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because no meaningful change is actually on their agendas. Such political advocates don’t really want to solve our problems because their business is the status quo, politically, and therefore to a large extent socially and economically. Blame is the perfect ticket for them. The truth is that we can fix our economy. We can do anything that we have a will to do. And that necessarily includes a will to identify and accept responsibility for our own problems. Blaming the Chinese isn’t just reactionary and stupid, it’s financial suicide. The extent to which toxic derivatives infest our financial institutions is not revealed to

the public, nor even on too-big-to-fail bank balance sheets. The insolvencies of our state governments, the unfunded liabilities of our federal government, the weakness of our dollar and the growing fiscal problems at the Federal Reserve are also glossed over or ignored. We are coming upon face up or flunk out: this is no time to fall back on blame. Richard Flacco, Santa Cruz

AB=> B63 0@/BA I WAS standing in a shop on Pacific Mall when a skateboard punk slammed into my ankle, then stood there and smirked at me, knowing that if I slapped him, like he deserved, and a black woman recently did, the SCPD would have hauled me to jail like they did her. If her case goes to trial I am willing to testify that a certain portion of the skateboard population purposely target nonyuppie-looking people. I recently just barely pulled my foot back from a step that would have allowed a teenager or skateboarder to collide with my ankle while I was crossing Front Street with the light in the crosswalk in the front of the Santa Cruz Weekly office. He then sat on the steps in front of the museum to see what my reaction would be. Regardless of the outcome of the black woman’s trial she should sue the skateboard punk that assaulted her for the $25,000 that the parents of teenagers can be forced to pay for intentional damages inflicted by their child. Tad Jones, Davenport

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DERBY GIRL in leopard-print stockings and black leather skates with white stripes flies around the rink, zephyrous, daring anyone to outskate her. A couple of girlfriends skate together, jumping, doing 180s, laughing every time either of them falls down. An older man orbiting the disco ball in the center of the rink cuts elegant figure eights. My friends Meghan and Wyatt make a dream team in camel suede skates: she floats backward in loose circles in a long floral dress and he rolls around the rink in a vintage denim jacket, hands clasped behind his back. Nothing is cooler than roller skating. The rink itself is cool in that self-deprecating way that is so in right now. We all wish we lived in the

’60s, but the felt banner over the bathrooms commemorating the roller rink’s 50-year anniversary is the real deal. On my white skates with red laces and skateboard wheels, struggling to stand up straight, I feel cool, too. I edge out gingerly onto the floor, keeping my eyes in front of me and staying close to the wall so as not to run into anybody, and begin my continuous rotation in the flow of traffic. Then I am moving fast, quick and low, crossing one foot over the other and gliding, frozen in time. I feel elated, as if from a particularly successful middle-school dance where I slow danced with not just one or two but maybe even three or four painfully awkward 12-year-olds. I’m so engrossed in trying to lap Wyatt and catch

up to the derby girl that I lose track of time. I forget about grocery shopping, whether or not my two best friends are still not talking to each other, and class in the morning. I don’t even know what year it is, though “Stayin’ Alive� would have me believe it’s 1977. Solemnly, the DJ announces, “Skaters, this will be the last song.� As the opening notes of “Celebration� fill the rink, Wyatt ducks down low, Meghan continues to glide backward while dancing with her upper body and the guy doing figure eights keeps making figure eights. I wonder if the last song is always “Celebration.� “Usually,� Meghan says as we leave, “there’s a lot more Michael Jackson.� Maya Weeks

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HE OCEAN may seem endless, but plastic is forever. So appears the world to singer and songwriter Jackson Browne, who, while gearing up for a tour that kicks off next week at the Civic Auditorium, has keyed in aggressively to one of the most urgent environmental issues that our planet faces: plastic contamination. “The world is literally filling up with things that are designed to be used once and which never go away,� Browne told Santa Cruz Weekly. “Plastic

bags are blowing around the Sahara Desert. Camels are dying of starvation with their guts full of plastic.� Browne says that personal friends of his who have surfed on every continent have reported plastic bags washed up on beaches in Antarctica. Browne and his traveling crew have weaned themselves off most disposable plastic items, including water bottles, and though Browne won’t be heavily pushing the campaign from the stage, others will—namely Save Our Shores, which will present Browne with an Ocean Hero award during his pre-

concert sound check. Save Our Shores and the city of Santa Cruz have also designated Feb. 23 as “Jackson Browne Day� to honor the veteran singer’s anti-plastic campaign. The planet’s plastic crisis is perhaps most poignantly illustrated by the alarmingly real conglomeration of petro-trash that has accumulated in the central Pacific Ocean, swept up in an endlessly spiraling gyre of nonbiodegradable refuse. Sea birds eat the trash, as do sea turtles, which activists believe mistake plastic bags for jellyfish. In one study, 37 percent of necropsied sea turtle corpses contained plastic in their intestines, according to Save Our Shores’ executive director Laura Kasa. Marine mammals also become entangled in drifting rubbish, and local sea otters have been photographed with bags cinched over their heads. “Clearly, the world’s capacity to receive our shit is not unlimited,� says Browne, who has confidence that the public is coming around to understand the urgency of the matter—especially in the Bay Area, which he calls “an incredible cultural engine.� “People know about this,� he says. “It’s not a complicated thing. All the plastic the world has ever made is still out there. It doesn’t go anywhere because it doesn’t break down.�

Ban Aid The problem begins everywhere— in developed and developing countries alike and in groceries stores large and small, whether “eco-friendly� and “green� or shamelessly corporate. Bags are dispensed with almost every takeout meal served in America, and an increasingly large amount of water is now sipped from plastic bottles. Browne himself now carries an aluminum bottle that he fills from taps. Browne fully awoke to the Earth’s plastic plague while touring in 2008. “I saw how many bottles we were using,� he says. “There were stacks 6 feet high behind the stage.�

Browne, like millions of people worldwide, has voluntarily banished the one-time-use bag and bottle from his life, but nobody in California has been required to do so—though we almost were. In late August, the state Senate voted down A.B. 1998, legislation that would have banned plastic bags at most checkout counters statewide. In response, Save Our Shores has focused its efforts at the local level, pushing a measure aimed at illegalizing plastic carryout shopping bags at all stores and retailers in Santa Cruz County. Kasa is confident the Board of Supervisors will approve the ban, which will go to vote once its backers produce an environmental impact report, perhaps as soon as April. Kasa believes the time for such action is long overdue. Ireland, India and China have taken legislative strides against the wanton dispersal of plastic bags, which Californians use at a rate of about 20 billion per year. “I’m a little embarrassed to be in a country that hasn’t done something about plastic bags yet,� Kasa says, adding that once carry-out bags have been addressed, so-called “produce bags�—which consumers use to bag fruits, vegetables and bulk grains for transporting from store to home— may become the next target of local anti-plastic campaigners. Though some elected officials may resist a ban, Kasa believes the tide is turning. “We’ve realized it won’t pass yet at a state level, but we believe [the ban] has a good chance at the local level,� she says. Browne recognizes the metaphorical notion favored by poets and songwriters that the sea is boundless. But in the plastic age, the buildup of trash in the ocean has served as a figurative depth gauge— and the bounds of the sea, he says, have been reached. “This is a critical moment in our planet’s life,� he says. “Plastic was a big mistake, and we need to do something about it.� 0

