The Deep Read: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake

Sun May 31 2026 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC-07:00

Quarry Amphitheater | Santa Cruz

Quarry Amphitheater
Publisher/HostQuarry Amphitheater
The Deep Read: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake
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Join us for the culminating event of the 2026 Deep Read, a conversation with British mycologist and author, Merlin Sheldrake.
About this Event

Event schedule:

3:00-3:15 pm: Doors Open


3:15-4:00 pm: Musical performance by Le Jazz Hot Duo

(Nelsen Hutchison & Paul Mehling) will play acoustic jazz in the style of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France. Expect a mix of Parisian waltzes, jazz standards, bossa nova, and reimagined pop tunes, all driven by energetic improvisation


4:00-5:30 pm: Main program

Merlin Sheldrake will discuss his New York Times bestseller, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make our Worlds, Change our Minds, and Shape our Futures with UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen and the Deep Read community. We’ll explore the dependence of all life—human, plant, animal, and beyond—on fungal networks and how the resulting interconnections provoke us to reconsider our understanding of existence, identity, intelligence, and more.

5:30-6:00pm: Book signing
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ADA & General Public Parking:


For our ADA guests, the ADA accessible parking will be available at the Hahn Student Services/Lot 101. Please follow directional signs that will lead you to this Lot. Disability Van Services will be available to support guests that require transport. An ADA placard will be required to park in this lot.


General parking is located at the East Remote. Carpooling is highly recommended. Parking will be free and a courtesy shuttle will be available to and from the East Remote to the Quarry Amphithater. Directional signage will be posted starting at the base of campus.


It is up to a 20 minute walk to the Quarry Amphitheter from the East Remote Lot.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Quarry Amphitheater, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, United States

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