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As The Couch Potato heads into its 30th year serving Santa Cruz and beyond, it is time for Bruce Cushnir, the founder and Head Spud, to take an exit bow. It has been a good, long and very enjoyable run for Bruce, and he is looking forward to his well-earned retirement. Bruce will be dividing his time between Santa Cruz and Troncones, Mexico. Long time employee and long time Santa Cruzer Jackson Allen will be taking over the reins beginning January 2018. Jackson will carry on the same no-nonsense straightforward approach that has worked so well for all these years and he will continue to support local non-profits. So…come on by during these last couple of months of the year and say adios to Bruce and hola to Jackson!

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EDITOR’S NOTE I was scheduled to be on KZSC’s Talkabout show last Wednesday night, and I knew we would be talking to our district’s congressmember Jimmy Panetta. Occasionally I get letters to the editor questioning Panetta’s stance on a particular issue, so I decided to take those letters with me to the show, so I could ask Panetta directly about these reader concerns.

While we were doing the show, I thought “Wow, this is pretty much as direct as democracy gets.”

I’ve been on KZSC many times over the years, usually on Talkabout, and not only is it wonderful to be able to talk directly with listeners about the issues in our community, but every single time I also walk away with a new story idea for GT, thanks to something that someone has brought up on the show. There’s a real element of democracy to that,

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I was disappointed to read ex-chief Kevin Vogel’s criticism of the legal and wellsupervised homeless encampment at the Benchlands (GT, 11/22), because it did not include a suggestion about where Santa Cruz citizens without homes can sleep. Absent that critical information, his criticism just replicates decades of useless, self-defeating and cruel treatment of people without homes.

Much appreciation is due to the fresh and constructive approach of our current police chief, Andy Mills. He is supervising a real solution while freeing up police time to fight actual crimes.

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MAKING ENDS MEET I have concerns about the proposed ordinance the Santa Cruz Supervisors are considering regarding short-term hosted rentals.

I’m retired and on a fixed income; renting my open room has allowed me to stay in my

too—a free, immediate exchange of ideas you can’t really get in any other form of media.

All that said, my favorite memory of KZSC might be the day in 1995 I was driving down East Cliff Drive with KZSC on when the DJ played Helium’s “Superball.” I had to know what that song was, so I drove straight home and called the station.

The DJ answered the phone, and we ended up having a long conversation about music, during which I was madly scribbling down the names of bands—some of which are still among my favorites. I cannot for the life of me remember the name of that show, or the DJ, but that experience crystallized in my mind why I’m grateful for KZSC. Check out Georgia Johnson’s cover story about the station’s 50th anniversary, and you might just find a mention of a show or host that’s made you feel the same way—and a hilarious story about one show that almost certainly did not. Happy halfcentennial, KZSC! STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

home and cover some—certainly not all—of the increased costs of living here in the home I’ve lived in for 30 years.

The current ordinance under consideration, limiting the number of days to rent short-term, singles out us seniors just trying to make ends meet. Why us? And why are the supervisors focused on limiting hosted rentals when vacation homes can rent unlimited days every year?

I hope others see through this misguided attempt to fix the long-term housing crisis in Santa Cruz County. Overly regulating longterm resident seniors who only want to make ends meet is not the way to fix a problem ignored and festering in the community for years. Don’t take it out on us!

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The Santa Cruz County Planning Department has announced that it will require all commercial plans to be submitted electronically, via its online portal, starting Jan. 2, 2018. The county already allows people to file PDF applications this way, through software known as ePlan. But starting next year, that will be the only way. County officials say the change will save paper while speeding up the approval process. Non-commercial jackets can still come in on paper.

On Monday night’s Holiday Baking Championship, Santa Cruz’s Stephany Buswell came through with some scrumptious desserts to survive elimination and make it to the final four. In a tricky cheesecake contest, Buswell entered a pistachio-cherry-feta cake with honey rosemary sauce. By day, she’s a pastry arts instructor at the International Culinary Center. Fans gather at the Food Lounge at 9 p.m. on Mondays to watch episodes of the Food Network show.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of December 6 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 You may get richer quicker in 2018, Aries—especially if you refuse to sell out. You may accumulate more clout— especially if you treat everyone as your equal and always wield your power responsibly. I bet you will also experience deeper, richer emotions—especially if you avoid people who have low levels of emotional intelligence.

Finally, I predict you will get the best sex of your life in the next 12 months—especially if you cultivate the kind of peace of mind in which you’ll feel fine about yourself if you don’t get any sex at all. P.S.: You’d be wise to start working on these projects immediately.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 The members of the fungus family, like mushrooms and molds, lack chlorophyll, so they can’t make food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. To get the energy they need, they “eat” plants. That’s lucky for us. The fungi keep the Earth fresh. Without them to decompose fallen leaves, piles of compost would continue to accumulate forever. Some forests would be so choked with dead matter that they couldn’t thrive. I invite you to take your inspiration from the heroic fungi, Taurus. Expedite the decay and dissolution of the worn-out and obsolete parts of your life.

GEMINI May21–June20 I’m guessing you have been hungrier than usual. At times you may have felt voracious, even insatiable.

What’s going on? I don’t think this intense yearning is simply about food, although it’s possible your body is trying to compensate for a nutritional deficiency. At the very least, you’re also experiencing a heightened desire to be understood and appreciated. You may be aching for a particular quality of love that you haven’t been able to give or get. Here’s my theory: Your soul is famished for experiences that your ego doesn’t sufficiently value or seek out. If I’m correct, you should meditate on what your soul craves but isn’t getting enough of.

CANCER Jun21–Jul22 The brightly colored birds known as bee-eaters are especially fond of eating bees and wasps. How do they avoid getting stung? They snatch their prey in mid-air and then knock them repeatedly against a tree branch until the stinger falls off and the venom is flushed out. In the coming weeks, Cancerian, you could perhaps draw inspiration from the bee-eaters’ determination to get what they want.

How might you be able to draw nourishment from sources that aren’t entirely benign? How could you extract value from influences that you have be careful with?

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The coming months will be a ripe time to revise and rework your past—to reconfigure the consequences that emerged from what happened once upon a time.

I’ll trust you to make the ultimate decisions about the best ways to do that, but here are some suggestions. 1.

Revisit a memory that has haunted you, and do a ritual that resolves it and brings you peace. 2. Go back and finally do a crucial duty you left unfinished. 3. Return to a dream you wandered away from prematurely, and either recommit yourself to it, or else put it to rest for good.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 The astrological omens suggest that now is a favorable time to deepen your roots and bolster your foundations and revitalize traditions that have nourished you. Oddly enough, the current planetary rhythms are also conducive to you and your family and friends playing soccer in the living room with a ball made from rolled-up socks, pretending to be fortune-telling psychics and giving each other past-life readings, and gathering around the kitchen table to formulate a conspiracy to achieve world domination. And no, the two sets of advice I just gave you are not contradictory.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22 In accordance with the long-term astrological omens, I invite you to make five long-term promises to yourself.

They were formulated by the teacher Shannen Davis.

Say them aloud a few times to get a feel for them. 1. “I will make myself eminently teachable through the cultivation of openness and humility.” 2. “I won’t wait around hoping that people will give me what I can give myself.”

3. “I’ll be a good sport about the consequences of my actions, whether they’re good, bad, or misunderstood.”

4. “As I walk out of a room where there are many people who know me, I won’t worry about what anyone will say about me.” 5. “I will only pray for the things I’m willing to be the answer to.”

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 To discuss a problem is not the same as doing something practical to correct it. Many people don’t seem to realize this. They devote a great deal of energy to describing and analyzing their difficulties, and may even imagine possible solutions, but then neglect to follow through. And so nothing changes. The sad or bad situation persists. Of all of the signs in the zodiac, you Scorpios are among the least prone to this disability. You specialize in taking action to fulfill your proposed fixes.

Just this once, however, I urge you to engage in more inquiry and conversation than usual. Just talking about the problem could cure it.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 As far back as ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, people staged ceremonies to mark the embarkation of a new ship. The intention was to bestow a blessing for the maiden voyage and ever thereafter. Good luck! Safe travels! Beginning in 18th-century Britain and America, such rituals often featured the smashing of a wine bottle on the ship’s bow. Later, a glass container of champagne became standard. In accordance with the current astrological indicators, I suggest that you come up with your own version of this celebratory gesture. It will soon be time for your launch.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 You may feel quite sure that you’ve gotten as tall as you’re ever going to be. But that may not be true. If you were ever going to add another half-inch or more to your height, the near future would be the time for it. You are in the midst of what we in the consciousness industry call a “growth spurt.” The blooming and ripening could occur in other ways, as well. Your hair and fingernails may become longer faster than usual, and even your breasts or penis might undergo spontaneous augmentation. There’s no doubt that new brain cells will propagate at a higher rate, and so will the white blood cells that guard your physical health. Four weeks from now, I bet you’ll be noticeably smarter, wiser, and more robust.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 You come into a delicatessen where you have to take a numbered ticket in order to get waited on. Oops.

You draw 37 and the counter clerk has just called out number 17. That means 20 more people will have their turns before you. Damn! You settle in for a tedious vigil, putting down your bag and crossing your arms across your chest. But then, what’s this? Two minutes later, the clerk calls out 37. That’s you! You go up to the counter and hand in your number, and amazingly enough, the clerk writes down your order. A few minutes later, you’ve got your food. Maybe it was a mistake, but who cares?

All that matters is that your opportunity came earlier than you thought it would. Now apply this vignette as a metaphor for your life in the coming days.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 It’s one of those bizarre times when what feels really good is in close alignment with what’s really good for you, and when taking the course of action that benefits you personally is probably what’s best for everyone else, too. I realize the onslaught of this strange grace may be difficult to believe. But it’s real and true, so don’t waste time questioning it. Relish and indulge in the freedom it offers you. Use it to shush the meddling voice in your head that informs you about what you supposedly should be doing instead of what you’re actually doing.

Homework: In your imagination, visit the person you’ll be in four years.

What key messages do you have to convey? Freewillastrology.com.

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CHOICE WORDS Shoppers often look for fruits that have been declared ‘superfoods’—but the concept is misleading.

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include watermelon seeds, tiger nuts, and protein powder made from crickets. But is the whole superfoods trend just a vapid, gimmicky concept, or do some foods really deserve to be in Clark Kent’s lunchbox?

Kale, seaweed, and acai berries get their “super” tag due to high levels of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Quinoa and oatmeal are often touted for their combination of protein, energy-sustaining complex carbohydrates and fiber. And foods like salmon, walnuts, and almonds are revered because of their protein content and healthy unsaturated fats like omega-3s.

But if the term “superfood” suggests any ability to override other dietary sins, this is far

from the case. Most nutrition professionals choose not to use the word at all, and consider the concept overly reductive and misleading.

For instance, kale gets a lot more superfood shine than spinach, but they have similar levels of iron, fiber, calories, and protein.

Blueberries get more nutritional notoriety than other berries, but raspberries, for instance, contain more than twice as much fiber and vitamin C. Almonds and walnuts get plenty of superfood love as well, but all nuts are fairly similar nutritionally and are good sources of protein, healthy fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

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n the past decade or so, “superfoods” have become quite trendy, leading to a meteoric rise in demand for previously obscure foods like quinoa, kale and acai berries. Kale production, for instance, increased by 60 percent between 2007 and 2012, according to the USDA, and it is still increasing in popularity, finding its way into everything from chips to pasta sauce to baby food.

And even more common foods like oatmeal, salmon, and blueberries that also fall into the supposed category of superfood are on the rise. Per capita blueberry consumption increased by almost 50 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to the North American Blueberry Council. Some new-wave superfoods to watch out for in 2018

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evidence supporting many of their health benefits is often not as robust as one might think. Many studies of human nutrition rely on longitudinal data, where people self-report what they eat over time and then researchers analyze what trends and health outcomes they observe. Not only does data like this rely on selfreporting that is often inaccurate, it also doesn’t lend itself to cause-andeffect conclusions, making it hard to isolate the impact of a single food.

One such study published in 2013 in the journal Circulation looked at dietary data from more than 93,000 middle-aged women, and found that participants who consumed three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week (both of which are rich in a type of antioxidant called anthocyanins) had a 32 percent lower risk of heart attack than those who consumed berries once a month or less. But this data does not prove that blueberries and strawberries lower the risk of heart attack, because the finding was only a correlation, and other dietary and lifestyle factors could have been involved.

Many of superfoods’ purported health benefits are also based off studies either done on animals or in vitro. For example, a study published in 2014 in Nature Nanotechnology found that an anticancer protein combined with EGCG (a major antioxidant compound in green tea which is often labeled a superfood) had significantly better cancer-fighting properties than the protein alone. But their experiments were conducted in test tubes and in mice.

Overall, nutrition experts agree that a healthy diet should be comprised primarily of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and lean proteins. Basically, all of these foods can be thought of as superfoods because they truly can benefit our health. Good nutrition is the ultimate preventative medicine, and most nutritionists put it simply: eat a rainbow. If it’s a plant, it’s likely pretty super, and a diverse, plant-filled diet ensures a vast array of nutrients. A healthy diet is about everything one eats and drinks over time, taken in totality.

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Santa Cruz’s 161-year-old daily newspaper now has a new editor.

Don Miller, the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s editor for the last 10 years, has stepped down, as he announced in a Thanksgiving column. Kara Meyberg Guzman—previously the paper’s digital editor—took over his responsibilities, on Friday, Dec. 1, and she sounds surprisingly optimistic, even saying that she’s excited about the possibilities.

“This is turning over a new leaf for the newspaper,” says Guzman, a former contributor to GT. “I am not only the first woman, but also the first person of color taking on this role. On top of that, I’m under 35. I’m young. I’d like to focus on attracting younger readers who look like me.”

Although casual observers may not see younger Americans as big news readers, a recent Nielsen Scarborough survey found that readership among millennials has been growing.

Guzman’s official title is managing editor, and she’ll work only for the Sentinel, whereas Miller also served as editor for the Monterey Herald in recent years. The two papers are owned by the same group, Digital First Media, which is in turn owned by the hedge fund Alden Global Capital.

The change follows the news that the Sentinel ’s arts and entertainment editor Wallace Baine also left, as we reported earlier this month. But Miller says he will stay on for a few hours per week—through a few months, at least—to write “occasional” editorials.

Tom Honig—the paper’s former editor, prior to Miller—says that it’s a blow for the newspaper to lose someone with Miller’s years of experience.

“There aren’t any older people in the room now, with Don leaving,” Honig says.

“There was a lot of wisdom handed down from the older people in the room, and that layer has just been lopped off.”

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irginia Wright, development director for Community Bridges, says Meals on Wheels—which delivers healthy, nutritious meals to senior citizens in their homes—is about more than simply showing up with food.

The national program, with a local branch managed by Community Bridges, also gives the elderly a greater sense of independence, she explains, while building important bonds.

“We value seniors being able to stay at home and be healthy longer,” Wright says. “We’re actually giving people agency so

they have their own ability to manage their lives, and making sure they have connections to people. It looks like we’re just feeding someone. We’re actually providing a whole social network.”

The program has historically fed seniors daily, but it may have to cut meal deliveries on holidays, Wright says, as it faces budget cuts. For seniors with no families to help, that could be devastating.

