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I think it would be a great thing—to keep them reliable and honest.

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But I am pleased to report that in the coming weeks, you Aries folks are primed to be far less repetitive than normal. You have the potential to churn out a profusion of original ideas, fresh perceptions, novel fantasies, and pertinent questions. Take full advantage of this opportunity. Brainstorm like a genius.

You now have a special talent for connecting things that have never been connected. You also have a magic touch at uniting things that should be united but can't manage to do so under their own power. In fact, I'm inclined to believe that in the next three weeks you will be unusually lucky and adept at forging links, brokering truces, building bridges, and getting opposites to attract. I won't be surprised if you're able to compare apples and oranges in ways that make good sense and calm everyone down.

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I enjoy getting spam emails with outrageous declarations that are at odds with common sense. "Eating salads makes you sick" is one of my favorites, along with "Water is worse for you than vodka" and "Smoking is healthier than exercising." Why do I love reading these laughable claims? Well, they remind me that every day I am barraged by nonsense and delusion from the news media, the Internet, politicians, celebrities, and a host of fanatics. "Smoking is healthier than exercising" is just a more extreme and obvious lie than many others that are better disguised. The moral of the story for you in the coming week: Be alert for exaggerations that clue you in to what's going on discreetly below the surface.

Watch carefully for glitches in the Matrix.

In 1989, Amy Tan birthed her first novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Joy Luck Club.â&#x20AC;? Her next, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kitchen Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wife,â&#x20AC;? came out in 1991. Both were bestsellers. Within a few years, the student study guide publisher Cliffs Notes did with them what it has done with many masterpieces of world literature: produced condensed summaries for use by students too lazy to read all of the originals. "In spite of my initial shock," Tan said, "I admit that I am perversely honored to be in CliffsNotes." It was a sign of success to get the same treatment as superstar authors like Shakespeare and James Joyce. The CliffsNotes approach is currently an operative metaphor in your life, Scorpio. Try to find it in your heart to be honored, even if it's perversely so. For the most part, trimming and shortening and compressing will be beneficial.

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Every one of us, including me, has blind spots about the arts of intimacy and collaboration. Every one of us suffers from unconscious habits that interfere with our ability to get and give the love we want. What are your bind spots and unconscious habits, Gemini.

Ha! Trick question! They wouldn't be blind spots and unconscious habits if you already knew about them.

That's the bad news. The good news is that in the next six weeks you can catch glimpses of these blocks, and make a good start toward reducing their power to distort your relationships.

With both symbolic and practical actions, Sagittariusborn Pope Francis has tried to reframe the message of the Catholic Church. He's having public showers installed for the homeless in Vatican City. He has made moves to dismantle the Church's bigotry toward gays. He regularly criticizes growing economic inequality, and keeps reminding politicians that there can be no peace and justice unless they take care of poor and marginalized people. He even invited iconic punk poet Patti Smith to perform at the Vatican Christmas Concert. You now have extra power to exert this kind of initiative in your own sphere, Sagittarius. Be proactive as you push for constructive transformations that will benefit all.

CANCER Jun21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jul22 Now and then, it is in fact possible to fix malfunctioning machines by giving them a few swift kicks or authoritative whacks. This strategy is called "percussive maintenance." In the coming days, you might be inclined to use it a lot. That's probably OK. I suspect it'll work even better than it usually does. There will be problems, though, if you adopt a similar approach as you try to correct glitches that are more psychological, interpersonal, and spiritual in nature. For those, I recommend sensitivity and finesse.

LE0 Jul23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Aug22 What feelings or subjects have you been wanting to talk about, but have not yet been able to? Are there messages you are aching to convey to certain people, but can't summon the courage to be as candid as you need to be? Can you think of any secrets you've been keeping for reasons that used to be good but aren't good any more? The time has come to relieve at least some of that tension, Leo. I suggest you smash your excuses, break down barriers, and let the revelations flow. If you do, you will unleash unforeseen blessings.

VIRGO Aug23â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sep22 In 1662, Dutch painter Rembrandt finished *The Oath of Claudius Civilis.* It was 18 feet by 18 feet, the largest painting he ever made. For a short time, it hung on a wall in Amsterdam's Town Hall. But local burgomasters soon decided it was offensive, and returned it to the artist to be reworked. Rembrandt ultimately chopped off three-fourths of the original. What's left is now hanging in a Stockholm museum, and the rest has been lost. Art critic Svetlana Alpers wishes the entire painting still existed, but nevertheless raves about the remaining portion, calling it "a magnificent fragment." I urge you to think like Alpers. It's time to celebrate your own magnificent fragments.

CAPRICORN Dec22â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Jan19 The limpet is an aquatic snail. When it's scared, it escapes at a rate approaching two inches per hour. If you get flustered in the coming week, Capricorn, I suggest you flee at a speed no faster than the limpet's. I'm making a little joke here. The truth is, if you do get into a situation that provokes anxiety, I don't think you should leave the scene at all. Why? There are two possibilities.

First, you may be under the influence of mistaken ideas or habitual responses that are causing you to be nervous about something there's no need to be nervous about. Or second, if you are indeed in an authentic bind, you really do need to deal with it, not run away.

AQUARIUS Jan20â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Feb18 Science-fiction novelist Philip K. Dick has been one of my favorite authors since I discovered his work years ago. I love how he reconfigured my mind with his metaphysical riffs about politics and his prophetic questions about what's real and what's not. Recently I discovered he once lived in a house that's a few blocks from where I now live. While he was there, he wrote two of his best books. I went to the place and found it was unoccupied. That night I slept in a sleeping bag on the back porch, hoping to soak up inspiration. It worked!

Afterward, I had amazing creative breakthroughs for days.

I recommend a comparable ritual for you, Aquarius. Go in quest of greatness that you want to rub off on you.

PISCES Feb19â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Mar20 Do you enjoy telling people what to do? Are you always scheming to increase your influence over everyone whose life you touch? If you are a typical Pisces, the answer to those questions is no. The kind of power you are interested in is power over yourself. You mostly want to be the boss of you. Right now is a favorable time to intensify your efforts to succeed in this glorious cause. I suggest you make aggressive plans to increase your control over your own destiny.

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act. Howie and the other men who jumped onstage never revealed a banner, they held hands and shouted “Men Resist Sexism.” It was Miss Santa Cruz 1988, Michelle Anderson, who revealed a banner on live television that read: “Pageants Hurt All Women.” She’s now dean of CUNY Law School working on rape law. The NYC justice system, of course, recognized rape in 1971; they claimed one needed a witness to prosecute even though I had a positive ID on one of the rapists. No Hustler magazine was destroyed using a golden phallus, although that would be quite a trick. Nikki Craft vomited the products sponsoring the Miss America Pageant into a toilet bowl with a sign that read, “try this

diet millions have used.” Social media and the Internet work in conjunction with street activism by helping to organize it. Ask the #Occupy movement or the Arab Spring participants. Feminism has no end date, as it is simply the recognition of women’s human rights. And lastly, Media Watch is very much alive and working to begin a youth-led radio station KYTH-LP 101.9 FM, streaming at youthradiosc.org. Thanks again for the ink.

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rgasm, like vitamin C, is a nutrient that has been missing from the standard human diet for centuries—at least, according to Nicole Daedone, CEO of OneTaste and author of the book Slow Sex: The Art and Craft of the Female Orgasm.

Well, someone’s been having orgasms, or we wouldn’t be here today. But for Daedone and her followers, the vital nutrient we should be getting more of, through Orgasmic Meditation (OM), is human connection: hormonal, emotional and spiritual.

Since launching her mission (and career) 10 years ago to fix the world’s alleged vitamin O deficiency, OneTaste’s OM coaching programs

and classes have grown in popularity, with new chapters popping up all across the country. When the practice made its way to Santa Cruz about two years ago, the OM community numbered five. Today, the local chapter has trained some 300 people, and around 60 devotees show up to OM regularly with TurnOn Santa Cruz, says Bez Maxwell, 36, city leader of the local chapter.

“The thing that I find really annoying about our culture is that there are no tools given to people that want to have a relationship,” says Maxwell. “We talk a lot about how to get sex, or how to get a relationship, but once you’ve attained it, there are no resources for how to actually make it better,

keep it, save it if it’s failing.” Until OMing, that is.

In a meeting room off River Street one recent evening, I slipped into a buzzing crowd of agediverse adults—most of whom, I quickly realized, were already well acquainted with OMing, having taken the $195 class (prices vary), and maybe even carrying an OM membership badge, granting them access to OM circles across the country. I’ve always kept my pants on while investigating stories, and this one was no exception; I was there to listen to Radha Lewis, M.D. speak on the health benefits of the overtly sexual, bizarre group practice of OM. OM, as taught by OneTaste, is a

very specific 15-minute practice involving a “stroker” and a “strokee”—commonly, an entire room full of these pairs. While the stroker can be male or female—a romantic partner or someone you just met that night—the strokee is always a woman.

“The woman lies down in a nest, which is made of pillows and blankets. The stroker sits by her right hip. She takes off her pants, she butterflies her knees, they set a timer,” explains Dr. Lewis, 39.

“He [or she] then puts on gloves and strokes the upper left corner of her clitoris, very gently, the way you would touch your eyelid, for 15 minutes. That’s it, that’s the practice.” When it’s over, they both sit up, share one moment of sensation that each of them felt during the practice, and then go their separate ways.

I am skeptical for several reasons, beginning with my strong distaste for monetizing anything that can (and should?) be practiced in the privacy of one’s own home.

Nor do I understand the appeal of allowing a stranger to touch me there, in front of others. Eyeing the exit door, I cross my legs and ask, “Why the upper left portion of the, ah … clitoris?”

The clitoris has at least 8,000 nerve endings, says Lewis.

“It’s the only part of a woman’s body that has no function, it’s just for pleasure. It is the most concentrated location of nerves, and the upper left corner has the most nerves of the entire clitoris.”

But the desired outcome of a good OM session is not, actually, to achieve orgasm—at least not in the conventional sense, which is to say, that climactic release of muscle contractions that lasts between 3-15 seconds. “What we’re talking about when we say orgasm, is the entire experience of being in our involuntary system,” says Lewis.

“So that’s everything that happens in your body that the cortex of the brain is not trying to control. It’s this experience of dropping down into the body and allowing the body to do whatever it’s going to do.”

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a half helped her out of a depression she could not shake, even when surrounded by people.

And in all parts of the country, she says, OMers are reporting feeling healthier, with more energy, vitality, and, most unanimously, more connected and empathetic toward others.

She attributes these reports to the brainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plasticity, especially under the influence of the neurotransmitter oxytocin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exposure to oxytocin increases the circulation and decreases the heart rate and blood pressure,â&#x20AC;? she says. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also responsible for bonding and connection, acting on the limbic brain, which she calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;the scaffolding that we filter all of life through.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the unconscious responsible for how we deal and how we feel and how we interact with each other. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the part of the brain thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most affected by oxytocin, which is a neuromodulator, which means it shifts and changes the brain,â&#x20AC;? says Lewis.

Dr. AimĂŠe Shunney, a naturopathic doctor in Santa Cruz specializing in hormone balancing and sexual health for women, adds that oxytocin also enhances libido, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and, perhaps most importantly, blunts the cortisol response, helping us manage our stress. Better stress management improves communications and has myriad positive effects on hormone balance, particularly in perimenopause when we need our adrenals,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Shunney.

For Kary Lynn Morgan, 39, OMing is both thought-clearing and therapeutic.

Once she overcame her apprehension (it took a few sessions) OMing brought a deep sense of freedom and selfacceptance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cried through my OM practices before, because sometimes it just reaches this space of opening up,â&#x20AC;? she says.

But OMing isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only beneficial to women, claim its participants.

Men who have been impotent for years are starting to be able to piece together their sexuality and be intimate again after participating in OM, says Lewis, in the same way that many women who have been anorgasmic or are healing from sexual trauma are often able to have orgasms once again.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In your home life you have the pressure to perform,â&#x20AC;? says Gary Ingram, 65, a jewelry maker from Capitola who has been OMing for several months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But here you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to perform. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here with ladies who just want to feel better, and it makes us feel better doing that. You know how guys like to please ladies, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about that, either. You get into this zone, you get so focused,â&#x20AC;? he says. Ingram began OMing after his wife passed away. It lifted him out of depression, and helps him stay focused on his art, he says.

Lewis attributes the mutual benefit to something called limbic resonance, which occurs when our emotional brains line up with one another. The best example of limbic resonance is a yoga class, says Lewis, where everyone is scattered and rushing to class in the beginning, but by the end the entire class comes together in one stable feeling.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say that OM doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lot to do with sex.

Andrew Cortado, 27, says OMing is a sustainable way to practice sex without having to jump through all the hoops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set up is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really simple to stroke and receive, but without it having the attachment that I need to be romantic, or I have to be this personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner, or that she owes me something,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually set up in a way that she can relax into it and, like, surrender to the process, and then I also can deepen my practice as well.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time you practice, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like the attention to detail just gets wider,â&#x20AC;? says Cortado. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the cool thing about OMing is that it brings a lot of attention to detail to sex, how you actually behave when you have sex with another person â&#x20AC;Ś Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, like, this whole other level, where there are all these different textures that you can have during sex. From stillness to heat, to, like, the open, vast beyond. Because when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re OMing, sex is really a reflective experience, everything you have in that experience you can have in a sexual connection.â&#x20AC;?

Cortadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comments almost sold me, but for now Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be sticking to yoga.

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Everyone has their holiday traditions— family dinners, Christmas tree shopping, menorah lightings. For downtown Santa Cruz, horse and carriage rides are one example of those traditions: they’ve been part of the holiday season here since 1990.

Randy Clayton, the man behind the carriages, will be giving rides this year for the last two Saturdays and Sundays before Christmas.

It takes work bringing a carriage and two horses downtown, but Clayton does it every year because people in the community have made it a fixture of the Santa Cruz holiday season, and he sees a lot of repeat riders. Not to mention that the sound of the horses’ jingle bells provides some downtown ambiance—a soothing distraction from frantic holiday shopping.

“It’s a modern downtown street, and then all of a sudden, there’s these horses, drawing a carriage in the middle of downtown, and it’s so out of place, in a really sweet way,” says Chip, executive director of the Downtown Association.

“All of the sudden you’re transformed into another world. You’re riding on top of a Victorian carriage with these two magnificent horses. It’s very extraordinary.”

The horses will also appear in the annual holiday parade on Pacific Avenue, which starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The animals mean the world to Clayton, who has utmost respect for them.

“You build an individual relationship with the horses. You have to earn their trust. You have to show them what’s going on. You feed them, and they attach to you, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that they accept you just because you feed them. You have to earn that,” Clayton says.

For the second consecutive year, riders on the Christmas carriages will reserve tickets in advance online.

