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Shrek, The Musical
2026-05-17 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Davis Musical Theatre Co. (DMTC), 607 Pena Dr.
Shrek, The Musical – April 24 through May 17, 2026
Underwritten by Suzy Goldschmidt, in honor of David Goldschmidt
Once upon a time, in a far-away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairy tale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he’s handed a task – if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad but a fairy tale wouldn’t be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.
Recommended for all ages

Spring Concert
2026-05-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Davis Community Church (DCC), 412 C Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Davis Community Church presents their Spring Concert on Sunday, May 17th at 4p.m. Music includes works by film composers such as Enio Morricone, John Williams and Monty Norman. Our Chancel and Chamber Choirs along with our Bell Choir and the C Street Ukuleles look forward to seeing you there. The concert will be FREE with an opportunity to donate at the end. Families are very welcome!!

International Folk Dancing
2026-05-17 19:00 - 21:30 | Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis, ca, 95616
Connect with other cultures, while connecting to other people
Sunday nights 7p-9:30p
first time free
all levels welcome
Community Church Fireside Room at 412 C Street, Davis (Fireside Room. Entrance on C-St. near 4th.)

Visit http://davisfolkdancers.org/ to check for our current meeting location, which changes periodically.

Healing Arts One-Time Workshop
2026-05-18 10:00 - 11:45 | Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Healing Arts One-Time Workshop
Monday, May 18, 10-11:45 AM
$5 Members, $10 Non-Members (all materials included)
Part of the Pence’s Healing Arts Program and run by facilitator Amy Vidra, this one-time workshop focuses more broadly on themes related to depression, anxiety, or major life changes. Through the process of art making, participants will have opportunities for discussion, education, and connecting with peers in a safe and supportive space.
Registration is required in advance through our website, and space is limited to the first 8 participants who register. Participants must be 18 or older, and no art experience is necessary. This program is generously sponsored by Bob & Joanne Andresen.
Register here (REQUIRED): https://pencegallery.org/education/programs/workshops-and-classes/
[If you register for this session and are unable to attend, please let us know in advance.]
Any questions? Email pencegallery@gmail.com.

Align & Flow Yoga
2026-05-18 17:30 - 19:00 | Davis Shambhala Meditation Center, 133 D Street, Suite H, upstairs, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
All classes begin with a meditation and invite mindful movement through attention to breath and physical alignment. In a vinyasa class, we link postures together and move with the breath on the inhale, or the exhale. A typical class involves strength and stability work balanced by flexibility and relaxation. Each class finishes with a reclining rest.

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Davis Makerspace & Clothing Repair Cafe
2026-05-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-21 09:30 - 11:30 | Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 East 14th Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Davis Makerspace is a community workspace for makers and builders, designers and inventors. A small assortment of tools will be available for use and staff or volunteers will be on hand to provide some assistance. Supervised children are welcome. Participants must provide a signed liability waiver (available on site). Mondays & Tuesdays, 6p—8p; Thursdays, 9:30a—11:30a; Fridays, 3p—5p.

FREE Tummy Time Class
2026-05-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Davis Parent Nursery School (8th Street), 426 West 8th Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Come join our free Tummy Time Class, every Tuesday from 1:00-2:00pm at Davis Parent Nursery School. The goal of this meetup is to provide a space for parents with newborns to connect with other parents from the community. Moms, Dads, and all caretakers welcome. Siblings are not able to join at this time. We are here to support YOU and your baby! No pre-registration needed, simply show up. Led by our wonderful teacher, Annie Ramirez.

This program will be ongoing through the school year, except for school breaks.

Drawing Night at Dunloe
2026-05-19 16:00 - 23:00 | CA
Enjoy community, art, and the best beer in Davis at Dunloe Brewing on Tuesday nights.
BYO supplies, or feel welcome to use from the community art pantry on hand.

Guitar Circle
2026-05-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Watermelon Music, 1970 Lake Blvd., Suite 1
Every Tuesday at the Watermelon Music building. All ages and experience levels welcome!
This guitar circle is FREE, but we do suggest making a donation to help support The Friends of Watermelon Music and their mission to enrich lives of the community through music.

