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INSIDE Volume 41, No.21 Aug 26-Sept 1, 2015

TRANSPLANTED? The uncertain future of the Beach Flats Community Garden P13

YEAR OF LANTING Documentary, exhibits celebrate nature photographer Frans Lanting P20

The distinct and soulful style of Carolyn Wonderland P30

FEATURES Opinion 4 News 13 Cover Story 20 A&E 30 Music 34 Events 38

Film 50 Dining 54 Risa’s Stars 60 Classifieds 61 Real Estate 63

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WOMAN OF BLUES

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OPINION

EDITOR’S NOTE This is a big year for Frans Lanting and his wife Chris Eckstrom. In addition to hosting a documentary crew shooting a film about Lanting’s work as a photographer and naturalist, the Santa Cruz power couple has prepped two huge exhibits on opposite coasts, in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. For me, that raised a question that often comes up when discussing Santa Cruz professionals who have found success on a national (or in this case, international) level: what keeps them here, especially when so many locals leave for bigger cities

when they hit the big time? That question was on my mind when I went to their new office space on the Westside, but I didn’t even get to ask it. They’re so all about Santa Cruz that their love for it comes out in virtually everything they talk about. Not only are they excited to be doing their first Santa Cruz event in quite a while next year (at the Rio on Feb. 6), and photography workshops in their new space, but this place, where they’ve lived for 30 years, is also a central part of the new documentary. When it’s shown in Los Angeles in conjunction with the “LIFE” exhibit, it will be educating audiences not just about Lanting and Eckstrom’s fascinating work, but also about the California coast that they love.

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The effort to establish the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument will allow for federal protections in perpetuity, and make access free and open to everyone. It is of utmost importance that we protect this cherished land so that our communities can enjoy what the North Coast has to offer as well as pass on a legacy of environmental advocacy to future generations. Thank you, Sens. Boxer and Feinstein, and thank you Congresswoman Eshoo for leading the way. MADELEINE CONWAY | SANTA CRUZ

ONLINE COMMENTS RE: RAIL Without the train, people will keep jamming Highway 1 North in the a.m., and south in the p.m. Mindless politicians like Zach Friend will then use that as justification to place our future generations in heavy debt to pay for widening the highway, which would be the largest and most expensive public works project in our county’s history. Guys like Friend don’t care, he was raised a privileged yuppie in San Diego, and naturally our beautiful county will

always appear underdeveloped to a metro technocrat like that. Seacliff infill, multiple-storied subsidized commercial construction, all clogging our aging roads. The train will get the kooks out of their cars, and if implemented smartly will pull commuters off the freeway. — EAST SIDE CRUZ

If the rail would pay for itself at the fare box, I would say keep the rails. Mr. Scott is disingenuous … “working service” does not mean the cost of owning the rails and ROW and maintaining it along with providing service is covered as of today. The current contract is a joke with the short haulers. At this point, the SCRTD is writing grants hoping to win money to bring the numerous rail bridges up to a minimal safety standard. Within the next seven years, they will have to return the bond money by creating a special parcel tax. End of the day, this ROW could cost us a lot or little, depending how we play it.

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POSITIVE INKING

Americans are one step closer to safer rental cars, thanks to a bill in honor of sisters Raechel and Jacqueline Houck, two Santa Cruz girls who died in a car accident 11 years ago. Their PT Cruiser from Enterprise had been recalled for a power steering defect that had not been repaired. A new amendment would keep rental cars with open recalls off the road. It was added to the DRIVE Act, a transportation bill that passed the Senate Commerce Committee.

Rowland and Pat Rebele have been supporting the journalism community with a grant that pays Cabrillo College journalism students to work in local news outlets. As a result, there are “Rebele interns” at news and media outlets throughout the county, and many in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Rowland Rebele says he’d rather students get experience in the field than struggle at some other job while studying. Stanford University is the only other school around with a program like this.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.” — VINCENT VAN GOGH

— ROBERT SCHNEIDER

Passenger rail is demonstrably the right thing to do. In the end, we have working services right now on the branch line and the best way to railbank it is to maintain some level, even a minimum

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LOCAL TALK

If you knew you had one week to live, what would you do? BY MATTHEW COLE SCOTT

Make peace with myself, which would allow me to be at peace with others. DIANE FISHER SANTA CRUZ | NETWORK ENGINEER

Go hide out in a cabin in Big Sur with my two loves, a man and his dog, and eat a lot of oysters. CLAIRE CONKLIN SANTA CRUZ | LIBRARIAN

I would definitely want to express how I feel about what I see in this world. JUDY VIEN SANTA CRUZ | FLORIST

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I would probably have a lot of sex, and travel as far as I could get in one week. PIPER MORGAN

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Spend every minute with my kids.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of August 26 ARIES Mar21–Apr19

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

You like to run ahead of the pack. You prefer to show people the way, to set the pace. It’s cleaner that way, right? There’s less risk you will be caught up in the messy details of everyday compromise. But I suspect that the time is right for you to try an experiment: Temporarily ease yourself into the middle of the pack. Be willing to deal with the messy details of everyday compromise. Why? Because it will teach you lessons that will serve you well the next time you’re showing the way and setting the pace.

This is the deepest, darkest phase of your cycle. The star that you will ultimately make a wish upon has not yet risen. Your pet monsters seem to have forgotten for the moment that they are supposed to be your allies, not your nemeses. Smoke from the smoldering embers in your repressed memories is blending with the chill night fog in your dreams, making your life seem like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a taco. Just kidding about that last part. I wanted to see if your sense of humor is intact, because if it is, you will respond resiliently to all the cosmic jokes in your upcoming tests.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 Are you ready to revise your ideas about how love works? Would you consider re-evaluating your relationship to romance, your approach to intimacy, and your understanding of sex? I hope you will not only be willing but also excited to do these things. Now is a favorable time to make changes that will energize your love life with a steady flow of magic for months to come. To get the party started, brainstorm about experiments you could try to invigorate the dynamics of togetherness. Make a list of your customary romantic strategies, and rebel against them all. Speak sexy truths that are both shocking and endearing.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21

Querencia is a Spanish word with many nuances. At its simplest, it refers to your favorite spot, a place where you long to be. But its meaning can go even deeper. Querencia may be a sanctuary where you feel safe and authentic, or a situation that enables you to draw on extra reserves of strength and courage. It’s a special kind of home: an empowering shelter that makes you feel that you belong in this world and love your life. Can you guess where I’m going with this message, Gemini? These days you need to be in your querencia even more than usual. If you don’t have one, or if you don’t know where yours is, formulate a fierce intention to locate it.

The sun and the expansive planet Jupiter are currently making a joyful noise in the sign of Virgo, which is your astrological House of Career and Ambition. This does not necessarily mean that a boon to your career and ambition will fall into your lap, although such an event is more likely than usual. More importantly, this omen suggests that you will influence luck, fate, and your subconscious mind to work in your favor if you take dramatic practical action to advance your career and ambitions.

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The art of effective communication consists of knowing both what to say and what not to say. It’s not enough to simply find the words that accurately convey your meaning. You have to tailor your message to the quirks of your listeners. For example, let’s say you want to articulate the process that led you to change your mind about an important issue. You would use different language with a child, an authority figure, and a friend. Right? I think you are currently at the peak of your abilities to do this well, Cancerian. Take full advantage of your fluency. Create clear, vivid impressions that influence people to like you and help you.

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LE0 Jul23–Aug22 Arthur Conan Doyle first used the term “smoking gun� in a story he wrote over a century ago. It referred to a time the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes burst into a room to find a man holding a pistol that had just been fired, along with the fallen body of a man who had been shot. Since then, the meaning of “smoking gun� has expanded. Now it’s any piece of evidence that serves as compelling proof of a certain hypothesis. If you can’t find the cookie you left in the kitchen, and your roommate walks by with cookie crumbs on his chin, it’s the smoking gun that confirms he pilfered your treat. I believe this is an important theme for you right now. What question do you need answered? What theory would you like to have corroborated? The smoking gun will appear.

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According to the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, here’s what God says to each of us: “Go the limits of your longing . . . Flare up like flame and make big shadows that I can move in. Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.� Whether or not you’re on speaking terms with the Creator, this is excellent advice. It’s time to give everything you have and take everything you need. Hold nothing back and open yourself as wide and wild as you dare. Explore the feeling of having nothing to lose and expect the arrivals of useful surprises.

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At least for now, I suggest you suspend the quest for order and refinement and perfection. The wise course of action is to disengage from your fascination with control, and instead give yourself to the throbbing, erratic pulse of the Cosmic Wow. Why? If you do, you will be able to evolve faster than you thought possible. Your strength will come from agile curiosity and an eagerness to experiment. Do you remember when you last explored the catalytic wonders of spontaneity and unpredictability? Do it again!

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 On August 28, 1963, Capricorn hero Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream� speech to a crowd of thousands in Washington, D.C. In that address, he imagined what it might look like if African Americans were free of the bigotry and oppression they had endured for centuries at the hands of white Americans. In accordance with your astrological potentials, I encourage you to articulate your own “I Have a Dream� vision sometime soon. Picture in detail the successful stories you want to actualize in the future. Visualize the liberations you will achieve and the powers you will obtain.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 If you have been patiently waiting for a propitious moment to buy a new yacht, pledge your undying love, or get a tattoo that depicts Buddha wrestling Satan, now is as close as you’ll get to that propitious moment, at least for a while. Even if you have merely been considering the possibility of signing a year-long lease, asking a cute mischief-maker on a date, or posting an extra-edgy meme on Facebook or Twitter, the next three weeks would be prime time to strike. Diving into a deep, heartcrazed commitment is sometimes a jangly process for you Aquarians, but these days it might be almost smooth and synchronistic.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Ready for a ritual? Get a piece of paper and a pen. Light a candle, take three deep breaths, and chant “YUMMMM� five times. Then spend ten minutes writing down the qualities you would like your perfect lover to possess. Identify both the traits that would make this person unique and the behavior he or she would display toward you. Got that? When you are finished, burn the list you made. Disavow everything you wrote. Pledge to live for at least seven months without harboring fixed beliefs about what your ideal partner should be like. Instead, make yourself extra receptive to the possibility that you will learn new truths about what you need. Why? I suspect that love has elaborate plans for you in the next two years. You will be better prepared to cooperate with them if you are initially free of strong agendas.

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RE: THE NEW DESAL? Lack of information allows people like Paul Gratz to use scare tactics that are meant not to solve the water problem, but stop all growth in Santa Cruz. All water is cleaned toilet water—whether it comes from the river, from melting snow, from the ocean or

from underground. There is no such thing as manufactured water, because there is a finite amount of water on earth and we have been recycling it since the days of the dinosaurs. People afraid of recycled water should take a look at what’s really in their surface water (endocrine disruptors, contaminates, toxins, sewage) and then compare the surface water treatment process with the recycled water process. They will realize that any surface source is about the worst of unsafe water you could be drinking. — KIM ADAMSON

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PICK A PEPPER There are more than 30 different chili pepper species in the ‘capsicum’ species.

Studies link hot peppers to longer life BY ANDREW STEINGRUBE

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eet the Carolina Reaper, the world’s spiciest chili pepper. It’s so spicy that it often leaves its consumers wishing they were dealing with the reaper of the grim variety instead. That’s because this chili pepper is about 300 times hotter than a jalapeño and stronger than police-grade pepper spray. So why do us humans voluntarily consume chili peppers, even when their side effects can include a burning mouth, running nose and red, watering eyes? There are many reasons, really, but there may be a profound health incentive, too. A Harvard study published earlier this month linked

chili-pepper consumption to reduced mortality. The study found that those who ate spicy food regularly had a 14 percent chance of living longer than those who didn’t. Further, the regular consumers of spicy food were also less likely to die from cancer, heart and respiratory diseases. These beneficial health effects are probably due to a combination of capsaicin, the chemical compound in chili peppers responsible for their heat, and other bioactive ingredients in the peppers. Previous studies have pointed to chili peppers having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which jibes with the Harvard study’s findings, since

many negative health conditions and diseases, including heart disease and cancer, are directly related to oxidative damage and inflammation. Capsaicin’s function in the pepper highlights the often underrated brilliance of plants: It serves to deter mammals from eating them—humans are actually the only mammals who do—because it is a powerful irritant. Birds, however, feel no effect from capsaicin and are able to consume the seeds without harming themselves or the seeds (which chewing mammal teeth would destroy). Birds then digest and deposit the unharmed seeds elsewhere, thus proliferating the pepper species. Capsaicin is also

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thought to have natural antifungal and antibacterial properties—which helps both the plant and its consumers stay healthy and disease-free. Beyond adding years to our lives, adding heat to one’s food can also bring a whole host of other benefits. “We love spicy peppers. They spice up a meal, get the metabolism going and the blood flowing,” says Caleb Barron, owner and operator of Fogline Farm in Soquel, which specializes in growing spicy peppers like jalapeños. Indeed, spicy food does increase body temperature, which could lead to a temporary increase in metabolism and blood flow. Consuming fiery food is also an effective and natural way to reduce pain, in part because it leads to a release of endorphins, neurotransmitters that bind to opiate receptors and act as the body’s natural painkillers. Spicy foods reduce pain through other biochemical pathways as well, and topical pain-relieving capsaicin creams and ointments are effective against arthritis, nerve pain, headaches, post-surgery pain and skin conditions like psoriasis. Chili peppers have also been used as traditional folk medicine in many cultures for thousands of years. Their ability to clear the sinuses and open the airways may help prevent or manage colds and congestion. Next time you’re stuffed up, eat a hot pepper to clear your nasal passages and help you breathe easier. Other traditional folk medicine uses for chili peppers include curing hangovers and even inducing labor (perhaps 9 months after said hangover). Spicy food may have favorable psychological effects as well. The endorphins released during a spicy meal provide a boost in mood and feelings of well-being. Side effects may include euphoria. Interestingly, there is even some psychological evidence that mild pain, like that associated with biting into a scorching hot pepper may make an experience more “salient,” or more noticeable, important and memorable. Perhaps a good reason to put some habanero or serrano peppers on the table along with your tacos on a romantic or otherwise special night to heighten the mood.

