Name: DRAIN – Quarry Amphitheater (April 18th)
Start: 2026-04-18T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-18T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Upper Quarry Amphitheater

April 2026
Find Your Path! 2026

April 16 @ 12:00 pm Find Your Path! 2026

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

Find Your Path
Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

April 16 @ 12:00 pm Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

Visit 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 […]
Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

April 16 @ 12:00 pm Visualizing Abolition

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

On 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 those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]
Black on the Block

April 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Crown Provost House 660 Crown Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Join the African American Resource & Cultural Center every Thursday from 1–2 p.m., at the front of the Ethnic Resource Center for Black on the Block, a weekly tabling and […]
SWANA Movie Night

April 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

The Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center is celebrating SWANA Heritage Month with a series of events! Join us for a movie night with snacks on Thursday, April 16th from 6-8pm […]
Info Session: Humanities Summer Professional Opportunities

April 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Humanities Summer Opportunities Info Session

Virtual Event

Join an info session to learn about the range of exciting PAID experiential learning opportunities offered by the Humanities Division for summer 2026!
Find Your Path! 2026

April 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Find Your Path! 2026

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

Find Your Path
Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

April 17 @ 12:00 pm Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

Visit 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 […]
Understanding & Using Your Syllabus

April 17 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Successful Slug Workshops

Virtual Event

In this workshop, you will: Break down, understand, and use your syllabus as a tool for success. The Successful Slug Workshop series, hosted by Learning Support Services Peer Coaches, are […]
Virtual Town Hall: Public/Open Scholarship / Open Science – MA3 Challenge

April 17 @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Virtual Event

As part of an ORCA MA3 Challenge grant, UCSC faculty, researchers, staff, and graduate students are invited to join Christina Ravelo, Sikina Jinnah, Kendra Dority, and other members of the […]

Free
The Power of One: A Celebration of Earth Day at UC Santa Cruz

April 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

In honor of Earth Day, The Power of One brings together the campus and the community for a unique blend of film, dialogue, and environmental stewardship. The program begins Friday […]
Night of Ideas 2026

April 17 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

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 […]
4th Annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza

Featured April 17 @ 7:00 pm

Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

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 […]

Free
Raíces Y Futuros: Food Justice and Abolition

April 18 @ 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States +1 more

Join us at the UCSC Farm for an all-day conference on Food Justice and Abolition. We envision this conference as a grounds for cultivating hope and action towards food justice […]
Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

April 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

Visit 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 […]
Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

April 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Visualizing Abolition

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

On 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 those trapped inside them—to information, to intimacy, to community, to meaningful work, to nourishment of all kinds, and perhaps most cruelly, to care. This program […]
Noir Faire

April 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The African American Resource & Cultural Center (AARCC) invites you to the Noir Faire. Come join us for an afternoon of fun and connection in a medieval style! Saturday, April […]
Native Star Stories Night

Featured April 18 @ 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Lick Observatory 7281 Mount Hamilton Road, Mount Hamilton, CA

Native Star Stories with free private tour for students and their families at Lick Observatory in San Jose.

Free
Native Star Stories Night

Featured April 18 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Lick Observatory 7281 Mount Hamilton Road, Mount Hamilton, CA

Native Star Stories with free private tour for students and their families at Lick Observatory in San Jose.

Free
DRAIN – Quarry Amphitheater (April 18th)

Featured April 18 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

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 […]

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