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EDITOR’S NOTE I’m proud of GT’s coverage of the San Lorenzo River over the last few years.

We’ve done award-winning reporting on the decline of its ecosystem and the radical ideas for revitalizing it, and followed the movement to reclaim the river from its earliest days. We’ve followed every narrative thread from the state of the San Lorenzo’s sea life to the ups and downs of its water levels to controversy around the levees.

And yet, Georgia Johnson’s cover

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LET UCSC GROW

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Stop corridor development! Stop UCSC expansion! Save Santa Cruz! Do it in Merced! Do it in Redding! Those that don’t immediately acquiesce agreement are self-righteously and summarily pariahed as naysayers opposed to lockstep groupie “progressive” visionary thought.

“Do it to Julia” style politics is alive and well in Santa Cruz in the guise of “Big Sister” progressives and their camp of followers. “Do it to Julia! Not me!

Julia! I don’t care what you do to her,” said Winston Smith, betraying girlfriend Julia to end being tortured, his final submission to the all-powerful forces of “Big Brother” in George Orwell’s 1984.

Why shouldn’t land-grant chartered UCSC reasonably expand, particularly if done responsibly on its 2,000-acre campus, less than one-quarter of which is presently developed? It should be no secret to “Old Santa Cruz” that since 1963 UCSC planned for 28,000 students by 2040, about 400 more students a year when spread out over the next 22 years.

Growth is inevitable here, however vociferously rejected, given our proximity to economic engine Silicon Valley adding to those generated by UCSC with or without its expansion. A San Francisco Chronicle February 22, 2018 article “Latest Silicon Valley Trend: People Leaving” cites that “Employment in

story this week is different than anything we’ve written about the river before. To me, it combines a sort of watchdog role we’ve stepped into—now that our office is basically on the banks of the San Lorenzo, we feel even more protective of it—with our classic alt-weekly affection for writing about interesting and offbeat local subcultures.

I mean, I know I’ve seen people fishing in the San Lorenzo, but I never really thought about who they were, why they were doing it, or even if it was legal. But Johnson jumps right into the river’s fishing culture, and it’s as entertaining to follow her misadventures as it is informative.

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the region grew by 29 percent, and the supply of housing increased by 4 percent between 2010 and 2016.” Much of California is in similar straits with housing, hence mid-rise corridor planning is encouraged in Santa Cruz as is urging more subsidized, sponsored nonprofit low-income housing.

Santa Cruz becomes tonier by the real estate transaction. Mid-rise density along major transit corridors is highly appropriate given demographic pressures. UCSC should indeed expand if done responsibly, which no doubt it would being the good-neighbor local cultural and global scientific asset it continues to be. “Stop the world” anti-development may be PC, but it’s not honest, and in fact is counterproductive, in Santa Cruz as elsewhere.

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A housing advocacy group is getting ready to step out of the shadows of Twitter and into the light. Santa Cruz Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY), which has developed a following on social media, is getting ready to host its first public event, titled “Update on the State (of Housing)” from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 at the Dream Inn. The keynote speaker will be Linda Wheaton, deputy director of California Housing and Community Development. The Santa Cruz County Business Council is co-sponsoring.

It’s Groundwater Awareness Week (yes, it’s a thing), and customers of the Soquel Creek Water District are getting ready to learn about their resources and the condition of the basin below their feet. The Mid-County Groundwater Agency will unveil a new report at its 7 p.m. meeting on Thursday, March 15.

State-of-the-art technology has produced detailed maps of threatened underground resources, thanks to a large electromagneticgenerating hoop, lugged overhead by a helicopter, to measure seawater intrusion.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of March 14 ARIES Mar21–Apr19

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22

The British science fiction TV show Dr. Who has appeared on BBC in 40 of the last 54 years. Over that span, the titular character has been played by 13 different actors. From 2005 until 2010, Aries actor David Tennant was the magic, immortal, time-traveling Dr. Who. His ascendance to the role fulfilled a hopeful prophecy he had made about himself when he was 13 years old. Now is an excellent time for you, too, to predict a glorious, satisfying, or successful occurrence in your own future. Think big and beautiful!

I suggest you gaze at exquisitely wrought Japanese woodcuts . . . and listen to jazz trumpeter Miles Davis collaborating with saxophonist John Coltrane . . . and inhale the aroma of the earth as you stroll through groves of very old trees. Catch my drift, Libra? Surround yourself with soulful beauty—or else! Or else what? Or else I’ll be sad. Or else you might be susceptible to buying into the demoralizing thoughts that people around you are propagating. Or else you may become blind to the subtle miracles that are unfolding, and fail to love them well enough to coax them into their fullest ripening. Now get out there and hunt for soulful beauty that awakens your deepest reverence for life.

Feeling awe is a necessity for you right now, not a luxury.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 New York City is the most densely populated city in North America. Its land is among the most expensive on Earth; one estimate says the average price per acre is $16 million. Yet there are two uninhabited islands less than a mile off shore in the East River: North Brother Island and South Brother Island. Their combined 16 acres are theoretically worth $256 million. But no one goes there or enjoys it; it’s not even parkland. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I suspect it’s an apt metaphor for a certain situation in your life: a potentially rich resource or influence that you’re not using. Now is a good time to update your relationship with it.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21

The iconic 1942 movie Casablanca won three Academy Awards and has often appeared on critics’ lists of the greatest films ever made. That’s amazing considering the fact that the production was so hectic. When shooting started, the script was incomplete. The writing team frequently presented the finished version of each new scene on the day it was to be filmed. Neither the director nor the actors knew how the plot would resolve until the end of the process. I bring this to your attention, Gemini, because it reminds me of a project you have been working on. I suggest you start improvising less and planning more. How do you want this phase of your life to climax?

In 1970, a biologist was hiking through a Brazilian forest when a small monkey landed on his head, having jumped from a tree branch. Adelmar Coimbra-Filho was ecstatic.

He realized that his visitor was a member of the species known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin, which had been regarded as extinct for 65 years. His lucky accident led to a renewed search for the elusive creatures, and soon more were discovered. I foresee a metaphorically comparable experience coming your way, Sagittarius. A resource or influence or marvel you assumed was gone will reappear.

How will you respond? With alacrity, I hope!

CANCER Jun21–Jul22

The Velcro fastener is a handy invention that came into the world thanks to a Swiss engineer named George de Mestral. While wandering around the Alps with his dog, he got curious about the bristly seeds of the burdock plants that adhered to his pants and his dog. After examining them under a microscope, he got the idea to create a clothing fastener that imitated their sticking mechanism.

In accordance with the astrological omens, Capricorn, I invite you to be alert for comparable breakthroughs. Be receptive to help that comes in unexpected ways. Study your environment for potentially useful clues and tips.

Turn the whole world into your classroom and laboratory.

It’s impossible to predict where and when you may receive a solution to a long-running dilemma!

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In the Sikh religion, devotees are urged to attack weakness and sin with five “spiritual weapons”: contentment, charity, kindness, positive energy, and humility. Even if you’re not a Sikh, I think you’ll be wise to employ this strategy in the next two weeks. Why? Because your instinctual nature will be overflowing with martial force, and you’ll have to work hard to channel it constructively rather than destructively. The best way to do that is to be a vehement perpetrator of benevolence and healing.

GEMINI May21–June20

If all goes well in the coming weeks, you will hone your wisdom about how and when and why to give your abundant gifts to deserving recipients—as well as how and when and why to not give your abundant gifts to deserving recipients. If my hopes come to pass, you will refine your ability to share your tender depths with worthy allies—and you will refine your understanding of when to not share your tender depths with worthy allies.

Finally, Cancerian, if you are as smart as I think you are, you will have a sixth sense about how to receive as many blessings as you disseminate.

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SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21

How adept are you at playing along the boundaries between the dark and the light, between confounding dreams and liberated joy, between “Is it real?” and “Do I need it?”? You now have an excellent opportunity to find out more about your capacity to thrive on delightful complexity. But I should warn you: The temptation to prematurely simplify things might be hard to resist.

There may be cautious pressure coming from a timid voice in your head that’s not fierce enough to want you to grow into your best and biggest self. But here’s what I predict: You will bravely explore the possibilities for self-transformation that are available outside of the predictable niches.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 Cultivating a robust sense of humor makes you more attractive to people you want to be attractive to. An inclination to be fun-loving is another endearing quality that’s worthy of being part of your intimate repertoire.

There’s a third virtue related to these two: playfulness.

Many humans of all genders are drawn to those who display joking, lighthearted behavior. I hope you will make maximum use of these qualities during the coming weeks, Virgo. You have a cosmic mandate to be as alluring and inviting as you dare.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed to the top of Mount Everest. They were celebrated as intrepid heroes. But they couldn’t have done it without massive support. Their expedition was powered by 20 sherpa guides, 13 other mountaineers, and 362 porters who lugged 10,000 pounds of baggage. I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, in the hope that it will inspire you. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to gather more of the human resources and raw materials you will need for your rousing expedition later this year.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Although her work is among the best Russian literature of the 20th century, poet Marina Tsvetaeva lived in poverty. When fellow poet Rainer Maria Rilke asked her to describe the kingdom of heaven, she said, “Never again to sweep floors.” I can relate. To earn a living in my early adulthood, I washed tens of thousands of dishes in restaurant kitchens. Now that I’m grown up, one of my great joys is to avoid washing dishes. I invite you to think along these lines, Pisces. What seemingly minor improvements in your life are actually huge triumphs that evoke profound satisfaction? Take inventory of small pleasures that are really quite miraculous.

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COVER CLOSE UP I loved your article and cover about the sex educators. (“The Shame Exorcists,” 2/7) My question to you is would you have wrote that article and placed those women on the cover if they weren’t young, thin, attractive, straight, and white? Just something for us all to think about. K. Kennedy.

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NEWS COIN THE CLUB Just how easy is it to build a fortune in the world of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies?

BY JOHN FLYNN

SHOCK AND LAW Antonio Villaraigosa, who’s running for governor of California, says Jeff Sessions isn’t welcome in California if he’s going to mischaracterize the state’s immigration policy.

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ntonio Villaraigosa has a sharp memory.

When the gubernatorial candidate called me up last week, he detailed to me what he liked about a blog post I’d written about him four months earlier—as well as what he didn’t. He opined that I hadn’t provided the full context for one of his quotes, which was probably a fair point. And he remembered the exact part of the quote I had left out.

In a field with six major candidates for governor, Villaraigosa, who once served as the state assembly speaker, is locked in a dead heat with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to the most

recent polls. Villaraigosa spoke to GT about immigration, healthcare and balancing budgets.

If you were governor right now, how would you respond to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ lawsuit against California over its immigration policies?

ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA: I’d do what Gov. Brown did. I’d say that you’re not welcome in our state when you misrepresent what we’ve done in California. There’s nothing in the California Values Act that says if people commit violent crimes, they won’t go to jail. They will go to jail. They are going to jail.

The biggest reason [Sessions] came to California is for almost a year now he has been under almost a weekly assault from Donald Trump, criticizing how he’s carried out his duties as an attorney general. He’s struggling, fighting to keep his job, so he came here to California to curry favor with his boss.

You’ve advocated for creating a public option for healthcare. How is that a better than trying to build a single-payer system from scratch?

First of all, I supported universal healthcare my entire life. SB 562 is legislation that essentially articulates the goals of a >12

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Bryan Barton stormed onstage at a bitcoin meetup in Sunnyvale last month to tell roughly 200 people about his Save Bitcoin Rally. What does bitcoin need to be saved from, exactly? Well, apparently, something called BitLicense, which only allows companies approved by the State of New York to traffic in cryptocurrency, a crushing blow to the libertarian ideals of the earliest adopters.

Barton wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of the Silk Road, an online black market where bitcoin first gained traction as a currency, thanks to its untraceable and pseudo-anonymous nature. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen a meteoric rise, culminating with one bitcoin exchanging for nearly $20,000 in December—pretty amazing for a currency created practically out of thin air by Satoshi Nakamoto, a person (or perhaps group of people operating under a collective name) who no one knows anything about.

Since then, the price of bitcoin has tumbled, down to $13,500 by mid-January, the last time GT covered the trend (“Bit of Wealth,” 1/17), at which time we thought it had “stabilized.” But in early February, it dipped down below $7,000. The price currently sits at $9,055, and it’s doubtful that number will be current by the time you pick up this paper.

For its believers, bitcoin represents the first sparks of a global revolution to democratize wealth, the internet and maybe even society as a whole. In theory, the underlying technology that bitcoin uses to store its data—the blockchain—has the power to decentralize all online information, storing it in cryptic jumbles across the hard drives of millions of computer users, freeing us from the tightening grip of greedy banks, monopolizing tech giants and overeager governments.

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you could suspend Prop 98. And you’d have to suspend it each year, and you’d have to pay back to community colleges the money that would have gone to them. So it’s really a $400 million price tag.

So I’ve asked Gavin Newsom, who’s tripled down on SB 562, to debate me on this issue.

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ACA. In California, we need to do the following: One, restore the individual mandate at a state level.

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NEWS BRIEFS THEIR OWN WAY The question came up at a recent event on employeeowned businesses: will this trend of worker ownership ever spread to the tech world?

Eager to offer insights, Maria Cardenas, a panelist at the Co-Op SC event on creating employee ownership succession plans (GT, 3/7), suggested that options for business structures are really only “as limited as our imagination.”

Cardenas, executive director of Santa Cruz Community Ventures, said at the March 8 event that the workerownership model has been more concentrated among lower-income groups because those groups had less financial means to start with. “It’s really what has worked up ’til now, based on necessity and need,” said Cardenas, who has plans to start a local investment fund.

This question about tech business ownership—posed by a Co-Op SC organizer— originally came in response to an explanation from Democracy at Work Institute’s Zen Trenholm. He said that worker ownership generally works best in laborintensive industries.

Trenholm, another of the evening’s three panelists,

said there actually are some successful tech co-ops, including Isthmus Engineering, which designs custom automation equipment in Madison, Wisconsin. In general, there’s more of a culture around worker ownership in Europe, explained Trenholm, who once worked for a startup accelerator which devoted all of its energy toward building a product that it hoped would get bought by Google.

“It doesn’t even matter if you’re making a profit. Maybe someone sees a potential 10 years down the line and invests tons of money into it,” said Trenholm, who suggested that American tech companies’ lack of interest in employee ownership was a cultural issue.

Ross Newport, sales manager for the cooperatively owned Community Printers, called it “refreshing to be sitting on a panel with young people who are passionate and excited about democracy in the workplace. It’s something that gets passed on from generation to generation.”

