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Volume 40, No. 3 April 24-30, 2014

What are the Odds?

This week in News, we explore the likelihood that a number of locals will run for Santa Cruz City Council. | 8

Best of the Best Thousands of votes later, we bring you the results of our annual Best of Santa Cruz County Readers’ Poll. | 17

Campfire Songs The Do-It-Ourselves Festival lands at Camp Krem. | 130

features Opinion 7 News 8 A&E 130 Music 132 Dining 140 Film 142

Events 146 Real Estate 170 Classifieds 171 Mind, Body, Soul 171 Risa’s Stars 174

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What do you think about the fact that 20,000 Santa Cruz residents commute over the hill?

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I think Santa Cruz is still a bit of a beach town, and that means you have to commute to work, unless you turn it into a metropolitan area like San Francisco. If you tried to build 20,000 jobs in Santa Cruz it would be insane. I think it's OK that people commute.

Gunther Gettelfinger Santa Cruz | Sales/Security

Santa Cruz is a beautiful place to live so people are going to choose to live here.

But if you are trying to live here, I feel like you sort of have to go over the hill to find the jobs that will allow you to live the lifestyle you want to live in Santa Cruz.

Nate Essayas Santa Cruz | Fishmonger

Might be time for a rail system.

Paul Gaylon Aptos | Herbalist

I think people just need to be around the beauty and they are willing to live here in order to do that. I live in Santa Cruz and I commute to Los Gatos.

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If for some inexplicable reason you are not simmering with new ideas about how you could drum up more money, I don't know what to tell you—except that maybe your mother lied to you about exactly when you were born. The astrological omens are virtually unequivocal: If you are a true Aries, you are now being invited, teased, and even tugged to increase your cash flow and bolster your financial know-how. If you can't ferret out at least one opportunity to get richer quicker, you might really be a Pisces or Taurus. And my name is Jay-Z.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 You remind me of a garden plot that has recently been plowed and rained on. Now the sun is out. The air is warm. Your dirt is wet and fertile. The feeling is a bit unsettled because the stuff that was below ground got churned up to the top. Instead of a flat surface, you've got furrows. But the overall mood is expectant. Blithe magic is in the air. Soon it will be time to grow new life. Oh, but just one thing is missing: The seeds have yet to be sewn.

That's going to happen very soon.

Right?

GEMINI May21–June20 Here's an excerpt from "Celestial Music," a poem by Louise Gluck: "I'm like the child who buries / her head in the pillow / so as not to see, the child who tells herself / that light causes sadness." One of your main assignments in the coming weeks, Gemini, is not to be like that child. It's true that gazing at what the light reveals may shatter an illusion or two, but the illumination you will be blessed with will ultimately be more valuable than gold.

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Would you like to forge new alliances and expand your web of connections and get more of the support you need to fulfill your dreams? You are entering the Season of Networking, so now would indeed be an excellent time to gather clues on how best to accomplish all that good stuff. To get you started in your quest, here's advice from Dale Carnegie: "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."

LE0 Jul23–Aug22 Does Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt run faster than any person alive? As far as we know, yes. He holds three world records and has won six Olympic gold medals. Even when he's a bit off his game, he's the best. At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, he set the all-time mark for the 100-meter race—9.69 seconds—despite the fact that one of his shoelaces was untied and he slowed down to celebrate before reach-

ing the finish line. Like you, Bolt is a Leo. I'm making him both your role model and your anti-role model for the foreseeable future. You have the power to achieve something approaching his levels of excellence in your own field— especially if you double-check to make sure your shoelace is never untied and especially if you don't celebrate victory before it's won.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 In his unpublished book The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, John Koenig coins new words that convey experiences our language has not previously accounted for. One that may apply to you sometime soon is "trumspringa," which he defines as "the temptation to step off your career track and become a shepherd in the mountains, following your flock between pastures with a sheepdog and a rifle, watching storms at dusk from the doorway of a small cabin." To be overtaken by trumspringa doesn't necessarily mean you will literally run away and be a shepherd. In fact, giving yourself the luxury of considering such wild possibilities may be a healing release that allows you to be at peace with the life you are actually living.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 "The supreme pleasure we can know,” Freud said, and the model for all pleasure, orgasmic pleasure, comes when an excess tension built up, confined, compacted, is abruptly released."

That's an observation by philosopher Alphonso Lingis. I bring it to your attention, Libra, because I expect that you will soon be able to harvest a psychospiritual version of that supreme pleasure. You have been gathering and storing up raw materials for soul-making, and now the time has come to express them with a creative splash. Are you ready to purge your emotional backlog?

Are you brave enough to go in search of cathartic epiphanies? What has been dark will yield light.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 The potential turning points that might possibly erupt in the coming days will not become actual turning points unless you work hard to activate them.

They will be subtle and brief, so you will have to be very alert to notice them at all, and you will have to move quickly before they fade away. Here's another complication: These incipient turning points probably won't resemble any turning points you've seen before. They may come in the form of a lucky accident, a blessed mistake, a happy breakdown, a strange healing, a wicked gift, or a perfect weakness.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 If you happen to be an athlete, the coming week will not be a good time to headbutt a referee or take performance-enhancing drugs. If you hate to

drive your car anywhere but in the fast lane, you will be wise to try the slower lanes for a while. If you are habitually inclined to skip steps, take short cuts, and look for loopholes, I advise you to instead try being thorough, methodical, and by-the-book. Catch my drift? In this phase of your astrological cycle, you will have a better chance at producing successful results if you are more prudent than usual. What?! A careful, discreet, strategic, judicious Sagittarius?

Sure! Why not?

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 My interpretation of this week's astrological data might sound eccentric, even weird. But you know what?

Sometimes life is—or at least should be—downright unpredictable. After much meditation, I've concluded that the most important message you can send to the universe is to fly a pair of underpants from the top of a flagpole.

You heard me. Take down the flag that's up there, and run the skivvies right up to the top. Whose underpants should you use? Those belonging to someone you adore, of course. And what is the deeper meaning behind this apparently irrational act? What exactly is life asking from you? Just this: Stop making so much sense all the time— especially when it comes to cultivating your love and expressing your passion.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 You need to take some time out to explore the deeper mysteries of snuggling, cuddling and nuzzling. In my opinion, that is your sacred duty. It's your raison d'etre, your ne plus ultra, your sine qua non. You've got to nurture your somatic wisdom with what we in the consciousness industry refer to as yummy warm fuzzy wonder love. At the very least, you should engage in some prolonged hugging with a creature you feel close to. Tender physical touch isn't just a luxury, it's a necessity.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Your body contains about four octillion atoms. That's four with 27 zeroes after it. Believe it or not, 200 billion of that total were once inside the body of Martin Luther King, Jr. For that matter, an average of 200 billion atoms of everyone who has ever lived and died is part of you. I am not making this up.

(See the mathematical analysis here: http://tinyurl.com/AtomsFromEveryone .) As far as your immediate future is concerned, Pisces, I'm particularly interested in that legacy from King. If any of his skills as a great communicator are alive within you, you will be smart to call on them. Now is a time for you to express high-minded truths in ways that heal schisms, bridge gaps, and promote unity. Just proceed on the assumption that it is your job to express the truth with extra clarity, candor, and grace.

Homework: Some people ask, "What would Jesus do?" Others prefer, "What would Buddha do?" Who's your ultimate authority? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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LETTERS Much Needed I want to offer you my very profoundest thanks for publishing the article re: sexual violence in the fields of South County! I have been working with Watsonville farmworkers for the past 15 years, and have witnessed firsthand the incredibly difficult life circumstances that they all endure, including substandard living conditions, lack of healthcare, lack of child-care, pesticide exposure, and ongoing grueling poverty. Most cannot afford to purchase the very crops that they harvest, and most Santa Cruz County residents seem completely unaware of their difficult circumstances.

Thank you again for calling attention to one of our county's greatest blights.

Dr. Ann López | Director, Center for Farmworker Families

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Santa Cruz’s Pacific Elementary School is one of the top five finalists in the Dole Fruit Bowls and Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden Challenge, a contest that judges schools based on their use of learning gardens in the curriculum. Another criteria is how well the school teaches its pupils about healthy eating, food origins, and environmental stewardship. The winner was announced April 22, after this issue went to press. Find out more on the Dole Facebook page.

Fresh and healthy soups and salads, artisan breads, and delicious desserts (sourced from more than 50 local eateries) are on the menu for the upcoming 15th Annual Soupline Supper, which takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 at the Cocoanut Grove. This year’s “Celebrity Ladlers” include County Supervisors Neal Coonerty and John Leopold, and Assemblymember Mark Stone, among others. For tickets and more info, visit souplinesupper.org.

Zeitgeist Tapper Thanks to Geoffrey Dunn for the retrospective in these pages of the late iconic Santa Cruz editor Buz Bezore. To know Buz was to feel close to the pulse of Santa Cruz during the period when he tapped the zeitgeist of our big little town. You really didn’t need to know him, but just pick up an Express and get into the groove. Geoff’s personal anecdotes of Buz, including history of his demons rang the memory bell of those frothy, ambiguous, delicious days of music, culture, journalism and baseball.

Thanks, Jeffy, good job. Thanks, Buz, for your big heart. Your friend, Kevy.

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Thoroughly Covered I just wanted to thank you for the well written story, “Cloaked In Fear.” The response to the story, to our work, to this issue, has been phenomenal. I am really impressed with how you described this issue, the people you contacted, and how thorough you

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Why live in Santa Cruz County?

If there’s a single question that the Best of Santa Cruz County issue boils down to every year, I think it’s that’s one. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but it’s just a tad expensive to live here—something like 75 percent more expensive than the average cost of living across the U.S., last time I checked. There’s a highway to the east that the roller coaster industry would shut down as categorically unsafe in a minute, and yet thousands of us commute on it every day. Unemployment remains high, and there’s enough collective para-

noia in this town to keep you up all night worrying about personal safety, secret wars, anti-popes, chemtrails, and whether maybe—just maybe—Stephen King really did have it in for John Lennon.

So, again, the question: why live in Santa Cruz? This Best of Santa Cruz County issue has hundreds of answers.

We’d like to take credit for all of them, but most everything we publish about what’s best in Santa Cruz each year, we learn from you. And once again, thousands of you took to the ballot box, and taught us everything we need to know about what makes this a great place to live. The best places to eat; the best places to find music, theater and all forms of artistic expression; the best places to shop; the most interesting people, and a lot more. If you look at it from a certain perspective, this issue is sort of a collective answer to that sometimes confounding question of why we choose this place.

It’s also, as far as I can tell, the largest issue ever in GT’s almost-40year history. That speaks to something, too: that people who live here care deeply about what makes Santa Cruz County great. And we should, because there’s no other place like it. Here’s to the Santa Cruz experience.

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BY ARIC SLEEPER Streaming an episode of “Game of Thrones” is serious business.

When swept away to such a realm of suspense, there’s no bigger mood killer than the constant fits and starts of a slow Internet connection—imagine, if you will, a sudden stop just as the infamous “Red Wedding” scene begins to unfold. We frantically hit reload, let slip a few choice curse words, or maybe shake angry fists at the Internet gods.

But the problem lies beneath our feet.

Underground, overworked tubes of fiber optic cables are backed up with the information from thousands of other computers, all accessing the Internet at the same moment.

“A lot of what we do now requires highspeed Internet at large capacities,” says Second District County Supervisor Zach Friend. “Imagine it being a pipe that you push water down and it currently can’t hold the amount of water that’s being sent down it. We want to expand the capacity to meet the current needs and the expanding needs.”

But there is more at stake than streaming your favorite TV show. The sluggish Internet abilities take the biggest toll on tech startups and home-based businesses who require high bandwidth capacity to thrive, and professionals in fields like medicine and higher education who suffer when they can’t send data to colleagues in an efficient manner.

To change this, Friend and others in local government have collaborated with the private sector, the Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC), and individuals at UC Santa Cruz, among others, to improve the broadband infrastructure within the county and along the Central Coast. The goal was to spur economic growth and improve the lives of residents in the region by advocating for a new broadband “backbone.”

After two years and five months of letters, meetings, surveys, proposals, and paperwork, their efforts are about to pay off.

On April 10, the California Public Utilities Commission granted $10.6 million to fund a new 91-mile broadband network extending from the City of Santa Cruz south through Aptos, Capitola, and Watsonville, and farther down into Monterey and San Benito counties.

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TAKE TWO Previous city council candidate Richelle Noroyan is giving this campaign her all.

Running the Odds With the Santa Cruz City Council race on the horizon, we look at who is likely to vie for a seat

BY JACOB PIERCE If the Santa Cruz City Council race were the World Series of Poker, two former champions would be holding strong hands as they weigh the pros and cons of running for re-election.

In the political landscape, all candidate eyes are on City Councilwoman Hilary Bryant—the most popular mayor in recent memory—and, to a lesser extent, Councilman David Terrazas. Theirs are two of the council’s three seats that are up for election this November, along with Lynn Robinson’s, as she temporarily terms out after eight years. If both Bryant and Terrazas decide to jump back in the ring, two of those seats would look considerably less open.

There is a lot for the pair to consider, including their families and careers—political and otherwise. Each

had said they would make an announcement in early January but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

But it’s not too late. Then-City Councilwoman Katherine Beiers, who strongly considered running for reelection in 2012, didn’t back out of that year’s race until May, citing family reasons. (It also gave the then79-year-old more time to run marathons.) Legally, neither incumbent must decide until August. “I know I need to make a decision sooner than later,” says Bryant.

With all of that in mind, what are the odds that various potential candidates will enter the fray? One thing’s for sure: two candidates are already saying they are in it to win it.

Below, we explore the likelihood of a bid for a variety of other locals.

In determining the following odds, GT spoke with several locals in

the political scene, including supporters and friends of the candidates. Many asked to remain anonymous, but their input—often about people they work with directly—was used to evaluate a person’s odds of running. Additionally, we combed all recent interviews and public comment from the suspected candidates and mixed in our own impressions of the situations.

ALL IN Richelle Noroyan: She’s heard it over and over for the past year. Richelle Noryan, who recently started working in community relations at UC Santa Cruz, got a late start the last go-around for city council. She didn’t start campaigning in high-gear until well into the fall of 2012. Plus, she decided to forgo the expenditures cap but didn’t approach the voluntary limit, anyway.

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COUNCIL CONT. FROM P.8 She wound up getting a bunch of flack and only a fraction of the funds. “People say they felt I was doing things at the last minute,” says Noroyan, who is getting an earlier start this year.

Noroyan plans to run a campaign focused on public safety and economic development. She wants to better align Regional Occupation Program classes with the community’s needs so that people who grew up in Santa Cruz can stay here. There’s little doubt the city transportation and public works commissioner, who has five years’ experience working for a former Los Altos state assemblyman, is qualified.

Steve Pleich: Grant writer and activist Steve Pleich, the lowest vote-getter for two elections straight, is the only other candidate, along with Noroyan, who has filed a statement of intent to run, making him one of the only real contenders so far. Pleich’s campaign will focus on affordable housing and creating safety nets. “Let’s be local. Let’s buy local. Let’s live local. You can’t do that unless you have affordable housing,” he says. Even those who like Pleich’s politics—and the man personally—are curious to see if the grant writer can shake his fringe-candidate status. His stock might be improving. In 2012, Pleich more than doubled the votes he got in his 2010 bid.

THE ODDS 3-2: David Terrazas: Although Terrazas would not confirm or deny whether he was looking for a local job, other sources say his decision partly boils down to work: essentially, if he can get a good job in Santa Cruz, he’ll run for re-election. Working over the hill, as Terrazas does, makes it hard to work a public service job in Santa Cruz—especially when you factor in the dozen or more hours lost every week traveling to and from work. (Just ask former City Councilman Tony Madrigal, who worked as a union organizer out of the county while serving two terms).

“Any opportunity that would present itself to work closer to home would be welcome,” Terrazas says. “City council is a commitment in itself. I've been committed over the past four years, and I would look forward to next four year of involved engagement.”

However, he stresses that a decision to run or not would be mostly based on his family Politicos would closely watch the transportation manager, if elected, in his second city council term to see if he takes on more initiatives this time and tries to shape a larger vision. Terrazas was elected in 2010 with a diverse constituent backing that included alternative transportation advocates and an endorsement from People Power. With a few exceptions, he’s been rather quiet on transportation issues over the past three and a half years.

5-3: David Giannini: David Giannini has deeply involved himself with Project Bike Trip, the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club, and the Santa Cruz Conflict Resolution Center since

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2-1: Leonie Sherman: Some progressives are privately hoping Leonie Sherman is their answer to Tim Goncharoff’s Facebook scandal and campaign implosion. Known in local politics for her anti-desalination activism, Sherman is a journalist who has reported all over the world, including in Cambodia and Kashmir, India. Voters might take more interest in her work as a self-defense teacher for public schools as well as for the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola. Sherman, who wants to preserve the county’s green spaces, won a Community Hero award from the United Way for helping make the county safer. “I bring a unique perspective to public safety,” she says.

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TEAM WORK Joel Stalker, network administrator for the City of Watsonville, and Mark Morgenthaler of Surfnet Communications pictured overlooking the Pajaro Valley—one of the areas they say will benefit from better broadband access.

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vantaged areas from Santa Cruz to Soledad,” says Friend.

Funding for the project comes in part from the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF), a compulsory telephone surcharge that is collected to improve the broadband infrastructure in areas that either are underserved or are not served by current Internet service providers.

The state funding represents approximately 80 percent of the total $13.3 million price tag of the estimated two-year project. Sunesys, a fiberoptic telecommunications service provider based out of Pennsylvania, will contribute the remaining 20 percent of funds, and will build and own the broadband network for a minimum of five years.

Once the conduit is in the ground, Sunesys will sell the broadband connectivity to Internet service providers at whole sale rates.

The broadband “backbone” will allow local Internet service providers like Cruzio Internet and Surfnet Communications to compete with incumbent corporate providers such as Comcast and Verizon, according to Mark Morgenthaler of Surfnet Communications.

“The big carriers have already built fiber through the community and paid for it, but the rates that they set in the community are so high that you can’t buy it and resell it and make any kind of profit,” says Morgenthaler.

Aside from getting permits approved, one of the biggest challenges for those pushing for the broadband project, such as Steve Blum, president of Tellus Venture Associates and board member of the CCBC, was proving that the incumbent Internet companies were not actually providing the services that they were claiming to.

“In order to do that we had to produce a lot of quantitative data and that was a challenge, but

it was also successfully met. It took a lot of hard work by a lot of people,” says Blum.

This hard work came in the form of driving out to the areas that were underserved or not served by incumbent providers, like Comcast, and testing whether the incumbent’s claims that they were serving these areas were true by spot checking the actual coverage present in these locations.

UCSC network engineer Jim Warner and director of IT Brad Smith were instrumental in gathering and analyzing the data. The pair also worked closely with Sunesys in 2010 when the company installed the broadband conduit line from Sunnyvale to the City of Santa Cruz.

When pegging who will benefit from the newest expansion of broadband, Morgenthaler points to four key groups.

“The first one is the residents who are going to get better broadband at lower prices. The second one is the cities and counties,” says Morgenthaler. “The third is the universities and colleges—Cabrillo, UCSC, CSUMB. And the fourth group of people that benefits are the local ISP’s [Internet service providers].”

Looking ahead, Smith foresees high school and junior college students prospering from higher bandwidth, as well as the students and faculty at UCSC. Smith also sees those in healthcare and emergency services benefitting from the new fiber. Most of all, Smith hopes that citizens and local Internet service providers will take full advantage of the broadband backbone when the project is complete.

“If you think about roads, it’s like we’re building the first highway down the middle of this area,” he says, “and now all the branching roads need to be built off of the side of it.”

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COUNCIL CONT. FROM P.9 retiring from the software industry in 2005. The single parent, whose kids are both grown, has also directed a high school mountain bike race for the past four years. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quietly watching to see what Bryant, Terrazas and others do and says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongly considering a bid. As for what his politics are, we will have to wait and see.

Even: Hilary Bryant: It would be hard to overstate how successful Bryant was in her one-year term as mayor, in a difficult time marked by community frustration and the tragedy of two officers falling in the line of dutyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a first for Santa Cruz. Bryant persevered with a cool head, and even a sense of humor.

She has stressed how hard mayorship was on her family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it comes down to, is family,â&#x20AC;? Bryant tells GT. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a matter of what the kids want and their needs with school, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m weighing my options.â&#x20AC;?

Clearly, her two children will feature prominently into her decisionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one that Bryant, the daughter of a former New Hampshire state legislator, will not take lightly. One high-profile supporter suggested to GT that Bryant think about taking a couple years offâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially considering a rough 2013, and the fact that the community will surely remember who she is in 2016. Five-time Mayor Mike Rotkin cautions, though, that candidates who take two years off often get used to it and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come back. But Bryant says she hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t considered taking a two-year break specifically.

What about the notion that she needs time off after a traumatic year? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A hard yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that usually makes you want to run again, [thinking] â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I faced a big challenge, and I was good at it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Rotkin says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;They need more of me.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Civinomics, has plenty of hands-on experience polling city residents on how they feel about city issues and getting creative when it comes to looking for solutions. The bi-partisan background of his work has built bridges for him with a variety of constituents. But worried a city council seat might be a conflict of interest with his fledgling company (or vice versa), the 23year-old is strongly considering sitting this one out.

9-1: Tim Goncharoff: We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard from resources planner Tim Goncharoff of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public works department in a whileâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nor has just about anyone else GT asked.

The normally visible meeter and greeter has been noticeably absent from downtown ever since he postponed his campaign kickoff in the wake of allegations that he previously interacted with suspiciously hot, fake women on Facebook who relentlessly promoted his campaign and causes. Former supporters felt the environmentalist candidate dragged them through the mud by never explaining what his involvement was, or wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, in the debacle. The question about Goncharoff, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reply for comment, remains: is he waiting to see if things settle down, so he can try to move past the scandal? The odds are against it.

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The 2014 Santa Cruz County Readers' Poll Come on in, and have a look around. There’s a lot to see—hundreds of winners selected by thousands of GT readers across Santa Cruz County. So if some of this looks familiar, it’s probably because you helped make it happen. But there are always new things to discover, too—you could go to a different winner or runner-up every day in the Food and Drink category alone, and you’d be booked just about until next year’s Best of Santa Cruz County issue comes out. And that would still leave hundreds of great shops, clubs, art and more to explore. To provide a window into some of these winners, you’ll find

dozens of spotlights inside, with interesting and fun facts about the people, places and things that got the nod in our balloting. And there’s a lot to discover in the Critics’ Picks, as well—find out what Santa Cruz puppy is the cutest, who’s the most devoted Santa Cruz Warriors fan, which local person will be president in 2024, and a lot more (including my longtime obsession with which totally inappropriate songs should be programmed into the downtown bells). Congrats to all of this year’s winners!

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BEST BEER SELECTION 99 BOTTLES

HALF-CENTURY MARK The Harbor Café has been a Santa Cruz institution for more than 50 years.

RUNNING THEMES Harbor Café’s theme days include Mary Mondays (Bloody Marys), Banana Pancake Tuesdays, Taco Thursdays and Mimosa Fridays.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A HUNGRY SAILOR? This Santa Cruz brunch mecca started as a neighborhood hangout for sailors and fishermen in the 1960s.

YOU’LL NEED A BENEDICTIONARY Six different kinds of eggs Benedict can be found on the menu, including avocado and seafood varieties. | Leslie Patrick

SLEW OF BREWS In the last year, 99 Bottles sold more than 30,000 bottled beers and more than 120,000 draft beers.

Bubble Buddies Co-owners Dave and Mia Bossie have a combined 30 years of homebrewing experience and are two of the founding members of the Central Coast Zymurgeeks homebrew club. This is their first restaurant work.

Hop to It When Dave and Mia took over a year and a half ago, they ramped up the beer selection, which is currently at around 200 varieties. The previous owners often had trouble reaching and maintaining 99.

Big Huge Brew The restaurant will take part in the Big Brew, which comes to the Seabright Brewery’s patio May 3. Sponsored by the American Homebrewers Association, the event encourages people all over the world to brew the same recipes on the same day. Dave and Mia will have several homebrew setups and will be answering questions.

Even Bigger Brew?

We all know that too much alcohol isn’t good for you. When a London brewery tank ruptured in 1814, it unleashed a 1.2 million-liter flood that destroyed two buildings and killed nine people. | Jacob Pierce

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AÇAI BOWL CAFÉ BRASIL 1410 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 429-1855, cafebrasil.us RUNNER-UP Samba Rock

APPETIZER HULA’S ISLAND GRILL 221 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz, 426-4852, hulastiki.com RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Crow’s Nest

BAGEL BAGELRY 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, 429-8049; 1636 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-8550; 4763 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 462-9888.

RUNNERS-UP FIREFLY, MAIN ST. BAGELS

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BAKERY THE BUTTERY

BEST RESTAURANT SLV CASA NOSTRA

702 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-3020, butterybakery.com RUNNERS-UP Gayle’s, Emily’s

BAR RED RESTAURANT AND BAR 200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com RUNNERS-UP The 515, Paradise Beach Grille

SPORTS BAR 99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 459-9999, 99bottles.com RUNNERS-UP Seabright Brewery, Britannia Arms

BARBECUE APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St., Aptos, 662-1721, aptosstbbq.com RUNNERS-UP Cole’s, Sid’s Smokehouse

BEER SELECTION 99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 459-9999, 99bottles.com RUNNERS-UP burger., West End Tap & Kitchen

BLOODY MARY RED RESTAURANT AND BAR 200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com RUNNERS-UP Harbor Café, Coaster’s Bar + Grill

BOBA TEA BOBA CRUZ

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Chef and co-owner Pasquale Bianco on their most interesting dishes: “They are all interesting—not to be bragging about it.”

BENVENUTO! A native of Italy, Bianco came to the United States 18 years ago.

1101 Pacific Ave., Ste. C, Santa Cruz, 713-5363, bobacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Pacific Thai, Café Lena

IT’S LIKE SCARBOROUGH FAIR IN HERE Bianco on his favorite spices: “Parsley, oregano, thyme, sage, basil. I could keep going and going.

I could keep going forever. Rosemary. Juniper berry, clove. Cinnamon sticks!”

MOZZARELLA FROM THE SOURCE Casa Nostra gets its cheese direct from Italy. | Georgia Perry

BURGER & FRIES BETTY BURGERS 505 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-8190, bettyburgers.com RUNNERS-UP burger., Jack’s

BURRITO PLANET FRESH 1003 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, 423-9799 RUNNERS-UP Taqueria Vallarta, Tacos Morenos

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BOBA CRAZE Bubble Economy Although no one knows for sure, bubble tea is thought to have originated in Taiwan in the 1980s.

Boba Fete Boba tea has many monikers: pearl milk tea, tapioca tea, boba nai cha, milk tea, bubble drink, momi and QQâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just to name a few.

Gimme Gimme Gimme The owners became addicted to boba tea while living in predominantly Asian communities in the Bay Area.

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Natural Selection

BEST BOBA TEA BOBA CRUZ

While many boba teas can be rife with processed ingredients, in true Santa Cruz form, Boba Cruz uses only natural, organic and locally sourced products. | Leslie Patrick

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Cruz. Through the Picnic Basket, Assembly, and the early beginnings of POPUP, we have tried to grow this family in a way that honors all the wonderful people that have supported and continue to support us. We couldn’t and wouldn’t do what we do anywhere else.

Thank you!

Kendra & Zach, The Glass Jar

Dear Friends of The Penny Ice Creamery,

POP up

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BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT LILLIAN’S ITALIAN KITCHEN

The Soquel Avenue restaurant’s seating area takes up just about 750 square feet.

In Homage Chris and Matt Moreno started the restaurant with the help of their parents, Joe and Charlotte, and named it after their Grandma Lilly, who taught Matt to cook. Many of the recipes are taken right from their grandma’s cookbook.

Where the Heart Is “She was the greatest person ever,” Matt says of Grandma Lilly, who hailed originally from Yonkers, New York. “She would welcome any in the world and make them feel welcome in a minute.

They’d probably have food in front of them in five minutes.”

Family Affair Matt and his father Joe run the front of the house, while head chef Chris runs the kitchen. One of them is almost always there.

Pasta Forever

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Grandma Lilly died about a year before Lillian’s opened. Says Matt: “We were joking around about opening up a restaurant but she didn’t think we were actually going to do it or name it after her.”

Sure, You Can Stay The original plan was to start a takeout restaurant, but customers started sitting down and asking for water. | Jacob Pierce

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BREAD (LOCAL/HANDMADE) GAYLE’S 504 Bay Ave., Capitola, 462-1200, gaylesbakery.com RUNNERS-UP Companion, Kelly’s

BREAKFAST ZACHARY’S 819 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 427-0646 RUNNERS-UP Walnut Avenue Café, Harbor Café

BREWERY SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright Ave. #107, Santa Cruz, 426-2739, seabrightbrewery.com RUNNERS-UP Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing

BEST WINERY ALFARO FAMILY VINEYARDS & WINERY

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BRUNCH HARBOR CAFÉ 535 7th Ave., Santa Cruz, 475-4948, harborcafesantacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Chaminade, Café Brasil

CALAMARI CROW’S NEST 2218 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 476-4560, crowsnest-santacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Shadowbrook Restaurant, West End Tap & Kitchen

PERSONAL CHEF ZACH MAZI facebook.com/YourFoodISMedicine RUNNERS-UP Mark Gallagher at Affordable Chef Services/ Tabitha Stroup at Friend in Cheeses Jam Co.

