Hi friends,
Well, the first American Revolution started with tea, the second one might have just started because of coffee. If you’re like me, tariffs on coffee might mean you have to choose between your joe and lunch. Food’s overrated anyhow.
Now, on with the show.
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The great Texas honky tonk rebel Dale Watson is set to perform at Moe’s Alley on July 25 with his band the Lone Stars. The amazing R&B man known as Fantastic Negrito will be playing live at Felton Music Hall on Sept. 7. Jamaican dancehall veteran Barrington Levy comes to The Catalyst on June 28. And, he’s a physician and an author, not to mention a Guggenheim Fellow: Bestselling writer Abraham Verghese comes to the Rio on June 8 to discuss his latest epic novel, “The Covenant of Water.”
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.
First Friday: Here we go with First Friday again. April’s First Friday may give you the chance to visit somewhere you’ve never been before, like the Santa Cruz Hostel, up on Beach Hill, featuring the sculptures of Jeff Arnett with live music. If you’re into chocolate, Yes Cacao is ready for its grand opening with a big community chocolate-making event, in the Santa Cruz Art Center building. M.K. Contemporary Art on Front Street looks at alternative photographic processes in a show called “Divergent Visions.” There’s so much more happening. Jump in and experience it.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, April 3-10
THIS WEEK IN A&E
What an arts community looks like: Looking back in fondness at the Gail Rich Awards
On Saturday, Pajaro Valley Arts opens a new exhibit remembering the Gail Rich Awards, the longtime annual recognition of outstanding artists and art supporters in Santa Cruz County, conceived and managed by Wallace Baine and Shmuel Thaler of the Santa Cruz Sentinel for 22 years. […]
In Santa Cruz, ‘October 8’ film screening becomes flashpoint in ongoing Israel-Palestine campus tensions
The Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival screening of “October 8,” a documentary that focuses on rising antisemitism on college campuses, drew protests at the Del Mar Theatre as demonstrators opposed its portrayal of U.S. pro-Palestine movements. Temple Beth El, the sponsor of the festival, defended […]
Ask Lookout’s guide to Santa Cruz County’s most intriguing questions
Ask Lookout is Lookout’s own forum for investigating and exploring the questions that locals might wonder about: Was the “Cement Ship” a party boat? What’s the story with the “door to nowhere” on Front Street? Did the Virgin Mary visit Watsonville?
Art, poetry and the moment in history the focus of three local events
Poets converge on Bookshop Santa Cruz on Tuesday night – and again at Satori Arts on April 15 – to respond to the 2024 election, while Friday brings “Night of Ideas” to the Westside, a mini-festival with the theme of “Activism, Creativity and Collective Imagination.”
National Library Week, downtown library festival deliver much to check out
Between the long-awaited groundbreaking of the downtown Santa Cruz library mixed-use project set for this spring and National Library Week coming up on April 6-12, Santa Cruz County bibliophiles have plenty to celebrate this month.
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.