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INSIDE Volume 41, No.47 Feb 24-Mar 1, 2016

WIPE OUT Conservationists shaken up by Coastal Commission shake-up P13

SURF REPORT Exclusive interviews with Nat Young, 2016 Maverick’s champion Nic Lamb P20

Tannery’s Dance Fest brings the cream of the crop to Santa Cruz P30

FEATURES Opinion 4 News 13 Cover Story 20 A&E 30 Music 34 Events 37

Film 50 Dining 54 Risa’s Stars 60 Classifieds 61 Real Estate 62

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EDITOR’S NOTE How much do you think you know about the lives of professional surfers? We’ve all read superficial profiles about surfing stars, but there’s something deeper about Kara Guzman’s profile of Nat Young in this, our second annual Surfing Issue. It’s something that goes beyond just the analysis of his impact on the sport or his surfing regimen. And it’s something that, to me, is very Santa Cruz. At the heart of Guzman’s

LETTERS

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I wanted to write and thank you for the insightful article “Walking with a Ghost” in the recent Good Times (2/10). I’ve read a thousand of these, and have never been compelled to try to contact the writer of an article before but this one really got to me. As a 30-year-old who grew up in Santa Cruz and has lived in big cities, (Bay Area, L.A.) I’ve gotten to see this ghosting phenomenon on different scales. Your article has described things that I’ve both done and been on the receiving end of. It made me go back and question my own involvement with this behavior and why I did it or allowed it to be done. Texting is truly a terrible way to express feelings, but I hear people argue it’s “easy” or “convenient.” But really ... it’s shallow. (I use it for work mostly, but hate it for my personal life.) I have no social media for this reason, except LinkedIn. And that's all for work. I’m grateful you took the time to write about this, and wish it got more coverage in mass media. TREVOR ADRIAN | VIA EMAIL

PRICE LINES In response to your recent article about affordable housing (GT, 2/17), please be aware that the Board of Supervisors has agreed to the builder of the Aptos Project renting out the 10 low-cost housing units, at market rate price, for at least five years. I would also urge the public to become

profile is Young’s relationship with his mother Rosie—the incredible lengths to which she’s gone to support him, and even the love you can see they have for each other in their photo. I can be a little cynical about “inspirational” stories—sometimes the label is just an excuse for hollow sentimentality. But I really did feel inspired by the bond between Nat and Rosie Young, and how Nat is building an incredible career on that rock-solid foundation. I kinda want to go out and start my own surfing career right now. As long as it’s OK to boogie board in pro competition, I am totally set. STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

more informed about traffic, water and environmental issues by going to the affordablehousingsantacruz.com and weareaptos.com websites. I agree with Gary Patton’s comments that the only solution is for existing “units to be sold or rented with permanent price restrictions.” JULIET GOLDSTEIN | APTOS

ONLINE COMMENTS RE: HEART ME UP What a sweet way to look at it! I'm going to do this with my friends. Valentine’s Day can make me sad, but now I'm excited for it! — LYNN M

Right on! Valentine's Day is a necessary day of love in a life with so many distractions and worries. Thank you for reminding us!

PHOTO CONTEST PARTY OF ONE Valentine’s Day can be about the love of catching a wave, too, as it was for this surfer at Natural Bridges. Photograph by Sheri Levitre.

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Dominican Hospital received a donation of $3,500 and more than 700 pairs of socks earlier this month from local students. The donation to support homeless patients came on Feb. 11 from Good Shepherd Catholic School. Students and parents gathered the donations as a part of the school’s annual Great Kindness Challenge. They have been given to the Dominican Emergency Department.

Former lawmaker Fred Keeley always brings the best to UCSC to discuss the environment and benefit science scholarships. This year, organizers outdid themselves, bringing in Steven Chu, former U.S. secretary of energy and winner of the Nobel Prize. He will give Saturday’s keynote address for the school’s climate conference. Chu will also speak at a dinner at the College 9/10 Multi-Purpose Room at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 to benefit Keeley Coastal Scholars.

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RE: WALKING WITH A GHOST

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Just recently had this act happen to me by a guy I met online. We were talking and met two times in person. We were dating casually or just talking. We kept in contact for six weeks before he just decided to start ignoring me and cut me off. But two days before he started ignoring me, he called my phone and we talked. I told him to just be honest with me if he was feeling differently about anything and about me and his exact words were “Do you think I would still be calling you if I had lost

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What’s the best invention? BY MATTHEW COLE SCOTT

The Gutenberg press. It’s the first printing press from around 1440, probably Germany, and it created the world of books. W.K. DOLPHIN MARIN COUNTY | WRITER

Photovoltaics. Turning sun power into electricity that we can use. And now the technology is getting smaller and more efficient. CHUCK OVERLEY DAVENPORT | RETIRED TEACHER

The Internet. It’s just so pervasive and has so many ramifications in one’s life. ANDREW MOSTOWFI

The bicycle. It’s exercise, you can travel the world. It’s transportation and joy. KELLY ARANA BEN LOMOND | CAREGIVER

Antibiotics, because they have prevented people from dying and having worse diseases, and they’ve extended lives. ACACIA KAUTZ SANTA CRUZ | NURSE

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LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22

Just one species has a big enough throat to swallow a person whole: the sperm whale. If you happen to be sailing the high seas anytime soon, I hope you will studiously avoid getting thrown overboard in the vicinity of one of these beasts. The odds are higher than usual that you’d end up in its belly, much like the Biblical character Jonah. (Although, like him, I bet you’d ultimately escape.) Furthermore, Aries, I hope you will be cautious not to get swallowed up by anything else. It’s true that the coming weeks will be a good time to go on a retreat, to flee from the grind and take a break from the usual frenzy. But the best way to do that is to consciously choose the right circumstances rather than leave it to chance.

When life gives you lemon juice from concentrate, citric acid, high-fructose corn syrup, modified cornstarch, potassium citrate, yellow food dye, and gum acacia, what should you do? Make lemonade, of course! You might wish that all the raw ingredients life sends your way would be pure and authentic, but sometimes the mix includes artificial stuff. No worries, Libra! I am confident that you have the imaginative chutzpah and resilient willpower necessary to turn the mishmash into passable nourishment. Or here’s another alternative: You could procrastinate for two weeks, when more of the available resources will be natural.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 You have cosmic clearance to fantasize about participating in orgies where you’re loose and free and exuberant. It’s probably not a good idea to attend a literal orgy, however. For the foreseeable future, all the cleansing revelry and cathartic rapture you need can be obtained through the wild stories and outrageous scenes that unfold in your imagination. Giving yourself the gift of pretend immersions in fertile chaos could recharge your spiritual batteries in just the right ways.

GEMINI May21–June20 “Hell is the suffering of being unable to love,” wrote novelist J. D. Salinger. If that’s true, I’m pleased to announce that you can now ensure you'll be free of hell for a very long time. The cosmic omens suggest that you have enormous power to expand your capacity for love. So get busy! Make it your intention to dissolve any unconscious blocks you might have about sharing your gifts and bestowing your blessings. Get rid of attitudes and behaviors that limit your generosity and compassion. Now is an excellent time to launch your “Perpetual Freedom from Hell” campaign!

CANCER Jun21–Jul22

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“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking,” said journalist Earl Wilson. Do you fit that description, Cancerian? Probably. I suspect it’s high time to find a polite way to flee your responsibilities, avoid your duties, and hide from your burdens. For the foreseeable future, you have a mandate to ignore what fills you with boredom. You have the right to avoid any involvement that makes life too damn complicated. And you have a holy obligation to rethink your relationship with any influence that weighs you down with menial obligations.

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Your Mythic Metaphor for the coming weeks is dew. Many cultures have regarded it as a symbol of life-giving grace. In Kabbalah, divine dew seeps from the Tree of Life. In Chinese folklore, the lunar dew purifies vision and nurtures longevity. In the lore of ancient Greece, dew confers fertility. The Iroquois speak of the Great Dew Eagle, who drops healing moisture on land ravaged by evil spirits. The creator god of the Ashanti people created dew soon after making the sun, moon, and stars. Lao-Tse said it’s an emblem of the harmonious marriage between Earth and Heaven. So what will you do with the magic dew you’ll be blessed with?

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 It’s prime time for you to love your memory, make vivid use of your memory, and enhance your memory. Here are some hints about how: 1. Feel appreciation for the way the old stories of your life form the core of your identity and self-image. 2. Draw on your recollections of the past to guide you in making decisions about the imminent future. 3. Notice everything you see with an intensified focus, because then you will remember it better, and that will come in handy quite soon. 4. Make up new memories that you wish had happened. Have fun creating scenes from an imagined past.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 Most of us know about Albert Einstein’s greatest idea: the general theory of relativity. It was one of the reasons he won a Nobel Prize in Physics. But what was his second-best discovery? Here’s what he said it was: adding an egg to the pot while he cooked his soup. That way, he could produce a soft-boiled egg without having to dirty a second pot. What are the first- and second-most fabulous ideas you’ve ever come up with, Capricorn? I suspect you are on the verge of producing new candidates to compete with them. If it’s OK with you, I will, at least temporarily, refer to you as a genius.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18

“Your illusions are a part of you like your bones and flesh and memory,” writes William Faulkner in his novel Absalom, Absalom! If that's true, Leo, you now have a chance to be a miracle worker. In the coming weeks, you can summon the uncanny power to rip at least two of your illusions out by the roots—without causing any permanent damage! You may temporarily feel a stinging sensation, but that will be a sign that healing is underway. Congratulations in advance for getting rid of the dead weight.

You may be familiar with the iconic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. It’s about a boy named Max who takes a dream-like journey from his bedroom to an exotic island, where he becomes king of the weird beasts who live there. Author Maurice Sendak’s original title for the tale was “Where the Wild Horses Are.” But when his editor realized how inept Sendak was at drawing horses, she instructed him to come up with a title to match the kinds of creatures he could draw skillfully. That was a good idea. The book has sold over 19 million copies. I think you may need to deal with a comparable issue, Aquarius. It’s wise to acknowledge one of your limitations, and then capitalize on the adjustments you’ve got to make.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22

PISCES Feb19–Mar20

“We are defined by the lines we choose to cross or to be confined by,” says Virgo writer A.S. Byatt. That’s a key meditation for you as you enter a phase in which boundaries will be a major theme. During the next eight weeks, you will be continuously challenged to decide which people and things and ideas you want to be part of your world, and which you don’t. In some cases you’ll be wise to put up barriers and limit connection. In other cases, you’ll thrive by erasing borders and transcending divisions. The hard part— and the fun part—will be knowing which is which. Trust your gut.

“People don’t want their lives fixed,” proclaims Chuck Palahniuk in his novel Survivor. “Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.” Your challenge in the coming weeks, Pisces, is to prove Palahniuk wrong, at least in regard to you. From what I can tell, you will have unprecedented opportunities to solve dilemmas and clean up messy situations. And if you take even partial advantage of this gift, you will not be plunged into the big scary unknown, but rather into a new phase of shaping your identity with crispness and clarity.

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worse about this. Bottom line is ghosting is a bad thing to do to a person you’ve known, talked to, hung out with, dated, and especially were in a relationship with. Just be upfront and honest with them, the truth may hurt or be saddening, but silence with no answers or explanation is even worse. — A GIRL

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n a society that clings to the gender binary of male and female, transgender and gendernonconforming individuals aren’t always free to live as their true selves. And the psychological and physical consequences are innumerable, says Dr. Diane Ehrensaft, mental health director for the Child and Adolescent Gender Center in San Francisco. “A young transgender man said to me ‘Look, from what I’ve read about the data, I understand that hormones might shave a few years off my life. But if the alternative is to be living a miserable life, I might

not even get to that age anyway, because I might’ve killed myself,’” says Ehrensaft. She calls gender nonconforming variance a natural and healthy part of the human condition. “Where the pathology lies is in the culture—it lies in the stigma, in the transphobia, the rejection, physical violence,” Ehrensaft says. Transgender people have a “true gender self” and, to protect themselves, a “gender self” that they walk around in, she explains. “Then they have gender creativity, which is the unique way that each kid puts their gender together within

the culture,” Ehrensaft says. “Not just who we are as male, female, or other, [but] how do we express ourselves in terms of our gender?” Ehrensaft will speak about “gender creativity” and her work with transgender youth at the Jon E. Nadherny/Calciano Memorial Youth Symposium on Feb. 26 in Santa Cruz, along with Dr. Jennifer Hastings, and Joel Baum of Gender Spectrum. Ehrensaft founded the Child and Adolescent Gender Center in 2008, now housed at UCSF, along with a handful of educators, attorneys, medical health professionals and academics.

INFO: Calciano Youth Symposium, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. $75. Further resources: genderspectrum. org, diversitycenter.org, sc-transonline.org.

