Campus

Thursday, Feb. 24

  • “Eyewitness to the Egyptian Revolution.” Featuring speaker Ahmed Shawki, editor of the International Socialist Review. Shawki, a Cairene native, is returning from reporting on the revolution in Egypt. For more information, e-mail iansteinman@gmail.com or call (831) 2955-2420. 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Social Sciences 2, Room 179.
  • Drop-in bicycle maintenance. Next to the outdoor basketball courts at the East Field House. 2 to 5 p.m. Free.
  • East Coast Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Jill Hoy Singular Dualities: Painting from life, painting in the studio. Stevenson College, Silverman Room. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free.
  • STAND Up for Burma: An Eyewitness Account of Genocide. Merrill Cultural Center, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25

  • “Beyond the Conversation Tree: Procedural Approaches to Narrative Challenges.” Featuring interactive fiction author Emily Short. Hosted by the UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media. Engineering 2, Room 180, The Simularium. 11 a.m. Free.
  • “Mummified Deer,” a play by Luis Valdez. Theater Arts Mainstage. 7 to 9 p.m. $15 for general admission, $12 for seniors and non-UCSC students, free for UCSC students with valid ID. Event repeats several times through March 6. For more information, visit arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/mummified-deer
  • UCSC orchestra featuring guest conductor Yair Samet. Performances of works by Brahms, Mozart and Beethoven. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Event repeats Saturday. $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors, $6 for students.

Saturday, Feb. 26

  • Workshop: Natural History of UCSC. Field guide tour with wilderness training. East Field Center. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $15.
  • Conference: “Whose City? Labor and the Right to the City Movements.” Sponsored by the Center for Labor Studies & Urban Studies Research Cluster. Humanities Lecture Hall. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Sunday, Feb. 27

  • Men’s rugby: UCSC vs. UC Berkeley. Lower East Field. 1 to 5 p.m. Free.
  • Concert Choir. Music Center Recital Hall. 3 to 5 p.m. $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors, $6 for students with ID.

Monday, Feb. 28

  • Women’s self-defense: Event repeats weekly through March 7. East Field Center, Martial Arts Room. 3 to 5 p.m. Free.

Tuesday, March 1

  • Free Education. Sponsored by OPERS. OPERS Upper East Field. 12 to 3 p.m.
  • Writers Society. For students interested in creative writing. Meetings every week. Kresge Writing Center. 8 p.m.
  • Santa Cruz Hillel and SCIAC present: Kosha Dillz, no aCceSs Allowed. DJ Kid Neemo and more. Help support UCSC Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break Trip to New Orleans! Stevenson Event Center. 6 p.m. Tickets $2 presale, $3 at the door. E-mail johannawilder@gmail.com for tickets or questions.

Wednesday, March 2

  • “Joining the Ranks of the Emeriti: The Nuts and Bolts of Academic Retirement.” Presented by Pamela Peterson, assistant vice chancellor of academic personnel, and includes a panel discussion by three UCSC emeriti. Baskin Engineering, Room 499. Open to UCSC faculty only. Free.
  • Rally for Public Education. Statewide day of action. Quarry Plaza. 12 to 3 p.m.

City

Thursday, Feb. 24

  • Mariposas. Transgender Latina support group. Run in Spanish, but English speakers can be accommodated. The Diversity Center. 6 to 8 p.m.
  • Concert: John Donaldson Quintet, playing the music of Bheki Mseleku. Doors open at 6, music at 7 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at door. Jazz and dinner: $24.60 (in advance). Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
  • “John Trudell in Conversation with the Community.” Q&A session with John Trudell, Native American poet, writer, musician and activist. Phillip Meshekey and Backwords Medicine (Anishinaabe) open with Native American drum, song and flute. Cabrillo College. Dr. Erica Schilling Forum, Room 450. 6:30 p.m. Free.
  • Community Book Group with Tatjana Soli. Discussion of the book “The Lotus Eaters,” facilitated by Julie Minnis. Dialogue with author Tatjana Soli herself. Event includes snacks and tea. Bookshop Santa Cruz. 7 p.m.
  • “Blow Him Away: How to Please Your Man in Bed.” Course taught by Oh Megan, certified sexuality educator. All genders welcome. Pure Pleasure. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
  • SubRosa Weekly Open Mic. Sign-ups at 7:30 p.m. $3–7 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. SubRosa Café. 8 to 10 p.m.
  • Law Records Friends and Family Acoustic 2011 feat. Pepper. The Catalyst. 8 p.m. Tickets $25. Ages 16 and up.

