YoloArts has announced a new Youth Arts Studio (YAS) Program for high school students.
The program will include four to six week sessions, featuring resident artists and cultural bearers leading sessions on analog and digital photography, poetry, mixed media and mural making, according to a press release from YoloArts. All of the classes will be held at the new studio at the Gibson House and Property on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
“The 2023-24 Youth Arts Studio Program seeks to promote arts education extracurricular opportunities geared toward high school students of all skill levels, and visual, performing and literary arts forms,” said the press release. “YoloArts is thrilled to support flourishing arts programming that will help inspire young artists to begin developing art skills, support their well-being, and contribute to the arts and culture economy of Yolo County. We are thankful for the opportunity to uplift the teens in Yolo County.”
This program is partially funded by the California Arts Council Creative Youth Development grant. Through the generosity of this grant, students enrolled in Cache Creek High School, Cesar Chavez Community School, Pioneer High School and Woodland High School are eligible to receive a full scholarship.
Students enrolled in Yolo County high schools and surrounding counties may register for any of the following open sessions:
Photography Techniques | Jan. 16 — Feb. 15, 2024
Poetry | Feb. 20 — March 7, 2024
3D Mixed Media | March 19 — April 25, 2024
Foundations of Photography | April 30 — May 23, 2024
Mural Making | May 28 — June 20, 2024
For more information or to access the application visit https://yoloarts.org/yas/.
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Tickets are still available for the Davis Musical Theatre Company’s annual New Year’s Eve event.
Community members are invited to delight in a showing of “Seussical” before enjoying a full buffet dinner catered by Ludy’s of Woodland.
The dinner will include a full turkey dinner with all the fixings, a tri-tip carving station, pasta alfredo and marinara, salad, rolls, dessert and a midnight toast with champagne or Martinelli’s.
Drinks will be available for purchase from the bar. After the performance, the live DJ will be playing music for dancing until just before midnight when champagne, sparkling cider and party favors are provided for greeting the new year. After the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” music for dancing will resume.
“Seussical” is a contemporary re-imagining of Dr. Seuss’ works, weaving togethering many of his most famous stories and characters.
“The musical creates the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss as it has never been seen before,” according to DMTC’s website. “When chaos erupts in the Jungle of Nool, it will take The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and a gaggle of characters to bring harmony back to their world.”
The event will be held on Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://dmtc.org/.
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The Davis Musical Company’s production of “Seussical, the Musical!” will open for its entire run on the main stage on Jan. 5.
The musical comedy is based on the many children’s stories of Dr. Seuss, with most of its plot being based on “Horton Hears a Who!”, “Gertrude McFuzz”, and “Horton Hatches the Egg” while incorporating several other stories.
“The performers on stage portray Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo,” explained a press release from DMTC. “The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.”
“Seussical, the Musical!” plays on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The show continues through Jan. 28, 2024.
All performances are at the Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center, located at 607 Pena Dr. in Davis. Tickets are $18 general, $16 students & seniors (55 and over) and $14 each for groups of 10 or more.
For additional information, visit https://dmtc.org/ or call (530)756-3682.
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The Pence Gallery will be introducing new family art workshops for winter 2024.
Art in Auction aims to engage kids in art projects that are fun, creative and collaborative with their family members.
The workshops will take place on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. The three scheduled workshops include: Recycled Miniature Masterpieces on Jan. 7, Fanciful Fairy Houses on Feb. 25 and Putah Creek Fauna “Sketch or Sculpt” on March 24.
Workshops are $4 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Attendees may pay at the door with cash or card. A parent or adult caregiver is required to stay the entire time, but only has to pay for the project for themselves if they are also doing the art.
The drop-in program is designed for children ages 5 – 12. No prior registration is required.
For more information about each individual workshop, visit https://pencegallery.org/art-in-action/.
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