Newport, like Cardenas, feels that a lack of creative thinking can be dangerous when it comes to planning and structuring a business. He says that his favorite client is a group of young board game designers, who have formed a co-op called Tools for Social Change.

“It’s important not to pigeon-hole too much what’s possible, because the imagination of young people is a very, very powerful force,” says Newport, who helped found his company 41 years ago. “If the folks at Tools for Social Change had said, ‘Well, we can’t do this because there’s no example of ever having done this before,’ well, they never would have explored the possibilities. And they’re being hugely successful.

There’s seven people in the co-op. None of them live in the same city. They’re experts at Skype. They taught me how to engage with them on a technical level that I didn’t know how to do.”

CHECK BOOK If you still think Congressmember Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel) was born with a silver spoon in hand, à la Creedence Clearwater Revival, maybe you didn’t see the Los Angeles Times’ ranking of the Golden State’s members of Congress by estimated minimum net worth.

Or maybe you did see the ranking of the 55 Californian electeds, and simply didn’t make it aaalllll the way down to Panetta, who came in at No. 52 with a net worth in the neighborhood of negative $470,000.

Panetta—whose dad Leon served as CIA director and secretary of defense—has assets of at least $80,000, according to a review by Roll Call of financial disclosure forms that the Times covered shortly after.

But Panetta also owes $500,000 on a mortgage for his Carmel home to go with $50,000 in student loans.

The Bay Area was wellrepresented on the other end of the spectrum, populating the list’s upper echelon. Sen. Dianne Feinstein was second on the list with $58.5 million, Ro Khanna (D-Fremont) was fourth with $27 million, Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) was fifth with $16 million, and Anna Eshoo (D-Menlo Park) was 12th with $2 million.

The findings are hardly conclusive, as some forms are penned by hand and hard to decipher. Mistakes earn only warning letters from an ethics panel.

But with his student loan debt, Panetta suddenly feels more relatable, although it’s probably easier to rest easy when racking up massive debts if you know that your dad is sitting on a small hill of wealth. In any case, we had hoped to talk to Panetta about the list, but his spokesperson did not respond to repeated inquiries.

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After what I saw that night, I wouldn’t bet on it.

The bitcoin Meetup took place at the Plug and Play Tech Center, a startup accelerator, where organizers have reserved parking spaces for “venture capital investors” 20 feet away from a massive brass statue of Siddhartha. It doesn’t seem there’s any irony intended.

The hallway walls feature the signatures of big money tech investors. And within these walls, there’s a sea of cubicles dedicated to the creation of startups— doing what, I honestly have no idea.

Upstairs are about 20 boxes of pizza and five icy metal bins of free beer and soft drinks, all of which were consumed during the two-hour event.

Over a slice of pizza, Fernando Serrano says he bought his first cryptocoin in October of 2017—in time for the big rise, but also the subsequent fall. I ask how the experience has been. “It sucks,” he acknowledges, but he thinks it should be “good” again by the end of the year.

“Why?” I ask.

Serrano compares cryptocurrency and

the blockchain to the early internet, which also had its skeptics, but ultimately made trillions for its adopters. He also thinks cryptocurrency will gain holds in India and China and that one coin, Ripple (a BitLicense holder), is going to be worth a lot. I nod while drinking beer.

At the event, some of the day’s speakers make promises that seem to veer into the shadowy realm of get-rich-quick schemes.

Honestly, when it comes to cryptocurrency, transparency can often be in short supply.

One cryptocurrency site, Prodeum, went down on Jan. 28, then replaced its webpage with one word: “penis.”

IT’S ALL RIGGED Ed Zitron, the founder of EZPR, owns several cryptocurrency mining rigs—the loud, expensive supercomputers that pull coins from the digital ether by doing math problems. Zitron recently started a satirical e-newsletter where he lobs hot crypto takes as a fictional pundit who is both deeply in debt and fiercely devoted to cryptocurrency. Despite his foray into mining, Zitron thinks bitcoin—and, frankly,

America’s whole investment system—is a bit of a crapshoot.

“There’s nothing to know with bitcoin,” he says. “There has never been. And let’s be honest, does any stock really follow much logic? It follows more logic than bitcoin. But it doesn’t follow much. Being able to read the tea leaves is pretty unlikely.”

Zitron got into mining by leveraging some bitcoin he purchased at a low price years ago. And as opposed to just buying the coins on internet exchanges, mining provides him some security because he consistently gets more coins, even if their values fluctuate. But he’s only put in money that he says he can afford to lose. He feels for those people who just want to make a quick buck during tough times.

Zitron thinks of buying cryptocurrencies as little more than glorified gambling. Like at a craps table, you place your bets and roll the dice, hoping that your gut prediction is rewarded. He compares it also to the Gold Rush—wherein a bunch of prospectors went broke looking for the gold that mostly ended up in the hands of larger conglomerates. He says now that the cost of getting into and staying in the game has gotten so high, it’s

mostly a way for the rich to get richer.

Dr. Enrique Pumar, the sociology department chair at Santa Clara University, notes a variety of factors that could push people to engage in riskier investment behavior. In the current economic climate, only 39 percent of Americans report having $1,000 in savings, according to a report by Bankrate.

Pumar offers a few factors that may have contributed to that situation: mounting debt, scaled-back retirement plans, slow wage growth, and the rising costs of college and housing, as well as a lack of knowledge about investing—all this while public trust in major institutions flirts with all-time lows.

Although there’s not much quantitative data, Pumar thinks that all may lead to more risk-taking, especially since Americans are expecting to work much longer than prior generations. They may feel like they have time to save money for retirement.

“People say, ‘wait a minute, I’m not going to retire until 40 years from now. I can be entrepreneurial, and, if I have a little bit of money, I can play around with it. Because if it works out, I lucked out. If it doesn’t work out, I have plenty of time to make up the difference,’” he says.

So with all this financial uncertainty, some Americans have tossed their money at something they think promises to make them rich quickly, and cryptocurrencies can be a tremendous opportunity to make money. In January of 2017, this was an industry valued at more than $830 billion.

Ten days later, that number dropped by more than $360 billion, and nobody knows why. But no one knows why the stock market does what it does, either. Wall Street’s last crash erased $19.2 trillion in household wealth from 2007 to 2009, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

After the Meetup ended, I wandered the nearly empty facility, staring at hundreds of cubicles underneath dozens of signs bearing the logos of startups. There’s no guarantee they’ll make it—just like most of us have no guarantee we’ll get a raise, a promotion or even a job that will pay us as long as we need money. So with most of America facing a steep uphill climb to financial security, it’s hard to blame folks for investigating a shortcut.

“They just wanted a chance at a better life,” Zitron says. “On one hand, you could say it’s risky. And it absolutely was. It definitely was a stupid decision to invest in funny money.

But what more human thing is there, than [thinking] ‘this is going to work’ and taking a chance? It’s not smart. But it’s human.”

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The anxiety wakes me up before the alarm does. “Be there at 6:30 a.m. sharp,” Tom Hogye had told me. It’ll take take nine minutes to get dressed, seven to make toast and coffee, and 22 minutes to get there. That leaves me with an extra 22 minutes to spare, just in case. As the alarm goes off, I leap out of bed and trip over the boots I’d set out the night before. I’m not off to a great start.

“It’ll be cold,” Hogye had said. I put on my long sleeve thermal, down jacket, borrowed ski pants, extra thick socks, hiking boots, and fleece hat. I burn my toast and forget my coffee, but I’m on the road at 5:52 a.m.

I peer down at the temperature—34 degrees. “I won’t even see any fish,” I think,

turning onto Highway 9. “They’ll all be frozen.”

Hogye is a Santa Cruz local and longtime angler who is graciously allowing me to tag along on his Sunday fishing outing on the San Lorenzo River. I’m skeptical that there are fish in the river, and my friends and coworkers don’t believe it, either. Sure, there used to be fish in the San Lorenzo, but given that the water level outside of the Good Times office never looks higher than a few inches, it seems impossible that there are fish bigger than my thumb in there.

Hogye has agreed to let me join him on this Sunday—March 4—even though I’m infringing on one of the final days of the steelhead fishing season, which runs from Dec. 1 to March 7 and restricts fishing to

Wednesdays, weekends and holidays. I’ve also admitted to him that I know little to nothing about fishing, despite having grown up and lived on a boat for the majority of my life. I’m not exactly the ideal fishing candidate, since I’m embarrassingly uncoordinated, always cold, and fish make me squeamish.

The crack of dawn is apparently the best time to fish for steelhead trout. I assume they want breakfast just as much as I do, but I’ll later be told that spawning fish in the river aren’t actually hungry, they are just territorial. I turn the heater dial up, glancing at my navigation. That’s weird, I think, Hogye said it was a few miles up from downtown, but my phone says it’s another 10 miles away. I decide to just keep driving.

LIVE CAST Tom Hogye fishes the estuary’s Buckeye Hole. Hogye has been

fishing the San Lorenzo River for more than 20 years. PHOTO: GEORGIA JOHNSON

used to be the crème de la crème of steelhead fishing spots in Northern California. Anglers from all over the country would descend on the river to fish for migrating steelhead trout and coho salmon, and runs would number in the tens of thousands. He said before the levees were built in the late 1950s, Santa Cruz High School would let out early during the steelhead run—“it was a social gathering.”

Burt also told me he likes to fish the estuary part of the San Lorenzo River— the block that extends from the Beach Boardwalk river mouth to the Santa Cruz Courthouse. He says it’s one of the best places for practicing fly fishing technique without any overhead obstacles and tree crowding. “It is really a unique place,” he

said. “Where else can you go in an urban situation and sit on the river and catch chrome-bright, 10-pound steelhead?”

Suddenly my phone beeps “arrived,” but the only thing I’ve arrived at is a random curve just before Boulder Creek. All of my fears have come true. I’m definitely lost, and I’m going to be late.

6:30 A.M. I call Hogye, trying to hide my panic. Straight to voicemail—he doesn’t have reception.

I’ve definitely gone too far north, so I turn around.

I have plenty of time on this drive to go over in my head what I’ve learned so far about fishing in the river. Steelhead trout migrate from the ocean upriver to spawn in

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I didn’t want to go into this expedition knowing nothing, so I had talked with local fisherman Barry Burt about the little-known but tight-knit culture of San Lorenzo River fishermen a few days before. Burt has been fishing the San Lorenzo for 55 years— somewhat of a “fly fishing god,” Hogye says.

I was hoping Burt might take me fishing with him, too, but I wasn’t surprised when he politely declined. He had bigger ambitions than dragging a novice along, and even bigger fish to catch.

“The San Lorenzo does not give up her fish easily,” Burt said. “I’m on the river almost every legal day and I have a network of what we call the San Lorenzo Mafia. We are a group of dedicated steelheaders.”

Burt told me that the San Lorenzo River

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The average San Lorenzo steelhead ranges from six to 10 pounds, though Burt said he’s seen and caught fish well over that. He caught one that was 16 pounds, about the size of a small Dachshund.

Because of their threatened status, all wild steelhead trout and coho salmon in the San Lorenzo are catch and release, meaning that you must return the fish to the river after catching them. Hatchery steelhead, which come from the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project’s Big Creek Restoration Hatchery in Davenport, are the only fish that can be kept.

Still, Hogye says most fisherman don’t keep anything they catch, since

it’s more about the sport and most want to preserve any and all fish in the river.

The hatchery fish have a clipped fin, which distinguishes them from their wild counterparts. If we’re going to hook a fish today, there’s a good chance it’ll be from the hatchery, since it has released 2 million coho salmon and steelhead to date.

7 A.M. When I finally find Hoyge’s spot, I’m relieved to discover he’s still there. He gets out of his car and says he figured I got lost and was about to go find me. This is the most embarrassed I’ve been in quite a while, but he’s delightfully accommodating and kind, despite the fact that it’s well past dawn and I have probably just lessened our chances of catching anything.

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“I don’t know if leeches actually suck fish eggs, but it sounds good to me,” he says, thumbing the line and beginning his descent into the river.

I wait at the bank, thinking about leeches; actually getting me into waders was likely a Sunday chore Hogye wasn’t quite ready for.

There are people fishing upstream and downstream, and we settle into a nook in the middle where the river is flowing into a large pool or “hole” where fish like to hang out.

Flies and fishing hardware glitter in the trees overhead like Christmas ornaments, and as Hogye begins casting, I instantly understand how they got stuck there—his line sails high above the low treeline, and I can tell it’s easy to get snagged on a branch.

“The guy upstream is doing the San Lorenzo swing,” Hogye says.

“But we call this technique I’m doing the duck n’ chuck.”

It’s a graceful side-to-side swing that covers an impressive distance.

Unlike overcasting, he’s working directly in front of him rather than casting from behind his body—lucky for me, since I’m sitting just 10 feet behind him. This also prevents him from snagging a tree and adding to the ornament collection. Still, each time he chucks, I duck.

Hogye keeps casting, and I decide to walk upstream a bit to get out of the line of fire and wake up my legs.

Despite all of my preparation, and the ski pants, I’m cold. Moments later, Hogye exclaims “whoa!” I look up and he is looking right at me.

“Did you see that hen roll?” he asks, excitedly. “I hooked it, then it got off. It was beautiful, and pretty decent-sized.”

He begins casting again with

renewed purpose. Moments later, our upstream neighbor catches a silvery blue steelhead. The silver fish come straight from the ocean, Hogye says, whereas the red and green ones have been in the river longer and change color to camouflage themselves.

“I know you’re here somewhere,” Hogye says, wading a bit deeper.

8:30 A.M. Our river neighbors have moved on to other spots, and Hogye decides it might be time for us to move along, too. We don’t see any other fish, though Hogye doesn’t seem too disappointed. I think he’s just excited he hooked one.

We hike up the hill toward the highway, and Hogye explains the state of the fish population in the river. There aren’t many compared to how it used to be, he says, and that’s mainly because of the river’s low water levels and habitat degradation.

This sounds familiar. Burt, too, cited drought in the 1970s and continual rain shortages as a reason for the decline in steelhead and coho populations. When the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project was founded in 1976, he said, the drought had already taken a major toll on the San Lorenzo fish population.

“When the project started, the number of steelhead had dropped to 500 and coho salmon were virtually extinct,” Burt recalls. “Now there are more fish, but still 90 percent of them are caught by 10 percent of the fisherman.”

I want to know how many fish are in the river, but it turns out that’s not an easy answer, even for the experts.

I talked to George Neillands, Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, who said it’s difficult to get an exact estimate of how many steelhead and coho salmon are returning to the San Lorenzo River annually, partially because the watershed is large and private landowner access has been difficult to obtain.

