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EDITOR’S NOTE It doesn’t always register at first when someone you’ve been seeing around Santa Cruz for years seems to vanish, especially if they were more of an acquaintance you’d run into on Pacific Avenue every so often—maybe shared a mutual friend or two with, or worked together at one point—but didn’t know all that well. Eventually, however, something clicks in your head: “Whatever happened to so-and-so?”

I certainly had that moment about Janet Blaser, especially since she was part of the same local media landscape that I was back in the early 2000s, and I was used to reading (and running) her stuff, and seeing her at various things around town. But I wasn’t expecting her name to come up when Wallace Baine told me about a book by a former

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you for the reporting on El Salvador by J. Pierce. We in S.C. are fortunate to have some El Salvadorans among us, and as an educator who’s worked with them, I know them to be especially loving, caring, hard working people.

Most of them have been through trauma and still experience worry and grief because of the instability, poverty and violence which continues to affect their families. It’s good to understand more history and know about Les Gardner and others who are supporting positive changes. It would be good to include information about ongoing efforts that we all might contribute to. It is so obvious, as pointed out, that if we share our resources for education and positive solutions, we all benefit.

Also, I appreciate the concise, readable articles in GT concerning important issues like Credit Union/banking that I’d otherwise be uninformed about.

NANDA WILSON | FELTON

TOP OF THE LIST Re: “Hack Channels”: I am so thrilled to see both the editorial and interview of

Santa Cruz resident about finding a new life in Mexico.

“Do you remember Janet Blaser?” he asked me. “Of course,” I said.

“So that’s what she’s doing now.”

When I saw the pictures of her living it up in Mazatlán—a city I’ve visited myself and really enjoyed—I definitely had a momentary pang of longing for the expat life.

In a time when there’s a hugely politicized attempt to frame Mexico as a scary, suspicious place, Blaser’s book Why We Left, which features stories from 27 women who have moved there from the U.S., is especially timely.

As Wallace writes in his cover story this week, these contributors are not trying to sell readers on emigrating to Mexico, but their stories about the hardships and benefits of making that leap—one that, let’s face it, a lot of people here talk about in one form or another when someone they really don’t like gets elected in the U.S.— provide a window into the real issues with living on both sides of the border.

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Les Gardner. I have known and worked alongside Les for a number of years and what the article missed is that Les’ heart is what drives him. He sometimes hurts for people, and then digs in to correct what he considers wrong. He is extremely generous with his time, has a ferocious spirit and does not stop until the task he has set forth in front of him is complete.

He works both quietly and effectively.

Thank you to the Good Times for highlighting Les Gardner, who is on the top of the list of those in our community who make a difference.

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ONLINE COMMENTS RE: PUBLIC BANKING Thanks to Jennifer Wadsworth for the article on public banks. Just a heads up, Santa Cruz has its own active group lobbying for public banking called People for Public Banking. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, the City of Santa Cruz, and the City of Watsonville have all signed on to support AB 857, a bill which when passed will allow for licensing of >8

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County leaders are reminding residents that power outages may happen this summer. To mitigate the risk of catastrophic forest fires, Pacific Gas & Electric will shut off portions of the electricity grid during periods of high temperatures and extreme winds. Shut-offs could last for days. Individuals relying on respiratory devices, dialysis, feeding devices, motorized equipment, and refrigerated medication are all at risk during extended power outages. Those who rely on such equipment can fill out a brief survey at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/YRBCNZN.

Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School has received a $200,000 matching grant from the Monterey Peninsula Foundation to build a new recreation area. The space will include a sports court, an amphitheater, an outdoor classroom, and a community gathering space. The campaign to complete the Kirby School campus is now more twothirds of the way to its $1.275 million goal.

Groundbreaking will begin this month on a project to convert one of Kirby School’s exterior parking lots into an acre of studentcentric space.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of June 26 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Discipline your inner flame. Use your radiance constructively. Your theme is controlled fire.

August: Release yourself from dwelling on what’s amiss or off-kilter. Find the inspiration to focus on what’s right and good. September: Pay your dues with joy and gratitude.

Work hard in service to your beautiful dreams. October: You can undo your attractions to “gratifications” that aren’t really very gratifying. November: Your allies can become even better allies. Ask them for more. December: Be alert for unrecognized value and hidden resources.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: If you choose to play one of life’s trickier games, you must get trickier yourself.

August: Shedding irrelevant theories and unlearning old approaches will pave the way for creative breakthroughs.

September: Begin working on a new product or project that will last a long time. October: Maybe you don’t need that emotional crutch as much as you thought. November: Explore the intense, perplexing, interesting feelings until you’re cleansed and healed. December: Join forces with a new ally or deepen an existing alliance.

GEMINI May21–June20 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: It’s time to take fuller advantage of a resource you’ve been neglecting or underestimating.

August: For a limited time only, two plus two equals five. Capitalize on that fact by temporarily becoming a two-plus-two-equals-five-type of person. September: It’s time and you’re ready to discover new keys to fostering interesting intimacy and robust collaboration. October: The boundaries are shifting on the map of the heart. That will ultimately be a good thing. November: If you do what you fear, you’ll gain unprecedented power over the fear.

December: What’s the one thing you can’t live without?

Refine and deepen your relationship to it.

CANCER Jun21–Jul22 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Acquire a new personal symbol that thrills your mind and mobilizes your soul. August: Reconfigure the way you deal with money. Get smarter about your finances. September: It’s time to expedite your learning. But streetwise education is more useful than formal education. Study the book of life. October: Ask for more help than you normally do. Aggressively build your support. November: Creativity is your superpower.

Reinvent any part of your life that needs a bolt of imaginative ingenuity. December: Love and care for what you imagine to be your flaws and liabilities.

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Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Transform something that’s semi-ugly into something that’s useful and winsome. August: Go to the top of the world and seek a big vision of who you must become. September: Your instinct for worthy and constructive adventures is impeccable. Trust it. October: Be alert for a new teacher with a capacity to teach you precisely what you need to learn. November: Your mind might not guide you perfectly, but your body and soul will. December: Fresh hungers and budding fascinations should alert you to the fact that deep in the genius part of your soul, your master plan is changing.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: I’d love to see you phase out wishywashy wishes that keep you distracted from your burning, churning desires. August: A story that began years ago begins again. Be proactive about changing the themes you’d rather not repeat. September: Get seriously and daringly creative about living in a more expansive world.

October: Acquire a new tool or skill that will enable you to carry out your mission more effectively. November: Unanticipated plot twists can help heal old dilemmas

about intimacy. December: Come up with savvy plans to eliminate bad stress and welcome good stress.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Say this every morning: “The less I have to prove and the fewer people I have to impress, the smarter I’ll be.” August: Escape an unnecessary limitation. Break an obsolete rule. Override a faded tradition. September: What kind of “badness” might give your goodness more power? October: You’re stronger and freer than you thought you were. Call on your untapped power. November: Narrowing your focus and paring down your options will serve you beautifully. December: Replace what’s fake with the Real Thing.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Stretch yourself. Freelance, moonlight, diversify, and expand. August: Having power over other people is less important than having power over yourself. Manage your passions like a wizard!

September: Ask the big question. And be ready to act expeditiously when you get the big answer. October: I think you can arrange for the surge to arrive in manageable installments. Seriously. November: Dare to break barren customs and habits that are obstructing small miracles and cathartic breakthroughs. December: Don’t wait around hoping to be given what you need. Instead, go after it. Create it yourself, if necessary.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Can you infuse dark places with your intense light without dimming your intense light? Yes! August: It’s time for an archetypal Sagittarian jaunt, quest or pilgrimage. September: The world around you needs your practical idealism. Be a role model who catalyzes good changes. October: Seek out new allies and connections that can help you with your future goals. November: Be open to new and unexpected ideas so as to get the emotional healing you long for. December: Shed old, worn-out self-images.

Reinvent yourself. Get to know your depths better.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: You have an enhanced capacity to feel at peace with your body, to not wish it were different from what it naturally is. August: You can finally solve a riddle you’ve been trying to solve for a long time. September: Make your imagination work and play twice as hard. Crack open seemingly closed possibilities. October: Move up at least one rung on the ladder of success. November: Make yourself more receptive to blessings and help that you have overlooked or ignored. December: You’ll learn most from what you leave behind—so leave behind as much as possible.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: I’ll cry one tear for you, then I’ll cheer.

August: Plant seeds in places that hadn’t previously been on your radar. September: You may seem to take a wrong turn, but it’ll take you where you need to go. October: Open your mind and heart as wide as you can. Be receptive to the unexpected. November: I bet you’ll gain a new power, higher rank or greater privilege. December: Send out feelers to new arrivals who may be potential helpers.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Here are your fortune cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. July: Your creative powers are at a peak.

Use them with flair. August: Wean yourself from pretend feelings and artificial motivations and inauthentic communications. September: If you want to have greater impact and more influence, you can. Make it happen!

October: Love is weird but good. Trust the odd journey it takes you on. November: If you cultivate an appreciation for paradox, your paradoxical goals will succeed.

December: Set firm deadlines. Have fun disciplining yourself.

Homework: What were the circumstances in which you were most vigorously alive? freewillastrology.com.

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Tinnitus, or that sound of ringing in the ears, affects 1 in 5 Americans BY GEORGIA JOHNSON

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here have been many times I’ve come away from a concert or Fourth of July fireworks with my ears buzzing. I usually chalk it up to a great time, maybe the liquor, or both. When I finally go to sleep in a daze, thinking about how good the show was, it’s easy not to give a second thought to the background noise still reverberating in my head hours later. The next day, I’d

wake up and the noise would be gone—and I’ve always taken that temporary quality for granted.

For more than 50 million Americans, the ringing, hissing or humming background noise won’t stop after a few hours. It continues for days, weeks, months and, for some 2 million people, it never goes away at all, impairing their dayto-day life. Prolonged exposure to loud noises increases the risk of

developing the constant perceived ringing, but any damage can cause symptoms.

The receptive issue—that ringing sound—is often diagnosed as tinnitus, says Santa Cruz Ear Nose and Throat Doctor Daniel Spilman.

It’s common for patients to come in complaining about ongoing ringing, Spilman says. He and his two partners generally see a few people per day about tinnitus, which adds

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up to about 10% of their clients. The doctors start by asking patients to rank the ringing and discomfort they are experiencing.

“What it comes down to is, if you hear ringing, does it bother you?

The levels of bothersomeness start with, ‘Well I notice it a little bit, but it doesn’t bother me,’ then moves up to, ‘I notice it when I’m trying to fall asleep and it’s irritating,’ to, ‘Well, I hear it all the time and sometimes I can’t hear people over it, I can’t concentrate or get work done.

It’s driving me crazy,’” Spilman says. “Obviously that last group is a pretty miserable group. Most people don’t fall into that group.

Most people are in the mild level of symptoms, where they notice it and it occasionally irritates or distracts them.”

Repeated, loud noise exposure can lead to permanent damage to the inner ear, but Spilman says that alcohol coupled with loud noise can also exacerbate the issue—not ideal for those that frequent concerts, or on the Fourth of July. “There are tiny hairs in there that pick up the vibrations of sound, but when you hit them with a high enough pulse of energy, you actually kill them,” he says. “Not every time, but repeatedly the tiny hairs die off and you have spots in your ear that aren’t picking up sound anymore.”

Spilman says that one theory for the symptoms of tinnitus is that when the brain sends signals to the ear, it doesn’t receive anything back from particular spots. The perceived, ongoing, ringing may come from that signal. But tinnitus doesn’t always stay forever. It can fade away, or it can come and go. Regardless, Spilman says the best thing to do after loud noise exposure is give the ears a break to prevent permanent injury.

People who develop tinnitus are often exposed to sounds louder than noisy traffic—particularly those who work in construction, with firearms or in the music industry. But tinnitus can happen to anyone, regardless of workplace or background. Prevention mostly involves hearing protection. Overthe-ear headphones and earplugs are the best preventative >12

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measures to take for long periods of loud noise, but they aren’t always used since standard noisereduction earplugs can degrade the quality of music.

While basic foam ear plugs are the go-to inexpensive solution to protect hearing, they block out sound rather than filtering it. This is probably why many people choose not to wear ear plugs, because they can “spoil the experience.” There are plenty of cheap, hi-fidelity ear plug options that don’t block sound altogether, but just let less sound through.

Although they’re more expensive than foam ear plugs, they’re still available at around a $10 starting price.

Beyond preventative measures, there aren’t many fixed one-time solutions for those experiencing tinnitus. One of the first steps is called masking, or playing loud background music or white noise to cover up or “mask” the noise.

For people with more hearing loss, hearing aids, counseling and biofeedback can help teach the

brain to ignore certain signals.

Not all services are covered by general health insurance, though, especially for more extreme cases.

Many seek therapy or support groups for tinnitus, and there are research links between tinnitus and anxiety, depression, selfharm, or even suicide. It’s the most common disability for veterans.

Around 1.5 million vets live with tinnitus, and in 2012, the country spent $1.2 billion on tinnitusrelated compensation to veterans, according to the American Tinnitus association.

“You’re cured if it never comes back, right? But it’s not like we can do an X-ray and it’s gone,” Spilman says. “When you get it and you have good hearing, there is a very good chance that you will resolve it—especially if you don’t injure your ears again. Once you have hearing damage, you’ll probably be living with it, but it’s still very common that it fades away and disappears. Even if that happens, is it cured? We don’t know, it could come back.”

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At the Mission Street Rotten Robbie gas station, a normally colorful display behind the counter now sits empty. General manager Ken Lazier has taken flavored tobacco products off the shelves.

“A lot of people are coming in and asking, ‘You don’t have any of these?’” he says.

“They think we’re sold out. And they just walk out the door.”

The store is making changes to follow new regulations on flavored nicotine laid out by the Santa Cruz City Council in the fall.

