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“compromise� is despicable. It proves that their guiding philosophy is “Get what we want, fuck everyone else.� I have yet to find a Republican voter who is embarrassed by this philosophy. I’d like to find at least just one. Greg Denton Santa Rosa

/@/</ 5C:16( / >:3/ I WAS crippled for several years, and during that time I never wanted Arana Gulch paved over for my convenience. On

the contrary, if I couldn’t walk through it, I was grateful that others could enjoy it as I had: a wild and peaceful place—a place to be, a place for all the little wild things, the beetles and damself lies along the trails, the birds f litting from bush to tree and back, the underground, unseen creatures, the wildf lowers and grasses, blown by the winds and small breezes, the tall, tall trees in the distance, the plain which might go on for miles for all I knew—the wild thrill when I first saw it. Year after year it healed itself from the assaults of winter as it no doubt had done for millions of years before we humans existed—we restless ones who would no doubt pave over heaven if we could. Please, please, please don’t pave over Arana Gulch. There are other places for skateboards, raclng bikes, mountain bikes, for the people who like speed. There are people like myself who struggled for years to have another solution for bikers to commute to town (I belonged to the Sierra Club then and now). Finally one was found. A paved surface now in Arana Gulch will break down too, and need repair. Our responsibility as humans is to protect the land, including our wild places. Lots of us can’t travel to distant wild places. This one nearby is precious. Years ago when I hiked in Marin County, the water district was doing “wet weather burning.� When my friend explained to the director that he was killing the f lower seeds in the soil, the man responded, “The only thing we can not do is nothing.� Sometimes nothing is the right thing, the best thing, to do.

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CLOSING a park is hard; closing a beach is even harder. But that’s just what Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed for four local state beaches. The beaches—Twin Lakes and Seabright in Santa Cruz County and Zmudowski and Moss Landing in Monterey County’s northern reaches—are among nine beaches up and down the state set for closure by next July. Due to the unique public access issues posed by beaches, the question of how exactly that will look—or if it will even work— remains entirely unanswered. Statewide, the shuttering of 70 state parks, beaches and structures will save California $22 million, or less than one-tenth of 1 percent of its $26 billion budget deficit. Compared to this small savings, the potential problems related to the closures are huge, from vandalism and decay to crime and public safety. Elsewhere in Santa Cruz County, Castle Rock State Park, Portola Redwoods State Park and Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park are slated for closure—

yet the prospect of closing beaches proves particularly daunting. Nowhere is that more true than at Seabright and Twin Lakes, sister beaches within walking distance of downtown Santa Cruz. Not only are they set amidst a population center, they’re also highly permeable—accessible from multiple points and interconnected with other coastal properties. They require regular maintenance and policing plus infrastructure including parking lots, restrooms and trails. But what happens when those are gone or boarded up? Not even Santa Cruz District Superintendent Chet Bardo of California State Parks has an answer. “Suffice to say that closing a beach is going to be difficult at best,� he says. “I don’t know what to do, and it kills me that I don’t.� One partial solution floated at the state level is Assembly Bill 42, which would permit partnerships between the park system and private nonprofit organizations for the “development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or

operationâ€? of threatened state parks. Locally, Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks already plays an important stewardship and interpretive role at Santa Cruz State Historic Park. Last year, the group raised funds to help keep lifeguards at local beaches. But Executive Director Bonny Hawley said she’s skeptical about the closure plans for Seabright and Twin Lakes. “It’s hard to know how we could go about helping in that effort,â€? she says. “I imagine people are going to go anyway.â€? Beyond all the logistical hurdles, there are legal questions, too. For one, Twin Lakes has been a recipient of federal Land and Water Conservation Funds, an arrangement that requires the state to keep the beach open to the public. The mandate appears open to interpretation. Then there’s the California Coastal Commission, which wields the power of state law and is unlikely to approve any restriction of public access. “Any actions that state parks is proposing that would close public access to the beach or coastal areas ‌ would have to be consistent with the Coastal Act, which has pretty strong regulations [protecting] public access,â€? says spokesperson Sarah Christie. “Historically, the Coastal Commission has been very supportive of those policies.â€? The state of Minnesota got a taste of what California may be headed for when it abruptly closed all 68 of its state parks on July 1 after its existing budget expired. Over the weekend of July 4, visitors flocked to the parks anyway, resulting in reports of traffic jams, vandalism and theft. Perhaps with a plan a year in the making, California will be better off—though two months after the proposal was first floated, solutions are still slow in coming. “We don’t have any answers,â€? says Jerry Emory, director of communications for the California State Parks Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the parks. “We’re just focused right now on finding creative solutions.â€?

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The first American conductor to shatter the glass ceiling celebrates her 20th season at the Cabrillo Festival

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IN 1930 a pioneering American, Antonia Brico, conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, and to critical acclaim. It was a fluke. No woman musician played in that famous orchestra until 1982. Of virtually equal stature, the Vienna Philharmonic opened the door to a female musician, a harpist, only in 1997. This was the world Swiss-born orchestra conductor Gustav Meier grew up in. Meier, director of the Orchestra Conducting Program at the Peabody Conservatory and formerly faculty in that discipline at Yale School of Music and the Tanglewood Music Center, now works side-by-side with Marin Alsop in the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s annual Conductors/Composers Workshop.

