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Shop Small, Give Big: Davis Holiday Gift Guide 2020

Looking for the perfect last-minute Christmas gift? Davis’ community of small businesses offers unique, one-of-a kind finds that you can bring home in time for the holidays! Bonus: Shopping local is a gift that keeps on giving. Small businesses make up the fabric of our community by providing jobs, investing in local charities, and by

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Slowing the Spread, Spreading out the Fun! Seven Days of Halloween

This October 25-31st, Downtown Davis will come alive with a bounty of Fall festivities and Halloween activities! From scavenger hunts and pumpkin contests to seasonal eats and Oktoberfest-themed drinks, your favorite local businesses are offering plenty of safe, family-friendly options to celebrate the holiday all week long. In an effort to minimize large crowds (and

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International Festival 2020: A Virtual Celebration of Unity in Diversity

This Sunday, International Festival, the Davis International House’s 10th annual celebration of unity in diversity will be held entirely online!  For the past nine years, International Festival has taken place in Central Park, but in order to accommodate public health initiatives, the all-day cultural fair has been transformed into a 3-hour broadcast featuring carefully-curated performances

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Keep Your Electronics On for the Show: Mondavi Center HomeStage

Mondavi Center’s HomeStage is here! Experience live-streamed theater, dance, music, and more from the comfort of your home.  While the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts will remain physically closed in order to ensure public health and safety, the venue continues to provide a space for artists and audiences to enjoy high-quality

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Open Air Davis Takes New Shape

Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA), in partnership with the City of Davis, took action through Open Air Davis, an initiative which enables businesses to utilize outdoor spaces to accommodate a greater and safer service capacity.

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The Pence Gallery: An exhibition of resilience

The Pence Gallery has officially reopened! After a head-spinning five months of closure, three weeks of reopening, and two more weeks of closing, visitors can once again peruse the gallery (with a mask and whilst maintaining social distance, of course). Although the gallery remained physically closed for months, director Natalie Nelson immediately transformed the Pence

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The Fletcher’s Features: Davis couple inspires small business support

Small businesses are at the heart of the Davis community—something local real estate agents Brenda and David Fletcher understand well. So when retailers adjusted for COVID safety guidelines by limiting operations or closing their doors, the Fletchers took to their Facebook page and began offering their own giveaways to local businesses—donuts from Pink Dozen, dinner

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The Show Must Go On(line)! Davis Varsity Theatre

Make sure you’re stocked up on popcorn! For the first time in its 99 years of service, Davis’ Varsity Theatre is relying on us to watch movies from home. The local icon has made a unique selection of 35 films available for at-home streaming. The selection features a variety of rare cinema treasures contributed by

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Having a ball with Watermelon Music

This Valentine’s Day, Watermelon Music’s live music venue, The Melon Ball, hosts the Valentine’s Winter Interlude, a classical concert dedicated to the beauty of love. The program, presented by the Mellon Music Festival (MMF), features classical music selections as well as contemporary love-song favorites. Watermelon Music has worked with the MMF to put on three,

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