The council approved an ordinance banning the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes and liquids, as well as flavored tobacco products like cigarillos and flavored chewing and pipe tobacco. The county Board of Supervisors approved a similar ban this month, and the city of Capitola will consider a version on Thursday, June 27. Although the city of Santa Cruz’s ban has technically already gone into effect, enforcement won’t begin until 2020.

The goal of the policy is to keep nicotine from ending up in the hands of kids. Tara Leonard, an educator with the Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education and Prevention Program, says that flavored nicotine products appeal to children at a time when more youth are vaping than ever before, with a 78% increase between 2017 and 2018 at the national level.

“This is a relatively new product, and we really don’t know yet what the long-term effects are going to be,” she says. “We absolutely know that these devices are attractive to youth.”

But once enforcement begins, businesses are going to take a big hit, says Jaime Rojas of the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO). “It’s not just tobacco sales,” Rojas explains. Businesses also stand to lose revenue from snacks and everything else that customers buy when they come in to pick up their favorite e-cigarette flavors. NATO >18

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Point of Contention Amid litter concerns, county weighs changes to needle programs designed to halt spread of disease BY JACOB PIERCE

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ne afternoon in September 2010, I was sorting plastic bottles for a man with a bedraggled beard who needed cash.

This was in Portland, Oregon, and I was working a grocery store job that I was thrilled to have, given that autumn’s lackluster economic recovery in the shadow of the Great Recession.

I was reaching into a shopping cart and tossing the bottles into various bins when I felt a prick on

my fingertip and noticed a squirt of blood. In the bottom of the shopping cart, I spotted a dirty syringe. I gave a cash voucher to the man who’d brought the bottles in and told him he had some nerve leaving a used needle in a cart that he was passing over to me. He told me that he had no idea what I was talking about, that the needle wasn’t his.

“Hey, you should get yourself tested!” he shouted as I stormed back to the supermarket’s main building.

“Oh, ya think?” I yelled back.

Thankfully, the tests for Hepatitis and HIV came back negative.

Thinking back on the experience reminds me of a few lessons relevant to the debate over Santa Cruz County’s Syringe Services Program (SSP), also known as the needle exchange, which aims to prevent disease spread among injection drug users. First, the issues surrounding syringe waste are far from a Santa Cruz-only problem. That’s something supporters of syringe >16

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Another is that the risk of contracting a disease like HIV from a crusty needle is nearly nonexistent.

It was something I knew at the time of my supermarket run in, and why it ultimately took me several months to get my final round of tests. But I was still scared, at least until I knew for sure that all the results were negative.

While the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors debated possible changes to the needle exchange earlier this month, District 3 Supervisor Ryan Coonerty said that

accidental needle sticks have grown to be a health problem, and that public fear continues to grow. The county is over-emphasizing the aim of reducing the spread of disease, he said, at the expense of a separate goal to reduce litter. Coonerty added that the county should have a goal of no needles in public spaces. Parents and grandparents come up to him, he explained, and say that they will no longer take their kids to many public spaces because they saw a needle, or heard about one, at a beach or a park or a library.

“As the father of young children, there is no conversation I can have

where, if my child steps on a needle, it’s OK because the relative chances of disease are small,” Coonerty, the board chair, said at a June 11 meeting.

SKIN DEEP This month, supervisors voted 5-0 to take action on changes to the needle exchange program, including initiating a study to learn more about the actual number of needles the county is distributing—and how many it gets back. Supervisor Bruce McPherson noted that the number of unique individual clients has fallen 40% over the last four years, even while the number of syringes >18

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“It’s a beautiful day here in Bolshevik, communist-run Santa Cruz,” Beardslee said during a May 18 interview on Inside the Eye—Live! with Dennis Fetcho (aka “The Fetch”), who says he’s a U.S. expat in Amman, Jordan. “I kinda feel like I’m coming out of the closet today.”

Beardslee’s return to far-right broadcasting came just after her former boss of eight years, KSCO 1080 AM Owner Michael Zwerling, used his May 4 show to address the aftermath of a late April decision to end her twice-weekly program.

“Because of my and our commitment to free speech, I allowed a monster to be created on the radio station,” the owner said. Zwerling, who is Jewish, who insisted that Beardslee had

“changed,” and that allegations of promoting hate speech “had become a distraction.”

Staff at KSCO, Zwerling added, have faced a range of abuse. “Stinking, miserable, bleeping, Jew, gay, slimeball, crook,” he said of the backlash.

“Never did I expect such unbelievable nastiness and personal slurs.”

He didn’t get any sympathy from the former host of KSCO Presents: Georgia.

“I wouldn’t shed one tear if someone did something dastardly to KSCO, the antiwhite radio station,” Beardslee said in her May 18 interview.

Beardslee, who goes by @ peachescapitola on Twitter, speaks with a grandmotherly voice that at first almost makes it seem like her schtick could be an extreme act of performance art for notoriously liberal Santa Cruz. In a prime example of the hellscape of online posturing, the host who traffics in conspiracy theories and race baiting said of KSCO that, “These sub-humans are never fair … The most woke people were [on] my show.”

The host won fans among other extremist pundits like The Fetch, who called her

“one of the great voices” for "European diaspora politics.”

He praised Beardslee’s efforts to “re-moralize” Santa Cruz while employed by “a Jewishowned and operated station in KSCO.” What’s that old saying about the crazy racist snake coming back to bite you?

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You might even say it was— sorry we can’t resist—music to our ears …

Now, don’t get the wrong idea—we’re not “dead heads” or anything. Seriously, our idea of an acid trip is a walk to the corner store to buy a quart of orange juice, and our favorite teddy bear is Fozzie from the Muppets. But we do know the county’s music scene. It so happens that the joint’s previous owner Bradd Barkan— who changed the venue’s name

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CARTRIDGE FAMILY The city and county have taken action to ban flavored nicotine, including many electronic

cigarette liquids. A tobacco industry representative says those items can make up most of a vape shop’s sales.

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represents more than half of all tobaccoselling businesses in Santa Cruz County, including Rotten Robbie.

Rojas says that he asked Santa Cruz County officials for an economic impact report to show how much sales tax would be lost if the now-passed ordinance were to take effect. The county declined. In San Rafael—a community smaller than the city of Santa Cruz, with 59,000 people—city staff estimated that a similar proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products could result in a loss of up to $100,000 in sales tax revenue annually.

In communities with similar bans, stores like Rotten Robbie typically lose 20% of their overall business, Rojas says. For vape shops, he says that number rises to 50-70%.

At Green Vapors in downtown Santa Cruz, flavored nicotine “e-liquids” represent

60-70% of the overall business, says Nolan Abreu, the shop’s manager, who argues that the products also help smokers get off cigarettes.

Abreu and other vape shop employees, like Caine McClelland, owner of Santa Cruz Vapors, say they’ve always been serious about asking for identification before selling anyone e-cigarettes and flavors, and that they never sell to anyone under the age of 21. Damon Hancock, the tobacco compliance officer for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, said at an April 11 meeting that the county has not seen a major problem with local stores selling to minors.

Lazier, Abreu and Rojas all believe that a prohibition on flavored tobacco products in Santa Cruz County will only create an underground economy for tobacco products. “Vaping won’t be as controlled, and people are still going to do it. There will be a black market,” says Abreu. “Prohibition

never works. It won’t work this time around.”

Others have pointed out that the industries of flavored alcohol drinks and flavored cannabis also often appear to be marketing themselves as kid-friendly with colorful branding and large, edgy fonts. Leonard, from the county, says that she can’t comment on any of that, as her purview is tobacco.

If the county loses tax revenue once the flavor ban goes into effect, she anticipates that, “We will be saving much more in health care and other expenses.”

The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its new rules last spring, followed by the Santa Cruz City Council in November.

When it comes to ramping up enforcement, the county “will give retailers six months,” Leonard says. “Plenty of time to sell their entire stock.”

distributed has nearly tripled.

Part of that shift comes from a local group of volunteers called the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County, which gets needles from the SSP and distributes them off-site to a community of injection drug users. The coalition has been fending off controversy over its efforts, and though it filed an application with the state to expand services and create an official mobile exchange in Santa Cruz County that would be certified by California’s health department, it has since been withdrawn.

The Board of Supervisors also supported installing more syringe disposal kiosks throughout the county, with the approval of local cities. Coonerty will write a letter to neighboring jurisdictions about the proposal. After staff presents more analysis this fall, supervisors will look at making other changes, including possibly regulating the Harm Reduction Coalition’s independent exchanges and limiting the number of needles that individuals, including volunteers, can pick up from the county. To compensate, the board may expand the number of hours that the county’s SSP is open.

Over the past couple of years, the county has taken in 50% more needles, including the syringes collected at kiosks, than it has given out. Coonerty noted that when the Ross homeless encampment closed down, there were hundreds of needles on the ground and in the San Lorenzo River area, even though there was a kiosk just yards away.

He also called that the Coral Street area, where the Harm Reduction Coalition has been running needle distributions “a public policy failure,” since it’s near educational and summer programs. He compared it to “an open-air drug market.”

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Arnold Leff, the county’s recently retired health services officer, says that the Harm Reduction Coalition has filled a major void after the county began cutting back hours for syringe distribution at its Emeline health campus.

“The majority of people who inject drugs today will not be injecting drugs in 10 years, if they survive,” says Leff, who retired at the end of May. “We need to recognize that a lot of these people who use drugs are our family members. And if we don’t provide safe treatment, they will develop Hepatitis C or HIV or something like [them], and that will spread into the community. Once they get over the hump, they can become tax-paying citizens. We need to help them get over the hump and also prevent them from doing personal damage.”

County administrators picked Leff’s successor Gail Newel, who the Board of Supervisors approved and who will step into her new role July 1.

On Sunday evenings in the Harvey West neighborhood, Ruthy, an injection drug user who asked GT not to use her last name, has been going to Coral Street near the Homeless Services.

There, she meets with the Harm Reduction Coalition and gets clean syringes, sanitizing pads, a hot meal, and a hug. She says that she never would have shown up to the county’s official SSP hub at the Emeline Avenue health clinic for fear that she might get hassled by cops or public safety activists. Since she started going to the needle exchange, she’s learned not to reuse needles, even on her own body, because it can create abscesses.

The abscesses she previously had on her body have now healed.

For users like her, she says the exchange is the first step toward taking care of themselves, and hopefully getting clean.

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s l r i G e n o G A new book from Santa Cruz expat Janet Blaser features 27 women explaining why they moved to Mexico—and aren’t coming back

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anet Blaser feels it the minute she lands in an American airport.

It’s like a discordant, all-enveloping buzz, a palpable tension in the air, a crackling, anxious energy. Like the constant hum of an air conditioner, it’s always there, everywhere.

Call it the vibe of living in the U.S.A. “You get used to it if you’re living here,” Blaser says, sitting at a café table in the Santa Cruz sunshine. “But when you’re not living like that every day, it’s weird, very weird.”

Blaser was born in the U.S. and lived here most of her life. For close to 20 years, she was a writer, editor and community activist in Santa Cruz.

But in 2006, on the verge of turning 50, she left Santa Cruz and moved to Mazatlán, Mexico, alone and knowing no one. On the trip south in her packed-to-the-gills Toyota Echo, she cried herself to sleep in roadside hotel rooms, consumed with worry that she was making a disastrously wrong decision.

More than a dozen years later, she’s still in Mexico, happier than she has ever been. “I can’t imagine ever living in the U.S. again,” she says.

That line comes from the introduction of Blaser’s new book Why We Left: An Anthology of American Women Expats. It is also the dominant theme across the series of testimonials from 27 American women about their decision to take a one-way trip to Mexico. The book features women from wildly different backgrounds, and different parts of the U.S., but their stories strike similar chords: the differences between life in the U.S. and life in Mexico are stark and transformative; many of the oppressive stresses of American life are absent, even if they are replaced by uniquely Mexican problems; the deprivations of living outside the U.S. are compensated by unexpected bounties; and, to quote cancer survivor Joanna Karlinsky, another writer in the collection, “I have no interest in going back to America. I left so I could recover, get back my lost energy and find myself again. And I have.”

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Blaser was a prominent and wellconnected personality around Santa Cruz in the 1990s and into the 2000s, as a food columnist and feature writer for the Santa Cruz Sentinel and contributor to Good Times, as well as a representative of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and manager of the downtown Santa Cruz farmer’s market.

In the mid 2000s, she found herself at an uncomfortable pivot point in her life. She was approaching 50. Her three children were grown, and she was feeling the pinch from the stresses of maintaining a career

in journalism—a field that was shedding jobs—while dealing with the ever-increasing cost of living in Santa Cruz. She didn’t want to leave, but staying was becoming untenable. She was mulling making a move, maybe somewhere in inland California.

All this was on her mind when she took a long-planned vacation to Mazatlán, Mexico, a place she’d never been before. On her third day there, she visited the city’s historic Plaza Machado, a leafy and colorful downtown center that dates back to the early 19th century. Seeing the plaza was her first epiphany moment; she couldn’t escape a feeling of elation and enchantment.

“It was like coming home,” she says now.

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“In the U.S., I was basically going through the motions. But here, especially for a single girl, you have to be a scrapper. You do. Even now, it’s scary and lonely sometimes. But I’m a different person in the sense that I’m cognizant of the joys of living every day.” —MORGAN LELLERO

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a monthly magazine celebrating all things Mazatlán for an Englishspeaking audience?

“That’s when it went, ‘Ding! I know how to do this,’” Blaser says.

She returned to the U.S. with a crazy new plan to start over in Mazatlán. But leaving Santa Cruz— particularly her three adult children, Spike, Vrinda and Dennis—was more emotionally difficult than she had anticipated. The four-day drive from California through the Sonoran Desert to Mazatlán proved to be an ordeal of self-doubt and unpleasant surprises. She had two cell phones, neither of which worked. Any confidence gained from a year of learning Spanish evaporated pretty quickly in the Mexican sun.