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“I first saw Marin at Tanglewood,� he recalls. “All of us, from Ozawa to Bernstein, liked her instantly. This young woman made it clear that when it came to conducting, a woman could do just as well as a man.� Meier, mentor and colleague, remains one of Alsop’s biggest fans. “Her passion and love for music was wonderful to see. And we did two things never done before at Tanglewood. Marin was invited to come back the following summer—the policy was no repeaters—and the administration reinstated for her the Koussevitzky Prize, which had been shelved for many years.� When Alsop took the reins of the Cabrillo Music Festival in 1992 at the age of 35, she

had already gained critical praise as a guest conductor of the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was at that time music director of the Eugene Symphony in Oregon, the Long Island Philharmonic and her own Concordia at Lincoln Center. But, as Pulitzer-winning composer Christopher Rouse put it in a recent email, “It’s important to remember that Marin was the music director at Cabrillo before she became a world-famous maestra. And even though she’s now in high demand everywhere, she remains committed to the festival and the repertoire it champions. That’s pretty wonderful.�

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To list all the memorable and momentous events at the Cabrillo Festival on Alsop’s watch is like cataloguing the crown jewels. This summer, journalists everywhere have been putting her on the spot for an answer to the question of what constitute for her the highlights of her tenure at the nation’s premier venue for contemporary classical music. “We still talk about Rapunzel,� she says of the 2001 production of the Lou Harrison opera, “memorable because of its gnarly, atonal music.� Harrison, a co-founder of the festival, was a fixture in person and in music at festivals from its inception until his death in early 2003. That year Alsop organized a major memorial program featuring Philip Collins and his New Music Works and a homecoming appearance by Alsop’s festival predecessor, Dennis Russell Davies. Alsop holds a special fondness for each festival’s final program at Mission San Juan Bautista because of its atmosphere and mystique. “It has a kind of spirituality that is conducive to strong personal experience,� she says. She recalls performing

John Corigliano’s Symphony No. 1 “Of Rage and Remembrance� in her second season there. “It was at the height of the AIDS epidemic,� she says. “At the end there was no applause, and I thought I heard sobs in that stifled stillness.�

The World in A Festival At the 1994 San Juan concert, trombonist Joseph Alessi played Rouse’s Trombone Concerto, the 1993 Pulitzer winner. At its conclusion, the audience rose to its feet cheering as one person. That season saw an explosion of guest composers, including Rouse, John Adams (who had served as festival music director in 1991), Libby Larson, violinist/ composer Mark O’Connor and George Tsontakis. During Alsop’s first 10 years at Cabrillo, she included major works by American and European composers, living as well as dead. But, since 2002, she explains, “Being alive is one of the requirements.â€? As her career has expanded, so have her interests. “I’ve experienced ¨ "

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many different cultures and fallen in love with a lot of composers from around the world,� she says. Her exposure in recent years to Europe, Japan and now Brazil (she takes the helm at the Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra next season) has opened new vistas and discoveries. While there’s not really a set of criteria she uses to pick the music she champions, Alsop does favor variety and chooses carefully for her programming. “I listen to or look at every score that comes in,� she says. “My assistant, Carolyn Kuan, and I evaluate the writing for the orchestra as well.� Music has to have a journey “and some kind of a payoff,� she explains. “And, whether one agrees with it or not, I believe the composer needs to express a strong point of view.� In addition, she praises the Cabrillo audiences. “Everyone has an opinion, but they come with an open mind, not an a priori judgment.�

Greatest Hits In 1996, Alsop put the focus on film, with Richard Einhorn attending the screening of the 1927 silent film masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc, for which he composed a haunting score for chorus, vocal quartet and orchestra. In that summer, Alsop also introduced her String Fever jazz band. In 1998, Alsop’s in-residence composers included, for the first of many times, Corigliano and Michael Daugherty. The latter’s “American Icons� series included the Superman comics-inspired Metropolis Symphony and Motown Metal. The San Juan Mission concert included The Red Violin Chaconne, from Corigliano’s Oscar-winning film score. From there, the hits roll in fast and furious. A gigantic production of Bernstein’s powerful Mass dominated the 1999 festival. In 2001, Philip Glass’ The Photographer played while images by the pioneering Eadweard Muybridge were projected on the big screen. In 2002, the festival’s 40th anniversary season, the petite, hard-of-hearing, barefoot Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie made her first festival appearance in Daugherty’s UFO. In 2003, composer Kevin Puts made the first of many guest appearances at Cabrillo. “What I love

about Marin, and I think the reason we have the relationship we do, is that she truly takes my music for what it is,� he says. “Since she knows I am sincere, she doesn’t feel the need to detach herself emotionally from what my music is trying to do. She is never cool or ironic to prove something.� Puts, whose music is unusually listener-friendly, was back in 2004, as was Jennifer Higdon, who heard a dazzling performance of her Concerto for Orchestra. One of the major American talents whom Alsop has championed, Higdon first appeared at the 2001 festival. “Marin Alsop is a visionary who truly knows the power of music,� says Higdon, who calls Cabrillo “one of the best festivals in the world.�

