A number of public events are planned by UC Santa Cruz this fall. They include the popular annual Harvest Festival, taking place September 26 at the UCSC Farm. Highlights include live music, an apple tasting, cooking demonstrations, and craft activities for the kids. Earlier in the month, gardeners flock to the Fall Plant Sale, which takes place on Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12, near UCSC's Barn Theater. Both events are sponsored by the campus's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
Save the date:
- Saturday, September 26: Lick Observatory celebrates the "400th Year of the Telescope" during an evening of exciting activities. The event, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Mount Hamilton facility, includes a tour of the observatory, a strolling dinner, a lecture, and the presentation of the inaugural James Lick Award to Ken and Gloria Levy; weather permitting, a telescope viewing is also planned. A ticket for the evening's activities costs $125; people interested in attending are encouraged to phone UCSC's Special Events Office at (831) 459-5003 or send email to specialevents@ucsc.edu by September 14.
- Sunday, October 18: UCSC's ninth annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture Memorial Lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on campus. The featured speaker this year is Edward Luce, Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times in London and author of the book In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge, but tickets are required and will be available soon at www.santacruztickets.com.
- Friday, October 23: UCSC Foundation Forum Lecture, featuring Ed Catmull, will take place at 3 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on campus. Catmull, winner of several academy awards and currently serving as president of Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios, will be among the people honored at the Founders Day dinner (see information, below). The lecture is open to the public and free of charge, but tickets are required and will be available soon at www.santacruztickets.com.
- Friday, October 23: UCSC's third annual Founders Day dinner, with a theme of "Fulfilling the Promise," will take place at the Cocoanut Grove at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:30. Open to the public, Founders Day celebrates the spirit of community and this year will honor five individuals for outstanding achievement. For ticket and other information, please go to the Founders Day web site.
For more information about UCSC happenings this fall, please go to UCSC's Calendar of Events web site.
