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Astute readers may have noticed a new look to the Santa Cruz Weekly f lag last week. The logo was hand drawn by legendary Bay Area designer Jim Parkinson, who created the Doobie Brothers’ logo and nameplates for Rolling Stone, Esquire and Los Angeles magazines, among many others. The Parkinson family connection to Santa Cruz goes back a long way. This photograph shows his father and grandparents on Main Beach in front of the Cocoanut Grove Ballroom.

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LIVIN’ THE PALEO DREAM WHAT A delight to see your cover article (“The Healthiest Guy in Town,” Jan. 25) about Karsten Mueller’s paleo way of life, and find out that I am not, after all, the only paleo in town. Though now (thanks to you!) I understand that there is a whole community here, I had found no meet-ups, support groups locally, nor met hardly a soul in town before now. I began this way of eating on my own this past summer, and have never looked back. This, mind you, after a lifetime of every diet, health plan, psychological, spiritual approach to food and strategy known to wo/mankind. Paleo eating is such an obvious choice that every time I go online I (inadvertently) stumble across a dozen new blogs/sites/social media pages related to it. The public is slowly waking up to the damaging propaganda of the food industry, and as we Occupy Our Food Choices, the tenets of this lifestyle will grow by leaps and bounds. With Santa Cruz County always on the leading edge of a healthy lifestyle, I’m confident that somehow the vegan/vegetarian base and the “pastured farm animals” factions may even find a merging of a new, healthy-for-allway of eating and stewarding the earth and honoring each other’s choices. Thanks for giving it some well-deserved airtime.

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Web natives with Google trouble?

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BY CLIVE THOMPSON

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We’re often told that young people tend to be the most techsavvy among us. But just how savvy are they? A group of researchers led

by College of Charleston business professor Bing Pan tried to find out.

Specifically, Pan wanted to know how skillful young folks are at online search. His team gathered a group of college students and asked them to look up the answers to a handful of questions. Perhaps not surprisingly, the students generally relied on the web pages at the top of Google’s results list.

But Pan pulled a trick: He changed the order of the results for some students. More often than not, those kids went for the bait and also used the (falsely) top-ranked pages.

Pan grimly concluded that students aren’t assessing information sources on their own merit—they’re putting too much trust in the machine.

Other studies have found the same thing: High school and college

students may be “digital natives,”but they’re wretched at searching. In a recent experiment at Northwestern, when 102 undergraduates were asked to do some research online, none went to the trouble of checking the authors’ credentials. In 1955, we wondered why Johnny can’t read. Today the question is, why can’t Johnny search?

Who’s to blame? Not the students. If they’re naive at Googling, it’s because the ability to judge information is almost never taught in school. Under 2001’s No Child Left Behind Act, elementary and high schools focus on prepping their pupils for reading and math exams. And by the time kids get to college, professors assume they already have this skill. The buck stops nowhere. This situation is surpassingly ironic, because not only is intelligent search a key to everyday problem-solving, it also offers a golden opportunity to train kids in critical thinking.

Consider the efforts of Frances

This article first appeared in Wired magazine.

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Reports of Congressman Sam Farr’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The Central Coast’s longtime man in Washington took a botched headline in stride last week after the Monterey County Herald reported his congressional seat was vacant.

“It appears April Fools’ Day came early this year,” read a statement from Farr’s office released Feb. 1. “Contrary to this morning’s Monterey County Herald headline—I have not retired or resigned and have no plan to do so. And I have every intention of running again. California’s 20th (formerly 17th) Congressional seat is not vacant.”

So what was this confusing election story? A Herald staff report announced Mike LeBarre, a lab technician from King City, is running against Farr for his seat this year. That part’s all true. But the story’s print headline on Feb. 1 read “LeBarre eyes Farr’s vacant Congress Seat.” The “vacant” part wasn’t.

On Feb. 2, the headline on the Herald’s site read “King City man announces run for Farr’s seat in Congress.” Again: all true.

“All we’re concerned about is making sure our constituents don’t get false information,” says Farr spokesman David Beltran.

The meat of the paper’s staff report was on point. LeBarre, a Republican, will challenge Farr in the open primary in June. The top two vote-getters will run off in the November election. It will likely be a difficult race for LeBarre, since he’ll be running against a popular incumbent in a liberal district and not—as the Herald’s report suggested—against himself.

The Herald ran a correction about the headline in Thursday’s paper. Editor Royal Calkins spoke brief ly with Santa Cruz Weekly about the matter too.

“The copy editor made a mistake,” says Calkins. “It was an unfortunate error. We corrected it immediately.”

Jacob Pierce

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BEGOOGLED Research suggests many high school and college students can’t distinguish good quality information online from bad.

Harris, librarian at the magnet University Laboratory High School in Urbana, Ill. (Librarians are our national leaders in this fight; they’re the main ones trying to teach search skills to kids today.) Harris educates eighth and ninth graders in how to format nuanced queries using Boolean logic and advanced settings. She steers them away from raw Google searches and has them use academic and news databases, too.

But, crucially, she also trains students to assess the credibility of what they find online. For example, she teaches them to analyze the tone of a web page to judge whether it was created by an academic, an advocacy group or a hobbyist. Students quickly gain the ability to detect if a top-ranked page about Martin Luther King Jr. was actually posted by white supremacists.

“I see them start to get really paranoid,” Harris says. “The big thing in assessing search results is authorship— who put it there and why have they put it there?” Or, as pioneering librarian Buffy Hamilton at Creekview High School near Atlanta says, “This is learning how to learn.”

Mind you, mastering “crap detection 101,” as digital guru Howard Rheingold dubs it, isn’t easy. One prerequisite is that you already know a lot about the world. For instance, Harris found that students had difficulty distinguishing a left-wing parody of the World Trade Organization’s website from the real WTO site. Why? Because you need to understand why someone would want to parody it in the first place— knowledge the average eighth grader does not yet possess.

In other words, Google makes broad-based knowledge more important, not less. A good education is the true key to effective search. But until our kids have that, let’s make sure they don’t always take PageRank at its word.

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About five years ago, I went on a date with a woman who invited me to go see a Madonna concert. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really into Madonna at all, but I liked the woman, and I pretended to be super cool about it. I picked her up from work and headed to Oakland. My Mustang broke down twice on the way and we ended up needing to take a taxi. When the taxi driver found out that our trip was not very far away, he told us to walk instead. I had a heated argument with him for about 10 minutes until the police came upon the situation. I thought there was a chance I would get arrested, but instead they ordered him to take us. Phew!

Finally get to concert and the girl runs to the seats, disappearing. (I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where they were because she had both tickets.) It took me an hour to find her, all the while listening to crappy Madonna music.

The concert ended an hour later (thankfully!).

When we left the show, we went back to my car and my stepfather met us out there to help me get it working again. He told me, in front of her, that I needed a new transmission, he could get one for $1,500 and it would cost me about $900 or more to have someone put it in. As we drive off, my lovely date leaned over and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You owe me $250 for those tickets and I need the money before you fix your car.â&#x20AC;? This was never explained to me before, so it was a date for me and a way for her to get some idiot to pay for those tickets. I never went out with her again, nor did I pay for the tickets.

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2 Become 1 I went out for drinks for a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday. I was VERY recently divorced at the time. So I meet this super cute, really nice, respectful guy and we talked for a majority of the night. At the end of the night he asked for my number and I gave it to him since we really hit it off. So we texted over the next few days and made arrangements to go out for

A3/: E7B6 / 97AA Done with dating? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always charity. This piece by cover artist Doug Ross is part of a silent auction organized by Artisans Gallery to support the Cultural Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts education programs. Bidding ends Feb. 14. dinner. Sounds perfect, right?

I met him at the restaurant only to find him sitting there with ... his girlfriend. I was literally set up for a threesome! I respectfully declined and went and had a drink alone at a nearby bar.

Anonymous

Livinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; La Vida Loca I finally get a call from a dreamy rockabilly guy I locked eyes with outside a bar. He invites me to dinner downtown. Full of anticipation, we meet on Pacific and he says he knows a â&#x20AC;&#x153;good taco placeâ&#x20AC;? up the street. He proceeds to lead me to a dimly lit Mexican place with vinyl seating. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dead. And we scurry to take a booth at the edge of the bar. I am quick to order my margarita as my date has arrived via Harley Davidson and is wearing a heart-melting leather jacket.

As our pitcher of margaritas is placed upon our table, the waiter asks for our order. A starving 23year-old paying far too much for

rent in Santa Cruz, I was prepared for a romantic feast. My date is quick to spew that he is not hungry, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;You should order if you are.â&#x20AC;? I did.

Wanting nothing else in the world but to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A plate of enchiladas with carne asada tacos, to start,â&#x20AC;? I found myself awkwardly saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One chicken taco please, gracias.â&#x20AC;?

The date goes on with me shoving my face full of two-dollar taco and him watching in what, I have come to conclude, was shock. His phone rings abruptly. He answers to the deep voice on the other side that he was out having drinks with a friend and they should stop by. Curious, I say nothing, as he refused eye contact during the call.

Thirty seconds later, a group of leather-wearing men stomped into the bar making shifty eye contact with my date. They skip the vinyl booth and sit at a table in our peripheral vision. Uncomfortable. As he asks me what I do for a living and what kind of music I like, do I know Hank Williams III?, I answer, trying to ignore the fact that his body is ¨ !

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turned and eyes driven towards the new table of men sitting adjacent from our homely booth.

Rockabilly then excuses himself to use the â&#x20AC;&#x153;little boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; room.â&#x20AC;? I see him land at the adjacent table. Not even halfway to the bathroom. Hand exchanges were made discreetly under the table and my date rejoins me 15 minutes later. I had occupied my waiting time by singing aloud to Shakiraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Locaâ&#x20AC;? playing behind the bar and sessioning chips and salsa.

He says nothing about the fact that the bathroom break was not at all about relieving his bladder and he requests the bill, which was $11.

I look longingly at the abandoned half pitcher of margaritas as it grows smaller in the horizon and we exit the restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for dinner,â&#x20AC;? I say out of learned politeness. And he responds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, no problem.â&#x20AC;?

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What Goes Around Comes Around I was 19, and my friend had set me up with a sweet, quiet guy she knew from school. We lived in Bakersfield at the time (a perfect setting for a date from hell), and since the County Fair was the only thing that sounded interesting at the time, we went there. It started out wellâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he bought me some cotton candy, we saw some exhibitsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but then when I wanted to go on the rides (my favorite part), he seemed nervous and said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had a bad experience once on a ride. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d convinced him to give it a try and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been belted into a ride called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Zipperâ&#x20AC;? that he told me that his â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad experienceâ&#x20AC;? involved throwing up on a Ferris wheel.

Now, this ride was basically Satanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of the Ferris wheel, with a setup of two wheels, a chainsaw-like belt and cage seats that spin upside down and around in a circle, all very fast. Within the first cycle, he was feeling ill. I screamed at the operator to stop the ride, but everyone was already yelling so loud that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear me over the shouts.

Finally, it cameâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my date began

vomiting uncontrollably in Exorcist quantities, all over me and the inside of the cage. At that point we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop the cage from spinning, so not only was I thoroughly coated in spew, but the mess whipped out to hit the people in cages directly below and above us as well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that there were more hit beyond that, though I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop to interview them later. Even as the people around us started feeling/ smelling it and ALSO screaming at the operator to stop, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize there was an issue until weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d made it to the bottom and had some of it actually start flying out of the cage towards him as well.

At last, he stopped the ride and we tumbled out, mortified. He was so upset that he ran away. Just literally ditched and ran for the exit of the fair. I tried to clean myself up in the nearby restroom, but it was pretty hopeless (and I was pretty close to losing lunch myself, from the stink). I then realized I was stuck alone at the fair, covered in vomit and no ride home. So I walked. Four miles. In 90degree heat.

Needless to say, there was no second date. From then on, if someone told me they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go on a rideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ANY rideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I believed them.

Sarah

You Give Love a Bad Name I had gone out with this guy a few times and really liked him. We decided to hang out at his place one night so I could get to know his roommates/best friends over dinner.

Everything was going smoothly until his ex called and his roommate handed him the phone and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your better half.â&#x20AC;? He took the call in his bedroom and stayed on the phone with her for over an hour while I sat at the dinner table by myself waiting for him to get off the phone and drive me home :( Anonymous ¨ "

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Hello, I Must Be Going When I was a student at Beverly Hills High way back in the last century I had a reputation for dating every cute girl I could find. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kessler will go out with anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll kiss him,â&#x20AC;? one of my so-called friends once said behind my back. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true, what can I say, and what after all is wrong with wanting to kiss as many cute teenage girls as possible? Anyway, one of the cutest girls in my class was Melinda Marx, daughter of Groucho.

She had pale skin and dark eyes and thick dark hair and was slim and little, like me, and she seemed kind of shy and sweet, so I asked her out.

