ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Catalyst, The
1011 Pacific Avenue • Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-423-1338
Monterey Bay's premier nightclub featuring a 5,000 square foot dance hall, pool tables, a shuffleboard table, a 100 foot long bar with a large selection of beer and liquor, and music from well known artists.
Callahan's Pub
507 Water Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-427-3119
Pub and cocktail lounge featuring blues on Thursdays and punk and rock music from Friday to Sunday. A hub for motorcyclists. Open until 2:00 a.m.
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-427-2227
Established in 1975, this internationally recognized nonprofit nightclub offers its own jazz series, as well as an open venue for presenters to utilize. The Cafe offers organic and healthy fare.
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way • Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-479-1854
This nightclub features live world, blues, jazz, reggae, and more seven nights a week as well as a full bar. India's Clay Oven offers Indian fare for you to enjoy while you attend a performance.
Crepe Place, The
1134 Soquel Avenue • Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-429-6994
Neighborhood bar offering unique drinks and daily happy hour, not to mention the best crepes around. Enjoy the HD sports bar area or the live music and entertainment.

Santa Cruz County Symphony
307 Church Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831.462.0553
This symphony presents exotic and contemporary music, as well as familiar and new music, throughout their season.
Santa Cruz Chorale
P.O. Box 272 • Santa Cruz, CA 95061
831-427-8023
This diverse group of singers, who live throughout the Santa Cruz area, performs a wide variety of music from the 16th century to modern day music.

Shakespeare Santa Cruz
1156 High Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95064
831-459-2159
This repertory theater company that is in residence at the University of California performs from July through August. Performances are held at the UCSC Theatre Arts Mainstage and outdoors in the Festival Glen.
Rio Theatre
1205 Soquel Avenue • Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-423-8209
This theatre is a venue for music, dance, and theatre productions, as well as a lecture hall and educational venue.

Art on the Wharf
Located at Municipal Wharf
831-420-5273
More than 40 artists will be displaying original paintings, photography, and other works in this outdoor showcase of fine art which takes place in July. Live jazz entertainment provided.

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival
P.O. Box 482 • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Located at UCSC Music Recital Hall
831-457-9693
Each season, usually running from February through May, this Italian Folk and Baroque festival features sonatas and tarantellas from Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe; the festival explores Baroque music from its roots to its final flowerings, as well as offering some performances that blend modern ideas and twists with traditional baroque music and instrumentation.
Juneteenth Celebration
301 Center Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Louden Nelson Community Center
831-420-6177
Join in the one day celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, a tradition among African-Americans, during this festival which takes place in June. Highlights include food, crafts, music, and speakers.
Japanese Cultural Fair
103 Emmett Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Located at Mission Plaza Park
831-462-4589
This one day fair takes place in June and features colorful performing arts, crafts, ethnic demonstrations, martial arts, a variety of Japanese food, folk dancing, and rice pounding.
Aloha Outrigger Races and Polynesian Festival
Located at Santa Cruz Wharf
831-420-5273
Discover the excitement of outrigger canoe racing, designed for new and novice paddlers during this festival that takes place in August. The festival follows the race and features fresh flower leis, Hawaiian shaved ice, Maori face painting, and dance performances.

Santa Cruz Longboard Club Invitational
1011 Steamer Lane • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-684-1551
Each year in late near Memorial Day, surf clubs from California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii compete in six amateur divisions during this two-day event.
Roughwater Swim
323 Church Street • Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Located at Municipal Wharf
831-420-6015
This legendary one mile ocean swim around the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is held annually in August.