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Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris at Armadillo Music

ARMADILLO MUSIC. Sit down with children’s book author, Mac Barnett, & illustrator, Shawn Harris, to discuss the big beautiful world of children’s books. Copies of their work available for purchase & signing. Proceeds benefit the Mary L. Stephens Branch of the Yolo County Library. Beverage ticket included. Event for adults only. 8:30p. $30

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Author Talk: Martha Shelley

AVID READER. Join Martha Shelley, co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front, to discuss her memoir We Set the Night on Fire. Shelley’s book is a feminist & lesbian document that contextualizes & humanizes the historical record of various mid-twentieth century gay movements. 6:30p–7:30p. Free

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Author Talk: Alexandra Chang

STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Spend an evening with Alexandra Chang, author of Tomb Sweeping & Days of Distraction. Moderated by Jamil Jan Kochai, author of The Haunting of Hajji Hotak. 6:30p–7:30p. Free

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Art History Lecture Series: Isabelle Guerrero (via Zoom)

ONLINE. Isabelle Guerrero, graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno, examines the intersections of archaeology & the art world within the context of both pre- & post-contact Native North American objects currently curated & displayed at non-Indigenous institutions. Hosted by the Pence Gallery. Sponsored by Bill & Nancy Roe. 2p–3p. Free

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Art History Lecture Series: Srđan Tunić (via Zoom)

Join us for the first virtual talk of the Pence Gallery’s free, Art History Lecture Series! Srđan Tunić, MA candidate at University of California, Davis, will explore scientific illustrator Mary Foley Benson’s (1905-1992) artworks from UC Davis as well as her dynamic life, from her early USDA career at D.C., WWII piloting, to settling in

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Artist Talk with Kelley Mogilka

PENCE GALLERY. Mogilka, the recipient of the Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award in 2022, will discuss her inspirations spanning from her childhood to her present-day artist career, how she discovers & photographs models, as well as the process of composing & creating paintings. Includes a tour of The Elusive Muse, on display Jan 7 thru Feb 3. 1p–2p. Free/Sugg Don $10

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Interwoven Artists’ Talk

Interwoven is an exhibit by a group of artists who have been meeting for several years to pursue shared questions of making art in our time. Members originate from places as distant as India and Germany, and as near as Davis. Educated in many aspects of art and design, the group shares a deep curiosity

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