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NEW MANAGEMENT North Coasters brace for changes after Coast Dairies designation P11

FERTILE LESSON FoodWhat?! celebrates a decade of changing how local teens eat P16

ART AQUATIC Camille Utterback on her digital tribute to the San Lorenzo River P22

Opinion 4 News 11 Cover Story 16 A&E 22 Events 30

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EDITOR’S NOTE Last week, GT held a wrap-up meeting for Santa Cruz Gives, where we handed out checks for the $181,089 raised through your generous donations to the 33 nonprofits selected for this year’s campaign. There were also awards handed out to groups who excelled in three categories. The first two were simple enough: the Warming Center won for Most Donors, and Friends of the Public Libraries for Most Young Donors. But the third category was the interesting one: Most Innovative. Unchained was selected for their amazing project that pairs at-risk youth with dogs who need training and a home. It got me thinking about how many truly pioneering nonprofits we are so lucky to have in Santa Cruz County, and then that got me thinking again about how the only real positive change that is likely to come in the next four years is

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Re: “Fill Waiting” (GT, 12/17): My family had dental coverage off and on for years, depending on the ebb and flow of employment/no employment, company benefit/none. So there were stretches where we received no dental care except for emergencies. I have contacted the Foundation of Dental Professionals a couple of times with no response, at which time I bemoaned the cost of insurance, high deductible and small payout. That covers a period of 45 years with/ without dental care. There are few activists in this profession; there’s plenty of medical insurance, through Obamacare, for one, which happened with the aggressive push from our (former) president and Congress. Dentists know that many Santa Cruzans do not receive appropriate care, but what the hey, they have expenses; costly equipment and dental supplies, overhead for rent/lease, utilities, insurance and wages, etc. They prefer to cause no

through groups like this at our microcosmic local level. The next day, I sat down to read Christina Waters’ cover story this week about FoodWhat?!, and I was blown away that there was yet another remarkable nonprofit doing community work that isn’t on the radar of the federal or state government even in the best of times. Nobody else is going to do what FoodWhat?! is doing for Santa Cruz County’s youth, ever. All I can do is read the stories of how they’ve transformed lives and marvel at the massive effort put into small positive changes that most of us wouldn’t have even recognized the need for. I hope you’ll do the same. I also encourage you to read Maria Grusauskas’ piece on the Women’s March in Santa Cruz. I think that after the marches last weekend many of us are feeling like “OK, what now?” The answer her story suggests points right back to everything I was thinking about last week. Let’s all fight for the small positive changes, and see if they transform lives. STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

waves and sit back in the comfort of their profession. With good paying jobs scarce in this area, there are many who must wait until that first nasty toothache to force them into a dental office. By then, the cost has escalated into the thousands of dollars. Once again, where are the brave practitioners willing to put together a dental program to take care of everyone? KATHY CHEER | SANTA CRUZ

THE MEALS YOU SERVED Second Harvest Food Bank would like to thank Good Times for another successful Santa Cruz Gives holiday fundraiser. We believe there’s strength in community, and this proves it. Thanks to the leadership of Good Times and the generosity of its readers, Second Harvest Food Bank raised $6,955 through the campaign, which will allow us to provide 27,820 healthy meals to children, seniors, veterans, and others in need. JAN KAMMAN | DIRECTOR CORPORATE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK >8

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Congressmember Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) has joined the Congressional ProChoice Caucus and Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, as his staff announced last week. The newly elected legislator, who represents Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, says their issues reflect basic civil liberties he plans to push for in office. The bipartisan LGBT caucus, founded in 2008, consists of 90 members of Congress who have made LGBT equality a priority.

The annual homeless count happened Monday, Jan. 23, with volunteers hitting the streets at dawn. Volunteers had attended a one-hour training on safety and methodology. The final Santa Cruz County Point-In-Time Homeless Census & Survey usually comes out in the summer. The most recent survey two years ago found that homelessness had dropped 44 percent to 1,964 people—still high compared to other communities.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of January 25 ARIES Mar21–Apr19

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Westward Ho! is the name of a village in southwestern England. Its name is impressive because of the exclamation point. But it’s not as dramatic as that of the only town on earth with two exclamation points: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, which is in Quebec. I invite you Aries folks to be equally daring. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have a cosmic mandate and poetic license to cram extra !!!!s into all your writing and speaking, and even add them to the spelling of your name! Why? Because this should be one of the most exciting and ebullient phases of your astrological cycle—a time to risk showing just how enthusiastic and energetic you are!!!!!

In the beginning was the wild cabbage. Our ancestors found that it had great potential as food, and proceeded to domesticate it. Over the centuries, they used selective breeding to develop many further variations on the original. Kale and kohlrabi were the first to appear. By the 15th century, cauliflower had been created. Broccoli came along a hundred years later, followed by Brussels sprouts. Today there are at least 20 cultivars whose lineage can be traced back to the wild cabbage. In my astrological opinion, you Libras are in a wild cabbage phase of your long-term cycle. In the coming months you can and should do seminal work that will ultimately generate an abundance of useful derivatives.

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The New York Film Critics Circle named Casey Affleck the Best Actor of the year for his role in the film Manchester by the Sea. In his acceptance speech at the award ceremony, Affleck gave a dramatic reading of quotes by David Edelstein, a prominent critic who has criticized his work. “Mumbly and mulish,” was one of Edelstein’s jabs about Affleck. “Doesn’t have a lot of variety,” was another. A third: “Whenever I see Affleck’s name in a movie’s credits, you can expect a standard, genre B picture—slowed down and tarted up.” I suspect that in the coming weeks, Taurus, you may get a vindication comparable to Affleck’s. I suggest you have wicked fun with it, as he did.

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In 1733, workers finished building the New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. But if you go there today, you will see two seemingly modern elements on one facade: carvings of a helmeted astronaut and of a gargoyle licking an ice cream cone. These two characters were added by craftsmen who did renovations on the cathedral in 1992. I offer this vignette as metaphor for your life, Scorpio. It’s a favorable time to upgrade and refine an old structure in your life. And if you do take advantage of this opening, I suggest you add modern touches.

GEMINI May21–June20

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21

The roulette wheels at casinos in Monaco have 37 pockets. Eighteen are black, 18 are red, and one is green. On any particular spin, the ball has just less than half a chance of landing in a red or black pocket. But there was one night back in August of 1913, at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, when probability seemed inoperative. The little white ball kept landing on the black over and over again. Gamblers responded by increasingly placing heavy bets on red numbers. They assumed the weird luck would soon change. But it didn’t until the 27th spin. (The odds of that happening were 136,823,184 to 1.) What does this have to do with you? I suspect you’re in a comparable situation—the equivalent of about 20 spins into an improbable streak. My advice: Don’t bet on the red yet.

I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be afforded opportunities to bend the rules in ways that could make life simpler, more pleasurable, and more successful—or all of the above. To help you deal with the issue of whether these deviations would have integrity, I offer you these questions: Would bending the rules serve a higher good, not just your selfish desires? Is there an approach to bending the rules that may ultimately produce more compassionate results than not bending the rules? Could you actually get away with bending the rules, both in the sense of escaping punishment and also in the sense of being loyal to your own conscience?

CANCER Jun21–Jul22

I don’t necessarily guarantee that you will acquire paranormal powers in the coming weeks. I’m not saying that you will be able to foretell the future or eavesdrop on conversations from a half-mile away or transform water into whiskey-flavored coffee. But I do suspect that you will at least tap further into a unique personal ability that has been mostly just potential up until now. Or you may finally start using a resource that has been available for a long time. For best results, open your imagination to the possibility that you possess dormant magic.

Born to a religious mother on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller amassed a fortune in the oil industry. Even in comparison to modern billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, he’s the richest American who ever lived. “God gave me the money,” he said on numerous occasions. Now I’m going to borrow the spirit of Rockefeller’s motto for your use, Cancerian. Why? Because it’s likely you will be the recipient of blessings that prompt you to wonder if the Divine Wow is involved. One of these may indeed be financial in nature. (P.S.: Such boons are even more likely to transpire if you’re anchored in your sweet, dark wisdom and your holy, playful creativity.)

LE0 Jul23–Aug22 What influence do you need most in your life right now? Are you suffering because you lack a particular kind of help or teaching? Would you benefit from having a certain connection that you have not yet figured out how to make? Is there a person or event that could heal you if you had a better understanding about how you need to be healed? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get useful answers to these questions—and then take action based on what you discover.

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The next two weeks will be a favorable time to kiss the feet of helpful allies, but not to kiss the butts of clever manipulators. I also advise you to perform acts of generosity for those who will use your gifts intelligently, but not for those who will waste your blessings or treat you like a doormat. Here’s my third point: Consider returning to an old fork in the road where you made a wrong turn, and then making the correct turn this time. But if you do, be motivated by bright hope for a different future rather than by sludgy remorse for your error.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 A London-based think tank does an annual study to determine which of the world’s countries offers the most freedom. The Legatum Institute measures indicators like civil liberties, social tolerance, and the power to choose one’s destiny. The current champion is Luxembourg. Canada is in second place. France is 22nd, the U.S. is 26th, and Italy 27th. Since I’m hoping you will markedly enhance your own personal freedom in the coming months, you might want to consider moving to Luxembourg. If that’s not an option, what else could you do? The time is ripe to hatch your liberation plans.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 I love to see dumpsters that have been decorated by graffiti artists. Right now there’s one by the side of a busy road that I often drive down. Its drab gray exterior has been transformed into a splash of cartoon images and scripts. Amidst signatures that look like “Riot Goof” and “Breakfast Toys” and “Sky Blooms,” I can discern a ninja rhinoceros and a gold-crowned jaguar and an army of flying monkeys using squirt guns to douse a forest fire. I suspect it’s a perfect time to for you to be inspired by this spectacle, Pisces. What dumpster-like situation could you beautify?

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NEWS SUDDEN SURGE The San Lorenzo River has repeatedly met its high mark in recent weeks, reshaping beaches as the county struggles through storms BY KARA GUZMAN

THE PATH FORWARD The shift to management by the BLM for Coast Dairies requires a long planning process. PHOTO: IAN BORNARTH

Monumental Shift

As supporters rejoice at Coast Dairies’ presidential designation, neighbors look to next steps BY MATTHEW RENDA

arlier this month, Steve Reed could feel nerves start to set in among his staff and volunteer team for the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument campaign, while they wondered whether two years of work had gone to waste. Time, after all, was beginning to expire on the presidency of Barack Obama, the man with the power to single-handedly recognize the site as a national monument. Reed, the campaign manager, led the local effort to secure Obama’s dedication of the 5,800-acre parcel perched among the rolling hills above Davenport—an announcement

that finally came from Obama on Thursday, Jan. 12. “We got it with a whole week to spare,” Reed says, insisting he had remained confident of the outcome. The White House’s announcement of the California Coastal National Monument expansion includes six different sites; in addition to Coast Dairies, there are three in Humboldt County, a small parcel outside San Luis Obispo and a stretch of small rocky islands just off the Orange County coastline. Sara Barth, executive director of the Sempervirens Fund, says she’s “ecstatic” about the local national monument. The fund, which was

involved in the campaign, is dedicated to preserving as much of the coastal redwood forest between Silicon Valley and the coast as possible. But many North County residents neighboring the property worry that the national monument will draw traffic jams worth of tourists, without allocating enough Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resources to cope with the influx. “It’s a beautiful piece of property, and it should be accessed,” says Noel Bock of the Davenport North Coast Association. “But there are no parking lots, no trails, no restrooms, no parking. So it’s not quite ready for prime time.” >12

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The series of storms that ripped through Santa Cruz County since December created landslides, triggered flooding, downed trees and engorged rivers. While city, county and state agencies sweep up the damage, a team of United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are measuring its changes—with sonar, stream gauges, GPS, lasers and water sampling—to predict how future storms will shape our coast. Longtime locals remember the landmark storms of 2006, 1998, 1997, 1995, 1982 and perhaps even 1955, when the county was declared a disaster area. So far, this winter’s storms have not approached that level of emergency. What’s remarkable about this season isn’t the intensity of its rains, but rather their frequency. Since Dec. 15, the San Lorenzo River has reached the two-year flood mark (a level you’d expect once every two years) an astonishing six times, says Amy East, a USGS geologist. In 2014 and 2015, the river didn’t even come close to that mark once, she says. “It’s a lot more exciting than it has been in the past two years,” she says. In each of the recent storms, her team sampled the river around the clock to see what it’s sending from the mountains into the ocean—how much sand, sediment and pollutants. The results have not yet been tallied. What’s clear though, is that the San Lorenzo River has been dumping tons of sand into the ocean, much more than in recent years. Preliminary estimates show the river has emptied the equivalent of 10,000 dumptrucks full of sand from its mouth, spreading it onto Main Beach and Seabright Beach, says Patrick Barnard, a USGS coastal geologist. That’s a good thing, he says, since the sand replenishes the beaches and guards against coastal erosion. Last winter was an El Niño year, with the largest waves ever recorded locally and below-average rainfall—a recipe for sandstarved beaches, he says. Large swells rip sand from beaches onto offshore sandbars, and storms replenish the beaches, pushing sand downriver, onto the beaches. >14