Jazz Combos
2026-05-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center, Hutchison Dr. & Cushing Way, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Otto Lee, director and UC Davis lecturer in music
with additional coaching by Michael Schwagerus, UC Davis lecturer in music

Sthira (Effort) & Sukha (Ease) Yoga
2026-05-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Davis Shambhala Meditation Center, 133 D Street, Suite H, upstairs, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Sthira (Effort) & Sukha (Ease) Yoga
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Tuesdays, 5:30—6:30 PM, $15

This yoga practice with Beth focuses on alignment, strength & length, balance, effort & ease, and movement with breath.

Knitting & Crochet Circle
2026-05-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 East 14th Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Do you enjoy knitting and crocheting? If so, join us on Tuesdays, from 5:30 pm-7 pm. Bring a project to work on and visit with your neighbors.
No reservation required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Davis Public Library. Connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.

Fleet Feet Run Crew
2026-05-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Fleet Feet Davis, 615 2nd St, Davis, CA, 95616
Fleet Feet Run Crew
A 3-mile walk or run with Davis’s neighborhood run club. Connect with other walkers and runners in Davis, in a no-runner-left-behind format with different routes every week. Plus, get a free shirt at your first run!
Every Tuesday, 6pm Come join us it’s free.

Author Talk: Jessica Guerrieri
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre, 203 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Jessica Guerrieri returns with Both Can Be True — a powerful new novel about sisterhood, motherhood, and the complicated truths women carry. Join Jessica in conversation with her sister, Cara Cutter, for an intimate and heartfelt evening exploring the real-life bonds that inspired this story.
Celebrate publication day with The Avid Reader at the Veterans Memorial Theatre on May 19, 2026, from 7–9pm. Tickets include a signed copy of Both Can Be True. Expect an honest, deeply personal conversation about writing, family, and the stories that bring us back to one another — followed by audience Q&A and book signing.
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
About the Book
When a local mother goes missing, two estranged sisters are pulled back into each other’s lives and forced to confront old wounds, fractured trust, and the many ways a woman can disappear in plain sight.
Frankie is the funny one, full of restless energy and sharp edges, the sister who got sober, opened a bookstore, and slipped into a version of domestic life without ever fully confronting the past. Mere is the steady one, the caretaker, a mother quietly unraveling under the demands of her neurodivergent daughter and the loneliness of a marriage to a husband who sees the world through an entirely different lens.
For the Gilmore sisters, losing their mother to cancer at a young age gave them a brief window of closeness they’ve never been able to reclaim. But over the years, a mentally ill father, the unspoken trauma of sexual violence, and the different vices they turned to for survival fractured their bond and created a divide of resentment neither of them could bring themselves to cross. When a woman in Frankie’s social circle disappears, the sisters are pulled into a shared reckoning and can no longer deny the past that has shaped so much of their present.
Set against the backdrop of a quiet Northern California mountain town, this gripping and emotionally layered novel unfolds in alternating perspectives, revealing the many ways women vanish inside motherhood, addiction, marriage, and shame. Told with raw honesty and wry compassion, Jessica Guerrieri’s sophomore novel is a story of sisterhood, acceptance, the unspoken truths we carry, and the redemptive power of bridging pain into connection.

Live Jazz: Jim Frink Trio
2026-05-19 19:30 - 22:30 | Root of Happiness Kava Bar
Jim Frink is an active drummer and educator based in Davis. The jazz trio plays improvisational music, ranging from standards, to modern jazz, to balkan folk and beyond.
This event takes place every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month – 7:30-10:30pm

