What Can I Do in Davis This Weekend?
At the Mondavi Center
Sun • Feb 9 Chamber music by Elliott Carter |
Sat-Sun • Feb 8 -9 Circus Oz |
Wed-Sat • Feb 5 -8 Two Men Talking |
UC Davis Aggies Sports
FRI FEB 7
M GOLF
at Hawaii
All Day
Waikoloa, Hawaii
(Waikoloa Kings Course)
(Waikoloa Kings Course)
FRI FEB 7
W TENNIS
vs. Nevada
1:30 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
FRI FEB 7
SOFTBALL
vs. Arkansas
3:45 PM PT
Las Vegas
FRI FEB 7
W GYMNASTICS
at San Jose State
7:00 PM PT
San Jose, Calif.
FRI FEB 7
SOFTBALL
at UNLV
8:15 PM PT
Las Vegas
SAT FEB 8
M GOLF
at Hawaii
All Day
Waikoloa, Hawaii
(Waikoloa Kings Course)
(Waikoloa Kings Course)
SAT FEB 8
M TENNIS
vs. Sonoma State
9:30 AM PT
Davis, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
W WATER POLO
vs. Long Beach State
9:50 AM PT
La Jolla, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
SOFTBALL
vs. San Diego
11:15 AM PT
Las Vegas
SAT FEB 8
W TENNIS
vs. San Francisco
12:00 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
W WATER POLO
UC Irvine or CS East Bay
TBA
La Jolla, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
W BASKETBALL
at UC Irvine
2:00 PM PT
Irvine, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
M TENNIS
vs. UC Riverside
2:00 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
SAT FEB 8
SOFTBALL
vs. Baylor
3:45 PM PT
Las Vegas
SAT FEB 8
M BASKETBALL
vs. UC Irvine
7:00 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
SUN FEB 9
W WATER POLO
Opponent TBA
TBA
La Jolla, Calif.
At the Movies
The Lego Movie
1hr 40min – Rated PG – Animation/Action/Adventure
Director: Chris McCay – Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman
Director: Chris McCay – Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman
This original computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
The Monuments Men
1hr 50min – Rated PG-13 – Action/Adventure/Drama/Comedy
Director: George Clooney – Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman
Director: George Clooney – Cast: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, the film is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible more »
Ride Along
1hr 40min – Rated PG-13 – Comedy/Action/Adventure
Director: Tim Story – Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter
Director: Tim Story – Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he’s more than just a video-game junkie who’s unworthy of James’ sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he’s earned the more »
That Awkward Moment
1hr 34min – Rated R – Comedy/Romance
Director: Tom Gormican – Cast: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, Michael B. Jordan, Jessica Lucas
Director: Tom Gormican – Cast: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, Michael B. Jordan, Jessica Lucas
In support of a friend devastated by a recent breakup, three guys vow to maintain their single status for as long as possible. The plan gets derailed when they each fall in love and have to secretly work around their pledge to bachelorhood, while trying to figure out the complications of modern day relationships.
Labor Day
1hr 51min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
Director: Jason Reitman – Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tom Lipinski, Clark Gregg
Director: Jason Reitman – Cast: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tom Lipinski, Clark Gregg
A story of love, passion, and betrayal as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy and the man he later becomes. Henry looks back on his fateful 13th year, when he lived with his reclusive divorced mother. At the start of Labor Day weekend, while on a rare excursion to town, Henry and his mothermore »
Vampire Academy
1hr 44min – Rated PG-13 – Action/Adventure/Scifi/Fantasy
Director: Mark Waters – Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Gabriel Byrne, Olga Kurylenko
Director: Mark Waters – Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Gabriel Byrne, Olga Kurylenko
This is the legend of Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir, two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful Vampires) and Dhampirs (half-vampire/half-human guardians). Rose, a rebellious Guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa – a royal vampire more »
The Lego Movie in 3D
1hr 40min – Rated PG – Animation/Action/Adventure/Action/Adventure
Director: Chris McCay – Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman
Director: Chris McCay – Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman
This original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
1hr 46min – Rated PG-13 – Action/Adventure/Drama
Director: Kenneth Branagh – Cast: Keira Knightley, Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh,Gemma Chan
Director: Kenneth Branagh – Cast: Keira Knightley, Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh,Gemma Chan
Based on the CIA analyst created by espionage master Tom Clancy, “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” is a blistering action thriller that follows Ryan from his quiet double-life as a veteran-turned-Wall Street executive to his all-out initiation as a hunted American agent on the trail of a more »
Frozen
1hr 48min – Rated PG – Animation/Action/Adventure/Comedy
Director: Chris Buck – Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana
Director: Chris Buck – Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana
Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.
