The Downtown Winters Harvest Festival will return for its second year from Friday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, Oct. 29.
The event will kick off from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in downtown Winters featuring live music, outdoor dining, wine, sweets, a trick-or-treat trail, pumpkin painting and more, according to its Facebook page.
It'll continue 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 with a block vendor market featuring over 130 local merchants, food trucks and live music.
Festivities conclude 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 with chalk art in Paseo Park, a Winters Farmers Market and a Winters Halloween Fun Run.
For more information and updates, visit facebook.com/events/1491455161260788/?active_tab=about.
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UC Davis' fall 2023 plant sales will kick off next Saturday, Oct. 21 at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery located at 1046 Garrod Dr. in Davis.
A members-only sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and a public sale will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the arboretum's website.
"Shop our one-acre nursery to find an incredible selection of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region," the website emphasized. "By choosing to shop with us, not only will you bring home beautiful plants that help support a sustainable environment, your purchases play a vital role in supporting the growth and care of our gardens, student environmental leadership opportunities and free public programs."
The plant sale fundraisers are held by the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. The group said most plants it sells are grown on-site and that nursery staff, along with dozens of students and volunteers, propagate and grow most plants.
"By shopping these sales, you support the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's environmental leadership programs, the growth of our gardens and collections and the wide variety of free, educational events we offer the public," the website concluded.
For more information, visit arboretum.ucdavis.edu/plant-sales.
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LEER Group will be closing its Woodland facility and have several assembly, maintenance, manufacturing, QA, lamination, paint, warehouse and administration staff looking for new employment, according to a city press release.
YoloWorks! will be holding an on-site job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 and invited businesses to send two people from their hiring team.
"If you're interested, please contact Carlos Villarreal (Carlos.Villarreal@yolocounty.org) by October 20th," the release stated. "Please bring any job flyers, positions list, or application instructions for the employees to review or take home."
If no one from the hiring team can attend, YoloWorks! recommended emailing Villarreal any flyers or hiring materials.
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The Center for Land-Based Learning celebrated National Farmers Day by highlighting its California Farm Academy Beginning Farmer Training Program.
"Since 2012, aspiring farmers have gained the skills and confidence they need to pursue their farming dreams," a center press release stated. "So far, we've trained 179 farmers, 21 of whom have been Veterans. We are proud of our alumni and grateful to all the seasoned farmers who have helped teach and guide them."
The center noted that its Explorer Course begins next week. The hands-on learning course takes place from Oct. 19 through Oct. 21 and Nov. 4 and is designed to help aspiring farmers learn what it takes to start and manage an agricultural business.
The application deadline for the course is Oct. 15. Visit landbasedlearning.org/farm-academy-explorer to apply.
Additionally, it noted that its Training Program is "an immersive, part-time program that prepares students to launch an agricultural business."
The program begins in February 2024 and culminates in a business plan presentation and graduation in September, according to the release.
Visit landbasedlearning.org/farm-academy-beginning-farmer to apply.
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The Friends of the Woodland Public Library will host its "Lifting the Veil" conversation 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 in the library's Leake Community Room.
The event will feature a conversation between author Dänna Wilberg and Linda Schooler and Joseph Martin, both of whom are psychics featured in Wilberg's paranormal series Borrowed Time, according to a city press release.
"Wilberg's Borrowed Time series follows a woman who acquires psychic gifts after a near-death experience," the release explained. "Among other works, Wilberg's Borrowed Time series and Grace Simms Trilogy showcase her background as an award-winning scriptwriter and filmmaker."
Wilberg lives in Northern California with her family.
Schooler and Martin have both been psychics for over thirty years. Schooler has appeared on media outlets in the Greater Sacramento Region including a "Best Of" edition of the Sacramento News and Review for Best Psychic.
Martin has been featured at multiple metaphysical special events and produces a web series called "The Magic Minute."
"Join the Friends of the Woodland Public Library… for a fascinating conversation between an author who writes about psychic abilities and two practicing psychics," the event's press release stated. "This event is free and open to the public."
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