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EDITOR’S NOTE The idea of a “progressive split” on local issues is nothing new—certainly the Santa Cruz political landscape is proof that progressives aren’t in the kind of philosophical lock-step they’re often imagined to share.

The debate over the direction of post-earthquake downtown Santa Cruz in the early ’90s could get pretty vicious—especially when it came to issues like chain stores and the sleeping ban. The desalinization issue was divisive a few years ago.

But the way the question of what to do with the rail trail has polarized environmentalists somehow seems even more rancorous. The heated battle between those who want to see a cyclist-friendly trail-only solution and those who want “rail and trail” has spun off in many directions, and this week

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Thank you for your article on the Santa Cruz American Music Festival, with the sad news that it may no longer be happening, and the fascinating memories and insights of Phil Lewis. This well-organized festival, in its lovely location, will be sorely missed if it is unable to return. The community will have lost a great way to welcome summer, especially lovers of live-music in outdoor venues—not to mention the many businesses that benefited from the Festival directly or indirectly.

The challenges of running a small music festival are well delineated in the article, clearly demonstrating how difficult it is to make a go of it. Those of us working on the Redwood Mountain Faire understand this, since we are facing many of the same challenges of ever-increasing costs. Only the fact that it is a fundraiser for more than 20 local community organizations ($300,000 in the first eight years) helps us deal with that—because that helps motivate over 300 volunteers to help run the Faire, and encourages many businesses

Jacob Pierce delivers the first in a series of stories about the issues involved. The amount of time he’s spent out in the field (as in, literal fields) with activists from both sides is remarkable, and the story reflects that depth of research.

I also want to take a minute to acknowledge the GT staffers, including Pierce, who were announced last weekend as the winners of 2017 California Journalism Awards. He won third place in the Coverage of Local Government category for his story on housing issues, “Building Material.”

Georgia Johnson was a finalist in the same category for her article on the defunding of women’s selfdefense classes, “Defense Spending.”

Lily Stoicheff won a second-place award in the Enterprise News Story category for her cover story “Santa Cruz’s Restaurant Crisis.” And I won second place in the Profile Story category for my cover story on the Santa Cruz Symphony, “Maestro on a Mission.” Congratulations to all!

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Also helping are the many local fine arts and crafts vendors, the many children’s activities, and the low cost that make it both a great music festival and a fun family event.

We hope that those missing their annual Memorial Day music festival will find that the Redwood Mountain Faire on June 2 and 3, at Roaring Camp in Felton, may help to fill the gap in their lives since we’ve all lost the SCAMF for this year and possibly longer.

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Measure D passed in November of 2016 with more than 67 percent of voters supporting it.

Young families should know not to play in the street, but apparently not everyone has gotten the memo. A mama duck and her nine ducklings were spotted crossing Highway 1 on Friday evening and causing a minor traffic buildup in the process. Mary Racioppi told KION that the mama stopped in the median, looked both ways and kept on walking. The news website also shared a photo of the adorably nerve-racking incident, and reported that the feathered family made it across the highway safely.

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It’s certainly a state of mind. I think that if we don’t feel connected to each other, it’s from an ancient wound we haven’t healed. It really doesn’t matter what the subject is.

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ROB BREZSNY FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of April 18 ARIES Mar21–Apr19 In the early history of the automobile, electric engines were more popular and common than gasoline-powered engines. They were less noisy, dirty, smelly, and difficult to operate. It’s too bad that thereafter the technology for gasoline cars developed at a faster rate than the technology for electric cars. By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, the petroleum-suckers were in ascendance. They have remained so ever since, playing a significant role in our world’s ongoing environmental degradation. Moral of the story: Sometimes the original idea or the early model or the first try is better.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you should consider applying this hypothesis to your current state of affairs.

TAURUS Apr20–May20 The Chesapeake Bay is a fertile estuary that teems with life. It’s 200 miles long and holds 18 trillion gallons of water. More than 150 streams and rivers course into its drainage basin. And yet it’s relatively shallow. If you’re six feet tall, you could wade through over a thousand square miles of its mix of fresh and salt water without getting your hat wet. I see this place as an apt metaphor for your life in the coming weeks: an expanse of flowing fecundity that is vast but not so deep that you’ll get overwhelmed.

GEMINI May21–June20 You’ll soon arrive at a pressure-packed turning point.

You’ll stand poised at a pivotal twist of fate where you must trust your intuition to reveal the differences between smart risks and careless gambles. Are you willing to let your half-naked emotions show? Will you have the courage to be brazenly loyal to your deepest values?

I won’t wish you luck, because how the story evolves will be fueled solely by your determination, not by accident or happenstance. You will know you’re in a good position to solve the Big Riddles if they feel both scary and fun.

CANCER Jun21–Jul22 Strong softness is one of your specialties. So are empathetic rigor, creative responsiveness, and daring acts of nurturing. Now is a perfect time to summon and express all of these qualities with extra flair. If you do, your influence will exceed its normal quotas. Your ability to heal and inspire your favorite people will be at a peak. So I hereby invite you to explore the frontiers of aggressive receptivity. Wield your courage and power with a fierce vulnerability. Be tenderly sensitive as an antidote to any headstrong lovelessness you encounter.

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Pink Floyd released the album The Dark Side of the Moon. Since then, it has been on various Billboard charts for over 1,700 weeks, and has sold more than 45 million copies. Judging from the astrological aspects coming to bear on you, Leo, I suspect you could create or produce a beautiful thing with a similar staying power in the next five months. What vitalizing influence would you like to have in your life for at least the next 30 years?

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 I beg you to take a break sometime soon. Give yourself permission to indulge in a vacation or recess or sabbatical. Wander away on a leave of absence. Explore the mysteries of a siesta blended with a fiesta. If you don’t grant yourself this favor, I may be forced to bark “Chill out, dammit!” at you until you do. Please don’t misunderstand my intention here. The rest of us appreciate the way you’ve been attending to the complicated details that are too exacting for us. But we can also see that if you don’t ease up, there will soon be diminishing returns.

It’s time to return to your studies of relaxing freedom.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct 22 Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison achieved great success in the 1960s, charting 22 songs on the Billboard Top

40. But his career declined after that. Years later, in 1986, filmmaker David Lynch asked him for the right to use his tune “In Dreams” for the movie Blue Velvet.

Orbison denied the request, but Lynch incorporated the tune anyway. Surprise! Blue Velvet was nominated for an Academy Award and played a big role in reviving Orbison’s fame. Later the singer came to appreciate not only the career boost, but also Lynch’s unusual aesthetic, testifying that the film gave his song an “otherworldly quality that added a whole new dimension.” Now let’s meditate on how this story might serve as a parable for your life. Was there an opportunity that you once turned down but will benefit from anyway? Or is there a current opportunity that maybe you shouldn’t turn down, even if it seems odd?

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 You’ve been to the Land of No Return and back more than anyone. But soon you’ll be visiting a remote enclave in this realm that you’re not very familiar with. I call it the Mother Lode of Sexy Truth. It’s where tender explorers go when they must transform outworn aspects of their approach to partnership and togetherness. On the eve of your quest, shall we conduct an inventory of your capacity to outgrow your habitual assumptions about relationships? No, let’s not. That sounds too stiff and formal.

Instead, I’ll simply ask you to strip away any falseness that interferes with vivacious and catalytic intimacy.

SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec21 In 1824, two British explorers climbed a mountain in southwestern Australia. They were hoping to get a sweeping view of Port Phillip Bay, on which the present-day city of Melbourne is located. But when they reached the top, their view was largely obstructed by trees. Out of perverse spite, they decided to call the peak Mount Disappointment, a name it retains to this day. I suspect you may soon have your own personal version of an adventure that falls short of your expectations. I hope—and also predict—that your experience won’t demoralize you, but will rather mobilize you to attempt a new experiment that ultimately surpasses your original expectations.

CAPRICORN Dec22–Jan19 Capricorn rock musician Lemmy Kilmister bragged that he swigged a bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey every day from 1975 to 2013. While I admire his dedication to inducing altered states of consciousness, I can’t recommend such a strategy for you. But I will love it if you undertake a more disciplined crusade to escape numbing routines and irrelevant habits in the next four weeks.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will have a special knack for this practical art.

AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 Germany was one of the big losers of World War I, which ended in 1919. By accepting the terms of the Versailles Treaty, it agreed to pay reparations equivalent to 96,000 tons of gold. Not until 2010, decades after the war, did Germany finally settle its bill and fulfill its obligation. I’m sure your own big, long-running debt is nowhere near as big or as long-running as that one, Aquarius. But you will nonetheless have reason to be ecstatic when you finally discharge it. And according to my reading of the astrological omens, that could and should happen sometime soon. (P.S. The “debt” could be emotional or spiritual rather than financial.)

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 “I would rather have a drop of luck than a barrel of brains,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes.

Fortunately, that’s not a choice you will have to face in the coming weeks, Pisces. According to my reading of the cosmic signs, your brain will be working with even greater efficiency and ingenuity than it usually does.

Meanwhile, a stronger-than-expected flow of luck will be swirling around in your vicinity. One of your main tasks will be to harness your enhanced intelligence to take shrewd advantage of the good fortune.

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NEWS TRIAL AND ERROR What Santa Clara County’s recall election for the Brock Turner judge could mean for victims and for the judiciary

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Tunnel Vision Will there ever be a train between Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley again? BY HUGH MCCORMICK

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here has got to be another way.” That’s what I muttered to myself at 5:15 each weekday morning for four long years, as I sleepwalked my way onto the Highway 17 Express for a very un-express-like twohour bus ride to my high school, Bellarmine College Preparatory.

Let’s just say my daily sojourns over California’s famously dangerous highway weren’t the highlight of my teenage years. Sometimes I’d arrive to school hours late, and sometimes not at all. There were no other options for a 15-year-old commuter.

Never having been a fan of Highway 17, traffic jams, or buses in general, I accepted GT’s challenge to investigate the restoration of an old train route linking Santa Cruz County to Silicon Valley. The idea of passenger service along this route, is one of the area’s great transportation “what ifs” of the last decade, and depending on who you ask, those old tracks may even represent a “what someday could be.”

Deep in the wilderness along the Southern Pacific Railroad Company route, the Glenwood Tunnel sits quietly near the summit of the Santa

Cruz Mountains. At 5,793 feet, it’s one of two mile-long tunnels along the historic route. Inside, near the entrance, huge chunks of debris have fallen from the ceiling, blocking the path deep into the belly of the cavernous chamber. Most of the Glenwood Tunnel has collapsed, as it was dynamited for insurance reasons.

The topic of a hypothetical rail line over the hill comes up from time to time in transportation discussions, especially given that the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission has been considering the addition of passenger service along >12

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Propelled by one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in California history and the momentum of the #MeToo juggernaut, the campaign to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky has become a well-funded referendum on sexual misconduct in modern society.

Whether that’s fair—not to mention whether voters actually understand how the June 5 election process works—is a much bigger question with implications for courts both inside and outside the area.

“It’s going to have a profound effect,” says Margaret Russell, a law professor at Santa Clara University and one of Persky’s supporters. “This is a campaign that is being talked about nationwide.”

Whether to recall Persky is just one of two questions voters will decide this spring.

On the same ballot, Santa Clara County residents will be asked to pick a successor in the event that Persky is recalled—a vote that will count whether or not voters support the recall.

If successful, it would mark the first recall of a California judge in 86 years.

The campaign to depose Persky is rooted in the backlash to the penalty he imposed in the 2016 sexual assault trial of Brock Turner, a former Stanford swimmer convicted of three felony charges after two graduate students discovered Turner using his fingers to penetrate an unconscious woman near a dumpster after a frat party on campus. He faced up to a decade in state prison for the assault, but prosecutors asked for six years.

Instead, Persky went with a probation officer’s recommendation and sentenced then-20-year-old Turner to a six-month stay in county jail, three years of supervised release and lifetime registration as a sex offender.

The outrage was immediate, but it was too late to prevent an unopposed Persky from coasting to re-election five days after the sentencing hearing.

Still, everything changed for Persky. That summer, at least 10 >14

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In line with year’s Earth Day campaign to get rid of plastic pollution, wouldn’t it be great if plastic could be directly recycled to build housing? Turns out it already has.

In researching the idea, I found a fascinating article published in ArchDaily.com on an idea that could prove instrumental, particularly in providing homeless and low-income housing solutions in our community. In lieu of my usual column, I am sharing this article here: [House Built in 5 Days Using Recycled Plastic Bricks], by Nicolás Valencia

Ten years ago when Colombian Fernando Llanos tried to build his own house in Cundinamarca, he realized that moving the materials from Bogota was going to be very difficult. After mulling it over, he decided to build his house out of plastic, and after a series of trials and errors, he ended up meeting architect Óscar Méndez, who developed his thesis on the same subject, and together they founded the company Conceptos Plásticos (Plastic Concepts) in 2011.

The innovative local company managed to patent its system of bricks and pillars made of recycled plastic, which is then put together like Lego pieces in a construction system that lets you build houses up to two stories high in five days.

Instead of using brand new plastic, they decided to give plastic that has already been thrown away a second chance at life, keeping in mind that on average it takes 300 years for it to completely degrade.

“Working with new plastic is simple,” explained Óscar Méndez to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, “because there are defined parameters, but used (plastic) requires more experimentation.”

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The base material they work with is obtained from popular recyclers and factories that discard tons of plastic daily. Using an extrusion process, the plastic is melted and emptied into a final mold, creating a three-kilo brick (6.6 lbs), similar to clay ones with the same dimensions.

When assembled under pressure, the bricks insulate heat and have additives that retard combustion. Additionally, they are thermoacoustic and earthquake-resistance is up to code for Colombia, taking into account the country’s high levels of seismic activity.

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With a final cost of 20 million Colombian pesos (about USD 6,800) per unit, the company had the help of four people to build a 40 square meter house with two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a bathroom and a kitchen in only five days.

[A major milestone] for this small company was the construction of a set of temporary shelters in Guapi (southwest of Colombia) for 42 families displaced by armed conflict. After winning the bid from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), they completed the project in 28 days thanks to the joint work of 15 people, while recycling more than 200 tons of plastic.

According to the NRC, the shelters have “a design adapted to the need for mobility and climatic conditions,” and the layout of the roof “improves both ventilation and lighting allowing for suitable conditions in such a hot climate.” The community project also has electrical installations, toilets, and three communal kitchens for the housed families.

The revolutionary initiative from Conceptos Plásticos has already set its eyes abroad and [recently] won $300,000), to step up its production on a global scale [end excerpt].

