Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28

First Sunday Every Month

WESTSIDE MARKETPLACE

11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Old Wrigley Building Parking Lot, 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz 95060 Come by on Sunday and shop at over 40 unique & wonderful artists, makers & vintage sellers — there’s something for everyone at the Westside Marketplace!

Rain dates are scheduled for the following Sundays.

The Market is free to attend and is 100% local!

All local and state health guidelines will be followed. Please wear your mask, maintain social distance while you shop and stay home if you don’t feel well. Hand sanitizing stations will be available. For more info, go to the event page: www.facebook.com/ events/ 170470481551895; Food Trucks A Go Go: www. foodtrucks agogo.com/; or SCM Makers Market: scmmakersmarket.com/ for a list of all of the vendors.

DATED EVENTS

Wednesday December 29

HABARI GANI! HONORING KWANZAA

6-8 p.m., Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz Curated by Santa Cruz Black Health Matters Initiative, this community gathering at the Museum of Art & History honors the annual celebration of Kwanzaa. Admission is free.

Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been recognized amongst the winter holiday classics. However many lack understanding of its significance and practice. Habari Gani! welcomes the community to join in for: Kinara lighting ceremony, traditional dance, music, and a gift-giving ceremony.

The event features a pop-up by black-owned bookstore, BlknPrint, plus a Kwanzaa market and 10% of sales will be donated to the Santa Cruz Ofrenda.

Monday January 3 Tuesday January 4

BASKETBALL JONES CAMP

9 a.m.-3 p.m. (8:45 a.m. drop off), Aptos High School, 100 Mariner Way, Aptos, CA 95003 Youths ages 7-14 can attend the Basketball Jones Winter Camps at Aptos High School.

Students attending should dress in (or bring) layers and wear shoes for outdoor and indoor surfaces, bring their own ball, water bottle, hearty lunch and healthy snacks as the camps do not provide either.

Cost for two-day camps is $100; one-day camps, $50. Sibling, multiple camp and team discounts are available. To register see: https://www.basketballjonescamps.com/

Monday January 3 Wednesday January 12

TUTOR ORIENTATIONS

11 a.m.-Noon Jan. 3 / 7:30-8:30 p.m. Jan 12, Online Seminar The Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County Literacy Program will offer online orientations in January for people interested in becoming a tutor.

Tutor training takes 14 hours. Volunteer tutors are matched with an adult student who has a strong desire to learn English, whether to get a better job, to talk with their children’s teachers, to navigate the health care system.

Tutoring can take place at your student’s home, a library, or other community location. No teaching or foreign language experience needed. It is rewarding, and requires only a few hours a week. Call 831-427-5077, and sign up at https://scvolunteercenter. org/programs/literacy-program/volunteer/ for the mandatory one-hour orientation.

ARTIST OPENING: JUST FUTURES

Wednesday January 19

4-6 p.m., Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery plans to host an in-person opening reception of Just Futures: Black Quantum Futurism, Arthur Jafa, and Martine Syms, featuring the works of Arthur Jafa, Martine Syms, and Black Quantum Futurism.

The centerpiece of the exhibition, Arthur Jafa’s Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death, was screened simultaneously over 48 hours across art museums in 2020 as an international response to racial justice uprisings and civil unrest. Note: Exhibition includes violent imagery and content.

The reception will feature remarks from Arts Dean Celine Parreñas-Shimizu, curator, T.J. Demos, professor, history of art and visual culture, and Camilla Hawthorne, assistant professor, sociology, critical race and ethnic studies.

Covid-19 protocols will be followed. Complete a symptom check before or upon arrival. Rules may change depending on the Covid situation. https://art.ucsc.edu/sesnon/just-futures

••• Still from Black Space Agency, Black Quantum Futurism (2018). Courtesy of the artist.

Tuesday January 6

PVUSD BUS TOUR

Noon-4 p.m., PVUSD District Office, 294 Green Valley Rd., Watsonville See what’s new on a tour of sites that have seen an upgrade, modernization or new construction, including Aptos Junior High (1:20 p.m.), funded by Measure L. A light lunch and beverages will be provided.

