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Michele Norris – Our Hidden Conversations

with Vilashini Cooppan, Professor of Literature and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Thursday • Mar 7 •  7:00 PM •  FREE • wheelchair accessibleCowell Ranch Hay Barn  • UCSC  •  Santa Cruz Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz welcome Peabody Award-winning journalist Michele Norris for a discussion of her new book Our Hidden Conversations: What AmericansContinue reading “Michele Norris – Our Hidden Conversations”

SURJ National – Local Election Strategy Watch Party

Sunday • March 10 • 11:00 – 1:00 PM • FREE • wheelchair accessibleCapitola Public Library • 2005 Wharf Rd • Capitola Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/surj/event/607074/ (The Capitola Public Library neither approves nor disapproves of any viewpoint.) Take action with SURJ in 2024! Feeling your heart rate rise over the chaos of 2024 already? Don’t face the fear and dread alone!Continue reading “SURJ National – Local Election Strategy Watch Party”

“Shrine Keeper” trailer screening with historian Luna HighJohn-Bey

Thursday • Feb 29 •  6:00 – 7:30 PM •  FREE • wheelchair accessibleMuseum of Art and History  •  705 Front St  •  Santa Cruz Follow Santa Cruz MAH historian-in-residence Luna HighJohn-Bey on her journey from Hoodoo to historian, exploring the legacy of London Nelson, the history of black pioneers in the gold rush, and how her experiences inform herContinue reading ““Shrine Keeper” trailer screening with historian Luna HighJohn-Bey”

Clyde’s – presented by the UCSC African American Theater Arts Troupe

February 23 – March 3 • Six Performances: Fri & Sat at 7:30, Sun at 3:00Theater Arts Mainstage • UCSC • Santa Cruz • wheelchair accessible Get ready to be served, because AATAT is back with another amazing production!  The African American Theater Arts Troupe presents: “Clyde’s” by Lynn Nottage, a sharp comedy that touches on issues of racialContinue reading “Clyde’s – presented by the UCSC African American Theater Arts Troupe”

African Roots Social Club – Fashion Dance Party & Grand Re-opening

Friday • February 23 • 7:00 – 10:00 PM • FREE1545 Pacific Ave • Santa Cruz • NOT wheelchair accessible African Roots Social Club Final Friday Fashion Dance Party and grand re-opening at 1545 Pacific Ave. We honor the African Roots of all human beings by promoting Black artists and providing space for connection and collaboration. We are committedContinue reading “African Roots Social Club – Fashion Dance Party & Grand Re-opening”

Santa Cruz Black Film Series : Whose Streets

Each month through June 3rd Tuesday  • Resource Center for Nonviolence • 612 Ocean St • Santa Cruz3rd Wednesday • Capitola Library • 2005 Wharf Rd • Capitola6:30 PM, doors at 6:00 • FREE • wheelchair accessible B.L.A.C.K. On Screen is a five-documentary film series focusing on the themes behind our acronym BLACK: Building Legacies of Access in Communities of Kinship. Starting this month through June, screenings willContinue reading “Santa Cruz Black Film Series : Whose Streets”

Watsonville Film Festival: Watsonville Drag Story Time Documentary

Saturday • March 9 •  1:00 PM •  Ticketed event • wheelchair accessibleCinelux Green Valley Cinema  •  1125 S. Green Valley Road •  Watsonville Catch a screening of Watsonville Drag Story Time, a documentary that follows the first bilingual story time in Watsonville, CA. After an anonymous hate letter was published by a local newspaper, local organizers worked together toContinue reading “Watsonville Film Festival: Watsonville Drag Story Time Documentary”

Tommy Orange – Wandering Stars, in conversation with Leila Mottley

Thursday • Feb 29 •  7:00 PM •  Ticketed event • wheelchair accessibleVeterans Memorial Building  •  846 Front St  •  Santa Cruz Award-winning author Tommy Orange will be in conversation with bestselling author Leila Mottley (Nightcrawling) about his new novel, Wandering Stars. The eagerly awaited follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-finalist breakout bestseller There There—winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, theContinue reading “Tommy Orange – Wandering Stars, in conversation with Leila Mottley”

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 PianoContinue reading “Soundscape Salon – Performance & Discussion”