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AST WEEK, video game publisher Activision announced that it’s bringing down the ax on the Guitar Hero series. For the gaming world, it’s the end of an era—in six short years, the original Guitar Hero and its many sequels became the third-largest video game franchise in history. They revolutionized the very notion of what hit video games could be, turning color-coded

button-pushing into a rock-star fantasy for the 21st century and selling 25 million games in the process. That same day, in his tiny music studio in the Soquel hills, 33-yearold Nick Gallant reminisced about what it was like to create the songs for the most popular music video games ever made. In the early days, Guitar Hero developer RedOctane (which was acquired by Activision in 2007) couldn’t get the rights to

songs like David Bowie’s “Ziggy Stardust,â€? Motorhead’s “Ace of Spadesâ€? or the Chili Peppers cover of “Higher Ground,â€? so Fremont’s WaveGroup Sound was contracted to create cover versions of them. Though most of the games’ players never knew his name (the songs had credits like “‘I Wanna Be Sedated’ as made famous by the Ramonesâ€?), many of the songs they were clicking along to were actually being ¨ played and sung by Gallant.

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these music video games have gone to re-create the songs with precision. “Lou Gramm sounds like his voice is just on the edge of being blown out, like he might have done a lot of coke the night before or done some heavy drinking,â€? says Gallant of the original. “I wanted to get that, so what I had to do to get there was do a bunch of screaming beforehand to get my voice nice and rough. That’s me after being in the studio and just going “Rahhhhhhhhhhh! Rahhhhhhhhhhh! Rahhhhhhhhhhh!’â€? “Juke Box Heroâ€? appeared in Rock Band, the subsequent Guitar Hero competitor that Gallant also worked on the music for; his other credits include Dance Dance Revolution, Karaoke Revolution, Samba De Amigo and many more. Creating video-game cover songs fed his inner music geek, the one that led him to the Berklee School of Music for a degree in music production and engineering. “It’s almost like being a musical archeologist. I’m in love with trying to crack the code, figuring out how ¨ #

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‘I said to the First Lady, “Listen, I hear your husband does not like ice cream.� And she knew the exact thing to say. She said, “Well, you know, Barack’s from Hawaii, he’s a shaved ice kind of guy.� I’m like, “You’re so good!�’ Man Facing South Good-looking and gregarious, with slightly shaggy blond hair and a bit of a Matthew McConaughey vibe, Gallant looks way more Santa Cruz than Silicon Valley. Whatever he’s made off the decade’s most popular games, he still drives a beat-up Tacoma pickup with a surf board in the back and a bumper sticker that says “No on Prop. 8.� He looks like the last man on Earth who’d want to play a video game. And truth be told, he is. “I hate video games,� he admits.

“With all due respect, because it’s paid my mortgage and it’s a pastime of a lot of my peers and people I’ve worked with. But I’m just a very outdoorsy person. To me, video games are something that could keep me from the outdoors. People say, ‘How can you not be into video games and do this?’ I say, ‘Because I’m into music.’â€? The mortgage is the one he pays on the house that sits above his cramped studio on a hill overlooking a gorgeous view of trees, green fields and the Monterey Bay. He shares it with his wife, Kendra Baker, the ice cream maker and co-owner of the popular Penny Ice Creamery in Santa Cruz, and their 8-month-old son, Nolan. Gallant and Baker have been together 13 years (they married three years ago). They went to UCSC together, then both packed up for the East Coast—she for culinary school, he for Berklee. As quickly as possible, they returned to Northern California, where she was a culinary chef at some prestigious spots like Los Gatos’ Manresa before opening her shop on Cedar Street last August. Meanwhile, he was working at WaveGroup. Gallant’s new solo album, South Facing Slope, is named for the hill beneath their house. It was what he saw looking out from his studio, where he sang and played all the instruments on the album. Because of the couple’s grueling schedule, and eventually their new baby, it was recorded mostly between the hours of 9pm and 1am, over two years. Even when he was helping out at night in the first months of the ice cream shop, he didn’t lose his passion for the record. “When you do music all day for a living, doing your own music is this thing you’ve been waiting to do all day long,â€? he says. “For me, it was a release.â€? Ironically, though he was looking for an escape from the video game world, it was also video games that renewed his passion for his own music. One of his songs, “Turn Yourself Around,â€? was used in Tap Tap Revenge, which was the most downloaded free game in the iPhone App Store in 2008. His song became ¨ %

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Video Launched the The Radio Star Even with the illegal downloads, sales were still good, and the success of the song reignited his drive to make his own music. The range of styles he had to master for the Guitar Hero games also freed him up as a singer/songwriter— though rootsy in comparison to the pop-funk of “Turn Yourself Around,� South Facing Slope has a wide breadth of sound and instrumentation. Most importantly, though, Gallant found himself using many of the production tricks he’d learned in his video-game work on the record, which sounds impeccable. “The records you grew up with, even if you think it’s just a guy with a guitar, it’s not,� he says. “When I had to re-create the Cars for Rock Band, ‘Just What I Needed’ or something, it was 32 tracks of just vocals. That’s the stuff on the radio you never even heard, you could just hear this thickness. That kind of stuff, learning

about production, has translated into my music.� The album’s opener, “My Wicked Heart,� is deceptive in just that way. Though on the surface it’s a simple but powerful acoustic number with a shuffling beat along the lines of The Devil Makes Three or Fred Eaglesmith, a look at its ProTools file reveals layer upon layer of sound. “That’s four-part harmony, doubled,� he says. “That’s what I wasn’t doing before I did all the Guitar Hero stuff.� Gallant has also begun playing live again, with a five-piece band, in support of South Facing Slope. And he has a bunch of funkier electrified songs (more along the lines of “Turn Yourself Around�) that he plans to release as a companion album, North Facing Slope. In the meantime, he’s had a few distractions, like traveling to the White House to sit with the First Lady during the State of the Union address last month. Baker and her business partner Zach Davis were invited because Davis had made a YouTube video explaining how Obama’s stimulus package had made Penny Ice Creamery possible. The White House caught wind of the video, and Joe Biden called the shop to invite them to the president’s speech. Gallant and Nolan went along for a whirlwind trip. “We’re at the White House before the State of the Union, and Michelle Obama comes over to talk to us,� he says. “We talked to her for about five minutes, and she’s the most charming woman, of course. I said to her, ‘Listen, I hear your husband does not like ice cream.’ And she knew the exact thing to say, such a politician. She said, ‘Well, you know, Barack’s from Hawaii, he’s a shaved ice kind of guy.’ I’m like, ‘You’re so good!’� Gallant still works for WaveGroup and does music for games. The demise of Guitar Hero isn’t likely to affect him, since the series had stopped using cover songs by Guitar Hero World Tour. And though he loved it at the time, Gallant looks back at those 90-hour weeks and is glad that everything happened the way it did. Otherwise, he says with a sigh and a smile, “I’d be dead by now.� 0

