Events
Week of Events
Santa Cruz Pickwick Club: A Tale of Two Cities
Santa Cruz Pickwick Club: A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It is the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story details […]
Kyle Parry – Generativity Across Scales
Kyle Parry – Generativity Across Scales
Toni Morrison said a book is not "This is what I believe," because that would be “just a tract.” Rather, a book is "I don't know what it is, but I am interested in finding out what it might mean to me, as well as to other people." This talk's "I don't know" is a […]
Living Writers: Soham Patel
Living Writers: Soham Patel
LIVING WRITERS UCSC, SPRING 2022 presents: CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS CELEBRANT: SOUND ACTIONS showcases interdisciplinary writers who deeply engage in various sonic forms, whether the libretto and the operatic, sound and visual art, acoustic music and songwriting, or embodied meditations to explore the possibilities in being attentive to sound, as action and celebrant through writing. This […]
Karen Tei Yamashita Lifetime Achievement Award Celebration
Karen Tei Yamashita Lifetime Achievement Award Celebration
Please join us in a celebration of Karen Tei Yamashita's Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Book Foundation. Karen's books will be for sale at the event through Bookshop Santa […]
Jed Buchwald – “Isaac Newton and the Origin of Civilization”
Jed Buchwald – “Isaac Newton and the Origin of Civilization”
Isaac Newton, who renovated the foundations of mathematics, optics, and mechanics in the 17th century, aimed also to overturn the entire history of civilization. By the late 1690s Newton had […]
Santa Cruz County History Fair
Santa Cruz County History Fair
Celebrate local history by connecting with historical organizations and groups throughout Santa Cruz County. Enjoy hands-on activities, artifacts, photographs, publications, and more. The 2022 Santa Cruz County History Fair is […]
Pamela Z – Concert and Panel Discussion
Pamela Z – Concert and Panel Discussion
Pamela Z is a composer, technologist, mixed-media and performance artist specializing in real-time synthesis, voice and vocality, and the framing of found objects and found texts as opportunities for unexpectedly […]