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HIGHWAY TOMFOOLERY MOST OF us worry about fixing our roof before building a new room on our house, but the County’s Regional Transportation Commission can’t seem to get their priorities figured out. On a recent Thursday, they spent several hours trying to wrap their brains around a scheme suggested by Caltrans and the Federal Highway Commission which would involve allocating all federal highway money coming to the county in the next two years and all state money coming in for the next 10 years to widening Highway One for one mile between Soquel and 41st Streets in Capitola. That’s $29.5 million.

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This would be odd enough if the county’s roads, sidewalks, bikeways and bus system were in good shape. They are not. The proposal drew fire from the County’s Public Works Director, who simply asserted that he has no idea how to repair all the roads broken from this last March’s storm without recourse to that money. Supervisor Pirie asserted that she was not going to allow monies allocated for a pedestrian bridge across the freeway to Mar Vista Elementary get sucked into the one-mile money vortex, and Santa Cruz City Council member Don Lane asked the staff if they really had a plan for raising the $600 million necessary to widen Highway One with HOV lanes to Aptos.

Nonetheless, the Commission will continue

to consider the item in the next few weeks.

They are having a hard time letting go of the project because they have already sunk so much money ($10 million) into plans to widen Highway One that it is hard for them to turn back, even when their access to public money has completely changed and traffic on the highway has actually declined since 2005.

Whether you support highway widening or not in the abstract, please consider contacting the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, your local city council member or supervisor and ask them to make sure that we can walk, ride or drive on the roads we have now, before they throw $29.5 million into another highway mile.

Micah Posner People Power

FLUMMOXED FAN When I saw “New Cult Classics: The Top Ten Cult Films Of Then And Now” (Cover story, Sept. 14), I was super excited to be motivated to rewatch and/or possibly discover some great movies—until I saw the new Number One. I was horrified. The Big Lebowski?!? That movie was a cult classic before it left the theaters.

Then upon seeing Donnie Darko as Number Two—another instant cult classic—I figured the editors of The Onion had taken over.

Upon realizing that Pulp Fiction and Office Space were not on either the new or old list, I figured that whoever wrote this article must be a 20-year-old UCSC intern (and by the way, Napoleon Dynamite will always be a cult classic). Then when I saw that Steve Palopoli, whom I usually agree with, wrote the article, I figured it’s harvest time in the Santa Cruz Mountains, so he must be smoking some super kynd, organic OG Kush and chasing the bong hits with local organic beer! But seriously, what gives?!?

Tyler Oxford Santa Cruz

CORRECTION Due to an editing error (and maybe wishful thinking), we made a mistake in last week’s Santa Cruz Guide (“Five Things to Know About What Happens After Midnight”). Nite Owl Cookies does NOT deliver beer. We regret the error.

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Lompico Canyon, with a passionate opposition spearheaded by board member Sherwin Gottâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;even though the move could save Lompico residents on their water bills by bringing rates down to SLVWDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s price, which are currently about $45 per month. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30 percent less than Lompicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current rate and 40 percent less than the rate if the hike goes through.

But, as Lompico resident and skeptic on the merger John Cunliffe says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always about the money.â&#x20AC;?

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Into the Office WATER WEARY A four-hour meeting in the Lompico Water Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiny headquarters Sept. 20 takes its toll.

Troubled Waters A rate increase looms for Lompico water customers, but it would barely begin to fix the system

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MERRIE SCHALLER, a resident of the mountain community of Lompico north of Felton, says she lives in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;split householdâ&#x20AC;? when it comes to a proposed rate increase for the turbulent Lompico County Water District. Schaller doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to write a letter to the water department opposing the hike, but her wife does. The water districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bi-monthly bills are already the highest in the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about $125 every two months. But department officials say they are trying to fix a leaking infrastructure and overcome a history of mismanagement and fraud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hate it,â&#x20AC;? Schaller says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I understand itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s necessary.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a complicated issue.â&#x20AC;?

That rate hike of about 20 percent per customer will go into effect Nov. 1 unless more than 50 percent of households write letters opposing the hike or speak up at a Sept. 29 hearing. As of late last week, the department had received 11 letters. It would take about 256 moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or a very long comment period this Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to block the increase.

The state of the water department, which is also discussing a possible merger with the San Lorenzo Valley Water District, has rarely seemed so uncertain.

The controversial move would dissolve the Lompico board.

The idea is contentious within

With bickering, f lying insults and passive aggressive comments, the Lompico water boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly meetings are some of Santa Cruz Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best live theater. At last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, board members could be heard sneering, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silly!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shut up!â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get ignored over here.â&#x20AC;?

The controversial merger and fee proposals arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even the latest developments to raise eyebrows in the district. Those came last week. First, it came to the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention that people might be dodging their required â&#x20AC;&#x153;ready to serveâ&#x20AC;? feesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a f lat rate for all customersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because revenues have been f luctuating each month. The board agreed to look into why those numbers werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t staying constant. Later, it came to light that the Lompico Community Center has received discounted rates and service, perhaps in violation of state law, according to the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer. The board also spent 20 minutes discussing whether or not to fire a district consultant who has not shown up to work or answered his phone in 60 days. (The board eventually decided to keep him as an on-call employee at an hourly rate).

The big issue for the moment, though, continues to be the rate increase. Money from the proposed

$80,000-per-year boost would go a few different places. It would begin to pay for a $60,000, 14-item grocery list of needed tank liners, piping and filters to a system that routinely breaks. The district suffers about one lateral connection failure per week, sometimes more, due to old pipes and high pressure. The hike would also begin to build up a financial reserve for future projects and pay a $100,000 settlement to a former manager over the next five years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the problems have to be blamed on past boards,â&#x20AC;? says Rick Harrington, the current board president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to point out individual names because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just unnecessary. But certainly I think most of the present board has been very urgent in their efforts to make things right.â&#x20AC;?

In regards to previous management, Harrington is referring in large part to Mike Eggleston, the former district manager to whom residents constantly refer no matter how hard they try to avoid it. His legacy lingers despite the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempts to put it behind them.

Currently facing five felony and four misdemeanor counts for his actions as manager, Egglestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, which ended in 2010, was tainted by a grand jury report that found â&#x20AC;&#x153;district management has had too much control, which has led to questionable hiring practices and accounting of district funds.â&#x20AC;? It is in part Egglestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $20,000-a-year settlement for lost vacation time that the district is working to pay off.

Around the Bend Skeptics have raised questions about the hike, which is large enough to frustrate already burdened water customers but too small to fix all the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems. Some accuse the board 3&

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is faring better than previously thought.

In the Black In June, the California Audubon Society set out to do something no

GOT GOTT Board member Sherwin Gott opposes the rate hike but offered no specifics on how to address the district’s needs. of trying to put the merger on a fast track, while others accuse the board of delaying it. Regardless, after listening to a recitation of the district’s required repairs, the rate increase looks a little like putting a Band-Aid on a cracking dam.

“The rate increase was approved arbitrarily,” says boardmember and merger opponent Sherwin Gott.

“The rate increase wasn’t approved with a long-term plan of what we’re going to do.” He did not offer specifics for any alternative.

Debra Loewen, a resident of Lompico, has written the water department in opposition of the hike, which she sees as a “stop-gap” measure to delay the merger, which she does support. “We are in dire straits, and I don’t think this does anything,” says Loewen, who sits on the Citizens Advisory Committee for the merger. Loewen cites an assessment report from 2010 saying the district will need to replace two redwood water storage tanks in the next seven years to the tune of $200,000 or more. She guesses the department would need to double its rates in order to fully cover all its repairs.

“One could argue that. But at the same time, what can the community

bear?” asks Harrington. Harrington and Loewen both say the department will likely need a bond assessment—posing an additional unknown monthly cost—to fund the new storage tanks.

It’s a steep price to pay, especially for an agency that, according to Harrington, will see its rates continue to rise if it fails to merge with San Lorenzo. Staff says if the department continues operating independently, it will need to hire a new manager, something it hasn’t done since firing Eggleston.

Lompico resident Steve Stipes hopes they get the merger over with to ensure this is the last rate hike. “I like living up there. As long as the water keeps f lowing, everybody’s happy,” says Stipes, who also serves as chief of the Zayante Fire Protection District. “But at some point when you get that bill, you realize that it’s not liquid gold coming out of the faucet. It is actually H20. You gotta say to yourself, ‘What the heck am I paying for here?’”

THE LOMPICO WATER DISTRICT rate increase hearing is Thursday, Sept.

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other organization has. With clipboards, binoculars and GPS devices, volunteers hit the rocky coastlines to survey the native black oystercatcher. “Although it’s a focal species for the Fish & Wildlife Service and you see its picture everywhere, very little is known about the bird,” says Anna Weinstein, Audubon California’s Seabird Conservation Coordinator and head of the survey.

With its black plumage, vibrant orange-red bill and fiery eyes, the black oystercatcher is a showy sight on the coast between Southern California and Canada. Despite the misleading name, it only lives near oyster beds—it doesn’t feed on them. Instead, it snacks on a broad diet of other marine invertebrates like limpets, making it a great indicator for the success of intertidal zones, which have a great impact on the ecosystem as a whole.

Previously, there was only a global estimate of about 11,000 individual oystercatchers, with approximately 1,000 living in California. The census revealed good news.

“The survey results were quite surprising,” Weinstein says. Volunteers from Orange County to the Oregon border covered an estimated 9 percent of California’s coastline (about 20 percent of the oystercatcher’s habitat) and spotted 1,346 individuals and 175 nests.

“The nesting success was shocking,” says Weinstein. “Perfect nests of a certain size and shape were discovered.”

This fledgling success is due to the oystercatcher’s habitat preference. Unlike

marine birds that nest on beaches, where predators or humans can disturb them, the oystercatcher’s love of rocky cliffs and intertidal geography allows for perfect camouflage. Because of this, the Audubon Society thinks the species could be doing even better than the survey suggests.

