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from the editors Dear Readers, The kids are coming. The kids are coming. On March 24, thousands of kids and their families will be celebrating Kid’s Day in Downtown Santa Cruz from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For those who haven’t attended in the past, it’s a revelation and it shows Santa Cruz at its family-friendliest. Downtown will be laced with booths and activities for kids and families from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday March 24 (please don’t rain, please don’t rain). Tourists from all over the world come to sample our colorful center. Now, the locals can appreciate just how great it is and how it’s gotten even better the past year. All kinds of schools, after school programs, camps, arts groups, theater companies and musicians will be there, a regular county fair geared toward kids of all ages and their families. We are proud to help sponsor it with the Santa Cruz Downtown Association. In recent years, Downtown has gotten even better. Thanks to the vision of former Museum Director Nina Simon, the courtyard outside the Museum of Art & History has become a
true town center, with music, dancing, fire arts, food, kid’s art activities and all kinds of weekly surprises. It’s the town center every city needs. And then branch out along Pacific Avenue and the side streets and there are so many great businesses geared to children and families, including candle making, comic collecting, tie-dye creating, book reading, ceramic building and art creating, to name a few. Did we say, please don’t rain, please don’t rain. We love rain any other day but this one. This is our teen issue and you will find some valuable stories inside about finding jobs, checking out colleges, making video games and a new monthly column celebrating the top teens in adventure sports. And there are plenty of other articles for children and parents of all ages, including one about a dentist who learned to fly so she could help poor children around the world. Drop us an email at editor@growingupsc.com and give us your feedback and suggestions for future issues. Yours in Kid Power Brad Kava Jennifer Ford
about the cover Fae Diddle Diddle, chief Faerie from Happily Ever Laughter, has gathered with her sprites to welcome Kids Day, March 24, 2019. Featured on the cover: Fae Diddle Diddle, Benjamin Rabe, Lola Taboada Bezzera, Pearl Elaine and Lil Sprite. About Kids Day Kids Day is an annual Downtown celebration of all things Kids. The sidewalks of Downtown Santa Cruz will be filled with exhibitors, free activities, and entertainment, plus in 4 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
store activities and specials throughout downtown at your favorite businesses. See page 17 for more info! Photograph by Crystal Birns Crystal loves photographing people experiencing special moments, working unobtrusively in a narrative, photojournalistic style. In addition to capturing private & small business events, Crystal has photographed iconic Santa Cruz events like the Downtown Holiday Parade. Her photos can be seen at www.crystalbirnsphoto.com
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Teaching Kids About Money By Nicole M. Young, MSW
When I was young, my dad supported a family of six on a teacher’s salary. It was hard in the 1970’s, and I can’t imagine trying to do it now. I remember grocery shopping with my mom and watching her keep a running total of every item in the cart to make sure she stayed within her budget. In high school, after I bought a record album on impulse, my mom made me create a budget and show her my income, expenses, and bank statement each month. I hated it, but it taught me to live frugally and save money, which was an essential skill once I left home. I still love a good bargain and try to teach my kids the value of working hard and saving money. Sometimes I think they get it, and other times it seems like “job, budget, and saving” are foreign words to them. This monthly column provides tips for anyone who’s helping raise children, based on the world-renowned Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, available to families in Santa Cruz County. If you have a question or idea for a future column, please email me at triplep@first5scc.org. Dear Nicole, I want my kids to learn the value of money. My partner and I both work two jobs to make ends meet, and we live on a tight budget. Meanwhile, our kids (7, 10, 15) constantly ask for money and complain if we say no. My oldest earns some money from dogwalking but spends it as soon as she gets it. We don’t mind giving them money occasionally, but we don’t want them to expect it all the time. Got any suggestions? – Troy
Final Thoughts: People often say, “Money doesn’t grow on trees,” and “Money can’t buy you happiness.” These sayings may seem old-fashioned, but they’re as true as ever. Teaching kids about valuing and managing money without relying on material things for happiness is essential for their future independence and lifelong well-being.
and saving for the future. This can be hard to teach, especially since kids might not see people use physical money very often. With more options to buy things online, by credit or debit card, or with apps connected to bank accounts, kids might truly believe that money magically appears. To make the concept of money and budgeting more concrete, try using play money from a board game to demonstrate how much money comes into the household each month, how much gets spent on essential items, and how much is left over.
Create a family budget. If you haven’t done this already, create a simple budget that shows how much you earn and spend each month on essential items like food, housing, transportation, utilities, child care, and other bills. This can help children see how much (or little) money is left for other things like clothing, entertainment, and school or social activities.
Help them set goals for earning and saving money. If your kids want certain items, have them research the costs then prioritize one thing they want to buy. Help them identify all the ways they can earn and save money – small jobs at home or in the neighborhood, a job in the community, an allowance, or any money they receive as gifts – even if it’s a few cents at a time. Teach them to create a budget and keep track of how close they are to reaching their goal. They can create budgets using paper, a spreadsheet, or envelopes or containers marked “Saving” (money they won’t spend) and “Spending” (money for buying items they want). This can help kids make a concrete connection between working, earning, and saving money.
Teach your kids about the family budget. Kids are often unaware of the family budget because they’re not involved in day-to-day spending decisions. Although we don’t want children to worry about the family’s financial health, it’s still good for them to learn the importance of budgeting
Encourage them to find contentment from things that don’t cost money. While it can feel good to buy things with hard-earned money, it’s also valuable for children to learn to experience happiness and contentment in other ways. One of the simplest ways to do this is to set a good
Dear Troy, Good question! Learning to manage money is an important life skill that’s necessary for independence in adulthood. Here are some tips to try:
example – talk with your kids about things that make you feel happy, content, grateful, and loved – including your family and other nonmaterial things.
Nicole Young is the mother of two children, ages 15 and 18, who also manages Santa Cruz County’s Triple P - Positive Parenting Program, the world’s leading positive parenting program. Scientifically proven, Triple P is made available locally by First 5 Santa Cruz County, the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency (Mental Health Services Act) and the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department. To find a Triple P parenting class or practitioner, visit http://triplep.first5scc.org, www.facebook.com/triplepscc or contact First 5 Santa Cruz County at 465-2217 or triplep@first5scc.org.
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sports exTreMe AdvenTures
An uphill Battle for this downhill rider By Kevin Painchaud
Extreme rider Lee Faraola, 17, is a rising star in the Santa Cruz mountain biking scene. He’s a sponsored rider who has been racing since he was 11. The Santa Cruz High School junior is overcoming a major set back when he broke his back speeding downhill at Northstar in Tahoe, but is on the mend and ready to hit the dirt.
Tell me about your family history here in Santa Cruz? My Dad’s family settled here in Santa Cruz from Naples Italy around 1860. They were one of the original fishing families here in town. The family has always been on the water, fisherman and sailors. My Dad’s dad worked on boats in the SF Bay. My
Photo by Kevin Painchaud EXTREMELY EXTREME santa cruz High’s lee Faraola, 17, faces his biggest challenge: recovering from a broken back after flying down a tahoe mountain. Grandma’s family actually settled in Glenwood in Scotts Valley way back, so we have been here a long time. How old were you when you first learned how to ride a bike? I was two when I started pedaling without training wheels, back in those days there were no balance bikes. I would ride all over with my parents and by 7 I got really into pump tracks and the local dirt jump scene. When did you start mountain biking? When I was 11-12 I started riding mountain bikes. I would ride with my Dad and friends at Wilder, Delaveaga and Demo Forest. At this point I was more into going down hill than up, I raced Downhill and Dual Slalom at Sea Otter for fun. Racing at Sea Otter really got me thinking about racing other events. It was fun and challenging, and I was hooked! At what age did you get serious about mountain biking? When I was around 13 I started to get strong enough to really climb and that is when I really got into the sport. I started racing Enduro format at 14 and stepped up a class each season. When I was 15 I raced a season of high school cross-country and learned what it meant to really be fit. The sea6 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
son of XC primed me for Enduro and I had a great season racing the California Enduro Series as a Jr Expert. My best result was at the Medoncino Enduro where I placed first in the Jr Expert. That race was 40 miles, 6700 ft of elevation climb and six timed downhill stages. We raced all day in the redwoods, best race ever. Are your parents supportive with you biking? YES! They have always been supportive of me but never push me to the point where I am not having fun anymore, which is a great quality for parents to have in my opinion. They say, “tell us what you want to do and we’ll go.”. What inspires you to keep pushing yourself? I always want to be the best I can, and I never think that I am good enough. That keeps me motivated to keep pushing myself to improve. What’s your favorite thing about the sport? I can always find a challenge or relax on my bike, It’s so versatile. I can ride out my door and find adventure or just go ride to recharge. The people and places I get to experience are a huge bonus. I have met lots of people who became good friends and seen so many new places racing.
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Photo by Kevin Painchaud AIRBORNE lee Faraola is mountain biking’s answer to evel Knievel as he catches air. lot’s of it. Helmet, check. Bike, check. road, nope. Least favorite thing? Getting up for school in the morning. That, and bad sportsmanship. Biggest challenge you’ve faced? Not being too hard on myself. Healing from injury. Have you ever been hurt bad while biking? Last summer at Northstar I crushed six vertebrae and ended up in a back brace for three months. How long did it take for you to recover? I am still working out the soft tissue injury but the bones are solid again and Its getting better as I get strength back.
increasing next year. My biggest plans are for summer, I am heading to Whistler, BC to train with PMBI to become a Certified Mountain Bike Instructor. My goal is to be able to teach and guide, sharing my passion for the sport with others and helping them achieve higher levels of skill. I will go to school for at least two years. I am looking at programs that I can do and still have time to train and ride. The schools in BC, Oregon and Colorado are top of the list. The riding and winter sports in those areas are hard to beat.
Are you currently sponsored? I have a really good relationship with Santa Cruz Bikes and Troy Lee Designs, racing with the Santa Cruz Factory Racing team has been awesome. The companies that help me out really go a long way with supporting me in my riding. I am very stoked to work with these people to promote mountain biking, especially to the younger kids. I picked up Troy Lee while racing at Sea Otter. They have the best kids gear. Their helmet probably saved my life when I broke my back. Goals for the future? I am just working my way back into shape after my accident last summer. I will be hitting my first race post injury in April. I plan to race selectively this year,
Photo by Kevin Painchaud BACK IN THE SADDLE lee Faraola will start competing again in april, after recovering from a terrible crash. March 2019 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 7
career cAreer pAThwAys
“The Talk” with your Teen By Mary Gaukel Forster
This month’s edition of Growing Up in Santa Cruz focuses on teens. Last month I wrote about the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up” and how easily a preschooler might answer, “a firefighter.” Often by the teen years, the students I worked with answered that question with “I don’t know.” Self-consciousness, maturing bodies, peer influence, increased levels of academic challenge, and increased structured time, begin to limit a teen’s self-awareness of career possibilities, career pathways. When confronted with “I don’t know” many well meaning adults, family members, teachers, counselors, family friends ask “well, what is your passion?” Having a passion, knowing your passion, is developed over time and experience, not always known or understood by teens. Declaring a passion can often feel too personal or private to a teen. How can a parent, an adult, help a teen begin to explore possible careers? Where to begin? A good place to start is by helping your teen recognize the difference between strengths and interests. Many counselors and some parents will direct their teen to a paper or online assessment to help them generate a list. This can be difficult for teens during a time when they might lack confidence and/or can be self critical. Recognition of strengths and interests should be the place to start before any formal assessments are taken. Casual conversations with teens about your own strengths and interests, maybe ones you discovered as a teen, or those of a favorite relative or family friend, can help a teen develop an awareness that strengths can involve skills, abilities, qualities and personal characteristics and how strengths differ from interests. A strength can be an ability, an innate talent, or a skill, a developed tal-
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is a behavior analyst working with children and their families What stories, examples, can you share that might bring a smile, a laugh, an awareness to your teen? Look for opportunities to share these stories and reflections. It will be less likely to feel like “lectures or lessons” to your teen and more like clues to self-discovery.
Photo contributed. FIND WHAT YOU LOVE talk to your kids about what they want to do, what they love and what they are best at. it’s not too early to start guiding them toward their strengths. plete with live bats. I could see this inent, such as the following: creativity, terest blossom later as he became a enthusiasm, leadership, listening, math, backcountry guide. For my daughter, open-mindedness, organization, origiit was the story of how she evidenced nality, drawing, problem solving, readher interest in education when she asked ing, social studies, sports, for a classroom for Christmas: her own writing. Interests are something that child- sized teacher desk, white board, excite curiosity or attention. A teen can bulletin board, and calendar. Now she be interested in music without having any musical ability or skill. They may be interested in or fascinated by space flight, fashion design, video game design, animation, and an unlimited number of other possibilities. I liked to, and still do, share stories of strengths, skills, and excitement that I observed in my children before they became self-conscious, peer-conscious teens. I shared stories of their activities, their dreams, their interests. My oldest son would laugh as I reminded him of the time he was creative when making a space suit for himself out of aluminum foil. This later showed up when he earned his pilot’s license at 18. For my middle son, it was his ability to explore science, how bats communicate by echolocation, which led us to a talk by the local Santa Cruz “Bat Mama,” com-
Mary Gaukel Forster is currently the executive director for the non-profit organization, Your Future Is Our Business, focusing on fulfilling the mission of providing all youth in our county with career explorations. She retired from a career in education, teaching pre-school, elementary school, middle school and high school, then becoming a high school principal. Mary has three grown children, is married to retired educator Les Forster. They live in Capitola and are happily acting as career exploration guides for their 4 granchildren. In her free time Mary runs half-marathons. Reach Mary at marygaukel@gmail.com
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Trying college on for size By Suki Wessling
This is the second in our three-part series on helping teens prepare for life after high school. Our first, “What Do You Want To Do With Your Life? Teens Face Life Decisions Earlier Than Ever” was published in November. In this installment, we investigate the idea of “college fit” and question the assumption that students should aim for the most prestigious college possible. Frank Bruni’s book “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be” is full of stories of failure. Students fail to get the grades they need to apply to the “elite” college their friends are applying to. Students fail to get into their college of choice. Colleges fail to make good grades on the widely scorned but all-important U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” list. The funny thing is, the book is an uplifting read, highly recommended for parents who are concerned about their teens’ academic and employment future. It turns out that failing to get into an elite college is, sometimes, the best thing that can happen to a student. Bruni’s argument is that no matter what lens you look at it through, going to a highly competitive college is not nearly as important as finding the college that fits you. Students who spend their high school years trying to mold themselves into the person that an elite college is looking for might find, ultimately, less success and satisfaction than students who go looking for a college that fits who they already are or who they want to become. How to begin assessing college ‘fit’ Local college and career counselors find themselves working to help students and parents see past the implicit biases that can color their college search. Many families start with assumptions that limit their thinking
Photo contributed. NO SUCH THING Failure to get into an elite school isn’t a failure. sometimes it’s the best thing that can happen. students need to find a fit, not a brand name. about what sort of college, if any, will fit their student’s actual needs. “The goal is not to ‘get in’ to what someone else considers to be the ‘best’ college, but to find schools that are right for the student,” explains counselor Laurie Kiguchi. Counselors recommend that stu-
dents consider three broad areas in order to determine a possible good college fit: academics, community, and cost.
Academics: questions to ask Do you have to apply with a major in mind? A growing trend for colleges is to insist that students apply for a particular program, especially for impacted majors such as engineering. But this inflexibility doesn’t actually serve most students’ needs, explains college counselor Kevin Hislop. “The vast majority of 15- to 18year-olds have no idea what they want to do with their lives,” says Hislop. “I much prefer guiding students toward institutions that either let kids explore academically for a year or two prior to declaring their majors, or, at the very least, make it reasonably easy to switch majors should that become necessary.” Does the university have a good department in your area of interest? “Some people get wooed by the school, then they’ll go and the department for what they are studying is not great,” says college and career counselor Jill Schontag. “Maybe a department at another school without such an exciting name would have been a better department for that major.” What is the learning experience like? “What is the educational environment?” asks Kiguchi. “Is it competitive or cooperative? Research-focused or hands-on learning? Large lectures or small seminars?” Hislop says that the difference between large and small class size can offer different opportunities. “Are you OK with classes that include several hundred people where you work primarily with teaching assistants, or do you want professors who know you on a first-name basis to invite you and your classmates over to their houses for dinners?” Hislop asks. Schontag adds that different state
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college college systems may present a similar major in a different way, so some students might have their needs served better at a less prestigious school. “At UC you’re in huge classrooms, lectures, it’s more based on theory, continuing in academia. CSU has smaller classes, more interaction with the professor, and there’s more of a transition from education to career. They train people to do jobs they can do with a bachelor’s. It’s a different style, a different mission on who they’re working with.” Community: possibilities to ponder Colleges create their own communities, but also take part in the community around them. “Happy students tend to be more engaged at school and graduate!” Laurie Kiguchi points out. “Consider location (nearby or across the world), environment (urban, suburban, rural, coastal, desert, mountains), social scene (Greek life, big sports), religious (not, or with lots of religious required coursework and participation), political climate, student body (outdoorsy, athletic, intellectual, preppy).” Hislop offers a list of questions that students can ask themselves in order to focus their college search.
