The arboretum turns literary next week, when Master of Arts students in creative writing read from their theses, and actors play out the words of another writer — Shakespeare, to be specific.
The arboretum joins with the Creative Writing Program in presenting the Creative Writing Farewell Reading, featuring M.A. graduates-to-be. 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, .
The presents As You Like It, the company's fourth annual summer show, in association with Friends of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis Arboretum. Rob Salas directs this telling of one of the Bard's most celebrated comedies, in a production that ventures not into the forest of Arden but into the hills of Appalachia (as played by the arboretum!). The ensemble draws on the region's culture and music for a new take on an old classic, complete with laughs and romance and Richard Chowenhill's music. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13-30, . Tickets: , by email, boxoffice@shakespearedavis.com; or by telephone, (530) 802-0998.
MORE IN THE ARBORETUM
• Folk Music Jam Sessions — Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes you name it! and join your fellow musicians during the lunch hour for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and other world music. All skill levels welcome. Listeners, too! Noon-1 p.m. Friday, June 7 and 21, .
• Walk with Warren — Warren is Warren Roberts, arboretum superintendent emeritus, a master plantsman and punsman! Join him for a walk in the west end gardens. Noon Wednesday, June 12, .
All programs are open to the public, and all are free except As You Like It. More information: (530) 752-4880 or (for directions, click on Plan Your Visit). Keep up with arboretum news by reading The Leaflet e-newsletter. To start receiving it, send an email to arboretum@ucdavis.edu, with newsletter in the subject line.
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu