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@/B7=</: 27A1=C@A3 B6@7D7<5 THANKS for Eric Johnson’s review of the movie Thrive (“Blinded by the Right,� Currents, March 14). You deserve some sort of award for promoting rational discourse in our community. Bruce Holloway Boulder Creek

6=>3 /4B3@ /:: ANY COMMENT on last week’s review of Thrive is probably superfluous, but I took Eric Johnson’s review as a sign that things are looking up around these parts. Given that the last homegrown film to be feted in the

local press was an interminable, unedited sob story about a methhead’s road to redemption (within little over a year of that film’s release its golden boy had relapsed), it’s unsurprising that Thrive was recently given half a dozen pages of tail-wagging small print from Santa Cruz Weekly’s only competitor, a publication that seems to exist for the sole purpose of selling snake oil to that reliable demographic of over-the-hill Santa Cruzans who wear sweatpants to four-star restaurants. Irrationality in public discourse deserves to be taken seriously and rebutted, but doing so can be like talking to a wall. I once took a Cabrillo class where an instructor played several source citation– free documentaries alleging Rothschild overfiendage, which he disclaimed as “not a Jewish conspiracy.� I wonder if he had ever

heard of Lloyd’s, Barclay’s or Cecil-frickin’Rhodes, and whether some of his best friends are black. Alas, there will probably always be people who are compelled by a quasitheological tingle rather than by anything resembling cognition. Our community is living proof that the ones who don’t evolve can and often do quarantine themselves voluntarily. Aaron Cress Santa Cruz

E=;3< 53BB7<5 A1@3E32 HAVING worked as a primary care and reproductive health clinician for the last 13 years, I have learned a thing or two about contraception. While there are numerous uses for hormonal contraception, including greatly reducing risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer, regulation of irregular uterine bleeding, preventing anemia, control of acne and suppression of ovarian cysts, among others, it is mainly used for fertility control and the (seemingly controversial) use for planned pregnancy and abortion prevention. While hormonal contraception is generally safe, it is not without potential risk, including blood clots and pulmonary emboli (though the risk is less than the risks involved with the alternative (that’d be, uh, pregnancy). When hormones are used for contraception, there is by definition a male involved (remember your fifth grade sex ed class?) who benefits equally from the contraception. But even though both sexes benefit equally, it women who ultimately must take the responsibility to contracept, who assume all the risk involved with possible side effects and must also ultimately pay the cost. So my years of clinical experience have shown me this: when it comes to contraception, it is in fact men who get the “free ride� and, as Mr. Limbaugh rightly points out (though perhaps not quite as imagined in his fantasy), it is women who are getting screwed. Scott Failor Santa Cruz

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NO UFOS Lisa Sheridan doesn’t want any uninvited f lying objects disturbing her daily walks with Charlie (in sweater) and Honey. She and others are petitioning against a disc golf course for Blue Ball Park.

Projectiles in Flight Disc golf plans rattle Soquel neighbors

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FABIANO Hale, a student at Soquel High School, has had a dream ever since founding his school’s disc golf club as a freshman four years ago. Hale and Spanish teacher Luke Dahlen, the club’s faculty adviser, say they used to gaze out at the rolling hills through the window of Dahlen’s classroom and imagine the possibilities for the county park neighboring the school. “We could see that hill at Anna Jean Cummings [Park] and we’d say, ‘Wow, that would make a great disc golf course,’” Dahlen says, looking out the same window at a drizzling, overcast sky. “We just talked about it back in those days.” In April, club members hope to give Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation their proposal for a 9hole disc golf course—a plan that’s been raising eyebrows around the neighborhood.

Dahlen says the sport, which consists of throwing plastic 1/3-pound discs at metal baskets, is good exercise, appropriate for all ages and lowcost once you buy the equipment. Four other schools around the county—Aptos High, Harbor High, Scotts Valley High and San Lorenzo Valley High—have courses on or near campus. Not everyone is on board with the proposed course, though. Lisa Sheridan, a Soquel resident who has been walking her dogs at Anna Jean Cummings for more than 10 years, prefers the park and its trails the way the way they are: quiet. On a morning walk with her 10year-old golden retriever Honey and her 4-year-old sweater-clad Dachshund Charlie, Sheridan points out every dew-filled spider web along the stroll. The natural habitat here might be at risk, she says. And she’s worried about the safety of the park’s hikers, saying

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dog-walking and disc golf don’t go together. “They’re not compatible,” Sheridan says. “One’s an active sport and the other’s a passive sport. But also it wouldn’t quite be the same place. I’d hear chains clinking and people chatting.” Sheridan helped circulate a petition against “flying projectiles” at Anna Jean Cummings, also known as Blue Ball Park because of the enormous sky blue orbs that guard its entrance. She and other environmentalists have also submitted a separate proposal to Parks and Rec that would create park signage, install a map and require parkgoers to stay on the trails. If approved, it would probably make future developments, like a disc golf course, impossible. Dahlen and Hale say supporters and opponents are simply looking at the same green hill and seeing different possibilities. “We truly do

The course has a high-profile champion in Nate Doss, a Soquel High graduate and the world’s reigning disc golf champion. Doss has already raised some money for the club that could be spent on the course. It also has the blessing of Soquel High PE teacher Stu Walker. But retired Soquel High biology teacher John Shower isn’t crazy about the idea. He used to take students on walks through Anna Jean Cummings and even calls the park a “classroom.” Shower, who has spent time at disc golf courses like the one at De Laveaga, worries a new course would harm the home of foxes, owls, kites and red-tailed hawks, an aspect he thinks course proponents are ignoring. “They’re being naïve if they think you can have what’s there now and not have erosion and environmental degradation. The environment that’s there now would be history,” Shower says. Shower says the park, formerly O’Neill Ranch, has undergone plenty of change since 2001, when the county cleared some meadows to make room for soccer and baseball fields. Before that the park was the site of a decadeslong proposed development that Sheridan and others fought off—part of why activists feel like they have so much stake in the space. Doss, who tied for third at 17 under par in a Texas tournament last weekend, says environmentalists have a point. But, he adds, a course can also provide benefits for the community and encourage people to enjoy the outdoors. “Certainly disc golf isn’t ‘no impact.’ It’s ‘low impact,’” Doss says. “I think there’s a way for the community to use it and still be very environmentally friendly.” 0

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Silicon Beach, Anyone? Santa Cruz isn’t afraid of khakis anymore

BY ROBERT SINGLETON

WELCOME to Silicon Beach. Or at least that’s what we should be calling Santa Cruz, according to a recent survey by the online polling and policy outfit Civinomics. The six-question poll, taken at the Chamber of Commerce Business Fair at Cocoanut Grove on March 14 by a Civinomics team (which included the author, a Civinomics co-founder), found that the industry in which Santa Cruz businesspeople have the most confidence is technology. In fact, 40 percent of those surveyed stated that if they could invest $10,000 in any local industry, technology would be their first choice, followed closely by tourism at 35 percent. Retail and agriculture finished substantially behind, with 18 percent and 16 percent respectively (some respondents picked two industries). Forever 21 might want to take notice of these results. The greater emphasis on technology follows larger economic and cultural shifts in Santa Cruz.

Last year proved to be a landmark year for the local tech industry. The opening of the CruzioWorks space (where both Civinomics and Santa Cruz Weekly have offices) and its hosting of the first-ever TechRaising event, in which teams of entrepreneurs come together for a weekend of mad project development and investmentseeking, helped to bolster an already burgeoning entrepreneurial culture. Co-working pioneer NextSpace, building on its record of incubating tech startups locally, expanded to Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose, and also hosted members of the Code4America organization, a group dedicated to helping local governments become more effective through the use of digital technology. Together, both businesses have helped to redefine the identity of Santa Cruz, and the local business community seems to be taking notice. The results were surprising,

though, given response to last fall’s Santa Cruz Retail Market Analysis report by consultant Robert Gibbs. The report, which found that 85 percent of all retail purchases made by Santa Cruz residents occur outside the city limits, suggests significant opportunity for retail growth in town. Although a large portion of people answered that they were “not familiar” with the Gibbs report (49 percent), despite the heavy press attention it received in this and other publications, its findings seemed to resonate with them. Upon hearing some of the report’s conclusions, more than half of those surveyed said they agreed with the analysis. So what accounts for the lack of interest in retail, despite the general agreement on the Gibbs report? Well, of the 71 people surveyed, 44 actually made suggestions as to how they would improve the local economy, with the dominant theme being, you guessed it, technology. As one respondent put it, “Encourage investment in technology, education and entrepreneurship; reduce parking deficiency fees, and help local businesses and creative people connect.” As it turns out, people also seem to care a lot about the evolving Santa Cruz culture more than they seem to care about an increase in tax revenue (although the two are hardly exclusive). One participant suggested that Santa Cruz should maintain a “balance between local business [while] keeping the Santa Cruz culture in mind.” Other popular suggestion themes centered on reducing the homeless population downtown and streamlining the business permitting process. The latter suggestion is generally seen as essential for the continued growth of Santa Cruz’s startup culture. Overall though, people seemed genuinely optimistic about Santa Cruz business and were quite satisfied with the event. If there is one thing you can count on, it’s that there will be no shortage of people willing to express themselves in this town. 0

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The wonder of vitamin D BY MARIA GRUSAUSKAS

