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Say No to Butts A ren’t yyou o outir reedo eing peo ple’sbu uttts Aren’t tired offsee seeing people’s butts around ar oundttown? own w ?T They hey ar a areeeeeverywhere—on ver erywhere—onth thee beac h, d ow wn b ivveerr, on th ttrreets. e T hey beach, down byy th thee rriver, thee sstreets.

They aree disgusting ar disgusting and and not not o onl onlyy an ey eyesore yeesore in our communi tyy, th ey ar ow wnrright d angeerrous. o community, they aree d downright dangerous.

Since Sin ce 2007, Sa Save ave Ourr Sh Shores ores h has as rremoved eemovved e 466,000 of ofth esebu utttts.T hisissu uch a problem problem these butts.

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fforever or o ever e because iitt d does oes n not ot bi biodegrade. odegrade. Y Yet eet bu butts uttts continue con ntin t ue to to be littered. littered. We We installed installed se several ever e al cigarette cig gar areette bu butt utt t rreceptacles eceptacles tto o co collect llecct bu butts utttts bu but ut iitt seems see ems lik likee w wee w would ould n o need eed on onee on eevery veerry sstreet treet corner cor rnerinor in order rdertto to prevent preven enttth theebu butts uttsfr t from romen ending ding u p on the the ground. ground.Itistim orabo o lda a ppro oach up It is timeefffor a bold approach tto o cig ccigarette arettebu uttli t litter. tterr..Assemb lyymemb berSt one’s butt Assemblymember Stone’s billl 1504 would woul o dp rohibitth lter e ed prohibit theesal saleeo offfil filtered cigarettes cig gar areettes in th thee State State o off Calif California. fo ornia. T This hiis is an innovative inn novvativ t ve a approach pproach tto o a vvery eery ttough o ouggh p problem. roblem.

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Do Your You our Job! Re: R ee: “C “Coming oming Around Arou und Again” Again” (Currents, (Currents, Feb. Feb. 15): All th these ese coun county nty agencies agencies who who we we depend depend upon u pon tto om make ake us saf ssafe, fe, an and d all th they ey d do o is dance dance around ar ound th thee real real issue. issue. W Wee h have ave 100 tto o 200+ unrepentant unr epentant cr criminals im minals p preying reying u upon pon our community, communi tyy, and and n nobody obod dy is holding holding th them em accountable. accoun ntable. Do yyour o our jjob! ob!

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No, Rea Really, ally, Do Your You our Job! Re: R e: e ““Coming Coming Around Aroun o d Again”: Again”: So when when is the the revolvin revolving v gd door oor ggoing oin ng tto o cclose? lose?? Basi Basically icall llly w wee ar aree inviting in nvviting cr criminals iminals & transients transients to to San Santa nta Cr Cruz uz because they becauseth ey can gget eta away away wi with thiittar around oundh here? ere?

I mean, Im ean, our judicial judicia al sy system stemmus musttbe be handing handing ou out uto t open pen in invitations nvvitattion nstto ocommi committcr crimes imesh here ere in San Santa ntaCr Cruz uzasourr as our recidivism recidivismrrate ate is 10 percent percent hig higher her th than an oth other er ci cities ties sstatewide! tatew wide! Com Comee on!

An And d AB109 rreally eallly d does oes n not ot soun sound d th that at ef effective ffeectivve if iitt onl onlyy h has as a 3-4 per p percent cen nt cchange, hange, w why hy w waste aste funding another program that doesn’t fun ding on an other e p rogram th at d oesn’t work? political butts off th thee cclouds, w o ork? Get yyour o our po l ticalbu li uttsou t out utto louds, out other's pockets, and yyour ourh o hands andsou uto t off eac eeach hoth er's poc kets, an d do something worthwhile effectively d osom ething w or orth thwhil h e tto oef ffec ecttivvely cclean lean up city and thee sstreets.

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PUSH IT Let Leta ta Jussila ((left) f ) and Michelle De Dean ean ar aree the ffounders o ounders Feb. of the Santa Cruz C Challenge, which begins its i ffourth ourth o year F eeb. 22.

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urning urnin ng over ovveer a n new ew leaf leaf of of good good health h ealth h is always allways a cchallenge. hallenge.

Butt in Bu n th thee case of of th thee 12-w 12-week eek Santa Santa Cruz Cruz Challenge, Ch hallenge, it's it's the the heaping heaping spoonful o off Sa Santa Cruz that anta Cr uz th at seems tto o make thee m medicine down. make th ed dicine ggo od own.

Now N ow en entering tering its its fourth fo ourth yyear, earr, th thee S SCC CC is the off Dr Dr. the brainchild brainchil h do r. Michelle Michelle Bean, chiropractor, Dr. Leta Jussila, chiropracctorr, and and Dr r. Let a Jussil a, licensed licensed acupuncturist acupun p cturist and and herbalist, herbalist, who who have have co-owned co-o owned Optimal Optimal Health Health and and Fitness Fitness for fo or 10 years yeears now. now.

While While the the challengers challengeers with with the the highest hig ghest percentage percen ntage of of self-improvement self--improvvem e en nt do do win prizes—the prizes— —the grand grran a d prize prize being being $1,000—the $1,000—the SCC SCC is more morre like lik ke a really reallly long long health heallth t and an nd fitness fitness party party than than it it is a competition. competition.. Improvement Improvveement is based based on body bod dy strength sttrren e gth g and and endurance—not endurance—not

weight w eeig ght lloss. oss An oss.

And dm more ore th than an an anything, nytthing, g iit's tt'ss a sstory tory o ple ggetting eetting th eiir off som somee 75 peo people their gr ro oovve b ack. groove back.

"In th linic, you you o al lways w an ant yyour ou our thee cclinic, always want p ati t en ntts tto o be m oving th eir bod dy, patients moving their body, be ecause oth errw wise th odalities in because otherwise thee m modalities ggeneral e eral becom en ependen ntt," sa ays becomee cod codependent," says Ju ussila. "I d on't car t's acupuncture acu up punctturre Jussila. don't caree if iit's orr chiropractic, ch hiroprac acttic, if patients pati t en ntts aren't aren't m ovving moving th heir bodi es th en w ave tto od om ore their bodies then wee h have do more w o ork, an dw cttuallly en du p becom ming work, and wee ac actually end up becoming lik ke ttechnicians." echnicians." like Bu ut Bean an d Jussil a kn ow th at n o ot But and Jussila know that not eeveryone veeryon o e lik es ggoing oing tto o th d likes thee gym, an and m ost peo ple d on't h ave an easy tim st most people don't have timee jus just jjumping ju umping in nto an Afr ican d ance cclass lasss or into African dance sc caling an ar tificial rrock ock fface ace if th a ey'vve scaling artificial they've n ever e sshaken haken th at w ay or sstrapped trapped never that way th hemselves e in nto a h arness bef fo ore. themselves into harness before.

"II can can'tt ttell ell yyou ou o h how ow m many an ny tim times es I've II'vve h eard peo ple sa ay, 'I'v ve al lways w an a nted heard people say, 'I've always wanted tto o tr ap poiera,' 'I'v ve al lways w an a nted tto o tryy ca capoiera,' 'I've always wanted tr iu-jitsu,' or 'I'v ve al lways w an a nteed tto o tryy jjiu-jitsu,' 'I've always wanted tr at sal sa cclass'—and lass'—and th ey n ever e d o tryy th that salsa they never do iit," t," sa ays Bean. "It's al lways lik o it it says always likee ‘I'll d do som er tim e.’ So e e ggoing e'r oing tto od o somee oth other time.’

So,, w we're do som ething dif ffeerren ent eac ch w eeek." something different each week."

Oper atting on th ro ovveen tr utth th at Operating thee p proven truth that iit's t's easi er tto o lleave ea ave on e's com ccomfort fo ort z one easier one's zone if accom panied b e eac ers, ho accompanied byy oth others, each off th thee S CC's 12 w eeeks will ffeature eea atu ture a dif ffeerren ent SCC's weeks different fi tness sstudio tudio in ttown, own, w fr rom yyoga o og ga fitness from an dm artial ar rtts to to sswimming, wim w mming, rock rock and martial arts cclimbing limbing and and aer rial d an ncing—w wh hich is, aerial dancing—which b ay, eexactly xa acctl tly w hat iitt soun ds lik e. byy th thee w way, what sounds like.

Bu ut as is onl ly right right for fo orr a holistic holistic But only a ppro oacch tto oh ealltth, Bean n and and Jussil a approach health, Jussila h ave also also con nttrra accted a so olid lis st o occtors have contracted solid list off d doctors

and an dp practitioners rac acti t tiioners er fr from om ar around ound th thee communi y to community to present preesen nt health healltth llectures ecctturrees thr ro oughou ut th hallenge, covering covver e ing throughout thee cchallenge, eeverything veerrytthing fr ro om h eallth thy se xu uali a ty an d from healthy sexuality and rrelationships elati t onships p tto o tim anag geemen nt,t timee m management, d ettoxing an nd fin ancial h ealltth. detoxing and financial health.

"If yyou o ou co ome in ffor o or stress, strreess, w know come wee know h ow tto o gget eet rrid id o tr treess. Bu ut sstress ttrreess ffor o or how off sstress.

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"Chinese medicine about ggetting etting tto o th he rroot. oot. In Chin a, yyou're ou'r o re onl ly the China, only p aid w hen p attien ntts ar ell." paid when patients aree w well."

The id ea a is th at cchallengers hallengers e can pi ck The idea that pick an d cchoose hoosee th opics an d ac cttivities and thee ttopics and activities th at resonate resonate wi th th em w h hile making making that with them while n ew fr iends, an d llearning earning h ow tto o liv ve new friends, and how live ah ealltthier lif feestyyle. Sure, Sure, th ere will be healthier lifestyle. there carr ots d an ngled; eac h tim eone carrots dangled; each timee som someone ttakes ak kees a cclass lasss or sshares hares an ac cttivity in activity social m ediia, th ey'll be entered en nteered tto o win a media, they'll p rize th at w ee e k. Bu ut if th lttimate ggoal oal prize that week.

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"I h ad m ade up up [my [m my mind] mind] that that I'm had made 50, walking's walking's g en ough, I'm in shape shap pe enough, en oug gh h," sa ays M arlissa M cGranahan, enough," says Marlissa McGranahan, w ho p arrtticiipated in th hallenge llast ast who participated thee cchallenge yyear. ear e r. "It rreally eeallly did cchallenge hallenge m e. I ffeel eeel me. lik eed tto o be m oving, lik alkin a g's likee I n need moving, likee w walking's n ot en ough, h 50's n ot o ld, an d th ere's a not enough, not old, and there's llot ot m orre tto od o. T he cchallenge hallenge rreally eeally did more do.

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"M ost pe eople ggo o fr ffrom ro om car tto oo ffi f ce "Most people office tto o gr rocer o y sstore tore tto oh ome, an d th ey'rre grocery home, and they're al lways in buil b dings," says sa ays Jussila.