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NEWS HIGH CEILING Richard Blum’s fortune grows on the ruins of the American dream BY TOM GOGOLA

UPROOTED Don Domingo Mendoza has been gardening at the Beach Flats Community Garden since it opened 20 years ago. PHOTO: CHIP SCHEUER

Soil Change Community gardeners of Beach Flats wonder what’s next BY SALLY NEAS

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pon entering through a rickety wooden gate, visitors of the Beach Flats Community Garden step into a different world—they can barely see the metal of the fence behind the beans and chayote, a trellising Latin American vegetable in the gourd family, and large corn stalks stretch high, throwing shade on a sunny afternoon. The Beach Flats Community Garden, known to many of its mostly Spanish-speaking gardeners as el Jardín de la Comunidad de la Playa, is not

your average community garden. Instead of small parcels in raised beds, the plots here are large and teeming with food crops, which have grown from seeds brought directly from Mexico. But the face of the longestablished garden may change drastically this fall. In March, the gardeners received a letter from the City of Santa Cruz notifying them to prepare to clear out their plantings by mid-November. The Seaside Company, which owns the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, has been leasing the land to the city to

administer the garden for the last 20 years. The Seaside Company has decided to take the land back for its own “agricultural purposes that support the landscape and grounds of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and surrounding facilities,” according to an email from Kris Reyes, the Seaside Company’s spokesperson. Reyes stresses that the garden is not going away. The city is planning on opening up garden plots in the contiguous Poets Park, and the Seaside Company has offered a smaller parcel for the >14

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And now let us pause to contemplate Richard Blum’s participation in the destruction of the American dream at the hands of a new phenomenon known as the “Wall Street landlord.” Blum’s wife is U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The California legislator’s latest financial disclosure report, filed with the U.S. Secretary of State on May 15, includes a 2014 Blum Family Partners investment of at least $1 million in Colony American Homes Holdings. Blum is the billionaire founder of the privateequity firm Blum Capital Partners. Colony homes are owned under the umbrella of Colony Capital, one of the largest investment firms in the world. The senator’s disclosure describes Colony American Homes as a “leading owner and provider of high-quality single-family residences for rental across the United States.” What it doesn’t say is that the rental stock is made up of foreclosed homes purchased by a handful of investor groups and hedge funds in the aftermath of the 2007–08 financial crisis and real estate crash. Blum is often identified as a quintessential Democratic Party insider, with ties that run the gamut from Jimmy Carter to the Dalai Lama. His private-equity firm manages about $500 million in assets, and the bulk of the fund’s portfolio is dominated by holdings in CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm. Though Blum has taken pains to deny it, reports say he’s worth at least $1 billion. According to a recent Roll Call survey, Feinstein’s net worth is $45.3 million, which puts her in the top tier of wealthy Washington lawmakers. Colony American Homes was one of several investor-owned landlords highlighted in a June report from the anti-poverty advocates at the California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC). That study focused on the rise of the Wall Street landlord and its impact on California renters and would-be homeowners. The verdict from the CRC is that Colony American Homes has not been an especially good landlord: rents are above average, utilities generally aren’t included, and maintenance is poor, at best. Moreover, would-be first-time homeowners in California often find themselves squeezed out by cash-rich corporate buyers like Colony American Homes. Rents are going up, and the landlord is nowhere to be seen. “Neighborhoods are changing, >16

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research and even education. Life Lab, a garden-based educational nonprofit, first tested its Spanish curriculum in the garden, says Glowa. The garden was also home to know-your-rights workshops. “Different programs have come in and out, but it continues to be an important place for parents to be able to bring their children,” says Glowa. The garden also serves as a gathering place for young and old, says Marco Orellana, who has had a plot in the garden for 13 years. “What do we do when there are elders in our society?” Orellana asks. “We think it is important to take care of them. We take care of the elders in this garden. This is where they come every day.” One such man is Don Domingo Mendoza, an 82-year-old gardener who has worked at the community garden since it began. When asked what he likes about the garden, he doesn’t say much. Instead, he stands up slowly and begins showing me his garden plot. Mendoza is partially blind and losing his hearing. He has to hold on to trellises to stand up for any amount of time. He comes to the garden every day, sweeps the entrance

of the garden and tends his plot. With the help of his fellow gardeners, he grows corn, squash, tomatoes, apples, strawberries, and traditional herbs, such as yerba santa. “The crops that they are producing are in massive quantities—thousands of pounds of produce a year—and that is food for their community,” says Glowa. “It makes a real, significant difference in the [Beach Flats] community. They talk about how their neighbors come by when they are in need of something, and they are more than happy to give generously the food that is needed.” The garden is also ecologically significant. For the last three years, UCSC agroecology researchers have been investigating the garden’s insect populations. Environmental Studies professor Stacy Philpott and others have been looking into how the garden supports biodiversity. Research suggests that garden patches in highly urbanized areas play especially important roles by providing habitat for pollinators. A larger diversity of pollinators makes for a more diverse overall ecosystem. In their studies, the Beach Flats Garden had the highest >18

NEWS BRIEFS SIGNED, SEALED, BEWILDERED This week, in totally unverified scuttlebutt, we’d like to announce that the United States Postal Service is endorsing Bernie Sanders in his bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, according to a totally not-sarcastic-at-all press release GT received recently. The statement came in an envelope with a ginormous stamp—more than 3 inches long—featuring the fingerwagging Sanders, with the words “I’m voting for Bernie!” across the top. It looked suspicious ... so we caught

up with the most suspicious person we know, the Comic News’ Thom Zajac. Zajac insists he had nothing to do with the outrageous announcement, which GT has not bothered to actually investigate. “Although I’m very surprised they decided to have a living person on a stamp and to make a political statement, I understand these are dire times for the post office,” Zajac says. “They have to do what they have to do.” Some people may have figured Zajac to be the likely culprit in this escapade, due to his involvement in President Richard Nixon’s

unfortunate scandal. No, no, not Watergate—but the giant stamp in 1995 that featured Nixon standing behind bars. OK, it wasn’t really a stamp, but actually an envelope featuring a large picture of a guy in a suit behind bars, and an official stamp of Nixon’s head at the center. Anyway, that story got picked up by the New York Times and Playboy, and Dan Rather waved one of the iconic Nixon envelopes on national television. “I don’t know where these rumors originate from. I do think it’s a brilliant idea,” Zajac says of the Sanders stamp. “With my history, when anything like this happens, I’m

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income diversity is changing, the tenure of residents is changing,” says CRC associate director Kevin Stein, an author of the report. The investor grab of housing stock, he says, “is destabilizing neighborhoods and creating a lot of displacement.” The CRC survey found that real estate investment trusts, private equity firms and hedge funds have spent $25 billion buying more than 150,000 distressed homes around the country since 2012. “This whole situation is only possible because of a financial crisis that was engineered by Wall Street,” says Stein. “This is investors profiting off of foreclosure.” Stein says Gov. Jerry Brown could “use his bully pulpit to talk about the importance of neighborhood stability, and to acknowledge that there’s extreme gentrification and displacement going on.” Or Brown could pay back the $331 million he diverted from foreclosure relief for homeowners in 2012 to solve the state budget crisis. The AP has reported that lawmakers and community groups have called on Brown to repay the money, after a Sacramento judge ruled that he had illegally funneled the

foreclosure monies into the state’s general fund. A May report from the California advocacy group Tenants Together also weighed in on so-called Wall Street landlords. The organization reported that Colony has, to date, purchased more than 2,000 formerly foreclosed properties in California and flipped them into rentals. Banks help investors do this by converting future rental income on properties into securities, which are then turned back to the investors as loans. The loans are then used to purchase additional distressed properties, notes CRC. This has conspired to fuel a growing market in investorpurchased single-family homes. The investor-led push to buy distressed single-family homes, says Stein, means individual buyers often get pushed out of the market. Nonprofits and developers who want to build affordable housing are often outbid, and local businesspeople, many of them from communities of color, “feel that they are being circumvented. These deals are going around local businesspeople,” says Stein. “There is an issue of the amount that [investors] are bidding and that their offers are in cash.” Just days before Feinstein put the finishing touches on her May 15 financial disclosure

report, Tenants Together released its study “The New Single-Family Home Renters of California.” The statewide tenants-rights organization found that renters of single-family homes from the three biggest corporate landlords in the state—Blackstone/Invitation Homes, Waypoint Homes and Colony American Homes—“pay higher rents than their neighbors and face challenges getting repairs.” Those companies together own about 9,500 properties in California, according to Tenants Together. Doug Henwood, journalist and author of Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom, says investor-driven home purchases follow the general model of private-equity deals. “They are in it for the short-term, the medium-term,” he says. “They are not in it for the long haul.” The senator’s disclosure report lists the Colony American Homes investment in the section of Feinstein’s “non-publicly traded assets and unearned income sources,” which also includes another Colony distressed-asset fund, Colony American Homes War I, LLC. According to the report, Blum Family Partners has a $50,000–$100,000 investment in Colony American Homes War I and no

reported 2014 income from that investment. The disclosure form exempts Feinstein from having to provide any further detail on Colony American Homes, since the investment is held independently by Blum. As such, Feinstein didn’t have to indicate anything beyond that the investment eclipsed $1 million. The investment in Colony American Homes earned Feinstein and Blum between $50,000 and $100,000 in capital gains and interest in 2014, according to the disclosure report. In response to questions about the investment, Feinstein communication director Tom Mentzer says that “Sen. Feinstein has no involvement in her husband’s business decisions. Her assets are in a blind trust, which has been the case since she arrived in the Senate, and I have no information on her husband’s assets.” A phone call to Blum Capital Partners was not returned. In a statement, Blum has said that journalists have mischaracterized both Colony American Homes and his involvement in it. “To be clear, I am a small limited partner in one CAH fund and, as such, I am a passive investor with no control over any of CAH’s business decisions,” he says.

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t’s not even 8 a.m., and the documentary film crew on Four Mile Beach just north of Santa Cruz has already been shooting for hours. Producer Joe Russo looks out 100 yards to some tide pools where camera, sound and other crew members are gathered around the man that his company, Arclight Productions, is here to make a film about: Santa Cruz nature photographer Frans Lanting. “Look at this light we’re getting today,” says Russo, shaking his head in disbelief. He gestures toward Lanting. “He went and scouted this. He’s very thorough. He’s very involved.” Eventually, everyone makes their way back down the winding tide pool path to the base camp on the beach. “It’s tricky getting out there,” admits Chris Eckstrom, Lanting’s wife and professional partner. “Nobody did a faceplant, so that’s good.” As director Steven Kochones plans the next scene—Lanting walking along the beach with Gary Griggs, director of UCSC’s Institute of Marine Sciences—it’s obvious how much he respects Lanting’s input. “Go as close to the tide line as possible,” Lanting suggests, as Kochones tells the camera department to load into the two ATVs parked in the sand. “Frans has his vision, and Steve has

his, and they work well together,” says line producer Daniel Sollinger. A few days before they shot in the redwoods, another location Lanting scouted. “He found that redwood grove, and I don’t even know how to describe it,” says Sollinger. “It’s like you’re on another planet.” As the crew troops toward the tide, Griggs looks up at the bright and cloudless late June sky, which glitters off the water and makes Four Mile Beach look entirely different than it had the day before when it was fogged in. “Sorry about the weather,” he jokes. The only one on site who doesn’t seem ecstatic at this meteorological lucky break is Lanting, who shrugs, his trademark calm and serious voice always carrying a trace of his Dutch homeland. “Fog’s my friend, I love it. For photographers, it’s a dream,” he says. Then he cracks a smile. “But it’s nice to see a sunrise once in a while.”

‘LIFE’ GOES ON The documentary on Lanting was commissioned by the Annenberg Space for Photography, the first solely photographic museum in Los Angeles. It will be shown as part of “LIFE,” an

exhibition of the 64-year-old Lanting’s work opening Oct. 24. It’s the continuation of a project that started out epic in scope—Lanting set out, more or less, to tell the history of life on Earth through photographs set to music—and has had the staying power to match. Debuting in 2006 at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz as “Life: A Journey Through Time,” a touring version called “Frans Lanting: LIFE” kicked off in the Netherlands—where Lanting grew up and was educated before emigrating to this country—and then traveled through Europe and the U.S. But there’s a mystique to the exhibit that goes beyond its success around the world—Lanting alters the exhibit each time he is asked to reconstitute it, mirroring the biological adaptation he documents in it. When “LIFE” was staged to inaugurate the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, Lanting worked with Swiss scientists to determine how the symphony could be modified to be more relevant to the debut of the enormous particle accelerator. “LIFE” also changed a little when it was done as part of a celebration of the World Wildlife Fund’s 50th anniversary, and again when it was part of the World Science Festival

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is able to interpret how the coastline is changing. That’s why we filmed in the redwoods, because they’re real monuments for the past, but also, what’s going to happen to them as the climate is changing very quickly here in California? They’re not too happy with the ongoing drought, but that’s just the beginning of things.� Lanting hopes to underscore for the audience at Annenberg that “whether you’re in Santa Cruz or in Los Angeles, the redwoods and the California coastline speak to all of us, it’s part of our life.� What should be clear by now is that Lanting doesn’t do “retrospectives,� in the traditional sense. There’s too much urgency in his view of the natural world, and his desire to do more than just document what he sees through his camera. That’s why he puts so much effort into every opportunity, even now that he’s one of the most famous

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Still, there is something to be said for retrospectives, and for reflection. Lanting and Eckstrom get a double dose of it this year—as the Annenberg is set to relaunch “LIFE” on one coast, the Smithsonian has also opened “Into Africa,” an exhibit of Lanting’s work on that continent, on the other. It’s on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. until August 2016. It does make Lanting think about how his understanding of the natural world has evolved through his photography. “We’ve been really privileged to have worked on every continent, in many countries, and every experience puts the previous one and the next one in perspective,” he says. Eckstrom feels the difference, too. “I know when we revisit places we haven’t been to in a long time, like when we went back to Botswana after many years, you do see it differently, because when you first were there it was so fresh and everything was all so new,” she says. “And now you come back, say, 20 years later with global experience and a new understanding you bring to bear on a place. I think I see it less naively, and with much more of a sense of how precious everything on the planet is.” She sees that evolution reflected in her husband’s work. “I think his images of the animals have always been very, very personal and intimate. That’s a hallmark of his work, and also setting the animals in their environment, so you’re seeing their point of view in the place that they inhabit,” she says. “I see Frans’

