Rio Theatre Past Events 2005
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Sunday,
January 16th, 2005
PURE SWEET HELL CYCLOCROSS
FILM
Pure Sweet Hell, is a film about the passionate and unique community
of cyclocross. Shot over the last two years around northern California
as well as following the national circuit. we asked the question..what
is cyclocross? what drives men, women, and children to go out
in the cold, jump off their bike, sling a muddy bike over their
shoulder and run up a hill wearing lycra? we dug up photos from
the 60's/70's and we interviewed the people who were there in
the beginning.
Beautifully shot on 8mm-this piece captures the nature of the
beast.
FEATURING: Justin Robinson/Gina Hall/Barry Wicks/Rick Hunter/Bob
Leibold/Thomas Freshknecht/Mike Ferrentino/Jeff Clark
MUSIC:Andy Kortman
Show time: 7:00pm
Doors at 6:30pm
Tickets $5 at the door night of show
FUNDRAISER: The Jan. 16th screening of the Film "Pure Sweet
Hell" will be a Fundraiser for the local Velo Bella duo of
Sarah Kerlin and Barbara Howe. Sarah and Barbara were selected
by our governing body -USA Cycling-to represent our country as
two of the top female cyclocross racers at the World Cyclocross
Championships in St. Wendel, Germany. The governing body however
does not recognize cyclocross to the effect that no funds are
allocated towards the athletes as "cross" is not an
Olympic event.
Therefore we would like to congratulate the two women and all
the people involved to the effect that proceeds from the showing
of "Pure Sweet Hell" will help towards sending Sarah
and Barbara to St. Wendel, Germany representing NOR CAL CROSS.
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Wednesday,
January 19th, 2005
Life is To Whistle A Film
by Fernando Perez
This is also a fundraiser for Caribbean Hurricane relief. Presented
By The Cuba Study Group of Santa Cruz
A love letter - not without criticism - from the director to his
country.
DIRECTOR1S NOTE
Life Is To Whistle is a film about
the theme of happiness in an absurd code. It is also a film about
my city, La Habana, at the end of this century, in which the absurd
and the marvelous form part of daily life. -Fernando Perez-
FILMED in Cuba, "Life Is To Whistle" is about the quest
for happiness in Havana in the year 2000. Narrated by 18-year-old
Bebe we follow the lives of three denizens of La Habana: Marianna,
the promiscuous dancer who makes a pact with God, swearing to
a life of celibacy in exchange for the lead in a ballet; mixed
race Elpidio, abandoned at birth by his mother and living with
the need to find her; and finally Julia, an honest woman who does
good to others, but who suffers from an illness that causes her
to faint when she hears the word "sex".
Showtime: 7:00 PM
Tickets: $5.00-$10.00
Reviewed
by Oscar Black HERE
Winner of Best Spanish Language Foreign Film Goya Awards (Spain)
2000, C.I.C.A.E. Award at Forum of New Cinema at Berlin International
Film Festival 1999 - KNF Award at Rotterdam International Film
Festival 1999 and Special Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival1999
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Friday,
January 21st, 2005
RICKIE LEE JONES
Show
time: 8pm
Tickets: $28 adv/ $31 door
Tickets available in advance at Streetlight Records 831-421-9200
or on line at www.ticketweb.com
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Sunday, January 23, 2005
A Showing of F.W.
Murnau1s 1926 Silent Film "Faust" and
The World Premiere of the musical film score composed and performed
by The Gatto Marte Quartet direct from Italy
with Special guest Percussionist Michael Strunk
Gatto
Marte, Violin, Bassoon, Piano, Doublebass & Percussion, brings
a myriad of musical influences from Classical, Rock, Opera and
Jazz.The band, like a colorful clown, oozes with personality expressing
the gamut of emotions from tragedy to comedy.
Show
time: 7 pm
Ticket prices: $22/Premium Reserved
$20/Seniors
Unreserved $18/General, $14/Seniors
and Students
Ticket sales: Cabrillo Box Office,
479-6331 - Logos Books & Records, 427-5100
Presented by The Santa Cruz Film Festival and The Distinguished
Artists Concert & Lecture Series
For more information visit our website www.distinguishedartists.org or www.ecpi.cc
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Monday, January 24, 2005
FLASH ANNOUNCEMENT
RALPH NADER
Ralph Nader's End the Iraq War and Occupation
Tour
Washington, DC: With the disputed Iraqi election looming, growing
instability, and casualties on all sides mounting, 2004 Independent
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in Santa Cruz for a
town meeting on Monday, January 24th, speaking against the Iraq
war and occupation. Nader continues to urge President Bush to
announce, as quickly as possible, a responsible timetable for
withdrawal from Iraq. On the ballot in 33 states and the District
of Columbia, after a fierce and costly battle with Democrats and
restrictive ballot access laws, Nader was the only anti-war presidential
candidate in 2004. Nader maintains his principled anti-war stance
post-election with a 7-city West Coast tour.
Show time: 7:30pm doors at 6:15pm
Tickets: $10 Admission, $5 Students
(all at the door, no advance tix sales)
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Sunday,
January 30, 2005
Islam and Christianity
Community Forum
A local Islamic Cleric and a Christian Representative will come
together to discuss their faith and answer questions from the
audience.
Time: 6:30
p.m.
Free
Admission
Contact Information: Martin Sweet
at: jmarsweet@hotmail.com
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Thursday, February 3, 2005
"SPROUT"
Thomas Campbell's recent surf movie
Concerned members of the Santa Cruz surfing community will be
hosting a benefit showing of Sprout. Much of Sprout was filmed in the hard hit areas of Sumatra
and Sri Lanka. Also featured will be recent footage of tsunami
damage to the islands near Sumatra. All funds raised will be split
between Doctor's Without Borders and a project that is bringing
direct material aid to the areas affected. There will also be
a HUGE raffle and many new surfboards auctioned off. Please join
us in helping to raise money and express our concern for the survivors
of this tragedy.
Show time: 7:30pm
Advance Tickets are available at
Freeline Design on 41st Ave and at Arrow Surf Shop on Mission
St. $10.00
For more information or to donate- please call Jonathan Steinberg
831 247-2323 or email sockmonkey@cruzio.com
To learn more about Sprout go to www.trimyourlifeaway.com
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Friday, February 4, 2005
TOMMY EMMANUEL
Described by many of the guitar greats as the best guitarist in
the world, earning four Platinum and three Gold albums.. This
is a show not to miss...
Show Time: 8PM
Advance tickets at Streetlight 831-421-9200 and www.ticketleap.com
www.tommyemmanuel.com
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Saturday, February 5, 2005
Frans
Lanting: Extreme Hawaii
Most people associate Hawaii with beaches and balmy weather, but
there is another, more extreme Hawaii which Frans Lanting has
documented in the course of several expeditions. On assignment
for National Geographic he covered the dramatic volcanic activity
on the Big Island, which resulted in spectacular photos featured
as the cover story in National Geographic's October 2004 issue.
On other journeys he explored seldom-visited valleys and summits
of Maui and Kauai where rare native birds and plants struggle
to survive in misty cloud forests, which are among the wettest
spots on earth. To the northwest of Hawaii's large islands stretches
a remote chain of miniscule islets and atolls, known as the Hawaiian
Leeward Islands.
Once lush and mountainous, they are now coral reefs inhabited
by tens of millions of seabirds. Frans spent months in the Leewards
to document the life histories of albatrosses. From the red hot
craters of the Big Island to the hanging valleys of Kauai and
Maui and out to the blue horizons of the Leewards, Frans will
weave together a story of primeval Hawaii.
Show
times: 3:00 PM & 7:30
PM
Tickets: Gen. Adm.: $20, Seniors:
$15, Santa Cruz Museum Association Members: $10. Tickets can be
purchased from the Museum in person or by credit card over the
phone at (831) 420-6115, beginning December 15.
Photo : Frans Lanting
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Thursday, February 10th, 2005
SEASONS : A
surfing documentary
A modern day "Endless Summer,” "Seasons"
follows Ross Williams on a journey to points known and unknown,
in search of new waves and new friends. The film also features
an international mix of world-class surfers including Mikala Jones,
Brad Gerlach, Jon Rose, Pepen Hendrix, Betet Merta, Rizal Tanjung,
Benji Weatherly, Kelly Slater and Shane Dorian among other charismatic
characters. "Seasons" documents a life that every surfer
can appreciate
Show
time: 8:00pm
Tickets: $5 at the door
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Friday, February 11th, 2005
NANCI GRIFFITH & THE
BLUE MOOR ORCHESTRA
All Ages
Show time: 8:00PM
Advance tickets at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz 831-421-9200
and WWW.Ticketweb.com
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Saturday, February 12th, 2005
Dr.
Masaru Emoto
“The Hidden Messages in Water”
(Beyond Words Publishing)
Dr. Masaru Emoto's paradigm-shifting research on water demonstrates
the effects of human thought and emotion on water crystals. Emoto's
work, featured in the film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?",
revealed how water crystals take on ugly forms when exposed to
negative words, but evolve into beautiful, intricate designs when
exposed to thoughts of love and kindness. Discover the ramifications
of this research on your life in his book "Hidden Messages
in Water," available at Gateways. This will be Dr. Emoto's
ONLY BAY AREA APPEARANCE!
