FLUTE-MAKING WORKSHOP

The UC Davis Arboretum is inviting the public to learn about Native Californian elderberry flute-making, in a free workshop led by docent Antonio Flores of the East Bay Regional Park District.

The program, scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 22, is open to all ages; adults are asked to accompany and supervise their young children.

Organizers said Flores will provide instruction in making and playing flutes, and talk about the culture of flute-making and about the endangered elderberry beetle.

All materials will be supplied; participants are asked to bring sharpened pocketknives.

The workshop location is Room 146 of the Environmental Horticulture complex on Old Davis Road near Mrak Hall Drive. Limited free parking is available at the Environmental Horticulture complex; more free parking is available in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.

OTHER ARBORETUM EVENTS

Valentine’s Day Sonnet Walk — See separate story.

Tour — Winter Color in the Storer Garden. 11 a.m. Feb. 14, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Free parking along Garrod Drive and in Lot 55.

Folk Music Jams — Play or listen. Noon Feb. 20, and March 6 and 20. Wyatt Deck, adjacent to the redwood grove, Old Davis Road. Parking $6 in Lot 5, Old Davis Road and A Street.

Tour — Birding in Your Own Back Yard. 2 p.m. Feb. 22, arboretum headquarters, La Rue Road near California Avenue.

Tour — Beat the Winter Blahs in the Garden. 11 a.m. Feb. 28, gazebo, Garrod Drive. Free parking along Garrod Drive and in Lot 55.

All events are free and open to the public. More information: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu.