Terrie Baune serenades with the violin, John Chernoff on the piano in noon concert
Thursday, Nov. 14, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, a Shinkoskey Noon Concert, free
Program to be announced.
Jazz Combos of 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis have fall quarter recital
Thursday, Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
Otto Lee, director and 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis lecturer in music.
Program to be announced.
Art Jam offers after-hours access to fall exhibits at the Manetti Shrem Museum
Friday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, free
Join us for a sweet combination of free food, music and after-hours access to this falls exhibitions. Settle in for an evening of cozy crafts with Davis Triceratops, a Guitar Club jam session and a set by the most popular band in Davis, Cowboys After Dark!
Art Jam is an experimental, semi-improvised gathering of people making things for fun. The flavor reflects the cast of collaborators: artists, performers and any student group with something to share.
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis historian-inspired film is part of Lunn lecture
Lecture with filmmakers is Thursday, Nov. 14, 4-6 p.m., at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, free. Film screening at 8:15 p.m. Cruess Hall
From Reality to Truth: (Re)Creating History in Film
Veronika Franz and Severin Fialas most recent film, The Devils Bath (2024), was based on 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Professor Kathy Stuarts original research. It won a Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival and is Austrias official entrant for the 2025 Academy Awards. It is this year's Eugene Lunn Memorial Lecture.
Franz and Fialas discussion, From Reality to Truth: (Re)Creating History in Film asks, How do you (re)create history in a film? How do you depict a concrete place and time when only scarce sources convey a vague idea of how the past might have looked like and felt to its contemporaries名ell follow the path from fact to truth during the production of our film The Devils Bath," which tells a story about women's mental health, motherhood, and life in early Modern Europe.
The Devil's Bath (120 minutes) will have a separate showing on campus on Thursday, Nov. 14 in Cruess 1002 from 8:15-11 p.m. This includes a post- screening Q&A with the filmmakers and Professors Stuart and Kyu Kim. Like the Lunn Lecture, it is free and open to the public. The film will be screened in its original German with English subtitles.
Content warning: this film has some disturbing content and scenes.
and the book, event and film here. Read more about Stuart's research in this story.
Read about Stuart's recent book award.
Art Jam's after hours access to fall exhibits at the Manetti Shrem Museum
Friday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, free
Join us for a sweet combination of free food, music and after-hours access to this falls exhibitions. Settle in for an evening of cozy crafts with Davis Triceratops, a Guitar Club jam session and a set by the most popular band in Davis, Cowboys After Dark!
Art Jam is an experimental, semi-improvised gathering of people making things for fun. The flavor reflects the cast of collaborators: artists, performers and any student group with something to share.
Ongoing 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Art Exhibitions
Go to this story to find out more about ongoing exhibitions at 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis
Music lecture
Hendel Alm矇tus gives a Valente Lecture on finding his voice
Friday, Nov. 15, 4:10-5:30 p.m., Music Building, room 105
"A search for myself and my voice beyond traditions and cultural norms"
The music of composer Hendel Alm矇tus (Ph.D. music composition 14) has been described as vividly virtuosic and quietly meditative (San Francisco Classical Voice). He has received commissions from distinguished artists, ensembles and institutions, including Earplay, Empyrean Ensemble, guitarist Dieter Hennings, Arizona State University, and the Kodachrome saxophone quartet. He has written for prominent artists including soprano Tony Arnold, guitarist Magnus Andersson, and ensembles such as Alarm Will Sound, Wet Ink Ensemble, Meridian Brass, and the One Art Ensemble.
Weekend recitals feature piano, vocals
Megan G羹rer
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
with Karen Rosenak, piano
Program
Vocal selections by Georges Bizet, George Frideric Handel, Gustav Mahler, Henry Purcell and Barbara Strozzi.
Saura Pal
Saturday, Nov. 16, 4 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center, free
with Britta Joseph, piano
Program
Vocal selections by Alma Mahler, Benjamin Britten, Pauline Viardot, Anton穩n Dvo獺k, Isabella Colbran, Giulio Caccini and Francis Poulenc.