However, this doesn’t mean that the black oystercatcher has flown from danger. Natural predators like raccoons and possums brave the rocks to feast upon eggs, and while Weinstein doesn’t believe that humans are the biggest threat to the bird, she does acknowledge that seaweed harvesters and abalone divers can cause problems by disturbing nests and depleting food supplies.

Oystercatchers are also extremely vulnerable to climate change, with rising sea levels and ocean acidification having already pushed them farther north than expected. “They’re tough and they know how to make it in the world,” Weinstein concludes, “but their world is changing fast.”

Mat Weir

Spray Talk In June 2010, John Froines, chair of the independent Scientific Review Committee convened by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to evaluate the soil fumigant methyl iodide, stood on the floor of the California State Assembly and called the substance “without question one of the most toxic chemicals on Earth.”

In December 2010, it was approved for use on strawberries in California.

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METHYL IODIDE AND OUR COMMUNITY—LEARN THE FACTS is Thursday, Sept. 29, 6:30-8pm in Steinbeck Hall at Hartnell College, Central Ave. at Homestead Ave., Salinas.

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The organization is one of several supporting a public forum, “Methyl Iodide and Our Community—Learn the Facts,” in Salinas on Thursday evening.

Assemblyman Bill Monning, who chairs the Assembly’s Committee on Health and who has called for the cancellation of the DPR’s approval of the permit in the past, will present the keynote speech. Among the co-sponsors of the event are United Farm Workers and Planned Parenthood Mar Monte; the latter has come out strongly against the use of methyl iodide based on evidence the pesticide can cause late-term miscarriages.

Organizers hope to educate members of the community about the health risks associated with the fumigant. “There have been discussions in hearings out of earshot of the public,” Karnes says of the meeting. “Different newspapers have editorialized about it, but this will be a forum for the public—the first one as far as I know.”

According to the Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner, no growers in Santa Cruz have applied for a permit to use methyl iodide, an alternative to methyl bromide (banned in 2004, though numerous exemptions are granted). Methyl iodide is still legal for now, but mobilization at the federal, state and local levels could mean it is not for much longer.

In March, the Environmental Protection Agency opened for public comment on the issue after being petitioned by the environmental group Earthjustice, and has stated an intention to revaluate its approval in 2013. In California, a petition asking Gov. Jerry Brown to repeal the permit is currently circulating (Brown has previously said he is open to the idea), and a local campaign in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, Say NO to Methyl Iodide, hopes to pressure both boards of supervisors to pass resolutions banning the pesticide.

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The Monterey Bay Birding B Festival is about to launch â&#x20AC;&#x153;All About Ab W Woodpeckers,â&#x20AC;? a workshop theor theoretical to be led by theoretically Shunk as the first in i a series stretching from Thursday to Sunday, Sund and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck Su in traffic.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You ou mean a migrati migration jam?â&#x20AC;? quips someone so one at the registra registration table.

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sunrise saw the seventh annual festival start in caravans departing daily to locations like the

Pajaro Dunes, Carmel Rivermouth, Rancho Del Oso and Natural Bridgesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; locales rich in wildlife and natural scenery, each field trip followed by a course of bird education back at Watsonville Civic Plaza, with 15 minutes to get settled in your seat.

Upon arrival, the bearded Shunk jumps straight into an enthused trivia game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is the most migratory woodpecker in North America?â&#x20AC;? he asks.

Thirty-seven people assembled in

the otherwise vacant Watsonville City Council chambers think they might know the answer, and some blurt it out before Shunk can finish the question. The adrenaline is palpable.

This is no classroom filled with slackjawed university students. These are birdwatchers. Some have traveled across the country to get here. Whatever you call themâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;birders, twitchers, ornithophiliacsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call them lackluster. ¨ !

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Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very convincing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But then, I certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bird when I was young,â&#x20AC;? he says, shrugging. For Auberle, birding is an excuse to get outdoors and hike, and according to him, young people do that anyway.

The Game of Life Birds The half-day field trip to Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing begins at 6am, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still dark.

A birder since the tender age of 12, hot shot leader and Berkeley mapmaker Rusty Scalf is now 57, and his weathered face fits the profile of a bearded conquistador. The world is both early morning gray and overcast gray, and four more people clad in fishing vests, athletic shoes and Polartec would have put his group of 11 in the ranks of several tours that have already sold out.

He spots sandpipers sauntering around Moss Landing Harbor, and up come 11 pairs of binoculars to watch them jab their long beaks into the swamp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize those godwits had such long bills,â&#x20AC;? someone says, and Scalf says theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re plumbing the slough for invertebrates. He points out a marbled godwit, long-billed curlews, a ruddy turnstile and the sandpipers, the smaller ones scurrying over the wetland like mice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tiny birds are all arctic birds,â&#x20AC;? says Scalf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wintering here.â&#x20AC;?

Florida birder Bill Phelan flips to the long-billed curlews in his North American Birding Field Guide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look,â&#x20AC;? he edges in and holds it out to the only participant who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring binoculars, pointing to the picture and then to a faraway bird on the muddy bank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the most bizarre birds youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ever see.â&#x20AC;? ¨ #

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An hour and a half later and the group knows that woodpeckers slam their heads into trees with 1200 Gs of force, they have a slithery tongue that wraps around a bone inside the back of their skulls and the steepest decline in woodpecker populations belongs to the flickerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one of the better examples of competition from starlings.

The audience nods. Oh, yes, they know about starlings. They know enough to participate in woodpecker trivia time, and there are no awkward silences after the lecture, only questions people need answered and knowing laughs when it pleases Shunk to make a joke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stephen was the one to show me my first pileated woodpecker,â&#x20AC;? shares a woman with close-cropped hair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sat down and cried for about 20 minutes.â&#x20AC;?

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you ever seen so many bird brains?â&#x20AC;? asks Texas veterinarian Warren Resell during the social reception immediately following the lecture. The answer is no, and he chuckles at his joke while sharing the details of his early morning field trip at Pinto Lake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw 34 species, and I saw 10 out there that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never seen before. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best thing in a birderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world.â&#x20AC;?

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re called â&#x20AC;&#x153;life birds,â&#x20AC;? explains festival organizer Clay Kempf, a husky man with a long graying ponytail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birds youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never seen that you identify for the first time.â&#x20AC;?

The demographic that attends birding festivals makes it hard for a twentysomething to blend in, whether sitting in the back of a lecture or milling helplessly during the social reception, eating free taquitos and trying to be inconspicuous between information tables. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College-educated, upper middle classâ&#x20AC;? is Kempf â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prompt assessment of attendees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who come to these festivals are older and mostly retired. They have time to travel and some extra money for gear. Young hotshot birders will usually get recruited to be field trip leaders, and usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to festivals because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to. They can find birds on their own.â&#x20AC;?

A quick glance around the room suggests nothing that would make him a liar.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Stephen was the one to show me my first pileated woodpecker.

I sat down and cried for about 20 minutes.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Scalf talks about the mysterious migratory patterns of the snowy plover as he sets up his tripod between piles of kelp and slime.

Behind him a lone surfer charges into the waves, and someone snorts and remarks on the temperature of the water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those guys are the crazy ones.â&#x20AC;?

Scalf bemoans the lack of loons while a stale fare of cormorants and gulls laugh at him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the mistake of calling them seagulls,â&#x20AC;? birder Mary Wilson scolds, wagging her finger as a bolder bird trundles nearby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gulls.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And then of course there are all different kinds. The Western gull is most common out here.

The darkness of the back is a good marker. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lighter shade of gray for the California gull, and its bill is slender and comes to a tapered point,

see, while the Western has more of a bulbous tipped bill.â&#x20AC;?

She explicates and the group reaches an outcrop looking above about half the Moss Landing gull population, milling about and screeching near some sea lions. They may have different names, but their beady eyes are all hungry, and they would all fight over your sandwich.

The Texas veterinarian offers his binoculars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Want to look?â&#x20AC;?

A polite decline and explanation (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry about it, I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see them againâ&#x20AC;?), and Moss Landingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power plant gives a merry twinkle from across the harbor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four years? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a beginner,â&#x20AC;? bursts out Elk Grove native Janet Marvin after hearing the selfdeprecating assessment from fellow birder Marilyn Shelton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re intermediate at least. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even started to count.â&#x20AC;?

Someone asks how many birds are on her companionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifetime list. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two hundred and ten,â&#x20AC;? someone else answers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five hundred,â&#x20AC;? counters Judy Johnson, a small rosy-faced woman from up ahead and straight out of Fresno. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re competing,â&#x20AC;? Marvin says in an aside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not competition,â&#x20AC;? mollifies Shelton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showing where we are in the journey.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people try to get records,â&#x20AC;? explains Janine Watson from under a Central Valley Bird Club hat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;big year,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; where from January through December they look for the most species to identify. Some people travel all around the world and try to see as many of the 10,000 species of bird as they can.â&#x20AC;?

They start talking about the new movie coming out showing the tribulations surrounding competing birders, one of which is played by Jack Black. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard of The Big Year, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that Hollywood has heard the whispers of them intriguing enough to spark a feature film.

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A fleeting impression of spindly legs and a long curved spaghetti noodle of a beak, and the curlew flies away across the harbor as the group moves toward the beach, trailing birders along the jetty, binoculars glued to their faces as they shout back and forth to each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kingfisher! Belted kingfisher in flight!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, my God! It was a whitecrowned sparrow! Oh, he just left!â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;That particular year was hot because it was an El Nino year,â&#x20AC;?

Johnson says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The warm currents come up and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not good for birdsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you have a lot of die-offsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but it tends to push southern birds up north.â&#x20AC;?

Which equals more variety and better chances of seeing hitherto unidentified birds, both important factors in completing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big yearâ&#x20AC;? or beating a personal record.

Scalf leads us to Elkhorn Slough, wetlands on the other side of Highway One owned jointly by the University of California, California Department of Fish and Game and the California Nature Conservancy.

The group is greeted by brown pelicans flying in a long V, and Scalf explains how they keep close to the water in order to get warmer thermals. Bill Phelan offers his open field guide again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m an entomologist,â&#x20AC;? says Johnson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was always mildly interested in birds, on the cusp of getting into it. Marilyn was the one who pushed me over. She brought me out one day and I was hooked.

