This weekend, you can take in some theater, comedy, or music, or get your radical craft on at the MAH.
Read on to see the rest of our picks for the best events in Santa Cruz this weekend.
3rd Friday: Radical Craft Night
When: Friday, 11/21 at 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: MAH
How Much: $3-$5
This month’s 3rd Friday at the MAH, Santa Cruzans will wield knitting needles, glue, and scissors to make a radical statement. With a focus on DIY repurposing and crafting the unexpected, this participative event will have a variety of workshops led by local experts. It’s guaranteed you’ll leave with a craft you’d never expected to make.
An Evening With TOMMY CASTRO & The Painkillers
When: Friday, 11/21 at 9:00 pm
Where: Moe’s Alley
How Much: $20-$25
If your blood runs with the Blues, you’ve got to check out Tommy Castro & The Painkillers. Castro brings a contemporary approach to the classic genre, giving your ears something familiar and yet totally new.
Enter the Guardsman, a musical fantasy
When: Friday, 11/21 through Sunday, 11/23. Times vary.
Where: Jewel Theater
How Much: $28-$34
Enter into the psyche of a bored musical theater star in Enter the Guardsman,a clever and humorous exploration of love, marriage, and fame. If you’ve never seen a show at the lovely Jewel Theater in downtown Santa Cruz, this is a good time to do it.
Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman
When: Friday, 11/21 through Sunday, 11/23. Times vary.
Where: Cabrillo Crocker Theater
How Much: $9-$19
Arthur Miller’s iconic play about the limits of the American Dream has been a major part of America’s cultural lexicon since its debut in 1949. Come watch Cabrillo’s talented performers give their interpretation of this Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece.
Planet Cruz Comedy with Richard Stockton
When: Saturday, 11/22 at 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Rio Theatre
How Much: $20-$25
Come watch some of Santa Cruz’s most unexpected comedians and musicians, including former mayor Ryan Coonerty, show their stuff on the Rio stage. There will also be visiting acts from all around the country.
Fall Folk Music Showcase: The McCoy Tyler Band, Steep Ravine, Naked Bootleggers, Patchy Sanders
When: Saturday, 11/22 at 7:30 pm
Where: Kuumbwa Jazz
How Much: $17-$20
Kuumbwa will welcome folk lovers through its doors this Saturday night, when musicians from Santa Cruz and the Bay Area will illustrate the variety and stretch the limits of what folk music today sounds like.
ELIQUATE: Magic Bronson, Olright, Rubberlegs + Sounds From The Cave, Emile Carson
When: Saturday, 11/22 at 8:30 pm
Where: The Catalyst Club
How Much: $8-$12
Rap and beat rock group Eliquate runs the gamut from socially conscious satire to feel good party jams. Hear a little of everything this Saturday night at the Catalyst.
Life on the Ranch Day
When: Sunday, 11/23 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Wilder Ranch State Park
How Much: Free
Experience how Santa Cruzans before us lived their daily lives through Life on the Ranch Day, when Wilder Ranch will go back in time to its days of dairy farming and rodeos. With activities like ice cream making and wagon rides, this is a fun outing for the whole family.
Movember Santa Cruz 5K/10K Walk/Run for Men’s Health
When: Sunday, 11/23 at 12:00 pm
Where: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
How Much: Free
You might think to associate beer more with bulging guts and general unhealthiness, but Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing is doing its part in changing that by hosting a “fun run” dedicated to raising awareness for men’s health. If the men in your life are reluctant to participate, it doesn’t hurt that the trail begins and ends at the brewery.
Beach Cleanups
Additional events this weekend
Friday:
- Pawn Shop Soul
- The Coffee Zombie Collective, The Juncos, John
- Stu Allen & Mars Hotel: Grateful Dead Tribute
- “UNSTOPPABLE JOY” Single Release Party
- John Craigie
Friday & Saturday
Saturday:
- Cabrillo Chorale Winter Concert
- Liberation Movement + The Dogon Lights featuring members of DIRTWIRE, HAMSA LILA, HEAVYWEIGHT DUB CHAMPION & More
- Wilder Ranch Coast Nature Walks
- ROCK FOR TOTS: Fishhook, Ric Hines & The Ones, The Fuss
- Chris Burkard Photography at Sawyer Land & Sea Supply
Saturday & Sunday
Sunday
Recurring Events You Can Find Every Weekend
- Free Wildlife Eco-Tours of the Santa Cruz Wharf (weekly event – every Saturday & Sunday)
- Tours of the Reserve at Elkhorn Slough (weekly event – every Saturday & Sunday)
- Santa Cruz Farmers Markets (weekly events)
- Live Comedy at the Crow’s Nest (weekly event – every Sunday night)
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