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The Austin-based trio Hot Club of Cowtown, known for its infectiously energetic embrace of a variety of styles with a focus on Western swing and gypsy jazz, returns at 8 p.m. Thursday to The Palms Playhouse, 13 Main St. in downtown Winters. Tickets are $20. Since forming more than a decade ago, Hot Club of [...]
Yesterday I saw my first “YES on measure I” yard sign; predictably it was in a yard that hasn’t been watered for several years. That reminded me I must soon decide how I will vote on the water issues facing our community. In such case most of us turn to what we know and brewers [...]
Bob Bralove, former keyboardist for the Grateful Dead, will have his work on display at Gallery 1855 throughout February. Gallery 1855 located in the Davis Cemetery office, 820 Pole Line Road, is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is a public reception and open house from 1 p.m. to 4 [...]
John McCutcheon’s clear tenor voice, mastery of instruments — guitar, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, autoharp, banjo and piano — and supreme ability to connect with audiences have made him one of the most beloved folk musicians working today. McCutcheon will return to The Palms Playhouse for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan.20. Tickets are $25. [...]
That’s the ticket What: “Bark! The Musical” Where: Sacramento Theatre Company’s Pollock Stage, 1419 H St. When: 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 17 Tickets: $15-$38 Info: Show is rated PG-13 for mild language and adult situations; www.sactheatre.org “Bark! [...]
Yolo MoveOn invites citizens to join them in a march to the Richmond Chevron Oil Refinery on Saturday, Jan. 19, in observance of the landmark Supreme Court Citizens United decision. The decision has led to unprecedented corporate spending on elections and attack ads, often given via nonprofit corporations so that donor names are not disclosed. [...]
The recent movie “The Way” depicts the adventure that awaits those who travel the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. For more than 1,000 years, pilgrims have been traveling to the cathedral in Santiago, Spain, which now houses the remains of the apostle St. James, as one of the key pilgrimages in Christendom. During January, two [...]
The American Bach Soloists — the noted professional early music group from the Bay Area that has been performing regularly in Davis for several years — will launch their winter/spring concert series at Davis Community Church on Monday, Jan. 28. Their 7 p.m. performance that evening is of J.S. Bach’s monumental sacred oratorio, the ”St. John Passion.” [...]
The Monterey Jazz Festival is marking its 55th anniversary by sending an all-star lineup of musicians on a nationwide tour, including a stop at the Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Members of the 55thAnniversary on Tour Band have deep relationships with Monterey Jazz Festival and have a commitment to the [...]
“Legends of the Celtic harp” features premier Celtic harpists Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter. The ensemble will take listeners into the myths, magic and fabled history of this instrument during a 2 p.m. storytelling concert Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Ave. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 [...]
Check it out Who: Alexander String Quartet When: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday Where: Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts Tickets: $54 general, $27 students; www.mondaviarts.org, 530-754-2787 The new year will get off to an early — and substantial — musical start Sunday, as the Alexander String Quartet continues its yearlong Schubert [...]
Fruit tree season is right around the corner! Dormant trees arrive in garden centers and hardware stores in January. We tend to get certain questions over and over each season. Usually, gardeners want to know: How easy is it to grow? What do I have to do? Do I need two types? When will they produce? [...]
‘Les Misérables’ 3 1/2 stars Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Daniel Huttlestone Rating: PG-13, for dramatic intensity, violence and suggestive sexual content One miscast role badly damages an otherwise splendid adaptation of this beloved play By Derrick Bang Enterprise [...]
Former Davis resident Elissa Rumsey was honored recently with a prestigious award at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Rumsey received the Distinguished Service Award from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for her work on one of the largest and most complex regulatory projects in the Justice Department’s recent history. Rumsey’s contributions resulted [...]
