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I LIVE in a senior housing complex downtown.

Last week a pigeon dropped into our second-

floor patio, unable to fly, its feathers soaked in oil. At residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; urging, the maintenance man brought it up to Native Animal Rescue.

A few days later a second pigeon showed up, oil-soaked and additionally, injured. I brought it to NAR and was greeted by Quan Yin, the Compassionate Buddha, disguised as one of Mollyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bird Ladyâ&#x20AC;?) and Nathanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin granddaughters, who graciously accepted this pariah of local bird species.

Inside, the Rescue was wall-to-wall birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; multiple species stacked neatly in various cages.

Quan Yin explained that this is nesting season, so there were more than the usual injured birds, including many babiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;orphans that needed to be fed often in lieu of mama birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constant feeding and care. This was being accomplished

seven days/week, dawn to dusk, on less than a shoestring budget. NAR is a truly non-profit.

Quan Yin deduced that both pigeons had encountered an open container of vegetable oil, perhaps left in back of a restaurant, and having soaked their feathers in the stuff were unable to fly but had somehow made it to our patio. She had washed bird No. 1 with soap and water, and it was recovering in the aviary in the back yard.

Bird No. 2 would receive the same â&#x20AC;&#x153;shampoo,â&#x20AC;? as well as be treated for ugly wounds on its back and under both wings.

Calling all angels and compassionate buddhas: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been said that a society can be judged by how it treats the poorest of its citizens.

If a lowly pigeon was found worthy of Quan Yinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boundless compassion, how much more so might Santa Cruzans find worthy a humble operation like NAR, whose dedicated staff so indiscriminately and without financial reward or fanfare serves our oft-forgotten relatives, the delightful wildlife given us by the Creator?

Please, please, please rescue NAR with a donation of any amount sent to: Native Animal Rescue, 1855 17th Ave. , Santa Cruz, CA 95062.

Volunteers are also needed: (831) 462.0726. And may your compassion and generosity return to you several-fold in your time of need!

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Cashing Out How the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redevelopment agency is surviving and why the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

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B ETSEY LYNBERG had high hopes for a five-and-a-half-acre plot north of Highway 1 once home to the Farm Bakery and Restaurant.

The administrator for Santa Cruz Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Redevelopment Agency pictured a new community center complete with a skate park and garden over the field of dying yellow grass in Soquel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of the concept behind the community center was to have a buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and outdoor spaces surrounding itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that could become a focal point in the community again,â&#x20AC;? says Lynberg, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;after school programs for people who live in the neighborhood.â&#x20AC;?

Today most of that goal looks like a pipe dream, even for an agency long trusted with fixing the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blight. The Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

which, since opening in 1987, has built 20 miles of sidewalk and 18 miles of bike lanes, planted more than 1,800 trees and secured 1,385 affordable housing unitsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;might be forced to shut its doors in the fall.

In the midst of Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budgetary tug-of-war, Lynberg and her colleagues are punching at calculators and trying to figure out whether or not their 24year old agency can survive another fiscal year. Right now the signs donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look good. The Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency, which last month approved a $110 million string of construction projects, including a new Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s station and affordable housing projects, will have to pay the state almost $10 million by October to stay in business and annual payments of $2.3 million after that. The order follows the passage of two bills tucked into the state budget package

last month. The first one, ABX 1 26, eliminates redevelopment agencies and a second bill, ABX 1 27, allows them to stay alive for the price of a few million dollars, depending on each agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size.

Since the statewide Redevelopment Association and the League of California Cities filed suit on July 18, both laws are headed for Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future will come to light on Aug. 2 at the County Board of Supervisors meeting, when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to recommend its own dissolution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely stressful for folks here because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a particularly good job market,â&#x20AC;? says Lynberg, letting out a quiet chuckle. After a tearful supervisors meeting in June, she is coming to terms with the likely fate of the agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unless we come back on August 2 and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve crunched the numbers and we would recommend changing that plan,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; that is the plan weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re putting in place.â&#x20AC;?

As currently conceived, the idea is for one employee out of 38 to remain in order to oversee disbursements to private sector contractors for the projects pushed through in June. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way the legislation is written, a successor agency is set up, and there really is a requirement that someone be here to wind down the financial affairs of the agency,â&#x20AC;? says Lynberg. Administrative Services Manager Kim Namba will be the last employee standing, overseeing a slate of remaining projects that includes the Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s station, a Live Oak youth center, sidewalk improvements and makeovers for East Cliff Drive and Twin Lakes State Beach.

Safety Net The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach stands in contrast to the one the city of Santa Cruz is taking. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redevelopment agency, which helped the town recover from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1955 floods, says it can afford to stay

alive for a one-time payment of $4.6 millionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;what the state roughly estimates the agency pulls in annually from property taxesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and $1.1 million annually after that.

Gov. Jerry Brown first signaled he wanted to eliminate the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 400 redevelopment agencies shortly after taking the reins in January.

Redevelopment agencies first formed in the 1940s to tackle blight in Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cities. But Brown, staring at a gaping $26 billion deficit, cited years of abuse as published by both the state Controllerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and Legislative Analystâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. The LAO, a nonpartisan arm of the state legislature, encouraged shuttering the agencies earlier this year due to rampant mismanagement and missed payments to education and public safety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It provides localized economic benefits, but does not necessarily increase statewide economic development,â&#x20AC;? the report said.

Local officials say Santa Cruz is different. According to District 27 Assemblymember Bill Monning, who represents the Monterey Bay area, neither the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s redevelopment agency nor the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a typical example of throwing money down the garbage disposal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the ones that are going to be on thinner ice are going to be the ones that are playing fast and loose and were the subject of the LAOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s negative evaluation,â&#x20AC;? says Monning of redevelopmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future.

A redevelopment agency operates by first establishing that a given area is â&#x20AC;&#x153;blighted.â&#x20AC;? Property tax revenues in that area are capped, and the agency divvies up any increases in property taxes between a few different districts. Some of the money goes to schools. Some of it goes to local districts like fire and police and state government. Some of it goes to the local redevelopment agencies and their blight-fighting projects, which supporters say is what send the property taxes rising in the first place.