NEWS MONUMENTAL SHIFT <11 With some of those concerns in mind, County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty, who represents Davenport and Bonny Doon, successfully advocated for the feds to stipulate that the Bureau of Land Management won’t fully open the property to the public until a management system is in place. However, Coonerty suggests the designation could be a boon for local residents because they can use federal, state and local money to address not only future issues, but also problems that already persist in Davenport and Bonny Doon—improving trash collection and emergency responses, for instance. “You have a better chance of getting federal resources with a high-profile property,” he says. Ted Benhari of the Bonny Doon Rural Association appreciates that sentiment, although he still worries that the national monument’s profile will create parking problems and vehicles whizzing by pedestrians on formerly quiet and somewhat rural streets. “I have heard the assurances of more local resources, but we are the ones who are going to bear the

expenses of increased visitation,” said Benhari. “We are strongly behind a management plan—an environmental impact study.” Now that the national monument is official, North County residents have turned their attention to the public processes that will shape its future. Reed and Barth also support the drafting of a comprehensive management plan, which they hope will balance needs for ecological preservation of the extremely biodiverse property with the recreational opportunities, like hiking, biking and horseback riding. Reed additionally wants to make sure the site honors the significant Native American history, as California’s coastal tribes once used the scenic coastal beaches in ceremonial practices. David Ledig, BLM’s manager of the California Coastal National Monument, says he understands the competing interests at the heart of property, as the agency prepares an environmental review. It’s a process that will be slowed a bit by the departure earlier this month of Rick Cooper, the BLM regional

manager charged with overseeing the Cotoni-Coast Dairies property, who just retired. But Ledig says that a new field manager, who arrives in March, should help get things moving. The planning will nail down details, like where to put access points to the monument. Bock and Benhari, for their part, worry that established access points off of San Vicente Street or Warnell Trail or Laguna Road would either provide insufficient parking or create other impacts on locals. All sides hope that the nearby Cemex plant, which has been permanently shuttered, could present a solution. The county’s economic development department is studying the reuse of the plant, still owned by Cemex, a cement company headquartered in Mexico. “There are a lot of steps in between changing a cement plant to a nature center, but there is reason to be optimistic,” Barth says. Although the national monument has an allure of federal resources, the years ahead may not actually be paved with big bucks, especially since the Department of Interior >15

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MariaElena De La Garza, executive director of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, says she was feeling discouraged and hopeless the day before the Women’s March in downtown Santa Cruz on Saturday, Jan. 21. “I know the organizers talked about 1,200 people,” says De La Garza. “When I realized the magnitude of the movement, it took my breath away.” According to the SCPD, an estimated 10,000 came out to march. “The crowd was energized, but there were no incidents of violence or vandalism,” says SCPD spokesperson Joyce Blaschke. For De La Garza, who was among several community

members to speak from the stage outside of the Louden Nelson Community Center following the march, the event reinstated hope. “It reignited for me the power of what people coming together can do,” says De La Garza, who introduced herself as a 51-year-old Latina-Chicana-Mexican woman, born and raised in Watsonville to parents who came here for a better life. De La Garza spoke in specific terms about what community action looks like here in this county: “Do you know that in Davenport there are 11 ranchos with over 250 farmworker families who are impacted by poverty every day—and they pick your Brussels sprouts? … Knowing it is one step. Agradeciendo, being grateful is a second step. And the

third step is to be in action and solidarity and support who they are in your community.” Just a few days after receiving a phone call from Dr. Ann López of the Center for Farmworker Families, De La Garza says 30 pallets of food were sent by the Food Bank to an undisclosed location in Watsonville for the indigenous Oaxacan community, who had been without food due to rain cancelling work and an avoidance of food distribution centers due to fear. “That is what community action looks like!” De La Garza said in her speech. Small personal acts are just as important, says De La Garza, like finding a cause you’re passionate about and volunteering, or making a donation. “I’ve been in nonprofits for 26

years, and one dollar makes a difference,” says De La Garza. She also challenges community members to not only sit on boards and decision-making groups but to also have the courage to stand up for a leadership that includes people of color and fairly represents the community it’s responsible for representing. De La Garza’s last point invited North County residents to take part in perhaps the easiest form of activism there is: “Do you know that in Watsonville, you can find the most amazing, loving, welcoming community that some people are afraid to go to? I ask you to shop in Watsonville, to eat in Watsonville, to visit the Farmers Market in Watsonville, to get involved in Watsonville. We need you.” MARIA GRUSAUSKAS

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Soquel Creek has also spewed roughly 10,000 dump trucks’ worth of sand this winter, except it’s created a more dramatic effect there, since the mid-county watershed is smaller and steeper, and shaped like a chute. On Jan. 10, 11 and 12, when the tides reached their lowest levels of the year, Capitola Beach at Soquel Creek’s mouth was as wide and dry as anyone has ever seen, says Barnard. “It extended 100 meters past the jetty,” he says. “The beach has been flattened though, and at high tide, there’s almost no beach. It’s a big, wide, flat terrace with lots of sediment that’s built out in this delta.” The concern is when high tides coincide with peak swells and storm surges, the village depends on its seawall to keep the ocean out, he says. High tides coupled with storms and big waves did just that over the weekend, Barnard says, and brought flooding to parts of mid-

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EFFECTS ON RESIDENTS The list of damages from this winter’s storm is getting longer. Landslides have intermittently closed some of the county’s main roads—Highways 17, 9, 152 and 35. The Jan. 9 storm washed away chunks of Bear Creek Road—a crucial artery for Silicon Valley commuters who live in the Santa Cruz Mountains—and it has been closed outside of Boulder Creek since. Downed trees also felled power lines in South County. In Santa Cruz Harbor, six boats have been moved because of sediment buildup at the north end of the harbor, where Arana Gulch is spitting out sand and debris, grounding boats. The city of Santa Cruz declared a local emergency Jan. 11 after a major water pipeline burst, likely due to the ground shifting from the storm’s saturation. Residents were asked to cut their water use by 30 percent, since the

leak gushed around 1,500 gallons per minute for several hours before it was closed. The fix has cost $100,000 so far, said Eileen Cross, community relations specialist for the Santa Cruz Water Department.

A SIGN OF WHAT’S TO COME On Jan. 12 and 13, Barnard and his team surveyed the beaches and beds of Soquel Creek and the San Lorenzo River with laser scanners, GPS and sonar, to map the changes from the storms. The better we can understand how storms change the coast, the better we can predict how the coast will evolve in the coming decades, Barnard says. “Sea level rise is happening. It is accelerating and it’s going to continue,” says Barnard. “It’s not a belief. It’s a scientific observation based on work from all over the world and thousands of scientists—literally trillions of observations from the land, the atmosphere and the ocean.” Scientists predict that winters will get

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energized alliances between youth and righteous food production, from growing and harvesting to cooking and marketing. With an impressive 10-year track record under its belt, FoodWhat’s horizons keep growing. In his late 30s, the charismatic Comerchero could easily pass for one of the teenagers in his program. Working in community gardens in the South Bronx, his future quickly took shape. “I saw what youth could get

out of growing food, learning experientially,” he says. “I saw and felt that my passion was there. I love teens—the rawness, the drama, the humor. And I knew I was good with youth.” He enrolled in UCSC’s renowned Agroecology program (CASFS) in 2004, and after his intensive apprenticeship, and some more time in the East, Comerchero returned to Santa Cruz in 2006 with a brilliant idea.

GREAT NOTION Soquel native and lifelong proponent of experiential education Gail Harlamoff recalls being approached by former CASFS apprentice Comerchero. “He talked to me about this great program he had—a youth program based up at the UCSC Farm— and said it should be a part of Life Lab,” the nonprofit garden classroom that has been headquartered on the UCSC Farm since 1988.

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oron Comerchero is one of the most impressive people I’ve ever interviewed. He’s the founder and director of the audaciously named FoodWhat?!— simplified for practical everyday use to FoodWhat—a program that empowers at-risk teenagers through the hands-on process of growing food. Thanks to a vision that can only be called transformative, Comerchero and his team have

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“It was a perfect fit for us,” Harlamoff recalls. “My goal was to stretch the impact of Life Lab, his concept was to include older youth. So we rolled what became FoodWhat into what we did.” Comerchero enlisted a community garden colleague from the New York days, Abby Bell, to join his staff. Bell volunteered the first year, and then played “an integral role in the growth and success of our operation since then. Her title was Farm and Culinary Manager, throughout the past 10 years she was way more than that,” Comerchero acknowledges gratefully. He had formed links with the Homeless Garden Project, which was willing to have his teens come work in their garden. He needed an umbrella organization and credits Harlamoff as key to making the FoodWhat program a reality. In turn, FoodWhat extended Life Lab’s

hands-on learning beyond the gradeschool level. Harlamoff—who spent almost 20 years with Life Lab, 11 of them as executive director—devoted herself to developing the pathbreaking program for hands-on field learning until a few years ago when she started up Westside Farm & Feed. She recalls Comerchero as “always being persuasive, and because of that, we were able to approach funders and expand the program. At first, Life Lab was the fiscal sponsor, then we did joint fundraising for FoodWhat.” Comerchero strategized, networked, and listened. “I was so networked after two years of the program that I had learned who to call to expand the program,” he says. His brilliance and his incandescent smile probably didn’t hurt. In addition to Harlamoff, he initially

Taking in the sparkling Monterey Bay backdrop and strolling the gardens and prep areas used by the FoodWhat interns at the UCSC Farm, it's impossible not to be convinced by Comerchero’s vision. “We bring in low-income kids in need from all over Santa Cruz County. We have two farm sites, the Santa Cruz site on the UCSC Farm and Live Earth Farm in Watsonville,” he says. “Our internships alternate between the two sites in spring, and we work on both sites in the fall.” The template is simple and effective. “Food and agriculture are our tools, and our approach uses an empowerment lens. We look at every aspect of food,” he says. “The system involves growing, harvesting, processing, cooking, and selling. And the secret sauce of this is the holistic approach. Our youth experience all the different opportunities to connect with food, then they start to make the diet shift away from junk food. Slowly”—he flashes a playful grin—“we introduce them to vegetables.”

FROM THE GROUND UP “The diet change by the end of a year is astronomical,” Comerchero tells me, his voice filled with the sort of energy that inspires positive change. For the 50-60 core participants it works like this: “Spring internship runs once a week for three hours, March, April, and May. That’s one hour of farming, one hour of youth empowerment, and one hour cooking and eating. We all eat together. They get two credits in school, plus a $175 stipend upon completion,” says Comerchero. “They love it!” Comerchero and his program manager Abby Bell went out to the schools to select participants based on application and interview. “We’re serving the most ever this year,” he says. “The demand for this kind of programming is huge.”

Twenty from the spring core group are hired on for the summer, plus four from the past program hired to serve as junior staff— FoodWhat is built upon peer-topeer training. The program is fulltime in the summer, eight weeks, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. “And the youth are paid minimum-wage salaries,” Comerchero says. “Summer is really job training.” Comerchero believes another component of the program’s success is personal growth. “These teens are at a competitive disadvantage in the larger world. Here they grow the food and bring food home through a family CSA. We do a lot of listening. We ask the youth what they want, and have them critique the program. We stay within youth culture and that’s why we’re relevant.” In the fall, FoodWhat teens apply what they’ve learned out in the real world—catering, flower stands, harvest festival events, food management. “A small crew continues through the winter, teaching to their peers in the high schools,” Comerchero says. “Workshops like ‘Trace Your Taco’ and ‘What You Drink, What You Think’ reach hundreds of high school students in South County. The workshops bring nutrition and food justice awareness to youth peer-topeer. It’s a big hit for students to see their peers presenting. It helps to pay it all forward.” Two big annual events, the Harvest Festival and the Strawberry Blast, serve to show off the participants’ progress to the larger community while demonstrating the network between food and the Earth. “What does healthy food taste like? Many of these kids never knew where their food came from, and now they know about food systems,” the founder says with pride. The enviable track record of the program stands upon a broad foundation— the funders, the organizers, and especially upon the courageous and hard-working teenage interns, most of whom begin the program with no idea of just how much their lives will be changed by the challenges involved.

