Nine-hundred tickets have already been sold, and you still have time to get yours for the UC Davis Family Picnic at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The mail-order deadline has passed, but Staff Assembly announced that you can buy tickets in person today (July 29), and Monday-Wednesday (Aug. 1-3) at the Human Resources Administration Building.

All UC Davis affiliates, including those with the UC Davis Health System, and friends and families, are welcome to join in the fun at the Vallejo theme park, on Saturday, Aug. 6. Note this change in park hours: 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tickets: $35 per person, for everyone 3 years old and up (children under 3 will be admitted free). The price includes an all-you-can-eat picnic (2-4 p.m.). Vouchers are available for $5 parking (normally $15).

Click here for the order form, fill it out and bring it with you to the HR building on Orchard Road just west of La Rue Road. Hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Payment must be in cash (please bring exact change), or check or money order payable to "UC Regents." Please call the Staff Assembly coordinator, Tiva Lasiter, at (530) 752-0988, before coming to HR, so that your order can be filled and waiting for you.

Other Summer Diversions include a talk by our very own "Pudding Guy," Summer Jam-uhs every other Monday, more SummerMusic on the Quad, and exhibitions at the C.N. Gorman Museum, Nelson Gallery and Shields Library, all free; plus Camp Shakespeare.

• “Frequent Flier Miles 101 and Travel Tips from the Pudding Guy” — David Phillips, director of the Davis campus’s utilities division, gained national and international fame — and his nickname — in a food manufacturer’s promotion 12 years ago, turning in bar codes from 12,500 pudding cups in exchange for 1.25 million frequent flier miles. He will be sharing his story and offering tips from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, in Ballroom A at the Activities and Recreation Center. No reservations are necessary. See separate story.

• Camp Shakespeare — The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble and the arboretum are collaborating on the camp. One two-week session is under way, and another is scheduled Monday-Friday, Aug. 8-19.

The camp is open to ages 7 to 15, and children of all experience levels are welcome. The fee is $500 for either session, including snacks and beverages. UC Davis staff, faculty, affiliates, students and alumni are eligible for $100 scholarships, under a Davis City Arts Grant, to help defray the cost, according to the ensemble.

A flier states: "With our amazing actors leading the way, we will learn theatre skills, play awesome games, and, of course, put on a show!" — referring to an evening performance, the last day of each camp, for family and friends.

The organizers said the camp will be centered around A Midsummer Night's Dream. (Come late summer and early fall, the ensemble itself will be presenting the same play in the arboretum gazebo, Thursdays through Sundays, Sept. 15-Oct. 2.)

The Camp Shakespeare "classroom" will be the Wyatt Deck. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with early drop-off and-or late pick-up options available at additional cost.

To enroll, call (530) 802-0998 or send an e-mail to davis.shakespeare@gmail.com. More information is available online, or by calling or e-mailing, using the number and the e-mail address above.

More at the arboretum: tours, music, art installations.

• Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! — Summer Jam-uhs are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 8 and 22, on the grass just north of the Rec Pool.  Consider going for a swim first! Read more.

• SummerMusic on the Quad — Non Stop Bhangra, an Indian dance party. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13; the Quad opens for picnicking at 6. See separate story.

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