Connecting the arts, fostering collaboration and building community.
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WATERMELON MUSIC. We cordially invite you to attend, whether you choose to perform or just listen. Our open mic is open to performers of all ages & ability levels, designed to provide a safe & supportive platform for everyone. We provide the sound system, grand piano (if you need it…) and an enthusiastic audience. The rest is up to you. 6p – 8p. Free.
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, and fun way for seniors to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, and more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free! 10:15a—11:15a.
ROOT OF HAPPINESS. Jim Frink is a drummer and educator based in Davis. The jazz trio plays improvisational music ranging from standards, to modern jazz, to balkan folk and beyond. 7:30p—10:30p. Free
DAVIS ODD FELLOWS. Davis Odd Fellows Thursday Live! present Jeffrey Halford and The Healers. Halford is a rock & roll lifer, a Texas-born, California-bred traditionalist trading in Americana mythologies. His solo album, West Toward South, serves them up not repurposed so much as distilled, harking...
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Find your joy in movement! Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, & fun way to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, & more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free. 11a – 12p.
ANN E. PITZER. Ghost Ensemble is a mixed chamber ensemble dedicated to experimental music that expands perceptual horizons to foster individual and community transformation. Performances (such as this one) often incorporate “Deep Listening,” a practice pioneered by ensemble mentor Pauline Oliveros that encourages a heightened awareness of sound, space, and community. 12p – 1p. Free.
DAVIS ODD FELLOWS. Rock n Soul band Jeffrey Halford & the Healers will rock the Hall on April 3rd. Rolling Stone Magazine says “Ramblers & gamblers come alive in Jeffrey Halford’s music.” 7p – 9p. Donations at the door for the musicians.
GREAT BEAR WINERY. Join us for a night of great music brought to you by Mr. Q & food by Buenos Aires Grill! Ticket includes: Glass of Wine & Live Music Music by Mr. Q: We are honored to have The Mr. Q Band back at the winery playing songs like Sentimental Journey, Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, Bye Bye Blackbird, Ain’t Misbehaving, Fever, Route 66, & Summertime. Buenos Aires Grill serves authentic Argentinian food, featuring empanadas and steak & chicken sandwiches. Soak in the atmosphere as you approach our enchanting Spanish colonial façade. As the road curves to the right, you’ll find The Dance Hall and The Great Barn, where you can relax either under cover or on the lawn. Friday 5-8pm. $15
ANN E. PITZER. Ghost Ensemble is a mixed chamber ensemble dedicated to experimental music that expands perceptual horizons to foster individual and community transformation. Performances (such as this one) often incorporate “Deep Listening,” a practice pioneered by ensemble mentor Pauline Oliveros that encourages a heightened awareness of sound, space, and community. 12p – 1p. Free.
JACKSON HALL. With a career spanning almost four decades, Grammy award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. He appears in recital with Peter Dugan, the “fearlessly athletic” (San Francisco Chronicle) pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top. 7:30p—9:30p. $27.50 – $141.00
ODD FELLOWS HALL. The Davis Odd Fellows, with Lyon Realty, are once again hosting Music for Natalie! This annual event celebrates the life of Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, killed in the line of duty on January 10th, 2019. This event also raises awareness for the Officer Natalie Corona Odd Fellows Memorial Scholarship, awarded annually to graduating High School Seniors from High Schools in Davis and Pierce High in Arbuckle who are going into careers in law enforcement or first responders. 12p – 4p. Free.
DJUSD DISTRICT OFFICE PARKING LOT. Join us for the inaugural Moda Market, a flea market featuring dozens of student vendors selling new, vintage, and gently used jewelry and clothing. This event is hosted by Davis High School’s fashion magazine club, Moda Magazine, and is open to the public. 10a—2p. Free
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, and fun way for seniors to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, and more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free! 10:15a—11:15a.
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Find your joy in movement! Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, & fun way to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, & more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free. 11a – 12p.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program: Igor Veligan and Roger Xia, violins; Joseph Donald Peterson, viola; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Natsuki Fukasawa, piano. Program: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Arno Babadjanian: Selections from Trio in F-sharp Minor; Dimitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p – 1p. Free.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program: Igor Veligan and Roger Xia, violins; Joseph Donald Peterson, viola; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; Natsuki Fukasawa, piano. Program: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Arno Babadjanian: Selections from Trio in F-sharp Minor; Dimitri Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p – 1p. Free.
