Arts & Culture

On Oct. 12, Central Park will rock. The Festival on the Green, a concert sponsored by Music Only Makes Sense (MOMS) and the Davis High School Blue and White Foundation, features nine bands performing on two stages from 2 to 10 p.m. The bands include Midi Matilda from San Francisco, Radiation City from Portland, Cherry […]

To celebrate cultural diversity, The International House Davis, also known as the I-House, will be hosting the third annual International Festival Davis (IFD) on Oct. 12 in association with The Culture C.O.-O.P., UC Davis and the City of Davis. Nearly 30 countries will be represented in order to share a deeper understanding of their world […]

Full Steam Ahead I’ve spent quite a bit of time writing about the impending release of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this holiday season, but now we have yet another upcoming platform to discuss: the Steam Machine. Video game company Valve made headlines a couple of weeks ago when it revealed the Steam Machines, […]

During the last three weekends in October, Common House Productions will present Prelude to a Kiss at 8 p.m. on the Wyatt Deck in the Arboretum. Written by esteemed playwright Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss tells the story of newlyweds Peter and Rita. Shortly after they exchange vows, an elderly man asks to kiss […]

“Fashion is transformative.” — Nina Garcia, Creative Director of Marie Claire magazine and Project Runway judge. Fashion is more than just clothing; it’s an identity. Fashion is a physical form of artistic self-expression and a medium to portray ourselves in different ways, depending on how we feel or how we want to represent ourselves. It […]

THEATER Monty Python’s SPAMALOT Friday, Oct. 4 — Sunday, Oct. 6, 8:15 p.m., $9-$18 Davis Musical Theater Company, 607 Pena Dr. Winner of a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005, SPAMALOT is a musical that tells the tale of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Spoofed from the classic film comedy […]

To conclude a week of discounts aimed at boosting the local economy and enticing students to become involved in the local community, Downtown Davis will be hosting a free street concert on Oct. 5 from 2 to 9 p.m. Discover Downtown Davis Week (from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6) is a week-long jamboree of discounts […]

On Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, the John Natsoulas Gallery will be hosting its seventh annual Jazz and Beat Festival. Featuring various Jazz, spoken word and dance performances, the festival celebrates the art and culture that came about in the 1950s Beat Generation. Hosted by the Davis Cultural Action Committee, the Jazz and Beat Festival […]

Welcome to MUSE’s newest column. From the title, I’m sure you can deduce that it will primarily discuss music. What kind, you ask? Well, good sir or madam, I will tell you what kind: ALL KINDS. I love talking about music, and this column will act as a relay mechanism for my personal opinions about […]

On Oct. 4, UC Davis’ English Department is set to host day two of “Poetry and/or Revolution,” a conference created to continue discussion about the changing political tides and whether poetry has role in it. The event is a gathering of 13 poets hailing from the Bay Area and the United Kingdom. Amid the recent […]

Don’t be surprised if you see more chalk art, concerts or dancing in downtown Davis this October. For the second year of ARTober, the Davis Downtown Business Association (DDBA) and the Mondavi Center are planning to hold several art-related events, including concerts, art exhibits and community affairs. One such event is the Skreever Fest, which […]

Davis’ student-run radio station KDVS recently installed a new transmitter in the Yolo County landfill. The transmitter is the end product of 10 years of planning and fundraising by workers and volunteers of KDVS, UC Davis and UCOP. The decision to replace the station’s old tower came when other stations began to interfere with KDVS’s […]