Here are nine things you need to know for the week ahead. Spirit Halloween is open B9:
Music, poetry and the written word will reign as Santa Cruz’s writers of color flex their literary muscles at next week’s MAH. Get outside this weekend with an amazingly diverse open studio art tour featuring artists from north of Yacht Harbor. what? ! ? Taylor Swift in Santa Cruz? Well, not exactly. But fashion writer Sarah Chappelle is in town to talk about Tay-Tay’s style and fashion sense. If there’s one thing cartoonist Doug Benson loves more than weed, it’s movies. Both are the stars and centerpieces of his comedy show, “Doug Love’s Movies,” which airs Saturdays at 4:20 p.m. Jenny Scheinman is a special talent who rose from a remote corner of Humboldt County to become an acclaimed violinist who bridged the gap between the two. jazz and american folk. Dance artist Tom Brady returns with a performance of “Man in the Box.” This performance becomes increasingly difficult as we age, both physically and mentally. Did you know that Santa Cruz has a sister city with Japan? Santa Cruz and Shingu celebrate 50 years of sisterhood with a stylish international-themed party at MAH. If you know the Infamous Stringdusters, you’ll be excited to know that two of the Dusters, Travis Book and Andy Falco, are coming together to play the best of Jerry Garcia in Felton. Downtown Santa Cruz returns to old-school Americana with the seasonal, family-friendly Harvest Festival on Saturday.
Not only does Wallace report and write across familiar fields that he cares deeply about, such as arts, entertainment, and culture, but he also chronicles the challenges facing the people of Santa Cruz in the Lookout.