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s ’ r o i t ed note Dear Readers, Of course, there’s no cutest baby. All babies are the cutest.

But we wanted to see who could take a photo that really showed how cute their baby is, and man, we got some winners. All of them.

We left it to you to vote and you really turned out to the polls and kept the race close. One baby ended up on the cover, but we put all of them in this issue. ey were all great photos. e winner of the contest, Michelle Bell, said she was sad for the other contestants when she found out she won.

She was also happy to have her Austin on the cover, and happier still when we told her all of the photos will be shown in the paper and on our website. All contestants will get Growing Up prizes. anks to all for participating. Now you can start prepping for next year’s baby contest and one planned for summer, on the best photo of your kid with a pet. We’re also looking for some great Homecoming photos for the November issue and we’ll be doing prom photos in the spring. Send yours to editor@growingupsc.com.

As this is our baby issue, we found the creator of the first cellphone photo ever taken, Philippe Kahn, who happens to live in Santa Cruz and have a major business on Pacific Avenue.

After inventing one of the world’s most popular items, he’s turned his attention to sleep and now markets a device that measures your sleep and fits under your mattress in association with BeautyRest. We are always amazed at the

talented people we have in Santa Cruz.

Who are these characters your kids want to dress as for Halloween that you’ve never heard of? John Louis Koenig has the answers from the people who sell costumes in town in his article, You Want to be What?

In his article Trick or Trick journalist Tony Hicks follows the plight of diabetics on a holiday that celebrates candy, candy, candy. Our resident dentist, Dr. Megan, also gives her take on the holiday and if you read her column, you may want to buy their candy back from your kids.

After one restaurant lied to her and said their high chair was broken (they just didn’t like kids), writer Suki Wessling set out to find the restaurants that really cater to children. ere are so many in the area with dynamic menus, good prices and entertainment, from pizza spinners to planes taking off. We couldn’t get them all in one story, but if you send your recommendations, we’ll print them in the future.

Suki also interviewed the Super Stoked Surf Mamas who are the stars of a new movie shot in Santa Cruz.

You can’t get more Cruzed than that.

Bicycle maven Karen Kefauver got stoked on getting kids to bike to school in her column and Erik Chalhoub previews the scares at amusement parks this month.

We look forward to sharing your thoughts and letters in our print edition and on our rapidly-growing website, growingupsc.com and our Facebook page. You send them to editor@growingupsc.com and we’ll share them. anks for reading and growing up in Santa Cruz Brad Kava

About the Cover: What do you get when you combine a paramedic firefighter and a forensic crime lab scientist who specializes in dna? Why, the cutest baby photo in santa cruz. michelle Bell, 44 and her husband stephen, 47, had their son late in life and they treasure him so much, they couldn’t resist entering his photo in a cutest baby contest. “i had no idea we were going to win,” said michelle, the scientist in the santa clara county crime lab. “i got a little teary-eyed. it’s exciting to have something like this, especially being an older mom.” they are both thrilled that austin, 10 months, has shown a lot of interest in water, something they both love also. after all, they are from santa cruz.

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advice

Adjusting to Parenthood

By Nicole M. Young, MSW

When my son was a newborn, I remember feeling frustrated that I couldn’t make sense of his eating and sleeping patterns – because there were no patterns yet. I couldn’t tell if he was crying because he was tired, hungry, wet, or had gas. Every time I tried to take a nap while he was sleeping, he woke up as soon as my head touched the pillow. When my daughter was a newborn, she was colicky and could only be soothed if we wrapped her tightly in a blanket and turned on the vacuum cleaner – even in the middle of the night. I longed for some peace and predictability in our daily lives. Now that my kids are older and more independent, I long for the days when they were small enough to hold in my arms.

This monthly column provides tips for anyone who is helping raise children, based on the worldrenowned Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, available to families in Santa Cruz County. If you have a question or idea for a future column, email me at triplep@first5scc.org.

Dear Nicole, I had my first baby a month ago. I thought I’d be excited about becoming a parent, but so far, I’ve mostly felt sad, lonely, and overwhelmed. Everyone tells me to enjoy my baby while he’s little because kids grow up quickly, but I have a hard time handling the constant feeding, crying, and dirty diapers. I can’t go anywhere or do things I used to enjoy, and it makes me wish I had my old life back. Do you have any suggestions for me?

– Magda Dear Magda, I’m so glad you asked this question.

Having a baby can be a joyful and stressful experience for many parents.

Even when expectant parents feel pre-

for you and your baby.

Talk to someone about your feelings. It’s common to feel sad, lonely, anxious, or overwhelmed after having a baby. Sometimes, talking to someone who will listen without judging is all that parents need.

Other times, parents feel so sad, lonely, anxious, or overwhelmed that they have a hard time getting out of bed, leaving the house, or getting through the day. If this sounds familiar, talk to your health care provider so that you can be connected to a counselor or other professional who can provide support and services that will be most helpful to you.

ask nicole pared to have a baby, the reality of frequent crying, diaper changes, and sleepless nights is often overwhelming.

For first-time parents, it’s especially hard to understand how much life will change after having a baby until it happens. Here are some tips to try: Take care of yourself. Remember that taking care of your own needs is not selfish or a sign of weakness. In fact, taking care of yourself will help you be physically and emotionally ready to face each day and care for your baby. If you have a partner, close friends, or supportive family members nearby, ask them for their help with housework, grocery shopping, preparing meals, or watching the baby so you can have some time to yourself. If you feel yourself getting stressed and can’t find anyone to give you a break in that moment, take some deep breaths and tell yourself positive thoughts, such as, “I’m

doing the best I can. I will get through this.”

Develop daily routines. When babies are very young, parents’ everyday lives revolve around meeting their infants’ needs. In the beginning, it can be difficult for new parents to understand their babies’ cries or to predict when and how long their babies will sleep or stay dry between diaper changes. If this sounds familiar, try keeping track of your baby’s activities for a while. Notice when he cries and what calms him down (feeding, sleeping, being held or rocked, new diaper), when he sleeps and for how long, and how he responds to hearing you talk, read or sing to him. After a while, you’re likely to notice patterns that will help you create daily routines for feeding, sleeping, diaper changes, and playtime. The predictability of these routines will make everyday life easier

final thoughts: It takes time to adjust to parenthood. If you’re feeling sad, lonely, anxious, or overwhelmed, reach out to someone who can offer practical help and emotional support. If you know someone who’s experiencing these feelings, take time to listen and find out how you can help. We could all use more kindness in our lives, even if we’re no longer raising newborns.

Nicole Young is the mother of two children, ages 14 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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community voices

Your Letters and Thoughts please send Your opinions to editor@groWingupsc.com Vote Yes for Sales Tax On September 21st, the community will break ground on the long-awaited Felton Library project, the result of a decade of planning and a vote by Santa Cruz County voters to support Measure S, a 2016 library bond measure that is already providing funding for new libraries throughout the county.

While the Felton Library Friends are proud to see the new library come to fruition, we are equally proud of how it has evolved over the years. The project is no longer just a place to read, study, or connect with your community and the rest of the world. It also includes the Felton Library Nature Discovery Park, an outdoor education experience that is the first of its kind in Santa Cruz

County and the first outdoor education facility paired with a modern library anywhere in California.

Felton Library Friends has many partners in this project, including the Santa Cruz County Parks Department, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, the Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works, and the San Lorenzo Valley Water District. The California Outdoor Environmental Education Facilities Grant Program also contributed a $395,000 grant toward the Nature Discovery Park.

Now we are asking for your help.

In November, voters throughout Santa Cruz County will have a chance to vote on Measure G, a half-cent sales tax that would apply only in the unincorporated area. If approved, the tax would keep sales taxes at or below the levels in our local cities, and would expire after 12 years.

During the life of the tax, community members can expect to see many benefits, including additional public safety, behavioral health and homeless services. But I want to talk about parks.

Much of the Measure G funding

would go toward parks, including completion of the Felton Library Nature Discovery Park. The park has many community benefits, including restoration of Bull Creek, an outdoor learning space for environmental literacy programming, interactive nature discovery zones and an interpretive nature loop trail. By matching the $395,000 state grant, Measure G will help provide an amazing refuge right in the heart of downtown Felton, and a wonderful hands-on educational facility for our youth.

But there are other benefits to Measure G as well. Measure G will serve as the final piece of the financial puzzle for LEO's Haven at Chanticleer Park in Live Oak, which will be the County's first all-inclusive playground allowing children of all physical abilities to play together, demonstrating for our kids that we are not bound by our limitations.

Measure G will also provide $235,000 of matching funds for the Farm Park along Soquel Drive, unlocking $440,000 in other funding and improving Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility, safety lighting and pathways throughout the park.

That's not all. Measure G will provide matching funds of $530,000, freeing up $1 million in secured grants to create a linear parkway providing greater connectivity between Soquel Creek, Heart of Soquel Park, the Soquel Village Commercial Corridor, Soquel Elementary School and Lions Park. It will also fund more than $1million in improvements to Simpkins Family Swim Center, expanding programming options at the pool while saving water.

Money would also be set aside to renovate Aptos Village Park facilities to improve and expand the use of that park, as well as $250,000 for South County parks. And additional funding would go toward parks operations and maintenance to help sustain these new community assets.

Lastly, the County is committed to getting these project underway as soon as possible. If Measure G is approved, the County has plans to advance these projects immediately. We will see immediate benefits.

Measure G represents the largest community investment in our County parks in ages. I urge you to join me in voting yes on Measure G this November, not just for those of us who will visit the Felton Library Nature Discovery Center, but for children with disabilities who need LEO's Haven, and the outdoor-minded throughout Santa Cruz County who know and love our parks.

Nancy Gerdt Felton library Volunteer

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family

Kid Friendly Restaurants RecommendATions bY LocAL PARenTs

By Suki Wessling

In my years of taking kids to restaurants, I found that it was hard to predict which ones would be welcoming. One former beloved local institution, when we visited, claimed that their high chair was “broken.” It turned out that their high chair was always “broken”! One rather fancy Italian restaurant doted on our older child when he was a messy toddler and always had a clean chair for him.

You can’t necessarily judge by the kids’ menu.

“I’ve always found that even if there isn’t a kids’ menu, or if there is a lame one, just order sides!” points out Tamara Dow. “Side of steamed veggies, side mashed potatoes or pasta, side of avocado, side grilled chicken or whatever— and you’re set. My daughter is usually content with that!”

When our kids were younger, we sought out places that had outdoor seating and casual atmospheres. In Asian restaurants, we loved restaurants that had quick service and were forgiving of rice being thrown on the floor, such as Panda Inn in Aptos or Real Thai on Seabright. Back then, Capitola had a train-themed deli, which was a big hit.

Any place with a nice fish tank was a bonus, too.

But that was years ago. Given that our teens can now be trusted not to throw rice on the floor, I turned to our parent community to find out where they are going in Santa Cruz County right now. Following is an assortment of restaurants that are kid-tested for you!

pizza, burgers & burritos “Upper Crust, we all love it!” says Elizabeth Price.

“My kids are obsessed with Pizza My Heart,” says Jordan Rocha. “My son is 5 and has Cystic Fibrosis and he loves putting a pound of parmesan cheese on his slice. The staff is amazing, extremely friendly and they know us pretty well!

They always offer my kids fruit snacks.

My kids enjoy playing “I spy” and counting how many surfboards there are (including the ones in the pictures when they want a challenge).”

Parents also mention the singing and fabulous pizza dough spinning at Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta Bar which provides plenty of entertainment with a meal. Burger’s enormous and varied menu that suits a variety of diets (and picky eaters), and, of course, the welcoming atmosphere of pretty much any taqueria.

Recommended: upper crust, two locations in santa cruz Burger, santa cruz and aptos Betty Burgers, three locations in santa cruz Kianti's pizza & pasta Bar, downtown santa cruz pizza my Heart, capitola and santa cruz little tampico, soquel asian “Otoro Sushi in Scotts Valley is phenomenal with kids,” says Jennie Briend.

Photo by: Ramona Pursley Food ViBes one of andrew and sophie pursley’s favorite places to celebrate is the silver spur on soquel avenue. the waitresses are super friendly to kids.

“Kids’ bento boxes, they always customize to what the kids want. They have coloring, a prize box at the end, and have a super cute birthday hat (with usually a small present for kids). Amazing staff who love kids (they have watched my son grow up), they always remember our order even if it’s been a few months since we’ve been. Restaurant is super clean, nice bathrooms (big enough to take your kid!). Oh, and allergen friendly—I have a shellfish allergy and have never had an issue!”

“Imura Sushi,” recommends Neera Bhatnagar. “Great bentos, kids’ options and general kindness and patience with kids.”

“My kids LOVE Pono!” says Stephanie Culligan. “Also, Sushi San in Felton has a good kids’ menu (meatballs are every kid’s fave!) and are very childfriendly, even have toys and games for the kids to play.”

“Akira Sushi has an awesome kids’ bento box choice of protein which comes with a decent amount of sides,” points out Martha Schwanbeck.

lies and it’s less busy. It's sometimes loud during busy times, but the food is good and kids enjoy it.”

“Some of my grandnieces and grandnephews are vegan and they love Cafe Gratitude!” says Kris Franceschi. “It's really easy to ‘build’ a meal that my grandnieces and grandnephews love (my own

Recommended: akira sushi, santa cruz otoro sushi, scotts Valley imura sushi, Watsonville pono Hawaiian grill, downtown santa cruz takara, capitola Hula’s island grill, downtown santa cruz sushi san, Felton casual “I second Surfrider!” says Alexis Barry. “They even offer goldfish with their coloring page and crayons for hungry waiting kiddos.”

“Ella's at the Airport is excellent with kids and has a good kid menu,” says Heidi Olson. “The owner is a mom of a preschooler! They have a kids menu with crayons and a little paper airplane.

We like to sit outside and watch the planes.”

Martha Schwanbeck recommends East and West End Eateries. “My daughter loves the chicken and broccoli (or fries if she’s gotten enough veggies that day), their chicken strips are made in house and never over-breaded or oily.

The staff is always great with kids and often feel like they cater to them. Also if you order the kids’ pizza it’s the same size as a regular pizza from their regular menu.”

“Daughter likes the kids lunch plate: scrambled eggs, rice and beans,” says Sam Woo of Cafe Brazil. “Son likes basic with protein. His choices are eggs, bacon and fruit. Mornings bring famiOctober 2018 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 7

family ‘kids’ are in their late 20s now, and no grandchildren yet!). You can choose to create a meal of beans, rice, greens and fruit that your kids may enjoy.”

“Your Place on the Westside will customize anything, which is great for your picky eaters,” says Mary Casey. “Plus, they have a super kid-friendly environment and attitude.”

“My kids love going to The Crow’s Nest for breakfast for yummy pancakes and fresh fruit plus an awesome treasure chest that they bring to your table filled with fun toys to choose from,” says Zoe Skognes. “The toys keep the kids busy while the parents enjoy excellent Bloody Marys and Benedicts!”

Recommended: carpo’s, capitola surfrider, downtown santa cruz Your place, Westside santa cruz the crow’s nest in santa cruz silver spur, live oak dharma’s, capitola ella’s at the airport, Watsonville cafe cruz, 41st ave., soquel paradise Beach grill, capitola esplanade Windmill cafe, eastside santa cruz Zameen, 41st ave. and aptos cafe gratitude, downtown santa cruz the Hindquarter, santa cruz Back nine grill & Bar, Highway 17

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cafe Brazil, Westside santa cruz upscale “The Rock Room at Shadowbrook is casual and loud, so my kids don’t feel like they have to be quiet,” says Amber Bonner. “They also have an amazing kids’ menu; very long with kids’ appetizers and kids’ desserts.”

Angie Morse Cortes’s family loves Laili. “The kids’ menu is smaller portions for a good price! I go with my toddler often and the things I like the most are the quality of food and how quickly it is made available to a toddler who has trouble sitting and waiting.”

“At Laili we feel like we can have a nice meal out,” Martha Schwanbeck agrees. “Our daughter loves their handmade fettuccini, they have awesome chicken kabobs, and they seem flexible if you want to switch something out.”

Recommended: the rock room at shadowbrook, capitola laili, downtown santa cruz

Suki Wessling is a local writer and the mother of teens who usually behave themselves in restaurants. Read more at www.SukiWessling.com.

family Local Restaurant owners do Their Part for Families

By Suki Wessling

When your family is welcomed into a restaurant by the staff, that doesn’t happen by accident. According to the managers of local restaurant mentioned by parents as particularly great with kids, there are simple things that let families know that kids are welcome.

“I’m a relatively new parent, I have a 17-month-old, and I know the challenges firsthand of dining out with a kid,” says Yogi Shapiro, manager of Dharma’s in Capitola. “I can see now why having something as simple as a toy, a plastic dinosaur, actually helps. It keeps them focused.”

Parents mention that Dharma’s is a great place to bring kids, with a solid kids’ menu featuring mostly house-made items. Pretty much everyone also mentioned the bin of dinosaurs that their kids love, and the family atmosphere.

“I think it’s just a vibe—people expect there to be kids,” Shapiro explains. “You might go dining someplace and if a kid yells people frown, but it’s different here.

“We always welcome families to our restaurant,” says Bob Denning, chef and manager of Surfrider in Santa Cruz. “As owners and managers we know that sometimes going out with kids can be fine, and sometimes they just want to eat.”

Parents mention the simple kindness of offering Goldfish to the kids while they wait for their food. The restaurant also provides a kids’ menu with crayons to keep the kids busy.

“We have a unique kids’ menu that has a lot of options,” Denning explains. “One of the options that we have on our menu that I’ve never seen anywhere else is organic juice boxes instead of sodas.”

Another brainstorm was to repurpose an adult item as something special to kids.

“We bake our own sourdough buns here for our hamburgers, so one of the options on the kids’ menu is clam chowder in a bread bowl. When we put it on the menu, we were like, we’ll see. It’s crazy, we sell a lot of them.”

Sometimes restaurant owners score big on location when it comes to families, and in that regard, Ella’s at the Airport in Watsonville can’t be beat.

“We’re right there on the tarmac so we have planes flying in and kids just loving it,” says Ella King, the owner and mom of four. “There’s a great grassy area right off of our patio dining room. There’s a great atmosphere for kids, because there aren’t cars rushing by.”

But King says that Ella’s doesn’t

just depend on serendipity—they pay close attention to what their adult customers want, and figure they want it for their kids, too.

“Our full concept—we make everything from scratch—also flows into our kids’ menu,” she explains.

“We make all our kids’ food from scratch as well. We make chicken fingers and roast them in the moment.

Nothing is processed. Our spaghetti and meatballs—we’re taking grass-fed beef and putting it in there.”

King points out something that some restaurateurs seem to forget when designing their kids’ menus.

“We believe you need to take that concept of what you believe in and not stop at kids.”

At Santa Cruz’s favorite restaurants for families, from humble to fancy, what appeals to parents is a welcoming atmosphere, a focus on serving kids’ needs, and—let’s not forget— great food. Bon appetit!

Suki Wessling is a local writer and the mother of teens who usually behave themselves in restaurants. Read more at www.SukiWessling.com

Photo contributed. sHoWtime Kianti’s pizza & pasta Bar is a must for kids on the weekends. pizza spinners put on one of the best shows in town.

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cruzin’ The First baby Picture on a camera Phone was Taken in santa cruz

By Brad Kava

On June 11, 1997, Santa Cruz inventor Philippe Kahn was waiting during his wife, Sonia Lee’s 18-hour labor when the idea struck.

He wanted to send out pictures of his daughter Sophie, when she was born at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. He had a cell phone and a camera, but up to then, no one had thought to link them.

He thought about how clumsy it would be to take the photo and upload it to a laptop to email it out, and with time on his hands, he zipped over to Radio Shack for soldering wire. He linked his Casio QV-10 point-andshoot camera to his Motorola Startac phone, wrote some code and--voila!-two stars were born.

His invention became the most widely circulated technology in the world, he says. “e vision was ‘point, shoot and share instantly,’” says Kahn, 66. “at vision gave birth to citizen journalism, telemedicine in practical ways, and more generally letting Ms. and Mr.

Everyone take and share more pictures than ever before. at’s a gamechanger.”

His daughter is now a journalism student at NYU. Kahn, a French immigrant with degrees in music (as a classical flautist) and math, showed up in Silicon Valley on a tourist visa and wanted to stay. He knew no one here and didn’t have a Green Card, but ended up getting a job making printer cables. He was making a different kind of connection, too— with tech power players, and it led to his co-founding of the software company Borland International in Scotts Valley in 1983. He went through ups and downs, including getting forced out of the company he founded in 1995 after an economic downturn. smile santa cruz inventor philippe Kahn will always remember the day of his biggest invention. He was the first person ever to use a cell phone camera and the first photo is his daughter, sophie.

But Kahn’s entrepreneurial spirit wouldn’t quit. After the cell phone camera, he started Fullpower Technologies, which focuses on health apps for beds and watches. His devices tell how well and how long you slept and how much exercise you are getting.

A world-class sailor, Kahn has crossed the Pacific 10 times, and started the Pegasus Racing team. It was those long trips that inspired the Fullpower invention, as a way to monitor sleep during grueling trips. e monitors use technology that tracks micro-movements to see how fitful sleep is.

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He still loves Santa Cruz and has offices downtown above Forever 21. “e first time I experienced the Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz, I decided that Santa Cruz has it all: surfing waves, sailing wind, mountain-biking trails,” Kahn says. “What an ideal playground to create new technology with likeminded passionate engineers.”

Sutter hasn’t put up a plaque to commemorate the invention, but they should. Meanwhile, there’s a great video with Kahn in it celebrating the day here: https://vimeo.com/221117048

community voices

we Asked, You Answered

By Ann Carin Niland

whAT ARe YouR hALLoween TRAdiTions?

“We usually go to the mall and roam around there. We don’t do the usual traditional neighborhood way.

It’s just the thing to do.”

Chris Ruelas , of Capitola, has two kids, Jacob, 12 and Anicia, 5 “We decorate our house. A little bit spooky but not too spooky because they’re still young. And then we do trick-or-treat at night. We usually go to the New Brighton area to trick-ortreat. We meet up with their

cousin, who is Nathan’s age, we do a little bit of trick-or-treating and then we go home.”

Jillian Mickel , of Live Oak, has Nathan, 6, Isla, 4, and Mackenna ,1 “Every year we go to a friend’s house in Watsonville and have a pizza party.

Then everybody gets dressed up and we go to a neighborhood that’s very compact where they can trick-ortreat a lot in a span of an hour and then we get to go home.”

Stacy Kyle, of Live Oak, has Aiden,9 and Alexandra, 6 “We put out a table. We put out a table with food for the parents that have died. The food that they really liked. Because for Dia de los Muertos

they come back to enjoy their favorite food.

Like, posole, or if they drink a lot of coffee in the mornings we put out a pot of coffee for them, Or a bottle of tequila.

We put out a photo of everybody and one of the candles.”

Sergio Garcia, of Watsonville, has Freddy, 19, Jasmine, 14 and Sergio,4 “We go to a pumpkin patch.

We were living in Arizona, so we are back here for this Halloween and will

probably go to Hollister. Gabriel picks out Halloween shirts for him and I and we where the Halloween shirts while spending the day at a fun pumpkin patch that has a bunch of attractions.”

Lena Bonds, of Live Oak, has Gabriel, 4.

“Currently, we don't have a set tradition, because we may or may not have our kid on Halloween itself.

When we do have her it is going trick or treating preferably in the good neighborhoods where all the best candy is and then getting home in time to get her in bed for school the next day.”

Joseph Rosa, of Live Oak, has Myra 6

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health

what’s a dentist eye’s View of the sweets Given out at halloween?

By Dr. Megan

With the advent of the Trick or Treat, there could be some levels of concern, thoughts, or even fear in every parent’s mind, contemplating how to handle the situation with their children. It is considered a joyful experience to which many children are looking forward.

How can we let them enjoy the full adventure without a constant concern about the volume of all the sweets brought in?

Parents who have met me, probably know how I try to spend some time talking about what sugar does to the brain. You read it right. I’m not even starting with teeth here! I tell them “I’m a dentist, but for me teeth come second!” There is more research nowadays illuminating the relationship between sugar and systemic diseases, even in children.

You might think they are children, they grow up and will do better with their diet in future. I must tell you, sugar has been proved to be more addictive than cocaine! What it does to our brain cells to make us want it more and more is just comparable to addictive drugs. I know when I have an occasional piece of sweet, I definitely crave some more the day after and I have to try much harder to kill that craving in me.

Halloween should be handled just like any other occasion such as birthdays or family functions; meaning everything starts with how well and efficient the parents have been able to keep children away from sweet all their life. It starts by telling children true stories, in their own words though, of how cavities begin.

Obviously this is very much age/maturity dependent. However the following is a sample of how I present my stories to children 3-6 years old, and you may modify my wordings for the younger or older group: Every time we eat something sweet, like candies, juice, (feel free to use as many examples here as possible!), we invite “sugar bugs” or “sugar germs” to our teeth. They are very small and you don’t see them with your eyes. These sugar bugs LOVE the sweet and start having a lot of fun with so much sweet around them. After a while of partying, they are so stuck on our teeth that they make these little holes and we call them cavities. Do you like having those holes on your teeth?

You may ask, however, how do we deal with the whole basket of sweets they want to run through over night?

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This is when some strictness is suggested. Storing (I mean hiding) or rationing them would be a good idea. If they are happy with a little sweet given to them occasionally (preferably with/after a meal), plan and schedule providing it such that they have it only as an occasional treat, not an every-day one.

Q2: Is electric toothbrush recommended?

If yes, when?

Despite all the media commercials you see advocating for electric toothbrushes to be superior to regular toothbrushes, there is not much scientific data to prove it. Using them is just as good as using regular toothbrushes.

Don’t get me wrong. There are cases I recommend using them. However, assuming there is a magic behind the technology of an electric toothbrush that a regular toothbrush doesn’t have, would be wrong. So when do I suggest them? If you cared enough reading this far, you probably have a child and we all know how they could be peculiar with their preferences and desires. If an electric toothbrush is a motive for a child to brush their teeth, go for it! Let them enjoy the experience! Although I’ve heard of the reverse as well where they find it intimidating, noisy or just not the right tool to bring close to their teeth. Just recently a father was telling me how his 4 year-old boy does not like the taste of children’s toothpastes and only wants to use the adult ones. I must tell you this was a first! In conclusion, there is really no rule set in stone when it comes to using electric toothbrushes.

Use them at your discretion when/if it is acceptable/preferred by your beloved child.

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health

Trick or Trick

hALLoween is ReALLY scARY FoR Kids wiTh diAbeTes Jenny Urban discovered her 6-year-old son, Chase, had Type 1 Diabetes - five days before Halloween.

“It was a rapid adjustment,” said the Half Moon Bay resident, with a laugh. “It became a totally different holiday for him.”

And for his mom, who suddenly found herself monitoring the now 14-year-old’s blood sugar, monitoring how much exercise he was getting, and how much candy he could have at night’s end, when kids tra-

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By Tony Hicks (or monitored, as Chase doesn’t trick-orditionally sort and compare their loot. treat much anymore) Chase’s blood sugar Celebrating what’s supposed to be the while he burns calories traveling from creepiest day on the calendar gets even house to house. Kids may actually need scarier for some parents each year, accordsome sugar for all the energy they burn. ing to the National Institutes of Health. A “We stayed close to him, because walkstudy published in 2017 in the New Enging lowers his blood sugar,” she says, land Journal of Medicine says cases of Juadding that when that does occur, Smarties venile Type 1 diabetes is growing by 1.8 are her go-to choice for a sugar boost. percent annually, which is eclipsed in the When not logging neighborhood miles, same age group (below 20 years old) by Urban would parcel out the candy over Type 2 diabetes, which the study says is time (making sure the whole family satisgrowing at a 4.8 percent clip annually. fied their collective sweet tooth as well).

According to the NIH, Type 1 Diabetes Food like Smarties are good for increas– which prevents the body from making ing levels of dextrose, which brings deinsulin - is the most common form of the pleted sugar levels up rapidly (the Juvenile disease in young people. With Type 2 diaDiabetes Research Foundation agrees with betes, the body does not make or use inher Smarties assessment in its Halloween sulin well. Insulin is a hormone produced guide). The JDRF also says chocolate bars, by the pancreas that regulates the amount with their high sugar fat content, isn’t necof glucose in a person’s blood. essarily good for bringing up sugar levels “Everyone, kids included, should limit quickly. sweets,” says Jeff Hitchcock, the president But if the sugar level is good, “If he’s of advocacy group Children with Diabetes. going to have something sugary, we give “And sugar-free candy Is not a good idea, him dark chocolate, because it’s more since most are sweetened by sugar alcohols, healthy,” Urban says. “It has lots of fat, so which can cause stomach distress. If you’re he digests it slower.” going to allow your children to eat candy, Shelly Jensen, the Marketing and Comthen let them enjoy the real thing.” munications Director of the Bay Area Urban says she doesn’t see many parents chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research offering sugar-free candy, which Chase Foundation, says the group publishes a doesn’t like anyway. Instead, she monitors

Halloween guide for young diabetics and their parents every year (go to www.JDRF.org).

This year’s version has yet to be published, but the 2017 guide helps lay out a plan for parents, including researching foods to avoid, the symptoms of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), counting carbohydrates (which break down digestible food into sugar), and finding alternative treats with less sugar.

The JDRF recommends parents decide beforehand how much sugar they’re comfortable with allowing their kids to eat, monitoring blood sugar, knowing the appropriate insulin levels kids should be at, which foods to avoid.

The guide also lists the carbohydrate count for various items that may show up in the goodie bags of children including blow pops (13 grams), candy corn (1.9 grans per piece), Hershey’s Kiss (2.8 grams per piece), Skittles (1 gram per piece), and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, which comes in with a whopping 12 grams per 21ounce cup.

The foundation also recommends parents remember the effect all that running around between houses isn’t necessarily regular routine, and that they consider the activity level of their kids. Plus, lower temperatures can contribute to hypoglycemia.

“Regardless of costume, make sure your child stays warm,” the foundation recommends.

Plus, as most parents understand, kids may believe they can be sly with their candy consumption.

“Take inventory,” the foundation says.

“Sneakily consumed candy can be the explanation for some elevated Halloween blood sugars.”

The good news for parents is that there are choices when it comes to taking … and giving.

“Get the real thing, or give out alternatives, like small toys, which is what our family does,” says Hitchcock. Each year we buy a bunch of Halloween-themed, inexpensive toys. Kids – even teens – often appreciate getting something fun and different.”

The JDRF says it’s a good opportunity for parents to “get creative.” They can score a win for their own taste buds by buying back treats, either with cash or more healthy alternatives. The candy can also be used as currency to get other items. Dentists often have candy buy-back programs.

The sugar loot can also serve as a method by which to teach kids how to be charitable.

“Food pantries and hunger groups often accept candy donations for those in need,” says the treat guide. “And military organizations will send candy to trips overseas.”

That would likely be a great way to spend a sugar rush.

fitness

help Get Kids to school safely heRe’s how You cAn GeT inVoLVed

By Karen Kefauver At times, we may wax nostalgic, and say, “Back in my day, we all biked and walked to school, because it was safe, but now…” While your kids may roll their eyes, it’s true; times have changed.

According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, in 1969, 48 percent of children ages 5 to 14 years old usually walked or bicycled to school. By 2009, that number dropped to 31 percent for the same age group.

