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Evening Events

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Profile Performance for Susana Arias, The Santa Cruz County 2013 Artist of the Year

May 24, 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Susana will give a slide presentation of the different events she has organized in Santa Cruz, her public art work, community work with children, and she will also describe the process of developing an idea into a new series. As part of her presentation, Susana is bringing to the MAH one of the large ceramic [...]

Free First Friday

Free First Friday June

June 7, 2013
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Free First Friday 11am – 9pm Free admission every First Friday and extended hours every Friday. Tonight from 5-9pm, enjoy a no-host bar, live music by the Scott Cooper Trio from 6:30-9 and an art activity for all ages in the classroom.

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Artist Talk with Jana Marcus

June 14, 2013
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Don’t miss Jana Marcus talking about her award-winning work on the transgender community, “Transfigurations,” which received Best GLBT Non-Fiction Book of 2012 by the Independent Publishers Association of New York. Currently exhibiting in our Photo ID  show is Jana’s 8-piece series “Aidan Transitioning,” from “Transfigurations.”  This breathtaking life-size series shows Aidan transitioning from female to [...]

3rd Friday

3rd Friday June: Radical Food Jam!

June 21, 2013
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Tonight we’re exploring the art and history of Food in Santa Cruz County. Join us for butter making aerobics, agriculture workshops, food art activities, cooking and baking workshops, jam making and more. Contact Stacey if you’re interested in collaborating: stacey@santacruzmah.org

Free First Friday

Free First Friday July

July 5, 2013
5:00 am – 9:00 pm

Free First Friday 11am – 9pm Free admission every First Friday and extended hours every Friday. Tonight from 5-9pm, enjoy a no-host bar, live music from the Mighty Avalanche Choir from 6:30-9 and an art activity for all ages in the classroom.