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There will be plenty to see and laugh at Friday and Saturday in Santa Cruz, including Marcella Arguello, Moshe Kasher and Louis Katz performing a headlining at the Rio Theatre; Drennon Davis, DJ Real and Chad Ortiz aka Nervous Energy performing musical comedy at Streetlight Records, and Woodhouse Blending and Brewing playing host to a series of comedic art critiques.
From Oct. 4-7, there will be no shortage of places in Santa Cruz to go for laughs, as the Santa Cruz Comedy Festival is back in town bringing 40 comedians to 10 venues throughout the city.
Palm Springs International Dance Festival kicks off, local studio offers healing amid pandemic The Palm Springs International Dance Festival kicks off this week. It runs Thursday through Sunday. The festival is happening differently this year with COVID restrictions in place. In a typical year, founder and artistic director Michael Nickerson-Rossi says more than 400 dancers travel from all over the world to take four days of classes and perform in Palm Springs. “Traditionally we would always rent the Annenberg Theater for our gala performance,” said Nickerson-Rossi. But this year, dan...