Two down and out Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, are reduced to performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania.  When they learn that a local old lady is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash.  The trouble starts when they get to the town; they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces!  Romantic entanglements abound, especially when Leo falls head-over-petticoat in love with the old lady’s vivacious niece, Meg, who’s engaged to the local minister.  Meg knows there is a wide world out there, but it is not until she meets “Maxine and Stephanie” that she finally gets a taste of it.

Tickets for the Gala Opening on Friday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. are $15.

For all other performances,Fridays and Saturdays, March 10 – March 17, 8 p.m. and Sundays, March 11 and 18, 2 p.m.,tickets are $10 general and $6 for seniors and students.

The Saturday, March 17^th performance will be a dinner theater benefit for the Winters Rotary Club. For more information about the Rotary Benefit, call 530-795-3279 or email winters95694@gmail.com.

For more information or reservations, contact winterstheatre@gmail.com or call 530-795-4014.

WTC is the oldest drama group in Yolo County and has operated for nearly 32 years!

Since its inception in 1979, the Winters Theatre Company has presented over 100 varied plays to the community and region, including drama (Collective Stories), mysteries (Ravenscroft), farces (Rumors), comedies (Sylvia), musicals  (Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz), and summertime Shakespeare in the Park (Midsummer Night’s Dream). Winters Community Center,  201 Railroad Ave.

Winters, CA 95694

530-795-4014

winterstheatre@gmail.com

www.winterstheatre.org

Some of the fine offerings at Root Stock

Newly opened at 22 Main St., Root Stock is an exquisite space for people with good taste to taste and shop for a variety of the local best in wines, olive oil, chocolate, cheese, gifts and more.

Open:

Sunday 11-4

Wed. through Sat. 10-8

530-794-6008

website: http://rootstockgifts.com

Park Winters is a celebration ready, Boutique Inn located in historic Winters, California.  Come relax and be inspired.  Recharge in the country while staying in one of our deluxe suites or plan the celebration of your dreams.  This beautiful Victorian home and gardens will wrap you in the pleasures of simple country luxury.  The proprietors of Park Winters are creating a platform for gardeners, growers, chefs, artists and musicians.

Click here:

http://www.parkwinters.com/

Winters newest wine tasting addition is the new Main Street Cellars, by Michael Peterson, at 9 East Main Street.  Peterson, owner andwine buyer, is a 25-year veteran of the wine industry. He now welcomes the opportunity to share his extensive knowledge of and passion for wine with others.

Northern California grapes are part of Michael’s heritage. His family settled in Napa in the 1850s and planted orchards, including grapes. Although he has traveled extensively and broadened his palate, northern California is home to Michael and he has chosen to return to this area and open Main Street Cellars in charming Winters.

Entertaining and informed, Michael pours each taste of wine with enthusiasm, care, and expertise. He is eager to share his knowledge and passion for wine and welcomes all questions regardless of a person’s familiarity (or not) with wine. He has a special talent for matching the right person and the right wine and looks forward to sharing his love of wine with others at Main Street Cellars

web site

Wed. – Thurs. 11am to 12pm

Fri. – Sat. 11am to 2am

Sun. 11 am to 12pm

Contact

We had a thrilling 20th Earthquake Festival, with great food and wares, rocking music and dance and a general hullabaloo on Main Street. This is a family event commemorating the rise of the City of Winters from a devastating local earthquake in 1892.  There is entertainment all evening beginning with children’s performances and continuing with a live band and street dancing. There are many wonderful food booths and street vendors as well as bounce houses and other fun things for kids to do.

“It’s our fault and we’re proud of it!”

come back next August!

Earthquake Street Festival:

Location:  Downtown Winters – On Main Street between Railroad Avenue and First Street

Contact:  Winters Visitors Center/Chamber of Commerce – 530-795-2329

Website:  visitwinters.com

Main Street and Railroad Avenue, Winters

Stephanie Wright Hession

Thursday, November 11, 2010

When discovering the hidden gem of Winters, dispense with your notions about small towns. Established in 1875 and incorporated in 1898, it is historic and endearing, a town where gracious residents make newcomers feel welcome. Its 19th century buildings on Main Street and Railroad Avenue feel like Mayberry R.F.D., but there’s a sophisticated edge, thanks to an artisan community, galleries, shops, wine-tasting rooms, wonderful restaurants and live music venues.

- Stephanie Wright Hession, 96hours@sfchronicle.com

1. The Clayground

7 E. Main St., Studio 7B: Ceramicist Shannon Moore (pictured above), who studied painting and art history, and potter Rebecca Bresnick Holmes, who introduces her students to clay by teaching hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, partnered to create a ceramic studio where children, individuals and groups explore clay. http://www.clayground.biz/.

2. Rotary Park

East Main Street and Railroad Avenue: Pack a lunch and sit at a picnic table under a shade tree at Rotary Park. A grand white gazebo lends a vintage feel, and benches provide a spot for people watching. Behind the Winters Community Center, you’ll find the J. Robert Chapman Memorial Bridge and the Putah Creek Walk and Nature Trail.

3. J. Robert Chapman Memorial Bridge

Railroad Avenue: After refurbishing this steel railroad bridge – constructed in 1906 by the Southern Pacific Railroad – and transforming it into a pedestrian and bicycle path, the city of Winters renamed it to honor J. Robert Chapman, a former mayor and council member.

4. Cloth Carousel

9 Main St.: Contemporary, traditional and retro quilts decorate the walls of a shop for both quilters and fiber artists. On its shelves, you’ll find brightly colored fabrics depicting abstract designs, cups of coffees, jelly beans, a fish going fishing, pink monkeys and more. (530) 795-2580, http://www.clothcarousel.com/.

5. Root Stock Gifts

22 Main St.: The philosophy of this new gift shop, and future wine-tasting room, is offering locally produced wines, olive oils and other items from four neighboring regions, reflective of Winters’ Spanish, Italian, French and German cultural heritage. There are also Spanish ceramic vases, garlic keepers and oilcloths. (530) 794-6008, http://www.rootstockgifts.com/.

6. Buckhorn Steak & Roadhouse

2 Main St.: In the red brick building originally housing the DeVilbiss Hotel, this popular restaurant features Angus steaks, aged for 42 days and hand-cut on site; generous portions; attentive service; and a dining room containing roomy booths and walls adorned with animal busts. (530) 795-4503, http://www.buckhornsteakhouse.com/.

PARKING

Free, two-hour street parking, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily in downtown Winters. Free parking in business and public parking lots also available.

GETTING THERE

By car from San Francisco: Take Interstate 80 east across the Bay Bridge. Exit at Interstate 505 north toward Winters/Redding. Take the Highway 128 west/Winters/Davis exit, turn left on to Highway 128 west/East Grant Avenue and turn left on to Railroad Avenue. Continue to Main Street.

GOOD TO KNOW

Located in the former Winters Opera House, the Palms Playhouse hosts concerts from rock to folk to jazz to blues to country to bluegrass. 13 Main St., Winters. (530) 795-1825, http://www.palmsplayhouse.com/.

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This article appeared on page G – 31 of the San Francisco Chronicle