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EDITOR’S NOTE Mary Sesnon Porter is a name that I saw pretty much every day as I was walking to and from classes at UCSC, and then all over later when I was covering the South County for the Register-Pajaronian. In all that time, I never once stopped to think about the woman behind this ubiquitous presence in Santa Cruz County. But that’s how it usually goes, isn’t it?

We never usually find out what was so important about the people whose names are on our art galleries, civic

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Lately there has been some controversy about allowing E-bikes on the Westcliff pathway. This same controversy will be magnified if the rail trail is built (GT, 4/18), because it is not wide enough to allow for separate bike and E-bike lanes for those that want to commute to work at faster speeds; plus, the rail trail deviates onto high-traffic surface streets at critical junctures. Only the Trail Only/Greenway Vision provides enough room for bike commuters (and other hightech alternatives), which has the benefit of reducing the number of cars on our roads.

The best scenario is to railbank the corridor and tear out the tracks now so we can all start using this transportation resource within our lifetimes.

habitat destruction, boundless energy and materials consumption—within a finite system, Earth. Consequently, we have exceeded our carrying capacity, the sixth mass global extinction is well underway, and civilization’s implosion is accelerating.

Both groups promote a myopic “solution:” if only we had a trail or rail-trail corridor, we could continue to populate our county and accommodate our ever-growing commuting “needs.” Rather than building more transportation infrastructure to further their environmentalist pipe dream of a foreverexpanding “green” civilization, Greenway and Friends of the Rail & Trail should promote decivilization, including depopulation and steady state economics. They might begin by ripping out the tracks and converting the corridor to grassland, so that coyote people and deer people can use it to commute, and pledging to not have more children.

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buildings and schools (other than, we assume, they donated a lot of money to the right people).

This week, though, we get to find out, in Geoffrey Dunn’s cover story about Porter. And now having read it, I can’t believe I had never even heard of Pino Alto, the fascinating Porter estate that is the stuff of local legend.

Also this week, Jacob Pierce gives us part two of our series on issues surrounding the rail trail, with a look at Progressive Rail’s bid to operate the local lines. We got a lot of insightful feedback after the first story in our series last week; please keep it coming!

The Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Rightof-Way, whether inflicted as trail only, as advocated by Greenway, or rail and trail, as advocated by Friends of the Rail & Trail, is a false engineering “solution” to a sociopolitical and existential problem: mainstream environmentalism’s absurd assertion that we must further “our way of life” with its delusional premise that we can infinitely expand our civilization— through population growth, economic growth, boundless urbanization and

RE: RAIL TRAIL There’s something really, really crucial here that I hope to see in future installments: what do the people of Watsonville think? This is perhaps the most valuable insight that could be provided to Good Times’ audience, which is Santa Cruz-based. I’m not sure many of us actually get over there that often. The current political power center in Santa Cruz is choosing policies that push young people who want to put down roots to put down those roots in Watsonville, not Santa Cruz. >8

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Leftover medicine and used sharps can pose serious public health and safety hazards, endangering public health and the environment when they’re improperly disposed of. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28 will help to raise awareness about the issue. Drugs and sharps should never be flushed or thrown in the trash. Leftover medicines and used sharps can be taken back to almost every pharmacy, as well as many medical centers. To find a drop-off site, visit MedProject.org.

The Santa Cruz Education Foundation is holding its 10th annual Eddy Award ceremony on Tuesday, May 1, at the Museum of Art and History. The foundation, which celebrates excellence in Santa Cruz schools, will recognize five teachers for its “Outstanding Teacher” Eddy, as well as eight “Unsung Heroes,” while additionally giving out two Special Foundation Awards—one to the Santa Cruz Warriors and another to Trevor Miller, the facility services director for Santa Cruz City Schools.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of April 25 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 Imagine you’re one of four porcupines caught in frigid weather. To keep warm, you all have the urge to huddle together and pool your body heat. But whenever you try to get close, you prick each other with your quills. The only solution to that problem is to move away from each other, even though it means you can’t quell your chill as well. This scenario was used by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud as a parable for the human dilemma. We want to be intimate with each other, Freud said, but we hurt each other when we try. The oft-chosen solution is to be partially intimate: not as close as we would like to be, but only as much as we can bear. Now everything I just said, Aries, is a preface for better news: In the coming weeks, neither your own quills nor those of the people you care about will be as sharp or as long as usual.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 The Simpsons is the longest-running American TV sitcom and animated series. But it had a rough start.

In the fall of 1989, when producers staged a private pre-release screening of the first episode, they realized the animation was mediocre. They worked hard to redo it, replacing 70 percent of the original content. After that slow start, the process got easier and the results got better. When the program completes its thirtieth season in 2019, it will have aired 669 episodes. I don’t know if your own burgeoning project will ultimately have as enduring a presence, Taurus, but I’m pretty sure that, like The Simpsons, it will eventually become better than it is in the early going. Stick with it.

GEMINI May21–June20 The coming weeks might be an interesting time to resurrect a frustrated dream you abandoned in a wasteland; or rescue and restore a moldering treasure you stopped taking care of a while back; or revive a faltering commitment you’ve been ignoring for reasons that aren’t very high-minded. Is there a secret joy you’ve been denying yourself without good cause? Renew your relationship with it. Is there a rough prize you received before you were ready to make smart use of it? Maybe you’re finally ready. Are you brave enough to dismantle a bad habit that hampers your self-mastery? I suspect you are.

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mation, therefore, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to build up your hunger for vivid adventures and bring your fantasies at least one step closer to becoming concrete realities. Whisper the following to yourself as you drop off to sleep each night: “I will allow myself to think bigger and bolder than usual.”

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22 The bad news is that 60 percent of Nevada’s Lake Mead has dried up. The good news—at least for historians, tourists, and hikers—is that the Old West town of St. Thomas has re-emerged. It had sunk beneath the water in 1936, when the government built the dam that created the lake. But as the lake has shrunk in recent years, old buildings and roads have reappeared. I foresee a comparable resurfacing in your life, Libra: the return of a lost resource or vanished possibility or departed influence.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 I hope the next seven weeks will be a time of renaissance for your most engaging alliances. The astrological omens suggest it can be. Would you like to take advantage of this cosmic invitation? If so, try the following strategies.

1. Arrange for you and each of your close companions to relive the time when you first met. Recall and revitalize the dispensation that originally brought you together.

2. Talk about the influences you’ve had on each other and the ways your relationship has evolved. 3. Fantasize about the inspirations and help you’d like to offer each other in the future. 4. Brainstorm about the benefits your connection has provided and will provide for the rest of the world.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 Now is one of the rare times when you should be alert for the potential downsides of blessings that usually sustain you. Even the best things in life could require adjustments. Even your most enlightened attitudes and mature beliefs may have pockets of ignorance. So don’t be a prisoner of your own success or a slave of good habits.

Your ability to adjust and make corrections will be key to the most interesting kind of progress you can achieve in the coming weeks.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19

The Hollywood film industry relies heavily on recycled ideas. In 2014, for example, only one of the ten top-grossing movies—Interstellar—was not a sequel, remake, reboot, or episode in a franchise. In the coming weeks and months, Cancerian, you’ll generate maximum health and wisdom for yourself by being more like Interstellar than like *The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Transformers: Age of Extinction, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and the six other top-ten rehashes of 2014. Be original!

Capricorn author Simone de Beauvoir was a French feminist and activist. In her book A Transatlantic Love Affair, she made a surprising confession: Thanks to the assistance of a new lover, Nelson Algren, she finally had her first orgasm at age 39. Better late than never, right?

I suspect that you, too, are currently a good candidate to be transported to a higher octave of pleasure. Even if you’re an old pro at sexual climax, there may be a new level of bliss awaiting you in some other way. Ask for it!

Seek it out! Solicit it!

LE0 Jul23–Aug22

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18

Long ago, in the land we now call Italy, humans regarded Mars as the divine protector of fields. He was the fertility god who ripened the food crops. Farmers said prayers to him before planting seeds, asking for his blessings.

But as the Roman Empire arose, and warriors began to outnumber farmers, the deity who once served as a kind benefactor evolved into a militant champion, even a fierce and belligerent conqueror. In accordance with current astrological omens, Leo, I encourage you to evolve in the opposite direction. Now is an excellent time to transmute aggressiveness and combativeness into fecundity and tenderness.

Can you afford to hire someone to do your busy work for a while? If so, do it. If not, see if you can avoid the busy work for a while. In my astrological opinion, you need to deepen and refine your skills at lounging around and doing nothing. The cosmic omens strongly and loudly and energetically suggest that you should be soft and quiet and placid. It’s time for you to recharge your psychospiritual batteries as you dream up new approaches to making love, making money, and making sweet nonsense. Please say a demure “no, thanks” to the strident demands of the status quo, my dear. Trust the stars in your own eyes.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

You sometimes get superstitious when life is going well.

You worry about growing overconfident. You’re afraid that if you enjoy yourself too much, you will anger the gods and jinx your good fortune. Is any of that noise clouding your mood these days? I hope not; it shouldn’t be. The truth, as I see it, is that your intuition is extrastrong and your decision-making is especially adroit.

More luck than usual is flowing in your vicinity, and you have an enhanced knack for capitalizing on it. In my esti-

I believe it’s a favorable time for you to add a new mentor to your entourage. If you don’t have a mentor, go exploring until you find one. In the next five weeks, you might even consider mustering a host of fresh teachers, guides, trainers, coaches, and initiators. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that you’re primed to learn twice as much and twice as fast about every subject that will be important for you during the next two years. Your future educational needs require your full attention.

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NEWS PROGRESSION PLAN As the RTC finalizes a contract with Progressive Rail, the commission looks to the future and asks about control

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[Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a series on issues surrounding the rail corridor. Part 3 runs on May 9.]

CHECK IN Sibley Simon (left), president of New Way Homes, accepts a $50,000 investment from David Heald, president and CEO

of Santa Cruz County Bank, to fund pre-development costs for affordable housing.

Structural Integrity Sibley Simon makes his financial pitch for Santa Cruz to build the right kind of housing BY ANDREA PATTON

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ibley Simon remembers having an epiphany after his daughter’s second daycare closed because workers lost their housing.

Simon, an angel funder with a tech background, says he decided that his next entrepreneurial venture would focus on the impacts of the housing crisis, a cause he had already championed as treasurer of the Homeless Services Center (HSC) and a philanthropist.

Simon believes Santa Cruz has only two options from which to choose.

“We either could gradually become a wealthy, exclusive community, where a lot of our economy can’t keep existing here,” he says. “Or we can build denser downtowns and expand downtown a bit. Those are

our two options. There’s no no-change option. And in my view, the first one is a much more disruptive change than the second one.”

Simon is developing a new housing investment model, one he believes could be scaled to other communities throughout California.

The fund, New Way Homes, aims to bring affordable housing to the Monterey Bay at a time when the rising cost of housing is pricing residents out of the area. The new model would bridge the gap between government-funded affordable housing and the homes built by “market rate” developers—who typically build for-sale homes at the higher end of the price spectrum, because that’s where the profits are.

Some investors have begun to see the

New Way Homes vision as providing a different kind of place for them to watch their money grow, albeit a little more slowly. Investments from employers could help their employees continue to live and work locally, as most Santa Cruz residents are renters.

Dignity Health invested $200,000 and Santa Cruz County Bank has invested $50,000 in the New Way Homes fund. Foundations, Simon says, look to give away about 5 percent of their assets every year.

“More and more are doing impact investments at a 3 percent return level,” says Simon, whose muchanticipated low-income complex at the HSC has hit unexpected delays because of land ownership issues and other technical details. >12

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“I’m not saying you guys are scoundrels,” clarifies Scotts Valley City Councilmember Randy Johnson during a tense back-andforth at a recent Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) meeting.

For several minutes, Johnson, a member of the RTC, has been pressing the leaders of the freight company Progressive Rail about their intentions for rail car storage on Santa Cruz County’s rail line. Andy Schiffrin, an alternate for Commissioner Ryan Coonerty, did the same just before him.

Things are touchy because Iowa Pacific, the financially strained current operator of the rail line, has made a habit of parking cars on the line indefinitely. Both men want to make sure that the blight doesn’t continue under the next partner.

“I can appreciate what you’ve gone through, and it’s not the way we do business,” Progressive Chair Craig McKenzie assures Johnson at the April 19 Scotts Valley meeting.

McKenzie is visiting from Minnesota, along with fellow Progressive Rail officials, as they negotiate through what they hope will be the final stages of a contract to become the new freight operator for the local line, which has become a lightning rod. Some activists say the county could and should rip up the tracks to pave a wider bike and pedestrian path than the one the RTC already has planned. McKenzie says Progressive has shown a lot of flexibility because it wants to come to Santa Cruz County even foregoing guarantees that the company has pushed for in contracts elsewhere.

“We’re not Iowa Pacific,” McKenzie adds.

“The commission’s doing a fantastic job, looking after our references and investigating us. We’ve never had any unpaid bills.”

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Social impact investments from the private sector are gaining ground elsewhere, too. Cisco announced in late March a $50 million grant to a San Jose organization called Destination: Home. Affordable housing loans have been coming in locally from the Monterey Bay Housing Trust, a partnership between Monterey Bay Economic Partnership and Housing Trust Silicon Valley.

Additionally, a $250 million bond is expected to be on the November ballot to support affordable housing.

Simon says that the area grows very gradually in both good economic times and in bad—partly because Highway 17 serves as a bottleneck, separating it from the major economic job center of Silicon Valley. And housing construction, he explains, hasn’t kept up with the gradual growth.

In order to maximize the social impact of these investments, Simon, who is still in the pre-development planning stage with his funding venture, hopes to focus on infill,

construct a large number of smaller units—instead of building fewer big units—and put them in vacant or underutilized properties within the county’s downtown areas.

These units would be what some housing experts call “affordable by design.” They’ll be less expensive to build compared to standard housing complexes, and they’ll get built according to environmentally sustainable standards in walkable locations, requiring fewer parking spots as a result. The investments will cover pre-construction costs, which Simon says are the most difficult aspect to fund. He’s also pushing for the county and city to enact stronger bonus density ordinances so nonprofit developers can qualify for density bonuses under state law. The law lets developers seek exemption from certain zoning requirements if necessary, potentially allowing more units per acre, if they house enough low-income or senior residents.

