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  • January 2026

  • Thu 29
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    Pesticide Impacts in and around Monterey Bay lecture

    January 29 @ 6:00 pm Intersections of Climate Change
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    The short- and long-term health impacts of pesticide use for local communities on land as well as in the ocean are addressed in a conversation with Yanely Martinez, Katherine Gabriel-Cox, […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • February 2026

  • Wed 4

    VMCC Series: Yiman Wang

    February 4 @ 4:00 pm
    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Yiman Wang lecture

    FREE and open to the public
  • Fri 6
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    Lunar New Year First Friday with Santa Cruz Mahjong Club

    February 6 @ 5:00 pm
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Celebrate the Year of the Horse on Friday, February 6, at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences for a night of student-led craft activities and (beginner-friendly) mahjong play hosted by […]

  • Sat 7

    Ben Verdery, classical guitarist—with the UCSC Guitar Ensemble

    February 7 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to Some Towns and Cities, a concert with internationally-recognized classical guitarist, composer, and educator Benjamin Verdery. The concert includes original compositions such as “Ellis Island,” featuring the […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Wed 18

    Creative Interventions: “Empathy in the Archives” with Irene Lusztig

    February 18 @ 4:00 pm Creative Interventions (CI) Series
    Virtual Event

    Across a range of projects, filmmaker/artist, archival researcher, and UC Santa Cruz Film + Digital Media Professor Irene Lusztig discusses her creative practice working with archival materials to reanimate hidden, […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Thu 19

    Exhibition—The One with the Manes, works by Yasmine Benabdallah

    February 19 – March 14
    Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    A multimedia exhibition by Yasmine Benabdallah, Film and Digital Media PhD candidate, explores a shared history between Morocco, Brazil, and Portugal through video installations, photographs, and watercolors. More information about […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Fri 20

    Barnstorm Presents—”Secret Family” Sketch Comedy

    February 20 @ 7:30 pm Barnstorm
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Improv Comedy Set

    General Admission
  • Fri 20
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    Dreamgirls—Presented by the African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT)

    February 20 @ 7:30 pm Dreamgirls—Presented by the African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT)
    Theater Arts Mainstage 411 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Move into the spotlight with Dreamgirls, the electrifying musical sensation that brings the soul, sparkle, and spirit of Motown to the stage. Follow the unforgettable journey of three talented young […]

    Free – $20
  • Thu 26
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    Campus to Career: Job Talk with Fashion Reporter Elizabeth Segran

    February 26 @ 1:00 pm
    Virtual Event

    Are you interested in writing, fashion, or sustainability? Join us for a job talk with Elizabeth Segran, a successful fashion reporter and author.

  • Fri 27

    Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV—The Experiment

    February 27 @ 7:30 pm Random With A Purpose (RWAP) XXXlV
    Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA

    Random With A Purpose is a popular annual student-directed and -choreographed dance showcase. Per directors Lydia Wallman and Brennah Lyons, this year’s production, The Experiment, “serves as a platform for collaborators […]

    Free – $20
  • Fri 27
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    The Rite of Strings— “One Night Only” concert with UCSC Music Department faculty and special guests

    February 27 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to a concert featuring Christopher Mallett, guitar; William Coulter, guitar; Robert Miller, guitar; and Grijda Spiri, violin. — ADVISORIES – Seating is first-come, first-served – No intermission […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • March 2026

  • Sun 1

    UCSC Family Opera—Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”

    March 1 @ 1:00 pm UCSC Family Opera
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Voice students, accompanied by Luke Shepherd on piano, perform an abridged version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This is a family-friendly production of Mozart’s most famous fairytale. Duration is approximately […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Sun 1
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    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    March 1 @ 3:00 pm Barn Dance at the Hay Barn
    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Tue 3

    UCSC Orchestra—Bravada and Tchaikovsky

    March 3 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Orchestra

    Free – $12
  • Fri 6
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    UCSC Wind Ensemble—Spirits and Legends

    March 6 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Wind Ensemble concert

    Free – $12
  • Sun 8
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    The Trial of Spock—An Opera Workshop

    March 8 @ 4:00 pm The Trial of Spock
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The creators of The Trial of Spock—An Opera In Three Acts present concert performances of five scenes from an opera-in-progress at the UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall.  Captain […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Thu 12
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    UCSC Jazz Combos

    March 12 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Jazz Combos present a fall quarter concert

    Free – $12
  • Fri 13

    Winter 2026 Open Studios

    March 13 @ 12:00 pm
    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout studios and classrooms at the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz. The Open Studios event features student art work […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Fri 13

    UCSC Concert Choir

    March 13 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Choir

    Free – $12
  • Sat 14

    UCSC Chamber Singers

    March 14 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Chamber Singers

    Free – $12
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