Show time: 7 p.m.
Tickets: $22 ($25 at the door), available
at Gateways books 831-429-9600
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Monday,
February 14th, 2005
The Evens featuring Dischord Records'
Ian MacKaye from FUGAZI & Amy
Farina from the Warmers
Show
time: 8:00 PM
Tickets: ALL AGES $ 5.00
www.ticketweb.com or at the door night of show
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Thursday,
February 17th, 2005
Cruzin' Cuba Films presents:
Mission Against Terror
Film and discussion with the filmmaker,
Bernie Dwyer
Why are five men imprisoned in the US for doing nothing more than
preventing terrorism against the Cuban people? See their story
in “Mission Against Terror”. The film sets their story
in the historical context of numerous acts of terrorism against
Cuba carried out by militants from the Miami émigré
community and supported by the U.S. government.
Special guest Bernie Dwyer – filmmaker and Radio Havana
Cuba correspondent - will introduce the film and answer questions
afterwards.
Show
time: 7pm
Tickets: $5 - $10 admission.
For more information call 465 8272
Sponsored
by the Cuba Study Group.
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Friday,
Feb. 25, 2005
Saturday, Feb. 26,
2005
Sunday, Feb. 27,
2005
Banff Mountain Film Festival
World Tour
Presented by National Geographic and Sponsored by UCSC Recreation,
Bugaboo, Adventure Sports, Family Cycling Center and Pacific Edge
Climbing Gym.
Ignite
your passion for adventure, action, and travel! The Banff Mountain
Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen
stories when it comes to the Rio Theatre, February 25th - 27th
. Journey to exotic locales, paddle the wildest waters, and climb
the highest peaks. Get your tickets today and be taken away to
the most captivating places on earth.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour begins immediately
after the Banff Mountain Film Festival, held every November in
Banff, Alberta, Canada. The tour spans the globe bringing a variety
of mountain films to a wide audience from mountain guides to weekend
warriors to armchair adventurers. Be moved. Be inspired. Don't
miss out. Get your tickets now.
Friday, Feb. 25 @ 7 pm
Films listed not in order shown and may
be subject to change:
Ouray Ice - The
highlight of Colorado's annual Ouray Ice Festival is the challenging
mixed (rock and ice) climbing competition. In 2004, of the 26
international competitors, only two make it to the top. This short
film captures the breathtaking performances of these two amazing
athletes.
Yukon Quest - A
journey following the toughest race in the world - the 1600 km
Yukon Quest dog sled race from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse,
Yukon. In the coldest depths of the sub-arctic winter, over several
mountain ranges, along rivers overflowing their frigid waters,
through wilderness where hundreds of kilometers separate remote
enclaves of humanity, dogs and humans form teams which combine
determination, stamina and love to fulfill their Yukon Quest.
Alone Across Australia -
AWARD WINNER - People's Choice & Best Film on Mountain Environment
In 2001, climber and adventurer Jon Muir began a 2500-kilometre
odyssey to cross Australia from the south coast to the north coast
on foot. For 128 days, Jon and his dog, Seraphine, survived entirely
off the land, hunting and gathering along the way. Jon was taxed
to the limit physically and emotionally. Often close to despair,
he drew on his instinct for survival, his deep understanding of
the land and his remarkable inner strength.
Soul Purpose - AWARD
WINNER - Special Jury Mention - Shot entirely on 16mm film, Soul
Purpose takes the viewer deep into the minds and abilities of
the athletes. With trips to the far-off reaches of the planet
including Italy, Alaska and Canada, this film captures the best
of big mountain skiing and snowboarding.
At the Ends of the Earth -
The story of a delicately balanced house. Perched on top of a
mountain, the house rocks from right to left, much to the displeasure
of its occupants.
Trans Andes - Will
Gadd checked out a map of the world and decided that the Andes
would be a good place to fly. He called up some friends and it
was off to South America; paragliders, poor planning and lots
of wind add up to a big adventure.
Heavy Fork - This
video diary documents an enthusiastic 12-year-old's bruising attempts
to create his own distinctive, unorthodox mountain-biking style.
One World - The
latest paddling film from the team that made "Nurpu"
and "Wehyakin", "One World" steps up the adventure
as well as the production quality (filmed in HD). The film presents
kayak action, athletes, and lifestyles on rivers around the globe.
Edited specifically for the World Tour, this special version of
"One World" features huge whitewater in China and Uganda.
Ciao Martina - Italian
climber Simone Moro reflects on his life and mountain career during
a winter attempt on the South face of Shishapangma. He has left
his five-year-old daughter, Martina, at home and he misses her
a lot.
Saturday, Feb. 26 @ 7 pm
Films listed not in order shown and may
be subject to change:
The Collective -
The Collective is a group of filmmakers, photographers and mountain
bikers. By drawing on the experience, expertise and creative energy
of every member of the team, the Collective has created a film
that portrays the newest cutting-edge images of the freeride mountain-biking
progression.
Thumbnail - In one
of the many fjords on the south coast of Greenland, there is what
Europeans have baptized "the Thumbnail" -- a granite
wall a mile high, the tallest cliff in the world. Cecilia and
Roberta, two of today's best mountain climbers, prepare to ascend.
They approach the wall by kayak, paddling for several days through
icebergs, passing whales and seals. Arriving at the foot of the
cliff, they get ready to climb. They think it will take one week
on the wall: climbing, sleeping, working together. If they make
it, this route will be the longest new route climbed by women.
Chasing the White Demon - This tale of whitewater exploration follows a group of kayakers
and rafters seeking first descents in Colombia, Chile and Argentina.
The film features outrageous carnage, a search for whitewater
in Colombia, and the new world-record freefall descent for a raft.
Balance of Risk -
Climber Jamie Andrew returns to the rock after a horrific accident
on the north face of the Droites in the French Alps which killed
his climbing partner.
The Man Who Jumped Beneath the Earth - Five years after becoming the oldest person to BASE jump off
Venezuela's Angel Falls, 66-year-old Eric Jones sets off for Mexico,
to BASE jump the Cave of the Swallows. What makes a father of
two teenage daughters risk everything to tackle the world's toughest
BASE jump in the 1400-foot-deep cave, and will this novice jumper
achieve his dream?
Weekend Warrior -
This humorous film depicts the hapless pursuits of a male snowboarder
who tries his hardest to cruise the mountain for female companionship.
Sunday, Feb. 25 @ 2 pm
Films listed not in order shown and may
be subject to change:
Tom Crean - Antartica's
Forgotten Hero - Tom Crean became one of the most indestructible
heroes of Antarctic exploration, taking part in three of the four
greatest Antarctic expeditions. Using archival photographs and
film, and interviews with polar historians and relatives of Tom
Crean and Ernest Shackleton, this film recounts Crean's astonishing
life of adventure, heroism and survival against the odds.
Realization - Leading
climber Chris Sharma turns his attention in this film to a cliff
in Céüse, southern France. The combination of a 5.14c
route topped by a bouldering move stymies him time and again.
However, if he can send it, the route may rank as the hardest
in the world.
A Russian Wave -
Two professional kayakers, athlete Becky Bristow and Dunbar Hardy,
hired by the Russian government to assess whitewater rivers and
tourism potential in northeastern Russia, arrive expecting an
incredible adventure. They soon realize that the Russian idea
of whitewater is very different from theirs. "A Russian Wave"
is a humorous look at dashed expectations, adventure and cultural
differences.
Sinners - AWARD
WINNER - Best Film on Mountain Sport
Coupling the wisdom of 100-year-old physicist A.J. Snow with three
years of filmmaking in deep, deep British Columbia snow, Nelson
filmmaker Bill Heath created a simple work that speaks to his
own love of powder. The music, the joy and the beautifully patient
photography make us aware of the exquisiteness of the gasping-for-air
moments that only come from the deep and the light.
At the Ends of the Earth - The story of a delicately balanced house. Perched on top of
a mountain, the house rocks from right to left, much to the displeasure
of its occupants.
Hike Hike Hike -
AWARD WINNER - Best Short Mountain Film
Clean and crisp as the Arctic it depicts, this animated film is
simultaneously lush and lean, relying only on the sound of the
dogs and of the runners on the sled that the dogs pull across
the snow.
Psicobloc - On the
island of Mallorca, Klem Loskot and his friends establish spectacular
routes on overhanging limestone up to 60 feet or 20 meters high.
With no ropes and with the ocean as a crash pad, the climbing
is unemcumbered and the falls magnificent.
Heavy Fork - This
video diary documents an enthusiastic 12-year-old's bruising attempts
to create his own distinctive, unorthodox mountain-biking style.
Show times:
Friday,
Feb. 25, 7 pm
Saturday, Feb. 26, 7 pm
Sunday, Feb. 27, 2 pm
Tickets on sale now at Bugaboo, Adventure
Sports, Family Cylcing Center, Pacific Edge Climbin Gym and UCSC
BOx Office ($10 Students and $12 General admission) Call UCSC
Recreation at (831)459-2806 for more information or visit our
website at www.ucsc.edu
This is a benefit for UCSC Wilderness Orientation Scholarship
Fund
and UCSC Recreation. Call (831)459-2806 for more information.
www.banffmountainfestivals.ca
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
An evening with "Hawaii's Hottest Group!"