“How liberal or conservative is the school; is it known as a bastion of social activism, or is it committed to steadfastly upholding the traditions of the past? Is the institution religiously affiliated, single sex, or a Historically Black College, and are those designations important to you? Do you prefer an incredibly active fraternity and sorority scene, or do you want no Greek System at all? Can you live in a rural community, or do you require an urban or suburban environment? Are you amenable to attending a college that has a student population equal to that of your high school, or do you want to experience a university that’s the size of a small city?” Another question is whether the student would benefit from a challenge. Just as rural students find their horizons widened when faced with a big city environment, many a big city kid has undergone transformation at rural colleges. Some students, especially from politically homogeneous communities like Santa Cruz, thrive when they’re thrown into a new political milieu. West Coast surf kids might find a thing or two to learn in a land-locked manufacturing town. Family considerations are also important. Bruni’s book points out over
and over again that students who turn down exciting academic opportunities because they want to be close to their home communities do not necessarily suffer in the long run. Cost: the buck stops here Everyone knows that college costs more than ever. The graphs showing stagnant wages against the steep, red line of rising educational costs can be daunting. Kiguchi says that families often tackle the cost question in the wrong order. “Families need to focus on how and what they can pay for college and incorporate it into the initial college search,” she explains. “’Waiting to see where the student gets in’ and then figuring out how to pay for it is not a sound strategy. By the time you do this, it may be past the deadlines to apply to schools that could be a good fit and be affordable.” Students who will need loans for college should do the math and see how long it will take them to pay off those loans in their likely field of employment. Graduating from medical school with heavy undergraduate debt, for example, can be workable if the student plans to be a surgeon. But it’s less optimal if the student’s dream is to offer family medical care in poor communities. Students can also balance educational debt with other opportunities. A student might choose a state college over paying full tuition at a private college so that they can study abroad and not focus on getting paying work in the summers. Finally, make sure you know how a potential private school will weigh your family’s income. Some private schools now give generous needbased scholarships for middle class families. And a growing trend is for some state schools to offer reduced out-of-state tuition to students coming from certain other states. For example, the Western Undergraduate Exchange is an agreement between a number of West Coast institutions to offer reduced out-of-state tuition to students from Western states.
resources: “Where you Go is not Who you’ll Be” by Frank Bruni Kevin r. Hislop, KrH education consulting, scotts Valley laurie Kiguchi, lK educational consulting, santa cruz Jill schontag, learning pathways, santa cruz
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What really matters Bruni’s book relies heavily on anecdotes about people who have landed in successful careers after missing the boat on getting into “elite” colleges. But he also crunches the numbers and presents the facts. For example, if your focus is on being successful in business, be aware of where the CEO’s of the top ten Fortune 500 companies got their undergraduate degrees: “University of Arkansas; the University of Texas; the University of California, Davis; the University of Nebraska; Auburn; Texas A&M; the General Motors institute (Kettering); the University of Kansas; Dartmouth College and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Just one Ivy League school shows up.” Amongst successful politicians, undergrad alma maters include Eureka College, Georgia Southwestern College, Whittier College, and Miami University of Ohio. According to Bruni, “Among the 100 men and women in the United States Senate in mid-2014, fewer than 30 got their college degrees in the Ivy League.” Looking to get into a great PhD program? Bruni says that almost all the top feeder schools for doctorate degrees are small liberal arts colleges, even for the sciences. Hoping to get a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship? More Fulbright scholars come from state schools well outside the “top 50” than come from the Ivy League. Finally, trust your gut As all college counselors know, no teen knows where life will lead them. But in some cases, teens make a choice knowing that it’s not right for them. Jill Schontag also works with adults who are exploring career changes, and she says she sees it all the time. “A lot of my adults come in saying, ‘I’ve been trying to be this person for 20 years, and I can’t do it anymore’,” she explains. “With teens, I ask, ‘Why are you doing this major?’ They’ll say, ‘I’m going to make a lot of money, I know there are a lot of jobs’.” Given what she’s seen, she can tell them with authority what’s going to happen if they pursue money instead of their passions. “You can drive the nicest Tesla to work every day but if you don’t like what you’re doing, you’re not going to be happy.” The one common goal that humans have is to seek happiness. Looking for a good college fit is one small part of setting ourselves on that path. Suki Wessling is a local writer and the mother of a teen and a college student. Read more at www. SukiWessling.com.
go green green fAMily living
going local By Suki Wessling
I find it works best, when scolding people, to start with oneself. So what follows is a public scolding of myself, by me. First, look at the photo. What do you see? One large cardboard box made of recycled wood fibers (Resource use: moderate. Energy use: high.) One large sheet of heavy duty packing paper probably made of virgin wood fibers (Resource use: high. Energy use: high.) Two sheets of bubble wrap (Resource use: high and non-sustainable. Energy use: high.) Not pictured: The big truck that delivered it. (Energy use: moderate— it was driving by my house anyway.) In front, you see the two tiny bottles that were the happy travellers in all that packaging. Why did I take the picture? Well, I am ashamed to say, I arrived home from a trip to my local shopping center, which boasts a fine natural foods store with a good supplement shop, to find that box on my doorstep. A few days before, in a fit of laziness, I
ordered, with a click, a product I know for a fact that my natural foods store carries. Why did I do that? I was afraid I’d forget the next time I was in that shopping center. Solution: create a calendar reminder on my phone. Energy use: negligible I knew I’d have to search their crowded shelves and it might be hard to find. Solution: ask one of their fine employees to help. Energy use: none. It seemed like a pain to go out. Solution: I’m in that shopping center all the time. Energy use: none. This item is cheaper online, but... My local shop is a worthy investment. It employs local people (who are really nice, by the way), it’s always there for me when I need something in a pinch, and if it went away, I’d be spending lots more time, energy, and money to drive to the next nearest shop. So now that I’ve achieved this public flagellation, I ask you readers: What can you do to curb your “click it and forget about it” habits? How can you integrate local shopping into
Photo by Suki Wessling. OUT, OUT DAMN CLICK it seems so easy to order something and have it dropped on your door. But the environmental expense of packing and shipping adds up. your day so that it’s convenient enough to be feasible? What do you buy online that you could pay a bit more for locally while supporting
local stores, local people, and our local services that are supported by taxes? Let’s all commit to living green and keeping it local whenever possible.
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around town Burning Man at the Mall iMAginAriuM celeBrATes creATiviTy By Patrice Keet Love the idea of Burning Man? How about a family-friendly version, free, March 2 at the Capitola Mall? Imaginarium will feature aerial performances, puppet shows, puppet story time and a bounty of captivating characters in costume and give families a chance to explore their creativity with puppet crafts. The Puppetry Institute at the Museum of Discovery and Stellaria Arts are planning performances and workshops from 4 – 6 pm at this free event. Organizer Ricki Vincent says this will be an event where Cosplay folks mingle with Furfolk and others who want to share their creative expression. Cosplay – huh? Furfolk? Sound like a different language? “Cosplay is a movement that’s been around for about 20 years where adults get dressed up as their favorite character,” says Ricki. “They might be inspired by an Anime character or one from the comics or movies. Folks in
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costume hang out with each other and show off what they’ve put together.” And Furfolk? “people of all ages who dress up as animals, sort-of mascot style and gather,” he continues. “Our Imaginarium event will be like a local family-friendly Burning Man without the fire and playa dust. We’re creating a happening where people can be part of sing-alongs. Watch our Dr. Mercurio puppet show and wander around. “There’ll be more photo-ops than you can shake a Muppet at and you’re guaranteed to fill your Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with inspiring and fun photos. “I’ll also be introducing brand new puppet creatures including Gypsy the Baby Unicorn who will have her coming out party at this event,” Ricki fills in. “It’s going to be fun, free and not your usual happening. I’m looking forward to seeing the delight and wonder in all the kids’ eyes.”
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helping Around the world What’s been the biggest challenge about relief work and what was the greatest reward? Three challenges: corrupt governments, the logistics of bringing all the equipment that we need, the expense! How long have you been a dentist and what inspired you to become one? I have enjoyed my profession for more than four decades! I have seen lots of changes. I was inspired to become a dentist from an exceptional counselor in in the Governor’s Honors Program while living in Georgia.(This was a summer program for the leaders of tomorrow started by Jimmy Carter) my field was visual art. My counselor put together that I wanted to help people, I was talented in both science and art and as a women wanted to break out of the female stereotype. At that time only 1.5 percent of dentists were women. It seemed to be a great challenge!
Photo contributed. BRUSH AWAY dr. nannette Benedict passed out toothbrushes and taught ugandan kids how to brush their teeth properly. Scotts Valley dentist Nannette Benedict does more than treat local kids. She travels the world to places where kids have never seen a dentist to help them out. How did you get involved in relief work and how many trips have you done and where? I became interested in public health and community dentistry before I started dental school. I received a community health grant while in dental school and organized a preventive dentistry clinic in an orphanage in Tijuana,Mexico. That in-
spired me! I volunteered with Los Medicos Voladores for 30 years and have met my closest friends there. It inspired me to get my pilot’s license. Before cell phones and GPS we flew single engine aircraft into tiny villages in Mexico, it was an exciting adventure. Now we can actually communicate with the village mayor and they all have cell phones. Even in the remote mountain pueblo in Guatemala, the women in their handmade Mayan dresses, have a cell phone in their apron pocket! They have no regular electricity, but a little solar battery to charge their
phone! Haiti is the poorest country in which I have volunteered. We have also volunteered in St.Lucia and Jamaica and in Uganda at the UN Refugee camp with 65,000 refugees and no dentist! There, as well as most the other places I mentioned, they have no electricity and no water. They spend 30 percent of the day getting water. We also volunteer in California in the CDA Cares clinics, I will be in Benicia in 2 weeks at CDACares.
Would you recommend the profession to other kids? I love what I do. I get to talk to people all day...watch families grow up...and am stimulated to keep up with all the new technology dentistry offers. I am a bit or a tech nerd and have been a cutting edge dentist which keeps me involved. I also am a Trustee for the Dental Society which keeps me on the pulse of the community. My kids came along with me on dental missions as soon as they were old enough to be helpful. My eldest son is a dentist practicing with me. It is wonderful having a millennial in the office(really cut down on tech support calls). Devin spent a year between college and dental school confirming what he wanted to do and volunteered with the Navy as a dental assistant and
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health translator travelling through Central America taking care of poor kids in little villages. I joined him for two weeks in Ecuador. Together we thoroughly enjoyed giving our services. Is it more difficult treating kids than adults? What’s the biggest challenge working with kids? I love kids. They have such cute little voices and speak their mind. I am not a specialist in pediatrics. I just really love kids. However, I really enjoy adult dentistry so I did not want to limit my practice. Kids are a psychological challenge, adults more of technical challenge. My favorite professor in dental school said: Treat the kids like adults and the adults like kids! How do you treat kids scared to go to dentist? I talk to them. I use the tell, show, do method. I want to educate them to not be fearful. And I take it step by step and never push beyond their comfort zone . Most kids have a 20-30 second attention span, so I do not make them wait (appointments first thing in morning) and find out what they fear.
Photo by Nannette Benedict. ALL SMILES lovely girl embarrassed by her teeth. Would not laugh. When we finished she could not stop smiling!
What advice would you give other dentists considering doing the kind of relief work you do? Sign up! I have volunteered with several organizations. Research and be sure it has an ideology that agrees with you. Rotary is a great organization as it is international. We finally established our own NGO, World Wide Smiles. What’s your favorite thing about being a dentist and least favorite? I love finishing a cosmetic case or Invisalign and see a beautiful smile! Least favorite is discussing money issues! What do you like about living in Santa Cruz County? Everything! I’m a volunteer on Horse Patrol at Wilder State Park and love horseback riding in all our lovely parks.Today I rode the Emma Mcrary trail in Pogonip. I’m a swimmer and when it warms up will continue to swim around the wharf on Sunday mornings. And I love the arts...open studios, Jewel Theater, SC Shakespeare, and all the music, and fresh organic foods. I love this area!
Photo by Nannette Benedict. REFUGEES this is the scene in a ugandan refugee camp where nannette Benedict worked on kid’s teeth for free. it’s not much different from other parts of the country, she says. 14 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
They say dentists have a high suicide rate. What do you do to stay sane and happy? I balance my life with the wonders of SC. Horses, swimming, gardening, (we just planted a pinot noir vineyard)yoga, book club, all the wonderful lectures and family!
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fitness
A Bicycle Built for you locAl BiKe Builders shine AT sAcrAMenTo BiKe show I love cycling, but I’m not a bike geek. That means when I’m with cyclists who get pumped up comparing bottom brackets, cranksets and gear ratios, my eyes glaze over. So when I first heard about the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) more than a decade ago, I thought I might feel out of place. Happily, I was wrong. While there were plenty of bike geeks attending the Sacramento show, I also found my people — mainstream cycling enthusiasts who were there with their families to meet dozens of bike builders, admire their craftsmanship and gawk at whimsical two, three (and more) wheeled, rideable art. It’s a colorful, lively spectacle designed to showcase small, independent bike builders who are often overshadowed by industry giants. Four of Santa Cruz’s stellar bike builders will participate
By Karen Kefauver in the annual show, one of the biggest of tandems and bamboo bikes its kind. Now celebrating its 15th year, Passion: “I love a good challenge and NAHBS returns to the Sacramento bikes will always provide a challenge. Convention Center, March 15-17, and My job doesn’t feel like work. I enjoy will draw thousands of visitors. putting in long hours doing something When I spoke to NAHBS founder I love. and president Don Walker years ago, he Travel: “I teach people in developing explained, “The North American Handcountries how to build bamboo bikes; made Bicycle Show is about beautiful biand that’s very satisfying.” cycles made by people who dedicate About NAHBS: “It’s a real art show countless hours poring over the details where builders really stretch their limits.” of every bike they put their name on.” Paul Sadoff of Rock Lobster Cycles That’s still true today. What’s changed www.rocklobstercycles.com since then is the show has grown to Building bikes full time since 1988 more than 125 bike builders and attracts Best known for: cyclo-cross racing thousands of visitors over the weekend. bikes It’s a non-commercial and congenial atWhat keeps him going: “I like the mosphere where the scattered tribe of biprocess. It’s continually evolving and alcycle business owners, many with an ways a source of challenge on physical international following, can demonstrate skills and mental as well.” the advantages of having a bicycle built About NAHBS: “The cool thing is specially for you. I managed to contact getting to see all your bike building three out of four of the local quartet buddies in one spot. Usually there’s headed to Sacramento. Here’s the scoop some really funny stuff there. People — and I’ll see you there! build odd things trying to start a new Craig Calfee of Calfee Designs trend.” www.calfeedesign.com John Caletti of Caletti Cycles launched business in 1989 www.cloudnine-design.com Best known for: carbon fiber
Business launched 15 years ago About NAHBS: Amazing diversity of beautiful, unique bikes from all around the country (and world) are on display. You can meet the builders. Everyone brings their unique talents, vision and perspective to their bikes and business.” For fun: “I like to ride everything from pavement to dirt, with mixed routes being a favorite.” Best known for: “Bikes that excel at mixed riding.” Rick Hunter of Hunter Cycles www.huntercycles.com Business started in early ’90’s Best known for: Designing and fabricating unique steel frames More: Designs and builds custom bicycle frames that range in style from racing to hauling cargo to bikes built for long distance. For ticket prices and schedule, visit: https://www.nahbs.com Karen Kefauver is a freelance journalist and social media coach based in Santa Cruz since 1993. She’s an avid mountain biker and bicycle commuter. www.karenkefauver.com.