To prevent that, Community Bridges is highlighting its Meals on Wheels program in Santa Cruz Gives this holiday season. Now in its third year, Santa Cruz Gives is a holiday fundraising program raising money

for more than 30 nonprofits in Santa Cruz County—each highlighting a special project for donors to support.

Community Bridges is one of five organizations in Santa Cruz Gives focusing on health and wellness, with each serving a different purpose and fulfilling a different need in the community.

At the Survivors Healing Center, longtime volunteer Kathy Riley says this year’s SCG project is “Caring for Kids,” which supports kids affected by sexual abuse. Riley says it’s especially important in light of recent high-profile local cases of sexual abuse, including that of Santa Cruz brain surgeon Dr. James >14

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“Ninety percent of child sexual abuse happens with a person the child knows. It’s a topic that nobody likes to talk about. It’s one of the hard issues in our society,” Riley says. “How do you tell your children that there are people out there in the world who are okay with sexually abusing them?”

The Survivors Healing Center used to organize the Stop the Silence walk in Watsonville, a demonstration to raise awareness about sexual abuse. Riley and her fellow team members want to educate kids and parents more directly about how to protect themselves and identify abuse as it’s happening. They are going to schools, parents’ groups and youth organizations. One new tool the program provides is an education coloring book for kids and parents

to work on together.

“We have to give kids language to be able to talk about their bodies,” says assistant program director Ama Delevett. “This is not about being graphic with kids about rape and sexual assault. The coloring book is playful. If someone does something to you that doesn’t feel good, you get to tell someone else. We don’t want kids to keep a secret when it comes to touch.

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NEWS BRIEFS VOTE AHEAD With the 2018 midterm elections heating up, California’s crowded governor race includes two frontrunners, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

And at first glance, it looks like the race could come down to geography, with L.A.—and its larger population—favoring Villaraigosa while the greater Bay Area, with its higher voter turnout, favors Newsom, a former San Francisco mayor.

If that were the case, Santa Cruz would surely be at the edge of Newsomland, but Fred Keeley, retired county treasurer and former state lawmaker, has thrown his support behind Villaraigosa, a friend going back to their days in the assembly. Keeley will host a meet-and-greet for Villaraigosa at his midtown home this month, citing the candidate’s experience and his knack for making needed compromises “without compromising his principles,” he explains.

Here on the Central Coast, State Assemblymember Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), who represents Watsonville, has announced she’s running for the state senate in that same June primary.

At the Santa Cruz County level, District 4 County

Supervisor Greg Caput—a strong supporter of term limits—tells GT he’s changed his mind and has decided to run for a third four-year term after all.

Caput had said in the past that eight years would be enough, but he wants to continue work on ongoing projects, including flood protection along the Pajaro River. So far, three Watsonville city councilmembers, Jimmy Dutra, Felipe Hernandez and Nancy Bilicich, are also vying for that seat. And in North County, District 1 County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty has attracted two activist challengers, Steve Pleich and Doug Deitch.

The primary race is June 5, and—if no candidate secures a majority in a given race—the top two choices will face off in the November 2018 election.

That November race has already begun taking shape as well. On the Santa Cruz City Council, Councilmember Richelle Noroyan and Mayor Cynthia Chase both say they’ll run for re-election, while Vice Mayor David Terrazas is terming out. It’s still very early, but so far Drew Glover—the Project Pollinate founder, who ran unsuccessfully last year—is the only other candidate to jump in.

Santa Cruz’s next shakeup at the state legislature will likely be in 2020, when State Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) terms

out. Many political observers expect former legislator John Laird—now serving as resources secretary under Gov. Jerry Brown—to run for that seat and win. Laird tells GT, via email, that he’ll “take a hard look at it as it gets closer.”

Santa Cruz has no shortage of local politicians waiting in the wings, but the next real opening may not be until 2024, when Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) would term out. We may have to wait until then to see an ambitious county supervisor (à la Ryan Coonerty, John Leopold or Zach Friend) have a crack at a big election.

GETTING A HANDLE Bike Santa Cruz County, a local sustainable transportation nonprofit, has been looking for a new office for the better part of a year, says Director Janneke Strause.

The organization, she explains, has felt the pressures of a growing staff and also a rent increase at its quaint Pacific Avenue home. On top of that, it’s housing a bigger equipment inventory than ever, as the group expands its roster of events.

“We just have a lot of largeitem stuff to do what we need to do,” she says.

And it’s been difficult, Strause adds, finding an office in the

800-1,000-square-foot range that she’s shopping in, and the ones she that has found far exceed her price range of $1 per square foot. Many require major construction improvements— more than her small staff has time for. Strause wants to find a place that is accessible via a wide variety of transportation options, like bike and transit.

Susan True, the new CEO of the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, says she sees lots of nonprofits struggling with similar issues, locally and across the Bay Area. “The whole displacement that’s happening extends to nonprofits,” she says, “as it’s getting harder and harder to find things that check all the boxes on accessibility that’re still affordable.”

Strause says Bike Santa Cruz County had an opportunity to move into the Wrigley Building on the Westside, but that if anything the group would like to move farther southeast. Strause concedes that the group is probably being “picky,” and even after an increase around $200, she says the nonprofit’s rent is still cheap—less than $900 a month.

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rocking the newspaper industry,” he says.

Guzman had been a reporter for the Sentinel before leaving in 2015. She returned as a digital editor in March of 2017, after longtime city editor Julie Copeland, who could not be reached for comment, left due to reasons that the paper’s human resources department declined to discuss on the record.

The Sentinel has shed considerable staff in recent years, even as its parent company Alden Global Capital rakes in handsome profits from Digital First Media.

A September story in The Nation detailed how the hedge fund’s cruel cost-cutting at Digital First—America’s second biggest newspaper group—is making an already tough journalism market much worse.

The article details how Alden’s founder and chief of investments went on a 2013

spending spree, buying up $52 million worth of Palm Beach mansions, while his company gutted newsrooms—downsizing venerable papers like the San Jose Mercury News and the Oakland Tribune, which has been combined with the Contra Costa Times into a conglomeration called the East Bay Times.

Guzman is reluctant to share her longterm strategy, as she hasn’t had time get into depth with her reporters about what’s next, but she hopes to help reporters take on more investigative pieces and “deep dives”—something she believes journalists can do with a little time management guidance. And she wants to drive more readers toward the website. “It involves having a print product that’s different from our online product,” Guzman says.

Honig remembers when the Sentinel had 42 people in the newsroom, although that included positions that many papers

no longer hire, like newsroom clerks and even copy editors. The Sentinel website’s “Contact Us” page lists 24 employees, including in advertising and marketing.

Honig—who retired amid an earlier era of financial strain in 2007—says there’s no way to compare the paper back then to the current Sentinel, although he says he admires the work the reporters crank out with limited resources.

“I could see the handwriting on the wall,” Honig says, “but I didn’t expect this many cuts.”

Guzman knows it’s “no secret” that the local daily has shed its share of jobs, especially in the past three years.

“That’s what happens when you’re owned by a hedge fund,” she says. “But I’m worried that people see this change, with both Wallace and Don Miller leaving at the same time, as a sign of turmoil. But I also see this as an opportunity.”

about teaching consent. It’s a real cultural shift.”

Of course, there are many ways that kids fall between the cracks when it comes to getting the health services they need. Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, which is also participating in Santa Cruz Gives this year, serves more than 11,000 low-income patients to fill in those gaps.

Cradle to Career, the project that the nonprofit is featuring this year, is a way to ensure that kids get the help they need to maintain their health and have the opportunity to succeed, says development director J. Guevara. The organization works with the families to make sure it has the needed support to make that a reality.

“What’s amazing about it is we are creating parent leaders, largely in the Latino community, that are helping to guide the policies in unprecedented ways.

It’s creating all these wonderful results,” Guevara says. “It involves putting the needs of families first, and making a critical connection between medical care, education, and families. We make sure they have prenatal care, and nutritional health information. We’re starting to connect that to the needs of parents, who are looking for guidance on preventing diabetes, eating healthy, and living a healthy lifestyle.”

The program has been in effect for a couple of years in the Live Oak school district, and Guevara aims to expand it.

When it comes to leading a healthy life, food is at the center of all discussions. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County recognizes that sometimes a lack of access to healthy foods can have serious impacts on kids as they go through school and prepare for adulthood.

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foster a relationship with food, and to really spark a lifelong love and appreciation of growing and eating nutritional foods and living healthy lifestyles,” says development associate Alexandra Baker.

The Positive Sprouts program is already in effect in the downtown location. Money raised during this year’s Santa Cruz Gives will help to get a garden going in its Live Oak location, and the program serves two purposes: not only does the program feed children, it’s also educational.

The focus, though, is on making sure children are getting balanced meals, which the Boys and Girls Club supplements with food donations.

“Kids are not getting enough food every day. We want to make sure they have more homemade, warm, healthy, wholesome foods to eat,” says creative director Deirdre Lister. “I’ve been a teacher for 22 years. I noticed a huge surge in their concentration and their mood levels.”

And regardless of what kids are eating, poor dental hygiene can lead to all sorts of problems beyond the mouth. Dientes, another participating nonprofit, is committed to giving low-income kids and adults the dental services they are in need of.

Its “Big Idea” program is Give Kids a Smile Day, which will provide educational services to 30-40 uninsured kids, with the goal of understanding ways to prevent tooth decay and mouth diseases, so they won’t have to pay large dental bills. For a lot of kids, once problems start, they can quickly escalate.

Wright, of Community Bridges, says providing assistance, whether through donations or volunteering, is a tremendous gift locals can give themselves.

“Going out and delivering food to people is an incredible benefit to the person who volunteers as well,” Wright says. “It puts them in touch with generosity. It puts values of kindness and community and caring for others. It puts those values into action. That’s something I think is important to share with people.

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a complete experiment at no cost to the students. It was a means to prove that Santa Cruz had a thriving rock scene and to tell stories of underrepresented communities.

That is, until the FCC showed up.

KRUZ began broadcasting on AM frequency 1580, which interfered with a shared station broadcasting from San Jose. When that station’s Santa Cruz listeners complained, the FCC got involved.

“They came literally knocking on my dorm door,” says Laubscher, who went on to work in both radio and broadcast television before becoming the president of San Francisco’s Market Street Railway.

“I wasn’t yet 18, so it was pretty startling, and in the federal law there were big penalties for being a pirate radio station.”

They quickly shut down their operation and abandoned the basement. Soon after, UCSC installed wiring and cable TV hookups throughout the dorms, and KRUZ began broadcasting from the communications building as a direct, closed-circuit carrier station.

“Hardly anyone listened to FM back then, FM played elevator and classical music and had four listeners,” Okrand says. “Over time, more people started to listen to FM and fewer to AM because you could play album cuts that lasted more than three minutes.”

But before UCSC’s upstarts could file with the FCC, the original KRUZ call letters were taken by another station, and they were forced to change the name to KZSC. The station eventually received FCC approval to broadcast as KZSC 88.1 FM eight years later.

“It was fun, it was experimental, it was a bunch of kids in the redwoods just trying to get something new going on a campus that had no traditions,” Laubscher says.

Don Mussell, the original radio engineer for KZSC and also an engineer for KUSP and KAZU, remembers helping set up the original 10-watt antenna. But 10 watts only covered the campus, and soon after, the staff decided that it wasn’t enough—their voices, they believed, should reach into Santa Cruz. Soon after, UCSC students voted to allocate $100,000 to fund the KZSC building and radio tower on the other side of the campus.

They were permitted to use an old music building in Crown College as their new headquarters, and Mussell found a nearby knoll suited for the radio tower. They had all of the materials shipped in and poured the foundation, but ran into trouble when then-Chancellor Robert Sinsheimer disapproved of some of the shows.

“I remember the chancellor saying, ‘I am not going to allow these jiggity jigs on the air,’” Mussell said, referencing an Irish music show. “But the students already voted for it, so I wrote him a letter saying it was going to cost more if it was delayed … and he eventually changed his mind.”

They worked through the winter, and the tower was finished in February 1979.

“The students were suddenly being heard all over Santa Cruz,” Mussell says. “They loved it, and I did too.”

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omeone once told Marc Okrand that his best shot at radio broadcasting was to mount an antenna on a trash can. And he believed them—it made sense, since the surface area of the metal can theoretically yield a stronger signal than the antenna alone.

It was 1967, just two years after UCSC was founded, and first-year student Okrand and a few others hijacked a trashcan and mounted it on a plumbing pipe atop Stevenson Dorm 2. He attached the makeshift antenna, but before they could try it out, the university’s administration came along and made them take it down, citing fire hazard.

“I remember saying we would paint the pipe brown and the trash can green to look like a tree and blend right in. But they didn’t buy that,” Okrand says, laughing.

Once the administration approved their pirate radio gig, the students were granted temporary custody of the basement in Dorm 2 to broadcast under the assumption that they would eventually get Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved. They used a ham radio-like transmitter perched atop Dorm 2 (sans trash can) and fastened egg cartons to the wall for soundproofing. Thus KZSC was born—although cofounders Okrand, Rick Laubscher and Larry Johnson named it KRUZ back then.

Around 15 DJs brought their own records and played music or hosted talk shows. Laubscher remembers playing one-hit wonder Strawberry Alarm Clock’s “Incense and Peppermint” so many times the record broke, though that didn’t keep them from playing it. Like most of UCSC at the time, the project was

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UCSC’s student-produced radio station is now celebrating its 50th year on the air. KZSC has swelled into much more than the original “10-watt titan”—its 20,000-watt reach spans three counties and boasts over a million listeners daily.

“It’s the most hands-on, practical thing I’ve done in college,” says current station manager and third-year student Morgan Corona.

“There’s no communications or journalism major at UCSC, and if you’re interested in media there is no place to get audio production and broadcast skills other than KZSC.” KZSC is first and foremost a student resource and education platform. But it also serves the community at large and has a handful of disc jockeys who are longtime community members.

The intent in including community members was to both diversify the station and have experienced mentors for students, says former Station Manager Michael Bryant.

In the early 2000s, Bryant says, there was a larger percentage of community-members-to-students on the air, which made student staffers upset, considering it’s mostly student support that drives the station.

“The concerns made sense to me—

number one it’s on the campus, and two it’s an educational opportunity for students,” Bryant says. “More than anything, we would get the very best of the community members who were willing to work with and mentor the students who stayed.”

Currently KZSC maintains a 70:30 student-to-staff ratio and has a waitlist for non-students. Corona says that ratio seems to work, though she sometimes gets emails from upset community members saying they are “kicking out” nonstudents.

“A lot of people have this misconception,” Corona says. “First of all, we’re not kicking anyone out.

Second of all, it’s not that we aren’t accepting non-students, there is just no more room in our ratio right now.

I calculate it every quarter, and if there is space we open it up.”

When Maggie O’Grady walked into the station in the mid ’80s, she found a wastebasket full of beer cans and students who were, she says, somewhat less than professional.

O’Grady, the new station manager and broadcast advisor at the time, threw the cans out and prepped for some major changes. “When we party, we party hard, but not here,” she told them, according to a 1988 Santa Cruz Sentinel article.

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RADIO OF THE FUTURE The Crown College building has been KZSC’s home for more than 30 years, and it’s accumulated memorandums and materials to show for it. The move won’t be easy, and will have to be quick—though no one really knows yet when it will be. UCSC News and Media Relations Director Scott Hernandez-Jason says it’ll have to take place before December 2018, though staffers are crossing their fingers for as early as June 2018 since fall is prime recruitment time and is crucial for retention.

