Arts & Entertainment
Q&A: Robert Earl Keen

Texas singer-songwriter and KPIG favorite talks about Santa Cruz, Mark Twain and God.
Issue: June 5, 2013
read moreUCSC Opera’s Mistress of Wigs

Jeanna Hurd-Parham hopes you won’t see what she’s done for ‘Cosi fan tutte.’
Issue: May 29, 2013
read moreA Guide to Summer Events

Festivals, concerts and stage productions around Santa Cruz County and beyond.
Issue: May 22, 2013
read moreReview: Beck at Rio Theatre

Intimate, acoustic show lets eclectic alt-rock icon get weird again.
Issue: May 22, 2013
read moreWho’s at the Santa Cruz Blues Festival?

A complete guide to the 2013 lineup.
Issue: May 15, 2013
read moreCat Video Film Fest: A Purr-eview

Our cat video critic takes a hard look at this week's first annual festival in Santa Cruz.
Issue: May 8, 2013
read moreGood Start for DIO Fest

Inaugural three-day DIY festival in Boulder Creek goes off without a hitch—mostly.
Issue: May 1, 2013
read moreReview: ‘The Lover’/'One for the Road’

Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Jewel Theatre Company team up to present two Pinter plays.
Issue: May 1, 2013
read moreNo Sleep ‘Til Camp Krem

How a local music community put together this weekend’s DIO Fest, against all odds.
Issue: April 24, 2013
read moreBlackbird Raum: Santa Cruz Radicals

From squatters to one of Santa Cruz's most popular bands, the twisted history of Blackbird Raum—in their own words.
Issue: April 16, 2013
read moreJewish Film Festival Comes of Age

The Santa Cruz festival celebrates its 13th year with a diverse program of films.
Issue: April 16, 2013
read moreShhh, It’s the Secret Film Festival

Unique Santa Cruz film marathon returns for its eighth year.
Issue: April 10, 2013
read moreMichelle Shocked’s Weird Trip

Folk singer makes unexpected stop in Santa Cruz after her anti-gay rantings spark the cancellation of her tour.
Issue: April 3, 2013
read moreChop Tops Go International
But success hasn’t changed the Santa Cruz trio's fierce indie spirit.
Issue: April 3, 2013
read morePatrice Vecchione Kicks Off National Poetry Month

Santa Cruz native celebrates the release of her latest collection at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Issue: March 27, 2013
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