Arts & Culture

The Whole Earth Festival is about returning to our roots and bringing the community together through the basic necessities of music, dance and food. And just as the tradition has upheld its integrity by promoting alcohol-free and zero-waste festivities, it’s all about the entertainment.

Though rock guitarists like Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix are known all over the world, classical guitar is a bit more obscure.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Shelley Short; Cinco de Mayo Dance Party feat. Zapato Viejo & Friends; RJD2; Trio 7; American Bach Soloists; Yolo Mambo.

While being interviewed for the documentary Gun Fight, former NRA lobbyist Richie Feldman showed the crew his arsenal of guns. He picked up one in particular and said, “I never go to the door without my best friend. If someone comes up and I don’t know who they are, I want to be prepared.”

Get ready to experience Moby-Dick as you have never seen it before in The Moby-Dick Variations.

A dance show sponsored by UC Davis’ Autism Awareness Association and Elite Dance Company aims to combine dance and education to promote autism awareness.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Flatland Food Collective FUNKraiser; Pablo Ziegler: Beyond Tango; Boots, Bags and Bikinis

Davis band Shayna and the Bulldog will celebrate the release of its second album with a show at Sophia’s Thai Kitchen on May 14.

Since their 2000 release How Strange, Innocence, Explosions in the Sky has been crafting music that amplifies the soul through pure instrumentals.

To say country music darling Alison Krauss and band Union Station know their way around a folksy bluegrass tune is an understatement.

Just as The Bangles sing “I wish it was Sunday,” in their 1986 hit “Manic Monday,” Mondays aren’t exactly known for being the best day of the week.

Experts may say the Internet is cutting down on face-to-face human interaction, but it’s also provided us with some of the greatest forums for social observation the world has ever seen.