‘Acts of Courage And Daring’ Philip Glass made his first live appearance at the festival in 2006 for Life: A Journey Through Time, featuring the nature photography of Frans Lanting. (He returns to Santa Cruz this Friday, Aug. 5, to see his festival-commissioned Black and White Scherzo, a tribute to Alsop, performed.) Glennie returned to play Puts’ Percussion Concerto. In 2010, Alsop’s guest composers included Mark Anthony Turnage and Puts, who played his own piano concerto, Night, followed by Adams’ City Noir, a “soundtrack without a movie.� “I love to watch her conduct,� says Adams, an accomplished conductor in his own right. “She can be alternately powerful, delicate, driven, dramatic, graceful and lyrical, and she can often do all of that in the space of just a few bars of music.� She’s not afraid to take risks, he says, “knowing that cultivating a new repertoire can only be accomplished by acts of courage and daring.� Elena Kats-Chernin’s Heaven Is Closed opened the 2010 San Juan mission concert. “I knew from the first minute of the first rehearsal that I could be completely relaxed in the knowledge that my piece was in the best possible hands, literally,� she says. “I love [Alsop’s] incredibly dynamic and vibrant approach to

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the music she conducts.� The list of Alsop’s Cabrillo premieres is staggering, and growing, along with her honors and awards. In 2007, she was engaged as music director of the Baltimore Symphony, and in so doing became the first woman to lead a major American orchestra. Her full conducting schedule now includes the London Symphony and London Philharmonic each season, and guest engagements with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Zurich Tonhalle, Orchestre de Paris, Bavarian Radio Symphony and La Scala Milan. Her work can be heard in a growing library of commercial recordings. How does Alsop see her exploding celebrity? “It’s a privilege to be afforded the opportunity to be able to actualize the possible, to get pieces commissioned, to give a forum to talented living and upcoming composers and great performing artists,� she says. She feels humbled to have a platform “to hopefully make a small difference.� In 2012, the festival’s 50th-anniversary season, that platform will introduce The Hidden World of Girls, a multimedia collaboration with the Kitchen Sisters of NPR Radio and a world premiere commission from James MacMillan, a major symphony about which Alsop says he told her only that “he’s already working on it.� John Corigliano, one of many who have composed 20th-anniversary celebration pieces, puts it succinctly. “There’s no one like Marin. She’s just the best!�

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An Emmywinning sports producer gets the disc golf bug BY TESSA STUART

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THE 27th hole at DeLaveaga is called “the Top of The World� for a reason. The last hole of the course known as “the Pebble Beach of disc golf � is one of the most famous in the sport, a spot close to holy for disc golfers and famous for its sweeping panorama of the Monterey Bay. “So we were sitting at the Top of The World, and we didn’t want to throw off there because it’s a long throw, and we,� Brad Wirtz laughs, “weren’t very good.� It was only Wirtz’s second time playing disc golf, and his brother-inlaw Derek Hastings’ first. Hastings is a veteran sports television producer. Over the course of an 18-year career he’s worked at ABC Sports, ESPN and HBO on everything from the Triple Crown to the Superbowl and won three won three Emmy Awards in the process. In 2006, he had just moved to Santa Cruz to work on Bass Fishing, a program for the FLW Outdoor Network, when a college buddy brought him and Wirtz up to DeLaveaga. At the Top of The World, Hastings and Wirtz got to talking about how, hypothetically, they would go about capturing the sport of disc golf on film, and that’s when a funny thing happened. “This hummingbird comes out of nowhere and flies in front of Derek’s face and looks right at him,�

FLING Santa Cruz–based pro Don Smith sets a little plastic disc loose on the world in ‘Chains,’ premiering this Tuesday.

Wirtz says, “then flies and looks right at me, and just flies away.� It was the second such encounter that day. Earlier, while the pair was picking out discs in the parking lot, a different bird had flown by, grazing Hastings’ head as it passed. It felt like a sign. Right then another group of disc golfers came up to play through them, a group that had overheard Hastings and Wirtz talking about filming disc golf. “They told us, ‘This is the home to the current world champion. He’s 20 years old, his name is Nate Doss. That’s his dad down there,’� Hastings recalls. Doss’ father, a retired radiologist, was the man selling discs out of a van parked at the bottom of the course.

That’s how the idea for the disc golf documentary Chains was born. The film premieres at the Rio Theatre on Tuesday in a screening scheduled to coincide with the Professional Disc Golf Association World Championship, which will take place Aug. 7-14 at courses in Santa Cruz, Watsonville and Monterey. The first full-length documentary on the sport, Chains delves into the history and chronicles the rise of the sport’s popularity, following several top players over the course of five years. Hastings started filming in 2006. His first day of shooting was at that year’s World Championships on the day Doss lost the title to his childhood hero, Ken Climo. Back then, Hastings figured

the film would be a yearlong project consisting mostly of following Doss, who grew up in Soquel, between the 2006 and 2007 World Championships. The first trailer, which is still up on YouTube, closes with the words “Coming Winter 2007.�

Drawn to the Disc Seven months into filming, though, Hastings says, “The bottom fell out.� His wife became sick with Crohn’s disease, and the couple moved their two daughters back to New York City, where Hastings took a job as a creative director at HBO Sports. It was a good job, but his thoughts kept wandering

Corn and Wry ‘Hee Haw’ meets the Borscht Belt in SSC’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’ BY TRACI HUKILL