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the coastal rail corridor (see page 18). County leaders decided more than 20 years ago, however, not to pursue the idea, given that the cost could end up being $1 billion. And although the concept isn’t currently being studied, there’s little doubt that the idea of a train stopping in San Jose—one of the world’s top-tier population centers—could have been a game changer. Even Manu Koenig, who works on the anti-rail campaign via the nonprofit Greenway, says he would “probably be for building” a train system if the route ended in San Jose.

However, some Santa Cruz politicians and other locals have long shown a leeriness toward linking themselves too closely with their counterparts over the hill, as the prospect of a direct rail line from Santa Cruz County to Silicon Valley makes many people uncomfortable.

Former Santa Cruz County Supervisor Gary Patton recently told me via an email that “once a rail connection existed, Santa Cruz would cease to be as nice as it is now, since it would be flooded with people demanding that our nice residential neighborhoods be turned into high-rise, high-density dorm rooms for Silicon Valley workers, with more traffic congestion, and air pollution. Housing prices would be raised even higher.”

UNUSED POTENTIAL Local historian Derek Whaley supports the reestablishment of the once-popular and historically important railway between the counties of Santa Cruz and Santa Clara. In his book Santa Cruz Trains: Railroads of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Whaley traces the history of trains in Santa Cruz County, starting with the first blast of steam whistle in the 1800s. The 34-year-old Whaley tells me that restoring the train route from Santa Cruz to Silicon Valley would have tangible benefits. “To start with, it would provide much-needed relief to many of the commuters who travel Highway 17 each day,” he says.

“Getting from Santa Cruz to Diridon Station would be much faster during commuting times.”

Rebuilding the route would require a web of government agencies, businesses, and land owners on both sides of the hill to work together toward a controversial goal.

Santa Cruz Trains is an in-depth investigation into every tunnel, trestle, twist, and turn of the 26.5 miles of track between Santa Cruz and Los Gatos. “The route, abandoned in 1940, is almost entirely intact in one form or another, and most of it is not is use,” explains Whaley. “The fact that the route hasn’t been used for anything significant in 78 years makes me want to believe it will be restored some day.”

Growing up in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Whaley admits that he didn’t give the tunnels and abandoned train tracks around his home a second thought. Sure, they were cool and slightly creepy places to hike and explore, but their rich history was completely lost on him. Now they’re his obsession. He’s spent much of his adult life poring over the dozens of proposals, pitches, feasibility studies, and other attempts to restore railroad service over the Santa Cruz Mountains between Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Valley via the abandoned Southern Pacific Railroad Company corridor.

He says most of the earlier studies showed that restoring railroad service between the two areas would be feasible—energy-efficient, environmentally conscious and costeffective.

The Lockheed Pilot Study in the late 1970s, estimated that 27 percent of the track between Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley could be easily repaired, 37 percent of the route was still intact, 26 percent required new construction, and 10 percent involved tunnels which were generally intact, Whaley says.

Lockheed’s report concluded that restoring the railroad had clear advantages over highway expansion, something the RTC was considering at the time. It promised greater energy efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, lower accident rates and a lower cost. Rebuilding the abandoned route from Santa Cruz

to Los Gatos would cost hundreds of millions of dollars less.

Setting the stage for years of future battles, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors dismissed the Lockheed report outright, according to a blog post written by Whaley.

The board took the position that an over-the-hill route “would not be consistent with the planning objectives of Santa Cruz County.”

OUT OF STEAM A 1994 feasibility study was the last real attempt to revive rail service over the Santa Cruz Mountains. It came after Fred Keeley of the Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors met with Santa Clara Valley Supervisor Ron Diridon in 1991, and expressed a shared interest in restoring the railway that once connected the two counties.

But their enthusiasm was met with resistance from other supervisors.

“Do we really want to invest $100 million in order to increase our ties to Santa Clara Valley?” Patton asked in an email at the time, according to correspondence that Whaley shared with me.

Keeley fired back that Santa Cruz already was a bedroom community to Silicon Valley and that it was “right, proper, and intelligent to try to provide better and safer transportation for the people who are already here.”

The study concluded that approximately 4,400 riders could be expected to take the light rail train each weekday, including 3,400 commuters traveling each direction.

It was estimated that at least 15 percent of vehicular commuters would eventually hop aboard the train for their daily commutes. This, the study found, would significantly lower traffic congestion and accidents on Highway 17.

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prospective jurors refused to take part in a misdemeanor theft trial because of his ruling in the Turner case. A week later, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, in what he called “a rare and carefully considered step” for his office, pulled the embattled judge off a sexual assault case.

Finally, at Persky’s request, the courts reassigned him to the civil division.

Turner, for his part, walked out of San Jose’s Main Jail after serving half his time for good behavior.

The recall campaign has since devolved into a war of tweets, TV jabs and general campaign warfare. In some instances, the vitriol has turned into physical intimidation, like when the pro-recall campaign in February received an envelope of white powder, or when armed protesters periodically gathered outside Turner’s Ohio family home.

Through it all, Persky himself has issued just one public comment. Last summer, before the recall measure qualified for the ballot with more than 100,000 petition signatures in January, the judge submitted a statement to the county defending his

record—saying that he “fought vigorously for victims” as a prosecutor and that, as a judge, he has been “required to consider both sides.”

At the forefront of the campaign to channel outrage about the Turner verdict into a successful recall is Stanford law professor Michele Landis Dauber, who now chairs the Committee to Recall Judge Persky. The committee has raked in more than $800,000 from Silicon Valley tech executives, women’s rights advocates and other donors in both the Bay Area and big cities like New York and Boston, Dauber says.

Among those to endorse the recall campaign are national figures like Anita Hill and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

Adding to the momentum, Dauber says, was a letter from the victim in the Turner case that went viral just months before the #MeToo movement exploded following allegations of rampant rape and sexual assault in the entertainment industry.

The parallel to broader backlash against sexual assault doesn’t square, however, for some critics of the recall effort, who contend that kicking Persky off the bench for unpopular sentences would amount to judicial intimidation and represents an existential threat to independent courts.

“They’d rather have judges that respond to the mob,” says former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell, who retired from the bench in 2001 and is now one of Persky’s most vocal supporters.

As of the latest campaign filing deadline at the end of 2017, the anti-recall committee formally had raised more than $450,000. The donor list is a who’s who of the local legal community and judiciary.

“The fact that judges are more or less aligned behind their colleague is a powerful incentive for lawyers,” Dauber says. “It’s not surprising, but it is disappointing. I think the message that it is sending to women in particular is extremely tone-deaf.”

The furor over the future of the county’s judicial bench comes amid a wave of criminal justice changes positioned as ways to combat disparities in how poor people and people of color interact with cops and courts.

Now, Cordell says, the question is whether recalling Persky would encourage judges to dole out harsher sentences across the board, negating any sentencing or bail reforms that could help minority defendants in particular.

“The term ‘Persky’d’ is now being

used by judges,” she says. As in, if a judge approves a potentially controversial plea deal or shows what could be perceived as leniency toward any type of defendant, that judge, too, could be subject to recall.

Recall supporters argue that such political calculus is already part of the drill in a system where judges are elected by the public, but Cordell says the precedent would erode insulation judges are historically granted compared with other elected officials such as mayors or city council members.

One complicating factor is that both sides see themselves as progressive.

Dauber contends that the justice system is not “zero-sum,” and that mass incarceration can be overhauled while also increasing penalties for sex offenders.