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What transgender and gender-nonconforming children can teach us about identity BY ANNE-MARIE HARRISON

“We’re seeing more kids who are saying ‘What’s with these two boxes on gender? I’m not going to do that because I’m doing rainbows.’” Despite many people’s hesitancy to trust young children with questions of who they are, in most cases, Ehrensaft says they know best. “The fault in the traditional theory is the belief that gender lies between your legs,” she says. “Gender resides between your ears, your brain and your mind.” Ehrensaft works with children all across the “gender web,” as she calls it, preferring to visualize gender as a 3D web where nature, nurture, and culture intersect. Ehrensaft tells the story of a seven year-old child, assigned male at birth, who currently selfidentifies as a boy/girl. One option is to prescribe hormone blockers when the child begins puberty, says Ehrensaft. Puberty blockers buy the child time before their bodies start to develop the characteristics of the gender they do not identify with— something that Ehrensaft says can be unthinkably traumatic. After puberty blockers, further steps can be made, like taking hormones for the identified gender, surgeries, or nothing at all—it all depends on the person and what they feel is right. Although there isn’t a wealth of statistical knowledge to draw from (children who’ve received puberty blockers are nowhere near the age needed for comprehensive longitudinal studies), the evidence available says that the earlier a child is allowed to live in their true gender, the better. When Ehrensaft and her colleagues founded the Gender Center, they wanted to make it a “clinic without walls,” she says, because the struggles don’t end in the hospital waiting room. “It takes a village. It takes parents, providers, legislators, to all come together to demand change— to move forward with the rights of transgender children and adults and provide them with protection, says Ehrensaft. “We have work to do.”

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TERMS OF ENDEARMENT Karina Cervantez Alejo, a Watsonville city councilmember, is running for her husband Luis Alejo’s seat in the state assembly. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

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As area candidates battle over term limits, the larger question is whether they work BY MATTHEW RENDA

n election year like 2016 is a busy time for any married couple. Along with ordinary responsibilities to family and work, they make decisions in important races locally and nationally. But 2016 is of particular importance to State Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Watsonville) and his wife Karina Cervantez Alejo, a Watsonville city councilmember and former mayor. Both are pursuing their political aspirations by running for major

offices in the Monterey Bay area. “Bold leadership is needed to address the state’s numerous issues,” says Cervantez Alejo, who’s running for her husband’s seat in the assembly. “Colleges are harder to get into, we still must adapt to California’s historic drought, and jobs and economic opportunities continue to be a concern for families. These are challenges I am willing to take on.” Her husband, who’s getting termed out of his assembly seat, is running for Monterey County

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The surf is pounding Twin Lakes State Beach just yards from Katherine O’Dea, executive director of Save Our Shores, who is sitting on a log by a rocky jetty. The beach is, at most, a five-minute walk from the Save Our Shores office at the Santa Cruz Harbor, and this sandy destination is hardly a sliver of the 1,100 miles of California shoreline that is protected and open to everyone, thanks to a California ballot measure passed in 1972. After a recent shakeup at the California Coastal Commission, which is charged with protecting the coast, O’Dea worries that the future of California’s shores may soon be in limbo. “Everyone does at least have the potential for access, even though everyone doesn’t access it,” says O’Dea, who has lived on the East Coast from Maryland to New Hampshire. “Even around here, there’s a lot of people who never get to the beach. We have that potential. On the East Coast, a lot of it is bought up. Private land—you can’t access the coast for miles, hundreds of miles. So, to have this is an incredible treasure. If we don’t protect it, we’re just insane. It’s insane.” The disruption that has O’Dea flummoxed is the firing of Coastal Commission executive director Charles Lester on a 7-5 commission vote. It isn’t clear what exactly is behind the decision to lay off Lester. Commissioners spoke in vague terms about what he could have done better, and the group conducted part of its latest meeting, held in Morro Bay, in closed session. With so little explanation and so much secrecy, it’s hard not to think that there may be something nefarious afoot. Environmentalists, like State Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley), are worried that prodevelopment money and professional lobbyists are behind the change. “There’s long been a tension between the lobbyists who go there [and the commission],” says Stone, a former coastal commissioner himself. “And there have been some very strong relationships with certain commissioners—take them out to lunch, take them out to dinner.” It’s difficult to track lobbying’s influence on the body, because Coastal Commission lobbyists don’t have to identify themselves—although Stone, along >16

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the homeless,” said Alejo, who feels that the city’s response to a ballooning homeless population in the Chinatown area of the city has been myopic and ineffective. “These draconian ordinances are not working. We need a different approach, something more humane.” Because Cervantez Alejo sits on the Watsonville City Council, she still lives in Watsonville cannot move to Salinas with her husband while in office. The nomadic approach to politics has not sat well with the couple’s political opponents. Fernando Armenta, the District 1 supervisor on the Monterey County’s board since 2000, did not respond to requests for an interview. Recently, though, Armenta has accused his opponent of using this seat as a launch pad to other offices, after getting termed out. “I don’t think he’s here to stay,” Armento told Monterey County Weekly of Alejo. California State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) gets termed out in 2020, and with all his experience, Alejo would look like the obvious frontrunner for that seat in four years, although Alejo doesn’t say those are his plans. “I only have plans to run for County Supervisor in District 1,” Luis Alejo tells GT in a follow-up, via text message. “Most people I talk to recognize that the incumbent hasn’t led on much in 15 years as a supervisor.”

As is often the case when it comes to anything political, these squabbles over term limits go both ways. Cervantez Alejo, ironically, cites term limits as the principal reason voters should not elect her opponent, Anna Caballero, a fellow Democrat, in the race for the assembly’s District 30. Caballero, a Democrat who served as mayor of Salinas and on the city council for 15 years, was also elected to the California Assembly twice, serving from 2006 to 2010, before she lost a bid for reelection. She later served in Gov. Brown’s administration as secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Like Armenta, Caballero did not comment for this story, missing two scheduled phone interviews with GT. Because Caballero was elected to office prior to 2012, she is subject to the same term limits as Alejo. Because of term limits, she would be limited to serving one two-year term. “I’m only the candidate who can serve this district for the long term,” Cervantez Alejo says. “There are tough issues such as income inequality, affordable housing in our communities, restoring economic vitality. To tackle these issues will require more than the two years she has left.” Caballero touts the breadth of her experience, saying that sets her apart from Cervantez Allejo. >18

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something with the world probably explains why every once in a while, someone resorts to covertly sneaking their own insert into copies of Good Times. One such incident happened a couple of weeks ago, when some antivaccination propaganda was slipped into some of our papers on the stand at Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. GT publisher Jeanne Howard says she does occasionally hear from a reader

who found a flier promoting an extremist point of view. She has never heard from more than one reader per incident, presumably because it’s a tedious task to hand-insert fliers into newspapers just to tell people that you’re pretty sure 9/11 was an inside job. “Still, it speaks to the power of print,” Howard says, stressing that these rabble-rousers are in no way associated with the newspaper. More recently, a flier was

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Stone thinks each of those proposals came back as better projects before ultimately getting approved by the commission—as 80 percent of projects eventually do. He says much of the power of the commission is in negotiating, and he worries that the art of working with developers will be lost under the commission’s next director. Fred Keeley, a former Santa Cruz County treasurer and lawmaker, agrees that the group’s negotiating power could be at stake. He fears that the ultimate result of Lester’s firing will be new developments benefiting no one but the rich, and leaving large portions of the coast blocked off to the rest of Californians. The Coastal Commission has 12 members, with eight appointed by the state legislature. Four more are appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, who chose not to intervene in this matter, calling it “a personnel issue” in the days leading up to the vote. That didn’t sit well with

Keeley and other environmentalists. Keeley notes that Brown, whose four appointees all voted to fire Lester, is the only person who has the power to change his appointments any time he wants. “Because the governor’s appointees serve at the pleasure of the governor, the governor must agree with what his appointees did,” Keeley explains. “He’s the only appointing authority who could do something about it if he did disagree. And to me, this is an incredibly important decision. This is not a land-use decision. This is the heart and soul of the Coastal Commission.” Stone says that the governor “should be embarrassed” of what transpired. Ocean lovers are anxious to see how the Coastal Commission weighs in on Martins Beach in San Mateo County, where Bay Area billionaire Vinod Khosla bought land two years ago. Khosla has closed a road to the beach, cutting off coastal access. The firing of one person, of course,

doesn’t mean that Santa Cruz’s beaches may become overrun with high-rise housing complexes anytime soon. Former Coastal Commissioner Gary Patton says that Measure J, which voters approved in 1978, should provide a framework for protecting natural areas, including beaches. Former Santa Cruz mayor Mike Rotkin says most politicians in the county are very environmentally sensitive and that noticeable changes would be more likely in Southern California or Eureka County. O’Dea, who has been at Save Our Shores for four months, says that the commissioners probably did not anticipate how Lester’s firing would put them under a microscope. “No one in the environmental community is sitting back and saying, ‘Oh well, we tried,’” she says. “Everyone is still fired up. Everyone is still angry. So, it’s not going to get swept under the rug. If that was their intent to rule without much oversight, it’s not going to happen.”

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“I have the opportunity to hit the ground running,” Caballero says. “The first term is a learning opportunity. There is nothing I need to learn.” These regional squabbles are part of a bigger, possibly shifting picture: there’s a growing belief among experts that term limits may not be serving their intended purpose and may do more harm than good. The state of California had a parttime “citizen legislature,” which paid a relatively meager wage until the 1960s. That’s when the state’s growing population and increasingly complex political world led to the legislature being professionalized. That continued until 1990, when voters passed Proposition 140, introducing term limits. At the time, proponents argued limits would curb careerist politicians, return the government to citizen legislators, and theoretically create opportunities for minorities and women. The Public Policy Institute of California concluded in 2004 that such measures have failed to do so. “Careerism remains a constant in California politics,” the study states. “Many have local government experience and run for another office … when their terms expire.” Furthermore, the study asserts term limits may actually hinder the proper functioning of a representative democracy, in that legislators are termed out right as they gain the appropriate level of expertise. The continual inexperience of the assembly representatives makes it unlikely that the legislature will hold the executive branch of the government more accountable. In advance of her primary runoff against Caballero in June, Cervantez Alejo has been pulling in big endorsements, including ones from local law enforcement and the California Democratic Party. Cervantez Alejo says that people who cast her and her husband as ambitious people looking to slake their political thirst are discounting the years of public service both have contributed. “Both he and I have a strong commitment to our communities,” she says. “This trajectory we’re on doesn’t happen overnight. It’s been a long history of involvement. Anything else is a misrepresentation.”

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eggy Dolgenos is 1,000 percent committed to connectivity. At the epicenter of all things Cruzio, Dolgenos seeks not only faster, bigger cyber connections for her community, but also enriched real-world connections among the clients she serves. Cruzio, started up 26 years ago by Dolgenos and her partner (in life and in business) Chris Neklason, is a rare and feisty independent entity. Competing successfully in the Internet Service Provider arena of such mega-players as AT&T and Comcast, Cruzio aims to provide even higher-speed low-cost Internet

access in the very near future. The santacruzfiber.com project is all about getting gigabit highspeed, low-cost Internet—currently available in the Cruzio headquarters on Cedar Street—to the greater Santa Cruz community. With enough buy-in from residential and business users, the gigabit (a thousand megabits per second) fiber optic initiative would lay fiber to provide data uploading and downloading at speeds currently available only through costly large telecom providers. The difference is that this service would be locally owned and independently operated. “Enough people will have to sign up. We need buy-in,” Dolgenos explains.

“The more subscribers, the lower the fees. We’ll be able to provide from 10 to 100 times the speed for the same money.” Cruzio’s fiber connectivity benefited from the time when UCSC wanted to bring fiber to its campus. “That gave us the opportunity to work with the same company to bring fiber all the way down into the City of Santa Cruz,” says Dolgenos. “Cruzio’s connection is private and separate from UCSC’s—we’re leasing lines that go along the same path as the lines UCSC is leasing.” Currently, Cruzio has “the best connected building in the county,” but now Dolgenos has set her sights on “fibering up” the rest of the

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Santa Cruz community. “It’s such a good project. We approached the city about partnering with us, and they said yes. We believe in it—it seems right to offer it to everyone. There’s an economy of scale to doing it all at once, and reaching out to regions beyond the downtown.” And, yes, that means Dolgenos would like everyone to take the gigabit project survey. “We were always open to big things, to big projects,” Dolgenos recalls. “We were both computer programmers for Santa Cruz Operation. And we thought we were going to change media, from a broadcast paradigm to one that empowered the user.” Originally from New York, the tall woman with a firm handshake and a soothing smile, moved out here “because just look at it! I fell in love with the Bay Area and Santa Cruz,” she says. Armed with a degree in Administrative Systems from Yale, Dolgenos took a second degree at UCSC in Computer Science. “I was always a bit late getting on board with technology. But I saw what it could do. And I wanted to empower people,” she says. And so 26 years ago, the region’s independent Internet Service Provider—Cruzio— was launched. “We used phone lines, at first, to transmit data,” she explains, recalling the sounds of dial-up modems reverberating through the garage that was Cruzio’s first home and company incubator. “The epicenter of the business was our garage until 1993. We couldn’t take a vacation for many years,” she says. Running the business together works out well, Dolgenos believes, “because we’re very different. We help each other out. Chris has more of an engineer’s temperament, things either fit or they don’t. I’m much more comfortable with ambiguity. I’m interested in a lot of things, which is good for entrepreneurs.” Dolgenos was appointed for the past two years as director of the Santa Cruz County Business Council. “If you’ve been interested in a lot of things, you can think about solutions from many points of view.” Take the survey at santacruzfiber.com.

