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…
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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…
Double the Fun at the 20th Annual 8 Tens @ Eight Festival
January marks the return of Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre’s 8 Tens @ Eight Festival, the annual event that features a series of short plays each night. In celebration of the event’s 20th anniversary, organizers have selected 16 plays to produce this year, up from the usual eight. Opening night is on Friday, January 9…
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…
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="https://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…