Is that steep decline just a sad fact of modern life?

Fortunately, there’s a chance to help reverse that trend and help your kids get to school by bike or by foot safely, instead of by car. (You all know how hellish it can be at school “rush hour” during pick-up and drop-off.)

phot by: Karen Kefauver Will pedal For Food Kids and their parents will celebrate Bike to Work and school, 6:30 - 9:30 a.m., thursday, october 4, with free breakfasts at 10 locations around the county. details: ecoact.org/biketowork Ecology Action, the County of Santa Cruz, the City of Scotts Valley and the Santa Cruz County Health

Services Agency are partnering to create a Safe Routes to School Plan for 16 schools in Live Oak, Aptos and Scotts Valley.

This project is modeled after a similar Safe Routes to School plan that was launched in the City of Santa Cruz. After completing the plan in 2013, Santa Cruz received $1.4 million in grant funding to design and construct a variety of safety improvements around Santa Cruz City

more information: parents, teachers, neighbors and concerned citizens can attend one of three community meetings to give input on creating a comprehensive bike and pedestrian safety plan. dinner, childcare and spanish translation are provided. october 2, 6:30 – 8:00 p p.m. live oak elementary, 1916 capitola road, santa cruz october 4, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. scotts Valley High, 555 glenwood drive, scotts Valley october 10, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. mar Vista elementary, 6860 soquel drive, aptos Find more information, visit ecoact.org/planningcounty or call (831) 515-1351.

Schools. Past grants have funded projects that improve or create sidewalks, school crossings and bike lanes.

The first step in the Safe Routes to School process is to identify barriers preventing students from walking and biking to school safely. Common barriers include the distance to school, traffic concerns, weather and danger from crime.

In Santa Cruz County, bicycle and pedestrian accidents are a serious problem. But changes are underway locally in urban infrastructure, such as the City of Santa Cruz’s recent addition of contra-flow bike lanes, bike boxes at intersections and prominent, bright green bike lane markings.

To specifically improve safe access to schools, Safe Routes to School (an international program (www.saferoutesinfo.org) emphasizes traffic safety education classes for cyclists and pedestrians, creating Safe Routes Maps for bicycling and walking to each school and helps promote fun events, like Bike to Work Day on October 4th. (See locations for free breakfasts ecoact.org/biketowork).

While we can’t travel back in time, Safe Routes to School is a positive way to move forward to a brighter future with fewer cars, better health for our kids and their walking and biking safely to school. See you at Bike to Work Day! 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 October 2018 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 15

entertainment ALwAYs Amused

it’s the spookiest Time of the Year

By Erik Chalhoub October is the start of the fall season — the days become shorter, trees become bare, orange becomes the common color, and zombies start to roam the streets (in larger numbers, at least).

It’s also one of the best, if not busiest, times to visit a theme park, and locally, we’ve got one of the best Halloween events around.

California’s Great America’s 11th annual Halloween Haunt got the spooky season underway Sept. 21, and will continue to run Friday through Sunday nights up to Oct. 28.

This year, the event sees a new maze (Tooth Fairy), new scare zone (Ripper’s Revenge), and a reimagining of two classic mazes (Madame Marie’s Blackout and CornStalkers),

Photo by: Brad Kava

creepin’ around Zombies are all over great america theme park for its Halloween Haunt, not recommended for kids under 13. camrynn and Ben Ford weren’t scared. For a kid-friendly less haunting hangout, check out gilroy gardens. all of which are a hit and continue Haunt’s constant evolution. In addition, magician Ed Alonzo is back, headlining a strong lineup of live shows.

After attending Halloween Haunt every year since 2010, I’m always on the lookout for some new element that takes me by surprise. So I was thrilled to see just that in the Tooth Fairy maze, something that I was talking about the entire night when I visited on Sept. 21. I was even glad to wait in a long line the second goround just to experience it again. I won’t spoil the surprise in this column.

Madame Marie’s Blackout also added a new twist to a maze that made its debut in 2012. This year, Great America turned the lights off in the voodoo manor-themed maze, only giving you a small, dim flashlight to navigate the fog-filled corridors. I experienced a similar maze last year at Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest, and I’ve grown to be a big fan of lights-out-type experiences.

Chaos House at Halloween Haunt is probably the most unique, trippiest experience I’ve had at the event.

The maze, which debuted in 2017, is nothing but strobe lights, mirrors, fog, warped walls, complete blackness and a few monsters strewn about. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart, and if you are prone to

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seizures, avoid it. One walk-through per visit is enough for me.

It was, however, disappointing to see that Great America removed Haunt’s Skeleton Key rooms this year, which were upcharged attractions each with a crazy experience for small groups.

Thinking about visiting Halloween Haunt for the first time?

Here are a few tips and observations I have picked up over the years: - Get there early. The event opens at 7 p.m.; plan on being in the parking lot at 6:30 p.m. The crowds will be held back in the park’s entrance plaza while the opening ceremony commences. Being there early gives you time to make your way through the parking and ticket booths, which can take awhile.

- Hit the mazes in the back of the park first. Most guests will get in the line for the first mazes they see near the entrance (Backwoods, Roadkill Roadhouse and Chaos House), causing congested lines and lengthy waits. Once the opening ceremony wraps up, head directly to the back of the park and get in line for Zombie High, Tooth Fairy and CornStalkers. Chances are, you will be one of the first guests in line, and the monsters will be more energetic.

They tend to tire out as the night goes on. Once you hit those three mazes, then make your way to the front, going opposite of the crowds.

- Please, do not bring small children. Great America recommends Halloween Haunt is suitable for anyone 13 and over. I’ve lost count of how many elementary school-aged children and those in strollers I’ve seen in tears and terrified at the scary monsters, loud music and creepy environments. Great America does have a daytime Halloween event just for the younger set, The Great Pumpkin Fest, where kids ages 12 and under can trick-or-treat with Peanuts characters, go through a hay maze and more.

- Most of all, have fun. Be prepared to get scared, keep an open mind and be courteous to your fellow park guests and monsters. Plan your visit by going to www.cagreatamerica.com.

Writer Erik Chalhoub has never found a roller coaster too fast or a haunted house too scary. He travels the country riding the best thrill rides. He’s a former Cabrillo College student who is now editor at the Watsonville RegisterPajaronian.

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Live Like coco, Read Like coco

GRowinG PRoGRAm GiVes 5,000 booKs To LocAL sTudenTs

By Linda Kissinger

Thousands of local public school students will get a special gift to celebrate their birthdays this year: a free book of their choosing, courtesy of the Live Like Coco Foundation.

The Birthday Books From Coco literacy program launched in 2015 in memory of Coco Lazenby, a 12-yearold Pajaro Valley School District (PVUSD) student who was killed in a car accident on August 8, 2015.

The program has grown significantly since launching, and now includes 10 public schools in Santa Cruz, Soquel, Aptos and Watsonville, serving nearly 5,000 elementary school students.

“It’s so amazing to see how excited the kids get about selecting their own books,” says Kate Pavao, the executive director of Live Like Coco and Coco’s mom. “Coco was such a bookworm, and it feels so good to have a reason be around kids and books, especially when they connect with a book that I know she would have loved.”

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Photo contributed.

BooK ‘em soquel elementary school students picked the books of their choice in september as part of the live like coco benefit.

During her life, Coco Lazenby worked in community gardens, participated in beach cleanups, collected jeans for homeless teens, and raised money to support a number of worthy causes. After she was killed at age 12 in a car accident, her parents started Live Like Coco to keep her spirit alive in the community she loved.

Now, the Live Like Coco Foundation provides thousands of Santa Cruz kids with free books as well as funding scholarships to extra-curricular activities. We also support projects that keep kids healthy, as well as organizations protecting our county’s amazing natural spaces so kids can play and explore together.

All kids should be able to grow up healthy and with the opportunity to pursue their dreams. This is something Coco believed. And now, the Live Like Coco Foundation is dedicated to the pursuit of the same goal.

For more information, visit: LiveLikeCoco.com.

cruzin’

You want to be whAT?

hALLoween 2018 FoR Kids And Tweens

By John Koenig

Photos by: John Koenig

BomBs aWaY middle school boys, isa montesino [left] and ace Fernandez [right] holding weapon accessories for the Fortnight online video game (pickaxe and Boogie Bomb).

It’s October, and Halloween decorations and costumes have already been in the stores for at least a month! Hopefully, preparing your young one for the Big Night will be an autumn breeze this year, but if you’re anticipating trouble in the form of indecision, expense, or culture clash, now is the time to prepare and resolve Halloween nightmares before they begin.

Halloween can be one of the most fun times of the year for parents and young ones to share, but potential problems are numerous.

Is the costume your kid has their heart set on a little too scary, sexy, or commercial to set well with you? If you’re shopping at one of the Halloween-themed costume shops in Santa Cruz County, rest assured that the store associates are prepared to help find outfits that will make everyone happy.

Beth Paiva, who manages the Woodworm Party Store in Capitola, has been shopping for this year’s Halloween treasures since January and began the store’s Halloween transformation in July as shipments begin rolling in. The store prepares knowingly for kids of all ages. The scariest decorations and

come so quickly, it’s hard for stores to keep up. At Woodworm, the late favorite is Overwatch, an anime-style action game, while old favorites Minecraft and Lego are still popular. Minecraft players can dress as “Creepers” or wear “Diamond Armor” and carry toy pickaxes, the game’s mining tool.

Pickaxes figure more prominently, and much more violently, in the runaway hit game Fortnight, the online game in which players roam a virtual landscape finding weapons with which to “kill” their competitors. Imagine Minecraft crossed with The Hunger Games. A pickaxe is the default weapon that every player is given, and they come in several types.

The Spirit Halloween store in the Capitola Mall carries an entire arsenal of toy weapons from Fortnight, including musical “Boogie Bomb” hand grenades, and the ubiquitous pickaxes, as well as the various clothing choices from the game (known as “skins”).

Since this is the first year of the Fortnight phenomenon, it’s an open ques-

tion as to whether neighborhoods will be transformed into islands of roaming survivalists or not.

If you hear your kids talking about creepypasta, no, it’s not a dish to be served at a Halloween theme party.

Creepypasta is a term to describe scary urban legends, and parents may be shocked at how knowledgeable their kids are about the lore. The notorious Slender Man and Jeff the Killer among them the better-known characters, and yes, there are creepypasta costumes at the Spirit store as well.

Andrew the manager at Cabrillo Mall’s Hot Topic store adds one more popular addition to the gallery of frightful faces—Pennywise, the scary clown from Stephen King’s “It.” For girls who choose to be playfully villainous for the night, Batman’s Harley Quinn is a popular character at Hot Topic, and for little kids, Andrew suggests anime characters from the Dragonball Z or Pokemon universes.

After all, who can resist a little Pikachu?

masks are even given their own aisles so that easily frightened little ones can enter the store without being upset.

Costume themes appropriate for an entire family are available, including The Incredibles.

Paiva has learned that it’s the 7th and 8th grade girls who feel like they’ve outgrown kid outfits and often look for costumes that might reveal too much.

She keeps an inventory of extra-small adult costumes for juniors who want to look “a little more grown up,” but she’s always ready to make helpful suggestions that will make parents and kids happy.

Dru Acosta-Jewel, a store manager at Spirit Halloween, also notes how some older kids’ costume choices are deemed “a little inappropriate” by parents who often ask for a “toned down” version.

He suggests maybe dressing as “Eleven,” a character from the Stranger Things series, who wears a white mini-dress— short, but perhaps not too short. More modest choices are Spirit’s Victorian Vampire collection or a witch from Disney’s Hocus Pocus.

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The super stoked surf mamas of Pleasure Point catch a wave with Filmmaker elizabeth Pepin silva

By Suki Wessling

When filmmaker Elizabeth Pepin Silva was young, she made the conscious choice to forego having children in part because of her passion for surfing.

“I didn't know of any women who had been pregnant and kept surfing,” remembers Silva. “I think if I had met the Mamas during my childbearing years I might have made a different choice.”

When Katie Loggins learned she was pregnant the first time, she didn’t hesitate to get back on her board and keep surfing.

“Ashley was already pregnant, and Jenny and I found out we were pregnant a few months later,” explains Loggins, a local mom, nurse, and surfer.

“We continued to surf. As our bellies were getting bigger, I kept thinking, ‘This is so cool, I wish we had this on film’.”

Both women speak of inspiration when they talk about their new film, “The Super Stoked Surf Mamas of Pleasure Point,” which will be screened again in Santa Cruz in the coming months. Silva and her film partner Paul Ferraris were instantly drawn to the idea of documenting the friendship of five women surfers when Loggins approached Silva by email to ask for advice about documenting their story.

“It told the story of women coming together to support each other during a time when women can feel alone and are trying to balance new motherhood with their pre-mom passions,” Silva explains. “I love that the Mamas solved their problem without money.”

By the time the film went into production, Loggins was pregnant with her second child. The 20-minute documentary includes interviews with all five surfers and follows Loggins’ pregnancy with gorgeous shots both from the beach and the water.

“Paul [Ferraris] would sit outside and catch the wave at first peak,” Loggins says. “As he got to second peak, we would drop in on him, and he’d get shots behind us. That was the coolest shot!”

The film focuses on the friendship of five women sharing a passion and looking out for one another.

“It's a lovely story that I think reflects what I've always loved about Santa Cruz,” says Silva, “a sense of community and caring and looking out for each other.”

I interviewed three of the women about their surfing, motherhood, and 20 Growing Up In Santa Cruz • October 2018

Photo by: Beau Barcus

surFin’ mamas stop surfing just because your pregnant? no way. these santa cruzans are so devoted to the surf, there’s a movie about them. their friendship. cast: Katie loggins: I was born and raised in my childhood home in Aptos. I really learned how to surf when I lived down in Mexico for a year. I am a Medical/Surgical nurse at Dominican Hospital. I am married to Beau Barcus, a local Santa Cruzan, and we have lived and surfed in Pleasure Point for 20 years. We have two kids, son Waylon (4) and daughter Winter (1). mayra aguilar I was born in Mexico Baja California Sur in a small town called San Juanico, or Scorpion Bay as many people know it, where it is now famous for its wonderful waves. I started surfing about 10 years ago and I was the first local woman surfer and this inspired more girls to surf. I am a teacher and always motivate my students to take care of the environment and of course practice surfing. Three years ago I moved to Santa Cruz where I formed a beautiful family with my husband Micah Powell and my little one Owen Powell (3).

Jenny Bennett I was born and raised in Southern California. I loved the beach as kid but did not surf until I was in my early twenties. I grew up dancing ballet and danced with a ballet company after high school. After I stopped dancing I tried surfing. It took me a while to learn be-

cause I was afraid of big waves! I am married to Danny Bennett and we have two kids, our daughter Ruby Sunshine (11) and Kalé (4) .

Also featured in the film but not interviewed: Ashley Lloyd Thompson and Grace Gooch. conversation: What does surfing mean to you personally?

Katie: Surfing is my spiritual practice.

It means connecting to the wildness of the ocean, the beauty of the environment, my community of surfers, and the physicality of the sport. When I am surfing I am focused only on the water, my board, my body and the changing conditions. It fills me up to the point that I can then pour all of me into my kids, work and life. It makes me a better person, nurse and mother.

Mayra: Surfing for me means to meditate and at the same time enjoy each wave no matter how many times you fall. There are days that we have good days and bad days; especially on bad days to go surfing me helps me to reflect and make better decisions but at the same time enjoy every wave I have.

Jenny: Surfing means many things to me: freedom, fun and friendship with elements of challenge and exercise.

When I paddle away from the shore I leave the worries and responsibilities of life on pause for a minute. I feel a connection to God in surfing, his creation

and presence. I come back centered and a better wife and mom! It is also a challenge and a form of exercise which benefits my mind and physical body in a huge way.

Did you ever consider giving up surfing when you became pregnant?

