ATTENTION: CHANGE OF VENUE! We are now meeting on Sunday, December 17th at Barrios Unidos, located at 1807 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062.
The William James Association staff and board invite you to join us in celebrating fifty years of fostering arts, environment, education, and community development. We also celebrate 46 years of the Prison Arts Project, cultivating transformation and improving lives through arts engagement inside jails, prisons, and alternative high schools.
YOU have been an integral part of fulfilling our mission and we hope you will join us.
Help us celebrate and connect with past and present artist instructors, site coordinators, alumni/returning residents. staff, board members, collaborators, and community volunteers. Share your story, memories, and learn about others who have brought to fruition transformation through the ARTS.
Join us December 16 & 17 in Santa Cruz at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, located at 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA and Barrios Unidos, located at 1807 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the William James Association and 46th anniversary of the Prison Arts Project. Together, we’ll share stories, make art, play music, read poetry, and raise a toast to the artists at the heart of our work and community. Friends and family welcome.
If you are looking to stay overnight, here are a few hotels in the area:
| Name | Location | Estimated Cost |
| Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz | 313 Riverside Ave | $150 |
| Santa Cruz Inn Motel | 2950 Soquel Avenue | $150 |
| Best Western Plus All Suites Inn | 500 Ocean St | $140 |
| Best Western Inn | 126 Plymouth St | $115 |
| Ocean Pacific Lodge | 301 Pacific Ave | $105 |
SAT. DEC. 16 SCHEDULE
| 11:00 AM | Check-in begins |
| 12:00 PM | Welcome lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Opening circle/introductions |
| 2:30 PM | Gather |
| 3:30 PM | Creative workshops |
| 5:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00 PM | Music + recognitions + open mic |
| 9:30 PM | Close of Day 1! |
SUN. DEC. 17 SCHEDULE
| 10:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 10:30 AM | Opening circle |
| 11:30 AM | Gather |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | Creative workshops |
| 3:30 PM | Closing circle |
| 4:30 PM | Close of Day 2! |
I will be there and can’t wait to meet you all!
coming
This is a once and a life time event for me. And I’ll cherish it forever.
Honored for the invite. Will be there, plus one.
I’m nearly there already.
I just arrived, looking forward for tomorrow.
Gracias.