- Join us for a First Friday open house at The Fábrica! Friday, February 6th, 6pm - 9pm (SubRosa's wonderful neighbor and friends at the Hub Community Center
From the artist: "These pieces were made in September and October 2025, during that fleeting moment when Santa Cruz is still in the height of summer, even as its expiration date comes into view. This is a time when the local environments are well- used and deeply enjoyed, but also carry a sense of fatigue. These quilts are my internal reflections on the environments in which I live, and where bold fabrics reimagine natural elements and abstract shapes form iconic imagery.
I am a quilt maker, quilt teacher at Cabrillo Extension and owner of Good Witch Quilts, where I make commissioned works and specialize in memorial quilts. I practice fabric reuse in my personal quilts, repurposing clothing and leftover fabric scraps. I enjoy playing with juxtapositions: old clothing into new quilts; traditional patchwork cut with organic curves and appliqué elements; natural motifs in heightened colors. My use of free motion quilting techniques provide a bridge between contrasting elements."
This gathering is not about the "stuff" we give and take, but more about how we can freely give and receive from each other. This is a form of anti-capitalist mutual aid where everyone is invited to participate and share care. Please wear a mask for community care.
¡Todo gratis! No intercambio de dinero, no negocios, no trueques. Trae lo que gustes, toma lo que necesites. Este mercado gratuito es basado en una economía de regalar.
Bring your special items that you don't use but can't throw away (ex. clothes, toys, art supplies, instruments, books and zines... your free box). Bring your special talents to offer people (ex. haircuts, message, tarot readings, etc). Please check with us at the welcoming table by the gate, and we'll help you find a spot.
Note: we begin accepting donations at 10:30am and stop at 1pm. If you bring large items and/or significant amounts of stuff please help us at the end (2pm) by taking away anything that might be leftover. Please bring usable things only. Thanks so much!
Naharina are the descendants of the peoples who inhabited Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. Those who make the communal their essence and the coexistence between different ethnic groups their strength. But there is no river anymore, Turkey has dried it up making millions of people impossible to live. However, Kurds, Arabs and other ethnic groups continue to work to build communes, women's houses, cooperatives, and an alternative security model.
Free event. Masks available. Rojava Solidarity Santa Cruz is a group of concerned citizens of the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area organized in solidarity with the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. @rojavasc1
6pm // free! // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other!
From @kzsc - We're going to the chapel and we're gonna get married. Bring cash for entry (notaflof) & merch + dress in theme!!!
LIVE MUSIC | THE DATING GAME | SCREENPRINTING | CRAFTS |
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
About KZSC: Noncommercial, Student Run Radio Broadcasting from the trees to the seas at UCSC. @kzsc
* 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 / https://sctranspotluck.com/
CCG is an experiment in establishing spaces of love and empathy where play and co-creation would affect a poetic transformation of our shared vulnerabilities and concerns- whether personal, social or political- into buds of power and collectivity.
Each session will be self-generative using the personal stories and questions that we bring with us in order to build up the shared play experience.
11am - 2pm // totally free! // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other!
* Stand Tall - South Bay youth crew with straight edge hardcore - @standtallsxe
** Eliminators - don't hold back - @in.r3verie & @acexedge
*** Skin Show - hardcore from SLC - loud, fast & raw - @skinshowfanzine
**** Into Dust - venture forth!
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
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, 3:30pm - 5:30pm, repeats weekly
Come hangout with friendly folk and most likely eat fresh waffles or something tasty at Goth Denny's aka Post-Punk IHOP aka New Wave Jeffrey's aka Folk Punk Bea's Koffee Kup Open Hours at SubRosa.
- Please join us Tuesdays at SubRosa to talk about accountability and community care at the Consent Cafe!
A weekly SubRosa open hours gathering called the Consent Cafe where we want to create a space for engaging with difficult realities around consent. Snacks and hot bevvies will be provided.
6:30pm - 8pm // Free! // all-ages // dry space // safe(r) space // anti-capitalist space // respect the space and each other!
- HUFF - Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom - meeting
- AND Open Hours, Thursdays · 1pm – 4pm, 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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At the Hub Community Center
in the office-&-lounge
Location: project space at Hub (next to the Bike Church) – 703 Pacific Ave in downtown Santa Cruz – enter on Spruce St (the Hub Community Center is where @subrosa_space is also located)
"We hope you can join us. All are welcome, process addiction as well as substances, curious but not sure about making a change? You are still welcome to join the conversation."
Location: project space at Hub (next to the Bike Church) – 703 Pacific Ave in downtown Santa Cruz – enter on Spruce St (the Hub Community Center is where @subrosa_space is also located)
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 AN 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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Saturdays, 2pm - 5pm
Sundays, 3pm - 6pm
- 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/
Wednesday: 2 pm - 6 pm Justin Valone Memorial Youth Hours (On Temporary Hiatus)
Thursday: 12 pm - 5 pm
Friday: 12 pm - 5 pm
Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm (10am - 12am = F.L.I.N.T.A.* formerly W.T.F.)
Sunday: 12 pm - 5 pm
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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, 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. Let's create together the world(s) we want to live in now. 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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