In the current cover story of the Metro Santa Cruz (March 17, 2010) I wrote about The Mental Traveler, the first novel by Stephen Kessler, a much-lauded and much-published poet-tr
Within grey stone towers on remote Irish islands, during the chaos of the Dark Ages, monks copied manuscripts rescued from barbarian hordes and thus, we learned in high school history, preserved We
Hello friends and strangers reading this, about a month ago now I was on a neighbor’s roof picking those last few avocadoes from high up in my tree when I fell very hard on my behind.
I only had a grandmother for a little while, so I was grateful to be adopted by several over the years—one smart and sassy, one a comfy cuddler and another ever so quiet and wise.
Robynn Smith teaches printmaking at Monterey Peninsula College, but her exhibition at Santa Cruz MAH reveals that, even as she works within the essential flatness of woodblock and monotype print pr
While established art galleries are crumpling, small museums closing, universities reducing their commitment to university galleries it seems just crazy to open a gallery at this time in our financ
