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Send letters to Santa Cruz Weekly, letters@santacruz.com or to Attn: Letters, 877 Cedar St. Suite 147. Include city and phone number or email address. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity or factual inaccuracies known to us.

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(thukill@santacruzweekly.com) STAFF WRITERS JACOB PIERCE (jpierce@santacruzweekly.com) RICHARD VON BUSACK (richard@santacruzweekly.com) CONTRIBUTING EDITOR CHRISTINA WATERS POETRY EDITOR ROBERT SWARD PROOFREADER GABRIELLA WEST EDITORIAL INTERN JUAN GUZMAN CONTRIBUTORS ROB BREZSNY, PAUL M. DAVIS, MICHAEL S. GANT, JOE GARZA,

MEMORY STILL SHARP OH, FOR PITTA’S SAKE! [RE: “Pitta for a Pittance,” Wellness, Feb. 22]: AFTER DOOBIES CONGRATULATIONS to the Blues Festival folks for their 20-year run. Your article last week (“Big Blue Ball,” A&E) stated that the Doobie Brothers have not played a Santa Cruz concert in over 20 years. In fact, they headlined the Fat Fry Festival at Aptos Village Park, the same venue as the Blues Fest, on Sept. 26, 1999, less than 13 years ago. Fat Fry fans will especially remember two other artists on that bill, Derek Trucks and the Radiators, who jammed together on a hot Chicago blues number. Enda Brennan Santa Cruz

If cooking with coconut oil can move my lymph and stimulate my blood song, I’m all for it. I suggest eye of newt and wing of bat makes a fine brain juice as well. Joe Bob says, “Check it out.” Awaiting a clue to my blood song,

Kathy Cheer Santa Cruz

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DEFENDER O’ DEMOCRACY [RE: “Water Customers Want To Be Included in Desal Vote,” Feb. 28]: Thank you to Supervisor Leopold for raising the issue of full democratic inclusion into the issue of water ratepayers having full voting rights on the matter of developing a desalination plant in the City of Santa Cruz. Such a plant and therefore a vote will affect all ratepayers, not just those in the city limits. I appreciate the Supervisor looking into how mid-county water customers can raise their voice on this issue. Nora Hochman

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FLUNK GEOGRAPHY MUCH? [RE: “The New Santa Cruz Mountain Winemakers,” Feb. 28]: Interesting article, and great to see Denis Hoey, Lindsey Otis and Mica Raas get some much-needed publicity for their work in the local wine industry. Just curious how Mr. Likitprakong, whose winery and wines are all made in Healdsburg, and who simply uses some grapes from this area, is an emerging Santa Cruz winemaker? There are no other young and upcoming winemakers that could have been featured?

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MORE LIKE HIM, PLEASE [RE: “The New Santa Cruz Mountain Winemakers: Mica Raas,” Feb. 28]: What a badass. This is the type of spirit that Santa Cruz needs more of ! Scott

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CORRECTIONS In last week’s Currents (“Let My People Vote”), we misstated the district represented by County Supervisor John Leopold. He represents District 1. We also misspelled the last name of Santa Cruz Water District Director Bill Kocher. We regret the errors.

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The movement that confounded the press spawned its own newspaper and, soon, paid media professionals

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TWO WEEKS after the first protestors unrolled their sleeping bags in Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street’s inaugural newspaper hit the streets of lower Manhattan, hot off the people’s press. Among those hawking that first free issue of The Occupied Wall Street Journal was UCSC graduate Michael Levitin. A journalist by trade, Levitin jumped at the chance to join in the paper’s creation and help broadcast the diversity of voices and shared frustrations from within the fledgling movement. He quickly took on the role of managing editor. “This is what a journalist dreams of—something that fit so well into my moral and philosophical background,” Levitin says from his current base in New York, where he

has remained since he first set foot in the encampment. “From the moment I saw that sincerity, that eagerness to contribute, I was completely activated.” Now serving as print editor for the soon-to-be-launched Occupy. com, Levitin continues to add his own energy and craft to a movement holding firm to its pluralistic principles. After a cold spell, with Occupy largely removed from city parks and daily headlines, he says the movement is set to capture the country’s attention once again. As part of his own campaign to inspire more participants, Levitin is speaking at a series of events in Santa Cruz and around the Bay Area this month. On Monday, March 12 he visits UCSC for several speaking engagements that are open to the public, though seating is limited. (See information box at the

end of this article for details.) Levitin had arrived in September— during the protest’s first week— intending simply to pass through New York after a five-year stint as a foreign correspondent in Berlin. The 35-yearold freelancer was captivated. “The media wasn’t even capable of knowing what this was at the time,” he says. After a week spent working through the night to put the pieces together, Levitin and other organizers of the newspaper put out a call for donations on the online fundraising platform Kickstarter. They requested $12,000 for publishing costs. The account received over $75,000 in one week. “That shifted our thinking,” Levitin says. “There’s a real hunger, there’s a need. It quickly became something to legitimize the movement.” Two weeks later, a second edition was printed,

Media & Message Since then, Occupy publications have sprung up in other cities, courting controversy and possible lawsuits by similarly appropriating the names and logos of local, corporate-owned publications—such as the Occupied Oakland Tribune and Occupied Los Angeles Times. “They are totally autonomous,” Levitin says. “All beautiful regional expressions of the movement.” >8

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along with Spanish editions of both. Levitin, like most Wall Street Occupiers, scoffs at the idea that a mainstream media reliant upon corporate advertising could accurately portray such a potentially destabilizing protest movement. “They act like they don’t know quite what we’re saying, as if we weren’t loud enough or clear enough,” Levitin says. But he maintains that the newspaper was not a response to poor or misguided media coverage. “The mainstream media has so much saturation,” says Jed Brandt, a co-editor of the paper, “you can’t make a dent in it.” For Brandt, a printed newspaper allowed protestors to go beyond the park, drawing them out into the streets to pass it out and engage with the community. The newspaper did, however, respond to the general criticism that no singular message or clear goal had been set forth. The question on everyone’s lips was “what do the protestors want?” In the second issue, the editors ran a note titled “No list of demands,” elaborating on an everunfolding ethos: “We are speaking to each other, and listening. This occupation is first about participation.” The fifth and final print edition went national. The editors printed 150,000 copies, with a story by Cornel West on the cover. “We were burnt out by then and ran out of money,” Levitin says.

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Developing media is the next step. “That’s where the movement is shifting,” he says. “A representative, people’s media is necessary for any truly participatory democracy.” Levitin says that physical action— taking to the streets—will remain vital as well. A website may lack the immediacy and interaction of a newspaper passed out by hand on the subway. But with Occupy.com set to launch this month, many of those who got the people’s media train rolling now have a global platform for the many artistic expressions and voices waiting to be heard. The upcoming website has met with some resistance inside the movement after it received a single donation large enough to cover startup costs and pay editors a living wage. “It’s a contentious issue,” Levitin acknowledges, as few others are making any money with their Occupy efforts. “We’re moving beyond a barrier in the notion of what Occupy is. We know problems can arise when you throw money into the mix.” Brandt is not involved in that project and has some qualms. “Money is its own argument,” he says. But he is excited to see how it turns out. For now, Levitin will continue pouring his focus and energy into activating more people. In an editorial role, his challenge is to convey profoundly what protestors are outraged about, to explain these issues so people understand precisely, in a way that’s not intimidating or alienating, all while remaining cognizant that it’s still unfolding along many paths, deliberately, with no singular voice. Levitin hopes that his voice will add to the growing number of participants, with the upcoming talks at UCSC a start. “Do you really want to go out and get a job,” he asks, “or be part of a generational moment that could change the world?”

MICHAEL LEVITIN Monday, Mar. 12 Thimann Lecture Hall, UCSC 3:30–4:30pm Earth & Marine Sciences Building, B-206, 7–8:30pm

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A Santa Barbara–based think tank is hoping to turn up the heat on California’s discussion of public employee compensation in a series of debates with a libertarian slant. Oddly enough, the first stop is in Santa Cruz. The California Center for Public Policy will be holding the Great Debate at the Museum of Art and History on Tuesday, Mar. 13 at 7pm, and organizers have invited former Mayor Mike Rotkin to argue the opposing side in favor of public employees. Rotkin says he loves to talk public employee compensation. The veep of organizing for the UC-American Federation of Teachers—who says he’s relatively unfamiliar with the think tank—isn’t surprised by the group’s conservative slant. “That was my impression: anti-government, anti-tax,” Rotkin says. “I’ll go anywhere to debate this question.” CCPP president Lanny Ebenstein says the group hopes to get a discussion moving. “We hope that people will learn more about not just their own opinions but also opinions from the other side,” says Ebenstein, who will be arguing that public pensions are too high. The debate will be the first in a series of some seven debates statewide, with others set for Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego. Almost all of the CCPP’s 14 board members are Libertarian or Republican, and most hail from Santa Barbara and neighboring counties. Ebenstein thinks liberals should be receptive to his message. Right now, he notes, California is gridlocked over whether to increase taxes or cut public services. “We believe it should be viewed as fair compensation or reduced government services,” Ebenstein says. Rotkin expects the event to draw a conservative crowd. “That’s all right,” Rotkin says. “I enjoy talking to conservatives.” —Jacob Pierce