New Paintings by Pat Mahony
2026-05-20 - 2026-06-20 | John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st St, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to present the newest exhibition of paintings by Sacramento-based artist, Pat Mahony. The works in her exhibition, all created within the last year, are representative of her travels throughout California and to Hawaii. She captures endemic and tropical vegetation in her iconic, impressionistic style.
Pat Mahony’s natural environment serves as her greatest source of inspiration. She transforms the beauty of the world, and the “perfect chaos” that signifies the ever-changing impressions imparted by the way that light can alter a moment. She is known for successfully matching the “wildness of nature with a wild and physical application of paint.” Pat Mahony was born in Southern California, and studied printmaking and oil painting at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the 1980s, she primarily showed her watercolors, many of which were architectural scenes. After her early painting successes, she took some time off to pursue other endeavors. Her desire to return to oil painting coincided with her move to a rural property along the Sacramento River. The resulting landscape paintings that she produced over the successive years were large-scale in format and were a strong representation of that land. Her later works, painted after she relocated to the region near the American River, became more focused on individual components within nature, as she went on long walks along the river. She has achieved minute detail within her painting, utilizing the scale to emphasize particular elements.
In this exhibition she explores scale across multiple canvases, creating a diptych and a quadriptych, allowing for greater immersion and artistic presence. Mahony can best be categorized as a colorist, with a style derived from the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, which is well suited for capturing the fleeting moments that begin and end in such rapid succession in the natural world. Her paintings are a balance between abstraction and representation. Immortalizing the vibrancy of the Sacramento Valley natural environment is key to her work, and her dazzling painting captures the beauty of the beloved flora and landscape she calls home.
The exhibition’s opening reception is to be held on Saturday, May 30 from 7:00-9:00 PM. It will feature live music and refreshments. All are well, and the event is free!

Pizza Night
2026-05-20 07:00 - 19:00 | Upper Crust Baking Co. (Upper Crust), 634 G St.
It’s pizza night at Upper Crust Bakery!

How Pizza Night Works

Pizza Night is Wednesdays at our Davis location only. We’ll start in Winters soon.
We generally do not take walk-ins—please pre-order your pizza!
Place your order early! We often sell out.
We make a limited number of pizzas each half-hour. If your 1st choice of pick-up time is sold out, try an alternate time slot.
Orders close at noon Wednesday or when we sell out, whatever comes first.
You can get desserts, baked goods, beverages, beer & wine when you pick up your pizza.
Having trouble ordering? Call (530) 750-1180.

About Pizza Night

Each Wednesday we turn our 10-ton hearthstone deck oven up to 11 and turn out some amazing artisan pizzas. It’s a somewhat exclusive affair since our capacity is limited—and we regularly sell out. We’re a bakery after all—not a pizzeria. There’s no assembly line or tunnel baking. Each pizza is created by hand and served with a healthy dose of love. No delivery, sorry.
Our pizzas are crafted in the same farm-to-oven tradition as our baked goods. We use California-grown and -milled premium flour, 15% organic whole grains, and a long-fermentation, 100% naturally leavened formula—resulting in a really tasty and bubbly crust. And we use only the best ingredients and toppings, with produce we like to source at the Davis Farmers Market.
There’s only one size—about 14 inches in diameter—and six slices. They generally serve one to three humans, depending on appetite. We also offer big, sharable garden salads, local beer & wine, soft drinks, and amazing desserts.

UpENDing Parkinson's at Rocknasium
2026-05-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Rocknasium the Climbing Gym, 720 Olive Drive, Suite S, Davis, 95616, United States
UpENDing Parkinson’s at Rocknasium
Wednesdays, 10-11:30 AM
Rocknasium is hosting UpENDing Parkinson’s, a non-profit that provides guided rock climbing to those living with Parkinson’s. Entrance is free, and rental gear is $10. Those interested may register as a climber here.

Davis Genealogy Club Library Hours
2026-05-20 13:00 - 15:30 | Davis Senior Center, 646 A St, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Library Hours: Wednesdays, 1 – 3:30 p.m. (excluding holidays)
This group assists and maintains the Senior Center’s extensive Genealogy Library, and in addition, hosts monthly lectures and meetings. During library hours, members are available to assist you with accessing research materials. Computer access is also available in the library for research purposes.

The Bike Garage Open Hours: Davis Location
2026-05-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Bike Garage Davis, 606 Peña Drive #300
Davis location: 606 Peña Drive #300

FREE Bike Repair

Come to the Bike Garage, where our volunteer mechanics will repair your bike. We accept cash, Venmo, and Paypal donations.
Interested in becoming a volunteer bike mechanic? No experience is necessary.

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Quality Used Bikes for SaleLowest prices on the best used bikes.Our inventory changes every day!

