Barbara Smithson News Today

The popularity of the pop-up arts-and-craft fairs in Davis (and beyond), I first noticed with the burgeoning Sunday crowds of students, families and hipsters at the Davis Craft & Vintage

Wanda Sykes, Emmy award-winning stand-up comic, writer, actress and producer will be bringing her Please and Thank You tour to the Mondavi Center in Davis.

At its May 16 meeting, San Marcos City Council voted on a new police contract agreement to be made for San Marcos Police Department (SMPD).

SUISUN VALLEY — The Fairfield-Suisun City Visual Arts Association invites the public to the 23rd Annual Art on the Vine from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. This year’s event is a fundraiser for the Rodriguez High School Art Program and features more than 35 artists, four bands and a food tru

First, a few words about William Wiley Before we plow into the weekends (and next weeks) great art events, I would like to take a moment to remember first-generation UC Davis art faculty William Wiley. Some of my most fun and interesting days at the UC Davis campus were spent with Wiley. He came back to the university in 2014 to present his iconic "Gong" sculpture to campus.  I wrote about that event here. Today, the San Francisco Chronicle published his obituary, which does a great job tellin...