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READERS WHO, like me, find the first few minutes of most Shakespearean plays baffling as the ear sorts out the language and the brain grapples with plot should take the spotty stage bulbs on the set of Shakespeare Santa Cruz’s The Comedy of Errors as fair warning: This production is not chiefly concerned with keeping the audience out of the dark. The Bard’s jokes and double entendres fly fast and furious without the benefit of what this company excels at, which is intelligible and helpful dramatic interpretation of archaic language. Instead, what we get in director Danny Scheie’s third production of this popular farce (he also directed it in 1988 and 1993) is a kinetic comic exercise that taps into a deeper vein of audience appreciation: the funny bone. It’s like watching good clowns. You can’t really tell what they’re up to at first, but they pull you along on the sheer force of skill and athleticism, and before you know it you’re howling. Scheie’s conceit—that this play is being put on by a ragtag traveling troupe, and there aren’t enough actors so they’re doubling up parts—is as smart as it is ripe for comedy. Appropriately for an anniversary season, it recalls the classic Shakespearean play-within-a-play. This version, though, is more like Mark Twain’s take on same in Huckleberry Finn, what with players in bad drag and too-small suits and speaking in twangy Southern accents. But wait, there’s more! This is a play about twins separated at birth—and not just one set of twins but two—and so the same players keep appearing onstage in nearly identical costumes but speaking

RUBE’S CUE Mike Ryan, center, as Antipholus of Syracuse and Brad DePlanche, right, as his servant Dromio stumble through a few days in the big city in ‘The Comedy of Errors.’ Musician Jonathan Shue looks on. in broad Bronx accents (or is that Brooklynese?). It’s the hicks of Hee Haw and the buffoons of the Borscht Belt firing off 16th-century puns. And amazingly, it works. Those of us who would show up to watch Shakespeare Santa Cruz veteran Mike Ryan read the phone book get a welcome double dose of him as Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus. Ryan’s good; with the single costume adjustment of donning or removing thick-framed glasses, he transforms himself from Southern rube into Northern cad. The same goes for the hilarious Brad DePlanche as the servants Dromio of Syracuse and Dromio of Ephesus, who strobes between simpleminded hick and regular working-class guy with the simple addition of his own chunky spectacles. Several rapid-fire characterswitching sequences allow both these very funny actors to flex their comic brawn, and on opening night the audience lost it. Strong acting is the rule here. SSC newcomer Joan Mankin, who teaches clowning in San Francisco, gives several excellent comic performances.

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Email it to calendar@santacruzweekly.com, fax it to 831.457.5828, or drop it by our office. Events need to be received a week prior to publication and placement cannot be guaranteed.

B63/B3@ Cirque Polynesian See Polynesian dancing and find out what “Chinese pole,� “cyr wheel,� “tissu,� “hand to hand,� “rolla bolla,� and “fire knife� are. Mon-Thu, 12 and 3pm. Thru Aug 18. Free. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare’s most popular farce, featuring two sets of twins separated at birth, mistaken identity, lyrical comedy and rollicking slapstick. Thu-Sun Thru Aug 28. $14$44. UCSC Mainstage Theater, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2159.

Hairspray John Waters’ beloved musical about a teenage dancer who rallies against racial segregation in 1962. Wed-Sun Thru Aug 14. $16-$38. Cabrillo Music Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6154.

Henry IV, Part One In the first installment of Shakespeare’s “Making of a King� trilogy (to be continued by SSC in 2012 and 2013), Prince Hal is next in line for the British throne while his father, King Henry, is embroiled in an all-or-nothing military battle to save the crown. Thru Aug 28. $14-$44. Redwood Glen, NA, Loma Mar, 831.459.2159.

The Last Five Years A one-act song cycle by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown explores the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and struggling actress Cathy. ThuSat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Aug 14. $16-$38. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 831.479.6154.

The Story of Seven Macaw The second installment of

Teatro Campesino’s original three-part adaptation of “Popol Vuh,� the sacred creation book of the Quiche Maya. Sat-Sun, 4pm. Thru Aug 14. Free. San Juan Soccer Field, 100 Nyland Drive, San Juan Bautista, 831.402.0105.

The Three Musketeers Dazzling swordplay, harrowing adventure and sweeping romance in this adaptation of the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. Thru Aug 28. $14-$44. Redwood Glen, NA, Loma Mar, 831.459.2159.

1=<13@BA Bill Spencer Part of the “Evenings by the Bay� summer concert series, presented by the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Aquarium. Sun, Aug 7, 6-8pm. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Monterey.

Cabrillo Festival: In the Works Featuring works by three young composers—Paul Dooley, Wang Lu and Chris Rogerson—performed by members of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Wed, Aug 3, 5:15-6:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Free Family Concert Featuring the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Kuan. Sun, Aug 7, 1pm. Free. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Gin Blossoms The band who brought you “Hey Jealousy� performs live. Fri, Aug 5, 6 and 8pm. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

Jack Bowers Quartet Live jazz on the Capitola Esplanade as well as painting,

photography, mixed media and jewelry from local artists. Sun, Aug 7, 11am-6pm. Free. Capitola Esplanade Park, Capitola Village, Capitola, 831.475.7300.

funk-reggae hybrid plays the Crow’s Nest Beach Party. Thu, Aug 4, 5:30pm. Free. Crow’s Nest, 2218 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.476.4560.

Jesse Moore Frontman for Austin’s sevenpiece folk/punk ensemble East Cameron Folkcore plays solo. Thu, Aug 4. Parish Publick House, 841 Almar Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.0507.

Mike Gibbons San Francisco singer/ songwriter. Wed, Aug 3, 4pm. Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Cabrillo Festival: Mysteries of Light Four West Coast premieres and one world premiere featuring performances by Margaret Brouwer, James MacMilan, Mason Bates, Christopher Rouse, Philip Glass Fri, Aug 5, 8pm. $32-$50. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Stu Reynolds Part of the “Evenings by the Bay� summer concert series, presented by the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Aquarium. Sat, Aug 6, 6-8pm. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Monterey.

