Things to Do in Davis Calendar – Labor Day Weekend of August 30, 31, September 1, 2, 2013
At the Mondavi Center
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Thu • Aug 29 MGMT |
UC Davis Aggies Sports
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FRI AUG 30W VOLLEYBALLvs. San Diego State
2:30 PM PTBaton Rouge, La. -
W SOCCERvs. Iowa
4:30 PM PTStockton, Calif. -
FIELD HOCKEYvs. Missouri State
5:00 PM PTDavis, Calif. -
CROSS COUNTRYAggie Open
6:00 PM PTDavis, Calif. -
M SOCCERat Portland
7:00 PM PTPortland, Ore. -
SAT AUG 31W VOLLEYBALLat Louisiana State
8:00 AM PTBaton Rouge, La. -
FOOTBALLat South Dakota
12:00 PM PTVermillion, S.D. -
W VOLLEYBALLvs. UTSA
3:30 PM PTBaton Rouge, La. -
SUN SEPT 1W SOCCERvs. Drake University
11:00 AM PTDavis, Calif.
- M SOCCER
at Oregon State
1:30 PM PT
Corvallis, Ore.
At the Movies
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
2hr 12min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
Director: Lee Daniels – Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
Director: Lee Daniels – Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
This film tells the story of a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man’s life and family.
We’re the Millers
1hr 50min – Rated R – Comedy
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber – Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms, Thomas Lennon, Jason Sudeikis
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber – Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Ed Helms, Thomas Lennon, Jason Sudeikis
David Burke is a small-time pot dealer whose clientele includes chefs and soccer moms, but no kids-after all, he has his scruples. So what could go wrong? Plenty. Preferring to keep a low profile for obvious reasons, he learns the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished when he tries to more »
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2hr 0min – Rated PG-13 – Scifi/Fantasy/Action/Adventure
Director: Harald Zwart – Cast: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers,Aidan Turner
Director: Harald Zwart – Cast: Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan, Kevin Zegers,Aidan Turner
Set in contemporary New York City, a seemingly ordinary teenager, Clary Fray, discovers she is the descendant of a line of Shadowhunters, a secret cadre of young half-angel warriors locked in an ancient battle to protect our world from demons. After the disappearance of her mother, Clary must more »
You’re Next
1hr 36min – Rated R – Horror/Suspense/Thriller
Director: Adam Wingard – Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, A.J. Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Barbara Crampton
Director: Adam Wingard – Cast: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, A.J. Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Barbara Crampton
A chilling warning scrawled in blood on a neighbor’s wall starts an evening of bloody mayhem for the Davison family. A lively reunion is abruptly brought to an end when a gang of mysterious killers, disguised in animal masks, wage an all-out assault on the Davison’s secluded home more »
Planes
1hr 32min – Rated PG – Animation/Family
Director: Klay Hall – Cast: Dane Cook, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stacy Keach
Director: Klay Hall – Cast: Dane Cook, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stacy Keach
Dusty, a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing-and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to more »
One Direction: This Is Us in 3D
1hr 32min – Rated PG – Concert/Documentary
Director: Morgan Spurlock – Cast: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson
Director: Morgan Spurlock – Cast: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson
A captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis’ meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings more »
Elysium
1hr 49min – Rated R – Action/Adventure
Director: Neill Blomkamp – Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna
Director: Neill Blomkamp – Cast: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the more »
Getaway
1hr 34min – Rated PG-13 – Action/Adventure
Director: Courtney Solomon – Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Paul Freeman,Bruce Payne
Director: Courtney Solomon – Cast: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight, Paul Freeman,Bruce Payne
GETAWAY is a gritty, heart-pounding action thriller starring Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke (“Training Day,” “The Purge,” “Before Midnight”), actress and international music sensation Selena Gomez (“Springbreakers,” “Wizards of more
The World’s End
1hr 49min – Rated R – Comedy
Director: Edgar Wright – Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan
Director: Edgar Wright – Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Eddie Marsan
20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant more »
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
1hr 46min – Rated PG – Action/Adventure/Drama
Director: Thor Freudenthal – Cast: Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Gina Carano,Melina Kanakaredes
Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.
Blue Jasmine
1hr 38min – Rated PG-13 – Comedy
Director: Woody Allen – Cast: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay
After everything in her life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister Ginger’s modest apartment in San Francisco to try to pull herself back together again.
Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA 2:10 4:20 6:30 8:40pm
Closed Circuit
1hr 36min – Rated R – Suspense/Thriller
Director: John Crowley – Cast: Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Broadbent, Riz Ahmed
Following a mysterious explosion in a busy London market, the police swoop, a suspect is detained, and the country prepares for one of the most high-profile trials in British legal history. Two exceptional lawyers with a romantic history step into a dangerous web of secrets and lies, and when more »
Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA 1:50 4:00 6:10 8:20pm
Jobs
2hr 2min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
Director: Joshua Michael Stern – Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas,J.K. Simmons
In 1976, college dropout Steve Jobs heralded a revolution within the confines of his parents’ garage. Jobs, along with friend and technical wizard Steve Wozniak, unleashed the homebrew Apple 1 personal computer kit onto an unsuspecting public, producing 200 units by hand and shipping more »
One Direction: This Is Us
1hr 32min – Rated PG – Concert/Documentary
Director: Morgan Spurlock – Cast: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson
A captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis’ meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginningsmore »
Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA 1:30pm
Despicable Me 2
1hr 38min – Rated PG – Animation/Comedy/Family
Director: Pierre Coffin – Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand
In summer 2013, get ready for more Minion madness in Despicable Me 2. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an all-new comedy adventure featuring the return of (former?) super-villain Gru (Steve Carell), his adorable girls, the unpredictably hilarious Minions…and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.
Monsters University
1hr 47min – Rated G – Animation/Comedy
Director: Dan Scanlon – Cast: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Dave Foley, Julia Sweeney
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer-and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are derailed when he crosses paths withmore »
From Tandem Properties‘ Friends at The Davis Dirt
Friday, August 30
12:00am – Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program @ City of Davis, Various Locations Free
5:30pm – Bob Wren @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
11:00pm – Matthew Wells Willis @ KDVS Free
Saturday, August 31
12:00am – Apartment Move-Out Waste Reduction Program @ City of Davis, Various Locations Free
8:00am – Farmers Market @ Central Park Free
11:15am – Family Stories @ Davis Public Library Free
6:00pm – Ken Kemmerling @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
10:00pm – All-Nighter @ Davis Food Co-op Free