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…
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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…
A Timely Tale Caps Cabrillo Stage’s 2014-2015 Season
While recent storms have transformed the hills surrounding Santa Cruz into a lush, inviting green, up and down the state, local water districts continue to push for mandatory water use restrictions as California grapples with the effects of a years-long drought. In this climate, Cabrillo Stage presents, Urinetown, The Musical, a satirical tale of water…
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…
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…
Local Arts Icon Ralph Peduto Dies
Ralph Peduto, a local writer, actor and director, has died. Peduto leaves behind a legacy that included roles in Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams and The Rock. In Santa Cruz, he was just as well-known for his work in local theater, his generous personality and his warm smile. He succumbed to leukemia Monday—just 12 days after…
Beck to Headline First City Festival in Monterey
First City Festival returns to Monterey this summer with Beck, The National, Phantogram and The Naked and Famous headlining. The two-day First City Festival held at the bucolic Monterey County Fair and Event Center on August 23-24 will feature three stages of performances, a Vaudeville-style variety stage and a full carnival with rides and games.…
Letters to the Editor, Apr 2 – Apr 8
Friend of a Friend Re: “Deep Web” (<a href="http://www.santacruz.com/articles/tim_goncharoffs_political_puppet_show.html): I’m just catching up with your stories on Tim Goncharoff, and it reminds me of the fact that he and I are Facebook friends. As an entertainer, I have something close to 3000 “friends” on FB, and I don’t do much in the way of filtering…
New Tech Meetup's Silicon Beach Party
When Doug Erickson started the Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup in 2008, attendance was generally less than 20 people. Erickson, who lives in Santa Cruz but worked in Silicon Valley, says he had to beg his friends to attend. But he kept at it, driven by the desire to connect with tech people locally. “I…
UCSC's Hackathon is Out to Fix the World
I’m LOLing during my phone interview with Mark Adams, the UCSC senior responsible for creating the university’s first ever hackathon—a 30-hour sprint of coding and developing in which 150 students will team up to create new mobile apps and web programs from scratch. UCSC’s Hackathon, called HACK UCSC, is unique in that it will bring…
