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A haunting, high-stepping, holiday retelling of the classic Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol” by Alan Menken will be presented Nov. 16-Dec. 9 by the Davis Musical Theatre Company. The musical by Menken, an Oscar- and Tony-winning composer (“The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Little Shop of Horrors”), and Tony-winning lyricist Lynn Ahrens (“Seussical,” “Ragtime”) seamlessly […]
Tickets are on sale for the University Farm Circle Holiday Home Tour, from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. The tour will feature seven Davis homes, decked out for the holidays with the holiday decorations, collections and traditions of the homeowners, as well as arrangements by designers and florists from Davis and Dixon […]
Commander Cody, the piano-pounding frontman of the legendary Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen and more, returns to The Palms at 8 p.m. Thursday with his current band for a high-energy evening of old favorites and new fare. Tickets are $20. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen carved out their own niche in […]
Noelle and Tim Mussen of Sacramento are pleased to announce the birth of their child, Alexander Drake Mussen, born on Aug. 31, 2012. Mitchell was born at the Sutter Davis Hospital Birthing Center weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces. Alexander’s father is an environmental and fish specialist. Mitchell’s mother is an accountant. Alexander was born on […]
Sarah Standiford and Keith Thaxton of Woodland are pleased to announce the birth of their child, Mitchell Isaac Thaxton, born on March 8, 2012, at Sutter Davis Hospital. Mitchell weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth. Mitchell’s father is a staff information systems analyst for the state Department of Water Resources. Mitchell’s mother is a […]
The string quartet ETHEL — known for pushing the musical boundaries for the classic combination of two violins, viola and cello — visits the Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday. And true to form, the group will perform an arrangement of medieval music by a noted California composer, a string quartet version of […]
