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This Week's Events

• Recreation Registration ONLINE - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  Sign up for Recreation Activities - Adventure Outings, Rock Climbing, Spring Break Trips, Ski/Snowboard Trips, Classes and Workshops, Surfing, Kayaking, Holistic Health, Wilderness Skills, Wilderness...more »

• Women's Self Defense #1 - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  Women's self-defense is a hands-on, six week long course. Enrollment is limited to women only. Students need no prior experience and can wear regular street clothes to classes. The same class is...more »

• Meditation & Mindfulness - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  This course will introduce students to different techniques and practices of meditation and self-discovery. We will use the breath, mindfulness, kindness, self-inquiry and other ways as entry points...more »

• Guitar I: Beginning-Mondays - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  This class is geared toward students have no experience with the guitar and do not know any chords already. Topics covered will include basic chords, riffs, barre chords, movable chords, how to read...more »

• Zumba #1 - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  Zumba is the passsionate fitness fusion of Latin dance themes taking the nation by storm. Zumba fuses Latin and international music and dance themes to create a dynamic, exciting and effective...more »

• Tales of the Waria: filmmaker Kathy Huang in person - 2/13/2012

  Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim population. It is also home to a community of transgender individuals known as warias, biological men who live openly as women. "Tales of the...more »

• Spin Class #1 - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  Indoor Cycling is a high energy aerobic exercise routine that uses a specially designed spinning bike where you can adjust the tension. Students will be doing sprints, races, climbs, different paced...more »

• Zumba #2 - 2/13/2012 - additional dates available

  Zumba is the passionate fitness fusion of Latin dance themes taking the nation by storm. Zumba fuses Latin and International music and dance to create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness...more »

• Core Strengthening #2 - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  Core Training is an exciting, intermediate level cardiovascular toning class which focuses on legs, glutes, and abdominals through an engaged hour of cardiovascular toning work and stretching. This...more »

• Bellydance - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  Learn the ancient art of this Middle Eastern dance. The focus of this class will be on posture, technique and simple choreography. Those students unfamiliar with the sounds and beat will begin to...more »

• Spin Class #2 - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  Indoor Cycling is a high energy aerobic exercise routine that uses a specially designed spinning bike where you can adjust the tension. Students will be doing sprints, races, climbs, different paced...more »

• Salsa Aerobics - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  One hour of non-stop salsa moves. Low impact but high energy! Learn to cha-cha, mambo, merengue, cumbia, samba, and lots more, in a relaxed and super fun setting. Emphasis on developing your own...more »

• Ukulele I - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  The Ukulele has made an incredible come back in popularity.The uke is easy to play and a gate way to rhythm and harmony.The beautiful harp like tone of the ukulele make it ideal for vocal...more »

• Guitar I Beginning Acoustic Rhythm Guitar #1 - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  Learn the basic chords necessary to play your favorite songs. You will learn how to use a guitar pick effectively while working on timing and strumming fundamentals for Rock, Country, and Folk styles...more »

• Beginning Massage (Swedish I) - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  Learn how to do a full body massage! You will acquire the skills necessary to give a complete massage using physical manipulation of the muscles and pressure point work. This class includes...more »

• Hoop Dance - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  The Hula Hoop is back and the hoops are bigger and better than ever. These new hoops, which are larger, more colorful and slightly weighted, allow for easier movement and maneuvering around the body...more »

• Ukulele II - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  This class will pick up where Ukulele Basics left off .We will continue to learn the uke fret board with more advanced chords. We will learn more classic songs of the 1920s and 30s and some modern...more »

• Guitar I Beginning Acoustic Rhythm Guitar Part 2 - 2/14/2012 - additional dates available

  This class is the next step for students who have taken Beginning Guitar or who already have a basic understanding of open chords. Learn how to improve your strumming techniques and use a pick...more »

• Cultural Studies Colloquium: Bettina Apthekar - 2/15/2012

  The Cultural Studies Colloquium Series Presents: Bettina Apthekar Distinguished Professor, Feminist Studies and History, UCSC In 2010 gays and lesbians of the U.S. Communist Party began...more »

• Zumba Dance/Fitness Class - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  Zumba is the passionate fitness fusion of Latin dance themes taking the nation by storm. Zumba fuses Latin and International music and dance to create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness...more »

• Public Health and Social Services Careers Panel Presentation - 2/15/2012

  Come and hear about the panelists career paths and other career options in public health and social services. Time will be allowed for questions and answers. Panelists: Angela DiNovella, MSW,...more »

• Women's Self Defense #2 - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  Women's self-defense is a hands-on, six week long course. Enrollment is limited to women only. Students need no prior experience and can wear regular street clothes to classes. The same class is...more »

• Hand Drumming Circle - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  This class gives you basic drumming skills, the language of rhythm and a knowledge base of drumming culture, while teaching music of the African Diaspora. In an ensemble setting, you will learn...more »

• Ballroom Dance - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  This class will introduce some of the most fun and useful ballroom dances, as danced socially in most ballrooms, at weddings, etc. This quarter we will cover triple-step East Coast Swing,...more »

• Hip Hop #1 - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  Ready to get down and boogie? Come one, come all and let your soul run free with the hippest grooves in Santa Cruz. We will begin with warm-up stretches, learn a dance routine and then cool down. ...more »

• AND AGAIN: an evening with Adele Horne - 2/15/2012

  In a New Mexico ghost-town turned simulated-town, local people are hired to play the parts of terrorists and victims in government-funded simulation training exercises. This interventionist...more »

• Wednesday Night Cinema Society - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  Join us for our weekly screening of rarely seen films, videos, and digital media presentations. Please visit the Film & Digital Media Department website for details and schedule of events.more »