(Billboard)
HAPA
Help celebrate the release of Hapa's new CD, "Maui"
in this concert also featuring Hawaiian chanter Charles Ka'upu
and hula by Oahu's Ms. Moea Devries. With a pulse and energy that
make it entirely of today, Hapa's groundbreaking music connects
firmly to the Polynesian past, featuring poetic ballads about
the sea, the lushness of the land, and favorite chiefs all told
through melodies rich in harmony and backed by virtuoso guitar.
Never mind that most of the songs are sung in the Hawaiian tongue
- half of the one million Hapa albums have been sold on the mainland.
Their music is as exhilarating to fans of World Music as anything
by B-Tribe or the Gypsy Kings. Add their signature dose of American
acoustic folk/rock, Celtic and world influences and you have the
essence of what Hawaii and Hapa music is: 3beautiful, fragile,
spiritual, powerful2 (LA Times).
Show time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Advance $22 general available
at Streetlight Records (941 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831-421-9200)
and Sun Jose Hawaii (410 W Capital Expressway, San Jose, 408-281-9262).
$30 GOLD CIRCLE RESERVED tickets are available ONLINE
ONLY HERE
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Friday,
March 11th, 2005
THE FUTURE OF FOOD: Documentary
THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing
truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods
that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past
decade.
From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca,
Mexico, this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods
have been negatively impacted by this new technology. The health
implications, government policies and push towards globalization
are all part of the reason why many people are alarmed by the
introduction of genetically altered crops into our food supply.
Tickets: $5.00 at the door
Show time: 8:00 pm
Santa Cruz Organic Consumers Association www.organicconsumers.org
831-295-0279
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Saturday, March 12th, 2005
IT’S A SLUG-A-PALOOZA!
BANANA SLUG STRING BAND CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF ECO-EDUCATION WITH
HISTORIC CONCERT
The popular environmental-ed musical group, the Banana Slug String
Band, will celebrate their 20th anniversary with an historic Slug
concert at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, CA on March 12. Joining
the Slugs on stage will be:
• Joe Craven, multi-instrumentalist, body percussion wizard
• Rock Lerum , juggler extraordinaire
• Members
of Samba-Da’
• Members
of Santa Cruz Steel
In the two decades since fate brought four zany outdoor-ed guys
together while teaching science at a California outdoor school,
"Airy" Larry Graff, Doug "Dirt" Greenfield,
"Solar" Steve Van Zandt and "Marine" Mark
Nolan have wow-ed hundreds of thousands of children nationwide
and internationally with their exuberance-laden message of environmental
stewardship, served up in kid-sized chunks.
Show
time: 4 pm
Tickets: $12 Adults, $8 Children
available at: Pearl Alley Box Office, 120 Pearl Alley, Santa Cruz
(12-6pm, M-Sat)
On line at www.bananaslugstringband.com
Slug Office at 831 464-907
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
STAR DREAMS
Exploring the Mystery of
the Crop Circles
The Sensational Award Winning Feature Documentary by Producer/Director
Robert Nichol : "STAR DREAMS", is an attempt at making
definitions in the crop circle debate by illuminating various
perspectives and insights gained by the major researchers in the
field. The producer, Robert Nichol of Genesis Communications,
has decided that the best way to reach the public is by grass
roots face-to-face presentations.
This feature length documentary by Genesis Communications on the
Sunshine Coast of British Columbia seeks to present the latest
crop circles (2004) for all to see, by lifting them off the fields
so to speak and putting them into public imagination through the
medium of television and video release. To date, (and there have
been over 10,000 recorded crop circles world-wide since 1980)
there is a consensus among researchers that a higher intelligence
is sending a communiqué to us. How are we to respond to
this? By closing up or opening up to this remarkable phenomena
at this point in human history?
Q&A with director Robert Nichol and crop circle specialist
Neil Olsen after screening
Tickets: $12
general $10 seniors
Show time: 7:30 pm
www.stardreams-cropcircles.com
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Friday,
March 18th, 2005
SURF DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE
: NOAH'S ARC
Noah’s Arc tells the story of how a decision Noah Snyder
made one night while attending a church called The Ark changed
his life. “God did something very real in my life and in
the lives of a lot of my friends. I think it is important to share
that with people, whether they are surfers or not,” stated
Snyder. The documentary-style film also features additional surfers
who share a similar experience. What sets Noah’s Arc apart
from other surf videos is the message interwoven with high-quality
surfing footage of world-class surfers, including 2001 World Champion
CJ Hobgood, Jesse Hines, Damien Hobgood, and Matt Beacham.
On March 19, Christian Surfers Santa Cruz will be hosting the
7th event of the CSUS 2004/05 contest series. The event will be
at Pleasure Point. The movie premier and contest will be followed
by an Easter Basket distribution to all local surf shops. The
baskets have Cliff bars, candy bars, water, Starbucks bottled
coffees, gospel surf comics,invitations to local Easter services
all this and more. These combination of events will the most concentrated
outreach to surfers ever seen in Santa Cruz. For surfers interested
in pursuing God after these events we have two surfer bible studies,
a prayer meeting and discipleship opportunities available.
Tickets: FREE
Show time: 7:30 pm
For info contact CSUS Phone: (831) 462-5410
Web site: christiansurfers.com
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Saturday,
March 19th, 2005
Marga Gomez: Los Big Names
Los Big Names is "a hilarious, wild ride ofhumor and touching
'momentitos'!"
- Curtain Up
Gomez is "a comic marksman."
- The New York TimesMarga Gomez's hilarious new one-woman show
Los Big Names sees her at the height of her comedic impersonation
and story telling powers. Drawing from her brushes with Hollywood,
including her role in the Sci-Fi thriller Sphere, her unconventional
upbringing by parents in the Latino show biz world, and their
reactions to her "turning out" gay, Los Big Names is
a "sweet and saucy riff on life on the outer edge of the
celebrity spotlight" (The Washington Post).
Gomez aims her comedy at everyone "regardless of ethnicity,
sexual orientation, or hairstyle." As stand up comic, Marga
Gomez has appeared on HBO's Comic Relief, Showtime's Latino Laugh
Festival and Comedy Central's Out There. Gomez has written a number
of other solo shows, including A Line Around the Block, presented
to an adoring audience on the 1999-2000 UCSC Arts & Lectures
season.
Show
time: 8pm
Tickets: Adult: $27, Students &
Seniors with ID: $23, UCSC Students with ID: $15, Gold Circle:
$37
AVAILABLE AT UCSC TICKET OFFICE
Buy tickets on line: events.ucsc.edu
Call: (831) 459-2159 (open Tues.-Sat., 12-4pm)
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Saturday,
March 26th, 2005
The Women of Paradise
: A surf film featuring local women
A documentary celebration of Community and Surf by film maker
Trevor Hill
Surfing seemed the perfect subject for a documentary, and here
was this small surf shop being loved and appreciated in the community
amidst all the enormous commercial surf entities. When Sally Smith,
owner of Paradise Surf Shop, was presented with his idea, she
invited Trevor to the surf team’s meeting and informed all
the women involved in the shop about the project. As he grew more
in awe of his chosen film subject, filming over the course of
a year, covering road trips, both individuals and groups such
as Women on Waves, Log Jam, Christian Surfers and Paradise’s
own bunch of contests and events, Trevor became convinced that
every surf community needs the equivalent of Paradise Surf Shop.
Not only thriving, but truly standing as catalyst and epicenter,
this phenomenal shop is a driving force for women’s surfing
advocacy. It is a safe haven for women to receive unbiased advice
and education, meet other women surfers, hang out, join the surf
team and purchase clothing and equipment in a supportive environment.
Trevor Hill provides a unique inside-view of the culture of women’s
surfing that he feels Santa Cruz will celebrate. His casual, un-narrated
and up-close style befriends the subject and invites the entire
surfing community to feel the growing excitement of this movement.
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $10
Gen, $8 Students/kids
For Ticket Info - 831-462-3880 Tickets: Available at Paradise
Surf Shop
3961 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz
And at Streetlight Records
Partial proceeds to benefit WomenCARE
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Saturday,
April 9th, 2005
“ THERE IS A FIELD
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An evening of Rumi Poetry, Stories, Music
and Dance
An astounding collaboration with COLEMAN BARKS, BARRY and SHELLEY
PHILLIPS joined by movement performance artist & storydancer
ZULEIKHA, reveals an inspirational evening of Rumi Poetry, Stories,
Music and Dance....
Coleman Barks is a world renowned poet and translator of Rumi
. He joins with our own local musical wonders Barry and Shelley
Phillips for a harmonic meeting of East and West- poetry of the
sufic mystic Jelaluddin Rumi, born in Afghanistan in 1207, given
fresh expression as Barry and Shelley venture into Celtic, Appalachian,
Shaker music and more.....
Zuleikha is a transformative International dancer and storyteller.
Having studied with avant-garde choreographer Anna Halprin, Ali
Akbar Khan’s College of music and dance, indian dance master
Chitresh Das, she mixes movement, sounds and words into mythic
storydancing.