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been funding their projects by selling bonds, which the agencies then buy back over time using the property taxes they collect. And this strategy, to put it mildly, is proving troublesome now that redevelopment agencies will have to pay a cumulative 1.7 billion in order stay alive this year and hundreds of millions statewide of dollars each year after that. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s created a cash crunch for agencies that have been banking on the future.

Not for the city of Santa Cruz, though. City Manager Martin Bernal says the city will have to make only minor changes in order to stay in business. Unlike the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agency, which funded its projects with millions of dollars in bond money, the city of Santa Cruz took a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pay as you goâ&#x20AC;? approach, says Bernal. It paid off projects with property tax revenues straight out of the bank. The agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach left it with a strong credit rating and low debt. So, when the city redevelopment agency heard the bell tolling for redevelopment in March, it opted to sell $33 million in bonds.

That was a move many agencies, including Santa Cruz Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, have

been unable to make because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the debt capacity, having used it on previous bond sales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a different method of operation,â&#x20AC;? says Lynberg on the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to bond earlier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a different circumstance.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Cruz sold bonds based on what projects were needed,â&#x20AC;? says Bernal of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path. The agency also used funds to leverage outside grants for projects like the Tannery Arts Center, the Nueva Vista Beach Flat apartments and the National Marine Sanctuary building under construction near the Santa Cruz Wharf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we have the capacity, we will be able to survive after ABX 1 26 and 27,â&#x20AC;? says Bernal.

Missing Tools County Supervisor John Leopold oversees the First District, which is home to the unincorporated countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only redevelopment area.

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End Game Santa Cruz County is shelving plans for new parks like one on Chanticleer Avenue just north of Capitola Road. The same goes for most of Soquelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Neighborhood Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;although the Steve Boylos Community Garden, named after the late owner of the Farm restaurant, might still be

finished thanks to an outside grant.

Unless the California Redevelopment Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawsuit against the state succeeds in overturning both bills, Santa Cruz City Manager Bernal says the city will have to make do with less cash. Smaller projects like façade improvements and modifications to Beach Street, Ocean Street and Highway 9 might be delayed by a year, possibly more.

Most of the lawsuit hinges on Prop. 22, passed by a sizable 61 percent majority in November, which prevents Sacramento from â&#x20AC;&#x153;seizing, diverting, shifting, borrowing, transferring, suspending, or otherwise taking or interferingâ&#x20AC;? with local funds.

If the lawsuit against the state succeeds and rescues the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 400 redevelopment agencies, the Farm Neighborhood Park and Community Center could be saved. But the state will have to cut $1.7 billion by putting other services through the paper shredder. Assemblymember Monning and Department of Finance spokesperson H.D. Palmer both indicate that a large part of the difference would be made up by cutting public education: K12, community colleges and the University of California, which is already undergoing yet another fee hikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this one 18 percentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in September.

According to the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state budget, if the state falls $600 million short of its projected revenue, a series of â&#x20AC;&#x153;trigger cutsâ&#x20AC;? will kick in across 12 departments and agencies, including $400 million from UC, California State Universities, InHome Supportive Services and the Department of Developmental Services. The next $1.8 billion, if needed, would come out of school buses, community colleges and K-12 educationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including cutting the school year by 7 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has be looked at right now in the context of a $26 billion deficit.

And how do we prioritize?â&#x20AC;? says Monning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find many Californians would agree with the sentiment that education and public safety should not be bypassed.â&#x20AC;? 0

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suburban one it is today. Live Oakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;storm drains, sidewalks and librariesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have played catch-up.

Leopold says the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission for redevelopment wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure where the funding for new projects will come from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be tremendously more difficult because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an easily identifiable source of funding for doing those improvements,â&#x20AC;? says Leopold.

Any alternative will likely be both difficult and unpopular, says Fred Keeley, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasurer. Keeley says most ways to increase revenue for these projects require a tax increase or bond sale, both of which can be politically unpopular and usually require voter approval. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example, the board [of supervisors] could suggest a package of capital improvements they would want to undertakeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that have been vetted throughout the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and then ask the voters to approve that by way of some form of tax increase,â&#x20AC;? says Keeley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way they could do it.â&#x20AC;? Keeley estimates it will take about four years to feel the pain of redevelopmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end because of the supervisorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; push to get a long list of projects approved last month.

Ken Cole, executive director of the Santa Cruz County Housing Authority, says the end of redevelopment would spell big problems for low-income housing, which currently receives a statemandated 20 percent of local redevelopment funds. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how counties like Santa Cruz will now meet state requirements for creating affordable housing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The toolbox is just about empty,â&#x20AC;? says Cole. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was like taking a hammer out of a toolbox.â&#x20AC;?

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I asked Stellar Corpses bass player Dan Lamothe, looking around the room at the various posters from previous tours while we waited for lead singer and guitarist Dusty Graves to wrap up last-minute trip preparations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ha! Wellll,â&#x20AC;? he said, taking a swig from a frosty beer, â&#x20AC;&#x153;last year when we traveled across the country our trailer kept falling

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apart. The damn thing kept coming unhinged from the frame. Whenever weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d drive you could see our equipment catching air and bouncing around. We had to get it welded in five different states.

But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we have a new trailer and even a couple new tires. Everything should be fine.â&#x20AC;?

Two hours into the 152 en route to Fresno, around 7pm, we started noticing

a funny bounce in the back of the van. As cars drove by, the occupants would point to our trailer as they mouthed dreaded words that we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to. Dusty pulled to the side of the road next to acres of green fields and, sure enough, there was our first blown tire, ripped all the way around. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how we kicked off the Stellar Corpses 2011 Western tour. ¨

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True Sounds of Legends We were supposed to leave from Fresno and drive to Phoenix for a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday, then to El Paso the next nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;quite a trek, but manageable with plenty of time for rest. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asked to play with legendary L.A. punk band T.S.O.L. in Redondo Beach, though, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn down the offer, no matter what kind of hellish Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;toâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Texas haul lies in store because of it.

The Brixton is a dimly lit sea of blood-red leather booths sitting adjacent to a dark oak bar. It sits at the entrance to the Redondo Pier, and the bar upstairs has a great view of the aqua green ocean. Beautiful women in tight outfits slung the booze and the

bouncers were good people.

First up was down-and-dirty rock & roll five-piece J.J. and The Real Jerks, a mix between the New York Dolls and the Rolling Stones with a dash of speed from the Ramones.