photo by Karen Kefauver. BAMBOO BUILT craig calfee of calfee design was a pioneer of building bamboo bikes and displays one here at the 2006 north american Handmade Bike show. calfee and other santa cruz bike builders are featured at the 15th annual naHBs, march 15-17, at the sacramento convention center. March 2019 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 16
community
every day is Kid’s day for These Kids By Chip, downtown association of santa cruz
Owning a business is a lot like being a parent; Sleepless nights at almost every stage of the process. Sure, there are plenty of books and lots of people will give you advice, but really, you have to learn as you go, and learn fast. Then there is this notion that there is a part of you, out in the world that has a life and a personality of its own. You work hard to instill your values, to provide the resources and to pay enough attention to be sure your baby is healthy and hopefully someday can manage on its own. There is also a lot of Joy. Just like being a parent, one of the important and powerful aspects of being a business owner is the community and the support that comes with it. We asked some the many amazing business owner / parents in Downtown Santa Cruz about raising kids, running a business, and being a part of the Downtown Santa Cruz community. How are your children involved in your business? Zach Davis Penny Ice Creamery / Snap Taco: My kids are super food critics. They watch Chopped, Top
use our businesses as bases
Photo contributed. DOWNTOWN KIDS Bookshop santa cruz owner casey protti coonerty and her kids met with first daughter chelsea clinton, who spoke and signed books at the Bookshop. Chef and all the other cooking shows so they know all the lingo. They’re very adventurous in their eating and are always quick with the feedback. If they like something I know it will be a hit. Casey Protti Coonerty, Bookshop Santa Cruz: My kids love to work at the store and beg me to work the registers as much as possible. They also help with our events and at this point, they love giving book recommendations in the kids section. They also are my biggest supporters which helps me with everything I do.. What do you think they like most about your business? Cara Pearson, Pacific Cookie Company: Eating cookies and telling their friends that they own the Pacific Cookie Company. Casey: Luckily my kids love to read so they like being surrounded by books when their mom needs to work. We get copies in advance of the publication date so they love getting access to books before everyone else. They also love meeting their favorite authors who come for our author visits. How do you feel being a parent informs the way you do business? Cara: When I was pregnant with my first daughter I was very conscious of my health and what I ate. During that time the research about trans-fatty acids in hydrogenated oils and their negative health benefits came to light. We used them in some cookie flavors and it dawned on me
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that I wouldn’t feed that cookie to my baby girl. It was at that time that we re-formulated all of our recipes to remove the trans-fats. Being a parent regularly informs my business decisions. It changes everything. Valerie Moselle, Luma Yoga: Running a business is about establishing systems and working towards consistency, and then rolling with the variables. Family life is much the same way! I think I’m more organized about my business than I am in my family. (They don’t appreciate that!) How do you think your children have benefited from you having a downtown business? Linnaea Holgers James, Artisans & Agency: They have that “who are the people in your neighborhood” experience. They are part of the downtown community. From taking art classes at Kaiwa, to picking out new books at Bookshop, getting ice cream at one of the many awesome places downtown, they are always seeing people they know! Cara: We spend a lot of time Downtown which is what I did when I was a little girl while my parents were working. Downtown is a community where everyone knows who you are and they feel safe. The diversity of people and shops lends itself to a rich upbringing. Valerie: My kids feel at home and comfortable downtown. They understand community, and have a sense of ‘place’. It has been a great experience for my oldest to grow into a more free-range kid downtown. She felt comfortable because she could
What is one of your favorite things to do with your children Downtown? Linnaea: In the summer we love to come down and have lunch and have ice cream or a cupcake from Buttercup and ride the trolley down to the Sanctuary center. In the winter, a new book from bookshop and hot chocolate at Chocolate is always popular. Zach: If I offer them ice cream at the Penny they will usually go Downtown with me. But if I tell them they can get a book at Bookshop they will be dragging me out of the door 100% of the time. Casey: We love going to movies and feel lucky to have several options in downtown. We do a regular rotation through our favorite sweet shops - Penny Ice Creamery, Marinis, Buttercup, Mission Hill Ice Creamery and Pacific Cookie Company. Most of our favorite restaurants are downtown where we know the staff well and they know our eating quirks (I think we might be at Zoccoli’s almost every other day). Finally, we always find ourselves back in Bookshop looking at books (it’s an addiction!). Do you think your Kids want to do what you do when they grow up? If so, or if not, how do you feel about that. Casey: I’ve told them often that it is completely up to them if they are interested in running the store down the line. If they aren’t, no problem. They just need to find something they are passionate about and makes them happy. If they want to take over the store, I would be happy with that but only once they’ve gone out in the world and tried a number of other things. However, they do have one requirement. When they were with me at Bookshop’s 50th anniversary party, I told them their only requirement is to wheel me up in a wheelchair to celebrate our 100th anniversary. Zach: Some days they do, and some days they want to be astronauts or race horse jockeys or such things. If they wanted to join me in the business that would be great, but I’d also be happy if they were eating Snap tacos in space.
Find more “Downtown Family Business” Stories at DowntownSantaCruz.com/kids
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county scoop Thrive By Three:
youngest residents By Ryan Coonerty, county supervisor
Santa Cruz County has launched an effort called Thrive by Three to achieve breakthrough outcomes for local babies and toddlers facing adversity. The first three years of life provide the greatest window of opportunity to build a strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing. Exposure to chronic stressors like poverty or adverse childhood experiences such as abuse and neglect, parental substance abuse, or family violence can disrupt healthy brain development, creating lifelong negative impacts on learning, behavior and health. Too many young children are starting life at a disadvantage, leading to poor health and education outcomes which make life much harder for the individuals and create high long-term costs for society in the form of complex physical/mental health issues, substance abuse issues, and criminal justice impacts. Scientists and economists agree that investing in high-quality early childhood programs – such as early care and education, developmental and behavioral health services, and parenting and family support- produces the greatest benefits to children, families and society, yet public investment in very young children has been low. I worked with dedicated knowledgeable local child advocates to establish and secure funding for a Thrive by Three Fund which will help our most vulnerable babies, toddlers and their families. The Thrive by Three effort is dedicated to achieving the following outcomes for Santa Cruz County’s youngest and most vulnerable children and their families: Increased percentage of young mothers getting prenatal care in the first trimester Decreased percentage of babies being born preterm and low birthweight Decreased percentage of mothers and fathers reporting hardships and emotional distress during pregnancy and the child’s first three years of life Improved parental confidence, parenting practices, and parent-child relationships Decreased rates of substantiated child maltreatment and entries into
foster care among infants and toddlers Increased access to high-quality care and early learning opportunities for infants and toddlers The Thrive by Three investments are realistic, sustainable, and resultsdriven. During this process, County staff and partners have identified additional opportunities for leveraging Thrive by Three resources and helped turn the initial investment into an even bigger investment in support of local at-risk babies and toddlers! A significant portion of the Thrive by Three funding is expanding the capacity of effective home visiting programs such as the Nurse-Family Partnership to serve more high-risk families. The Nurse-Family Partnership program, which pairs public health nurses with low-income firsttime expectant mothers, has a long track record of decreasing rates of abuse and neglect, reducing emergency room visits for accidents and poisonings, significantly reducing behavioral and intellectual problems in
children and reducing later rates of arrest. A portion of the Thrive by Three funding is being used to create a local Early Learning Scholarship that will help a number of high-risk families by providing a “gap subsidy” intended to close the gap between the cost of high-quality care and available subsidies. In addition, the County is actively supporting the work of First 5 and other partners to integrate local resources for infant and toddler care with available state subsides, maximizing all available public resources to ensure affordable, quality care for our low-income children and families. The Human Services Department has also been actively working to secure additional funds to improve local child care facilities. Investing early is an investment in our collective future. Prevention efforts often get short shrift, but future mental health issues, addiction struggles, homelessness and other highrisk conditions can be averted when
we give babies and families the tools they need to be healthy, well-educated, and resilient. I’ve been proud to work with amazing child advocates to secure funding for a Thrive by Three Fund which is helping our most vulnerable babies, toddlers and their families.
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birth matters Ask a simple Question, get a simple Answer? By Laura Maxson, lm “I’d like to have a natural birth. Is that ok?” While, “Sure, that sounds great,” might seem like the right answer from a care provider, it’s not necessarily a helpful answer. Instead of this one question, a pregnant woman needs to ask many questions while seriously considering the answers. Wanting a natural birth is not the same as having one. Of course there are no guarantees as to how a birth will go, but there are ways to tip the balance toward natural birth. Be specific. Ask, “What can you do to help me have a natural birth?” There are many ways this can be answered, but the answer should include many of the following points: Get a referral for a birth doula. Doulas are recommended by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to reduce primary cesareans. A referral letter for a doula from your care provider might help with reimbursement from insurance. Request intermittent auscultation as long as labor remains low risk. A handheld Doppler can be used to check on baby’s heartbeat when needed as opposed to continuous electronic fetal monitoring, which is associated with an increase in cesareans without improving outcomes in low-risk labors. Utilize water in labor. Water therapy is one of the most effective methods of dealing with contractions. The shower is great, but a deep tub is especially helpful once active labor has started. A waterproof Doppler should be on hand to monitor the baby. Partners and support people should bring a bathing suit and/or extra clothing to be in the shower or tub together. Encourage eating and drinking in labor. In the absence of complications, there is no need for an IV. Consume electrolyte drinks such as recharge or coconut water. Labor is hard work and eating lightly will help keep energy up. Plan for a few bites of easily digestible food, at least every hour. Some might say it is dangerous to eat in labor in case a cesarean is needed. However, spinal anesthesia is used for virtually all cesareans now, and, if for some reason, general anesthesia is called for, modern intubation methods make the chance of aspiration very remote. Another great way to encourage a low-risk labor is to let it start on its own. Explore reasons for induction of labor and the availability of patient choice ahead of time. While there are currently many circumstances where induction of labor may be suggested, the choice is still up to the parents. Obviously, there are cases where induction is clearly necessary, such as with preeclampsia, but the studies on many other scenarios for induction have more grey areas and an 20 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
information: Meet the Doulas march 16, 4pm Bellies, Birth and Babies march 23, 2-5pm www.Birthnet.org for registration information and listing of service providers www.evidencebasedbirth.com individual’s risk for waiting for labor versus induction may vary greatly. Get educated about natural birth – take a childbirth class, go to prenatal yoga, check out evidencebasedbirth.com and read a few books. Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and Birthing from Within are two good ones to start with. Request that it’s written in your chart that you are aware of the pain medications options and will ask for them if you are interested. Note also that you’d like to decline the pain assessment while you’re in labor. Sometimes all that talk about “how is your pain” and “how are you coping” actually brings more attention than is needed to contractions. Go into labor on your own and stay home until labor is well established. Know your doula will be with you to offer lots of labor coping tips. Keep the lights low and avoid conversation to help stay in the “labor zone.” Give yourself plenty of time to let labor progress. Labor can progress slowly at times, so there is a need for patience. Unless there is something else going on, Pitocin or breaking the bag of water to speed up labor is unnecessary. If your care provider doesn’t automatically cover all this information, ask the questions directly. Find out how he or she feels about intermittent auscultation, eating in labor, routine induction before 42 weeks and especially their definition of natural birth. The time to find the answers to these question are before labor begins, when there is still time to do some research and possibly change care providers and/or location of birth if need be. Laura Maxson, LM, CPM, the mother of three grown children, has been working with pregnant and breastfeeding women for over 30 years. Currently she is the executive director of Birth Network of Santa Cruz County and has a homebirth midwifery practice. Contact her at midwife@scshop.com or postmaster@birthnet.org
video game cabrillo game designers get a 10 out of 10 By Ricky Chavez
Most gamers are satisfied beating bosses or winning multiplayer matches, but for many this isn’t enough. Every semester, a class of students enroll into Intro to Programming/Games, a games programming class at Cabrillo College. Future video game developers get the satisfaction of making their own game and after a tough semester they showed off their games in December. The class got together the week before finals to play and test each others games. I was able to sit in and personally test out every game that was made. Ed Parrish, who’s a computer science instructor at Cabrillo, teaches the JAVA programming class that is focused on teaching the basics of the language while also teaching the basics of game design. Learning to make characters move and jump around the screen while interacting with other characters and objects in the world are just a few game design basics that are covered. Parrish also covers basic JAVA techniques that are used in many common computer programs, such as opening and saving new files and basic math calculations. At the the start of the class, the students were divided into six teams: Emberscald, Wise Guys, CCMTP, JAVA, Burn and The Hive of Chittering Ratmen. Out of the six groups only the Ratmen didn’t have a game to show. In a single semester, many of these students went from knowing nothing about coding to making their own games. The first team, Emberscald, made a simple platformer called “Air Freshener Adventure”. This was a simple platformer where you play as a can of air freshener trying to clean up a stinky room. Players were able to shoot clouds of air freshener at outhouses, but the attack didn’t seem to do anything. Emberscald said that they just didn’t have time to add in a way to win yet. The Wise Guys were showing off “Nebulcar Rising”. The original visuals immediately catch attention being more appealing than most of the other games. The movement was a little slow but jumping had a nice weight and speed making it feel more responsive than other games. The game keeps players attention by giving out power ups such as invincibility which stops you from getting hurt and power juice which was supposed to end the level. CCMTP presented “Sally From The Ally”, another simple platformer. There wasn’t much to this game but moving Sally around the screen, which was easy and Sally herself looked
Photo Contributed GAMERS ON GAMES students testing JaVa’s game project Jumpman. decent. The most impressive game was “Project Jumpman”, made by team JAVA. There was a ton of original artwork and every character was animated to look like they were moving and not just sliding. The controls were a bit confusing at first but after playing for a while they become natural, using the spacebar to climb the mountainside for a limited amount of time and the WASD keys to move around. When walking towards the edge of a cliff the character would fall to the platform below, which means falling all the way down the mountain is just a single mistake away. There were tons of obstacles, from spikes to wandering monsters that filled the world that were tricky too avoid but never felt unfair. Whenever the character gets hit the screen goes dark which was confusing and frustrating and could probably use some changing, but it wasn’t too intrusive. The final game was “Zombie World” by team Burn, which had the most interesting controls. Using the mouse instead of the keyboard to allow the character to aim and shoot was a welcome change of pace. The animations in this game looked 3D while still being in 2D, which helped it stand apart from all the other games. The gameplay was challenging but with some tweaking final product could be rewarding. Every team started with so little knowledge and really stepped up to show what they could do and the pas-
sion they had for making games and show that if you want to make a video
game, it’s as easy as signing up for CS12GP at Cabrillo College.
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free giveaways coloring contest winner By Brad Kava
Photo contributed. PJ MASKS penelope and her mother, susan, had a great time bonding at the pJ masks live show. Penelope Lindle, 3, won our contest for free tickets to see the “PJ Masks Save the Day Live” show in San Jose on Feb. 20. They had a great night. Growing Up in Santa Cruz was there too, and it really was a terrific show for toddlers, with music and dancing, acrobatics and professional
use of screens and lights that rivaled a Broadway show. With a 6 p.m. start time, it wasn’t a bad drive, either. We’d go back. Watch this space for future giveaways at area amusement parks, concerts and shows.
caring 4 Kids By Susan Wallace
Anyone who has ever held a baby, cared for a baby or fed a baby is struck with the extreme vulnerability and innocence of such dependent beings. We know humans take decades to develop and mature into their adult selves with many challenges and struggles along the way. As a society, we keep learning better ways to improve child-rearing and parenting. Parents strive to support and listen with unconditional love regardless of the quality of parenting they endured. We all realize that love, appreciation and connection are much more powerful than correction or punishment. Many parents' worst nightmares include being unable to protect their children from sexual abuse. We see parents across the US struggling with the shock and horror of finding out that their child was abused. We know that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18. While there may be no obvious signs during or in the aftermath of the abuse, over time we may notice unusual or sexualized behavior like a young child acting out sexually, trying to be sexual with another, usually younger child, or even trying to approach an adult in inappropriate ways that they witnessed or experienced. It's important for us as parents or other caring adults to know that when children act out or otherwise misbehave, they are telling us that they need help with something traumatic they 22 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
have either witnessed or endured. While limits and consequences are necessary at times, punishment and isolation are not solutions – it is important in stressful moments to stop, breathe, and think about the best way to handle the situation. We can keep lines of communication open by prioritizing our children's needs and striving to maintain mutually loving and respectful relationships, knowing that this takes spending quality time together, listening more than we speak, and seeking adult/peer/professional support for ourselves. Survivors Healing Center is committed to creating a community that recognizes trauma and does something about it. We envision a shift from sexual violence as a norm to respect and dignity for all. e Caring 4 Kids–End Child Sexual Abuse prevention program works to inform community members about the extent of trauma and lifelong impact of sexual abuse. We encourage a discussion on sexual violence, how to recognize the symptoms and how to respond individually and as a community. We need to build a world in which children’s autonomy and bodies are respected and parents know how to protect their children. Please join us on March 24th at the Day of the Child event on Pacific Avenue. We will have educational coloring books, resources and can answer any questions and discuss any concerns you may have. We are here to help.
around town
7th Annual children’s circus Ladies and Gentleman! Orchard School is presenting its 7th Annual Children’s Circus, CircOrchard, involving the whole student body, kindergarten through sixth grade. This is truly a show to be enjoyed by all ages, featuring clown antics, juggling, acrobatics, unicycling and stilt walking, hijinks, roust-a-bout, and circus spoofs. The public show will be performed Saturday, March 23rd, 2:00 p.m. at the Harbor High School Theatre. Our performance schedule includes free shows for students at Alianza Charter School in Watsonville and DeLaveaga Elementary in Santa Cruz. Over the years, audiences have been wowed by the expertise and creativity of these children, and impressed by their confidence level and powerful stage presence. The show is created fresh every year with the addition of new, kid-generated skits, as well as an ever-growing student skill level that infuses new energy and ideas into some of the old standards.
For well over a decade, Orchard School students have performed in many community events throughout the county, under the direction of teacher Rock Lerum, a professional performer, and winner of the Gail Rich award in 2003 for his work in the community. Lerum and nine of his students even traveled to New York City in 2007 where they rode 6foot tall giraffe unicycles, danced on stilts, sang and clowned in the Good Morning America studios in Times Square, as finalists in a national contest for the Oreo Cookie Jingle. The entire school packed up props, costumes, performers, music and set pieces to perform a rendition of the Yellow Submarine Magical Mystery Tour to local schools in Santa Cruz and Watsonville, in 2009, and again in 2013. In 2010 and 2012, students performed with the Santa Cruz County Symphony as part of their family concert series, in the programs Here Comes the Circus and Under the Boardwalk, at the Santa Cruz Civic
Center and the Mello Center in Watsonville. More recently, you may have seen Orchard School students when they delighted the Santa Cruz Warrior’s crowds at halftime in 2014 and 2017. In the past two years, CircOrchard was performed outdoors for over 1,600 elementary students at four local schools: Ohlone & Calabasas Elementary in Watsonville, Gault Elementary in Santa Cruz, and Pacific Elementary in Davenport. Orchard School is a non-profit, alternative private school located on 14 beautiful acres in Aptos, with just under 60 students and a dozen teachers who are specialists in their field.