The days turned to weeks, the weeks to months. The struggle was intense and the culture shock was profound. But eventually, Blaser found her footing, and even became grateful for the struggle. Her magazine idea took off and, as editor of M!, she assumed a central role in Mazatlan’s culture, a valuable link between the expat community and the locals.

“It’s definitely home now,” she says of Mexico, during a recent visit to Santa Cruz. “It’s a simple life. There’s something wonderful about constantly being humbled. I mean, I say I speak Spanish, but I’m not great at it. I speak like a cave person. Sometimes I think, ‘Jeez, I’m 63 years old and I can’t order

a sandwich.’ But I think there is something really refreshing to the soul about that.”

Blaser’s story of moving to Mexico is included in her new book, but she didn’t want to focus primarily on her own experience. Instead, she wanted to collect other stories of Americanborn women who have emigrated.

“There are many ‘My Mexico Experience’ memoirs out there,” she says, “One person’s story wasn’t enough. For me, it was the breadth of experiences which was interesting and exciting.”

She drew from fellow expats whom she had met, but she also solicited submissions from the various Facebook groups of expats all over Mexico, which she estimates reach about 300,000 people. What she ended up with was more than two dozen essays, each a personally revealing account of what went into a life-altering decision.

The portraits that emerge of different regions of Mexico are often compelling and vivid. “I eat freshly cubed mango from the corner fruit vendor for less than a dollar,” says former South Carolinian Nova Grahl, who now lives in Guadalajara. “I hear the screeching of green parrots flying overhead.”

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“[Mexico]’s definitely home now. It’s a simple life. There’s something wonderful about constantly being humbled. I mean, I say I speak Spanish, but I’m not great at it. I speak like a cave person.” —JANET BLAZER <26 fridge.” Of her life in Mexico, she writes, “Stress is a word not in my vocabulary.”

Almost all of the essays are careful not to paint Mexico as some sort of paradise. The drawbacks are plentiful: diffident bureaucrats, corrupt cops, scary insects, dangerous drinking water, having to do without such luxuries as gourmet dark chocolate and California wine.

Many have a hard time adjusting to seeing a breadth of poverty unusual in the U.S.

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The stories in the new book operate from two seismic sociological assumptions, ideas that some Americans would openly resist or deny. The first is that whatever benefits, rewards and perks come with living as a citizen of the mighty United States of America, they might just come at too high a price for our mental and physical health, and to our sense of purpose and well-being.

The second assertion is that Mexico, though not without its problems, is a nation of grace and beauty in which millions live abundant and fulfilling lives, many of those American expats. It’s a country, the book contends, that many Americans, perhaps influenced by inflammatory political rhetoric coming primarily from the White House, have gotten way wrong.

According to State Department

statistics, there are about 9 million American citizens living as full-time residents in countries outside the U.S., and an estimated 1 million of those are in Mexico. Many Americans who have “permanent residence” status or otherwise live mostly in Mexico come with preconceived notions earned from a lifetime north of the border.

California-born Norma Schafer, who worked in academia in North Carolina, moved to Mexico in 2005 at the age of 58. She was drawn to Oaxaca by its distinctive textiles and natural dyes. But she first came to the region hampered by stereotypes that Mexico was primitive, its people were simple, that poverty, filth and crime were daily facts of life. In her experience, none of that turned out to be true.

“This place is very much like it used to be in rural America, when most people lived on farms, where people still work in small family enterprises,” says Schafer by Skype from her home in small village a few miles east of the city of Oaxaca.

“I feel a huge sense of honor to be living in a traditional Zapotec village of 10,000 people who have been here for 8,000 years. I mean, these people discovered corn! Corn was first hybridized right up the road from where I live.”

Schafer still maintains a residence in the U.S. that allows her to vote and stay involved in the affairs of her native country. She says that she is baffled by some of the

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“Quite frankly, I feel much safer here,” says Susie Morgan Lellero, another contributor to Why We Left.

Lellero first moved to Mazatlán in 1996 and stayed only for a few years.

The isolation of that pre-Facebook, pre-Vonage age was too much for her and she left, only to return less than a decade later, this time to stay.

“It was the best, worst, hardest, most fun, most grueling time of my life,” she says via Skype of her first stint in Mazatlán. At 63, she’s semi-retired now, makes bagels for a small deli in her neighborhood and rides a Yamaha V-star motorcycle.

“In the U.S., I was basically going through the motions. But here, especially for a single girl, you have to be a scrapper. You do,” Morgan Lellero says. “Even now, it’s scary and lonely sometimes. But I’m a different person in the sense that I’m cognizant of the joys of living every day, seeing a green parrot fly by my window or finding a pineapple (plant) in my backyard.”

In collecting the stories of expat women in the book, Blaser thought she would run into a strong vein of political anti-American exhaustion or disappointment. “I had anticipated that there would be more women who would say, ‘Oh, when Trump was elected, that was it. I’m outta here,’ or had some other complaints about America. But that was really not the case.”

Many of the contributors instead talk about the seductions of Mexico, both culturally and environmentally, and certain priorities about the value of living. “It was like I was given the gift of new eyes,” is how

writer Nova Grahl put it. Contributor Lina Weissman wrote of “a sense of wonder, of challenge, of peace.”

Others talk of an elemental lifestyle that by comparison casts a bad light on the pressures of living in the U.S. “What we don’t do here,” writes contributor Virginia Saunders, “is sit in traffic, worry about how we’ll afford health insurance, or dread Mondays.”

Many of the essays delve into the financial benefits of moving to Mexico, and several claim to live comfortably on little more than Social Security benefits. “Here you can live for about $1,000 a month and live well enough,” said Norma Schafer. “But I’m of the belief that that should not be the first reason you choose to live in Mexico. The first reason should be the love of the art, the history, the architecture, the culture, the food. There are so many rich traditions here than Americans have no idea about.”

Now in her seventies, Schafer still travels across Mexico alone.

“I’m trying to see more of the world before I can’t walk anymore.”

(Schafer has a sister, Barbara Beerstein, who lives in Santa Cruz County and, ironically enough, she also has a burial plot in Santa Cruz.)

Many contributors in Why We Left make a point to declare their commitment to living in Mexico.

Morgan Lellero, for example, is anything but ambivalent when it comes to the idea of coming back. “I pray to God,” she says, “that I never have to return to the United States.

That would be a really sad day.”

For a significant part of the American electorate, suspicion or even open hostility to Mexicans in the United States has become a norm. For many of the contributors to Why We Left, the opposite is the case in Mexico for native-born Americans.

“It’s my experience that neighbors are very welcoming,” says Blaser of her expat status in her adopted country. “They are curious about us. They’ve been told that America is the Land of Milk and Honey, and they wonder, ‘Why would you ever want to leave that?’”

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Local nonprofit Indexical launches artist residency program BY WALLACE BAINE

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Indexical is planning to make noise in town this summer with an intriguing concert at the Kuumbwa

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“Our basic goal with Indexical,” explains Andrew Smith, the organization’s executive director, “is to create an experimental music

scene here and to be a resource to help it grow. We also want to connect musicians in Santa Cruz with people in other cities, and bring people from other cities to Santa Cruz to give them a chance to experience this town.”

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The aim, says Executive Director Andrew Smith, is to give artists the room to experiment without having to worry about the commercial implications of high-profile concerts. operations director David Kant relocated to Santa Cruz to work with UCSC composer and musician Larry Polansky. Smith and Kant found potential for building a musical community in Santa Cruz.

“We saw that people in Santa Cruz have some context for experimental music and for contemporaryclassical music, but we felt we could expand it a little bit,” says Smith.

“Santa Cruz has this context and this community of artists, but didn’t necessarily have the producing organizations to allow people to try out new ideas throughout the year.”

Since its relocation, Indexical has produced several events with a variety of artists, mostly in small venues like the Radius Gallery at the Tannery and Wind River studios in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The aim, says Smith, is to give artists the room to experiment without having to worry about the commercial implications of high-profile concerts.

“You need more things happening on a smaller scale. You get some energy built up and you do a lot of things that might not work,” Smith says. “But the things that do work end up being bigger projects.”

He says that Santa Cruz audiences have responded well to Indexical’s plans, and that the organization’s budget, drawn from local donations, has quadrupled in size. He also said that Indexical is considering the idea of opening its own venue.

“The last year has been incredible.

We’re now at the point where we’re hiring three full- or part-time staff members to really increase the capacity of the organization to take on some significantly more ambitious projects.”

For more information on Indexical, its concerts or the June 29 workshop with artist-in-residence Carmina Escobar, go to indexical.org.

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first artist in residence, Mexicoborn experimental vocalist Carmina Escobar, who leads a Mexico City ensemble and is on the faculty of the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). On June 29, Escobar kicks off her residency with a workshop and performance outdoors at Henry Cowell called The Voices from Within Into the World. The all-day workshop (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.) will explore the dimension of the human voice in space through games, exercises and improv activitIes. Escobar will then turn her attention to the creation of a sitespecific work called Feast of Beams: Keeper of Light in collaboration with local artists and Indexical curators Madison Heying and Laura Steenberge, to take place at Lighthouse Point on West Cliff Drive on Saturday, Aug. 10.

“There will be multiple things happening,” says Smith, around the lighthouse, the field, along West Cliff and on the beach as well.

Carmina’s vision is to basically pull everyone together. She’s been using the word ‘converge.’ All of these works are to converge at the end of this piece to create some kind of communal experience at the lighthouse.”

On July 27, Indexical will present a concert by vocalist and composer Amirtha Kidambi and her group Elder Ones at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Of Kidambi, Smith says, “Her idea is to fuse black protest music as it came out of the free jazz tradition with Hindustani and Carnatic music, which were influential in her development.”

From the Cabrillo Music Festival to New Music Works to the UCSC music department, Santa Cruz has engaged with various styles of avant-garde and contemporaryclassical music for decades.

Indexical began in New York in 2011. Smith, a composer in his own right, said that he and Indexical’s

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Lily Richeson of Bad Sleep is living her best mosh-pit life BY MIKE HUGUENOR

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ily Richeson didn’t find punk.

Punk found her.

“Someone handed me a weird flyer at the mall in the suburbs, and here I am,” says the singer of Olympia punk band Bad Sleep.

This week, the band plays Santa Cruz’s anarchist bookstore SubRosa on a tour supporting its debut album. The self-titled record plays like the Thermals gone riot grrl, filled with scrappy, vulnerable poppunk anthems about life, love and science fiction. Barely clocking in at 20 minutes, Bad Sleep is a testament to the enduring power of good, raw, honest punk.

“So much of my adolescent joy was from discovering DIY punk and being like, ‘What is in this room?

What is happening?’” says Richeson.

Richeson is now an active part of that world, connected to her fellow musicians through a DIY network of community spaces, fanzines and small labels.

“It’s totally an access point,” she says. “You just kind of stay in it if you’re committed to it, and the community. I want to play music and create art, but also want to be connecting with other people who are doing like-minded things and have like-minded politics.”

Before starting Bad Sleep, Richeson was living in Boston.

She had toured the country in the band Parasol and got a taste for the national underground scene. After visiting Olympia on tour, she decided she liked its scene enough to move.

“I kinda knew Cailey, the drummer, through punk,” she says. “I had just moved to town and was without a project, but I was like, ‘I have these songs. They’re cheesy pop songs. Do you want to hear them?’ I was super nervous. But he was like, ‘Totally!’”

In 2016, Bad Sleep emerged out of Olympia’s vibrant underground scene with a five-song 7 inch.

Jammed with concise power-pop nuggets like “Bad Rep” (which squeezes three choruses and two guitar solos into less than two minutes), the 7 inch was the first sound of a promising new band. The next year, they followed it with the No Fun cassette. More punk than its predecessor, No Fun signaled a step away from power-pop, and a step toward the riot grrl roots of their hometown.

“I’m kind of a nerd about bands from Olympia,” Richeson says. “Even though I’ve only lived here for four years, the music that I love and grew up listening to is from here.”

After a European tour in 2017, the band hooked up with UK label Specialist Subject, and began planning an album. In the summer of 2018, the group took to the studio.

Then, life got in the way.

“Our bass player moved away literally a week after we got done recording,” says Richeson.

The timing was unfortunate, as it came on the tails of Bad Sleep’s strongest release so far.

The album kicks off in high gear, opening on a riff that recalls the Exploding Hearts’ “I’m a Pretender.”

On album highlight “Don’t Have To,” Richeson turns on the spigot, letting flow all the anger building from years of interactions with men’s rights activists, incels and otherwise terrible dudes: “I don’t wanna tell you my name, there’s nothing wrong with my personality/ It’s you that sees me and the world around you like something is owed, like I have no value,” she sings, her words coming to a froth and pouring over into the chorus of “Ooo, I don’t have to.”

It’s a powerful, confrontational moment, exhilarating in its honesty.

While punk has changed a lot in the last 40 years, there is still something to be said for an honest statement delivered with volume and passion.

“I feel a little like I’m aging out— which is ridiculous because I’m only 31,” she says now. “A lot of my friends have been doing this for 10 years longer than me, and they’re still doing it. They’re like, ‘Shut up, wait till you’re 40.’”

Bad Sleep performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, at SubRosa, 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $7. 426-5242.

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PINE NEEDLE BASKETMAKING WORKSHOP Join docent Cheryl VanDeVeer in learning how to make a woven basket from local Ponderosa pine needles.

No experience is necessary, though expert pine-needle basket weavers are welcome to join. Children 10 and older may attend if accompanied by an adult. Get there early; the class capacity is 20 and may fill up. Meet at the visitor center.

10 a.m.-noon. Saturday, June 29. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, 101 N Big Trees Park Rd., Felton. 335-7077. Free event/vehicle day-use fee $10.