“It’s starting to be a major concern that the move time will slip back,” says KZSC Broadcast Advisor Keith Rozendal.

Temporary housing ideas have not yet been discussed, though Rozendal says that since KZSC cannot broadcast from temporary trailers, they will likely be displacing others during the construction.

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years, and was present for some of the biggest events, including the 1991 protest against the Iraq war, which KZSC broadcast live, and the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.

It was a miracle the station survived the earthquake, in retrospect. The building is on stilts, and the crash of hundreds of records should have taken the floor out.

Art O’Sullivan was broadcasting at the time, and was blocked in the broadcasting room during his show after it hit.

“Alive and alone, I did the only thing that occurred to me,” he recalls in a post on KZSC’s blog. “I cued up a record, took a deep breath, turned on the microphone and ad-libbed.”

Along with KSCO, KZSC was one of the only stations able to broadcast across the Bay, and it served as a primary news source for locals following the quake. The station still hasn’t been seismically retrofitted, and is slated for a major renovation as soon as June. With more than six tons of vinyl on the shelves, “earthquake” is a taboo word in the building, and both the station and neighboring Cantu Queer Center are sitting ducks. The building was meant to be retrofitted 40 years ago, but there was never the time or funding. The station has been anticipating a move for years, and

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The station hopes to get a facelift and new amenities in the renovation process. Since there’s no elevator for disabled folks, they are hoping to make it ADA accessible. They want to create a larger computer production space and have a larger area to host live bands.

“We have a lot of bands on the air, almost every weekend, and there’s just no space,” Rozendal days.

“Everyone will be in the lobby and the drummer will be in another room.”

In its day, the building wasn’t meant to be a radio station and wasn’t even retrofitted for internet, let alone the continual power draw that the station demands. The grafted, exposed wiring gives them internet and power issues semiregularly.

“The rats knocked out Cruznet a while ago,” Rozendal adds blatantly.

The renovations come on the heels of the 50th anniversary celebration, which KZSC is planning for April

during UCSC alumni weekend.

Though the details are still being ironed out, they are hoping to include an alumni aircheck and documentary as well as variety show in the Quarry Amphitheatre.

Current staffers are also working on revamping the station’s website and app, redesigning their logo and beefing up the news department in anticipation of the next 50.

Over the years, KZSC has made its name with a plethora of eclectic music and talk shows. From the station’s longest-running shows, like the women-produced “Breakfast in Bed” and “It’s All Good” to the experimental “Insect Agony” and cyperpunk talk show “Cybersoykafe,” there is really something for everyone. But along with the hits, there have been some misses.

“One show that didn’t work out so well was called the ‘Heavy Metal Wake Up Call’ and it was on from 6-9 a.m.,” Bryant says. “As far as I know, they only had one listener, which was a UPS driver and we got a lot of complaints. Picture your alarm clock going off in the morning and you hear something far beyond Metallica just thrashing away.”

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programming is still Friday morning’s “Bushwackers Breakfast Club,” named when George H. W. Bush still held office. And no Santa Cruz-based station is complete without a Grateful Dead show—in this case, Art O’Sullivan’s “Golden Road,” which Bryant says helped to get the Grateful Dead Archives established at UCSC. Notably there was also Rose Lobel’s “What’s New,” which ran for nearly 30 years. Lobel has cerebral palsy, and though it was often difficult for listeners to understand her, Rose’s show was known for great music and her wicked sense of humor.

“She is such a fine person, and so strong,” says John “Sleepy John” Sandidge, who hosts “Talkabout” on Wednesday nights and co-hosts “Bushwackers Breakfast Club.” He introduced Lobel to KZSC. “She has such a great story, that’s something that the station is very proud of.”

In the early 2000s, Jane Mio and musician Del Rey temporarily took over “Talkabout.” They focused primarily on independent, pioneering women and issues around town at a time when there weren’t many women broadcasting on the air.

“It was really fun to feel like we were in control. It gave me a good

backbone, but the equipment was really bad, oh my god,” Mio says.

“We would have white air, because all of a sudden it would decide not to broadcast. They have really upgraded their equipment since, but that used to happen fairly often.”

KZSC also boasts some accomplished alumni, including This American Life and Serial producer Julie Snyder, and NPR’s Jesse Thorn, who started “The Sound of Young America” at the station. KZSC has received numerous awards, including recognition as one of Huffington Post’s “Top 5 College Radio Stations in America” in 2010.

Though much has changed in half a century, the core values of the station are by and large the same.

Students still teach and mentor each other and use the platform as a learning opportunity to gather critical professional skills.

“Free expression, with an emphasis on free, is extremely important,” Laubscher says. “Of course, it’s impossible not to have a little nostalgia for the egg cartons and pirate radio transmitter.”

“It’s doing exactly what we hoped,” Okrand says. “I think it’s brilliant.”

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What hath Pixies lead guitarist Joey Santiago wrought?

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hen people talk about the Pixies’ massive influence on the sound of rock music, what exactly do they mean?

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everything from the gorgeous “Where is My Mind” to the mysterious doom of “Gouge Away” to the almost onomatopoeic guitar tide of “Wave of Mutilation”—they probably can’t.

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ever—they decided they had to figure out if they could make it work in the studio again. And …

“Well, it didn’t, the first time,” says Santiago, laughing. He’s referring to the much-maligned Indie Cindy, which critics and fans felt strayed too far from the Pixies’ classic sound, though he says the reunited band’s first effort was probably doomed no matter what—if they had tried to recreate their old sound, “it would have been ‘oh no, they didn’t grow up.’”

Last year’s Head Carrier struck a better balance—“we wanted to embrace the past,” he says—and Santiago found the experience “fantastic.” He’s seen the difference in the audience response when they play live.

“I can see people singing along to tracks from Head Carrier,” he says. “It’s great.”

In a lot of ways, he feels like the reunited Pixies simply picked up where they left off, though there are some differences. Deal left in 2013, and was briefly replaced

by Kim Shattuck before the band found Paz Lenchantin, who co-wrote and sang “All I Think About Now” on Head Carrier—and of whom Santiago is a big fan.

And there are other differences, too, for the 52-year-old Santiago, who co-founded the band three decades ago.

“Now I have a family,” he says. “So after a while you wonder what the hell they’re doing over there. I get these texts like, ‘Hey, blah blah blah!’

It’s like, holy shit, what’s going on? I better go home! Or take a nap.”

But in general, Santiago is happy with the sound—whatever you want to call it—that he created, and the unique spot he found in Rock ’n’ Roll Town (which is almost certainly on the Planet of Sound) by not just ripping off his own guitarist influences.

“I looked at it like ‘that guy’s a fireman, why am I gonna be a fireman in this town? Maybe I’ll be a cop—oh, there’s already a cop in this town! Maybe I’ll be a janitor!

Oh, there’s already a janitor,’” he says. “I ended up being the guy hanging out in the coffee shop.”

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since their 2004 reunion, 2014’s Indie Cindy and last year’s returnto-form Head Carrier.

He can’t even explain exactly how he finds that diverse but distinctive palette of sound again when he needs it for a new song. “I just go for this thing, and I don’t know how I come up with it. I can’t really explain it,” he says. “Sometimes it comes automatically, sometimes I have to search for it. But mostly automatic. Once I get the gist of the chord progression, I start hearing it. I’ll come up with a little trick here and there, and then lo and behold, it’ll sound like it.”

It sounds like it can be a bit complicated. But not always.

“Sometimes I can just write it down on a piece of paper and go, ‘I know this shit’s gonna work,” he says.

Born in the Philippines, Santiago emigrated to the U.S. with his family as a child in 1972 after Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. Growing up in New York and Massachusetts, he met Charles Thompson IV—later to be known as Black Francis—while studying economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the early ’80s. After rooming together and talking about starting a band for years, they finally did it in 1986, recruiting bassist Deal and drummer David Lovering for the Pixies.

After the Pixies broke up, Santiago played on Thompson’s solo albums (for which the former frontman switched up his stage name to Frank Black), played with his wife Linda Mallari as the Martinis, and scored some films and television shows.

Even when the Pixies got back together, Santiago knew they wouldn’t be making new albums anytime soon.

“When we reunited, we knew what people wanted. They didn’t want to hear new songs,” he says.

“I would be bummed if I went to see a band that I’d be waiting for and they didn’t make room for the songs I wanted to hear.”

But when the reunion went on longer than expected—their sold-out shows this year seem to indicate the band is as popular as

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TITUS SPOT Christopher Titus performs at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 13.

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hristopher Titus is one of the hardestworking comedians in the business. From his eponymously titled television sitcom Titus in the early 2000s to his oneman show (and groundbreaking comedy album) Norman Rockwell is Bleeding, Titus’ work ethic is staggering and influential.

But Titus is still not a household name. There comes a time in a performer’s life when they have reached escape velocity from relative obscurity and begun to penetrate the world of ubiquitous fame. For Titus, who brings his new comedy show entitled Amerigeddon

to the Rio Theatre on Dec. 13, wide acceptance is long overdue.

Last time Titus played the soldout Rio (as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Club), he was angry at life and love, and laying all the foibles, follies and fubars of relationships on thick. The show was scathing and hilarious. But now that the entire planet is coming apart at the seams, Titus has found his stride with a new confidence and a weird optimism. “I see us all, as a planet, finally coming together and working as one,” he says by phone from his home in Los Angeles.

“This happens right after the nuclear war.”

Snarkiness has infiltrated pop culture to the point where even animated M&Ms have an attitude.

But for Titus, critical assessment of society isn’t a fad, it’s a permanent lifestyle. Besides touring Amerigeddon around the country, Titus is most proud of his new feature film Special Unit. It’s about the worst cop in L.A. taking on a crew of specially abled officers.

“Able-bodied people, especially the gatekeepers want to make sure that they are handled with kid gloves. The reality is different. My best friend is disabled,” says Titus.

“They’re inspiring, and they’re assholes, and they’re great, and

they’re funny, and they’re angry, and sometimes they suck.”

In Special Unit, available at Titus’ website and iTunes, the comedian’s prickly character is modeled after Nick Nolte in 48 Hours. “You hate him so much in the first 10 minutes that you crave everyone getting even with him,” says Titus. “He seems to be an immovable, psychotic alcoholic, but they take him down. I didn’t want to make a Hallmark movie.”

He has been touring Amerigeddon around Red and Blue states for two years. “At this point, I don’t check where I go anymore. If they say I’m going to Alabama, that’s where I go,” says Titus. “I actually went to Alabama, North Carolina and Texas.

At first I was upset, but things work out the way they’re supposed to. I still talked about this bright orange carpet fire who is running the country, but it made me realize I need to respect the people who voted for him.”

Titus isn’t totally into the blame game—he’s earnestly seeking to break open the conversation that will heal the country, but has some harsh words for those that opt out of participating in democracy. “Trump voters didn’t do the wrong thing, they did the right thing for themselves. They did what Americans do; they voted for the guy that they wanted. It’s the people that didn’t vote that piss me off. When they see the mushroom cloud, that’s on them. I just wanted to be clear that while Trump voters did the right thing, they got conned. Even my son, while watching the news one night, said, ‘How is Mexico going to pay for the wall?’”

Titus has always provided fresh and brutally honest takes on current issues, both political and social. He lays down some pretty specific guidelines on how to handle one’s self in the public eye—or in the case of Louis C.K., how not to. “Spend more time writing jokes and less time masturbating in front of strangers and friends,” says Titus.

Titus seeks to forge a connection with his audience. “We end up a community of friends,” he says. His ultimate goal? “Bringing the country together, one drunk audience at a time.”

Christopher Titus performs on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. Tickets are $30 General Admission, $42 Gold Circle.

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Space Captain’s debut album sees the band spinning tales in a story-driven tale on electropop BY AARON CARNES

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he airy, funky beat that kicks off “Sycamore,” the first single from Brooklyn’s Space Captain, has a lowkey, not-quite-but-almost-danceable quality about it. In the song, lead singer Maralisa Simmons-Cook recounts a story told to her by her dad about a love triangle he was involved with, and how he was ultimately betrayed by people close to him.

“It’s not an upbeat topic, but sonically it’s probably the most pop track on the album,” she says.

Details in the song are obscured, but it has multiple layers, and while it’s one of the more lighthearted songs on their debut album All

Flowers In Time, it also hints at the record’s larger thematic concerns.

“The album has kind of a double meaning. Mostly it’s referring to the unraveling of different tales: betrayal, heartbreak, love songs. It’s a mix of my own stories and other people’s stories,” she says.

There’s also a very diverse sound to the record. At times it’s lighthearted pop, like “Sycamore”—other times, it gets much darker and more experimental. The main ingredients include R&B and synth-pop, with a hint of jazz, but goes off into some interesting territories like Bossa Nova and straightforward rock ’n’ roll.

The group worked on it for more

than a year, going into the studio, recording, editing, changing and re-recording. It’s an interesting coming together of the group’s debut double-single release Easier/Remedy, which was made up of fairly typical R&B love songs, and the follow up EP In Memory, a nearly structureless, sonically overwhelming psychelectropop record. “‘Easier’ and ‘Remedy’ were very basic three-minute R&B songs. We wanted to see what we could make if we weren’t putting ourselves in that box. I think of the EP as just one mood, one piece,” says SimmonsCook. “When we were making this album, we were making a conscious

choice to come back to making pop music as best we could, but not in a commercial way.”

Really, In Memory was the first step of Space Captain being a band.

When the singles were recorded in 2013, it was more of a recording project between Alex Pyle and Simmons-Cook, plus some other friends. British label Tru Thoughts found the first singles on Bandcamp and asked to re-release them, so Simmons-Cook and Pyle put together a live band, which currently fluctuates between three to seven members, depending on the show.

Pyle’s musical interests had changed somewhat by that point, and were more in the realm of D’Angelo and J Dilla. The addition of second guitarist Mike Haldeman, who was a math rock and Radiohead guy, led the way to lots of soundscape overdubs. It’s chaotic, but in a good way. Simmons-Cook took the opportunity in these new complex songs to explore what she was going through at the time on In Memory, which ended up being a much darker record than the new one.

“It really is a dramatic switch from writing love songs to writing about something real and negative.

That changed the mood up a lot,” Simmons-Cook says.

There are moments where the new album goes into similar territory as the EP, but its strength is in its embracing of structure. It gives Simmons-Cook more room to dig deep into herself, and sing about her relationships and personal experiences with more nuance.

On this record, the group found that they didn’t always want to go dark. A few love songs even snuck onto the record.

“It’s funny, ’cause I wrote these songs and then I was like, ‘none of these have anything in common.’ But then I saw how little chunks of love songs were interacting with other songs about anxiety and trauma,” Simmons-Cook says. “I’m hoping people like that, and it keeps them on their toes so it’s not all one sound.”

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WEDNESDAY 12/6 JINGLE SHELLS Swap out your bells for shells this holiday season—it’s the Santa Cruz way. The Seymour Marine Discovery Center’s Jingle Shells Arts and Crafts Festival will feature plenty of beautiful shell and beach crafts to adorn any mantel, plus there’s free gift wrapping.

If you aren’t in the market for gifts, the Seymour Center also offers discounted admission all day and there will be live music and hot cider.

