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SUMMARY:Honoring Our Relatives: Amah Mutsun Botanical Illustrations
DESCRIPTION:Join us Friday February 13th at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History from 6:00-8:00pm for the opening reception of Honoring Our Relatives\, Amah Mutsun Botanical Illustrations\, an exhibition celebrating kinship with plants and people\, with plant artwork from an intergenerational cohort of Amah Mutsun tribal members and UCSC student artists.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/honoring-our-relatives-amah-mutsun-botanical-illustrations/
LOCATION:Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mentors Needed: Dickens Day of Writing
DESCRIPTION:The Dickens Project is seeking volunteer writing mentors for our to support Santa Cruz-area high school juniors and seniors during a one-day writing retreat and competition at the Museum of Art and History! \nNo prior writing or teaching experience is necessary. Anyone who enjoys working in a creative environment is welcome. For more information about The Dickens Day of Writing please visit https://teachers.ucsc.edu/dickens-day-of-writing/ \nTo register as a mentor\, please fill out the following Google form by January 31st\, 2026.\nhttps://forms.gle/qPK2bMXu7vo4bXwL9
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/mentors-needed-dickens-day-of-writing/
LOCATION:Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
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SUMMARY:Festival of Monsters: David Livingstone Smith Keynote 
DESCRIPTION:David Livingstone Smith\, author of Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization\, opens the 2025 Festival of Monsters with a free public keynote talk 5:30 p.m. Wednesday\, Oct. 15 at the Museum of Art and History (705 Front Street). A philosophy professor at University of New England in Maine\, Livingstone Smith writes about the ways in which we dehumanize one another — creating our own monsters through pogroms\, genocide and massacres. He asks “How do some people come to believe that their enemies are monsters\, and therefore easy to kill?” The Festival of Monsters is hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies.\n—\nADMISSION\n– FREE and open to the public\n—\nAUDIENCE ADVISORIES\n– Mature themes and content\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Wed. Oct. 15\, 5:30 p.m\, Museum of Art & History (MAH): David Livingstone Smith Keynote \n– Thurs. Oct. 16\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Kim Lau keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Jeffery Jerome Cohen keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m\, DARC 108 (No longer at the UCSC Cowell Ranch Hay Barn): Monsters Ball\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 11:00 a.m\, Bookshop Santa Cruz: “Oh! The Horror” Writers Panel\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m\, Atlantis Fantasyworld: Cole Lemke\, Horror Comic Artist \n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 6:00 p.m\, Game Santa Cruz: “Blood on the Clocktower”\n—\nThe Festival of Monsters returns for a three-day academic conference with public performances\, installations\, readings\, and more. Learn more about the Center for Monster Studies here.\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/festival-monsters-david-livingstone-smith/
LOCATION:Museum of Art & History\, 705 Front St\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations,Meetings & Conferences,Performances
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SUMMARY:Festival of Monsters 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Festival of Monsters returns for the annual academic conference with public performances\, installations\, readings\, and more. Learn more about the Center for Monster Studies here and refer to the full schedule of events\, below\, for individual event details. \nCo-presented by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies\, Department of Performance\, Play & Design\, The Humanities Institute (THI)\, and Porter College.\n—\nADMISSION\n– Open to the public\n– Some events have required registration; refer to individual event listings in the full schedule of events\n– UCSC students\, faculty\, and staff registration HERE\n– Academic conference registration for non-affiliates HERE\n—\nAUDIENCE ADVISORIES\n– Mature themes and content\n—\nFULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS\n– Wed. Oct. 15\, 5:30 p.m\, Museum of Art & History (MAH): David Livingstone Smith Keynote \n– Thurs. Oct. 16\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Kim Lau keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 9:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center (DARC): Conference Panels\, Jeffery Jerome Cohen keynote\n– Fri. Oct. 17\, 8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m\, UCSC Digital Arts Research Center—DARC 108: Monsters Ball (previously advertised location of the Hay Barn was incorrect)\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 11:00 a.m\, Bookshop Santa Cruz: “Oh! The Horror” Writers Panel\n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m\, Atlantis Fantasyworld: Cole Lemke\, Horror Comic Artist \n– Sat. Oct. 18\, 6:00 p.m\, Game Santa Cruz: “Blood on the Clocktower”\n—\nThis program is open to all members of the public consistent with state and federal law.
URL:https://events.ucsc.edu/event/festival-of-monsters-2025/
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