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who we admire acknowledge that the work is inspiring and helping them as well,” agrees Lanting. “In the world of conservation, there are enormous challenges. Nobody will solve these problems on their own. Certainly we can only aspire to add voices to the public discourse. But if it really touches somebody, or if you know there’s a material difference you’ve made—god knows where and when—it’s really gratifying.” The naturalist aspect of Lanting’s work is something Eckstrom has always appreciated. “He understands the animals and the environments by researching everything and studying and observing before he even shoots it,” she says. “He’s always wanted to share, he’s always done public presentations and all sorts of outreach. All of that knowledge comes tumbling out when he gives a presentation or when he does a show.” In Santa Cruz, his shows can draw 1,000 people, but he hasn’t done one in a few years. He’ll return to the local stage Feb. 6, when he and Eckstrom present “Bay of Life, A Celebration of California’s Central Coast” at the Rio Theatre (tickets go on sale this week). With proceeds from the day’s two shows benefiting the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab, “Bay of Life” is another chance for Lanting to focus

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WORK IS A TRIP Even in this year of retrospectives, though, Lanting and Eckstrom haven’t had a whole lot of time to look back. Earlier this year there was the Smithsonian exhibit to prepare, and then the Annenberg right after. Since filming the documentary this summer—where they also invited the film crew into their home in Bonny Doon—they’ve already done an expedition to Brazil, and are leaving for Greenland in September. This is one of the trips they organize a couple of times a year for small groups, acting as guides to interesting places around the world, and this time they’ll sail a threemasted schooner along the West Coast of Greenland. “We’re chartering helicopters to take people onto the ice cap of Greenland,” says Lanting, “so they get a first-hand experience of what is happening in a place that is changing very quickly because of climate change.” In the short time in between, they also moved to a new office on the Westside of Santa Cruz, an airy and open two-story space on Delaware that, as one might expect, gets incredible light. “It’s a great neighborhood, it’s

close to where we live, and this part of the Westside is up and coming. This space suits us very well,” says Lanting. Though they won’t be opening a retail space, they will host workshops, the first of which will be April 6-10 of next year. In some ways, the couple’s life is like a modern take on the globetrotting adventurers of old, but their motivations could not be more different. Thrill seekers they are not. “It’s a search for new experiences, but it’s not the thrills, per se,” says Lanting. “We explore, we seek understanding, as opposed to seeking thrills.” “There’s enough thrilling stuff that happens,” says Eckstrom. “You don’t need to seek it.”

FRANS LANTING EVENTS The ‘LIFE’ exhibition, including the new documentary, opens at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles on Oct. 24. The ‘Into Africa’ exhibit continues at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. until August 2016. Lanting and Eckstrom will present ‘Bay of Life, A Celebration of California’s Central Coast’ at two shows, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz. Tickets go on sale Aug. 27 at seymourcenter. brownpapertickets.com, with proceeds going to the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab. Lanting’s next photo workshop in Santa Cruz, entitled ‘Monterey Bay Spring,’ is April 6 - 10, 2016. An additional weekend of flower photography is scheduled for April 15 -17, 2016, and will be hosted at the UCSC Arboretum. For information on workshops or to reserve space, go to lanting.com, or email info@lanting.com.

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Wonderland sometimes wants to play it twice to make sure people get the message. Earlier this summer, at a festival in the South, an audience member came up to her after the show and said, “My grandfather died in that war for that flag.” Wonderland’s response was that a lot of people’s relatives died on the losing side of a battle, and that her German heritage doesn’t mean she should fly a Nazi flag. She explains that on a trip to Germany, she saw Confederate flags. When she asked why, she was told that neo-Nazis aren’t allowed to fly the Nazi flag, so they fly the Confederate one instead. “They find that the Confederate flag is right up with their sympathies for that particular battle,” she says. “It’s a surrogate flag for the Nazi flag ... and that’s why we do that song.” A veteran of the road—she’s been home for a total of 36 hours so far this month—Wonderland now lives in Austin. She calls the city the “home of the free guitar lesson” and says that on any night you can go see some of the finest players around doing their thing, and pick up some pointers. With her blues indoctrination at the Houston clubs and the abundance of great musicians around her, Wonderland is a celebrated part of Texas’ vibrant rock and blues culture. She’s learned from countless other artists, but in the end, has developed a sound and style that is one hundred percent Wonderland. “You can wear your influences on your sleeve,” she says, “but eventually you’ve got to take your shirt off.” Carolyn Wonderland will perform at 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 at Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $15/adv, $20/ door. 479-1854.

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STREET SMARTS From left, Donna Simpson, Josh Cunningham and Vikki Thorn have been together in the Waifs for more than 20 years.

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little bit of feeling can make a big difference. A British study in 2008 found that people can hear recordings of a complete stranger and pick up on whether or not the person is smiling, especially if it’s a Duchenne smile— the kind where someone’s eyes wrinkle up and their mouth opens. Choir directors often tell singers to smile as they open their pipes. Supposedly, it helps the voice resonate. Maybe, then, a lot of smiling is what’s missing from the Waifs’ studio releases—well, that and the onstage jokes that Donna Simpson

bounces off her sister Vikki Thorn during live shows, plus a couple of playful jabs at longtime member Josh Cunningham. Even Thorn, who plays guitar and harmonica for the band, concedes, “We’re much better live than we are on our recordings.” “We have an energy we feed off of in the live scene,” Thorn explains. “Donna and I, particularly, as performers react to that energy, and it comes across when we sing. You just don’t get that in a studio at all. We tend to treat songs a lot more gently in the studio setting than we would live. And there’s a chemistry that’s hard to capture.”

BY JACOB PIERCE None of this is to speak unfavorably of the Waifs’ albums nor their songwriting—a workload that all three core members share. Cunningham, who plays mandolin and guitar, crafts tunes that are at once familiar and inventive. A longtime fan of country, blues and classic rock, he builds his songs often around major chords and basic progressions that lend themselves to strong melodies and beautifully dense licks and solos—countrytwinged notes falling nimbly off his guitar like meat falling off of smoked brisket. Thorn and Simpson’s songs, by contrast,

are usually vehicles for strong stories. Thorn’s are abstract and emotional, while Simpson’s are often more heartbreaking tales. On their 2000 release Sink or Swim, Simpson has a song called “Service Fee,” written from the perspective of a shattered woman who wishes she had charged an abuser for everything he had done to her. The Australian folk rockers, who return to the Rio on Wednesday, Aug. 26, are touring on their seventh studio album, Beautiful You, which came out Tuesday, Aug. 18. After more than two decades together, the band members now live oceans apart, with Thorn now living in Utah. But that doesn’t mean they’ve grown apart. It just makes touring all the more special. “We used to live with each other, and our lives were absolutely entwined with our career and what we did,” Thorn, who once dated Cunningham, says with a laugh. “That came out in a lot of the writing in those days. We would write about each other not so secretly. There were no boundaries between career and social life. So, it’s been very healthy for us all to have a life outside the band just to develop personally as people. And we’re much happier doing what we’re doing now and much happier to see each other and play music. We had no separation from it. I was ‘Vikki from the Waifs.’ I wasn’t just ‘Vikki,’ and it was the same with Donna and Josh. Our whole identities were wrapped up in what we did, and I don’t know if that’s a healthy situation for anyone to be in for a long period of time.” Cunningham and Thorn are both married to others now. And Simpson and Thorn each have three young sons—“a little band of Waifs,” Thorn says. “As soon as we stepped away from that [lifestyle] and got into other relationships and had families, you just grow up,” she continues. “You mature and have different experiences. That’s what we bring back to the music now, and I think it’s a healthier situation in every aspect.” INFO: 7:30 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $25/gen, $40 gold. 423-8209.

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MASTER GARDENING MEETING UCCE Master Gardeners invites gardeners of all levels to hone their skills and help teach others with an array of sustainable, research-based horticultural techniques. In exchange, participants will volunteer 25 to 50 hours to support the Master Gardener education programs, including classes in botany, composting, integrated pest management, water management, entomology, sustainable landscape practices and more. An information meeting about applying to the program is Saturday, Aug. 29. Info: 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 29, UC Extension Office, 1430 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville. mbmg.ucanr.edu.

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WEDNESDAY 8/26 ARTS EN NUESTRA IMAGEN/IN OUR IMAGE Exhibit addresses a distinct Chicana/o Latina/o perspective, with a wide range of techniques, mediums and varied styles. Curator and artist Juan R. Fuentes has assembled a collection of works featuring artists from the San Francisco/Monterey Bay area. Exhibition dates: Aug. 26 - Oct. 11. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pajaro Valley Arts Council, 37 Sudden St., Watsonville. 722-3062. Free. ARTIST RECEPTION Pamela Peterson will be on hand to talk about her unique mixed media artwork gracing the walls of Zizzo’s Coffee & Wine Bar. 5-7 p.m. Zizzo’s Coffee & Wine Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace, Capitola. 477-0680. Free. Exhibit until Sept. 15.

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NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS Auditions: Sept. 12 Int/Adv Adults and Int/Adv Teens (Including Ballet IV/V) Ladies w/ Pointe and Int/Adv Men. Performances are Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov. 27-29 at Cabrillo Crocker Theater). International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@iadance.com.

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‘EN NUESTRA IMAGEN/IN OUR IMAGE’ Pajaro Valley Arts Council curator and artist Juan R. Fuentes has put together a collection of works from artists all over the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas. The exhibit speaks to a distinct Chicana/Chicano, Latina/ Latino perspective through a wide range of techniques, mediums, styles, and approaches. Co-sponsored by the Cabrillo College Gallery, the exhibit will also feature Pancho Rodriguez, Juan R. Fuentes and Michelle Mouton to discuss the cultural, historical, and political impact of Chicano life. Info: 4-6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 29. Cabrillo College, Watsonville, Multi-purpose Room 130, 318 Union St., Watsonville. pajarovalleyartscouncil.org.

BENEFIT CHEERS FOR A CAUSE Spark Hoopla is taking part in the Tour de Fox, a crosscountry endurance expedition with the goal of uniting the Parkinson’s Disease community while raising $1,000,000 for Parkinson’s research. Extreme athlete Sam Fox will be at Beer Thirty. Stop by for a pint, show the crew some love and help us raise awareness and money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Event 4-8 p.m. 2504 S Main St., Soquel. Free.

CLASSES SALSA RUEDA CLASSES Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time. Dropins welcome. 7-9 p.m. Portuguese Hall by Costco and Harvey West Park. 818-1834 or SalsaRueda.com. $7/$5. BEGINNER SALSA RUEDA Drop-ins

WEDNESDAY 8/26 SANTA CRUZ SHAKESPEARE FRINGE SHOW: ‘THE ROVER’ It’s wicked and saucy, and just as hard-hitting as it is hilarious—this year’s Santa Cruz Shakespeare Fringe Show features Aphra Behn’s 17th-century tale of two virtuous sisters sneaking away to find the men of their dreams. Only it’s Woodstock in 1969, so the ambience is a teensy bit different than it would’ve been in the 1600s. Behn’s portrayal of The Rover’s leading ladies unpacks the sexual politics of the age, brought to life by this season’s young and tenacious intern acting company. Directed by Katherine Burris, the blend of modern setting and dated values provides a glimpse into a world not all too different than today. Only four performances in total, Wednesday Aug. 26 is the show’s last performance. Info: 8 p.m., Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen, UCSC, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz. santacruzshakespeare.org. $20.

welcome. No experience or partners needed. Wear comfortable clothes. Only clean shoes on the dance floor. 6:30-7:30 p.m. The Tannery 1060 River St., #111. $7/$5. BATERIA SAMBA CRUZ Come learn drums, percussion, and join in the carnival rhythms of Brazil. All levels welcome. Instruments provided. 8-9:15 p.m. Raizes do Brasil

Capoeira Center, 207 McPherson St. 4356813. $10. EXERCISE CLASS FOR SENIORS Gentle sitting stretches for the arms, shoulders, neck, and torso, with a few standing exercises for the lower body as well. 11-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center. 420-6180. Donation: $1/$1.25.

CALENDAR GENTLE YOGA FOR SENIORS Gentle stretching and breathing relax the body and build strength. Mats and other equipment are provided. 10-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center. 420-6180. Donation: $5/$5.50. INTRODUCTION TO TAI CHI AND CHIKUNG FOR SENIORS Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese exercise system benefiting the internal organs and joints. 11 a.m.-Noon. Louden Nelson Community Center. 4206180. Donation: $2/$2.25. PING PONG FOR SENIORS Start your day with a rousing game of ping pong. No partners necessary and all levels welcome. 9-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center. 420-6180. Donations. QI-GONG FOR STRENGTH AND LONGEVITY FOR SENIORS Enhances the circulatory system as well as the body’s joints, tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Wellsuited for all. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center. 420-6180. Donation: $2/$2.25.

GROUPS OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 12-Step support group for those who wish to stop compulsive eating. Meetings daily. Schedule: santacruzoa.org/meetings. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 335 Spreckels Drive, Suite A, Aptos. 4629644. Free.

HEMLOCK DISCUSSION GROUP We meet once a month to discuss our end of life options. Guests are welcome. 2-3:30 p.m. Aptos Fire Protection District Station, 6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 688-8672 for more information. Free.

HEALTH QIGONG FOR ENERGY BALANCE & HEALTH An ancient Chinese healing art that has been used for centuries to balance one’s internal body energy and promote good health. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation.

STUART BUIE PLAYS PIANO Zizzo’s introduces a bright new talent; Stuart Buie, a 17 year old high school student and piano phenom. Stuart performs every Wednesday night 7-9 p.m. 3555 Clares St., Capitola. zizzoscoffee.com. Free.

OUTDOORS GREENWOOD ARTS FOR ALL AGES Be inspired in the beauty of nature through song, circle dance, music, free-form movement with colored materials, pastel drawing and sharing circle. Art and writing materials included. 2-4 p.m. Directions given with RSVP. 662-0186. $10/Free. SENIOR TOUR: ELKHORN SLOUGH Join the Downtown Seniors on a special guided tour to see the unique flora and fauna of Elkhorn Slough. After the tour, enjoy lunch of fresh seafood in Moss Landing Harbor or bring a lunch to the slough. Transportation, entry to Elkhorn Slough, and tours are free. Lunch is not free. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. 420-6180. WALKING ADVENTURE GROUP (WAG) Join this group of active adults exploring our beautiful country. In collaboration with the Coastal Watershed Council, we will be walking the Santa Cruz Riverwalk along the San Lorenzo River with a representative from the CWC. Check our online tour schedule and sign up at cityofsantacruz.com by clicking on Senior Programs. 420-6180. Free.

