This Is Not A Dream is abstract painter Sara Post’s response to current realities—a meditation on confinement and loss, uncertainty and change, solace and beauty—all of which define our present moment. Exhibit on display: October 2 - November 1, 2020 Artist in Gallery: October 4, 2-5 PM* Nov. 7-8: Pigment Stick workshop with Sara […]
Chris Daubert’s installation Firewood creates an environment in which visitors are invited to observe multiple hand carved, wooden sculptures of solitary objects, each created out of a single piece of firewood. Each object is illuminated from within, and then partially obscured with layers of hanging semi-transparent fabric. Viewers are left to ponder the scene of […]
Join us at John Natsoulas Center for the Arts for an exciting exhibition, featuring work from three artists! This October, the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will display new, never-seen-before works by Yoshio Taylor. This exhibition will showcase Taylor’s latest colorful menagerie of works that expand upon his ideas on culture, as well as […]
Join to learn about the challenging, rewarding and inspirational moments of Peace Corps service from a panel of returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Peace Corps sends volunteers to serve in over 60 countries around the globe. Volunteers must be American citizens and come from all backgrounds to represent the diversity of America abroad. They work at […]
A conversation and book launch with Susie Kantor, associate curator, Manetti Shrem Museum; Bernard Lumpkin, art collector; Matt Wycoff, curator of the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary Art; and Antwaun Sargent, editor of Young, Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists, which draws from the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi collection. Register here: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y0J0PtkwTx2K1V0HQi96rA
Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna to Speak More details here. * Oct. 30, 10:30 a.m. — Jennifer Doudna, the 2020 Nobel laureate in chemistry, will speak about her work on CRISPR and its intersections with COVID-19 at the upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series in Research and Innovation. The free, online event, co-organized by the UC Davis Office […]
ZOMBIE BIKE RIDE 2020 On Saturday, October 31st between 12pm–3pm ride along the Davis Bike Loop and encounter Zombies! We are delighted to be partnered with Bike City Theatre Company and their team of screenwriters, directors and actors to provide an unforgettable experience! Join us for fun, laughs, socially distanced photo ops, totally safe Halloween […]
Celebrate Halloween at Great Bear Vineyards on Saturday, Oct. 31st, from 4 to 8pm! Scary? Half price entrance for guests in costume! Candy for the kids under 21! (please buy a $1 ticket here for kids so that we can track headcount for seating) Reservations required. Ticket includes a glass of wine and souvenir wine glass to […]
The world’s greatest detective has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore: The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed by a notorious photograph, and the woman at the heart of this crime is the famous opera singer, Irene Adler. Join us […]
Pumpkins, plants, face painting and a petting farm. Those are just a few of the highlights at the annual Pumpkin Patch at the Davis Farmers Market. The event, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., has all of the usual Saturday market vendors, with fruit, veggies, nuts, bread, breakfast, lunch and coffee. But this annual event […]
Mark your calendars for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. The outdoor event will take place in the parking lot and park area in front of the Davis Arts Center at the corner of F Street and Covell Boulevard. The Fall Art Fair will feature a number of art vendors selling functional and […]
TANA, the art-making center of Chicana and Chicano studies, will hold its Dia de Los Muertos celebration virtually this year. It will include a blessing, Aztec dance, spoken word performances, a community altar with photos, and submitted videos of home altars: This year TANA will hold our Day of the Dead celebration virtually. Like our past […]
Davis-based band According to Bazooka will perform a mini-concert of catchy original tunes steeped in vintage vibes from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/accordingtobazooka. According to Bazooka is working on a new album for 2021, its fourth independent release and the third with Sacramento producer David Houston of Moon Studio. Previous […]
Year-round at Central Park in downtown Davis, thousands gather each week to shop for what is grown, raised, and made locally at our markets. We are dedicated to bringing farmers right to your table, so we stay open rain or shine. Walk rows of stalls lined with an array of fruits and vegetables, including certified […]
