As you plan your Memorial Day weekend and upcoming summer you might want to check out our own tips for entertainment with some events this weekend, and some continuing art events. Also, peruse this list of greater Bay Area museum tips, 鈥淥pen to the Public鈥 from Nob Hill Gazette Visiting museums and enjoying all of the indoor events we feature is a great way to enjoy art and stay cool! Karen Nikos-Rose, editor, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Arts Blog.
Catch the Valente Lecture: Lei Ouyang
Thursday, May 26, 4 p.m. 鈥 5:30 p.m., Room 266, Everson Hall
Lei X. Ouyang is associate professor and Chair of Music at Swarthmore College. Her scholarly interests are in music, culture, and performance in East Asia (primarily China, Japan, and Taiwan) and Asian America. Her research examines issues of music and memory, identity, politics, race and ethnicity, and social justice. Research projects include music and memory in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Race and Performance in Asian American musical theatre, and social justice and taiko drumming in the American Midwest.
鈥楽ee / Hear / Say鈥: a Collaborative Concert is Friday
Friday, May 27, 2022 - 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center, Free
This concert is a collaboration of graduate students in music composition and creative writing, with artist-in-residence . Watkins has been working with the creative students in a series of workshops, with additional guidance by music department faculty Kurt Rohde and .
The work has been developing organically using words and electronic media in addition to the musicians.
鈥淪ee / Hear / Say鈥 is sponsored by the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Humanities Institute鈥檚 鈥淗umArts鈥 Research Clusters, which provides a space for research and collaboration which is not easily accomplished in a single department or program.
Graduate student ensemble musicians include Orkun Akyol, Dean Kervin Boursiquot, Paul Engle, Trey Makler, Joseph D. Peterson, Adam Strawbridge , Colin Minigan, Leanny Mu帽oz, Devin Christopher Romines, Joseph Vasinda, and Emily Joy Sullivan.
Graduate writers from the Creative Writing Program include Amanda Hawkins and Claudia Ross
Tessa Fray is an undergraduate participant from Theatre & Dance.
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Wayne Thiebaud 鈥榬eturns鈥 to Crocker
Wayne Thiebaud: A Celebration, 1920 鈥 2021, May 29 鈥 Aug. 7
To celebrate the 100th birthday of Sacramento鈥檚 most renowned artist, the Crocker Art Museum presented Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings, which was on view for only a short time due to the COVID-19 pandemic museum closures. Now, following its national tour and then the death of the iconic artist in December, the exhibition is returning to the Crocker as Wayne Thiebaud: A Celebration. Thiebaud was 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis professor of art emeritus.
Best known for his tantalizing paintings of cakes and pies, Thiebaud (1920鈥2021) has long been affiliated with Pop art, though his body of work is far more expansive. This exhibition represents the artist鈥檚 achievements in all media, with pieces drawn from the Crocker鈥檚 holdings and from the collection of the Thiebaud family and Foundation 鈥 many of which, until this show, have never been shown publicly. For the Crocker, the exhibition continues a tradition of hosting a Thiebaud exhibition each decade, beginning with the artist鈥檚 first solo show in 1951, Influences on a Young Painter.
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Online: Wendy Red Star, art webinar by SFMOMA
Thursday, May 26, 6 p.m., via Zoom
In this online event, join collection artist Wendy Red Star in conversation with Shana Lopes, assistant curator of photography at SFMOMA. Raised on the Aps谩alooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, Red Star creates work informed both by her cultural heritage and her engagement with many forms of creative expression. Hear about Red Star's experience as an artist as well as her series Four Seasons, which is on view in the exhibition .
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Pride and Prejudice in the Park
May 27, 28, 29, 30 at 7 p.m., Davis Arts Center Outdoor Stage, 1919 F St, Davis
Acme Theatre Company invites you to their annual Free Comedy in the Park. This isn鈥檛 your grandmother鈥檚 Austen! Join them under the stars for this bold, surprising, boisterous, and timely, adaptation. The outspoken Lizzy Bennet is determined to never marry, despite mounting pressure from society. But can she resist love, especially when that vaguely handsome, mildly amusing, and impossibly aggravating Mr. Darcy keeps popping up at every turn?! Watch as literature鈥檚 greatest tale of latent love comes to life in this sparkling, screw-ball adaptation.
鈥婤ring your own blanket or lawn chair and warm layers.
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Coming up next week
Jazz 鈥淏ig Bands鈥 of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis
May 31, 7 鈥 9 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center,
Program to be announced.
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Arts & Humanities 2022 Graduate Exhibition features artists of many disciplines
June 2 鈥 19; Opening night and awards ceremony Thursday evening.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis graduate students from a range of arts and humanities disciplines explore new ways of seeing and understanding the past, present and future in this annual exhibition. Back on site after a two years of virtual exhibitions, this multidisciplinary showcase gives students hands-on experience in installing and exhibiting their work in a museum setting.
The opening reception takes place June 2, 6 鈥 9 p.m at the Manetti Shrem. The opening celebration features performances by master鈥檚 and doctoral students, as well as the presentation of the inaugural LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize, Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize, and The Savageau Award in the Department of Design.
Organized by the Manetti Shrem Museum in collaboration with Art and Design faculty and the graduate students of the College of Letters and Science.
Read the full story here.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis presents new musical 'Death and Harry Houdini'
Master illusionist and showman Harry Houdini and his obsession with death take center stage in Death and Harry Houdini, a new musical that will be presented as a workshop by the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Department of Theatre and Dance in conjunction with Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank.
The work takes the stage on June 2 and 3 in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre at 7 p.m. Performances are free and open to all.
The musical centers on young Erik Weisz, who, after witnessing the death of his father, becomes haunted by death and vows to prove himself its greatest opponent in history. Erik transforms his life to become 鈥淗arry Houdini鈥 and uses his skills for showmanship, strength and illusion to prove to death, and himself, that he fears nothing.
The project has been created by Granada Artist-in-Residence Keaton Wooden and is directed by alumna Lisa Quoresimo (Ph.D., performance studies, 鈥18). More in next week's Arts Blog.
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Bridging art and community: Get your tickets for SAYS Showcase
June 2, Mondavi Center, 7:30 p.m.
(This event is currently at or near capacity. Inventory frequently opens due to exchanges and ticket donations. Please check for updated availability.)
In all its different forms, art is a tool people use to spread positivity and bring people together. Do not miss out on the chance to see local youth use poetry, music, and their voices to forge community connections next week at the Mondavi Center.
The will take place on Thursday, June 2, at the starting at 7:30 p.m. Featuring hosts Patrice Hill and Denisha Coco Blossom and DJ Lady Char. The event will feature hip hop, spoken word, and poetry performances to unite people and encourage healing within the community.
It features as its main headliners: Alexandra Huynh, 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate; Sunni Patterson, internationally acclaimed poet and spoken word artist; Zyah Belle, singer and songwriter; and Karega Bailey + Sol Development. You can view a list of all performers here.
The SAYS showcase is a collaboration between and (SAYS). (Science, Humanities and Arts: Process and Engagement), an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded program in which 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis students encounter the humanities, arts, and sciences integrated to express and examine the power each holds as a means of responding to our world. SAYS is a social justice movement based at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis that empowers youth and transforms education by creating platforms for critical literacy, access to higher education, youth voice and civic engagement.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Chicano Studies students and local hip hop artists and poets have gathered to highlight spoken word, poetry, and music as a bridge to unite, embrace and improve community bonds.
You can buy tickets and read about 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis's current safety policies . You can also access a campus map .
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