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CALL ME an addict, but the first sunny morning following a slew of rainy days always propels me outside to soak it up with a maximum skinto-clothing ratio. Sunshine on skin: an ancient, visceral pleasure, and one of life’s simplest. Too much of it causes wrinkles, sun spots and skin cancer. But just a little bit of conscientious, unblocked sunbathing is actually as good for our body chemistry as it feels: It converts vitamin D, a unique and crucial nutrient, into one of the three forms that can be absorbed by the human body. (The other two forms come from the diet.) Surprisingly, a deficiency of the sunny vitamin is more common in Santa Cruz, and more serious, than you’d expect. “In my practice, I actually see very low vitamin D levels in the majority of people who get them checked. I would say nine out of 10 of my [Santa Cruz] patients who get their vitamin D blood levels checked come back with low levels,” says Jocelyn Dubin, registered dietician at Nourish. A blood test is the most accurate way to measure levels of vitamin D, the main vitamin responsible for calcium absorption in the bones. “You can take all of the calcium in the world, but if you’re not getting enough vitamin D, that calcium is not getting into your bones,” says Dubin. Vitamin D also helps the human body balance cholesterol levels and maintain a healthy metabolism and weight. And it plays a major role in immune system functioning: not only

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GOOD FOR THE SOLE The vitamin-savvy recommend about a half-hour of unblocked sun on the feet, back or hands per week. are low levels of vitamin D found in people who get sick a lot, but various studies conducted by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America have found vitamin D deficiency to be prevalent in cancer patients. Adequate vitamin D absorption comes from a two-part harmony of dietary intake plus a certain amount of time in the sun. So how is it that an active, nutritionconscious portion of Santa Cruz isn’t getting enough Vitamin D? “We’re eating a lot more foods that have depleted levels of vitamin D,” says Dubin. “For instance, vitamin D is beautifully high in fish with bones, but most people now will buy a boneless, skinless filet of fish, or boneless skinless canned salmon instead of the ones that have the little bones in them. So by default, they’re getting less vitamin D because they’re choosing to eat the product that’s more processed.” Salmon (with the bones, of course), herring, cod liver oil, eggs, Greek yogurt, fortified milk and fortified cereals are all

good sources of vitamin D, according to Dubin. Vegans need not worry, either, as many plant-based milks like soy, rice and almond milks are now being fortified with vitamin D, just as cows’ milk is. Health professionals recommend 10 to 15 minutes of unblocked sun on the hands, feet or back at least twice a week for prime vitamin D absorption— and longer for those with a darker complexion. When it comes to supplements, Dubin recommends taking a blood test first, which costs between $100 and $200, especially since too much vitamin D in your blood can be toxic. For now, I’ll continue reaching for the Greek yogurt.

For more information on getting your “body report card” from a registered dietician, go to www.nourishsantacruz.com.

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the democratization of fabrication.

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creative community that has embraced it, people speak about

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Catterlin, general manager of the TechShop in San Jose.

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Printing Parts While 3-D printing is now making a grand entrance into public consciousness, the technology has been in development since the mid1980s. Early 3-D printers, however, were cost-prohibitive for the general public and remained in the sole possession of companies that could afford the five- and six-figure price tags, and which used them primarily for rapid prototyping. Due to dropping costs and increasing interest, 3-D printing has trickled down to the level of small businesses and hobbyists and is headed for consumers (see sidebar, page 13). While still a technology in relative infancy, 3-D printing’s potential impact is being compared to the Industrial Revolution. But where the 18th century saw the creation of millions of production jobs in factories owned by big companies, 3-D printing and the fabrication revolution are headed to our homes. In the not-too-distant future, when we buy products, they may arrive not in boxes but as 3-D files in our email. Objects will be designed or downloaded by individuals and printed out on 3-D printers at home, in 3-D print shops or in community spaces. There’s already a push among some library advocates to bring 3-D printers into libraries, in large part because of the technology’s democratizing potential. This is a very different business model from the current manufacturing/shipping/retail model, which relies on factories to build products and shipping companies to deliver them to consumers. Whether stores and warehouses will become things of the past remains to be seen, but being able to fabricate objects in our homes definitely presents interesting possibilities. Already, remarkable things are being done with 3-D printing. NASA has tested a 3-D printer on the International Space Station, where printing tools and parts makes a lot more sense than waiting for the next delivery. An 83-year-old Belgian woman with an infection in her jaw was recently outfitted with a custom, 3-D-printed jawbone. And the Smithsonian is printing museumquality replicas of statues for traveling

exhibits. Among those already printed: a life-size version of the Thomas Jefferson statue that resides permanently in Monticello, Va. An even more mind-boggling application of the technology is “bioprinting,� which really is the printing of live tissues and organs. Some in the medical-technology field believe that the idea of people dying while on an organ wait-list could one day be a thing of the past. While years away from clinical trials, organs have been “printed,� and the technology shows great promise. At some point, we may even have collection bins for waste products that separate materials into chemical elements and store them for future use. In the same way that an inkjet printer stores colors for printing, a 3-D printer (theoretically) could store elements and combine them to print objects on demand. The Star Trek replicator seems to be getting much, much closer.

Trillion-Dollar Industry Michael Weinberg of the Washington, D.C.–based public interest group Public Knowledge recently wrote a white paper on fabrication and its legal and social implications titled It Will Be Awesome if They Don’t Screw It Up. He says, “3-D printing technology is poised to have a huge impact on how people create and consume and think about objects. It has the potential to be a very disruptive technology.â€? That’s a good thing, but also contains big risks, legal and otherwise. Part of Weinberg’s job with Public Knowledge is to get out ahead of the curve and make sure laws aren’t enacted in a knee-jerk reaction to this new new thing. “The last big disruptive technology was the Internet,â€? Weinberg says. “With it, some industries embraced it and engaged with it and some saw it as a threat and tried to get laws passed and make it harder to do innovative things with it.â€? He says tools that replicate objects, such as DVD burners, photocopiers and manufacturing tools, already ¨ #

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HEN describing the actual 3-D printing process, a good analogy to use is that of an inkjet printer, which takes information and prints it onto paper, in two dimensions, line by line, from the top down. In a similar fashion, 3-D printers take information and print it, in three dimensions, layer by layer, from the bottom up. In the past, manufacturing has largely employed a subtractive process, meaning that you start with something and cut away at it—with tools such as lathes—to get an end product. 3-D printing is an additive process, meaning that you start with nothing and build something. The limitations of subtractive machining, including the need for a trained machinist, fall away with 3-D printing. Things that are difficult or impossible to machine in one piece using a subtractive process, such as complex geometric shapes, cylinders within cylinders or curved holes in a metal block, can all be done with 3-D printing. For hobbyists, 3-D printers including the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic and the UP! printer work by heating and printing inexpensive materials such as plastics (including bioplastics) and chocolate (yes, friends, we are printing chocolate). Printers in this range can be picked up for under $2,000. But the price is dropping fast. Recent Kickstarter campaigns have booted the Printrbot and MakiBot printers from prototype to market, and they both come in under $500. Like inkjet printers, the price on 3-D printers will presumably drop until they hit a point that makes them standard computer peripherals. “These technologies are like the early days of computers or laser printers,� says The MakersFactory’s Chris Yonge. “At the generally affordable level, they’re still rather crude but at the same time they’re very flexible, and they offer a huge amount of promise for the next generation.� In addition to MakerBots, the MakersFactory has powder printers, which are the next step up the 3-D printing ladder. They print using a variety of powdered materials including gypsum, nylon, clay—even glass, steel and titanium. Using this technique, the object is

;/97<5 7B A PP3DP plastic extruder gets the job done. printed within densely-packed layers of powder. Wherever the design designates the object, the printer puts the powdered material and a binding agent; where the design designates empty space, the printer prints nonbinding, space-holding powder that is later blown away. With this selfsupporting method, designs can have a level of fragility and detail that plastic printers such as the Thing-O-Matic can’t support. On the industrial level, 3-D printers can build remarkably complex things using the same additive, layer-bylayer process. Last year the Airbike, a customizable bicycle printed out of a powdered nylon that rivals steel or aluminum in strength, was unveiled by the European Aerospace and Defence group (EADS), and this year GE is rolling out a jet engine built with some 3-D printed parts, including the fuel injector. In addition to being an exciting technological advance, 3-D printing is potentially less expensive than traditional manufacturing (the price of 3-D printed objects ranges from a few dollars on up), it is a low- or nowaste process, it allows for unlimited customization and it will soon be widely available. “What I find the most exciting is just the potential, the unknown,� says Mike Catterlin of TechShop San Jose. “It really does seem to have limitless possibilities. “The technology is exciting and it’s fun to see it print stuff, but just thinking about the bigger picture of what it means and how far it can go— that’s what’s the most exciting to me.�

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In the same way that an inkjet printer stores colors for printing, a 3-D printer could one day store elements and combine them to print objects on demand. Weinberg gives as an example the fact that you can’t copyright an object such as a desk. Anyone can measure a desk and then build or modify one to fit their own needs. Perhaps the most significant economic implication of 3-D printing is that it is catalyzing a merging of industries. Dave Britton, co-founder of the MakersFactory, an educational and fabrication workshop, or “maker space,� in the Cruzio building in downtown Santa Cruz, points out that 3-D printing is bringing together industries in previously unimaginable ways. “People talk about this being a trillion-dollar industry some day,� he says. “I talk more about the convergence of industries: media, medicine and manufacturing are all

in the same plane and imploding at the same rate. Technology is driving them to come together. You can’t talk to someone in medicine or optics without talking in the same way we talk about what we’re doing here.� Manufacturers, surgeons, teachers, builders, scientists and designers are all looking at ways to use the ease of customization and quick turnaround inherent in 3-D printing to their benefit. While people already in the workforce will have some re-skilling to do to familiarize themselves with computer-aided design software and 3-D printers, TechShop’s Catterlin says, young people will have the technology integrated into their lives as yet another tool on an everexpanding digital continuum. He shares a story about his boss’s 7-yearold year old son, who designed and printed custom clips for a bandolier to hold his Nerf darts. Here in Santa Cruz, the MakersFactory has kids who attend the adult classes and do quite well. As MakersFactory co-founder Chris Yonge says, “They don’t know they can’t do it.� When the methods of fabrication become available to everyone, this new brand of “makers� say, the potential for human creativity and innovation expands exponentially. “We can say that in the future we’ll all be able to print a new phone or kidney or something,� says Weinberg, “but that’s really just an extension of what we have today. We’ve learned with the Internet that if you give people tools, they do weird and unexpected things with them. 3-D printing is just starting to break through to people who are not engineers or designers, and they’re starting to use it in really unforeseen ways, making all kinds of interesting developments.� “Once people realize that the barriers are no longer there, they will start to become more adventurous,� Yonge says. “People will realize you don’t have to rely on a big store or paying a ridiculous price for something that doesn’t really fit your needs. You can make it yourself.�

For information about classes on 3-D printing in Santa Cruz, visit makersfactory.com.

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exist, and there are already laws that work to prevent their misuse. “3-D printing is interesting to me because it’s dealing with physical objects and you don’t have this thing where everything connected with it is protected by copyright,� he says. “We’re now in a world that is not wrapped up in intellectual copyrights; we’re free to create and build upon other ideas.�

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LENNY Magrath is having a bad day. Her youngest sister Babe is suspected of attempted manslaughter, her grandfather is in the hospital and, as an unmarried Southern belle, she’s less than thrilled about turning 30. But Crimes of the Heart isn’t all about Lenny. Beth Henley’s 1981 Pulitzer Prize– winning play, currently showing at the Mountain Community Theater in Ben Lomond as part of its 30th anniversary season, soon spirals away from lonely Lenny (McKenzie Brock) into a larger vortex of despair and deceit as the focus shifts to younger siblings Meg (Shannon Marie Kerr) and Babe (Jocelyn McMahon). Meg, the egocentric middle sister just back from a long stint in California, seems more concerned with trying to rekindle an old love affair or lying about her failed music career than consoling her two sisters. She’s back after news of their grandfather’s ailing health and Babe’s catastrophic marriage woes (“I just didn’t like his stinking looks,” Babe explains after gut-shooting her abusive husband Zackery). Meg is excited to see Doc Porter, a man she dated and left years ago before he married a Yankee and started a family of his own. Her lingering desire creates an uncomfortable situation, but that isn’t the most pressing intimacy problem in the play; each sister brings her own train-wreck tendencies to the table.

The play is high in emotional intensity—with yelling, crying and a heavy dose of familial tension. The cast does a nice job, with a particularly strong performance from Kerr, who really does seem like she just got off a flight from Los Angeles to Mississippi. Where Crimes’ character development soars, particularly in the second act, its plot honestly does not. In a way, Crimes of the Heart doesn’t even really end. It just finishes. The fascinating family chaos that comes to a climax in the second act almost disappears during the third in a transition that feels deceptive, given that so many problems have recently come to light. Still, the production contains fascinating character portraits of a troubled family searching for its soul and a little sense of humor. The play and its Southern drawls have all the charm of a fresh-baked pecan pie. Who better to pull off that charm than a tiny theater company in the Santa Cruz Mountains?

Crimes of the Heart Fri–Sun through April 1 Park Hall, 9400 Mill St, Ben Lomond Tickets $15-18 at 831.336.4777 or mctshows.org

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FAMILY AFFAIR Left to right, Shannon Marie Kerr, McKenzie Brock and Jocelyn McMahon are sisters in crisis in ‘Crimes of the Heart.’

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LIST YOUR LOCAL EVENT IN THE CALENDAR! Email it to calendar@santacruzweekly.com, fax it to 831.457.5828, or drop it by our office. Events need to be received a week prior to publication and placement cannot be guaranteed.

Stage THEATER 1776: The Drama The third annual stage reading performed by a select group of 8th grade students from Scotts Valley Middle School. Thu, Mar 22, 7pm. Free. Scotts Valley Community Center, 361 Kings Rd, Scotts Valley, 831.818.1516.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS The SCPA hosts a production of the classic musical with a cast of 6 to 16 year-olds Fri, 7pm, Sat, Mar 24, 3:30 and 7pm and Sun, Mar 25, 3:30pm. Thru Mar 23. $10-$12. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.345.5224.

Crime Comes To College 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.

The Property Known as Garland A play that depicts the legendary Judy Garland backstage in her dressing room just before she is about to give her last concert. Thu-Sat, 8pm and Sun, 3pm. Thru Apr 8. $15-$18. Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center Street, Santa Cruz, 831.425.1003.

CONCERTS

GALLERIES

Banana Slug String Band Benefit Concert

OPENING

One of Santa Cruz County’s favorite children’s bands performs to help raise money for the Soquel Parent Education Nursery School. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.SoquelPENS. org Sat, Mar 24, 2:30pm. $10-$15. Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.713.5136.

River Whyless Baroque folk group from North Carolina performs a free show at Streetlight Records. Wed, Mar 21, 4pm. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Santa Cruz County Symphony Conductor John Larry Granger and pianist Jon Nakamatsu set to perform works by Beethoven and Brahms. Tickets can be purchased online at www. santacruztickets.com Sat, Mar 24, 8pm. $20-$65. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Streetlight Concert A double bill featuring indie pop and folk music from Alameda and Bridgit Jacobsen. Mon, Mar 26, 4pm. Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz Art League Gallery. Annual Santa Cruz Watercolor Society Show with Awards by Nina Simon, Executive Director of the Museum of Art and History. Sun, noon-4pm and Wed-Sat, noon-5pm. Thru Apr 15. WedSat, noon-5pm, Sun noon4pm. 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Spring Into Art. The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center hosts its 15th Annual Youth Art show showcasing the works of young artists under the age of 21. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm. Thru Mar 31. 831.336.3513. WedSun, noon-6pm. 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond.

CONTINUING 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. 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 at all locations. Thru Apr 20. 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

Sesnon Gallery Katerina Lanfranco: Natural Selection . A site-specific installation by Katerina Lanfranco. Thru Apr 13. UCSC, Porter College, Santa Cruz, 831.459.2273.

Events AROUND TOWN 3rd Annual Sheep to Shawl Festival Learn about the process of bringing wool from a sheep including shearing, washing, dyeing and more. Please RSVP to lefeducation@baymoon. com. Sat, Mar 24, 11am-3pm. $10-$15 donation per car load. Live Earth Farm, 172 Litchfield Lane, Watsonville, 831.763.2448.

Aptos Yoga Center Anniversary Celebration A day of free events and activities with Ayurvedic Cooking Talk and Tasting, a puppet show, live music and more. Sat, Mar 24, 9am-5pm. Free. Aptos Yoga, 783 Rio Del Mar Boulevard #23b, Aptos, 831.688.1019.

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

Footsteps of the Founders Docent Doreen Devorah leads this moderate fivemile, four-hour loop walk through the park’s historical places of interest. Sat, Mar 24, 11am. Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Hwy 236, Boulder Creek, 831.427.2288.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SYMPHONY San Jose–based Van Cliburn winner Jon Nakamatsu returns to Santa Cruz for a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, part of the Three B’s concert featuring Brahms and Berwald. Conductor candidates for the 2012-13 season to be announced. Saturday, March 24 at 8pm (pre-concert lecture at 7pm) at Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz and Sunday, March 25 at 3pm (lecture at 2pm) at Mello Center, 250 E. Beach St., Watsonville. Tickets $20–$65 at SantaCruzTickets.com or 831.420.5260.

THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS GARLAND In her backstage dressing room, where she is preparing for her last live concert, Judy Garland dishes and rants about family, decadent Munchkins and Louis B. Mayer. Starring Irene Tsouprake Teegardin and directed by Gerry Gerringer. Opens Friday, March 23 and runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm through April 8. Center Stage Theater, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. Tickets $18 general/$15 students and seniors at www.brownpapertickets.com. Making Friends With Your Computer Bring questions to a workshop where seniors gather to share what they know, don’t know and want to know about computers, led by instructor David Shaw. Thu, Mar 22, 4-5:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7717.

Yoga for Grief Relief Heartland Hospice hosts a workshop with yoga teacher and grief & yoga specialist Antonio Sausys. Sat, Mar 24, 1:30-4:30pm. $20 suggested donation. Heartland Hospice, 2511 Garden Rd Ste B200, Monterey, 831.476.2158.

