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Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2024

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Applications are open for the Emerging Artist Award 2024.  This $4000  award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit and an artist talk in January 2025. $25—30

$25 – $30

Alicia Eggert: This Present Moment, 2019–2022

MANETTI SHREM

THRU JUNE 2024. MANETTI SHREM. Eggert uses language & time as her mediums, playing with our experience of time, using the effects of neon signage. Free

Free

Pyro Futures

MANETTI SHREM

JAN 4–JUNE 16. MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Engage in collective speculation on the transformative nature of fire & the ways it can change the materiality of California’s landscapes. Through interactive displays & inquiry, visitors can explore the future of fire in the Golden State. Free

Free

Judi Eppele Exhibition

Gallery 1855 820 Pole Line Rd, Davis

THRU FEB 29. GALLERY 1855. Eppele works with acrylic paint, incorporating nature themes throughout her works as a nod to her Environmental Science and Management degree from UCD. Free

Free

Vendor Applications for Curtis Fest 2024

Curtis Park, Sacramento 3349 W Curtis Dr, Sacramento

Are you a Local Maker or Artist? Curtis Fest is an outdoor artisan fair that takes place every summer in Curtis Park. Vendor applications are open now.

$75 – $150

STILL: Racism in America, A Retrospective in Cartoons

Design Museum, UC Davis Room 124, Cruess Hall University of California, Davis

UCD DESIGN MUSEUM. This exhibition explores racism through cartoons, showcasing the work of pioneering father/daughter cartoonists the late Brumsic Brandon, Jr. & Barbara Brandon-Croft who chronicled the nation’s cultural landscape in their comic strips through the lens of racism. 12p–4p. Free

Free

Shiva Ahmadi: Strands of Resilience

MANETTI SHREM

JAN 28-MAY 6. MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. UCD Professor of Art Shiva Ahmadi uses painting as a form of storytelling, combining luminous colors & mystical beings with violent imagery to draw attention to global issues of migration, war & brutality against marginalized peoples while featuring the female figure. Free

Free
Ongoing

Christina Kent: Day to Night

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Join Christina Kent as she talks about her career transition from economist to artist, including her focus on painting San Francisco cityscapes and figurative subjects.  6p—9p. Free, $10 donation suggested

Free

Artwork of Judi Eppele

Davis Cemetery 820 Pole Line Road, Davis

GALLERY 1885. Judi's current work is inspired by the Ginkgo Tree. 8a—3p. Free

Free

Gina Werfel & Hearne Pardee: Fragments

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Fragments highlights recent paintings, collages, and drawings of Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee. Both have recently retired from teaching at UC Davis, having spent more than 20 years teaching art, in addition to maintaining busy studio practices. Despite the differences between their respective work, they each approach their practice with the intent of layering or fragmenting multiple points of view or perspectives. Free

Free
Recurring

Nursery Volunteer Day

Native Plant Nursery 3373 Sackett Ln, Winters

NATIVE PLANT NURSERY, WINTERS. Volunteer & learn about the amazing plants of Putah Creek & meet like minded people! Every Weds. Register online. 9a–12p. Free

Free
Recurring

Experienced Jazz Jam

Davis Senior Center 646 A St, Davis

DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. This jam is for musicians who are proficient at their instrument and have experience playing in jazz jams, ensembles or otherwise feel confident to improvise a solo in a jazz jam session. Register in advance. 3p—5p. Free

Recurring

Experienced Jazz Jam

Davis Senior Center 646 A St, Davis

DAVIS SENIOR CTR. For those with experience playing in jazz jams, ensembles or otherwise feel confident in your ability to improvise a solo in a jazz jam session. Jam with other Davis musicians who love playing jazz music: American Songbook, Bossa Nova, Django, etc.

Art of Athletes

Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem) 254 Old Davis Rd.

MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. In this 15th year of the show, you can explore the artwork of student-athletes across 25 teams featuring different artistic mediums, meet many of the artists, & make art of your own. 6p–7:30p. Free

Free

Writers Workshop

The Avid Reader 617 2nd St.

AVID READER. For fiction writers & aspiring fiction writers, two local novelists—Judith Starkston and Tim Schooley—share their techniques for mastering "point of view." 6p—8p. Free with the purchase of one of the author's books from Avid Reader.

Free
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Writing Workshop Point of View Master Class

The Avid Reader 617 2nd St.

AVID READER. Local authors Judith Starkston and Tim Schooley will share their tactics for bringing readers deeply into the point of view of their characters, an essential skill for increasing your readers’ emotional response to your words by feeling what your characters feel. Free with purchase of either author's books from Avid Reader. 6p—8p. Free

Free
Recurring

The Pub Quiz with Dr. Andy — now at Sudwerk!

Sudwerk Brewing Co 2001 2nd Street Davis, CA 95618 2001 2nd Street, Davis

SUDWERK. Local Quizmaster Dr. Andy entertains and challenges teams of up to six with 31 questions on a variety of topics you should know something about, such as history, literature, pop culture, geography, internet culture, and science.7p—9p. Free

Free

An Evening with Branford Marsalis

Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

MONDAVI CTR. One of the most influential & revered figures in contemporary music, three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis is joined by his renowned Branford Marsalis Quartet. 7:30p. $12.50–$65

$12.50 – $65
Recurring

Woodstock’s Weekly Pies and Pints

Woodstock's Pizza (Woodstock's) 219 G St., Davis

WOODSTOCK'S. First pint is full price, but you get to keep the glass—& every pint after that night is 50% off for the night. Ask the bartenders when you arrive. 8p to close.

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