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. 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 PAINT CHIP. A collaborative exhibition by husband and wife David Kalb and Nancy Gelbard, exploring how two artists respond to the same moments using lens and brush. David’s street photographs capture spontaneous, unguarded scenes from everyday life. Many of Nancy’s oil paintings are created directly from these photographs. In addition to their shared artistic experience, each artist is also exhibiting individual pieces of their work. Free
MIRROR IMAGE DANCE COMPANY. Join Inclusive Arts Alliance and Mirror Image Dance Company for a community event celebrating Neurodiversity and diversity within abilities. Participate in a glow dance party, gaming trucks, art-tism creative art area, sensory reset room, and photo wall. RSVP required; two time blocks based on age group. 4p—7p. Free
PITZER CENTER. Featuring Michael Parks, piano. 5p—5:45p. Free
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF DAVIS. Enjoy an Earth Day concert by composer, guitarist, and singer Jim Scott. Jim brings a warmth and humor with his jazz/world music influenced songs. He uses a prodigious guitar mastery and clear voice for his messages of peace and ecology. 7p—9:30p. $20
WATERMELON MUSIC, THE MELON BALL. Join acclaimed percussionist Alex Jenkins (Drum Set and Tabla), along with Dyne Eifertsen on trombone and Ian Barlow on bass, as they invite us into an intimate evening of top notch jazz. 7:30p—9p. $20
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