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The Stephens Branch Library will co-host the celebration of Juneteenth in partnership with the Friends of the Davis Public Library and the City of Davis from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at the Veterans’ Memorial Center, 203 E. 14th St. Additional activities will take place at the library, 314 E. 14th St. Juneteenth is an annual observance to remember when Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865. Yolo County’s free, family-friendly Juneteenth celebration will feature food, entertainment and educational exhibits.

What’s a community-minded person to do on such a busy weekend?  DMA is proud to once again also serve as a sponsor for the Tenth Annual Davis Film Festival, which also takes place Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Veteran's Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. in Davis.

Our good friends at the Davis Music Festival are doing it again. The list of bands is epic, and they’ll be playing at 15 community venues around town June 22-23. You can get the whole scoop and see the lineup at davismusicfest.com.

A documentary on Tim DeChristopher’s story, will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis in the sanctuary on Thursday, June 20 at 27074 Patwin Road. Doors open at 6:30. A discussion will follow. Suggested donation: $5 –$10.

DMA Board members Fernando Moreno and Patty Clark have completed their terms and are moving on to new pursuits. We thank them both for their service and wish them all the best.

The Board recently voted to approve the following slate of officers for the 2013-14 year: Kate Snow, Chair; Ron Clement, Treasurer; and Henry House, Secretary. We thank these board members for their continued service and look forward to working with them in their new roles.

Cultivé Frozen Yogurt, located at 231 E Street in downtown Davis, will host a fund raiser for DMA on Saturday, June 22. The fund raiser will take place between 2-8 p.m. that day, and DMA receives 25 percent of sales when people mention our name or show the flyer we'll prepare (and have available) next week. Please work some yummy yogurt into your Saturday, and help benefit your community media center! Thanks to both Heather Caswell and Cultivé for setting this up.

We are pleased to report that on June 11,  the Davis City Council unanimously supported a new three-year contract for DMA/DJUSD media funding, effective July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016. The funds are provided from right-of-way fees paid by the cable operator to the City, and have long been used to fund community services here in Davis.

Each year, as part of the work DMA does in managing DJUSD Channel 17, our staff and interns record all five local high school graduations (Davis High School, Da Vinci Charter Academy, King High School, Davis School for Independent Study, and Davis Adult School). For a limited time, DMA sells copies of each ceremony.  Order copies here: djusd.davismedia.org/order-dvd.

DMA has space to lease upstairs! For information, please see the info at this listing: www.loopnet.com/Listing/18141991/1623-Fifth-Street-Suite-F-Davis-CA.

“Bidder 70,” a documentary on Tim DeChristopher’s story, will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis in the sanctuary on Thursday, June 20 at 27074 Patwin Road. Doors open at 6:30. A discussion will follow. Suggested donation: $5 –$10.