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Calendar courtesy of The Dirt.
There are several other great resources for finding arts and culture events, exhibits, performances, and other creative activities in the Davis area:
Davis Enterprise | UC Davis Arts & Entertainment | YoloArts | Visit Yolo
The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to present a new exhibition in honor of Robert Arneson (Sept. 4, 1930 – Nov. 2, 1992). Commemorating the 30-year anniversary of the passing of the great artist, this show will offer visitors the chance to see amazing sculptures...
Underwritten by Georgia Paulo. Alan Menken’s “A Christmas Carol” is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’s most well-known story. Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated “Bah! Humbug!”...
McGovney uses clay, steel wire, and acrylic and oil paint to bring his animal and figurative work to life, concentrating on the sculptural side of ceramics.
Visit the market each Wed (3–6p) and Sat (8a–1p) to purchase local produce and artisan goods.
Sign up to plant young trees around Evenstar Lane from 9a–12p. Bring your own closed-toe boots, gloves, water, snacks, and sun protection.
12th Annual Holiday faire with 100 new and returning vendors. Breakfast and Lunch available by Pot Belly Catering. Adult Christmas beverages available while you shop!
The electric train display features two layouts (Lionel O and HO gauges) with interactive components for children as well as examples and history of local Davis points of interest. Saturdays thru Dec 24. 10a-12:30p. Free/Don
Join Friends of Meals on Wheels for a holiday home tour from 10a–3p. $30 pre-registration or $35 day of
Free raffle for gift basket and miniature train display. Christmas Craft Show also open. https://sites.google.com/view/yolocountyfairmuseum
Make holiday shopping easy with art-based goods from Pence Gallery. Open daily 6–9p. Special hours on Dec. 24 (11:30a–3p).
Kids ages 9–15 can join in on a D&D game each Sat from 12–2p. Get tickets in advance. $10 per child.
Spark your creativity with drawing, stitching, painting, collaging, and more at this weekly workshop through Dec. 18. Free
Find thoughtful gifts that are locally-made.
Experience Mariachi Bonitas, the Calpulli Tlayolotl Aztec dancers, and the dazzling youth mariachi students perform. 12p-8p. $10–$25. Free for under 5.
Alison Skinner conducts; Lauma Akmene, organ; Jia-Mo Chen, cello; LuAnn Higgs, piano. Family-Friendly concert featuring Davis Youth Choir @ 1p. Free / Full length concert @ 3p. $20 Don
3pm Full Length Program
Suggested Donation: $20LuAnn Higgs, Director. 1p. Free
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney’s Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films. Every Sat @ 2p. Fri, Dec 9 @ 7p. Sun, Dec 11 @ 2p. $8
A spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’s most well-known story. Every Fri & Sat @ 7:30p. Every Sun @ 2p. $14-18
Visit the festival from 2–10p for a tree lighting ceremony on Fri @6p and a tractor parade on Sat @6p.
Join longtime GM Stephen Gordon each Sat, 3–6p for a family- and beginner-friendly game of D&D. $20 for one child and one parent
Celebrate the Davis Madrigals choir at their annual dinner. Includes a full-course meal, grand performance, and silent auction. Fri @6p, Sat @4p. $75 per person.
Enjoy a seasonally inspired, four-course dinner, served family style from 4–9p. Reservations required. $125 per person, add-ons extra
Davis Cards & Games presents our very first guided paint night. Join professional artist, Stephanie Peel, in a beginner friendly painting session. Participants will paint a landscape on a canvas using acrylic paint in two hours. All supplies will be included. Tickets are $40 a...
Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie in his quest for a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the Christmas tree. Holiday fun for the whole family. Every Fri/Sat @7:30p. Every Sun @2p. $9–30
A spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens’s most well-known story. Every Fri & Sat @ 7:30p. Every Sun @ 2p. $14-18
Underwritten by Georgia Paulo. This Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens musical is based on the classic Dickens tale of evolving Ebenezer Scrooge’s “Bah Humbug” attitude toward Christmas to that of joy for the people and the season by visitations of ghosts of past, present, and future...