Previous Happenings

From our previous newsletters ….

Gospel Night

Saturday • Feb 17 • Doors 6:30, Show 7:00 PM • wheelchair accessibleResource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz Welcome to the Santa Cruz NAACP Annual Gospel Celebration! Join us at 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA, USA for an uplifting and soulful event. Get ready to experience the power of gospel music and celebrate the rich… Read more
Soundscape Salon – Performance & Discussion

Saturday • Feb 10 • 1:00 – 2:30 PM • $25 suggested donation, no one turned awayPeace United Church of Christ • 900 High St • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible Musical Soulmates Performers Collaborative presents an afternoon of musical performances and discussion highlighting the influence of Black American composers and musicians on European Classical composers. Featuring:Victoria Theodore, PianoGuests from Musical Soulmates Suzuki Piano… Read more
Union Divided – Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, by Leta Miller

Tuesday • Feb 6 • 7:00 PM • FREE Bookshop Santa Cruz • Downtown wheelchair accessible Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Leta Miller, Professor of Music Emerita at UC Santa Cruz, for a reading and signing of her new book, Union Divided: Black Musicians’ Fight for Labor Equality, an in-depth account of the Black locals within… Read more
Native Plant Care at Casade Ranch

Friday • Feb 2 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM • FREE Cascade Ranch • 3100 Cabrillo Hwy • Pescadero • NOT wheelchair friendly Please join Amah Mutsun Land Trust to help rescue the native plants from the annual Oxalis invasion! Since 2021, Amah Mutsun Land Trust has worked in partnership with Pie Ranch and State Parks to… Read more
What Actually Happened in 1619 – the Origins of Slavery in North America

Thursday • Feb 1 • 6:30 – 8:00 PM • FREEMusic Recital Hall • UCSC • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible From the moment the New York Times started to roll out installments of The 1619 Project in 2019, this painstakingly researched and groundbreaking long-form origin story heightened ongoing discussion about slavery and its painful legacy in the United States. But… Read more
40th Annual MLK, Jr Memorial Convocation with Bryant Terry

Wednesday • January 31 • 6:30 PM, doors at 6:00 • FREE • wheelchair accessibleSanta Cruz Civic Auditorium • 307 Church St • Santa Cruz This annual convocation celebrates the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with presentations about equality, freedom, justice, and opportunity. This year we welcome chef, food justice activist, publisher, and author, Bryant… Read more