Call to Artists – Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2022
Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., DavisCall to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art 2022
Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., DavisWeek of Events
UC Davis Arts: “Guardians: Spirits of Protection”
“Guardians: Spirits of Protection” is a poignant exploration of the creative relationship between tragedy and design. Now, you can view this magnificent piece at the UC Davis Design Museum through April 24. The installation showcases a series of sculptures created by design professor emerita Ann Savageau. She crafted them from objects and flotsam that washed […]
Call to Artists – Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2022
The Pence Gallery announces that its Emerging Artist Award 2022 is now open for application via www.callforentry.org. This award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit and artist talk. Artists must use the award to further their work in a significant […]
Pence Gallery: 2020
The undeniable power of artists lies in their ability to translate the everyday experiences of our personal lives into something tangible that speaks to larger social and political forces at work. The 366 days that constituted the year 2020 were filled with huge historic changes in America and throughout the world. Faced with nearly a […]
Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art 2022
The Pence Gallery’s Slice exhibit, now in its tenth year, is open to all artists residing in California. This year, artist, writer, and curator Chris Daubert will serve as Juror. The exhibit showcases art that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Work may be in any medium except for […]
March Healing Arts Workshop at Pence Gallery
We will have drop-in sessions for Healing Arts in March, which is a one-time, 90-minute art workshop that focuses more specifically on a theme related to depression, anxiety, or a major life change. March 1 or March 15, 10:30 am – noon Free (Pre-register in advance at the links below) March 1 Drop-In […]
Pence Gallery: Tinderbox, Water in the West – Sculpture by Jeff Downing
Tinderbox: Water in the West includes a series of ceramic diptychs by Bay Area sculptor Jeff Downing that address the critical water shortage affecting the natural habitats of the Western United States. Downing's paired sculptures feature imagery symbolic of the severe drought conditions in our region that are exacerbated by the overuse of available […]
Deadline for Solidarity Space Art Submissions
Deadline for Solidarity Space Art Submissions
See Call for Art Details here: https://thedirt.online/art-of-solidarity-call-for-art/
Woodstock’s Weekly Pies & Pints
Woodstock’s Weekly Pies & Pints
WOODSTOCK'S. First pint is full price, but you get to keep the glass—& every pint after that is 50% off for the night. Ask the bartenders when you arrive. 8p to close.
Valente Lecture: A Collaboration to Remember – Giacomo Meyerbeer, Pauline Viardot, and ‘Le Prophète’
Valente Lecture: A Collaboration to Remember – Giacomo Meyerbeer, Pauline Viardot, and ‘Le Prophète’
Presented by guest lecturer Hilary Poriss, an Associate Professor of Music at Northeastern University. Hilary received her bachelor's from Bates College and her master's and doctorate in music history from the University of Chicago. Her primary research interests reside in the 19th-century Italian and French opera, performance practice, diva culture, and musical culture aesthetics. She is […]
UC Davis Music: Lecture Demo – Concordian Dawn and Sarah Kay
UC Davis Music: Lecture Demo – Concordian Dawn and Sarah Kay
Concordian Dawn, ensemble for medieval music. Sarah Kay, troubadour scholar and Professor of French Literature, Thought, and Culture at New York University. At the UC Davis campus, Professor Kay and Concordian Dawn will perform a lecture with 12th–14th-century French music and texts. Highlighting material from their forthcoming publication/recording collaboration, Medieval Song from Aristotle to Opera (Cornell […]
CA Arbor Day Planting Event @ La Playa Park
CA Arbor Day Planting Event @ La Playa Park
Join Tree Davis as we celebrate California Arbor Day with a community tree planting event at La Playa Park! We'll meet in the main grassy area of the park. Coordinates are 38.560952, -121.705251. Parking is available on Ascada Pl, Del Valle Pl, and La Playa Dr. Safety - All volunteers must wear a mask and bring […]
Pence Gallery Art History Lecture Series: Elaine O’Brien
Pence Gallery Art History Lecture Series: Elaine O’Brien
Art History Lecture Series: Elaine O’Brien (via Zoom) She Laughs Back: Feminist Wit in 1970s Bay Area Art Join us for the next talk in our free, virtual Art History Lecture Series on March 5! Elaine O’Brien, Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art at California State University, Sacramento, explores feminist wit and humor in […]
Davis Wine Bar Saturday Music Series: Paddy on the Binge!
Davis Wine Bar Saturday Music Series: Paddy on the Binge!
Join us downtown on Saturday, March 5th, for great wine and food, accompanied by great live music!
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Presents: “Pastoral Moods”
UC Davis Symphony Orchestra Presents: “Pastoral Moods”
Pandemic Pieces by Joseph Peterson Evoking a multitude of feelings brought on by the Covid pandemic, UC Davis graduate student composer Joseph Peterson—winner of the 2022 UCDSO Composition Award—names the three “Pandemic” pieces: (1) Scrolling; (2) Hope in these uncertain times; (3) and We are the flood. As a whole, the work captures feelings we have each had during these pandemic […]
New Harmony Jazz Band: Live & Outside!
New Harmony Jazz Band: Live & Outside!
Live Jazz at the Davis Craft's Fair/Market Downtown Davis Central Park. Free (outside) ALL WELCOME!!
Mondavi Center: Garrick Ohlsson & Kirill Gerstein Piano Duo
Mondavi Center: Garrick Ohlsson & Kirill Gerstein Piano Duo
Adès: Powder her Face Suite Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica Ravel: La Valse Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Kirill Gerstein distinguished by clarity of expression, discerning intelligence and virtuosity, and an energetic, imaginative musical presence that places […]
Music Conversations – Celebrating International Women’s Day
Music Conversations – Celebrating International Women’s Day
Lauma Akmene invites you to join her for "Music Conversations" on Sunday, March 6 at 3 pm at Davis Lutheran Church, 317 E 8th St, Davis. Akmene will play music by female composers in celebration of International Women's Day. The program will include organ music composed by Florence Beatrice Price (1887 - 1953), Jeanne Demessieux […]