Week of Events
Gary Younge
Gary Younge
Book author & The Guardian columnist Gary Younge appears as part of the Campus Community Book Project, which will focus on gun violence during the '19–'20 academic year. Q&A to follow. 8p. $12.50-$45
Creative Writing Reading Series
Creative Writing Reading Series
Two acclaimed fiction writers & one poet reading excerpts in UCD’s popular, ongoing series. 4:30p. Free
Open Mic Night
Embroiderer’s Guild Meeting
Embroiderer’s Guild Meeting
Meet with the Valley Oak Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. Learn basic smocking stitches. Held in library. More info: 530-758-3978. 10a. Free
Petite Studio
Petite Studio
Drop-in art play for adult-accompanied children, 2-5 years, every Wednesday through May. $8 per class or $25 monthly pass. Menu of activities available for children and adults, with more guidance from a teaching artist, 1-2pm. 10a-5p. $8
Faculty Book Series
Faculty Book Series
Mark C. Jerng's Racial Worldmaking: The Power of Popular Fiction takes up genres of future war, plantation romance, sword & sorcery, & alternate history to analyze how genre formations inform our perceptual organizations of race & world 4:30p-6p. Free
Unrivaled: California’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Unrivaled: California’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil
California’s olive producers are leading the way on quality, purity & sustainability. Join us for a conversation & olive oil tasting with Dr. Selina Wang & Brady Whitlow. 5p-7p. $5-$10
Everyday Improv
Everyday Improv
Improv games & fun exercises that build listening skills, mental agility, flexible thinking & celebrating your scene partner—with specific tips to use Improv in daily life. You’ll have a blast! RSVP Liz@ImprovForLiving.org or text 530-304-4393. $10 Sugg Don. 6p-7:30p.
Orientation for Potential Directors
Orientation for Potential Directors
Orientation for potential Co-op board candidates. The current board will share experiences and hold a Q&A session. Refreshments provided. Meet in the Teaching Kitchen. Applications due March 20. Visit davisfood.coop/elections/. 6:30p-8p.
Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan & Charlie Musselwhite
Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan & Charlie Musselwhite
Three blues masters join together for a triple bill of legendary proportions. 7p. $27.50-$125
Melissa Aldana
Melissa Aldana
Chilean-born saxophonist represents “a new sense of possibility & direction in jazz” (The Washington Post). 7p. $23.50-47
Poetry Night
Poetry Night
Distinguished poet Izzy Lala, for whom poet Lauren Frausto is opening, will be reading poetry at the John Natsoulas Gallery's Poetry Night! 8a-Noon. Free
Sakurako Kanemitsu
Pool Tournament
Election 2020 Kick-Off Rally
Election 2020 Kick-Off Rally
“Election 2020 Kickoff” event Sister District CA-3/Indivisible Yolo. Details will be shared about specific ways volunteers can contribute to flip the Senate, hold the House, flip states blue, flip the presidency. 7p-8:30p. Free
Peter & The Starcatcher
Peter & The Starcatcher
The magical play upends the story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels: From marauding pirates & jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades & unlikely heroes. $18.50 Gen; $17 fac/staff; $12 student/sen. 7p-9:30p. […]
Thursday Live!
Thursday Live!
