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OPINION

EDITOR’S NOTE When DNA told me he wanted to write about what he described simply as “the indie wrestling scene in Santa Cruz,” I only had a couple of questions: 1) “What?” and 2) “No, really, what?”

As he explained, I noticed Santa Cruz’s go-to comedy guy getting that look. You know the one I’m talking about, where somebody knows way too much about

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Re: “Good Idea,” 3/16): Does the Good Times have a “blame the Jews” mindset? Based on your little blurb about the changes being discussed regarding the Stevenson Café at UCSC, it is all about the need for remodeling for “Jewish” food, whatever that is. I have had Indian Jewish food, Moroccan and Tunisian Jewish food, Yemenite Jewish food, as well as European Jewish food. None of that requires remodeling. What may require modifications is introducing kosher food. However, the plan is to introduce both kosher food and halal food so that both devout Jews and Muslims can dine on campus and still observe their traditions.

Why was the reference to halal food not mentioned? Are you afraid of being accused of being “Islamophobic” or is it just easier to blame the Jews for this alleged controversy?

There are also financial issues involved as the coffee house had often lost money. Is it too much for you to get the story right?

I am an alum of Stevenson, although before the coffee house was built. I hope that the parties involved can resolve the differences, because the Stevenson Coffee House is an asset to the campus. Having a place that can accommodate a diverse student body should not be trivialized.

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STRATEGY VS. TREACHERY Re: “Posner Undisclosed,” (GT, 3/9): Deception

something than can possibly be good for them, and somebody else is letting them talk about it?

Yeah, I’m all about that look. I think one of the best things we can do here at GT is get deep into Santa Cruz’s subcultures, and DNA does that in his cover story this week.

The stage personas, if you will, of the players in the indie wrestling scene may be a hoot, but it’s the personal stories behind those largerthan-life performances that are the core of the story, and they’re surprising and even touching. Who knew we could be moved by grown men and women in tights?

STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

is the privilege of the politically correct. When “we” do it, it’s strategy, when “they” do it, it’s treachery. So “Take The Pledge! Support Progressive Candidates!” Nail the Koch Brothers operatives while looking the other way at scoundrels in PC masks.

I hold Santa Cruz “progressives” in contempt for their long-standing posturing to justify petty power over principle. The great hypocrisy of “progressives” is they consider their stance on national and international issues sufficient cover to dismiss their cowardly double standard locally.

If it’s beyond the local application of values firewall, these self-righteous “progressives” will shout out approval or disapproval. This is particularly acute with issues of abuse of power. Locally, they are silent. Beyond the local application of values firewall, where it takes no real courage to stand up, they launch protest campaigns, bloviate endlessly and devise bogus awards for each other to keep the spin going.

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Local artist Wendy Ballen recently got recognized by none other than Mad magazine. Ballen, a metalworker, crafted a wire dog reading a copy of Mad over a wastebasket. The picture appeared in Mad’s April issue. Above the photo, the publication ran a letter from Ballen, also a tai chi teacher, about why she loves the mag and what it means to her family.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of March 23 ARIES Mar21–Apr19

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22

When Orville and Wilbur Wright were kids, their father gave them a toy helicopter powered by a rubber band.

The year was 1878. Twenty-five years later, the brothers became the first humans to sail above the earth in a flying machine. They testified that the toy helicopter had been a key inspiration as they worked to develop their pioneering invention. In the spirit of the Wright Brothers’ magic seed, Aries, I invite you to revive your connection to a seminal influence from your past. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to feed a dream that was foreshadowed in you a long time ago.

“There are questions that you don’t ask because you’re afraid of the answers,” wrote Agatha Christie. I would add that there are also questions you don’t ask because you mistakenly think you already know the answers. And then there are questions you don’t ask because their answers would burst your beloved illusions, which you’d rather preserve. I’m here to urge you to risk posing all these types of questions, Libra. I think you’re strong enough and smart enough, and in just the right ways, to deal constructively with the answers. I’m not saying you’ll be pleased with everything you find out. But you will ultimately be glad you finally made the inquiries.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 “The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly,” said Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Whether or not you’re a writer, Taurus, that is also your special task in the coming weeks. The riddle that has begun to captivate your imagination is not yet ripe enough for you to work on in earnest.

It has not been defined with sufficient clarity. Luckily, you have the resources you need to research all the contingencies and you have the acuity to come up with a set of empowering questions.

GEMINI May21–June20 The good news is that if you eat enormous amounts of chocolate, you will boost your memory. Science has proved it. The bad news is that in order to get the full effect of the memory enhancement, you would have to consume so much chocolate that you would get sick. I propose that we consider this scenario as a metaphor for what may be going on in your life. Is it possible you're doing things that are healthy for you in one way but that diminish you in another? Or are you perhaps getting or doing too much of a good thing—going to unbalanced extremes as you pursue a worthy goal? Now is a favorable time to figure out if you’re engaged in such behavior, and to change it if you are.

CANCER Jun21–Jul22

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When the young director Richard Lester got his big break, he took full advantage. It happened in 1964, when the Beatles asked him to do their first movie, A Hard Day’s Night. Lester’s innovative approach to the project propelled his career to a higher level that brought him many further opportunities. Writing of Lester’s readiness, critic Alexander Walker said, “No filmmaker ... appeared more punctually when his hour struck.” That’s what I hope you will soon be doing in your own chosen field, Cancerian. Do you understand how important it will be to have impeccable timing?

No procrastination or hemming and hawing, please. Be crisply proactive.

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LE0 Jul23–Aug22 As a young man, the poet Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) left his home in France and settled in Abyssinia, which these days is known as Ethiopia. “I sought voyages,” he wrote, “to disperse the enchantments that had colonized my mind.” You might want to consider a similar strategy in the coming weeks, Leo. From an astrological perspective, it’s going to be an excellent time both to wander free of your usual haunts and to disperse the enchantments that have colonized your mind. Why not find ways to synergize these two opportunities?

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At one point in his life, author C.S. Lewis had a rude awakening as he took stock of the progress he thought he had been making. “I am appalled to see how much of the change I thought I had undergone lately was only imaginary,” he wrote. I want to make sure that something similar doesn't happen to you, Virgo. You're in the midst of what should be a Golden Age of SelfTransformation. Make sure you’re actually doing the work that you imagine you’re doing—and not just talking about it and thinking about it.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 If you are enmeshed in a jumble that makes you squirm or if you are caught in a tangle that stifles your selflove, you have three choices. Here’s how Eckhart Tolle defines them: 1) get out of the situation; 2) transform the situation; and 3) completely accept the situation. Does that sound reasonable, Scorpio? I hope so, because the time has come to act. Don’t wait to make your decision.

Do it soon. After that, there will be no whining allowed.

You can no longer indulge in excuses. You must accept the consequences. On the bright side, imagine the new freedom and power you will have at your disposal.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 Here’s a proposed experiment. Sidle up to a creature you’d love to be closer to, and softly sing the following lyrics: “Come with me, go with me. Burn with me, glow with me. Sleep with me, wake with me.” At this point, run three circles around the creature as you flap your arms like a bird’s wings. Then continue your singing: “Rise with me, fall with me. Work with me, play with me. Pray with me, sin with me.” At this point, leap up into the air three times, unleashing a burst of laughter each time you hit the ground. Continue singing: “Let me get high with you. Laugh with you, cry with you. Make me your partner in crime.” At this point blow three kisses toward the creature, then run away. (P.S. The lyrics I’m quoting here were composed by songwriter Fran Landesman.)

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 In getting energy from food, we humans have at our disposal over 50,000 edible plants. And yet we choose to concentrate on just a few. Wheat, corn, rice, and potatoes make up twothirds of our diet, and 11 other staples comprise most of the rest. Let’s use this as a metaphor for the kind of behavior you should avoid in the coming weeks. I think it will be crucial for you to draw physical, emotional, and spiritual sustenance from a relatively wide variety of sources. There’s nothing wrong with your usual providers, but for now you need to expand your approach to getting the nurturing you need.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 “We teach each other how to live.” Poet Anne Michaels said that, and now I’m passing it on to you—just in time for the phase of your cycle when acting like a curious student is your sacred duty and your best gift to yourself. I don’t necessarily mean that you should take a workshop or enroll in a school. Your task is to presume that everyone you meet and every encounter you have may bring you rich learning experiences. If you’re willing to go as far as I hope you will, even your dreams at night will be opportunities to get further educated. Even your vigils in front of the TV. Even your trips to the convenience store to buy ice cream.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 In her poem “Time,” Piscean poet Lia Purpura wonders about “not picking up a penny because it’s only a little luck.”

Presumably she is referring to a moment when you’re walking down a street and you spy an almost-but-notquite-worthless coin lying on the concrete. She theorizes that you may just leave it there. It adds next to nothing to your wealth, right? Which suggests that it also doesn’t have much value as a symbol of good fortune. But I urge you to reject this line of thought in the coming weeks, Pisces. In my astrological opinion, you’ll be wise to capitalize on the smallest opportunities. There will be plenty of them, and they will add up.

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supply and demand. I would love to live in Beverly Hills, I simply cannot afford to. If many of you would quit complaining and work hard and sacrifice, you could probably afford to live here. If you cannot afford to live here, no one is obligated to finance your lifestyle.

to live here. It’s so overrun by crime right now, I’m uprooting my successful business and moving. You can take your $700,000 condos and keep them. By the way, pray the drought ends before the bottom falls out from your blatantly inflated market. RIP, Santa Cruz.

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SPASMING OUT Being chronically stressed out degenerates our brains, while play behaviors help regenerate them.

Eye Surrender

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or the past five weeks I’ve been driven to the brink of insanity by a seemingly harmless bodily phenomenon: the eye twitch. A little eyelid flutter is not uncommon to the human experience, and of course I thought nothing of it at first. Then it took over my life. Every morning, for weeks now, I wake up and wonder if I’ll find relief—until there it is again, a lively Mexican jumping bean dancing on my upper lid.

Following a less-than-fruitful crusade to calm the pulse—in which I pulled down my pants for vitamin B-12 shots, consumed magnesium supplements and far too many

bananas (“you need potassium,” someone said), and irritated my coworkers with constant twitch updates—I finally consulted Dr. Craig Blackwell, an ophthalmologist in Capitola, about what turns out to be medically termed a “myokymia.”

The muscle in question is the orbicularis oculi, a circular muscle controlling the eyelid which happens to contain more fast-twitch muscle fibers than anywhere else in the body. The more extreme and rare version of eye twitch, blepharospasm, involves a forceful shutting of the eyelid, says Blackwell.

“The minor version like the one

you describe is not uncommon, and seems almost always related to stress,” says Blackwell. “When stress goes away, so does the twitch.”

It’s not the response I had expected, having narrowed my suspicions down to excessive screen time. But it’s an explanation that could feasibly fit my lifestyle, where deadline looms like a guillotine over every Tuesday, and there is never enough time to make things as perfect as I’d like them to be.

“I want to ask you,” says Stuart Thompson, Ph.D, a neuroscientist and professor of biology at Stanford, “not as a physician, but if you go for a walk on the beach and you just

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kind of let yourself experience that, be in nature for a little bit, does the eye twitch stop?” Yes. While the exact connection between stress and the eye twitch remains unknown, Thompson says that “play” activities like dancing, hiking, laughing with friends—you know, all of life’s good stuff—results in a very healthy chemical process in the brain.

“So for one thing, in that state you’re secreting oxytocin, you’re raising the growth factor concentrations, you’re growing new synapses. I mean, what changes is really amazing,” Thompson says.

“The health benefits are very similar to what a good night’s sleep does.”

In addition to neurotrophin, or the growth of new neurons, a state of play activates the entire pathway of feel-good neurotransmitters, from oxytocin and the cannabinoid receptors to serotonin, dopamine and endorphins.

It’s almost the exact opposite of what is happening in the brain during times of prolonged stress, when chemical responses that are designed to protect us in situations that require hyper-alertness and charges of adrenalin stick around and become completely counterproductive.

“Now, there are not a whole lot of things that are known to be neurodegenerative, but stress is,” says Thompson. The numerous effects of stress are caused by glucocorticoid hormones, he explains.

“In stress, your ability to form new synapses and remember or recall something is really heavily impacted.

All of that stuff is kind of shut down by the stress hormones,” says Thompson.

The stress hormones also trigger inflammation in the brain itself, which causes the brain’s immune cells, microglia, to attack neurons and kill them, leading to a loss of brain function, says Thompson.

“There is tremendous crosstalk between immune cells in the body and immune cells in the brain,” he says.

“What happens in your body affects what happens in your brain, too.”

In a world where being healthy often means physical exertion and dietary deprivation, I can’t think of a better prescription for a healthy brain: find the flow and zone out on walks, playing guitar, or whatever it is that takes your mind off the grind.

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aul Steffen is in the midst of one of Santa Cruz’s greatest stresses: looking for a place to live.

Currently living out of the Paige Smith building at the Homeless Services Center (HSC), he has applied to 15 places over the last several months, and has been turned away 15 times.

“I want to stay in Santa Cruz,” says the 62-year-old Steffen, stroking his bright-red-dyed goatee. “I’ve lived in other places, but this is my home.”

Steffen says he has a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), commonly known as a Section 8 voucher, to help assist with the rent. Time is ticking, with his voucher expiring next month, he says. In the Santa

Cruz rental market, a housing voucher is no golden ticket.

“I think anyone with a voucher is having a harder time [finding housing] than someone without one,” says Shannon Healer, the director of the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH).

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Two years ago, when her son was about to start preschool, former journalist Sonia McMoran readied to re-enter the workforce.

“My issue was that every time that I sent my resume, I was already dreading it. I was dreading the possibility of getting that job and working a 9-to-5 where somebody else was dictating my creative levels,” said McMoran.

At her husband’s urging, McMoran decided to pursue her dream of opening a home decor store—a perfect fit given her background in writing on interior design.

She took a small-business night class at Santa Cruz County SCORE, a Capitolabased business resource center. She got paired with a mentor and received help with her business plan.

McMoran opened Home/Work on Cedar Street in Santa Cruz last year, and is already planning to expand.

She will be one of eight business owners at an Event Santa Cruz discussion titled “The Santa Cruz View” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 24. Styled after the popular daytime television show “The View,” the talk features an all-woman panel which will discuss the pros and cons of local entrepreneurial life.

McMoran says for business women with children, it’s crucial to share the parenting with their partners.

“Try and shed the guilt, because I can guarantee your partner and husband does not feel as much guilt as you for going to work,” she says. “It is very easy for mothers to feel like—and I feel like it’s very self-imposed—they don’t deserve to be an equal partner in a family. They feel this guilt of wearing all these different hats and multitasking to the point where they’re losing their minds.”

Twice in the past year, Santa Cruz has been named one of the top 20 cities in the nation for women entrepreneurs. The two sites, NerdWallet and GoodCall, based their rankings on factors like financing opportunities, local economic health, business climate and educational values.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the HCV provides rental assistance for lowincome people and families. They can apply for various vouchers through collaborative groups like HSC and the 180/2020 housing project. There are also special vouchers awarded to veterans with applications through the Veterans Resource Center and Veterans Services.

While the program is meant to help people with financial or medical problems, it often comes with its own set of stigmas and stipulations.

Scouring Craigslist housing ads, an attachment at the end often reads, “No Section 8.” California law does not allow landlords to discriminate based on source of income, but the housing voucher is considered a subsidy and therefore not a source of income. Some cities and counties throughout the state have prohibited discrimination against housing applicants with Section 8 vouchers, but Santa Cruz has not.

“There are some efforts underway

statewide to prohibit landlords from this practice,” Jenny Panetta, director of the county’s Housing Authority, tells GT via email. “But we are focusing our efforts on incentivizing landlords to give the program another look.”