Claudia Rankine, award-winning author, playwright, poet and multimedia artist, and, in 2016, the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, gives a reading a lecture based on her new book, Just Us: An American Conversation. In a series of revelatory, funny, and ingeniously written essays that mix text and visuals, Rankine questions what it means to interrogate […]
The holiday season brings with it a new wonderful exhibit, Feast of Florals, with artwork by Sylvia Schaefer. Her oil paintings feature florals and bonsai trees, executed in a bold brush style and vibrant colors. Sylvia’s work was inspired by the natural world and its vast amount of variations in designs, colors, and textures. Exhibit: […]
Enjoy shopping at our annual Holiday Market! Affordable, one-of-a-kind art, crafts, textiles, soaps, jewelry, and honey, featuring the work of over 50 local and regional artists. We’ll even put your treasure in a gift bag. Holiday Market*: November 6th - December 24th, open daily (even Mondays!) from 11:30 AM - 5 PM *Visitors are required […]
Lesley-Ann Noel, an innovator in design education, research and practice who is known for her work on “emancipatory design,” will be the speaker for the fourth annual Alberini Family Speaker Series in Design at UC Davis. Noel’s lecture, “Envisioning Pluriversal Design," will address the concept of “pluriversal” design, which is one method of understanding the world […]
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards on Friday, November 6th, from 5-8pm for a night of live Brazilian music by Boca Do Rio and wine! Tickets are $30 per person and include one glass of our rosé wine and a souvenir wine glass to bring home with you! Please reserve your tickets in advance. Come […]
Using mostly materials you have on hand, learn a variety of techniques for creating abstract, layered paintings through this online workshop with artist Sara Post. Artists will work on mixed media or oil paper, adding and subtracting a creative mix of collage, drawing, and painting. This workshop includes a 2-day Zoom instruction, slide shows of […]
Ready for some fall fun? Support Tree Davis by joining us for a Zoom Art and Sip event! We will guide you in painting beautiful fall foliage while you sip your favorite beverage. Pick the ticket option that works best for you: we can provide the art supplies and a bottle of wine if you […]
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards in Davis for a weekend wine tasting on both 11/7 and 11/14 from 12-4pm! Tickets are $25 per person and should be reserved in advance in order to ensure your spot. We will be hosting the tasting in the beautiful winery gardens and pouring flights of our award-winning wines. All […]
This 13-day online festival showcases a selection of HRW films with Q&A sessions with filmmakers and scholars. Human Rights Watch currently screens its Human Rights Film Festival in over 20 cities around the world, including Amsterdam, London, New York, and Sydney. The selected films bear powerful and moving witness to human rights issues both locally […]
There is no “right” recipe to paint portraits. Artist Misuk Goltz will teach you to tackle portrait painting and capture the essence of the person you want to paint in watercolor. In this two-day online workshop, you will learn how to prepare reference materials and sketches, mix colors for skin tone, and create an interesting […]
Dagenais Smily, violin and UC Davis lecturer in music Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano with John Cozza, piano Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin (“Ballade”) Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 with Susan Lamb Cook, cello and UC Davis lecturer in music >> Free, online only via YouTube livestream a Shinkoskey Noon Concert
Njideka Akunyili Crosby will give the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture on Nov. 12, celebrating Wayne Thiebaud’s 100th birthday. The MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship winner layers paint, fabric and photography to construct domestic scenes that connect to personal and world events and history. A native of Nigeria who lives in Los Angeles, Akunyili Crosby has […]
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards in Davis for a night of wine on Friday, November 13th, from 5-8pm! Tickets are $30 and include a picnic table reservation in our beautiful winery gardens (each table seats up to 4 people), a bottle of our chilled rosé, and two souvenir glasses to bring home with you. […]
Join us for a week-long celebration of Yolo Basin Foundation’s 30th anniversary! A series of virtual events will let you participate in our environmental education programs, learn about the wetlands, and support our virtual education programs and activities to improve and sustain the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. BUCKS FOR DUCKS LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT Saturday, November […]