Clayton’s horses are famous locally, but many people may not know what they do the rest of the year. The horses live at Wilder Ranch State Park, just a few miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1.

“The horses are very popular in town,” Clayton says. “Everybody knows them. We do a lot of stuff with them.”

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LAW’S SIDE Santa Cruz County Deputy District Attorney Rafael Vazquez wants to build trust with undocumented farmworkers and encourage them to report abuse. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

Picking a Fight New state law aims to curb rampant sexual assault of farmworkers BY MATTHEW RENDA

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ctivists and elected officials both locally and at the state level are building momentum in their efforts to curb sexual assault against farmworkers, with new legislation and increased outreach to workers in the fields.

Now in its second year, the sexual assault prevention program Campos Seguros, initiated by Monarch Services in Watsonville, has made strides in raising awareness around the issue. Last year, the group educated 2,100 people—many of them migrant farm workers—with 15-minute presentations about sexual assault and domestic violence.

The group, which has built a

coalition of partners with nonprofits and in criminal justice, reached an additional 4,000 people this year— informing them of their option to fill out a confidential report should they be victimized.

“We are trying to reach out to migrant farmworkers and extend help to a segment of the community that is voiceless,” says Santa Cruz County Deputy District Attorney Rafael Vazquez, who is part of the Campos Seguros coalition. “They are targeted because they will not speak up. But there are steps to report these types of crimes.”

The progress that Campos Seguros has made locally could not have been timed better. A new California law will require sexual harassment

prevention training for farm labor contractors, supervisors and employees.

Last spring, cases of widespread sexual abuse in the American agricultural labor force received national and local media attention, including a Good Times cover story in April. Intake statistics show at least one or two new instances of sexual harassment and/or abuse of a woman in the fields occurs every week, according to a staff member from the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) who testified in front of the California Senate.

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1087 last August in hopes of curtailing the problem, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law on Sept. 28.

SB 1087 will also establish new legal authority for the California Farm Labor Commissioner to take action against farm labor contractors who engage in sexual harassment. Monning says the potential liability for companies that don’t comply will ensure that the issue is taken seriously among the agricultural community in California.

Mike Meuter, an attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) office based in Salinas, calls the law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, “a dramatic step forward,” but he also says more needs to be done.

“It’s not a silver bullet that anyone thinks is going to end sexual harassment overnight,” Meuter says.

There are many factors that make the farmworker population so vulnerable: language barriers, desperation for work, and a distrust of law enforcement agencies.

Unfortunately, those same cultural issues make changes, even under this new legislation, very difficult.

Nevertheless, Meuter believes sexual harassment newly mandated training will make a difference in services.

“Training is vitally important in the agricultural industry, and we heard from our clients that there was almost a complete lack of training or inadequate training at best,” Meuter says. “SB 1087 is a step forward. We are on the road to changing the culture in a lot of workplaces.”

NEW GROWTH Campos Seguros, which is

administered by Monarch Services Program Director Christina Soto, aims to assist in changing the insidious culture of sexual abuse by educating and empowering workers.

“We want to tell farm workers that it is OK to report without immigration implications,” Soto said.

Campos Seguros has formed a coalition of nonprofit workers and law enforcement officials, including representatives from Watsonville Police Department, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office and prosecutors in the Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office. Together, they host weekly workshops aimed at encouraging fieldworkers to perceive law enforcement as allies rather than representatives of an uncaring bureaucracy.

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NEWS BRIEFS STEALING CHRISTMAS Grinches didn’t wait for the holiday season to get into full swing before taking Christmas cheer this year.

Santa Cruz County Toys for Tots announced it has had two toy thefts from public donation boxes—one in Aptos on Monday, Nov. 24, and another in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Delilah Valdez, Toys for Tots coordinator, says the group did not file police reports because they did not have much to go on. But they did inform local firefighters, many of whom partner with Toys for Tots. They, in turn, contacted police officers and partners in law enforcement about the problem, Valdez says.

“Santa’s watching too!

Christmas and Karma—you don’t mess with that,” she says.

Toys for Tots distributes toys

to local churches, nonprofits, preschools and charities.

Organizers at first assumed that the theft was a fluke. But after the second incident, they worried something more sinister might be at play.

“It seemed to be there was a campaign to steal Christmas, or make things miserable for other people,” Valdez says.

“Santa Cruz has such a wellintentioned generosity that we are going to count on this year, but it’s unfortunate that there are these ill forces as well.”

Valdez says all drivers for Toys for Tots have identification and uniforms. The organization has been telling its collection holders how to tell the difference between a Toys for Tots driver and someone else.

“We’ve had systems that have held through the years, and stood firm for all these years,” Valdez says. “What it’s done is put our collection partners on more notice.”

READING IN The wheels are in motion for a possible new tax in Santa Cruz County. This one would fund library improvements in the county.

The cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley have all signed onto a new Library Facilities Financing Authority to finance construction and improvements that would aim to bring the Santa Cruz Public Library branches into the 21st century. It could take the form of a bond measure headed to voters in June 2015. Polls show there’s support for a $63 million measure in addition to the current local half-cent sales tax funding the libraries. The Library Facilities Financing Authority would also need to be approved by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.

CRAFT A VICTORY Sports fans depressed about watching a swarm of rabid Seahawks devour 49ers

quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s throwing arm (and his dignity) on Thanksgiving did still have something to cheer about over the weekend.

That would be the Santa Cruz Warriors bouncing back after a slow start to their season.

The Warriors have improved to 4-3, following back-to-back home wins in games against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

Forward Joe Alexander finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds in the Friday, Nov. 28 game, and shooting guard Elliot Williams put up 33 points on Sunday, Nov. 31.

Some of the more impressive performances lately have come from rookie point guard Aaron Craft, who finished the twogame stand with a combined 28 assists and 3 turnovers. That’s a big improvement over the first two games of the season, during which he combined for 14 assists and 8 turnovers.

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are part of Clayton’s regular business, the Santa Cruz Carriage Company. Clayton and his horses are hired for carriage rides for special events like weddings, funerals, and quinceañeras. He always looks for ways to bring the horses to the community, like the Santa Cruz County Fair, schools and to charity events.

Schoolchildren often take field trips to Wilder, and Clayton is more than happy to educate young students about farm life and how people lived during the gold rush, and of course, everything there is to know about horses.

“Randy considers the horses to be the community’s horses and he’s merely the steward,” Chip says. “He really uses his role and the horses’ role in the community, especially with kids, but all people, really educating them. The horses love to work, and he gives them a lot of opportunities, and they’re very social.”

Clayton also owns and operates a second business that revolves around the horses— Draft Horses For Hire. It focuses on manual labor jobs like logging, cleaning up forests and tilling soil on farms that don’t want to use tractors. He and the horses work hard together. For example, the horses often pull debris out of the San Lorenzo river, as they did last August.

“Horses are smart and strong,” Clayton says. “They work very hard, but they’re slow. They might take a half day or all day to pull logs, but they get the job done.”

As inseparable as Clayton is from his horses, he actually didn’t grow up with any, and he never worked with the animals until he was an adult. In the late 1970s, while in Oregon, he found a cheap cabin for rent.

It was on an old commune that had fallen to disrepair. They had draft horses, cows, sheep, and an herb garden. He soon began work at the commune.

“A bunch of people started this

commune in the Haight-Ashbury days in the late ’60s to get away from the establishment, go back to the land, raise your own food—self-reliant is what they were really trying to be,” Clayton says.

“They had all the infrastructure, but nobody was there. They were limping along. I just kept the horses fed, milked the cows, made cheese, made bread, that kind of thing.”

After a while, Clayton realized that he loved working with horses. He moved to Vermont, where he began logging with horses, and later did the same in New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon and California. Clayton started the Santa Cruz Carriage Company in 1989, and Draft Horses For Hire in 1991.

Clayton is very careful not to overwork his horses, which is why he is bringing the horses down for only four days this year, for about three hours each day.

“His horses come first. He has a relationship with his horses like a parent. He

really knows them individually,” Chip says.

“He really takes care of them. He’s really in tune with his horses. They’re his kids. He takes really good care of them. He knows them really well.”

Clayton’s wife, Chris, will be downtown with him, helping out with the carriage rides. Clayton says she’s a major part of the business, even though she has a whole other career as a realtor.

There’s one other thing Clayton and his horses do, and that is bring Santa to town on the annual Christmas parade.

“Santa is the last in the parade, and Santa comes on Randy’s horse and carriage,” Chip says. “That’s probably the most important thing that those horses do.

Santa’s important.”

For more information on carriage rides, including how to order tickets, visit downtownsantacruz.com.

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ven before Congressman Sam Farr steps up to the podium to give his opening speech at the 2014 Be B the Difference awards, the air inside the Hotel Paradox seemss energized by the presence off hun h ndreds d d off local l l volunteers. l t “Th here is just something about you people,” Farr tells the attend dees. “You can’t live here unlesss you volunteer for two or three things. There are more protessts in Santa Cruz County than New N York City. There’s just sometthing wonderful about the air here, and it’s in you.”

The e rest of the event is just as upb b beat, b it’s but i ’ hard h d not to notice e that among the legion of volu unteers and community leaderrs at the ceremony, all but a handfful are older, and many are

of retirement age and beyond d.

It begs the question: what is the future of philanthropy in Santa Cruz County? And will the next generation of communitty members step up and give back like so many have done in yea ars past? t?

According to the 2014 Santta Cruz County Community Assessment Project (CAP) report, the answer to the lattter question is an emphatic yes. In I fact, the report shows that a new generation of socially conscio ous givers locally are breaking the stereotypical notion that philanthropy and volunteerissm are reserved d for f older ld adults. d l The survey, conducted by Watsonville-based Applied Su Wa urvey Research, reports that althou ugh a higher percentage of respond dents

aged 45 and older gav ve money to charitable organiza ations in 2013 than other age groups, g their numbers have stagnated s or decreased in the last few years.

But among those surv veyed who were 44 years of age and younger, th number the b off respon ndents d t who gave charitable donations d increased by more th han ten percent since 2011.

According to a stud dy conducted by the Chronicle of Ph hilanthropy, using the most recent IRS data, Santa Cruz County ga ave just under $160 million in n charitable donations in 2012. Th hose under 44 years of age gave abo out 60 percent off the h total. l Volunteerism was no Vo n different.

The number of respon ndents surveyed under 44 cllaiming to have volunteered in i their

n doubled from community nearly 2011 to 2013. Among the older community activists, a the numbers have dwindle ed or stayed relatively close to theirr 2011 numbers.

Tech entre epreneur and local activist Sible ey Simon sees his peer group in in their th i 30s 30 and d 40s 40 giving back when w they can, but what excites him most is that millennials may m turn out to be the most generou us generation yet.

“While the ey are not as further along in theirr careers as some of the busine ess owners yet, I think nation nal and regional information shows s that the millennial ge eneration is way more commu unity-minded i i d d and d cooperative, and less divisive,” says Simon. “I “ think we will see that generatiion do way more for our society th han, let’s say, my

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Simon was nominated for a 2014 Be the Difference Award for his continued work to restore the Evergreen Cemetery in Harvey West, and for the many other local volunteer efforts he participates in.

But he wasn’t always such an avid social activist in Santa Cruz County.

He first moved to the area in 2007 from Washington D.C. with his wife, Nina, who now serves as the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH).

“Our first few years here, we weren’t very involved in the community,” says Simon. “But then as we gradually got involved with more, we just became so excited about a lot of the things going on in Santa Cruz.”

Soon after his wife became executive director of the MAH, they were taken on a tour of the Evergreen Cemetery. Simon immediately connected to the space, as his parents run a local history

museum in his rural hometown in Washington.

“I don’t think that I’d ever said, ‘Oh, I love local history,’” says Simon, “but when I feel very connected to a place, and intend to live here my whole life, then suddenly I want that feeling of knowing where this place came from.”

While working to rid the cemetery of weeds and restore it to its original state for the past three years, Simon discovered, and fell in love with, the culture of giving back in Santa Cruz County.

“I realized we have a real volunteer-driven and involved community, and from individuals to schools to businesses, everyone is involved in the charitable projects and the vision for the community that they want to see.”

As an entrepreneur, Simon doesn’t see his philanthropic and volunteer work as “giving back,” exactly, but as a new way for him to be involved in bold and exciting projects where social return, and not monetary gain, is the ultimate goal.

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WHO GIVES? <26 “I’ve had some degree of financial reward in my life, so frankly it’s often more exciting to accomplish things where that’s not the primary return, and where people are really just genuinely excited about what gets accomplished,” says Simon.

Through his efforts to restore Evergreen Cemetery, Simon became aware of the homeless issues in the county, as impacts from homeless encampments can be found at the site, and homeless volunteers often come and help him with the restoration. This led him to become involved with the Homeless Services Center and the 180/2020 initiative.

“That is very entrepreneurial, where it says: here’s the goal, and that goal is ending a third of homelessness across the county,” says Simon. “There’s literally a business model there, not just in social return and the lives saved, but in the money saved to the community.”

“I love dogs, and I want a dog, and I can’t have a dog, so the animal shelter is the next best thing,” says Blum.

Both Blum and Arenal find it a bit heartbreaking when the dogs they help are ultimately adopted, but they know it’s for the best.

“It’s good when we go back and all the dogs that we took out last week are gone and they got adopted,” says Arenal. “You feel like it was partly your help—that you helped them find a home.

The young duo believes that their desire to volunteer at the shelter is something they learned from their parents, and that they too will pass on the spirit of giving to the next generation.

“I feel like it just keeps passing on from generation to generation because the community is always going to need help,” says Arenal.

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Perhaps part of the reason young people are so involved in philanthropy and volunteerism in Santa Cruz County is the number of opportunities they have to do so— with causes reaching out specifically to their age group. Among the approximately 1,500 nonprofits in Santa Cruz County, there are some very unique organizations, such as the Teen Kitchen Project, which won special honors at the Be the Difference awards.

Founded in 2012 by local elementary school teacher Angela Farley, the Teen Kitchen Project aims to help teens learn the art of cooking, and provide healthy food to the critically ill.

Farley, whose son battled a rare form of cancer in 2011, knows all too well the struggles that come with a life-threatening illness. While her son was receiving treatments at UC San Francisco, Farley did a lot of commuting back and forth, and finding time to cook wasn’t always an option.

“Treatment can go for a long time,” says Farley. “Two months into it, we were eating a lot of takeout.”

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Representing the next generation of volunteers is UC Santa Cruz senior, Ketty Blum. Through the Santa Cruz Volunteer Center’s YouthSERVE program, Blum was paired with local teens to volunteer at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.

One of her mentees, Chase Arenal, a homeschooled high school freshman and aspiring veterinarian, meets Blum each week to give some much-needed attention to the dogs at the shelter. Although only 14, Arenal has been eager to volunteer for years.