“There’s a lot of misinformation about Section 8,” says Phil Kramer, the interim director of HSC. Incentives for landlords to choose Section 8 candidates include competitive prices, which keep up with market rates, and the fact that HUD directly deposits money into the landlord’s account.

There are currently more than 2 million active HUD vouchers throughout the nation, Panetta says.

Santa Cruz County has about 4,500, of which about 4,200 are “leased up,” according to Panetta, meaning they’ve already found a place to live with the voucher.

Healer says 286 veterans have vouchers through VASH. “About 71 percent are in use, and the remaining are either waiting or at some stage of the process of

obtaining a voucher,” she says.

In the struggle for affordable housing, veterans have been given an extra helping hand with the “Be a Hero: Help A Hero” program, announced in November.

A collaborative effort between veteran and housing authorities, the program aims to house 193 veterans by the end of 2016.

Kramer estimates the shelter is currently working with about 150 people who are looking for housing, 90 percent of them with vouchers from a variety of places.

The application process for Section 8 vouchers is often mired in bureaucratic red tape, and it can take months for applicants to be notified if they qualify. While both Kramer and Healer say the waiting period averages about six to eight weeks, several recipients told GT it took six months to a year. When the voucher comes, the work continues.

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As Joe Williams surveyed the congressional race for District 20, he kept waiting for a proven local liberal like Assemblymember Bill Monning (D-Carmel), Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) or Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) to jump in.

But Williams, a hospital lab technician, says they were all scared off by Jimmy Panetta, the son of political heavyweight Leon Panetta, who racked up endorsements quickly after current Congressmember Sam Farr (D-Carmel) announced his retirement.

“He walked in as a fait accompli,” Williams says.

“That’s not democracy to me.”

Three years ago, the

Monterey Herald wrote a story about Leon Panetta campaigning for Sam Farr in exchange for the lawmaker’s endorsement of his son. Farr officially endorsed Jimmy Panetta last week.

Now that he’s running, Williams has been slamming local media, GT included, for covering the District 20 election as a two-person race between Panetta and Republican Casey Lucius.

Williams, Panetta and Lucius are joined on the ballot

by Jack Digby, a Capitola ironworker, and Jay Blas Cabrera, who has run for Santa Cruz City Council in the past. Other candidates include Barbara Honegger, a 9/11 truther based in Carmel Valley, who ran against Farr in 1993, and Benjamin

Joseph Julius Strickland, who did not submit any contact information and doesn’t appear to have a web presence.

Williams’ campaign is motivated by his work in unions and by Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Unlike Lucius and Panetta (both of them military veterans), Williams would like to halt wars overseas. He plans to leverage social media to galvanize support, encouraging followers to pen letters to the editor for local newspapers. His goal is to come in second to Panetta in the June 7 primary and get a head-to-head race with him in November, raising important issues along the way.

“I’ve done it before. I’m not scared of these people,” Williams says. “I’m not scared

by money and names and military uniforms and all that.

It’s like, let’s do it. Here I am.

For the next 80-odd days until the election. Let’s see what I can do.” JACOB PIERCE

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According to the GoodCall list, women own 34 percent of businesses in Santa Cruz, which ranks the city No. 17 in the nation for women entrepreneurs.

Nationally, the glass ceiling has yet to fully shatter, especially at the biggest companies. A report last year found that there were more S&P 1500 companies with a CEO named John than ones that had a woman CEO.

STAYING CLASSY In addition to SCORE, the county has several resources for budding business owners, such as the Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center at Cabrillo College. Some resources are specifically for women, such as a monthly women’s business meetup group at Santa Cruz’s Pacific Cultural Center and a quarterly luncheon and annual conference “Santa

Cruz Women in Business,” hosted by the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce.

Hair stylist Noelle Weatherwax is the 30-year-old owner of Santa Cruz’s Concrete Rose Salon, who will also speak at the March 24 event. Before she launched the salon two years ago, she not only took small-business classes, but also attended free brown-bag lunch talks at the downtown Santa Cruz Public Library for business owners. To raise capital before opening her salon, she sold her car and clothes and launched a successful $6,000 Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign.

Weatherwax says one thing Santa Cruz offers is a small-town feel. For her ribboncutting ceremony in 2014, she dialed thenmayor Lynn Robinson on a whim, and to her surprise, the mayor not only picked up the phone but also said she would come, suggesting Weatherwax call the chamber of commerce as well.

The salon is busy—stylists are booked up to eight weeks in advance—and is known

for its community service. In exchange for a salon discount, for example, customers can donate beauty items, or, as Weatherwax calls it, “product graveyard, where your bathroom is full of stuff that you don’t use and don’t like.” The salon, she says, gives the items to the homeless shelter.

RISK MANAGEMENT Ashley Cramer, who owns The Barre Studio in Capitola where the March 24 event will be held, was in pharmaceutical sales before deciding she wanted to open a balletinspired fitness studio.

At first, she pursued opening a barre workout franchise. She secured a bank loan and a location, before realizing she wanted her own business and started over.

“I just had this gut feeling that [the franchise model] wasn’t the right thing for me,” says Cramer, who will also be speaking at the event. “It could have cost me my funding or the space that I found … I trusted my gut knowing that it was risky, and it was

one of the best decisions that I had.”

To raise capital, Cramer kept her fulltime job in sales during the year she was planning for the studio and the first nine months after it opened.

Managing her time was difficult, and she didn’t think she was going to make it, she says.

“It’s kind of like waiting for a ship to get close to dock. You’re just waiting and waiting for the ship to get closer, and then finally there’s a point where you can jump,” Cramer says.

That extra capital from working two jobs proved crucial, because when construction costs exceeded expectations, it left her with enough to pay rent and staff. That sort of thing, Cramer has learned, is what business owners should be prepared for.

“Plan on a few costly mistakes in your first year,” she says.

Event Santa Cruz will host a talk-show format event at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the Barre Studio, 2001 40th Ave., Suite C, Capitola. There will be snacks and live performances.

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Section 8 vouchers cover only part of the rent, and recipients are told to spend roughly 30 percent of their income on rent. That means that if someone has an $800-a-month income, but a $1,200 room, the voucher holder generally pays only $240, with the federal government paying the other $960.

Administrators like Kramer are bewildered by the reluctance of landlords to take housing vouchers for rentals. He suggests that maybe some landlords are frightened by the prospect of mandatory property inspections that come with renting to someone on Section 8. “But this is done by the Housing Authority, not the city or county. Basically they are seeing if it’s safe and lives up to basic living standards,” he says.

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Steffen says that no matter what, his plan is to “just keep on looking.”

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folded. Picking up the reins, Chronic Combat is looking to go monthly, gathering a new legion of fans whose penchant for men in tights doing signature moves is on the uptick.

Everybody knows professional wrestling is fake, but does that matter? Like Joseph Campbell’s archetypal figures, wrestlers play upon our deepest fantasies. Heroes like Reno Scum and villains like the Classic Connection act out our inner aggressions as they rise and fall. It’s epic, it’s garish, it’s entertaining.

Take, for example, the case of Jesse Hett, a Bay Area comedian who once got caught alone in his bedroom watching Summerslam ’89 by his roommate. Pinned by questions of why a grown man would watch something so obviously fake, Hett is indignant.

“Fake? Hardly!” blusters Hett. “It’s staged and it’s scripted, but that’s not the same thing as ‘fake.’ Would you go to see a play and say, ‘Oh this is fake.

I don’t think those swords are even sharp! And I bet that’s not real poison in any of those cups. And wait a second, that’s not Hamlet, that’s Jeff!

He works at the grocery store! He’s not the prince of Denmark at all! This is fake, let’s get out of here!’”

WELCOME TO THE FREAK SHOW Like the rest of show biz, pro wrestling has a hierarchy. World Wrestling Federation guys like Hogan,

Kalisto and the New Day are at the top of the wrestling pyramid. At the bottom is backyard wrestling, where neighborhood friends gather in handstitched tights and smash each other with metal folding chairs. One step up from teenagers throwing mattresses on the ground is indie wrestling. It’s a dubious venture often plagued by shady business practices and fly-bynight operations, and its bloodline can be traced to the back tents of traveling carnivals.

“Back in the carny days, you would have strongman shows,” says Nick Robinson, a sought-after regional pro wrestler who goes by the name Levi Shapiro. “Audience members would be invited into the ring to wrestle the strongman, who could never be beat. But if it looked like the rube was going to win, there was a giant white sheet covering one corner of the ring, and the strongman would wrestle the guy to the corner and maneuver his head to the sheet where another carny behind the sheet would hit him in the head with a blackjack, to make sure he lost. Then afterwards they would either invite him to join them on the road, or pull up stakes and get the hell out of town.”

The word from most wrestlers is that the independent circuit is still pretty carny. There are promoters who work with wrestlers who haven’t been properly trained.

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n a winter night on the back patio of Bocci’s Cellar, wrestling aficionados huddle together, cheering and jeering as grown men and women in colorful tights with names like Perry Von Vicious, Levi Shapiro, Samara, and the Santa Cruz Kid throw each other around a square rented ring.

The air reeks of sweat, weed and the raging hormones of the mostly male audience. This is the world of indie wrestling, courtesy of local wrestling promotion company Chronic Combat.

Professional wrestling is a billiondollar industry, and gets more mainstream media coverage than ever, especially when there’s an irresistible hook like last weekend’s news about a jury awarding disgraced wrestling legend Hulk Hogan $115 million in his invasion of privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media. Indie wrestling is sort of the punk-rock, underground version of pro wrestling, and it took quite a while to find its way into Santa Cruz.

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At 6 feet 2 inches and 300 pounds, Grimes was the biggest kid doing high-school theater growing up on the East Coast.

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Grimes got the name of Kevin Landry, who ran a wrestling school in Palmer, Massachusetts, and trained for six months before he had his first match.

Doing shows every weekend, Grimes was taken under the wing of senior wrestlers who would call the promoters and say, “Hey, I’ve got this rookie who will drive me out if you put him on the show.” A decade later, fans from Hawaii to Japan know the name Perry Von Vicious. His appearances in Santa Cruz are always notable, as he struts the ring looking down his nose at the “losers” in the audience.

affair with wrestling that started at a very young age.

“My parents would go out on Fridays and leave me with a babysitter,” says Nick Robinson, part of the “bad guy” duo known as the Classic Connection with Buddy Royal. “We would go to the VHS store, and I would get a video game and a VHS tape of wrestling.

I’d play the video game all night and wake up in the morning and watch the wrestling. I would watch anything except the Undertaker—I was deathly afraid of him. Back in the day, it was hard to get into the business, but now there are schools everywhere. You had to find your way to find the one smart person to teach you wrestling.”

Originally, Robinson wanted to go to what he deemed the best wrestling academy on the West Coast, the All Pro Wrestling School in Hayward, which was at the time run by the late Roland Alexander. Unable to come up with the $6,000 required to train, Robinson did backyard wrestling until promoter Sparkey Ballard came to watch.

“He thought I had some talent,” says the side-burned Robinson.

A short while later, Robinson trained at the Devil Mountain Wrestling Academy in Pacheco, alongside some of his favorite wrestlers, like Hellfire and Alexis Darevko. His alter ego Levi Shapiro is now a for-hire independent wrestler who is very much in demand.

Santa Cruz musician Nick Carroll became wrestler Nick Savage when he began training with Pro Wrestling Revolution in San Jose in January of 2015. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” he says. Training several times a week and planning to make his debut in a few months, Carroll was also bitten by the wrestling bug early on.

“There was never a time I didn’t watch wrestling,” says Carroll. “I was 2 or 3 years old and I remember they captured my attention because they were like lifelike cartoons. I would sit in front of the USA channel until it came on. It was my first love.

I only recently thought I had the chance to be a wrestler.”

Unlike Grimes, Carroll didn’t have the advantage of size to give him an edge. “I’m 5 foot 7 and I’ve been out

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“I started pushing 30 and I told myself that I didn’t want to have any regrets if I didn’t try wrestling and pursue my dream. I decided to go for it, and I haven’t quit. So many people quit. Typically I train two to three times a week. “ Carroll also plays with the Santa Cruz band the Randy Savages, a homage to the professional wrestler known as the Macho Man. “Of course, down the road I look forward to the day my band the Randy Savages are playing a Chronic Combat show and I get called out and go into the ring,” says Carroll.

WOMEN IN THE RING There’s a stereotype that you have to be huge to be a wrestler, but even more diminutive in stature is Inder Mundi, aka Samara. Mundi is a badass in the ring, and like her childhood heroine Xena, she

is a warrior. “I think everyone in the indie scene got hooked into it as kids,” says Mundi. “I’ve always watched it, and it’s always been a part of my life. I didn’t understand how to make it tangible. How do you become an indie wrestler and where do you go? It took time for me to figure out the indie scene in the Bay Area and that I could go to one of these schools.” Mundi started at Big Time Wrestling in Fremont because of Jason Styles, who trained NXT Women’s Champion, Bayley.

“He now has his own school and promotion, so I left Big Time,” says Mundi.

The fiery wrestler, who is recovering from a broken ankle, feels there is a stigma that follows women who wrestle—people never expect them to have as good a match as the men. According to Mundi, “Even if you had a great match, people will always say, ‘It was all right for a women’s match.’

BEHIND THE MASKS It’s never up to par with men’s wrestling, but it is what it is. You can only do your best. People are always surprised that I wrestle, I guess because I’m small.”

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were so many different specialized promotions and styles to get into.”

Then, like now, Gordon got his friends involved. At Chronic Combat shows you see Gordon’s crew setting up the ring (that Gordon has finally bought), putting out the chairs, announcing the shows, working the sound system and selling the merchandise.

Sixteen years ago, Gordon helped combine three Midwest neighborhood wrestling groups into an organization called World Wrestling Rampage. “We would draw 20 people by ourselves, but when we joined up, we drew 100 people,” he says.

Now, the impresario in flesh-fitting tights finds himself in the same position, leading the charge to bring Santa Cruz out for wrestling shows.

Perhaps he is motivated by glory, fame and a paycheck, but Gordon takes his fair share of punishment in the ring, often pummeled to the ground for the love of the craft.

It’s been tough for Chronic Combat (formerly BeachSlam) to find a permanent venue for this underground battle of titans. Bocci’s Cellar, the Pacific Cultural Center and a few places in Watsonville didn’t totally pan out. But it looks like outdoors at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall might finally be a landing pad for dropkicks, piledrivers and moonsaults. Don’t expect a dressed-up tuxedoed affair at Chronic Combat events, but do expect to be wowed.

“I truly believe it’s the best form of entertainment—you have acting, you have stunt work, you have to be able to improvise and you have to go in front of a live audience and convince them it’s real,” Gordon says with his trademark enthusiasm.

Chronic Combat may be selling Santa Cruz snake oil, but it’s snake oil with a bite.

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The indisputable leader of Chronic Combat is Mikey Gordon, a mustachioed, red-haired, burly man whose penchant for courting controversy is well known. In the ring at Bocci’s, he called himself the Santa Cruz Kid. “Now I’m Seabass,” says Gordon. “I’m 32 and not from here, so it was a stretch.” Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Gordon vividly remembers going to the park and coming home and watching WrestleMania III live on TV. At the time, it was the biggest indoor attendance for any sort of sporting event. Title match: Hulk Hogan vs.

Andre the Giant. Gordon was almost 4 years old, and immediately hooked.

“My mom was a low-level pro wrestler known as Sue Savage,” says the hype-man extraordinaire.

“I never got to see her wrestle. That was before I was born, but she was always a huge fan. It was more a big event back then, people would dress up. Some people wore tuxedos.”

As a teenager, Gordon heard on the radio that there were wrestling shows at a local YMCA. More than 500 people would show up and watch old WWF wrestlers like Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and Pete Madden, the Human Wrecking Ball. Gordon’s mother was a dental hygienist who cleaned the teeth of the cameraman who videoed the matches, so Gordon got taken to events and would also be given videos to watch where he could study the moves.