Though Cordell told CBS News at the time of the Turner verdict that sentencing language deferential to the defendant was “basically code for white privilege,” she says the recall goes too far and that campaigners have distorted Persky’s record.

“Especially to women who think this is about #MeToo and white privilege; it’s not,” Cordell says. “It has been co-opted.”

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The study concluded that the environmental impact of a train route from Santa Cruz to Santa Clara County would be minimal, but that local communities in the Laurel and Glenwood areas could be negatively impacted by noise levels and changes to the environment.

It would cost around $10.6-15.8 million a year to maintain the line, depending on the route.

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LOST IN THE HILLS I’ve got to admit I’ve become a bit obsessed myself with the ghost of the fabled Standard Pacific route, as I had fun taking pictures and imagining a steaming locomotive chugging through the stone walls almost a century ago.

Will the Glenwood Tunnel, also known as Tunnel 3, ever feel the roar of an engine again? Maybe not.

Rebuilding the route would require a web of government agencies, businesses, and landowners on both sides of the hill to work together toward a controversial goal. That being said, Whaley is optimistic about future possibilities. When it comes to relieving congestion on Highway 17, there are few options available. He believes that if the cost were shared with voters of Santa Clara County, the price tag could be manageable.

“For me, it would really be a sign that California is really taking alternative transportation seriously,” he says, “and is considering all of its options.”

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POLARIZING Miles Reiter,

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Engineering Facts The question of what to do with the rail trail has turned into the most bitterly contentious issue in Santa Cruz County.

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Reiter, an opponent of passenger rail service in the county, is pointing with his head more than his hands, as he’s holding a 22-and-a-half-foot rod that he brought to demonstrate how tight the corridor is and what problems engineers may run into should they really try to squeeze in adequate space for cyclists along the tracks.

This much-debated rail trail would be Santa Cruz County’s portion of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail (MBSST). The accepted status quo was once a 22-or-so-mile train line running from South County to Santa Cruz, with a 12-to-16 foot-wide trail alongside it.

But Reiter and a group of likeminded activists had a different idea. They decided the train would never work—given the environmental cost of carving out space for it, the financial cost of building and maintaining it, and the estimated ridership, which they felt was too small to justify the project.

They also felt that bicycles are the future. The question they asked themselves was: “What if we could just build a better trail?”

However, not everyone who’s

tracked the developments is on the same platform.

On the other side of the issue is Barry Scott. A train lover with a graying curly beard, Scott says he keeps railroad studies with him at all times. They’re on his MacBook, in his side bag, on his iPhone, in his head.

He keeps an eye on the big picture, too. On a recent drive up to Marin County, Scott tells me that all the squabbling over the corridor has gotten out of hand, with activists seeking out only the perspectives they want.

“There’s a lot of confirmation bias—[thinking] ‘this is what I want,’ and then going and looking for information that supports it,” Scott explains to our driver, environmentalist Bill LeBon, who’s taking us up to San Rafael, where we’ll all board the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART) train for a Saturday afternoon ride. “[Rail opponents] show all the train projects that come in over budget. I do it, too—I look for trains that came in under budget. I go onto Google and type in ‘train projects that came in under budget.’”

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s he walks down Seabright’s railroad tracks, Miles Reiter steps over discarded potato chip bags and paper cups. He turns to face me under a eucalyptus grove hanging overhead in the narrow valley that is Santa Cruz County’s rail corridor—perhaps the most contested piece of real estate in the entire Monterey Bay. Not far from the steel truss bridge over the San Lorenzo River, we near East Cliff Drive’s overpass, as cars zoom overhead. Reiter says the fifth-of-a-mile ravine where we’re standing isn’t wide enough to accommodate both a train and an adequate bike/pedestrian trail, like the one the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) has planned in its “rail trail” project that’s decades in the making.

“Because look at this—what’re you going to do with this?” says Reiter, gesturing around at graffiti-tagged concrete walls that hug the tracks rather tightly. “This is one of the narrowest spots, but it’s not all that unique. Every segment has issues.

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Beyond confessing to cherry picking his data, Scott is summarizing a chief reason the fight over the rail corridor has become so contentious. There are two camps, and both groups have been developing their own sets of facts in a scorching-hot debate—with each side fanning the flames, like a 19th century train conductor shoveling coal into his engine’s firebox to make the locomotive go faster.

DRAWING THE LINES In the years before the RTC even voted to approve a purchase of the 142-year-old freight rail line with state money from Proposition 116, arguments have simmered about the corridor’s future. The commission first began exploring a purchase in 2001, with locals chirping in—either about whether or not it was wide enough to accommodate a trail, or more recently, whether or not it’s wide enough for a train. Escrow on the purchase finally closed in 2012.

Reiter started the Great Santa

Cruz Trail Group in 2016 with venture capitalist Bud Colligan, a former rail trail supporter who once had a Friends of the Rail Trail (FORT) bumper sticker on his Prius Plug-in. Nearly a year ago, Great Santa Cruz Trail Group morphed into Greenway, a nonprofit that counts both Reiter and Colligan as board members and advocates for a trail-only approach to the corridor.

Reiter, the former CEO of the berry company Driscoll’s, says that even if train-friendly planners can dig out enough of the corridor’s hillside to make room for a trail alongside the tracks, the combined trail and train project will never see enough use to justify the cost.

The MBSST Master Plan is ambiguous about where exactly the trail would go on this sliver of Seabright’s segment nine—one of three segments I’m surveying firsthand with Reiter during our three-hour Sunday morning stroll.

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Reiter, who was skeptical of the train early on, first invited Colligan to walk part of the corridor with him three-and-a-half years ago.

After they finished, Colligan— who’s out of the country until September—decided he and Reiter had to do something to change the conversation. He also ripped the FORT sticker off his car’s bumper.

They decided what the corridor needed was a better trail.

“This would be just a gorgeous trail, really functional,” says Reiter, swiveling his head, taking in the canopy around us. “By keeping the rail in place, this trail loses so much functionality. Our big interest is active transportation and reducing congestion and making Opportunity people healthier, and it’s a better way to live and a better way for the community to be. But the element of creating a renowned, really fabulous, really safe beautiful bike trail that goes from Davenport to Pacific Grove—60, 70 miles. I’ve looked at all the most popular trails in the Western United States. This one would be the number one trail in the Western United States. It is wide enough. It’s wider than most trails.

This would get so much use.”

In some places, their trail would be a slightly wider version of what the RTC already proposed, giving more room for speedy cyclists to pass those going for a jog or pushing a baby stroller through what Greenway supporters sometimes call “a linear park.” In other areas,

there would be separated bike and pedestrian paths. This way, they say, the trail can get more use from all groups—both from those looking for leisure and those trying to commute to work or school more quickly.

Reiter periodically pauses to put one end of his yellow pole against the railroad ties and places the rod’s other end down, leaning it against the tree-covered slope. Every cubic foot of hillside and each tree that falls into the pole’s path would theoretically need to come out in the RTC’s plan. Reiter says the rod gives a sense of what the “physical capacity” of the corridor is, and to him every inch matters.

Colligan and Reiter argue that the future of transportation will take a much different path than that of previous generations. The flexibility of self-driving cars and ride-sharing will make commuters less interested in transit, they say, and electric bicycles will allow ordinary cyclists to travel longer distances on bike trails than ever before. A presentation that Colligan sent me this past fall argued that Watsonville’s working poor would have a difficult time affording train fares anyway.