FILM 12th Annual Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival

The public is welcome to attend the official ribboncutting of Hidden Peak Teahouse. Sat, Mar 24, 25pm. Hidden Peak Teahouse, 1541-C Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.4200.

Opening night reception featuring a screening of the film, Free Men, and a concert of Middle East and Klezmer fusion music. For the complete schedule, go to santacruzjewishfilmfestival. com/ Sat, Mar 24, 5:45pm. $15-$25. Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd, Aptos, 831.454.0468.

Home, Garden, Culinary & Wine Expo

Can U Feel It-The UMF Experience

A weekend of live demonstrations, local experts, wine tasting and on-site antique appraisals. First 200 attendees get a free plant. Sat, Mar 24, 10am-5pm and Sun, Mar 25, 10am-5pm. $3. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.461.9430.

The world premiere of the film that takes you behind the scenes of the world’s biggest electronic music festival. Thu, Mar 22, 8pm. $12.50. Santa Cruz Cinema 9, 1405 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz.

Grand Opening Party

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Miss Representation A documentary that explores

the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Wed, Mar 21, 6-8pm. Free. Good Shepherd Catholic School, 2727 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, 831.476.4000.

Splinters A feature-length documentary exploring the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. Thu, Mar 22, 7pm. $6.50$10.50. Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.469.3224.

Stealing America: Vote by Vote A feature-length documentary that delves into controversies regarding votes in various presidential elections. Wed, Mar 21, 7pm. Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz.

LITERARY EVENTS Author Event: Lloyd Kahn Lloyd Kahn, author of Tiny Homes, discusses architecture and sustainable living in the 21st century. Wed, Mar 21, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Book Group Mixer Book enthusiasts can mingle and network with other booklovers while being treated to refreshments, free giveaways and staff recommendations. Mon, Mar 26, 7pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

LECTURES Eat Yourself Healthy Licensed nutritionist and fitness trainer Rebecca RovayHazelton hosts a presentation on the latest nutrition science and how to live healthy. Wed, Mar 21, noon-1pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7717.

Free Monthly Cooking Class Chef Tom McGranahan leads a cooking class for seniors. Free lunch included. Sign up by calling 831.479.1055 or sending an email to sharon@ greybears.org Sat, Mar 24, 10am-12pm. Free. Grey Bears’ Recycling Center, 2710 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.479.1055.

Marc Ellis Guest Sermon Professor of Jewish Studies and author of over a dozen books on contemporary liberation theology, Marc Ellis gives a guest sermon followed up with a discussion in the church’s Fireside Room. Sun, Mar 25, 10:30am. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.8995.

Retaining the Doers: Key Attrition Interventions Dr. B. Lynn Ware discusses how to identify which employees are most at risk for attrition and proven methods for talent retention. Wed, Mar 28, 5:30-7:30pm. $20-$35. Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 2200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz.

Seed Starting Workshop Learn how to grow your own

vegetables and flowers from seeds and about which seeds grow best in the region. Sat, Mar 24, 10am-1pm. $5-$30. UCSC Farm and Garden, UCSC, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3240.

The Conscience of Humanity: Occupy Religion, Speak Truth to Power The question of “Why Occupy?” as addressed from a Jewish perspective with Marc Ellis, Professor of Jewish Studies at Baylor University. Sun, Mar 25, 7pm. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.423.1626.

NOTICES Eat at Shadowbrook and Support Grey Bears Eat at Shadowbrook restaurant on Tuesday, March 27 and they will donate one-third of their food and beverage sales to Grey Bears. To make your reservation, call 831.475.1511. Tue, Mar 27, 5-8:45pm. Shadowbrook, 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola, 831.475.1511.

Electric Auto Association There will be two new Mitsubishi iMiEV all-electric vehicles available for test drive. Sat, Mar 24, 11am-1pm. Community Foundation, 7807 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 831.662.2000.

Free Homework Assistance 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

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SANTA CRUZ JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL The 12th annual festival opens Saturday with a 6:15pm screening of ‘Free Men,’ about North African Arabs and Jews coming together in Nazi-occupied Paris. The festival runs two weekends at Temple Beth-El before a finale on April 5 in downtown Santa Cruz. Saturday, March 24, 5:45pm (reception) and Sunday, March 25 at 2pm at Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Road, Aptos. See www.santacruzjewishfilmfestival.com for schedule and tickets ($8 for individual films/$80 for festival pass). 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.

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

Lindamood-Bell Informational Event Parents, educators and professionals can learn about Lindamood-Bell’s programs in reading, comprehension, spelling and math. RSVP by calling 831.372.5753 or by emailing santacruz.info@ lindamoodbell.com. Wed, Mar 28, 6pm. Free. LindamoodBell, 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos, 831.372.5753.

Mobile Blood Drive American Red Cross hosts several mobile blood drives throughout Santa Cruz County. To schedule an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org Wed, Mar 21, 11am-4pm. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 Elk Street, Santa Cruz, 1.800.733.2767.

Overeaters Anonymous Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Teach By The Beach 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 Drives occur at several locations countywide each month; for schedule and locations call 800.733.2767. American Red Cross hosts several mobile blood drives throughout Santa Cruz County. To schedule

an appointment, go to redcrossblood.org Mon, Mar 26, 9am-2pm. Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust Community Room, 85 Nielson St, Watsonville, 1.800.733.2767.

Santa Cruz ADHD Support Group For adults with ADHD and all those who love someone with ADHD. Wed, Mar 21, 6:30-8pm. Mar Vista Elementary School, 6860 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.684.0590.

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.

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).

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

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

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

San Francisco’s City Guide

Sharon von Etten Indie-crooning ‘It Girl’ from Brooklyn drives a tumbling emotional thread on latest, ‘Tramp.’ Mar 21 at the Independent.

Of Montreal Kevin Barnes’ ongoing glam-disco-goth experiment involves unpredictable theatrics. Mar 22 at the Fillmore.

Casual Hieroglyphics rapper and Bay Area rep behind ‘Fear Itself’ plays the jazz club. Mar 22 at Yoshi’s SF.

Classics of Love In the wake of their strongest album yet, featuring Jesse Michaels from Operation Ivy. Mar 24 at Bottom of the Hill.

Quantic with Alice Russell Genre-trotting producer is at his funkiest and most soulful with powerhouse female vocalist. Mar 24 at Mezzanine.

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Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

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CHANO DOMINGUEZ “FLAMENCO SKETCHES” Wed. March 28 U 8 pm

THE TAXI PROJECT

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KUUMBWA JAZZ HONOR BAND STRUNZ & FARAH Mon. April 2 U 7 pm

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HIROMI: THE TRIO PROJECT with Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips

Sun. May 6 U 7 pm @ The Rio Theatre

ROSANNE CASH

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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AFROPOP DYNASTY Seun Kuti brings his father Fela’s band Egypt 80 to Moe’s Alley on Friday.

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A few years ago, Birdhouse was formed as a local Grateful Dead cover band. After a few gigs, though, the band started playing original material that embraced the jamming, country-rock ethos of the Dead but allowed the members to show off their own compositional skills. With backgrounds in jazz and improvisation, the members of Birdhouse have chops that nicely bridge technical proficiency and a sense of musical exploration. Also on the evening’s bill are local bluegrass outfit the North Pacific String Band and Bay Area singer/songwriter Emily Moldy. Catalyst; $5 adv/$8 door; 8:30pm. (Cat Johnson)

South African a cappella ensemble Overtone combine smooth melodies with impressive harmonies in order to create some of the best vocal music around. The group got its big break in 2006 when Dina Eastwood happened upon one of its concerts in Cape Town, where her husband was filming the movie Invictus. After a private performance for the cast and crew, Clint asked the members to write the theme for the film. Now they’ve relocated to California, where Dina is their manager, and have taken their show on the road to appreciative audiences throughout the states. Kuumbwa; $20 adv/$23 door; 7pm. (Juan Guzman)

SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 “Our heads won’t fall for your words/ Our stomachs still empty.” This chant, backed by an eerie hyper-minimalist drumbeat, kicks off the new release from Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, From Africa with Rage: Rise, a testament to the political legacy that the band has carried on for 40 years now. Seun, son of the legendary Fela, took over his father’s position as Egypt 80 frontman after his death in 1997, and, like his father, is unafraid to name names, inveighing against the corporate war profiteers and corrupt politicians that still tear Africa apart to this day. The Kuti legacy, it seems, is in capable hands with Seun at the helm. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 8pm. (JG)

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MICHAEL ROSE As a 40-year veteran of the reggae circuit, Michael Rose has cast a wide influence over the scene as a performer and innovator. He first gained an audience outside of his native Jamaica as a member of the group Black Uhuru, which formed a cornerstone of the reggae sound in the late ’70s and early ’80s. After the group won the first Grammy Award for Best Reggae album in 1985 he retired for a short period, only to return as the main

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LUMINEERS In the same vein as the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers create roots-inflected indie music that blends a lyrical and melodic maturity and heartland style. Formed in the suburbs of New York City, the band got its start when Jeremiah Fraites started playing music with Wesley Schultz as a way for the two to deal with their grief over the death of their brother and friend Josh Fraites. After relocating to Denver, the two enlisted the talents of classically trained multi-instrumentalist Neyla Pekarek, and the band recorded its self-titled debut, a timeless reminder that sometimes sorrow gives birth to beautiful things. Crepe Place; $8 adv/$10 door; 9pm. (CJ)

Over The Rhine

CONCERTS PENNYWISE Mar. 23 at Catalyst

GALACTIC Mar. 27 at Moe’s Alley

REBIRTH BRASS BAND Apr. 2 at Don Quixote’s

OVER THE RHINE Apr. 7 at Kuumbwa

PRIMUS Jun. 23 at Civic Auditorium

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for a financially viable, artist-owned career and gathered up a legion of die-hard fans along the way. One of those rare artists who has changed the musical landscape just by doing what she does best, the folk-singing, guitarslinging DiFranco has rallied around her a community of people from all walks of life who appreciate honesty and cultural awareness mixed in with their jams. Rio Theatre; $40; 8pm. (CJ)

ANI DIFRANCO

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An independent artist before it was called indie, Ani DiFranco started her own label at a time when artists were clamoring to “get signed,” turned a seedling music project into a blueprint

THE TAXI PROJECT

WHERE YOU GOING? The Taxi Project turns the meter on at Kuumbwa.

