Office Hours Under the Sea
Join 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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Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States
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Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CAThis exhibition brings together a range of analog games – including board, card, role-playing, and other participatory works – that engage social and political realities in different ways. The works […]
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Go Bananas! Carnival
Upper East FieldGet ready to turn the field yellow! Presented by the Division of Student Affairs and Success Leadership and Involvement Team Join us for the ultimate end-of-year bash as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Banana Slug as our official mascot. We’re transforming the East Field into a high-energy carnival packed with thrills, food, and […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
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Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesOn view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of […]
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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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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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The Deep Read – A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CAJoin us for a free, public conversation with British mycologist and author, Merlin Sheldrake, at UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater on May 31, 2026. He’ll discuss his New York Times bestseller, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds, and Shape our Futures with Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen and the Deep Read community. […]
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Book Talk: Learning to Lead with Dr. Veronica Terriquez
Rachel Carson College Red RoomThe Center for Labor and Community and UCSC Sociology Department welcome Dr. Veronica Terriquez for a discussion on her recently published book, Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities. The event will take place on Monday, June 1 at 12pm at the Rachel Carson Red Room. Children of immigrants make up more than one […]
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Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CAThis exhibition brings together a range of analog games – including board, card, role-playing, and other participatory works – that engage social and political realities in different ways. The works […]
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AM Seminar: Using Math and Experiments to Study the Control of Cell Metabolism
Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CAPresenter: Denis Titov, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley Description: Cells run thousands of chemical reactions simultaneously, and these reactions must be precisely controlled—like a thermostat that prevents overheating. When this control fails, diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease result. One key control mechanism is allosteric regulation, where a small molecule binds […]
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UCSC MEIP XXIII, May 29, 30, and 31st, at 7:00 PM in the Stevenson Event Center-Performances in French, Japanese and Spanish. FREE-ALL WELCOME
Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CAfully-staged performances in French, Japanese, and Spanish, with English super-titles projected above the stage. The program will be directed by Language lecturers and performed by Language students.
French: Dur dur la torture (Pure Torture), written by the students, directed by Renée Cailloux.
Japanese: “きぼうのうた” (Song of Hope), directed by Naoko Yamamoto.
Spanish: “Noble campaña” (A Lofty Cause), Based on a short story by Gregorio López y Fuentes directed by Carolina Castillo-Trelles and Sandra Malone.
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Community Day: Free Admission at the Arboretum
Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CAThe first Tuesday of each month, the Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. See dates and times UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden is open. NOTE: Due to limited parking at the Arboretum and the popularity of Community Day, we greatly encourage visitors to carpool, bike, walk or use public transportation as much […]
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Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CAThis exhibition brings together a range of analog games – including board, card, role-playing, and other participatory works – that engage social and political realities in different ways. The works […]
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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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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 […]
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Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access
Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesOn view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of […]