Arts & Culture

Sure it’s cold, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up at home all winter. UC Davis’ hottest tickets this quarter include a full-length opera, shows by more than a few world-famous musicians and movies featuring Johnny Depp as a chameleon and Neil Patrick Harris as a blind tutor. We know you don’t want to miss out on any of this, so read on for details.

Sure it’s cold, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up at home all winter. UC Davis’ hottest tickets this quarter include a full-length opera, shows by more than a few world-famous musicians and movies featuring Johnny Depp as a chameleon and Neil Patrick Harris as a blind tutor. We know you don’t want to miss out on any of this, so read on for details.

This week in Davis: Hinterland; University Chorus; “Sticky Business: Art of the Honeybee.”

Calling all actors and aspiring actors: Do you have the talent to star in Studio 301’s upcoming rendition of Spring Awakening?

Halcyon is defined as tranquil, peaceful and carefree. In this sense Halcyon Digest seems like it should be a musical volume that exudes calm. But despite its optimistic name, dark undertones ride many of the songs on Deerhunter’s fourth album.

It doesn’t matter whether you hate him or love him, no one can deny that Kanye West knows how to make a stellar record.

For a film whose cast includes legends such as Christina Aguilera and Cher, this soundtrack is, to be polite, underwhelming.

Ah, winter break. Time to spend half the day sleeping and the other half being slowly eaten by your couch in front of “Jersey Shore” reruns, right?

Alameda-based band Finish Ticket, whose bassist, Michael Hoye, is a first-year student at UC Davis, has made it to the final 10 out of 94 bands competing for the chance to open alternative rock station Live 105’s “Not So Silent Night” concert extravaganza. The show will be held on Dec. 10 at San Jose’s HP Pavilion.

You’ve seen the scene a million times before, but you always forget just how bad malls are during the necessary Christmas shopping period. The parking lots are full, the lines are long, kids are screaming as they wait to sit on Santa’s lap.

Can you imagine deeply saturated images of atmospheric clouds and vast sonic landscapes inching closer? There’s something about the works of Kronos Quartet and Icelandic band Sigur Rós that amplifies human emotion on an immeasurable scale.

When you hear the term “radio drama,” your mind may stray to a 1940s block radio with old character voices streaming out of it. UC Davis has a much more visual and modern interpretation of that concept.