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Tim Gaffaney hosts Ken Celli who is a Jazz Jam Facilitator. They talked about the two monthly sessions held at the Davis Senior Center, the differences between them, what inspired Ken to start the Jazz jam, how it is distinctive from performance, and the goals of improving improvisational skills.

For more info contact Ken at mandolincelli@gmail.com

Recorded 11/21/24 

Davis Parent University presents Ned Johnson. Ned is president and “tutor-geek” of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring and standardized test preparation.

Tim Gaffaney talks with Mercedes Ibanez who is the newest Poet Laureate for the City of Davis. They discussed why she writes poetry, what drives what she writes about, and how being bilingual affects her creativity. She read four of her poems and they discussed the themes in the poems, her playwriting and it's connection to her poetry, and her role as Poet Laureate for the city of Davis.

For more information: https://www.mercedesibanez.com

Recorded 10,25/24

Recorded December 7, 2023.   Join the Davis Futures Forum and Yolo Mobility, Cool Davis working groups, as they host guest speaker Susan Handy, Director of the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, who will offer her perspective on the current planning for I-80 traffic congestion and the Yolo Causeway. Her presentation will be followed by a diverse panel who will give us their thoughts about the Caltrans I-80 Corridor Master Plan and the associated widening project planned within Yolo County.