American Hustle
2hr 9min – Rated R – Drama
Director: David O. Russell – Cast: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner,Jennifer Lawrence
Director: David O. Russell – Cast: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner,Jennifer Lawrence
The film tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that’s as dangerous as it is more »
August: Osage County
2hr 10min – Rated R – Comedy/Drama
Director: John Wells – Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch
Director: John Wells – Cast: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Abigail Breslin, Benedict Cumberbatch
This tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA, 12:50 3:20 5:50 8:20pm
Frozen Sing Along
1hr 48min – Rated PG – Animation/Action/Adventure
Director: Chris Buck – Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana
Director: Chris Buck – Cast: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana
Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey-teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven-to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.
Regal Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA, 1:00pm
12 Years a Slave
2hr 13min – Rated R – Drama
Director: Steve McQueen – Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch,Paul Dano, Garrett Dillahunt
Director: Steve McQueen – Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch,Paul Dano, Garrett Dillahunt
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty at the hands of a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the more »
Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA, 3:35 8:30pm
Philomena
1hr 34min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
Director: Stephen Frears – Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Simone Lahbib
Director: Stephen Frears – Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Simone Lahbib
Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee, mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock – something her Irish-Catholic community didn’t have the highest opinion of – and more »
Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA, 1:25 6:20pm
Her
2hr 0min – Rated R – Romance/Drama
Director: Spike Jonze – Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Amy Adams, Samantha Morton
Director: Spike Jonze – Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Amy Adams, Samantha Morton
Set in the Los Angeles of the slight future, the story follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which more »
From Tandem Properties‘ Friends at The Davis Dirt
Friday, February 7
2:15pm – Valentine’s Celebration @ Davis Senior Center Free
3:00pm – Lecture: Resilience and the Politics of Memory @ UC Davis Everson Hall Free
5:00pm – Wine Tasting @ Whole Foods Market Free
5:30pm – Live Music with Bob Wren @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
5:30pm – Lecture: Ken Ouimet @ Davis Roots Free
6:00pm – Wine Tasting @ Davis Food Co-op $1/taste
7:00pm – Davis Dance Project @ Pamela Trokanski Dance $12
7:00pm – Photography: Uniting Art and Science @ Pence Gallery Free
7:30pm – Author Event: Moon Los Cabos @ Avid Reader Free
8:00pm – Dry Branch Fire Squad @ Palms Playhouse $20
8:00pm – Movie: Shakespeare In Love @ International House (I-House) Free
8:00pm – Peggy Sue @ Third Space $10
8:00pm – Two Men Talking @ Mondavi Center $10+
Saturday, February 8
8:00am – Farmers Market @ Central Park Free
9:00am – Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Tours @ Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area $Donation
10:00am – Garden Work Day @ Central Park Gardens Free
11:00am – Stories for Young Children @ Davis Waldorf School (DWS) Free
11:15am – Family Stories @ Davis Public Library Free
12:00pm – UCD Biodiversity Museum Day @ UC Davis Campus Free
1:00pm – KidsCreate @ Pence Gallery $6/$4
1:00pm – Peregrine School’s Winter Art Show & Gala @ Peregrine Elementary School $5
1:00pm – Trunk Show @ 909 Hacienda Ave. Free
2:00pm – Davis Dance Project @ Pamela Trokanski Dance $12
5:00pm – Taste of Hope @ International House (I-House) $55
5:30pm – Crab Feed @ Odd Fellows Hall $40
6:00pm – Ken Kemmerling on Piano @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
6:30pm – Mid-Winter BeeKeeper’s Feast @ Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science $125
7:00pm – Bark! Exhibition & Solo Exhibition by Alex Reisfar @ John Natsoulas Gallery Free
7:00pm – Davis Dance Project @ Pamela Trokanski Dance $12
7:00pm – DMTC’s Annual Dessert Auction @ Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) Free
7:00pm – Stories on Stage Davis @ Pence Gallery $5
8:00pm – Circus Oz @ Mondavi Center $25+
8:00pm – House Show @ 802 Villanova Dr. $5
8:00pm – Two Men Talking @ Mondavi Center $10+
8:30pm – Peter Case @ Palms Playhouse $20
10:00pm – House Show @ 714 Anderson Rd. $Donation
Sunday, February 9
6:45am – Davis Stampede @ Central Park $11-$90
11:00am – Trunk Show @ 909 Hacienda Ave. Free
1:00pm – Artist Reception @ Gallery 1855 Free
1:00pm – Bingo! @ Odd Fellows Hall $12
1:00pm – Elderberry Flute-Making @ UC Davis Environmental Horticulture Free
1:00pm – Food Not Bombs @ Central Park Free
2:00pm – Author Event: The Girl from the Tar Paper School @ Avid Reader Free
2:00pm – Author Event: The Nonviolent Life @ Davis Community Church (DCC) Free
3:00pm – Circus Oz @ Mondavi Center $25+
4:00pm – Live Irish Music @ DeVere’s Irish Pub Free
6:30pm – Classic Film Festival @ Odd Fellows Hall $Donation
7:00pm – International Folkdancing @ Davis Art Center Free/$25/$35
7:00pm – Chamber music by Elliott Carter @ Mondavi Center $8+
7:30pm – Movie: Wild Strawberries @ Yolo Pleasure Dome $2 Donation