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Olivia Ervin, Selah Hyson and Godsgrace Mgbam perform in Dreamgirls at UC Santa Cruz.

Dreamin’ of Success

UCSC’s African American Theater Arts Troupe brings Motown magic to life with Dreamgirls under the direction of Don Williams.
Author Scott Eden, writer of A Killing in Cannabis

Weedzilla

Bookshop Santa Cruz’s excellent author programming brings another literal bang-banger with investigative journalist Scott Eden, and his latest, A Killing in Cannabis: A True...
Julia Hartz smiles during an interview, seated indoors with bookshelves behind her

Brite Idea

Where do million, billion and trillion dollar ideas come from? Do the ideas just linger languidly in the ethers until the right person (or...
Musician Jackie Greene poses for a portrait wearing a hat against a patterned background.

Welcome to the Family

Santa Cruz native Jackie Greene returns to Moe’s Alley, Friday and Saturday, with new music and a career shaped by jam bands, classic rock, and tireless touring.
Jared Perry hiking through autumn foliage on the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire.

Highest Hiking

“Some people say the only way you really train for a thru-hike is you get out there and do it,” hiker, Slow Burn. Late in...
Comedian Nina G holds a copy of her memoir while posing for a portrait.

Camera. Lights. Ssss

The Comedians With Disabilities Act takes center stage in a new documentary filming in Santa Cruz, highlighting comedy, accessibility, and unapologetic voices.
Illustrated scene showing dozens of stylized cartoon animals gathered beneath a dramatic sky, with surreal and apocalyptic imagery in the background.

Purrfect Play

From Super Meat Boy to Binding of Isaac and now Mewgenics, Santa Cruz game designer Edmund McMillen turns personal history, trauma, and humor into deeply resonant games.
An older Bob Weir sings into a microphone, framed by a glowing skull-and-roses stage graphic.

One More River to Cross

The holy trinity, the triangular nexus, the plutonium-powered nuclear reactor that drove the flux capacitor of the Grateful Dead, kept alive by the synchronistic...
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