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history, in images, of Welch’s Big Trees, now the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. See images of features no longer in the park and learn about others that have unusual stories to tell. Noon-4 p.m.San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek. slvmuseum. com. Free.

FRIENDS OF SCPL DOWNTOWN BOOK GIVE AWAY The Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries receives so many books that we are giving away the books we aren’t able to sell. Some gems, some books only eclectic lovers of discards would like. Come one, come all, and take the books so that we can clear room for more useful books. Noon1:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Public Library, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz. fscpl.org. Free.

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11 a.m. Sunday, June 30. Seacliff State Beach Visitor Center, State Park Drive exit from Highway 1, Aptos. 685-6442.

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ONGOING CONGA DRUMMING CLASS WITH JIM GREINER IN SOQUEL Play Conga drums with multiple award-winning percussionist and educator Jim Greiner for fun and as a positive life practice. Release stress, ground and center yourself, tap into your innate ability to enter the flow state, learn fundamental and rhythmic principles, and celebrate life. All levels are welcome.

Instruments provided and bring your own. 7-8:30 p.m. Jim Greiner’s hands-on drumming events, 2745 Daubenbiss Ave., Soquel. 462-3786. $80.

LEGO: EV3 ROBOTICS Create advanced mechanical devices and program motors with Lego Mindstorms. Open to ages 10-17.

SATURDAY 6/29 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Ah, summer. The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, fruits and vegetables abound— and there are plenty of pests to go with them. Michael Pollan likes to find roadkill pests and put them down woodchuck holes as a warning, but that seems a bit dramatic, doesn’t it?

(Disclaimer: he only did that once.) Join UC master gardeners Delise Weir and Trink Praxel to learn how integrated pest management strategies are used to control insects, weeds, vertebrate pests, and plant diseases while keeping health and environmental risks as low as possible. They will cover the basic steps of integrated pest management, which help to identify the pest and its impact, explain various control options available and find the least toxic approach. Arrive 15 minutes early for check-in or registration.

10 a.m.- noon. UC Cooperative Extension, 1430 Freedom Blvd. Suite E, Watsonville. Free.

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3-4:30 p.m. Live Oak Branch Library, 2380 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.libcal. com. Free.

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Songs of Labor & Transcendence: The Trianon Press Archive DURING LIBRARY HOURS UC SANTA CRUZ MCHENRY LIBRARY FREE ADMISSION

Founded in Paris in 1947, theTrianon Press published an astonishing catalog of fine art books in the latter half of the 20th century.

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Humanizing Artificial Intelligence with Nicanor Perlas JULY 8–12 UC SANTA CRUZ PORTER COLLEGE $130–$860/PERSON

“Humanizing Artificial Intelligence: Using Cultural Power, Governance & Business to Address the Challenges of Our Time” is the topic of the inaugural UC Santa Cruz Right Livelihood College Summer Institute—a powerful small-group seminar experience for participants from a wide range of backgrounds. Nicanor Perlas received the Right Livelihood Award for “his outstanding efforts in educating civil society about the effects of corporate globalization.”

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CALENDAR TRIYOGA BASICS CLASS WITH TERRI TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.

9:30 a.m. TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. triyoga-santacruz.com. $15.

TRIYOGA BASICS/THERAPEUTIC YOGA WITH KIM TriYoga taught by Kim Beecher, DC (chiropractor) includes sustained postures with prop support.

Everyone is welcome. Suitable for those with chronic conditions. 7:30-9 p.m. TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. triyoga-santacruz.com. $15.

LEGO NXT ROBOTICS Kids ages 8-17 will work in groups of two to build a competition Lego robot to battle on the last day of class for a Lego prize. They will build and program their robots to knock the other team’s robots out of the circle. 3-4:30 p.m. Branciforte Library A Santa Cruz City County Public Library Branch, 230 Gault St., Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.libcal.com.

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SUNDAY 6/30 PLANNED PARENTHOOD RUMMAGE SALE The organizers of the Planned Parenthood rummage sale are still collecting items, but they already have some highlights, like fancy tables and a single-person sea kayak. There will also be books, clothing and shoes, kitchenware, small appliances, sporting goods, and jewelry. All profits go to Planned Parenthood to support reproductive health, education and rights. In the previous three years, the organizers have raised over $18,000 for the organization. For those wishing to sell items, contact Eric Hoffman at erichoffman50@yahoo.com.

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THURSDAY 6/27 ARTS BIG TREES EXHIBITION Enjoy the history, in images, of Welch’s Big Trees, now the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. See images of features no longer in the park and learn about others that have unusual stories to tell. Noon-4 p.m. San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek. slvmuseum.com. Free.

CLASSES COMMUNITY PILATES CLASS Community Pilates class led by pilates instructor Jennifer Balboni. Drop in any Tuesday or Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. for a fun and challenging 60-minute, core-based flowing strength class. Bring your own mat.

10 a.m. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd., Aptos. tbeaptos.org. Donation.

POWER VINYASA FLOW YOGA Surf your edge in this energetic, inspired yoga flow designed to help you dive deep into your personal power. Instructor Tim Brattan will lead you through a fun sequence to move, sweat, smile, detox, discover, focus and play on the mat. Designed for all levels, you’ll build strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and concentration. 5-6:15 p.m. DiviniTree Yoga and Arts Studio, 1043-B Water St., Santa Cruz. oneyoga.org.

instructors Mestre Papiba Godinho and Joe Mailloux, MM, in a hands-on exploration of Samba and other drumming traditions of Brazil. All Levels. 7:30-9 p.m. Raizes do Brasil Capoeira, 207 McPherson St., Santa Cruz.

435-6813. $25/$10.

FOOD & WINE POPUP PICNICS IN THE PARK Take a break to enjoy tacos on the terrazza, with food by Taquitos Gabriel available for purchase. The full menu includes tacos, plates, burritos, quesadillas, and drinks with occasional specials, such as mole. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Mission Historic State Park, 144 School St., Santa Cruz. thatsmypark.org.

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Featuring Salsa Suelta, Casino partner dancing and latest tunes from Cuba. No partner required, Age 16+. 7p.m. Motion Pacific, 131 Front St., Santa Cruz. salsagente. com. $10/$5.

VINYASA AND YIN YOGA WITH LIVE SAXOPHONE Join Brendan Sick, professional musician and Yoga instructor, for a warming and mindfully-paced Vinyasa practice followed by a meditative soak in Yin Yoga postures. Bask in the beautiful stream of Brendan's live music on the saxophone.

5:45-6:45 p.m. Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts, 375 N. Main St., Watsonville. watsonville.yoga.

MUSIC TOGETHER MUSICALME SPECIAL STORYTIME Experience firsthand just how fun learning and playing musically with your child can be. We’ll teach you how to take music out of the box and put it into the hearts and hands of your young children, and you. 10:30 a.m. Santa Cruz Public Libraries - downtown, 240 Church St., Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.libcal.com. Free.

‘BEEHIVE, THE ’60S MUSICAL’ Beehive: The ’60s Musical is the ultimate celebration of 1960s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. 7:30 p.m.

Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. cabrillostage.com. $26/$16.

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Reality Sound International and The Catalyst present Reggae Thursdays. DJ Spleece and Friends. Dancehall Reggae Remix. 7 p.m. The Catalyst Club, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. santacruzreggae.com. Free.

Get to know three California native plants and how to use them. We’ll work with soap root, tule reeds, and oak trees to discover how to make food, tools, and toys to take home. Junior Rangers is a statewide program for 7-12 year olds. 11 a.m. Santa Cruz Mission Historic State Park, 144 School St., Santa Cruz. thatsmypark.org. Free.

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FRIDAY 6/28 ARTS PRESCHOOL STORYTIME Join us at the Aptos Library for our weekly Preschool Story Time. We'll read books, sing songs and make simple crafts. Suggested ages 3-6. 10-11 a.m.

Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Free.

CABRILLO STAGE 2019 SUMMER SEASON Tickets on sale, online only.

Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. cabrillovapa.com.

BIG TREES EXHIBITION Enjoy the history, in images, of Welch’s Big Trees, now the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. See images of features no longer in the park and learn about others that have unusual stories to tell. Noon-4 p.m.San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek. slvmuseum. com. Free.

FOOD & WINE WATSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET This market is in the heart of the famously bountiful Pajaro Valley. Peaceful and family-oriented, the Latino heritage of this community gives this market a “mercado” feel. 2-7 p.m. 200 Main St., Watsonville.

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MUSIC GROUP KARAOKE FUN WITH GINA Sing along in an environment that is completely accepting of all diverse voices with the goal of having a good time. No experience necessary, just sing-along and have fun. 1 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. cityofsantacruz.com. $2/Donation.

‘BEEHIVE, THE ’60S MUSICAL’ Beehive: The ’60s Musical is the ultimate celebration of 1960s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts,

transistor radios and flower power. 7:30 p.m.

Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. cabrillostage.com. $26/$16.

EVERCLEAR The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Free Friday Night Bands on the Beach concert series features top 40 bands from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s on the Boardwalk’s beach bandstand. 6:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. beachboardwalk.com. Free.

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OUTDOOR POP-UP CAMPFIRE Bring your camp chair—we’ll bring the marshmallows, songs and stories. Sit around the campfire, roast marshmallows, sing some songs, and hear stories about Big Basin. 7 p.m. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek. thatsmypark.org. Free.

REDWOOD GROVE LOOP WALK Join us for this fun and informative guided, half-mile stroll through a magnificent oldgrowth redwood forest. Meet the famous Mother Tree, the Father of the Forest and the incredible Chimney Tree on this 90-minute walk. Stroller and wheelchair accessible.Two walks available between 11 a.m-3:30 p.m.

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SCOTTS VALLEY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SUMMER BOOK SALE Gently used books, cds, dvds, and audio books will be sold. Some specialty items include children's books, trains/railroad books, and vintage books. Kids, come spend your summer reading coupon for a free book.

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‘A DECADE OF DANCE, DRUM AND DISSENT’ Duniya Dance and Drum Company’s A Decade of Dance, Drum and Dissent is coming to Santa Cruz’s Tannery Arts Center. The San Francisco-based company performs and teaches traditional and innovative pieces from Guinea, West Africa and Punjab, India. This performance features a wide range of Duniya Dance and Drum Company’s repertoire, including Bhangra, Bollywood, Dancehall, Afro-Pop, spoken-word, and live West African dance and drumming. Photo: Vijay Rakhra.

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SALSA RUEDA FOR BEGINNERS / PARA PRINCIPIANTES Salsa Rueda for the pure beginner. Monthly socials for experienced dancers. Great music and sound system.

Learn the footwork, the cues, and the stylizations in an encouraging environment from a great teacher with years of experience teaching dance. 7-8 p.m. Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts, 375 N. Main St., Watsonville. watsonville.yoga.

BIG LOVE: A DAYLONG RETREAT ON THE 4 IMMEASURABLES His Holiness the Dalai Lama has often commented that the essence of spiritual practice is cultivating a good heart. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Rd., Soquel. landofmedicinebuddha.org. $108/$85/$54.

COME AS YOU ARE ZEN This is an informal Saturday morning program focused on investigating Buddhist teachings for creating ease and skillful response in

our daily life. The program begins with meditation followed by a dharma talk by one of our teachers: Rev. Daijaku Kinst or Rev. Shinshu Roberts. Talks are for both the beginner as well as the advanced practitioner. 8:30 a.m. Ocean Gate Zen, 920 41st Ave. Suite F, Santa Cruz. oceangatezen. org. Free.

ZUMBA Y FERIA DE SALÚD Instructora de Zumba Catalina nos acompañará para empezar nuestros días con baile. Después habrá arte y actividades para niños y distribución de alimentos de parte de Second Harvest Food Bank. 9-10:30 a.m.

Live Oak Branch Library, 2380 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.libcal.com. Free.

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9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mission Street and Western Drive, Santa Cruz. 454-0566.

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VEGAN FRENCH BAKING & WINE PAIRING CLASS: SWEET AND SAVORY TARTS AND GALETTES Join me for a delightful afternoon enjoying the beautiful art of Vegan French Baking & Wine Pairing at the gorgeous Farm Discovery at Live Earth, nestled in the beautiful foothills of Central Coast. 1-5 p.m. Live Earth Farm Discovery Program, 172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville. liveearthfarm.net. $175.

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MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL The Monterey International Blues Festival is back for a third year at the Historic Monterey Fairgrounds, carrying on a great American and Monterey Peninsula tradition. 11 a.m. Monterey County Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairground Rd., Monterey. montereyinternationalbluesfestival.com. $125/$35.

BOHEMIAFEST An outside monthly event.

Come down for new beer release, bands, dj, BBQ, corn hole, local vendors, art, and sunshine in our outside beer garden. We even have a jumpy house for the kids. Noon.

NISENE TRIO: SUMMER MUSICAL SAVORIES A benefit concert for the Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony's Chamber Music Academy. The Nisene Trio performs Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, by Brahms, Piano Trio, Op. 1 No. 3 in C minor (first movement), by Beethoven, and Estaciones Portenas by Astor Piazzolla. 7-8:30 p.m. The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, 125 Canterbury Drive, Aptos. $20/Donation.

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OLD COVE LANDING TRAIL On this 2.5 mile, two-hour family friendly walk, we’ll explore the plants, animals, and geology of our coastal bluffs. Bring water, hat, closed toe shoes, layered clothing, and binoculars if available. Meet at the interpretive center.

11 a.m. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz. thatsmypark.org. Free.

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SKILL AND LUCK: GAMES OF THE MISSION What kind of games did the Ohlone play? When the Spanish came did they bring games? Did the Ohlone still play their games during the missions? Come and find the answers to these questions about games at the mission. 1 p.m. Santa Cruz Mission Historic State Park, 144 School St., Santa Cruz. 425-5849. Free. >42

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CALENDAR DISCOVER BIG BASIN REDWOODS HIKE Explore the park’s less travelled backcountry with Docent Barry Grimm. This moderately paced hike will be individually tailored to your group. Based on group size, experience level, and weather conditions, we will choose from the many trails that explore the park’s most scenic areas. Noon. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek. thatsmypark.org. Free.

