STEPHENS DAVIS BRANCH LIBRARY. Award-winning early literacy program for toddlers (ages 2-3) & their grown-ups. It combines music, movement, rhymes & books to help young children develop language skills, social & emotional skills, general knowledge about the world & a love of learning. 11a–11:30a. Free

THE BARN GALLERY, WOODLAND. Join YoloArts & Oke Jr for a series of POL workshops. Students will have a chance to research & select poems from the POL Anthology, work on recitation, stage presence & understanding as they prepare to compete in Yolo County's annual Poetry Out Loud competition. Winner of the county competition will advance to the State Finals. 4:30p–6p. Free

UC DAVIS STUDENT COMMUNITY CTR. Perkins will discuss her book Evolution of a Movement: Four Decades of California Environmental Justice Activism with Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning, Director of the Environmental & Climate Justice Hub and Assoc Dir of the UC Davis Institute of the Environment. Reserve a spot, 4p–5p. Free

SENSORY THEATER, ROBERT MONDAVI INSTITUTE. Dr. Gordon Walker has reached millions through his social media account, "Fascinated by Fungi." He discusses the biology & ecology of fungi, shares some basic types of mushroom morphology & talks about edibility & toxicity. Reception with wine & hors d'oeuvres to follow. Limited seating. 6p–7:30p. $25

Yolo Basin Foundation is offering a one-day Teacher Workshop focusing on wetland education. The workshop features field activities and wetland habitats in the context of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. This outdoor, interactive workshop prepares educators to bring students on a Discover the Flyway field trip. The next Teacher Workshop will be held on Saturday, January 28, […]

Join us for the first virtual talk of the Pence Gallery’s free, Art History Lecture Series! Srđan Tunić, MA candidate at University of California, Davis, will explore scientific illustrator Mary Foley Benson’s (1905-1992) artworks from UC Davis as well as her dynamic life, from her early USDA career at D.C., WWII piloting, to settling in […]