Hollywood sons Harmful If Swallowed was up next with a blend of pop punk. By the time the Corpses were ready to play, the venue was packed shoulder-to-shoulder.

In a moment everything went black and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cry Little Sister,â&#x20AC;? the theme song from The Lost Boys and the Stellar Corpses intro, blasted over the audience. A few bars into the music and the guys emerged from their green room lair with a crunchy note from Emilio Menzeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar. The guys delivered a powerful performance that brought plenty of people to the merch booth after,

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and then 15. Finally the van pulled around and Dusty emerged from it with a glazed look. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, I fucked upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I fucked up real bad,â&#x20AC;? he said, shaking his head. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look at the trailer.â&#x20AC;?

I walked around to find the front of the trailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roof ripped open from end to end. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t torn quite like a sardine can, but the damage was definitely significant. The gate to the garage where we had parked was partially closed because of the late hour, and there were no attendants around, so Dusty had decided to take his chances and almost cleared it.

Almost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, now we have a moon roof,â&#x20AC;? he sighed.

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keeping me busy between sets. By the time T.S.O.L. played, I was drenched in sweat.

I have seen T.S.O.L. a handful of times and even interviewed them once a few years back. Middle-aged and chiseled with scars, the toll from living the weathering punk rock life, T.S.O.L. still play a set so powerfully packed with energy one has to sit back and admire it before going back into the ever-spinning circle mosh pit.

Singer Jack Grisham, in a suit jacket and plaid kilt, served his usual dish of crass jokes leading into the next song on the list. They finished up the set with their biggest hit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Code Blue,â&#x20AC;? a wonderful little ditty about the joys of necrophilia.

After the show, Dusty left to pull the van around as we waited out front. Five minutes went by, then 10

At 2:30am we jumped on the 91 heading East. I was behind the wheel, hopped up on Red Bull, Adderall and the raw excitement from the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show. Dusty and drummer Kyle Moore slept in the back on the makeshift bunk bed while Dan and Emilio were the last two up, talking about previous tours, girls they saw at the show and horror movies. By the time we passed Pomona, I was the only one awake in the Land of Nod. Sixteen hours after we left Redondo Beach, we finally pulled into El Paso. When the Corpses took the stage at Miss Lips Lounge, El Pasoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier lesbian bar, the place was packed with a mix of punks, greasers, transvestites and street kids that looked like they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been older than 15.

The band exploded into its first song, a new one called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evil Deadâ&#x20AC;? with uncharacteristic harmonizing vocals, but after the fourth the sound tech, pissed because the band members had to ask him to turn up one mic or the other after each song, gave up, walking away from the sound booth in a huff.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when it happened.

BOOM! Everything went black.

Only Kyleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast-paced drumming could be heard. Apparently, the Stellar Corpsesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mighty sound had blown the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circuits.

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The sound guy was finally back and brought back the power for good, but it was too lateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;half of the audience had left for other adventures.

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The Stellar Corpses ripped through the flesh of their hour-long set with added intensity that was a mix between anger at the promoter and a passion to prove to the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager that they should be asked back. By the end of the night, the staff had given us more free and nearly-free booze than any of us could handle and the manager even paid the band an extra $50 out of his own pocket, commenting on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;jackassâ&#x20AC;? of a promoter.

K-Fed, meanwhile, continued to show his impeccable character by drinking himself into a stumbling mess of slurs (with money he still owed the band) and then talking trash on the band, the venue and anyone that came in sight, all while trying to help us load the equipment back into the trailer (for what reason Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know).

When he finally realized he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t welcome, he wandered down the street muttering about how â&#x20AC;&#x153;this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t how he does business.â&#x20AC;? One can only hope that he was arrested for public intoxication and had to spend the night in the drunk tank next to a couple of nice skinheads who would

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Even after everything that had happened that night, Steve Salcido, a longtime fiendish friend of the Corpses, still made the entire household a hearty meal of spaghetti while we talked about previous shows, horror movies and the finer things in life until the first rays of the sun began to show.

Long Road Home From San Antonio, we had three more shows in the surprisingly humid Texas heat: in San Angelo at the Dead Horse, the coolest bar you never heard of; in Austin, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, fueled by alcoholsoaked music venues where the Corpses played on a stage the great Johnny Cash once graced; and Dallas, where our protagonists in black shared the bill with a street punk and psychobilly band. That final night I loaded up on Red Bull and coffee, then started the 13-hour drive to Denver, where some friends of the band who own a rock & roll salon set us up with showers and fresh â&#x20AC;&#x2122;dos before packing us off to play at a joint called Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. From Denver we made our way through Utah, land of Mormons and rocking kids who appreciate anything that ¨ $

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The fast-moving saga of courage, conspiracy and camaraderie is directed with panache by Art Manke, who offers us a cocksure blaze of action loaded with impeccable delivery, intelligibility and seamless scene changes. At just under two and a half hours, this astute choice for the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th anniversary season soars briskly, plunging the audience immediatelyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and impeccably, thanks to costuming magic by B. Modernâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;into the intrigue-drenched court of Louis XIII and his political advisor Cardinal Richelieu. As the spoiled monarch, Charles Pasternak steals every moment possible. He drips nuance, and it is worth a kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ransom just to hear him threaten a rival with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ba-ba-ba-Bastille!â&#x20AC;?

As the longsuffering Queen Anne, Lenne Klingaman is the picture of distraught opulence.

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THE GOOD FIGHT Aramis (J. Todd Adams), Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Artagnan (Leigh Miller), Athos (Allen Gilmore) and Porthos (Kit Wilder, front) celebrate another victory in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Three Musketeers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the men with sexy leather doublets, billowing shirtsleeves and sevenleague boots, with tightly corseted brocades and jewels for the royal women. Lavish hair and wig design

by Jakey Hicks and Jessica Carter completes the illusion of a 17thcentury field trip to Fontainebleau.

