UC DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRARY. This exhibit showcases the journeys of various women who traveled through or lived in California between 1901 and 1956. The exhibit recreates pieces of their journeys through the pages included in their scrapbooks and photo albums. The photographs and descriptions detail journeys full of friendship, family, and independent achievements. Free
PENCE GALLERY. The Emerging Artist Award 2026 is now open for applications via www.callforentry.org. This award of $4000 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-February 2027 at the Pence. Apply by April 9. $35—40
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. The Oakland-based artist is inspired by familial and global histories, food, music, and mourning. The exhibition features a reconfigured clock tower sculpture that alludes to market structures in the Eastern Mediterranean Levant region, and new works in ceramic and bronze that speak to familial and cultural ties across time. Free
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. This exhibition is a working digitization laboratory and open storage featuring hundreds of works from the Fine Arts Collection, developed and presented in conjunction with UC Davis students in the Fall 2025 Exhibition Practicum course led by Assistant Professor Alexandra Sofroniew. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Manuel Fernando Rios is a painter, printmaker, and Professor of Art at Woodland Community College. In his exhibit, Rios shares his interest in themes that explore his Chicano heritage, as well as his family’s history and experiences. Blurring the line between naturalism and abstraction, the artist embraces the use of complex design patterns and photography to make a powerful statement. 11:30a—5p. Free
Local residents throughout the Sacramento region are eligible to file their taxes for free through United Way California Capital Region’s Free Tax Prep program that runs through April 15. The program provides free tax help virtually and in person in multiple languages and locations across Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.
League of Women Voters of Yolo County announce a contest open to all Yolo high school students to design posters and stickers encouraging and supporting youth voter registration and voting. Cash prizes awarded; submission deadline is March 27, 2026.
THE ARTERY. Phil Gross’ oil paintings of northern California from aerial and ground perspectives can best be described as idealistic realism. Through a rearrangement of the objects along with a deliberate balancing act of colors, his compositions invite you to take a deeper look at the places you already know. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Assorted Flavors celebrates the creativity of our organization’s Members to participate in a non-juried exhibit of art. The Pence opens up its second annual exhibit for Members of the Gallery, in order to celebrate the talent of our supporters. 11:30a—5p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Barbara Prodaniuk is a ceramic artist whose work is inspired by the forest, meadows, and waterways surrounding the Truckee area. She explores the stories carried by the creatures and artifacts found in these environments through layered surfaces, organic textures, and sculpted imagery. 11:30a—5p. Free
THE BARN GALLERY, WOODLAND. The Barn Gallery’s Summer 2026 exhibition will feature contemporary work by artists that use glass as a material in their art work. Hot, warm, and cold glass media artists including, but not limited to, blown glass, cast glass, sculpted glass, stained glass, etched/engraved glass, fused glass, mosaics, cut glass, and neon are encouraged to apply. Learn more at yoloarts.org/call-for-art/. Free
THE PAINT CHIP. Amy McElwain is a collage mixed media artist living in Solano County. She has had creative outlets all of her life and turning the animals who share our planet into colorful, whimsical renderings is her current passion. Come visit her show, The Paper Menagerie, for the month of March. Free
PENCE GALLERY. This 6-session workshop uses art as a healing language for those experiencing grief from the loss of a loved one. Through the process of art making, participants will have opportunities for discussion, education, and connecting with peers in a safe and supportive space. Register at pencegallery.org. Fridays, Mar. 13—Apr. 17. 10a—11:45a. $25—35
DAVIS COMMUNITY CHURCH. This month's 2nd Friday free concert presents Michelle Martin, Violin; Robin Houston, Clarinet; and LuAnn Higgs, Piano. Works of Menotti, Milhaud, Ponchielli, and Schumann will be performed. 12p—1p. Free
LOGOS BOOKS. Join for a reception for Futaba Wood (watercolor, acrylic) and Walker Mason (photography). In their show, the artists celebrate their individual perspectives while simultaneously highlighting their shared appreciation for the natural world and the intrinsic harmony of life. 5:30p—7:30p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Enjoy browsing multiple art exhibits, complimentary wine by Matchbook Wines, and an art-themed scavenger hunt during our reception. Exhibits include Manuel Fernando Rios: When They Reminisce Over You, Assorted Flavors: Pence Member Exhibit, Barbara Prodaniuk: Myths in Mud, and Loraine Watson-Fox: Small Wonders. Also, view special floral arrangements within the exhibits by the Davis Flower Arrangers. 6p—9p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Enjoy a program of music written entirely by living composers. The repertoire incorporates several different choral traditions and languages, from Latin, to Haitian Creole, to Korean and Portuguese. 7p—8:30p. $12—24
WINTERS OPERA HOUSE. The Winters Friends of the Library Quiz Show is a fundraising trivia contest where teams of five will compete in three rounds of trivia questions across 12 categories, ranging from geography to music to local history. The cost per team is $100 before March 10 or $125 at the door (free to attend event as a viewer). 7p—9:30p.
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