• First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum

    First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]

  • New Exhibitions Opening at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos

    Visualizing Abolition
    Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos 1817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Join us at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos to celebrate the opening of two Visualizing Abolition exhibitions: Visions From Within: Women of Resilience, a new exhibition of art curated by Elizabeth Lozano and Anthony Alejandrez for the Visualizing Abolition Transition Fellowship Program, and Elevar la Cultura, a 22-foot public sculpture by artist and two-time Right of Return Fellow […]

  • Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum

    Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Volunteer Information Sessions at the Arboretum Do you love gardens and gardening? The UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden has a wonderful community of staff, students, and volunteers, ready to welcome you. Opportunities include staffing our gift shop & retail nursery and working to care for our gardens and greenhouses.  To learn more, join us at […]

  • James Spooner in conversation with Johnny Damm on AFROPUNK, anger, and other things

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

    The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a conversation with filmmaker and graphic novelist James Spooner about his latest graphic novel, moderated by cartoonist Johnny Damm. It Starts with Anger: A Punk Beginning. An AFROPUNK Ending tells the origin story of the multi-million-dollar AFROPUNK festival—beginning not with big stages or brand sponsorship, but with […]