Jussila. "So always buildings," w hen yyou ou o gget et e peo ple th at d on't kn ow when people that don't know eac h oth err, an d pu ut th em on lland, and, in each other, and put them p arrks, in a gr ggroup ro ou up settin veer a per riod parks, settingg ov over period o e, th e h ey ave llong ong llasting asting cchanges. hanges. off tim time, they have An d iit's t's not nott that that we're we'r e e th al And thee bes bestt person personal tr rain a ers in ttown. own. w If yyou o ou gget et all th ese trainers these eelements lemen nts t a rise an d sun set, a att sunr sunrise and sunset, att th thee m ost en ergeetic tim ay, rright, igghtt, an d most energetic timee o off th thee d day, and yyou ou o h ave th hem conn ecctting wi th th eir have them connecting with their b rea eatth, ffeeling eeelin l g th egattivve iions ons o ff th breath, thee n negative off thee ocean, th eyy gget et e mu uch m orre ef ffi f cien nt they much more efficient fi tness cchange." han nge." fitness Up ffor or o the challenge? c The SCC begins F eeb b 22. Register at www.

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improvements, public safety, jobs and “customer service at the county.”

Lamonica, on his website, has a tab called “Issues and Positions,” where he runs through his positions on the environment, needle exchange and desalination. Those expecting Lamonica to run on a liberal activist platform might be surprised: ϊ " !&0)&("0 the exemption for Santa Cruz County in last fall’s logging bill, arguing it’s hypocritical and that Santa Cruzans use wood and should also be able to mill. ϊ " /&1& &7es what he calls Santa Cruz’s “lackadaisical tolerance,” and would shut down Santa Cruz’s needle exchange program, which he calls “entitling drug users”—even though the program took in more needles than it distributed between May and July, and research has shown such exchanges reduce littering.

BOB LAMONICA CAN’T LOSE At least that’s how the underdog candidate in the supervisor’s race sees it.

Shot in the Dark

Bob Lamonica relishes underdog role BY JACOB PIERCE

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y every possible definition of the term, Bob Lamonica is the underdog in this year’s supervisor race. His opponent, Ryan Coonerty, has secured just about every possible endorsement, and is trouncing him in fundraising. Most people, it’s safe to say, consider Coonerty’s victory a foregone conclusion.

Despite all that, how sure is Bob Lamonica that he’ll win?

100 percent.

“Even if I lose I win,” tech marketer Lamonica says. “I get to present issues I think are really important, and I get to challenge what I think has fundamentally been established to the community unethically. Somebody had to do it.”

The 63-year-old Lamonica is referring to Coonerty’s early announcement for third district county supervisor race.

Most people would call the former Santa Cruz mayor’s move political strategy, but

Lamonica prefers the word “unethical.”

He believes there will be a big backlash over Coonerty’s decision to announce his bid for his father Neal Coonerty’s seat 10 months in advance.

“I do believe that’s going to some degree haunt Ryan Coonerty whatever the outcome of this is,” he says.

Coonerty doesn’t agree. He says he’d get flack either way—if he had waited longer to declare, he says, some people would have criticized him for jumping in late.

And he thinks it’s actually fairer to those who want to challenge him in the race.

“It’s given people time to decide whether they wanted to run or not,” he says.

This isn’t Lamonica’s first shot at elected office. He ran unsuccessfully for East Palo Alto City Council in 1990, and became active in mid-1990s efforts to recall then-District-Attorney Art Danner.

He also helped organize the Hemp Expos at the Santa Cruz Civic around

the turn of the century and became politically re-energized in 2010 over the arrest of DIY Parade organizer Wes Modes. The case highlighted what he calls “abuse of power” by the D.A. and law enforcement—something he plans to highlight in the campaign. But, he says, that doesn’t make him a “protest candidate.”

“I’m empowering. I’m not protesting.

I’m inspiring,” he says. “There’s a difference.”

So far fundraising is one-sided, to put it charitably. Within the first filing period that ended Dec. 31, Coonerty had raised more than $35,000, while Lamonica’s only reported contributions is $1500 from himself. (Big wave surfer Ken “Skindog” Collins filed a statement of intent to run, but did not return requests for comment about whether he plans to do so.)

Coonerty is running on a platform of promoting environmental

ϊ %" #,/mer Right to Vote on Desal activist now says desalination can’t be ruled out, and that all water options should be on the table.

Endorsements can be key for someone trying to challenge a rising political star, but Lamonica can’t point to many so far. He notes he has been endorsed

by Santa Cruz County Manufactured/ Mobile Homeowners Association, a group dedicated to preserving rent control, for which he served as president.

John Mulhern, a member of its board, says the commission liked Lamonica’s commitment to protecting affordable housing.

“As far as his position on other issues, that’s not something we weighed,” Mulhern says. “People who know Bob appreciate his directness. He doesn’t pull any punches. If you read his website, you’ll see he’s very candid.”

Many of Lamonica’s positions seem to come more from personal experience and anecdotal evidence than hard research and studies. Lamonica says he trusts his instincts, and his instincts tell him he has a good shot in the June 3 primary election.

“I’m comfortable with whatever the outcome. You have to be—politics,” Lamonica says. “But I’m in it to win.” 0

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A looming crackdown on solar panel installations gave local solar companies a bit of a scare to start off the New Year.

The Santa Cruz County planning department told companies like Solar Technologies and Allterra Solar they would have to stop installing “Class C” solar panels on rooftops, and switch instead to “Class A” and “B” systems, which it turns out aren’t commercially feasible yet for residences. The situation was enough to worry Jeff Parr of Solar Technologies and David Stearns, marketing director for Allterra Solar.

“The county has a climate goal and wants to reduce its emissions, and this is going to really hamper that effort,” Sterns told us last week. “And it’s going to prevent people from saving money on energy.”

Fortunately for everyone involved, county planning backed off of enforcing the new restrictions for photovoltaic systems, or PV. “The good news is we’re not going to ask for something that’s unobtainable,” says Tony Falcone, the county’s chief building official. “We’ve already allowed PV to continue forward with panels that are ‘Class C’ rated, which is what the minimum rating is.”

The new regulations, part of California’s updated building code, were three years in the development and went into effect statewide Jan. 1. They require the all-rooftop solar panels to have the same fire rating as the roofs themselves. And Santa Cruz County requires all roofs be “Class B” or “Class A.” So the same goes for solar.

But the breakthroughs to make that all possible have not happened yet.

“Apparently the solar industry manufacturers were not staying on top of this,” Falcone says.

The County has decided not to enforce the new rules so far, and the state fire marshal released a bulletin last Friday recommending all local jurisdictions hold off for now. The marshal’s office is working on emergency standards to stay the regulations’ effective date for 180 days.

“We always work with our local contractors to comply, and this caught everybody off guard,” Falcone says.

“Especially the local contractors.”

Oh, sure, you know that old high school cheer: “I said, ooh, it’s hot in here. There must be a hole in the ozone layer.”

But did you ever think you’d meet the woman who inspired it?

Now you can, as Susan Solomon is coming to UC Santa Cruz to clear the air and give probably the most interesting talk about the sky possible.

Solomon, who takes the stage on Fri., Feb. 28 at the University Center, discovered the hole in the ozone layer of the Antarctic in the 1980s. In short, the hole is not good. Without protection from that extra layer of atmospheric oxygen, humans suffer an overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, which can lead to skin cancer, cataracts and a weakened immune system.

A senior scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Solomon has also worked hands-on in policy, through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The MIT professor’s talk kicks off the weekend-long Climate Science and Policy Through the Looking Glass conference.

The occasion for Solomon’s visit?

It’s the seventh Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy, named after the county treasurer and former legislator.

“People like them,” Keeley says, “because Keeley doesn’t lecture.”

Previous Keeley lectures have featured folks as diverse as former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt in 2004, and last year’s Sylvia Earle, an ocean explorer.

The lecture is in part a way to increase awareness for Keeley’s new scholarship program, which raises money for low-income UCSC students. Without the stipend of up to $4,000, such students would otherwise go home each summer, work to support their families and miss out on months of research.

Keeley has pledged $350,000 from his endowment, and is trying to raise another $650,000 to make it an even $1 million.

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Eventually we'll do more aggressively flavored gins.”

‘You’re basically condensing alcohol, and as it condenses and drops back into the still, the exact way and place in which the drops fall determines the flavor and personality of the liquor.’

— SEAN VENUS Not only will Santa Cruz soon sport its own distillery, but Venus Spirits will be a tasting destination with its own intimate tasting room, currently being designed by the Stripe Design Group as a separate lounge space that will look out onto the distilling operation.

Venus wants the tasting area to offer a sophisticated rather than rustic atmosphere. After all, who wants to rush a serious gin tasting?

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For Venus the location seemed obvious. The Westside is a booming community of adventure handcrafters and adventure consumers. The Swift St. space already had the infrastructure he needed, having been host to both Sartorius Gin and Copious Winery in the recent past.

“It had already gone through the codes—all the mechanical stuff was in place,” he says.

The spacious facility already has a dazzling 600-liter copper alembic still ready and waiting for the remaining storage and fermenting plant to be completed.

“The still is from Spain, and has a very Moorish design. It's the shape that gives the liquor its character,” he explains. “You're basically condensing alcohol, and as it condenses and drops back into the still, the exact way and place in which the drops fall determines the flavor and personality of the liquor.”

Venus will make his own fermented grain mash, the soupy brew that begins the journey. “Most craft distilleries use mash made offsite. I wanted the flexibility to do it the way I wanted. So we essentially have a brew house right here. We'll crush the grain, hydrate it, cool it and then add yeast. That will go into the still.

After the first distillation, it will end up about 30 percent alcohol. After the second distillation is will come out from 62 to 67 percent alcohol.”

And then it ages. “We'll use small, 10 gallon barrels of charred new American oak for the whiskey. In small barrels it will age quicker with more wood contact, so we can bottle the product after 6-8 months,” he says. Some of the distillate will age for years in larger barrels. “We want to highlight the spirits in wood to bring out the caramel flavors. Different styles—younger, more edgy, or longeraged, mellower liquors—will appeal to different people.”

Venus’ blue agave, bearing the El Ladrón (“The Thief”) label, will be made in a full range of styles, from the blancos aged in stainless for about three weeks, to an añejo style.

“We'll let them all stand on their own,” he says.

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IT'S A WRAP, AGAIN The tightly wound tortillas of Tacqueria Vallarta land them in the Top 10 once again.

Burrito Power Rankings: 2014 Edition Notes from the front line of our neverending search for the best burritos in Santa Cruz County BY JACOB PIERCE

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hat makes a great burrito?

A good tortilla is important, as is the quality of everything wrapped inside. But there’s really no template or scorecard for this stuff. This Mexican-Californian culinary fusion doesn’t just need quality beans and meat (and, if there are any, salsa, guacamole, sour cream and rice).

The art is just as much about the way the thing is wrapped and how all the flavors work together. My last rankings of the best burritos in Santa Cruz County ran a year and a half ago, and inspired quite a bit of controversy. People around here are passionate connoisseurs of the burrito, and with that in mind, here is the 2014 edition of my burrito power rankings.

1. Taqueria Delicias 2, Watsonville Super pollo burrito, $4.29 It doesn’t even matter what you order at Delicias. You’ll always drive

away happy. I’ve tried the leanest meats and the greasiest—including cabeza and crispy tripas (head and intestines, respectively), and it’s all amazing. But for my money, you can’t go wrong with the light and simple chicken, which highlights the freshness of the burrito’s avocado, tomato and lettuce. And their flour tortillas are always so tasty fresh, it’s like they were made five seconds earlier.

