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THE KICK OFF is a one-night fundraiser for the Sonivore Listening Lounge at 701 Front Street. DJs, live performances, visual art by Made Fresh Crew…
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Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. In…
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Rio Theatre & Sante Adairius Midtown Portal team up to support Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Join us for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival…
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Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will offer free fares on all METRO services, including local fixed routes, Highway 17 Express and ParaCruz, on Wednesday…
7 - 9pm · Weekly bluegrass jam with local musicians.
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Showing 30 of 118 upcoming events · Education · from 2026-10-07 · to 2026-10-14
Hosted by Local Futures In our next Planet Local Sharing Circle, we’ll be joined by Dave Shaw, founder of the Right Livelihood Center at UC…
Grab a free cup of coffee* and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the Fall Quarter! 9:00-11:00am Meet us…
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens. Are you 55+ and want or need to…
A STEM and technology event with a hands-on, creative approach.
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens.
A 12 week series on Wednesdays from 10:30AM-12PM that introduces foundational digital literacy concepts and teaches useful digital skills. Classes conducted in-person with an instructor…
Join Career Success to chat about what it means to get to know other people in a new setting, and how to develop your conversation…
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement followed by a craft. Special guests from the Monterey Bay Aquarium will…
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS , features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the…
Rae Rodriguez
Sarah Orre
You’re invited to join Global Engagement for the grand opening of its new International Lounge! The International Lounge is a space dedicated to supporting our…
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713.
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. R.E.A.D. ofrece instrucción individual de comprensión lectora para los grados 1 a 12.
The Cardiff House invites our students to its Open House on Wednesday, October 7th, 2026! The Cardiff House is proud to house the American Indian…
R.E.A.D. is one-on-one reading comprehension instruction for grades 1-12. By appointment only. Please, no drop-ins! To make an appointment, call 831-427-7713
Join the American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) and People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC) for our Fall Open House at the Cardiff House ! We’re…
PAWS Afterschool Club (Ages 7-10) Looking for something fun to do after school? Love animals? Join PAWS and discover what it takes to care for…
Capitola City Council Candidate Forum Join Capitola Cares and the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce for a community forum featuring candidates for Capitola City Council. Capitola…
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences invites you to a screening of the video-performance Under the Mantle of an Idocile Dream (Bruna Castro, Brasil…
Chris Finnie
Motion Pacific's Melissa Contemp. Jazz class series at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, CA, running weekly through November.
In this interactive session, Prof. David Lee from Computational Media will facilitate a hands-on session on using AI to explore research papers. Bring your laptops!…
Join us for the Women in Business Summit: The Future of Work: Women Leading, What’s Next. Our annual event brings professional women throughout Santa Cruz…
Help shape the future of the Bay Tree Building! Students and staff are invited to stop by a furniture “sit test” open house and share…
Have you ever wondered what really happens to your protocol after you hit submit? Join us for an informal, in-person conversation with IRB members to…
Keith will present a collection of stunning space photographs as well as the equipment he uses to capture these images, with time at the end…
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