It's another jam-packed weekend in the arboretum, with a plant sale, an ethnobotanical walk and meditation, and Wild Family Day.

• Some Like It Hot: Summer Bloomers and Sizzling Deals — The bloomers are the stars of the summer garden, the deals are what you might expect at the season-ending clearance sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Open to the general public — no membership required.

• Ethnobotanical Plant Walk and Meditation — The Arboretum Ambassadors present this program on traditional uses of California native plants for food, medicine and ritual. Tea and meditation will follow. 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, Wyatt Deck.

• Wild Family Day — The student group Wild Campus, in partnership with the arboretrum, presents this afternoon of games and activities — all aimed at raising awareness of native wildlife and what the community can do to help preserve these critters. Wild Campus will provide supplies to build pinecone bird feeders, to take home. 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20, gazebo. More information is available by e-mail: WildCampus411@gmail.com.

MORE AT THE ARBORETUM

Movie Night in the Arboretum — The Academy Award-winning Avatar, presented by the Arboretum Ambassadors and the ASUCD Entertainment Council. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, on the lawn at Lake Spafford, east of Mrak Hall (bring a blanket).

Folk Music Jam Session — Pull out your fiddles, guitars, mandolins, penny whistles, pipes, flutes, squeezeboxes — you name it! — and join your fellow musicians during the lunch hour for a little bluegrass, old-time, blues, Celtic, klezmer and other world music. All skill levels welcome. Listeners, too! Noon-1 p.m. Friday, May 25, and June 8 and 22, Wyatt Deck.

Dedicated to the One I Love — Every one of the arboretum's dedications — of places and plants — has a story behind it. You will hear some of them on this morning stroll, taking in gardens and the arboretum's newest feature, Nature’s Gallery Court, featuring a ceramic mosaic mural. 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, Nature's Gallery Court (Garrod Drive, kitty-corner from the corrals at the School of Veterinary Medicine).

Sustainable Craft Workshop — The Arboretum Ambassadors present this family event, offering participants the opportunity to create jewelry and crafts out of items found in nature and around the home. All ages welcome. 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 3, Wyatt Deck.

Walk With Warren — Warren Roberts, ther arboretum's superintendent emeritus, invites you to join him to see the demonstration flower gardens in bloom. Noon Wednesday, June 13, gazebo.

Graduate Creative Writing Spring Symposium — In celebration of their advanced degrees, graduate students read their works of fiction and poetry. The participants: Nora Bergamino, Ryan Croken, Katie Dillard, Nick Falgout, Jon Ford, Julia Halprin Jackson, Evan Jones, Kitty Liang, Alex Russell, David Semonchik, Marissa Tinloy and Greg Wlasiuk. Sponsored by the arboretum and the Department of English. 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, Wyatt Deck.

Davis Shakespeare Ensemble: Henry V — A thorough portrait of heroism as King Henry rallies his outnumbered army to defeat France on its home turf. The ensemble looks at this classic in a whole new way, presenting the war epic with a small cast in an intimate setting. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 14-July 1, gazebo.

All programs are open to the public, and all are free except Henry V. More information on arboretum events: (530) 752-4880 or arboretum.ucdavis.edu (for directions, click on “Plan Your Visit”). More information on Henry V is available from the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble.

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