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Mountainfilm on Tour Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá

Institute of the Arts and Sciences · 12:00 PM

10 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still

Institute of the Arts and Sciences · 12:00 PM

10 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

Cinema and Snacks

Branciforte Library · 3:00 PM

Free1 more date through Dec 16
Art & museums

Drop-in Figure Drawing

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center · 7:00 PM

Free1 more date through Nov 25
Art & museums

Open Archives

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) · 1:00 PM

2 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

CreativeMornings Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) · 8:30 AM

Free
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Rockin' Pop Up!

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · 12:00 PM

Art & museums

Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum

Arboretum · 9:00 AM

Art & museums

World AIDS Day Event

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Free Admission Day

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · 8:00 AM

Art & museums

Fall 2026 Open Studios

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center · 12:00 PM

Free
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Free First Friday

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) · 12:00 PM

Free
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First Friday Art Walk

Downtown Santa Cruz Holidays · 5:00 PM

Art & museums

Teton Gravity Research presents Actually, It Is Rocket Science

Rio Theatre · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Toddler Tumble Time

Watsonville Public Library · 10:30 AM

Art & museums

Free Family Movie Matinee: A Christmas Story

Del Mar Theatre · 10:30 AM

Free1 more date through Dec 13
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Snowy Plover Saunter: Guided Walk to Seabright Coastal Dune Habitat

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · 1:00 PM

Art & museums

An evening with Garrison Keillor, Heather Masse & Richard Dworsky

Rio Theatre · 7:00 PM

Art & museums

Naturalist Night: Snowy Plover Expert Panel

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · 6:00 PM

Art & museums

Toy Trains at the MAH

Downtown Santa Cruz Holidays · Through Dec 28

Close by, in Capitola, Felton

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