After two decades of being in the public eye, it’s easy to think that Beck is out of surprises. But at his Sunday show at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, he got to really let loose.
Events Calendar
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The Museum of Art and History welcomes you to its current exhibition, Photo ID. This Museum-wide photography exhibition is centered on the theme of identity and is loosely broken into the three subthemes of self, social and gender.
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History mashes up photography and film as part of its 3rd Friday event series. This spectacular hands-on experience gives you the chance to take a look behind the camera lens with a plethora of fun activities.
The 3rd Annual Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival offers great family entertainment with 3 stages and more than 20 live music, drumming, dance performances, and kids' activities.
Join us for this lively festival celebrating the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet.
Join Bookshop Santa Cruz as they welcome bestselling author David Sedaris for a special discussion and book signing of his upcoming collection, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.
With lodging options ranging from four-diamond resorts with sweeping views of Monterey Bay to cozy vacation bungalows and budget motels, Santa Cruz County offers accommodations for every taste and price point. A handful of hotel conference centers provide corporate meeting facilities in the midst of a tourist-friendly town awash in natural beauty.
Thanks to the legacy of organic farming innovator Alan Chadwick, who came to UC–Santa Cruz in 1967 to start a student garden and ignited a movement, Santa Cruz is a center of sustainable agriculture. And that means loads of fresh organic produce available year-round to local chefs. The signature local cuisine shows off this bounty with seasonally changing menus, fresh seafood from the bay and natural meats.
Legendary since the 1960s, when spillover from the San Francisco psychedelic scene swirled through its downtown venues, Santa Cruz’s thriving music scene still brings the freshest rock, indie, blues, jazz, hip-hop and reggae to town. It’s now possible to catch a national touring act or up-and-coming band on almost any night of the week, in any corner of the county.
It’s famous for surfing and the Boardwalk’s wooden roller coaster, but Santa Cruz is much more than a string of gorgeous beaches dressed up in pretty lights. Home to more California state parks than any other county, Santa Cruz features magnificent redwoods and miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, as well as museums, skateboard parks, a UC campus, golf courses, shopping districts and the aptly named Mystery Spot. It also has a formally recognized winegrowing region—the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA—that’s winning notice for its pinot noirs. Dozens of wineries offers pours at their tasting rooms, either in town or amid their mountain vineyards.
The real estate market in Santa Cruz County is as varied as the terrain itself, with neighborhoods ranging from posh and expansive near the beach to semi-rural farther inland. Highly walkable (and high-value) communities include downtown Santa Cruz, Pleasure Point, Seabright and Capitola.
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