The school’s mission is to bring learning to life with a comprehensive hands-on curriculum that celebrates childhood and focuses on the arts as well as traditional academics. The staff shares a commitment to make sure students get out in nature and move their bodies as much as possible, and share the belief that kids need this to fully exercise and develop their brains and inspire their curiosity to want to learn. Tickets: $12 adults, $6 under 12 and seniors, free under 2.To purchase tickets for CirOchard via Paypal, visit orchardschoolaptos.org or call or email the school for more information. (688-1074, info@orchardschoolaptos.org)
Photos contributed. CIRCA-SIZE students at orchard school get exercise and learn performance skills in classes that teach circus skills. March 2019 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 23
family law i’m Jewish, my ex is catholic, what About the Kids! What do you do when you and your ex have different parenting policies? Bedtime at your house is 9 p.m., but 10 p.m. in your ex’s home. You permit ‘PG’ rated movies, your ex says ‘G’ only. Possibly it’s more basic. You are Jewish and your ex is Catholic. You each want the children to adopt your faith. Divorced parents face such issues daily. House rules, educational and
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By Bob Derber own rules and preferences. Oh, the extracurricular decisions, computer complications of blended families. access and age-appropriate media are Under California’s Family Law, typical concerns. When household parent each rules differ, children often use one may apply their parent’s rules to ‘play’ off the other. own house rules ‘But dad lets us play the game at his while children home!’ or ‘Mom gives us cell phones!’ are in their cusAnd be prepared for further complitody. They cations as you establish new relationneed not be the ships with another parent who has his same at both or her own children. They will have homes, and one parent cannot dictate to the other. You may permit online gaming at your house while you ex says no internet whatsoever when at his or her home. As long as the health and safety of the children are not compromised, each may set their own rules. But inconsistent rules often trigger unintended consequences. Consider a father who permits cell phones, and a mother who does not. Expect significant ‘push-back’ from the children for mom, and issues for both when the children want to take the cell phone to school. As well, children are often confused by different rules. They may be embarrassed when they must tell friends that they can’t have the phone at one home or the other. Like all parenting issues, compromise and agreement are key. You might be amazed that nearly half of elementary school children in California have cell phones. And cell phones can be restricted in several ways, from allowing only certain numbers to call or be called, permitting parental view of any messaging, and even limiting internet sites that can be visited. Perhaps a compromise for all is permitting a cell phone with privileges and restrictions policy common to both homes. Perhaps a minimum age could be agreed-to. Similarly, a common bedtime and computer access are easily navigated by parents who compromise and coparent effectively. One area poses a most difficult challenge: Religion. Where there is one theology at Mom’s home, and another at Dad’s, the consequence can become a battleground! Worse, the competing theologies may have fundamental differences. One may Christian and the other Hindu. Without agreement, consider the confusion inconsistent training introduces to the children. They may reject both faiths out of frustration. Again, each parent may raise children according to their faith while the children are at their house. Yet even here compromise is important. Both theologies may have a common
moral code, and that compass might be taught in a non-denominational setting. As well, there are ways to blend traditions and rituals for both faiths. Consider Passover, an old-testament event celebrated by Christians and Jews. If this is your interfaith challenge, celebrate with a ‘special meal’ that is not characterized as a Jewish Seder but which still memorializes the event. Where these differences cannot be reconciled, respect for both faiths is key. Your children learn much about tolerance and conflict-resolution when you practice interfaith acceptance. Theological teachings might condemn those who do not comply with the faith a parent chose, or even discourage association with ‘non-believers.’ These will be co-parenting challenges for you both, and confusing for the children. You are free to establish your own house rules when the children are with you. Only when these rules endanger their health and safety will a court be inclined to intervene. Don’t set rules to ‘punish’ your ex by adopting practices to aggravate him or her. This may be considered sufficient impact on the emotional well-being of the children that a court may intervene. Generally, however, you have the right to raise the children as you see fit at your home. But positive coparenting and compromise can pay huge dividends. Children who live with separated parents who work together are often more content and prepared to face their own challenges as they grow. FROM THE BENCH by Judge Marigonda You may find yourself in court when disagreements arise that can’t be easily navigated by parents. But when co-parenting issues surface, try to find that middle ground. I am not the best person to make parenting decisions for your family. Compromise and best interests of your children are keys to their success. Search yourself before you ask a court to make parenting decisions. Bob Derber is a local attorney practicing family law. He served as a State appointed Guardian ad Litem in high conflict matters in the State of Utah before returning to his home in Santa Cruz four years ago. Your situation may differ and the above is not intended to be legal advice to you in your own custodial matters. Be sure to consult with your family law attorney as appropriate if you need help in this area. Have questions for him to answer? Send them to editor@growingupsc.com
career is your Teen graduation from high school soon? what’s next? As your teenager nears graduation, knowing what kind of work or career is the right fit and supports their interest and goals isn’t easy. As students enter their senior year, they spend a lot of time thinking about what they really want to do in life and what colleges and schools have the programs that best support their goals. That’s why Monterey Bay Economic Partnership and Bright Futures Educational Partnership have joined forces to bring free career resources through the Monterey Bay Career Connect (mbcareerconnect.org) website. A one-stop shop for college and career readiness, the website provides information about local career pathways, scholarships, and skills training programs. A recent addition to the site is a “How do I…” section that provides answers about paying for college, finding local scholarships, and preparing for the SATs. Once on the website, you will find tabs connecting to Monterey Bay Career Coach, which allows students to take a career assessment, explore careers, salaries, responsibilities, qualifications, and live job postings within the Monterey Bay region and California. They can also browse local college programs & trainings offered in the Monterey Bay region, bookmark careers and programs of interest, and build a professional resume and download to Microsoft Word-ALL FOR FREE! High school students are saying the following about using the site: “MB Career Connect offers great advice on how to build a resume and is very user friendly. Giving data about income and job prospects help in mak-
By hayley Mears opment Program Manager role, Hayley ing future careers.” worked at UC Santa Cruz for over 5 – Costanoa High School Student, years, serving students in various posi2018 tions in academic advising. Her work “The Career Coach site is really experience also includes positions as a cool! I will use it and I like the way it job development specialist with the UC shows the local wages for careers I’m Santa Cruz Career Center in 2012 and interested in.” career development specialist with spe– Costanoa High School Student, 2018 “I like that there are so many tools that make it easy to find out information and help in areas that may be confusing.” – BGCS HS Student Launched in 2017, Monterey Bay Career Connect now works with six cost-share colleges in the region to provide inclusive college curricula and four sponsors: Santa Cruz and Monterey County Offices of Education, Santa Cruz and Monterey County Workforce Development Boards. Each college; Monterey Peninsula College (MPC), California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), Hartnell College, Central Coast College, Cabrillo College and Brandman University, provides up-to-date information on career paths that map to the college curricula available to the students. We encourage students to go online, create a FREE profile to save all your information and start keeping track of your educational history and work experience!
cial education students at Santa Cruz City School District. Hayley has a M.A. in Education Counseling with a focus in career services from San Jose State University, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Dramatic Art from UC Santa Barbara, and an Associate of Arts from Cabrillo College.
Hayley Mears is a Santa Cruz native with over eight years experience in education, career services, job development, and student counseling. Prior to joining Monterey Bay Economic Partnership in October 2017 in the Workforce Devel-
Photo contributed. BRIGHT FUTURE monterey Bay career connect will help teens find the future they really want. March 2019 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 25
teen resource guide It’s here! Every spring Growing Up in Santa Cruz publishes an annual guide to resources available to teens (and their parents) in the Santa Cruz County area. Our goal is to provide an accessible, helpful list of resources to help teens and families navigate the complex needs of teens in ways that promote healthy avenues for growth, exploration and development. The resources in this guide offer support for dealing with academic, peer pressure and relationship issues, as well as recreational, job training and volunteer opportunities. We encourage you to share this guide with your teen and post a copy up in your house so your teen has easy access to the resource list. As some topics may be difficult for teens to request support with, we also suggest giving a copy of this guide, and especially of the phone and text hotlines at the end of the guide, to your teen. academic support and schools Gateway School 126 eucalyptus ave, santa cruz 95060 831.423.0341 www.gatewaysc.org The adolescent years are a period of extraordinary intellectual and personal growth. Our Middle School is a close-knit community designed to support and challenge students to reach for excellence, take appropriate risks, and embrace their inner voices. Featuring small classes, seminar-style discussions, intensive interdisciplinary projects, enriching elective offerings, and a robust advisory program, our program helps students build critical academic knowledge and skills, while simultaneously developing the essential elements of their characters in areas such as resilience and integrity. Our students are seen and respected for being themselves, and in turn they embrace their role as scholars with questioning spirits and a deep love of learning. Good Shepherd Catholic School 2727 mattison lane santa cruz 95065 831.476.4000 www.gsschool.org Welcoming children of all faiths for the last 55 years, our highly qualified faculty and staff provide a wellrounded curriculum that is projectbased and faith driven. Spanish, art and life lab classes are part of the school’s curriculum with technology integrated throughout the school day. The school’s focus on community service gives the students numerous opportunities to learn and practice Catholic social teachings firsthand. Students may participate in the school’s highly successful inter26 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
scholastic sports program including golf, flag football, basketball, lacrosse and soccer beginning at grade two. After-school care is available until 6:00 PM. Please join us at our Middle School Information Night on Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 831.476.4000 or visit our website at www.gsschool.org. Mount Madonna School, Pre/K-12 491 summit road, mount madonna 408.847.2717 www.mountmadonnaschool.org At MMS we strive to prepare wellrounded human beings who not only get into and succeed in college, but learn to value collaboration, form meaningful relationships and engage with their local communities, nation, and the world. Come see education through our students’ eyes: Montessori-based Pre/K program, 355-acre campus, science and technology labs, outdoor adventure and life skills, regional, national and international travel, mixed-grade buddy program, marine biology and oceanography on Catalina Island, visual and performing arts. For forty years MMS has offered students an exceptional education based on academic excellence, positive character development, and creative self-expression. Accredited by CAIS and WASC. Pacific Coast Charter School 294 Green Valley road, Watsonville 831.786.2180 www.pccs.pvusd.net Pacific Coast Charter School is a K-12 Homeschool/Independent Studies charter within Pajaro Valley Unified School District. We offer a unique blend of home, community, and campus-based learning that gives students the opportunity to realize their potential through personalized educational plans which complement their diverse learning styles. Students work 20 hours a week on school work and attend optional on-site general and college prep classes or enrichment workshops 2-3 times per week. We provide credentialed teachers, free tutoring, and a wide variety of standards-based curriculum to assist your child to reach their fullest academic potential. Santa Cruz Montessori, ages 18 months – 15 years main campus (primary and elementary) 6230 soquel drive, aptos 831.476.1646, enrollment: ext. 12 www.scms.org Winston campus (young children’s community and Jr. High) 244 cabrillo college drive, soquel 831.476.1646, enrollment: ext. 12 www.scms.org
Established in 1964, Santa Cruz Montessori is a non-profit school serving children 18 months to 15 years. Our beautiful classrooms and outdoor environments engage the children’s senses as they learn. Based on a deep understanding of child through adolescent development, our programs meet the interests and needs of our students, engaging and challenging them to do their best. We offer a supportive community of learners and an exciting Montessori curriculum including humanities, math, sciences and arts. Our Wavecrest Montessori Junior High program is especially designed to respect and encourage young adolescents during a time of great personal physical, cognitive, social and emotional change. Santa Cruz Waldorf School, parent-child classes and preschool-8th 2190 empire Grade, santa cruz 831-425-0519 www.santacruzwaldorf.org enrollment@santacruzwaldorf.org Waldorf Education nourishes the whole human being in every phase of development. In Preschool and Kindergarten, children learn through supervised free play, protected from inappropriate intellectual demands. Elementary school is filled with rich and deep study of the whole of human experience, engaging head, heart, and hands – math, science, and reading, fully integrated with artistic development and bodily engagement through crafts and movement. Waldorf graduates love to learn and are prepared for whatever is to come next. They thrive on solving problems. Colleges and universities are now seeking them out for their promise, for the whole human beings that they are. Visit our campus, which borders UCSC and is touched by redwoods. teen centers & youth programs Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz 543 center st., santa cruz 831.423.3138 www.boysandgirlsclub.info The Boys & Girls Club offers a variety of after school activities for youth ages 7-18. Teens ages 12 & up have a large room at the downtown Club dedicated just for them. The teen room is equipped with Apple IMac computers for research and homework, as well as an XBox for gaming and watching movies as well as other services for teens.
City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Teen Center Louden Nelson Community Center 301 center st, santa cruz 831.420.5337 www.facebook.com/ santacruzteencenter Stop in at the Santa Cruz Teen Center for recreational activities such as basketball, pool tables, Wii, X-Box 360, outdoor activities, foosball, movies, Internet, music and a pretty chill space. Also pick up our current calendar to find out what’s happening for teens in Santa Cruz. The Teen Center sponsors dances, band nights, special events, day and overnight trips, sports, and outdoor events in addition to daily activities. Check our monthly calendar and our Facebook for ongoing activities! City of Watsonville Parks & Recreation Gene Hoularis and Waldo Rodriguez Youth Center 30 maple ave, Watsonville 831.768.3248 Come check out your one stop afterschool “chill spot.” The G.H.W.R. Youth Center offers programs and services for youth ages 6-22 years old. Kick it with your friends, get homework help, or check out a variety of exciting activities. Just want to chill? We also provide a Teen Room where you can hang out, watch TV or listen to music. You may also bring your game console and hook it up to our TV with surround sound. In addition, the Youth Center offers a variety of trips, classes, and special and late night events for middle and high school students. Davenport Resource Center www.cabinc.org/drsc 831.425.8115 The Davenport Resource Center’s Teen Center offers mentoring, tutoring, health services and more. Open in the afternoons, drop by to hang out and connect with a wide variety of fun and useful services. The Teen Center is free, open year-round and also offers fun field trips. The DRSC provides services support building a strong and integrated community on Santa Cruz County’s rural North Coast. The Center serves as an advocate and resource for the area’s culturally diverse and low-income population.
teen resource guide FOOD, WHAT?! www.foodwhat.org 831.459.5476 FOOD WHAT is a youth empowerment and food justice program using food, through sustainable agriculture and health, as the vehicle for growing strong, healthy and inspired teens. We partner with low-income and struggling youth to grow, cook, eat and distribute healthy, sustainably raised food and address food justice issues in our community. Teens can participate through spring internships, summer jobs, fall business management opportunities and through community events on the farm. Nueva Vista Community Resources 711 east cliff dr., santa cruz 831.423.5747 The Familia Center is a Latinobased community resource center that offers both recreational and educational programs for youth. Homework help, academic help and support are provided. Occasional field trips, recreational activities and outings are also available. YMCA of Watsonville 27 sudden st., Watsonville 831.728.9622 The YMCA offers a variety of programs for young people that combine fitness, education and entertainment while focusing on developing positive self-images and leadership skills. These programs include aquatics and karate classes, Night Hoops basketball league. YouthSERVE 1740 17th ave, santa cruz 831.427.5066 ys@scvolunteercenter.org YouthSERVE is dedicated to connecting youth, ages 11-17, with rewarding community service projects across the Santa Cruz County. Under the direction of adult volunteer leaders, YouthSERVE volunteers contribute their talents to making positive change in our community. health, counseling & support Alateen 831.462.1818 Alanon’s Alateen Family Groups are a fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics and drug users. At Alateen meetings, teens that have parents or friends who are alcoholics can discuss their problems in an environment without adults and in complete anonymity. At Watsonville High School, students may attend Alateen meetings during the school day on campus. Please contact the school for information on dates and times of meetings. Please call Alateen for updated times and other locations.
