DAVID SEDARIS
He talk pretty Sunday at Bookshop Santa Cruz for a reading and signing of his new book Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls. The humorist/author/radio personality has six New York Times Bestsellers and a Grammy nomination under his belt. His publisher has all these rules about tickets and closing the store, but David’s a cool guy so the signing will be open to everyone.
https://www.santacruz.com/david-sedaris-e1919972
SANTA CRUZ REJUVENATION FESTIVAL
With something for the whole family, the third anual Rejuvenation Festival will present more than 20 live performances, free yoga, an Eco-Fair, a petting zoo and a magic show. Free admission, food for sale.
https://www.santacruz.com/santa-cruz-rejuvenation-festival-e1594401
GAMELAN MUSIC AND DANCE OF WEST JAVA
A gamelan is a traditional music ensemble from Indonesia composed of xylophones, drums, gongs, bamboo flutes and strings. This 34th annual concert from UCSC’s West Javanese Gamelan Ensemble features traditional and contemporary music plus guest performances by musicians and dancers.
https://www.santacruz.com/gamelan-music-and-dance-of-west-java-e1921761
DEVENDRA BANHART
From his humble first show in a church in the Castro at a gay wedding, Banhart has stepped it up a little bit, working with the likes of Fabrizio Moretti, Sonic Youth and some lady named Yoko Ono, and getting his visual art up on the walls of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. One of the poster children for the New Weird America genre, the singer-songwriter is known for melding elements of psych, folk and lo-fi. https://www.santacruz.com/devendra-banhart-e1922842
NEMO FINDINGS
Nemo’s anemonome is more than just a home, it’s part of a complex symbiotic relationship of trade-offs and mutual ecological support. Also, in the real world, Nemo’s dad would have turned into his mom. Learn about the secrets of the clownfish, like its sequential hermaphroditism, with UCSC professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Giacomo Bernardi at the Seymour Center.
