Arts & Culture

The MU Art Lounge on the second floor of the Memorial Union shows numerous art exhibits throughout the year. Currently, it is showing Environmental Extrospection, hosted by the Environmental Toxicology club.

There was something quite different going on this weekend at the Wyatt Pavilion than the usual Studio 301 or Shakespeare performances. Last Saturday’s sold-out crowd was instead waiting in line for something a little more … stylish.

Come Hell and High Water, directed by Dominique Serrand (Wright Hall, Main Theater; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., $11-17)

March 2 through April 16 mark The Second Annual Art of Painting in the 21st Century conference and exhibition hosted by John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis.

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If you want to be a big shot someday, you’ve got to start at the bottom.

An online contest for colleges and universities to host the world premiere of the upcoming film Your Highness, starring James Franco and Natalie Portman, is currently underway. The college that receives the most votes will host the movie’s world premiere on its campus, complete with cast appearances and an after-party. Second- through sixth-place winners will win a free advanced screening of the movie.

On March 6, at the Mondavi Center, music lovers and Berlioz fans alike can rejoice. The University Chorus and Alumni Chorus of UC Davis have collaborated with the University of Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Sacramento Children’s Chorus, the Pacific Boys Choir, the Davis Children’s Chorale and several guests to bring Berlioz’s Te Deum to modern audiences.

You can associate formal stages, big lights and grand architecture with symphony and ensemble music – but really, students’ hard work and persistence is what ultimately shines through at the end.

Nada Brahma Music Ensemble; Professor Henry Louis Gates; UC Davis Concert Band.

After directing the hit blockbuster films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Dead Man’s Chest and At World’s End, Gore Verbinski takes on the animation world through the charming, and surprisingly dark, endeavors of a thirsty little chameleon.

As the old adage goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is especially true for Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, who have taken old, forgotten candid videos of the past and strung them together into a 90-minute comedy extravaganza.