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ENGINEERING FACTS <22 which overlooks Santa Cruz. From his patio, we can almost see segment eight of the tracks, where they pass in front of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. He’s cracked open a Rail Trail IPA, which Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing had crafted over the summer to raise money for FORT. The brew flew off the shelves, with 200 cases selling out the first weekend, but Mesiti-Miller still has a small stash going in his refrigerator months later.

A Santa Cruz planning commissioner disheartened about rampant inequality, he isn’t buying the notion that a wider trail is helpful for the county’s poorest families, and certainly doesn’t think it would be any better than a train.

“It’s wrong. Bud need look no further than his own private study, the study funded by the Great Santa Cruz Trail Group. He can look at the ridership estimates for his trail-only solution, and he could see that only 147 new recreational or utilitarian cyclists will shift from other modes in traveling from Watsonville to La Selva,” says Mesiti-Miller, a former cyclist who’s broken a sweat riding from Santa Cruz to Watsonville on two-hour Saturday morning rides. “And I think those are optimistic numbers. And so to argue that is somehow equitable is wrong, when there are thousands of people that would use the rail.

It’s not even close. That he makes that argument is laughable. It’s wrong. It’s delusional. He can say it, and he does. And he says it very convincingly. It’s a zero-entry point.

It’s like, ‘OK, yeah, you can buy a bicycle for very little money. But it doesn’t get you anywhere, to buy a bicycle for people who can’t ride a bike.’”

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It was LeBon, a fossil fuel-hating transportation activist, who first pitched the idea for the field trip to a few fellow environmentalists from the local Sierra Club, which has supported the rail trail proposal.

LeBon invited me along as well.

In 1991, he rollerbladed across the country to raise $10,000 for the Rails to Trails Conservancy. He also co-founded local environmental operations like the Hub for Sustainable Transportation, the PedX bicycle couriers and the Green Station. Although he’s an avid cyclist, he says trains are a great way to move people sustainably.

In the coming decades, according to Mesiti-Miller, trains will become a regular part of the county’s transportation ecosystem. Caltrans’ recent draft State Rail Plan has outlined billions of dollars for train projects across the state, and the county’s share of that could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars, enough for “super-deluxe passenger rail systems—fully electric, quiet crossings, the whole nine yards,” he says. Travelers and commuters, Mesiti-Miller explains, will be able to transfer in Pajaro Valley and head up to Silicon Valley. The rail plan’s executive summary maps out rail lines around the state that could be active by 2040 and includes Santa Cruz County.

Skeptical of promises of state money, Gail McNulty, Greenway’s executive director, doesn’t think the county will see a dime of that without passing a sales tax measure.

Such a tax would come on top of Measure D, which, after passing in 2016, is providing cash across five transportation sectors—including for the rail trail, as well as rail corridor repairs and train analysis.

Using some of that Measure D cash, the RTC is currently studying how to improve transportation via its Unified Corridor Study, with findings on track to come out by the end of the year. The commission is studying the best use for three major corridors, Highway 1, Soquel Drive and the rail corridor. Along the corridor, RTC staff is putting four ideas forward, and each of them

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<24 up to Sonoma just to ride the train because it’s fun.”

The RTC estimates the rail trail will come out to $127 million and the train could be anywhere from an estimated $93 million to $176 million, depending on the specifics of the chosen scenario. That total doesn’t include yearly operational costs. Greenway’s consultants have said their plan would come out to $50-$70 million.

Both camps castigate their opponents’ estimates as laughably optimistic.

DESIGNER DREAMS “What the fuck are they talking about?!” yells Reiter, smacking his copy of the MBSST plan with the backside of his hand.

We’re standing in Aptos Village staring at the corridor—both in front of us and via the renderings on the page. Reiter didn’t even bother to bring his measuring rod with him out of the car for this segment, and he doesn’t have to.

It appears obvious enough to me that the scene before us looks

nothing like the plan’s drawing, an image that resembles a high school art project more than it does a professional rendering.

The illustration shows Soquel Drive on the left, along with ample parking on both sides of the trail and tracks and a tree that was left untouched. In the actual scene, those are all in much closer proximity, leaving the impression that something’s got to give. Even if a trail does fit, it looks like the parking and trees will be history. It all strikes Reiter as deceptive.

“They just went and drew something that had nothing to do with [reality], and they put the name of the street and the existing parking,” says Reiter, who believes the design groups that drew these images should be sued.

There’s another element that has got him steaming mad. Mesiti-Miller likes to say that most of the rail trail will be 16 feet wide and the rest will be 12. It’s an interpretation that Reiter takes issue with. He notes that the 2013 MBSST plan, after all, shows an 8- to 12-foot-wide trail

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includes a trail in some capacity: passenger rail service, freight rail service, bus rapid transit along segments of the corridor, and a wider bike and pedestrian trail with no tracks.

Open to alternatives, Greenway supporters have been floating the bus rapid transit idea as a different approach for the corridor.

Depending on the routes, the buses could allow riders to take the bus to the exact stop where they want to go, instead of being stuck on the tracks.

As LeBon’s Bronco putters up a 19th Street hill in San Francisco, I bring up the idea of bus rapid transit—asking if it provides all the benefits of trains and then some.

“People love trains. We’re not riding all the way up to Sonoma to go ride on a bus,” says LeBon, who’s wearing a faded blue Kona Big Wave Golden Ale shirt. “People love trains, and that’s exciting. That’s fun. [Buses] don’t have that sex appeal, and if you want to get people out of their cars, buses aren’t very sexy, but trains are. People go all the way

with two-foot shoulders on each side. However, since then, I later learn, the RTC has signaled that it will do a 12- to 16-foot trail with no shoulders.

Still, given the narrowness of many corridor segments, Reiter says the RTC would end up diverting much of its bike path down local roads near the corridor. When Greenway hired Alta Planning + Design, out of San Jose, to do an analysis, consultants found that needed diversions from the route between Seacliff and Live Oak would lead to a drop in bike and pedestrian users of 35 percent along that stretch.

Mesiti-Miller, who notes that the plan won a series of planning awards, doesn’t see renderings like this one as deceptive. The retired engineer says in essence that the concepts are beyond Reiter’s pay grade—and mine, for that matter.

“I would describe that phenomenon as the difference between an engineer and everyone else. And I don’t mean that in any kind of negative way. It’s just a reality. When people like myself or train professionals, or the people who put together Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail Plan—when they prepare a master plan, they have the ability to look at that same drawing and say, ‘I see how this can work.’ And I’m not bragging. It’s just a fact. It’s a gift that people in my profession have,” says MesitiMiller, who also acknowledges that the items depicted in the image—the trees, the parking—very well may not end up in the final picture, once the project’s done.

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“You know what I notice about the train?” LeBon tells us. “Listen to all the people talking, all the conversations. This doesn’t happen in cars or even on buses. I hear more conversation on trains than on buses.”

Earlier that day, a group of Santa Cruzans, including LeBon and Durham, had gotten off the train early to ride the trail that goes down the corridor, while Scott and I stayed and took the train all the way to the end of the line. The cyclists met us on the way back after riding several miles, during which they only saw a couple pedestrians and a couple cyclists. LeBon and Durham say there was more than enough room. “There was no traffic. It was great,” LeBon says. “It’s no big deal.