The city of Santa Cruz recommended a bonus density

update as part of its 100-or-so housing recommendations in December. The county’s Housing Advisory Commission will discuss a potential ordinance change for the unincorporated area on May 2 in supervisor chambers.

Simon isn’t the only one getting serious about housing construction downtown. Developer Owen Lawlor recently submitted his muchdiscussed plans to build several levels of housing on two major downtown lots south of Cathcart Street, including at the Taco Bell lot.

Simon says the housing market has become extremely constrained and competitive. The result, he says, is a rental application process that often becomes “an auction,” if a landlord wants it to be. “100 people for one unit,” Simon says. “What that means is rent’s going up real fast for just a lack of a little more supply.”

Units built for his projects, he says, will be rented at or below the median rent, which is currently around $2,000 for a two-bedroom unit.

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NEWS BRIEFS LOADED QUESTION With a 30-round magazine capacity, AR-15 rifles have been at the center of most debates on gun control in this country. The National Rifle Association estimates that the U.S. is home to more than 8 million of these weapons and their variations, even suggesting that the popular weapon’s initials might as well stand for “America’s Rifle.” In fact, AR stands for “ArmaLite Rifle,” named after the original manufacturer. Today, it’s a blanket term for a style of semi-automatic weapon, with many gun manufacturers building their own models.

AR-15-style rifles have been responsible for six of the country’s 10 deadliest mass shootings since

1966, including one at a Florida high school in February that prompted high schoolers around the country to march out of class to support stricter gun laws.

Given such controversy, it came as a surprise to Aptos resident and activist Denise Elerick that the Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) offers a chance to fire the weapon via its Citizen Police Academy. “I don’t think it’s a healthy activity to promote in our community,” she says.

Since 1998, SCPD’s educational community program has been a way for residents to briefly experience the world of local law enforcement.

For two hours a week over the course of 10 weeks, participants learn to investigate, speak with judges, maneuver in tactical gear, and, yes, go through firearm training at the police range. But Deputy

Chief Rick Martinez says the gun firing doesn’t come from a place of machismo. Volunteers, Martinez explains, do receive “an orientation on the weapon, and then a chance to see its limitations so they know what the capabilities of their police are.”

“It’s really about transparency,” he adds.

The firearm portion of the course, he underlines, only covers four of the 20 total hours and is completely voluntary. Many decide to opt out. He also says the inclusion of the AR-15 is relatively new following the trend of policeissued AR-15 weapons.

Although the weapon gets checked out by officers daily, Martinez says it normally stays in a locked box inside a police vehicle, which is explained in the Citizen Academy course.

Still, Elerick worries that letting a local program grant access

to AR-15 weapons could have unintended consequences: “If they don’t want the community owning rifles—or are afraid of someone in a mental health crisis taking their frustration out on law enforcement—then why do they want to put one in a person’s hands even for an hour?”

Martinez says the question gets answered in the course.

Participants are discouraged against purchasing firearms and taught the extensive dangers surrounding gun ownership in the home. Each attendee is fingerprinted and passes a background check before they’re allowed to take the class.

“Unfortunately, for law enforcement this nation was built on the gun,” he responds.

“And we’re still dealing with the byproduct of that to this day.”

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towns, but says those are “very selective, very one-sided.”

Still, Johnson worries about the clout that the rail industry carries. “What we know is that once we hand over the keys to Progressive Rail, this commission loses a lot of authority and control,” Johnson says.

George Dondero, the RTC’s executive director, says there’s a sense of urgency for the commission to pick a new rail operator, lest it run afoul of federal law.

After a contract gets signed, the rail line would need repairs before opening up north of Watsonville because of storm damage, and the RTC recently approved $500,000 for inspections and recommendations of work for bridges and other infrastructure.

Progressive Rail’s plan for Santa Cruz County is divided into a few phases. The first would be freight service, followed by

an occasional excursion train to Davenport, which would ultimately be followed by passenger service. Passenger service would hypothetically be a new venture for Progressive, but Dondero says the RTC could instead jointly run passenger service itself, perhaps via a partnership with METRO. Josh Stevens, a 21-year-old Santa Cruz resident, thinks a commuter train would be a great fit for Santa Cruz County one day. After the meeting, he says that until a commuter train does come, freight by railroad would take a few trucks off the road. He likes them both for their carbonreducing benefits and for safety reasons.

“If we’re able to alleviate that in any way, shape or form, we should,” says Stevens, who’s wearing two layers of black jackets over a black T-shirt from the show Rick and Morty.

Gail McNulty is the executive director for Greenway, which supports tearing up

the tracks for a wider trail, and she worries that Progressive Rail has ulterior motives, given McKenzie’s previous ties to the oil industry. She believes that Progressive, if approved, could end up drilling offshore in the Monterey Bay—even penning a post on Greenway’s website titled “Tell the RTC to Protect Our Coast!”

If that sounds like fear-mongering, that’s because it almost certainly is.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported last year that drilling, if it ever got approved, in the Monterey Bay would be extremely difficult to do, technically speaking. Dan Haifley, executive director of the O’Neill Sea Odyssey, says that the more recently added southern portion of the National Marine Sanctuary—which is farther offshore—is being reviewed, along with other marine sanctuaries, per an order from President Donald Trump. But it’s nowhere near Santa Cruz. It would take an

act of Congress for the rest of the bay to get approved for drilling.

“The chances of that being lifted are as likely as them drilling in Yellowstone,” Haifley says.

McNulty has implied the Coast Dairies National Monument could open for drilling, too. But Ben Blom, field manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s Central Coast field office, calls that scenario “highly unlikely”—given that the federal government doesn’t own the mineral rights.

McNulty admits that Greenway’s talk of drilling is “all hypothetical,” and without any proof, but she feels “desperate times call for desperate measures.” And she knows the talk of drilling sounds like fearmongering, but also insists that she is legitimately scared by Progressive.

Greenway hired an environmental law firm out of San Francisco to write a letter to the RTC arguing that approving the new rail contract without a thorough review would violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

County Counsel Brooke Miller says that CEQA could, in theory, require such a review in order to establish new freight service—but not when the RTC is simply picking a new operator. “This letter makes a lot of blanket statements about how CEQA might apply, and it’s not really specific to what we’re doing,” says Miller, who’s writing a response. “We have a different set of facts here.”

Some of the complex legal and environmental questions could soon have more answers, once the RTC staff releases the contract, which it will do before the commission votes. McNulty says her board actually told her not to work anymore on investigating Progressive, because they want her working on Greenway.

But McNulty did recommend we talk with residents of cities in which Progressive currently operates, like Pam Steinhagen, who runs a daycare next to the railroad tracks in Lakeville, Minnesota, Progressive’s hometown.

Steinhagen says Progressive has repeatedly ignored her complaints over the years—about lewd graffiti tagged on their rail cars, about cars behind her business, about the company’s propensity for starting trains without warning when school gets out, even though young kids sometimes walk under the cars.

“There’s really nothing we can do,” she says, “other than talking to our congressmen.”

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Speculative real estate businesses, in contrast, seek three times that return, but Simon says many investors may not be interested in what those developers are doing.

Simon says that ever since he and his wife, Nina Simon, who runs the Museum of Art and History, moved to Santa Cruz 11 years ago, he has tried to be an active part of the community.

After volunteering to restore Evergreen Cemetery, he found himself focusing on the issue of homelessness and helped start the 180/180 initiative—now called 180/2020— which has set its sights on ending chronic homelessness. Simon is still in the planning stage for housing units at HSC for the chronically homeless—one of New Way Homes’ projects.

That project, which would provide wraparound services to residents, is in the thick of challenges, partly because the complicated site has been built up, little by little, over the decades. Some of the land is owned by the city, some of it by HSC. Simon had hoped to submit plans by the end of last year, but there are also challenges with parking and a big storm drain for the Harvey West neighborhood that goes under the campus.

District Two County Supervisor Zach Friend says he’s seen a change in the approach by many in the community as they’ve come around to Simon’s point of view. Friend has heard more people say that it isn’t right when someone has to earn $70,000 a year to afford a decent apartment in Santa Cruz County.

Parents and grandparents are seeing their kids move away once they become adults because they can’t afford to live here anymore, he says.

“I think there’s a sense in the community that if we don’t do something, the character in the community will shift as it becomes a place for second homes, for vacation homes—in essence, for the rich to be able to recreate—as opposed to our community to create and live,” Friend says, “and contribute to the community at large.”

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SteelBridge Insurance When brother and sister Phil and Elizabeth Wightman relocated their family business to Santa Cruz, they wanted to fill a specific niche for nonprofit organizations in their specialty of insurance and liability.

“Working with the nonprofit sector isn’t the most lucrative of insurance practices, but we believe it is the most rewarding,” says co-owner and longtime Santa Cruz resident Phil Wightman. “We feel that we are an essential partner to our nonprofit clients, providing not just insurance products but management and educational materials and advice that helps them to create a sustainable organizational model in support of their missions.”

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The SteelBridge Insurance offices opened in Scotts Valley in 2007, and they still hold a captive nationwide clientele more than 10 years later. Wightman explained that they also serve some clients in the music industry, specifically live music events, touring bands, and production companies.

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They opened their second office in Austin, Texas just weeks ago, but having an interstate business isn’t new for the company, as they already serve clients in 32 states across America and continue to expand their business. They serve more than 1,000 customers nationwide.

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The Wightmans have strong ties to Santa Cruz and a deep sense of responsibility to serve their community. So when it came time to expand their business, they looked to the local Santa Cruz Community Credit Union (SCCCU) for support.

that provides services to the community, using the credit union completes the full [community] circle.”

“We are very locally-oriented, so it made sense for us to go to a community credit union for our financing needs,” Wightman says.

“We had other options but we were attracted to the credit union and the relationship to the community that they have.”

“It’s a very personal relationship with the SCCCU, it doesn’t feel like working with a bank, it feels like working with other community members,” Wightman says. “It’s a completely different kind of experience, they are very accommodating. It’s personal, it’s humanized.”

Steelbridge Insurance was founded on respect, honesty, integrity and a passion for helping customers and serving community. In many ways that overlaps with how SCCCU operates, too.

Opening a second location wouldn’t have been possible without financial backing and support from SCCCU, Wightman says. The project has been in the works since last year, and the credit union was a key component to SteelBridge’s success in the last eight years.

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The landscape architect for the Sesnon home was John McLaren, the legendary Superintendent of Golden Gate Park. McLaren oversaw the design of the park’s famed Japanese Tea Garden, which had been created for the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, and which figured prominently in the landscape design of what would be named “Pino Alto” in honor of a tall and solitary pine tree that had been reportedly planted decades earlier by Mary’s father, Benjamin Franklin Porter, on the grounds

of his once-thriving tannery and sprawling family lands.

The actual construction work was to include “the terracing of the grounds, the building of reservoirs and artificial lakes,” all for the thengargantuan sum of $50,000. For the next several months, progress of the construction was documented in local newspapers. By the spring of 1911, the project was complete, and the Sesnons sent out invitations for an “informal housewarming” at their new summer estate, The housewarming was a truly

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n January of 1910, a small notice appeared in the pages of the Santa Cruz Evening News entitled “Beautiful New Home Planned.” The article noted that San Francisco-based financier William T. Sesnon and his wife Mary Porter Sesnon were planning to build what would be dubbed in the press as their “palatial country home” on the grounds of the former Porter estate (where Mary Porter Sesnon had been born and raised), located just east of Soquel on a knoll with sweeping views of Monterey Bay.

Northern California affair, bringing the state’s business leaders, artists, literary and political figures to the Sesnon home in Soquel. More than 300 visitors were in attendance on Opening Day. During the week following the Pino Alto inaugural, there were lengthy accounts of the celebrated gathering in the regional newspapers. “The most notable social function in the history of Soquel was the magnificent reception given by Mr. and Mrs. Sesnon at their recently completed home,” Grace Lee’s “Social Chat” column in the Santa Cruz Sentinel noted. “It is an epoch in the history of our town, and one of the most valuable assets of this locality.”

The Sentinel also sent the celebrated writer Josephine Clifford McCrackin—the author of The Woman Who Lost Him and a pillar of Bret Harte’s distinguished staff at Overland Monthly magazine—to cover the opening celebration. She would chronicle events at Pino Alto for the next several years, not only in the Sentinel, but in the nationally renowned Overland Monthly, as well.

“The time is too short to devote to descriptions of the Chinese room, the dining hall, the breakfast parlor, the suites on the second floor, the endless and numberless rooms, all thrown open on Saturday night, to the guests so cordially received by Mr. and Mrs. Sesnon,” McCrackin wrote.

The highlight of the evening, according to McCrackin, occurred when three young children, one of them the Sesnons’ daughter Katherine, “appeared on stage, charmingly costumed, and executed the most graceful pas de deux in a character dance taught by Mrs. Sesnon, which dance was a prelude, so to speak, to the appearance of Mrs. Sesnon as Terpsichore [the Greek muse of dance and song] herself. It was an entrancing sight, and people, without knowing it, crowded each other to get one last look. The applauding and positively wild cheering lasted even after the group had quit the stage.”

Later that summer, McCrackin would once again single out the performance of Pino Alto’s beloved

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“In reality it was a poem, a dream of fair angels,” McCrackin observed, “gliding, gracefully, willowy, lithe,” with “Mrs. Sesnon herself, in costume, most becomingly draped and dressed.”

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or most of the next two decades, the Sesnons would host lavish gatherings, or salons, during the summer months at Pino Alto. As with the inaugural affair, Mary Porter Sesnon and her artistic sensibilities would assume center stage, both literally and figuratively, at all of these events.

While Mary Porter Sesnon’s name is well-known to those in the region who have attended exhibitions in the widely respected gallery named in her honor at UC Santa Cruz, little has ever been published about her or the powerful artistic vision and social drive that not only defined her life, but also underscores her continuing legacy.

The scion of one of Santa Cruz’s oldest and wealthiest 19th-century families, Mary Porter—or “May’ as she was known to family and friends—was born in 1868 and raised on the family land, then located along the old Santa Cruz-Watsonville highway (today Soquel Drive). She was trained in the arts—music, dance and watercolor—and traveled extensively with her family, while her father, Benjamin Franklin Porter (after whom Porter College at UCSC is named), expanded the family land holdings and business activities to the far reaches of the state.