• Hip Hop #2 - 2/15/2012 - additional dates available

  Ready to get down and boogie? Come one, come all and let your soul run free with the hippest grooves in Santa Cruz. We will begin with warm-up stretches, learn a dance routine and then cool down. ...more »

• Arboretum Volunteer Orientation and Training - 2/16/2012

  This is this final class in the series. You do not need to attend each class. This six week training and orientation is open to current Arboretum volunteers and prospective volunteers who will...more »

• Core Strengthening #4 - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Core Training is an exciting, intermediate level cardiovascular toning class which focuses on legs, glutes, and abdominals through an engaged hour of cardiovascular toning work and stretching. This...more »

• Core Strengthening #1 - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Core Training is an exciting, intermediate level cardiovascular toning class which focuses on legs, glutes, and abdominals through an engaged hour of cardiovascular toning work and stretching. This...more »

• Job Interview Success - 2/16/2012

  Are you nervous about an upcoming interview? Eliminate that interview anxiety through this prep session. Discover how to answer those difficult interview questions, how to dress and more. Gain the...more »

• Yoga Dance - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Improvised, rhythmic dance fused with vinyasa flow yoga. For the dancer who craves expression and spirituality in their workout, and for the yogi who yearns to feel more movement and heat in...more »

• Zumba #3 - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Zumba is the passionate fitness fusion of Latin dance themes taking the nation by storm. Zumba fuses Latin and International music and dance to create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness...more »

• UCSC Winter Living Writers Series: giovanni singleton and Ara Shirinya - 2/16/2012

  Creative Writing and Literature present: UCSC Winter Living Writers Series giovanni singleton and Ara Shirinyan Collaborators, Collectors & Collectives Ronaldo V. Wilson, Visiting Assistant...more »

• Zumba #4 - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Zumba is the passionate fitness fusion of Latin dance themes taking the nation by storm. Zumba fuses Latin and International music and dance to create a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness...more »

• Acupressure I - 2/16/2012 - additional dates available

  Through acupressure you can discover the ability to help yourself and your friends feel relaxed and balanced. Learning acupressure and the body’s energy system can richly enhance massage. You...more »

• 180 Days - 2/16/2012

  Written and performed by UCSC Community Studies alum Taren Sterry, 180 Days has been performing to sold-out audiences in New York City and at conferences and hospice events around the country. It is...more »

• Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle presents 6th Keeley Lecture - 2/16/2012

  Legendary oceanographer, explorer, and author Sylvia Earle will speak on "Oceans, Life, and Survival" at the sixth Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy.more »

• Cardio Kickboxing #3 - 2/17/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardiovascular hi-energy workout, a great class for EVERYONE, beginner-advanced, young-old, men-women. Class format integrates a mix of boxing, martial arts and other aerobic movements. Additional...more »

• Cardio Kickboxing #1 - 2/17/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardiovascular hi-energy workout, a great class for EVERYONE, beginner-advanced, young-old, men-women. Class format integrates a mix of boxing, martial arts and other aerobic movements. Additional...more »

• Cardio Kickboxing #2 - 2/17/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardiovascular hi-energy workout, a great class for EVERYONE, beginner-advanced, young-old, men-women. Class format integrates a mix of boxing, martial arts and other aerobic movements. Additional...more »

• Gautam Premnath: "Urban Form, Minority Identity, and Narrative Drift in Altaf Tyrewala’s No God in Sight" - 2/17/2012

  Thirty-two pages into No God in Sight (2005), Altaf Tyrewala's novel undertakes a dramatic formal turn. By this point, Tyrewala has established an inventive formula, serving up a series of brief,...more »

• Polynesian Dance - 2/17/2012 - additional dates available

  Have fun with your hula sisters as you learn the captivating and graceful dances of Hawai'i and Tahiti! This five week class will explore both the foundation of hula as well as the infectious drums...more »

• Random with a Purpose XX - 2/17/2012 - additional dates available

  "Random" celebrates a major milestone this year and offers over a dozen new works choreographed by UCSC dance students and features pieces by area choreographers Leslie Johnson — featuring members of...more »

• In-Depth Winter Pruning, Stone Fruits - 2/18/2012

  Learn how to prune your plum, apricot, cherry and other stone fruit trees. Wear warm clothes and bring a snack; heavy rain cancels. No pre-registration necessary. For more info, contact 831.459-3240...more »

• Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes & Legs #1 - 2/18/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes, and Legs, is an exciting cardiovascular workout that empathizes core and lower-body strengthening through an hour of continuous aerobic movement combined with...more »

• Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes & Legs #1 - 2/18/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes, and Legs, is an exciting cardiovascular workout that empathizes core and lower-body strengthening through an hour of continuous aerobic movement combined with...more »

• Massage Level 2 (Swedish II) - 2/18/2012 - additional dates available

  Swedish massage 2 is for those who like to give and receive massage and want to learn more about massage therapy. The class is an opportunity to review and practice skills learned in Swedish...more »

• Men's Rugby - 2/18/2012

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• UCSC Women's Tennis vs. Mills College - 2/18/2012

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• UCSC Women's Basketball vs UC Merced - 2/18/2012

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• Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden - 2/19/2012

  Learn about the best-performing varieties, soil preparation, ongoing care, and pruning techniques you'll need to successfully grow blueberries in your home garden. No pre-registration necessary. For...more »

• Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes & Legs #2 - 2/19/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardio Boot Camp: Abs, Glutes, and Legs, is an exciting cardiovascular workout that empathizes core and lower-body strengthening through an hour of continuous aerobic movement combined with...more »

• Cardio Kickboxing #2 - 2/19/2012 - additional dates available

  Cardiovascular hi-energy workout, a great class for EVERYONE, beginner-advanced, young-old, men-women. Class format integrates a mix of boxing, martial arts and other aerobic movements. Additional...more »

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