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whether w hether su substance ubstan a ce or behavioral, behavvioral, are are rreally eallly abou abo ut h ealing tr ra aumas, an d about healing traumas, and corr ecctting brain brain a cchemistry hemissttry that that is out ou ut of of correcting ba alla anc n e. balance. “P eople ar a ryying tto o se lf--medica ate. “People aree tr trying self-medicate. So yyou ou o rreally eeallly h ave tto o ad dress th at,” t sa ays have address that,” says H aberr. “Y You ou kn ow a ntt, th Haber. “You know att som somee poin point, thee dr ug or th havvior w a as w o orking ffor or o drug thee be behavior was working th em. I d on n’t think iit’s t’s an accid en nt th at them. don’t accident that w alk abo ou ut h eroin as a ‘‘fix.’” fix.’” wee ttalk about heroin All dr ugs tto ow hi h ch users becom drugs which becomee a ddicted de epleette tthe hee brain bra ain off dopamine, dopamine, addicted deplete sa ays H aberr, r, w ho al so speciali p zes in says Haber, who also specializes amin o acid dd eficiencies—she cclaims laims amino deficiencies—she ad dicted p attien nts t ar ften d epleted of of addicted patients aree o often depleted en dorphins, G AB ABA A, an d ca atabolin, ttoo, oo, endorphins, GABA, and catabolin, n ot tto om en nti t on th eir un stable b lood not mention their unstable blood sug ga arr. Dep let e ed n eurochemicals m ay sugar. Depleted neurochemicals may al so be am o g th on edonia, also among thee causes o off anh anhedonia, th ability to to feel feeel happiness happiness or joy joy that that thee in inability m any ad dicts t eexperience, xperrience, especially especiallly many addicts ffollowing ollowin w g wi w thdrawa al fr rom o sstimulants ttimulan nts t withdrawal from lik dm ethamphetamines. likee cocain cocainee an and methamphetamines. H avving n eedles in our ears kin d Having needles kind o orces uss tto o o si still and and rrelax, elax, but bu ut off fforces sitt still th ul com ponen nt m ay arr rivve thee peacefu peaceful component may arrive on a ce llular a llevel: evel: b timulatting cellular byy sstimulating th dyy’s en eenergy ergy m eridians, sa ays thee bod body’s meridians, says H aberr, acu upun p ctur t e rraises aises llevels evels o Haber, acupuncture off sstress-relieving trreess-rrelievving en dorphins an d endorphins and oth er cchemicals hem micals in th rain a th at other thee b brain that eelevate levate m oo od, in crease ffocus o ocus and and mood, increase con cen nttrrattiion, an dh ave a calmin g concentration, and have calming ef ffec ect.t effect. “It’ hy w et hig gh h, because beca se w ave “It’ss w why wee gget high, wee h have th ese cchemicals hem micals n atturallly in our b rain,” these naturally brain,” eexplains xplains H a r. aber Haber. En dorphin h s ar e, essen nttially, th dyy’s Endorphins are, essentially, thee bod body’s o wn n w atturall a ly p roduced m orphine, sshe he own naturally produced morphine, sa ays. “Lik ke eexercise, xeercise, acu punctture w or o ks says. “Like acupuncture works bes st w hen iit’s t’s d one rregularly. egularrly. Eac ch tim best when done Each timee yyou ou o h ave a tr ttreatment, reea attmen ntt, yyour our o bod dy llearns earns have body how w to br ring ng it selff iinto ntto ba allance.” bring itself balance.” H aber se ees a rregular egular n umber o Haber sees number off in dividual a sw ho k eep comin gb ack individuals who keep coming back ffor or N o AD ADA tr rea attmen nt llong ong aft er th ey’vve NADA treatment after they’ve gr rad a uated th tthee p rogram. graduated program. “An nytim t e yyou ou ttouch o ouch som ebod dy, th ere’s “Anytime somebody, there’s an in ntim t acyy in iitt an d in th eir sstruggle, trugg gle, intimacy and their iit’s t’s a cchange,” hange,” sa ays T amarra Boo a le, a says Tamara Boole, coun celor a CR RR w ho sa ays rresidents esiden ntts councelor att S SCRR who says llook ook fforward orrwar o ard tto o th ea attmen ntts eac h thee tr treatments each w eeek, an d th tthee n aptime th at ffollows ollows iit.t. 0 week, and naptime that
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Currents PICK UP ARTISTS A still from a Clean Team video documenting the pollution at Carbonero Creek.
Brand New Bag Growth of grassroots cleanup effort locally also brings controversy BY JACOB PIERCE
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hen TJ Magallanes cofounded the Clean Team last fall, he never wanted the group to focus on organizing weekly cleanups, which have become the Santa Cruz coalition’s calling card. “What we would do was go around and document areas that need attention,” Magallanes says. Instead of starting cleanups, Magallanes took pictures of places that needed to be cleaned, posting them online with GPS locations. He sent them to the city in hopes government officials would take the lead. “I never wanted to go too deep in the cleanup part of it,” he says. Magallanes worried that cleanups would become politically charged. Within the first month, Magallanes noticed changes: he was removed as
an administrator from the group, and started doing cleanups. “What it really turned into was vilification of different members of the community and of homeless people,” he says. Since then, Magallanes says administrators on the Clean Team’s Facebook page started deleting all of his comments. A few weeks ago, Magallanes left the group altogether. Meanwhile, the Clean Team has indeed found itself the center of one controversy, after a recent online video captured an altercation at Carbonero Creek between a homeless man and Clean Team volunteer Ken Collins. In the video, Collins stands over the prone transient man, swearing at him, telling him to pick up his trash and poking him with a metal stick. The Clean Team’s rules specify no
interaction with homeless people or active encampments. The video was taken down after the person who uploaded it claimed to have received anonymous threats, but a different user reposted it. Clean Team administrators declined to comment for this story. For Collins, the video is an embarrassment he wants to put behind him. He feels it doesn’t represent the hard work he’s put into cleaning up in his community and battling the city council to improve sanitation and facilities for the public—including the homeless. “That’s one bad moment in six months of doing cleanups. And I’m bummed. I’m not stoked on that one bit,” Collins says. “I have a wife and children, and I don’t want them seeing that, I don’t want people seeing that.
But when you’re so passionate about the hometown you live in, and you’re looking at all this pollution and needles and crime, and you’re going out there and seeing it—I got emotionally carried away…that could happen to anybody.” To Collins, a big-wave surfer who just got back from Chile, the video is a distraction from the issues on which he has single-mindedly focused—trash and waste in the parks and waterways around Santa Cruz. He doesn’t believe it’s right for others to make his work out to be political, or anti-homeless, as he doesn’t see it as such at all. He has, he says, continually received criticism from both liberals and conservatives, and feels caught between the left and right agendas in a political spectrum that doesn’t interest him. “I’m trying to tell people stop making it complicated. It’s not complicated,” Collins says. “If there’s garbage all over the place, we need to pick it up. We need to get garbage cans. If there’s open defecations in our waterways, we need to have bathrooms. There’s not any other answer…That’s public safety.” One thing Magallanes and Collins— who once worked together in this grassroots anti-trash effort—still agree on is that there shouldn’t be a need for it. “As much as I want to help out and do good, I didn’t think it was our responsibility,” Magallanes says. “I wanted to get the city motivated to clean up.” For his part, Collins has never been thrilled about picking up trash on Saturday mornings, and wants the city to step up. The problems, he says, are too big for any small group to handle. “I’m not saying I’m Superman. I’m not saying I’m Mr. Righteous. I’m just saying there’s a problem, and we need to address it,” he says. “To me, it’s not like one side wants to ignore it. It seems like all parties don’t want to take this on. I feel like Santa Cruz doesn’t have any real leaders right now.” Additional reporting contributed by Steve Palopoli.
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SECOND CHANCE Project Purr founder Lynne Achterberg, and Fluff, a feral kitten she rescued from the county shelter.
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or four years, Leslie watched the rats take over. The owner of a Scotts Valley horse stable, Leslie (who declined to provide her last name for fear that someone would harm her horses) felt powerless to combat the scourge of vermin, each about the size of a soda can, infiltrating her barn.
