Break in your lawn chair because it will come in handy at the upcoming 15th anniversary of Reiff’s Annual Street Bash and Vintage Car Show.
Reiff’s Gas Station Museum is an actual home and yard filled with retro 1950s nostalgia, antiques and car culture in the center of Woodland.
Owner Mark Reiff will be opening his living museum at 52 Jefferson St., from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday, June 13, for the community to tour, enjoy live music by Retrospect, check out custom cars and bikes and share in a potluck meal. The family-friendly event is free to attend, although donations for the upkeep of the museum are welcome.
Participants are encouraged to wear 50s attire, bring their own lawn chairs, beverages and a dish to share. The street will be closed to traffic. There will also be raffle prizes including Reiff’s own original watercolors, a 13-door gazebo donated by Orchard Supply Hardware, car care kit donated by Napa Auto, dining gift cards from The Buckhorn and Rafael’s, facial gift certificate from Salon Prive, and more. The drawing takes place at 9 p.m., and winners must be present.
To donate a raffle prize, or for more information, contact Reiff by calling 666-1758.
Saturday’s Farmers’ Market in Heritage Plaza will feature local rice growers, music by the Twilight Stragglers Band and a free exercise class by Fitness 24 in conjunction with May’s city-wide Commit2Fit Challenge. Plus, it’s your opportunity to stock up on fresh strawberries, cherries, peaches, squash, swiss chard, cabbage, carrots, fresh bread, cut flowers, asparagus, eggs, gluten free goodies, local honey and transplants too between 9 a.m. and noon.
In other Heritage Plaza news, the Historic Woodland Downtown Business Association’s Thursday Night Live concert series at the Plaza begins June 4. Each Thursday during June experience live music from 6 to 8 p.m., by different bands, starting with The Nickel Slots on June 4 (Americana/country rock), Highway 16 Band on June 11 (classic rock), Souled Out on June 18 (old school soul and funk) and Conjunto Liberacion on June 25 (hot salsa). The concert series is free to attend.
Get ready to show and shine your hot rods, cool cars and low riders at Mojo’s Hot Summer Nights Car Cruise. Expect custom rods and rebels every third Thursday of the month now through September. Cars cruise in anytime after 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6. There is no registration fee.
Get your country on at Woodland Schools Foundation’s Country 4 Coaches concert on Saturday, May 30, which benefits stipends for Woodland sports coaches. Casey James, Steven Lee Olsen, Josh Dorr, Terry Sheets Band and Branded are in the evening’s line up, taking place at the Yolo Fairground’s Rotary Park in Woodland. Hoblit, Diamond E. Western Wear and 101.0 The Wolf (Owwww!) are sponsors. Tickets may be purchased by visiting 1019thewolf.com.
In other news, Well-Stocked is now open at 412 First St. Owned and operated by seasoned Williams-Sonoma veteran Lacey Mares, the shop features quality kitchen and home essentials such as bakeware, BBQ, cookware, cutlery, furniture, gourmet foods, tabletop and upscale entertaining items. Call (916) 668-5568 for more information, and check back soon for a full story in The Daily Democrat.
Guinevere’s Cafe & Bistro, formerly Fat Cat Cafe (317 Second St., adjacent to Dead Cat Alley) is getting closer and closer to opening. Owners Jennifer and Marco Fuoco are looking at opening their doors sometime in June. Similar to its former tenants, Guinevere’s will serve breakfast and lunch deli style. It will certainly have its own twists, as well as Scandinavian and Italian menu influences. The Democrat will also be providing readers with a full feature on the eatery shortly. Stay tuned.
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