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Friday

Music

The Carolyn Sills Combo

at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

The Carolyn Sills Combo will be bringing their original country and western swing to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center this October, to celebrate a fantastic 20…

Friday

Music Adult Clubs

Jesse Colin Young

at Rio Theatre

Jesse Colin Young, critically acclaimed solo artist and lead singer of the legendary classic rock band, The Youngbloods, took the nation by storm when…

Sunday

Music

Maestro - A Musical Celebration in honor of Lile O. Cruse

at Rio Theatre

"Maestro - A Musical Celebration in honor of Lile O. Cruse" will take place on October 28, at the Rio Theatre, at 6 PM. Lile was an outstanding visi…

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Music and Arts Festival Redwood Mountain Faire Returns June 2 & 3

[Sponsored Post] The Redwood Mountain Faire is a remarkable music and arts festival in the Santa Cruz Mountains, an easy drive from anywhere in the Bay Area. The 9th annual festival features 22 bands on two stages, juried fine arts and crafts, great children’s activities, local microbrews, Santa Cruz Mountain wines and ciders, great food —…
Santa Cruz Resident Patrick Perez Rides for AIDS/LifeCycle

When I told people I was riding my bicycle 545 miles for a charity, most people responded with “that’s crazy” or some similar sentiment. And they were right; it takes a certain amount of insanity to devote every weekend for about half a year to train and ride and become a cyclist for AIDS/LifeCycle. AIDS/LifeCycle…
UCSC’s Brain, Mind, and Consciousness Society Opens Art Show at Felix Kulpa Gallery

If the name Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden doesn’t quite ring familiar, the sight of it might. A tall chainlink fence surrounding a white gravel yard, industrial objects strewn about and an unassuming building squatting in the back—it could almost pass for a junkyard if not for its prime downtown location. But get a…
How to Savor the Strangeness of Succulents

Succulent. The name says a lot. But it doesn’t reveal everything about these wildly compelling botanicals that surrender to even the least-green thumb. Thick-skinned and juicy, these intriguing plants sit somewhere on the sliding botanical scale between dry, spiky cacti and delicate leaf-bearing flora. Succulents love to preserve moisture deep inside their curious, pliant bodies.…
Preview: Sylvia Grape to Play Two Nights in Santa Cruz

When Sylvia Grape’s “dear Ma” grounded her for five months in high school, she had no idea it would lead to a profession as a singer-songwriter. The old guitar lying around the house took on a certain sparkle. “I just picked it up and started fiddling with it,” Grape says. She’d found a companion in…
Garden-Inspired Home Fermentation

One Saturday, when the chill had not quite worn off the morning and it was still likely that rain might ruin the weekend, my boyfriend Mike and I started planning what to plant in our garden. He’s the one with all of the know-how and experience, so I just put in requests. We knew he…