“There were so many rats. If you came in the dark and you turned on the lights, they would scurry down the tops of the water pipes running both sides of the hallway. It was the grossest thing. I remember chasing them with a broom. It was like, ‘get out of my barn!’ They’d come down the pipes and then drink out of the horses’ water bowls, and fall into the
bucket and die and you’d get dead rats in your water bucket,� she recalls with a grimace. In addition to the skin-crawling effect of the rats, the economic consequences started to take a toll as well. “Once a rat gets into your bag of feed, you throw out a $20 bag of feed. They chew a hole in the bottom, and you’re like, ‘oh the whole bag’s toast.’ You know? There’s rat poop in my food,� she says. She tried poison, even going as far as prying open the barn’s walls and dropping it in to try to take out the rats living inside them. “We tried and tried and tried,� she says. “But we couldn’t get them.� That’s when a friend told her about Project Purr,
an organization that rescues aggressive, unadoptable feral cats destined for euthanasia at the county animal shelter and finds them outdoor homes in barns, farms and urban gardens to live as working cats, a kind of all-natural rodent control. That was eight years ago. Desperate for a solution, Leslie adopted three kittens—Spanky, Darla and Alfalfa—from Project Purr, and after an initial acclimation period, set them loose on her property. Today, she surveys her barn, outfitted in an official Project Purr T-shirt featuring a drawing of a cat with the tip of its ear clipped off—the telltale sign of a feral cat that has been fixed. “You didn’t see any rats, did you? You see any rat poop? No. So not only did they kill them all‌the
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smell of the cats tells other rats, ‘we don’t want to be here.’� “There’s no deterrent like a live cat. There just isn’t,� she says. “They kill everything.�
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Cats vs. Birds While cats’ natural hunting instincts are a godsend to some, many believe outdoor cats do more harm than good—killing species of birds and small mammals that we want to keep around, and even some that are on the endangered species list. In recent years, the debate between cat lovers and birders has escalated, thanks in part to a study published this January in the journal Nature Communications claiming that feral and domestic cats collectively kill between 1.4 and 3.7 billion birds a year in the United States, blowing the previous estimate of 500 million out of the water. Feral cats, the study says, are responsible for the majority of the bird deaths. This sparked a huge backlash against feral cats, with many calling for an end to the controversial Trap, Neuter and Release (TNR) programs that many nonprofits facilitate by means of trapping feral cats, fixing them and then returning them to where they came from, with the hope that the population will die out naturally. To some, the trade-off isn’t worth it. Cliff Bixler, a lifelong member of the Santa Cruz Bird Club, says he regularly sees feral cats “out cruising and hunting� in areas where birds such as warblers and flycatchers breed each season. “People go drop off their feral cats right there down by Sycamore Grove and along the San Lorenzo River. I’ve seen them, especially during nesting season,� he says. “Cats can climb trees. They’re quite well-equipped for slaughtering other creatures.� He says he would prefer to see all cats in safe, indoor homes, but if that’s not an option, he would rather they be euthanized than let loose in the wild. “People say we should fix them and let them live out the rest of their lives. But maybe they kill 500 birds during that time. Is it worth it? Not to me.� Indeed, local wildlife rescue organization Native Animal Rescue
reports that approximately 20 percent of the injured animals it takes in were wounded at the paws of cats. “Really small birds will pretty much die if they’ve been near a cat at all,� says Lupin Egan, a staff member, who spends part of her days feeding baby birds—some barely the size of walnuts and housed in plastic blueberry containers padded with tissues—with an eye-dropper every half hour.
Blair Cat Project Among the species listed as endangered in Santa Cruz County is the California Clapper Rail, a relatively large, henlike bird with olive-colored feathers that resides year-round in coastal wetlands. Its predators, according to the California Department of Fish and Game, include the non-native red fox and the feral cat, which, if we’re going to go there, is also technically a nonnative, invasive species in North America. “Any species that isn’t a native predator here is considered invasive, why wouldn’t a cat be?� says Kerrie Ann Loyd, a wildlife ecologist who spearheaded the Kitty Cams Project at the University of Georgia, which is the first study to actually track outdoor cat behavior. Kitty Cams attaches tiny cameras to the collars of domestic outdoor cats and records the footage, often uncovering late-night shakycam encounters with opossums, birds and lizards reminiscent of the Blair Witch Project. Loyd and her team are sending out grant proposals this spring and hope to continue the project by focusing on feral cats next. She says she’s unsure of what they will find, and since no one has studied them directly it’s hard to know their impact on the environment. On one hand, feral cats spend 24 hours a day outside, compared to the 5 or 6 hours domestic cats do. However, she says they tend to be more diseased and weaker than domestic cats and may have a harder time catching prey. “There’s no argument that cats kill other animals,� Loyd says. “The arguments are how often, what they’re killing and whether it’s really making a difference.�
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ON HIS WATCH Feral cat Toby on rat patrol in Scotts Valley.
Cat House Lynne Achterberg, the founder of Project Purr, lives in an east side Santa Cruz home that is practically overrun with cats—but she wouldn’t have it any other way. Two rocking chairs, each hosting a snoozing feline, sway gently in the breeze on the porch. Inside the stuffing bursts out of the scratched-off arms of her couches and armchairs. Above the garage there’s a small room, which she says was originally intended to be storage but now is a “kitty room.� The back yard is filled with five hutches (“We hate to call them cages because we just think the word cages isn’t a fun word,� she says) housing feral cats she has rescued from the shelter, in addition to “some of my own kinda sketchy guys that have taken over the swing, as you can see. This is a cat house, what can I say?� Studying the effect of feral cats on the environment has been difficult because of their fearful, aggressive behavior towards humans, as well as the treacherous locations they
sometimes call home. Achterberg perhaps knows this better than anyone. She has discovered feral cat colonies in places like the Watsonville scrap yard, where a mother gave birth to a litter of kittens inside the metal crusher; the Buena Vista landfill; and behind Harvey West Park, where she claims a colony of 33 cats survived on no nourishment aside from licking the grease off the bottom of garbage trucks. When Achterberg discovered the latter group, she and her husband trapped them all by hand using wooden fruit boxes, had all the cats spayed and neutered, then fed and monitored the colony diligently for eight years. She says the colony gradually faded away, with the last cat dying just last year. A proponent of TNR who has seen it work, Achterberg believes the animal shelter should not accept cats it can tell are feral. “They’re throwaway cats. For decades we’ve been just trapping and killing them at the shelters, which
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obviously hasn’t solved the problem because people don’t want to do that—it doesn’t feel good. It’s not that we’re causing these colonies. We’re trying to prevent them. But we don’t think that cats need to die in the process,� she says.
Feral Freedom In animal control circles, TNR has its supporters and its skeptics. The San Jose animal shelter is part of a growing trend across the nation, a sort of shelter-sponsored TNR called Feral Freedom. When feral cats (though they prefer to call them “community cats�) come in, the shelter checks them to make sure they’re aren’t diseased or too skinny, and if they pass, they are vaccinated, microchipped, fixed and returned to where they were captured in the first place. Since beginning the program in 2010, the San Jose shelter has treated and released about 10,000 cats back into the community “It’s completely reasonable that cats are outside and roaming. I mean, that’s what cats are,� says Stacey Daines, director of the Santa Cruz Animal Services Authority. Since beginning the program she says they have seen a 25 percent reduction in cats being brought into the shelter. The adoptable cats that are kept at the shelter benefit, too. They’ve noticed a whopping 70 percent reduction in upper-respiratory disease. “With fewer cats there’s less germs, less stress,� she says. “It has also made other programs possible for us that never would have been possible before. If a cat needed dental work five years ago, we would just euthanize it. Now we would give it dental and put it up for adoption. Kittens under two pounds would have been euthanized without a second thought. Now we put them up for adoption.�
Local Approach In Santa Cruz, cat traps are available for community members who can borrow them and use them either to surrender cats to the shelter, or to do TNR through Project Purr’s low-cost program, which offers $25 spays and neuters. Despite the availability of the traps, both cat
intake and feral cat euthanization numbers at the Santa Cruz County shelter are up. Melanie Sobel, general manager of the county shelter, says she is against the shelter-facilitated TNR program in San Jose, saying the shelter has to serve its human constituents. “The majority of our traps are used for nuisance cats, cats on people’s property that they don’t want,� she says. “We have an obligation to deal with these cats. If that means euthanasia, unfortunately, that means euthanasia.�
‘People say we should fix them and let them live out the rest of their lives. But maybe they kill 500 birds during that time. Is it worth it? Not to me.’ - CLIFF BIXLER Daines says they’ve had the same complaints from people in San Jose, but that hasn’t stopped her. The shelter offers counseling on how to make homes less hospitable for outdoor cats, but when all else fails, the neutered cat is going to be released to the property it came from, whether the owners like it or not. “We’re the animal welfare professionals and we are in charge of managing these welfare issues, and it’s our prerogative to put the cat back,� she says.
