Arts & Culture

12 local restaurants to go head-to-head for annual charity soup competition Warm your hearts and stomachs, and head on over to Davis Odd Fellows Lodge on Sunday for 2015’s Souper Bowl. Hosted by Davis Food Co-op, the ninth annual charity competition pits 12 local restaurants against one another for who has the best soup in […]

Davis Musical Theatre Company presents Sweeney Todd The Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) is set to bring their rendition of composer and playwright Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical, Sweeney Todd, to their main stage, which is located on 607 Pena Drive. The show opens on Feb. 27 and closes on March 22. The show will take […]

Author Garth Stein to hold book signing at the Avid Reader Garth Stein has had an illustrious career; he’s produced an Academy Award-winning documentary and his last book, The Art of Racing in the Rain, sold over four million copies. Now he’s back with a new novel, A Sudden Light, which is about a family […]

In loving memory of the inclusivity and resilience of Maya Angelou ThePoetry-ThePoetsAndThePoetesses ThePoetry “Science=Art” By Abbas Mohamed   The universe Math and love Chemistry and creation   As above is as below peer in either direction to let the secrets show The more you search the more you start to know No matter what direction […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of being serenaded by 13 dapper vocalists in front of all your friends, your chance has arrived. UC Davis’ all-male a cappella group, The Afterglow, will be hosting their annual Lights Low with the Afterglow (Lights Low) concert this Fri., Feb. 20. If you’ve never been to a real-life a cappella […]

Using the power of percussion, South Korean musician So Ra Kim illustrates constellations of cultural traditions, from original beats to expressions of identity. On Feb. 20, Kim’s percussion quartet will be performing at the Mondavi Center, presenting Korean folk music in contexts both traditional and new. Kim has practiced p’ungmul and samulnori – forms of […]

Can we please discuss what Rihanna wore to the Grammys? To me, bad-gal Riri’s huge, poofy, strawberry sherbet-colored ball gown was the absolute epitome of American pageantry and entertainment industry extravagance. Love it or hate it, the 26-year-old popstar caught the attention of many critics. Some fashion-experts referred to her as “the belle of the […]

There is no doubt that competition is normal in the sports and academic world. However, there is another kind of rivalry that runs rampant on the University of California, Davis campus: the theatrical competition between the Dead Arts Society (DAS) and Studio 301 (301). DAS was formed as a side project of 301 in 2010. […]

Treat yourself to the sweet sounds of love this Valentine’s Day weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, Citizens Who Care for the Elderly (CWC) will be presenting Decades of Love – a concert celebrating love through the ages. The show will take place at the Veterans Memorial Center Theatre at 203 E. 14th Street. Formed in […]

“Love Recognizes no Barriers, Love jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope” — Maya Angelou   ThePoetry “Sestina” by Allegra Jostad Silberstein Sestina for my Long Lost Sister I wake this morning to a clear blue sky, The same color as the eyes of my sister. With her […]

For the week leading up to Valentine’s Day, MUSE went around Davis and surveyed members of the community, as well as a few visitors, and asked them some questions about love, particularly, “Describe a perfect Valentine’s Day Date” and “How do you define love?” Bube Onyeador, a fourth-year economics/statistics major, believes simplicity makes the best […]

On my tour of Third Space, an art warehouse and performance venue on 946 Olive Drive, the echo of my footsteps and voice as I was introduced to members of this independent art collective – Sally Hensel, Evan Clayburg, Dylan Wright, Denise Dempsey and Chandler Lavin – made me realize how much open, usable space […]