Finding new birds really sucks you in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so beautiful how all this fits together, and I love the individual personalities of the birds.â&#x20AC;?

Johnson follows Scalf to the marshy shoreline, binoculars bouncing around her neck. The viewfinder of his tripod is trained on a nondescript brown bird huddled in the grasses, a whimbrel, and 11 ohhs and ahhs roll over the water as Scalf declares how pleased he is with the find. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an easy bird to miss in the fog.

Spending time in wildlife has been stressed as the underlying raison dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ĂŞtre for many a birdwatching excursion, but using the nature excuse to soften the status of their nerd cards doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always fly after a long day of birding amongst their own kind. The truth is weighted heavier on the side of the birds themselves, and the dedicated would never confine themselves to state parks and scenic wildlife preserves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funny,â&#x20AC;? Johnson muses as the whimbrel preens under a wing with its abnormally long beak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But like I was telling them earlier, actually the best place to bird in Fresno is the wastewater treatment plant. A ton of birds out there.â&#x20AC;?

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EBASTIAN Kennerknechtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s camera equipmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a Canon EOS 40D with a 500mm f/4 supertelephoto lens and effortless actionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is the kind that makes photographers weep. But when Kennerknecht goes on a wildlife shoot, the contraption doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even come out of its oversized padded backpack until heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finished something else first. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So this is what I do when I first get to a spot,â&#x20AC;? he explains on an overcast afternoon at Moss Landing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just seeing whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out there, looking for patterns. Like those ternsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there seems to be a spot theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focusing on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eventually youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to focus on one thing, note the predictive behavior and really kind of build a relationship with your subject.

Like these pelicans,â&#x20AC;? he says, looking up at a platoon winging over the harbor in a northeasterly direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They spend their nights in the dried salt ponds. If Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d studied their behavior, then instead of sitting here wondering where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d already be there waiting for them.â&#x20AC;?

Kennerknechtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studies in behavioral ecology at UCSC have equipped him with background knowledge and the right questions to askâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this animal doing, and what does that say about its interaction with its environment or its fellow creatures?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

but the patience to return day after day for the perfect shot of an owl, or to ignore the mosquitoes covering his hands on a red-legged frog shoot, or to sit motionless while a curious condor waddles up almost to within armâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lengthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that comes from someplace else. Listening to him talk, it seems heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nature lover first, a scientist second and a photographer third. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love capturing [the image],â&#x20AC;? he admits, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but just seeing the animal out in the wild is the real reward.

When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 5 feet from an otter, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 5 feet from an otter!â&#x20AC;?

Kennerknecht had an exhibit, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Endangered Neighbors,â&#x20AC;? at the Museum of Natural History over the summer and has several pieces in the Santa Cruz County Bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birds of A Featherâ&#x20AC;? show, ending Sept.

30. Next month, though, his career takes an international turn when he travels to Yemen to photograph the elusive Arabian leopard.

For Kennerknecht, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly about helping the public connect with the natural world. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me the exciting part is sharing these photos and getting people excited about nature,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a walk in the woods.â&#x20AC;?

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“It’s not about doing a job,” says Santa Cruz County Symphony music director Larry Granger. “It’s about dedication.”

How much dedication? Even the fully subscribed ticketholder who sees a conductor at one concert a month is unlikely to fathom the full extent of the work Granger does. That will all change for him after the 2011-12 season, his last as the Symphony’s conductor.

Opening Granger’s last season this weekend, violinist Sheryl Staples, a Granger collaborator since her teens, will play Mendelssohn’s most popular concerto. Prodigious local talents—pianists Aaron Miller and Chetan Tierra and violinist Nikki Chooi—each play a major concerto in the November program. In late January, organist Jonathan Dimmock gets double exposure in Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony and Poulenc’s Organ Concerto. Come March, Granger conducts Brahms’s great Symphony No. 4 and pianist Jon Nakamatsu solos in Beethoven. Cheryl Anderson’s Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus joins the orchestra in May for Mendelssohn’s Psalm 42 and the anti-war Dona nobis pacem by Vaughan Williams.

It’s a strong finish to a distinguished tenure, and the only task left afterward will be to oversee a parade of guest

TAKE A BOW Maestro John Larry Granger acknowledges applause at a March 2011 concert. conductors for the 2012-13 season, candidates to take the reins from a man who has given the orchestra the longest run of consistent artistic quality and stability in its history.

His will be a tough act to follow.

And with more ticket sales than ever—those for Watsonville’s Mello Center concerts are now outpacing sales at Civic Auditorium—he leaves the organization in top shape. “Now I get to figure out what to do next,” he says with characteristic wit.

Now, Granger finds himself frequently being asked to look back and philosophize on his two decades in Santa Cruz. “When I came the Symphony it was a community orchestra transitioning to a professional one,” he begins. “The orchestra depended on three or four people to run it, and the support of a couple of foundations.”

The small staff, and Granger himself, worked long and hard to develop foundation support. As those

efforts, in tandem with the invaluable fundraising by the Symphony League, began to pay off, it showed in the orchestra’s artistic quality. In the 1990s, on the strength of KUSP broadcast recordings, the then-powerful California Arts Council—“the only entity comparing us with the rest of the state”—gave the Symphony a “4-rating,” the highest rank to any orchestra in its budget category. That shot in the arm brought in even more foundation support, until the dot.com bubble burst, in 2000, and foundation and corporate monies dried up.

Granger now sees the silver lining around that black cloud. “It’s the community that gets us going,” he declares. That means ownership by every constituency that makes and holds an investment in the Symphony’s wellbeing. It also means imaginative programming and the generous participation of talented solo artists.

Granger exudes heartfelt gratitude

to the community but reserves his warmest thanks to those staffers with whom he has worked most closely.

“I would love to name all the great corporate sponsors and philanthropists who have kept us afloat during tough times, especially those who have hung in over the long haul,” he says, “but I’d be mortified if I left anyone out.”

Last but not least, Granger hails the Symphony board. “The largest deficit in the last 20 years is the one I found when I arrived. Most of my years we’ve been in the black, and with the smallest staff of any orchestra I know,” he says. “That’s heroic stuff.”

THE BIG APPLE Saturday at 8pm at the Civic in Santa Cruz Sunday at 2pm at Henry Mello Center in Watsonville Tickets $20-65 at www. santacruztickets.com

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NO JOKE Sincere celebrates the release of his new CD this Friday at the Catalyst Atrium.

Being Sincere The Watsonville rapper talks about where he’s been and where he’s headed

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I T TOOK Watsonville rapper Sincere three years of being away from his hometown to be able to write and record the album he’s always wanted to make, one that voices the pain and hardships of growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Watsonville, a town with a particularly bad gang problem. He also put a positive spin on it.

“This album is the brightness for me, like picking up from all the bad things in my life and taking 10 steps forward and no steps back,” Sincere says.

Sincere, né Casey Gowen, moved to Watsonville when he was in the second grade. Growing up with very little money, raised by a single dad, he saw from an early age a side of life in which gangs and violence were an everyday experience.

“Everything you hear from me is something I’ve been through. It’s not a cool thing,” he says. “It’s my life. It’s real raw. I hope that some people can relate to it.”

Reaching out to people is something that comes naturally to

him. In 2006, he and some friends started putting on live shows at the Watsonville Youth Center so kids could have something nongang-related to do on Friday nights.

Though the shows were well attended and proceeds benefited the center, the city discontinued them after a few months, Sincere says, because police were uneasy about having crowds of kids in gangs gathering for rap shows.

“It was a big deal for me, ’cause I come from that problem,” he recalls.

“Everyone talks about the gang problem. All this stuff goes on out here, but no one wants to help these kids out.”

After the death of his best friend Aziz in 2008, Sincere shifted gears and moved up to Berkeley, where he got more involved with the Ineffable Music Group, a company he cofounded. Ineffable does everything from promoting shows to managing tours to viral marketing for bands.

While away he was able to gain some perspective on growing up constantly in survival mode and losing people

close to him, all of which fueled his new album, The Calm Before the Storm.

As on his previous recordings, the beats on The Calm Before the Storm are hard-hitting and aggressive, but this time around they’re more polished and better produced. The lyrics are raw and painful, but with an underlying positive message: Your past doesn’t define you.

“I always want to tell people things to change their mindset of not being able to succeed in life just because of where you’re from,” Sincere says.

With The Calm Before the Storm set to release this Friday, Sincere is back in Watsonville focusing on his music and, naturally, helping out where he can.

“There’s a lot of kids out here, and their parents ain’t really around. And they hit me up. They see me on the street. I try to give them the best guidance I can,” he says.

As for his show this Friday at the Atrium, he couldn’t be happier. “I definitely love rocking there,” he says.

“There’s always love. I had my last album release at the Atrium and that sold out. My goal is to be able to sell out the main stage. I don’t think I’m very far from that.”

SINCERE CD release party with Nima Fadavi Friday 9pm Catalyst Atrium (16+) Tickets $8 adv/$12 door

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First Sat of every month, 11:30am-12:30pm. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

The Rocky Horror Show

Music as Medicine

A newly engaged couple takes refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter just as the doctor is preparing to unveil his newest creation, Rocky. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Thru Oct 29. $23. Paper Wing Theater, 320 Hoffman Ave, Monterey, 831.905.5684.

Featuring pianist Jay Oliver. Sat, Oct 1, 7:30-9pm.

Suggested donation $15. Unity Temple of Santa Cruz, 407 Broadway, Santa Cruz.

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Indie folk rock from North Carolina. Wed, Sep 28, 4pm.

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

The Big Apple The program for Santa Cruz Symphony’s season opener includes Dvorák’s Eighth Symphony, Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Associate Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Sheryl Staples performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

Sat, Oct 1, 8pm. $20-$65.

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Celebrate Lile Cruse A benefit for Kuumbwa Jazz

Art MUSEUMS CONTINUING Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Spotlight Tours. Bringing the artists’ voices directly to visitors. Go behind the scenes

CONTINUING Davenport Gallery

OPENING La Galeria MPC Printmakers: New Work at La Galeria. More than 40 members of the Monterey Peninsula College Printmakers have inked up plates, blocks, palettes and brayers to mount a show of new work.