CHEESE SELECTION NEW LEAF 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1306, newleaf.com RUNNERS-UP Shopper’s Corner, Deluxe Foods

CHINESE RESTAURANT YAN FLOWER 617 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-2574, yanflower.com RUNNERS-UP Golden City, Canton

CHIPS AND SALSA EL PALOMAR 1336 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-7575, elpalomarsantacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Manuel’s, Little Tampico/Taqueria Vallarta

CLAM CHOWDER STAGNARO BROTHERS

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The Alfaro property began as an apple farm before the Alfaro family switched to grapes.

Fifty-six acres of the 75-acre property are covered in vineyards.

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NEW CRUSH

The Lindsay Paige Vineyard and the Ryan Spencer Vineyard are named after Richard and Mary Kay Alfaro’s children. The vineyards produce wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Merlot.

In 2010, eight acres of vineyards were certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers. | Leslie Patrick

59 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 423-2180, stagnarobros.com RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Riva’s

COCKTAILS RED RESTAURANT AND BAR 200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com RUNNERS-UP 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, Hula’s Tiki Lounge

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BEST NEW RESTAURANT WESTEND TAP & KITCHEN

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Opened in 2013 in the lavish space formerly home to Bonny Doon Vineyard’s Le Cigare Volant restaurant.

Unlike a lot of taprooms, they also have a good wine selection.

In addition to an array of beers, they serve almost a dozen different vintages.

WORLDLY WAYS Though California comfort food is on the menu, chef and co-owner Geoff Hargrave was influenced by both French and Japanese chefs under whom he worked.

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DELI-CIOUS CHANGES IN STORE In 1948, Zoccoli’s opened for business, as a grocery store.

COUNTER MEASURES It wasn’t until the ’70s that Zoccoli’s started making the sandwiches that they are known for today.

ALL IN THE FAMILY Zoccoli’s has survived earthquakes and trends to become one of the oldest family-run businesses in Santa Cruz, now operated by the third generation of Zoccolis.

BEST DELI ZOCCOLI’S

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DELICATESSEN

AFTER THE RAIN When downtown Santa Cruz flooded in 1955, the basement of Zoccoli’s was flooded with more than 2 feet of water. | Leslie Patrick

Zoccoli’s WINNERS OF: Deli, Lunch, Sandwich

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We are honored!

Thank you for voting us Best Thai Restaurant 9 times!

Best Thai Restaurant Experience Sabieng Thai’s excellent Thai cuisine.

Consistent, superb quality meat, fish & vegetarian entrees, tasty rice & noodle dishes, and extensive selection of soups, salads and colorful curries.

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1218 Mission Street, Santa Cruz • 425-1020 HOURS: Lunch Daily 11:30-3pm Dinner Mon-Thurs 5-9:30pm & Fri-Sun 5-10pm

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FARM TO FORK BEST FARMERS’ MARKET APTOS AT CABRILLO COLLEGE

LIKE US IN REAL LIFE In 2011 and 2012, the Aptos Farmers’ Market was voted “America’s Favorite Farmers’ Market in California.”

ONE STOP SHOPPING The market sells more than just fruits and vegetables, including fresh oysters, handmade sauerkraut and locally produced olive oil.

LOOK, SHARP! Need your knives, scissors or garden tools sharpened? There’s a booth for that.

THAT IS SO CHEESY The farmers’ market’s most cleverly named cheese: East of Edam. | Leslie Patrick

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COFFEEHOUSE VERVE 1540 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 600-7784 816 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, 475-7776 104 Bronson St., Santa Cruz, 464-8141 vervecoffeeroasters.com RUNNERS-UP Firefly, Coffeetopia

COMFORT FOOD SATURN CAFÉ 145 Laurel St., Santa Cruz, 429-8505, saturncafe.com RUNNERS-UP Rosie McCann’s, West End Tap & Kitchen

COOKIE PACIFIC COOKIE COMPANY 303 Potrero St. #40a, Santa Cruz, 429-9709, pacificcookie.com RUNNERS-UP The Buttery, Gayle’s

CUPCAKE BUTTERCUP CAKES & FARM HOUSE FROSTING

DINNER SHADOWBROOK RESTAURANT

FARMERS’ MARKET APTOS FARMERS’ MARKET CABRILLO COLLEGE

109 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 466-0373, farmhousefrosting.com

1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, 475-1511

6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 728-5060, montereybayfarmers.org/aptos.html

RUNNERS-UP Roc’s Cupcakes, The Buttery

DELI ZOCCOLI’S 1534 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1711, zoccolis.com RUNNERS-UP Erik’s, Garden Liquor and Deli

DESSERT THE BUTTERY 702 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-3020, butterybakery.com RUNNERS-UP Chocolate/Gayle’s, Shadowbrook Restaurant

RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Café Cruz

DIVE BAR THE RED ROM 200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com

FROZEN YOGURT TOP-A-LOT

RUNNERS-UP Brady’s Yacht Club

738 Water St., Santa Cruz, 426-1375, topalot.com

EXOTIC DRINKS HULA’S TIKI LOUNGE

RUNNERS-UP Froyo, Layla’s World Yogurt

221 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz, 426-4852, hulastiki.com

GREEK RESTAURANT THE GREEK

RUNNERS-UP The Red Restaurant and Bar, 515 Kitchen and Cocktails

435 Front St., Santa Cruz, 466-9990, thegreekrestaurant.net

FALAFEL FALAFEL OF SANTA CRUZ

CALIFORNIA CUISINE CAFÉ CRUZ

DINER SANTA CRUZ DINER

2621 41st Ave., Soquel, 476-3801, cafecruz.com

909 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, 426-7151, santacruzdiner.com

RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Shadowbrook Restaurant

RUNNERS-UP Saturn Café, Jeffery’s

RUNNERS-UP Santa Cruz Downtown, Santa Cruz Westside

1501 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 459-0486, falafelofsantacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Falafel Hut, Falafel House

RUNNERS-UP Vasili’s, Zameen

GROCERY STORE SHOPPER’S CORNER 622 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1398, shopperscorner.com RUNNERS-UP New Leaf, Staff of Life

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HAPPY HOUR RED RESTAURANT AND BAR

INDIAN FOOD MALABAR

LATE-NIGHT DINING SATURN CAFÉ

MEAL FOR A DEAL NEW LEAF

200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com

514 Front St., Santa Cruz, 458-3023, Find Malabar Restaurant on Facebook

145 Laurel St., Santa Cruz, 429-8505, saturncafe.com

1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1306, newleaf.com

RUNNERS-UP Hula’s Tiki Lounge, Crow’s Nest

RUNNERS-UP Sitar, Ambrosia

RUNNERS-UP Crepe Place, Santa Cruz Diner

RUNNERS-UP Staff of Life, Charlie Hong Kong

HAWAIIAN FOOD HULA’S TIKI LOUNGE

ITALIAN RESTAURANT LILLIAN’S

LUNCH ZOCCOLI’S

MEXICAN RESTAURANT EL PALOMAR

221 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz, 426-4852, hulastiki.com

1116 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 425-2288, lilliansitaliankitchen.com

1534 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1711, zoccolis.com

1336 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-7575, elpalomarsantacruz.com

RUNNERS-UP Pono, Aloha Island Grill

RUNNERS-UP Ristorante Italiano, Avanti

RUNNERS-UP 99 Bottles, Pono Hawaiian Grill

RUNNERS-UP Manuel’s, Tortilla Flats

HOT DOG SNAPPY

JAPANESE RESTAURANT MOBO

MARTINI RED RESTAURANT AND BAR

MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT LAILI RESTAURANT

930 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz, 295-3610

105 S River St., Santa Cruz, 425-1700, mobosushirestaurant.com

200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com

101 Cooper St., Santa Cruz, 423-4545, lailirestaurant.com

RUNNERS-UP Takara, Shogun

RUNNERS-UP Shadowbrook Restaurant, Café Cruz

RUNNERS-UP Zameen, India Joze

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MARGARITA EL PALOMAR

MOJITO RED RESTAURANT AND BAR

1100 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 469-4400, kiantis.com

1336 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-7575, elpalomarsantacruz.com

200 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 425-1913, redrestaurantandbar.com

RUNNERS-UP Pono Hawaiian Grill, Carpo’s

RUNNERS-UP Olitas, Tampico

RUNNERS-UP 515 Kitchen and Cocktails, El Palomar

RUNNERS-UP Lucy’s Hot Dogs, Taylor’s

ICE CREAM PENNY ICE CREAMERY 913 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, 204-2523, thepennyicecreamery.com RUNNERS-UP Marianne’s, Mission Hill Creamery

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BREAKFAST & LUNCH Breakfast… served all day

Artichoke Frittata

$9.25

Corned Beef Hash & Eggs

The Basic Breakfast

$6.95

The Basic Tofu

$7.75

Creative Omelettes

$9.95

Chili & Eggs

$10.25

Spicy Italian Scramble $10.95

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French Toast

$6.50 Our Burgers are the 1/2 order $3.95 Greatest! 1/3 pound, char-broiled and served on a grilled homemade Pancake Breakfast 1/2 stack sour roll, with mayo, lettuce, tomapancakes, two eggs any style, and to and onion; choice of home-fries, bacon, sausage (link or patty), or fresh fruit or potato salad $8.95 ham $9.50 Pepper Bacon & Cheese Burger $10.75 Fruit Pancakes 1/2 stack $6.95, Gourmet Burger $10.95 full stack $9.50 Patty Melt $9.75 Sourdough Pancakes Catalina Veggie Burger $8.95 1/2 order (3) $4.75, full order (5) $6.50 Sandwiches Sourdough Waffles $5.25 *turkey • *BLT • *ham • *avocado $8.95 grill any of these & add cheese Brunch Specialties $0.75 Mike’s Mess Three eggs, mix it up grilled cheese $7.25 with bacon, mushrooms & our famous home-fries; top it off with Ahi Tuna Melt $9.50 sour cream, tomatoes & green onions. Served with your choice of homemade breads, toasted. $11.25 Chowders & Chilis Cup $2.85, Bowl $4.35

BEST CHEESE SELECTION NEW LEAF

Growing Family New Leaf has five locations in Santa Cruz County, one in San Mateo County, one in Santa Clara County and one in Alameda County.

Cheesy Comestibles North Coast Cheese is New Leaf’s own line of cheeses that are produced especially for their stores, and all their cheeses are rBST-free.

B Good New Leaf WINNERS OF: Best Cheese Selection / Meal For a Deal / Natural Food Store / Smoothies / Juices

New Leaf is one of only two grocery stores in the world to achieve B Corporation Certification. This means that New Leaf has agreed to operate under the highest ethical standards, and is legally required to consider the impact their business decisions have on employees, suppliers, community, consumers and the environment. | Leslie Patrick

“Junior Mike’s Mess” (Sub. any omelette ingredient for bacon–$0.75)

Tofu Mess “Junior Tofu Mess”

$11.25

Fresh Salads Imperial Chicken

$7.50

Greek Salad

$7.25

Spinach Salad

$7.50

(smaller version) $9.25

Zach’s “Bennie” Three poached eggs served on an herb roll, topped with cream sauce & crumbled bacon; our home-fries on the side.

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NATURAL FOOD STORE NEW LEAF

RESTAURANT AMBIANCE SHADOWBROOK RESTAURANT

1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1306, newleaf.com

1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, 475-1511

RUNNERS-UP Aptos Natural Foods, Food Bin

RUNNERS-UP Red Restaurant and Bar, Paradise Beach Grille

NEW RESTAURANT WESTEND TAP & KITCHEN

RESTAURANT (APTOS) BITTERSWEET BISTRO

334 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, 471-8115, westendtap.com

787 Rio Del Mar Blvd., Aptos, 662-9799, bittersweetbistro.com

RUNNERS-UP Bantam, Kauboi

RUNNERS-UP Manuel’s, Café Sparrow

OUTDOOR DINING CROW’S NEST

RESTAURANT (CAPITOLA) SHADOWBROOK RESTAURANT

2218 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 476-4560, crowsnest-santacruz.com

1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, 475-1511

RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Laili

PIZZERIA PIZZA MY HEART 1116 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-2511, pizzamyheart.com RUNNERS-UP Tony and Albas, Kianti’s

RUNNERS-UP Paradise Beach Grille, Suda

RESTAURANT (SANTA CRUZ) WESTEND TAP & KITCHEN 334 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, 471-8115, westendtap.com RUNNERS-UP Crow’s Nest, Oswald

PIZZA SLICE PIZZA MY HEART

RESTAURANT (SAN LORENZO VALLEY) COSA NOSTRA

1116 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-2511, pizzamyheart.com

9217 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond, 609-6132, ristorantecasanostra.com

RUNNERS-UP Pleasure Point Pizza, Rockers

RUNNERS-UP Cowboy Diner, Oak Tree Restaurant

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THE

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The Tea People Owners David and Marilee Wright have been selling tea since 1999, when they started traveling to fairs and festivals as vendors. They opened Chaikhana Tea Culture in Santa Cruz in 2003, followed by Hidden Peak Teahouse in 2012.

Interior Decorating Serious thought went into every single thing that is in the teahouse. Noteworthy items include a 100-plus-year-old fence from a farm in China that a friend of the Wrights’ exported to the United States.

They cleaned and stained it, and the beautiful wood fence is now used around the shop to tie the space together. “We’re really into remembering what it’s like to be surrounded by things made by human beings, not machines,” says David, who describes the teahouse’s style as “rustic refined.” One table is made from the shipwrecked remains of a boat that sank near China 300 years ago. “The cell structure has changed,” says David. “It’s not petrified, but it’s similar—it’s very dense.”

A Pupil’s Journey David (pictured to the left) studies tea with an expert from China’a Yunnan Province named Master Wang.

The Yunnan Province is home to puerh tea, the variety that Hidden Peak specializes in.

Keeping it Clean David says the lineage of tea he studies—and that the store focuses on—can be called “beyond organic.” It’s organically grown from seeds (not clones) in sustainable garden ecology settings, handmade, hand processed, and stored by the people who make it. “Storage makes or breaks a puerh,” says David.

Vintage Variety Hidden Peak currently offers upward of 50 vintages of puerh, as well as a variety of other teas.

Tea Here Now It’s a digital-free environment, and encourages people to return to a time when tea drinking was a time of relaxation and reflection. “We are so pleased to see that people are relying on us as a tranquil place to go and just be—to let go of your electronic devices [and] your to-do list,” says David Wright.

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Best Cocktails Best Happy Hour

HAPPY HOUR

Tues-Sun 2-6pm • Mon 4:30-6pm

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RESTAURANT (SCOTTS VALLEY) JIA TELLA’S 18 Victor Square, Scotts Valley, 438-5005, jiatellas.com RUNNERS-UP Malone’s, Rumble Fish

RESTAURANT (SOQUEL) CAFÉ CRUZ 2621 41st Ave, Soquel, 476-3801, cafecruz.com RUNNERS-UP Tortilla Flats, Michael’s On Main

RESTAURANT (WATSONVILLE) CILANTRO’S 1934 Main St., Watsonville, 761-2161, cilantroswatsonville.com RUNNERS-UP Miyuki, Jalisco’s

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR PARADISE BEACH GRILLE 215 Esplanade, Capitola, 476-4900, paradisebeachgrille.com RUNNERS-UP Shadowbrook Restaurant, West End Tap & Kitchen

SANDWICH ZOCCOLI’S 1534 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1711, zoccolis.com RUNNERS-UP Garden Deli, Erik’s Deli, Deke’s Market

SEAFOOD STAGNARO BROTHERS 59 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 423-2180, stagnarobros.com RUNNERS-UP Riva’s, Crow’s Nest

SMALL PLATES SOIF 105 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-2020, soifwine.com RUNNERS-UP 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, Pono Hawaiian Grill

SMOOTHIE/JUICES NEW LEAF 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1306, newleaf.com RUNNERS-UP Café Brasil, Staff of Life

STEAKHOUSE HINDQUARTER 303 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-7770, thehindquarter.com RUNNERS-UP Shadowbrook Restaurant, Point Chop House

STEAK SHADOWBROOK RESTAURANT 1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, 475-1511 RUNNERS-UP Hindquarter, Point Chop House

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TEAHOUSE HIDDEN PEAK 1541 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-4200, hiddenpeakteahouse.com

WINE SELECTION/STORE SHOPPER’S CORNER

RUNNERS-UP Quail and Thistle

622 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1398, shopperscorner.com

THAI RESTAURANT SABIENG

RUNNERS-UP Soif, Vinocruz

Mission Street, Santa Cruz, 425-1020, sabiengthai.com

WINERY (LOCAL) ALFARO

RUNNERS-UP Sawasdee, Bangkok West

420 Hames Road, Watsonville, 728-5172, alfarowine.com

VEGETARIAN CUISINE DHARMA’S

RUNNERS-UP Bargetto, Bonny Doon

4250 Capitola Road, Capitola, 462-1717, dharmasrestaurant.com

WINE BAR SOIF

RUNNERS-UP Café Gratitude, Saturn Café

105 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-2020, soifwine.com

WINE LIST/RESTAURANT SOIF

RUNNERS-UP Vinocruz, Vino Prima

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN LAILI RESTAURANT

105 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-2020, soifwine.com RUNNERS-UP Shadowbrook Restaurant, Paradise Beach Grille

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BEST BAND

REQUIEM FOR THE DEAD

Scream It Like You Mean It The band releases its second full-length album this summer. The self-produced CD has 13 tracks, narrowed down from 17 demos, and is called The Unexplainable Truth. It’s about how they won this award.

More than an Axe-Slinger Guitarist Ryan Heggum is also a talented drummer, bassist and screamer.

Fully Tuned Requiem singer Steven Juliano was previously in a Los Angeles band called I Am Ghost that toured for six years. Then it disappeared.

MEMORY MAKERS MARK YOUR CALENDAR

ART SCENE BREAKOUT

The MAH does wildly collaborative Third Friday festivals every month on every “only-in-Santa-Cruz” theme you can think of. Like, every theme. Magic, body art, innovation ... even a “Race Through Time” historical scavenger hunt on bikes.

Their Front Street location isn't their only home—the MAH also owns Evergreen Cemetery (where they recently built a brand new Chinese Memorial Gate) and Davenport Jail.

Word Up “Sadly, there is no rock scene here whatsoever,” Juliano tells GT via email. “There is no metal scene. It’s a very odd and confusing place when you play our style of music. We feel that there is a place for Requiem here in our hometown. We just have to get the word out about who we are, and what we are trying to convey.” | Jacob Pierce

BEST ART GALLERY MAH

SHE WROTE THE BOOK

ART MEETS SCIENCE! When looking in the mirror, their 'MAH' logo T-shirts and stickers spell HAM. | Steve Palopoli

Executive Director Nina Simon wrote The Participatory Museum, which laid out a groundbreaking new vision for public galleries.

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BEST THEATRE COMPANY Santa Cruz Shakepeare THE WHEEL IS COME FULL CIRCLE After three decades as Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the program was dropped last year by UCSC administrators, who claimed its financial shortcomings outweighed its value as the area’s bestknown theater event. This year, the Shakespeare Play On group announced that the company would return for a 2014 season as Santa Cruz Shakespeare.

ONE MAN IN HIS TIME Longtime SSC favorite Mike Ryan is now co-artistic director of Santa Cruz Shakespeare, along with SSC’s former artistic director Marco Barricelli.

RETURN OF LOVE, MORE BLEST BE THE VIEW Though the group is now independent of UCSC, they will return to the Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen for this summer’s shows, through a rental agreement.

THY FRIENDSHIP MAKES US FRESH This season, which runs July 1-Aug. 10, will include performances of As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and the company’s “fringe show,” The Beard of Avon by Amy Freed. | Steve Palopoli

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BEST DJ DJ AD

Rainbow Roots DJ AD began spinning at the Madhouse on Seabright Avenue four years ago for the gay-themed, raucous Rainbow Room.

Two years ago, Fred Friedman of the Blue Lagoon bought the joint—turning it into the Blue Lounge, and the Rainbow Room into the Rainbow Lounge.

Facing Change “It’s not as crazy as the Madhouse, but I like it. The Rainbow Lounge is not supposed to be a crazy dance club. You’re supposed to just have a few drinks and relax.”

Something Bigger By day AD works as a machine operator building hydraulic hand pumps.

Eclectic Sounds True Tunes “I’m more of the old-school DJ. I still use CDs and all that stuff. I haven’t switched over to using computers, and people trip out over that. I figure when you work hands-on you have your own sound,” she says. | Jacob Pierce

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She spins everything from YG and E-40 to Chuck Berry, Saltn-Pepa and Patsy Cline.

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WHERE THE KEY WAS LOST Karaoke was first developed in Japan in the ’70s.

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO Among the top 10 most requested karaoke songs are “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Don’t Stop Believin’” by Journey and “Love Shack” by The B-52’s

WINNERS

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BAND REQUIEM FOR THE DEAD requiemforthedead.com RUNNERS-UP Stellar Corpses, Expendables

ART GALLERY MAH 705 Front St., Santa Cruz, 429-1964, santacruzmah.org RUNNERS-UP Felix Culpa, R. Blitzer Gallery

BILLIARDS FAST EDDIES 4300 Capitola Road, Capitola, 462-1882, fasteddysbilliards.com RUNNERS-UP Surf City Billiards, Castaways

COMEDY SHOW CROW’S NEST 2218 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 476-4560, crowsnest-santacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Red Restaurant and Bar, Blue Lagoon

DANCE CLUB MOTIV 1209 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 429-8070, motivsc.com RUNNERS-UP Blue Lagoon, Catalyst, Rosie McCann’s

DANCE STUDIO PACIFIC ARTS COMPLEX RUNNERS-UP Motion Picture, International Academy of Dance

BEST KARAOKE COASTERS AT BOARDWALK

FESTIVAL CAPITOLA ART AND WINE 716-G Capitola Ave., Capitola, 475-6522, capitolachamber.com/art-and-wine-festival RUNNERS-UP Santa Cruz Music Festival, Greek Festival

KARAOKE COASTERS/BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St., Santa Cruz, 426-3324, boardwalkbowl.com/coasters-bar-grill RUNNERS-UP I love Sushi, Britannia Arms

MOVIE THEATER NICKELODEON 210 Lincoln St., Santa Cruz, 426-7500, thenick.com

3 ALL TOGETHER NOW There is such a thing as National Karaoke Week, and it is celebrated during the fourth week of April every year. | Leslie Patrick 52 APR

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RUNNERS-UP Del Mar, Scotts Valley Cinema

MUSIC VENUE: DEDICATED CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-1336, catalystclub.com RUNNERS-UP Moe’s Alley, Kuumbwa

MUSIC VENUE: BAR/RESTAURANT THE CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 429-6994, thecrepeplace.com RUNNERS-UP Don Quixote, Crow’s Nest

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great 88 1 LEND US YOUR EARS Radio Locator, which lists more than 10,000 radio stations, called KZSC “the number one most listened to college radio station.”

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IT CAME FROM THE BASEMENT KZSC began broadcasting in 1967, in the basement of a Stevenson College dorm.

Back then, it was called KRUZ; it got its current call letters in 1974.

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3 TRIED AND TRUE “Breakfast in Bed” and “The Buckwhacker’s Breakfast Club,” both of which have been on the air for more than 25 years, are the station’s longestrunning shows.

MUSIC VENUE: CAFÉ/COFFEEHOUSE THE ABBEY 350 Mission St., Santa Cruz, abbeylounge.org RUNNERS-UP Ugly Mug, Mr. Toot’s

NIGHTCLUB DJ DJ AD

BEST RADIO STATION KZSC

417 Market St., Santa Cruz, 469-9622, dj-ad.webs.com RUNNERS-UP DJ MLE WAX, Trevor Williams

RADIO STATION KZSC 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, 459-4036, kzsc.org RUNNERS-UP KSCO, K-PIG

SOLO MUSICIAN (LOCAL) JOE FERRARA RUNNERS-UP James Durbin, Al Frisbee 54 APR

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4 LOCALLY FUNDED Underwriting and listener donations are KZSC’s primary source of income.

THEATRE COMPANY SHAKESPEARE SANTA CRUZ 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, 459-2121, shakespearesantacruz.org RUNNERS-UP Cabrillo Stage, All About Theatre

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Thank you Santa Cruz for voting us “Best Senior Services” in 2012, 2013 and “Best Assisted Living” in 2014!

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BEST BICYCLE SHOP BICYCLE TRIP

1 HISTORY LESSON Palace started as a pharmacy and soda shop in Monterey in the 1890s. The then-owner shifted the focus to office supplies and gifts in the early 1900s.

PEDAL POWER

2 PAINT THE TOWN

GET A RIDE

GIVING BACK Owner Berri Michel, who has helmed the 40-year-old shop for 26 years, also started Project Bike Trip, a nonprofit that funds high school bike tech classes.

DANDY HORSE The precursor to the bicycle was the two-wheeled, Germaninvented dandy horse, which had no wheels, requiring the rider to kick and pull at the ground in order to propel themselves forward.

FAST TRACK Santa Cruz County has 191 miles of bike lanes, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.

DRAG SCENE On a flat road, aerodynamic drag is the greatest barrier to a cyclist's speed—most of it from the cyclist’s body, accounting for about 80 percent of the resistance felt when pedaling. Other factors include gravity and road friction. | Jacob Pierce

3 THE BIG 6-5 Palace Arts & Office Supply is currently celebrating its 65th year. The Trowbridge family bought the store in 1949.

The store stocks more than 530 colors of top-notch spray paint. “Urban art is getting big in Santa Cruz, so I would have to say one of our most popular products is artist-quality spray paint,” says owner Roy Trowbridge.

4 MOVERS &

SHAKERS The Downtown Santa Cruz outpost of Palace has been housed in four different downtown locations over the years— including the storefronts now occupied by Marini’s and Pacific Trading Co. It has been in its current location, at 1407 Pacific Ave., since 2000. There is also a Capitola location, at 1501-K 41st Ave. | Elizabeth Limbach .

BEST ARTS & CRAFTS PALACE ART & OFFICE SUPPLY

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Project Bike sells about 900 bikes a year and services more than 3,000.

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BEST TATTOO PARLOR CHIMERA KEANA PARKER

1 DAHLIAS ALL DAY Protea is their most popular flower right now. In the summer it is dahlias. “In the summer we could probably sell dahlias all day,” says Roseanne Belville.

INKED OOH, GET A HOCKEY MASK! Home to the Friday the 13th special, where you can get ink for $31.

in bloom

4 SOUTHERN BLOOMS

They get most of their flowers from Watsonville.

Dahlias and tulips come from Santa Cruz. | Georgia Perry

STEAM PUNK Chimera is known for its super clean environment, and uses autoclaves to ensure that their equipment is always sterile. If you don’t know, an autoclave is a container that sterilizes the contents using steam.

INK FONDLY One of the artists, Kai, has been called amazing, incredible, talented, lovely, wonderful, creative, helpful, warm and approachable. | Leslie Patrick

2 EXTRA SPARKLE In addition to flowers, they sell handmade jewelry from local artists.

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GROW Roseanne Belville and her daughter Carly, 16, can often be found working there. Carly grew up there— as a baby she used to sit behind the counter in her car seat.

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Bunnys Shoes Bella Fiori Hats 7000 Soquel Dr Aptos 831.662.2730

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VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE MOON ZOOOM

’90s THRIFTY THREADS Flashback: Walk into this treasure trove of a shop and let the vibes of years past wash over you.

Authentic, yet still oh-so-stylish, clothes from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, and beyond await your discovery.

Remember These? Eventually, embarrassment over how we dressed when we were younger gives way to nostalgia. Fashion is a cycle, after all. Take a walk down memory lane with Moon Zooom’s collection of wares from your youth. Nineties teens, for instance, should note the impressive array of ridiculously colorful neon Tees, Hammer pants, overalls, et al.

Burner-Tastic: The shop stocks loads of playaready Burning Man outfits, not to mention a bevy of choice Halloween costume ingredients.

KEANA PARKER

—Elizabeth Limbach

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We've got your feet covered! Sockshop and Shoe Company has the best in comfort and lifestyle footwear; Old School Shoes is there for you whenever you need some cool kicks; and our newest addition, Legs, offers you the most extensive selection of tights and underwear out there. Thank you, Santa Cruz, for 26 outstanding years!

Thanks for all the love!

Runner Up Best Men’s Shoe Store

Best Men’s Shoe Store Runner Up Best Women’s Shoe Store

Runner Up Best Lingerie Store

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1515 Pacific Avenue

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ADULT STORE

AUTO – PRE-OWNED

BOOK STORE

1329 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-7613, shopcamouflage.com

3801 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 464-1500, oceanhondasantacruz.com

1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-0900, bookshopsantacruz.com

CAMOFLAUGE

OCEAN HONDA

RUNNERS-UP PURE PLEASURE, FRENCHY’S

RUNNERS-UP LOGOS, CAPITOLA BOOK CAFÉ

RUNNERS-UP TOYOTA OF SANTA CRUZ, BEACH STREET AUTO

ANTIQUE STORE

MR. GOODIES 1541 PACIFIC AVE, SANTA CRUZ, 427-9997, RUNNERS-UP CLEARWATER BAZAAR, ATILIA’S

ARTS & CRAFTS

PALACE ART & OFFICE SUPPLY 1407 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 427-1550 • 1501 41st Ave., Capitola, 464-2700 • 2606 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 476-3815; gopalace.com RUNNERS-UP BEVERLYS, LENZ

BUTCHER SHOP

SHOPPER’S CORNER

AUTO REPAIR

TOYOTA OF SANTA CRUZ 4400 Auto Plaza Drive, Capitola, 465-8600, santacruztoyota.com/index.htm

CARPET CLEANING

CONNOISEUR CARPET CLEANER 2888 Estates Drive, Aptos, 476-9721, santacruzclean.com RUNNERS-UP PEACHY CLEAN, SEA BREEZE/CARPET CLEANER

CHOCOLATIER

SPECIALIZED AUTO

622 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 423-1398, shopperscorner.com

2415 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, 462-3458, specializedautos.com

RUNNERS-UP EL SALCHICHERO, CORRALITOS MARKET & SAUSAGE CO.

