Something held by poetry
In this intimate workshop, UC Santa Cruz students, faculty, and staff are invited into conversation with poets Ronaldo V. Wilson and Terri Witek. Something held by poetry is programmed for […]
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Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States
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Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesVisit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the first US solo exhibition by the Colombia-based artist and medical doctor; Gina Athena Ulysse: A Redwoods Rasanblaj, a site-specific and immersive exploration of the Haitian […]
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Who Can I Run To?, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production
Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CAThrough their belief in Ifá and the divine, three generations of women grow their relationships with each other and navigate living within their African diasporic identities.
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Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, directed by Kinan Valdez
Experimental Theater Theater Arts Center, Santa Cruz, CABlending Euripides’ classic Medea with Mexican folklore, Luis Alfaro examines the tragedy behind America’s immigration system and the destiny of one family caught in its grip. Directed by Kinan Valdez. […]
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All This Safety is Killing Us w/ Aminah Elster, Jennifer James, and Carlos Martinez
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesJoin us for a conversation between Black feminist abolitionist, advocate, and researcher Aminah Elster, Black Feminist scholar Jennifer James, UCSF, and public health and medical anthropology reseaarcher Carlos Martinez, ucsc, on the intersection of prison abolition and healthcare. This conversation draws on research from the co-edited volume All This Safety Is Killing Us: Health Justice Beyond […]
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Arts Dean’s Speaker Series
Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CASave the date for the Arts Division Dean’s Speaker Series event. For UCSC affiliates only. Information to be announced.
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Drop-in Figure Drawing
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CADrop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content and nudity. – Drop-In Draw is subject to the possibility of last-minute cancellation without notification, and sessions are not guaranteed. — ADMISSION – FREE and […]
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UCSC Opera—Orpheus in the Underworld
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAA rollicking and irreverent spoof of the Orpheus myth, Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld is most famous as the origin of the “gallop infernal”—the music now strongly associated with […]
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Making an Exoneree Showcase
Audiences are invited to Making an Exoneree, a reception and film screening featuring the premiere of five student-made short documentaries that reveal the facts—and falsehoods—of wrongful conviction cases from around the country. Over the Winter and Spring quarters, 15 UCSC undergraduate students in the Making an Exoneree course dedicated themselves to uncovering the truth about […]
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Office Hours Under the Sea
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesJoin Ronaldo Wilson and special guests for a site-specific, endurance performance as part of there are no words, but melodies. The exhibition emerges at the intersections of Black poetics, performance, […]
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Arts Staff Live!
Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC Arts Staff Live! 2
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Chamber Music Concert with UCSC Music Ensembles —Percussion, Celtic, Classical Guitar, Horns, Central Asian, Experimental
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAAudiences are invited to a free spring quarter chamber music concert featuring a variety of student ensembles. — ADMISSION – Attend in person at the Music Center Recital Hall at […]
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UCSC Jazz Combos
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC Jazz Combos present a spring quarter concert
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52nd Annual Print Sale
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe 52nd anniversary of the UCSC Print Sale runs in conjunction with the Art Department’s Spring Open Studios. Hundreds of original prints will be for sale in a variety of […]
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Spring 2026 Open Studios
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAArt Department students exhibit their art work throughout the studios and classrooms in the Visual Art Center at UC Santa Cruz.
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UCSC Jazz Big Band
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC Jazz Big Band
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Barn Dance at the Hay Barn
Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThe 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; tickets/registration not required. – FREE and open to the public. – Donations of any amount are welcomed and appreciated to support to support live music […]
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UCSC Central Asian Ensemble
Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CAUCSC Central Asian Ensemble concert
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SocDoc MFA Thesis Screening
Landmark’s Del Mar TheatreThe Social Documentation MFA Thesis Screening is a yearly event held by the Film and Digital Media Department. This event is part of the Social Documentation MFA program, and involves second-year students presenting a 20-minute documentary film they have produced while in the program. Films are screened sequentially at the Del Mar Theater, with a […]
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