Here they are, nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead. It’s the merry-month-of-May B9:
- The 40-plus voices of the Santa Cruz Chorale come together in one of its biggest dates of the year to celebrate Brahms’s majesterial “German Requiem” twice at —where else? — Holy Cross Church.
- Have you seen the almost mystically gorgeous nature doc “My Octopus Teacher?” The filmmaker behind it, Craig Foster, turns up at Bookshop to talk about his new book and the enduring bonds between humans and other species.
- The Kuumbwa Jazz Center has nurtured the next generation of jazz players for generations now, and the latest Kuumbwa Honor Band is ready for its spotlight.
- What’s next in Santa Cruz’s cultural life? The answer can be found every year at the NEXTies.
- Mountain Community Theater in Ben Lomond has found a jewel of a comedy in the witty and heartwarming “Becky’s New Car.”
- If you’re at all interested in local Santa Cruz history, Sandy Lydon and George Ow Jr. are good people to listen to. Luckily, they’ll be together discussing the book “Chinese Gold” on Sunday in Capitola.
- Operating under the name Little Wings, singer-songwriter Kyle Field has built a devoted cult audience with his organic, lyrical, rooted-in-California sound.
- Fireworks on the beach, a chance to pay homage to the world’s greatest roller coaster … I mean, can you imagine a more Santa Cruz Saturday?
- For decades, Santa Cruz has been an eager audience for the brilliant, utterly distinctive guitar textures of “DADGAD” master Pierre Bensusan.