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, Raise a toast this weekend to all those recycling workers in Santa Cruz County who are having to deal with […]
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Time for a new ‘Ohio’: Where is the protest song we need in 2022?
Uvalde. Buffalo. George Floyd. Jan. 6. Can political protest music make a difference? A lesson from 50 years ago gives musical artists a blueprint for meeting the challenges of 2022.
Weekender: Sol scheduled, Ukraine meditation & an overflowing 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. Friends, Big buzzy weekend ahead, with perhaps the most ambitious First Friday this year, big Pride activities throughout the weekend, and the […]
Empowering young minds: 3 tips for teaching kids about Juneteenth
You’ve probably heard a lot about Juneteenth in the last few years. Did you know that Juneteenth has been a holiday in the African-American community since 1865? What exactly is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day, June 19th of 1865, when slaves in Texas learned about their freedom. This was two and a half years after […]
Weekender: Sleepy John’s goodbye, Carlin remembered and a full June ahead
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, Memorial Day is upon us, and let’s hope this solemn observance can forever stay above the increasingly bitter political polarization […]
Weekender: Celebrate Esperanza’s 40th, remembering Audrey as Shakespeare robustly returns and a packed B9 to peruse
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. Raise your hand if you took a blurry, indistinct, way-too-far-away photo of the blood moon earlier this week with your cell phone. […]
Weekender: Cabrillo Fest turns 60; Smoke Chaser dreams of California summer; ‘Mulholland’ on the big screen
Those chilly spring Monterey Bay winds aren’t cooling down the excitement of the approaching summer. Too cold for swimsuits and tank tops? Maybe. But to paraphrase Ned Stark from an HBO show hardly anyone watched: “Summer Is Coming.” To help you get your bearings on the upcoming weekend and beyond, check out Baine’s Nine (we […]
Weekender: Moms, monsters, free music and a bewitching trivia question
Happy Mother’s Day to every mom out there, living or otherwise, human or otherwise (y’know, pets don’t usually get flowers and they need love, too). If Mom’s picking out the weekend’s entertainment, please let her know about our curated Baine’s Nine list of great things to do. The “B9” is my checklist of reasons this […]
Wisdom Cole: Paving the way for a new generation of Black leaders
College campuses are supposed to be bastions of intellectual discourse and debate, but the war in Gaza underscores tense…