1509 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 685-1871, donnellychocolates.com

RUNNERS-UP WATER STAR MOTORS, DMV AUTO CLINIC

CABINET SHOP

RUNNERS-UP MACKENZIES CHOCOLATES, SEE’S CANDIES

BAY CUSTOM CABINETS

BEACHWEAR SHOP

DONNELLEY’S CHOCOLATE

CHILDREN’S CLOTHING

O’NEILL SURF SHOP

379 Calabasas Road, Watsonville, 724-9473, baycustomcabinets.com

110 Cooper Street, #100D, Santa Cruz, 469-4377, oneill.com

RUNNERS-UP CABINET TOWN, WALLIS WOODWORKS/SCHMITZ CABINETS

2601 S Main St., Soquel, 476-7244; 243 Mt Hermon Road, Scotts Valley; thelittlepeoplesstore.com

CAR WASH

RUNNERS-UP JELLI BEANZ, CHILDISH

RUNNERS-UP PACIFIC WAVE, NUBIA

AUTO – NEW

RUNNERS-UP OCEAN HONDA, NISSAN DODGE/SUBARU OF SANTA CRUZ

BOOK SHOP SANTA CRUZ

WHALERS CAR WASH

BICYCLE SHOP

BICYCLE TRIP

2001 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-0676, whalerscarwash.com

1001 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 427-2580

RUNNERS-UP CRUZ CAR WASH, MASTER CAR WASH

RUNNERS-UP EPICENTER, FAMILY CYCLE COMPANY

LITTLE PEOPLE’S STORE

CLOTHING – LINGERIE

CAMOUFLAGE

1329 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-7613, shopcamouflage.com RUNNERS-UP AMAREUSE, LEGS

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...and we sell many others made from glass, wood, ceramic, even antler! We also carry the highest quality vaporizers, papers, and other smoking accouterments. Virtually all our smoke-ware is handmade and sold direct to us by artists on the West Coast!

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KEEP IT LOCAL SINCE 1978 • 818 Pacific Ave, Downtown Santa Cruz www.pipesinthecity.com 831-425-7473 The Oldest smoke-shop in Santa Cruz

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A NUG FOR YOUR THOUGHTS It’s chronic, it’s dank,

high times

it’s the sweet sticky leaves from the California Grower’s Collective that soothes the almost 10,000 patients in Santa Cruz, about 10 percent of whom are 65 years or older.

1 POT OF GOLD With almost 200 customers per day, the CGC has sold almost $20,000 worth of jolly green relief since the start of this year and almost $110,000 since the program launched.

BEST HOME DECOR CHARLEY & CO.

KEANA PARKER

BEST MARIJUANA DISPENSARY CALIFORNIA GROWER’S COLLECTION

4 NO CARD, NO

PROBLEM In order to get medicine, you don’t actually need a card— although one from the county’s Health Services Agency will help explain to the cops why you’re holding. (The card’s considered a safeguard against arrest.) What you’ll need is a written doctor’s recommendation: start by Googling something like “medical marijuana evaluations.”

THIS HOUSE PARTS SOUTH Owner Starley Moore is originally from Oklahoma.

DESIGNS ON SUCCESS She has been a furniture designer for more than 20 years, but this is her first time doing a retail store. She opened Charley & Co. two years ago.

CAMPER VAN BIRDHOVEL One of their most unique items is a birdhouse that looks like an airstream camper.

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MATERIAL WHIRLED They use a lot of recycled and reclaimed materials for their furniture, especially wood and metal. “We get wood from all over: barns, docks, boats, anywhere we can find it,” says Moore. | Georgia Perry

3 INDICA, SATIVA AND HYBRIDS—OH MY! The

members of the CGC enjoy more than 100 pungent strains of buds and concentrates, 50 types of edibles, and a variety of vaporizers and cannabis paraphernalia.

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HIGH MARKS In just the first year of the Greenheart Compassion Program, the CGC dispensed more than $62,000 in free medicine to more than 120 patients in need. The goal for 2014: surpass the $100,000 mark in goodhearted green sales. | Hanae Armitage

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CLOTHING—MEN

DRY CLEANERS

107 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz, 421-9252, stripedesigngroup.com

285 Water St., Santa Cruz, 423-4646, vaporcleaners.biz

RUNNERS-UP PATRICK JAMES, O’NEILL’S/PACIFIC WAVE

RUNNERS-UP MASTER CLEANERS, CLASSIC CLEANERS

STRIPE MEN

VAPOR CLEANERS

CLOTHING—WOMEN

E-CIGARETTE STORE

1224 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-3349, pacifictradingonline.com

Suite Q, 4150 Capitola Road, Capitola, 475-5828, beyondvape.com

RUNNERS-UP SYNERGY, STRIPE

RUNNERS-UP PUFF-N-PASS, GREEN VAPORS/RON & BRIDGETTE’S

PACIFIC TRADING CO

BEYOND VAPE

COMIC BOOK STORE

EYEWEAR

1020 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, 426-0158, atlantisfantasyworld.com

1101 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 466-3937, eyeqsantacruz.com

RUNNERS-UP COMICOPOLIS, LEGENDS

RUNNERS-UP INSIGHT EYE CARE, SPEX

COMPUTER SERVICE

FEED STORE

ATLANTIS

PLEASURE POINT COMPUTERS

3912 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, 464-2220, pleasurepointcomputers.homestead.com

EYE Q

GENERAL FEED & SEED 1900 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, 476-5344, generalfeedandseed.com RUNNERS-UP MOUNTAIN FEED, APTOS FEED

FLOORING

GARDEN SUPPLY

SAN LORENZO FLOORING

SAN LORENZO/PROBUILD 235 River St., Santa Cruz, 423-0223, probuildgardencentersantacruz.com

3113 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, 461-1300, sanloreznofloors.com

RUNNERS-UP DIG, MOUNTAIN FEED

RUNNERS-UP INTERIOR VISION, FLOORS, ETC.

GLASS TINTING

TRANSPARENT GLASS COATINGS

FLORIST

FLOWER SHACK 614 S Branciforte Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-3877, RUNNERS-UP SUSI’S FLOWERS, ACE’S FLOWERS

2521 S Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel, 476-9627, transparentglasscoatings.com RUNNERS-UP TGK, WATSON’S WINDOW TINTING

FURNITURE

WARMTH COMPANY

HARDWARE STORE

140 Post Office Drive, Aptos, 688-3200, warmthcompany.com

849 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-7650, acehardware.com

RUNNERS-UP MODERN LIFE, SC41

RUNNERS-UP SCARBOROUGH LUMBER, SAN LORENZO/PROBUILD

ACE HARDWARE

GAMING STORE

LEVEL UP

113 Locust St., Santa Cruz, 295-6329, levelupvideogames.com RUNNERS-UP LEGENDS COMICS AND GAMES

RUNNERS-UP DAVE’S COMPUTERS, CLICKAWAY

HOME DÉCOR

CHARLEY & CO 515 Capitola Ave., Capitola, (925) 395-3054, charleynco.com RUNNERS-UP STRIPE, WARMTH COMPANY

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BEST TOY STORE 8 years in a row!

May Madness!

May 17, 18 & 19 Sale Hours Thur 10AM – 8PM Sat & Mon 10AM – 5:30PM Sun NOON - 4PM

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831.475.0210 828 Bay Avenue, Capitola www.kaleidoscope-pts.com

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Playmobil Thomas & Chuggington Bruder Trucks Puppets Games Toys Puzzles Books Science Doll Houses/Furniture And more…

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JEWELRY

SHOE SHOP—WOMEN

1320 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-4100, dellwilliams.com

1350 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-3824,

DELL WILLIAMS RUNNERS-UP ARTISANS, SUPER SILVER

KITCHEN SUPPLIES

CHEF WORKS

n i a g A s k n a h “T ” ! z u r C a t n a S

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LAUNDROMAT

SKATEBOARD SHOP

419 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, 458-3352,

1240 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 469-0904, billswheels.com

RUNNERS-UP SUDS, ULTRAMAT

RUNNERS-UP BOARDROOM, SKATE WORKS

MARIJUANA DISPENSARY

SMOKE SHOP

3711 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 600-7744, californiagrowers.org

818 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 425-7473, pipesinthecity.com

RUNNERS-UP GREEN ACRES, CHAI

RUNNERS-UP HOME BLOWN GLASS, GRAFFIX

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

SPORTING GOODS

1521 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 427-1917, sylvanmusic.com

1148 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 465-1400, shopjerryssports.com

RUNNERS-UP STARVING MUSICIAN, UNION GROVE

RUNNERS-UP OUTDOOR WORLD, PLAY IT AGAIN

NAIL SALON

SURFBOARD SHOP

309 Capitola Ave., Capitola, 464-1700, salonvice.com

110 Cooper St., #100D, Santa Cruz, 469-4377, oneill.com

SEABRIGHT LAUNDROMAT

CALIFORNIA GROWERS COLLECTIVE

SYLVAN MUSIC

FAR WEST 2669 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, 476-8866, farwestnursery.com RUNNERS-UP ALLADIN NURSERY, HIDDEN GARDENS

PET STORE

PET PALS 3660 Soquel Drive, Soquel, 464-8775, petpals.com

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Downtown

Betty’s Eat Inn

1222 Pacific Ave. 600.7056

PIPE LINE

JERRY’S SPORTS

O’NEILL’S

RUNNERS-UP FREELINE, HAUT

TATTOO PARLOR

CHIMERA

1010 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-8876, chimeratattoo.com RUNNERS-UP GOOD OMEN, STAIRCASE

THRIFT SHOP

GOODWILL

350 Encinal St., Santa Cruz, 423-8611, scgoodwill.org

PHARMACY

RUNNERS-UP CAROLINE’S, THRIFT CENTER

7518 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 685-1100, franksrx.com

505 Seabright Ave 423.8190

BILLS WHEELS

RUNNERS-UP WESTSIDE FEED, MOUNTAIN FEED

FRANK’S PHARMACY

Midtown

STOKES SIGNS

RUNNERS-UP LE CHEF, OUTSIDE IN

NURSERY

1000 41st Ave 475.5901

SIGN SHOP

303 Potrero St., Santa Cruz, 426-1570, stokessigns.com

RUNNERS-UP TRACY NAILS, L’ATELIER

Eastside

RUNNERS-UP SOCK SHOP, APTOS SHOES & APPAREL

1527 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1351, mytoque.com

VICE SALON

~5 YEARS IN A ROW~

BUNNY’S SHOES

TIRE STORE

LLOYD’S TIRES

RUNNERS-UP HORSNYDER, WESTSIDE PHARMACY

303 River St., Santa Cruz, 426-4363, lloydstire.com

PRODUCE SELECTION

RUNNERS-UP BIG O TIRES

NEW LEAF

1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz, 426-1306, newleaf.com RUNNERS-UP SHOPPER’S CORNER/STAFF OF LIFE, SUNNYSIDE PRODUCE

RECORD STORE

STREETLIGHT RECORDS 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 421-9200, streetlightrecords.com RUNNERS-UP LOGOS, METAVINYL

SHOE SHOP—MEN

SOCK SHOP

1515 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 429-6101, sockshopandshoeco.com RUNNERS-UP OLD SCHOOL, HOT FEET

TOY STORE

KALEIDOSCOPE 828 Bay Ave., Capitola, 475-0210, kaleidoscopetoystore.com RUNNERS-UP CHILDISH, OUTSIDE-IN

UNIQUE GIFTS

CHARLEY & CO 515 Capitola Ave., Capitola, (925) 395-3054, charleynco.com RUNNERS-UP STRIPE, ARTISAN’S

VINTAGE CLOTHING STORE

MOON ZOOOM

813 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 423-8500, RUNNERS-UP TOMBOY, COGNITO/CROSSROADS

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STRONG & MIGHTY

Elbow Room

Smooth Moves

Breaking a Sweat

CrossFit focuses on functional movements done at high intensity with lots of variance. It combines weightlifting, gymnastics, and cardiovascular activities in as many ways as possible.

Humble Beginnings

Example of a CrossFit workout: a one-mile run and maximum reps of 315-pound deadlifts in eight minutes.

Then, in 10 minutes: a one-mile run, followed by maximum reps of 225-pound power cleans. Finally in 12 minutes: a one-mile run—followed by maximum reps of 135-pound overhead squats. No resting in between.

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman started the company in his garage in Santa Cruz in 2000.

Whole World in Strong Hands

KEANA PARKER

SANTA CRUZ’S ORIGINAL

In its 3,500-square-foot warehouse, CrossFit Santa Cruz offers fitness to athletes ranging in ages from 12 to 70, and includes doctors, lawyers, teachers, firefighters, mortgage brokers, surfers, motocross riders, and more …

Today there are more than 7,000 CrossFit affiliate locations worldwide. | Jacob Pierce

BEST VITAMIN STORE STAFF OF LIFE

health haven BIGGER THAN YOURS The vitamin department at Staff of Life is one of the largest in northern California.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE Did you know you can effectively travel the world within the walls at the Staff of Life vitamin store? African black soap, Himalayan bath salts and French lavender lotion are only a few of the international offerings.

BEST

HEALTH & FITNESS

< 71

BEST AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR MARGAUX

MISS FIT

MORGAN

Food for Thought She has recipes and workouts on her blog, fitfoodie.blogspot.com.

Oh, Brother She grew up with four brothers, who got her interested in sports at an early age.

Science Project She is currently studying Nutrition and Food Science with an emphasis on Dietetics at San Jose State University.

Ruff Life KEANA PARKER

She enjoys long walks on the beach with her dog, Reef. | Georgia Perry

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- Mary C., In-Shape Member (LOST 50 LBS.)

1100-1200 41st Ave. • 824-6955 • www.inshapeclubs.com

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BEST HIKING TRAIL The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park 45 miles of trails 10,222 acres The park goes from sea level up to 2,600 feet at its peak.

The epicenter of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was located within Nisene Marks.

In the late 1800s, Southern Pacific Railroad plowed a 7.2-mile standard gauge railroad up the canyon, using an army of 300 to 400 Chinese laborers, according to Santa Cruz’s “History Dude,” Sandy Lydon.

“Some people look at [these redwoods] and say ‘oh gee, it’s really a shame they cut them down.’

Well there’s another way to look at this story: look at how they’re coming back. Look at the resilience of these trees. And we’ve done this. We decided to put a fence around them and let them run.”—Lydon to GT in 2012

Memorable features on the Old Growth Loop trail include a mysterious and hard-to-find albino redwood, a grove of spiraling trees known as The Curlicue Forest (also The Curly Trees or The Crazy Forest), and scars from the park’s logging history, such as stumps and springboard notches in trunks.

The Marks family donated 9,000

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The Forest of Nisene Marks celebrated 50 years as a state park last year. | Elizabeth Limbach

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Your dental team enjoys providing the best dental care we can. We feel very privileged to have your support and always look forward to seeing both our current patients and new patients.

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ACUPUNCTURE FIVE BRANCHES INSTITUTE

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2840 Park Ave., Suite A, Soquel, Santa Cruz, 731-5882, naturopaths.healthprofs.com/cam/name/Juli_Mazi_MS,ND _Soquel_California_537305

300 Technology Circle, Scotts Valley, 438-4388 317 Potrero St., Santa Cruz, 417-7500 crossfitsantacruz.com

RUNNERS-UP Nourish, Awaken Massage

RUNNERS-UP Studio 831, Amundson

RUNNERS-UP Cabrillo Fitness, Precision Wellness Center

DAY SPA BELLA DAWNA

FITNESS CLUB (CAPITOLA) IN SHAPE

RUNNERS-UP Flux Acupuncture Lounge,

Kasha Forgette

AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR MARGAUX MORGAN

FITNESS CLUB (APTOS) SEASCAPE VILLAGE FITNESS 16-A Seascape Village Fitness, Aptos, 708-2323, seascapeptandfit.com

Therapy

2551 South Rodeo Gulch Road #4, Soquel, Santa Cruz, 600-7160, farleyskickboxing.com/instructors RUNNERS-U Lee Pate, Danny Diaz

BEAUTY SUPPLY WESTSIDE BEAUTY SUPPLY 580 River St., Santa Cruz, 459-8450, westsidebeautysupply.com RUNNERS-UP Bella Dawna Esthetics,

AEROBICS STUDIO TOADAL FITNESS

CosmoProf

113 Lincoln St., Santa Cruz, 423-3764 • 1200 17th Ave., #108, Santa Cruz, 464-3764 • 816 Bay Ave., Capitola, 475-1500 • 6200 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 475-5979 • 3004 Mission St. Extension, Santa Cruz, 466-3764 toadalfitness.com

BOTOX ULTRADERM

7556 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 688-3203, belladawnaesthetics.com RUNNERS-UP L’Atelier, Well Within

2345 Mission St., Santa Cruz, 420-3262, smoothsantacruz.com RUNNERS-UP Bella Dawna, L’Altelier

RUNNERS-UP Laser Hair & Skin Solutions,

FITNESS CLUB (OVERALL) TOADAL/CABRILLO FITNESS

RUNNERS-UP In Shape, Santa Cruz Dance Co

RUNNERS-UP Capitola Fitness, Rockys

FACIAL SMOOTH BODY LOUNGE

3311 Mission Drive, Santa Cruz, 475-4315, ultraderm.com

Smooth Body Lounge

1100-1200 41st Ave., Capitola 95010, 476-7373, inshapeclubs.com/healthclubs/in-shape-capitola

FITNESS CLUB (SANTA CRUZ) TOADAL FITNESS 113 Lincoln St., Santa Cruz, 423-3764; 1200 17th Ave. #108, Santa Cruz, 464-3764; 3004 Mission St. Ext., Santa Cruz, 466-3764, toadalfitness.com RUNNERS-UP Tao San Fitness & Martial Arts,

Pacific Edge

6200 Soquel Ave., Aptos 475-5979, toadalfitness.com

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National Dance Week Santa Cruz! even years ago when I started this event, I was motivated by an enthusiasm to heighten the awareness of dance and its contributions to our culture here in Santa Cruz. The other piece that drove me was a deep desire to see what would happen if dancers from across the county, from the universities, studios, rec halls, high schools, home studios, clubs and streets came together in dance.

By its very nature, dance is a collaborative art form. There are an infinite amount of possibilities that can be discovered through collaboration. The opportunity to meet new people and intersect around the arts is infinite.

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works in partnerships and cooperative projects.

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I am hopeful that Dance Week has been responsible for some of Santa Cruz’s artistic collaboration in the last seven years. And as we kick off another year of Dance Week Santa Cruz, I hope that this week of dance inspires you, dancers and non-dancers alike, to honor your curiosities, reach out to other artists, experiment, play and create.

Abra Allan Director National Dance Week Santa Cruz

Each year at the end of April, more than 75 communities celebrate National Dance Week, to “celebrate the benefits and beauty of dance and its ability to enrich our lives, our bodies, our spirits and our culture.” At the cornerstone of Santa Cruz Dance,

National Dance Week Santa Cruz is a pillar for outreach in encouraging the growth and development of dance by raising public consciousness to the values, importance and contributions of dance to our daily lives and culture.

Advisory Board and Staff: Abra Allan Director Advisory Board Chip Cid Pearlman David King Virginia Wright Julia Chiapella Ted Warburton

DANCING IN THE STREETS at the intersection of Pacific and Cooper, Downtown Santa Cruz

Thursday April 24 5:30–9pm One night ONLY each year in April hundreds of dancers and thousands of observers converge for a fantastic night of dance on the streets of "Downtown Santa Cruz. The event will kick off at 5:30pm at the intersection of Pacific

and Cooper Streets. Three stages of dance will continue throughout the evening concluding with a finale presented

by Aerial Arts Santa Cruz at 8:30pm

Stage 1 (Pacific and Church)

Stage 2 (Pacific and Locust)

Stage 3 (End of Cooper)

5:30pm Pacific Arts Complex 5:40pm Te Hau Nui 5:50pm Elaine’s Dance Studio 6:00pm Shekinah 6:10pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center 6:20pm Janelle Belly Dance & Desert Dream Dance Company 6:30pm Pacific Collegiate School 6:40pm Georgiana Bruce Kirby 6:50pm Motion Pacific 7:00pm MUSE Dance Collective 7:10pm Dance of Brazil 7:20pm Urban Dance Project 7:30pm Shakti Bhakti Ensemble 7:40pm Harold's TruSchoolHipHop

5:40pm Modern Collective Dance Company 5:50pm Santa Cruz Tango 6:00pm Motion Pacific 6:10pm Te hau Nui 6:20pm Muse Dance Collective 6:30pm Palomar Ballroom 6:40pm Dancenter 6:50pm Shakti Bhakti Ensemble 7:00pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center 7:10pm Pacific Collegiate School 7:20pm Salsa Gente 7:30pm Raizes Do Brazil 7:40pm Janelle Belly Dance & Desert Dream Dance Company 7:50pm Dance of Brazil

5:50pm Dancenter 6:00pm Suciawani Balinese Dance 6:10pm Georgiana Bruce Kirby 6:20pm Pacific Arts Complex 6:30pm Elaine’s Dance Studio 6:40pm Raizes Do Brazil 6:50pm Urban Dance Project 7:00pm Harold's TruschoolHipHop 7:10pm Santa Cruz Tango 7:20pm Palomar Ballroom 7:30pm Diaspora Dance Company 7:40pm Bailamos Salsa Rueda 7:50pm Azas Dance 8:00pm Slug Thugs

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NATIONALDANCEWEEK

OPEN CLASSES Saturday April 26–Friday May 2

Curious about African, Ballet, Samba or hip hop? With no excuses and nothing to lose, dancers from beginner to advanced can shake it up in any number of free classes offered throughout the week. This is a great opportunity to try a new style or instructor and to bring a friend to any number of dance studios and community centers offering FREE classes all week. All classes are open to NEW students only.

Youth Classes in Blue, Adult Classes in Black

SATURDAY APRIL 26 10:00am Beg. Modern 1A 5 -7yrs (TWDCC) 10:30am Janelle Belly Dance conditioning mixed level (PPFDC) 11:00am Modern 2A 7-9yrs (TWDCC) 11:45am Axis Syllabus (MP) 12:00pm Int. Modern 2B 8-12yrs (TWDCC) 12:30pm Ballet Basics (MP) 2:15pm Girls Hip Hop 9-12yrs (TWDCC) 7:30pm Beginning Samba 7:30pm (PBSC) 8:15pm Intermediate Samba (PBSC) 9:00pm Ballroom & Latin Dance Party (PBSC)

SUNDAY APRIL 27 9:00am All levels Salsa Suelta (TWDCC) 10:00am Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout (MP) 11:15am Contemporary (MP) 6:30pm Beg. Salsa Rueda (TWDCC)

MONDAY APRIL 28 9:00am Nia (MP) 10:30am All levels Seniors Balllroom (PBSC) 3:30pm Dance for Boys 8-11yrs (MP) 3:30pm Pre-Ballet 3-5yrs (TWDCC) 4:15pm Ballet 1 6yrs & up (TWDCC) 6:00pm Beginning Capoeira (RDB) 6:00pm Tango to Oblivion (Motiv) 6:30pm Int. Jazz (MP) 6:45pm Mixed Level Hip Hop (MP) 7:00pm Int. Salsa Cubana Casino partnering (LN)

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9:30am Rhythm & Motion Dance Workout (MP) 10:15am Mommy & Me Toddler Dance (TWDCC) 11:00am Creative Dance 2 – 4 yrs (TWDCC) 5:25pm Egyptian Belly Dance (418) 5:30pm Beg/Int. Contemporary 10yrs &up (TWDCC) 5:30 pm Beginning Wahine (women's) hula and Tahitian class (TN) 5:30pm Pilates (PBSV) 5:45pm Modern (MP)

6:00pm American Tribal Style® Belly Dance, level 1 (PPFDC) 6:30pm Contact Improvisation (418) 7:00pm Beg. Tango (GAH) 7:00pm Jazz Basics (MP) 7:15pm Janelle Belly Dance Level 1 (beginning) (PPFDC)

WEDNESDAY APRIL 30 9:00am Pilates (MP) 3:15pm Creative Dance for 3-5yrs (TWDCC) 4:00pm Beginning Keiki (children's) hula and Tahitian (TN) 4:00pm Girls Hip-Hop 1A 7yrs & up (TWDCC) 4:30pm Teen Level 1 BELLY DANCE 12-18yrs (PPFDC) 5:00pm Boys Hip-Hop 1A 6yrs & up (TWDCC) 5:30pm Mixed Level Hip Hop (MP) 5:30pm Beg/int/adv Kaika (teen's) hula and Tahitian (TN) 6:00pm Boys Hip Hop 2B 10yrs & up (TWDCC) 6:30pm Silvestre Technique (TWDCC) 7:00pm Beg. Tango (CEC) 8:15pm Beginning East Coast Swing (PB)

Schedule Key (TN) Te Hau Nui School of Hula 924 Soquel Avenue in Santa Cruz (CEC) Calvary Episcopal Church Parish Hall, corner of Lincoln and Cedar St. Santa Cruz (GAH) German American Hall 230 Plymouth St Santa Cruz (Motiv) Motiv 1209 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz (LN) Louden Nelson Community Center 301 Center St. Santa Cruz (MP) Motion Pacific 131 Front St. Downtown Santa Cruz (PBSC) Palomar Ballroom 1344 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz (PBSV) Palomar Ballroom 4652 Scotts Valley Dr,

Scotts Valley (PPFDC) Pleasure Point FDC 907 41st Ave. Santa Cruz (RDB) Raizes Do Brasil 207 McPherson Santa Cruz (SZ) Studio Z 6861 East Zayante, Felton (TWDCC) Tannery World Dance 1060 River st. #111

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6:00pm Intro to American Tribal Style® Belly Dance (SZ) 7:30pm All levels Urban Fusion (TWDCC) 8:00pm Intr./Beg. Salsa Rueda de Casino (LN)

FRIDAY, MAY 2 9:00am Pilates (MP) 3:00pm Creative Dance for 3-5yrs (TWDCC) 3:45pm Kids Capoeira 7 & up (TWDCC) 8:00pm Beg. Tango (TWDCC) 8:15pm Beginning Salsa (PBSC) Dance in Unlikely Places on Page 88>

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NATIONALDANCEWEEK

DANCE IN UNLIKELY PLACES Friday, April 25– Sunday, April 27 Dance really can pop up anywhere!

Friday 2:00pm

The Mama Ensemble Abbott Square

5:00pm

The Mama Ensemble in front of Womens Health Center 50 Locust Street Downtown Santa Cruz

Saturday 3:00pm

Shekinah Belly Dance Pacific Avenue at Jamba Juice

Sunday Noon

Motion Pacific’s Rhythm & Motion On Pacific between Cathcart and Cooper Street Downtown Santa Cruz

1:00pm

Dance of Brazil Santa Cruz Harbor (Beach in front of Palomar)

6:30pm

Santa Cruz Tango Breezeway between Pacific Avenue and Abbott Square

“Not A Trolley Dance” May 3rd 1pm, 2pm and 3pm A guided walking tour of site-specific dance

Site Specific dance is dance that denounces the boundaries of a concert stage or theater. From crosswalks to bus stops, bridges to buildings, dancers and choreographers are reshaping our conventional ideas about performance.

Brought out into the world, dance expands its imaginative repertoire, engages with new audiences, and helps reinvigorate a sense of communal space.

This year, Dance Week Santa Cruz premiers it’s first guided walking tour of site-specific dance around Downtown Santa Cruz. Participating choreographers included Cid Pearlman, Gerald Casel, Dixie Mills and Jeanette Bent.

Tour will start in Abbott Square in front of the Museum of Art and History in Downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday, May 3rd at 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm.

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Through “The World’s Biggest Garage Sale,” Twin Lakes Church raised 300,000 meals for Second Harvest Food Bank in 2013. The 2014 installment of this behemoth garage sale takes place May 17. The church has provided 1 million meals to Second Harvest each year for three years.

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Founded in 1890, the church was shuttered completely due to low attendance in the 1920s, and revitalized as Twin Lakes Baptist Church in the ’30s. (Now an independent church, “Baptist” was removed from the name 19 years ago.)

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TLC “What makes TLC special? Our people. Our congregation has a generous personality. And that stems directly from believing that God is generous to us.”—Senior Pastor Rene Schlaepfer, who came on board as senior pastor in 1993.

Sweet Sounds They are a musical bunch: Local American Idol contestants James Durbin and Lisa Leuschner and Grammy-winning singer Joy Williams (of The Civil Wars) all sang in Twin Lakes musical productions in their youth. Current worship pastor Trent Smith has several albums on iTunes. The TLC music team features several players in popular local bands.

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POLITICAL ISSUE Homelessness 3,536: the estimated number of homeless individuals in the county, according to the 2013 Santa Cruz County Homeless Census and Survey.

12 percent of local homeless are under the age of 18, according to the Homeless Census and Survey.

8.2 out of 10 homeless who responded to the survey were unsheltered.