EVERSON HALL, ROOM 266. Music Forum: Eva Silot Bravo | Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene. An educator with 14 years of experience, Afro-Cuban female author Eva Silot Bravo is an interdisciplinary and independent scholar, former diplomat & international negotiator in the United Nations, representing Cuba and developing countries. The focus of her presentation is her recently published non-fiction academic book: Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene, on Cuban music and transnationalism. Surveying the impact of Cuba’s economic crisis after the demise of the Eastern socialist bloc, Silot Bravo’s book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians who migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. 4:10p – 6p. Free.
EVERSON HALL, ROOM 266. Music Forum: Eva Silot Bravo | Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene. An educator with 14 years of experience, Afro-Cuban female author Eva Silot Bravo is an interdisciplinary and independent scholar, former diplomat & international negotiator in the United Nations, representing Cuba and developing countries. The focus of her presentation is her recently published non-fiction academic book: Cuban Fusion: The Transnational Cuban Alternative Music Scene, on Cuban music and transnationalism. Surveying the impact of Cuba’s economic crisis after the demise of the Eastern socialist bloc, Silot Bravo’s book documents a relatively unexplored transnational network of collaborations among Cuban musicians who migrated to many different countries from the 1990s forward. 4:10p – 6p. Free.
VILLAGE HOMES COMMUNITY CENTER. Village Dance is Davis’s own monthly Ecstatic Dance event. We gather once per month for a journey of music, movement, & mindfulness. We start with an opening circle, followed by music & movement, & end with a sound journey with live instrumentation. This month our guest DJ will be Sudakra! 7p – 9:30p. $15.
RICHARD BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE CENTER. This Golden Cabaret, our premier benefit event, will showcase performances by the full Jazz Choir, along with breakout solos, small group numbers, and a very special 50th Anniversary Alumni performance on Saturday. This will be an event to remember at Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, and all proceeds will benefit the Davis Senior High School Jazz Choir program. Friday, April 11: dinner @ 5:15pm; show @ 7pm. Saturday, April 12: (includes Alumni Performance) alumni brunch & rehearsal @ 10am dinner @ 2:15pm; show @ 4pm.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF DAVIS. Members of the Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento will present an eclectic program of vocal works, from Gilbert & Sullivan favorites – The Gondoliers, The Mikado, Patience, and Iolanthe, & a West Coast Premiere of two powerful contemporary songs for soprano, cello,...
RICHARD BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE CENTER. This Golden Cabaret, our premier benefit event, will showcase performances by the full Jazz Choir, along with breakout solos, small group numbers, and a very special 50th Anniversary Alumni performance on Saturday. This will be an event to remember at Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, and all proceeds will benefit the Davis Senior High School Jazz Choir program. Friday, April 11: dinner @ 5:15pm; show @ 7pm. Saturday, April 12: (includes Alumni Performance) alumni brunch & rehearsal @ 10am dinner @ 2:15pm; show @ 4pm.
GREAT BEAR VALLEY. Soak in the atmosphere as you approach our enchanting Spanish colonial façade. As the road curves to the right, you’ll find The Dance Hall and The Great Barn, where you can relax either under cover or on the lawn. Music by The Sun Followers: Singing songs to break, melt, and mend the heart, The Sun Followers are an acoustic vocal harmony duo from Chico, California Fo0d by Andres Pizza: established in 2019, The Andes Pizza is a family-run business that aims to offer a unique culinary experience to the masses by serving authentic wood-fired pizza. Tickets: Glass of wine and music only – #15: Glass of wine live music & personal pizza – $32. 5P – 8P.
DAVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The Cabaret will feature an unforgettable evening of live song and dance, all under the musical direction of Natascha Bach and with choreography by Jeff Teague. 5:15p—8:30p. $15—55
E STREET PLAZA, DAVIS. Hear folk rock played by Ron Goldberg (bass, guitar), Brenda Scott (lead vocals), Cisco Ochoa (guitar), Wendy Silk (keyboard, accordion), and Phil Hildenbrand (percussion). 6p—8p. Free
JACKSON HALL. Seven-time GRAMMY winner, two-time Oscar nominee and newly appointed Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ Terence Blanchard returns to the Mondavi Center stage with The E-Collective & Turtle Island Quartet for an unforgettable night celebrating the 20th anniversary of his seminal album, FLOW. 7:30p—9:30p. $20.00 – $92.50
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Student chamber ensembles, the Samba School directed by faculty member Brian Rice, & also the Bluegrass & Old Time String Band directed by faculty member Scott Linford will perform works in progress. 11a – 1p. Free.
RICHARD BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE CENTER. This Golden Cabaret, our premier benefit event, will showcase performances by the full Jazz Choir, along with breakout solos, small group numbers, and a very special 50th Anniversary Alumni performance on Saturday. This will be an event to remember at Richard Brunelle Performance Hall, and all proceeds will benefit the Davis Senior High School Jazz Choir program. Friday, April 11: dinner @ 5:15pm; show @ 7pm. Saturday, April 12: (includes Alumni Performance) alumni brunch & rehearsal @ 10am dinner @ 2:15pm; show @ 4pm.
GREAT BEAR VINEYARDS. After a fun and festive UC Davis Picnic Day, escape the crowds and enjoy live music by The Teds. Ticket includes live music & a glass of wine. 5p—8p. $15
CENTRAL PARK. Two free sets of Swing, Big Band & Latin jazz amidst the splendor of the craft fair! 11a – 1p. Free.
JACKSON HALL, MONDAVI CENTER. The Wennberg Orchestra Festival is the longest standing tradition of our DJUSD Orchestra Program & has been an annual tradition since 1996. Performing will be the Davis Elementary All-City Orchestra ; the Davis HS String Tutoring Program Orchestra; the Holmes JH Orchestra directed; and the Davis Senior High School Orchestras. Also featuring the Davis High School Concerto Competition winners, Yuma Kano, piano, & Cal Ringgold, cello. 2:30p – 5:30p. $28.50.
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, and fun way for seniors to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, and more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free! 10:15a—11:15a.
ROOT OF HAPPINESS. Jim Frink is a drummer and educator based in Davis. The jazz trio plays improvisational music ranging from standards, to modern jazz, to balkan folk and beyond. 7:30p—10:30p. Free
DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. Slow jazz jam for musicians working on their improvisational jazz chops. This jam is for musicians who are proficient on their instrument but are new to jazz. Meets every third Wednesday of the month. 3p—5p. Free
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Find your joy in movement! Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, & fun way to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, & more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free. 11a – 12p.
ANN E. PITZER. Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington, solo flute & George Enescu: Cantabile et Presto; Lawren Brianna Ware: Moonlit Waters; Yuko Uebayashi: Les Sentiers; William Grant Still: Three Songs; arr. Alexa Still. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p – 1p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. With intricate shadow puppets, guests Hanggoro, Midiyanto, and Gamelan Sari Raras tell the story of the journey of Hanoman (Monkey God) to Alengka to save Goddes Sinta from the clutches of King Rahwana. 7p – 8:15p Free.
GREAT BEAR VINEYARDS. Groove to the tunes of Mischief while indulging in tasty eats from Pinorrito & our award-winning wines! Music by Mischief: Mischief is an acoustic duet playing folk rock songs from the 60’s and 70’s in the greater Sacramento area. Food by Pinorrito: Pinorrito Food Truck will be out at the winery offering Filipino fusion classics like sisig, ribs, adobo, lumpia, & more. Please support this local business & do not bring outside food. 5p – 6p. $15 tickets includes a glass of wine & access to live music.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Althea SullyCole studied her primary instrument, the kora — a 21-stringed West African harp — under korists Yacouba Sissoko and Edou Manga. She is a multi instrumentalist, vocalist, and ethnomusicologist from New York City. From 2024 to 26, Althea will be performing research on an Award for Faculty from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which, among other things, will fund fieldwork in Mali and Guinea in support of her scholarship on historical collections of musical instruments from the Mandé region of West Africa. 5p – 6:16p. Free.
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, and fun way for seniors to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, and more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free! 10:15a—11:15a.
DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. This jam is for musicians who are proficient on their instrument and have experience playing in jazz jams, ensembles, etc. Meets every fourth Wednesday of the month. 3p—5p. Free
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Find your joy in movement! Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, & fun way to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, & more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free. 11a – 12p.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. About Megan Chartier: Cellist Megan Chartier is “unafraid to display gutsy abandon,” as described by the South Florida Classical Review. She has performed throughout North America & Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, & orchestral cellist. She currently holds positions as principal cellist of Opera San Luis Obispo & section cello in the Vallejo Symphony, & is joining San Francisco’s contemporary Ensemble for These Times in the Spring of 2025. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p – 1p. Free.
MONDAVI CENTER. Celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month with an unforgettable evening featuring Syrian-American rapper & poet Omar Offendum, who will be joined by Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer Tawil and DJ / Beatmaker Thanks Joey. This very special performance draws upon the hakawati traditions of Damascus, while remaining deeply rooted in the stories and streets of New York & Los Angeles. 7:30p – 9:30p.
GREAT BEAR VINEYARDS Ticket includes: Glass of Wine & Live Music Join us for a night of great music brought to you by Katie Fry and food by Cousins Maine Lobster! Music by Katie Fry: A singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with an Alt-Country-Pop inspired Folk sound, Katie Fry released her self-produced debut EP, My California, in September of 2021. Food by Cousins Maine Lobster: Cousins Maine Lobster Food Truck will be out at the winery offering delicious chowders and seafood sandwiches. Please support this local business and do not bring outside food. 5P – 8P. Tickets are $15 and includ glass of wines and live music. 5p – 8p.
DAVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL THEATER. SF Scottish Fiddlers Stravaig Spring Concerts led by Alasdair Fraser promises a musical journey like no other! Over 65 musicians on fiddles, cellos, piano, drums, and guitars deliver a spirited performance—ranging from high-energy dance tunes to soulful, romantic melodies. Rooted in Scotland, the adventure expands to Brittany, Galicia, Scandinavia, and Cape Breton. Toe-tapping, seat-dancing, and aisle-dancing are encouraged!Tickets and info, visit: https://sfscottishfiddlers.org/. 7p – 9p. $0 – $42.
MONDAVI CENTER. Celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month with an unforgettable evening featuring Syrian-American rapper & poet Omar Offendum, who will be joined by Palestinian multi-instrumentalist Zafer Tawil and DJ / Beatmaker Thanks Joey. This very special performance draws upon the hakawati traditions of Damascus, while remaining deeply rooted in the stories and streets of New York & Los Angeles. 7:30p – 9:30p.
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. Dance fitness classes offer a dynamic, easy, and fun way for seniors to maintain physical and mental health. Tina creates original, easy-to-follow choreography incorporating low-impact movements from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, Latin, Bollywood, Zumba, martial arts, kickboxing, and more. No dance experience is required. Drop-ins welcome. First class is free! 10:15a—11:15a.
Armadillo Music Meet & greet KDRT DJs, volunteers, friends, & fans; pick some vinyl to spin; enjoy a beverage at the Bootleg Bar. Come on downtown the last Wednesday of every month at Armadillo Music — all ages welcome! 4p – 5p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Howard Levy, harmonica | Howard Levy — two-time Grammy Award Winner (Pop Music Performance and Instrumental Composition) — is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, a superb pianist, innovative composer, educator and producer. At the age of 19, he discovered how to play the diatonic harmonica as a fully chromatic instrument by developing techniques on it that had never existed before. This enabled Howard to take the harmonica out of its usual role as a Folk and Blues instrument, and into the worlds of Jazz, Classical, Middle Eastern music, and more. His discovery unlocked infinite possibilities for the harmonica world. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p – 1p. Free.
BEAR VALLEY WINERY. Join us for a night of great music brought to you by Mr. Q and food by Soul Ona Roll while sipping our award-winning wines Music by Mr. Q: We are honored to have The Mr. Q Band back at the winery playing...
KHAIRA LECTURE HALL. UC Davis’ oldest a cappella group will be celebrating their 30th anniversary with their annual showcase “No Instruments Attached.” The showcase will feature groups from UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, MST Music Academy, and more. 6:30p—9p. $8—15
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