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  • Black on the Block

    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

    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 […]

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

    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 evening with a special campus screening of The Power of One documentary and a panel discussion featuring filmmakers Alex Valdez and Pablo De la Fuente. They will explore […]

  • Night of Ideas 2026

    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

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    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 […]

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    Raíces Y Futuros: Food Justice and Abolition

    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 praxis. This includes building connections between disciplines and across communities so that we can engage in dialogue, build and strengthen coalitions, and ultimately work towards […]

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    Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    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 […]

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    Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

    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 […]

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    Noir Faire

    Oakes Lower Lawn Oakes College, Santa Cruz, CA

    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 18th | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Oakes Lower Lawn For questions or accommodation requests, please contact Mcossio@ucsc.edu. You Belong Here: The programs and services […]

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    Native Star Stories Night

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    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
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    Native Star Stories Night

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    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)

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    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 with guitarist Cody Chavez and drummer Tim Flegal while attending college. “We had no idea or gameplan of what we were trying to do,” says […]