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Santa Cruzans who don’t believe in UFOs and think accounts of those who have seen them are crazy might feel differently after seeing a speech by Daniel Sheehan this coming Saturday at a mini festival called the Intergalactic Gathering, which …
Enter for a chance to win a Friends & Family Pass to Open Farm Tours in Santa Cruz County on Saturday, October 12, 10-4pm.
The bittersweet poetry of Tennessee Williams casts a spell in The Glass Menagerie, the fourth production in the Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2024 season.
EVERY DOGSTAR HAS ITS DAY
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Jenny Scheinman – All Species Parade feat. Carmen Staaf, Adam Ratner, Tony Scherr & Mark Ferber at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz on October 9, 7pm.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to You Should Be Dancing – A Tribute to the Bee Gees at the Felton Music Hall in Felton on Saturday, October 26, 8:00pm.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Foreverland – The Electrifying Tribute To Michael Jackson at the Felton Music Hall in Felton on Saturday, November 9, 8:00pm.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Habib Koité, Aly Keïta, & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz on November 6, 9pm.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Huntertones at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz on December 9, 7pm.
An evening of powerful poetry and a new anthology of work by Latino poets—plenty of reason for celebration next week. Organized by Circulo de Poetas & Writers, the event—titled Bringing the National and Local Together—offers a panel of word artists …
Name your most memorable teacher?
My wife, Julie, says West Cliff Drive is her favorite place to walk because it is so easy: “You just park your car and start walking and listen to the waves crash against the rocks.” That is a magic feature …
Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley sent a clear message last week during an early morning press conference: Santa Cruz will not take on other cities’ unhoused populations. Accompanied by city and county officials, Keeley convened the media to unveil a …
The Santa Cruz Symphony kicks off a new year of shimmering music next week. And here’s why you should care. A lot. There’s more than one ingenious local angle in the programming.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History knows that art doesn’t only belong in museums and galleries. In 2022, MAH organized the first biennial CommonGround, a 10-day, multi-site festival of exhibits, installations and performances that took place in and …
Sin Nombre is a refreshingly tight-knit ensemble of seven, or eight, or nine folks who crisscross genres, change up instruments, bring in impromptu guests, improvise at every show, and make the audience feel like they were invited to a private …
For those looking for a modern-day version of the Doors with the swagger of indie rock greats like the Strokes, consider the Growlers. The band, which started in the beach town of Dana Point in 2006 and later migrated to …
