Sinatra Show Comes to Chaminade Resort & Spa Saturday, February 10 By Danny Reber
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usic can be an amazing thing. It can take you places. It can lift you up when you are feeling down and provide inspiration when you least expect it. On occasion the right music can nourish your very soul. On this note, the music of Frank Sinatra comes to mind. I will admit I was not always a fan, but that was only because I did not always “get it.” I remember a particular day years ago at a San Francisco Giants game. The previous year had been a rough one full of tragedy and stress and I was there to enjoy a ball game and forget about my woes. It was a beautiful day. The fog had cleared, and the sun shined warmly across the bay. I was enjoying a beer and just taking a walk around the stadium between innings, soaking in the ambiance. Suddenly, I felt a gentle breeze upon my face and as if on cue, they began to play “Summer Wind” by Frank Sinatra. It was at that exact moment that I “got it”. For the first time in my life, I finally understood the music of Frank Sinatra.
For me it was about taking a moment to enjoy the “now”, about slowing down to “stop and smell the roses”. Some might say Frank Sinatra’s music is from a bygone era. Yet, even today, his music lives on with fans of all ages and walks of life. Have
you ever wished you could step back in time and be a part of that era? Well, now you can, thanks to local Scotts Valley residents, Chamber members, and producers of The Sinatra Show, Kallen and Josephine Hamrah of Golden Sight Productions.
••• Santa Cruz … where can you go to dress up and step out and experience a delectable dinner with an evening of dancing and romance. Engage a high octane show in a stunning setting with panoramic views of Monterey Bay. The Chaminade Resort & Spa and Golden Sight Productions are presenting the 3rd annual Sinatra Dinner. Dance. Show. in the Santa Cruz Ballroom. The night begins with a no host cocktail reception followed by an Italian themed dinner buffet produced by worldclass Chef Avram and staff. Finally, dance the night away with your cherished loved one to the signature songs of Sinatra. Featuring Matt Hall, sensational vocalist and entertainer, with the Dynamic Band Essence. No Host Cocktail Reception 6:30 p.m.; Dinner at 7 p.m., Show at 8 p.m. R.S.V.P. ONLINE: https://www. chaminade.com/santa-cruz-restaurants/ sinatra-show TICKET PRICE: $150.00
Deadline Extended to Feb 8
2023 Scotts Valley Community Awards: LAST CHANCE for Nominations
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he Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce seeks your assistance in recognizing the people and businesses that make our community such a special place. Please send us your 2023 nominations for outstanding businesses and individuals for the following categories: • Alvin Scarborough Memorial MAN OF THE YEAR • Annette Marcum Memorial WOMAN OF THE YEAR • YOUTH OF THE YEAR
• EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR be a current Scotts Valley Chamber • BUSINESS OF THE YEAR member. • ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR • An individual may live or work outside • Claire Hodgin Memorial BEAUTIFICATION the city limits, but their contribution PROJECT OF SCOTTS VALLEY must be within Scotts Valley. ••• • Youth of the year nominee must be of Criteria for nomination: High School age. • Each nominee must have made a ••• valuable contribution to Scotts Valley. Nominating is quick and easy! • It may be in the previous year or over a Go to ScottsValleyChamber.com period of time which you specify. and help us honor the leaders of our • A business of the year nominee must community.
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Green Hills Event Center: Two Venues, One Location T he gorgeous Redwood Grove can host up to 300 guests and features an amphitheater set with redwood trees and ferns. Hike up the romantic woodland trails behind the space for beautiful wedding photos. The space is equipped with outdoor lighting to continue your party into the night! Your rental includes close-by indoor access to a bridal changing room, a full kitchen for your caterer, and restrooms for your guests. The banquet room has space for a crowd. The newly updated Banquet Room features floor-toceiling windows to let in natural light, a bar area, and a separate building entrance.
