Arts & Culture

AggieTV’s first original movie series – BLiND – is making waves. Written and directed by former AggieTV member CJ Hwang, the series premiered its third episode last Friday on the AggieTV Youtube page. The production is a five-part film that focuses on a group of four students attempting to survive a zombie apocalypse on the […]

On Nov. 7, Davis Senior High School (DSHS) will debut its fall musical, Into the Woods. According to Gwyneth Bruch, director of drama, this will be the school’s most musically complicated show yet. Into the Woods is based on the book of the same title by James Lapine. It was adapted into a musical with […]

The Pamela Trokanski Dance Theater (PTDT) mixes dancers of every age, skill and experience level with a unique theatrical narrative to explore a theme. This year’s season opener, “Learning to See”, marks the company’s 30th active year. Trokanski founded the local studio and the three companies (PTDT, Apprentice Company and Third Stage Company) that come […]

On Nov. 9, world famous photographer Gene Kennedy will be exhibiting some of his work at the 1855 Gallery, which is located in the Davis Cemetery. Kennedy is most recognized for his photography of the contemporary American landscape, particularly his black-and-white documentary images of suburban land development in Northern California. This upcoming presentation will consist […]

ThePoetry-ThePoets&ThePoetesses The Poetry “All Things Cacao” By Kylina Matteoli This is not a sexualized poem about chocolate. This is a poem of all things pure nacional; where tree pods shiver away from branches; donde asar, pagar, y moler los granos create a Latin blend of perfection; where craftsmanship, pride and integrity demand favorable weather and […]

On Nov. 9, 16 and 23 The Davis Order of Odd Fellows, a historical social organization, is set to screen classic American Western movies as a part of The Odd Fellows Classic Film Festival. The festival will take place at The Davis Odd Fellows Lodge on 415 2nd St., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. […]

The Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) will be putting on a production of My Fair Lady, which will premiere this Friday and will run until Nov. 30. Set in London during the era of King Edward VII’s rule, My Fair Lady follows the story of Eliza Doolittle, a flower vendor from the Cockney district. After […]

UC Davis student-run club Studio 301 will be presenting its Contemporary Musical Theater Review this weekend. They will be performing a cabaret of songs from popular modern and classic musicals. This year’s Contemporary Musical Review, titled “Can You Hear the People Sing?” will feature songs from musicals of the 2010’s such as Bonnie & Clyde: […]

For this week’s edition of Aggie Style Watch, we took a look at Halloween costumes and asked Davis students how they prepare for the festivities. We received a variety of responses, ranging from “I buy a costume the day before” to “I start thinking about it in the beginning of October, but get my act […]

Written By HANNAH KRAMER — arts@theaggie.org Anyone who has opened their home as a venue to the multitude of bands passing through Davis knows that having neighbors who don’t mind noise is of paramount importance. It makes it easier if those neighbors are dead. The Morgue, conveniently located across the street from the Davis Cemetery, is […]

ThePoetry-ThePoets&ThePoetesses   The Poetry “Equus” By Nicole Washington Your earthy smell fills the air, And your darkly feathered fetlocks, Move like the beat of the Native American, As they drum to the earth and sky, Their moans loud and crude, Like the treble and bass that comes from deep within your throat. Sturdy hooves strike […]

This Friday, a nonprofit activist group known as The Beehive Collective will be stopping in Davis to present their “Sucked Dry: Examining Drought and Privatization from Mesoamérica to California” tour. “Sucked Dry” is an educational storytelling tour that uses design displays to promote water restoration efforts and demote monopoly on water resources by big businesses […]