Montessori Charter School Families. They’ve learned firsthand, at their own pace (in a very Montessori way, you might say), a hard lesson about selling their concept for a charter elementary school to public school officials. Namely: First beware of insulting them. Back in October, as Whitney Smith recalls, she and other charter proponents met with Santa Cruz City Schools Superintendent Gary Bloom and thenboard president Cynthia Hawthorne to discuss their idea. Afterward, to help illustrate the benefits of Montessori education, they sent a link to a sixminute cartoon YouTube video titled “Montessori Madness.” The cartoon relates the story of a promising Montessori student who must enroll in a conventional public school after a job loss in the family. After this misfortune, his mother explains, “I saw the light in his eyes dimming. His flame was extinguishing.” Subsequent frames show a firefighter dousing the bright candle of curiosity. “The flame [children] had at age 6 didn’t burn out on its own,” the narrator intones. “We smothered it. In contrast, Montessori schools stoke that flame.” To say this didn’t go over well with two public education leaders is an understatement. “I think that video is disgusting,” Bloom told the Weekly. “I told them this maligns public schooling and I find it appalling that they’re still using it. It promotes a stereotype about public education and public educators that’s incorrect and offensive.” Smith, who says her group stopped showing the video at its informational meetings in December, says she was taken aback by the strong response from officials and district parents. “Unfortunately this six-minute video has got people feeling very threatened or upset,” Smith says. “We certainly didn’t mean to offend, nor do we think the public school system is a soulless, heartless place.” The group, which hopes to submit its charter petition to the district in the next two months, posted an open letter on its site dated Feb. 22 listing new YouTube links: a brief history of Montessori, footage from Montessori classrooms and a segment from a Barbara Walters interview featuring a brief discussion of Montessori education by none other than Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. —Traci Hukill

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Jill Escher had me at “clear skin” and “lifted brain fog.” Armed with a copy of her book, Farewell Club Perma-Chub: A Sugar Addict’s Guide to Easy Weight Loss, I hurled myself cold turkey into a sugar-free existence a few weeks ago, just as Girl Scout Cookie season commenced. And it wasn’t just the white stuff, either. All starches had to go. “A bowl of pasta isn’t that different from a bowl of sugar, metabolically speaking,” said Escher as we sat in a sunny courtyard on Beach Hill the morning I took the plunge. My heart sank. I braced myself for a difficult withdrawal phase and briefly considered canceling all of my appointments and strapping myself to my mattress. Ten days later, I set down the fork I used to polish off two eggs fried in coconut oil (no bread to sop up the yolk), and I’m finally able to say: The woman has a point. Escher, a.k.a. the Sugar Slayer, is a petite woman in her forties with clear olive skin, warm brown eyes and a self-effacing sort of demeanor that begins in her voice. It’s hard to imagine her ever having had her “toe in the obesity column,” as she describes her former self, but then, that was before she kicked the white stuff. Escher describes it like waking up. “I had this compulsion for stuff that really is not food, and stuff that is really making my body sick and addicted,” recalls Escher, who lost 34 pounds in four months after nixing sugar (and yes, she’s kept it off). She’s also experiencing clearer skin, fewer wrinkles, clear-headedness and her favorite benefit of all: “this really steady, stable, very healthy energy

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level throughout the day.” Farewell Club Perma-Chub reads like a girlfriend telling another girlfriend what worked for her. It’s easy on the science talk, yet loaded with profound insights into that ubiquitous, seemingly innocent, ingredient in our daily lives. “I figured out that I had to treat my problem like alcoholism. That my compulsions were like an alcoholic has for alcohol,” says Escher, who used sugar like many of us do: for the quick pleasurable rush it gives when the brain releases opioids and dopamine (the same neurotransmitters stimulated by many drugs of abuse). Sugar is an inflammatory. It wreaks havoc on our skin, catalyzes aging, feeds bacterial infections in our bodies and messes with our intestinal flora, leptin, insulin, hormone and energy levels. It’s a shape-shifter too, appearing as high-fructose corn syrup, cane juice and a slew of artificial sweeteners that double as preservatives and microbicides. “With any addiction, it’s a biochemical imbalance,” says Escher,

who says she really reclaimed her biochemistry about three weeks in, when the sugar-fiending “gremlin” in her head quieted to a mere whisper. After 10 days without sugar, my own scale has not budged and my skin remains temperamental, but my energy is steady and I’m inspired. Although there’s a chasm where dark chocolate and freshly baked sourdough used to be, I’m reveling in a high-fat diet (osteoporosis be gone!) rich with proteins, fruits, vegetables, nuts and smoothies made with fullfat plain yogurt. And when, out of curiosity, I finally decided to try my favorite Girl Scout cookie of all time, the Samoa, the sickening sweetness almost turned my mouth inside out.

‘FAREWELL CLUB PERMACHUB’ (CreateSpace, $9.95) is available at Bookshop Santa Cruz and Capitola Book Café. All proceeds benefit the Morgan Autism Center.

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ina Scoppettone had just returned from shooting an assignment overseas when I called her in a tizzy. “I’m in a bad way,

Scoppettone!� I whined. “I need style, and I need it now!� She came to the rescue, as she has so many times for so many editors, this time with a small but sassy collection of stripes. Vibrating optical-illusion stripes, classic elegant stripes, nautical fishermen’s stripes (and speaking of nauticalia, a wetsuit done hotpants-style). While the spring catwalks are brimming with pastels and florals, we’re here to remind readers that it’s still OK to demand to be noticed. —Traci Hukill

23B/7:A Left to right: model Lara Scoppettone Eidsmore wears a vintage black-andwhite wraparound blouse. Striped sweater by Quiksilver at Cameron Marks Boutique. Bahia wetsuit by O’Neill Wetsuits with black faux crocodile purse by Michael Kors. Striped dress by Ralph Lauren. Styling by Dina Scoppettone and Igor Brozicevic. Skin care by Sue Altman at Simply Skin. Special thanks to Alastair Mackinnon, Shane Skelton and Roberta Haas.

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Why We Love Geeky Glasses The four-eyed have always been fashion-forward, even if they didn’t know it BY KRISTEN PHILIPKOSKI When Buddy Holly finally conceded to glasses, his vision was already 20-800. He had tried some of the earliest contact lenses. They became unbearable after about 10 minutes. So he got glasses. His first frames had thick plastic at the top, with a thinner, less obtrusive metal frame for the bottom half. But his Texas optometrist, Dr. J. David Armistead, didn’t see the point of going halfway with eyewear. While he was traveling in Mexico, he picked up two pairs of super-

thick Faiosa brand frames, one black and one tortoiseshell. With some encouragement from Armistead, Holly chose the black ones. He came around to the idea that if he was going to wear glasses, he might as well wear some freaking glasses. Tragically, Holly didn’t sport the specs for long before the Beechcraft Bonanza transporting him, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper to a show crashed on The Day the Music Died in 1959. But in a relatively short ¨ &

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Reassembling Beauty Dressmaker Arielle Rose creates fashion on her own terms BY KATE JACOBSON Anyone who sees Arielle Rose downtown marks the sightings by what she’s wearing. A cropped red jacket in a restaurant, a southwestern shawl while she’s chilling outside Metavinyl, a parade of anklelength floral dresses that show the sunflower tattoos on her arms. A local designer operating out of Locust Street’s Wallflower Boutique, Rose makes her own handmade looks out of recycled fabric, selling them under the label Teaspoon. She’s made a mix of whimsical clothing inspired by old European circuses and gypsies that scoff at standard sizing and mass production, fighting fashion industry training that says all the clothes you

need are available for purchase at your nearest Urban Outfitters. “I’ve been doing it for forever. I don’t know what else I’m supposed to do. I have to be making stuff,� she explains in her studio on her mother’s wooded Branciforte property. “When I was a kid my mom bought me those bulk Barbie dresses, and when she came into my room 10 minutes later I had cut all of them up and put them together in completely different ways,� Besides creating hipster Barbies, Rose took a sewing class once. She was 7. She swears it’s easy—all she does is find inspiring details from friends’ used clothes, rip them apart, refit them, sew

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them back up in beautiful ways and then dye them a different color. A picture is beginning to emerge of this girl with the piercing at the corner of her left eye that shines like a dewdrop. Arielle Rose is a merry dark-haired butterf ly princess traipsing the globe with the confidence of a girl with a calling. She works in a forest glen with birds chirping on her shoulders and pure mineral water bubbling up at her feet, while kittens curl around the legs of the unicorn tethered to her cottage. Does she use patterns? “Never.� Shapes it to herself ? “I just throw stuff on it! “ She laughs like she’s discovering something. “I just—put it all together.� She whips off her hooded sweater to show where it needed to be altered. “It’s been dyed, and I attached the hood to it. The hood is actually a sleeve of a really big jacket. It was just the perfect size.� She takes off

another sweater to show the blue floral and lace dress that she made. “Whenever I make things, I just use what’s around me. My mom made pottery by pressing lace into the clay, so I have bags and bags of lace from her because she doesn’t do that pottery anymore. “It’s like a box. You just have to fit the pieces together.� She has more energy than a hadron collider, playing musical instruments and reading aloud from journals in a room hung with handmade dream catchers, while her half-blind rescue cat curls on a chair. “When I learned about the fashion industry I didn’t want anything to do with it,� she says. “The fashion industry is dirty. These skinny models in high heels, hurting themselves, poisoning themselves, and little kids working in factories making clothes for women trying to be pretty. “I give all my friends dresses,� she protests when teased with participation in the hated capitalist system of exploitation. “It’s so important to me that they just be out there.� The world probably opens for her because she adopts one-eyed kittens. It recently gifted her a used 20seater bus so she can make a North American traveling circus with a greenhouse on top and maybe some blue Maltese tigers. She calls it “Das CirKus Waggon,� and it’s her future business plan. “We’ll stay on farms, or in the woods, go to festivals and sell dresses. I think gifting is what will fund the trip, the ability to help somebody or give someone a piece of yourself that doesn’t have to be money,� Rose says. She’s been setting the curve since grade school, and an industry that jacks up the price of clothes with the confidence that it’s cornered the market won’t fly for much longer if she has her way. “You can totally make it yourself ! You’ve been pushed down so much, all you got to do is say, ‘I don’t need to pay attention to anything you’re telling me, and I can go do it on my own.’� She laughs. “In fact, that’s why I didn’t go to college, either!�

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Geeks value at least appearing to be a person to reckon with over being inoffensively attractive. At least that’s how most of us see it: Studies have shown that people wearing glasses are perceived as having higher intelligence as well as increased trustworthiness, reliability and diligence. Mike Lee is co-founder of Mezzmer, an online eyewear company that mainly exists to keep geeks in $99 prescription frames. Says he: “People who are passionate and intelligent have become much more revered.� And eyewear is an easy way emulate them. “Glasses are on your face, so people see them immediately. They’re a fantastic way to show your personality.� And while geeky frames have become more popular, they’re not really part of a “pretty� aesthetic in the traditional sense. A study published in October found that people who

wore rimless glasses were perceived as intelligent and trustworthy but also more attractive than those who wore more prominent frames. How was “More attractive� defined? As more “average� and “less distinctive.� Which is the opposite of what people who go for bold frames are interested in. Thick eyeglasses might not be pretty like a rose but they are in your face— whether the lenses are prescription or not. It’s an approach to dressing fashion insiders know all about. They want to stand out, assert their personal style, not blend in. Jenna Lyons, creative director at J. Crew and adored by the fashion set, is the quintessential example. Iris Apfel, a nonagenarian and much-loved figure in the fashion world, wears hubcap-sized blackrimmed frames with lenses so thick they each look like little fish tanks (the older ladies have been doing this forever). Simon Doonan, creative ambassador at large for Barney’s New York, placed statement-making glasses number one on his list of How to Become a Fashion Eccentric. I own a pair of dark green Paul Smith frames that I love and get compliments on all the time, but as a woman who sometimes falls victim to the whole wanting-to-be-appealing thing, I often shy away from wearing them. But I can tell you this: on my way to and from fashion shows, photographers have snapped “street style� photos of me pretty much only when I’m wearing them. Geeks are the same way. They value at least appearing to be a person to reckon with over being inoffensively attractive. Yes, celebrities far and wide are wearing geeky glasses these days. But for them, the trend will pass, while actual geeks will continue wearing their Buddy Holly styles. After the singer’s glasses were thrown from the plane wreck, the hefty frames languished in an Iowa sheriff ’s office for 22 years before being recovered, still in one piece despite some nicks and scrapes. Holly’s widow sold them in 1998 for $80,000. Rimless glasses? Please. They never would have survived the crash. This article originally appeared on Gizmodo.com.

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Crime Comes to College

Hello and Goodbye The Jewel Theatre Company continues its current season with Athol Fugard’s evocative play about family, hope and redemption. Thu-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 2pm. Thru Mar 18. $23-$28. Center Stage, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7506.

CONTINUING Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Futzie Nutzle & The Espresso Police. Featuring works by Nutzle, Judy Foreman and Frank Foreman, musical performances by the artists who played Caffe Pergolesi and artifacts from the old cafe. Thru Mar 17. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

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A murder/mystery musical that encourages audience participation. Sun, 5:30pm. Thru Mar 25. $50. Peachwood’s Grill and Bar, 555 Hwy 17, Santa Cruz, 831.426.6333.

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Smudge A dark comedy about how a couple deals with the arrival of their unbearably deformed baby. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Thru Mar 10. $17-$20. Paper Wing Theater, 320 Hoffman Ave, Monterey, 831.905.5684.

The Thinning Veil UCSC Theater Arts Department presents this multimedia program which follows the troubled members of the House of Atreus. Performed on two different stages with six video cameras for a unique experience. Thu-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Mar 11. $12$15. Experimental Theater, Theater Arts Center UCSC, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

West Side Story Pacific Collegiate Charter School presents its Spring Musical with this classic Broadway production. FriSat, 7pm and Sun, Mar 11, 2pm. Thru Mar 10. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.247.2830.

CONCERTS Kirsten Opstad Indie pop/folk musician and improviser performs a free concert at Streetlight Records. Wed, Mar 14, 4pm. Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Roberto Gell & Ancestree Roberto Gell makes his Moe’s Alley debut with special guests Ancestree for a reggae double bill. Tue, Mar 13, 9pm. $5-$9. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, 831.479.1854.

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Presents Evolving Mandolins Mandolin virtuosos Caterina Lichenberg and Mike Marshall present a musical history of the mandolin from European roots to American folk traditions. Sat, Mar 10, 7:30pm. $2-$23. UCSC Music Center Recital Hall, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.9693.

OPENING Davenport Gallery Artists reception for the Flora and Fauna exhibit, showcasing the works from local printmakers, painters and sculptors as they explore the plant and animal kingdom. Sat, Mar 10, 4-7pm. Free. 450 Hwy 1, Davenport, 831.426.1199.

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Santa Cruz Art League Art Bites Back. A short exhibit that showcases 12 Santa Cruz Artists as they speak out on environmental, political, and social issues. Wed-Fri-Sat, noon-5pm and Sun, noon-4pm. Thru Mar 18. Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, Sun noon-4pm. 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.

CONTINUING Cabrillo College Gallery Glenn Carter: A Guest to the Mystery. Mixed media work by Santa Cruz resident Glenn Carter. Opening reception Thu, Feb 16, 5-6:30pm. Carter will discuss his work Tues, Feb 21, 7pm. Thru Mar 9. Free. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

Felix Kulpa Gallery “One’s Own Voice” exhibit explores discovering one’s own personal imagery, featuring the works of Sharon Bosley, Susan Moore, Sylvia Gerbl, Kathleen Pouls, Coeleen Kiebert, and more. Thu-Sun, noon-5pm. Thru Apr 29. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos A Prison Art Exhibit. Works feature themes of survival, culture, and spirituality. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 17, 6–9pm. Thru May 17. 1817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.457.8208.

Santa Cruz County Bank REPEAT!. A playful exploration of repetition by six artists utilizing mixed media, photography, assemblage and construction. On display

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SOUTHWEST REGIONAL BARISTA COMPETITION Will five-time competitor Jared Truby of Verve dominate again? Will novice Lizzy Sampson blow the foamed milk moustaches off the judges? Root for the locals at this coffee competition, last stop before nationals. Fri-Sat, March 9–10, Top of the Ritt, 101 Church St., Santa Cruz. Free. at all locations. Opening reception Feb 8, 5-6:30pm at 720 Front St. Thru Apr 20. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

AROUND TOWN

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Inspirations. A collection of inspirational artwork by Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center artists. Thru Mar 17. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.4273.

The community is invited to celebrate and recognize local hunger fighters. To buy your tickets, go to http://www. thefoodbank.org/awards Wed, Mar 7, 5-8:30pm. $10-$30. Wrigley Building, 2801 Mission St, Santa Cruz, 831.722.7110.

Sesnon Gallery

Berry Creek Falls Hike

Katerina Lanfranco: Natural Selection . A site-specific installation by Katerina Lanfranco. Thru Mar 16. UCSC, Porter College, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2273.

Park Docent Bill Rhoades leads this 11-mile-loop hike featuring a wide range of habitats, redwood canyons to dry ridges. Sun, Mar 11, 10:30am. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Hwy 236, Boulder Creek, 831.427.2288.

Events BIG DEALS 2012 Santa Cruz AIDS Walk The Santa Cruz AIDS Project hosts their annual fundraising walk to benefit client services for HIV positive individuals. For more info and registration, go to http://www.scapsite. org/node/14 Sat, Mar 10, 9:30am. Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, 831.427.3900.

Annual Awards Celebration

The InCiters ‘60s style soul band host an album release party. Sat, Mar 10, 8pm. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz, 831.423.8209.

Ocean View Summit Hike Docent David Auerbach leads a diverse hike through mountain streams, oak woodlands, chaparral and redwoods. Sat, Mar 10, 10am. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Hwy 236, Boulder Creek, 831.427.2288.

Seymour Center Community Free Day The public is welcome to visit the Seymour Center’s various exhibits for free. Fri, Mar 9, 10am-5pm. Seymour Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3800.

Bingo Benefit for Soquel High Sports

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Soquel High Knights football program gets the bucks from this weekly bingo night. Buyin $15; doors open 5pm; early birds 6:15pm, games 6:30pm. Tue, Mar 13, 6:30pm. $15. Santa Cruz Elks Lodge, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz.

The End of the Line

English Country Dance Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. Second Thu of every month. $5-$7. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.

A free screening of the first major documentary film to address worldwide problems caused by overfishing in the ocean. Tue, Mar 13, 6:30pm. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.462.5660.

