There’s been a big change in leadership at Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, but new board members expect that the company’s flagship production, the celebrated “8 Tens @ 8″ festival, will return in 2023.
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Will Smith is banned for 10 years from academy events, including the Oscars
The film academy delivered a harsh punishment after actor Will Smith’s Oscars slap of host and comedian Chris Rock on March 27.
Longtime Cabrillo Festival leader Marin Alsop returns for a Santa Cruz homecoming
A new documentary on her life and career is bringing Marin Alsop, former music director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, back to her old stomping grounds.
The call of rootsy Arhoolie: How John Leopold’s passions turned to American music
Since losing his bid for reelection as a Santa Cruz County supervisor in 2020, John Leopold has reemerged as a champion for overlooked American roots music.
Fitness done different: SCG Fitness blends CrossFit and wellness in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a terrific place to be in the black-and-orange season, from the beautiful and family-oriented cultural…
The Arhoolie Foundation presents The Arhoolie Awards: Celebrating American Roots Music
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BOLO Best Bets: First Friday takes flight, and buckle up for some big names in music
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UCSC grad Reyna Grande retells tale of ‘invasion of Mexico,’ talks our ‘collective amnesia’
Celebrated writer Reyna Grande triumphantly returns to her alma mater with a new novel set during the Mexican-American War. She talks about its roots, her teachers along the way and how Santa Cruz changed her life.
Santa Cruz’s true-crime classic
Nine months after the publication of “Murder Capital of the World,” his book on Santa Cruz’s serial-killer history, author Emerson Murray is pursuing offers to make it into a documentary and engaging with fans online.