This rousing adaptation of Dumasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; popular 19th-century drama was written by Linda Alper, Douglas Langworthy and Penny Metropulos and originally commissioned for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Condensed into a tight dramatic whirlwind, it proves a vibrant vehicle for swordplay and duplicitous mayhem. The three musketeersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Athos (Allen Gilmore), Porthos (Kit Wilder) and Aramis (J. Todd Adams)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;immediately embrace into their midst young Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Artagnan (Leigh

Miller). These four are physically and temperamentally so well matched that the play could run on their chemistry alone. As the brave young swordsman, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Artagnan quickly learns of love, death and the politics of greed as he rushes to aid the Queen of France, whose affair with the British Duke of Buckingham (Erik Heger) has been sabotaged by Cardinal Richelieu (Richard Ziman).

The action all takes place with almost invisible changes of scene, moving of set furniture and heightening of mood. Whenever a sword fight erupts, the music swells into a soaring backdrop for the lusty action. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a perfect device that helps 21st-century audiences believe every moment of the gracefully staged combat. Also perfectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in addition to Pasternakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

fetching vision of Louis XIII in red pumpsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is Kit Wilder as the boasting dandy Porthos.

There simply is no flab, no dullness, no hesitation: It is a tale told by complete professionals, full of swash and buckle and miles of romantic charm. Thank God for a production that sets aside social subtext, that leaps over political posturing and instead makes a convincing argument for the timeless and transcendent glories of live theater.

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2/<13 11th Annual Emerging Choreographers Showcase An annual showcase featuring choreographers from Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz. Sun, Jul 31, 7:30pm. $15-$20. Spector Dance, 3343 Paul Davis Drive, Marina, 831.384.1050.

B63/B3@ Cirque Polynesian See Polynesian dancing and find out what â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chinese pole,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;cyr wheel,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;tissu,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;hand to hand,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;rolla bolla,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;fire knifeâ&#x20AC;? are. Mon-Thu, 12 and 3pm. Thru Aug 18. Free.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

The Comedy of Errors Two sets of twins separated at birth are at the center of one of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular farces. Part of Shakespeare Santa Cruzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30th season.

Through Aug 28. $14-$50. UCSC Mainstage, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. 831.459.3160 or www. shakespearesantacruz.org.

Hairspray John Watersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; beloved musical about a teenage dancer who rallies against racial segregation in 1962. Wed-Sun Thru Aug 14. $16-$38. Cabrillo Music Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6154.

Heart of Heaven The first chapter of an original three-part adaptation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Popol Vuh,â&#x20AC;? the sacred creation book of the Quiche Maya. Sat-Sun, 4pm. Thru Jul 31. Free. San Juan Soccer Field, 100 Nyland Drive, San Juan Bautista, 831.623.2444.

I Ought to Be in Pictures The Liliana Moraru Santa Cruz Jewish Theatre presents Neil Simonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic play, directed

by Scott Kravitz. Fri-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. Thru Jul 31. $12-$15. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.465.1411.

The Last Five Years A one-act song cycle by Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown explores the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and struggling actress Cathy. ThuSat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Aug 14. $16-$38. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 831.479.6154.

Pinocchio: A Bohemian Rhapsody An original rock musical by Janindwick, performed by 72 children between the ages of 8 and 14. Wed-Sun, 2 and 7:30pm. Thru Jul 31. $8.50$12.50. Park Hall, 9370 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.4777.

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1=<13@BA 11th Annual Redwood Dulcimer Day A full day of music instruction, jam sessions, socializing and outdoor relaxation with dulcimer stars Leo Kretzner, Peter Tommerup and Neal Hellman plus local dulcimer teacher Ron Beardslee. Sat, Jul 30, 9am. $45 adv/$55 door.

Boomeria, 60 Verde Drive, Bonny Doon.

and Roses will perform at an evening benefit for Save Our Shores. Sat, Jul 30, 7:30pm. $12 adv/$15 door. Don Quixoteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton, 831.603.2294.

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Thera Indie rock from Alaska and Seattle. Wed, Jul 27, 4pm. Free.

Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

We Are The Willows Indie folk-pop from Minneapolis. Mon, Aug 1, 4pm.

Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

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Cabrillo Festival Open Rehearsals A dynamic precursor to the concerts themselves. Sun, Jul 31, 7:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

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An evening of music, spoken word and dance honoring the mystic poet Rumi. Sat, Jul 30, 7-10pm. $15 adv/$20 door.

First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.531.4844.

Gary Meek with Eddie Mendenhall, Dan Robbins, Kim Edmundson Part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evenings by the Bayâ&#x20AC;? summer concert series, presented by the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Aquarium. Sun, Jul 31, 68pm. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Monterey.

Leo Kretzner The nationally recognized mountain dulcimer star will perform with locals Peter Tommerup, Neal Hellman and Ron Beardslee. Fri, Jul 29, 7:30pm. $12-$15 donation suggested. St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Dr, Aptos, 831.708.2278.

Mike Gibbons San Francisco singer/ songwriter. Wed, Aug 3, 4pm.

Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Pete Lips Part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evenings by the Bayâ&#x20AC;? summer concert series, presented by the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Aquarium. Sat, Jul 30.

Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Monterey.

Save Our Shores Benefit Dance Party Shady Groove and the Slugs

Davenport Gallery Art of Photography. Original work from over a dozen artists.

Thru Jul 31. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

Felix Kulpa Gallery White Balance. New mixed media paintings by Michelle Stitz and selected works

by Jody Alexander. Thru Jul 31. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Louden Nelson Community Center Gallery

Cabrillo Festival: In the Works Featuring works by three young composersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Paul Dooley, Wang Lu and Chris Rogersonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;performed by members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Wed, Aug 3, 5:15-6:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

The Bees Knees: Flowers, Fauna and Bees of California.

Illustrations, paintings and sculpture by local artists.

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Conservation photographs by Sebastian Kennerknecht. WedSun . Thru Sep 10. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

By the Coast & Stones of Ages Past. Fine art photography

by Virginia Draper & Tom Bullock. Artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reception July 1, 6pmâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;8pm. Thru Jul 31. Free, 831.420.6177. 301 Center St, Santa Cruz.

Many Hands Gallery Capitola Beach Paintings. Miniature oil paintings of people on local beaches by Susan Dorf.

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Highlighting open studios artists. Jul 27-Oct 22. Free, 831.336.3513. Wed-Sun, noon6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

Birds of a Feather. Seven artists observe birds through original prints, paintings, photographs, encaustic and assemblage. On display at

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The Cool Kids Throwback hip-hop duo raps about Pac-Man, rides BMX bikes, reps Mountain Dew. Jul 28 at the New Parish.

