MUSIC
“Innovation Greets Tradition” by Rita Sahai
March 8, 7 p.m., $8 children and students, $20 adults
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
Presented by the UC Davis Department of Music, Rita Sahai will be performing a Hindustani classical vocal concert where she will be accompanied by the table, harmonium, viola and slide guitar. Sahai is a talented composer and performer whose vocal talents have led to recording vocals for the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass artist Béla Fleck.
Delbert Bump SA-ZIL
March 7, 7 p.m., free
John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St.
Pianist and composer Delbert Bump will be presenting a new style of music called “SA-ZIL” that combines aspects of Salsa and Brazilian, creating a danceable combination of music.
THEATER
South Pacific
March 7 and March 8 at 8:15 p.m., prices vary
Davis Musical Theatre Company, 607 Pena Drive
The Davis Musical Theatre Company presents weekend showings of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical South Pacific, a tale of war, love and oppression on a tropical island during World War II.
LITERATURE AND POETRY
The Poetry Night Reading Series Presents Camille Norton
March 6, 8 p.m., free
John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 First St.
Widely read and award-winning poet Camille Norton will be performing at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Following Norton at 9 p.m., the open mic will begin with The Spokes, the only all-female a capella group at UC Davis who has toured extensively throughout California.
ART
Ann Agee: Visiting Art Lecture Series
March 6, 4:30 p.m., free
Art Annex, Main Room (Room 107)
The artist Ann Agee, whose work includes installations in the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Arts, will be lecturing on campus. The ceramic artist and sculptor is a Guggenheim Fellowship recipient.