“ I 'LL MEET YOU THERE “
Tickets : advance $ 20.00 $25.00
at the door
Show time: 8:00 pm
Gateways Books 1531 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz 831-429-9600
www.ticketleap.com
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Tuesday,
April 19th, 2005
Documentary movie : TRUDELL
TRUDELL follows the life work of Native American poet/activist
John Trudell. Filmmaker Heather Rae has spent more than a decade
chronicling his travels, spoken word and politics in a poetic
and naturally stylized manner. The film combines archival, concert
and interview footage with abstract imagery mirroring the coyote
nature of Trudell himself. Trudell’s musical and film career
have led him to work with the likes of Robert Redford (Incident
at Oglala), Sam Shepard and Val Kilmer (Thunderheart), Kris Kristofferson,
Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Amy Ray and more recently Angelina
Jolie, who produced his current album, Bone Days. The film combines
interviews with his allies from the entertainment community, the
‘movement’ days, and his friends and family with archival
footage, concert footage from all over the world and abstract
imagery. TRUDELL is intended to be a film that steps outside of
traditional forms, even for Native films, and explores a figure
of our contemporary history in a way that fairly represents the
evocative nature of his work and significance.
I’m not looking to overthrow the American government, the
corporate state already has.--JT
He’s extremely eloquent…therefore extremely dangerous.--FBI
memo
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $7.00
www.trudellthemovie.com
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Thursday,
April 21st, 2005
The Tubes Extravaganza
Bonanza
featuring Fee Waybill.
A one-time performance with added visuals and other surprises,
promoted by two former Tubes crew members who both happen to reside
here in Santa Cruz. So far, a total of four former Tubes crew
members are involved in producing the show, and that list is sure
to grow as word gets out about this event. The production is still
in the works, as the crew is currently collaborating with members
of the band. Anyone familiar with the Tubes legendary stage show
in the 70's and the 80's would agree that it could never be the
same. But the idea is to put on a show something like what it
used to be, by bringing back some of the old theatrical gags that
the band is so well known for, and by adding some extra visuals
to the show, including utilizing the theatre's big movie screen
behind the band.
Tickets: $30.00 day of show
Show time: 8:00 pm
More info at tubesbonanza.com
Advance tickets $25.00 at Streetlight records and Ticketleap
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Earthday,
April 22, 2005
Kennan & Karen Ward
ANTARCTICA
100 DAYS IN THE WILDEST PLACE ON EARTH
Show time: 7 pm
Tickets: $16 General / $14 Advanced
/ $11 Student
kennanward.com
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Sunday,
April 24, 2005
JANE FONDA
Bookshop Santa Cruz and Capitola Book Café are pleased
to welcome feminist, activist, and Academy Award-winning actress
Jane Fonda Ms. Fonda is in town to celebrate the publication
of her new memoir, My Life So Far, published by Random House.
Jane Fonda is one of the most recognizable women of our time.
America knows her as an actress and an activist, a feminist
and a wife, a workout guru and a role model. Now, in her extraordinary
memoir, My Life So Far, Fonda reveals that she is so much more.
From her youth among Hollywood’s elite and her early film
career to her controversial involvement in the Vietnam War and
the on-going challenge of living authentically while in the
public eye, she reveals intimate details and universal truths
that she hopes “can provide a lens through which others
can see their lives and how they can live them a little differently.”
Although she recently resumed her acting career, Ms. Fonda’s
primary focus is on activism and philanthropy—particularly
in the areas of adolescent reproductive health, pregnancy prevention,
school reform through the arts, and building resiliency in today’s
youth by addressing destructive gender types.
Show time: 7:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: This event will be
off-site and ticketed. With every purchase of My Life So Far
at Bookshop or Book Café, you will receive two free tickets
to the event. If you prefer, you may purchase individual tickets
for $15.00 each. Seating is limited.
Capitola Book Café 831-462-4415 1475 41st Avenue Capitola
Bookshop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz 831-423-0900
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Friday,
April 29th, 2005
ZAP
MAMA
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $24.50
Advance tickets: 120 Pearl Alley Box office 831-457-7751
www.ticketweb.com
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April
30th and May 1st , 2005
FarOutFest
the first Santa Cruz Annual International LGBT Film Festival.
We have a fabulous lineup of features and shorts from many countries
including Bulgaria, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain and the
U.S. These films represent some of the finest in LGBT cinema worldwide
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Tickets $10 general admission All
information at www.faroutfest.org
Saturday, April 30, 1:00pm
LILY FESTIVAL (YURISAI)
A beautifully acted and graceful tale of two elderly women who
unexpectedly and blissfully find love with one another.
Saturday, April 30, 3:00pm
SIGMUND FREUD: PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOANALYST (short film)
Saturday, April 30, 5:00pm
MY MOTHER LIKES WOMEN (A mi madre le gustan las mujeres)
The lives of three sisters are thrown off-kilter by their mother's
sudden sexual awakening in this romantic comedy.
Saturday, April 30, 7:00pm
ADORED: DIARY OF A PORN STAR (POCO
PIU DI UN ANNO FA)
A dazzling and provocative feature debut, Adored unapologetically
celebrates the joy of sex, the glories of Italian men and the
diversity of family.
Saturday, April 30, 8:55pm
GIRL PLAY
A painfully funny love story that raises the complicated question,
"What do you do when true love comes and you're already in
"the relationship?"
Saturday, April 30, 10:55pm
MAKE A WISH
First time film-maker Ferranti creates fever pitch psycho-sexual
tension, with lots of self deprecating humor thrown in. It's about
time that we get our very own lesbian slasher.
Sunday, May 1, 1:00pm
THE TASTY BUST REUNION
Tasty, a 'safe' zone where the queer and the queer friendly clubber
could set free and be whoever and whatever they desired to be.
But all that was brought to an abrupt end when the club was raided
in a spectacular drug bust.
IRENE WILLIAMS: QUEEN OF LINCOLN
ROAD (short film)
Sunday, May 1, 3: 00pm
BROTHER TO BROTHER
As an elderly man, Bruce Nugent meets a young black gay artist
struggling to find his voice. Together they embark on a surreal
narrative journey through his inspiring past and the glory days
of the Harlem Renaissance.
Sunday, May 1, 5: 00pm
GOLDFISH MEMORY
A light-hearted look at the dangers and delights of dating. Exploring
the comical nature of love - straight, gay and inbetween - this
film brings life to the saying, "What goes around comes around...
and around... and around.
BLUE EYED MOON (short
film)
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Wednesday,
May 4th, 2005
Deva Premal & Miten
in concert
a benefit for One World Children's Fund
All ticket proceeds will go to child relief programs.
In the 12 years that have passed since their first public performance
in India, Deva Premal and Miten have transferred their unique
style of sacred contemporary music — harmonies that express
the ancient wisdom of multi-denominational mantras and prayers
through a modern musical voice — from the New Age market
to the mainstream, with combined international album sales of
over 400,000, appreciative listeners including The Dalai Lama
and Cher, and regular performances across North America, Asia,
Europe and Australia.
Show time: 7:30
contact: tel: 831-479-4378
web: www.owcf.org or www.devapremalmiten.com
tix: Gateways Bookstore 831-429-9600 or online at www.owcf.org
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Thursday, May 5th, 2005
Gypsy Crossings:
Taraf de Haïdouks and Biréli Lagrène
Taraf de Haïdouks, who's name translates as "band of
brigands," are traditional gypsy musicians from the small
Romanian Village of Clejani. A dozen instrumentalists and singers
ranging in age from 20 to 78, they live by and for their music.
Their mix of local styles, representing the richness of the Romanian
folk tradition, ranges from haunting heartland ballads to dizzying
fiddle dances. The group was catapulted to fame after being included
on the sound track of the acclaimed 1992 film Latcho Drom. Their
appearance on the 2000-01 UCSC Arts & Lectures series garnered
such interest that a second show was added by popular demand and
promptly sold out!
Born into a gypsy community in Alsace, Biréli Lagrène
began playing the guitar at four, teaching himself Django Reinhardt
records at eight, and, after learning that the fourth and fifth
fingers of his master's fretting hand were paralyzed, spent the
next three years teaching himself to play with two fingers. Before
he was 16, Joseph Reinhardt claimed that Lagrène had inherited
his legendary brother's right (picking) hand. At the age of 35,
after exploring almost all avenues of modern guitar playing, Lagrène
returned to his roots and has taken his place as one of the most
treasured heirs of Reinhardt's skill, energy and irrepressible
musical spirit.
Show
time: 8pm
Tickets: Adult: $27, Gold Circle:
$37, Students & Seniors with ID: $23, UCSC Students with ID:
$15
A&L on the web: events.ucsc.edu
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT UCSC Ticket
Office: (831) 459-2159
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Friday,
May 6th, 2005
THE TOUR BABY : 2000 TOUR
DE FRANCE FILM
Armed with only a digital video camera, his passion for cycling,
and a beat up Avis rental van he called home for a month, Scott
Coady filmed an adventure of a lifetime. Experience first-hand
the excitement and drama of the world's most difficult and grueling
sporting event. Along the way, Scott captured exclusive "behind
the scenes" events and interviews with Lance Armstrong, Robin
Williams, Jean Marie Leblanc, Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, crazed
tour fans, US Postal team riders in the team bus and in their
hotel rooms, up close and personal scenes with the podium babes
and the battle up Mt. Ventoux!!