2. Tacos Moreno, Santa Cruz Super birria burrito, $6.50 When I left Tacos Moreno off my list last time, I got a lot of questions: “Why did you do that? Do you really call yourself a journalist? Where do you live, so I can throw al pastor at your bedroom window?” But see, I used to go to the Moreno at UCSC, when the taqueria had a location at Merrill College. And, hey, it was pretty good before it closed… but not, I now realize, as good as the

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he name Surf City Vintners is the branding umbrella for a dozen limited-production wineries clustered at the industrial edge of town. Neither surfers nor city dwellers, these folks are all vintners all the time. The presence of these artisanal winemaking facilities at the bustling Kelly's complex at Ingalls & Swift has added even more bustle.

Witness the limos filled with visiting

wine lovers arriving on Fridays. The energetic pulse of winetasting right in the winemaking cellars themselves grows to a fever pitch each weekend when out-of-towners join inquiring locals to taste, listen and purchase some of the best wines made in our region.

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to flavor comparisons among the many varietals and styles. From the winemakers' perspective, the phrase "win/win" comes to mind. Events such as the annual “Dare to Pair” match-up of Cabrillo College Culinary student dishes with SCV wines allows access to a large-scale audience for whom a critical mass of tasting opportunities is highly welcome. Park once, taste lots.

“It's been very helpful to join forces, just the fact that we're within walking proximity makes it easier for people to come and taste,” admits Silver Mountain winemaker Jerold O'Brien, whose tasting room has occupied the site opposite the Vino Tabi facility for 3 1/2 years. “Folks want to go where there's the most variety. And another plus is that as winemakers we do in fact cooperate and promote together.”

The collective captures freestyle

tasters who may in fact be en route to other destinations, such as shopping at New Leaf, or dining at Westend Tap, and who've been lured into a tasting by the view of wine barrels stacked to the ceiling behind the tasting counters. Jeff Emery of Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard finds that moving his action down off "the mountain" where the grapes are grown has allowed for more exchange ideas between vintners. "Wine is a very personal thing," he observes, "and different people like different styles.

So I don't see that we compete with each other." Emery believes that all the Surf City Vintners "have benefitted by our mutual association and close proximity."

Along with other members of the collective—including acrossthe-street neighbors such as Barry Jackson of Equinox and up-the-street ones like Denis Hoey of Odonata— Emery finds himself enjoying the ease of making, storing, pouring and engaging with the public all in one conveniently-located space.

“Being at the Ingalls Street facility has been great for the business,” Emery admits. “After 25 years of making wine at the end of a two-mile, one-lane road, with no tasting room, it is much easier to move trucks with grapes, bottles and everything else we need in and out of the current winery location. And our customers can find us so much easier.”

And of course that's the bottom line: location, location, location.

Other attractions interweave the winemaking shops, such as El Salchichero, an artisanal charcuterie shop created by hands-on butcher Chris LaVeque. Wood-fired pizza perfumes the sleek interior of Bantam, another dining force just a block away. More than one consumer has been known to scarf down one of Frank's Snappy Dogs while savoring a lusty zinfandel made by Michael Sones.

“Having the tasting room in this vibrant part of town that is constantly reinventing itself has been a great thing,” Emery contends. “I've always loved being in this business because other wineries are not my competitors, but my peers and my friends. We all learn from each other.” 0

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original location on Water Street, with its crunchy tortillas and thickly marinated barbecue beef—far and away their tastiest achievement.

Also in my defense: the location on campus did not serve barbecue beef.

3. Los Gallos, Scotts Valley Super carnitas burrito, $7.50 Los Gallos serves its carnitas crispier than most places do. But that doesn’t make for a dry meal.

The burrito’s interior has a decent helping of guacamole and sour cream, providing for a very balanced experience. And Los Gallos’ nearperfect tortilla is moist and crunchy at the same time.

4. Trejo’s Carnitas, Watsonville Super carnitas burrito, $5 Trejo’s Carnitas is often very crowded. And when I order, I’m usually the only person in the building speaking English. When it comes to the Watsonville food world, that’s a very good sign. Tucked away inside this greasier-than-average tortilla is a little lettuce, and a dash of salsa, too. I recommend ordering “for here,” so you can help yourself to as much salsa as you want.

5. Los Pinos, Santa Cruz California al pastor burrito, $8.79 It took me a long time to figure out how a meal as massive as the Los Pinos California burrito holds together so well while being devoured.

It appears the piping hot French fries melt the cheese that sticks to them and serve as rebar for the mouthwatering mix of meat, rice and beans within— thereby reinforcing the entire work of art. The cheese in this metaphor is, of course, the cement. Hmmm, probably could have come up with a more appetizing analogy for the county’s fifth best burrito.

6. Taqueria Michoacan, Live Oak Super carne asada burrito, $8.10 Taqueria Michoacan, pronounced “meesh-wo-kahn,” has a lot going for it, including its tortillas. Like Gallos, its moist but crunchy tortillas could not be much better. Michoacan’s have

an almost cheesy quality to them.

In my experience, the meat and guacamole here don’t always taste as fresh as those from other taquerias on this list, but they’re still good. The burritos are wrapped tight, and the layering of flavors is excellent. You could eat one of these on the Bomber Swings at the Boardwalk and not have it fall apart on you. (Maybe? I haven’t actually tried that.)

7. Jalapeños Taqueria, Santa Cruz Super chicken mole burrito, $6.50 I had a housemate from outside Mexico City who would not stop talking about how great the chicken mole and tortillas were in his hometown. One day after he got back from a weeklong trip, I brought him down to Jalapeños for a couple chicken mole tacos. I didn’t hear about Mexico City again for a while.

8. Fidel’s Mexican Food, Watsonville Super chile verde burrito, $5.50 This used to be the site of Hector’s Mexican Bakery. The restaurant owner leased the spot on Airport Boulevard from burrito wizard Hector Garcia and bought his recipes, too.

But when Hector’s Mexican Bakery moved to the corner of Highway 152 and Hoolahan Road about six years ago, Garcia re-opened his own shop here and named it after his son Fidel.

That other “Hector’s” used to have the best tortillas in the county until recently, and even topped our burrito list last year. But after opening and closing at its new location a few times, the flavor hasn’t been the same. We’ve got to go with Fidel’s and its tasty, chewy tortillas—not to mention that tender chile verde soaked in green salsa.

9. Taqueria Vallarta, Santa Cruz Lengua super burrito on a spinach tortilla, $7.15 Sorry, Cruzmatic and Eliquate, the best “wrap group” in town is behind the counter of the downtown Taqueria Vallarta. The burritos are so tight. The layering is perfect. Order the cow tongue. That’s whassup.

10. El Frijolito, Watsonville Chile relleno burrito, $4

Del Pueblo Market, Santa Cruz; Super carne asada, $4.99.

Taqueria El Dandy, Santa Cruz; Super cabeza burrito, $5.

La Rosa Market, Watsonville; Super lengua burrito, $4.99.

Los Pericos, Santa Cruz; Super shrimp burrito, $7.75.

Planet Fresh, Santa Cruz; Surf and turf burrito, $7.50.

Burrito Hunter Is it journalism or masochism for the man behind our rankings? BY JACOB PIERCE

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But apparently, I chose journalism because I love making people angry.

Okay, not really, but I can’t think of any other explanation why I’d let my editor talk me into covering the most controversial issue in local history: Santa Cruz County’s best burrito. And that’s how I found out I must be a masochist.

But let’s get dramatic about this, shall we, and start from the beginning, because really my passion for burritos began years ago. Mexican food has a special place in my heart—and not just because the cholesterol has probably started building little forts in my main arteries.

As a kid in Southern California, I grew up a picky eater. But I remember my first few barefoot strolls from my uncle’s beach house in Encinitas to Juanita’s Taco shop on Highway 1. Not only did those chimichangas fill me up, they changed my life, because I realized something important: foods outside my comfort zone could be delicious. The picky eater days were behind me.

Here in Santa Cruz County, I tried burritos from 29 different places that I can remember. While my classmates at UC Santa Cruz filled their brains with Thoreau and Ibsen, I tried to keep track of which burritos served cow tongue.

And I grew to love hearing what other people’s favorite spots were, so I could try those, too.

Three years later my editor Steve Palopoli and I were both working for the Weekly, and he gave me two weeks to write a list of my favorite burritos in Santa Cruz County for our annual student guide. This was my moment to shine. And I delivered. Sort of. For the next year and a half, he had to listen to me ramble and second-guess my decisions without reprieve. I was talking about burritos more than ever. After a new intern started with us last month, I argued with her about whether or not her favorite burrito deserved a spot in my top 10.

Maybe this new list still won’t be good enough for burrito-crazy Santa Cruz County. It sure won’t be good enough for me. Steve is predicting it’ll be two weeks before I start second-guessing my rankings, but a man (and his digestive system) can only take so much. So, that’s it, for good. Until he makes me do it again.

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MARK HOSLER: HOSLER: W ave n ot Wee h have not p layed in San S ta Cr uz sin ce 1981. played Santa Cruz since I rremember emembeer w tarted wi th th wee sstarted with thee son the beginning beginnin g go g 10-8 songg a att the off A Big heme F rom a Big P lace,” Place [“T [“Theme From Place,” which features feeatur t es th ames o ties in which thee n names off ci cities Contra Cos sta Coun ty as sshouted houted b Contra Costa County byy The Weatherman, Weath herman, wi th th epeated The with thee rrepeated refrain “Very “V Veery stupid!”]—obviously stupid!”]—obviously refrain we call it it “T The Stu pid Son g.” W we “The Stupid Song.”

Wee did weird, totally totally dis torted vversion ersion a weird, distorted of that that in Santa S ta Cr San uz in 1981, an dI of Cruz and rememberr th at we we rewrote rewrote th yrics remember that thee llyrics at the the cities cities were were all referencing, reffer e encing, so th that like, “Ben Ben Lom L ond! Scotts V a alley! like, Lomond!

Valley! like Aptos!”

Aptos!” Som ewhere th ere’s I like Somewhere there’s cassette of of th at sshow, how, an d I don’t don’t a cassette that and kn ow that that iitt w as th at ggood ood of of a show, show, know was that bu o rremember emember som ething w ent butt I d do something went wr ong wi th h th ass gui tar an d iitt wrong with thee b bass guitar and w as all dis storted an dm essed-up, was distorted and messed-up, bu ay th at on th ecording iitt butt in a w way that thee rrecording soun ds kin nd o a antastic. Da avid v w as sounds kind off ffantastic.

David was scr eaming all th ese rregional egional n ames screaming these names ov er the the top. top. T hat w as our sshout hout ou over That was outt tto o Santa S ta Cruz San Cruz County.

Cr C Coun ty. ty And y ou’’re rreally eally doing you’re ng w eird on this ttour— our— somethin something weird w ell, ffor or y ou. F or an y other well, you.

For any band, it would would normal. What What is this “Greatest Greatest Hits” sho w “G show lik e? Wh e yyou en ou see us p lay, yyou ou like?

