Relive (or experience for the first time!) the 1980s intersection of British new wave and ska embodied by The English Beat as longtime frontman Dave Wakeling brings an all-star backing band to the San Lorenzo Valley. That two-tone sound that’s been a regular at Felton Music Hall over the years returns on Friday night. – Will McCahill
Thursday, Feb. 26
- Sewing Lessons for Beginners | 10 a.m. @ Everything Home | $60-$90
- Thursday Night Pasta Special | 5 p.m. @ Persephone Restaurant | $40
- Michael Spiro – Spirology | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz | $21-$41
- (((folkYEAH))) Presents: Kisser, Meernaa | 7 p.m. @ The Crepe Place | $25
- Lotería, Libations and Laughs at Copal | 7 p.m. @ Copal Restaurant | $10
Friday, Feb. 27
- “Front Street” author Brian Barth | 7 p.m @ Downtown Santa Cruz Branch Library | Free
- Zoë Aqua and her Transylvanian String Band | 7 p.m. @ Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse | $17.85
- “Dreamgirls” | 7:30 p.m. @ UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage | $5-$20 (pay what you like ticket pricing)
- The English Beat | 8 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall | $50
- B-Side Players w/ DJ Wyze 1 | 9 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley | $30
Saturday, Feb. 28
- March is Hummingbird Month at the UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden | 9 a.m. @ UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden | $5-$10 (free with paid admission to the Arboretum)
- UCSC Family Opera – Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” | 1 p.m. @ UCSC Music Center Recital Hall | Free
- Symphony Family Concert – Carnival of the Animals | 2 p.m. @ Civic Auditorium | $13 -$28
- Mark Hummel’s Allstar Harmonica Blowout | 4 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley | $40-$45
- Alam Khan’s Sonic Prayer | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz | $49
- Richard March & Amee Chapman | 7 p.m. @ Lille Aeske Arthouse | $25-$30
- Skip The Needle, Trianna Feruza And The Heavy Hitters | 8 p.m. @ The Crepe Place | $17.45
- The Itals | 9 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley | $25-$30