205: The number of illegal homeless campsites cleared out by Santa Cruz police in 2013, according to Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark. “These are large-scale established campsites,” says Clark. “These numbers do not include the scores of migratory camps that appear overnight such as the caves along West Cliff and under the Wharf, beaches or neighborhood parks.”

The most busts in a single location was in the canyon between Tanner Heights and Pasatiempo.

289: The number of illegal camping citations the SCPD issued in 2013.

To garner support for its plans for a legal local homeless camp, Santa Cruz Sanctuary Camp is organizing a Community Campout with the Homeless. Learn more at facebook.com/santacruzsanctuary.com.

On April 1, the Homeless Services Center announced that Monica Martinez was stepping down from her post as executive director after four years at the helm. As of press time, the HSC was conducting a national search for her replacement.

The “Not the Other: Oral Histories of People Experiencing Homelessness” exhibit is on display at the downtown branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library through June 28.

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Mother Jessica Shyba posted heart-melting photos of the pair napping together on her blog, mommasgonecity.com, nabbing the attention of viral-content-titan the Huffington Post within just a few days of having Theo. Her blog received a million hits within a week. Since then, she has continued to take a photo a day of the canine/toddler nap routine. Unsurprisingly, the adorable shots have landed in nearly every major media outlet in the United States, skyrocketing Shyba’s number of Instagram followers from 5,000 to 418,000.

So what has she learned from the whirlwind launch into Internet stardom? A lot, she says. “I've been so humbled by the amount of love and support we've been shown from all over the world,” says Shyba. However, the most surprising thing she’s gleaned from the experience is “the lengths that one needs to go through to protect their intellectual property.”

She has two children's books on the horizon: Bedtime with Theo and Beau, which will hit bookshelves in February 2015, and Bathtime with Theo and Beau, which will be available one year later. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Santa Cruz SPCA. Through individual donations and brand-based campaigns on her site, Shyba has helped raise around $10,000 for the shelter so far. | Elizabeth Limbach

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BEST THING IN MINIATURE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES You may have noticed these charming book shrines around town—I did, and have been enamored with the idea ever since. A Little Free Library is a structure of sorts (they are often decorated, dollhouse or mailbox-style edifices) from which the public can take or leave a book. According to the map on the trend’s official site, littlefreelibrary.org, there are 11 across Santa Cruz County, from Ben Lomond to Watsonville. Bonnie and Paul Schraeder, of Serrell Avenue in Santa Cruz, sent for a sign and registration number from the organization after seeing a piece Brian Williams did about the mini libraries on the evening news. “It is amazing how much it is used,” says Bonnie. “There is a constant turnover of books. We have found notes in the box and always get thanks from people.”

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BEST LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS WARRIOR MAS HASHIMOTO Mas Hashimoto may well be Santa Cruz County’s brightest shining star when it comes

to trumpeting rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. A retired U.S. history teacher at Watsonville High School, Hashimoto was raised in the Pajaro Valley before being incarcerated with his family during World War II in Poston, Ariz., as a result of Executive Order 9006, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in February of 1942. Along with his wife Marcia, also a retired educator, Hashimoto has been a relentless advocate for social justice in the region—and the country at large—while never allowing those in the United States to forget the racial injustices levied on Japanese Americans on the home front during the war. He was honored in February by Japan’s Consul General, Masato Watanabe, at formal ceremonies in San Francisco, for his life-long commitment to the cause of freedom. He does it all while also editing one of the most informative newsletters in the county for the Japanese American Citizens League. | Geoffrey Dunn

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BEST STEPS SANTA CRUZ MISSION There are so many advantages to some of the shortcuts and secret passages around town. They make you feel sneaky and let you show off your geographical knowledge to new friends. Maybe the biggest benefits to at least a couple of these stairways and alleyways are the views from the top. I prefer the one that leads from the Santa Cruz Mission down to the clock tower. From that link between downtown and the upper Westside, someone on a casual afternoon stroll can gaze out over downtown, the Santa Cruz Mountains and the Monterey Bay. | Jacob Pierce

BEST NEW ARTIST MARTY O’REILLY We award Marty O’Reilly this GT-style Grammy for “Best New Artist” because we are super impressed with his talent, dedication, and interesting, famous-looking face that reminds us of Jake Gyllenhaal. He and his Old Soul Orchestra have been playing shows around town for several months, and recorded a beautiful music video out in the redwoods that we like to watch when we feel like going out in nature but also want to keep compulsively staring at our screens. In concert, he brings full energy all the time, wailing and belting his mesmerizing lyrics with sweat-drenched passion that does not betray all the hard work he puts into his art. | GP

BEST BUZZ THE LOCAL BEER BOOM Is Santa Cruz experiencing “the year of the beer?” It sure seems like it. With a steadily increasing crop of craft breweries—including another on the way, New Bohemia Brewing Co., which is set to open in Pleasure Point later this year—our seaside community is becoming quite the beer utopia. Add to that Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing’s ceaseless pioneering (three years of Twisted Tasting, developing a universal Santa Cruz growler, opening a new pub in Felton—the list goes on), the appearance of two new craft beer taprooms (Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House in Soquel and Lupulo Craft Beer House in Downtown Santa Cruz), and the buzzing homebrew scene, and we have all the ingredients for a delicious and beer-soaked year ahead. | EL

BEST YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF 2014 THE WHARF TURNS 100 For the past century, the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf has been an iconic structure in our community, serving not only as a gateway to the Monterey Bay Sanctuary, but also as a primary destination for millions of visitors to Santa Cruz County. With a rich and fabled fishing and ship-

ping legacy, the wharf continues to serve as an economic engine in the community, hosting a wide array of fine restaurants, fish houses, gift shops and recreational outlets for both visitors and locals alike. Its views of the bay and the surrounding coastal mountain ranges are unsurpassed. At 2,745 feet, it remains the longest wharf on the Pacific Coast. Formally opened on Dec. 5, 1914, the wharf is celebrating its centennial this year with a wide array of activities sponsored by the City of Santa Cruz’s Parks and Recreation Department. Events include the popular Woodies on the Wharf (June 21), Aloha Races and Polynesian Festival (Aug. 24), and a spectacular fireworks display and cioppino feed (Oct. 4). | GD

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Watsonville, an 18-hole disc golf course at Pinto Lake promises its own mix of challenging throws, good walking and breathtaking scenery without the same big crowds. 757 Green Valley Road, Watsonville. | JP

BEST 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ZACH FRIEND Since his rise from Santa Cruz Police Department Crime Analyst/Press Information Officer to current County Supervisor, Zach Friend has remained a charismatic straight shooter with a jaw line to kill for. He recently wrote a book about personal branding, which was based in large part on the knowledge he gained while working on President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. It included a lot of insight about being authentic, and lots of other things (we read about a third of it). While Friend repeatedly insists he has no desire to leave Santa Cruz, we repeatedly insist that he is totally going to run for president someday. Zach Friend, we would totally vote for you over Mitt Romney! | GP

BEST DESERT ISLAND FOOD MOBO SUSHI’S CORRUPTOR ROLL My love of Mobo Sushi’s Corruptor roll is no passing whim. It’s not the kind of jones that consumes one’s cravings for a couple of weeks, and then disappears, overridden by the next best thing to eat. No, this is a love affair that’s stretched over two decades, since I was a student at UCSC, and shows no sign of abating. I’ve eaten at great restaurants in San Francisco, New York and L.A., and in other countries, as well. And I say, without hesitation, that if I had to pick one food to eat on a desert island—or anywhere—for the rest of my life, it would absolutely be the Corruptor roll.

What is it about this sublime mix of unagi, basil, garlic, sauce, macadamia nuts and rice?

I cannot say for sure. I only know there is something about the way it rolls onto the taste buds with a unique payload of flavor and burn that threatens to overwhelm with the sheer audacity of its combined ingredients—but at the last minute rolls into a subtle, perfectly balanced taste experience that delivers only what the brain’s pleasure receptors can take.

It is culinary magic in an age of mediocrity.

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BEST SEAFOOD FEAST MARISCOS EL NAYARITA II Locals have grown used to shelling out big bucks for tasty seafood. But at Mariscos El Nayarita II on the corner of Highway 152 and Holohan Road, hungry customers can load up on tasty fish tacos, octopus fajitas, ceviche tostadas, and even chavelas to drink without being charged a tentacle and a fin. 1922 East Lake Drive, Watsonville. | JP

BEST CHEAP THRILL THE ART BAR & CAFÉ WEEKLY POETRY OPEN MIC In the year that it has been running, the poetry open mic at the Tannery’s Art Bar & Café has become the go-to spot for creative souls to bare themselves to an attentive public in four minutes or fewer. Those just there to watch, get inspired and soak up the artistic vibes are plentiful as well. We like to go there sometimes when we just need a good cry, as it is one of the most easily accessible catharsisinducers in town. While listening to the ridiculously talented poets do their thing, attendees sip craft beer and nibble on noodle bowls, homemade soups, and tasty cookies from the Art Bar’s arsenal of eats—all “artist priced” at

reasonable rates. Get there at 4pm for a weekly writing workshop led by local poets, and sign-ups for the open mic start at 5:30pm. The Tannery’s Art Bar & Café, 1050 River St., Santa Cruz. | GP

BEST BOUTIQUE WALLFLOWER BOUTIQUE This tiny shop packs an impressive punch in terms of selection. Not only are the clothes and accessories the right mix of fashionable and individualistic, stylish-yet-quirky, they are also largely consciously made. Wallflower hits all of the eco-friendly fashion marks, stocking things like local, handmade jewelry, locally designed up-cycled dresses, animal-friendly vegan jackets (made by Black Swan with high-quality faux leather) and purses (from the handbag maestros at Amy Kathryn), sustainably made clothes like those from Red Prairie Press (a U.S. company that uses sweatshop-free, organic fabrics and non-toxic inks) and “fair trade fashion” from enterprises like Mata Traders, which economically empowers women in India and Nepal. Wallflower proves that looking good and making purchases that make you feel good can be one in the same—surely earning them a spot among our community’s best of the best.

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BEST MICROBREW DEAL ERNIE’S LIQUOR Boota, the genial owner of Ernie's Liquor, carries a hops-and-barley lover's dream selection of about 35 different microbrew four-packs, and he offers them at the lowest prices around: $7.95 to $12.99. If you're in the shop for awhile (it's easy to while away the time looking at the liquor offerings, including 50 different tequilas), you'll notice Boota knows a lot of his customers—always a good sign. If you don't see your favorite product, he'll gladly order products he doesn't have in stock whenever possible. Ernie's Liquor, 922 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, 427-0697. | Jeanne Howard

BEST ALBUM YOU MISSED MARVELS BY JAMES RABBIT Wailing saxophone, plenty of yelling and weird sound effects—pig oinks, cat meowing and the like, James Rabbit’s most recent release isn’t your typical pop-music album. The band, which briefly made a big push to get more popular in 2008 (when I first discovered them), has been active in Santa Cruz for about a decade. The 19-track Marvels has innovative, super catchy indie rock songs with flavors ranging from folk to funk, doo-wop to Broadway. It all begs the question: how could a band so talented and so hard-working go mostly unnoticed in Santa Cruz? You could blame the plethora of other good bands in town, or the college crowd—many of whom become big fans and then move on.

Another possible explanation: the band’s prolific output makes it hard for new fans to keep up. (They plan to put out five releases in the next two years.) The most likely reason is musician Tyler Martin’s disdain for the business side of music, which has relegated the band to playing mostly small gigs in living rooms. Hey, to each their own!

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BEST PLACE TO RESET YOUR MIND LAND OF MEDICINE BUDDHA For those looking to reset their minds, cultivate some presence and compassion, and stare up at the majesty of redwood trees, hiking at the Land of Medicine Buddha is a great escape. (Not to be confused with Six Flags Great Escape theme park.) There are a number of paths and trails to choose from, including a short one-mile loop peppered with Buddhist sayings to stop and contemplate. After you leave you always feel totally blissed out and zen— way better and more spiritually evolved than all those idiots who didn’t spend their afternoon at Land of Medicine Buddha. Mon & Tues, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wed-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. | GP

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BEST BAG BAGITO Now that single-use plastic bags are virtually outlawed in the region, how many of us have perfected the slippery art of remembering reusable alternatives every time we go to the store? Even with the best intentions of doing so, I’d often find myself stopping at the market on my way home from work or after an outing in town with no bag in tow.

But I’m happy to report that I’ve found a solution for my forgetfulness in the form of Bagito, a nonprofit started by Pajaro Valley Unified School District educator Mitch Barlas. Bagito offers seriously strong and durable reusable bags (made with recycled materials) that scrunch up into a small bundle that goes on your keychain. Since using this smart item, I am proud to say I’ve never once been bagless at the grocery store. Better yet, all of the profits from Bagito go to the nonprofit Bagspeak, which is teaching environmental literacy to local K-12 students. Learn more, including where to buy the bags, at bagito.co. | EL

We’re lucky in Santa Cruz to not have to choose between hiking trails and the beach. Moore Creek, a neighbor to both UC Santa Cruz and Wilder Ranch State Park, offers the best of both worlds. It has hiking trails that wind through gullies full of crouching oak trees. The trails end in grassy meadows with beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean. The big open spaces just beg for a couple of picnic blankets and some friendly company. | JP

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OUTSIDE LANDS The North Pacific String Band brings its quirky flavor of jazz- and rock-infused bluegrass music to Camp Krem.

Crème de la Krem This year’s DIO Fest brings out Santa Cruz’s best for Camp Krem

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tevee Stubblefield is sitting in the Poet & the Patriot, one red ale deep, explaining the importance of music as a tool—and giving me a history lesson, too. More to the point, he’s screaming a punk rock song his teacher Mr. Reynolds taught him in the eighth grade.

“The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, it’s a treaty we all should know! In the war with Mexico!” Stubblefield sings, as he pantomimes drums in the air.

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The point Stubblefield’s making is that music moves us, and opens up new pathways in the brain, spurring new ways of thinking. That’s why Stubblefield and his friends decided to make this year’s mostly Americana-music-themed DIO Festival at Camp Krem a fundraiser for the camp’s music enrichment program.

Stubblefield has seen the power of music at Camp Krem firsthand.

Stubblefield, also the mandolin player for the North Pacific String Band, was spending a day at the mountain getaway for kids with disabilities in March when he noticed an autistic kid named Patrick hanging out on the outskirts of the camp, pacing around. Stubblefield played some Wii with him, and talked to him for a few seconds. Then later that night, when Stubblefield picked up a guitar to play “This Little Light of Mine” at a jam session, something magical happened.

“He was in the middle of the circle, dancing and smiling and talking. You could see a huge improvement in terms of his socialization and how he was behaving with other campers,” Stubblefield says.

The music therapy program at Camp Krem works something like that, but at a more complex level. Thanks

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to a small grant, the camp bought some instruments and hired a music therapist, who helped camp staffers create a music curriculum designed to help special needs children in the same way Stubblefield’s acoustic guitar loosened up Patrick.

It comes full circle when this weekend’s DIO Fest brings out some of the Santa Cruz music scene’s most popular artists to help raise funds for Camp Krem’s new program, which will include a music teacher for the summer.

“Music is something we all have the ability to relate to.

It’s a common language we can all understand,” says Stubbenfield’s friend and fellow DIO organizer Jonathan LaBeaud, a former Camp Krem counselor. “You don’t have to speak. You just have to listen. The big thing is using this as a catalyst for thinking of more inclusive ways of working with people with disabilities. I think that separatist thinking is of the past.”

The three-day camping festival kicks off Friday, April 25 with 21 bands, including Dan P. & the Bricks, Marty O’Reilly, North Pacific String Band and a reunion of Birdhouse.

Remaining tickets are $99 and selling quickly.

In some ways, this year’s festival is an upgrade from last year when the idea started as a going-away party for LaBeaud before the counselor left California. For his part, LaBeaud had decided North Pacific String Band’s quirky flavor of jazz- and rock-infused bluegrass music would fit nicely at the camp just down the road from Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

“Instead of it being a going-away party, it turned into this big music festival,” Stubblefield says.

Then in January of 2013, with no planning done, they realized they had their work cut out for them. “We decided we would do it about three months out, which most people would say is crazy. Last year was just ‘let’s see if we can make this happen—see if people believe in it, if people buy tickets,’” Stubblefield says.

Sound crews, event staff and portable toilets all have to get booked a couple months in advance, and festival organizers had to constantly make sure that all volunteers are on the same page. With tickets last year starting at $30 a pop, prices were just enough to cover festival expenses, and pay the bands who asked for compensation.

This year, organizers are paying bands a nominal flat rate.

LaBeaud, who’s flying back to Santa Cruz for a visit, has been helping Stubblefield plan the festival for the past three months from his new home in Florida, talking to Stubblefield for more than 10 hours a week on the phone.

Stubblefield says the hard work pays off when it provides music to those who need it most.

“It doesn’t matter how cool your festival is if you don’t have a ‘why.’ Last year, why were we doing this? To see if we can. Then we found out we could, so we needed a new ‘why,’” Stubblefield says. “What better purpose than right in our backyard?”

DIO Fest 2014 will be presented April 25-27 at Camp Krem in Boulder Creek. Three-day passes are $99; info at diofest.com.

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The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit makes the leap from party band to dedicated musicians | BY BRIAN PALMER hris Doud had no interest in starting a band when the group now known as the Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit got together for their first show.

“When we first started, it was almost a joke,” Doud admits. “Before we even became a band, we laid down the ground rules: It’s cool to hang out and play music and not take it seriously. At all. We hated the parts of bands we were in before—where it got too serious and people started having arguments, so we wanted it to be fun.”

What started as a very loose, tongue-incheek project was indeed a lot of fun to listen to, and word soon got around. Before they knew it, the Americana and country music sextet had built up a reputation as a good-time party band.

“It’s funny how it evolved, because all of a sudden people were coming out and watching us and we were like, ‘Well, this is weird,’” Doud recalls.

Soon the Oakdale-based group had opportunities to tour throughout California, so they released their debut self-titled album in 2005 and got down to the business of bringing their lively songs to the masses. And then a funny thing happened. Right around the time they were getting ready to make their second album, 2009’s The Ghost of Good Manners, the band’s perspective started to shift.

“That was the turning point of us going from being the party band that didn’t take itself seriously, to, ‘Oh, we can really do something with this unique sound and spread the word that way rather than partying all the time,” Doud laughs. “And then the latest album continued in that direction, trying to be honest and serious with the music.”

The latest album, 2012’s Old Excuses, showcases a band that has really hit its stride. From the confident, fluid country and bluegrass strains that populate the almost eight-minute-long “The Wolfman,” to the true-blue, honky-tonk country of “Little Bit O’ Livin,’” Excuses is filled with tight

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musicianship and enough musical verve to keep you on your feet throughout.

But it’s not all about having a good time, as the bluegrass number “The Very Best” contains thought-provoking lines like “I’m the very best at missing you,” which hint at deeper issues like love and loneliness. The album is very simply— but not simplistically—and naturally done, but according to Doud, creating the album was not an easy task.

“We had a couple false starts about a year prior to when we earnestly started recording it,” says Doud. “We got this harebrained scheme that we would buy some fancy recording equipment and do it all ourselves, but that fell apart pretty fast.”

But even though their attempts to make an album DIY-style did not pan out, their willingness to think outside the box is in their DNA. This very mentality is partially responsible for bringing some of the band members together.

Several of them met through “The 52-Week Club,” which challenges participants to write a new song each week based on a particular theme.

“It’s been the nut of how a lot of the songs got started, that club, especially the older songs,” Doud says. “All the songs on the first album are songs we were playing based on this club, so we give a lot of credit to the club for giving us a wealth of material.”

After three albums and a decade together, the Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit is taking its efforts more seriously than ever. Considering how they approached band practices early on, this is quite an evolution.

“The highlight of our practices was practice ending and getting to play poker for the rest of the night,” Doud laughs. “So it was really Poker Night and we just squeezed in practice beforehand.”

The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, April 25, Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. Tickets are $12/advance, $15/door. For more information, call 479-1854.

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RAYMOND BAND

People spend their whole lives perfecting their jazz chops. But for Santa Cruz pianist Alex Raymond, who fell in love with the genre only a year and a half ago, it’s been an accelerated process. Nowadays, he plays out with his trio, the Alex Raymond Band, five times a week at the Red Room (Wednesdays), the Blue Lagoon (Thursdays), Lulu Carpenter’s (Saturdays), the Tannery Arts Bar and Café (Sunday mornings), and Louie’s Cajun Kitchen (Sunday afternoons).

The gigs started about the same time as his love affair for jazz began.

He met drummer Elijah Stoll, and the two of them started gigging as a duo for a while. A couple of months ago, Raymond met Dave Preston, who rounded out the combo with an upright bass. The trio adds additional guitarists, horn players and singers for certain shows. “We tell all of our jazz-inclined friends that they are welcome to join us. The gig that we normally have people play with us is at Lulu Carpenter’s on Saturday nights,” Raymond says. Raymond also took it upon himself to start studying jazz at Cabrillo College last year, right around the time he played that first gig at Louie’s. Preston studies jazz over at UC Santa Cruz.

The group currently plays covers and jazz standards, though Raymond says that originals are in the works. Some of the tunes they play include “St. James Infirmary Blues,” (made famous by Louis Armstrong) “On the Sunny Side of the Street” (a ’30s Broadway tune that has become a jazz standard), and Beautiful Love (a ’30s waltz). They also play several later tunes by jazz giants like Miles Davis. Depending on where someone sees the Alex Raymond Band playing, they also might catch them with Raymond’s street piano (which he wheels out to some shows). It has the front and top panels ripped off, which helps the sound carry farther, but they have other reasons for doing that. “There’s the visual charm of seeing the inner workings of the piano while I’m playing it,” Raymond says. | AARON CARNES

i INFO: facebook.com/alexraymondband

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Claudia Villela and Heloísa Fernandes are an impressive onetwo combination of Brazilian musical skill and style. Villela possesses a five-octave vocal range and a voice that’s been described as “startlingly beautiful,” and Fernandes is celebrated for a piano technique that balances the delicate and the fiery; the ancient and the modern. Together, they pay tribute to, and further, the rich and varied traditions of Brazilian jazz, pop and culture. | CAT JOHNSON

i INFO: 7:30 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $22/adv, $27/door. 427-2227.

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FLAMIN’ GROOVIES

The Flamin’ Groovies have always marched to the beat of their own drum. From their inception in 1965, they tended to be ahead of the curve, being forerunners of nowfamiliar genres like power pop and punk music before those scenes were cool. Now, after reuniting with founding member and guitarist Cyril Jordan for the first time in decades, and officially being back full-time for the first time since 1992, they are ready to unleash

more of their driving, BritishInvasion-style rock. A new EP is set to release this year, and the first track to be released, “End of the World,” is reminiscent of the tone and feel of “Don’t Fear the Reaper.”

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i INFO: 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $26/adv, $30/door. 429-6994.

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i INFO: 8 p.m., Don Quixote's, 6275 Highway 9, Felton. $12/adv, $15/door.

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Bringing a punk flair to country music, Western swing and rockabilly, the Atomic Aces bridge the divide between old-school rock and rollers and a new generation of country-rock appreciators. Hailing from Santa Cruz this high-energy outfit plays fun, upbeat, danceable music inspired by Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash and the like, with a pinch of the Cramps thrown in. Also on the bill: Avenue Saints and Bastard Makers. | CJ

i INFO: 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $8. 429-6994.

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studying Alan Lomax and Harry Smith’s anthology of American folk music and field recordings, and developed a love of good stories about hard times, thanks to the tunes of Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie and the Carter Family. Steady snare gently guides her music forward on love songs happy and sad as a pedal steel sings along—dancing around Muth’s smooth vocals. | JACOB PIERCE

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However Zoe Muth taught herself to write authentic-feeling country-folk songs, it wasn’t from her experience growing up a city slicker as a child in Seattle. She learned volumes from

iiGONDWANA Veterans of the reggae music scene, it appears Gondwana first formed 550 million years ago … wait, no, that was the Triassic-era supercontinent Gondwana, best known for later slamming into a big blob called Pangea, and then, even later, inspiring the name of this reggae group. Geography aside, this 27-yearold Chilean band is a nine-piece supergroup. With Spanish lyrics, it sounds a little different than some of the reggae bands that pass through— thanks largely to some of its unique rhythms and creative instrumentation: vibraslaps, impressive saxplaying and ethereal synthesizers. | JP

i INFO: 9 p.m. Moe's Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, $20/adv, $25/door. 479-1854.

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For a band that started off as a side solo project for Zachary Cole Smith in 2011, DIIV sure has made a splash in their short existence. Not only have they opened for notable bands like Japandroids and The Vaccines, but their debut album, Oshin—which came out in the summer of 2012—ended up on the Top 50 Albums of 2012 lists for both Pitchfork and Stereogum. A beguiling mix of indie rock and shoegaze sensibilities, Oshin is loaded with pleasing rock and roll melodies that will have you bobbing your head and tapping your toes in no time. | BP

i INFO: 8:30 p.m. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $12/adv, $15/door. 423-1338.

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BLACK LILLIES

Over the course of five years, the Black Lillies have released three albums, played hundreds of shows— including more than 200 in 2012 alone—played at the Grand Ole Opry, and had several songs make an impact on CMT’s 12 most-requested videos. This is a hardcharging group that knows a thing or two about life on the road, and the ups and downs that come with it.

Infusing their style of country and Americana with the sort of palpable emotion, introspective hindsight and brutal honesty of the most seasoned writer, this quintet lays everything out on the table. Their most recent album is 2013’s Runaway Freeway Blues. | BP

i INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

1156 High St., Santa Cruz, $45, 459-2501.

WANT TO GO? Visit the Good Times’ Facebook page before 11 a.m. on Friday, April 25, to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

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JAROSZ

Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz kind of tiptoes back and forth between progressive-bluegrass and folk music, wielding either a mandolin, a guitar or a banjo, depending on what the occasion calls for.

Over the last several years, she has quietly moved into the roots music bright lights with her warm and open style and prodigious playing, earning the praise of such tastemakers as Rolling Stone magazine, NPR and the New York Times which called her “one of acoustic music's most promising young talents” along the way. | CJ

i INFO: 7:30 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $22/gen, $30/gold. 423-8209.

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ROBBINS

Great jazz musicians are measured not just by their own talent, but by the talent of those they surround themselves with. And Bay Area bassist Dan Robbins has a history of bringing together the finest jazz innovators and improvisers. Playing both upright and electric basses with up to seven strings, Robbins sets the tone for driving, creative harmoniously and melodically rich songs. | JP

i INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, $15/adv, $20/door. 427-2227.

Rocky Mountain-grown bassist turned electronic music producer Saturday at Catalyst

PAT TRAVERS BAND Hard-rocking, blues-inspired, classic rock guitarist that’s still going strong.

Sunday at Moe’s Alley

BRANFORD MARSALIS Saxophone-wielding, eldest brother of the immensely talented Marsalis family.

Monday at Kuumbwa

TY DOLLA $IGN Hit-making producer, singer, multi-instrumentalist out of Los Angeles.

Wednesday at Catalyst

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Last time Parker Millsap was in town, he opened for John Fullbright at Don Quixote’s. I walked away from that show shaking my head at, number one, the impressive multi-instrumental abilities of Fullbright, and, number two, the magnetism of this youngster who warmed up the audience. The product of a Pentecostal family from Oklahoma, Millsap has a squeaky-clean look about him, but when he starts singing, the 20-year-old sounds like a world-weary traveler who’s seen it all. With a weathered voice that reaches easily to the back of the house, he sings of leaving, trucking, good and evil, and God-fearing religion, transporting listeners to a dimension where the dust bowl was something to be endured and hard times come with the territory. | CJ

OF EDEN

With so many other schools hosting big music festivals, maybe it was only a matter of time before UC Santa Cruz, with its vast meadows and sweeping views of the Pacific, got into the game, too. And what better place than its expansive East Field? This first year’s lineup promises an eclectic mix of artists. Performers include DJ Dillon Francis, one of the biggest names in electronic music today; Bay Area hip hop group Zion I, which makes beat-heavy music and is currently touring on its 2012 album Shadowboxing; Two Gallants, a folk rock duo from San Francisco that took its name from a James Joyce story; Canada’s Ill-esha, who sings while DJing; and Irene Diaz, a powerful singer from Los Angeles who writes piano- and acoustic guitar-driven pop songs. | JACOB PIERCE

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Al Frisby 6-8p

Rand Rueter 6-8p

Bleu 6-8p

Hawk & the Blues Mechanics 6-8p

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Jewl Sandoval & Friends Rand Rueter 6-8p 6-8p

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Stand Up Comedy 8:30p 80s Dance Party 10p

Live Rock Show

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Illphonics 9p

Ribsys Nickel 9p

Acousta Noir 8p

Pennywise 8p $20/$24

Zoso 9p $18/$21

Paper Diamond 8p $20-$25

Youngblood Brass Band 9p $10/$12

Blackbird Raum 9p $8

Randy Meza 9p $15/$20

KDON DJ Dancing 9p

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Wubakia 9p $8

The Flamin’ Groovies 9p $26/$30

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7 Come 11 9p $5

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Dan Dowell 8p TV Dolla $ign 8p $15/$18

Beach Bum Alcoholics 8:30p $6/$8

Diiv 8:30p $12/$15

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China Cats 8:30p $10/$12

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Mark Korzepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trio Mapa Nova

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MALONEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 4402 Scotts Valley Dr 438-2244

Chris Kelly 7-10p

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Claudia Villela & Heloisa Fernandes 7:30p $22/$27

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shakinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; - John Reynolds Benefit Gala 7:30p Donation

Chris Kelly 8p-12a

Karaoke with Ken 9p

An Evening with Branford Marsalis 7p $35/$40

Jazz Kiln 5:45-9p

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221 Esplanade, Cap 476-2263

MICHAELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON MAIN 2591 Main St., Soquel 479-9777

MOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, SC 479-1854

MOTIV 1209 Pacific Ave., SC 429-8070

Lara Price & Velvet Plum 8-11p

Chris Ellis noon-3p

Jon Davis 6:30-7:30p

3 Sixty 5 7p

Good Luck Thrift The Coup + Lyrics Born The Store Outfit 8:30p $15/$20 9p $12/$15

Gondwana 9p $20/$25

Pat Travers Band 9p $17/$20

The Black Lillies 8:30p $7/$10

Light The Band 8:30p $5

Libation Lab with Syntax 9:30p-1:30a

Dynamic D 9:30p-2a

Rasta Cruz Reggae 9p-close

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215 Esplanade, Cap 476-4900

THE POCKET 3102 Portola Drive, SC 475-9819

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Kevin McDowell 6-8p

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Jam Session w/ Vernon Ron Matthews & the Davis Serious Licks 9p $5

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BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN

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ANGELIQUE KIDJO Dance space available!