Cabrillo Festival: Summer The world premiere of two festival commissions and two US premieres, featuring Elena Kats-Chernin, Behzad Ranjbaran, Mark Adamo, Shuko Mizuno and John Corigliano. Sat, Aug 6, 8pm. $32-$50. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Triptides Indie pop from Indiana. Fri, Aug 5. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Wooster The local blues-soul-rock-

Art ;CA3C;A 1=<B7<C7<5 Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Free First Friday. View the exhibits for free every first Friday of the month. Docent tours at noon. First Fri of every month, 11am-6pm. Spotlight Tours. Bringing the artists’ voices directly to visitors. Go behind the scenes and museum-wide exhibitions. First Sat of every month, 11:30am12:30pm. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Endangered Neighbors. Conservation photographs by Sebastian Kennerknecht. WedSun . Thru Sep 10. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115.

5/::3@73A =>3<7<5 Davenport Gallery Cash Clash Culture. A multimedia show highlighting money, values and aesthetics in our world. Artists’ reception Sat, Aug. 13 4-7pm. Aug 3-28. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios Hitting a Subcutaneous Nerve. Vaguely scientific lithographs, intaglio prints, woodcuts and handbound books by UCSC graduate Ari Bird. Reception Friday, Aug 5, 6-9pm. Aug 3-31. Free. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7277.

1=<B7<C7<5 Felix Kulpa Gallery Pictures of Things I May Have Forgotten. New works by Blaise Rosenthal. Opening reception August 5, 6-9pm. Thru Aug 31. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

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2nd Annual Stand Up Paddleboard Dog Show

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Stand-up paddle boarders and their dogs will compete in categories including most dogs on a surfboard, best trick, owner/pet look-a-like, race around the harbor. Proceeds benefit the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter’s adoption program. Email jedmew@gmail.com to sign up. Sat, Aug 6, 9am-12pm. $40 entry fee. Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor, NA, Santa Cruz.

From the Mountains. Highlighting open studios artists. Thru Oct 22. Free, 831.336.3513. Wed-Sun, noon6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

Santa Cruz Stoves and Fireplaces ArtWorx. Mixed media paintings by Jane Harlow and new sculptures by Aaron Van de Kerckhove. Thru Sep 17. Free. 1043 Water St, Santa Cruz, 831.476.8007.

47@AB 4@72/G In her show Hitting A Subcutaneous Nerve: Vaguely Scientific Illustrations & Lithographs, UC–Santa Cruz graduate Ari Bird invokes pseudoscience, pop psychology and B-level cult films to explore identity in her lithographs, intaglio prints, woodcuts and handbound books. Friday, Aug 5, 6-9pm at the Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios, 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz. Free. For other First Friday listings visit www.firstfridaysantacruz.com.

Bring your own beach blanket or low-back chair and enjoy a classic film on the beach. Wed, Aug 3, 9pm. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

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Two full days of summer fun with fine art, fine food, fine wine and live entertainment. Sat-Sun, 11am-8pm. Thru Aug 7. Free. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5240.

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A fundraiser for the Capitola Begonia Festival, featuring a live and silent auction, wine and appetizers. BegoniaFestival.com. Sun, Aug 7, 1:30-4pm. $35 adv/$45 door. Shadowbrook, 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola, 831.475.1511.

Juan Formell and 14-piece orchestra a rich weave of Cuban and Caribbean soul. Aug 5-7 at Yoshi’s Oakland.

Events

Sculpture Is. 56 artists and 135 sculptures among two acres of Mediterranean gardens. Thru Oct 31. 831.728.2532. 37 Sudden St, Watsonville.

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Frannie Marr will call to the old-timey tunes of Boss Tim & The Laylows. No partner is necessary. Wear comfortable clothes and soft-soled shoes. Fri, Aug 5, 7:40pm. $6-$10. Felton Community Hall, 6191 Hwy 9, Felton, 831.464.0877.

Birds of a Feather. Seven artists observe birds through original prints, paintings, photographs, encaustic and assemblage. On display at all branch locations. Artists’ reception Wed Aug 3, 5-7pm, 595 Auto Center Dr, Watsonville. Thru Sep 30.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Gently used quality items, including antiques, jewelry, collectibles, linens, furniture, sporting goods, housewares, electronics, clothing, shoes, books, plants, toys & more. Sat, Aug 6, 8am-3pm. Free. Inner Light Ministries, 5630 Soquel Dr, Soquel, 831.426.2366.

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a classic film on the beach. Wed, Aug 10, 9pm. Free. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.7433.

Petite Sirahs. Music, food, pet treats and cutest pet contest. Winner will receive a case of Poetic Cellars Petite Sirah. Sat, Aug 6, noon-5pm. Free. Poetic Cellars, 5000 N Rodeo Gulch Drive, Soquel, 831.462.3478.

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Loma Prieta Grade Loop Walk Join a State Park Interpreter for this relatively flat and easy 1.8 mile walk through beautiful Nisene Marks State Park. Sun, Aug 7, 1pm. Free. Forest of Nisene Marks, Soquel Drive at Aptos Village, Aptos, 831.685.6444.

Pets for Petite A celebration of pets and

San Francisco’s City Guide

Bob Marley’s backup band plays ‘Exodus’ and ‘Uprising’ on consecutive nights. Aug 4-5 at the Independent.

Torche Heavy-as-hell sludge metal from Miami; Big Business and Thrones open. Aug 6 at Slim’s.

RX Bandits Long-running unclassiďŹ able SoCal four-piece on their “Farewell Tour.â€? Aug 7 at Regency Ballroom.

