THRU December 23. PETER J. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Exhibit traces the Asian American Activism movement from the 1960s to the present, with a focus on the University of California, Davis campus. Using documents, photographs, and oral histories recordings, this interactive exhibit strives to diversify online sources for Asian American History and ethnic studies.
THRU Feb 10. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Democracy by Participation highlights the life and career of Cruz Reynoso (1931-2021), the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, former professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Hollowell is a rising star in the art world, known primarily for paintings & drawings that map the body through figuration & abstraction. Exhibit features soft pastel drawings. On view until May 8, 2023.
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. First-generation art faculty member & UC Davis Professor Emeritus Roy De Forest (1930-2007) is beloved for his colorful narrative figurative paintings, drawings & prints. Exhibition on view until May 8, 2023.
THRU FEB 11. THE BARN GALLERY, WOODLAND. innovative approaches to contemporary and traditional fiber arts, featuring artists: Jane Ingram Allen, Lynn Beldner, Brandy Bennett, Melanie Bown, June Daskalakis, Zen Du, Gioia Fonda, Roberta Monte James, Marjan Kluepfel, Penelope Lenaerts, Tanya Lieberman, Barbetta Lockart, Natalie Nelson, Carole Pirruccello, Elisa Reutinger, Marguerite Schaffron, Abigail Vargas, Susan Broadhurst Werrin & Roxanne Brodeur Young.
THRU FEB 1. GALLERY 625. Features quilts by Bernadette Behrends, Carole Pirruccello, & more.
Rita Glazer Bunch “Dawning Art” fluid acrylic pour painting December 3 – January 6 2nd Friday ArtAbout Reception: December 9, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Logos Books, 513 Second Street, Davis, CA, 95616 Rita Glazar Bunch is a burgeoning artist based in Davis, California. Between raising her family and a demanding career in business, including […]
THRU JAN 7. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts. A member of the UC Davis studio art faculty and a participant in the Bay Area Funk Movement, Wiley produced an iconic body of work.
THRU JAN 7. John Natsoulas Center for the Arts. A thrilling exhibition of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by the leading 20th-Century Funk artists from California and Chicago.
“Woven Air: Dhakai Jamdani Textile From Bangladesh,” an exhibition of traditional Bangladeshi textiles noted for a weaving technique that creates surface decorations, opens at the UC Davis Design Museum on Oct. 3. This exhibition features fine-count Jamdani, the ornate textile that has experienced a revival in Bangladesh. Jamdani artisans employ the same weaving techniques of […]
The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to present a new exhibition in honor of Robert Arneson (Sept. 4, 1930 – Nov. 2, 1992). Commemorating the 30-year anniversary of the passing of the great artist, this show will offer visitors the chance to see amazing sculptures and works on paper by this artist who shaped the […]
McGovney uses clay, steel wire, and acrylic and oil paint to bring his animal and figurative work to life, concentrating on the sculptural side of ceramics.
Sign up to plant young trees around Evenstar Lane from 9a–12p. Bring your own closed-toe boots, gloves, water, snacks, and sun protection.
12th Annual Holiday faire with 100 new and returning vendors. Breakfast and Lunch available by Pot Belly Catering. Adult Christmas beverages available while you shop!
AMTRAK STATION. The electric train display features two layouts (Lionel O and HO gauges) with interactive components for children as well as examples and history of local Davis points of interest. Saturdays thru Dec 24. 10a-12:30p. Free/Don
Start off the holidays by touring six beautiful Woodland homes all decked out for the season, benefitting Meals on Wheels. 10a–3p. $30 in adv/$35 day of
Free raffle for gift basket and miniature train display. Christmas Craft Show also open. https://sites.google.com/view/yolocountyfairmuseum
Make holiday shopping easy with art-based goods from Pence Gallery. Open daily, including Mondays, 11:30a–5p during Holiday Market!
Kids ages 9–15 can join in on a D&D game each Sat from 12–2p. Get tickets in advance. $10 per child.
Spark your creativity with drawing, stitching, painting, collaging, and more at this weekly workshop through Dec. 18. Free
Find thoughtful gifts that are locally-made.
Experience Mariachi Bonitas, the Calpulli Tlayolotl Aztec dancers, and the dazzling youth mariachi students perform. 12p-8p. $10–$25. Free for under 5.
Alison Skinner conducts; Lauma Akmene, organ; Jia-Mo Chen, cello; LuAnn Higgs, piano. Family-Friendly concert featuring Davis Youth Choir @ 1p. Free / Full length concert @ 3p. $20 Don
3pm Full Length Program
Suggested Donation: $20LuAnn Higgs, Director. 1p. Free
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films. Every Sat @ 2p. Fri, Dec 9 @ 7p. Sun, Dec 11 @ 2p. $8
A spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens's most well-known story. Every Fri & Sat @ 7:30p. Every Sun @ 2p. $14-18
Annual holiday highlight! This year's event includes a holiday marketplace, more family activities, costumed characters, live entertainment, food trucks, and many more holiday surprises beginning @ 10a. Parade @ 6p.
CITY OF DAVIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. In-person tours run rain or shine, except in the instances of flooding. Reservations are required. 9a–11a. Sugg don $10
Join longtime GM Stephen Gordon each Sat, 3–6p for a family- and beginner-friendly game of D&D. $20 for one child and one parent
Celebrate the Davis Madrigals choir at their annual dinner. Includes a full-course meal, grand performance, and silent auction. Fri @6p, Sat @4p. $75 per person.
Enjoy a seasonally inspired, four-course dinner, served family style from 4–9p. Reservations required. $125 per person, add-ons extra
Want to learn how to paint a beautiful landscape? Join us December 3rd at 6:30 and create a work of art with the assistance of a professional painter. Tickets are available on our website. All supplies will be included!
Davis Cards & Games presents our very first guided paint night. Join professional artist, Stephanie Peel, in a beginner friendly painting session. Participants will paint a landscape on a canvas using acrylic paint in two hours. All supplies will be included. Tickets are $40 a person and available on our website: daviscardsandgames.com
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie in his quest for a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the Christmas tree. Holiday fun for the whole family. Every Fri/Sat @7:30p. Every Sun @2p. $9–30
Underwritten by Georgia Paulo. This Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens musical is based on the classic Dickens tale of evolving Ebenezer Scrooge’s “Bah Humbug” attitude toward Christmas to that of joy for the people and the season by visitations of ghosts of past, present, and future who bring visions of what has been, what is, what […]
A spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens's most well-known story. Every Fri & Sat @ 7:30p. Every Sun @ 2p. $14-18
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