A&E | Good Times

.Performance

September 10, 2025

Prejudice…and Pride

In “Master Harold” ... and the Boys, Corey Jones is breathtaking. His final moments onstage—were among the most poignant this stage has ever seen.

.Music

September 3, 2025

Go Tell It on the Pink Mountaintops

Stephen McBean—the single, constant member for indie rock act Pink Mountaintops—is probably too down-to-earth to accept the term genius.

.Performance

September 3, 2025

Words and Music

Plan to be dazzled by the Santa Cruz Symphony’s 68th concert season. The entire year is filled with orchestral music that is both accessible and thrilling.

.Comedy

September 3, 2025

Beef Stewed

Our divisiveness grows every day... We come together like a hospital gown. For my age range, that shows way too much ass.

.Art

September 2, 2025

Photo Realism

Image Crafters meets every month to “salute the art and craft of photographic prints and how they can freeze time encapsulating emotions, landscapes, and stories

.Music

August 27, 2025

Get Some More

The legendary local 1990s ska band Slow Gherkin reunites for a blow-out, end-of-the-season Midtown Block Party. Friday, 5pm

.Dance

August 21, 2025

Exploring the Art of the Lap Dance

Fluorescent purple and fuchsia lighting set a fantasy mood in the belly of the 418 Project at the Foreplay Soirée on a summer August night.

.Music

August 20, 2025

Corazón de Oro

On Saturday, the local community will celebrate the life of Felix Lozano with Felix Fest, a five-band punk show in the Catalyst main room with all proceeds going to his family.

.Music

August 20, 2025

Singing Sweet Songs

It’s a full day of bands, musical genres and brews as Rock the Soul kicks off Saturday at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing, an all-ages “minifest.”

.Literature

August 20, 2025

Circle of Power

While the solo work of being a writer can be invigorating, Najarro wants potential attendees and future Círculo members to know the next process, publishing, doesn’t have to be so lonely.

.Stage

August 13, 2025

Challenge Accepted

Bravo to a director who trusts the intelligence of his audience and offers us ‘Pericles,’ the rarely performed work of a Renaissance genius, writes theater critic Christina Waters.

.Music

August 12, 2025

Lacy J. Dalton’s Santa Cruz bona fides go deep; she wrote one of her biggest hits when she lived in Ben Lomond during one of the happiest times of her life. She performs Saturday at El Vaquero Winery.

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