The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is the place to see all your favorite bands on the beach this summer. With two free shows every Friday evening at 6:30 and 8:30 on the Beach Bandstand, you can bring your beach blanket and chairs to settle in for a night of family-friendly entertainment starting with Nineties radio-darlings…
Tanniversary 2014
The Tannery Arts Center is holding a special daylong event of exhibitions, performances, curator’s talk, dance workshops and art demonstrations on June 21. The all ages event is free and celebrates the ongoing transformation of the former leather factory into a mixed-use housing and art campus. Tanniversary will feature the artwork of more than 65…
Be our Guest: Seun Kuti
When Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti died in 1997, his youngest son, saxophonist/percussionist/vocalist Seun Kuti, who was only 14 years old at the time, took over frontman duties for his father’s band, Egypt 80. Since then, Seun has worked to keep the elder Kuti’s message of civil rights and equality alive, while reinventing the Afrobeat sound…
Preview: Rich Tycoon to Rock Juneteenth
Veteran hip-hop artist Rich Tycoon, formerly Filthy Rich, will perform at Santa Cruz’s annual Juneteenth celebration at the Louden Nelson Community Center Saturday. Tycoon, who co-founded the local rap group Black Bizness in 2005 and has performed with luminaries such as Chris Rene, SF Bay Area rap sensations San Quinn, Keak Da Sneak and Yukmouth,…
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.…
Foodie File: Caffe Lucio
Lucio Fanni has owned restaurants in the San Francisco and Santa Cruz areas for 27 years. For the past seven, he has owned Caffe Lucio on Soquel Avenue, where he works with partner Mirjam Kuusik—with whom he has two kids and a yellow Labrador Retriever that frequents the restaurant. The restaurant has a flavor all…
A First Outing to Assembly
Rita and I made our IPO (initial public outing) to Assembly last week for a late lunch, joined by an inquiring crowd of fellow foodies. In addition to those antler chandeliers (shades of True Detective!), and an inviting front bar, the uncluttered interior is equipped with urban sleek and plenty of light. Banquettes line the…
Preview: Peppino D'Agostino at Rio
Though it’s rarely talked about, there are opposing forces at work in the art of the guitar. There’s the unstoppable force of technical skill, and the immovable object of poetic soul, and one often threatens to drown out the other. A lot of guitar wizards stake out a position in the technical camp, pouring down…
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…