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Ditching Boy.� Banjo adds a touch of Appalachia to the swooping strings and captivating Celtic rhythms to create a bluegrass hybrid of classical Irish music. For Solas, performing is usually the best part of the day, when all the hard work comes together and the musicians get to share it with their audience. Egan offers, “It’s just great to have the opportunity and get up onstage and play in front of people who’ve come and made the effort to hear you. Particularly in this economy, it means something. It’s important to us.� With 10 albums and numerous tours under its belt, Solas makes a unique family. Its members, in addition to Egan, are fiddler Horan; vocalist Phelan; Mick McAuley, who plays accordion, guitar and vocals; and Eamon McElholm, who plays guitar, piano and vocals. They hard at work on pre-production on projects to be released early next year and is currently on a U.S.-wide tour that stops in Santa Cruz next week. A=:/A ESR\SaROg 4SP ! %(! ^[ 9cc[PeO ! 1SRO` Ab AO\bO 1`ch) Ob ;]`S ;caWQ &! "#& "!& ]` eee Ycc[PeO XOhh ]`U

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Stage B63/B3@ The American Menu Set in 1968, between the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy, five black kitchen workers at a segregated lunch counter are forced to engage in painful self-examination brought about by yet another senseless death in their town. Thu-Sat, 7pm and Sun, Feb 20, 3pm. Thru Feb 19. $12-$15. Experimental Theater, Theater Arts Center UCSC, Santa Cruz, 831.459.1861.

Bitter the Fruit A story of resistance by the pickers, the public and by the United Farm Workers union to the use of methyl bromide (later methyl iodide) on strawberry crops. Presented by Workers Theater Company as a fundraiser for the children of farmworkers. Sat, Feb 19, 8pm and Sun, Feb 20, 3pm. $5-$20 donation. Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.234.2067.

The Ibsen Follies A rollicking comedy of literary rivalry, thwarted love and Norwegian brooding. The award-winning play by local playwright Skot Davis has been seen in New York, Chicago and Frankfurt. Directed by Cabrillo’s Robin Aronson and produced by Charlie Wallace of Walking Light Productions. Proceeds benefit Save Our Shores. FriSat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Feb 27. $15-$20. West End Studio Theatre, 402 Ingalls St #3, Santa Cruz, 831.476.5643.

A Tribute to ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ A live musical tribute deals with the adventures of Everett Ulysses McGill and his companions Delmar and Pete in ‘30s Mississippi. Sprung from a chain gang and trying to reach Everett’s home to recover buried loot, they are confronted by sirens, a cyclops, a bank robber, a campaigning governor, his opponent, a lynch mob and a blind prophet. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Thru Feb 26. $20-22. Paper Wing Theater, 320 Hoffman Ave, Monterey, 831.905.5684.

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Wicked Liza Danceable rock blues with a snarling bite. Sun, Feb 20, 45pm. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

47:; END:CIV The new film by director Franklin Lopez based on the book Endgame by Derrick Jensen. Interviews include Capt. Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society and writers Gord Hill (500 Years of Indigenous Resistance), Waziyatawin (For Indigenous Eyes Only), Lierre Keith (The Vegetarian Myth) and Stephanie McMillan (Minimum Security), indigenous activists

Qwatsinas (Nuxalk Nation) and Rod Coronado (Pascua Yaqui), environmentalists Steven Best, Zoe Blunt, Dru Oja Jay, Macdonald Stainsby and more. Sun, Feb 20, 7pm. $5-$10 donation. Unity Temple of Santa Cruz, 407 Broadway, Santa Cruz.

Partners for Middle East Peace A video screening and discussion about the Palestinian leaders who are working for peace and for nonviolent solutions. The program will be led by J Street’s Northwest Regional Director Gordon Gladstone. Sun, Feb 20, 7pm. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.479.3444.

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Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Bones: an Inside Look at Nature. Looking at adaptation and biodiversity, the exhibit features a display of skulls, teeth and bones from fishes, reptiles, mammals and birds. Thru Feb 26. Tue-Sun, 10am5pm. 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

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Freedom Branch Library Freedom Exhibits Ageless Art. Created by the residents at care facilities throughout Santa Cruz county. Thru Feb 28. Free. 2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom, 831.763.4141.

Many Hands Gallery Capitola Made With Love. A Valentine’s jewelry showcase by the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild. Pieces in a wide range of styles will be available for purchase, handcrafted using a variety of techniques ranging from traditional goldand silversmithing, forging, soldering and casting to enameling. Thru Feb 28. Free. Daily 10am-6pm. 510 Bay Ave, Capitola, 831.475.2500.

Cabrillo College Gallery

Masaoka Glass Design

Insistence of Memory. The artwork of David Linger and Randy Hussong, screen printing on porcelain and mixed media. Reception Thu, Feb 17, 4:30-6pm, followed by an artists talk. Thru Mar 11. Free. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Bella Amore. Features heartfelt paintings and art glass, with paintings by Gerrica Connolly and Ellen Henrici. Thru Mar 12. 13766 Center St, Carmel Valley.

Davenport Gallery Figure Show. More than a dozen artists working with the human form. Thru Feb 27. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

paintings, prints, baskets, sculpture, textiles. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. Thru Apr 26. Free. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond. 831.336.3513.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios In Love With the Natural World. Plants and animals are the subject matter for artist Mari Stauffer, a UCSC alumni. Her watercolor and acrylic paintings range from more representational depictions of flora and fauna to her whimsical “Endangered Spacies� series. Thru Feb 28. Free., SantaCruzRehearsalStudios .com. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz.