She lived in Truesdale Estates, a new development in the hills just west of West Hollywood; most of the lots had sleek mid-century modern houses with spectacular views of L.A., at night especially, when the lights shone up through the smog and spread in an endless grid all the way to the ocean. It was a Friday night when I went to pick up Melinda. I rang the bell and was invited in and stepped down into the living room where sheets of plate glass revealed the vast city below. Her father, Groucho himself, emerged from another room and she introduced us. He greeted and dismissed me perfunctorily, as if to say Nice to meet you, kid, now get out of here. (He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smoking a cigar and he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say anything funny, like Pull down your pants, kid, and letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got any balls.) I think our curfew was midnight. We probably went to dinner and a movie. Our date, alas, was less than memorable. Melinda was not very talkative or witty or interesting or interested in me. In conversationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;whatever 16-year-olds could have to sayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;her cuteness was somehow diminished. Grouchoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter, oddly enough, struck me as rather dull. And her dad was decidedly grouchy. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make out in front of that fabulous view, and I honestly canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall if we even kissed.

Stephen Kessler

Queen of Pain Most people have an ordinary grudge against Sting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fields of Goldâ&#x20AC;? turns up so regularly on the supermarket Sirius to harsh your shopping buzz. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whipguilt about the state of the world, yet he overpopulates said world with his half-dozen children. But my grudge against Sting is specialized.

Amy was a particularly intellectual looking girl, with gentle, even calflike bespectacled eyes and with a nice thick pony tail I longed to free from its elastic prison, maybe at the same time I was removing her glasses. She looked like the perfect answer to a long painful drought in the dating department. I had a rich evening in mind: some kind of inexpensive Szechuan dinner on the Mall and then The Secret Policemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Ball at the Nick. That revue had most of the Monty Python gang, with Rowan Atkinson, Alexei Sayle, and a number of other musical comedy types. It was imported from swanky England and therefore sophisticated. At the same time, it was lowbrow enough to stimulate a baser response later in the evening. Or so I hoped.

In the middle of the film, here comes You Know Who, Mr. Sincerity.

He plugged in his acoustic guitar and started up his solo, and therefore more horrible, version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roxanne.â&#x20AC;?

I am disgusted with all cheap cynics who claim this moldie-oldie, in which â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roxanneâ&#x20AC;? is urged to â&#x20AC;&#x153;put out the red light,â&#x20AC;? is the song of a man who is trying to get for free what he is reluctant to pay for. As soon as Sting started singing, Amy stood up bolt upright and walked out of the theater, fast. I followed her. It took me two blocks to catch up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong?â&#x20AC;?

She told me, coolly. It turned out that she had a brother, killed in a car accident years before. Maybe it was the stage lighting or the new haircut, but Sting was exactly, but exactly, a dead ringer for the brother. Refusing consolation, she let me walk her home, saying her goodbyes from a distance of 20 feet. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bring On the Nightâ&#x20AC;? because it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfect Love Gone Wrong,â&#x20AC;? so I was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driven to Tears.â&#x20AC;? (Or maybe Amy thought I just wanted to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fill Her Up.â&#x20AC;?)

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My best/most romantic date ever took place in Paris. I was doing a semester abroad and my boyfriend flew out to visit me for a week.

We had a romantic three-course dinner cruise down the Seine. The atmosphere was beautiful with the lights sparkling off the water and there was also live music on the boat.

It was definitely the most romantic date Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been on. We had an amazing night.

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Light My Fire For over three weeks, this cute guy used to come into the Starbucks I worked at just to say hi. He obviously liked me (sometimes wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even order a drink) and was supernervous to ask me out. Finally on the Fourth of July he came in and casually asked me where I was watching the fireworks. In a pissy mood, I complained that I get off of work right when the fireworks start so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably be on my way home and miss them. He found his opportunity and asked if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to come to his work (he worked at a waterfront hotel) and watch them from their gazebo by the wharf.

Not understanding his intent for a romantic first date, I showed up with all of my co-workers, who destroyed the lobby of his hotel and got him in trouble for the mess they left behind.

He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come in for coffee for a whole week but he still asked me to marry him a year later, and I said yes.

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Nothinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gonna Stop Us Now I think the year is 2005. My buddy Travis just got a job in marketing for the brand new Wells Fargo Arena that opened in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Arena was the new home to the Iowa Stars, a farm league hockey team. I convinced Travis to give me tickets to a game on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Weekend. The day of the game,

he called and asked me if I would participate in a chocolate-eating contest on the ice between periods. I reluctantly agreed moments before we rushed out the door to the game. We arrived at the game just in time, but decided to eat at the arena restaurant before going to our seats. The waitress kindly gave us balcony seats for dinner so we could watch the game while eating. The location and view made us feel like stars ourselves.

At the end of the first period, the announcers requested that all contest participants report to the ice. Travis then escorted us from the restaurant, through the locker room area, to the ice. With the spotlight on us and the other four contestants, we felt as if we were celebrities waiting to be announced to the crowd. With our nerves jumping, we carefully made our way to the middle of the ice and sat at the arranged tables.

Next thing I know, the crowd is yelling and we are all face-first in a plate of Hershey kisses. As the buzzer rang, I look to my left and notice my girlfriend attempting to gobble a few more kisses before the officials came around. Apparently the intoxicated gentleman to her left also caught a glimpse of it. He quickly attempted to yell at the officials, calling us cheaters but the officials shrugged off his drunk antics and began to count each plate. To our surprise, my girlfriend and I were unanimous winners. The prizes were nothing to write home about, but the experience and laughter from cheating was priceless. After getting escorted back to our dinner seats, we received a standing ovation from the other diners. Full from chocolate, we got the rest of dinner boxed and decided to check out our ticket seats. The seats were amazing, three rows behind the goalie and not many people in our section at all.

Again making us feel like stars! After watching an amazing conclusion to the game, Travis informed us the game just set a new team record for fights in a game. All in all it was a perfect Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s date for my queen in training.

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The Disc of Love

Valentine mixtape essentials for the perfect romantic gift

BY CIELLE TAAFFE

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Y FIRST boyfriend had the right idea. For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day in sixth grade, he gave me a single long-stem rose and a mixtape featuring The Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Wanna Hold Your Hand.â&#x20AC;?

It was romantic, age-appropriate and showed solid good taste. That boy knew how to woo, and Sixth Grade Boyfriend and I are still friends nearly 20 years later.

Mr. Freshman Year Boyfriend also made me a mix, complete with an impressive collaged coverâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nice touch! He, however, had the misfortune of including Toad the Wet Sprocket on his first mix, and that was the beginning of the end.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to be said about a mixtape, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot that a mix says about the maker. A romantic

mixtape can speak volumes, but when beginning pause-rewind-record (or more likely click-drag-burn in iTunes), keep in mind that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more to making a good mix than having the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;loveâ&#x20AC;? in the song title.

Listen to the lyrics: Not everyone will analyze every line of every song for hidden messages, but more likely they will. Honestly, this is more likely if the mix is for one of the feminine persuasion, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t misread what the song is about! There are some no-no no-brainers (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Breath You Takeâ&#x20AC;? = stalker), but a general rule is that unless itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a karaoke go-to, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to Google the lyrics before adding to the

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Be current, too: Knowing what the music bloggers are tweeting about proves hipness, especially if it remarks on a recent radio controversy.

It shows freshness and an openness to new things, plus it might introduce the receiver to something theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never heard, which is a nice touch in a mix.

Suggestion: Lana del Rey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Video Gamesâ&#x20AC;?

Include a song you can make out to: Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what love is all aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; right? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not talking about getting busy, but sunsets and candlelight and long, slow kisses, meaning long, slow songs.

Suggestion: Boyz II Men, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Make Love to Youâ&#x20AC;?

Show some humor: mix. Otherwise you risk sending an unintended message.

Suggestion: Sam Cooke, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cupidâ&#x20AC;?

Throw in something personal: Include a song with significance to the relationship. Whether it played on Date #1 or it mentions the receiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, eye color or place of birth, it will add special meaning to the mix.

Boyz II Men might have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ironic love songâ&#x20AC;? covered, but including a cheesy band from the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s, a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; melody or catchy Top 40 hit shows the maker doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take himself or herself too seriously. Love is funny, or should be, and a mix should represent the tone of the relationship.

Suggestion: The Muppets, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Happy Songâ&#x20AC;?

Expose sappy feelings:

Suggestion: If Sixth Grade Boyfriend was not currently engaged, and I was trying to date him now, it would be The Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Want to Hold Your Hand.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool to be classic: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Want to Hold Your Handâ&#x20AC;? is far from the only mix-worthy Beatles song. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All My Loving,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Two of Us,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I Fellâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;Ś these guys knew love songs. For more classic crooners, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s KOIT for inspiration: Elvis, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac. True love was more appreciated â&#x20AC;&#x153;back in the day,â&#x20AC;? and the songs of the time prove it.

What better way to say whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on inside the heart than with a songwriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eloquent lines?

This is a perfect chance to get mushy and not feel embarrassed.

Caution: some seemingly sweet songs are in fact about breaking up, another lover or a one-night stand (Heart, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to Youâ&#x20AC;?)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;so again with the lyric checking. But this is Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be sentimental now, when can you?

Suggestion: Queen, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re My Best Friendâ&#x20AC;? 0 BVS AWQY bVS 2WQYa bVS >WfWSa ¨ &

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Suggestion: Rolling Stones, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spend the Night Togetherâ&#x20AC;?

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/F7A =4 A<744:3 A near-death experience plus all-conquering love put â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Vowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; squarely in the illness-as-aphrodisiac column.

The Sick, the Dicks and the Pixies Searching for great cinematic romance in a maze of cancer patients, bromances and nymphets

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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NCE UPON a time, potential young lovers could watch a cancer movie together, hoping a weeping session would make that special someone all clingy and compliant.

Ali MacGraw will be addressing a crowd at San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Castro Theater this Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, along with a screening of Love Story (1970). If â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Means Never Having to Say Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Sorry,â&#x20AC;? as that tearjerkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous tagline went, irony means never having to mean it when you say youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sorry.

Erich Segalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lachrymatory work is being continued. 2012 will see the 10th Nicholas Sparks film adaptation in 10 years. Sparks (Message in a Bottle, Dear John, The Notebook) is, as his website boasts, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;explorer of the profound mystery of the human heart.â&#x20AC;? His market-tested formula frees the viewer from the pressure of being a modern Nostradamus.

Sparksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Law: The better and more valuable person in any given pair of lovers will be the one whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headed for a dirt nap. Shipwreck, Ecuadorian mudslide, our old friend cancer: so far everything but lupus, crossbow mishap and tiger attack.

This April weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see the release of Scott Hicksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; version of Sparksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Lucky One. Zac Efron is an Iraq vet searching for the mystery girl (Taylor Schilling) who kept him sane when he was over there teaching the Shiites how to sing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Star-Spangled Banner.â&#x20AC;?

Internet voices mutter over the Sparksitude of The Vow, the VD weekend release with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ostensibly true story, based on the lives of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter of Las Vegas, N. Mex. After a horrific car accident, Krickitt went into a year-and-a-half-long coma. She came up amnesiac with no memory of her

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wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have heels that are more dangerous than Anne Hathaway.â&#x20AC;?

More Than a Little Bromance Bromance and cancer: the perfect coupling. 50/50 had cancer-struck Joseph Gordon-Levitt ditching his mean painter girlfriend Bryce Dallas Howard, clearing the decks for Gordon-Levittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main romance with hunky Seth Rogen.

Rogen also had a fling with Asian singing sensation Jay Chou in The Green Hornet, where Cameron Diaz did the bearding instead of Anna Kendrick. In Moneyball, we had Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill as the oddlymatched pair. Hill looked like â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sheep in heat,â&#x20AC;? griped Bruno Ganzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hitler in the latest YouTube Fuhrergram.

And there was Bridesmaids, Oscar-certified and Judd Apatowâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; shepherded, starring Kristin Wiig.

Too bad for Wiig; she certainly looks like she knows how to play romantic comedy. Her filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beard is an Irish cop (Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dowd) initially rejected by Wiig because he dared to make breakfast for her after a night together. Jay Chou brings Rogen a latte in Green Hornet and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gesture of manly respect. Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dowd makes breakfast for Kristin Wiig and the audience is geared to think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bro, are you hiding a vage?â&#x20AC;?

Despite the Irishman, Wiig ends up with Seth Rogen after allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;although in this case Rogen is shaved, wearing a dress and disguised with 100 extra pounds. He uses the stage name Kelda McKinney.

Pixie Love Critic Nathan Rabin coined the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manic Pixie Dream Girlâ&#x20AC;? to describe a type weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got by the gross. Rabinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of top five MPDGs overstates the trope: It includes two Preston Sturges heroines. A true MPDG should be studiously littlegirlish. No one would say that about Barbara Stanwyck in The Lady Eve, even if Rabin tossed her on the list.