Perhaps most importantly, Benjamin Porter built his daughter an art studio on the property that she forever cherished. Wherever she resided in California, the Porter property in Soquel would always be her second home and forever held the dearest place in her heart.

Mary Porter Sesnon’s life—and the artistic, intellectual and social expressions of it that were revealed for more than two decades at

Pino Alto—is now the subject of a fascinating exhibit at the gallery that bears her name, curated by the gallery’s talented director, Shelby Graham, and it includes a number of family artifacts never before made public. Funded by the UCSC Arts Division, this seminal exhibit shines a bright light on the details of a life that go far beyond a name.

As a complementary component of the Mary Porter Sesnon exhibit (see sidebar), the Porter College Faculty Gallery will be hosting a compelling exhibit featuring the works of Sesnon’s great granddaughter, Molly Porter Cliff Hilts, herself an alumnus of Porter College (1981) and a celebrated artist in her own right, currently residing in Portland, Oregon, and following in the traditions of her greatgrandmother.

Entitled “State of Wonder,” Cliff Hilts’ work fuses a multitude of visual media—photography, printing (using wax), lithographic ink, oil, and graphite—creating powerfully haunting images that create deeply emotional encounters. Vast and dreamlike vistas are juxtaposed with intimate photographic transfers as a way of linking memories of place to specific familial or personal events. It’s a perfect complement —and provides a dynamic one-two artistic/historical punch.

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Although precise dates and sequences in many accounts vary, the Porter family legacy here actually stretches back to the Gold Rush era, when a trio of Porter cousins—George K., John T., and Edward F. “Ned” Porter—made their way from New England to Santa Cruz County and engaged in a wide array of entrepreneurial activities.

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Once again, various historical writings present conflicting dates and activities for the Porter cousins, but in the 1890s, eminent California historian Herbert Howe Bancroft sent a research team to interview Benjamin Franklin Porter, while the family was residing in Los Angeles. Bancroft asserts that Benjamin Porter landed in San Francisco “on his twentieth birthday, with $80 in his pocket, which he loaned at three percent per month, and went to work at cutting and chopping redwood trees.”

The 1860 Federal Census lists the two cousins, George and Benjamin (both 27) living in Soquel; George is listed as a “master tanner” while Benjamin is listed as a “tanner.”

By the beginning of the Civil War, Benjamin began purchasing large tracts of land just east of Soquel on which the tannery continued to expand its operations (and on which Cabrillo College today is situated).

He and his cousin George later purchased an expansive tract of land in Southern California that comprised nearly the entirety of the San Fernando Valley (think Chinatown a generation earlier than the time portrayed in the classic film starring Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson).

But Benjamin Porter, like his daughter, always favored his adopted home in Soquel. “I am paying taxes in twelve counties,” he once famously declared, “but this is the spot of them all. Here, I can get away from the multitudinous cares which come into the life of every man of business activities. This is a safety valve and place of rest.”

political life of the region. John T. was elected County Sheriff; Ned was named Soquel’s first postmaster; and George was elected to the California State Senate. Benjamin served as a supervisor in Santa Cruz County in the early 1860s; so did Ned. John T.’s son, Warren Porter, would later be elected Lieutenant Governor of California.

In the autumn of 1867, Benjamin traveled to New England, where he married his childhood family friend Kate Hubbard, and then returned to California, where they soon started a family. The couple’s first child— the only one to survive into the 20th century—Mary Sophia “May” Porter was born in Soquel on Oct. 9, 1868 (not 1869 as is recorded on her headstone, nor 1870 as recorded elsewhere); according to family lore, a twin brother of Mary’s died at birth. Another daughter, Sarah H. “Sadie,” was born in February of 1871.

The two Porter girls were the darlings of Soquel, then Los Angeles (where they moved in 1882) and San Francisco (where they resided in the 1890s). At the wedding of one of their cousins here in Santa Cruz, Mary played the wedding march on piano.

At an 1894 social hosted by the Calvary Church in Santa Cruz, it was reported that a “feature of the program was Miss Sarah Porter, who possesses a sweet voice, which has been carefully cultivated. Miss Porter sang two operatic selections and a ballad. Each number was heartily encored.”

Her sister Mary, according to the account, “made all of the guests happy by telling them their fortunes. She was kept so very busy that it was a late hour before all those who desired to listen to her ‘unravel the mysteries of the future’ were satisfied. Miss Porter, who is a decidedly bright young lady, made a decided success.” At the golden wedding anniversary of their maternal grandparents in Soquel, Sarah performed as a vocalist, while Mary performed a solo on the banjo.

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he following year, in December of 1896—after Mary and her mother made a series of short visits throughout the state—Mary married a family friend, William T. Sesnon, a promising businessman and civic leader who had served as Deputy State Secretary of California and as Clerk of San Francisco County. Born in 1860, Sesnon was the son of Irish immigrants whose father had died when he was a teenager, leaving him resourceful and also ambitious.

He graduated from Hastings Law School, and while uninterested in the practice of law, he was drawn to civic and entrepreneurial activities.

By 1891, he was a guest at Porter family functions, where he joined Sarah Porter in vocal performances.

Following the death of his fatherin-law, Sesnon would later expand the Porter family business and real estate holdings into successful oil ventures, manufacturing sites and land development. The Sesnon couple would have four children— Porter (1899-1991), Katherine (1901-1922), Barbara (1902-1987) and William Jr. (1905-1979)—all of whom were raised spending their summers at the Pino Alto estate.

Long before they built their

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from San Francisco that month, eventually embarking on an ocean liner from New York to London. A short notice in the Sentinel asserted that the “object of their visit to the old country is for the purpose of completing [the sisters’] musical education … They will be absent from America for a year, but are undecided to reside in Paris or Berlin.”

It wasn’t until nearly two-anda-half years later—in November of 1893—that the trio returned from their European sojourn. The following year, it was reported that the Porter mother and daughters spent two months during the fall at the family’s “country residence near Soquel.”

Then tragedy struck. In May of 1895, Sadie was diagnosed with typhoid fever leading to pneumonia, and died in San Francisco at the age of 24. The San Francisco Chronicle noted that “she was prominent in musical and social circles” and “that she had a host of friends.”

Mary would eventually be the lone descendant—and lone heir—of not only her father and mother’s vast estate, but also of her Uncle Ned’s estate, who also had extensive residential and commercial holdings in the Soquel township.

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Judging from the salon book signings, archival photographs and newspaper accounts, men were usually in the majority at these affairs, but women were significantly represented and children often accompanied their parents. At a time when women were often excluded from such gatherings, Mary Porter Sesnon demanded—and facilitated—their active participation.

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expansive “country home” in 1911, the Sesnon couple and their growing brood often spent long weekends and most of their summer months at Pino Alto, enjoying the company of Mary’s extended family. Large gatherings included pig and beef roasts, barbecued fish caught off Capitola, and lots of games and performances.

The events were often used as a way to raise money for local churches and charitable organizations. In 1898, the Santa Cruz Evening Sentinel announced that “a garden fête is soon to be given at the Porter place, Pino Alto, for the benefit of the Episcopal Church of Capitola.”

These gatherings were almost always documented in the local press, and the family’s daily activities were often reported as well. The Porters— and later the Sesnons—were treated like celebrities in the greater Santa Cruz community. “A very handsome and natty rig dashed down Pacific Avenue Friday afternoon containing Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T Sesnon and guests,” the Evening Sentinel reported in August of 1906, shortly after the Great Earthquake and Fire in San Francisco.

“It attracted considerable notice.”

After the Sesnons built Pino Alto, the gatherings ratcheted up a notch or two, as both William and Mary were closely involved with the most prominent business and civic leaders

in the state. In 1912, William was elected President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and the following year he was appointed to a “Commission Extraordinaire” by U.S. President William Howard Taft for the purpose of meeting with foreign leaders in advance of the Panama Pacific International Exhibition (PPIE) in San Francisco. Charles C. Moore, the President of the PPIE who owned a large estate in the foothills overlooking Santa Cruz, was also a regular guest at Pino Alto, where plans for the international exposition were often the center of conversation.

The Pino Alto salons were organized around performances— or “stunts”—much like the celebrated summer gatherings at the Bohemian Grove on the Russian River in Sonoma County.

These performances included music, dance, singing, orchestral arrangements, vaudeville acts, skits, and readings. There were also a multitude of recreational activities (hikes, tennis, swimming at the nearby beach, bridge and mahjong) carefully organized by Mary. Early phonograph recordings and radio programs were played, and silent films were also screened, including The Argyle Case, a lost masterpiece produced by and starring early screen star Robert Warwick.

t should be noted that the fêtes at Pino Alto were often used to raise money for causes dear to the heart of Mary Porter Sesnon.

Perhaps the most notable occurred shortly after the opening of the estate, when Mary raised funds (and provided the land) for the construction of the Porter Memorial Library in Soquel (still located on Porter Street in Soquel, named after her Uncle Ned).

Mary held fundraisers for a multitude of other causes, including the Soquel Improvement Club, the Parish Guild of the Cavalry Church and the San Francisco Opera Company. The Sesnons also hosted dinners for prominent foreign diplomats, including those from Brazil and Japan visiting the U.S. in preparation for the PPIE. One banquet at Pino Alto featured 16 officers from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Another hosted 100 cast members of the play Julius Caesar, visiting Santa Cruz in the summer of 1921 for a special performance at the Casa del Rey hotel on the local waterfront.

One columnist for the Santa Cruz Evening News assessed the gatherings in the most glowing of terms. “The charm of the hostess alone makes the visits delightful,” it was noted.

“From early morning, when so many enjoy a brisk canter down the country roadsides, followed by an appetizing breakfast out of doors, until evening when lights are lowered to enjoy a novel motion picture or an informal dancing party is arranged—every moment brings some new delight.”

When William Sr.’s health deteriorated in the late 1920s, the once thriving salons at Pino Alto came to an end. William died in 1929 and Mary—

following an extended trip to the South Pacific, New Zealand and Australia— passed away upon her return to San Francisco the following year.

While the Sesnon children and their families made frequent use of the estate during the next decade, the property was eventually sold off, first to the Salesian order in 1942, before it was finally purchased

by Cabrillo College in 1974, where it became known as the Sesnon House.

The mansion was badly damaged during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake (it was only a few miles from the epicenter) and was rebuilt to its present glory in the 1990s.

Today the facility is used for college and community events, and serves as home to the Cabrillo College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Program.

Descendants of the PorterSesnon family have also made large donations in honor of their family at the University of California, Santa Cruz: Porter College is named after Benjamin Franklin Porter, while his daughter’s love of art and community is commemorated at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, where her grand spirit is finally being honored with an exhibit celebrating her life and times that goes well beyond her name.

Portions of this story have appeared elsewhere and are excerpted from the forthcoming “Santa Cruz is in the Heart: Volume III.” The ‘MARY PORTER SESNON AND PINO ALTO’ exhibit runs through Saturday, May 12, at Mary Porter Sesnon Galley at UCSC’s Porter College. There will be a curator and alumni walkthrough on April 28, from 2-4 p.m., and a Sesnon Family Sign Dedication at Porter Koi Pond on April 28 at 3 p.m. Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12–5 p.m.; Wednesday 12-8 p.m.

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make sure we set aside enough money for anti-graffiti coating.”

The coating hasn’t been applied yet—Joy says they have been waiting for the weather to clear up.

“The whole mural feels vulnerable to the public until it has been sealed,” Joy says. “I’m hoping that hearing about how it has impacted people positively will change people’s mind, but if they are already set in their ways, I’m not here to change their minds. My job is to uplift the people I work with.”

For the 40 or so youth, muralists and facilitators that worked on the mural, the vandalism is far outweighed by the amount of support they’ve gotten. Since the site is so public—right on Laurel Street across from the Santa Cruz Police Station—it received a lot of feedback and positive reinforcement. Joy remembers passersby honking horns, stopping to compliment them, or helping paint while waiting for the bus.

When planning out the mural, local artists Emmanuel Garcia and Oliver Whitcroft helped lead workshops with youth around the county. They heard overwhelmingly that the youth wanted to broaden the scope of issues to encompass underrepresented and marginalized groups, not just LGBTQ+.

“A lot of the projects that the youth are working on aren’t coming from the self, they are coming from educational institutions,” Joy says.

“There was a lot of ownership that young people took from the project, and that was the goal from the beginning, that engagement.”

From start to finish, the planning and painting process took around a year. The final product is a timelapse from past to present and future that begins with WWII Japanese internment camps, Chinese indentured labor, slavery and sale of tribal lands—all of which occurred in Santa Cruz County. It then transitions from grayscale to vibrant colors, where intersectionality and equality frame the DAPL protests, a Black Lives Matter activist at the Baton Rouge protest, the Stonewall uprising, the Aids Memorial Quilt, and former Santa Cruz Mayor John Laird—one of the first openly gay mayors in America. Amid the forest, rainbows

and sunlight, the mural transitions to the future, where diversity and nature are celebrated and embraced by everyone.

But the project wasn’t at all easy.

Joy remembers the biggest milestones being the funding part. Since they had never spearheaded such a mural project, they said that they really underestimated the funding.

“With its very public placement, we recognized that it was going to create a shift in Santa Cruz culture,” Joy says. “As soon as we realized that, we were like ‘we need more money.’”

They were awarded a grant from the arts council, but were in need of more financial support. The group of youth, artists and coordinators went to the Santa Cruz City Arts Commission, where they presented their mural idea and intent.

“It was intimidating because this predominantly white affluent group of people was going to decide whether our people’s history was going to get represented or not,” Garcia says. “Things are changing and the voice of youth is so powerful, that’s hard to deny when you see how passionate and aware they are.”

When they went before the SCCAC, their project received not only approval but applause from the commissioners. They then had what Garcia remembers as a celebratory “mini dance party” in the parking lot.

“It was just so validating,” says 18-year-old Sadie Reeve, one of the presenters who has been part of the Diversity Center Youth Program on and off for the last six years. “To say we are here, there is a reason for this mural and the fact that they said ‘yes, we agree,’ was so important to all of us.”

