Events
Week of Events
Sunday, May 10, 2026
No events on this day.
Monday, May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026 -Reyna Grande – Migrant Heart
Reyna Grande – Migrant Heart
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 […]
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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May 13, 2026 -Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion
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May 13, 2026 -PhD+ Workshop – CART Archives Reading Group
Camilla Hawthorne, Michael Whalen, Christina Zanfagna, and John Gennari – BLACKITALIAN: A Documentary Screening and Discussion
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 […]
PhD+ Workshop – CART Archives Reading Group
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 […]
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners
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May 14, 2026 -Living Writers with Erica Hunt, Tisa Bryant, and Tonya Foster
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May 14, 2026An Evening with Journalist David Noriega
Bridging Divides in Oral and Written Language Research: Development and Disorders in Bilingual Learners
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 […]
Living Writers with Erica Hunt, Tisa Bryant, and Tonya Foster
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 […]
An Evening with Journalist David Noriega
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 […]
Friday, May 15, 2026
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May 15, 2026CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza
CMENA’s Annual Concert Featuring Aza
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 […]
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026Saturday Shakespeare – Macbeth
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May 16, 2026 -EarthStory Festival
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 […]
EarthStory Festival
You are invited to the EarthStory Festival: Our Regenerative Future, hosted by EarthStory and the Eat•Grow•Learn Community Network at the Agrihood in Santa Clara (76 N. Winchester Boulevard). Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, music, workshops, and booths all celebrating our regenerative future on this planet! Starting at 1:00pm, come experience a marketplace hosted […]