“I’ve always wanted to go to the shelter because I live, like, a minute away, and when I was 8 I went to the shelter to volunteer and they said I had to be 14,” says Arenal. “So, when I turned 14, I went back, but they changed it to 18. Then I looked into it and found YouthSERVE, and now I work with Ketty.”

Blum calls her work at the animal shelter selfish because she enjoys working with dogs so much, and desperately wants one of her own, but the schedule of a college student isn’t so pet-friendly.

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worth of food at an auction, and gave it to Farley at one of the small weekly gatherings held to support her son through his treatments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember just crying when I received it,â&#x20AC;? says Farley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was grateful but I knew that this was something bigger. I knew there were other people out there going through the same challenges that could benefit from something like this.â&#x20AC;?

After her son was released from treatment and healthy, Farley sought out a way to help feed others going through what she had, but didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find much luck until a friend suggested she check out the Ceres Community Project in Sebastopol, California. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went to their website and saw these teens preparing meals, and thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I want to do,â&#x20AC;? says Farley.

She then contacted the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff and found out what she needed to do to make her vision a reality.

Farley connected with the owner of a commercial kitchen, as well as cooks and farms that would be willing to donate to her vision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody I asked pretty much said yes,â&#x20AC;? says Farley.

In September 2012, the Teen Kitchen Project was under way.

The project continues to expand its volunteer and client base, and currently employs about 30 teen volunteers who prepare more than 350 meals a week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delivery angels,â&#x20AC;? as Farley calls them, then deliver the meals to about 35 families across the county. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the people we deliver to

donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any other source of food support,â&#x20AC;? says Farley. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The food we give to them on Wednesdays is something they look forward to, to carry them through the week.â&#x20AC;?

Operating the Teen Kitchen Project brings Farley a lot of joy as she watches the teen volunteers hone their kitchen skills. She hears feedback from recipients about how the food is nourishing them, but it can also be tough at times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still sad when people pass away, or, for example, you deliver to someone you know, or a friend of a friend. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meaningful to be able to help them, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bittersweet.â&#x20AC;?

OLD GUARD Whatever the shift in the demographics of charity, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;old guardâ&#x20AC;? of philanthropy is still critical to local organizations that depend on giving. According to the CAP report, the percentages of respondents claiming to give charitable donations in the county were highest among those 65 years of age and older.

One of the best-known of those givers is Rowland Rebele, who says he learned the value of philanthropy from his father. Still, he feels as if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t truly become a giver until he moved to Santa Cruz County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very happy that I live in Santa Cruz because people are so caring about their fellow citizens,â&#x20AC;? says Rebele. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect that necessarily when I came here in 1979.â&#x20AC;?

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<30 known for his contributions to the Homeless Services Center, both monetarily and on the board of directors, Rebele is passionate about a number of causes in Santa Cruz County.

As a former newspaper publisher, Rebele knows the importance of open government meetings and an informed public in general. Because of his passion for free speech, he serves on the board of directors and contributes his money to the First Amendment Coalition, which provides free legal assistance and advice to journalists and concerned citizens.

“I think that having an informed public is the only way to preserve a democracy,” says Rebele.

Another cause that Rebele resonates with is the arts. He and his wife, Pat Rebele, avidly support the Santa Cruz Symphony and, just recently, the Catamaran Literary Reader—a new quarterly literary magazine based out of the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz.

“I think it has a great future, so I support it financially,” says Rebele.

After giving back so much of his time and resources to Santa Cruz County, Rebele finds that the biggest reward comes when the organizations he devotes himself to make a real difference in the community.

“The most rewarding thing is finding out from the organizations that we give to what their successes are, and whether they are meeting their mission,” says Rebele. “If I’m satisfied that they are meeting their mission, that is the reward. That is the satisfaction. It’s like making a financial investment in a business, or buying stock. When the stock goes up or when the business is successful, that’s the reward.”

Before deciding to give to an organization or cause, Rebele takes stock in their management and administration, just as he would with a business investment. If the organization is accountable and financially responsible, and the cause worthwhile, he is happy to support it.

“I think you need to know what

you’re giving to, and make sure that they are totally open and well accounted for,” says Rebele.

The spirit of giving back is not a characteristic that Rebele sees as inherent in certain people, but as a learned trait passed down to the next generation, as he learned to give from his dad.

“People are more interested in what you do than what you say, and when they see you giving back your time and your financial resources, I think they’re moved to model that behavior just like I was moved to model my dad’s behavior as a giver. I think the more we give as older adults, the more our kids and grandkids do the same, and I see that in my kids.”

Lying in the generation between Rebele and Simon, which according to the CAP report, is the second biggest age group of charitable donors in the county, is local venture capitalist and philanthropist Bud Colligan.

Like Rebele, Colligan feels that the spirit of giving is sown during one’s upbringing, which later blossoms with age.

“When you’re an adult, you start looking around at the things you really care about, whether it’s the arts, or the environment, or the hungry, or the homeless,” says Colligan.

In addition to the capital he provides for emerging businesses, Colligan gives to a variety of nonprofits in the county. Most recently, he and his wife provided the Tannery Arts Center with a notable gift to help them build a performing arts theatre.

Colligan and his wife chose to fund the new theatre so that the community can benefit from the performances and lectures that will one day be held there, and to preserve the historical legacy of the Tannery for generations to come.

Even though he has met with financial success in his own life, Colligan feels that socioeconomic status has little to do with an individual’s inclination to give back to the community.

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people who give enormously, even if they have very little,” says Colligan. “And there are so many different ways to give. It’s not just about money. It’s about organizing.

It’s about bringing people together to give small amounts of money, and creating momentum around ideas that benefit the community.

Whether a fundraiser raises $1,000 or $50,000, what’s really important is that people are working toward something that benefits something more than themselves.”

Colligan points to the multitudes of Santa Cruz County citizens who regularly contribute their time and skills to the realization of so many community projects like the Tannery’s future theatre, which, after 13 years of hard work, is set to be built by the summer of 2015.

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Similar to the tough cases she chose to take on as a criminal investigator, Chesnut is attracted to challenging causes, which others may see as hopeless. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the adrenalinseeking in me, much like when I was an agent.â&#x20AC;?

When a number of state parks were under threat of closure in 2009, Chesnut reached out to the California State Parks Association to see if they would be interested in a fundraising event that would bridge together smaller organizations, namely the Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were intrigued because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I had up my sleeve,â&#x20AC;? says Chesnut.

The park closures reminded Chesnut of the author, Douglas Brinkley, who, at the time, had just penned a book about Theodore Roosevelt and his role in establishing national parks.

She contacted the author, and he stopped in Santa Cruz to speak on his book tour, and helped Chesnut raise funds for the parks.

He even mentioned the potential park closures on a news program.

Through her efforts, Chesnut helped to raise $15,000, and established connections between organizations who had never interacted before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try to be a creative artist around fundraising, even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenging,â&#x20AC;? she says.

As a longtime fundraiser with a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in international studies and sociology, Chesnut has a strong theory about whether the spirit of giving back to the community is learned, or whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an innate characteristic in certain individuals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe we all come into this world inherently good, and either weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not all afforded the same opportunities of child rearing, or weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exposed to a certain culture or religion that is more closely knit,â&#x20AC;? says Chesnut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And things change, and tragedies happen. You lose a parent. You lose a pet. You are a victim of domestic violence or things like that. I think that changes you. It erodes away from the core of you being completely innocent and untainted. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the life experiences that either enrich you, and you get more compassionate, or you get really jaded.â&#x20AC;?

Although Chesnut feels that there is more of a tradition of donating to charitable foundations where she hails from on the East Coast, she sees the people of Santa Cruz County wanting to give more than just a check. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They really want to feel it and touch it. They are much more tactile about it,â&#x20AC;? says Chesnut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely more spirited here. It seems to be the mecca of nonprofit organizations, but interesting ones, and creative ones.â&#x20AC;?

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any body parts work together to make a song; diaphragms contract to bring air into the lungs, vocal folds vibrate, tongues and lips shape sounds. But with just a larynx and a mouth, we humans are limited.

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sound. The most promising route to solving the mystery may be through a celebrity anatomist and her fastpaced autopsies.

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Scientists still can’t account for all the body parts whales use to sing or how they’re orchestrated to produce sound. <38 comparative anatomy. She

she often has to cut a path into the carcass.

“Trying to get access to the part we need takes time and heavy machinery,” says Reidenberg, “and not every whale strands in an area where we can get the machinery.

Many times it’s a flash and burn kind of thing where you get in there, quickly grab what you need and get out.”

Her findings have many implications, from conservation to technology. “Whales live in a world of sound,” says Reidenberg. “How they communicate with each other or find food always involves sound in some way.” Scientists suggest noise pollution from ship engines and oil drilling have caused whale strandings, and it could disrupt their songs, which male baleen whales likely use to attract partners. “You can’t advertise that you’re ready to mate if there’s a ship making a noise in the same frequency range that you’re trying to sing in,” says Reidenberg. “It’s like trying to find a mate in a really loud, raucous party. No one can hear you doing this beautiful singing.” By studying their anatomy, we could learn whether or not whales can adapt to the noise pollution by singing in different frequencies.

The same research could inform future technology in underwater communication. “If you’re a diver and you want to talk to another diver, it’s really hard to do that, because your anatomy only allows you to make sounds in air,” says Reidenberg. “So if we had some sort of mechanism we could put on our throats and amplify the vibrations from the front of our neck, perhaps we could communicate underwater to each other in a more efficient manner.”

Dr. Reidenberg’s presentation will be 12:30 – 1:40 p.m., Dec. 10, in room 101 of the Natural Sciences Annex on the UCSC campus. 459-4986. Free.

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didn’t earn her celebrity status among science fans in the lecture hall, though. Reidenberg is best known for explaining and exploring the inner workings of large animals on Inside Nature’s Giants, a series of natural history documentaries where viewers have watched her dissect everything from racehorses to 65-foot fin whales.

Reidenberg has appeared in many other national documentaries and television shows, and even had a spread in Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, O. Though she has disassembled all sorts of creatures, her main interest is in aquatic animals like whales. On Dec. 10 at UCSC, she’ll discuss how baleen whales produce their haunting serenades during her presentation, “The Secret of a Sexy Cetacean Song: Loud, Low, Lyrical, Loquacious, Layered, Long and Looping.”

“The trick with whales is that they’re carrying around evolutionary baggage from having been land animals,” says Reidenberg.

Because they evolved from aquatic dog-like creatures that existed over 50 million years ago, whale bodies bear the stamp of their terrestrial beginnings. Unlike fish that swim side-to-side, whale bodies undulate up and down like dogs and horses, and, similarly, they make noise with air. But they can’t just open their mouths while underwater. One of the adaptations they’ve evolved to sing while submerged, Reidenberg explains, is a kind of internal drum.

“The larynx has been modified through evolution to have a sac in front of it,” says Reidenberg, “and we think that sac is acting like a drumhead, which helps transfer the vibrations to water.”

Reidenberg studies these structures and others by dissecting whale carcasses, which aren’t easy to work with. When a whale beaches, it’s only a short time before the tide reclaims the body. The dissection is physically demanding, too, as

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n a dimly lit stage in Seattle, comedian Mike Birbiglia appears on the verge of tears as he stands up from his stool and reaches for a revelation about himself and his relationships. It’s a heartfelt moment, of course, and the end of the show, too.

So much of comedy is about surprising one’s audience—great comedians often lead up to a climax; their strongest joke, one the audience couldn’t see coming. So, scrap the joke: what could be more surprising, and therefore funnier, than building up to something else entirely?

“That was definitely our aim, when I worked with my director Seth Barrish, to land on something that the whole show builds towards,” explains Birbiglia of his one-man show My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, which was released on CD and as a Netflix Original last year. “We always try to start with an ending … and then build backwards, so that everything, whether the audience realizes it or not, is building toward that moment.

We’re really proud of that.”

The show’s off-Broadway stint helped Birbiglia build a reputation, not just as a seasoned comic, but as monologist and a storyteller. Still,

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Birbiglia calls himself “a little bit of an underdog in the comedy world,” explaining that thankfully he can still take the subway or ride the bus without getting hassled. It would be hard, after all, for a comedian to relate to his audience once he’s essentially become a goofy rock star with a private jet.

But really, as far as being an “underdog” goes, the writer, director, and star of the 2012 film Sleepwalk With Me is just being unassuming.

For example, when comedian Colin Quinn, a Saturday Night Live alum, came to the Rio Theatre last May, the room was about half-full. Birbiglia

sold out his show on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Rio within a month, forcing the theatre to add a second show for the same night.

“I was shocked when that happened. I’ve never been to Santa Cruz,” Birbiglia says. (Perhaps we could give some credit to this town’s public radio crowd, as Birbiglia has appeared on shows like This American Life, Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me and Fresh Air.) Birbiglia’s unassuming nature runs deep in his comedy—to the point where he occasionally resembles his awkward middle-school self, at least onstage. In My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, he even walks the audience through the seventh grade days when he talked with his crush Lisa on the phone about homework every day and would try to make her laugh.

Slowly, they grew closer.

One day, Birbiglia remembers vividly, Lisa told him, “Mike you’ve gotta stop, I’m gonna pee myself.”

“I was like, ‘Wow.’ This was the closest I had ever come to a vagina,” he says onstage.

“That comes from a very real place,” Birbiglia tells GT. “As a kid, I was never an alpha male. I didn’t have physical prowess or dazzling athletic ability. I was pretty funny. I could make people laugh, but really more in private.”

For the most part, though, Birbiglia’s witticisms didn’t go over in large groups during those early years. Often, classmates’ jokes like “Hey, you’re gay” got bigger laughs than observational comedy.

“I actually think that’s one of the misconceptions about comedians,” he says. “People always ask me: ‘Oh, were you the class clown in school?’ I always say, ‘No, I think the class clown is in jail right now.

The class clown is a sociopath.’

There’s a degree to which your sense of humor grows as you get older. When you’re a kid, thoughtful observations are not very popular at school. The guy who makes a joke in gym class and whacks people with a wet towel is very popular. When you get older, that guy is in jail.”

INFO: 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., Sun., Dec. 7, Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz. 423-8209. $26.25-$42.

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Goapele focuses her sound, hangs with Snoop on new album ‘Strong as Glass’BY CAT JOHNSON

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akland singer-songwriter Goapele is known for the eclecticism of her hiphop inspired, neo-soul sound. But her new album, Strong as Glass, the fifth of her career, is a straightforward soul record—which is exactly what she needed it to be.

“I wanted an album that felt a little more cohesive, genre-wise,” she says. “There are so many influences that come out in my music, and I wanted to be a little more focused on this project, so you could just listen to the album straight through.”