Claws Out Still, Santa Cruz isn’t San Jose, and Sobel says our fragile coastal ecosystem is harmed by the abundance of feral cats. “Because cats are one of the main pets of American
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Catamaran Artists Only: An exhibition featuring work by 14 Catamaran Literary Magazine artists. Gallery hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Thru June 29. Free, 831.458.1217. Mission Extension and Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz.
Kimberly Akimbo A black comedy written by David Lindsay-Abaire about how people handle life’s unpredictable circumstances. www.mctshows.org. Fri, Jun 14, 8pm and Sat, Jun 15, 8pm. $20 general. Mountain Community Theater, 9400 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.4777.
CONCERTS Baker/Butler Benefit A benefit show to raise funds for the Baker/Butler scholarship fund, featuring the Chop Tops. Fri, Jun 14, 8:30pm. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.7117.
Twilight Concerts Live music by a different group each week. Wed, 6-8pm. Thru Aug 29. Free. Capitola Esplanade Park, Capitola Village, Capitola.
Art MUSEUMS CONTINUING Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Spotlight Tours. Bringing the artists’ voices directly to visitors. Go behind the scenes and museum-wide exhibitions. Third Sat of every month, 11:30am-12:30pm. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.
Santa Cruz County Bank Viva Santana. A solo retrospective of the late painter, printmaker and sculptor Manuel Santana. At Santa Cruz County Bank locations in Aptos, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. Mon–Thu, 9am– 5pm & Fri. 9am–6pm, Thru Aug. 23. Free, 831.457.5003. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz.
LITERARY EVENTS Children’s Book Awards Local author Julie Olsen Edwards will present a selection of award-winning children’s books. Tue, Jun 18, 7-9pm. Free/donation. Quaker Center, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz, 831.428.5096.
Community Poetry Circle Poetry writing workshop led by Magdalena Montague, local poet and teacher. Sat, Jun 15, 2-4pm. Scotts Valley Library, 230-D Mt. Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley, 831.427.7717.
Poets Circle Dane Cervine will read from his new poetry book, How Therapists Dance. Thu, Jun 13, 6-8pm. Free. Watsonville Public Library, 275 Main Street, Watsonville, 831.768.3419.
Storytime Former Shakespeare Santa Cruz actress Billie Harris and Book Cafe manager Jill Rose perform animated readings of children’s stories. Mon, 11am. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.
Cactus & Succulent Society Potluck luncheon and regular meeting followed by a talk on wildflowers. Sun, Jun 16, 12:30pm. Free. VFW Hall Santa Cruz, 1960 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville, 831.247.4382.
Children s Folk Dances Learn folk dances that are the favorites of children around the world. Sat, Jun 15, 11am. Free. Boulder Creek Library, 13390 W. Park Ave, Boulder Creek, 831.427.7717.
A Course In Miracles Study Group A weekly meeting on learning how to forgive and live in peace. Drop-ins are welcome. Thu, 7-9pm. The Barn Studio, 104b Park Way South, Santa Cruz, 831.272.2246.
Depression Support Group Peer-to-peer group for women with depression, anxiety and/or bipolar disorder. Email dyane@ baymoon.com for information. Third Sat of every month, 3-5pm. Boulder Creek United Methodist Church, Boulder and Mountain streets, Boulder Creek.
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Sponsored by the Diversity Center. Sat, Jun 15, 24:30pm. $5 donation. Private home, N/A, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422x108.
An Inconvenient Truth: A screening followed by a guided discussion. Tue, Jun 18, 7pm. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5700.
An exhibition of taxidermy and oddities by Emily Bones. Gallery hours Mon-Sat, noon-8pm. Thru July 30. 831.426.8876. 1010 Fair Ave.,
Miracle Working Spiritual teacher Dominique Free leads a weekly class on cultivating the consciousness to heal, overcome, succeed and create miracles. Thu, 7-8pm. Conscious Lounge, 1651A El Dorado Av @ Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.359.0423.
Postpartum Health Circle A weekly community circle offering support and information about postpartum changes for mothers. Wed, 1:30-2:30pm. $5-$10 donation. Luma Yoga & Family Center, 1010 Center St., Santa Cruz, 831.325.2620.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Monthly Meeting VFW Tres Pueblos Post 7263. Second Thu of every month, 6:30pm. 831.475.9804. Veterans Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.345.3925.
Wellness Lecture Foods We Were Born to Eat: A presentation by nutrition educator Sandi Rechenmacher focusing on plant-based eating. Thu, Jun 13, 6-7pm. Free. New Leaf Market Westside, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.426.1306x0.
Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900. Hatha Yoga with Debra Whizin, 831.588.8527.
Qigong Flow Led by Bonnie Eskie, MFT. Tue, 10-11am. $10-$12. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.515.4144.
Serenity First— Pagans in Recovery A 12-step meeting with a Pagan flair where guests are free to discuss their nature-based, goddesscentered spiritual paths. Sun, 7pm. The Sacred Grove, 924 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, 831.423.1949.
Dog Hikes Santa Cruz International Dog Owner’s Community hosts a weekly one-hour, easy hike along the beach for dog lovers and their pets. www. newdogsintown.com Mon, 8:45-9:45am. Free. Aptos Beach staircase, 1049 Via Palo Alto, Aptos.
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Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206. Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.
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Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting The local chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. This meeting will feature stitching a lacy canvas scissors case. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free. Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.
Support and Recovery Groups Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer:
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The 49th annual Watsonville Fly-in and air show. Sat, Jun 15, 10am-3pm. Free. Watsonville Airport, Highway 1 to Airport Boulevard, Watsonville, 831.768.3575.
Cheap Wine Tasting Three varieties each of red and white. $3 off admission if wearing a toga. Fri, Jun 14, 6-10pm. $7-$10. Rebecca’s, 1060 River St. #112, Santa Cruz, 831.426.3353.
Comedy Showcase A weekly comedy night
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Tanniversary You’ve spent many a First Friday at the Tannery this year— two-stepping to live music, sipping free wine and dreaming up your next art project. The revelry hits a high note this weekend, with three stages of raucous live music and performance, plus open studios, face painting and family activities in celebration of the center’s first year of live/work studios. Saturday, June 15 from 3pm-midnight at the Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River St., Santa Cruz. Free. featuring Bay Area talent. Lineup changes every week. Wed, 7pm. Cafe iVeTA, 2125 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.713.0320. A new comedy showcase hosted by DNA featuring a different Bay Area headliner each week. Tue, 8:30pm. $5. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.7117.
Open House. www. montereybayfarmtours.org. Sat, Jun 15, 10am-4pm. Free. Various sites, NA, Santa Cruz, 831.274.4008.
Derby Girls The Harbor Hellcats take on the Monterey Bay Derby Dames. Sat, Jun 15, 7:30pm. $12-$28. Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz.
English Country Dance Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. $5-$7. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.
Family Films Family film week at Santa Cruz Public Libraries. June 14, Up at the Downtown Branch; June 15, Cars at the Scotts Valley Branch. Plus a meet-and-greet with PIXAR artists at Atlantis Fantasy World on June 15 at 1pm. Fri, Jun 14, 3pm and Sat, Jun 15, 3pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7717.
Greenhouses Open House The fourth annual Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers
Pooch Parade Parade at noon through Seacliff Village. Refreshments and trophies following. Sat, Jun 15, 11am. Free. Upper Parking Lot, Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, 831.688.4142.
San Francisco’s City Guide
Snowden Band whose Google Analytics surely shot through the roof this past week. Jun 13 at Brick & Mortar Music Hall.