Kenny Burrell Jazz guitar legend celebrates 80th birthday with combo led by Steve Turre. Jul 28-31 at Yoshiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oakland.

Das Racist Brooklyn hip-hop trio trucking in intellectualism, abstract humor and white guilt. Jul 29 at the Mezzanine.

Those Darlins High-kicking country harmonies with three swinginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gals from Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jul 30 at Bottom of the Hill.

Rasputina Cello-based trio explores feral children, dead giants and anti-rent wars. Jul 31 at Great American Music Hall.

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Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz.

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Free. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

Santa Cruz Stoves and Fireplaces ArtWorx. Mixed media paintings by Jane Harlow and new sculptures by Aaron Van de Kerckhove. Thru Sep 17.

Free. 1043 Water St, Santa Cruz, 831.476.8007.

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33rd Gilroy Garlic Festival 100,000 attendees come to Gilroy from around the world to appreciate the tastes, sounds and

pyrotechnics of one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier food festivals. Fri-Sun, 10am-7pm. Thru Jul 31. $8-$17. Christmas Hill Park, 7050 Miller Ave, Gilroy, 408.842.1625.

/@=C<2 B=E< Archie Comics Literacy Tour Free comics, free pizza and free comic workshops for kids in celebration of Archieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storied 70year history. Sat, Jul 30, 10am-7pm. Free. Atlantis Fantasyworld, 1020 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.0158.

English Country Dance Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. Fourth Thu of every month. $5-$7.

First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.

Moss Landing Annual Antique Street Fair Over 200 vendors peddling antiques and collectibles.

Sun, Jul 31, 8am-5pm. $5.

Moss Landing, Highway 1, south of Watsonville, Watsonville, 831.633.4501.

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Wed, Jul 27, 9pm. Free. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

Go Big Skate Video Battle Skate video battle plus music from DJ Equipto and performances from Slop Opera, Mac Jar and Monikape, Chris Rene and Jedi Knights Circle. Wed, Jul 27, 9pm. $10.

The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.1336.

Raiders of the Lost Ark Bring your own beach blanket or low-back chair and enjoy a classic film on the beach.

Wed, Aug 3, 9pm. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

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Free. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

World Affairs Book Club This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection is The Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder and the Search for Truth in the Arab World by Joseph Braude. Thu, Jul 28, 7pm. Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

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Summer Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop Fruit tree experts Orin Martin and Matthew Sutton will give a lecture and demonstration workshop. Sat, Jul 30, 10am-2pm. Free. UC Santa Cruz Farm, One quarter mile up the road from the Blacksmith Shop, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3376.

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Hospice of Santa Cruz County Grief Support Group The Grief Support Program of Hospice of Santa Cruz County will offer two 8-week support groups, for adults who have experienced the death of a spouse/partner and for adults who have experienced the death of a parent. Receive support and learn tools for coping. Thru Jul 27. Hospice of Santa Cruz County, 940 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, 831.430.3000.

Jane Addams Peace Camp Fostering an understanding of peace and justice through art, music, cooperative games, drama, stories and discussion.

Aug 1-5. $150. Orchard School, 2288 Trout Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.462.9023.

Mormon Handcart Trek Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will embark on a 12- mile handcart trek into the Santa Cruz Mountains to push and pull 14 handcarts while dressed in pioneer attire to better appreciate the sacrifice of Mormon Pioneers.

Jul 28-30. 831.464.9331.

NamaStay Benefit Meditation Retreat The Felton retreatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual meditation fundraiser and benefit with with Zen Buddhist teacher Cheri Huber. Proceeds will go to Living Compassionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Africa Vulnerable Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Project in Zambia. Fri-Sat Thru Jul 30. $125. NamaStay Retreat, 7635 W Zayante Rd, Felton, 831.335.1910.

Red Cross Mobile Blood Drives Drives occur at several locations countywide each month; for schedule and locations call 800.733.2767.

SC Diversity Center The Diversity Center provides services, support and socializing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals and their allies. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Support and Recovery Groups Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273.

Candida: 831.471.0737.

Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000.

Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women: Mariposas, 831.425.5422. Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Touched By Adoption Group Adoptive families, adult adoptees, families waiting to adopt and birth parents meet monthly to connect in a safe, confidential setting.

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The overweight teen dreams of dancing on the local television stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corny Collins Show, a dream she sets about turning into reality while navigating racial conflict, raging hormones and generational tension as easily as she dodges the flashers and rats on the streets of her native Baltimore.

Nary a strand is out of place in the Cabrillo Stage production of Hairspray, the musical adaptation of John Watersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1988 cult classic. The original film is based on real-life events that transpired on the Buddy Deane Show, a provincial American Bandstand rip-off broadcast in the Baltimore area that was dramatically integrated when black and white teens stormed the show and danced together, to the chagrin of station officials.

The theater company delivers a delightful, candy-coated, campy romp with several infectious doo-wop numbers and some sweet dance moves. Monica Turner, in her first Cabrillo Stage production, is a bouncy, bright-eyed Tracy; her nemesis, the bobble-headed teen queen Amber Van Tussel (tragically afflicted with â&#x20AC;&#x153;acne of the soulâ&#x20AC;?), is done well by Christina Robinette; and the object of both girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affections, Link Larkin, is played as a perfect hunky square by Blake Coelho.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tony Panighetti in his fourth Cabrillo College show (and second in dragâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;audience members might recognize Panighetti from his turn as Jerry/Daphne in Cabrilloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of Some Like It Hot) who steals the show as Edna, Tracyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mama grizzly.

When she and another Cabrillo regular, Doug Baird as her husband Wilbur, croon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop eating/ Your hairlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receding and soon youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have nothing at all/ so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wear a wig while I roast a pig/ Hey, pass the Geritol!â&#x20AC;? in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Timeless to Me,â&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the surprise highlight of the show. (Tessa Stuart) 6/7@A>@/G `c\a bV`]cUV Ac\ROg /cU " Ob bVS 1OP`WZZ] 1`]QYS` BVSOb`S $# A]_cSZ 2` /^b]a BWQYSba $ !& 1OP`WZZ]AbOUS Q][

Family Resource Center, 1438 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, 1.866.219.1155.

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes,

831.464.8100. Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900. Hatha Yoga with Debra Whizin, 831.588.8527.

Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206.

Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431.

Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.

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Finger-picking aficionados, get ready to rumble. In one corner we have Greensky Bluegrass, a five-piece outfit from Kalamazoo, Mich. that seamlessly blends bluegrass with a jam band sensibility.

With a reverentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but not too reverentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; take on traditional bluegrass, the band takes classic forms and instills them with new life. In the other corner stands Poor Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Whiskey, the Santa Rosa newgrass practitioners best known for their banjoladen take on Pink Floydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dark Side of the Moon. Poor Manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Whiskey is capable of much more than a clever gimmick, however; the band has a set of originals that are just as engaging as its revelatory take on the dorm room classic. Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alley; $15; 9pm. (Paul M. Davis)

When Edgar Winter wrote the lyrics â&#x20AC;&#x153;Come on and take a free rideâ&#x20AC;? in 1972, he must have meant what he said. This Friday the power group will be rocking audiences with two free concerts in another edition of the Boardwalk concert series. Though best known for 1973â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heavy rock hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankenstein,â&#x20AC;? Edgar (and his older brother Johnny, though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in the band) has had an illustrious career as a blues and jazz fusion musician.

Boasting talent on multiple instruments from keys to sax and guitar, Winter has enthralled audiences for decades with his multilayered sound and he stands among the legends of rock artists. Beach Boardwalk; Free; 6:30pm & 8:30pm.

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With their custom coffin upright bass and psychopomps nicely coifed, the Nekromantix have been heavy rumblers in the psychobilly scene for decades.

Begun in 1989 by Kim Nekroman, then fresh out of the Danish Navy, their deadly sound features gems like like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Psycholand,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Killed the Cheerleaderâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nekrofilia.â&#x20AC;? Live, their shows are an explosion of raw energy, with Nekroman sliding across the stage on his bass while still playing, Franc slaying his rockabilly twangs on the guitar and drummer Lux pounding out the backbone beat with doublebass, and in her heels, no less. Classy and talented, the Nekromantix will have you loving the dead for days to come. With the Chop Tops, the Brains and Stellar Corpses (see story, page 11). Catalyst; $13 adv/$15 door; 8:30pm. (Mat Weir)

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Warped Tour stalwarts the RX Bandits have come a long way from their third-wave ska days in the late â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s.

The two-step rhythms are long behind them, replaced by a muscular neo-emo sound with a surprising level of depth and nuance. The band has remained in a constant state of evolution, with increasingly socially conscious lyrics and a songwriting approach that ping-pongs between hardcore-tinged screeds and complex instrumental interludes. This is the last of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grueling summer tours, so catch them while you can.

The Catalyst; $15 adv/$17 door; 7:30pm.

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Residing somewhere between the jaunty chamber-pop of early Decemberists and the folk-rock of Or, The Whale, Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Horde & The Harem trades in uniquely pastoral urban folk. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keenly observed songwriting evokes that sense of longing that the best indiepop conveys. With just five players, The Horde & The Harem manages a much larger sound than the instrumentation would suggest, thanks to the malefemale harmonies and the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wellwrought arrangements. After releasing two EPs online, The Horde & The Harem are hitting the road to preview their first full-length album, which should be a release to keep an eye out for.

Crepe Place; $8; 9pm. (PMD)

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Steve Palazzo, the masterful guitar work of the legendary Bob Brozman, the soulful sounds of R&B sensation Tammi Brown, the multifaceted song stylings of Sasha Dobson, the roots rock of Elliot Randall and the genre-defying ditties of Eric Parson, the event is a well-balanced roundup of everything we love about the pig. KPIG Parking Lot, 1110 Main St., Watsonville; Free; 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1pm. (CJ)

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When she picked up a guitar a few years back, however, her career path took a bit of a turn. She began writing, singing and playing in a variety of styles from indie-folk and pop to blues and country, showing that she is capable of taking on just about any genre with grace and style.

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Film Capsules <3E 1/>A ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (NR; 126 min.)

An 18th-century fantasyadventure flick from Terry Gilliam (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) charting the misadventures of a band of rapscallions on a mission to set the public record straight on the Baronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and save their city. (Plays Thu 8pm at Santa Cruz 9.)

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (NR; 90 min.)

Director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) returns to the screen with an awe-inspiring 3-D documentary. In 1996, a cave in Southern France was discovered to contain some of the oldest known art forms in the history of mankind.

In documenting it, Herzog delivers a breathtaking portrait of who we were, where we are now and what

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Movie reviews by Tessa Stuart and Richard von Busack

the future may hold for the human race. (Starts Fri at Del Mar.)

Thu midnight at Scotts Valley and Fri at 41st Ave and Santa Cruz 9.)

Thu at Santa Cruz 9 and Fri at Aptos, Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley.)

COWBOYS AND ALIENS (PG-13 118 min.) When aliens land in the Wild West with a view of colonizing the Earth it is up to Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and the citizens of the Arizona Territory town of Absolution to stop them.

An epic showdown ensues, but will it mean twilight for the extraterrestrials? (Opens

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG-13; 118 min.) When Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is dumped by his wife, he goes looking for solace at the bottom of a bottle but finds it in a chance meeting with a studly young player (an uncharacteristically tan and ripped Ryan Gosling) who shows Cal the â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting girlsâ&#x20AC;? ropes. (Opens midnight

DR. NO (1962) James Bond (Sean Connery) takes on a villain who has a view of taking down the U.S. Space Program. (Plays 10am Sat and Sun at Aptos) SMURFS (PG; 86 min.) The evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) drives the Smurfs from their woodland village.

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TABLOID (NR; 87 min.)

Documentarian Errol Morrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (The Fog of War) newest feature chronicles the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Case of the Manacled Mormon,â&#x20AC;? the true story of a former Miss Wyoming charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon missionary, and the wildly different views two tabloid papers, Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Daily Mirror and Daily Express, took of the story. (Opens Fri at the Nick.)

@3D73EA BAD TEACHER (R; 92 min.)

Crude junior high teacher Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) attempts to charm a rich substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake), but her plan goes awry when she finds out he is interested in her colleague (Lucy Punch).

Halseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend Lynn (Phyllis of TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Office) and the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gym teacher (Jason Segel) help her unpack her obvious daddy issues with characteristically dry commentary.