A local band with a big-time sound, The Taxi Project has the driving-guitar, crashing-drums thing down pat and can rock with the best of them. But from there the band, led by Joshua Montoya, delves into its musical bag of tricks by incorporating horns and keyboards into a sound that crisscrosses ballads, acoustic jams, head-bobbers and bluesy numbers. A release party for the new album Dry Bones Dancing, this performance is also a farewell show as the band heads off to Seattle to seek its fortune. Kuumbwa; $10; 8:30pm. (CJ)

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Come for the bluegrass cover of Dark Side of the Moon, stay for the highflying newgrass originals material. The Santa Rosa boys in Poor Man’s Whiskey have made a lot of waves with their covers of classic rock chestnuts such as “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the Pink Floyd double album. Don’t mistake them for a novelty bluegrass cover band, though. Poor Man’s Whiskey’s original material is as ingenious as their sly reimaginings of drive-time rock station staples, weaving together disparate elements of bluegrass, rock, folk and even punk. Don Quixote’s; $12 adv/$15 door; 9pm. (Paul M. Davis)

innovator of dancehall reggae. Now an acknowledged godfather of the genre, he tours as a solo artist and as a member of Black Uhuru. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 9pm. (JG)

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THE ABBEY

SAT 3/24 Rat Trap

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BLUE LAGOON

Live Bands

Live Comedy

Live Bands

DJ Tripp

923 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

BOCCI’S CELLAR

Lance Little

CofďŹ s Brothers

All of a Sudden

Karaoke

Open Mic

Birdhouse

Pennywise

TYGA

140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

THE CATALYST 1011 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

CLOUDS

Jazz Open Mic

110 Church St, Santa Cruz

The Esoteric Collective

CREPE PLACE

River Whyless

Best Friends

Unicycle Loves You

1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

CROW’S NEST

Yuji Tojo

The PaciďŹ c Kings

Billy Martini

2218 East Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

DAVENPORT ROADHOUSE

Polyglot Quartet

1 Davenport Ave, Santa Cruz

FINS COFFEE 1104 Ocean St, Santa Cruz

HOFFMAN’S BAKERY CAFE

Preston Brahm Trio

Mapanova

1102 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

KUUMBWA JAZZ CENTER

Isoceles with Gary Montrezza

Dervish

Overtone

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

MAD HOUSE BAR & COCKTAILS

Mad Jam

DJ AD

DJ Marc

DJ E

529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Bring your instrument

Rainbow Room

Cruzing

Church

MOE’S ALLEY

The Spokesmen

La Santa Cecilia

Seun Kuti

Michael Rose

Dupstep

Libation Lab

DJ Sparkle

DJ Girth

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

MOTIV 1209 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

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RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

THE REEF

Reggae Night

120 Union St, Santa Cruz

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel, Santa Cruz

SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

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Monday Jazz Jam

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Sherry Austin Band

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Trivia Quiz Night

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Karaoke

Isadora’s Scarf

Joint Chiefs

John Michael

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MANGIAMO’S PIZZA & WINE BAR

David Paul Campbell

David Paul Campbell

George Christos

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Karaoke

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B-Movie Kings

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Samba

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Joe Ferrara

NoNette

783 Rio del Mar Blvd, Aptos

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PARADISE BEACH GRILLE

Johnny Fabulous

Breeze Babes

215 Esplanade, Capitola

SANDERLINGS

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1 Seascape Resort Dr, Rio del Mar

SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL

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THE UGLY MUG

The Good Intentions

Juneau Sky

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ROD

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4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel

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203 Esplanade, Capitola

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Poor Man’s Whiskey

6275 Hwy 9, Felton

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be too good to pass up. (Thu at Santa Cruz 9) (JG)

3:10 TO YUMA (1957) This classic psychological western is a rare action flick that challenges viewers through its morally ambiguous characterizations of ordinary people. When rancher Dan Evans corners the outlaw Ben Wade it seems like just the boon he needs to get out of his financial dire straits, but as they wait for the train that will escort Wade to jail, the outlaw makes a proposition that may

THE HUNGER GAMES (PG-13; 142 min) The setting is a dystopian future in which the nation of Panem exercises tyrannical control over its 12 districts, which once comprised North America. Each year the 12 districts are obligated to provide two “Tributes” to the nationally televised Hunger Games, where they compete until only one is left alive. In the mining district, Katniss Everdeen is selected as a Tribute in lieu of her younger

sister. Now she must survive against bigger, stronger competitors who have trained their entire lives. (JG) (Opens Thu midnite at 41st Ave, Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley)

IN DARKNESS (R; 145 min.) This epic, based on true events, chronicles the story of Leopold Socha, sewer worker and petty thief living in the Nazi-occupied Polish city of Lvov. When Socha encounters a group of Jews using the city’s vast underground network of tunnels to hide from the

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

Nazis, he cynically uses the opportunity to blackmail them for cash. But as events unfold, his conscience dictates he do otherwise. (Opens Fri at the Nick) (JG)

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN (R; 111 min.) A sheikh (Amr Waked) with a vision wants to bring fly-fishing to the desert, which means his representative (Emily Blunt) must persuade a fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) that it’s not an absurd idea, even as a press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) tries to make hay of

the PR opportunity the sheik’s dream presents. (Opens Fri at Del Mar)

SPLINTERS (NR; 95 min) A surfing documentary of an entirely different sort. On the tiny island nation of Papua New Guinea, surfing was unknown until 1980, when an Australian naval officer left his board behind. Now the indigenous population looks to surfing as a potential means of escaping the desperate poverty that still pervades their homeland. (JG) (Thu at Del Mar)

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SHOWTIMES

Showtimes are for Wednesday, March 21, through Wednesday, March 27, 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

526 Broadway Santa Cruz, CA 831-426-5787

Wed.-Sat.,12-5 / Sun. 12-4 Picture by Linda Lord

93 Years of Imagination

The Artist — Wed-Thu 4:30; 9:10; Fri-Wed 4:10; 8:40 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am. The Descendants — Wed-Thu 2:10; 6:50. Friends With Kids — Daily 2; 4:20; 6:40; 9 plus Sat-Sun 11:45am. We Need to Talk About Kevin — Fri-Wed 1:50; 6:20.

CINELUX 41ST AVENUE CINEMA 1475 41st Ave., Capitola 831.479.3504 www.cineluxtheatres.com The Hunger Games — (Opens Fri) 12:30; 3:45; 7; 10:15. 21 Jump Street — Daily 11:30; 2; 4:40; 7:30; 10:10. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:45; 4:20; 6:45; 9; Fri-Wed 11:20; 1:40; 4; 6:45; 9. John Carter — Wed-Thu 12:45; 4; 7; 10.

DEL MAR 1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com Salmon Fishing in the Yemen — (Opens Fri) 2:20; 4:40; 7; 9:20 plus Fri-Sun, Wed noon. Hugo 3D — Wed-Thu 2:20; 7 Fri-Wed 3; 7:40. Jeff, Who Lives at Home — Wed-Thu 1:50; 3:40; 5:30; 7:30; 9:20; Fri-Wed 1:50; 3:40; 5:30; 7:30; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 12:10am. Pina 3D — Wed-Thu 4:50; 9:30. The Secret World of Arriety — Wed-Thu 2; 4; 6; 8; 10; Fri-Wed 5:40pm plus Sat-Sun 1pm. Splinters — Thu 7pm. Tim and Eric’s Billion Movie — Fri-Sat midnight.

NICKELODEON Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com In Darkness — (Opens Fri) 3; 6; 9 plus Sat-Sun noon. The Artist — Wed-Thu 2; 6:50. Being Flynn — Wed-Thu 2:30; 4:50; 7; 9:10; Fri-Wed 4:20; 9:20 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am. Casa De Mi Padre — Fri-Wed 1:30; 3:20; 5:10; 7; 9:10 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. Friends with Kids — Daily 2:10; 4:40; 7:10; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun11:50am. A Separation — Daily 4:20; 9 plus Sat-Sun 11:40am. We Need to Talk About Kevin — Daily 2:40; 5; 7:20; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 12:10pm.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN 155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com Wanderlust — (Opens Fri) 4; 7:10; 9:35 plus Sat-Sun 1:30pm Project X — Daily 4:15; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 1:15pm. Silent House — Wed-Thu 4; 7:15; 9:40.