Katie: When I did get pregnant I quickly had a new awareness of my body. Almost immediately I felt more tentative in the water and became hyper-alert about the people around me. I knew that I could control myself but could not control the people around me. Therefore, I did everything I could to continue surfing but to ensure that my growing baby and I were safe (including making hot pink Baby on Board rash guards to wear over my wetsuit so people could see me in the water, and having friends paddle out with me every session to be my “blockers”). Finally at eight months my body told me to stop so I listened. mayra: When I knew I was pregnant, the first thing I thought about was if I could continue surfing. Unfortunately I had complications in my first month of pregnancy and the doctor recommended that I better not surf until the first trimester of pregnancy. When I returned to surf with my belly it was a bit difficult because my body was completely different and I had to find a way to swim to feel safe and enjoy each wave as before.

Jenny: For both of my pregnancies I

cruzin’ stopped surfing between the 6 and 7 months. In each pregnancy when the time came to stop I cried! With my second pregnancy, Katie and I were both pregnant at the same time and we did water aerobics together. Also, while my daughter Ruby did Junior Guards I would swim the buoys!

What do you think of helicopter parenting? Do people think that you are unnecessarily endangering your children?

Katie: I believe that people who helicopter parent believe they are helping their children. However, being overprotective, overbearing and over-controlling is usually a result of projecting one’s own fears onto one’s children. Although it is a parent’s natural instinct to protect, it is equally important to let your children fly. Mistakes challenge them to admit fault, learn that vulnerability is a good thing, see how their actions affect others, feel a variety of emotions, selfreflect and learn how to make different choices in the future.

Jenny: This question makes me laugh because a couple years ago I was visiting my parents in Hawaii. We were with some friends and spending the day at the beach. Kalé was almost 2 at the time. He was playing at the water's edge. And I was standing right behind

watching him like any “good responsible parent.” My friend Kanani came over and asked me what I was doing, why I was standing right over him. She said, “You look like a mainland mom— come sit with the rest of the moms over here.” She then said, “He will be fine and will learn how far he can go.” I was shocked! Who would not stand right next to their child who can’t swim. But I thought, OK, I will step away. He didn’t drown that day! But I think about that experience often in my parenting as a whole.

If your surfing could teach your kids one thing, what would that be? mayra: First of all, being patient to achieve what he wants, also to be shared and not be selfish, and enjoy every moment of the sea in the water or outside it.

Katie: I hope by watching me surf and the role it plays in our family dynamics, my children will learn that there is something in this world that they can connect with on a deep level. It may be surfing, needlepoint, birdwatching, or something else, but they can find it and choose it. I hope they see how important it is to acknowledge that you deserve time to honor your needs, your passions, and replenish your soul by

doing that thing you connect with so deeply... And in choosing it, your entire world benefits.

Jenny: I hope that my surfing inspires my children to find things that they love to do! And to continue doing it through all the seasons of life they will walk through.

Any parting words of wisdom for other moms who want to pursue their interests?

Katie: Too often as parents we get consumed by the day-to-day hustle and bustle. My advice is to advocate for your needs. Choose to find a way to replenish your soul every day. I would say to any parent feeling the way we did, don’t give up on your interests. Continuing to practice your passion is more important than ever when you are a parent. It will keep you healthy, balanced and energized. And you will see the ripple effect in your family, with your children and in your parenting. Reach out, get vulnerable, ask for help, find your people and do what you love. mayra: Invite all the girls to continue doing what they love, surf the sea, athletics and any other sport as long as they do it with much caution. Being pregnant is not an impediment to continue doing what you like but to enjoy every

moment.

Jenny: To find or refind your passion!! The dishes and laundry will always be there. A happy mom changes the whole dynamic of the home. There may be sand on the floor or dishes in the sink but it’s OK! Take a minute and do something for yourself. Challenge yourself to learn something new! Find a tribe of friends. We were made for community. And when both come together it’s life-giving. Exercise and community can lift depression and anxiety (I have struggled with both). I hope to see you in the water!

Suki Wessling is a local writer, teacher, and mother of two teens. Learn more at www.SukiWessling.com

information: Keep up with the surf mama screenings on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/itsssmpp/, on instagram @surfmamas, or at www.otwfront.com Watch the trailer for surf mamas: vimeo.com/276451615

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information: Bellies, Birth and Babies registration: bbb-fall2018.eventbrite.com mFci: motherfriendly.org Birth network resource guide online: Birthnet.org

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By Laura Maxson, LM

Bellies, Birth and Babies event is the a perfect place for new and expectant parents to come together with birth and parenting related professionals to explore options. Putting on this kind of free event is what Birth Network of Santa Cruz County was born to do. In fact, Birth Network was born twenty years ago this fall, becoming the first nonprofit organization in the nation founded to promote Mother-Friendly Childbirth.

Mother Friendly in this case refers to the Mother- Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) created in 1996 by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services. The MFCI has withstood the test of time to remain a relevant document to help support both parents and professionals in making decisions in the childbearing year.

Service providers who endorse the MFCI are eligible to become professional members of Birth Network and become part of an online and printed Pregnancy and Birth Resource Guide.

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more.

The resource guide can be a lifesaver for busy parents looking for a childbirth class or lactation support, but it is also handy for care providers to refer to other professionals. Instead of keeping track of a stack of business cards, they can share a resource guide with their favorite practitioners marked.

Seeing names on paper or in an online listing is one way to get information, but Birth Network wants to encourage parents to have real conversations about real issues to help them understand the choices and decisions affecting their pregnancy and birth. Often the standard care expectant parents receive leaves some holes – time can be short at appointments or taken up with other concerns leaving parents with lingering questions. But more often than not, there can be entire aspects of care options that aren’t explored at all, simply because the provider may not know much about it.

Birth Network’s next Bellies, Birth and Babies event, coming up on Nov 3, from 2-5pm, will give parents an opportunity to have open ended conversations with birth professionals and other parents about their goals and concerns about birth and parenting issues. But just as important as exploring known concerns is the exposure to new topics

and ideas that may not have been considered yet.

A parent looking for information on birth photographers might unexpectedly have a pivotal conversation with a lactation consultant. An informal chat with a childbirth educator or birth doula about common interventions or coping in labor might provide pregnant parents with key information to make more informed decisions. Talking about water birth with a homebirth midwife might open up possibilities that many parents don’t even know exist.

To make it a truly fun event, there will be things to buy at the pop-up marketplace from baby toys to skin care products and nursing bras. Diapering demos provide invaluable advice. The many aches and pains of a changing body – with pregnancy and after baby arrives – are addressed by free mini-massages, as well as advice from chiropractors, acupuncturists and other body workers.

The lactation station will have a baby scale available to weigh little ones along with information and support for breastfeeding. The baby wearing fashion show features an amazing variety of carriers available for families to borrow through Santa Cruz Baby Wearing. More babywearing action will be on display when the Groovaroo dancers take the floor!

Birth Network’s presence in Santa Cruz County over the past twenty years has had an influence on the many birth and postpartum options that are available. Birth Network celebrates this milestone by continuing their tradition of providing parents with low and no cost opportunities for information, education and advocacy for safe, joyful and empowering childbirth.

Bellies, Birth and Babies – Nov. 3, 25 pm – Pacific Cultural Center, Corner of Broadway and Seabright in Santa Cruz. The first fifty families receive a swag bag and all are entered into a drawing for hundreds of dollars worth of prizes.

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

around town... don’t Rent, buy Deals don’t get better than the pop up library bookstore at the Capitola Mall, right by the main entrance.

Friends of the Capitola Library volunteers sell hundreds of books, CDs and DVDs there for $1 and $2 and the inventory changes daily.

They opened the store in March. It's all volunteer run and all books are donated. The Capitola Mall donates the space. All proceeds go to the new Capitola Library.

Because our overhead is so low, they can sell books at bargain prices.

Paperbacks are $1, hardbacks are $2, CDs are $1 and DVDs are $2.

Hours are Fridays noon to 4 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.

They take donations in good condition and they will pick them up if you have a large donation.

For more information or for pickup, contact Karen karen@sploids.com or 831-8547560 The Friends of the Capitola Library website: http://capitolalibraryfriends.org On Facebook: Friends of Capitola Branch Library.

Fishwise celebrates 15th Anniversary oct 5 FishWise, a local Santa Cruz nonprofit that began in 2003 as a pilot seafood sustainability and training program with New Leaf Community Markets, is today acknowledged as one of the world's most effective organizations in empowering seafood companies to become champions of the oceans. On Friday, October 5, the organization will host 15 Years of FishWise, an open house celebration in honor of its anniversary.

"In our community, more people want to feel good about the food they are eating than ever before, yet some seafood is harvested or produced in unsafe conditions for workers,” observed Aurora Alifano, FishWise social responsibility division director. “FishWise is working with a network of experts to promote good industry practices that keep workers safe and healthy too. Today, we celebrate sociallyconscious consumers. Santa Cruzarea shoppers helped launch the sustainable seafood movement with us 15 years ago. Now, Fish-

Wise is working to help consumers support social responsibility by purchasing local or Fair Trade-certified seafood from companies that are working hard to uphold human

rights and improve labor conditions."

The family-friendly event will include live music with the Getaway Dogs, art, and an opportu-

nity for social networking. Come enjoy local craft beer, tasty eats and face painting for children. As part of the Santa Cruz First Friday series, the event will include an exhibition of ocean-themed works by local artists. Attendees can meet FishWise staff and learn how the organization is helping to bring sustainable seafood to your plate.

The community celebration will run from 5:00-8:00pm at FishWise headquarters, 500 Seabright Avenue in Santa Cruz. Admission is free. 15 Years of FishWise is sponsored in part by KAZU 90.3FM and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

“FishWise was conceived here in Santa Cruz by two UCSC grad students who shared a deep love and appreciation for the Monterey Bay,” said FishWise Chief Executive Officer Tobias Aguirre. “Over time, due to the seafood industry’s global nature, our work has evolved to focus on improving the sustainability of national and international fisheries and aquaculture operations.

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arts

Liam Armitage. 5th grade at Tara Redwood School did this as a Theme from Compassion Cards series. Watercolor ink and pen on paper. 5x5 inches.

Leilana Argentier. 2nd grade at Tara Redwood School did this wood Mandala.

Her inspiration for the mandala was "fun".

Wood on wood. 10x10 inches.

LEFT: Good Shepherd School 5th grader Jaden Casey-Ganeshalingam had his painting selected for display by the Mariposa Arts Council.

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raising kids

Submitted by Nikkole Love Jacob Silacci Wolff

Alexander McCarthy, born 12/22/17

Gemma

Wyatt Rhoades, 8 months

Remy, 3 months October 2018 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 25

oCToBER 2018 birth preparation & resources Adventures Sports Unlimited and Swim Babies 303 potrero st, suite 15 santa cruz, ca 831-458-3648 Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) welcomes the youngest swimmers, ages 4 months to 3 years, to our Swim Babies – parent/infant swim class. The best way to comfortably introduce a young child to water is at their own pace. Our Swim Babies classes are designed so the parent is the direct instructor to their child while an ASU instructor moves between parent-child pairs. The Swim Babies have exclusive access to our 90-degree pool. The Swim Babies is offered throughout the swim year from January to December on Saturday and Sundays, and seasonally on Tuesday/Thursday.

Birth Network of Santa Cruz County santa cruz www.birthnet.org Providing information, education and advocacy for safe, empowering, joyful birth. Visit our website for an extensive listing of “Mother-Friendly,” pregnancy, birth and postpartum related service providers and find out how to become

pregnancy & birth guide an informed healthcare consumer! Visit Birth Network’s upcoming events page to register for events, such as, Bellies, Birth & Babies and bimonthly Meet the Doulas. Sign up for our newsletter on line and look for us on Facebook.

Birth Santa Cruz www.Birthsantacruz.com Get the 4-1-1 on Birth in the 8-3-1.

There is so much to prepare for and so much to know about the community you plan to birth in. Local trends in birth can affect how you plan for and give birth. Some trends will play a HUGE part in birth outcomes. Birth Santa Cruz provides information on local birth trends and statistics for women to consider while preparing for the most amazing and magnificent work of their lives…. giving birth.

Dominican Hospital 1555 soquel dr, santa cruz 831.462.7700 www.dominicanhospital.org Playbies Parent Coaching and Support shira coleman shiracoleman@playbies.com (831) 588-2541 https://bit.ly/2o1cBnw Shira has opened up 4 spaces for ongo-

ing one-to-one or family coaching for expecting families! Shira is a Positive Discipline Parent Educator, a Parent Relationships Coach, and mother of two with a passion for supporting families with babies. “Parenting my babies was WAY harder than I thought it would be.” After years of gathering science informed tools and information, I’m excited to offer guidance to the next generation of new and expecting parents! Are you struggling with fear or anxiety around birth and new parenthood? Feeling stuck in the isolation and slow pace of infancy, worried all the time, or fighting with your partner about how to care for your child? My promise to you is that you can find joy in early parenting with the tools of Playbies.”

Pregnancy Resource Center of Santa Cruz County 1570 soquel dr. ste 3, santa cruz 831.475.2200 santacruzprc.org Pregnancy Resource Center Medical Clinic has been serving the Santa Cruz community for over 30 years, providing accurate, competent, compassionate and FREE medical care. Our comprehensive services provide women, families and youth in our community with counseling and supportive programs for pregnancies, classes, education and much more.

Salud Para La Gente 204 east Beach st, Watsonville 831.728.0222 Salud’s clinics offer both pregnancy care management and women’s gynecological services. In addition, Salud participates in California’s Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP) to provide education, psychosocial and nutritional assessments and referrals to the WIC program. (Women, Infants and Children) for pregnant women receiving Medi-Cal assistance. Through CPSP Salud also provides baby and child equipment for new mothers. fertility & adoption resoucres Human Services Department County of Santa Cruz 831.345.2700 www.path2parenthood.org Path2Parenthood (P2P), a 501 (c)(3) national nonprofit organization, is a lifetime resource for infertility prevention, reproductive health and family building.

P2P services and materials are provided free of charge to consumers and are available to everyone without reservation. These services include leading-edge educational outreach events, an extensive online library with HD videos, a daily blog, a resource directory available for download on mobile devices, tele-

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phone and in-person coaching, and a toll-free support line: 888-917-3777. pediatric & post partum care Dominican Medical Foundation: dignity Health medical group – dominican pediatric care 1820 41st ave, suite d, capitola 831.476.3000 2018 mission st., santa cruz 831.706.2220 dominicanmedicalgroup.org Dignity Health Medical Group-Dominican pediatricians focus on delivering care for newborns, infants, children, and adolescents through age 18. With a comprehensive approach to preventive care, pediatricians diagnose and treat a wide-variety of childhood illnesses, including acute and chronic conditions.

With a holistic approach to your child’s health, our pediatricians create a nurturing environment, providing guidance to patients and parents in making healthy choices. Your pediatrician is there to listen and guide you in all aspects of your child’s health. And with two locations, same-day appointments and weekend urgent care clinics, receiving care for your child is easy and convenient.

First 5 Santa Cruz County 831.465.2217 www.first5scc.org First 5 Santa Cruz County promotes the healthy development of children from birth to age 5. Parents and caregivers of newborns can contact First 5 to receive a free “Kit for New Parents” with parenting videos, children’s books, information on caring for babies and local resources. First 5 also offers parenting support through the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, a world-renowned program that strengthens families by building positive relationships. To find Triple P classes or quick tips, visit http://triplep.first5scc.org or www.f acebook.com/triplepscc Nursing Mothers Counsel 831.688.3954 www.nursingmothers.org Facebook symbol “Our goal is to help mothers and their babies enjoy a relaxed and happy feeding relationship.”

Our help is provided by telephone, text, email, Facebook and in home visits. “NMC services are provided without fee or obligation.”