INFO: Sunday, Dec 10. Noon-5:30 p.m.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz. 459-3800. seymourcenter.ucsc.edu. $6 adults, $4 children and seniors, Children 2 and under free.

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ARTS RYDELL VISUAL ARTS FELLOWS EXHIBITION Three Santa Cruz County artists were awarded the Rydell Fellowship, which is made possible through a donoradvised fund established by Roy and Frances Rydell at the Community Foundation, to support the arts in Santa Cruz County in perpetuity. Kathleen Crocetti, Irene Lusztig, Helen and Newton Harrison. 5 p.m. R. Blitzer Gallery, 2801 Mission St., Santa Cruz. 4581217 or rblitzergallery.com.

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

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CRYSTAL SOUND INFUSION Sacred sound raises your vibrational level, increases spiritual awareness, releases energy blocks and increases flow. 8:15 p.m. Divine Tree Yoga, 1043-B Water St., Santa Cruz. 3336736. $10.

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SPOKEN/UNSPOKEN This audio exhibition features the stories from hospice patients in endof-life care. Hospice Santa Cruz County and the Museum of Art and History collected interviews from patients nearing life’s end and produced this intimate and moving audio installation to both explore what matters most to these individuals and also invite others to consider what matters in their own lives.

INFO: Show opened Friday, Dec. 1 and runs through Sunday, March 25. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. santacruzmah. org. $10 general admission, free on First Fridays. Photo by Joop Rubens.

JUNIPER MEDITATION TRADITION FOR MODERN LIFE A drop-in meditation session that includes meditation, a short talk and discussion on Buddhist training for modern life. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome. 7:30-9 p.m. 1307 Seabright Ave., 1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz. juniperpath. org. $10.

HOMEWORK HELP Drop -in homework help for students through grade 12. 3-5 p.m. Garfield Park Library, 705 Woodrow Ave., Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.org or 4206344. Free.

MINDFULNESS AND THINKING: AWARENESS WITHOUT WORDS This fiveweek class offers instruction in mindfulness meditation with an emphasis on working skillfully with thinking. We will explore how habitual thinking patterns can undermine our well-being, adding to anxiety and depression. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Ocean Gate Zen

SATURDAY 12/9 FESTIVOS ON THE RANCHO Welcome Larkin Valley’s new state historic park with tours and hot, handmade tortillas during its first holiday open house. Originally built in 1849, the Castro Adobe State Historic Park is the first historic park in South County and one of the best examples of a traditional rancho hacienda in the Bay Area. While you’re there, check out the newly restored kitchen and iconic garden. Parking is very limited so carpooling is encouraged.

INFO: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Castro Adobe State Historic Park, 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville.

Center, 920 41st Ave. Suite B, Santa Cruz.

212-6641 or bloomofthepresent.org. Free.

BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE Learn ballet terminology and fine tune placement, posture and technique. A great place to start if you have had some ballet lessons, but still consider yourself a beginner or if you are new to ballet and have always wanted to start. 6 p.m. International Academy of Dance, 320 Encinal St., Santa Cruz. 466-0458 or iadance.com.

WORLD HARMONY CHORUS The World Harmony Chorus is a community chorus that welcomes participants of all ages and ability levels. There are no auditions nor entrance requirements. 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. instantharmony. com/chorus.html. Free.

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CALENDAR If you’re searching for the best sudsy social scene in Santa Cruz, look no further than Woodstock’s Pizza. 9 p.m.-Midnight.

Woodstock’s Pizza, 710 Front St., Santa Cruz. woodstockscruz.com/events. Free.

GROUPS PRESCHOOL ADVENTURES AT THE MONTEREY BAY MARINE SANCTUARY EXPLORATION CENTER Come enjoy weekly preschool adventures at the Sanctuary Exploration Center with oceanthemed book readings, show-and-tell, and crafts. Perfect for kids ages 2-5. 10-11 a.m.

Monterey Bay Sanctuary Exploration Center, 35 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. montereybay. noaa.gov. Free.

FRIDAY 12/8-SUNDAY 12/17 ‘SCROOGE: THE HAUNTING OF EBENEZER’ There are many renditions of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, but chances are you haven’t seen this one. This week Jeff Garrett will take it upon himself to play every character in the story—all 24 of them. He hopes to convey transformation and transcendence through the story, and get back to the roots of what the Dickens story originally was: a ghost story with a holiday touch.

INFO: Shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Colligan Theater. 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. jeweltheatre.net. $35 preview, $40 general admission. Photo by Peter Ruocco.

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Throughout the talk I’ll highlight our latest findings, which include how these eels arrive around Catalina, where these eels are found, how large these morays grow, as well as their estimated life span, and most importantly, their dietary breadth. 7 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 429-6994 or thecrepeplace.com.

WATER KEFIR WORKSHOP Make a bottle of this probiotic beverage that supports digestive health using water kefir grains and sugar water that can be flavored many different ways, and is not overly sweet.

Receive a packet of the grains to make at home. With Eriko Yokoyama and Masumi Diaz of Hakouya Cooking School. 6-7:30 p.m.

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

426-1306 or newleaf.com. $30.

INTRODUCING VILLAGE SANTA CRUZ Join us to learn more about this recently

launched, member-driven nonprofit organization that helps seniors stay engaged, active, connected and able to remain in their homes as long as possible by providing social community events, intergenerational interaction, and practical assistance. We are recruiting both members and volunteers. 11 a.m.-Noon. Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz, 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. 824-2404 or villagesantacruz.org. Free.

FOOD & WINE DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET In addition to a large variety of farm products, this market offers a great selection of local artisan foodstuffs, delicious baked goods, and lots of options for lunch and dinner. 1:30 p.m. Cedar and Lincoln streets, Santa Cruz. 454-0566.

WOODSTOCK’S SC PINT NIGHT When life hands you beer specials … drink up!

TABLETOP NIGHT Unplug for a few hours to play new and exciting tabletop games.

These aren’t your grandparents’ board games. Games like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, and Exploding Kittens along with many others will be available. Ages 21 and up. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Scotts Valley Branch Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. santacruzpl.org. Free.

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR Come and get your Happy Hour B12 shot. Your body needs B12 to create energy and is not well absorbed from the diet or in capsule form. Everyone can benefit from a B12 shot. After B12 injections many patients feel a natural boost in energy. 3-6 p.m.. Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center, 736 Chestnut St., Santa Cruz. 477-1377 or scnmc.com. $29.

B12 HAPPY HOUR B12 deficiencies are common, as the vitamin is used up by stress, causing fatigue, depression, anxiety, insomnia and more. Not well absorbed in the gut, B12 injections can be effective in helping to support energy, mood, sleep, immunity, metabolism and stress resilience. Come get a discounted shot from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com/b12-injections or 515-8699. $15.

MUSIC OPEN MIC NIGHT Open Mic Night every Wednesday in Capitola Village. Join us at the new Cork and Fork Capitola. All are welcome.

Always free, always fun. Awesome wines by the glass or bottle, Discretion beer on tap, hand made pizzas and great small-plate dishes. 7 p.m. Cork and Fork, 312 Capitola

Ave., Capitola. corkandforkcapitola.com.

Free.

WORLD HARMONY CHORUS The World Harmony Chorus is a community chorus that welcomes participants of all ages and ability levels. There are no auditions nor entrance requirements. 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. instantharmony.com.

THURSDAY 12/7 FOOD & WINE TRIVIA NIGHT This festive event brings together trivia aficionados, boneheads and the chic geek for a night of boisterous fun.

8:30 p.m. Woodstock’s Pizza, 710 Front St., Santa Cruz. 427-4444.

GROUP WOMENCARE: LAUGHTER YOGA Laughter yoga for women with cancer meets the first and third Thursdays. Call WomenCARE to register. 12:30-1:30 p.m. WomenCARE, 2901 Park Ave., Suite A1, Soquel. 457-2273. Free.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: WOMEN’S GROUP We provide a safe and supportive environment for healing from child sexual abuse. Together we break through isolation, develop healthy coping skills, reduce shame, and build healthy boundaries. 6 p.m. Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, 2901 Park Ave., Suite A3, Soquel. 423-7601.

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR B12 helps support energy, mood, sleep, immunity, metabolism and stress resilience. Since B12 is not absorbed well during digestion, and all B vitamins are depleted by stress, most Americans are deficient. Having B12 in the form of an injection bypasses the malabsorption problem, and people often feel an immediate difference. Every Thursday morning, we offer discounted vitamin B12 by walk-in or appointment. 9 a.m.-Noon. Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com or 515-8699. $15.

FRIDAY 12/8 ART AAT PRESENTS ‘YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN’ All About Theatre >40

A ONE-MAN PERFORMANCE OF DICKENS’ CLASSIC GHOST STORY

THE HAUNTING OF EBENEZER PRESENTED BY JEWEL THEATRE COMPANY PERFORMED BY

JEFF GARRETT* “Mr. Garrett does not disappoint”

– Charles Kruger of TheatreStorm

Like all of Charles Dickens’ work, A Christmas Carol contains multitudes: a giant cast of characters, each with their own quirky name, memorable tics and distinctive humanity. Veteran Bay Area actor Jeff Garrett now steps up to play them all in a tour-de-force one-man show, Scrooge: The Haunting of Ebenezer. Watch the beloved ghost story come alive as Garrett transforms himself into Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, Fezziwig, Tiny Tim, Scrooge and many, many others. No movie or TV special can summon the wit and fire of the original work quite like one man, alone on the THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. stage, tackling every character Dec 8 Dec 9 Dec 10 7:30pm 7:30pm 2:00pm himself. Glory in (Preview) (Opening) 7:30pm Dickens’ language and delight in Dec 14 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 17 Garrett’s audacious 7:30pm 7:30pm 2:00pm 2:00pm skill as a performer 7:30pm in this limited engagement of Scrooge: The Haunting of Ebenezer.

Tickets: Preview $35. All other $40.

www.JewelTheatre.net (831) 425-7506 *Member, Actors’ Equity Association.

This production is funded, in part, by grants from the following organizations:

December 8-17, 2017

JTC voted best theatre company in Santa Cruz!

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SATURDAY 12/9 ARTS ANNIEGLASS MAKE A PLATE WITH ANNIE WORKSHOP Make your own round 13" Annieglass serving plate at our Watsonville studio. Draw with underglaze crayons on the sandblasted glass for a beautiful pastel-like imagery. We will fire it for you and ship it upon request. A glass of wine, beer or soft drink will be served. 1:30-3 p.m.

Annieglass Incorporated, 310 Harvest Drive, Watsonville. 761-2041 ext. 21 or annieglass. com. $80.

SUNDAY 12/10 JAN BRETT’S ‘THE MERMAID’ What would make Goldilocks and the Three Bears even better? Magical sea creatures, of course. The Mermaid is a fantastical under-the-sea rendition of the classic fairytale— think octopi instead of bears. In celebration of her new children’s book, Jan Brett will return to Santa Cruz for a book signing and special talk about her story. She also has a mermaid tour bus, which will be parked outside of the venue for photo opportunities.

INFO: 5 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz. bookshopsantacruz.com. Free.

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Brown. Performed by amazingly talented young actors ages 5-10 years old, this is a show that will bring joy to your holiday season and truly warm your heart. 6:30 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. 345-6340 or allabouttheatre.org. $20/$16/$13.

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

THE RETURN OF NICKY 666 Nick is no longer brewing at SCMB but the beer must live on. What was originally an accidental batch became our most highly awaited holiday release. A late hopped, lovely hopped, delightfully hopped red ale will be returning to the brewery. To celebrate, Treetop Tommy and the Flyers will grace us

with their bluegrass melodies. 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, 402 Ingalls St. Suite 27, Santa Cruz. scmbrew.com. Free.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY Every Friday is B12 Happy Hour at Thrive Natural Medicine. B12 improves energy, memory, mood, immunity, sleep, metabolism and stress resilience.

Come on down for a discounted shot and start your weekend off right! Walk-ins only.

3-6 p.m. Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com/b12injections or 515-8699. $15.

MUSIC BOARDWALK HOLIDAY BASH We're delivering holiday cheer, Boardwalk style, with free arcade play, DJ entertainment, photo booths, caricaturists, airbrush tattoos, dinner buffet, sweet Boardwalk treats and much more! Enjoy our fun, festive event-perfect for small groups. 6-11 p.m. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa

MAKING WAVES ART EXHIBITION What do Santa Cruz, gravity, and saying hello on the street have in common? WAVES! Join us for the very first themed art exhibition, created in-house by the members of Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz. This event is family friendly. Refreshments will be available. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Idea Fab Labs, 2879 Mission St., Santa Cruz. santacruz.ideafablabs.com. Free.

CLASSES KRAUTSHOP: LEARN TO MAKE PROBIOTIC-RICH FERMENTED SAUERKRAUT Learn techniques, tips, and recipes for creating your own healthy fermented sauerkraut for a fraction of the cost of store-bought. Chef Beth Love, author of the upcoming cookbook series Tastes Like Love, will share secrets for creating superb tasting sauerkraut that will make your microbiome happy. Address provided upon pre registration. 2-6 p.m. The Love House.

607-1374 ext. 1. $75/Sliding Scale.

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

WESTSIDE FARMERS MARKET The Westside Farmers Market takes place every week at the corner of Highway 1 and Western Drive, situated on the northern edge of Santa Cruz’s greenbelt. This market serves the communities of the west-end of Santa Cruz

including Boony Doon, North Coast, UCSC Campus and is a short trip from downtown.

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

SCOTTS VALLEY FARMERS MARKET Started in 2009 with the City of Scotts Valley, the market represents farmers and specialty food purveyors along with cookedto-order food. This local market is the place for the Scotts Valley community to get their fill of fresh, healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 360, Kings Valley Road, Scotts Valley. 454-0566.

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR Come and get your Happy Hour B12 shot. Your body needs B12 to create energy and is not well absorbed from the diet or in capsule form. Everyone can benefit from a B12 shot! After B12 injections many patients feel a natural boost in energy. 10 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center, 736 Chestnut St., Santa Cruz. 477-1377 or scnmc.com. $29.

VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER TO FEED THE HUNGRY WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS We need help sharing vegan meals with the hungry every Saturday and Sunday in downtown Santa Cruz: Cooking from Noon-3 p.m, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz. 515-8234. Serving from 4-6 p.m. at the Post Office, 840 Front St., Santa Cruz.

SUNDAY 12/10 ARTS DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ ANTIQUE FAIR The Santa Cruz Antique Faire is on the second Sunday of every month. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and unique items, vintage clothing, collectibles and more. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Downtown Farmer’s Market, Cedar and Lincoln streets, Santa Cruz. downtownsantacruz.com. Free.

HOME IN THE REDWOODS Join us at Roaring Camp’s beautiful Bret Harte Hall for an amazing farm to table dinner created by culinary genius chef Brad Briske of HOME Soquel. We are excited to bring the seasonal flavors of HOME Soquel to Felton for this one-of-a-kind pop-up event. 5-9 p.m. Bret Harte Hall at Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 246-0962 or scmmakersmarket.com. $85.

CALENDAR MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS: ‘THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED)’ The fruitcakes of Mountain Community Theater invite you to take an irreverent, comedic, yet heartwarming trip through the holidays in their upcoming comedy production of Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor’s The Ultimate Christmas Show (abridged). Every Saturday and Sunday through December 17th. 2 p.m. Park Hall, 9401 Mill St., Ben Lomond. mctshows.org. $20/$17.