Goapele, whose full name is Goapele Mohlabane, says the new

record is made up of love songs from different perspectives, including romantic, familial and societal.

“Part of it is me saying, ‘What can I say that’s going to make a difference?’” she says. “That feels powerless sometimes, but I know that everything we do in our lives does trickle somehow into a larger pool, and I just hope to be a part of that.”

Thematically, Goapele has always explored charged social issues including women’s rights, street violence and racial equality. She was exposed to the idea of music as a tool for social change at an early age—growing up in a community of South African exiles in the East Bay,

she spent time with some of the most celebrated musicians to come out of Apartheid-era South Africa, including Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.

The shared experience of being forced out of their country created an unspoken connection between the artists and the extended community of South Africans.

“Leaving South Africa and living in exile forced people that weren’t family to become part of a larger community and feel like family immediately,” she says, “even if you didn’t know each other well.”

As a young girl, her first performances were singing Sweet Honey in the Rock songs a capella. By

the time she was in junior high, she was lending her voice to community gatherings, including workshops for women and girls’ empowerment.

“That was my natural contribution, and I could see the effect that music had on people,” she says. “It immediately struck a musical chord and connection between people. I’ve felt it since.”

In her own house, Goapele’s parents listened to a lot of Bob Marley, Roberta Flack and Nina Simone. When she started building her own music collection, Goapele gravitated toward Anita Baker, Stevie Wonder, EPMD and Digital Underground. These influences can all be heard in her music, and at the center of it all is her strong, clear and lovely voice.

Strong As Glass was produced by Keith Harris, who has worked with a who’s-who roster of artists, including Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the Black Eyed Peas. The album has plenty of smooth neo-soul tunes that spotlight Goapele’s vocal talents, including “My Love,” a mid-tempo jam with soul singer-songwriter Eric Benet. But there are a few upbeat songs as well, including “Hey Boy,” a laid-back, old-school groove featuring Snoop Dogg. Goapele says Snoop brought a great, down-to-earth presence to the project.

“With the type of retro West Coast vibe ‘Hey Boy’ has, it was the perfect song and he added so much to it,” she says.

Goapele believes her success as an indie artist—she self-released her debut album, Closer, in 2001—has much to do with the support she received early in her life. At a recent concert at the Oakland School for the Arts, she was amazed at all the talented young people.

“You see what a difference it makes when people have access to music education and resources in the creative arts,” she says. “I can still remember teachers that pushed me really hard and were the first influences for me knowing how to have follow-through. That is so important in entertainment, because entertainment is such an up-anddown career.”

Goapele will perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 423-1338.

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‘BLUE MIND’ BOOK READING As Santa Cruzans who live by the sea, many of us generally love the ocean.

But why—why are humans drawn to the big blue? Author Wallace Nichols explores how the emotional, behavioral, psychological and physical connects us with water, and how it can affect our lives. Special guests, including KAZU radio host Lisa Ledin, will read from Nichols’ New York Times bestselling work, “Blue Mind.” Based in Santa Cruz, Nichols is a marine biologist and research associate at the California Academy of Sciences and co-director of Ocean Revolution. Food and beverages will be available and space is limited.

Info: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 3.

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WEDNESDAY 12/3 ARTS MOUNTAIN SPIRIT WRITING GROUP Let creative writing prompts inspire you to tell your story. It’s time to write. Meet the first Wednesday of every month. 5 - 7 p.m.

Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton. 3357700. $15.

AUTHOR OF BLUE MIND TO GIVE READING Santa Cruz-based marine biologist and author Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D, will read from his new book “Blue Mind” and sign copies. KAZU radio host Lisa Ledin and special guests will read passages from “Blue Mind”, followed by a Q&A with the author. Food and beverages may be purchased before and after readings. Seating is limited; call or email to reserve your place. 6:30 - 8 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. 426-8801. Free

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“The only rule is that there are no rules.” That’s what makes Speakeasy Improv Theater so much fun—what they perform is all up to you. This Saturday, the troupe will create scenes, vignettes and a complete play, all entirely impromptu. For those Santa Cruz audiences who relish getting involved in the show itself, embark on the journey of improvised storytelling with Mo Kremer, formerly of the ScripTease Improv and Blonde troupe; Leslie Rogers, who has performed far and wide across the U.S. and South Africa; Paula Alder from the local Improverts; and Karen Menehan of Six Wheel Drive. All in all, there’s a half-century of on-the-spot creative experience on the stage.

Info: 6 and 8 p.m., Dec. 6, The Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz. 429-2339.

CELEBRITY BARTENDER FUNDRAISER Featuring James Durbin and more. Benefits local nonprofit Rising International and all proceeds will go to keep children safe from human trafficking locally and globally.

5 - 9 p.m. Louie’s Cajun Kitchen & Bourbon Bar, 110 Church St., Santa Cruz. www. risinginternational.org/celebrityfun. Donation.

MAKE DELECTABLE EDIBLE GIFTS Join Licensed Nutritionist and Chef Rebecca Hazelton and Dr. Holly German for a fun class on making healthy, delectable, edible holiday gifts. You’ll also learn about the positive health benefits of all of the ingredients used in class. Preregistration is required. 6 - 7:30 p.m. New Leaf Community Markets, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. newleafwestside.eventbrite.com, $25.

GROUPS 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. Child Care activities provided. 6 - 7:30 p.m. 1685 Commercial

SATURDAY 12/6 BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA CRUZ HOLIDAY CRAFT & FOOD FAIR It’s getting to be about that time of year—you’re scouring your brain for innovative, creative gift ideas and nothing seems just right. Giving a homemade gift that also benefits a worthy cause? Now that’s the holiday spirit. This Saturday, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz hosts their annual holiday craft fair following the downtown parade. Children will sell their own creations, everything from candy to baked goods, greeting cards, pet treats, surf accessories and more. In addition to this sale, the club is hosting an Indiegogo campaign to raise money toward a trip to Disneyland. For every donation made, the teens will do an act of kindness in the community—help spread kindness with more kindness!

Info: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz, 543 Center St., Santa Cruz.

Donate at indiegogo.com/projects.

Way, Santa Cruz. 425-4030 24hr: 888-9004232 wcs-ddm.org. Free.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP Support group for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. Meets from 12:30-2:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month (except holidays). Please join us for an opportunity to interact with others in a friendly, supportive environment and to hear speakers on a variety of topics. Inner Light Ministries, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel.

708-2906. Free.

MUSIC CABRILLO PIANO ENSEMBLE Join the Cabrillo Piano Ensemble in a variety of classical and popular music for multiple pianos, from duets to their signature “monster concert” repertoire for up to 40 hands at 20 pianos at once. Directed by Susan Bruckner. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. vapa.cabrillo.edu. $10 general, $7 seniors, $5 students, $4 Cabrillo >50 SAC cardholders.

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LA VIRGEN DEL TEPEYAC El Teatro Campesino returns with its biennial spectacle of vibrant live music, sacral theater, and Aztec dance, “La Virgen del Tepeyac.” Adapted by Luis Valdez, the Christmas play dramatizes the four apparitions of Our lady of Guadalupe to the Indian messenger Juan Diego in 1531 in a re-enactment of the miraculous events that inspired the religious rebirth of indigenous Mexico. Presented in Spanish with staging and a message that transcend language, the show runs Nov. 28-Dec. 21. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 8 - 10 p.m.

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BUSINESS GIVING & GETTING WITH OSH AND TOYS FOR TOTS Checking off your holiday to-do or gift list at your local Orchard Supply Hardware store? On Thursday, Dec. 4, you can bring a new, unwrapped toy donation for Toys for Tots and receive a special surprise to use that day while shopping in-store. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Capitola Orchard Supply Hardware Store, 1601 41st Ave., Capitola. 475-7701 Free, cost of toy.

CLASSES WORKSHOP: ALTERING PERCEPTION, ACTIVATING IMAGINATION An evening afternoon of experience and interaction facilitated by Jeanne Rosen and David Lakein. Dec 4, 6-9 p.m. and Dec. 7 1-5 p.m.

Both days take place in downtown Santa Cruz. Locations provided after receiving RSVP. RSVP and questions call 773-9712406, the.org.nonprofit@gmail.com. Space is limited. 6 - 9 p.m. Downtown Santa Cruz.

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SCHOOL DAY TOURS AT GATEWAY SCHOOL Tour our K-8 campus and meet students, faculty, parents, and our Head of School. Experience firsthand how our students develop their creativity through our robust technology, art and music programs, and how

they learn to become responsible and engaged world citizens. Reservations encouraged but not required to the Admissions Office at 4230341 ext. 302 or admissions@gatewaysc.org. 9 - 11 a.m. Gateway School, 126 Eucalyptus Ave., Santa Cruz. Free.

FOOD & DRINK LIGHTHOUSE HOLIDAY LIGHTING The third annual Lighthouse Lighting will flip the switch on holiday lights on the Walton Lighthouse at the Santa Cruz Harbor. The event will benefit O’Neill Sea Odyssey. 4 - 6 p.m. Harbor Room, Crow’s Nest Restaurant. $50.

GROUPS SELF CARE AND EMPOWERMENT FOR CAREGIVERS Guided visualizations, discussions, personal writing, and empowerment circles will help re-energize, heal, and fortify your spirit. Please email me with any questions: lovechris@earthlink.net 1 - 3 p.m.

Santa Cruz Reiki Center in Ben Lomond. $10.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS SCOTTS VALLEY Newcomers: please come 15 min. early to get acquainted. www. naranoncalifornia.org/norcal. 7 - 8:30 p.m.

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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.

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WOMENCARE: LAUGHTER YOGA Laughter yoga for women with cancer meets the first and third Thursdays. Call WomenCARE to register: 457-2273. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Free.

OUTDOORS TRAIL RUNNING FILM FESTIVAL An evening of the latest and greatest films showcasing the challenges, beauty and community of trail running. Sponsored by the Treadmill, proceeds benefit the Ventana Wilderness Alliance. 5 - 9 p.m. Lighthouse Cinemas, 525 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove.

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FRIDAY 12/5 ARTS MY THREE ANGELS Mountain Community Theater presents the warmhearted holiday comedy “My Three Angels” by Samuel and Bella Spewack. This production is directed

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Three convicts come to the aid of a family in need. Chaos ensues, and matters are set aright as the benevolent scoundrels prove themselves to be angels to the grateful family.

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FIRST FRIDAY OPEN HOUSE AND COMPLINE SING As part of the 150th Anniversary of the oldest standing church in Santa Cruz, the parish hall and church will be open for historical displays and docent tours, culminating at 9:00pm with a traditional compline, contemplative chorale music.

Walking tour of the area and historic church on Saturday at 1 p.m. 6 - 9:30 p.m. Calvary Episcopal Church (little red church) Lincoln and Center in Santa Cruz. Free.

FIRST FRIDAY FELTON ART WALK Mountain Spirit is excited to host Nico Saich’s beautiful handcrafted jewelry of stone, shell and sea glass. Join downtown Felton for a night of local flare. 6 - 9 p.m. Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton. 335-7700. Free.

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Info: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz.

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CABRILLO WINTER DANCE CONCERT The Cabrillo Dance Department presents the annual Winter Dance Concert featuring new works for students exploring the range of their dynamic creativity and physical exuberance.

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Cabrillo Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. $14 general, $12 seniors/ students, $6 Cabrillo SAC cardholders.

MUSIC CABRILLO JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS BIG BANDS & JAZZ COMBOS The Cabrillo Big Band and Jazz Combos perform a wide variety of standard and jazz arrangements, with Latin and Rock and Roll styles as well.

Directed by Jon Nordgren. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. $10 general, $9 seniors/students, $4 Cabrillo SAC cardholders.

CABRILLO YOUTH STRINGS/CHAMBER ENSEMBLE CONCERT An evening of classical and modern music for chamber ensembles featuring the Cabrillo Youth Strings, Festival Strings and contemporary ensembles. Directed

by Susan C. Brown. 7 - 9 p.m. Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. $10 general, $8 students, $4 seniors, $4 Cabrillo SAC cardholders, 15 yrs and under free.

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PRESENTS MUSIC FOR THE FEAST OF CHRISTMAS A Santa Cruz tradition. Herald in the season with world-renowned Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus and Brass. Includes carol sing-along as well as choral masterworks and seasonal selections. Directed by Cheryl Anderson. 8 - 10 p.m. Holy Cross Church, 126 High St., Santa Cruz. 479-6154. $23 general, $21 seniors/students, $19 Cabrillo SAC cardholders.

SAGITTARIUS FULL MOON BALL Featuring Slugs N’ Roses and Achilles Wheel. 8 - 11 p.m.

Don Quixote’s. info@thewheelcompany.com. $12 advanced or $15 at the door.

SATURDAY 12/6 ARTS WEST COAST SWING DANCE PARTY W/ CHUCK & PAT Come join us for our First Saturday of the month Dance Party at our new location. We play “Traditional” West Coast Swing music. If you like you can bring something to share. 7 - 11 p.m. Santa Cruz Market Street Theater, 222 Market St., Santa Cruz chuck@gonnadance.com. $10.

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HOLIDAY BOOK SALE Come find a treasure for the book lover in your life. The Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries will be hosting a Holiday Book Sale during and after the Santa Cruz Holiday Parade. Get your holiday shopping done early. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Rittenhouse Building. friends@santacruzpl.org. Free.

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HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAAR FOR EVERYONE Local artisans, crafters, gifts, toys, antiques, collectibles, bakers, confectioners, something for everyone. Also this year local wine and beer tasting too. Free pictures with Santa (your camera). Hope to see you there. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St., Santa Cruz. 419-5652. Free / booths extra.

STORYTIME The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is holding an event called Storytime for all children. Feel free to join us for natural-themed stories, games, songs, crafts, and the opportunity to explore the museum. Free with admission ($4 adult, $2 students, seniors and kids under 18 are free).

10:30 - 11:15 a.m. 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 420-6115. $4 or free for kids under 18.

HOLIDAY ART AND CRAFT FAIRE Santa Cruz County Parks annual Holiday Art and Craft Faire. Local artists and craftspeople showcase a wide variety of handmade items, including glass, jewelry, ornaments, journals,

chocolates, soaps, wallets, bags, photographs and cards, biscotti, and hand-knitted items.

Come on by to find that perfect last-minute gift, or something for yourself. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 979 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Simpkins Family Swim Center Community Room. Free admission and parking.

CALVARY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE OLD DAYS WALKING TOUR As part of the 150th Anniversary of the oldest-standing church in Santa Cruz, local historian Ross Gibson leads a tour, starting at the front entrance to the church on Center Street. We’ll walk around the neighborhood visiting historical homes, and end in the Parish hall, where he will entertain us on the piano with period songs.