Free and Low-Cost Immunization Services & Information santa cruz-831.454.4100 Watsonville-831.763.8400d breastfeeding & lactation support

pregnancy & birth guide La Leche League 831.425.3088 Do you need help with a breastfeeding question? La Leche League has many sources of breastfeeding information. All women interested in breastfeeding are encouraged to attend group meetings and babies are always welcome. La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. If you would like breastfeeding help, please contact La Leche League.

Mothers’ Milk Bank Valley medical center, san Jose 877.375.6645 Mothers’ Milk Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tissue bank providing safe and processed breast milk for babies and others who are under the care of a health care professional. This organization, known as the San Jose Mothers’ Milk Bank, was established in 1974 in San Jose, California to collect excess breast milk from volunteer breastfeeding mothers, store the breast milk for optimal nutritional value, process the breast milk to remove viruses and bacteria that may cause illness and distribute donor human milk to hospitals and families. As a charter member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), our standards of processing donated breast milk is the basis of operation for milk banking organizations.

Nursing Mothers Counsel 831.688.3954 www.nursingmothers.org “Our goal is to help mothers and their babies enjoy a relaxed and happy feeding relationship.” Our help is provided by telephone, text, email, Facebook and in home visits.

“NMC services are provided without fee or obligation.” financial assistance Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP) 800.433.2611 www.mcap.dhcs.ca.gov You have a baby on the way! The State of California wants to help you get good health care during your pregnancy.

Going without prenatal care can cause many problems for you and your baby.

Studies show that women who do not get prenatal care often have more complicated (and expensive) births. If you don’t have insurance to cover your pregnancy and you are not receiving no-cost Medi-Cal or Medicare Part A and Part B, the Medi-Cal Access Program (MCAP) may be the helping hand you and your baby need. MCAP can also help if you have other health insurance that doesn’t cover maternity services or

with a maternity-only deductible or copayment greater than $500. Check with your other health insurance plan to see if your deductible or co-payment is for maternity-only services.

Community Bridges 831.688.8840 Childcare centers, food programs and many other services for families.

Women, Infants and Children (WIC).

Santa Cruz-831.426.3911. Watsonville831.722.7121. A supplemental food and nutrition program for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and post-partum women and children under five who have a nutritional risk. new parent support & services Child Care Information and Referral Switchboard Watsonville: 831.724.2997 x210 santa cruz: 831.466.5820 The Child Development Resource Center operates the Child Care Switchboard which offers families referrals and information about early education and afterschool programs in our community.

This information helps families make informed choices based on child and family needs. CDRC provides opportunities for program directors, teachers, aides, and family child care providers to attend research-based workshops on prekindergarten skill development in literacy, mathematics, science, child assessment, working with children with special needs, and infant/toddler care giving.

children, peer counseling, advocacy, information, referrals, drop-in support groups, and assistance with restraining order applications.

Parents Center of Santa Cruz and Watsonville santa cruz-831.426.7322 (24-hr) Watsonville-831.724.2879 24-hr Professional counseling for parents and families. Parent support groups, parenting skill classes, education and counseling for prevention of child abuse and strengthening of families.

Perinatal Mental Health Task Force in Santa Cruz 831.454.4331 Santa Cruz has recently convened a new Perinatal Mental Health Task Force. Our goal is to raise community awareness of prenatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders and expand resources and support systems for new mothers and families in our community. The task force is open to professionals working with new families and to community members with interest in perinatal wellness. We meet bimonthly at Sutter Hospital. For more information please contact: Nancy Diehl PHN.

oCToBER 2018 preemie & special needs resources After the NICU 831.457.7146 A Dominican Hospital sponsored support group that meets every month.

Please call for details. NICU graduates from any hospital are welcome.

Early Start 1.800.515.2229 Families whose infants or toddlers have a developmental delay or disability or an established risk condition with a high probability of resulting in a delay may be eligible to receive an “Early Start” in California. Teams of service coordinators, healthcare providers, early intervention specialists, therapists, and parent resource specialists evaluate and assess infants or toddlers and provide appropriate early intervention and family support services for young children from birth to three years of age.

HAND (Helping After Neonatal Death) of Santa Cruz 831-438-4513 www.Handsupport.org HAND of Santa Cruz is a chapter of HAND of the Peninsula. We are a volunteer group of parents who have expe-

First 5 Santa Cruz County 831.465.2217 www.first5scc.org First 5 Santa Cruz County promotes the healthy development of children from birth to age 5. Parents and caregivers of newborns can contact First 5 to receive a free “Kit for New Parents” with parenting videos, children’s books, information on caring for babies and local resources. First 5 also offers parenting support through the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, a world-renowned program that strengthens families by building positive relationships. To find Triple P classes or quick tips, visit http://triplep.first5scc.org or www.f acebook.com/triplepscc Monarch Services 1.888.900.4232 24-Hour Bilingual crisis line Offers immediate crisis response to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through a 24-hour crisis line, including emergency response to law enforcement or medical facilities, and accompaniment to forensic rape examinations. Support services include emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault and their October 2018 • Growing Up In Santa Cruz 27

oCToBER 2018 rienced the loss of a baby before, during or after birth. We offer empathetic peer support to parents and their adult relatives and friends during the normal mourning following miscarriage, stillbirth, interruption of a wanted pregnancy after prenatal diagnosis, or death in the first year of life. We offer grief support meetings, subsequent pregnancy support meetings, one-on-one peer support, resource library, quarterly newsletter, volunteer training workshops, and presentations for healthcare and mental health providers. All services are free.

pregnancy & birth guide Special Connections Resource Center 984 Bostwick lane santa cruz 831.464.0669 Serves Santa Cruz County families with special needs infants and toddlers. Provides information and support; resource library, parent-to-parent support groups; educational workshops, parent training and more.

Special Parents Information Network (SPIN) 831.722.2800 www.spinsc.org Families confront enormous challenges in raising a child with special needs.

Confidence and mastery of the unique skills required to effectively parent a child with special needs are necessary goals that are often not fully met. SPIN helps parents and the professionals who serve them by providing information, trainings and support. teen resources Adolescent Family Life Program 831.454.4339 Public Health Nurses provide home visits to pregnant and parenting teenage women under age 19, teenage fathers and their children. Services include assessments, education, and case management for teens to promote a healthy pregnancy and baby, to stay in school or re-enroll in school, to postpone future pregnancies, and to become emotionally, socially, and financially independent.

Teenage Parent Program (TAP) 831.724.8964 The purpose of this program is to enable teen parents to attend and graduate from high school as parents of young children. It is a priority of this program to teach parenting skills through modeling and instruction. A caring, closeknit team of teachers assists students to engage in academic, social and emotional health. Students in the TAP Program and Watsonville Community develop a strong sense of belonging and learn to recognize the worth and value of others. A high percentage of teens attain academic success because the school’s expectations of students are clear, concise and realistic. dentists for babies Nannette Benedict DDS and Associates devin Bernhardt dds tina dertorossian dds 5015 scotts Valley dr. a, scotts Valley 831.440.9214 scottsValleydentist.com We love kids and start seeing them their first year, so we can address: pacifiers, thumb sucking, teething, nursing, tooth brushing and other questions. We want

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to establish a fun, friendly environment to get children off on a positive start with the dentist. I believe in prevention and need to start young.

Children’s Dentistry 7545 soquel dr, aptos 831.6622900 www.santacruzkidsdentist.com We provide comprehensive dentistry in a caring environment for children of all ages. We are preventive-dentistry oriented and very thorough in our evaluations and consultations. We have a pediatric anesthesiologist on our premises and are able to treat special, challenging children safely and comfortably under a general anesthesia. We have a 24-hour emergency service available for all of our patients.

Pajaro Valley Children’s Dental Group 230 green Valley rd, Freedom 831.722.9202 http://www.dental4kids.com/ Baby teeth are important! Our job is to help keep those teeth healthy by creating a good prevention program for our patients that includes education in brushing, flossing, diet and the importance of fluorides. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends infants see a pediatric dentist by the child’s first birthday. other services Jim Booth Swim School Harvey West pool in santa cruz and Watsonville 831.722.3500 www.jimboothswimschool.com Be a water wonder! From our Little Otters swim class for parents and their babies to Aquaphobics, our adult beginner class, the whole family splashes together at Jim Booth swim school. Little Otters is a gentle introduction to our 94-degree pools that will make you confident that you are guiding your infant to a happy water experience. Our group lessons emphasize quality swimming in an exciting class taught by our caring, well-qualified teachers. The whole family can swim at Jim Booth Swim School!

Junebug’s Gym 831.464.Bugs (2847) 3910 portola dr., stes. 2 & 3, santa cruz www.junebugsgym.com DID YOU KNOW? Activities for babies and toddlers that stimulate balance, movement, and core strength activate the brain for higher learning concepts and lead to later success in school. Join us at June Bug’s Gym for Inchworms — our baby development classes — for crawlers to wobbly walkers.

Music Together/MusicalMe, Inc. locations throughout santa cruz and santa clara county call 831.438.3514 / text 831.332.9002 musicalme.com A musical life begins at home, and because the early months (0-8) are so important, we offer a special “Babies’ Class” where the music activities and materials are specially designed for parents who want to learn as much as possible about music development in infants. A child is never too young to hear and respond to music or language, and never too young to benefit from a musical environment.

Sign up today for a Free Preview Class!

Playbies Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour https://www.facebook.com/playbies/ shiracoleman@playbies.com (831) 588-2541 Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour: Join us to play, socialize and talk babies. Have baby worries or parenting dilemmas? Wondering if you are doing this “right”? Get the answers you need to be a confident, joyful parent, share strategies and get help from early parenting educators. Tuesdays any time from 10-1pm. $10/family at the coffee lounge attached to Temple Beth El right next door to Cabrillo College in Aptos. Bring vegetarian snacks to share and all your parenting struggles and triumphs. Contact Shira at info@playbies.com or facebook.com/Playbies for more information.

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center 2750 B soquel ave., santa cruz 831.462.0655 scgym.com We at Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center understand how important physical movement is to develop a healthy brain in children. Healthy brain development leads to proficiency in learning and overall confidence to lead a successful life and begins at birth. Our Kinderstars program is carefully designed to guide parents and their young children 1 – 3yrs of age through meaningful movement experiences. Each class offers a wide range of sensory integration activities through the usage of our gymnastics equipment and props such as trampolines, balance beams, parallel bars, ladders, slides, a huge foam pit, bubbles, tunnels, balls, hoops, ribbons, scarves and much more! Music and movement are incorporated to ensure a wellrounded experience. Check out our website to see what’s available for your young toddler today.

GUiSC does not endorse or recommend any business or service listed in this guide. Some listings were provided by the business or service. Please consult your own practitioner in making medical and birth decisions. GUiSC assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Please call the individual listing for accuracy. This guide does not represent all of the pregnancy and birth resources in Santa Cruz County. Please email us at editor@growingupsc.com if there is a business or service that you feel should be in next year’s guide.

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HoWLAWEEN Yeah, the grownups have taken over the holiday, but there’s still plenty of stuff for kids and families to do. Check the calendar for all the Halloween happenings. monday, october 1 Wellness Group 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Mondays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. Supporting mothers’ emotional health in the postpartum period.

477-2229. 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). Live Oak Library. Children ages 0-3 years old. Join us for early literacy practices involving music, movement, stories, rhymes and more for your child and you.

Age Well, Drive Smart 10am-12pm. Aptos Library. Designed to provide mature drivers with the keys to driving safer and driving longer.

Live Oak Knitters 11:15am-1pm. Live Oak Library. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8).

Get together with other knitters to knit, chat, and make new friends. No registration required.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. For crawlers through early walkers. Come let your young child crawl, creep and explore their motor skills in a fun and stimulating environment.

Call 464-BUGS (2847) or drop by at 3910 Portola Drive. Ste. 2 & 3 Pleasure Point www.junebugsgym.com ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. Women-

CARE Office. Open to women with Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic cancer. Preregistration (office intake and a conversation with the group facilitator) is required. Please call 831-457-2273 to provide us with necessary client information.

Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). Scotts Valley Library. All you need to do is bring some yarn and knitting needles. All ages are welcome. For more info call 831-427-7712.

Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8).

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.

Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Aptos Library. Trained therapy dogs will be available at the Library to be attentive, non-judgmental reading partners for children reading aloud. Children have individual 20-minute time slots to sit with a dog and read. Contact tales2tails@santacruzpl.org or 831.427.7717 to reserve a spot.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). 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

Word Church 4pm-8pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Ongoing Mondays. Word Church is 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. This event is organized by the @legendarypoetrycollective. Admission is sliding scale from $2-7.

Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct. 8). 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.

ESL Conversation Group 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). Live Oak Library. Any level of English welcome. We’ll have discussion topics, games, and other activities to get the conversation rolling. tuesday, october 2 UCSC Arboretum: Community Day 9am-5pm. UCSC Arboretum. 1st Tuesday.

The Arboretum is open without charge to visitors.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. For families with children ages 0-3 years old. It includes music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and fun for your child and you as well as social time with other children and their caregivers.

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. Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour 10am-1pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Coffee Lounge in Temple Beth El Aptos.

Join us to play, socialize and talk babies.

Have baby worries or parenting dilemmas?

Wondering if you are doing this “right”? Get the answers you need to be a confident, joyful parent. Share strategies and get help from early parenting educators. Bring vegetarian snacks to share and all your parenting struggles and triumphs. Contact Shira at info@playbies.com or facebook.com/Playbies for more information. $10/family.

Preschool Storytime 10:30am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library. A 45 minute program for 3-6 year olds. We will read books and make a simple craft.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Scotts Valley Library. Program for 3-6 year olds. We will read books, sing songs and make a simple craft.

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

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oCToBER 2018 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.

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. 234-5578

Ask Us: Outreach Office Worker Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. Get help connecting with health, wellness, or housing resources, a fee-free California ID application, a homeward bound bus ticket, and more.

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. Dropin classes in English for kids 0-5 years old.

Recommended fee of $3-$7 for those able to pay. 1740 17th Ave. 476-7284.

Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. Children learn through play and bricks provide a wonderful link between structure, patterns and imagination. Let’s build and learn together! Ages 3 and older as the LEGO bricks are very small.

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.

DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. A Do-It-Yourself craft will be ready and waiting for families, independent-minded kids! Children 8 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Live Oak Library, Branciforte Library and La Selva Beach Library. Supervised by a California-credentialed teacher. No appointment is necessary. Open to students grade 12 and under. Bilingual assistance available.

Lego Club 3:15pm-4:45pm (Scotts Valley Library). 3:30pm-5pm (Boulder Creek). Ongoing Tuesdays. Directed LEGO construction for kids 6 and older. Each week we will construct models based on a common theme.

Youth Chess Club 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. Learn from a master and practice with your peers! Ages 618 yrs.

Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for NonViolence. Ages 13-21. Get involved, get educated & become a community youth leader. Youth-designed & led group. Call first. 515 Broadway, SC. 427-5066 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.

831-457-2273 Eating for Fertility 6pm-7pm. Westside New Leaf. Learn how you can eat to boost your fertility from a Naturopathic Doctor who is also trained in nutrition and culinary arts. If you’re thinking of becoming pregnant now or in the future, this class is for you! Register for free at the New Leaf website.

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

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wednesday, october 3

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 Capitola Book Discussion Club 10am-11am.

1st Wednesday. Aptos Library. We will be reading Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler in September.

Ribbon Arts Guild 10am-1pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library. Join Roxanne Langan for ribbon work and hand sewing.

Genealogical DNA Special Interest Group 10:30am-12pm. 1st Wednesday. Downtown Library. The Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County explores the use of DNA in genealogical research.

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.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. We’ll read books, sing songs and make a simple craft!

Ages 3-6.

Family Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library. Stories and songs, art activities, games and play for families with children of all ages.

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. One-On-One Tech Tutoring 12pm-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. Trying to play with technology and getting frustrated? A tech savvy librarian will provide instruction in the use of a wide range of technology services

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 Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Genealogical Society Lecture Series 1pm3pm. 1st Wednesday. Downtown Library.

