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  • The hilarious, touching and always captivating body-theater of Peru’s Teatro Hugo & Ines

    UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents TEATRO HUGO & INES “Short Stories” FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! DETAILS » TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11, 2002 at 8pm » UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage » Admission: $23 Adult; $19 Students & Seniors w/ ID; $13 UCSC Students w/ID » UCSC Ticket…

  • African American musicians reflect on what is this thing called jazz?

    Duke Ellington rejected it, Charles Mingus was ambivalent about it, and Wynton Marsalis is okay with it. For many African American musicians the word “jazz” is a double-edged term, sometimes representing black accomplishment and virtuosity; sometimes a symbol of segregation and creative limitations. It’s a dichotomy that extends from the word to the music as…

  • Learn how to control gophers, on March 16 at the UCSC Farm

    Kids can learn about farm predators during concurrent workshop If those telltale mounds of freshly upturned earth in your garden make you hiss like an agitated house cat, you’ll want to learn the best ways to keep your garden gopher-free during a workshop on Saturday, March 16, at the UC Santa Cruz Farm. Last year…

  • Statewide MESA program and UCSC MESA director honored for innovative education programs

    The California Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program, a statewide program with an academic support center at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named one of the five most innovative public programs in the country. In addition, the director of the MESA Schools Program at UC Santa Cruz, Antonio Garcia, was honored individually…

  • Author explores ‘bridge of migrations’ between Japan and Brazil

    Japan and Brazil: It’s hard to image two countries further apart, or two cultures more disparate. But after almost a century of economic and social ties, Japan and Brazil have built a “dynamic bridge of migrations,” says author Karen Tei Yamashita. Her book Circle K Cycles (Coffee House Press, 2001) explores these connections through the…

  • Local children featured in ‘listening to the earth’ performance

    Try this recipe for a special performance event: Take the leadership of Tandy Beal, a theater arts instructor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Add 40 UC Santa Cruz students. Mix well with 200 young local students, their teachers, and community members. Blend in weeks of schools visits, teaching, and practice. The result? Listening…

  • The remarkable theatrical work of Collective: Unconscious in their award-winning Charlie, Victor, Romeo

    UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS in “Charlie, Victor, Romeo” DETAILS » TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Tuesday & Wednesday, March 26 & 27, 2002 at 8pm » UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage » Admission: $23 Adult; $19 Students & Seniors w/ ID; $13 UCSC Students w/ ID » UCSC Ticket Office: 831-459-2159 / On-line:…

  • A Traveling Jewish Theatre presents ‘God’s Donkey: A Play on Moses’

    UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents A TRAVELING JEWISH THEATRE in “God’s Donkey: A Play on Moses” DETAILS » TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY: Saturday April 6, 2002 at 8pm & Sunday, April 7, 2002 at 3pm » UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage » Admission: $23 Adult; $19 Students & Seniors w/ ID; $13 UCSC Students w/…

  • UCSC astronomer wins Herzberg Memorial Prize

    The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has awarded the 2001 Herzberg Memorial Prize and Fellowship to Puragra GuhaThakurta, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The honor recognizes GuhaThakurta’s outstanding work in observational astrophysics. The award consists of a prize and a one-year fellowship. GuhaThakurta will spend his…

  • Marine scientists will hold a public symposium on coastal ecosystems on Sunday, March 10

    Marine scientists involved in a major study of coastal ecosystems on the West Coast are hosting a Public Symposium on Sunday, March 10, to present findings from their first three years of research. Researchers, managers, ocean enthusiasts, and the general public are invited to attend and learn about recent progress from the Partnership for Interdisciplinary…

  • The beautiful and spiritual Tantric chanting of the Gyuto Monks of Tibet

    UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS & LECTURES presents GYUTO MONKS of Tibet DETAILS » TWO NIGHTS ONLY: Wednesday & Thursday, March 27 & 28, 2002 at 8pm » UCSC Music Center Recital Hall » Admission: $23 Adult; $19 Students & Seniors w/ ID; $13 UCSC Students w/ ID » Tickets: UCSC Ticket Office: 831.459.2159 / On-Line:…

  • Learn the art and fun of herbal tea blending on March 2

    Learn the art and fun of herbal tea blending on Saturday, March 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. during a low-cost workshop at the UC Santa Cruz Farm. Herbalist and tea blender Julie Rothman will demonstrate the art of making medicinal and beverage teas. She’ll also lead an herb walk through the gardens at the…

Last modified: Mar 18, 2025