CASTLE ROCK LOOP HIKE On this 1-mile, 1-hour interactive journey we will discuss the various park ecosystems, Ohlone history, Black Oak ecology, wildfire, and more. Bring water, closed toe shoes, snacks, and a camera. 11 a.m. Castle Rock State Park, 1500 Skyline Blvd., Los Gatos. thatsmypark.org. $8/Free.

REDWOOD GROVE LOOP WALK Join us for this fun and informative guided half-mile stroll through a magnificent oldgrowth redwood forest. Meet the famous Mother Tree, the Father of the Forest and the incredible Chimney Tree on this 90-minute walk. Stroller and wheelchair accessible.Two walks available between 11 a.m-3:30 p.m.

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RANCH TOURS Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1897 Victorian home, 1859 Gothic Revival farmhouse, 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns and other historic buildings. 1 p.m. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz. thatsmypark.org. $10/Free.

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SUNDAY 6/30 ARTS SUNDAY SEASIDE CRAFTS AT THE SEYMOUR CENTER Come create and take home a fun souvenir, an activity for the whole family to share. For example, find out what gray whales eat by creating a bright sun catcher for your window, or create a fancy fish with paper, paint, and color. 1-3 p.m. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz. seymourcenter. ucsc.edu.

BIG TREES EXHIBITION Enjoy the history, in images, of Welch’s Big Trees, now the Redwood Loop Trail at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. See images of features no longer in the park and learn

about others that have unusual stories to tell. Noon-4 p.m. San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek. slvmuseum.com. Free.

CLASSES BECOMING YOUR OWN THERAPIST In this interactive workshop you will: learn techniques to still the mind, explore a 2,500year time-tested psychology, find lasting solutions, not “feel-good” band aids, become familiar with your mind and how it produces problems, participate in discussion. 3:305 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Rd., Soquel. landofmedicinebuddha. org. $15/$5.

RESTORATIVE YOGA We will be having our ever popular Restorative Yoga workshop with Roxanne this month on Sunday, June 30, at Nourish. Come quiet the mind and body in this soothing, peaceful workshop.

4-6 p.m. Nourish, 130 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz. nourishsantacruz.com. $45.

SUMMER CIRCLE DANCING Originating at the Findhorn Community in Scotland, these dances have since spread all over the World (Each dance is first taught). 3-5 p.m. Redwood Amphitheater, Alba Rd., Ben Lomond. 332-8340. Donation.

MUSIC ‘BEEHIVE, THE ’60S MUSICAL’ Beehive: The ’60s Musical is the ultimate celebration of 1960s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” and “Me and Bobby McGee,” Beehive nostalgically recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor radios and flower power. 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. cabrillostage.com. $26/$16.

T-BONE MOJO MISSION BBQ Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Howling Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters, JJ Cale and their influences on Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Ry Cooder, Hot Tuna, Allman Brothers, etc. Award winning barbecue, craft beer and blues seven days a week. 6 p.m. Mission Street Barbecue, 1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz. missionstbbq.com. Free.

OUTDOOR COAST PADDLE BOARDS SUMMER SALE Come on by Coast Paddle Boards this weekend for our incredible summer

sale. Check out our high quality, affordable Vesl paddle boards as well as some awesome accessories. 10 a.m. Coast Paddleboards, 916 A Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. coastpaddleboards.com.

TWILIGHT ADAPTATIONS WALK Twilight marks the end of day and the beginning of night. Animals who come out at night have special adaptations to survive. Come test your nocturnal abilities on this fun, half-mile, 1.5 hour walk. Meet at park headquarters.

7:30 p.m. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek. thatsmypark.org. $10/Free.

RANCH TOURS Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1897 Victorian home, 1859 Gothic Revival farmhouse, 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns and other historic buildings. 1 p.m. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz. thatsmypark.org. $10/ Free.

BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS Join birder extraordinaire Jim Williams for a tranquil morning filled with our little flying friends.

Learn about the birds in our park, receive a Henry Cowell RSP birding brochure, and begin your career as an energized birder. 8 a.m. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, 101 N Big Trees Park Rd., Felton. thatsmypark. org. $10/Free.

SEACLIFF HISTORY TOUR Learn the history of Seacliff and surrounding Aptos in this one-hour, half-mile history walk. Led by docent Pete Wang, the tour focuses on the Ohlone, Raphael Castro, Claus Spreckels, Aptos Landing Wharf, the development of Seacliff Park — including Paul Woodside, “the Madman of Seacliff”—and the Concrete Ship. 11 a.m. Seacliff State Beach, State Park Drive exit from Highway 1, Aptos. thatsmypark.org. Free/parking $10.

MONDAY 7/1 OUTDOOR COAST PADDLE BOARDS SUMMER SALE Come on by Coast Paddle Boards this weekend for our incredible summer sale. Check out our high quality, affordable Vesl paddle boards as well as some awesome accessories. 10 a.m. Coast Paddleboards, 916 A Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. coastpaddleboards.com.

TUESDAY 7/2 CLASSES CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Instructor Suzi Mahler, CMT, NE, will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness.

This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength and range of motion. 9:30 a.m. California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. 234-6791. $5.

COMMUNITY PILATES CLASS Community Pilates class led by pilates instructor Jennifer Balboni. Drop in any Tuesday or Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. for a fun and challenging 60-minute, core-based flowing strength class. Bring your own mat.

10 a.m. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd., Aptos. tbeaptos.org. Donation.

TRIYOGA BASICS CLASS WITH TERRI TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.

9:30 a.m. TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. triyoga-santacruz.com. $15.

GENTLE YOGA / YOGA FOR SENIORS Join us for a very enjoyable and relaxing deep stretch through a variety of postures clearly narrated and slowly paced for safety and personalization; with meditation and pranayama offered. Seated and reclined poses that are relaxing and build flexibility and joint mobility are highlighted. 10:30 a.m.

Watsonville Yoga, Dance and Healing Arts, 375 N. Main St., Watsonville. watsonville.yoga.

CHI PHYSIOLOGY CLASS Starts July 7.

Topics include the study and understanding of: muscles, connective tissue, joints, selfcare, biomechanics, inflammation, and the stages of inflammation. 1 p.m. Cypress Health Institute, 1119 Pacific Ave., Suite 300, Santa Cruz. cypresshealthinstitute.com.

FOOD & WINE LIVE MUSIC AND TACO BAR Chaminade Resort & Spa’s live music series begins March 26 and runs through Aug. 27. Enjoy live music on our outdoor patio (weather permitting) performed by some of Santa Cruz’s well-known musicians. 6-8 p.m.

Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz. chaminade.com. $18.

TACO TUESDAY Tuesdays are better with tacos, especially when you can enjoy two delicious tacos with a locally crafted beer and a B-rated movie. 6-9 p.m. Solaire Restaurant + Bar, 611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. hotelparadox.com. $10.

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MUSIC CALENDAR

LOVE YOUR

LOCAL BAND GRAND LARSON

There’s a lot going on in Grand Larson’s debut EP released last year, simply titled E.P. It’s got dingy funk, bluesy grooves, jazzy licks, and rock ’n’ roll attitude. But what sticks amid all this genre overload is a band clearly interested in older music, and smashing it all together into something new.

“The stuff I like predates 1978. I grew up on the Allman Brothers, Cream, Hendrix, Pink Floyd—a lot of the British Invasion blues bands,” says guitarist/singer Tyler Larson.

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The grit and soul of the group has a distinctly rustic ’70s rock sound, which seems the most natural. But all six songs on the E.P. have an easy, laid-back groove that holds together nicely.

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The idea behind the group was experimental. When Larson and bassist Duncan Shipton started working on songs, they were aiming to mix hip-hop beats with folk instrumentation.

“The hip-hop drumming style is super, super tight,” Larson explains. “Then this more loosey ethereal guitar part that you can overlay over the drums.”

The band had a different drummer at the time these songs were recorded, who was pretty focused on the hiphop beat. Now sitting in is Rowan Decosse-Graves, a diverse player who brings a distinctly jazz element to his beats. It’s a subtle difference, but one that’s noticeable on Grand Larson’s new material. AARON CARNES 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $8 adv/$12 door. 479-1854.

THE DOGON LIGHTS

WEDNESDAY 6/26 FOLK

CRYS MATTHEWS AND HEATHER MAE Crys Matthews and Heather Mae are longtime social justice songwriters and friends, and the Singing OUT tour, a spirited stage show they put on during Pride month, is a natural extension of that friendship. Singing OUT has all the empowering missives and compassionate dissents found within Mae’s and Matthew’s music, but they’re not just gigging together—they’ve curated songs to tell a story of love and struggle, culminating in a message of pride.

As Mae says, it’s about “where we have been, where we are going, and not losing hope.” AMY BEE 7:30 p.m. Michael’s On Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $15. 479-9777.

FRIDAY 6/28 PUNK

BAT! Deep within an American metropolis, there is a crime-fighting bat keeping the city safe from evil men and bad music.

We’re not talking about that billionaire

Bruce Wayne. This is a three-piece rockabilly, punk rock, surf outfit that is—let’s be honest—better than the DC comics character. Come to a Bat! show and you will have some actual fun, not sulk in your drama. The group’s songs are fueled with rock ‘n’ roll mayhem and a non-stop party atmosphere. And they sport some pretty cool outfits, too. AC 8:30 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $12 adv/$15 door. 423-1338.

ROCK

JOHN HIATT Even if his name is only vaguely familiar, John Hiatt has had a successful four-decade career in music. Beginning with Three Dog Night covering his “Sure As I’m Sitting Here,” which went to No. 16 on the Billboard charts in 1974, Hiatt has been covered by, performed with or written for names like B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, and Iggy Pop. He even had Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe as part of his backing band during the late ’80s and early ’90s. This year finds Hiatt touring the country solo with just his trusty acoustic guitar, on the tails of new release The Eclipse Sessions. MAT WEIR 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $45. 423-8209.

SATURDAY 6/29 WORLD

THE DOGON LIGHTS Ride It, the Dogon Lights’ recent full length, is a kind of celestial Afrobeat—roots music planted not in soil, but in the dusty expanse of night sky.

Using traditional African instruments from Mali, Morocco and Burkina Faso, Dogon Lights craft a uniquely hypnotic, psychedelic hip-hop that’s not quite Afro-futurist, but always keeps an eye to the stars. Self-described as “Afro-galactic hip-hop,” the Oakland group takes its name from the creation myth of Mali’s Dogon people, who regard themselves as the descendants of Sirius. MIKE HUGUENOR 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $10 adv/$15 door. 479-1854.

INDIE

MOBILITIES For indie-progressive band Mobilities, music’s not about playing to the esoteric elitists who exploit a niche and then play gatekeeper. No, music’s for the hordes, so why not incorporate all the best tidbits and cast the widest

MUSIC

BE OUR GUEST PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

MOBILITIES

net? Why not flow through rock, indie, punk, alt, and hip-hop the same way moods flow through the neurological system? If feelings are transient, then music must be, too. Not static, but eternally crumbling like sand into the shores of the psyche, only to be built up again by the next person with a bucket, a shovel and a dream of sandcastles. AB

COMEDY

KASEEM BENTLEY In this post-Chappelle, call-out age of progressivism, many comedians are having a hard time discussing sensitive topics. Kaseem Bentley has no problem gracefully diving into race, economic divides, gentrification, and every other issue currently at the forefront in his native city of San Francisco. It only made sense to name his debut stand-up album Lakeview after his hometown neighborhood, even if he has spent most of his recent time in L.A. writing for Problematic With Moshe Kasher. MW 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. DNA’s Comedy Lab, 155 S. River St., Santa Cruz. $20 adv/$25 door.

(530) 592-5250.

BLUES

VANESSA COLLIER When you hear “blues legend,” do you picture a sweaty guitarist with intense facial expressions, or maybe a spazzy harmonica player? Forget all that.

The blues singer-songwriter you need to see is Vanessa Collier, mistress of the saxophone. This isn’t sweet, sexy jazz; she plays roots music with a deep funky groove, and her sound boils over with blues at its rawest. AC 4 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $10 adv/$15 door. 479-1854.

MONDAY 7/1 ROCK

FUTUREBIRDS On paper, the Futurebirds are a southern rock band. They’ve got the acoustics, the vocal harmonies and the slide guitar, all coated in a fine layer of twang. But then there’s also the expansive reverb, the Sonic Youth-y shredding, and the trippy jam interludes. On 2017’s Portico II, the Fat Possum signee takes the traditional American rock format,

and twists it just enough for some weird colors to show through—kinda like if the Band had collaborated with Wayne Coyne instead of Dylan. MH 9 p.m. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $12. 429-6994.

8 p.m. July 9–Aug. 31. Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park, 501 Upper Park Rd., Santa Cruz. $20-$55. Info: santacruzshakespeare.org. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 5, to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

JAZZ

KENNY WERNER Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, you didn’t have to be a jazz fan to encounter the unmistakable sound of Toots Thielemans’ chromatic harmonica.

Featured on many film and television soundtracks, pop albums and classic Brazilian recordings, he was a singular studio musician and jazz artist of the first rank. Piano master Kenny Werner, one of jazz’s great improvisers, toured widely with the harmonica master in the years before his death in 2016 at the age of 94, and he’s put together a tribute to Thielemans with Swiss-born harmonica master Gregoire Maret. Thielemans himself passed the torch by appearing on Maret’s debut album, one of his final recordings. ANDREW GILBERT 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $31.50 adv/$36.75 door.

427-2227.

