The Weekend Past: January 15-17, 2010
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For the Weekend of January 15-17, 2010.
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Friday
Reception for New Beginnings at Mountains Art Center. Start the new year with a fresh exhibit of art in Ben Lomond. Mountains Art Center presents its New Beginnings exhibit through March 27. Opening reception January 15 from 6 – 8 p.m. Gallery hours Wed. – Sun. Noon – 6 p.m. Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill Street, Ben Lomond. Free.(831) 336-3513.
Marshall Law Band at Seabright Brewery. The blues abound when Marshall Law is declared at Seabright Brewery. 6 p.m. Seabright Brewery, 519 Seabright Avenue, Santa Cruz. No cover. Age 21+. (831) 426-2739.
New Music Work’s Night of the Emerging Composers at UCSC. Four locally based composers — Sayaka Yabuki, Remy Le Boeuf, Stan Poplin and Noah Meites — share new chamber works during New Music Works’ first Night of the Emerging Composers. 7:30 p.m. Music Recital Hall, UCSC Campus, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz. $12.50 – $23.50. www.santacruztickets.com or (831) 459-2159.
Opening Night of 8 Tens @ Eight at Actors’ Theatre. Returning to Actors’ Theatre for its 15th annual season, the hugely popular 8 Tens @ Eight festival of 10 minute plays highlights the work of eight different playwrights. The works represent a range of styles and subjects from stark realism to existential; from edgy comedy to deep drama. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sundays through February 14. Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. $15 – $18. (831) 425-7529.
Comedian Will Durst at Kuumbwa. C-Span’s favorite comedian comes to Santa Cruz. Political satirist Will Durst has been called “A modern day Will Rogers” by The Boston Globe. 8 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar Street, Santa Cruz. $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Advance tickets at Brown Paper Tickets or Streetlight Records. (831) 427-2227 for information.
Anthony B at Veterans Memorial. With 13 albums and more than 1,000 singles to his name, Jamaican artistAnthony B embodies all that it is spiritual and proactive about reggae. Binghi Ghost and Luv Fyah also play, backed by the 7th Street Band, and DJ Spleece. 8:30 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St, Santa Cruz. $23 in advance, $26 at the door. Advance tickets at Inticketing.com. (831) 454-0478.
The Down Beets at The Crepe Place. Described as a bluegrass”ish”, neo-grass, old-timey, Americana quartet, Santa Cruz’s The Down Beets promises to provide a foot-stompin time. 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz. $8. (831) 429-6994.
B-Side Players at Moe’s Alley. Get down on the dance floor with the borderless grooves of B-Side Players. The polyrhythmic band from San Diego fuses Latin American and Carribean beats with funky, jazz and hip-hop. 9 p.m. January 15 & 16. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. (831) 479-1854.
Fire Whiskey at The Catalyst’s Atrium. Santa Cruz punk bluegrass band Fire Whiskey joins Zed and Electric Leaves for a show in The Catalyst’s Atrium. 9 p.m. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Ages 21+. (831) 423-1338.
JGB featuring Melvin Seals at Don Quixote’s. Twelve years after Jerry Garcia’s untimely passing, Melvin Seals and JGB (The Jerry Garcia Band) are keeping true to their signature sound. 9 p.m. Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton. $20. Ages 21+ (831) 603-2294.
The Dark Knight at Midnight at the Del Mar. Batman goes from campy cartoon to post modern darkness in this Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. Midnight January 15 & 16. The Del Mar, 1124 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. $6.50. (831) 469-3220.
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Saturday
Tempest at Don Quixote’s. Dance to Tempest’s hybrid of high-energy folk rock. The Bay Area band fuses Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. 8 p.m. Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton. $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Ages 21+. (831) 603-2294.
8 Tens @ Eight at Actors’ Theatre. Returning to Actors’ Theatre for its 15th annual season, the hugely popular 8 Tens @ Eight festival of 10 minute plays highlights the work of eight different playwrights. The works represent a range of styles and subjects from stark realism to existential; from edgy comedy to deep drama. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sundays through February 14. Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. $15 – $18. (831) 425-7529.
Jackie Greene at The Catalyst. Dubbed “The Prince of Americana” by the New York Times, San Francisco’s Jackie Greene is Giving Up the Ghost.. Truth & Salvage Co. also play. 9 p.m. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $16 in advance, $19 at the door. Ages 21+. (831) 423-1338.
Ty Segall, Green Flash & Weekend at The Crepe Place. Burying ’60s sing-alongs and dance crazes beneath waves of reverb and giddy thud, Bay Area’s Ty Segall has carved out his own shelf in the neo-psych garage. Green Flash and the Bay Area quartet Weekend are also on the ticket. 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. (831) 429-6994.
B-Side Players at Moe’s Alley. Get down on the dance floor with the borderless grooves of B-Side Players. The polyrhythmic band from San Diego fuses Latin American and Carribean beats with funky, jazz and hip-hop. 9 p.m. January 15 & 16. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. (831) 479-1854.
The Dark Knight at Midnight at the Del Mar. Batman goes from campy cartoon to post modern darkness in this Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger. Midnight January 15 & 16. The Del Mar, 1124 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. $6.50. (831) 469-3220.
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Sunday
Sophie B. Hawkins at Don Quixote’s. The unique sound of Sophie B. Hawkins brought her unto the Top 10 of the 1990s with hits like “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” and “As I Lay Me Down.” 2 p.m. Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton. $12. Ages 21+. (831) 603-2294.
Poet/Speak Open Reading at the Main Library. Read your favorite poetry. Five minute limit. Janet Trenchard is the featured reader at this Poetry Santa Cruz event. 2 p.m. Main Library upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. (831) 420-5700.
8 Tens @ Eight at Actors’ Theatre. Returning to Actors’ Theatre for its 15th annual season, the hugely popular 8 Tens @ Eight festival of 10 minute plays highlights the work of eight different playwrights. The works represent a range of styles and subjects from stark realism to existential; from edgy comedy to deep drama. 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sundays through February 14. Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz. $15 – $18. (831) 425-7529.
Peace Train at Don Quixote’s. Celebrate the music Of Cat Stevens. Peace Train brings its cat-a-logue to Don Quixote’s. 7 p.m. Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, Felton. $10. Under 21 allowed with parent. (831) 603-2294.
Rebelution at The Catalyst Rebelution joins Soja and Zion I for a night of reggae and hip-hop. 8 p.m. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. $20. Ages 16+. (831) 423-1338.
The Builders & The Butchers and A Dark & Stormy Night at The Crepe Place. Portland folk rockers The Builders & The Butchers join A Dark & Stormy Night in the front room of The Crepe Place. 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz. $7. (831) 429-6994.
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