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very morning after coffee, Nat Young gets in his black Toyota pickup truck and cruises the cliffs, searching for Santa Cruz’s best waves. He doesn’t track the conditions online. He hears by word of mouth the swell size and direction, the wind forecast. He knows the tides, and has developed a keen sense for which of Santa Cruz’s dozens of breaks will have the cleanest waves. Sometimes it’s simple, and he dives into the ocean at the first spot he checks.

“A lot of times I get picky, and I could literally end up driving from six in the morning to noon, looking for waves, and then end up surfing the very first wave I looked at,” Young says. At 24, the freckled blond is already Santa Cruz’s most accomplished surfer yet, with three seasons on surfing’s highest level of competition. Young enters the upcoming season ranked No. 10 in the world, the second-ranked American behind Kelly Slater at No. 9. Young begins the 10-month season

March 10 on Australia’s Gold Coast, then goes to places like Tahiti’s Teahupo’o, South Africa’s Jeffreys Bay and Oahu’s North Shore. When he’s home on Santa Cruz’s Westside, Young surfs every day—two to three times a day. On his cement patio, around a dozen wetsuits hang on makeshift racks, dripping dry in the sun. A plastic shed houses 60 surfboards from his sponsor Channel Islands Surfboards, and he picks from their various shapes and sizes the right board for the day’s conditions.

To most people’s surprise, Young hit the tour in 2013 with enormous success, reaching two major finals in Portugal and Australia’s Bells Beach and winning the Rookie of the Year award. He describes the past three years as up and down, his year-end world ranking bouncing from No. 8 in 2013 to No. 13, then to No. 10 the following years. This year, Young says he wants to win a contest. “I’ve been on tour three years and I’ve only been in three finals. It’s

t like you only have one opportunity a year, so you have to take advantage,” Young says. “I think surfing is one of the hardest sports. So many factors are out of your control when you’re in a heat.” “Everything I can control, whether it’s my training, or my equipment, is huge—knowing your equipment and being on top of it. Picking the right waves: Should I go on this? Or maybe the one behind is better, and trusting that you make the right call … I feel like when you put a lot of work and time and effort

into the preparation of it, those decisions come a lot easier.”

YOUNG START Young grew up playing soccer, baseball, golf, and basketball, and competed on Santa Cruz’s junior lifeguard team. He skateboarded and rode his BMX bike and was always at the beach. At age 5, he stood up on a boogie board while on a trip to Mexico, then started surfing Cowell’s on a pink board. By the age of 6 he

graduated to Steamer Lane, a worldclass break known for its talented and macho crowd. The simple explanation of how a regular all-American kid rose to the top of the surfing world is that he’s ferocious. Peter Mel, World Surf League broadcaster and Santa Cruz surfer says of Young, “First and foremost, he’s about as competitive a human that I’ve ever met. There’s that. You need that, especially to have the success that he’s had at the level he’s at … He’s never a poor sport,

but he does not like losing. He does whatever he needs to do to avoid that feeling.” Mel’s son, John Mel, 16, calls Young a role model. Young has taken John, a budding pro surfer, under his wing. They lift weights and surf together regularly. “He’s always wanting to win, and you can see how focused he is to win,” says John of Young’s intensity. “That’s what you need. Basketball, cornhole, ping pong—any of those he’s super competitive and you just know that he really wants to win, and he’s going

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<21 to practice until he wins.” Nat’s mother, Rosie Young, says even at a young age her son was fierce. “We used to play games with him when he was little, like Candyland and Sorry!, and we used to have to let him win. He’d change the rules as we went along. He enjoys it. He enjoys competition,” she says. When it comes to surfing, Young says he may not have the prettiest style, but when he’s on a wave, he doesn’t think about how he looks. “I definitely put all my energy, all my strength, into every turn I do,” Young says. “I want to throw everything I have at the wave. When you’re doing that, putting all your power, that — that’s my approach.”

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<22 and I’ve got the jitters. But when I meet Young at Santa Cruz’s Paradigm Sport, where he trains four days a week between contests with strength coach Joey Wolfe, I’m instantly at ease. He’s just a regular guy. At 5 feet 10 inches and 164 pounds, Young is muscular but blends into the crowd. He’s friendly and talks in intermittent bursts when he’s not doubled over, catching his breath between sets. Wolfe, the gym’s owner, is a former minor league baseball player. He’s trained Young since 2010, when Young was 18 years old, 20 pounds lighter and just entering the qualifying series, the “minor leagues” of surfing. “When Nat came to me he was already flexible,” says Wolfe. “His thoracic rotation is off the charts. He’s played baseball, basketball, golf. He’s an athlete first. So having someone with incredible body awareness, who’s already played other sports, it’s about getting him stronger.” Young likes to train with friends, and on this day he’s lifting with Santa Cruz lifeguard Paul Steinberg and Tyler McCaul, a professional mountain biker from La Selva Beach. After a foam-roller massage and dynamic stretching warm-up, Wolfe leads the trio through a strength-

building routine: kettlebell Turkish get-ups, medicine ball pushups, bodyweight core exercises, and others. In one drill, Young holds the ends of a heavy rope, balances on one foot on a BOSU ball and beats his arms up and down like a Taiko drummer. Each day the training changes. Surfers need strength to handle the g-forces of carving aggressive turns. But they also need to be flexible and fast to launch off the wave’s lip and land aerial maneuvers. Wolfe says he’s careful that Young stays lean, so Young squats less weight than the professional baseball players, for example, but Wolfe doesn’t place much emphasis on sport-specific conditioning. “For rotational power, that’s no difference for a baseball player, a fighter, a surfer. It’s all the same,” Wolfe says.

THE TEACHER Young says that without his mother, he never would have become a professional surfer. Until Nat turned 17, Rosie Young drove him every weekend for six years to Southern California, where all the junior contests were. “She had a Jeep and on one of the trips the door fell off,” says Young.

THE SURF ISSUE “[With Nat], it was like, here’s another backside guy, but to another degree,” Horn says. “Having that bottom-turn to top-turn combination at that young of an age, that is something really important to have competitively. So yeah, it was clear that there was great potential at a young age.”

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“And then there was the Volvo. It got 280,000 miles in four years. It just died on her.” Rosie Young was a legal secretary before quitting when Nat began his junior career. She spent thousands of hours on the cliffs, videotaping him surf. She edited the tape into short films, which he’d watch on repeat. “They were his teacher,” Rosie Young says. “Wherever he surfed, I’d film—up the coast, Pleasure Point, the beaches here. Wherever he went, I went with my camera.” She says Nat becoming a top 10 surfer was never the goal when he was young. She was friends with other surfers’ parents and enjoyed traveling with her son. His father Dennis, a talented Santa Cruz surfer who died in 2012 of cancer, would take him on surfing trips, she says, and was not a “helicopter dad.” “He had joy in just watching Nat. He didn’t give much advice, except recommendations on boards,” says Rosie, who joins fans across the world to watch her son compete on live webcasts from her home in Santa Cruz. “If he has a heat at two in the morning, I’ll set my alarm for 1:30 so I won’t be all groggy,” she says. “The ones in Europe are the worst.” Kieran Horn, a former Santa Cruz surfer and now O’Neill’s marketing and business director in Holland, managed Young in his junior career. He didn’t coach Young, but gave advice on boards and helped him prepare for international trips. Even at 12 years old, Young was clearly a “man among boys” in contests and already had the fundamentals to become one of the best surfers in the world, Horn says. Young is known for his backside surfing—with his back to the wave—his strong bottom turn and aggressive vertical attack of the wave’s lip. Broadcasters regularly gush about his powerful “tree-trunk legs.” Off each top turn, his board throws an explosive spray of water, an indication of his strength. Before Young, Santa Cruz produced a series of backside goofy-footers in the 1980s and 1990s, such as Anthony Ruffo and Chris Gallagher.

FOLLOW NAT YOUNG: The contest window for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast is March 10-21. Young’s first heat will be against John John Florence and Jack Freestone. More info at worldsurfleague.com; download the app for alerts when contests are called.

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Countywide BeachHouse Update By Datta Khalsa, Broker Kiteboarders, Windsurfers, Eastsiders and Westsiders alike agree that our county beaches are host to some of the best surf in the world. So naturally for the Good Times Surf Issue, it made sense for me to do a piece about homes where you can walk to the waves. What does it cost to live close to the water? As you might imagine, it’s not exactly cheap, but depending on how close to the water you have to be, you might be surprised to find that there are options available that won’t necessarily break the bank. Here are statistics for listings in the beach areas in the various categories over course of the past year: • Looking at Condos, there are 21 active listings on the market within a few blocks of the beach at an average price of $712,143, ranging from an oceanfront unit in Capitola for $2,250,000 down to a 1BR unit in Seascape Resort for $320,000. There are only two listings in escrow for this category and 46 sales during the past year at an average price of $712,204. • For Townhomes near the beach, things are a little tighter with only 3 listings available at an average price of $1,245,667 compared to an equal number of listings in escrow, and 17 sales in the past year that closed at an average price of $897,147.

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• There are currently 28 houses on the market in the county within a few blocks of the beach with the average price at $2,585,767, compared to 10 homes in escrow, and 111 sales in the past year that closed at an average price of $1,480,874.

• At $12,500,000 and $3,250.98 per SF, 735 Las Olas in Aptos has both the highest price and the highest price per SF in the County amongst the properties currently on the market, and the highest sale in the past year was 63 Geoffroy in Live Oak for $6,395,000, but that distinction may soon be taken by 1570 Prospect Ave in Capitola, currently in escrow with an asking price of $7,995,000.

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• The distinction for least expensive home on the market where you can walk to the waves is led by the diminutive 1-bedroom 208 Saxon cottage in Capitola at $795,000 edging out the 3-bedroom home at 122 Sacramento in Santa Cruz in second at $889,000. To provide a venue for tracking beach home sales, I recently created a live IDX page at SantaCruzCountyBeachHomes.com that shows the current inventory of any listings in the County within a few blocks of the beach in real-time as they hit the market. And of course you can get in touch with any good local agent for a custom report and a tour of any homes close to the surf that you would like to see live and in person.

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ather Donald Calloway has seen the world both as a surfer and as a Catholic priest. Before converting, Calloway, who has a Grateful Dead tattoo on his back, lived a different life as a teenager— fooling around, partying, doing jail time, and getting deported from Japan after a stint running drugs for the Japanese mafia.

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days a month. I travel constantly, and the cool thing is that I get to surf all over the world now. I’ll be in Florida tomorrow, and just this morning I was surfing in Blacks down in San Diego. I always try to get speaking gigs where I can also go surfing. So, I get to go to islands all over. What kind of boards do you use?

I’m a shortboarder. I’m not into longboarding yet. I’ll wait till I get old. I usually don’t travel with my

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I’ll be telling my conversion story. So, it’s called ‘No Turning Back.’ It’s basically from the days I was into drugs and chasing girls all around. And I went into rehabs and got kicked out of a foreign country—that kind of stuff—and how it came about that everything in my life changed. Do you think about spiritual things while you surf?

Yes and no. To me, surfing is

mystical in and of itself. And there’s something about it. I don’t even like to call it a sport, but it is a sport. It’s a living experience because you’re on something that’s alive. And it’s never repeated the same … You’re coming as close to a miraculous thing as you can by walking on water. You’re doing something we normally can’t do. You’re standing above water, and you’re playing with it. The ultimate goal is to get barreled. When there’s a huge barrel, you’re totally encompassed by water, and you’re not wet.

Calloway will speak at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Shrine of St. Joseph, 544 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. For more information, visit fathercalloway.com.

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he waves at Mavericks were, by their typical standards, modest on Feb. 12 for this year’s annual contest, topping out around 30 feet. Even on small days, though, the surf can be bone-crushing for someone who makes the slightest wrong move, with shallow water and teeth-like rocks just beyond the break. This year’s trophy went to Nic Lamb, 28, a model big-wave surfer who grew up in Santa Cruz and now lives in Venice Beach. “It’s like Mount Everest meets Niagara Falls,” Lamb tells GT via email, of the Titans of Mavericks contest. This year’s invitational was the first under its new name, as well as with the guidance of Cartel Management, its latest organizer. Lamb, who first surfed Mavericks at age 14, also took part in a film documenting the 48 hours leading up to the unpredictable event. The choppy conditions that day led to a handful of mishaps, including wipeouts from Lamb and Santa Cruz local Ken “Skindog”

Collins, who suffered a ruptured eardrum and later told reporters that he almost drowned. As if that isn’t enough to send a chill down competitors’ spines, it had been only one month earlier at this same break that surfer Garrett McNamara, who holds the record for biggest wave ever surfed, skidded down the face of the wave and got eaten by the giant swell. McNamara survived after being rescued and having his arm, which snapped out of his shoulder, surgically repaired. Lamb took home a $30,000 prize. Joining him in the contest’s semifinal round were fellow Santa Cruz surfers Tyler Fox, who finished fourth overall, Zach Wormhoudt and Anthony Tashnick. Santa Cruz locals have a history of performing well, and Lamb credits that to their advantage of having the incredible waves in their own backyard. “I’ve always felt I’ve had the ability, but in the end it’s up to the ocean to cooperate,” Lamb says. “The human body can only do so much. The ocean has to do the rest.”

