Events
Joseph Stiglitz – The Road to Freedom
London Nelson Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesBookshop Santa Cruz is joining forces with The Humanities Institute and the Institute for Social Transformation to present Joseph E. Stiglitz—one of the world’s leading economists and winner of the Nobel Prize—who will discuss his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society, a compelling new vision of personal and economic freedom. […]
14th Annual Latino Role Models Conference
Cabrillo College Crocker Theater 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United StatesJoin us for the 14th annual Latino Role Models Conference, designed to inspire students in grades six through college to achieve their dreams for college and career. No pre-registration is required. Presentations center the experiences of Latino professionals, college students, and community leaders who share the barriers they have overcome and strategies to persevere. This […]
Slugs and Steins with Professor Alma Heckman – Fascism and Anti-Fascism: Jewish and Muslim Politics in Interwar Morocco
Virtual EventInterwar Morocco was home to a thriving anti-fascist political scene with intimate connections to France and Spain. Politically active Moroccan Jews and Muslims were found in the ranks of many different anti-fascist organizations, above all the International League Against Antisemitism, or the LICA after its French acronym (Ligue internationale contre l’antisémitisme). Through organizations like the […]
Puerto Rican Studies Association Conference
UC Santa CruzThe Puerto Rican Studies Association (PRSA) is an interdisciplinary academic organization that promotes the development and circulation of knowledge about Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans from the Puerto Rican islands and its broad diasporas. We are excited to host this year’s PRSA conference at UC Santa Cruz from Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25. […]
Weekend with Shakespeare
UCSC ArboretumDig deeply into our Shakespeare productions this season with a special weekend of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities. In partnership with UCSC's Shakespeare Workshop and The Humanities Institute, this is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about each play during the day and then enjoy the production that same evening. This year, Weekend with Shakespeare […]
Kuumbwa Jazz Presents – Delbert Anderson Quartet
Kuumbwa Jazz CenterDelbert Anderson, a Diné jazz trumpet artist, composer, and educator, stands at the forefront of a vibrant Native American jazz scene. His work, deeply rooted in his Diné heritage, seamlessly integrates Navajo “spinning songs” of love, healing, and courtship with jazz and funk, thus marking him as a community-minded Indigenous individualist. Through his Delbert Anderson […]
Slugs and Steins – Learning About Autism From Autistic People
Virtual EventMost of the research on autism is conducted by non-autistic people. The neurodiversity movement centers autistic perspectives which contributes to a better understanding of autistic experiences and can counteract existing stereotypes about autistic people. In this presentation, we discuss two methods for centering autistic perspectives on autism—including autistic people on research teams and reading autistic […]
Filipino American Literature Reading @ AAPI Cultural Festival
The 418 Project 155 River Street S, Santa Cruz, United StatesPlease join Watsonville is in the Heart on Sunday August 4, 2024 from 2:30- 4:00 pm for a Filipino American literature reading in celebration of the final day of the Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley exhibition. The event at The 418 Project will feature award-winning poets and authors, Karen Tei Yamashita, […]
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, […]