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END OF THE LINE This award-winning documentary, dubbed “the Inconvenient Truth of the oceans,” shows the devastation wreaked by overfishing and the widespread ignorance about the threat it poses. Screens in conjunction with Save Our Shores Sanctuary Steward training. Tuesday, March 13, First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz. Free. Into the Vietnamese Kitchen and Asian Dumplings, presents a lecture on how to cook with tofu, based on her newest book, Asian Tofu. Wed, Mar 7, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520

Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Author Event: Terry Bisson Local author Karen Joy Fowler introduces Hugo Award-winning author Terry

Bisson to discuss his newest novel, Any Day Now. Thu, Mar 8, 7:30pm. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415. ≥ 20

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A SLIM VOLUME Ellen Treen is the winner of the Chapbook Award.

MUSINGS SUNDAY 3/11

Thirty years ago Patrice Vecchione and Gael Roziere began the In Celebration of the Muse series in response to the dearth of independent female voices in the local literary community. Now it stands as Santa Cruz County’s longest running literary event.

‘PLEASE STAND BY’ 599TH SHOW KPIG crowd-pleaser and the most listened-to radio show on the Internet, according to something we read somewhere online, celebrates its 599th episode with a special show at Kuumbwa. Please Stand By host Sleepy John Sandidge’s friends are hoping 600 is a charm. Sunday, March 11, 10:30am, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. < 19

Author Event: Jonathan Evison Celebrating Jonathan Evison’s new book and New York Times bestseller, West of Here. Mon, Mar 12, 7:30pm. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

In Celebration of the Muse An evening of poetry and short fiction by local women writers. Sat, Mar 10, 7:30pm. $8-$18. Cabrillo College Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6100.

Meet the Author: Claudia Sternbach Columnist and author Claudia Sternbach presents her memoir, Reading Lips: A Memoir of Kisses. Wed, Mar 14, 10:30-11:30am. Porter Memorial Library, 3050 Porter St, Soquel, 831.475.3326.

Poetry Reading by Travis Mossotti and Ingrid Browning Moody Local authors and UCSC professors Travis Mossotti and Ingrid Browning Moody read from their poetic works. Tue, Mar 13, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Raymond Bonner Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist to discuss his newest work, Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong. Mon, Mar 12, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Poetry Santa Cruz Readings by Toi Derricotte and Ellen Bass. Fri-Sat, 7:30pm. Thru Mar 10. $3 donation suggested. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

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Center, 1307 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.462.8893.

Eat Yourself Healthy Local nutritionist Sandi Rechenmacher hosts a presentation on the latest nutrition science and how to live healthy. Thu, Mar 8, 6pm. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5700.

Interfaith Perspectives On Economic Justice The question of “Why Occupy?” as addressed from Jewish, Christian and Muslim perspectives. Thu, Mar 8, 7-9pm. Stevenson College Event Center, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3729.

Selling On eBay – Boost Your Sales The Santa Cruz Library hosts a Free Brown Bag Workshop with Barb Galloway to discuss boosting retail sales by using eBay and more. Register at http://www. santacruzpl.org/ Thu, Mar 8, 11:45am. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.479.6136.

Trade Compliance And Marketing: Keys To Export This MBITA Santa Cruz Chapter meeting focuses on trade compliance and marketing solutions that lead to successful exports and features experts from the private and public sectors. Thu, Mar 8, 10am-1:30pm. $50-$65. Peachwood Conference Center, 555 Hwy 17, Santa Cruz, 831.335.4780.

Vipassana Meditation Dr. Paul R. Fleischman gives a talk about Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. Register at www. mahavana.dhamma.org/ ancientPath/ Sat, Mar 10, 7:30-9pm. Pacific Cultural

NOTICES Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Discussion

in the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos. Thursdays 1-2pm at Louden Nelson Community Center, Room 5, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. Wed-Thu. 831.429.7906.

Red Cross Mobile Blood Drives

Local neuroscientist Dr. Juan Acosta discusses neurofeedback as a treatment for ADHD. Wed, Mar 7, 6:30-8pm. Mar Vista Elementary School, 6860 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.684.0590.

Drives occur at several locations countywide each month; for schedule and locations call 800.733.2767.

Free Homework Assistance

All LGBT seniors are welcome to Diversity Center LGBT Senior group luncheon with a county supervisor candidates forum. Register by March 8 by calling 831.345.4924 Mon, Mar 12, 12:30-3:30pm. $5 donation requested. Inner Light Ministries, 5630 Soquel Dr, Soquel, 831.345.4924.

Available at Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Mon 3:30-5:30 Garfield Park, 705 Woodrow Ave., Tue, 2-4pm at Boulder Creek, 13390 West Park Ave., Tue 3-5pm at Live Oak, 23080 Portola Dr., Tue 3:30-5:30pm at Branciforte, 230 Gault St. Mon and Tue. 831.477.7700x7665.

Free Spay or Neuter for Feral Cats Courtesy of Project Purr. Thru Mar 31. 831.423.6369.

Fruit-Tree Grafting Workshop Learn how to graft fruit tree varieties onto rootstock with instructors from California Rare Fruit Growers and the UCSC Farm and Garden. Sat, Mar 10, 1-4pm. $5-$20. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3240.

Mobile Blood Drives American Red Cross hosts several mobile blood drives throughout Santa Cruz County. To schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org Wed, Mar 14, 12:30-5:30pm. Resurrection Catholic Church, 7600 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 1.800.733.2767.

Overeaters Anonymous Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Teach By The Beach

Santa Cruz Diversity Center LGBT Senior Group Luncheon

Santa Cruz Mountains Arts Center Presents Heaps Of Houses Participants learn about light, shadow, color and perspective while drawing and painting unique homes from around the world. Sat, 10am-12pm. Thru Mar 31. $90-$100. Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.3513.

Santa Cruz Mountains Arts Center Presents Working With Clay Participants learn how to work with clay by utilizing basic tools and techniques. Sat, 12:30-2:30pm. Thru Mar 31. $90-$100. Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond, 831.336.3513.

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.

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.

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. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Veterans of Foreign Wars Monthly Meeting VFW Tres Pueblos Post 7263. Second Thu of every month, 6:30pm. 831.475.9804. Veterans Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.345.3925.

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

In 2008, In Celebration of the Muse entered into a new phase of its development when it began its collaboration with Poetry Santa Cruz. Since then the partners have presented the Muse’s chapbook award, which gives an as-yet unpublished author the opportunity to print a short collection of her work. This year’s winner, Ellen Treen, was chosen for her collection of short stories, Defining Moments: Encounters with My Grandson, an intimate portrait of a relationship presented through a series of short vignettes. Local poets Ellen Bass, Alta Ifland and Farnaz Fatemi will join Treen in presenting their work along with the series’ usual collection of undiscovered talents from around the county. Proceeds from the event will go to Poetry Santa Cruz so it can continue to promote works by local authors. (Juan Guzman)

IN CELEBRATION OF THE MUSE is Saturday, March 10 at 7:30pm at Cabrillo College Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos. Tickets $16 adv/$18 door ($8 with Cabrillo College student activity card) available at Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola Book Café and Crossroads Books.

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.

Youth Shakespeare Productions Sign-Ups Informational meetings and sign-ups for upcoming Romeo and Juliet and Mother Goose meets Dr. Seuss productions. Open to youth ages 5 to 18. Wed, Mar 7, 5-6pm and Tue, Mar 13, 7-8pm. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley, 831.566.9411.

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.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Patricia Barber Jazz pianist from the windy city brings Nat ‘King’ Cole tribute show to East Bay. Mar 8 and 9 at Yoshi’s Oakland.

Railroad Earth Two nights of New Jersey newgrass with band who lifted their name from a Kerouac story. Mar 9-10 at the Fillmore.

Flogging Molly Raucous punk band led by Dave King, a former metalhead in love with the Pogues. Mar 10 at the Fox Theater.

Saul Williams Terrifyingly creative hip-hop poet and artist, star of ‘Slam’ and the original omni-American. Mar 10 at Slim’s.

James “Blood” Ulmer 70 year-old guitarist with roots in both organ trios and free jazz embraces blues, plays solo show. Mar 11 at Yerba Buena Center.

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Tickets: Snazzyproductions.com Sun. March 11 U 7 pm

NIKKI AND TIM BLUHM DUO Tickets: Streetlight Records and Eventbrite.com Thurs. March 15 U 7 pm

BEN WILLIAMS & SOUND EFFECT 1/2 Price Night for Students Mon. March 19 U 7 pm

HELEN SUNG QUARTET Fri. March 23 U 8 pm

OVERTONE 3/26 Chano Dominguez “Flamenco Sketches” 3/30 Strunz & Farah 4/2 Raul Midón 4/4 Hiromi: The Trio Project Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records. Dinner served 1-hr before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer. All ages welcome.