Lorin Rowan trio, featuring dobro and lap-steel player Ken Emerson & fiddler Dick Bright. Progressive Americana. 7:30p-9:30p. Don
Kat Edmonson
Kat Edmonson
With a sweetly mellifluous soprano echoing Blossom Dearie’s lighter-than-air approach as well as her gift for evocative songwriting, Edmonson embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. 7:30p. $12-29
Poetry in Davis
Poetry in Davis
The featured reader begins at 8p, followed by an Open Mic segment at 9p. Attendees encouraged to arrive early to secure a table, & to sign up for a spot on the Open Mic list. Hosted by Dr. Andy Jones. 8p-10p. Free
Art of Painting in the 21st Century Conference and Workshop
Art of Painting in the 21st Century Conference and Workshop
12th Annual Art of Painting in the 21st Century. Join us for a 2-day conference where distinguished painters give lectures and provide demonstrations. Featuring world renowned painters Cynthia Sitton, Gregory Kondos, Chester Arnold, & Richard Whitten. 1p-9p. $30-60
Open Studios
Open Studios
UCD GRAD ART BLDNG & TB9. MFA Art Studio graduate students invite all into their studios to see what they are working on & connect with others from the larger community. 6p-9p. Free
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra & University Chorus
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra & University Chorus
Featuring selections from Beethoven's compositions & new work from UC Davis Professor of Music Laurie San Martin. 7p. $12-$24
Kelly Jean
Comedy Night
Comedy Night
Julie Ash & Ryan Thomas. Featuring co-headlining acts along with guest sets by several UCD students. 8p-9:30p. $10/$20
Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band
Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band
Sparkling harmonies, clever songwriting, rapturous & rollicking instrumentals.” 8p. $12–$26
Davis Farmers Market
Davis Farmers Market
Davis Farmers Market. Support your local farmers. Seasonal produce, baked goods, hot food-to-go & more. 8a-1p. Free
Patsy Cline Spectacular with The Carolyn Sills Combo
Patsy Cline Spectacular with The Carolyn Sills Combo
5-piece group featuring vocals, bass, guitar, steel guitar & drums. 8p. $12–$24.
History of Watercolor
History of Watercolor
Dr. Catherine Anderson, Professor of Art at Sacramento City College, will discuss the history of watercolor from its use in the Middle Ages to the “Golden Age” of watercolor in 18th- & 19th-century British art. 2p-3p.
(Lego) Block Party!
(Lego) Block Party!
Join us for hours of creation, design, & play with Lego Blocks! This is a drop-in program in the Children’s Activity Room. 2p-4p. Free
Canceled: Drop-in Art Studio
Canceled: Drop-in Art Studio
Join artist Elizabeth Corkery in the studio & explore ways of creating small-scale theatrical environments inspired by the design of Victorian toy theaters. Sat & Sun, 2p-4p. Free
House of Angklung: “Learn from Pring”
House of Angklung: “Learn from Pring”
House of Angklung: "Learn from Pring". Performance of traditional music and dance featuring dancers from Bandung, Indonesia, as part of the group Padepokan Jugala. The audience will be invited to participate! Reception precedes @6pm in Noda Lobby. RSVP. 7p-9p.
A Night at the Coconut Grove
A Night at the Coconut Grove
DHS Band Fundraiser. An evening of Jazz, Dinner, Mocktails, Silent Auction & Raffle benefiting all DHS Band programs. 6p-9:30p. $50/$25
A Night at the Coconut Grove/DHS Band Fundraiser
A Night at the Coconut Grove/DHS Band Fundraiser
EMERSON JUNIOR HIGH. An evening of jazz, dinner, mocktails, silent auction & raffle—benefiting all DHS Band programs. 6p-9:30p. $50/$25
Boot Juice At Davis Oddfellows Hall: Album Fundraiser
Boot Juice At Davis Oddfellows Hall: Album Fundraiser
Boot Juice is gearing up to record and release a second album! All proceeds from the event will go directly towards recording, mastering, printing, and releasing the new album! All ages. Don. 7p-10p. FREE
Art of Painting Opening Reception
Art of Painting Opening Reception
The Art of Painting in the 21st Century is a free, annual exhibition that runs one month. Celebrate with nationally renowned artists Cynthia Sitton, Gregory Kondos, Chester Arnold, & Richard Whitten. 7p-9p. Free
Mantra Medicine
Mantra Medicine
Invoke a divine connection to feminine energy, take a sacred journey to your inner wisdom, commune with your inner warrior. By advance registration only. 7:30p-9:30p. free
Luca Tessera & the Hollow Road
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas bids farewell in this performance of Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 9. 8p. $37.50-$175
Odd Fellows Bingo!
Odd Fellows Bingo!
Sit with friends & chat or meet new people while helping the community. Everyone welcome. Doors at noon, Bingo! play begins 1p. 18+. Noon. $12+
Curtis on Tour
Curtis on Tour
Featuring pianist Meng-Chieh Liu & the Vera Quartet of the Curtis Institute of Music. 2p.