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200 Locust St., SC 425-1913

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120 Union St., SC 459-9876

Traditional Live Hawaiian Music 6-9p

Style Acoustic Acoustic Showcase and Island Brunch and Jazzy Featured Events Evenings

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VINO PARADISE Alyssa Twelker is one of Soif’s capable wine pros. Photos by Christina Waters

Palate-Stretching 101 A wine education with Soif’s experts | BY CHRISTINA WATERS s a veteran of many weekend wine "seminars" at Soif, I have to confess that I've never known less (going in) and learned more (coming out) than I did last week at the Spanish Wine Tasting with ace rep Brian Greenwood. These are classy, casual events and it's hard to imagine having this much flavor fun anywhere for $20. Sure, I knew a tempranillo from a sherry, but that's about where my Spanish wine intel ended— 140 until, that is, Greenwood brought out a APR 24 _ large map of Spain and Alyssa Twelker APR and John Locke (wine pros of Soif) 30 started pouring the first of six wines 20 14 representing the three heavyweight regions of Spanish viticulture, and the tasting began. Iconic wine regions, distinctive samples, and a knowledgeable tour guide made this a delicious two hours of neural expansion. gtweekly.com

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We were, as Locke promised, about to savor wines of Spain's three major domains. From the "new school" house of Buil & Giné (fun to say out loud) we began with a fresh and mineral-driven white Verdejo from Rueda graced with a light 12.5 alcohol and a pleasantly salty mouthfeel.

This new winery is devoted to the "modern style" using grapes from a high plateau region of northwestern Spain. What this means—and how it translates into the taste— is that the wine is made in new oak barrels that are used for only three years before being discarded. The accessible modern style surfaced again in a robust crianza, "entry-level wine," according to Greenwood, aged for one year in oak, and bottled for only one year before release. The smoky, leathery blend of Cabernet and Syrah showed plenty of

fruit and mineral, underscored by a large photo of rocky, slate soil—the very earth of the Priorat vineyard in question—displayed by our speaker. So now we were all beginning to sense the intrigue of Spanish wines. And the plot thickened when we met a wine made from Pérez Pascuas, an intense Tempranillo from the Ribera del Duero region. This winery won the 2013 Wine & Spirits "Winery of the Year" award, and I was soon to taste why. After a break for bread, cheese, and marcona almonds we entered more complex territory with three highly individual wines from the honored house of Lopez de Heredia.

Founded in the late 19th century, this estate has a serious crush on "very old school" techniques. We sampled three wines, the youngest of which was harvested eight years ago. How is this possible? Greenwood explained that

tradition in Spain involves aging wines in oak for many years, and then keeping the wine in bottles for many years more. "They're ready to drink when you purchase them," the rep told us, "because the winery has done the work for you." Much of the fabulously complex flavor notes came from another tradition—reusing the old barrels, some of which were 120 years old!—and never cleaning the tanks.

"That's why you'll find a range of flavors in these wines you just can't get in California." And this amount of oxidation means that the wines we sampled, such as a sensational 2002 Reserva Rioja, can actually last for 80 years. A distinct sherry-esque quality infused the wine made from Tempranillo “for elegance," garnacha "for body" and small amounts of Mazuelo and Graciano "for acidity and color." Stunning wine, this last one, loaded with cherries, orange and bay leaves.

Check out Soif’s website for more upcoming wine-tasting events. It’s a terrific way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

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BY JOSIE COWDEN One of my favorite wines is Sauvignon Blanc, and this one made by Martin Ranch is particularly lovely. Bright, crisp and refreshing, it’s perfect to pair with fish and shellfish—and good for picnics as it has an easy screw-cap bottle. There’s nothing worse than setting down your blanket, pulling out your sandwiches—and then realizing you don’t have a corkscrew.

This Sauvignon Blanc ($27) is aged in new French acacia barrels, which the winemakers say enhances it with notes of grapefruit and hues of melon with a finish of soft pear. Grapes are harvested from Griva Vineyard in the Arroyo Seco region—a site that encompasses land that was once riverbed and now a seasonal creek runs through. The alluvial soils of rock, gravel and sand imbue flinty flavors into this delightful wine—a silver winner in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition of 2013.

Martin Ranch is a beautiful winery to visit—and you’re welcome to take a picnic, too. It’s open every third weekend from noon to 5 p.m. If you’re a wine club member you can participate in their fun Bottle Your Own event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the weekend of May 31 and June 1. You can even slap on your own designed labels if you get them made ahead of time.

Martin Ranch now carries its own logo T-shirts and hats—all in 100 percent cotton.

Martin Ranch Winery, 6675 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy, 408-842-9197. Martinranchwinery.com.

Mutari Hot Chocolate Mutari Hot Chocolate has opened up in Andrea Mollenauer’s commercial Front Street kitchen in downtown Santa Cruz. Owner Adam Armstrong sources his ethnically traded cacao beans from Panama, where he spent two years working with rural cacao farmers and artisan chocolate makers.

“We are hot chocolate perfectionists,” he says of his stone-ground handcrafted dark chocolate, which does not list sugar as the first ingredient.

For more info visit adam@mutarichocolate.com or call 530-321-6637. For info on Mollenaur’s cooking classes, rentable kitchen space and events visit lifestyleculinary.com or find her at 504 Front St., Santa Cruz.

Talking of chocolate, the lovely little eatery called Chocolate is now offering gluten-free bread and sandwiches. Quiche and other goodies are offered gluten-free, too. Their supplier is Red House Bakery in Santa Cruz.

I loved a Fuego hot chocolate I had there recently – served with hot and spicy dark cocoa, organic cinnamon and chipotle chili. Chocolate is one of the downtown restaurants participating in Dinner & A Movie specials in partnership with Nickelodeon Theaters. For more info visit thenick.com.

Chocolate 1255 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 427-9900. Chocolatesantacruz.com.

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Back Track Haunted ex-POW confronts past in 'Railway Man' | BY LISA JENSEN s revenge really sweet? Even when one has been horribly wronged—in a wartime setting, for instance—is an eye-for-an-eye style of vengeance ever really justified? Indeed, can any amount of revenge ever compensate for the original injury? These are issues grappled with in The Railway Man, a handsome and quietly moving drama adapted from the bestselling 1995 nonfiction memoir by Eric Lomax, who, as a young British army officer, survived brutal conditions in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. Scripted by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson, and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the film begins demurely enough, a couple of decades after the war, with no hint of the horror story at its core.

Middle-aged Eric Lomax (Colin Firth) is a slightly fusty, eccentric, professorial type who is nuts about trains. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of British railway 142 timetables and knows the most efficient way to get from point A to point B by train from any jumping-off APR 24 _ place on the map of Britain.

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half dozen astonished, solitary gentlemen with whom he regularly meets at a seaside cafe.

It isn't until the night after their lovely wedding in an ancient village church that the viewer, along with Patti, gets a first glimpse of the darkness bottled up inside of Eric. Flashbacks to scenes of torture he endured in the camp begin invading his daily life, shutting him down emotionally. He refuses to discuss it with Patti, so she goes to his friend, Finlay (Stellan Skarsgard), from the cafe group, to get the whole story.

All of these men had been young officers in the British signal corps stationed in Singapore early in the war. When Singapore fell to the Japanese, the army of British engineers were transported to a labor camp in Thailand to hack a railroad line out of the fetid jungle into Burma. Conditions are hellish enough (and Teplitzky frames our first look at the slave labor camp, lit by torchlight, as an inferno out of Dante’s), but Eric (played as a young man by Jeremy Irvine) is singled out for special punishment when he claims responsibility after a radio receiver he, Finlay (Sam Reid), and the others cobbled together out of spare parts is discovered by the camp commanders.

Patti doesn't know how to help Eric exorcise his demons—until Finlay learns that the Japanese interpreter, Nagase, who carried out most of the actual violence against Eric, is now operating a Memorial War Museum on the site of the old camp. Circumstances

soon force Eric toward a confrontation. "We can't sleep, we can't love," Finlay tells him, summing up the collective damage done to them all. Eric is convinced that for the sake of the entire group, he will have to press the matter to some resolution, one way or another.

Kidman doesn't have much to do after her first couple of scenes, except look concerned. And while Teplitzky tries not to be gratuitous, torture scenes are always psychologically brutalizing to watch, even if filmed with some discretion. But because we identify so strongly with the soft-spoken, self-effacing complexity of both Firth and Irvine in the role of Eric, the film demands that we viewers also examine how we might react in similar circumstances.

Both Tanroh Ishida and Hiroyuki Sanada as the younger and elder Nagase are allowed their moments of revelation and remorse as the story plays out. How the real-life Lomax responded is now a matter of public record, giving the film a more contemplative ending than we might expect. The Railway Man doesn't pack a wallop; instead, it invites its audience to consider our own notions of justice, morality and forgiveness.

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science fiction movie never made" is profiled in Frank Pavich's documentary in which visionary Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo) recounts his attempts in 1974 to make his own screen adaptation of Frank Herbert's scifi classic Dune. Orson Welles, David Carradine, and Mick Jagger were among those invited to star, but the centerpiece of this doc is the massive notebook of trippy storyboard art designed by H. R. Giger and Jean "Moebius" Giraud. (PG13) 90 minutes. Starts Friday.

JOE Nicolas Cage stars in this gritty contemporay drama as a tough ex-con

trying to get by who enters into a protective relationship with hard-luck teenager Tye Sheridan (Mud). David Gordon Green directs, from the novel by Larry Bown. (R) 117 minutes. Starts Friday.

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13 SINS At the end of is financial rope, a man agrees to complete a series of tasks set by a mysterious phone caller for a big cash payoff; as the stakes rise, the tasks become more gruesome—and terrifying—in this horror thriller from director Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism). Mark Webber, Devon Graye, and Ron Perlman star in this remake of a straight-to-video Thai thriller, 13: Game of Death. (R) 92 minutes.

Waldau (aka Jamie Lannister) gets up to more shenanigans in this revenge comedy about a woman who discovers that her boyfriend is not only married, but seeing yet another woman on the side. Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton are the wronged women who become allies in retribution. Nick Cassavetes directs. (R) 109 minutes.

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THE QUIET ONES In this horror thriller, a university professor and his students conducting experiments on a young woman at a secluded estate outside of London uncover something dark and sinister. Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, and Olivia Cooke star for director John Pogue.

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ERNEST AND CELESTINE In a charming picture-book world in-spired by the popular series of children's books by Belgian painter and author Gabrielle Vincent, a big, sweet bear and a plucky little mouse, traditional enemies, defy the rules and become friends. The animation of Ms. Vincent's sketchy, winsome, utterly beguiling ink and watercolor paintings is splendidly done. And while the story works as a sweet little parable about tolerance, the movie is also unadulterated fun from first to last. (PG) 80 minutes. ( 1/2)—Lisa Jensen.

FINDING VIVIAN MAIER In 2007, John Maloof, a real estate agent in the Chicago area, bought some miscellaneous boxes at an estate auction—and stumbled into one of the greatest discoveries in 20th Century photography: the previously unknown, but

amazingly prolific work of amateur street photographer Vivian Maier. In this fascinating doc, Maloof exposes her work to the light of day at last, along with the mystery shrouding the artist herself. The portrait of that emerges of Maier (who made her living as a nanny/housekeeper) is compelling in its oddity. That so much of her work was never even developed (much less exhibited) suggests it was the process, not the outcome, that was important to her. And isn't that what art is all about? (Not rated.) 83 minutes. ( 1/2)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lisa Jensen.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of fun and whimsy to be had here in Wed Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delightful new comedy. Much like Moonrise Kingdom unraveled in a quirky splendor, so, too, does The Grand Budapest Hotel, which chronicles the unlikely friendship between a revered European hotel concierge, Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes) and his lobby boy. Everything from the eraâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;between two menacing warsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to the fictional setting of the Republic of Zubrowka pepper the tale, which unfolds, layer by layer (a story within a story within a story) much like a Russian doll. Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe and other Anderson grads join the fun. R) 100 minutes. ( 1/2)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Greg Archer.

A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 Marlon Wayans is back in this sequel to the 2013 horror spoof about a guy who keeps picking women with paranormal demons to exorcise. Jaime Pressly and Cedric the Entertainer co-star for returning director Michael Tiddes. (R).

HEAVEN IS FOR REAL Just in time for Easter comes this screen adaptation of the non-fiction book by Todd Burpo about his 4-year-old son who survived a near-death experience and came back full of detailed stories about the other side. Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, and newcomer Connor Corum star for director Randall Wallace. (PG) 100 minutes.

LE WEEK-END Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan star as an English couple of a certain age, returning to Paris for the first time since their distant honeymoon with the idea of either reviving, or ending, their marriage, in this bittersweet comic love story from Roger Michell (Notting Hill; Persuasion). The always-great Jeff Goldblum co-stars as an old friend they bump into, an insufferably successful American academic whose presence ramps up the prickly factor in the couples' relationship. (R) 93 minutes.

THE LUNCHBOX In this award-winning debut feature from Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra, a young Mumbai housewife hoping to spice up her stale marriage, and a middle-aged widower about to retire strike up a correspondence and unexpected friendship when the boxed lunch she prepares for her indifferent husband at work is mistakenly delivered to the wrong man. Nimrat Kaur is poised and affecting as the lonely wife. The always great Irffan Khan combines the wry world-weariness of vintage William Powelll with the banked sensuality of a Raul Julia.This is an interactive bittersweet romance; how it ends depends on if you see the glass as half full or half empty. (PG) 104 minutes. ( )â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lisa Jensen.

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to wag your tail about. A bigscreen endeavor of one of the more

popular cartoon shorts seen on the Rocky and Bullwinkle TV show. The story: Mr. Peabodyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;brilliant as he isâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and â&#x20AC;&#x153;sonâ&#x20AC;?

Sherman do the time-traveling thing via the WABAC machine,but when Sherman and his schoolmate make mischief in the past it's up to Peabody to put a a cosmic band-aid on the mess so that the entire space-time continuum doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remain messed up for good. On screen, things translate well and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty to keep everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including adultsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;completely interested, even though, halfway through, the outing does lag a bit. Ty Burrell is terrific as Peabody. Max Charles, Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, Stephen Colbert, and Mel Brooks also lend their voices. Rob Minkoff (The Lion King) directs. (PG) 90 minutes. ( 1/2)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Greg Archer.

MUPPETS MOST WANTED In this continental caper comedy, the gang takes their dubious act on the road in Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not realizing their tour is a front for a series of heists perpetrated by their shifty new manager (Ricky Gervais) and his accomplice, Constantine, a Kermit lookalike known as "The World's Most Dangerous Frog." Add songs, extravagant production numbers and a cavalcade of celebrity cameos and you have vintage Muppet mania, suitable for kids, but with enough witty asides to amuse the grown-ups.

James Bobin directs. (PG) 112 minutes. ( )â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lisa Jensen.

NOAH Darren Aronofsky's massive drama is sort of a philosophical disaster movie.

There are passing references to Eden, but no specific geography or time frame, while the mostly ravaged and desolate pre- or post-industrial landscape could be the ancient past or the distant future. This is the Bible as dystopian sci-fi epic. And most of the time that works pretty well, especially in the first hour or so, as Aronofsky sets up his eco-parable about human folly and violence vs. the wonders of nature. It isn't until much laterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in the endless battle to defend the ark against an army of marauders, or in the oddly flat, almost silly codaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that the narrative drive springs a leak and the movie starts to flounder. Still, Russell Crowe delivers his usual, reliable mix of dynamic screen presence and robust physicality in the title role. (PG-13) 138 minutes. ( 1/2) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Lisa Jensen.

NYMPHOMANIAC VOLUME 1 Charlotte Gainsbourg subjects herself once more to director Lars Von Trier to play an abused woman pour-ing out the erotic history of her life (in minute detail, with newcomer Stacy Martin playing her character in flashbacks) to good Samaritan Stellan Skarsgard. Shia LeBeouf, Willem Dafoe, Christian Slater, and Uma Thurman co-star.

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SON OF GOD The life and passion of Jesus is the subject of this theatrical film, edited down from the 2013 TV mini-series The Bible. Diogo Morgado has the title role.

Christopher Spencer directs. (PG-13)

TRANSCENDENCE Johnny Depp stars in this original sci-fi thriller as a scientist with a terminal illness who hooks his brain up to a computer to preserve his mind and gains unexpected powers. Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, and Morgan Freeman co-star. Acclaimed cinematographer Wally Pfister (he won an Oscar for Inception) makes his directing debut. (PG13) 119 minutes.

UNDER THE SKIN Scarlett Johansson stars in this screen adaptation of Michel Faber's sci-fi novel about an alien femme fatale driving the back roads of Scotland in search of victims. Paul Brannigan and Lynsey Taylor Mackay co-star for director Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast). (R) 108 minutes.

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mayhem and murder in this horror thriller from director Mike Flanagan. Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Rory Cochrane and Katee Sackhoff star. (R) 104 minutes.

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into Jakarta's criminal underground to set up a double-sting of both the crime syndicate and corrupt officials within his own police department. Iko Uwais stars for returning director Ga-reth

NYMPHOMANIAC VOLUME 2 Charlotte Gainsbourg continues to pour out the erotic history of her life to good Samaritan Stellan Skarsgard in this continuation of Lars von Trier's explicit sex drama.

Shia LeBeouf, Jamie Bell, and Willem Dafoe co-star. (NC-17) 123 minutes.

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The UCSC Farm and Garden is hosting an informative workshop on growing citrus trees, titled “Get Zesty! Citrus for the Home Gardener and Small-Scale Grower." The workshop will be led by Orin Martin, the manager of UCSC’s Alan Chadwick Garden. He will instruct participants on selecting appropriate planting sites, preparing planting holes, creating healthy soil conditions, minimizing water use, and much more.

Daniel Paduano of Scotts Valley’s Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm will also be on hand to discuss how to choose citrus varieties appropriate to the Monterey Bay region’s many microclimates.

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Arts SLV POETRY READING At the 10th annual San Lorenzo Valley Poetry Reading, former SC County Poet Laureate David Swanger will read from his poetry and then introduce local poets to read original poems he has selected on the theme of "sharing," in four age categories. In addition, favorite poems will be read by five community leaders. The event is sponsored by Felton Library Friends, a chapter of the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. 7:00pm-8:30pm Felton Community Hall www.feltonlibraryfriends.org free ART CLASS Oil and Acrylic, your choice. Overview class covers drawing, composition, perspective and mixing.

Emphasis on light. All levels welcome.

Business FIVE KEYS TO QUITTING YOUR J-OB! Learn how to gain financial security without sacrificing your soul to a J-O-B you hate. Align with your true purpose, get a life you love, & look forward to each new day. 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm NextSpace, 101 Cooper St. Melanie Cobb, mmc248@gmail.com Free

Classes SALSA RUEDA DANCE DOWNTOWN FOR BEGINNER AND UP Every Thursdays: drop-in class. No partner required. Cool moves to hot Tunes!

Meet people, have fun, and move-it!

Two levels at the same time: Intro/Beginner and Beginner 2/Intermediate. Enjoy two skilled instructors

with over 13 years experience who study regularly in Cuba. Friendly and non-intimidating. Check website in case of schedule changes. 8:00 pm 9:00 pm Louden Nelson Center, Santa Cruz www.SalsaGente.com, 831-295-6107 $8/$4 students INTU-FLOW CLASS Intu-Flow class with Matt Harris. (google Intu-Flow !)

Ongoing class focusing on joint mobility through a unique portal - gain grace and effortless carriage. Initially for those suffering from PTSD and other related traumas. 10:00 am 11:30 am Resoure Center for Nonviolence 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz Karen Egan 831-425-1944 donations SQUARE DANCING Family friendly fun, freindship put to music. 6:30 pm 8:00 pm German American Hall 230 Plymouth St. Sue or Don 726-7053 Free ZUMBA FOR WOMEN This class

i INFO: Saturday, April 26. 1-5 p.m. The UCSC Farm on the UCSC campus, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. Admission: $60 general public; $55 friends of the farm; $35 UCSC students. More information at casfs@ucsc.edu or 459-3240.

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Jane Rekedal’s semi-annual pottery open house will feature slab plates with textures, rectangular serving dishes, bowls of many shapes and sizes, and pieces decorated with leaves and forms from nature.

Garden pieces such as bird baths and planters will also be featured.

Rekedal’s open house is also in conjunction with the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Aromas pottery studio. Her rural studio is open to the public for people interested in purchasing pottery, those interested in learning about pottery, or those who just like to look at pottery.

Basically all things pottery. Cheers.

i INFO: Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

1560 Cannon Road, Aromas. 566-4576.

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fri/25 – sun/27 iiOKLAHOMA Soquel High School will present the classic Rogers & Hammerstein story set on a farm in Oklahoma. The story is this: A headstrong farm girl tries everything she can to resist falling in love with Curly, a handsome cowboy. There are songs. One of them goes, “Ooooooooklahoma when the wind comes sweeping down the plain, and the waving wheat can sure smell sweet

when the wind comes right behind the rain.”

The students at Soquel High worked on this for months, so the supportive thing to do would be to go see them. Also, it will be enjoyable. Great!

i INFO: Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m.

General admission $12, senior citizens $10. Soquel High School, 401 Old San Jose Road, Soquel. 429-3909.

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offers a blend of upbeat music with easyto-follow choreography, for a total workout, in a comfortable setting - no intimidation! Discount available for tenclass card. 8:15 am - 9:00 am Santa Cruz Bible Church Children's Center, 440 Frederick St Kym Shirley, (831) 421-9179, shirley0522@sbcglobal.net $5 per class, 1st class free AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT Come explore Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Classes. These engaging and potent classes will heighten your self-awareness as they increase your vitality, flexibility, and overall well-being.

Classes are ongoing. First class free for new students. Pre-registration required.

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Pacific Cultural Center 1307 Seabright suzie@suzielundgren.com or call 332-7347 First class free for new students

Groups A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP A Course In Miracles is a book on enlightenment that might be called a psychological journey to a spiritual awakening. It contains the highest wisdom of most spiritual paths. We informally study this great book, taking a few paragraphs each week. Many laughs and smiles occur as we expose the ego and share happiness. Books provided, regular attendance not required, drop-in, drop-out as you wish! 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Barn Studio at 102 Park Way South Andrew 831-272-2246 www.spiritualear.org/acim (map) Free BABY HAT KNITTING GROUP Join Kiddie Kappers in making hats for newborns in Santa Cruz County. Either meet with the group (usually on the last Thursday of the month) or make hats at home and drop them off. Patterns and some materials can be provided.

Donations of sport and baby weight yarn are appreciated. 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm 4425 Clares St., #31, Capitola Fran Reeves, 479-9613 free

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Beginners strongly welcomed! Take this opportunity to gently build strength, stretch your body, soothe any discomforts that come with your changing body, breathe deeply, connect with other mamas on this same journey, while connecting deeper with your baby and your Self. You deserve it mama. 7:15 pm 8:45 pm Pacific Cultural Center (Broadway & Seabright in Santa Cruz) hannahmuseyoga.com or pacificcultural.org $12 drop in (or discount passes available for 5 or 10 classes) FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a program based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

There are no dues, fees, or weigh-ins at FA meetings. FA is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience and mutual support, are recovering from the disease of food addiction. 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Trinity Presbyterian Church, in the library.

420 Melrose Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Jennifer K (831) 428-3498 Free

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The dances range from reflective to highly connected and or energetic. No experience or partner needed. 7:00 pm 9:00 pm First Congregational Church 900 High St, Santa Cruz Leela 831 430-9848 or Santa Cruz Sufi Caravan on Facebook $7-10 Donation BINGO Have dinner, and play Bingo at Holy Cross Church Parish Hall. Dinner concession opens at 5:30 p.m. and game starts at 6:30. $15.00 for ten games and five dollars for each additional set of ten games. BINGO is on the FIRST Thursday of every month. 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Holy Cross Church Parish Hall 126 High Street 423-4182 FREE

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AVID is a nationwide program, active in schools across the county, that facilitates elective classes, field trips and guest speakers for students who might otherwise not be on the college track. It stands for, “Advancement through Individual Determination.” It is a very successful program, as a high percentage of its students (92 percent) wind up applying to college. Many of AVID’s students are currently attending UCSC. However, the program needs money. This year they are trying to raise funds to take students on college visit trips. This event is a fundraiser for the program, and it includes food. Good karma awaits those who attend!

i INFO: 3-4:30 p.m. Oswald Restaurant, 121 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. Tickets $35. 427-8212.

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E APRIL 24–APRIL 30 FRIDAY | 25 Arts OPEN MIC: PEOPLE-POWERED POETRY Join us for a people-powered open mic event. Come share music, talents, ideas, thoughts, community. Free, donations accepted. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm 612 Ocean 423-1626 Free WHAT’S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN? Check the DowntownSantaCruz.com for

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9:00 am - 10:00 pm downtownsantacruz@gmail.com Free COMMUNITY OPEN MIC Join a community open mic at the Resource Center for Nonviolence! A lively, safe space for community members to share their talent! Art and local jam vendors will be present as well! 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm The Resource Center for Nonviolence 818 383 2426 Free

PHOTOGRAPHY BY VIRGINIA DRAPER: CHINA, PERU, TANZANIA, & TURKEY Images of people and places from recent travels with engaging combinations of colors, forms, and textures, implicit stories, and puzzling atmospheres. First Friday reception, April 4, 5-8. Regular hours: Tu 4:30-8; Th-Sun 12-5. 5:00 pm 8:00 pm Odonata Winery 2343 Mission St. Santa Cruz V. Draper 831-471-9395 Free

Arden, in this intimate staging of Shakespeare's comedy in the Black Box Theater.

Directed by Sarah Albertson. Sunday Matinees at 2:00 p.m. Youth Matinee April 25th at 10:00 p.m. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cabrillo Black Box Theater 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos (831) 479-6154 - cabrillovapa.com $19 General - $17 Seniors & Students $9 with Cabrillo SAC

"AS YOU LIKE IT" Cabrillo Theatre Arts Department celebrates springtime with a journy to the wilds of the Arden Forest of

ZIZZO'S COFFEEHOUSE & WINE BAR: JEWELRY ARTIST Zizzo's newest jewelry artist is retired local school

teacher/principal Priscilla Smart. Priscilla enjoys working with old jewelry, watches, buttons, keys, etc., and then creates whimsical pieces to wear. Recently, she has been "playing" around with playing card royalty and glass marbles to create earrings and necklaces. Come in and get "All Decked Out!" 7:00 am - 6:00 pm Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace,3555 Clares St, Capitola Zizzo's 477-0680 zizzoscoffee.com Free

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MAH PRESENTS: TEEN NITE: I.D.E.A. FEST Listen to music. Make art. Share ideas. Meet awesome people. Be heard.

MAH Teen Program, Subjects to Change, presents I.D.E.A. fest (Identity, Diversity, Expression through Art), a night that will explore the people and subcultures that that make up our community and ultimately, make us. 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History: 705 Front Street Santa Cruz, 95060 (831) 429-1964 Free for Teens

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4CREATIVE STROKES ARTS SHOW 4Creative Strokes Arts is a Kenyan artists cooperative. Paintings are acrylic on canvas, sold un-stretched. All proceeds go to the artists. Represented by Stacy Everett, Peace Corps. April 25-27.

8:00 am - 5:00 pm 2544 Soquel Ave., Ste. 114, Santa Cruz Stacy Everett, 408-761-2232 Free

DROP-IN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Hospice of Santa Cruz County is now offering a lunch time drop-in grief support group in Scotts Valley on Fridays for adults grieving the death of a family member or friend. This group is a place where you can share stories, learn tools for coping, and receive support from people who care.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Hospice of Santa Cruz County Annex 5403 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite D 430-3000 Free

Classes SANTA CRUZ DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTERS We are a community based Toastmasters group, established in 1955, open to all who want to further their speaking and leadership skills. We have a 75-minute meeting where we practice speaking. Come join us for this fun and rewarding experience – you will meet great people, learn new skills, and become a part of a dynamic group. 7:00am8:30am Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz Joan Staffen santacruzdowntowntoastmasters.org Free coffee for first time participants.

CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Chair Yoga is for all ages. This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength, range of motion, stamina, memory and mental awareness, improve circulation and relax the body all while seated on a chair.

No getting on the floor. Instuctor Suzi Mahler, CMT, NE will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness. Come and stretch your body and relax your mind! Every Tuesday and Friday 9:30am at Grey Bears and every Wednesday at 10:30am at Yoga Center Santa Cruz on Front St. downtown.

