This Weekend in the People’s Republic
What if there was nothing on my mind today? I could just borrow others’ thoughts, stories, words and experiences… Or would that be cheating? It’s no wonder my generation is glued to whatever media we can find… There are entire galaxies of information and procrastination right at our fingertips.
Please do tear yourself away at some point this weekend. There is so much sun and (at least) some of this right and relevant culture to be appreciated out there!
Friday, April 9 2010
2nd Friday Art About [ART + WALK]
Downtown Davis Business Association
5:30-ish pm
FREE
Don’t have much on your plate this evening? Why not meander through downtown Davis (and beyond) accompanied by good friends and great art? The talents range from landscapes to pet portraits, from sculpture to music. Check out the above website for a list of all the artists being featured, as well as schedules for each location!
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Davis Feminist Film Festival [FILM]
Consortium for Women and Research with Film Studies
Veteran’s Memorial Theater
6pm
$5-$15 sliding scale (each night is separate)
Tonight’s fifth annual Davis Feminist Film Festival features “grassroots” short films by filmmakers on the local, national and international level. While gender and sexuality are some of the topics focused upon, race and other issues of social justice that often receive a blind eye from mainstream media will also be highlighted. There are two separate evenings of films—Friday and Saturday, both at 6pm. Come check them out!
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Saturday, April 10 2010
Plant Sale [SHOP]
Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum
9am-1pm
FREE, except to purchase of course!
Come check out the great selection of beautiful and water-wise greenery available for purchase at the UC Davis Arboretum!! You can also peruse the vegetable starts, houseplants and carnivorous flora, provided by various organizations. Finally, there will be mini-presentations and a “Plant Doctor” booth—bring a sample of your plant’s troubles (in a sealed bag) and a plant pathology graduate student will diagnose it!
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An International A Capella Gathering [MUSIC]
Out of the Blue with Spokes
Delta of Venus
7pm
FREE
What a treat!! Oxford University’s all-men a capella group Out of the Blue will perform tonight with UC Davis’ The Spokes this evening… Knowing the energy of the latter, and judging from the website of the former, this show is going to be a blast!!
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Alexander String Quartet [MUSIC]
Mondavi Presenting Program
Vanderhoef Studio Theater
2pm and 7pm
$40 general, $20 student
Want to hear an all Beethoven set by a group of four talented musicians? If you do so for the 2 o’clock showing, you’ll get to hear composer/author Robert Greenberg’s commentary throughout. Choose the later showing and you’ll get a Q&A with the artists afterwards!
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Sunday, April 11 2010
Diavolo [DANCE]
Mondavi’s Marvel Series
Jackson Hall
3pm
From the choreographer of Cirque Du Soleil’s “Ka” comes this intense and beautiful melding of athletics and art, technology and dance. At least… that’s what it looks like to me!! As if that weren’t enough, there will be a Q&A after the show too!
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