BEGINNERS (R; 104 min.) In this semi-autobiographical film inspired by writerdirector Mike Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; past, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) must deal with two revelations about his father (Christopher Plummer): that, after 45 years of marriage to Oliverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late mother, he is coming out of the closet; and that he has terminal cancer. Such honesty marks a new beginning for the father-son relationship and helps Oliver define his feelings for a French actress he has just met (MĂŠlanie Laurent).

A BETTER LIFE (PG-13; 98 min.) Carlos Galindo, an undocumented gardener looking to avoid immigration enforcement officials, struggles to keep his son away from gangs. Based on a story by Roger L. Simon, the film, set in California, has strong messages about immigration politics.

BRIDESMAIDS (R; 125 min.)

Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a Milwaukee woman going downhill. Her ex-boyfriend (Jon Hamm) uses her for sex. Suddenly, Annieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best pal, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), announces her impending marriage. Lillian also introduces a new, gorgeous friend (Rose Byrne) who elbows Annie aside and takes charge of the wedding. The wedding planning becomes more pretentious, more expensive and ever more humiliating for Annie. Wiig is at her most comically nonchalant as the desperation seeps out of her pores. In her capacity to register degrees of comedic suffering, this actress suggests what happens when a movie is really loose down deep in its soul, and is not just wobbly and formulaic. But Judd Apatow was the executive producer, and Bridesmaids is shaped like an Apatow film: itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a half-hour too long. Though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s released as a chick-flick alternative, we still get the traditional pointless fight between Annie and her new man (Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dowd). (RvB) BUCK (PG; 88 min.)

This documentary, fresh from a successful run at Sundance, tells the story of â&#x20AC;&#x153;horse whispererâ&#x20AC;? Buck Brannaman. The film reveals Brannamanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood history of abuse.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13; 124 min.) In the live action origin story of the Marvel comics series, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is deemed unfit to join the Army, but he finds another way of fighting the Nazis: He joins a secret military project. When a special serum renders him capable of superhuman feats of strength, he and his sidekick Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) take on Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main man, Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).

CARS 2 (G; 116 min.) An animated Bond parody.

Events lure Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) into a race demonstrating alternative fuels in Paris, London and Tokyo; tagging along is his gauche towtruck buddy from Radiator Springs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all barely worthy of Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the debate between regular fuel versus fossil fuels ends with such nervousness that

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In their haste, the little blue fellows stumble into a mysterious portal, which spits them out in New York City where they are taken in by a sweet married couple (Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays) who tries to help them find their way home. (Opens midnight Thu at Scotts Valley and Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley.)

youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think director John Lasseter was dealing with a controversial matter. (RvB)

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (R; 110 min.) Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star in this romance aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;well, the name says it all. With Andy Samberg, Woody Harrelson and Patricia Clarkson.

(Opens Thu at Scotts Valley and Fri at Green Valley) GREEN LANTERN (PG-13; 105 min.) A cocky test pilot named Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) joins an intergalactic brotherhood known as the Green Lanterns charged with keeping order in the universe and fending off an enemy called the Parallax.

Humans havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t impressed the Green Lanterns much, but Jordan may turn out to be their only hope against the new threat.

HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (PART II) See review, page 33. (PG13; 130 min.)

HORRIBLE BOSSES (R; 100 min.) With help from an ex-con (Jamie Foxx), Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) scheme to take out their evil employers, played by Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston. Directed

by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong, Four Christmases).

LARRY CROWNE (PG-13; 99 min.) Middle-aged Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) gets fired and decides to head back to college, where he crushes on his public speaking teacher (Julia Roberts) and joins a quirky scooter community.

LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS (2010) A young owl is kidnapped by an army of wicked owls and must escape to an island where wiser owls rule. Whooo cares?

MEGAMIND (2010) Supervillain Megamind (Will Ferrell) thinks he has lost his purpose after he defeats the hero Metro Man. While creating a new hero, Megamind falls in love and ends up contemplating whether or not he is really evil.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13; 100 min.) Woody Allen wrote and directed this film about Gil (Owen Wilson), a killjoy writer on vacation in Paris with his fiancĂŠe (Rachel McAdams) and her

CRAZY, SEXY, COOL Ryan Gosling (pictured) gives Steve Carell dating tips in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crazy, Stupid, Love.â&#x20AC;?

family. When they run into some old friends (Michael Sheen and Nina Arianda), Gil begins stealing away from his party by taking conspicuously long walks at night. He soon discovers a newfound love for the city, and life, in this romantic comedy that asks the question: Is a different life better, or is it justâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; different?

OSAMU TEZUKAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S METROPOLIS (2002) Japanese animator Rintaro (Astro Boy) took inspiration for this film from the late manga artist Osamu Tezukaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Metropolis, which was in turn inspired by Fritz Langâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dystopic 1927 film exploring the brutality of the capitalist machine.

Tezukaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comic book, written in 1949, reflects Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conflicted loyalties during the Cold War. PAGE ONE (R; 88 min.) The Jayson Blair and Judith Miller scandals pantsed The New York Times. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s losing its shirt as advertisers flee and online aggregators pig out on their stories. In Page One: Inside the New York Times, director Andrew Rossi (Control Room) demonstrates why the Timesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; woes are a calamity â&#x20AC;Ś not just for fans of Frank Rich but for the republic itself. Rossi got great access. The blood on the walls from cutbacks and

buyouts practically pulsates in 3-D. The indifferentlyshaved, Werner Herzog-ish media critic David Carr is this documentaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best source. Ultimately Carr makes the best points, defying the electronic glibsters who feel the Times is being karmically punished for having been the megaphone for Wâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s war.

(RvB) SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (PG-13; 112 min.) In 19th-century China, two young girls form a deep bond and communicate with each other using a secret (and little understood to modern scholars) written form called nu shu. Their modern-day descendants must learn the lessons of their ancestors by studying the strange marks hidden in a white fan.

SUPER 8 (PG-13; 112 min.) In 1979, the U.S. government shut down a section of the mysterious Area 51 and ordered all materials to be transported to a secret location in Ohio. Some, however, never made it.