SPIRITUAL WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEDITATION Led by Buddhist teacher, Carla Brennan. bloomofthepresent.org. Noon-1:15 p.m. Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright Ave. 212-6641. Donation. JUNIPER MEDITATION FOR MODERN LIFE Second and fourth Wednesday evening meditation. 7:30-9 p.m. Pacific Cultural Center, Gallery room. pam@juniperpath.org. $10.

THURSDAY 8/27 ARTS REJUVENATION MIC: A COMMUNITY OPEN MIC We welcome any form of performance art. Sign-ups 7:30 p.m., open mic 8-10 p.m. Final Thursdays of the month. 6:30-10 p.m. 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz.

WEDNESDAY 8/26 ‘CHEERS FOR A CAUSE’ Sam Fox is on a journey to cure Parkinson’s disease. When Spark Hoopla and Beyond Adventures discovered his attempt to climb 49 peaks across 14,000 miles in just three months, they knew they had to join his efforts. On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Fox and his crew will stop in Santa Cruz on their way to Mount Whitney for a night of good cheer and delicious pints. Spark Hoopla’s fundraising event at Beer Thirty will raise funds for the Michael J.Fox Foundation. Info: 4-8 p.m., Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House, 2504 S Main St., Soquel. 471-7252.

regeneratepeace@gmail.com. Free. FUNNY LADIES: MUSINGS & MEMOIRS FROM HILARIOUS WOMEN Be prepared to enjoy a smile, a chuckle, and an all-out guffaw at the next presentation from Willing Suspension Armchair Theater. 7-8 p.m. Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road. 427-7713. Free.

CLASSES UPCOMING FREE CAREGIVER CLASS This course will teach you how to understand the different documents necessary for planning the care of your loved one. 2-4 p.m. 1500 41st Ave., Suite 280, Capitola. Health Projects Center. 459-6639. Free. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS Provided on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. 4206180. Free. AEROBIC LINE DANCING Jazz, waltz and contemporary music are just some of the genres you will kick your heels up to in this class. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. 420-6180. Donation: $2/$2.25.

SALSA DANCING CUBAN-STYLE Class for intermediate dancers and up features a variety of Cuban-style dancing. 7-8 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. salsagente.com. $9/$5 students. SALSA RUEDA DANCING DOWNTOWN For beginner level 2 and up. Basic salsa skills required. 8-9 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. salsagente. com. $9/$5 students. CONVERSATIONS IN SPANISH Teaching Spanish to children through stories and crafts. 3:30-4 p.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery, Capitola. 888-4248035. Free with museum admission or membership.

GROUPS BABY HAT KNITTING GROUP Either meet with the group (usually on the last Thursday of the month) or make hats at home and drop them off. Donations of sport and baby weight yarn are appreciated. 12:30-3 p.m. 4425 Clares St., #31, Capitola. 479-9613. Free. A COURSE IN MIRACLES We informally but deeply study this great book, taking >38

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FEMALE SURVIVOR GROUP Is your partner violent or controlling? Have you survived a sexual assault? Monarch Services~Servicios Monarca offers a safe, supportive space. Childcare activities provided. 6-7:30 pm. 1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, 425-4030 and 222 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville, 722-4532. 24hr line: 888-900-4232 monarchscc.org. Free.

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OUTDOORS CITY OF SANTA CRUZ RECYCLING CENTER TOUR Free tours of the city’s recycling center, the Resource Recovery Facility offering the public an opportunity to learn about the complex recycling process. RSVP required. Resource Recovery Center, 605 Dimeo Lane. Bret Jensen 420-5593 or cityofsantacruz.com. Free.

FRIDAY 8/28 ARTS MOVIES AT THE BEACH Bring a picnic dinner or dine locally at area restaurants. Low-back chairs, blankets and jackets recommended (free popcorn from 7 p.m.). No alcohol or dogs on the beach. 7:30 p.m. Capitola Esplanade Stage. Free. ART WITH MOD Join staff members at the Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery for arts and craft time. 11 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery, 1855 41st Ave., Suite C-10, Capitola. 888-4248035. $7/$5/Free. JOAN BAEZ—A RETURN TO THE ’60S The Carmel Valley Historical Society opens its latest exhibit which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the controversial opening of Ms. Baez’s Institute for the Study of Nonviolence in Carmel Valley in 1965. 3-6 p.m. Carmel Valley History Center, 77 W. Carmel Valley Road. Cherie Ohlson, 659-2986 or cvhs3@live.com. Carmelvalleyhistoricalsociety.org. Free.

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BOOMER YOGA Gentle stretching and breathing relaxes the body and builds strength. Ages 45 and up. 10-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. 420-6180. $5/$5.50. EXERCISE CLASS Gentle sitting stretches for the arms, shoulders, neck and torso. Suitable for all abilities and fitness levels. 11-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz. 420-6180. Donation: $1.00/$1.25.

GROUPS NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS - GREATER BAY AREA SANTA CRUZ Nar-Anon GBA Santa Cruz offers three meetings in support of friends and families of addicts. We meet weekly to share our experience, strength and hope. Santa Cruz, Aptos and Scotts Valley. naranoncalifornia.org/norcal Helpline: 291-5099 or saveyoursanity@aol.com. Free/ Donations. CLUTTERERS ANONYMOUS Twelve-step program every Friday. There is hope for order and serenity in your life. You are not alone. 5:30-6:45 p.m. Sutter Room, Sutter Maternity & Surgical Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. 359-3008. Free.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY B12 increases energy, improves mood, enhances sleep, promotes immunity and helps the body handle stress with more ease. 3-6 p.m. Thrive Natural Medicine 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. 515-8699. $15.

MUSIC SMASH MOUTH Formed in San Jose in 1994, rock band Smash Mouth has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Free. TRIBUTE TO THE EVERLY BROTHERS The Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men return to the Kuumbwa Jazz Center for their second annual tribute to the Everly Brothers. 8-11 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz Center. coffisbrothers@gmail.com. $15/$20. CHRIS ELLS Chris Ells has a rock star voice that you don’t want to miss. 4-9:30 p.m. Zizzo’s Coffee, Wine & Piano Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace, Capitola. zizzoscoffee.com.

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ARTS ETHNIC DANCE FESTIVAL Experience the music of Puerto Rico with Luna Rhythms. Ali Luna will demonstrate congas, barriles, maracas and more. 11 a.m.-Noon. Capitola Library, 2005 Wharf Road, Capitola. 4277713. Free. SCDG PRESENTS: ALL STAR BOARDWALK BOMBSHELLS VS. BERKELEY RESISTANCE Tickets at santacruzderbygirls.org. This is a rescheduled bout. If you already purchased tickets for 8/22, they will be honored at the 8/29 bout. 5:45-9 p.m. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Santacruzderbygirls.org. $18/$32.

BONSAI DEMO/WORKSHOP The demo will be followed by a workshop to discuss problems you may have with your bonsai trees. 1-3 p.m. Alladin Nursery, 2905 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville. 724-9283 or whiteslib@aol.com. Free. CONVERSATIONS: EN NUESTRA IMAGEN/IN OUR IMAGE In conjunction with the exhibit, En Nuestra Imagen/In Our Image, three latino/a artists share their experiences as participants in the genesis of the chicano movement in California. Pancho Rodriguez, Juan R. Fuentes (originally from Watsonville) and Michelle Mouton will carry on the conversation with emphasis on Fine Art. Cabrillo College, 318 St., Watsonville, the Multi-Purpose Room #130. 4-6 p.m. Cabrillo College, 318 St., Watsonville. Juan R. Fuentes 415-824-0574. Free.

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY FORUM Featuring an update on affordable housing plans for the County and the Cities of Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. Fifth District County Supervisor Bruce McPherson, Scotts Valley City Council Member Stephany Aguilar, and city and county senior planning staff will participate. Assemblymember Mark Stone will discuss affordable housing legislation moving forward in Sacramento. Presentations on local housing solutions including a senior housing project to be located on St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church property. Habitat for Humanity will provide information about homes they have built in Scotts Valley. This is the second community forum organized by Affordable Housing Now. 2-4 p.m. St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. Affordablehousingsantacruz.org or 465-8272.

patterns, style and technique in a welcoming environment—no partners needed. 9-10 a.m. The Tannery, 1060 River St., Suite #111 Santa Cruz. Cesario $7/$5. THE SPEAKEASY 3 SEXTET AT SWING SET LOUNGE Come for a swing lesson, stay for the food, community and live music. 7-10 p.m. Pacific Arts Complex: 1122 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. Parking in back. Swingsetloungesc@gmail.com. $8. MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE CLASS - AGES 5-7 Santa Cruz Performing Arts is currently enrolling students for ‘Broadway Tots’ Aug. 18-Sept. 12. Register Today at: santacruzperformingarts. com 4-5:15 p.m. Ben Jammin’s Live Oak Studio, 2345 B Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. $200.

FOOD & WINE ANNIEGLASS POUR & TOUR LOCAL WINE TASTING AND STUDIO TOURS Sip on a glass of wine featuring local wineries. Take a free studio tour to discover the craftsmanship that goes into every sustainably handmade Annieglass piece. Annieglass.com. Noon-4:30 p.m. Annieglass, 310 Harvest Drive, Watsonville. 761-2041 ex. 21. $6/$8.

GROUPS MUSIC FRESH PRODUCE ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCERS SHOWCASE Each show focuses on a particular style, and after each performance is an interview with the music guests by host Peek. facebook.com/ FreshProduceSC/info. 8-10 p.m. Art Bar & Cafe. Donation: $0/$10.

SERENITY FIRST—PAGANS IN RECOVERY Weekly meeting with a Pagan flair, where guests are free to discuss their spiritual paths, including those which are naturebased and goddess-centered. 7:15-8:15 p.m. MHCAN, 1051 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz. Room 12. 925-895-3424. Free/Donations.

OUTDOORS OUTDOORS DAHLIA SHOW Enjoy hundreds of spectacular dahlia varieties: Single-stem and multi-bloom displays; seedlings; Hot new introductions; Gorgeous arrangements; Photography. Free Seminars and Discussion. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Mbdahlias.org. Free.

SUNDAY 8/30 CLASSES GOOD MORNING WORKOUT Get your juices flowing. Enjoy the music and get fit at the same time. You’ll learn movement,

SEASCAPE VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET Held Sundays 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Seascape Village Shopping Center. OPEN FARM COMMUNITY DAY Farm tours, Natural Agriculture food booth for a healthy lunch, Children's activities, and musical performances featuring “Makoto Taiko.” Parking limited. Please carpool. 11 a.m. Shumei Santa Cruz Farm, 6040 Bonny Doon Road, Santa Cruz. Free. ORIENTEERING IN BIG BASIN Teams of one to five find checkpoints in California’s first state park using a specially produced map. For runners, joggers, hikers, walkers, and kids. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Big Basin

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INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION SERVICE Includes inspirational readings from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. 11 a.m.-Noon. Call for location, 334-2088.

HEATHEN HILL AND THE SUNDAY NIGHT SPECIALS AT THE TROUT FARM Listen to original Americana roots music with a progressive bluegrass edge. 5-8 p.m. Trout Farm Inn. 335-4317. Free.

SUNDAY SERVICE WITH HEART CIRCLE A spiritual community exploring the Divine Nature. 10-11:30 a.m. 920 41st Avenue, #H (behind Family Cycling Center). heartcirclecsl.com. Free.

JONATHAN FRANZEN BOOK SIGNING Award-winning author discusses and signs copies of his highly anticipated new novel Purity. 7 p.m. Bookshop Santa Cruz. Book and Ticket package: $30/$45.

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SATURDAY 8/29 ETHNIC DANCE FESTIVAL FREE FAMILY DAYS Learn the pulsing rhythms of Puerto Rico, the thrumming beats of the congas, barriles, and maracas, from Ali Luna of Luna Rhythms. In partnership with the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, the Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center brings a variety of ethnic dances to families throughout the county with dance, music and cultural history from artists Luna Rhythms, Baile Folklorico from Puerto Rico and Hawaiian music and dance from Leolani Lowry. These free workshops will take place on Saturdays leading up to the main Ethnic Dance Festival in September at the Tannery.

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CLASSES BOOK CLUB Meet for an hour (or so) to discuss current book selections and future books. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center. 420-6180. Donation.

GROUPS MOOD MATTERS Weekly, confidential dropin peer support group for persons with any type of mood challenge. 6-8 p.m. MHCAN, Room 12, 1051 Cayuga St., Santa Cruz. 2471124. Free.

HEALTH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP WomenCARE support group for women newly diagnosed,

or undergoing treatment for cancer. Registration required. 12:30-2 p.m. WomenCARE 457-2273. Free. FRIENDS AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Open to all friends and loved ones of people with cancer. Meets every first and third Tuesday of the month. 5:30-7 p.m. WomenCARE 457-2273. Free.

MUSIC JUG BAND SING AND PLAY ALONG This is a sing- and play-along event. Song books will be passed out. Bring your stringed instrument, brass, spoons, washboards, kazoos or whatever you use to make music. This event is led by Peter Thomas and the Santa Cruz Trolleydrops. 6-7:30 p.m. Ugly Mug. Peter Thomas 475-1455. Free.

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What happens when four teachers and a principal get together in a garage one night? No, there’s no punchline—it’s local Americana/rock band Crooked Branches’ origin story. “We were all buddies first, before we knew anybody played an instrument,” says guitarist/vocalist Manny Steffen. “We got together as an outlet. We’d get together in my garage and sit around, throw out songs and play them and hang out and it just kept on progressing where everyone started finding roles and things like that within the songs.”

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This backstory is important, too, because it’s dictated their unusual lineup. There are guitar players, a bassist and a keyboardist, but no drummer. That’s only because within this group of co-worker buddies, no one played the drums. While a string-heavy, drumless band might be commonplace for bluegrass, Crooked Branches weaves genres together a little differently.

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“We’re playing stuff that’s sometimes really straightforward, like a country style. Sometimes it’s a Latin feel or an island feel, sometimes there’s a soul feel to it. It’s different without drums,” Steffen says. “The group plays an array of covers, including songs by the Grateful Dead, Dylan, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. But they also write originals, mixing eclectic influences like outlaw country, ’90s alt-rock and classic rock. “I think it’s the kind of style that people would look at and say wouldn’t work. Our guitarist will come with something that has a real Latin feel, and I think what I write to it is a real country type of lyric and probably really country type of melody,” Steffen says. “What you might not think would work, it seems to. We have fun playing it, that’s for sure.”

