Sacramento River delta Historical Society
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Delta Awards - Sold Out!
Join us for a wonderful night of fine dining and community to honor Mark Morais and the Giusti family and their commitment to preserving and enhancing the heritage of the Delta region!
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Doors Open 5:30 p.m., Dinner at 6:30 pm
The Ryde Hotel
14340 CA-160,
Walnut Grove, CA 95680
Door prizes, a silent auction, a buffet-style dinner, awards presentation, no-host bar, house wine and more!
Movies in the Delta with Film Historian Matias Antonio Bombal
Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Jean Harvie Community Center
14273 River Road
Walnut Grove
Admission free
Filmmakers have used the intricate and vast waterways, towns, farms, and fields of the California Delta for shooting locations for more than 100 years. From the 1916 SilentJim Bludso, filmed in Rio Vista, to the 1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, All the Kings Men, Bound for Glory, Delta Fever and On the Road, filmed partially at Strange
Cargo in Locke, the list goes on and on.
Join us on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 pm as movie critic and film historian Matias Bombal offers intriguing insights about many of the silent movies, wildlife documentaries, and contemporary classics, that were filmed here.
Matias began working in exhibition, operating classic movie theatres with repertory programming in the early 1980’s. He has been involved in film and audio restoration as well as the revival of old movie palaces. In addition to a weekly 10-minute movie review segment on KAHI Radio in Northern California, he has made three documentary films and hosts Matias Bombal’s Hollywood, presenting reviews of current cinema now playing or coming soon to a theatre near you.
Annual Potluck Dinner, Election, and Talk on Hunting and Fishing in the Delta
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
6 pm to 8:30 pm
Jean Harvie Community Center
14273 River Road
Walnut Grove
This is our annual potluck event. Bring a potluck dish of your choice, though it would be a plus if entrees or appetizers included dishes from wild game or fish from the region. We’re hoping that a local cook or chef will demonstrate a dish. We’ve lined up a few folks who will share a little history, including a 1915 documentary on endangered ducks of the Delta. We invite you to share your stories of hunting, fishing, trapping, or other wildlife encounters. Bring your friends!