Campus

Thursday, April 7

Living Writers: Chang-Rae Lee, author of “Native Speaker” and “A Gesture Life.” Humanities Lecture Hall. 6 to 7:45 p.m.
Recyclable/Sustainable Arts and Crafts Cafe Night. College 8 Café. 8 to 10 p.m.

Friday, April 8

Borromeo String Quartet Homage to Andrew Imbrie. A part of UCSC’s April in Santa Cruz festival of contemporary music. Music Center Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m. $12 for general public, $10 for seniors 62+, $8 for students and youth.
Social Fiction Conference. A transformative conference exploring social justice through the genres of science fiction, gaming and fantasy. Cultural Center at Merrill. 4 to 11 p.m.

Saturday, April 9

Slug Ultimate presents April Fools Ultimate Tournament. Upper and Lower East Fields. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free.
Collegiate Water Polo Association Sierra Pacific League Championship Games. East Field Center Main Pool. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.
Andrew Marquetti Graduate Recital: “Echoes and Resonances.” Music Center Recital Hall. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free.
Social Fiction Conference. Cultural Center at Merrill. 4 to 5 p.m.
“Let’s Talk About Sex.” Movie premiere. Food and free condoms. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Guzman Room, Oakes College.

Sunday, April 10

Slug Ultimate presents April Fools Ultimate Tournament. Upper and Lower East Fields. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free.
Collegiate Water Polo Association Sierra Pacific League Championship Games. East Field Center Main Pool. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.
Maccabiah Day-Santa Cruz Hillel. College 8 Lawn, Outdoor Basketball Court and Outdoor Sand Volleyball Courts. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free.

Tuesday, April 12

Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology, and the California Center for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) Distinguished Seminar. 240 Physical Sciences Building. 12 to 1 p.m. Free.

Wednesday, April 13

“A History Mystery: Was J. Robert Oppenheimer, ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb,’ a Soviet Spy?” Stevenson College Distinguished Alumni Lecture, visiting faculty Gregg Herken. Stevenson Fireside Lounge. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free.
Florence Howe, founder of The Feminist Press and author of the memoir “A Life in Motion.” Presented by Kresge Writer’s House, Living Writers and Feminist Studies. Humanities 1, room 202. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

City

Thursday, April 7

A Hawaiian Evening with Makana. Kuumbawa Jazz Center. 7:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 at door.
Aaron Glass & Friends, The Mowgli’s, the Angry Oats. The Crêpe Place. 9 p.m. $8.

Friday, April 8

Clan Dyken & Joshua Lowe and the Juncos. Kuumbawa Jazz Center. 8 p.m. $12 advance, $13 at door.
Con Brio, Voodoo Fix. The Crêpe Place. 9 p.m. $8.
“A Number” by Caryl Churchill. A play about nature versus nurture. Broadway Playhouse. 8 p.m.

Saturday, April 9

Band of Heathens. Kuumbawa Jazz Center. 7:30 p.m. $21 advance, $25 at door.
Bellydance Community Showcase. The Crêpe Place. 1:30 p.m. Free.
GF Presents: Chamberlain…Hermit Convention…Corpus Callosum. The Crêpe Place. 9 p.m. $8.
Young Performers Showcase. Benefit concert to raise money to support music programs in the Santa Cruz City Schools. The Rio Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $8 for students, $20 adults, $40 for Gold Circle seating.

Sunday, April 10

Blazing Steels: Amee Chapman & the Velvet Tumbleweeds, Michael Martyn & Good Medicine. The Crêpe Place. 7 to 10 p.m. Free.
Antique Street Faire. Lincoln St. (between Pacific and Cedar) 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Miral” Film Screening to benefit the Middle East Program of the Resource Center for Nonviolence. Film follows four women in conflict and war. Del Mar Theatre. 11 a.m. $10 to $25 suggested donation.
The 6th Annual Secret Film Festival. Del Mar Theatre. 12 a.m.

Monday, April 11

Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Kuumbawa Jazz Center. 7 & 9 p.m. $25 advance, $28 at door.
Elizabeth I with Margaret George. Bookshop Santa Cruz. 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 12

7 Come 11. The Crêpe Place. 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Free.
Poets Richard Tillinghast and Doren Robbins. Bookshop Santa Cruz. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 13

CYH Presents: Zechs Marquise (Members of Mars Volta)…Time Machine Modulus (UCSC). The Crêpe Place. 9 p.m. $8.
Ario Guthrie’s Journey On. The Rio Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $40 for gold section, $25 for general admission.
Florence Howe, author of “A Life in Motion.” Bookshop Santa Cruz. 7:30 p.m.
DJ Tom LGs “Atom & Evil” Atomic Record Hop & Swing Dancing. Motiv. 9 p.m.

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