“There was no Internet to find anything out,” says Gordon.

“Wrestling at that point in the late 1980s was underground tape trading. VHS tapes of wrestling from Japan and luchadores from Mexico who practice lucha libre [which translates to “free fighting”].

It’s the Mexican equivalent to pro wrestling American-style. Different regions of the world have different styles. It made me realize that there was way more than WWF. There

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HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES? Tracy Chevalier will discuss her new book ‘At the Edge of the Orchard’ on Wednesday, March 23 at Bookshop Santa Cruz.

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In her new novel, Tracy Chevalier explores how the American Dream has its roots in apple trees BY WENDY MAYER-LOCHTEFELD

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ho hasn’t heard the story of Johnny Appleseed, the legendary folk hero who planted apple trees across the country? Skilled nurseryman and espouser of simple living, his love of apples has long served American

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The myth of Johnny Appleseed is what sparked bestselling author Tracy Chevalier’s interest in writing her new novel, At the Edge of the Orchard.

“He wasn’t promoting healthy eating,” she says. “He was mostly selling apple trees that produced hard cider and applejack.”

Indeed, Johnny Appleseed, aka John Chapman, was a strategic businessman who planted orchards in anticipation of the settlers who

would come to the Ohio Valley needing to plant 50 viable apple trees to stake their claims. “I had this vision of a couple arguing over apples,” says Chevalier, “whether to have sweet eaters or sour spitters [two varieties at the time], him for eating and her for drinking.”

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Robert Goodenough sent back to Victorian England: redwoods and sequoias. “You can still see them in parts of the country,” Chevalier says. “They’re much smaller than redwoods that have been growing in California for hundreds of years, but they’re getting there.” She remembers spotting a small grove from a train window as she traveled through the British countryside. The nearby village had street names like “Redwood Way.” Sequoias can be seen too, on the grounds of Downton Abbey-style estates, exerting their distinctly American presence.

Pioneers and refugees often share the same goals, to transform hardship and seek opportunity, but Chevalier reminds us that it’s the business people surrounding them who more often profit. “Most miners during the gold rush didn’t make a fortune,” she says. “The people who did were the ones selling them the shovels and sacks of cornmeal.”

Even in the sweeping landscape of westward migration, where profiteers reap the most, it’s through family members navigating their way from brutal beginnings that we come to understand the greatest myth of all: that we can outrun our troubles. Chevalier sums up the cost of redemption.

“It goes hand in hand with the idea of moving across the country, always heading West,” she says.

“When you reach the Pacific, you can’t go any further. You have to turn around and face what you’ve been running from.”

Tracy Chevalier will read from and discuss her new book at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, at Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Free.

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The idea grew from there that she would write about a dysfunctional pioneer family—“the dark side of the Laura Ingalls Wilder tales,” as she puts it. She also wanted to write about the great migration west, which gave birth to the most problematic American myth of all: The American Dream. As she dove into the kind of detailed research she’s known for, she pegged its iconic beginnings during the Gold Rush.

“I realized that that’s where it was minted, so to speak, this idea that you could change your life by reaching into a river and pulling out a nugget of gold to make your fortune,” says Chevalier.

Wrenching movement and infinite potential has shaped the American point of view ever since, and nature played no small part in the story. It is unforgiving to James and Sadie Goodenough, the husband and wife who clash at the beginning of Chevalier’s novel, but it provides solace to their youngest son, Robert, who heads to California in the wake of a family tragedy and ends up working for another real-life tree broker, William Lobb.

“This is a book about migration, and trees migrated alongside people,” says Chevalier. You look out a window, see a tree, and think it’s always going to be there. But trees as a species do move around, and get moved around. For me, that was underlying the idea of people moving.” She points out that apple trees came from Kazakhstan, along the silk route to Persia and Italy.

“The Romans brought them to England,” she says, “and from there they came to the States.”

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hen professor Jim Funaro introduced a class to Cabrillo in 1979 that used both science and science fiction to teach anthropology, he had no idea it would lead him to building whole new worlds.

But that’s just what he was doing four years later, when he organized the first Contact conference in Santa Cruz.

An academic gathering that brought together some of the best minds in science, science fiction writing, and art to imagine possibilities for humanity’s future, it was centered around a main event Funaro called “COTI: Cultures of the Imagination,” a simulation that had conference participants designing human colonies and alien civilizations. the iconic science FengLarry ShuiNiven, Consults fiction author whose career for Romance stretches over five decades and includes 1970’s groundbreaking Ringworld, was at that first Contact in 1983, and remembers that not everything went smoothly with that first world-building experiment.

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Niven, who returned to Contact as keynote speaker in 1995, is back at this year’s conference—which will be held at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale April 1-3—to return to the matter of world-building with a presentation on “The Legacy of Heorot,” explaining the backstory of a series he co-authored with consultation from Dr. Jack Cohen, one of the foremost researchers in fertility among all life forms. This year’s conference will also feature author Kim Stanley Robinson speaking about the “eccentric orbit” of science and science fiction, Funaro himself discussing “The Evolution of Star Trek as an American Mythos,” and more than two dozen other talks from science fiction writers and NASA scientists, with titles like “Alien Civilizations: What Lies Beyond Our Imagination?” “What Will Commercial Spaceflight Cost in the Future?” and “Mars: Science and Science Fiction on the Red Planet.”

The Contact conference will be held April 1-3 at the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale. For more information and to register, go to contact-conference.org.

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Sunflower Bean pours its influences into a melting pot of a rock record BY AARON CARNES

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ll barely 20 years old now, the members of Brooklyn trio Sunflower Bean discovered rock ’n’ roll in high school in the 21st century, when all of their peers were listening to anything but. For them, as kids, rock was the most underground music you could listen to.

On their debut record, Human Ceremony, released in February, it’s clear that their rock of choice was all over the board, and they’ve tried to smash everything they heard into one album. It’s certainly enthusiastic, and sounds less like a band trying to regurgitate a retro sound than a young band discovering the music

for the first time, and wanting desperately to share it with the world.

The influences include early Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, the Cure, Velvet Underground, Lush, and Tame Impala. And their wild variance can be not just heard in their music, but seen in their look, too. Guitarist/vocalist Nick Kivlen looks strikingly like late-’60s Bob Dylan. Bassist/vocalist Julia Cummings would have looked at home in Siouxsie and the Banshees, while drummer Jacob Faber looks like an indie-folk hipster. This is precisely the jumbled approach they take in their music. It makes perfect sense in the Sunflower Bean

universe when they blast those Sabbath power chords in the middle of “Creation Myth” after a couple solid minutes of ’90s jangle-pop.

The album’s single “Wall Watcher” is one of the heavier tunes, influenced by heavy alt, with eerie vocals from Cummings. But it’s not the strongest song, nor is it the best pick for a single. That would be “I Want You To Give Me All Your Time,” the song that follows it immediately on the record.

Cummings and Kivlen’s harmonies are somewhere between gorgeous and spooky, and the electric fingerpicking guitar work and hook-laden chorus could have easily shot this song up on the alternative rock charts

in the ’90s—or maybe the college rock charts in the ’80s.

In an interview the band did with NME, they discussed their approach to music as a reaction to the deadly seriousness of the post-rock shoegaze scene. They’re not so much lighthearted—their music is serious and mysterious—but they do have a playful, curious approach to their music that is reminiscent of a brandnew band still figuring out its sound, or at least a band unconcerned with etching out a cohesive marketable image. They’re dabblers, and the jury is out on whether they are aware of when they accidentally dip their feet into uncool territory.

This curiosity is certainly their most enduring trait, but it also gets them in trouble. They are strongest when they see an idea for a song through, rather than pasting different sections together, like the previously mentioned janglemeets-doom-metal juxtaposition of “Creation Myth.” It’s a fascinating concept, but makes for less repeat listens than other tunes.

“Single Wall Watcher” is strong because it’s short and sweet, and the fact that it doesn’t sound like any other song on the record is a bonus. Other tunes that hit their mark include psych-popper “Human Ceremony,” and the ominous, washed-out shoegaze tune “2013.”

In general, Cummings takes the lead more often than Kivlen.

Her voice is an unsettling kind of angelic, while Kivlen tends to wallow in his dark, post-punk melodies. And Cummings is the stronger singer in the group. Her voice is the most suited to the genre hopping. But there’s a certain charm to the songs like “Human Ceremony” where Kivlen pops in with the occasional vocal lines, and their harmonies almost always work splendidly.

Sunflower Bean is only a few years in, and seem like they have stumbled into a solid debut record by covering as many of their bases as possible. If they can refine their sound while keeping their curiosity intact, they’ll go on to great things.

Sunflower Bean play at 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, at the Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.

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‘WELCOME HOME OUR BEES’ The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History teams up with Planet Bee Foundation to host a special welcome for the arrival of the bees that includes a hive with live bees. Learn about the fascinating, labor-intensive lifestyle of the best honey producers on the planet, how they’ve been disappearing at alarming rates within the past decade, and how you can help replenish their dwindling numbers. The perfect educational event for kids and adults alike, join the museum in exploring the intricate hierarchy of the bee world, and enjoy bee-related crafts and artifacts.

Info: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 26. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.org. $4.

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Free calendar listings in print and online are available for community events. Listings show up online within 24 hours. Submissions of free events and those $15 or less received by Thursday at noon, six days prior to the Good Times publication date, will be prioritized for print (space available). All listings must specify a day, start time, location and price (or ‘free’ if applicable). Listings can be set to repeat every week or month, and can be edited by the poster as needed. Ongoing events must be updated quarterly. It is the responsibility of the person submitting an event to cancel or modify the listing. Register at our website at santacruz.com in order to SUBMIT EVENTS ONLINE. E-mail calendar@goodtimes.sc or call 458.1100 with any questions.

WEDNESDAY 3/23 ARTS TRANSFORMING DISCOMFORT In this fiveweek session, we will present a systematic approach to acknowledging challenging energies in a safe, supportive atmosphere. All levels of practice are welcome. 6:30-8 p.m.

Insight Santa Cruz, 1010 Fair Ave., Suite C, Santa Cruz. hyman@earthlink.net.

STORY TIME Join us for Storytime. Free with Museum admission and for MOD Members.

10:30-11 a.m. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free.

STEAM IN NATURE Create STEAM-based nature art while learning about the the science of our natural environment in this weekly class with educator Sue Creswell. 3-3:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888424-8035. Free with admission.

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Local fan favorites Tandy Beal & Company have partnered with Santa Cruz Public Libraries to provide free admission to Art Smart events, including an interactive Balinese dance performance on Saturday, March 26. I Gede Oka Artha Negara will lead a workshop teaching Balinese dance movement and the kecak, or Monkey chant, to the music of the Gamelan before seeing the maestro at work with a performance by Negara. Negara is an accomplished composer, musician and choreographer as well as the founder of Santa Cruz’s Gamelan Artha Negara. A second workshop will take place at the downtown branch on April 1.

Info: 11 a.m.-Noon, Saturday, March 26.

Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. santacruzpl.org. Free.

SALSA RUEDA CLASSES Cuban-style dance at the Tannery. Introductory and beginning classes 7-8 p.m. Intermediate and advanced classes 8-9 pm. 7-9 p.m. Tannery 1060 River St., Suite #111, Santa Cruz. Cesario, Danny, Gilberto. $7/$5.

BATERIA SAMBA CRUZ Come learn to play drums and the carnival rhythms of Brazil.

All levels. Instruments provided. 6-7 p.m.

Tannery Arts Center, 1060 River St., #104, Santa Cruz. Joe Mailloux, 435-6813. $7.

BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building.

Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@iadance.com. $10.

TRIPLE P SEMINAR: GETTING TEENS CONNECTED 6-8 p.m. Mission Hill Middle School, 425 King St., Santa Cruz. first5scc. org/seminar-getting-teens-connected-9. Free.

VINYASA FLOW Join Michelle for this fun, exploratory vinyasa flow class. We warm the body with rhythmic movement then go deeper into our peak poses. Some experience with yoga is recommended. 9-10:30 a.m.

Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. michellenak2@gmail.com. $15/$9.

SATURDAY 3/26 SAVE OUR SHORES CARNIVAL Petting zoos, face painting, an Easter egg hunt and bounce house to support a local conservation nonprofit? Spreading good while having fun sounds like the perfect Easter activity, and this Saturday, March 26, Save Our Shores hosts all the fun you could possibly fit into one afternoon—we didn’t even get to the live music, food, raffle, and games—to benefit Save Our Shores and Western Service Workers Association. Save Our Shores works tirelessly to conserve our marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. Over the last three decades they have been responsible for preventing offshore drilling in Central Coast waters, helping to establish the Monterey Bay Sanctuary, and preventing local cruise-ship pollution, among so many other accomplishments.

Info: 2-5 p.m. Garfield Park Community Church, 111 Errett Circle, Santa Cruz. Free.

WHAT-IF WEDNESDAY “What-If Wednesday” is a combination of science and art that prompts wonder and discovery. Weird, wacky science becomes wonderfully wild while art and science are brought together. 11:30 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free with admission.

FOOD & WINE BIRCHBARK NIGHT AT WOODSTOCK PIZZA BirchBark is a nonprofit that saves pets’ lives and supports families. During this event, 25 percent of Woodstock Pizza profits will go to

BirchBark to help save pets’ lives. Just mention us when you order. 5-9 p.m. Woodstock Pizza, 710 Front St., Santa Cruz. birchbarkfoundation. org/woodstock-pizza-birchbark. bunny@ birchbarkfoundation.org or 462-6004. Free.

GROUPS OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS OA is a 12-Step support group for those who wish to stop compulsive eating. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, Youth Room, 420 Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. Nate, santacruzoa. org/meetings or 429-7906. Free.

CALENDAR OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS OA is a 12-Step support group for those who wish to stop compulsive eating, including anorexia and bulimia. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 335 Spreckels Drive, Suite A, Aptos. Nate, santacruzoa.org/ meetings or 429-7906. Free.

SONS IN RETIREMENT This statewide group of retired men invites you to be our guest at our monthly luncheon. You’ll meet kindred spirits, have a fine lunch and learn something new from a top-notch guest speaker. Noon-1 p.m. Elks Club, 150 Jewell St., Santa Cruz. Greg at 684-1834. Free.

EMPATHY CIRCLE Each person will have an opportunity to share, on any topic that is personally significant to them as well as ask for what type of responses they want in return. If you would like to come, please RSVP. 7-8:30 p.m.

236 Plymouth St., Santa Cruz. pappinandrew@ gmail.com or iwillmeetyouthere.org. Free.

HEALTH QI GONG FOR ENERGY BALANCE & HEALTH

BY BREIGE WALBRIDGE Qi Gong is a fantastic and easy practice that brings physical happiness and mental calm. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel.

462-8383. Donation.

BODY-MIND CENTERING: TAI JI AND CHI GONG Tai Ji and Chi Gong exercise cultivates an overall balance between mind, body, spirit.

Benefits include: Improved health, inner calm, vitality, strength, balance and flexibility. 10-11:15 a.m. Inner Light Center, in the Social Hall, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel. Linda Gerson. Free.

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WEEKLY MEDITATION GROUP Vipassanastyle meditation group for all experience levels. Beginners welcome. 7-8 p.m.

Branciforte Plaza, 555 Soquel Ave., Room 245, Santa Cruz. Russ, 246-0443 or russ@ holeyboy.com. Free/Donations.

THURSDAY 3/24 ARTS STORY TIME Join us for Storytime. Free with Museum admission and for MOD Members.

ARTE CON BRYAN Join bilingual and bicultural staff member Bryan as you create art with a variety of mediums, all while you learn key art-related words and phrases in Spanish. 11:30 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-4248035. Free with admission.

MATHMAGIC ART MathMagic Art is a new STEAM-based program that teaches your little one basic math concepts like shapes, measuring, counting, and patterns through the lens of an art activity. 3-3:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888424-8035. Free with admission.

