Things to Do in Davis Calendar – Weekend of September 6, 7, 8, 2013
UC Davis Aggies Sports
FRI SEPT 6
W VOLLEYBALL
vs. Weber State
3:30 PM PT
Reno, Nev.
FRI SEPT 6
M SOCCER
vs. Seattle U
5:00 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
FRI SEPT 6
FIELD HOCKEY
vs. Liberty
7:00 PM PT
Berkeley, Calif.
FRI SEPT 6
W SOCCER
at San Francisco
7:00 PM PT
San Francisco, Calif.
SAT SEPT 7
M WATER POLO
vs. California Baptist
9:30 AM PT
La Jolla, Calif.
SAT SEPT 7
W VOLLEYBALL
vs. Grand Canyon
11:00 AM PT
Reno, Nev.
SAT SEPT 7
M WATER POLO
vs. Air Force
3:00 PM PT
La Jolla, Calif.
SAT SEPT 7
W VOLLEYBALL
vs. Illinois State
4:00 PM PT
Reno, Nev.
SAT SEPT 7
FOOTBALL
at Nevada
6:05 PM PT
Reno, Nev.
SUN SEPT 8
M WATER POLO
vs. Long Beach State
10:00 AM PT
La Jolla, Calif.
SUN SEPT 8
FIELD HOCKEY
vs. Dartmouth
11:00 AM PT
Berkeley, Calif.
SUN SEPT 8
W SOCCER
vs. California
1:30 PM PT
San Francisco, Calif.
SUN SEPT 8
M WATER POLO
vs. Cal
2:30 PM PT
La Jolla, Calif.
SUN SEPT 8
M SOCCER
vs. CSU Bakersfield
5:00 PM PT
Davis, Calif.
At the Movies
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.
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 beginnings more »
Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA 1:15pm
This Is The End
1hr 47min – Rated R – Comedy
Director: Evan Goldberg – Cast: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride
Follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
2hr 12min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
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
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 »
Riddick
1hr 59min – Rated R – Action/Adventure/Scifi/Fantasy/Suspense/Thriller
Director: David Twohy – Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Dave Bautista, Katee Sackhoff, Nolan Gerard Funk
Director: David Twohy – Cast: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Dave Bautista, Katee Sackhoff, Nolan Gerard Funk
Having been betrayed and left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick must fight for his survival against the deadly alien predators that exist in this barren land. After activating an emergency beacon Riddick soon finds himself battling teams of mercenaries from around the galaxy who are determined to bring him home as their bounty.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Blue Jasmine
1hr 38min – Rated PG-13 – Drama
Director: Woody Allen – Cast: Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay
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
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
From Tandem Properties‘ Friends at The Davis Dirt
Friday, September 6
5:00pm – Wine Tasting @ Whole Foods Market Free
5:30pm – Bob Wren @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
7:30pm – Author Event: Hidden in San Francisco @ Avid Reader Free
8:00pm – Movie: Little Senegal @ International House (I-House) Free
9:30pm – Cold Eskimo @ Sophia’s Thai Kitchen $5
11:00pm – Lara Downes @ KDVS Free
Saturday, September 7
8:00am – Farmers Market @ Central Park Free
10:00am – FARM Workday @ F.A.R.M. Davis Free
11:15am – Family Stories @ Davis Public Library Free
12:00pm – Miss Lonely Hearts + West Nile Ramblers @ Berryessa Brewing Co. Free
1:00pm – First Saturday @ Sundstrom Hill Winery Free
3:00pm – Yolo Microbrew Festival @ Yolo County Fairgrounds $15-$30
3:00pm – City of Davis Wetlands Tour @ Wastewater Treatment Plant $Donation
5:00pm – Winters’ Annual Tempfest @ City of Winters Free
6:00pm – Barefoot on the Pitch @ Davis Legacy Soccer Club Complex $50/$40
6:00pm – Ken Kemmerling @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
7:00pm – The Strange Party + Mad Judy + Point of View + Hit Reset + Dead Dads @ RockBand University $5
7:30pm – Author Event: Redemption Road @ Avid Reader Free
7:30pm – Movie In the Park @ Central Park Free
8:00pm – Trance Mission @ Palms Playhouse $15
9:30pm – Miss Maddy’s F Street Stompers @ Sophia’s Thai Kitchen $5
Sunday, September 8
8:00am – Feather Falls Run @ Central Park $10-$20
11:00am – Square Tomatoes Crafts Fair @ Central Park Free
11:00am – Design and Launch Flight Derby @ UC Davis Arboretum Free
1:00pm – Artist Reception @ Gallery 1855 Free
1:00pm – Food Not Bombs @ Central Park Free
3:00pm – A Day in the Country @ Taber Ranch Vineyard $85+/$20+
7:00pm – Eric Taylor @ Wagman House $18
8:00pm – Eleanor Murray @ Third Space $7/$5