SUMMERMUSIC 2011

• Saturday, Aug. 13 — Non Stop Bhangra, featuring DJ Jimmy Love and the Dholrhythms Dance Company. The program starts with a dance lesson for the audience. Then come dance performances, with Love spinning a mix of bhangra, hip-hop, reggae and electronica. Free. 7:30 p.m., Quad.

Picnicking and food trucks — The Quad opens at 6 for picnicking. Bring your own food, or, new this year, buy something to eat from a food truck.

Note: Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the UC Davis campus.

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"Imagine a scene from a Bollywood movie, smack in the middle of a thumping nightclub — swirling colors, the rhythm of pounding feet and the relentless energy of brilliant beats." This is Non Stop Bhangra — as described on the NSB website, heralding the Indian dance party held monthly in San Francisco.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, Non Stop Bhangra DJ Jimmy Love and the Dholrhythms Dance Company bring the party to UC Davis for the second and final program of this year's SummerMusic on the Quad. The program is set to open with a dance lesson for the audience, to show people what bhangra — Punjabi folk music and dance — is all about.

Then come dance performances, with Love spinning a mix of bhangra, hip-hop, reggae and electronica.

The free SummerMusic series, presented by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, opened July 16 with the Cajun sounds of Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, drawing an estimated 1,000 people to the Quad.

The Cajun concert tied in with one of the Mondavi Center's special themes in the 2011-12 season: the Spirit of New Orleans. Non Stop Bhangra evokes another special theme: Focus on India.

Spirit of New Orleans

• If God is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise — Free film screening. In two parts, 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 7-8, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

• Hot 8 Brass Band — Epitomizing New Orleans street music for more than a decade. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 9-11, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre.

• Trey McIntyre and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — The Trey McIntyre dance project and the band, on stage together, presenting two works drenched in the lore of New Orleans: 2008’s Ma Maison and a new piece, The Sweeter End. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.

Focus on India

• Growing Up in India — A film and photographic exhibition. Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 14-15. The films (Vanderhoef Studio Theatre): Salaam Bombay! (7 p.m. Nov. 14), Pink Saris (4 p.m. Nov. 15) and Udaan (7 p.m. Nov. 15).

• Zakir Hussain and Masters Of Percussion — The tabla master returns to his classical roots for this performance, showcasing Indian ragas, rhythms and traditional dance. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22, Jackson Hall.

• Anoushka Shankar: Flamenco Gypsy Journey — Tracing the musical commonalities of the gypsies' journey from their homeland in Rajasthan, passing through Iran, Iraq and Armenia and finally settling in Spain, Shankar reforges the link, separated by a thousand years, between Spanish and Indian music. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, Jackson Hall.

• Rachana Yadav — The Kathak dancer portrays the moods and moments of a typical Indian day. A solo performance commissioned by the Mondavi Center. Spring 2012; details not yet announced.

THE MONDAVI CENTER: 2011-12

• The complete season

• Spirit of New Orleans

• Focus on India

• The Mondavi Center SFJZZ High School All-Stars

Tickets are available online, or by visiting or calling the Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787. Box office hours: noon-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and one hour before ticketed events.