Eddie Izzard brings comedy to the Mondavi Center
Saturday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Brilliant, hilarious and often bizarre, the one and only Eddie Izzard is back in the U.S.
The Remix Tour Live promises to be an unforgettable night of thought provoking, intelligent and surreal stand-up comedy.
Actor, comedian, multi-marathon runner and political activist Eddie Izzards boundary-pushing career spans 35 years of record-breaking comedy tours and critically acclaimed film, TV, and theatre performances. Run time is about three hours.
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The Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts presents 123 Andr矇s
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
123 Andr矇s joy-filled bilingual performances are known for getting audiences out of their seats, dancing, singing and learning, and their Mondavi Center show is sure to charm guests of all ages.
With performances across the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Central America, a Latin Grammy and most recently a Grammy for Best Childrens Music Album under their belt, this brilliant husband and wife duo of teaching artists share a doctorate in music and a masters in education. They bring this impressive pedigree and a hearty dose of infectious energy to their Spanish and English music, books and live shows designed to entertain both parents and children.
This is a Sensory-Friendly Performance
Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a performing arts experience that is welcoming to families and people of all ages, including people with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other social learning or cognitive disabilities.
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Next week
Riding Like the Wind: reading and book signing with Iris Dunkle
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 4:30-6 p.m., the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
In Riding Like the Wind, renowned biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle, a 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis lecturer in the Department of English, revives the groundbreaking voice of Sanora Babb. This saga of a writer done dirty resurrects the silenced voice of Sanora Babb, peerless author of midcentury American literature. In 1939, when John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath was published, it became an instant bestseller and a prevailing narrative in the nations collective imagination of the era. But it also stopped the publication of another important novel, silencing a gifted writer who was more intimately connected to the true experiences of Dust Bowl migrants.
Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Concert Band and the Roseville Community Band come together in performance
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Concert Band
Pete Nowlen, director
Roseville Community Band
Stephanie Sugano, conductor (B.A. music and sociology, 98)
Holsts Second Suite is among the most beloved of the classic wind band repertory and if it werent for the folk tunes they were based on, they may as well be music for a British royal. Other material presented on this program creates distinct moods, from the hustle and bustle of Lisa DeSpains Bicycle Shop to the calm playfulness of Samuel Coleridge Taylors Childrens Intermezzo.
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51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Department of Theatre and Dance presents original dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters
Running from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Dec. 7, Main Theatre at Wright Hall, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis
Performances are Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.
Faced with the profound loss of her sister, Agnes Evans (played by Lana Lindley) processes her grief through the realm of Dungeons and Dragons.
In the play, Agnes leaves her familys home following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. After finding Tillys Dungeons and Dragons notebook, Agnes finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery in the imaginary world that was her sisters refuge. The lively performance features puppetry as well as fierce fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture.
The "deceptively breezy and rather ingenious comedy" (The New York Times) is about finding real and metaphorical families, as well as a sense of self, through Dungeons and Dragons and deals with themes that every high schooler and college student confronts. The play features complex characters who lead well-rounded lives outside of the Dungeons and Dragons arena some who deal with their familys reactions when revealing their sexuality.
Content Warning
Language, adult and LGBTQIA+ themes including violence, bullying and sexuality.
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Sing along to Encanto
Friday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Treat the Encanto lovers in your family to a sing-along film unlike any other. Watch the full Oscar-winning film on the big screen while Banda de la Casita performs the Grammy-winning songs live.
For one night, fans are encouraged to dress up like Mirabel, Luisa, Isabela or any of their favorite characters from the film and sing along with the famous Grammy-winning songs penned by living legend Lin-Manuel Miranda including the breakout hit We Dont Talk About Bruno and accompanied the live band Banda de la Casita. Dont miss this opportunity to transform the Mondavi Center into one big celebration of the Madrigal family, right here in the Sacramento region. Run time is around 2 hours.
Download the Encanto Activity packet
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