Camp Recovery Center scotts Valley 877.557.6237 www.camprecovery.com The Camp is a chemical dependency program that provides a wide range of services for adolescents. The Family Program consists of lectures, videos, discussion and group activities. Residential treatment takes place on 25 wooded acres and offers counseling, group therapy, relapse prevention education, 12-step meetings, art therapy and recreational activities. Dignity Health Medical Group dominican 1820 41st avenue, suite d, capitola 831.476.3000 dhmf.org/dominican Dignity Health Medical Group— Dominican is dedicated to serving the health care needs of the Santa Cruz community. Our board-certified pediatricians and family practitioners deliver comprehensive care for teens and young adults, offering a range of services from preventative health care (including the HPV vaccine) to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. Additionally, our Urgent Care Center is open seven days a week (365 days per year, including holidays) from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Conveniently located on 41st Avenue in Santa Cruz, we offer same-day treatment for non-emergency medical conditions such as flu, colds, cuts, and fractures. Nannette Benedict DDS & Associates 5015 scotts Valley dr. a, scotts Valley 831.440.9214 scottsValleydentist.com Teenagers and their parents will enjoy our newly expanded space. We have the latest high-tech instruments which I enjoy showing teenagers, including CAD/CAM crowns with 3-D imagery and a 3-D printer. We can use Invisalign with teenagers! They can enjoy their own playlist with our headphones or watch programs on the IPad mounted over the chair. We are open 5 days a week and one Saturday a month, and have 2 specialists:periodontist and endodontist to better accommodate families Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance 335 East Lake Ave., Watsonville 831.728.6445 Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance (PVPSA) is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing education, training, and counseling and prevention services to students, families, and staff of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD). By helping prevent criminal behavior, gang involvement, truancy and school dropout, and drug, alcohol, and to-
bacco use, PVPSA improves the quality of life in our community and its schools. Planned Parenthood 1119 pacific ave., suite 200, santa cruz 831.426.5550 398 south Green Valley rd, Watsonville 831.724.7525 24-hour Facts-of-life Hotline, 1.800.711.9848 Planned Parenthood also provides educational services through schools and community agencies and has a peer education program. Planned Parenthood also sponsors support groups. For more information about any of our programs, please call (831) 758-8902, ext. 213. A 24-hour Facts of Life Hotline, 1-800-711-9848, and our Teen Wire website, www.teenwire.com, also provide general information regarding reproductive health and birth control methods. Pregnancy Resource Center of Santa Cruz County 1570 soquel dr. ste 3, santa cruz 831.475.2200 www.santacruzprc.org Pregnancy Resource Center was founded in 1983 and continues to serve the women, families and students of Santa Cruz County with competent, compassionate FREE medical care. Our services include abortion options, pregnancy tests, ultrasound, counseling, parenting classes, material assistance, housing, post-abortion recovery, to name only a few. Salud Para La Gente 204 east Beach st., Watsonville 831.728.0222 A primary health care network with 12 clinic sites, including 7 school-based clinics in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. It also offers Gay and Proud, a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth that provides a safe environment to socialize, develop self-esteem and leadership skills, and share information about identity and relationships. This program involves mostly monolingual Spanish speaking youth ages 14-19. The clinics also provide confidential pregnancy and HIV testing. Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education Coalition 1070 emeline ave., santa cruz 831.454.4141 The Santa Cruz County Tobacco Education Coalition offers many opportunities for community members interested in smoking and other tobacco issues that impact our county. The Coalition also has lots of information on how to quit smoking. Call
to request educational brochures or a list of classes in Santa Cruz County. The Sensory Toolbox www.thesensorytoolbox.com contact@thesensorytoolbox.com This is the place for education and resources about autism, ADHD, and sensory processing disorder. With all of the growth and transition that happens in the teenage years, sensory issues can become problematic in new and unexpected ways. As a community, we tackle your child’s everyday sensory challenges, from creating sensory strategies to finding treatment services. Diana is a licensed and registered occupational therapist who specializes in pediatric sensory issues. You can read her sensory tips, find products, and get a free Sensory Toolbox guide at thesensorytoolbox.com Survivors Healing Center 831-423-7601 survivorshealingcenter.org Survivors Healing Center is a safe and confidential place for survivors of child sexual abuse. Our goal is to empower those victimized by sexual abuse and to prevent sexual abuse of children and youth in our community. We provide a safe and supportive healing environment Shifting from sexual violence to a trauma informed culture based on safety, trust, collaboration and empowerment. Youth Services 709 mission st., santa cruz 831.429.8350 241 east lake ave, Watsonville 831.688.8856 www.scccc.org/youthservices Youth Services is a component of Encompass Community Services that serves families and adolescents by helping them find positive solutions to the wide range of challenges facing youth today. They offer numerous programs at their two locations, some at no cost and others on a sliding scale. There are weekly therapy groups as well as a one-time use program. Youth Services works closely with the juvenile justice system as well as city schools and various community service agencies. Many more services and programs are available, please call or visit the website for more information. recreation, entertainment & enrichment Adventure Sports Unlimited 303 portrero street, #15 santa cruz 831. 458. 3648 www.asudoit.com Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) is the premier store for aquatics instruction in Santa Cruz. We teach infants through adults the joy of March 2019 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 27
teen resource guide water through our Swim School. Our Ocean programs introduce families to our magnificent marine environments through the Seafood Foraging, and Kelp Pickling. We explore the worldrenown underwater landscape of Monterey and Carmel Bays through our Open Water Scuba courses. It all starts in our custom-built aquatics facility with our tropically heated pool including Jacuzzi, and classroom. We want to make your entry into the water world truly enjoyable. ASU-you deserve it! All About Theatre 325 Washington street, santa cruz 831.345.6340 www.allabouttheatre.org Celebrating 15 years and over 115 musicals in Santa Cruz County. We offer training in the performing arts for Tiny Tots (3-5), Tots (5-10), Youth (10-16), and Adults. Don’t miss our Spring Season – upcoming classes and teen musical (13 the Musical) starting this March. We are also offering intensive summer camps, 4-week long productions and training classes taught by local professionals and Broadway artists. There’s a role for everyone and everyone will leave with skills that they didn’t have when they arrived. Come be a part of the magic… and give the gift of performing arts to your child. We are located in downtown Santa Cruz and at our midtown location. Check out our website for new and expanded classes and productions in 2018. Cabrillo Extension Summer Youth Camps 831.479.6331 www.cabrillo-extension.org Summer 2019 brings more camps for TEENS! All new this summer is Girls Build, Kids Build, Young Triton Running Camp, Small Metals, Glass Arts Camp, Advanced Guitar, World Cuisines, Cooking Around the US, Junior Tennis, Python Programmers, 3D Game Labs with Unity, Generative Art & Web Apps in JavaScript, Make Your Own Movies—Storytelling through Digital Media, Make Your First Multiplayer App, and many more! Back by popular demand is Girls Code, Virtual Reality, SS ROV Camp (underwater robotics), Aerial Arts, Mini Mermaids Running Camp, Sports Camps, and Youth Leadership Academy. Join us for one week—or all summer long! French Tutoring sophie Véniel 831.295.3556 Customized French tutoring specializing in middle and high school students. Learning French can be one of the most rewarding educational opportunities. As a French native, I am passionate about teaching and sharing 28 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • March 2019
my language skills. I offer simple steps to understand grammar, build vocabulary to gain confidence in speaking while learning at your own pace. I offer on-site and online lessons via Skype. Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast www.girlscoutsccc.org At Girl Scouts, girls are exploring what’s possible, turning dreams into reality, and changing the world. Here, you’ll take on leadership roles as you engage in all sorts of girl-led activities and develop skills you’ll use to make a difference. You'll unleash the confidence you need to pursue what you love and stand up for what you believe in.Whether you’re part trendsetter, part change-maker, and part athlete, or part engineer, part artist, and part go-getter, you know who you are and where you want to go next. And you’re all Girl Scout. Are you ready to take the lead? Because at Girl Scouts, it’s your time to shine. Nike Basketball Camps at UC Santa Cruz ussportscamps.com/basketball/nike 1-800-NIKE-CAMP (645-3226) Improve your basketball skills and have serious fun at one of Nike Basketball Camps top California locations. Train with UC Santa Cruz Men’s and Women’s Basketball this summer and learn what it takes to become the ultimate player. Camper will work on all aspects of the game including fundamental development, shooting technique, team play skills and basketball IQ. Camp is open to players of all abilities, ages 8-18. Boys and girls only programs are available offering extended day and overnight options. Radical Movement Factory 2855 mission street extension, santa cruz 95060 831-531-8407 www.radicalmovementfactory.com The Radical Movement Factory provides aerial arts instruction for all ages and levels. We offer a safe, supportive and fun environment for teens to explore aerial silks and build selfconfidence. Opportunities to perform are available throughout the year and students are encouraged to create and share with friends and family. Santa Cruz Gladiators 831-295-1988 www.scgladiators.com Futsal is a fast paced, scaled down variation of soccer. The smaller court, smaller teams and smaller ball lead the game to be heavy on technical skills. It is fast paced fun for all ages! Contact Coach Dario for more details.
Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center 2750B soquel ave, santa cruz 831.462.0655 www.scgym.com Are your teens in need of a fun and healthy activity? Here at Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center we offer many choices geared for teens and pre-teens with a wide range of abilities. Whether they are an ex-gymnast looking to casually return to the sport, someone looking to improve strength and coordination for another sport, or they’ve just always wanted to learn how to flip, we have a class that will work perfect! Santa Cruz Soccer Camp 831.246.1517 santacruzsoccercamp.com For over 30 years our vision of joy and adventure remains. Almost all coaches have been young players who joined the harmony and magic of the camp,and have graduated through our Leadership Development Program. From the inspiration and resonance experienced at Delaveaga Park during 10- week-long summer camps, the coaches and directors are in service to the new paradigm celebrating the Evolution of competition. Seahorse Swim School, Inc. aptos, santa cruz 831.476.7946 (swim) www.SeahorseSwimSchool.com Teens & pre-teens love our Summer Jr. Guard Camps preparing them for future jobs in lifeguarding. Jr. Guard preparatory courses will get kids ready for ALL Little/Jr. Guard testing & Summer programs. Our Sharks Non-Competitive Swimteam integrates stroke refinement into heart pumping workouts while providing feedback on each competitive stroke. Beginning teens love the positive, corrective feedback we provide them in private lessons, helping them gain new skills & build confidence. Professional, patient & skilled instructors assist in developing & streamlining strokes while introducing water safety skills. Voted one of the BEST swim programs in the County, come see what everyone is talking about! LGBTQ resources Gay-Straight Alliances (GSA) in Santa Cruz County www.safeschoolsproject.org A Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), Queer-Straight Alliance (QSA) or Sexuality and Gender Acceptance (SAGA) is a student-run club which provides a safe place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex & questioning (LGBTIQ+) students and their straight allies to meet, support each other, talk about issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity, and work to end homopho-
bia and transphobia. Below is a partial list of the GSA’s in Santa Cruz County: Queer Youth Task Force (QYTF) chair: stuart rosenstein 831.427.4004 www.QytF.org Dedicated to improving the quality of life for all LGBTIQ+ youth in Santa Cruz County, as well as children and siblings raised in homes where LGBTIQ+ people live. Projects include: Queer Youth Leadership Awards; Safe Schools Project, Transgender Teen Project; Leadership Development Program; and Adult Ally Project. Middle School & High School Internships Available. The Diversity Center (The Santa Cruz County LGBTIQ+ Community Center) 1117 soquel ave., santa cruz 831.425.5422 www.diversitycenter.org The Diversity Center is the LGBTIQ+ community center of Santa Cruz County. Services provided include a drop-in and meeting space; a lending library of over 2000 books; resources; a cyber center; youth weekly “Meet-Up” events in South & North County; senior programs; transgender programs; and a LGBTIQ+ Resource Directory. Visit the website for open hours. crisis phone numbers AIDS Hotline 1.800.367.2437 California Youth Crisis 24-Hour Hotline 1.800.843.5200 Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline 1.800.799.saFe 1.800.799.7233 National Runaway Safeline 24-hour hotline-will relay messages 1.800.runaWay 1.800.786.2929 Parental Stress Hotline 831.724.2879 831.426.7322 Sexual Assault 24-Hour Hotline 1.800.656.Hope 1.800.656.4673 Teen Line – Teens Helping Teens 1.800.852.8336 text teen to 839863 Quit Smoking 1.800.766.2888 Suicide Prevention Services 831.458.5300 1.877.663.5433 This is by no means a complete list of all the teen resources and programs in Santa Cruz County. GUiSC is not responsible for any errors or omissions, nor does inclusion in this listing constitute our endorsement of a program. Please call to verify the information listed.
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NEWT To You March 2 is Salamander Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Rancho del oso Nature & history Center located 17 miles north of Santa Cruz along highway one, at Waddell Creek at 3600 hwy 1, Davenport, CA 95017. Free. . Real live amphibians will be available for viewing. herpetologist Amy Patten will be presenting “Salamanders of the Santa Cruz Mountains” (all ages) at 1:00pm. Naturalist-led salamander hike will start at 3 pm to search for these regal creatures on the Marsh Trail (approximately 1 mile long). friday, march 1 Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 10am-12pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. Kris can help with; connecting you or someone in need to health, wellness, or housing resources, a fee-free California ID application, a homeward bound bus ticket, a mailing address via the Homeless Services Center (HSC), a SmartPATH assessment, housing search, job application and more. Free First Friday 10am-10pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Explore three floors of exhibitions for free and dig into a hands-on activity that’s great for all ages Free First Friday 11am-4pm. SC Museum of Natural History. Enjoy the Museum for FREE with your family. Enjoy our intertidal touch pool, large-screen microscope, and the return of our geology and paleontolgy exhibits and fossil dig pit Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. We’ll read books, sing songs and make a simple craft! Ages 3-6. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. For families with children ages 0-3 years old. Join us for early literacy practices involving music, movement, stories, rhymes and more for your child and you. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. Join us for this fun and informative guided half-mile stroll through a magnificent old-growth redwood forest. Hwy 236 at 21600 Big Basin Way. 338-8883. Infant/Toddler Workshop 11am-11:45am. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Early Childhood Exploration (0-3).
Come and enjoy this fun exploration-based program for infant and toddlers! Your young child will have the opportunity to engage in fascinating explorations of light and shadows. Your child will have the opportunity to explore open-ended materials in a safe space while developing skills and exploring cognitive concepts such as cause and effect. Free First Friday 11am-4pm. 1st Friday. Natural History Museum. Enjoy the Museum for FREE with your family on the first Friday of every month. Enjoy our intertidal touch pool and large-screen microscope. PLUS get a sneak-peek at our annual Art of Nature exhibit. Sack Puppet Making 11:45am-12:15pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Join Puppet Master, Ricki Vincent and his staff and create imagination-inspired Sack Puppets. Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays. JuneBugs Gym. Ages: walking to 7 years. Parents may leave children over 3 yrs. Parents can drop off their children for 1, 2 or all 3 hours for tumbling fun! Call 464BUGS (2847) to sign up or drop by at 3910 Portola Dr. Ste. 2 & 3 Pleasure Point-Santa Cruz. www.junebugsgym Make and Explore at the Capitola Mall 2pm4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Children’s MOD. We will be in their Tinkerlab room. The program is free, and most suitable for 6-12 year olds. Parents will need to remain available throughout the program, and will be helping children under 8. We provide materials to explore their creativity, build things, make art and make discoveries.
Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza. This market is in the heart of the famously bountiful Pajaro Valley. Peaceful and familyoriented, the Hispanic heritage of this community gives this market a “mercado” feel. You’ll find a large variety of Latin American treats, including some lesser known dishes such as pambasos, huarache and chicharrones. Art and Science at the MOD 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Each week our staff combines the worlds of art and science through fun projects. Come and see what fun activity is offered today. Tales to Tails 3pm-4pm. Felton Library and La Selva Beach Library. Trained therapy dogs will be available at the Library to be attentive, non-judgmental reading partners for children reading aloud. Children have individual 20minute appointments to sit with a dog and read. To register, e-mail tales2tails@santacruzpl.org or call 831-427-7717. Cabrillo Youth Strings Chamber Music Program 4:15pm-5:30pm. Ongoing Fridays. Cabrillo VAPA5137 and VAPA5141. Classes are offered in violin, viola, and cello for ages 7 to 18. Students must provide their own instruments. (831) 479-6101. saturday, march 2 Aptos Farmers Market 8am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. Featuring more than 90 vendors, supplying a variety of fresh produce, prepared goods, items for the home. Live music, coffee, fresh baked goods. UCSC Garden Tour 9am. 1st Saturday. UCSC Arboretum. Sometimes you will see New Zealand, South Africa, or California and
Australia. Sometimes you might see combinations of several gardens or the developing World Conifer Collection or Rare Fruit Garden. Requires admission to the Arboretum. Open Gym 9am-12 pm. Ongoing Saturdays. JuneBug’s Gym. Ages walking to 8 years old (or 80 lbs.). Parents can drop off for up to 3 hours for tumbling fun! Call 464-BUGS (2847) to sign up or drop by at 3910 Portola Dr. Ste. 2 & 3, Pleasure Point-Santa Cruz. www.junebugsgym.com Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. Join the SV Public Library for story time, enjoy some live music, get your face painted and get fresh food. Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr. Aptos FSCPL Our Community Reads: Docent-led walk at Elkhorn Slough 9:30am12pm. Elkhourn Slough. Trails lead through marshes, woodlands and alongside tidal creeks where you can see pelicans, herons, egrets, sea lions, crabs, otters and… maybe sharks! Coffee and Crafts 9:30am-12:30am. Big Basin State Park. Come to the Sempervirens Room next to park headquarters for free coffee or hot chocolate! And bring the kids for a fun craft activity! Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Community Poetry Circle 10am-12pm. 1st Saturday. Downtown Library. Join the circle led by local poet, Magdalena Montagne, for this free workshop. Create your poems in a friendly supportive atmosphere. All levels welcome.
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MARCh 2019 Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. A Nature Study Program with a variety of activities inspired by the natural environment of Corcoran Lagoon. Not suitable for very young children. We will be outdoors when weather permits. Kindergarten Visit Day 10am-12pm. Gateway School 126 Eucalyptus, Santa Cruz. We invite you to join us for our Kindergarten Visit Day to learn about our remarkable Kindergarten program in a relaxed environment. The Kindergarten Open House is designed for parents to learn more about our program while allowing children time in the Kindergarten classroom. Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eg0ti5ene22c0306&llr=ft cghicab Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Old Growth Redwood Tours 11am. Ongoing Saturdays. Henry Cowell State Park. Are there different kinds of redwoods? How do coastal redwoods grow to become the tallest organisms on earth? Why are there so few old growth trees left? How important are banana slugs to the redwood ecosystems? Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Downtown Library. Volunteers are trained to give tax assistance and counseling. For disabled individuals, in-home tax preparation is available. Seniors get priority at all library sessions. 1-831-724-2606 or tollfree at 1-877-373-8297 http://seniorscouncil.org/programs/projectscout/. DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Saturdays. Drop in with your family and make something fun! Old Cove Landing Trail 11am-1pm. Wilder Ranch. On this 2.5 mile family friendly walk, we’ll explore the plants, animals, and geology of our coastal bluffs. Bring water, hat, closed toe shoes, layered clothing, and binoculars if available. Rain cancels. Salamander Saturday 12pm-4pm. Rancho del Oso Nature & History Center, Waddell Creek at 3600 Hwy 1, Davenport. Join us for our annual celebration honoring the often overlooked but heroically well adapted amphibian native to the Santa Cruz Mountains and other moist habitats. Real live amphibians will be available for viewing. Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1897 Victorian home, 1859 Gothic Revival farmhouse, 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns and other historic buildings. Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. There is no coloring within the lines during Open Art. We let the children’s imaginations soar through art projects. FREE Swim Lessons. 1pm-2pm. Seascape Sports Club. Seahorse Swim School, in partnership with Make A Splash, is offering opportunities for children and adults to learn to swim in order to help reduce the number of accidental drownings. For more info go to SeahorseSwimSchool.com or call 831-4767946(SWIM). Origami Club 1pm-3pm. 1st Saturday. Aptos Library. Calling Origami enthusiasts of all ages! Join our monthly get together to make beautiful creations in this ancient oriental art of paper folding. We will also demonstrate more contemporary arts of book folding and 3-D modular origami.
