Arts & Culture

The minute you step foot in the School of Education's courtyard, in front of Sproul Hall and next to Olson Hall, you find yourself no longer in a graduate student building but in Rome.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Sing It On: Local Tones; The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged); Operation: Restore Maximum Freedom XI

What do an unemployed New Yorker, an Atlantic City gangster and an English countess have in common? They all made my list of the top seven television characters.

Today at noon in Room 115 of the music building, students will get the opportunity to experience a free guitar concert by Mobius Trio.

Brian Douglas didn't major in film studies when he was an undergraduate at UC Davis, but that didn't stop him from writing, directing and producing his own movie.

Cirque du Soleil, the Quebec-based theater company that combines circus arts with dance, acrobatics, storytelling and wildly imaginative artistic design, has traveled all over the world for over 25 years.

It looks like the small town of Davis has a new anthem. It's reminiscent of a song you've heard before - but without references to giving \

Although many of us grow up riding bikes, some people may rarely think about the importance of bicycles for many others around the world. A Bay Area filmmaker, Jacob Seigel-Boettner, has made a film called With My Own Two Wheels to explore just that.

On Thursday night, RJD2 lit up the stage doing what he does best: simple, classic hip hop and soulful beats.

If you've been reading this column with any semblance of regularity, then you must have figured out one thing about me: I see a ton of movies.

The Whole Earth Festival is about returning to our roots and bringing the community together through the basic necessities of music, dance and food. And just as the tradition has upheld its integrity by promoting alcohol-free and zero-waste festivities, it's all about the entertainment.

Though rock guitarists like Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix are known all over the world, classical guitar is a bit more obscure.

THIS WEEK IN DAVIS: Shelley Short; Cinco de Mayo Dance Party feat. Zapato Viejo & Friends; RJD2; Trio 7; American Bach Soloists; Yolo Mambo.

While being interviewed for the documentary Gun Fight, former NRA lobbyist Richie Feldman showed the crew his arsenal of guns. He picked up one in particular and said, "I never go to the door without my best friend. If someone comes up and I don't know who they are, I want to be prepared."

Get ready to experience Moby-Dick as you have never seen it before in The Moby-Dick Variations.