Once the mural was complete six months later, the Diversity Center held a celebration in honor of the mural and those who made it all happen. There were hugs, laughs, rainbow tape, impressively large scissors and lots of moms crying.

“I know that our county is one of the safer places in California, but it still has its challenges and problems,” Reeve says. “To showcase our history in the mural, whether its countywide or countrywide, has brought forth a change in a way that people view the youth here.”

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STRANGER THINGS Though he’s best-known for his parodies and heavily set-designed shows, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic will be

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s new stripped-down tour gives his long-overlooked original songs their due BY STEVE PALOPOLI

‘W

eird Al” Yankovic is best known for his parody songs, but they’re only half the story of his career. In fact, since he first started putting out his records in the 1980s, they’ve all contained a roughly equal number of parodies and original songs.

The parodies made his career— hell, his two Michael Jackson spoofs “Eat It” and “Fat” won him Grammys. Meanwhile, his originals were critically scorned, especially in the beginning. It wasn’t until seven albums into his career, after 1992’s Off the Deep End, that rock critics were willing to concede, as Christopher Thelen did in a 1999 review, “it’s

strange to admit, but the originals on Off The Deep End actually are, at times, stronger than the parodies.”

But is it really so strange? In recent years, Yankovic originals like the Devo-inspired “Dare to Be Stupid” and the doo-wop deconstruction “One More Minute” have proven to be among his most enduring songs. In 2013, Erik Adams of the AV Club wrote that Yankovic’s best originals “weather the passing years better than most of [his] direct parodies.” And I think most They Might Be Giants fans will agree at this point that Yankovic’s “Everything You Know is Wrong” is the best song TMBG John Linnell never wrote.

It’s about time his originals got their

due. When I bought my first Weird Al album as a pre-teen, I wasn’t cool enough to know that “Mr. Popeil” was a take-off of the B-52s—I didn’t even know who Ron Popeil was—but I still thought it was hilarious. I had never read the Weekly World News, but I loved “Midnight Star.” I still think his original, Talking Headsinspired “Dog Eat Dog” (“Sometimes I tell myself, ‘This is not my beautiful stapler!’/Sometimes I tell myself, ‘This is not my beautiful chair!’”) might be the best song he ever wrote.

Yankovic has noticed this shift, too, but, surprisingly, he doesn’t see the new appreciation of his originals as some new validation of their quality.

“I don’t know when the turning

point was, maybe 10 years ago or so,” Yankovic tells me. “For the first couple decades of my career, I think people just kept waiting for me to go away. Like ‘Oh, Weird Al, he’s back. Aren’t his 15 minutes up yet?’

Just waiting for me to leave. Now that I’ve passed a certain mark, I think the nostalgia factor has kicked in. Like ‘Oh, I grew up with Weird Al’ or ‘he defined my childhood,’ or whatever people are saying. Now I’ve become such a part of their lives that a lot of my stuff gets looked on more fondly, I think.”

In true Weird Al style, he’s turned this phenomenon on its head with a stripped-down tour that features sets filled with his original songs—some of which he’s never played at shows before—and a few parodies, billing the whole thing as the “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour.” The very funny promos for the tour promise “No costumes! No props! No video screens! Performing a bunch of obscure songs you barely remember.

Nobody thought this was a good idea. But he’s doing it anyway.”

In reality, however, the idea for the tour came not out of selfindulgence, but from the realization that he has been playing his parody-heavy sets, dominated by stage design and costumes that often recreate the look of his music videos, for decades now.

“It occurred to me that I’ve been doing that for 30 years,” says Yankovic.

“And I thought ‘you know, we just need a change of pace for the band’s mental health. We just wanted to do one tour where we go the opposite direction and do a very scaled-down tour without any of the theatrics, and just go out there as musicians and do the songs. And not even do the hits—just do songs that the hardcore fans would be familiar with, stuff we’ve never done live before.”

He emphasizes that this is not some kind of new direction for his music. “We wanted to do a possibly once-in-a-lifetime thing where we’re doing these deep cuts and doing it in a very intimate setting,” he says.

Weird Al Yankovic performs Thursday, May 17, at 8 p.m. at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey. For more info and to buy tickets, go to weirdal.com.

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APR 28, 11AM–12:15PM UC SANTA CRUZ, QUARRY AMPHITHEATER FREE ADMISSION

Free speech leader and creator of an iconic feminist studies program, Professor Bettina Aptheker

Lace up your running shoes for a scenic run in support of student scholarships.

Refreshments and commemorative gifts for all racers.

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Teach-in APR 28, 12:30–2PM UC SANTA CRUZ, HUMANITIES 259 FREE ADMISSION

The Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning presents “How Slugs Teach and Learn Now: What Is Active Learning and Why Does It Matter.” Four of our most innovative educators share how we keep our classes dynamic and relevant, while maintaining the great tradition of teaching at UC Santa Cruz.

Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture APR 28, 2:30–3:30PM UC SANTA CRUZ, MERRILL CULTURAL CENTER FREE ADMISSION

Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies, speaks about the lived experience of Islamic law for Muslims in Somalia, Sudan, and California, joined in coversation by writer Laurie R. King.

Del Sol String Quartet APR 28, 7:30PM MUSIC CENTER RECITAL HALL FREE ADMISSION

A leading force in 21st century chamber music, San Francisco’s Del Sol Quartet performs the West Coast premiere of String Quartet No. 2 by revolutionary composer Frederic Rzewski and new music by local and international composers, as part of their national tour.

UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 2

No Place Like Home: The South County Affordable Housing Crisis & Ways to Move Forward OPENS MAY 18

The Harrisons’ Future Garden at the UCSC Arboretum MAY 31–JUNE 3

The Magic Flute KRUZ-ing through KZSC’s History APR 28, 7–9 PM UC SANTA CRUZ, QUARRY AMPHITHEATER FREE ADMISSION

A live radio variety show featuring personalities, artists, and other creatives who were part of the 50-year history of student radio at UC Santa Cruz.

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An audio installation by renowned artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, FOREST (for a thousand years...) is an immersive sensory experience located in a mysterious pocket of the Arboretum. Presented by the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, the Arboretum and Botanic Garden, and the San Jose Museum of Art. Curator-led walkthrough at 2PM.

(Ph.D. ‘83, history of consciousness) will deliver the 2018 Baskin Ethics Lecture. Aptheker, who has taught more than 16,000 students in four decades, will soon retire. Join us in the newly renovated Quarry Amphitheater for a joyous reflection on “The Ethical Role of the Public University.”

Photo credit: Matthew Washburn

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Pottery & Glass Seconds Sale

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Sunday, May 6, 2018 10 am – 2 pm Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos

Over 55 professional potters, glass artists, jewelers and other craftspeople sell seconds and overstock at bargain prices!

www.seconds-sale.com

Pottery and Glass Seconds Sale

SATURDAY 4/28 INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY It’s not every day you can see Grammy-nominated jazz musicians perform, let alone for free and with an ocean view. International Jazz Day isn’t until Monday, April 30, but Santa Cruz couldn’t wait that long, so join the Sandra Manning Quartet, local vocalist Tammi Brown, Jazz Tap Dancer Tara Firenzi and more for a day of jazz by the sea.

INFO: Noon-5 p.m. Santa Cruz City Municipal Wharf Bandstand. princelawsha.com. Free.

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SEEDBED: A SOIL SYMPOSIUM This twoday symposium features performances, interactive activities, and visual artwork installed throughout the UCSC campus.

Performances will be featured at the UCSC Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) Farm. 9 a.m. UCSC Hay Barn, 306 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz. earthlab.ucsc.edu. Free.

10TH ANNUAL HEALTH & LIFESTYLE EXPO FOR WOMEN It’s our big 10 year anniversary, and you’re invited. Join us to celebrate a decade of bringing our local ladies the best health and wellness information and resources the community has to offer. This night is all about YOU. 5-8 p.m. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 457-7070 or mysantacruzdoctor.org.

Free.

FOOD AND WINE ALES 4 TAILS Drink beer! Raise money!

Adopt a dog! $1 of all “on-site” beer purchased will go to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. Meet cool dogs that need your love. SCMB will be raffling off a Jug Club Membership and all proceeds will go to the shelter. 11 a.m. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, 402 Ingalls St. Suite 27, Santa Cruz.

425-4900 or scmbrew.com. Free.

FRIDAY 4/27 ARTS CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by 10 new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 4796154. $17/$15.

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CALENDAR EDYTHE BOONE Celebrated San Francisco Bay Area muralist paints walls to build bridges toward unity when the choke-hold death of her nephew, Eric Gardner, and his final words ignite a national outcry for racial justice. 5 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. reelwork. org. Free.

SECOND ANNUAL FISH TALES: A LIVE STORYTELLING EVENT We’ve all heard a good fish tale, a riveting story of excitement, of glory, even of danger. Join us for a night of Santa Cruz’s finest fish fables, with a series of short narratives told by local writers, poets, scientists and comedians. 6 p.m.

Santa Cruz Food Lounge, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. 212-5399 or eventbrite.com.

Free/Donation.

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

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LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES The Green Golly Project presents Life in the MIDDLE Ages: a musical memoir about becoming an adult. In 2004 Barbara decided to turn her attention to promoting classical music and music education for children and co-founded the Parents Choice Gold/Family Choice award winning The Green Golly Project. 3 p.m. Aptos Branch Library, 7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Free.

ARTS CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by ten new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 4796154. $17/$15.

OCEAN DREAM FAIR A day of artisans, beer, wine, food and family fun. A wide variety of artisans and craft beer Sponsored

by Event Santa Cruz, Ventana Surfboards & Supplies and Dream Inn Santa Cruz. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dream Inn Santa Cruz, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 332-8677 or eventsantacruz.com. Free.

CLASSES GARDEN PLANTING AND WOOL DAY Imagine yourself at Wilder Ranch in the early part of the 20th century and help plant the heirloom vegetable garden as it would have been circa 1900. Observe gardening information and participate in garden crafts.

Find out how wool is processed from “sheep to shawl” in a sheep shearing demonstration, followed by crafts and games. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Road, Santa Cruz. 426-0505 or thatsmypark. org. $10.

BLACK & WHITE SILVER GELATIN PHOTO WORKSHOP For either film or digital camera users, our introductory Black and White workshop is designed to enable anyone to create beautiful Silver Gelatin prints right from the darkroom. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Special Edition Art Project, 328d Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. 219-7709 or seartproject. com.

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Join us for a Circus-themed day of family fun!

Invite your family and friends!

Petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, puppet show, art projects and so much more!

Don’t miss our famous raffle with fabulous prizes from local businesses

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Hot dogs, lemonade, bake sale Back by popular demand! Beer & Wine!

1 child- $15 or $25 for family passes No entry fee for Adults Voted "Best Children’s Day Care 2018!”

900 High St, SC • coastalcommunitypreschool.org • 831-462-KIDS (5437)

International Jazz Day Celebration Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf

APRIL PASSPORT CELEBRATION DAY Visit 50-plus wineries in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains, each offering a unique Passport Celebration Day winery experience.

Four times a year the winegrowing community of the Santa Cruz Mountains comes together to celebrate the generations of farmers, vintners and families that are the roots of the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region on Passport Celebration Days. Noon-5 p.m. 685-8463 or scmwa.com. $65.

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April 28 • 10am-2pm

Saturday, April 28th, 12pm-5pm Live Music Performances

by International Artists

Featuring from France, Andy Narell performing on Steel Drums Organist Sundra Manning Quintet FREE - Open to the Public At The Bandstand

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BEACH HOUSE LISTENING PARTY Join us for a sneak preview of Beach House’s 7.

This new album won’t hit the streets until May 11, but you can hear it two weeks early, and potentially go home with a copy of the vinyl! We’ll be giving away a special first-run copy of the LP at the party, along with some posters. 6-7 p.m. Streetlight Records, 939 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. streetlightrecords. com. Free.

SATURDAY 4/28

Coastal Community Preschool’s Spring Festival

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Help Support Children in our Community

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What:

The annual bowl-a-thon 100% of proceeds match local youth to caring adult mentors.

When & Where:

Who:

Saturday & Sunday Individuals and Businesses April 28 & 29, 2018 Boardwalk Bowl Santa Cruz countywide bowling to support youth mentoring in 115 Cliff St | Santa Cruz our community.

Register individually or start a team!

Register online at:

How:

www.santacruzmentor.org Questions? Call: 831-464-8691 or email: bowl@santacruzmentor.org

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<37 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.

is recognized in the California surfing community as the premier classic surfboard event. The contest features the best surfers in California showing off graceful, ‘old school’-style surfing on old surfboards weighing over 30 pounds. 7:30 a.m.

Pleasure Point, E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. bigsticksurfing.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.

2018 DUCKY DERBY AT HARVEY WEST PARK Omega Nu of Santa Cruz will hold its 28th Annual Ducky Derby and Carnival on April 28th. The ducks will race rain or shine! Admission is free. Fun for the entire family. Adopt a duck for a chance to win over 100 prize packages. 10:30 a.m. Harvey West Park, 326 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz. duckyderbysantacruz.org. Free.

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 splitwindow VW Bus offers vintage transport over the course of four 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.

BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE Big Brothers Big Sister of Santa Cruz County is hosting the 35th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake. This is a fun event that raises critical funds to support the mentoring services of Big Brothers Big Sisters programs in Santa Cruz County for at-risk youth. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Boardwalk Bowl, 115 Cliff St., Santa Cruz. santacruzmentor. org. Free.

GROUPS MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND The students and faculty of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) are proud to announce our annual Open House event. Our goal is to share the novel and important research we do at MLML and to provide the community with the opportunity to learn about the fascinating oceanic world of the Monterey Bay area. 9 a.m. Moss Landing Marine Lab, 8272 Marine Landing Road, Moss Landing. mlml.calstate.edu. Free.

OUTDOOR LOGJAM! SURFING CONTEST Big Stick Surfing Association Logjam. contest

SUNDAY 4/29 ARTS CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by 10 new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 2 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 4796154. $17/$15.

‘I WAS BORN IN MEXICO BUT’—REEL WORKS LABOR FILM FESTIVAL Two films portray the lives of undocumented young people who have lived most of their lives in the United States. 3 p.m Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. reelwork.org. Free.

