City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs

Imagining America Call for Participation!

⭐ Tides of Transition: Restoring Collective Spirit in Troubled Times

In partnership with UC Davis and a diverse regional Steering Committee, Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) invites participants to gather in Davis, California for the 2026 IA National Gathering. Reflecting on the importance of transitions – from political crises to global climate change, and personal identity to organizational transformation – this call for participation invites proposals that share stories, research, creative works, and community practices exploring the complex process of transitioning away from systems of fear and domination and towards restoring collective spirit.

📍 Davis, California | University of California, Davis
📅 Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
🎯 Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more: imaginingamerica.org/what-we-do/national-gathering

Repost from Studio 301 Productions:

WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE! GET YOUR TICKETS AT THE LINK TO SECURE YOUR SEAT!

PERFORMANCES:
May 29 @ 7pm
May 30 @ 2pm & 7pm
May 31 @ 5pm

TICKETS:
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/something-rotten-new

LOCATION:
Veteran’s Memorial Theatre

Supported, in part, by a grant from the City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs program.

📣Davis local Job Announcement! 📣

Music Director - Hummingbird Choir of the Davis Youth Choir

Davis Sings is in search of a dependable and reliable Music Director for the
Hummingbird choir of the Davis Youth Choir (DYC). The Hummingbird choir
consists of children from the ages 5-8 (Kindergarten - 2nd grade).

Application period: 5/15-6/30/2026, and applicants will be assessed on a rolling basis. Contact LuAnn Higgs ([email protected]) for more information.

The 12th annual Davis Pride will bring a month of events to celebrate and support the local LGBTQ+ community, with Davis PrideFest, a fun run, trivia, and the annual comedy night.

The month-long celebration will start with PrideFest; this family-friendly event features a music festival, community vendors, food trucks, drinks, and a drag r***e.

Total Recall, the Sacramento-based ‘90s and 2000s rock cover band, will co-headline the music festival, bringing their passion for alternative, pop punk and rock to the stage. Joining them as a co-headliner will be local favorite Bamba Fried Rice, a nine member band that plays music based in Latin genres ranging from salsa to ska.

Returning musical performers include the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus, Davis-based community band Noise Violation, and positive and uplifting rap group Matthew Balling and friends. The Q-Rated Dance Company will also perform, and there will be a showcase by Yolo Line Dance. Closing out the night are the crowd favorite local queens and kings of the drag r***e.

For more information, visit www.davispride.org.

Repost Pence Gallery:

Call to artists! Our Night Market is back on June 12, 6-9 PM. The Pence’s Night Market is a pop-up market during the 2nd Friday ArtAbout artwalk that invites young visual artists, ages 16-25, to display and sell their work inside the gallery, ranging from prints and paintings, to ceramics and jewelry.

It’s free to apply, and applications are due on May 24 by 5 PM. Accepted artists will be required to pay a $35 participation fee (free for Pence Members). For the event, artists must bring their own table to display their artwork, but the Pence will provide chairs. All art sales are handled by participants, and all proceeds go directly to the artist.

Learn more: https://pencegallery.org/events/night-market/
Apply here: bit.ly/pencenightmarket

Any questions? Email Katharine Schultz at [email protected].

Repost UC Davis Humanities Institute:

The Davis Humanities Institute (DHI) fosters research and collaborations within and beyond the humanities and arts, empowering scholars, students, and communities to engage with the most pressing global and local challenges.

Every year, the DHI awards Faculty Research Fellowships (FRFs) to a cohort of faculty working across academic disciplines and leveraging humanities and arts methodology to tackle critical or underexamined questions.

Join them for an informal conversation with this year's Faculty Research Fellows, for unique insights into their scholarship and creative process. A Q&A and reception will follow the conversation.

The event is free and open to all. Register at dhi.ucdavis.edu.

Repost Mellon Music Festival:

📣 2026 repertoire!
Purchase tickets at www.mellonmusicfestival.org

The 2026 festival is supported in part by a grant from the City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs Fund

Repost from UC Davis Cross Cultural Center:

Join UCD Cross Cultural Center for La Gran Tardeada this upcoming May 16th from 1pm to 8pm on the UC Davis East Quad🌞 ✨️

We will be having:
• a variety of food and craft vendors
• live music
• vibrant performances
• a community gallery featuring local artists
• Braids Not Raids, and much more!🌟

This is a free event that is open to all community members who wish to attend.

Davis Live Music Collective and City of Davis Arts presents a series of FREE live music and dance events via Davis Community Contra Dance! The second session is tomorrow, Thursday, May 14 from 6-8pm in Davis Central Park, featuring live music by local traditional Gaelic music experts Paddy on the Binge and a live dance caller to walk you through the steps.

All ages and abilities are welcome!

Repost Imagining America:

Digital Divestment Roundtable: Reorienting to Community Tech
When: Thursday, May 14, 11am PT / 12am MT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
Where: Online via zoom

This round table begins a conversation around why we may (or may not) want to migrate away from Big Tech platforms. We invite you to come with your own questions, suggestions for actions, tools, and resources, so that we may establish a community of practice to collectively transition to technologies and platforms that hold privacy, security, and community connection at their core.

Register at imaginingamerica.org