Yolo County Local News: Art, Culture & Media

International House Davis (I-House) proudly announces its 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser, honoring four decades of welcoming newcomers, celebrating global cultures, and building bridges of understanding through language classes, cultural events, parenting groups, and exchange programs.

The City of Davis Parks and Community Services Department invites college students and teens (ages 13 and older) to participate in the 2025 Photo Contest.

Pauline Jackson truly believes, “a problem is an opportunity.” Jackson, a retired school psychologist and burgeoning artist, says that she first learned this lesson from her father, who was deaf — but she’s also learned it through her own life and work. “It’s a time when you can let go of your left brain, and just see what cooks up in your head.”

Local community media nonprofit Davis Media Access has announced the inaugural members of its Yolo Local Working Group. Known for its longtime civic engagement work, DMA has spent the past 18 months moving from “curiosity about how DMA could help the decline in locally available information, to concrete action towards that end,” said Autumn Labbé-Renault, DMA’s executive director and principal developer of the project.“

The Davis Art Studio Tour on April 12 and 13 brings a weekend of inspiration and intimacy, as more than 40 Davis-based artists open the doors of their private art studio to the public.

Yolo County is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with a month-long series of events and activities designed to engage, educate and inspire the community. This year’s celebration is a collaboration between local agencies, schools, and organizations, featuring quilt exhibits, a special launch event, and other community activities.

There’s nothing like picking and eating fresh, tree-ripened fruit. You can beautify your yard and reduce your grocery bills at the Winters Friends of the Library annual Fruit Tree Sale.

Davis Media Access (DMA) has announced a new partnership with Impact Architects—based in Boulder, Co.— a nationally recognized firm that partners with nonprofits, philanthropy, and businesses to address complex challenges on a global scale. Impact Architects will provide the framework, methodology and data analysis for Yolo Local, the community information needs assessment DMA is driving.

On Saturday, it’s a teen Magic the Gathering club. Days later, a Spanish conversation group. Free after-school homework help, makerspace drop-in hours, and a book repair cafe round out the weekly schedule, seamlessly blending community with functionality, creating one of the few spaces in today’s world where spending money is not an expectation upon entry. Have you succeeded in the game of guess-the-place? If not, we’ll help you out: It’s the Mary L. Stephens public library.

The City of Davis and the Human Relations Commission invite the public to attend the 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at the Veterans Memorial Theatre, located at 203 East 14th Street in Davis.

Five artists are in the running to create a permanent, public art display at the new Walnut Park Library in Davis.