Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Event History 1939-1949

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JUMP TO EACH YEAR: 1939  1940  1941  1942  1944  1945  1946  1947  1948  1949

Event Name	Event Date	Event Year	Notes
Cornerstone Formalitles	October 21	1939	conductor Nathan Abas
Grand Opening	March 28	1940
National Music Week	May 5-11	1940
Boxing Event	November 5	1940	Frankie Mandell vs Young Corpuz/Johnny Fassano and Billy Azevedo
Chamber of Commerce Hobby Show	November 16 & 17	1940
SC Civic's First Birthday	March 20	1941
Fall Merchandise Pageant	September 19	1941
WPA Symphony	September 30	1941
Jack Joyce Indoor Circus	December 2	1941
WPA Symphony	April 30	1942
Violin Solos	October 24	1942	Featuring Byron Prouty and Elinor Pell Sayre
Smilin' Through	March 27	1944	Presented by Barry Breden Civic Repertoire Company
Benefit Basketball Game	March 30	1944	Benefit game for the American Red Cross
Wresting	March 31	1944	Main Event: Pat Fraley vs. Dean Detton
Gene Bender and his Swing Band	May 29	1944	Featuring Austin Ham and the Kanasa City Seven
Freddie Slack	July 3	1944
Rigoletto	February 23	1945	Pacific Opera Company
Barber of Seville	May 4	1945	Pacific Opera Company
Grisha Goluboff- Violin Recital	August 2	1945	Monday Music Club of Santa Cruz
San Francisco Ballet	Jan 3	1946	Ticket prices: $1.20-$3.00
Madam Butterfly	February 14	1947	Pacific Opera Company
Percy Grainger	March 5	1947	Pianist Concert
Wresting!	June 12	1947
Wresting!	October 2	1947
SC Legion Color Guard Memorial	November 11	1948
Gilbert and Sullivan Festival	July 2-3	1949	Ticket Prices: $2.40,$1.80, $1.20