School Matinee Series
Mondavi Center’s School Matinee Series offers an extraordinary opportunity for school groups to experience the magic of live performance first hand. We have designed these matinee performances to complement and enhance K–12 curriculum, giving students entertaining, as well as informative, access to world class multicultural, multidisciplinary artists.
To be kind to the environment, we are no longer mailing printed tickets for school matinees. Each order will still have assigned seats.
To help prepare for a visit to the Mondavi Center at UC Davis, free CueSheet teacher guides are available to download.
Pre-Matinee Classroom Talks
This is a program managed by Friends of Mondavi Center, our donor-based volunteer support organization. Friends schedule school visits to classrooms attending specially selected school matinees to support the instructor’s preparation for students that are attending the performance. Docent Guides for each matinee are researched and written by Friends and distributed to the docents. A Classroom Talk lasts approximately 30 minutes. Every effort is made to satisfy the requests of schools regardless of distance (usually within 90 minutes of UC Davis). Events that offer a Pre-Matinee Classroom Talk are noted below.
For more information on the individual events, please download our School Matinee Brochure.
2019–20 School Matinees
Trey McLaughlin & The Sounds of Zamar
Monday, September 30, 2019
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades 4–12
MOMIX
VIVA Momix!
Monday, October 14, 2019
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades 4–12
Pre-Matinee Classroom Talk Offered
NASA Astronaut Terry Virts
View From Above
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades 5–8
Alexander String Quartet
Monday, December 9, 2019
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades 6–12
Circa
Humans
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
11AM ● Jackson Hall Onstage
Recommended for grades 5–12 LIMITED AVAILABILTY
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Friday, February 14, 2020
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades K–12
Pre-Matinee Classroom Talk Offered
Words Take Wing
Honoring Diversity in Children's Literature
In Partnership with the UC Davis School of Education
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades 3–8
Yamato (*Limited Availability)
Jhonetsu (“Passion”)
Monday, April 6, 2020
11AM ● Jackson Hall
Recommended for grades K–12
Pre-Matinee Classroom Talk Offered