There’s a train track. There’s a trail.

It’s a no-brainer.”

More than six months in, the train’s ridership has lived up to expectations—something SMART managers have lauded as a great success, given how October’s fires ravaged and displaced so much of Sonoma County and caused the population of some regions to drop.

Managers have had to add extra cars to accommodate a surprisingly large cycling community.

But the whole day’s round trip fare comes out to $23 per person, hardly affordable for a working family, I can’t help but mention. Scott says a better model for Santa Cruz’s possible train may be the Sprinter, a 22-mile rail line that runs through North County San Diego. “SMART’s not representative of necessarily what we would have,” Scott says. “It’s going further distances. It’s a bigger train.

It’s more expensive and faster.”

Looking out the window a few months prior, McNulty had a different view on that same ride. She took SMART the entire length of the tracks herself, and says she noticed the Marin-Sonoma’s corridor is

much more open than Santa Cruz County’s. “They have two tracks in lots of locations,” says McNulty.

“Their stations tend to be very wide.

Also, look at their parking. Look at the types of things they’ve had room to build. I don’t know what we would do to build that here.”

At its current juncture, Greenway’s leaders don’t know exactly what path their organization will be taking next.

The next major stop for enthusiasts is more than six months away, as Greenway awaits results from the Unified Corridor Study, says Manu Koenig, an independent contractor and canvasser for the nonprofit. “And then we’re going to have the plan to move forward, and it’s a time to engage the public,” he says.

Koenig gathers signatures from locals in support of Greenway.

He also manages a team of fellow independent contractors, each of whom gets paid per signature for petitioning county residents and convincing them to sign onto the proposal. These signatures show support for the plan but aren’t legally binding and could not be used to submit a ballot measure. Still, Koenig says that if he can show an elected official that “there are 2,000 people in your district that support the Greenway plan, that changes their minds a little bit.”

There had been chatter about gathering signatures for an actual ballot initiative, but McNulty says that Greenway will “probably not” pursue a measure for the November election. The deadline to file is Aug. 10, and a countywide measure requires that a group submit more than 7,000 signatures.

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Santa Cruz County is a community that prides itself on shared values.

However, when it comes to what to do with this old freight line, the tone sometimes manages to mirror the rancorous partisanship happening in Washington D.C.—if not even make it look a little tame.

Ron Goodman spent the mid-1990s as the director of People Power, now called Bike Santa Cruz County, and he says he hasn’t seen such an unsightly fight since the early days of Arana Gulch Multi-Use Trail debate, which he calls “similarly ugly” for how it pitted groups of environmentalists against each other as it dragged on for 20 years.

Trim: W: 2” x H: 6.5” After years of hearing from both sides and studying the issue closely, Goodman thinks the rail corridor would work best as a thoroughfare for buses, alongside a multi-use trail. And although he doesn’t think a train will ever happen in Santa Cruz, he says there has been misinformation from both sides.

Greenway’s yard signs, for instance, promise there will be “no trees axed,” a platitude that sounds unrealistic—especially if Greenway commits to separate trails for pedestrians and cyclists for any appreciable stretch of the corridor.

“All sides have stories that don’t add up,” Goodman says, laughing at the perplexity of the face off. In a perfect world, he feels the messy discussion could get decided by a government subcommittee.

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After the SMART train ride, on our walk back to the car, Scott went one step further, telling me that he wanted to hold the Coastal Commission’s letter up to the Greenway folks and say, “This is the death of you.”

But only a couple days later, it became clear that the commission had no interest in being the nail in any organization’s proverbial coffin.

In a letter to the RTC, the Coastal Commission clarified that it would not take a position on whether or not to implement passenger rail service—but rather feels that local leaders should keep options open for buses or trains along the corridor.

“We’re not an immovable force,” Susan Craig, the Coastal Commission’s deputy director for the Central Coast, explains to GT, “and we’re willing to listen to different perspectives and modify our position.”

The saga is but a glimpse into how, when a group of stakeholders gets an inch, they’ll try and take a mile.

As for Greenway, Reiter concedes that he’s heard people say, “There’s so much lying on both sides, I don’t know what to believe.”

He also knows that Brian Peoples, the anti-train executive director of Trail Now, which predates Greenway, sometimes comes off as abrasive in public meetings and on social media. “Brian gets a little extreme now and then,” says Reiter, although he’s also donated $5,000 to Trail Now and believes that Peoples has ultimately helped move the antirail discussion forward.

Peoples admits that he’s impatient when it comes to improving the corridor, and says he likes holding politicians accountable. He explains that he even encouraged Reiter and Colligan to start their own separate organization, one that would be more palatable to those who didn’t

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<32 social media presence for the show, and following up with the many industry people who’ve shown an interest in it.

“I work on this every day,” says Sweet. “I’ve gained 15 pounds, because normally I’m active—especially during production, you’re moving and shaking. But this stuff is like applying for things, emailing stuff, being your own publicist, working on the website. It’s just sitting in front of a screen, and it’s not as fun as making it. I can’t wait to get back to that part.”

Her wait may soon be over, as Cleaner Daze is set to finally drop across multiple internet platforms on Wednesday, April 25—preceded by a hometown screening at the Del Mar Theatre the night before.

In fact, she’s been ready to release the show for a while, but couldn’t during what she describes as the “crazy-making” process of waiting to find out if they’d been accepted into the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York—releasing the show before the festival would have made it ineligible. Finally, Sweet learned last month that Cleaner Daze would indeed play Tribeca, and she leaves this week to attend three screenings there that have already sold out.

It’s a chance to have a little fun with the industry that’s been driving her crazy.

“We’re bringing our own little mini-red carpet—it’s literally a red bath mat,” says Sweet. “And a mini banner, and a couple of gold microphones. And we’re going to do Facebook Live from the red carpet at Tribeca. It’s going to be amazing. We’re the small-town kids in the big city, and we’re just going to own it rather than try to be something that we’re not.”

Throughout this whole process, in fact, she has fought hard to make sure Cleaner Daze didn’t turn into something other than what it was meant to be.

“I’m gripping strong onto the essence and mission of this show,” she says. “Some people have come in who wanted to attach stars; one team was like ‘we want Courtney Love to be in it.’ But part of what’s so charming about it is that it’s very real. A lot of the cast are in recovery,

almost everybody lives in Santa Cruz. A couple of them I got out of Santa Cruz Residential, they had been homeless. The actor who plays one of the favorite characters—oh my god, he’s amazing, he plays the front-desk receptionist—he had just gotten out of jail when I met him.”

It’s not like all of the industry stuff has been a drag. It’s been fun for the cast and crew to discover which big names have been getting into the show as it’s circulated around Hollywood. Like when someone from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s production company, Seven Bucks, asked to meet with Sweet.

“He has a YouTube channel with 40 bajillion followers. So we met with her, and she was like, ‘We love Cleaner Daze.’ And I said—Sweet lowers her voice to a conspiratorial whisper—‘Does that mean the Rock watched Cleaner Daze?’ And she was like, ‘Of course, or I wouldn’t be here! He loved it!’”

Far from scaring off partners, it turns out, the real-life issues around addiction and recovery have actually won the show accolades for its authenticity. It all comes back to the approach of Sweet, herself a recovering addict who has been clean for 16 years, and her producer and co-writer husband, Daniel Gambelin.

