Events
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National Public Radio science correspondent Richard Harris to speak at UCSC on Wednesday, April 6
Award-winning journalist Richard Harris, science correspondent for National Public Radio, will speak at UC Santa Cruz on Wednesday, April 6, as part of a distinguished lecturer series. Harris, a UCSC alumnus, will give a talk entitled “Telling Tales Out of School: How One Reporter Cracks the World of Science.” The event, which is free and…
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Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor photographer Frans Lanting with Global Oceans Award
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will present a Global Oceans Award to renowned nature photographer and conservationist Frans Lanting at the group’s annual Gourmet Dinner benefit event on Sunday, March 20. The award recognizes Lanting for his outstanding contributions to public awareness of the natural environment. Awards will also be presented to two promising…
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UC Santa Cruz Presents Pacific Rim Music Festival featuring artists from 12 countries in nine concerts: April 29 to May 7
Thirty composers, 15 ensembles, and over 100 performers will be featured in the 2005 Pacific Rim Music Festival–a nine-day international celebration that will be presented by the UC Santa Cruz Music Department from April 29 to May 7. Highlights of the festival include a celebration of composer Terry Riley’s 70th birthday featuring the Kronos Quartet…
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K-12 marine masterpieces exhibit opens March 12 at Seymour Center
From a toothy shark to a preening pelican, the artistic talent of dozens of students in grades K-12 will be on display at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center from March 12 through the spring. The public is invited to attend an awards ceremony and reception for the artists that will be held Saturday, March 12,…
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Ocean scientist Mary Silver to give annual Faculty Research Lecture at UCSC on Thursday, March 10
Professor of ocean sciences Mary Silver will give the annual Faculty Research Lecture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, March 10. Her lecture, titled “A Naturalist’s View: Toxic Algae in the Coastal Ocean,” will begin at 8 p.m. in the Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room on the UCSC campus. The event…
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Gravity-defying dance performance to be presented by UCSC Arts & Lectures
The work of dancer/choreographer Trisha Brown is well known for its lack of respect for the laws of physics. Throughout Brown’s artistic career that has spanned more than three decades, her dancers have literally walked on walls and down the faces of buildings. Twisting in midair, they have climbed up and down each other in…
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UC Santa Cruz chancellor hosted by Korean consul general
Chancellor Denice D. Denton underscored her value for UCSC’s international perspective at a recent dinner hosted by the Korean Consul General in San Jose. Designed to brief the Korean media and business community about the upcoming Pacific Rim Music Festival at UCSC in May, the event was part of an ongoing effort to promote cultural…
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Indonesian tsunami benefit set for Feb. 12 at UC Santa Cruz
The UC Santa Cruz Theater Arts Department will present a special benefit performance for the tsunami relief effort in Indonesia on Saturday, February 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at UCSC’s Second Stage Theater. The event will feature a dance performance by visiting Indonesian choreographers Irawati Durban and Bulan Djelantik, plus Bay Area gamelan players…
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UC Santa Cruz professor makes Broadway debut as lighting designer for comedian Billy Crystal’s hit show
In February of 2003, David Cuthbert received a call from southern California’s La Jolla Playhouse to do the lighting design for a benefit performance by comedian/actor Billy Crystal. The benefit was only scheduled for two evenings, so Cuthbert promptly put together a quick design and moved on with his life. Shortly thereafter, he was hired…