Tribute to Townes Van Zandt Chuck Prophet, Patrick Winningham, Sweet Chariot and seven others honor Townes. Jun 13 at Bottom of the Hill.
Dandy Warhols It’s been 13 years since their album ‘Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia.’ Jun 15 at Amoeba SF and the Fillmore.
Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz reunites the band, continues the redemption of disco music. Jun 16 at the Fox Theater.
Camera Obscura Glasgow band who titled first album ‘My Maudlin Career’ continues self-fulfilling prophecy. Jun 19 at Regency Ballroom. More San Francisco events at www.sfstation.com.
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A San Francisco-based rock band, Battlehooch has a musical range that includes sweeping, experimental numbers, jumpers with ska undertones and beautiful string-driven ballads. Possessing a clean and polished sound, the band has ready-for-fame songwriting skills, a contagious sense of melody, enough variety to keep things interesting and legitimate chops. Called “fearlessly experimental� and “boundlessly energetic� by NME, Battlehooch is one of the standouts of the Bay Area music scene. Crepe Place; $8; 9pm. (Cat Johnson)
Most people only ever knew ABC for their mid’80s megahit “Be Near Me,� which is too bad. While other New Wave kids were obsessing over Duran Duran’s leaden lyrics, I was dazzled by the razor-sharp wordplay of ABC’s lead singer Martin Fry. From their early, lush hit “The Look of Love� to the guitar-rock of the Beauty Stab album to the cartoon era of “How To Be a Millionaire� and the glam blue-eyed soul of “When Smokey Sings,� ABC’s songs were always anchored by Fry’s pop poetry. I saw them just a couple of years ago, and was happy to see that Fry’s Bowie-esque vocal delivery and unique visual flair have lost none of their magnificence. Boardwalk; free; 6:30 & 8:30pm. (Steve Palopoli)
JAMES MCMURTRY A product of Fort Worth, Texas, James McMurtry has a hardearned reputation for being one of the most skilled and honest songwriters of his time. A pull-no-punches poet who isn’t afraid to shine a light on injustice wherever he finds it, his direct manner, respect of folk traditions and courageous lyrical stance make him a perfect bearer of the modern protest music torch. And he’s a really good guitarist. Don Quixote’s; $20 gen/$34 for both nights; 7:30pm Friday/ 8pm Saturday. (CJ)
WARRIOR KING Mark Dyer, a.k.a. Warrior King, really just wants to give you some lovin’. Not only do many of his song titles and an album name have the word in it, but their themes revolve around the notion that love acts as an ultimate motivator and that it has no boundaries. This reggae performer from Jamaica was incredibly well received after his first album Virtuous Woman, which reached number one in his home country and had a spot on New York’s Top 30 Reggae Singles. He has majored in human rights and African awareness, raised funds for countries that have suffered natural disasters, won a Marcus Garvey Award for his music contribution and, as one last kicker, Obama has named him one of his favorite artists. Moe’s Alley; $15 adv/$20 door; 9pm. (Melanie Ware)
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INDIGENOUS Let’s consider South Dakota. It’s where Little House on the Prairie originated and there’s an annual buffalo roundup that is apparently very popular, but besides that there’s not much happening. Except for the blues rock band, Indigenous. Born and raised in the Yankton Indian Reservation, this group began with two brothers, a sister and a cousin. They grew up
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AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS Austin’s goofiest bluegrass band has been around three decades now, and for some, their satire was at its height in old songs of theirs like “Jesus Loves Me But He Can’t Stand You.� Weirdly, though, I find I listen more now to their later stuff, like “Leonard Cohen’s Day Job,�
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HOWLIN’ BROTHERS If you’re going to be a modern day string band, being from Nashville sure doesn’t hurt. With tradition oozing out of every note, the Howlin’ Brothers capture the spirit of front porch jams and empty bar blues. They cover familiar territory, but bring a fresh energy to traditional styles including old-time music, bluegrass and the blues. Drawing influence from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Old Crow Medicine Show and Doc Watson among others, this three-piece is a bridge between deep American roots music and now. And there’s a slide banjo to boot. Don Quixote’s; $10; 7:30pm. (CJ)
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KRIZZ KALIKO Tech N9ne took aspiring rapper Krizz Kaliko under his wing in the late 1990s, and they have been collaborating ever since. Their close camaraderie has opened many doors and allowed both artists to cultivate their talent. Kaliko has steadily transformed himself into a skilled master and his incredibly intricate wordplay, natural showmanship and ability to see the larger picture are proof. His lastreleased album Kickin’ and Screamin’ was a huge success on the Billboard 200, with the track’s natural flow mirroring his emotions, beginning with exciting party energy and ending in a more melancholic vibe. Catalyst; $14 adv/$19 door; 9pm. (MW)
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DNA’S STAND-UP MASH-UP Tickets: Brownpapertickets.com Saturday, June 15
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AUSTIN LOUNGE LIZARDS Tickets: Snazzyproductions.com Monday, June 17
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THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP FEATURING ARIACNE TRUJILLO Africa to new world funk!
Wednesday, June 19 U 7 pm The brilliant new voice of jazz!
GREGORY PORTER Friday, June 21 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
THE JOHN SCOFIELD UBERJAM BAND FEATURING ANDY HESS, AVI BORNICK, TONY MASON 9 PM: 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS
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CATHERINE RUSSELL
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Madeleine Peyroux The Blue Room
Sunday, June 30 ‡ 7:30 PM @ Rio Theatre ‡ 1R &RPSV Monday, July 1 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
BOBBY HUTCHERSON QUARTET Wed. July 3 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
LARRY CARLTON QUARTET Monday, July 8 U 7 pm
PETER APFELBAUM & SPARKLER GOLD CIRCLE Thursday, July 11 U 7 pmSOLD OUT!
HRISTO VITCHEV QUARTET 7/12 7/15 7/22 7/24
Badi Assad Pete Escovedo Orchestra Red Baraat Raul MidĂłn
Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records. Dinner served 1-hr before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer. All ages welcome.
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“The Illusion Travels By Stock Car� and, of course, “The Banana Slug Fight Song.� And while I think they made a horrible mistake in choosing the title of “Grunge Song� (since grunge had been over for years when they put it out), its meta-parodying of trendy cliches applies just as well to emo and every other post-Pixies subgenre to come since. What’s the world coming to when a band with a banjo in it is doing the best alt-rock spoofs? Kuumbwa; $22; 7:30pm. (SP)
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Film Capsules
JUNE 12-18, 2013
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BEFORE MIDNIGHT (R; 109 min) Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy bring their characters Jesse and Celine back for the third film in this series from Richard Linklater. It’s two decades since they first met, and all is not well. Can they stick it out? (Opens Fri at 41st Avenue, Del Mar, Scotts Valley and Green Valley) THE EAST (PG-13; 116 min) Brit Marling, Ellen Page and Alexander Skarsgard star in this thriller about a private detective hired to infiltrate an anarchist group who is forced to reconsider her loyalties as she gets deeper in the case. (Opens
Fri at the Nick) MAN OF STEEL (PG13; 116 min.) Director Zack Snyder was accused by many of botching his Watchmen adaptation, but somehow he still managed to get himself put in charge of reviving the most troubled superhero franchise this side of The Hulk. Can new cape star Henry Cavill lead a rebound from Superman Returns, with this story that vaguely combines the original Superman (origin story) with Superman II? Zod is back, baby! (Opens Fri at 41st Ave, Scotts Valley and Green Valley) SHADOW DANCER (R; 101 min) Andrea Riseborough stars as an IRA member in
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Belfast who becomes a British informant to save her son. (Opens Fri at the Nick) THIS IS THE END (R; 112 min.) For this follow-up to Superbad and Pineapple Express (and Green Hornet?), Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen got their friends to star as themselves in a comedy about what people who party at James Franco’s house would do in the apocalypse.
