Arts & Culture

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 […]

The John Natsoulas Gallery, located at 521 First St., will be hosting its “End of the Year Party” and Exhibit Opening Reception on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 7 to 10 p.m. The special evening will mark the conclusion of a successful year of gallery exhibits at the Natsoulas Gallery, and will include showcasings of specific […]

The UC Davis Baroque Ensemble will be performing in the Yocha Dehe Grand Lobby in the Mondavi Center Dec. 5 at 12 p.m. The ensemble will be performing Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor for Two Violins, which will feature soloists Michael Sand and Jolán Friedhoff, Handel’s selected Opera Arias and Purcell’s Scene from King Arthur, […]

ART Holiday Market at Pence Gallery Now – Dec. 24, free Pence Gallery, 212 D St. Find unique hand-crafted gifts and keepsakes at the Pence Gallery’s annual Holiday Market. All sale items are created by local artists and craftsmen. Members of Pence get 10 percent off all purchases. Gallery 1855 presents Silvia Poloto Now – […]

Fashion isn’t about the body; it’s about the attitude. In this week’s edition of Campus Chic, our muse of the week and fifth year English and Chicano studies double major, Joanna Villegas, shares her journey to becoming the strong, confident and full-figured woman she is today. Now, I can go on and on about how […]

On Nov. 22, internationally-recognized Tea Master Wingchi Ip and former curator of Asian Arts at the Fogg Museum and the Saint Louis Art Museum Dr. Steven D. Owyoung will speak to present the Wingchi Ip and the Art of Tea exhibition that is being shown at the Nelson Gallery from Nov. 15 to Dec 15. […]

PlayStation 4 First Impressions My PlayStation 4 arrived Friday evening, and I spent the next few days with Sony’s newest console and a few of the big-name launch titles. Overall, it’s been a successful launch for the company following the disastrous 2006 PlayStation 3 launch. Like any new piece of hardware it has its ups […]

On Dec. 2, the UC Davis Art Science Fusion Program will host a Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous, known as a LASER event. Consisting of four professional speakers commenting on their work, all of which generally fall on the intersection of art and science, this event will cover topics ranging from entomology and ecology to […]

Wigs Turn The Music On, a play by dramatic arts Master of Fine Arts candidates Lindsay Beamish and Amanda Vitiello-Jensen, begins with a Flo Rida song. “Amanda wanted to use ‘Wild Ones’ by Flo Rida in something,” Beamish said. “I put the song on and told her to stand in front of a wall. I […]