Computer classes at the Lodi Public Library
The Lodi Public Library will hold the following computer classes: • Microsoft PowerPoint:
Participants will learn how to create and present a PowerPoint slideshow. Basic computer skills are required. • Computer Basics:
Participants will learn computer, internet and email basics for beginners.
All classes are free and require advance registration. They will be held in the library’s Computer Learning Center, 201 W. Locust St., Lodi. For more information or to register, visit the library, call 209-333-5554 or email
Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting
A Parkinson’s Disease support group meeting for patients and caregivers will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 3, on the north end of the Temple Baptist Church (enter at the Tokay Street gate), 801 Lower Sacramento Road. For more information, call Robin Bray at 209-269-1080 or Maureen Olsen at 209-745-1011.
Learn the basics of babysitting
Instructor Mary Shaw is offering a babysitting workshop for interested students 11 through 15 years old that will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 22 at Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St.
Babysitting Basics participants learn how to respond to medical emergencies, administer basic first aid and other safety practices. How to market oneself will also be discussed. Upon completion of the class, a certificate will be awarded. The cost is $66 per student. For more information call 209-333-5511, or visit
Code{STEAM} accepting summer course applications
Code{STEAM} will hold a Choose Your Own Adventure Game Camp for fifth- to eighth-grade students this June at the Lodi Public Library.
Over three weeks, students will learn to code their own video games. Finished games will be published on the Google Play store.
Space is limited, so interested students must apply by April 15. Selected students will be invited to attend a precamp class that will determine the final roster.
For more information and to complete the application form, visit the library’s website at or email
Code{STEAM} is not affiliated with the Lodi Unified School District.
Free genealogy help at the Chavez Central Library
The San Joaquin County Genealogical Society will provide volunteers to help research your ancestry free of charge on the first and last Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Cesar Chavez Central Library, 605 N. El Dorado St., Stockton.
For more information call 209-474-6448.
It was little Italy Friday night at LangeTwins Winery with Pietro “Pete” Murdaca in the kitchen pairing our Italian varietals with his cuisine.
Was it the rainy night? The red checked tablecloths? Perhaps the strolling accordions?
There was a bit of magic in the air as 75 guests witnessed this third-generation young chef stretch and execute a unique culinary experience.
Dinner pairings were all Pete’s design — the opening act was a golden beet and arugula salad paired with the LangeTwins 2016 Sangiovese Rosé.
He then matched our 2014 winery exclusive Nero D’Avola with an oxtail ragu and cavatelli pasta that took two days to prepare.
Our 2013 Single Barrel Teroldego was the feature with a charred ribeye over a bed of raddichio, but it was his chocolate semifreddo dessert topped with toasted hazelnuts and fresh fruits that pushed everyone over the top served with our MVP Dessert wine.
The addition of Italian varietals to the LangeTwins portfolio can be attributed to winemaker David Akiyoshi, who identified these Mediterranean varietals as unique winegrapes that would thrive in the Lodi appellation and especially under the direction of our viticulture team.
“These varietals are old world heartbeats and great additions to the family portfolio of wines,” Akiyoshi said.
Murdaca is the son of Lodi’s Annette and Jim Murdaca.
His culinary training was in Italy, and he completed internships both in Calabria and Rome. Murdaca cites “freshness of ingredients” as a key to his success, with an emphasis on sourcing local produce.
Murdaca and his family are currently renovating their Kettleman Lane restaurant, Pietro’s, and describe their new look as “blending the old with the new.” They expect to reopen in June.
LangeTwins spiced up the evening with a caricature of Pete to honor his first solo winemaker’s dinner, and pressed him to sign autographs for his admiring crowd. It was amoré!
LOEL Senior Center — Exercise session, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; hand and foot, 10 a.m.; duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Bingo 1 p.m.; Memoirs writing, 1 p.m.; 105 S. Washington St. 369-1591.
Lodi Toastmasters — 7 p.m. Open to public. Ambassador room at Temple Baptist Church. Training for leadership and public speaking offered. Call Justin Trick at 916-261-2030.
Narcotics Anonymous — 7 p.m. 20 S. Main St. 464-9262.
Salvation Army — Home league, 9:30-11 a.m.; Kids Klub, 5 to 7 p.m. 525 W. Lockeford St.