Well-Being Ticket Deal for December

Special offer for staff and faculty: $10 tickets (maximum two per person) for a concert by the Alexander String Quartet this Sunday (Dec. 5) in person at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, the first of the quartet’s three programs in the 2021-22 season, all featuring chamber music by Antonin Dvořák. Well-Being ticket discount available every day, including day of concert.

Talks in the Sound Lab

4 p.m. today (Nov. 30), in-person: Performance and talk by Zachary James Watkins, composer and electronic music artist.

5 Concerts, 4 Days, Starting Tonight

The Department of Music presents year-end concerts by the UC Davis Jazz Bands (tonight, Nov. 30), Concert Band (Dec. 1), Percussion Ensemble (Dec. 3) and Choruses (Dec. 3), plus this week’s Noon Concert (Dec. 2, featuring violin and harp).

Interprofessional Book Club

A Campus Community Book Project program focusing on how to be an antiracist. (Dec. 1)

• Grief Support Group (every Monday through Dec. 20, and one more session Jan. 10, remote)
• Holiday Support Group for LGBTQIA+ Community (every Tuesday through Dec. 21, remote)
• Defeating Isolation: Men’s Support Group (Dec. 3 and 17, and Jan. 7, remote)
• Mindfully Navigating Workplace Transitions (Dec. 8, remote)

It’s Time for Gingerbread Houses ...

Get advice from UC Davis Chef Kue, via Zoom, Dec. 2. Submit photos of your creation by Dec. 31 for People’s Choice judging sponsored by Staff Assembly.

... and Staff Assembly’s Winter Warmer

Come in for hot beverages and light snacks; cookie decorating, craft stations, giveaways and gingerbread house display. This first-time event is free and in-person. (Dec. 8)

SIPS AND BITES: Artisanal Tea

Learn about UC Davis’ Global Tea Initiative and, even though this is a remote program, participate in a tasting with teas you can purchase ahead of time. (Dec. 15, free)