Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Still lots happening at SubRosa/Hub late August/early September

Join us on Wednesday August 27th to enjoy an eclectic mix of local artists and celebrate Cam's Bday!!🎉🎊 All proceeds are going to support Walnut Ave Family and Women's Center ✨✨happening at SubRosa with…

* Gabe Mtnz - make songs have fun - @gabemtnz
** The Hello Hellos - broadcasting that sweet sound from the Bay since 2022 - @thehellohellos
*** Big Tractor - honkytonk funky ditties with a touch of hootin and hollerin' - @bigtractormusic 
**** That Dog Won't Hunt - that band will make music - @tthatdogwonthuntt
***** Rodrigo - music & more! 
****** Minh-Tú - artist in SC trying to inspire more art and also created flyer!!! - @minhtus_art

Doors 6pm & Music 6:30pm - 10pm // $5 - $10 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // * no one turned away for lack of funds

@walnutavenue_center - "To help end cycles of trauma, support lifelong learning, and promote healthy relationships with oneself and others."

A show more fun than being blasted by dust storms caused by high winds in 100 degree weather on a dry lakebed and contending with thunderstorms and the threat of mud and flooding - so come to SubRosa Friday August 29th and revel in a good time with…

* Casino Youth - Berkeley pop punk - @casinoyouth
** Universe - emotional dance music - SC - @universebandca
*** Charity Kiss - scrappy desert rock with just an iddy biddy bit of twang - Reno - @charitykiss775

7pm - 10pm // $10 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // *no one turned away for lack of funds

Brought to you in part by @echosystem.events 

- Ska punk night! That's right! Do the skankin' horse Saturday August 30th at SubRosa with…

* What's Good- 4th wave ska-punk - @whats_good831
** Day Labor - Bay Area ska band - @day_labor_ska
*** Rock Shed Rangers - ska-punk from SC/Prunedale - @rock_shed_rangers

6pm - 10pm // $10 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // *no one turned away for lack of funds

Spreading the good news! About (831)EmoFest & the SubRosa soundboard fundraiser! Happening Sunday, August 31st! From @kaijukill.prod - "It's that time of the year again! Happy to finally announce 831 fest! This year i decided to get all your favorite 831 based emos to play including the debut of a new band!!!"

"This show will also be a fundraiser for everyone's favorite community space @subrosa_space. For those who don't know at a recent show we had the space's mixer break due to someone knocking water on it. So everything we make will be going to cover the mixer cost and anything left over will be used to keep Subrosa afloat and thriving."

"Biggest of thank you to all the bands on the line up for being down to help fundraise! Hope to see yall there! Love our community (: "

* Masumi - Santa Cruz singmo - @the0osh
** Sailor Set Sail - first show! way to go!
*** Senescence - fuzzy & loud from SC - @senescence4u
**** Gusty - you betcha - @6us.ty 
***** Vetch - local math emo - @vetch____
****** Grad Nite - Scream Rock Para Rockerxs, Por Rockerxs 831 (Salinas, Santa Cruz, Watsonville) - @gradnite

Doors 5pm & Music until 10pm // $10 - $15 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // *no one turned away for lack of funds // Yup! Yet another splendid show from the stupendous @kaijukill.prod

- What Can We Learn From the Rojava Revolution – Tuesday 2nd September / 6 p.m. with Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz (Instagram @rojavasc1) - (Free Skool Santa Cruz)

Location: SubRosa, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA

Description: It's been 13 years since the Rojava Revolution began in Northern Syria, yet it remains largely unknown due to censorship. We will provide a brief history and background on this struggle, which aims to build a decentralized society rooted in democracy, feminism, and communal life. Concrete examples of women's freedom, restorative justice, and critical reflection will be provided. With this foundation we invite discussion on what we can learn from Rojava and how we might apply those lessons in our own communities. Organized by Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz, founded in 2018.

Accessibility: Masks preferred, class may be held outside depending on weather.

- A captivating show where bands from Tacoma and locals fill SubRosa (along with yourselves), Wednesday September 3rd at SubRosa featuring…

* Cave Speak - cave sounds from Santa Cruz - @cavespeak
** Mini Golf Water Feature - Tacoma tweemo - @minigolfwaterfeature 
*** Hidden Diver - Tacoma indie rock - @hiddendrivertac 
**** Rip Dante - band from Salinas - @ripdanteband

6:30pm - 10pm // $10 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // *no one turned away for lack of funds // Another wonderful show brought to you in part by the indisputable @kaijukill.prod 

And now a little story: Rip Dante goes to check out the mini golf water feature and secretly plunges in, deciding to become a hidden diver and discovers a mysterious cavity under the water, becomes mesmerized by cave speak and stays forever.

- Fuck Fast Fashion! Fix your Fit! Thursday September 4th / 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. with Jae Wilde (they/them) ( @wildeflower_sc & jaestitch.com & jaesews612@gmail.com) - (Free Skool Santa Cruz)

Location: SubRosa courtyard, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA

Description: Please bring a simple sewing kit- needle, thread, pins, and scissors. If you have fabric scissors at home, that's great! If you don't already have any of these materials, go to Harts Fabric or Beverly's, they'll set you up. If you have a specific garment or item that needs mending, bring that, too, and we can discuss how to spruce it up.

Note: class size limited to 10. RSVP at  jaesews612@gmail.com to reserve a spot!

Another note: if you want to go to @the_fabrica_ (SubRosa's wonderful neighbor) for sewing supplies then go Monday 12-3pm or Saturday 2-5pm or Sunday 11am-2pm - except 2nd Sunday when @rrfm_sc happens to be happening. Link to Free Skool website with full session class info at https://freeskoolsantacruz.org/ 

- SANTA CRUZ TRANS POTLUCK - Saturday September 6th, 12pm - 3pm at SubRosa (703 Pacific Ave in downtown Santa Cruz). Trans ppl!!! Bring ur friends!

