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
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. The program includes music by UC Davis graduate student composers Dean Kervin Boursiquot, James Larkins, Joseph Martin, Samane Paya, and Zöe Wallace. 5p—6:15p. Free
PITZER CENTER. Music by UC Davis graduate student composers Dean Kervin Boursiquot, James Larkins, Joseph Martin, Samane Paya, & Zöe Wallace. 5p—6:15p. Free
RICHARD BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE HALL. Acclaimed classical and baroque violinist, Rachel Barton Pine, performs with the Davis HS Baroque Ensemble in a fundraising performance for their 2026 Spain Tour. Reception at 5:30p with food truck fundraiser and dessert sale. Performance at 7p. Donations encouraged. 5:30p—8p. Free
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
DAVIS MUSICAL THEATRE CO. Enjoy the magical fairytale of the ogre, Shrek, and follow along his adventure to rescue and win the love of princess Fiona and vanquish Lord Farquaad. For all ages. Fri. & Sat. 7:30p—10:30p; Sun. 2p—5p. $22
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