Society, Arts & Culture Content

51�Թϱ�� Graduate Exhibition Showcases Next Generation of Artists, Thinkers

Karen Michele Nikos — May 19, 2025 - 4:06pm

Arts and humanities students at the 51�Թϱ��, Davis, engage with the world in new, thoughtful and imaginative ways. In the upcoming Arts & Humanities 2025 Graduate Exhibition, students from across the College of Letters and Science are creating public spaces for connection and storytelling, questioning long-held assumptions and histories, and using artistic expression and design to suggest new pathways to a more sustainable future.

Weekender: Wearable Design; Spring Music; Next Season Mondavi Tickets Go on Sale

Karen Michele Nikos — May 15, 2025 - 4:03pm

Digital Stealth Gods by Dylan Mulder at World of Wearable Art 2016 (Courtesy photo)

Industrial designer Dylan Mulder brings wearable technology

How Can Teachers Avoid Burnout?

Karen Michele Nikos — May 08, 2025 - 11:17am

New research reveals issues teachers face in K-12 schools.

Weekender: Art, Lectures, Film Explore Structures and Movie Magic

Jamie Sara Gelfond — May 07, 2025 - 12:47pm

Julia Keefe sings in Indigenous Big Bands

Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m., Jackson Hall at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts

Continuing a little-known but rich history of big bands that formed on reservations during the early 20th century, the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band brings charisma, passionand purpose to every stage.

The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, Or Society — Or Both

Andy Fell — May 02, 2025 - 10:16am

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour shows that happiness can come from either within or from external influences, from both, or neither — and which is true differs across people.

Weekender: Student-Created, Curated Art Takes On Davis in Performances, Exhibitions

Jamie Sara Gelfond — May 01, 2025 - 9:17am

Grammy Award Winner Howard Levy merges the harmonica with unexpected genres

Thursday, May 1, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center

Ongoing Art at 51�Թϱ��: Spring 2025

Jamie Sara Gelfond — April 30, 2025 - 2:58pm

Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

On display until June 22 at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Weekender: Music, New Book, Puppet Master and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — April 17, 2025 - 3:41pm

This "weekender" covers two weeks of events while the Arts Blog is on hiatus next week.

Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington plays flute concert

Thursday, April 17, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center

What Do Butterflies Have to Do with ADHD?

Jamie Sara Gelfond — April 15, 2025 - 10:48am

In the garden, butterflies flutter all around and in all directions. The task is to catch them with a virtual net, but only the blue ones. The red ones are a distraction. Sometimes they end up in the net by accident.

Weekender: Picnic Day Brings the Art to Davis

Jamie Sara Gelfond — April 10, 2025 - 10:22am

The California Studio Lecture series presents Marie Lorenz, who works on water

Thursday, April 10, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, doors open at 4 p.m.