Imelda May Irish superstar channels Billie Holiday, PJ Harvey and Chrissie Hynde. Aug 9 at the Independent.

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Bob Stahl Local author will read and discuss his first title A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook. Mon, Aug 8, 7:30pm. Free. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Poetry Santa Cruz Featuring Dian Duchin Reed, Tilly Washburn Shaw, T. Mike Walker and Ken Weisner Tue, Aug 9, 7:30pm. Free. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

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In the Blue Room Cabrillo Festival director Marin Alsop and Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition in conversation. Sun, Aug 7, 8pm. $35. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Seacliff’s Amazing Past A 45-minute stroll traveling back in time to the cultural beginnings of Seacliff State Beach. Sun, Aug 7, 1pm. Free. Seacliff State Beach, State Park Drive, Aptos, 831.685.6444.

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B63 B316 /@B 0:3<2 With this year’s Burning Man Music and Arts Festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert sold out for the first time, it’s no surprise that Denise Gallant wants to showcase local artists’ contributions to the event in the first episode of her new show. In the Loop: Art & Technology, an interview-style TV series that will air new episodes monthly on Community Television of Santa Cruz County starting this Friday at 8:30pm, presents the creators of the colossal art featured at the weeklong gathering that happens Aug. 29-Sept. 5, including Santa Cruz’s Kilovolt, whose electric art made with tesla coils appeared at last year’s Burning Man. It’s a perfect introduction to the show. Produced by Video 4, the series shines a light on locals whose creative work blends art and technology—from UCSC astrophysicists who use 3-D graphics to show simulations of outer space to choreographers like Tandy Beal and musicians such as Mambo Tropical. Gallant is specifically interested in how the two concepts of art and technology overlap and connect in various projects. “Pee-wee’s Playhouse. That’s what I was calling it to people at first,� says Gallant. “The show is open to interpretation to whoever is going to be on it.� Unlike any other show that has aired on Community Television of Santa Cruz County, all donations made to support In the Loop: Art & Technology go to the station; in the past, the money producers raised would go only to their own programs. Because the station is one of the few places in town where people can go to continue their education in television and video, Gallant, a video teacher, says she is happy to lend the show’s support. And the Executive Director of CTV, Mary Ann Thyken, couldn’t be more grateful. “The show is being used as a station fundraising vehicle,� says Thyken. “It shows people what you can do with community television—you can take on a topic that isn’t being discussed anywhere else in the county. For us, that’s fantastic.� (Jenny Cain)

Free Skin Cancer Screening The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour offers full body skin cancer screenings and the latest skin cancer information to the public. Sat, Aug 6, 10am-4pm. Free. Rite Aid, 901 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 212.725.5176.

Jane Addams Peace Camp Fostering an understanding of peace and justice through art, music, cooperative games, drama, stories and discussion. Thru Aug 5. $150. Orchard School, 2288 Trout Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.462.9023.

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

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and their allies. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting The local chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free. Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.

SC Diversity Center

Support and Recovery Groups

The Diversity Center provides services, support and socializing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals

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

831.471.0737. Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000. Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women: Mariposas, 831.425.5422. Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Yoga

Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900. Hatha Yoga with Debra Whizin, 831.588.8527.

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

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22 Jazz Presenters since 1975

Wednesday, August 3 U 7 & 9 pm

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$22/Adv $25/Door 1/2 Price Night for Students Thursday, August 4 U 7 pm

GONZALO BERGARA QUARTET Blazing Gypsy Jazz! $20/Adv $23/Door

Monday, August 8 U 7 pm

MARTIN TAYLOR $22/Adv $25/Door

Thursday, August 11 U 7 & 9 pm

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SOPHIE MILMAN $22/Adv $25/Door

8/19 An Evening of Strings: Bucky Pizzarelli,

Howard Alden, Howard Paul 8/22 Ninety Miles feat. Stefon Harris,

David Sånchez, Christian Scott 8/24 Susana Baca – Peruvian vocalist! Advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org amd Logos Books & Records. Dinner served one hour prior. Prremium wine and beer. Tickets subject to service charge and 5% city tax. All age venue.

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A modern-day devotee of Django Reinhardt, Gonzalo Bergara is a purveyor of jump-swing, hot jazz, flamenco and classical guitar music. The Buenos Aires native’s fretboardshredding virtuosity and stylistic multi-dimensionality are both a nod to the mastery of the hot club tradition and an illustration of the sans-boundaries nature of today’s music. Making his Kuumbwa debut, Bergara and his quartet—an ensemble that was voted “best jazz group in Los Angeles�—bring their all-acoustic, Gypsy-jazz stylings to town for a night of international swing. Kuumbwa; $20 adv/$23 door; 7pm. (CJ)

Since its early days on the college circuit, the Gin Blossoms has been a band in flux, weathering lineup changes, tragedy, addiction, the tail-end of grunge and the inevitable breakup (followed by the not-at-all-inevitable reunion). Making their mark on the alternative rock charts in the mid1990s with the hit songs “Hey Jealousy� and “Found Out About You,� the band members rode their wave of success for a few years but called it quits in the late ’90s to pursue other projects. They found. however, that the music they created as the Gin Blossoms was something special, and by the early 2000s, the band had reunited. As frontman Robin Wilson said at the time, “We make a noise together that we can’t make otherwise.� Beach Boardwalk; Free; 6:30 & 8:30. (CJ)

