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SUMMARY:Homer's The Odyssey Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Homer’s Odyssey is about to turn into a major motion picture. Whether you like to see movies or not\, that’s a great excuse to re-read this millennia-old story about a wet\, salty man trying to find his way home. This June\, join THI for a series of online reading groups with UCSC Ancient Studies faculty Anne Kreps and Martin Devecka where we’ll discuss the wild world of Odysseus and what it can teach us about the enduring value of things like being nice to strangers\, lying\, and picking a good disguise. \n \nPlease register above to attend one or more of the webinars! \nMartin Devecka\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & Literature \nAs a cultural historian\, Devecka writes on topics in ancient literature and society that range from robots to ruins. He is currently finishing a book manuscript on animal citizenship in the Roman Empire. \nAnne Kreps\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History \nAs a historian of the ancient Near East\, Kreps studies heresies\, Gnosticism\, and the politics of sacred texts. Her current work examines the Dead Sea Scrolls within New Religious Movements in the United States.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/homers-the-odyssey-reading-group/
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SUMMARY:Homer’s The Odyssey Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:Homer’s Odyssey is about to turn into a major motion picture. Whether you like to see movies or not\, that’s a great excuse to re-read this millennia-old story about a wet\, salty man trying to find his way home. This June\, join THI for a series of online reading groups with UCSC Ancient Studies faculty Anne Kreps and Martin Devecka where we’ll discuss the wild world of Odysseus and what it can teach us about the enduring value of things like being nice to strangers\, lying\, and picking a good disguise. \n \nPlease register above to attend one or more of the webinars! \nMartin Devecka\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & Literature \nAs a cultural historian\, Devecka writes on topics in ancient literature and society that range from robots to ruins. He is currently finishing a book manuscript on animal citizenship in the Roman Empire. \nAnne Kreps\, Associate Professor\, Ancient Studies & History \nAs a historian of the ancient Near East\, Kreps studies heresies\, Gnosticism\, and the politics of sacred texts. Her current work examines the Dead Sea Scrolls within New Religious Movements in the United States.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/homers-the-odyssey-reading-group-2/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Shakespeare Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are now on sale for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2026 Season\, featuring Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth. Co-sponsored by the Humanities Institute. \nThe 2026 season runs from July 16 – August 30. \nMuch Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s wittiest and most beloved comedies. Of all the couples in Shakespeare\, perhaps none is more widely loved than Beatrice and Benedick. Their battle of wits\, their antagonism turned to eroticism\, their history. Before the play begins\, they already seem to define each other. The audience\, like the other characters in the play\, wait with excitement as their wits clash\, and eventually\, as their love blossoms. \n \nMacbeth by William Shakespeare’s is one of the greatest plays ever written. Its central couple\, ironically\, is one of Shakespeare’s happiest. At least at the beginning. Macbeth explores what we become when our second half is ripped away. A powerful unit\, wildly in love with each other\, the Macbeths follow the insinuations of the witches – the famous weird sisters – and commit murder in the name of their shared ambition: the throne of Scotland. But even with their goal achieved\, Macbeth’s paranoia and guilt lead him further down the road of blood. The central unit tears apart under the shadow of its deeds. Who are these two without each other? Slowly and surely\, the play shows us society’s ruin in the form of its leading pair. \nSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s production of Macbeth stars Dan Donohue in the title role and Paige Lindsey White as Lady Macbeth. \n \n 
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/santa-cruz-shakespeare-opening-night/
LOCATION:The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park\, 501 Upper Park Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95065\, United States
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SUMMARY:Macbeth - Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Dark\, bloody\, brutal\, and magnificent\, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the greatest plays ever written. Its central couple\, ironically\, is one of Shakespeare’s happiest. At least at the beginning. Macbeth explores what we become when our second half is ripped away. A powerful unit\, wildly in love with each other\, the Macbeths follow the insinuations of the witches – the famous weird sisters – and commit murder in the name of their shared ambition: the throne of Scotland. But even with their goal achieved\, Macbeth’s paranoia and guilt lead him further down the road of blood. The central unit tears apart under the shadow of its deeds. Who are these two without each other? Slowly and surely\, the play shows us society’s ruin in the form of its leading pair. \nSanta Cruz Shakespeare’s production of Macbeth stars Dan Donohue in the title role and Paige Lindsey White as Lady Macbeth. \n \nEach showing has a 2 and 1/2 hour runtime with one 20- minute intermission. \nFor more information\, and to see other times/dates: Macbeth \n 
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/macbeth-opening-night/
LOCATION:The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park\, 501 Upper Park Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95065\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260721T190000
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SUMMARY:Ocean Vuong - The Emperor of Gladness