Sesnon Gallery Chip Lord: Public Spaces. Chip Lord has dedicated much of his practice over the last 20 years to the changing urban landscape and video projects including Awakening From the 20th Century, Movie Map and AirSpaces. Thru Mar 5. UCSC, Porter College, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2273.

short talk on the Cowell family legacy by historian Frank Perry, refreshments, birthday cake and an optional walking tour to the lime kilns. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Cowell Lime Works Historic District and UCSC, with co-sponsorship by the City of Santa Cruz. Sat, Feb 19, 10:30am-noon. Free. Cardiff House, UCSC Women’s Center, Santa Cruz, 831.462.4916.

6=:72/GA Valentine Chocolate Soiree In honor of St. Valentine, Storrs Winery will be holding its second annual chocolate and wine tasting. Attendees can try tasty Lion Oaks Zin with a tidbit of chipotle dark or a sea salt and milk chocolate with our St. Clare Bordeaux blend and many more awardwinning wines and chocolates. Sat, Feb 19, 1-4pm. $10. Storrs Winery Tasting Room-Old Sash Mill, 303 Potrero St #35, Santa Cruz.

Michaelangelo Gallery

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Close to Home. Local plein air painter Charles Prentiss’ landscape and still-life paintings. Thru Feb 28. Free. Sat-Sun, 11am-5pm; weekdays by appointment. 1111 River St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5500.

The theme of the sixth annual performance fundraiser benefiting the 418 Project is “Wet Dreams.� Featuring dance, song, poetry and silent physical theater. All pieces are original and created by local artists, including Stefano Engle, Rosalee, Parker Mozee Baum, Misha Bonaventura and new on the performance scene, Ann Marlborough. FriSat, 7:30pm and Sun, 6:30pm. Thru Feb 20. $23-$30. 418

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Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

Gloria K. Alford—A Selected Retrospective, 1974-Present. Featuring mixed media, acrylic and paper. Thru Feb 27.

In the Creative Spirit. Featuring pieces in a variety of mediums, from handmade scarves, jewelry, glass, ceramics,

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Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

:7B3@/@G 3D3<BA Amer Araim Iraqi-American diplomat, UN political officer and author of Understanding Islam: 50 Questions, in which Dr. Araim highlights the peaceful aspect of his religion. Tue, Feb 22, 7:30pm. Free. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

Friday Shakespeare Club Seeking new women members to join us in the study of the bard’s plays. Call for times and locations. Fri, Feb 18. Free. 831.421.0930.

Poet/Speak Open Reading With featured reader Jean Walton Wolff. Sun, Feb 20, 2pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.464.8983.

:31BC@3A A Force More Powerful: Exploration of Active Nonviolence An exploration of the principles, methods and potential impact of active nonviolence in the spirit of Mohandas Gandhi to change people, build community and transform society. Tue Thru Feb 22. $5-$25. Resource Center for Nonviolence,

Freedom Forum: What’s Happening to Our Food? Find out how Codex Alimentarius, GM Foods and S.510/H.R.2751 will change your life. Showing video of Ian R. Crane’s presentation: Codex Alimentarius, with Guest Speaker Roy Upton, Master Herbalist. Wed, Feb 16, 7pm. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz.

Gardeners’ Club Meeting “Philosophy of Bonsai,� presented by Don White of Watsonville Bonsai. He will discuss its philosophy and history, types of plant care and pruning techniques, and bring examples, including a 400-year-old California juniper. Don has been teaching bonsai for 10 years and maintains over 300 trees in his own collection. Sat, Feb 19, 7pm. Free. Aptos Grange Hall, 2555 Mar Vista Dr, Aptos, 831.475.0991.

Panetta Institute Lecture Series “Is There a Fair Way to Reduce the Federal Deficit?� with Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, moderated by Ron Insana, senior analyst and commentator for CNBC. Mon, Feb 21, 7pm. Steinbeck Forum, Monterey Conference Center, Downtown, Monterey, 831.582.4200.

Popular Uprising in the Middle East and the Decline of Empire Johan Galtung is known as the pioneering founder of the academic discipline of peace studies. He has served as a professor for peace studies and peace research at the universities of Oslo, Berlin, Belgrad, Paris and Hawaii and has mediated in many conflicts since 1957. Proceeds benefit “IF� and the Resource Center for Nonviolence. Thu, Feb 17, 7:30pm. $10-$100 sliding scale donation. Zachary’s, 819 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.1626.

Santa Cruz Coast: Then and Now A talk by Gary Griggs, Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences; director, Institute of Marine Sciences. Sun, Feb 20, 10am. Free. Stevenson Event Center, 101 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2552 .

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Eating Disorder Support Group More than 9 million people, have struggled with eating disorders at some point in their lives. The median age of onset for eating disorders is 18-21 years. Men account for 25 percent of Americans with anorexia or bulimia and 40 percent of those with binge

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Hemlock Discussion Group Discuss end-of-life options for serenity and dignity. Meets in Aptos the last Wed afternoon of every month except Dec; call for more info. 831.251.2240.

Red Cross Mobile Blood Drives Drives occur at several locations countywide each month; call 800.733.2767.

SC Diversity Center The Diversity Center provides services, support and socializing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals and their allies. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Sigma Alpha of Omega Nu Scholarships Applications are now available to seniors graduating from Aptos, Harbor, Santa Cruz,

Soquel, San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley, Pacific Collegiate, Delta and Cypress Charter High Schools, as well as Cabrillo and UCSC students. Students must plan to attend a public college or university in California. Contact your school’s counseling office or Omega Nu Scholarship Chairperson, Patty Locatelli. Thru Mar 31. 831.332.6431.

Support and Recovery Groups Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273. Candida: 831.471.0737. Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000. Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women: Mariposas, 831.425.5422. Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. Women’s Bipolar/Depression Peer Support: 831.345.7190. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Twin Lakes Beach Cleanup Beach cleanup takes place

this month at Twin Lakes State Beach. All cleanup materials will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring their own cleanup materials like reusable bags, bucket and gloves. Sat, Feb 19, 10am-noon. Free. Twin Lakes Beach, Seventh Ave and E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz.

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Also: Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900.

Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206. Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.

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BENNY GREEN TRIO WITH SPECIAL GUEST DONALD HARRISON MONK’S DREAM 50 YEARS FRESH $22/Adv $25/Door Sponsored by Gordon and Teresa Pusser Swift Street ArtWorkSpace

Monday, February 21 U 7 pm

BOB JAMES & HOWARD PAUL Grammy winning pianist & seven string guitar wizard $22/Adv $25/Door Sponsored by Smoothjazz.com

Thursday, February 24 U 7 pm

JOHN DONALDSON QUINTET PLAYS THE MUSIC OF Amazing talent! BHEKI MSELEKU Concert: $12/Adv $15/Door Jazz & Dinner: $24.60/Adv Monday, February 28 U 7 pm

FREDDY COLE Masterful vocalist and pianist $23/Adv $26/Door MARCH CONCERT TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: KUUMBWAJAZZ.ORG Thursday, March 3 U 7 pm

REBECCA COUPLE FRANKS QUARTET Concert: $12/Adv $15/Door Jazz & Dinner: $24.60/Adv

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AL DI MEOLA WORLD SINFONIA Pursuit of Radical Rhapsody Tour 2011 $28/Adv $31/Dr, No Jazztix/Comps Sponsored by Universal Audio, Inc.

