A Night at the Opera
The University recently finished building a high end performing arts center, called the Mondavi Center (named after the California Wine mogul Robert Mondavi). The center is visable from the freeway (I-80) near the Highway 113 interchange, and resembles a large, multi-million dollar cardboard box. However, the Center has state of the art acoustics, and regularly books a variety of both elegant and modern musicians. Going to the Mondavi Center is usually a swanky affair, where the ushers are uniformed and even the most frazzled of academics sports a tie.
Unlike the main Jackson Hall, the Studio Theatre in the Mondavi Center hosts smaller shows and student works. Often they are less expensive (or free) and showcase the UC Davis Theater and Music Departments. These departments regularly host various artists and showcase their student works as well. As such it is never hard to find something worthwhile to watch.
For more information on the Mondavi Center: http://www.mondaviarts.org/
For more information on the Theater Department: http://theatredance.ucdavis.edu/current_season/index.html
For more information on the Music Department: http://music.ucdavis.edu/events/events.php
Photo courtesy of the Davis Wiki: http://www.daviswiki.org/
