A shaky first half betrayed Davis High as the Blue Devils dropped a 2-1 decision to visiting Granite Bay in a junior varsity boys soccer match at Yudin Field on Tuesday. While being outshot 9-4 early, the locals coughed up Grizzly goals at 17:22 and 29:50 before settling down and mounting a comeback. ÒIf we … Continue Reading
Enterprise music critic Back in the 1980s and Õ90s, bands didnÕt have websites or MP3s to promote music, they relied on cassette tapes. ÒLetÕs be frank: Cassette tapes suck,Ó said Mark Chiolis, a former Woodland resident and Channel 31 news photographer. Chiolis is the creator of MyHometownBands.com, a new website that allows veteran bands to … Continue Reading
Enterprise music critic No other mainstream hip-hop group has achieved what Outkast has: six albums, six Grammy Awards, over 25 million units sold … and all without sacrificing creativity. From East Point, Ga., the duo of Andre Ò3000Ó Benjamin and Antwon ÒBig BoiÓ Patton has consistently recorded the most experimental, progressive music in the rap … Continue Reading
The West Valley Barbershop Chorus is seeking nominations for the 22nd annual Harmony in Our Lives Award. This accolade of distinction is given to individuals or organizations that have been significant long-term contributors to the musical enrichment of the Davis community. The recipient is selected by a committee of representatives from the chorus and the … Continue Reading
ÒBarnumÕs Funundrum,Ó the 140th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, opens Thursday and continues through Sunday at SacramentoÕs Arco Arena. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. The show features 130 performers … Continue Reading
The Davis Musical Theatre Company production of ÒSinginÕ in the RainÓ opens Friday and continues through Oct. 3 at the DMTC Performing Arts Center, 607 Pe–a Drive, Davis. Curtain times are 8:15 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:15 p.m. Sundays. The classic MGM musical has been faithfully adapted for the stage, and includes all the … Continue Reading
The local Celtic group Riggity Jig will celebrate a ÒPretty Darn Close to Halfway to St. PatrickÕs DayÓ theme with a performance from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Little Prague Bohemian Restaurant, 330 G St., Davis. The band Ñ from left, Jim Coats, mandolin and bouzouki; Josh Ray, guitar; David Riggs, fiddle; and … Continue Reading
ÒAsian Voices,Ó an evening of autobiographical stories, performance and monologues, will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday at 1150 Hart Hall, UC Davis. The event, facilitated and directed by Alex Luu, will give students of Asian heritage an opportunity to delve into and explore their own autobiographical stories. Historically and politically, the stories, voices and … Continue Reading
The city of Davis Community Services Department will host a five-week fall concert series beginning Saturday, Sept. 11. The performances will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the VeteransÕ Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. Tickets for the entire series are $35; individual concert tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Tickets are … Continue Reading
The band Odd Man Out Ñ clockwise from top left, Lenny Goldberg, lead guitar; Bruce Koller, cocktail drum set; Bill Knox, rhythm guitar; and Mike Adams, bass guitar and harmonica Ñ will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a concert during this weekÕs Picnic in the Park festivities, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the … Continue Reading
R&B belter and Woodland High School alum Patti Duffy will bring the Duffy Bishop Band to town for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Woodland Opera House, 340 Second St., Woodland. ÒFive years have passed since my last hometown performance, and weÕre looking forward to raising the roof in the cherished Woodland Opera … Continue Reading
The Mike Justis Band will be featured during this weekÕs ÒHappy ThursdayÓ concert, taking place from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Rominger West Winery, 4602 Second St., Davis. Justis began his music career in northern Louisiana, after leaving the U.S. Army in 1971. He started by singing covers of country artists in the Òoutlaw … Continue Reading
Bruce Mather Hackett died Friday, August 27, 2010. He was born in Omaha, Neb. in May 1936 and moved to Davis in 1964 to become a sociology professor at UC Davis, from which he retired after teaching for 30 years. Among other things, he studied 1970s-era intentional communities on the Mendocino coast, and energy conservation … Continue Reading
The issue: Congress should concentrate on importing the brainpower we need until weÕre able to produce our own in sufficient numbers In a rare show of bipartisanship last month, Congress approved a $600 million border-security bill to help cut off the flow of illegal immigrants. The bill is to be financed in part by doubling … Continue Reading
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