University of California - Santa Cruz

Experience an eclectic summer program by 836M featuring painter Nora Bruhn, mixed-media artist Edward Mills, and concerts by DJ Umami and The Destiny Muhammad Trio.

Internationally acclaimed Irish singer Éilís Kennedy and Grammy award-winning guitarist William Coulter will perform in The Dalles at the United Church of Christ in March.

A Celtic Christmas will perform Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 PM at Santa Cruz's Rio Theatre

EXPORT QUALITY is a limited run theatrical exploration based on true stories of mail-order brides from the Philippines. Directed by Sonoko Kawahara, this production presents a compelling narrative by Erica Miguel, Carolyn Antonio, and Dorotea Mendoza.

The Museum of Modern Art announces the 2023–24  cohort of the MoMA Scholars in Residence, supported by the Ford Foundation: C. Ondine  Chavoya, Anne Anlin Cheng, and Sherrilyn Ifill.

The KDA Creative Corps (KDACC) recently announced that Dance Camera West (DCW) has been awarded a $225,000 grant to create the VISIBILITY: SELF REFLECTIONS dance film project, which will be funded through May 2024.

TAK Ensemble will present SWOONFEST, a two-day, multi-artist festival, on May 5 and 6, 2023 at The Clemente Center in New York's Lower East Side.

Naxos is presenting San Francisco-based guitarist Christopher Mallett's new release championing the music of Justin Holland, America's first Black classical guitarist who made his name during the time of slavery. Titled Justin Holland, Guitar Works and Arrangements, “trailblazer' Mallett (The St. Louis Dispatch) deftly performs on this landmark recording featuring several world premieres.

Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Broadway stage manager and producer Cody Renard Richard have announced the 10 recipients of the 2023 class of The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program.

Desert Ensemble Theatre is presenting the Southern California premiere of Aren Haun's comedic drama, KILL THE EDITOR. As is usual with DET, the directing, performances, and technical aspects of the production are top-notch. What lowers the presentation from a 'must see' to a B or B+ is that, in my opinion, the script has some flaws.

What did our critic think of THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD at Convergence-continuum?

​​​​​​​ Every Christmas for the past twenty-seven years, Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas has crisscrossed the country, bringing to packed venues his authentic remembrance of a way of life that is, alas, no longer with us.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre will welcome 15 young professionals who have been awarded fellowships for the 2022/23 season. Talented individuals from across the nation apply for this 11-month-long pre-professional training at the award-winning theatre.

Queer|Art, New York City's home for the creative and professional development of LGBTQ+ artists, has announced the winner of the 2021 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant, collaborative duo, Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran. The New York City-based duo will receive a $7,000 cash grant, as well as studio visits with members of the judges panel in support of their creative and professional development.

Custom Made Theatre Co.'s Board of Directors announced that co-founder Brian Katz will retire from his day-to-day position in mid-August after serving for twenty-three years, first as Artistic Director since their formation, and then as Executive Artistic Director since 2019. He will remain the President of the Board of Directors for the company.