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San Francisco choreographers bring power and fluidity to the Tannery’s Winter Dance Fest BY WENDY MAYER-LOCHTEFELD

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winter dance fest has been elevated by the theater—and this show is about presenting excellence in its purist form,” says Willis. “We’ve brought together two tour-deforce, high-powered dancers and choreographers to show that this stage is worthy of that. It’s thrilling.”

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of Empire, what it means to carry on dance within a family,” says Willis. “It’s a powerful thing within the context of the stage, to see Micha and her daughters individually but also in terms of continuity. Their physicality alone is mind blowing.” Scott returns to her experience as a dancer when talking about her development as choreographer: “I love to challenge myself and my dancers, to push us forward in our capacity as artists. I bring my whole self to my art form, and I strive to be utterly open.” Willis hopes to bring more world and contemporary artists to Santa Cruz during seasonal runs in the fall and winter. “With the ethnic dance festival in the fall, it’s our time to curate world artists, those that live here in Santa Cruz along with national and international artists,” says Willis. “In the winter, I hope to exhibit contemporary artists and artists of color working in the local contemporary dance community.” TWDCC is crucial in promoting alternatives and diversity in the local dance community, says Willis. “I’m a woman of color raising a family here. I’m an artist. I’m bringing what I want to see more of in this town,” she says. “That’s always been my goal. It makes our city vibrant.” Her background in New York informs her point of view. “It’s a place of incredible economic, racial, and political diversity,” she says. “I want to create those unexpected intersections here.” Willis notes how the presence of diversity alone brings in more of it, how it has a cascading effect: Politics soften, communities broaden, and the arts thrive. Dawson and Scott, both artists of color, are exhilarating expressions of the waterfall. Willis is thrilled to be part of the process, she says, especially here—in a town that has embraced her passion and vision. “I tell people all the time, I could not have built this organization anywhere else,” she says. “There’s something special about this place.”

Info: 7:30-10 p.m., Feb. 27. Colligan Theater, Tannery Arts Center, 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. 621-6226. $15-$45.

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call them installations now, but we used to call them environments,” says Daniella Woolf, pointing to long hypnotic “totems” of folded paper and wax hanging from the high ceilings and walls of her Westside Santa Cruz studio. “I always worked large,” she says with a mischievous smile. “When I was 13 I won a scholarship to an art institute in downtown L.A. And even then I was making the largest things in the class, out of papier-mâché and plaster of Paris.” Woolf, whose raven curls appear to have their own electrical outlet, is something of a legend in fiber art circles. A pioneer in encaustic sculpture, she was co-founder of

WaxWorks West and has authored texts, workshops and online tutorials that incite creativity the world over. “I grew up in a Hollywood movie family,” she explains. “We went to the theater and opera all the time. My dad had a prop house—a huge warehouse, the entire place filled to the brim with things that could be used as movie and theater props. This was the environment I grew up in.” After “taking every art class they had at Cal Poly,” Woolf transferred to Cal State Northridge. It was a summer weaving program in Maine that pointed her toward her ultimate specialty. “The weavers were having more fun than anyone else,” she says, with a twinkle in her eye. “I was now a fiber artist.”

In graduate school at UCLA, Woolf discovered that she was in the epicenter of the exploding field of textile and fiber art. So she left her husband of three years and acquired a girlfriend whose family had a house in the San Lorenzo Valley. The woman who once wanted to be a surgeon found a responsive audience for her artwork. “I was starting to get commission for public buildings, and I had an art agent who was getting me work,” she says. After a stint living in San Francisco, Woolf returned to Santa Cruz in 1985 and became lifelong friends with fiber and conceptual artists B. Modern and Beth Regards. “I’ve had every type of job,” she admits. “I’ve worked at UCSC, been a telemarketer, done food

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demos wearing a hairnet, you name it. And in 2005 I was asked to teach encaustic at Cabrillo.” Encaustic—involving color and texture embedded in and applied to shaped wax—came into her life via a gallery on Whidbey Island in Washington. “I saw an exhibit of poured-wax surfaces with things embedded in them. I was physically drawn to them. They were pulling me,” she says, rising up from her chair to dramatize. And that was it—she researched encaustic techniques and mastered them to the point of starting up her own workshops, writing two books, and co-founding WaxWorks West in Corralitos. “It was, and is, wildly successful,” she smiles, finally retiring from the school two years ago. What’s glorious about encaustic? “It’s the most versatile medium,” she says. “It’s the glue that will hold everything together. I’m really a mixed media person—I’m nuts for materials. Encaustic allowed me to mix, embed and sculpt.” Woolf loves materials. “Those are encaustisized bank checks of my mother’s,” she says of a hanging sculpture in her studio. “A mixedmedia portrait.” Woolf and her lover of 20 years now have three grandchildren. “We’re thinking of remodeling this studio space into our granny palace love nest,” she chuckles. The big house would be occupied by the children. It’s a time of transition for Woolf. “The grandkids give me something I’ve never gotten from my art—a force of love, so innocent and potent. Time is flying by. In 1975, when I was only 27 years old, I showed a piece at the Lausanne Biennale,” she says, clearly enjoying the recollection. “It was a giant crocheted forest of sisal that weighed 600 pounds! I had to pay $1 a pound to have it shipped. That’s how I learned that I had to make large artworks that were both lightweight and modular. Now I work really small, but create really big exhibits.” An avowed tool junkie, Woolf is having fun with her work. “Box cutters—they’re my favorite tool right now.” Paper, fiber, thread, wax, paint, fabric—if it’s a workable material, it’s probably in use right now by Woolf. daniellawoolf.com.

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TAKE A PICTURE, IT’LL LAST LONGER Regina Carter plays two shows at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Monday, Feb. 29.

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How Regina Carter’s forgotten family history shaped her musical memory and her sound BY CAT JOHNSON

n Regina Carter’s family tree, there is a blank spot where her maternal grandfather should be. Growing up, no one talked about him and when she asked, family members wouldn’t tell her anything. “A lot of my aunts and uncles will just say they didn’t remember him,” she says. “How do you not remember your father? I knew there was something there. There’s a reason people are not remembering and I have to get to the bottom.” Carter finally found a relative who would share stories about her grandfather with her and answer her questions. When asked if she found what she was looking for from the stories, she simply says, “I did.”

Filling in the details of her family story led Carter to a familiar place: music. A born musician who was playing the piano by the age of 3 and took up the violin at 4, Carter is now a world-renowned jazz violinist in the lineage of greats, including Stéphane Grappelli, Billy Bang and Stuff Smith. Carter turned to folk songs from the late-1800s in an attempt to connect with her grandfather. In particular, field recordings from the Alan Lomax collection and music from the Alabama Folklife Association provided a glimpse into what her grandfather’s life might have been like. It also inspired a musical project that would become her ninth solo album, Southern Comfort.

The album is a haunting reworking of old folk and gospel tunes, spirituals, ballads, children’s songs, and blues, brought to life with Carter’s soulful and lovely playing. The album showcases familiar tunes, including “Trampin,” “See See Rider,” and “Honky Tonkin’,” as well as lesserknown ones such as “Blues de Basile” and “Cornbread Crumbled in Gravy.” Where many of the field recordings are single voices, or a group of voices, Carter and her band draw out unexpected elements of the tunes, with crashing drums, accordion, electric guitar and, of course, Carter’s violin leading the way. The result is an emotional and personal exploration of the past, through the lens of modern styles and tools. When Carter plays

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WEDNESDAY 2/24 ARTS SHADES OF BLUE Celebrate the cool blue feelings of winter in our first show of 2016. This is our annual juried show, with cash prizes. Come see who wins. Gallery open Wednesdays through Sundays, Noon-5 p.m. SC Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St., Ben Lomond. 336-3513. Free.

BUSINESS BROWN BAG SERIES: COMBINING TODAY’S TECH TO MARKET YOUR BUSINESS Ian Utile will lead us in an interactive discussion about some of the successful marketing campaigns he has led during the last year. Noon-1 p.m. Downtown Santa Cruz Public Library Upstairs Meeting Room, 224 Church St., Santa Cruz. Teresa Thomae, sbdc@cabrillo.edu. Free. HOUR LOCAL RADIO SHOW Host Neil Pearlberg sits down with many of the fascinating and diverse members of the community of Santa Cruz. Every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. Listen at KSCO AM 1080, FM 104.1 and ksco.com. 479-1080.

Two artists, one intersection—Peter Hiers and Terese Garcia, from Monterey and Seaside, respectively, create works that are raw and powerful. Their first partner show in Santa Cruz, Intersection features Hiers’ sculptures, which intricately incorporate industrial materials and tire rubber with sophistication and ease. Garcia’s paintings are wet-acrylic stories of meditation, lines, blocks, colors, and sweat. “There is something shocking and uncomfortable with Intersection in a way that I crave,” says Radius Gallery director Ann Hazels. “This is really important work that needs to be seen.” Ends March 6. Info: Noon-5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24. Radius Gallery, 1050 River St. #127, Santa Cruz.

2016 BUSINESS SHOWCASE & MIXER Where can you find great food, networking opportunists, and explore exciting local businesses? The Greatest Showcase is on the move and we invite you to take a walk with local businesses and “Explore New Avenues.” 4-7 p.m. Seascape Golf Club aptoschamber. com or call Jennifer at 688-1467. $5.

CLASSES SALSA RUEDA CLASSES Cuban-style dance at the Tannery. Introductory and beginning classes 7-8 p.m. Intermediate and advanced classes 8-9 pm. 7-9 p.m. Tannery 1060 River St., Suite #111, Santa Cruz. Cesario, Danny, Gilberto. $7/$5. BATERIA SAMBA CRUZ Come learn to play drums and the carnival rhythms of Brazil. All levels. Instruments provided. 7-8:30 p.m. Tannery Arts Center, 1060 River St., #104, Santa Cruz. Joe Mailloux, 435-6813. $10.

KRISTOPHER JANSMA AT BOOKSHOP SANTA CRUZ It’s five years after graduation and a group of twentysomethings are upended by post9/11 tragedy. Kristopher Jansma’s latest book We Came to the City chronicles the gritty city of New York with the quintessential group of friends just trying to get by: the visionary artist, the ambitious best friend, the alcoholic astronomer, the poet manqué, and the shy investment banker. From the author of the acclaimed The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards comes a story of friendship and hope. Jansma is the 2014 winner of the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award, has been praised by The New Yorker and described by the The Village Voice as “F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Wes Anderson.” Info: 7 p.m. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. bookshopsantacruz. com. Free; Book is $27.

BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building. Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@ iadance.com. $10. TRIPLE P WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: HOW TO DEAL WITH DISOBEDIENCE Attend this free parenting workshop focused on families with children with special needs. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Police

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Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. Nate, santacruzoa. org/meetings or 429-7906. Free. SONS IN RETIREMENT This statewide group of retired men invites you to be our guest at our monthly luncheon. You’ll meet kindred spirits, have a fine lunch and learn something new from a top notch guest speaker. Noon- 1 p.m. Elks Club, 150 Jewell St., Santa Cruz. Call Greg at 684-1834 to RSVP. Free. FINAL OPTIONS DISCUSSION GROUP We meet on the last Wednesday of each month to discuss our end of life options. Guests are welcome. 2-3:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Drive, Aptos. 688-8672 or email finaloptions@outlook.com. Free. ADHD SUPPORT GROUP Parents of children and young adults with ADHD meet the second Wednesday of every month. Adults with ADHD meet the fourth Wednesday of every month. For more information contact 6:30-8 p.m. Aptos Fire Station 6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Judy Brenis at 818-9619 or jbbrenis@comcast.net. Free.

BOOSTING VITALITY: IDENTIFYING & ELIMINATING H.I.D.D.E.N STRESS Licensed Nutritionist and author Rebecca Hazelton will lead you through her method of investigating and eliminating your unique stressors. Pre registration suggested. 6-7 p.m. New Leaf Community Market community classroom, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz. newleafwestside.eventbrite.com. $5.

THURSDAY 2/25 ARTS THURSDAY ART MARKET Held rain or shine in the Tannery Courtyard, features live music, artist demonstrations, loft artists, and guest chefs with rotating menus. The adjacent Working Studios at the Tannery Arts Center will be open to visitors. 3-6 p.m. Tannery Arts Center, Santa Cruz.