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Adrian Francisco Nuñez Roman admits that his young life had its share of sketchy conflicts before a health teacher told him about FoodWhat. “Doron came to my school, and at first I thought he was pretty weird,” says the 18-year-old Watsonville resident with a laugh. “But once I got into the program, I realized that having a family here was the best thing in my life. I did a 180 in my life. Doron is a fantastic leader. He is really what makes this organization succeed.” Roman’s lifestyle changes have been huge. “I used to have alcohol and drug use problems. There’s lots of diabetes in my family, and FoodWhat helped me understand my eating habits. Now I eat more consciously. I love vegetables now. I even quit smoking because they said it hurt the tomatoes!” Roman just completed the entire year program, got a job and is looking forward to starting college in mechanical engineering next year. “I was inspired to2.01w x 4.84 h learn how the oil industry has influenced food production—we need to create 1/8th page sustainable food networks right here,” he says. Roman, like most of the FoodWhat alumni, stays connected to the program by joining in the annual events. “Once you’ve built relationships here, you keep in touch,” he says. Another alumna of the program is 17-year-old Aaliyah Wilson, who is just about to graduate from Costanoa High School and looks forward to starting up a specialty landscaping business. By any measure an impressively self-assured and articulate young woman, Wilson completed the FoodWhat cycle and has now returned as one of four junior staff who facilitate the peer-to-peer teaching strand of this innovative program. “A lot of people come back and hang out with us,” she says. “We’re all a group of friends, we help each other out.” Training youth leaders is built into

the very DNA of the program. “I had just turned 16 when Doron and Abby came to my class at Costanoa,” Wilson says. “I felt it was a new opportunity, a great opportunity—after all, it was a once-a-week internship at the farm. They taught us to grow and cook the food we’ve grown, how to better ourselves, plus there was a $175 stipend if we completed the program.” Her eyes roll. Wilson told me she had to interview to enter each next stage of the program. “It’s important to have that confidence to speak to people. We learned how to prepare a job application. So important,” she says. The program is rigorous, but without judgmental pressure. “You can decide to stop wherever you feel you need to. Each step offers its own fulfillment,” she says. “You apply each time for the next stage. In the summer, you get up early and work a full day, Tuesday through Friday. The junior staff, we act as the bridge between the experienced staff managers and the newcomers. I worked the farm stand at Gault Elementary School. We offered low-cost food, it was a once-a-week winter job.” The response from gradeschoolers and their families was enthusiastic. “We were community educators—this was my favorite part—going into schools and teaching about ingredients, getting people to make conscious choices.” Wilson credits FoodWhat with the confidence that helped her get her message across. “By interviewing and applying for each stage of the FoodWhat program, you get confidence with expressing yourself,” she says. “And junior staff are close to the teenagers’ own age—it helps facilitate conversation. It’s not like you’re working at Target with a huge age range. Here there’s a group of same-age friends. It’s a safe place to discuss issues.” Wilson believes that FoodWhat is a very personal experience and that in order to expand the program, more staff and more land sites would be needed. “[It] has made me a powerful person. I understand

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to both expand the number of youth we serve and continue to further deepen programming.” Comerchero is keenly aware that the heart of the program is its hands-on intimacy, the personal bonds created among all of the participants—young people who work, cook, and eat meals together. That tight sense of camaraderie and trust will be a challenge to maintain in a larger program, but the FoodWhat founder remains optimistic: “We will scale the program to serve with the same depth.” Much will depend upon funding. And cloning Doron Comerchero. Oh, and about that crazy, memorable name: “I asked one of my roommates at the time and he very sarcastically said 'you should just call it Food, Whaaaat?’” says Comerchero. “Perfect.” He tried it out on the first teen in the program. “He didn’t even need a second to choose our current name. It has attitude, it has pride, it’s super fun to say. It asks a question that needs to be asked.” Find FoodWhat?! on Facebook and FoodWhat.org to donate. A donation can sponsor a local Santa Cruz County youth in FoodWhat’s 2017 program.

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Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay area offer some of the most unique wedding venues in the world. Whether you picture yourself barefoot on the beach, in a traditional dress at a local church, or dancing under the redwoods, there are hundreds of options to fit your style and budget.

The 2017 Bridal Expo brings more than 75 vendors together under one roof to help simplify the process. You’ll see gorgeous bridal fashions, stunning photography, fantastic cakes, and amazing decor. You’ll also get to sample food from top caterers, and meet the talented people who can work their magic for you.

Planning your wedding should be a wonderful adventure, and with the right experts on your team, it will be. Our area is fortunate to have an abundance of creative, skilled professionals excited to share their knowledge and make your life a lot easier.

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PHOTOGRAPHERS, CINEMATOGRAPHY & PHOTO BOOTHS De Joy Photography (717) 512-6065 dejoyphotography.com

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Neil Simmons Photography (831) 429-5512 neilsimmonsphotography.com Photography by Elyse (831) 840-5547 elysedestout.com

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focus on coastal weddings, DuHamel starts with featuring designers who run the spectrum of style, from formal to beachy, modern to lacy. Brides may even design their own lace gowns, customizing the neckline, back, length or train, color of lining, or color of the lace itself. In addition to carrying well-known designers such as Maggie Sottero and Stella York, brides can also find haute couture wedding dresses from independent European designers. DuHamel is all about creating a comfort zone and reducing the stress and anxiety associated with finding the perfect dress. She will also be creating her own line of dresses for curvaceous and full-figured brides. Shoppers are welcome to stop in and browse, or they can make a twohour appointment that will be tailored to each bride’s unique needs. Brides adhering to a particular budget can find what they need here, with most dresses ranging from $700 to $2,000.

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eabreeze Bridal Boutique owner Debra DuHamel knows that shopping for a wedding dress is one of many special moments in the wedding journey. As a recent bride herself, DuHamel is intimately familiar with the entire wedding experience and the important role that a bridal shop plays. She opened her charming boutique in a historic landmark in Capitola after recognizing a need for a local bridal shop that caters to Santa Cruz brides who come in all ages, sizes, styles and budgets. “We know the struggle for any bride in finding that perfect gown. Being able to try on gowns that actually fit is essential in finding the gown that radiates your true beauty. This is why we have over 25 dresses in sizes 14 and up, with many more on the way,” DuHamel says. DuHamel and her team leave no seam unstitched when it comes to the dress shopping experience. With a

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When Love Blooms

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t’s universally known that flowers and romance go together like love and marriage. Floral arrangements not only add striking beauty to a wedding, but can be an important part of your color palette. Whether you opt for a riotous mélange of color and texture, or a sophisticated few colors and limited simple lines, flowers often generate as many comments as the bride’s dress.

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The term “flower power” comes to mind, with Tamy’s profusion of floral arrangements for every aspect of a wedding. Tamy’s website has many photographs of sample bouquets, with prices that are especially suited to couples who may be on a limited budget, but want to express a wealth of passion on their wedding day.

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So Old It’s New

Modern Vintage Style comes to Santa Cruz

oday’s nontraditional wedding ceremonies might be conducted while skydiving midair, or while on a ride at Disneyland, rather than in a church. While the concepts are increasingly outlandish, why not harken back toward tradition rather than away from it? Many couples prefer the warmth of vintage touches on their special day, and Revival Vintage Rentals can help with the kind of theatrical magic that will not only make your wedding unique, but will also make your wedding photos amazing! Their brand is “Modern Vintage Style” and they will design a setting to the liking of the spouses-to-be. Revival Vintage Rentals offer standard supplies such as tables and chairs as well as a wide range of accessories for any type of wedding.

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A grand piano? Check. Horseback riding gear? Check. Mid-century modern furniture? Got it. They make a lot of their own furniture using reclaimed wood. The philosophy that no detail is too small has driven them to continuous creation. Recently they have been building light fixtures using wine barrels and Edison light bulbs. “There are a lot of people who have tables and chairs, but we are the extra step in personalizing the wedding for clients,” says owner Lori Powell. They are renovating a Westside warehouse and are forming a collective of local photographers, florists, and caterers who share a similar vision. One such local partner is Kraftbar, a renovated 1965 Airstream mobile bar and lounge that offers a vintage alternative to a traditional catered bar.

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All couples have the option of selecting from “sweet” prewritten ceremonies, or creating (or co-creating with Honey in the Heart) their own. Honey in the Heart has plenty of examples to stimulate a couple’s own creative expression of their commitment. Both officiates are willing to rehearse, and enjoy weddings in any sort of setting, from mountain forests, to the coast, to private homes. A wedding ceremony is only the beginning. When the first baby arrives, Honey in the Heart also specializes in supporting new families with a new parent and new baby blessing. The name Honey in the Heart comes from Gardner’s experience as a beekeeper, something she has done with her husband of 22 years. Mercado married her high school love. Both draw on their deep appreciation for their own relationship when assisting couples.

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non-denominational minister, Donna Rose Gardner founded Honey in the Heart Ceremonies in 2009, with the intention of presiding over ceremonies that reflect the unique love that each couple shares, and an understanding that vows are the most personal aspect of a wedding. Gardner and her ministry partner, Christa Noel Mercado, both officiate, and honor all beliefs and all cultures. They value diversity, and enjoy including a bit of humor along with inspiration. As progressive as the local community where they live and work, they describe their officiant services as civil, interfaith, and “contemporary spiritual.” A significant number of the couples they serve come to Santa Cruz to elope. Both Gardner and Mercado welcome elopements when they have time to fit them in, since they are often not planned far in advance.

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f any bride or groom has spent time daydreaming about their special day, they’ve likely envisioned their perfect wedding cake. Local cake artisan Aimee Page of Hollyhock Cakes is able to take those visions and turn them into desserts seemingly made of pure fantasy. Page, a Santa Cruz native, began baking as a teenager at a local French bakery before going on to work as a pastry chef at organic farm-to-table restaurants, wineries and bakeries throughout northern California, Seattle and New Zealand. In 1997, she founded Hollyhock Cakes in Seattle before moving her business back to her home town. Each of Page’s handcrafted cakes is custom made. Examples on her website tower in decadent layers with flower petals cascading in sunset-colored ombre from cream to nectarine. Others are covered in delicate frosting filigree, edible flowers, rose-like succulents or bright, joyful colors. Whimsical details abound, even on more traditional

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cakes. Each is luxurious, yet tasteful and refined. Just like with true love, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. In addition to Chocolate Raspberry and a White Chocolate Butter cake with vanilla crème fraiche, Hollyhock Cakes has a seasonal menu offering thoughtful, modern flavor combinations. Recent offerings included a Rose Torte with rose petal genoise scented with cardamom, fresh strawberries and rose petal cream and Bittersweet Valencia, a bittersweet sour cream chocolate cake with Cointreau ganache and ghost pepper and orange blossom buttercream. Page’s gluten-free options do not sacrifice flavor and impact—the Chocolate Lavender cake with pavlova and blackberry buttercream or Mixed Berry Tiramisu are sure to delight even gluten-loving guests. While the happy couple’s joy will undoubtedly take the guests’ breath away, the presentation of a Hollyhock wedding cake is sure to send a second ripple of awe through the crowd.

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The soundtrack for a wedding starts with the bride and groom

J Mai Girl (Maiya Evans) has been creating the soundtrack for special events in Santa Cruz for the last 10 years. She approaches playlists for her clients as a creative collaboration, making sure to meet with them in person to find out exactly how to best match their personalities to music that will deliver a night to remember. “I truly love what I do, and I try to have a relationship with each client so that when I play their event it feels like something we’ve done together. It doesn’t feel like a job. I’m having as much fun as they are. I get to make it happen and be part of it at the same time,” Evans said. After living in Santa Cruz for seven years, Evans moved to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State, where she studied public health and she is now a health educator. DJing is her creative outlet and it is a part of her that she looks forward to

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expressing no matter where her day job takes her. She remembers her first personal connection to music when her mother introduced her to Stevie Wonder’s song, “Another Star.” She always incorporates at least one Michael Jackson, Prince, or Stevie Wonder song in each set as a recognition of her musical roots. In addition to being involved with other local art programs such as serving on the board of directors of the Santa Cruz Film Festival, DJ Mai Girl has been spinning in Santa Cruz for a long time. You may have caught her at the Red Room or the Mad House before it was Blue Lounge. Inquisitive future brides and grooms can find DJ Mai Girl spinning downtown twice a month on Fridays at 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, where she rotates with DJ Sparkles. The event, called Kiss, sets the scene for a loungey night of 515’s special cocktails beginning at 10pm.

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I WILL FOLLOW YOU TO MIDTOWN Rivvrs performs on Sunday, Jan. 29 at Moe’s Alley.

Air Stream Rivvrs’ Brandon Zahursky still doesn’t know how his music got on television—but it’s changed his life BY AARON CARNES that Rivvrs used to be called River Shivers, he says “That’s like knowing Beck before Beck was Beck.” Zahursky’s surprise about getting placement in a television show is odd. Prior to this question, he had struck me as inordinately selfassured, with his career on his mind at all times. When he was younger, before ever playing a show, he used to track venue websites in his area, and look for artists he wanted to open for. He’d email the promoters 30 times a day. They never responded. He didn’t relent. Even younger than that, he used to play the guitar in every spare moment, sometimes eight to nine hours a day. Once he started to get actual gigs, he released an album under his birth name, which got no

recognition. He started the band Rivers Shivers with a drummer friend, until the drummer friend stopped showing up to gigs. The name Rivvrs was a way to avoid the stigma of being a singer-songwriter (“people assume it’s going to be an acoustic vibe,” he says), while also not having to rely on anyone else to make his dreams come true. Hold On was his debut as Rivvrs, which he self-released in August 2014. He considers the EP a rebirth of sorts: a new moniker, an updated sound. “I Will Follow You” was one of the four tracks on the EP. The rest were in a similar style: folk-pop with epic choruses. “While I was writing and recording Hold On, I was working 40 hours a week for a wine company in Napa. It

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uring the first 20 minutes of my interview with L.A.based singer-songwriter Brandon Zahursky, he’s chatty, almost nonstop. But he gets thrown off a bit when I ask him how his music landed on TV. “It was a fluke, man. I don’t know how it happened,” he says, with shock still in his voice—despite the fact that it was all the way back in April 2014 that “I Will Follow You” by his project Rivvrs was featured on an episode of About a Boy. It wasn’t just in the background, either; it was a major plot point. Lead character Will Freeman, trying to impress a woman, tries to convince her that he wrote “I Will Follow You” for Rivvrs. “I love that song,” she responds. “You know that song?” he asks. When she adds

was like this double life,” Zahursky says. “Hold On was a mantra to myself of hold on, keep working, keep fighting and your dreams will eventually happen at some point.” He continued working at his job after the About a Boy episode, despite the reception it got (for instance, the abundance of fan covers on YouTube). Looking back now, he thinks his song was chosen because he was based in San Francisco at the time, just like the show. “All of the songs they were getting were from people in L.A. I don’t think they had many San Francisco options. That adds a little reality to it. I think they liked that,” Zahursky says. About a Boy led to more placements on top networks (ESPN, Fox, MTV, CBS, etc). Zahursky’s song “Save My Soul” was featured in more shows than “I Will Follow You”—“that song paid my rent for the last year,” he says. Eventually, he quit his job and moved to L.A. He recorded and released his follow-up LP, Unfamiliar Skin, in March of last year. “Unfamiliar Skin was the realization of this rebirth, the unfamiliar feeling, which is a good thing,” he says. It’s much more scattered and experimental style-wise than Hold On, an odd move for someone at the early stages of building a career. “I don’t like being predictable. I go through phases all the time. There are a lot of artists I don’t listen to anymore, not out of the fact that I don’t like their music, but the records just fall into this safe zone, like Jack Johnson. You can almost just predict what he’s going to release,” Zahursky says. He’s got a third release in the works, tentatively scheduled for March 2017. This one won’t be as scattered as Unfamiliar Skin. He says it’s inspired by touring—which he does solo so as not to lose money— and gauging what type of songs work best in a live setting. “Playing solo, it changed the vibe of the full-band sounding stuff. I’m seeing people’s reactions,” Zahursky says. The follow up is going to be like the middle of the two. You’ll see a little more acoustic vibes.”

