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Zirzuvi: A Musical Journey of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire

at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Zirzuvi brings to life the music of the Sephardic Jews who fled the Spanish inquisition to settle in new lands. They weave together Middle Eastern an…

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Music

Ren's Acoustic Winter Wonderland

at lille æske

Ren Geisick combines her love for holiday music and her love for jazz, blues, and country to put you in the holiday spirit. This acoustic show, featur…

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Nutcracker: Experience the Magic!

at Cabrillo Crocker Theater

Nutcracker: Experience the Magic! Kick off the Holidays with tradition and joy… Something for the whole family to love. Where: Cabrillo's Crocker…

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Back to School: How I found new purpose at Cabrillo College

After the last presidential election, I knew I needed to make some changes. I had been drifting, exploring beautiful places, only working enough to survive. The bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies I completed at UCSC in 2010 hadn’t gone exactly as I’d hoped, and my burgeoning career in habitat restoration had dried up into a…
The untold story of the UCSC Trailer Park

As a UCSC undergrad, Luis Delfino lived in all kinds of precarious housing situations: an attic, a closet, even the bed of his truck. It was the housing crisis of the mid-80s, and things were getting dire. “People were living in their vehicles, or living in the forest because they couldn’t afford to be in…
High Time: A guide to Santa Cruz cannabis dispensaries

The Boardwalk. The beaches. The redwoods. The weed. Long a hotbed of cannabis and counterculture, Santa Cruz County boasts the largest number of cannabis dispensaries per-capita in the entire state. Each and every type of user—recreational or medicinal—is sure to find exactly what they need at any of the many cannabis retailers right here in…
Where to find comedy in Santa Cruz

Most schools choose mascots that reek of misogyny, but in true Santa Cruz fashion, the Banana Slug is a hermaphrodite—and any university that has a Banana Slug as a mascot also has a sense of humor. Luckily for comedy fans of all ages, Santa Cruz has a thriving comedy scene active virtually every night of…
After The Fall: One Boomer’s Tale of Reckoning

One Boomer’s story about the day he stopped feeling invincible, and how he learned to deal with it
Santa Cruz Gives 2018 Open For Business

The fourth annual Santa Cruz Gives holiday giving campaign is now live at SantaCruzGives.org. Fundraising ends right before your Champagne or Martinelli’s Sparkling Apple Juice toast at midnight, December 31, 2018. Check out the 33 nonprofits and their Big Ideas for 2019 that have been selected for the first (and only that we know of)…