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Weekender: Student-Created, Curated Art Takes On Davis in Performances, Exhibitions

Jamie Sara Gelfond — May 01, 2025 - 9:17am

Grammy Award Winner Howard Levy merges the harmonica with unexpected genres

Thursday, May 1, 12:05 p.m., Recital Hall at Ann E. Pitzer Center

Beaulieu Vineyard Donates Historic Archives to UC Davis Library

Julia Ann Easley — February 11, 2025 - 7:00am

More than 60,000 pieces of archival material, including photographs, ledger books and other media make up a new library collection established in the name of Beaulieu Vineyard, or BV, at the ��Ƶ, Davis.

Postcards from the Edge (of Davis) and Cookbooks through the Ages at Library

Jamie Sara Gelfond — January 07, 2025 - 2:12pm

Shields Library at UC Davis has incorporated two new exhibits onto its main floor, allowing students, faculty and staff to take a break to learn about the history of Davis through postcards as well as how cultures preserve their histories through cooking. If you want to have a peek at how life was like before social media and recipe web sites, have a look. It's worth a visit.

New Artwork in Library Courtyard Commemorates Jewish Resistance During World War II

Karen Michele Nikos — September 09, 2024 - 9:19am

Alumnus Jeffrey Berger ’74 and his wife Sheri Berger have donated a major piece of public art to ��Ƶ, Davis. “Ghetto Wall,” an original sculpture by the prominent ��Ƶ artist and educator Ruth Cozen Snyder, was installed on Aug. 24 in the courtyard of Peter J. Shields Library, at the heart of the Davis campus.

Lunchable: View the Eggheads Inside the Cool Library

Karen Michele Nikos — July 11, 2024 - 4:01am

In this summer heat, there's a cooler way to "take at tour" of the Eggheads at a UC Davis Libary Exhibition.

UC Davis Honors Eggheads, Art Heritage Today

Karen Michele Nikos — April 04, 2024 - 3:15pm

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The ��Ƶ, Davis, honored The Egghead Series of sculptures and by extension its arts heritage in special events today marking the 30th anniversary year of the last Egghead installations on campus.

Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive to Be Housed at UC Davis Library

Julia Ann Easley — September 27, 2023 - 10:00am

During National Drive Electric Week, the ��Ƶ, Davis, today (Sept. 27) announced that it has begun to build a Plug-in Electric Vehicles Archive. It will be housed at the UC Davis Library’s Archives and Special Collections with support from the UC Davis Electric Vehicle Research Center.

Lunchable at the Library: Chinese Menus and San Francisco’s Chinatown

Karen Michele Nikos — September 25, 2023 - 3:45pm

The UC Davis Library has a display of Chinese cookbooks and menus on exhibit through Oct. 6 as it welcomes a gift from Chef Martin Yan.

Manetti Shrem Museum Mounts Surveys of Deborah Butterfield and Malaquias Montoya Oct. 1

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2023 - 1:00pm

Malaquias Montoya, Yo Soy Chicano, 2013. Screenprint on paper, 26 1/8 x 20 in. Courtesy of Malaquias Montoya and Lezlie Salkowitz-Montoya. © Malaquias Montoya.

Weekender: Alum Art in Sacramento, Library Food Exhibit and Mural

Karen Michele Nikos — August 17, 2023 - 10:27am

Inaugural exhibition 'When We See Us' starts this weekend

Aug. 20 – Sept. 10, Faith J. McKinnie Gallery, Sacramento