Things to Do in Davis for the Weekend of March 1, 2, 3, 2013

The weather is going to be spring-gorgeous this weekend. We’ve got lots of fun activities below whether you want to be indoors or out. If you’re a fan of Morrissey, he’ll be performing at the Mondavi on Monday. It’s also Pig Day this Saturday at the farmers market.

 

At the Mondavi Center

HellaCappella 2013 Fri • Mar 1 
HellaCappella 2013 
Young Artists Competition <br>Winners Concert Sun • Mar 3 
Young Artists Competition
Winners Concert 
MFA Thesis Choreographies Thu-Sun • Feb 21 – Mar 3 
MFA Thesis Choreographies

 

UC Davis Aggie Sports

FRIDAY, MAR 1
Sport Event Location Time Coverage
Baseball Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 1:00 PM  |
Women’s Lacrosse Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif. 6:00 PM
Women’s Gymnastics San Jose State Davis, Calif. 7:00 PM Live Results
Men’s Tennis Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship La Jolla, Calif. All Day
Track Chico Multi-Meet Chico, Calif. All Day
Swimming & Diving at Juanita Allington Memorial Senior Championships Clovis, Calif. All Day
SATURDAY, MAR 2
Sport Event Location Time Coverage
Men’s Basketball Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, Calif. 6:05 PM Live Audio
Women’s Basketball Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 2:00 PM  | Live Audio
Baseball Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 11:00 AM  |
Softball Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif. 12:00 PM Live Stats
Softball Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif. 2:00 PM Live Stats
Women’s Water Polo Concordia (Calif.) Davis, Calif. 8:30 AM
Women’s Tennis Cal Poly Davis, Calif. 11:00 AM
Women’s Water Polo Santa Clara Davis, Calif. 12:00 PM
Women’s Water Polo Colorado State Davis, Calif. 5:00 PM
Track Stanford Opener Stanford, Calif. All Day
Swimming & Diving at Juanita Allington Memorial Senior Championships Clovis, Calif. All Day
Men’s Tennis Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship La Jolla, Calif. All Day
Track Notre Dame Alex Wilson Indoor Invitational South Bend, Ind. All Day
SUNDAY, MAR 3
Sport Event Location Time Coverage
Baseball Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 11:00 AM  |
Women’s Tennis San Jose State San Jose, Calif. 1:00 PM
Men’s Tennis Villanova San Diego, Calif. 2:00 PM
Men’s Tennis Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship La Jolla, Calif. All Day
Swimming & Diving at Juanita Allington Memorial Senior Championships Clovis, Calif. All Day

 

At the Movies

Identity Thief

Identity Thief

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‎1hr 51min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Comedy‎
Director: Seth Gordon – Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Bateman, John Cho, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet
Unlimited funds have allowed Diana to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson” and it belongs to an accounts rep who more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA ‎1:30‎  ‎4:30‎  ‎7:30‎  ‎10:10pm‎

21 and Over

21 and Over

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‎1hr 33min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Comedy‎
Director: Scott Moore – Cast: Miles Teller, Justin Chon, Skylar Astin, Sarah Wright, Francois Chau
Straight-A college student Jeff Chang has always done what he was supposed to do. But when his two best friends take him out for his 21st birthday on the night before an important medical school interview, Jeff Chang snaps and decides to do everything he wants to do. What was supposed to bemore »

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎1:30‎  ‎4:30‎  ‎7:45‎  ‎10:30pm‎

The Last Exorcism Part II

The Last Exorcism Part II

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‎1hr 28min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Horror/Suspense/Thriller‎
Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly – Cast: Andrew Sensenig, Ashley Bell, Spencer Treat Clark, Judd Lormand, Julia Garner
Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found terrified and alone in rural Louisiana. Back in the relative safety of New Orleans, Nell realizes that she can’t remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family. Just more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎1:15‎  ‎4:15‎  ‎7:15‎  ‎10:20pm‎

Snitch

Snitch

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‎1hr 52min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Action/Adventure/Suspense/Thriller‎
Director: Ric Roman Waugh – Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Harold Perrineau, Jon Bernthal
In the fast-paced action thriller, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA ‎1:15‎  ‎4:15‎  ‎7:15‎  ‎10:00pm‎

A Good Day to Die Hard

A Good Day to Die Hard

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‎1hr 37min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Action/Adventure/Suspense/Thriller‎
Director: John Moore – Cast: Bruce Willis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jai Courtney, Patrick Stewart,Megalyn Echikunwoke
Bruce Willis returns in his most iconic role as John McClane – the “real” hero with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing. This time the take-no-prisoners cop is really in the wrong place at the wrong time after traveling to Moscow to help his estranged son Jack. With more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA ‎2:00‎  ‎5:00‎  ‎8:00‎  ‎10:30pm‎

Dark Skies

Dark Skies

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‎1hr 37min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Suspense/Thriller‎
Director: Scott Charles Stewart – Cast: Keri Russell, Dakota Goyo, Josh Hamilton, Annie Thurman,Trevor St. John
As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎1:00‎  ‎4:00‎  ‎7:00‎  ‎9:50pm‎

Jack the Giant Slayer 3D

Jack the Giant Slayer 3D

Reviews – Trailer – Photos – IMDb
‎1hr 54min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Scifi/Fantasy/Action/Adventure‎
Director: Bryan Singer – Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci,Eddie Marsan – : Rated 0.0 out of 5.0
“Jack the Giant Slayer” tells the story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA ‎12:45‎  ‎3:45‎  ‎4:45‎  ‎6:45‎  ‎7:45‎  ‎9:40pm‎