DESCRIPTION:The hardest thing in the world is to live only once… \nBookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute are pleased to welcome critically acclaimed author and staff favorite Ocean Vuong (Time Is a Mother\, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) for an event celebrating the paperback release of The Emperor of Gladness\, Vuong’s bighearted novel about chosen family\, unexpected friendship\, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive. Vuong will be in conversation with UC Santa Cruz Professor Ronaldo V. Wilson. \n \nFollowing the cycles of history\, memory\, and time\, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love\, labor\, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation\, syntactic dexterity\, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss\, hope\, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance. \nOcean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collections Night Sky with Exit Wounds and Time Is a Mother\, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and the American Book Award\, he was born in Saigon\, Vietnam\, and currently splits his time between western Massachusetts and New York City. The Emperor of Gladness is his latest novel. \nMore information at: Bookshop Santa Cruz – Ocean Vuong \n\nCo-Sponsored by The Humanities Institute
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/ocean-vuong-the-emperor-of-gladness/
LOCATION:Rio Theater\, 1205 Soquel Avenue\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cabrillo Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:“We the Dreamers is both an invitation and a responsibility”; says Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. “At this historic moment\, we are asking how music can help us imagine a more expansive ‘we’—one that listens deeply\, embraces complexity\, and dares to hope. These works remind us that dreaming is essential to shaping a more just and connected future.” \nThe Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music presents its 64th season\, We the Dreamers\, running July 26 through August 9\, 2026. Framed by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\, this transformative season asks one of the most resonant civic questions of our time: Who is the “we” of America—and who are “we” still becoming? The answers unfold across four world premiere Festival Commissions\, eight West Coast premieres\, and two U.S. premieres\, brought to life by a dynamic global roster of over 20 composers and an extraordinary array of guest artists. \nHighlights include the second-ever performance and West Coast premiere of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 15 Lincoln\, which draws on Lincoln’s urgent reverence for the Constitution and his prescient warnings against internal division\, alongside an appearance by Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove and new works by Clarice Assad\, Vivian Fung\, Sarah Hennies\, and Pedro Emanuel Pereira—together offering a compelling portrait of our contemporary moment through the lens of history\, civic reckoning\, and global perspective. \nFor more information: Cabrillo Festival 2026
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/cabrillo-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95064\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 Dickens Universe
DESCRIPTION:The Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz invites the community to the 2026 Dickens Universe\, held July 26–August 1\, a weeklong scholarly gathering devoted to Charles Dickens’s Bleak House. The Universe brings together scholars\, students\, teachers\, and lifelong learners for lectures\, discussion groups\, film screenings\, Victorian tea\, festive dance\, and a variety of other immersive experiences—all set among the redwoods on the UCSC campus. This retreat celebrates the power of literature to build community\, spark conversation\, and connect readers across generations. \nFor more information please visit: 2026 Dickens Universe
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/2026-dickens-universe/
LOCATION:UC Santa Cruz
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SUMMARY:Weekend with Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION:Dig deeply into this season’s Shakespeare productions 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. \nThis year\, Weekend with Shakespeare will be held at the Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park on August 8th (Much Ado About Nothing) and August 9th (Macbeth). \nAdmission is free to all\, but seating is limited. Please register below to reserve your seats. \n \nSchedule for Weekend with Shakespeare \nSaturday\, 8/8 – Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare \n\n11:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSunday\, 8/9 – Macbeth by William Shakespeare \n\n1:00 a.m. – Welcome (Sean Keilen\, UCSC)\n11:15 a.m. – Actor Panel (Charles Pasternak and members of the company\, SCS)\n12:15 p.m. – Boxed lunch (courtesy of Shakespeare Workshop)\n1:00 p.m. – Visiting Scholar (Eli Simon\, UC Irvine)\n2:00 – End of program\n\nSean Keilen is Professor of Literature and UC Santa Cruz\, the founder of Shakespeare Workshop\, and Head of Dramaturgy at Santa Cruz Shakespeare. \n  \n  \nCharles Pasternak is Artistic Director at Santa Cruz Shakespeare\, before which served as Artistic Director of The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Co in Los Angeles for over fifteen years. He has had a wide-ranging career as an actor and director at theatres across this country including American Players Theatre\, Alabama Shakespeare Festival\, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey\, The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles\, three seasons with The Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis and four with Shakespeare Santa Cruz. \nEli Simon is a Chancellor’s Professor of Drama at UC Irvine\, where he has served as chair and head of acting. He is the founding artistic director and managing producer of the New Swan Shakespeare Festival\, UCI’s professional summer theater in residence\, which presents two of Shakespeare’s plays in rotating repertory each summer. Designed and built on campus\, the intimate 135-seat New Swan Theater has become a celebrated Orange County cultural destination\, winning acclaim from audiences\, critics and the community. In 2017\, the Los Angeles Times/Daily Pilot named New Swan the premier theater company in Orange County. Simon also co-directs the New Swan Shakespeare Center\, a UCI research initiative supporting scholarly and public engagement with Shakespeare.
URL:https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/weekend-with-shakespeare-7/
LOCATION:The Audrey Stanley Grove in Delaveaga Park\, 501 Upper Park Rd\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95065\, United States
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