9:30 am - 10:30 am 2710 Chanticleer Ave. Santa Cruz at Grey Bears in the computer room Suzi Mahler, (831) 234-6791 suzimahler@gmail.com $5.00

BABY HAT KNITTING GROUP Join Kiddie Kappers in making hats for newborns in Santa Cruz County. Either meet with the group (usually on the last Thursday of the month) or make hats at home and drop them off. Patterns and some materials can be provided. Donations of sport and baby weight yarn are appreciated. 12:30 pm 3:00 pm 4425 Clares St., #31, Capitola Fran Reeves, 479-9613 free

TriYoga, combining breath and movement to stretch and strengthen. 8:30 am 10:00 am TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz office@triyoga.com $10 drop in YOGA OF 12-STEP RECOVERY Yoga of 12-Step Recovery is an addiction recovery and relapse prevention program that blends the best of yoga and the 12 steps. Each class is a 1 hour all addiction discussion followed by a 1 hour recovery themed yoga class.

7:00pm -9:00pm Yoga Within, 8035 Soquel Drive, Aptos Henry Cleveland Donations

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Directed by Ray Brown. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

NAR-ANON SCOTTS VALLEY Nar-Anon is a 12-Step program for the friends and families of addicts of those who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another, members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings. 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm The Camp Recovery Center, Bison Lodge.

3192 Glen Canyon Road, Scotts Valley, CA scottsvalleynaranon@gmail.com Free

Health WHAT IS A NON 12-STEP REHAB? Have you ever wondered if there were other drug and alcohol treatment options besides the traditional 12-Steps? There is, and Narconon Redwood Cliffs is just that.

We have been treating addiction holistically since 1992, and have saved over 2,000 lives. You are invited to tour our beautiful facility, which sits upon 32 acres overlooking the Monterey Bay. You will meet counselors, get a detailed description of how the program works, and you will also be given the opportunity to see a live graduation. Even if you yourself are not struggling with addiction still need to witness the miracles Narconon Redwood Cliffs is producing. You can visit our website at RedwoodCliffs.com. Please RSVP to Joe. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Narconon Redwood Cliffs Joe Guernaccini 740-4634 Free TRIYOGA LEVEL 1 YOGA CLASS WITH CYNTHIA GOTTLIEB Relax and enjoy

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Cabrillo’s eighth annual social justice conference, “Justice through Education,” will feature speakers and continued education for all participants. Keynote speaker Marcia Rincon-Gallardo is a juvenile justice advocate who will speak on how to implement culturally relevant programs for diverting youth away from the justice system. Expert panelists from around the Bay Area will join her to shed light on these topics. Anyone with interest is invited to attend.

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7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz 831.462.9383 $10

Outdoors DNA DAY Come to UCSC Science Hill and celebrate DNA Day 2014. DNA Day is a national event that commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. The first assembly of the Human Genome was done by researchers at UCSC. Come learn more about it at this free public event. Activities will include: information table with literature, live strawberry DNA extractions, temporary DNA tattoos, stickers, giant inflatable DNA models, and a DNA dance (Double Human

Helix). 11:00 am - 1:00 pm UCSC Science Hill, Courtyard below Science & Engineering Library (831) 459-2440 Free

Spiritual SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE The Center for Spiritual Living is an alternative to traditional worship in an atmosphere of celebration, joyful praise, conscious music and inspirational messages relevant to your life. Science of Mind, developed by Ernest Holmes, the founder of CSL, is a New Thought philosophy that encompasses

spiritual teachings from many traditions throughout the ages and incorporates affirmative prayer, meditation, healing, visioning and other spiritual tools to help you lead a spiritual life. Everyone and all paths are welcome. 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz 831.462.9383 free

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63RD ANNUAL MINERAL, GEM, AND JEWELRY SHOW Santa Cruz Gem and Mineral Show - Fossils, Rocks, Minerals Jewelry, Displays, Lectures, Demonstrations - Sat. & Sun. Family Friendly Event.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Secretary, Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society $5

FAMILY DAY AT COASTAL COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL 5th annual Family Day brings fun activities to the whole community with pony rides, farm animal petting zoo, bounce house, bubble station and food activities like butter churning, strawberry shortcake making and ice-cream making. There will be a Farmer's Market cart, bake sale, pizza, refreshments, acoustic folk music with the Flintztones, animal shape balloonist, art table, puppet show, reading tent, raffle and games. Proceeds help support Coastal Community Preschool enrichment programs. 11:00 am - 2:00 pm 900 High Street, Santa Cruz Kimberlee at 462-5437, Vai Campbell at 588-2367 free CRYSTALS, CAVES AND KINS EXHIBIT This special exhibition explores the natural and cultural history of limestone, lime and marble in Felton - Santa Cruz area. There are displays of mineral and crystal specimens, 19th century artifacts from the lime industry, never-before-seen historic photographs, activity stations for children,

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and much more. Visitors will learn about the geologic history of the area and how marble caves form. Visiting days/hours are Wed-Sun 12-4pm. For more info go to www.slvmuseum.com or call 831-338-8382. Free admission, but donations appreciated. 12:00pm-4:00pm San Lorenzo Valley Museum, 12547 Highway 9, Boulder Creek, CA Lynda Phillips at 831-338-8382 Free admission, but donations appreciated 13TH ANNUAL REEL WORKS LABOR FILM FESTIVAL Showing seven Spanish short films - all with English subtitles. From "En El Castillo" that shows the trials and tribulations of a modern job applicant in the style of Buñuel and Kafka, to "'Lonche," the tale of two taco trucks and the families who run them. 7:00 pm 10:00 pm Resource Center for Nonviolence - 612 Ocean Street http://reelwork.org Free donations accepted CAROLE WANG FASHION TRUNK SHOW Join us for an exclusive trunk show, featuring local clothing designer Carole Wang. Browse the new spring and summer 2014 styles, made of bamboo rayon and other natural, eco-friendly fibers. Have fun choosing your styles and colors for custom orders. 11:00am-5:00pm Cruz'n-The Casual Chic Boutique, 127 Monterey Ave, Capitola Village Cruz'n-The Casual Chic Boutique, 831.476.2533, cruznboutique@gmail.com Free ZIZZO'S COFFEE & WINE BAR: LOCAL ART EXHIBIT Zizzo's presents the work of "Fairy Odd Mother" Cindy Jo Rose aka "Rowan Sizzorwitch". Cindy Jo has created magical mystical shadowboxes that inspire positivity, love & spirituality. 7:00 am 5:00 pm Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares St., Capitola Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar 477-0680, zizzoscoffee.com Free SNAPSHOT STORIES: SANTA CRUZ PUBLIC LIBRARIES' ARCHIVE Bring your family's historical snapshots to the next Snapshot Stories event. We are especially seeking images of the San Lorenzo Valley region: people, places or events, but photos from all regions of Santa Cruz County are welcome. Your photos will be scanned and returned along with a USB drive containing an electronic copy of all photos. Your images will become part of the Santa Cruz Public

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ZEN MEDITATION AND DISCUSSION “Come As You Are” Zen meditation and discussion. See website for topic schedule.

8:30 am - 10:00 am Ocean Gate Zen Center 920-B 41st Ave., Capitola. Hollye Hurst www.oceangatezen.org Donation 8TH ANNUAL CABRILLO COLLEGE SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE Join us for this year's conference featuring keynote speaker Marcia Rincon-Gallardo.

A Juvenile Justice Advocate, she is an expert on implementing culturally relevant programs that focus on diverting youth and youth of color away from the justice system. Joining her will be speakers and panelists from all around the Bay Area to discuss important topics that help to promote understanding within the community and shape our choices moving into the future. The conference will offer two stages (one dedicated to live music and performances) as well as multiple areas geared towards the different way people learn. There will also be a free, fully supervised children's area with crafts, reading and writing workshops. A free breakfast and lunch will also be provided to all attendees. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Cabrillo College Sesnon House 6500 Soquel Dr. Aptos, CA Dru Glover 831-325-4721 or Dennis Etler 831-334-8615 free

Food & Wine APTOS FARMERS MARKET AT CABRILLO COLLEGE With over 90 vendors, this market offers a bountiful selection of local, sustainably grown produce and specialty items including farm fresh eggs, organic raw honey, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, sauerkraut, locally produced olive oil, artisan cheeses, cut flowers, potted plants, seedlings, fresh baked good, fair trade coffee, tea and chai.

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003 akeller@montereybayfarmers.org FREE

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Head’s up! The word is getting out on the little-known reading series held at the delightfully oddball Felix Kulpa Gallery, folks. It has been going on for six years and now the great Robert Sward has joined the event’s organizing force and this iteration of the event promises to be the first of many under his guidance. This book launch and reading event will feature local Bay Area poets Alan Soldofsky, Stephen Kessler, and Richard Silbert. From the organizers: “It is guaranteed to be a hoot and a half.” You heard it here. One point five hoots.

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COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENT FORUM Educational & collaborative group for women with cancer who want to learn about complementary treatments. Meets every fourth Saturday of the month. Call to register. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm WomenCARE 457-2273 free

NATURE'S MEDICINE CABINET Discuss how to use Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils to promote physical, emotional & spiritual healing. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton 335-7700 Free

QIGONG FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH CANCER In this class you will learn simple exercises, meditations, and acupressure points to address side-effects of surgery, chemo, and radiation. You will gain a deeper understanding on how Qigong practice can empower healing on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.

Registration required. Call 457-2273 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 1729 Seabright Avenue, Suite E WomenCARE free INTERMEDIATE TRIYOGA CLASS WITH JAMIE ANDRES-LARSEN TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.10:30 am - 12:00 pm

REV UP YOUR METABOLIC FIRE During this free workshop you will discover how to boost your metabolism naturally and feel sexy and confident in your skin. For more information, visit: www.lainajames.com/liveevents 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright Ave Laina James, info@lainajames.com Free

Music THE NEW FLAMINGO SWING ORCHESTRA All Ages Swing Dance Happy Hour 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Bocci's Cellar, 140 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060 (831) 427-1795 $5 cover

ESOTERIC COLLECTIVE PLAYS JAZZ This notable quartet plays Jazz ranging from 1940s Bebop to the 1960s, playing improvisational variations of works by some of America's great jazz musicians, from Cole Porter to Miles Davis. Take a ten-minute ride up the beautiful coast for a great evening at a family-friendly venue known for its fresh California cuisine, fine wines and ocean-view inn. 6:00 pm 9:00 pm Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport www.davenportroadhouse.com, 426-8801 free

Outdoors IRIS SOCIETY SPRING SHOW Monterey Bay Iris Society Spring Show will display and judge prize iris, help beginners with advice, and accept community iris entries 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Louden Nelson Center Barbara Hanson Free LITTLE BASIN CAMPING & RECREATION FESTIVAL Join us at Little Basin for

our 3rd Annual "This Land is Your Land" Camping and Recreation Festival. This festival is quickly becoming a tradition celebrating camping, recreation, and the great outdoors. This year's festival will include interpretive hikes, tours, family activities, games, art, live music, outdoor classes and demonstrations, educational booths, and vendors. A great day for kids and people of all ages, attend for the day, or reserve a campsite for the weekend. Come for the music and food, stay for the evening campfire. This festival is wheelchair and stroller accessible. 11:00am-4:00 pm 21700 Little Basin Road, Boulder Creek, CA. LittleBasinCampground@gmail.com Free SOQUEL CREEK WATER TOUR Join the Coastal Watershed Council, Geoge McMenamin, and the Resource Conservation District for a tour of two restoration projects along Soquel Creek. RSVP is required; call (831) 464-9200 or email tours@coastal-watershed.org for more information. www.coastalwatershed.org/events/soquel-creek-water-

tour/ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Soquel Creek tours@coastal-watershed.org Free OMEGA NU 24TH ANNUAL DUCKY DERBY Fun for the entire family. Music, carnival games, food. Rubber duck races on a man made water way. All proceeds benefit local charities, student scholarships, and schools. duckyderbysantacruz.org 10:30am3:30pm Harvey West Park Santa Cruz duckyderbysantacruz.org - 479-4070 Free

Spiritual INTRODUCTION TO ZEN MEDITATION Monthly introduction to the body and mind of zen meditation and the forms of practice at Santa Cruz Zen Center. Class includes sitting and walking meditation and discussion. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 113 School Street, Santa Cruz Cathy T, sczc@sczc.org free

SUNDAY | 27 Arts 13TH ANNUAL REEL WORKS LABOR FILM FESTIVAL"Salt of the Earth" - 60th anniversary showing of the once blacklisted B&W classic film that dramatizes the New Mexico zinc miners' strike which was successfully run by the wives while their husbands were in jail. Speaker Dana Franks author and UCSC Labor Studies' Professor 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Nickelodeon Theatre 210 Lincoln St. http://reelwork.org Free donations accepted

Classes SALSA FOOTWORK AND WORKOUT Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time. If you can count to eight, you can learn how to dance salsa. You'll learn style and technique in a welcoming environment - no partners needed. Dropins are welcome to our beginner and intermediate salsa suelta classes every week.

9:00 am - 10:00 am The Tannery 1060 River St, Santa Cruz Kirsten (831) 818-1834 www.BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7/$5 student SUNDAY GREENWOOD ARTS Let's uplift ourselves and our world through song, circle dance, music, free-form movement with colored materials, pastel drawing, creative writing and sharing circle. No previous experience necessary. 2:00 pm 4:00 pm Aptos, beautiful indoor or outdoor location (directions will be sent with registration) Greenwood Arts 831-662-0186 $10.

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BEGINNER SALSA RUEDA We love to dance; we love to socialize and meet people. Even shy ones feel comfortable in our friendly environment. Our goal is to get you moving in rhythm and to have fun.

Before you know it, you'll become a better leader or follower. Come check us out.

Drop-ins are welcome. No experience or partners needed. Wear comfortable clothes. Only clean shoes on the dance floor. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm the Tannery 1060 River St. #111 Kirsten 818-1834 BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7 general /$5 full time students BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION & THE SAMBA BATERIA Come be part of Brazil's

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Groups NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: SANTA CRUZ Nar-Anon is a 12-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted loved one. Nar-Anon's program of recovery is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses NarAnon's 12 Steps, 12-Traditions, and 12Concepts. Members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings. See Tuesdays for Nar-Anon Aptos meeting (7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

See Fridays for Scotts Valley meeting (6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.) 6:30 pm 8:00 pm Santa Cruz Sutter Hospital, Sutter Room, 2900 Chanticleer Ave. (at Soquel Drive) "Saving OurSelves" Saveyoursanity@aol.com Free

LAUNDRY TO LANDSCAPE - SIMPLE GRAYWATER HARVESTING Did you know that it only costs about $200 in materials to have your washing machine water your yard? Simple "Laundry-toLandscape" and "Branched Drain" systems will be discussed so that you can irrigate your landscape, safely and legally. LeAnne Ravinale, the Water Conservation Coordinator for the Scott's Valley Water District will present a slide show that will show you the tools, training, permits, soaps, and the pants that are best suited for graywater.

Call 831-335-9348 to register. 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Quail Hollow Ranch County Park - 800 Quail Hollow Rd, Felton Lee Summers, 831-335-9348, prc120@scparks.com $3

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3:30 pm 858 Amigo Road, Soquel, CA 95073 Wellstone Center in the Redwoods, info@wellstoneredwoods.org www.wellstoneredwoods.org free OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT UCSC LECTURE Lecture Title: The New Universe and The Human Future with Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel Primack. These two authors won the Deepak Chopra Foundation prize for contributions to consciousness and to creating a peaceful, just, sustainable and healthy world. 10:00 am - 12:15 pm Stevenson College Event Center UCSC Contact Dennis Morris.E-mail: morris@valsys.com FREE

Health EATING DISORDER RECOVERY GROUP The Lotus Collaborative offers a free recovery support group open to the community. While this is not a therapy group, it is a supportive environment staffed by one of our eating disorder specialists, where you can meet other people working towards recovery from their eating disorder. Take a step toward a happier life by investing in yourself and coming to this group. 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm The Lotus Collaborative -701 Mission Street, Santa Cruz RSVP at 600-7103 and visit thelotuscollaborative.com Free GERANIUM DAY OPEN HOUSE Take this opportunity to learn more about the College of Botanical Healing Arts, while

observing a geranium distillation and enjoying geranium infused treats. Learn more about upcoming events, classes, books, and oils. Come meet our faculty, make new friends, and enjoy our garden.

Bring your friends and family. 11:00 am 2:00 pm 1821 17th Ave. (Near Capitola Rd.), Santa Cruz, Ca 95062 College of Botanical Haling Arts, 831-462-1807, www.COBHA.org Free

Outdoors TREK TO THE FORBIDDEN SANDHILLS Springtime is the best and only time to visit the flower-covered hills of the sand parkland habitat at Quail Hollow Ranch.

For just a few weeks you'll have a brief opportunity to join a guided tour to see and learn about the many rare species that make this special place their home.

Bring good walking shoes, sun protection, drinking water, and optional camera. Due to the sensitive nature of the area, the group size is limited to 15. Sign up by calling 831-335-9348. 10:00 am 12:30 pm Quail Hollow Ranch County Park - 800 Quail Hollow Rd., Felton Lee Summers, 831-335-9348, prc120@scparks.com $2 IRIS SOCIETY SPRING SHOW Hundreds of judged iris entries, new seedlings, and growing advice from experts. www.montereybayiris.org 10:00 am 5:00 pm Louden Nelson Barbara Hanson 335-4949 Free

Spiritual SUNDAY MORNING MEDITATION First session, mindfulness; learning to get control of our thoughts by practicing meditating on our breath. Second session, analytical meditation; contemplating various topics taught by the Buddha and past Buddhist masters in order to improve the quality of our lives. Doors close at 9:35am. 9:30 am - 10:15 am Land of Medicine Buddha - Wish Fulfilling Temple at top of the hill office@landofmedicnebuddha - 831-462-8383 donation SUNDAY MORNING GROUP MEDITATION Join us for a non-sectarian group meditation every Sunday.

Energization exercises, devotional chanting and 45-minute meditation provide balance, peace and joy. 9:00 am 10:15 am Ananda Scotts Valley, 75 Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Doug Andrews 831-338-9642 (YOGA) No Cost

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10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1pm $10 K9 Rabies Vaccine $16 Feline Rabies Vaccine 815 Mission Street Santa Cruz

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INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION SERVICE Join the Santa Cruz SRF Meditation Group for Sunday morning Inspirational Service.

This service includes inspirational readings from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, the founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and the author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. 11:00 am11:59 am call for location 334-2088 Donation REV. DR. CAROL CARNES Rev. Carol has participated in synthesis dialogues with the Dalai Lama and other world visionaries.

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OPENING OUR HEARTS TO OTHERS Daylong retreat with sitting and walking meditation and dharma talks. Led by American Buddhist monk Tenzin Namsel.

10:30 am - 5:00 pm Insight Santa Cruz 1010 Fair Ave, #C, Santa Cruz info@insightsantacruz.org Free/Donation

MONDAY | 28 Arts REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVAL Workers' Memorial Day - three films that offer humane solutions to the problem of homelessness: "Exploring the Sanctuary Camp Concept," "Santa Cruz Sanctuary

Camp," and "Not the Other: Oral Histories of People Experiencing Homelessness."

Filmmakers and researchers will speak.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Resource Center for Nonviolence - 612 Ocean Street info@reelwork.org Free - donations accepted

Business REALTOR® NATIONWIDE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND, APRIL 28 - 29 During this weekend Realtors(r) will hold open houses in various neighborhoods throughout Santa Cruz County to provide guidance for potential buyers and answer questions about the local housing market, as well as the home buying and selling process. Find a list of homes open that weekend by visiting www.mysccar.org/noh and identify participants by the blue Realtor(r) balloons at each property. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Throughout Santa Cruz County Andrea Harbert No cost

HOW TO LAUNCH A START-UP: ROADMAP TO RESOURCES The "How to Launch a Start-Up" class is a step by step 'idea to market' interactive lecture, and an actual roadmap to resources for cost effective or free tools needed to launch a start-up. The time will include a Q&A period and networking exchange for attendees to share resources. The class will be presented by Danielle Lanyard, Founder and CEO of Village Green. No registration required.6:00 pm 8:00 pm Downtown Branch Library, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz pro@santacruzpl.org or (831)427-7717 Free

Classes SALSA CUBANA DANCE Experience the Cuban style of Salsa dancing! Featuring a great variety from Casino partner moves and styling to Rueda de Casino and enjoy latest musica Cubana. Drop-in class. Entrylevel intermediate dancers. No partner required. Two skilled teachers with over 14 years experience. Check out SalsaGente.com in case of holidays.

7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center Street, Santa Cruz

831-295-6107, www.SalsaGente.com $8/$4 students

Groups OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Voices of Recovery book study. OA is a 12-step support group for those who wish to stop eating compulsively. Also for anorexia and bulimia. Meetings daily see santacruzoa.org for schedule.

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Trinity Prespretarian 420 Melrose Ave. Nanette 429-7906 Free

Community Workshop Accessory Dwelling Unit / Multi-Family Standards When: Where:

Thursday – May 1, 2014 City Council Chambers City Hall, 809 Center Street

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7:00 p.m.

The Planning Commission is conducting a workshop to receive public input from interested persons including, but not limited to: property owners, tenants, property managers, neighbors, etc. on potential code amendments to the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance and MultiFamily Residential Ordinance standards that may preclude the development of residential units or the saving of residential units. From this input staff and the Planning Commission will prepare code amendments for City Council consideration.

The City of Santa Cruz does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. Out of consideration for people with chemical sensitivities, we ask that you attend fragrance free. Upon request, the agenda can be provided in a format to accommodate special needs. Additionally, if you wish to attend this public meeting and will require assistance such as an interpreter for American Sign Language, Spanish, or other special equipment, please call the Planning Department at 420-5110 at least two days in advance so that we can arrange for such special assistance, or email lcamarie@cityofsantacruz.com. The Cal-Relay system number: 1800-735-2922.

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Health ARM-IN-ARM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP For women with advanced, recurrent and metastatic cancers. Registration required. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WomenCARE 457-2273 free

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READ AND CRITIQUE WRITERS' GROUP Open to new members, writers focused getting feedback for publication.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Downtown Santa Cruz Dana Bagshaw, 831-425-5182 free REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVAL "Default: the Student Loan Documentary" - a film about the effects of those loans on students and their attempts to change the system. Also, showing, "Documented," a film about Pulitzer Prize winner José A. Vargas who outed himself in support of the DREAM Act Dreamers. 7:00 pm 10:00 pm Kresge College Seminar Room 159, UCSC info@reelwork.org Free donations accepted

Classes CHAIR YOGA Chair Yoga is a wonderful way to experience yoga with the support of a chair! You will build stamina, strength, balance, memory function and flexibility.

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many benefits of yoga. 9:30am-10:30pm Grey Bears 2710 Chanticleer Ave. in the exercise room Suzi Mahler 831.234.6791 $5.00 Donation MEDITATION AND DISCUSSION Meditation and discussion every Tues.

7pm. First Tues. of month meditation instruction at 6:40pm. 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Ocean Gate Zen Center 920-B 41st Ave., Capitola. Hollye Hurst hhurst@cruzio.com www.oceangatezen.org Donation AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT Come explore Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Classes. These engaging and potent classes will heighten your self-awareness as they increase your vitality, flexibility, and overall well-being.

Classes are on-going. First class free for new students. Pre-registration required.

9:30 am - 10:45 am Pacific Cultural Center 1307 Seabright suzie@suzielundgren.com or call 332-7347 WEST COAST SWING Improve your West Coast Swing by using "Extensions" and "Blends." A simple way to spice up your dancing. 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm DanceSynergy, 9055 Soquel Drive, Aptos Chuck 479-4826, chuck@gonnadance.com $8

Food & Wine TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE Join us for good food, lively socializing and dancing. Stick around for Mexican Train Dominoes after dinner. Bring your friends and family.

Public Welcome. Proceeds benefit MCSC. 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola 476-4711 www.mid-countyseniorcenter.com Donation: $8

Groups NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS - APTOS Nar-Anon is a 12-Step program for the

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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Join with other adults who are grieving the death of a family member or friend. Share stories, learn tools for coping, and receive support from caring people. Please call 4303000 and ask for grief support to preregister for this group or for information about grief support services offered by Hospice of Santa Cruz County. 6:00 pm 7:30 pm Aegis, 125 Heather Terrace in Aptos. Please call 430-3000 Grief Support Program at Hospice of Santa Cruz County No cost. Donations gratefully accepted.

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Host an international high school student for a few weeks over the summer and receive up to $2100!

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healing process. 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm WomenCARE Call 457-2273 to register free

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TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS The Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi for Arthritis Program taught by certified instructors is based on the Sun style of Tai Chi. It is a low impact physical program using gentle, mindful movements suitable for people of all ages, mobility, ability and fitness levels. This form is designed to increase strength and mobility, improve flexibility, posture and balance, reduce stress, increase energy, improve overall Mind, Body and Spirit.

Classes are one hour long, and can be done standing or seated. We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays through until July 31. Beginning class: 2:00-3:00 pm, Advanced class: 3:00-4:00 pm. 2:00 pm4:00 pm Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 lisajarthursc@gmail.com, 475-4787 Free

REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVAL Two films in honor of United Nations Day "Ann Kore Moun/Collective Action: A Force for Development" is a film about s in Haiti.

"Stealing Africa: Why Poverty" is about how neo-colonial exploitation of Zambia's copper resources have not made them rich. 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Resource Center for Nonviolence - 612 Ocean Street info@reelwork.org Free - donations accepted

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SANTA CRUZ READING CORPS INFORMATION NIGHT Learn about this Americorps partner program that provides volunteers to help children become proficient readers by third grade. 6:00 am 8:00 pm 4450 Capitola Road, Suite 106, Capitola (brown office complex on corner of Capitola Rd. & 45th Ave)

Business BUSINESS WOMEN'S NETWORKING GROUP OPEN HOUSE Are you a professional woman looking for new clients?

Learn more about the S.C. Leads Group by attending our open house. 7:45 am 9:00 am Downtown Santa Cruz Call Terry at 601-6952 for more info Free

Classes SALSA DANCING SOCIAL HOUR Salsa social at Portuguese Hall. Everyone is welcome! 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Portuguese (CPDES) Hall by Costco and Harvey West Park Kirsten 818-1834 BailamosSalsaRueda.com donations accepted SALSA RUEDA CLASSES Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time... Come and find the level that is right for you. Salsa

Rueda offers you great fun and a chance to meet new people. You'll learn style and technique in a welcoming environment-no partners needed. We invite you to join us. Drop-ins are welcome. 8:00 pm 9:00 pm Portuguese (CPDES) Hall by Costco and Harvey West Park Kirsten 818-1834 BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7/$5 student (discount cards available) SALSA RUEDA BEGINNERS WORKSHOP Monthly workshop starting on the first Wednesday of each month.* If you always wanted to dance, now is the time. Each workshop is four weeks long and offers 4 one-hour classes. Set curriculum keeps you moving and progressing. No partners or experience necessary. Great way to learn salsa.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Portuguese (CPDES) Hall by Costco and Harvey West Park Kirsten 818-1834 BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7 per class ($28 for the workshop) HEALTH & FITNESS QiGong with Mark Bernhard, D.C. - ongoing, all levels welcome. Come and enjoy. 10:00 am 11:00 am 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA Karen Egan 831-425-1944 donation

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SATURDAY, MAY 17 First Congregational Church 900 High Street, Santa Cruz 6:30 LECTURE / 7:30 CONCERT $20 ADVANCE/$25 AT DOOR Works by CLARA SCHUMANN, BRAHMS, and ROBERT SCHUMANN

Music CABRILLO VAPA PRESENTS "DUO" COLLABORATIVE PIANO RECITAL Enjoy an evening of pianists in collaboration with guest performers, ranging from a variety of instruments and voices. Classical, popular and jazz styles will be presented in an array of repertoire. Directed by Susan Bruckner.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall - 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos (831) 479-6154 - cabrillovapa.com $10 General - $7 Seniors & Students - $4 with Cabrillo SAC

ARGENTINE TANGO Ongoing Wednesday tango with John & Nancy Lingemann.

Beginners 7PM, Int class:8:45-9:15.

Practice till 10. 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Parish Hall Calv.Episc. Lincoln & Cedar njlingemann@gmail.com, 469-3288 $3

CABRILLO JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS BIG BAND JAZZ Cabrillo Jazz ensembles play Big Band jazz featuring music from the last 100 years of jazz. Directed by John Nordgren. 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Cabrillo Crocker Theater - 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos (831) 479-6154 - cabrillovapa.com $10 General - $9 Seniors & Students - $4 with Cabrillo SAC

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MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS Has smoking pot stopped being fun? There is a solution.

Wed. meeting. Call for Fri. & Sun. meeting details. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Louden Nelson, Room 1 (408) 450-0796 Marijuana-Anonymous.org free

SOUL HEALING EVENING Learn about Soul Healing techniques that can help you transform any aspect of your life: Soul tapping, Love, Peace and Harmony soul song, and Soul Dance (every evening is a different technique). Soul Healing Evening and/or Soul Healing Services are not to replace conventional medical diagnosis or treatment for any medical or psychological condition. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Location is in Scotts Valley, call for address Gloria 588-5996/gloriaquintero@att.net $7 or Love Offering

FEMALE SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUP Is your partner violent or controlling? Have you survived a sexual assault? Monarch Services-Servicios Monarca offers a safe, supportive space. Childcare activities provided. 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 425-4030 24hr: 888 900-4232 wcs-ddm.org Free

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community with privacy (fully equipped condos with kitchens as well as shared community areas for meals and gatherings). Here in Santa Cruz, Walnut Commons Cohousing is opening its beautiful new 3 story building on Walnut and Center streets in the heart of downtown. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz info@walnutcommons.org or 750-7115 Free

APTOS TOASTMASTERS Ready to speak up? Become comfortable speaking in front of people in a fun, supportive atmosphere.

