Arts & Culture

FILM Yolo Film Society screening: Lost In Translation Sunday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m., $2 recommended donation Yolo Pleasure Dome, 1401 Pole Line Road The Yolo Film Society will be playing Sofia Coppola’s second feature film, Lost in Translation. Starring Scarlett Johansson as an aimless college grad and Bill Murray as an unhappy movie star, the […]

Lisa Trever, assistant professor in the History of Art Department at UC Berkeley, will be giving a lecture on Oct. 29 from 4:10 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Everson 157 to discuss her research on the representations of botany and the human body in ancient South American art. The lecture will focus on her current […]

Rich with a myriad of sounds and influences, local Davis band Summer Peaks will be releasing their first LP, Your Days, this November. This new band was formed two years ago by friends Daniel Mandrychenko, Melina Duterte and Zachary Elsasser after many years of performing together in their high school jazz band. Bassist Melina Duterte […]

With weekly live music shows on its outdoor deck, the bar at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen serves as a reliable source for indie music aficionados to discover up-and-coming indie bands. Oct. 19 is the venue’s Season Finale, with performances by Brooklyn-based duo Widowspeak and Portland-based Pure Bathing Culture. Widowspeak spent the first half of their North […]

Student-run radio station KDVS 90.3 FM and local record store Armadillo Music will be co-hosting this year’s annual Vinyl and Music Fair. The fair will be held at the Davis Senior Center on Oct. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fair began around a decade ago with twelve record vendors and a small […]

The Life and Times of R&B  Since the 60s, R&B’s sound has been evolving through the decades, reflecting society as its culture develops. There is so much variety within the genre, from T-Pain to Marvin Gaye to Alicia Keys. A lot of it is terrible (T-Pain) and will make you feel like you’re in a […]

Third Space, located at 946 Olive Dr., is a multipurpose venue that provides a variety of artists, musicians and entrepreneurs the opportunity to create and share their works in a collective, community environment. Third Space was founded after current director Lauren Norton began looking for a new venue for the Davis Flea Market. Hoping to […]

“Lunes laugh in darkness for swans to dream of genesis and a new green.” That’s how Moses Pendleton, artistic director for the dance company MOMIX, describes his work in Botanica, which will be performed at the Mondavi Center on Oct. 26 and 27. Pendleton believes that Botanica is not your average dance show, as its […]

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, SFJAZZ Collective, a San Francisco-based eight-piece ensemble, will perform at the Mondavi Center on Oct. 23. The group is comprised of eight musicians: alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón, tenor saxophonist David Sánchez, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Penman and drummer Obed […]

FILM Under the Same Moon Thursday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m., free. International House, 10 College Park The International House will be showing Under the Same Moon, a bilingual English-Spanish film, by Patricia Riggen, that complements the book, Enrique’s Journey. The film presents the captivating story of nine-year-old Mexican boy, who decides to embark on a […]

As a part of the ARTober festival, a month-long celebration of the arts and humanities in October, Pence Gallery opened three new exhibits. The exhibits’ opening reception will take place this weekend and will include a curator talk with a San Francisco guest curator. Since 1975, the Pence Gallery’s mission has been to educate and […]

New York-based dance company Ballet Hispanico will perform at the Mondavi Center on Oct. 11. Through modern dance, the dance company explores the Latino voice, experience and tradition. Ballet Hispanico was founded in 1970 by dancer, choreographer and National Medal of Arts recipient Tina Ramirez. The company became committed to exploring, preserving and celebrating Latino […]