When I think MPDG, I think of Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckooâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a little scary, maybe ¨

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husband. MacAdamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; character is nursed back to health through the power of romance, bowling dates and bouquets.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a real-life 50 First Dates, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

But what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really like is Sparksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Notebook (indeed, the film version starred MacAdams), only with a happy ending.

In an interview, Mr. Kim Carpenter told the Los Angeles Times that he sought neither money or publicity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made a vow before God,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I made that commitment. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I want people to really feel.â&#x20AC;?

The way our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preachers could spin these heartfelt words should be obvious. Until death do we part. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking to you, Kim Kardashian, you scoff-marriage.

How are we supposed to keep the fruitbats and baritone ladies away from the altar when you carry on like that?

One prefers films that emphasize the jungle chase rather than the cage time afterwards. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortalityromance One Day, for instance. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hit, thanks likely to the brutal way director Lone Scherfig played the death card. And not everyone caramelizes when they see Anne Hathaway. Its focus on work was unusual: all romance and no work makes a dull film.

But it seemed a much more effective sob story than Hathawayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other recent film, Love and Other Drugs, better known for its sex scenes with Jake Gyllenhaal than its plot. Understandable; the sex scenes were fabulous. That time, the work subplotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;about the skullduggery of Big Pharmaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;dissolved under relentless montage. And then Hathaway came down with good old Hollywood Movie Disease, possibly as payback for taking her clothes off with such insouciance.

Superhero movies have an untapped capacity for romanticism: remember Zorro? Maybe Hathaway will bring some romance to the Catwoman/Batman coupling in The Dark Knight Rises. Director Christopher Nolan isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an ice cube, despite the too-frequent comparisons critics make between him and Stanley Kubrick. Still, as the blogger with the nom de plume Self Styled Siren

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dark and furtive. What was it said about MPDG Sheila McCarthy in Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Heard the Mermaids Singingâ&#x20AC;?? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like being cornered by an elf with a machine gunâ&#x20AC;??

Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pixie fetish may be an invocation to Audrey Hepburn, but modern films are more sexually flagrant. Today, when the rubber meets the road, the reaction isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m seeing [MPDGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name here] nakedâ&#x20AC;? but â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yikesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know she was pubescent!â&#x20AC;?

Most influential of Oughties waifs is Zoey Deschanel ((500) Days of Summer, Gigantic), who is currently on TV exhibiting unspecific vivaciousness.

And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MPDG Carey Mulligan, last seen in Shame disemboweling herself using the tune â&#x20AC;&#x153;New York, New Yorkâ&#x20AC;? as sharp object. Most of the courtship in Drive was Mulligan going ultra-ethereal. Eventually Ryan Gosling showed what she meant to him by stomping in the head of a killer in the elevator next to her. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shoutout to Gaspar NoĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearts- and flowers-laden Irreversible.

Melanie Laurent was a fire-colored avenging angel in Inglourious Basterds.

She turns up in Mike Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Beginners fully MPDGd, dressed like a Chaplin/ Annie Hall hybrid and unable to speak. What could be more little-girl than a vow of silence?

In Like Crazy, pocket-sized Felicity Jones was an international shuttlecock badmittened between nations. She played a British exchange student involved with L.A.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anton Yelchin. An innocent victim of circumstance, she forgot to renew her passport. The montage shows whyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;too fucking busy or the other way around.

That Century So: Vertigo (1958), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Annie Hall (1977) and lastly The Big Sleep (1946), the latter of which is underrated as romance, though it contains a rare sight in a movie. I mean women and men looking very levelly at each other, without resentment, during the course of the solving of those mysteries of the human heart Sparks is slaving away at, holding his chin and gnawing on his pencil eraser. 0

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Six of the worst sex scenes in movie history

BY JUAN GUZMAN

The Naked Gun (1988) Ridiculous is probably one of the foremost qualities used to describe Leslie Nielsen, and The Naked Gun may be the zaniest of his films. To wit: the classic sex scene between Nielsen and his lady friend in which they prove just how safe they are by attiring themselves in full-body condoms before getting down to business. Inconvenient? Maybe, but at least theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re setting a good example.

Demolition Man (1993)

AB@7<5A /BB/1632 Gary and Lisa bare it all in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Team America.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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hether absurd, awkward or humiliating, these scenes provide a perfect template of what not to do to make Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day (or night) a success this year.

American Pie (1999) In a movie known for its over-thetop raunchy humor and absurd sex scenes (you might not want to let Jason Biggs near your kitchen), its Biggsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bedtime (non)encounter with Shannon Elizabeth thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most painfully embarrassing but hilarious of the bunch. Sultry exchange student Nadia and the less-thansmooth Jim are ready to go all the way when an unfortunate (ahem) â&#x20AC;&#x153;misfireâ&#x20AC;? ruins the mood. Throw in some awkward dance moves and pesky Internet cam, and this dream-turned-nightmare-come-true becomes a movie classic.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Losing your virginity can be many things: nerve-racking, exciting, awkwardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but one thing you

probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it to be is cringeworthy. When the virginal Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) falls for an older man and they head out to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Point,â&#x20AC;? what ensues is probably the most uncoordinated attempt at coitus ever to take place in an abandoned baseball dugout decorated by wild surf Nazi graffiti.

One canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but sympathize with Stacy in this all-too-honest portrayal of one of the most important rites of passage into adulthood.

Any movie featuring Sylvester Stallone in a futuristic dystopia where an overzealous government has wiped out any semblance of fun in the name of public safety is going to provide its fair share of preposterous scenes (think Dennis Leary leading an underground society of hedonistic rebels). The ludicrousness reaches its apex when Sly tries to put the moves on Sandra Bullock, only to find that sex has been outlawed in an attempt to curb venereal disease. Fortunately (or not), the government has designed a baroque system designed to simulate the sensation complete with silly hats and desensitization chambers.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Team America: World Police (2004) Directors Trey Parker and Matt Stone are known for taking risks in their animated TV series South Park, but they outdid themselves in their second feature film when they had their (literally) wooden characters engage in a hilarious parody of those too-long sex scenes in romance movies. What begins as a fairly routine movie love scene quickly devolves into kinky experimentation and finally ends in absolute absurdity.

Needless to say, it set the standard for puppet sex in movies.

Why sexy Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) would ever hook up with (donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call him stupid) Otto (Kevin Kline) is a mystery to us until he launches into a torrent of fast-paced Italian that makes her knees melt.

What Wanda doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize is that what seems like a deluge of sexily accented sweet nothings is really nothing more than a silly pastiche (eggplant parmigiana, anyone?) culminating in one of the funniest climaxes in movie history. 0 ;ObW\U T]` <]\ 2c[[WSa ¨ !

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WE DON’T hear much about the legacy of Santa Cruz poetry. It’s little wonder, between the majesty of the redwoods and the town’s deep-seated surf culture. But indeed, from 1972 to 1981 the city played host to the largest poetry festival in the nation. The very same grand ballroom in the Cocoanut Grove that will host Sunday’s Poetry Festival Santa Cruz once boasted the biggest names in poetry on its marquee. Bukowski, Burroughs and Ken Kesey all made an appearance.

In fact, during one particularly tempestuous weekend, it fell to Allen Ginsberg to calm the crowd by leading them in “om”s when part of the stage collapsed. By once again turning Santa Cruz into the host of a world-class poetry event this weekend, the performers will not only forge a new path for themselves but also pay tribute to the city’s poetic tradition.

Organizing the festival is Daniel Yaryan, the tireless leader of Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts, a San Francisco– based poetry series. A native of Santa Cruz, Yaryan (who once worked as a sales rep for Santa Cruz Weekly) recently returned to his hometown from the Bay Area in order to better balance his obligations as a single father with his passion for producing poetry readings. Since its start in 2008

in the basement of the Li-Po lounge, a favorite San Francisco hangout of the first generation of Beat writers, SWBG has quickly become a favorite of both established and undiscovered writers because of its take-no-prisoners attitude and marathon reading sessions. Yaryan’s ambition is written all over it.

“There is no reason,” he says, “that poetry shouldn’t be as big as film or other types of media.” For him, bringing people together through live performance is an antidote against individually received mass culture. “Now more than ever,” he writes, “poets are needed to engage and inspire people that have fallen victim to the void.” Given the rapid expansion of SWBG—this year Yaryan will produce shows in Austin, Portland, Las Vegas, North Carolina and New York—the ambitious project seems thus far a worthy successor to the Beat legacy.

To be sure, not all of the so-called ghosts at this weekend’s festival will be of the ethereal variety. Some of the performers themselves emerged in the generation immediately following the titans of the beatnik genre. Chief among these living spirits is Jerry Kamstra, author of The Frisco Kid, veteran of the San Francisco poetry scene and a prior contributor to Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts’ many projects. Kamstra made a name for himself when he published Weed: Adventures of a Dope Smuggler, a book that placed him firmly within the beatnik tradition of flipping off the establishment.

In addition to regular headliners on the Santa Cruz circuit like Ellen Bass, Stephen Kessler and poet laureate Gary Young, the festival will also host Wanda Coleman. Known as the “unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles,” she has described herself

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CALIFORNIA READING L.A. poet Wanda Coleman joins local and Bay Area scribes at Sunday’s Poetry Festival. as being “in the ‘universal’ tradition of writers who concern themselves with the Truth—never mind that it is apt to hurt someone, in some way, most likely me.” A native of the Watts neighborhood, her poetry concerns itself with the trials of people who struggle every day just to get by. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Her 1998 collection, Bathwater Wine, won the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, and she was a National Book Award finalist for her 2001 collection, Mercurochrome.

Perhaps the most familiar name to poetry scene newbies will be Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who will perform with poet Michael C. Ford.

Manzarek has previously collaborated with Beat poet Michael McClure, one of the most famous names to emerge from the first generation of Beats.

Manzarek and Ford’s collaboration will be among the many multimedia

acts in a festival that will seek to push the limits of genre by combining poetry with music, visual art and performance art.

Finally, in keeping with a tradition of radical egalitarianism, this weekend will feature a whole slate of up-andcoming artists. One of the most radical among these is Quiet Lightning, a submission-based poetry series that allows literally anyone to submit a poem for reading. By eschewing the formal methods that sometimes allow writers to gain access to an audience, Quiet Lightning is able to keep an ear to the ground for writers whose talents have grown organically, and maybe identify the next great generation of poets.

Poetry Festival Santa Cruz Sunday 3:30-9:30pm Tickets $12.50 at sparringwithbeatnikghosts.com

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Racing Death Frank Turner stops by Santa Cruz on his way to some kind of immortality

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It would be a stretch to categorize Frank Turner as “nomadic,” but he does seem to get a little creeped out by staying in one place for too long.

Like now—he’ll depart shortly for a U.S. tour with Social Distortion, which stops in Santa Cruz at the Civic Auditorium this week. But as we speak, on a rare gap in between tours, he’s at home in England.

“I’ve been in the U.K. for a few weeks now and I’m starting to climb up the walls a bit,” he confesses.

Things have changed considerably for Turner since his last tour wrapped. Prior to releasing his latest album, England Keep My Bones, and embarking on a mammoth tour last summer in support of it, he was virtually unknown in the United States. But with the new record garnering the attention of critics all over the English-speaking world, he’s starting to see his star rise steadily in the U.S., the way it did in England about six years ago.

“It was a slow and steady progress—I really couldn’t pinpoint when things started happening,” he says.

And as his fan base grows in size, it’s growing in fervor, judging from live performances. “It’s cool to see

TURN FOR THE COAST Frank Turner visits the Civic Auditorium on a national tour opening for Social Distortion. people going crazy over songs on this record, which is better than anything I’ve ever done, in my opinion.

“That tipping point has definitely been reached. My mum was cynical for a long time. And some distant relatives give me the, ‘Oh, so you’re in a band, are you?’” he says (in a haughty, holier-than-thou tone which, to an American ear, is made all the more haughty by his accent).

Though he’s been on the road in the U.S. and elsewhere for the better part of 2011, his fans back home are as enthusiastic as ever. “Things in the U.K. continue to be weird and surreal. It’s beyond what I ever expected to be doing.”

However, he says he tries to remain relatively unfazed.

“I shy away from being established, and settling into the

slightly comfortable, everyonethinks-I’m-great approach to life. I catch myself doing it sometimes and I get annoyed with myself.”

He’s also relatively unfazed by the idea of touring with the muchidolized Social Distortion—and not just because he’s toured with them before. “They’re really, really cool guys … charming, if you like,” he reports.

Turner, however congenial, is also a man haunted by the concept of death and the knowledge that it’s coming; it’s been a common theme since he set out on his own as a songwriter. He’s never made it a secret, in song or in interview, that he’s gripped by a need to make his mark on the world before he departs—a trait that likely informed his career choice, and also his relentless tour schedule.

But all this attention must mean he’s pretty close to achieving his goal of being remembered … right?

He chuckles a little at this suggestion. “It’s theoretical,” he says of his ruminations on death.

“Unfortunately, I won’t be around to double-check on that … there are a lot of tattoos of my lyrics out there now, though, which is sort of weird and surreal.”