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Family Fun Do-It-Yourself Crafts 1:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library. Come to the La Selva Beach Library for family fun arts & crafts. A new self-directed project every week.
Aptos and La Selva Beach areas. This is a good opportunity for students to fulfill community service credits, obtain job skills, develop leadership abilities, and acquire college extracurricular experience.
Adult Arts and Crafts Workshop 2pm-4pm. Scotts Valley Library. Clay Votive Candle Holders! Attendees get to leave with a new project, a learned skill, and a greater sense of community. All materials and teachers are paid for by the Friends of the Scotts Valley Library. Registrants MUST register due to class size limits.
Enhancing and Protecting Frontal Lobe Function 3pm-4pm. 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. Using natural methods, attendees will learn how to make lifestyle changes that will help remove the negative symptoms of depression and anxiety. Call/Text Trish at 831.325.7993. Or, Email: ReversingNegativity@yahoo.com.
Burning Man at the Mall 4-6 p.m. near the food court, Artists, costumes and wild puppets and performers. Free
Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. A 12-step program/support group for friends and families who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another. Meets in Sutter Room. 2900 Chanticleer Avenue. Newcomers, please come 15 minutes early to get acquainted.
sunday, march 3 Low Impact Stretching Exercise Class 8:30am-9:30am. Ongoing Sundays. Health Education Center 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. Promotes circulation. Decreases muscle stiffness. Improves posture. Helps manage or reduce stress. Improves balance. Increases range of motion. Instructor— Ace Martinez, a PA with over 16 years of Weight and Balance Training. (831) 352-7993. Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr. Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. Come join us for a friendly, FREE, 12-Step support group with the solution. Teens and adults welcome. Includes compulsive overeating, anorexia and bulimia. 2900 Chanticleer Ave 429-7906 santacruzoa.org The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk 9:30am-11:30am. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. On this dog-friendly walk, we travel North Escape Road, a paved road closed to traffic. We tour stunning old-growth redwood groves along beautiful Opal Creek. Dogs not required, but welcome! Bring water. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2. Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2. Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. Free Bachata dance class, followed by 3 hours of non-stop social dancing! Before the dancing starts we will do a fun Beach Picnic. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library. One of our tech savvy librarians will help you with a variety of technology services during weekly drop-in 20-30 minute appointments. First come first served, appointments are taken in order of appearance. DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2. Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). Come experience the incredible bird life that the Wetlands of Watsonville have to offer. The wetland system of sloughs and their uplands offer breeding and year-round habitat for over 220 species of shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors and song birds. Tour of the UCSC Farm 2pm-3:30pm. 1st Sunday. UCSC Hay Barn. Enjoy a free tour of the UCSC Farm. Advisory Council of Teens 2pm-4pm.1st Sunday. Aptos Library. Open to all young adults, ages 12-18 in the Live Oak, Soquel, Capitola,
monday, march 4 Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Feb 1. Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1. Make Art Monday 11am-12pm; 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Each session, Doris introduces new projects that are educational and fun. All projects incorporate aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics). Explore the creative human expression of objects through the use of varied artistic mediums. Children will paint, sketch, sculpt, design and assemble as they make new discoveries. Knitting 11:15am-1pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. Get together with other knitters to knit, chat, and make new friends. No registration required.
mic followed by a featured poet starting at 5:30pm. Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. Acompáñanos para una hora de cuentos, actividades y canciones en español. Este programa es para niños de 0-8 y sus familias. Introduction to Mindfulness: Letting Be with Kind Awareness 6:30pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays through April 1. Downtown Library. This 6-week series of classes introduces you to mindfulness meditation practices. Because the class curriculum builds on itself, please begin the course no later than week 3 (Monday, March 11). Registration is recommended. tuesday, march 5 March School Day Tours Event 9am-11am. Gateway School, 126 Eucalyptus, Santa Cruz. We invite you to join us for our March School Day Tours to experience first-hand our dynamic classrooms in action. Come and learn how Gateway School inspires curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking through innovative education for a fast-changing world. You will meet teachers, current parents, students and our Head of School. Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eg0tovypb741d34f&llr=ft cghicab UCSC Arboretum: Community Day 9am5pm. UCSC Arboretum. 1st Tuesday. The Arboretum is open without charge to visitors. Exploring Big Basin 9:30am. Big Basin State Park. Learn about redwoods, forest plants, fires, geology, history and more on these fun, varied hikes with Docent Diane Shaw. Hikes are 5-8 miles and last up to 5 hours. New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. Classes are drop-in (no pre-reg required) donations accepted (no required fee). 477-2229. 2900 Chanticleer Ave.
Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. Explore the world of early motor skill development and support visual and auditory development through ramps, rocker balls, parachute play, music, and more. $12 drop in $10 with Inchworm punch card.
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1.
ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. Open to women with Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic cancer. Pre-registration (office intake and a conversation with the group facilitator) is required. Please call 831-457-2273 to provide us with necessary client information.
Genetic Genealogy Interest Group: DNA PAINTer 10:30am-12:30pm. Downtown Library. Join us morning tour of basic DNA Painter uses and strategies. An amazing view of where our individual genetic inheritance comes from, and with whom we share that inheritance awaits!
Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. Join us for a knitting party. All you need to do is bring some yarn and knitting needles. All ages are welcome.
Downtown Tuesdays 10am-10pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Santa Cruz. Featuring specials all day throughout Downtown – come relax and meet your friends in your Downtown.
Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 1.
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 2.
Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. We use online, game-based coding to learn Python and JavaScript. CodeCombat is a real game that teaches learners of all ages to code by playing through levels and quickly mastering programming concepts. Registration required.
Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Ages walking to 7 years. Parents may leave children over 3 yrs. Call 464-BUGS (2847) to sign up or drop by at 3910 Portola Dr. Ste. 2 & 3 Pleasure Point-Santa Cruz. www.junebugsgym
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. Word Church 4pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz MAH. A community of local poets who recognize and value the power of spoken word as a means of healing, growing, and empowering ourselves and each other. We gather to write together in an open writing workshop from 4-5pm, then host an open
Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. Open to newly diagnosed women throughout the course of their treatment and up to 4-6 months post-treatment. Pre-registration (office intake and a conversation with the group facilitator) is required. Please call 831-457-2273. Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 1.
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Photo by Brad Kava. oN ThE AvE San Jose was paying performers to liven up its streets. in Santa Cruz, one wag joked, we pay them to go away. Seriously, though, we have great free entertainment on Pacific Ave every day, none better than the Great Morgani. Genealogical Society Lecture Series 1pm-3pm. 1st Tuesday. Learn about a variety of resources, strategies, and tools in the field of family research. Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. Build, learn and play (agres 3+). DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 2. Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library, La Selva Beach Library, and Live Oak Library. Bring your assignments to one of our free drop-in Homework Help sessions. Chess Club 3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. Ages 6-18 learn from a master and practice with peers. Lego Club 3:15pm (1st and 3rd Tuesdays— Scotts Valley Library); 3:30pm (Ongoing Tuesdays—Boulder Creek Library). See Mar 5. Ongoing Tuesdays. Directed LEGO construction for kids 7 and older. Each week we will construct models based on a common theme. Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. Ages 13-21. Get involved, get educated & become a community youth leader. Youth-designed & led group. Call first. 515 Broadway, SC. 427-5066 Taller de Triple P: Controlando las luchas por el poder y los berrinches 5pm-6:30pm. La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios, 18 W. Lake Ave, Sala E, Watsonville. Los talleres de Triple P ofrecen consejos prácticos y estrategias para manejar las preguntas y desafíos de crianza específicas. Asista a este taller GRATIS de crianza para aprender: Cómo prevenir los berrinches y fomentar comportamientos positivos; Cómo ayudar a su hijo o su hija a calmarse rápidamente; Entender maneras
efectivas de manejar los berrinches. Este taller es GRATIS y abierto al público. Inscríbase para reservar su lugar y obtener el cuidado de sus niños gratis. Se proporcionarán bocadillos ligeros para niños y adultos.
in English for kids 0-5 years old. Recommended fee of $3-$7 for those able to pay. 1740 17th Ave. 476-7284.
Presentado en español por: Liliana Zamora, Puentes de la Comunidad – La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios
Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. Receive personalized, one-onone breastfeeding support from an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. A Baby Weigh® scale is also available.
Para inscribirse: Comuníquese con Liliana Zamora al (831) 724-2997 x212 o lilianaz@cbridges.org o vea el calendario en http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings
Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Bookshop invites any toddler or pre-school age children to listen to stories read by Mamoura Slike. 460-3251
Family and Friends Cancer Support Group 5:30pm-7pm. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. Open to friends and loved ones of people with cancer. Pre-registration (office intake and a conversation with the group facilitator) is required. 831457-2273
Capitola Book Discussion Group 10am11am. 1st Wednesday. Aptos Library due to the closure.
Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol. Monarch Services ~ Servicios Monarca ofrece un espacio seguro y de apoyo. Gratis. Actividades de cuidado de niños proporcionadas. 1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. 4254030. 24hr: 888 900-4232. Wcs-ddm.org Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Call to register. Dominican Hospital, 1555 Soquel Dr, SC. 462-7709 Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept. DFN provides non-adversarial techniques to achieve healthy co-parenting through a support group network. 6934 Soquel Dr. 2345578 wednesday, march 6 All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. Share the joys and challenges of parenting as we grow and learn together. Drop-in classes
Ribbon Arts Guild 10am-1pm. 1st and 3rd Weds. Scotts Valley Library. Join Roxanne Langan for ribbon work and hand sewing. Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park, corner of Graham Hill Rd and Mt. Hermon Rd (across from Safeway). Parent education is offered as part of the Together in the Park drop-in playgroup led by Mountain Community Resources every Wednesday, April through October. Triple P Positive Parenting tip sheets are covered with all participants or in brief, one-on-one consultations. Offered in English or Spanish by Rosa Reyes, Community Bridges – Mountain Community Resources. All children and parents/caregivers are welcome. Light snacks will be provided. Armchair Travel Adventures 10:30am-12pm. La Selva Beach Library. See the world without having to pack! Join our local travelers as they share their travel adventures to places near and far. Special Date this month for our trip to the Philippines.
Mini Mint Mamas Meet Up 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Mini Mint. Join us for a fun walking mom group! We will meet at Mini Mint then head out along East Cliff for a walk along the ocean with our babes. Join our community of Mamas and enjoy the sunshine! Free Family Stories and Activities 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library. Preschoolers, home-schoolers, toddlers all welcome at this weekly storytime. We have books for ages 0-6 on hand, a craft that parents and caregivers can do with their kids, and toys on the floor for toddler play. Preschool Storytime 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 11am-12pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 3. What If Wednesday 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. A combination of science and art that prompts the wonder and discovery of “what if?” Example “ we add salt to watercolor, or “what if” vegetable oil is put of the paper first, with the watercolor mix with it? Wednesday is when weird wacky science becomes wonderfully wild while art and science are brought together. New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Free for babies 0-6 months old and their moms to discuss common concerns with other new moms. Dominican Rehab Yoga/Pilates Room. 610 Frederick St. El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. Inspiring playgroups for moms, dads, caregivers and children 0-5 years old. Instructor: Yolanda Provoste-Fuentes. Recommended fee of $3-$7 for those able to pay. Drop-in. Classes facilitated in Spanish. 1740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz. 476-7284
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MARCh 2019 Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Volunteer Housing Navigators 12:30pm2:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. Work with a “housing navigator,” who can help you set goals, overcome barriers, access documents and search for opportunities, helping you to transition back into housing, health and wellness. Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. Code Combat 2pm-3:30pm (Downtown Library), 2:30pm-4pm (Live Oak Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 4. DIY Crafts 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. Drop in and make a fun craft. Nature Art with Sue 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Sue introduces new projects that explore art in nature and nature in art. The classes are aligned to STEAM objectives (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) objectives. Family Fun Night 3pm-5pm. 1st Wednesday. Capitola Mall. Downtown Streets Team / OnRoute22 Alumni Group 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. This ongoing workshop for women experiencing homelessness gives participants tools to more effectively navigate daily life. Participants learn skills to build a network of healthy relationships, become your own best advocate, explore your creative talents, and navigate emotions. Please email brooke@streetsteam.org for more info. R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm5pm. Downtown Library and La Selva Beach Library. One-on-one reading comprehension instruction for readers 2nd through 12th grade. Instructors are California credentialed teachers. Sessions are by appointment only. Contact Programs 831.427.7717 or pro@santacruzpl.org to make an appointment for a 25 minute session Afternoon STEM 3:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. Projects alternate—call library branch for more information. Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. Includes juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, and more. Drop-in basis. Please contact the school at 688-1074, or www.orchardschoolaptos.org for more info.
an orientation, please go to www.fostercare4kids.com or call 345-2700. Board in the Library 6:30pm-8:30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. Adults need playtime too! Come play with us for hours of tabletop gaming fun. Bring your favorite board game or play some of the library’s many games. No prior gaming experience is necessary. thursday, march 7 Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am. Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. A 12-step group that helps people not eat addictively one day at a time. There are no fees. www.foodaddicts.com. 420 Melrose. Entrance is through the yellow gate to the library. Holy Cross Preschool Open House 9am10am. For more info contact Chrissy Roubal at crissy.roubal@holycsc.org or call 831-4251782 www.holycsc.org
New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. Classes are drop-in (no pre-reg required). 477-2229.
Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company. Bring your friends, form a team (or take it on solo), and compete against other groups to win the grand prize.
Working Together 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. Information navigation and social support open to all. Work individually with an information advocate on any information need: (housing search, application, resume?).
Entre Nosotras 6pm-8pm. 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. WomenCARE’s Watsonville Office. Open to Spanish-speaking women with all kinds of cancer. Groups are led in Spanish and meet at our Watsonville office. Please call 831-761-3973 for details.
Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Citizen Science 6:30pm-8pm. 1st Thursday. Downtown Library. SCPL is partnering with the Children’s Museum of Discovery (MOD), UCSC and The Natural History Museum to present a science series for adults and teens.
Creative Exploration 12pm-1pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Children may let their natural curiosity flow as they explore how art and science materials work together. Some of the best child projects are related to some or all of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art and math. Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Afternoon STEM 3pm (La Selva Beach Library); 3:30pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6. Sensory Art with Brooke 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. Each week Sensory Art encourages children to apply all their senses in art projects.
Internet Browsers Workshop 4:30pm-6pm. Downtown Library. Learn to use the Internet for research, work, social interaction and more.
Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1.
Foster Parent Orientation Meeting 6pm-8pm. Live Oak Family Resource Center. There is a need for loving, stable families to care for children of all age groups all over Santa Cruz County. Be an adoptive or foster parent to a child, adolescent or teen. 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. For information or to sign up for
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This Triple P Workshop is FREE and open to the public. Register to reserve your spot. FREE child care is available with advance registration!
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 4.
Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. Safe, supportive space for survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence. Childcare provided.1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. 425-4030. 24hr: 888 900-4232. Wcsddm.org
Triple P Workshop: Helping Your Child Deal With Bullying 6pm-7:30pm. San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School Library, 7155 Highway 9, Felton. Triple P Workshops are brief classes that provide quick tips for handling everyday parenting issues. Attend this FREE parenting workshop to learn: How to recognize different types of bullying; Common reasons why children bully others; What you can do if your child is being bullied.
Presented in English by: Cori Burt, Community Bridges – Mountain Community Resources. To register: Contact Cori Burt at (831) 335-6600, ext 6605 or corib@cbridges.org or register online at http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings
Afterschool STEAM: Minecraft.edu 3:30pm5pm. Aptos Library. Learn how to survive in the world of Minecraft.edu. Ages 8 to 18. Space is limited to 19 on a first-come basis. No advance registration.
Evening Indie/Documentary Movie 5:30pm7pm. 1st Wednesday. La Selva Beach Library. For more information and/or movie selection & age appropriateness, call 831.427.7710.
Art Walk 5:30pm-8pm. 1st Thursday. Capitola Mall (Macy’s Wing). Local artists, a featured charity every month and live entertainment. Support your local artists!
DIY Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 2.
Lego 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Garfield Park Library. Directed LEGO construction for kids 5 and older. Each week we will construct models based on a common theme. Spanish Conversation Group 4pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Thursday. Aptos Library. Facilitatorled discussion and activities. All levels are welcome, including beginners. For more info, contact Ivan Llamas at llamasi@santacruzpl.org or 831-427-7702. Aptos Chapter - Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries Meeting 5pm-6pm. 1st Thursday. Aptos Library. The Aptos Friends support the Aptos Library through fundraising and advocacy for our branch. We solicit recommendations for projects from the Aptos community, from library patrons, and from the Aptos Library Staff.