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AFTER EARTH (PG-13; 100 min.) After Hollywood figured out that no one wants to watch M. Night Shyamalan movies anymore, they had to find
Movie reviews by Steve Palopoli and Richard von Busack
something to do with him. So they put him in the director’s chair for a Will Smith sci-fi movie, didn’t let him write the script by himself and agreed that no one would talk about the fact that he was involved. Smart move. Smith, who once again stars with his own kid in this story about a father-son outing to an abandoned and treacherous Earth, doesn’t need the M. Night albatross around his neck in selling this summer blockbuster. DISCONNECT (R; 115 min.) A hard-working lawyer always on his cell phone never has time for his family. His story collides with many others to weave a dramatic thriller about
people struggling to connect with others in this wired world. EPIC (PG; 102 min.) Somewhere between Brave and Arthur and the Invisibles is this computer animated story of a girl who finds a culture of tiny people in the forest, shrinks down to their size and joins them in a battle of good against evil. Amanda Seyfried and Clint Ferrell headline the voice cast. FAST AND FURIOUS 6 (PG-13; 130 min) Fasterer! Furiouserer! And Michelle Rodriguez is back from the dead! That’s pretty much the extent of the plot in this fifth franchise sequel. How did they fit it all into 130 minutes?
Showtimes are for Wednesday, June 12, through Wednesday, June 19, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.
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This Is the End — (Opens Wed 6/12) 2:30; 5; 7:20 plus Fri-Wed 9:30pm. Now You See Me — Daily 2; 4:30; 7 plus Fri-Wed 9:20pm.
CINELUX 41ST AVENUE CINEMA
1475 41st Ave, Capitola 831.479.3504 www.cineluxtheatres.com
Man of Steel — (Opens Fri) 11:55; 2:15; 3:15; 5:30; 6:45; 8:45. Man of Steel 3D — (Opens Fri) 11; 9:45. After Earth — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:15; 4:45; 7:30; 10. The Internship — Wed-Thu 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:15; 10; Fri-Wed 1; 4; 7; 10. Star Trek Into Darkness — Wed-Thu 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:15. Star Trek Into Darkness 3D — Wed-Thu 9:55pm. Chimpanzee — Wed 6/19 10am.
DEL MAR
1124 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com
Epic — 4:45; 9:35. Epic 3D — 1:45; 7:10. Fast and Furious 6 — 11:20; 2; 2:30; 7:20; 9:40; 10:20. The Internship — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:15; 7; 10. Now You See Me — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 6:40; 9:25. The Purge — Wed-Thu 12; 2:20; 5:30; 7:40; 10:30. Star Trek Into Darkness — Wed 6/12 11:50; 3; Thu 6:30; 9:45. The Great Gatsby — 11:40; 2:50; 6:50; 10:10. Spirit of Marathon II — Wed 6/12 7pm. Chinatown — Thu 9pm.
CINELUX SCOTTS VALLEY STADIUM CINEMA 226 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com
This Is the End — (Opens Wed 6/12) 12:45; 4; 7:10; 10:10; Fri-Wed 11:15; 2:30; 5:15; 7:45; 10:15. (no Sat 11:15am)
Before Midnight — (Opens Fri) 11; 1:40; 4:20; 7; 9:40. Man of Steel — (Opens Fri) 11:45; 12:30; 1:15; 3:15; 4; 4:45; 6:30; 7:30; 8:15; 9:45. After Earth — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2. Epic — Wed-Thu 11; 1:30; 2:45; 4:15; 5:15; 6:45; 9:45; Fri-Wed 11:55; 2:45; 4:30; 7; 9:30. Fast and Furious 6 — Wed-Thu 12:45; 4; 7:10; 10:10. The Hangover Part III — Wed-Thu 9:15pm. The Internship — Wed-Thu 11:30; 1; 2:30; 4; 5:30; 7; 8:30; 9:20; Fri-Wed 11;
The East — (Opens Fri) 2:15; 4:45; 7:15; 9:50. Frances Ha — Daily 3:15; 5:20; 7:30; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 1:15pm. The Iceman — Fri-Wed 5; 9:40. (no Wed 6/12 5pm) Kon-Tiki — Wed-Thu 3; 7:15. MUD — Wed-Thu 4:15; 7; 9:20; Fri-Wed 4:15; 7; 9:40. (no Wed 6/12 9:20pm) The Audience — Sun 11am; Tue 7:30pm.
1:45; 4:30; 7:20; 10.
NICKELODEON
1:40; 4:20; 7; 9:40.
Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com
Before Midnight — (Opens Fri) 2; 4:30; 7; 9:20 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am. Shadow Dancer — (Opens Fri) 2:20; 4:50; 7:20; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun noon. Kon-Tiki — Fri-Wed 4:20; 9:10 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. Love Is All You Need — Wed-Thu 2:30; 7; Fri-Wed 1:50; 6:50. Sightseers — Wed-Thu 5; 9:20. Syrup — Wed-Thu 4:30; 9. Stories We Tell — Daily 2:10; 4:40; 7:10; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11:50am. What Maisie Knew — Wed-Thu 2:20; 6:50. We Steal Secrets — Wed-Thu 2; 4:50; 7:45.
RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN
155 S River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com
This Is the End — Wed-Thu 12; 2:30; 5; 7:30; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Iron Man 3 — Wed-Thu 12:45; 3:45; 6:45; 9:35; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.
SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9
1405 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com
After Earth — Wed-Thu 11:30; 1:55; 5:10; 7:50; 10:15.
Now You See Me — Wed-Thu 11:40; 1; 2; 3:45; 4:40; 6:30; 7:20; 10; Fri-Wed 11; Star Trek Into Darkness — Wed-Thu 12:15; 3:30; 5:15; 6:45; 8:15; 9:45; Fri-Wed 12:15; 3:30; 6:45; 9:45. West Side Story — Thu 7pm; Sat 11am. Chimpanzee — Wed 6/19 10am.
GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8
1125 S Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com
This Is the End — (Opens Wed 6/12) 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:30. Man of Steel — (Opens midnight Thu) 11; 1; 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10. Man of Steel 3D — (Opens midnight Thu) 12; 6. The Internship — Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:15; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed 12; 2:30; 7:50; 10:15. After Earth — Wed-Thu 12:55; 3:05; 5:15; 7:35; 10; Fri-Wed 9:30pm. Epic — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:30; Fri-Wed 10:55; 1:15; 4. Fast and Furious 6—Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:15; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed 10:50; 1:35; 4:15; 7:20; 10:15. The Hangover Part III — Wed-Thu 1:05; 3:15; 5:25; 7:35; 10. Now You See Me — Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:15; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed 10:50; 1:35; 4:15; 7. The Purge — Wed-Thu 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:45; Fri-Wed 1:55; 3:50; 5:45; 7:40; 10:15.
THE GREAT GATSBY (PG-13; 143 min.) What Baz Luhrmann did for Shakespeare, he does for F. Scott Fitzgerald, giving his adaptation of the great American novel a look and feel both modern and classic. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire as Nick and Carey Mulligan as Daisy. THE HANGOVER PART III (R; 100 min.) Finale of the Hangover comedy trilogy starts with the basic premise that there are still people interested after the abysmal rehash of Hangover Part II. Director Todd Phillips returns, along with stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. The plot, while at least not involving another goddamn bachelor party, unsurprisingly centers around yet another Wolfpack adventure with Ken Jeong. At least the tagline promises “The End.” THE INTERNSHIP (PG-13; 125 min.) Sure, you could argue the world doesn’t need another Frat Pack comedy about losers who learn a valuable life lesson by acting stupid—in this case, wasting valuable space in Google’s internship program. But look at it this way: Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn get jobs, Fox gets a summer comedy product, and Google gets millions of dollars in free advertising. Everybody wins! IRON MAN 3 (PG-13; 101 min.) Of all people, did anyone think Robert Downey Jr. would end up being the star of one of the biggest comic book movie franchises in history? The bluehair-and-mascara goth get-up in Back to School certainly didn’t offer any clues. But Iron Man, one of the clunkiest and lamest superheroes ever devised (wow, you have armor on…okay) needed somebody with flair and cool to spare to breathe some life into him. So now he’s back in this second sequel, which features him flying around again and blowing more stuff up. 41st Avenue is even doing a marathon of the other films on Thursday. May we suggest skipping the second one and just showing the first film twice? KON-TIKI (PG-13; 118 min.) Finally, the Norwegians take back Thor. Okay, not that Thor, but Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian researcher and adventurer who sailed the famous Kon-Tiki expedition of 1947. Nominated for an Oscar and all kinds of other awards, this film dramatizes his attempt to prove a theory about preColumbian explorers by building and then attempting to sail what is basically a wood raft 4,300 miles across the Pacific.
