MUSIC
Daedalus String Quartet
Oct. 24, 7 p.m., $8 for students
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Listen to classical music from this quartet, consisting of violinists Min-Young Kim and Matilda Kaul, violist Jessica Thompson and cellist Thomas Kraines.
San Francisco Symphony
Oct. 25, 8 p.m., $62
Mondavi Center
Enjoy performances Appalachian Spring, Piano Concerto No. 20, Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety and Symphony No. 93 from this Bay Area orchestra.
The Swon Brothers
Oct. 25, 8:30 p.m., $15
The Graduate, 805 Russell Blvd.
See country music duo and “The Voice” finalists The Swon Brothers perform songs from their debut self-titled album at this show presented by country radio station, 101.9 The Wolf.
Halloween Karaoke Party
Oct. 25, 7 p.m., $10
Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Dr.
The Davis Musical Theater Company presents this Halloween party including festivities such as karaoke, a costume contest and a dance performance of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”
ART
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Oct. 25, Noon, Free
Sudwerk Dock Store, 2001 Second St.
Guests will be able to carve and pick pumpkins from a local pumpkin farm with a chance of winning prizes for their finished creation.
THEATRE AND DANCE
“Thriller” Class
Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m., Free
Pamela Trokanski Performing Arts Center, 2720 Del Rio Pl.
The last of a series of classes that will teach the dance from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in preparation for a flash dance that will be performed at the Downtown Davis Trick-or-Treat Trail.
‘Hay Fever’
Oct. 30, 7 p.m., $15
Third Space, 946 Olive Dr.
The Art Theater of Davis presents Noël Coward’s 1925 comic play, Hay Fever, the story of a weekend with a family who prove to be nightmarish hosts to their guests with their outlandish behavior.
LITERATURE AND POETRY
Stories on Stage
Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., $5
Pence Gallery, 212 D St.
This event features actors performing dramatic readings of short stories written by two Davis authors, New York Times bestselling novelist John Lescroart and emerging fiction writer K.E. Montieth.