Sunday, May 20, 2012
The eclipse starts around 5:16 p.m. Peak viewing time is 6:33 p.m. Don't risk eye damage: Never look straight at the sun.
With a big event like the annular solar eclipse coming up Sunday, we'd like to know where you'll be going to view the event. The full eclipse won't be visible in Sacramento or the San Francisco Bay Area, but you will be able to see it partially. So, where will you be going to watch? Let us know below! Here are some safe-viewing tips form the Explorit Science Center: Never look at the sun or a solar eclipse with the naked eye or with any optical device, such as binoculars or a telescope - this will cause permanent damage to your eyes and even blindness. Only telescopes with special filters and proper placement of filters can be used to view the sun. For more information regarding the Sunday, May 20 partial/annular eclipse, or meeting …
Got a home for sale in Davis? Add a photo and details here.
If you're selling a home in Davis, click the "Upload Photos & Videos" button to add an image or video. Include information about the home in the caption. This week's most-expensive listing* is 44910 S. El Macero Drive, a six-bedroom, six-bath home listed at $1.795 million as of May 18. Some new listings (not a complete list): 39861 Barry Road, a three-bedroom, two-bath single family house, $569,000. 4424 Sunrise Court, a two-bedroom, two-bath single-family house, $319,000. More listings for Davis on AOL Real Estate. *A home at 38232 Russell Road is listed at $3.5 million, but it isn't our featured property because the listing does not include a photo.
38.540211
-121.678336
44910 S El Macero Dr, El Macero, CA
/articles/house-hunt-most-expensive-listing-in-davis-may-18
/locations/7055362
38.5733
-121.7704
39861 Barry Rd, Davis, CA
/articles/house-hunt-most-expensive-listing-in-davis-may-18
/locations/7055363
38.54756
-121.69689
4424 Sunrise Ct, Davis, CA
/articles/house-hunt-most-expensive-listing-in-davis-may-18
/locations/7055364
Today is Davis Merchants Appreciation Day.
Nina Gatewood Our Downtown Merchants have been very supportive of our school through generous auction donations. Through this difficult economy, many are feeling the pinch (or worse) and could really benefit from our support in return. To that end, we have declared this Sunday, 5/20 Downtown Davis Merchants Appreciation Day. Simply put, if you have shopping that can be done in downtown, we'd like to show our collective support for our downtown businesses through a flurry of Fairfield shoppers downtown on Sunday. We'll kick the day off with a family picnic @ Central park @ noon for anyone who'd like to join their fairfield friends. Need to pick up a birthday or anniversary gift? Consider nestware, Teach Your Children or DeLuna's …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
The Davis Film Festival is May 23 and 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the Varsity.
UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance The Davis Varsity Theatre presents the Department of Theatre and Dance’s 12th Annual UC Davis Film Festival produced in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and co-sponsored by Art Studio. This year’s short film submissions include a mockumentary about a washed-up child star, a comedy where three twenty-somethings attain mundane abilities after eating a very old casserole, an existential drama about a woman struggling with her life’s purpose, an animated action hero adventure and a documentary about finding the perfect bone marrow donor. The films will undergo a rigorous selection process to determine which make it to the festival screening. The 12th Annual UC Davis Film …
38.543281
-121.740906
Varsity Theatre
616 2nd St, Davis, CA
/articles/the-davis-film-fest-are-you-going
1695986
/locations/7057903
Friday, May 18, 2012
Celebrate Davis! ended with a five-minute fireworks show yesterday. Here's a sped-up version.
I shot this video on my GoPro camera while breaking down the Davis Patch booth at Celebrate Davis! yesteray. The event was great and the fireworks show was a nice way to end it. The music in the video is something I recorded a couple of years ago using a guitar and some GarageBand loops. It's a bit scattered and crazy. For more local videos:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
My first day of work was at Celebrate Davis! last year. It was a doozy.
I spent my first day of work as Davis Patch's editor chatting with people at the Chamber of Commerce's Celebrate Davis! event. My colleagues had gotten us a booth with hopes of reaching out to the community prior to the our launch. A full year has since passed, with Celebrate Davis! 2012 happening today from 4-9 p.m. When I worked last year's event, I had just moved from San Francisco back to my parents’ house in Winters. My then-fiance was still in the city, finishing out her job. I came early to find us an apartment in Davis. I worked the booth with my boss and our salesperson. Thousands of people paraded by throughout the day, asking what “Davis Patch” was. The site wouldn’t launch for another month and a half and I hadn’t done a lick …
Vote in the poll and then come to Celebrate Davis! and dunk them in real life.
You’ll have a chance to dunk some of Davis’s most public figures into a pool of water today at Celebrate Davis! between 5-7 p.m. We’ve listed the Davis “celebrities” in the poll below. Which one would you most like to see dunked under water? The Dunkin' Davis booth will be located next to the Family Fun Zone (which will feature a bounce houses, pony rides, petting zoo, Rocknasium's climbing wall and Gizmo's Rolling Video Games). Here is how it will work: three chances from 30 feet for $5, three chances from 20 feet for $10, three chances from 10 feet for $20. For each turn of three chances, maximum one dunk. Alternatively, if the citizen has a bad throwing arm and money to burn, then they can run up and hit the dunk arm for $100. Full …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
There will be dancers, a battle of the bands and fireworks!
We'll be in Community Park tomorrow for Celebrate Davis! Come visit the Davis Patch booth and pick up some swag! The event goes from 4-9 p.m. and will end with a fireworks show. It's at Community Park. Here's the schedule: 4:30-5 p.m. Cesar Chavez Dancers 5-5:30 p.m. UC Davis Aggie Band-uh in all of their glory! 5-7 p.m. Dunkin’ Davis: Your chance to dunk local business, sports and political leaders 4:30-8:30 p.m. Family Fun Zone centered around Rainbow City! 5:30–9 p.m. Battle of the Youth Bands sponsored by KDVS 90.3 fm 9 p.m. - Fireworks sponsored by University Retirement Community Here's the lineup for the youth battle of the bands:
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Davis Beer Fest will be held at Sudwerk on June 2 from 2-5 p.m.
The Davis Beer Fest -- which will be held at Sudwerk -- costs $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Tickets include beer, brats and a commemorative tasting glass. Will you be in attendance?
38.5466
-121.72589
Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery
2001 2nd St, Davis, CA
/articles/100-handcrafted-beers-brats-live-music-raffle-prizes-all-in-one-place
1696407
/locations/7027986
Watch the promo video and consider getting tickets ($7-10).
By UC Davis The Davis Varsity Theatre presents the Department of Theatre and Dance’s 12th Annual UC Davis Film Festival, produced in association with UC Davis Cinema and Technocultural Studies and co-sponsored by Art Studio. The festival of short films plays at the Davis Varsity Theatre Wednesday and Thursday, May 23-24, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and $10, available at the Davis Varsity Theatre box office starting May 16. Film festival advisor and Art Studio Professor Darrin Martin, says there is much for audiences to be excited about as UC Davis student work continues to grow in both quantity and quality. “Student enthusiasm for more sophisticated approaches to expressing themselves through filmmaking is on the rise as they strive to …
38.543281
-121.740906
Varsity Theatre
616 2nd St, Davis, CA
/articles/promo-video-ucd-film-festival-will-play-at-the-varsity-soon
1695986
/locations/7026476
Justin Cox
3:26 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Come support your family! more ›