NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas
Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz
FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
7 events found.
Week of Events
Monday, April 13, 2026
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April 13, 2026NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas
NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas
Hosted by Assistant Professor and hip hop artist akua naru, the evening features live student performances, a DJ set, and an intimate conversation with guest artist/performer Edd Wheeler: pioneering Brazilian rapper, founding member of As Damas do Rap, the first female Hip Hop group in Rio de Janeiro, and practicing lawyer and organizer whose life […]
FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
No events on this day.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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April 15, 2026NOIZ—April in Santa Cruz festival opening
NOIZ—April in Santa Cruz festival opening
NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas is a live gathering at the intersection of Hip Hop, activism, and the spoken word—a space where music meets testimony. Hosted by assistant professor and hip hop artist akua naru, the evening features live student performances, a DJ set, and an intimate conversation with guest artist/performer Edd […]
FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
Thursday, April 16, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, April 17, 2026
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April 17, 2026Night of Ideas 2026
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Featured April 17, 2026Featured 4th Annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza
Night of Ideas 2026
Enlightenment, Now! Join us for a nocturnal celebration of art, philosophy, and activism! Enlightenment, Now! As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, the 2026 Santa Cruz Night of Ideas invites us not to celebrate the Enlightenment, but to interrogate it. Long associated with democracy, progress, and universal reason, the Enlightenment’s legacy […]
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4th Annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza
Get ready to slay and celebrate nature’s fierce beauty at the Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza! A student drag show and queer prom! You won’t want to miss the 4th Annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza. ABOUT Mother Earth is inherently queer. Come celebrate nature with performances from student drag artists, tabling from queer groups as well […]
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Saturday, April 18, 2026
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Featured April 18, 2026Featured DRAIN – Quarry Amphitheater (April 18th)
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DRAIN – Quarry Amphitheater (April 18th)
Tickets are on sale at quarryamphitheater.com, starting at $55.96 for general admission DRAIN came together in the sleepy, oceanside NorCal climes of Santa Cruz in 2014 when Ciaramitaro met up with guitarist Cody Chavez and drummer Tim Flegal while attending college. “We had no idea or gameplan of what we were trying to do,” says […]
Sunday, April 19, 2026
No events on this day.