BUSINESS EVENT SANTA CRUZ - THE SANTA CRUZ VIEW Hear from eight women as they hold a spirited discussion on what it's like to be an entrepreneur in Santa Cruz. 6-8:30 p.m.

The Barre Studio, 2001 40th Ave., Ste C, Capitola. EventSantaCruz.com or Matthew@ EventSantaCruz.com. $10.

CLASSES IMPROVING CHILDREN’S NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH POSITIVE PARENTING This is a free parenting support group to provide strategies to increase children’s healthy eating and physical activity.

6-8 p.m. Dominican Rehabilitation Center, First Floor Conference Room, 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. 227-4145 or first5scc.org/ calendar/parent?trainings. Free.

YOUR MOVE: STRATEGIC GAME PUZZLES As a math teacher, I have been collecting game puzzles for the last 15 years. This class will give me an opportunity to share them with others. If you would like to come, RSVP. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 236 Plymouth St., Santa Cruz. iwillmeetyouthere.org or pappinandrew@gmail.com. Free.

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Albert Crevello, MD and Rosemary Zarate-Crevello, LMFT, Ave Maria Memorial Chapel, Bay Federal Credit Union, California Grill of the Pajaro Valley, Canepa Motors, City of Watsonville, Holy Cross Catholic Church, Inner Light Ministries, Lakeside Organic Gardens, Nordic Naturals, Resurrection Catholic Church, Stearns Lending, LLC: Dottie Jakobsen, Twin Lakes Church, Santa Cruz County Bank, The Register Pajaronian

FOOD & WINE DATE NIGHT: ARMENIANMEDITERRANEAN FUSION Sign up with your sweetheart and learn more about cooking with exotic spices. Make dolmas, baba ganoush, a lamb dish and baklava. Pre registration required. 6-8:30 p.m. New Leaf Community Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. newleaf.com/events. $42.

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JUNIPER MEDITATION FOR MODERN LIFE 2nd and 4th Wednesday evening meditation.

Includes meditation,talk,discussion on Buddhist training for modern life. All levels welcome.

7:30-9 p.m. Pacific Cultural Center, Gallery room. pam@juniperpath.org /juniperpath.org. $10.

10:30-11 a.m. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT LINKAGES SANTA CRUZ Discover what you can contribute to the Santa Cruz community. Please join us for an informational orientation about linkAges, a free neighborhood service exchange. 3-4 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. timebank@ linkages.org or 650-691-6267. Free.

FRIDAY 3/25 ARTS MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS: “YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN” Mountain Community Theater kicks off its 2016 Season with the New Mel Brooks Musical “Young Frankenstein.” Performances March 25-April 17. 8-11 p.m. Park Hall, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond. Susan McKay. $35/$22/$20.

ART RETREAT WITH ANDY WEBER MEDICINE BUDDHA AND HIS MANDALA This two-weekend course will provide a how-to course on the deep insight into the tradition of thangka and mandala painting.

Registration Required 7-9:30 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. Office@medicinebuddha.org, 4628383 or landofmedicinebuddha.org. Price varies.

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STORYTIME Join us for Storytime. Free with Museum admission and for MOD Members.

10:30-11 a.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free with admission.

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SENSORY PLAY Join us in the MOD Workshop for this new weekly class exploring sensory play activities. Messy sensory play gives young children endless ways to develop and learn, while using all their senses to use creative thinking.

3-3:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free with admission.

CLASSES BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building.

Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@iadance.com. $10.

BUSINESS SPRING BUNNY PHOTO BOOTH Hop on over and snap a picture of your little loved ones with our furry friend. Photo opp also available at Capitola New Leaf on Mar 26 and Downtown Santa Cruz New Leaf on Mar 27. Noon-3 p.m.

New Leaf Community Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. newleaf.com/events. Free.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY Receiving B12 via injection means that people can increase their energy. B12 Fridays are a fun time for people to meet and mingle. 3-6 p.m. Thrive Natural Medicine 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. 515-8699.

MUSIC FOURTH FRIDAY FAMILY MUSIC JAM Bring your whole fam & jam out with us in our Music Together classroom behind The Abbey Coffeehouse. Bring your little ones, your fave dance tunes, and any instruments you wanna share or perform with. 4:30-6:30 p.m. 239 High St., Santa Cruz. Tammy 4383514 or musicalme.com. $20.

JESSE AUTUMN “BRIGHT STARS” EP RELEASE CONCERT “Bright Stars” is a beautiful live concert recording of Autumn’s original chamber pop ballads with soaring vocals over an ensemble of piano, strings and horns. 8-10 p.m. The Art Bar & Cafe, Tannery Arts Center, 1060 River St., Santa Cruz. $10.

JNJ DYNAMITE/INDIE FOLK TRIO AT LILLE AESKE IN BOULDER CREEK Indiefolk trio JnJ Dynamite will be playing their unique style of ethereal folk music. Seating is limited for this 21-plus show. 8-10 p.m. Lille Aeske, 13160 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek. $15/$10.

CIRCLE TIME Join us in the MOD Lounge for Rhythm and song, in both English and Spanish. Let your little one explore musical instruments and finger puppets while everyone sings. Developmentally designed for ages 0-3. 10:15-10:30 a.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-4248035 Free with admission.

CIRCLE TIME Join us in the MOD Lounge for Rhythm and song, in both English and Spanish. Let your little ones explore musical instruments and finger puppets while everyone sings. Developmentally designed for ages 0-3.

11-11:15 a.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035 Free with admission.

VOCALIST “AARON AVILA”—ONE NIGHT ONLY Aaron Avila has one of the best voices you will ever hear and we have him right here in Capitola. From old R&B classics to the latest pop hits Aaron will sing it all. 7-9:30 p.m. Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares St., Capitola. Zizzo’s Coffee, Wine & Piano Bar, 477-0680, zizzoscoffee.com. Free.

SATURDAY 3/26- SUNDAY 3/27 EGGSTRAORDINARY EASTER EGG HUNT Ever wonder how the Easter Bunny lays multi-colored eggs? Don’t—it won’t get you too far. But do put notions of zoology, anatomy and all of that aside with an egg hunt for the whole family. Hop on board a special Easter Steam Train ride with the 1880s Roaring Camp Steam Train through the Santa Cruz Redwoods, over Indian Creek trestle, and through the Santa Cruz mountains. Kids are invited to scavenge the forest for chocolate eggs—a seasonal phenomena, they say—at the top of Bear Mountain.

Info: Trains depart at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. from 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 335-4484. roaringcamp.com/events#easter_Hunt.

SATURDAY 3/26 ARTS COMMUNITY WRITERS SERIES OPEN MIC Come join us for our open mic gathering of local authors and poets. Signups are 2:15-2:30 p.m. Readers will get to read 5-8 minutes, depending on the number of sign-ups. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible through the back. 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter Road, Soquel. 479-4800. Free.

TINKER TIME Come join us for Tinker Time, an open art hour for kids to learn and explore through art. 1-2 p.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free with admission.

BUSINESS BUILD YOUR BUSINESS: QUICKBOOKS SERIES (BASICS, PRO, AND ADVANCED) This presentation will provide a basic overview of QuickBooks software and highlight what you need to know to manage the program and

apply it to your bookkeeping process. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cabrillo College, Room 507, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Teresa Thomae, sbdc@cabrillo. edu. $214/$109/$76.

CLASSES BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building.

Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@iadance.com. $10.

VINYASA FLOW Join Michelle for this fun, exploratory vinyasa flow class. We warm the body with rhythmic movement, then go deeper into our peak poses. Some experience with yoga is recommended. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. michellenak2@gmail.com. $15/$9.

FREE SWIM LESSONS WITH SEAHORSE SWIM SCHOOL In an effort to reduce accidental drownings we will offer free swim lessons for those aged 2 and up.

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Student marine debris art display, interactive installation, and marine debris awareness lecture with environmental artist and the Debris project founder, Lee Lee

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FOOD & WINE APTOS FARMERS MARKET AT CABRILLO COLLEGE Voted Good Times best farmers market in Santa Cruz County. With more than 90 vendors, the Aptos Farmers Market offers an unmatched selection of locally grown produce and specialty foods. 8 a.m.-Noon.

Cabrillo College. montereybayfarmers.org or akeller@montereybayfarmers.org. Free.

LESBIAN HAPPY HOUR Join us at Tampico Kitchen & Lounge for liter margaritas, $17, and full nachos con todo $9 special. Everyone welcome. 3-6 p.m. Tampico’s Kitchen & Lounge, 822 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.

GROUPS OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS OA Speaker/ Discussion meeting. OA is a 12-step support group to stop eating compulsively, including anorexia and bulimia. 9-10 a.m. Calvary Episcopal, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz. 4297906 or santacruzoa.org. Free..

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CAPITOLA BRANCH LIBRARY’S 16TH BIRTHDAY PARTY Entertainment including live music, Tales to Tails sessions, 3D printer, a Book Bunny appearance and more.

There will also be plans for the new library including the architect's renderings of the new building. Noon-2 p.m. Santa Cruz Public Libraries: Capitola Branch. programs@ santacruzpl.org or 427-7717. Free.

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GRIEF SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP Hospice of Santa Cruz County offers this Friday weekly drop-in group for anyone grieving the death of a friend or family member. Noon-1 p.m. 5403 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley. 430-3000. Free.

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

OUTDOORS KENNOLYN’S EASTER EGG HUNT Come up to Kennolyn to visit and get your photo taken with the Bunny, hunt for eggs, enjoy a snack, a craft, and good company. 9:3011:30 a.m. kennolyncamps.com Free.

WELCOME HOME OUR BEES We are celebrating with Planet Bee Foundation, which will bring a guest hive, artifacts, and a fun craft.

Come and learn more about bees and enjoy a unique and up-close window into the world of these hard-working insects. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Felicia Van Stolk. Free with Museum Admission.

SPIRITUAL MEDICINE BUDDHA PRACTICE GUIDED MEDITATION Sessions include recitation of traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayers and the Medicine Buddha mantra, as well as some quiet meditation. 9:30-10:45 a.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation.

ZEN MEDITATION & LIFE How do you practice equanimity, kindness and compassion? Four classes on The Awakened Mind & Heart. Meditation 8:30 a.m. Class and tea: 9-10:30 a.m. Ocean Gate Zen Center, 920 41st Ave., Capitola. 8:30-10:30 a.m. 920 41st Ave., Suite B, Capitola. info@ oceangatezen.org. Donation.

SYNERGY EQUINOX A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION Concert with Heather Houston, Equinox Ritual, Kirtan, Sufi Dance, QiGong, and Sound Bath. 6-11 p.m. Center For Spiritual Living 1818 Felt St., Santa Cruz. synergyevents.live or Christopher Love 588-1881. $35/$30.

SUNDAY 3/27 ARTS TINKER TIME Come join us for Tinker Time, an open art hour for kids to learn and explore through art. 1-2 p.m. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free with admission.

ART DAY Bring materials and a project you would like to work on or you can use my materials. We will meet at my house. 2-4 p.m.

RSVP to the email below for location. dezbanz@ yahoo.com or iwillmeetyouthere.org. Free.

BUSINESS MCSHANE'S ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT Join us at McShane's Nursery & Landscape Supply for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Bring the kids (ages 12 & under) to meet the Easter Bunny and have some fun. 10 a.m.-Noon. McShane's Nursery & Landscape Supply, 115 Monterey Salinas Hwy., Salinas. mcshanesnursery.com or sp@mcshanesnursery.com. Free.

WEDNESDAY 3/30 JAZZ WITH A TWIST With tunes from Paul Simon to Path Metheny, maybe even a reggae/calypso version of “All About That Bass,” Jazz with a Twist plays beyond the jazz standards … with, well, a twist! This Wednesday Jazz with a Twist will keep the Crow’s Nest restaurant swinging with their particular brand of jazzy interpretations. Led by local upright acoustic bassist Joan Lowden, who has played with everyone from the Black Eyed Susies to El Sol, Jazz with a Twist features guitarist Carl Atilano and Michael Strunk and on percussion.

Info: 7:30-10 p.m. Crow’s Nest Restaurant, 2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. crowsnest-santacruz.com. Free.

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MONDAY 3/28 ARTS

MAKE ART MONDAY Explore the creative human expression of objects through the use of varied artistic mediums. Children will paint, sketch, sculpt, design, and assemble as they make new discoveries. 3-3:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery.

888-424-8035 Free with admission.

MUSIC MUSIC TOGETHER WITH MUSICAL ME Lizz Hodgins teaches the essential Music Together class for all ages. Music Together is hosted by Musical Me in the MOD Workshop. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation.

TUESDAY 3/29 ARTS STORY TIME Join us for Storytime. Free with Museum admission and for MOD Members.

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HEALTH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP WomenCARE support group for women newly diagnosed or undergoing treatment for cancer.

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WomenCARE. 457-2273. Free.

MUSIC WINNIE BRAVE A porch stompin’ Americana/Roots duo based in Ontario Canada composed of husband-and-wife team Amy McIsaac on vocals and guitar, and

Brad McIsaac on bass, percussion, and keys.

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

CREATIVE MOVEMENT Join Sylvia in the MOD Lab to start your little ones' day with stretching, dancing, singing, and lots of creative moving. Creative Movement was designed for ages 0-3. Join us for this fun & lively new program. 11:30 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery. 888424-8035. Free with admission.

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MOSHE VILOZNY Moshe Vilozny recalls when Michael Franti joined him and his band Universal Language on stage a decade ago at NorCal’s Reggae on the River.

After putting so much work into his world-beat fusion dance band, he felt like he was seeing the fruits of his labor.

But for the past eight years, Universal Language has not been so active.

Vilozny suddenly had a baby to make time for, plus member David “Pacha” Alvares moved back to Mexico and it didn’t feel the same without him.

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Still, that drive to create never went away. Vilozny is currently raising funds for his debut solo album, which will feature music he’s been working on over the last several years.

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“It’s something that wouldn’t have the dance floor jumping for a couple hours straight,” Vilozny says. “The new album, it’s more intimate and acoustic. It’s still got some groove, but I would say it’s more Americana, roots, soul. It’s more of a songwriter, storytelling approach, more about the lyrics and the song and having more sparse arrangements.”

He’ll be playing guitar and singing on the record, with Dan Robbins on upright bass, Gary Kehoe on percussion, and his brother Boaz Vilozny on harmony vocals.

“These songs just happened. I didn’t set out to write them. It’s basically a natural evolution, just me being comfortable and playing really for myself. It’s been a process of not trying to please anyone, just playing for the joy of music,” Vilozny says.

“A lot of these songs are about my personal experiences and where I’m at right now.” AARON CARNES INFO: To learn more about the Kickstarter campaign, visit moshev.com.

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BRYAN MCPHERSON You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone on the touring circuit as passionate as Bryan McPherson. The acoustic singer-songwriter, originally from Boston but now living in L.A., plays his guitar with more ferocity than most rockers shred on their axe. And his voice will fill a room with or without a microphone. His songs range from highly political (he wrote several songs about the Occupy movement) to intimately personal, and the excitement he generates at his live shows with just himself and his guitar rivals that of an eight-piece band. AARON CARNES

na, Illinois, Yonder Mountain String Band is one of the outstanding acts in the progressive bluegrass movement.

With an inventive, improvisational style that bridges rock, bluegrass and jazz, YMSB is a favorite on the jam band festival circuit as well as in roots circles. CAT JOHNSON INFO: 8 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $25. 423-1338.

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St. Croix reggae sensation Ras Attitude returns to Rasta Cruz with his message of peace, love and unity. Born the son of a gospel singer, this artist from the Virgin Islands began singing at a young age at church, and found his stage legs by age 7. In 2001, his debut album, Happiness, introduced the world to his blend of soulful reggae with a hip-hop twist. Since then, Ras Attitude has released an additional six more albums, with his latest, Hold the Vibes, released in 2012. MAT WEIR

Hailing from the mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, by way of Urba-

INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $10/adv, $15/door. 479-1854.