HEALTH FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Obsessed with food, weight or dieting? FA is a program based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins at FA meetings. 9-10:30 a.m. 420 Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. Elana, 435-0680. Free.

SPIRITUAL DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: THE WISDOM OF EMPTINESS Join us for the final module of the Discovering Buddhism series where we gain insights and wisdom to learn how to see ourselves and the world as they really are. 7-9 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. landofmedicinebuddha.org. Free/Donation.

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CLASSES BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building. Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@ iadance.com. $10. CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength, range of motion and stamina. It is easy for everyone. Grey Bears, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Yoga Center Santa Cruz, 234-6791. $5.

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James D’Leon learned to play the piano at the age of 4. By the time he was 5, he’d already played his first solo recital. From there it was a straight-shot path to piano prodigy stardom, attending the prestigious pre-college San Francisco Conservatory of Music and studying under May Kurka and Milton Salkind. After winning numerous awards and top honors as a graduate of Temple University’s Esther Boyer College of Music, D’León has since played with many of the world’s finest chamber groups including the Shanghai String Quartet and the Muir String Quartet. This Saturday, Feb. 27, D’León will take audiences on a musical journey from Franck to Liszt to Frederic Rzewski.

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MUSIC FOURTH FRIDAY FAMILY MUSIC JAM It's time to Jam with your Fam. Bring your whole fam and jam out with us in our Music Together classroom behind The Abbey Coffeehouse. Bring your little ones and your fave dance tunes. 4:30-6:30 p.m. 239 High St., Santa Cruz. Tammy at 438-3514 or musicalme.com. $20.

OUTDOORS WATSONVILLE FARMERS MARKET This market is in the heart of the famously bountiful Pajaro Valley. Peaceful and familyoriented, the Hispanic heritage of this community gives this market a “mercado” feel. 2-7 p.m. 200 Main St., Watsonville. Free.

Supply, 115 Monterey Salinas Hwy., Salinas. sp@mcshanesnursery.com. $7. VINYASA FLOW Join Michelle for this fun, exploratory vinyasa flow class. We warm the body with rhythmic movement then go deeper into our peak poses. Some experience with yoga is recommended.11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. michellenak2@gmail.com. $15/$9.

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MCP MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL— CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER MCP Middle and High School, is holding their second annual fundraiser at the Scotts Valley Community Center. Sample a variety of food, wine, casino games, and raffle prizes. Ages 21 and over. 7-10:30 p.m. Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. exploremcp.org. $75.

CTV ORIENTATION AND STUDIO TOUR We welcome you to CTV, Community TV of Santa Cruz. If you would like to find out more, please sign up for our orientation and studio tour. 2-5 p.m. 816 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. 425 8848. Free.

DATE NIGHT: HOMEMADE PIZZA AND ARTISANAL BEER Sign up for date night with your sweetheart, and make pizza from scratch, while sipping artisanal craft beers. Pre registration required. 6- 8:30 p.m. New Leaf Community Market community classroom, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. newleafwestside.eventbrite.com $42.

THE LITTLE MERMAID CYT Presents The Little Mermaid. Matinees at 3 p.m. Feb. 20, 21, 27 and 28. Evening Performances at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 and 27. Cabrillo College Crocker Theater. Tickets at cytsantacruz.org or Crocker Theater Box Office. 479-6154. $14.

BUSINESS BUILD YOUR BUSINESS: SOLVING THE SOCIAL MEDIA PUZZLE Attend this seminar and learn how to put all the pieces of the online puzzle together to grow your business. 9:30 a.m.-Noon. Cabrillo College Rm 1604, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Register at 4796136 or santacruzsbdc.org/node/21024. Teresa Thomae, sbdc@cabrillo.edu. $35.

CLASSES BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE An introduction to ballet technique with a focus on posture, balance and strength building. Noon-1:15 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@ iadance.com. $10. JOE SABOL’S FRUIT TREE GRAFTING WORKSHOP This week, Joe Sabol’s Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop. Folks of all experience levels are welcome. 1:30-2:30 p.m., McShanes Nursery & Landscape

APTOS FARMERS MARKET AT CABRILLO COLLEGE Voted Good Times best farmers market in Santa Cruz County. With more than 90 vendors, the Aptos Farmers Market offers an unmatched selection of locally grown produce and specialty foods. 8 a.m.-Noon. Cabrillo College. montereybayfarmers.org or akeller@montereybayfarmers.org. Free. LESBIAN HAPPY HOUR Join us at Tampico Kitchen & Lounge for liter margaritas $17 and full nachos con todo $9 special. Everyone welcome. 3-6 p.m. Tampico’s Kitchen & Lounge, 822 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.

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MUSIC ESOTERIC COLLECTIVE Esoteric Collective plays straight-ahead jazz featuring the energetic and highly improvisational Bebop of the 1940s to the cool Jazz of the 1950s and the 1960s. 6-9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse Restaurant and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. davenportroadhouse.com. Free.

SPIRITUAL MEDICINE BUDDHA PRACTICE GUIDED MEDITATION Sessions include recitation of traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayers and the Medicine Buddha mantra, as well as some quiet meditation. 9:30-10:45 a.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation. ZEN MEDITATION & LIFE How do you practice equanimity, kindness and compassion? Four classes on The Awakened Mind & Heart. Meditation 8:30 a.m. Class and tea: 9-10:30 a.m. Ocean Gate Zen Center, 920 41st Ave., Capitola. 8:30-10:30 a.m. 920 41st Ave., Suite B, Capitola. info@ oceangatezen.org. Donation. THE HEALING POWER OF UNSELFISHNESS A Christian Science Lecture by Lois Rae Carlson, CSB, of Chicago, Illinois. Simultaneous Spanish translation will be available. 2-3 p.m. 3200 Center St., Soquel. Ines 475-1919. Free.

MEET THE NEED - HELP SOMEONE READ Come to a free one-hour orientation to learn how you can become a volunteer reading tutor. No teaching or foreign language experience necessary. Only requires 2-3 hours per week. 10-11 a.m. Volunteer Center, 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Genie Dee. Free.

SUNDAY 2/28 ARTS PACIFIC COLLEGIATE SPRING MUSICAL, “SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL” Come enjoy the gathering of Dr. Seuss’s quirky characters in a heartwarming family-fun story. Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. pacificcollegiate. seatyourself.biz. $15/$8.

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CLASSES GOOD MORNING WORKOUT Get your juices flowing. Enjoy the music and get fit at the same time. You’ll learn movement, 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. PRUNING SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS Join Carol Nickbarg, horticulturist and UCCE Master Gardener, to learn key pruning principles and techniques. 1-3 p.m. Quail Hollow Ranch County Park, 800 Quail Hollow Road, Felton. Lee Summers 335-3948 or prc120@scparks.com. $3. SPEAKEASY 3 SEXTET LIVE AT SWING SET LOUNGE. Come join us for a night of great live music by local band Speakeasy 3 Sextet. Snacks provided. All ages welcome. 8-10 p.m. Pacific Arts Complex, 1122 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. swingsetlounge.com or swingsetloungesc@gmail.com. $10.

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VINYASA FLOW Join Michelle for this fun, exploratory vinyasa flow class. We warm the body with rhythmic movement then go deeper into our peak poses. Some experience with yoga is recommended. 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. Michellenak2@gmail. com. $15/$9. BEGINNING UKULELE Learn the basics with Jayme Kelly Curtis. 2-3:30 p.m. A private home in Santa Cruz. Register here timebanksantacruz.org/events or admin@ timebanksantacruz.org. $15.

FOOD & WINE ACADEMY AWARDS VIEWING SOIREE AT ASSEMBLY Event Santa Cruz presents a red carpet/black tie evening of Academy Awards viewing hosted by Assembly Restaurant. 5-10 p.m. Assembly Restaurant 1108 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. eventsantacruz.com or matthew@eventsantacruz.com. $40.

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THE BASS REVOLUTION The SF-Munich Trio performs works by Schiffelholz, Fasch, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven and Mozart. 3-5 p.m. UCSC Recital Hall, 402 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz. info@scbaroque.org. $30/$20/$16/$5.

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SPIRITUAL GUIDED MEDITATION Led by Venerable Drimay, an excellent way to learn how to set up a daily meditation practice. Stabilizing meditation followed by guided contemplation on various Dharma topics. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation. MEDICINE BUDDHA PUJA Medicine Buddha Puja is a prayer ceremony that is performed daily at Land of Medicine Buddha. One Sunday a month it is done in English. The other three Sundays it is done in Tibetan. 2-3 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383 or landofmedicinebuddha.org. Free/donation. INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION SERVICE Join the Santa Cruz SRF Meditation Group for Sunday morning Inspirational Service. This service includes inspirational readings from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. 11 a.m.-Noon. Call for location, 334-2088. CHANUKAH HOSTED BY CHADEISH YAMEINU Celebrate with Santa Cruz’s Jewish Renewal congregation. Join with entire congregation and Munchkin Minyan lighting candles, singing, and snacking. Visit website for more details. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Peace United Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz. cysantacruz.com. Free. SUBUD INTRODUCTION Subud is a worldwide association of people who follow the spiritual practice known as the Latihan Kejiwaan, an exercise of surrender to the divine force within each one of us. Reservation required. 11 a.m.-Noon. Subud Center, 3800 Old San Jose Road, Soquel. 588-3013 or santacruz.subudcalifornia.org. Free.

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CLASSES JAZZ: BEGINNING JAZZ FOR ADULTS An introductory study in classic American jazz choreography and technique. This class begins with placement, strength and an emphasis on turns, kicks and jumps. 1:30-

2:30 p.m. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. info@iadance.com. $10. BEGINNING HIP-HOP FOR ADULTS HipHop is a great way to build strength, stamina and flexibility while having fun and learning to dance. No prior dance experience required. 7-8 p.m. 320 Encinal St., Santa Cruz. International Academy of Dance Santa Cruz. $10. TRIPLE P WORKSHOP: GOING SHOPPING WITH YOUR CHILD Attend this free parenting workshop. Details online. 6-7:30 p.m. La Manzana Community Resources, 521 Main St., Suite E, Watsonville. first5scc.org/ workshop-going-shopping-your-child-2. Free. TRIYOGA LEVEL 1 YOGA CLASS Enjoy the wealth of TriYoga. Taught by Terri Richards. 9:30 a.m. 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. 464-8100. $15.

HEALTH ARM-IN-ARM CANCER SUPPORT GROUP For women with advanced, recurrent and metastatic cancers. Registration required. 12:30-2 p.m. WomenCARE. 457-2273. Free.

SPIRITUAL MONDAY DROP-IN MEDITATION Led by Venerable Yangchen and Venerable Gyalten— basic meditation instruction and practice. One session of mindfulness meditation, followed by guided reflection meditation. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. 462-8383. Donation. THE FOUNDATION OF ALL GOOD QUALITIES In these classes, Yogi Master Je Tsongkhapa explains a four-page poem he wrote on the stages called The Foundation of All Good Qualities. 7-9 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha 5800 Prescott Road Soquel. office@landofmedicinebuddha.org or landofmedicinebuddha.org. $10/Donation.

TUESDAY3/1 BUSINESS BUILD YOUR BUSINESS: WRITING YOUR BEST BUSINESS PLAN This seminar will lead you to focus on financial projections, a marketing plan, and a strategic plan to put your business on the road to success. Led by Keith Holtaway. 2-5 p.m. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Tony Hill ABC Room, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Teresa Thomae, sbdc@ cabrillo.edu. $35.

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BATERIA SANTA CRUZ Bateria Samba Cruz is a hands-on class dedicated to learning and performing Samba of traditions of Brazil. We will build repertoire through exercises, growing as an ensemble each class. 6-7 p.m. The Tannery, 1060 River St., #111, Santa Cruz. 227-6770. $7.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: APTOS A 12-step program for the friends and families who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another. 7-8:30 p.m. Freedom Road Church, 7200 Freedom Blvd., Aptos. saveyoursanity@aol.com or helpline 291-5099. Free.

WEEKLY WORKSHOP FOR HEALERS Designed to help healers articulate their services, these workshops meet every Tuesday evening. Bring your project and questions, get technical support for your website/blog. 7-9 p.m. Center for Source Healing, 2959 Park Ave., Suite E, Soquel. 854-7538, info@vibrantexpression.net. $15.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS OA Tools of Recovery Study. OA is a 12-step support group to stop eating compulsively, including anorexia and bulimia. 1-2 p.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, Youth Room, 420 Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. 429-7906 or santacruzoa.org. Free.

GUIDED MEDITATION FOR STRESS REDUCTION Guided Meditation to Reduce your Stress with Renee Rowe. Every Tuesday evening. 7-7:45 p.m. The Barn Studio, 104 S. Park Way, Santa Cruz. awakentoyourpath. com. Donation. CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength, range of motion and stamina. It is easy for everyone. Each class is informative and creative. Learn self care and stress reduction in a safe and supportive environment. Grey Bears. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Yoga Center, Santa Cruz. 234-6791. $5.