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‘THE BAIT AND SWITCH’ DISCUSSION Nationwide, rates of seafood fraud are shockingly high. This Wednesday, Jan. 25, Hayley Nuetzel will take her audience through the many technologies that have changed the seafood fraud industry. In her talk, Nuetzel will explain DNA barcoding, findings from studies she helped conduct in Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, and how consumers can take action. Nuetzel is a Ph.D student working with the cooperative research unit of UCSC and NOAA scientists from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center. Info: 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25. Santa Cruz Yacht Club, 244 4th Ave., Santa Cruz. club.scyc.org. Free.

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THE BOOK CLUB PLAY What really goes on in book clubs? Not all innocent book banter it seems, as this hit comedy written by Karen Zacarias shows.The world of books and people who love them becomes the subject of a documentary filmmaker, and one book club’s long-standing dynamics shift when they accept a provocative new member. Suddenly, the worlds of Jane Eyre, Moby Dick, Twilight, and DaVinci Code collide in a reflection of contemporary culture ironies. Info: Jan. 25-Feb. 19. Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center, 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. jeweltheatre.net. $26.

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WEDNESDAY 1/25 ARTS 8 TENS @ EIGHT SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL The annual 10-minute play festival is one of the most anticipated and popular events of the theatre season in Santa Cruz. This year’s 16 award-winning plays, from Actors’ Theatre’s National playwriting contest, will be presented as an “A” and “B” night, eight 10-minute plays on each night, in rotation over the five-week festival. 8 p.m. Center Street Theater, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. 425-7506. $22. JEWEL THEATRE PRESENTS: ‘THE BOOK CLUB PLAY’ A hit comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary film and accept a provocative new member, their long-standing group dynamics take a hilarious turn. 11:30 a.m. The Colligan Theater, 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. jeweltheatre.net. $37. STEAM IN NATURE Create STEAM-based nature art while learning about the science of our natural environment in this weekly class with educator Sue Creswell. Sue Creswell has been a primary teacher, with an emphasis on environmental education, for 26 years. 3 p.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery, 1855 41st Ave., Capitola. 888-424-8035.

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SATURDAY 1/28 CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY COMMUNITY DAY As part of Positive Parenting Awareness Month, First 5 Santa Cruz County will sponsor a free day at the Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. Families can complete an activity passport for a chance to win raffle prizes, attend workshops and have fun exploring with their children. This month seeks to recognize parenting as the most important job parents and caregivers have, and offer opportunities to spend quality time with loved ones. Info: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Capitola Mall, 1855 41st Ave., Capitola. sccmod.org. Free.

SALSA CRASH COURSE FOR BEGINNERS Enjoy Caribbean dance and music. This popular four-week crash course is for anyone who wants to learn partner salsa dancing with easy, cool looking moves using Cuban-style techniques. No partner required, ages 16 and up, limited space. 7 p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. salsagente.com.

DOMINICAN HOSPITAL PEP CLASS In this free class, you will learn about the benefits of a whole-foods, plant-based diet to support you in improving your health and well-being. Gain basic information about the nutritional benefits of a plant-based diet. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. 607-1374. Free.

TOOLS FOR CREATING OPTIMUM BONE HEALTH Join us with Marianne Benforado L.Ac. She will be discussing tools for creating optimum bone health. If you have been diagnosed or have a family history of osteoporosis, please come to this important talk. 10:30 a.m. Way Of Life, 1220 A 41st Ave., Capitola. Wayoflife.net. Free.

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TRIVIA NIGHT Trivia night at 99 bottles. 21 and up. 8 p.m. 110 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz. 459-9999. DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET In addition to a large variety of farm products, this market offers a great selection of local artisan foodstuffs, delicious baked

goods, and lots of options for lunch and dinner. 1:30 p.m. Cedar and Lincoln streets, Santa Cruz. 454-0566.

GROUPS NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA—APTOS/SANTA CRUZ A 12-step group for those who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another. Nar-Anon’s program is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon’s 12 Steps. 6:30-8 p.m. Santa Cruz and Aptos. saveyoursanity@aol.com or helpline or 2915099. Free/donations. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Come join us for a friendly 12-Step support group with the

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR B12 can treat fatigue, anemia, anxiety, depression, PMS, heart disease, and more. 3-6 p.m. 736 Chestnut St., Santa Cruz. 477-1377. $29/$17.

SPIRITUAL WEEKLY MEDITATION GROUP Vipassanastyle meditation group for all experience levels. Beginners welcome. 7-8 p.m. Branciforte Plaza, 555 Soquel Ave., Room 245, Santa Cruz. Russ, 246-0443 or russ@holeyboy.com. Free/ Donations. PEMA CHODRON AUDIO TEACHING Learn to meditate from one of the world’s foremost meditation instructors at weekly Shambala gatherings. Guided meditation and instruction, followed by discussion. 7-9 p.m. 920 41st Ave., Santa Cruz. 316-8282.

THURSDAY 1/26 ARTS STORYTIME Join us for storytime. Free with museum admission and for MOD Members. 10:30-11 a.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery. 888-424-8035. Free.

FABMO SELECTION EVENT—DESIGNER FABRIC, TILE AND MORE Sewers, crafters, creatives, artists, educators: Come to FabMo’s Santa Cruz selection event to get designer samples of fabric, trim, wallpaper, tile, carpet and more at FabMo in Santa Cruz. Noon-7 p.m. Harvey West Park, 326 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz. fabmo.org.

CLASSES SALSA DANCING CUBAN-STYLE This class is for intermediate dancers and features Cuban

SALSA RUEDA SERIES BEGINNER 2 A fun, four-week Rueda de Casino series for Beginner 2 and up. No partner required. Must know the basics in Rueda such as guapea, dame, enchufla doble, el uno, sombrero, and setenta. 8-9 p.m. Louden Nelson Community, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. 420-6177. $34. 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. RESTORE BALANCE YOGA Designed for the working person in mind, this class will help you make a smooth transition from being outwardly focused, to a balanced state of inner calm. 5:30 a.m. Ananda Scotts Valley Yoga, 221-A Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. 818-2715. $15. AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT Come explore Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement Classes. These engaging and potent classes will heighten your vitality as they increase your self-awareness, flexibility, and overall well-being. 5:30 p.m. Pacific Cultural Center 1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz. 332-7347. REGIONAL ITALIAN COOKING PART 2: PAELLA Join the fun and take a culinary trip to the island of Sardinia, Italy. Help prepare and then enjoy traditional Paella from scratch, paired with a wonderful Rosso red wine from Piedmont, Italy. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. New Leaf Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1306. $40. TRIPLE P SEMINAR: RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN This free parenting seminar offers strategies to teach children healthy ways to deal with their emotions. 9:30-11 a.m. La Manzana Community Center, 521 Main St., Watsonville. 465-2217. Free.

FOOD & WINE TRIVIA NIGHT THIS Festive event brings together trivia aficionados, boneheads and the chic geek for a night of boisterous fun. 8:30 p.m. Woodstock’s Pizza, 710 Front St., Santa Cruz. 427-4444.

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THURSDAY ART MARKET Check out the new Thursday Art Market with live music, demonstrations from artists across mediums, featured loft artists, and food from Jonathan Parvis’ Dead Cow BBQ. New features and performers every week. 4-7 p.m. The Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River St., Santa Cruz. 621-6226.

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solution. Teens and adults welcome. Includes compulsive overeating, anorexia, and bulimia. Meets in the church Youth Room, 2 doors down from the corner of Poplar and Melrose. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 420 Melrose Ave., Santa Cruz. santacruzoa.org. Free.

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CALENDAR 11 a.m. Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Ave., Santa Cruz. 247-0239. $10.

CLASSES ARGENTINE TANGO DANCING Tango open dancing. 8-11 p.m. Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center, 1060 River St., Santa Cruz. For info on beginners classes please contact tangoalternativo@gmail.com. $10/$8/$5. FREE TEEN YOGA (13-17) Teens welcome at the Santa Cruz Teen Center in the Louden Nelson Community Center for free yoga. Stretch, strengthen, and relax. 4:30-5:30 p.m. 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. stephaniembain@gmail.com. Free.

SATURDAY 1/28 LATINO ROLE MODELS CONFERENCE The seventh annual Latino Role Models Conference will take place this Saturday, Jan. 28 at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater. Parents, families and students fifth grade through college are encouraged to attend this conference for the opportunity to hear Latino professionals speak about their experiences and inspire students to achieve their dreams. Erandi García from Univisión will moderate the conference, with presentations by educational consultant Trinidad Castro, Senior NASA Aerospace Engineer Ali Guarneros Luna, immigration attorney Adriadna Rentería Torres, and Mexican Consul General in San Jose Mauricio Toussaint. Info: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Crocker Theater, Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 854-7740. Free.

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7:30-8:30 a.m. Yoga Within, 8035 Soquel Drive, Aptos. fsa-cc.org/womencare. Free.

SLV CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP Are you a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other long-term illness? Connect with others, find out about services to help you, plus get valuable information and support. 2 p.m. Highlands Park, 8500 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond. facebook.com/valleywomensclub. Free.

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

SPIRITUAL BUDDHISM FOR BEGINNERS You may have heard something about Buddhism but are still wondering how such a “foreign” spiritual

tradition could be relevant to life in the world today. Join us in learning about Buddhist viewpoints and time-tested methods for leading a meaningful life. 7-9 p.m. Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel. landofmedicinebuddha.org. Free.

FRIDAY 1/27 ARTS BAG OF BOOKS FOR $5 Grey Bears Book Store has a special price on books every Friday: Just $5 for a bag of books. Come and browse through all sorts of books, large and small, for all readers. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. 479-1055. $5. ‘CROSSING BHUTAN—A JOURNEY TO FIND HAPPINESS’ Join us for a community showing of the film Crossing Bhutan followed by discussion about Bhutan, an opportunity to meet the team, a book signing with Terri Schneider and more.

CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Instructor Suzi Mahler, CMT NE will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness. This wonderfully therapeutic practice will help you increase strength and range of motion. 9:30 a.m. California Grey Bears, 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. 234-6791. $5. TRIPLE P WORKSHOP: PREVENTING & MANAGING PROBLEMS AT BEDTIME This Triple P Workshop is offered through the Dominican Hospital Personal Enrichment Program (PEP). To register, contact the PEP office. 2-4 p.m. 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. 465-2217. TRIPLE P LIFESTYLE GROUP: IMPROVING CHILDREN'S NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Attend this free weekly workshop to learn guidelines for healthy eating, making healthier food choices and being active. This class meets once a week on Fridays for 13 weeks. 4-6p.m. 610 Frederick St., Santa Cruz. 465-2217.

FOOD & WINE 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.

GROUPS SCOTTS VALLEY NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP Nar-Anon is a 12-step program/ support group for friends and families who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another. 6:30-7:45 p.m. Bison Center, The Camp Recovery Center, 3192 Glen Canyon Road, Santa Cruz. Free.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUPS—GREATER BAY AREA SANTA CRUZ Nar-Anon GBA Santa Cruz offers three meetings in support of friends and families of addicts. naranoncalifornia.org/norcal or helpline 291-5099. 9-10 a.m. Santa Cruz, Aptos and Scotts Valley. saveyoursanity@aol.com. Free/ donations. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 90-Day OA, Study of the AA 12 and 12 book. OA is a 12-step support group to stop eating compulsively. Noon-1 p.m. Live Oak Family Resource Center, Community Conference Room, 1740 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Nate, 4297906. Free. CLUTTERERS ANONYMOUS SUPPORT GROUP Is clutter getting you down? Feeling discouraged about all your stuff? There is hope. Come to this weekly 12-step group for understanding and support. 5:30 p.m. Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. 477-2200. Free. DROP-IN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Grief support group meets weekly to offer support to persons grieving the death of someone. Noon. 5403 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. 430-3000. Free. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS We are so happy to bring you these life-saving meetings in Downtown Santa Cruz. If you have a desire to stop using Nicotine you are welcome. If you have stopped and want to share your experience, strength and hope, please come. 10 a.m. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. 420-6177. Free.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY Receiving B12 via injection means that people can increase their energy. B12 Fridays are a fun time for people to meet and mingle. 3-6 p.m. Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. 515-8699.

SATURDAY 1/28 ARTS THE ARTISTIC ANATOMY OF TREES, WORKSHOP WITH ANN THIERMANN Come explore simple visual techniques to help your tree drawings become believable and expressive. With new color tips for both trunks and canopies, practice tree drawing in the museum’s backyard. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 420-6115. $10. >34

JEWEL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS A hit comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a devoted book club become the subjects of a documentary filmmaker and accept a provocative new member, their long-standing group dynamics take a hilarious turn. Sprinkled with wit, joy and novels galore – from Jane Eyre to Moby Dick to The DaVinci Code – this hilarious comedy of manners reflects the ironies of contemporary culture.

