{"id":2178028,"date":"2025-11-26T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178028"},"modified":"2025-11-26T19:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T19:20:08","slug":"best-9-top-events-for-the-week-ahead-in-santa-cruz-county-arts-entertainment-nov-26-dec-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-9-top-events-for-the-week-ahead-in-santa-cruz-county-arts-entertainment-nov-26-dec-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Nov. 26-Dec. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here they are, nine necessary know-abouts for the week ahead. It\u2019s the Black Friday B9:<\/p>\n

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\u27a4 We all know the story, and most of us want to believe that its brand of redemption is possible. That story is \u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d<\/strong> by Charles Dickens, an eternal tale deeply woven into the contemporary experience of Christmas. Santa Cruz Shakespeare believes in both the message behind the story of Ebenezer Scrooge\u2019s U-turn from selfish skinflint to joyous mensch, and the need to hear it told afresh every December. This weekend marks the theater company\u2019s second production of \u201cA Christmas Carol,\u201d like last year\u2019s, also at the Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Cruz. There isn\u2019t much new in this year\u2019s show, but that\u2019s beside the point. Like a meaningful song or an uplifting movie, SCS is banking on the power of \u201cA Christmas Carol\u201d to return to the same message again and again. You could even catch the play early on in its run \u2014 it officially opens on Sunday<\/a> \u2014 and then drop in again on Christmas Eve<\/a>, which is, after all, the magic moment in which the story is set. How cool would that be?<\/p>\n

\u27a4 The theme of the latest exhibition \u201cMi Casa Es Tu Casa: Rooted in Remembrance\u201d <\/strong>at Pajaro Valley Arts is goodbye. The show is not only dedicated to the memory of those who have passed on, all through the cultural lens of D\u00eda de Los Muertos. But the event is also goodbye to PVA\u2019s longtime gallery in the old Victorian on Sudden Street before moving into its new digs at the Porter Building. Closed during the week of Thanksgiving, the exhibit opens for its final week Monday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Jamaican artist Keron Salmon is known professionally as Kabaka Pyramid<\/strong>, and under that moniker, he exploded into public consciousness a decade ago with his compelling blend of reggae and hip-hop and a message of hope and spiritual power. In fact, his star power is so strong, one night\u2019s performance couldn\u2019t contain him. Kabaka Pyramid plays back-to-back nights at Moe\u2019s Alley on Friday<\/a> and Saturday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u27a4 They are the San Lorenzo Valley\u2019s own. Brothers Kellen and Jamie Coffis came out of a musical family in the Santa Cruz Mountains and with their band, The Coffis Brothers<\/strong>, have created a quintessential SLV country\/rock sound. And there is no better venue to catch their act than Felton Music Hall, where they do their thing Saturday<\/a> night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Here\u2019s your chance to get a sense of breadth and depth of poetry from the Monterey Bay. \u201cThe Power of Her Voice\u201d<\/strong> gathers together many of the finest women poets in the area, including Ellen Bass, Patrice Vecchione, Dion O\u2019Reilly and many others who will read from the new volume \u201cWomen in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond,\u201d all to support Santa Cruz Community Health. It takes place next Thursday, Dec. 4<\/a>, at Temple Beth El in Aptos.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Born behind the Iron Curtain, native Serbian blues guitarist and vocalist Ana Popovic<\/strong> has built a career that proves the blues isn\u2019t just an American thing. A guitar prodigy since her teens, Popovic eventually made the jump from Belgrade to Memphis. Now a veteran of the scene, she\u2019s got a new album and embarks on a new tour, bringing her to the Rio Theatre in a show presented by Moe\u2019s Alley and KPIG next Wednesday, Dec. 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u27a4 Jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson<\/strong> arrives at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Dec. 4<\/a>, a week after turning 60. But it might be a bit tacky to scream \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d mid set. Terrasson is one of the jazz world\u2019s most supple and pillowy piano players and his compositions are sublime in their intricate detail and lush vibe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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