Thursday, March 10 U 7 & 9 pm

SFJAZZ Collective The Music of Stevie Wonder

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Dinner served Mondays & Thursdays beginning at 6pm. Serving premium wines & microbrewed beers. Snacks & desserts available all other nights. All age venue. Advance tickets online at kuumbwajazz.org. Tickets subject to service charge and 5% S.C. City Admissions Tax.

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Steeped in the tradition of pre-radio American roots music, the San Francisco– based Crooked Jades handle with grace and down-home style a repertoire of obscure and original ballads, driving dance numbers, Old World folk tunes and lonesome mountain blues. Combining traditional sounds, songs and instruments with modern sensibilities and styles, the Crooked Jades create haunting and hypnotic music that blurs the boundaries of roots music traditions. With songs that are spacious and beautiful, with harmonies rich and unassuming and with instrumentation showcasing the wealth of talent present, the Crooked Jades fall neatly into the eclectic revivalist category of old-time music makers. Don Quixote’s; $10; 7:30pm. (Cat Johnson)

Todd Snider has always walked out of step, observing popular culture with a mixture of distrust and amusement, wry humor and pathos that’s very much his own. A traditionalist in his musical choices, he makes old forms new by the sheer force of his charm and adroit songwriting. What sets Snider apart from his peers is his live sets, full of faithful renditions of fan favorites and rambling stories. Some of his most popular stories and songs are collected on Snider’s new live collection The Storyteller, but nothing matches the experience of seeing Snider spin his yarns in person. The inimitable Elizabeth Cook opens. Rio Theatre; $25 general/$40 Gold Circle; 7:30pm. (Paul M. Davis)

Bringing snot-nosed punk-rock energy to old-time folk, the local boys in Tater Famine are one of the more accomplished folk-punk bands to emerge from Santa Cruz in recent memory. Full of swagger, down-home authenticity and righteous rage, the band raises an impressive ruckus with their all-acoustic setup, demonstrating that you don’t necessarily need distortion to rock a crowd. The band has been a local favorite for years, but it’s gaining a loyal following up and down the West Coast thanks in part to its 2008 debut . . . An Untimely Fashion, a fine document of the band’s kinetic energy. Blue Lagoon; $5; 9pm. (PMD)

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Film Capsules <3E 1/>A BARNEY’S VERSION (R; 134 min.) Paul Giamatti is Barney Panofsky, an irascible Montreal man recalling the demise of his three marriages and reflecting on the different reasons behind each. Also starring Dustin Hoffman as Panofsky’s father and Minnie Driver as one wife. This Canadian film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2010 after 13 years of development. (Opens Fri at Del Mar.)

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) Life is pretty good for Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges)—bowling, driving around, the occasional acid flashback—that is, until some thugs mistake the Dude for a millionaire by the same name. They’ve abducted the wealthy Lebowski’s young wife, but demand a ransom from the Dude, beat him up and, worst of all, urinate on his rug (it really tied the room together). When he airs his complaints, the other Lebowski enlists the Dude to help recover his wife. Things go awry when

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the Dude’s pal, Walter, forms a plan to keep the ransom for himself. (Plays Thu 8pm at Santa Cruz 9.)

BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (PG-13; 107 min.) In the third installment of the Big Momma’s House crime comedy series, FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is on assignment when his son Trent (Brandon T. Jackson) unwittingly pays him a visit and becomes witness to a murder. Both Turners are forced undercover at an all-girls performing arts high

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school—the elder pulling his undercover persona Big Momma out of retirement and the younger donning a butter yellow dress and the alias Charmaine Daisy. Hijinks, naturally, ensue. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley.)

BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) French filmmaker Marcel Camus’ film adaptation of the Greek myth of Orpheus, who travels to the underworld to retrieve his love Eurydice, is set during Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. At the time of its release, the film won top honors at the Cannes

Film Festival and bagged the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Featuring a soundtrack by Brazilian legend Caetano Veloso. (Plays Sat and Sun 10:45am at Aptos.)

BOYHOOD SHADOWS (Unrated; 120 min.) A documentary film that chronicles the story of an adult recovering from sexual abuse he suffered as a child. (Plays Sat at the Nick.) CEDAR RAPIDS (R; 86 min.) Ed Helms, Daily Show correspondent and star of The Office, plays Tim Lippe,

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I AM NUMBER FOUR (PG-13; 110 min.) The film, based on a popular science fiction novel by the same title, tells the story of nine aliens forced to flee their home planet when it is attacked by an invading species, the Mogadorians. They seek refuge on Earth, and upon arrival they are given numbers, in which sequence they can be killed by the Mogadorians. Numbers One, Two and Three bite the dust, but Number Four (Alex Pettyfer), living as a high school student in Midwestern America, plans to assemble the others to stage a resistance. (Opens Fri at 41st Ave, Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley.) RISE (Unrated) Commissioned by the U.S. Figure Skating Association, the film charts the history of the sport in America, celebrating the lives and careers of the skaters on the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating team, the entirety of which died in a airplane crash on their way to the World Championships in Prague. Featuring appearances by Peggy Fleming, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton and Michelle Kwan, the film’s premiere will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the accident. (Plays Thu 8pm at Santa Cruz 9.) THE ROOM (2003) Set in San Francisco and centered on the love triangle of a banker named Johnny, his fiancĂŠe Jenny and best friend Mark, the film was hailed upon its release as one of the worst ever made (even called “The Citizen Kane of bad moviesâ€? by one film prof) for its unrealistic use of green screen, unresolved plot lines and decidedly unsexy sex scenes. Over the past eight years, however, The Room has staged an unlikely comeback, acquiring a rabid cult following of devotees who flock to screenings

around the country and extol the “meta� importance of the film and how it serves to reveal the fakeness of Hollywood movies. (Plays Fri and Sat midnight at Del Mar.)