Reception Sat., Oct. 22, 25pm. Sat, Oct 1. 7902 Moss Landing Rd., Moss Landing, 831.633.5843.

Louden Nelson Community Center Gallery Different Directions 4.

Photographs by Susan Lysik, Gail Nichols and Virginia Scott.

Opening reception Fri., Oct. 7, 5:30-8:30pm. Oct 1-Nov 18. Free. 301 Center St, Santa Cruz.

Palace Art and Office Supply Sacred Images. Collagraph prints, collage, stencil and

Color. A dozen painters and sculptors celebrating color.

Thru Oct 2. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

Felix Kulpa Gallery Earth & Space. New work

by Jenni Ward. Thru Sep 30. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Marjorie Evans Gallery Watercolor—Life Visions.

An exhibition of original watercolor paintings by award-winning artist and Carmel resident Jacquelyn Coleman. Thru Sep 30. Free, 831.620.2040. San Carlos Street at Ninth Avenue, Carmel.

Masaoka Glass Design The Glass Pumpkin Patch.

Featuring the work of Alan Masaoka, Nick Leonoff, Nancy Francioli, Todd Moore, Mark Stephenson, Diane Stendahl and Kevin Chong. Thru Nov 30.

13766 Center St, Carmel Valley.

Pajaro Valley Arts Council Sculpture Is. 135 sculptures by 56 artists are on display throughout two acres of Mediterranean gardens.

Thru Oct 31. 831.728.2532. 37 Sudden St, Watsonville.

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acrylic works by Mary LehererPlansky. Oct 1-31. 1501K 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.427.1550.

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and Cabrillo College Jazz Ensembles featuring the Cabrillo College ‘70s Reunion Jazz Ensemble. Sat, Oct 1, 7pm. $25 adv/$28 door. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.2227.

Santa Cruz County Bank Birds of a Feather. Seven artists observe birds through original prints, paintings, photographs, encaustic and assemblage. On display at all branch locations. Thru Sep 30. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center From the Mountains.

Highlighting Open Studios artists. Thru Oct 22.

831.336.3513. Wed-Sun, noon6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

FRIDAY 9/29

LE BOUEF BROTHERS They may be stirring things up on the New York jazz scene these days, but the brothers Le Bouef haven’t forgotten where they came from. Remy (alto sax) and Pascal (piano) put out their newest album, In Praise of Shadows, last week and will be swinging through Santa Cruz at the start of their North American tour. Friday, Sept. 29, 6pm at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St. #2, Santa Cruz. Tickets $20 adv/$23 door, 831.427.2227 or KuumbwaJazz.org. benefiting Hospice of Santa Cruz County. Sun, Oct 2, noon-4pm. Free. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz.

3rd Anniversary of Felton Community Acupuncture New and existing patients are invited to call or drop in for a free acupuncture treatment. Sat, Oct 1, 11am3pm. Free. Felton Community Acupuncture, 6227 Hwy 9, Felton, 831.335.9690.

Biker Day Charity Event

Events BIG DEALS Open Studios Art Tour

SATURDAY-SUNDAY 10/1-2

SANTA CRUZ SYMPHONY: THE BIG APPLE The Symphony opens its 2011–12 season with an ode to the city that never sleeps. The program includes Dvorák’s Eighth Symphony, Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Associate Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Sheryl Staples performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.

Saturday, Oct. 1, 8pm at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Sunday, Oct. 2, 2pm at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts, 250 East Beach St., Watsonville. Tickets $20-$65, 831.420.5260 or SantaCruzSymphony.org.

Studios located north of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor will be open to visitors Oct 1 and 2, those south of the harbor will be open Oct 8 and 9, selected studios from both north and south will be spotlighted in an encore on Oct 15 and 16.

For maps or more information visit CCSCC.org. Oct 1-2, 11am5pm. Free.

AROUND TOWN 28th Annual Oktoberfest A traditional Oktoberfest lunch plus live and silent auctions

A barbecue lunch, wine and live music. A percentage of proceeds benefit EMQ FamiliesFirst charity. Sun, Oct 2, 11am-5pm. $40. Byington Winery, 21850 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos, 408.354.1111.

Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire BBQ

Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County Brownie Award

HOLIDAYS

A ceremony honoring Stan Soroken will be followed by a jazz jam session. Sun, Oct 2, 3:30pm. Bocci’s Cellar, 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.1795.

Rosh Hashanah Services

Santa Cruz Neighbors’ Night Out More than 45 neighborcurated block parties will be held during the third annual Night Out organized

by Santa Cruz Neighbors Inc. SantaCruzNeighbors.org. Sun, Oct 2, noon-8pm.

Strikes for Free Speech A fundraiser for Community Television of Santa Cruz County. Sat, Oct 1, 12:303:30pm. Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.3324.

Skirt Steak, Vegetarian Chili and Spaghetti, and a raffle, bake sale and live music to support the Bonny Doon Volunteer Firefighters. Sat, Oct 1, 4-8pm. $15 adults, $5 kids. Bonny Doon Fire Station, 975 Martin Rd, Bonny Doon.

UCSC Women’s Club

Freedom Arts Fest

YLI Fall Rummage Sale

20 local artists and musicians will participate in the event featuring free art activities, live music, an open mic and poetry slam. Sat, Oct 1, 10am. Free. The Well, 7200 Freedom Blvd., Aptos.

Sat, Oct 1, 8:30am-2:30pm.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 515 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.458.9542.

Membership in the UCSC Women’s Club is open to all members of the campus and Santa Cruz communities.

WomensClub.UCSC.edu. Mon, Oct 3, 11:30am. Free. UCSC Arboretum, Horticulture Building, Santa Cruz.

Tot Family Service (ages 5 & under), Thu., Sep 29 3-3:30pm.

School Age Family Service (ages 6-11), Thu., Sep. 29 45pm. 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Service, Fri., Sep. 30, 10am 1:30pm. Tashlich Service at Rio Del Mar Beach, Thu, Sep. 29, 5:45- 6:15pm. Tashlich Service at Natural Bridges Beach, Thursday, September, 5:456:15pm. Tashlich Service at Ben Lomond Dam, Thu., Sep. 29, 5:45-6:15pm. Sep 29-30.

Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.479.3444.

FILM First Amendment Film Festival In celebration of Banned Books Week 2011, the library will screen of adaptations of banned books and films depicting the impact of censorship on individuals and society. Thru Sep 30. Free.

Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main Street, Watsonville, 831.768.3419.

LITERARY EVENTS Jana Marcus & Nick Krieger Marcus, photographer behind the books Transfigurations,

and Krieger, author of Nina Here Nor There, will discuss their respective books concerning concepts of gender. Thu, Sep 29, 7:30pm.

Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

Jim LaMarche The award-winning local artist and illustrator of the children’s book The Carpenter’s Gift will read and discuss the book. Sun, Oct 2, 4pm. Free.

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

Russell Banks The acclaimed author of The Sweet Hereafter and Rule of the Bone will read and sign copies of his newest book, Lost Memory of Skin. Tue, Oct 4, 7:30pm. Free. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Thad Nodine The author of Touch and Go will read and discuss his novel.

Wed, Sep 28, 7:30pm. Free.

Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

LECTURES 101 Creative Things to do with String Join the Santa Cruz Fiber Arts Guild to learn about quilting, spinning, knitting, natural ≥ 22

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OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR: NORTH COUNTY Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital

50 years of caring for pets and their people

Over the course of this three-week event, which kicks off this weekend, 295 local artists will bare their studios and their souls. Studios located north of the Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor will be open to visitors this weekend, those south of the harbor will be open Oct. 8 and 9, and an encore will spotlight selected studios from both north and south on Oct. 15 and 16. Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2, 11am-5pm at locations around Santa Cruz County. For maps or more information call 831.475.9600 or visit CCSCC.org. Free, but maps are $20.

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Dr. Cheryl Dembner has been a part of the SCVH family for

dying, braiding, rug-hooking and more. Sun, Oct 2, 2-5pm. $2. Quail Hollow Ranch, 800 Quail Hollow Rd, Felton, 831.335.9348.

Save the Bees: Become a Bee Guardian

831.475.5400

Learn about honey bee ecology and hive culture, basic ecological handling, hive management, how to install a hive and harvest honey inexpensively. Sat, Oct 1, 10am4pm. $59 on a sliding scale.

Maha Mandala Homestead, 2591 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, 831.464.9664.

www.santacruzveterinaryhospital.com

Water Awareness Series

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A Transition Santa Cruz series investigating where our water comes from, examining local policy issues—like desalination—and considering options for conservation. TransitionSC.org Tue, 6:30-8:30pm. Thru Nov 8. $5-$10. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6177.

NOTICES Alzheimer’s Association Workshop “Compassionate Communication: How to Connect with a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease.” Mon, Oct 3, 1-3pm. Free. Live Oak Senior Center, 1777-A Capitola Rd, Live Oak, 831.464.9982.

Auditions for El Teatro Campesino’s ‘La Pastorela’ Anyone interested in auditioning may fill an online form at El TeatroCampesino. com or email Christy Sandoval to schedule an appointment—Christy@ ElTeatroCampesino.com.

Fri, Sep 30, 7-10pm and Sat, Oct 1, 11am-3pm. El Teatro Campesino, 705

Fourth St, San Juan Bautista, 408.623.2444.

Beginning Bridge Lessons Come alone or bring a partner. For more information contact Peggy Dilfer padilfer@ sbcglobal.net. Wed, 7-9pm.

Thru Nov 9. First lesson free, $10 thereafter. Santa Cruz Bridge Center, 720 Capitola Ave., Capitola.

Extras Needed for Iron Cross Extras over the age of 18 will be needed for the Curtis Hanson-directed biopic of Jay Moriarty. Interested parties should email 831management@gmail.com with their name, age, email and phone number. Filming begins Oct. 10. Sep 28-Oct 10.