Neillands said the Department of

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BUCKEYE HOLE In the ’50s, hundreds of fishermen would fish the estuary next to

Riverside Avenue. Named after the Buckeye tree, the hole was and still is a destination for fly fishers. PHOTO: COURTESY OF TOM HOGYE Since October 2017, the San Lorenzo Valley has gotten 18 inches of rain, according to the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center.

Compare this to a whopping 72 inches from the same time last year, and you’ll understand why the levels are comparatively low. But flooding isn’t necessarily a good thing for fish, either, since urbanization of the watershed leads to habitat degradation in the San Lorenzo, and causes the holes and cracks that fish like to live in to fill with sediment.

When there’s a lot of rain, fish can get washed out into the ocean before they are ready, because there are fewer features in the river for them to hide in.

Lack of rain isn’t the only reason for the low levels in the river.

Around 47 percent of the drinking water for the City of Santa Cruz comes directly from the San Lorenzo River, with around 6 to 6.5 million gallons of water used every day. As water levels go down, usage stays the same—and, Hogye points out, will go up as the population increases.

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Fish and Wildlife’s crude estimates of the steelhead population over the last seven years vary wildly from 600 to 2,000 annually. Though they aren’t able to get estimates of the coho salmon population, Neillands said there are anywhere from zero to six coho salmon observed every year within the San Lorenzo River.

Compared to 30 years ago, the populations of coho and steelhead have been on the decline, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration indicator at the Scott Creek Life Cycle Station. This is largely because of climate change, habitat degradation, water withdrawals and urbanization, Neillands told me: “Climate has changed, we aren’t getting consistent rain, it is more variable, with droughts occurring more frequently and the rains are more concentrated from December to March. However, the critical time period for rearing juvenile salmon and steelhead occurs during the dry season when impacts to streamflow and habitat are most felt.”

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I may not know my way around Highway 9, but I do know how to get to the skate park. Hogye and I dip down into the “Buckeye Hole” across from the Kaiser Permanente Arena.

It’s desolate, aside from a few people wandering and bikers going in and out. There is certainly no one else with waders and a fishing pole.

The lower part of the river near the rivermouth is a bit different than our previous locale—saltier, murkier, and visibly dirtier. Lighters, razors, food wrappers and clothes litter the banks. Hogye says sometimes fish will hang out to get acclimatized to fresh water, but overall they are moving quickly through the river to get upstream. It is low tide, and the water is stagnant—if I were a fish, I’d want to get upstream as quickly as possible, too.

Hogye gets to overcast this time, since I’m not behind him and there are no trees in his way. This is the type of fly fishing technique you see in the movies, and in some ways it’s more impressive than the duck ’n’ chuck.

“Fish come in with the tides, and they sit by the bridge or around here,” Hogye says, gesturing over to the Boardwalk area between casts.

“There are holes underneath the bridge at the Boardwalk and there is a deep bank there along the edge of the tracks. You can see the fish when they are coming in; there will be anywhere from 30-100 fish there.”

Hogye points to the piles of leaves and debris, explaining that it should have all been washed out to sea already, but the river is just too low—despite the fact that it rained

heavily just a few days before.

“There are too many people trying to share the same glass of water,” Hogye says. “We ruined the river in the last 50 years by taking the water out of it, and now it’s a fight to get it back.”

10 A.M. We head back up the bank, having neither seen nor caught any fish— just like we thought. Hogye explains that we are nearing the lowest time for the river; levels usually dip even more in the summer months, which is when the young fish are just growing up and acclimatizing. The less water there is, the less their chance of survival.

“The fish are like a canary in the coal mine,” Hogye says. “If the fish don’t live, nothing lives.”

Hogye doesn’t believe that California is necessarily in a drought, rather that people are just using too much water during a low-water period. The increased use of concrete and pavement is part of the problem, too, he says, since pavement and concrete trap heat and prevent water absorption, and runoff isn’t conserved for other uses.

“Our rivers are not just water supplies,” Hogye says. “We have endangered the rivers through our own selfish excess. The fish and wildlife thrived for many centuries before we humans practically ruined their habitat in less than a hundred years.”

After we part ways, Hogye spends the rest of the day fishing and not catching anything. Neither would Barry Burt on closing day, despite hooking three.

That actually makes me feel a little better—if the fly fishing god didn’t catch anything, it’s OK that we didn’t. There are fish in the river, no doubt, but they are few and far between even if you do hook them.

The fish are smart, and the odds are against you.

“It’s a very humbling experience to fish for steelhead because they don’t come easy,” Burt says. “Like I said, the San Lorenzo does not give up her fish easily, that’s for sure.”

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the same time. You’ll have to spend more than 15 seconds in front of each piece to really unpack them, and that’s the point.

“It nudges and challenges your mind,” Rayner says. “You look at it and make some associations, but you have to keep going back.”

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a relief to Rayner and program coordinator Victoria May, since they are the founders and hosts of the “Spoken/Unspoken” series.

Over a year ago, the gallery was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Rydell Visual Arts Fund to bring together an 11-venue exhibit.

After much discussion, the galleries decided on the “Spoken/ Unspoken” theme because it was open to interpretation and seemed fitting at the time. Keep in mind, this was before the Donald Trump presidential inauguration, and Rayner admits that as the idea aged it became more timely than anyone could have imagined.

“Part of the whole idea is to create a sense of community and grow the sense of awareness of the locations you can experience art at across the county,” Rayner says. “If people go to one show, they know about the other places, too. Then, all of these connections happen.”

For the last few months, their job has been to make brochures, promote, advertise, and support other galleries. But now it’s their turn to be in the spotlight. For Rayner and May, “Cyphers” really is the cherry on top of a long few months of organization and preparation. The final shows at the Pajaro Valley Arts, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center and Santa Cruz Public Library run through the spring and early summer.

“It shows the strength and vibrance of the art scene in Santa Cruz,” Rayner says. “And it reminds us that art is important, especially now.”

“Cyphers” runs through April 13, and will be closed from March 26-30. For a complete list of past and upcoming shows, visit spokenunspokenart.com.

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SENDING THEIR REGRETTES The Regrettes play the Catalyst on Saturday, March 17.

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“We’ve gotten everything from someone saying that it helped them with their depression or their eating disorder to it just gives them confidence,” Night says. “They start their day with that song. It all revolves around the self-love aspect.”

It would be hard not to feel good about yourself after listening to the song. The song celebrates the physical “flaws” that we all

have (“I’ve got pimples on my face and grease in my hair”) while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of things besides physical beauty. In other words, in today’s physical-appearanceobsessed culture, it’s revolutionary.

“When you’re constantly being fed photos of models and people with unrealistic body types, it’s really damaging,” Night says. “It skews the way you feel and what your values might be—valuing the way you look over the way you think or how smart you are.”

The song comes off of last year’s Feel Your Feelings Fool, which has some heavy songs like “A Living

Human Girl,” but also has some simple, light-hearted ones like “Hey Now,” which is about a crush.

“I don’t think every little feeling has to be some super specific metaphorical thing with a lot of layers to it,” Night says. “‘Hey Now’ is a very simple song, and it’s simple for a reason because it’s a simple feeling. And it’s something that everyone goes through.”

The band says they decided on the album’s title not only as a theme that runs through each song, but also as a call to action of sorts.

“It’s all over the place feelingwise,” Night says of Feel Your Feelings, Fool. “Expressing emotions

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in general is something that’s so tricky. It’s so hard for everyone.

No one wants to admit how they’re really feeling a lot of the time. I think it’s about us learning about that process and learning how to be more vulnerable with our feelings and taking it to wanting to help other people experience that and get through that stuff.”

Night, who’s still in her teens, has an extraordinary knack for vocalizing a wide range of emotions. She says that her music is like a diary entry of her life.

“I’m an open book,” Night says.

“I’m very open with that stuff, but it’s kind of strange when I really do think about the fact that, wow, my life is kind of out there for everyone to see.”

She’s in a unique position, too, because she’s closer to the age of her fans than a lot of the performers out there that are writing the music teens are consuming.

“I draw from a super personal place in all of my music,” Night says. “It’s all the shit that I’m going through at the age that I’m going through it. I’m not pretending to be a different age or pretending to be someone that I’m not.”

The group got signed by Warner Bros. back when Night was still in high school. The band had also only recently formed.

She was never opposed to working with big labels—she wants her music to reach as many people as possible.

But it was a surprise that she was taken out of class on a Wednesday to have a meeting with a label exec.

“It moves at a fast pace, like every night we’re somewhere different, and I’m so involved in it that I don’t really see how crazy it is,” Night says. “When I’m home, I’ll kind of look at it and I’m like, ‘oh shit, my life is not a normal teenager’s life.

It’s just not. It’s not normal.”

The group just released an EP, Attention Seeker, to tide fans over as they wait for the follow-up to Feel Your Feelings Fool. They hope to go into the studio soon to start recording tracks for their second album.

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WEDNESDAY 3/14 ROOTS OF YOUR DIVINE, WITH WINE What goes better with yoga than wine? Or maybe what goes better with wine than yoga? Whichever way you see it, enjoy wine tasting, some snacks and a little savasana to start off your week. The event is a fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease, and 30 percent of all wine sales benefit the Parkinson’s Institute. Don’t forget to bring a yoga mat.

INFO: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20.

Bargetto Winery, 3535 N Main St., Santa Cruz. 917-274-1625. bargetto.com. $50.

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ARTS JEWEL THEATRE PRESENTS: ‘COMING OF AGE’ Ian is returning from a book tour to visit his elderly father John, a renowned Dickens scholar, and most recently, a grief stricken widower. Ian is alarmed to find John confused and disoriented. This serious comedy by Kate Hawley is an exploration of love and renewal. 7:30 p.m. The Colligan Theater, 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. jeweltheatre.net. $48/$42/$26.

‘SEEN/UNSEEN’: STORIES INTO CREATIVITY A free film screening of Seen/ UnSeen—Stories into Creativity and panel discussion with the artists and film maker.

Focused on the artistic process of three California Central Coast artists—Doyle Foreman (sculptor), Edward Ramirez (photographer) and Claire Thorson (painter).

6 p.m. UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. museoeduardocarrillo.org. Free.

FOOD & WINE TRIVIA NIGHT Trivia night at 99 bottles. 21 and up. 8 p.m. 110 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz.

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‘REFLECTIONS’ AT MOTION PACIFIC Motion Pacific’s latest Incubator Project show “Reflections” is all dressed up and ready for showtime.

“Reflections” is an autobiographical exploration of the relationships between the self, others and the world. The dance ensemble OVA is accompanied by Eric James DeAratanha, a local musician whose acoustic and nature-inspired work is largely improvisational.

INFO: 8 p.m. Friday, March 16 and Saturday March 17. Motion Pacific.

131 Front St., Santa Cruz. 457-1616. motionpacific.com. $14-$20.

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.

SATURDAY 3/17 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION TE HAU NUI SCHOOL OF HULA AND TAHITIAN DANCE Taj Mahal doesn’t fly out to Santa Cruz for nothing. Te Hau Nui is celebrating 20 years as the largest Polynesian Dance Troupe and only hula school around. You may have seen them at the Cabrillo Music Festival, the Tannery World Arts Ethnic Dance Festival, or the Jack O’Neill Memorial Paddle Out. They have served and represented Santa Cruz across the Bay, and have been nominated several times for the Gail Rich Award. Blues legend Taj Mahal will play a set with the group, and there are many other musicians coming to share the aloha of Hawai’i with Santa Cruz.

INFO: 7 p.m. Rio Theatre. 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 423-8209. tehaunuidance.com. $25 general admission, $55 gold circle. March 17

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

ALEHOUSE NARRATIVES Come join in the alehouse tradition of sharing your personal anecdotes, poems, short stories, creative nonfiction, essays and humor, accompanied by a jazz band and a pint of fine organic ale. Write Sober. Edit Drunk.

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CLASSES HOMELESS SERVICES CENTER CAMPUS TOUR FOR THE COMMUNITY IN SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center (HSC) works every day to help end homelessness in our county. Come tour our campus and see exactly how we and our community partners helped house 249 people last year. Learn more about the

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And Then They Came for Us MAR 14, 6:30PM DEL MAR THEATER FREE ADMISSION

Seventy-five years ago, an executive order resulted in the forced incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Join us to view this powerful film about the internment and converse with director Abby Ginzburg following the screening.

Winter Open Studios MAR 16, 12–4PM UC SANTA CRUZ ART DEPARTMENT FREE ADMISSION

Winter Open Studios 2018 features student artwork in a variety of media: drawing, painting, print media, sculpture, intermedia, photography, and electronic art.

Science Sunday: Collecting Evolution MAR 18, 1:30PM SEYMOUR MARINE DISCOVERY CENTER $0–$8/PERSON

“Collecting Evolution: The Galapagos Expedition That Vindicated Darwin”— Lecture by Matthew James, Sonoma State University.

Hummingbird Day

Honoring 2018 Oceans Hero Gary Griggs, professor of Earth & Planetary Science for 50 years, and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences for 26 years. Enjoy fine wines and a sumptuous meal in the company of friends and ocean advocates.

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UCSC Women’s Club Meeting

MAR 24, 11AM UC SANTA CRUZ, EAST REMOTE FIELD FREE ADMISSION

Celebrate 50 years on the pitch and join generations of players who return to support the Banana Slugs as they take on perennial rival Stanford.

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CLOSING MAR 16 UC SANTA CRUZ, ELOISE PICKARD SMITH GALLERY FREE ADMISSION

Local artist Maryjo Koch combines a precise rendering of detail with elements of whimsy, speaking to a reverence and wonder for the natural world.

Spoken/Unspoken: Forms of Resistance Exhibition CLOSING MAR 17 UC SANTA CRUZ, SESNON GALLERY FREE ADMISSION

A collection of artists and activists engaged with forms of resistance. Artists include Self Help Graphics, Ruth-Marion Baruch, Laura Kina, the Guerrilla Girls, Hung Liu, Yolanda Lopez, Yoko Ono, Jo Hanson, and others.

April in Santa Cruz Music Festival Opening Night APR 6, 7:30PM UC SANTA CRUZ, MUSIC CENTER RECITAL HALL FREE ADMISSION

Opening night! The festival will push boundaries with a historic work by Cesar Bolanos (Giacomo Fiore), the first piece known for electric guitar and computer, as well as an original work for multichannel electronics and oboe (Kyle Bruckmann).

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The UCSC Women’s Club is open to both the campus and town communities. The April speaker is UCSC alumna Susan True, CEO, Community Foundation, Santa Cruz County.