Show time: 7:45 doors 6:45
General Admission: $10.00 VIP Admission:
$25.00
VIP package includes: - Free DVD of The Tour Baby! - Free raffle
ticket - Reserved premium seating- Goodie bag filled with SWAG
Advance ticket at Ticketleap.com
WWW.THETOURBABY.COM
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Saturday,
May 7th, 2005
WOMEN'S VOICES: A night
of Comedy
Join WomenCARE as we present our annual spring fundraiser. A Night
of Comedy highlights 6 Santa Cruz funny girlz: Diane Grunes, Fun
Institute's Clifford & Dixie, Nancy Aronson, Stephie Tucker
& Um Gee Um's Susan Boes
Ticket sales begin Friday, April 1
Tickets: $20 Advance $22 Door $50
Gold Circle, $12 Students (at door only)
Show time: 7:30
Available at: Bookshop Santa Cruz,
Paradise Surfshop on Portola at 41st, Bookworks in Aptos, Arrow
Surf & Sport on Mission St.
All proceeds will benefit WomenCARE's support services for women
with cancer, and their loved ones. WomenCARE offers support groups,
one on one peer support, library, resource database, and Entre
Nosotras, a program for Spanish speaking women.
WomenCARE's services are always FREE.
Women's Voices: A Night of Comedy is sponsored by: Peter Meehan
and Newman's Own Organics, Karen Cogswell Network Mortgage,
Gayles Bakery & Rotisserie, The Healthy Way and New Leaf Community
Markets
Contact Diane Grunes for more information or to schedule an interview.
831-426-6387 WomenCARE 831-457-2273 MWF 9-12 l
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Sunday,
May 8th, 2005
Harry Shearer & his film
"Teddy Bear's Picnic
(Q&A afterwards)
Harry Shearer's comic romp featuring scathing wit and an all-star
cast
A comic junket behind–the–scenes of the world’s
most exclusive power–broker retreat. The true story: the
richest, most powerful white men in America gather each summer
in Northern California for a super secret retreat that takes them
back to their sophomore year in college. For fifty-one weeks a
year they run the country. For one week they run amok. They're
there to unwind, but they get really unwound when that secrecy
is threatened.
Tickets: 19.00
Show time: 7:00 pm
www.visionboxpictures.com/teddybearspicnic/
advance
tickets www.snazzyproductions.com/store/
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May
10th, 2005
RETURN 2 SENDER
A new climbing adventure-comedy film with TIMMY O'NEIL
For the pilgrimage of serious climbers and the curious, the evening
includes high-energy tales of America's funniest climber as he
guides his disciples on a thrill-ride up some of the tightest
cracks, intense faces, and amazing monoliths the west has to offer..
PETER MORTIMER & TIMMY O'NEIL here in person night of film
Tickets: $8
students $10 general
Show time: 7:00
www.return2sendermovie.com
Advance Tickets Available at Bugaboo
429-6300 and Pacific Edge 454-9254
more info at 831-459-2806
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Friday,
May 13th, 2005
Santa Cruz Film Festival
Closing Night
4 PM THIS DIVIDED
STATE Steven Greenstreet 92 min
This 25-year-old Utah doc filmmaker is one to watch. When filmmaker
Michael Moore announced in September 2004 that he would visit
the lion's den of Republican Utah two weeks before the Presidential
Elections. What followed was an unprecedented uproar from the
community of Orem, Utah who resorted to death threats, bribery,
and lawsuits in order to prevent Moore's arrival to Utah Valley
State College.
6 PM WAITING
TO INHALE Jed Riffe 85 min
Sponsored by The Compassion Flower Inn
Waiting to Inhale examines the current debate over legalizing
medical marijuana in the United States. What are the claims being
made, and what are the stakes? Ten states have passed legislation
permitting medical marijuana, but opponents claim that patients
who advocate legalization are only smokescreens for the legalization
of marijuana altogether.
A 40 minute Q+ A panel to include: Director and Producer Jed Riffe,
Co-Producer and Writer Katherine Covell, Valerie Corral - Co-Founder
and Executive Director of the Wo/Man's Alliance for Medical Marijuana,
Mike Corral - Co-Founder and Agricultural Director of WAMM,Suzanne
Pfeil - WAMM board member and Post Polio Syndrome patient, Bruce
Merkin - Spokesperson for the Marijuana Policy Project, Dr. Arnold
Leff, a doctor for WAMM based in Santa Cruz who served on
President Nixon's National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse.
8PM SUNSHINE
DAYDREAM Sam Field 105 min
Sam writes, "The Grateful Dead had recently returned from
a triumphal tour of Europe ('72) where the filmmakers purchased
the then state of the art miniaturized equipment, a Swiss made
Stellavox field recorder and an Éclair ACL 16mm camera.The
plot was to develop a signature visual style of representing the
band: a camera for each of the 16 channels (at least!) emphasizing
the visual kinetics of the music making itself as well as the
enormous open communication within the band.
GROWNING UP Anna Gabriel 40 min
"Growing Up on Tour" follows Peter Gabriel on the Growing
Up tour of 2002. With his eldest daughter filming, his second
daughter singing and his new wife and baby joining him on the
road, Gabriel juggles his lives as a musician and as a regular
family man.
10 PM Closing
Night Party
Pass holders and ticket holders only
SCFF '04 Opening Night band returns! Thomas Cunningham and his
4-piece acoustic pop/rock band (the Loco Focos)
www.santacruzfilmfestival.com for tickets, schedule prices and all info
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Saturday,
May 14th, 2005
Shawn Colvin
Show time: 8:00pm
Tickets : $ 28.00 $32.00 door
120
Pearl Alley Box Office
831-457-7751
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Friday,
May 20th, 2005
SISTA MONICA
Monica Parker, (affectionately known by her friends and fans as
Sista Monica) has been named 2005 Artist of the Year by the Santa
Cruz County Arts Commission. Sista Monica, an internationally-known
blues singer/songwriter, is the County's 20th artist to be so
honored. The high level of artistic production in this County
is acknowledged through this annual award which goes to an artist
who lives in Santa Cruz County, has a national and/or international
reputation as well as having contributed to the cultural enrichment
of the local community.
Show
Time: 7:00PM
Tickets: THIS IS A FREE EVENT,
no advance tickets are required; seating is first-come, first-served
the night of the performance.
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Saturday,
May 21st, 2005
GLASS LOVE FILE PREMIER
Includes live music show by Andrew Kidman - next door to the Rio
Theatre will be a special Way of the Bird - Glass Love art showing
Ten years ago Andrew Kidman & The Val Dusty Experiment released
the seminal surfing film LITMUS. They played their own music over
visions that inspired a generation. GLASS LOVE Andrew Kidman's
new offering featuring: Tom, Joe and Pat Curren, Derek Hynd, Neal
Purchase Jr, Michael Peterson, Skip Frye, Oscar Wright, Garth
Dickenson, Daize Shayne, Rabbit and Joel Fitzgerald as you've
never seem him before... BUCK NAKED!
Show time: 8:00 pm
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Sunday,
May 22nd, 2005
Ashley Ramsden
Show time: 2:00 pm
master English storyteller and Friends of the Library annual meeting:
$10 donation
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Sunday,
May 22nd, 2005
Fred Eaglesmith &
Band
Show time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: $21.00 @ snazzyproductions.com
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Friday
and Saturday, May 27, and 28th, 2005
White Album Ensemble proudly announces their
latest show-
Sgt. Pepper’s Mystery Tour!
The most popular album of all time, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band", and its companion piece," Magical
Mystery Tour" (The U.K. full length record), which included
songs from the same sessions, "Strawberry Fields Forever",
and "I am the Walrus"; as well as the "Love Generation"
anthem "All You Need is Love".
Very special guests include: Mic Gillette on trumpet, flugelhorn
on trombone (Mic did the “Penny Lane” trumpet solo
and horns on the Sgt Pepper’s movie, produced by George
Martin, as well as having recorded with John Lennon, and numerous
tours with Ringo Starr's All-Star band), Barry and Shelley Phillips
(Barry performs with Ravi Shankar, and joined Paul McCartney,
Ringo, and Eric Clapton on the filn, and DVD “Concert for
George" [Harrison], last year, he will play Cello, and Dilrhuba-
the haunting indian violin-like instrument heard lading off "Within
You, Without you") Shelley will play flute, recorder, and
clarinet, as well as such exotic instruments as swormandel, zither,
tamboura, and cor anglais!) Timb Harris of Estradasphere will
be joining the ensemble again, on trumpet, and violin. There will
be many more wonderful musical surprises added.
The group has had ten sold- out theatre performances of their
"White Album
Live" and "RubbeRevolver" shows, and have donated
portions of profits to
music in schools programs, Guitars, not Guns, and Adopt- a- Minefield,
totalling over $20,000.
Show times: 8:00 pm
Tickets: GA. $28.35, Magic Circle
$42. Includes City tax.