CLASSES ANNIEGLASS SUCCULENT ARRANGEMENT You can choose a gold or platinum-rimmed piece to plant your succulents. We will share tips on planting your mini succulent garden. Workshop includes an Annieglass piece and a set number of succulents. Pieces will be prepared ahead of time to allow for proper drainage. 1:30 p.m. Annieglass Incorporated, 310 Harvest Drive, Watsonville. 761-2041 ext.

21 or annieglass.com. $80.

FOOD & WINE LIVE COMEDY AT THE CROW’S NEST Crow’s Nest features live comedy, with talent from the national circuit, every Sunday night year-round. 21 and up. 2218 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 476-4560. $7.

VENUE What started four years ago as a small group of poets performing at the Tannery Arts Center has quickly evolved into an entire collective of Santa Cruzans and UCSC students that hosts weekly poetry events. 4 p.m. Tannery Arts Center, 1010 River St. Suite 112, Santa Cruz. 621-6226.

Free.

MUSIC WINTER CAROLING AT ABBOTT SQUARE MARKET Join us for an evening of caroling on the patio at Abbott Square Market.

Enjoy festive caroling by the Santa Cruz Performing Arts. Bring your family and friends for great food, drinks, and holiday festivities. 5 p.m. Abbott Square, 118 Cooper St., Santa Cruz. abbottsquaremarket.com.

Free.

SPIRITUAL MONDAY DROP-IN MEDITATION Basic meditation instruction and practice. The leader will give brief instructions to get you set up for some stabilizing meditation, followed by guided reflection meditations on various Buddhist topics. 6-7 p.m. p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation.

TUESDAY 12/12 CLASSES

STEADY SUNDAZE REGGAE All ages reggae in Santa Cruz outside on the patio at the Jerk House with DJ Daddy Spleece and DJ Ay Que Linda plus guest DJs in the mix.

1-5 p.m. The Jerk House, 2525 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. 316-7575. Free.

HEALTHY HOLIDAYS: MANAGING YOUR SPECIAL DIET If you get stressed about what to eat or how to stick to your diet during the holidays, help is here. Gain ideas for managing your gluten-free, dairy-free or anti-inflammatory diet stress-free! Enjoy tastes of featured recipes. 1-2 p.m. New Leaf Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1306 or newleaf.com. Free.

RED HOT HOLIDAY DANCE PARTY A Red Hot Holiday Dance Party, featuring rhythm & blues singer Nora Cruz and her band.

Enjoy appetizers, desserts, craft beer, fine wines, and nonalcoholic beverages. Profits benefit Church-wide programs serving the community, the wider world, and our neighbors at Coastal Community Preschool.

7-9:30 p.m. Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St., Santa Cruz. 426-2010 or peaceunited.org. $100/$30.

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CASA INFORMATION SESSION Join CASA of Santa Cruz County for an informational in which you will learn how to become an advocate for a child/youth in foster care in Santa Cruz County. 6-7 p.m. Live Oak Family Resource Center, 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. casaofsantacruz.org. Free.

FOOD & WINE TRIVIA NIGHT Trivia Night at New Bohemia Brewing Company every Tuesday. 21 and up.

6 p.m. 1030 41st Ave., Santa Cruz. nubobrew. com/events. Free.

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PSYCHIC ASTRO CLUB “We are a sort of an outer space cyborg club looking in at the Earth,” says Tony Assi about his band Psychic Astro Club.

The group plays psychedelic rock with hints of jazz and mellow slowcore indie rock. The project is an evolution of sorts for Assi, who originally recorded an EP in 2014 under the name Tony Tricks, which was also psych-rock, but more bluesoriented. He then put together a band to play the songs live. Over time, the band members have changed. Once he got a solid lineup, and saw how the group was developing its own sound, he changed it to the Psychic Astro Club.

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“It’s definitely more thought out, and complex. Better produced. Just generally more thoughtful,” Assi says.

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The biggest change in Psychic Astro Club is the sci-fi themes around the band, both in terms of lyrics and in terms of the overall presentation of the group, which Assi says is somewhat modeled on George Clinton’s Parliament. Assi describes the new record Station 1, which came out last week, as a concept album, but not one with a cohesive storyline. It has more to do with the unusual perspective the music comes from, like a third-party perspective. What would aliens think of humanity and Earth if they saw it?

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WEDNESDAY 12/6 HOLIDAY/ACOUSTIC

GYPSY SOUL Described as a cross between Bonnie Raitt, the Civil Wars and Lady Antebellum, Gypsy Soul adds a multicultural perspective to the mix that sets them a class apart. Comprising singer-songwriter Cilette Swann and multiinstrumentalist Roman Morykit, the duo is now in its 20th year as an independent touring and recording act. Gypsy Soul returns to Santa Cruz to perform “A Gift Within the Song,” a collection of traditional holiday songs reworked in acoustic rock and blues styles. The evening promises to be a soul-stirring, inspiring affair. CJ

In concert, the group has also has been playing with more theatrical elements.

“If you’ve ever seen me live, I wear a costume, makeup and sometimes even play the part of an actor. This is the direction that I want to go in. I’ve been making some subtle steps in that direction,” Assi says. AARON CARNES

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

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

McCoy Tyler has always worked hard to weave together many influences to create impactful music. The local singer-songwriter’s background of rock, metal, bluegrass and

THURSDAY 12/7 AMERICANA

MCCOY TYLER

who-knows-what-else informs his unique approach to the singer-songwriter Americana style. For “26,” the lead single on his latest album, he’s created a picture of the day-today struggle that all of us are dealing with by telling several stories of hardship that speak to that larger truth. This new self-titled album is a powerful entry into his already exceptional discography. He’s backed by the Coffis Brothers, who gel with his style perfectly. Kelly McFarling opens the show. AC INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

CELTIC

WINTERDANCE Does the idea of bagpipes make you think of Christmas? If that’s the case, you need to be at the Winterdance. Hell, even if you don’t, you might still want to spend the evening hearing traditional Scottish and Irish Christmas carols.

The Winterdance is an annual concert held by local purveyors of Celtic music, Molly’s Revenge.

They always play new and old Christmas songs.

Let’s just say it’s not a stuffy affair. Joining them this year will be guest vocalist Christa Burch and the Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers. AC INFO: 7:30 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $22. 335-2800.

FRIDAY 12/8 FOLK/ROCK

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE The son of Steve Earle, JTE has made his own name with a decade’s worth of records—and in the Bay Area, years of playing the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. By blending a hearty mixture of blues, rock, country, folk and more, he creates a style that ranges from a good ol’ time to the kind of introspection that follows heartbreak. MAT WEIR INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1208 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $26.25/gen, $36.75/gold. 423-8209.

ROOTS/HAWAIIAN

PETER ROWAN Peter Rowan is well-known as a bluegrass artist, first landing a spot in Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys in the mid-’60s. But Rowan’s musical interest and technical expertise aren’t limited to bluegrass—or even American roots music, for that matter.

On his latest album, this year’s My Aloha!, Rowan digs into the roots of Hawaiian music and emerges with 11 original tunes that borrow from island traditions and blend with

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contemporary folk, bluegrass and classic country. The result is a showcase of the interconnected roots of all of these styles. CJ INFO: 7:30 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $25/gen, $40/gold. 427-2227.

SATURDAY 12/9 REGGAE The Itals are one of most important ’70s roots reggae bands still actively touring.

And more importantly, they still record new music. The last album that the Jamaican group put out was 2015’s Let’s Get It On, which is a tribute to classic R&B songs. Old Jamaican music from the ’50s and early ’60 was largely influenced by American R&B, though they flipped the beat to make it their own. On the Itals tribute to the genre, they cover a lot of soul and R&B from the late ’60s and ’70s, and it works splendidly. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $15/adv, $20/door. 479-1854.

ROCK

ESMÉ PATTERSON As co-founder of Denver-based indie-rock

INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $13/adv, $15/door. 423-1338.

MONDAY 12/11 FUSION

MIKE STERN BAND While everything about guitarist Mike Stern’s band screams “power chops,” this rock/jazz fusion icon has always been more interested in creating something beautiful than in blowing the socks off of his audiences.

A superb foil for Miles Davis during the trumpeter’s early 1980s reemergence, Stern possesses a singularly searing sound that can wail, whisper or sweetly croon. He’s

joined by trumpet great Randy Brecker, a player who combines puckish humor, grandeur and slashing wit, and muchimitated drummer Dave Weckl, who gained fame during his 1980s stint in the Chick Corea Elektric Band. ANDREW GILBERT INFO: 7 & 9 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $30/adv, $35/door. 427-2227.

TUESDAY 12/12 HIP-HOP

THE GROUCH & DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN For 11 years, hip-hop guru the Grouch, has been stealing stages during the holidays with a who’s-who cast of DJs and MCs straight outta Whoville. This year he takes Bay Area lyricist and friend Del the Funky Homosapien out on the road for a one-of-a-kind festive treat for hip-hop heads. If you’ve been particularly naughty this year, buy a pair of tickets for your special someone and show them you care. They might even say your heart grew three sizes that day. MW INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $29/door. 429-4135.

CAT JOHNSON

INFO: 7 & 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18.

Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $30/adv, $35/door. 4272227. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz. com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE POLYRHYTHMICS

Funk and soul outfit from Seattle.

Wednesday at Moe’s Alley BELLS ATLAS

Eclectic rock out of Oakland. Thursday at Crepe Place BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY

Legendary, Cleveland-based rap group. Friday at Catalyst DECEMBER PEOPLE

Classic rock Christmas music.

Saturday at Rio Theatre PETTY THEFT

Tribute to the late, great Tom Petty.

Saturday at Catalyst

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band Paper Bird, Esmé Patterson established the band as a regional standout. After four albums with the band, however, she struck out on her own to pursue a solo career.

Fast-forward a few years and Patterson has relocated to Portland, Oregon, branched out into rock and psych territory, and caught the attention of the New York Times, the Guardian, David Letterman and more. Her latest album, We Were Wild, sees Patterson taking her time—the album took a year to complete—and digging deeper into her own life and perspective. CJ

Charlie Hunter is a favorite of contemporary jazz guitar fans. A musical and improvisational wizard, he plays custom seven- and eightstring guitars, allowing him to play melodies, rhythm, chords and basslines at the same time, and like no one else. On Dec. 18, Hunter brings his current trio to Santa Cruz, comprising vocalist/guitarist/ songwriter Silvana Estrada and drummer Carter McLean.

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Wednesday December 6th 8:30pm $10/15 Funk & Soul Favorites

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LIVE MUSIC

Thursday December 7th 8:30pm $7/10

WED

Americana & Roots Music Double Bill

MCCOY TYLER + KELLY MCFARLING Friday December 8th 9pm $7/10

Funk, Soul, Rock & Roll Dance Party

SPACE HEATER + MIDTOWN SOCIAL

12/6

APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Al Frisby 6-8p

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

Saturday December 9th 9pm $15/20

THE BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Crazy Horse Punk Night

THE ITALS + OMANI

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

Live Island & Reggae Music

KIMIE MINER + TENELLE Wednesday December 13th 8pm $25/30 Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Tour

Sales $14/$16 8:30p

STU ALLEN & MARS HOTEL Friday December 15th 9pm $23/28 Saturday December 16th 9pm $25/30 2 Nights With UK Ska Legends THE

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WWW.MOESALLEY.COM 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 831.479.1854

SAT

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12/10

MON

12/11

TUE

12/12

Virgil Thrasher & Blind Rick Stevens 6-8p

Lloyd Whitely 1p Jeffrey Halford 6-8p

John “Blues” Boyd & Kid Andersen 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Mojo Mix 6-8p

The Box Goth Night 9p

Post Punk Night 9p

Taco Tuesday Free 9p

Minor Thirds Trio 7-10p Sutratma, Supernaut & more $5 9p

Zombie Ritual, Eviscerate & more $10 9p

Bruce Guynn 9:30-11:45p

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Karaoke Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

SC Jazz Society Free 3:30p

Pool Free 8p

Comedy w/ Shwa Free 8p

Louis the Child $25 8p

Pixies 8p $40

The Grouch, Del the Funk Homosapien $25/$39 8p

Karaoke 9-12:30a

CASA SORRENTO 393 Salinas St, Salinas

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Dec 17th HARRISON STAFFORD of GROUNDATION (Eve) Dec 22nd SOULWISE + Nomalakadoja & Pacific Roots Dec 23rd SHLUMP + UM Dec 28th CON BRIO Dec 29th MONOPHONICS Dec 30th THE MERMEN - CD Release Dec 31st MARTY O’REILLY & O.S.O + Whiskerman Jan 4th COSMIC PINBALL + PUFFBALL COLLECTIVE Jan 5th THE HIDALGO’S (w/ David Of Los Lobos & Fam) Jan 11th DESERT DWELLERS Jan 13th KATDELIC Jan 14th LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD Jan 18th CELSO PIÑA Jan 19th HILLSTOMP + THE SAM CHASE Jan 20th MICHAEL ROSE Jan 24th DIRTY REVIVAL + SAL’S GREENHOUSE Jan 26th ORGÓNE Jan 28th TOMMY CASTRO

Karaoke 8p-Close

Alex Lucero & friends 8-11p

Thursday December 14th 8:30pm $12/15

COCO MONTOYA

12/8

Karaoke

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

San Holo $29.50 8p

Afternoon Blues Series With

Comedy, 80s Night, Safety Dance Free 8:30p

Karaoke Free 8p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Sunday December 17th 4pm $20/25

AC Myles 6-8p

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

GARY HOEY A Very Jerry Christmas

FRI

Minor Thirds Trio 6:30-9:30p Funk Music 9p

Sunday December 10th 9pm $10/15

12/7

Sonidero Casanova & Cumbiambero $15 9p

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Classic Jamaican Roots Reggae

THU

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville

OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! wednesday 12/6

SPACE CAPTAIN w / GETAWAY DOGS

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $10 Door

thursday 12/7

BELLS ATLAS w / LE VICE

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

friday 12/8

PSYCHIC ASTRO CLUB w / SLOW CAVES w / PAPER TOWEL

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

saturday 12/9

ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD

Doors 8pm/Show 9pm $15 adv $17 door

TUESday 12/12

7 COME 11 Show 9pm $5 Door

wednesday 12/13

Caitlin Jemma w / Chelsea

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $10 Door 12/14 Jacob and the Ghost Train, Joshua Lowe and the juncos 9PM 12/15 Fast Asleep, No Statik, No Accion, S*#t Eating grins 9PM MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

429-6994

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Petty Theft: Tom Petty $25-$60 8p Tribute $20/$22 8p Hoopty $8 8:30p

Flobots $15/$18 8:30p

Esmé Patterson $13/$15 8:30p

LIVE MUSIC WED

12/6

CAVA CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

THU

12/7

Kip Allert Free 6:30-9:30p

FRI

12/8

Persephone Free 6:30-9:30p

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

Thursday, December 7 • 7 pm SAT

12/9

Fire Peach Free 6:30-9:30p

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

CORK AND FORK 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

Open Mic Free 7-10p

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Science on Tap 7p Space Captain, Getaway Dogs $10 9p

Bells Atlas, Le Vice $8 9p

Pyschic Astro Club, Andrew Jackson Jihad Slow Caves, Paper Towel $15/$17 9p $8 9p

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

Yuji Tojo $3 8p

Papiba & Friends $5 8:30p

Jive Machine $6 9p

12/11

Gypsy Soul $17 7:30p

TUE

12/12

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS!

