Events
Our Mutual Friend Discussion Series: Parts I-V
Virtual EventJoin Professor Karen Hattaway (San Jacinto College) for a series of discussions about the book that stunned Conrad and Dostoevsky. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27, and Jan. 22 at 1:00-3:00 PM (PDT) | Virtual Events Charles Dickens published Our Mutual Friend in twenty monthly parts from May 1864 […]
Sandra Cisneros, Woman Without Shame: Poems
Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Ranch View Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBestselling and award-winning author Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street) will be coming to campus for an in-person event to celebrate the release of her brave new collection, Woman Without Shame: Poems. This ticketed event, which will take place at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn, is cosponsored by Bookshop Santa Cruz, The Humanities Institute at UC Santa […]
CommonGround: A Festival of Place-Inspired, Outdoor Work
Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesCommonGround is a new biennial festival of place-inspired, outdoor work hosted in locations throughout Santa Cruz County, from downtown plazas and nearby waterways to forested hillsides and local landmarks. Focused on temporary and performative public art projects in rural, urban, and architectural space, the 10-day event features site-responsive installations and interventions across the area’s natural […]
The Land of Milk and Honey Exhibition Opening
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and HistoryThe Land of Milk and Honey is a traveling multidisciplinary arts and culture program focused on the ideological concept of agriculture in the regions of California and Mexico. Drawing inspiration from John Steinbeck’s portrayal of the region as a corrupted Eden, the biennial presents works that question ethical, cultural and regional practices related to foodways, […]
Center for Racial Justice Summer Institute 2022
Virtual EventThe Center for Racial Justice presents: Summer Institute 2022: Political Education and Liberatory Knowledge Dates: August 10-12, 2022 Time: 10:00am–2:00pm PT Click below to register: Day 1 (August 10th) Day 2 (August 11th) Day 3 (August 12th) Check crjucsc.com for more detailed information to follow.
Weekend With Shakespeare
UCSC ArboretumJoin Shakespeare scholars and artists for two days of lectures, discussions, and demonstrations about the 2022 Season’s main stage productions, Twelfth Night and The Tempest. The Weekend with Shakespeare Lecture Series is free, however seating is limited! Please email Rebecca Clark, Santa Cruz Shakespeare's Education Coordinator, at rebecca@santacruzshakespeare.org, to reserve your spot. Weekend with Shakespeare […]
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music: Let Me See The Sun
Santa Cruz Civic AuditoriumFour composers will join you in the audience for our second night as Maestro Măcelaru leads the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra in the West Coast premiere of Iván Enrique Rodríguez’ A Metaphor for Power—reflecting on our ideals of equality in America, as seen through the lens of the composer’s Latinx experience. Iván Enrique Rodríguez: A Metaphor for Power (WCP) Stacy Garrop: The […]
Blossoms into Gold: The Croatians in the Pajaro Valley
Museum of Art & History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesOf all the immigrant groups who flocked to California in the last two hundred years, probably the least known are the Croatians of the Dalmatian Coast. Often identified as Austrians, Slavonians, or Dalmatians, they came from a glorious background of international traders, sailors, and political thinkers few people in America knew about, and brought with […]
Dickens Universe: Iola + David
UCSCThe 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 (but not always) one by Charles […]
Digital Humanities Workshop Series 2022: Virtual & Augmented Reality
Virtual EventJoin us for the fourth meeting of the Digital Humanities Workshop Series 2022. Learn how to use AR/VR for your projects to enhance your user's experience. This event covers available game engines, software, and services; using VR/AR for exhibits or teaching; and a demonstration on how to create an interactive, digital environmentNo prior experience is […]