Learn about a variety of resources, strategies, and tools in the field of family research.

Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-6pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm (Live Oak Library) 2pm-4pm (Downtown Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 1.

Family Fun Night 3pm-5pm. 1st Wednesday. Capitola Mall.

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Downtown Library. Individualized reading comprehension instruction with a California credentialed teacher.

Open to students grades 2nd to 12th. Appointment required. For more information or to schedule a 25 minute session, contact Programs 831.427.7717 or email pro@santacruzpl.org Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. Includes juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, and more with Rock Lerum. Drop-in basis.

Please contact the school at 688-1074, or www.orchardschoolaptos.org for more info.

Minecraft.edu 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos 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.

Digital Skills Workshop: YouTube 4:30pm5:30pm. Downtown Library. Do you use Youtube videos to find answers and learn new things? In this workshop we will explore YouTube and practice finding, saving, and sharing videos.

Adults need playtime too! Join this program for hours of tabletop gaming fun.

Introduction to Mindfulness 7pm-8pm.

Aptos Library. This course introduces the student to the practice of mindfulness in daily life. It is informed by theories and practices that draw from contemplative traditions and the disciplines of medicine, psychology, and education. thursday, october 4 Bike to Work Day 6:30am-9:30am. Grab a free breakfast at any of the 10 stations throughout Santa Cruz when you bike to work. Register and see locations https://ecoact.org/biketowork/ Coffee Talk Social Hour 9am-10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library. FREE coffee, FREE talk; social support and information services for all. This program is designed to serve people experiencing homelessness, however it is an open space for all.

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.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Thursdays. Scotts Valley Library. 0-3 years and their parents or caregivers. Join us for music, stories & play!

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 prereg required). 477-2229.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Armchair Travel Adventures 10:30am-12pm.

1st Thursday. La Selva Beach Library. Local residents sharing their travel adventures. Program includes photos and personal travel logs.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

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

Do-It-Yourself Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library. Get creative! Kids, teens and families welcome!

Indie/Documentary Movie 6pm-7:30pm. 1st Wednesday. La Selva Beach Library. Join us at the La Selva Beach Library for an evening of documentaries, independent and foreign movies.

Lego: Not So Simple Machines 3pm-5pm.

La Selva Beach Library. Create and motorize devices using simple machines (levers, pulleys, gears & swivels). Participants will also learn how to program motors.

Foster Parent Orientation Meeting 6pm8pm. 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 an orientation, please go to www.fostercare4kids.com or call 345-2700.

Meet and Greet with Westside Police 3:30pm-4:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. Come meet the officers assigned to the Westside! The Team intends to get to know the residents in our neighborhood better and to share safety tips.

Board in the Library 6:30pm-8:30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Scotts Valley Library.

Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 1.

Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Live Oak Library. See Oct 1.

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photo by: Kevin painchaud ALL ABouT THEATRE'S production of The Wizard of oz last year featured Cadence Johnson as the Scarecrow, Leia Lindsey as the Tin Man, Kinsey Don Carlos as Dorothy and Natalie Allen as the Cowardly Lion. The group is now working on "A Year with Frog and Toad," "James and the giant Peach" and “Honk."

LEGO 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. Directed LEGO construction for kids 7 and older. Each week we will construct models based on a common theme.

Spanish Conversation Group 4pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Aptos Library. Trying to work on your Spanish? Facilitator-led discussion and activities. All levels are welcome, including beginners. For more information contact Ivan Llamas at llamasi@santacruzpl.org or 831-427-7702 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!

Triple P 8-Week Group: For families with children 2-12 years old 5:30pm–7:30pm Ongoing Thursdays through October 18.

Mountain Community Resources, 6134 Highway 9, Felton. Attend this 8-week Triple P Group to meet other families and learn simple strategies to help you: Strengthen relationships in your family; Encourage positive behaviors; Teach your child new skills & behaviors; Handle disruptive or challenging behaviors with greater confidence; Take care of yourself as a parent. This Triple P Group is FREE and open to the public. Free child care is available with advance registration.

Light snacks will be provided for adults and children. Presented in English by: Cori Burt, Community Bridges – Mountain Community Resources To register: Contact Cori Burt at (831) 335-6600 x6605 or corib@cbridges.org or register online at http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent‐trainings Shake the Square Yoga with Ariana Lopez Es-

pino 6pm-7:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

Abbott Square. Get moving in a series of free movement classes in Abbott Square. Dance and instructor will be announced soon!

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.

Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company.

Join Santa Cruz Public Libraries for trivia night. Form a team (or take it on solo), and compete against other groups to win the grand prize.

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. friday, october 5 Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays.

Downtown Library. Program for families with children ages 0-3 years old. It includes music, movement, stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and fun for your child and you as well as social time with other children and their caregivers.

Preschool Storytime 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays. Aptos Library. We’ll read books, sing songs and make a simple craft! Suggested ages 3-6.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

The MAKE Lab 10am-5pm. 1st and 3rd Fridays. Downtown Library. Offering a variety of tools for STEAM-based projects including: 3D printers, vinyl cutter, woodburning tool, soldering tool, pinback button machine, book binding machine, and a virtual realitybased sculpting and painting program.

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 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.

ner of Bay and High St.). Get fresh organic vegetables, herbs, and beautiful flower bouquets grown at the UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden. Market Cart continues every Friday through late October.

MAKE and Explore 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Capitola Mall MOD. Join us this afternoon to make something creative or make a new discovery!

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.

Tales to Tails 3pm-3:30pm. La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 1.

Free First Friday 11am-4pm. 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 sneakpeek at our annual Art of Nature exhibit.

Make Night at the MAH 5pm-8pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz MAH. Make art, forts, toys, sculptures and so much more!

Every week will be new and exciting.

Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays at 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 464-BUGS (2847) to sign up or drop by at 3910 Portola Dr. Ste. 2 & 3 Pleasure PointSanta Cruz. www.junebugsgym

FishWise 15-Year Anniversary 5pm-8pm.

500 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz. Free admission. A fun, family-friendly event and social networking opportunity. Meet FishWise staff and learn what this local organization is doing nationally and internationally to create lasting change in bringing socially responsible and environmentally sustainable seafood to your plate. Contact Lara at l.kilpatrick@fishwise.org or (831) 427-1707.

UCSC Farm and Garden Market Cart 12pm-6pm. Base of the UCSC Campus (cor-

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Aptos Farmers Market 8am-2pm. 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.

Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr.

Open Gym at JuneBug’s Gym 9am-12 pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. 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. Tales to Tails 10am-11am (Downtown Library) 10:30am-11:30am (Aptos Library).

See Oct 1.

Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. Learn about the environment and local wildlife with local experts. Bird watching, examining microscopic creatures, watercolor painting, printing, writing and reading. Not suitable for really young children.

Saturdays in the Soil 10am-12pm. Natural History Museum. Help us keep our Garden Learning Center thriving for visitors to learn from! Learn about caring for native plants while helping with general landscaping, occasional watering, weeding, and replanting.

All ages are welcome and no experience necessary.

Book Sale 10am-4pm. Capitola Mall next to Starbucks. Proceeds go to the Capitola Library.

DIY Family Crafts 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library) 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library).

Ongoing Saturdays.

Origami Club 1pm-3pm. First Saturday.

Aptos Library. 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.

DIY Crafts 1:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library.

Stand-Up Comedy Night 6pm-9:30pm.

Santa Cruz MAH. We’ll have jokes rolling from 6:00-7:30, hosted by Tony Zavala, featuring comedians from Conan, America’s Got Talent, and more! After the jokes there will be a live-looping set from legendary local musician Rick Walker.

Moonlight Train Dinner 6pm-10pm. Roaring Camp. Start with a delicious barbeque steak and chicken dinner followed by a leisurely train ride in the moonlight aboard vintage railway cars. The steam train stops atop Bear Mountain to a glowing campfire and hot cider. Upon returning to Roaring Camp, dessert, a live band and dancing await you.

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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

Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Hospital. A 12step 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.

Monte Fireworks 8pm. Capitola Wharf. monday, october 8

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Oct 2.

New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 2.

Cybersecurity Workshop 10am-12pm. Aptos Library. Cybersecurity means staying safe online. Safe online habits with experts from Library IT. Bring your questions and concerns to the extended Q & A that follows.

All Santa Cruz Library Branches Closed.

Holy Cross Perish and School’s Fall Carnival 10am-3pm. Mission Plaza Park. Food, cakewalk, games, music, face painting — fun for the whole family!

Sunday Play at the MAH 11am-2pm. Ongoing Sundays. Santa Cruz MAH. Family friendly activities that get you moving and inspire creativity. Think fort building, bubble making, dance parties, and more!

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Aptos/La Selva Fire Department 11am-3pm.

6934 Soquel Drive. The event features live demonstrations, emergency vehicle tours and booths from several emergency response agencies including CHP, Sheriffs, CA State Lifeguards, CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams), Soquel Creek Water District, American Medical Response and more!

Younger visitors can enjoy our ever-popular bounce house and coloring table, balloons, and visits with Patches the Fire Dog. One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 1.

DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm.Ongoing Sundays.

Live Oak Library.

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.

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.

Adult Arts and Crafts 2pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Public Library. Attendants are encouraged to bring their own portable projects to work on, though something will be provided if you don’t bring something. Let’s have some fun while also helping each other learn and grow as artists and crafters!

Origami for Peace with Nate and Drew 3pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Sunday. Downtown Library. Folding instruction will be centered around the crane, but other styles will be available for people to learn once they master the crane fold.

Wellness Group 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Mondays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 1.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Oct 1.

New Mommy Musical MeetUp 12:30pm2pm. Every 2nd Monday. Native Sons’ Hall.

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. http://www.musicalme.com/ Word Church 4pm-8pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Taller de Triple P: Relaciones con los amigos y compañeros 6pm-7:30pm. Nueva Vista Recursos Comunitarios, 711 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz. Los Talleres de Triple P ofrecen consejos prácticos y estrategias para manejar las preguntas y desafíos de crianza específicas.

Los padres pueden asistir a tantos talleres sobre cualquier tema que se interese. Asista a este taller de crianza para aprender: Cómo el hecho de tener amistades les ayuda a los adolescentes a aprender destrezas sociales importantes; Cómo animar a los adolescentes a desarrollar relaciones positivas con sus amigos y compañeros; y Qué puede hacer si los adolescentes tienen dificultad en formar amistades o llevarse bien con los compañeros.

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: Gladys Gómez, Puentes de la Comunidad – La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios Para inscribirse: Comuníquese con Gladys Gómez al (831) 724-2997 x220 o gladysg@cbridges.org o vea el calendario en http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings tuesday, october 9 Gateway School Day Tours 9am-11am.

Gateway School. We hope you will join us for our October School Day Tours to experience first hand our dynamic classrooms in action. Tour our K-8th grade and specialist classes in action. Come and learn how our teachers use innovative teaching informed by research to inspire a love of learning. Meet parent ambassadors, students and our Head of School. Register Here http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efnj6uej77c13510&llr= ftcghicab

Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour 10am-1pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Coffee Lounge in Temple Beth El. See Oct 2.

Preschool Storytime 10:30am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library.

See Oct 2.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 2.

Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office.

See Oct 2.

Fermented Foods Nutrition Class 1pm-2pm.

Westside New Leaf. Come to this nutrition session to learn more about fermented foods and what probiotics do for your health.Get tips on how to incorporate these beneficial foods into your diet, and sample some of Madia’s favorite products. Register for free at the New Leaf website.

Ask Us: Outreach Office Worker Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library.

See Oct 2.

DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Live Oak Library, Branciforte Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 2.

Lego Club 3:15pm-4:45pm (Scotts Valley Library) 3:30pm-5pm (Boulder Creek Library). Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

Youth Chess Club 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 2.

Tales to Tails 4pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 1.

Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Free.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Oct 2.

Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol.

Monarch Services. Ver 2 del octubre.

Optimizing Your Feminine Vitality 6pm-7:30pm. West Side New Leaf. We will cover the main culprits for why our energy gets depleted. Walk away with a better understanding on how your adrenals play a key role in keeping your energy uplifted and your body in sync. Register for free at the New Leaf website.

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photo by: Kevin painchaud WHiRLWiND So many prizes to choose from at the Santa Cruz County Fair.

Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Free. Ongoing Tuesdays. Call to register. Dominican Hospital. See Oct 2.

Anita Sarkeesian & Ebony Adams: History vs. Women 7pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz.

Looking through the ages and across the globe, Anita Sarkeesian (founder of Feminist Frequency), along with Ebony Adams, Ph.D, have reclaimed the stories of 25 remarkable women who dared to defy history and change the world around them.

New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Yoga/Pilates Room 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

One-On-One Tech Tutoring 12pm-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library.

See Oct 3.

Branciforte Writers 4pm-6pm. 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Branciforte Library. Writing for Children Group Support group for adults who are writing for children: Stories and Non-Fiction. All ages- from picture books to young adult.

El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Digital Skills Workshop: Google Sheets 4:30pm-5:30pm. Downtown Library. Our hands-on workshop will help you understand the basic functions of making a spreadsheet with Google Sheets.

Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept.

See Oct 2.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Oct 3.

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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.

Chelsea Clinton: Start Now! You Can Make a Difference 6pm-8pm. Ticketed event.

With information on problems both large and small, Chelsea Clinton’s new children’s book breaks down the concepts of health, hunger, climate change, endangered species and bullying, so that readers can understand the world around them, and how they can make a difference in their own lives, as well as in their communities and the world at large.

All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am.

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 3.

Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park.

See Oct 3.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 3.

Family Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 3.

Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-6pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. See Oct 3.

Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm (Live Oak Library) 2pm-4pm (Downtown Library).

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 1.

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Downtown Library.

Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School.

See Oct 3.

Minecraft.edu 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 3.

Introduction to Mindfulness 7pm-8pm.

Aptos Library. See Oct 3.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Thursdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 4.

New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 4th.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Adult Book Discussion Group 10:30am11:30am. 2nd Thursday. La Selva Beach Library.

Step Parents Support Group 12pm-1pm.

2nd Thursday. Drop-in support group for anyone in the step-parenting role. We meet at various locations. Email Hannah mommystub@gmail.com for more details.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Aptos Library Book Discussion Group 1pm2:30pm. 2nd Thursday. Aptos Library. We will be reading Saturday by Ian McEwan in October.

thursday, october 11

Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 1.

Coffee Talk Social Hour 9am-10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 4.

Do-It-Yourself Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 4.

Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am.

Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Oct 4.

Lego: Not So Simple Machines 3pm-5pm.

La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 4.

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oCToBER 2018 LEGO 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. See Oct 4.

Triple P 8-Week Group: For families with children 2-12 years old 5:30pm–7:30pm Ongoing Thursdays through October 18.

Mountain Community Resources.

See Oct 4.

Seminario de Triple P: El poder de ser padres positivos 6pm-7:30pm. Live Oak Recursos Comunitarios, 1740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz (Live Oak). Los Seminarios de Triple P ofrecen consejos para padres generales que se pueden utilizar en una amplia gama de situaciones. Este seminario es el primero de una serie de tres. Puede asistir a uno, dos o los tres de los seminarios de la serie. El seminario El poder de ser padres positivos brinda una introducción al Programa Triple P. Los participantes del seminario conocerán los principios y las estrategias clave para: Crear entornos seguros e interesantes para los niños; Proporcionar entornos de aprendizaje positivos para los niños; Usar una disciplina positive; Tener expectativas realistas de ellos mismos y los niños; y Cuidarse a sí mismos como padres y cuidadores. Este seminario 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 Grupo Triple P de 8 Semanas: Para familias con niños 2 – 12 años 6pm–8pm. Cada jueves al 27 de septiembre, La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios, 18 W. Lake Ave, Sala E, Watsonville. Ver 4 del octubre.