The Leftovers $7 9:30p

Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration $22 7:30p

Live Comedy $7 9p

SIN SISTER’S BURLESQUE Tickets: eventbrite.com

Reggae Party Free 8p

Sunday, December 10 • 5 pm

Sherry Austin w/ Henhouse 6-9p

BE NATURAL MUSIC - CONCERT AND FUNDRAISER Tickets available at the door Monday, December 11 • 7 & 9 pm

The Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac $15 8p

Flingo 7:30p

Roadhouse Karaoke 8p

MIKE STERN BAND WITH RANDY BRECKER & DAVE WECKL A dynamic band led by the six-time Grammy nominated guitarist.

Thursday, December 14 • 7 pm

SIMON PHILLIPS PROTOCOL A drum-led group of undeniable prowess.

Karaoke 10p Peter Rowan’s “My Sin Sisters Burlesque Aloha!” $25/$40 7:30p $20-$40 7:30p

PETER ROWAN’S “MY ALOHA!” Tickets: snazzyproductions.com

Funk Night ft.

7 Come 11 $6 9p

Relative Sound Free 8p

Stuart Hamm-Dean Brown Trinity ft. Gergo Borlai $25/$28 7p

Friday, December 8 • 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 9 • 8:30 pm

BR Jazz Band 6-9p

HINDQUARTER BAR & GRILLE 303 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz KUUMBWA 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

MON

Alex Lucero & Ryan Price Free 5-8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond

12/10

John Michael Free 2-5p KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

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

SUN

STUART HAMM-DEAN BROWN TRINITY FEAT. GERGO BORLAI An explosive and deft fusion ensemble - a true power trio.

Be Natural Music $3 4:30p

Mike Stern Band w/ Randy Brecker & Dave Weckl $30/$35 7p

Sunday, December 17 • 3 pm

“SEASON OF LIGHT” BENEFIT CONCERT WITH ALISA FINEMAN AND KIMBALL HURD Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Monday, December 18 • 7 & 9 pm

CHARLIE HUNTER TRIO WITH SILVANA ESTRADA & CARTER MCLEAN A playful and experimental ensemble, led by a master of the seven-string guitar.

Saturday, January 6 • 8 pm

PACIFIC MAMBO ORCHESTRA FEAT. HERMAN OLIVERA A swinging ensemble honoring the sounds of the great Latin big bands of the 1940s.

AT COCOANUT GROVE BALLROOM Thursday, January 11 • 7:30 pm

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

$9.95 dinners Mon.-Fri. from 6:00pm.

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VICTOR WOOTEN TRIO FEAT. DENNIS CHAMBERS & BOB FRANCESCHINI Legendary Grammy-winning bassist joined by powerhouse drum and saxophone collaborators.

AT THE RIO THEATRE

Monday, January 15 • 7 pm

LEW TABACKIN TRIO WITH BORIS KOZLOV & MARK TAYLOR An electrifying flutist/saxophonist who has created his own sound with classic elements Become a member today!

Learn more about membership levels and benefits at kuumbwajazz.org/donate.

Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org Dinner served one hour before Kuumbwa prsented concerts. Premium wines & beer available.

All ages welcome.

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

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LIVE MUSIC

International Music Hall and Restaurant FINE MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOOD

FLYNN’S CABARET AND STEAKHOUSE will be presenting its Grand Opening soon...and yes...of course, we are keeping the music!

Farm-to-table, non-GMO with 40% Vegan, Vegetarian menu.

Wed Dec 6

Thu Dec 7

Gypsy Soul

Soulful blend of Roots, Pop, Blues, Soul & Jazz

$17 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent 7:30pm

Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration

w/Molly’s Revenge, Christa Burch and The Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers

An evening of music, song and dance associated with the festive season Sat Dec 9

MOTIV 1209 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

$25 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

Soohan plus KR3TURE

Adventures in world music remixing, global bass, acoustic & deep electronic ingredients

12/7

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12/8

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SUN

12/10

MON

Al Frisby 6p

Broken Shades 1p Mojo Mix The Westside Sheiks 6p 6p

Polyrhythmics $10/$15 McCoy Tyler & Kelly 8p McFarling $7/$10 8p

Space Heater & Midtown Social $7/$10 8p

The Itals, Omani & DJ Spleece $15/$20 8p

Kimie Miner & Tenelle $10/$15 3p

Hi Ya! By Little John 9:30p

D-ROC 9:30p

Adam Cova 9:30p

Rasta Cruz Reggae Party 9:30p

Matt Masih & the Messengers 7p

Blind Rick 7p

Libation Lab 9:30p-1:30a

12/12

Rob Vye 6p

Virgil Thrasher & Blind Rick Stevens 6p

Hip-Hop w/ DJ Marc 9:30p

Live Music Showcase 10p-12a Alex Lucero 6p

Vinny Johnson 2p

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Open Mic 4 -7p

Taylor Rae Band 2p Comedy Open Mic 9p

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

TUE

Jazz Jam Santa Cruz 7p

Lloyd Whitley 6p

Trivia 8p

12/11

Grateful Sundays 5:30p

NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

Dazzling synthesis of acoustic ‘60s and ‘70s folk & rock with a hard-hitting R&B horn section

Fri Dec 15

MOE’S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

The ultimate tribute to Fleetwood Mac

Mike Renwick’s Holiday Deluxe

THU

Acoustic Soul 7:30p Slim Bawb 6p

99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

Fleetwood Mask

12/6

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

$22 adv./$22 door seated <21 w/parent 7:30pm

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Wed Dec 13

WED MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

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

Toby Grey Acoustic Favorites 6:30p

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Moshe Vilozny Acoustic/World 6:30p

Traditional Hawaiian Music 6:30p

Brunch Grooves 12:30p Evening Acoustic 6:30p

Justin Townes Earle 8p $26.25/$36.75

December People 8p $28/$38

Brunch Grooves 12:30p Featured Acoustic Chas Crowder 6p 6:30p

James Murray Soulful Acoustic 6:30p

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Sat Dec 16

The Sun Kings

The Ultimate Beatles Experience $20 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Wed Dec 20

Star La’Moan & the Kitchenettes w/Tammi Brown

Hot and Sizzlin’ Pre-Solstice Dance Party $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 8:30pm Thu Dec 21

Wheelhouse - Playing the Music of the Grateful Dead Celebrate the Winter Solstice Dancing to the Dead

$10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Fri Dec 22

Zeppelin Live

The Led Zeppelin Concert Experience

Wednesday, December 6 • Ages 16+

SAN HOLO

Wednesday, December 6 • Ages 16+

SALES

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Peppino D’Agostino & Carlos Reyes

Journey with these two masters and enjoy a performance that is truly unforgettable!

$17 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent 7:30pm Sat Dec 30

Foreverland – An Electrifying

14-Piece Tribute to Michael Jackson Twas the Night Before NYE Thriller Ball

$25 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm COMIN G RIGH T U P

Sun. Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Celebration China Cats – Grateful Dead Tribute Sat. Jan. 13 The Beggar Kings Live Recreations of Classic Rolling Stones Albums Thu. Jan. 18 Fareed Hague & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo Fri. Jan. 19 Wild Child – Dave Brock’s Doors Experience Sat. Jan. 20 Papa’s Bag – James Brown Experience Tickets Now Online at www.donquixotesmusic.com Rockin'Church Service Every Sunday ELEVATION at 10am-11:15am

plus Chaos Chaos

Thursday, December 7 • Ages 16+

HOOPTY

plus Disiac also Judo No

Friday, December 8 • Ages 16+

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY Friday, December 8 • Ages 16+

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Thu Dec 28

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FLOBOTS

plus Bang Data

Saturday, December 9 • Ages 16+

PETTY THEFT Tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Saturday, December 9 • Ages 16+

ESMÉ PATTERSON • SUSTO

LOUIS THE CHILD Sunday, December 10 • Ages 18+

Tuesday, December 12 • Ages 16+

The Grouch

D el T he F unky h omosapien

Dec 13 Dec 15 Dec 16 Dec 18 Dec 20 Dec 22 Dec 28 Dec 29 Dec 30 Dec 31

Barely Alive/ Virtual Riot (Ages 18+) Sahbabii/ T3/ 4orever (Ages 16+) Iamsu! (Ages 16+) Vic Mensa (Ages 16+) Smash Mouth (Ages 16+) Unotheactivist/ Tracy Minaj Smooky Margielaa (Ages 16+) The Brothers Comatose (Ages 16+) Cracker/ Camper Van Beethoven (Ages 21+) Buckethead w/ Brain & Brewer (Ages 16+) Fortunate Youth New Year’s Eve

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

Dec 12 A Holiday show with PINK MARTINI (featuring China Forbes) 8pm presented by (((folkYEAH!))) Jan 12 Lewis Black: The Joke’s On US Tour 8pm

Feb 16 Dave Davies of The Kinks 8pm Mar 9 Chris Botti 8pm

Apr 8 Arlo Guthrie 8pm Apr 20

Art Garfunkel: In Close-Up 2018 8pm May 17 “Weird Al” Yankovic with Special Guest Emo Philips 8pm

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LIVE MUSIC WED ROSIE MCCANN’S 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

12/6

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12/7

FRI

12/8

SAT

12/9

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12/10

MON

12/11

Comedy Night 9p

TUE

12/12

Open Mic 7:30p Dusted Angel & Lost Puppy 8p-12a Sambassa w/ Bob Basa & more 7:30-10:30p

THE SAND BAR 211 Esplanade, Capitola SANDERLINGS 1 Seascape Resort, Aptos SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright, Santa Cruz

Touch’d Too Much 8p-12a

Dennis Dove Pro Jam 7-11p

Alex Lucero 7-11p

Groovetime w/ Mike renwick & more 7:30-10:30p

Tsunami 6:30p

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

Don McCaslin & the Amazing Jazz Geezers 6-9:30p

Stormin’ Norman 7:30-11:30p

Moondance 8-11:30p

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

Ken Constable 6:30-9:30p

Joe Ferrara 6:30-10p

Claudio Melega 7-10p

UGLY MUG 4640 Soquel Ave, Soquel

Open Mic w/ Steven David

WHALE CITY 490 Highway 1, Davenport WHARF HOUSE 1400 Wharf Rd, Capitola YOUR PLACE 1719 Mission St, Santa Cruz ZELDA’S 203 Esplanade, Capitola

Ziggy Tarr 6-8p

Willy Bacon 7:30-8:30p

Ziggy Tarr 7-9p

Ziggy Tarr 7-9p

Billy Martini 9:30p

B4 Dawn 9:30p

Upcoming Shows DEC 08 Justin Townes Earle DEC 09 December People DEC 13 Christopher Titus DEC 15 Miranda Sings SOLD OUT DEC 16 Richard Thompson DEC 24 Hope Church DEC 29-30 The White Album Ensemble JAN 11 JAN 20 JAN 26 JAN 30 JAN 31

Victor Wooten The Comic Strippers Michael Nesmith Eric Johnson Ladysmith Black Mambazo

FEB 04 Leo Kottke FEB 09 Bruce Cockburn FEB 17 Caravan of Glam FEB 22-25 Banff Mountain Film Festival FEB 27 David Rawlings

Ziggy Tarr 11a-1p

MAR 03 Journey Unauthorized MAR 10 Rob Bell APR 12 Jon Foreman APR 20 House of Floyd JUN 15 The Sammy Awards

China Cats A complete evening of self indulgence!

This Pre-Grand Opening, NYE Gala will include an early seating and a later seating Dinner Package with Champagne which includes a Special One-Night-Only preview of our new menu.

Go to the DQ website for Dinner Packages and menu options starting at $99.

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FILM

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE Frances McDormand gives a knockout performance in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,

Missouri,’ as a fearless mother determined to see justice done.

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McDormand superb as fierce mom in ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ BY LISA JENSEN

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orget about your kick-ass super-heroines. Mildred, the middle-aged mother at the center of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, doesn’t have magic, bullet-repelling bracelets or jiu-jitsu training. All she’s got is a spectacularly vulgar mouth, a fearless take-no-prisoners attitude, and a relentless drive to see justice done—whatever the cost to her family, her community, or her own shaky reputation.

As portrayed with steely grit by the superb Frances McDormand, Mildred is a one-woman Justice League out to avenge the murder of her teenage daughter. That she has a few demons of her own to exorcise along the way deepens her

character and the story in this third layered and complex morality play from Anglo-Irish playwright-turnedfilmmaker Martin McDonagh.

As in his previous films, the extraordinary In Bruges, along with Seven Psychopaths, McDonagh displays his gift for mixing raucously funny dialogue and irreverent observation of human nature and foibles with an uncompromising (and often surprising) sense of morality.

He also likes to keep us guessing about who are the bad guys, who are the good guys, and what—if anything—separates them.

It’s been long months since her daughter was raped and murdered in the rural town of Ebbing, and Mildred (McDormand) is still

incensed that no suspects have ever been found and the case has gone cold. When she notices three dilapidated billboards along what was once the main road into town (before the freeway diverted traffic), she pays to have signage put up demanding action from the town police chief, Willoughby (a terrific Woody Harrelson). This has a divisive effect on the townsfolk: everyone sympathizes with Mildred’s loss, but nobody agrees with her confrontational tactic of blaming the hard-working Willoughby.

Neither a folksy visit from Willoughby himself, however, or the discomfort of her own supportive, but embarrassed son, Robbie (Lucas Hedges), can persuade Mildred to

remove the billboards. Most offended are the chief’s partisans on the police force, especially loose-cannon deputy Dixon (Sam Rockwell), who lives on the outskirts of town with his tough, butch Momma (Sandy Martin). Dixon likes to get drunk and intimidate black folks, “fags” like Red (Caleb Landry Jones) who rents billboard space to Mildred, and the town “midget,” James (Peter Dinklage).

Another actress might choose to chomp on the scenery with extra relish and hot sauce, given such extravagant material. But McDormand commands the material, instead, by playing Mildred small and close; her volatility—and her pain—are right there in her acute gaze and pursed mouth, but she rarely even has to raise her voice. The character’s vulnerability is even more closely guarded, but seeps out in telling, effective ways—particularly as her own sense of personal culpability is gradually revealed. And McDormand has a wonderful scene with Harrelson when an interrogation takes a sudden, unexpected turn: they drop their antagonism, and share a moment of genuine empathy and understanding.

Antagonisms abound in Three Billboards, most of which explode in random acts of sympathy or unexpected alliances. Just about everything you think you know about the characters at first undergoes some sort of sea change, which is what makes McDonagh’s movies so provocative and entertaining.

A more conventional filmmaker might also try to frame this story as more of a traditional mystery thriller, or a subversive black comedy—or possibly both. But throw your expectations out the window, because McDonagh isn’t interested in making a typical genre movie. Nothing gets tied up with a neat bow, here. However marginal his characters, or how dire their circumstances, what interests him above all else is the universal quest for redemption—in whatever oddball form it might take.

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI *** (out of three) With Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, John Hawkes and Peter Dinklage. Written and directed by Martin McDonagh. A Fox Searchlight release.

