
✨ how a davis-based fashion designer redefines maternity style with
✨ meet the farmers behind Fiddler’s Green Farm
✨ mental health expert .s.anway tells us to do less in 2025
✨ After school enrichment options for K-6
✨ A DIY “Cream of Anything” soup recipe from Food Editor
✨ The bike garage opens a new location in Davis!
✨ UC Davis students’ visual journals are on display in an on-campus art show
✨ New cat cafe opens in yolo county and it’s purrfect
✨ All things
✨ hundreds of local events

Grab a copy around town or click through our digital issue at the link!

🔗: https://issuu.com/thedirt.online/docs/thedirt-jan25-full

’s chocolate bread pudding makes for the perfect holiday breakfast! Sweet, cozy, and fruity, it’s got everything you nee...
12/19/2024

’s chocolate bread pudding makes for the perfect holiday breakfast! Sweet, cozy, and fruity, it’s got everything you need to warm up a chilly morning.

Sweetened with maple syrup and paired perfectly with fresh fruit, it’s fun twist on a classic desert that the whole fam will love! ❄️💓

Zoom for the recipe from our Food Editor, Sandra Violet Clark!

Meet Davis Farmers Market’s resident Plum Pusher, Raffit Ahmad. Ahmad is well known for his fresh, tree-ripened stone fr...
12/11/2024

Meet Davis Farmers Market’s resident Plum Pusher, Raffit Ahmad. Ahmad is well known for his fresh, tree-ripened stone fruit—and for his endearingly insistent style of offering samples.

Ahmad hand picks each fruit (including his bestselling pluots) when they’re at their peak, leading to a beautiful selection of perfectly ripe produce.

And his fruit is super fresh! If it’s for a Wednesday afternoon market, he harvests it that morning. For Saturday markets, he does it on Friday afternoon.

Read more about Ahmad Farms and their fruitful 36-year legacy of plum/pluot pushing at .farmers.market at the link! Try it for yourself this afternoon at the Wednesday market from 3-6p.

📝: Wendy Weitzel,
🔗: https://thedirt.online/ahm/

From monthly auto light programs that provide families with free light repairs to keep folks safe on the road and less l...
12/10/2024

From monthly auto light programs that provide families with free light repairs to keep folks safe on the road and less likely to be subject to police stops, to free food and diaper distributions, to self help clinics that assist folks with work permits, asylum applications, and immigration documents, NorCal Resist has been helping neighbors in Yolo and Sacramento counties since 2017.

The team at offers programs that directly support low income families, newly arrived asylum seekers, refugees, and other immigrants based on the idea that community members have the resources, knowledge, and know-how to help keep one another safe, fed, housed, and healthy.

Swipe or tap the link to more about this nonprofit, and read a letter from the team. ✉️

🔗: https://thedirt.online/community-mutual-aid-norcal-resist/

If the “add-to-cart”-iness of the holiday season feels overwhelming, consider a Buy Nothing year! 🎁Laura McLively, award...
12/09/2024

If the “add-to-cart”-iness of the holiday season feels overwhelming, consider a Buy Nothing year! 🎁

Laura McLively, award-winning author of The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook, shares her personal journey with the Buy Nothing movement and ten excellent tips on how to have a Buy Nothing holiday of your own.

“I’m now almost five-months into a Buy Nothing year and at the threshold of my first holiday season without my usual apps, having to create a special holiday for my kids, myself and my loved ones,” writes. “With some forethought and a little extra effort, I’m already on my way to creating a memorable holiday for my family—without the unnecessary waste or harm.”

Swipe or tap the link to read more.

🔗: https://thedirt.online/buy-nothing-holiday-guide/

Jordan Hayes returns to the Pence Gallery with her first solo exhibit, The Little Things.Hayes is a figurative painter w...
12/07/2024

Jordan Hayes returns to the Pence Gallery with her first solo exhibit, The Little Things.

Hayes is a figurative painter whose recent work centers on portraying everyday objects with deeper underlying stories and meanings. The figures in Hayes’ scenes engage with these items in quiet scenes, featuring dramatic lighting, eye-catching hues, and attention to detail, to provoke a greater appreciation for life’s subtleties.

The objects in these paintings are often overlooked and slip through our conscious thoughts. Hayes aims to focus on the form of these little things and provoke a deeper awareness of the item’s significance and how we connect with them.

The Little Things is open at the through January 30, with a reception at this month’s on December 13.

Read more about the artist and the exhibit at the link.

📝:
🔗: https://thedirt.online/jordan-hayes-solo-exhibit/

Want to start a project but don’t have all the tools? Community Mercantile, a reuse store in Davis, to the rescue!Think ...
12/05/2024

Want to start a project but don’t have all the tools? Community Mercantile, a reuse store in Davis, to the rescue!

Think of their new “Library of Things” as a really cool neighbor who has every tool ever and is always willing to let you borrow. 🛠️

From painting supplies, to sanders, saws, drills, and carpet cleaners, has most categories covered. There’s even floor carts for moving heavy things and bubble machines for… making bubbles. 🫧

The library is a membership program; members must be 18+ and membership is $10/yearly. After that it’s free to borrow. Typically, items are borrowed for one week but additional time may be granted.

Tap the link to check out FAQ and all of the borrowables!

🔗: https://www.communitymercdavis.org/library-of-things

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