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CALENDAR BREEMA RETREAT IN SOQUEL Learning and practicing Self-Breema exercises, Breema bodywork and the Nine Principles of Harmony, we learn to move, think, and feel in a new, yet totally natural way. 2-5 p.m. Subud Santa Cruz, 3800 Old San Jose Road, Soquel. 510-428-0937. $30. MUSIC TOGETHER—MUSICAL ME MusicalMe brings the essential Music Together Early Childhood Music & Movement class (for ages birth to 5 years, and the adults who love them) to the MOD Workshop on Mondays and Saturdays. 10 a.m. Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery, 1855 41st Ave., Capitola. 438-3514.

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SATURDAY 1/28 ‘NIGHT OF THE LIVING COMPOSERS’ Most of the famous composers are deceased, and while dead composers are great and all, sometimes it’s nice to celebrate the living ones, too. This Saturday, Jan. 28, New Music Works opens its 38th season with the 17th installment of “Night of the Living Composers,” celebrating five composers living in the Bay Area—including Michael McGushin, Scott Stobbe, Larry Polansky, Pablo Rubio Vargas, and Maayan Tsadka. Info: 7-9 p.m. Cabrillo College Samper Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. ewmusicworks.org.

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SATURDAY MORNING YOGA AT YOGA WITHIN Class will focus on the fundamentals of basic poses, offering a well-rounded practice emphasizing safe alignment, breathing techniques, and the gradual development of greater flexibility, strength and balance. 10:15 a.m. 8035 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 251-3553. $15.

AHIMSA (UH-HIM-SAH): FREE YOGA IN THE PARK “Ahimsa” is Sanskrit for non-violence. We will join together every week to cultivate inner peace through meditation and physical well-being through a gentle yoga practice in an inclusive atmosphere of kindness and mutual respect. 9:30-11 a.m. San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota St., Santa Cruz. 423-1626. Free. PILLS ANONYMOUS OF SANTA CRUZ PILL ADDICTION—12 STEPS OF RECOVERY Our primary purpose is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. 8 a.m. Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz. pillsanonymous.org. Free. RISE AND SHINE YOGA Set the tone for your weekend with a relaxed body, calm mind, and smile on your face. We’ll start with some standing asanas (postures/poses) to awaken

energy and get it moving in an inward and upward direction. 8:30 a.m. Ananda Scotts Valley, 221-A Mount Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. Anandascottsvalley.org. $15. STANDUP COMEDY CLASS Learn writing techniques and perform routines weekly for class and receive constructive feedback. Supportive and relaxed atmosphere. For experienced and budding comics, writers, or the curious. 1 p.m. Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway Ave., Santa Cruz. 585-2592621 or 425-9378. PARTNER YOGA AND WINE TASTING Share sacred energy the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at Poetic Cellars Winery. Wine tasting will follow the yoga class. 10 a.m.-Noon. Poetic Cellars, 5000 N. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel. 462-3478. $15. 12-WEEK SANTA CRUZ FITNESS CHALLENGE Designed with every BODY in MIND, you will have the opportunity to try new things and meet new people—all while getting your fitness on! You get 12 weeks of outdoor group exercise classes, (lovingly called BootCamp), and hundreds of other fitness classes. 2 p.m. 2165 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 222-0189. $150.

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, Saturdays, Cabrillo College. montereybayfarmers.org or akeller@ montereybayfarmers.org. Free. WESTSIDE FARMERS MARKET The Westside Farmers Market takes place every week at the corner of Highway 1 and Western Drive, situated on the northern edge of Santa Cruz’s greenbelt. This market serves the communities of the westend of Santa Cruz including Boony Doon, North Coast, UCSC Campus and is a short trip from downtown. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mission Street and Western Drive, Santa Cruz. 454-0566. SCOTTS VALLEY FARMERS MARKET Started in 2009 with the City of Scotts Valley, the market represents farmers and specialty food purveyors along with cooked-to-order food. This local market is the place for the Scotts Valley community to get their fill of fresh, healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 360, Kings Valley Road, Scotts Valley. 454-0566.

MUSIC SAMBA CRUZ: JAZZ A LA BRAZIL Featuring Vivian Simon on flute, sax and percussion and Pablo Riviere on guitar and vocals, playing bossa nova, samba, baião, choro and other jazz-inflected Brazilian musical forms in the spirit of Antonio Carlos Jobim and other greats. 6-9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse and Inn, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. 426-8801. Free. SPEAKEASY 3: HOT JAZZ Local band plays the hot, sweet, and syncopated sounds of the Prohibition Era, dubbed the “Jazz Age”

(1920s-1933). 6-9 p.m. Davenport Roadhouse, 1 Davenport Ave., Davenport. 426-8801. 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 and 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.

VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER TO FEED THE HUNGRY WITH FOOD NOT BOMBS We need help sharing vegan meals with the hungry every Saturday and Sunday in downtown Santa Cruz: Cooking from Noon-3 p.m, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz. 515-8234. Serving from 4-6 p.m. at the Post Office, 840 Front St., Santa Cruz.

SUNDAY 1/29 FOOD & WINE LIVE COMEDY AT THE CROW’S NEST Crow’s Nest features live comedy, with talent from the national circuit, every Sunday night year-round. 21 and up. 2218 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 476-4560. $7.

SPIRITUAL SUNDAY CELEBRATION SERVICE This is a New Thought, Science of Mind event. Our Sunday Service is an alternative to traditional worship in an atmosphere of joyful praise, conscious music, and inspirational teachings relevant to your life. 10:30 a.m. Center for Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St., Santa Cruz. 462-9383. Free.

MONDAY 1/30 CLASSES BEGINNING BALLET WITH DIANA ROSE Ballet for the beginning adult student with little or no ballet training. Learn ballet terminology and fine tune placement, posture and technique. 1:30-2:30 p.m. International Academy of Dance

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MONDAY 1/30 ‘FOOD CHAINS’ SCREENING Human trafficking happens here, in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. The Department of Justice says that more than 30 percent of undocumented migrant workers have experienced labor trafficking. In an effort to educate the public on this very real threat to local communities, Monarch Services and the Coalition to End Human Trafficking in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties are bringing Food Chains—narrated by Forest Whitaker and featuring Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, and actress Eva Longoria—to Cabrillo College. The film shows the lives and experiences of farmworkers that revolve around abuse, wage theft, and modern-day slavery. Info: 7-9 p.m. Cabrillo College Room 450, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Free.

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DIGESTIVE WELLNESS Did you know that almost 25 percent of the U.S. population suffers from digestive issues? This class focuses on how you can improve your digestive function by addressing stomach acid, bile, and gut flora. 6-7:30 p.m. New Leaf Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1306. Free. REMOVING NEGATIVITY IN YOUR LIFE: FREE LECTURES AND SUPPORT GROUPS This is a health education program focusing on lifestyle choices and is not intended to take the place of physician’s care. Find out how to live without negative symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. 7 p.m. Watsonville SDA Church, 700 S. Green Valley Road, Watsonville. 325-7993. Free.

YEAR OF THE FIRE ROOSTER: 2017 Sundari Lauren, New Leaf Westside’s Wellness Specialist will give an inspiring perspective drawing from traditional and cultural sources, plus handouts with tips for success. 10:3011:30 a.m. New Leaf Market, 1101 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1306. Free.

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TRIYOGA LEVEL 1 YOGA CLASS Enjoy the wealth of TriYoga. Taught by Terri Richards. 9:30 a.m. 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. 4648100. $15.

BEGINNING WEST COAST SWING West Coast Swing is a smooth form of swing that can be danced to blues, R&B, country and contemporary music. No partner necessary. A six-week series class only. No drop-ins. 7-8:30 p.m. City of Capitola Community Center, 4400 Jade St., Santa Cruz. 479-4826.

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TUESDAY 1/31 ‘RACHEL CARSON’ DOCUMENTARY SCREENING She was the first to call out the chemical industry on the harmful effects of pesticides and influenced president John F. Kennedy to look into the harmful effects. Rachel Carson was fiercely courageous in her fight to create the Environmental Protection Agency, and her book Silent Spring effectively launched the environmental movement. This Tuesday, Jan. 31, PBS’s documentary Rachel Carson will screen at the Colligan Theater, unveiling the public and private life of a woman whose writings started a revolution. Info: 6:30 p.m. Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center, 1010 River St., Santa Cruz. 459-5003. Free.

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MUSIC CALENDAR

LOVE YOUR

LOCAL BAND

SCARY LITTLE FRIENDS On Saturday, Scary Little Friends plays a tribute set to the late, great David Bowie. It’s a fitting show for the trio, which has members that hail locally and from San Francisco. Early ’70s rock ’n’ roll is the group’s bread and butter. “That’s the deepest influence we have,” says guitarist/vocalist Chris Jones. “My friendship with [bassist] John [Payne] goes back to 13 years old. I came from Georgia and was into all this early ’70s rock ’n’ roll. We discovered that music together, and always really loved it.”

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Of course, this is a special set. Anyone familiar with the group knows their original music is a bit harder to classify. The chord structures and energy of ’70s rock is there, but rather than going over the top with studio production and stage flamboyance, Scary Little Friends keeps it simple and honest.

“I love the fact that I don’t have to pretend to be somebody, or wear an outfit that’s not me, put on a costume or act like somebody that I’m not. I never could do that,” Jones says. “I always was just me, no matter what. I never really felt like a rock star.” In the early days, they drew criticism for not being marketable enough. Some audiences and venue owners reacted unenthusiastically to the band, saying they didn’t understand it. Eventually, as more folks gave them a shot, they got a lot of press and became a popular draw in the bay area. “So many people offer marketability with no substance,” says Jones. “We’re all substance and no marketability. We just are.” AARON CARNES INFO: 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.

JIM MESSINA

WEDNESDAY 1/25 CELTIC

JIM MALCOLM Described as the “ultimate Scots troubadour,” singer-songwriter Jim Malcolm is regarded as one of the finest singers in Scotland, in any style. Possessing a sharp wit, the masterful song interpreter and one-time member of Old Blind Dogs presents his interpretations of the poetry and songs of Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns for this house concert. Hosted by the Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay, the evening promises to be an intimate and memorable affair. CAT JOHNSON

and vocals, and Dave Teget on bass and vocals. Since forming in 2010, Mountain Tamer has blended a unique intersection of classic 1960s psychedelia with heavy Sabbath-esque vocals and syncopated riffs with a poppy twist. Any Mountain Tamer show is likely to be dark, sweaty, and filled with headbanging and more than one mosh pit. Joining them onstage is Santa Cruz-based Supernaut, another heavy psych-rock trio featuring Will Lermini on bass, Oliver Niemann on guitar, and Sean Niemann on vocals and drums.

fictional band “Giant Panda Gypsy Blues Band” in the novel Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins. The group just released its sixth studio album, Make It Better, in September; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae Chart. Special guest Drunken Kung Fu will share the stage in the Catalyst Atrium. KS

KATIE SMALL

AMERICANA

INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

JIM MESSINA BAND

INFO: 7:30 p.m. House concert, Soquel. $20. Reservations and more information at celticsociety.org.

FRIDAY 1/27

THURSDAY 1/26

GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD

PSYCH-METAL

MOUNTAIN TAMER Mountain Tamer (known alternatively as Mntn Tmr) is a heavy psych rock trio, formerly local to Santa Cruz but now based in Los Angeles. The group consists of Andru Hall on guitar and lead vocals, Casey Garcia on drums

REGGAE

Hailing from Rochester, New York, Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad is a fivepiece reggae jam band. The group has been blending elements of roots reggae with funk and world beats since 2001. Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub Squad, GPGDS for short, based their name off of a

INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $12/adv, $15/door. 423-1338.

SATURDAY 1/28

The backdrop for Jim Messina’s website contains serene photos of expansive Southwest mesas, kind of what I imagine New Age mecca Sedona, Arizona, to look like. It’s a fitting image as Messina’s music bridged the traditional roots sounds with a modern spirituality, and some good old-fashioned rock ’n’ roll. He’s an artist with an impressive resume. He’s been part of folk/rock band Buffalo Springfield, country-rock pioneers Poco, and an integral part of Kenny Loggins career (both as producer and as collaborator). He’s recorded and toured as a solo artist off and on since the late ’70s,

MUSIC

BE OUR GUEST PAUL BARRÉRE & FRED TACKETT

METALACHI

a true West Coast gem, both in his adherence to musical traditions and his cutting-edge foresight on creative genre fusions. AC INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $28/gen, $45/gold. 423-8209.

JAZZ

LARRY CARLTON

INFO: 7 and 9 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $35/adv, $40/door. 427-2227.

METALACHI Probably the only mariachi band in the world that attracts more metalheads than actual mariachi fans is Metalachi. It makes sense, as the band sprung from the (probably stoned) idea of imagining what would happen if you started a mariachi Metallica tribute band. The band’s repertoire also includes an array of classic metal songs (their rendition of “Crazy Train” is an instant classic). Their version of mariachi sounds more like what you’d hear in old Westerns or Chevys—in other words, there’s no blaring tuba. Their shows are fun dissections of all your favorite metal songs. You might be surprised at how good the tunes are without all the distortion. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $10/adv, $13/door. 429-4135.

SUNDAY 1/29 BLUES

CATFISH KEITH In the early 1980s, acoustic blues pioneer Catfish Keith briefly lived in Aptos and was a regular feature on the Santa Cruz music scene. The singer-songwriter opened for Robert Cray, Queen Ida

and Dave Van Ronk, and could regularly be found performing on the Pacific Garden Mall, in bookshops and in cafes. Since then, Keith has launched a prolific career that includes 16 albums and thousands of concert appearances. CJ INFO: 2 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $15. 335-2800.

