Our housing priorities are clear. But where does a modern downtown Santa Cruz performance venue fit in? Discussions are underway about making the next home of the Warriors exactly that — which could render our old Civic Auditorium obsolete.
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Weekender: Oliver Tree’s homecoming, a barrel of laughs and Open Studios
Be the first to know about the latest in entertainment, arts and culture news. Sign up to get story alerts from Wallace delivered straight to your phone. And check out previous Weekenders here. Hi friends, As the late Nanci Griffith used to sing, “I’m going to open up the windows and let in October ….” […]
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‘Let’s do this, 50 poems before I’m gone’: How two writers explored life, faced death
Paola Bruni and Jory Post connected at a literary workshop, then in letter-writing relationship, as each faced a dark period in their life. Post died of cancer in January 2021 before he could see the poems turned into a book; Bruni will be on hand Friday for an online reading from “How Do You Spell the Sound of Crickets,” published earlier this year.
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BBQueer Fest returns to spotlight queer artists of color
The event, kicking off Thursday and running into next week at venues in Watsonville and Santa Cruz, promises live dance, music and spoken word, plus a burlesque show and workshops including an anti-racism discussion, all featuring “a really beautiful lineup of artists,” curator Angela Chambers says.
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Weekender: Art, wine & brews in Bonny Doon, a case of ‘Vertigo’ and a bountiful B9
Be the first to know about the latest in entertainment, arts and culture news. Sign up to get story alerts from Wallace delivered straight to your phone. And check out previous Weekenders here. Hi friends, Autumn is a lot more subtle in California than it is in those show-offy places like New England and New […]
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SC Community Credit Union finds new downtown home as Cruz Hotel project faces new challenges
Following a saga of planning, moving and controversy, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union has found a new home in downtown Santa Cruz. Focused on serving underserved community members, its new River Street office — to be occupied next year — answers members’ concerns about access. At the same, the Cruz Hotel, which would be built on the parcel currently occupied by the credit union, could be challenged by upcoming Santa Cruz city ballot Measure O.
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Santa Cruz’s Writers of Color tell stories we might otherwise never hear
Twenty-two local writers share their own shared, and distinct, experiences as the new group hosts an evening of poetry and music at the Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz on Oct. 6.
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In the shadow of 831 Water, large mixed-use housing project shows how much change is in motion
The Argus Company, a small used-car dealership, could be seeing a grand new neighbor in the coming years, as yet another Water Street mixed-use project enters the early stages of planning. The public response to the 105-unit proposal is just beginning.