After witnessing a horrific train crash, a group of young friends begin to notice mysterious anomalies around town. When monster sightings are reported, they arm themselves with Super 8mm cameras in search of some answers in this sci-fi thriller from genre

guru J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, televisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fringe).

remembering, deathdefying. (RvB)

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13; 109 min.) In this latest installment of Michael Bayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transformersâ&#x20AC;? series, the Autobots compete with the Decepticons to find out the secrets of the Cybertronian spacecraft that has crashed on the moon after an attack. Starring Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

TERRI (R; 113 min.) An overweight high school misfit, Terri (Jacob Wysocki), is surprised when a talkative, well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) takes an interest in him and introduces him to a couple of other students who have more in common with Terri than appearances would suggest.

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13; 138 min.) Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain star in Terrence Malickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterful memory play about a family struggling with the death of one of their own. The images, sharp and yet lambent, are of a lost worldâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a peaceful world that breaks out in storms of color and rage. The Tree of Life is the meeting place of cinema and sacred memory. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an invocation of something that is all-seeing, all-

TREASURE ISLAND (1950) Eager to find a dead captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buried treasure, a young adventurer and his companions set sail for a tropical island only to find that the crew theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve hired, including a one-legged cook named Long John Silver, is not altogether committed to helping them reach their goal.

THE TRIP (NR; 115 min.)

Comic masters of impression and insult Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon take their British television series to the big screen with this story of two pals tooling around northern England on a tour of fine restaurants, irritating each other to no end. (Opens Fri at Del Mar) WINNIE-THE-POOH (G; 69 min.) Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit and Piglet set out to rescue Christopher Robin after Pooh misinterprets a note from Christopher and assumes he has been kidnapped by a creature named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Backson.â&#x20AC;?

ZOOKEEPER (PG; 104 min.)

Zookeeper Kevin James is dumbfounded to learn that the wild animals in the zoo can talk and are willing to scheme to get him together with Rosario Dawson.

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Our selective list of area restaurants includes those that have been favorably reviewed in print by Santa Cruz Weekly food critics and others that have been sampled but not reviewed in print. All visits by our writers are made anonymously, and all expenses are paid by Metro Santa Cruz.

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Indian. Authentic Indian dishes and specialties served in a comfortable dining room. Lunch buffet daily 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5pm to close. www.ambrosiaib.com American and specialty dishes from the British and Emerald Isles. Full bar. Children welcome. Happy hour Mon-Fri 2-6pm.

Open daily 11am to 2am.

Italian. Ambience reminiscent of a small trattoria in the streets of Italy, serving handmade lasagna, pasta dishes, gnocchi and fresh fish. Wed-Sun, Lunch 11am-2pm, Dinner 5-9pm.

Continental California cuisine. Breakfast all week 6:30-11am, lunch all week 11am-2pm; dinner Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun-Thu 5-9pm. www.seacliffinn.com.

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7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

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104 Stockton Ave, 831.479.8888

All day breakfast. Burgers, gyros, sandwiches and 45 flavors of Marianneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Polar Bear ice cream. Open 8am daily.

>/@/27A3 ACA67 Japanese. This pretty and welcoming sushi bar serves 200 Monterey Ave, 831.464.3328 superfresh fish in unusual but well-executed sushi combinations. Wed-Mon 11:30am-9pm.

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1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials.

Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm.

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231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

$$$ Capitola

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203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900

California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

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1116 Pacific Ave, 831. 426.7588

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328 Ingalls St, 831.425.6771

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221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

Mexican/Seafood/American. Traditional Mexican favorites. Best fajitas, chicken mole, coconut prawns, blackened prime rib!

Fresh seafood. Over 50 premium tequilas, daily happy hour w/ half-price appetizers. Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm.

Features the vibrant and esoteric wines of Bonny Doon Vineyard, a three-course, family-style prix fixe menu that changes nightly, and an inventive small plates menu, highlighting both seasonal and organic ingredients from local farms.

California organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Organic noodle & rice bowls, vegan menu, fish & meat options, Vietnamese style sandwiches, eat-in or to-go. Consistent winner â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Cheap Eats.â&#x20AC;? Open daily 11am-11pm American, California-style. With a great bar scene, casually glamorous setting and attentive waitstaff. Full bar. Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 1-10pm.

Crepes and more. Featuring the spinach crepe and Tunisian donut. Full bar. Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight.

Seafood. Fresh seafood, shellfish, Midwestern aged beef, pasta specialties, abundant salad bar. Kids menu and nightly entertainment. Harbor and Bay views. Lunch and dinner daily.

Americana. Ribs, steaks and burgers are definitely the stars.

Full bar. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm.

California/full-service bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Eggs Benedict in Town.â&#x20AC;? Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s Vegas meets â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks, vegetarian.

vegetarian.Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

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493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

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Eclectic Pan Asian dishes. Vegetarian, seafood, lamb and chicken with a wok emphasis since 1972. Cafe, catering, culinary classes, food festivals, beer and wine. Open for lunch and dinner daily except Sunday 11:30-9pm. Special events most Sundays.

Seafood/California. Fresh catch made your way! Plus many other wonderful menu items. Great view. Full bar. Happy hour Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm. Open daily.

Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old styleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

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Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm.

Italian-American. Mouthwatering, generous portions, friendly service and the best patio in town. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am, dinner nightly at 5pm.

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Irish pub and restaurant. Informal pub fare with reliable execution. Lunch and dinner all day, open Mon-Fri 11:30ammidnight, Sat-Sun 11:30am-1:30am.

402 Ingalls Street, Ste 27 831.425.4900

taproom or the outdoor patio while you dine on Bavarian pretzels, a bowl of french fries, Santa Cruzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best fish tacos and more.

Open everday noon until 10pm. Food served until 7pm.

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Pizza. Specializing in authentic Sicilian and square pizza.

Homemade pasta, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and more. Hot slices always ready. Sun-Thu 10am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm.

Pizza. Pizza, fresh salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts, beers on tap. Patio dining, sports on HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups and catering. Open and delivering Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Sun 11am-midnight.

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Cambodian. Fresh kebabs, seafood dishes, soups and noodle bowls with a unique Southeast Asian flair. Beer and wine available. Patio dining. Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm.

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Mexican. Open for breakfast. We use no lard in our menu and make your food fresh daily. We are famous for our authentic ingredients such as traditional mole from Oaxaca. Lots of vegetarian options. Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, weekends 8am-9pm.

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