Alfred Hitchcock in Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz, and Beyond 7:30pm-8:30pm. Scotts Valley Library. Join UCSC Professor Shelley Stamp for an evening of photographs and a lecture on famed director Alfred Hitchcock’s time as a Scotts Valley resident and how it influenced his illustrious career. friday, october 12 Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Downtown Library.

See Oct 5.

Preschool Storytime 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Aptos Library. See Oct 5.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays at JuneBugs Gym. See Oct 5.

UCSC Farm and Garden Market Cart 12pm-6pm. Base of the UCSC Campus (corner of Bay and High St.). See Oct 5.

Financial Friday: Medicare 2pm-3pm.

Downtown Library. What you don’t know and what it could cost you. Medicare planning is a critical component of retirement planning.

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Live Oak Library Book Group 2pm-3pm.

2nd Friday. Live Oak Library. Check with the front desk staff for the current month’s book selection.

Skin Foods: Inner Radiance 2pm-3pm. West Side Santa Cruz. Learn what foods make you glow from the inside-out! Sample some of the items talked about in class, and bring home recipes to incorporate into your daily routine! Register for free at the New Leaf website.

MAKE and Explore 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Capitola Mall MOD. See Oct 5.

Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza.

See Oct 5.

Make Night at the MAH 5pm-8pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 5.

Live Music by Three Agents 6:30pm-9pm.

Abbott Square. Three Agents is a power trio featuring melodic experimentation, catchy vocals, and energetic live performances. saturday, october 13 2018 Cheer and Dance Competition. Kaiser Permanente Arena. Awards will happen at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Aptos Farmers Market 8am-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Oct 6.

Open Gym at JuneBug’s Gym 9am-12 pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. See Oct 6.

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Oct 6.

Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr. Westside Parent Education Nursery School Open House 10am-11:30am. Westside of Bayview Elementary. We have a new program! WPENS Performs: Performing Arts Preschool Class Tuesday/Thursday Afternoons Only. Theater, creative movement and music are featured in a class encouraging participation in the performing arts. Students learn the skills they need to succeed in school and so much more. Go to wpensperforms.com for more details.

Tales to Tails 10am-11am. Downtown Library. See Oct 1.

Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 6.

State Ballot Measures 10am-12pm. Aptos Library. The League of Women Voters will present the pros and cons of the state ballot measures.

Grupo de Triple P de 8 Sesiones: para familias con adolescentes La primera sesión es una orientación de grupo obligatorio 10am11:30am. La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios, 18 W. Lake Ave, Salón E, Watsonville.

Asista a este Grupo de Triple P de 8 sesiones para conocer a otras familias con adolescentes y aprender estrategias sencillas que le ayudarán a: Construir relaciones positivas con su adolescente; Entender y reconocer las influencias diarias en el comportamiento de su adolescente; Responder a los retos de crianza con calma y consistencia; Enseñarle a su ado-

sunday, october 14

lescente cómo resolver problemas y hacer frente a situaciones de riesgo; Tener más confianza sobre la crianza de su adolescente. Este Grupo 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: Gladys Gómez, Puentes de la Comunidad – La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios. Para inscribirse: Comuníquese con Gladys Gómez al (831) 724-2997 x220 o gladysg@cbridges.org o vea el calendario en http://first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings

Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Oct 7.

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party 10:30am-2:30pm. Roaring Camp. Entertainment includes Thomas & Friends™ storytelling, magician, juggler, bounce house, an Imagination Station™ with face painting, temporary tattoos, and special Halloween activities.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

DIY Family Crafts 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library) 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library).

Ongoing Saturdays.

Good Shepherd Harvest Festival 11am-4pm.

Good Shepherd Catholic School. Fun for all ages! Food trucks, face painting, arts and crafts, the new hay bale maze and more awaits you!

World Arts Festival 12pm-4pm. Tannery Arts Center. Over 24 different groups will be there! We will be drumming and dancing around 2:15pm.

Board in the Library 12pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. Adults need playtime too! Join this program for hours of tabletop gaming fun. Bring your favorite board game or play some of the library’s many games.

Community Poetry Circle 1pm-3pm. 2nd Saturday. Aptos Library. Create your poems in a friendly supportive atmosphere.

DIY Crafts 1:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library.

Chess Instruction 2pm-3pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the first. Downtown Library.

Children’s chess instruction with full time teacher and master, Gjon Feinstein, for students up to 18 years old. Parents and/or other relatives are welcome to participate.

Tales to Tails 2pm-3pm. Felton Library.

See Oct 1.

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 cancer. Provides emotional support, education, and referrals to other social services.

Group is led in Spanish. Please call 831-336-8662 to register.

Live Music by Moshe Vilozny 7:30pm9:30pm. Abbott Square. Moshe incorporates his life experiences into original songs steeped in American Roots Music and sprinkled with musical influences from around the globe.

Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr.

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party 10:30am-2:30pm. Roaring Camp.

See Oct 13.

Sunday Play at the MAH 11am-2pm. Ongoing Sundays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 7.

World Arts Festival 12pm-4pm. Tannery Arts Center. See Oct 13.

Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Oct 7.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 1.

DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm.Ongoing Sundays.

Live Oak Library.

Thriving with ADHD Symposium 1pm6pm. Temple Beth El. Featuring Laurie Dupar’s talk on The Gifts of ADHD and Lawrence Choy MD’s talk on The Neuroplasticity of the ADHD Brain.

Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Oct 7.

Adult Arts and Crafts 2pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Public Library. See Oct 7.

Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Room. Sutter Hospital, 2900 Chanticleer Avenue. See Oct 7. monday, october 15 Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

Wellness Group 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Mondays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 1.

Creating 360° Video 11am-12pm. Downtown Library. Join us for an interactive demo at the library as we create 360° video using smart phones and virtual reality equipment.

Medicare Explained 11am-12pm. Scotts Valley Library. Everything you wanted to know about Medicare but were afraid to ask.

Live Oak Knitters 11:15am-1pm. Live Oak Library. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Oct 1.

oCToBER 2018

TRuCKiN’ if you call County Supervisor John Leopold a Deadhead, that’s not an insult. He’s a huge fan of the grateful Dead and last month his collection of live cassette tapes of the band won a First Place ribbon at the Santa Cruz County Fair. He’s on the left in the purple. Dead historian Blair Jackson is in blue. We can already hear your kids asking…what’s a cassette tape?

Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 1.

Preschool Storytime 10:30am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library.

See Oct 2.

Family and Friends Cancer Support Group 5:30pm-7pm. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. See Oct 2.

Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 2.

Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol.

Monarch Services. Ver 2 del octubre.

Tale to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Aptos Library.

See Oct 1.

Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 1.

Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. See Oct 2.

Word Church 4pm-8pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Movie Discussion Club 1pm-2pm. 3rd Tuesday. La Selva Beach Library.

Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

Ask Us: Outreach Office Worker Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

ESL Conversation Group 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library.

See Oct 2.

A Functional Approach to Weight Loss 6pm7:30pm. West Side New Leaf. This class offers a presentation on Dr. Emmert’s functional weight loss program. Register for free at the New Leaf website.

Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Free. Ongoing Tuesdays. Call to register. Dominican Hospital. See Oct 2.

Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept.

See Oct 2.

New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Yoga/Pilates Room 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12 pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park.

See Oct 3.

Genealogical Research Group 10:30am12pm. 3rd Wednesday. La Selva Beach Library. Interested in genealogy? At a dead-end?

Have a new source to share? Join us for hands-on research using the library’s databases and internet resources.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 3.

wednesday, october 17

Family Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 3.

DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

One-On-One Tech Tutoring 12pm-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library.

See Oct 3.

New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 2.

Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Live Oak Library, Branciforte Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 2.

Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Oct 2.

Youth Chess Club 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 2.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am.

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 3.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour 10am-1pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Coffee Lounge in Temple Beth El. See Oct 2.

Lego Club 3:15pm-4:45pm (Scotts Valley Library) 3:30pm-5pm (Boulder Creek Library). Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

Ribbon Arts Guild 10am-1pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 3.

tuesday, october 16

Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Free.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Oct 2.

Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance.

See Oct 10.

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oCToBER 2018 Aptos Writing Group 1pm-3pm. 3rd Wednesday. Aptos Library. Those interested in: sharing their writing; improving and developing their writing; or trying their hand at writing for the first time, are welcome.

Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-6pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. See Oct 3.

Branciforte Book Discussion Group 1:30pm-2:30pm. 3rd Wednesday. Branciforte Library. This month’s book will be All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr.

Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm (Live Oak Library) 2pm-4pm (Downtown Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 1.

CASE Art Club 2pm-4pm. 3nd Wednesday.

Scotts Valley Library. CASE stands for Creative, Artistic, Scientific, Expressive. A new monthly class for kids ages 6-10. Come craft with Anna and learn about the relationship between art and science.

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Downtown Library.

Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School.

See Oct 3.

Minecraft.edu 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 3.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 1.

Do-It-Yourself Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 4.

Lego: Not So Simple Machines 3pm-5pm.

La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 4.

Challah Making 3:30pm. New Leaf Market’s West Side Kitchen. Come make Challah with Temple Beth El’s Young Families Project. We will have helpers, all the ingredients and the recipe! Take home the dough to bake, the simple one bowl recipe and a little challah to enjoy. RSVP’s are helpful sclarkson@tbeaptos.org Meet and Greet with Westside Police 3:30pm-4:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. See Oct 4.

Tales to Tails 3:30pm-4:30pm. Live Oak Library. See Oct 1.

LEGO 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. See Oct 4.

Spanish Conversation Group 4pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Aptos Library.

See Oct 4.

Evening Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group 6pm-7pm. 3rd Wednesday. La Selva Beach Library. Group will discussion current non-fiction books as selected by members.

Triple P 8-Week Group: For families with children 2-12 years old 5:30pm–7:30pm Ongoing Thursdays through October 18.

Mountain Community Resources.

See Oct 4.

Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Oct 3.

Shake the Square 6pm-7:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Abbott Square. See Oct 4.

Board in the Library 6:30pm-8:30pm. 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 3.

Introduction to Mindfulness 7pm-8pm.

Aptos Library. See Oct 3. thursday, october 18 Coffee Talk Social Hour 9am-10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 4.

Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am.

Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Oct 4.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Thursdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 4.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 4.

Boulder Creek Library Book Club 11am12pm. 3rd Thursday. Boulder Creek Library.

Munching with Mozart 12:10pm-12:50. 3rd Thursday. Downtown Library. Free noontime concerts. You are welcome to bring your lunch, but please no crunchy food items.

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Entre Nosotras 6pm-8pm. 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. WomenCARE’s Watsonville Office. See Oct 4.

Trivia on Tap 6pm-7:30pm. 1st and 3rd Thursdays. Steel Bonnet Brewing Company.

See Oct 4.

Seminario de Triple P: Cómo criar hijos seguros y capaces 6pm-7:30pm. Live Oak Recursos Comunitarios, 1740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz (Live Oak). Los Seminarios de Triple P ofrecen consejos para padres generales que se pueden utilizar en una amplia gama de situaciones. Este seminario es el segundo de una serie de tres. Puede asistir a uno, dos o los tres de los seminarios de la serie. Asista a Cómo criar hijos seguros y capaces para obtener consejos para ayudar a sus hijos: Aprenda a tratar a los demás con respeto; Desarrollar buenas habilidades comunicativas y sociales; Desarrollar una autoestima saludable. Este seminario 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 Grupo Triple P de 8 Semanas: Para familias con niños 2 – 12 años 6pm–8pm. Cada jueves al 27 de septiembre, La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios, 18 W. Lake Ave, Sala E, Watsonville. Ver 4 del octubre.

Santa Cruz Sister City Visit Presentation: Shingu, Japan 6:30pm-7:30pm. Downtown Library. Now accepting applications from local 8th-10th graders who have a strong interest in Japan and would like to be a part of a 10-day student ambassador delegation in Spring, 2019. Come learn more!

Kids Book Party and Author Forum 10am1pm. Book party for kids ages 3-8 (10:00a 12:00p) with author readings, awesome activities, and goodies! Followed by Q&A forum for educators (12:15p -1:00p) featuring authors Eve Bunting, Eric Hoffman, Diane Landy, and Kathy Ellen Davis.

friday, october 19

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party 10:30am-2:30pm. Roaring Camp.

See Oct 13.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Downtown Library.

See Oct 5.

Preschool Storytime 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Aptos Library.

See Oct 5.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

DIY Family Crafts 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library) 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library).

Ongoing Saturdays.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Water Harvest Festival 12pm-3pm. Heart of Soquel Park behind the Soquel Post Office.

This is a free water awareness event for kids and families to learn about water resources, water-wise gardening, fire hydrants, water conservation, watershed protection, and more. https://www.soquelcreekwater.org/waterharvestfestival

Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays at JuneBugs Gym. See Oct 5.

DIY Crafts 1:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library.

UCSC Farm and Garden Market Cart 12pm-6pm. Base of the UCSC Campus (corner of Bay and High St.). See Oct 5.

Chess Instruction 2pm-3pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the first. Downtown Library. See Oct 13.

MAKE and Explore 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Capitola Mall MOD. See Oct 5.

Community Poetry Circle 2pm-4pm. 3rd Saturday. Scotts Valley Library. Join our poetry writing group led by local poet, Magdalena Montagne. Create your poems in a friendly supportive atmosphere.

The MAKE Lab 10am-5pm. 1st and 3rd Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 5.

Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza.

See Oct 5.

Project Lit: Community Discussion 5pm6pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz. Join Branciforte Middle School and Mission Hill Middle School to discuss The Stars Beneath Our Feet and The Hate U Give before seeing The Hate U Give movie on opening weekend!

GLOW: A Festival of Fire and Light 6pm10pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Explore Cooper Street as it fills with fire dancing and art. Get up close to flaming cannonades, sculptures and live DJs in Abbott Square. Get hands-on in the electrified Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) with interactive digital art, projections, and LED sculptures.

Make Night at the MAH 5pm-8pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 5.

sunday, october 21

saturday, october 20

Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr.

Santa Cruz Band Review. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. 55 Northern California high school and junior high school bands will compete!

Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Oct 7.

Aptos Farmers Market 8am-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Oct 6.

Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party 10:30am-2:30pm. Roaring Camp.

See Oct 13.

Open Gym at JuneBug’s Gym 9am-12 pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. See Oct 6.

Sunday Play at the MAH 11am-2pm. Ongoing Sundays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 7.

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Oct 6.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr.

Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing). Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Oct 7.

Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 6.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 1.

Saturdays in the Soil 10am-12pm. Natural History Museum. See Oct 6.

DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm.Ongoing Sundays.

Live Oak Library.

oCToBER 2018

photo by: Kevin painchaud SHHHH Don’t tell the tourists, but october is our best month at the beach. No crowds, nice weather.

Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Oct 7.

Wellness Group 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Mondays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 1.

ESL Conversation Group 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

Science Sunday 1:30pm-2:30pm. Every 3rd Sunday. Seymour Marine Discovery Center.

Lectures are designed to make science interesting and “user-friendly” for everyone. Free with membership, admission, or valid UCSC student ID.

Live Oak Knitters 11:15am-1pm. Live Oak Library. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

tuesday, october 23

Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Live Oak Library, Branciforte Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 2.

New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 2.

Youth Chess Club 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 2.

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, dropins welcome. More info and details at: www.wombsong.com Adult Arts and Crafts 2pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Public Library.

See Oct 7.

Origami for Peace with Nate and Drew 3pm-5pm. 1st and 3rd Sunday. Downtown Library. See Oct 7.

Matt de la Pena and Christian Robinson: Carmela Full of Wishes 4pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz. A story partially inspired by Watsonville, where de la Peña’s own parents currently teach.

Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm-8:00pm.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Room. Sutter Hospital, 2900 Chanticleer Avenue. See Oct 7. monday, october 22 Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

Creating 360° Video 11am-12pm. Downtown Library. See Oct 15.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Oct 2.

ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Oct 1.

Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour 10am-1pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

Coffee Lounge in Temple Beth El. See Oct 2.

Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 1.

Preschool Storytime 10:30am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library.

See Oct 2.

Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 2.

Money Monday 4pm-5:15pm. Downtown Library. Counting Your Marbles: Spending Plans

Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm. Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). Downtown Library. See Oct 1.

Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office.

See Oct 2.

Word Church 4pm-8pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Ask Us: Outreach Office Worker Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library.

See Oct 2.

DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Lego Club 3:15pm-4:45pm (Scotts Valley Library) 3:30pm-5pm (Boulder Creek Library). Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

Tales to Tails 4pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 1.

Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm. Free.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Oct 2.

Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso. En Espanol.

Monarch Services. Ver 2 del octubre.

Hidden Gems Film Club 6pm-8pm. Aptos Library. Foreign films, documentaries, independents and even some mainstream movies you might have missed!

Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Free. Ongoing Tuesdays. Call to register. Dominican Hospital. See Oct 2.

Learn to Shop on Your Bike! 6:30pm-7:30pm.

West Side New Leaf. We’ll look at making your trips to the grocery store by bike. How are you supposed to carry all of your goods on two wheels? We’ll peel back the layers on how make a store run successful. Register for free at the New Leaf website. Every registered participant will receive a free Klean Kanteen.

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oCToBER 2018 Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept.

See Oct 2.

Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Oct 3.

wednesday, october 24

Stepping Stones Triple P Workshop: Being Part of the Community 6pm-7:30pm. La Manzana Community Resources, 18 W. Lake Ave, Suite E, Watsonville. 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 parenting workshop to learn tips for: Going shopping together; Handling situations where your child wanders away from you; Traveling together; and Making haircuts a positive experience. 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 adults and children. Presented in English by: Gladys Gómez, Community Bridges – La Manzana Community Resources. To register: Contact Gladys Gómez at (831) 724-297 x220 or gladysg@cbridges.org or register online at http://first5scc.org/calendar/ parent-trainings

All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am.

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 3.

Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park.

See Oct 3.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 3.

Family Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 3.

New Moms Support Group 11:30am-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Yoga/Pilates Room 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

One-On-One Tech Tutoring 12pm-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library.

See Oct 3.

El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance.

See Oct 10.

Reading in the Redwoods 6:15pm-7:30pm.

4th Wednesday. Felton Library. 427-7708.

To be added to our bookgroup email list, please call 831-427-3151.

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. thursday, october 25 Coffee Talk Social Hour 9am-10am. Ongoing Thursdays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 4.

Food Addicts Anonymous Meeting 9am.

Ongoing Thursdays. Trinity Presbyterian Church. See Oct 4.

Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-6pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. See Oct 3.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Thursdays. Scotts Valley Library. See Oct 4.

Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm (Live Oak Library) 2pm-4pm (Downtown Library). Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 1.

New Parents with Babies 4 Months to 9 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Thursdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 4.

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Downtown Library.

Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm-4:30pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School.

See Oct 3.

Minecraft.edu 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 3.

Branciforte Writers 4pm-6pm. 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Branciforte Library. Writing for Children Group Support group for adults who are writing for children: Stories and Non-Fiction. All ages- from picture books to young adult.

Digital Skills Workshop: eAudiobooks 4:30pm-5:30pm. Downtown Library. Your public library provides access to thousands of popular titles in digital audio format. Join us for an overview of eAudiobooks and learn how to get these titles for your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

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Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Code Combat 3pm-4pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 1.

Do-It-Yourself Crafts 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Thursdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 4.

Lego: Not So Simple Machines 3pm-5pm.

La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 4.

LEGO 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Thursdays.

Garfield Park Library. See Oct 4.

Triple P 8-Week Group: For families with children 2-12 years old 5:30pm–7:30pm Ongoing Thursdays through October 18.

Mountain Community Resources.

See Oct 4.

Seminario de Triple P: Cómo criar hijos resistentes 6pm-7:30pm. Live Oak Recursos Comunitarios, 1740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz (Live Oak). Los Seminarios de Triple P ofrecen consejos para padres generales que se pueden utilizar en una amplia gama de situaciones. Este seminario es el tercero de una serie de tres. Puede asistir a uno, dos o los tres de los seminarios de la serie. Asista a Cómo criar hijos resistentes para obtener consejos para ayudar a los niños a desarrollar importantes habilidades socio-emocionales, tales como: Reconocer y expresar emociones de maneras saludables; Desarrollar formas positivas de pensar en sí mismos y en el mundo que los rodea; y Hacer frente a emociones difíciles y situaciones estresantes. Este seminario 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 Grupo Triple P de 8 Semanas: Para familias con niños 2 – 12 años 6pm–8pm. Cada jueves al 27 de septiembre, La Manzana Recursos Comunitarios, 18 W. Lake Ave, Sala E, Watsonville. Ver 4 del octubre.

7th Annual Día de los Muertos Family Crafts 6pm-8pm. Main Watsonville Library.

Children and their families move between four different stations to decorate sugar skulls, color, make paper flowers, and work on their miniature altars. It is busy, exciting, hectic and wonderful!

The Case of the Mystery Panel 6:30pm8pm. Downtown Library. Mystery Writers of America NorCal Chapter celebrates mystery week with an exciting panel discussion about their work.

Markus Zusak: Bridge of Clay 7pm. Vet’s Hall. Ticketed event. An unforgettable and sweeping family saga, written in powerfully inventive language and bursting with heart, Bridge of Clay is signature Zusak.

Scotts Valley Genre Book Discussion Club 7pm-8:30pm. Last Thursday. Scotts Valley Library.

Stories Under the Influence 7pm-9pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Grab a drink and enjoy short, entertaining talks from 5 different speakers on subjects like bicycles, beer, or map making. Anything is fair game. friday, october 26 Downtown Santa Cruz Sidewalk Sales 9am9pm. 4th weekend of the month through November. Pacific Avenue. Shoppers – take advantage of great deals in a relaxing shopping environment!

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Downtown Library.

See Oct 5.

Preschool Storytime 10am-11am. Ongoing Fridays except the 1st. Aptos Library. See Oct 5.

Working Together: Information Navigation 10am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

4th Friday Movie 10am-12pm. 4th Friday.

La Selva Beach Library. Wake up to a great movie.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Fun n’ Tumble Open Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Fridays at JuneBugs Gym. See Oct 5.

UCSC Farm and Garden Market Cart 12pm-6pm. Base of the UCSC Campus (corner of Bay and High St.). See Oct 5.

MAKE and Explore 2pm-4pm. Ongoing Fridays. Capitola Mall MOD. See Oct 5.

Watsonville Farmers Market 2pm-7pm. Ongoing Fridays. Downtown Watsonville Plaza.

See Oct 5.

Make Night at the MAH 5pm-8pm. Ongoing Fridays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 5.

Haunted House Preview Tour 6pm-8pm.

Louden Nelson Community Center. Be the first to see the Haunted House in a special EXTRA scary tour at night. FREE! Rock Shabbat 7:30pm. Temple Beth El. Once upon a Shabbat, there was a beautiful, musical, magical and mystical service. All who participated swayed and sang together; they were filled with awe and joy. Gorgeous melodies abounded and a warm sense of community was reaffirmed. saturday, october 27 Aptos Farmers Market 8am-2pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Cabrillo College. See Oct 6.

Open Gym at JuneBug’s Gym 9am-12 pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. See Oct 6.

Scotts Valley Farmer’s Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. SV Community Center parking lot. See Oct 6.

Westside Farmers Market 9am-1pm.

Ongoing Saturdays. Mission St. Ext. and Western Dr. Chili Cook-Off 9am-4pm. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Tasting Kits are $10 each and include six (6) taste tickets, spoon, cup, and a People’s Choice ballot. A portion of the proceeds from Tasting Kit sales will benefit Teen Kitchen Project.

Downtown Santa Cruz Sidewalk Sale 9am9pm. Downtown Santa Cruz. Take advantage of great deals in a relaxing shopping environment!

Tales to Tails 10am-11:30am. Downtown Library. See Oct 1.

Family Lagoon Watch 10am-12pm. Ongoing Saturdays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 6.

State Ballot Measures 10am-12pm. Aptos Library. See Oct 13.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm.

Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

oCToBER 2018 DIY Family Crafts 11am-1pm (Garfield Park Library) 11am-4pm (Branciforte Library).

Ongoing Saturdays.

Redwood Grove Loop Walk 11am & 2pm. Ongoing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Big Basin State Park. See Oct 5.

Halloween Festival and Haunted House 12pm-4pm. Louden Nelson Community Center. Watch the Thrill the World Zombie Dance, create masks, tour the Haunted House, explore our touch tanks, and take your costumes out on a pre-Halloween test ride. Tons of fun for the whole family. FREE!

Bachata by the Sea 1pm-3pm (picnic) 3pm-4pm (class) 4pm-7pm (dancing).

Ongoing Sundays. 106 Beach St. See Oct 7.

7th Annual Día de los Muertos Family Crafts 1pm-3pm. Freedom Branch Library. See Oct 25.

Novel Writing Workshop 1pm-3pm.

Aptos Library. Get a jump start on NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in this 2-hour plotter/pantser writing workshop.

DIY Crafts 1:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Saturdays. La Selva Beach Library.

Tales to Tails 2pm-3pm. Felton Library.

See Oct 1.

Chess Instruction 2pm-3pm. Ongoing Saturdays except the first. Downtown Library. See Oct 13.

Spanish Speaking Cancer Support Group 3pm-4:30pm. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. WomenCARE’s Office. See Oct 13. sunday, october 28 Drive for Schools. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. This year, the grand prize winner will have their choice of a brand new Toyota Prius C or Subaru Crosstrek. We will also be giving away ten $1,000 cash prizes, plus over 100 additional prizes!

Live Oak Farmers Market 9am-1pm. Ongoing Sundays. 15th and Eastcliff Dr. Downtown Santa Cruz Sidewalk Sale 9am-9pm. Downtown Santa Cruz.

See Oct. 27.

Overeaters Anonymous 9:05am-10:15am.

Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center. See Oct 7.

Open House 11am. Mount Madonna School. Featuring a garden party and opportunities to meet teachers and tour the campus. MMS has small class sizes and learning that goes beyond the classroom walls, a Montessori-influenced Pre/K and college prep 1st–12th grades. Featuring project-based science labs, outdoor adventure, travel, marine biology and oceanography studies on Catalina Island, national and international travel, mixed-grade buddy program, visual and performing arts. RSVP to Benna Dimig at 408-846-4042 or admissions@mountmadonnaschool.org.

Sunday Play at the MAH 11am-2pm. Ongoing Sundays. Santa Cruz MAH. See Oct 7.

Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt 11am2pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Have you ever played the board game clue? Come to the MAH and play a live action version for a thrilling and riddle-packed Murder Mystery Game Day.

Novel Writing Workshop 1pm-3pm.

Aptos Library. See Oct 27.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 1pm-3pm.

Ongoing Sundays. Downtown Library.

See Oct 1.

tuesday, october 30 New Parents with Babies 3 Weeks to 4 Months 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 2.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library. See Oct 2.

Playbies Parenting Infant/Toddler Helpful Happy Hour 10am-1pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Coffee Lounge in Temple Beth El. See Oct 2.

Triple P @ Together in the Park (drop-in playgroup) 10:30am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Felton Covered Bridge Park.

See Oct 3.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 3.

Family Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Boulder Creek Library.

See Oct 3.

New Moms Support Group 11:30am1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Yoga/Pilates Room 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

DIY Crafts 1pm-4:30pm.Ongoing Sundays. Live Oak Library.

Preschool Storytime 10:30am-11:30am.

Ongoing Tuesdays. La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 2.

Watsonville Nature Walks 1:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Watsonville Nature Center (30 Harkins Slough Road). See Oct 7.

Preschool Storytime 11am-12pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 2.

Adult Arts and Crafts 2pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Sundays. Felton Public Library.

See Oct 7.

Tumble-On-Tuesdays at JuneBug’s Gym 12pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays.

See Oct 2.

Nar-Anon Family Groups 6:30pm8:00pm. Ongoing Sundays. Sutter Room.

Sutter Hospital, 2900 Chanticleer Avenue.

See Oct 7.

Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. WomenCARE’s Office. See Oct 2.

monday, october 29

Ask Us: Outreach Office Worker Hours 1pm-3pm. Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Dance for Parkinson’s 1pm. Ongoing Wednesdays except the first Wednesday of the month. Motion Pacific Dance.

See Oct 10.

Lego and Duplo Fun 1:30pm-3:30pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Branciforte Library.

See Oct 2.

Santa Cruz Farmers Market 1pm-6pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Cedar and Lincoln St. See Oct 3.

DIY Crafts 2:30pm-4pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Downtown Library. See Oct 2.

Code Combat 1:30pm-3pm (Live Oak Library) 2pm-4pm (Downtown Library).

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 1.

Homework Help 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Live Oak Library, Branciforte Library and La Selva Beach Library. See Oct 2.

R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail 3pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. La Selva Beach Library and Downtown Library.

Youth Chess Club 3:30pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 2.

Orchard Circus Arts Class 3:30pm4:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Orchard School. See Oct 3.

Lego Club 3:15pm-4:45pm (Scotts Valley Library) 3:30pm-5pm (Boulder Creek Library). Ongoing Tuesdays. See Oct 2.

Minecraft.edu 3:30pm-5pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library. See Oct 3.

Youth Coalition Meeting 5pm-6:30pm.

Free. Ongoing Tuesdays. Resource Center for Non-Violence. See Oct 2.

Female Survivor Support Group 6pm7:30pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Monarch Services. See Oct 3.

Toddler Time 10am-11am. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

Wellness Group 10am-11:30am. Ongoing Mondays. Sutter Room at Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center. See Oct 1.

Live Oak Knitters 11:15am-1pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

Creating 360° Video 11am-12pm. Downtown Library. See Oct 15.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

ARM-in-ARM Cancer Support Group 12:30pm-2pm. Ongoing Mondays. WomenCARE Office. See Oct 1.

Knitting in the Library 3pm-4:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Scotts Valley Library.

See Oct 1.

Seasonal Craft Days 3pm-4:30pm. Downtown Library. We will get messy so dress accordingly. Ages 3 and older. We will be using permanent paints and markers as well as small objects like beads and pins.

Code Combat 3:30pm-5pm. Scotts Valley Library. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

One-on-One Tech Tutoring 4pm-6pm.

Ongoing Mondays (except Oct 8). Downtown Library. See Oct 1.

Word Church 4pm-8pm. Santa Cruz MAH. Ongoing Mondays. See Oct 1.

Cuéntame un Cuento 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library.

See Oct 1.

ESL Conversation Group 6:30pm7:30pm. Ongoing Mondays. Live Oak Library. See Oct 1.

One-On-One Tech Tutoring 12pm-1pm.

Ongoing Wednesdays. Aptos Library.

See Oct 3.

El Patio De Mi Casa 12pm-2pm. Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Baby Happy Hour at JuneBug’s Gym!!

12:15pm-1:15pm. Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. See Oct 1.

Grupo de apoyo femenino del superviviente 6pm-7:30pm. Martes en curso.

En Espanol. Monarch Services. Ver 2 del octubre.

Birth Center Tour 6:30pm. Free. Ongoing Tuesdays. Call to register. Dominican Hospital. See Oct 2.

Divorced Fathers Network 7:30-8:30pm.

Ongoing Tuesdays. Aptos La Selva Fire Dept. See Oct 2. wednesday, october 31 All Together Now! 9am-11am, Ongoing Wednesdays. Live Oak Family Resource Center. See Oct 3.

Latch Clinic 9am-11am. Ongoing Wednesdays. Dominican Rehab Lactation office 610 Frederick St. See Oct 3.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Story Time 10am.

Ongoing Wednesdays. See Oct 3.

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