It’s not as easy as it sounds… oh wait, it sounds absolutely impossible. MUD (PG-13; 130 min.) Ellis and Neckbone, two 14year-olds living on a river in Arkansas, go on an adventure and come across some surprises, including a very gritty Matthew McConaughey. NOW YOU SEE ME (PG13; 116 min.) Magicians pulling heists? How come no one ever thought of that before? Not to mention that this movie re-teams Zombieland’s Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, who co-star with Morgan Freeman and Mark Ruffalo. SIGHTSEERS (NR; 96 min.) This British black comedy produced by Edgar Wright has a mundane couple on a mundane vacation suddenly finding things anything but boring when things take a crazy, murderous turn. STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG-13; 132 min.) Considering that J.J. Abrams is now in charge of both the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises, nerds of both tribes can finally come together in the hope that this movie will kick ass. And hey, he didn’t do such a bad job on the first Star Trek reboot, did he? Certainly he got bonus points for using Trek-type reasoning to explain why we suddenly had Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and Simon Pegg as the original Enterprise crew, in a different origin story. Pine as Kirk did a fantastic job of holding off on any kind of a Shatner impression until the end of the first movie after he had something to be so cocky about. STORIES WE TELL (PG-13; 116 min.) Actress Sarah Polley directed this film about her own family secrets, with the cast mixing actors and actual family members. SYRUP (R; 98 min.) Early reviews say this romantic comedy-drama adapted from the novel by Max Berry flows really well. Get it? Uh…anyway, Shiloh Fernandez and Amber Heard star in this story of a slacker who tries to cash in his million-dollar idea. WE STEAL SECRETS (R; 138 min.) Documentary about the infamous website Wikileaks is way more interesting than the other project the filmmakers considered, We Steal Sucrets.
On Saturday at Scotts Valley’s Skypark, summer fun worshippers can get in on the Hop N’Barley Beer & BBQ Festival FARM & GARDEN PRODUCE CART OPENS: Tuesdays and Fridays,
HOPPED UP Santa Cruz rockers Wooster will perform at the Hop N’Barley Festival June 29 in Scotts Valley.
Breweries Pour It On for Summer BY CHRISTINA WATERS
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or example, on Sunday, June 23 you can join fellow hopaphiliacs for New to Brew, a hands-on homebrewing session with Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing taproom manager Nicole Todd. But that’s just one piece of the SCMBrewing day of home-brew beer tasting and education. Brewer Tommy Mills will be on hand, demonstrating how SCMB uses its 7bbl system to brew up outstanding organic beer. And yes, brewery owner Emily Thomas will also be on-site to chat about recipe development while conducting a tour of the brewery—plus complimentary beer tasting. Your $50 ticket includes breakfast,
lunch, tasting and SCMB t-shirt! There are only 30 spots available, so sign up before it sells out. For more info, check the SCMB web site, contact emily@ scmbrew.com or call (831) 425-4900. HOP N’BARLEY BREW-HA-HA:
Summertime means many things: the livin’ is easy, sunscreen is plentiful, school’s out until fall. But it also means beer and barbecue to many redblooded Americans (and their friends). So for those B&B folks, there is a premier brew and barbie event coming up just around the corner. On Saturday, June 29 at Scotts Valley’s Skypark, summer fun-worshippers can get in on the Hop N’Barley Beer & BBQ Festival,
absolutely loaded (you’ll excuse the expression) with beer—60 different breweries will each be pouring 2-3 beers, you do the math. There will also be top-quality barbecue, of which El Salchichero is only one purveyor. If you love spicy pulled pork, sizzling spicy ribs, fresh oysters, wood-fired pizza, and (as they say) much more, this is your event. Arts and crafts vendors will offer plenty of visual temptation, and for your ears there’s going to be lots to dance about on two stages. Extra Large (love that name), Wooster, the Good Luck Thrift Store outfit, the Joint Chiefs (love this one, too), The Trims and others will be on hand with loads of non-stop live music.
noon–6pm. Right now, strawberries and blueberries are abundant, as well as outrageously fresh salad greens and kale. Floral bouquets will increase as the blooming season, well, blooms, but the current sunflower creations and aromatic sweet peas are exceptionally colorful. Stop by and see what’s fresh from the fields. Talk about local terroir! Corner of Bay and High streets, foot of the UCSC campus. PIZZA @ TRAMONTI’S: Once again Rita and I met for lunch at Tramonti (on Seabright) and once again we were blown away by the notable salads with intensely flavored grape tomatoes, the luscious pasta e fagiole and the outstanding, thin-crusted pizza. Oh, god, what pizza dough can become in the right hands! Seriously. And $10 for a full-sized pizza and a giant, really terrific salad (not one of those salads restaurants “give” you and you wish they hadn’t). Tramonti has made me cheat on my gluten-free lifestyle more than once, and I have absolutely no guilt about it. Tramonti sits at 528 Seabright Avenue, across the parking lot from the mighty La Posta; they’re open Mon-Sat, noon–2:30, 5:30–10pm; 5-10pm on Sunday. And they make seriously Italian food. No fuss, low prices. Love it, love it, love it! 0
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The event is free and parking is free, but you’ll need to purchase a beertasting pass and signature glass for $39(adv) or $45 (at the door) in order to sip up those suds. The Hop N’ Barley Festival raises funds for the Community Housing Land Trust of SC County and the California Craft Brewers Association. Land and beer, what’s not to like?
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Diner’s Guide Symbols made simple: $ = Under $10 $$ = $11-$15 $$$ = $16-$20 $$$$ = $21 and up Price Ranges based on average cost of dinner entree and salad, excluding alcoholic beverages
APTOS/SOQUEL $$ Aptos
Ambrosia India Bistro Authentic Indian. Fresh regional flavors & techniques. 207 Searidge Rd, 831.685.0610 Lunch buffet daily 11:30a-2:30p. Dinner daily 5p-close.
$$$ Soquel
Cafe Cruz
$ Soquel
Discretion Brewing
2621 41st Ave, 831.476.3801 2703 41st Ave, 831.316.0662
Heather’s Patisserie
Bakery and deli. Pastries, breads, baked goods baked daily on site. Breakfast, lunch, wedding cakes.
7486 Soquel Dr, 831.662.3546
$$ Aptos
Manuel’s Mexican. Northern Mexican inspired fare, made fresh daily. 261 Center Ave, 831.688.4848 Family restaurant since 1965.
$$ Aptos
Dave Peterson
Brewery/gastropub.. Handcrafted beers on tap. Tasty beerinspired tapas by Main Street Garden w/ local ingredients.
$ Aptos
$$ Severino’s Grill Aptos 7500 Old Dominion Ct, 831.688.8987
HAM HAWKING Corralitos Meat and Sausage Co.’s Dave Peterson at the Cabrillo Farmers Market.
Rosticceria & Bar. Fresh, local, sustainable. Lunch, dinner. Patio dining, happy hour menu.
Continental California Cuisine.. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. www.seacliffinn.com
Zameen Mediterranean
Middle Eastern/Mediterranean. Fresh & flavorful. Beer and 7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465 wine. Dine in or take out Tue-Sun 11a-8p.
CAPITOLA $$ Capitola
Britannia Arms 110 Monterey Ave, 831.464.2583
British and Classic American.. Daily specials. Happy Hour Monday - Friday.
$$$$ Capitola
Shadowbrook
President, Corralitos Meat Company
$$$ Capitola
Zelda’s
ave Peterson is the president of the board of directors for the Corralitos Meat and Sausage Company, home to the county’s famous cheesy Bavarian sausages, Bloody Mary fillet tails and much more. We caught up with Peterson on a busy day, after he had finished making his weekly schedule for his employees.
$$$ Aquarius Creative American cuisine. Oceanfront dining. Local Santa Cruz 175 West Cliff Dr, 831.460.5012 produce and sustainable seafood.
SCW: Is it hard doing so many different kinds of meats? DAVE
$ Charlie Hong Kong CA Organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Santa Cruz 1141 Soquel Ave, 831. 426.5664 Consistent winner “Best Cheap Eats”. Open daily 11a-11p.
