Events
The 40th Annual Dickens Universe featuring A Christmas Carol
Virtual EventThe Dickens Universe is an annual gathering of scholars, teachers, and members of the general public who share a love of Dickens's writings and his era. In 2021, the Universe will feature A Christmas Carol. Because of public health concerns and to ensure the safety of its participants, the 2021 Universe will take place online […]
Opening today: Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2021 Season
The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park 501 Upper Park Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce that Santa Cruz Shakespeare will be back to live, in-person performances this Summer! Tickets are on sale now! Capacity will be limited, and safety measures will be in place to ensure a fun time for everyone. Plays in the year's season: RII: Text by William Shakespeare Conceived and Adapted by […]
Jody Greene – The Great Reset: University Teaching and Learning after COVID
Virtual EventThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many permanent changes in college teaching and learning. The pandemic has not only precipitated but also accelerated changes already underway at UCSC and elsewhere—from technological enhancements to trauma-informed teaching. Join Professor Jody Greene in conversation with Stephanie Chan, UCSC alumna and Foothill College professor. Chan and Greene will discuss […]
Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants
Virtual EventBookshop Santa Cruz presents #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan for a discussion of his new book, This Is Your Mind on Plants, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboos. Please note: This Is Your Mind on […]
Open Now – Out of the Ashes: Stories from the CZU Lightning Complex Fires
Stevenson Fireside Lounge Humanites 1 University of California, Santa Cruz Cowell College, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesSet upon a historical archive of art, objects, and stories from communities affected by the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fires, for decades the MAH has archived and stored oral histories, artifacts, and more from the natural disasters that have impacted the history of our community. This collection has allowed Santa Cruz County historians and educators […]
The Pickwick Book Club: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Virtual EventThe Pickwick Book Club is a community of local bookworms, students, and teachers who meet monthly to discuss a nineteenth-century novel. Perhaps the best known and most widely beloved of Dickens’s works, A Christmas Carol is the story of one man’s conversion from miserly misanthropy to a belief in the goodness of mankind and an […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida – PT 3
Virtual EventThis three-part virtual reading of one of Shakespeare’s most unusual tragedies continues the “Undiscovered Shakespeare” collaboration between Santa Cruz Shakespeare, The Humanities Institute, and The Shakespeare Workshop. Join us as we read through this play episodically on Zoom, and dig into the text with lectures from scholars and conversations with the cast. Swinging wildly between […]
Watsonville is in the Heart: Oral History Project Panel
Virtual EventIn this program Santa Cruz Public Libraries will talk with Roy Recio, founder of Tobera Project and curator of the "Watsonville is in the Heart" exhibit. Roy Recio, other members of the Filipino community, and UCSC graduate students will share their passion for a new project aimed at preserving the local history and heritage of […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida – PT 2
Virtual EventThis three-part virtual reading of one of Shakespeare’s most unusual tragedies continues the “Undiscovered Shakespeare” collaboration between Santa Cruz Shakespeare, The Humanities Institute, and The Shakespeare Workshop. Join us as we read through this play episodically on Zoom, and dig into the text with lectures from scholars and conversations with the cast. Swinging wildly between […]
Undiscovered Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida – PT 1
Virtual EventThis three-part virtual reading of one of Shakespeare’s most unusual tragedies continues the “Undiscovered Shakespeare” collaboration between Santa Cruz Shakespeare, The Humanities Institute, and The Shakespeare Workshop. Join us as we read through this play episodically on Zoom, and dig into the text with lectures from scholars and conversations with the cast. Swinging wildly between […]