FOOD & WINE DINE-OUT FOR THE DIVERSITY CENTER Come out for a delicious meal at Shadowbrook and support our community at the same time. Tell your waiter you’re dining for The Diversity Center and 33 percent of your bill will be donated. 5-9 p.m. Shadowbrook Restaurant, 1750 Wharf Rd., Capitola. 475-1511.

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WOMEN'S RECOVERY GROUP Living Evolution presents a weekly circle focused on assisting women on the path of recovery from addiction. A six week course. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Midtown livingevolution.org to register $60/$15. Medi-cal accepted. No one turned away.

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.

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AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT Come explore Feldenkrais Awareness through movement classes. These engaging classes will heighten your vitality as they increase your self-awareness and overall well-being. Pre registration required. 9:30 a.m. Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-8893. Free.

BUSINESS DEBTORS ANONYMOUS Living in chaos and drama around money? You are not alone. In Business Debtors Anonymous, all are welcome, and we specifically focus on recovering from debt in one’s business. 5:15-6:30 p.m. Calvary Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz. 4253272. Free.

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SPIRIT OF ’76 Every Grateful Dead fanatic has their own personal favorite period. For a lot of people, that is the early ’70s, when the band was heavily influenced by Americana elements. Other people prefer the late ’60s, when they were much more psychedelic. For guitarist/ singer Matt Hartle, the best period is 1976. In fact, he named his Grateful Dead tribute band the Spirit of ’76 after their musical output from that year.

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“They were coming off a hiatus after playing all these large venues. When they came back, they played more intimate settings, and the arrangements became simpler,” says Hartle. “As the ’70s progressed, they got more formulaic. In 1976, they were still figuring that all out. There was a looseness to the arrangements at that point.”

For some shows, they will recreate Grateful Dead setlists from that year. But even when they don’t go that far, they play the songs the same way the Grateful Dead would have likely played these songs in 1976, including the lineup. For instance, Donna Jean Godchaux was in the band from 1972-1979, so they have a female vocalist to sing her parts. “I’m blessed to live in Santa Cruz, where we have a great contingent of people that love to come out and dance to the Grateful Dead’s music,” Hartle says. “When we book a show, we’re guaranteed to get a good crowd that comes out that knows the songs, that loves the songs as much as we do, that has danced to the songs a million times, like we’ve played them a million times.” AARON CARNES INFO: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $12/ adv, $15/door. 335-2800.

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WEDNESDAY 2/24 INDIE-ROCK

DIANE COFFEE A former voice actor for Disney productions like Kim Possible and Lilo & Stitch, Shaun Fleming got an early start in show business. A change of course led him into the music business, where he made a name for himself as drummer of the indie rock band Foxygen. His solo project, which is oozing with Jagger levels of flamboyance and swagger, is dubbed Diane Coffee. While rooted in lo-fi indie rock, the band, led by Fleming and his acoustic guitar, cover ground from ’60s folk to bubblegum pop, rock and doo-wop. CAT JOHNSON INFO: 9 p.m. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.

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WORLD’S FINEST Did you know there was a gap between the sound of Americana and ska? Apparently so, but World’s Finest is the bridge that finally links these two genres. They also dabble in dub, reggae and bluegrass. Think of it as American roots meets Jamaican roots.

This Portland five-piece switches instruments around depending on style (banjo for bluegrass, sax for ska, etc.) The interesting moments are all the times they step away from one genre or the other and find that middle ground between them. AARON CARNES INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

THURSDAY 2/25 HIP-HOP

TYGA At age 26, Tyga is bigger than some artists twice his age. Since his 2008 debut album No Introduction, the Compton rapper has collaborated with a “who’s who” list of modern artists like Lil Wayne, Drake, Chris Brown, and more. When a beef between Tyga and his label, Cash Money Records, blew up last year, the artist decided to drop his fourth full-length, The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty, independently. 2015 also saw the launch of his acting career with a role in Dope, and as himself in MTV’s reality show Kingin’ With Tyga. MW INFO: 8 p.m. Catalyst Club, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $39.50-$45. 429-4135.

FRIDAY 2/26 ROCK

MOTHER HIPS When Mother Hips formed in the early ’90s, they were more or less part of the alt-rock scene. But as moody dark rock, grunge and funk metal fell by the wayside, the Mother Hips have remained much more relevant than most of their peers. This is a band influenced by roots, soul and occasional blasts of psych-rock. And with so many young bands these days playing with a lot of the same influences, it’s safe to assume that the Mother Hips have had some influence of their own. But it wouldn’t matter if they didn’t still rock, and put out good new music. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $22/adv, $25/door. 479-1854.

CELTIC

TÉADA A traditional Irish band with a global reach, Téada has performed around the world, from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico, Europe, Africa, Russia, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.

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INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $8. 429-4135.

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INFO: 8 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $25/adv, $27/door. 335-2800.

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CURIOUS QUAIL San Jose’s Curious Quail has come a long way since the early one-manband shows. (For those who missed it, imagine a folk singer with a laptop.) Now a five-piece, leader Mike Shirley-Donnelly has led the group to be one of the most eclectic and promising in the Bay Area. The folk elements are all but gone, but they mix ’90s alt-rock, chamber music, chiptune and power-pop. If that’s not enough, their records delve into some pretty complex themes and linking stories. Check out After the Lights Failed and devote a few weekends to picking up on all the nuances of the story—or just enjoy

SAT-SUN 2/27-2/28 RAGTIME

In what might be the start of a new tradition, the Santa Cruz Ragtime Festival brings vintage popular American music to venues around town throughout the weekend. The evening keyboard action centers on Kuumbwa, where some of the finest practitioners of the syncopated style that swept the nation in the 1890s will hold forth, including David Thomas Roberts, Adam Swanson, Frederick Hodges, Brian Holland, Danny Coots, and Carl Sonny Leyland. A tremendously sophisticated tradition that, along with Negro spirituals, was the first American music to exert broad influence abroad, ragtime is the festival’s focus, but it also encompasses later pianistic

INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $30/door. 4211734. santacruzragtime.com.

TUESDAY 3/1 EXPERIMENTAL

STRING NOISE An experimental husband-and-wife violin duo, String Noise comprises Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, who are described as “relentless contemporary music advocates with a propensity for the most intense and advanced classical music of today.” On Wednesday, the duo presents The Book of Strange Positions, a collection of original works and arrangements of covers of punk bands like Bad Brains, Violent Femmes, Deerhoof, Radiohead, Black Flag, and the Germs. The show is based on an album of the same name and explores the driving intensity that connects contemporary music with punk rock. CJ INFO: 7 p.m. Radius Gallery, 1050 River St. #127, Santa Cruz. $15/gen, $10/students. 706-1620.

INFO: 9 p.m. Saturday, March 12. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $25. 479-1854. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE PASSAFIRE

Reggae rockers out of Savannah, Georgia. Wednesday at Catalyst SHAWN MULLINS

Grammy-nominated Americana singersongwriter. Wednesday at Rio Theatre DAVID LINDLEY

Genre-bending multi-instrumentalist. Thursday at Kuumbwa BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL

Tribute to the Rio Olympics featuring Unidos da Bahia, Pato Banton and more. Saturday at Moe’s Alley MICHAEL CLEVELAND

Ten-time winner of the IBMA’s Fiddler of the Year Award. Monday at Don Quixote’s

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Featuring fiddle, accordion, guitar, frame drum, tin whistle, banjo, bouzouki, flute, and a whole lot of Celtic soul, Téada’s music ranges from high-energy rollicking numbers that get you out of your chair to get your best Riverdance moves on to heart-wrenching weepers that leave you holding back a tear. CJ

Before Del the Funky Homosapien was a celebrated Bay Area hip-hop artist, he wrote lyrics for his cousin, legendary rapper Ice Cube. The experience laid the foundation for Del’s solo career which included, among other highpoints, founding the Hieroglyphics crew in the early 1990s. More recently, Del released the 2014 album Iller Than Most to SoundCloud under the username Zartan Drednaught COBRA. He described the project as “lyrically ill but fun to listen to, nothing super heavy.” CAT JOHNSON

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday February 24th 8:30pm $7/10

Americana/Ska/Rock From Portland Oregon

WORLD’S FINEST + MOON CADILLAC Thursday February 25th 8:30pm $9/12 Americana, Roots & Blues Double Bill

MARTY O’REILLY + ROYAL JELLY JIVE Friday February 26th 9pm $22/25 (((folkYEAH!))) Presents

THE MOTHER HIPS Saturday February 27th 9pm $22/25 Brazilian Carnaval 2016 A Tribute To The Olympics In Rio

BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL with UNIDOS DA BAHIA PATO BANTON NAMORADOS DA LUA RIO SAMBA SCHOOL Sunday February 28th 4pm $12/15 Afternoon Blues Series

JOHN NEMETH Sunday February 28th 9pm $12/15

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APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Rockin Johnny 6-8p

AQUARIUS RESTAURANT Santa Cruz Dream Inn 175 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz BAYVIEW HOTEL 8041 Soquel Dr, Aptos

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Open Mic Night Free 7p

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville

Preacher Boy 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Minor Thirds Trio 6:30-9:30p Live Jazz & Wine Tasting Salsa Bahia 6-9p 6-9p

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SAT Hologram Sun, Pan Dulce, Fulminante $5 8p

Lloyd Whitney 1-5p Al Frisy 6-8p

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Hawk n Blues Mechanics 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Vultures at Arms Reach, Zipse, Androyd, Shiiva, Lechuza, Moirai $5 9p Rich Resey $5 9p

The Box (Goth Night) 9p

BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Pride Night 9p

Party w/Raina 9p

Comedy Night 9p

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola CASA SORRENTO 393 Salinas St, Salinas

Rand Rueter 6-8p

Swing Dance Social $5 5:30p Bigleaf Free 9p

Sound Off Saturdays Reggae Party Free 9p

Karaoke 9p

Curious Quail $8 8p

Noodles $13/$16 7:30p

Karaoke

Locals Night, Music w/Lil Billy

Karaoke 8p-Close

Jazz Society Donation 3:30p Joey Hudoklin Free 8p

The Holy Broke Free 8p Songwriter Showcase 7-10p

DJ Luna 9p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Incidental Live Music Revue w/Alisha

After Shock 9-11:45p Bordinghouse Free 8p

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Tango Ecstasy 6-9:30p

Comedy Night/80s Night Free 8:30p

Karaoke 8p-Close

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Minor Thirds Trio 7-10p

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

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Noche de Cumbia con DJ Tropa Loca 9p

Tyga $40/$45 7p Passafire $14/$17 8p

Vokab Kompany $10 8:30p

Mozzy $20/$25 8p

Goldlink $15/$18 8:30p

Classic Jerry Garcia Band Songs With THE

GARCIA PROJECT March 2nd KING SCHASCHA w/ RUSTY ZINN March 3rd INSECTS VS. ROBOTS + RUNSON WILLIS III March 5th KATDELIC

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March 9th PARADISE SOUL SAVERS + NAT OSBORN

March 10th ANUHEA, THROUGH THE ROOTS, THRIVE March 11th FLOR DE CAÑA + DE’ANZA March 12th DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN March 15th CloZEE, SECRET RECIPE March 17th RED BARAAT March 18th ORGÓNE March 19th MELVIN SEALS & JGB March 20 Lara Price March 25 Pat Travers March 29th TROUT STEAK REVIVAL + THE LIL’SMOKIES March 30th PIMPS OF JOYTIME April 1st THE COFFIS BROTHERS + T SISTERS April 2nd B-SIDE PLAYERS April 3rd MARCO BENEVENTO April 8rd JUNGLE FIRE + 7 Come 11

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ONE GRASS TWO GRASS w / BLUE SUMMIT

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THE FIRST EVER PEOPLE'S DISCO! free Show 9pm

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WHITE CHOCOLATE Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $8 Door

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mix tape monday Show 9pm $3 Door

TUESday 3/1

7 COME 11 Show 9pm $5 Door

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Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Diane Coffee, Watergate One Grass Two Grass, Scandals $10 9p Blue Summit $8 9p

The First Ever People’s Disco Free 9p

White Chocolate $8 9p

Hot Club Pacific $5 7:30p

Silverback $6 9p

The John Michael Band $7 9:30p

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KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

Dos Osos $5 8:30p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Mix Tape Mondays $3 9p Live Comedy $7 9p

Helm, Sese Egan, Helene Teada’s ReAwakening & Bellydance Internation$25/$27 8p al $17/$20 7:30p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

7 Come 11 $5 9p Free Reggae Party Free 8p

Esoteric Collective

DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

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Friday, February 26 • 8 pm

SCIENTIST TURNED COMEDIAN TIM LEE

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SANTA CRUZ RAGTIME FESTIVAL

Tickets: SantaCruzRagtime.com Monday, February 29 • 7 & 9 pm

REGINA CARTER’S SOUTHERN COMFORT | No Comp Tix Tuesday, March 1 • 7pm

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper $15 7:30p

Spirit of ‘76 $12/$15 8:30p

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

QUESTIONS THAT MATTER: PLAY: GAMES, LIFE, AND DEATH Tickets: ihr.ucsc.edu/play

Greyhounds

Thursday, March 3 • 7 pm

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Flingo 7:30p

Mofongo Free 8p

Bi-Polar Bears 9p

Back to Nowhere 9p

The Crew 4p

IT’S WINE TYME 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

Open Mic 7p

Scott Slaughter 7p

Steve Walters 6:30p

Lisa Marie 7p

Madrigal and Strange 4p

David Lindley Sold Out 7p

Scientist Turned Comedian Tim Lee $23 8p

Santa Cruz Ragtime Festival $25/$30 8p

KUUMBWA 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz MALONE’S 4402 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley

Live Music 5:30-9p

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

Paul Logan 7-10p

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Tomas Gomez 6p

Roadhouse Karaoke 7:30p

10 O’Clock Band 8-11p Broken Shades 6p

A powerful fusion of abstract hip-hop and modern jazz!

