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July 9, 2025

Expansion Mode

Charles Pasternak talks about Santa Cruz Shakespeare's first musical offering, Pericles, adding a fourth play, and expanding the season.
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July 9, 2025

The Summer of Sondheim

Two of the biggest Broadway hits of all time are playing right here in Santa Cruz this summer. And they’ve got something in common: both were penned by Stephen Sondheim
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July 2, 2025

50 and Counting

We got curious about how many other Santa Cruz County businesses had endured longer than half a century. Turns out the answer is…a lot.
July 2, 2025

Summer and Sound

Espressivo, which righteously calls itself a “small intense orchestra,”delivered the goods last month with a season finale that filled Peace United Church with edgy Romantic-era rarities.
July 2, 2025

Appetite for Change

Once upon a time an astute cement tycoon named Henry Cowell acquired 2,000 acres of meadowlands and redwood forests overlooking the Monterey Bay. Through...
June 4, 2025

Musical Mischief

Virtuoso guitarist Peppino D’Agostino brings his blazing acoustic guitar back to Santa Cruz for a concert of Italian music on Saturday, June 14
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May 14, 2025

Well-Composed Pride

New Music Works’ final concert of the season, 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Pride in Santa Cruz, is special for several reasons.
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May 7, 2025

Aloha with a Twist

With characteristic spunk, veteran mystery ace Leslie Karst has dashed off the second book in her new Hawai’ian Island-based series, Waters of Destruction. Natural...
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