Educational
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Summer Intensive Program
Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesSpots Available for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Summer Intensive Santa Cruz Shakespeare is offering a new summer Shakespeare intensive program for high school students, ages 14-18, Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.. Students will be guided through practical exercises to prepare them to take center stage in an abridged version of As You Like It to be performed on stage Saturday, July 13 at 10:00 a.m. at Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s Audrey Stanley Grove (The Grove) in Santa Cruz’s DeLaveaga Park. The high school summer program, which takes place at the Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, will include workshops in movement, text, and voice and rehearsal time with Shakespeare experts. Students will become more comfortable with public speaking, learn how to do close reading of text and incorporate that into performance, and gain confidence with self-expression and artistic abilities. Cost is $1,000 and includes access for one student and one adult ticket to our professional performance of As You Like It on Saturday, July 13, right after the student performance, as well as a souvenir sweatshirt. Scholarships and payment plans available. Learn more at https://santacruzshakespeare.org/educators/intensive. For questions, email [email protected]
Seymour Marine Discovery Center: Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour
Younger Lagoon Reserve 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThis 90-minute, behind-the-scenes hiking tour takes visitors into Younger Lagoon Reserve adjacent to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Part of the University of California Natural Reserve System, Younger Lagoon Reserve contains diverse coastal habitats and is home to birds of prey, migrating sea birds, bobcats, and other wildlife. Come and see what scientists are doing to track local mammals, restore native habitat, and learn about the workings of one of California’s rare coastal lagoons. A tour is offered on selected Thursdays and Saturdays of each month beginning at 10:30 AM. Younger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Advance reservations are highly recommended using the website link below. Tours are best suited for children 10 years of age and older. Participants must be physically able to walk up and down steep inclines. Water and weather protection is strongly suggested.
Seymour Marine Discovery Center: Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour
Younger Lagoon Reserve 130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United StatesThis 90-minute, behind-the-scenes hiking tour takes visitors into Younger Lagoon Reserve adjacent to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Part of the University of California Natural Reserve System, Younger Lagoon Reserve contains diverse coastal habitats and is home to birds of prey, migrating sea birds, bobcats, and other wildlife. Come and see what scientists are doing to track local mammals, restore native habitat, and learn about the workings of one of California’s rare coastal lagoons. A tour is offered on selected Thursdays and Saturdays of each month beginning at 10:30 AM. Younger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Advance reservations are highly recommended using the website link below. Tours are best suited for children 10 years of age and older. Participants must be physically able to walk up and down steep inclines. Water and weather protection is strongly suggested.