A family-oriented educational event celebrating the hummingbird, one of nature’s vibrant aerial acrobats.

Quiet hours for birders/photographers: 8 to 10AM; family fun and activities: 10AM to 4PM.

Event and wedding planners: Meet and mingle with local vendors Alexis Party Rentals, Sweet Surf Ice Cream, Jesse Gabriel Photography, Revival Vintage Rentals, 5 Star Catering, Buttercup Cakes and Farmhouse Frosting, and more.

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THURSDAY 3/15 ARTS MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS: “JULIUS CAESAR” BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED

BY BILL PETERS LIVE ON STAGE Mountain Community Theater is proud to present Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare and directed by Bill Peters. 7:30 p.m. Mountain Community Theater, 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond. mctshows.org. $20.

CLASSES TRIYOGA BASICS/THERAPEUTIC YOGA TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.

Everyone is welcome. 9:30 a.m. Triyoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. 310589-0600. $15.

THE PAINTED CORK GRAND OPENING Santa Cruz’s newest arts locale, the Painted Cork, is a “paint and sip” studio where guests 21 and over can bring their own beer or wine and enjoy a painting class. You know what they say, nothing gets those creative juices flowing better than a drink. Plus no one will judge you if your art goes all Picasso. There will be complimentary drinks and a taco bar onsite, too. Get there early, as tacos might not last long and free drinks certainly won’t.

INFO: Noon-4 p.m. The Painted Cork. 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 471.8939. paintedcork.com. Free.

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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, handmade 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.

TOBY GRAY AT REEF/PONO Toby’s music is cool, mellow and smooth, with a repertoire of classic favorites and heartfelt originals. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Reef Bar and Restaurant, 120 Union St., Santa Cruz. reefbarsantacruz.com. Free.

WEEKLY MEDITATION DRUMMING SESSIONS WITH JIM GREINER ON THURSDAYS IN CAPITOLA Percussionist/ Educator Jim Greiner is conducting weekly Meditation Drumming sessions on Thursdays. Join us for tranquil rhythms to calm your inner rules, release stress, ground yourself, and to reinforce positive life rhythms—uplifting patterns of attitude and action. 5-6 p.m. Breath+Oneness, 708 Capitola Ave., Capitola. 462-3786 or breathandoneness.com. Sliding Scale.

MUSCLES, BONES AND JOINTS This course is an opportunity to explore and better understand your own body’s anatomy as a practice of awareness. We will use the movement of yoga postures, meditative visualization and multi-media visuals to foster this awareness, learning and acceptance. Be prepared to have your mind blown, or just enjoy the practice. 7:30 p.m.

Nourish Santa Cruz, 130 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz. 359-5335 or nourishsantacruz.com.

DEEP RELAXATION SOUND JOURNEY WITH KIM MOLLOY What is a sound journey? It’s a mesmerizing experience that will soothe your soul. Close your eyes, rest your body, and let the healing sound of crystal bowls transport you to a world of vibration, sensation and relaxation. Join Sound Alchemist Kim Molloy for a special meditative sound experience. 7:30-8:30 p.m.

1440 Multiversity, 800 Bethany Drive, Scotts Valley. 1440.org. $40/$20.

CALIFORNIA COASTAL FORAGING: COOKING WITH WILD SEAWEEDS Sea vegetables are a nutritional powerhouse of

protein, vitamins and minerals, and can play an important role in thyroid support. Learn how to utilize fresh sea vegetables harvested near Santa Cruz. Come hungry. 6-8 p.m.

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

426-1306 or newleaf.com. $28.

NATURALIST NIGHT: CALIFORNIA HYDROSCAPES Join geologist John Karachewski for this Naturalist Night lecture at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History as he dives into California hydroscapes and discusses groundwater, water resources, and environmental issues, as well as provides tips on how to photograph beautiful landscapes. 7-8:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 420-6115 or santacruzmuseum. org. $12/$6.

“ANYWHERE THAT IS WILD” JOHN MUIR’S WALK TO YOSEMITE Come hear how Donna and Peter Thomas researched books, articles and letters of naturalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir to recreate his 1868 walk from San Francisco to Yosemite.

They will share what he carried with him, what he ate and what he experienced on that six week, 310-mile trip. 7 p.m. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. ventana2.sierraclub.org. Free/Donation.

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.

GROUPS 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 >32 malabsorption problem, and

JeWel theAtre ComPAny presents a WORLD

PRemièRe

Coming of Age

by Kate

Hawley

A SeriouS Comedy

march 14 thru April 8, 2018

Directed by: Paul Whitworth

Featuring: Martha Brigham*, Nancy Carlin*, J. Michael Flynn*, Mike Ryan* Ian is returning from a book WEDS. tour to visit his elderly father Mar 14 John, a scholar and recent 7:30pm (Preview) widower, and is alarmed to find him confused, disoriented, and anxious to get rid of Ian. And yet, the house seems strangely tidy and John is wearing a new tie. This world première serious comedy explores the challenge of love and renewal in unexpected ways.

Tickets:

THURS.

FRI.

SAT.

SUN.

Mar 16 8pm

Mar 18 2pm

Mar 22 7:30pm

(Opening)

Mar 17 8pm

Mar 23 8pm

Mar 24 8pm

Mar 25 2pm

(Talk-Back)

Mar 29 7:30pm

Mar 30 8pm

Mar 31 8pm

Apr 1 2pm

(Talk-Back)

Apr 5 7:30pm

Apr 6 8pm

Apr 7 8pm

Apr 8 2pm

Mar 15 7:30pm (Preview)

(Talk-Back)

Adults $48 / Seniors & Students $42 / Preview $26 all tickets

Performances at:

the ColligAn theAter 1010 River Street, Santa Cruz

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

&

Other Kate Hawley work:

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

JTC voted best theatre company in Santa Cruz!

“Intelligent and buoyant” – San Francisco Chronicle

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the 1940s. The groundbreaking life story of this rebel athlete, who inspired generations of climbers to head for the mountains with his monumental first ascents and eloquent books, is told for the first time in this exclusive documentary film. 7 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 4238209 or riotheatre.com. $15.

THE SANTA CRUZ TREMOLOS SINGING GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S Singing is known to be a

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good voice-strengthening exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease. Santa Cruz County has an ongoing singing group for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. 1-2:30 p.m.

The Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Drive, Aptos. easepd.org/singing. Free.

Mahler, CMT, NE will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness.

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

SPIRITUAL

SALSA NIGHT Intermediate and beginner salsa lessons, and afterward join us for a hot salsa dance party with DJ CongaBoy. Check out our website for more information.

7:30-11:30 p.m. El Palomar Ballroom, 1344 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1221 or palomarballroom.com. $14/$6.

THURSDAY EVENING MEDITATION Weekly meditation practice in a supportive group setting at the beautiful Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz. We practice Natural Mind meditation, which is the central practice of Dzogchen. Natural Mind assumes that the base of our consciousness is already awake and luminous; meditation allows that awakened state to arise. 6 p.m. Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz, 740 Front St. #155, Santa Cruz. kunsanggarcenter.org. Free.

NATURAL MIND MEDITATION Whether you are an experienced meditator or you are curious and wish to learn about meditation, join Geshe Dangsong Namgyel for lecture, meditation, questions, answers, and relaxation. 7 p.m. Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz, 740 Front St. #155, Santa Cruz. 4717883 or kunsanggarcenter.org. Donation.

VOLUNTEER HOSPICE VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION Curious about volunteering with Hospice?

Hospice Volunteer Visitors offer support to people facing the end of life. This is your chance to take part as an important and unique role in someone’s final days. 9-10 a.m. Aptos Coffee Roasting, 19 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos. hospicesantacruz.org. Free.

FRIDAY 3/16 ARTS ‘DIRTBAG: THE LEGEND OF FRED BECKEY’ Fred Beckey is the original American “Dirtbag” climber whose name has evoked mystery, adulation and vitriol since

CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Instructor Suzi

SPARK! CREATIVITY ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP This on-going

celebrate the goodness created in Santa Cruz. 3-6 p.m. Hotel Paradox, 611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. 425-7100 or hotelparadox.com.

LENTEN FISH FRYS The Italian Catholic Federation is holding their 38th annual Lenten Fish Fry Dinners, continuing on Fridays through March 23. Our menu is fried calamari and grilled or baked fish, side dish, salad, and bread, with the types of salads and side dishes varying from week to week.

4:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 435 Monterey Ave., Capitola. 234-2082 or icf.org. $35/$15/$7.

ST. PATTY’S BEER PAIRING WITH LAGUNITAS BREWERY Come celebrate the St. Patty’s Day weekend with Lagunitas Brewing Company, known for iconoclastic interpretations of traditional beer styles.

Enjoy this tasting class that features samples paired with classic Irish food. 6-7:30 p.m. New Leaf Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1306 or newleaf.com. $12.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY Every Friday is B12

evening group is open to any individuals wanting to have structured time and group accountability support to work on and get support to move your creative projects forward and to completion. RSVP required by text or call. 6-8 p.m. Art of Space, 147 River St. #203, Santa Cruz. 818-0613. $10.

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.

PRINTMAKING TAKEOVER WITH LITTLE GIANT COLLECTIVE Meet the

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Little Giant Collective, a group of local print makers. They will take over the Atrium and have demonstrations and drop-in activities for all ages. All materials will be provided for these activities, but feel free to bring your own tote bags or T-shirts if you want to print on those. 5-8 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. abbottsquare.org. Free.

FAMILY BARN DANCE Come dance and

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.

LOCAL BY LOCALS Every Friday we’re filling our halls and hearts with live music as well as creating craft cocktails and pouring local wines and beers. All made locally. Come

be merry at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. All ages and skill levels welcome!

Professional dance caller Andy Wilson and live music by Deby Grosjean’s Ginormous String Band. Optional potluck dinner. 6 p.m.

Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. greengrange.org.

SATURDAY 3/17 ARTS SIDE TRIP TO THE DEEP END— IMPROV An exciting night of improv with two troupes that audiences love! Come laugh and ride along with Side Trip and The Deep End improv troupes. You will be so glad you did. Side Trip is Steve Capasso, Eric Schneider and Duke Houston. The Deep End is Sam Richie, Eileen Burke Woodward, Major Skinner, and Paola Bruni. 8 p.m. The

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THURSDAY 3/15-SUNDAY 4/8 MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY THEATER PRESENTS ‘JULIUS CAESAR’ Julius Caesar is one of only a few historical-fact-based tragedies Shakespeare wrote, and some say he opened the Globe Theatre with it. The play tells the story of Roman politician and general Brutus, who is arguably one of the main people responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire. The story centers around honor and patriotism and how the fragile male ego leads to the demise of one of history's most famous empires. Who knows, you might see some modern day parallels to today’s political figures.

INFO: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. matinee Sundays. Park Hall. 9400 Mill St., Ben Lomond. mctshows.org. General tickets $20, senior/student $17. Community night Thursday, March 15, two tickets for $20. Photo: Ali Mac.

Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz. 425-9378. westperformingarts.com. $15.

RED LIGHT LIT WITH DAVID WILLIAMS AND DOROTA SZUTA Red Light Lit is a

‘SPOKEN/UNSPOKEN: CYPHERS,’ ART RECEPTION Join us for the reception of Spoken/Unspoken: Cyphers. The artists in this show present visual enigmas that are open to interpretation. Each artist, in very different ways, using painting, drawing, video and sculpture, invites us to decipher embedded codes that might reveal the encrypted messages in their work. 4-5:30 p.m. Cabrillo College Library, 6401 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6308 or cabrillo.edu/ services/artgallery/.

Nui School of Hula and Tahitian Dance will host a fundraiser celebrating their 20 year anniversary with a spectacular evening of music and dance. Join us for this historic gathering as the vibrant dancers of Te Hau Nui fill the stage accompanied by these musical treasures, sharing the Aloha of Hawai’i and beyond to Santa Cruz. 7 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 3453628 or tehaunuidance.com. $55/$35/$25.

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TEXTURE: GET THE FEEL OF IT Learn how to get that highly textured surface using common and uncommon materials! A highly textured surface evokes the elements of earth and appeals to our sense of touch.

Let’s explore new ways to create textured surfaces and interact with them with sepia washes, scumbling, sanding and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway Ave., Santa Cruz. scal.org. $89.

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collective of writers, musicians and artists who explore love relationships and sexuality through spoken word and song. Join us for an intimate evening of music, storytelling and poetry alongside a live score by David Williams. 8 p.m. lille aeske, 13160 Central Ave., Boulder Creek. 703-4183 or redlightlit. com. $20/$15/$10.

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HUMMINGBIRD DAY 2018 Hummingbird Day is the central coast’s premier familyoriented educational event celebrating one of nature’s vibrant aerial acrobats, the hummingbird. Hummingbirds just can’t resist the temptation of such a plentiful supply of nectar at the Arboretum. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. arboretum.ucsc.edu.

STATE OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER SYMPOSIUM & TOUR We’ll hear from local experts on atmospheric rivers, the environmental impacts of commercial cannabis, wildfire risks, Pacific salmonids, and riparian conservation. We’ll also share insights on climate change and what you can do to be a river steward. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Zayante Firehouse, 7700 E Zayante Road, Felton. sites.google.com/ view/soslrs/home. Free.

WORKSHOP: GROWING TOMATO TRANSPLANTS FROM SEED Learn how to sow and care for young tomato seedlings.

Participants choose from more than 150 varieties of heirloom tomatoes from Love Apple Farm's specialty seed bank. We sow them in seed flats and soil (supplied), while receiving direction and instruction on proper soil to use, germination requirements, care after seedlings emerge, proper transplanting techniques, and more. 10 a.m. Love Apple Farm, 2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz. 5883801 or growbetterveggies.com. $89.

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TRANSPORTATION JUSTICE CONFERENCE The public is invited to

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attend this conference on transportation strategies that could narrow social inequality in our community. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cabrillo College Horticulture Department, 6500 Soquel Ave., Aptos. 515-8072 or sustainabletransportationsc.org. $10.

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 Bonny 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.

PARTNER YOGA AND WINE TASTING Share sacred energy the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at Poetic Cellars Winery. Wine tasting will follow the class. 10 a.m.-Noon. Poetic Cellars, 5000 N. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel. 462-3478.

DIYINE: A CELEBRATION OF HOMEBREWING Bubbling away under stairways, in closets, or in forsaken corners of the garage, all across the County an ancient tradition lives on: that sacred collaboration between man and microbe that converts sugars into alcohol. We are pleased to announce our sixth annual DIYine event, a tasting event featuring samples of homemade fruit wines, beers, meads, and soft drinks. 6 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. fruitcruz.org. $50/$20.

