Friday, April 12th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE A Guy I Know – the one who lives with my wife, carries my wallet and drives my car – this guy winced when a friend recently asked him why the new movie about Jackie Robinson is called “42.” It took him a minute or so to answer her, as if she
Friday, April 12th, 2013
{APRIL 17, 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Premium Reserved $18.50, Reserved $13.50, Gen.Adm. $7.50. Details here. } By WALLACE BAINE Those who ponder the mystery of the contemporary teenager might be in...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
{MONDAY 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $20 advance; $23 at the door. Details: www.kuumbwajazz.org. } By WALLACE BAINE Claudia Villela has lived in Santa Cruz County so long now, you might think...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE I think we can all agree that Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 classic “The Shining” is a disturbing film. But “Room 237,” the new documentary about that film? Much more disturbing. Kubrick’s film, we all remember,...
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Platinum-selling superstar Beck has just been booked to play the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz in a special acoustic performance to take place May 19. Tickets go on sale Friday at ticketmaster.com. Showtime is 8 p.m. and...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
{ THROUGH JUNE 2 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., San Francisco. 24-hour weekend screenings beginning in May. Space is limited. Follow @TheClockSFMOMA on Twitter for estimated wait times. $18 admission adults; $13 seniors;...
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
One of the most successful musical acts ever to emerge from Santa Cruz makes a homecoming this summer, as just one of the highlights of the 2013 Bands on the Beach free music series at the Santa...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
By CHRISTA MARTIN I recently spent some time visiting with Ann Hazels (co-director of the Santa Cruz Institute of the Contemporary Arts) at the new SCICA gallery at the Tannery. On my tour, in order to walk...
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
{THROUGH MAY 11 Opening reception, April 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at Porter College, UC Santa Cruz. Free. Details: arts.ucsc.edu/sesnon. } By WALLACE BAINE At first glance, art and agriculture do...