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

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WARREN HAYNES Warren Haynes is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock guitarists ever. His work with the Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead, and his own Gov’t Mule has made him a favorite among jam band audience and guitar shredders alike. And he’s a honey-voiced singer-songwriter with a handful of albums under his own name. On Thursday, Haynes comes to town with the Ashes & Dust Band, comprising progressive bluegrass trio ChessBoxer and acclaimed drummer Jeff Sipe. CJ INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $29/gen, $45/gold. 423-8209.

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KINNEFRET In today’s more-brutal-thanthou metal scene, it takes a truly grotesque band to turn heads and make people pay attention. Hailing from the grimy streets of Oakland, Kinnefret is one of those bands. As soon as someone presses “play,”

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SATURDAY 3/26 FOLK-ROCK

LANGHORNE SLIM New York-based folk-rocker Langhorne Slim (born Sean Scolnick) wears his heart on his sleeve in all the right ways. His 2012 album The Way We Move was one of the musical bright spots of the year, with raw, honest and soulful lyrics wrapped up in singalong-worthy melodies.

Last year’s acclaimed album, The Spirit Moves, is full of joy, sorrow and introspection, and is catchy as hell. As good as Slim is, he seems to only be getting better. On Saturday, he’s joined by alt-country artist

INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $20. 423-1338.

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HABIB KOITÉ & VUSI MAHLASELA

Snowapple likes to think of themselves as a folk trio, but it might sound a bit surreal if what you have in mind is, well, folk music.

The Dutch girls each bring unique elements to the ensemble. Laurien was an opera singer, and played in gypsy punk bands. Una was a jazz singer. Laura was a conductor and composer in Latvia. All these elements combined create music that is a David Lynch take on folk music.

Their harmonies are creepy, and the music is cinematic and bizarre.

They play the standard acoustic folksy instruments, but also include things like the glockenspiel and accordion, as well. AC

Stylistically and culturally Habib Koité and Vusi Mahlasela have little in common, aside from the fact they’re both committed to using their gorgeous music as a vehicle for social uplift. Koité is a charismatic guitarist, bandleader and vocalist who has crafted a lapidary sound drawing on rhythms and traditions from across Mali, the ethnically diverse, landlocked West African nation that’s home to a vast array of musical riches. Mahlasela, a breathtaking solo performer, spent his early years on the front line in the struggle against South African apartheid, and he rocketed to fame upon the ascension of Nelson Mandela to the presidency. They’ve become close confederates over the course of several co-headlining tours together, buoyed by the contrast of Koité’s earthy grit and Mahlasela’s skybound sound. ANDREW GILBERT

INFO: 7 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $10/adv, $12/door. 335-2800

INFO: 7 and 9 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $30/adv, $35/door. 427-2227.

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SNOWAPPLE

INFO: 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30.

Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $14/adv, $16/door. 423-1338. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, March 25 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE CANDACE

Garage-rock trio out of Portland.

Thursday at Crepe Place PAT TRAVERS BAND

Rock and blues legend. Friday at Moe’s Alley MONKEY BOYS

Long-running Santa Cruz rock band.

Friday at Don Quixote’s PAINTED MANDOLIN

Acoustic tribute to Jerry Garcia. Friday at Kuumbwa GEOGRAPHER

Indie dream pop out of San Francisco.

Tuesday at Catalyst

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INFO: 9 p.m. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $5. 423-7117.

Johnny Fritz for an intimate, seated set. CJ

Blending classic funk with digital styles and tools, brothers Matt and Mark Hill, aka the Floozies, are making a mark on the electronica scene with what has been described as “musical brain sharing.” Working without a set list and no spoken communication between them, the two build off of each other to create bass-heavy electronic textures that draw on everything from grunge and jazz to classical, hip-hop and jam.

Hailing from Lawrence, Kansas, the duo is making waves far beyond those of their neighboring wheat fields. CAT JOHNSON

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LIVE MUSIC

Thursday March 24th 9pm $10/15 St. Croix Reggae Heavyweight

RAS ATTITUDE Friday March 25th 8:30pm $20/25

WED

Performing 2 Sets With His Band

PAT TRAVERS

Saturday March 26th 9pm $7/10 Live Reggae Showcase

ANIMO CRUZ WASTED NOISE & ASHER

Tuesday March 29th 8:30pm $7/10

Telluride Bluegrass Competition Winners

TROUT STEAK REVIVAL + THE LIL’ SMOKIES

3/23

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Al Frisby 6-8p

AQUARIUS RESTAURANT Santa Cruz Dream Inn 175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

Big Jon Atkinson 6-8p

3/26

SUN

3/27

MON

3/28

TUE

3/29

Guerra de Bandas 8p Lloyd Whitney 1-5p Mark Hummel 6-8p

Al Frisby 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Rand Rueter 6-8p

Minor Thirds Trio 7-10p

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Projekt2, SpinFarm, Los Tiliches $5 9p

Comedy Night/80s Night Free 8:30p

Kinnefret, StormBat, Depth of Chaos, WarCorpse $5 9p

Lotus Thief, Pale Rider, The Box (Goth Night) Oort Cloud, Cosmic Reef 9p Temple $5 9p

Arrows, The Rich Hands, Cool Ghouls, Adult Kinky Fingers, Night Books, Babewatch, Dive $5 9p Ziplock $5 9p

Pride Night 9p

Party w/Raina 9p

Incidental Live Music Revue w/Alisha

Karaoke

Locals Night, Music w/Lil Billy

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Funk Night w/Light Free 9p

+ GREYHOUNDS

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

Thursday March 31st 8:30pm $7/10

CASA SORRENTO 393 Salinas St, Salinas

DJ Luna 9p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Yonder Mountain String Band $25 7p

Friday April 1st 8:30pm $9/12

Kid Andersen 6-8p

SAT

DJ

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

SCOTT COOPER + DAVID GANS

3/25

Dub Bin Had, Ten Pole $8 8p

Live Jazz & Wine Tasting Salsa Bahia 6-9p 6-9p

Funk & Soul Dance Party With

Americana/Jam/Grateful Dead Music

FRI

BAYVIEW HOTEL 8041 Soquel Dr, Aptos

Karaoke 8p-Close

PIMPS OF JOYTIME

3/24

Jam Sessions Free 7p

Minor Thirds Trio 6:30-9:30p

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Wednesday March 30th 8:30pm $15/20

THU

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Rootsy Rock & Roll Meets Sassy Sister Folk

Tango Ecstasy 6-9:30p

Comedy Night 9p

Touch’d Too Much 9-11:45p Roadhouse Karaoke Free 8p

Cory Henry of Snarky Puppy $15/$20 8p

Swing Dance $5 5:30p March The Blackouts $5 9p

Sound Off Saturdays Reggae Party, Joey Mullen Free 9p

Karaoke 9p

Karaoke 9p

Songwriter Showcase 7-10p

Kottonmouth Kings $19/$24 8p

Langhorne Slim and Jonny Fritz $20 8p

Geographer, The Crookes $15/$18 7p

A Lot Like Birds $15/$18 6p

I Set My Friends On Fire Self Defense Family $10/$12 8p $10/$12 8p

Unearth $14/$17 7p

Jazz Society Free 3:30p Run Over Dogs Joey Hudoklin Free 8p Free 8p Free Pool 7p

Standing Wave Free 8p

COFFIS BROTHERS + T SISTERS Saturday April 2nd 9pm $16/20

Afro-Latin-Reggae-Cumbia-Funk

B-SIDE PLAYERS Sunday April 3rd 8:30pm $14/18 CD Release Celebration

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April 13th April 14th April 15th April 16th April 19th April 20th April 21st April 22nd April 24th April 27th April 28th April 29th

MAKING MOVIES + SALT PETAL JUNGLE FIRE PAULA FUGA (afternoon) POORMAN’S WHISKEY + EDGE OF THE WEST (eve) THE MATTSON 2 CELSO PIÑA – Album Release MONOPHONICS PATRICK SWEANY + LIVE AGAIN ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS CRYSTAL FIGHTERS THE RED ELVISES THE MERMEN CASEY ABRAMS NATURAL VIBRATIONS NIKI J CRAWFORD + AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE DIEGO’S UMBRELLA + ZACH DEPUTY

WWW.MOESALLEY.COM 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 831.479.1854

International Music Hall and Restaurant

Fine Mexican and aMerican Food All you cAn eAt lunch buffet m-f $7.95 Wed Mar 23

Jen Foster CD Release plus Kylie Rothfield Acoustic soul, blues, pop

$10 adv./$10 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm Thu Mar 24

The puffball Dance Collective Rockin’ Dance

$8 adv./$10 door 21 + 7:30pm Fri Mar 25

Monkey Boys plus Spun Rock, reggae, blues & country

$10 adv./$10 21 + 8pm Sat Mar 26

Sun Mar 27

To Linda With Love The Music Of

Linda Ronstadt plus Cruz Control $15 adv./$15 door <21 w/parent 8pm

Snowapple 3 gals from Amsterdam rich, luscious melodies

$10 adv./$12 door <21 w/parent 7pm Wed Mar 30

Mouths of Babes

Members of Girlyman & Coyote Grace

$12 adv./$15 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm Thu Mar 31

Sap Laughter plus Taylor Rae Indie & Southern Rockin’

$7 adv./$10 door 21 + 7:30pm CoMIng RIgHT up

Fri. April 1 Sat. April 2 Sun. April 3 Thu. April 7

Slugs n’ Roses Music of the Grateful Dead Heartless Heart Tribute plus Joyride Cars Tribute night Beats 8pm Concert Psychedelic R&B music in sonic waves of color Militia of Love & Lujan w/ Donovan Banzana “Spring into Love Reggae Tour”

Reservations Now Online at www.donquixotesmusic.com Rockin'Church Service Every Sunday ElEvation at 10am-11:15am

OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! wednesday 3/23

BRYAN MCPHERSON w / OH BEARS! w / RUSS RANKIN

(OF GOOD RIDDANCE) Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $8 Door

thursday 3/24

CANDACE w / DRAEMHOUSE w / WALLY JOYNER

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $8 Door

friday 3/25

POWWERS w / POWERS w / DAIRY QUEEN

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $8 Door

saturday 3/26

SUNFLOWER BEAN w / WEAVES

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $8 Door

sunday 3/27

KAI KILLION AND THE GETAWAY DOGS Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $10 Door

monday 3/28

mix tape monday Show 9pm $3 Door

MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

429-6994

Mellowing your Harsh since 1969.

LOCATED ON THE BEACH

Amazing waterfront deck views.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

See live music grid for this week’s bands.

STAND-UP COMEDY

Three live comedians every Sunday night.

HAPPY HOUR

Mon–Fri from 3:30pm. Wednesday all night!

VISIT OUR BEACH MARKET

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

DEAL WITH A VIEW

$8.95 dinners Mon.-Fri. from 6:00pm.

NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily

(831) 476-4560

crowsnest-santacruz.com

LIVE MUSIC WED

3/23

THU

3/24

FRI

3/25

SAT

3/26

SUN

3/27

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Bryan McPherson, Oh Bears!, Russ Rankin $8 9p

Candace, Draemhouse, Wally Joyner $8 9p

Powwers, Dairy Queen $8 9p

Kai Killion and the Sunflower Bean, Weaves Getaway Dogs, RANN $10 9p $8 9p

Hot Club Pacific $3 8p

U-Turn $5 8:30p

The Lost Boys w/ James Durbin $7 9p

The House Rockers $7 9:30p

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

TUE

3/29

Live Comedy $7 9p

Monkey Boys, Spun $10 8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

To Linda With Love $15 8p

Free Reggae Party Free 8p Winnie Brave

Honkey Donkey Free 8p

Troutleg 9p

Aftermath 9p

Beach Cowboys 4p

IT’S WINE TYME 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

Open Mic 7p

Scott Slaughter 6:30p

Mike and Lenny 7p

Lisa Marie 7p

Madrigal and Strange 4p

Orrins Evans Trio $25 7p

Joe Craven, Matt Hartle, Larry Graff, Roger Sideman $17/$20 9p

KUUMBWA 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Live Music 5:30-9p

Roadhouse Karaoke 7:30p

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

Mofongo 7-10p

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Broken Shades 6p

Al Frisby 6p

B-Movie Kings 8-11p

Tsunami 8-11p

Lloyd Whitley 6p

Al Frisby 6p

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS PAINTED MANDOLIN: Joe Craven, Matt Hartle, Larry Graff, Roger Sideman

Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com Monday, March 28 • 7 & 9 pm| No Comps

Wednesday, March 30 • 7 pm

SOQUEL HIGH JAZZ BAND + KUUMBWA JAZZ HONOR BAND 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Friday, April 1 • 7 pm

Habib Koité & Vusi Mahlasela $30 7, 9p

SONGHOY BLUES Tickets: catalystclub.com

Karaoke w/Ken 9p Acoustic Soul

by Joint Chiefs 7-10p

Swinging hard bop, swaggering acoustic funk, and a dash of bold dissonance!

Master musicians celebrating traditional African song

10 O’Clock Lunch 5p Flingo 7:30p

ORRIN EVANS TRIO

ACOUSTIC AFRICA: HABIB KOITE & VUSI MAHLASELA

Snowapple $10 7p

HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond

Thursday, March 24 • 7 pm

Friday, March 25 • 8 pm

Mix Tape Mondays $3 9p

Esoteric Collective Jen Foster, Kylie Rothfield The Puffball Dance $10 7:30p Collective$8/$10 7:30p

MALONE’S 4402 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley

3/28

KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

MON

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

Monday, April 4 • 7 & 9 pm| No Comps Dave Muldawer 6:30-8:30p Big Jon Atkinson 6p

Rand Rueter 6p

Preacher Boy 6p

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND THE MACK AVENUE SUPERBAND feat. KIRK WHALUM, TIA FULLER, CHRISTIAN SANDS, CARL ALLEN Wednesday, April 6 • 7 pm

Live the Dream!

Marbella Costa Rica 1 1/4 acre lots available Prices starting at $65,000

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visit Tannery the

Arts Center

TA N N E R YA R T S C E N T E R . O R G 1050 RIVER STREET SANTA CRUZ, CA

Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com

Thursday, April 7 • 7 pm

New Super Group From The Big Easy NOLATET FEATURIING JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, JAMES SINGLETON, MIKE DILLON, BRIAN HASS 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Monday, April 11 • 7 & 9 pm| No Comps

OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO Thursday, April 14 • 7 pm

ALLISON MILLER BOOM TIC BOOM feat. Myra Melford, Jenny Scheinman, Kirk Knuffke, Ben Goldberg, Todd Sickafoose 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Saturday, April 16 • 8 pm

LIZZ WRIGHT

At the Rio Theatre | No Comps/Gift Cert One of the most beautiful voices in any genre combining folk, blues, jazz, r&b and even gospel!

Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records.

Dinner served one hour before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer.

All ages welcome.