PUBLIC BREWERY TOUR OF SANTA CRUZ—WESTSIDE ROUTE Hop aboard a unique ride on the newest member to the Brew Cruz family, Slowboy. A 1964 split window VW Bus offers vintage transport over the course of 4 hours. Passengers receive discounted beers at each location, the opportunity to meet the brew masters, and a knowledgeable driver who will guide you through the day with discussions of beer and local history. Noon. Dream Inn Santa Cruz, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. scbrewcruz. com. $75/$45.

ART SATURDAYS: THE FINE ART OF DRAWING These workshops cover fine art drawing techniques and professional use of drawing mediums. Each workshop will include individual and group demonstrations and critiques and project recommendations.

All materials will be available for purchase as needed. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Center For Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St., Santa Cruz. 818-1722.

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/$17.

MUSIC LIVE MUSIC WITH CRUZ PATROL ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY Come join us at Malone’s Grille for a fun St. Patrick’s Day celebration with food, drinks, live music and dancing. 6-9 p.m. Malone’s Grill, 4402 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. cruzpatrol-band. com.

BOG IRON 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW AT THE SANDBAR Bog Iron, Monterey Bay’s premiere Celtic hard rock band, come to The Sand Bar Capitola for the 10th Anniversary show, live on St. Patrick’s Day. The band will be releasing a live CD, with performances from their earliest days to their recent appearances. 8 p.m. The Sand Bar, 211 Esplanade, Capitola.

Thesandbarcapitola.com. Free.

UGLY BEAUTY PLAYS BEAUTIFUL JAZZ This repertoire of this piano trio with tenor saxophonist who doubles on clarinet ranges from Bebop and ballads to the music of Thelonius Sphere Monk, Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, Dameron, Strayhorn, and other jazz greats. 6-9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. davenportroadhouse.com. Free.

COMMUNITY MONTHLY DRUMMING Jim Greiner facilitates a monthly Community Drumming “Jam Session” with the theme of Playful Empowerment. Jim presents some basic rhythm skills on several types of percussion instruments, and makes it very fun and easy for all ages, and all levels of experience to play along. 7-8:30 p.m.

Breath+Oneness, 708 Capitola Ave., Capitola.

515-7001 or breathandoneness.com.

OUTDOORS EXPLORING THE SAN LORENZO RIVER: SANDHILLS AND THE SAN LORENZO The San Lorenzo River watershed is home to birds and bugs, fish and fungi. Explore the river ecosystem during the 2nd Annual Exploring the San Lorenzo River Series hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History and the Coastal Watershed Council. Learn from local naturalists, scientists and artists during this weekly series, held at a different location along the river every Saturday. 1-3:30 P.M. Zayante Firehouse, 7700 E Zayante Road, Felton. 4206115 or santacruzmuseum.org. Free.

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 3/18 ARTS ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS Come join us at the Felton Library every Sunday as we build community through art and supporting each other in our creative activities.

Attendants are encouraged to bring their own portable projects to work on, though something will be provided if you don’t bring something. Let’s have some fun while also helping each other learn and grow as artists and crafters. 2-4:30 p.m. Felton Library, 6299 Gushee St., Felton. santacruzpl.org.

Free.

SUPERHERO SUNDAY This Sunday, make your own superhero cape and mask, pose for a photo in our superhero photo booth and make your own superhero trading card!

This is a free, drop in, all ages activity. It will happen in Abbott Square if the weather is nice, if not it will be happening in the museum. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. abbottsquare.org. Free.

CLASSES SOAP MAKING CLASSES Hands on soap making with organic, responsibly produced ingredients. Watch Garimo make a batch and then you make a batch. Everyone ends up with 10 bars of soap that they made.

1 p.m. Garimo’s Real Soap Studio and Classroom, 6225 Hwy. 9, Felton. 335-1767 or greatbarsofsoap.com. $95.

FOOD & WINE SCM MAKERS MARKET POP-UP AT NEW BOHEMIA BREWING CO. It’s a Pop-up Market at Nubo Brewing Co. Join us for a fun event featuring artists and crafters from the SCM Makers Market, live music by Taylor Rae, Gordo Gustavo’s food truck, and a special beer release from Nubo. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. New Bohemia Brewing Co., 1030 41st Ave., Santa Cruz. scmmakersmarket.com. Free.

GROUPS COMMUNITY BIKE NIGHT AT THE

CALENDAR SANTA CRUZ WARRIORS The Santa Cruz Warriors and Bike Santa Cruz County are partnering up to bring the community an exciting night of biking and basketball.

All participants are encouraged to bike to the Warriors game and take advantage of a complimentary bike valet service. 6 p.m.

Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz. 535-7063 or groupmatics. events/event/bikesantacruzcounty. $35.

every beer purchased to Oikonos’ Año Nuevo Island Seabird Conservation project. Join us for fun activities, prizes, live music by the Dawn Chorus Stringband, and beer drinking to support stewardship of our unique local seabird colony. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Ave. Suite A, Soquel. oikonos.org/ano-nuevo-island or facebook. com/events/650766225313488/.

WOMEN/TRANS*/FEMME OPEN SHOP HOURS AT THE BIKE CHURCH

TUESDAY 3/20

Women Trans Femme (WTF) hours are open to anyone who self-identifies as female, transgender, femme, genderqueer, or feels that their socialization as one or more of those identities has impeded their participation in bicycle mechanics. Noon-3 p.m. The Bike Church, 703 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Free.

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MUSIC 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.

MONDAY 3/19 ARTS POETRY OPEN MIC A project of the

HEMLOCK This is our monthly Craft Night. Note the new location! Held every third Monday. Come and spend a low-key evening hanging with other hands-on folks. You can knit, color, sculpt, wire wrap, etc. 6:30 p.m. Avalon Visions Center for Creative Spirituality, 2815 Porter St., Soquel. communityseed.org. Free.

FOOD & WINE DRINK BEER FOR BIRDS: LOVE MONDAY @ DISCRETION BREWERY Discretion Brewery will be donating $1 from

Writing is magic and deserves the reverence and dignity we give to such things. Writing is also a personal discipline, not a competition, and it is much more than a means of gaining fame and recognition. This workshop will be devoted to going deeper with our writing, to become better observers, better critical thinkers, and ultimately more balanced people. 6 p.m. lille aeske, 13160 Central Ave., Boulder Creek. 703-4183 or lilleaeske.com. $40.

Beauty • Treasures • Joy 1119 Soquel Ave

CLASSES CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Instructor Suzi Mahler, CMT, NE will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness. This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength and range of motion. 9:30 a.m. California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz.

234-6791. $5.

BELLY DANCE WORKOUT Lunchtime

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Legendary Collective, the weekly Santa Cruz Word Church poetry open mic is a community of local writers who recognize the power of spoken word. They gather every Monday for a community writing workshop, then host a 15-slot open mic followed by a different featured poet each week. 4 p.m.

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. santacruzmah.org.

Free.

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LOVE YOUR

LOCAL BAND AZA

It’s not easy for Fattah Abbou to explain the musical and cultural influences that are in his band Aza’s music. On one hand, it’s a mixture of traditional Moroccan music and Western music.

But, as he points out, “Moroccan music” is an extremely broad category.

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“Morocco is one of the richest countries in North Africa in terms of different styles of music, for one main reason: it still has the biggest population of the natives. It’s so diverse,” Abbou says. “It’s music, but it’s also a cultural experience. We are almost like Moroccan ambassadors.”

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The band was formed in 2002 by Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou, who used to play together in a band back in Morocco in the ’90s. Even there, they mixed the influences of North African music, many of which come from tribes that have evolved their cultures in a fairly isolated environment due to the Saharan desert and the high elevation. They also have influences from Europe, and the U.S.— jazz, blues, country and funk.

They sing most of the songs in their native tongue, and play a lot of traditional instruments like the ribab and the sintir. Abbou plays a banjo, which comes from North Africa originally, but his finger-picking style is completely different than that of bluegrass musicians.

“We're lucky. We're in an area that really embraces diversity and is curious, and where people really love world music in general,” Abbou says.

AARON CARNES

INFO: 8 p.m. Friday, March 16.

Michael’s on Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $15. 479-9777.

CHRISTINE LAVIN

THURSDAY 3/15 CELTIC

BLACK BROTHERS The Black Family has been one of the most important modern Celtic music ensembles since the ’70s. The group of siblings has brought Irish music from Dublin to the world. Two of those siblings, Michael and Shay Black, moved to California in the early ’90s, and currently tour as the Black Brothers. Along with some very talented string musicians, they play a wide range of traditional Irish music: old sappy ballads, upbeat classic Celtic dance songs, and a few more modern tunes as well. Don’t miss this special pre-St. Patrick’s Day event. AC INFO: 7:30 p.m. Michaels at Main, 2591 S Main St., Soquel. $17/adv, $20/door. 479-9777.

JAZZ

BILLY COBHAM’S CROSSWINDS PROJECT The last time Billy Cobham came through town he was focusing on music from his seminal 1973 debut album as a bandleader, Spectrum.

Already revered as jazz/rock’s rhythmic catalyst for his work with Miles Davis and Mahavishnu Orchestra, he wanted to stretch his wings as a composer and arranger, a process that continued with 1974’s Crosswinds, a strikingly beautiful session that goes in unexpected directions. He’s reinventing those pieces on this tour with a killer band built around adjunct Flecktone, tenor saxophonist and bassoon virtuoso Paul Hanson, keyboardist Scott Tibbs, bassist Tim Landers and Garaj Mahal guitarist Fareed Haque. ANDREW GILBERT INFO: 7 and 9 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $35/adv, $40/door.

427-2227.

FRIDAY 3/16 NEW ORLEANS

JON CLEARY A self-described “student and fan” of New Orleans R&B, singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist Jon Cleary does his part to keep the city’s rich musical traditions and songs alive. His live, solo performances are tributes to some of the master pianists who defined the city’s sound, including Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, James

Booker, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint.

With his recordings, however, the Grammy-winning Cleary makes a point of furthering the contemporary New Orleans sound, mixing funk, Afro-Cuban, soul, ska, gospel and more styles he’s picked up in 35-plus years in the city. CAT JOHNSON INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/ door. 479-1854.

SATURDAY 3/17 CELTIC

MOLLY’S REVENGE St. Patrick’s Day and Molly’s Revenge go together like corned beef and hash—or so this longtime vegetarian hears. A Central California Celtic band comprising David Brewer on highland bagpipes, border pipes, whistles and bodhran; John Weed on fiddle; and Stuart Mason on guitar and mandola, Molly’s Revenge is a fixture on the regional, international music circuit and has played renowned festivals in Scotland, Australia and China, as well.

The band’s St. Patrick’s Day performance marks its 18th anniversary. Hot off the heels of shows up and down

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the West Coast this month, Molly’s Revenge saved the holiday celebration for Santa Cruz. CJ INFO: 7:30 p.m. Flynn’s Cabaret, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $20. 335-2800.

SUNDAY 3/18 FOLK

CHRISTINE LAVIN

INFO: 2 p.m. Michaels at Main, 2591 S Main St., Soquel. $20. 479-9777.

REGGAE

SPAWNBREEZIE In the latest installment of “Road to Cali Roots” series, the reggae

classic repertoire, and arrangements centered on Smith’s lush vocals. The band’s current project, the Great American Road Trip: Red, White & Blues, is described as a “swinging trip through the landscape of American music.” CJ

INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $16/adv, $20/door. 429-4135.

ROCK

MONDAY 3/19 JAZZ

LAVAY SMITH Drawing comparisons to jazz and blues icons like Bessie Smith, Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington, Lavay Smith transports listeners to another time when the big bands and swing of the 1940s made way to the jazz and pop vocal crooners that defined the 1950s. The California-born Smith and her mighty band, the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, have garnered praise for their tight, horn-driven orchestration, timeless sound,

INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $28/adv, $33/door. 427-2227.

TUESDAY 3/20 FLOGGING MOLLY Ask a music nerd to name three Irish punk bands and the answer will be the Dropkick Murphys, the Pogues and Flogging Molly. Celebrating almost two decades of swaggering ballads, the latter has made their way out of the punk halls and into major concert venues, as exemplified in their 2010 release Live at the Greek Theatre. The salty dogs of Celtic punk return to Santa Cruz with “the guy with the glasses from Drag the River,” Jon Snodgrass, and the “dirty old one man band,” Scott H. Biram. MW INFO: 8 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $35/adv, $40/door, $100/VIP. 429-4135.

INFO: 6 p.m. Friday, March 23. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $25. 423-8209. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the award ceremony.

IN THE QUEUE CHRIS SMITHER

American folk and blues singersongwriter. Wednesday at Kuumbwa DJ WILLIAMS’ SHOTS FIRED

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe guitarist and his all-star band. Thursday at Moe’s Alley ALTERBEAST

Metal out of Sacramento.

Thursday at Catalyst PREZIDENT BROWN

Jamaican reggae artist with uplifting vocals and dancehall wordplay chops.

Saturday at Moe’s Alley JOHN BROTHERS PIANO COMPANY

Jazz, swing, saloon piano and more.

Sunday at Flynn’s Cabaret

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Christine Lavin’s new record, Spaghettification, is her first in almost a decade. Longtime fans of the famously razor-sharp-witted singer-songwriter may wonder what she’s been up to—oh, just little things like being the queen of the New York folk scene.

Her humor and insight are as onpoint as ever, her worldview perhaps best summed up by two of her earlier album titles: Getting in Touch with My Inner Bitch and I Don’t Make This Stuff Up, I Just Make It Rhyme. SP

festival and Catalyst have teamed up to bring the smooth sounds of Spawnbreezie to Santa Cruz. His self proclaimed “island hip-hop” combines island jams with reggae and hip-hop for a unique style that transcends genres and age groups.

Spawnbreezie is for fans of good times, sweet melodies and positive messages. He will be joined by the Bay Area’s island-pop duo CRSB for a night of roots rocking wrapped in one love. MAT WEIR

For the last nine years, the NEXTies Awards have honored standout Santa Cruzans who inspire, inform and empower our community. The dressup affair, which is hosted by DNA and Danielle Crook, is a showcase of some of the best and brightest Santa Cruz has to offer. This year’s NEXTies recipients include entrepreneur of the year Jennalee Dahlen; musician of the year Jesse Daniel; artist of the year Ann Hazels; “give back” person of the year Chip; innovative business of the year Steeped Coffee and more. The event also includes drinks, food and music by Jesse Daniel, Katie Ekin, Kat Factor (above) and Henry Chadwick.

