Things To Do In Davis – Tandem Davis Weekend Guide – August 21, 2015

There is so much to do in and around Davis this week. Check out the links belows to plan your whole weekend and beyond. If we’ve missed a best thing to do in Davis, CA, please let us know.

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Friday, August 21, 2015

	Hey Nows Sudwerk Dock Store, Davis CA Live music and cold, hand crafted beers.5:00 pm Free
	Author Event: Val Brelinski The Avid Reader, Davis CA Local author reads, discusses & signs of her debut novel, The Girl Who Slept With God.7:30 pm Free

Saturday, August 22, 2015

	Farmers Market Central Park, Davis CA Support your local farmers. Seasonal produce, baked goods, hot food-to-go & more.8:00 am – 1:00 pm Free
	Garden Work Day Central Park Gardens, Davis CA Help spruce up the gardens! Tools, gloves, and training provided.9:00 am – 11:00 am Free
	FARM Davis Workday Farm 2.6, Davis CA Compost! Learn how to set up a compost pile and a hot compost. Bring sunscreen/hat & water bottle. Food grown feeds low income and homeless populations in Davis.10:00 am – 12:00 pm Free
	Family Fun Yolo County Library, Davis Branch, Davis CA Explore stories, music, art and science! Space is limited – pick up one ticket per person at the Children’s Desk, starting 30 minutes before the program.  Tickets are required for admission.11:15 am Free
	Open House Momentum Dance & Fitness Suite A-106, Davis CA All ages are welcome to take part in demos by Momentum instructors. Come dressed to sweat! Bollywood, Folklorico, Hoop Dance, Belly Dance, MarFit, Zumba, and so much more!2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Free
	Movies in the Park Central Park, Davis CA Outdoor movies on a giant blow-up screen. Get there early to find a spot and lay down your picnic blanket. Food for sale before and during the show (or bring your own picnic). The movie starts at sunset. 8/22 Paddington, 8/29 Guardians of the Galaxy, 9/12 Maleficent, 9/19 Big Hero 6.8:00 pm Free
	Opening Dance Party Momentum Dance & Fitness Suite A-106, Davis CA Ready, set DANCE! It’s time to celebrate new beginnings. Bring a friend or three as we dance till we drop! (Ages 18+ only)8:00 pm Free
	Wreck & Reference + All Your Sisters + So Stressed + Color of Closure The Morgue, Davis CA All ages house show.8:00 pm $Donation
	Local Live Music Woodstock’s Pizza, Davis CA Thanks, Woodstock’s, for providing yet another venue to enjoy live music in Davis! Every Saturday. Artists TBA.9:00 pm Free
	Mimicking Birds Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis CA Let the Portland music scene come to you. Catherine Feeney opens. 21+9:00 pm – 11:30 pm $5
	DJ Smilez Our House, Davis CA The kitchen closes and the dance floor opens.11:00 pm Free

Sunday, August 23, 2015

	Live Jazz Ketmoree Thai Restaurant, Davis CA Every 4th Sunday.6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Free
	International Folk Dancing Davis Arts Center, Davis CA Dancing every Sunday. Instruction, reviews, and requests of beginning to advanced level dances from around the world. First time free. Then payment by punch card.7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Free-$7

Monday, August 24, 2015

	Performers’ Circle Village Homes Community Center, Davis CA Monthly acoustic open mic. All performers welcome! Music, dance, poetry, spoken word, mime, etc. 4th Monday of every month. 6:45p-7:15p open mic sign-ups, 7:15p-8:15p open mic, 8:30p-9p featured performer, Brazil Project.  6:45 pm – 9:00 pm Free
	Pub Quiz DeVere’s Irish Pub, Davis CA The place to be on Monday evening…your Quizmaster, Dr. Andy, hosts a weekly celebration of knowledge, strategy and entertainment. Teams of up to 6 players. Arrive by 6p to secure a table.7:00 pm Free
	Avid Reader Book Club: David Talbot The Avid Reader, Davis CA This month’s book club selection is Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love.7:30 pm Free

