With its new ‘Take Aways’ art show, Pajaro Valley Arts in Watsonville is reminding local art fans of Santa Cruz County’s creative legacy — and how to put it in their own homes.
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Red Rocks in the Redwoods? Exploring the Quarry Amphitheatre’s potential to become an elite concert venue
Newly renovated and reopened in 2017, the Quarry at UC Santa Cruz was shut down for a year due to the pandemic. Now, it’s working to be a player in the wired future for live music in the post-COVID-19 world.
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The Joy Truck Club: Tandy Beal leads caravan of free performance art to Santa Cruz’s neighborhood parks
As part of Tandy Beal’s new Keep On Truckin’ program, every weekend through mid-June a highly accomplished professional artist will entertain audiences for free in a neighborhood park near you. So how do you follow along? Read below.
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When he endured racism at a Santa Cruz donut shop last year, Spike Wong did what he does: He wrote about it
Santa Cruz playwright and actor Steve “Spike” Wong, a former schoolteacher, talked to Lookout Santa Cruz about the growing racist aggression against Asian-Americans, his fear for his own son’s safety and what his father’s true-blue American heroism means to him.
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Santa Cruz’s downtown 418 Project is on the move — will it need a new name?
The dance and performance-oriented community space will be moving from its Front Street location to the former Regal Riverfront Twin
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Food Truck Friday and West Cliff Outdoor Market to debut this weekend
The twin events on West Cliff Drive figure to be a regular monthly feature for the rest of the year.
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Felton Music Hall’s new outdoor live-music summer series at Roaring Camp a step toward ‘normal’
Felton Music Hall has designed a pod-based live experience to keep music fans safely distanced as they enjoy the bands they remember from pre-pandemic times.
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Let’s get Harry and Meghan to come to Santa Cruz
THE HERE & NOW: With the announcement that Prince Harry has taken a job in Silicon Valley, it’s time for Santa Cruz to get the couple’s attention that our city is the perfect place for Meghan, him and their growing family.
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Opening curtain of ‘normal’: Locals turn out as Santa Cruz Cinema welcomes public back to the movies
THE HERE & NOW: The unlikely revival of a downtown Santa Cruz movie house was greeted with a modest opening-night audience Thursday. But expectations are high that a return to big crowds is just around the corner.
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The Lord of Lizard Land: UCSC’s charismatic biologist Barry Sinervo remembered for passion and commitment
THE HERE & NOW: Known as ‘Dr. Lizardo’ on the UC Santa Cruz campus, evolutionary biologist Barry Sinervo brought zeal and creativity to the effort to document climate change