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Film Capsules <3E 1/>A ALMOST FAMOUS (2000) A high school kid finagles a gig writing about an upand-coming band for Rolling Stone and learns more than he wanted to about love, life and bad behavior. With Kate Hudson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Frances McDormand, Zooey Deschanel, Billy Crudup and Jimmy Fallon. (Thu at Santa Cruz 9)

THE BIRDS (1963) Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller about a Northern California town subject to bizarre and increasingly violent attacks by birds was filmed in Bodega Bay. (Sat-Sun at Aptos) THE CHANGE-UP (R; 113 min.) Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman star in story of two friends since childhood—one responsible, married and with kids, the other single and irresponsible—who wake up

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one morning in each others’ lives. (Opens Thu midnite at Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL EVENT (NR) The July 26 electronica concert featuring Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, Moby, Benny Benassi, Will.I.Am and oh so many more screens this Thursday at theaters across the nation at 9pm. (Thu at Santa Cruz 9) THE HELP (PG-13; 154 min.)

Movie reviews by Tessa Stuart and Richard von Busack

In 1960s Mississippi, newly minted college graduate Skeeter (Emma Stone) goes against the social grain when she decides to write about the black servants in her community. With Viola Davis, Cicely Tyson, Sissy Spacek and others. (Opens Weds 8/10 at Aptos, Del Mar, Green Valley and Scotts Valley)

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) Animated film about a sensitive Viking youth who

befriends a rare and talented dragon, much to his marauding father’s dismay. Voiced by Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill. (Wed-Thu 8/3-4 at 41st Ave)

MAGIC TRIP (R) Two directors got unprecedented access to 16mm footage shot by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters on their 1964 road trip across America aboard the Magic Bus. (Opens Fri at the Nick)

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Aug. 3, through Wednesday, Aug. 10, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

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PROJECT NIM (NR; 93 min.) From the director of Man on Wire, a documentary about a chimpanzee raised as a human—complete with training in sign language—in the 1970s. Nim was sent on a bouncing journey from place to place as his animal nature asserted itself and one group of humans after another found itself unable to cope with him. (Opens Fri at the Nickelodeon) THE RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13) The Planet of the Apes origin story takes place in San Francisco, where humans’ experiments in genetic engineering leads to a war with preternaturally intelligent primates. With James Franco, Freida Pinto and John Lithgow. (Opens Thu midnite at 41st Ave, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley)

@3D73EA BAD TEACHER (R; 92 min.) Crude junior high teacher Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) attempts to charm a rich substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake), but her plan goes awry when she finds out he is interested in her colleague (Lucy Punch). Halsey’s friend Lynn (Phyllis of TV’s The Office) and the school’s gym teacher (Jason Segel) help her unpack her obvious daddy issues with characteristically dry commentary. BEGINNERS (R; 104 min.) In this semi-autobiographical film inspired by writerdirector Mike Mills’ past, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) must deal with two revelations about his father (Christopher Plummer): that, after 45 years of marriage to Oliver’s late mother, he is coming out of the closet; and that he has terminal cancer. Such honesty marks a new beginning for the father-son relationship and helps Oliver define his feelings for a French actress he has just met (MÊlanie Laurent). A BETTER LIFE (PG-13; 98 min.) Carlos Galindo, an undocumented gardener looking to avoid immigration

enforcement officials, struggles to keep his son away from gangs. Based on a story by Roger L. Simon, the film, set in California, has strong messages about immigration politics.

It’s all barely worthy of Pixar—the debate between regular fuel versus fossil fuels ends with such nervousness that you’d think director John Lasseter was dealing with a controversial matter. (RvB)

BRIDESMAIDS (R; 125 min.) Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a Milwaukee woman going downhill. Her ex-boyfriend (Jon Hamm) uses her for sex. Suddenly, Annie’s best pal, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), announces her impending marriage. Lillian also introduces a new, gorgeous friend (Rose Byrne) who elbows Annie aside and takes charge of the wedding. The wedding planning becomes more pretentious, more expensive and ever more humiliating for Annie. Wiig is at her most comically nonchalant as the desperation seeps out of her pores. In her capacity to register degrees of comedic suffering, this actress suggests what happens when a movie is really loose down deep in its soul, and is not just wobbly and formulaic. But Judd Apatow was the executive producer, and Bridesmaids is shaped like an Apatow film: it’s a half-hour too long. Though it’s released as a chick-flick alternative, we still get the traditional pointless fight between Annie and her new man (Chris O’Dowd). (RvB)

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (NR; 90 min.) Director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) returns to the screen with an awe-inspiring 3-D documentary. In 1996, a cave in Southern France was discovered to contain some of the oldest known art forms in the history of mankind. In documenting it, Herzog delivers a breathtaking portrait of who we were, where we are now and what the future may hold for the human race.

BUCK (PG; 88 min.) This documentary, fresh from a successful run at Sundance, tells the story of “horse whisperer� Buck Brannaman. The film reveals Brannaman’s childhood history of abuse. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13; 124 min.) In the live action origin story of the Marvel comics series, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is deemed unfit to join the Army, but he finds another way of fighting the Nazis: He joins a secret military project. When a special serum renders him capable of superhuman feats of strength, he and his sidekick Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) take on Hitler’s main man, Red Skull (Hugo Weaving). CARS 2 (G; 116 min.) An animated Bond parody. Events lure Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) into a race demonstrating alternative fuels in Paris, London and Tokyo; tagging along is his gauche tow-truck buddy from Radiator Springs.