Aptos FSCPL Our Community Reads: Aptos High School and Delta School “Art and Poetry” Event 6:30pm-8:30pm. Aptos High Performing Arts Building. Students will present original works of poetry, and personal stories relating to the book, as well as redesigned book jacket covers of he Death and Life of Monterey Bay Open House at Baymonte Christian School 7pm-8:30pm. Visit classrooms, meet teachers, explore the campus. New Family Reception at 6:30 p.m.. Meet the principal and receive a complimentary gift. RSVP to admissions@baymonte.org or 831-438-0100. friday, march 8 Birdwatching for Beginners 9am-10:30am. Wilder Ranch. On this 2 mile hike, you will help each other spot and identify birds! Bring your binoculars if you have them (binoculars are available to borrow). Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by adults. Rain cancels. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. See Mar 1. Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 10am-12pm. Ongoing Fridays. See Mar 1. The MAKE Lab 10am-4pm. Scotts Valley Library. Tools are limited in quantity and will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Introductory materials and training will be available onsite—elaborate projects or special materials will need to be brought by participants. Kids 13 and under will need parental permission and supervision. Infant/Toddler Workshop 11am-11:45am. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1.
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Sack Puppet Making 11:45am-12:15pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays. JuneBugs Gym. See Mar 1. Financial Friday 1pm-2pm. 2nd Friday. Downtown Library. Understanding how to manage your personal finances and plan for the future is a must. Live Oak Book Group 2pm-3pm. 2nd Friday. Live Oak Library. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on thought provoking fiction and challenging non-fiction. Check with the front desk staff for the current month’s book selection. Make and Explore at the Capitola Mall 2pm4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza. See Mar 1. Art and Science at the MOD 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 1. Cabrillo Youth Strings Chamber Music Program 4:15pm-5:30pm. Ongoing Fridays. Cabrillo VAPA5137 and VAPA5141. See Mar 1. saturday, march 9 Aptos Farmers Market 8am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Mar 2. Wilder Ridge Loop 9am. Wilder Ranch. On this 6-mile challenging hike, we’ll explore the natural and cultural history of the upper hills of Wilder Ranch. This hike includes several descents and ascents. Bring water, lunch, and hiking shoes. Rain cancels. Meet in parking lot. Volunteer with the Trail Crew 9am. 2nd Saturday. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Please bring your own work gloves, lunch and water. Join us for a unique perspective of Big Basin, a lively and productive experience with others who share a love of these redwood forests, and the satisfaction of participating in a vital part of the park’s ability to educate and inspire the public! Open Gym 9am-12 pm. Ongoing Saturdays. JuneBug’s Gym. See Mar 2. Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Mar 2. Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr. QuarkNet Particle Physics Masterclass 9am3:30pm. UCSC. You will spend the day learning about particle physics from professors and analyzing actual data from the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) at CERN. Students will also learn about technologies used in particle detectors. Register by March 1st. Contact http://scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/contact.html Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Yin Yoga for All 10am-11am. 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Scotts Valley Library. Gentle yin yoga and stretches. BYO yoga mat or towel. Good for all ages and abilities. Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2.
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ThE NEXT BANKSY? A Rose Blossom student works her art on an outdoor canvas.
Pine Needle Basket Making Workshop 10am12pm. Henry Cowell State Park Visitor Center. Join docent Cheryl VanDeVeer for a marvelous family workshop learning how to make a basket from local ponderosa pine needles. Children 10 and older may attend if accompanied by an adult. Ohlone Plant Use 10am-12pm. Big Basin State Park Visitor Center. No Safeway? No Home Depot? No Pharmacy? How did the Ohlone Indians survive? Docent Eva Fewel will have plant samples and tools that the local Native Californians used. Learn how they collected, processed and used the local plants. RAIN CANCELS. Hike to Buzzard’s Roost 10am-12pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Develop your hiking muscles with this challenging 5-mile round trip to Buzzard’s Roost. We gain 1,200 feet in elevation on the way up. After a relaxed lunch on the rocks, we return to headquarters. Bring at least one liter of water, lunch, snacks, and appropriate clothing. Rain cancels. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Old Growth Redwood Tours 11am. Ongoing Saturdays. Henry Cowell State Park. See Mar 2. Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2. Agricultural History Project 11am-3pm. 2nd Saturday. Agricultural History Museum, 2601 East Lake Avenue, Hwy 152, Watsonville. We have created some unique interactive educational activities to help you have fun learning about past agricultural practices.
DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Mar 2. Felling the Giants 11:30am. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Join Docent Paul Fewel as he tells stories of the logging days and demonstrates how loggers were able to fell these giants—without chainsaws!. RAIN CANCELS. Discover Big Basin Redwoods Hike 12pm. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 3.
cancer. Provides emotional support, education, and referrals to other social services. Group is led in Spanish. Please call 831-3368662 to register. Good Shepherd Auction 5pm-11pm. Seascape Resort. We are celebrating 55 years of empowering students to believe, achieve, lead and succeed! We welcome all alumni and supporters of Good Shepherd! Purchase your tickets at http://bit.ly/gscs2019auction or visit our website www.gsschool.org
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Open House at the Castro Adobe 11am-3pm. Castro Adobe State Historic Park, 184 Old Adobe Road (off of Larkin Valley Road), Watsonville. Explore the first non-beach State Historic Park in the Pajaro Valley built between 1848-49. Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
Board in the Library 12pm-5pm. 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
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Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
Low Impact Stretching Exercise Class 8:30am-9:30am. Ongoing Sundays. Health Education Center 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. See Mar 3.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2.
Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr.
Community Poetry Circle 1pm-3pm. 2nd Saturday. Aptos Library. Join the circle led by local poet, Magdalena Montagne. Create your poems in a friendly supportive atmosphere. All levels welcome.
Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Mar 3.
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3.
Berry Creek Falls Hike 9:30am-4:30pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Travel deep into the heart of Big Basin as you experience a wide range of habitats on this moderate to strenuous 11-mile-loop hike. Bring lots of water, lunch and wear layers.
DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2.
Beginners’ Genealogy Workshop 1pm3:30pm. Downtown Library. This is aimed towards beginner researchers or it can serve as a refresher course for those wanting to recharge their basic research skills. Topics will revolve around family research basics Family Fun Do-It-Yourself Crafts 1:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 2. Chess Club 2pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the 1st. Downtown Library. See Mar 5. Spanish Speaking Cancer Support Group 3pm-4:30pm. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. Open to Spanish-speaking women with all kinds of
The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk 9:30am-11:30am. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. See Mar 3. Seacliff History Walk 11am-12pm. Seacliff State Beach. This half mile walk focuses on the Ohlone, Raphael Castro, Claus Spreckels, Aptos Landing Wharf, the development of Seacliff Park — including Paul Woodside, “the Madman of Seacliff ” — and the Concrete Ship. Rain cancels.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2. Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Mar 3.
Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Library. See Mar 4. Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Mar 3. Pickwick Book Club 2pm-4pm. Downtown Library. A community of local bookworms, students, and teachers who meet monthly September-June to discuss a nineteenth century novel. February-June book: Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. Speaker: Bruce Thompson, History, UC Santa Cruz. Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. See Feb 3.
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MARCh 2019 monday, march 11 Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1. Age Well, Drive Smart 10am-12pm. Aptos Library. Designed to provide mature drivers with the keys to driving safer and driving longer.
Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 5. Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. See Mar 5. Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 1. Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 5.
Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park, corner of Graham Hill Rd and Mt. Hermon Rd (across from Safeway). See Mar 6. Mini Mint Mamas Meet Up 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Mini Mint. See Mar 6.
Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am. Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Mar 7.
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 11am-12pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 3.
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
Knitting 11:15am-1pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4.
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 3pm6pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
What If Wednesday 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4.
Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library, La Selva Beach Library, and Live Oak Library. See Mar 5.
Preschool Storytime 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1.
ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Mar 4.
Chess Club 3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 5.
New Mommy Musical MeetUp 12:30pm2pm. Held every 2nd Monday each month. Native Sons’ Hall, 239 High Street, Santa Cruz. Bring your baby (birth to 1 year) to meet & build community with other new mommies, sing & dance with your baby, and to learn some fun ways to integrate enriching musical activities in your baby’s life from a certified Music Together® teacher. $10 per family. http://www.musicalme.com/ Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. Seasonal Craft Days 3pm-4:30pm. Downtown Library. Ages 3 and older. We will get messy so dress accordingly. We will be using permanent paints and markers as well as small objects like beads and pins. Always fun and always free! Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4. Word Church 4pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Mar 4. Introduction to Mindfulness: Letting Be with Kind Awareness 6:30pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays through April 1. Downtown Library. See Mar 4. tuesday, march 12 Exploring Big Basin 9:30am-2:30pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. See Mar 5. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1. New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 5. Downtown Tuesdays 10am-10pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Santa Cruz. See Mar 5. Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1. Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 2. NextTalks: Using LinkedIn For Entrepreneurs 12pm-1pm. 2nd Tuesday. NextSpace! 101 Cooper St. Come learn how LinkedIn is your secret weapon for growing your business. Register at eventbrite.com/o/santa-cruz-smallbusiness-development-center-14686640843
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New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
Word Church 4pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Mar 5.
National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon 11:30am-1:30pm. Heritage Hall at the Santa Cruz Fairgrounds. Doron Comerchero, Founder and Executive Director, Food What?!, will give a talk titled “Agriculture, a Learning Tool for Youth.” For more information contact the organizations at (831) 7241356 or Email at sccfb@sbcglobal.net.
Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Mar 5.
El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6.
Taller de Triple P: Ayudando a los adolescentes a lidiar con la ansiedad 5:30pm-7pm. La biblioteca pública de Watsonville, la sala de reuniones, 275 Main St, #100, Watsonville. Los talleres de Triple P ofrecen consejos prácticos y estrategias para manejar las preguntas y desafíos de crianza específicas. Asista a este taller GRATIS de crianza para aprender: Causas comunes y señales de ansiedad en los adolescentes; Qué hacer si su adolescente es ansioso; Consejos para ayudar a los adolescentes a desarrollar habilidades saludables para sobrellevar la ansiedad.
Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4.
Tales to Tails 4:00pm-5:00pm. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
Este taller es GRATIS y abierto al público. Inscríbase para reservar su lugar y obtener el cuidado de sus niños gratis. Se proporcionarán bocadillos ligeros para niños y adultos. Presentado en español por: Sandra Rodelo, Puentes de la Comunidad – La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios. Para inscribirse: Comuníquese con Sandra Rodelo al (831) 724-2997 x211 o sandrar@cbridges.org o vea el calendario en http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings SLV Charter School Info Night 6pm-7pm. SLV Middle School Library, 7155 Hwy 9, Felton. For more info go towww.charter.slvusd.org or call 831-3365167 or 831-335-0932. Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol. Monarch Services. Ver Mar 5. Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Dominican Hospital. See Mar 5. Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept. See Mar 5. wednesday, march 13 All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6. Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Mar 6. Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am. Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
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Family Stories and Activities 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 6.
Make Art Monday 11am-12pm; 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 4.
Lego Club 3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 5.
Scotts Valley Friends of the Library 6:30pm7:30pm. 2nd Wednesday. Scotts Valley Library. If you are interested in helping your local library, come to the meeting and learn how you can make a difference in your community. All are welcome.
Volunteer Housing Navigators 12:30pm2:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6. Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance. Classes are appropriate for anyone with Parkinson’s no matter how advanced. No Dance Experience is Required. Free. Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. Code Combat 2pm-3:30pm (Downtown Library), 2:30pm-4pm (Live Oak Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 4.
New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 7. Working Together 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 7. Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Adult Book Discussion Group 10:30am12pm. La Selva Beach Library. For more information and/or book selection, call 831.427.7710. Aptos FSCPL Our Community Reads: Lunch with Steinbeck 11:30am-2pm. Aptos St. BBQ. Come get your literary fix and enjoy delicious barbeque, while discussing this timeless tale of Doc (based on the real Ed Ricketts) and the colorful characters who inhabit this tale of the cannery district of Monterey during Steinbeck’s time. Creative Exploration 12pm-1pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 7. Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Aptos Library Book Discussion Group 1pm2:30pm. 2nd Thursday. Aptos Library. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on thought provoking fiction and challenging non-fiction. Afternoon STEM 3pm (La Selva Beach Library); 3:30pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
DIY Crafts 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
Sensory Art with Brooke 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 7.
Tales to Tails 2:40pm-3:40pm. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1.
Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 4.
Nature Art with Sue 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
DIY Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 2.
Downtown Streets Team / OnRoute22 Alumni Group 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6. R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm5pm. Downtown Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 6. Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. See Mar 6. Afternoon STEM 3:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 6. Internet Searching Workshop 4:30pm-6pm. Downtown Library. Learn to use the Internet for research, work, social interaction and more. Each week we explore new topics, such as Browsers, Searching, Email, and Google Docs. No registration required for these computer classes. This week’s topic is Internet Search tips and tricks. Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Mar 6.
Lego 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 7. Tales to Tails 4pm-5pm. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1. Wednesday Night Sailboat Races 5:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays through October. Santa Cruz Harbor, 135 5th Ave, Santa Cruz. Harbor restaurants & the beach are great viewing areas to watch the sailboat races against the setting sun. Legally Speaking 6pm-7pm. Downtown Library. Topic is Elder Abuse. Local attorneys Anna M. Penrose-Levig of Penrose Chun & Gorman, LLP, Pamela Simmons of Simmons & Purdy, and Assistant District Attorney William Atkinson will provide information regarding how seniors in our community can protect themselves. Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company. See Mar 7.
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BRiGhT AND PoSiTivE Noll, 10, painted this image at Tara Redwood School.
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saturday, march 16
Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. See Mar 1.
Aptos Farmers Market 8am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Mar 2.
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Open Gym 9am-12 pm. Ongoing Saturdays. JuneBug’s Gym. See Mar 2.
Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 10am-12pm. Ongoing Fridays. See Mar 1.
Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Mar 2.
Infant/Toddler Workshop 11am-11:45am. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1.
Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr.
Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2.
Money Matters 10am-11am. Scotts Valley Library. The ABC’s of Life Insurance
Felton Library Friends Open House 1pm4pm. Felton Community Hall. See the latest library and park plans. Share your ideas for enhancements and programs, and learn how you can help Felton Library Friends make them a reality.
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Sack Puppet Making 11:45am-12:15pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays. JuneBugs Gym. See Mar 1. Make and Explore at the Capitola Mall 2pm4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza. See Mar 1. Art and Science at the MOD 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Tales to Tails 3pm-4pm. Felton Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 1. Cabrillo Youth Strings Chamber Music Program 4:15pm-5:30pm. Ongoing Fridays. Cabrillo VAPA5137 and VAPA5141. See Mar 1.
Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2. Hidden Gems: Flowers of Big Basin 10am1pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Join Docent Kathy Willott on this four-mile, walk and meet some of the hidden gems of Big Basin! Bring water and lunch. Heavy rain cancels. Free Citizenship Workshop Taller Gratuito de Ciudadanía 10am-4pm Downtown Library. Come and learn about the citizenship process at this event presented by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County. Informase sobre el proceso de ciudadania en este evento presentado por Catholic Charities del condado de Santa Clara.
Old Cove Landing Trail 11am-1pm. Wilder Ranch. See Mar 2.
bring water, comfortable footwear, and a keen eye and/or ears!
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
Low Impact Stretching Exercise Class 8:30am-9:30am. Ongoing Sundays. Health Education Center 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. See Mar 3.
DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Mar 2.
Family Fun Do-It-Yourself Crafts 1:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 2. Chess Club 2pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the 1st. Downtown Library. See Mar 5. Meet the Doulas 4pm-6pm. Pacific Cultural Center - Gallery room, upstairs 1307 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz. Learn about how birth and postpartum doulas can help you before, during, and after birth. This is not a drop-in event. Preregistration encouraged http://birthnetsantacruz.eventbrite.com
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1.
Community Poetry Circle 2pm-4pm. 3rd Saturday. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 9.
Old Growth Redwood Tours 11am. Ongoing Saturdays. Henry Cowell State Park. See Mar 2.
Birding for Beginners 8am. Henry Cowell State Park main day-use parking lot. Learn about the birds in our park, receive a Henry Cowell RSP birding brochure, and begin your career as an energized birder! Make sure to
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Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr. Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See See Mar 3. The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk 9:30am-11:30am. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. See Mar 3. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See See Mar 1. Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2. Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2. DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2. Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. Beach St. See Mar 3. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Mar 3. Science Sunday 1:30pm-2:30pm. Every 3rd Sunday. Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Lectures are designed to make science
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MARCh 2019 interesting and “user-friendly” for everyone. Free with membership, admission, or valid UCSC student ID. Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Library. See Mar 4.
Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 5. Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. See Mar 5.
Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Mar 6. Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am. Ongoing Wednesdays. See See Mar 6.
Womb Song 2pm-3:30pm. Every 3rd Sunday. The Pacific Cultural Center. Prepare for labor and life through vocal toning and breathing exercises. Circles are open to all mothers, mothers-to-be, those trying to conceive, birth workers and women who love to sing. No musical experience necessary, drop-ins welcome. More info and details at: www.wombsong.com
Movie Club 1pm-2pm. 3rd Tuesday. La Selva Beach Library. Join our discussion of selective movies currently in the theaters. All adults are welcome. For more information and/or list of movies, call 831.427.7710. Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 1.
Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park, corner of Graham Hill Rd and Mt. Hermon Rd (across from Safeway). See Mar 6.
Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. See Mar 3.
Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm.Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 5.
Mini Mint Mamas Meet Up 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Mini Mint. See Mar 6.
DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
Family Stories and Activities 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 6.
monday, march 18 Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1. Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1. Make Art Monday 11am-12pm; 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 4. Knitting 11:15am-1pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4. FSCPL’s Love Monday at Discretion Brewing! 12pm-8pm. Discretion Brewing. Stop by Discretion Brewing (2703 41st Ave., Suite A, in Soquel) to talk with your Friends, have a beer, and browse through our Pop Up Book Sale! Friends + Pop Up Book Sale + Beer = One AWESOME Monday Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Mar 4. Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 1. Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. Word Church 4pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Mar 4. Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4. Introduction to Mindfulness: Letting Be with Kind Awareness 6:30pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays through April 1. Downtown Library. See Mar 4. tuesday, march 19 Exploring Big Basin 9:30am-2:30pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. See Mar 5. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1. New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 5. Downtown Tuesdays 10am-10pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Santa Cruz. See Mar 5. Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1. Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 2.
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Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library, La Selva Beach Library, and Live Oak Library. See Mar 5.
Ribbon Arts Guild 10am-1pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 11am-12pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 3.
Afternoon STEM 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 6. Email Basics Workshop 4:30pm-6pm. Downtown Library. Evening Book Discussion Group 5:30pm7pm. 3rd Wednesday. La Selva Beach Library. All adults are welcome. For more information and/or book selection, call 831.427.7710. Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Mar 6. Board in the Library 6:30pm-8:30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6. thursday, march 21 Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am. Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Mar 7. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 3pm6pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
Preschool Storytime 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1.
Lego Club 3:15pm (1st and 3rd Tuesdays— Scotts Valley Library); 3:30pm (Ongoing Tuesdays—Boulder Creek Library). See Mar 5.
What If Wednesday 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 7.
New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
Working Together 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 7.
El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6.
Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Chess Club 3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 5. Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Mar 5. Family and Friends Cancer Support Group 5:30pm-7pm. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. See Mar 5. Triple P Workshop: Supporting Your Partner 5:30pm-7pm. Live Oak Community Resources, 1740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz (Live Oak). Triple P Workshops are brief classes that provide quick tips for handling everyday parenting issues. Attend this FREE parenting workshop to learn about: Parenting issues that often cause disagreements between partners; How to take care of your relationship with your partner and create a positive family life; Tools to help partners support each other and work as a team. This Triple P Workshop is FREE and open to the public. Free child care is available with advance registration. Light snacks will be provided for children and adults. Presented in English by: Sandra Rodelo, Community Bridges – La Manzana Community Resources. To register: Contact Sandra Rodelo at (831) 724-2997 x211 or sandrar@cbridges.org or register online at http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings SLV Nature Academy Info Night 6pm-7pm. Learn about the dynamic 6-8th grade program within the SLV School District. For more info go to www.charter. Slvusd.org or call 831-336-5167. Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol. Monarch Services. Ver Mar 5. Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Dominican Hospital. See Mar 5. Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept. See Mar 5. wednesday, march 20 All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6.
Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Volunteer Housing Navigators 12:30pm2:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6. Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance. See Mar 13. Aptos Library Writing Group 1pm-3pm. 3rd Wednesday. Aptos Library. Each session begins with a 10 minute writing exercise, followed by a read-aloud (sharing is optional). Next, participants take turns reading aloud from a current writing project. Assistance with editing on current writing projects is provided; please bring additional copies if interested in editorial support. Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. Branciforte Book Discussion Group 1:30pm2:30pm. 3rd Wednesday. Branciforte Library. This month’s book will be The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman CASE Art 2pm. 3rd Wednesday. Scotts Valley Library. Ages 6-10 explore art and science through creative projects. Code Combat 2pm-3:30pm (Downtown Library), 2:30pm-4pm (Live Oak Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 4.
Book Discussion Group 11am-12pm. 3rd Thursday. Boulder Creek Library. We discuss the book of the month, watch short videos highlighting authors and interesting side notes about the current book, and share personal insights. Creative Exploration 12pm-1pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 7. Munching with Mozart 12:10pm-12:50pm. Downtown Library. Pieces and performers vary. Your are welcome to bring your lunch, and please avoid crunchy food items. Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Afternoon STEM 3pm (La Selva Beach Library); 3:30pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6. Sensory Art with Brooke 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 3. Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 4. Spanish Conversation Group 4pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Thursday. Aptos Library. See Mar 7. DIY Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 2. Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1.
DIY Crafts 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
Lego 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 7.
Nature Art with Sue 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
Minecraft.edu 4pm-5:30pm. La Selva Beach Library. Learn how to survive in the world of Minecraft. Ages 8 to 18. Space is limited to 19 on a first-come basis. No advance registration.
Downtown Streets Team / OnRoute22 Alumni Group 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6. R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm5pm. Downtown Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 6. Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. See Mar 6.
Wednesday Night Sailboat Races 5:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays through October. Santa Cruz Harbor, 135 5th Ave, Santa Cruz. See March 14. Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company. See Mar 7.
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SiLvER LioNiNG Circ orchard, a circus put on by kids, plays March 23 at harbor high at 2 p.m. information below.
Entre Nosotras 6pm-8pm. 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. WomenCARE’s Watsonville Office. See Mar 7.
Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza. See Mar 1.
Triple P 8-Week Group: For families with children 2-12 years old 6pm-8pm. Ongoing Thursdays through Feb 28. San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School Library, 7155 Highway 9, Felton. See Mar 7.
Art and Science at the MOD 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1.
friday, march 22 Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. See Mar 1..
Cabrillo Youth Strings Chamber Music Program 4:15pm-5:30pm. Ongoing Fridays. Cabrillo VAPA5137 and VAPA5141. See Mar 1. saturday, march 23
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2. DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Mar 2. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Board in the Library 12pm-5pm. 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Aptos Farmers Market 8am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Mar 2.
DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 1:30pm-4:30pm (La Selva Beach Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Mar 2.
Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 10am-12pm. Ongoing Fridays. See Mar 1.
Open Gym 9am-12 pm. Ongoing Saturdays. JuneBug’s Gym. See Mar 2.
Discover Big Basin Redwoods Hike 12pm. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 3.
Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Mar 2.
Snakes Alive! 12pm-3pm. Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Learn about the fascinating world of snakes. Stop by anytime to meet the snake and talk to Diane.
Movie Matinee 10am-12pm. 4th Friday. La Selva Beach Library. Wake up to a good movie. The MAKE Lab 10am-4pm. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 8. Infant/Toddler Workshop 11am-11:45am. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Sack Puppet Making 11:45am-12:15pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1.
Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr. Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
Yin Yoga for All 10am-11am. 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 9.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2.
Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2.
Family Fun Do-It-Yourself Crafts 1:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 2.
Free Exploring the San Lorenzo River Walk Series 10pm-12pm. See Mar 9.
Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays. JuneBugs Gym. See Mar 1.
Pine Needle Basket Making Workshop 10am12pm. Henry Cowell State Park Visitor Center. See Mar 9.
Make and Explore at the Capitola Mall 2pm4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Children’s MOD. See Mar 1.
Old Growth Redwood Tours 11am. Ongoing Saturdays. Henry Cowell State Park. See Mar 2. Old Cove Landing Trail 11am-1pm. Wilder Ranch. See Mar 2.
CircOrchard 7th Annual 2pm. Harbor High School Theatre. An all children circus performance with acrobatics, unicycling, juggling, clown antics and much more. $6 children & senior, $12 adult, 2 & under free. Tickets and information available at www.orchardschoolaptos.org 688-1074 Chess Club 2pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the 1st. Downtown Library. See Mar 5.
Bellies, Birth, and Babies 2pm-5pm. Pacific Cultural Center 1307 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz. Free Family Event featuring Birth Network professional members and others from the birth and baby community. Pop up market place - prizes - workshops - mini-massages - demonstrations - baby wearing - singing dancing. Preregistration encouraged. http://birthnetsantacruz.eventbrite.com Spanish Speaking Cancer Support Group 3pm-4:30pm. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. See Mar 9. sunday, march 24 Low Impact Stretching Exercise Class 8:30am-9:30am. Ongoing Sundays. Health Education Center 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. See Mar 3. Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr. Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Mar 3. Coffee and Crafts 9:30am-12:30am. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 2. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Kids Day Downtown 11am-5pm. Downtown Santa Cruz. The sidewalks of Downtown Santa Cruz will be filled with exhibitors, free activities, and entertainment, plus in store activities and specials throughout downtown at your favorite businesses. Come experience a great sample of community groups with great youth programming. Education, sports, arts, science, dance, theater, and other offerings will be present with hands on activities all day.
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MARCh 2019 Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2. Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2. Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Mar 3. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2. Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Mar 3.
New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 5. Downtown Tuesdays 10am-10pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Santa Cruz. See Mar 5. Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1. Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 2. Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 5. Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. See Mar 5.
Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Dominican Hospital. See Mar 5. Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept. See Mar 5. wednesday, march 27 All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6. Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Mar 6. Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am. Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Library. See Mar 4.
Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Mar 1.
Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park, corner of Graham Hill Rd and Mt. Hermon Rd (across from Safeway). See Mar 6.
Loss, Tasks of Mourning, Stages of Grief 3pm4pm. 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. See Mar 3.
Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm.Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 5.
Mini Mint Mamas Meet Up 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Mini Mint. See Mar 6.
DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 2.
Family Stories and Activities 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 6.
Photography Hike for Beginners 3pm-7pm. Henry Cowell State Park Visitor Center. You will explore the functions of your camera, create conceptually and visually-stunning photographs, become more intimate with the park, and become part of a wonderful community! Make sure to bring your camera, water, proper recreational shoes, a sense of adventure, and your imagination. Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. See Mar 3. monday, march 25 Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1. Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Mondays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1. Make Art Monday 11am-12pm; 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 4. Knitting 11:15am-1pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4. Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Mar 4. Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 4. Money Mondays 4pm-5:15pm. Downtown Library. Financial literacy is a critical skill for success in life. Join Lisa Bennett, whose mission is to help the next generation to rule the world financially! One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3. Word Church 4pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Mar 4. Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 4. Introduction to Mindfulness: Letting Be with Kind Awareness 6:30pm-8pm. Ongoing Mondays through April 1. Downtown Library. See Mar 4. tuesday, march 26 Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1.
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Stepping Stones Triple P Workshop: Promoting Early Learning Skills 3pm-4:30pm. Live Oak Elementary School District, Board Room, 984-1 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz. Stepping Stones Triple P offers parenting support for families with children with special needs, such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, Down syndrome and other developmental delays. Stepping Stones Triple P Workshops are brief classes that provide quick tips for handling everyday parenting issues. Attend this FREE workshop to get tips for teaching children with special needs skills for learning, such as making eye contact, imitating, following simple instructions, and independent play. This Stepping Stones Triple P workshop is offered as part of the North Santa Cruz County SELPA Community Advisory Committee’s monthly meeting. No registration required. Light snacks provided. Please note: child care will not be available at this event. Presented in English by: Darlene Coronado, Triple P Practitioner. For questions, contact the North Santa Cruz County SELPA Office at (831) 466-5700 or visit www.nsccselpa.org
Adults with ADHD Meeting 6:30-8pm. 4th Wednesdays. Aptos Fire Station, 6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos. The Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay Branch of CHADD hosts monthly support group meetings. Contact Judy Brenis at jbbrenis@comcast.net or call 818-9619. Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am. Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Mar 7.
What If Wednesday 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library and Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6.
Working Together 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 7.
El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Mar 6.
New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Mar 3.
Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Volunteer Housing Navigators 12:30pm2:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6. Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance. See Mar 13.
Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 3pm6pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2. Chess Club 3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 5.
DIY Crafts 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 6.
Lego Club 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 5.
Tales to Tails 2:40pm-3:40pm. Branciforte Library. See Mar 1.
Tales to Tails 4:00pm-5:00pm. Scotts Valley Library. See Mar 1.
Nature Art with Sue 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 6.
Hidden Gems Film Club 6pm-8pm. Aptos Library. Foreign films, documentaries, independents and even some mainstream movies you might have missed! If you wish, bring a snack to share, and participate in the discussion!
Middle School Information Night 6:30pm. Good Shepherd School 2727 Mattison Lane. Welcoming children of all faiths for the last 55 years, our highly qualified faculty and staff provide a well-rounded curriculum that is project-based and faith driven. For more information, call 831.476.4000 or visit our website at www.gsschool.org.
Preschool Storytime 11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 1.
Code Combat 2pm-3:30pm (Downtown Library), 2:30pm-4pm (Live Oak Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 4.
Youth Employment Workshops 6pm-7:30pm. Felton Library. Learn about resumes, job applications, work permits - everything you need to know to apply for and get a job. For middle school and high school students (and their parents) looking for a part time job.
Reading in the Redwoods 6:15pm-7:30pm. Felton Library. For more information call 427-7708 or drop by the branch. To be added to our bookgroup email list, please call 831427-3151.
thursday, march 28
Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St.
Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol. Monarch Services. Ver Mar 5.
Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Mar 6.
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 11am-12pm. Aptos Library. See Mar 3.
Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library, La Selva Beach Library, and Live Oak Library. See Mar 5.
Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Mar 5.
Open House at Coast Redwoods Montessori 5:30pm-6:30pm. 255B Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley. For more info go towww.coastredwoodsmontessori.com or call 831-461-9330
Downtown Streets Team / OnRoute22 Alumni Group 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 6.
Preschool Storytime 10:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Passionate Readers Book Discussion Group 10:30am-12pm. 4th Thursday. La Selva Beach Library. For more information and/or book selection, call 831.427.7710. Creative Exploration 12pm-1pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 3. Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!! 12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Mar 4. Afternoon STEM 3pm (La Selva Beach Library); 3:30pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Mar 6. Sensory Art with Brooke 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 7. Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 4. DIY Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library. See Mar 2. Lego 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 7.
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm5pm. Downtown Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 6.
Tales to Tails 4pm-5pm. Garfield Park Library. See Mar 1.
Afternoon STEM 3:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Mar 6.
Minecraft.edu 4pm-5:30pm. La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 21.
Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. See Mar 6.
Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company. See Mar 7.
Google Docs Workshop 4:30pm-6pm. Downtown Library.
Scotts Valley Genre Book Discussion Club 7pm-8:30pm. Last Thursday. Scotts Valley Library. If you have questions, call the Scotts Valley Library at 427-7712.
Wednesday Night Sailboat Races 5:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays through Oct. Santa Cruz Harbor, 135 5th Ave, Santa Cruz. See Mar. 14.
MARCh 2019
Photo by Kevin Painchaud. REMEMBER SuMMER? Junior Guards are one of the great things in Santa Cruz, where hundreds of kids learn swimming and rescue skills, lessons that last a lifetime. friday, march 29 Preschool Storytime 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. See Mar 1.. Toddler Time 10am. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Library. See Mar 1. Ask Us: Downtown Outreach Worker Office Hours 10am-12pm. Ongoing Fridays. See Mar 1. Infant/Toddler Workshop 11am-11:45am. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1. Sack Puppet Making 11:45am-12:15pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays. JuneBugs Gym. See Mar 1. Make and Explore at the Capitola Mall 2pm4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza. See Mar 1. Art and Science at the MOD 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 1. Cabrillo Youth Strings Chamber Music Program 4:15pm-5:30pm. Ongoing Fridays. Cabrillo VAPA5137 and VAPA5141. See Mar 1. saturday, march 30 Aptos Farmers Market 8am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Mar 2.
Open Gym 9am-12 pm. Ongoing Saturdays. JuneBug’s Gym. See Mar 2.
Discover Big Basin Redwoods Hike 12pm. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 3.
Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Mar 2.
Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2.
Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2.
Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Mar 1.
Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Mar 3.
FREE Swim Lessons. 1pm-2pm. Seascape Sports Club. See Mar 2.
Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Mar 2.
Family Fun Do-It-Yourself Crafts 1:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library. See Mar 2.
Free Exploring the San Lorenzo River Walk Series 10pm-12pm. See Mar 9. Old Growth Redwood Tours 11am. Ongoing Saturdays. Henry Cowell State Park. See Mar 2. Old Cove Landing Trail 11am-1pm. Wilder Ranch. See Mar 2. Project Scout Tax Preparation Assistance 11am-1pm. Downtown Library. See Mar 2. DIY Crafts 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library); 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 1:30pm-4:30pm (La Selva Beach Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Feb 2.
One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library. See Mar 3.
Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Library. See Mar 4. Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. See Mar 3.
Chess Club 2pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the 1st. Downtown Library. See Mar 5. sunday, march 31 Low Impact Stretching Exercise Class 8:30am-9:30am. Ongoing Sundays. Health Education Center 700 South Green Valley Road, Watsonville. See Mar 3. Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr. Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Mar 3.
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1.
Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Mar 1.
DIY Crafts 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library); 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library). Ongoing Saturdays. See Mar 2.
Open Art at the MOD 1pm-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. Santa Cruz Children’s MOD. See Mar 2.
Creeping Forest Ramble 11:30am-2:30pm, Big Basin State Park Headquarters. Explore the natural history of this less-visited trail with Docents JC and Becky on a 3.5-mile hike up and down the “creeping” terrain, along creeks, through fire-scarred redwoods and over log bridges. Bring water and good hiking shoes.
Ranch Tours 1pm-2pm. Wilder Ranch. Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays. See March 2. Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Mar 3.
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