Arts & Culture

Guess what crazy thing I did Saturday night? I went to a book reading at the Pence Gallery! I know, pretty badass, am I right? Okay, so maybe it wasn’t the ideal “wild Saturday night out,” but it was actually quite enjoyable. Every month the Pence Gallery on D Street hosts “Stories on Stage.” During […]

New quarter, new fashion. In our first edition of Campus Chic for 2014, our muse of the week, third-year biochemistry and molecular biology major Seojung Kang, tells us all about her winter getaway in Seoul, Korea and what she bought as a little gift to herself during the holiday season. There’s something about Seojung that […]

Each quarter KDVS, Davis’ student-run radio station, initiates a new batch of DJs into the KDVS family. The volunteers go through multiple weeks of training and are offered time slots between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The early morning work hours are considered a rite of passage for all KDVS DJs. New […]

On Jan. 22  at 7 p.m., the Nelson Gallery on campus will host the Davis Art Salon: Vive Le Public. The event is an art show, which exhibits submitted artworks from individuals of the greater Davis community. During the event, those in attendance will be given an opportunity to vote, and the winning artist will […]

Figure Drawing Group Pence Gallery 212 D St. Second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, $14 This group, active since 2009, lets amateurs and veterans alike draw from a nude model. The group uses dry materials for their work, such as graphite and pastels, and specifically requests that guests do not bring wet paint materials. […]

MUSIC Farallon Quintet Jan. 9, 12:05 p.m., free Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby, Mondavi Center The Farallon Quintet will be performing Mozart’s Allegro in B-Flat Major, K. 91, Bernard Herrmann’s Souvenir de Voyage and Durwynne Hsieh’s Clarinet Quintet this Friday in the Grand Lobby of the Mondavi Center at 12:05 p.m. Eric Hoeprich, Basset Clarinet and […]

Most Anticipated Games of 2014 A new year means new releases, and the schedule for 2014 is looking strong for last-gen and current-gen platforms alike. Here are five of the games I’m looking forward to most in 2014: Dark Souls II I spent years looking at Dark Souls from a distance, intimidated by its notorious […]

A taste of pure Colorado folk is soon to hit Davis. On Jan. 9, Stelth Ulvang of The Lumineers will be performing at Third Space with special guest Abe Abraham. On the road with The Lumineers, Ulvang is often found painting melodic memories through piano keys. His musicianship, however, stretches over a spectrum of skill. […]

On Dec. 6 at 7 p.m., the a cappella community of UC Davis will come together for the annual Alotta Cappella show. Alotta Cappella is an a cappella showcase hosted by the undergraduate a cappella group, the Liquid Hotplates. This year, the show will take place in Freeborn Hall. The Liquid Hotplates host the event […]

Guitar Pioneers  Guitar is a magically dynamic instrument. To some, learning it seems impossible. I am one of those folk. I just don’t get how people can move their fingers so intricately and play so fast. Some quick history: stringed instruments (known as chordophones) have been around for over 3,000 years, but the instrument officially […]

The Aggie Public Arts Committee (APAC) was established in 2010 as a subcommittee of ASUCD. Since then, they have been involved in various activities on campus. “When I joined two years ago, the big project was to repaint the bike circles,” said Rachel Du, a fourth-year international relations and comparative literature double major who also […]

Best of 2013 This is the final edition of the Aggie Arcade for 2013, which means it’s time to go back and look at the year’s best games. Although the release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One dominated headlines in November, the whole year was successful thanks to these top-notch games. 5) Tearaway The […]