COWBOYS AND ALIENS (PG-13 118 min.) When aliens land in the Wild West with a view of colonizing the Earth it is up to Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and the citizens of the Arizona Territory town of Absolution to stop them. An epic showdown ensues, but will it mean twilight for the extraterrestrials? CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (PG-13; 118 min.) When Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is dumped by his wife, he goes looking for solace at the bottom of a bottle but finds it in a chance meeting with a studly young player (an uncharacteristically tan and ripped Ryan Gosling) who shows Cal the “getting girls� ropes. FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (R; 110 min.) Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star in this romance about—well, the name says it all. With Andy Samberg, Woody Harrelson and Patricia Clarkson. GREEN LANTERN (PG-13; 105 min.) A cocky test pilot named Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) joins an intergalactic brotherhood known as the Green Lanterns charged with keeping order in the universe and fending off an enemy called the Parallax. Humans haven’t impressed the Green Lanterns much, but Jordan may turn out to be their only hope against the new threat. HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART II (PG-13; 130 min.) Director David Yates wraps up the 10-year saga in a cluttered, confusing finale—which doesn’t prevent it from being a fast-paced adventure that definitively strikes the sets.

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;=<93G7<5 /@=C<2 Herbert Terrace (Left) and Nim Chimpsky star in “Project Nim,� out Friday. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), now a sturdy, bland young man, must go solo against the Noseless One (Ralph Fiennes), who, sickened by the loss of most of his soul, looks like a poisoned, bleached ape. And what of Snape (Alan Rickman)? This should have been Snape’s crescendo—nope. The reveal of a tender heart under a supercilious hide is all we get. It’s a nocturnal film, and Yates is at his best borrowing from Fritz Lang: the cloaked scholars in formation in the courtyard, the figures in silhouette meeting on a staircase top. The downside is claustrophobia from lack of natural light. The religious cranks who said the Potter films failed to endorse the traditional family will get theirs in the epilogue, which returns this horror story to the kid-friendly place where it began. (RvB)

HORRIBLE BOSSES (R; 100 min.) With help from an ex-con (Jamie Foxx), Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) scheme to take out their evil employers, played by Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston. Directed by Seth Gordon (The King of Kong, Four Christmases). LARRY CROWNE (PG-13; 99 min.) Middle-aged Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) gets fired and decides to head back to college, where he crushes on his public speaking teacher (Julia Roberts) and joins a quirky

scooter community.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13; 100 min.) Woody Allen wrote and directed this film about Gil (Owen Wilson), a killjoy writer on vacation in Paris with his fiancÊe (Rachel McAdams) and her family. When they run into some old friends (Michael Sheen and Nina Arianda), Gil begins stealing away from his party by taking conspicuously long walks at night. He soon discovers a newfound love for the city, and life, in this romantic comedy that asks the question: Is a different life better, or is it just— different? SMURFS (PG; 86 min.) The evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) drives the Smurfs from their woodland village. In their haste, the little blue fellows stumble into a mysterious portal, which spits them out in New York City where they are taken in by a sweet married couple (Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays) who tries to help them find their way home. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN (PG-13; 112 min.) In 19th-century China, two young girls form a deep bond and communicate with each other using a secret (and little understood to modern scholars) written form called nu shu. Their modern-day descendants must learn the lessons of their ancestors by studying the strange marks hidden in a white fan. SUPER 8 (PG-13; 112 min.) In 1979, the U.S. government

shut down a section of the mysterious Area 51 and ordered all materials to be transported to a secret location in Ohio. Some, however, never made it. After witnessing a horrific train crash, a group of young friends begin to notice mysterious anomalies around town. When monster sightings are reported, they arm themselves with Super 8mm cameras in search of some answers in this sci-fi thriller from genre guru J.J. Abrams (Star Trek, television’s Fringe).

TABLOID (NR; 87 min.) Documentarian Errol Morris’ (The Fog of War) newest feature chronicles the “Case of the Manacled Mormon,� the true story of a former Miss Wyoming charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon missionary, and the wildly different views two tabloid papers, Britain’s Daily Mirror and Daily Express, took of the story. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13; 109 min.) In this latest installment of Michael Bay’s “Transformers� series, the Autobots compete with the Decepticons to find out the secrets of the Cybertronian spacecraft that has crashed on the moon after an attack. Starring Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. TERRI (R; 113 min.) An overweight high school misfit, Terri (Jacob Wysocki), is surprised when a talkative, well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) takes an

interest in him and introduces him to a couple of other students who have more in common with Terri than appearances would suggest.

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13; 138 min.) Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain star in Terrence Malick’s masterful memory play about a family struggling with the death of one of their own. The images, sharp and yet lambent, are of a lost world—a peaceful world that breaks out in storms of color and rage. The Tree of Life is the meeting place of cinema and sacred memory. It’s an invocation of something that is all-seeing, all-remembering, deathdefying. (RvB) THE TRIP (NR; 115 min.) Comic masters of impression and insult Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon take their British television series to the big screen with this story of two pals tooling around northern England on a tour of fine restaurants, irritating each other to no end. WINNIE-THE-POOH (G; 69 min.) Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit and Piglet set out to rescue Christopher Robin after Pooh misinterprets a note from Christopher and assumes he has been kidnapped by a creature named “Backson.� ZOOKEEPER (PG; 104 min.) Zookeeper Kevin James is dumbfounded to learn that the wild animals in the zoo can talk and are willing to scheme to get him together with Rosario Dawson.

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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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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.

537A6/ 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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