UNKNOWN (PG-13; 113 min.) Liam Neeson stars as a man on a business trip to Europe with his wife (Mad Men’s January Jones) who’s involved in a car accident and falls into a coma. Upon waking, he realizes that his identity—marriage, job, everything—has been assumed by an unknown party. With the help of the enigmatic young cab driver (Diane Kruger) who was at the wheel during the accident, he sets out to find who is responsible and take back his life. (Opens Fri at the Riverfront Twin, Scotts Valley and Green Valley;)

@3D73EA ANOTHER YEAR (PG-13; 129 min.) As suffused with harmony as a great work of Asian art, alive with the wit and compassion that have made Mike Leigh a master director of comedies. It’s a study in dichotomy: an aging, hard-working couple (Ruth Sheen, Jim Broadbent) in the suburbs of London contrasted with the life of their high-maintenance friend Mary (Lesley Manville). If Another Year is a fourpaneled study instead of a wide canvas like Secrets and Lies, the figures are deep and well conceived, perhaps idealized but not sweetened. (RvB) BIUTIFUL (R; 147 min.) In Barcelona’s Santa Coloma district, Uxbal (Javier Bardem) has learned that he has stage-four prostate cancer. His estranged wife, Marambra (Maricel Ă lvarez), is a promiscuous bipolar case who is too close to Uxbal’s brother, Tito (Eduard FernĂĄndez). His two children are growing up neglected. Seeing the end in sight, Uxbal works night and day. The beauty of anything but rot is either missing or bruised in director Alfonso GonzĂĄlez Iùårritu’s film. There is no fun for the poor in a neighborhood IĂąarritu rhapsodizes about, neither in color itself nor in sex. At a strip club, with mutant dancers decorated with extra nipples on their asses, Biutiful goes beyond its belabored world-is-a-ghetto

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a young insurance man who has never left his small, sheltered Wisconsin hometown. When he is sent to an industry convention in metropolitan Cedar Rapids, Iowa, three conference regulars (John C. Reilly, Anne Heche and Isiah Whitlock Jr.) take him under their collective wing to teach him a thing or two about life and expense accounts. (Opens Thu midnight at Del Mar.)

point right into straight disgustorama. (RvB)

BLUE VALENTINE (R; 114 min.) Cindy (Michelle Williams) is a nurse married to Dean (Ryan Gosling), a housepainter; the two are seen on their first dates and years later at what may be the end of their marriage. Director Derek Cianfrance’s intimate and frighteningly close study of the bad side of love has problems: confusing time frames and some bits of info that seem to have been left in the director’s head during the harrowingly long preproduction. What we start to see, thanks to Williams’ acting, is something bigger than this couple’s feud. It’s more like the war of the body and the soul. There’s too much challenge to the average insipid romcom for this film to be ignored. As for Williams: she gives the single best female performance of the year. (RvB) THE EAGLE (PG-13; 114 min.) (PG-13, 118 min.) One thing to praise: the unusual attempt by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) to bring a small and unbraced camera style to the ancient world. It’s based on a 1954 novel about the historical disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion. Caesar’s soldiers vanished; so did their sacred golden standard, the gilded, carved replica of an eagle. Here, Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum), the noble son of the Ninth’s commander, crosses into modern-day Scotland to pursue the artifact. With him comes Esca (Jamie Bell), a slave. The Celt is possibly untrustworthy. More than even the MPAA-required cutting, the sleek, bland Tatum is the film’s main drawback; at 30, Tatum doesn’t have any tinge of mortality, and he can’t make you feel his pain. Solid work by Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong can’t overcome the kind of plotting that makes people leave this kind of adventure in their childhood: the astonishing coincidence, the timely bout of unconsciousness, the luck of being ambushed by savages and taken as a hostage to the exact spot where you wanted to go. (RvB) FROM PRADA TO NADA (PG-13; 107 min.) Billed as a Hispanic take on Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, two teenage sisters lose everything when

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their wealthy father passes away suddenly, leaving them with nothing. Orphaned Mary and Nora Dominguez (played by Alexa Vega of Spy Kids and Camilla Belle) are banished from Beverly Hills and sent to live with their estranged aunt in east Los Angeles, where they get in touch with their long-lost Latin roots.

THE KING’S SPEECH (R; 118 min.) Colin Firth gives a deeply affecting portrayal of a shame-wracked man born and bred to be a spokesman, yet who is handicapped with a crippling stammer. In the 1930s, Firth is the Duke of York, a family man with two daughters and a wife named Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter). The stammering Duke, known to his family as “Bertie,� is the official spare to the heir, next in line to the Prince of Wales. A superlatively cast Guy Pearce embodies this Edward’s upper-class shadiness and monstrous entitlement. The Prince is the love slave of a twice-married American named Simpson; his affair and his indifference to world troubles are pushing events to a constitutional crisis. The man tapped to solve it is Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Australian speech therapist tasked with helping the Duke find his voice on the eve of England’s entry into World War II. Rush’s wit and

nimbleness counterpoints this story of majesty, which is almost exactly as tragic as it is comic. (RvB)

five films in contention for this year’s Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED (R; 108 min.) Street credless but not so bad romcom is a strong comeback for Ivan Reitman, despite how he stalls it out with delays and uncomfortable slang. Can we believe that Natalie Portman is a beautiful L.A. physician who works like a maniac and wants a sex life with no demands? Why not. Can Ashton Kutcher play Adam, a likable but not brilliant aspiring TV scriptwriter who lucks into meeting the demands of the abovementioned Emma? Naturally. Can both of these statuscrossed lovers be linked by issues about their respective fathers, which would give them a lack of trust? Simplicity itself; Alvin’s dad here is a former ’80s sitcom star played ably and wickedly by Kevin Kline. Reitman cast half the under-30 standup comedians in L.A. to show up in bit parts. (RvB)

SANCTUM (R; 109 min.) J.) Despite the lure of Avatarstyle 3D magic promised by Sanctum’s name-abovethe-title producer James Cameron, director Alister Grierson’s film is a true bait and switch. Even the complicated 3D secondunit work here makes the locations in caves in Australia’s Mt. Gambier National Park look like plaster lagoons. Fictionally transplanted to New Guinea, the lightly based on reality story teams a boastful millionaire (Ioan Gryffud) and a case-hardened spelunker, Frank (Australian tele-hunk Richard Roxburgh); Frank’s son Josh (Rhys Wakefield) is starting to rebel against dad but they bond over the deaths of the rest of the cast. Tagging along is the millionaire’s girlfriend Victoria: she’s played by Alice Parkinson, possibly cast because of a striking resemblance to Sigourney Weaver. During this long soak in the studio tank (one flashes on flooded basements and colonoscopy videos) we’re not persuaded by the importance of being the first to see a pristine cave. There’s no new style here in filmmaking to convey that sense of wonder

OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS, ANIMATED (Unrated; 85 min.) A screening of the five films in contention for this year’s Academy Award for Best Short Film, Animated. OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS, LIVE ACTION (Unrated; 106 min.) A screening of the

the film urges us we’re experiencing. (RvB)

TRUE GRIT (PG-13; 128 min.) Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld), a self-assured 14-year-old, arrives in Fort Smith, Ark., in the early 1880s to track down Tom Cheney (Josh Brolin), the hired hand who murdered her father. The sheriff lists some U.S. marshals who could track him. Mattie chooses Reuben “Rooster� Cogburn (Jeff Bridges): ruthless and dead to fear, if often dead to the world. Mattie offers the marshal a $50 reward to cross into the Choctaw lands to retrieve Cheney. While waiting for his decision, Mattie encounters LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), a fancy, buckskin-covered ranger who is seeking Cheney for a previous murder down in Texas. The three, reluctantly matched, draw closer to the killer but feud along the way. Bridges lulls us with his take on the part, doing things that John Wayne wasn’t capable of as an actor, expressing the desperate underside of a bluff, a rowdier level of buffoonery and a quitter’s despair. The Coens have the bravery to deliver the downbeat coda to this story left out in 1969. It increases the stature of this film, its depth, beauty and sadness. (RvB)

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herself a world-traveled culinary master, Schultz pulled out all the spicy stops on his extensive North African repertoire and laid on course after course of sensuous specialties. Appetizers included a spectacular presentation of bstilla, a round phyllo “pie� filled with chicken infused with ginger, cinnamon, cayenne and powdered sugar on top. A Sahara-size platter of couscous tagine was laden high with aromatic chickpeas and gorgeous marinated vegetables. A dish of fish chermoula arrived heady with preserved lemon curry, and bowls of preserved lemon (a Joze signature) dotted the tables alongside fiery chile sauce. Great platters of braised lamb shanks with golden raisins and honey arrived along with fresh-from-the-oven flatbread. We were all besotted by this dinner! I’ve probably consumed three times my weight in Jozseph Schultz’s matchless cooking over the years, but have never had a finer dining odyssey than the meal last Sunday. The new 7\RWO 8]hS 1OT{, however tiny in size, should loom large on your dining short list. B3@@=7@ '#"% Clever idea, having a Zip Code for a wine label. That’s just the idea behind BS``]W` '#"% , a spin-off 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Redwood

Valley produced by Chance Creek Vineyard. A lovely creation weighing in at a perfect 13.5 percent alcohol and made from organic grapes, this is an astonishing bit of oeno-expertise for a mere $8.99 a bottle (thank you, New Leaf). I have socked away a stash of this versatile and lilting white wine, loaded with crisp citrus and minerals. It partners fish, chicken, pungent cheeses and pork loin equally well, offering a spacious middle with only a suspicion of oak in the distance. The long finish offers tart licorice, some bitter orange and ephemera of lychee and limestone. Truly a friendly creation, especially to the wallet. B=> >:/B3A This week that would be two luscious seafood entrees created by 0S\ AW[a over at @Wab]`O\bS /dO\bW. On my plate a plump slab of sea bass was frosted with lemon zesty tapenade and grounded by a cushion of cannellini beans, braised leeks and infant broccolini. Also notable: the ultracomforting stew of succulent steelhead, bitter kale and carrots in a seafood and crème fraĂŽche broth. Yeow! Add a crisp Austrian red wine and you’re there. AS\R bW^a OP]cb T]]R eW\S O\R RW\W\U RWaQ]dS`WSa b] 1V`WabW\O EObS`a Ob fbW\O.Q`chW] Q][ @SOR VS` PZ]U Ob Vbb^( QV`WabW\OeObS`a Q][

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Our selective list of area restaurants includes those that have been favorably reviewed in print by Santa Cruz Weekly food critics and others that have been sampled but not reviewed in print. All visits by our writers are made anonymously, and all expenses are paid by Metro Santa Cruz.

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Indian. Authentic Indian dishes and specialties served in a comfortable dining room. Lunch buffet daily 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5pm to close. www.ambrosiaib.com American and specialty dishes from the British and Emerald Isles. Full bar. Children welcome. Happy hour Mon-Fri 2-6pm. Open daily 11am to 2am. Italian. Ambience reminiscent of a small trattoria in the streets of Italy, serving handmade lasagna, pasta dishes, gnocchi and fresh fish. Wed-Sun, Lunch 11am-2pm, Dinner 5-9pm. Continental California cuisine. Breakfast all week 6:30-11am, lunch all week 11am-2pm; dinner Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun-Thu 5-9pm. www.seacliffinn.com.

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7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

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All day breakfast. Burgers, gyros, sandwiches and 45 flavors of Marianne’s and Polar Bear ice cream. Open 8am daily.

>/@/27A3 ACA67 Japanese. This pretty and welcoming sushi bar serves 200 Monterey Ave, 831.464.3328 superfresh fish in unusual but well-executed sushi combinations. Wed-Mon 11:30am-9pm.

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1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials. Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm.

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231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

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California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

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221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

Mexican/Seafood/American. Traditional Mexican favorites. Best fajitas, chicken mole, coconut prawns, blackened prime rib! Fresh seafood. Over 50 premium tequilas, daily happy hour w/ half-price appetizers. Sun-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm. California organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Organic noodle & rice bowls, vegan menu, fish & meat options, Vietnamese style sandwiches, eat-in or to-go. Consistent winner “Best Cheap Eats.� Open daily 11am-11pm American, California-style. With a great bar scene, casually glamorous setting and attentive waitstaff. Full bar. Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 1-10pm. Crepes and more. Featuring the spinach crepe and Tunisian donut. Full bar. Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight. Seafood. Fresh seafood, shellfish, Midwestern aged beef, pasta specialties, abundant salad bar. Kids menu and nightly entertainment. Harbor and Bay views. Lunch and dinner daily. Mexican. Serving breakfast all day. Popular for our street tacos and handmade Salvadorian pupusas. Vegetarian options made w/ local fresh vegetables & organic tofu. Daily 9: 30am-9:30pm. Americana. Ribs, steaks and burgers are definitely the stars. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm. California/full-service bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. “Best Eggs Benedict in Town.� Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm. ’60s Vegas meets ’50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks,

vegetarian. Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

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Seafood/California. Fresh catch made your way! Plus many other wonderful menu items. Great view. Full bar. Happy hour Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm. Open daily. Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old style— simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

Fine Mexican cuisine. Opening daily at noon. 49-B Municipal Wharf, 831.458.9393

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Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, Santa plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm. Italian-American. Mouthwatering, generous portions, friendly service and the best patio in town. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am, dinner nightly at 5pm. Irish pub and restaurant. Informal pub fare with reliable execution. Lunch and dinner all day, open Mon-Fri 11:30ammidnight, Sat-Sun 11:30am-1:30am. Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Lunch Wed-Sat noon2pm; dinner Mon-Thu 5-10pm, Fri-Sat 5-11pm, Sun 4-10pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close. Pizza. Specializing in authentic Sicilian and square pizza. Santa Homemade pasta, fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and more. Hot slices always ready. Sun-Thu 10am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm. Pizza. Pizza, fresh salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts, beers on tap. Patio dining, sports on HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups and catering. Open and delivering Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Sun 11am-midnight.

