Friday, March 29th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE For a woman who named herself “Shocked,” and who has, for more than 25 years, used rebellion and confrontation as her artistic muse, what happened last night at Moe’s Alley should not come as a shock. Still, Michelle Shocked’s impromptu artistic protest outside Moe’s was one of the strangest things to happen
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
When Moe’s Alley cancelled tonight’s scheduled Michelle Shocked appearance, that left the club with an open date. So Moe’s, along with Pulse Productions and Vnes of Santa Cruz, has filled the slot with a couple of bands...
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE It’s called “Last Letter, First Letter” and it works like this: You and your partner play out a scene – without a script, of course – and your job is to respond with something...
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. DNA is also one hell of a funny guy. Comedian DNA like many aspiring talents...
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE How do you know you’re an cultural colossus? A figure of such immense influence and lasting power that you leave behind mere celebrity like the dead skin of a snake? Well, here’s a hint:...
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
As a visual artists go, Skip Epperson must be the envy of many. After all, people typically encounter his work by sitting in a comfortable seat and gazing at it for an hour or two. Skip’s art...
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
‘Your Body is Not a Shark’ is an exciting new dance/poetry collaboration which grapples with the inevitable decline of the body {THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. Jan. 17-20. 8 p.m. Motion at the Mill, 131 Front St., Santa Cruz....
Tuesday, January 15th, 2013
NEXT WEEK GAIL RICH AWARDS Call it Santa Cruz’s version of the Lincoln Center Awards. From the among the vast numbers of artists, performers and writers making their home in Santa Cruz, six individuals are chosen...
Friday, January 11th, 2013
1997 Rick Walker, musician Peter, Diana, Marina and Lyle Troxell, family of artists Holt Murray, sculptor Bob Lowery, blues musician Laura Ellen Hopper, radio pioneer Sara Wilbourne, dancer Eric Schoeck, talk-show host Joe Ferrara, comic-book merchant Philip...
Saturday, January 5th, 2013
Santa Cruz County is that place where the guy behind the café counter is a singer/songwriter, the woman showing you a house for sale is a landscape painter and your next-door neighbor is writing her third novel....
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