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9 1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com The Hunger Games — (Opens midnight Thu) 1; 1:30; 3:40; 4:10; 4:40;

6:20; 6:50; 7:20; 7:50; 9:35; 10:05; 10:35.

21 Jump Street — Wed 2:10; 4:50; 8; 10:40; Thu 1:10; 3:45; 6:20; 8:55; Fri-

Wed Call for showtimes. Act of Valor — Wed 1:50; 4:30; 7:30; 10:20; Thu 1:05; 3:40; 6:15; 8:50; Fri-

Wed Call for showtimes. Chronicle —Wed 2:40; 5; 7:50; 10:10; Thu 2:40; 5; 7:50; 10:10; Fri-Wed

Call for showtimes. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Wed 1:40; 4; 6:45; 9:30; Thu 1:40; 4; 6:45; Fri-Wed

Call for showtimes. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D —Wed 2:20; 4:40; 7:45; 10; Thu 2:20; 4:40; 7:10;

9:20; Fri-Wed Call for showtimes. John Carter — Wed-Thu 1; 10:30; Fri-Wed Call for showtimes. John Carter 3D —Wed 2:50; 4:10; 6:30; 7:15; 9:50; Thu 2:10; 4:10; 5:20; 7:15; 9:20; Fri-Wed Call for showtimes. A Thousand Words — Wed-Thu 1:30; 3:50; 7; 9:40; Fri-Wed Call for showtimes. Wanderlust — Wed 2:30; 5:10; 7:55; 10:35; Thu 2:30; 5; 7:50; 10:10; Fri-Wed Call for showtimes. 3:10 to Yuma — Thu 9pm.

CINELUX SCOTTS VALLEY STADIUM CINEMA 226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com The Hunger Games — (Opens Fri) 11; 12:30; 1:15; 2:15; 3:45; 4:30; 5:30; 7; 7:45; 8:45; 9:15; 10:15. 21 Jump Street — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:30; 4:30; 5:30; 7:20; 8:15; 10; Fri-Wed 11:30; 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10. The Artist — Wed-Thu 2:20; 7:10; Fri-Wed 4; 6:30. John Carter — Wed-Thu 11:30; 12:45; 4; 4:45; 7; 10; Fri-Wed 12:45; 4; 7; 10. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Wed-Thu 11; 11:40; 1:20; 2; 3:40; 4:20; Fri-Wed 11:30; 1:45; 4:10; 6:45; 9. The Secret World of Arriety — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:15; Fri-Wed 11:15; 1:30. This Means War — Wed-Thu 11:55; 4:40; 9:30. Wanderlust — Wed-Thu 2:30; 7:45; 10.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8 1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com The Hunger Games — (Opens Thu midnight) 12; 12:30; 3; 3:30; 6; 6:45; 9;

9:40. 21 Jump Street — Daily 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 10:50am. Act of Valor — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30. Casa De Mi Padre — Daily 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax — Daily 1; 5:05; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax 3D — Daily 3; 7:15. John Carter — Daily 12:45; 9:45. John Carter 3D — Daily 3:45; 6:50. Project X — Daily 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:40 plus Sat-Sun 11am. Silent House — Daily 1; 3; 5:05; 7:15; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11am. A Thousand Words — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:50; 7; 9:30.

ACT OF VALOR (R; 101 min) Active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs star in this edge-of-yourseat 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 black-and-white silent tribute to 1920s American cinema, which has some critics charmed and others blown away. BEING FLYNN (R; 86 min) See review, page 28. CASA DE MI PADRE (R; 84 min.) Will Ferrell brings his over-the-top wackiness below the border in this comedy about a family on the brink of catastrophe. Armando Alvarez (Ferrell) has never left his father’s ranch, now on the edge of bankruptcy. When Armando’s successful younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) arrives, it seems like the ranch is on its way to better times. But when Raul’s dealings are found to be illegitimate, the family finds itself embroiled in a drug war. (JG) 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

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. 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 like a good idea, but when the two main characters start dating for reals it gets a little weird. JEFF WHO LIVES AT HOME (R; 83 min.) Slacker Jeff (Jason Segal) is sent to run a small errand by his mother (Susan Sarandon) when he becomes convinced the universe is sending him messages. When he runs into his brother Pat (Ed Helms) they spend the day spying on Pat’s wife, who may be having an affair. (JG)

FEEDING FRENZY ln the much-anticipated ‘The Hunger Games,’ Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson battle Tributes from other disticts for supremacy in a post-apocalyptic world. and women. (RvB) at the rim of a strip-mined JOHN CARTER (PG-13; 132 chasm. And one performance min.) John Carter is based on SILENT HOUSE (R; 85 min.) is staged on the edge of A Princess of Mars (1912), the Elizabeth Olsen (Martha traffic with TJ Maxx and first of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Marcy May Marlene) is at McDonald’s signs looming 11 blood and thunder novels her family’s lake house when overhead. (RvB) about the planet we call she finds that her contacts Mars, known to its indigenous PROJECT X (R; 87 min) Todd with the outside world are creatures as Barsoom. The cut off just as things in the Phillips (The Hangover, Old Tharks are warriors with School) produces this comedy neighborhood start to get battered tusks, not overreally creepy. about three high school impressed by strangers, even seniors determined to leave A THOUSAND WORDS (PG-13) the Earthman they discover their mark by throwing the When fast-talking literary and capture. John Carter craziest party anyone has ever agent Jack McCall (Eddie (Taylor Kitsch, physically fit seen. In a classic case of beMurphy) makes a slightly but a clunky actor) evinces careful-what-you-wish-for sloppy deal with a guru, a great strength and the ability their mission turns out to be Bodhi tree appears on his to leap tall pinnacles in a all too successful as the night property and he abruptly single bound, so the Tharks spirals out of control. learns to stop wasting words. make Carter one of their own, THE SECRET WORLD OF as part of a group initiation. THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13; ARRIETTY (G; 94 min) Spunky 98 min) Partners and best While a guest of the Tharks, 14-year-old Borrower Arrietty Carter rescues a princess in friends FDR (Chris Pine) and (voiced by Bridgit Mendler) peril: the humanoid Dejah Tuck (Tom Hardy) rank among lives in the Lilliputian confines the world’s greatest CIA Thoris (Shakesperean actress of her suburban garden home operatives. But when they find Lynn Collins). John Carter with her parents (Will Arnett is diverting in a way space out they’re dating the same operas usually aren’t. The film and Amy Poehler), venturing woman (Reese Witherspoon), benefits from Burroughs’ idea out only to borrow scraps their friendship is put to the from her comparatively huge of populating a planet with test in what becomes a highhuman hosts. When 12-yearcontending forces; here we tech battle for her love. old Shawn sees the tiny enjoy all the plot-thickener WANDERLUST (R; 98 min) Arrietty one night, a friendship that Avatar decided to do Paul Rudd and Jennifer develops that, if discovered, without. (RvB) Aniston star as George and could lead Arrietty and her MIRROR MIRROR (PG; 106 Linda, an uptight, stressedfamily into danger. min.) This fresh and comical out Manhattan couple who A SEPARATION (PG-13; 123 retelling of an old classic find themselves in dire straits min.) In Iran, a potential features Julia Roberts as the when George is laid off. divorce is complicated by a Evil Queen who steals control The change forces them to criminal case when a pious of a kingdom. The exiled experiment with alternative nursemaid (Sareh Bayat) princess, Snow White (Lily living options when they tending to an aged member Collin), must enlist the help stumble upon Elysium, a of the splitting-up family of seven resourceful rebel rural commune where free claims that she was made dwarves in order to save love is the order of the day. to miscarry. The significant the kingdom and claim her Now their relationship must glances and open-faced birthright. (JG) survive the challenge a new lies make the title a play on perspective can bring. PINA (PG; 103 mins.) Wim words—the film is actually Wenders’ glorious cinematic WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT about the split between the festschrift for the German KEVIN (R; 112 min.) Tilda world of men and the world choreographer Pina Bausch, Swinton is a perceptive, of women. This is obviously who passed away in 2009. increasingly worried mother worse in an Islamic republic The dancers deliver their that works to keep the two as and John C. Reilly her memories of Bausch straight oblivious husband in this separate as possible. Director to the camera. We can see adaptation of the Orange Asghar Farhadi’s astonishing why they fell in love, despite Prize–winning novel by drama shows the problems what Bausch demanded Lionel Shriver. As their son of legislated morality, but he from them. However rarefied progresses from an unusually seems to have his eye on a it seems in descriptions, mischievous toddler to a more metaphysical, ancient Bausch’s art was all about sociopathic teen, they have to statute: the hidden laws of hard work and ordinary pain. acknowledge that something bad luck, and how that luck Note the melancholy yet is seriously off with their kid. inevitably worsens because sweet line of geriatric dancers of the acts of desperate men

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21 JUMP STREET (R; 110 min.) Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill star in this comedic reboot of the classic ’80s TV show. When police discover a drug ring at a local high school, only underachieving cops Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) are young enough to pass as students and help take it down. (JG)