FRANK TURNER with SLEEPING SOULS, SHARKS AND SOCIAL DISTORTION Thursday at 8pm Civic Auditorium Tickets $35 at santacruztickets.com

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Stage DANCE The Art of the Dance Ensemble Monterey and the Monterey Dance Collective team up to produce a performance featuring Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Astor Piazzolla’s tango classic, Concierto Del Angel. Sun, Feb 12, 6pm. $20-$28.

Cabrillo College Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.333.1283.

THEATER Hairspray When Tracy Turnblad wins a spot on the Corny Collins Show she becomes a teen celebrity overnight, but snagging a spot on the local TV dance program was a cakewalk compared to her next challenge— racially integrating the show. Thu-Sun Thru Feb 19. $7-$20. Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde between Eighth and Ninth streets, Carmel-by-the-Sea, 831.622.0100.

Six Wheel Drive Improv A full-length play made up on the spot by the Santa Cruz-based improv troupe. Sat, Feb 11, 8pm. $10. Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.338.3434.

Tales of the Magic Redwood Forest A witty, whimsical two-act play, the proceeds of which support local California State Parks. Fri, Feb 10, 8pm, Sat, Feb 11, 8pm and Sun, Feb 12, 2pm. $18-$20.

Park Hall, 9370 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.335.3174.

Poetry Santa Cruz Readings by Toi Derricotte and Ellen Bass. Fri-Sat, 7:30pm. Thru Mar 10. $3 donation suggested.

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

Urinetown An earnest tale of love, greed and revolution set in a town plagued by a 20-year drought. Thu-Sat, 7pm. Thru Feb 18. $12-$20.

Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6177.

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Acts of passion and grace, gratification and play in an over 18 performance benefiting the 418 Project.

Fri-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 6:30pm. Thru Feb 19. $25-$30. 418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

CONCERTS Celebrate Piano Ensemble An eclectic mix of ensemble music by Franz Schubert, George Gershwin, Johannes Brahms, Colin McPhee and others. Sun, Feb 12, 2pm. $10 donation to the Talent Bank Scholarship Fund. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.3713.

Exotic Baroque Presented by the The Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, featuring the California Koto Ensemble, Bach on Bars marimba ensemble and the Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra. Sat, Feb 11, 7:30pm. $3-$23. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2159.

Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School Concert Performances by student ensembles and soloists.

Kirby.org Fri, Feb 10, 7pm and Sat, Feb 11, 7pm. $10.

Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School, 425 Encinal St, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0658.

Lil Rev Ukulele, harmonica and mandolin music for children and families. Feb. 13, 10:15am, Downtown Branch, 224 Church St; Feb. 14, 10:15am, La Selva Beach Branch, 316 Estrella Ave; Feb. 14 at 6:45pm, Felton Branch, 6299 Gushee; Feb. 17, 10:15pm Capitola Branch, 2005 Wharf Rd. Mon, Feb 13 and Tue, Feb 14.

Art MUSEUMS CONTINUING Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Futzie Nutzle & The Espresso Police. Featuring works by Nutzle, Judy Foreman and Frank Foreman, musical performances by the artists who played Caffe Pergolesi and artifacts from the old cafe. Thru Mar 17. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Coastal Lagoons: A Closer Look through Art, History and Science. A virtual visit to seven local lagoons.

Visitors will learn how land-use decisions have changed the outlines of each site, how scientists measure the current health of each lagoon

and how artists continue to be inspired by the ever-changing nature of lagoons. Thru Feb 25. $2$4, free for members and youth under 18. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

GALLERIES CONTINUING Art duJour Written Word/Spoken Word. Featuring the book art of Mary Atkinson and Felicia Rice. Thru Feb 29.

1013 Cedar St., Santa Cruz.

Artisan’s Gallery Hearts for the Arts. A heart-inspired exhibit featuring local art students and teachers. Thru Feb 29.

1368 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.8183 .

Cabrillo College Gallery Glenn Carter: A Guest to the Mystery. Mixed media work by Santa Cruz resident Glenn Carter.

Opening reception Thu, Feb 16, 5-6:30pm. Carter will discuss his work Tues, Feb 21, 7pm. Thru Mar 9. Free.

6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Cruzio Art From Within. Cruzio’s staff and coworking members, both professional and hobbyists, display their artwork side by side. Thru Feb 29. Free.

877 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.459.6301.

Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery An Untold Odyssey. The story of Akira Nagamine as related by artists Tosh Tanaka and Jono Shaferkotter. Thru Feb 19. Personal Memory, Public History. Fifteen assemblages by Lucien Kubo predicated on the Japanese American experience. Thru Feb 19.

831.459.2953. Cowell College, UCSC, Santa Cruz.

Felix Kulpa Gallery Pass It On. Seven artists used coffee, sugar, ink, silkscreen, thread and other material to alter each other’s work in a collaboration that waxed and waned for more than four years as squares were passed between them.

Thru Feb 27. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Marjorie Evans Gallery The Horse: A Guide to the Unknown. An exhibition of original mixed media and collage by Nancy Leigh Hillis. Thru Feb 29.

Free. San Carlos Street at Ninth Avenue, Carmel, 831.620.2052.

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SKETCHY BLACK DOG Sketchy Black Dog is comfortable with contradiction. The seven-member amalgam hails from New York and Los Angeles, is comprised of a piano trio and a string quartet and produces jazz covers of classic rock tunes by Bowie, Zeppelin and Hendrix. Sunday, Feb. 12, 7pm at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. Tickets $20 advance, $25 at the door. KuumbwaJazz.org or 831.427.2227. awarded the Rydell Fellowship for the Visual Arts from 2006-2009: Skip Epperson (set design), Terri Garland (photography), Hanna Hannah (painting), Rob Larson (mixed media: discarded objects), Will Marino (mixed media: found object), Beverly Rayner (mixed media), Felicia Rice (book arts/ letterpress) and Daniella Woolf (encaustic). Thru Feb 12. Free. 37 Sudden St, Watsonville, 831.722.3062.

Rittenhouse Building Wet Art 2012. Wetsuits, donated by local surfers, turned into art pieces by local artists. Thru Feb 29.

1375 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz.

Rivendell Tea Room Treescapes. Plein aire acrylic and watercolor landscapes by Pegatha Hughes. Thru Feb 29. Squid Row Alley, Santa Cruz, 831.459.0614.

Pajaro Valley Arts Council

Santa Cruz Central Branch Library Gallery

The Art of the Rydell Fellowship: 2006-2009.

Featuring all eight artists

Do You See What I See?.

The work of motherdaughter artists Janis

O’Driscoll (printmaker) and Ana Schechter (photographer). Thru Feb 29. 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5700.

Santa Cruz County Bank REPEAT!. A playful exploration of repetition by six artists utilizing mixed media, photography, assemblage and construction. On display at all locations. Opening reception Feb 8, 5-6:30pm at 720 Front St. Thru Apr 20. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Inspirations. A collection of inspirational artwork by Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center artists. Thru Mar 17. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm.

9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.4273.

Sesnon Gallery Katerina Lafranco: Natural Selection . A site-specific installation by Katerina Lafranco. Thru Mar 16.

UCSC, Porter College, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2273.

Events BIG DEALS Santa Cruz Poetry Festival A world-class poetry revival featuring more than 35 poets plus music from The Invertebrates, Alan Sitar Brown, Ruebi Lynn Jimenez and Geordie Van Der Bosch. Hosted by Ginger Murray and Marc Kockinos.

Showclix.com/Event/ PoetryFestivalSantaCruz Sun, Feb 12, 3:30-10pm. $12.50. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.423.2053.

AROUND TOWN 3rd Annual Clambake for a Cure Benefiting brain tumor research and treatment through the Musella Foundation.

ClambakeForACure.com Fri, Feb 10, 4-9pm. $125.

Old Fisherman’s Wharf, 1

Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey.

3rd Annual Santa Cruz Love Project Portrait photography benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. Sat, Feb 11, 11am-2pm. $50 donation suggested. Cruzio, 877 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.325.4183.

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

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

Natural Bridges Migration Festival Guest speakers, docent-led games for kids, theatrical skits and hands-on art projects and crafts in a celebration of the many creatures that travel. Sat, Feb 11, 11am-4pm. Free.

Natural Bridges, end of West Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.423.4609.

Right to Vote on Desal Kickoff Party A party launching

the campaign to put desalination on the ballot with food by India Joze and music by Rus Brutsche.

RightToVoteOnDesal.org Sun, Feb 12, 2-4pm. Free.

418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

UNA-Santa Cruz Volunteer Valentine’s Party Festivities, food and live music courtesy of the Raging Grannies. Tue, Feb 14, noon-2pm. Free. UNA/ UNICEF Store, 903 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.

Valen-Tasting Chocolate and wine tasting. Attendees can sip Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Zinfandel Port and nibble on handmade caramels, chocolates and truffles. Sat, Feb 11, 124:30pm. $15. Skov Winery, 2364 Bean Creek Rd, Scotts Valley, 831.438.4374.

Valentine Sweets & Treats Evening An evening with music, face painting, wine tasting, lots of petite bites of sweet and savory organic products. Fri, Feb 10, 4-7pm.

Homeless Garden Project

Complimentary coffee and Pacific Cookie Company cookies for gallery goers.

Sun, Feb 12, 1-4pm. Free.

Dragonfly Gallery, 380 Blohm Ave, Aromas.

Portola Dr., Tue 3:305:30pm at Branciforte, 230 Gault St. Mon and Tue. 831.477.7700x7665.

Drum Up Powerful Life Rhythms At Rhythm Power Workshop

Free Spay or Neuter for Feral Cats

RFK in the Land of Apartheid

Food for Life: The Power of Food for Cancer Prevention and Survival

A penetrating documentary on Robert Kennedy’s rarely publicized visit to South Africa in June 1966. Mon, Feb 13, 7pm. Free. Social Sciences II, Room 71, UCSC, Santa Cruz.

LITERARY EVENTS Local Authors Night Marcia Heinegg, Karen Mehringer and Cooper Gallegos discuss how to get published. Wed, Feb 8, 7:30pm. Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

Love Letters: A Celebration of the Written Word Santa Cruz Writes presents an event at three locations: Bookshop Santa Cruz, Felix Kulpa Gallery and the Museum of Art and History. Local writers will compose love letters for members of the public. Sat, Feb 11, noon-5pm. Free.

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

Meet the Authors: “Soquel” Soquel is the work of ten members of the Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association including Carolyn Swift, local historian. Several of the authors will be on hand to talk about their roles in this massive undertaking. Wed, Feb 8, 10:30-11:30am. Free.

Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St, Soquel, 831.475.3326.

Vinnie Hansen The local author will celebrate the end of her 27year career as an English teacher at Watsonville High by signing copies of her books. Sat, Feb 11, 2-4pm.

Free. Inklings and Things, Capitola Mall, Capitola.

Young Adult Literature Community Book Group This month’s selection is Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi. Wed, Feb 8, 7pm.

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

Topics include how foods fight cancer, beneficial lowfat/high-fiber foods, dairy and meat alternatives, cancer-fighting compounds and healthy weight control.

Wed, 6pm. Thru Feb 15.

New Leaf Market Westside, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.325.3811.

PFLAG monthly meeting With keynote speaker Reverend Cordelia Stransdkov, Minister of Family life at FCC, speaking in recognition of National Freedom to Marry Day. Tue, Feb 14, 7-9pm. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.4016.

Prison Abolition and Trans Politics A conversation with Dean Spade and Eric Stanley. Fri, Feb 10, 2-4pm. Free. Oakes College Mural Room, UCSC, Santa Cruz, 831.459.4899.

Tax Tips with Frank Minuti The President of Berger/ Lewis Accountancy Corporation will give tips and answer questions. Thu, Feb 9, 11:45am. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.332.7422 .

NOTICES Auditions for The Mikado Auditions for Cabrillo’s spring production on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please come prepared to sing and dance. Bring sheet music in your key. Thru Feb 9, 7-10pm. Cabrillo College Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.423.9808.

Call for Volunteers: petition for GMO Labeling Volunteer signature gatherers are needed to get “The Label GMO Food Act” on the 2012 California ballot this fall so we can know what’s in our food.

Learn how to successfully gather signatures at a onehour training workshop.

Sun, Feb 12, 3:40-4:30pm.

New Leaf Market Westside, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz.

Free Homework Assistance

LECTURES Connect with Nature Series Natural History classes for adults. Sat, Feb 11, 10am. $8 members/$10 general.

Available at Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Mon 3:30-5:30 Garfield Park, 705 Woodrow Ave., Tue, 2-4pm at Boulder Creek, 13390 West Park Ave., Tue 3-5pm at Live Oak, 23080

Courtesy of Project Purr.

Thru Mar 31. 831.423.6369.

Overeaters Anonymous Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Teach By The Beach in the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos.

Thursdays 1-2pm at Louden Nelson Community Center, Room 5, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. Wed-Thu. 831.429.7906.