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Thursday March 15th 8:30pm $10/15 All-Star R&B/Funk & Soul With

DJ WILLIAMS’ SHOTS FIRED

w/ Members Of KDTU & Slightly Stoopid Friday March 16th 8:30pm $20/25

New Orleans Grammy Winning Funk

JON CLEARY

Saturday March 17th 9pm $15/20

2 Of Jamaica’s Top Reggae Artists w/ Live Band

PREZIDENT BROWN + CHEZIDEK Thursday March 22nd 8:30pm $8/12 Brooklyn Brass Meet California Funk

HIGH & MIGHTY BRASS BAND GROOVESESSION & HOOPTY Friday March 23rd 9pm $26/30

New Orleans Funk Super-group

DUMPSTAPHUNK Saturday March 24th 9pm $30/25

LIVE MUSIC WED

3/14

THU

3/15

FRI

3/16

SAT

3/17

ABBOTT SQUARE 118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz

Joker’s Hand Free 6:30-9p

Fishhook Free 6:30-9:39p

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville

PinUp Productions Presents 7p

Fulminante, Acid Teeth, No Accion & more 8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Jimmy Dewrance 6-8p

Lloyd Whitely 1p Gil De Leon Trio 6-8p

Jazz Free 7p

Jazz Free 7p

Jazz Free 7p

Wednesdays Unplugged Billy & the Boys 9p-2a Free 6:30p

Karaoke w/ Ed Greene 9p

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Michelle Lambert 9p

APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Al Frisby 6-8p

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

SUN

3/18

MON

3/19

TUE

3/20

Little Johnny Lawton 6-8p

Virgil Thrasher & Blind Rick 6-8p

Mojo Mix 6-8p

Karaoke w/ Ed Greene 9p

Comedy Night 9p

Karaoke w/ Ed Greene 9p

Pool Free

Karaoke 8p-Close

T. Scott & Kollateral Damage 9-11:45p

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 6p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke Free 8p

Swing Dance $5 5:30p West of Nashville

Retrograde Soul Free 8p

SC Jazz Society Free 3:30p

Pool Free Shawn Klein

Comedy w/ Shwa Free 8p

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Karaoke 9-12:30a

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz THE BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

Singer/Songwriter Showcase 9p-12:30a

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Flogging Molly $35/$40 7p Alterbeast $12/$15 7p

Henry Fong $15/$17 8:30p

Oddisee $18 8:30p

Spawnbreezie $16/$20 8:30p

Latin Grammy Winners From Venezuela

LOS AMIGOS INVISIBLES

Sunday March 25th 8:30pm $10/15

Grammy Nominated Bluegrass & Americana

DELLA MAE

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Mar 28th LAUREN WAHL & SIMPLY PUT Mar 29th DIEGO’S UMBRELLA + Monkey Hands Mar 30th TANYA STEPHENS + SC Reggae All Stars Mar 31st LA MISA NEGRA Apr 1st DARBY SLICK’S MARSHALL PLAN Apr 5th THE MAIN SQUEEZE + MIDTOWN SOCIAL Apr 6th & 7th DON CARLOS Apr 8th KASH’D OUT, TUNNEL VISION, SERANATION Apr 12th CHUM - A Tribute to PHISH Apr 13th ROCK COLLECTION: MELVIN SEALS, STU ALLEN Apr 14th GHOST NOTE w/ members of SNARKY PUPPY Apr 15th ANDY T BAND w/ ANSON FUNDERBURGH Apr 17th SENSAMOTION, PACIFIC ROOTS, ANIMO CRUZ Apr 19th TROPA MAGICA + QIENSAVE Apr 20th ALO - ANIMAL LIBERATION ORCHESTRA Apr 21st SOULWISE + Aloha Radio Apr 22nd RAY CHARLES PROJECT (afternoon) Apr 23rd MIKE & THE MOONPIES Apr 29th SUGARAY RAYFORD May 3rd KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH + HOT BUTTERED RUM May 4th SUNNY SWEENEY + WARD DAVIS

WWW.MOESALLEY.COM 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 831.479.1854

OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! wednesday 3/14

western skylarks

w/ zayante social club featuring patti maxine Show 9pm $8 Door

thursday 3/15

august sun

w/ lindsey wall

Show 9pm $8 door

friday 3/16

pyro mids

w/ manorlady

Show 9pm - $8 DOOR

saturday 3/17

the regrettes w/ mt. eddy - SOLD OUT sunday 3/18

the seshen w/ sun hop fat

Show 9pm - $10 adv / $12 DOOR

tuesday 3/20

7 come 11 Show 9pm $6 Door

tuesday 3/21

practicing sincerity w/ half stack and heavenly bother Show 9pm $7 Door

MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

429-6994

LIVE MUSIC WED

3/14

CAVA CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

THU

3/15

John Michael 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

Western Skylarks w/ Zayante Social Club & more $8 9p

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

No JoKen $3 7:30p

FRI

3/16

Dave D’Oh 7-10p

Wednesday, March 14 • 7:30 pm SAT

3/17

Mabanza Grove 7-10p

SUN

3/18

MON

3/19

TUE

3/20

Paul Logan 3-6p KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

Jade Free 7-10p

Madrigal & Strange Free 7-10p

August Sun w/ Lindsey Wall $8 9p

Pyro Mids w// Manorlady & the Ha $8 9p

The Regrettes & Mt. Eddy SOLD OUT 9p

The Seshen, Sun Hop Fat $10/$12 8:30p

Live Again $5 8:30p

Vintage Point $6 9p

St. Patrick’s w/ UTURN $7 9:30p

Live Comedy $7 9p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport DISCRETION BREWING 2703 41st Ave, Soquel

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

Funk Night ft.

7 Come 11 $6 9p

Madrigal & Strange Free 6-9p

Locomotiv Breath w/ Spun $18/$20 8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

Molly’s Revenge $20 7:30p

BILLY COBHAM’S CROSSWINDS PROJECT A tribute to a legendary album, by one of fusion’s most influential drummers.

YONIVERSE MONOLOGUES Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Sunday, March 18 • 7:30 pm

JOHN CRAIGIE WITH ALEX LUCERO Tickets: snazzyproductions.com Monday, March 19 • 7 pm

LAVAY SMITH & HER RED HOT SKILLET LICKERS: THE GREAT AMERICAN ROADTRIP - RED, WHITE & BLUES A swinging trip through the landscape of American music.

Anthony Presti Free 6:30-8:30p California Kind $15/$18 8p

Thursday, March 15 • 7 & 9 pm

Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17 • 8 pm

Ugly Beauty Free 6-9p

DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

CHRIS SMITHER Tickets: snazzyproductions.com

John Brothers Piano Company $15 7p

10 O’Clock Lunch Band Free 8p

HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond

Flingo Free 7:30p

Dead Conduit Free 11a-12p

HWY 9 Free 2-3p Piano Tuning 5:30-6:30p

Funky Joe & the Mojos Free

10 O’Clock Lunch Band Free 4-5p

KUUMBWA JAZZ 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Chris Smither SOLD OUT 7:30p

Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project $35/$40 7&9p

YoniVerse Monologues $25 7:30p

YoniVerse Monologues $25 7:30p

John Craigie w/ Alex Lucero SOLD OUT 7:30

Roadhouse Karaoke Free 8p Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers $28/$33 7p

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Wednesday, March 21 • 7 pm

JOHN MCEUEN & THE STRING WIZARDS Tickets: pulseproductions.net Thursday, March 22 • 7 pm

SARAH ELIZABETH CHARLES Since her 2012 debut, this vocalist has been making waves with her crystalline tone and elastic range.

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-429-4135 Thursday, March 15 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

ALTERBEAST

plus Grindmother

Friday, March 16 • In the Atrium • Ages 18+

HENRY FONG

plus Jinco

Saturday, March 17 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

ODDISEE

Sunday, March 18 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

SPAWNBREEZIE

plus CRSB

Tuesday, March 20 • Ages 21+

FLOGGING MOLLY

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

Monday, March 26 • 7 pm

JAZZMEIA HORN Winner of the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition, Horn is a singer not to be missed.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Thursday, March 29 • 7 pm

DILLON BAIOCCHI & HERMANO A reeds and drum duo, featuring Santa Cruz’s Baiocchi, born of a shared vision of creating an atmospheric soundscape.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Monday, April 2 • 7 pm

JOEY DEFRANCESCO + THE PEOPLE: “PROJECT FREEDOM” A true master of the Hammond B3 organ.

Thursday, April 5 • 7 pm

ANTÓNIO ZAMBUJO Internationally acclaimed Portuguese guitarist and fado singer.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Sunday, April 8 • 7 & 9 pm

LEE RITENOUR WITH DAVE GRUSIN A collaboration between two melodic masters.

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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Mar 27 Pussy Riot (Ages 16+) Mar 30 Minnesota (Ages 18+) Apr 4 Roy Wood$ (Ages 16+) Apr 6 The Devil Makes Three (Ages 21+) Apr 7 Marc E Bassy (Ages 16+) Apr 10 Ugly God (Ages 16+) Apr 11 Alvvays/ The Drums (Ages 16+) Apr 12 SOB X RBE/ Cuban Doll (Ages 16+) Apr 14 Alborosie (Ages 16+) Apr 15 Strangelove (Ages 21+) Apr 17 Jungle (Ages 16+) Apr 21 Uriah Heep (Ages 16+) Apr 26 Emmure (Ages 16+) Apr 28 Metalachi (Ages 21+) May 3 Skizzy Mars (Ages 16+) May 4 Carnifex (Ages 16+) May 7 Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Ages 16+) May 8 Tech N9ne feat. Krizz Kaliko (Ages 16+) May 9 Joey Bada$$ (Ages 16+) May 18 Against Me! (Ages 16+) May 19 Desert Daze Caravan (Ages 16+) May 24 Alpha Blondy (Ages 16+) May 31 Tomorrows Bad Seeds (Ages 16+) Jun 1 Goldfish (Ages 16+)

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS!

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International Music Hall and Restaurant FINE MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOOD

FLYNN’S CABARET AND STEAKHOUSE will be presenting its Grand Opening soon!

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

Thu Mar 15

California Kind Monster Jam Band Featuring Katie Skene, Pete Sears & Barry Sless

$15 adv./$18 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Fri Mar 16

Locomotive Breath w/Spun Classic Rock and then some!

$20 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sat Mar 17

Molly’s Revenge Dynamic acoustic Celtic band

$20 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 7:30pm Sun Mar 18

John Brothers Piano Company Stride, Blues, Jazz, Classical,

Metal Balkan band from Oakland

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 7pm Thu Mar 22

Mary Gauthier Release of new album co-written with combat veterans

$20 adv./$25 door seated <21 w/parent 7:30pm Fri Mar 23

The Contribution All Star Jam Band

$20 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sat Mar 24

Mabrak w/Emmanuel Selassie Roots Reggae Legends, Live and Direct

$18 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8:30pm Sun Mar 25

LIVE MUSIC WED

3/14

THU

3/15

FRI

3/16

SAT

3/17

SUN

3/18

MON

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

Bean Creek $10 7:30p

The Black Brothers $17/$20 7:30p

Come Together Free 5p AZA $15 8p

Joint Chiefs $6 8p

Christine Lavin $20 2p Grateful Sundays Free 5:30p

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

James Murray Free 6p

Al Frisby Free 6p

Lloyd Whitley Free 6p

Virgil Thrasher & Blind Rick 1p Blues Mechanics 6p

Dennis Herrera Free 6p

DJ Williams Shots Fired & the Crooked Stuff $10/$15 8p

John Cleary Trio $20/$25 7:30p

Prezident Brown & Chezidek $15/$20 8p

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

Trevor Williams 9:30p

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

Crunkcertified! 9p

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

The Juncos Free 7p Trivia 8p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

3/19

Broken Shades Free 6p

Rasta Cruz Reggae Party 9:30p Luckless Pedestrians Free 3-5p Matt Masih & the Messengers Free 7p

3/20

Rob Vye Free 6p

Hip-Hop w/ DJ Marc 9:30p Pint & Pottery 6p

Tacos & Trivia Free 7p

Comedy Open Mic 8:30-11p

Open Mic 8-11p

Bert Javier Free 10p-12a Alex Lucero 6p

Alex Lucero 2p

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

North Coast Rovers

Extra Lounge 2p

St. Patrick’s Day Party Open Mic 2p

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

TUE

‘Geeks Who Drink’ Trivia Night 8p Toby Gray & Friends 6:30p

Moshe Vilozny & Friends 6:30p

Traditional Hawaiian Music 6:30p

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6:30p

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6:30p

Audition Night 6:30p

African Music Adama & Mabanza 6:30p

Hula: New Blue & Beyond $25/$55 7p

Kalani Pe’a Grammy Award-winning

Singer/Songwriter from Hawaii

$23 adv./$25 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Fri Mar 30

The Joint Chiefs w/Alex Lucero & Live Again Two exciting dance bands from California $15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

Sat Mar 31

Aja Vu/Steelin’ Chicago SF-based band performs the music of Steely Dan and Chicago

$20 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Wed Apr 4

R. Carlos Nakai The world’s premier performer of the Native American Flute

$25 adv./$25 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Thu Apr 5

Jack Tempchin Legendary songwriter, artist and musician

$20 adv./$25 door seated <21 w/parent 7:30pm

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Grampa’s Chili w/Jerry Brown & Friends Original California Jam Band $15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

Sat Apr 7

Carolyn Sills Combo Gourmet Country peels back the layers of Western roots

$15 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent 8pm Thur Apr 12 Fri Apr 13 Sat Apr 14

Southern Drawl Band Southern Rockin’ Country music

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

The Sun Kings A Beatles Tribute the Way Nature Intended $22 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

The Beggar Kings Authentic Rolling Stones and Allman Brothers Tribute Band

$20 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8PM Wed Apr 18

The Do Rights Burlesque Neo-Burlesque dance troupe

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 8:30pm COMIN G RIGH T U P

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Mr. Crowley Laurie Morvan Band Moonalice Girls’ Night Out Chad Elliot Black Uhuru

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HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH OFFICIAL Kristin Scott Thomas plays a newly appointed health minister in ‘The Party.’

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ack in the Late Pleistocene Age, when I was an infant critic, one of the first movies I reviewed was an acerbic Australian black comedy called Don’s Party. I had to admit the portrait of suburban Sydney sophisticates gathered together to drink, flirt, argue politics, and expose weaknesses, while sleeping with each others’ partners, left me cold. “Just wait till you’re older,” warned my friend, Nancy, with all the portent of a threat. “Then you’ll get it!”

