Jörg Reddin conducts during a performance at the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival.
January 27, 2026

Baroque Bonanza

The Santa Cruz Baroque Festival opens its season with a rare event: the premiere of two newly discovered Bach works, brought to life by Artistic Director Jörg Reddin.

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January 21, 2026

Big Benefit Show at the Vet Hall

From Warning to Healing: A Cultural Renaissance Returns to the Vets Hall The silence inside the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on October 24 was...
January 6, 2026

From Beach to Bach

Espressivo’s December concert delivered rare, compelling chamber works. A winter lineup promises an intimate exploration of the chamber symphony tradition.
December 17, 2025

Lessons en Pointe

For dancers at the International Academy of Dance, Santa Cruz City Ballet’s Nutcracker is more than a holiday tradition—it’s a formative experience in discipline, mentorship and the joy of performance.
December 10, 2025

Music for the Solstice

Inventive and engaging, Opera Project lit up the Woodhouse Brewery—one of several memorable performances marking the year’s end.
October 6, 2025

Coming Up Fast

New Music Works' upcoming concert has a great title—Lullabies and Nightmares. Holding the spotlight at this concert is the Marea Ensemble.
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.
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.
August 6, 2025

Multiverse Magic

Middleof: A Journey of Mythical Proportions is an immersive experience that sets “accidental adventurers” on a perilous quest through elaborate dimensions.
August 6, 2025

Mortal Fools

A Midsummer Night’s Dream once again fills the Grove with a frisky quartet of absorbing plotlines and repertory actors...
August 6, 2025

Midsummer Nights

The July 13 performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s ultimate legacy, the B Minor Mass, was this year’s highlight of the Carmel Bach Festival.
July 30, 2025

Close Shave!

The Cabrillo Stage production of Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street delivers a wealth of cutting-edge moments.
June 4, 2025

Musical Mischief

Virtuoso guitarist Peppino D’Agostino brings his blazing acoustic guitar back to Santa Cruz for a concert of Italian music on Saturday, June 14
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