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Rock musician, recording artist and string instrument pioneer Mark Wood — an original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and creator of the revolutionary Viper electric violin — will bring his groundbreaking music education program to Davis. Wood will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Brunelle Performance Hall at Davis High School, 315 [...]
The meaning of Cinco de Mayo eludes me every year. Even though I’ve googled the topic in the past, I never remember what we’re celebrating, exactly, other than Mexican food and margaritas. The same goes for St. Patrick’s Day, which I’ve interpreted as an excuse to consume green alcoholic beverages in excess. In the latter [...]
The Davis office of Coldwell Banker-Doug Arnold Real Estate has been named the top producer among Coldwell Banker offices of 51 to 100 sales associates in the Western United States. Coldwell Banker-Doug Arnold Real Estate was established in 1972 and continues to be a real estate industry leader in Davis and Yolo County. Its Realtors [...]
CWL Associates, owned and operated by Clive Watson, opens Monday in Davis. The financial services business will specialize in estate planning, wealth management, insurance and financial planning. Watson is a 40-year veteran of the industry. Although he ran a successful company in England, he moved to the United States in 1980 to enable his wife, [...]
Steve Fleming, president and chief executive officer of River City Bank, announced a cash dividend of 12.5 cents per common share and 79 cents per preferred share to bank shareholders of record as of May 6, 2013. The dividends will be payable on May 21. The action was approved by the bank’s board of directors [...]
The Davis Chamber of Commerce has announced a new partnership with Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy, a national network of local Chambers dedicated to helping their members take advantage of clean energy. This partnership gives the Davis Chamber exclusive access to information about energy initiatives around the nation, access to incentives in the region [...]
Local country music lovers have been waiting all year for this. The Wolf (101.9) and the Woodland Schools Foundation present the second annual Country 4 Coaches concert on Friday, May 31. James Wesley, The Lost Trailers, Weston Burt, Flat Busted and Austin Webb will play at the Yolo County Fairgrounds. Last year’s concert raised $42,000 for [...]
The Vocal Art Ensemble presents “GODAI — Choral Music Summoning the Five Ancient Elements,” at three separate concerts May 24 to 26. Earth, wind, fire, water and void will each be represented with transcendent a capella singing, instrumentals, and dance — unleashing one by one the solid and the fluid, the passionate and the wise, [...]
“Pain & Gain” Four stars Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris, Rebel Wilson, Rob Corddry, Bar Paly, Ken Jeong Rating: R, for strong violence, gore, profanity, nudity, crude sexual content and drug use Let’s face it: Some things could only happen in Florida! By Derrick Bang Enterprise film critic Truth [...]
The 10th annual Davis Film Festival is slated for Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23, at the Veterans’ Memorial Theater, 203 E. 14th St. Feature-length films and shorts from around the world and Yolo County will be presented in all genres: narrative, documentary, experimental and animation. Deadline for film submissions is June 1. Apply through Without [...]
Details Who: American Bach Soloists When: 7 p.m. Monday (with 6 p.m. pre-concert talk) Where: Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Tickets: $22-$60 general, $20-$55 seniors and students; www.americanbach.org, 415-621-7900 American Bach Soloists will wrap up their spring season in Davis with a vocal showcase at 7 p.m. Monday at Davis Community Church, 412 C St., [...]
The May exhibit at Gallery 1855 in Davis is “Beyond the Ordinary: Photographs by Huntington Witherill” Born in Syracuse, NY, in 1949, Huntington Witherill moved with his family to California, in 1953, where he began training in classical music. With intentions of eventually becoming a concert pianist, Witherill entered college as a music major in [...]
Support is not hard to find for those with simple ambition and an idea that’s profitable — call it Post-Missing-the-Boat-on-Backing-Mark-Zuckerberg Syndrome. But for those whose enterprise would be less comparable with Facebook and more akin to the American Red Cross, finding endorsement at the ready may be less certain. That’s a niche the Associated Students [...]
Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, is a co-author of the Innovative Technologies Investment Incentive Act, which was reintroduced last week in Congress. The bill is designed to create jobs, accelerate economic growth and make targeted investments that keep America on the cutting edge of innovation, he said. “High-tech businesses are the shining stars of our [...]
