GET THE BEAT: The UC Davis Percussion Festival, April 10-14, includes two concerts in the Mondavi Center's Studio Theatre:

• Showcase, featuring festival director Chris Froh with guest artists Michael Spiro, Mayumi Hama, Loren Mach, Daniel Kennedy and Michael McCurdy. 8 p.m. April 12.
• Construction Zone, featuring Froh, percussion, and Ellen Ruth Rose, viola; premiering new works by Linda Bouchard, Aaron Einbond and Laurie San Martin. 8 p.m. April 14.

Tickets: (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or www.mondaviarts.org.

UGLY BETTY: Filmmaker and writer Maya Chinchilla leads a discussion titled "Ugly Betty: Latina and Queer Representations," at 12:30 p.m. April 16 in MU II, Memorial Union, sponsored by the Women's Resources and Research Center.

All seminars and colloquia: calendar.ucdavis.edu