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We the Dreamers
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music invites audiences to imagine a more expansive future through Philip Glass, Rita Dove, Leilehua Lanzilotti and other visionary artists.
Daggers of the Mind
Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Macbeth delivers a chilling, psychologically rich production led by Dan Donohoe’s riveting descent into paranoia, ambition and bloodshed.
Sisterhood is Powerful
Cabrillo Stage’s Sister Act delivers powerhouse vocals, exuberant choreography and a high-energy ensemble led by Karriyma Pekary and Jennifer Taylor Daniels.
Keeping the Bard Fresh
The directors behind Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth and Fences reveal how collaboration, casting and close attention to the text keep classic plays alive.
Solstice Symphonies
Espressivo’s season finale brings Mendelssohn, Sibelius and Copland’s Appalachian Spring to life, while Santa Cruz stages and galleries prepare for Kay Martin, Sister Act, 36 North and Boomeria.
Stocker Shock: The Amazing Gifts of Gabrielle Stocker
The estate of Santa Cruz musician, singer and teacher Gabrielle Stocker has left transformative gifts to the local music community.
Under the Stars
I Cantori di Carmel performs Carmina Burana at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater, where redwoods, stars and natural acoustics meet Orff’s thunderous music.
Bold Directions
Ginger Shulick Porcella, the MAH’s new executive director, talks about Santa Cruz, community-driven museum leadership, creative risk, financial recovery and making the impossible possible.