Friday, Feb. 25

  • Film: “Fifty-Fifty.” Original title: “Shiza” (2004). In Russian with subtitles. The Diversity Center. 7 p.m.
  • Fab Friday: A Men’s Event. Neptune’s Kingdom in the Captain’s Game Deck upstairs at the Boardwalk. Party and games. 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.
  • Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Rio Theatre. 7 to 10 p.m. Event repeats on Saturday. In advance: $15 for general admission, $12 for students. At door: $17, $14.
  • Concert: “Flamenco Direct from Seville, Spain.” Dancer Lakshmi “La Chimi” with gypsy flamenco artists Miguel Ángel Vargas, El Rubio de Pruna and Israel Fernández. Doors open at 7:30, performance at 8 p.m. General seating $25 in advance, $30 at door. Premium seating $40 in advance, $45 at door. For advance tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com or call (800) 838-3006. Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
  • Steve Poltz. The Crêpe Place. Doors open 8 p.m. Show begins 9 p.m. $10.
  • Streetlight Manifesto with Terrible Things, A Loss for Words and Lionize. The Catalyst. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 in advance, $17 at the door. Ages 16 and up.

Saturday, Feb. 26

  • Self-defense class. Instructor: Sifu Steven Macramella, from Six Animals Kung-fu. Ascete Training Center. Free. 12 p.m.
  • Concert: Robin Trower. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave. 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 at door.
  • Concert: Sony Holland. Doors open at 7:30, music at 8 p.m. $20. For advance tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com or call (800) 838-3006. Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
  • Concert: The Growlers, Last Watch and Grizzle Toe. The Crêpe Place. 9 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

Sunday, Feb. 27

  • Shimmer and Shine. A Santa Cruz Dyke March Event. Wine and beer. Engfer Pizza Works. 4 to 6 p.m.
  • Trans Men Peer Support Group. Group meets every second and fourth Sunday of the month. This meeting is open to FTMs, people who are questioning, and SOFFAs (significant others, family, friends and allies). 6 to 7 p.m. Arrive half an hour early for one-on-one talk outside the group. Diversity Center. For more information, e-mail tcsmith@slugmail.ucsc.edu or jeenelso@slugmail.ucsc.edu.

Monday, Feb. 28

  • Concert: Freddy Cole. Doors open at 6, music at 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. $23 in advance, $26 at door.
  • Movie Nite: “Slumdog Millionaire”. 8 p.m. The Crêpe Place. Free.

Tuesday, March 1

  • Poetry Reading and Music. SubRosa Café, 703 Pacific Ave. 7 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2

  • Film: “Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up?” Documentary covers U.S. policy on Cuba with respect to the CIA, violence and Cubans serving sentences in U.S. prisons. Dessert reception with filmmaker Saul Landau at 6 p.m., $30. Film screening and Q&A at 7 p.m., $10. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave.
  • Marc Shargel on “The Wonders of the Sea.” Presentation of marine photography and book signing with author Marc Shargel and policy maker Fred Keeley. Free. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave. 7 to 8:30 p.m.
  • Radical Film Night: “Exit through the Gift Shop: A Banksy Film.” Rad Films series. SubRosa Café. 7:30 to 10 p.m. 703 Pacific Ave.
  • Joe Buck, Tater Famine and Atomic Aces. The Crêpe Place. 8 p.m. Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at door.

City Directory

Ascete Training Center. 1025 Water St.
Bookshop Santa Cruz. 1520 Pacific Ave.
Cabrillo College. 6500 Soquel Drive.
The Catalyst. 1011 Pacific Ave.
The Crêpe Place. 1134 Soquel Ave.
The Diversity Center. 1117 Soquel Ave.
Engfer Pizza Works. 537 Seabright Ave.
Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 320 Cedar St.
Pure Pleasure. 204 Church St.
Rio Theater. 1205 Soquel Ave.
SubRosa Café. 703 Pacific Ave.

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