“I’m just really honest. I was raised by hippie lesbians, it’s in my genetic makeup. I’m very open,” says Sweet. “I briefly was part of this women-in-film mentorship circle, and I remember we were introducing ourselves and each woman was like, ‘I directed this and this, and I’m working on two features.’ And when it was my turn, I said, ‘Well, while you guys were doing that, I was smoking crack in an alley. So this is my first project.’”

The ‘Cleaner Daze’ screening and launch party will be held at the Del Mar in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are $12/$15, available through brownpapertickets. com. Season one of ‘Cleaner Daze’ premieres on April 25 on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and cleanerdaze.com.

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Neil Simon’s

May 2 - 27, 2018 Directed by: Stephen Muterspaugh

This classic comedy, from beloved WEDS. THURS. FRI. SAT. SUN. playwright Neil Simon, centers on two May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 men: the slovenly Oscar Madison and 8pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8pm 2pm (Opening) (Preview) (Preview) neat freak Felix Unger. The action May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 takes place in the apartment of divorcee 7:30pm 8pm 8pm 2pm Oscar Madison. And if the mess is any (Talk-Back) indication, it’s no wonder that his wife left May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 7:30pm him. Felix Unger, fastidious, depressed, and 8pm 8pm 2pm (Talk-Back) none too tense, has just been separated from May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 his wife, and is looking for a place to stay.

7:30pm 8pm 8pm 2pm Hilarity ensues when the clean freak and the (Talk-Back) slob ultimately decide to room together as The Odd Couple is born. Tony Nominated for Best Play and Winner of Best Author of a Play, 1965.

Tickets: Adults $48 / Seniors & Students $42 / Preview $26 all tickets Performances at: the Colligan theater 1010 River Street, Santa Cruz

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CHAD COMPANY Americana singer-songwriter Chad Elliott plays Flynn’s on Monday, April 23.

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Chad Elliott finds uncomfortable honesty connects with his fans BY AARON CARNES

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mericana singersongwriter Chad Elliott has always been honest about his life in his music. For instance, he’s written about his divorce, as well as a period in his life where he was homeless.

But writing a song about his abusive, alcoholic father proved a much bigger challenge.

It wasn’t until his 2017 record Ringgold, his 21st album, that he was able to tackle the subject, on the ballad “I Am Thunder, I Am Lightning.” Now he’s finding that it’s a popular song with his fans.

“I never thought I was actually

going to record it, let alone play it out live,” Elliott says. “I find that the ones I’m most scared to play are the ones that connect the best.”

Perhaps one of the reasons the song was so scary to write is what it reflected about Elliott himself.

Through the process of writing, recording and performing the song last year, he was able to face his own alcoholism. Since then, he’s quit drinking.

“I was kind of avoiding it. I played it for a couple songwriter friends. I was shaking even playing it for my friends,” Elliott says. Some of these songs teach me about my own life.

And I don’t realize when I’m writing it what’s going on sometimes.”

Raised in a small town in southern Iowa, Elliott has been playing music professionally for two decades, and touring heavily for the past 10 years.

A lot of his songwriting ideas come from conversations with people he’s met on the road, and he usually finds a way to connect their stories to his own. He has a currently unrecorded song now that was inspired by a homeless man he met in New Orleans.

“I find a lot more interesting way to write is to try to meld my story with others. It becomes kind of a universal song that way,” Elliott says.

There’s a song on Elliot’s soonto-be-released album Rest Heavy called “Embarcadero Street,” that chronicles his own experiences panhandling on Fisherman’s Wharf for two months with a guy named Randy.

“It was right during the rainy season. That was not fun. I was going through a pretty difficult time in my life,” Elliot says.

Unlike the folk-country sound that tends to dominate his records, his upcoming album, which comes out in August, has a bluesy R&B swamp-rock sound to it, while still incorporating some country elements.

The record was recorded in the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and he recorded the songs live over the course of a couple days.

“There are several recording rooms that I have on my bucket list, and that was on the top of it,” Elliott says. “I really wanted to capture it. We thought we’d go to a really nice historical recording studio that has that kind of energy and vibe.”

Some of his records are recorded in his home studio, and tend to be more intimate folk albums.

“I’ll bring my band in for that, even. We’ll set up in my laundry room and the family room. We’ll bring in the band, but it’s definitely more of the stripped-down feel,” Elliott says.

As emotional as Rest Heavy is, it’s also a party record to a certain extent. It’s the natural progression his songs take as he plays them live.

“Some of my more folk-oriented songs turn into the stomping-blues type of stuff because it feels better playing it live,” Elliott says.

For his next project, the biggest challenge he faces is narrowing down his material.

“I was writing out songs I wanted to record. I came up with 75 of them. I’m like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to do this,’” Elliott says. “I got to figure out how to streamline, so I can get these recorded more frequently.”

Chad Elliott plays on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Flynn’s Cabaret & Steakhouse, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $15. 335-2800.

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SANTA CRUZ

DANCE WEEK APRIL 19-28

DANCING IN THE STREETS 2018 THURSDAY, APRIL 19 5:20PM-9:30PM PACIFIC & COOPER STREET DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ

Hundreds of Dancers, thousands of observers converge on the streets of downtown Santa Cruz STAGE 1 (Pacific and Church)

STAGE 2 (Pacific and Locust)

STAGE 3 (End of Cooper)

5:20pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center 5:30pm Wings School of Dance 5:40pm Groovaroo Family Dance 5:50pm Elaine’s Dance Studio 6:00pm Company@ International Academy Dance 6:10pm Pacific Arts Complex 6:20pm Desert Dream Dance Company 6:30pm Persephone 6:40pm Dancenter 6:50pm Motion Pacific 7:00pm Senderos - Cnteotl Danza y Baile 7:10pm Tango Santa Cruz 7:20pm Cabrillo Dance 7:30pm Santa Cruz Contra Dance 7:40pm Kathak Dreams 7:50pm Synergy Dance Company 8:00pm Shakti Bhakti Odissi Indian Dance 8:10pm Moto

5:20pm Pacific Arts Complex 5:30pm Westside Dance Co. 5:40pm PSC Dance Fusion 5:50pm Luh Andarawati 6:00pm Motion Pacific 6:10pm Te Hau Nui 6:20pm Raizes Do Brasil 6:30pm Palomar Ballroom 6:40pm Synergy Dance Company 6:50pm Shakti Bhakti Odissi Indian Dance 7:00pm Agape Dance Academy 7:10pm Tannery World Dance and Cultural 7:20pm Santa Cruz Waltz 7:30pm Danza de la Pluma Xipe Totec 7:40pm Desert Dream Dance Company 7:50pm Random with a Purpose 8:00pm Santa Cruz Dance Company 8:10pm Swing Set Lounge 8:20pm Worldanz

5:20pm Agape Dance Academy 5:30pm Dancenter 5:40pm Folklorico Santa Cruz 5:50pm Tango Santa Cruz 6:00pm O Tatou Uma Dance Company 6:10pm Senderos - Centeotl Danza y Baile 6:20pm Valley Elite Cheer 6:30pm Elaine’s Dance Studio 6:40pm Company@ International Academy Dance 6:50pm Radical Movement Factory 7:00pm Worldanz 7:10pm Luh Andarawati 7:20pm Te Hau Nui 7:30pm Pole Diversity 7:40pm Satinka 7:50pm Cabrillo Dance 8:00pm Muse Dance Collective 8:10pm The Do-Rights 8:20pm Raizes Do Brasil 8:30 Palomar Ballroom

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SANTA CRUZ DANCE WEEK 2018

OPEN CLASSES

SATURDAY, APRIL 21-SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Our “Open Classes” are available to NEW students to the class only.