STOLAS

WEDNESDAY 8/26 RHYTHM AND BLUES

NICK WATERHOUSE He doesn’t look the part, but Nick Waterhouse is quite the blues/R&B singer-guitarist. He’s got style, soul and a smooth sound that falls somewhere in between John Lee Hooker and Van Morrison. Waterhouse, now 29, started playing the guitar at 12, and his first band was a throwback to bands like the Who and the Animals. As he’s gotten older, he’s gotten more into the ’50s electric blues and rhythm and blues that inspired his British Invasion idols. But unlike the instrument-smashing Who or those rowdy early blues players, Nick Waterhouse keeps it nice and cool like Harry Connick, Jr. AARON CARNES INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $12/adv, $15/door. 479-1854.

POST-HARDCORE

AARON CARNES

STOLAS

INFO: 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $10. 603-2294.

It’s quite a feat to be able to deliver music that is an explosion of extreme primal screams, yet is still eclectic, dynamic and moody. This

is precisely what the post-hardcore genre is supposed to be, but usually it’s just a whole lot of screaming. Las Vegas quartet Stolas pull off the delicate balancing act of intensity and complex emotional expression through exceptional musicianship and their incredible composing skills. Their music almost resembles concerto pieces more than punk rock tunes. They released their sophomore record, Allomaternal, last year, and its production value is top notch. Both their records were released on Blue Swan Records, which is Will Swan of Dance Gavin Dance’s label. In fact, they were his first signing. They are doing the label proud. AARON CARNES INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $10/adv, $12/door. 429-4135.

HAWAIIAN

LEDWARD KAAPANA The ukulele is not Hawaii’s only musical legacy. There is also the gorgeous, easy-going slack-key guitar playing, which is far less known than the ukulele once you get off the island. It’s a style of playing the acoustic guitar that involves unique open

tuning, plucking and hammer-ons. But rather than try to explain slack key guitar playing, why not witness it firsthand from the master himself, Ledward Kaapana. But Kaapana is an all-around amazing musician that breathes life into the ukulele, bass, steel guitar and autoharp—and when he sings, his falsetto voice is just dazzling and elegant. AC INFO: 7:30 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $17/adv, $20/door. 603-2294.

FRIDAY 8/28 BLUES ROCK

HARLIS SWEETWATER Harlis Sweetwater believes in going large: large dreams, large beards and large sound. Although the Huntington Beach native has played music since he was a child—and has since graced the stage with names like Everlast, Brian Setzer, Etta James and Wilson Pickett, to name a few—the Harlis Sweetwater band formed in 2012 to return rock ’n’ roll to its blues roots. Two albums later, with a third on the way, the man and band have made fans of anyone with Chuck Berry,

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Johnny Winter and Albert King in their record collection. Sweetwater’s gritty, finger-lickin’ music fits perfectly in the Pocket for a night that promises a large dose of authentic blues. MAT WEIR

COUNTRY

JERRY JEFF WALKER You know the song “Mr. Bojangles,” right? Did you know it was written by Mr. Jerry Jeff Walker? A singer-songwriter whose own story includes time in Greenwich Village in its 1960s heyday, and working with country outlaws including Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Townes Van Zandt in the ’70s, Walker is one of the quiet legends of country music. A fixture on the Austin music scene who has dozens of albums to his name, Walker bridges the space between folk and country and is one of the senior torchbearers of his generation and genre. CJ INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $28/gen, $45/gold. 423-8209.

REGGAE/WORLD

MALIMA KONE A singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Burkina Faso, West Africa, Malima Kone blends traditional African styles with contemporary world and reggae music to create music that pays respect to his heritage while creating something new for a global audience. A familiar face on the Santa Cruz music scene, Kone recorded his debut album at our own Gadgetbox Studios. Saturday’s performance is a pre-release celebration of the album, complete with Kone’s tight and multi-faceted band, Wemewo. CJ INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $12/adv, $15/door. 479-1854.

DOOM METAL

PENTAGRAM Black Sabbath might be the fathers of doom metal, but Pentagram are the American sons in this Holy Trinity. For an incredible 44 years, Pentagram has reigned doom upon unsuspecting audiences and have gone through more drummers than Spinal Tap. This is one

INFO: 9:30 p.m. Catalyst Atrium, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $22/adv, $25/door. 429-4135.

SUNDAY 8/30 JAZZ

MARTIN TAYLOR & BUCKY PIZZARELLI A swing-era survivor who has accompanied generations of popular music royalty from Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra to Paul McCartney, seven-string guitar master Bucky Pizzarelli (the father of guitarist/crooner John Pizzarelli) is often at his best keeping company with other guitarists. He certainly can’t do much better than British guitar star Martin Taylor, a sensational player steeped in the Gypsy jazz sound forged by Django Reinhardt. Together, these fleet-fingered improvisers support and challenge each other, offering an irresistible spectacle for jazz lovers. ANDREW GILBERT

INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $30/adv, $35/door. 427-2227.

CAT JOHNSON

INFO 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $30/door. 423-1338. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE DEEPAK RAM

Master of the Indian flute. Thursday at Kuumbwa. MSTRKRFT

Standout electronic duo out of Toronto. Thursday at Catalyst BLAZEEN

Local African reggae band. Thursday at Crow’s Nest KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

Indie-psych rockers from Australia. Friday at Don Quixote’s NECKBEARD BOYS

Bay Area purveyors of “y’all-ternative” bluegrass music. Friday at Crepe Place

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INFO: 9 p.m. The Pocket, 3102 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. $10. 475-9819.

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of those rare bands that has influenced everyone in the genre from Cathedral to musicians like Hank 3, the grandson of country legend Hank Williams. MW

See if these names sound familiar: Don Carlos, Junior Reid, Michael Rose, Sly and Robbie. Aside from being the beginning of a list of reggae superstars, it’s also a list of some of the standouts that have been in the Grammy-winning band Black Uhuru. Formed in 1972 by Derrick “Duckie” Simpson in one of Kingston, Jamaica’s toughest districts, Black Uhuru has been through numerous lineup changes and incarnations over the years. But through it all, the band has remained a staple of the genre—a gateway band for newbies to reggae and a classic act for longtime fans.

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LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday August 26th 8:30pm $12/15 (((folkYEAH))) Presents

NICK WATERHOUSE Thursday August 27th 8:30pm $9/12 Funk/Rock/Blues Guitar Virtuoso

WED APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

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AQUARIUS RESTAURANT Santa Cruz Dream Inn 175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

Friday August 28th 9pm $15/20

THE ART BAR & CAFE 1060 River St #112, Santa Cruz

Texas Blues Great Returns

CAROLYN WONDERLAND Saturday August 29th 9pm $12/15 African/Reggae/World Music

MALIMA KONE & WEMEWO Thursday September 3rd 8:30pm $7/10 Salsa & Latin Dance Party

BROKEN ENGLISH

8/26

Rockin’ Johnny Burgin 6-8p

THU

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FRI

Preacher Boy 6-8p

8/28

Harliss Sweetwater 6-8p

Minor Thirds Trio 6:30-9:30p

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SAT Hawk n Blues Mechanics 6-8p

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Big John Atkinson 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Fresh Produce Showcase 8-10p

Poetry Workshop, Poetry Open Mic & Late Mic 4-10p

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9/1

Lara and Laura 6-8p

Minor Thirds Trio 7-10p Jesse Autumn 8-10p

Wayy Open Mic 6:30-9p

BITTERSWEET BISTRO 787 Rio Del Mar Blvd, Aptos

Lara Price, Velvet Plum 8-11p

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Comedy Night/ 80s Night Free 8:30p

BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Rainbow Night w/DJ AD DJ/Ladies’ Night

The Cliches, Mountain Tamer, Big Bad & Redrums $5 9p

The Frogman Experience, Light the Band $5 9p

The Box (Goth Night) 9p

DJ/Live Music

Comedy Night

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Uturn 9p-12:15a

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Funk Night Free 9p

Do-Rights Burlesque $5 9p The Gentleman Amateurs $5 8p

Swing Night $5 5:30p Anchorheart Presents Free 9p

Reggae Night Free 9p

Karaoke 9p

Karaoke 9p

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola CASA SORRENTO 393 Salinas St, Salinas

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DJ Luna 9p

Bleu House Dance Party 9p

Jazz Happy Hour Free 3:30p Noise Clinic Free 8p

Karaoke

Open Mic

Karaoke 8p-Close

Karaoke 8p-Close

Talia Keys Free 8p

Comedy Night Free 8p Songwriter Showcase 7-10p

BTA 9p

Friday September 4th 9pm $25/30 Grammy Winning Reggae Icon Returns

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September 5th THE CHINA CATS September 6th MAOLI + PeniDean September 7th DEVON ALLMAN September 10th TUMBLEWEED WANDERERS + PAINTED HORSES September 11th GAPPY RANKS September 12th BRAZILIAN DAY w/ Members Of Olodum, SambaDá & More September 13th LIBERATION MOVEMENT September 15th JAYKE ORVIS + MY GRAVEYARD DOG September 16th JOE LOUIS WALKER September 17th NATURAL VIBRATIONS September 18th PREZIDENT BROWN + BLACK SLATE September 19th ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS September 20th ANDY MCKEE September 22nd MIKE LOVE September 23rd SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS September 24th DONAVON FRANKENREITER September 25th T SISTERS + WINDY HILL September 29th MR VEGAS October 2nd DAVE & PHIL ALVIN October 3rd B-SIDE PLAYERS

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CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Mstrkrft $20/$25 8p

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Stolas $10/$12 8:30p

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

Watsky $15/$18 8p Nails $12/$14 8p

Overdoz $12 8:30p Pentagram $22/$25 8:30p

Warbinger $15/$17 7:30p

Black Uhuru $25/$30 8p KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

Break your fast with us. Daily from 7:30am LOCATED ON THE BEACH Amazing waterfront deck views.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT See live music grid for this week’s bands.

STAND-UP COMEDY

Three live comedians every Sunday night.

HAPPY HOUR Mon–Fri from 3:30pm. Wednesday all night!

VISIT OUR BEACH MARKET Wood-fired pizza, ice cream, unique fine gifts.

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Scotland! Sweden! Ireland!

Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of The Moon Scottish Fiddling School Concert

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LIVE MUSIC 8/26

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz CROW’S NEST 2218 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

WED Science on Tap $7/$8 9p McCoy Tyler Band $7/$8 9p

West Coast Soul $3 7:30p

THU

8/27

8/28

8/30

DEEPAK RAM & FRIENDS FEATURING MIMI FOX

Blazeen Free 5:30p Boostive $5 8:30p

Live Comedy $7 9p

Reggae Party Free 9:30p

Friday, August 28 4 8 pm

King Gizzard & the Six Organs of Admittage Lizard Wizard $12/$15 $12/$15 8p 9p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

Little P & the Third Degree

Jennings and Keller

Locomotive Breath $10/$12 8p

David Holodiloff, The Crooked Branches Band $12/$15 7p

NiteCreepers

Mick Overman

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Sunday, August 30 4 7 pm

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HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond

Flingo 7p

Suellen’s Entourage 9p

Take One 9p

Bodacious 4p

Roadhouse Karaoke 7:30p

Fear Weather 10p-1a

Spigot 10p-1a

Karaoke w/Eve 9:30p

Karaoke w/Eve 9:30p

JP The Band 6:30p

Mike and Lenny 7p

Frank Sorci 7p

Cowboy and Angeles 4p

Deepak Ram & Friends w/Mimi Fox $15 7p

The Coffis Brothers, The Mountain Men $15/$20 8p

Utopian Dreams Band $20 8p

IDEAL BAR & GRILL 106 Beach St, Santa Cruz

Open Mic 7p

KUUMBWA 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

MARTIN TAYLOR AND BUCKY PIZZARELLI

Tango Ecstasy 6-9:30p

MALONE’S 4402 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley

Live Music 5:30-9p

Chris Kelly 7-10p

Live Music 5:30-9p

Karaoke w/Ken 9p

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

Kip Allert 7-10p

Lucille Blues Band 7-10p

The Spell 8-11p

Lenny’s Basement 8-11p

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Tomas Gomez 6p

Broken Shades 6p

Tickets: brownpapertickets.com

UTOPIAN DREAMS BAND

LiveJazz & Wine Tasting Salsa Bahia 6-9p 8-11p Eve of Eden 8p

THE COFFIS BROTHERS & THE MOUNTAIN MEN Saturday, August 29 4 8 pm

GG RESTAURANT 8041 Soquel Dr, Aptos

IT’S WINE TYME 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

Thursday, August 27 4 7 pm

7 Come 11 $5 9p

Ugly Beauty Ledward Kaapana, Fran Guidry $17/$20 8p

Celebrating Forty Years of Creativity

Desmadre $3 9p

The Messiahs $7 9:30p

TUE

9/1

SUN

New Mayan Prophets $6 9p

MON

8/31

FRI SAT The Neckbeard Boys, Comedy Night w/ Barry Comedy Night California Swampgrass Rothbart $8 9p Free 9p $8 9p

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Thursday, September 3 4 7 pm

CLAUDIA VILLELA BAND: TRIBUTE TO ELIS REGINA Friday, September 4 4 9 pm

Marcus Miller $30 7p, 9p

CLUB KUUMBWA: DOULBE DEE’S BRASS BAND ~ ~ $5 AT THE DOOR! ~ ~ Tuesday, September 8 4 7 pm

LINDA TILLERY AND THE CULTURAL HERITAGE CHOIR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RHYTHM MANIACS

Chris Ells 8-11p Rand Rueter 6p

Thursday, September 10 4 7 pm

HELEN SUNG QUARTET 1/2 Price Night for Students Friday, September 11 4 7:30 pm

CAROLYN SILLS COMBO: A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE Tickets: SnazzyProductions.com Saturday, September 12 4 8 pm

Presented By Broadway By The Bay ~ Celebrating 50 years of presenting Award winning musicals

Sept. 18 Comedian Lisa Lampanelli The Leaner Meaner Tour

Sept. 23 George Thorogood and the Destroyers Oct. 2 Gillian Welch presented by (((folk YEAH!)))