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

Member’s Exhibit II Feb. 11 - Mar. 4 Reception: Feb. 18, 3-5pm BE MINE, BABY The dogs, cats and rabbits at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter are primping for Saturday’s pet adoption extravaganza.

Santa Cruz Film Festival Call for Entries

MEET YOUR MATCH

Films and videos of all lengths and formats completed after Jan. 1, 2011 are invited to enter including narrative, documentary, animation, experimental, student and youth-produced works.

SantaCruzFilmFestival.org Thru Feb 10.

ONE OF my first loves was Nikolai. A gentleman silver tabby of a certain age and sweet temperament, he won me over right there at the animal shelter, among scores of other cats, with his singular mix of quiet reserve and friendliness. It felt like destiny, and Nikolai and I adored each other from the start.

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.

Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting The local chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free.

Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.

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

Veterans of Foreign Wars Monthly Meeting VFW Tres Pueblos Post 7263. Second Thu of every month, 6:30pm.

This Saturday, in honor of the special bond shared by pets and their people, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is holding its Meet Your Match adoption event for cats, dogs and rabbits.

All adoptions are half-price; vaccines, microchipping and nail trimming are to be had onsite 1-4pm and photographer David Reese will do $25 pet portraits 10am-2pm. Adoptions all include spay/neuter procedures, vaccinations, leashes for dogs and carriers for cats. Goobery love for your new best friend not included, but widely available onsite. (Traci Hukill)

MEET YOUR MATCH is Saturday, Feb. 11, 9am-5pm at 2200 7th Ave., Santa Cruz. 831.454.7200.

New Classes Ongoing & Weekend Workshops www.scal.org 82nd Statewide Landscape prospectus online!

526 Broadway Santa Cruz, CA 831-426-5787

Wed.-Sat.,12-5 / Sun. 12-4 Picture by Cher Roberts

93 Years of Imagination

Fine Area Rugs & Carpets

831.475.9804. Veterans Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.345.3925.

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100.

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

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

Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Lana Del Rey The Internet’s new favorite argument justifies her existence in free in-store. Feb 9 at Amoeba SF.

Don Carlos From Jamaica to Black Uhuru and beyond, reggae sensation survives. Feb 9 at the Independent.

Estelle

Winter Sale 30% off Area Rugs

“American Boy” hitmaker polishes off a danceoriented brand of R&B. Feb 10 at the New Parish.

Social Distortion Mike Ness & Co. celebrating over 30 years of fury and frustration from Fullerton. Feb 11-12 at the Fox Theater.

Bill Cosby Pioneering standup and television comedian needs little introduction, dives right into the jokes.

Feb 11 at the Paramount Theater.

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A workshop led by percussionist and recent Gail Rich Award-winner Jim Greiner. Sat, Feb 11. $20. 831.462.3786.

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Valentine’s Day at Dragonfly Gallery

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

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Thurs. February 9 U 7 pm

RAVI COLTRANE QUARTET No Jazztix or Comps Fri. February 10 U 8 pm

A UNIQUE PRODUCTION OF AZA Advance tickets by phone: 831-331-3849

Sat. February 11 U 3 pm (matinee) & 8 pm

WHITE ALBUM ENSEMBLE â&#x20AC;&#x153;UNPLUGGEDâ&#x20AC;?

Tickets at Streetlight Records and tix.com Sun. February 12 U 7 pm

SKETCHY BLACK DOG Innovative jazz & classic rock compositions!

Tickets at www.ticketleap.com

Mon. February 13 U 7 pm

BENNY GREEN TRIO WITH PETER WASHINGTON AND KENNY WASHINGTON No Jazztix or Comps

Tues. February 14 U 7 & 9 pm

VALENTINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EVENING WITH TUCK & PATTI Special Jazz & Dinner Package available!

No Jazztix or Comps

Mon. February 20 U 7 & 9 pm

REGINA CARTER QUARTET â&#x20AC;&#x153;REVERSE THREADâ&#x20AC;?

9 pm: 1/2 Price Night for Students No Jazztix or Comps

Tues. February 21 U 7 pm

MASTER CLASS SERIES: STAN POPLIN â&#x20AC;&#x153;Insights into Jazz Bass, Volume IIâ&#x20AC;?

Free workshop - all welcome!

THE SOFTER SIDE OF INDIE

Camper Van Beethoven returns to Santa Cruz for a Crepe Place show.

Thurs. February 23 U 7 pm

SCOTT HAMILTON WITH THE LARRY VUKOVICH TRIO Big, warm tenor saxophone tone and unerring sense of swing!

Mon. February 27 U 7 pm

TIM BERNE / SNAKEOIL Hypnotic rhythms and long, seductive melodies Tues. February 28 U 7:30 pm At the Rio Theatre

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO No Jazztix or Comps Mar. 1

La Voz de Trez - Latin jazz trio

Mar. 5

Benny Golson Quintet feat. vocalist Nnenna Freelon

Mar. 8

Nellie McKay â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Want to Live!â&#x20AC;?

Mar. 12 Toots Thielemans/ Kenny Werner Duo May 6

Rosanne Cash at the Rio

Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records. Dinner served 1-hr before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer.

All ages welcome.

320-2 Cedar St [ Santa Cruz 831.427.2227

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With energetic singers, swinging saxophonists and smart song choices, longtime Bay Area party band Pride & Joy makes for a sweaty, sexy and fun night on the dance floor. Fronted by four great soul singers, the band specializes in classics of the Motown, soul and funk genres like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Are Family,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mrs. Jones,â&#x20AC;? and Stevie Wonderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uptight (Outta Sight).â&#x20AC;? Don Quixoteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $15; 8pm. (Jacob Pierce)

Chali 2naâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distinctive baritone has graced tracks from alternative rapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious groups. He gained fame in the early 2000s as a founding member of the highly regarded rap supergroups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli, quickly rising to the top as J5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular MC. Since the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dissolution in 2007, Chali 2na has focused on his solo career in addition to lending his deep voice and impeccable flow to a variety of collaborators, including Roots Manuva, the Swollen Members and Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;naan.

Moeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alley; $12 adv/$15 door; 9pm.

(Juan Guzman)

Gracefully riding the cultural wave generated by his legendary parents, Alice Coltrane and the late John Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane is a distinguished saxophonist, composer, producer and bandleader in his own right. Having played sideman to some of the finest jazz musicians of our time, including Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Stanley Clarke, Coltrane is well-rooted in technique and tradition but is also a forward-moving, visionary artist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We honor the legacies of those who have gone before,â&#x20AC;? he has said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;by just playing and doing our own thing.â&#x20AC;?

Kuumbwa; $25 adv/$28 door; 7pm.

(Cat Johnson)

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CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN With their aggressive musical pluralism and do-it-yourself attitude, Camper Van Beethoven has left an indelible mark on the face of indie

TUESDAY | 2/14

CONCERTS FRED EAGLESMITH Feb. 18 at Kuumbwa

LILA DOWNS

Feb. 22 at Mello Center

MISTAH FAB

Feb. 25 at Catalyst

TUCK & PATTI Lovers of love, bringers of joy and placeholders for the sublime, husband and wife guitar-and-vocal combo Tuck & Patti have been shining a light into their little pocket of the musical universe for 30 years. With Tuck deftly wielding his guitar, Patti holding court with her elegant and powerful voice and a song catalog packed with originals and covers of pop classics including “Tears of Joy,” “Take My Breath Away” and “Time After Time,” the love warriors have made a career out of reminding the masses that love and kindness are the keys to a brighter future. Not a bad way to spend Valentine’s evening.

Kuumbwa; $25 adv/$28 door; 7 and 9pm. (CJ)

TIME SPENT DRIVING Mar. 10 at Crepe Place

TUNE-YARDS

Apr. 12 at Rio Theatre

TUESDAY | 2/14

STORM LARGE With one foot charmingly over the line most of the time, Storm Large combines cabaret-style chops and a voluminous knowledge of popular music with a blunt and outspoken anti-pop ethic. Hailing from Portland, Large, who reportedly enjoys a “cultlike” following, has met success as an actor, writer, musician and stage performer. A frequent guest vocalist for the band Pink Martini, Large stepped into the national spotlight in 2006 with an appearance on the television show Rock Star: Supernova.

Don Quixote’s; $15; 7:30pm. (CJ)

WEDNESDAY | 2/15

DWEEZIL ZAPPA

MOTOWN IN THE MOUNTAINS Pride & Joy at Don Quixote’s this Friday

Son of legendary guitarist and bandleader Frank Zappa, Dweezil has emerged from his father’s long shadow as a talented guitarist and ambitious songwriter in his own right. His style unquestionably reflects his early metal influences as an acolyte of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai, but his sometimes grandiose musical projects (he recorded a 75-minute song titled “What the Hell was I Thinking?” that featured at least 35 guest soloists) prove that when it comes to making music that pushes the limits, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Rio Theatre; $50 general/$75 special seating; 7:30pm. (JG)

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A virtuoso of the ukulele, Jake Shimabukuro has not only taken the instrument where few have gone, he’s taken it where few can go.

Masterfully reworking hit songs such as “Thriller,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” in his inimitable style, Shimabukuro re-imagines what is possible on the little instrument. Part of the current ukulele revival, he has captured the attention of fans around the world and is ushering in what just might be the ukulele’s second golden age. Rio Theatre; $26.50 gen/$42 gold; 7:30pm.

(CJ)

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rock. The band recently celebrated its deep local roots with the release of a three-CD box set titled The Santa Cruz Years, which features material recorded while they were students at UCSC. The band recently announced plans to record a follow-up to 2004’s New Roman Times. Crepe Place; $20; 6 and 9pm. (JG)

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WED 2/8

THU 2/9

FRI 2/10

THE ABBEY

SAT 2/11 Bebop

350 Mission St, Santa Cruz

BLUE LAGOON

Live Comedy

923 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

BOCCIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CELLAR

Roberto - Howell

Annie Asbestos

10th Avenue Band

Karaoke

Open Mic

Eviscerate

The Chop Tops

Y&T

A Thousand Shall Fall

Tater Famine

Zen Vendetta

140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

THE CATALYST

& Kinsley Hill

1011 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

CLOUDS

Jazz Open Mic

110 Church St, Santa Cruz

The Esoteric Collective

CREPE PLACE

Water Tower Bucket

1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Boys, String Slingers

CROWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEST

West Coast Soul

The OTS Trio Synrgy Synrgy

Gardens & Villa

Camper Van Beethoven

Papa

Fainting Goats

Joint Chiefs

South 46

2218 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

DAVENPORT ROADHOUSE

Ugly Beauty

1 Davenport Ave, Santa Cruz

FINS COFFEE 1104 Ocean St, Santa Cruz

HOFFMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAKERY CAFE

Preston Brahm Trio

Mapanova

KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER

Ravi Coltrane

Aza

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Quartet

1102 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

MAD HOUSE BAR & COCKTAILS

Isoceles with Gary Montrezza

White Album Ensemble

Mad Jam

DJ AD

DJ Marc

DJ E

529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Bring your instrument

Rainbow Room

Cruzing

Church

MOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALLEY

Moksha

Soul Majestic

Chali 2na

Don Carlos

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Chris Zanardi

Saritah

The House of Vibe

MOTIV

DJ Tom LG

Libation Lab

Charly Fusion

1209 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

Atom & Evil

with AL-B

DJ Sparkle

Ron Bautista

Reggae Night

Hoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;omana

C-FLO

RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

THE REEF 120 Union St, Santa Cruz

RIO THEATRE

Jake Shimabukuro

1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-423-1336 Wednesday, February 8 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 21+

OPEN MIC

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Friday, February 10 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 21+

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Zen Vendetta

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SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE

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Sunday, February 12 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 21+

THE

SLACKERS !DV $RS s P M P M

Tuesday, February 14 Â&#x2039; In the Atrium Â&#x2039; AGES 16+ FALLING IN REVERSE plus Oh Sleeper also Skip the Foreplay and Jackie Rocks !DV $RS s $RS P M 3HOW P M

Feb 15 Open Mic Atrium (Ages 21+) Feb 16 Eli aka Smoov-E Atrium (Ages 16+) &EB C-Money & the Players Inc. Atrium (Ages 16+) Feb 18 Banda Oro Verde Atrium (Ages 21+) &EB Rebelution/ The Green (Ages 16+) &EB Philthy Rich Atrium (Ages 16+) Feb 21 Scott H. Biram Atrium (Ages 21+) Feb 25 Mistah Fab/ Fashawn (Ages 16+) &EB Alkaline Trio (Ages 16+) Mar 2 Lagwagon (Ages 16+) Mar 8 SOJA (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 866-384-3060 & online

www.catalystclub.com

SEABRIGHT BREWERY

Seriously Twisted

519 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Mojo Band

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TUE 2/14

SANTA CRUZ THE ABBEY 831.429.1058

90s Night with DJ AL9k

SC Jazz Society

Wet & Reckless

Scott Owens

BLUE LAGOON 831.423.7117

BOCCIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CELLAR 831.427.1795

The Slackers

Jazz Jam

Falling in Reverse Oh Sleeper, Jackie Rocks

Jazz Baby

THE CATALYST 831.423.1336

CLOUDS 831.429.2000

Movie Nite

7 Come 11

CREPE PLACE

Yuji Tojo

CROWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEST

16 Candles

Live Comedy

831.429.6994 831.476.4560

Sherry Austin Band

DAVENPORT ROADHOUSE 831.426.8801

Geese in the Fog

FINS COFFEE 831.423.6131

Dana Scruggs Trio Sketchy Black Dog

Joe Leonard Trio Benny Green Trio

Barry Scott

HOFFMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAKERY CAFE

& Associates

831.420.0135

Tuck & Patti

KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER 831.427.2227

DJ Chante Neighborhood Night

Con Brio

Shady Groove

OTS Trio

MAD HOUSE BAR & COCKTAILS 831.425.2900

MOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALLEY 831.479.1854

Rasta Cruz

Ecclectic

Salsa with Omambo

Primal Productions

DJ AD

MOTIV 831.479.5572

RED 831.425.1913

T.F.Y.