It can accommodate up to 500 guests. You choose your wedding planner, caterer and music. We provide the venue. Both spaces are available for rent from 10 am to 10 pm. Packages begin at $2500. Hosting your event at 1500 Green Hills is affordable and easy to customize. While they’re happy to recommend vendors they love, you are welcome to bring in whichever caterer, decorator, or event planner you wish! They provide the space — you provide the vision. 1500 Green Hills Road is just 5 minutes from downtown Scotts Valley and has ample parking. ••• For more information, visit https://www.1500greenhillsroad. com/events-venuecontact ••• Contact Bob Slawinski at 831-251-5013, bobslawinski@gmail. com
Laughing Monk Brewing & Gastropub Ribbon Cutting
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Thursday, Feb. 15 • 5:30-7 p.m.
he community is invited to join us for the special occasion as we celebrate the merger of Faultline Brewing with Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub at the Hangar in Scotts Valley. Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub is very excited to be a part of a new brewery and dining experience
in Scotts Valley that will bring the best food, beer, and cocktails. Laughing Monk has 20 beers on tap and is covered wall to wall with TV’s so that you can score big with flavor and touchdowns. Faultline Brewing Company, a restaurant and brewery with locations in Sunnyvale and Scotts Valley, and Laughing Monk Brewing, a Bay Area craft brewery, have joined forces under the Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub banner. Since Nov. 27, the new Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub has started bringing a fresh brewery and dining experience to the Bay Area and Santa Cruz County. With restaurant locations in Sunnyvale and Scotts Valley and a taproom in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, Laughing Monk Brewing and Gastropub offers
uniquely delicious beers, modern comfort food, and handcrafted cocktails. At the Scotts Valley and Sunnyvale locations, diners can expect a full menu of modern comfort food including favorites like the Roasted Portobello Sandwich, the Bacon Turkey Sando, and the Nashville Chicken Sandwich, in addition to new options to try such as an Ahi Poke Tower, and a Prime Rib Dip. While the Faultline name has been retired, long-time Faultline beer fans will be pleased to know that the Kolsch, Redwood Ale, Hefe Weizen and Black Dragon Stout will still be available in Sunnyvale and Scotts Valley. Laughing Monk beer can be found in over 500 locations (grocery stores, supermarkets, bottle shops, markets, liquor stores and restaurants) across 9 counties: Alameda,
Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma. If you’d like to try any of the Laughing Monk beers, you can pick them up at any Whole Foods and New Leaf Markets in the Bay Area or, at Kaiser Permanente Center through their new partnership with the Santa Cruz Warriors.”
Celebrating 43 Years of Managing & Selling Homes throughout Santa Cruz County — 1981 – 2024 $4200/mo 3BR/2BA 2-story Forest Lakes Home on Redwood Rd in Felton. Loft. Deck. W/D. Wood flooring; no carpet. Pet friendly. ....................................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW $4200/mo 3BR/2BA Home on 11000 block of Hwy 9 in Brookdale. Loft. Office. Hardwood floors. Woodstove. HVAC. W/D. Fenced yard. Hot tub.........................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW $3200/mo 2BR/2BA Home on 9000 block of Glen Arbor in Ben Lomond. Breakfast nook. Lg bedrms. Laundry rm. Fenced yard. Garage. Pet friendly. ...........................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW $3150/mo 3BR/2BA Modern Condo at the Boulder Creek Country Club. Located on E. Hilton Dr. in Boulder Creek. Tenancy includes 1-car garage. W/D. FP. No pets. ..........................................................................................AVAIL NOW $3050/mo 3BR/1BA Updated Home on Lincoln Way in Felton near Henry Cowell. Lg sunny yard. 1-car garage. ...............................................................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW $2900/mo 2BR/2BA Apartment in North Scotts Valley at the top of El Camino. Completely updated. No pets. ...............................................................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW $2100/mo Stand Alone Studio Cottage on 700 Block of Felton-Empire Road in Felton. No laundry on site. No pets. ...............................................................................................................................................................AVAIL NOW
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New Member Spotlight
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Redwood Pipe & Drain, Inc.
ooted in 25 years of extensive experience and a deep passion for plumbing engineering, Redwood Pipe & Drain provides comprehensive plumbing solutions tailored to homeowners’ unique needs. They are specialists in whole house re-piping of water lines and drain lines, seamlessly integrating their services into your daily life to minimize disruption. They strive to ensure water is running by the end of each workday, while ensuring the highest standards of workmanship and efficiency. Their scope of services extends beyond
re-piping, offering full-scale bathroom remodels, renovations, and whole home construction plumbing. Backed by their unwavering dedication to quality workmanship, they transform spaces with a combination of creativity, precision, and functionality. Full Services Include: Water Heaters including storage and tankless on-demands, Pipe Installation including water & drains, New Construction Plumbing, Sewer Laterals including trenchless with camera inspections and Whole House Organic Salt free Water Softeners. Owner Michael Miranda has been in the construction industry for 25 years. Early on he discovered a passion for the plumbing and engineering side of construction. He was always fascinated by the science behind plumbing and the multitude of ways that different people could approach a project but, in the end, have the same results,
lending itself to a creative mind. He took four years of night school in his early 20s to better help him understand the intricacies and engineering of plumbing installation. For the next decade and a half, he studied all facets of the plumbing field from, building 6–7-bathroom mansions, 3 story 24-unit apartment buildings, quadruplexes, duplexes, condos, restaurants, coal fired to gas converted boilers, on demand heaters, single family homes, radiant heat. You name it, He’s done it. In all this time he’s been able to be a part of businesses being
built and grown in time. When he finally found his niche, he went for it. ••• Redwood Pipe and Drain is located at 3 Camp Evers Lane in Scotts Valley. For more information, you can contact them (831) 706-5620 or go to redwoodpipeanddrain.com.