* Make Trans Friends
* Share Food
* Build Community

Community announcements at 2pm. This can include things like board game nights or dinners, more formal planned events, or a milestone you feel like sharing with the community!

This is a dry space (no alcohol) - Masks encouraged (available at SubRosa).

Send feedback or suggestions to: sctranspotluck@proton.me

It's really real! Accept no artificial cyber-ripoffs and come together Saturday September 13th at SubRosa with…

* Rip Florence - weirdo artist, lov'r of counter~hegemony - SC - @rip.florence 
** e-fem.url - shoegaze/noise/ambient girl making loud music for soft people - @e.fem.url
*** Hunter Colt Paulson - experimental pop music from Oakland - @sloppy_seahorse
**** Dim Wit - sweet and sour ear candy with a soft sad filling - PDX - @dim___wit 

7pm - 10pm // $7 at door - notaflof!* // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other! // *no one turned away for lack of funds

And new events added all the time so this list isn't complete!

Ongoing at SubRosa!!!


  • Goth Denny's (aka Post-Punk IHOP aka New Wave Jeffrey's aka Folk Punk Bea's Koffee Kup) and Open Hours, Tuesdays, 3:30–5:30pm, repeats weekly 


Come hangout with friendly folk and most likely eat fresh waffles at Goth Denny's aka Post-Punk IHOP aka New Wave Jeffrey's aka Folk Punk Bea's Koffee Kup Open Hours at SubRosa.


  • HUFF - Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom - meeting & Open Hours, Thursdays · 1:30–3:30pm, repeats weekly


HUFF - Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom - HUFF is Santa Cruz's oldest and most stubbornly persistent grassroots homeless advocacy group. We make trouble for the powers that be and fight institutional human rights abuses pertaining to houseless folk.


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- And check out Fábrica Open Hours - repeats weekly (SubRosa's neighbor at the Hub Community Center)


  • Saturdays, 2pm - 5pm  

  • Sundays, 11am - 2pm (except 2nd Sunday of month) 

  • Mondays, 12pm - 3pm


The Fábrica is a community workspace where folks can come to learn and share knowledge about textiles arts. This includes Sewing, Knitting, Quilting, Embroidery, Crochet, and Bookbinding, among other arts. The workshop is operated by volunteers and funded by donations from participants. We have sewing machines as well as generous amounts of fabric, zippers, notions, and the other tools and supplies one needs for most sewing and yarn-based projects. There is no charge to use the shop, but please consider a $5-10 donation to help with our operating costs. https://thefabricaworkshop.org/


- And from the Bike Church - a project of the Hub and has been Santa Cruz's only community bike shop since 1998. Our shop functions in a DIY/DIT (Do-It-Together) manner.

- Sat-Sun hours are 2:30-5:30pm. 
- normal hours still Monday, Thursday and Friday 12pm - 5pm 
- FLINTA* 5pm - 8pm on Tuesdays (Femme, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans, Agender, and *other genders beyond the binary)
- Justin Valone Memorial Youth Hours (21 and under) Wednesday from 2-6pm. 

Thanks for your support! Happy summer. http://bikechurch.santacruzhub.org 

- Plenty of Free Skool classes at SubRosa and around right now! 

About Free Skool Santa Cruz - A radically different approach to living and learning, Free Skool Santa Cruz is a grassroots educational project beyond institutional control. It is an opportunity to learn from each other and share what we know, to foster communities based on mutual support and autonomy (do-it-yourself-together!). https://freeskoolsantacruz.org/

- Punks and Queers in Recovery – Second and Fourth Wednesdays / 7:30 – 9 p.m. with Bxrii - next Wednesday August 27th (Free Skool Santa Cruz)

Location: project space at Hub (next to the Bike Church) – 703 Pacific Ave (downtown Santa Cruz) – enter on Spruce St

Description: No Gods. No Masters. No Addictions.

This is a space for folks who are ready to face the compulsive behaviors that are throwing off balance and creating toxicity in our lives—whether you're just starting, in the middle of the journey, or have been working on it for a while.

THIS IS NOT AA.

This is about open conversations, sharing our struggles, and supporting each other through the process of healing and growth. While we focus on breaking free from compulsive behaviors, it's not just about alcohol or drugs. If you're tackling any compulsive behavior—be it work, food, gaming, or anything else—we're here for you.

You don't have to have it all figured out or be "sober" to join. We're here to share tools, skills, and approaches that have worked for us in the hope that they'll work for you too. Let's build a supportive community where we can grow together.

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SubRosa is a collectively run anarchist community space, a place to meet others and challenge our assumptions and act on our passions. We strive to create a vibrant environment for events, classes, meetings, organizing, performance, art, studying and more. SubRosa also offers radical literature for sale, and houses the Anarchist Lending Library. We welcome folks to join us in fostering an environment free from coercion, sexism, queer&homophobia, racism, ableism and other hierarchies.

http://www.subrosaproject.org/ 


SubRosa is part of the Hub Community Center, in downtown Santa Cruz, CA which is the unceded homelands of the Awaswas-speaking Ohlone people known as the Uypi, who stewarded these lands since time immemorial. Centuries of colonial violence led to the removal and displacement of the Uypi. The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, comprised of the descendants of indigenous people taken to missions Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista during Spanish colonization of the Central Coast, is today working hard to restore traditional stewardship practices on these lands and heal from historical trauma. 


The Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living includes a constellation of projects that support skill-sharing, appropriate re/use of resources, and interconnected, creative communities - since 1994! http://www.santacruzhub.org 

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