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Symbolic power of nopales in Mexican culture at heart of Watsonville art show
A new exhibition at the Pajaro Valley Arts gallery is the result of a yearlong residency featuring some of the area’s most visionary artists — with an underlying push for the arts center South County dearly needs.
‘What does it mean to be an American?’: Book To Action uses immigrant story ‘Dear America’ to spark discourse
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries and the Watsonville Public Library are combining forces this year to promote a deep dive into “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” by journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas.
Powerful voice, stay-visible strategy made Alex Lucero the pandemic’s soundtrack
Santa Cruz five-piece Alex Lucero & the Live Again Band didn’t hibernate amid COVID-19, and their prolific in-person and livestreamed gigs helped fill the void for local fans — who can see the group in person Sunday at the Felton Music Hall.
Watsonville Film Festival’s Juneteenth celebration program makes murals the centerpiece
“Murals/Art/Activism” will feature a virtual screening of a pair of films, a Zoom live event and a pop-up discussion of the arts at Watsonville City Plaza downtown during the June 15-18 event in solidarity with Juneteenth.
Here comes ‘Super Tuesday’: Will we magically transport back to a 2019 existence on June 15?
As California drops pandemic restrictions Tuesday, it’s up to the rest of us to determine what lessons of the COVID-19 lockdown will remain — and we at Lookout want to hear from you, our readers and members, about what you’re leaving behind and what you’re bringing along into the post-June 15 world.
20 years of ‘Living Like Jay’: Honoring the legend of one of surfing & Santa Cruz’s brightest shooting stars
Since his death in 2001, Jay Moriarity’s legend has continued to grow as a rare talent taken too soon, and a soul of kindness. His iconic wipeout at Mavericks at age 16 remains one of the most memorable moments in surfing.
Make parody great again? Roy Zimmerman takes lefty musical satire back on road post-Trump, post-COVID
Roy Zimmerman’s Trump-bashing “The Liar Tweets Tonight” was a pandemic internet darling. Now he’s venturing back out to see how musical satire plays in real life, starting Saturday at Michael’s on Main in Soquel.
‘The youngest pig in the sty’: Kiana Lee and KPIG’s generational shift
In her Sunday show, KPIG programmer Kiana Lee mixes boomer touchstones with Americana voices from a younger generation.
Let’s hang at The Neighbor’s: LGBT-centric cafe, pub would fill gap in Santa Cruz scene
Downtown Santa Cruz is sorely lacking in establishments catering to the LGBT community — something Frankie Farr is aiming to change with their plans for a “queer café and pub that gives back.”