Arts & Culture

Judging by the audience reaction at last week’s early screening of 21 Jump Street, I can say with some certainty that your enjoyment of the film will be directly proportional to your enjoyment of dick jokes. Because there are a lot of them. A whole lot. Too many to count, actually. And with a story […]

I am literally speechless after the concert; it was that amazing. But I’m going to try and convey how much fun it really was. After hours of waiting in line (since 12 p.m.) and nearly getting trampled by crazy, Drake-obsessed girls while trying to run inside the Pavilion, I was able to get right in […]

Dictionary.com: “Art, noun [pronounced – ahrt]: The quality, production, expression or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing or of more than ordinary significance.” Elizabeth Orpina: “Art, noun [pronounced – Mean Girls]: Art takes human form in Regina George.” As you can tell, I’m obviously on my way to becoming the next […]

MUSIC KDVS Presents: Electric Jellyfish + Feeling of Love, Delacara & Ennui Trust Tomorrow, 8 p.m., $5 Davis Bike Collective, 1221 Fourth St. A three-piece collaboration from Melbourne, Australia, Electric Jellyfish tours the U.S. for the first time in two years in support of its new release, Trouble Coming Down. Exclusively touring both America and […]

Editor’s Note: For the rest of this quarter, Aggie arts reporter Sasha Sharma will investigate the process of designing a runway collection from beginning to end. Check MUSE bi-weekly to see Funmilayo Alabi’s progress as she continues to work on her collection for the Picnic Day Fashion Show in spring. Funmilayo Alabi is one of […]

Today, UC Davis’ Department of Theatre and Dance will premiere Federico García Lorca’s final play The House of Bernarda Alba. The piece is interpreted by Juliette Carrillo, UC Davis’ current Granada Artist-In-Resident. Her direction has gained accolades from The New York Times, and her prolific career has now landed her in Davis. The House of […]

Editor’s note: On Feb. 2, The California Aggie was invited to participate in an exclusive phone press conference with Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele from Comedy Central’s series “Key & Peele.” Claire Maldarelli and Elizabeth Orpina, participated and here is what they had to say: As a writer for The California Aggie, I recently had […]

MUSIC The Honeybadgers and The Twanglers Today, 7:30 p.m, free Odd Fellows Hall, 415 Second St. The Honeybadgers, Watermelon Music’s all-star band, will headline a show tonight at the newly remodeled upstairs hall at Odd Fellows Hall. The band is a mix of rhythm and blues, and is made of Jeff Simons, Ron Cowden, Leo […]

Ballet Preljocaj’s Blanche Neige March 17 at 7 p.m. March 18 at 3 p.m. General admission: $75 | $64 | $40, student admission: $37.50 | $32 | $20 (prices vary depending on seating) Tickets can be purchased at the Mondavi Center Ticket Booth Hours: Monday to Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. In celebration of its […]

This is it. After five years of college and four years spent in the lower dungeon of Freeborn, otherwise known as “The Basement” of The Aggie, my last column has arrived.  And as my words find their way onto this page, I can’t think of many other instances more surreal than this moment alone. So […]

We can all look back on our lives and pinpoint a key moment or decision that changed the course of our lives and led us to where we are now. This was Professor Louis Grivetti’s main message in his Last Lecture titled “From Dinosaurs to Chocolate: Taking the Road Less Traveled.” His lecture on Tuesday […]

There are the highlights of an amphitheater in acoustics and appearance, but then what KDVS’s Studio A lacks in lighting, it makes up for in an eclectic mix of live bands. Live in Studio A, also known as “L.I.S.A.,” is a weekly event in which bands showcase their music underneath Freeborn Hall. Every Thursday from […]