Arts & Culture

People around the world celebrate the French for inventing cinema and for making kissing an art form. On Saturday, Sacramento united with hundreds of other countries to celebrate with the French for the Fête de la Musique, which translates to World Music Day.

For these students of the UC Davis Department of Art Masters of Fine Arts graduate program, art is more than just a hobby.

Two years ago, Gabrielle Myers quit her day job as a chef and dog-eared this chapter in her novel life for the pursuit of writing.

Editor's note: MUSE offers a monthly feature to highlight artists in and out of Davis that impact our community.

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Foot Foot

Today, 8 p.m., $5

Old Firehouse

Most art reflects one person's unique vision and perspective. In contrast, the CO/LAB - an art and design collective that was created by UC Davis students in November 2006 - explores the idea of combining their efforts to produce projects that are inevitably multidimensional.

Well folks, this is it - it's the end of the road for "Nothing to see here…."

It's a common predicament: You're stuck in Davis for the summer, you're bored and you have no money.

Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda have captured the hearts of dedicated fans for six seasons of "Sex and the City."

Music in the college scene has always been about artistic expression, but never has it been restricted to bored undergraduates with a guitar, mic and Garage Band.

The Department of Theatre and Dance eighth annual UC Davis Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with screenings of student documentaries, commercials and short movies.

Gavin Rossdale said it himself when he repeated in the opening track, "I've been gone too long."

The premise sounded promising: A successful single woman has everything, aches for the chance to be a mother and thanks to her sketchy uterus, cannot.

Ladyhawk is one of those bands you heard at the bars and in a moment of drunken conviction bought their album.