831.457.1004. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Veteran’s Sing-Along Come and bring your old cassette tapes. Wed, 10am.

Thru Sep 28. 831.426.5409.

Veterans’ Plaza, Pacific & Front Streets, Santa Cruz.

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 Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’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:

Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation

Yoga Instruction

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.

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;

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

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.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Asha Bhosle Bollywood legend whose voice has been featured in over 1,000 films. Sep 30 at Paramount Theater.

Mekons Billed as ‘Quiet Night In,’ band plays acoustically in lovely wood-carved hall. Sep 30 at Swedish American Hall.

Broken Social Scene Canadian heroes play last American show before hiatus; special guest Isaac Brock to appear. Oct 1 at the Fillmore.

Amon Tobin Insane multi-media 3D tour for Brazilian-born electronic artist with new album, “Isam.” Oct 1-2 at the Warfield.

Wayne Shorter Towering jazz saxophonist and composer from classic Blue Note era still shines with an all-star band. Oct 2 at Herbst Theater.

More San Francisco events at www.sfstation.com.

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24 Jazz Presenters since 1975

Thursday, September 29 U 7 pm

LE BOEUF BROTHERS CD RELEASE “IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS” $20/Adv $23/Door

Saturday, October 1 U 7 & 9 pm

CELEBRATE LILE CRUSE! FEATURING THE CABRILLO COLLEGE ‘70S REUNION JAZZ ENSEMBLE

$25/Adv $28/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Benefit for Cabrillo College Dept Jazz Ensembles and Kuumbwa Jazz Monday, October 3 U 7 pm Rising Star Alto Sax: DownBeat Critic’s Poll

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Samdhi featuring David Gilmore, Rich Brown, Damion Reid $22/Adv $25/Door Sponsored by Kuumbwa Jazz Board of Trustees

Tuesday, October 4 U 7 pm

MASTER CLASS SERIES: STAN POPLIN INSIGHTS INTO JAZZ BASS FREE

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ALL LEVELS WELCOME

Thursday, October 6 U 7 pm Hot Latin Jazz & Timba!

TIEMPO LIBRE

$25/Adv $28/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Sponsored by The Print Gallery

Friday, October 7 at the Rio Theatre TALES FROM THE SAHEL: AN EVENING WITH BAABA MAAL

SANTA CRUZ GUITAR FAN

Don Edwards joins the crew celebrating Santa Cruz Guitar Company’s 35th anniversary this Friday in Felton.

An inspirational night of conversation & song with Senegal’s vocalist/cultural activist!

Sponsored by Redtree Properties Media Sponsors: Good Times & KUSP 88.9 FM

Monday, October 10 U 7 & 9 pm

THE NEW GARY BURTON QUARTET $25/Adv $28/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps

Sponsored by Logos Books & Records

9 pm: 1/2 Price Night for Students Saturday, October 15 U 7 & 9 pm

McCOY TYNER TRIO FEATURING JOSE JAMES & CHRIS POTTER A Contemporary Exploration of John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman $50/Gold Circle, $35/General No Jazztix/Comps Sponsored by JazzAlleyKats Advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records.

Tickets subject to service charge and 5% City Tax. Dinner server one hour before showtiime. Serving premium wine & beer. All ages.

320-2 Cedar St U Santa Cruz 427-2227

kuumbwajazz.org

THURSDAY | 9/29

FRIDAY | 9/30

FRIDAY | 9/30

SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS

SANTA CRUZ GUITAR CO. BASH

WOOSTER

Hailing from North Carolina, Southern Culture on the Skids is a swamp-rockin’, twangin’, boot– and beehive–wearin’ band that knows how to have a good time. Poking good-humored fun at white trash culture, SCOTS leaves no beer can unturned with songs about fried food, plastic seats, double-wides and getting liquored up. Leaning heavily into the performance art realm, this crew’s evolution from straight-ahead rock band into sleazy, tongue-in-cheek party band has separated it from the pack and landed it a place among the who’s who of trailer rock. Moe’s Alley; $17 adv/$20 door; 9pm. (Cat Johnson)

For 35 years, the Santa Cruz Guitar Company has been furnishing axes to the stars. Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy and Brad Paisley rank among the notable players with Santa Cruz Guitars in their collections.

This anniversary celebration brings together a murderer’s row of famed SCGC enthusiasts, including cowboy balladeer Don Edwards, Nokie Edwards of the Ventures, Bob Brozman, Nicky Mehta of the Wailin’ Jennys, James Nash of the Waybacks and many more.

Hosted by the inimitable “Sleepy” John Sandidge, the show will be capped with a presentation of the company’s 35th Anniversary Cowgirl Guitar. Don Quixote’s; $15; 8pm. (Paul M. Davis)

Blending horn-driven, harmony-rich jams with rocking guitar riffs, deep funk grooves and reggae rhythms, Wooster has made a name for itself as one of the most exciting bands in the area. Deeply rooted in a Santa Cruz music scene that tends to eschew genre labels in favor of music that moves the heart and feet, Wooster gets crowds swaying with its heartfelt love songs, ups the ante with a steady-rockin’ number and then blows the roof off the joint with a high-energy heartpumper played with abandon. Moe’s Alley; $10 adv/$12 door; 9pm. (CJ)

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CELEBRATE LILE CRUSE A treasure of the local musical and theatrical communities, Lile Cruse has made a remarkable impression on the Santa Cruz creative landscape. From his formation and leadership of the Cabrillo College Jazz Ensemble to his 22 years as musical director of the Cabrillo Stage and his work as a mentor to countless artists who have gone on to their own careers, Cruse has made visionary contributions

SUNDAY | 10/2

REVEREND DEADEYE One-man revival Reverend Deadeye and his “No Man Gospel Band” ignites as much holy-rollin’ fire with his music as a single man conceivably can. With his modified resonator guitar, bank of effects, homemade beer-can microphone, kick drum and washtub snare, Reverend Deadeye threads the needle between sin and salvation. Coming from a line of Pentecostal preachers, the right Rev. shares their conviction and righteous fervor, though his methods of spreading the gospel through songs like “Fuck the Devil” are less than traditional. Despite his sinner’s mouth, his reverence for the delta blues and gospel that inspires him is palpable. Crepe Place; $10; 9pm. (PMD)

Weird Al Yankovic

CONCERTS ROBYN HITCHCOCK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN Oct. 3 at Don Quixote’s

TY SEGALL

Oct. 27 at Crepe Place

ZION I

Oct. 28 at Catalyst

WEIRD AL YANKOVIC

Nov. 4 at Civic Auditorium

CROOKED STILL

Nov. 9 at Kuumbwa

CB BRAND

it; after all, two of the members have already established themselves as premier, underground country DJs. Hailing from Los Angeles, the unlikeliest of country cities, CB Brand is on a mission to deliver the real country of Haggard, Van Zandt, Jennings and Walker to a generation raised on the watered-down and cleanedup “corporate country.” This is a perfect band for anyone who doesn’t mind getting down and dirty while swinging to the twang of a guitar as piano keys chime to the beat of whiskey shots. Their lyrics hold no punches, kicking up the dust of hard living, heartbreak and heroism.

Make that a 10-4, good buddy. Crepe Place; $8; 9pm. (Mat Weir)

Country music has received a bad rap over the years and CB Brand knows

WEDNESDAY | 10/5

MONDAY | 10/3

CIRCA SURVIVE

DO THE WHISKEY TANGO Southern Culture hits the skids at Moe’s Alley.

By blending indie rock with progressive emo-esque tones on top of hardcore riffs, Circa Survive has built a group of rabid fans eager for the next set of wafting melodies and dynamicridden crescendos. Adding to the fanlove, the band’s live performances are littered with quirkiness, humor and visual gems, whether they’re projecting video images behind the stage or singer Anthony Green is rocking the set in drag, wearing a form-fitting dress. Rio Theatre; $20 adv/$22 door; 7:30pm.

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Specializing in potent riffage and fullthroated primal screams, Santa Cruz’s The Devil Himself brings a distinctively personal perspective to metal. Letting loose a lifetime of personal demons and emotional baggage, lead singer and guitarist Dave Christensen is an emotive and visceral presence leading the band. His compatriots—guitarist Dan Burnham, bassist Shane Hunington and drummer Jason Goldberg—match Christensen’s intensity, with muscular yet inventive arrangements. The band’s sophomore release, The Way Souls Sway, is one of the heaviest and most credible slabs of heavy metal to emerge from Santa Cruz in recent years. The Catalyst; $7; 9pm. (PMD)

and transformed a community college summer program into a renowned, professional theatre company. Leading an all-star lineup of Cabrillo Jazz Ensemble members, this celebration of Cruse and his work promises to be a topnotch tribute to a man who has given us so much. Kuumbwa; $25 adv/$28 door; 7pm & 9pm. (CJ)

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Ghost & The City

350 Mission St, Santa Cruz

with Kevin Tudball

BLUE LAGOON

River Whyless

923 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

Getaway Girl, Redoaks

Big 80s Dance Party

BOCCIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CELLAR

Brian Chester

Seriously Twisted

140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Mojo

THE CATALYST

Stiff Love

1011 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

Gary Gates

Karaoke

Sincere

The Devil Himself

Nima Fadavi

Ribsyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nickel

CLOUDS

Ancestree Reggae

110 Church St, Santa Cruz

CREPE PLACE

3 Leafs, Ava Mendoza

Windham Flat

Tori Roze

Motorcycle Snakebite

1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Sean Smith, Spencer Owen

Astronomers Anonymous

& the Hot Mess

BLZRS, Her Band of Gold

CROWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEST

Yuji Tojo

The Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oh Brothers

Nu Horizon

2218 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

CYPRESS LOUNGE

One Love Reggae

120 Union St, Santa Cruz

DAVENPORT ROADHOUSE

David Winters

1 Davenport Ave, Santa Cruz

FINS COFFEE

Marty Atkinson

1104 Ocean St, Santa Cruz

& Friends Acoustic Night

HOFFMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAKERY CAFE

Preston Brahm Trio

Mapanova

1102 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER

Isoceles with Gary Montrezza

Jimmy Webb

Le Boeuf Brothers

Celebrate Lile Cruse

Mad Jam

DJ AD

DJ Marc

DJ E

529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Bring your instrument

Rainbow Room

Cruzing

Church

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Jacob Fred

Southern Culture

Wooster

Richie Spice

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Jazz Odyssey

On The Skids

Con Brio

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

MAD HOUSE BAR & COCKTAILS

Cabrillo Jazz Ensembles

MOTIV

Libation Lab

1209 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

with JMAN

RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz

SEABRIGHT BREWERY

Stan Erhart Band

519 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

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The Joint Chiefs

Lou DeLuca Band

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Stormin Norman

Tip of the Top

Joe Ferrara

Frank Sorci

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The Breakfast Show Jake Shandling Trio

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Film Capsules NEW CAPS 50/50 (R; 105 min.) Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a 27-year-old newly diagnosed with cancer and Seth Rogen his best friend in this bittersweet comedy directed by Jonathan Levine (The Wackness). With Anjelica Huston. (Opens Fri at Aptos, Riverfront and Green Valley) BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST (R; 97 min) Documentarian Michael Rapaport tracks the influence

and back story of ’80s hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. With Q-Tip and the Beastie Boys.