320-2 Cedar St x Santa Cruz 831.427.2227

kuumbwajazz.org

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LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday, March 23 • Ages 21+

YONDER g Mountain Strin Band

Thursday, March 24 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

CORY HENRY of Snarky Puppy Friday, March 25 • Ages 16+

KOTTONMOUTH KINGS Friday, March 25 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

A LOT LIKE BIRDS

plus Hail The Sun

Saturday, March 26 • All Ages An intimate evening with

LANGHORNE SLIM JONNY FRITZ

Saturday, March 26 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

I SET MY FRIENDS ON FIRE

Sunday, March 27 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

SELF DEFENSE FAMILY

Tuesday, March 29 • Ages 16+

GEOGRAPHER THE CROOKES

Tuesday, March 29 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

UNEARTH

plus Ringworm

Mar 30 The Floozies/ Sunsquabi (Ages 16+) Apr 8 The Darkness/ Raveneye (Ages 21+) Apr 10 Tyler The Creator (Ages 16+) Apr 14 Death Grips (Ages 16+) Apr 15 Blackberry Smoke (Ages 16+) Apr 18 The Last Shadow Puppets (Ages 16+) Apr 20 Badfish A Tribute To Sublime (Ages 16+) Apr 21 AER (All Ages) Apr 22 La Ley (Ages 21+)

WED

3/23

THU

3/24

FRI

3/25

SAT

3/26

Ras Attitude, The Escort Service Band $10/$15 8p

Pat Travers Band $20/$25 7:30p

Animo Cruz, Wasted Noise & Asher $7/$10 8p

Libation Lab w/Syntax 9:30p-1:30a

Chris Slater 9:30p-1:30a

Audio 1 9:30p-1:30a

True West, Roux NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY Dat Cajun Cuisine 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz 4p

Pint and Paint, Neighborhood Night 4p

Steven Graves Band, Taquitos Nayarit 5-9p

Surf Angels Photo Exhibit Fundraiser 5-9p

99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

Matt Masih & Friends 10p

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

Depth!

9:30p-2a

Trivia 8p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

Claudio Melega

THE POCKET 3102 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz

Jam Session w/ Jesse Sabala 7p

Yuji Howell Devine $7 9p

MON

3/28

TUE

3/29

The Lil’ Smokies, Trout Steak Revival $15/$20 8:30p Rasta Cruz Reggae Party Eclectic Bass Event 9:30p-Close 9:30p-Close

Hip-Hop w/DJ Marc 9:30p-Close Trivia 6-8p

Lara Price The Red Light Jazz Session w/ Jazz Jam District w/Kinky Fingers Santa Cruz 7p $5 9p Comedy Open Mic 8p

Trivia

Open Mic 4-7p

THE RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

The Alex Raymond Band Fried Chicken Night 8p 8p

DJ Sippy Cup 9p

THE REEF 120 Union St, Santa Cruz

Bert “Animo” Javier 6p

Traditional Hawaiian Music 6:30p

3/27

Dennis Herrera Blues Band $5 9p

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Johnny Hazard 6p

SUN

Asher Satori 12:30p Featured Acoustic 6:30p

Open Mic 7:30-11:30p ‘Geeks Who Drink’ Trivia Night 8p

Toby Gray 1:30p Chas Cmusic 6p

Coastal Connection 6p

Kenny of Water Tower 6p

Trivia 8p

Open Mic 7:30p

Warren Haynes.

Ashes to Ashes $29/$45 8-11p

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz ROSIE MCCANN’S 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

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

www.catalystclub.com

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bbq

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BRITANNIA ARMS IN CAPITOLA Wed. Mar 23 Al Frisby 6-8 pm

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Thurs. Mar 24 Kid Andersen 6-8 pm

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Good Times Ad, Wed.Fri.03/23 Mar 25

Big Jon Atkinson 6-8 pm sat. Mar 26 Lloyd Whitney 1-5 pm Mark Hummel 6-8 pm sun. Mar 27 Al Frisby 6-8 pm Mon. Mar 28 Broken Shades 6-8 pm Tues. Mar 29 Rand Rueter 6-8 pm

110 Monterey Avenue, Capitola Village

Mar. 26 Clifford the Big Red Dog - The Live Musical 2pm Apr. 2 Robert Cray Band 8pm

For contest rules, raffle tickets, information & registration, contact Mars Studio.

Apr. 21 Clint Black 8pm

To guarantee a time slot, please pre-register at

Apr. 28 Todd Rundgren 8pm

831.688.8435 mars-studios.com

Raffling off Boulder Creek Guitar Raffle proceeds go to Guitars Not Guns

Apr. 29 Paula Poundstone 8pm Sponsored by KAZU 90.3 Jul. 2 Judy Collins 8pm

8059 Aptos st, Aptos Aptosstbbq.com | 662.1721

7-10pm Free and open to everyone registration starts at 6pm

For Tickets www.GoldenStateTheatre.com 831-649-1070

MUSIC ARTS

RECORDING STUDIO

Guitar Works

LIVE MUSIC WED THE SAND BAR 211 Esplanade, Capitola

3/23

THU

3/24

FRI

3/25

SAT

Jake Nielson Triple Threat 8-12p Tassajara Trio w/Eddie Mendenhall and Dan Robbins

Ten O’Clock Lunch Band 7-11p

SANDERLINGS 1 Seascape Resort, Aptos SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright, Santa Cruz

3/26

The Crew 8-12p

SUN

3/27

Jesse Sabala Pro Jam 7-11p

MON

3/28

TUE

3/29

Ten Foot Faces 8p

MAR 24 Warren Haynes

In Three w/Steven Walters, Bob Burnett and Steve Robertson

John Michael Band

SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos

Don McCaslin & the Amazing Jazz Geezers 6-10p

Phoenix Rising 7:30-11:30p

Lara Price Blues Band 8-12p

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

Ken Constable 6:30-9:30p

Joe Ferrara 6:30-10p

Claudio Melega 7-10p

SIR FROGGY’S PUB 4771 Soquel Dr, Soquel

Karaoke w/Eve

TROUT FARM INN 7701 E Zayante Rd, Felton

Chas & Friends 6-9p

Mojo Mix 7-9p

Trivia Night Shawn Andrews Band Free 9p

Hammer Down Free 9p

UGLY MUG 4640 Soquel Ave, Soquel

Local Music $4 7:30p

WHALE CITY 490 Highway 1, Davenport

Steve Abrams 6-9p

Black Eyed Suzies 5-7p

YOUR PLACE 1719 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Danny Lawrence 6-9p

Daniel Martins 6-9p

Danny Lawrence 6-9pm

ZELDA’S 203 Esplanade, Capitola

Kurt Stockdale Jazz Trio 6p

Live Again 9:30p

Matt Masi & the Messengers 9:30p

ZIZZO’S COFFEEHOUSE & WINE BAR 3555 Clares St, Capitola

Karaoke w/Joy Haley 7-9:30p

John David 7-9:30p

Al & Richard 7-9:30p

Open Mic w/Mosephus 5:30p

Upcoming Shows

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MAY 05 MAY 06 MAY 07 MAY 10

Kathleen Madigan Tommy Emmanuel Warren Miller Ocean Films Mandell Lecture: The Search for Life in the Universe

MAY 18 Lecture: Chris Wilmers MAY 22 Mac DeMarco S O L D O U T JUN 25 David Bromberg

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FILM

SOULLESS SEARCH Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale in Terrence Malick’s latest film, ‘Knight of Cups.’

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Tarot symbolism trumps story in Terrence Malick’s inert ‘Knight of Cups’ BY LISA JENSEN

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I

’m willing to cut filmmaker Terrence Malick some slack. I was never particularly drawn to the early art house films for which he is best known (Days Of Heaven; Badlands), but I thought his 2005 epic, The New World, was the best movie of the first decade of this century. An impressionistic and completely immersive plunge into the first interactions between American natives and European colonists ca. 1600, it dispensed with dialogue and narrative in ways that made total sense in a story about two cultures without language or any sort of cultural reference in common.

The strangeness and unease of their struggles to comprehend each other created the drama.

Since then, Malick has delivered

three more films, each one less burdened by either dialogue or narrative than the last, and none of them with an iota of the power of The New World. Case in point: Malick’s latest, Knight of Cups. Revolving around its protagonist (literally, with plenty of hand-held camera work), a disaffected Hollywood screenwriter searching for the meaning of life, it’s full of light, color, expressionistic images, snippets of disconnected voice-over observations, flashes of hedonistic excess, and swelling orchestral music.

But for all the visual movement, Malick’s storytelling is inert. The techniques that worked so well in The New World don’t translate to a modern setting; the characters speak the same language, but there’s almost no verbal communication between them

onscreen. And without the traditional clues of dialogue or the accumulation of narrative details, the viewer can’t work up any sense of emotional engagement with the characters. We have no idea who these people are, and we’re given no reason to care.

At the center of it all is screenwriter Rick (Christian Bale), who might be in emotional free fall, if there was any evidence at all that he had emotions. He occupies a cold, spare glass apartment overlooking the beach, and while he never seems to actually work, he takes meetings at the studio—meaning he’s shown wandering dazedly around the back lot while other guys in suits talk over and around him. He has father issues (all of Malick’s male characters have father issues), and an extant father

(Brian Dennehy) who pops up in the margins now and then, and a brother (Wes Bentley). But as for Rick himself, there’s no there there: he’s the ultimate empty vessel.

The only time he seems to perk up is at the orgiastic Hollywood parties he regularly attends, where he laughs and smiles and crawls around drunkenly on all fours. He pairs up with a succession of women—a pink-haired free spirit (Imogen Poots), a sultry model (Freida Pinto), an exuberant pole-dancer (Teresa Palmer), and a woman who may be the love of his life (Natalie Portman), except that she’s married to someone else. Most of them end up dancing along the beach at the water’s edge in filmy, diaphanous gowns.

In the absence of narrative, Malick attempts to use the symbolism of Tarot cards to create story. (The suit of Cups, like Hearts, suggests love and pleasure; the Knight of each suit is a young man.) These are used as “chapter” headings: the “Judgment” card cues the appearance of his disapproving ex-wife (Cate Blanchett); the “Death” card retains its symbolism as the signal of rebirth.

Meanwhile, voices on the soundtrack read from Pilgrim’s Progress, and drone on about knights and pilgrims and quests. Fragments of stunning music from the likes of Debussy, Beethoven, Gorecki, and Pärt are seeded in to create an atmosphere of profundity that the movie does not earn.

Understanding the story in symbolic terms is not enough; we need to feel invested in somebody—anybody— onscreen. Otherwise, what’s the point? Rick’s search for self-discovery is uninvolving; Bale is encouraged to wander through shots at such a zombie-like remove, we doubt there’s any self to discover. And he seems to be searching for meaning in all the wrong places—orgies, strip clubs, Hollywood mansions, Las Vegas.

It’s not that Malick’s themes of emptiness and disconnect are too obscure. He just doesn’t make them interesting.

KNIGHT OF CUPS * (out of four) With Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, and Freida Pinto.

Written and directed by Terrence Malick. A Broad Green release. Rated R. 118 minutes.

MOVIE TIMES March 25-31

All times are PM unless otherwise noted.

DEL MAR THEATRE

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Santa Cruz Show timeS for fri. 3/25/16 – thurS. 3/31/16

831.469.3220

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THE BRONZE Wed-Thu 2:30, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 EDDIE THE EAGLE Daily 2:40, 7:10 + Sat-Sun 12:20 WHERE TO INVADE NEXT Fri-Tue 2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 + Sat-Sun 11:30am WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT Daily 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 + Sat-Sun 11:20am

(1:50, 4:20), 7:00, 9:30 + Sat, Sun (11:20am)

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE It’s the ultimate battle of chiseled jawlines. And Jesse Eisenberg is the villain! But who is the real villain here? Who are the real heroes? Who’s the beauty playing Wonder Woman?

What’s Holly Hunter doing here? Who wore the spandex better? But, most importantly, is Ben Affleck’s back tat real? So many questions, and only 153 minutes of Marvel to find answers.

Zack Snyder directs. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams co-star. (PG13) 153 minutes.

I SAW THE LIGHT Hank Williams contributed a revolutionary body of musical work during his short life. The country music’s legend had, like so many musical geniuses before and after, a messy private life that wasn’t nearly as successful as his public one. Marc Abraham directs. Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Maddie Hasson. (R) 123 minutes.

KNIGHT OF CUPS Reviewed this issue. (R) 118 minutes.

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MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 Right, because we’ve all been on the edge of our seats in anticipation of a sequel to the Greek family comedy … for 14 years. Kirk Jones directs.

Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine co-star. (PG-13) 94 minutes.

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THE WAVE You’d never guess that amongst the towering, beautiful fjords of Norway lurks the danger of a tsunami decimating an entire town.

But that’s exactly what happened in 1934 in Tafjord, Norway—and it’s only a matter of time before it happens again. There’s a crack in the real-life Norwegian mountain, Åkneset, which is expanding two to 15 centimeters each year. Geologists predict it will one day fall into the fjord and cause a massive tsunami. Possibly the most stomach-lurching, anxietyinducing natural disaster thriller (and Norway’s very first) to ever have not come out of Hollywood, The Wave is a breathlessly captivating story of one geologist’s desperate attempts to save his home. Warning: should be viewed with something in which to dig fingernails and/or bite into.

Roar Uthaug directs. Kristoffer Joner,

Thomas Bo Larsen, Ane Dahl Torp. (R) 105 minutes.

NOW PLAYING CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different current release. For location and discussion topic, go to https://groups. google.com/group/LTATM. THE BIG SHORT Based on the book of the same name, The Big Short follows the players and profiteers of the 2007-2010 financial crisis who bet against collateralized debt obligation, and sent the system reeling. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt co-star. Adam McKay directs.

(R) 130 minutes.

THE BRONZE Hope is getting her allowance cut off, and is no longer allowed to steal from the back of her dad’s postal delivery van. Even if she does still get free meals in town, the former gymnastics bronze medalist must learn how to transition from the twilight of her local celebrity status to adulthood. Bryan Buckley directs.

Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Haley Lu Richardson co-star. (R) 108 minutes.

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY An in-depth sociological investigation of nature versus nurture, it’s Sacha Baron Cohen (much excite) and Mark Scott playing brothers separated as children who ended up with very different lives as adults. It’s all very serious business, obviously, with Cohen at the helm as a dimwitted football hooligan named Nobby. And we hear there’s a Donald Trump (ish) cameo! Louis Leterrier directs. (R) 83 minutes.

DEADPOOL He’s a special ops dude who’s transformed into a super-human in a rogue experiment, left with an indestructible body and the face of chopped liver. How many almost-funny superheroes with the voice of a Disney prince has Ryan Reynolds played now?

Tom Miller directs. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller co-star. (R) 108 minutes.

THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT Finally, finally Tris’ hair has grown past that awful awkward short phase. The rest is—well, she’s still

divergent, but hey, Harry from Dumb and Dumber thinks she’s worth saving.

Is Shailene Woodley the new Anne Hathaway, or is it just us? Ansel Elgort is still the most annoying person in Hollywood, but if the cast doesn’t make your teeth bleed, by all means, enjoy the next installment of this trying-hard-to-be-Hunger Games tween series.

Robert Schwentke directs. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoë Kravitz costar. (PG-13) 121 minutes.

EDDIE THE EAGLE Whether it’s the forced underbite, the shaggy overcut, the awful ’70s glasses, or all three, there’s something so adorable about Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards that we’re willing to overlook the fact that Hugh Jackman is in the film. Even better is that it’s based on the true story of the real Eddie Edwards, who was also really farsighted and equally as huggable. We love all Eddies. Dexter Fletcher directs. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken co-star.

(PG-13) 105 minutes.

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT The first Colombian film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Embrace of the Serpent is the beautifully constructed story based on the diaries of Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evan Schultes which follows an Amazonian shaman and two scientists searching for a sacred healing plant. Ciro Guerra directs.

Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar co-star. (NR) 125 minutes.

GODS OF EGYPT While a history major might have several qualms with any story told of ancient Egypt where a majority of the actors are white (yes, Macedonians often had lighter skin, we know), we’ll chalk this one up to the whole ‘oh, it’s a fantasy film’… right? Then again, the flying Egyptian deities and giant monsters do look pretty cool. Plus, Jaime Lannister! Alex Proyas directs.

Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj CosterWaldau, Gerard Butler co-star. (PG13) 100 minutes.

LONDON HAS FALLEN Oh gee, thanks Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt for playing on the current state of chaos of the world and exploiting our deepest fears—kind of like that earthquake movie that no one saw because, hello, too close to

home. At least Aaron Eckhart’s chin dimple can keep us distracted. Babak Najafi directs. Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Charlotte Riley co-star. (R) 99 minutes.

MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN Jennifer Garner’s comeback, or at least a very eventful story for the kid who plays her daughter: first she gets an incurable disease, which no one can diagnose, and then she falls out of a tree and sees God. And then her incurable disease is healed.

It’s a miracle from heaven! Patricia Riggen directs. Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson costar. (PG) 109 minutes.

ONLY YESTERDAY Doesn’t it feel like only yesterday that this film was released? Wait no, that was 1991.

Thankfully another Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki animation masterpiece has made it to the U.S. with Daisey Ridley and Dev Patel in this English dubbed version. Let’s just hope it was worth the 25-year wait. Isao Takahata directs. (PG) 118 minutes.

THE REVENANT Leonardo DiCaprio fighting, grunting, running, shooting—a bear, among other things—and seeking revenge for the death of his son. From the director of Birdman and Babel, it’s the rugged frontier in the 1820s snow and ice, every man for himself: chills, just chills.

Alejandro González Iñárritu directs.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter co-star. (R) 156 minutes.

STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS Ooh, what a neatlooking indie flick! Lots of pew-pew and bang-bang somewhere in the desert, maybe Nevada? And some grumpy old man mumbling about the Dark Side.

At least the really tall lady from Game of Thrones is in it, otherwise it’d so be a total flop, right? J.J. Abrams directs.

Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher co-star. (PG-13) 135 minutes.

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE The Internet is driving itself crazy trying to figure out if this is a proper sequel to the 2008 monster movie Cloverfield. Producer J.J. Abrams is indeed the mastermind behind it once again, and he keeps dropping hints that are infuriatingly vague about how the two films are connected. What we know is that

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and the pale guy from The Newsroom are hiding underground from something, and though Abrams claims the Cloverfield monster doesn’t make an appearance … would you really be surprised if it did? Dan Trachtenberg directs.

Bradley Cooper co-stars. (PG-13) 105 minutes.

WHERE TO INVADE NEXT Oddly beardless and slightly thinner, Michael Moore returns as angry and ferocious as ever, investigating the absurdities of modern politics across the entire globe. From public school cafeterias to Wall Street, Moore’s latest documentary takes on the American Dream. Michael Moore directs.

Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker co-star. (R) 110 minutes.

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT For certain glasses-wearing, brownhaired female journalists with a penchant for sarcasm and dreams of a foreign correspondence post, this film may or may not be their future life story (omg we are the same person, Tina Fey!). For the rest, it’s Fey with Margot Robbie and Martin Freeman, plus laughs, some bang-bang and war stories. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct. Margot Robbie, Nicholas Braun, Tina Fey co-star. (R) 111 minutes.

THE WITCH Spoiler alert: despite the misleading typeface of this film’s posters, apparently it is not “The Vvitch,” and is actually a story about a witch. Fine, a witch who torments a Puritan family in 1630s New England will suffice, although what incredible potential would a vvitch have had? Robert Eggers directs. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie co-star.

(R) 93 minutes.

ZOOTOPIA Thank goodness it’s become OK for adults to watch kids’ movies (it has, right?). We’d gladly take a cunning bunny cop with her fox informant trying to uncover a conspiracy in a city of adorable animated animals than watch Gerard Butler do … well, anything, really. Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush direct. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba co-star. (PG) 108 minutes.

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utting the “bun” in “Easter Bunny,” the aromatic hot cross bun has been a fixture of Easter since the mid18th century. In the Old World, hot cross buns were sold on the streets on Good Friday. “Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns.” That’s what Charles Dickens would have heard the street vendors crying as they sold fresh-from-the-oven pastries to hungry, pious crowds. Many believe these little holiday cakes to be the descendants of pastries baked for the

pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess Eostre.

It’s a culinary myth that I like, almost as much as I like the delicious little sweet loaves themselves.

There’s still time to indulge in this fragrant Easter season’s sweet spiced bread. We have always loved the indescribable deliciousness of these cuboid buns, risen (in honor of the occasion, one suspects) with yeast, studded with candied orange peel and raisins, with a frosting cross on top. Having eaten my way through more HCBs than was prudent, all in the interest of research, I can

these lengthy, atmospheric events in the past. Some were astonishingly wonderful. (I recall pork belly made by David Kinch of Manresa Restaurant served in a Happy Valley apple orchard, seated next to Ridge winemaker Paul Draper, for example.)

Others were, well, memorable if one thinks like a laid-back leftcoast hipster. As I surveyed this year’s listing of dinners that will spread the linen tables in fields, beaches and orchards all over the country, my mouth began watering.

A ranch in Petaluma in May. A Sea Cove near Half Moon Bay. Roger that. But before I could continue my gastronomic reveries, my eye snagged on something I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around: The price.

The price for one of these California field dinners showcasing local foods, fine chefs, and fine winemakers is now $245 per person. So, by my reckoning, that means that dinner for two will run you $500. If you want to feast in a field near Tokyo, it’ll run you $320 per person (excluding airfare). The ones on Whidbey Island in Washington are only $225, and in the Midwest, dinners run $215 per person. I was hyperventilating by the time I finished reading. But, if you have something special to celebrate, visit outstandinginthefield.com.

announce that my personal favorite this year is the tender, toothsome example from Gayle’s Bakery. All the spice flavors are in balance. These are, simply put—classic. Get some fast. After Easter you’ll have to wait for a whole year ($2 each).

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Somebody’s got to say it. Since controversy seems to have grabbed our world by the throat, I might as well wade on in. I was recently sent the 2016 schedule of al fresco dinners created by the folks at Outstanding in the Field. I’ve been to several of

The wines of Nicole Walsh’s Ser Winery will be highlighted at this Saturday’s Annieglass winetasting, March 26 from 1-3:30 p.m. This is a great time to hang out at the tasting bar tucked between the showroom and fabrication studio of Annieglass’ Watsonville headquarters, and taste a flight of Walsh’s outstanding wines.

Sip, shop and take a free studio tour that starts at 1:30 p.m. The showroom in Watsonville is located at 310 Harvest Drive. annieglass.com

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t’s the morning after St. Paddy’s Day, and my head is as foggy as the coastline. After nights like that, for me, there is only one cure: Windmill Cafe, and the revitalizing Sauteed Veggie Croissant sandwich.

As I enter the cozy cafe, housed inside a historic building shaped like a windmill, an involuntary sigh escapes my lungs. Stands of muffins and gluten-free cookies roost like hens along the entry, and the air is filled with the warm smells of breakfast and coffee. As always, I’m tempted by the chalkboard menu of smoothies, bagels, lunch specials, and breakfast favorites, but today I know what I want before I walk in the door. The waitress rewards my smile with a charming blue ceramic mug hand-painted with the face of an owl.

“We only give this mug to special people,” she says, sweetly.

While I wait, I thaw my brain with sips of honey-sweetened coffee and admire a collection of ceramic windmills and adorable salt and pepper shakers. There’s a peaceful vibe, with Sufjan Stevens playing softly over the methodical kitchen sounds. Windmill Cafe is the kind

of place where you find that your phone stays in your pocket and you take the time to sit with your friends, bring a book or read the paper, and relax.

My sandwich arrives, and it’s like the sun comes out. Tender zucchini, broccolini, sweet snap peas, carrots, and slender asparagus spill out of the confines of the toasted croissant.

The bright Dijon mustard and dill sauce complements a buttery, golden omelet perfectly, and crumbles of tangy, salty sheep’s milk feta have melted beautifully over the whole shebang. The layers of texture are delightful: soft eggs with stillcrunchy vegetables, flaky pastry and melted cheese, all elevated by that zesty, delicious sauce. It’s so tasty, and so unlike any other breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had.

There’s no obligatory pile of homefries, or an out-of-season fruit cup; this meal stands on its own.

And after I’ve finished, leaving nothing but croissant shrapnel on my plate, I feel nourished, satisfied, resurrected, and much more ready for the day.

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Greek friend invited six of us over for dinner, preparing incredibly tasty Hellenic food, including pastitsio, artichokes, a typical Greek “horiatiki” salad, and finishing up with my favorite dessert of galaktoboureko (semolina pie).

Along with the popular Greek aperitif ouzo, we had plenty of Retsina wine as well.

I took along a bottle of Comanche Cellars 2012 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir ($34) for friends to taste—and it was a sure-fire hit. “It was practically an ideal growing season, with perfect conditions for everything from fruit set to slow, even ripening,” says winemaker and owner Michael Simons of this luscious Pinot. “The wine reflects its sunny heritage beautifully, with aromas of a warm afternoon briar patch, roasted plums, cherry tobacco, rosemary and carob,” he adds. Luscious flavors of tangy berries and black cherries are also captured in the bottle, along with nuances of wild sage and chai.

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H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES EASTER, THE RESURRECTION FESTIVAL Wednesday is the Aries Solar Festival (and full moon).

It is also a lunar eclipse. Something in form and matter in our lives disappears, no longer needed, having fulfilled its destiny. The New Group of World Servers everywhere is celebrating this Festival, which recognizes the Love of God and the work of the Hierarchy—inner world government. We recite the Great Invocation today, Wednesday, and all week long during this Passion Week.

Thursday is Purim (Hebrew festival of Lights). In Christian churches it is Holy Thursday—the evening of the Last Supper with Christ (Pisces and Aquarius World Teacher) and his “students” (disciples). On this night Christ instituted the priesthood and Holy Eucharist, the new dispensation (Law for the Pisces Age). “No more blood sacrifice,” the Christ said, substituting the grape (signifying blood) and wheat to make bread (form and matter, the body).

Good Friday was (is) the Crucifixion, the fourth

initiation, the Great Renunciation. Christ Jesus, at the moment of death, “rent the veil” (opened the closed door) that kept humanity from returning home again (Spirit).

Holy Saturday, all candles are extinguished in the church, there is no light. The Christ is in the “tomb of matter,” the underworld, releasing the earth spirits from their imprisonment (Involutionary path into form and matter). Humanity is released also.

Sunday is Easter (always after the full moon), the Festival of Resurrection for humanity, a festival of Love and of new “resurrected” life. All of nature knows this. This week’s events depict the initiations (tests and trials) that Christ underwent. They are humanity’s initiations also. After each “initiation” we are resurrected into greater and greater light and understanding. This is the inner esoteric explanation of Easter.

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

Past abilities and gifts emerge in your daily life. There are many and they are good. Wounds go into hiding, secreting away for awhile. Tend with mindfulness on all daily tasks, especially if traveling. Responsibilities increase as the month unfolds. Love increases too. Find Taurus people. Sit and talk with them. They comfort you. Careful with money. Be prudent with money while also constantly tithing and sharing.

In your daily life you’ve become prudent, disciplined, focused, reliable, industrious, serious, reserved, patient, and persevering. You’ve taken on more and more responsibilities and some Librans are assuming a healing role. Perhaps you are the one in need of healing? Do not allow any type of insecurity or inhibitions to limit you.

Think these through. Be only with those who care for and support you, where everyone sees you as perfect. Mother always said you were (perfect).

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In these present times, when a reorientation is occurring, when our world as we know it may one day slow to a halt and how we’ve lived isn’t available anymore, you are very aware of how to prepare for life on the edge, life without comforts, and still maintain the Art of Living. Continue with research on what makes life livable. It’s time to gather the materials for a greenhouse. Old wood framed glass windows will do.

GEMINI May 22–June 20 Home and work simultaneously call to you. And in both places you must do your very focused best. Two directions imply a here and an “over-there-ness,” an opposition. At first, this creates much resistance, then, later, acceptance and a blending of the two. How can this occur? The astrology shows that your intuition (Pallas Athena in Aquarius) is very active and willing to bring forth synthesis.

Ask more, wait for subtle quiet answers. Take time off.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 There’s a brilliant new state of creativity flowing through you. Music, very important at this time, must be in your environment at all times. Travel, study, things cultural, sculpting, hiking, horse tending and/or riding, seeking your next out-of-body experience, are past gifts you can again cultivate. Tend to mundane tasks carefully and bless the details. Blessings create new and deeper awareness.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20 Home, for so long in a state of here and not here, now assumes a more defined reality. Bring in bright colors, plants, bowls of fish, art, lights, and a flash of neon. They create the style you seek. Home is your sangha (refuge), sanctuary and retreat. Try not be at odds with anyone and do tend to all tasks with constancy and care. You now expand your new identity, growth and development.

If you are experiencing inflammation and pain, know that turmeric is an anti-inflammatory. Preparing and eating East Indian (or Ayurvedic) foods are best for healing and digestion. Indian spices have health benefits: cayenne for warmth; coriander, also for inflammation, contains magnesium; cumin aids in digestion; chiles have vitamin C. Dry roast spices first then sizzle them in ghee (clarified butter). These are nurturing North Node in Virgo, Mars in Sag health tips.

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20

LE0 Jul21–Aug22

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18

Tending to self is your Easter season task. How is your relationship with family? Is there contact, communication and emotional support? It seems that many things from the past remain behind the scenes, somewhat hidden away. You can no longer stay hidden. You are Vesta now, the light of life for others.

Vesta is the found object of self. I suggest this yearly to different signs. Create a Vesta treasure box. It becomes your art form.

It’s important to secure your money and not use it indiscriminately. It’s also important to share it with those in need. Your money should be used to safeguard your future, work and family. Invest with others in land, consider building an agrarian community. Assess the world situation and be the first to communicate what you see. A new world is coming. You will play a major part in its establishment.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

Focus on serving others and not on anything else.

Sometimes it’s hard to do our work with concentration and dedication. However, if we have an intention to do something in a certain way, like focusing on our intention to serve, then it becomes easier. What you will receive by doing this is a clear and grounded sense of self. That wound that’s hurting will step aside. And clarity of vision and purpose emerge. You need all of these.

Is your daily life feeling somewhat shrouded in a mist?

Can you assess your present daily needs and priorities?

You want to be practical while initiating new goals.

Relationships are expanding. How will this affect your life? Do you think about serving others? Serving is a Virgo task, your hidden sign. The Tibetan says, “Out of duty, perfectly performed, will emerge those larger duties which we call world work.” Always the world calls to you.

The tension and pressure you’re feeling can be used creatively. Know that a self-transformation is slowly coming your way. Cooperation is available from everyone. Teaching others to cooperate nurtures them and you. Everyone sees you as someone of great value, providing you with the courage needed that transforms all situations. You answer to needs. You are the harmony after the conflict.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0413 The following Individual is doing business as MOVE2THRIVE. 517 TOWNSEND DR., APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. JEFFREY MORENO. 517 TOWNSEND DR., APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JEFFREY MORENO. 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 Feb. 23, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 16, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: KIRSTIE MAE LIMA to: KRISTIE MAE LIMA. 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 APRIL 14, 2016 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. 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: Feb. 29, 2016.

Denine J. Guy, Judge of the Superior Court. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

business name listed above: NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 2, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

DEFAYMOREAU. 3243 OLD SAN JOSE RD., SOQUEL, CA 95073. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JESSICA DEFAYMOREAU. 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 Feb. 25, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0361 The following Individual is doing business as CORE FOUR. 134 HOLLYWOOD AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. JACK HANAGAN. 134 HOLLYWOOD AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JACK HANAGAN. 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 Feb. 17, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

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 Mar. 1, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 3/24/2015. SOKOLOW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 301 HIGHVIEW COURT, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

This business was conducted by an INDIVIDUAL named SONYA JEAN SOKOLOW. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 3, 2016. File No.2015-0000600. Mar. 16, 23, 30 & Apr. 6.

