Campus
Thursday, May 12
Special Event: SUA Elections. Vote online at elections.ucsc.edu. Voting ends 7:59 a.m. on 5/18.
Workshop: Writing Effective Resumes and Cover Letters. Bay Tree Amah Mutsun room. 12 to 3 p.m. Free.
Lecture: “Korea and the Silk Road” with Sarah Nelson. Humanities 1, room 210. 4 to 6 p.m. Free.
Lecture: “Asia as Method” with Kuan-Hsing Chen. Cowell Conference Room. 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free.
Performance: Faux Shaux. Merrill Cultural Center. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Performance: International Playhouse XI. Stevenson Event Center. 8 to 11 p.m. Free. Event repeats through 5/15.
Friday, May 13
Film: “Pan Dulce Friday: A close look at Homeboy Industries.” Bay Tree Cervantes & Velasquez room. 12 to 2 p.m. Free.
Performance: “The Seagull.” Theater Arts Experimental Theater. 7 to 9 p.m. Current UCSC undergrads get one ticket free, $11 student/senior, $12 general. Event repeats through 5/22. See arts.ucsc.edu for schedule.
Concert: UCSC Wind Ensemble & Concert Choir. Music Center Recital Hall. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $6 youth/students, $8 senior, $10 general.
Saturday, May 14
Benefit/Sports: Relay for Life benefit for American Cancer Society. East Field. 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. the following day.
Sunday, May 15
Concert: Rock N’ Roll on the Knoll. Stevenson College Knoll. 1 to 4 p.m. Free.
Concert: Big Band & Jazz Ensembles. Music Center Recital Hall. 3 to 5 p.m. $6 youth/students, $8 senior, $10 general.
Concert: Lucia Del Guerzo senior recital, piano. Music Center Recital Hall. 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Free.
Monday, May 16
Lecture: “Screening Disabilities: Visual Fields, Public Culture, and the Atypical Mind in the 21st Century” with Faye Ginsburg. Porter College D-245. 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, May 18
Celebration: Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month Cultural Celebration Night. Stevenson Event Center. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Free.
City
Thursday, May 12
Sports: Bike to Work/School Day. Over 50 locations, visit bike2work.com for listings.
Benefit: Bike Week. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery. 12 to 10 p.m. $1 from every beer sold will benefit the Bike to Work program.
Gallery: “Inked Up,” new work from the MPC Printmakers. Felix Kulpa Gallery. 12 to 5 p.m. Free.
Film: “From Here to Eternity.” Regal Cinema 9. 8 p.m. $5.
Concert: Birdhouse, North Pacific String Band, Tumbleweed Wanderers. The Crepe Place. 9 p.m. $8 advance, $10 door.
Concert: Serendipity Project. The Catalyst. 9 p.m. $8 advance, $10 door. Ages 21+.
Friday, May 13
Sports: Bike to Work week. Samba Rock Cafe. 7 to 10 a.m. Free acai bowl & pastry for cyclists.
Film: 10th Annual Santa Cruz Film Festival. Multiple venues, see santacruzfilmfestival.org for schedule and ticket information. Event continues through 5/14.
Concert: Blind Willies. Streetlight Records. 4 to 5 p.m. Free.
Benefit: San Lorenzo Valley Elementary Dinner and Silent Auction. Oak Tree Ristorante. 6 to 9:30 p.m. $35. Ages 21+.
Performance: The Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King. West End Studio Theatre. 7 p.m. $10-15.
Concert: Pat Caion and IOC. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 7:30 p.m. $15.
Performance: The Education of Lala Girl. Rising Sun Dance Theater. Event continues through 5/28. See risingsundancetheater.com for showtimes and tickets.
Performance: “Free Beer: A Dance Concert.” 418 Project. 8 p.m. $15. Event repeats 5/14.
Concert: Slugs N’ Roses. Don Quixote’s International Music Hall. 8 p.m. $12 advance, $15 door. Ages 21+.
Concert: La Plebe, the Fucking Buckaroos. The Catalyst. 8:30 p.m. $6 advance, $8 door.
Concert: Joan of Arc, Air Waves, Worker Bee. The Crepe Place. 9 p.m. $12.
Performance: Sin Sisters Burlesque vs. Santa Cruz Derby Girls, Beaver Fever, Kim Luke & her Friendly Henrys. The Catalyst. 9 p.m. $15 advance, $25 door, $40 VIP seating.
Film: “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Del Mar Theatre. 11:59 p.m. $6.50. Event repeats 5/14.
Saturday, May 14
Benefit: Friends of the Santa Cruz Library Book Sale. Civic Auditorium. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free admission.
Outdoor: Bug Day. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. $10 parking.
Performance: Bellydance Community Showcase feat. Raks Hakohaveem. The Crepe Place. 1:30 p.m. Free.
Concert: Annual Your Music Olympicks Finals. The Catalyst. 7:30 p.m. $12 advance, $15 door.
Concert: Art Museums, Nodzzz, Deep Ellum. The Crepe Place. 9 p.m. $8.
Performance: “Peace on Fire,” Global blues, poetry, and politics. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 8 to 10 p.m. $25 general, $50 VIP.
Sunday, May 15
Sports: Annual Bay to Breakers. San Francisco. 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Visit zazzlebaytobreakers.com for route map and more information.
Festival: Spring Dog Festival “Fetch a Wave.” Soquel High School. 9 a.m.
Sports: Bike to Work week Bike Fest. The Bicycle Trip. 12 to 4 p.m. Free.
Benefit: RaftVet Fundraiser feat. adventure movies and silent auction. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $8.
Concert: Blazing Steels: Amee Chapman & the Velvet Tumbleweeds, The Rayburn Brothers. The Crepe Place. 7 to 10 p.m. Free.
Concert: Santa Cruz World Choir & Orchestra. Rio Theatre. 7:30 p.m. $15 advance, $20 door.
Monday, May 16
Concert: Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. $22 advance, $25 door. 9 p.m. half price for students w/I.D.
Concert: Agent Ribbons, New Heirlooms, Garrett Peirce. The Crepe Place. 9 p.m. $8 advance, $10 door.
Tuesday, May 17
Concert: Eisley. Rio Theatre. 7 p.m. $12 advance, $15 door.
Concert: Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. 7:30 p.m. $15 students, $18 senior, $20 general.
Concert: 7 Come 11. The Crepe Place. 8 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, May 18
Food: Downtown Weekly Farmer’s Market. Between Lincoln St. & Cedar St. 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Concert: UCSC Big Band, Jazz Combos. The Catalyst. 7 p.m. $5 advance, $8 door.
Concert: Yelle. Rio Theatre. 8 p.m. $15 advance, $18 door.
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