Arts & Culture

Imagine walking through the CoHo and seeing your artwork covering the walls, on display for everyone to see. Aggie Public Arts Committee is now accepting submissions from undergraduate artists for the Coffee House Juried Art Show. The show is organized by the Aggie Public Arts Committee. Their goal is to find ways to represent undergraduate […]

Local Folk-bluegrass-neo-americana music group Quicksand Marching Band completed its eponymous first album earlier this year. The band formed in 2009 for Whole Earth Festival and has played various live shows at local hotspots, as well as for KDVS. While the band members themselves contend over what genre of music one can put them under, it […]

November is Native American Heritage Month. UC Davis celebrates through the Cross Cultural Center this month with the theme of “Moving Forward, Giving Back.” A series of speakers, films and events take place until Nov. 18. Typically the program is scheduled in April, however, Native American Culture Days was moved to November to coincide with […]

“New Orleans is here, we’re still here,” said Bennie Pete, leader of the Hot 8 Brass Band. The band’s performance is part of the series Spirit of New Orleans at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Spirit of New Orleans is part of the larger series of events called Life Out of Balance which […]

There are certain concepts that come to mind when you think of the term “art”. In the visual art world, painting, sculpture, cinematography and dance are usually the top contenders when it comes to what is conventionally defined as art. But did you ever think about one that is much tastier on the palette? Yep, […]

Editor’s Note: MUSE hopes to provide a creative space for local artists to showcase their artwork. E-mail arts@theaggie.org if you have any original paintings, short stories, poems, photography, etc. that you would like us to feature in MUSE. Kyle Austin Dunn is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at UC Davis. His artwork features […]

MUSIC Early Music Ensemble Saturday, 7 p.m., suggested donations Church of St. Martin, 640 Hawthorn Lane One of the more understated opportunities to witness live music is through the music ensembles produced on campus. On Saturday, UC Davis music department presents the Early Music Ensemble which will perform selected and renowned repertoire of the past. […]

Having toured France, Australia, and Canada in the past, the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra has selected Spain as its next destination to visit. From March 24 to April 4, UCDSO  will be performing in Madrid, Granada, Valencia, and Barcelona, including at the prominent Palau de la Musica Catalana (or Palace of Catalan Music, as it […]

Indeed there is an increased emphasis being put globally on style. In both the corporate world and the quickly evolving cultural arena in countries such as China, which was recently declared a fashion superpower by Vogue America, presentation has become the first criteria for judgment. For certain college students, making a way into the “real […]

Much like poetry or any form self-expression through spoken word, freestyling is continually proving itself to be a legitimate form of art. And that is the main goal of The Oak Grove Community Cypher. The newly developed group meets up every Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gazebo in the Davis Arboretum. The […]

“Dance without music is hollow. It’s only technically impressive – a shell without anything inside,” says a commenter on a Merce Cunningham dance choreography video on Youtube.

Finish Ticket; Cold Shot Duo feat. Rene Martucci and Richard Urbino; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2; Hilary Hahn, violin; Dia de los Muertos Festivities.