Arts & Culture

Column: Smells Like the Nineties

Jane’s Addiction paved the way for alt-rock. Twenty-six years ago, Perry Farrell first sang of his desire to be as big and immovable as an...

Chamber ensemble yMusic performs at Mondavi Center

The sextet chamber ensemble, yMusic, performed at The Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall on May 17 at 8 p.m. The contemporary group melds classical training...

Aggie Arcade

Local Multi-player Renaissance Growing up with video games was not a solo affair for me. My brother and I constantly played multi-player games with each...

Fifth annual Nigerian Cultural Show promises fun, free evening

On May 16, the UC Davis Nigerian Student Association (NSA) will host their fifth annual Nigerian Cultural Show. The free event will include dance,...

Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom to offer live music, art, vendors

On May 17, KDVS will be holding the 14th semi bi-annual Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom Music and Art Festival (O:RMF) in collaboration with Sudwerk’s...

The Art Theatre of Davis presents Hedda Gabler

From May 16 to June 1, The Art Theatre of Davis will present the play Hedda Gabler by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. This is...

Arts Week: May 15, 2014

MUSIC ORMF XIV May 17, 12 p.m., Sudwerks (2001 Second St.) $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door The new installment of KDVS’ annual music festival will feature 18...

Column: Smells like the Nineties

Nostalgia for the year 1994 It’s a strange thing to see an era you remember being regurgitated by the nostalgia machine. The last couple of...

Arts Week: May 8, 2014

Music Ross Hammond May 14, 6.30 p.m., free The Corin Courtyard Jazz guitarist Ross Hammond’s 11th and most recent album, Cathedrals, was released in June 2013. Finish Ticket May 10,...

Finish Ticket to play free show at West Village

On May 10, Finish Ticket will be performing at UC Davis West Village. The free show begins at 7:30 p.m. The San Francisco-based band...

Whole Earth Festival’s must-see events

The 45th annual Whole Earth Festival (WEF) will take place this Mother’s Day weekend, May 9, 10 and 11. The event, which aims to...

Smells like the Nineties

Live Through This Twenty years ago, Hole released what would be their definitive record: Live Through This. Live through what, exactly? Well, just about everything...

Studio 301 presents Seussical the Musical

From May 9 to May 18, Davis’ undergraduate theater group Studio 301 will be presenting the Tony Award-nominated Broadway hit Seussical the Musical (Seussical)....

Man and Woman Theatre presents Gruesome Playground Injuries

Man and Woman Theatre, a new theatre company that will focus on one-man, one-woman plays, will perform their first production in Wright Hall’s Arena...

Arts Week: May 2, 2014

MUSIC UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: Berlin, Leipzig and Stockholm May 3, 7 p.m., Prices vary Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra will be performing works...