When play, ar en’t ggoing oin ng tto o see us d o an ything aren’t do anything th at yyou’ve ou’vve eever ver h eard fr om an that heard from anyy o off our rrecords…until ecords…until now ear now.. Abou Aboutt a yyear ag o, w o ht: aft oug er all th ese yyears ears ago, wee th thought: after these o lways cconf fo ounding peo ple’s off al always confounding people’s eexpectations—because xpectation o s—because you you always allways w ant tto o seee yyour our ffavorite avorite gr oup d o want group do th gs yyou ou lik ff th eir rrecords, ecords, thee son songs likee o off their rright?—after ight?—aftter 33 yyears ears o oing th at, t off d doing that, w hat if in our o o wn sn arkyy, fu cked-up, what own snarky, fucked-up, N egativvlan nd way, way, w show th at Negativland wee did a show that

And you’ve added a new visual element for the show, as well?

I’d be very remiss if I didn’t mention that what also made this come together in a really good way was that we’re working with an old friend of ours named Steve Hise, and Steve is a cut-up collage musician and video artist. We’ve known him for 20 years, and he seemed like a natural fit to work with us, because we wanted to do stuff that tightly worked with our pieces, and yet he was improvising with us visually, in a musical way.

He’s going to be on stage with us…And an artist called Wobbly, he’s a huge part of our current show. His name is John Leidecker, and we’ve worked with him for 25 years. He’s done our radio show, and we’ve collaborated with him, and he’s kind of been peripherally in the Negativland camp on and off, kinda sorta.

You’ve told me before how all the members bring different talents and expertise to Negativland, but what’s the process like in a collective with several strong personalities working on every project?

We’ve been working on the new Negativland album for a number of years, and it’s going to come out in the next maybe four months.

And the email battles we’re having over the tiniest details, you wouldn’t believe them. It’s sort of incredible the number of debates we have

about whether or not to add a millisecond of white noise here, or some little thing. This is about the sounds, the mixing, the design, the text, the credits, the press release, the PR photo—every single thing we have these gigantic, duke-it-out battles.

Occasionally, an idea will emerge where everyone goes, “Yes, that’s great!” It’s always frustrating to work this way, but the sense I have is that if everyone can sign off an idea, out of this small group of incredibly picky, critical guys, I think it’s probably a good idea.

What can you tell me about the new album? This new project we have, we are really excited about it. I’m not going to give anything away, but what happened was, the project has been in the works for years, but a couple months ago, Peter came up with this idea of how to package it. It was just brilliant, it suddenly frames the whole thing perfectly in this way that’s really provocative, almost inflammatory.

It definitely is going to make anyone who picks this up look at it and say, “What the hell is Negativland up to now?” That’s the kind of thing I’m looking for, but that’s not easy to come up with. I mean, I think that’s hard to come up with even once! I feel like we’ve pulled that off over the years a number of times, but it’s hard to keep that up. I think I have I have a pretty good intuitive sense of “aha!

Oh, my god, this is going to be great!”

I know that I had that around Escape From Noise, Helter Stupid, the “U2” single, the Fair Use book that we did, Dispepsi. There are other projects that we did which I also love, but I didn’t have as much of the “aha!” about. The Over the Edge CDs, I really enjoyed them, I’ve very fond of those things and I certainly think they’re good works, but I didn’t have that same sense of, “Oh, my god, I’m so excited!” And that’s what you want.

Certainly we don’t do any of this because it pays well.

Next week: Looking back at Negativland’s greatest hits.

Negativland Wed, Feb. 26; $10/$12; 9pm Crepe Place, Santa Cruz

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was a greatest-hits show? And it was like the lame, aging band who can’t do anything but the old stuff people like, because no one cares about their new stuff, or they don’t even have new stuff. I thought we could take that idea and mess with it. We don’t treat our own work with any respect. We fuck it all up, we mutilate it. But at the same time, we’re kind of giving you that old stuff. It took a while to get everyone to agree to do it, it was kind of a struggle. But I remember thinking it had great potential, it would be fun, and I thought: It’s an experiment, let’s just see what would happen. We sort of gave it a trial run about a year ago, when we played a show in Oakland, and the audience went crazy. They loved it! They were reacting so strongly that I remember smiling and laughing the whole time, I couldn’t believe it.

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China, archway carved out off rrock Chin a, an ar a rchway car rved e ou ut o o occk known The kn own w as Heaven’s Hea aveen’s Gate.

Ga ate. T he film stars stars who Ferraro describes JJeb eb Corliss, Corrlliss, w ho F errarro d escribes as “really engaging, crazy athlete.

Hee a “r eallly en gagin a g, cr ra azy a tthlete. H brings and captures their b rings people people in an d ca apturrees th eir imaginations.”

Corliss im aginattions.” In the the film, Cor liss ffaces a aces thee decision either thee p parachute th decision n to to ei ther pull th arachute on his sui b fo orre h as a cchance hance tto o ggo o suitt bef before hee h has thr ough th archway, or rrun un the the rrisk isk o through thee archway, off cr ra ashing in nto th oun ntain. At th crashing into thee m mountain. thee tim timee this ad dven enttu ure ttook ook p lace, n early a h alfadventure place, nearly halfbilli on peo ple ggathered attherreed in front fron nt o billion people off TV sets an d sstreaming tr treamin e gw ebsites w o orldwid w e and websites worldwide tto o watch watch hiss undertaking. underrtaking.

FLY GIRL ‘R ‘Ready Ready to Fly’ rreveals eveals how Linds Lindsey sey V Van an a made women’s ski jum jumping mping Mountain Festival. an Olympic sport s at this year’s Banff Moun ntain Film F eestival.

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Cruz. Ferraro, Feerrrar a o, through througgh the the in Santa UCSC Recreation Reecrreea attion o Department, Departmen ntt, picks picks UCSC wh hich films from frrom the the ffestival eesstiv t va al will show show which San nta Cruz, Cruz, tailoring tailoring the the program pro ogrram a to to in Santa local audiences. au udiencees. T his yyear, eearr, she’s she’s cur rated local This curated lineup that that emphasizes em mphasizes diversity, divveersityy, both a lineup teerms of of gender geen nder and and featured feea attured sports. sporrtts. in terms “Evveen if you yo ou u only onlly go go one one night, nightt, you’re yo ou’re “Even

goin going o g tto o gget eet a fl flavor avo or o off th thee ffestival. eestivva al. T There herre w be som will th en nvvironmen ntal somee films wi with environmental themes, culture, women athletes, male th hemes, cul ltture, w omen a o thl t etes, m ae al athletes, kayaking, mountaineering— a t etes, k thl ayakin a g, m oun ntaineerring— and which an nd this yyear, eearr, surfing, surrffing, w hi h ch is something wee d don’t normally so omething w on’t n ormallly gget.” eet.”

Ferraro also especially that F err e ra aro is al so especiall ly eexcited xccited th at a couple off filmss films showcase ac cou upleo howccasesstand-up stand-u up paddle-boarding, sport that’s becoming p a dle-boarrd ad ding, a spor rttth att’sbecom ming increasingly popular in Santa Cruz.

Here in ncrreasin e gly po pularinSan ntaCr uz.H H erre are ar re her her picks picks ffor or o six not-to-be-missed not-tto-be-missed o d films coming fil lms comin g tto o this yyear’s eear’s festival: fes estiv t va al: READY TO FLY: This thee READ R DY YT O FL LY: T hi film his fil ttells ells th off h how Olympic athlete Lindsey sstory tory o ow O lyympic a tthlete Lin dseyy Van tried V a tr an ied ffor or o 15 yyears eears to to make mak ke women’s wo omen n’s jumping Olympic sport. sski k jum ki ping an O lym y pic spor rtt. “I ffeel eeel like myy fu future thee h hands off a bu bunch lik ke m utture is in th ands o unch off o old dudes,” Van off th thee eexperience. o ld d udes,” V a an said o xperrien e ce.

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hers from thee tim timee sshe was girl. h ers fr om th he w as a a yyoung o oung gir rl.l This Olympics Sochi aree T his yyear’s eear’s 2014 O lyympiics in Soc hi ar the firstt in which women’s th he fi firs i w h hich w o omen e ’s sski ki jum jjumping pin i g Ready is a rrecognized ecognized eevent. veen ntt. Re eady to Fly won won thee Bes Bestt F Feature-length Mountain Film th ea atur t ree-length M oun ntain F ilm Award att th thee 2012 Banf Banff Festival.

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KEEPE R OF THE MO OUNT TA AINS: KEEPER MOUNTAINS: This 16-minute edit off an T his sshort, hort, 16-min ute ed dit o or riginal film p rofiles Eli izabeth Hawley, Hawleyy, original profiles Elizabeth a 90-y yeear-old w om o an w ho in 1960 90-year-old woman who d efied con nven e tion b ttling al one defied convention byy set settling alone in Ka atthmandu an dw orrking as a o Kathmandu and working cchronicler hrro onicler o xpedition ns tto o Mt. Mt Ev veerest off eexpeditions Everest ffor or o T he Him alaya an Da atab a ase. Sh The Himalayan Database.

Shee is sstill till w o orking, u pdatting tthe p he rrecords, ecorrds, an d working, updating and ser rvin v g as th eeper o oun nta ains” serving thee “k “keeper off th thee m mountains” ffor or o an nyo one h oping tto o cclimb limb Ev veerres e t. anyone hoping Everest.

HEA AVE V N’S GA ATE: T A gr ggroup oup o gsuit HEAVEN’S GATE: off win wingsuit pil ots set th oal o flyin ng through through a pilots thee ggoal off flying sacr red e si te a en M oun ntain in sacred site att Tianm Tianmen Mountain

SPIC E GIR RL: T his rrock oc o k cclimbing limbin l g sstory torry SPICE GIRL: This is an other film f th at d efies tr radi a tional another that defies traditional ggender ender stereotypes. ster ereeotypes. It is set am ongst th amongst thee hig ghl hly competitive, com mpetitivve, machismo-fueled macch hismo-fu ueled highly UK cclimbing llimbin ng scen and tells tells th torry o scenee and thee sstory off H azel Findlay, Findllay, a young, youn o g, b londe-hairreed Hazel blonde-haired w om o an w ho becom es th st ffemale em e ale tto o woman who becomes thee firs first cclimb limb a p arrticularrly d angeerro ous Br ritish particularly dangerous British rroute. ou ute. “M en nh ave tto o take ta ak ke crazy crazy rrisks isks in “Men have or rder to to a ttr t rac act a mate,” mate,” sa ays cclimber limber Alex Alex order attract says H onnold in n the the film. “Women “W Wo omen d on’t.t Bu ut Honnold don’t.

But H azel does does an nyway. I d on’t kn ow w hy..”

Hazel anyway. don’t know why.”

NO TBAD:: T his 10-min ute Can adian NOTBAD: This 10-minute Canadian film ffollows ollows se eveen mountain moun ntain bik riders seven bikee riders fr om all ar ro ound the the w orrld, including o including from around world, San nta Cr uz’’s o w wn Cam M cCaul, as th ey Santa Cruz’s own McCaul, they ven entture tto oN ew Zeal and ffor o or 30 d ays o venture New Zealand days off trrick rriding. iding. g trick O THE SUN: T his P eople’s NORTH OF This People’s Ch oice A wa arrd-winnin winning film ttells ells th Choice Award-winning thee sstory tory o wo yyoung oun o gN orrweegian m en off ttwo Norwegian men w ho vventure een ntturre tto o a uniqu hn orth who uniquee beac beach north o cttic cir cle, w hi h ch h as a ce off th thee Ar Arctic circle, which has att on once gr reea at surfing surrffin ng waves waves e and and lots lots of of debris. debris. great T hey spen d a win nter th ere, sur rfin f g, They spend winter there, surfing, sn owboar b rdin d g, an d co llecctin t g the the debris, debris, snowboarding, and collecting w hich th h eyy buil d a sshack hacck ou ut o d which they build out off an and liv ve in. “San nta Cr uz will especiall ly lik live “Santa Cruz especially likee this film,” sa ssays ays Ferraro, Feerraro, w ho call er who callss iitt h her ffavorite avor o ite film m fr om this yyear. eearr. “T here’s from “There’s fr iendship, th erree’s ad dveen ntture, th eree’s friendship, there’s adventure, there’s sur rfin f g.” surfing.”

