Chef Reilly Meehan returns to Santa Cruz to celebrate his debut cookbook A Little Bit Extra, blending bold flavors and personal stories. 4/13 at Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7pm. RSVP online.
Renegade Theater’s Reefer Madness: The Musical hits Santa Cruz with wild satire, big performances and sharp humor, running April 3 through April 20 at the Vets Hall.
Legendary folk-rock guitarist Richard Thompson brings decades of masterful songwriting and virtuosic playing to the stage, delivering an unforgettable live performance rooted in British folk and rock tradition. At The Rio, Sunday April 5.
Cristela Alonzo plays the Rio Theatre Friday
In her 2025 Netflix stand-up special, comedian Cristela Alonzo riffed on everything from family vacations to getting into...
From Baroque brilliance to modern vocal innovation, Ensemble Monterey delivers a concert that pushes classical music into new territory. At Holy Cross Church, May 23, 8pm, May 24, 4pm.
Dave Alvin returns with The Third Mind, a fearless psychedelic jam band channeling the spirit of the ’60s into something wild, loose and completely unpredictable. Thursday at Moe’s Alley, 8pm.