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Nellie McKay is a bit of a professional chameleon. The multifaceted singer/ songwriter/actor/comedian is as likely to play Carnegie Hall or Broadway as she is to appear on A Prairie Home Companion or the set of a film. Her music is equally hard to pin down, with her sharp social conscience and at times cutting lyrical commentary wrapped up in the sparkle and style of a songbook-era pop starlet.Touring in support of her latest project, a musical called I Want to Live, McKay is a rare talent brimming with wit, comedic timing, political insight, charm and a natural flair for music. Kuumbwa; $25 adv/$28 door; 7pm. (Cat Johnson)

Hailing from Arlington, Va., the Soldiers of Jah Army are a quintet of laid-back reggae diehards committed to producing earnest jams that satisfy the soul. Fronted by longtime friends Jacob Hemphill and Bob Jefferson, the group has been producing albums ever since its eponymous 2000 debut. Its latest release, Strength to Survive, debuted at number 36 on Rolling Stone’s top 40, an impressive effort that put SOJA alongside pop music’s top acts like Kanye West and Beyoncé. The Catalyst; $20 adv/ $25 door; 8pm. (Juan Guzman)

The Moonalice story is a multi-faceted one. The Bay Area jam band, comprised of seasoned musicians with roots in the Other Brothers, Jefferson Starship, Phil Lesh and Friends and more, mixes roots, rock and improvisation and has had over 1 million downloads of its hit song, “It’s 4:20 Somewhere.” It’s also a band that leverages technology to create community (think Twittercasts, forums and streaming concerts), has an enormous library of free music available, and takes the “we’re not doing it for the money” approach. Oh yeah, and the band is bankrolled by successful businessman and bandleader Roger McNamee, so that pesky money thing isn’t an issue anyway. Don Quixote’s; $10; 8:30pm. (CJ)

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INCITERS Local purveyors of Northern Soul— think Manchester and Liverpool, not Detroit and New York—the Inciters have been taking the Bay Area by storm with their high-energy musical heroics. The 11-member band— complete with a full horn section and a good-sized handful of capable vocalists—has a knack for setting the joint a-jumping with their R&B-driven, funky-soul sound. With basslines thick enough to eat, super-contagious little guitar riffs, lock-it in-the-pocket drumwork and horns so punchy it

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TIME SPENT DRIVING

Mar. 8 at Moe’s Alley

Indie-rock emo band Time Spent Driving formed right here in Santa Cruz all the way back in 1999. After the original members recorded and released their first full-length album, Just Enough Bright, in 2002, they seem poised to take advantage of the rising popularity of similar artists like Fall Out Boy and Yellowcard. Instead they went on an unfortunately timed hiatus. Now core members Jon Cattivera and Kem Gallione have reformed the band with a new lineup and new material looking forward to a new chapter for the local rockers. The Crepe Place; $10; 9pm. (JG)

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TIM & NICKI BLUHM Listening to the music of Tim and Nicki Bluhm, you’d swear they were a duo from the ’70s, with their sweet and simple songs, charmingly intimate

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TUNE-YARDS Apr. 12 at Rio Theatre

SHINS Apr. 22 at Civic Center

lyrics and gaze-into-each-others’-eyes chemistry, but the husband and wife musical team is very much in the here and now. Tim is a founding member of the long-running San Francisco rock band the Mother Hips and Nicki is one of this year’s breakout Bay Area artists. Together they play West Coast folk and California country music that gives a nod to the era of macrame and lovebird duets while managing to sound authentic, heartfelt and fresh. Kuumbwa; $15 adv/$17 door; 7pm. (CJ)

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SHROUDED STRANGERS Transplants to the East Bay from Harrisonburg, Va., by way of Washington, D.C., the Shrouded Strangers are a fuzzed-out, psych-pop outfit peddling hillbilly hallucinations, sea shanties about mutinies gone wrong and catchy ditties steeped in indie furor. The band’s “summerbeach-fuzz-rock anthem” “Featherbed” and the accompanying video, which features tons of surf footage and our own Beach Boardwalk, were submitted, and rejected, by three of the surf industry’s big name businesses. I say give ’em points for trying. Crepe Place; $7; 9pm. (CJ) WOAH, NELLIE! Nellie McKay at Kuumbwa on Thursday

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Founded by capoeira master Papiba Gondinho, the Santa Cruz–based Afro-Brazilian funk group Sambadá is as much an experience as it is a band. Intentionally recalling the sounds of Bahía with a surf-rock twist, a Sambada concert experience is an exuberant foot-stomping, hand-clapping experience that dissolves the wall between the band and its audience. Moe’s Alley; $15 adv/ $20 door; 9pm. (JG)

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Live Bands

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DJ Tripp

Roberto - Howell

Annie Asbestos

Steve’s Jazz Kitchen

Karaoke

Sleepy Sun

SOJA

Red Light District

Hell’s Belles

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BLUE LAGOON 923 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

THE CATALYST 1011 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

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Jazz Open Mic

110 Church St, Santa Cruz

The Esoteric Collective

CREPE PLACE

Steve Poltz

Au & Country Trash

Yuji Tojo

Mr. Free

Time Spent Driving

1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

CROW’S NEST

Lisa Taylor

The Spell

Johnny Hoy

David Winters

Mapanova

Isoceles

2218 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

DAVENPORT ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Santa Cruz

FINS COFFEE 1104 Ocean St, Santa Cruz

HOFFMAN’S BAKERY CAFE

Preston Brahm Trio

1102 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

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KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER

Nellie McKay

Blame Sally

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

MAD HOUSE BAR & COCKTAILS

Mad Jam

DJ AD

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529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

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Rainbow Room

Cruzing

Church

MOE’S ALLEY

Greensky Bluegrass

The Red Elvises

SambaDĂĄ

Dumpstaphunk

Dubstep

Libation Lab

DJ Sparkle

Adam Cova

Playing For Change

The Inciters

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

MOTIV 1209 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

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THE REEF

Reggae Night

120 Union St, Santa Cruz

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz

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Wet & Reckless

Scott Owens

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God’s Gravy

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Jazz Baby

CLOUDS 831.429.2000

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Live Comedy

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Sherry Austin Band

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Geese In The Fog

FINS COFFEE 831.423.6131

Dana Scruggs Trio

Joe Leonard Trio

Nicki & Tim Bluhm

Barry Scott

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Pegi Young

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Karaoke NIght

Karaoke

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AC Myles

After Sunset

8017 Soquel Dr, Aptos

THE FOG BANK 211 Esplanade, Capitola

MANGIAMO’S PIZZA AND WINE BAR

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Karaoke

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Johnny Fabulous

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215 Esplanade, Capitola

SANDERLINGS

Music By Breeze

1 Seascape Resort Dr, Rio del Mar

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SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL

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7500 Old Dominion Ct, Aptos

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Joint Chiefs

West Coast Soul

Joe Ferarra

Lisa Marie

Jake Shandling Trio

Yuji Tojo

Velvet Plum

Tony Furtado Duo

Moonalice

The Black Brothers

Mariachi Ensemble

KDON DJ Showbiz

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

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THE UGLY MUG

Nearly Beloved Trio

4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel

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THE FOG BANK

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Couture Cinema The royal wardrobe stars in Madonna’s ‘W.E.’ BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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WIELDING her obsession with übercelebrity Wallis Simpson like a wand of Maybelline extra black mascara, Madonna has made a better film than we expected. Not too much, mind you. But the Material Girl–turned-matron is certainly a better director than her former husband, the woebegone Guy Ritchie. In league with coscript writer Alek Keshishian, Madonna unleashes her own conf licts with high-profile fame and disastrous romance in this opulent chick f lick about two women, both named Wallis, whose lives crisscross as they struggle to find true love and bespoke negligees. The present-day Wally Winthrop (played with bovine vapidity by Abbie Cornish) is an elite New York wife unhappily married to an angry psychiatrist (is there another kind?). We meet Wally as she indulges in a growing obsession with the late Duchess of Windsor, whose belongings are on exhibition and about to be auctioned by Sotheby’s. The original Wallis Simpson (played with incandescent aplomb by Andrea Riseborough) was one of the great femmes fatales of modern history, a twice-divorced American who so besotted the petulant Duke of Windsor (Edward, hence “W.E.” for Wallis/Edward, played by James D’Arcy) that he gave up the crown of England to spend his life with her. In Riseborough’s spirited hands,

AT THE BALL James D’Arcy and Andrea Riseborough are the world’s most fashionable couple in ‘W.E.’ Simpson is believably seductive enough to have overturned the throne, a mesmerizing tease of dark hair, white skin and scarlet lips. Too bad the present-day Wally hasn’t one iota of allure. As many baby boomers and their mothers will recall, Wallis Simpson was considered the most stylish woman in the world, her every bracelet, hat, necklace, gown and suit the envy of shopgirls and empresses the world over. Those gowns and accessories have been brilliantly recreated for the film by Santa Cruz–reared costumer Arianne Phillips, longtime stylist for Madonna (and Oscar nominee for Best Costume this year), and worn with confidence by the elegant Riseborough. Madonna’s eye for visually arresting detail serves her well. W.E. might easily be

mistaken for one extended Prada commercial. If you can survive endless hand-held tracking shots and music straight from daytime soaps, you’ll be treated to a letterperfect re-creation of the private lives of royalty—replete with silver, servants, yachts and wild parties. If you live for fashion, do not miss this film. However, if you require something like plot, intrigue, drama, even character development, there’s always the Weather Channel. In present-day Manhattan, the neglected but well-heeled Wally hangs around the Windsor exhibition, where a Russian hottie security guard (Oscar Isaac) picks up on her melancholy, among other things. He befriends her, takes care of her when called to, and yes, you know what ultimately happens. But

in the interim, the two Wallises somehow meet in cinematic dream space and trade girl talk. The Duchess confides how difficult her life really was, and somehow that gives modern-day Wally hope for her own life. Why in the world would a selfmade cultural icon like Madonna reduce a woman’s true salvation to, gulp, the love of a good man? Wish fulfillment, perhaps, on the part of a restless superstar who has both more, and less, in common with Wallis Simpson than she thinks.

