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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Arts & Culture

Follow the “green rabbit”

"Telepresence and Bio Art"

Today, 6:30 p.m., free

Davis Veterans Memorial Theater (203 E. 14th St.)

Artist Eduardo Kac will also speak on campus today at 4 p.m. in 3001 Plant Environmental Science. The event is free.

Artsweek

This Week in Davis:

Thao Nguyen, BoomSnake, Agent Ribbons

Woman Year, Many Many Books, Alak

United Nations Association Film Festival

CD review

Incredibad

Universal Republic Records

Rating: 4

Collecting Africa

"In and Out of Africa"

On display until Sunday

Pence Gallery, 212 D St.

Venture into outer space on campus

Artist Dave Lane is a character. Lane, a friendly and inviting person, becomes extremely loquacious when talking about his art. The more he gets going, the more he incorporates movement, gestures and emphatic sound effects into his anecdotes and explanations.

The Oscars in review

This year's Academy Awards, time honored tradition that it is, was a ridiculously long and tedious ceremony. However, if you were able to pay attention through the monotony (or, an even wiser choice, looked up the winners the next morning), certain political and subjective choices became clear.

Ticket Watch

Bloc Party, Menomena

Apr. 21, 8 p.m.

Freeborn Hall

Presale tickets on sale today, $19.75 cash only with a student ID

Freeborn Box Office

General admission tickets on sale Saturday, $29.75

Freeborn Box Office or tickets.com

Blue Planet, Green Planet

United Nations Association Film Festival: "Blue Planet, Green Planet"

Sunday, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., $10 general admission, $7 with a student ID

The Varsity Theater on 616 Second St.

Not your average play

The Vagina Monologues

Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m.

Davis Veterans Memorial Center at 203 E. 14th St.

Tickets to the event are sold out

Hedwig star shares the benefits of being bold

If you've seen any of John Cameron Mitchell's work as a writer, actor or director, you'd know that he's not afraid to be controversial.

Artsweek

MUSIC

Tamarama, Owitrain, Early States, Accelerate

Today, 8 p.m., $10 in advance

The Boardwalk in Orangevale

Now usually I'm very wary of any self-proclaimed "artist" who appears on a reality show. But I'll admit that Tamarama's Jay Lyon (known firstly as Whitney's dreamy Aussie boyfriend on MTV pseudo-reality show "The City" and secondly as the lead singer for band Tamarama) doesn't suck completely in the music department - that is, if I were to ever admit to being a fan of acts like Jack Johnson or John Mayer, or to even watching "The City" in the first place.

CD Review: Franz Ferdinand

Rating: 4

As the third full-length album from Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, Tonight comes over three years after their last LP.

Listeners expecting a return to the likes of singles "Take Me Out" and "This Fire" from their debut self-titled album will be pleasantly surprised.

CD Review: Swan Lake

Rating: 4

There's a weighty back-story behind Swan Lake. Put simply, the band is a supergroup made up of three Canadian indie rock lead-singers - Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes, Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown, and Dan Bejar of Destroyer.

Can we “Coexist” on laughter alone?

The Coexist? Comedy Tour ft. Birdstrike Theater

Tuesday, 7 p.m., $4 general admission, $2 with a student ID

198 Young

Sometimes the topic of religion can be tense, controversial or even comforting. The Coexist? Comedy Tour is proving that religion can be a humorously good time as well.

An alternative to the theatre and dance department

Beyond Therapy

Performance schedule:

Preview show: Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m.

Feb. 26 to Feb. 28, 8 p.m.

Mar. 1, 2 p.m.

Mar. 5 to Mar. 7, 8 p.m.

Mar. 8, 2 p.m.