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour F estival W o orld T o our Fri-Sun Fri-Sun, n, Feb. Feb. 21-23 Rio Theatre, The eatre, Santa Cruz

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MAYBE HE HE’S E’S BEEN RIGHT ALL ALON ALONG NG Fr Fred ed Eaglesmith brings his bad b self to the Kuumbwa on Fri Friday, iday, F Feb. eeb. 21.

Nothing No othing Good G Comes Co omes Easy E Fred F red Eaglesmith E lesmiitth ffollows Eag ollows his muse in a bi bio-fueled o-fueled bu bus us

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Butt yyou Ea aglesmith is th an. Bu ou know who doesn’t that?

Fred kn now w ho d oesn’t think th at? F red e Eaglesmith.

Ea aglesmith.

“There’s much self-esteem “T here’s ttoo oo mu ch se lf--esteem now,” Eaglesmith byy p phone n ow,,” says says Eag lesmith b hone from thee rroad thee Sou Southwest, fr rom th oad in th utthwest, where he’s justt finis finished his w here h e’s jus hed ggetting etting h is hands dirty thee fil filter h a ds dir an ty changing changing th ter in n his bio-fueled have do bi io-fueled bus. “All yyou ou h ave tto od o is Foods and ggo o tto o Whole Whole F oods an d yyou’ll ou’ll see too too much self-esteem.

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“Bob Dylan’s thee m man.

Eag lesmith. “Bo b Dy lan a ’s th an.

Charles Bukowski’s the man.

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fr om po pu ularityy,” , h sa ays. “It’s “It’s from popularity,” hee says. embarrassing. emb arrasssing. I al always lways ttell ell th thee b band and catch ‘I hope hope we we don’t don’t ca atch on.’”

People ask why hee P eople often often as k him w hy h hasn’t easier path, but thee h asn’t cchosen hosen o an easi er p ath, bu ut th question doesn’t make sense qu estion d oesn’t eeven ven m ake sen se “When tto o him. “W When did rrock ock & rroll oll eever ver becomee ea easy?” hee as asks. becom asy?” h ks.

Butt ttalk with Eaglesmith Bu alk wi th Eag lesmith ffor or o a while that hee w hile and and you’ll you’ll rrealize ealize th at h doesn’t do d oesn’t d o things things the the way way he he does does justt to Hee isn isn’t’t jus to be con ccontrarian. trarian. H throwing away somee h hypothetical thr owing a way som ypothetical potential success justt tto pot ential car ccareer eer su ccess jus o be different.

He’s searching thee m most dif ffeerent. H e’s sear ching ffor or th o ost authentic artistic hee can au thentic ar a tistic eexperience xperience h possibly bring music, and possib ly b ring tto o his musi c, an d his When hee ttalks aboutt bein being ffans. an a s. Wh en h alks abou g thee rroad, playing couple off on th oa ad, p layin y g tto o a cou ple o hundred people night att m most, hee h undred peo p ple a nig ht a ost, h has words: “You can’t’t d download h as four four o w ords: “Y Yo ou can ownload this.”

The live has into thee T he liv ve sshow how h as eevolved volved in to th heart the h eart of of th he Eaglesmith Eagglesmith eexperience. xper p ience.

Regularly by R egularly attended attended b y his loyal loyal known Fredheads, and ffanbase anb a ase kn nown as F redheads, an d punctuated byy his almost pun ctuated b almost sstreamtreamof-consciousness humor, where o f--consciousn o ess h umorr, iit’s t’s w here songs era blended his son gs fr ffrom om eevery very er a gget et b lended He’s ttogether. ogetherr. H e’s made made strong strong albums throughout career, butt I’ I’d thr oughou ut his car eerr, bu d argue that ar gue th at with with its its jagged jagged riffs rifffs and and edge, live sstripped-down tripped-d down edg e, his 2001 liv ve Ralph’s Show—recorded album Ral lph’s Last Show —recorded Santa Cruz, matter off ffact— in San ta Cr ruz, z as a m attter o a act— thee rrecord bestt is probably probably th ecord that that bes passion off his sshowcases howcasess the the raw raw p assion o artistry. ar tistry. I’m m good good with with whatever whatever it it keep with that. ttakes akes tto ok e him in ttouch eep ouch wi th th at.

“I’ve been not-rich myy lif life, and “I’v ve bee en n ot-rich all m fe, an d probably I’m p robab bly never never going going to to be rich,” rich,” hee sa says.

“You want thee jjoy accountt h ys. “Y You o w ant th oy accoun accountt full. How full, the the happiness happiness accoun How do thee happiness account? d o yyou ou fill th happiness accoun t? something different.”

I’ll ttell ell yyou. ou u. Do som ething dif ffeerent.”

Fred Eaglesmith So yyeah, eah, F eah, red Eag lesmith iiss tthe he man. m an.

Fred Eaglesmith Fred E Fri, F Feb. eb b. 21, $25; 7pm&9pm Kuumbwa, K uumbwa, Santa Cruz

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CONCERTS The Pullmen The SoCal Western thrash outfit making its Streetlight Santa Cruz debut. Fri, Feb 21, 4pm. Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

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Are We There Yet?

OPENING

A one-man live comedy show

by Richard Stockton aimed at rekindling the Baby Boomers' revolutionary spirit. Tickets at www.arewethereyetshow.com.

Fri, Feb 21, 8pm. $15. Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz.

Cultural Arts & Diversity "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: A Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry In Her Own Words."

Presented by the African American Theater Arts Troupe. www.cadrc.org. Fri, Feb 21, 7pm and Sat, Feb 22, 7pm.

Free with UCSC student ID. Stevenson Event Center, 101 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, 831.459.1861.

The Beaux' Stratagem A late restoration comedy by George Farquhar about two young travelers who travel through small towns trying to entrap rich young women and steal their fortunes. Fri, Feb 21, 8pm, Sat, Feb 22, 8pm and Sun, Feb 23, 2pm. $20 general; $17 students & seniors.

Mountain Community Theater, 9400 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.4777.

Hub for Sustainable Transportation Pop-Up Museum: Do-ItTogether. An invitation for community members to bring creative, collaborative projects to share. Sat, Feb 22, noon2pm. Free, 831.429.1964. 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz.

Lulu's at the Octagon Barbara Lawrence. Landscape oil paintings. Open daily from 6am-8pm. Thru March 16. Free.

118 Cooper St, Santa Cruz.

CONTINUING Cabrillo College Gallery Cabrillo Gallery. Holt Murray: A Retrospective - Threedimensional work by former Cabrillo College Art Dept. faculty Holt Murray. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm & Mon-Tues 7-9pm. Thru Feb. 21. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Felix Kulpa Gallery Urns, Shrines, and Reliquaries: A collection of ceramic vessels and sculptures for honoring special people, presented by

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Manowar The kings of metal play in SF as part of their world tour. Feb 20 at the Regency Ballroom.

Omer Avital Quintet Israeli-born jazz composer melds myriad world music elements. Feb 23 at Yoshi’s SF.

Two Gallants SF duo is matured yet still booming and cathartic in their rousing freak folk. Feb 23 at the Independent.

Waters Former Port O’Brian front man returns with indie rock ensemble. Feb 24 at Brick and Mortar.

Lord Huron Lush L.A. folksters harmonize their hearts out. Feb 25 at the Fillmore.

More San Francisco events at www.sfstation.com.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Prime Time: The "best of the best" submitted by local artists. Judged by George Rivera. Thru April 5. Free, 831.336.3513. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History The Cradle Project. An exhibition of hand-crafted cradles honoring the numbers of African children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic. Thru March 23. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Various Santa Cruz County Bank Locations SC County Bank Arts. Off the Wall: Local artists create works exploring the beauty and space of our 3-dimenstional world.

Mon-Thurs, 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-6pm. Thru May 2. Free. n/a, Santa Cruz.

Events LITERARY EVENTS Book Discussion Group A discussion of a new book each month, with copies available at the branch circulation desk. Email harbisons@santacruzpl. org for more information.

Third Thu of every month, 1pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7700x7616.

Poet/Speak Reading Featured reader Roxan McDonald. www. poetrysantacruz.org. Wed, Feb 19, 2pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.464.8983.

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.

NOTICES Affordable Care Act Program A Chinese lunch plus speakers talking about the Affordable Care Act. Put on by the Democratic Women's Club of Santa Cruz County. Wed, Feb 19, 11:30am-1pm. $12-$15.

Golden Palace Restaurant, 415 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, 831.457.8098.

Affordable Health Screenings Affordable screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, bone density, liver function, hepatitis C and allergies by Heart Watch.

No appointment necessary.

Thu, Feb 20, 9am-12pm.

Prices vary. New Leaf Market Westside, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz, 800.549.0431.

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Different belly dancers each week on the garden stage.

Presented by Helene. www. thecrepeplace.com. Sat, 1:30pm. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.429.6994.

Coeleen Kiebert. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun, noon-6pm.

Thru Feb. 23. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Beat Sanctuary A dance class for exploring authentic movement as connection, exercise, prayer and spiritual practice. Wed, 7:30-9:15pm. $15. A weekly class for exploring exercise and spirituality through dance.

Wed, 7:30-9:15pm. $15. Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, 585.278.0080.

Blueberry Growing Workshop Growing Blueberries in the Home Garden: A workshop for successful blueberry growing led by Liz Milazzo of the UCSC Farm. Sat, Feb 22, 10am-1pm. $5-$40. UCSC Farm and Garden, UCSC, Santa Cruz.

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.

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.

Entrepreneurship Workshop A panel of successful local entrepreneurs offering tips for developing and growing a business. Tue, Feb 25, 5:30-7:30pm. Free. Aptos Library, 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.621.3735.

Figure Drawing Weekly drawing from a live model, facilitated by Open Studio artist Richard Bennett.

Mon, 7-10pm. $16. Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.

Freedom Forum Sheriff Mack's Back!: A talk by former Graham County, AZ Sheriff Richard Mack, an advocate of state's rights and individual freedoms.

Wed, Feb 19, 7pm. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.708.8626.

Friday Shakespeare Club A group of diverse women engaging in stimulating discussions of Shakespeare's plays. www. fridayshakespeare.org. Fri, Feb 21, 10:30am-12:30pm.

Free. Peace United Church of Christ, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.438.3615.

FRIDAY 2/21

PechaKucha: Obsession “PechaKucha,” a Japanese term for the sound of chit chat, is a lecture format in which speakers give rapid-fire talks, showing 20 images for 20 seconds each. This event’s theme is “obsession,” so you can expect the collection of local artists and academics to bare their secret selves and, if you’re lucky, have a nervous breakdown or two. Fun! Friday, Feb. 21 from 6:30-8pm at the Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz. Tickets $5 general; $3 students.