IN THE QUEUE MISS LEO AND HER BLUEGRASS BOYS

Bluegrass music you can stomp your feet to. Thursday at Crepe Place RED LIGHT RADICAL

Punk rock in the key of world beat.

Friday at Blue Lagoon SKERRYVORE

Depressed indie rock meets traditional Scottish celttic band.

Saturday at Rio Theatre JORDAN T

Reggae with a heavy dose of aloha.

Sunday at Moe’s Alley ELECTRIC SIX

High-voltage rock ’n’ roll. Tuesday at Catalyst

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8 p.m. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. TICKET. 423-7117.

SUNDAY 6/30

Theatre in the park is one of those things you have to do if you live in a hippie-dippy, tree-hugging town like Santa Cruz. Thank goodness Santa Cruz Shakespeare is putting on Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice— and not the stuffy version your English teacher forced you to read, but Kate Hamill’s recent adaptation.

It’s fun, fast-paced and highlights the absurdity and excitement wrapped up in finding one’s soul mate. It’s performed by just eight actors, who play multiple roles.

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Thursday June 27 –8/8:30pm $8/12

Special Double Bill – 2 Great Bands

PAT HULL + GRAND LARSON Friday June 28 –8/9pm $10/15 Funk/Rock/Hip-Hop

BOOSTIVE AFROLICIOUS, TV

BROKEN 3RD EYE OPEN Saturday June 29 –8/9pm $10/15

Members Of DIRTWIRE & HAMSA LILA

DOGON LIGHTS HEATHER CHRISTIE KR3TURE Sunday June 30 –3/4pm $10/15 Afternoon Blues Series

VANESSA COLLIER Sunday June 30 –8:30/9pm $12/15 Hawaiian Reggae Favorite Returns

LIVE MUSIC WED

6/26

THU

6/27

FRI

6/28

Bebos Free 7p

ABBOTT SQUARE 118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

7/1

TUE

7/2

James Murray Free 6-8p

Lloyd Whitley Free 6-8p

Steven Itterly Free 6-8p

Broken Shades Free 6-8p

Mojo Mix Free 6-8p

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Spun 9:15p-12a

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke Free 8p

Swing Dance 5:30p

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

Alex Lucero & Friends 8p

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Kip Allert Free 6:30-9:30p

Dave D’Oh Free 7-10p

Nomad Free 7-10p

CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

CWB Bartenders Free 6:30-8p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Together Pangea, Vundabar $18/$20 7p

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

XXXTentacion Memorial Bat! $12/$14 8:30p $12/$15 8p

Beat Weekend 8p

John Michael Free 3-6p

Galactic Ft. Erica Falls $30/$35 8p

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

THE INCITERS

CORK AND FORK 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

The Beach Cowboys Free 7-10p

CORRALITOS CULTURAL CENTER 127 Hames Rd., Corralitos

Open Mic 7-10p

LUTAN FYAH

MON

Little Jonny Lawton Free 6-8p

Wednesday July 3 –8/8:30pm $7/10

Jamaican Reggae Favorite Returns

6/30

Al Frisby Free 6-8p

CHAMINADE RESORT 1 Chaminade Ln, Santa Cruz

Friday July 5 –8/9pm $20/25

SUN

APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

JORDAN T Soul Dance Party

6/29

SAT The Keshav Batish Group Free 7p

Electric Six $13/$15 8:30p Beach Cowboys Free 6-8p

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p Bonny June & Bonfire Free 7-10p Acoustic Open Jam 3-5p

+ NORRIS MAN

Saturday July 6 –8/9pm $12/15 Gypsy Rock Favorites Return

DIEGO’S UMBRELLA + DREAMING GHOSTS

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CATE LE BON MIDTOWN SOCIAL ARISE ROOTS HOWELLDEVINE HONEYSUCKLE + Jamie Coffis & Burt Budwig Jul 18 TROPO + Isaac Chambers Jul 19 MATT COSTA, MATT HARTKE, J.D & THE STRAIGHT SHOT Jul 21 SUGARAY RAYFORD Jul 24 SUN HOP FAT + ELEKTRIC VOODOO Jul 26 ATERCIOPELADOS Jul 27 THE SUBDUDES Aug 2 ALO Aug 3 NATTALI RIZE Aug 4 GARY HOEY Aug 9 DIRTY REVIVAL Aug 15 DIGGIN DIRT + WALK TALK Aug 18 JIMMY THACKERY Aug 23 DAVE ALVIN + JIMMIE DALE GILMORE Aug 28 JESSE DANIEL + VINCENT NEIL EMERSON Aug 30&31 METALACHI

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Wed. June 26 7:30pm

“HOW STABLE IS WEST ANTARCTICA” 7:30PM - FREE - IN THE GARDEN

THURSDAY 6/27

MISS LEO & HER BLUEGRASS BOYS w/ WILD IRIS 9PM - $7 DOOR

& Heather Mae feat. JJ Jones & Joe Stevens

$15 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent Thu. June 27 7:30pm

FRIDAY 6/28

DIGGIN’ IN THE CREPE SANTA CRUZ HIP HOP SHOWCASE 9PM - $8 DOOR

SATURDAY 6/29

SPECIAL SHOW

FREE BLUEGRASS IN THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN 5PM MONDAY 7/1

FUTUREBIRDS

w/ ZEB ZAITZ 9PM - $12 ADV. OR $12 DOOR TUESDAY 7/2

FUNK NIGHT w/ SPACE HEATER

9:30 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT

WEEKEND BRUNCH FULL BAR MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ

1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 429-6994

Bill Kirchen & Five Lost Planet Airmen Fly Again

$20 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent

DDR

Fri. June 28 5:00pm HAPPY HOUR / NO COVER Fri. June 28 9:00pm

CHECK THE CREPE PLACE WEBSITE 9PM - $10 DOOR

SUNDAY 6/30

The Singing OUT Tour 2019w/Crys Matthews

Foreverland

Electrifying Michael Jackson Tribute

$20 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21 +

Not So Young

Sat. June 29 8:30pm Neil Young Tribute $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 + Sun. June 30 5:30pm GRATEFUL DEAD TUNES /NO COVER

Grateful Sunday

Wed. July 3 8:00pm

Heavy Traffic Tribute to Traffic

$10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

COMING UP

Groovity Space Heater The Turbans UK Based Balkan & Eastern Music Sensations Wed. July 10 Tell Me More Master Storytellers Fri. July 5 Sat. July 6 Tue. July 9

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Golden State Theater

MANDOLIN ORANGE 7/5

CATE LeBON SUNDAY, JULY 7

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Benmont Tench Kuumbwa Jazz Center 7/21 Santa Cruz

Big Sur 9/8 HENRY MILLER LIBRARY Please CARPOOL / RIDEHSARE to Big Sur.

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LIVE MUSIC WED

6/26

THE CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Science on Tap Free 7:30p

CROW’S NEST 2218 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

Hot Club Pacific $3 7:30p

6/27

6/28

Thursday, June 27 • 7 PM

6/29

THU FRI SAT Miss Leo & Her Diggin’ in the Crepe w/ Bluegrass Boys, Wild Khan & more 9p Iris $7 9p The Leftovers Free Vintage Point Spun 5:30p Touch’d Too Much $6 9p $7 9:30p $5 8:30p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

SUN

6/30

Open Bluegrass Jam Free 5p

MON

7/1

Live Comedy $7 9p

Comedian: Kevin Camia Comedian:Kaseem 7& 9:30p Bentley 7&9:30p

Magicology: All Ages Magic & Comedy 7p

Friday, June 28 • 7:30 PM Saturday, June 29 • 7:30 PM

Monday, July 1 • 7 PM

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

KENNY WERNER & GREGOIRE MARET – BETWEEN A SMILE & A TEAR: A TRIBUTE TO TOOTS THIELEMANS

Blues Mechanics 8p Linc Russin 7-9p

Jeannine Bonstelle & Sweeney Schragg 6:30-9:30p

JACK O’NEILL RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 175 W Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz

Matias 6:30-9:30p

7th Wave 6:30-9:30p

KUUMBWA JAZZ 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Kuumbwa Summer Jazz A Winter’s Tale Remix Camp Concert Free 7p $42/$47.25 7:30p

A Winter’s Tale Remix $42/$47.25 7:30p

Bill Kirchen & Five Lost Planet Airment Fly Again $20 7:30p

Not So Young: Neil Young Grateful Sunday Free Tribute $10 8:30p 5:30p

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

FREE

A special co-production and melding of theatre and jazz.

FELTON MUSIC HALL 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

GABRIELLA CAFE 910 Cedar St., Santa Cruz

The culminating concert of our annual Summer Jazz Camp.

KUUMBWA JAZZ & SANTA CRUZ SHAKESPEARE PRESENT LE BOEUF BROTHERS & TOMMY GOMEZ: A WINTER’S TALE REMIX

DISCRETION BREWING 2703 41st Ave, Soquel

Speakeasy Night, Open Mic $5 8p

7/2

Johh Michael Free 8p

Ugly Beauty Free 6-9p

DNA’S COMEDY LAB 155 River St, Santa Cruz

TUE

Futurebirds w/ Zeb Zaitz Funk Night ft. 7 Come 11 $12 9p $6 9p-12a

KUUMBWA SUMMER JAZZ CAMP CONCERT

The Singing Out Tour 2019 $15 7:30p

DDR Free 5p Foreverland $20 9p

A heartfelt piano and harmonica duo celebration of a legendary harmonica player.

Kenny Werner & Gregoire Maret Toots Thielemans Tribute $31.50/$36.75 7p

Wednesday, July 10 • 7 PM

MASTER CLASS: GARY MEEK – MUSIC & MOTION

Techniques and methods from an acclaimed local saxophinist.

FREE

Thursday, July 11 • 7 PM & 9 PM

ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY

Pioneers of instrumental guitar music, embracing a spectrum of genres.

Friday, July 12 • 7 PM

CAMINOS FLAMENCOS WITH YAELISA & EL RUBIO

At the forefront of the nuevo flamenco movement.

1/2 PRICE STUDENT TICKETS Saturday, July 13 • 8:30 PM

SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE: 80s vs. 90s Tickets: eventbrite.com

Thursday, July 18 • 7 PM

Celebrating an iconic jazz saxophonist.

1/2 PRICE STUDENT TICKETS Monday, July 22 • 7 PM

KIM NALLEY: PAYING RESPECT TO ARETHA

A salute to the Queen of Soul from one of the Bay Area’s favorite vocalists.

Monday, July 29 • 7 PM

ALICIA OLATUJA – INTUITION: SONGS FROM THE MINDS OF WOMEN Unless noted, advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and dinner served one hour before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wine & beer available.

All ages welcome.

320-2 Cedar St | Santa Cruz 831.427.2227 kuumbwajazz.org

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JOHN HANRAHAN QUARTET WITH ANDREW DIXON: A TRIBUTE TO WAYNE SHORTER

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LIVE MUSIC WED MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

6/26

Jimmy Dewrance Free 6p

MOE’S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz MOTIV 1209 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

The Get Down w/ Groove 9:30p

THU

6/27

FRI

Trivia 8p

6/29

SUN

6/30

MON

7/1

Boostive, Afrolicious, TV The Dogon Lights & Broken 3rd Eye Open more $10/$15 9p $10/$15 8p

Vanessa Collier $10/$15 4p Jordan T $12/$15 9p

Libation Lab w/ King Wizard & Chief Transcend 9:30p

Brandon Beach 9:30p

Aaron The Era 9:30p

Rasta Cruz Reggae Party 9:30p

The Takeover, Hip Hop w/ DJ Marc 9:30p

Six String Pharmacy

Caribbean Son 7-10p

Live Again 2-5p

Erin Avila 6-9p

Casey Wickstrom Free 6p Steve Itterly Free 8:30p

Paperback Ryders 2-5p

Cool Pistol String Band Free 8:30p

T-Bone Mojo Free 6p

Kid Andersen Free 6p

Astral Caverns Free 9p

Variety Show w/ Toby Gray 6:30p

Acoustic Reggae Jam 6:30p

Open Mic Free 4-7p Queer Bingo $5/ Blind Mountain Holler & Card 3:30-6:30p more Free 9p Trivia Free 7:30p

Aloha Friday 6:30p

Featured Acts 6:30p

John Hiatt $45-$60 8p

Skerryvore $35 8p

Live DJ

Live DJ

ROSIE MCCANN’S 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Comedy Night 9p

First & Third Celtic Jam

THE SAND BAR 211 Esplanade, Capitola

The Joint Chiefs 8p

Original Music Showcase The Joint Chiefs 7:30p 9p

UpFront 9p

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-429-4135 Thursday, June 27 • Ages 16+

Together Pangea VUNDABAR

Thursday, June 27 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

XXXTENTACION MEMORIAL

Friday, June 28 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

plus Fulminante also The Infamous Swanks

Saturday, June 29 • Ages 16+

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featuring

ERICA FALLS

Tuesday, July 2 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

ELECTRIC SIX

plus Kyle Shutt

Friday, July 12 • Ages 16+

The Brothers Comatose Jul 14 Toots & The Maytals (Ages 16+) Jul 20 Shwayze (Ages 16+) Aug 13 Matisyahu (Ages 16+) Aug 15 Hawthorne Heights/ Emery (Ages 16+) Aug 16 The Original Wailers (Ages 16+) Aug 22 Tuxedo (Ages 16+) Aug 31 Danny Duncan (Ages 16+) Sep 2 Xavier Rudd (Ages 16+) Sep 13 Iya Terra (Ages 16+) Sep 14 The California Honeydrops (Ages 16+) Sep 24 Hot Chip (Ages 16+) Oct 12 Manila Killa (Ages 16+) Oct 14 Yung Gravy (Ages 16+) Oct 19 & 20 Santa Cruz Music Festival (Ages 16+) Oct 23 The Distillers (Ages 16+) Nov 14 Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque (Ages 21+) Nov 20 Hippo Campus (Ages 16+) Nov 22 Cold War Kids (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 877-987-6487 & online

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Johnny Fabulous Free 6p

Comedy Free 8p

Open Mic Free 8-11p ‘Geeks Who Drink’ Trivia Night 8p

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

BAT!