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards on Saturday, November 14th, from 12-4pm for live music, dancing, and wine! Tickets are $20 per person and include a glass of our rosé and a souvenir wine glass. Please reserve your tickets in advance on our website to ensure your spot. Additional wine may be purchased by the bottle. […]
The online event will run from 10:30am-5:00pm and feature artists and activists promoting social justice and a more equitable world with their work. The event will be broken into musical performance sets and discussions with panelists and speakers. Feel free to register for the webinar even if just popping by for a bit. You can […]
Year-round at Central Park in downtown Davis, thousands gather each week to shop for what is grown, raised, and made locally at our markets. We are dedicated to bringing farmers right to your table, so we stay open rain or shine. Walk rows of stalls lined with an array of fruits and vegetables, including certified […]
Opening January 31, 2021, Wayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation features works by contemporary artists who have been inspired by Thiebaud as a fellow painter as well as former students who learned directly from the master teacher. Join Founding Director Rachel Teagle and Associate Curator Susie Kantor for an inside look at this upcoming exhibition. Register here: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d_cUwNEwR1qKXEGhWTgCEw
SI Davis Live Join us at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19 for SI Davis Live, streaming live on YouTube. Just click play on the video that will appear below to hear Soroptimist International of Davis members explain how we're continuing to invest in the dreams of women and girls in Yolo County and beyond. […]
Pre-Thanksgiving Market has early hours! The Davis Farmers Market’s annual Pre-Thanksgiving Market is changing to early hours this year. The annual extended-hour market, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Central Park, 301 C St., Davis. On Nov. 25, the market will have a bounty of seasonal produce, […]
On Friday, November 27th, come sip and shop at Great Bear Vineyards in Davis from noon-4pm! We will be serving some of our award-winning wines by the bottle in our stunning winery gardens. We will also be selling our olive oil, lavender products & holiday gift bundles. Tickets are $35 and include a bottle of […]
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards in Davis for wine tasting and holiday shopping! Come get your holiday shopping done and enjoy some of our award-winning wine in our stunning winery gardens! You will be able to buy our olive oil, lavender products, and holiday gift bundles. We will be open Saturday November 28, December […]
Many artists have a diverse palette to their glazes and highlight a range of visual dioramas through ceramics. Art Objects: Palette to Palate aims to celebrate this through the form of functional tabletop ceramics. The John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will provide several culinary experiences using works from the exhibition. Dates TBA.
Yolo Democratic Socialists of America are hosting a roundtable discussion with local leaders on the recent 2020 elections. The panelists will share their perspective on the local, state, and federal election results, and discuss how the end of a Trump administration and the beginning of a Biden administration might shape future organizing in Yolo.
Jeff Nebeker's ceramic portraits of artists and their partners from the German Expressionist art period include several couples such as Paul & Lily Klee, Karl & Emy Schmidt-Rottluff, and more. He uses vibrant colors to generate a sense of movement and personality for each of his pieces. As both a ceramic artist and a pastry […]
Is there something exciting calling to you, asking you to step into a bigger, more powerful way of being? This workshop will help you deeply access your intuition and journey to a vision of what is possible for you. You will connect authentically with others in a playful, soulful way, and leave with steps you […]
The Davis Farmers Market turns into Gift Basket Central for the first three Saturdays in December, offering free baskets and wrapping of market items. Shoppers can compile items for custom gift baskets, and have them wrapped for free at the market’s Gift Basket Central station, near the large oak tree. The service is available to […]
Enjoy buttery lobster dishes from Cousins Maine Lobster while picking out some favorite Christmas gifts! We have something for everyone! Don’t forget we'll be hosting our annual toy drive to help out the Knight’s Landing Fire Department! Unwrapped toys for children of all ages are greatly appreciated! Reservations are required for this event - please […]
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