(Opens Fri at the Nickelodeon)

DREAM HOUSE (PG-13; 98 min.)

Except it’s not, y’see? New Yorkers Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz relocate to a New England town before learning that their new home was the scene of a grisly murder. Naomi Watts is the neighbor who knows the most about what went on there, and what could happen again.

(Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

SHOWTIMES

THE FUTURE (R; 91 min.)

Miranda July wrote, directed and stars in this film about a thirtysomething couple who, alarmed by the threat of lost freedom posed by their imminent adoption of an injured cat (which narrates the film), resolve to live their dreams for a month. A rather divisive film from the maker of Me and You and Everyone We Know. (Opens Fri at the Nick) TAXI DRIVER (1976) Martin Scorcese’s lauded picture about an unstable and disillusioned

Movie reviews by Traci Hukill, Tessa Stuart and Richard von Busack

Vietnam vet who tries to rescue a teenage prostitute stars Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster and Harvey Keitel. (Thu at Santa Cruz 9)

SENNA (PG-13; 104 min.) To a Brazilian, the idea of explaining who Ayrton Senna is would be as lunatic as asking a San Franciscan who Willie Mays is. Senna was bigger than the Christ of the Andes: “The one good thing about this country,” says more than one subject in Asif Kapadia’s hero-worshipping yet unquestionably touching

bio-doc. As it is sponsored

by ESPN, the director had the necessary budget to acquire several continents worth of TV footage, all concerning Senna’s short, but glittering, Formula One career. Despite the video footage from inside the cars during these races of the 1980s and 1990s, there’s no way here to suggest the power of these machines, the terrific G-forces they whip up on curves, and the miracle that so relatively few drivers get killed. (RvB) (Opens Fri at Del Mar)

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Sept. 28, through Wednesday, Oct. 5, unless otherwise indicated.

Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

APTOS CINEMAS 122 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 831.688.6541 www.culvertheaters.com 50/50 — (Opens Fri) 2:30; 4:45; 7; 9:15. Sat-Sun 12:15pm The Debt — Wed-Thu 4:40; 7. Fri-Wed 4:20; 9:20.

The Help — Wed-Thu 1; 3:50; 6:40; 9:25. Fri-Wed 1:30; 6:40.

Higher Ground — Wed-Thu 2:20; 9:20.

41ST AVENUE CINEMA 1475 41st Ave., Capitola 831.479.3504 www.culvertheaters.com Dolphin Tale 3D — Daily 11; 1:30; 4:15; 7; 9:30.

Drive — Daily 11:45; 2:15; 4:45; 7:30; 10.

Moneyball — Daily 12:45; 3:45; 6:45; 9:45.

DEL MAR 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com Senna — Daily 2:30; 4:40; 7; 9:10. Fri-Sun 12:30pm.

Drive — Daily 2:50; 5:10; 7:30; 9:50. Fri-Wed 12:40pm.

The Help — Daily 3:50; 6:45; 9:40. Wed-Thu 12:50pm.

Our Idiot Brother — Wed-Thu 1; 3; 5; 7; 9.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil — Fri-Sat Midnight.

NICKELODEON Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

— (Opens Fri) 5; 9:10. Sat-Sun 12:30pm.

The Future — (Opens Fri) 3:20; 5:20; 7:20; 9:30. Sat-Sun 1:20pm.

Point Blank — (Opens Fri) 4:50; 9:20. Sat-Sun 12:20pm.

Brighton Rock — Wed-Thu 2:30; 4:50; 7:10; 9:30.

Circumstance — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:40; 7; 9:10.

Connected — Wed-Thu 5; 9. Sat-Sun 1pm The Debt — Wed-Thu 2:30; 4:50; 7:10; 9:30.

The Guard —Wed-Thu 3:15; 5:20; 7:20; 9:20. Fri-Wed 4:40; 9.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — Fri-Wed 2:10; 6:40.

Higher Ground — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:40; 7; 9:10.

Midnight in Paris — Wed-Thu 2:50; 6:50. Fri-Wed 2:30; 6:50. Sat-Sun 12:30pm.

Our Idiot Brother — Fri-Wed 3; 7:10.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN 155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com 50/50 — (Opens Fri) 1:15; 4:15; 7:15; 9:50.

What’s Your Number? — (Opens Fri) 1; 4; 7; 9:40.

I Don’t Know How She Does It — Wed-Thu 7; 9:15.

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World — Wed-Thu 4 pm.

Warrior — Wed-Thu 6:45; 9:45.

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9 1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com Dream House — (Opens Fri) 3; 5:30; 8; 10:20. Sat-Sun 12:30pm

Abduction — Wed-Thu 2:20; 5 7:40; 10:20.Fri-Wed 2; 4:50; 7:30; 10:05.Sat-Sun 11:30am.

Contagion — Wed-Thu 2; 5:10; 8; 10:40. Fri-Wed 1:30; 4:20; 7:10; 9:45. Sat-Sun 11am.

Crazy Stupid Love —Wed 3:50; 7:10; 10. Thu 1:40 4:40 10:35. Fri-Wed 1;

3:45; 6:30; 9:20.

Dolphin Tale — Wed-Thu 4; 9:40. Fri-Wed 4:30; 10:10. Tue-Wed 1:50; 7:20.

Dolphin Tale 3D — Wed-Thu 1:10; 7. Fri-Wed 1:50; 4:30. Tue-Wed 4:30; 10:10. Sat-Sun 11:10am.

Killer Elite — Wed-Thu 2; 5:10; 8; 10:40. Fri-Wed 2:05; 5; 7:50; 10:30. Sat-Sun 11:20am.

Moneyball — Wed-Thu 1; 3:10; 4:10; 6:20; 7:20; 9:30; 10:30. Fri-Wed 1:15; 3:30; 4:25; 6:40; 7:40; 9:50; 10:40; Sat-Sun 12pm.

The Lion King — Wed-Thu 11:20am.

The Lion King 3D — Wed-Thu 1:50; 4:20; 6:40; 9:10. Fri-Wed 2:10; 4:35; 7; 9:30. Sat-Sun 11:45am.

Taxi Driver — Thu 8pm.

Phantom of the Opera — Sun 11 am. Wed 7:30pm.

SCOTTS VALLEY 6 CINEMA 226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3261 www.culvertheaters.com Dream House — (Opens Fri) 11:55; 2:30; 4:55; 7:15; 9:40.

What’s Your Number? — (Opens Fri) 12:15; 2:40; 5:10; 7:40; 10:10.

Abduction — Daily 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7:30; 10.

Dolphin Tale — Wed-Thu 11; 1:30; 4:15; 7; 9:30. Fri-Wed 11; 1:30; 4:10; 7; 9:30.

Contagion — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:10; 4:40; 7:10; 9:30. Fri-Wed 3; 8:45.

Drive — Wed-Thu 11:20; 1:45; 4; 6:30; 9.

Killer Elite — Daily 11:30; 2:10; 4:45. 7:20; 10.

Moneyball — Daily 12:45; 3:45; 6:45; 9:45.

The Help — Wed-Thu 11:55; 3:15; 6:30; 9:40. Fri-Wed 11:55; 5:30.

I Don’t Know How She Does It — Wed-Thu 11:20; 1:45; 4; 6:30; 9.

The Lion King — Daily 7; 9:15.

The Lion King 3D — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:20; 4:40. Fri-Wed 11; 2; 4:20.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8 1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com 50/50 — (Opens Fri) 1:05; 3:10; 5:15; 7:20; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11am Dream House — (Opens Fri) 1; 3:05; 5:05; 7:15; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11am.

What’s Your Number? — (Opens Fri) 1:30; 4; 7; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11:10am.

Abduction — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4; 7; 9:40. Fri-Wed 1:15; 3:10; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30.

Sat-Sun 11:15am.

Contagion — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4; 7; 9:40. Fri-Wed 4; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11:15 am.

Dolphin Tale — Daily 4; 9:30. Sat-Sun 11am.

Dolphin Tale 3D — Daily 1:30; 7.

Drive — Wed-Thu 1:05; 3:10; 5:15; 7:20; 9:30.

I Don’t Know How She Does It — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:10; 5:05; 7:15; 9:40.

Killer Elite — Daily 1:05; 3:10; 5:15; 7:20; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11am.

The Lion King — Wed-Thu 1:15pm.

The Lion King 3D — Daily 3:10; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30. Sat-Sun 11:15am.

Moneyball — Daily 1:35; 4:10; 7; 9:40. Sat-Sun 11am Straw Dogs — Wed-Thu 4pm.

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YOUR NUMBER (R; 106 min.) Anna Faris looks back on the 20 guys sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had relationships with and tries to figure out who was the least horrifying. (Opens Fri at Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

@3D73EA ABDUCTION (PG-13; 112 min.) A young man sees his baby photo on a missing personsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; page and sets out to uncover the truth about his personal history.