TUESDAY 1/31 ACOUSTIC

CHRISTIE LENÉE Christie Lenée is one of those masterful guitarists who uses her instrument for rhythm, melody, lead and ambience—all at the same time. A typical Lenée song might include fretboard hammering, hypnotic open string tones, percussive taps and beats created by drumming on the body of her guitar … and that’s just in the intro, before she starts singing. When she does, her fantastic music is elevated with conscious lyrics about self-acceptance, keeping a positive outlook, and looking out for each other. While Lenée garners comparisons to guitarist Michael Hedges, her songwriting style and lyrics put her in a class of her own. CJ INFO: 7:30 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $10. 335-2800.

INFO: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $25/ adv, $30/door. 335-2800. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/giveaways before 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 6 to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE LED KAAPANA

Beloved Hawaiian slack-key master. Wednesday at Kuumbwa CHRIS JONES & THE NIGHT DRIVERS

Nashville-based bluegrass outfit. Thursday at Don Quixote’s PANCHO SANCHEZ

Grammy-winning Latin jazz legend. Thursday at Kuumbwa MERMEN

Psychedelic surf rock. Saturday at Moe’s Alley DONKEYS

Indie-rock out of San Diego. Sunday at Crepe Place

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A ubiquitous presence on the AM and FM dials since the late 1960s, Larry Carlton is a masterly guitarist who delivers beautifully sculpted, blues-inflected lines with an unmistakable seared crisp sound. During the glory years of the L.A. session scene in the 1970s he contributed to some 3,000 recordings, including hits by Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, and Steely Dan (“Kid Charlemagne”!), but he’s recorded an impressive body of instrumental R&B/ funk/jazz under his own name. His band features his son Travis Carlton on bass, veteran drummer Gary Novak (Chick Corea, Allan Holdsworth, Robben Ford), and keyboardist Mark Stephens, who grew up on the Monterey Peninsula. ANDREW GILBERT

MARIACHI

In 1973, American rock band Little Feat released Dixie Chicken, an album that would come to define the band’s sound and serve as its high water mark recording. The album was the first time that guitarist-vocalists Paul Paul Barrére and Fred Tackett played together. Little Feat disbanded in 1979, shortly before the death of frontman Lowell George, but Barrére and Tackett stayed connected, and have now formed an acoustic duet that will, as one review wrote, “quite frankly, blow you away.” Performing songs from the Little Feat catalog, as well as originals, the two—whose resumes include work with Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, and Tom Waits—breathe fresh life into classic tunes while honoring the legacy of the band’s original sound. CAT JOHNSON

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LIVE MUSIC

Thursday January 26th 8:30pm $7/10 Heavy Psychedelic Rock From L.A.

MOUNTAIN TAMER + SUPERNAUT

Friday January 27th 9pm $7/10

Salsa & Latin Dance Party

BROKEN ENGLISH + CAMINO

Saturday January 28th 9pm $12/15 Psychedelic Surf Rock Pioneers

THU

1/26

FRI

1/27

SAT

1/28

SUN

1/29

APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Al Frisby

6-8p

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

Virgil Thrasher & Rick Stevens 6-8p

A.C. Myles 6-8p Minor Thirds Trio 6:30-9:30p

Al Frisby 1p Lloyd Whitley 5p

Big Jon Atkinson 6-8p

Sunday January 29th 8:30pm $9/12

BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Avi Zev Band, Drifting Compass, Planet Plow, The Cohesion $5 9p

Homebrew, Moonbeaux Electronic Showcase & More $5 9p $5 9p

The Box (Goth Night) 9p

THE BLUE LOUNGE 529 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz

Punk Night

Karaoke

Comedy

& MIKE ANUZZI

BOARDWALK BOWL 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz

Karaoke 8p-Close

The Mystery Spot 9-11:45p

Wednesday February 1st 9pm $20/25

BOCCI’S CELLAR 140 Encinal St, Santa Cruz

Tour De Amor XI – 2 Sets, No Opener

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February 2nd GREAT AMERICAN TAXI + GRANT FARM February 3rd AN-TEN-NAE + KR3TURE February 4th SISTER CAROL + RANKING JOE February 4th MAJOR POWERS & THE LO-FI SUMPHONY February 9th INNA VISION, ANIMO CRUZ, THE STEPPAS February 10th THE ENGLISH BEAT + Chris Murray February 11th JUNGLE FIRE February 12th ISRAEL VIBRATION February 14th SLIM CESSNA’S AUTO CLUB + DRUNKEN HEARTS February 15th DUSTY GREEN BONES + BLUE LOTUS February 16th HIBBITY DIBBITY + PAPA BEAR February 17th EL RADIO FANTASTIQUE + POST ST RHYTHM PEDDLERS February 18th THE CHINA CATS February 19th PACIFIC DUB February 24th DEADPHISH ORCHESTRA February 25th LA MISA NEGRA February 26th DARRELL NULISCH w/ BIG JON ATKINSON March 2nd REBIRTH BRASS BAND March 3rd LYRICS BORN March 4th BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL 2017 March 9th PHUTUREPRIMITIVE March 11th B-SIDE PLAYERS March 12th WALTER TROUT March 14th DREAD MAR I March 16th WILLIE K March 25th MONOPHONICS March 26th DAVY KNOWLES

WWW.MOESALLEY.COM 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 831.479.1854

1/30

TUE

1/31

Comedy Night/80s Night Free 8:30p

Karaoke Free 8p

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

Swing Dance $5 5:30p Light the Band & Pamela Parker $8 9p

Karaoke

House of Mary Free 9p

Karaoke 9p

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Tribal Seeds $25/$28 7p

Excision Sold out 8p

Felly $15/$50 7p

Y&T $20/$25 7p

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Beatnuts, Rapper Big Pooh $16/$20 8:30p

The Toasters $12/$15 8p

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad $12/$15 8:30p

Metalachi $10/$13 8:30p

Thu Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Jan 26

Steve Martin says “…Chris Jones’ voice is there with the great masters.”

$15 adv./ $15 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm

Fri Jan 27 Tempest High-energy Celtic Rock Sat Jan 28 Sun Jan 29 Sun Jan 29

$15 adv./$15 door 21 + 8pm

House of Floyd Dazzling Pink Floyd Tribute $17 adv./$20 door <21 w/parent 8pm

Catfish Keith 2pm Blues Hall of Famer--Country Blues Showman $15 adv./$15 door <21 w/parent 2pm

Mariah Parker’s Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble with Paul McCandless 7pm

$20 adv./$20 door <21 w/parent 7pm Tue Jan 31

Christie Lenée Think Michael Hedges meets Joni Mitchell plus Heather Mae

$10 adv./$10 door <21 w/parent 7:30pm Wed Feb 1

Bill Callahan

$22 adv./$25 door 21 + 8pm

COMING RIGHT UP

Fri. Feb. 3

Henry Kapono Presents The Songs of C&K (Cecilio & Kapono) plus Blayne Asing

Sat. Feb. 4 Aja Vu plays Steely Dan and Stealin’ Chicago plays Chicago Sun. Feb. 5 Laura Love & Terry Hunt Duo 1pm-3pm Pre Super Bowl Matinee Wed. Feb. 8 Dàimh Celtic & Gaelic GET TICKETS NOW FOR: Fri. Feb. 10 Little Feat Guitarists and Vocalists Paul Barrère and Fred Tackett plus Mark Mooney Trio Reservations Now Online at www.donquixotesmusic.com Rockin'Church Service Every Sunday ELEVATION at 10am-11:15am

OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! wednesday 1/25

science on tap

CHANGING THE FACE OF CONSERVATION free event 7pm Start

thursday 1/26

GHOST-NOTE Advance Tickets at www.ticketweb.com

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $12 Door

FRIday 1/27 (((folkYEAH!))) Presents:

GREG LOIACONO BAND (OF THE MOTHER HIPS)

w / CMAC AND THE CASUAL COALITION Advance Tickets at www.ticketweb.com

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $15 Door

saturday 1/28

DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE NIGHT Featuring:

SCARY LITTLE FRIENDS w / PIECES w / DAN TWO

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $10 Door

sunday 1/29

THE DONKEYS w / DOLLIE BARNES

Advance Tickets at www.ticketweb.com

Doors 8:30pm/Show 9pm $10 Door

1/31 7 come 11 9PM MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

429-6994

Karaoke Karaoke 8p-Close

DJ Luna 9p

International Music Hall and Restaurant

Mojo Mix 6-8p

Tango Ecstasy 6-9:30p

CASA SORRENTO 393 Salinas St, Salinas

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

Broken Shades 6-8p

Minor Thirds Trio 7-10p

Live Jazz & Wine Tasting Salsa Bahia 6-9p 6-9p

THE BREVET

MON

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville

BAYVIEW HOTEL 8041 Soquel Dr, Aptos

RIVVRS +

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1/25

THE MERMEN Live Folk, Pop, Soul & Americana

WED

Jazz Society Donation 3:30p Ziggy Tarr Free 8p

Gipsy Moon, Kitchen Dwellers $12/$15 8:30p

Karaoke 8p-Close Comedy & Live Music Free 8p

WED

1/25

CAVA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

Steve’s Kitchen Jazz 6:30-9:30p

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

THU

1/26

Alex Lucero 6:30-9:30p

FRI

1/27

Dave Muldawer 6:30-9:30p

SAT

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday, January 25 • 7 pm

1/28

Tickets: Ticketfly.com

Aquacats 6:30-9:30p

SUN

1/29

MON

1/30

TUE

1/31

Chi McClean 5-8p KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

Celebrating Creativity Since 1975

LED KAAPANA

Thurs. January 26 • 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

PONCHO SANCHEZ LATIN JAZZ BAND

Sat. January 28 • 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Science on Tap “Conservation” Free 7p

Ghost-Note $12 9p

Greg Loiacono Band $15 9p

David Bowie Tribute $10 9p

The Donkeys, Dollie Barnes $10 9p

7 Come 11 $5 9p

LARRY CARLTON

CROW’S NEST 2218 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz

Hot Club Pacific $3 7:30p

Big Water $5 8:30p

FishHook $6 9p

The House Rockers $7 9:30p

Live Comedy $7 9p

Reggae Party Free 8p

TOMMY IGOE GROOVE CONSPIRACY: TRIBUTE TO STEELY DAN FEATURING GUITARIST DREW ZINGG (Steely Dan) & VOCALIST TONY LINDSAY (Santana)

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport

Speakeasy 3

DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

Chris Jones & the Night Drivers $15 7:30p

Tempest $15 8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville

Catfish Keith $15 2p Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble $20 7p

Christie Lenée $10 7:30p

Silverback 9p

HINDQUARTER BAR & GRILLE 303 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Grampa’s Chili 9p

The Nightdriver 9p

Broken Fences 4p

JuannaJam 8p

Karaoke 10p

KUUMBWA 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Led Kaapana $20/$25 7p

MALONE’S 4402 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley

Live Music 5:30-9p Scott Slaughter 7-10p

Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band $32/$37 7p

Roadhouse Karaoke 7:30p Carlos Martinez 6-9p

Larry Carlton $35/$40 7p

Tommy Igoe Groove Conspiracy $27/$32 7p

Acoustic Soul 7-10p

Thursday, February 2 • 7 pm

WALLY SCHNALLE’S IDOT FISH 3 WITH HRISTO VITCHEV AND DAN ROBBINS 1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Friday, February 3 • 7:30 pm

Karaoke w/Ken 9p Stormin’ Norman & the Cyclones 7-10p

Wednesday, February 1 • 7 pm | FREE

MASTER CLASS: HRISTO VITCHEV Between The Lines/Between The Voicings

10 O’Clock Lunch Band

HENFLING’S 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond

MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

House of Floyd $17/$20 8p

Erica Sunshine Lee

Monday, January 30 • 7 pm

DAVID LINDLEY

Tickets: SnazzyProductions.com Monday, February 6 • 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

Sasha’s Money 7-10p

BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST KURTBLUES ELLING BBQ BEER

BBQ

BEER

BLUES

Thursday, February 9 • 7 pm

THEO BLECKMANN ELEGY

Award winning, eclectic jazz singer feat. Ben Monder - guitar, Shai Maestro - piano, Chris Tordini - bass. John Hollenbeck - drums

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Wed. January 25 Al Frisby 6-8 pm Thurs. January 26 A.C. Myles 6-8 pm

Sat. January 28 Lloyd Whitley 1-4 pm Al Frisby 6-8 pm Sun. January 29 Andy Santana Duo 6-8 pm Mon. January 30 Broken Shades 6-8 pm Tues. January 31 Mojo Mix 6-8 pm

WHITE ALBUM ENSEMBLE “UNPLUGGED”

Tickets: Streetlight Records & tix.com Monday, February 13 • 7 pm

DONNY McCASLIN QUARTET

‘Blackstar’ collaborators release ‘BeyondNow’ in tribute David Bowie

Tues. February 14 • 7:30 pm | No Comps

VALENTINE’S EVENING TUCK AND PATTI

WITH

Jazz & Dinner Packages available-includes reserved seating! Thursday, February 16 • 7 pm

PAMELA ROSE PRESENTS: “BLUES IS A WOMAN” Sunday, March 12 • 6 & 8 pm

MASTERS OF HAWAIIAN MUSIC Tickets: TicketFly.com

Unless noted advance tickets at kuumbwajazz.org and Logos Books & Records. Dinner served one hour before Kuumbwa presented concerts. Premium wines & beer. All ages welcome. 8059 APTOS ST, APTOS APTOSSTBBQ.COM | 662.1721

