Philip Glass Kicks Off Campaign to Save Henry Miller Library
By Kirby Scudder The Henry Miller Library has served as a center for cultural events in Big Sur since 1981. It has subsisted on small grants and ticket and book sales until now. This year it has to...
View ArticleRevealing the Spirit Through Photography
By Kirby Scudder One of the exhibits in this week’s First Friday Santa Cruz event shows the faces of the people of the region. Margo Duvall and Poppy de Garmo discuss their work. View the listing their...
View ArticleSanta Cruz on the Fringe
Listen to Kirby Scudder’s interviews about the festival, above. Edinburgh Scotland has popularized a form of theatre festival that highlights experimentation and informal venues. Santa Cruz is now...
View ArticleTeaching Decency Along With the Alphabet
Disappointed with the way books typically teach the alphabet, two Monterey Bay area artists have created an alphabet book they hope will also teach kindness and mindfulness. KUSP’s Kirby Scudder spoke...
View ArticleIn 2014: Celebrating Santa Cruz County’s Guitar Makers
The Monterey Bay area is home to Jeff Trougutt, Santa Cruz guitars and other world-renowned guitar makers. KUSP’s Kirby Scudder reports on an effort in its early stages that aims to draw fans to Santa...
View ArticlePolitical Art Show
In this political season, words are flying building camps and backing up points of view. Though history, visual artists have rarified or added flesh to politics. At times no media has offered a clearer...
View ArticleUnveiling The New ‘Catamaran – Literary Reader’
Kirby Scudder spoke with founding editor Catherine Segurson and managing editor Rebecca Goldman. he new enterprise is located at the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz. Catamaran Literary Reader website
View ArticleSanctuary Exploration Center Combines Science and Art
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has opened a new museum highlighting the one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. KUSP’s Kirby Scudder reports the new Sanctuary Exploration Center...
View ArticleElemental Abstraction w/ Stephen Lynch
Kirby interviewed Stephen Lynch, who works in copper, aluminum, lead, wax and symbolism. His 3-D works will be on display at the Felix Kulpa Gallery September 7 – 30, 2012, with the opening reception...
View ArticleMapping Monterey Bay’s Underwater Canyon
Kirby Scudder interviews Crystal Birns and Doug Ross, above. They discuss their project – to create a poster and pocket guide showcasing Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary animal migrations and seasons....
View ArticleLewis Watts Documenting in Cuba & New Orleans
Listen to Kirby Scudder interview Lewis Watts, above. UC Santa Cruz art professor and photographer Lewis Watts will share photos from both New Orleans and Cuba in New Orleans Suite, an exhibition...
View ArticleNudes in Their Natural Habitat
By Kirby Scudder Saturday and Sunday are the encore of the 2012 Open Studios Art Tour. It’s a final chance if you had hoped to visit the studio of an artist who showed earlier in the tour. Kirby...
View ArticleFictional Characters are the Artists Behind “Dark Fields”
The interactions between Roy G. Bivens, Fats R. Skinny and Mark Z. Setty are the focus of Jake Thomas art show Dark fields. Thomas says that working through the characters allowed him to explore new...
View ArticleCasa Nostra Revives Food and Performance on Ciao Bella Site
For years diners Ciao Bella just outside of commercial area of Ben Lomond was known for good food along with live music – sometimes performed by the wait staff. Ciao Bella has closed, but KUSP’s Kirby...
View ArticleA Thriving Hub of Creativity
By Kirby Scudder The Tannery Art Center’s next phase opened in August. Now a cafe and several galleries and studios operate in a complex adjacent to the live-work studios that were the project’s first...
View ArticleMapping Monterey Bay’s Underwater Canyon
Kirby Scudder interviews Crystal Birns and Doug Ross, above. They discuss their project – to create a poster and pocket guide showcasing Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary animal migrations and seasons....
View ArticleLewis Watts Documenting in Cuba & New Orleans
Listen to Kirby Scudder interview Lewis Watts, above. UC Santa Cruz art professor and photographer Lewis Watts will share photos from both New Orleans and Cuba in New Orleans Suite, an exhibition...
View ArticleGiving Movies Incentives to Use Your Town
By Kirby Scudder Film production can be a boon for a town that knows how to drawn and manage it. Lauren Machado works for San Francisco in both roles. She discusses what it means to have movies made in...
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