Events
Week of Events
Sunday, May 3, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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May 4, 2026Kuumbwa Jazz Presents – Gregorio Uribe
Kuumbwa Jazz Presents – Gregorio Uribe
“Colombian artist Gregorio Uribe, whose blend of contemporary cumbia and timeless charisma has marked him as an artist to watch.” – Billboard Uribe was recognized by the Colombian government as one of “The 100 Most Successful Colombians Abroad”, and has received honors from the city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts for his contribution […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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May 5, 2026 -The Current Status of the Torment Nexus, and how are those Stochastic Parrots?
The Current Status of the Torment Nexus, and how are those Stochastic Parrots?
Let’s check in on two of our old friends in the critical history of artificial intelligences. What’s the status of the torment nexus today? And how are those stochastic parrots? This talk will provide an update on AI projects that continue to abuse their science fiction namesakes (RIP the Metaverse & Horizon Worlds), and reevaluate […]
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026 -Sanjay Barbora – Territorial Autonomy, States and Politics in the 21st Century: Notes from a Frontier
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May 6, 2026 -The Deep Read San Diego Salon
Sanjay Barbora – Territorial Autonomy, States and Politics in the 21st Century: Notes from a Frontier
How can we interpret the increasing centralisation of political authority and decision-making in the 21st century, and can movements for autonomy provide an answer to this question? The concept of territorial autonomy has been a complex issue in modern politics, especially since the emergence of postwar nation-states in the 20th century. While it provided a […]
The Deep Read San Diego Salon
UC Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute (THI) invite you to a special event at Stone Brewing in Liberty Station to discuss this year's Deep Read book, the New York Times bestseller, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds, and Shape our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake. As part of The Deep Read […]
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026 -Gukha Amin — From the Margins: The Lives and Labor of Yemen’s “Undesirable” Subjects
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May 7, 2026 -Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González
Gukha Amin — From the Margins: The Lives and Labor of Yemen’s “Undesirable” Subjects
Join the Center for the Middle East and North Africa for a presentation by Gukha Amin. Her talk follows the lives of social outcasts and marginalized Black people who lived and moved across Southern Arabia in the first half of the twentieth century using deportation records, petitions, and criminal cases. These include street performers, sex […]
Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González
Please join us for a conversation between Gina Athena Ulysse and Jennifer González, discussing Ulysse’s solo exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements. The internationally-lauded work of humanities professor Gina Athena Ulysse is on view at the IAS as an inaugural Faculty Spotlight Exhibition. The site-specific installation, produced in community from things collected, found, purchased and […]
Friday, May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026 -The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture
The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture
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, […]
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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May 9, 2026Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth
Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth
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 […]