Fringe Salon Announces Bi-Monthly Crafting Class Series Kickoff
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ringe Salon, a beloved hub for diverse background in art education creativity and self-expression, and jewelry making. With a Jewelry proudly introduces the launch Manufacturing Arts degree from of its crafting class series. The first GIA and a Bachelor’s of Art from event in this series, a Hoop Earring San Jose State, Toma brings a wealth Workshop, is set to take place on of knowledge and expertise to this February 10th at 6:30pm, located at hands-on workshop. Fringe Salon, 4652 Scotts Valley Dr. Participants will delve into the Crafting enthusiasts and art of creating hoop earrings using Breeta Toma beginners alike are invited to join soft copper, exploring various forms, Breeta Toma, a seasoned artisan with a textures, and embellishments such as beads for
that added sparkle. Toma will guide Salon was created as a place where First Event attendees in techniques to patina the guests from every walk of life could Hoop Earring find acceptance and happiness. When copper for dramatic effect or polish it to showcase a hammered texture. Carly Vollers took over in 2023, she Workshop The class fee of $65 includes ample continued this tradition, ensuring the with Breeta Toma materials to craft three distinct hoop salon remained a female centric space dangles, complete with three sets of hypoaller- where guests feel free to express themselves. Carly genic niobium ear wires. is dedicated to preserving her mother’s legacy, “We are excited to kick off our crafting maintaining an environment where creativity is class series with Breeta Toma leading a encouraged, and guests feel confident exploring Hoop Earring Workshop,” says Carly their unique styles and individuality. Vollers, owner of Fringe Salon. “This workshop promises an evening of creativity and camaraderie, embodying our commitment to fostering self-expression and connection within our community.” Limited spots are available for this exclusive workshop. Those interested are encouraged to secure their place by going to fringesalonsv.com and buy a ticket online. Don’t miss this opportunity to indulge in a night of creativity and connect with fellow crafters! ••• Established by Heidi Vollers in 2008, Fringe
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Alfred Hitchcock Festival
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eldom do we have the opportunity to participate in a close-by event that draws an audience from other countries. You may not know it, but March 12 is National Alfred Hitchcock Day. Yes, this famous local citizen has his own “National Day!” Last year a sold-out audience enjoyed an everything Hitchcock presentation for the first time at the New Scotts Valley Cultural & Performing Arts Center.
March 8–10
This annual Festival will take place again this year on Friday through Sunday, March 8-10. Three of the films that made Hitchcock famous will be shown. Cinema experts will discuss these films with attendees. Several authors will present material from their books about Hitchcock, his directorial techniques, and his war with the censors. The event will include refreshments from Armitage Wines located on Hitchcock’s former Scotts Valley estate. This year the Festival has added a fashion show presenting clothing designs from Hitch’s movies. In addition to the opportunity to discuss all things Hitchcock one on one with the
authors and Cinema professionals, his 30-year life in Santa Cruz County will be discussed by his granddaughter Tere Carrubba and local historian, Jay Topping. In short, the Festival weekend provides an opportunity for an unprecedented educational experience focused on one of the most famous movie directors of all time. Tickets will be available online at hitch cockfestival.com, as well as further details about the event, the various presenters, and an archive. This is an experience not to be missed! Advertisers or Sponsors can contact Victor Alejandro at victor.alejandro.usa@gmail.com or (408) 410-1566.
February Ribbon Cuttings
Valley Women’s Network celebrates one-year anniversary.
Photo Credit: Kevin Anderson
Congratulations to Brooke’s Resale Boutique on their official grand opening.
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