Open Acoustic Night

THE REEF 831.459.9876&#8206;

RIO THEATRE 831.423.8209

SEABRIGHT BREWERY 831.426.2739

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WED 2/8

THU 2/9

FRI 2/10

BRITANNIA ARMS

Trivia Quiz Night

Karaoke

Karaoke

SAT 2/11

8017 Soquel Dr, Aptos

THE FOG BANK

After Sunset

211 Esplanade, Capitola

MANGIAMOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIZZA & WINE BAR

David Paul Campbell

David Paul Campbell

George Christos

Roberto-Howell Jazz

Dizzy Burnett

In Three

783 Rio del Mar Blvd, Aptos

MICHAELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON MAIN

Karaoke

2591 Main St, Soquel

PARADISE BEACH GRILLE

Johnny Fabulous

Nick Handley

215 Esplanade, Capitola

SANDERLINGS

Ken Constable

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Dance for Me

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‘Pina’ is an elegant trip through the dance avant-garde

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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Finally arriving in Santa Cruz is one of the 10 best films of 2011. The problem is that when you describe Wim Wenders’ Pina, it sounds like fodder for Sprockets, Saturday Night Live’s send-up of the German avantgarde.

Pina is a cinematic festschrift for the choreographer Philippina “Pina” Bausch, who died of cancer in 2009. It’s also an introduction (available in superb 3-D) to the kind of pieces she created.

3-D filmmaking forbids the kind of super-fast editing we expect in dance film. So Wenders has to go back to the proscenium arch–heavy approach that served musical films for decades.

After years of Baz Luhrmann and Rob Marshall, I’ve gotten to miss the straightforward filming of dance: highangle shots to show the layout of the stage and front-row center viewing.

Wenders does an old-fashioned optical trick that’s just about as old as Méliès: in some scenes, we watch the dancing taking place in a Thumbelina-sized theater, as some full-sized Tanztheater Wuppertal dancers watch the work they once did projected in 3-D inside.

Sometimes Pina displays the kind of angst that makes German art look deranged or extravagantly theatrical to American eyes. “This is veal!” screams a dancer in the empty courtyard of a factory; she then stuffs this raw meat into the toes of her ballet slippers as padding. Meaning? Potentially, it’s a

AIRBORNE Dancers reach for the heights in Wim Wenders’ tribute to Pina Bausch, opening Friday. note of the agony dancers endure to get on point: maybe the essence of what made Black Swan credible, as opposed to the Freudian froth. And maybe it’s a protest about meat equaling murder.

But aside from extremes like this, Bausch’s work only sometimes touches Noel Coward levels on the Angst-oMeter. Very few dances this side of children’s ballets engage with a person staggering in a hippo costume; “I had a love affair with the hippo,” recalls one of the unidentified members of Pina’s dance company.

The faces-instead-of-names motifs Wenders uses has the dancers giving memories of Bausch straight to the camera. The advice she gave to them was vague, if penetrating: “You have to go crazier.”

They talk in present tense, these dancers, her cult, because Bausch still lives in their dreams. “Please come visit me more often,” one of the dancers asks Pina.

We certainly see why they fell in love, despite the rigor of what Bausch asked

for. Consider the obstacle courses she built for them: a minefield of scattered chairs and sleeping drunks in Pina’s autobiographical piece “Café Muller.”

Other performances have real brutality to them: the tossing of a dancer between two men looks more bruising than most of the fight scenes I’ve seen in the movies lately. Bausch’s famed preindustrial (or post-apocalyptic) “Rites of Spring” is carried out on a stage heaped with peat, dancers divided by sex and wearing shapeless shifts. They are soon damp and mired. The old vaudeville joke is that you never let the audience see you sweat, but it’s actually this sweat on the ensemble that brings out the primordial mud.

Cirque du Soleil may have prepared viewers for the startling oddity here.

Likewise, Wenders’ documentary Buena Vista Social Club may have prepared us for the way Pina doesn’t build to a crescendo: it’s an even-tempered survey that watches the performances and doesn’t rank them for excitement.

We’re all supposed to be very

worried about elitism in high art, but that elitism is overcome in the choices Bausch made to show everyday toil, sweat and pain in the context of her dances. There’s nothing elite about the site-specific pieces, carried out in and around the suspension monorail that runs over Wupperthal’s namesake river.

Wenders shot his Alice in the Cities in this city in 1974, but it’s maybe best known from Tom Tykwer’s 2000 The Princess and the Warrior, which made use of the sky train.

Bausch worked in an unsung kind of city, with its share of American-empire ordinariness: one dance is staged on the edge of a traffic island, with TJ Maxx and McDonalds signs looming over the kind of nondescript busy street scene you could find in Dayton, Ohio.

PINA PG; 106 min.

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Same As It Ever Was

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‘Journey 2’ plays like a sequel to every action movie ever

BY SCOTT RENSHAW

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BEFORE diving into the multifaceted characterizations and thorny metaphysics of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, this important disclaimer: I never saw the original 2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Somebody please inform me if that renders me incapable of appreciating the subtle subtextual nuances.

Here’s why I feel at least somewhat safe in evaluating the follow-up unencumbered by knowledge of the predecessor: The Hollywood sequel has generally evolved to the point where specifics of previous installments are irrelevant. This isn’t just another tirade against the whole idea of sequels; that particular barn door has long since been left wide open, and grousing about movie sequels is about as controversial a conversation-starter as “aren’t puppies cute” or “wasn’t Hitler a pretty bad guy.” But sequels in general at least used to be about allowing viewers to reconnect with well-liked characters.

Journey 2 continues a trend in action blockbusters that used to be seen only in assembly-line horror franchises: Hike up the numeral and make everything else as generically familiar as possible.

In this case, that means the 2008 Journey’s lead actor, Brendan Fraser, won’t be returning with us for this voyage. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—whose new career path

DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ The Rock and the gang get gobsmacked on a mysterious island. seems to be continuing franchises he didn’t start—takes his place playing Hank, the new stepfather of Josh Hutcherson’s Sean from the original film. Sean is still consumed with the “Vernian” theories that have been a family obsession—the notion that all of Jules Verne’s fantastic tales were actually non-fiction. So when Sean intercepts a coded message that he believes to be from his grandfather, he and Hank head off to the South Pacific to charter a helicopter into an uncharted region, eventually crashlanding on a mysterious … well, it’s right there in the title.

Director Brad Peyton—a veteran of the unnecessary 3-D action sequel Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore— and his screenwriters are clear about exactly how to build the formula elements into Journey 2. The comic relief is provided by Luis Guzmán as Gabato, the helicopter pilot who wanders around being scared in a

high-pitched voice like this group’s Shaggy, making Mysterious Island feel more like The Mystery Machine. The whiff of respectability is provided by Michael Caine as Sean’s adventurer grandfather, who gets to spar playfully with The Artist Formerly Known as The Rock. Romantic interest/youth appeal comes from Vanessa Hudgens as Gabato’s daughter, whose defining character trait is being uninterested in the puppy-dog attentions of Sean before being interested in them. And just so that it’s not all about people running away from giant lizards or flying away from giant birds, we get the strained attempts by Hank to be a much-needed male role model for Sean, including that time-tested male bonding technique of performing on the ukulele.

Given the high level of monotonous sameness, it probably seemed to make sense to the filmmaking team to slam everything into high gear right away,

taking as little time as possible to get from Sean’s suburban moping to the narrow escapes and dangerous beasties on the island. A frenetic pace provides distraction from the absence of an actual story, or from the possibility that folks might stop and wonder why our heroes creep precariously over the top of giant lizard eggs only until the angry mama wakes up, at which point a broad path magically appears. But it’s frustrating to sit through yet another movie in which no one appears to care that adventure works best when the biggest investment isn’t the specialeffects budget, but the audience’s investment in the people running from the digital dangers.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND PG; 94 min.

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Film Capsules FILM CAPS GOOD BURGER (1997) Kenan and Kel’s big-screen debut chronicles the misadventures of Ed and Dexter as they navigate the world of fast food and big business. When Ed invents his “secret sauce” it brings hundreds to Good Burger, saving it from the brink

of extinction, but the fast-food chain giant Mondo Burger and their greedy manager Kurt are determined to get their hands on the recipe and put Good Burger out of business forever.

(Fri-Sat midnite at Del Mar)

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (PG; 94 min.) See review, page 43. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

SHOWTIMES

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG (NR; 415 min.) The Met: Live in HD presents another installment of its award-winning series by bringing Wagner’s epic opera to the big screen for a one-time showing this Saturday at 9am. The last of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Götterdämmerung tells the tale of the mythological Norse Ragnarok, the

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

cataclysmic final battle between the Gods leading to the ultimate destruction of the Earth. (Sat at Santa Cruz 9)

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: TRAVELLING LIGHT (NR; 180 min) The National Theatre of the UK will broadcast its performance of a new play

by Nicholas Wright about an Eastern European immigrant

who becomes a big player during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Award-winning actor Anthony Sher plays Motl, a precocious upstart from a remote village in Eastern Europe who becomes a famed director. Forty years on, Motl reflects on his early career and what he gave up to make it in Hollywood. (at the Del Mar)

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Feb. 8, through Wednesday, Feb. 14, unless otherwise indicated.

Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Wed-Thu 1; 6:45.

plus Sun-Mon 11am. (No Sat 1:30pm) Chronicle — Wed-Thu 2:40; 5:05; 7:20; 9:40; Fri-Wed 2:30; 5:05; 7:25; 9:40 plus Sat-Mon 12:20pm.

Contraband — Wed-Thu 2:15; 5; 7:50; 10:40.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close — Wed-Thu 6:40; 9:50.

The Grey — Wed-Thu 1:10; 4:05; 7; 10:00; Fri-Wed 1:50; 4:30; 7:15; 9:50 plus Sat-Mon 11:10am.

Man on a Ledge — Wed-Thu 1:05; 3:50; 6:30; 9:30. (No Thu 9:30pm) Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol — Wed-Thu 1; 4; 7:10; 10:15. (No Wed 2/8 4; 7:10; 10:15) Underworld: Awakening 3D — Wed-Thu 2:30; 5:20; 8; 10:25.

MET Opera: Enchanted Island — Wed 2/8 6:30pm.

MET Opera: Gotterdammerung — Sat 9 am.

Oliver! — Thu 9pm.

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The Descendants — Daily 2; 4:30; 6:50; 9:10 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am.

CINELUX 41ST AVENUE CINEMA 1475 41st Ave., Capitola 831.479.3504 www.cineluxtheatres.com Safe House (Opens Fri) — 11:20; 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10:15.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close — Wed-Thu 3:45; 9:30.

The Grey — Wed-Thu 11:20; 2; 4:40; 7:20; 10; Fri-Wed 11:30; 2:10; 4:40; 7:20; 10.

The Iron Lady — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed 11:10; 1:45; 4:15;

6:45; 9:15.

1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com

226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com

Pina 3D — (Opens Fri) 2:40; 4:50; 7:10; 9:20 plus Sat 12:30pm.

A Dangerous Method — Wed-Thu 2:40; 4:50; 7:15 9:20; Fri-Wed 2:50; 5;

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — (Opens Fri) 4:30pm.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D — (Opens Fri) 11:45; 2:10; 7:10; 9:30.

Safe House — (Opens Fri) 11:20; 2; 4:40; 7:30; 10:15.

Star Wars: Episode I 3D — (Opens Fri) 12:45; 3:45; 7; 10.

The Vow — (Opens Fri) 11:55; 2:20; 4:45; 7:20; 9:45.

Big Miracle — Wed-Thu 11:10; 1:45; 4:20; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed 11:15; 1:45; 4:15; 6:45; 9:15.

Chronicle — Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:10; 3:30; 5:45; 8; 10:10; Fri-Wed 11:10; 1:15; 3:20;

7:20; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 12:40pm Hugo 3D — Daily 1:45; 4:20; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11:15am.