FOOD & WINE 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 splitwindow VW Bus offers vintage transport over the course of four 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.

PIE FOR THE PEOPLE Pie for the PeopleSanta Cruz is an intergenerational group of DIY community activists that host fundraising pie potlucks to support local nonprofits. We host fun, family friendly, community building events focused on

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REEL WORK 2018 This labor film festival is back for a 17th season, just in time for May Day. The festival will include feature films about Dolores Huerta, Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), the lives of undocumented workers and labor activism. The festival began last week, but it’s not too late to jump in. There are screenings all over Santa Cruz County, and the majority of the events will have live speakers and hosts.

INFO: Full schedule and speaker list available online at reelwork.org. info@reelwork.org.

All events are free, donations kindly accepted.

pie. Join us for our next event in support of Bike Santa Cruz County. 1-3 p.m.

Homeless Garden Project, Shaffer Road at Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz. 332-3087 or pieforthepeople-santacruz.org. Donation/$5.

ARTS POETRY OPEN MIC A project of the 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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MUSIC DJEMBE DRUMMING CLASS ON TUESDAYS WITH JIM GREINER Play African Djembe drums with renowned percussionist Jim Greiner for fun and as a positive Life Practice: release stress, ground and center yourself, top into your innate ability to enter the Flow state, learn fundamental and traditional rhythmic principles, and celebrate Life.

All levels are welcome. 7 p.m. 2745 Daubenbiss Ave., Soquel. 462-3786.

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PRACTICE FOR HEALTH This six-week class emphasizes the all-important fundamentals of Bagua Zhang. You will learn a complete routine containing all the essentials for self-practice. No experience is necessary to attend this classic and relatively simple introduction to this great Art. 7:30 p.m. Academy of Martial and Internal Arts, 1570 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. 475-1429 or reelingsilk.com. $90.

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ZOMBIE RITUAL Formed in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Chuck Schuldiner, the Orlando, Florida band Death was loud, fast, and brutal—everything a good metalhead wants in music.

Unfortunately, the death metal pioneers only lasted until 1998, when Schuldiner formed a new group, Control Denied, before his death in 2001 from brain cancer at age 34.

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In Santa Cruz, they have inspired one of the unlikeliest of cover bands: Zombie Ritual, which plays songs by the legendary metal band.

“We never got to see Death, because we’re not old enough,” says guitarist Moksha Hartshauser. “And it’s hard to find bands that play exclusively your favorite music.”

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The idea came together in April 2016 after Hartshauser went on a two-week Death listening bender. He asked a friend if he could learn Schuldiner’s riffs on guitar.

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“He said there was no way he could play those songs,” he remembers.

“But he said his roommate knew every song ever written.”

“That’s only a small exaggeration,” laughs guitarist Greg Gunterson, who was also itching for a new project.

With the inclusion of bassist Alex Smisko and drummer Brett Weiser, Zombie Ritual—the name taken from the second song off Death’s first album, Scream Bloody Gore—was born. I’ve been to several of their shows, and every time two things are guaranteed: there will be more people than the last show, and everyone goes nuts. MAT WEIR INFO: 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $5.

WEDNESDAY 4/25 ROOTS

MISS TESS & THE TALKBACKS With a sound that Paste Magazine described as “decidedly old school,” Miss Tess and her ace band the Talkbacks pull from traditional country, blues, R&B and swamp rock styles, then give them a modern day kick in the ass that makes them as relevant as ever. Based in Nashville, the band is an audience favorite, known for high-energy, rowdy shows; an oldmeets-new musical ethos; and a deep respect for American roots music traditions. CJ INFO: 8 p.m. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.

ROCK

KEVIN BRENNAN & WAVELENGTH Kevin Brennan has played with Van Morrison off and on throughout the ’60s and the ’80s. The two even played together in their home country of Ireland in a not-very-well-known band called the Great Eight in the

’60s. Needless to say, if someone is going to put together a Van Morrison tribute band, it should probably be Brennan. Not only does Brennan have a similar tattered voice, but he captures Morrison’s essence in his renditions of the songs. AARON CARNES INFO: 7:30 p.m. Michael’s on Main, 2591 S. Main St., Soquel. $10. 479-9777.

SATURDAY 4/28 PUNK

FACE TO FACE You can’t keep a good punk down.

Don’t believe us? Then just look at Southern California punk quartet Face to Face. Forged in the fledgling beginnings of the 1990s, Face to Face was one of the pioneer skate punk bands to create the sound of an era alongside groups like Lagwagon and the Offspring. Much to fans’ dismay, they called it quits in 2004 after 13 solid years of music, touring and punk rock shenanigans. Four years later, though, they reunited for a few shows, and decided to carry on into the future. MW INFO: 8:30 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $25. 429-4135.

HIP-HOP

LYRICS BORN When you look up “underground hiphop” in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Bay Area rapper Lyrics Born. Not really, but that’s what should be in the damn dictionary, despite the fact that the rapper poked his head into the mainstream briefly with his song “Callin’ Out.” To get a real sense of Lyrics Born’s diverse accomplishments, go ahead and give his greatest hits record Now Look What You’ve Done, Lyrics Born! Greatest Hits a spin. It really shows how the rapper helped to define straightforward Bay Area alt-hip-hop with his funky beats, sing-song-y flow and personal words, and then how he wasn’t afraid to change it up in the years to follow. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $15/adv, $20/door. 479-1854.

SUNDAY 4/29 FOLK/ROCK

ERIC ANDERSEN Over his 50-year artistic journey, singer-songwriter Eric Andersen has had his hands—and songs—all over folk and rock music. He has 25 of his own

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albums, which feature icons such as Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed and Richard Thompson. Andersen has also had his songs covered by a long list of legendary artists, from Bob Dylan and Françoise Hardy, to the Grateful Dead, Peter, Paul and Mary, Gillian Welch and Pete Seeger. CJ INFO: 2 p.m. Michaels on Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. $17/adv, $20/door. 479-9777.

LINSEY AITKEN & KEN CAMPBELL Celtic music is a term that gets thrown around to describe traditional acoustic music from the United Kingdom, and to a lot of people it means Irish music specifically. But what do you know about Scottish music? If you’d like a primer on contemporary Scottish acoustic music, you would be doing yourselves a favor by checking out Linsey Aitken and Ken Campbell. Aitken is a revered cellist and vocalist, and Campbell is a well-regarded singer-songwriter. The two have been working for three decades, and bridge the gap between classical Scottish traditional music, and new acoustic music beloved by its people. AC INFO: 7 p.m. Flynn’s Cabaret, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $17. 335-2800.

PROF When discussing Minneapolis rappers, three names come to mind: Atmosphere, Brother Ali and, of course, Prof. Although he performed throughout the early 2000s, it wasn’t until the turn of the last decade that audiences finally caught up and paid attention.

Through his relentless rhymes and constant gigging, Prof was able to build his name up in the underground, selling out clubs that other Minnesotan acts—*cough Prince*—had made famous 30 years before. MW INFO: 7 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $14/adv, $16/door. 429-4135.

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CRYSTAL BOWERSOX Hailing from Nashville by-way-of Ohio, singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox is a lifelong artist whose love of music and performing developed early. Honing her guitar and vocal chops on Chicago’s underground subway platforms as a teen, Bowersox eventually made her way onto season nine of American Idol. Since then, her star has continued to rise with several studio

albums, EPs and singles. Her latest, 2017’s Alive, sees the multi-dimensional artist traversing folk, Americana, blues, pop, and soul. CJ INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $35/door. 427-2227.

INFO: 9 p.m. Sunday, May 20. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $30/door. 479-1854.

WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/ giveaways before 11 a.m. on Monday, May 14 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

MONDAY 4/30 TERENCE BLANCHARD Terence Blanchard’s politically charged E-Collective is playing a series of gigs around the region this week, and for International Jazz Day the talent-laden band brings its richly textured electro-acoustic sound to Santa Cruz. The band’s poignant new album Live is a searing reflection on America’s inability to stem the bloody tide of gun violence, filtered through Blanchard’s New Orleans music-asbalm sensibility. Featuring pianist extraordinaire Gerald Clayton, Charles Altura on guitar, David “DJ” Ginyard on bass, and drummer Oscar Seaton, whose slinky grooves inspired Blanchard to launch the E-Collective, the quintet blows apart forms to get at deeper feelings. ANDREW GILBERT INFO: 7 and 9 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $28-$44. 427-2227.

IN THE QUEUE NORDIC FIDDLERS BLOC

Traditional music from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands.

Wednesday at Flynn’s Cabaret ENGLISH BEAT

Legendary U.K. ska band.

Friday at Moe’s Alley VAN GOAT

Catchy blend of swing, surf and punk.

Friday at Crepe Place METALACHI

Metal meets mariachi.

Saturday at Catalyst SUGARAY RAYFORD

Blues singer, songwriter and entertainer extraordinaire.

Sunday at Moe’s Alley

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Possessing a sound that incorporates elements of Motown, funk, R&B and reggae, the Wailing Souls are elder statesmen of Jamaica’s island music sound. Formed in the late 1960s under the mentorship of musical icon Joe Higgs, and eventually famed Jamaican producer Coxsone Dodd, the group has been a fixture on the international reggae scene for decades. It’s also received numerous awards and three Grammy nominations. The band continues to tour the world spreading its message of one love. Also on the bill: Dub Nation. CAT JOHNSON

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Thursday April 26th 8:30pm $12/15

Double Bill w/ Members/Alumni Of LEFTOVER SALMON DEREK TRUCKS BAND, TODD SNIDER & MORE

EDGE OF THE WEST + CORAL CREEK Friday April 27th 9pm $30/35

UK Ska Greats Return For 1 Night Only

ENGLISH BEAT

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

Afternoon Blues Series

SUGARAY RAYFORD Sunday April 29th 9pm $7/10

National Flatpicking Champ Tyler Grant & Band

GRANT FARM

Wednesday May 2nd 9pm $20/25

Live Reggae From Jamaica w/ Full Band

KABAKA PYRAMID

& THE BEBBLE ROCKERS + ANCESTREE & DJ SPLEECE

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Baile Sonidero 9p

LYRICS BORN Sunday April 29th 4pm $12/15

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Sage & the Chemists Free 6:30-9p

Saturday April 28th 9pm $15/20 Live Hip-Hop & Funk With

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Al Frisby 6-8p

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Scott Miller 6-8p

James Murray 6-8p

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

Jazz Free 7p

Jazz Free 7p

Jazz Free 7p

Mojo Mix 6-8p

Comedy Night/80s Night Free 8:30p

Gold Town Burlesque $10 9p

Zombie Ritual & more Free 10p

The Box (Goth Night) 9p

Post Punk Dance Floor 9p

Die Robot, Striplicker & more $5 9p

Karaoke Free 9p

Karaoke Free 9p

Comedy Night 9p

Karaoke Free 9p Karaoke 6p-Close

THE BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Wednesdays Unplugged w/ Monica 9p

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Cruz Patrol 9-11:45p

Karaoke 6p-Close

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BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Tangents Free 8p

Karaoke Free 9p

Swing Dance $5 5:30p Peoples Disco 8p

Chris Patton Band Free 8p

SC Jazz Society Free 3:30p Beat Weekend w/ DJ Monk Earl

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Karaoke 9-12:30a

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Locksmith, JLately $10/$15 8:30p

5/1

Broken Shades 6-8p

Revival (Trance) 9p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

TUE

Reverend Stephan Sams 6-8p

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

4/30

Samba Cruz 7:30-9:30p

Emmure $18/$22 6p

Metalachi $10/$13 8p

Mipso $12/$15 $ 8:30p

Face To Face $25 8p

Karaoke 8p-Close Comedy w/ Shwa Free 8p

Prof $14/$16 7p

Thursday May 3rd 9pm $20/25 A Very Special Double Bill With

HOT BUTTERED RUM + KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH

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and the talkbacks

Show 9pm $10 Door

wednesday 4/25

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7:30PM - Free: in the garden

thursday 4/26

joshua barnhart w/ collograph and ocean breezez Show 9pm $8 Door

friday 4/27

van goat

w/ the jolly llamas and valley soul Show 9pm $10 Door

saturday 4/28

dream phases w/ send medicine and marmalade knives show 9pm $8 Door tuesday 5/1

7 come 11

9 until midnight - $6 cheap wednesday 5/2

bob log 3

w/ human furniture company

Show 9pm $12 adv. $15 door thursday 5/3 and friday 5/4

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LIVE MUSIC WED

4/25

CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

THU

4/26

Toby Gray 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

Miss Tess & the Talkbakcs $10 8p

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

Hot Club Pacific $3 8p

FRI

4/27

Paul Pisarri 7-10p

4/28

Dave D’Oh 7-10p

West x Southwest Free 7-10p

Bonny June & Bonfire Free 7-10p

Joshua Barnhard w/ Collograph & Ocean Breezez $8 9p

Van Goat w/ The Jolly Llamas & Valley Soul $10 9p

Dream Phases w/ Send Medicine & Marmalade $8 9p

SkyPark $5 8:30p

Vintage Point $6 9p

Blue Ocean Rockers $7 9:30p

SUN

4/29

MON

4/30

5/1

STORY PARTY SANTA CRUZ TRUE DATING STORIES Tickets: facebook.com Thursday, April 26 • 7 pm

DAVE STRYKER ORGAN QUARTET A truly distinctive guitarist’s soulful organ ensemble.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Saturday, April 28 • 8 pm

Small Plate Sunday Free 3-6p Funk Night ft. 7 Come 11 $6 9p-12a Live Comedy $7 9p

TOM PETTY’S “WILDFLOWERS” LIVE! - FEAT. BRYN LOOSLEY & THE BACK PAGES Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Sunday, April 29 • 7 pm

CRYSTAL BOWERSOX Tickets: pulseproductions.net Monday, April 30 • 7 & 9 pm

Ona Stewart Free 6:30-8:30p

DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Zepparella $20 7p $20 8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

Mustache Harbor $20 8p

China Cats $15 9p

TERENCE BLANCHARD FEAT. THE E-COLLECTIVE A collective ensemble of musical pioneers, led by a legendary trumpeter.

