Bonnie Raitt will headline the first annual Santa Cruz American Music Festival at Aptos Village Park on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-24. The multiple Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter and one of Rolling Stones “100 Greatest Singers of All Time” tops the bill of a lineup stacked with stellar acts in the Americana, Blues and Country music…
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center Celebrates 40 Years
Kummbwa Jazz Center, the world-renowned Santa Cruz venue for jazz performance is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a year-long concert season featuring legendary jazz masters and emerging new artists. Starting in February, artists such as acclaimed guitar and vocal duo, Tuck and Patti, Guggenheim Fellow and three-time Grammy nominee, Billy Childs will take to the…
Annieglass wins Green accolade at ARTS Awards
Local luxury glassware company, Annieglass, was presented with a Green Award for Eco-sustainability at the 26th Annual ARTS Awards in Texas earlier this month in recognition of the environmentally-conscious practices that go into producing their range of functional and decorative glassware for the home. The Watsonville-based firm, founded more than 32 years ago by artist…
Winners Announced at the 8th Annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival
Sadly, all the chocolate has been put away at the 8th annual Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival. But, congratulations are in order for all the winners at this year’s Blind Tasting Contest. The following is a run-down of all the category winners: Best in Show: Ashby Confections with a raspberry truffle Best Truffle: Ashby Confections Best…
Tandy Beal’s First Solo Concert in a Decade
Celebrating 40 years crafting original projects in dance, theater, circus, music and education, world-renowned Tandy Beal and Company kicks off the 2015 season with 40 Odd Moves: Solos and Other Entertainments! Company co-founder, Tandy Beal’s first local solo concert in 10 years. The show will take place Friday, Jan. 30 – Sunday, Feb. 1 at…
Death of a Salesman
Cabrillo Theatre Arts Department Presents Arthur Miller’s monumental drama Death of a Salesman at the Cabrillo College Crocker Theater in Aptos starting November 7. The poignant, sometimes humorous, ultimately tragic story of a man steeped in the conflicting values of the American Dream is, by all accounts, the crowning work in the canon of modern…
Santa Cruz Restaurant Week
UPDATE: Some restaurants have extended their SCRW fixed-price menus. Visit the SCRW website for a complete listing of the participating restaurants, dates and menus. Santa Cruz Restaurant Week is back for one delicious week October 22-29. The event that offers a fixed-price, three course meal for $25 or $35 (excluding tax, tip or gratuity) at…
Watsonville Fly-In & Airshow
The 50th anniversary of the Watsonville Fly-In & Airshow is on October 10-12 at the Watsonville Municipal Airport. The festivities start on Friday when spectators can watch the weekend’s star players, the aircraft, “fly-in” to the airport all day until 4:30pm. On Friday evening, the airshow hosts a traditional Spaghetti dinner followed by a special…
Mole & Mariachi Festival
The 2nd annual Mole & Mariachi Festival features music, dancers, food and beverages and kids activities. A mole competition includes mole prepared by local chefs. Attendees will vote for their favorites. The event is a fundraiser for nonprofit Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. Admission to…
Las Cafeteras Benefit Show for Local College Bound Students
A group of musicians heralding from southern California, Las Cafeteras, will perform a benefit concert on January 30 at The Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) College Bound Scholarship Fund. Playing a uniquely East LA sound that incorporates a mix…
