Connecting the arts, fostering collaboration and building community.
 
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
 

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Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition 2024

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis 254 Old Davis Road, Davis

MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Twenty-five UC Davis graduate students from anthropology, comparative literature, creative writing, English, Spanish and Portuguese, design, art history, and art studio will present their research exploring pressing issues of our time, including environmental destruction, racism and immigration, while offering both practical and idealistic ways of thinking about and solving problems, or engaging with personal experiences, memory and aesthetic practices. Free

Ongoing

Renewal: Paintings by Inga Poslitur

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Inga Poslitur’s new series of oil paintings capture flowering plants in natural environments, as well as in lovely arrangements of bouquets in domestic settings. 11:30a—5p. Free

Free

UC Davis Sheepmowers – Wool Week

Wickson Hall Lawn

WICKSON HALL LAWN. Discover the magic of wool fiber! Final grazing event of the season. Featuring felting, spinning, knitting, & crocheting demonstrations. 9:30a-3p. Free

Free

Sheepmowers at UC Davis

Wickson Hall Lawn

WICKSON HALL LAWN. Watch university sheep munch on campus lawns through this public grazing event. 9:30am—3pm. Free

Sheepmowers at UC Davis

Wickson Hall Lawn

WICKSON HALL LAWN. Watch university sheep munch on campus lawns through this public grazing event. 9:30am—3pm. Free

Student Chamber Ensembles

Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center Hutchison Dr. & Cushing Way, Davis

PITZER CENTER. Pete Nowlen, coordinator. Program to be announced. 12:05p—2p. Free

Free

Sit, Stitch & Create

Yolo Branch Library

YOLO BRANCH LIBRARY. Do you enjoy crafting, sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet or art forms? Bring a project to work on and come create with us. 1p—3p. Free

Free

Crochet in the Park

Davis Litle League 1600 F Street, Davis

DAVIS LITTLE LEAGUE. Knit and crochet artists of all levels, invited to learn how to crotchet! 11:30a-4p. Free to join, $30 for classes

Crochet in the Park

Davis Litle League 1600 F Street, Davis

DAVIS LITTLE LEAGUE. Knit and crochet artists of all levels, invited to learn how to crotchet! 11:30a-4p. Free to join, $30 for classes

Line Dance Class

Davis Community Church (DCC) 412 C Street, Davis

DAVIS COMMUNITY CHURCH. Drop-in line dance classes offered by Davis Line Dance. First class free, minimal cost helps the church keep the lights on for us. 3p—4:30p. $5

$5

No Brain Drain Trivia

1224 Lemen Ave 1224 Lemen Ave, Woodland

SUPER OWL BREWING. “No Brain Drain” Trivia, hosted by Preacher. Trivia + Comedy + Game Show. 6:30–7:30p. Free

No Brain Drain Trivia

1260 Lake Blvd, Ste 121, Davis, CA 95616 1260 Lake Blvd, Ste 121, davis

SUPER OWL BREWING. Hosted by Preacher. Trivia + Comedy + Game Show. 6:30–7:30p. Free

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Poetry Night Reading Series

John Natsoulas Center for the Arts 521 1st St., Davis

JOHN NATSOULAS CENTER FOR THE ARTS. First & third Thursdays. Each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. 7p. Free

Free

Choruses of UC Davis: “Sorrow and Joy: An American Story”

Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center

PITZER CENTER. If the American Dream includes hope of a better life in a promised land, then the story we tell must also acknowledge that dream has not always been equally available to all Americans. This concert gives us both sentiments of this “American Story.” Featuring Pete Nowlen, director, and Rollo Dilworth, visiting composer. 7p—9p.$24

$24

Davis Odd Fellows Thursday Live!

Davis Odd Fellows

DAVIS ODD FELLOWS. Live music by San Francisco’s songwriter Maurice Tani. Americana alt-country tunes. 7p-9p. Free

Free

Odd Fellows LIVE! Featuring Maurice Tani

ODDFELLOWS HALL. San Francisco’s Maurice Tani is a veteran singer-songwriter and band leader of the Alt-Country – Americana scene.  He’s been a fixture on the local alt-country scene for more than a decade with his band 77 El Deora, and previously sang and played guitar for the seminal Motown-style party bands Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra and Big Bang Beat. 7:30p—9:30p. Donations

Featured Featured

Poetry Night Reading Series

John Natsoulas Center for the Arts 521 1st St., Davis

JOHN NATSOULAS CENTER FOR THE ARTS. First & third Thursdays. Each reading contains two featured poets followed by an open mic. 7p. Free

Free