The Iron Lady — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:30; 6:40; 9.

Good Burger— Fri-Sat midnight.

Traveling Light — Sun 11am.

NICKELODEON Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com Animated Shorts Program — (Opens Fri) 2:50; 7 plus Sat-Sun 11:15am.

Live Action Shorts Program — (Opens Fri) 4:30; 8:40 plus Sat-Sun 12:45pm.

Albert Nobbs — Daily 2; 4:20; 6:40; 9:10 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am.

The Artist — Daily 2:30; 4:40; 6:50; 9 plus Sat-Sun 12:20pm.

The Descendants — Daily 2:20; 4:50; 7:10; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun noon.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:10; 7; 9:30.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN 155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com

5:30; 7:40; 9:45.

Beauty and The Beast — Wed-Thu 11; 3:30.

Beauty and the Beast 3D — Wed-Thu 1:20pm.

The Grey — Wed-Thu 11; 1:45; 4; 7:10; 10.

The Iron Lady — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 9:30.

Man on a Ledge — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:30; 4:55; 7:30; 10.

One for the Money — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:15; 4:45; 7:15; 9:30.

Red Tails — Wed-Thu 11:10; 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10:10.

War Horse — Wed-Thu 5:30; 8:45.

The Woman in Black — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:20; 4:55; 7:20; 9:45; Fri-Wed

12:30; 3; 5:20; 7:45; 10.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8

Contraband — Fri-Wed 3:45; 6:45; 9:25 plus Fri-Sun 1pm.

One for the Money — Wed-Thu 4; 7; 9:20.

The Woman in Black — Daily 4:15; 7:15; 9:20 plus Fri-Sun 1:15pm.

1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — (Opens Fri) 5:05; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 1pm.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D — (Opens Fri) 3; 7:15 plus Sat-Sun 11am.

Safe House — (Opens Fri) 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 10:50am.

This Means War — (Opens Tue) 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40.

Big Miracle — Daily 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 10:55am.

Chronicle — Daily 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am.

The Descendants — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30.

The Grey Digital — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30.

Man on a Ledge — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40.

One for the Money — Wed-Mon 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am.

Underworld: Awakening — Wed-Thu 1; 5:05; 9:30.

Underworld: Awakening 3D — Wed-Thu 3; 7:15.

The Woman in Black — Daily 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 10:55am.

1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com Journey 2: Mysterious Island — (Opens Fri) 2:20pm.

Journey 2: Mysterious Island 3D — (Opens Fri) 4:50; 7:30; 10:05 plus

Sat-Mon 11:45am.

Safe House — (Opens Fri) 1:05; 2:10; 3:50; 5; 6:45; 7:50; 9:55; 10:35 plus SatMon 11:20am.

Star Wars: Episode I 3D — (Opens Fri) 1; 4:05; 7:10; 10:15.

The Vow — (Opens Fri) 2; 4:25; 7:40; 10:10 plus Sat-Mon 11:30am.

The Adventures of Tintin 3D — Wed-Thu 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10:20.

Beauty and the Beast 3D — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:10.

Big Miracle — Wed-Thu 2:10; 4:55; 7:40; 10:30; Fri-Wed 1:30; 4; 6:30; 9:30

Star Wars: Episode l 3D — (Opens Midnight Thu) 1:15; 4; 7; 9:45 plus

Sat-Sun 10:35am.

PINA 3D See review, page 41.

(Opens Fri at Del Mar) SAFE HOUSE (R; 115 min.)

Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a rookie CIA operative languishing in his remote post in Cape Town when he is charged with safeguarding one of the most dangerous men in the world, Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington). An ex-CIA operative, Frost was once the best in the business, but since turning he has sold U.S. military secrets to the highest bidder. Soon after debriefing, their safe house is attacked, sending the two unlikely allies on a desperate search for those who want them dead. (Opens Fri at 41st Ave, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Green Valley) STAR WARS: EPISODE I — THE PHANTOM MENACE 3D (1999) The first installment in George Lucas’ six-part odyssey rendered for the first time in 3D. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent to the blockaded planet of Naboo only to find that the conflict runs much deeper than they first anticipated. As they escort the Queen of Naboo to the Intergalactic Senate, their ship is stranded, and they discover a young boy of incredible potential that may become the leader the Jedi were hoping for. (Opens Thu

REVIEWS THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (PG; 113 min.) Steven Spielberg directs this adaptation of the beloved series by Hergé, starring the curious young reporter Tintin (Justin Bell) and his loyal dog Snowy.

THE ARTIST (PG-13; 110 min.) The French writerdirector Michel Hazanavicius brought his cinematographer (Guillaume Schiffman) and two French actors to Hollywood to make this black-and-white silent tribute to 1920s American cinema, which has some critics charmed and others blown away.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (G; 90 min.) A 3-D version of Disney’s classic 1991 tale about a prince who is bewitched because he could not love and a girl who happens upon his castle while in search of her father.

Only her love can save the prince and his courtiers from the evil enchantment.

BIG MIRACLE (PG; 107 min) John Krasinski, Kristen Bell and Drew Barrymore star in this film about an unlikely alliance between oil tycoons, Inuit natives and the American and Russian militaries on their quest to save a family of grey whales.

Capturing it all is Alaskan newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski), whose main concern is not whales or oil barons but the arrival of his ex-girlfriend (Barrymore).

CARNAGE (R; 79 min.) A quartet of nasty bourgeois, played by four top-drawer actors with crack timing, make Roman Polanski’s Carnage a civilized entertainment. In the prologue, in the distance, one bad little boy hits another bad little boy in the head with a tree branch. Aside from that, we never leave the apartment of a couple in the high-rent part of Brooklyn at the after-school mediation session. The man of the house (John C. Reilly) is a gregarious but lumpy executive at a household

CHRONICLE (PG-13;) Shy, introverted teen Andrew, his cousin Matt and their popular classmate, Steve, make an unbelievable discovery when they happen upon a mysterious substance that imbues them with superpowers. As their powers grow stronger, their darker sides emerge, forcing each of them to struggle with his baser instincts.

THE DESCENDANTS (R; 115 min.) Almost everyone will enjoy the George Clooney/ Alexander Payne film The Descendants. Clooney’s Matt King is a lawyer who toils while his family has a good time. Matt’s wife languishes in a coma after a bad boating accident. He goes to retrieve his daughter, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley), currently immured at a strict boarding school because of her partying. Alexandra confesses that she’s been acting out lately because she saw her mom with a stranger’s hands on her.

Matt also has to deal with his cutely awkward, profane younger daughter, Scottie (Pacific Grove’s Amara Miller, debuting), as well as with his ornery fatherin-law (Robert Forster, excellently embodying the old military side of Hawaii).

Coming along for the ride is Alexandra’s pal Sid (Nick Krause), her seemingly silly young partner in partying, who wedges himself into this family tragedy.

Meanwhile, Matt must make the painful decision to liquidate a piece of property that he’s holding in trust for the rest of the family. The end result of the deal will be yet another resort with golf course, part of the endless effort to turn Hawaii into Costa Mesa. Clooney is roguish and entertaining; he gives the kind of star’s performance that probably only looks easy and smooth to pull off. And he finishes

with some very heavy oldschool acting, which puts Clooney farther out on the limb than he is in the rest of the film. (RvB)

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG-13; 129 min) Jonathan Safran Foer’s elegiac novel is adapted to the big screen by director Stephen Daldry.

Oskar Schell’s father died in the World Trade Center attack on 9/11, leaving behind only a key. Oskar, convinced that his father has left him a message somewhere in the city, embarks on a journey to find the lock that fits the mysterious key and finds out more about the world than he expected.

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (R; 164 min.)

Director David Fincher (Fight Club, Social Network) takes on the first installment of the Swedish trilogy armed with Daniel Craig, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer and Rooney Mara.

THE GREY (R; 117 min) When their plane crashes in the Alaskan wild, a group of unruly roughnecks must survive icy conditions, traumatic injuries and the unfriendly advances of a pack of wolves. With Liam Neeson.

THE IRON LADY (PG-13; 105 min.) This unusually meretricious biopic, about England’s first female Prime Minister, has been called worth seeing for Meryl Streep, but this is hardly an example of a peerless actress playing a really once-in-alifetime part. Banking on historical amnesia, the film transcends its surpassing political naiveté by trying to sleaze its way into Margaret Thatcher’s personal life, presenting Thatcher in her senility as being haunted by the prankish specter of her late husband, Denis (Jim Broadbent).

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13; 139 min.) Tom Cruise and the rest of the Mission Impossible force must operate outside the spy agency’s command structure and umbrella of protection when a bomb goes off at the Kremlin, pushing the U.S. and Russia to the brink of war.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (Rated R) Kenneth Branagh stars as Sir Laurence Olivier and Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in a story about the tension between the two stars during the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl.

SHAME (NC-17; 101 min) A man’s carefully managed private life, which allows him to engage his sexual addiction, is thrown into chaos when his troubled younger sister arrives unannounced. Starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, directed by Steve McQueen (Hunger).

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (R; 127 min.) In London in the early 1970s, the Cold War still has England frozen.

It’s as if World War II had never stopped. The secret service is the most paranoid place in this war. And its denizens face unignorable news: a mole at the top level is pipelining secrets to the U.S.S.R. It falls to George Smiley (Gary Oldman), the man once certainly next in line for the position of Control of the British Secret Service, to figure out who it is, but he and his boss (John Hurt) were forced to resign after a particularly bad fiasco in Budapest, so he works from the outside.

The mole suspects include one of the most baleful actors alive, Ciarán Hinds as Roy Bland; Colin Firth as Bill Haydon, an icon of condescension; Toby Jones as the pompous mediocrity Percy Alleline; David Dencik as a downy Toby Esterhase, last seen wailing for his life on an airport tarmac; and Benedict Cumberbatch as the too-natty Peter Guillam (this new version gives Guillam a secret of his own). And out in the cold: the ominous Tom Hardy as Polyester-swathed legbreaker Ricki Tarr. Those who love actors know that a silent man can be more urgent than a noisy, flamboyant type. Oldman is startling, even after years of superb supporting work.

(RvB) UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING (R; 88 min) Kate Beckinsale reprises her role as the vampiress Selene in the fourth part of the Underworld series. When humans try to eradicate the Vampires and their enemies, the Lycans, Selene must lead the battle against humankind in order to save her own species.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK (PG-13; 95 min) A young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) is sent to a remote village to settle the estate of a recently deceased eccentric.

It quickly becomes clear to him that the local villagers are hiding a terrible secret: the spirit of an old woman haunts the house, searching desperately for something or someone she lost.

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OLIVER! (1968) A musical adaptation of Dickens’ classic Victorian novel about a boy who runs away from an orphanage only to hook up with a gang of pickpockets under the tutelage of the miserly Fagin.

Carol Reed’s lively adaptation was a smash hit when it premiered in 1968 and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. (Thu at Santa Cruz 9)

THE VOW (PG-13; 104 min) Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange and Sam Neill star in this romantic drama about a young couple trying to recover from a devastating accident. When a car accident leaves Paige (McAdams) with severe memory loss, her husband Leo (Tatum) is determined to win her back. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Scotts Valley)

hardware company. His wife, Penelope (Jodie Foster) is writing a book about Darfur, which makes her particularly ready to forgive and forget playground violence. The father of the offscreen bullying boy is Alan (Christoph Waltz), a snide lawyer. His wife, Annette, (Kate Winslet) has more than a touch of incapacitating nausea. The more Carnage flaunts the idea that man is a wolf to man, the cozier it finally gets. Carnage is made for audiences of married people who know what it’s like to live with someone who can look like a ninny or a hog in social situations. (RvB)

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OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS (Live Action) This year’s Oscar-nominated live action shorts include the stories of an altar boy called into mass at the last minute, a German couple who adopt a young Indian orphan, a reunion of two friends after 25 years apart, a neurotic inventor who gets lost in time and a dying man who sets things right with his aged mother.

(Opens Fri at the Nick)

at Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

FILM

OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS (Animated) (NR; 52 min) A boy struggles with the boredom of his family’s Sunday routine, a young neophyte learns the family business, a New Yorker and a chicken square off and an Englishman finds he is entirely unsuited for life in the Canadian frontier in this year’s pack of Oscarnominated animated shorts.

(Opens Fri at the Nick)

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SYMPHONY Santa Cruz County

FAMILY CONCERT

Under the Boardwalk

An educational concert thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun for the whole family!

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 2 PM Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Sponsored by James & Catharine Gill and Jack & Barbara Ritchey

Program Funding By:

WAGNER Ride of the Valkyries BRITTEN Young Personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to the Orchestra Narrated by Joseph Ribeiro

SOUSA BADELT

Semper Fidelis March Pirates of the Caribbean Theme

And More!

Tickets $8/10 advance, $10/12 day of show, plus service fees Call 420-5260 or www.SantaCruzTickets.com John Larry Granger, Music Director With special guests: Season Media Sponsors:

Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre Orchard School Circus Troupe

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Wellness.