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

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‎2hr 0min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Comedy‎
Director: David O. Russell – Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles,Chris Tucker
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Pat Solitano has lost everything – his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and father after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and more »

Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA ‎1:00‎  ‎3:30‎  ‎6:00‎  ‎8:30pm‎

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies

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‎1hr 37min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Comedy/Horror/Romance‎
Director: Jonathan Levine – Cast: Analeigh Tipton, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Nicholas Hoult,Lizzy Caplan
A funny twist on a classic love story, this is a tale about the power of human connection. After a zombie epidemic, R (a highly unusual zombie) encounters Julie (a human survivor), and rescues her from a zombie attack. Julie sees that R is different from the other zombies, and as the two form amore »

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎12:45‎  ‎3:30‎  ‎7:30‎  ‎10:00pm‎

Side Effects

Side Effects

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‎1hr 46min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Drama/Suspense/Thriller‎
Director: Steven Soderbergh – Cast: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Vinessa Shaw
Once a successful New York couple, Emily and her husband are now struggling to readjust to life after his recent release from prison. Emily is plagued with a clinical depression and, following a car crash, is referred to respected psychiatrist Dr Jonathan Banks who offers the latest in prescriptionmore »

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎3:45‎  ‎10:10pm‎

Argo

Argo

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‎2hr 0min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Drama‎
Director: Ben Affleck – Cast: Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Victor Garber – : Rated 0.0 out of 5.0
“Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis-the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm more »

Regal Cinemas Davis Holiday 6 101 F Street, Davis, CA ‎1:00‎  ‎4:00‎  ‎7:00‎  ‎9:50pm‎

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

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‎2hr 37min‎‎ – Rated R‎‎ – Suspense/Thriller/Action/Adventure/Drama‎
Director: Kathryn Bigelow – Cast: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle,Mark Strong
For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. This is the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man.

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5 420 G Street, Davis, CA ‎12:30‎  ‎6:45pm‎

 

Amour

Amour

Trailer – Photos – IMDb
‎2hr 7min‎‎ – Rated PG-13‎‎ – Drama‎
Director: Michael Haneke – Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert,Michael Haneke
Octogenarians Georges and Anne are retired music teachers whose daughter lives abroad with her family. When Anne suffers a stroke and is left paralyzed on one side of her body, the couple’s abiding love for each other is put to the test.

Davis Varsity Theatre 616 Second Street, Davis, CA ‎12:20‎  ‎3:00‎  ‎5:40‎  ‎8:20pm‎

 

From Tandem Properties’ Friends at The Davis Dirt

Friday, March 1
12:00am – Artistic Works @ Gallery 1855 @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – Beyond Landscape @ Pence Gallery @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – By Hand: Extraordinary Fine Craft in California @ Pence Gallery @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – Design + Build @ Nelson Gallery @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – Elementary Art Show @ Davis Art Center @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – Fibery Tales and Fibrous Ends @ UCD Craft Center @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – Inscribed Brick Sale @ Hattie Weber Museum (445 C St.) @ Ongoing Events
12:00am – Mugs & Mugs @ The Artery @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – People & Textiles @ UC Davis Design Museum @ Ongoing Events Free
12:00am – The Weavings of D.Y. Begay @ C.N. Gorman Museum @ Ongoing Events
12:00pm – Folk Music Jam Session @ UC Davis Wyatt Deck Free
5:30pm – Bob Wren @ Monticello Seasonal Cuisine Free
6:00pm – Beer Tasting @ Davis Food Co-op $1/taste, $5/slate
7:00pm – 100 Languages of Childhood @ Davis Art Center Free
7:30pm – HellaCappella @ Mondavi Center $9-$15
7:30pm – Author Event: Dead Letter Day @ Avid Reader Free
8:00pm – MFA Thesis Choreographies @ Mondavi Center $12-$17
8:15pm – Urinetown @ Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) $16/$18
8:30pm – Rick Estrin & the Nightcats @ Palms Playhouse $20
Saturday, March 2
8:00am – Farmers Market & Pig Day @ Central Park Free
9:00am – We are API(A): Looking Back, Moving Forward @ UC Davis Student Community Center Free
9:30am – Workshop: Succulents and Cacti @ Central Park Gardens Free
10:00am – Garden Work Day @ Central Park Gardens Free
11:00am – Workshop: California Natives @ Central Park Gardens Free
1:00pm – First Saturday @ Sundstrom Hill Winery Free
1:00pm – Community Meeting: Improvements to the UCD Arboretum @ University Park Inn and Suites Free
2:00pm – Fundraiser BBQ @ Whole Foods Market $5
2:00pm – Acacia Encounters @ UC Davis Arboretum Free
2:15pm – Wizard of Oz @ Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) $8
7:00pm – Solas Shamrock City CD Release @ Palms Playhouse $20
7:30pm – Author Event: Asteroid Impact @ Avid Reader Free
8:00pm – MFA Thesis Choreographies @ Mondavi Center $12-$17
8:15pm – Urinetown @ Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) $16/$18
Sunday, March 3
11:00am – Sunday Brunch @ T’s Tacos ‘n Tunes $2.50/taco
1:00pm – Food Not Bombs @ Central Park Free
2:00pm – MFA Thesis Choreographies @ Mondavi Center $12-$17
2:00pm – Young Artists Competition Winners Concert @ Mondavi Center $7.50-$35
2:15pm – Urinetown @ Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) $16/$18
4:00pm – Irish Session Music @ DeVere’s Irish Pub Free
4:00pm – Craft Circle @ Davis Food Co-op Free