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Regina Carter’s Southern Comfort $30 7p 9p

Questions that Matter $10 7p

Saturday, March 5 • 7:30 pm

JOHN CRAIGIE w/SAM CHASE Tickets: SnazzyProductions.com Monday, March 7 • 7 pm

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DELFEAYO MARSALIS QUARTET: The Last Southern Gentleman’s Tour Sullivan Fortner–piano, Glen Fisher– bass, Marvin “Smitty”Smith–drums

Fairweather 8-11p Rand Rueter 6p

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MASTERS OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC: GEORGE KAHUMOKU, LED KAAPANA AND JEFF PETERSON Wed. Feb. 24 Rockin Johnny 6-8 pm

Fri. Feb. 26 Broken Shades 6-8 pm Sat. Feb. 27 Lloyd Whitney 1-5 pm Al Frisby 6-8 pm Sun. Feb. 28 Hawk N Blues Mechanics 6-8 pm Mon. Feb. 29 Broken Shades 6-8 pm Tues. Mar. 1 Rand Reuter 6-8 pm

LIVE & LOCAL: BOP OF THE BAY Original compositions and classic hard bop favorites Friday, March 11 • 7:30 pm

CLAUDIA VILLELA GROUP

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FILM where he actually spoke dialogue, but, hey, it’s his turn. Plus, the Academy won’t be able to resist putting Leo up on the podium with Kate Winslet (just in case she wins Supporting Actress for Steve Jobs— as she deserves to), 20 years after Titanic. I’d vote for Bryan Cranston (Trumbo), or Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs). Eddie Redmayne (The Danish Girl) and Matt Damon (The Martian) round out the category. BEST ACTRESS Brie Larson, Room. The no-brainer of the year. She’s already won every other award in this category over Cate Blanchett (Carol), Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn), Charlotte Rampling (45 Years), and Jennifer Lawrence (Joy). BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

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Predicting Oscars in a 50-Shades-of-White year BYLISA JENSEN

hat were they thinking with this year’s Oscar nominations? You don't need to be psychic to predict that, come Sunday night, the gold will be bestowed on a movie whose cast, filmmakers and subject matter are mostly—how else can I put this?—white and male. Because that is all there is to choose from. Over at Boys Town (aka: the Motion Picture Academy), white male ensemble casts were almost the only nomination-worthy movies of 2015. Still, there’s less consensus than usual about front-runners this year, which might lead to some surprises in the otherwise cookiecutter sameness of the field overall.

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really a close call. But out of the eight contenders, we can eliminate the three films whose directors didn’t get nominated (adios Brooklyn, Bridge of Spies, and The Martian), and further weed out Room, which hasn’t garnered any pre-season buzz in this category. Which boils down to three buzzworthy contestants: The Revenant, The Big Short, and Spotlight, each of which has earned some pre-season love. (As has Mad Max: Fury Road, although I don’t think Academy voters will take it seriously in this category.) The Revenant looks like the one to beat—except that director Alejandro González Iñárritu already won for best film and director last year for Birdman. But I’m betting that even if he does score a second consecutive Best

Sylvester Stallone, Creed. For the same reason as above; plus, this is the award they never gave him for Rocky when he was in his prime. Sorry, Christian Bale (The Big Short), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies) and Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight). Possible (but unlikely) upset: Tom Hardy, The Revenant, (although it would be a backhanded nod to Mad Max: Fury Road).

Director award, Oscar gold will still go to Spotlight, the kind of smart, hardhitting issue movie that Hollywood likes to applaud itself for making. BEST DIRECTOR Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant. OK, I wasn’t that crazy about the movie, but it was a pretty amazing directorial achievement. Iñárritu has been cleaning up, pre-season, and my hunch is that his winning streak will prevail over Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), Lenny Abrahamson (Room), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road), and Adam McKay (The Big Short). BEST ACTOR Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant. I don’t get it either, how 2.5 hours of grunting through the wilderness counts as acting; DiCaprio has given far better performances,

Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl. With four high-profile films this year, Vikander deserves to win something. I’d give her the Best Actress prize and give this Oscar to Kate Winslet for her pithy, Polish gal-Friday in Steve Jobs, over Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Rooney Mara (Carol), and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight). SHORT TAKES: Look for Spotlight

and The Big Short to win their respective Original and Adapted Screenplay awards. (MIA: Aaron Sorkin, unnominated for his smart, literate script for Steve Jobs.) My guess is Inside Out will trump Anomalisa for Best Animated Film, and the Hungarian drama Son of Saul will crush the Foreign Language competition. Expect the vast snowscapes of The Revenant to earn Cinematography gold, while Mad Max: Fury Road speeds off with the Costume and Production Design awards that I would give to The Danish Girl—if only they had asked me! INFO: The 2016 Academy Awards air at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28 on ABC.

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK EDDIE THE EAGLE Whether it’s the forced underbite, the shaggy overcut, the awful ‘70s glasses, or all three, there’s something so adorable about Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards that we’re even willing to overlook the fact that Hugh Jackman is in the film. Even better is that it’s based on the true story of the real Eddie Edwards, who was also really farsighted and equally as huggable. We love all Eddies. Dexter Fletcher directs. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken co-star. (PG-13) 105 minutes.

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GODS OF EGYPT While a history major might have several qualms with any story told of ancient Egypt where a majority of the actors are white (yes, Macedonians often had lighter skin, we know), we’ll chalk this one up to the whole ‘oh, it’s a fantasy film’… right? Then again, the flying Egyptian deities and giant monsters do look pretty cool. Plus, Jaime Lannister! Alex Proyas directs. Brenton Thwaites, Nicolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler co-star. (PG-13) 100 minutes.

TRIPLE 9 “Out here you gotta outmonster the monster,” says Woody Harrelson to Casey Affleck, playing an idealistic cop entering a harrowing maze of corruption, deceit, and the politics of the police code. A lot of bang-bang, blow ups and so on with top-billers like Kate Winslet, Aaron Paul, and Chiwetel Ejiofor on the sleeve. John Hillcoat directs. Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackle co-star. (R) 115 minutes.

NOW PLAYING 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 location and discussion topic, go to https://groups. google.com/group/LTATM. THE BIG SHORT Based on the book of the same name, The Big Short follows the players and profiteers of the 2007-2010 financial crisis who bet against collateralized debt obligation, and sent the system reeling. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt co-star. Adam McKay directs. (R) 130 minutes.

THE BOY Good rule of thumb: when you get hired as a nanny for a family that keeps a life-sized doll around as their stand-in son, run fast, run far. William Brent Bell directs. Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, James Russell co-star. BROOKLYN From far across the cavernous pond, Eilis is an Irish immigrant who lands in 1950s Brooklyn only to face crippling homesickness, glaring cultural differences, prejudice, and hardship. When Eilis falls in love with a young Italian boy from a totally different world, she’s forced to choose between her old home and her new life. John Crowley directs. Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson co-star. (PG13) 111 minutes. DEADPOOL He’s a special ops dude who’s transformed into a super-human in a rogue experiment, left with an indestructible body and the face of chopped liver. How many almost-funny superheroes with the voice of a Disney prince has Ryan Reynolds played now? Tom Miller directs. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller co-star. (R) 108 minutes. HAIL, CAESAR! They’re the geniuses who brought to the world The Big Lebowski, O Brother Where Art Thou?, True Grit, and Inside Llewyn Davis. And besides the Coen brothers magic behind the camera, you’ve got campy, screwball 1950s Hollywood with this beautiful bunch: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, and Jonah Hill. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen direct. (PG-13) 100 minutes. THE 5TH WAVE In a very logical sequence of alien attack events, first all the power goes out, then a global earthquake rips the earth apart, then disease spreads, and finally the aliens invade human hosts. So, naturally, Chloë Grace Moretz grabs an AK and runs to save her younger brother, gets trained by Liev Schreiber in camo with a bunch of other teens, and still finds time to snog a blonde teen heartthrob equivalent. J Blakeson directs. Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez co-star. (PG-13) 112 minutes. FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK The wait is over: someone finally took all that overblown Fifty Shades

of Grey innuendo with its overly dramatic score, slow steely stares, underwhelming lack of chemistry (and talent), and created something beautiful. Oh, Marlon Wayans, how we missed you. Michael Tiddes directs. Kali Hawk, Marlon Wayans, Jane Seymour co-star. (R) 92 minutes. THE FINEST HOURS Even if it’s based on a true story and not meant to be a horror flick—is there really anything more terrifying than being stuck in the ocean during a blizzard on a sinking ship? The fact that it’s based on the true story of two oil tankers being destroyed off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952 makes it all the more astounding. Craig Gillespie directs. Chris Pine, Holliday Grainger, Casey Affleck costar. (PG-13) 117 minutes. 45 YEARS Oscar-nominated Charlotte Rampling plays Kate Mercer, a woman on the eve of her 45th wedding anniversary confronted with a shocking ghost from the past—a ghost that will change the couples’ perspective on their marriage forever. Andrew Haigh directs. Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James co-star. (R) 95 minutes. HOW TO BE SINGLE Because being single means free drinks, maintaining a man-rack of hookups, and getting free hangover cures by showing your cleavage? With all the “ughs” implied, who are we kidding, we still want Rebel Wilson and Leslie Mann to be our best friends, and will definitely be funnelling to the theater with a bevy of best friends and a happy hour receipt of champions. Christian Ditter directs. Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann co-star. (R) 109 minutes. LADY IN THE VAN Maggie Smith plays an unflappable transient woman living in her car who, despite being quite the vitriolic grouch, manages to form an unlikely bond with the man whose driveway she occupies. Nicholas Hytner directs. Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent co-star. (PG-13) 104 minutes. OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: Grab the popcorn and delve into this year’s Academy Awards nominees for best animated shorts and live action shorts. Check the movie times section for showings.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES Apologies in advance, but Jane Austen is really, really hard to read. If you fell into the same camp of high-school readers who desperately wished for zombies thrown into the dusty classics (it’s OK, we loved Chaucer, so it balances out), this might be the brilliantly bad or terribly clever rendition you’ve been waiting for. Plus, hello, classy female gentry wearing empire-waisted gowns with hidden daggers underneath and slicing through zombie skulls! Burr Steers directs. Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston co-star. (PG-13) 108 minutes. RACE In 1936, there was no better Olympic middle-finger to Adolf Hitler than a black man dominating in Berlin. Jesse Owens broke five world records and won four gold medals in a time and place where the Aryan vision of the world was dominant, thrusting his story into an international fight against racism abroad and at home. Stephen Hopkins directs. Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Eli Goree costar. (PG-13) 134 minutes. THE REVENANT Leonardo DiCaprio fighting, grunting, running, shooting—a bear, among other things—and seeking revenge for the death of his son. From the director of Birdman and Babel, it’s the rugged frontier in the 1820s snow and ice, every man for himself: chills, just chills. Alejandro González Iñárritu directs. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter co-star. (R) 156 minutes. RISEN It’s the Resurrection from the Roman perspective—and the “biggest manhunt in history” which ensued, in which the full force of the Roman military tried to find the risen Jesus. Joseph Fiennes and Draco Malfoy—cough, erm, Tom Felton—play the Roman tribunes responsible for keeping the peace in Jerusalem as rumors of the divine inspire an uprising. Kevin Reynolds directs. Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth co-star. (PG-13) 107 minutes. ROOM To Jack, there is nothing outside Room: Room is the entire world. He wakes up and says hello to Lamp, to Table, and to Plant. Now it’s up to the 5-year-old to break his mother out of Room, so they can both find freedom in a harrowing outside world

that he’s never even heard of. Lenny Abrahamson directs. Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridges co-star. (R) 118 minutes. SON OF SAUL Nominated for an Academy Award for best foreign language film, Son of Saul is the story of a man in the horrifying Auschwitz concentration camp who is forced to burn the corpses of his own people. László Nemes directs. Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn co-star. (R) 107 minutes. STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS Ooh, what a neatlooking indie flick! Lots of pew-pew and bang-bang somewhere in the desert, maybe Nevada? And some grumpy old man mumbling about the Dark Side. At least the really tall lady from Game of Thrones is in it, otherwise it’d so be a total flop, right? J.J. Abrams directs. Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher co-star. (PG-13) 135 minutes. WHERE TO INVADE NEXT Oddly beardless and slightly thinner, Michael Moore returns as angry and ferocious as ever, investigating the absurdities of modern politics across the entire globe. From public school cafeterias to Wall Street, Moore’s latest documentary takes on the American Dream. Michael Moore directs. Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker co-star. (R) 110 minutes. THE WITCH Spoiler alert: despite the misleading typeface of this film’s posters, apparently it is not “The Vvitch,” and is actually a story about a witch. Ah well, guess a witch who torments a Puritan family in 1630s New England will suffice, although what incredible potential would a vvitch have had? Robert Eggers directs. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie co-star. (R) 93 minutes. ZOOLANDER 2 They’re back: La Tigre, Magnum and Blue Steel. Benedict Cumberbatch as an ambiguous male model named All. Kristen Wiig is “amousing” with enough faux-botox to treat a small country. Penélope Cruz struts, Owen Wilson pouts (as usual), and Justin Bieber dies. How many other reasons do you need? Ben Stiller directs. Olivia Munn, Kristen Wiig, Benedict Cumberbatch co-star. (PG13) 102 minutes.