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grandmoms. (R) 104 minutes. (SP)

THE DISASTER ARTIST There is no movie quite like Tommy Wiseau’s The Room—there’s a reason the book about it is titled The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made. And there is no “auteur” like Wiseau, who has embraced his film’s cult status and artfully obscured the issue of whether the terrible acting and writing in the film were done on purpose.

So it makes sense that there will probably be no “behind the scenes” film quite like The Disaster Artist, which fully embraces the legend of Wiseau’s clueless, fame-at-any-cost enthusiasm. (R) 103 minutes. (SP)

COCO Prepare for kids everywhere to go Day-of-the-Dead crazy with the release of this much-anticipated Pixar film about a boy named Coco whose family secrets and dreams of becoming a musician lead him to the Land of the Dead. Lee Unkrich directs. Featuring the voices of Benjamin Bratt, Anthony Gonzalez and Gael Garcia Bernal. (PG-13) 109 minutes.

JUST GETTING STARTED Writerdirector Ron Shelton is best-known for his sports films like Bull Durham, Tin Cup, Blue Chips and White Men Can’t Jump, but his true underrated gem is actually a crime film, the preTraining Day bad-cop movie Dark Blue with Kurt Russell. In this film, he combines the genres for an action comedy about an ex-mob lawyer in the Witness Protection Program (Morgan Freeman) and an ex-FBI agent (Tommy Lee Jones) using golf to foil a mob hit. It’s also the final film role of Glenne Headly. Rene Russo and Joe Pantoliano co-star. (PG-13) 91 minutes. (SP)

NOW PLAYING A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS The bad moms are back, and because they have to check all the boxes of movie clichés, this sequel sees Mila Kunis et al. get a visit from their bad moms. FYI, Daddy’s Home 2 has exactly the same gimmick. Curse you, Meet the Parents, for creating the idea that if you can’t think of a good idea for a dysfunctionalfamily comedy sequel, you can just stunt-cast the parents instead.

Jon Lucas and Scott Moore direct.

Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines and Christine Baranski co-star as the bad

GEOSTORM What would be amazing is if all the scientists in this global disaster movie were like, “Oh no, here comes a GEOSTORM!” And then a 1993 Isuzu Geo Storm drives up, and everybody goes, “Aw, actually it’s so cute, why did we stop making them?” I emailed the producers of Geostorm like 1000 times about my idea, but they still wouldn’t let me write this movie.

Sad! Dean Devlin directs. Gerard Butler, Abbie Cornish and Ed Harris star. (PG-13) 110 minutes. (SP) HAPPY DEATH DAY Whether or not you have any interest in this horror take on Groundhog Day—a teen keeps reliving the day she dies over and over until she can figure out who her killer is—I think we can all agree it’s a lock for worst title of the year. Christopher Landon directs.

Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Ruby Modine star. (PG-13) 96 minutes. (SP) JANE This documentary about legendary primatologist Jane Goodall draws on over 100 hours of footage taken by Dutch filmmaker

JUSTICE LEAGUE For those tricked into going to Suicide Squad because it seemed like all those top comics characters in one movie couldn’t go wrong, this follow-up DC team flick may be a case of“fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice—hey, is that Aquaman? Whoa,Wonder Woman’s in this too, she’s cool! I thought Ben Affleck said he was never going to play Batman again, or something? Hey, how did I end up in this seat?” Zack Snyder directs.

Affleck, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Jason Momoa and Robin Wright co-star.

(PG-13) 121 minutes. (SP) LADY BIRD With Lady Bird, writerdirector Greta Gerwig delivers a wry but warm-hearted portrait of family, home, and dreams in modern America. The family in question is not dysfunctional in any clichéd movie comedy way, but Gerwig captures the gulf of potential calamity in the fractious relationship between a highschool senior (Saoirse Ronan) and her loving, but harried mom (Laurie Metcalf). As in most mother-daughter relationships, one false move or the wrong word might set either one of them off as they try to navigate the minefield of what they think or feel, and their ability (or not) to express it. Odeya Rush and Jake McDorman co-star. (R) 93 minutes.

LAST FLAG FLYING Writer-director Richard Linklater’s latest stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne as three Vietnam War buddies who reunite for a much different kind of mission: a road trip after the death of one of their sons in Iraq. Deanna Reed-Foster and Yul Vazquez co-star. (R) 124 minutes.

THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS A delightful fantasia on the writing of A Christmas Carol at a pivotal moment in the life of

its author, this movie is based on Les Standiford’s nonfiction book about how Charles Dickens, beset by financial and family worries, set out to write and publish a Christmas book in only six weeks. But dry facts are transformed into delicious fiction by scriptwriter Susan Coyne, who combines Dickens’ real life with the volatility of his active imagination—whose impudent characters keep overflowing into every other aspect of his life.

Bharat Nalluri directs. Dan Stevens and Jonathan Pryce co-star. (PG) 104 minutes. (LJ) MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS It’s got to be tricky adapting one of the world’s most famous whodunit novels, almost a 100 years after its release—mainly because a lot of people already know whodunit. Especially since Agatha Christie’s 1934 book has been adapted for film, TV and even video games many times. Still, director Kenneth Branagh (who also stars as Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot) is here to give it his best shot, with an all-star cast and a stylish modern look. Co-starring Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Willem Dafoe, Penelope Cruz and Michelle Pfeiffer. (PG-13) 114 minutes.

THE STAR The nativity story gets re-told as B-movie children’s animation, with talking animals stumbling upon the manger.

Something tells me you’re gonna wish it was a silent night. Timothy Reckart directs. With the voices of Zachary Levi, Christopher Plummer and Kristin Chenoweth.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE The good news is that this story of U.S. soldiers trying to readjust to civilian life after serving in Iraq is based on David Finkel’s book— the best look at PTSD in recent memory. The perhaps-not-so-good news is that it’s the directorial debut of Jason Hall (who also penned the script), best known for writing bad movies like Spread and Paranoia before getting an Academy Award nomination for his disturbingly glowing portrait of a bloodthirsty “patriot” in American Sniper. Miles Teller and Haley

Bennett star. (R) 108 minutes. (SP) THOR: RAGNAROK Okay, it’s less about the gods of classical Norse Mythology than the Marvel Comics pantheon, but only a real killjoy would fail to get a kick out of this third installment of the Thor series. Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston continue to have way too much fun with the prickly relationship between heroic Thor, God of Thunder, and sly, acerbic half-brother Loki, deliciously untrustworthy Trickster God. But — surprise! This time Hemsworth gets most of the laughs. It's all directed with a droll, light touch by Taika Waititi, who give his adroit cast plenty of room to maneuver.

Jeff Goldblum brings priceless eccentricity to his role as Grand Master, presiding over a combat arena in some distant world. Tessa Thompson struts around with brio as the last survivor of the Valkyrie sisterhood, and Mark Ruffalo proves himself the best screen Hulk ever in the comic timidity he brings to brainy science nerd Bruce Banner before hulking out into his colossal alter-ego. Oh, and that’s Cate Blanchett in a black Vampira wig as Hela, Goddess of Death. (PG-13) 130 minutes. (LJ) THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI Reviewed this issue. Directed by Martin McDonagh.

Co-starring Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish and Peter Dinklage. (R) 115 minutes.

WONDER I was just listening to the Movie Crush podcast, and comedian Tig Notaro was talking about how much she loves the Peter Bogdanovich movie Mask. (Not the one with green Jim Carrey. The ’80s one where Cher was the mom of the kid with a deformed skull, who you couldn’t tell it was Eric Stoltz.) I remember thinking, “Someone loves Mask? Now I’ve heard everything!”Which is just a figure of speech. But anyway, I have a feeling Tig is going to love this movie, too, because it’s basically Mask for the 21st century, with Julia Roberts as the mom and Jacob Tremblay as a fifth-grader with a facial disfigurement. Stephen Chbosky directs. Owen Wilson and Mandy Patinkin co-star. (PG) 113 minutes.

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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.

DADDY’S HOME 2 Somebody out there must have been really naughty this year if Santa thought moviegoers deserved both Daddy’s Home 2 and A Bad Moms Christmas this holiday season. They are, of course, essentially the same movie, this time bringing in dads of the first movie’s dads (instead of moms of the first movie’s moms) to try to milk a second film out of a dumb premise. Mel Gibson and John Lithgow join original feuding dads Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell. Sean Anders directs. John Cena, Linda Cardellini and Hannibal Buress costar. (PG-13) 100 minutes.

Hugo van Lawick, who was sent to film her at work in 1964, and ended up falling in love with and marrying her. Lawick’s footage had been stored away in the National Geographic archives and forgotten about for more than half a century, and along with new interviews of Goodall, brings some close-up insight into her celebrated life and work. Brett Morgan directs. (Not Rated) 90 minutes.

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Nothing jumps out of sync, every bite offers an imaginative blend of flavors and textures. Kudos to Hugo and company!

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PRIZE PASTRIES The Kouign Amann and Pumpkin Pinwheel at Companion Bakeshop’s Westside bakery. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

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s far as I’m concerned, the sinfully irresistible Kouign Amann from Companion Bakeshop is a holiday occasion all by itself. For the uninitiated, this beautiful creation sparkling with sugar is made of layers and layers of buttery, sugary pastry formed into something like a fist-sized four-leaf clover. Upon baking, the ingredients caramelize into a cascade of textures from soft and chewy to crisp, flaky and crunchy. A rich golden hue, the K. Amann is a daily possibility at this busy Westside bakery and coffeehouse, where I often indulge

in a double macchiato and whatever looks good (lately my main pastry squeeze is the aforementioned Kouign Amann).

Companion acknowledges the seasons with a revolving offering of tarts, pinwheels, and tea cakes, and right now the season calls for pastries involving pumpkin (such as the Seasonal Fruit Pinwheel, which is filled with pumpkin and dusted with pumpkin seeds). The Vanilla Seasonal Tea Cake currently offers one’s taste buds a delicious balance of plums and ginger embedded within a moist but substantial cake. If you can get past the Honey Apple Galettes you’re

a stronger woman than I, and on especially glutenesque days I can be found calling for one of those outrageous walnut boules which I slice up at home and slather with English countryside butter (from Shopper’s) and that Stonewall Kitchen Peach Amaretto jam.

Breakfast of champions!

UNEXPECTED PLEASURES Pizzeria Avanti is a bustling go-to destination for enlightened pizzas by the looks of its steady stream of to-go patrons. But we like to dine in and always (always!) begin with whatever the salad special is that

Mary Lindsay of Muns Vineyard was pouring a few wines for Linda Ritten, wine buyer and co-owner of Home Restaurant in Soquel. As sun filled a corner table accessorized with bottles of 2009, 2012, and 2013 Muns Pinot Noirs, I thought back on the many meals I’ve had in this room over the years when it was Theo’s and Ethan Hamm roamed the dining rooms making sure everyone was enjoying his charming restaurant.

Turns out, in a bit of poetic irony, Home’s chef Brad Briske recently hosted a lunch custom-created for Ethan and his wife Greta’s 50th anniversary. A sweet bit of nostalgia—the original owners being celebrated by the new owners. As I hoped, the 2009 Muns Pinot Noir remained definitive of Santa Cruz Mountains terroir, loaded with style, black cherries, and elegant tannins.

The 2012, a rich garnet hue, was still enjoying big tannins—this wine will age on and on. I was very impressed with Muns 2013 Pinot Noir (like all these wines made from the estate’s Dijon clones). This beauty offered itself more immediately than the 2012, exuding fruit and an appealingly rounded mouthfeel.

These wines would go brilliantly with Briske’s bold meat-intensive menu. Then we got a sample of the 2013 Syrah, from a single acre grown on the 10-acre Muns estate. Antique leather and tobacco perfumed this robust creation. A long cassis finish implied perfection partnered with barbequed meats and complex winter stews. Muns’ 2009 Pinot Noir is set to show up on Home’s expanding wine list, and Vino Cruz (practically across the street) is currently running a vertical of Muns Pinot Noirs. The essence of our region. homesoquel.com.

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andwiches, burgers, salads, chops. This was the simplicity of the idea behind a new restaurant in Felton called Empire Grille, which had a soft opening this summer. Owner Roger Barnes says that the Empire Grille is an homage to the old “eating houses” that used to be found in mining communities like Felton. He took the time to talk to GT about his modern take on the concept.

What are eating houses?

ROGER BARNES: Lumberjacks and miners worked in this area, and there were eating houses—places you went to eat, not particularly to “dine.” It had to be affordable.

People would come, eat hearty food and meet each other. And often, the company that they worked for had an account at that particular eating house. The social economic landscape of this area is changing, but the sense of community is very strong.

Food choices and menu choices are changing. The eating habits reflect that change. More people consume meals away from home. It’s often simpler and less time consuming to go out and eat. The Empire Grille

is an eating house. I serve food you can recognize. I serve food you can pronounce. Comfortable foods.

Comfortable interactions.

You have something on your menu called the Abientôt Lunch Box. What is that?

It’s a play on words for the bento box. À bientôt means “see you soon” in French.

It’s actually a lunch box. It’s a sandwich with either French fries or macaroni salad or a salad and a beverage. I put that on the menu because a lot of teachers are coming in and ordering 10 of them for their class, or they’re going on a field trip, and the bus will swing by and pick up 15. Office managers pick up 10 to 15 boxes for their staff. I’ve got a specials board. Today’s is ham and cheese, BLTs. I change the Abientôt Boxes once every couple of weeks. I was changing them more regularly, but the kids don’t like the change.

The office managers have their list on their walls or their refrigerators.

Everyone knows what they are. If I change them too soon, they get mad at me. They want the thing that they had before. So I have to be careful.

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y husband and I ran into Martin Ranch Winery owners Dan and Thérèse Martin at a dinner where their wine was being poured. The Martins shared a few insights into growing grapes, harvest and wine production—all of which is a ton of work and can be very stressful.

One of the Martin Ranch wines we tasted under their J.D. Hurley label was the 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon, a terrific, robust red with an abundance of ripe cherry and plum evolving into a “full, round middle”—and which the Martins say is kissed with soft, balanced tannins. It pairs nicely with all grilled meats, so it’s handy to keep this wine in stock to serve with holiday fare. The full-bodied Cab earned 95 points, a gold medal and best of class of region at the 2017 California State Fair.

Martin Ranch wines and their J.D. Hurley label wines can be found all over, and Deer Park Wine & Spirits in Aptos sells this Cab for about $25.

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WINEBOX—A CONTAINER HOTEL IN CHILE When my husband and I were exploring the wine country in Chile a couple of years ago, we came across a forward-thinking winemaker called Grant Phelps. Phelps, who hails from New Zealand and now calls Chile home, lives in the port city of Valparaiso. He came up with the brilliant idea of building “a haven for winos ‘apart hotel’”—a “WineBox” made completely out of recycled containers, which he salvaged right there from the port.

“When finished,” says Phelps, “this badass building made of boxes will boast a wine bar and wine shop … along with an amazing 360-degree rooftop view.”

Check out the website and video at purplemouthed.com—you’ll be amazed. It may make you want to head straight to the vibrant cosmopolitan city of Valparaiso, which is an easy drive from Santiago, Chile’s capital city. You can also find WineBox Valparaiso on Facebook.