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time. Matt’s wife languishes in a coma after a bad boating accident. He goes to retrieve his daughter, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley), currently 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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TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE (R; 93 min.) Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim (of television’s Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!) play a couple of guys who get buckets of cash to make a movie for the Schlaaang Corporation but squander it. In an effort to make the money back and save their hides, they do what all children of the ’80s do when under stress: they turn to the mall. The trailer was released on Funny or Die. With Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte and Jeff Goldblum. (Fri-Sat midnite at Del Mar)

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Role Model Though thin on plot, ‘Being Flynn’ works on a meta level BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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TWO MEN, father and son, share the name, Flynn. And as we meet them in Being Flynn, father Jonathan (Robert De Niro) and son Nick (Paul Dano) also appear to share a life trajectory—downhill. Jonathan, a self-styled “great” writer, is already well down the road to ruin, his loser status well in progress, whereas twentysomething Nick’s decline is still a rough draft. Paul Weitz’s script and direction tell a familiar tale: loser father abandons wife and son, goes to prison and disappears, sending letters to son claiming to be finishing up the great American novel. We meet Nick being kicked out by his girlfriend and taking his books and neediness to his drug dealer friends. They provide him with a room and a new love interest (Olivia Thirlby), who kindles a gleam in his eye and his life. She works at a homeless shelter. He needs a job. And pretty soon Nick is dealing with the rougher side of reality, scrubbing down drunks and wackos and providing beds and clean clothing to those who’ve hit a rough patch. The film has some clever, if jolting, metaphorical moments depicting a sliding scale of desperation. Nick, sleeping rent-free in an old strip joint and moving from booze to coke in rapid progression, is just a click away from the guys sleeping under the freeways. But if that is the film’s purpose, it just isn’t enough. Raised by a single mom (Julianne Moore, seen in a few choice flashbacks), Nick carried a kid’s wistful torch for the father in prison, a father whose letters proclaimed that he was the greatest living American writer and “about to become well-known.”

FATHERS AND SONS Robert De Niro makes an unexpected appearance in Paul Dano’s life in ‘Being Flynn.’ Keeping a notebook all these years, the son is nurtured by the same flame as his old man. Fine. But I must confess that at times during last week’s viewing the box of popcorn alone kept me in my seat as I watched a series of scenes unfold portraying pointless people in downbeat situations. Even the sudden eruption of De Niro on the scene doesn’t do much more than remind us that this vintage star can still work a room, aided by ample expletives. Evicted from his apartment, the long-absent Jonathan suddenly contacts Nick and asks him for help moving all his belongings into storage. Dropping out of sight immediately afterwards, the foul-mouthed, bigoted, unlovable character (think Jack Nicholson without the charm) eventually turns up one night at, you guessed it, the homeless shelter where his son works. I kept wondering to myself, “Why was this film made?” as I watched Being Flynn revisiting countless hackneyed “tales of the city” scenarios

about losers and their paths to selfdestruction. Suddenly, about halfway through, I realized what I was seeing. Paul Dano—after the transition from kid actor in Little Miss Sunshine to youthful evangelist in There Will Be Blood—was producing a nuanced transformation that matched the great De Niro blow for blow. With the mouth of a wounded angel and the awkward gait of a stoned saint, Dano quietly stood up to De Niro’s histrionics and walked away with this small, and eventually potent, film. With his rail-thin frame and heart-shaped face, he may not be everybody’s revelation. But I was 200 percent enchanted by the end of this film. Worth the popcorn just to watch the next Christopher Walken emerge.

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KALEWORKS Do you sometimes skip dessert just so you an have another

serving of kale salad? Me too! Kale is truly an astonishing member of the brassica family, beloved for its deep green (sometimes purple) color and its wealth of antioxidants and healthy minerals. Its distinctive bitter flavor makes it a hit with savvy chefs all over the world. And it loves to grow right here on our windswept, fog-kissed coast. To celebrate the mighty kale in all of its forms—from sprouts to salads and a gazillion main-dish casseroles—The Homeless Garden Project will be hosting Kalefest on Saturday, March 31, from noon to 4pm. Head on over to the lovely Natural Bridges Farm (on the corner of Shaffer Road and Delaware Avenue) and check out cooking demos by local chefs, take farm tours, buy raffle tickets, and enjoy live music, food, refreshments and kale’s best accompaniment—beer. There will be plenty of kid activities and a blue-ribbon judging for the best kale chip. The farmers at Natural Bridges grow four types of kale all year ’round, so there’s plenty to see and do. Admission is $5 and includes everything but beer and food purchases. More information about the contests and event schedule can be found online at www.homelessgardenproject.org. DELICIOUS PRANKSTER The Italian translation of birichino is, roughly (since no Italian word is actually translatable), “prankster� or “trickster.� It happens to be the proprietary label of an outstanding malvasia bianca. Weighing in at a mere $13.99 per bottle, the 2010 release of winemaker John Locke’s fragrant white has been placed on the list of Top 100 Wines of 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle. Perfect with foods ranging from duck confit to green olives and Camembert to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Birichino Malvasia Bianca 2010 is a bright, lively tipple that reveals persistent notes of peach, pewter and gardenia. It also boasts one of the most beautiful, neo-nouveau (if that isn’t too redundant) labels in the business. It’s available in all your favorite stores where delicious things in bottles are found. HOT PLATES If you haven’t had the pleasure of tasting wine with wildman winemaker Richard Alfaro, then you’ll get your first chance to do so Wednesday, April 4, at Hoffman’s Bistro. Beginning at 6pm, Alfaro will talk

wines as you enjoy salmon rillettes plus 2010 Estate Chardonnay, lamb with cherry gastrique paired with 2009 Estate Syrah, and steak au poivre with 2009 Lindsay Paige Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir. Plus chocolate mousse—and all for $45 (plus tax & tip). Make res quick! 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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TRICKY TASTE TREAT John Locke’s Birichino Malvasia Bianca is an S.F. Chronicle Top 100 wine.

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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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Price Ranges based on average cost of dinner entree and salad, excluding alcoholic beverages APTOS $$ Aptos

AMBROSIA INDIA BISTRO

$$ Aptos

BRITANNIA ARMS

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$$$ Aptos $$ Aptos

207 Searidge Rd, 831.685.0610

8017 Soquel Dr, 831.688.1233 SEVERINO’S GRILL

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.

CAPITOLA $ Capitola

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Capitola

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.

$$$

SHADOWBROOK

Capitola

1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

$$$

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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CLOUDS

$$ Santa Cruz

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

Santa Cruz

2218 East Cliff Dr, 831.476.4560

$$ Santa Cruz

GABRIELLA’S

$$ Santa Cruz

HINDQUARTER

$$ Santa Cruz

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

$

INDIA JOZE

Santa Cruz

418 Front St, 831.325-3633

$$ Santa Cruz

JOHNNY’S HARBORSIDE

493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

$$ Santa Cruz

OLITAS

$$ Santa Cruz

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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ASTROLOGY

Astrology

By Rob Brezsny

For the week of March 21 ARIES (March 21–April 19): Not bad for a few weeks’

can be translated as “World Riddle.” Coined by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, it refers to questions like “What is the meaning of existence?” and “What is the nature of reality?” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Gemini, you’re now primed to deepen your understanding of the World Riddle. For the next few weeks, you will have an enhanced ability to pry loose useful secrets about some big mysteries. Certain passages in the Book of Life that have always seemed like gobbledygook to you will suddenly make sense. Here’s a bonus: Every time you decipher more of the World Riddle, you will solve another small piece of your Personal Riddle.

CANCER (June 21–July 22): “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” So wrote George Bernard Shaw in his book Man and Superman. From the hints I have gleaned, Cancerian, you are now in an ideal phase to be the sort of unreasonable man or woman who gets life to adapt so as to better serve you and your dreams. Even if it’s true that the emphasis in the past has often been on you bending and shaping yourself to adjust to the circumstances others have wrought, the coming weeks could be different.

LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): In his book Word Hero, Jay Heinrichs offers us advice about how to deliver pithy messages that really make an impact. Here’s one tip that would be especially useful for you in the coming days: Exaggerate precisely. Heinrichs gives an example from the work of the illustrious raconteur, American author Mark Twain. Twain did not write, “In a single day, New England’s weather changes a billion times.” Rather, he said, “In the spring I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of four-and twenty hours.” Be inspired by Twain’s approach in every way you can imagine, Leo. Make things bigger and wilder and more expansive everywhere you go, but do it with exactitude and rigor.

VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): “Liminality” is a term that refers to the betwixt and between state. It’s dawn or dusk, when neither night nor day fully rules. It’s the mood that prevails when a transition is imminent or a threshold beckons. During a rite of passage, liminality is the phase when the initiate has left his or her old way of doing things but has not yet been fully accepted or integrated into the new way. Mystical traditions from all over the world recognize this as a shaky but potent situation—a time and place when uncertainty and ambiguity reign even as exciting possibilities loom. In my estimate, Virgo, you’re now ensconced in liminality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): The Argentinian writer Antonio Porchia said there were two kinds of shadows: “Some hide, others reveal.” In recent weeks, you’ve been in constant contact with the shadows that hide. But beginning any moment now, you’ll be wandering away from those rather frustrating enigmas and entering into a dynamic relationship with more evocative mysteries:

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): Every winter, hordes of ants have overrun my house. At least that was true up until recently. This winter, the pests stayed away, and that has been very good news. I didn’t have to fight them off with poison and hand-to-hand combat. The bad news? The reason they didn’t invade was because very little rain fell, as it’s supposed to during Northern California winters. The ants weren’t driven above ground by the torrents that usually soak the soil. And so now drought threatens our part of the world. Water shortages may loom. I propose that this scenario is a metaphor for a dilemma you may soon face, Scorpio—except that you will have a choice in the matter: Would you rather deal with a lack of a fundamental resource or else an influence that’s bothersome but ultimately pretty harmless?