Open house historical display and docents in both the hall and the church.1 - 5 p.m.

Calvary Episcopal Church (little red church) Lincoln & Center. Free/donation. Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton. 335-7700.

ANNUAL CHILDREN’S HOLIDAY CRAFT & FOOD FAIR After the Downtown Parade, come enjoy some holiday shopping while supporting young entrepreneurs. Children 18 and under sell their own handmade creations including arts, crafts, jewelry, clothing, soap, candles, surf accessories, pet treats, greeting cards, baked goods, jams, hot drinks and more. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz. Free.

CAPITOLA TREE LIGHTING Holiday open house and tree lighting in Capitola Village.

Face painting, caroling, performances, kids crafts, over $25K in prize drawings, window decorating contest, tasty bites and sweet treats provided by Shadowbrook, Paradise Beach Grille. The Christmas Fairy, great holiday shopping and more. Free 3 hour parking. 1 - 5:30 p.m. Capitola Village.

MEDEA BENJAMIN Co-founder of CodePink for Peace, Medea Benjamin, who recently returned from a trip to Iran, will speak on: Beyond War: Building a Brand New Peace Movement, followed by Q&A. Medea will also join the United Nations Association of Santa Cruz for their Human Rights Day Fair in downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and address human rights worldwide in Abbott Square, at the MAH, on Cooper Street. 7 - 8 p.m.

Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. Donation.

CLASSES PLANT SPIRIT MEDICINE AND SHAMANIC JOURNEYING: WELCOMING WINTER As the season begins to change, come learn about Winter and the Element of

SATURDAY 12/6 FIREWALKING SEMINAR If getting back to the gym, trying various juice cleanses, and avoiding leftovers like the plague isn’t helping you detox from the turkey meal, here’s an event that will shock that sluggish feeling right out of you. This Saturday, one of the world’s top firewalkers, Claudia Weber, will lead an empowerment seminar on how to conquer fears by walking over hot coals. For centuries, people have used the ancient art to overcome their limits.

Watsonville Taiko drummers will perform during the seminar, which focuses on internal enlightenment and the body’s senses; firewalking is not required.

Water, which points us to that quiet space within ourselves where our unique essence resides. Be guided on a shamanic journey to the "dream time" where the plant spirits are waiting to share their wisdom. Those wishing to participate in the journey process, please bring a blanket and pillow. 10 a.m. - Noon. Galleria Wellness Center, 740 Front St., Suite 250, Santa Cruz. marilynberta@gmail.com. Donation $5 - $10.

MUSIC 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.

6 - 9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. www. davenportroadhouse.com, 426-8801. Free.

OUTDOORS SANTA CRUZ LIGHTED BOAT PARADE The 29th annual Lighted Boat Parade will light up the Santa Cruz night on Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. This free event is a fun celebration for everyone, young and old. This year’s theme is Festival of Lights. Along with the lighted boat parade, there will be food and music. The Lighted Boat Parade can be viewed from either side of the harbor

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SATURDAY 12/6 MAH’S RED BALL People don’t throw parties like they used to, and while this isn’t a “red wedding” (thank goodness), the Museum of Art & History invites locals to celebrate the city’s crown jewel of art, events, and, of course, history. The other red ball is the enormous sculpture on the corner of Cooper Street, but this Red Ball is the kind you get to dress up for. Celebrate another year of bringing together a community of art lovers with cocktails, dining, dancing, and fun. The evening’s festivities will include a silent auction and a live auction, a dance show by the Modern Dance Collective and a cornucopia of eats provided by Feast for a King. Ticket sales benefit the museum’s programs and exhibitions.

Info: 6 – 10 p.m., Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. 429-1964. Tickets $150 at Santacruzmah.org

SPIRITUAL THE EMERGENCE OF THE WORLD TEACHER AND THE ROLE OF UFOS Free showing of a video and a compelling public talk given by Benjamin Creme, author and chief editor of Share International Magazine.

Video will be followed by a brief Transmission Meditation. 2 - 4 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Room #4, 301 Center St. Santa Cruz. 426-1061. Free.

SUNDAY 12/7 ARTS 11TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS TREE TRIMMING Families are invited to join

us for an old-fashioned Christmas kick-off by making ornaments, decorating cookies, making cornhusk angels, designing wreaths and other greenery, and stringing popcorn.

Decorate the museum’s Christmas tree and take some home for your own tree. Snacks are provided. Thank you to our sponsors Redwood Resort, W/A Insurance, & Joe’s Bar. Noon - 4 p.m. San Lorenzo Valley Museum. 338-8382.

Free, but $5 per family donation appreciated.

JINGLE SHELLS ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Shop for ocean and nature-themed gifts, enjoy musical performances, and explore our exhibit hall during the excitement of the holidays. Noon - 5:30 p.m. Seymour Discovery Center, 100 Schaffer Road, Santa Cruz. 4593800. $8 Adult, $6 Student/Senior/Child, Children under 2 and under free.

HOLIDAY GIFT SHOW Gift show featuring handmade one-of-a-kind jewelry, silk scarves, ornaments, preserves and candy, baby quilts, woodblock print cards, felted soaps, garlands, terrariums and decorative cloth bags. All items by local artisans.

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channel between the Murray Street Bridge and the lighthouse. The parade will take place rain or shine. More than 30 boats of all sizes and styles are expected to participate. Parade will also be broadcast live on KSCO radio. 5:30 - 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor. Free.

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‘Tis the Season to Celebrate Santa Cruz’s Newest Theater Venue Join the Tannery Arts Center and the Santa Cruz Warriors in a holiday open house at the Kaiser Permanente Arena to celebrate the beginning of the Colligan Theater construction at the Tannery Arts Center

Beverages and treats for all guests. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. Azhar Hair Design, downtown at 507 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. 288-0670.

7TH ANNUAL ARTISAN GIFT FAIR All ages welcome to a unique sale of local, handmade gifts, all $25 and less! Shop local this year and find one-of-a-kind-items for everyone on your list. Finish all your holiday shopping as you support local artists. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Veterans Hall, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz.

688-8862. Free admission.

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Sunday, December 7, 2014 3 pm to 5 pm Kaiser Permanente Arena Free Hot Cider and Holiday Cookies, generously donated by Whiting’s Foods

Preview of Tales From The Tannery, an exclusive Dunbar Production

Live performances by the Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center and the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker

Hear from speakers from the Tannery Arts Center and the Jewel Theatre Company

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GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL After more than 130 years in Santa Cruz, the German-American Club continues with its aim of offering European traditions for its city and region to experience. The club is again holding its annual Christmas event for the general public, which is a Weihnachts Markt or Christmas Boutique, with a Gingerbread House Contest, Bilingual storytelling for kids, handicraft items to purchase, desserts with coffee or tea. Participate in the contest yourself or just visit for fun. (Note: Storytime at 1:00 p.m.) www. germanamericanclubsantacruz.com. 10 a.m.

- 4 p.m. German-American Club Hall, 230 Plymouth St., Santa Cruz. 332-0832. Free.

MUSIC AUTOHARP VIRTUOSO ADAM MILLER IN CONCERT A masterful entertainer who never fails to get his audience singing along, George Winston calls him “one of the great auto harpists and folksingers of our times.” 2 - 4:30 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $10.

OUTDOORS JINGLE BELL ROCK 5K - TOYS FOR TOTS Join us for the 7th Annual Jingle Bell Rock 5K Run or Walk on Dec. 7 at San Lorenzo Park.

There’s a 1K for the kids and prizes for best holiday running costume and best-dressed holiday canine. This fun event is a toy drive for Toys for Tots of Santa Cruz County. Course is on the levee trails following along the San Lorenzo River. Hot chocolate and holiday treats for all participants and a lot of good fun. 9 - 11 a.m. San Lorenzo Park. Info@finishlineproduction.com $25 plus a new unwrapped toy. Kids 1K is free with toy, $5 without toy

MONDAY 12/8 GROUPS LOCAL TOASTMASTERS CLUB SEEKS MEMBERS The club strives to improve members’ public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive environment. Guests welcome. Meets Mondays. Noon - 1 p.m.

Goodwill Conference Room, 350 Encinal St., Santa Cruz. 440-9835; tvrein@gmail.com $50 membership.

TUESDAY 12/9 ARTS CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT PRESENTS IMPROV FOLLIES Theatre Arts improvisation students perform fun and thought-provoking skits as their final exam.

7 - 9 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. Donations requested at the door.

BUSINESS TECHRAISING PRESENTS: HOW BIG DATA IS CHANGING YOUR BUSINESS Join Colin Zima, chief analytics officer at Looker, for an insightful discussion of Big Data and Business Intelligence. Zima’s talk will cover the state of big data and business intelligence. 6:30 - 9 p.m. NextSpace 101 Cooper St., Santa Cruz. http://www.meetup.com/Santa-CruzTechRaising/events/213532172/. Free.

WATER TOUR: WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Find out about wastewater collection environmental compliance, treatment processes, and laboratory functions for monitoring and compliance at the Coastal Watershed Council’s December water tour of the Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Space is limited. RSVP today by calling CWC at 464-9200 or emailing tours@coastalwatershed.org. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Plant, 110 California St., Santa Cruz. 464-9200 or tours@coastalwatershed.org. Free.

SPIRITUAL WHY DID THE DIVINE BECOME HUMAN? WHY NOT MANAGE EARTH FROM AFAR? An interactive presentation with music, lecture, discussion and refreshments. 7 - 9 p.m. Villa Maria del Mar Retreat Center, 21918 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. Reception Desk 475-1236.

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If the Watergate Sandals surf-culture-meets-Nixon name isn’t enough to convince you they’re all about having fun, consider their cranked-up, frenetic mix of garage, surf and punk.

Or how about the term they coined themselves to describe their genre: scooter rock.

“There’s surf rock, and some bands like to say they’re skate rock,” explains guitarist Izzy Kaufman. “It’s like, what are we? We’re scooter rock. We tried to roll with that.”

The band started as an outlet for UCSC college buddies, but the more they bashed out tunes, the more “serious” things got.

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“We just wanted to get drunk and play loud music, and have music for friends to mosh to,” Kaufman says.

“We were jamming one day, and this dude offered us a show. So we kept on practicing. Does that mean we’re a band now?”

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They recorded a four-song EP, Sloppy Seconds, which they uploaded to their Bandcamp. It was pretty far over on the lo-fi end of the spectrum—as in, even the four-track they bought to record their newest songs is a step up.

“It’s going to be a little bit more coherent. You’ll definitely be able to hear the parts a little more, but it’s still going to have an echo-y, subtly lo-fi sound,” says Kaufman. “Recently we’ve tried to incorporate elements of psychedelic and folk rock—maybe a little stoner rock in there, too—but in the long run, it’s just music that’s fun to dance to.” AARON CARNES

INFO: 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10.

Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $8. 429-6994.

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WEDNESDAY 12/3 ROCK

SALLIE FORD As frontwoman for the rockabillyinspired, Portland-based rock band Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside, Sallie Ford garnered vocal comparisons to Billie Holiday, Tom Waits and Bessie Smith. When the band decided to take a break to try new projects, Ford put together an all-girl band with Cristina Cano on keyboard, Anita Lee Elliott on bass, and Amanda Spring on drums. Her new band's debut release, Slap Back, is what Ford describes as “an ode to all the babe rockers,” including Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, PJ Harvey and Heart. CAT JOHNSON INFO: 9 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $12/adv, $15/door. 603-2294.

THURSDAY 12/4 CELTIC

WINTERDANCE CELTIC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION The holidays are all about music, fun, dance and joy. What better way to

experience all that than with a Celtic Christmas festival? The band Molly’s Revenge, a traditional acoustic Celtic trio (bagpipe, guitar, fiddle), along with vocalist Christa Burch and dance troupe the Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers are putting on an evening of festive fun. Molly’s Revenge and Burch will be selecting a whole array of holiday tunes, old and new, and from all over the globe—giving them a Celtic twist. All the performers are from California, but are well-studied in the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland and are booked regularly at Celtic-themed events in the region.

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INFO: 7:30 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy 9, Felton. $17/adv, $20/door. 335-2800.

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KATE MCGARRY & KEITH GANZ An acclaimed jazz vocalist with a Grammy nomination to her name, Kate McGarry is a soulful and creative vocalist who finds the sweet spot between folk music and jazz traditions. With a degree in AfricanAmerican music and jazz, McGarry has worked with a number of artists, including jazz luminaries Fred Hersch

and Kurt Elling. Her husband and longtime musical collaborator Keith Ganz is a virtuoso guitarist who provides a nuanced and graceful musical foundation for the duo, and together, they create inventive and heartfelt music. CJ INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 427-2227.

FRIDAY 12/5 SKA

INSPECTOR Right now Mexico is crazy about ska. Seriously, they love it, and the ska bands there are huge. One of these bands, from Monterrey, is Inspector. They got their start in the mid ’90s, but are still going strong to this day. Their 2013 video for “Osito Dormilon” has more than a million-and-a-half views. How many ’90s American ska bands have a 2013 video with that many views?

(And Inspector isn’t even the biggest ska band in Mexico!) The band is an energetic group with horns and the whole nine yards. They fuse the classic British two-tone sound with soul and Mexican pop. Anyone who loves ska or rock en español (or

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both) will love these guys. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 479-1854.

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ERIC HUTCHINSON A mention by gossiper Perez Hilton catapulted singer-songwriter-pianist Eric Hutchinson into the top 10 on iTunes. But the beauty of Hutchinson’s music is much more subtle than that

INFO: 8 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 423-1338.

SATURDAY 12/6 VARIETY SHOW

AIMEE MANN CHRISTMAS SHOW You can’t keep something locked up forever if it is dying to come out. After going on hiatus for three years, Aimee Mann is bringing back this once-annual Christmas variety show with the help of Ted Leo, her bandmate in the Both.

Featuring a combination of Christmas classics, original music, comedy, videos and sketches, there will be something for everybody. These shows also tend to have special guests— previous shows have featured everyone from Weird Al Yankovic to Amos Lee,

Jeff Goldblum to Rachael Yamagata—so be prepared for some fun surprises. BP INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $26.25/general, $42/gold.

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MONDAY 12/8 DOOM METAL

BLACK COBRA As thick and dynamic as San Francisco sludge-metal group Black Cobra is, they are only two guys; a drummer and a guitarist, and that’s it. No bassist. (Ironically, drummer Rafael Martinez used to play bass for Acid King.) You would never know they were a duo, listening to their album. The group formed in 2001 and has brought a particularly brutal, hardcore-influenced intensity to the overcrowded doom metal scene.

While most sludge bands sound like a weed-soaked Black Sabbath cover band, Black Cobra comes off like a full-force attack on the listener's’ senses—in a good way. The sci-fi/ alien/time travel-themed lyrics are a bonus. AC INFO: 8:30 p.m. Catalyst Atrium, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-4135.

