The musical Escaping Queens, inspired by true events from Joe Ortiz’s childhood in 1950s New York, comes back to Cabrillo Stage
Foodie File: Bittersweet Bistro
Thomas Vinolus and his wife Elizabeth first opened the Bittersweet Bistro 21 years ago, and it’s now 10 times the size of the original spot.
When Will Randall Grahm’s Tasting Room Open?
Soif and Bantam battle it out in a wine race on Bastille Day and free champagne for the ladies at Aquarius.
Preview: Thanks Buddy at Bocci’s Cellar
Whatever name a band chooses can affect people’s opinion of them, and that judgment, right or wrong, might stick permanently.
Letters to the Editor: July 24 – 30
Discrimination concerns for occult store and marriage laws.
Young Composers Shake Up Cabrillo Festival
One of the hottest new music venues in the world, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music marks this year’s 51st offering with plenty of superstar excitement.
Local Firefighters On High Alert
Firefighters in Santa Cruz and across the state are in the middle of a season with a potential perfect storm for big fires—scorching heat and dry weather.
Letters to the Editor: July 17 – 23
Creepy stores, kind encouragement, phone obsession and Prop. 8.
Review: ‘La Cage Aux Folles’
Cabrillo Stage’s production of La Cage Aux Folles, directed and choreographed by Janie Scott, is a grand and glitzy night of musical comedy.
Preview: The Coup at Santa Cruz Music Festival
Front man and lyricist for Oakland’s 20-year-old hip-hop group the Coup, Boots Riley is also the front man for political rock group Street Sweeper Social Club and a headlining performer in this week’s inaugural Santa Cruz Music Festival.