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Salsa Tuesday The Graduate, Davis CA With DJ Miguel. Dance lessons at 9:30p w/Cori from Barbara’s Dancing Tonight. 18+.9:30 pm $6

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

	Toddler Play Group Davis Food Co-op, Davis CA A meet-up group for toddlers and their parents. Meet new friends & schmooze about the joys and challenges of parenting toddlers. In the Teaching Kitchen (537 G St.). Snacks provided.9:00 am – 10:30 am Free
	Farmers Mkt. & Picnic in the Park Central Park, Davis CA Shop the farmers market and enjoy a picnic with bouncy houses, carousel, a climbing wall, and live music. Every Wednesday. Music line-up: 8/5 Cold Shot (Retro & Modern Dance Music), 8/12 Peter Franklin Band (Classic Rock), 8/19 Whiskey Alley (Rockin’ Country), 8/26 Plainfield Pickers (Western Swing & Bluegrass).4:30 pm – 8:30 pm Free
	Unofficial Scrabble Club Central Park, Davis CA It’s Scrabble time! Play Scrabble with fun people. All levels are welcome. Bring your board if you can.5:30 pm – 11:00 pm Free
	Open Mic Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis CA Comedy, music, poetry…now is your chance to show it off.8:00 pm Free
	Trivia Night Ketmoree Thai Restaurant, Davis CA Check FB page for theme. All ages. Every Wednesday. No cover. Cheap appetizer and drink specials available to trivia goers, and happy hour starts at 9.8:00 pm Free
	Ducktails Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis CA Bright and expansive range of expressive pop songs. Regal Degal opens. 21+9:00 pm – 11:30 pm $10
	Trivia Night Krush Burger, Davis CA Put on your thinking cap! Every Wednesday. $5 minimum purchase to participate. All ages.9:00 pm Free
	Evan Daly Our House, Davis CA And his Blues band.9:30 pm Free

Thursday, August 27, 2015

	Wine’d Down Thursday Sundstrom Hill Winery, Davis CA Me and Him, the guitar duo of Kurt Roggli and Martin Lewis, are well known in the Davis music scene, playing folk, acoustic guitar and instrumental music: traditional Celtic tunes, contemporary American folk and Bluegrass.5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Free
	Duck’s Breath: The Final Reunion Tour Palms Playhouse, Winters CA Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre is one of the most influential comedy troupes from the 1970s and 1980s. Their comedy has influenced everyone from Matt Groening, creator of ‘The Simpsons’ to Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller), and from Joel Hodgson (creator of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”) to Caleb Carr (author of “The Alienist”). One of the longest enduring comedy troupes, Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre has inspired laughter for more than a quarter of a century. From their early performances (for free beer) before fellow University of Iowa students, the five humorists have gone on to become a staple of National Public Radio’s daily news show, All Things Considered. Their skit, Ask Dr. Science, spawned NPR’s first weekly nationally aired quiz show, Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, hosted by Dan “Dr. Science” Coffey.8:00 pm $22
	Sometimes Warren Sophia’s Thai Kitchen, Davis CA A collection of some of our local great musicians, playing two sets. 21+9:00 pm – 11:30 pm $5
	Trivia Night Woodstock’s Pizza, Davis CA Get your team of 3-6 to Woodstocks for great prizes & fun! Every Thursday.9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Free
	DJ Smilez Our House, Davis CA The kitchen closes and the dance floor opens.11:00 pm Free

UC Davis Athletics: THIS WEEK’S UC DAVIS ATHLETICS SCHEDULE (click this link to see full schedule)

Friday, August 21 Women’s Soccer RV Santa Clara 5:00 PM Aggie Soccer Field	Saturday, August 22 Men’s Soccer Chico State Exhib 5:00 PM Davis, Calif.
23	Monday, August 24 Women’s Soccer Sacramento State 3:00 PM Aggie Soccer Field

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