Free Holiday Model Train Display
Amtrak Station 840 Second Street, DavisAMTRAK. Don your favorite engineer’s hat and visit the fourth annual Rotary model train display, benefitting many wonderful community causes. 10a—12p. Free
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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
Ongoing
Work of Karen Fess-Uecker
Gallery 1855 820 Pole Line Rd, DavisGALLERY 1855. Karen Fess-Uecker’s abilities developed not through formal schooling, but through studying other artist’s work either from books or participating in workshops and classes offered by artists she admired. Painting in watercolor, she learned to develop her color and continues to study color today with oil painter and colorist Elio Camacho.
Free
George Tchobanoglous: Petals and Place
NATSOULAS GALLERY. George Tchobanoglous is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCD. At 15, he began printing black and white images in a makeshift darkroom in the cellar of his family’s farmhouse in Patterson, CA. In addition to photography, George is a passionate gardener and traveler. “Petals and Places” combines these two loves with pictures of flowers grown at home juxtaposed with memorable travel images. Free
Adam Forfang: Artifacts
John Natsoulas Gallery 521 1st St, DavisNATSOULAS GALLERY. Adam Forfang is a native to the Bay Area, trained at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco where he earned a BFA. He currently teaches locally, at Davis High School, and is a continued champion of arts education. Drawing from color theory and the aesthetics of pixelated images, Forfang transforms still-lifes, landscapes, and other scenes of every-day-life into optical illusions. His charming paintings defy the eye and remind you of the increasingly digital world of today. Free
Jordan Hayes: The Little Things
Pence Gallery 212 D St, DavisPENCE GALLERY. Jordan Hayes is a figurative painter whose recent work centers on portraying objects with underlying stories and deeper meanings. Her figures engage with these items in quiet scenes, featuring dramatic lighting, eye-catching hues, and attention to detail, to provoke a greater appreciation for life’s subtleties. Free
Free
Stephen Giannetti: All In
Pence Gallery 212 D St, DavisPENCE GALLERY. Stephen Giannetti has explored the grid and the circle in various media over his 30-year career. Early in his career, he pioneered a new mode of approaching the modernist grid. For the past 15 years, Giannetti has adapted his method of hand-painting with traditional oil paint to the more contemporary application of acrylic spray paint. 11:30a—5p. Free
Free
Peregrine Winter Camp
PEREGRINE SCHOOL. Winter break camp for children at Peregrine School; sign up by email per day. $45-80
The Art of Being Human, Shambhala Weekend 1
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center 133 D Street, Suite H, upstairs, DavisDAVIS SHAMBHALA CENTER. By training in meditation, we learn to remember our natural confidence and relax to the freshness of the present moment, no matter what that moment may bring. This intimate retreat provides instruction for sitting and walking meditation as a means to develop mindfulness in daily life. 9a—5p. $0—200
Free – $200
English Conversation Group
Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library 315 East 14th StreetMARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Weekly conversation group to practice English in a fun and relaxed way with help from group facilitator. Drop in visitors welcome. 9:45a—11:45a. Free
Intro to Climbing Class
Rocknasium the Climbing Gym 720 Olive Drive, Suite S, DavisROCKNASIUM. Learn how to rock climb, with a focus on knot-tying, equipment, technique, falling, padding, & spotting. Open to those 13 years or older. 10a—12p. $35–$45
$35 – $45
15th Annual Art of Painting in the 21st Century Exhibition and Conference
JOHN NATSOULAS GALLERY. This exhibit is geared towards nurturing dialogue on contemporary painting and the shared ideas that define current trends in the field. The exhibition is co-curated by John Natsoulas and John Seed. Open October 2 to November 2. 11a—5p. Free
free
Holiday Wine Tasting with Yolo Wines Wineries
Yolo CountyTBD WINERY. Treat yourself to wine tasting, or unwind with a glass of wine in one of Yolo County’s many Tasting Rooms. Visit yolocountywines.com/map to plan your Yolo Wines Adventure. 11a—5p.
Davis Genealogy Club Library Hours
Library Hours: Wednesday & Friday, 11:30 – 2:00 p.m. and Third Tuesday general meeting days: 12:00-1:00 p.m. This group assists and maintains the Senior Center’s extensive Genealogy Library, and in addition, hosts monthly lectures and meetings. During library hours, members are available to assist you with...
Mainstage Customer Appreciation Day
Mainstage DispensaryMAINSTAGE DISPENSARY. Free lunch with an in-store purchase every last Friday of the month! 12p—5p.
Senior Film Fridays
DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. Watch a film and enjoy popcorn with friends. Check the Senior Center’s website for film titles. 12:30p. Free
Tales for Tails
Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library 315 East 14th StreetSTEPHENS DAVIS BRANCH LIBRARY. Read to a therapy dog! For ages 5-12, in the Children’s Activity Room. Sign up for a 10-minute reading slot at the Children’s Desk on the afternoon of the program, no prior registration. 3p–4:30p.
Free
Family Open Studio
DAVIS ARTS STUDIO. An all-materials-provided open art studio for families, recommended for ages 5+. Adult attendance required. $15/person
Family Open Studio
1919 F St, Davis CA 1919 F St, DavisDAVIS ART CENTER. Experiment with an array of different art materials, such as paint, oil pastels, and recycled materials. (An adult must attend with at least one child, and children must attend with an adult.) Supplies will be available to let your creative imagination run wild! 3p—4:30p. $10/person
$10
Family Open Studio
1919 F St, Davis CA 1919 F St, DavisDAVIS ART CENTER. Experiment with an array of different art materials, such as paint, oil pastels, and recycled materials. (An adult must attend with at least one child, and children must attend with an adult.) Supplies will be available to let your creative imagination run wild! 5p—6:30p. $10/person
$10
Puffs (or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic)
Woodland Opera House 340 2nd Street, WoodlandWOODLAND OPERA HOUSE. For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. Fri. & Sat., 7:30p—9:30p. $9—35