Arts & Culture

On Oct. 7, 1955, at a student-run gallery in San Francisco called Six Gallery, a poet named Allen Ginsberg read a poem entitled “Howl” which ignited a series of stimulating shocks and ultimately, a movement known today as The Beat Generation.

Evan Parker will perform at the Technocultural Studies Building on Monday at 7 p.m. Preceding the free concert will be a workshop at 4 p.m.

Nine Inch Nails founder Trent Reznor is the mastermind behind the trippy, electronica-infused score of the geek-chic flick The Social Network. Fittingly, the harsh beats and seductive synths seem to have crawled right out of a computer. This score ain’t John Williams – though a few tracks feature typical piano themes, go ahead and break this baby out at your next dance party.

On a large chalkboard toward the back of the Starbucks at University Mall in Central Davis, artist Tom Corbett’s original works of art add color to a typically black and green establishment.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: AggieTV Informational Meeting; Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom X; Shinobi Ninja

Brightmillion (Armadillo Records in-store performance): Today, 5 p.m. Free for all ages. KDVS live on-radio performance (90.3 fm or Kdvs.org): Today, 11 p.m.

Donell Jones’ sixth album, Lyrics, seems a lot more sexualized than his classier albums from 1999-2002.

Fueled by a newfound independence, Weezer makes an album that calls back the days of Pinkerton and the Blue Album.

After releasing How I Got Over, The Roots return with R&B singer John Legend for Wake Up!, a collaborative effort and political comment on the rising empowerment in the African-American community.

Despite the common notion that Thanksgiving is more or less an American holiday, there are other cultures that invest in similar practices of joining together and appreciating life’s blessings, such as the Chinese. The Chinese Student Scholar Association (CSSA) is happily bringing that celebrated tradition to UC Davis.

The Entertainment Council is back this year with new events and a re-organized staff.

Normally during lunchtime, students can be seen grabbing food on-the-go or sitting at a table on the MU patio in the shade with friends, laughing it up.