Learn public speaking, leadership and effective feedback skills. Find out how to make a Toastmaster sandwich. 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Rio Sands Motel 116 Aptos Beach Drive, Aptos, CA Mike Young 234-1545 Free APTOS TOASTMASTERS Speak up at Aptos Toastmasters. Get comfortable speaking in front of people in a friendly and supportive environment. We meet Wednesdays at noon. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Rio Sands Hotel 116 Aptos Beach Drive Aptos, CA 95003 Mike Young 831-234-1545 Guests attend free COHOUSING FORUM AT THE MAH An evening exploring the exciting, growing trend of cohousing! Join us for stimulating conversation with local cohousers, including members from Coyote Crossing, La Selva Beach, New Brighton and even Vienna, Austria. Originating in Denmark (rated one of the world's happiest countries), this effort to live more sustainably and joyfully is spreading around the world. Learn how cohousers balance

FREE GODDESS MEDITATION SERIES Goddess Meditation is a gateway for discovering and inviting the many dimensions of the Divine Feminine. Learn more by visiting Mountain Spirits Facebook page.

5:45 pm - 7:00 pm Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton 335-7700 Free "BIRTHING CHANGE" NEW THOUGHT FELLOWSHIP INSPIRATIONAL SERIES New Thought Fellowship is a group of volunteers, not affiliated with any particular church, who have come together to enhance and celebrate unity and oneness in our rich spiritual community. Join us for six uplifting evenings of an inspirational message, music and time to connect and mingle. We will have a variety of inspirational speakers and our musicians including Kath Robinson, Heather Houston, Gina Renee, Kinsha and Love Eternal.

7:15 pm - 9:00 pm 1818 Felt Street: Center for Spiritual Living Amy at 227-8315 Donation

Volunteer RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed to work at registration and the canteen at American Red Cross blood drives in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Orientation takes place

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THURSDAY | 01 Arts ART CLASS Oil and Acrylic, your choice.

Overview class covers drawing, composition, perspective and mixing. Emphasis on light.

All levels welcome. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Palace Art and Office Supply 1501 41st Ave, Capitola Francis 475-1594 varies REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVAL International Workers' Day - "The Interviewer" a humorous short film that highlights the strengths of disabled workers and the obstacles they face. "Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement" explores the effects of technology on our bodies and minds. Event includes filmmaker Regan Brashear and music by David Winters.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Del Mar Theatre - 1124 Pacific Ave. info@reelwork.org Free donations accepted UNDERCURRENTS PUBLIC RECEPTION UCSC's Digital Arts and New Media MFA program presents Undercurrents, the work

of eleven artists questioning prevailing ideas of digital art. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Digital Arts Research Center, UCSC Felicia Rice Free CABRILLO IN DIALOGUE: A FORUM TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES Recent regulations that were passed in the context of rationing education bar community college students from repeating classes, a huge blow to students in the visual and performing arts and kinesiology as well as to lifelong learners and those in areas with changing technology or curriculum Campus experts will provide an overview of recent changes and students, faculty and community members will share stories of how recent changes have affected them. Finally, we will discuss what we can do to resist these changes and reclaim full access to quality public education. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Cabrillo College Horticulture Center, Room 5005 (831) 4642238, ccft@ccftcabrillo.org Free

Classes INTU-FLOW CLASS Intu-Flow class with Matt Harris. Ongoing class focusing on joint mobility through a unique portal gain grace and effortless carriage. Initially for those suffering from PTSD and other related traumas. 10:00 am - 11:30 am Resource Center for Nonviolence 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz Karen Egan 831-425-1944 donations

blend of upbeat music with easy-to-follow choreography, for a total workout, in a comfortable setting - no intimidation!

Discount available for ten-class card. 8:15 am - 9:00 am Santa Cruz Bible Church Children's Center, 440 Frederick St Kym Shirley, (831) 421-9179, shirley0522@sbcglobal.net $5 per class, 1st class free AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT Come explore Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Classes. These engaging and potent classes will heighten your self-awareness as they increase your vitality, flexibility, and overall well-being.

Classes are ongoing. First class free for new students. Pre-registration required. 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Pacific Cultural Center 1307 Seabright suzie@suzielundgren.com or call 332-7347 First class free for new students MIND-BODY CONNECTION CLASS This course explores the relationship between thoughts and our experience of well-being and includes exercises to increase our sensory awareness of our wholeness so we can experience it as the truth. Resting in this sensation we can experience ourselves as divine which in turn changes our biochemistry to support healing. We also explore the benefits of self-love, selfacceptance, self-forgiveness and surrender. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Center for Spiritual Living Santa Cruz sleona@earthlink.net call for info

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Groups A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP A Course In Miracles is a book on enlightenment that might be called a psychological journey to a spiritual awakening. It contains the highest wisdom of most spiritual paths. We informally study this great book, taking a few paragraphs each week. Many laughs and smiles occur as we expose the ego and share happiness. Books provided, regular attendance not required, drop in, drop out as you wish! 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Barn Studio at 102 Park Way South Andrew 831-272-2246 www.spiritualear.org/acim (map) Free

Health ENTRE NOSOTRAS GRUPO DE APOYO Open to Spanish speaking women with all types of cancer from diagnosis through treatment and the healing process. Meets every first and third Thursday of the month. Call to register. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Entre Nosotras, Watsonville 761-3973 free)

Spiritual SUFI DANCES Circle dances to live music.

Movements and lyrics taught as we go. The dances range from reflective to highly connected and or energetic. No experience or partner needed. 7:00 pm 9:00 pm First Congregational Church 900 High St, Santa Cruz Leela 831 430-9848 or Santa Cruz Sufi Caravan on Facebook $7-10 Donation

FRIDAY | 02 Arts LIVE ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS How do you capture a moving bird? See local exhibit artists demonstrate their impressive techniques and enjoy light refreshments while viewing the exhibit. Part of Santa Cruz's monthly First Free Art Tour. May 2nd and June 6th, 5-8pm 5:00 pm 8:00 pm 1305 East Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (831) 420-6115 Free (831) 479-6154 - cabrillovapa.com $19 General - $17 Seniors & Students - $9 with Cabrillo SAC MAH PRESENTS: FIRST FRIDAY- BIKE NIGHT We are presenting a bike filled evening with crafts, activities, and exhibits related to cycling. This program is presented in partnership with Ecology Action and People Power as the kickoff to Bike to Work week. From 6:30-9 enjoy live music from Sherry Austin and the Henhouse.11:00 am - 9:00 pm Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History: 705 Front Street Santa Cruz, 95060 (831) 429-1964 Free

LUMINOUS COLOR Longtime friends, Heidi Hybl and Kathleen Crocetti, inspired by each others work, are mounting a joint exhibition titled Luminous Color. Oil Paintings by Hybl, and sculptures by Crocetti will be on display at the Felix Kulpa Gallery through the month of May. As the title suggests, both artists are working with light and color. Radically simplified abstract shapes serve as the foundation for the exploration of color relationships and the pivotal role light has in revealing both form and the mysterious nature of color. Each piece created for this show was both an intellectual and aesthetic puzzle for the artists. Together the 20+ paintings and sculptures create a contemplative environment for viewers to consider their own personal and emotional relationship with color. Come, we invite you to breathe in red, exhale green, dream in blue, and dance to violet. 12:00 pm 5:00 pm 107 Elm Streeet Robbie Schoen 408-373-2854 free

Classes SANTA CRUZ DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTERS We are a community based Toastmasters group, established in 1955, open to all who want to further their speaking and leadership skills. We have a 75-minute meeting where we practice speaking. Come join us for this fun and rewarding experience â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you will meet great people, learn new skills, and become a part of a dynamic group. 7:00 am 8:30 am Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz Joan Staffen santacruzdowntowntoastmasters.org Free coffee for first time participants.

CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Chair Yoga is for all ages at Grey Bears and every Wednesday at 10:30am at Yoga Center Santa Cruz on Front St. downtown.

9:30 am - 10:30 am 2710 Chanticleer Ave. Santa Cruz at Grey Bears in the computer room Suzi Mahler,

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Groups DROP-IN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Hospice of Santa Cruz County is now offering a lunch time drop-in grief support group in Scotts Valley on Fridays for adults grieving the death of a family member or friend. This group is a place where you can share stories, learn tools for coping, and receive support from people who care.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Hospice of Santa Cruz County Annex 5403 Scotts Valley Drive, Suite D 430-3000 Free NAR-ANON SCOTTS VALLEY Nar-Anon is a 12-Step program for the friends and families of addicts of those who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another, members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings. 6:30 am - 7:45 pm The Camp Recovery Center, Bison Lodge.

3192 Glen Canyon Road, Scotts Valley, CA scottsvalleynaranon@gmail.com Free NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS Nar-Anon is a 12-Step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted loved one. Nar-Anon's program of recovery is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon's 12Steps, 12-Traditions and 12-Concepts.

Members share their experience, strength and hope at weekly meetings. See

WHAT: The annual Bowl-a-Thon 100% of proceeds match local youth to caring adult mentors

WHEN & WHERE: Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd & 4th, Boardwalk Bowl Santa Cruz

WHO: Individuals and Businesses countywide bowling to support youth mentoring in our community. Register individually or start a team!

HOW: Find out how to register on santacruzmentor.org OR call/email Tory: 831-464-8691/ tory@santacruzmentor.org

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ART EXHIBIT 7 at Blitzer celebrate the joy of making art with diverse media: stone sculptors Jeff Arnett and Michael Bashista; metal sculptor Marilyn Kuksht; painters Charles Prentiss and Taz Childress; printmaker Eva Bernstein; photographer Virginia Draper. Gallery Hours: Tu-Sat., 115. 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm R. Blitzer Gallery 2801 Mission St. Santa Cruz M. Bashista, 831-426-7316 Free

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6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Camp Recovery Center, 3192 Glen Canyon Rd, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 scottsvalleynaranon@gmail.com Free

Health WHAT IS A NON 12-STEP REHAB? You are invited to tour our beautiful facility, which sits upon 32 acres overlooking the Monterey Bay. You will meet counselors, get a detailed description of how the program works, and you will also be given the opportunity to see a live graduation.

Even if you yourself are not struggling with addiction still need to witness the miracles Narconon Redwood Cliffs is producing. You can visit our website at RedwoodCliffs.com.

Please RSVP to Joe. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Narconon Redwood Cliffs Joe Guernaccini 740-4634 Free TRIYOGA LEVEL 1 YOGA CLASS WITH CYNTHIA GOTTLIEB Relax and enjoy TriYoga, combining breath and movement to stretch and strengthen. 8:30 am 10:00 am TriYoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz office@triyoga.com $10 drop in YOGA OF 12-STEP RECOVERY Yoga of 12-Step Recovery is an addiction recovery and relapse prevention program that blends the best of yoga and the 12 steps.

Each class is a 1 hour all addiction discussion followed by a 1 hour recovery themed yoga class. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Yoga Within, 8035 Soquel Drive, Aptos Henry Cleveland Donations

SATURDAY | 03 Arts ZIZZO'S COFFEE & WINE BAR: LOCAL ART EXHIBIT Zizzo's presents the work of "Fairy Odd Mother" Cindy Jo Rose aka "Rowan Sizzorwitch". Cindy Jo has created magical mystical shadowboxes that inspire positivity, love & spirituality. 7:00 am 5:00 pm Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares St., Capitola Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar 477-0680, zizzoscoffee.com Free 13TH ANNUAL REEL WORKS LABOR FILM FESTIVAL"We Were There," a short film featuring singer and songwriter Bev Grant and the Brooklyn Women's Chorus singing Bev's song along side photographs

showing women's role in historical events.

Also showing is "Wisconsin Rising." The filmmaker, Sam Mayfield, will be there to discuss the 2011 battle where big money and power tried to push to erode workers' hard fought gains. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave. info@reelwork.org Free - donations accepted 30TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA INDIAN MARKET May 3-4, 2014 Award-winning Native American, Cowboy, Western and Wildlife Arts/Crafts/Food (Fry Bread & Indian Tacos) Performances: Ama ka Tura Ohlone Dancers, Zipe Totec Aztec Drum & Dancers 10:00 am - 7:00 pm San Juan School Soccer Field, San Juan Bautista Laynee Reyna 623-4771 $1

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QIGONG FOR WOMEN LIVING WITH CANCER In this class you will learn simple exercises, meditations, and acupressure points to address side-effects of surgery, chemo, and radiation. You will gain a deeper understanding on how Qigong practice can empower healing on the physical, emotional and spiritual levels.

Registration required. Call 457-2273 11:00 am - 12:30 pm 1729 Seabright Avenue,

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11:00 am - 12:30 pm 1729 Seabright Ave, Suite E WomenCARE free WOMENCARE SPANISH SUPPORT GROUP WomenCARE offers a support group in Spanish for women with cancer on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Call to sign up. 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Santa Cruz 457-2273 or 336-8662 free WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES Join fellow community members as we put on our fanciest high heels to speak out against

MAY DAY ART FAIRE Local artists show their unique wares in a beautiful garden.

Fine jewelry, textiles, jams, gourds, mosaics and more! Join us for browsing, music and refreshments. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 421 Gharkey St., Santa Cruz paintedchairstudio.com/425.1602 free

Classes ZEN MEDITATION AND DISCUSSION “Come As You Are” Zen meditation and discussion. See web dite for topic schedule. Feb. 1- Mar. 8: "Authentic Zen, Ordinary Lives": An introduction to Soto Zen practice. 8:30 am - 10:00 am Ocean Gate Zen Center 920-B 41st Ave., Capitola.

Hollye Hurst www.oceangatezen.org Donation FREE SWIM LESSONS: SEAHORSE SWIM SCHOOL Free introductory swim lessons offered to all ages, levels & abilities. Offered in conjunction with the Make a Splash initiative, aimed at reducing accidental drownings. No appointment needed, no swimming experience required. 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lifestyle Fitness 25 Penny Lane Watsonville, CA. 95076 Tiffany Harmon Free

Food & Wine APTOS FARMERS MARKET AT CABRILLO COLLEGE With over 90 vendors, this market offers a bountiful selection of local, sustainably grown produce and specialty items including farm fresh eggs, organic raw honey, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, sauerkraut, locally produced olive oil, artisan cheeses, cut flowers, potted plants, seedlings, fresh baked good, fair trade coffee, tea and chai.

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Walk as an individual or gather a team. All proceeds raised will support sexual assault survivors and their families through counseling, legal advocacy and medical assistance as well as teen dating violence prevention programs in local jr high and high schools. Monarch Services (formerly Women's Crisis Support - Defensa de Mujeres) has been assisting sexual assault and domestic violence survivors for the past 36 years. We serve over 1,500 survivors each year. Register at wam2014.wcs-ddm.org 9:30am-12:00pm Lighthouse Park West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Kalyne Foster kalyne@wcs-ddm.org or 831-722-4989 free

Music CABRILLO JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS A NIGHT OF VOCAL JAZZ Featuring the

Cabrillo Jazz Singers, JAZZ@2:00, JAZZ@3:00, West Coast Voices and special guests. The evening features ensemble and solo vocal jazz performances of traditional vocal jazz literature, such as Manhattan Transfer, Lambert Hendrix and Ross, and New York Voices.

Directed by Mark Bidelman. 7:30 pm 9:30 pm Cabrillo Crocker Theater 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos (831) 479-6154 - cabrillovapa.com $10 General - $9 Students - $7 with Cabrillo SAC ENTOURAGE AT BOCCIS CELLAR Entourage, with lead singer Suellen McClutchen will be playing at Boccis Cellar.

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Outdoors MOSS LANDING MARINE LABS OPEN HOUSE 2014 Behind-the-scenes look at our labs. Tours of our research vessel. Live invertebrate touch tank. Marine science puppet show. Sea lion show. Activities for all ages and much more. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 8272 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing openhouse.mlml.calstate.edu Free

SNAPSHOT DAY 2014 The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is seeking volunteers to collect water samples and field measurements at sites in watersheds during a one-day event.

Snapshot Day is the oldest and largest single- day annual water quality monitoring event of its kind in California. It is designed to provide a "snapshot" of regional water quality conditions and to provide resource managers with valuable information for reducing pollution. Hundreds of volunteers collect water quality samples from rivers and streams in California's coastal water-

sheds that drain into the MBNMS. Training is not required but highly recommended.

Training is 2 hours long and will be offered in Santa Cruz County from 10:00 am 12:00 pm on April 27th at 365 Lake Avenue, Suite A in the Santa Cruz Harbor.

For more information please contact Lisa Emanuelson at 647-4227 or Lisa.Emanuelson@noaa.gov 9:00 am 12:00 pm 365 Lake Avenue, Suite A, Santa Cruz, CA Lisa Emanuelson Free

Spiritual SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM TO SAVE OUR PLANET Avatars, Sharing & People Power.

Humanity today stands at a crossroads.

Events now under way will transform our lives in the most radical fashion. Be ready for the new. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm SC Public Library (downtown) 224 Church St https://sites.google.com/site/shareandsavetheworld/ Free

Volunteer SANTA CRUZ 32ND BIANNUAL COASTAL CLEANUP Hosted by Cabrillo College's Oceanography Division Event includes all local coastal waterways followed by Post-Cleanup Party! Live Music! Free food & drinks! Raffle! BYOMug 9:00 am - 1:00 pm KSCO Radio Station @ 2300 Portola Drive Facebook.com/cabrillobeachcleanup FREE!

SUNDAY | 04 Arts THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS MAKERS' MARKET Join us at the first Santa Cruz Mountains Makers' Market in Felton. Featuring awesome arts, crafts, food, and live music of the makers in SC County. Support local makers and the local non-profit, Mountain Community Resources at this family friendly, free event.

For more information please visit www.scmmakersmarket.com and like us on Facebook. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Mountain Community Resources Lot, 6134 Highway 9, Felton, Ca. 95018 bree.scmmakersmarket@gmail.com Free 13TH ANNUAL REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVALThis film, "Shift Change," shows how secure, dignified jobs in employee-owned workplaces in the US and Spain help stabilize the local economy.

Speakers include, Ross Newport of Community Printers, Ken Dickerson of Eco-Farm and Meche Sansores of wages.

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Springfield Grange, 10 Werner Road, Pájaro info@reelwork.org Free - donations accepted 30TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA INDIAN MARKET Award-winning Native American, Cowboy, Western, and Wildlife Arts/Crafts/Food (Fry Bread & Indian Tacos) Performances: Ama Ka Tura Ohlone Dancers, Zipe Totec Aztec Drum &

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Dancers 10:00 am - 7:00 pm San Juan School Soccer Field, San Juan Bautista Laynee Reyna 623-4771 $1 MAY DAY ART FAIRE Local artists show their unique wares in a beautiful garden.

Fine jewelry, textiles, jams, gourds, mosaics and more! Join us for browsing, music and refreshments. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 421 Gharkey St., Santa Cruz paintedchairstudio.com/425.1602 free POTTERY & GLASS SECONDS SALE Over 55 professional potters, glass artists, jewelers, and other craftspeople sell seconds and overstock at bargain prices. For more information, go to www.seconds-sale.com or Facebook at Pottery & Glass Seconds Sale.

10:00 am - 2:00 pm Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos Ann Schwartz free

Classes SALSA FOOTWORK AND WORKOUT Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time. If you can count to 8, you can learn how to dance salsa. You'll learn style and technique in a welcoming environment - no partners needed. Dropins are welcome to our beginner and intermediate salsa suelta classes every week.

9:00 am - 10:00 am The Tannery 1060 River St, Santa Cruz Kirsten (831) 818-1834 www.BailamosSalsaRueda.com $7/$5 student SUNDAY GREENWOOD ARTS Let's uplift ourselves and our World through Song, Circle Dance, Music, Free-Form Movement with Colored Materials, Pastel Drawing, Creative Writing and Sharing Circle. No previous experience necessary. Last Sunday of the month-by pre-registration.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Aptos, beautiful indoor or outdoor location (directions will be sent with registration) Greenwood Arts 831-662-0186 $10.

BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION & THE SAMBA BATERIA Come be part of Brazil's drum and percussion powerhouse: the bateria! As an ensemble we explore Rio style samba, samba-afro, samba-reggae, and more. All levels welcome. Some instruments provided. 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm 207 Mcpherson St. (West-Side) Joe 831.435.6813 $8

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INTRODUCTION TO FLY FISHING Learn techniques of fly-casting, fly-tying and more at this fun-filled, fly fishing workshop.

Bring any gear you have (although some will be available to borrow) and let the members of the Santa Cruz Fly Fishing Club open your eyes to the conservation practices and the joys of fly-fishing. A variety of crafts, food, and practical, handson activities will make for an enjoyable and informative day. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Quail Hollow Ranch County Park - 800 Quail Hollow Rd., Felton Lee Summers, 831-335-9348, prc120@scparks.com $3 MOTHER'S DAY FUN Looking for something special for Mom on Mother's Day? Come out to Quail Hollow Ranch to create a living gift that Mom will love. Dads and kids will team up with Master Gardeners, Simon Stapleton and Karina Gaille to make a succulent garden as well as a Mother's Day card. Materials are provided.

Sign up by calling 831-335-9348, Sat & Sun. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Quail Hollow Ranch County Park - 800 Quail Hollow Rd., Felton Lee Summers, 831-335-9348, prc120@scparks.com $5

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Food & Wine BOY SCOUTS TROOP 633 PANCAKE BREAKFAST & SILENT AUCTION Boy Scouts Troop 633 will be having their annual Pancake Breakfast & Silent Auction on May 4th 2014 from 8 am to noon. The fundraiser will be held at the VFW Post 7263 , 2259 7th Ave , Santa Cruz, CA. Everyone is invited to attend and support our local Boy Scout troop. Tickets are $5 and children under 10 are free with a paid adult. 8:00am12:00pm2259 7th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA www.troop633.com $5

Groups NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: SANTA CRUZ Nar-Anon is a 12-step program designed to help relatives and friends of addicts recover from the effects of living with an addicted loved one. Nar-Anon's program of recovery is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon's 12 Steps, 12-Traditions, and 12-Concepts.

Members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings.

See Tuesdays for Nar-Anon Aptos meeting (7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.) See Fridays for Scotts Valley meeting (6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.) 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Santa Cruz Sutter Hospital, Sutter Room, 2900 Chanticleer Ave. (at Soquel Drive) "Saving OurSelves" Saveyoursanity@aol.com Free HOW TAO NOW? DISCUSSION GROUP Come share your insights or discover more about the Tao Te Ching, the ancient book of wisdom central to Buddhism. 1st Sunday of each month we will discuss how to apply one of the 84 short teachings to modern life. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” ~Lao Tzu 10:00am11:00am 1st. Sun/Mo:406 Lincoln St. one4tao@gmail.com 916-601-1396 www.centertao.org/about-us/ Free

BE A HOST FAMILY

International Student Services SC, is seeking seeking families and couples to host visiting students for 2 & 3 week programs during July and August. Busy daytime schedule of classes & activities.

Bring home the world and make new friends you can visit.

Italy

France

August 3–17

July 26–August 18 (3 weeks)

Call Jessica & Steve (831) 462-0650 lowewilson@comcast.net

July 13–27 • July 26–Aug 9

Italy Call Sandi (831) 335-3088 • 419-9633 sandispan@aol.com

2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR & SEMESTER STUDENTS! From Germany, Mexico, & Italy, eager to become part of an American family & experience high school life. Make a life-long friendship between families!

Student interests: piano, violin, tennis, cooking, languages, competitive riding, photography, soccer, basketball!! song writing.

Call now for more information Call Sandi about all programs & students 335-3088 • 419-9633 A locally based program linking our area with overseasfriends for the last 30 years.

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TEMPLE BETH EL KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE You are invited to experience an hour at our Temple School Kindergarten. It is a once a week learning experience with Jewish friends, arts and crafts, music, introduction to Hebrew, Jewish concepts, holidays and a whole lot more. For more information and to RSVP please contact Sarah Clarkson. You don't have to be a Temple member to be a part of our Temple school Kindergarten family.

Interfaith families welcome; we are open and affirming. Temple Beth El wishes to make these programs accessible to people with disabilities. If you have disability realted needs please let us know. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 3055 Porter Gulch Road Sarah Clarkson 479-3444 x218 or sclarkson@tbeaptos.org Free

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REAL ESTATE Commercial Space

ZONED PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE! First time for sale in 40 years. Frontage on Park Ave. 6447sf lot, 1056sf building. Possible seller financing! $449,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

Commercial Space Rental Prime Classic Victorian Offices on high-visibility location directly across from Gateway Plaza shopping center. 3 private suites available individually for $495-$695, high ceilings, 850 SF. $1,495 total. Datta Broker 831-818-0181 Retail/Office/Studio on the Westside of Santa Cruz in modern center. 12’ ceilings, open floor plan and street frontage. 983 SF Leasable. Datta Broker 831-818-0181

Income Property

OFFICE / R & D Near Airport: Flex-building located among some of the leading businesses in South Santa Cruz County. Extensive renovations. Wonderful owner/user opportunity with easy access to Hwy 1 and Watsonville Airport. $1,495,000 Datta, Broker (831)818-0181 and Joel, REALTOR (831)234-3379

5-Unit Property: Classic House Plus Turn-Key 4-Plex with great cash flow and opportunity to expand up to 8 units. $1,095,000.

Datta, Broker 831-818-0181.

APTOS

Homes for Sale BEAUTIFUL 2BR/1.5BA, NEARLY 1,300sf w/private deck & patio in desirable complex. Stroll Neary's Lagoon floating boardwalks! Walk to downtown, beach, Boardwalk & Wharf. $489,000.

Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 BERNADETTE'S BEAUTY 1 bedroom, 1 bath home with a loft on 5 acres. Off Grid, sunny and with southern exposure. Solar panels and a well complete this retreat.

Beautiful views, Owner financing available. Offered at $375,000.

Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or www.donnerland.com SINGLE LEVEL RANCH STYLE HOME on flat 1/2 acre lot.

3BR/2BA, fenced yard plus separate entrance to large truck garage & workshop! Sunny parcel w/roses, fruit trees, large deck & RV parking. Walk to market, park & tennis. $599,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 BIG BASIN BECKONS Multi-level 2320 sq. ft. home on 12+ acres with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and an office. French doors, skylights,hardwood flooring and custom tile throughout. Redwood decks, a gazebo, a spa and manicured hiking trails surround the home. An artist studio above full 2 car garage with workshop. Stroll to adjacent Big Basin State Park and an easy, private, gated commute location. $829,000 Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com BREATHTAKING ESTATE WITH “FOREVER” VIEWS! 6BR/4.5BA, 6900sf on 11 acres. Marble & hardwood floors, hugh recreation room, expansive views! $1,488,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

BIKE TO BEACH!

Custom 3BR/2.5BA, main living & MBR on ground level. Open floor plan, drought landscaping, RDM schools. Walk to shops, restaurants, golf course. $849,000 Call for open house times or private showing!

831.475.8400 thunderbirdrealestate.com

BOULDER CREEK

CUSTOM 3BR/2.5BA. MAIN living and master bedroom on ground level. Open floor plan, new irrigation, RDM schools. Drought resistant landscaping, $849,000.

Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 GORGEOUS RIDGE TOP 75 ACRES! Minutes to Aptos Village.

3BR farmhouse, ocean/bay views, spring, matrix with possible 13 acre split. Many outbuildings, full sun!. $1,999,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

OWN YOUR OWN 12 ACRE PARK! Total privacy, 2 separate cabins, 16 GPM well, solar off grid, propane, fenced garden, generator. Borders year round creek & Cal-Poly lands. $540,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

Lots/Acreage

PRIVATE RETREAT IN THE REDWOODS! 80 acres of land with small 2BR cabin. Use as carrier or guest house and build your dream home. Room for horses!

Easy commuting distance to Los Gatos. $985,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

ESTATE ACREAGE! 40 acres with multiple building sites. Water from big basin water, forever views! TPZ zoned, parcel connects golf course area to Spring Creek area. $549,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400.

RANCH HOME ON 9.5 flat acres.

4BR/3.5BA, 3200sf. Partial HW, fireplace, 1880sf barn w/mezzanine. Possible crops, vineyard, horses, etc. $1,399,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 RIDGE TOP PROPERTY , 1000' elevation w/300 degree views.

Possible 14 acres for vineyard. 3 bedroom house, built in 1923, guest unit, cold storage, new paved road. $1,294,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 Seabright Victorian W/Development Potential Turn of the century Victorian on large developable parcel. Possibility of two homes plus an ADU on one lot! $775,000.

Datta, Broker 831-818-0181 TOP OF THE WORLD SETTING! 3BR/2BA on 7 acres. Separate family room, full basement, fireplace, patio, deck, barn. Reports available, solid foundation, full basement. Enjoy fantastic views! $791,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 TWO MASTER SUITES IN THIS END UNIT! 2BR/2.5BA in small private complex. Largest yard in this group. Totally redone, open living area w/fireplace & slider to outdoors, detached garage. $479,900. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 TWO SEPARATE 3BR HOMES on one parcel. Good rentals in downtown location, with individual meters, & great separation. Wood floors, high ceilings, beautiful deck, yard & parking. $1,085,000.