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For the week of February 16 ARIES (March 21–April 19): “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls,� said comedian George Carlin. “There are mornings when your dreams are more real and important than your waking life,� says my favorite dream worker. “There are times when the doctor isn’t feeling well, and only his patient can cure him,� says I. Now it so happens, Aries, that in the upcoming week, your life is likely to pass through an alternate reality where all three of the above conditions will prevail—as well as other similar variants and mutations.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20): Hua Chi, a Buddhist monk in China, takes his devotions very seriously. For the last two decades he has performed as many as 3,000 prayers every single day in the same exact spot at his temple. Part of me admires his profound commitment, while part of me is appalled at his insane addiction to habit. It’s great that he loves his spiritual work so deeply, but sad that he can’t bring more imagination and playfulness to his efforts. I bring this up, Taurus, because I think it’s a good time, astrologically speaking, for you to take inventory of the good things you do very regularly. See if you can inject more fun and inventiveness into them.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): “To the scientist there is the joy in pursuing truth which nearly counteracts the depressing revelations of truth,� said science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. The clear implication of this statement is that there’s always a sense of loss that comes with discovering the way things really are. I protest this perspective. I boycott it. As proof that it’s at least partially wrong, I offer up the evidence provided by your life in the days ahead. From what I can tell, the gratification that you feel while hunting down the truth will be substantial, and yet it will ultimately seem rather mild compared to the bliss that arrives when you find what you’re looking for. CANCER (June 21–July 22): People listen when Eric Schmidt speaks. He’s the CEO of Google, a company that has major power in shaping the future of information. In recent months he has been riffing on the disappearance of privacy. Because our lives are becoming interwoven with the Internet, he believes it will become increasingly hard to keep any secrets. “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know,� he says, “maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.� This is especially true for you right now, Cancerian. In the coming weeks, I encourage you to maintain the highest standards of ethical behavior. The lucky thing about this situation is that news of the good deeds you do and smart moves you make are also likely to circulate far and wide.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): Six years ago, a friend of mine came to believe she had died in a previous incarnation by being thrown off a horse. From that time on, she felt stuck. She became convinced that her life energy would remain in a state of suspended animation until she learned to feel comfortable on a horse. Fear kept her from even attempting that for a long time, but recently she got up the courage to begin. Her efforts were bumpy at first, but rapidly improved. As she gained confidence as a rider, every other aspect of her life bloomed, too—just as she’d suspected. I think her experience could be useful for you to learn from in the coming months, Leo. What’s your biggest, oldest fear? Is there anything you could do to start dissolving it?

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): “I’m not confused,� said poet Robert Frost. “I’m just well mixed.� I would love that to be your motto in the coming weeks. You’re entering a phase of your cycle when you should be extra curious about blending ingredients in new combinations. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that the cosmos will respond enthusiastically if you take steps to make yourself the embodiment of lush diversity. Celebrate complexity, Virgo! You will generate unexpected strokes of good fortune by experimenting with medleys and syntheses that appeal to the jaunty parts of your imagination.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): In addition to their standard offerings, the yoga teachers at Atlanta’s Tough Love Yoga center (toughloveyoga.com) sometimes offer exotic variations. During their “Metal Yoga� classes, for instance, the soundtrack for their

stretching and breathing exercises is heavy metal music. Here’s their promise: “Melt your face off in a very relaxing, healing way.� That’s the spirit I’d like to see you bring to your life in the coming week: vehemently intense but tenderly curative; wickedly fierce but brilliantly rejuvenating.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): I would love to see you play with your food this week. And draw pictures on walls. And have conversations with winking statues and talking trees and magic toasters. I’ll be thrilled, Scorpio, if you watch cartoons about furry animals outwitting maniacal robots and if you entertain fantasies of yourself pushing a cream pie in the face of an obnoxious authority figure. But given how dignified and discreet you tend to be, I realize the chances of any of this actually happening are miniscule. Can I at least coax you into hopping, skipping and dancing around a lot when no one’s watching?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): “Better keep yourself clean and bright,� said George Bernard Shaw. “You are the window through which you must see the world.� Take that advice to heart, Sagittarius. This is an excellent time for you to do any necessary work to get yourself cleaner and brighter. I’m not at all implying that you’re a dusty, greasy mess. But like all of us, there’s a continuous build-up of foreign matter that distorts the view and that must be periodically washed away. If you do it now, your work will be extra smart and effective. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): The state of Wisconsin is famous for its cheese, so it wasn’t a big surprise when its state Legislature decided to honor the bacterium that’s essential in making cheddar, Monterey Jack and Colby cheese. So as of last year, Lactococcus lactis is the official state microbe. I would love to see you decide upon your own most beloved microbe sometime soon, Capricorn. How about naming Ruminococcus or Peptococcus as your personal favorite among all of your gut flora? It’s that time of year when it makes cosmic sense to acknowledge and appreciate all of the small and hard-to-see things that keep you thriving.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): Don’t put your shoes on before you put on your socks this week, OK? Refrain from polishing off a piece of cheesecake and a bowl of ice cream before dinner, and don’t say goodbye whenever you arrive at a new destination. Catch my drift, Aquarius? Do things in the proper order, not just while engaged in the fundamental tasks of your daily rhythm, but also in the long-term processes you’re carrying out. Each step in the sequence needs to prepare the way for the next step. Keep a clear vision of the organizing principle that informs your work.

PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): Many people know John Mellenkamp’s song “This Is Our Country� because it was used in a commercial for Chevy Silverado trucks. But if they’ve only heard it that way, they may be under a mistaken impression about its meaning. The ad quotes just a fraction of the lyrics, including “So let the voice of freedom/ Sing out through this land/ This is our country.� What the ad doesn’t include are other lines like “And poverty could be just another ugly thing/ And bigotry would be seen only as obscene/ And the ones that run this land/ Help the poor and common man.� Let this serve as a cautionary tale for you, Pisces. Make sure you get the rest of every story—not just the partial truth, but the whole freaking thing. Homework: What most needs regeneration in your life? And what are you going to do to regenerate it? FreeWillAstrology.com.

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