Grief Support A lunchtime drop-in support group for adults grieving the death of a family member or friend.

Tues. 6-7pm at 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos; Fri. noon1pm at 5403 Scotts Valley Dr. Ste. D, Scotts Valley. free. Various sites, NA, Santa Cruz, 831.430.3000.

Health Care Q&A Questions about Covered California answered by certified educators from the Santa Cruz County Health Services in both English and Spanish. Mon, Feb 24, 4-6:30pm. Free.

Live Oak Library, 2380 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7700.

Hemlock Discussion Group Discuss end-of-life options for serenity and dignity.

Meets in Aptos the last Wed afternoon of every month except Dec; call for more info. 831.251.2240.

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.

Senior Men's Social A social gathering for gay men aged 60 and older.

Appetizers will be provided.

Call for directions. Sat, Feb 22, 2-4:30pm. $5 donation.

Private home, N/A, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422x108.

Support and Recovery Groups ADHD: 831.818.9691.

Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273.

Candida: 831.471.0737.

Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000.

Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women: Mariposas, 831.425.5422. Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357). Pagans in Recovery: 831.428.3024. Narcotics Anonymous: saveyoursanity@ aol.com. Clutterers Anonymous: 831.359.3008.

Recovering Couples Anonymous: 408.592.6377.

Touched By Adoption Group Adoptive families, adult adoptees, families waiting to adopt and birth parents meet monthly to connect in a safe, confidential setting.

Last Sat of every month, 10am-12pm. Free. Live Oak Family Resource Center, 1438 Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, 1.866.219.1155.

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.

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.

AROUND TOWN Civil Rights Celebration A reading, signing and celebration with Maria Gitin, author of "This Bright Light of Ours: Stories from the Voting Rights Fight." Thu, Feb 20, 6-7:30pm. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.708.2560.

Comedy Open Mic A rotation of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedy acts from the Bay Area. Thu, 8:30pm. Free. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.7717.

Film: The Past The last screening of "The Past" in Santa Cruz, presented by the French Cine Group of the Aux Trois Pommes Language School. www.thenick.com. Thu, Feb 20, 8:30pm. Nickelodeon Theatre, 210 Lincoln St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7500.

Fringe Application Deadline Party Hopeful Fringe Festival participants who have submitted applications can give 60-second pitches for their shows and enjoy food, drink and performances. www. scfringe.com. Sat, Feb 22, 7-10pm. Free. Art Bar & Cafe, 1060 River St., Santa Cruz.

Hard French Winter Ball A formal, 1960's soul dance party. "The prom you never had." www.hardfrench. com. Sat, Feb 22, 9pm-1am. $20-$30. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.423.2053.

Marine Mammal Research Tour A behind-the-scenes look at the work of marine scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions and whales. Advance reservations required. Sun, Feb 23, 2-3:30pm. Seymour Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3800.

PechaKucha: Obsession Community members will give non-traditional lectures on their obsessions, showing 20 images for 20 seconds each. Fri, Feb 21, 6:30-8pm. $5 general; $3 seniors & students. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Wharf Wildlife Tours Free eco-tours of the wharf by the Seymour Discovery Center.

Sat-Sun, 1 and 3pm. Thru Dec 31. Free. Santa Cruz Wharf, Beach Street, Santa Cruz.

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MARISSA NADLER

Z-TRIP

Before rock band Fleetwood Mac became international chart-toppers, bulk cocaine buyers or classic rock legends, it was an amazing British blues band that featured guitarist Jeremy Spencer, preferred bingeing on LSD and needed no help from Americans Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. One day on tour, Spencer left to “get a magazine” in February 1971, disappeared, joined a religious group called the “Children of God” and never returned. Still a member of the group, now called “The Family International,” Spencer is still a revered lead guitar legend who can both wail and play heartbreakingly sweet and slow. Moe’s Alley; $15 adv/$20 door; 8:30pm. (Jacob Pierce)

Possessing a lovely, aching voice and a spooky elegance that Miss Havisham would approve of, singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler is a sidestep from most folk singers—can we even call her folk? She sings of love, death, murder and pain with a haunted poet’s heart and a realist’s eye, preferring to explore messy, shadowy matters than those distorted by rose lenses. Her recent release, titled July, was produced by Randall Dunn who has worked with metal outfits Sunn O))), Earth and Wolves in the Throne Room. So if Nadler’s reputation as a lady of the dark wasn’t sealed before, it is now. Catalyst; $12 adv/$15 door; 8:30pm. (Cat Johnson)

DUSTBOWL REVIVAL Bridging the musical territory between hot jazz, gospel, swamp blues and bluegrass, Dustbowl Revival is a fun-loving eightpiece that plays it tight but unbound. A self-described travelling collective hailing from Venice, the group is like a band of timehopping musical vagabonds swirling through the centuries picking up and passing along tunes that make you want to swing, stomp and reel. Instruments of choice include a fiddle, clarinet, washboard, trombone, banjo, tuba and a bass made from a canoe oar. Also on the bill: Joshua Lowe and the Juncos.

Crepe Place; $10; 9pm. (CJ)

In 2001, DJ Z-Trip received widespread praise for his super-limited release Uneasy Listening: Volume 1. A collaboration with DJ P, the mashup album paired unexpected songs and artists including Depeche Mode and Newcleus, Bruce Hornsby and Run DMC, and Pat Benatar and the Pharcyde. It confirmed Z-Trip’s status as DJ royalty and helped launch a mashup boom.

But Z-Trip didn’t stop there. He moved into the producer’s chair, working with LL Cool J, Dan the Automator and more. His remixes also grace video games, soundtracks and dozens of singles.

If you were there, you know. If you’re new to the DJ scene, this is an opportunity to see a master.

Catalyst; $20 adv/$25 door; 9pm. (CJ)

ALL HAIL THE KING B.B. King plays the Civic on Saturday.

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SCOTT HAMILTON & HARRY ALLEN QUINTET FEATURING ROSSANO SPORTIELLO Friday, February 21

7 and 9 pm

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FRED EAGLESMITH

Tickets: snazzyproductions.com

Concerts

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MAYIM VOCAL TRIO & BEARDS OF CONSPIRACY Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Monday, February 24

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IGOR & THE RED ELVISES Feb. 20 at Moe’s Alley

KENNY WERNER TRIO

CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Feb. 21 at Catalyst

JAZZ SHOWCASE...

FINDING LOVE

MAYIM Feb. 23 at Kuumbwa

Saturday, March 1

ADRIAN LEGG Feb. 25 at Don Quixote’s ANI DIFRANCO Mar. 5 at Rio Theatre

Friday, February 28

7:30 pm

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UTOPIAN DREAMS BAND Tickets: ticketleap.com Monday, March 3

7 pm

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CYRILLE AIMEE & DIEGO FIGUEIREDO Thursday, March 6

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ANTON SCHWARTZ QUINTET FEATURING TAYLOR EIGSTI

SATURDAY 2/22

DAVID HIDALGO

SATURDAY 2/22

B.B. KING The other day, I was walking down Pacific Avenue and saw a guy playing the musical saw. I’ve always wondered why saw players never sing and play the instrument at the same time, so I asked him. Like I kinda figured, it turns out there’s just way too much going on instrumentally to focus on singing at the same time. “Take a look at B.B. King,” the saw player told me. “He does the same thing.” Of course! Even at 88 years old, when you’re one of the top 10 guitarists of all time—and even when you’ve got Lucille, possibly the most famous guitar of all time, working for you—organization is key. Santa Cruz Civic; $55-$95; 8pm. (Steve Palopoli)

It’s a family affair for guitarist David Hidalgo and his two sons, bassist Vincent and David Jr., currently the drummer for Social Distortion.

David Senior is no chump himself, having made a name for himself as the leader of Los Lobos, probably the most famous band ever to do both rockabilly and mariachi. This show will be a more intimate performance.

When Hidalgo strums an acoustic guitar, his open tunings and lines shine on songs like Will the Wolf Survive?—the band’s 1984 breakout hit about endangered wolves and an symbol for anyone worried about losing their independence, culture or way of life. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 8:30pm. (JP)

WEDNESDAY 2/26

Sat. March 8, 7:30 pm at SC Civic

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS Tickets: SantaCruzTickets.com or Civic Box Office, 831-420-5260 No Comps or Gift Certificates

Saturday, March 15

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TIERNEY SUTTON “AFTER BLUE” THE JONI MITCHELL PROJECT Monday, March 17

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BRUCE FORMAN’S COW BOP Thursday, March 20

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THE WAILERS

AN EVENING

Let’s do everyone a favor and spend no time trying to figure how many years the current members of the Wailers actually spent playing with Bob Marley. The important thing to remember is some of these musicians are, in fact, the old-school Wailers—not to be confused with the Original Wailers (a separate band formed

by Al Anderson, a former Wailers guitarist).

And you’d be hard-pressed to find a group of more experienced reggae veterans. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 9pm. (JP)

HUGH MASEKELA SOLD OUT!

Mon. March 24

WITH U

JACK BOWERS

7 andGOLD 9 pm CIRCLE | No Comps

Monday, March 31

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STANLEY JORDAN

Saturday, May 17, 8 pm | Rio Theatre

BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN

| No Comps

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.

320-2 Cedar St [ Santa Cruz 831.427.2227

kuumbwajazz.org

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11209 209 Pacific Pacific Ave, Ave, Santa Cruz

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1120 20 Union St, St, Santa Cruz

R THEATRE RIO THEATRE 11205 205 Soquel Avenue, Avenue, Santa Cruz

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Karaoke Karaoke

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Rev Rev Love Love Jones

George George Christos Christos

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110 11 0 Monterey Monterey Ave., Ave., Capitola Capitola

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Jack of All Trades Trades

211 21 11 Esplanade, Esplanade, Capitola Capitola

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Feb 28 Dr. Dog/ Saint Rich (Ages 16+) Mar 4 G-Eazy/ Rockie Fresh (Ages 16+) Mar 5 Datsik Digital Assassins Tour (Ages 18+) Mar 6 Greensky Bluegrass (Ages 16+) Mar 7 Downlink/ Dieselboy (Ages 18+) Mar 8 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Ages 16+) Mar 9 Rebecca & Fiona (Ages 18+) -AR Michael McDonald (Ages 21+)

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

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The number of days of killing shall be 3! Four days shall thou not kill, neither kill thou two days, excepting that thou then proceed to three days. Five days is right out.” (Opens Fri at Cinelux Scotts Valley, Green Valley and Cinema 9) SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD (2010) Edgar Wright’s out-there fantasycomedy about a guy who must battle his girlfriend’s seven-ex-boyfriends to the death is as divisive as they come among cinephiles. It’s

definitely different, and stays true to the comic-book source material. Plus, who wouldn’t love to battle Michael Cera to the death? (Plays Fri and Sat at midnight at the Del Mar)

Reviews

12 YEARS A SLAVE (R; 133 min) Based on an 1853 memoir, this story of a free African American kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South is easily the bestreviewed film of the year.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT (R; 100 min) Say you gave me a list of 1000 movies, and asked me to rank them by likelihood that Hollywood would remake them. Say, for some reason, 1986’s About Last Night… was one of those films. I can guarantee you that astoundingly forgettable post-Brat-Pack dramedy—based on a play by David Mamet, but now remembered almost exclusively for featuring Demi Moore’s breasts, if it’s remembered at all—would

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Feb. 19, through Wednesday, Feb. 26, unless otherwise indicated.

Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

APTOS CINEMAS

122 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 831-426-7500 www.thenick.com

Winter’s Tale — Wed-Thu 2; 4:30; 7; 9:25; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Monuments Men—Wed-Thu 1:40; 4:15; 6:45; 9:10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

41ST AVENUE CINEMA

1475 41st Ave., Capitola 831.479.3504 www.cineluxtheatres.com

American Hustle — Fri-Wed 8:55pm.

Labor Day — Wed-Thu 11; 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10:10.

The LEGO Movie—Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:45; 4:20; 7; Fri-Wed 11; 12:30; 1:45; 3:15; 4:20; 7; 9:30.

The LEGO Movie 3D — Wed-Thu 9:30pm.

Philomena — Fri-Wed 6:30pm.

Robocop — Daily 11; 1:30; 4:30; 7:20; 10:15.

DEL MAR

1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com

Her — Wed-Thu 1:50; 4:30; 7:10; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Monuments Men — Wed-Thu 1:40; 4:20; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Wolf of Wall Street — Wed-Thu 12:20; 3:50; 7:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World — Fri-Sat midnight.

NICKELODEON

Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com

12 Years a Slave — Wed-Thu 8:50pm; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

August: Osage County — Wed-Thu 11:20; 6; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

American Hustle — Wed-Thu 4; 9:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Dallas Buyer’s Club — Wed-Thu 11:10am; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Gloria — Wed-Thu 1:45; 4:15; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. (no Thu 7pm) The Invisible Woman — Wed-Thu 11am; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Nebraska — Wed-Thu 12:15; 6:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Oscar Shorts: Animated — Wed-Thu 2:40; 7:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Oscar Shorts: Live Action — Wed-Thu 4:50 Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Past — Wed-Thu 1:30; 3:20; 8:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Philomena — Wed-Thu 1:15; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN

155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com

Endless Love — Wed-Thu 2:40; 5; 7:20; 9:50; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Labor Day — Wed-Thu 3:30; 7; 9:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9

1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com

3 Days to Kill — (Opens Thu 8pm) Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Pompeii 3D — (Opens Thu 10pm) Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

About Last Night — Wed-Thu 12:25; 3; 5:30; 8; 10:25.

Frozen —Wed 2/19 12:05; 2:55; 6; 8:30;Thu 12:05; 2:25; 6:15; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The LEGO Movie —Wed-Thu 11:40; 2:40; 4:40; 7:05; 9:35; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The LEGO Movie 3D — Wed-Thu 12:10; 2:40; 5:05; 7:30; 10:00; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. (no Thu 10pm)

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Lone Survivor —Wed 2/19 11:45;2:50;6:45;9:45;Thu 11:45;2:50;9;Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Ride Along — Wed-Thu 12:20; 3;05; 7:10; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Robocop — Wed 2/19 11:30; 12:15; 2:10; 3:20; 5; 6:10; 7:45; 9:15; 10:20; Thu 11:30; 12:15; 2:10; 3:20; 5; 6:10; 10:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

That Awkward Moment — Wed-Thu 5:15pm; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Vampire Academy — Wed-Thu 12; 2:35; 7:40; 10:10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Rusaluka — Wed 2/19 6:30pm.

Swan Lake — Thu 7pm.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Thu 9pm.

CINELUX SCOTTS VALLEY CINEMA 226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com

3 Days to Kill — (Opens Fri) 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:20; 10:15.

Pompeii — (Opens Fri) 11:20; 4:40; 7:30; 10.

Pompeii 3D — (Opens Fri) 2; 10.

American Hustle — Wed-Thu 3:30; 6:45; 9:55; Fri-Wed 9:15pm. (no Thu 6:45pm) Endless Love — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:20; 4:55; 7:30; 10; Fri-Wed 11:45; 2:20; 4:55; 7:40; 10:15. (no Sat 11:45am) Frozen — Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:55.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit — Wed-Thu 4:30; 7:15; 9:45; Fri-Wed 7:15; 9:55.

Labor Day — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2:15; 4:55; 7:30; 10:10.

The LEGO Movie —Wed-Thu 11; 11:40; 1:30; 2:15; 4:10; 6:45; 7:30; 9:20; 10; FriWed 11; 11:40; 1:30; 2:15; 4; 4:45; 6:35; 7:30.

The LEGO Movie 3D — Wed-Thu 4:55pm; Fri-Wed 10pm.

The Monuments Men — Wed-Thu 11:30; 12:30; 3:45; 4:55; 7; 8; 10; Fri-Wed 11:30; 12:30; 3:45; 4:55; 7; 8; 9. (no Thu 11:30am) Nebraska — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:30; 9:15; Fri-Wed 12:45; 3:45.

The Nut Job — Wed-Thu 11:15am.

Philomena — Wed-Thu 2:30; 4:15; 6:45; Fri-Wed 2:30; 6:45.

Ride Along — Wed-Thu 9:45pm.

Robocop — Wed-Thu 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:20; 10:15; Fri-Wed — 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:20; 10:15.

Saving Mr. Banks — Wed-Thu 7:45pm.

That Awkward Moment — Wed-Thu 4; 9:45.

Winter’s Tale — Wed-Thu 11:55; 1; 4; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed 1; 4; 7; 9:45.

An Affair to Remember — Thu 7pm.

The Man Who Knew Too Much — Sat 11am.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8

1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com

About Last Night — Wed-Thu 1:45; 4:30; 7:30; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Endless Love — Wed-Thu 1:45; 4:30; 7:30; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The LEGO Movie —Wed-Thu 1:05; 2:05; 3:25; 4:30; 7; 8; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The LEGO Movie 3D — Wed-Thu 5:40pm; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Lone Survivor — Wed-Thu 4; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Monuments Men—Wed-Thu 1:25; 4:15; 7:15; 9:50; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Ride Along — Wed-Thu 1:20; 4; 7:30; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Robocop — Wed-Thu 1:25; 4:15; 7:15; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Vampire Academy — Wed-Thu 1:25; 7:15; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

Winter’s Tale — Wed-Thu 1:40; 4:20; 7; 9:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

be somewhere near the very bottom. And yet, here’s the remake, featuring flavor-ofthe-month comedian Kevin Hart and once again following a new couple as they go from one-night-stand to fullblown relationship. No word on whether Moore’s breasts return for a cameo.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (R; 121 min) It’s this year’s Acting Olympics, as Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper…oh come on!

You saw the preview! You know you’re gonna go! They got the people everybody loves to be in an adaptation of a play everybody loves, with a plot about family dysfunction, which everybody loves! (The plot, not the dysfunction). Face it, you’re going! I’m already there! In my mind!

ENDLESS LOVE (PG-13; 103 min) Wait, let me check the bottom of my list again.

Yup, this one’s there, too.

But hey, this drama about obsessive love can’t be any worse than that god-awful 1981 version with Brooke Shields, right? Right?

GLORIA (R; 110 min) Pauline Garcia is getting rave reviews for her portrayal of a free-spirited older woman in a new relationship in Santiago.

THE LEGO MOVIE (PG; 100 min) Everybody from Morgan Freeman to Will Ferrell to Shaq gets to voice something in this animated movie, which (spoiler alert) is not actually made out of Legos. In other news, it’s official: everything gets to have a movie. What’s next, Battleship? Oh wait…

THAT AWKWARD MOMENT (R; 94 min) Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan star as three best friends whose dating lives start to come between them because rom-com.

THE MONUMENTS MEN (PG-13; 118 min) There’s something creepy about the fact that this movie is flying so under the radar.

It’s written and directed

by George Clooney, with a great premise (a World War II platoon rescues art from the Nazis), and an all-star cast featuring Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray and more. It’s based on a true story, the trailer looks great.

Why isn’t anyone talking about this?

THE NUT JOB (PG; 86 min) I can’t even imagine what the pitch sessions are like for these animated

quirky-animal movies. Is there a lightning round? “OK, there’s a bear…” “No.” “OK, there’s a duck…” “No.” “OK, there’s a platypus…” “Hell no.” Somehow, somebody sold the idea of a squirrel, and so in this movie little Surly the Squirrel (voiced by Will Arnett) gets kicked out of his home in a park and has to survive in the city.

THE PAST (PG-13; 130 min) In this French mysterydrama, an Iranian in Paris leaves his wife and children to return to his homeland, but must return when his wife wants a divorce. Original title: Nice Going, Dumbass.

RIDE ALONG (PG-13; 100 min) We know Ice Cube can act, but for the last decade his career has been pretty much reduced to finding different ways to contort his face for a wide spectrum of annoyed looks. Make no mistake about it: if there were Oscars for facial tics, Ice Cube would add to his collection with this latest comedy in which he plays a cop who keeps getting annoyed by Kevin Hart. How is that a movie? We’re all annoyed by Kevin Hart.

ROBOCOP (R; 102 min) What a coincidence, this is also low on my list of movies Hollywood should remake!

But for a different reason.

Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 original was so unique in its mix of comic-book brightness and gritty crime action that it seems silly to try to recreate that magic. They couldn’t just make a whole different movie about a cyborg cop?

Hells to the no! So now we have what appears to be a Christopher-Nolaned-up version from Brazilian director Jose Padilha, who would like to thank you for your cooperation.

VAMPIRE ACADEMY (PG-13; 114 min) If I even started to tell you the over-complicated plot of this movie about “dhampir guradians,” half-vampires and blah blah blah, you would go comatose in seconds.

Here’s all you need to know to decide if this is the movie for you: hot young vampires wear schoolgirl outfits, crack cheeky double entendres, bite each other, fight and say stupid stuff like, “Let’s make tonight our bitch.”

WINTER'S TALE (PG-113; 118 min) Colin Farrell stars in this fantasy as a burglar who discovers he has the gift of re-incarnation. Bet he doesn’t do that Total Recall remake again!

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POMPEII (PG-13; 104 min) The Game of Thrones phenomenon has inspired a new crop of swords-andsandals flicks—and most of them have actual GoT actors in them, which is kind of funny.

It’s like, “You loved him talking like it was olden times as Jon Snow, now see him talking like it was olden times again in Pompeii!” And what are they going to come up with for Lena Headey’s character in 300: Rise

of an Empire? “She’s like Cersei, without the incest!” (Starts Fri at Cinelux Scotts Valley, Green Valley, Santa Cruz Cinema 9) 3 DAYS TO KILL (PG-13; 100 min) An action thriller co-written by Luc Besson, directed by McG, and starring Kevin Costner as a secret service agent forced to become an assassin probably can’t be that bad. Plus, I love any trailer where the character actually says the name of the movie. “You’ve got 3 days to kill! ‘Cause you’re in the movie 3 Days to Kill, and 3

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venue, not only for sudden gourmet ops, but as a showcase for intriguing adventures in extreme dining. For example, San Francisco chef Anthony Myint will finesse a pop up lunch on March 3. Can retail options and other timely, but as-yet undesignated gatherings be far behind?

LAILI TAKES THE GOLD: At

EXQUISITE FINDS ON THE SILK ROAD Laili’s Katie Jacobsen with one of the Middle Eastern dishes that continue to impress.