Oct. 3 Wild and Scenic Film Festival Oct. 15 The Wailin’ Jennys Nov. 6 Jonny Lang

For Tickets www.GoldenStateTheatre.com 831-649-1070

Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com

Monday, September 14 4 7 pm

JACKY TERRASSON QUARTET Tuesday, September 15 4 7:30 pm

MARCIA BALL Tickets: SnazzyProductions.com

Thursday, September 17 4 7 pm

AARON GOLDBERG TRIO with Reuben Rogers - bass, Obed Calvaire – drums 9/24 Jacqui Naylor Quartet 9/28 Joey Alexander Trio 10/1 Mighty Mike Schermer CD Release Legendary Band Re-Visited!

CHUCHO VALDES & IRAKERE October 27

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Sept. 5-13 Westside Story the Musical

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LIVE MUSIC WED

8/26

THU

8/27

FRI

8/28

MOE’S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

Nick Waterhouse $12/$15 8p

Eric McFadden, The Pieces $9/$12 8p

Carolyn Wonderland $15/$20 8p

MOTIV 1209 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz

Depth! 9p-2a

Libation Lab w/Syntax 9:30p-2a

Chris Slater 9:30p-2a

SAT

8/29

Dani Paige & NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY Jesse DeCarlo 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz Free 6:30-8:30p 99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

Trivia 8p

SUN

8/30

MON

Various Artists

THE POCKET 3102 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz

Jam Session w/ Burnin’Vernon Davis 7-10p

Harlis Sweetwater $10 9p

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

THE REEF 120 Union St, Santa Cruz

Jazz Jam

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

The Waifs $25 7:30p

Hip-hop with DJ Marc 9:30p-2a

Christopher Drury Free 2-4p

Trivia 6-8p

Lara Price

Various Artists

Scott Cooper & The Barrelmakers $5 9p

Mick Overman & Mike Lewis 6-9p

Jazz Session w/ Jazz Santa Cruz 8-11p

Tuesday Night Comedy Smackdown 9p

Comedy Open Mic 8p

Open Mic 7:30-11:30p ‘Geeks Who Drink’ Trivia Night 8p

Acoustic Jam w/Toby Gray and Friends

Traditional Hawaiian Music

Traditional Hawaiian Music

Jerry Jeff Walker $28-$45 8-11p

“Candid Camera’s 8 Decades of Smiles� $25/$40 7-10p

Sunday Brunch w/ Chris

ROSIE MCCANN’S 1220 PaciďŹ c Ave, Santa Cruz THE SAND BAR 211 Esplanade, Capitola

9/1

Eclectic by Primal Rasta Cruz Reggae Party Productions 9:30p-2a 9:30p-2a

Open Mic 4-7p The Alex Raymond Band 8p

TUE

Asher Stern 10p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

THE RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

8/31

Malima Kone & Wemewo $12/$15 8p

John Michael Band 8-11p

SANDERLINGS 1 Seascape Resort, Aptos

Red Eye Jedi 8:30p-12:30a

D.B. Walker Band 8:30p-12:30a

Trio Baba w/Jason Galuten and Alix Moren

Groovin’ w/Jan Hagge and Mike Mangiello

Jesse Sabala Pro Jam 7-11p

Open Mic

The Lenny and Kenny Show

Trivia

Open Mic 7:30p

Ten Foot Faces 8:30p-12:30a

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-429-4135 International Music Hall and Restaurant

FINE MEXICAN AND AMERICAN FOOD ALL YOU CAN EAT LUNCH BUFFET M-F $7.95 Wed Aug 26

Ledward Kaapana Hawaiian Grammy Award Winner plus Fran Guidry

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Thu Aug 21

Six Organs of Admittance

Fri Aug 28

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

$12 adv./$15 door 21 + 8pm Australia’s Neo-psychedelia Sonic Explorers

$12 adv./$15 door 21+ 9pm Sat Aug 29

Locomotive Breath

Songs of Zeppelin, Tull,Floyd, Who, Cream, Stones, Doors

$10 adv./$12 door 21+ 8pm Sun Aug 30

David Holodiloff plus The Crooked Branches Band Bluegrass, Gypsy, Jazz, World, Soul, Roots Rock, Country

Thu Sept 3

Wednesday, August 26 ‹ In the Atrium ‹ AGES 16+

STOLAS plus Artifex Pereo also Eidola / +, 3 +, )* ( * ' ")0 ,- +-, * ' ;O\YZKH` (\N\Z[ ‹ AGES 18+

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NAILS plus Leucrota also Worship and Spinebreaker / +, 3 +, )* ( * ' ")0 ,- +-, * ' Saturday, August 29 ‹ In the Atrium ‹ AGES 21+

PENTAGRAM plus Church

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WARBRINGER plus Tormenter and Elektrix

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$10 adv./$10 door <21 w/parent 7:00pm

BLACK UHURU plus Ancestree

Folk Family Revival

Tuesday, September 1 ‹ In the Atrium ‹ AGES 16+

Rootsy Southern Stomp Meets Trippy West Coast Vibe

$10 adv./$10 door 21+ 8pm COMING RIGHT UP

Fri. Sept. 4

BR Jazz Band Elements of Surf Bossa Nova, Soul-jazz Classics, Rock, Blues, World-beat plus The Seaside Sisters Sat. Sept. 5 Duran Duran Duran The Premier Duran Duran Tribute Band Sun. Sept. 6 UTURN Classic Roots & Americana Rock Holiday Dance Party Wed. Sept. 9 Amy LaVere & Will Americana, Trad-Country, Gypsy Jazz, Roots Thu. Sept. 10 Jimmy Breaux with The Cajun Cotton Pickers Beausoleil Accordion Great Jimmy Breaux Reservations Now Online at www.donquixotesmusic.com Rockin'Church Service Every Sunday ELEVATION at 10am-11:15am

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Sep 4 The Holdup/ Wheeland Brothers (Ages 16+) Sep 5 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Sep 9 Funk Volume 2015 Tour (Ages 16+) Sep 12 Blackalicious (Ages 16+) Sep 14 SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque (Ages 18+) Sep 19 Klingande (Ages 18+) * O.A.R./ Gabrielle Ross (Ages 16+) Sep 24 Best Coast (Ages 16+) Sep 25 John Hiatt & The Combo (Ages 21+) Sep 26 The California Honeydrops (Ages 16+) Sep 27 Parmalee (Ages 16+) Oct 1 Cash Cash/ Tritonal (Ages 16+) Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating. Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 877-987-6487 & online

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LIVE MUSIC WED

8/26

THU

8/27

FRI

8/28

SAT

8/29

SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos

Don McCaslin & the Amazing Jazz Geezers 6-10p

Billy Martini Show 7:30p

Room Shakers 8p

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

Ken Constable 6:30-9:30p

Joe Ferrara 6:30-10p

Claudio Melega 7-10p

SIR FROGGY’S PUB 4771 Soquel Dr, Soquel

SUN

8/30

MON

8/31

TUE

9/1

Otillia and the Black Alley Boys 6:30-10:30p

SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright, Santa Cruz

Trivia w/Roger

SUMMIT HOUSE BEER GARDEN & GRILL 23123 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos

Karaoke w/Eve

Hot Stone Stars 9p-1a

Scott Walters

Mudbone, Bailey and Fred

Charmas Heathen Hill Free 5p

TROUT FARM INN 7701 E Zayante Rd, Felton

Jerk Alert & Hormones $5 9p

Big Stone Soup $10 9p

UGLY MUG 4640 Soquel Ave, Soquel

Open Mic w/Mosephus 5:30p

Songwriters Showcase 7:30p

Jim Lewin and Edge of the West 6-9p

WHALE CITY 490 Highway 1, Davenport

Lara Price w/ Velvet Plums 1-5:30p

WINDJAMMER 1 Rancho Del Mar, Aptos

Danny Lawrence 6-9p

Jake Nielsen & Triple Threat

Monkey Boys

Daniel Martins 6-10p

Daniel Martins 6-10p

ZELDA’S 203 Esplanade, Capitola

Billy Martini Show 8:30p

Kurt Stockdale Jass Trio B4 Dawn 5:30p 9:30p

Coastal Sage 9:30p

ZIZZO’S COFFEEHOUSE & WINE BAR 3555 Clares St, Capitola

Stuart Buie 7-9p

Brohemia After Dark 7-9p

July Fire 6:30-9:30p

Ariel & Yugi 7-9p

Taco Tuesday

Open Mic w/Mosephus 5:30p

Jug Band Sing Along 6p

Save Our Shores Beach Scott Cooper Cleanup: Davenport 5-7p 9-11a

Black Eyed Susies 5-7p

WHARF HOUSE 1400 Wharf Rd, Capitola

YOUR PLACE 1719 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Shotgun Suitor Duo 8p

Broken Shades w/Jul’s 1-5:30p

Movie Musical Night 6:30-9:30p

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Wednesday August 26th SOCIAL WEDNESDAYS WITH DJ LUNA AN OPEN MINDED FUN NIGHT FOR ALL!

Friday August 28th LADY DJ’s TAKE OVER DJ LUNA, DJ MADONNA AND DJ VAL G

Sorrento Presents FORTUNATE YOUTH, ITAL VIBES, DREAD I KNIGHTS (HACIENDA)

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REAL TALK. Jesse Eisenberg (left) and Jason Segel (right) in James Ponsoldt’s ‘The End of the Tour,’ which revisits author David Foster Wallace at the height of his career.

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Author + reporter = brainy talk in David Foster Wallace pic ‘End of the Tour’ BY LISA JENSEN

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ven if you’ve never read anything by the late American author David Foster Wallace, you might be intrigued by The End of the Tour. Based on a nonfiction memoir by journalist David Lipsky about a few days he spent on the road with Wallace on a book tour in 1996, at the height of his celebrity, the film is mostly a conversation about fame (and its consequences), the emptiness of American culture, and the ongoing search for connection. But while it examines the cult of celebrity, the film also takes a cool view of the subculture that feeds on it. Directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), the film is scripted by Donald Margulies from Lipsky’s

2010 book Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself. It falls into the category of brainy talk movies like My Dinner With Andre—although there’s more action in this one; the locales change, a few supporting characters are sprinkled about, and there’s a framing story about Lipsky’s life before and after the encounter. But the talk is pretty interesting. Jesse Eisenberg plays Lipsky with his usual nervous energy beneath an easygoing veneer. But Jason Segel is the big news, delivering a performance of affecting depth, warmth and wit as Wallace— pretty amazing for an actor more often seen in Judd Apatow comedies or cavorting with the Muppets. In 2008, New York journalist

Lipsky (Eisenberg) gets a phone call telling him iconic author David Foster Wallace has committed suicide. This shocking news sends Lipsky pawing through a box of old audio tapes for an interview he conducted with Wallace 12 years earlier, when he was a cub reporter for Rolling Stone. The film flashes back to 1996. After reading a laudatory review in Time magazine of Wallace’s towering breakout novel, Infinite Jest, aspiring author Lipsky devours the book and begs his editor to assign him to interview Wallace. (As an alternative to Lipsky’s usual gig, “500 words on some boy band.”) Off to Bloomington, Illinois, in the dead of winter, Lipsky finds the isolated

ranch house where Wallace (Segel) lives with his two big goofy dogs. At 34, the very private Wallace is approachable, if a little dubious about being interviewed. (He finds it “disturbing” that Lipsky will go back home and “shape” the interview as he sees fit.) Still, he puts up Lipsky in his house and invites him to tag along to a creative writing class he teaches at Illinois State University (where the students love him), a book reading in Minneapolis, and an NPR radio interview. But mostly, they talk. About the fame that Lipsky envies and Wallace insists “is not real,” Wallace’s fear of becoming a “whore” or being outed as some kind of “fraud.” Lipsky’s editor presses him to get the dirt on the author’s alleged mental breakdown and heroin addiction, but what Wallace is really hooked on is junk food and junk TV, whose gaudy siren song is so distracting, he won’t have one in his house or he’d never write again. But a deeper spiritual crisis eats away at Wallace. He calls his novel “a nerdy book about loneliness.” Regarding his subject, “overeducated white guys,” with too many high-tech toys, he wonders “why are we still so lonely?” Technology itself, he equates with “masturbation,” giving us access to immediate pleasures that are devoid of meaning. Wallace battled depression for 20 years, a battle he finally lost. After his death, in the film’s coda, Lipsky dusts off his old tapes of their five-day interview (his proposed piece never ran in Rolling Stone, although the film doesn’t mention this), and writes his own celebrated book about Wallace. We see him giving a bookstore reading to a packed house, far bigger than the audience for a reading of Lipsky’s own novel seen earlier in the film. This may be the kind of “cashing in” the real-life Wallace would have abhorred, nor does Lipsky appear to wring any particular insight or epiphany out of his now-timely tapes. But Segel’s wry performance reimagines a smart, vibrant Wallace at the height of his creativity. THE END OF THE TOUR With Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel. Written by Donald Margulies from the book by David Lipsky. Directed by James Ponsoldt. An A24 release. Rated R. 106 minutes.

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THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL Finally, a film that explores the possibility that young females aren’t only pious pre-nuns and may also go through hormonal stages with their own, very confusing awakenings. Sure, it might be an awkward topic, but don’t let the tediously tween title dissuade. Newcomer Bel Powley looks delightful as the innocently explorative Minnie, who after sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend (played by Alexander Skarsgård and her mother by Kristen Wiig), finds herself in a new world rife with possibilities— all painted with animated illustrations which soften the whole adolescent sexuality conversation. Marielle Heller directs. Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig co-star. (R) 102 minutes.

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NO ESCAPE An American family relocates overseas to embark on what they think will be an exciting new life—maybe a little too exciting, as they quickly find themselves in the epicenter of a military coup. Owen Wilson, who’s currently in postproduction for Zoolander 2 (so it’s OK to find his genre-hopping unexpected), plays Jack Dwyer, with Lake Bell as his on-screen wife. With two kids in tow, they try desperately to flee the crumbling country, but find obstacles at every turn. John Erick Dowdle directs. Lake Bell, Pierce Brosnan, and Owen Wilson co-star. (R) 103 minutes. PHOENIX Disfigured, alone and heartbroken Nelly is the lone member of her family to have survived the concentration camps. Now the war is over, and after receiving surgery that leaves her unrecognizable she returns home to crumbling, postwar Berlin in search of her husband—possibly the one who revealed her Jewish identity to the Nazis. Nina Hoss plays Nelly in this German drama, which illustrates how, although the war between Germany and the Allies had finally ended, the war between victims and collaborators had just begun. Christian Petzold directs. Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf co-star. (PG-13) 98 minutes. WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS Maybe, just maybe, this story about how to

make it as a DJ will be more than just a story about how to make it as a DJ. With the requisite bro tanks, lofty camera shots, motivating electro soundtrack (perfect for the gym) and so-chiseled-it-hurts-to-look-at cast of twentysomethings, We Are Your Friends looks like a real cheese fest. Played by Zac Efron, Cole struggles between a “forbidden romance” and the “expectations of his friends” (tee hee). But Efron has dipped into some slightly more complex roles in the past few years since Hairspray and High School Musical, so we’re leaving room for possible depth and complexity. Max Joseph directs. Zac Efron, Wes Bentley, Emily Ratajkowski co-star. (R) 96 minutes. CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different current release. For our location and discussion topic, go to https://groups.google.com/ group/LTATM.