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GEMINI (May 21–June 20): The German word Weltratsel

the shadows that reveal. Be alert for the shift so you won’t get caught assuming that the new shadows are just like the old ones.

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work, or play, or whatever it is you want to call this tormented, inspired outburst. Would it be too forward of me to suggest that you’ve gone a long way toward outgrowing the dark fairy tale that had been haunting your dreams for so long? And yet all this may just be a warm-up for your next metamorphosis, in which you make an audacious new commitment to becoming what you really want to be when you grow up. TAURUS (April 20–May 20): This week, I’m taking a break from my usual pep talks. I think it’s for the best. If I deliver a kind-hearted kick in the butt, maybe it will encourage you to make a few course corrections, thereby making it unnecessary for fate to get all tricky and funky on you. So here you go, Taurus: 1.) The last thing you need is someone to support your flaws and encourage you in your delusions. True friends will offer snappy critiques and crisp advice. 2.) Figure out once and for all why you keep doing a certain deed that’s beneath you, then gather the strength and get the help you need to quit it. 3.) It’s your duty to stop doing your duty with such a somber demeanor and heavy tread. To keep from sabotaging the good it can accomplish, you’ve got to put more pleasure into it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): You’re entering one of the most buoyant phases of your astrological cycle. Your mandate is to be brash and bouncy, frothy and irrepressible. To prepare you, I’ve rounded up some exclamatory declarations by poet Michael McClure. Take them with you as you embark on your catalytic adventures. They’ll help you cultivate the right mood. McClure: “Everything is natural. The light on your fingertips is starlight. Life begins with coiling— molecules and nebulae. Cruelty, selfishness, and vanity are boring. Each self is many selves. Reason is beauty. Light and darkness are arbitrary divisions. Cleanliness is as undefinable and as natural as filth. The physiological body is pure spirit. Monotony is madness. The frontier is both outside and inside. The universe is the messiah. The senses are gods and goddesses. Where the body is—there are all things.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): You know those tall, starched white hats that many chefs wear? Traditionally they had 100 pleats, which denoted the number of ways a real professional could cook an egg. I urge you to wear one of those hats in the coming weeks, Capricorn—or whatever the equivalent symbol might be for your specialty. It’s high time for you to express your ingenuity in dealing with what’s simple and familiar … to be inventive and versatile as you show how much you can accomplish using just the basics. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): As I was driving my car in San Francisco late one night, I arrived at a traffic signal that confused me. The green light was radiant and steady, but then so was the red light. I came to a complete stop and waited until finally, after about two minutes, the red faded. I suspect you may soon be facing a similar jumble of mixed signals, Aquarius. If that happens, I suggest you do what I did. Don’t keep moving forward; pause and sit still until the message gets crisp and clear. PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): A woman named Joan Ginther has won the Texas Lottery four times, collecting more than $20 million. Is she freakishly lucky? Maybe not, according to Nathaniel Rich’s article in the August 2011 issue of Harper’s. He notes that Ginther has a Ph.D. in math from Stanford, and wonders if she has used her substantial understanding of statistics to game the system. (More here: tinyurl.com/LuckAmuck.) Be inspired by her example, Pisces. You now have exceptional power to increase your good fortune through hard work and practical ingenuity.

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RIDGE TOP LOG CABIN

Unincorporated Morgan Hill 40 acres of mountain land with about 2 acres cleared around the house and the rest wooded. Log House, 2000 sf, 2 story, 3BR, 2.5BA with wood burning stove forced air heater, and central A/C. LR is 2 stories high with a vaulted ceiling and wood flooring. Lovely back deck with a wood burning hot tub. Completely off the grid with solar electric, a back-up industrial propane generator, propane heat and hot water, a well with an electric pump and a working windmill pump. Kitchen features a Wolf Range, dishwasher, and low energy refrigerator. High speed Internet service available. Beautiful view to the East of the mountains, canyons and far off city lights of Morgan Hill and Gilroy. The house, solar electric, and the generator have permits on file in Santa Clara County. Offered at $595,000. Broker will help show. Call Debbie @ Donner Land & Homes, Inc. 408-395-5754 www.donnerland.com

CANYON VIEW

Good Owner Financing Available. Beautiful 23 acres in the Los Gatos Mountains with creek, sweeping canyon view, and paved road access. Used to have a house there in the 70’s, 2 driveways, Excellent location. Septic permit, Power at lot line, and well. Offered at $385,000. Broker will help show. Call Debbie @ Donner Land & Homes, Inc. 408-395-5754 www.donnerland.com

OLD JAPANESE RD

Good Owner Financing possible. End of the road privacy and easy access to a Sunny neighborhood in a gated community with no drive through traffic. Pretty creek frontage and view of the neighborhood. Prestigious Los Gatos schools. Convenient commute location. Offered at $165,000. Broker will help show. Call Debbie @ Donner Land & Homes, Inc. 408-395-5754 www.donnerland.com

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Come Play on the easy terrain at DEER CREEK MELODY. 10 Acres, just 2 miles in, on a well maintained private road, off the grid, lots of sun, and plenty of water with approx. 200 ft. of accessible year around creek frontage. Recreational Parcel. Offered at $212,000. Broker will help show. Call Debbie @ Donner Land & Homes, Inc. 408-395-5754 www.donnerland.com

40 ACRES

Excellent Owner Financing. Acreage, Private and Easy to get to in Sunny Aptos. View of Monterey Bay and city lights. TPZ. Abundant Yearround spring. Sun and views. Multiple building sites with paved road access & dirt and gravel driveway. TPZ-Redwood habitat has been harvested every 15-20 years since the 1950’s. Timber harvest possible with new timber harvest plan. Potential for horses, small scale solar and hydro feed to grid. Offered at $450,000. Broker will help show. Call Debbie @ Donner Land & Homes, Inc. 408-395-5754 www.donnerland.com

FIVE STAR PARK ##### REDUCED! $169,900 • Best location in the park • Lake view, steps to club house • Pool, work-out room, Jacuzzi • 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths • Custom designed with entry foyer • Gourmet chefs will love the kitchen • 1650 square feet, cathedral ceilings • All-ages park, beautiful surroundings Judy Ziegler GRI, CRS, SRES ph: 831-429-8080 cell: 831-334-0257 www.cornucopia.com

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They may not pound on your door in the middle of the night or wear storm boots but they are coming, if you have a rental unit in the city of Santa Cruz. Coming into your tenants homes and looking for everything from vermin to outside clutter, and illegal units, under the guise of health and safety. In my email this morning was a note from a friend‌ asking for help as her rental unit had just been inspected, found to be illegal, and now she and her small son must vacate quickly. She cannot afford a lot of rent and is extremely upset and fearful in addition to being totally and unexpectedly uprooted. This scenario is going to be played over and over again thanks to the new rental ordinance which many, many people openly protested at city council meetings. We did not get heard. Only one council member voted against the ordinance. Our population with the least financial means, a large core of Santa Cruzanʟs are going to be forced to leave town. If set-backs cannot be met, and many cannot, units that have been in place for years, will go. Red tags are being handed out like candy. There are countless units that provide housing for lower income people all over town. The town until now has accepted the situation. With the illegal units that will be bulldozed, added to the landfill — are the folks who were able to live in them, live and work in our town because they were there. These converted garages, tacked on rooms, were full of families, family members, single parents, couples, the proverbial talented but poor artists, students, myriads of combinations. Supply limited, demand higher. The obvious will happen — higher rents in an already high rent market. The face of Santa Cruz will be changed. Gone will be the funky, cheap, quirky places we had as students or Aunt Sue lived in. In addition, people who purchased property and relied on the additional income, will lose their homes with nowhere to go. A large group of tenants is being pushed, shoved and removed unwillingly from their homes and rental owners forced to sell. IS THIS HOW WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TREATED? Health and safety are two positive, respected words. But letʟs be realistic, illegal units have been around for decades. There are legal remedies to take care of unsafe dwellings on the books now. The city is coming down on the situation, in the most desperate of economic times, this is not the way or time to handle a badly written ordinance and thrust it on residents with dire consequences for the entire town. Lets immediately declare a moratorium on new illegal units. Have a reasonable yearly surcharge paid by the owners of these units, after a health and safety inspection, no busting for only an illegal status, letʟs work with what we have. This will bring in revenue to the city, not further burden the already overloaded landfill, and allow our residents to remain in their homes. We need respect for what we have in the town, low cost housing is a vital need. Encourage the city council to revise or recall the current rental ordinance, WAKE UP SANTA CRUZ — before our town becomes a cutesy, overregulated burg you donʟt want to live in! Email me to join a group of concerned citizens.

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Judy Ziegler, GRI, CRS Cornucopia Real Estate 1001 Center Street - Suite 5 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: 831-429-8080 cell: 831-334-0257 judy@cornucopia.com URL: www.cornucopia.com

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