Yolo County Local News: Art, Culture & Media


All Local Art, Culture & Media News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

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11/22/2024
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Five artists are in the running to create a permanent, public art display at the new Walnut Park Library in Davis.

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11/21/2024
Learn more about the results of an audit of CapRadio's 2023-2024 fiscal year and how it revealed the public radio nonprofit to be almost $10 million in debt.

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11/14/2024
In a November 14 press conference, City of Sacramento officials outlined a planned major investment in the Old Sacramento Waterfront. Read on for details.

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11/12/2024
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The streets in front of City Hall in West Sacramento will shut down and become a Winter Wonderland on Dec. 6.

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11/08/2024
Learn more about the development of a Yolo County civic information hub by Davis Media Access.

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11/08/2024
Learn more about the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Old Davis Road, presenting works "not typically shown in traditional museums."

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11/06/2024
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The City of Davis announced that all are invited to attend the 43rd annual Candlelight Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 5. Want to attend? Get the details in the article.

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11/05/2024
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In Yolo County, we acknowledge the land we exist on has been the home of the Patwin people for thousands of years. There are three federally recognized Patwin tribes: Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.

Yolo County is also home to the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, one of the few university museums in the country—and the only one in California—with a focus on contemporary Native American and Indigenous art.

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10/15/2024
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The Arthur F. Turner Community Library here has it all. Open every day except Sunday, the local Yolo County Library System branch offers so much more than just books.

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10/14/2024
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The 2024 Davis Film Festival is set for November 3 at the Veteran's Memorial Theater in Davis. The Festival showcases films from around the world and our own backyard including narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, shorts and features, and web series.

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10/09/2024
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The County of Yolo is recruiting for one regular, full-time library regional manager position at the Yolo County Library. Original article published at West Sacramento News-Ledger

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09/24/2024
Image for display with article titled Mercedes Ibáñez Is Davis’ New Poet Laureate

The City of Davis is pleased to announce that Mercedes Ibáñez was selected as the City’s sixth poet laureate on Sept. 17 (ratified by Council) and will be formally inducted as poet laureate during the City Council meeting on Oct. 15. Her term will run from October 2024 through September 2027.

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09/23/2024
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International House Davis is celebrating 40 years at 10 College Park Davis with the International Festival 2024 on October 5th and 6th.

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09/22/2024
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The Davis Art Center, open since 1960, has a new director and so many more open-hour and workshop options.

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09/15/2024
The PBS "America's Heartland" series will feature segments about four Yolo County farms in the upcoming season.

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09/03/2024
Find out more about the free student and educator resources available through the Yolo County Library.

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08/20/2024
Sacramento State has put a corrected version of the CapRadio audit report online.

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08/14/2024
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Join Yolo County Library and the Friends of the Yolo Branch Library for the Cruisin’ into the Next Chapter Classic Car and Truck Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.

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08/14/2024
Image for display with article titled Winters Theatre Company Announces 10-Minute Play Script Submissions

The Winters Theatre Company invites you to submit original scripts for consideration in our annual 10-minute play festival to be held the weekends of Feb. 28 through March 1 and March 7 and 8, 2025

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