Author: Courtney Mahaney
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“Dickens and Soundscape: The Old Curiosity Shop“
Please join the Dickens Project for the rescheduled Dickens Universe talk by John Jordan, Dickens Project Co-Founder and Co-Director. Delve into the sounds of The Old Curiosity Shop on Sunday, December 7, from 1:00-2:30 PM (Pacific time).
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Festival of Monsters: Oh, the Horror!
Oh, The Horror!”, a panel where they will talk about monsters, horror, and why they write stories that scare.
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Talking Tales of the Undead
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Santa Cruz Public Libraries Downtown Branch Join UC Santa Cruz professors Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theater History), Renée Fox (The Necromantics), and Kimberly J. Lau (Specters of the Marvelous) as they discuss the histories and politics of vampires, ghouls, zombies and other undead monsters in literature, theater, and pop culture in this free…
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The Pickwick Club presents Malcolm Andrews
Join us for the Santa Cruz Dickens Fellowship / Pickwick Club’s special discussion of The Old Curiosity Shop with Malcolm Andrews, author and Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Kent. Explore the intricate artwork and history of the original edition on Saturday, July 12, from 9:00-10:30 AM (Pacific time).
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“I have been bent and broken, but—I hope—into a better shape.”
After missing last summer’s Dickens Universe, the Project’s Assistant Director, Courtney Mahaney, is overjoyed to return this year–now with a new gait!