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Film Capsules FILM CAPS THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) The best Coen Brothers movie ever made delivers everything that makes them great: the crazy take on a regional setting (in this case, the target—Los Angeles—is their most ambitious and daring), the weird riffing on a classic genre (noir), the unforgettable main characters who desperately need to get a clue (literally and figuratively), the plot that references other great stories (Chandler’s The Big Sleep)

while respecting absolutely no rules of standard film narrative. All that, plus the hands-down most quotable, hilarious script the Coens have ever written, and I think we have a winner. Thanks for playing! (Plays Fri and Sat at the Del Mar.) (SP)

FRIENDS WITH KIDS (R; 107 min.) Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt are platonic friends who decide to have a baby together to, you know, avoid all the complications. Their unhappily-married-withchildren pals (Kristin Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolf, Chris O’Dowd) help make this seem

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like a good idea, but when the two main characters start dating for reals it gets a little weird. (Opens Fri at the Nick)

JOHN CARTER (PG-13; 132 min.) John Carter is based on A Princess of Mars (1912), the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 11 blood and thunder novels about the planet we call Mars, known to its indigenous creatures as Barsoom. The Tharks are warriors with battered tusks, not over-impressed by strangers, even the Earthman they discover and capture. John Carter (Taylor Kitsch, physically fit but a clunky actor) evinces

Movie reviews by Juan Guzman, Traci Hukill, Steve Palopoli and Richard von Busack

great strength and the ability to leap tall pinnacles in a single bound, so the Tharks make Carter one of their own, as part of a group initiation. While a guest of the Tharks, Carter rescues a princess in peril: the humanoid Dejah Thoris (Shakesperean actress Lynn Collins). John Carter is diverting in a way space operas usually aren’t. The film benefits from Burroughs’ idea of populating a planet with contending forces; here we enjoy all the plotthickener that Avatar decided to do without. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley) (RvB)

SILENT HOUSE (R; 85 min.) Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene) is at her family’s lake house when she finds that her contacts with the outside world are cut off just as things in the neighborhood start to get really creepy. (Opens Fri at Green Valley Cinema) A THOUSAND WORDS (PG-13) When fast-talking literary agent Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) makes a slightly sloppy deal with a guru, a Bodhi tree appears on his property and he abruptly learns to stop wasting words. (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9 and Green Valley)

Showtimes are for Wednesday, March 7, through Wednesday, March 14, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

APTOS CINEMAS 122 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 831.688.6541 www.thenick.com The Artist — Daily 2:10; 4:20; 6:40; 8:50 plus Sat-Sun noon. The Descendants — Wed-Thu 2; 4:30; 6:50; 9:10; Fri-Wed 2; 6:50. W./E. — Fri-Wed 4:30; 6:50.

CINELUX 41ST AVENUE CINEMA 1475 41st Ave., Capitola 831.479.3504 www.cineluxtheatres.com John Carter — (Opens Fri) 12:45; 4; 7; 10. Act of Valor — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:30; 4:55; 7:20; 9:45. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Daily 11:30; 2; 4:20; 6:45; 9. The Iron Lady — Wed-Thu 2:15; 7; Fri-Wed 11:55; 4:45; 9:30. My Week with Marilyn — Wed-Thu 11:55; 4:40; 9:25. Wanderlust — Fri-Wed 2:15; 7:15.

DEL MAR 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com

Hugo 3D — Daily 1:45; 4:20; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11:15am. Pina 3D — Daily 2:40; 4:50; 7:10; 9:20 plus Sat 12:30pm. The Secret World of Arriety — Daily 2; 4; 6; 8; 10 plus Sat-Sun noon. The Big Lebowski — Fri-Sat midnite.

NICKELODEON Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com Friends with Kids — (Opens Fri) 2:10; 4:40; 7:10; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun; Wed 11:50am. We Need to Talk About Kevin — (Opens Fri) 2:40; 5; 7:20; 9:40 plus Sat-

Sun 12:10pm. The Artist — Daily 2:30; 4:50; 7; 9:10; plus Sat-Sun 12:20pm. Bulllhead — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40. A Separation — Daily 1:50; 4:20; 6:50; 9:20 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. W./E. — Wed-Thu 2:10; 4:30; 7:10; 9:30.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN 155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com Silent House — (Opens Fri) 4; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 1:30pm. Project X — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:30; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed 4:15; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 1:15pm. Safe House — Wed-Thu 4; 7:15; 9:45.

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9 1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com John Carter — (Opens Fri) 1:30; 10:15. John Carter 3D — (Opens Fri) 3:45; 4:45; 7; 8 plus Sat-Sun 12:15pm. A Thousand Words — (Opens Fri) 2:25; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun noon. Act of Valor — Wed-Thu 2:05; 4:50; 7:40; 10:30; Fri-Wed 2:15; 5; 7:45; 10:30

plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. Chronicle — Wed-Thu 2; 4:20; 6:40; 9; Fri-Wed 3; 5:20; 7:40; 10 plus Sat-Sun

12:40pm. (No Wed 3/7 6:40; 9; No Thu 9pm; No Wed 3/14 5:20; 7:40) Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Wed-Thu1:40; 4; 6:20; 8:40; Fri-Wed 1:50; 4:10; 6:30; 8:50 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D — Wed-Thu 2:40; 5; 7:20; 9:40; Fri-Wed 2:50; 5:10; 7:30; 9:50 plus Sat-Sun 12:30pm. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance — Wed-Thu 5:10pm. Gone — Wed-Thu 2:15; 7:50; 10:20. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — Wed-Thu 4:10pm. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D — Wed-Thu 1:30; 6:50; 9:25. Star Wars: Episode I 3D — Wed-Thu 1:05; 4:15; 7:30; 10:40. The Vow — Wed-Thu 1:50; 4:30; 7:10; 9:50; Fri-Wed 1:25; 4:05; 6:45; 9:25. Wanderlust — Wed-Thu 2:50; 5:25; 8; 10:40; Fri-Wed 2:40; 5:15; 7:50; 10:25 plus Sat-Sun 12:05pm. Love Never Dies — Wed 3/7 7:30pm. To Kill a Mockingbird — Thu 9pm. MET: Erani Encore — Wed/3/14 6:30pm.

CINELUX SCOTTS VALLEY STADIUM CINEMA 226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com John Carter — (Opens Fri) 11:30; 12:45; 2:30; 4; 7; 10. Act of Valor — Wed-Thu 11:20; 1:45; 4:30; 7:10; 9:40. The Artist — Daily 11:45; 2:10; 4:40; 7; 9:20. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Daily 11:40; 12:20; 2; 2:45; 4:20; 5:10; 6:45; 7:30; 9; 9:45. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2:15; 4:45; 7:15; 9:40. Safe House — Wed-Thu 9pm. The Secret World of Arriety — Wed-Thu 11:10; 1:30; 4; 6:30; 9; Fri-Wed 11:55; 2:15. This Means War — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:30; 4:55; 7:30; 10; Fri-Wed 4:55; 7:20; 9:45. Wanderlust — Fri-Wed 5:30; 7:45; 10.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8 1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com John Carter — (Opens Fri) 12:45; 9:45. John Carter 3D — (Opens Fri) 3:45; 6:50. A Thousand Words — (Opens Fri) 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Silent House — (Opens Fri) 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Act of Valor — Daily 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30. The Artist — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7; 9:40. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Daily 1; 5:05; 9:30. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D — Daily 3; 7:15 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Gone — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7; 9:40; Fri-Wed 4pm. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance — Wed-Thu 9:40pm. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — Wed-Thu 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30; Fri-

Wed 1:15; 7 plus Sat-Sun 10:55am. Project X — Daily 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 11am. The Secret World of Arriety — Wed-Thu 12:55; 3; 5:05; 7:15; Fri-Wed

1:15pm plus Sat-Sun 11am. This Means War — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7:15; 9:40. The Vow — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 7; 9:40; Fri-Wed 4; 9:40.

ACT OF VALOR (R; 101 min) Active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs star in this edge-of-your-seat thriller. When a CIA operative is kidnapped, it’s up to the SEALs to lead a covert mission to rescue him, but in the process they uncover a plot that would endanger the entire world. Now it is up to them to foil their enemies before they carry out the deadly plan. THE ARTIST (PG-13; 110 min.) The French writerdirector Michel Hazanavicius brought his cinematographer (Guillaume Schiffman) and two French actors to Hollywood to make this blackand-white silent tribute to 1920s American cinema, which has some critics charmed and others blown away. BULLHEAD (R; 124 min) A gritty crime drama about a young cattle farmer, Jacky Marsenille, who enters into a shady deal with an infamous Mafioso beef trader. When a federal agent ends up dead, Jacky must deal with his dark past and the tragic consequences of his decisions. CHRONICLE (PG-13;) Shy, introverted teen Andrew, his cousin Matt and their popular classmate, Steve, make an unbelievable discovery when they happen upon a mysterious substance that imbues them with superpowers. As their powers grow stronger, their darker sides emerge, forcing each of them to struggle with his baser instincts. THE DESCENDANTS (R; 115 min.) Almost everyone will enjoy the George Clooney/ Alexander Payne film The Descendants. Clooney’s Matt King is a lawyer who toils while his family has a good time. Matt’s wife languishes in a coma after a bad boating accident. He goes to retrieve his daughter, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley), currently

DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX (PG; 95 min) Based on Dr. Seuss’ classic environmental morality tale about a furry forest creature that “speaks for the trees.” While searching for the one thing that can win the affection of his crush, 12-yearold Ted (voiced by Zac Efron) encounters the Lorax (voiced by Danny DeVito) engaged in a desperate struggle to save the woods from the Once-ler, who is determined to expand his factory at the expense of the forest. GHOST RIDER: THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE (PG-13; 95 min) Nicholas Cage reprises his role as Johnny Blaze, the former motorcycle stuntman who sold his soul to the devil. Now Blaze is called from his Eastern European hideout by a group of renegade monks in order to save a young boy’s life, thwart the devil’s plan to take human form and, possibly, rid him of his curse forever. GONE (PG-13; 85 min) When the sister of Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) goes missing, she becomes convinced that the serial killer she escaped from a year before has returned to exact revenge for his failure. Now she must find her sister before the kidnapper has a chance to take vengeance. JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (PG; 94 min.) Picking up where the original left off, Sean (Josh Hutcherson) is still consumed with the

BEASTLY Martian entertainments prove parlous for an Earthling in ‘John Carter,’ opening Friday. “Vernian” theories that have been a family obsession—the notion that all of Jules Verne’s fantastic tales were actually non-fiction. So when Sean intercepts a coded message that he believes to be from his grandfather, he and Hank (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) head off to the South Pacific to charter a helicopter into an uncharted region, eventually crash-landing on a mysterious island. With Michael Caine, Luis Guzman and Vanessa Hudgens.

OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS (Animated) (NR; 52 min) A boy struggles with the boredom of his family’s Sunday routine, a young neophyte learns the family business, a New Yorker and a chicken square off and an Englishman finds he is entirely unsuited for life in the Canadian frontier in this year’s pack of Oscar-nominated animated shorts. OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS (Live Action) This year’s Oscarnominated live action shorts include the stories of an altar boy called into mass at the last minute, a German couple who adopt a young Indian orphan, a reunion of two friends after 25 years apart, a neurotic inventor who gets lost in time and a dying man who sets things right with his aged mother. PINA (PG; 103 mins.) Wim Wenders’ glorious cinematic festschrift for the German choreographer Pina Bausch, who passed away in 2009. The dancers deliver their memories of Bausch straight to the camera. We can see why they fell in love, despite what Bausch demanded from them. However rarefied it seems in descriptions, Bausch’s art was all about hard work and ordinary pain. Note the melancholy yet sweet line of geriatric dancers at the rim of a strip-mined chasm. And one performance

is staged on the edge of traffic with TJ Maxx and McDonald’s signs looming overhead. (RvB)

PROJECT X (R; 87 min) Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School) produces this comedy about three high school seniors determined to leave their mark by throwing the craziest party anyone has ever seen. In a classic case of be-careful-what-you-wish-for their mission turns out to be all too successful as the night spirals out of control. SAFE HOUSE (R; 115 min.) Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is a rookie CIA operative languishing in his remote post in Cape Town when he is charged with safeguarding one of the most dangerous men in the world, Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington). An exCIA operative, Frost was once the best in the business, but since turning he has sold U.S. military secrets to the highest bidder. Soon after debriefing, their safe house is attacked, sending the two unlikely allies on a desperate search for those who want them dead. THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (G; 94 min) Spunky 14-year-old Borrower Arrietty (voiced by Bridgit Mendler) lives in the Lilliputian confines of her suburban garden home with her parents (Will Arnett and Amy Poehler), venturing out only to borrow scraps from her comparatively huge human hosts. When 12-yearold Shawn sees the tiny Arrietty one night, a friendship develops that, if discovered, could lead Arrietty and her family into danger. A SEPARATION (PG-13; 123 min.) In Iran, a potential divorce is complicated by a criminal case when a pious nursemaid (Sareh Bayat) tending to an aged member of the splitting-up family claims that she was made to miscarry. The significant glances and open-faced lies make the title a play on

words—the film is actually about the split between the world of men and the world of women. This is obviously worse in an Islamic republic that works to keep the two as separate as possible. Director Asghar Farhadi’s astonishing drama shows the problems of legislated morality, but he seems to have his eye on a more metaphysical, ancient statute: the hidden laws of bad luck, and how that luck inevitably worsens because of the acts of desperate men and women. (RvB)

THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13; 98 min) Partners and best friends FDR (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) rank among the world’s greatest CIA operatives. But when they find out they’re dating the same woman (Reese Witherspoon), their friendship is put to the test in what becomes a high-tech battle for her love. THE VOW (PG-13; 104 min) Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange and Sam Neill star in this romantic drama about a young couple trying to recover from a devastating accident. When a car accident leaves Paige (McAdams) with severe memory loss, her husband Leo (Tatum) is determined to win her back. WANDERLUST (R; 98 min) Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star as George and Linda, an uptight, stressed-out Manhattan couple who find themselves in dire straits when George is laid off. The change forces them to experiment with alternative living options when they stumble upon Elysium, a rural commune where free love is the order of the day. Now their relationship must survive the challenge a new perspective can bring. W.E. (R; 118 min) See review, page 29.

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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (R; 112 min.) Tilda Swinton is a perceptive, increasingly worried mother and John C. Reilly her oblivious husband in this adaptation of the Orange Prize–winning novel by Lionel Shriver. As their son progresses from an unusually mischievous toddler to a sociopathic teen, they have to acknowledge that something is seriously off with their kid. (Opens Fri at the Nick)

immured at a strict boarding school because of her partying. Alexandra confesses that she’s been acting out lately because she saw her mom with a stranger’s hands on her. Matt also has to deal with his cutely awkward, profane younger daughter, Scottie (Pacific Grove’s Amara Miller, debuting), as well as with his ornery father-in-law (Robert Forster, excellently embodying the old military side of Hawaii). Coming along for the ride is Alexandra’s pal Sid (Nick Krause), her seemingly silly young partner in partying, who wedges himself into this family tragedy. Meanwhile, Matt must make the painful decision to liquidate a piece of property that he’s holding in trust for the rest of the family. The end result of the deal will be yet another resort with golf course, part of the endless effort to turn Hawaii into Costa Mesa. Clooney is roguish and entertaining; he gives the kind of star’s performance that probably only looks easy and smooth to pull off. And he finishes with some very heavy old-school acting, which puts Clooney farther out on the limb than he is in the rest of the film. (RvB)

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DOUGH IS DEAR For decades the Bagelry—home of firm, toothsome bagels and laid-back ambience—has provided instant shelter from the usual storms of economic chaos, relationship entanglements and social justice meltdown. In other words, it’s a place where the reliable, the cozy and the bagel all reign together. There is no guessing about the “Everything� bagel. It is just that. A landscape of every texture, seed and garlic you could dream of, complete with mouthfeel to mock a merlot. Everyone has her favorite Bagelry fix. Mine is The Duke. First, because that was my grandfather’s nickname. Second, because I consider it extravagant to put loads of cashews on anything, much less a bagel—and I love extravagance. Third, because it provides me with the coveted apple butter experience. Yes, my classic version of The Duke involves a raisin bagel slathered with cream cheese and apple butter—tart and creamy meets browned fruitiness—and then as many cashews as the tumescent hemispheres can hold (think sequins on a gown worn by J. Lo). I like my bagels very lightly toasted for this one. Here is an accessible, satisfying, non-elite food experience for $3.80. Thank you, Bagelry, for giving me yet another reason to relish living in Santa Cruz. At 320-A Cedar St., Santa Cruz; 1636 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz; and 4763 Soquel Dr., Soquel.

KALE SALAD TO DIE FOR This comes from enlightened food fanatic Dee Vogel, who admits that she adapted the recipe from something she found in a

Sunday magazine years ago. If you claim to love kale, this is your next favorite salad. Kale Salad With Pine Nuts, Currants and Parmesan: 4 Tbsp dried currants; 14 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar; 2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar; 2 Tbsp honey; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1-1/2 tsp salt; 4 T pine nuts, lightly toasted; Parmesan cheese shavings. 1. Take a couple bunches of kale (about a pound and a half) with center ribs and stems removed and leaves thinly sliced crosswise. 2 Place currants in a small bowl; add 10 T white balsamic vinegar. Let soak overnight, then drain (a couple hours is good enough if you are pressed for time). 3. Whisk remaining 4 T white balsamic vinegar, rice vinegar, honey, oil and salt in a large bowl. Add kale, drained currants and pine nuts; toss to coat. Let marinate for 20 minutes at room temperature, tossing occasionally. Season to taste with salt & pepper. 4. Fold in some parmesan cheese shavings (or grated parmesan) and shave a bunch more on top. Serve. Send tips about food, wine and dining discoveries to Christina Waters at xtina@cruzio.com. Read her blog at http://christinawaters.com.

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Diner’s Guide 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. SYMBOLS MADE SIMPLE: $ = Under $10 $$ = $11-$15 $$$ = $16-$20 $$$$ = $21 and up

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7500 Old Dominion Ct, 831.688.8987 ZAMEEN MEDITERRANEAN

7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465

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. 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. Middle Eastern/Mediterranean. Fresh, fast, flavorful. Gourmet 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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GEISHA SUSHI 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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SHADOWBROOK

Capitola

1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

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STOCKTON BRIDGE GRILLE

Capitola

231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

$$$ Capitola

203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900

104 Stockton Ave, 831.479.8888

ZELDA’S

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

California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials. Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm. Mediterranean tapas. Innovative menu, full-service bar, international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily. California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

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ACAPULCO

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CLOUDS

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1116 Pacific Ave, 831. 426.7588

328 Ingalls St, 831.425.6771

1141 Soquel Ave, 831. 426.5664

110 Church St, 831.429.2000 THE CREPE PLACE

1134 Soquel Ave, 831.429.6994

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CROW’S NEST

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2218 East Cliff Dr, 831.476.4560

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GABRIELLA’S

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HINDQUARTER

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910 Cedar St., 831.457.1677

303 Soquel Ave, 831.426.7770 HOFFMAN’S

1102 Pacific Ave, 837.420.0135

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. Features the vibrant and esoteric wines of Bonny Doon Vineyard, a three-course, family-style prix fixe menu that changes nightly, and an inventive small plates menu, highlighting both seasonal and organic ingredients from local farms. 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. Califormia-Italian. fresh from farmers’ markets organic vegetables, local seafood, grilled steaks, frequent duck and rabbit, famous CHICKEN GABRIELLA, legendary local wine list, romantic mission style setting with patio, quiet side street 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.

