Concert: Thousand Gates
What: Preview concert of the Borromeo String Quartet and Ensemble Rituel featuring professor Hi Kyung Kim.
When: April 5, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Music Center Recital Hall

Tipping Point: Age of the Oil Sands
What: A 90-minute documentary provides some background behind the Keystone XL pipeline under construction in the United States.
When: April 5, 6 p.m.
Where: Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St. Santa Cruz
Gopher Control Workshop
What: Learn to control gophers using safe methods.
When: April 6, 10 a.m.–
1 p.m.
Where: Chadwick Garden

Exhibition Opening Reception: ‘The Dinner Parties: Art & Agriculture’
What: Bay Area chefs and artists display the connection between art, agriculture and community.
When: April 10, 5 p.m.–
7 p.m.
Where: Sesnon Art Gallery; Porter College Exhibition runs through May 11