Hi friends,
Just heard that my old friend and longtime Santa Cruz media icon Bruce Bratton has passed away. Over the years, Bruce probably had a byline in every newspaper printed in Santa Cruz, before finding his stride in his Bratton Online column. The story of post-Sixties Santa Cruz can’t be completely told without him. Raise a drink tonight to Bruce.
Now, on with the show.
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Tennessee singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Valerie June brings so many forms of American music together for a unique style all her own. Her itinerary brings her to Santa Cruz at The Rio on June 17. The twang-rockers known as the Old 97’s play the Felton Music Hall on April 5. The Bee Gees tribute act You Should Be Dancing brings the disco era to the Rio on March 15. The inventive Venezuelan band Los Amigos Invisibles are coming to Moe’s Alley on April 6. The experimental punk band The Garden visits The Catalyst on March 7.
Be sure to check out Lookout’s carefully curated and constantly updated planning guide, Down the Line, for the staggering riches and amazing choices awaiting Santa Cruz audiences. It’s our look ahead at the best shows, concerts and events through the rest of the year at clubs, stages and venues all over the county.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Dec. 12-19
THIS WEEK IN A&E
Which ‘Nutcracker’ is for you? Making sense of dueling productions of a holiday classic
In the 48-hour period spanning the weekend of Dec. 21 and 22, there will be no fewer than nine live performances of a 130-year-old classical ballet piece known as “The Nutcracker” taking place in Santa Cruz County. Curiously, all nine will begin with the sun […]
MAH names veteran curator Ginger Shulick Porcella as new executive director
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in has named curator Ginger Shulick Porcella as its new executive director. Among her many stints as a museum director are stops in San Diego, Oakland and Minnesota.
What ‘A Christmas Carol’ can teach us about 2024
It’s been a trying year for many, with more ahead come January. But this December, Wallace Baine writes, you could do worse than leaning into the commonality of “A Christmas Carol” – on stage now in a Santa Cruz Shakespeare production – as “a compact […]
That’s all I got, friends. Come at me with comments, ideas, complaints, or thundering insights. Thanks to all Lookout members for your faith and support, and please, spread the word on what we’re doing.