NOW PLAYING AMERICAN ULTRA Since 1953, the government has been running a top-secret project to control soldiers planted in civilian life. Now, agent Howell has been activated: only, he doesn’t really know it yet because he is wayyy too high. Jesse Eisenberg plays the convenience store cashier who discovers a set of lethal skills he never knew he had when he kills some carjackers with a spoon. “There’s a chance I may be a robot,” he tells his girlfriend Phoebe, played by Kristen Stewart—brilliantly cast, as side by side the couple looks like versions of each other. Stewart might even crack that face with some more facial expressions than usual in what looks like a hilarious action comedy. Nima Nourizadeh directs. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton co-star. (R) 95 minutes. ANT MAN For those who didn’t grow up reading the Marvel comic, the idea of a guy with the ability to shrink to the size of an ant sounds like the opposite of what you’d want to have happen in the middle of a scuffle with an evil villain, and at the risk of sounding trite, with Paul Rudd as the

leading superhero? OK, maybe nonComicon goers won’t understand till they see it, but hopefully Rudd’s comic relief ability will round out his backstory as a cunning con man and complement Corey Stoll as his nemesis, Yellowjacket, and Michael Douglas playing his guru, Dr. Hank Pym. (PG-13) 117 minutes. HITMAN: AGENT 47 It’s funny because this looks like the serious version of American Ultra; Agent 47 is a genetically engineered super agent with a perfectly shaped head and a face that never smiles. Oh, he’s also been hired by that guy from Heroes to kill some lady but it turns out she’s just like him! A film where people say things like “He’s here … to kill you,” with dramatic pause, and “Pretty crazy, huh?” and characters have “subdermal titanium body armor”—leaving you to wonder if all the good lines have already been taken … but all sarcastic nitpicking aside, Hitman does look like a pretty decent kickass action flick. We hope the Homeland bad boy can deliver as leading gentleman, but if not Hannah Ware looks tough enough for the both of them. Aleksander Bach directs. Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto co-star. (R) 96 minutes. KAHLIL GIBRAN’S THE PROPHETWhen you decide to animate one of the most important pieces of poetry of the twentieth century, the stakes are high. Since its publication in 1923 The Prophet has proved timeless across generations and continents with more than 100 million copies selling worldwide. It’s a statement on life, love, spirituality, and humanness—a tricky path for animators to go on without dipping too far into the sappy subset of moral guide. But, with Lion King’s director at the helm, The Prophet may surprise adult and kid audiences alike with original music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard, Gabriel Yared, and Yo-Yo Ma and Gibran’s original verse. Liam Neeson and Salma Hayek provide voice to the tale of exiled artist Mustafa and his housekeeper’s daughter, brought to life by a small army of illustrators who have created a stunning ensemble of varying illustration techniques melded into a truly unique piece

of cinematic art. Roger Allers and others direct. Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, Quvenzhané Wallis co-star. (PG) 84 minutes. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE- ROGUE NATION At this point, audiences might be thinking it’s Tom Cruise in another of these franchise films that is truly impossible (did they get him in a lifetime deal with the devil?), although, as far as action franchises go, needing to eradicate a rogue international organization with equally skilled agents sounds creative enough. At least all the characters surrounding Cruise—from Simon Pegg’s unflinching wit to the best British pout of 2015 (we’re looking at you Rebecca Ferguson) to the incandescence of Alec Baldwin’s face— make up for the tired resurrection of Ethan Hunt. Christopher McQuarrie directs. Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, and Jeremy Renner co-star. (PG-13) 131 minutes. RICKI AND THE FLASH Meryl Streep is the queen of cinema: what other actress can play a self-righteous nun, a famous chef, the Iron Lady, and a totally badass fulltime rocker—all with the sincerity and ease of someone folding their socks? She’s magic: deniers can shoo. We’ll try to keep the swooning at a minimum … but with Streep at the helm of this cast—boasting forever favorite Kevin Kline, Streep’s own offspring Mamie Gummer—and Juno creator, writer Diablo Cody, as the one behind the rock ’n’ roll momma’s story, it is so, so hard. Jonathan Demme directs. Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Sebastian Stan co-star. (PG-13) 102 minutes. SHAUN THE SHEEP From the claymation masters who brought us the genius of Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit comes another installation in Shaun’s epic story of lambish mischief and farm-to-city adventures. The lovable, goofy side-mouthed goons who are timelessly plasticine and innocently hilarious can do no wrong, even if they’re not Pixar-made. This time it’s sneaky Shaun the sheep who decides to take a day off from the farm, but after a mix-up with the farmer, the whole flock is off to the city in an attempt to get everyone

back home safely before anyone is made mincemeat. Mark Burton and Richard Starzak direct. Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, and Omid Djalili co-star. (PG) 85 minutes. STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON “Speak a little truth and people lose their minds”—not everyone was ready for what N.W.A. had to say when the young Compton rappers hit the scene in the late ’80s. Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella rapped about living with one eye open and the daily realities of hood politics. Played here by Ice’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, Aldis Hodge and Neil Brown Jr., their story as perhaps the most controversial and outspoken hip-hop group in history has reached mythic status. But the film picks and chooses how it wants to remember these icons— conspicuously erasing, for instance, Dre’s history of violence against women. F. Gary Gray directs. (R) 147 minutes. THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. This Cold War-era action-comedy reads James Bond-ish parody with just the right amount of eye candy and CIA/KGB cross-over bravado—all with perfectly chiseled chins which, since it does harken back to the 1964 original, we’ll forgive. Guy Ritchie directs. Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander co-star. (PG-13) 116 minutes. VACATION Speaking of tired revivals … It’s Rusty Griswold and the family on a trip to “Walley World!” Is the first one really so old that it’s already time to make a remake? Poor Chevy Chase. That must smart. This family road trip stars Ed Helms as Russell Griswold, son of the infamous Clark played by Chevy Chase in the first round of early ’80s National Lampoon’s classics. But with Christina Applegate at his side playing Debbie Griswold there may be a point to digging this one out of the ground— let’s hope they achieve even half of the bawdy absurdity that Chase and the ol’ gang delivered with effortless sincerity. John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein direct. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo co-star. (R) 99 minutes.

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know you’ve been loading up on all the Romano beans, peaches, cippolini onions and dry-farmed tomatoes you can fit in your bag at our farmers markets—including the one that opens every Tuesday and Friday at the foot of the UCSC campus. It’s that time of year when we can all give thanks for our taste buds and that we don’t live close to the Arctic Circle. Let me segue into a reminder about a very special Farm to Fork Benefit Dinner coming up on Sept. 12 in the newly renovated Cowell Ranch

Hay Barn—now the headquarters of the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS). Beginning at 3 p.m. with a sparkling wine and appetizer reception, the event will give guests the very first look at the new vintage barn, as well as a tour of their organic farm and garden. A sit-down dinner follows at 4:30 p.m., created by the cuisine artists of Feel Good Foods catering company, owned by another graduate of the UCSC apprenticeship program, Amy Padilla—an alumna of the CASFS

apprenticeship program—and her partner Heidi Schlect. This year’s benefit dinner honors Ecological Horticulture Apprenticeship alumnus Matthew Raiford, creator of the first Farm to Fork event at UCSC in 2011. Raiford and his sister run Gilliard Farm, an organic family farm in Georgia dating back to 1874. After dinner, the celebration expands to include pie, music and dancing. Tickets for the Farm to Fork dinner are $150 per person and benefit the Apprenticeship Program in

Teresa’s Salsa Verde ($6.99/6 oz). This tall slender jar of lemony green salsa is the new staple of our kitchen. Taking its place in the hallowed ranks of Cholula, hot mango chutney, and green-peppercorn mustard, this salsa is exactly what you need for every food with a surface worthy of condiment love. Spicy but not fiery, assertive yet not aggressive, this zippy salsa offers an appealing blend of tomatillo, charred jalapeños, cilantro, garlic, onion, sea salt, spices (I’m thinking cumin for sure), and lemon. It loves every food it sees. Tacos and tortilla chips? Of course, total no-brainer. On top of scrambled eggs it is a star. Teresa’s Salsa Verde is perfection on chicken, on salmon, on pork—you’re sensing the theme here. It is easy to like, and if you’re having one of those “bad cooking” days, you can smother a pork roast, or turkey breast with a jar of this salsa, apply heat and enjoy the way the salsa ties all the flavors together like the Dude’s rug in The Big Lebowski. Just get some and try it for yourself. New Leaf Markets.

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he came up with that name!), to various events. On Aug. 29, he’ll be at the End of Summer Wine Stroll on Santana Row in San Jose. Simons is a very accomplished winemaker, and my hope is that he opens a tasting room soon so that we can all benefit more from the fruits of his labor. Comanche Cellars, Marina, 320-7062. comanchecellars.com

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+ RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES SEASONS OF OPPORTUNITY Everything in our world has a specific time (a season) in which to accomplish a specific work—a “season” that begins (opportunity) and ends (time’s up). I can feel the season is changing. The leaves turning colors, the air cooler, sunbeams casting shadows in different places. It feels like a seasonal change has begun in the northern hemisphere. Christmas is in four months, and 2015 is swiftly speeding by. Soon it will be autumn and time for the many Festivals of Light. Each season offers new opportunities. Then the season ends and new seasons take its place. Humanity, too, is given “seasons” of opportunity. We are in one of those opportunities now, to bring something new (Uranus) into our world, especially in the United States. Times of opportunity can be seen in the astrology chart. In the U.S. chart, Uranus (change) joins Chiron (wound/healing). This symbolizes a need to heal the wounds of humanity. Uranus offers new archetypes, new ways of doing

things. The Uranus/ Chiron (Aries/Pisces) message is, “The people of the U.S. are suffering. New actions are needed to bring healing and well-being to humanity. So the U.S. can fulfill its spiritual task of standing within the light and leading humanity within and toward the light.” Thursday, Aquarius Moon, Mercury enters Libra. The message, “To bring forth the new order in the world, begin with acts of Goodwill.” Goodwill produces right relations with everyone and everything. The result is a world of progressive wellbeing and peacefulness (which is neither passive nor the opposite of war). Saturday is the full moon, the solar light of Virgo streaming into the Earth. Our waiting now begins, for the birth of new light at winter solstice. The mother (hiding the light of the soul, the holy child), identifying the feminine principle, says, “I am the mother and the child. I, God (Father), I Matter (Mother), We are One.”

ARIES Mar21–Apr20

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22

Careful with love and all interactions with intimates, loved ones, those close to you, partners, etc. You (or they) may feel estranged, separate, unloved, uncared for, seeking contact (which releases love) and magnetic charms you can radiate upon what you love. We are to “be of love a little more careful than of anything.” (poet e.e. cummings). See to this each moment.

When you think of your life as a child, what do you remember? What successful areas in your life can be traced back to what you were taught and given as a child? What beliefs do you carry in your life based upon anger and resistance? How do you see your parents? Do you know and understand the fourth commandment, a serious spiritual law? Do you have forgiveness?

TAURUS Apr21–May21

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21

Each day may feel (and is) more difficult. You might experience tiredness, exhaustion, pain and discomfort. There’s a need to tend to health and well-being. Choices made in the past five to 10 years need re-assessing. What are the consequences of these choices and should you make new ones (assessed during the retrogrades)? It’s good to ponder upon what path you’re on. Someone waits and waits.

Questions. What do you think of the present materialistic (read destructive) forces working within our dominant culture? Do you explore or encounter new ways of being that undermine the materialism and manipulations within our culture? Why am I asking you these questions? Because you understand the underbelly (things hidden) of everything. And because, through you, everything reorients toward the light.

GEMINI May 22–June 20

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20

Do you recognize your creativity? The creative process occurs when aligned with the soul. We begin to develop a deeper imagination, like yet unlike that of Pisces. This type of imagination has hope for the future along with understanding the present-day crisis humanity faces. During the retrogrades (two retrogrades, Venus then Mercury, both Gemini rulers), ponder upon the present world situations, your position in groups and your service to humanity.

I am suggesting a book and author to you. Can you Hear Me Now? by Michael Eric Dyson. This author understands God and popular culture, both black and white. He wrote, “Before I wanted to write the world, I wanted to ‘right’ it.” He brings awareness to culture, race and gender. He’s brilliant, an intellectual. He’s a cultural critic. You are, too.

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CANCER Jun21–Jul20 Since you nourish new ideas that must come into form and matter, perhaps you can begin to help humanity envision a new and vibrant way of life. Not the old materialism as we have known it, but the new materialism that responds to world/humanity’s need through sharing. This is soul work. The soul for cancer is a diffused light working in the womb of matter. You are that light.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22 I’m wondering if there’s a lamentation for things that occurred in the family long ago. Perhaps there’s a lament for one or more family deaths. It would be good to express yourself more in depth about these things. The more you share the more what’s hidden within emerges, allowing a greater sense of and trust in self. This is healing for you. And liberating. Your mask is to be removed.

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CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20 You’re on the brink, edge, precipice, border, boundary, periphery, perimeter of being heard and moving into the center of everyone’s world. This is both exciting and terrifying. You’ve tried to open many doors and often felt they were closed. Now as they open gradually, you peek inside, realizing the choices to enter or return home. At home, you rest, remember, retreat, reassess and review who you are. Revelations happen.

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 You feel many things holding you back from being safe, settled and secure. This is a time in your life when values are shifting and changing. A wound is activated. You experience cruelty from some people. It’s shocking at times. You must adapt, go with the flow, move into new territories, have faith, speak with the devas (beings of light, angels) concerning anything you need. They will help you. Remember your childhood. Ask everyone for help.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 You’re tired of the old ways of doing and being. You want change, freedom. However you can’t quite find your way. You remember to stand still, quietly and in truth, within your own values and needs. Not just wants, but needs. It seems you’ve stopped praying, bordering on having no hope. Sometimes we must do that. Visualize something lovely coming your way. Embrace it. And drive away.

