Arts & Culture

Wandering into downtown Davis, many notice the many murals on the sides of buildings or sculptures on corners. Downtown Davis possesses the first interactive transmedia art walk in the world. The downtown Davis area has at least 40 works of art. Many of these works have a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, which allows the viewer […]

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art performance facility located at One Shields Avenue in Davis. Well known for its highly acclaimed music, dance, theater and spoken word performances, the Mondavi Center is one of Davis’ best venues for arts events while also offering special resources to UC Davis […]

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One come out in November, and to say I’m excited about the impending console generation would be an understatement. But optimistic visions of the future don’t account for the brilliant library of games that audiences have been treated to in 2013. We can’t forget about the PlayStation 3 and Xbox […]

Looking for the best venues for live music in Davis? MUSE has compiled a list of the best places to consider for all musical tastes. Name of venue: Rockband University 720 Olive Dr. #H Genres: All Description: Rockband University is the place to go for young artists who hope to get out of their garages […]

Yes, summer was great and all, but remember that horrible summer job that made you curse your luck and question your place in this world? Weren’t there times when you felt like the gods were smiting you, forcing you to go to work when instead you could be painting or writing stories or petting your […]

THEATERS Regal Cinemas Stadium 5 — 420 G St. Holiday 6 — 101 F St. The primary movie theaters in Davis. If you want to watch a big Hollywood movie, it’s playing in one of these theaters. Stadium 5 and Holiday 6 show different movies, so make sure you get to the right one. Both […]

On May 23, UC Davis’ Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studio art candidates hosted the annual first-year studio art show reception which many arts faculty members, art studio majors and art enthusiasts such as myself attended. The event, which took place in the old Nelson Gallery offices in the Art Building, launched the student-work exhibition […]

This is the last Aggie Arcade of the quarter, which means summer vacation is right around the corner. Obviously I’m excited about the much-needed break, but that’s not the only great thing about next week. This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) begins on June 11, which marks arguably the most exciting time of the year […]

The Richard L. Nelson Gallery, established in 1976 and currently located in Nelson Hall, is in the process of creating a new teaching and learning space that it will be implementing in fall of 2013. The space will utilize the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, also located in Nelson Hall. According […]

On June 22 and 23, a South by Southwest (SXSW) style experience will come to Davis for its third iteration. The Davis Music Fest will feature approximately 40 artists playing at venues all over town, including Central Park, Delta of Venus and Sophia’s Thai Kitchen. Danny Tomasello, the director of the Davis Music Fest as […]

There’s something strange about watching Davis squirrels approach us on the Quad with hungry eyes, opening their mouths as if about to speak. And there’s something uncanny about seeing a Davis cockroach scamper across our linoleum floors like a hockey puck after months of hiding in the shadows. Yes, these sights are common to us […]

ART/GALLERY MFA Art Studio Exhibition opening reception Friday, June 7, 5:30 p.m., free Nelson Gallery 2013 Master of Fine Arts candidates in Art Studio present their work at the Nelson Gallery, located in Nelson Hall. Come view the works by talented artists Andrew Armas, Jason Engelund, Evan Jose, Sarah Julig, Andrea Muñoz Martinez, John Tronsor […]