Well, I’m older now—way—but the poison cocktail of cynicism, disillusion, backbiting and sexual skullduggery, as served up in Sally Potter’s The Party, is still not exactly my thing. It’s not a remake of the

Australian film, but it shares the same bleak, sarcastic worldview—and considering how bleak the world is at the moment, maybe bitter laughter is the only sane response. To Potter’s credit, her cast is mostly flawless, the movie is visually striking, and she keeps the narrative humming along at an intense clip throughout its fleet 75-minute running time.

Still, there’s an off-putting artificiality to the whole enterprise.

Unfolding in real time, within a minimalist set—three rooms and the patio of a London flat—the movie feels not so much stagebound as hermetically sealed. The characters don’t converse, they sling zingers back and forth. If you’ve seen the trailer at least once a week for the last

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two months, like I have, you already know all of the punch lines, so the surprise—that all-important element of comic timing—is gone. But, worse, the movie never transcends its own artifice to give us something more meaningful to ponder. It’s content to be a bright, shiny bauble.

The title refers to a celebration being held in honor of, and hosted by, Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas), newly appointed Health Minister for the opposition party (another way to interpret the title, although political alliances are never specified). She’s in the kitchen, fielding congratulatory calls and texts, while her befuddled husband, Bill (Timothy Spall), spins the old blues chestnut, “I’m A Man,” on the

turntable as their guests arrive.

First up is the odd couple of waspish April (Patricia Clarkson), Janet’s oldest friend, and her current boyfriend—a touchy-feely, meditating, self-described healer, Gottfried (Bruno Ganz). April, who considers herself a lapsed idealist (“back when we thought somebody in power might listen”), is now content to chip away at everyone else’s foibles. Like “wanker banker” Tom, an obscenely wealthy Yank businessman (Cillian Murphy, mostly keeping his Irish accent in check), whose absent wife is Janet’s deputy.

Tom decries the others’ professed disdain for money as “elitist,” and spends most of his time in the bathroom doing lines of coke to get through the evening. Meanwhile, rounding out the guest list is Martha (Cherry Jones), an academic who’s an old friend of Bill’s, and Martha’s girlfriend, Jinny (Emily Mortimer).

As the party wears on, agendas are revealed, secrets are divulged, friendships are frayed, and political arguments deployed, but the humor tends to be sour, and the jokes mean and cutting. There are still a couple of good surprises in the interpersonal relationships (they didn’t put everything in the preview trailer, thank heavens). But we don’t feel as shattered as we should when these friendships implode because it’s so hard to believe that any of these one-note characters with their often stereotypical attitudes were ever really friends in the first place.

Potter has always been a stylist, from the sumptuousness of her first film, the gorgeous Elizabethania of Orlando (adapted from the Virginia Woolf novella), to a contemporary film (Yes) delivered entirely in iambic verse. She shoots The Party in shimmering black-and-white, with plenty of contrast—dark depths and bright surfaces—to replicate, she says, the Marx Brothers and Ealing Studio comedies that inspired her.

Although to really pay homage to these mentors, her humor would have to be a little warmer. And funnier.

THE PARTY **1/2 (out of four) With Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer and Cillian Murphy.

Written and directed by Sally Potter. A Roadside Attractions release. Rated R. 75 minutes.

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK LOVE, SIMON The clever trailer for this film does a good job of building up the big secret that high schooler Simon is keeping: he’s gay. What happens when everyone finds out?

Well, it’s a romantic comedy, not, say, a horror film, so the outlook is good. Starring Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner.

Directed by Greg Berlanti. (PG-13) 109 minutes. (SP) TOMB RAIDER When critics described her turn as a robot object of desire in Ex Machina as a “breakout role,” I doubt they had any idea how right they were. Now, here she is poised to be the next Angelina Jolie, taking over as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider franchise. I know, I know, The Bourne Legacy didn’t exactly make Jeremy Renner the next Matt Damon, and the Carrie remake certainly didn’t make Chloe Grace Moretz the next Sissy Spacek. Geez, you people are cynical! (PG-13) 118 minutes. (SP)

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NOW PLAYING ANNIHILATION Director Alex Garland of Ex Machina fame has been up front about the fact that his new film about an expedition to a dangerous place where the laws of nature have been altered isn’t for everyone. Studio execs agreed, calling it too complicated and intellectual, and in a panic signed most of the international rights away to Netflix. That’s too bad for Garland, but it does suggest that science fiction fans in this country can for once look forward to an adaptation that’s as smart and original as the book it’s based on. The funny part is that the trailer makes it look like

a fairly typical, bland sci-fi/action flick. I bet the studio execs loved it. Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac. (R) (SP) BLACK PANTHER After months of jaw-droppingly cool trailers and ever-more revealing clips, anticipation for this latest Marvel comic adaptation is at a fever pitch. The character at the center of this story, T’Challa (played here

by Chadwick Boseman), goes all the way back to 1966, and was the first character of African descent in a major American comic.

Incredibly, it took more than 25 years of development hell for this adaptation to finally reach the big screen—but it’s finally here, primed to be one of the biggest movies of the year. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Co-starring Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, and Angela Bassett. (PG-13) 134 minutes. (SP) CALL ME BY YOUR NAME Scripted by the great James Ivory (veteran director of classics like A Room With a View and Howard’s End), from a 2007 novel by Italian-American writer André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name follows the relationship between the 17-year-old son of a globe-trotting academic, and the 24-year-old American grad student hired as his father’s research assistant. Evolving over six weeks of a hot, lazy, Italian summer in 1983, the story explores physical attraction, yearning, and romantic attachment in ways viewers of all sexual orientations can understand. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg. (R) 132 minutes. (LJ) DARKEST HOUR Just a few years ago, Hollywood trade mags were asking “What’s wrong with Gary Oldman?” after he gave a rambling, profanity-laced interview to Playboy magazine in which he defended Mel Gibson’s anti-semitism and whined about Obama’s supposedly terrible presidency. He then went on the

expected apology tour, and here he is playing Winston Churchill in an Oscar-bit World War II movie. Take note, crazy-saying Matt Damon! Luckily, perhaps, avowed libertarian Oldman is unrecognizable in makeup as celebrated reformist Churchill, as director Joe Wright traces the critical decisions Churchill made immediately upon becoming prime minister, ending Britain’s strategy of Nazi appeasement and taking a stand against Hitler. Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn and Lily James co-star. (PG-13) 127 minutes.

DEATH WISH Once upon a time, director Eli Roth made an interesting and fairly subversive horror film called Hostel. But a lot of people—most of whom never even saw it—wrongly wrote it off as “torture porn.” Roth seems to have never gotten over it, as he hasn’t made anything approaching a good movie since.

Even worse, he increasingly whines about “social justice warriors” attacking his films, suggesting he’s taking that hard Michael Crichton/Frank Miller/ David Mamet fall into nonsensical right-wing paranoia. Gee, wonder if that has anything to do with why he’s remaking 1974’s nonsensical right-wing paranoia film Death Wish. Bruce Willis on a vigilante shooting spree? Sending a message that murder is the only way to deal with criminals, at a time when crime is at historic lows, and gun mass-murder is at an all-time high? Can anyone say “worst idea ever?” Co-starring Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris and Vincent D’Onofrio. (R) 107 minutes. (SP) EARLY MAN Move over, Captain Caveman! Aardman Animations, the people who brought you Wallace and Gromit, are back with the story of a caveman who has to help his tribe win a soccer game—or lose their village to some Bronze Age bullies. Directed by Nick Park. With the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams. (PG) 89 minutes.

A FANTASTIC WOMAN (LA MUJER FANTASTICO) Transgender actress Daniela Vega makes a triumphant debut playing a transgender woman fighting for respect in modern-day Chile.

Winner of this year’s Foreign Language Oscar, Sebastián Lelio’s engrossing film is a resonant and stylishly-told story about the basic human right to live with dignity and carve out one’s identity in the world. When her partner of several years dies suddenly, and his family closes ranks against her, she experiences the universal plight of an outsider forbidden the rights of the legal kinship group. That not all of these issues are gender identity-based broadens the film’s scope, and in Vega’s fearless performance, we get a heroine worth cheering for.

(R) 105 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. (LJ) GRINGO David Oyelowo as you’ve never seen him before! Er, and maybe didn’t want to see him?

He’s certainly playing against type as a corporate drone who gets caught in the middle of a wacky black-comedy crime plot after the “weed pill” that his company has developed gets him kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel. Wait, we are talking about the David Oyelowo from Selma and Five Days, right? Okay, just checking.

Directed by Nash Edgerton. Costarring Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton. (R) 110 minutes. (SP) THE HURRICANE HEIST Imagine a movie that combined storms and robbery. Now, imagine that movie was thought up by Homer Simpson. Okay, now go 18 percent dumber. Congratulations, you’ve just arrived at The Hurricane Heist, in which some high-tech thieves decide to rob a U.S. mint using a category 5 hurricane as cover.

Directed by Rob Cohen. Starring Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace and Ryan Kwanten. (PG-13) 100 minutes. (SP) THE PARTY Reviewed this issue.

Directed by Sally Potter. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Cillian Murphy, Patricia Clarkson and

Emily Mortimer. (R) 71 minutes.

(SP) RED SPARROW Jennifer Lawrence is a one-woman killing force! I don’t know if that’s true, but that’s definitely the plot of this spy movie. Raised by Russians to stick it to the Capitalist Running Dogs, she meets CIA agent Joel Edgerton and starts re-thinking her values. Joel Edgerton, really, comrade? Did you not see The Gift? That guy is totally creepy!

(R) 139 minutes. (SP) THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT It was an entire decade ago that The Strangers came out, with its alternately intriguing and infuriating habit of pushing every horror cliche to the most unbelievable level—killers could move across entire rooms behind their victims without detection, while conversely even a fully loaded shotgun didn’t stand a chance against these otherwise completely normal-seeming bad guys. This long-suffering sequel seems bent on continuing in that direction, bringing back the original’s masked trio of maniacs to terrorize another family.

Directed by Johannes Roberts.

Starring the guy with the sack on his head and the two girls with weird masks. ® THOROUGHBREDS Twisty thriller about two childhood friends who re-connect as teenagers and bring out each other’s most destructive tendencies as they draw a would-be tough guy into their ultimate plan. Directed by Cory Finley. Starring Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and Anton Yelchin. (R) 92 minutes. (SP) A WRINKLE IN TIME Who didn’t love this way-ahead-of-its-time YA fantasy novel as a kid? You better not screw this up, Oprah, or nobody’s going to vote for you when you run for president! Aw, just kidding, of course we’ll vote for you. Directed by Ava DuVernay.

Starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon. (PG) 109 minutes. (SP)

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LET’S GET HAPPY Happy hour at Bittersweet Bistro. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

Flavor and ambience shine at Bittersweet Bistro’s happy hour BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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ome happy hours are better than others. That’s just a scientific fact. Take the happy hour hosted

by Bittersweet Bistro. On a chilly evening, the lively lounge with its dark wood bar offers aid and comfort to a wide range of thirsty and hungry Aptos neighbors. When I met Melinda last week, LeBron was just finishing up his 39-point game on one of several strategically placed screens. While bar seating

gets you up close and personal with the NBA action, Mel and I chose a corner booth under the windows.

Adults of all ages, many of them old enough to know all of the lyrics to Beatles tunes, were in full swing as we took advantage of the appealing Happy Hour prices to order a classic Manhattan ($6) and a Bittersweet 75 ($8). Well-made cocktails. Great start to our happy hour.

The house that Tom and Elizabeth Vinolus have built and tended for

three decades is going strong. The straight-ahead and generous comfort food on this menu is a huge part of the Bittersweet appeal. So is the Mediterranean patio in warm weather. So is the huge, yet somehow cozy dining room. But we like the California pub ambience of the bar.

The “quesadilla of the moment” ($8) happened to be carne asada. We said “yes” to that, plus Angus beef carpaccio ($10). We were comparing notes about hotels in Manhattan for an upcoming

Bittersweet Bistro happy hour is 3:30-6 p.m. on Wednesday-Friday, and Sunday.

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trip when our quesadillas arrived, a platter with four large gleaming wedges of flour tortilla packed with beef and cheese. On the side came a trio of salsas, and I immediately fell for the fiery sour cream version.

Let me be clear about these happy hour portions: They are not tiny. This is serious food, so serious that we had two of the four large quesadillas packed for home. As an abundant plate of carpaccio arrived we were sipping away, Melinda on her Manhattan (I’m not a fan of drinks containing cherries) and I on my cocktail of Hendrick’s gin, lemon juice and a float of bubbly. I asked for my drink to be made without a sugar rim and very little simple syrup. The bartender obliged and the cocktail was refreshingly un-sweet so that the gin could peek out and make itself known.

Thank you! On the carpaccio front, paper-thin beef was draped across a large round plate, ringed with rosettes of Dijon mustard. In the center sat a jungle of baby arugula embellished with shaves of Parmigiano-Reggiano (I would have liked a bit more cheese), lavish quantities of capers, and a micro-dice of purple onion. This was a life-sustaining appetizer by any stretch, and for $10 it was the deal of the decade. Not sure why but the bite of gin and lemon made flavor romance with the sweet earthiness of the beef. Classic appetizers are treated with respect and gusto here at the Bittersweet happy hour—and worth the challenging rush hour drive from the Westside. The NBA, a proper cocktail, and affordable apps. Lots to like.

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Pop-up goes beyond typical Indian fare while embracing philanthropy BY AARON CARNES

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We try to showcase something extremely unique. We change the menu quite a bit. There are a couple popular dishes that we come back to every now and then, but I would say we end up repeating a dish maybe once every three months.

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Here we are in our last days of winter and the last week of Pisces. Before Pisces waters turn to Aries fires, let’s talk a bit more about Pisces.

So we understand more. Wednesday, March 14, is Einstein’s birthday. Einstein, a most brilliant thinker, was Pisces Sun. Most people consider Pisces too confused to become a brilliant scientist. But, there are heights and depths within Pisces hardly anyone ever knows or comes close to understanding. Pisces is the two fish, one masking the other. Pisces’ nature is fluid. And, this fluidity is what enables them to swim deep into darkness while reaching up to the highest star (Sirius). Because of these journeys, Pisces is able to understand all realities, both dark and light, inner and outer, above and below, known and unknown.

This is where the two fish swim. Pisces, when directed by the Soul, becomes powerful, like the force of an ocean. Often, people turn away when in the presence of Pisces. A spiritual

Pisces (Pluto ruler) understands why.