To join the tour, you can ride the bus or meet at the site at the noted time. To ride the bus, email Alicia_jimenez@pvusd.net by Jan. 4 and meet at the district office at noon. For full details about the tour stops, visit https://tinyurl.com/ y33o3wts

Friday January 7

6-8 p.m., Jade Street Park, 4400 Jade Street. Capitola Recreation presents Family Movie Night at Jade Street Park in Capitola. The movie to be shown is “Abominable,” an animated film from Dreamworks telling the story of three teenagers who must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding those who would harm it. Admission is free.

Wednesday January 12 Thursday January 20

plans two virtual community workshops on plans to make Soquel Drive more walkable and bikeable and less congested.

The Jan. 13 workshop is designed for Aptos residents, while the Jan. 20 workshop is for Live Oak and Soquel residents.

Registers at bit.ly/soquelzoom1 for District 2 and bit. ly/soquelzoom1 for District 1.

The improvements currently planned for 5.6 miles of the busiest segment of Soquel Ave/Drive from La Fonda Ave to State Park Drive include buffered bike lanes, ADA-accessible ramps, and flashing sidewalk beacons.

Saturday January 15

SATURDAY SHAKESPEARE RETURNS WITH OTHELLO

10 a.m., Weekly Online Discussion Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello,” along with the film version featuring Laurence Fishburne, will be examined when the Saturday Shakespeare Club begins its new sessions via Zoom.

The gatherings, each open to the public, begin with a lecture lasting about an hour and include a brief discussion, followed by a reading aloud of that portion of the play under consideration.

UCSC Emeritus Professor Michael Warren, a noted Shakespeare authority and dramaturg for Santa Cruz Shakespeare, will first give an overview of the play, its history, relevance to its time and ours, and aspects of special interest.

On Jan. 22, Sean Keilen, associate professor of literature at UCSC and director of the university’s Shakespeare Workshop, will address the group. The following Saturday, Jan. 29, a DVD lecture discussing “Othello” by Peter Saccio, professor of Shakespearean studies at Dartmouth College, will be shown.

On Feb. 5, Rebecca Clark, of the UCSC education committee, will examine aspects of race, gender and politics revealed in the play.

The film version of “Othello” will be shown Feb. 12. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also plays Iago, it features Irene Jacob as Desdemona to Fishburne’s Othello.

Although all sessions are free, those who tune in are encouraged to send a donation of at least $2 per session or $10 for the series to Santa Cruz Shakespeare, with a check made payable to the organization at 500 Chestnut St., Suite #250, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. People who are not yet on the email list but would like to attend and get the Zoom link should email a request to: saturdayshakespeare@gmail.com

Wednesday January 19

LUNCH WITH SUPERVISOR FRIEND

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Seascape Golf Course, Aptos The Aptos Chamber of Commerce plans a community networking luncheon meeting with 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend at Seascape Golf Course in Aptos. The price is: $30 members/ $35 non-members. RSVP at 831-688-1467.

Wednesday January 19 Saturday January 22

ECO-FARM CONFERENCE

The 42nd EcoFarm Conference will be in person, Jan. 19-22 at the Asilomar State Beach & Conference Center in Pacific Grove. The theme is “Rooted in Resilience.”

This annual gathering of agriculturalists working to advance just and ecological farming and food systems will offer visionary keynote speakers, skill-building workshops, expo, seed swaps, networking, and farm tours. Register at https://eco-farm.org/conference Questions: 831-763-2111 • info@eco-farm.org

Saturday January 22

TRAINING TO STOP SEX TRAFFICKING

Noon-2:30 p.m., Zoom Class The Santa Cruz County Branch of the American Association of University Women is hosting an anti-sex trafficking training session on Zoom Saturday, Jan. 22, from noon to 2:30 p.m. for groups and individuals who work with teens.

Titled “Mind Games: Understanding the Predator Psychological Methodolgy,” the session will teach participants the techniques traffickers use to gain the trust of children and teens and then manipulate and control them.

Speakers are: Dr. Deena Graves, an award-winning communicator, strategist and founder of M3 Transformations, an organization that designs solutions that bring children back from predators and trauma, and Derek Williams, a former trafficker who now works to stop human trafficking, explaining how traffickers work and what can be done.

“We invite all those who work with teens to this valuable session,” said AAUW President Phyllis Taylor.

Join the Zoom meeting at: https://tinyurl.com/ prevent-trafficking

For audio, find your local number: https://us02web. zoom.us/u/kbxNMcjKt For info, call AAUW at (831) 425-1306. n