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objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING September 8, 2015 at 8:30 am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: July 21, 2015. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior July 29 & August 5, 12, 19. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1295 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as LA RAUX SALON. 2165 41ST AVENUE, CAPITOLA CA 95010 County of Santa Cruz. LA RAUX SALON, LLC. 190 CASSERLY RD, WATSONVILLE CA 95076. Al# 16610466. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company Signed: ROXANNE GARZA.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 16, 2015. August 5, 12, 19, 26. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151349 The following General Partnership is doing business as RARE. 905 CORCORAN AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. JAMES MANSS & JEANNE MANSS. 905 CORCORAN AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: JAMES MANSS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/27/2015. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 27, 2015. August 5, 12, 19, 26. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151296 The following General

Partnership is doing business as ELENA ROAD. 33 ELENA ROAD, LA SELVA BEACH CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. RYAN THURM & NANCY DUNCAN. 33 ELENA ROAD, LA SELVA BEACH CA 95076. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: RYAN THURM The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE . This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 17, 2015. August 5, 12, 19, 26. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF MICHAEL ANATOLYEVICH LIBERTE CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV182149. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner MICHAEL ANATOLYEVICH LIBERTE has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from: MICHAEL

ANATOLYEVICH LIBERTE to: MICHAEL LIBERTE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING September 14, 2015 at 8:30 am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive

weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: July 28, 2015. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior August 5, 12, 19, 26. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ARIENNE MICHAEL PERRAULT CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV182192. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ARIENNE MICHAEL PERRAULT has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from: ARIENNE MICHAEL PERRAULT to: MICHAEL AIDEN PERRAULT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at

least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING September 18, 2015 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: July 31, 2015. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior August 5, 12, 19, 26. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151331 The following General Partnership is doing business as HIVE & HUM. 365 RACE HORSE LANE, WATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. GARY ALLEN MARICICH

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BLESSED BY NATURE. 106 ZINFANDEL CIRCLE, SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066 County of Santa Cruz. MATTHEW P. MIEZIO. 106 ZINFANDEL CIRCLE, SCOTTS VALLEY CA 95066 This business is conducted by a Individual Signed:MATTHEW P. MIEZIO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 28, 2015. August 5, 12, 19, 26 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1348 The following individual is doing business as THE MINDFUL PEACE. 106 MADELINE DRIVE, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz. MARIA CRISTINA TRENGOVE. 106 MADELINE DRIVE, APTOS CA 95003 . This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: MARIA CRISTINA TRENGOVE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/27/2015 . This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 27, 2015. August 5, 12, 19, 26. STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: EMOTIONAL PEACE. 106 MADELINE DR., APTOS CA 95003 The fictitious business name referred to

above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 1/20/2012 MARIA CRISTINA TRENGOVE. 106 MADELINE DR., APTOS CA 95003. This business was conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: July 27, 2015 File No. 2012-0000210. August 5, 12, 19, 26.: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1391 The following individual is doing business as GOTELLI ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION. 3356 MAPLETHORPE LANE, SOQUEL CA 96073 County of Santa Cruz. HERBERT P. GOTELLI. 3356 MAPLETHORPE LANE, SOQUEL CA 96073. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: HERBERT P. GOTELLI.. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/31/1983. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 4, 2015. August 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151393 The following individual is doing business as RAFFISH. 343 CHAPARRAL STREET, SALINAS CA 93906 County of Santa Cruz. PAUL NASH. 343 CHAPARRAL STREET, SALINAS CA 93906. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: PAUL NASH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed

above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 4, 2015. August 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1397 The following individual is doing business as CALIFORNIA 54321, HOLA BEAUTY & PINK PANDORA. 1555 MERRILL ST. #93, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. CELENE NELSON . 1555 MERRILL ST. #93, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: CELENE NELSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 4, 2015. August 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151299 The following individual is doing business as GLOBOW County of Santa Cruz. CELENE NELSON . 1555 MERRILL ST. #93, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: CELENE NELSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 4, 2015. August 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151421 The following Corporation is doing business as TWO WHEEL CLUB. 1077 SMITH GRADE, SANTA CRUZ VA 94050 County of Santa Cruz. SWANPOUND, INC. 2804 GATEWAY OAKS DRIVE, STE.

200, SACRAMENTO CA 95833. Al# 3728461. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: REBECCA GUINEY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 10, 2015. August 12, 19, 26 & Sept. 2. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1382 The following Married Couple is doing business as CASCADIA ENGINEERING. 370 10TH AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. DAVID BOLGER & REBECCA REEDER. 370 10TH AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Married Couple Signed: DAVID BOLGER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE.. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 31, 2015. August 19, 26 & Sept. 2, 9. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151410 The following individual is doing business as LEVERED LEARNING. 981 OLD SAN JOSE RD., SOQUEL CA 95073 County of Santa Cruz. MITCHELL SLATER. 981 OLD SAN JOSE RD., SOQUEL CA 95073. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: MITCHELL SLATER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 12/16/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 7, 2015. August 19, 26 & Sept. 2, 9. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE

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for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from: ESMERALDA RUBY VALDEZ MAGANA to: ESMERALDA RUBY VALDEZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING September 29, 2015 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper of General Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: August 11, 2015. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior August 19, 26 & Sept. 2, 9.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1368 The following individual is doing business as JEWEL OF THE NILE. 715 1/2 MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. CHELSEE ROBINSON. 715 1/2 MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: CHELSEE ROBINSON. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 29, 2015. August 26 & Sept. 2, 9, 16. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1353 The following individual is doing business as YOGA CENTER SANTA CRUZ. 428-C FRONT ST., SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. MAYA LEV. 166 HAGEMANN AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: MAYA LEV. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 9/14/1995.. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 28, 2015. August 26 & Sept. 2, 9, 16. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1429 The following individual is doing business as CATZ PAWZ. 265 E. BEACH ST., WATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz.

JAMIE INIGUEZ. 7 GREGORY ROAD, WATSONVILLE CA 95076. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: JAMIE INIGUEZ. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 8/11/2015.. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 11, 2015. August 26 & Sept. 2, 9, 16. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 151395 The following individual is doing business as PLANK WOODWORKING. 3423 YUCCA DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. LEVI STILES. 423 YUCCA DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: LEVI STILES. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 7/1/2015. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 4, ,2015. August 26 & Sept. 2, 9, 16. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 15-1400 The following individual is doing business as QUEEN BEE PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION SERVICES. 1222 N. BRANCIFORTE AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. HOLLY STONE AKIYOSHI. 1222 N. BRANCIFORTE AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual Signed: HOLLY STONE AKIYOSHI. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on August 5, ,2015. August 26 & Sept. 2, 9, 16.

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AL FRESCO CHICKEN SAUSAGES, “All Varieties” 12oz/ 5.69 Ea ATHENOS CRUMBLED FETA, “Great On Salads” 4oz/ 3.29 Ea BELGIOIOSO BURRATA, “Mozzarella Filled w/ Cream” 8oz/ 4.79 Ea DUCKTRAP WILD SALMON, “Naturally Smoked In Maine” 4oz/ 8.59 Ea CYPRESS GROVE CHEVRE, “Pairs Well With Beer Kissed Sauces” 4oz/ 5.59 Ea

Gourmet Chocolates CAVEN CREATIONS, Paleo Chocolate 1oz/ 4.29 DOLFIN BELGIAN CHOCOLATES, Assorted Flavors 1oz/ 2.49 L’AMOURETTE CHOCOLATIER, Handmade in San Francisco 3.5oz/ 4.49 ECLIPSE ARTISAN CHOCOLATE BARS, Handmade in San Diego 3oz/ 5.99 COCOA PARLOR ORGANIC CHOCOLATES, Vegan & Fair Trade/ 4.69

Produce: California-Fresh, Blemish-Free, 30% Local / Organic Arrow Citrus Co., Lakeside Organics, Happy Boy Farms, Seasonings & Dry Rubs Route 1 Farms PAPPY’S CHOICE, All Kinds 5oz/ 3.99

Best Buys, Local, Regional, International

Domestic Beer KONA BREWING CO., 12oz, 6 Pack/ 7.49 +CRV MAD RIVER, Extra Pale 12oz, 6 Pack/ 8.49 +CRV ANDERSON VALLEY, 12oz, 6 Pack/ 7.99 +CRV FULL SAIL, Amber & IPA 12oz, 6 Pack/ 6.49 +CRV CORONADO IMPERIAL, IPA 12oz, 4 Pack/ 7.49 +CRV

Premium Vodka FAIR QUINOA, “Fair Trade Certified” (96BTI)/ 27.99 HANSON OF SONOMA, “Organic & Gluten Free”/ 31.99 CHOPIN, Rye or Potato/ 29.99 BELUGA, “Finest Quality”/ 29.99 BELVEDERE INTENSE, “Unfiltered Diamond Rye”/ 34.99

Wines Under $5 2008 PENNY FARTHING, Pinot Noir (Reg 15.99)/ 4.99 2011 DISENO TORRENTOES (Reg 11.99)/ 4.99 2011 GUARDIAN PEAK, Merlot (Reg 17.99)/ 4.99 STARK RAVING WHITE by ROSENBLUM (Reg 15.99)/ 4.99 2011 CONCHA Y TORO, Cabernet Sauvignon (Reg 12.99)/ 4.99

Best Buy Reds 2011 COAST RIDGE, Cab/Merlot/ 5.99 2009 COLUMBIA CREST, Amitage (89 W&S, Reg 12.99)/ 6.99 2013 ST HALLET, Shiraz (90WS, Reg 17.99)/ 9.99 2008 AHLGREN, Zinfandel (Reg 28.99)/ 9.99 2009 TE KAIRANGA, Pinot Noir (91 W&S, Reg 26.99)/ 11.99

Spanish Reds 2006 PESQUERA, Ribera Del Overo (92st)/ 34.99 2011 BLACK SLATE PRIORAT/ 22.99 2012 CAPCANES MAS DONIS BARRICA (94WA)/ 15.99 2011 NUMANTHIA TERMES (90WS)/ 24.99 2009 MARQUES DE CASERES, Rioja Reserva (90WS)/ 19.99

CHEF PAULS, “Magic Seasoning Blends” 2oz/ 3.19 CHAR CRUST, “Seals in the Juices” 4oz/ 5.49 LYSANDERS, “Premium Quality, All Natural” 3oz/ 4.29 RUB WITH LOVE, “Gluten Free” 3.5oz/ 6.49

AVOCADOS, Ripe & Ready To Eat/ 1.29 Ea CLUSTER TOMATOES, Ripe On The Vine/ 1.69 Lb SWEET ONIONS, Red & Yellow/ 1.09 Lb FRESH CORN, White & Yellow/ .69 Ea LEAF LETTUCE, Red, Green, Romaine, Butter & Iceberg/ 1.09 Lb BANANAS, Always Ripe/ .89 Lb CANTALOUPE MELONS, Sweet & Juicy/ .59 Lb RASPBERRIES & BLACK BERRIES, Ready To Eat/ 3.69 Ea HONEYDEW MELONS, Great In Fruit Salads/ .99 Lb

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Beer/Wine/Spirits:

Shop Local First TWIN’S KITCHEN JAMS, “Made in a Home Kitchen” 9oz/ 5.99 BELLE FARMS OLIVE OIL, “Estate Grown” 8.5oz/ 13.49 MANUEL’S SALSA, “From the Restaurant in Aptos” 14oz/ 5.49 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAIN MARINADE, “Great for Tri Tip Sandwiches” 12oz/ 4.99 SWEET EARTH BURRITOS, Frozen 7oz/ 2.99

Connoisseur’s Corner – Merlot 2010 BEAUREGARD, Zayante Vineyard (91BTI)/ 39.99 2009 KEENAN, Napa Valley (91WA)/ 39.99 2010 ST. SUPERY, Napa Valley (94WA)/ 47.99 2011 K VINTNERS, Northridge Vineyard (95WA)/ 49.99 2012 SHAFER, Napa Valley (95WA)/ 57.99

RONNIE JO SHAFFER, 15-Year Customer, Santa Cruz

Occupation: Nanny; recent San Jose State graduate Hobbies: Shopping, love cooking, baking for family, swimming, walking dog on West Cliff, hanging with friends Astrological Sign: Cancer

What do you like to cook? I’m really into grilling right now, that’s one reason why I’m always here. I might pick up a good steak, some chicken, pork chops — they’re great! And their sausages — I love ’em. My uncle and I enjoy making homemade pizza together. We buy Antimo Caputo pizza flour and all our toppings here: cheese, mushrooms, Italian sausage, and pepperoni. I’ve dropped off pizza and other Italian dishes for the butchers — they’re so friendly and the service is awesome. They might ask you what you’re cooking then suggest the best cut of meat to buy. They’re great with the tips!

Are you a fan of shopping local? I like seeing local products here like Gayle’s breads, Gizdich Ranch pies, and strawberries from Swanton Berry Farms. It feels good supporting community businesses, as I prefer that my money stays local. Shopper’s produce is amazing: whether it’s conventional or organic, the quality is the best and the pricing is fair. And Shopper’s avocados are perfect for making fresh guacamole as they’re ripe and ready to eat. What I like is that I can pick up 10 items and I’m in and out quickly. I don’t have to go through a maze and hunt for what I need as you do in the large stores.

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Can I assume quality is important to you? If you want to eat well and nutritiously you have to spend a little more. But if you compare Shopper’s to other Santa Cruz stores, you’ll pay more at those markets for the same or lesser quality foods. Shopper’s carries all the basics but some wonderful gourmet items as well. I feel happy saying ‘hello’ to everyone here — the energy is so positive. The cashiers are sincere when they ask ‘how’s everything going?’ and they’re genuinely helpful when asking if you need help out with your groceries. It feels good knowing my money is helping to support locals’ jobs.

“If you compare Shopper’s to other Santa Cruz stores, you’ll pay more at those markets for the same or lesser quality foods.”

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Corner: Soquel & Branciforte Avenues 7 Days: 6am-9pm Meat: (831)423-1696 Produce: (831)429-1499 Grocery: (831)423-1398 Wine: (831)429-1804

Superb Products of Value: Local, Natural, Gourmet ■ Neighborhood Service for 77 Years

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