HULA’S ISLAND GRILL

Santa Cruz

221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

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INDIA JOZE

Santa Cruz

418 Front St, 831.325-3633

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JOHNNY’S HARBORSIDE

493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

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PACIFIC THAI

Eclectic Pan Asian dishes. Vegetarian, seafood, lamb and chicken with a wok emphasis since 1972. Cafe, catering, culinary classes, food festivals, beer and wine. Open for lunch and dinner daily except Sunday 11:30-9pm. Special events most Sundays. 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

1319 Pacific Ave, 831.420.1700 RISTORANTE ITALIANO

Santa Cruz

555 Soquel Ave, 831.458.2321

$$ Santa Cruz

1220 Pacific Ave, 831.426.9930

ROSIE MCCANN’S

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.

$$ Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ MTN. BREWERY California / Brewpub. Enjoy a handcrafted organic ale in the

402 Ingalls Street, Ste 27 831.425.4900

taproom or the outdoor patio while you dine on Bavarian pretzels, a bowl of french fries, Santa Cruz’s best fish tacos and more. Open everday noon until 10pm. Food served until 7pm.

$$ Santa Cruz

SOIF

Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Dinner Mon-Thu 59pm, Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun 4-9pm; retail shop Mon 5pm-close, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close.

$$ Santa Cruz

WOODSTOCK’S PIZZA

105 Walnut Ave, 831.423.2020

710 Front St, 831.427.4444

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.

SCOTTS VALLEY $ HEAVENLY CAFE American. Serving breakfast and lunch daily. Large parties Scotts Valley 1210 Mt. Hermon Rd, 831.335.7311 welcome. Mon-Fri 6:30am-2:15pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2:45pm. $ JIA TELLA’S Scotts Valley 5600 #D Scotts Valley Dr, 831.438.5005

Cambodian. Fresh kebabs, seafood dishes, soups and noodle bowls with a unique Southeast Asian flair. Beer and wine available. Patio dining. Sun-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm.

SOQUEL $$ Soquel

EL CHIPOTLE TAQUERIA

4724 Soquel Dr, 831.477.1048

Mexican. Open for breakfast. We use no lard in our menu and make your food fresh daily. We are famous for our authentic ingredients such as traditional mole from Oaxaca. Lots of vegetarian options. Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, weekends 8am-9pm.

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Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm.

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$$$ LA POSTA Santa Cruz 538 Seabright Ave, 831.457.2782

’60s Vegas meets ’50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks, vegetarian. vegetarian.Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

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Free Will

ASTROLOGY

Astrology

By Rob Brezsny

For the week of March 7 ARIES (March 21–April 19): “Controlled hysteria is what

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): In the coming weeks, the activity going on inside your mind and heart will be especially intense and influential—even if you don’t explicitly express it. When you speak your thoughts and feelings out loud, they will have unusual power to change people’s minds and rearrange their moods. When you keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself, they will still leak all over everything, bending and shaping the energy field around you. That’s why I urge you to take extra care as you manage what’s going on within you. Make sure the effect you’re having is the effect you want to have. CANCER (June 21–July 22): Artist Richard Kehl tells the story of a teenage girl who got the chance to ask a question of the eminent psychologist Carl Jung. “Professor, you are so clever. Could you please tell me the shortest path to my life’s goal?” Without a moment’s hesitation Jung replied, “The detour!” I invite you to consider the possibility that Jung’s answer might be meaningful to you right now, Cancerian. Have you been churning out overcomplicated thoughts about your mission? Are you at risk of getting a bit too grandiose in your plans? Maybe you should at least dream about taking a shortcut that looks like a detour or a detour that looks like a shortcut. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): An old Chinese proverb says: “My barn having burned to the ground, I can see the moon.” The speaker of those words was making an effort to redefine a total loss as a partial gain. The building may have been gone, but as a result he or she had a better view of a natural wonder that was previously difficult to observe. I don’t foresee any of your barns going down in flames, Leo, so I don’t expect you’ll have to make a similar redefinition under duress. However, you have certainly experienced events like that in the past. And now would be an excellent time to revise your thinking about their meaning. Are you brave enough and ingenious enough to reinterpret your history? It’s findthe-redemption week.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Numerous websites on the Internet allege that Greek philosopher Plato made this statement, which I regard as highly unlikely. But in any case, the thought itself has some merit. And in accordance with your current astrological omens, I will make it your motto for the week. This is an excellent time to learn more about and become closer to the people you care for, and nothing would help you accomplish that better than getting together for intensive interludes of fooling around and messing around and horsing around. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves,” said Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl. His advice might be just what you need to hear right now, Libra. Have you struggled, mostly fruitlessly, to change a stagnant situation that has resisted your best efforts?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): In this passage from Still Life With Woodpecker, Tom Robbins provides a hot tip you should keep in mind. “There are essential and inessential insanities. Inessential insanities are a brittle amalgamation of ambition, aggression, and pre-adolescent anxiety—garbage that should have been dumped long ago. Essential insanities are those impulses one instinctively senses are virtuous and correct, even though peers may regard them as coocoo.” I’ll add this, Scorpio: Be crazily wise and wisely crazy in the coming weeks. It will be healthy for you. Honor the wild ideas that bring you joy and the odd desires that remind you of your core truths.

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TAURUS (April 20–May 20): The Cherokee Heritage website wants people to know that not all Native American tribes have the same traditions. In the Cherokee belief system, it’s Grandmother Sun and Grandfather Moon, which is the opposite of most tribes. There are no Cherokee shamans, only medicine men and women and adawehis, or religious leaders. They don’t have “pipe carriers,” don’t do the Sun Dance, and don’t walk the “Good Red Road.” In fact, they walk the White Path, have a purification ceremony called “Going to Water,” and perform the Green Corn ceremony as a ritual renewal of life. I suggest you do a similar clarification for the group you’re part of and the traditions you hold dear, Taurus. Ponder your tribe’s unique truths and ways. Identify them and declare them.

Is there a locked door you’ve been banging on, to no avail? If so, I invite you to redirect your attention. Reclaim the energy you have been expending on closed-down people and moldering systems. Instead, work on the unfinished beauty of what lies closest at hand: yourself.

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is required,” said playwright Arthur Miller in speaking about his creative process. “To exist constantly in a state of controlled hysteria. It’s agony. But everyone has agony. The difference is that I try to take my agony home and teach it to sing.” I hope this little outburst inspires you, Aries. It’s an excellent time for you to harness your hysteria and instruct your agony in the fine art of singing. To boost your chances of success in pulling off this dicey feat, use every means at your disposal to have fun and stay amused.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): I don’t think you will need literal medicine this week. Your physical vigor should be good. But I’m hoping you will seek out some spirit medicine—healing agents that fortify the secret and subtle parts of your psyche. Where do you find spirit medicine? Well, the search itself will provide the initial dose. Here are some further ideas: Expose yourself to stirring art and music and films; have conversations with empathic friends and the spirits of dead loved ones; spend time in the presence of a natural wonder; fantasize about a thrilling adventure you will have one day; and imagine who you want to be three years from now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): Each of us is the star of our own movie. There are a few other lead and supporting actors who round out the cast, but everyone else in the world is an extra. Now and then, though, people whom we regard as minor characters suddenly rise to prominence and play a pivotal role in our unfolding drama. I expect this phenomenon is now occurring or will soon occur for you, Capricorn. So please be willing to depart from the script. Open yourself to the possibility of improvisation. People who have been playing bit parts may have more to contribute than you imagine. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): The “cocktail party effect” refers to your ability to hear your name being spoken while in the midst of a social gathering’s cacophony. This is an example of an important practice, which is how to discern truly meaningful signals embedded in the noise of all the irrelevant information that surrounds you. You should be especially skilled at doing this in the coming weeks, Aquarius—and it will be crucial that you make abundant use of your skill. As you navigate your way through the clutter of symbols and the overload of data, be alert for the few key messages that are highly useful.

PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): Shunryu Suzuki was a Zen master whose books helped popularize Zen Buddhism in America. A student once asked him, “How much ego do you need?” His austere reply was “Just enough so that you don’t step in front of a bus.” While I sympathize with the value of humility, I wouldn’t go quite that far. I think that a slightly heftier ego, if offered up as a work of art, can be a gift to the world. What do you think, Pisces? How much ego is good? To what degree can you create your ego so that it’s a beautiful and dynamic source of power for you and an inspiration for other people rather than a greedy, needy parasite that distorts the truth? This is an excellent time to ruminate on such matters.

Homework: Name your greatest unnecessary taboo and how you would violate it if it didn’t hurt anyone. FreeWillAstrology.com.

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