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The following General Partnership is doing business as BOARDWALK MAGIC. 400 BEACH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. DOUG HOFKINS & JOSH LOGAN. 400 BEACH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: DOUG HOFKINS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above: 2/9/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 23, 2016.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0357 The following Individual is doing business as PROFESSIONAL WILD WOMAN. 516 SWIFT ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

MELANIE COBB MUNIR. 516 SWIFT ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MELANIE MUNIR. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/1/2015. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 16, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF KIRSTIE MAE LIMA CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.16CV00478. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner KIRSTIE LIMA has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0474 The following Corporation is doing business as EYE MEDICAL GROUP OF SANTA CRUZ. 515 SOQUEL AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. JOSHUA N. BABAD, M.D., A MEDICAL CORPORATION. 515 SOQUEL AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. Al# 1087926. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: JOSHUA N. BABAD, M.D. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0297 The following Individual is doing business as O'NERDS, OLLIE'S NERDS. 102 NELSON RD., SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066. County of Santa Cruz. JULIE STEPHENS. 102 NELSON RD., SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JULIE STEPHENS. 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 Feb. 8, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16 - 0454.

The following General Partnership is doing business as BIG WAVE MOBILE. 1025 WATER ST., SUITE L, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. ASHRAF F. YOUSSEF & ERNEST GRIFFIN-ORTIZ. 1025 WATER ST., SUITE L, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: ASHRAF YOUSSEF. 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 Feb. 29, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0440 The following Individual is doing business as LAUREL CANYON FARM. 3243 OLD SAN JOSE RD., SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. JESSICA

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0225 The following Individual is doing business as JADE MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING ENTERPRISES. 8065 APTOS STREET, APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. GARY DOLOWICH. 8065 APTOS STREET, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: GARY DOLOWICH. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/16/2003. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Jan. 28, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0420 The following Individual is doing business as S.S.I FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES. 1523 COMMERCIAL WAY, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065.

County of Santa Cruz.

SHANNE CARVALHO. 1523 COMMERCIAL WAY, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065.

This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SHANNE CARVALHO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 2/24/2016.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 23, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0438 The following Individual is doing business as SKYBOT SERVICES. 704 WESTERN DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. NIKOLAI DE MALVINSKY. 704 WESTERN DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: NIKOLAI DE MALVINSKY. 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 Feb. 25, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16 - 0463.

The following General Partnership is doing business as PELICAN POINT PARTNERS. 21245 EAST CLIFF DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. TROY HINDS, LORI STOLL & NICHOLAS STOLL. 21245 EAST CLIFF DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: TROY HINDS. The registrant commenced to transact

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0403 The following Individual is doing business as VADJRA HEALING. 416 CLEVELAND AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. LEIA SUTTONBARNES. 416 CLEVELAND AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: LEIA SUTTONBARNES. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 2/22/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 22, 2016. Mar. 9, 16, 23, 30.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0378 The following Corporation is doing business as MUTARI CHOCOLATE. 219 ELM ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

CULTIVATED CULINARY. 219 ELM ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. Al# 3871895.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: KATY OURSLER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 2/1/2016.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 18, 2016. Mar. 16, 23, 30, & Apr.6.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person(s) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: SOKOLOW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 301 HIGHVIEW COURT, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. The

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0479 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as SOKOLOW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 301 HIGHVIEW COURT, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

SHADRACK FARMS, LLC. 301 HIGHVIEW COURT, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

AI# 810107. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: SONYA SOKOLOW. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on: NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 3, 2016. Mar. 16, 23, 30, & Apr. 6.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0485 The following Individual is doing business as HAIKU WEB SERVICES. 3390 HAAS DR., APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. LIA KAY BARRAD. 3390 HAAS DR., APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: LIA KAY BARRAD. 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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0354 The following Individual is doing business as MARIPOSA LANSCAPING & MARIPOSA'S. 541 WILKES CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. SUSAN POWELL. 541 WILKES CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SUSAN POWELL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 2/1/2016.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0430 The following Married Couple is doing business as BRADFIELD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 124 MARINA AVENUE, APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. CANDACE BRADFIELD & SUZANNE YEAGER. 124 MARINA AVENUE, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: CANDACE BRADFIELD. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on: NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 25, 2016. Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0528 The following Individual is doing business as LASER LEGEND, LASER LEGENDS, LEGENDARY LASERS. 934 30TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. SALVADOR MCBENTTEZ. 934 30TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SALVADOR MCBENTTEZ. 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 Mar. 9, 2016. Mar. 16, 23, 30, & Apr.6.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0540 The following Individual is doing business as 38TH & CO. 605 38TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz. ALI V. CLIFFORD. 38TH & CO. 605 38TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ALI CLIFFORD. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/1/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 11, 2016. Mar. 23, 30, & Apr. 6, 13.

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AI# 6310195. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: ELISE HERRERA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above: NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 11, 2016. Mar. 23, 30, & Apr. 6, 13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0384 The following Individual is doing business as SANTA CRUZ FAMILY GARDEN COMPANY. 2909 BRANCIFORTE DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. County of Santa Cruz. SHAWN SMOLINKSI. 2909 BRANCIFORTE DR., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SHAWN SMOLINKSI. 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 Feb. 19, 2016. Mar. 16, 23, 30, & Apr. 6.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-0554 The following Individual is doing business as ER CONSTRUCTION. 501 S. GREEN VALLEY RD. #101, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076.

County of Santa Cruz.

ENRIQUE ROCHA. 501 S.

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This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ENRIQUE ROCHA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/1/2010.

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Where the locals shop since 1938.

VOTED BEST BUTCHER SHOP BEST WINE STORE BEST CHEESE SELECTIONS BEST LOCALLY OWNED GROCERY STORE BEST MURAL

Family owned & operated 78 years.

622 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

OUR 78 TH YEAR

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Butcher Shop

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WINE & FOOD PAIRING roast Leg of Lamb with rosemary inGreDientS 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons prepared Dijon-style mustard 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon lemon zest 3 cloves garlic, minced 5 pounds whole leg of lamb

■ LEG OF LAMB/ 7.49 Lb ■ BONELESS LAMB LEG/ 8.49 Lb ■ BONELESS LAMB CUBES/ 9.49 Lb ■ TRI TIPS, U.S.D.A. Choice/ 6.98 Lb ■ LONDON BROIL, U.S.D.A. Choice/ 5.98 Lb ■ COULOTTE STEAK/ 7.98 Lb ■ BLACK PEPPER LONDON BROIL/ 5.98 Lb ■ BLOODY MARY CROSSRIB STEAK/ 5.98 Lb ■ SALMON LOX TRIMMINGS/ 9.98 Lb

NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR HOLIDAY FEASTS! 423-1696

DirectionS

- In a small bowl, combine the honey, mustard, rosemary, ground black pepper, lemon zest and garlic. Mix well and apply to the lamb. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

- Place lamb on a rack in a roasting pan and sprinkle with salt to taste - Bake at 450 degrees F for 20 minutes, then reduce heat medium rare. The internal temperature should be at least 145 degrees F when taken with a meat thermometer. Let the roast rest for about 10 minutes before carving.

Lamb has a strong flavor and pairs well with bold and tannic red wines. A great wine recommendation that won’t break the bank is the 2011 Quimay Malbec. It shows a wild sophistications and exhibits red and black fruit flavors; bristling and bright in the aftertaste with dense and chewy tannins. Pretty remarkable and should make the dish all the more enjoyable.

reg 29.99, now 14.99

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LL NATURAL USDA Choice beef & lamb only, corn-fed midwest pork, Rocky freerange chickens, Mary’s air-chilled chickens, wild-caught seafood, Boar’s Head products.

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ALIFORNIA-FRESH, blemish free, 30% local/organic: Arrow Citrus Co., Lakeside Organic, Happy Boy Farms, Route 1 Farms.

■ BROCCOLI CROWNS, Delivered Fresh Daily/ 1.29 Lb

■ LOOSE CARROTS, Great Source of Vitamin “A”/ .59 Lb

■ RUSSET POTATOES, Premium Quality/ .59 Lb ■ LEAF LETTUCE, Romaine, Red, Green, Butter, Iceberg/ 1.19 Ea

■ GREEN BEANS, Fresh and Tender/ 2.49 Lb ■ AVOCADOS, Ripe and Ready to Eat/ 1.19 Ea ■ CILANTRO, Always Fresh/ .49 Ea ■ RED ONIONS, Top Quality/ .99 Lb ■ ROMA TOMATOES, Ripe and Firm/ 1.49 Lb

Grocery

Beer/Wine/SpiritS

Bakery

Domestic Beer

■ BECKMANN’S, Nine Grain Sour Loaf 24oz/ 3.89 ■ WHOLE GRAIN, California Black 30oz/ 4.19 ■ KELLY’S, Sour Cheddar 16oz/ 3.89 ■ GAYLE’S, Jewish Rye 16oz/ 2.79 ■ SUMANO’S, Garlic & Rosemary 24oz/ 3.99

■ SIERRA NEVADA, IPA, 12oz Bottles, 6 Pack/ 8.99 +CRV ■ ANDERSON VALLEY, Spring IPA, 12oz Bottles, 6 Pack/ 9.49 +CRV

■ NINKASI, Session IPA, 12oz Bottles, 6 Pack/ 9.49 +CRV ■ BALLAST POINT, IPA, 12oz Bottles, 6 Pack/ 13.99 +CRV ■ ALESMITH, IPA 12oz Bottles, 6 Pack/ 12.99 +CRV

cheese ■ MONTEREY JACK/ “Soft & Creamy Made w/ Cow’s Milk” Loaf Cuts/ 3.19 Lb, Average Cuts/ 3.39 Lb ■ ITALIAN GORGONZOLA, “Imported from Italy”/ 9.99 Lb ■ WISCONSIN MUENSTER, “Great Melting Cheese”/ 4.89 ■ STELLA PARMESAN, “Whole Wheel Cuts”/ 8.19 Lb

Delicatessen

Quality Gin ■ VENUS #1, Small Batch/ 29.99 ■ DEATH’S DOOR, “Outstanding” (Reg 31.99)/ 24.99 ■ TANGUERAY TEN (97BTI)/ 32.99 ■ UNCLE VALS, Botanical (96TP)/ 34.99 ■ NOLET SILVER, “Double Gold S.F.”/ 39.99

■ SUNNY VALLEY BACON, “A Customer Favorite”

celebration Sparklers

12oz/ 6.49 ■ BUBBIES SAUERKRAUT, “Traditional Old World Recipe” 25oz/ 7.09 ■ PASTA MIKES FRESH PASTA, “Local” Noodles 10oz/ 3.59, Ravioli 10oz/ 5.59 ■ PASATA MIKES PASTA SAUCE, “Select Varieties” 7oz/ 3.59

■ ROEDERER, Estate Brut (92WE)/ 19.99 ■ SCHARFFENBERGER, Brut Exchange (91WE)/ 19.99 ■ G.H. MUMM, Brut Champagne (92WS)/ 29.99 ■ POL ROGER, Brut Champagne (92WS)/ 55.99 ■ BOLLINGER, Special Cuvée (94WS)/ 59.99

Jellies & Marmalades

■ 2010 ESTANCIA, Pinot Noir “Single Vineyard Reserve”

■ REESE MINT JELLY 10.5oz/ 3.99 ■ ALOHA FROM OREGON, Pepper Jelly 10oz/ 3.79 ■ MOUNTAIN FRUIT CO., Natural Fruit Spreads 9.5oz/ 4.99 ■ DUNDEE MARMALADES, “Est. 1797” 16oz/ 5.49 ■ TWINS KITCHEN JAM, “Local” 9oz/ 5.99

Gourmet chocolate ■ VINTAGE PLANTATIONS, Artisanal Chocolate 3.2oz/ 4.49 ■ L’AMOURETTE CHOCOLATIER, Small Batch 3.5oz/ 4.49 ■ RECCHIUTI CONFECTIONS, From SF 3oz/ 6.49 ■ SCHARFFEN BERGER, Artisan Chocolates 3oz/ 3.59 ■ LAKE CHAMPLAIN, Chocolates From Vermont 3oz/ 3.99

crackers ■ URBAN OVEN, “Artisan Baked Hors D’oeuvres” 7.5oz/ 4.54

■ CARR’S, “Since 1831” Asst./ 3.79 ■ LE PAIN DE FLEURS QUINOA CRISPBREAD, “Gluten Free” 4.4oz/ 4.59

■ WISECRACKERS, “Lowfat, All Natural” 4oz/ 3.99 ■ RAINCOAST CRISPS, “Non GMO” 6oz/ 6.99

easter Specials (Reg 29.99)/ 12.99

■ 2008 ANIMA LIBERA, Alma 3 Toscana (Reg 24.99)/ 11.99

■ 2012 CASA LAPOSTOLE CARMENERE, Apalta Vineyard (92JS)/ 14.99

■ 2007 OT OLIVERO TOSCANI (Reg 45.99)/ 19.99 ■ 2010 Le JAS DES PAPES, Chateauneuf-Du-Pape (91WA, Reg 43.99)/ 19.99

Wines From israel - Kosher ■ 2013 GOLAN, Moscato/ 12.99 ■ 2013 HERMON, Mount Herman Red/ 15.99 ■ 2007 BARON HERZOG, Merlot/ 14.99 ■ 2010 GALIL MOUNTAIN, Chardonnay/ 19.99 ■ 2011 GALIL MOUNTAIN. Cabernet Sauvignon/ 19.99

connoisseurs corner - cabernet ■ 2012 STONESTREET, Estate Vineyards (94WA)/ 41.99 ■ 2011 MOUNT EDEN (95W&S, 95VM)/ 59.99 ■ 2012 BEAUREGARD, Beauregard Ranch (92WE)/ 64.99 ■ 2008 LANCASTER, Alexander Valley (94WA)/ 69.99 ■ 2009 BV, George De Latour (94VM, 94WE, 93WS, (Reg 115)/ 79.99

JOCELYN HAYNES, 7-Year Customer, Felton

Occupation: Personal trainer Hobbies: Competitive weigh lifting, the beach, hiking, bike riding, cooking Astrological Sign: Aquarius

KYLE HAYNES, 29-Year Customer, Felton

Occupation: Public safety Hobbies: Playing guitar, hanging out with Jackson, Oympic-style weight lifting, outdoor family-fun Astrological Sign: Aquarius What do you serious weight lifters like to eat?

JOCEYLN: “We lean toward a clean, all-natural food type of diet — American/California cuisine, also Italian. Most meals consist of meat, fruit and vegetables — we make a lot of salads — and seeds.

We love Shopper’s tri-tip, chicken, sausages, bacon — oh the bacon! — and much more.” KYLE: “I won’t eat meat from certain markets. Just looking at Shopper’s selections you can see that they’re high quality. The butcher shop has a great variety of cuts and products, including grass-fed options.” JOCEYLN: “We have a special relationship with the butchers.”

How so? JOCEYLN: “I’m very particular. I can send Kyle here and he’ll say, ’Just prepare it as Jocelyn likes.’

The fact that the butchers will filet or special-cut items cuts down on my kitchen prep time.” KYLE: “The butchers’ level of service is above and beyond, plus they even know our son Jackson and us by name.”

JOCEYLN: “When you shop at a store long enough, you get to know the staff; they’re all so nice.” KYLE: “You come to Shopper’s for the great products but also to see people you know or haven’t seen in a while.

That’s exciting!” JOCEYLN: “When I first moved here I was told this is where I needed to shop.”

Really? JOCEYLN: “Yes, and I was amazed that a store this size — love the size! — would have everything we need.

KYLE: “It’s also cheaper than the big stores.” JOCEYLN: “That’s true. Shopper’s has the best fresh local produce — the organic is often priced less than the conventional. I shop here almost daily. It’s worth my drive from Felton because of Shopper’s overall good pricing. They have all the right choices.” KYLE: “Shopper’s is friendly and has a really cool vibe. I worked here when I was 16; it was my first job, same for my sister and many of my friends. Jim (Beauregard) gives young people a chance to work for a good, community business while gaining valuable experience.”

“I shop here almost daily. It’s worth my drive from Felton because of Shopper’s overall good pricing.”

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