Directed by John Singleton (Shaft).

BRIGHTON ROCK (R; 120 min.)

A period crime thriller based on Graham Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s novel, starring Helen Mirren and John Hurt.

CIRCUMSTANCE (R; 115 min.)

Chronicling the budding relationship of Atafeh and Shireen, two young Iranian women, as they navigate Tehranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underground party circuit and dodge overtures from jealous older brothers.

CONNECTED (PG; 90 min.)

Documentarian Tiffany Shlain (Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness; The Tribe) explores the effects of constant electronic connectedness on individuals and society.

CONTAGION (PG-13; 105 min.) An all-star cast (Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet) battles fear and avian flu.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh.

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.

THE DEBT (R; 122 min.) In 1997 in Tel Aviv, Rachel (Helen Mirren) is telling crowds the true story of how she killed the infamous â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surgeon of Birkenau.â&#x20AC;? Beaten up and slashed by the Nazi doctor back in the 1960s, she managed to pot him in the back with a revolver at about 400 feet. Good shot! Attacking the book circuit with this likely story, she encounters two people from

her past. One is the shameridden David (CiarĂĄn Hinds), the other is the wheelchair-bound Le Carrean spook Stephan. In flashback the three are played

by Jessica Chastain, the stolid Sam Worthington (David) and Marton Scokas (Stephan). This Israeli cell schemes to capture the Surgeon, to haul him over the Wall and take him back for trial. But the three get emotionally tangled, mistakes are made, and the situation heads south rather than west as planned. (RvB)

DOLPHIN TALE (PG; 119 min.)

Based on the true story of Winter, a bottlenosed dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap. A young boy finds the dolphin and persuades the adults around him to help her. With Harry Connick, Jr., Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd.

DRIVE (R; 108 min.) Ryan Gosling transforms from first-rate actor to movie star here. He plays an unnamed getaway-car driver in L.A. with a studious code of noninvolvement. He tosses away this code at first sight of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girl (Carey Mulligan) and her kid. Terrific action sequencesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;much preAvid magic hereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a cast of HBO/FX all-stars. Among them is the Oscar-bound Albert Brooks who is half (with Ron Perlman) of a pair of aging but lethal gangsters. Still, Drive is so studiously cool itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard not to feel cool toward it. Impractical, coincidental things happen that might have made more sense in a smaller-scale location, such as Phoenix, where James Sallisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nouveau pulp novel was set. Directed, with all homage to Michael Mann, by Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson). (RvB) THE GUARD (R; 105 min.)

Sergeant Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson) is a careless cop with a dying mother and liking for prostitutes. When he becomes aware of a large-scale cocaine smuggling ring, he finds himself indifferent towards his duties.

HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART II (PG-13; 130 min.) Director David Yates wraps up the 10-year saga in a cluttered, confusing finaleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prevent it from being a fast-paced adventure that definitively strikes the sets. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), now a sturdy, bland young man, must go solo against the Noseless One (Ralph Fiennes), who, sickened by the loss of most of his soul, looks like a poisoned, bleached ape. And what of Snape (Alan Rickman)?

This should have been Snapeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crescendoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nope. The reveal of a tender heart under a

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE FUTUREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; IS HERE The new film from provocateur Miranda July (pictured) opens Friday at the Nick supercilious hide is all we get.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nocturnal film, and Yates is at his best borrowing from Fritz Lang: the cloaked scholars in formation in the courtyard, the figures in silhouette meeting on a staircase top. The downside is claustrophobia from lack of natural light. The religious cranks who said the Potter films failed to endorse the traditional family will get theirs in the epilogue, which returns this horror story to the kid-friendly place where it began. (RvB)

THE HELP (PG-13; 154 min.) In 1960s Mississippi, newly minted college graduate Skeeter (Emma Stone) goes against the social grain when she decides to write about the black servants in her community. With Viola Davis, Cicely Tyson, Sissy Spacek and others.

HIGHER GROUND (R; 117 min.)

Vera Farmiga (Up In the Air) directs and stars in this tale about a woman who finds her tight-knit Christian community unraveling when she starts asking questions about God and spirituality.

I DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG-13; 120 min.) And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care. Reputedly the Londonbased source novel by Allison Pearson (married to the New Yorkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anthony Lane) is witty.

This Boston-based adaptation is meant as a kind of annex to Sex and the City. The film tries to recapture the strong narrative voice of the book with loads of voice over, freeze frames and straight to the camera interviews with the minor characters â&#x20AC;Ś but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like the life of Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is some footnote-worthy David Foster Wallace subject.

Dimmed to a tea-colored brown by photographer Stuart Dryburgh (Bridget Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Diary), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an alleged comic love

triangle: executive mom juggling foibles, fighting off a crush on her boss (Pierce Brosnan) and clinging to her husband (Greg Kinnear). The dialogue contains chunks of 1965-era feminism, which are overwhelmed by the breed-now propaganda (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trying to be a man is a waste of a womanâ&#x20AC;?). (RvB)

KILLER ELITE (R; 106 min.) A former special ops agent (Jason Statham) and his mentor (Robert DeNiro) face off against the leader of a secret military society (Clive Owen).

THE LION KING (1994) The Disney film about a lion cub destined for greatness on the savannah is back, and in 3D. OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R; 90 min.)

Stars Paul Rudd as the idiot brother named Ned. Ned barges in on the lives of his three sisters, and when he overstays his welcome he is forced to reconsider his actions.

MONEYBALL (PG-13; 132 min.)

This unorthodox picture is clearly one of the shrewdest films ever made about the national pastime. The source is Michael Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nonfiction account of how Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, brought the science of statisticsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sabermetricsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to that team. It happened shortly after the 2001 American League division loss to the Yankees. The Yanks first outspent the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by a ratio of about three to one, then cherry-picked star player Jason Giambi from the Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the last dog at the bowl,â&#x20AC;?

Beane (Brad Pitt) says as he searches for a replacement for his first baseman. Beane meets the fictional Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), a furtive and fat economics major from Yale working on the controversial system of using on-base percentages as a way

of forecasting a teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year.

Moneyball becomes a species of buddy movie, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a dry, unusual one, more interested in exchanged glances than back-patting. Director Bennett Miller (Capote) emphasizes Beaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solitude and inner fury. Moneyball is Pittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie, and the tightly restrained lead shows us an actor finally out of the orbit of Robert Redford. He gives a lean, mean performance, one of his best. The rest of the cast is up to his level: Robin Wright as his ex-wife; Philip Seymour Hoffman is coach Art Howe. Some will liken the script,

by Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, to Jerry Maguire, but it does without the traditional can oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; corn of the typical baseball movie. When was the last time a team of winning misfits looked so inconspicuous? (RvB)

SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (PG; 94 min.) Marisa Wilson (Jessica Alba) recruits her stepchildren in the fight against the Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven), an evil supervillain.

STRAW DOGS (R; 110 min.)

When screenwriter David Summer and his wife Amy relocate to the Deep South to be near her family, things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go so well with the neighbors. A remake of Sam Peckinpahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1971 film of the same name.

WARRIOR (R; 140 min.) The Conlon family, devastated by alcoholism, comes back together, but the brothers may just have to come to blows for a major Mixed Martial Arts tournament. Father Paddy (Nick Nolte) begins training the younger, a former boxer and Marine named Tom, but the elder, Brendan, an MMA-fighterturned-high-school physics teacher, is forced back into the ring as well.

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TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL (2010) Harmless West Virginia hillbillies Tucker and Dale head out to their ramshackle cabin for some fishing and drinking when a gang of preppy kids, convinced the two are dangerous inbred killers, set events going in a wacky direction. (Fri-Sat midnite at Del Mar)

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HONORING THE MIGHTY SAUSAGE for the fifth straight year, the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing folks are letting it all hang out at SAUSAGEFEST on Saturday, Oct. 8, 5-9pm at the corner of Western and Mission (site of the Westside Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market). The ubiquitous peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protein delivery package will be represented by a spectacular lineup of hand-linked creations like the Black Sheep and Croatian Kobasica from El Salchichero, Freedom Meats and Corralitos. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nay, encouragedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to adorn your wurst with an array of homemade relishes, mustards, pickles and sauerkrauts, the handmaidens, so to speak, of the authentic sausage experience.

Yes, this brew bash is strategically timed to sync with Oktoberfest, that magical time of year when even die-hard viognier aficionados succumb to a pint or two. And in our high-concept neck of the woods, â&#x20AC;&#x153;beerâ&#x20AC;? means handcrafted organic microbrews. So think about all your favorite Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing elixirs like Wilder Wheat as well as seasonal specialties like Wet Hop Black IPA and Horse Tale Ale. Oh, and since you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have beer and wursts without music, the jolly lads from KPIG will be on hand with the tunes of Tater Famine, Jay Lingo and the Little Devils and the Good Luck Thrift Store.

MORE BEER HERE Thanks to resourceful videographer Keith Wells and his short charming docu on the founding gurus (especially head brewer Alec Stefansky) of Uncommon Brewers, you can learn all about this organic microbrewery housed in the Old Sash Mill complex. The experimental group makes utterly distinctive, micro-niched beers such as Thai spice-laden Siamese Twin Ale and other brews scented with poppy seeds and anise. Uncommon Brewers products are available locally at New Leaf, Whole Foods, BevMo and plenty of edgy liquor stores. Check out Wellsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; docu at www.vimeo. com/28797193. Uncommon indeed.

STREET MOVES Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad news and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good news. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fact: Emilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery has ended its tenure at the kiosk in front of Bookshop Santa Cruz. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too bad. But the good news is that Penny Ice Creamery will be moving into that space. Kendra Baker, co-owner of the popular downtown artisanal ice cream shop, confirmed that the innovative ice creams will be served at the kiosk, probably opening sometime in October.

Send tips about food, wine and dining discoveries to Christina Waters at xtina@cruzio.com. Read her blog at http://christinawaters.com.