Hybrid bikes, town bikes, vintage bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, kids’ bikes, and more. Visit the Bike Garage in Davis or Woodland to check out our inventory.

Mantra Meditation
2026-05-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Davis Community Church (DCC), 412 C Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Let your worries melt away. Mantras are ancient healing sounds that takes the mind off of the stress of modern day life, and gives us real rest.

We will practice 3 simple techniques that you can continue to practice at home on your own. This includes deep breathing, a technique using beads (Japa meditation), and music (Kirtan).

We will be in the Fireside Room (C Street entrance). Free/ Donations accepted.

Open Jam Session
2026-05-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Watermelon Music, 1970 Lake Blvd., Suite 1
Come join our weekly Jam Session at Watermelon Music, hosted by Friends of Watermelon Music. We play a wide array of music, including classic rock, contemporary rock, indie rock, pop, folk, blues, and much more! All instrumentation and shill levels welcomed!
There is a drum set, keyboard, and vocal mic/amp available at the store to play on. Please bring your own amp if you need one.
While technically all ages, we recommend 18 and over. Attendance is FREE with a suggested donation of $5 to Friends of Watermelon Music.

Pub Quiz (Trivia) hosted by Dr. Andy
2026-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Sudwerk Brewing Co., 2001 2nd St, Davis, CA, 95618, United States
Sudwerk Trivia is a free, first come-first serve, all-ages event.
Join us for a fun-filled evening of brain-teasing questions and friendly competition at Sudwerk’s Pub Quiz every Wednesday from 7-9pm! Put your knowledge to the test and gather your friends for a night of laughter and excitement.
Location: 2001 2nd Street, Davis, CA 95618
You do not have to be 21+ to participate in trivia. There is no drink minimum.

Line Dance Class at Davis Odd Fellows
2026-05-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Davis Odd Fellows
Absolute beginner to high beginner dances on Thursdays. Free & open to the public. Donations accepted.

Self Defense Class
2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St, Davis, 95616, United States
This is a safe, inclusive opportunity to learn self defense from a dedicated group of martial arts practitioners at the Davis Arts Center. If you have ever felt like you would like to learn a little more about how to defend yourself and your loved ones, and would like to get a little fitness training too, please join us! No experience necessary, start any time. We ask for a $10 donation per class, but you can pay whatever you can.

Downtown at Dusk
2026-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | CA
Downtown at Dusk

Evenings filled with live music, food, and good vibes on the G Street platform in partnership with DRC Creatives.

6 PM | G St. Platform
April 2, 9, 23, 30
May 7, 21, 28
June 4, 11, 18

Photography Club of Davis
2026-05-21 19:10 - 20:45 | Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library Blanchard Room, 315 E 14th St, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
The Photography Club of Davis will meet on Thursday, May 21, at 7:10pm in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens Library at 314 East 14th Street in Davis. The meeting will feature a photo critique of member-submitted images. Critiques tend to be positive learning experiences for both submitters and the general audience. Participants discuss “why does this image work” as well as “why does this image not work” and how the image may be improved. Attendees also learn about the techniques involved. The Photography Club of Davis meets every month on the third Thursday of the month (except July and August) and welcomes members of the public to attend. More information at https://photoclubofdavis.wordpress.com
“This event is not sponsored by Yolo County Library and the presence of this group in the meeting room does not constitute Yolo County Library’s endorsement of the policies or beliefs of this group.”

Healing Arts 6-Session Workshop
2026-05-22 10:00 - 11:45 | Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis, CA, 95616, United States
Healing Arts 6-Session Workshop
Fridays, 10-11:45 AM | May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & June 5
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members (all materials included)
The Pence’s 6-session Healing Arts 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 in the Pence Learning Center under the guidance of facilitators Amy Vidra and Lyndsey Rocca.
Registration is required in advance through our website, and space is limited to the first 8 participants who register. Participants must be 18 or older, and no art experience is necessary. This program is generously sponsored by Bob & Joanne Andresen.
Register here (REQUIRED): https://pencegallery.org/education/programs/workshops-and-classes/
[Please note that when registering for this program, you are signing up for all 6 sessions. If you are unable to attend one or more of the sessions, please let us know in advance.]
Any questions? Email pencegallery@gmail.com.