320-2 Cedar St x Santa Cruz 831.427.2227

kuumbwajazz.org

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Fri. January 27 Virgil Thrasher & Rick Stevens 6-8 pm

Friday, February 10 • 8 pm Saturday, February 11 • 8 pm

1011 PACIFIC AVE. SANTA CRUZ 831-429-4135

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday, Jan. 25 • In the Atrium • Ages 18+

BEATNUTS • RAPPER BIG POOH

Thursday, January 26 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+ plus The Inciters

FELLY

MISSION ST. BBQ 1618 Mission St, Santa Cruz

Saturday, Jan. 28 Ages 21+

MOE’S ALLEY 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

GIANT PANDA GUERILLA DUB SQUAD Saturday, January 28 • In the Atrium • Ages 21+

METALACHI

plus Fulminante

Sunday, January 29 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

GIPSY MOON • KITCHEN DWELLERS Tuesday, January 31 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

PROF

plus Finding Novyon also Metasota

Feb 4 Sage The Gemini (Ages 16+) Feb 9 The Revivalists/ Con Brio (Ages 16+) Feb 10 Steel Pulse (Ages 16+) Feb 14 Russ (Ages 16+) Feb 15 Riff Raff (Ages 16+) Feb 16 The Growlers (Ages 16+) Feb 22 Badbadnotgood/ Hodgy (Ages 18+) Feb 23 J Boog/ Jo Mersa Marley (Ages 16+) Feb 24 Zepparella (Ages 21+) Feb 27 William Singe (All Ages) Mar 3 After The Burial/ Emmure (Ages 16+) Mar 4 Trevor Hall/ Satsang (Ages 16+) Mar 10 Matisyahu (Ages 16+) Mar 11 Andre Nickatina (Ages 16+) Mar 12 Social Distortion (Ages 21+) Mar 13 Isaiah Rashad (Ages 16+) Mar 15 Julieta Venegas (Ages 21+) Mar 21 The Kills/ Dream Wife (Ages 16+) Mar 24 Fortunate Youth (Ages 16+)

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

Tickets subject to city tax & service charge by phone 877-987-6487 & online

www.catalystclub.com

WED

1/25

Aki Kumar & Little Jonny 6p

THU

1/26

FRI

1/27

SAT

1/28

Rivvrs, The Brevet & Mike Annuzzi $9/$12 8p

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

Chris Slater 9:30p-2a

Rasta Cruz Reggae Party Eclectic Bass Event 9:30p-Close 9:30p-Close

NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY Pint and Pottery Night 6-8p 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz

Gordo Gustavo’s BBQ 10p-Midnight

Rola- J 7-9p

99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

Jake Nielsen’s Triple Threat 10p-Midnight

Trivia 8p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

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Amazing waterfront deck views.

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

See live music grid for this week’s bands.

STAND-UP COMEDY

Three live comedians every Sunday night.

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t takes a village to raise a teenage boy. Or so believes the independent, middle-aged single mom protagonist of 20th Century Women, a low-key, multi-generational character study about parenting, gender, feminism, pop culture, and community set in suburban Santa Barbara in the summer of 1979. Fueled by another gutsy performance by the mighty Annette Bening, it’s the story of a woman who sets out to raise her son to be a “good man,” with a little help from her friends, and makes some discoveries about herself along the way. The movie is written and directed by Mike Mills, whose surrogate in the story, one assumes, is the 15-year-old boy at its center, Jamie (newcomer Lucas Jade Zumann). He’s coming of

age in a time of cultural upheaval, on the cusp (as one character points out) between the end of punk rock and the incoming Reagan era, while still grappling with the usual teenage preoccupations, like sex and independence. Mills’ last film was the wonderful Beginners, in which a man in his 70s comes out to his astonished grown son. With its more ambitious, multilayered storyline, Women doesn’t quite have the same resonance. But while it sometimes meanders without focus, the movie also achieves small moments of insight and intimacy, thanks to its excellent cast. Jamie’s mom, Dorothea (Bening), was one of the first women to get a postwar job drafting for a design firm. She had Jamie when she was

40, and divorced his father soon after. They live in a rambling old Victorian house in a state of constant restoration overseen by Dorothea and handyman-mechanic William (Billy Crudup), who lives downstairs. Dorothea takes in a boarder, Abbie (Greta Gerwig, in magentadyed hair), a local girl who went to New York City for a while to live la vie bohème, and now takes Polaroid photos of the ordinary objects in her life as an ongoing art project. She’s dealing with health issues (her doctor says she has an “incompetent cervix”) due to the fertility drugs her mother took a generation earlier. Completing this ad hoc household is Julie (Elle Fanning), the 17-year-old neighbor Jamie has known since they were little kids. Julie secretly climbs

the scaffolding eternally attached to the house to visit Jamie’s bedroom at night—but only for talk and sleep. She considers Jamie her best friend, and refuses to “ruin” their friendship with sex, although she doesn’t mind telling him about her sexual experiments with other boys. (Confessing, for instance, that she and “most of my friends” don’t have orgasms.) Unsure how to navigate the culture of Jamie’s youth, Dorothea recruits Abbie and Julie to help steer her son toward responsible maturity. (She tries to get William to bond with him, but Jamie is profoundly uninterested in woodwork.) This plot point doesn’t lead to much, story-wise, but it provides a framework for vignettes, like Abbie (having gifted Jamie with copies of Our Bodies, Ourselves, and Sisterhood is Powerful), insisting that everyone around the dinner table say “menstruation” out loud. Or Dorothea and William test-driving albums by Talking Heads (whose songs permeate the soundtrack) and Black Flag to sample the spectrum of current music. Bening is willing to play a somewhat haggard, yet spirited, chain-smoking woman with both wistfulness and gusto. (When she admonishes Julie that cigarettes are bad for her, and Julie points out the obvious, Dorothea says “It wasn’t bad for you then. It was stylish.”) Mills’ most interesting storytelling device is a series of images from each character’s generation, including newsreel footage of what was going on in the world in the era they grew up in. A child of the Depression, coming of age in the ’40s, Dorothea’s signature song is “As Time Goes By,” as she copes with aging and relevance in an era “where nothing means anything.” Another strangely poignant device is having each character occasionally narrate what becomes of them in the future, after the movie’s time frame ends. This movie, too, is like a collection of snapshots, frozen in time, as each generation struggles to understand eternal human mysteries that may only make sense as time goes by. 20th CENTURY WOMEN *** (out of four) Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup, and Lucas Jade Zumann. Written and directed by Mike Mills. An A24 release. Rated R. 118 minutes.

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK A DOG’S PURPOSE Well if you’ve seen TMZ’s video of Hercules the German Shepherd being forced into a pool of rushing water, it’s a little difficult to believe the happy, smiling doggie vibes this movie is trying to send. Producer Gavin Polone did respond to the leaked video, saying it “portrays an inaccurate picture of what happened,” so, we really hope that no animals were hurt in the making of this film? Lasse Hallström directs. Britt Robertson, Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad co-star. (PG) 120 minutes. UN PADRE NO TAN PADRE Don Servando Villegas is nearly 90, a good old-fashioned Mexican patriarch and a little hard to handle. After being expelled from his retirement home, Villegas is taken in by his son and is none too pleased about his living arrangement. Raúl Martínez directs. Zamia Fandiño, Camila Selser, and Jacqueline Bracamontes co-star. (PG-13) 94 minutes.

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PATERSON One week in Paterson’s life as a bus driver in a city of the same name—his name is really Paterson—through his quiet and triumphant daily poems. Jim Jarmusch directs. Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Nellie co-star. (R) 118 minutes.

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER Does anyone else find Umbrella a strange name for a multinational conglomerate using pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, genetic engineering, biological weaponry and their own private army to end humanity? Paul W.S. Anderson directs. Ruby Rose, Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter costar. (R) 106 minutes.

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NOW PLAYING ARRIVAL Aliens are here, but no one can decipher what they’re saying. Thankfully, the military sends in a woman to help communicate. Denis Villeneuve directs. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker co-star. (PG-13) 116 minutes. THE BYE BYE MAN Many of us can probably agree on which man we want to go bye bye in 2017 … He’s scarier than any horror film about a mysterious evil figure who possesses innocent victims. Stacy Title directs. Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas co-star. (PG-13) 96 minutes. THE EAGLE HUNTRESS Aisholpan is a 13-year-old eagle hunter. She’s the first female in 12 generations in her family to fill the coveted and time-honored Kazakh role—and she’s about to school them all. Otto Bell directs. Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley costar. (G) 87 minutes. ELLE Michèle Leblanc handles things her own way. So when the powerful video game company boss is assaulted in her own home, she is prepared to hunt the assailant down— only, he could be anyone. Based on the novel Oh… by Philippe Djian. Paul Verhoeven directs. Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny costar. (R) 130 minutes.

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FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Eddie Redmayne accidentally let a bunch of evil ghouls into our realm. It all makes sense now: how else could a cheeto-faced Voldemort have gotten in? David Yates directs. Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol co-star. (PG-13) 133 minutes.

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FENCES For a black man raising a son in the 1950s, keeping his family together and facing the daily reality of racist America, nothing comes easy. “Some

people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in.” Denzel Washington directs. Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson co-star. (PG-13) 138 minutes. THE FOUNDER The story of the man behind the golden arches and his insatiable drive to create the world’s first fast food empire. John Lee Hancock directs. Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch co-star. (PG-13) 115 minutes. HIDDEN FIGURES Finally, the untold story of the AfricanAmerican women who calculated how to shoot a man into space (something they were probably hoping to do for a long time). Theodore Melfi directs. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe. (PG) 127 minutes. JACKIE The most watched, regal, and iconic woman in America’s modern history fighting to stay strong for her children, wade through her own trauma alongside the nation’s grief, and keep her husband’s legacy alive. Pablo Larraín directs. Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig costar. (R) 100 minutes. LA LA LAND Old Hollywood whimsy, musical magic à la Rogers and Astaire that’s getting Emma Stone early Oscar buzz—it’s just the kind of la la land we needed during a post-Nov. 8 holiday season. Damien Chazelle directs. Ryan Gosling, Stone, Amiée Conn co-star. (PG-13) 128 minutes. LION Saroo is starting to remember losing his mother and brother on a train platform in Calcutta at the age of 5. Now, worlds away living a very different Australian life, he’s decided to find his family. Garth Davis directs. Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara co-star. (PG-13) 118 minutes. LIVE BY NIGHT With Ben Affleck directing and starring, it’s a bangbang Prohibition-era gangster’s delight with a cast of so-perfect rugged types and their sultry muses. Elle Fanning and Brendan Gleeson co-star. (R) 128 minutes.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA What do you do when you’re suddenly faced with the responsibility of becoming a teenager’s legal guardian, but your own life is hard enough to handle? Kenneth Lonergan directs. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler co-star. (R) 137 minutes. MISS SLOANE She’s the enemy now. She’ll use whatever resource she has to lead the fight on gun control, and she was hired to win. John Madden directs. Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw co-star. (R) 132 minutes. MOANA A great danger is coming but Moana will find the demigod Maui and they’ll save the world— he’s a little difficult, so she’ll need all the help she can get. Thankfully, she’s got the ocean on her side. Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams direct. Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House co-star. (PG) 113 minutes. MONSTER TRUCKS A gross, multi-legged blob thing that hides out in an old scrap truck? Now this is the kind of monster movie we can handle. Chris Wedge directs. Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon co-star. (PG) 104 minutes. PASSENGERS Finally, Hollywood’s sexiest, most charming people together on a space train. Morten Tyldum directs. Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen co-star. (PG-13) 116 minutes. PATRIOTS DAY The 2013 Boston marathon bombing is still a raw memory to many Americans, as it put a city on lock-down and terrified the nation. This is the story of the heroes who handled the aftermath. Peter Berg directs. Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons co-star. (R) 133 minutes. ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Ah, what a time to be a Star Wars fan. Gareth Edwards directs. Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk co-star. (PG-13) 133 minutes. SILENCE Their lord told them to go forth and preach the gospel

to every living thing … but in seventeenth-century Japan, that meant risking their lives and the lives of their converts. Martin Scorsese directs. Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson co-star. (R) 161 minutes. SING An alligator rapping “The Humpty Dance,” a buffalo singing “Butterfly,” bunnies hollering “Oh my god, Becky, look at her butt,” a tracksuit-wearing pig belting Lady Gaga and a British gorilla who just wants out of the game. Best idea for a zoo ever. Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings direct. Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane costar. (PG) 108 minutes. SLEEPLESS A dirty cop steals from criminals so they take what matters most to him. Baran bo Odar directs. Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Dermot Mulroney costar. (R) 95 minutes. SPLIT Dealing with one kidnapping psychopath is bad enough, but trying to figure out which one of 24 personalities will set you free sounds like a mmmnightmare. M. Night Shyamalan directs. James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson co-star. (PG-13) 117 minutes. 20TH CENTURY WOMEN Reviewed this issue. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig co-star. (R) 119 minutes. UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS Nothing like a good ol’ vampire vs. lycan battle to start off the zombie apocalypse new year. Anna Foerster directs. Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies costar. (R) 91 minutes. WHY HIM? Because he’s stupid rich, dad, duh. John Hamburg directs. Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Tangie Ambrose co-star. (R) 111 minutes. XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE “Guns, girls, global domination” is a real thing that someone says in this movie. D.J. Caruso directs. Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone directs. (PG-13) 107 minutes.