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Diner’s Guide 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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Price Ranges based on average cost of dinner entree and salad, excluding alcoholic beverages APTOS $$ Aptos

AMBROSIA INDIA BISTRO

$$ Aptos

BRITANNIA ARMS

$$$ Aptos $$ Aptos

207 Searidge Rd, 831.685.0610

8017 Soquel Dr, 831.688.1233 SEVERINO’S GRILL

7500 Old Dominion Ct, 831.688.8987 ZAMEEN MEDITERRANEAN

7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

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.

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.

Middle Eastern/Mediterranean. Fresh, fast, flavorful. Gourmet meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

CAPITOLA $ Capitola

CAFE VIOLETTE

$$

GEISHA SUSHI

Capitola

104 Stockton Ave, 831.479.8888

All day breakfast. Burgers, gyros, sandwiches and 45 flavors of Marianne’s and Polar Bear ice cream. Open 8am daily.

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.

$$$

SHADOWBROOK

Capitola

1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

$$$

STOCKTON BRIDGE GRILLE

Capitola

231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

$$$ Capitola

203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900

ZELDA’S

California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials.

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

Mediterranean tapas. Innovative menu, full-service bar, international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

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

SANTA CRUZ $$ Santa Cruz

ACAPULCO

$$$ Santa Cruz

CELLAR DOOR

$ Santa Cruz

CHARLIE HONG KONG

$$ Santa Cruz

CLOUDS

$$ Santa Cruz

1116 Pacific Ave, 831. 426.7588

328 Ingalls St, 831.425.6771

1141 Soquel Ave, 831. 426.5664

110 Church St, 831.429.2000 THE CREPE PLACE

1134 Soquel Ave, 831.429.6994

$$

CROW’S NEST

Santa Cruz

2218 East Cliff Dr, 831.476.4560

$$ Santa Cruz

HINDQUARTER

303 Soquel Ave, 831.426.7770

$$ Santa Cruz

1102 Pacific Ave, 837.420.0135

$$

HULA’S ISLAND GRILL

Santa Cruz

221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

HOFFMAN’S

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 “Best Cheap Eats.” 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. “Best Eggs Benedict in Town.” Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm. ’60s Vegas meets ’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.

INDIA JOZE

Santa Cruz

418 Front St, 831.325-3633

$$ Santa Cruz

JOHNNY’S HARBORSIDE

493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

$$$ LA POSTA Santa Cruz 538 Seabright Ave, 831.457.2782 OLITAS

$$ Santa Cruz

PACIFIC THAI

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 style— simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

Fine Mexican cuisine. Opening daily at noon.

49-B Municipal Wharf, 831.458.9393

1319 Pacific Ave, 831.420.1700

$$

RISTORANTE ITALIANO

Santa Cruz

555 Soquel Ave, 831.458.2321

$$ Santa Cruz

1220 Pacific Ave, 831.426.9930

ROSIE MCCANN’S

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.

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.

SANTA CRUZ MTN. BREWERY California / Brewpub. Enjoy a handcrafted organic ale in the

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 Cruz’s best fish tacos and more.

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

$$ Santa Cruz

SOIF

Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Dinner Mon-Thu 510pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm, Sun 4-10pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close.

$$ Santa Cruz

UPPER CRUST PIZZA

$$ Santa Cruz

WOODSTOCK’S PIZZA

105 Walnut Ave, 831.423.2020

2415 Mission St, 831.423.9010

710 Front St, 831.427.4444

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.

SCOTTS VALLEY $ HEAVENLY CAFE American. Serving breakfast and lunch daily. Large parties Scotts Valley 1210 Mt. Hermon Rd, 831.335.7311 welcome. Mon-Fri 6:30am-2:15pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2:45pm. $ JIA TELLA’S Scotts Valley 5600 #D Scotts Valley Dr, 831.438.5005

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.

SOQUEL $$ Soquel

EL CHIPOTLE TAQUERIA

4724 Soquel Dr, 831.477.1048

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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$$ Santa Cruz

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.

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Free Will

By Rob Brezsny

For the week of September 28

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): You have cosmic clearance to fall deeply, madly and frequently in love, Gemini. In fact, it’s OK with the gods of fate and the angels of karma if you swell up with a flood of infatuation and longing big enough to engorge an entire city block. The only stipulation those gods and angels insist on is that you do not make any rash decisions or huge life changes while in the throes of this stupendous vortex. Don’t quit your job, for instance, or sell all your belongings, or dump your temporarily out-of-favor friends and loved ones. For the foreseeable future, simply enjoy being enthralled by the lush sexy glory of the liquid blue fire.

CANCER (June 21–July 22): Among the surprises spilled

by WikiLeaks some months back was the revelation that U.S. diplomats think Canadians feel “condemned to always play ‘Robin’ to the U.S. ‘Batman.’” If that’s true, it shouldn’t be. While Canada may not be able to rival the war-mongering, plutocrat-coddling, environmentdespoiling talents of my home country, America, it is a more reliable source of reason, compassion and civility.

Are you suffering from a similar disjunction, Cancerian?

Do you imagine yourself “Robin” in relationship to some overweening “Batman”? This would be an excellent time to free yourself of that dynamic.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): “Enigmatology” is an infrequently

used word that means the study of puzzles and how to solve them. I’m invoking it now to highlight the fact that you need to call on some unusual and idiosyncratic and possibly even farfetched resources as you intensify your efforts to solve the puzzles that are spread out before you. The help you’ve called on in the past just won’t be enough for this new round of gamesmanship. The theories and beliefs and strategies that have brought you this far can’t take you to the next stage.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): This would not be a good time for you to read the book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem. In fact, it will never be the right time to read it. While it’s true that at this juncture in your life story you can make exceptional progress in boosting your confidence and feeling positive about yourself, you’re not an idiot and you don’t need idiot-level assistance. If there was a book called The Impish Guide to Accessing and Expressing Your Idiosyncratic Genius, I’d definitely recommend it. Likewise a book titled The WildEyed Guide to Activating Your Half-Dormant Potential or The Brilliant Life-Lover’s Guide to Becoming a Brilliant Life-Lover.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): “When I was born,” said

comedian Gracie Allen, “I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.” I suspect you will soon be experiencing a metaphorical rebirth that has some of the power of the event she was referring to. And so I won’t be shocked if you find it challenging to formulate an articulate

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): “During a game of Apocalypse against the Witchhunters,” reports Andrew_ 88 in an online forum, “I authorized my Chaos Lord to throw his vortex grenade at the oncoming Cannoness and her bodyguard. Safe to say he fluffed it and the vortex grenade scattered back on top of him. Then he proceeded to take out my allies, the Havocs, Land Raider and Baneblade, before disappearing, having done no damage to my opponent.” I suggest you regard this as a helpful lesson to guide your own actions in the coming days, Scorpio. Do not, under any circumstances, unleash your Chaos Lord or let him throw his vortex grenade at anyone.

He could damage your own interests more than those of your adversaries.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): According to my

analysis of the astrological omens, it’s high time for you to receive a flood of presents, compliments, rewards and blessings. You got a problem with that? I hope not.

I hope you are at peace with the fact that you deserve more than your usual share of recognition, appreciation, flirtations and shortcuts. Please, Sagittarius? Please don’t let your chronic struggles or your cynical views of the state of the world blind you to the sudden, massive influx of luck. Pretty please open your tough heart and skeptical mind to the bounty that the universe is aching to send your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): I like how astrologer Hunter Reynolds encapsulates the Capricornian imperative. If you “can manage your ego’s erratic moods and uneven motivations well enough to offer a service with consistent quality,” he says, “the world confers social recognition and its accompanying material advantages on you.”The members of other signs may appear warmer and fuzzier than you, but only because you express your care for people through a “strictness of focus,” “disciplined work” and by being a “dependable helpmate.”

This describes you at your best, of course; it’s not easy to meet such high standards. But here’s the good news: The omens suggest you now have an excellent opportunity to function at your very best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): “Not being omniscient is a really big drag for me,” says poet Charles Harper Webb. I sympathize with him. My life would be so much easier and my power would be so much more graceful if only I knew everything there is to know. That’s why I’m going to be a little jealous of you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. You may not be supremely authoritative about every single subject, but you will have access to far more intuitive wisdom than usual, and you’ll be making extra good use of the analytical understandings you have.

Bonus: You will also be absorbing new lessons at an elevated rate.

PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): John Tyler was President of the United States from 1841 to 1845. Believe it or not, two of his grandsons are still alive today. They’re Lyon Gardiner Tyler and Harrison Ruffin Tyler, born late in the life of their father, who was born late in John Tyler’s life.

I invite you to find some equally amazing connection you have to the past, Pisces. How is your destiny linked to the long ago and faraway? I suspect you might find that distant history will be more vital and important than usual in the coming weeks.

Homework. At least 30 percent of everything you and I know is more than half-wrong. I’m brave enough to admit it. Are you? Describe your ignorance at FreeWillastrology.com.

Visit REALASTROLOGY.COM for Rob’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1.877.873.4888 or 1.900.950.7700

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TAURUS (April 20–May 20): Government officials in Southern Sudan are proposing to build cities in fantastic shapes. They say that the regional capital of Juba would be recreated to resemble a rhinoceros, as seen from the air. The town of Yambio is destined to look like a pineapple, and the city of Wau will be a giraffe.

I’m confused by all this, since I know that most of the people in South Sudan live on less than a dollar a day.

Is that really how they want their country’s wealth spent? Please consider the possibility, Taurus, that there are also some misplaced priorities in your own sphere right now. Hopefully, they’re nothing on the scale of what’s happening in South Sudan, but still: Allocate your resources with high discernment, please.

response, at least in the short term. In fact, it may take you a while to even register, let alone express, the full impact of the upgrade you will be blessed with.

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ARIES (March 21_April 19): I’ve got a challenging assignment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity—a rigorously innocent openness to experience that will allow you to be penetrated by life’s beauty with sublime intensity. To understand the exact nature of this receptivity, study Abraham Maslow’s definition of real listening: to listen “without presupposing, classifying, improving, controverting, evaluating, approving or disapproving, without dueling what is being said, without rehearsing the rebuttal in advance, without free-associating to portions of what is being said so that succeeding portions are not heard at all.”

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