7/2

Pat Hull & Grand Larson$8/$12 8p

Gil De Leon Trio Free 6p

THE RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz THE REEF 120 Union St, Santa Cruz

TUE

Bert Javier Free 10p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

SAT

Lloyd Whitely Free 6p

NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz 99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

6/28

Broken Shades Free 6p

www.catalystclub.com

A people-friendly establishment.

LOCATED ON THE BEACH

Amazing waterfront deck views.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

See live music grid for this week’s bands.

STAND-UP COMEDY

Three live comedians every Sunday night.

HAPPY HOUR

Mon–Fri from 3:00pm. Wednesday all night!

VISIT OUR BEACH MARKET

Wood-fired pizza, ice cream, unique fine gifts.

FREE BEACH BBQ PARTIES

Live Music, Thursdays, 5:30pm, All Ages

NOW SERVING BREAKFAST

Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily

(831) 476-4560

crowsnest-santacruz.com

The Human Juke Box 6p

Open Mic 6p

Trivia 7:30p Alex Lucero Open Jam 7:30p

Tuesday Trivia Night 6:30p

LIVE MUSIC WED

6/26

THU

6/27

FRI

6/28

SANDERLINGS 1 Seascape Resort, Aptos

Groovin’ w/ Jan Hagge & more 7:30-10:30p

SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright, Santa Cruz

Sasha’s Money 6:30p

SAT

6/29

SUN

6/30

MON

Don McCaslin & the Amazing Jazz Geezers 6-9p

Mojo Cruz 8-11:30p

Patio Acoustics 1-4p Sasha’s Money 8-11:30p

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

Ken Constable 6:30-9:30p

Joe Ferrara 6:30-9:30p

Claudio Melega 7-10p

Kai Killion Free 6-9p

Jive Machine Free 6-9p

DJ Olright Free 6-9p

Wildflower & the Bees Free 6-9p

Paperback Ryders Free 5p

The Rayburn Brothers Free 5p

Carie & the Soulshakers Free 5p

Scott Slaughter 5:30p

Wild & Blue, Steve Bennett 5:30p

Flypaper Blues Free 6-9p

STEEL BONNET 20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley SUSHI GARDEN S.V. 5600 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley

Patio Acoustics 1-4p

UGLY MUG 4640 Soquel Ave, Soquel VINO LOCALE 55 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz

TUE

7/2

Highway Buddha 6-9p

Steve Ryan 6-8p

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‘LAST’ DAYS Jonathan Majors (left) and Jimmie Fails in ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco.’

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he vintage hippie anthem “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair),” keeps popping up throughout The Last Black Man In San Francisco. Its use is ironic, referencing the mythology of the city’s fabled past while its characters—two young black men born and raised in the city—reckon with the uncertainty of its present.

The most apropos lyric from the song, however, is never actually sung in the movie: the recurring refrain “People in motion.”

Everything is on the move here— the protagonist on his skateboard, navigating the city’s steep hills

and ramshackle neighborhoods; passers-by in the streets; chattering Muni bus passengers; platoons of sanitation workers in neon vests marching out to clean up the toxic waterfront. And yet, despite all the activity around them, the protagonists seem rooted in place, unable to move forward as time marches on, struggling to imagine viable new lives for themselves in the rapidly evolving city they love.

This is the first feature from rookie director Joe Talbot, who wrote the script with Rob Richert, based on a story Talbot concocted with his longtime friend and fellow

San Francisco native Jimmie Fails.

In the movie, Fails stars as a semiautobiographical character named Jimmie Fails, who spends most days with his best bud Montgomery Allen (Jonathan Majors). Softspoken, kind-hearted Jimmie works as a caregiver in a nursing home.

Mont sells fish on the waterfront but devotes every spare minute to drawing in his sketchpad and trying to write a play.

Jimmie’s passion is the stately, Victorian-style home in the Fillmore district that his grandfather built in the postwar 1940s, after entire communities of Japanese-Americans had been removed to internment

camps. It’s long since fallen out of his family’s possession, but Jimmie is so fixated on the house that he drops by often to repaint the window trims and spruce up the yard—to the ire of the current owners.

The idea of home is important to Jimmie, who has lived for a time in both a group home and a car.

His affectionate auntie (Tichina Arnold) lives in the suburbs across the bay. He rarely sees his small-time scammer father (Rob Morgan). His businesswoman mother is almost entirely absent. At present, Jimmie is crashing at the house where Mont lives with his blind but still feisty grandpa (Danny Glover)—until the owners of Jimmie’s family home move out, leaving “his” house tantalizingly unoccupied.

The story is based in part on the experiences of the real-life Fails, who once lived with his family in a gingerbread San Francisco Victorian.

It may seem a bit thin, plot-wise, but the storytelling is everything in this splendidly atmospheric mood piece. Themes of displacement, gentrification and cultural identity are there to be pondered in every dreamy, thoughtfully composed shot, without Talbot beating us over the head with them.

That Fails and Majors are in their late 20s feels odd at times, when plot elements like skateboarding and the absence of any romantic relationships suggest teenagers.

Mont seems almost childlike in his social wariness and compulsive creativity, yet he is savvy enough to de-escalate a scary trash-talking incident. (Majors also delivers a moment of electrifying poignancy as Mont acts out a scene from his play.)

Majors and Fails establish a vein of friendship and loyalty that goes far deeper than the usual buddybonding movie. They couldn’t be any better at conveying their characters’ yearning to stitch together random fragments of experience into a life.

THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO ***1/2 (out of four) With Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, and Danny Glover. Written by Joe Talbot and Rob Richert. Directed by Joe Talbot. (R) 120 minutes.

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ANNABELLE COMES HOME OK, whoa, enough with the doll movies already. No more killer robot Chuckys, puppets, ventriloquist dummies, action figures, or sporks that come to life, either. I’m done with the whole damn garage-sale lot of them. It might be different if even one of these Annabelle movies spun off from the “Conjuring Universe”—featuring an evil doll that gets passed around like Advil at a bell-ringing convention— had been good. But in fact, they seem to be getting progressively worse as they swerve from original timeline to prequel to sequel. From now on, I’ll get all of my wooden acting from Vin Diesel, thank you very much! Directed

by Gary Dauberman. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and McKenna Grace. (R) 106 minutes. (SP)

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THE SPY BEHIND HOME PLATE This documentary tells the story of Moe Berg, a Jewish major-league catcher in the ’20s and ’30s who later spied on the Nazis for the U.S. Office of Strategic Services during World War II. I see what they were going for with the title here, but it might be a case of trying a little too hard, as Berg didn’t start as an OSS agent until almost a decade after he gave up playing catcher. I sure hope he wasn’t trying to find intelligence behind home plate in the 1940s, when Yogi Berra was catching. Although, come to think of it,“Yogi-isms” like “I really didn’t say everything I said,” and “If you can’t imitate him, don’t copy him,” would be the perfect way for a captured spy to confuse the enemy.

(NR) 101 minutes. (SP) YESTERDAY British director Danny Boyle has reinvented himself countless times over the years, from Trainspotting to 28 Days Later to Slumdog Millionaire to Trance.

Incredibly, this may be his most out-there concept yet: a struggling musician is involved in a freak accident and subsequently discovers that no one has heard of the Beatles, and he can pass their music off as his own? BUT AT WHAT COST? I don’t know if there actually is a cost, I’ve just always wanted to say that. Starring Himesh Patel, Lily James and Kate McKinnon. (PG-13) 116 minutes. (SP)

CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different current release. For location and discussion topic, go to https://groups.google.com/group/ LTATM.

NOW PLAYING THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM When TV director John Chester and his wife got kicked out of their L.A. apartment in 2010, they decided to start a farm on some of the most unfarmworthy land around outside of L.A. Chester documented the entire experience over the next several years, and the resulting film is winning praise not only for its first-person storytelling, but also for the incredible cinematography of the landscape and life that makes up the ecosystem of their farm. (PG) 91 minutes. (SP) BOOKSMART Actress Olivia Wilde directed this comedy about two straight-A high school students who try to cram all of the fun they missed into one night before graduation.

Starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Lisa Kudrow, and Jason Sudeikis. (R) 102 minutes. (SP) CHILD’S PLAY My favorite quote about Child’s Play came years ago, when Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame explained exactly why Chucky is not the least bit terrifying: “It’s a doll. Kick it.” Kick it, indeed! There has never been anything even remotely scary about this particular horror franchise, but you have to give credit to series creator Don Mancini for realizing that (even if it took three movies) and taking his killer-doll concept in a whole new comedic, selfreferential and really weird direction with Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky and so on. This reboot is the first Chucky film Mancini isn’t involved with, and the new producers have turned it into a very serious sci-fi thing where the doll’s AI goes haywire. Wait, are you telling me I should be wary of technology? OMG this is just like that show about the mirrors that are black! I have an idea for that show: Hollywood studio executives become sentient and … OK, you’re right, that’s

too ridiculous even for sci-fi. Directed

by Lars Klevberg. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman and the voice of Mark Hamill as Chucky (!) (R) 90 minutes. (SP) DARK PHOENIX I don’t care if they’re totally different franchises, it’s still hard to watch the trailer for this last pre-Disney-Fox-merger X-Men movie—which mainly features Sophie Turner as super-powerful mutant Jean Grey rage-melting everything with her fire/laser/ generally incendiary powers—and not imagine it as Turner’s other famous character, Game of Throne’s Sansa Stark, getting her revenge for having to give up her chance to rule the Seven Kingdoms so stupid Bran could be king. Burn them all! Directed by Simon Kinberg. Co-starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender. (PG-13) 113 minutes. (SP) THE DEAD DON’T DIE In some circles, the words “Jim Jarmusch zombie comedy” are all you’d need to sell a movie. Especially when the cast includes Jarmusch stock company stalwarts like Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Steve Buscemi, Tilda Swinton, Iggy Pop, Carol Kane and Tom Waits. But while it looks promising on paper, the onscreen result could use some more brains. It would be shameless punning to employ words like “stilted” and “catatonic” to describe a movie about reanimated dead people. (That’s the point, right?) Everybody involved certainly seems to be having a swell time. But the audience, not so much, as they endure long stretches of ennui between unsubtle moments that drive home the message, and namethat-zombie celebrity-spotting. (R) 104 minutes. (LJ) ECHO IN THE CANYON With Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood coming out next month, it’s prime time for nostalgia around L.A. in the ’60s.

This documentary about the Laurel Canyon scene in the mid-’60s traces how groups like the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds, and Buffalo Springfield defined the California sound. It features interviews with and performances from classic artists like Brian Wilson,

Michelle Phillips, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr, as well as later artists who were influenced by the scene like Beck, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and Norah Jones. Directed by Andrew Slater. (PG-13) 82 minutes. (SP) JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3— PARABELLUM Keanu Reeves, who in recent years has ascended to become Hollywood’s Most Likable Man, returns to his role as the world’s Most Killiest Hit Man. This time, there’s a price on his head, and he has to survive all the other hit men and hit women. Hold on, wasn’t that the plot of the last John Wick movie, too? And possibly the other before that? I’m not being facetious, they all just kind of blend together into a non-stop ballet of Reeves twirling around while he shoots people at close range. Directed

by Chad Stahleski. Co-starring Halle Berry, Ian McShane and Laurence Fishburne. (R) 130 minutes. (SP) THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Reviewed this issue.

(R) 121 minutes. (SP) LATE NIGHT Mindy Kaling plays an untested would-be comic hired by a failing late-night talk show to keep it from being cancelled, with Emma Thompson as the longtime host who is initially resistant to change. (R) 102 minutes. (SP) MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL The Men in Black franchise is 20 years old, and there’s definitely something a little squickier in 2019 about its premise of immigrant hunters with big guns as cool heroes. What’s the over/ under on how many big things will turn out to be run by tiny aliens inside it? 11? 25? 38? I feel that these are all good guesses. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are long gone, but we do have the reteaming of Thor: Ragnarok’s Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson leaving behind the NYC branch of the organization that polices “illegal aliens” (har, har) for London. Directed by F. Gary Gray.

Co-starring Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson and Rebecca Ferguson.

(PG-13) 115 minutes. (SP) ROCKETMAN Elton John says there were studios who wanted to take the sex and drugs out of his life story

and turn it into a teen-friendly PG-13 movie. Of course that would have been a really bad, soulless triumph of crass commercialism over artistic truth, and I’m glad Sir Elton was able to talk them out of it. But what I really want to know is: what were they planning to put in a movie about Elton John’s life that didn’t have any sex or drugs in it? Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden. (R) 121 minutes. (SP) THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 The same crew of voice actors returns for another animated adventure that reveals what your pet is doing when you’re not around. Well, not your pet specifically. Your pet is kind of boring.

Featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, and Lake Bell. (PG) 86 minutes. (SP) SHAFT What's the blaxploitation series from the ’70s that won’t stop making sequels even though everybody forgot about it? (Shaft!)

Right on. They say this cat Samuel L. Jackson is a bad mother- (Shut your mouth!) But I’m talkin’ about Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft sequels!

(Then we can dig it!) He’s totally fun to watchhhh, and now in this one he has his dad played by the original Shaft Richard Roundtree, and also a sonnn (John Shaft Junior!). You’re damnnnn right. Directed by Tim Story.

Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree and Jessie T. Usher. (R) (SP) TOY STORY 4 Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and thought, “Should I be worried that both the Child’s Play and Toy Story movies are about a kid named Andy whose toys come to life?” I am definitely not eating spicy foods before bed anymore. In other news, this fourth installment of the animated Pixar franchise is said to be the sweetest and most poignant of them all, which is also what they said about Toy Story 3. And probably what they’ll say about Toy Story 5, as long as Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear and the rest of the gang keep pouring on the sweet poignancy. Directed by Josh Cooley. (G) 100 minutes. (SP)

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pun slightly, Primal Santa Cruz has re-awakened as Vida, with a new brunch menu that expands its appeal. This menu is all gluten-free, and now comes with table service— what a treat for diners trained to ask whether a dish is GF or not.

They can now order at will from a short but creative listing of brunch items loaded with intriguing spices, fresh veggies and intelligent design.

Vida looks good—plants, pale wood banquettes and tables, polished concrete floors, bold artwork—but it’s not overdone.

The evolving brainchild of Jason Morgan, who opened Primal late last year, this restaurant is closing in on its true identity—one that reflects how we live and eat right now on the Central Coast. Bread-free breakfasts filled with flavor and visual appeal are no longer just a fantasy.

A breakfast “salad” involved colorful arugula, avocado, red and golden beets, all tossed in a delicious seed-and-macadamia-nut dressing with a perfect fried egg for $12 (though it might be nice to stack all those items instead of forming a ring of veggies around the egg).

My companion’s very large plate with a grass-fed burger on a GF sesame seed bun—nice brioche-like texture, topped with local cheddar and wonderful caramelized onions— arrived alongside seriously addictive plantain chips, green salad and an acreage of delicious fresh pickles ($18). A pot of fukamushi green tea ($4) and a bracing Americano ($3) made it our major meal of the day.

The Vida menu offers tons of creative plates—breakfast tacos, fried chicken and waffles, cast iron hash, sweet potato pancakes—priced from $10-18. It would help build

The atmospheric al fresco dinner to support the Homeless Garden Project was gorgeous as always with the fields, the folks, the food. But my taste buds told me that I was experiencing something rather special at the recent Sustain Supper with appetizers by Peter Henry from the Cremer House, especially the BBQ smoked brisket on corn johnny cakes with collard greens.

Big flavors and sensuous textures made this my top app, paired with a well-balanced Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir from Hallcrest Vineyards.

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Desserts from chef Laci Sandoval of Wind & Rye were beautiful; nothing topped her densely creamy chocolate espresso tart inflected with candied orange zest and sea salt. Easily one of the most sophisticated desserts this side of the macaron from Alderwood.

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Though the labor involved in the roasting and brewing process can be overshadowed at some coffee houses by slick marketing and indoor plantintensive decor, it all comes down to the sourcing and final product for Carhart and Noyes. It’s not easy to maintain more than two-dozen blenda. Both Cathart and Noyes worked at grocery stores in Santa Cruz before they landed their jobs roasting coffee five days a week.

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CARHART: Going organic, we feel, is the best way to affect change.

We are interested in sustainability and someone getting paid what they deserve for their work. But for many farms, it’s really difficult to go organic.

NOYES: Some roasters aren’t strictly organic, so they have other options of sourcing that we don’t.

With our paperwork, even if the farm is using organic practices and inputs, if they haven’t been able to get organically certified, we

can’t use that coffee. And for some smaller farms going organic doesn’t work. It’s a really expensive, long process, and some people can’t justify it. But for us, it gives us a floor for quality.

You travel to source the beans yourself, right?

CARHART: In the last six months, we’ve been to Guatemala and Honduras meeting with other roasters from around the country and visiting farms and mills. It’s kinda neat to meet other professional roasters from all over. We traveled over 500 miles and cupped over 100 types of coffee. It was intense. It wasn’t a vacation. At the end of it, I was like, “Kenny, are you tasting anything?” My palate was shot.

NOYES: Yeah, you can only taste so much. With our Honduras trip, we were able to secure a lot from one particular female-owned farm, and we’d like to highlight that at some point. It was special to find that farm.

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H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES SIGN OF THE TEACHER

The energies of the planets circling the Sun, from the moon to Pluto, have a deep and lasting effect on humanity. The present Pluto/ Saturn/South Node configuration in Capricorn is reorienting humanity from the past to the present and presenting humanity (individually, nationally and globally) with a bare-bones reality. There is a feeling of no comfort.

Experiences are harsh, difficult and challenging.

This will continue for the next year.

A good mantra to recite during these times of change is, “May all hindrances be removed, and may I integrate all that is new.” Pluto transforms us. Saturn restructures us. The South Node brings the past to the present.

Changes are coming. Using the mantra helps us to prepare for the changes with calmness, equanimity and poise.

Opposite the South Node is the North Node (presently in Cancer), where the new realities come forth. It is our new pathway. Cancer provides us with nurturance and a new birth.

Chiron is in Aries.

Humanity is newly identifying as Souls.

Asking what is our real and true identity? Note in the media the words “identity politics.” The media always reflects inner realities. The U.S. sun is in Cancer, with a birthday soon (July 4).

The sign of Cancer is reflective, fluid, preparing us for self-knowledge in Leo. Cancer is the moon’s house. The month of Cancer is dedicated to teachers of wisdom. The Teacher, like the moon, reflects the rays of the sun.

Cancer distributes Rays 3 (divine intelligence) and 7 (anchoring the teachings upon the Earth).

The month of Cancer (sign) is thus dedicated to the teacher (soul, guru, God the father, Christ, the teachings, etc.) Students are called to rededicate themselves to the teacher (whomever one learns from) or the wisdom teachings, because Jupiter (higher expanded learning) is exalted in Cancer.

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

A revelatory idea, dream or vision held long in your heart and mind, perhaps for years, is emerging more and more into form and matter, about to manifest. The next seven years, which seems like a long time but is only a blink in the eye of God/Buddha, will forth what you’ve longed for, hoped would occur, envisioned. It emerges due to your persistence, belief, faith, and love. Be sure all of it is shared.

This is a special time of communication for you, wherein you can begin to explain to intimates (family, friends, etc.) choices you have made and what has concerned you deeply. Do not go into anything new without consulting loved ones. It’s best to have another’s input providing perspective. This helps you clarify, choose and accomplish more than you would alone. Discuss everything. You need love and care. This comes from open communication.

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Most of us think we have free will. We do, to an extent. We can choose what we do each day, somewhat. We can choose how we behave, sometimes. We can think about who we want to live with and where we live, sometimes. But really, it’s best to be more fluid, to know we have very little free choice, and to discover what that greater reality is that hovers, surrounds and penetrates our little lives. Make its acquaintance.

GEMINI May 22–June 20

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20

Your thoughts, ideas and communications return somewhat, though not fully. This last month just about everything mental deserted your ability to understand and be understood. Mercury is retro soon remaining behind the scenes. Misinterpretations slowly may turn around and long lost friends may call (again). Actions for the next month remain obscure in order that you plan and choose to externalize all actions. Notice you keep a lot to yourself.

Great opportunities seem to appear in your life in their own time and place. Be aware of this; however, don’t expect anything specific. That’s a paradox, but it’s true and real and practical. Listen to all communications, from yourself and others, assessing carefully. Messages could wound, uplift, destroy, deny, or be a refuge (sangha). The latter is greatly needed by everyone at this time.

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CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20

You think about, ponder upon and consider goals for the coming months. They are bound up with expectations you have about life and your ideals. Up to this point, the goals and expectations of the past have served you. However, life has changed so radically that newer and freer points of view are forming. This is also due to influences of friends, colleagues, family, community, and nature all around.

In your daily (successful, ambitious) life, you might find yourself in two places at once. Your mind is here and your body over there somewhere. This is the Gemini experience in the daily life of everyone. You will attempt to bring a synthesis to this duality. Amidst the constant changing events, amidst the vicissitudes and instability of our present times, you will find poise, balance and harmony. This is the soul. Call upon it each moment.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18

Bringing forth your creativity is most important now. What you create constitutes your real professional life. They are closest to your heart, they define the qualities and gifts that best assist others and Earth’s kingdoms, and if you continue, your creativity (and you) will improve more and more. What studies have you put off that you know must be initiated soon? Greater mastery is yours should you pursue it.

It’s best to be among the young and playful, the innocent and childlike, the romantic and creative. Then you will become all of these, too, and discover new outlets of art and creativity and interests. You’ll see things in a newer, more golden light, and your imagination will flow outward, making your entire life a place of happiness and joy.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

You are thinking deeply so you can have better perspective. Mortality (the idea of death, what death means, the reality of life after death) is something you will think about in the coming months. This is a healthy response to the changes occurring on our planet at this time. There is an underground river of communication occurring between you and others. It’s not verbal or externalized. Fill that river with love.

Know that everyone and everything in your environments supports you. Show that you trust them, and give them gratitude for being in your life at this very moment and all the moments to come. Something’s coming to an end.

A new life will be built from the ashes of the old – a new community that creates the foundation for newer and greater achievements. Bid the old farewell. It served its purpose well. Now you have new promises to keep.

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Pellerin, County Clerk of santa Cruz County, on June 12, 2019. June 19, 26, July 3, & 10. fictitious BusiNess Name statemeNt file No. 2019-0001002 The following Corporation is doing business as pediatric therapy ceNter, iNc. 1940 BoNita dr., aptos, ca 95003. County of santa Cruz. pediatric therapy ceNter, iNc. 1940 BoNita dr., aptos, ca 95003. al# 2886493. This business is conducted by a Corporation signed: pediatric therapy ceNter, iNc. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/1/2017. This statement was filed with Gail l.

Pellerin, County Clerk of santa Cruz County, on June 4, 2019. June 19, 26, July 3, & 10. fictitious BusiNess Name statemeNt file No. 2019-0001018 The following individual is doing business as charlie's goods. 7231 millie ct., uNit a, aptos, ca 95003. County of santa Cruz. misty Nicole torres. 7231 millie ct., uNit a, aptos, ca 95003. This business is conducted by an individual signed: misty Nicole torres. The registrant commenced to transact business under

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Here we are…right on cue. It’s the 6th day of summer and, not uncoincidentally, we’ve been talking about the seasonal downshift that often happens right about now, despite all the ad hoc wisdom that likes to insist that summer is the best time to sell a house.

That’s when the weather is warm, the catfish are jumpin’ and the prices are high. But if you want to hear why that just isn’t the case anymore, read my recent columns that deconstruct the myth of an always-bullish summer market.

Today, let’s catch up on local sales stats for SC County to see if they shed any light on where things are headed. Trying to get an accurate read on what the market is doing from random newspaper articles and posts selling some kind of spin is next to impossible. So let’s all start out on the same page, with the same stats moving forward. Next week I’ll tender a few predictions about what Sellers and Buyers can expect to see between now and 2020.

Anyone interested in receiving more detailed breakdowns on market trends in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, can email me. I’m happy to forward complete metrics for each. If you don’t understand why it’s important to follow those neighboring markets, it’s time to get a refresher course on how Silicon Valley drives real estate sales here on the Coast.

Here’s a quick review of single family home sales in Santa Cruz County: Median Price: This number was up significantly year-over-year as it approached an all-time high. It was $945,000 for May of 2019 compared to $863,000 for May of 2018. # of Closed Sales: This number dropped by about 20%. 147 Sales were recorded in May of 2019 versus 184 Sales in May of 2018.

Average Days on Market or DOM (I’ve written extensively about the importance of days on market as an indicator of market value for buyers): This number increased from 28 DOM in May of 2018 to an average of 36 DOM in May of 2019. % of List Price Received: In May 2018, sold listings, on average, received 102% of their list price. In May 2019 sold properties received 99% of their list price.

Average # of Months to Sell: In May 2018 it took an average of 2.7 months for a home to sell. In May 2019 that number rose to 3.7 months.

Heading into the summer, these are decidedly mixed results. The median price point is close to its all-time high but virtually every other indicator is down, suggesting that inventory is growing and things are slowing.

More next week.

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BALSAMIC BEER BRAISED WINE & FOOD PAIRING PORK ROAST INGREDIENTS: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 4-pound boneless pork roast* 12 ounces beer 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons black pepper 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons oregano ¼ cup brown sugar Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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Occupation: Medical translator and interpreter Hobbies: Cooking, tennis, rescuing dogs Who or what first got you shopping here?

I had moved here in 1989 and was looking for a really good butcher shop, and my neighbors directed me to Shopper’s Corner. I’ve been shopping here at least twice a week ever since.

I’ve always liked the store’s ambiance and its size — you know where things are and can easily find them. If you need assistance, you’ll always find helpful staff in the aisles; the same is true with produce and actually all of the departments.You don’t always find that in other markets. I find Shopper’s very convenient. I can easily find parking, no matter the time of day, and they open at 6 am daily!

What do you like to cook? First of all, I love to cook. It’s my therapy. My family is from Spain, and I enjoy making Spanish and Mediterranean-style dishes. I cook lots of fish, roasted vegetables, rice dishes — Shopper’s carries paella rice! — also papas and lots of pasta. Shopper’s carries so many terrific specialty products — olive oils, vinegars, anchovy- stuffed olives, imported prosciutto (they slice), and superb spices! Shopper’s ice creams and gelatos are the best, same with their fabulous liquor selection and local wines, like Soquel Vineyards, Storres,Windy Oaks and Bargetto, just a few of my favorites.

You’re a fan of shopping local? Yes, and I appreciate that Shopper’s offers many locally produced items:There are Kelly’s breads and pastries, Companion breads, Bagelry bagels, Pasta Mike’s pasta, and the beautiful produce.

The butcher counter’s a lively spot. I may be talking to people I know while eating the free candy. Butchers are laughing along with each other and customers.And then my number’s called.They may ask,‘Can I get you ground turkey? Would you like salmon today?’The guys know what you want and they’ll specialcut whatever you need.This is what shopping local feels like.

“Shopper’s is a wonderful community store; the people are friendly and knowledgeable, and you’ll find things you cannot get elsewhere.”

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