GA Friday (also allows saturday) Available
Online Here
Magic Circle: Friday (also allows saturday) Available
Online Here
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Friday,
June 3rd, 2005
KINSEY SICKS
The Kinsey Sicks are coming to Santa Cruz to help us kick off
Santa Cruz LGBT Pride weekend! The Kinsey Sicks (kinseysicks.com)
will be performing their 'I Wanna Be A Republican' show in
a benefit honoring the 30th anniversary of Santa Cruz LGBT Pride
and the 20th anniversary of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project. The
Kinsey Sicks blend drag, music and comedy to entertain
as America's favorite Beautyshop Quartet!
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets for the performance are $25
for general admission and $40 for reserved seating and include
an after party at Club Caution. You can order tickets by phone at
427-3900, or buy them online at diversitycenter.org
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Saturday,
June 4th, 2005
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
MUSIC and DANCE of BALI
I Made Terip, guest music director, I Wayan Budiarsa, guest dance
director with special guest dancers, Ni Ketut Arini and I Ketut
Rina Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a fifty-member gamelan ensemble specializing
in the music and dance of Bali. The group, based in the Bay Area,
has garnered international acclaim as "the finest Balinese
gamelan outside of Bali" for its explorations of traditional
and modern forms, and through the vibrant artistic interchange
made possible by long-term residencies of Bali's finest musicians
and dancers. Sekar Jaya has performed in venues ranging from remote
village squares in Bali to LA's Hollywood Bowl. It is the only
foreign group ever to receive the Dharma Kusuma, Bali's highest
Award for Artistic Achievement.
Gamelan Sekar Jaya's appearance at the Rio will be its first concert
in Santa Cruz in several years. The group will perform a wide
range of music and dance works, played on several types of gamelan,
orchestras consisting of gongs, drums, flutes, and other bronze
or bamboo instruments. The pieces range from traditional, such
as the solo masked dance, Jauk, depicting a demon-like figure;
to the brand new work, Satrieng Lumaku, for female dancers. The
performance will feature an impressive array of guest artists,
including current artists-in-residence I Made Terip (guest music
director) and I Wayan Budiarsa (guest dance director). They will
be joined by two renowned dancers, Ni Ketut Arini and I Ketut
Rina, who are currently developing a new dance drama for Sekar
Jaya, supported by the National Dance Project.
Show Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $18 general admission $9
for children 12 years and under
Available at : Streetlight Records
941 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95060
or online
Here
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Saturday,
June 11th, 2005
Paula Poundstone
Show time: 8:00
Tickets: $22
advance ..$25 door
available at the Pearl Alley Box Office, 457-7751 and online
at www.pulseproductions.net
more info at 831- 423-7970..
www.paulapoundstone.com
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Wednesday,
June 15th, 2005
LHASA
Intimate lyrics and a dramatic intensity worthy of Leonard Cohen...
Here, surely, is a multi-lingual global diva."
- Guardian UK
"If you can imagine P.J. Harvey singing in English, French
and Spanish, you're almost there..."
- Mojo
Show time: 8:00 doors at 7:00
Advance tickets $ 18.00 www.ticketleap.com
Streetlight 831-421-9200 120 Pearl Alley Box office 457-7751
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Saturday,
June 18th, 2005
RICHARD
THOMPSON
Show
time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $23 advance at 120 Pearl
Alley box office 831 457 7751
or www.ticketleap.com
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Thursday,
June 23rd, 2005
ROBERT EARL KEEN and band
Show time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $23 advance
www.snazzyproductions.com
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Sunday,
July 3rd, 2005
PRESERVATION
HALL JAZZ BAND
Ben Jaffe Bass
Ralph Johnson Clarinet
Joseph Lastie, Jr Drum
Rickie Monie Piano
Frank Demond Trombone
John Brunious Trumpet
Show time: 7:00PM
Tickets: $15
ADVANCE
TICKETS AT STREETLIGHT RECORDS 421-9200 120 PEARL ALLEY BOX OFFICE
457-7751 AND
ONLINE HERE
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Wednesday,
July 13th, 2005
LILA DOWNS
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $24 advance @ 120 Pearl
Alley box office 831-423-7970
www.ticketleap.com
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Saturday,
July 16th, 2005
THE WAIFS
Following
a sold out performance in 2004, coming back to the Rio this summer
Show time: 7:30PM
Tickets: $21
advance tickets 831-479-9421
www.snazzyproductions.com
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Saturday,
August 27th, 2005
The classic 1920 Horror film
The Golem
with Live Music Score by DAVKA
The Golem is an early cinematic masterpiece, a wholly original
tale of a monster capable of eliciting sheer terror and incomparable
compassion. Based on the Jewish myth of a soulless clay giant
created to serve and protect the Jews of 16th century Prague,
director Paul Wegener creates a beautiful and poignant version
of the myth that also inspired Mary Shelley’s chill-inducing
Frankenstein. Legends of the Golem have been whispered about
for centuries – Whether you’re familiar with the
Golem or not, you’ve never seen or heard anything like
this before: the classic silent German expressionist film set
to live music by Daniel Hoffman, and performed by DAVKA, whose
original music merges klezmer and Middle Eastern styles with
jazz and classical idioms. Daniel's dark, comic score is the
perfect dramatic accompaniment to the 1920 film featuring Daniel
on violin, Moses Sedler on cello, Kevin Mummey on Middle-Eastern
percussion, and Paul Hanson on bassoon.
Show time: 7:30
Tickets: $12.00 day of show
Advance tickets $10 at 120 Pearl
Alley box office in santa cruz 831-454-9044 and online HERE
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Thursday,
August 25th, 2005
KASEY CHAMBERS
The Greencards open the show
Show
time: 7:30PM
doors 7:00PM
advance tickets at 831-479-9421
and
www.snazzyproductions.com
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Friday,
September 9th, 2005
Bill Tapia "The
Duke of Uke"
and Friends
The legendary 97 year old Bill Tapia, "The Duke of Uke"
in concert with Ruth Davies on bass and Akira Tana on percussion.
Featuring, from Hawaii - Mihana - on vocals. This special evening
will
also include the Santa Cruz preview of the the award winning documentary
story of Bill Tapia's life "To You Sweetheart, Aloha."
Opening will be
Michelle Kiba and her Aloha Style Band with hula dancers from
the Santa
Cruz Hula School.
Show Time: 7:30pm doors 7:00pm
Tickets: $23.00 in advance $26.00
at the door . Advance tickets : Pearl Alley Box Office, 120 Pearl
Alley, Behind Pearl Alley bistro. Box office is open noon to 6
every day. And online HERE
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Thursday,
September 22nd, 2005
Hurricane Relief
Benefit
A new surf movie by Chris Malloy
Also
featuring Patrick Trefz’s new film:
Bicycle Trip
Show time: 7:00 pm
Tickets: $10
KILLER RAFFLE!
DOOR PRIZES!
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO DIRECT RELIEF
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Friday,
September 23rd, 2005
Herb Ohta "Ohta San"
In Concert with Herb Ohta Jr. & Keoki Kahumoku
Herb Ohta (Ohta-san):
Herb Ohta has performed his 'ukulele magic all over the world.
Herb extends his love of the ‘ukulele from Hawaiian music
to classical, jazz, rock, pop, and Latin. His diversity, knowledge,
and style reflect his lyrical sense, and respected as a master
of his instrument.
He his considered to be the best ‘ukulele virtuoso in the
world and is considered to be practically a “ukulele god"
in Japan. Herb Ohta is surely one of the reasons why the ‘ukulele
is where it is today, and where it will go in the future.
Herb Ohta Jr. :
Five-time Na Hoku Hanohano Award nominee and two-time Hawai‘i
Music Award winner Herb Ohta, Jr. has played the‘ukulele
for almost 30 years from the tender age of three, first instructed
by his father, Ohta-san.
Keoki Kahumoku:
Fifth generation slack-key guitarist Keoki Kahumoku began performing
with his father, George Kahumoku, Jr. Keoki is one of ten artists
that make up Slack Key Guitar Volume 2 which took the first-ever
Hawaiian Album Grammy. Keoki's passion for Hawaiian music and
culture continues through his performance and teaching.
Show time: 8:00 pm doors 7:15
Tickets: Advance $25.00 - Night of Show $30.00
Advance tickets available at Streetlight
records 831-421-9200 on Pacific avenue in santa cruz and on line HERE
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Saturday,
September 24th, 2005
Banff Mountain Film Festival presents: RADICAL
REELS
The Radical Reels screenings incorporate elements of the Banff
Mountain Film Festival World Tour, but focus on dynamic, high-adrenaline
films featuring sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE
jumping, snowboarding and mountain biking. The Radical Reels tour
is for the audiences who prefer a program made of all action films.
Show time:7:00 PM (approx. 2.5 hours
duration)
Tickets: $10.00
students / $12.00 general day of the Show
Advance tickets: $8.00 / $10.00
call 831-459-2807
THIS
WILL SELL OUT !!!!
Benefit for the UCSC Wilderness Outings Scholarship Program
Contact UCSC Recreation Program at 459-2668 for more information.
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Sunday,
September 25th, 2005
Community Music School presents
a film Fund Raiser
Ravi Shankar In Portrait
Two short films will be shown with a short intermission in between:
The first film is:
Ravi Shankar "Between Two Worlds"
The definitive account of India's most celebrated musician follows
two years of Ravi Shankar's life - filmed in India and America
- against the backdrop of seven decades of innovative collaboration
with Western musicians like George Harrison, John Coltrane and
Yehudi Menuhin. Archive footage shows key performances filmed
from the 1930's to the present day.
