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Singing for the children of Ukraine, Santa Cruz Chorale matches the moment
Christian Grube knows war and its costs. Now, the Santa Cruz Chorale director leads a special performance for relief aid. “We spent many hours in the basement, which is not a place people should be,” he says of his World War II experience.
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An erotic, sex-positive performance in Santa Cruz that might leave you ‘feeling a bit spicy’
“What is Erotic?” That’s the question The 418 Project has asked and kind of answered since 2005. Now, with the pandemic receding but “plastic sexuality” still pervading mainstream culture, the 2022 edition promises an expansive show in a big, new venue.
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Wallace Baine: Baseball balladeer Dan Bern’s holy scripture
With baseball back, after a fearsome owner-player showdown, former Soquelite Dan Bern greets the season appropriately.
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Icons of Santa Cruz: Fountain of Uke — how Santa Cruz fell in love with the friendly and humble ukulele
In the second installment of our Icons of Santa Cruz series — spotlighting the people, places and things that are immediately identifiable with Santa Cruz County — Wallace Baine delves into how an instrument once considered campy has struck such a chord and inspired a legion of local devotees.
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BOLO Best Bets: Uke it up, take the plunge and journey to the Jurassic
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On a new roll, roller derby revs up for the season
The Derby Girls transfixed crowds at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for years. Now, they reboot to meet post-pandemic realities.
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Wallace Baine: Managing the media maelstrom for the sake of mental health
No one of conscience can afford to turn off the news of the world, Wallace Baine writes, but for our own good, we must step away from the fire hose of the doomscroll in favor of the books, movies or whatever represents our emotional homeland to keep ourselves in balance.
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Karen Joy Fowler explores a famous American family in her latest novel
“Booth” is not primarily a story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, but of his family as a whole — and it’s out Tuesday, the same day its author, Santa Cruz’s Karen Joy Fowler, takes part in an in-person discussion on the UCSC campus.
