Society, Arts & Culture Content

Weekender: Open Studios, Musics of the World, Photography Contest, and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 21, 2024 - 10:36am

Theatre and dance presents original dramatic comedy She Kills Monsters

Running from Thursday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Dec. 7, Main Theatre at Wright Hall, �ٺ��Ƶ

Performances are Nov. 21, 22, 23 and Dec. 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.

�ٺ��Ƶ Lecturer Spotlights Overshadowed Women; New Biography Highlights Sanora Babb

Karen Michele Nikos — November 15, 2024 - 10:48am

Born in 1907, Sanora Babb was a writer and editor.

Weekender: Art Jam, Comedy, Book Reading, and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 14, 2024 - 8:44am

Watch a historical, if disturbing, movie; meet the filmmakers, and go to after-hours Art Jam. All free....Many other no or low-cost options.

The Week Ahead: Two Films, A Memoir and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 12, 2024 - 10:00am

‘Unexpected Legends’ premieres on KVIE television

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.

�ٺ��Ƶ Historian Wins Award for ‘Suicide by Proxy’ Book Made into Film

Karen Michele Nikos — November 07, 2024 - 12:41pm

�ٺ��Ƶ Professor Kathy Stuart, author of Suicide by Proxy in Early Modern Germany: Crime, Sin and Salvation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) has won the 2024 Natalie Zemon Davis Prize in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

“What to do about women (and sometimes, men) who gruesomely murdered children because of their own ‘weariness with life?’ This was a dilemma faced by elites in German-speaking lands during the 17th and 18th centuries,’ reads the description of Stuart’s book by award givers.

Weekender: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, String Trio, and More

Jamie Sara Gelfond — November 07, 2024 - 10:06am

Youn Sun Nah brings jazz to Davis

From Thursday, Nov. 7 through Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Vanderhoef Studio at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission

Youn Sun Nah first heard Nina Simone in high school. From that moment on, she decided to pursue jazz.

More Families Purchased School Meals After Federal Nutrition Policies Enacted

Karen Michele Nikos — November 06, 2024 - 8:41am

Families purchased more school lunches and breakfasts the year after the federal government toughened nutritional standards for school meals. A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that families turned to school lunches after the Obama administration initiative was in effect to save time and money and take advantage of more nutritious options.

�ٺ��Ƶ Media Experts for Election 2024

Karen Michele Nikos — November 04, 2024 - 1:04am

�ٺ��Ƶ has political scientists, historians, security experts and law professors who can address various issues in the elections this year. This expert guide was initially published in February and again updated on Nov. 4, 2024.

Weekender: Halloween, Sheepmowers, Jazz, and More!

Jamie Sara Gelfond — October 31, 2024 - 10:42am

Walks, talks, treats and sheep. And check out ongoing arts exhibitions. All yours this weekend.

�ٺ��Ƶ Sources on Electricity; Utilities Policy

Karen Michele Nikos — October 28, 2024 - 3:52pm

These �ٺ��Ƶ researchers can provide expertise on tenergy management, public policy for utility companies, and the environment.