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SETTING THE KITCHEN TABLE SERIES Left to right: Kurt Stockdale, Kristen Jacobsen, Tracy Shaw and Dana Scruggs at Shaw and Scruggs’ home. Shaw is launching a week of kitchen-table salons on Feb. 8. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

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ot the winter blahs? Looking for something just a little bit different in the way of food, wine and conversation? The brainchild of culinary entrepreneuse Tracy Shaw, the Kitchen Table Restaurant Week dining salon series just might be what you need. Starting Feb. 8, the week of distinctive dining entertainments leads into an intriguing group of private home settings. Not a predictable soirée in the bunch. And the week of unexpected

foods and venues is a launch for Shaw’s new website salasoiree. com, designed to bring diners and intimate venues together. It started when Shaw (assistant manager at Kelly’s French Bakery) and her sweetie were visiting Paris in the fall of 2015. Bored and restless, Shaw cruised the web and came across an American ex-pat Jim Haynes, who hosted Sunday Night Dinner Salons in his home in Paris, and has for many years. Shaw and sweetie reserved spaces and found themselves in a terrifically

entertaining and stimulating multinational dinner party. “We should have parties like this at our new house,” said the savvy sweetie, and voilà! a plan took shape. “It dawned on me that I could create a network of these types of parties, to create communities in the face of the demise of our traditional meeting spaces,” Shaw explains. “I immediately started planning my company, Sala Soirée.” Showcasing local people, local kitchens, and local talent, the Kitchen Table series combines

TEA OF THE WEEK The very intense Hot Cinnamon Spice tea, made by Harney & Sons, and available at Cafe Iveta. Deeply satisfying in the way that only longsteeped, cinnamon-intensive tea can be, this potent libation could easily, well almost easily, serve as a Jameson substitute on a wintry evening. Think of it as the sriracha of teas. Test drive it at Iveta. We do on a weekly basis, accompanied by the house gluten-free scones.

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vineyards and featured guests, “as well as incredible hosts for dinner parties in their homes,” says Shaw. Here’s a taste of what your reservation will deliver: on Sunday, Feb. 12, Randall Grahm hosts a wine pairing dinner at the La Selva Beach home of Laura Walther. The foods and wines will be hand-selected by the Bonny Doon Vineyard founder himself. On Saturday, Feb. 11 sign up for an Oysters & Jazz Soirée on Pleasure Point. This evening features Nicole Facciuto, who did the interior for Restaurant Impossible on the Food Network channel. Facciuto is now co-owner of an organic walnut farm outside of Davis, recently featured in Sunset magazine. Series creator Shaw will co-host this event with the aforementioned sweetie on jazz piano. The innovative house party/salon dining series kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 9 at the home of local architect William Rennie Boyd, with featured guest Robert “Wingnut” Weaver and a four-course Thai dinner that begins with lemongrass and Thai basil mojitos paired with spiced chicken satays. Then a 2014 Storrs Gewurztraminer joins a Bangkok posh salad, followed by Silver Mountain zin with an entree of drunken noodles with prawns and rainbow chard. Dessert of forbidden black rice sundae finishes, along with hot Thai-style tea. (Wingnut is star of the surf classic Endless Summer II, by the way.) Find out about more salons and purchase tickets at salasoiree.com. Open to the public, $55 per person. I look forward to seeing you at one of these tasty events!

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ichael Harrison’s resume includes many years in the volatile restaurant industry. That was a while ago; more recently, he worked in the behavioral health industry. Now that he’s retired, he’s decided to get back into the food business—Harrison and his wife Colleen took over Michael’s on Main on Dec. 19. They have big plans; for one, they want to make it more of a music venue than it already is. As for the menu? Harrison sat down with us to tell us their plans.

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he first place to look for Beauregard Vineyards wines is Shopper’s Corner. Winery owner and winemaker Ryan Beauregard has strong ties with the food store’s owner Jim Beauregard: that’s his father. It stands to reason, then, that Shopper’s carries a good selection of Ryan’s wines, along with their eclectic assortment of wines made locally and abroad. Over the years, Jim has planted “hundreds of acres of vines throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains,” he says. Ryan’s brother Andre also has his own wine label—West Cliff Wines—and works in the store. Beauregard Vineyards’ 2015 Bald Mountain Vineyard Chardonnay ($49.99) is a gorgeous mouthful of grape that impressed me with citrusy-tropical flavors and applepear aromas. Master Sommelier Ian Cauble, who was featured in the informative 2012 documentary Somm, made commending notes on this Chardonnay. “The nose is gently perfumed with notes of white flowers, honeysuckle, yellow apple, Meyer lemon, stirred lees [used-up

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Friday, Jan. 27 is the new moon, at 8 degrees Aquarius. The next day, Saturday, Chinese new year begins. Chinese new year always follows a new moon. This year is the Chinese year of the Rooster. There are five types of roosters (wood, fire, earth, gold and water), each with their various characteristics. 2017 is the year of the Fire Rooster—with the characteristics of trustworthiness, timekeeping and responsibility. Let’s think about roosters. They crow a lot, especially at dawn. They’re active, they strut around, tail plumes aflutter. They’re amusing, seemingly vain and boastful. Roosters think their crowing makes the sun come up! And so they brag about their accomplishments. Roosters are sensitive and can be quite moody at times. They’re healthy, don’t often become ill, and love sports. As the most motivated of the Chinese

ARIES Mar21–Apr20 The key thoughts for Aries this year, in order to feel victorious in the midst of transformations in the world are: quality, devotion, courage, Right Relations, group endeavors and being directed by spiritual values that equalize everyone. Take seriously Buddha’s words. He prepared the Way for his Brother. Go through everything from the past. Eliminate most. Keep treasures. Take long trips up mountains.

TAURUS Apr21–May21 A new artistic ability has emerged, much to your surprise, though you have longed for this since childhood. Make contact, a sort of networking on spiritual levels, with different people this year. Telling the truth concerning goals, purposes, the need for resources and resourceful people calls them forth quietly. Continue on your many paths. You have extra-planetary help. Pure foods and the circadian rhythm alleviates what hurts.

GEMINI May 22–June 20 Do you know what your future goals are? Sometimes neither Gemini nor Pisces can bring them into form and matter. We have goals but they remain hidden, etheric and remain in a visionary stage. This is a year of spiritual principles brought into outer practice. You find the Aquarian principles sustain and create health and vitality. You’ll ask for no boundaries, thinking nothing is impossible. However, discipline is needed and this is a paradox.

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LE0 Jul21–Aug22 Work responsibilities expand. At times you may feel overwhelmed, other times you’re glad for the recognition and reliability of work. Sometimes you’re to be the leader. Leadership helps you focus on the gifts and skills you have developed. Now they’re needed by the group. This is the Leo/Aquarius partnership, yin/yang. Actually, you’re the yang. Be fun-filled for the festivities.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 It’s good to assess all the good acts of service you have done for others. These are your deeply personal and creative achievements. Stay within these boundaries of goodness lest you feel emotionally exhausted and out of balance. The focus for you is self-identity, and expansive trips and travel that sustain your spirit. Work and family are most important. Protect them.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 You have shown discipline and structure these last years and they have helped create your self-identity as

responsible and successful. Childhood may have felt difficult, harsh and cold, with either abandonment or strictness you didn’t understand. However, childhood was a training ground that has taken you into the fields of humanitarian service, assisting humanity always and everywhere. New resources emerge from the shadows. Someone misses you.

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Wishes are powerful. One day they manifest. Usually when our wish has dissipated and we’re wishing for something else altogether. What have you wished for? What has come true? What are you wishing for now? If our wishes are deep enough we can’t reverse their manifesting in our lives. Most of our wishes are good things. I wish for you Right Resources and Right Use of Money. Love, too, of course.

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In the next months there will be two important things to consider. You are to apply more of yourself to creative pursuits, bringing beauty out of everything. You are also to organize your money and finances. If young ones are around, teach them about values and finance: how to save, how to give, how to choose things of value, how to care for themselves and have gratitude. All Capricorns are experiencing deep transformations, like inner earthquakes. You are the unicorn on the mountaintop.

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Whenever you find yourself in a group, observe that you have become quite able at accomplishing multiple tasks. When seeking help and support, along with it comes those attempting to serve you. It’s important to live life as a cooperative participant. As routines disappear, imagination becomes a source of direction. Maintain daily disciplines for health and well-being. You need strength for the future.

animals, they’re talented and hardworking. 2017 is a “work hard” year, a year of saving money and of creative leadership. It is a year of following rules, tending to family and to health. It’s a good year for marriage. The night before the start of the new year, there is a “reunion dinner,” a gathering of many generations within a family. This dinner is considered the most important dinner of the year. Houses, buildings and streets are decorated for the new year with the auspicious color red. Streets are hung with red lanterns, doors have red couplets, banks and official buildings depict images of prosperity. Firecrackers and roosters (red rooster dolls, paintings, etc.) are everywhere! It’s a happy celebration! Chinese new year celebrations last two weeks, culminating with the full moon Lantern Festival.

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doing business as C - PAIN & SILICON VALLEY TMS OF MONTEREY BAY. 2425 PORTER ST., STE. 11, SOQUEL, CA 95073. County of Santa Cruz. SAAD A. SNAKIR. 2425 PORTER ST., STE. 11, SOQUEL, CA 95073. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SAAD A. SNAKIR. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/3/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Dec. 14, 2016. Jan. 11, 18, 25, & Feb. 1.

0001894. Jan. 11, 18, 25 & Feb. 1. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-2154 The following Individual is doing business as CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ALLIANCE, CSA. 352 SPYGLASS WAY, APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. VICTOR MARANI. 352 SPYGLASS WAY, APTOS, CA 95003. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: VICTOR MARANI. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Dec. 27, 2016. Jan. 11, 18, 25, & Feb. 1.

name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Feb. 14, 2017 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Dec. 30, 2016. Denine J. Guy, Judge of the Superior Court. Jan. 11, 18, 25, & Feb. 1.

appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING February 22, 2017 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Jan. 4, 2016. Denine J. Guy, Judge of the Superior Court. Jan. 11, 18, 25, & Feb. 1.

Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: AZUCENA TORRES-ORTIZ to: AZUCENA ORTIZRODRIGUEZ. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING February 28, 2017 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times, a newspaper of general circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: Jan 10, 2017. Denine J. Guy, Judge of the Superior Court. Jan. 18, 25 & Feb. 1, 8.

16-0060 The following Corporation is doing business as BEAUTIFUL MOSQUITO NETS, JENNYLUE, RODENMA, RODENMA SOCKS, RODENMA, INCORPORATED, SAFE FROM MOSQUITOES. 335 6TH AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. HALLEE, INCORPORATED. 335 6TH AVENUE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. AI#3856280 This business is conducted by a Corporation signed: HALLE, INCORPORATED. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/10/. Original FBN number: 2016-0001171. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Jan. 11, 2017. Jan. 18, 25 & Feb. 1, 8.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 16-2036 The following Individual is doing business as AGAPE DANCE ACADEMY PETITE BALLET. 3647 PORTOLA DRIVE, CAPITOLA, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. MEREDITH JOY KLEIN. 3647 PORTOLA DRIVE, CAPITOLA, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MEREDITH JOY KLEIN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Dec. 5, 2016. Jan. 11, 18, 25, & Feb. 1.

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A WINE & FOOD PAIRING Spice-Rubbed Grilled Rib Steaks Steak

– 2 teaspoons ground mustard

– 2 teaspoons garlic powder – 2 teaspoons kosher salt – 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper – 2 rib steaks, at least 1 inch thick (about 2 to 3 pounds total)

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1. Combine the mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Coat both sides of the steaks with a thin layer of the spice mixture, rubbing it in thoroughly. Let them sit at room temperature for 1 hour.

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Cooking

3. Transfer the steaks to a cutting board and let them rest for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the salad baked potatoes and some tasty veggies.

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Occupation: Santa Cruz Couty social worker Hobbies: Running, working out, swimming, the beach, cooking, gardening, travel, family activities Astrological Sign: Aries

Who or or what first brought you to Shopper’s? PAIGE “I first started coming here as a little girl with my family, and my grandmother, Ellie, worked here in the ‘50s. Though we moved to Scotts Valley fours years ago, I gravitate to Shopper’s because of the fantastic customer service and the great produce and meat departments. We eat a clean — lots of salads — Paleo-style diet. I’ll get Mary’s chicken, allnatural meats, and nitrite-free sausages suasages from Shopper’s. This is the only market where I buy red meat. I can send my daughter, Ava, to the meat counter for an order and she’ll get it.”

Really? You feel comfortable here? AVA: “Yes. After Mom introduced me to it, I just love Shopper’s!” PAIGE: “The butchers are great with their tips, and Esteban, in produce, will select the best melons for you! I’m a snob about buying in-season and quality. The produce is like a farmers market.” AVA: “Fresh!” My favorite food at Shopper’s is the fruit.” PAIGE: “As a local, I like that Shopper’s is family-owned as it runs so smoothly. I’m really big on customer service — it’s a big part of my job — and I like that everyone is friendly.”

How so? AVA: “The checkers will normally ask about my day and what I’m doing — I think that’s really nice. It makes me feel good.” PAIGE: “I like the size of Shopper’s, and If I’m getting various products such as olive oil, vinegar, pasta, or dairy products, I have good choice and I know where eveything is. We want to be healthy and eat healthy. Shopper’s is my store of choice. I’ll tell new residents that ‘Shopper’s is the bomb! — you’ve got to try it.’ AVA: “We have a lot of fun here. Everything at Shopper’s tastes good.”

“Shopper’s is my store of choice. I’ll tell new resisidents that ‘Shopper’s is the bomb! — you’ve got to try it.’”

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