Pisces must withdraw often, eliminate all that has been absorbed from the environments, and gather themselves back together again.

Saturday is the Pisces new moon. So many “lights” both in Pisces and in Aries. The Pisces waters prepare us for the fires of Aries.

The keynote for Pisces is, “I left the Father’s house, the bliss-filled Oneness. I returned to the Earth in order to serve the Plan and to save humanity.” Monday is St. Joseph’s Day, honoring all fathers as they cherish their children.

Tuesday, March 20, at 9:15 a.m. (West Coast), the zodiacal year ends, the Sun exits Pisces, enters Aries and the new season of Spring begins. The seasons are all about the elements. From Pisces water to Aries fire, from the end to a new beginning. The new zodiacal year begins and Archangel Raphael assumes his Spring post as protector of the Earth.

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

Rest and relaxation are most important. Retreat continues to be a need. No matter what you attempt, veils drop in front of you. Should you push forward, you only find clouds of confusion. Go slowly, use your heart, slip into a comforting environment (and shoes), and dance and sing to the sounds of kirtan (holy music). The best is by Krishna Das.

With multiple Pisces and Aries planets you could be involved with lots of water (or fire). You could be engulfed in drugs or alcohol or a flood of tears for something sad occurring. You could be learning to swim or riding the waves. You could be turning into Mother Teresa saving the world. You could be lost, confused or realize you’re being refined, purified and prepared. On the burning grounds. Wear veils for protection.

Esoteric Astrology as news for week of March 14, 2018

TAURUS Apr21–May21 Your entire focus is on group work and the creation of community. This is Right Action, for it will be through intentionally creating, building and working within community that sustainability will be assured in the coming years. There is a need to tend to health, be in the sun and exercise to assure that you will continue with the vision and leadership needed to get us from here to there, from darkness to light.

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The planets in the sign of saving the world are in your house of friends, hopes, wishes, and how you’re recognized, seen, needed and remembered in the group you belong to. What are your thoughts these days concerning those you associate with? How do they impact your profession, leadership skills and public life?

During this new moon, serve those around you with great dedication and love. Make food baskets. Distribute them.

Many opportunities seem to flow into your life. So many you may feel under/overwhelmed. Don’t be. Some you’ll understand, some you won’t. Some are good, some confusing. As the blessings continue to appear, you find yourself learning to be quite at home with style, glamour and dazzling beauty. At times, you do need to retreat, hide under covers and simply swim toward Seas of Tranquility.

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Maintain simplicity this week. Tend to easy chores, seek help if needed. You must maintain health, well-being and strength.

There’s a possibility of restriction walking or accomplishing tasks or getting from here to wherever, for something unexpected may have occurred. This calls for patience and strength of character that can ask for assistance. If traveling, be sure to have the best of shoes. Drive with care.

You like to maintain customs and traditions. Soon it will be Easter. It’s time to create Easter baskets, growing little grasses (barley and wheat), thinking about filling the baskets with homemade foods for family and friends. Easter is Sunday, April 1. In our family, our mother made walnut and poppy seed strudels, she grew radishes and parsley for Easter breakfast, and we walked around the neighborhoods, collecting wild fruits and spring onions. You might do this too.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18

Saturn and Mars have been affecting your day to day life.

Have you found yourself working slower, having to redo, review, reassess and create a calm sense of inner patience these past months? What is occurring with money and finances held in common? Something unexpected, expansive, confusing or illuminating? Did financial news from family emerge? Do you need tax help?

Should you feel overtaken by either sex or intimacy, by money or finances, and/or by confusion in either of these areas of life, give yourself time to acclimate because something’s unfolding and something’s being refined in those areas. Keep close and careful tabs on all money, received and spent. Try not to be taken over by a desire for a very expensive object. It’s an illusion. Wait a month.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

Pisces is your opposite sign, your hidden self, the other half of you. When Sun’s in Virgo, an integration takes place between yourself and all those close to you; intimate friends, those you work and live with and even enemies. Virgo and Pisces, like all opposite signs, shadow each other. The gifts each one possesses the other needs. Each shadow of the other gradually fuses and integrates.

This new moon brings the hidden out into the open.

Perhaps a new self-identity. Pisces is so often veiled, people don’t really know them. They live behind veils (Neptune) for many years. Then one day Pisces emerges, knowing what’s ahead, what came before and what just passed everyone by. There’s lots of work ahead. Get yourself thick boots, something cashmere and a new car. You know which direction to take.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0266 The following Individual is doing business as PRECISION FIDUCIARY ANALYTICS. 1641 CALYPSO DRIVE, APTOS, CA 95003.

County of Santa Cruz. J. BEN VERNAZZA. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: J. BEN VERNAZZA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 8/8/2013.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on February 8, 2018. Feb 21, 28 & Mar 7, 14.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0298 The following Corporation is doing business as KADOTANI AUTO REPAIR. 1865 MAIN ST. WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. County of Santa Cruz. YAMAMOTO AUTO REPAIR, INC. 1865 MAIN ST., WATSONVILLE,CA 95076. Al# 4105992.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: YAMAMOTO AUTO REPAIR, INC. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 13, 2018.

Feb 21, 28 & Mar 7, 14.

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 March 26, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 10 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Feb. 7, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Feb 21,28 & Mar. 7, 14.

BAILEY CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00497. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner MAKAIDA BAILEY has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: KOBE MICHAEL BAILEY-HOLT to: KOBE MALAKAI BAILEY. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING April 2, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 10 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week

NOAH MAXIMILIANO to: NOAH CHAVEZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING April 2, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 10 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Feb. 14, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Feb. 28, Mar 7, 14 & 21.

for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Feb. 15, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Feb. 21, 28, & Mar. 7, 14.

The following General Partnership is doing business as ESH CLOTHING COMPANY. 222 JACKSON ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. AMANDA CHRISTA RUDOLPH, & BRADLEY JAMES RUDOLPH. This business is conducted by

a General Partnership signed: BRADLEY JAMES RUDOLPH. 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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0303 The following Individual is doing business as LIL SALS JANITORIAL AND HANDYMAN SERVICE. 1375 RUBY CT. #2, CAPITOLA, CA 95010.

County of Santa Cruz.

SALVADOR PETER DELGADO JR. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SALVADOR PETER DELGADO JR. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 14, 2018.

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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF BONNIE JEAN PETERSON CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00405.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner BONNIE JEAN PETERSON has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: BONNIE JEAN PETERSON to: BONNIE PETERSON LANGE. THE COURT ORDERS

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF MAKAIDA

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0109 The following Individual is doing business as GABRIELS CHIPPING &TREE SERVICE. 686 SWANTON RD., DAVENPORT, CA 95017. County of Santa Cruz. GABRIEL F. SWITZER. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: GABRIEL F. SWITZER. 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 Jan. 18, 2018. Feb. 28, Mar 7, 14, 21.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF CRISANTA CHAVEZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00469.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner CRISANTA CHAVEZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0347.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0346 The following Individual is doing business as ARCHIWATER COLLABORATIVE. 4241 SEA PINES COURT, CAPITOLA, CA 95010.

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EDISON BECKER BONJARDIM. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: EDISON BECKER BONJARDIM. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 2/20/2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on 2/20/2018. Feb 28, Mar 7, 14 & 21.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0351 The following Corporation is doing business as IKE'S LOVE AND SANDWICHES. 1318 OCEAN ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. ISP2 SANTA CRUZ INC. 2384 SUNRISE DR, SAN JOSE, CA 95124. Al# 4045222. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: SANGAM PATEL. The

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0408.

The following General Partnership is doing business as JAMROCK MARKETING. 406 S. BRANCIFORTE AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. JAMAR RAMOS & JAMESON TRESSLER. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: JAMESON TRESSLER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is 2/26/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 27, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0159 The following Individual is doing business as SANTA CRUZ FIGHT CLUB. 111 BEAN CREEK RD. #9, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95066. County of Santa Cruz. JORDAN DODGE. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JORDAN DODGE. 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 Jan 25, 2018. Mar 7, 14, 21, & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0412.

The following General Partnership is doing business as KNIT SEW MAKE. 111 ERRETT CIRCLE., SANTA CRUZ,

CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. HEDWIG CRAFT, SARA HOMAN & SARA JESSEN. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: HEDWIG CRAFT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 27, 2018.

Mar 7, 14, 21 & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0150 The following Individual is doing business as KAPENA CLOTHING COMPANY. 4418 YARDARM CT. SOQUEL, CA 95073.

County of Santa Cruz.

CADE WRIGHT. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: CADE WRIGHT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/20/2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Jan 23, 2018. Mar 7, 14, 21, & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0423.

The following General Partnership is doing business as HOLIDAY MUFFLER. 1671 CAPITOLA RD., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz.

MICHAEL LEE FOSTER & SHERRY TAYLOR FOSTER. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: SHERRY TAYLOR FOSTER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is FEB 28, 2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 7, 14, 21 & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0400.

The following General Partnership is doing business as SANTA CRUZ PEDICAB. 233 VAN NESS AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. CURTIS SWAIN, DEBORA WADE, & KARSTEN WADE. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: DEBORA WADE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is 4/24/2012. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 26, 2018. Mar 7, 14, 21, & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0429 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as URBAN HIPPIE. 343 SOQUEL AVE. APT. # 95,SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. MANGATA, LLC. 343 SOQUEL AVE. APT. # 95,SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. AI# 5110562.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: ERIC COKE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 28, 2018. Mar 7, 14, 21, & 28.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0440 The following Individual is doing business as FLYING LIZARD DESIGN. 2917 CENTER STREET, SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. VALERIE A SABOURIN. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: VALERIE A SABOURIN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name

listed above is 1/17/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 2, 2018.

Mar 14, 21, 28, & Apr. 4.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0336 The following Corporation is doing business as RESOURCE CENTER FOR NONVIOLENCE. 612 OCEAN ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

THE ESCHATON FOUNDATION. 612 OCEAN ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. Al# 625931. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: THE ESCHATON FOUNDATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 6/11/1971.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 16, 2018. Mar 14, 21, 28 & Apr 4.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0459 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as OCEAN VIEW CANNABIS. 1075 ORMSBY CUTOFF, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. County of Santa Cruz. OCEAN VIEW CANNABIS, LLC. 1075 ORMSBY CUTOFF, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. AI# 3410148.

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: GARRETT HAND. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 6, 2018.

Mar 14, 21, 28 & Apr 4.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0460 The following Individual

is doing business as ALTERNATIVE PROPERTY SERVICES. 235 FOSSIL LN., BOULDER CREEK, CA 95006. County of Santa Cruz. ROBERT WALTER BEERS. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ROBERT WALTER BEERS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is 1/2/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 6, 2018.

Mar 14, 21, 28 & Apr 4.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: SELLIT.G. 413 GAY RD., APTOS, CA 95003. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 2/13/2017 GARRET ROBERT EASTMAN KING. 413 GAY RD., APTOS, CA 95003.

This business was conducted by: INDIVIDUAL: GARRET ROBERT EASTMAN KING. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 1, 2018. File No.2017-0000292.

Mar. 14, 21, 28, & Apr. 4.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0301 The following Married Couple is doing business as BELLE VOUS SPA. 606 FREDERICK ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. ELISA LORRAINE RHOADES & WILLIAM RICHARD RHOADES II. 390 SEARIDGE RD APT B., APTOS, CA 95003 This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: ELISA RHOADES. The registrant commenced

HOME WANTED Two 5-year-old neutered male cats. The elderly owner can no longer care for these well-loved, friendly, indoor/outdoor tan short hair cats. $10 to good home. (336) 831-4019.

GARDENING Happy Gardens Rototilling (831) 234-4341

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to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 13, 2018.

Mar 14, 21, 28, & Apr 4.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0348 The following Individual is doing business as BLUE GREEN SOLEIL. 1101 MARTIN RD., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa

Cruz. HANA ALYSSA O'BRIEN . This business is conducted by an Individual signed: HANA ALYSSA O'BRIEN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 20, 2018. Mar 14, 21, 28, & Apr 4.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0209 The following Individual is doing business as BABBLING BROOK INN. 1025 LAUREL ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. DILIP PATEL. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: DILIP PATEL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 20, 2018. Feb 28, Mar 7, 14 & 21.

registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb 20, 2018. Feb 28, Mar 7, 14 & 21..

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Sign: Aries ELLIE HAMNER, 12-Year Customer, Santa Cruz Occupation: Full-time mom Hobbies: Cooking, running, baking, cross-fit running,Astrological cross-fit Astrological Sign: Aries RICK HAMNER, 12-Year Customer, Santa Cruz Occupation: Physician Hobbies: Hunting, working out, part-time butcher for Ellie :) Astrological Sign: Taurus Is Shopper’s your go-to store? ELLIE: “Yes, I would say so.” RICK: “You shop here every day!” ELLIE: “More like every couple of days… It’s just nice. Shopper’s has all the natural and specialty foods plus all the mainstream products too, like Heinz ketchup for the kids along with high-quality local pizza. You can get it all here.” RICK: “The butcher shop is the number one reason we shop here. Ellie won’t shop for meat anywhere else. We feed many, many people with our traditional Saturday barbecue ribs, and had been buying them from a big-box store. One day we bought our ribs from Shopper’s and they were so much better!”

What do you like to cook? ELLIE: “Everything from barbecue to baking with gourmet ingredients for cakes with home-made frosting. I bounce around. I just got some Port to make Korean-style pulled pork tacos with kimchi — my own kimchi. Indian curries, Chinese, Japanese/sushi, Mexican and American, Rick’s favorite, mac and cheese, might be on the menu, too. My ‘cafe’ is called Ellie’s Kitchen, and it’s a table for five.” RICK: “She makes so much good stuff I can’t keep up with it!

She also does canning, fermenting and pickling.”

ELLIE: “Our kids, August, Maddy & R.C., have a diverse palettes. And they really like Shopper’s.”

Nice. How so? RICK: “They feel comfortable here. The butchers and checkers always acknowledge them; they know their names and chat with them.” R.C.: “They carry R.C. cola in honor of me!” ELLIE: “When R.C. turned one, I wanted R.C Cola for his birthday but I couldn’t find it anywhere. I asked Shopper’s if they could get it and they did. They still carry it. Shopping here is fun, and I want to keep my money spent local. I appreciate Shopper’s onsite ownership making sure everything runs smoothly. Jim (Beauregard) and his son Andre say hello to me and so I feel more of a connection to the people where I’m purchasing my food. Shopping here is more personal.”

“Shopping here is fun, and I want to keep my money spent local. I appreciate Shopper’s onsite ownership making sure everything runs smoothly.”

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