INFO: 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $26.25/adv, $42/door. 4238209. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz. com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA

A festive night of carols, ballads, stories and history. Wednesday at Kuumbwa LOWEST PAIR

Old-timey-inspired duo based in Olympia, Washington. Wednesday at Crepe Place HORSE FEATHERS

Celebrated indie-folk outfit out of Portland. Thursday at Catalyst DALE ANN BRADLEY

Award-winning, bluegrass vocalist and guitarist. Monday at Don Quixote’s STEEL HOUSE

Jazz trio comprising Edward Simon, Scott Colley and Brian Blade. Monday at Kuumbwa

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These guys need to pair up with Bill Frisell. Over the course of 10 albums, the New York City-based trio has proven that they are not bound by traditional notions of what constitutes jazz, and that they have a remarkable ability to explore any musical idea that occurs to them. When you cover songs from such a broad spectrum of artists as Aphex Twin, Igor Stravinsky and Neil Young, while deftly combining jazz, blues, pop, Americana and folk, it’s clear that pushing the boundaries is of primary importance. BP

fact would lead you to expect—it’s smart, clever pop that is engaging, catchy and accessible. Not to be overlooked in the sea of easy-come, easy-go artists that blow up then quickly disappear, Hutchinson is a talented and intelligent songsmith and performer, with a great voice and unique take on the world. Also on the bill: Tristan Prettyman. CJ

Here’s a thought experiment: take the most embarrassing and awful of family, romantic and social things that have happened to you, turn them into jokes, and tell them to the world. Sound fun? Yeah, I don’t think so either. But hearing someone else’s embarrassing, awful stories can be wildly entertaining, especially when told by a master storyteller like Mike Birbiglia. A comedian, writer, actor and director, Birbiglia has made a career off of his personal blunders and garnered widespread acclaim for his confessional and goofy, boy-next-door style. CAT JOHNSON

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December 12th KATDELIC + Pamela Parker December 13th THE ITALS December 14th CFRI Benefit w/ TESS DUNN December 18th ONE DROP, ONE A CHORD, ANIMO December 19th DICK DALE December 20th THE ENGLISH BEAT December 27th B-SIDE PLAYERS December 31st New Years Eve w/ SAMBADÁ January 2nd LUJAN, MILITIA OF LOVE, ONE-A-CHORD January 3rd ZONGO JUNCTION January 7th KATCHAFIRE January 8th BROTHERS KEEPER w/ JOHN POPPER January 10th MELVIN SEALS & JGB January 14th WHITEY MORGAN January 15th TURKUAZ January 16th THE MOTHER HIPS January 18th GLEN DAVID ANDREWS January 20th BEN MILLER BAND January 22nd & 23rd DAVE & PHIL ALVIN January 24th THE COUP January 25th KIM SIMMONDS & SAVOY BROWN January 31st ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD February 4th THE MOTET February 6th & 7th THE WHITE BUFFALO February 13th & 14th CALIFORNIA HONEYROPS February 26th ALO March 5th LES YEUX NOIRS March 11th DENGUE FEVER

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Winter Winter Art Market Market 6 9p 6-9p

Winter Winter Art Market Market 6 9p 6-9p

Arrows, Hologram Hologram Sun, Sunn, Arrows, Drive, Midnight Night Drive, Thieves $5 9p Thieves

DJ T rripp DJ Tripp 9p

Box (Goth (Goth Night) The Box 9p

Factory w/Owen w/Owen The Factory Owensford 9p Owensford

Live Music $5 9p Live

Rainbow Night w/ w/ DJ DJ AD DJ DJ / Ladies Ladies Night Rainbow

DJ/Live Music DJ/Live

Comedy Night Comedy

Karaoke Karaoke

Open Mic Open

Karaoke Karaoke 8p-Close 8p-Close

Toouch’d Too Tooo Much Touch’d 9p

Karaoke Karaoke 6p-Close 6p-Close

Slime, Neon Roses, Roses, Slime, Wire, 3-Hole Diamon Wire, Punch 5p Punch

Karaoke Karaoke 8p-Close 8p-Close

Grouch & Eligh, The Grouch CunninLLyynguists, D CunninLynguists, DJJ Abilities, D resh 8p Abilities, DJJ FFresh

Eric Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Tristan Tristan a Eric Goapele Goapele Pettyman, Nick Howard Howarrd Pettyman, $20/$25 8p $20/$25 $20/$25 7p $20/$25

Horse FFeathers eathers Horse $15/$18 8:30p

Naked Agression, Agression, The Willy Joy, Joy, Andr ew Naked Buku, Willy Andrew Generators, P op Bot tlee Luce Luce Generators, Pop Bottle Bombers$10/$13 8:30 0p $13/$17 $13/$17 8:30p Bombers$10/$13 8:30p

Dance Gavin Gavin Dance, Dance, Dance Cobra, Black Cobra, Secrets, Aliv Like Me, Me, Secrets, Alivee Like Wolvhammer $10 $10 8p Wolvhammer Defeat the LLow ow $18/$2 0 Defeat $18/$20

Allah-Las, T ashaki a Allah-Las, Tashaki Miyaki $15 8p Miyaki

Comedy Night, 80s Comedy Night 8:30p

Jewl Jewl Sandoval Sandoval 6p

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Lloyd Lloyd Whitney Whitneey 12p Jewl Jewl Sandoval Sandoval 6p

Jazz Jam Santa Cruz Santa Cru uz 77-10p 7-10p Atomic Aces, Aces, Cr osb by Atomic Crosby Tyyler, D oug C and tthe he Tyler, Doug Blacklisted $5 9p Blacklisted

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Hawk Hawk ‘n’ Blues Blues Mechanics Mechanics 6p

Preacher Boy 6p

Broken Broken Shades Shades 6p

Rockin’ Johnny Band 6p

Poetry Workshop, Workshop, Open Open Poetry Arts Trivia Trivia Night Arts Late Mic Mic and Late 6p 4-10p 0 4-10p

Hippo Happy Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p 5:30-7:30p

KPIG Happy Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p 5:30-7:30p

Lowest Pair, Pair, Painted Paint a ed The Boneshavers, Boneshavers, The Lowest Horses $8 9p Murray $8 9p Horses Murray

Kuckaw!

Kuckaw!

American Nomad American $8 9p

Faast Asleep, Asleep, Suck Me Fast Beautiful, Leucrota Leucrota Beautiful, $8 9p

Y uji T oojo Yuji Tojo $3 8p

LLyin yyin I’I’ss $5 9p

Joint Chie fs Chiefs $ $77 9:30p

Animo Jams $3 8:30p

Come 11 7 Come $5 9p Liv omedy Livee C Comedy $ $77 9p

T uesday R eggae Jam Tuesday Reggae 8p

International Music Hall and Restaurant

FINE MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOOD ALL YOU CAN EAT LUNCH BUFFET M-F $7.95 Wed Dec 3

Sallie Ford +Old Light

Thu Dec 4

WINTERDANCE CELTIC CHRISTMAS Molly’s Revenge

$12 adv./$15 door 21 + 9pm

Christa Burch, The Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers

$17 adv./$20 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm Fri Dec 5

The Sagittarius Ball Slugs N’ Roses plus Achilles Wheel $12 adv./$15 door 21 + 8pm

Sat Be Natural Music Kid’s Rock Benefit Concert Dec 6 Not My Fault, Diamond Wire, The Sumthings 1:30 pm 1:30pm $7 adv./$7 door Children Under 3 Free

<21 w/parent 1:30pm

Sat Dec 6 8pm

Fleetwood Mask Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute 8pm

$10 adv./$10 door + 8pm

Sun Dec 7 2pm

Adam Miller 2pm Matinee Folksinger,

Sun Dec 7 7pm

The Bobs 7pm a cappella Entertainers

Mon Dec 8

Dale Ann Bradley Three Time IBMA Bluegrass Singer of the Year $12 adv./$15 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm

Wed Dec 10

Storyteller, Autoharp Great 2pm

$10 adv./$10 Door <21 w/parent $20 adv./$20 door <21 w/parent 7:00pm

The Kim Wilson Blues All-Stars plus Alabama Mike $17 adv./$20 door 21 + 7:30pm

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Thu. Dec. 11 Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley Fri. Dec. 12 LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC HARP: Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter Sat. Dec. 13 The Human Experience, saQi, Feral Fauna, Aliza Hava Sun. Dec. 14 Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys 2pm Rockin'Church Service Every Sunday ELEVATION at 10am-11:15am Reservations Now Online at www.donquixotesmusic.com

LIVE MUSIC WE WED ED DAV. R DAV. ROADHOUSE OADHOUSE 1D Davenport avenport A Ave, ve, D Davenport; avenport; 426-8801 DON QUIXOTE’S QUIXOTE’ S 62 75 Hwy 9, 9, FFelton; elton; 6275 60 3-2294 603-2294 THE FISH HOUSE 9 72 Main St, W atsonville; 972 Watsonville; 7728-3333 28 3333 28FOG BANK BANK 211 Esplanade, Esplanade, Capit ola; Capitola; 4621881 462-1881 GG RESTAURANT RE STAUR ANT 8041 S oquel Dr, Dr, Apt os; Soquel Aptos; 688-8660 HENFLING’ S HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, 9, Ben Lomond; Lomond; 336-9 318 336-9318 IDE AL BAR BAR & GRILL GRILL IDEAL 1106 06 Be ach St, S anta Cruz; Beach Santa 423-52 71 423-5271 IT ’ S WINE T YME IT’S TYME 312 Capitola Capitola A ve, Capit ola; Ave, Capitola; 4 77-4455 477-4455 K UUMBWA KUUMBWA 32 0-2 C edar St, S anta Cruz; 320-2 Cedar Santa 42 7-2227 427-2227 L OUIE’S CAJUN CAJUN KITCHEN KITCHEN LOUIE’S 11 0 Church Church St, Santa Santa Cruz; 110 429-2 000 429-2000 MAL ONE’ S MALONE’S 440 cotts V alley D rive, S cotts 44022 S Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts V alley; 438-2244 438-2244 Valley; MANGIAMO’ S MANGIAMO’S 7783 83 Rio Del Del Mar Blvd, Blvd, Apt os; Aptos; 6881477 688-1477

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Esoteric Collective Collective Esoteric 6-9p Salllie Ford Ford Sallie $122/$15 9p $12/$15

Molly’s R evenge, Chris ta Slugs Slugs n’Roses, n oses, n’R Molly’s Revenge, Christa Burch,Rosemary Turco Tur u co Achilles Achilles Wheel Burch,Rosemary Dancers 77:30p :30p $12/$115 8p Irish Dancers $12/$15

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Austin with Sherry Austin Henhouse 6-9 9p Henhouse 6-9p

Fault, a Diamond Not My Fault, Adam Mille er $10 $10 2p Adam Miller Wire, The Sumthings Sumthings Wire, Bobs $2 $ 0 7p The Bobs $20 Fleetwood Mask 8p 1:30 Fleetwood

Dale Ann Br adleey Dale Bradley 7:30p $12/$15 7:30p

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

Wednesday, December 3 U 7:30 pm

IRISH CHRISTMAS IN AMERICA Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com

Thursday, December 4 U 7 pm

KATE McGARRY AND KEITH GANZ Jazz, folk, Brazilian and popular songs!

1/2 Price Night for Students

Friday, December 5 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

THE BAD PLUS David Moore M e Moor David Unccharted Jazz Uncharted 6-9 9p 6-9p Flinngo (Bing o) Flingo (Bingo) 7:30 0p 7:30p

Gregg Cross Cross Gregg

Vinny John nson Vinny Johnson

Pete C ontino Accordion Accordion Pete Contino 6-9p Supernaut 8p

Leftovers w The Leftovers w// Call-Love Call-Love 9p

Opeen Mic Open 7p

Kevin McD owell Kevin McDowell 6-8p

Live Music Muusic Live 7p

Christmas in Irishh Christmas Am merica $25/$2 America $25/$277 7:30 0p 7:30p

Kate McGarry and K eith The Bad Baad Plus $25/$30 Kate Keith $20/$25 7p 9p Ganz $20/$25 7, 9p

Troutleg Troutleg

Teen O ’Clocck Lunch Ten O’Clock 4p

Live Music Live

NFL Sunday Sundaay Ticket Ticket

Live Music Live 7p

Kevin McD Dowell Kevin McDowell 6-8p

Kelly Chris Kelly 7-10p 7-10p

Urzua Flamenc Matias Urzua Flamencoo 6-9p

Saturday, December 6 U 8 pm

Karaoke w en Karaoke w// K Ken 7p

DECEMBERCHILD BENEFIT IN MEMORY OF JACOB JOHN SAVELL: FEAT. SUPERIOR OLIVE Monday, December 8 U 7 pm | No Comps

Steel House, House, E dward Steel Edward Scott C olley & Simon, Scott Colley Brian Blade 7p

Decemberchild Benefit Benefit Decemberchild Concert $2 0 7p Concert $20

Karaoke w en Karaoke w// K Ken 9p Acoustic t Clas sic R ock Acoustic Classic Rock 5-8p

Inventive and exciting original music!

9 pm: 1/2 Price Night for Students

Tickets: StillFumin.com

Sunday Brunch Brrunch Live Live Sunday 11a-1p p Jazz 11a-1p Live Music Live 5:30 0-9p 5:30-9p

10 Foot Foot Faces Faces 10

STEEL HOUSE FEATURING EWARD SIMON, SCOTT COLLEY AND BRIAN BLADE

Thurs. December 11 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

BEBEL GILBERTO Brazilian Bossa Nova Royalty!

Friday. December 12 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

DAN HICKS & THE HOT LICKS: HOLIDAZE IN HICKSVILLE Saturday, December 13 U 8 pm

A TRIBUTE TO JERRY GARCIA Tickets: TheWheelCompany.com

Monday. December 15 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

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

All ages welcome.

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Spe akeasy LLounge ounge Speakeasy 6-9:30p Hi Y aa!! 9:30p-2a 9 30 2 Ya!

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Basement LLenny’s enny’s Bas ement

V elvet Plum ffeat. eat.