H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES SIGN OF THE ARCHER Wednesday is the feast of St. Nicholas, Greek bishop, healer, Wonderworker, and model for today’s Santa Claus.

After the dramatic tests and trials and Scorpio’s deep waters, Sagittarius is a breath of fresh air with a simpler task of riding over hill and dale on a white horse seeking endless adventures, foreign lands, foods and cultures, eyes on the mountaintops of Capricorn. Over time, Sagittarius realizes that a different test is taking place. A tempering and a fire to burn away all distortions hiding the truth. The Sag disciple must be able to see clearly. In Sag, the mind is being refined, sharpened, prepared, new teachings are presented. Much is demanded.

The Disciple must demonstrate a one-pointed, focused mind containing clear visions and goals.

The eyes of Sag are always on the Path ahead, all motion (horse, rider, arrow) is toward a spiritual target. Truly, this is the sign of the archer, bow and arrows in hand. At some point, with appropriate

tension of the bow, the Archer fires an arrow through space and time and into the future and all things of the past fade away.

This is the task of the present world disciple. Day by day we see our present culture and civilization collapsing. And as they do, the eye of the Disciple, with its pointed, directed focus, sees with inner vision the direction humanity is to take.

Sagittarius is the sign of Truth, removing the veils hiding the eyes of Lady Justice, allowing all that is no longer useful to shatter and fall away.

The keynote of Sagittarius each day is, “I see the goal, I reach the goal and then I see another.”

Hanukkah’s first night is next Tuesday, Dec. 12. The first menorah candle is lit. Next to the menorah is the Advent wreath and candles.

Both have lit candles—the light in our darkness.

St. Lucia’s feast day is next Wednesday. She wears a crown of light.

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

Something expansive occurs with money or things you hold in common with others. Also, your wound displays a Pisces flavor—an act of surrender, a revelation, or a feeling of being behind a curtain or veil. You will remember the way your mother (or grandmother) spoke with, tended and cared for you. You will attempt to recreate her food.

You will finally praise and thank her. Quietly.

Tend carefully to finances; try not to spend on things not needed. Save resources for a family member or emergency. An innovative idea will occur to you concerning how to better save and how to build monetary safety for the future. Think about family wealth (not only money but information, land, etc.). Research silver and gold and work toward being ready when the economic reorientation occurs. Begin now.

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TAURUS Apr21–May21 Hopefully you’re home, with intimates, family and friends and have access to things that nurture, like gardens and nourishing things. You will ponder upon previous work groups and interactions. You will remember a time when you felt life was bountiful, the path clear and bright ahead of you. It still is. Know this. Do get some peace and quiet amidst all of the work you’ll find to do.

GEMINI May 22–June 20 You’re working more than ever, both internally and externally. Relationships take center stage these days.

In the months to come, it will be important to ponder on future plans and goals. It is also most important to create cooperation between yourself and those around you, balancing your self-interests with those of others.

Allow no conflict to arise between life at home and life at work. They are one.

It’s important to assess your values—what you value, who you value, and if you feel valuable yourself. You may be hungrier than usual, and a bit more temperamental and touchy. Watch for impressions, vivid ideas, thoughts that lead to more independence, further resources, and a set of disciplines that make you feel more safe and secure. It’s inner structure coordinating your outer life.

What creative endeavors are calling to you?

LE0 Jul21–Aug22 There is a new focus on self-identity and self-improvement … on all things for and about the self. In the meantime, organize all financial information, keep up to date on taxes and insurances, check investments, tend to debts (monetary, emotional) and always save 10 percent for yourself and tithe 10 percent. Remain close with family, sharing your ideas, plans, and even fears. They care for you. Be kind in your speech. Then magic occurs.

After giving profound thanks for all that you have (and all that’s packed away for some eventful later time) and for your enlightened mind, it may be time to give some attention to your finances and slow down on any new output of monies till the old debts are paid. Abundance will continue. Something needs to be sold. And some things given away.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20 You’re a bit vulnerable at this time. Usually, you aren’t, but now you are. Everything seems new and bright and possible. When we are vulnerable, great ideas appear.

Record them. They contain a power and magic for the future. Your creative work is tuned to humanity so all of your ideas are what humanity seeks. From the deepest recesses of yourself ideas stream forth. You are expanding beyond all limitations.

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 Give thanks for all hidden things in your life, things you don’t know yet that are bright and beautiful and arriving in the future. Give thanks for all life experiences and people that shook you up and transformed you. Give thanks for those things that made you weary. Something new enters your world. Tend to everything close to home with care and awareness. Good things come with gratitude.

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AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 Create a journal of hopes, wishes and future dreams. As you write, goals will appear, then more and more goals.

Tend to what is most important around you. Clean and clear away what seems confused, unkempt, untidy, disorganized or incomplete. Change will occur in the new year. Uranus prepares us for a future that is quite unexpected. I hear the sound of freedom

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

Spend time with loved ones and those close to you.

Compromise, cooperate and have the intention for Goodwill. It brings forth Right Relations. As you extend gratitude to all and everything in your life, be forgiving in areas where you judge yourself. Remember there is no failure. There are only successive stages of learning.

Work calls. Maintain discipline.

Gratitude propels you forward, releases the past. You can be grateful for knowing this. There is a ladder you’re seeking. Know that you are a true leader, that you will eventually, if not now, turn and serve humanity in ways you better understand. For now, it’s time to rest, and ponder on your plans. Refine them. Concentrate on love and kindness in relationships. Laugh more.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1828 The following Corporation is doing business as HERBAL CRUZ OF SANTA CRUZ. 1051 41ST AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz.

NORTHEASTERN MANAGEMENT, INC. 1051 41ST AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

Al# 3631063. This business is conducted by a Corporation signed: NORTHEASTERN MANAGEMENT, INC. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/1/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 3, 2017.

Nov.15, 22, 29 & Dec. 6.

Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 1, 2017.

Nov. 15, 22, 29, & Dec. 6.

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: Oct. 27, 2017. Jim Brannon, Clerk of the District Court. Nov. 15, 22, 29 & Dec. 6.

fictitious business name listed above on 8/9/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 13, 2017.

Nov. 22, 29, & Dec. 6, 13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1897 The following Individual is doing business as COUCH POTATO DISCOUNT SOFA WAREHOUSE, THE COUCH POTATO. 3131 B SOQUEL DRIVE, SOQUEL, CA 95073.

County of Santa Cruz.

JACKSON DUHAMEL ALLEN. 3131 B SOQUEL DRIVE, SOQUEL, CA 95073. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JACKSON DUHAMEL ALLEN. 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 Nov. 21, 2017.

Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27.

Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Oct. 26, 2017.

Nov. 22, 29 & Dec. 6, 13.

Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 27, 2017. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27.

Santa Cruz. CALIFORNIA ECO TECH, LLC. 507 PALM STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. AI# 29310303. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: CALIFORNIA ECO TECH, LLC. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1807 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as SMART METER GUARD. 4581 OPAL CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. SAFETY FIRST SHIELDS, LLC. 4581 OPAL CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. AI# 21510271.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: SAFETY FIRST SHIELDS, LLC. 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

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IDAHO, FOR THE COUNTY OF KOOTENAI. PETITION OF LACY REBECCA WHITEHEAD CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.CV17-8178. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner LACY REBECCA WHITEHEAD has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: LACY REBECCA WHITEHEAD to: LACY REBECCA HUNT. 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 December 11, 2017 at 1:30 am, located at District Court of Idaho, 451 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1852 The following Individual is doing business as JOHNNY MOSES STORYTELLING. 200 E. LOMOND ST., BOULDER CREEK, CA 95006.

County of Santa Cruz.

JOHNNY MOSES. 200 E. LOMOND ST., BOULDER CREEK, CA 95006. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JOHNNY MOSES. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/9/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 9, 2017.

Nov. 22, 29 & Dec. 6, 13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17- 1861.

The following General Partnership is doing business as MERMAID MAFIA TRI CLUB. 138 FARALLON CT, APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. MELANI AMARIS & CHRISTINE MATHENY. 138 FARALLON CT, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: CHRISTINE MATHENY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1880 The following Individual is doing business as COMPASS CAD. 442 MONTEREY DRIVE, APTOS, CA 95003.

County of Santa Cruz.

VERONICA HOOVER. 442 MONTEREY DRIVE, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: VERONICA HOOVER. 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 Nov. 16, 2017.

Nov. 22, 29 & Dec. 6, 13.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1768 The following Individual is doing business as BURROS BUILDING. 230 8TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. ALAN BURROS. 230 8TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ALAN BURROS. 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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1908 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as CANNA SAFETY TRAINING, CANNASAFETY TRAINING. 123 WESTERN AVE., BROOKDALE, CA 95007.

County of Santa Cruz.

CANNASAFETY TRAINING, LLC. 123 WESTERN AVE., BROOKDALE, CA 95007.

AI# 31210108. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: JAMES COHLMAN. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1887 The following Individual is doing business as SHOWTIME PIZZERIA. 7960 SOQUEL DR, APTOS, CA 95003.

County of Santa Cruz.

VENTURA LUNA.7960 SOQUEL DR, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: VENTURA LUNA. 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 Nov. 20, 2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1901 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as CALIFORNIA ECO TECH. 507 PALM STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1815 The following Individual is doing business as NUT KREATIONS. 104 LINCOLN STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. STEPHEN PATRICK VERUTTI. 104 LINCOLN STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: STEPHEN PATRICK VERUTTI. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/2/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 2, 2017.

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APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 21, 2017.

Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1929 The following Individual is doing business as AMERICAN IRRIGATION

& LANDSCAPE. 9062 REDWOOD DRIVE, BEN LOMOND, CA 95005.

County of Santa Cruz.

SAM BREAZILE. 9062 REDWOOD DRIVE, BEN LOMOND, CA 95005.

This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SAM BREAZILE. The registrant commenced to transact business

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF CANNIABIS RETAILER LICENSES

The City of Santa Cruz Planning and Community Development Department will be accepting applications for three new Cannabis Retailer Licenses starting December 5, 2017 until 3:00 p.m.

December 14, 2017.

The application submittal requirements and fees are included on the Cannabis Retailer License form available at the Planning Counter or on the City’s Cannabis Website www.cityofsantacruz.com/cannabis For further information, please contact: Michael Ferry at (831) 420-5118 mferry@cityofsantacruz.com OR Katherine Donovan at (831) 420-5134 kdonovan@cityofsantacruz.com

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1870 The following Individual is doing business as TAQUERIA LOS PERICOS. 139 WATER STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

ELEAZAR ZAMBRANO. 139 WATER STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ELEAZAR ZAMBRANO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/14/2007. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 14, 2017. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 17-1943 The following Individual is doing business as BB FINANCIAL, BB FINANCIAL SERVICES, BB FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, BB PROPERTIES. 5005 VIA GATOS, SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. BRETT AUSTIN BLEVINS. 5005 VIA GATOS, SOQUEL, CA 95073.

This business is conducted by an Individual signed: BRETT AUSTIN BLEVINS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/17/2007.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Nov. 30, 2017. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27.

GARDENING Happy Gardens Rototilling (831) 234-4341

HELP WANTED Cook II Community Bridges is seeking a Cook to join the Meals on Wheels program, helping to prepare meals for seniors across Santa Cruz County. The position is full time with health benefits. For more info, please call 831-688-8840 x200.

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Additionally, if you wish to attend this public meeting and will require assistance such as an interpreter for American Sign Language, Spanish, or other special equipment, please call the Planning Department at 420-5110 at least two days in advance so that we can arrange for such special assistance, or email rchavez@ cityofsantacruz.com. The Cal-Relay system number: 1-800-735-2922.

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Where the locals shop since 1938.

VOTED BEST BUTCHER SHOP BEST WINE SELECTION BEST CHEESE SELECTION BEST LOCALLY OWNED GROCERY STORE BEST MURAL /PUBLIC ART

Family owned & operated 78 years.

622 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

OUR 80 TH YEAR

WEEKLY SPECIALS Good th r u 12/12/17

GROCERY

BUTCHER SHOP

WINE & FOOD PAIRING BAKED BARBECUED COUNTRY-STYLE SPARERIBS INGREDIENTS

– 1 1/2 pounds country-style spareribs – 3 teaspoons Cajun seasoning (Like Slap Ya Mama) –1/4 teaspoon garlic powder –1/2 teaspoon onion powder –1 medium onion (sliced) –1/2 cup your favorite barbecue sauce

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FISH

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■ SPINDRIFT, Sparkling Water, 4 pack, 12oz Cans/ 3.99 ■ BEN & JERRY’S ICE CREAM, Pint, (Reg 5.29)/ 4.29

Bakery ■ BECKMANN’S, Whole Wheat Sour Round, 24oz/ 3.89 ■ WHOLE GRAIN, Nine Grain, 30oz/ 4.19

– Heat the oven to 325 F.

■ GAYLE’S, Francese Buns, 4 Pack/ 3.99

– Combine the Cajun seasoning blend with the garlic powder and onion powder. Rub the seasoning mixture over all sides of the ribs. Note: If your Cajun seasoning is salt-ree, sprinkle the ribs lightly with kosher salt as well.

– Line a shallow baking pan with foil; coat the foil with oil or spray with nonstick cooking spray.

– Arrange the ribs in the prepared baking pan and then top with onion slices.

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KEVIN ONORATO, 25-Year Customer, Santa Cruz

Occupation: Drinking water treatment operator Hobbies: Biking, hiking, motorcycles, cooking Astrological Sign: Taurus What got you shopping here? A friend told me about Shopper’s and the butcher shop, which is the best!

Shopping here is fun, and there’s a familiarity. The people recognize us, and we’ll engage each other, from the meat guys to the checkers. My sons, Rowan and Sawyer, feel comfortable here and like picking out their own fruit and vegetables. My preference is to shop our local businesses, but I don’t support stores just because they’re local. Shopper’s is a really good store and well organized.

I can get everything I need, and enjoy seeing friends from the neighborhood and others I haven’t seen in years. I like the vintage feel — it’s a Santa Cruz classic.

You plan on shopping here for holiday meals? Oh yeah!

We’ll get a turkey and a prime rib, and sugar pumpkins and bake our own pies. We’ll also make maple walnut pies. Naturally we’ll get all the fixings too. Do your sons like to cook.? Yes, we made burgers last night and individual pizzas together a couple of nights ago — everything was from Shopper’s. I do a lot of meat and vegetables such as sausages, ground beef, chicken, pork chops, and the occasional steak. With vegetables, I like making salads, soups, sautéing greens such as kale and collards. Roasting cauliflower is a favorite, so is baking Brussels sprouts with pecans, walnuts and topped with bacon bits.

Your sons enjoy your veggie dishes? They’ll try some but their wheel house is corn, broccoli, and some salad. We have a healthy diet. I believe the only thing stopping us from eating healthy is ourselves. Shopper’s carries great local foods, like their fresh salsas, eggs, and ice creams.

You take these products, along with the meats, cheeses, and their fresh, beautiful produce, and Shopper’s pricing is totally reasonable. I appreciate the extensive spice selections and the wines from the sale rack are always really good. If someone is new to the community, I say, ‘Go to Shopper’s and check it out. Feel the warm, friendly energy. It’s the heart of a great neighborhood!’

“If someone is new to the community, I say, ‘Go to Shopper’s and check it out. Feel the warm, friendly energy.’”

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