The second film is:
Ravi Shankar "Live In Concert"
Ravi Shankar performs two ragas in the atmospheric Union Chapel
in London, Summer 2002, with his daughter Anoushka and tabla virtuosi
Bikram Ghosh and Tanmoy Bose. Also accompanying on tanpura is
local musician and Community Music School faculty member Barry
Phillips! A great way to help us all celebrate Barry's 50th birthday...
Show time: 3:00 pm
Tickets: $10 at the door, $8 in advance
at Westside Stories, in the Almar Shopping Center, next to Safeway
on the westside (457-2021) All proceeds benefit the Community
Music School of Santa Cruz, a non-profit organization.
Call 426-9155 for more information or e-mail shelley or visit the website:
www.communitymusicschool.org
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Wednesday,
September 28th, 2005
David Bromberg Quartet
Show time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $23.00
Tickets are NOT sold online on the day of the show, but may be
available at Etc Etc Etc, or over the phone from Patty the Snazzy
ticket master at (831) 479-9421
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September
30th, 2005
JOAN
BAEZ
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $34 advance at 120 Pearl
Alley Office 831-457-7751
or www.tickeleap.com
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Saturday
and Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2005
EarthVision presents
Ocean Revolution
Saturday
Show: doors open@ 6:45
Sunday Show: all
ages matinee@ 3:00
5:15 show, 7:30 show
Advance tickets available to Sunday show
For more information on programs please check our web page www.earthvisionfest.org
tickets available to these shows starting September 1, 2005
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Monday,
October 3rd, 2005
New ski movie " The
Hit List "
The award winning crew of Matchstick Productions gives you a new
ski movie, “The Hit List,” presented by Helly Hansen.
Starring Shane McConkey, Mark Abma, Ingrid Backstrom, Chris Davenport
and many others, the Matchstick Crew takes you on a world wide
freeskiing adventure.” The Hit List” features exciting
big mountain skiing, back country jumps and terrain park thrills
shot on location in Whistler Blackcomb, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia,
Colorado and remote inlets of the British Columbia coast.
Show
time: 8:pm doors 7:30
Tickets at the door night of show
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Tuesday,
October 4th, 2005
Todd Snider
Show time: 7:30 PM
advance tickets $21.00 at www.snazzyproductions.com and 831-479-9421
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Wednesday,
October 5th, 2005
Boubacar Traore
"If guitarist Ali Farka Toure is Mali's answer to John Lee
Hooker, then Boubacar Traore is Mali's Robert Johnson," wrote
one critic, and with good reason. The sense of rhythm, space and
time in Boubacar's music cannot help but remind us of the seminal
American blues figure. The roots of the music are in the distinctive
Khassonke rhythms of the Kayes region in northwest Mali, but Arabic
influences are also present. However, it would be a mistake to
think he is simply a blues musician. Although there is a strong
case to be made for connecting the historic links of American
blues with the music from Mali, in fact the music of Mali incorporates
a much broader spectrum than can be attributed to the branch that
leads to our blues. To label him simply as a blues musician fails
to recognize the magnificent traditions of this great African
culture. If you do not take "blues" as a form of music,
but rather as a description of a feeling, you begin to discover
the key to Kar Kar and his music
Show
time: 8:00PM Doors at 7:30PM
Advance tickets are $20 at 120 Pearl
Alley Box Office 831-457-7751 and Online
Here
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Saturday
& Sunday, October 8th & 9th, 2005
International Latino Independent
Film Festival
Special Guests:Arturo Ripstein and Paz Alicia
Garciadiego
The festival will offer 35 films ranging from full-length to one
minute episodes representing creative artists from México,
the U.S., Argentina, Spain and other latino communities. The categories
of film include fiction, documentaries, anime, and experimental.
Saturday will open the festival with “El Evangelio de las
Maravillas” directed by Arturo Ripstein who will be here
in person. On Sunday , Paz Alicia Garciadiego will be featured
guest.
Show Time: Saturday and Sunday 1:30-9pm
Tickets: $5 per block, $7 for two
blocks or $8 for the day.
Available at doors day of show........Check our program for the
festival at www.delunaproductions.com and any programming information at patricia@delunaproductions.com
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Wednesday,
October 12th, 2005
Ow Family Properties, UC Santa Cruz, Donald
Richards and Metro Santa Cruz present The 2005 Pacific Rim Film
Festival Closing Night Benefit Screening Keepers
of the Flame
The Cultural Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women
A documentary film by Eddie and Myrna Kamae
A production of the Hawaiian Legacy Foundation
Sponsored by the Aloha Island Grille
Filmmakers Eddie and Myrna Kamae will be here in person.
Live hula dancing and Hawaiian music with Eddie Kamae and Ocean
Kaowili before the film.
This new one-hour documentary by Eddie and Myrna Kamae, award-winning
filmmakers of the Hawaiian Legacy Series, chronicles the lives
of three Hawaiian women who, perhaps more than any other 20th
century figures, helped save Hawaiian culture, which was in serious
peril. The combined artistry and "Aloha" of Mary Kawena
Pukui, 'Iolani Luahini and Edith Kanaka'ole "helped to revive
the flame of traditional Hawaiian culture -- a flame that had
almost died," says Eddie Kamae in his on-camera introduction
to the film. Each in her individual way - Kawena as a translator
and author, 'Iolani as the "high priestess of hula"
and Edith as a songwriter and educator - planted seeds that would
blossom into the cultural resurgence known as the Hawaiian Renaissance.
After the screening, Eddie Kamae and Santa Cruz author James D.
Houston will be available in the lobby to sign copies of their
new book, HAWAIIAN SON: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae.
Tickets: $15.00
Available at: Bookshop Santa Cruz,
1520 Pacific Ave.
Logos Books and Records, 1117 Pacific Ave.
Westside Stories, 847 Almar Ave.
and at the door.
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Tuesday,
October 11th, 2005
2005 Pacific Rim Film
Festival
Admission is free
1:00pm
First Contact (Australia/Canada, 1983, 58 min.)
with Tijuana Jews ( USA, 2005, 57 min.)
Films sponsored by Bay Backhoe
3:30pm
Santa Cruz Filmmakers - Gamelan music preceding films Bicycle
Trip ( USA, Santa Cruz, 2005, 12 min)
Filmmaker present Kawitan ( USA, Santa Cruz, 2005, 60 min.)
Films sponsored by Paradise Surf
Filmmakers present - After film discussion
7:00pm
Sugihara: A Conspiracy of Kindness ( USA, 2000,
90 min.)
Film sponsored by Temple Beth-El and the Watsonville/Santa Cruz
JACL
After film discussion
www.pacrimfilmfestival.org for information, venues, schedules
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Saturday,
October 15th, 2005
DAR WILLIAMS
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: All ages, $25 advance at
120 Pearl Alley box office in santa cruz
831-423-7970
www.ticketweb.com
www,pulseproductions.net www.darwilliams.com for info
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Friday,
October 21st, 2005
Down The Line
Directors. Eric W. Nelson / Curt Myers US 2005
Show times: 7:00PM
and 9:00PM
An inside look at the epic surf that rocked Hawaii, Nor-Cal and
other locations last winter. The journey starts at Peahi, the
fearsome break on Maui, documenting surfers riding 60-foot waves.
On that same day, a prestigious surf contest is called at Waimea
Bay forcing surfers to make a difficult decision, surf the waves
of a life-time or wait for the once in a life-time invite to the
Eddie Aikau surf contest on Oahu. The film also includes a trip
to Chile with surfers immersing themselves in the culture and
customs as they seek some of the best waves Chile has to offer.
Featuring footage of the annual contest at Mavericks, season highlights
and Nor-Cal's newest big-wave break, the ominously named 'Ghost
Tree' where surfers find themselves in an arena where every wave
is a near-death experience. Included in this mind-blowing documentary
is stunning time-lapse photography and the latest cutting-edge
graphics by Chris Wilson of Wilson Productions. Featured surfers
include Peter Mel, Carlos Burle, Rodrigo Resende, Danilo Cuoto,
Noah Johnson, RCJ, Flea, Josh Loya, Matt Ambrose, Shawn Rhodes,
Anthony Tashnick, Ryan Augustine, Zac Wormhoudt, Don Curry, Garrett
McNamara, Ikaika, Shawn Rhodes, Matt Ambrose and the Smith Bros.
Tyler & Russel (60m )
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Saturday,
October 22nd, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL 2005
Featuring Direct from Spain
ANDRÉS MARÍN Y SU COMPAÑÍA FLAMENCA
The Bay Area Flamenco Partnership presents The San Francisco International
Flamenco Festival 2005 with “Vanguardia Jonda”, the
most recent production by dancer/choreographer, Andrés
Marin. In this exclusive US engagement, Marín and his company
pay tribute to key figures of Flamenco history, creating a dynamic
interplay between tradition and the avant garde. Marín’s
unique perspective is inspired by a deep understanding of Flamenco
song and fueled by a fearless impulse to stretch the boundaries
of Flamenco dance. Critically acclaimed for his performances at
the Bienal del Arte Flamenco de Sevilla in both 2002 and 2004,
Andrés Marín is considered a major force for the
future of Flamenco dance. His innovations on traditional structures,
rhythms and upper-body style, coupled with his strength, intensity
and passion have distinguished him as one of the most important
Flamenco performers on the international scene today.