Velvet Lar rice Laraa P Price

Ne wO rleans Suspect New Orleans Suspectss $12/$15 8p

Inspect or, La Mis Inspector, Misaa Negr 0/$25 9p Negraa $2 $20/$25

Bluet ech, Plantr ae Bluetech, Plantrae & Lit tle John Little $1 3/$15 9p $13/$15

Lib ation Lab w yntax Libation w// S Syntax 9:30p9:30p 1:30a 9:30p-1:30a

T oone S ol Tone Sol 9:30p-2a 9:30p 2a

T eech Minds Tech 9:30p-2a 9:30p 2a

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K evin McD owell Kevin McDowell

R asta Cruz R eggae Rasta Reggae P arty 9p 9p-Clo Close Party 9p-Close

T aango2Oblivion 6p Tango2Oblivion E clectic 9:30p-2a 9:30p 2a Eclectic

Hip-Hop w w// D DJJ Mar Marcc 9:30p-2a 9:30p 2a

T rivia Night Trivia 8p The Olit as All St ars Olitas Stars 6:30p V inny Johns on Vinny Johnson Jam S ession w inny Session w// V Vinny Johns on 7p Johnson

R ockin’Johnn rggin Rockin’ Johnnyy Bur Burgin $5 9p

O pen Mic Open 6p

D ter DJJ She Sheaa But Butter 10 p 10p Animo Jams 6:30p

Cas ey W ickstrom Casey Wickstrom 6p

O pen Mic 3-6p Open Charmis 9p

O pen D art T oournament Open Dart Tournament 77:30p :30p TheAle aymond The Alexx R Raymond Band 8p

R oad Hous amblers Road Housee R Ramblers $5 9p

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P ono’s Aloha FFriday riday 6p p Pono’s Judy C ollins Collins $36 8p

Aimee Mann Chris sttmas Christmas Sho w $2 7//$42 8p Show $27/$42

Joe Kaplow Kaplow 77-9p -9p

O rangegoose Orangegoose 77-9p -9p

Mik Mikee Birbiglia 77:30p :30p ssold old out, 9:45p

El Mar Mar,, Mi Alma 7p T rivia Night Trivia 7p

O pen Mic Open 7p

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THECunninlynguists GROUCH &DJELIGH Abilities plus

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Thursday, Dec. 4 • In the Atrium • AGES 16+

HORSE FEATHERS

plus Sara Jackson-Holman $15 Adv./ $18 Drs. • Drs. open 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

ERIC HUTCHINSON Tristan Prettyman

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NAKED AGGRESSION

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Mara Hruby $20 Adv./ $25 Drs. • 8 p.m./ 9 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6 • In the Atrium • AGES 18+

BUKU / WILLY JOY

plus Andrew Luce $13 Adv./ $17 Drs. • Drs. open 8:30 p.m./ Show 9 p.m.

Sunday, December 7 • In the Atrium • AGES 16+

DANCE GAVIN DANCE plus Secrets also Alive Like Me and Defeat The Low $18 Adv./ $20 Drs. • Drs. open 7 p.m./ Show 7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 8 • In the Atrium • AGES 21+

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BLACK COBRA plus Wolvhammer $10 at the Drs. only • Drs. open 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 9 • In the Atrium • AGES 16+

ALLAH-LAS plus Tashaki Miyaki $15 Adv./ $15 Drs. • Drs. open 8 p.m./ Show 8:30 p.m.

Dec 11 Nahko & Medicine For The People (Ages 16+) Dec 12 Lil B (Ages 16+) Dec 13 An Evening With Kaki King (Ages 21+) Dec 18 Trollphace/ Jphelpz (Ages 18+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

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Bottle Bombers $10/ $13 • 8:30 p.m./ 9 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 6 Ages 21+ plus

Our 5th Year s Same Great Reputation

Same Great Location

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BRAINLESS STOOGES Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis and Jason Bateman in ‘Horrible Bosses 2.’

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‘Horrible Bosses 2’ inane? Yes. Funny? Not so much. BY LISA JENSEN

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ands up everyone who thinks climate change is the biggest challenge to the survival of humanity as we know it. How about terrorism? War? Militarized police? The Tea Party?

Corporate greed? All good choices, but I’d like to suggest a new frontrunner to this list: movie comedy.

In dangerous times like these, when we all need to keep our wits about us, along comes a movie like Horrible Bosses 2 that not only celebrates stupidity, it causes it. That pinging sound you hear is your brain cells actually dying off as this annoying tribute to idiocy plays out.

For those who came in late, the first Horrible Bosses, in 2011, centered on three working stiffs who hated their jobs. Unable to quit because of the economic downturn, they

fantasized instead about murdering the bosses who were making their lives miserable. In this sequel, the wannabe criminal masterminds try to become bosses themselves with their own fledgling company, but wind up embroiled in a kidnapping plot. As the scenario wears on and on, the movie is by turns inane, vulgar, tedious and squirm-inducing. The only adjective that doesn’t spring immediately to mind is “funny.”

Helmed by incoming director Sean Anders, from a script he co-wrote with John Morris, the movie reintroduces us to slowburning straight man, Nick (Jason Bateman), horndog Kirk (Jason Sudeikis), and hapless little Dale (Charlie Day), recently the father of triplets. Now unemployed, they’ve come up with a gadget called

“Shower Buddy,” with which they hope to launch their own business.

In a sequence reminiscent of “Shark Tank,” they get the chance to pitch their idea to gazillionaire L.A. business mogul, Rex Hanson (Chris Pine), whose father, Bert (Christoph Waltz) presides over a global manufacturing empire. Before long, the Hansons have screwed them over royally, and our heroes are once again dreaming of revenge.

Everything that could possibly go wrong with their half-baked plan does, of course, so that even these three stooges decide it’s not worth going through with it—until they find an unexpected ally in Rex, who is determined to be a pawn in a kidnapping plot to wrangle a few extra million in spending cash out of Daddy.

This wouldn’t be a terrible comedy plot, if it were handled with some clever writing and a few laughs. But most of the humor revolves around the main characters’ staggering ineptitude, their noisy hysteria, and their inability to spell—all of which the movie cheers on. The other main comedy plot point is sex—Nick isn’t getting enough (and drops his sensible demeanor the minute an opportunity arises), and Kirk can focus on nothing else. A scene at a sex-addiction support group meeting featuring Dale’s lascivious ex-boss, Julia (Jennifer Aniston), becomes an excuse to lob about some really sleazy dialogue. Lame? Yes. Funny?

Not so much.

Kevin Spacey returns in a couple of scenes as Nick’s now-incarcerated ex-boss, spewing (well-deserved) invective at the trio’s intelligence and nerve, and Jamie Foxx pops up again as a street hustler who gives them pointers in crime. The participation of actors of this caliber suggests this is what passes for mainstream comedy these days, which is a fairly depressing thought.

(It’s ironic when the co-conspirators in the film hold a “brainstorming” session, which implies that brains are involved.)

Bateman retains his likeability, even though we can’t understand what he’s doing hanging around with these other fools. And Pine, of all people, proves to be an impressively goofy physical clown; his Rex really gets into the idea of beating himself up to make the kidnapping look real, so I have to take back that remark about nothing being funny here. Pine earns the movie an extra half-star.

If you’ve already paid money to see this mess, you might as well stick around for the outtakes during the closing credits. This is where most of the movie’s few chuckles are located, such as they are. In one clip, when one actor speaks a line about smelling dog poop, his colleague ad-libs, “It’s your acting.” Nope, it’s the movie.

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THE PYRAMID Have some horror for the holidays when a U.S. archeological expedition unearths an ancient pyramid buried under the Egyptian desert, and—guess what?—unleashes an ancient evil.

James Buckley, Ashley Hinshaw, Amir K, and Christa Nicola star for director Gregory Levasseur. (R) 89 minutes. Starts Friday.

SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEK: FALL ITALIAN FILM SERIES The Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz returns with its monthly series of Italian films (one Sunday a month) to promote Italian culture and language. The theme for the fall 2014 season is “The Journey.” Please visit folkplanet.com/dante/films.html for information on this month’s film. In Italian with English subtitles. Logan Walker, film studies lecturer at SJSU, will introduce the film and conduct an after-film Q&A. At Cabrillo College, VAPA Art History Forum Room 1001, Sunday only (Dec. 7), 7 p.m. Free.

movie (Dec. 3): THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Discussion begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free.

For more information visit groups. google.com/group/LTATM.

NOW PLAYING BIG HERO 6 The folks at Disney adapt the Marvel comic book series into an animated family adventure about a child prodigy, his giant, inflatable robot pal, and the eccentric friends he transforms into a band of high-tech superheroes to save their city. Scott Adsit and Ryan Potter head the voice cast, with guest voices provided by Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, and Maya Rudolph.

Don Hall and Chris Williams codirect. (PG) 108 minutes.

BIRDMAN or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE Michael Keaton is inspired casting for this black comedy about a movie actor, once famed for playing an onscreen superhero called Birdman, trying to reinvent his career and himself by mounting a serious Broadway play. Filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu delivers dark, but often scathingly funny observations on pop culture, celebrity, and priorities, but with plenty of nifty style. Fine performances, especially from Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, and Keaton himself.

(R) 119 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen.

CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Movie junkies are invited to join this informal movie discussion group on Wednesday nights to pursue the elusive and ineffable meanings of cinema. NOTE: This week only, the group meets at Pizza My Heart, 1116 Pacific Avenue. (Will return to the Del Mar next week.) This week’s

DEAR WHITE PEOPLE Four black students at an Ivy League college find themselves in the middle of a controversy when a white fraternity stages an African-American theme party in this cross-cultural satire written and directed by Justin Simien.

Tyler James Williams,Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris, and Brandon P Bell head the cast. (R) 100 minutes.

DUMB AND DUMBER TO You didn’t ask for it, but here it comes anyway, a 20-years-later sequel to the comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as champion dim bulbs. Now one of them is trying to find his long-lost daughter.

Laurie Holden and Kathleen Turner co-star for returning directors Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. (PG-13) HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 Reviewed this issue. (R) 108 minutes. (*1/2)— Lisa Jensen.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 Jennifer Lawrence returns again as Katniss Everdeen—along with most of the original cast—in this first installment of the third and last book in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian futurist sci-fi series.

(Part 2 comes out next year.) Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Julianne Moore head the cast. Francis Lawrence directs. (PG-13) 123 minutes.

INTERSTELLAR Christopher Nolan’s speculative fiction epic begins in a too-near future where climate change is eroding Earth’s resources. Matthew McConaughey plays an engineer/exastronaut who joins a team of explorers flying through a wormhole on a quest to find another habitable planet for the human race. Lengthy sequences of hardware lumbering through space slow things down, but the prickly

human element keeps us involved. The science of space/time travel may be more trouble than its worth, but it’s still a voyage worth taking. Rated R. 169 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen.

PELICAN DREAMS San Franciscobased filmmaker Judy Irving has pretty much cornered the market on avian documentaries. Her last film was the irresistible The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, about an improbable flock of tropical birds in the canyons of the city and the singular man who made it his life’s work to care for them.

Pelican Dreams does not have quite the same Shakespearean range of high drama, low comedy, romance and heartache as the earlier film, but, as a glimpse into the private lives of these wild shorebirds and the challenges they face, it’s often fascinating. (Not rated) 80 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen.

THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR In this animated family comedy, the lovable goofball penguins from the Madagascar franchise get their own movie, in which they are recruited as international spies. Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, and Christopher Knight provide the main voices; Benedict Cumberbatch voices their mysterious spymaster. Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith direct. (PG) 92 minutes.

ROSEWATER Jon Stewart makes his screenwriting/directing debut with this real-life thriller based on the bestselling memoir by BBC journalist Maziar Bahari, about his lengthy imprisonment in Iran and the family who refused to let his story die. Gael García Bernal and Shohreh Aghdashloo star. (R) 103 minutes.

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING The image of science icon Stephen Hawking slouched in his motorized wheelchair, communicating through his robotic voice synthesizer, is so well-known, it’s difficult to imagine him any other way. But that changes with this smart, funny, and tender biographical drama from director James Marsh. Beginning with Hawking as a vigorous young grad student at Cambridge, it tells the enduring love story of Hawking and his first wife, Jane. Oscars may loom for the exceptional performances by Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in a film that celebrates tenacity—in life, love, and ideas. (PG-13) 123 minutes. (****)—Lisa Jensen.

WHIPLASH Miles Teller stars as a young drumming phenom who wants to make it in the world of jazz, and J. K. Simmons is the bullying music conservatory instructor who puts him through hell. Paul Reiser co-stars; Damien Chazelle directs. (R) 107 minutes.

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CONTINUING SERIES: MIDNIGHTS @ THE DEL MAR Eclectic movies for wild & crazy tastes plus great prizes and buckets of fun for only $6.50. This week: AKIRA Futuristic anime set in postapocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, based on the graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo.

(R) 124 minutes. Fri-Sat midnight only. At the Del Mar.

CITIZENFOUR While researching a project about government surveillance in the post-9/11 world, documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras began receiving encrypted emails from “citizen four” about skullduggery in the NSA. Her informant was Edward Snowden, and this real-life thriller of a doc is built around Poitras’ interviews with Snowden in Hong Kong as the NSA scandal broke. (R) 114 minutes.

PIONEER LIFE Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank travel across the country in “The Homesman,” directed by Tommy Lee Jones.

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A SPIRITUAL QUEST If, like me, you’re anxious for the completion of the upcoming Venus Spirits Tasting Room on the Westside of Santa Cruz, you can join in the initial funding campaign to help raise $15,000 toward the tasting room’s interior, which is being developed

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BEER BLOOMS IN FELTON Fans of Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing will finally be able to quench their thirsts in the long-awaited Cremer House beer-intensive restaurant. The dream child of SCMB's Emily Thomas, the new establishment will be open any minute now with a vibrant menu of locally sourced, beer-friendly ingredients under the culinary gaze of chef Gabe Luboff. The new home of 25 beers on tap—lots of SCMB brews as well as others—is housed in Felton's oldest

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The name “Riverbed” Chardonnay refers to Arroyo Seco AVA, where the grapes were grown for this wine, on a small portion of terrain encompassing an ancient dry riverbed. Despite Mercy’s description of the terrain, the cool, marine-influenced area is perfect for growing premium grapes. “The meager topsoil contributes to this already low-yielding section of terrain—howling winds of 25-plus knots and dense fogs plague these sites and hamper growth, especially during flower and bloom,” say the folks at Mercy Vineyards. But all of this “meager topsoil” and inclement weather produces complex flavors in the wine. Indeed, producing grapes packed with flavor is not all about blue skies and sun.

What we have here is a wellbalanced wine full of rich and creamy flavors. Aromas of Meyer lemon, Asian pear, tangerine, orange cream, mineral and floral tones entice one’s olfactory senses. It’s no wonder, then, that this rounded Chardonnay won a gold medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition this year, as well as being awarded 90 points from the California Grapevine; and 91 points from the Critics Challenge International Wine Competition.

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SUMMIT WINERIES HOLD FESTIVE HOLIDAY WEEKEND Five wineries in the Summit Road area are having a festive holiday weekend with live music, gifts for sale, holiday decorations, food, and, of course – wine! Each winery will offer a different holiday experience, so plan to spend most of the day enjoying the celebrations.

Tasting fees are $5-$10 per person.