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low roasted pork belly with pickled green papaya, mmm. That just has to be the work of Dennis Villafranca—the gonzo chef who delights in providing “atypical Filipino BBQ” at Jeepney Guy, and just one more reason to cruise the pop-up space nextdoor to Assembly. Villafranca will be whipping up amazing barbecue dishes to take away or consume on the spot from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27. If you’re a fan of wild style quail and some other tasty surprises—stop by the pop-up between 5-9p.m. on Friday

Feb. 26, and see what Fowl Boyz are up to. Assembly pop-up chef Amy Ajas continues to work her ramen magic from, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. each Friday. If you bring your own ramen bowl it’s $1 off of the main noodliscious attractions. There’s the tonkatsu bowl, which involves pork belly and pickled chard; and there’s the vegetarian bowl with shiitake mushrooms, pickled carrots and other goodies. I love adding that addictive soft-boiled egg for a mere $1 extra. The heypopup.com site will give you late-breaking details.

BEER HERE Welcome aboard East Cliff Brewing Company, which just opened in the East Cliff Shopping Center, offering hand-pulled beers and plenty of New World/Old World pub attitude. Check out the seriously hyper-realistic sunset mural by Yeshe Jackson. Open weekends initially—check their Facebook site for future hours. And, at the other end of town, the flourishing Swift Street craft village welcomes Humble Sea Brewing, a craft beer group bound to add yet more synergy to

MOTIV owner Mike Pitt has decided on a new concept for the storied upstairs kitchen at Pearl Alley. Filling the wood-lined interior of the old Pearl Alley Bistro will be the chefs from LionFish SupperClub, and a menu long on organic and locally sourced ingredients. This space-sharing concept continues to catch fire in Santa Cruz, and fans of the pop-up dinners at the Santa Cruz Food Lounge will already be familiar with LionFish SupperClub and its weekly “Tasty Tuesday” pop-up dinners. OK, now migrate that over to the MOTIV upstairs bar and kitchen, four days a week, from 4-10 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. It would be great for all of us if this idea got the traction it deserved. The upstairs space offers a unique ambiance, with lots of history and sex appeal. LionFish chefs plan to take it to the next level with their upcoming kitchen takeover. Happy Hour Bar Bites include chili-caramel Brussels sprouts, Parmesan and rosemary french fries (sign me up!), plus a burger with designer accompaniments, local mushroom ragoût, and an elegant braised pork belly (Fogline Farms), with fennel, leek, candy cap mushrooms, and Manchego. Grand opening is First Friday, March 4—110 Pearl Alley in downtown Santa Cruz. Be there.

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ast Cliff Brewing Co., the newest addition to the thriving Santa Cruz craft beer scene, focuses on British-style cask ales, which are probably foreign to anyone who hasn’t crossed the pond. Malty characteristics shine through in these Old World-style ales, and lower alcohol (around 4-5 percent ABV) allows the drinker to enjoy several without feeling too knackered. Naturally carbonated in the cask (hence the moniker), servers pump the ale with the help of shiny, steampunk-esque beer engines. Co-owner and brewer James Hrica went to England for the first time in 1999, and it was love at first pint. “The way they served their beer was different,” Hrica says. “It’s not ice cold, it’s not super-carbonated. And the taste was different, too. I came to love those flavors.” He was inspired to take up his homebrewing hobby again in an attempt to recreate the British ales he’d experienced, and repeat trips to Britain deepened his appreciation for the style. In 2012, Hrica and friend and fellow homebrewer John Moriconi began brewing together, driven by a desire to recreate the ales they’d fallen for and couldn’t buy in the

States. “There has to be something that inspired all that effort. For us, it was the product that we were making. We couldn’t buy it anywhere,” says Hrica. Less adventurous beer drinkers shouldn’t let fear of the unknown deter them—English styles are very approachable. More geeky drinkers will enjoy the results of different malting techniques and the earthy terroir of English hops, which are rarely used in American styles and have their own unique profiles. My favorites are the roasty and nutty English Brown Porter and the mild yet extremely flavorful Burton’s Bounty IPA, dry-hopped with English Fuggles. The brewery bears little physical resemblance to a dimly lit British pub—the space is open, light and airy. Whitewashed walls set off a dazzling mural of the Harbor Lighthouse done in psychedelic colors by artist Yeshe Jackson. “That pub atmosphere was something we kept in mind,” says Moriconi. “We wanted to build a place where people could spend a few hours with their friends, have a pint or three, and not have to stumble home.” Open 4-9 p.m. Friday, 12-9 p.m. Saturday,11-8 p.m. Sunday. 21517 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz.

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fter a busy January, with house guests from Spain for almost two weeks and throwing a party of 30 people for them and friends from France, my husband and I decided to hightail it to Carmel for a bit of a break. One of our favorite places to stay is the Hyatt Carmel Highlands, not only because accommodation is superb, but also because it’s home to one of our favorite restaurants, Pacific’s Edge. Sophisticated food and an impressive wine list make this restaurant a draw for visitors from far and wide—and it’s literally on the edge of the Pacific Ocean as its name implies. An extensive wine list offers a vast selection from all over the world and in all price ranges. We ordered a Joullian Vineyards 2014 Sauvignon Blanc for $48, and from a local Carmel Valley winery. Since we both ordered fish, this was a perfect libation to pair with my sea bass and my husband’s scallops—both entrees superbly cooked and delicious. Joullian’s Carmel Valley hillside vineyard produces outstanding white wines, including this Family Reserve Sauvignon Blanc—which is also a good match for a variety of shellfish and moderately spicy Asian cuisine. Made by Joullian’s winemaker and general manager Ridge Watson,

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19/20, as Sun enters Aries. Lent calls us to cultivate soul qualities. It is a time of instilling new rhythms on the personality and a time of focused preparation for Easter and the Aries full moon festival (Resurrection Festivals), the first of the three Spring Festivals. In the Bible, it is written that Christ (Archangel from the star Sirius, where love originates) entered the desert (wilderness) for 40 days and 40 nights in order to learn how to use his Archangelic (Sirius) body on Earth. He was perfecting and preparing Himself for his Earth “mission.” Christ’s mission? The almost unbearably difficult work of “saving humanity,” the task of all Pisces. Let us help them (Pisces). Let us see ourselves in the desert with the Christ during Lent. Let us prepare together. truly and deeply need (want) to pursue. If you don’t know, ask yourself. The answers will subtly appear. Talk to everyone about your hopes, dreams and wishes. In the coming year your health greatly improves, you become stronger and more resilient. Canaries, cats and fish are good pets for Libra. What flowers will you plant this year?

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 Careful taking risks with your money and resources. Instead consider the new economy (of sharing) and begin to live “as if” that economy has arrived. Each person in this new economy brings forth his or her gifts. Gifts that everyone can use. Gifts that prosper everyone. What would your gifts be? Know the future will be much different than what we’re used to. Study greenhouses, biological architecture and communities around the world.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20

Something beneficent, benevolent and bountiful happens between you and the world, between you and your work and profession. You’re inspired, encouraged and guided internally. With careful study, years of preparation, and viewing the past in terms of your talents and gifts, pathways open, choices are seen, commitments are made, and abundance settles within the 12-petaled lotus of your heart. Draw this lotus.

Very serious ideas flow through your mind. Sometimes there is a sense of fear. You want to return home. At other times you experience a sense of euphoria. It’s important to live near a body of water. Or even in a desert previously covered with water. Wherever you are, the land is kind to you. To create a new sense of nourishment for yourself, do only what you love, surround yourself with beauty till the next phase of your life appears.

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A new and different focus of thoughtfulness has come into your life. It makes you feel kind and generous, and for the first time in a long time, you feel the ability to tend to all things “home.” There’s a new exploration into a study, a culture, a time, a person or a reality unknown to you before. Something changes your inner life. You enter into happiness. You make peace with the past.

Notice your thinking becomes happy, optimistic even in the midst of life questions, and concerns the emotions and behaviors of others. You will shift from happiness to concern to knowing you must begin at all time with intentions for goodwill. You may not feel goodwill but have goodwill intentions anyway. Goodwill helps you help others who have lost their way. Begin writing (journaling, blogging). You have important thoughts and ideas to share.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22 Observe yourself becoming more perceptive and wise, more intuitive and enlightened in terms of others’ needs, especially those you work with. Someone, something or some communications helps you shift into a deeper awareness of spiritual realities. This comes through intimacy, money, resources and/or dreams, and nature. Spring calls to you. Love heals you. Bring that love into the light. And then tend to taxes.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 You will relate better and better with others, especially to those close to you. They will bloom and flourish, increase, thrive, and prosper. You find yourself being a greater support to others, offering guidance and compassionate understanding where needed. These will nourish your heart, always filled with new realities. Create a new journal of what inspires you.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 Think about what you want to be doing daily … career, occupation, work, artistry, gardens, and a vocation you

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 This coming year continues to be different for you. Needs will be met through different and varied sources. That means more attention is needed for the well-being of your physical body, emotions and mind. Notice that you are already living in the sharing society. You are its forerunner. All Aquarians are forerunners. What feels like limitations are actually vital life-giving yet hidden blessings. Give thanks daily.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 They say that good fortune, sunshine, blessings, grace, and beauty follow you this year. Self-confidence and a new sense of self-identity will flourish. It’s important to follow your visions and dreams. It’s important to maintain all responsibilities and obligations, to tithe generously and consistently, and be careful with the intake of foods. Create a daily rhythm of living. It sustains the life of all fishes. Create a journal of Inspiration. Place in the journal all that inspires you.

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EDITH MEYER, 20-Year Customer, Santa Cruz

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Occupation: Organic wedding cake designer, Edith Meyer Wedding Cakes Hobbies (pre-twins): Cycling, reading, gardening, cooking, loves to bake Astrological Sign: Taurus What do you enjoy cooking? Italian dishes and I do a lot of Southern-style cooking. Living two minutes from Shopper’s, I’m here daily, sometimes multiple times. I shop European style — ‘What do we want for dinner?’ and then I’ll go get it. Some days it might be fried chicken, ham hocks, collard greens, black-eyed peas, or polenta. We like to barbecue and do a lot of steaks. Shopper’s has a wonderful selection of seafood, and we really like their bacon and sausages. We buy a lot of pork shoulder and pork butts and slow-roast them for pulled pork. The butcher shop’s variety and quality is terrific!

You prefer shopping local? One-hundred percent! Here at Shopper’s, I’ve gotten to know the people and they greet us every day with smiles and ’hellos.’ And, my goodness how the checkers and butchers dote on the twins, Harry and Henry. I don’t get near the same attention! I love the market’s wooden flooring and the size is really manageable. I think Shopper’s is the most charming store in Santa Cruz. Not being a corporate chain, you find local products here such as coffee, eggs, milk, and organic produce — I appreciate the labeling so we know the origins — which is even more important to me now because of my young sons.

OUR 78 TH YE AR

What would you say about Shopper’s to newly arrived resident? It’s the best market you can go to find everything that you’re looking for, all the time. I’ve always been impressed that, though being a small store, what a great selection of quality products they provide. Shopper’s has the most fabulous and diverse wine department, with friendly prices. If you’re looking for an unusual wine, Paul will assist you. The cheeses are fantastic and you can buy them in small sizes. I love baking pies (I once catered a celebrity wedding with nine different pies), and use Shopper’s organic butter. They carry amazing chocolates, like Donnelly Chocolates. You cannot find the same products in town elsewhere for less.

“I love the market’s wooden flooring and the size is really manageable. I think Shopper’s is the most charming store in Santa Cruz.”

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