Arts & Culture

UC Davis junior Kevin Wu is best known as “Kevjumba,” the creator and star of comedic YouTube videos about everything from Asian stereotypes to life in college.

What do you do if you’re 20 years old and your dad happens to be one of the richest people in the world?

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Jesse Barrera; The California Honeydrops; Secret Pre-Screening.

My name is Robin Migdol, and I’m an arts – and entertainment – addict. Whew. It feels good to come clean.

Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom X; Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers; Davis Jazz and Beat Festival; Los Lobos; Madness and Music Festival; Muse/Passion Pit, Maroon 5, Shakira, Justin Bieber

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Tilly No-Body; In The Heights; Paul Taylor Dance Company; Gallathea

Sacramento Valley School of Landscape Painters; Lost and Found: Visions of the Davis Art Center Permanent Collection; Wonderers; 12 Voices

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; The Social Network; Due Date; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I; Tron Legacy

Life is pandemonium. Life is pandemonium. Life is p-a-n-d-e-m-o-n-i-u-m!

Vivid colors and emotional scenes tell a story of both hope and heartbreak in “My America,” a solo exhibition by UC Davis professor Carlos Francisco Jackson at Woodland’s Gallery 625. About 20 of Jackson’s silk screens will be on display until Sept. 28.

Romeo and Juliet, the original romantic comedy, is coming to UC Davis’ Arboretum thanks to a new group on campus, the Davis Shakespeare Ensemble. Performances will be held Sept. 17 to 19 and 23 to 26 at 8 p.m. in the Arboretum Gazebo. Tickets are $5 for students.

Comics aren’t just for Superman anymore. An exhibit of autobiographical comic books entitled “Sometimes a mere glance will do … ” is currently on display in Peter J. Shields Library. The exhibit showcases various comic books about authors and their different walks of life, perceptions of life and places in society.