This Weekend in The People’s Republic

I have very little to say this week.  Midterms have turned my brain to mush.  Good times.

So, I will give you some facts that I find both interesting and random.  I hope you enjoy!!

Mark Twain would have fit in just perfectly in Davis. Composite photo from the Dave Thomson collection.

1)      If you wanted to start a Knock-Knock joke in French, you’d say “Toc-Toc”.  In Dutch, it’s “Klop-Klop”.

2)      You might have known about a “pride” of lions and a “murder” of crows.  Did you know that a group of jellyfish is called a “smack”?  Pretty cool, huh?

3)      Don’t sell hollow logs in Tennessee.  It’s illegal!!

4)      Chocolate chip cookies were invented by mistake.

5)      Among the many awesome things Mark Twain said, one was “Get a bicycle.  You will not regret it.  If you live.”

Enough of this digitized silliness.  Get thee outside and enjoy some great right and relevant culture!!

Friday, January 29 2010

Miguel Zenon Septet’s Esta Plena [MUSIC]

Mondavi Center Presenting Program

Vanderhoef Studio Theater

8pm

$30 regular, $17.50 student

Zenon is one of today’s celebrated jazz artists.  As a musician and composer, he was granted the “Genius” fellowship by the MacArthur Foundation.  This show has been around since Wednesday and will continue through Saturday evening (same time).  Check the website for contact information to snag a limited ticket for one of these last performances!

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Saturday, January 30 2010

Full Moon Benefit Concert [MUSIC + GIVE] – S O L D   O U T

Davis Farm to School Connection

Veteran’s Memorial Theater

Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm

$15 general, $12 students/seniors, FREE five and under (purchase tickets at the Food Co-op, Farmer’s Market, Armadillo Music or Delta of Venus

The nationally famous Devil Makes Three and local favorites Mad Cow String Band will be playing some of their hits tonight!  It looks like an awesome, lively show.  The Farms to School Connection helps promote an educational environment for elementary schools that creates bonds between students and personal health, community, farms, and more.  In other words, it’s a GREAT cause too!!

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Ronald K Brown’s Come Ye and Upside Down [DANCE]

Mondavi Presenting Center

Jackson Hall

8pm

Check Website

Celebrate Ronald K Brown and his company’s 25^th anniversary tour with these two unique performances.  The show has been described as both “raw” and “earthy” with movements that made the dancers look like spirits.  Sounds rad!

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Sunday, January 31 2010

Music Show! [MUSIC]

The Greenhouse

928 J St

8pm

Three Davis legends in one (house) show!!  Check out Joe Finkel, Teddy Briggs, and Jon Bafus for what looks like a very fun show!

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Friday, February 5 2010

Constitutional Reform in California: Prospects and Perils [EAT + REFORM]

Saving California Communities

Season’s Restaurant, 102 F Street, Davis

1pm-2pm

$20 per person for lunch

This is next week, but reservations must be made by WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3 (email, or call 530-304-6360).  Saving California Communities together with the League of Women Voters in Davis will host a talk by UCD law professor Christopher Elmendorf.  In response to the question of finding a solution to the fiscal and governance crises at hand, Elmendorf will discuss the legal issues and options when it comes to a Constitutional Convention (which would be ruled by popular vote).  Should be interesting!!  Remember, book by Wednesday if you’d like to learn more.