PETERSON: It gets challenging at times, sure. But when you’ve been in the business long enough, you make it work.
$$ The Crepe Place Crepes and more. Full bar and beautiful outdoor patio. Santa Cruz 1134 Soquel Ave, 831.429.6994 Live music.
How long have you been in the business? I’ve been here 38 years. I
$$$ Crow’s Nest Seafood and American cuisine. Kids menu and nightly Santa Cruz 2218 East Cliff Dr, 831.476.4560 entertainment. Harbor and Bay views.
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was a sophomore in high school when I started. I never would have thought I’d still be here. I worked by the original owner Joe Cutler’s side. I started getting more hours, and found out what the recipes were. The next thing you know, I’m in the hot spot. When did you start putting cheese in your sausages? That goes way
back, probably 30 years ago.
1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511
California Continental. World-class service, fine food, wines, with Old-World charm. Open daily.
California cuisine. Weekly specials include prime rib and 203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900 lobster. Patio dining on the beach.
SANTA CRUZ
$$ Gabriella Cafe Santa Cruz 910 Cedar St., 831.457.1677
Califormia-Italian. Farmers market fresh and organic. Local wine list, romantic setting with charming patio.
Hindquarter Grill Americana. Specializing in ribs, steaks and burgers. $$$ Santa Cruz 303 Soquel Ave, 831.426.7770 Full bar. $$ Hoffman’s Bistro Calif. cuisine & Bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch. Santa Cruz 1102 Pacific Ave, 837.420.0135 Full Bar w/ $3 Bar Bites/$4.50 Well Drinks.
What’s your favorite thing to eat you sell? Probably the cheesy B. The
$$ Hula’s Island Grill Santa Cruz 221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852
’60s Vegas meets ’50s Waikiki. Fresh fish, great steaks, vegetarian. Full-service tiki bar.
flavor’s real good, and it’s made with real cheddar cheese. No imitation in it or anything. We buy it in 40-pound blocks.
$ India Joze Santa Cruz 418 Front St, 831.325-3633
Eclectic Pan Asian dishes. Vegetarian, seafood, lamb and chicken with a wok emphasis since 1972.
How do you make good tri-tip? That’s an easy one. It all starts with
Johnny’s Harborside $$$ Santa Cruz 493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430
Seafood/Calif. Fresh seafood made your way on the Harbor. Great views & full bar.
getting quality meat. Don’t get second-hand. Don’t buy it frozen. Get it all fresh every week. There’s an old saying: crap in, crap out. I learned that from Joe. Boy, was he right. Are you well known out of the area? Oh, yeah, we’ve got Monterey Peninsula all the way to over the hill—San Jose area. And with our shipping we go all the way to the East Coast. Have you thought about hiring a mascot in a wiener suit? No, I don’t
$$$ La Posta Italian. Traditional Italian cuisine made w/ the finest Santa Cruz 538 Seabright Ave, 831.457.2782 local ingredients. Extensive wine list. $$ Laili Santa Cruz 101 Cooper St, 831.423.4545
Silk road flavors. Fresh and flavorful Mediterranean cuisine with an Afghan twist. Patio dining.
$$ Lillian’s Italian Kitchen Santa Cruz 1116 Soquel Ave, 831.425.2288
Italian. Home-style Italian specialties. Cozy, friendly atmosphere. Beer & wine.
$$ Louie’s Cajun Kitchen Santa Cruz 110 Church St., 831.429.2000
N’awlins-style dining. Cajun and southern flavors. Full bar. Bluesy, cool, funky..
think I’ll go that far. I’ll pass on that one.
$$$ Olitas Cantina Fine Mexican cuisine. Stunning Bay views. Full bar. Santa Cruz 49-B Municipal Wharf, 831.458.9393
What is fire season going to be like in the Corralitos Mountains this year? You know, with all the lack of rain, it sure is dry up in the
$ Pacific Thai Thai. Fresh ingredients, ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Santa Cruz 1319 Pacific Ave, 831.420.1700 Daily specials.
mountains. I sure just hope people are careful, that’s all.
$ Pizza My Heart Pizza. Slices and whole pies. Original & award -winning Santa Cruz 1116 Pacific Ave/2180 41st Ave recipes. Daily specials.
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$ Pono Hawaiian Grill Santa Cruz 120 Union St, 831.426.7666
Authentic Hawaiian Cuisine. Large outdoor patio. Feat. “The Reef” tropical bar. and “Aloha Fridays”
Red Restaurant and Bar $$ Santa Cruz 200 Locust St, 831.425.1913
Restaurant and Lounge. Large, small and shared plates. Extensive cocktail, beer, wine lists.
$$$ Ristorante Italiano Santa Cruz 555 Soquel Ave, 831.458.2321
Italian-American. Generous portions, friendly service, beautiful patio. Full bar.
2 for $40 Dinner
$ Samba Rock Acai Cafe Santa Cruz 291-B Water St, 831.458.2224
Brazilian. Fresh and authentic acai smoothies and bowls. M-F 8a-5p, Sat/Sun 9a-5p.
(with affordable wines) MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
$ Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing California / Brewpub. Handcrafted organic ales and large 402 Ingalls Street, 831.425.4900 outdoor patio.
$$$ Soif Wine bar with menu. Seasonal menu with local ingredients Santa Cruz 105 Walnut Ave, 831.423.2020 paired with fine wines. Wine shop on site.
Seasonal cuisine. Farm-to-table American comfort food. Gluten-free/vegetarian options.
$$$ Stagnaro Bros. Seafood and more. Panoramic ocean views. Fresh seafood, Santa Cruz 21 Municipal Wharf, 831.423.2180 pasta and steaks . Kid friendly.. $$ Woodstock’s Pizza Santa Cruz 710 Front St, 831.427.4444
Pizza. Beers on tap, patio dining, HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups, catering, deliveries.
$$ 515 Kitchen & Cocktails Santa Cruz 515 Cedar St, 831.425.5051
Restaurant & Lounge. Specialty cocktails, small plates & happy hour menu. Dinner nightly.
SCOTTS VALLEY/FELTON $ Heavenly Cafe American. Breakfast and lunch. Famous eggs benedict. Scotts Valley 1210 Mt. Hermon Rd, 831.335.7311 welcome. Large parties welcome. $$ Maya Mexican Restaurant Mexican. 75+ flavors of tequila. Authentic flavors, fresh Scotts Valley 3115 Scotts Valley Dr, 831.438.7004 ingredients. Kid-friendly. $$ Mollie’s Country Cafe American. Homemade meals in a comfortable, family Scotts Valley 219 Mt Hermon Rd, 831.438.8313 environment. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Outdoor patio. $$ wine.
Redwood Pizzeria Felton
Pizza. Local and organic toppings, lasagna, salads. Beer & 6205 Hwy 9, 831.335.1500 Gluten-free options.