Hot New Spots, and a Classic

BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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HERE LEGENDS MEET: The cozy and

nostalgically-named

Jack O'Neill Lounge in the Dream Inn launched this week, complete

with a giant outdoor photographic mural, and a special commemorative cocktail. Figuring that one good brand deserves another, Dream Inn's savvy marketing team celebrated the colorful life of surf legend Jack O'Neill by re-naming the landmark hotel's waterfront lounge after him.

A long list of new cocktails, including the aptly named "The Legend"— using O'Neill's favorite Ketel One vodka, a touch of vermouth and an

olive garnish—marks the event.

The crusty surf legend himself was on hand to say a few words for the occasion on the exact spot, overlooking Steamers, that his first retail shop opened in 1959. The christening of the lounge reminds locals that the Dream Inn lounge, with its surfboard-covered ceiling, is not only steeped in legend, but continues to reinvent itself in the best tradition of Santa Cruz. Food and beverage manager Gus Siggins has some tasty specials on offer, and with its new indoor and outdoor photo displays the lounge is more than ever a room with a view.

ASSEMBLY TEAM POPS UP: Sleep is not an option for

Kendra Baker and Zach Davis, who have launched yet another in an endless string of big ideas in food performance even as the dishes are barely dry from their gala preview event at the Del Mar Theatre last week.

The Penny Ice Creamery owners have devised yet another eating concept, almost as a prelude to the impending (early March?) opening of their largescale new downtown Santa Cruz restaurant Assembly. That concept is Pop Up, named for the edgy vogue for sudden, impromptu foodie happenings. Pop Up will serve as a

dinner last night with our friends Alan and Linda, we were reminded all over again just why Laili continues to thrive even in uncertain times. This attractive restaurant housed inside a 19th century landmark bank has an outstanding menu criss-crossing the Silk Roads with a bit of New World Mediterranean thinking. We paired a bottle of robust Malbec (a logical choice given the spice-laden cuisine) with a shared starter of garlicky hummus, babaghanoush, tabbouleh and cool cucumber yogurt, all of which we scooped up with pliant lavosh bread.

While Linda decided on the evening's special flatbread with goat cheese, pears and pickled onions—stunning— the rest of us pampered our carnivore instincts with kabob entrees of filet mignon and lamb. All of the meats were perfectly grilled, which in the case of my filet mignon meant rare. On each of our long rectangular plates, four large cubes of meat had been placed next to a long mound of saffron-perfumed rice laced with carrots. Of the three accompanying sauce/chutneys, the yogurt was ultra creamy, but it was the fiery chile mint chutney that made my palate dance. A generous garnish of romanesco cauliflower and okra anchored the other side of the platter.

But the beef was the star. I have rarely tasted filet mignon in steak houses that was this tender and full-flavored.

Jack's rare lamb was so spot on that he began planning our next visit to Laili even as we were walking out the door.

Who knew that the best steak in town was at a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean dining room? Well, obviously the full house of fellow diners knew. Now we do, too. 0

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Café Gratitude

Mark Smith, head chef

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ark Smith is a meat eater. So when the 36-year-old chef at the allvegan, all-organic Café Gratitude chows down on a greasy, meaty dish he really likes, he stops and says to himself, “Yeah, I can do that.

“I have an absolute blast taking the most unhealthy dishes in the world,” he says, “and all of a sudden making a comparable thing that’s good and won’t kill you.”

SCW: Is there a lot of creative freedom here? MARK SMITH: There

definitely is. We get a lot of our stuff from our farm in Vacaville. They dictate what’s in season for us, because organic’s expensive, and out-of-season organic is unholy expensive. We try to stay in season for restaurant viability, and because our palates should be seasonal.

How do you name dishes? We’ve just decided to get as creative as

possible. I made a shepherd’s pie last week and called it “I’m Guided.” They have the “I Am Grounded” for the potatoes.

What kind of mood should I be in to order an “I Am Warmhearted?” Anything works. My first time here I said, “these are

weird.” It’s just a rite of passage. You should come in here and think this is out of your element, this is odd…I’m comfortable. Honestly, that’s the point.

Everyone’s going, “I’m five minutes late,” or “I’m in a hurry” or “I didn’t do as good today as I should have done.” It’s a good thing to challenge people.

People disagree with it or think it’s silly, but it sparks a thought in the brain that far too few people actually spontaneously create.

Is there a name you think is kinda silly? My favorite was the burger, “I Am Excellent,” but I named it after Bill and Ted. When did the Grateful Bowl switch from being donation-based to $8? That was supposed to be “pay what you want,” but it just became 90

percent of people paying a penny. “Oh, what? I can pay a penny? I have 10 bucks in my wallet, but I’m gonna pay a penny.”

Why did you start making waffles? A mistake in an order. I was going to start making seitan out of whole-wheat flour and play with it as a meat alternative. They shipped a wrong supply, and it was gluten-free pastry flour.

It has no egg, no nuts, no dairy, no soy. Just using hazelnut milk and banana as an egg replacer made perfect waffle mix. I can’t wait for the strawberries, to start making the strawberry sauce. Maybe some cashew whipped cream.

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SHOWING SOME GRATITUDE Café Gratitude head chef Mark Smith likes zen names for his food, but also named one in honor of Bill and Ted.

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You Taurus. a You o may be wishing wishhing you could become part of a certain circle, circle, but assumee it’s it’s too exclusive or selective to welcome you as a member. mem mber. I suspect it’s it’s more more receptive receptive and inclusive than you think. think GEMINI (May 21-June 21-June 20): Thee rrenowned enowned Lakota medicine man Sitting Bull (1831-1890) (1831-18 890) wasn’t wasn’t born with that name. For the first years of his hiis life life he was known as Jumping Badger.

Badger. His ffather ather rrenamed enaamed him when he was a teenager after he demonstrated demonstrrated exceptional courage cour age in battle. I’d like to see you you consider a similar transition You’re tr ansition in the coming months, Gemini.

G Yoou’re due to add some gravitas gravitas to your approach. approach. The tides of destiny are are calling you to move more moore deliberately deliberately and caree with the details. Are take greater greater car Are you willing to experiment with being solid and stable? stable? The more more willing you are are to assume added responsibility, responsibilityy, the more more interesting inter esting that responsibility responsibility is likely likkely to be.

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-Sept. 22): Holi Holistic stic heal health th teacher Chopraa suggests that we all periodically make Deepak Chopr is a choice this statement: “Every decision I make m between a grievance and a miracle. miraccle. I rrelinquish elinquish all esentmeents, and choose the rregrets, egrets, grievances, and rresentments, miracle.”

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arriving your be ar riving in yo our part of the world. The waterholes But ultimately may dwindle. Bu ut that could ul timately prove prove to be luckyy developm development, a luck ment, because it will bring you into interesting lifee forms contact with int teresting lif forms you might not otherwise have other wise met. Unexpected new alliances could emerge. emer ge.

SCORPIO (O (Oct. ct. 23-Nov. 23-Nov. 21): In his book The Animal: SStorytelling torytelling Anim mal:: How SStories tories Make Us Human, literary Gottschall muses on the literary scholar Jonathan J crucial role role thatt imagination plays in our lives. lives “[The] average average daydream daydreaam is about fourteen fourteen seconds long and [we] have about two thousand of them per day,” a day,” he says. “In other otheer words, words, we spend about half of our waking hours—one-third hours— —one-third of our lives on earth— spinning fantasies.” fantasies.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because because you are are entering a phase when your daydreams daydreams can serve serve you well. They’re They’re more more likely than usual to bee creative, creative, productive, productive, and useful.

Monitor them closely. closely.

SAGITTARIUS SAGITTAR RIUS (Nov (Nov.. 22 22-Dec. -Dec. 21): The Russian composer Dmitri Dmitrri Shostakovich wrote wrote his Eighth Symphony Syymphonyy in a mere m e two months during the summer mer worked of 1943. He work ked on it in an old henhouse on a fformer ormer chicken farm. farm. The location helped relax relax him, extraa intensity intensity.. I wish you allowing him to work with extr could find a rretreat etrreat like that ffor or yourself sometime Sagittarius. from soon, Sagittariu s. I think you would benefit fr om going off by yourself youurself to a sanctuary and having some talkss with nice long talk w your ancestors, the spirits of nature, yourr deepest self self.. If that that’s natur e, and you ’s not practical practical now, right now w, what would be the next best thing you could do?

CAPRICORN N (Dec. 22 22-Jan. -Jan. 19): Is ther theree one simple thing youu could do to bring a bit more more freedom your life? ebellion against fr eedom into yo our lif e? An elegant rrebellion oppressive an oppr essive ccircumstance? ircumstance? A compassionate breakaway from encumbrance? om br eakaway fr m a poignant encumbr ance? A flash of unpredictable unpr edictable bbehavior ehavior that would help you escape compromise? a puzzling comp promise? I’m not talking about a dramatic huge, dr amatic move that would completely sever from burdens you fr om all of your y bur dens and limitations limitations. II’m m small imagining a sma all step you could take to get a taste greater fluidity.. That That’s ’s of spaciousnesss and a hint of gr eater fluidity assignment your assignmen nt in the coming week.

AQUARIUS S (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Ther Theree ar aree 15,07 15,0744 lakes in Wisconsin, Wisconssin, but more more than 9,000 of them have never beenn officially named. That’s That’s strange strange to me. In my view, is worthy of the love that view, everything e is bestowed by giving it a name. I have named every g tree egret tree and bush inn my yard, yard, as well as each egr et that frequents frequents the creek crreek flowing by my house. I understand that at the Findhorn Findhhorn community in northern Scotland, people even givee names to their cars and toasters and washing machines. machinnes. According According to researchers researchers in the U.K., cows that have names are h are happier: They produce produce more more milk. Your Yoour assignment, Aquarius, is to name at least some of the thhe unnamed things in your world. world It’s It’ss an excellent time too cultivate cultivate a closer, closerr, warmer personal relationship relationship withh absolutely everything.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar 19-March ch 20): Fr From om 2010 to 2012, Eric Garcetti Gar cetti worked as an actor on the TTV V cop shows The Closerr and its spin-off sppin-off series Major Crimes. He played the mayor of Los Loss Angeles. Then in 2013, he ran ran for for the office of L.A.’s L.A.’s mayor in real real life, life, and won. It was a spectacular example exxample of Kurt Kurt Vonnegut’s Vonnegut’s suggestion that we tend to become what we pretend pretend to be.

Your Yoour assignment assignment Pisces, is to make good use of this principle. I invitee you to experiment with pretending pretending to be the person you yoou would like to turn into.

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ARIES (Mar (March ch 21-April 19): A woman w from from New wrote Mexico wr ote to tell me that after rreading eading my horoscopes three hor oscopes ffor or thr ee years in the Santa S Fe Reporterr, she had decided to stop. “I changed my m beliefs,”” she said. “I no longer resonate resonate with your philosophy.” philoosophy.”” On the one hand, I was sad that I had lost a reader. reader e . On the other hand, I admired admired her for for being able to transform transform her beliefs, and also for for taking practical practicaal action to enforce enforce her shift in perspective. That’s That’s the kind of purposeful metamorphosis I recommend p recommend for for you, y Aries. What ideas are are you ready ready to shed? What theories theories no longer explain the nature nature of life life to your satisfaction? satisfactiion? Be ruthless in cutting away the thoughts that noo longer work for for you.

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