Events
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music – Unbound
Santa Cruz Civic AuditoriumMaestro Cristian Măcelaru leads the Festival Orchestra in works by composers Daniel Kellogg, Nathaniel Heyder, Lembit Beecher, and Iván Enrique Rodríguez. Daniel Kellogg: The Golden Spike (West Coast Premiere) Nathaniel Heyder: unbound: Phase 1 (World Premiere | Festival Commission) Lembit Beecher: Tell Me Again (Karen Ouzounian, cello) (West Coast Premiere) Iván Enrique Rodríguez: Casting the Dice (World Premiere | Festival Commission The Festival orchestra brings […]
Dickens Universe
UC Santa CruzThe Dickens Universe is a unique cultural event that brings together scholars, teachers, students, and members of the general public for a week of stimulating discussion and festive social activity on the beautiful Santa Cruz campus of the University of California—all focused on one or two Victorian novels, usually one by Charles Dickens. In 2024, […]
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Opening Night
The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park 501 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesTickets are now on sale for Santa Cruz Shakespeare's 2024 Season, featuring As You Like It, Hamlet, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Glass Menagerie. This is the Season of Generations: of the inheritors of the new world; of the young finding, discovering, claiming their identities and their power; of forging a new path and […]
Family Day: Sowing Seeds
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin Watsonville is in the Heart for family-friendly fun and free admission to all current exhibitions including Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. Participate in a community scrapbook project and take home your own photo. Lay mosaic tiles for a local public art project led by artist Kathleen Crocetti. Explore the Sowing […]
Aurora Workshop Series
Virtual EventJoin us on July 2nd at 2:00 PM for the Summer 2024 Aurora Workshop Series with Virinder S. Kalra (Professor of Sociology, University of Warwick), Anne Murphy (Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia), and G. S. Sahota (Aurora Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies, Associate Professor of Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz). Join […]
Japanese Cultural Fair
Mission Plaza 103 Emmett Street, Santa Cruz, United StatesSince its founding in 1986, the Japanese Cultural Fair has provided an opportunity for members of the Santa Cruz County community to increase their awareness and understanding of Japanese culture, both traditional and contemporary. Through the arts, crafts, and culture of Japan, the fair has brought together thousands of people, improving their understanding of our […]
Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC) 2024
London Nelson Community Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, United StatesThe Linguistics Department's annual Linguistics Undergraduate Research Conference (LURC) will be held Friday, June 7th, from 2:30 – 5:30 pm in Multipurpose Room 3 at the London Nelson Center in downtown Santa Cruz, 301 Center Street. The Distinguished Alumnus speaker will be Kirby Conrod, Assistant Professor at Swarthmore College. Poster Presentations (2:30 - 4:30 PM) […]
Celebrating the Humanities: Spring Awards
Virtual and In PersonPlease mark your calendars for June 6th as we acknowledge the achievements of our outstanding students at the annual Celebrating the Humanities: Spring Awards event. This year, the hybrid event will take place both at the Museum of Art and History and virtually on Zoom with the program beginning at 4 p.m. A reception will […]
UCSC Night at the Museum – From the Archives: Conversations on Filipino America
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesJoin us for The Humanities Institute’s annual Night at the Museum featuring Watsonville is in the Heart and highlighting Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley, a community-driven exhibition that uplifts stories of Filipino American migration and labor in Watsonville and the greater Pajaro Valley of the Central Coast. The exhibition brings together […]
CANCELLED: Gabriel Winant – Service Economy Dilemmas
Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United StatesThis talk will explore the possible relationships between global economic restructuring and the emergence of new politics of family, gender, and sexuality. The rise of "service economies" in many forms around the world has had profound implications for individual life courses and the normative genders attached to them. Why is this, and what can we […]