Arts & Culture

The John Lyly Elizabethan classic, Gallathea, is getting revamped here at UC Davis. Opening Nov. 11, the show explores themes of gender roles, father-daughter relationships and fortune-seeking - inspired by source material hundreds of years old but presented here with a few modern twists.

His fans include Kurt Cobain, and indie bands such as Bright Eyes and Wilco have performed covers of his songs. He calls himself "a representative of Cornwood industries" and is a mystery to the music industry, artists and fans alike. He is Jandek.

"Neither science nor the arts can be complete without combining their separate strengths." Such is the tenet (termed "consilience") behind the Consilience of Art and Science exhibition, to be held at the Pence Gallery from Jan. 14 to February 2011. The gallery encourages students of both art and science to submit work that combines elements of these two fields.

As the first bass clarinet note struck with a slow trill of resonating sound, the excitement dwelling within the wooden structures of the Mondavi Theatre began to pulsate with animalistic strokes of color. There's passion, excitement and vibrant energy transpiring from an action-filled sequence that seems to be taking place.

Studio 301 is throwing a party, and everyone is invited.

Surrealism, dreams and infinite streams of unconscious thought are all intangible ideas waiting to be made tangible, or better yet, made into film.

This week in Davis: Old Man Markley, Miss Lonely Hearts and the West Nile Ramblers; Electronic/Mixed Media Concert (Madness and Music Festival); and House on Haunted Hill

Get ready for another British invasion, this time in the form of Mumford & Sons, a folk rock band that hails from London. The band has already taken over radio stations with their first single "Little Lion Man," and the rest of their debut album shows just as much promise.

A symphony of electronic haze and echoing piano gives Clinging to a Scheme an irreplaceable vintage and romantic feel.

The Killers' front man steps out into his own limelight on solo album Flamingo. The album, which Flowers wanted to be homage to his hometown of Las Vegas, falls short of dazzling.

Go see Waiting for 'Superman,' the new documentary film by director Davis Guggenheim, and I guarantee you'll walk out of the theater convinced of the reasons why the American public education system is in ruins.

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Evan Monheit did not major in music when he attended UC Davis. However, after he graduated in 2004 with a degree in communication, he took the proverbial leap into Hollywood and has succeeded where so many have failed, simply by doing what he loves.

When was the last time you got to dance to professional DJs at no cost?

While rain fell from the sky in Davis Sunday night, Cudamani performers in “Gamelan Cudamani: Bamboo to Bronze” lit up the stage inside Jackson Hall of the Mondavi Center, where a sunny vibe contrasted the more wintery outdoor conditions.