Linsey Aitken & Ken Campbell $17 7p

Greyhound Free 8p Story Party SC: True Dating Stories $15/$20 7:30p Kevin Brennan & Wavelength Van Morrison Tirbute $10 7:30p

TUE

Kip Allert 3-6p

BR Jazz Band Free 6-9p

DISCRETION BREWING 2703 41st Ave, Soquel

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

SAT

KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

KUUMBWA JAZZ 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Wednesday, April 25 • 8 pm

Dave Stryker Organ Quartet $26.25/$31.50 6p Acoustic Soul Free 7:30p

Tom Petty’s Wildflowers Crystal Bowersox & Live! $12/$15 7:30p Band $25-$35 6p Michael Martyn & Extra Large Patti Maxine Free 5p $10 8p Stormin’ Norman $7 8p

Eric Andersen $17/$20 2p. Grateful Sundays Free 5:30p

Terence Blanchard & the E-Collective $38.85/$44 7&9p

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY! Thursday, May 3 • 7 pm

TONY LINDSAY PRESENTS: BLACK MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS CAIN One of the Bay Area’s favorite jazz, blues and soul-infused vocalists, joined by Cain on searing lead guitar.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Saturday, May 5 • 8 pm

JUDO NO: LIVE ONE-TAKE ALBUM RECORDING EXPERIENCE Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Monday, May 7 • 7 & 9 pm

KURT ELLING WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARQUIS HILL A vocalist with trademark improvisation, scatting and poetic style.

Thursday, May 10 • 7 pm

LEAN ON ME: JOSÉ JAMES CELEBRATES BILL WITHERS A contemporary take on Withers’ R&B classics.

Friday, May 11 • 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 12 • 8:30 pm

SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE Tickets: eventbrite.com Monday, May 14 • 7 pm

CYRILLE AIMÉE A vocalist combining styles from gypsy jazz to Broadway in a joyful blend.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Tuesday, May 15 • 7 & 9 pm

LARRY CARLTON One of popular music’s most recorded, admired and influential guitarists.

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Wed Apr 25

The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Fiddle Trio from Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands

$20 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Thu Apr 26 Fri Apr 27

Zepparella All Female Led Zeppelin tribute band

NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz

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

Ken Campbell & Linsey Aitken From Loch Lomond, Scotland

$17 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Sat May 5

Achilles’ Wheel w/Sol Nova High Energy Rock & Roll

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Thu May 10

The Native Howl w/Dead Country Gentlemen Thrash Grass to kick your ass! $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 7:30pm

Fri May 11

MOE’S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Mustache Harbor Yacht Rock the way you want it, The China Cats A Tribute to the Grateful Dead

Andy Hedges Songster, reciter and guitarist

4/25

Preacher Boy Duo Free 6p

MOTIV 1209 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

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

Sun Apr 29

WED MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

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

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PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

THU

4/26

FRI

Virgil Thrasher & Rick Stevens Free 6p

4/27

Lloyd Whitley Free 6p

SAT

4/28

Al Frisby 1p Dennis Herrera 6p

Edge of the West & Coral The English Beat Creek $12/$15 8p $30/$35 8p

Lyrics Born $15/$20 8p

Libation Lab w/ Syntax, King Wizard & more 930p-1:30a

Chris Slater 9:30p

Kid Vicious 9:30p-1:30a

Apple City Slough Band Free 7p

The Fourth Son Free 7p

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4/29

4/30

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Rasta Cruz Reggae Party 9:30p

5/1

Jimmy Dewrance Free 6p

Hip-Hop w/ DJ Marc 9:30p

David Jeremy Free 10p-12a Omar Spence 6p

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

The Joint Chiefs 2p Gylligan Garbo

Love Again 2p Comedy Open Mic 9-11p

Open Mic 4p

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

TUE

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

Acoustic Grooves 6:30p

Acoustic Grooves 6:30p

Traditional Hawaiian Music 6:30p

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6:30p

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6p

Audition Night 6:30p

African World Acoustic 6:30p

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Comedy Night 9p

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from Lubbock, TX $15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent 8pm Sat May 12

Corduroy Pearl Jam Tribute

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Mon May 14

Horse Feathers + Dead Horses A secret you don’t really want to share

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$15 adv./$17 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Tues May 15

Mother Island “A Magic Theatre, for Madmen Only”

$18 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Weds May 16

Tans Gauntlett The Beauty and Charm of Flamenco Guitar

$15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent 8pm Thu May 17

Midnight North Rock & Roll with a flare of Country & a tinge of Soul

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Lacy J. Dalton w/ Edge of the West Together and Apart

$20 adv./$25 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sat May 19

August Sun w/Monkey Hands & Lindsey Wall Local Rock Favorites $15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm

Wed May 23

The Ladles Three-Part Harmony Perfected

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 7:30pm Fri May 25

Wheelhouse A Celebration of Neal Cassady – music of the Grateful Dead

$15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Sat May 26

AZA Infectious North African/World Spiritual Dance Music

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sun May 27

Rosebud + Not So Young Music of the Grateful Dead + Neil Young

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Jerry’s Middle Finger Tommy Alexander Strange Mistress Iceage + Mary Lattimore

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Bonedrivers 8-11:30p

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SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

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STEEL BONNET 20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

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SUSHI GARDEN S.V. 5600 Scotts Valley Dr. Scotts Valley

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Rita Hosking & Sean Feder $15/$18 7:30p

WHALE CITY BAKERY 490 Highway 1, Davenport

Ziggy Tarr 6-8p

Willy Bacon 7:30-8:30p

ZELDA’S 203 Esplanade, Capitola

Kevin Brennan & Wavelength

A Tribute to Van Morrison $10 adv./$10 door Dance– ages 21 +

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Michael Martyn Good Medicine w/Patti Maxine

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Stormin’ Norman & The Cyclones

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Tony Furtado Trio

Wed May 2 7:30pm Feat. Luke Price and John Reischman

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MOLD STATEMENT Geoffrey Rush (left) plays artist Alberto Giacometti, and Armie Hammer plays an American writer in Paris in Stanley Tucci’s ‘Final Portrait.’

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Artist vs. cranky muse in Giacometti memoir ‘Final Portrait’ BY LISA JENSEN

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t’s hard to resist a movie about an artist. Writers mostly toil away in solitude in non-dramatic ways. But a visual artist is a more dynamic subject, raging away in the grip of the muse—at least, in the movies—while the results of that stormy dialogue appear right there on the canvas, or sculpture, for all to see. Actors can’t wait to make a meal of those roles, and filmmakers are eager to enable them, recreating those exotic, Bohemian environments in which artists are spawned.

All of which brings us to Final Portrait, a fleet, cinematic sketch about the trials of sitting for a portrait by the notoriously eccentric Alberto

Giacometti. Geoffrey Rush cheerfully chows down on the role of Giacometti, and he’s great fun to watch, under the benevolent guidance of director Stanley Tucci. An actor himself, Tucci knows how to set off a performance, recreating in meticulous detail not only the (dis)organized chaos of the artist’s home work studio, but the streets and cafes of Paris, circa 1964, in which this factual story takes place.

Based on the memoir by James Lord (who also co-wrote the script with Tucci), the story revolves around James (Armie Hammer), a buttondown young American writer spending time in Paris reporting on the cultural scene for the New Yorker magazine.

James has become friends with the artist, and even though Giacometti is best known for his elongated, expressionistic sculptures in clay, he surprises his young friend by asking him to sit for a painted portrait.

Flattered, James agrees, even though he’s booked on a return flight home to the States in just a few days.

“Two or three days, at the most,” Alberto assures him. Then the actual process begins. Besides Alberto’s daily expletive-peppered battles with his muse over the canvas, the work is frequently interrupted by lengthy rambles around the nearby cafes or to a local cemetery, or impromptu visits from Alberto’s mistress, Caroline

(Clemence Poésy), a vivacious young prostitute from the neighborhood.

The sitting stretches out over days, then weeks. James has to keep rescheduling his flight home, but he sticks with it—despite Alberto’s frequent declarations that the work is shit, the portrait will never be finished, and that he himself is a fraud. The only payoff for James, as he continues to play the patient observer, is a ringside seat into the messy creative process.

Is this enough for the viewer?

Mostly, yes, despite moments when we share James’ ennui a bit too acutely. As random as the insights often are, they can be occasionally precise, as when James complains to Alberto’s loyal brother/ assistant, Diego (the ingratiating Tony Shalhoub), that Alberto seems “determined to remain completely unfulfilled.” Not “completely,” Diego corrects him gently. “Perfectly.”

Meanwhile, director Tucci replicates Giacometti’s Paris live/work space with vigorous authenticity. Behind a gate off a cobbled street, two buildings face each other across a narrow alley, one containing a bedroom (and not much else) for Alberto and his wife, Annette (a lovely performance of grit and affection by Sylvie Testud), and an upstairs apartment for Diego.

The other is Alberto’s studio, every surface crowded with his haunted, emaciated sculptures in all sizes and stages of progress, among the easels, stools, benches, buckets, blocks of clay, canvas boards, paints and brushes, and who knows what else, all covered with a film of clay dust.

Rush has a high old time as the chain-smoking, irascible Alberto in his twilight years, rampaging around his studio in a last burst of creative energy. (He would live only two more years after painting the Lord portrait.) Final Portrait may not plunge you into the miracle of artistic expression—go see an Andy Goldsworthy movie for that—but it offers a lively glimpse at the process from the outside looking in.

FINAL PORTRAIT *** (out of four) With Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer.

Written by James Lord (from his memoir, A Giacometti Portrait) and Stanley Tucci.

Directed by Stanley Tucci. A Sony Classics release. Rated R. 90 minutes.

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR This quiet arthouse flick explores how an older British woman numbed by her upper-class life experiences an emotional reawakening after she begins a ritual of standing in front of the same abstract painting in a neighborhood museum at noon each day. HA HA JUST KIDDING! HULK HERE! HULK WRITE FAKE MOVIE BLURB SO MOVIE SNOBS GO SEE HULK MOVIE! EVERYBODY GO SEE HULK MOVIE! YOU LIKE HULK? GOOD CAUSE HULK IN MOVIE! ALSO PUNY OTHER SUPERHEROES BUT MOSTLY HULK! BEST PART WHEN HULK SMASH! HULK GIVE INFINITY STARS TO HULK MOVIE! Directed

by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo HULK! HULK LOVE SMASH CUT! Starring Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo. HULK! (PG-13) 139 minutes. (SP)

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FOXTROT Israeli drama follows a Tel Aviv couple who learn their soldier son has been killed in the line of duty. Not everything turns out to be what it seems, however.

Directed by Samuel Maoz. Starring Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler. (R) 112 minutes. (SP)

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LEAN ON PETE A teenager befriends a forgotten racehorse while working a summer job with a horse trainer. OK SORRY BUT HULK HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY. WHY YOU GO SEE HORSE MOVIE NOT HULK MOVIE? HORSE STRONG, BUT NOT STRONG LIKE HULK! HULK APPRECIATE TENDER SENTIMENTALITY OF THIS COMING-OF-AGE STORY THAT AVOID MANY CLICHES OF THE GENRE! BUT ALSO, HULK SMASH FORGOTTEN RACEHORSE! Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Travis Fimmel, Steve Zahn and Chloe Sevigny. (R) 121 minutes.

(SP) CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different

current release. For location and discussion topic, go to https:// groups.google.com/group/LTATM.

NOW PLAYING BEIRUT Studio executive No. 1: “Hey, have we ever done a movie about a white guy who goes in to fix the Middle East?” Studio executive No. 2: “Hold on, let me check … hmm, it looks like that’s the storyline of literally every movie we do about the Middle East.” Studio executive No. 1: “Really? Wow! So we shouldn’t do this movie about John Hamm as an ex-diplomat brought to Beirut by the CIA to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind?” Studio executive No. 2: “Did you not hear me?

Statistically speaking, we have to do that movie. Cultural stereotypes aren’t going to perpetuate themselves!” Studio executive No. 1: “How are we so good at our jobs?” Directed by Brad Andersen.

Co-starring Rosamund Pike and Dean Norris. (R) 109 minutes. (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) BLOCKERS Apparently it’s still taboo to use the phrase “cockblockers” as a movie title, so the makers of this comedy instead put a silhouette of a rooster in front of the word “blockers.” So much classier! And hey, what else but total class would you expect from a movie about parents trying to keep their sex-obsessed teenagers from boinking after prom? Directed by

Kay Cannon. Starring John Cena, Leslie Mann and Kathryn Newton.

(R) 102 minutes. (SP) CHAPPAQUIDDICK Last week, my dad asked me if this movie about Ted Kennedy’s national scandal was going to tarnish the late politician’s reputation. Not having been born yet when the 1969 incident went down, I asked “Wait, didn’t the actual Chappaquiddick already tarnish his reputation?”

But he said I would be surprised at how much of—and how quickly— the whole tragedy was swept under the rug at the time. Despite its infamy, there is indeed a bizarre level of mystery still surrounding what happened the night of July 18, 1969, on the Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. So even those who were around back then are likely to learn a thing or two from this fictionalized retelling of the story, based on true accounts.

Directed by John Curran. Starring Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms and Bruce Dern. (PG-13) 101 minutes. (SP) THE DEATH OF STALIN Comedy may be subjective, but I think one thing we can all agree on is that nothing screams funny like the death of a dictator who murdered millions of his own people! No? Well, tell that to the critics who are loving this satire about the power struggle in Russia after Stalin dies.

A big-time Russian conservative politician called it part of an “antiRussian information war,” so you know it’s gotta be pretty good.

Directed by Armando Iannucci.

Starring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Paddy Considine and Jeffrey Tambor. (R) 107 minutes. (SP) FINAL PORTRAIT Reviewed this issue. Directed by Stanley Tucci.

