Arts & Culture

From June 20 through June 22, the Davis Music Festival will take over downtown Davis with its fourth annual celebration. Much like the popular Texas music festival South by Southwest (SXSW), the Davis Music Festival will host over 40 bands playing at eight venues scattered throughout the town. Some of the participating venues include Little […]

THEATRE AND DANCE Penumbra June 5, $19 adults, $14 seniors, students and kids UC Davis Wright Hall This annual event, this year directed by David Grenke, will feature student choreographers’ original dance routines inspired by classical ballet, hip-hop, jazz and other dance forms among many. 2014 Davis Shakespeare Festival June 26 to Aug. 3, $35 […]

Spin Doctors: Where are they now? Looking back on 1993, I’ve realized it was a weird, weird time. President Clinton was going on jogs around Washington, D.C. and talking to people at McDonald’s, the Menendez brothers killed their parents, the Branch Davidians were in Waco, Texas, music was splitting into factions of a new, why-the-hell-is-this-happening […]

Get ready to move and be moved. On May 29, Penumbra opens at the Main Theater in Wright Hall. Presented by the Main Stage Dance Theatre, Penumbra features a myriad of dance styles, expressing emotions and stories familiar to many. The Main Stage Dance is an annual showcase for students’ original choreographies. Throughout every school […]

Six a cappella groups will perform together on May 30 as part of a concert that will benefit the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. LocalTones, the latest installment in an annual concert series that showcases the a cappella groups of UC Davis, will feature performances from The UC Davis Lounge Lizards, The Spokes, The Afterglow, GreekBeats, […]

On May 30, ASUCD Entertainment Council presents Lawntopia on the Quad for the second year running. This year’s free event will feature Bay Area hip-hop duo, Zion I. Zion I, renowned duo of producer AmpLive and MC Zumbi from Oakland, Calif., debuted in 1997. In total, they have released over seven studio albums, their most […]

From May 31 to June 1, the Davis Art Studio Tour will take place all over the City of Davis. The Davis Art Studio Tour is an annual city-wide exhibit meant to showcase the vast artistic talent throughout the city of Davis. The tour works by offering viewers a map of all the different art […]

Best of 2014 (So Far) All good things must come to an end. Graduation is just around the corner, so this marks the final edition of the Aggie Arcade. But sappy goodbyes are boring — let’s talk about great video games instead. The first half of 2014 has seen plenty of enjoyable releases, but a […]

MUSIC Korean Percussion Ensemble May 29, 12:05 p.m., Free Wright Hall The Korean Percussion Ensemble will be performing with guest artist Gamin Hyosung Kang, a classically trained p’iri player. Gamin is a highly acclaimed artist from South Korea. The afternoon will showcase the group’s knowledge of multiple genres within traditional Korean folk music and will […]

Ideas on what to wear to a ‘90s themed party Recently my friend told me she had been invited to a 1990s-themed party. She was wondering what to wear. After much consideration, she settled on trousers and a T-shirt. “Don’t forget shoes,” I replied. “People wore shoes in the ‘90s.” Was ‘90s fashion really so […]

In his new choreographed piece, Isabella’s Dream, Granada Artist-in-Residence Dr. Henry Daniel continues his exploration of the intercultural contact and migration that stemmed from Columbus’ voyage. “The choreography is driven by the stories that the performers bring to the project,” Daniel said. “I posed a very specific question: ‘Can you trace your family history from […]

On May 21 and May 22, the UC Davis Film Festival returns for its 14th year. Twenty-seven short films will be presented at the Davis Varsity Theatre starting at 10 p.m. The festival is produced by the Department of Cinema and Technocultural Studies (CaTS), the Art Studio, the Department of Theatre and Dance and is […]