Events
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Violins of Hope + Intonations Discussion Panel
Virtual EventThe Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest-running festival of new orchestral music, presents its second-ever virtual season over two weekends in Summer 2021: July 31-August 1, and August 7-8. "Violins of Hope + Intonations Discussion Panel" is a dynamic live-streamed conversation offering insights about the Violins of Hope and the creation of Intonations, the […]
Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope
Virtual EventThe Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest-running festival of new orchestral music, presents its second-ever virtual season over two weekends in Summer 2021: July 31-August 1, and August 7-8. Cabrillo Festival’s presentation of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s INTONATIONS: Songs from the Violins of Hope is the culmination of an extensive SF […]
Slugs and Steins: The Neurodiversity Perspective of Autism: What it is and How it Matters
Virtual EventAccording to the neurodiversity perspective some neurocognitive differences that are taken to be disorders should instead be understood as forms of human diversity. Proponents of this perspective, as it applies to autism, claim that autism is an ineliminable aspect of an autistic person’s identity and that atypical functioning and modes of experience associated with autism […]
A Year Ago Today: Communities Reflect on the CZU Lightening Complex Fires
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History“As a way to begin talking about the disaster, we invited people to bring in objects found in the ashes of their homes to be photographed and to tell us the stories these objects conjure. The objects salvaged from the ashes and the stories that emerge, build, one to the next, revealing details of daily […]
Excellent Sport: A Shakespeare Game Show
Virtual EventTest your knowledge of Shakespeare! Our most excellent game show will be hosted by Professors Julia Lupton (UCI English) and Sean Keilen (UCSC Literature). Additional revels will be hosted by Professor Eli Simon (UCI Drama). Enjoy a festival of questions designed to enlighten and amuse, interspersed with scenes from Shakespeare and music inspired by the […]
Opening today – Do You Know My Name?
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and HistoryInspired by the MAH publication of the same name, uncover inspiring stories about Santa Cruz County residents from the early 20th century to the present. Get to know the overlooked, hidden, and relatable histories of the people of Santa Cruz County from the 19th century to today. Popping-up in a breakout history pod inside our […]