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In Wednesday’s article “Parks and facilities outreach meeting to be held tonight,” the date of the meeting was incorrect.The meeting will take place May20at7p.m.The Aggie regrets the error.

TODAY Kim Epifano Dance workshop 10:30a.m.tonoon University Club Learn how to dance while feeling the air at this free Chinese movement workshop.Contact Lynette Hunter to reserve space at lhunter@ucdavis.edu.

TODAY Cancer awareness event Noon to 1 p.m. The Quad Join Colleges Against Cancer to learn more about cancer in the African American community. This event is part of Black Family Week.

TODAY Farmers Market 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. East Quad Get fresh fruits, veggies and snacks at this convenient farmers market.

Ethiopian art and portraits lined the walls of Queen Sheba restaurant. Red, yellow and green cloth bordered the ceiling, and a tiny platform was marked off with a straw overhang. A DJ played music in the corner and a lone microphone was set up in the middle of the platform. This is where the poets performed.

TODAY Israeli soccer literature talk Noon 2203 Social Science and Humanities Alon Raab, lecturer in Jewish and religious studies, will give a talk titled “From Rabinovitch and the Burden of Jewish History to Beckham’s Thigh: Israeli Soccer Literature.”

pparently, you need more than a household oven to cook up an engagement ring. That’s what Babak Sanii discovered when he decided to make – rather than purchase – an engagement ring for his girlfriend of four years, Claudia Chung. Sanii made the sterling platinum ring at the UC Davis Craft Center.

TODAY Math Café 5to7p.m. 104North Hall Get a good serving of mathematics at this weekly tutoring sessionwith the Women’s Resources andResearchCenter.Women and menareboth welcome.

Dominic Callori used to don a jersey and sneakers as a star center for the UC Davis basketball team, hoisting jump shots and grabbing rebounds many a time at the ARC Pavilion.

TODAY Whole Earth Festival noon to10p.m. UC Davis Campus Check out this yearly three-day festival of arts,music and food that celebrates Mother Earth.

For those eager to experience a fresh take on literature, pay a visit to the Native Americanstudiesconference from May11to13.Officially titled“Discursive Practices:The Formation of a Transnational Indigenous Poetics,“the free event gives people an in-depth look at Native American writing,and provides a personal look into intellectual dialogue amongAmerican Indian fiction and non-fiction writers.

Whenever I see a restaurant named after someone,it makes me wonder if that person actually exists.Did the owner just arbitrarily choose a name for the restaurant that’seasier to pronounce thanhis real name? That’sprobablywhat I would do. In any case,I thought I’d finally give Cindy’s a try after passing it up so many times on the freeway.Judging by theflower décor andcolor scheme of the sign– yellow,red and green– I figuredit wasprobably a diner.All other details about the restaurant,though,were as mysterious to me as that Milk Farm Restaurant sign off Interstate-80.