BY MARIA GRUSAUSKAS

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MIKE BALDWIN wouldn’t call himself a spiritual person—he isn’t interested in prana or chakras, and he’d probably rather be programming software than chanting Om shanti shanti shanti. But he’s a yogi, through and through. His practice is an integral part of his life.

Glowing with the vitality of a guy on a paleo diet, Baldwin is a trim 31year-old who contemplates his sencha tea before speaking. His intense green eyes spark when he begins to talk about “Yoga Student,” the threemonth-old app he’s created for fellow yogis.

“It’s designed to complement a yoga class,” he explains. “This app is for removing some of the friction from the practice, taking what you’ve learned from your teacher and applying it. It’s not a tutorial. It’s for people who have done enough yoga that they feel comfortable doing the poses.”

Yoga Student was created to help with something that is inexplicably difficult: practicing yoga on your own, without the help of an omniscient yoga teacher or the motivating presence of enviably limber classmates. It came out of Baldwin’s frustrating attempts to practice yoga using yoga cards. He wanted a simple tool that would help guide a more fluent routine, one that would keep time and prompt him on what came

SMARTPHONEVASANA Mike Baldwin with Yoga Student, his new mobile app next.

“It frustrated me when, like, I might go into a routine with the intention of doing certain poses, but halfway through it I might realize I forgot to do this or that, or maybe I started daydreaming and did a pose way longer on one side than the other side,” he says.

Yoga Student has a library of some 100 hatha poses, color-coded to denote the area of the body worked.

Each pose is illustrated with a figure doing it properly, drawn by Baldwin himself, plus the English and Sanskrit names. Unlike many apps that do it for you, Yoga Student allows you to create your own routine by picking out the poses you want to do and setting the time frame for each one.

Note to self and others: setting a good routine is crucial, and at least a minute per pose is a good idea.

My routine was all over the place.

Floor, then standing, then back to the floor. I’d have been happier with a pre-programmed routine. The app also has a really peaceful bell sound signifying time for the next move.

Baldwin says he’d like to create a sort of Yoga Student network so that users can share their personal routines with other members, and teachers can share routines with their students.

Yoga Student is Baldwin’s second app. The first is Self Talk, a tool for writing short notes to yourself— positive affirmations, reminders, mantras. It’s for the kind of person who puts post-it notes on the bathroom mirror and then forgets all about it until back at home that evening. Both apps are just 99 cents at http://mikebaldwin.me/apps/. And no, Baldwin hasn’t hit the big time.

Not yet.

“It’s not like an Angry Birds situation for anybody,” he says.

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Chip Scheuer

A Santa Cruz programmer takes yoga mobile

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High-Tech Yogi

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Christina Waters

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Romance and Other Great Ideas

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INTIMATE, COZY, CANDLELIT… That’s often what we’re looking for as the

ideal setting for a romantic Valentine’s dinner. The illusion of being alone in a crowd is part of the appeal of our most romantic places. The snug little table for two along the stairway in the main dining room at Shadowbrook, for example (recently named one of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in the country by OpenTable), is what I’m talking about. Or one of the window tables at Casablanca, where you can sip some bubbly while watching the sunset painting the waves orange and gold. Any table at Gabriella. You already know this, and now that Valentine’s Day is only a week away, it’s time to make that dinner reservation!

THE EMPIRE EXPANDS! NEW LEAF COMMUNITY MARKETS opened a 21,000-square-foot store in San Jose on Feb. 1. The new store is located at Canyon Creek Plaza, at 5667 Silver Creek Valley Road. “We are very pleased to be serving the residents of the Evergreen area,” says New Leaf founder Scott Roseman, who plans classes on health, cooking and nutrition in the newest New Leaf. . . . And good news for fans of Dave Kumec and his amazing organic ice creams. Mission Hill Creamery is on the verge of opening a new downtown Pacific Avenue shop. In addition to retail offerings, the actual production of these artisanal ice creams will be watchable in the new shop. Stay tuned and find out more at Mission Hill Creamery.

TWISTED TASTING For those who like their suds on the wild side, there’s

the upcoming gala event on Friday, Feb. 17 up at the Top of the Rittenhouse building hosted by Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing. Think quantity as well as quality—The Twisted Tasting will showcase 40 unique, experimental and unusual beers partnered with locally produced exotic foods. These wild and nontraditional beers are not for the faint of heart. Consider chocolate mint stout or smoked pig ear ale. Now add beer-brined pickles and Devout Stout– washed cheeses. Twisted and delicious! Or at the very least adventuresome.

The brewers of SCMB have whipped up four utterly distinctive beers for the event, including a Horchata Pale Ale. And since this is Santa Cruz, look for circus performers, fire dancers and other live dazzlers amidst the brew bonanza. It all happens Friday, Feb. 17, 6-9pm at the Top of the Rittenhouse.

Tickets $65 at twistedtasting.eventbrite.com.

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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TARTS AND HEARTS Kelly’s is in the spirit of the season.

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DINER’S GUIDE

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Diner’ s Guide Love stinks

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.

On Valentine’s Day, Celebrate the Joy of Being Single at Woodstock’s

SYMBOLS MADE SIMPLE: $ = Under $10 $$ = $11-$15 $$$ = $16-$20 $$$$ = $21 and up

Price Ranges based on average cost of dinner entree and salad, excluding alcoholic beverages APTOS

Happy Hour All Day!

1 OFF

$

Personal Pizzas Not good with other offers. Valid on 2/14/12.

$$ 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

LD1

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

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710 Front St (Next to Trader Joe’s) 831-427-4444 | woodstockscruz.com

$ Capitola

CAFE VIOLETTE

$$

Capitola

GEISHA SUSHI 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

104 Stockton Ave, 831.479.8888

ZELDA’S

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

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

GABRIELLA’S

$$ Santa Cruz

HINDQUARTER

$$ Santa Cruz

910 Cedar St., 831.457.1677

303 Soquel Ave, 831.426.7770 HOFFMAN’S

1102 Pacific Ave, 837.420.0135

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.

Califormia-Italian. fresh from farmers’ markets organic vegetables, local seafood, grilled steaks, frequent duck and rabbit, famous CHICKEN GABRIELLA, legendary local wine list, romantic mission style setting with patio, quiet side street 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.

HULA’S ISLAND GRILL

Santa Cruz

221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

$

INDIA JOZE

Santa Cruz

418 Front St, 831.325-3633

$$ Santa Cruz

JOHNNY’S HARBORSIDE

493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

$$ Santa Cruz

OLITAS

$$ Santa Cruz

PACIFIC THAI

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

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

Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old 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

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

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 59pm, Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun 4-9pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close.

$$ Santa Cruz

WOODSTOCK’S PIZZA

105 Walnut Ave, 831.423.2020

710 Front St, 831.427.4444

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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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.

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

’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.

DINER’S GUIDE

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Free Will

Astrology

ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny

For the week of February 8 ARIES (March 21–April 19): “Marriage must be a

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): I’ve ghostwritten a personal ad for you to give to your Valentine or potential Valentine: “I’m looking for a free yet disciplined spirit I can roll down hills with on sunny days and solve thorny puzzles with when the skies are cloudy. Can you see the absurd in the serious and the serious in the absurd? Are you a curious chameleon always working to sharpen your communication skills? Might you be attracted to a sweet-talking wise-ass who’s evolving into a holy goofball? Emotional baggage is expected, of course, but please make sure yours is organized and well-packed.

Let’s create the most unpredictably intriguing versions of beauty and truth that anyone ever imagined.”

CANCER (June 21–July 22): On average, an adult on planet Earth has sex 103 times a year. But I’m guessing that in the immediate future, Cancerians everywhere may be motivated to exceed that rate by a large margin.

The astrological omens suggest that your tribe’s levels of sensual desire may reach astronomical heights. Do you know anyone you’re attracted to who might be willing help you out as you follow your bliss? If not, be your own Valentine. One way or another, it’s prime time to celebrate your relationship with eros.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): I’d love for you to be able to

always give the best gifts you have to give without worrying about whether they will be received in the spirit with which you offer them. But that’s just not realistic. I would also be ecstatic if you never had to tone down your big, beautiful self out of fear that others would be jealous or intimidated. And yet that’s not a rational possibility, either. Having said that, though, I do want to note that now and then both of those pleasurable scenarios can prevail for extended lengths of time. And I believe you’re now in one of those grace periods.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, here’s what I wish and predict for you in the near future: You will be a connoisseur of temptations. By that I mean you will have a knack for attracting and playing with allurements and enticements. More importantly, you’ll have a sixth sense about the distinction between good bait and bad bait—between provocative temptations that will serve your most fervent dreams and debilitating traps that will dissipate your integrity. And when you get a lock on the invigorating, ennobling kind, you will know just how to work with it so that it drives you wild with smart longing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): After analyzing the astro data for this Valentine season, I realized that you could really benefit from being less sober, solemn, and serious about your intimate relationships. That’s why I decided to collect some one-liners for you to use as you loosen up your approach to togetherness. Please consider delivering them to anyone you’d like to be closer to.

1.) “Let’s go maniacally obsess about our lives in a soothing environment.” 2.) “We’ll be best friends forever because you already know too much about me.” 3.) “It would be great if you would schedule your social events around my mood swings.” 4.) “I’m sorry I drunk-dialed you before realizing you were already in bed with me.”

5.) “I wanna do boring things with you.” (All the oneliners come from Someecards.com.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): “The world is an oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a mattress,” said a character in Arthur Miller play. He was referring to the idea that if you’re obsessed with sex and romance, your level of worldly accomplishment may be rather low.

It jibes with what a friend in my youth told me when he noticed how much of my energy was engaged in pursuing desirable females: “They don’t build statues in parks for guys who chase women.” I realize you may not be wildly receptive to ruminating on these matters during the Valentine season, Sagittarius. However, the omens suggest I advise you to do just that. It’s a good time to fine-tune the balance between your life-long career goals and your quest for love.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): Ancient Egyptians thought that drinking bear grease could stimulate ardor, while the Greeks believed that eating sparrow brains would do the trick. When potatoes first appeared in Spain in 1534, imported from the New World, they were used in love potions and worth more than $1,000 a pound. The Asian rhinoceros was hunted nearly to extinction because its horn was thought to have aphrodisiac properties. Just in time for Valentine season, I’d like to suggest that you call on a very different kind of romantic stimulant that costs nothing and doesn’t endanger any species: being a good listener.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): Maybe there is a soulmate for you in this world. Maybe there isn’t. But you can count on this: If that person is out there, you will never bond with him or her by clinging to a set of specific expectations about how it should happen. He or she will not possess all the qualities you wish for and will not always treat you exactly as you want to be. I’m sure you already know this deep down, Aquarius, but hearing it from an objective observer like me might help liberate you further from the oppressive fantasy of romantic perfection. That way you can better recognize and celebrate the real thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”

So proclaimed Dr. Seuss. I think this is an excellent meditation for you during this season of love. You need more permission to share your idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, and you need more freedom to ally yourself with people whose idiosyncrasies and eccentricities you’re compatible with—and on behalf of the cosmos, I’m hereby giving you that permission.

Homework: Write yourself a nice long love letter. Send a copy to me if you like: FreeWillAstrology.com.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): Eliphas Levi was a 19thcentury author and hermetic magician whose work has had a major influence on Western mystery schools.

The great secret of magic, he said, is fourfold: “to KNOW what has to be done, to WILL what is required, to DARE what must be attempted, and to KEEP SILENT with discernment.” Your assignment, Libra, is to apply this approach to your love life. How can you create a relationship with love that will be a gift to the world and also make you smarter, kinder, and wilder? KNOW what

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TAURUS (April 20–May 20): “Love loves to love love,” wrote James Joyce in his 1922 novel Ulysses. “Nurse loves the new chemist. Constable 14A loves Mary Kelly. Jumbo, the elephant, loves Alice, the elephant.

Old Mr Verschole with the ear trumpet loves old Mrs Verschoyle with the turnedin eye. The man in the brown macintosh loves a lady who is dead. His Majesty the King loves Her Majesty the Queen.” What Joyce said 90 years ago is still true: The world is a churning, burning uproar of yearning. The droning moan of “I want you, I need you” never dies down. Give yourself to that cosmic current without apology this Valentine season, Taurus.

Celebrate your voracious ache for love. Honor your urge to merge with reverence and awe for its raw splendor.

magic you have to do. WILL yourself to do it. DARE to be ingenious and inspired. And don’t tell anyone what you’re doing until you achieve your goal.

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relation either of sympathy or conquest,” said author George Eliot. I believe the same is true even about intimate bonds that have not been legally consecrated.

Each tends to either be a collaboration of equals who are striving for common goals or else a power struggle in which one party seeks to dominate the other. Which of those two models has characterized your romantic history, Aries? Now is an excellent time to begin working to ensure that the partnership model will predominate for the rest of your long life.

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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