Show time: 8:00pm
Tickets: Advance $30.00 - Night of
Show $35.00
Advance tickets at Streetlight Records (831) 421-9200 on Pacific
Avenue in Santa Cruz and on line at www.ticketweb.com
Info: www.flamencofestivalsf.com
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Friday,
October 28th, 2005
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Saturday,
October 29th, 2005
Ukulele Dick and Rio Theatre Present:
“KEEP SANTA CRUZ WEIRD – In
Concert”
Don’t miss this spectacular variety show featuring the best,
most unique, and sometimes just plain weirdest acts available
in the Santa Cruz area.
Acts include:
• The Great Morgani –
accordion chameleon
• Paula Bliss and Pipa Pinon – the gurgling sopranos
• Oliver Brown – drug store lounge lizard
• Phil Collins – New Music Works maestro sings “Mr.
Pencil”
• Elsewhere Troupe from Electron Salon
• Ross Eric Gibson – weird songs of Santa Cruz
• Fyodor Karamazov – manipulator of light
• Iman Lizarazu – aerio doodad-gitator
• The Lollypop Guild – children’s choir
• Sadanam – gong master
• Charlie Tweddle – psycho-delic cowboy and road kill artist
• The Ukeaholics –oldies troubadours
• Zunzun – Incaphonica from the Andes
• Sven Davis - Master of Ceremonies and wielder of the dreaded hook
Audience members are invited to come in costume to this Halloween
weekend event. There will be weird prizes for best costumes.
Show time: 8:08 sharp!
Tickets: $18 plus 5% city tax.
Tickets available at: Streetlight Records (939 Pacific Ave) 831-421-9200,
The Pearl Alley Box Office (120 Pearl Alley, near Cedar and Lincoln).
454-9044
www.ticketleap.com
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Monday,
November 7th, 2005
Terry Tempest Williams
"Williams is a visionary...a person who could change your
life." - Utne Reader
A devoted environmental activist, Williams is also acclaimed as
one of the world's most poetic and daring nature writers. Her
books include Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
(1991), one of the classics of American nature writing, and her
latest effort, The Open Space of Democracy (2004). Williams offers
a passionate and inspiring perspective on the ethics and politics
of place and the responsibilities of citizen engagement. With
grace, humor, and sharp-edged intelligence, she reminds us how
precious pristine nature is to the soul of America.
Copresented by UCSC Arts & Lectures and UCSC Extension
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: Adult: $23, Students &
Seniors with ID: $20, UCSC Students with ID: $12, Gold Circle:
$30
Advance:
UCSC Ticket Office, (831) 459-2159 or HERE
Info on A web site: artslectures.ucsc.edu
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Friday,
November 11th, 2005
The Trailer Park Troubadours
along with the whole town of Santa Cruz will be celebrating the
new, long awaited, much anticipated CD release "TrailerCana."
(Prozac is already being played on KPIG) So get your tickets early,
this show will surely sell out.
Show time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: $20
Adv, $23 at the door
Advance Tickets Available at Streetlight
Records, or on-line at www.ticketleap.com
Show Info: (831) 423-8209
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Saturday,
November 12th, 2005
TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to change the world, or
at least go play in it for a while. That's right, Telluride's
MOUNTAINFILM on Tour, which features the best selections from
America's premier festival of mountain, adventure, cultural, and
environmental film and video for one night only. A benefit
for the UC Santa Cruz Recreation Scholarship Funds, the program
will consist of films varying in length and themes, from educational
works about cultures and environments on the edge, to portraits
of remarkable people, and adrenaline-pitched adventure and exploration.
Come out and support UCSC Recreation while experiencing glimpses
of the world as never seen before.
Show time: 7:00 pm (doors open at
6:15 pm)
Ticket prices: $10 Students and Seniors,
$12 General Admission
Where to purchase tickets in advance: UCSC Box Office (831)459-2159
Who to call for more information: UCSC Recreation at (831)459-2806
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Sunday,
December 4th, 2005
FILM : "For The Kids"
Admittance Fee: Free with Donations
accepted
Show time: 2:00 pm
Compilation of this year's Ride A Wave sport camps
www.rideawave.org
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Friday
& Saturday, December 9th & 10th, 2005
The White Album Ensemble presents:
"Sgt. Pepper’s Mystery Tour"!
In a special holiday show, their “White Christmas”
annual tradition, the White Album Ensemble presents a return engagement
of their latest show, a live recreation of the #1 most popular
album of all time, the Beatles’ “Sgt Peppers Lonely
Hearts Club Band” and its 1967 companion piece, the full
length version of the LP "Magical Mystery Tour" which
includes the songs "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "I
Am The Walrus", as well as the Love Generation anthem "All
You Need is Love".
The Rio Theatre will provide a stunning backdrop for the live
performance of the world’s #1 most popular album, done to
exact detail by a 15 piece Rockestra, enhanced by a special era
video accompaniment designed specially for the show by Mark Thornton.
These shows will feature a raffle at intermission benefiting Guitars
not Guns, and a portion of the door proceeds will benefit Music
in Schools programs.
The White Album Ensemble:
Jason Schimmel (Guitar, Keyboard and Vocals)
Tiran Porter (Bass, Vocals)
Dale Ockerman (Keyboards, Trumpet, Vocals),
Ken Kraft (Guitar and Vocals,)
Alan Heit, (Vocals, and Guitar)
Michael Daugherty (Drums, vocals)
Bob Bliss (Keyboards, Guitar and Vocals)
Richard Bryant (Vocals, and Percussion)
These musicians are familiar as having been a part of The Doobie
Brothers, Little River Band, Snail, Quicksilver Messenger Service,
Rita Coolidge, Estradasphere and many other prestigious acts.
Very special guests include:
Barry and Shelley Phillips:
Barry performs regularly with Ravi Shankar and joined Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr and Eric Clapton on the film and DVD “Concert
for George" [Harrison]. He will play cello and dilrhuba -
the haunting Indian violin-like instrument heard leading off "Within
You, Without You". Shelley will play flute, recorder and
clarinet, as well as such exotic instruments as swordmandel, zither,
tamboura and cor anglais!
Mic Gillette:
From the original Tower of Power, now of the Sons of Champlin,
Mic will be featured at the shows as well, on trumpet, piccolo
trumpet, trombone and flugelhorn. Mic did horns on the “Sgt
Pepper’s” movie, produced by George Martin. He has
also recorded with Santana, Little Feat, the Doobie Brothers,
Billy Preston (the “5th Beatle”) and has performed
on stage with the Beach Boys (with Ringo Starr sitting in).
Timb Harris, Violin, trumpet
Aria Di Salvio, Cello
Esther Centers, Viola
Ella Bacon. Viola
Aria DiSalvio, Cello
Steve Robertson, Tablas, Recorder, Percussion
Show time: 8 PM doors at 7:00 pm
Tickets: 25$ and 40$ “Mystery
Circle”, plus the Santa Cruz city entertainment tax.
Available at Streetlight records, Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave,
Santa Cruz, 95060 - (831) 421-9200
And online at Ticketleap.com
or
12/09 General HERE
12/09 White Circle: HERE
12/10 general: HERE
12/10 White: HERE
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Thursday,
December 15th, 2005
a John Waters Christmas
LIVE!
featuring special guest
Jonathan Richman
with added performance by :
Jack E. Strano & Babette
RocknRoll Drag Cabaret
Legendary filmmaker John Waters
(“Pink Flamingos””Hairspray””Serial
Mom”) performs a very developed one-man show at festivals,
universities, and clubs across the world and has since the 1970’s.
In it, he details his groundbreaking career in a rapid-fire stand-up
comedy format (akin to high-brow comics and monologists such as
Spalding Gray, Janeane Garofalo, and Margaret Cho) plus conducts
a Q & A afterwards. He is also available for special VIP meet-and-greet
sessions beforehand.
The show has played to sold-out audiences in Boston, San Francisco,
Tucson, Pittsburgh, and beyond.
As a director, actor (he is featured in the new Halloween “Chuckie”
horror film), graphic artist with showings at galleries across
the country, creator of the wildly successful Broadway musical
“Hairspray”, Gay/Lesbian role-model, author of numerous
books, and even his being immortalized as a character on “The
Simpsons”-- not to mention being the man who catapulted
Johnny Depp from pin-up idol to critical acclaim-- Mr. Waters
is a renaissance man of almost unprecedented cultural influence.
Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing
live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around
the world with his guileless honesty and playfully catchy compositions.
He's revered by countless fellow artists, and has built
a remarkably loyal international audience through his tireless
touring. His deceptively straightforward songs embody timeless
qualities of humanity, optimism, emotional insight and a boundless
sense of humor, untainted by cynicism or transient notions of
hipness.
Jonathan will play solo this evening
Show
time: 8PM
Tickets: $25/VIP meet-and-greet $75
www.TicketWeb.com