In case you’re coming late to the party, Weekender is my way to keep you plugged in on what’s happening in Santa Cruz County in the coming days … or weeks, or months. Our “best bets”-style picks of the week are now reimagined as Baine’s Nine, my curated list of the most promising or intriguing […]
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Weekender: A flourish of festivals, another helping of Joze and bearish on trivia
Email outage: Didn’t receive Weekender via email? We’re experiencing a technical outage with our email provider and working to get it resolved. Until then, you can see each of our newsletters on the site by searching their name. They say you have your whole life to write that first novel, but just a few months […]
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UC Santa Cruz invites alumni and community to Alumni Week
Last year, the COVID-19 crisis forced Alumni Week into the virtual realm, with attendants beaming in through their phone or computer screens. But the latest edition, taking place Tuesday, April 19, through Saturday, April 24, is a welcome step toward normalcy. Alumni Week 2022 will have a unique “hybrid” format—combining virtual and in-person gatherings, with […]
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Watsonville Filipino history digital archive now available for public viewing
About 300 people gathered at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History on April 9 to celebrate the launch of the Watsonville is in the Heart Digital Archive. UC Santa Cruz faculty and students had been collaborating with leaders of Watsonville’s Filipino community for the past year on the project. The archive is now […]
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Awestruck at the Quarry: Writers, scientists will gather under the stars at UCSC to ponder the cosmos
For the first time, UCSC will host “Universe in Verse,” an annual gathering of big-name writers and scientists to celebrate and honor the wonder of the cosmos at the reborn Quarry Amphitheater.
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Weekender: Crisis at Actors’ Theatre; Mountain Winery lineup announced; the debut of the B9
Welcoming readers to a new email newsletter is a lot like greeting those first customers in a new retail business. You hope they like the decor and the vibe you’re laying down, and trust they’ll stick around a bit and come back again. Maybe — dare we to dream? — they’ll tell their friends. This […]
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Daily digital puzzles are now on Lookout
You can now get your daily puzzle fix on Lookout. Beginning today, visit our Santa Cruz Puzzle Center to enjoy daily mini-crossword, Sudoku and Word Search puzzles — seven days a week. And you’ll find homegrown puzzles — all themed around things Santa Cruz County — soon as well. Why puzzles? Why now? Many have […]
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White House honors astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz with mentoring award
Santa Cruz is a terrific place to be in the black-and-orange season, from the beautiful and family-oriented cultural…
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Wallace Baine: John Craigie’s longing for home stands out among the best songs ever written about California
A Santa Cruz cameo in a Super Bowl ad brings columnist Wallace Baine to thinking about one of Ingelwood’s native sons — the venue of this year’s football fest — and that person’s contributions to the musical mystic that is California. John Craigie, who performs locally next month, went to UCSC in the 90s and was transformed by the experience.
