DOWNTOWN DAVIS. Check out art receptions, pop-ups, open studios, live music, and more in Downtown Davis & beyond. This is a great free event to enjoy with friends and family each month. 5p—9p. Free
LOGOS BOOKS. Attend an artist reception for Larry Williams, a retired art teacher whose work utilizes rich colors and enigmatic shapes. His oil paintings incorporate forms that suggest or tease real life while slipping away into abstraction. Light refreshments will be served, and live music will be provided by The Folk Music Folks. 6p—8p. Free
PARKSIDE BAR & GRILL. Enjoy live music by the Muddy Waders - Sean Feder, Bill Edwards, Al Vasquez, & Bill Dakin - including Rock, Country, Jazz, Bluegrass, original newgrass, Americana, and Folk. 6p—9p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Enjoy a performance by the UC Davis Sinfonietta with members of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Christian Baldini, director and conductor. 7p—8p. Free
UC DAVIS QUAD. Swing, Big Band, and Latin jazz standards at the Main Stage on the Quad! 11a—12p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program includes J.S. Bach: “Mache Dich” from the St. Matthew Passion, Henri Duparc: La vague et la cloche, and Elvis Costello / The Brodsky Quartet: Three Selections from The Juliet Letters. 2p—3p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program includes Ernest Chausson: Le Colibri, Richard Strauss: Allerseelen, Giuseppe Verdi: ”Sul fil d’un soffio etesio” from Falstaff, and Enrique Granados: ”El majo discreto” from Tonadillas. 4:30p—5:30p. Free
BAREFOOT YOGA STUDIO DAVIS. Enjoy an amazing sound bath experience to celebrate Mother's Day. The sound bath uses a variety of instruments, including Himalayan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, chimes, and human voice, to create a landscape of sound that washes over you. 5p—6p. $30
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program: works to be announced. 7p—8p. Free
THE HIVE, WOODLAND. An over the top Mother’s Day brunch for the entire family. Celebrate surrounded by loved ones and the natural beauty of our pollinator habitat with live music from 2 humans. Enjoy an elaborate seasonal buffet, craft mead pairings, meadmosas and more. 10a—1p.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Enjoy a free Shinkoskey Noon Concert by Dagenais Smiley, violin and UC Davis lecturer in music. 12p—1p. Free
VILLAGE HOMES COMMUNITY CENTER. Village Dance is Davis’ own monthly Ecstatic Dance event. We gather once per month for a journey of music, movement, and mindfulness. We start with an opening circle, followed by music & movement, and end with a sound journey with live instrumentation. 7p—9:30p. $15
