The Curiosity Gala

Join us July 25th, 2025 for The Curiosity Gala! Don your finest Victorian attire and enjoy a night of lively entertainment including Victorian dance lessons, casino tables, a raffle, postprandial potations, and a live auction! Purchases from the evening’s activities will support The Dickens Project’s educational programs.

$50

Summer Session 2 Start!

Welcome to the start Session 2! You can add and drop classes until the deadline for each session. Remember, they come up quickly in a five-week course!

Birds & Blooms Tours

Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Birds and Blooms tours are back for the summer! Bird language coach Jeff Caplan is just back from travels and will lead Arboretum tours about South Africa and Australia. These […]

SOLD OUT: Floral Arrangement Workshop

Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

This workshop is full. Join Katie Wolf, creative director of Eothen event and design floral studio, for a morning of creativity and connection. Take what you learn in this workshop […]

Sliding Scale

Larsen, B. (CMPM) – Communal Narrative Play in Perennial Games

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

Online communities tell stories with the games they play. As continual updates, recurring monetization, and platforms for community discussions have flourished, we have seen a rise in video games using […]

Exploring your science major

Choosing a major can feel overwhelming, but many science students share a common academic path in their first year. This session breaks down the similarities in core coursework, introduces the […]

Slugs at Sundown – The Art of the Career Pivot

Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Thinking about a career pivot? Join fellow Banana Slugs for an evening of connection, coaching, and confidence. Get practical strategies from pro career coaches, plus inspiration to take your next step—whether it’s planned or unexpected. Bonus: Arrive early for a 15-min 1:1 resume review (4:30–5:30 PM). Don’t miss it! #UCSCAlumni #CareerPivot

Free

August Slugs & Steins with Professor Nancy N. Chen

Breathing in the Anthropocene: Reflections on Breath, Air, and Vitality This presentation examines breathing in the present moment when humans vastly transform Earth ecosystems that impact health and well-being. Atmospheric […]

What the Mouth Remembers: Lost Recipe, Found Words

Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

What the Mouth Remembers is a research-creation project that explores how spoken language, especially when fragmented, mistranslated, and passed down across migration, family histories, and colonial ruptures, becomes a site […]

free and open to the general public
Last modified: Oct 28, 2025