D. Riley Nicholson is set to become the next CEO of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, effective Oct. 1. He replaces Ellen Primack, who announced in March that she was stepping down after 33 years heading the festival. Nicholson has served as the CEO of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas.
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At 76, Tom Brady (not that Tom Brady) finds demanding performance art ‘intensifies the joy’
As he puts his latest work on display at his Westside Santa Cruz art space this First Friday, Tom Brady says he’s in the moment in a career that once went dormant for two decades. “There’s a level of understanding and urgency about who I am as a person and about this work that I didn’t have 20 years ago,” he says.
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Arias and IPAs: Santa Cruz Opera Project brings ‘La Bohème’ to an unusual stage
Three sold-out shows beginning Wednesday at Woodhouse Blending and Brewing underline the thirst for what Santa Cruz Opera Project is doing, in this case a production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.”
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As usual, First Friday not lacking for local gems
There’s much to explore around Santa Cruz County this June First Friday, including a retrospective of work by painter Myra Eastman at downtown gallery Curated By the Sea.
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Santa Cruz Pride kicks off with a loaded weekend of festivities
From a drag story time Friday to the 48th annual parade Sunday on Pacific Avenue, the celebration of Santa Cruz’s LGBTQ+ community will be in full swing this weekend.
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Midtown Friday Block Parties becomes a Santa Cruz trifecta
Great things come in threes. The original Star Wars trilogy. The pyramids of Giza. The number of peanut butter cups in a Canadian Reese’s package (yet another thing Americans are getting ripped off on). And now, Santa Cruz’s favorite Midtown Friday Summer Block Parties. Yes, the block parties are returning for their third year in […]
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Doubly ‘Outstanding’: Land artist/al fresco pioneer Jim Denevan embraces the grand scale of outdoor places
Two June Santa Cruz events celebrate the work and life of local icon Jin Denevan. For First Friday, he’ll be on hand at the unveiling of a self-titled exhibit at Minnow Arts Gallery on Locust Street, focusing on his life’s work as an artist. Then on June 14, he’ll bring the Outstanding in the Field dinner to downtown.
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The downtown Santa Cruz development debate in art
Longtime local artist Russell Brutsche has some thoughts on the build-now mentality he sees powering the wave of construction in downtown Santa Cruz, and you can see those thoughts set to canvas in a First Friday exhibition.
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Want to get close up with the Cabrillo Festival? Here’s how to bring it home
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, set to run July 29 through Aug. 13, is a fixture on Santa Cruz County’s summer calendar — and if you’ve got an in-law unit or a spare room, you can host a performer or composer in town for the occasion.
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‘Tis the season for free music outdoors, and Santa Cruz County is happy to oblige
From the wharf and Boardwalk in Santa Cruz to the Capitola Village beachfront — and all kinds of other spots — free concerts abound as spring turns to summer.