Co-starring Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub and James Faulkner. (R) 90 minutes. (SP) I FEEL PRETTY Amy Schumer is one of those comedians who a lot of people complain about, but secretly know is awesome. In this comedy, she secretly knows she’s awesome, after a head injury makes her think she looks like

a supermodel. Will she learn to accept herself as beautiful even when she recovers? Chances are good! Directed by Abbey Kohn and Mark Silverstein. Co-starring Michelle Williams, Busy Philips, and Emily Ratajkowski. (PG-13) (SP) ISLE OF DOGS You don’t even have to consider yourself a “dog person” to get a kick out of this cheerworthy tale from Wes Anderson in which political chicanery is thwarted by one plucky boy and a pack of domesticated canines, unfairly exiled to an offshore garbage dump, who rally round to help him search for his lost pet. The near-future Japan setting, a vivid soundtrack of Taiko drumming and Kurosawa samurai themes, and an impressive all-star voice cast make this a howling delight. Directed by Anderson. Featuring the voices of Bryan Cranston, Bill Murphy, Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum and Tilda Swinton. (PG-13) 101 minutes. (SP) ITZHAK Guess who this documentary is about. No, not Vanilla Ice! Why would you even guess that? Lou Bega? Why are you only guessing terrible ’90s people?

Anyway, it’s Itzhak Perlman. I totally thought you were going to get that. Directed by Alison Chernick. (NR) 82 minutes. (SP) 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) A QUIET PLACE You may only remember him as the goofy straight man from The Office, but John Krasinski has been quietly writing and directing offbeat indie films for years. This one—which he directed, co-wrote, and stars in (with his wife, Emily Blunt)—could be his first big hit. Following the recent trend of smart, trippy horror thrillers, it’s about a family hiding

from creatures that hunt using sound. (PG-13) 90 minutes. (SP) READY PLAYER ONE This film adaptation of the book that crammed every reference to ’80s nerd culture into one story is brought to you Steven Spielberg, the man who gave you most of that ’80s nerd culture in the first place.

Pop will indeed eat itself. Most people are going for the Easter eggs (and released on Easter week, too—clever!), but in case you care about the story, it’s about a kid in 2045 who joins a treasure hunt through a virtual-reality world called the Oasis that gives people respite from their dreary real lives. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and Simon Pegg. (PG-13) 140 minutes.

SUPER TROOPERS 2 It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! It’s time to gather up your stoner friends, grab a container of maple syrup, and head to the sequel to meow one of the greatest cult movies of our young century. The Broken Lizard troupe returns to their roles as the meow pride of the Spurbury Police Department—except that this time around, they’ve been fired. Which is about the only narrative element of Super Troopers that seems realistic thus far. Meow! Somehow, they get pulled into a U.S.-Canada border dispute, and … well, it’s gonna be a hell of a mustache ride.

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.

Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Rob Lowe and Brian Cox. (R) (SP) TRUTH OR DARE Guess the plot of this horror movie! A game of Truth or Dare turns deadly when a) teenagers start mysteriously dying if they fail to tell the truth or do the dare; b) one of the dares is to eat a Tide Pod; c) Madonna shows up thinking this might be the sequel to her 1991 documentary, and goes berserk when none of the teens in this movie even know who she is.

I think even though we know the answer is a, we all wish it was c.

Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey and Violett Beane. (PG-13) 100 minutes. (SP)

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FOOD & DRINK the line of elegant olives, hot sauces and exotic honeys on the wall opposite the main counter.

When I got my lunch order home, we tore into the panini and enjoyed the flavor contrasts of warm ham and green apple, nestling in a blanket of melted cheese and baby lettuces. The attractive salad of beans and radishes proved mysteriously free of flavor, and needed salting and peppering.

Another side dish, of roasted Brussels sprouts and walnuts had been infused with a distinct hint of honey—a nice touch that brought out the faint bitterness of the cruciform. The apple cake was also under flavored, very delicate, almost invisible in terms of spicing, making me wonder whether the kitchen is neglecting to taste before presenting their wares in the showcases.

Still, it’s a sweet spot for coffees, breakfasts and lunch made with fresh organic ingredients. River Cafe, 415 River St., Santa Cruz. Open daily 7 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Cozy vibe, fresh-baked pastries and organic lunch lineup at River Cafe BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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cozy, homey destination, River Cafe has long been famed for fresh-baked breakfast pastries and fragrant lunch specialties. Recently challenged on all sides—it can’t help that the foot traffic from Oasis has come to a halt, and so has the traffic on River Street, thanks to endless road work—the plucky little terrace eatery continues to hold forth. Organic items line the blackboard listing of lunch and breakfast, e.g. half panini plus a side will run you $12. I decided on a ham, apple, cheddar and Dijon

panino plus a side of gorgeous spring salad of gigante beans, paper-thin sliced radishes and baby spinach, and then I turned my eyes toward the Eden that is River Cafe’s pastry display. Farmhouse Apple Cake ($4.5 for a generous slab) nestled prettily in its cast iron skillet. Muffins, seasonal fruit crisps, each in individual white baking bowls, tempted me. Scones with fat strawberries looked, you guessed it, good enough to eat.

And I almost caved at the sight of a fresh rhubarb galette ($6). In the end I chose the apple cake, very

eggy and custardy, laced with the farmhouse aroma of warm sliced apples. Next time, I promised myself, I’ll try the grilled cheese with pesto panino.

Everything about River Cafe feels like someone’s grandmother’s kitchen. Small in footprint, the tiny space looks out onto the world that wraps around it—Hive & Hum, Patagonia, and the nowdefunct Oasis. I always love sitting in the sunny window over coffee and a scone at the high wooden counter that lines two of the cafe’s miniature walls. I enjoy perusing

You might wait all week for Friday happy hour, but serious gardeners in our area wait all year for the UCSC Farm & Garden’s annual Spring Plant Sale, which sets a broad table with the region’s largest offering of organically grown everything!

Veggies, herbs, and flower starts, as well as favorite landscaping plants. Check it out—more than two dozen tomato varieties—heirloom, canning and slicing—a wide range of specialty peppers from colorful to hot, lots of lettuces including green and red butter, romaine, and specialty types, Asian greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, leeks, cucumbers, kale, and you have the picture. If it’s a vegetable, you’ll find it at this giant botanical event.

The Spring Plant Sale happens Saturday and Sun, April 28 and 29, in the Barn Theater parking lot at the base of the UC Santa Cruz campus, corner of Bay and High streets. Members can arrive one hour early each day, but for the rest of us this incredible plant sale runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m on Sunday.

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unt Nettie’s Kitchen and Bakery has been producing baked goods and other food items for stores and coffee shops for 30 years. You may have seen their products in Ugly Mug, Lulu Carpenter’s, Mr. Toots Coffeehouse, Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting Co., Staff of Life, New Leaf and several other places. Why did owner Mark Zeller name it Aunt Nettie’s? That, he says, is a long story—one he would tell me someday if I “wanted to write a screenplay.” He did tell us some other things about this Santa Cruz mainstay, including that the business almost ended recently when they lost their lease at the kitchen they’d been at for years. Fortunately, they have a new spot and are still up and running.

How did you decide what to make?

MARK ZELLER: We just thought, ‘What would a coffee shop need?’

And started to make those products.

We make pies and quiches and hummus. We also make a lasagna and a tamale pie, kind of entree things. Those are for coffee shops, we don’t sell those at stores.

Has your business changed much over 30 years?

Product-wise, not too much. Way back in the day we started out just making tea cakes. They’re a little muffin loaf-y thing. We do a big one. In the coffee shops if you see them sliced up, that’s probably ours. You’re getting back into the gnarly old days. It was just something that we came up with. I was working at Seafood Mama’s. I rented the kitchen overnight, I was working line cook for my shift and then I’d work overnight making tea cakes, package them up and deliver them and get back to work the next day.

What happened with your lease?

One of the plans was we wanted to expand into a coffee shop. When we lost the lease, that was pretty traumatic. They gave us like three months, and I had to disassemble what took me almost 16 years to put in. We just kind of lucked into this little place. It’s looking like we’re going to be viable and keep going at this size. I’m getting old now. I haven’t had a job in 30 years. We’re not out in the media, in the public kind of thing. We’re kind of low-key. auntnettieskitchen.com, 423-9421.

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I had met up with Tom Brooks recently, of Tom Brooks Winery, where he handed off his 2013 Petite Sirah for me to try. So, why wait?

Burgers and Petite Sirah it is— and an opportunity to share this delicious wine with friends.

Big aromas of dark fruits emanated from the bottle—a good sign of what was to come. Tom Brooks’ full-bodied Petite Sirah was a hit over dinner with its distinctive campfire-smoke aroma and intense fruit flavors, especially of blueberries, blackberries and black cherries. Touches of walnut and persimmon round out this beautiful wine—a tasty treat for the tongue and olfactory senses. Brooks

says, “it just gets smoother as it ages.”

And if you’re throwing a couple of steaks on the “barbie,” then a Petite Sirah pairing would be perfect.

Winemaker Tom Brooks has a small operation in Bonny Doon where he makes Petite Sirah and Rosé. I’m thankful that we can buy this Saveria Vineyards Petite Sirah 2013 for about $29 at Whale City Bakery in Davenport and at Shopper’s Corner in Santa Cruz.

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H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES WESAK—BUDDHA FULL MOON FESTIVAL

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

Finances and resources, personal and with others, are highlighted. Careful attention is needed along with concentration, efficiency, economy and strength. Accomplish these day after day in a slow consistent rhythm. You may uncover more resources. So many things are hidden.

Remember others who have much less. Share and tithe, a constant reminder. Tithing creates great abundance.

You’re called to a past situation and then to a present-future one. The past holds and keeps you for a while in order to be liberated. The present/ creates optimism. However, there is a duality. One thought contains judgment, the other love. One keeps you spiritually lonely. The other embraces you. Can you identify the two sides and where you're positioned? Forgiveness is alchemical. The past needs this philosopher’s stone.

TAURUS Apr21–May21

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21

You want to move consistently into the future with new ideas and plans but there are so few who understand, fewer with your illumined vision, and even less with your force of will and stamina. Always you strive for poise during transition times while sending prayerful requests for able, intelligent and financial assistance to manifest.

Your prayers prepare the field. Remain in the garden.

Changes are occurring behind the scenes, internal changes affecting your future. These changes come with a revelatory impact. Since you will live within this field constantly, be aware of a need to serve others. Be aware of growing compassion and becoming a mentor and model for others. As Scorpio is the warrior of the zodiac, you’re prepared for the coming times where the death of the old finally occurs. Strength will be called for.

GEMINI May 22–June 20

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20

Deep feelings, emerging from early life at home are playing out in your present relationships. Because of this you must be careful of thoughts and communication. Careful that you don’t become part of the difficulty or project onto others your wound. Don’t hide your vulnerability. Showing yours eases barriers hampering heart-felt communication and contact.

You want love. Love comes from intentional contact.

You’re restless, yet duty-bound, responsible yet rebellious, seeking security yet craving freedom, pleased yet dissatisfied and stimulated with conflicts. You’re a paradox once again.

Allow the contradictions to work themselves out. They create new insight, revelations. They are the Harmony Through Conflict process Sagittarius works through to bring new awareness forth. Then you step into the future.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20

You may experience stress and over-responsibility in daily life as constant change occurs everywhere in your life. These daily changes reflect the pulse of the humanity playing through your body. You need deep rest, stabilization and remaining within the safety of home. Make changes in small ways. When viewing the big picture stand with compassion and dispassion. Children bring both blessings and hard work.

Do you feel pulled between self and responsibility to family.

Are you able to communicate clearly what your needs are? Do you need new communication skills for others to understand you better? You are definitely on the “cross” of change. It’s imperative you learn how to communicate to others. Have you learned compassionate communication techniques (nonviolent communication) yet? Your family would love them.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18

It seems you need retreat and solitude in order to cultivate your creative freedom. You may feel separated from others should your communication be harsh.

You’re very intuitive. Observe thoughts carefully. Is daily life feeling like a transformation is about to occur? Are financial needs being served? A sudden revelation occurs which expands you into other worlds. Take us with you.

Some Aquarians may be traveling the world soon seeking community. Some are experiencing honor and popularity, expanded social and work reputations, tending to financial responsibilities, developing new business or life plans.

Some are experiencing a flowering of spirituality. Some are realizing they are good. Some are doing more than they thought capable. And succeeding. Keep going,

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

Small changes occur in creating big changes. Money may feel restricted, communication may be hidden, there’s a desire to run away from home. It feels like the seeds of the future, life-changing seeds, are breaking through. You’re restless for emotional independence.

Moving forward is hard. Allow inner spiritual intentions to hold you. Transformation arrives for a long visit.

You need flexibility in great amounts as interruptions and unexpected events occur in all parts of your life, geographically and in terms of your self-identity. You cannot prepare for what will happen. You can only soothe the waters with knowledge that what occurs is redesigning your life in ways you could never have designed for yourself. You’re capable, sensitive, sensible and smart. And being looked after always.

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Sunday evening is the Wesak Buddha Full Moon Festival. Since Winter Solstice, Disciples around the world have been preparing for the full moon of Taurus. A time when the Forces of Illumination stream into the Earth. Humanity everywhere senses something unusual and new is occurring.

Humanity’s aspiration for illumination increases and thus responds to the impact of the coming Wesak (Sacred Water) festival.

Each year during Taurus (at full moon time), the Buddha makes his yearly approach (visit) to the Earth plane. He brings with him a great blessing and Will from the Father, from Shamballa, where the Will of God is known.

On Wesak day, in a valley hidden deep within the Himalayas, a magnetic field has been prepared which attracts the Buddha. There, Disciples (the NGWS), Hierarchy (inner world government), Christ (Pisces and Aquarian World Teacher) all world avatars and teachers are in prayer and meditation. On a rock ledge is a crystal bowl, filled with the mountain waters.

Moments before the Buddha appears, the Christ

and Masters perform a sacred geometric dance along with the sound of Oms. This creates a sacred vortex through which the Buddha is able to descend and appear.

Each year the Buddha visits, the Earth is lifted up into increased frequencies; energies of great potency are released into the etheric body of the human family. The Buddha remains within the field of the Earth for eight minutes. The work done

by Disciples is that of great love. The purpose of receiving the Buddha’s blessing is to bring illumination (Taurus) to the minds of humanity.

Disciples thus become “light bearers” and “light conductors”, expanding hope within humanity, the hope humanity needs to overcome the present darkness. This work we do together supersedes time and space. We hear the words in our hearts … “We are ready Buddha, come!”