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Sounds of Brazil featuring Trio Passarim (”The Bird Trio”) SATURDAYS
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TAURUS (April 20–May 20): Inn The Book of the one secrets Damned, Charles Fort rrevealed evealed on ne of the secr ets of power.. He said that if you want po power power ower over something, moree rreal you should be mor eal than it. What W does that mean? first How do you become rreal eal in the fir rst place, and how Purge do you get even more more real? real? Here’s Here’ss what I think: Pur ge lies your hypocrisies and tell as ffew ew lie es as possible. Find like—not out what your deepest self is like— —not just what your vigorous ego is like—and be your deepestt self with vigor ous rigor.. Make sur suree that the fface rigor ace you show the world accurate what’s ’s going on in is an accur ate rrepresentation epresentation of what w stuff,f, you will your inner world. world If you do all thatt good stuff powerful eventually be as rreal eal and as powe erful as you need to be. GEMINI (May 21–June 20): Long Lonng after the artist Amedeo Clemente Modigliani died, diedd, his paintings sold for for millions of dollars. But while aalive, live, he never got expressed rich from from doing what he loved to do. d He expr essed frustration frustration about the gap between between his ambitions and his rewards. three paintings rewards. “I do at least thr ee pa aintings a day in my head,”” he said. “What “What’s ’s the use off spoiling canvas when arrive nobody will buy anything?”” I hopee you don’t don’t ar rive at a comparable It’s comparable conclusion, Gemini. It t’s crucial that you not keep your good ideas bottled up in in your imagination. You translate You o need to tr anslate them into practical p actical actions, even pr if there’s obviouss benefit in doing so. there’s no immediate or obviou Expressing hass rrarely moree Expressing yourself concretely concretely ha arely been mor important than it iis right i t t th i ht now. now. CANCER CAN CER R (June 21–July 22): In 1967, 19677, dissidents dreamed horrific dreamed up a novel way to protest protesst America’s America’s hor rific Vietnam War. War. They marched marched to thee Pentagon, Pentagon, the military’s headquarters, and performed an exorcism performed o exorcism to purge purge the place of its evil. With the the power of songs and chants, they invoked magic spells designed to levitate the 6.5-million-square-feet building 6.5-million-square-feet build ing into the air. air. Their plan didn’t literal Pentagon didn’t quite work in a liter al way—the w P entagon remained remained firmly fixed to the ground—but grounnd—but the legend they spawned was potent. When I heard heard about it years later, laterr, it inspired inspired me to become an activist. I see mythmaking as a worthy goal for now, for you right r now, Cancerian. Cancerian. Dream Dream up an epic task or project project that t will fuel your imagination for for a long time. LEO (July (J l 23 23–Aug. A 22): 22) In I 1926, 1926 sur ssurrealist realist li t artist ti t Max Ernst painted The Blessed Virgin Virrgin Chastising the Infant Infant Jesus in Front Front of Three Three Witnesses. Witnnesses. It shows Mary vigorously vigorously spanking her son as he lies on her lap. Nowadays, the image doesn’t doesn’tt seem nearly as scandalous as it did when it first appeared. a appear ed. Even some Christians I know find it amusing, amusing, welcoming the portrayal portrayal of Jesus as a genuine genuinne human being with lessons to learn. What would be your y equivalent of creating creating a cheeky cheeky image like this, Leo? How could you achieve cathartic release release by beingg irreverent irreverent toward toward something or someone you respect? respeect? I recommend recommend it. (See the image: tinyurl.com/SpankingJesus.) tinyurl.com/SpannkingJesus.) VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): It’s It’s prime p time to promote pr omote cross-cultural cross-cultural liaisons and annd interspecies with rrelationships, elationships, p Virgo. Virggo. I encourage encourage g you y to experiment p hybrids and facilitate facilitate the union off diverse interests. interests. You You o will be working in alignment with cosmic trends trends if you strengthen engthen the connections between str between influences that belong together, togetherr, and even between betweeen influences that don’t together.. So see what you can don ’t know they belong together between do to ffacilitate acilitate conversations betw ween Us and Them. treaties Negotiate peace tr eaties betweenn YYes es e and No. LLook ook ffor or comparee apple apples oranges. legitimate ways to compar es and or anges. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): Gonz Gonzo zo columnist Mark Morford wrote liberated Morf ord wr ote a list of liber ated behaviors b he wants to cul cultivate. Since you’re in the emancipatory tivate. you’re em mancipatory phase
cycle, of your yearly cy ycle, I invite you to try some of his str ategies. 1.) Ha ave a gentler grip. Let go of tightstrategies. Have assed attitudes. 2.) Make deeper penetration. penetration. Don’t Don’t be satisfied withh surfaces. surfaces. 3.) Raise the vibration. vibration. Isn’t Isn’t it a waste of pr gy to mope ar ound in ecious lif precious lifee ener energy around a sour and shrive eled fr ame of mind? 4.) Appr eciate shriveled frame Appreciate appr eciation. TTreat reat e gr atitude as an emotion of the same appreciation. gratitude caliber as joy ultivate ecstatic silliness. Develop a joy.. 5.)) CCultivate blissful ability too take everything less seriously seriously.. 6.) Drink the awe. Allow astonishment a to seepp in. ((Mor e: tinyurl. y (More: com/morf ord jo y.) com/morford joy.)
SCORPIO (Oc (Oct. ct. 23–Nov 23–Nov.. 21): From From an astr astrological ological w would be a good time to go on a perspective, now retreat e for for a few few days or make a pilgrimage meditation retreat ancestral homeland. You Yoou would generate generate to your ancestral shiifts in your brain brain chemistry by doing just the right shifts that. Other recommended recommended adventures: adventures: something like that. reviewing the story story of your entire entire life life from from your first reviewing p esent moment; writing a brief letter pr memory to the present people you have loved best, telling them to the five people why you’ve lovedd them; spending a day outside of time, don’t consul electronic media when you don’t consultt a clock or use electronic for the duration. duration. for SAGITTARIIUS (Nov SAGITTARIUS (Nov.. 22–Dec. 21): Sagittarius comedian SSteven tevenn W right says he took a class in speed Wright waiting. “Now I can c wait an hour in only 10 minutes,” he br ags. I think you will have the same knack in the brags. coming days, Sa gittarius. YYour our o patience is likely to be Sagittarius. much mor ecctive than usual. Resul ts will come moree eff effective Results ffaster aster and they’l they’lll be mor moree intense. The only catch is that you will rreally eally have to be calm and composed and willing to wait waait a long time. It won’t won’t work if you’r you’ree secr etly antsy an nd only pr etending to be imperturbable. secretly and pretending CAPRICORN N (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): Let the boundaries Capricorn. Don’t Don’t stick too rigidly to the strict blur a bit, Capricorn. around with some good old-fashioned old-fashioned definitions. Play around s aight facts str facts and the precise precise details fuzzy logic. The straight are important too keep in mind, but you shouldn’t shouldn’t cling are ferocciously that they stifle your imagination. to them so ferociously Yoou need to givee yourself enough slack to try openYou d d experiments. experime i nts. t You’ll You’ll o ’ll be b smartt to t allow ll some ended theories and a tremble tremble in your voice. wobble in your theories happeen if there’s there’s plenty of wiggle rroom. oom. Magic will happen AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): ”One should be light like a bir d, and not n like a ffeather,” eatherr,” ,” said Fr ench poet P aul bird, French Paul V alery. How do you y interpr et that thought, Aquarius? Valery. interpret In the book The Science S Self-Control, here’s here’s how of Self-Control, Howar alery’s idea: “W Howardd Rachlin expands on V Valery’s “Wee need to be spontaneo ous, but only in the context of some spontaneous, fr amework that allows us to attain higher levels of framework spontaneity; a ffeather e eather is a slave to the wind, while a bir nd.” TTake aake heed, Aquarius! YYour our o cr eative birdd uses the win wind.” creative flights will go fu rther and last longer if you have a solid further ffoundation oundation to ta ke off fr om. take from. PISCES (Feb. 19–March 19–March 20):: Let’s Let’s call today SighDay oomorrow w, ttoo, oo, and the next day, dayy, and the two days Day.. TTomorrow, after that. Duringg these five Sigh-Days, you should ffeel eel fr ee to let out ouut big, deep sighs at a higher rate rate than free usual. Allow you rself to be filled up with poignant yourself thoughts about life’s life’s par adoxical mysteries. Give paradoxical yourself permiss sion to be over whelmed with emotions permission overwhelmed that ar everent aree midwayy between lamentation and rreverent amazement. Forr even better results, results, indulge in some fr ee-form moan ing during your five Sigh-Days. That’ll That’ll free-form moaning help you rrelease eleasee your full backlog of tension and give you mor ecciation ffor or the cr azy beauty of your ffate. ate. moree appr appreciation crazy (P P.S. . TTry ry r not to wh hine, though.) (P.S. whine,
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ARIES (Mar (March ch 21–April 19): Iris Irish h poet Richar Richardd Brinsley Sheridan didn’t didn’t confine his h lyrical wit to wellcrafted page. cr afted poems on the printed pag ge. He used it to say practical things that would advance his pr a actical ambitions. For woman example, when he first met the w oman who would eventually become his wife, wife, he said said to her, herr, “Why don’t don’t garden? you come into my gar den? I wouldd like my rroses oses to see That’s you.” That ’s the kind of persuasivee power I hope you According will summon in the coming days, Aries. A ccording to my analysis y of the omens, yyou shouldd have it in abundance. what’s So what ’s the best use of this mojo? mojjo? Is there there anything you would rreally eally like to sell? Whatt new rresources esources do sphere? you want to bring into your spher re? Who do you want to convince?