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  • CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza

    Woodhouse Brewery 119 Madrone St., Santa Cruz, United States

    CMENA is proud to present AZA for our 2026 Spring concert. AZA weaves the rich musical traditions of North Africa’s Tamazight culture with contemporary global influences, creating a unique and captivating sound. Led by Moroccan-born musician Fattah Abbou, AZA blends the intricate melodies and dynamic rhythms of styles like Ahwash, Rwais, and Gnawa. The band […]

  • An Evening with Journalist David Noriega

    Namaste Lounge - College 9 Namaste Lounge, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    In partnership with City on a Hill Press and with support from The Humanities Institute and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Kresge's Media and Society Series presents an evening with award-winning journalist David Noriega. David Noriega is an award-winning journalist and National Correspondent for NBC News. He has reported from all across the United States […]

  • Living Writers with Erica Hunt, Tisa Bryant, and Tonya Foster

    Humanities Lecture Hall Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    In Nourishment, Us. Erica Hunt (St. John’s University), Tisa Bryant (University of Iowa), and Tonya Foster (San Francisco State University), Poets, Critics, Artists Living Writers Spring 2026:  Our Nourishment, US features poets, writers, critics, visual and performance artists, who demonstrate how writing and art enacts around the idea of freedom and the imaginary in the face […]

  • Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners

    Humanities 1, Room 202

    Please join the LAAL (Languages & Applied Linguistics) Department for a presentation titled, "Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners" by Jiali Wang (Texas A&M University) on Thursday, May 14, at 2:00, in Hum 1, 202. Although oral and written language tap into many overlapping underlying skills, the […]

  • PhD+ Workshop – CART Archives Reading Group

    McHenry Library (3rd Floor), Special Collections

    Join the Center for Archival Research and Training (CART) and the Humanities Institute (THI) for the inaugural meeting of the CART Archives Reading Group! We will be discussing the 2021 essay "The House Archives Built" by Dorothy Berry. You’ll be introduced to some basic concepts of archival theory and practice, and be invited to think […]

  • Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion

    Humanities 1, Room 210 1156 high st, Santa cruz, CA, United States

    What are the meanings of belonging and cultural identity at a time of resurgent white nationalism, large-scale transnational migration, and the increasingly convulsive dynamics of nation and imperium? We address this question in a screening and robust critical discussion of scenes from a documentary film-in-progress called BLACKITALIAN. A collaboration between cultural geographer Camilla Hawthorne, ethnomusicologist […]

  • Reyna Grande – Migrant Heart

    Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes award-winning author Reyna Grande (The Distance Between Us) back to the store to celebrate the release of her newest book Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can't Forget—an ambitious memoir in essays that illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. Grande […]

  • Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth

    Virtual and In Person

    Saturday Shakespeare in Santa Cruz Presents Macbeth by William Shakespeare Aptos Library on Aoril 18, 25, May 2, 9 & 16 2026 at 10:15 a.m in the Aptos Library Betty Leonard Community Room (in person or join by Zoom). The first hour will be a conversation with the scheduled guest speaker followed by a volunteer read aloud […]

  • The Strait of Hormuz and War in Iran: Film Screening and Discussion

    Resource Center for Non Violence

    Join us for a screening of Plate It With Silver and a discussion by Nidhi Mahajan (UCSC) and Stephen Zunes (USF) on the Strait of Hormuz. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Event begins at 6:00 PM. For 50 years, the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV) has equipped our community with tools to build a just […]

  • The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture

    Alumni Room, University Center CA, United States

    In early 2018, the city of Cape Town nearly ran out of water. South Africa’s “Mother City,” renowned for its cosmopolitan population and natural beauty, faced the prospect of a “Day Zero,” when it would be forced to close its taps and force millions to queue for water rations. Across much of the continent, though, […]

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