Participating wineries are: Burrell School, MJA, Silver Mountain, Villa del Monte, Wrights Station, and the Summit Store—which carries an excellent selection of local wines.

The event is from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 & 7. Info: thesummitwineries.com.

SEASCAPE BEACH RESORT’S WINE WEDNESDAYS Seascape Beach Resort’s popular Wine Wednesdays will be starting up again for the fall/winter season on Dec. 10 and continue through May of next year. From 5:30-7 p.m. every Wednesday there will be a featured winery pouring, and small plates of food, tapas style, will be served – enough for a light dinner, really.

Cost is $15. Upcoming wineries are Storrs, Alfaro, Estancia, Beringer, and Bargetto, with more to follow. On Dec. 17 a fun Ugly Santa Christmas Sweater Contest event will take place – with the winner receiving a bottle of wine.

Seascape Beach Resort, One Seascape Resort Drive, Aptos, 688-6800.

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they do. I was inspired, like, I could do that. So, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try different things.

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3 RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES In the darkness of the season humanity creates festivals of Light, and there are many festivals this week. This is how ancient humanity withstood winter each year. We are ancient humanity. Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent, ending at midnight on Dec. 24. Advent nightly candle ritual brings light to the dark, preparing us for winter solstice’s birth of light. Advent means “something’s coming.”

The feast day of St. Nicholas (the real Santa Claus) is Saturday, Dec. 6. Monday, Dec. 8 is the Immaculate Conception—a holy day in the Catholic Church commemorating Mary’s (mother of Jesus) high (pure) level of consciousness at birth. Mary, one of the Masters, “mastered” the Earth plane school. Also on Dec. 8,, 1941 (Japanese time) WWII was declared (the U.S. entered the war) after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Next Wednesday, Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day, an honoring of equality, bringing light to the darkness created by ignorance. It commemorates the day in 1948 that the United Nations General

Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We thank Eleanor Roosevelt.

Eleanor had Sag rising, Libra Sun, Mercury and North Node. Sag is the sign of justice. Libra, the sign of equality. Eleanor represented both.

We’re in Sagittarius now, sign of food, music, the photographer, adventurer, philosopher, chef, rider on the white horse. Sag’s eyes, always on the Capricorn mountaintop, seek the arrows of intuition scattered everywhere. Sagittarius holds high and noble aspirations. Esoterically it is the aspiration of the Soul to return to the Father (Capricorn’s mountaintop), our source and origins, riding toward the Path of Return. Thus Sag, energetically, is a “beam of focused light revealing the Greater Light ahead.” Jupiter rules Sag. The Tibetan writes, “Jupiter brings together and binds in friendliness.” Thus, in the season of giving (through Jan. 6, Feast of the Three Kings), let us be generous with our light, our money, resources, gifts, love, friendship, goodness and wisdom.

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

You’re being called to sing, dance and be merry, to have an adventure, a dream, multiple goals, and to assist others in their creative endeavors (after yours, of course). Philosophical and religious thoughts catch your attention along with things in the distance and from the distant future. Everything about you is intelligent.

Display it humbly.

There may be interactions with friends, family, siblings and relatives concerning food, money, education, travel and visits. It’s important to be current with family interactions as well as affairs of the heart. Contact with family will deepen a love within that’s often hidden, latent, buried, concealed and unacknowledged.

The suppression of love and acceptance underlies most of the sadness and confusion in the world. Don’t add to it.

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TAURUS Apr21–May21

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21

You understand how to work with other people’s money, creating financially lucrative partnerships. You’re aware that the future is about frugality, thrift and great resourcefulness. There are people waiting to help you conserve. Tend to health so you can maintain the focus and strength bringing in valuable assets, capital and funds for new culture and civilization. You maintain your values.

You have important and valuable ideas concerning money in the future including the use of barter. This is not a new concept, however it’s original to most of humanity today.

Think about the services you offer humanity and what you can barter. Think about what you can create that would be part of a bartering system. The breakdowns occurring today provide opportunities that safeguard the new ways of the future. Your depth of mental focus can bring these forth.

GEMINI May22–June20

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20

Are you planning long distance travel that temporarily changes your focus and way of life? Are you attempting simultaneously to have right relations with intimates, partners and close friends? Are you modeling cooperation and skillful discrimination? Is the idea of group and community appealing?

If yes to everything, you’re on track. Thumbs up.

Be prepared for changes in your belief system, ways of seeing things, your point of view, how you see yourself, what “getting ahead” means, and your state of self confidence.

Home is both a place of joy and wounding where there’s both confusion and healing. Allow these paradoxes to remain where they are. Like roommates, they disappear eventually, leaving you more detached and humanitarian.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20 More and more your health and well-being are your daily focus affecting directly all relationships, close alliances, partners, daily tasks and responsibilities. Be very aware of all environments. Where there are needs, offer assistance.

Where inefficiency, or lack of understanding, offer organization and competence. You may not be recognized for your gifts and skills. But we see them.

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LE0 Jul21–Aug22 The new culture and civilization works directly with Leo/ Aquarius energies. Leo realizes all gifts and abilities of self must be first recognized and praised before they are offered to the world. Leo’s gifts serve and uplift humanity.

Before Leo can give of self, they must know themselves through their creative endeavors. What are your creative endeavors? How do you express them? As you come to know and offer your gifts to humanity, more emerge.

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It’s important you maintain a constancy in all daily work endeavors, with money, financial resources and assets, in planning the future, what you want to achieve and even in hosting people in your home or having a dinner party.

As you tend to order and orderliness, keep thoughts and emotions on a stable course. Work slowly and carefully.

Recite mantras (Om). Call in harmony.

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 While a part of you must be out and about in the world, another part of you needs to stay behind veils focusing on personal creative endeavors. These are what truly define you.

There’s an opportunity to design and bring forth art forms creating beauty, balance and symmetry. There’s always a bit of the unusual in your work. This is what magnetizes others to you. Being alone is healing. It too balances, soothes, and inner symmetry emerges. Continue with your art.

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 You will interact with friends and community acquaintances more than usual. Notice talk centering on travel, distant place, ideas, desires and aspirations. Listen carefully. People speaking their dreams. Observe how you can assist them in accomplishing their dreams. Tell others your dreams too.

Act in ways that arouse kindness, giving and random acts or goodwill. Tend to friends, to health and to promises.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Due to Chiron in Pisces, there are possibilities of wounding and inflammation. Turmeric and chlorella help ease inflammation.

Most Pisceans find themselves more in the world. This can be unpleasant for the fish (who hides behind ferns) if noticed too much. Pisces needs new goals, organizing daily rhythms. Do not be caught in other’s suffering. Concentrate instead on their own hopes, dreams and wishes. All hopes, wishes and dreams come true, eventually.

Classifieds FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2097.

The following Individual is doing business as DAMSEFLY DESIGNS. 133 WAUGH AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95065 County of Santa Cruz. LEANNA SIMMONS. 133 WAUGH AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95065. This business is conducted by a Individual LEANNA SIMMONS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/27/2014 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on October 28, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 142131. The following Individual is doing business as H&D TOYS. 1855 41ST AVENUE, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. HASAN NIFTIYEV. 5350 BELLAIRE BLVD. #775, BELLAIRE, TX 77402. This business is conducted by a Individual HASAN NIFTIYEV 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 November 3, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2153 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as AUTHENTIC SANTA CRUZ, CONNECTED, ONETASTE SANTA CRUZ & RELATING GYM. 215 RIVER STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz.

RELATING DOJO, LLC. 215 RIVER STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 28910498.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

Signed COLIN ROGNLIE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/23/2013. This

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 142117 The following Corporation is doing business as HERBAL CRUZ OF SANTA CRUZ.1051 41ST AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz.

41ST AVENUE COLLECTIVE. 1051 41ST AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. Al# 3720943.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: JOHN HADAYING. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/31/2014.. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on October 31, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2181 The following Corporation is doing business as MARGARITAVILLE. 231 ESPLANADE, SUITE 101, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. SUNSET HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC. 16 HOLLINS DR., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 3714869.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: SARAH ORR. 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 November 12, 2014. November 19, 26 & December 3, 10.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 14-2124 The following Corporation is doing business as CLOWNS FOLLY. 105 C POST OFFICE DRIVE, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz.

ARMITAGE WINES CORP. 1975 COX ROAD, APTOS CA 95003.

Al# 3444558. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: BRANDON ARMITAGE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/28/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 3, 2014. November 19, 26 & December 3, 10.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 142123 The following Corporation is doing business as HEART O THE MOUNTAIN. 705 CANHAM

ROAD, SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066 County of Santa Cruz.

ARMITAGE WINES CORP. 1975 COX ROAD, APTOS CA 95003.

Al# 3444558. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: BRANDON ARMITAGE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 6/20/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 3, 2014. November 19, 26 & December 3, 10.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2159 The following Individual is doing business as MENNAVIGATE. 1214 BROADWAY, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. K.A. FREIWALD. 1214 BROADWAY, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual K.A. FREIWALD. 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 November 7, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1851 The following Individual is doing business as ADVANCED BUSINESS CONSULTING & i2i CAFE. 364 EVERSON DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. AKINDELE BANKOLE. 109 BEACHGATE WAY, APTOS CA 95003.

This business is conducted by a Individual AKINDELE BANKOLE.. 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 September 23, 2014. October22. 29 & November 5, 12.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF CHRISTIAN SAMUEL MOORE CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180434. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner CHRISTIAN SAMUEL MOORE has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Christain Samuel Moore to: Dmitri Zurita 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 January 6, 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: Novenber 14, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2182.

The following Individual is doing business as HAPPY HORSES SOUND AND ENERGY HEALING. 301 REDWOOD HEIGHRS ROAD, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz.CYNTHIA LEE AMBAR. 301 REDWOOD HEIGHRS ROAD, APTOS CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Individual CYNTHIA LEE AMBAR. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/27/2014 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on October 28, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2203 The following Individual is doing business as AMBER’S LIFE COACHING BY THE SEA. 415 13TH AVE. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz.

AMBER JONES. 415 13TH AVE. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062.

This business is conducted by a Individual AMBER 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 November 17, 2014. November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2204 The following Individual is doing business as SANTACRUZNANNIES AND DOMESTIC STAFFING. 415County of Santa Cruz.

AMBER JONES. 415 13TH AVE. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062.

This business is conducted by a Individual AMBER JONES & MICHELLE TURNER. 415 13TH AVE. SANTA CRUZ CA 95062.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed

above on 6/23/2009. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 17, 2014. November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 142137 The following General Partnership is doing business as SANTA CRUZ MOVING SERVICES. 908 OCEAN ST. BLDG. A, SANTA CRUZ CA95060 County of Santa Cruz.

NICOLETTE KLUS & MARIANO KUK. 421 MARTINELLI ST., WATSONVILLE CA 95076.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed:MARIANO KUK The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/12/2010. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 4, 2014. November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Conner Cruz Thixton to: Conner Thixton Hagen. 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 January 13, 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: Novenber 25, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. December 3, 10, 17, 24.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ARELI LOPEZ GARCIA CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180529. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ARELI LOPEZ GARCIA has filed a Petition for

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2193 The following Individual is doing business as LUMINOUS, LUMINOUS BODYCARE & LUMINOUS PURE BODYCARE. 115 AVERITT STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. AMBER GREWER. 115 AVERITT STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual AMBER GREWER. 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 November 13, 2014. November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2223 The following Individual is doing business as LUMINOUS BABYCARE & LUMINOUS PURE BABY CARE 115 AVERITT STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. AMBER GREWER. 115 AVERITT STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual AMBER GREWER. 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 November 21 2014.

November 26 & December 3, 10, 17.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF LAURA HAGEN CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV180522.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner LAURA HAGEN has filed a Petition for Change of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-2171.

The following Individual is doing business as LEGENDARY IRON WORKS. 111E LEE ROAD, WATSONVILLE CA 95073 County of Santa Cruz.

MICHAEL HANS PFLUEGER. 252 SPRECKLES DRIVE, APTOS CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Individual MICHAEL HANS PFLUEGER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 5/1/2012 This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 10, 2014. November 12, 19, 26 & December 3.

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THE COURT ORDERS ORDE ERS that all persons interested inn this matter appear before this ccourt ourt at the below hearing indicated be elow to show the cause, if any, why th he petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person name objecting to the nam me changes described above must muust file a that written objection tha at includes at the reasons for the objection o least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the t petition granted. should not be grante ed. If no written objection is titimely imely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE NOTICE OF HEARING January 12, 1 2014 at 8:30am, in Department Depaartment 4 located at Superiorr Court of California, 701 Ocean Oceean Street, CA Room. 110. Santa Cruz, C this 95060. A copy of thi is order to show cause must bee published in the Good Times , a newspaper Circulation of General Circulatio on printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for fourr successive date weeks prior to the da ate set for petition. hearing on the petitio on. Dated: 2014.

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BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE ESS NAME No. 14STATEMENT FILE N 2160 The following Individual is doing business ass HOME/ WORK. 110 OAK KNOLL KN NOLL DR., SANTA CRUZ CA C 95060 Cruz.

County of Santa Cru uz. SONIA MCMORAN. 110 OAK OA AK KNOLL DR., SANTA CRUZ CA C 95060.

This business is conducted connducted by a Individual AMBER GREWER. commenced The registrant comm menced to under transact business un nder the name fictitious business na ame listed APPLICABLE. above is NOT APPLI ICABLE. This statement was filed with w Gail L. Clerk rk of Santa Pellerin, County Cle Cruz County, on November Novvember 13, 2014. December 3,, 10, 17, 24.

BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE ESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. N 14-2235

The following Individual is doingg business as SANTA CRUZ CARPET CLEANING. 4259 SEA PINES COURT, CAPITOLA A CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. SANDRO ENRIQUEZ. 4259 SEA PINES COURT, CAPITOLA CA 95010 This business is conducted by a Individual SANDRO ENRIQUEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/24/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on November 24, 24, 2014. December 3, 10, 17, 24.

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14-2214 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as BRAIDWOOD CO., CO.., COAST ROAD FORGE & GS5..

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PACIFIC BAY MOUNTAIN, LLC. 849 ALMAR AVE. #C181, #C181, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. Al# 16710372. This business is conducted by a Limited Liabilityy KATZ. Company. Signed JESSE KATZ Z. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed This above is NOT APPICABLE. Th is statement was filed with Gail LL..

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-21588 The following Individual is doingg business as WATSONVILLE VACUUM & SEWING CENTER. 757 FREEDOM BLVD, WATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. JOE RICHARD GONZALES. 1207 DAZZLE LANE, CAPITOLA CA 95010. This business is conducted by a Individual JOE RICHARD GONZALES. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed This above is NOT APPLICABLE. Th his statement was filed with Gail L.

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