We drink from the chalice together. Humanity, Hierarchy/Christ and Shamballa align. World consciousness everywhere is heightened, enhanced and lifted up.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0583 The following Individual is doing business as DUENDE PROJECT. 1730 WHARF RD., CAPITOLA, CA 95010. County of Santa Cruz. STEPHANIE GOLINO. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: STEPHANIE GOLINO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25.

signed: JENNIFER NORMAN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/7/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 19, 2018.

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should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING May 11, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Mar. 27, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25.

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: Mar. 28, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: IARA. 5301 OLD SAN JOSE RD. #A, SOQUEL, CA 95073.

The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 7/1/2014 IARA. 5301 OLD SAN JOSE RD. #A, SOQUEL, CA 95073. This business was conducted by: INDIVIDUAL: ALYSA ASHLEIGH GARCIA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 13, 2018.

File No.2014-0001296. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING May 3, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Mar. 19, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

CONSULTING. 827 BAY AVE. #1442, CAPITOLA, CA 95010-1442. County of Santa Cruz. SCOTT GILLETT. 121 ATHERTON LOOP, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SCOTT GILLETT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 15, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0561 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as GROWING UP, GROWING UP IN SANTA CRUZ. 507 LOMA PRIETA DR., APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz.

BRADIN, LLC. 507 LOMA PRIETA DR., APTOS, CA 95003 AI# 7810146. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: BRAD KAVA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/21/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 22, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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]STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: GOLDEN STATE FARMZ. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 4/14/2016 GSF NONPROFIT, INC. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062.

This business was conducted by: CORPORATION: GSF NONPROFIT, INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 19, 2018.

File No.2016-0000777. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0533 The following Corporation is doing business as LUCKY LADY BUDZ. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. GSF NONPROFIT, INC.320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0545 The following Married Couple is doing business as LAZERTEK. 533 SEACLIFF DR., APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. JON HENRICK & JUSTINE HENRICK. This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: JON HENRICK. 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. 20, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0532 The following Individual is doing business as CONNECTING NEW DOTS. 120 KENNETH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz. MARIJE MILLER. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MARIJE MILLER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 19, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF EMELY GUERRERO PEREZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00895. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner EMELY GUERRERO PEREZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: ELYSE GONZALEZ to: JADE ELYSE GONZALEZ. 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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0373 The following Individual is doing business as EDMUND MANOR. 2077 EDMUND LANE, CAPITOLA, CA 95010.

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MICHAEL CARLONE. 2077 EDMUND LANE, CAPITOLA, CA 95010. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MICHAEL CARLONE. 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. 22, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF IRMA MAGDALENO CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00914.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner IRMA MAGDALENO & DANIEL HERNANDEZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: AXEL HERNANDEZ-MAGDALENO to: DANIEL HERNANDEZMAGDALENO. 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.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0578 The following Corporation is doing business as AMBROSIA INDIA, AMBROSIA INDIA BISTRO, AMBROSIA RESTAURANT. 207 SEARIDGE ROAD, APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz.

AMBROSIA COMMERCIAL, INC. 565 ABREGO ST. MONTEREY, CA 93940. Al# 3092005. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: AMBROSIA COMMERCIAL, 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 Mar. 23, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0594 The following Individual is doing business as LONG MEADOW MIDWIFERY. P.O. BOX 257, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061. County of Santa Cruz.

RACHEL SLADE. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: RACHEL SLADE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 27, 2018.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ALANNA KULL CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.17CV03231. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ALANNA KULL has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: ALANNA JEAN KULL to: ALANNAH JEAN KULL. 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

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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00936.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER to: MAY HAWTHORN. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING May 14, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Mar. 29, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000553 The following Corporation is doing business as COASTLINE PILATES and JAID, INC. 406-B MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060.

County of Santa Cruz. JAID, INC. 406-B MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060. Al# 4121957. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: JAID, INC. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/20/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 20, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000582 The following Individual is doing business as WILD MOON FLOWERS 737 37TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

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CAROLINE MARTIN. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: CAROLINE MARTIN. The registrant commenced to transact

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000586 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as CELIABRATE, CELIABRATE. COM, GFTREATS.COM, KRISTANN'S, & KRISTANNS. COM. County of Santa Cruz.

CELIABRATE, LLC. 325 SOQUEL AVE. #307, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062 AI# 1710057. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: KRISTIN HARRIS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/10/2013. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

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The following General Partnership is doing business as ELEMENT ROOFING AND WATERPROOFING. 141 LUNAR DR., SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066. County of Santa Cruz. JOSE LUIS CARRILLLO & DARIN SCOTT DARNEAL. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: DARIN DARNEAL. 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 Apr. 5, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000506 The following Individual is doing business as PERLACHER

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000494 The following Individual is doing business as REDWOOD PIPE AND DRAIN. 985 30TH AVE. APT. 1, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. MICHAEL J. MIRANDA This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MICHAEL J. MIRANDA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 13, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000662 The following Married Couple is doing business as CONNECTED ELECTRIC. 2605 SOQUEL DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. County of Santa Cruz. LUANNE CHRISTIAN MOORE & ROBERT SEAN MOORE. 2605 SOQUEL DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: ROBERT MOORE. 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 April 10, 2018. Apr. 18, 25, May 2 & 9.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000688 The following Individual is doing business as SUNRAE GARDENING. 454 34TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz. ALYSON RAE HANSON. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ALYSON RAE HANSON. 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 Apr. 16, 2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000609 The following Corporation is doing business as LCS STAFFING. 615 BRIDGE ST., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076.

County of Santa Cruz. PLAN C MARIE. 615 BRIDGE ST., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076.

Al# 4125409. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: CHRISTINE KRATCOSKI, CEO. 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. 29, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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The following General Partnership is doing business as ONE ON ONE HOMES. 2113 FELT ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz.

STEPHAN CASSADY & SUZANNE M CASSADY. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: SUZANNE M CASSADY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25 & May 2.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 20180000687 The following Individual is doing business as ERINCO CAPITAL. 4481 MERLIN WAY, SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. JEFF WILLE. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JEFF WILLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 5/24/2011. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Apr. 16, 2018. Apr. 25, May 2, 9 & 16.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000681 The following Individual is doing business as RELLY INTERIOR DESIGN. 615 WINDHAM ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. ARIELA NAJMAN. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ARIELA NAJMAN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/13/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Apr. 13, 2018. Apr. 25, May 2, 9, & 16.

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The following Individual is doing business as SEABRIGHT KIDS. 307 CALEDONIA ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz. TRICIA THEODOSIS. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: TRICIA THEODOSIS. 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 Apr. 17, 2018. Apr. 25, May 2, 9, & 16.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF DANYA TERESA LOYO SANCHEZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00601.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner DANYA TERESA LOYO SANCHEZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: DANYA TERESA LOYO SANCHEZ to: DANYA LOYO. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the

objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING May 21, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 4 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: Apr. 6, 2018. Paul P. Burdick, Judge of

the Superior Court. Apr. 25, May 2, 9, & 16.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000693 The following Individual is doing business as TRANSFORMING HOMES 2 SELL. 3909 TERRA LANE, SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. CONNIE G. EELLS. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: CONNIE G. EELLS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/16/2018. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Apr. 16, 2018.

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■ MILD ITALIAN SAUSAGE/ 5.98 Lb ■ HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE/ 5.98 Lb ■ BREAKFAST PORK LINKS/ 4.98 Lb

■ EXOTICO, Silver & Reposado, “Gold Medal”/ 11.99 ■ BECKMANN’S, Whole Wheat Sour Round, 24oz/ 3.89 ■ HORNITOS, Reposado/ 16.99 ■ WHOLE GRAIN, California Black, 30oz/ 4.19 ■ ESPOLON, Silver & Reposado/ 17.99 ■ ALTOS, Silver & Reposado/19.99 ■ GAYLE’S, Whole Grain, 2 Lb/ 4.59 MARINATED TUMBLED MEATS ■ CAZADORES, Reposado/ 22.99 ■ BAJA LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN BREAST/ ■ KELLY’S, Sour Cheddar, 16oz/ 4.09 ■ CORRALEJO, Reposado/ 24.99 5.98 Lb ■ SUMANO’S, 9 Grain, 24oz/ 4.19 ■ PATRON, Silver/ 39.99 ■ BAJA LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN LEGS/ 4.49 Lb ■ PARTIDA, Silver/ 39.99 Delicatessen ■ TERIYAKI CHICKEN LEGS/ 4.39 Lb. ■ CASAMIGO, Anejo/ 47.99 ■ HOUSE FOODS, Tofu Shirataki Noodles/ 2.19 FISH ■ DON JULIO, Anejo/ 49.99 ■ HOUSE FOODS, Go Umami Tofu Bar/ .99 ■ SWORDFISH STEAKS, Fresh/ 15.98 Lb ■ CLASE AZUL, Reposado/ 69.99 ■ COOKED PRAWNS, Peeled & Deveined/ 12.98 Lb ■ NIMAN RANCH, Fearless Beef Franks/ 4.29 ■ FORTALEZA, Anejo/ 79.99 ■ DON JULIO, 1942/ 119.99 ■ FRESH TILAPIA FILLETS/ 10.98 Lb ■ FIELD ROAST SAUSAGES, “All Flavors”/ 6.29

Directions – Combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Combine jalapeño sauce and onion in a small bowl.

– Combine paprika and next 6 ingredients (through ground red pepper); sprinkle evenly over fish. Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done.

– Warm tortillas according to package directions. Divide fish, onion mixture and avocado evenly among tortillas.

Serve with lime wedge.

Wines Under $5

PRODUCE

■ COLUMBUS SALAME, “Pillow Pack”/ 5.99

California Fresh, Blemish-Free, 30% Organic, Arrow Citrus Co., Lakeside Organics, Happy Boy Farms, Route 1 Farms

Cheese - Best Selection in Santa Cruz

■ AVOCADOS, Ripe and Ready to Eat/ 1.59 Ea ■ YELLOW ONIONS, Top Quality/ .49 Lb ■ RUSSET POTATOES, Great for Mashed Potatoes/ .59 Lb ■ BANANAS, Always Ripe/ .89 Lb ■ TOMATOES, Roma and Large/ 1.39 Lb ■ BROCCOLI CROWNS, Fresh from the Field/ 1.49 Lb ■ ORGANIC BANANAS, A Perfect Snack/ .99 Lb ■ LEAF LETTUCE, Red, Green, Romaine, Butter and Iceberg/ 1.19 Ea ■ CLUSTER TOMATOES, Ripe on the Vine/ 2.69 Lb ■ RED POTATOES, Premium Quality/ .89 Lb

■ BLACK RIVER GORGONZOLA, “Mild”/ 5.59 Lb

■ 2014 BV ZINFANDEL, (Reg 11.99)/ 4.99 ■ 2015 PARDUCCI CHARDONNAY, (Reg 12.99)/ 4.99 ■ 2011 FROG HAVEN PINOT NOIR, (91WW, Reg 16.99)/ 4.99 ■ 2014 FOUR SISTERS MERLOT, (90JH, Reg 12.99)/ 4.99 ■ 2014 CASILLERO DEL DIABLO, CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Reg 10.99)/ 4.99

■ STELLA PARMESAN, “Domestic Whole Wheel Cuts”/

Connoisseurs Corner-Wines of the World

■ MONTEREY JACK, “Great Melting Cheese” Average Cuts/ 3.49 Lb Loaf Cuts/ 3.09 Lb ■ CALIFORNIA SHARP CHEDDAR, “A Customer Favorite”/ 5.29 Lb

7.39 Lb

Clover Sonoma - Best Prices in Town ■ ORGANIC LOW-FAT YOGURT, 6oz/.89 ■ ORGANIC CREAM TOP YOGURT, 6oz/ .99 ■ WHOLE MILK GREEK YOGURT, 5.3oz/ 1.29 ■ MILK, LACTOSE FREE, 1/2 Gallon/ 3.49 ■ ORGANIC MILK, Gallon/ 6.99

■ 2013 MARQUES DE MURRIETA, Rioja Reserva, Spain (91WS)/ 24.99 ■ 2013 ASCHERI BAROLO DOCG, Italy (93WS)/ 35.99 ■ 2012 CHATEAU BARDE HAUT, Saint Emilion Grand Cru, France (92WS)/ 37.99 ■ 2013 PURAMUN MALBEC, Valle de Uco, Argentina (91WE)/ 19.99 ■ 2013 DOG POINT, Pinot Noir, New Zealand (93JS)/ 35.99

KATIE LARSEN, 44-Year Customer, Santa Cruz

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Occupation: Arts educator, retired teacher & dancer Hobbies: Dancing, art gardening, hiking, walking, reading, movies Astrological Sign: Libra Who or what first brought you to Shoppers? I was fundraising for a dance troupe I was in and was told Shopper’s Corner might help us.

I lived on the Westside then and didn't shop here much. Anyway, they were really nice and donated to our troupe. I recall that my first impressions of Shopper’s was that it was a great homey shopping experience, and it still is. For all these years, Shopper’s has been my go-to store. It’s been here since 1938. It’s part of my neighborhood and anchors it. Everyone here is really friendly, and I always feel welcomed. I don’t care to shop the big stores.

Do you shop for local products? Oh yes. I actually look for “local”… Santa Cruz Roasting Sweet Italian coffee, Robert’s salsa, all the micro-bakeries many breads and Shelly’s biscotti. My husband loves Aunt Nettie’s little berry pies. Oh, and, of course, the produce, organic and conventional. My husband is a vegetarian so we don’t buy much meat. But I do like Shopper’s marinated chickens. Right now I’m on a soup-making kick, also scones.

And Shopper’s has these great poke bowls! I do buy some specialty products, like truffle oil, and I love their wines.

What do you like about Shopper’s wines? The variety, especially California varietals. I enjoy wine-pairing, so it’s great that there’s someone here to answer my questions. That’s where locally-owned comes in and makes a big difference, in service and quality of product. I believe strongly in supporting our business community; it’s where I like to spend my money.

Shopping at Shopper’s Corner is always a fun experience as I’ll run into neighbors and friends.

I tell people new to the community that at Shopper’s they’ll find a great meat department, the best gourmet coffees and superior produce.

“I tell people new to the community that at Shopper’s they’ll find a great meat department, the best gourmet coffees and superior produce.”

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