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60 PARK LINE ACRES with water, PG&E, telephone, paved road, private ridge top sites. TPZ zoned for hiking and riding, also low taxes. $695,000. . Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400

LITTLE BUCK CABIN 10 acres, off grid with a small sleeping cabin, another unfinished sleeping cabin, and an outhouse. Several garden spots with storage. Spring fed with multiple water tanks on both the upper and lower areas of the property. Offered at $375,000.

Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or www.donnerland.com FOREST HILLS SUNNY lot on a cul-de-sac in an established neighborhood in Boulder Creek.

This sunny hillside parcel has power, water and sewer hook-up.

Geo-tech Report has been completed and a building permit with house plans approved by the County (expired). Great commute location. Possible owner financing. Offered at $225,000. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or www.donnerland.com GREAT COMMUTE LOCATION! Knoll top has 180 deg views from 36 acres. PG&E, well to be drilled by seller. Room for horses/vineyard? Total privacy! .Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 LARGE FLAT BUILDING SITE on 10 acres with sun, Oaks & some Redwoods. PG&E, water, close-by. Owner finance available with 25% down. $235,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 LITTLE BUCK MEADOW 34+ acres on a private road. Sunny and off grid with a cleared pad.

Zoned for timber production (reduced taxes). Acreage extends from the year round creek up to the ridge. $269,000. Owner may carry with 20% down. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com

MOUNTAIN OF TAO 9+ acres adjacent to Castle Rock State Park!

This property offers off-grid accommodations with a 24 ft yurt, a separate bathroom structure and fire pit. A 450 sq. ft. sky deck with panoramic views from Monterey Bay to Big Basin State Park. $395,000. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com POINT OF VIEW Almost 9 sunny acres and stellar views. Seasonal creek and spring with 2500 gallon tank. 2 bed/2 bath double wide with new roof, doors and windows.

Lower area gated and fenced with large sunny clearings. Owner financing available. $330,000 Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com RUGGED 20 ACRES with “camping cabin” perched high above Swanton Hills. Dramatic ocean views. Peace, quiet, stars! Locked gate, not a drive by. $275,000.

Thunderbird Real Estate, 475-8400 TRANQUILITY PEAK 19+ acres in the Los Gatos Mountains.

Beautiful ridge top with great views (long windy paved driveway). Two 5000 gallon water tanks, geologic and soils testing completed for building site.

Shared well. 15 minutes to downtown Los Gatos. $575,000. Possible owner financing. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com WILD ROSE NESTLED above Pleasant Way in Boulder Creek, this 18+ acre wooded parcel is both close to town and private.

Surrounded by towering Redwoods and majestic Oaks, a 24x20 shed sits perched on a sunny clearing. Paved road access, power at the lot line and possible water from private water company. Owner financing available. Offered at $249,000. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www.donnerland.com

BULLETIN BOARD Dance & Movement CONTINUUM & JUNGLE GYM Innerdance & Moving On. Movement classes with Val Leoffler. M/ T/ W & F Westside & Downtown.

Call Val at 831-426-2063 www.innerdance.com

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Happenings MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND ART & GIFT SHOW! A fundraiser featuring locally-made art and crafts and the opportunity for kids to make their own gifts for mom.

Saturday, May 10th from 10am to 5pm. Gault Elementary School, 1320 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz.

Facebook: "Mother's Day Weekend Art & Gift Show".

Employment Services JOB & CAREER Transition Coach! John Axel Hansen, MA, JCTC! ARE you a vet who needs career coaching? WHY not call John, a VET like you. At 831-476-4078? Or visit him online careers@havealife.com. Welcome Home!

Help Wanted !!ATTENTION!! Any advertisement requiring you to send money or call long-distance phone numbers should be researched thoroughly.

SR ENERGY ENG FOR ECOLOGY ACTION SANTA CRUZ SITE: Coordinate energy efficiency (EE) prgrms, anlyze sys & processes w heat trnsfr, fluid & thermo dynamic principals for EE. Reqs: Phd Mech Eng + 2yrs exp Energy Eng or equiv; Retro-commissioning & proficient in certified energy modeling SW. PE lic; LEED accredited. Mail resume: Ecology Action Attn: K. Rau 877 Cedar St. Ste 240 Santa Cruz CA 95060 code: 2014MARLSC COME VOLUNTEER AT the 13th annual NEW LIVING EXPO April 25 - 27, 2014 at the San Mateo Event Center. Some jobs available on 4-24. We are expecting 10,000+ attendees at this vibrant event which focuses on holistic, sustainable, spiritual, and alternative products and ideas. All volunteer jobs require you to be on your feet for 4-5 hours, may require some lifting, and a friendly demeanor. Volunteer sign up is available on our website http://www.newlivingexpo.com/ volunteer/ or call 415-382-8300 for more information. Location: San Mateo Event Center TELECOM MARKET ANALYST (TMA-VR) Aptos, CA. Conduct market research, collect market data, prepare reports of findings, illustrating data graphically and translating complex findings into written text. Bachelor's or equiv + 2 yrs exp. Will accept Bachelor's equiv based on exp or combo of edu & exp as determined by professional evaluation service. Mail resume to Bruel & Kjaer North America, Attn: Lynne Bauer, 2815-A Colonnades Court, Norcross, GA 30071. Must ref job title & code.

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ROOM FOR HORSES

TWO SEPARATE HOMES!

Private retreat in the Redwoods!

80 acres of land with small 2BR cabin!

Use as carrier or guest house and build your dream home. $985,000

Good rentals in downtown location!

Both have 3 bedrooms, wood floors, lovely deck, yard & parking. Separated by large garage. Individual meters. $1,085,000

Call for open house times or private showing!

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Call for open house times or private showing!

831.475.8400 thunderbirdrealestate.com

SANTA CRUZ GARDENS!

Spacious 3BR/3BA, 2,564sf, pro kitchen w/Alder cabinets, Granite island, 400sf recreation room, stone fireplace, great views from 3 decks. Huge parking area! $799,000 Call for open house times or private showing!

831.475.8400 thunderbirdrealestate.com

Beach Retail For Sale! Historic Grocery/Deli for sale: $259,000 w/full liquor license. Real estate including upstairs 1BR ocean view apartment for sale for an additional $771,000. Datta, Broker (831)818-0181 or Henry, REALTOR (831) 535-2286 EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO own a private oasis in Happy Valley!

3/3 Main House, 1/1 Guest House, Au Pair Studio, plus 1680 SF Boat House & Office. $1,295,000. Call Wendy 234-9174 or Datta 818-0181

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ESTABLISHED PAPER AND Janitorial Sales and Distribution Company! The Company’s center of operations is a 9850 SF warehouse with a 60’x 80’ fenced storage yard, with rents at a very competitive $0.50/NNN, 700 active accounts, generating annual sales in excess of $2 Million, with 3538% gross margins. Datta, Broker 831-818-0181

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GOOD TIMES classified department will not accept sexual massage advertisements. If you are looking for a sexual massage, please do not call our advertisers

POPULAR SOQUEL VILLAGE Restaurant Space!

Combined 3247 SF facility with hood, grease trap, 150 seat capacity, and recently expired beer & wine license in 2 legal suites of 1300 SF and 1747 SF. Available for $1.75/NN plus $30K Facility buy-in cost. Datta, Broker 831-818-0181

`A * WONDERFULL * TOUCH Head 2 Toes Relaxation. Warm oil, light to deep Swedish. Peaceful environment. 10 yrs. exp. Men only Days/Early PM. Jeff 831-332-8594.

MUSICIANS NETWORK Music Instruction GUITAR LESSONS IN YOUR HOME Learn guitar from a Musicians Institute graduate with more than 25 years of playing experience. I specialize in rock, blues, classical, metal, folk, country and many other styles. My lessons are tailored to your specific needs and goals, whether your focus is theory, note reading, improvisation, technique, ear training or just learning your favorite songs. Have fun while becoming the musician you've always wanted to be! Beginners are welcome. Email me at damonorion@yahoo.com mailto:damonorion@yahoo.com or call Damon at (831) 469-3110.

MIND BODY & SOUL Body Work ROLFING, Practiced with Care. Experience greater freedom of movement at any age with any physical abilities.

Kids always 1/2 price. Over 20 years bodywork exp. Jan Labate, Adv. Rolfer 831-476-9505 Gift Certificates Available.

Counseling CAREER CONSULTANT, David Thiermann, Career Services: Self Assessment, Exploring Career Options, Determining Your Focus, Marketing Yourself, Ongoing Career Management, Since 1987, No Charge for Initial Consultation. guru@cruzio.com 831-427-2677 or 1-800-682-8859. www.santacruzuniversity.com COUNSELING FOR ALL. Shine a Light Counseling Center offers affordable counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Fees are based on a sliding scale. Call for info at 246-0069. www.shinealightcounseling.com HAVE A LIFE YOUR WAY! John Axel Hansen, M.A., JCTC Career Counselor, Certified Job and Career Transition Coach! Why not call John today at 831-476-4078. or visit him online, www.havealife.com.

24 years exp. in client focus relaxation, pain relief, rehabilitation & hypnotherapy. $60/hrs. Eve Levrae CMT, CHT. 831-566-5706

CALL CURT FEEL GOOD NOW! Muscles relaxed and moods adjusted. De-stress in my warm safe hands. 2 or 4 hand massage.Days and Evenings, CMP FeelGoodNowMassage.com. Call 831-419-1646

Well Being AYURVEDIC WORKSHOPS Empower yourself to become your own doctor. In this series, we will discuss an Ayurvedic approach to health and healing. An Ayurvedic lunch will be provided. Saturdays 3/8, 4/12, 5/10, 6/14, and 7/12, 10am - 1pm, Community Classroom at New Leaf, West Side, 1101 Fair Ave. $55 or only $225 for all 5 workshops. Call 295-6279 or visit SantaCruzAyurdeva.com

SERVICES Building/Remodel ABOVEBOARD CONSTRUCTION. New construction, Additions, Remodels, Kitchens, Baths, Decks, Fences and Repairs. All work guaranteed.

Randy Solomon. License #847355.

Aboveboardconstruction.com 831-566-7371

Business Services NEED YOUR CRACKED iphone screen repaired? Call 831-621-5879 for a free quote from an authorized icracked itech located in south Santa Cruz County.

Gardening ROTOTILLNG SERVICE Soil preparation for Spring & Summer Gardens. . Call Happy Gardens Rototilling Service at 831-234-4341.

Home Services !!NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and/or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising. Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board!!

Tree Services NATIVE TREE CARE. All phases of tree work since 1979. Insured PLPD. Poison oak removal, land clearing, hauling & fruit tree pruning. Call 831-335-5175

ANTIQUE RESTORATIONS, Furniture Design & Repair, Wooden Boat Works, Musical Instruments and Unique Projects. Master Craftsman, Isaiah Williams. Fine Craftsmanship since 1980. Call for a free estimate. 831-768-0474 or mastercraftsman.webs. com

LEGALS ..FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0603 The following Individual is doing business as PEACEFUL VALLEY PRODUCE, 650 PEACEFUL VALLEY DRIVE, LA SELVA BEACH, CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz.

Rebecca Prete, 650 Peaceful Valley Drive, La Selva Beach CA 95076. This business is conducted by a Individual Rebecca Prete.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 20, 2014, April 3, 10, 17, 24.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0558 The following Individual is doing business as SAGEHILL PUBLISHING, 5584 BRANCIFORTE DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95065 County of Santa Cruz. Robert Stayton, 5584 Branciforte Drive, Santa Cruz CA 95065 This business is conducted by a Individual Robert Stayton. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 17, 2014, April 3, 10, 17, 24.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0552 The following Individual is doing business as GOOD GRIEF BOUTIQUE, 1075 C LARSEN RD., APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz. Holly Blue Hawkins, 1075 C Larsen Rd., Aptos CA 95003.

This business is conducted by a Individual Holly Blue Hawkins.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 14, 2014, April 3, 10, 17, 24.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0503 The following Individual is doing

business as AGUA’S ART CLOTHING, 511 PACHECO AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. Marise Santos Oliviera, 511 Pacheco Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95062.

This business is conducted by a Individual Marise Santos Oliviera. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 6, 2014, April 3, 10, 17, 24.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0648 The following Individual is doing business as BERSAMO, 2800 FRESNO ST., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz.

Sesylia Soetiono Astor, 2800 Fresno St., Santa Cruz CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Sesylia Soetiono Astor The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 27, 2014, April 3, 10, 17, 24.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF BRANNON BENJAMIN GLUSHAKON & LAUREN NICOLE SILVER CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV178933. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner Brannon Benjamin Glushakon & Lauren Nicole Silver has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Brannon Benjamin Glushakon & Lauren Nicole Silver to: Brannon Benjamin & Lauren Nicole Benjamin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING May 16, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean

Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: March 28 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF DAVID MASAO STAHL CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV178970. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner David Masao Stahl has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from David Masao Stahl to: Zack Masao Yamasaki. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show

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cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING May 22, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room.

110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: April 4 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. April 10, 17, 24 May 1.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF NICHOLAS DONALD LITCHFIELD CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV178954. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner Nicholas Donald Litchfield has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Nicholas Donald Litchfield to: NicholasDonald Kolar. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should

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NOTICE OF HEARING May 21, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room.

110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: April 2 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. April 10, 17, 24 May 1.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ABRAHAM KOCHUPUTHEN VEEDUALEXANDER PANICKER CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV178939. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner Abraham Kochuputhen Veedu Alexander Panicker has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0796 The following Individual is doing business as BODYWORKS OF CALIFORNIA. 6925 FREEDOM BLVD. APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz. ROSS MATEJCEK, .6925 FREEDOM BLVD. APTOS CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Individual ROSS MATEJCEK. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 9/2/2002. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 15, 2014, April 24 May 1, 8, 15.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0574 The following Individual is doing business as PROSERV. 202 HIGHLAND AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz.

DANIEL ETLER, 202 HIGHLAND AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060.

This business is conducted by a Individual DANIEL ETLER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on March 18, 2014, April 24 May 1, 8, 15.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0810 The following Individual is doing business as ZEALISM. 1062 LEWIS CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz.

RACHEL FRITZ, 1062 LEWIS CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ 95062.

This business is conducted by a Individual RACHEL FRITZ. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 16, 2014, April 24 May 1, 8, 15.

WANTED: MANAGING EDITOR Good Times, Santa Cruz County's weekly newspaper, is looking for a managing editor to help shape and oversee our coverage of Santa Cruz County's news and cultural landscape. This is a great opportunity for a motivated, organized and creative journalist with experience in writing and editing for publications in print or online.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0787 The following Individual is doing business as LAND CAMP: LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO. 249 MARTHA’S WAY, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz.

CARRIE MARGARET JONES, 249 MARTHA’S WAY, APTOS CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Individual CARRIE MARGARET JONES.. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 14, 2014, April 24 May 1, 8, 15.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-0800 The following Corporation is doing business as GOOD TIMES. 1205 PACIFIC AVE., SUITE 301, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. NUZ INC. 1205 PACIFIC AVE., SUITE 301, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 3646164 This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: LEE MAY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/31/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 15, 2014. March 27 & April 3, 10, 17.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-0797 The following Individual is doing business as SANTA CRUZ ARCHERY & TENBROOK ARCHERY. 156 PLATEAU, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. CODY DUMONT, 156 PLATEU AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual CODY DUMONT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/15/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 15, 2014, April 24 May 1, 8, 15.

A ASTROLOGY RISA’S STARS ★ ★ ★ Esoteric Astrology Something Essential Disappears Esoteric Astrology as News for the week of April 24–30, 2014 For Sun and Rising Signs determine where the changes occur unar and solar eclipses follow in our lives, we find where 9 degrees one another. Lunar eclipses Taurus is located in our charts. occur at full moons, and solar Historically, the last time a solar eclipses at new moons. Two weeks ago eclipse occurred at 9 Taurus was at the full moon we had the blood red April 29, 1995. moon—a total lunar eclipse (the next We look to the sign the new moon one is Oct. 8). On Monday night, April is in to determine the quality of this 28 (new moon), as the Sun, Moon and eclipse. Taurus (Ray 4, harmony Earth align, a solar eclipse (Sun through chaos/conflict), the first obscured) occurs. Eclipses signify earth sign after Aries (stabilizing the something irrevocably is changed in initiating fires of Aries, the new ideas our world. The Sun is our essential life from the Mind of God) is the sign of force. Monday’s new moon, 9 degrees values, finances, possessions and Taurus, is also an annular solar eclipse

by Risa D’Angeles resources. It is not a new idea to any when the Moon moves centrally in of us that our world needs a new set of values, a new way front of the Sun, yet does not cover the Sun completely. of handling money and resources to build the New The Sun's outer edges, still visible, form a “ring of fire” Sharing Society (Aquarian Age task). Along with a around the Moon. renewed sense of stewardship creating the new era comAs the Sun’s radiating light and energies are obscured munity. Within the present world chaos and conflict, a during a solar eclipse, something essential in our lives new harmony comes forth. From where, we ask? From becomes hidden, too. And then it disappears, its work each of us. We are the “harmonizers.” completed. It is a time of a major ending in our lives. To

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TAURUS Apr21–May21 Be aware that you make impressions on others leading them to follow your every thought and move. Therefore it’s important to complete all plans, agreements, promises and agendas. You’re attempting to initiate new projects impacting humanity far into the future. Proceed forward. You may be one of the only ones able to accomplish this. The future of humanity awaits your instructions.

GEMINI May 22–June 20 You may feel exhausted, needing more rest. You also may not be sleeping well—either dreaming or remaining awake. The mineral kingdom is shaking underground with underwater volcanic activity. Your sensitive body feels this. Maintain light, fresh green-foods diet, eliminate excess, drink more pure water, love more, and expect the shifting to continue. Look to the stars for direction. Study your chart and the charts of those close to you.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20

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It’s important to maintain close connections to the group(s) of like-mindedness you identify with.

Look to all interactions as opportunities and seek to understand what the hopes and wishes of others are. Know that no matter how life looks now, greater levels of community will be available to you and your family. A new structure of creativity calls for your recognition creating balance. What is it?

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LE0 Jul21–Aug22 You may need to rearrange your work or travels or life direction. There are whispers of change everywhere. Perhaps your job interests, abilities and/or responsibilities have reorganized. Perhaps you’re being honored for excellence and innovation. In cooperation look to others around you.

Recognize and emphasize their qualities and helpfulness, as a good leader would.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 Are you creating various lists of tasks, errands and duties?

Accounts that need reckoning, travels being considered, responsibilities to be completed, and problems that need harmonizing. Spending time alone helps you complete difficult projects. You may be dreaming of others, tending to their wounds from your heart of compassion.

Share your resources and tithe to those in need.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 Is there money or resources you share with another? Is everything clear, safe with the purpose of sharing in this area? It’s time to arrange your finances so that debts are paid off quickly. It’s also time to be frugal, economically prudent, thrifty and careful, conserving all resources, so you can share with others later. Be prepared to teach others very soon in these ways of resource efficiency and farsightedness.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Relationships are primary now so listen very carefully to what others are communicating and have the intentions to respond with care, interest and emotional equilibrium.

Should you feel uncooperative, a feeling of imbalance will ensue and you will sense a neglect of responsibility. People are looking to you as a mentor. In their suffering they look to you for direction and ways toward safety.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20 Career matters assume new dimensions, you need more care, you want to improve your health, create new work methods and tend to the necessities of your new life.

You realize this takes balancing and so you move slower than usual, foregoing adventure in order to create a long-term plan of practical goals. Your greatest success is acceptance of everything in your life. Then everything harmonizes.

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 Setting out each day’s agenda, realizing priorities allows you to have wisdom, clarity and focus to what needs to be routine. Try not to criticize yourself of anyone. Everyone, including you, is doing their very best.

Everyone is at a different stage of development. They need you to help them grow in the right direction. New opportunities keep appearing. Ask for help when necessary. Rest more.

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 Home, family, property, community and parents are important in the coming weeks.

Attempt to improve relationships with family while also improving the beauty, order and organization at home.

Challenge no one, and calm any tensions with exercise, prayers, vitamins, minerals and herbs. Tend to financial matters carefully. Don’t let your resources disappear. Read Libra.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 You may be traveling to teach and/or to study this summer.

You may be planning meetings, conferences, classrooms and/or curriculum. You will definitely be communicating with others on a greater scale, personally or through writing, speaking, teleconferencing, conference calling.

Some or all of these will occur. You know all things new must come forth. You cannot go back to the old ways of being.

They are not there anymore.

A ASTROLOGY RISA’S STARS ★ ★ ★ Esoteric Astrology Something Essential Disappears Esoteric Astrology as News for the week of April 24–30, 2014 For Sun and Rising Signs determine where the changes occur unar and solar eclipses follow in our lives, we find where 9 degrees one another. Lunar eclipses Taurus is located in our charts. occur at full moons, and solar Historically, the last time a solar eclipses at new moons. Two weeks ago eclipse occurred at 9 Taurus was at the full moon we had the blood red April 29, 1995. moon—a total lunar eclipse (the next We look to the sign the new moon one is Oct. 8). On Monday night, April is in to determine the quality of this 28 (new moon), as the Sun, Moon and eclipse. Taurus (Ray 4, harmony Earth align, a solar eclipse (Sun through chaos/conflict), the first obscured) occurs. Eclipses signify earth sign after Aries (stabilizing the something irrevocably is changed in initiating fires of Aries, the new ideas our world. The Sun is our essential life from the Mind of God) is the sign of force. Monday’s new moon, 9 degrees values, finances, possessions and Taurus, is also an annular solar eclipse

by Risa D’Angeles resources. It is not a new idea to any when the Moon moves centrally in of us that our world needs a new set of values, a new way front of the Sun, yet does not cover the Sun completely. of handling money and resources to build the New The Sun's outer edges, still visible, form a “ring of fire” Sharing Society (Aquarian Age task). Along with a around the Moon. renewed sense of stewardship creating the new era comAs the Sun’s radiating light and energies are obscured munity. Within the present world chaos and conflict, a during a solar eclipse, something essential in our lives new harmony comes forth. From where, we ask? From becomes hidden, too. And then it disappears, its work each of us. We are the “harmonizers.” completed. It is a time of a major ending in our lives. To

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ARIES Mar21–Apr20 Careful how you interact with others. Don’t rely only on outer monetary realities though they are important. Rely also on instinct and then intuition to direct and guide you into knowing the quality of a person, event, resource, and investment. You will be called to courage, a virtue of the heart, and to a deep calmness realizing all’s well. Because you made it so.

TAURUS Apr21–May21 Be aware that you make impressions on others leading them to follow your every thought and move. Therefore it’s important to complete all plans, agreements, promises and agendas. You’re attempting to initiate new projects impacting humanity far into the future. Proceed forward. You may be one of the only ones able to accomplish this. The future of humanity awaits your instructions.

GEMINI May 22–June 20 You may feel exhausted, needing more rest. You also may not be sleeping well—either dreaming or remaining awake. The mineral kingdom is shaking underground with underwater volcanic activity. Your sensitive body feels this. Maintain light, fresh green-foods diet, eliminate excess, drink more pure water, love more, and expect the shifting to continue. Look to the stars for direction. Study your chart and the charts of those close to you.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20

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It’s important to maintain close connections to the group(s) of like-mindedness you identify with.

Look to all interactions as opportunities and seek to understand what the hopes and wishes of others are. Know that no matter how life looks now, greater levels of community will be available to you and your family. A new structure of creativity calls for your recognition creating balance. What is it?

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LE0 Jul21–Aug22 You may need to rearrange your work or travels or life direction. There are whispers of change everywhere. Perhaps your job interests, abilities and/or responsibilities have reorganized. Perhaps you’re being honored for excellence and innovation. In cooperation look to others around you.

Recognize and emphasize their qualities and helpfulness, as a good leader would.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 Are you creating various lists of tasks, errands and duties?

Accounts that need reckoning, travels being considered, responsibilities to be completed, and problems that need harmonizing. Spending time alone helps you complete difficult projects. You may be dreaming of others, tending to their wounds from your heart of compassion.

Share your resources and tithe to those in need.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 Is there money or resources you share with another? Is everything clear, safe with the purpose of sharing in this area? It’s time to arrange your finances so that debts are paid off quickly. It’s also time to be frugal, economically prudent, thrifty and careful, conserving all resources, so you can share with others later. Be prepared to teach others very soon in these ways of resource efficiency and farsightedness.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Relationships are primary now so listen very carefully to what others are communicating and have the intentions to respond with care, interest and emotional equilibrium.

Should you feel uncooperative, a feeling of imbalance will ensue and you will sense a neglect of responsibility. People are looking to you as a mentor. In their suffering they look to you for direction and ways toward safety.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20 Career matters assume new dimensions, you need more care, you want to improve your health, create new work methods and tend to the necessities of your new life.

You realize this takes balancing and so you move slower than usual, foregoing adventure in order to create a long-term plan of practical goals. Your greatest success is acceptance of everything in your life. Then everything harmonizes.

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 Setting out each day’s agenda, realizing priorities allows you to have wisdom, clarity and focus to what needs to be routine. Try not to criticize yourself of anyone. Everyone, including you, is doing their very best.

Everyone is at a different stage of development. They need you to help them grow in the right direction. New opportunities keep appearing. Ask for help when necessary. Rest more.

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 Home, family, property, community and parents are important in the coming weeks.

Attempt to improve relationships with family while also improving the beauty, order and organization at home.

Challenge no one, and calm any tensions with exercise, prayers, vitamins, minerals and herbs. Tend to financial matters carefully. Don’t let your resources disappear. Read Libra.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 You may be traveling to teach and/or to study this summer.

You may be planning meetings, conferences, classrooms and/or curriculum. You will definitely be communicating with others on a greater scale, personally or through writing, speaking, teleconferencing, conference calling.

Some or all of these will occur. You know all things new must come forth. You cannot go back to the old ways of being.

They are not there anymore.

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I 2011 TANGENT GRENACHE BLANC (91 WE) *Editors Choice*/ 14.99 I 2011 FESS PARKER VIOGNIER (93 WE) *Editors Choice*/ 23.99 I 2010 DAOU CHEMIN DE FLEURS (90 WS, 90 ST, Reg. 36.99)/ 17.99 I 2012 L’ECOLE NO. 41 CHENIN BLANC (92 WE)/ 15.99 I 2010 CURTIS ROUSSANNE (90 WE)/ 19.99

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I 2011 LULIA, Santa Lucia Highlands/ 44.99 I CUISINE PEREL, “Celebrate the Marriage of Food & Wine” 6.5 oz/ 8.49 I 2011 SHELDON, Anderson Valley *56 Cases* (94 WE)/ 47.99 I 2010 GOLDENEYE, Anderson Valley I KATZ, “Authentic Artisan Made Food” 12.7 oz/ 9.49 (91 D)/ 49.99 I SAN GIULIANO, “Modena, Since 1916” 8.5 oz/ 9.49 I 2009 MACROSTIE, Sonoma I GROSLOI, “Aged” 8.45 oz/ 25.99 Coast, Wild Cat (93 WE)/ 39.99 I ELSA, “Aged 12 Years” 8.5 oz/ 26.99 I 2011 PISONI, Santa Lucia Highlands (96 RP)/ 69.99

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KATHERINE RANDALL, 2-Year Customer, Santa Cruz Occupation: Retired school teacher

OUR 76 TH YEAR

Hobbies: daily walks around the harbor, Curves, gardening, reading, quality time with grandkids and parents, kayaking, cooking Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

ERIC RANDALL, 2-Year Customer, Santa Cruz Occupation: Retired remodeling contractor

Hobbies: daily walks around the harbor, bike riding, playing music, kayaking, SF Giants, cooking Astrological Sign: Aquarius

So you’re both fairly new to Shopper’s?

KATHERINE: “We had lived in Truckee and had limited choices with only two grocery stores in town. When we moved here, we tried all the stores and found that Shopper’s is it for us.” ERIC: “The meat market is the best in town. It reminds me of when I was a kid with all the butchers taking care of you. We like their Mary’s chicken for making fried chicken and for oven-roasting.” KATHERINE: “I do a lot of slow-cooking with short ribs and meatballs, and we love their steaks. I am the chef at home, and really enjoy making French food.”

Is Shopper’s a good choice for making French cuisine? KATHERINE: “Yes, you can get everything you need here. When making chicken cordon bleu, the butchers always slice the ham and cheese nice and thin for me.” ERIC: “Shopper’s carries many specialty products such as NUCOA margarine and Meeks honey, which you cannot find elsewhere.” KATHERINE: “A big plus is the variety of Shopper’s fresh, organic produce. So are the Gizdich frozen berries, Gayle’s breads, Glaum eggs, Guittard chocolates, and Verve coffee.”

ERIC: “I like how they wrap the strawberry baskets in white paper.”

Is that important? ERIC: “It’s the little things they do and the feel of the place. It’s a cozy store. It’s like you’re in a friend’s house as opposed to being in a big-box store. Shopper’s customer service is top-notch, and the personal exchanges are the number one aspect for us.” KATHERINE: “The girls up front are so cute and friendly, and we constantly tell my kids, who live out of the area, about Shopper’s — it’s part of our conversations. ‘Oh, you went to Shopper’s Corner again, huh, Mom?’ Shopper’s is one of our love stories.” ERIC: “We started calling Shopper’s ‘The Corner;’ yeah, we’re going to The Corner.”

“When we moved here, we tried all the stores and found that Shopper’s is it for us.”

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