IMPORTANT: To Participate in OPEN classes, please purchase an “AllClass” pass for $10 at SCDanceWeek.com. All proceeds benefit Santa Cruz Dance Week. This pass can be used for unlimited classes during the week. You must have paper or mobile copy of your proof of purchase with you when you attend class.

Many local studios use the “MindBody” Software. It is advised that you add the app to your phone and add your personal information ahead of time to save time throughout the week.

ADULT CLASSES SATURDAY, APRIL 21 9:00AM Rhythm & Motion Dance Fitness (MP) 9:00am Int. Ballet (SDS) 10:00am Ecstatic Dance (418) 10:00am Intro to Belly Dance (DD) 10:30am Restorative Dance (MP) 10:45pm Worldanz (SCPF) 11:00am Intro to Aerial Silks (RMF) 12:00pm STRUT- Heels Class (MP) 8:00pm Waltz (PBRSC)

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SUNDAY, APRIL 22 9:00am Rhythm & Motion Dance Fitness (MP) 10:00am Zumba (WDC) 10:30am Breath + Flow (Level 1/2) (LY) 10:45am Worldanz (SCPF) 4:00pm Gentle Yoga (LY)

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MONDAY, APRIL 23 8:00am Power Bar (SDS) 8:30am Alignment Flow (LY) 9:00am Worldanz (WAMA) 9:30am Beg. Ballet (ADA) 10:00am Zumba (PAC) 11:00am Groovaroo Dance (Babywearing Dance Class) (LY)** 11:00am S Factor Beg. Pole (418)* 12:30pm Yoga (Level 1/2) (LY) 4:00pm Tai Chi Longevity Tree Form (SDS) 4:00pm S Factor Beg. Pole (418)* 5:30pm Cardio Dance (SDS) 6:00pm Cardio Hip Hop (WDC) 6:00pm Capoeira Basics (RDB) 6:50pm Intro to Aerial Silks (RMF) 7:30pm Mixed Level Hip Hop (MP) 7:00pm Candlelight Yin (LY) 8:00pm Ecstatic Dance (418)

TUESDAY, APRIL 24 8:00am Core Vinyasa (LY) 9:00am Rhythm & Motion Dance Fitness (MP) 9:00am Core, Sculpt and Stretch (SDS) 10:00am Synergy JAMS (SDS) 10:00am Zumba (PAC) 10:15am Worldanz (KDS) 12:30pm Vinyasa Yoga (Level 2/3) (LY) 1:30pm MELT (LY) 4:30pm Core Vinyasa (LY) 5:15pm S Factor Beg. Pole (418)* 5:45pm Brazilian Percussion (RDB) 6:00pm Beg. Ballet (ADSV) 6:15pm Level 1 Belly Dance + Combos (DD) 6:30pm Dance Bod (SDS) 7:00pm Beg/Int Contemporary Jazz (MP) 7:00pm Flow + Yin (LY) 7:30pm Beg. Argentine Tango (VH)

7:30 Mixed Level Hip Hop (MP) 8:15pm Beg. East Coast Swing (PBRSC)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 8:00am Power Bar (SDS) 8:30am Align + Shine (LY) 9:30am Beg. Ballroom Basics (PBRSC) 9:30am Zumba (WDC) 9:45am Worldanz (WAMA) 10:00am S Factor Beg. Pole (418)* 12:30pm Yoga (Level 1/2) (LY) 5:30pm Cardio Dance (SDS) 6:15pm Bungee Moon Dance & Aerial (Adult) (418) 5:30pm Intro to Aerial Silks (RMF) 6:00pm Contemporary Basics (MP) 6:30pm Candle Light Yoga (SDS) 7:00pm Next Level Vinyasa (LY) 7:00pm Beg. Argentine Tango (CEC) 7:00pm Ballet Basics (MP) 7:30pm Absolute Beg. Capoeira (RDB)

FRIDAY, APRIL 27 8:30am Align + Shine (LY) 8:30am Zumba (WDC) 9:00am Tai Chi Longevity Tree Form (SDS) 9:45am Worldanz (WAMA) 11:00am Gentle Flow (LY) 11:00am Latin Basics (SDS) 4:00pm MELT, Move & Meditate (LY) 5:15pm All levels Tahitian (THN) 6:30pm Art of Bellydance (THN) 6:40pm Contra Dance Basics (LOG) 7:00pm Community Contra Dance (LOG) 8:15pm Beg. Salsa (PBRSC)

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 8:00am Core Vinyasa (LY) 9:00am Core, Sculpt and Stretch (SDS) 10:15am Worldanz (KD) 11:00am Tai Chi Longevity Tree Form (SDS) 12:30pm Vinyasa Yoga (Level 2/3) (LY) 1:30pm Ballet Basics (SDS) 4:30pm Core Vinyasa (LY) 5:30pm Gentle Yoga (LY) 5:30pm Dance Bod (SDS) 5:45pm Beg. Hula/Tahitian (THN) 5:45pm Rhythm & Motion Dance Fitness (MP) 5:45pm Contemporary Belly Dance (DD) 6:15pm African-Inspired Dance (LN) 7:00pm Flow + Yin (LY)

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 7:00pm All Levels Waltz (SCO)

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YOUTH/TEEN CLASSES SUNDAY, APRIL 22 10:30am Kids Yoga (age 6-9 yrs)(LY) MONDAY, APRIL 23 4:00pm Capoeira for Kids (5-7 yrs) (RDB) 4:00pm Teen Yoga (LY) 5:00pm Capoeira for Kids (11-15yrs) (RDB) TUESDAY, APRIL 24 5:00pm Capoeira for Kids (8-10 yrs) (RDB) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 3:45pm Beg/Int Hula and

Tahitian Keiki (5-7 yrs) (THN) 4:00pm Tween Yoga (Grades 5-7) (LY) 4:00pm Pre-Tween Yoga (Grades 3-4) (LY) 4:00pm Capoeira (5-7 yrs) (RDB) 5:00pm Capoeira (11-15 yrs) (RDB) 5:15pm Bungee Moon Dance & Aerial (8-15 yrs) (418)

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 5:00pm Capoeira for Kids (8-10 yrs) (RDB) FRIDAY, APRIL 27 3:00pm Samba (8-15 yrs) (RDB)

4:00pm Creative Yoga for Kids (Ages 3+) (LY)

*T*S Factor® is a feminine movement practice - a sensuous workout for body and soul that’s intelligently designed to open the female body into her full, free, erotic expression. S Factor is designed as a movement practice for women to exploration their feminine. Classes are open to individuals that identify as women. ** Class participants will be invited to participate in a Groovaroo Family Flashmob after class. This is not mandadory.

LOCATION KEY (ADA) Agape Dance Rio Del Mar Blvd #55, Aptos (ADSV) Agape Dance 218 Mt. Hermon Dr. Scotts Valley (DD) Desert Dream Dance Studio 1025 Water Street Santa Cruz (Upstairs) (CEC) Calvary Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Lincoln and Cedar St. Santa Cruz (KDS) Kristy's Dance Studio 7970 Soquel Dr. Aptos (LN) Louden Nelson- 301 Center St. Downtown Santa Cruz (LOG) Live Oak Grange- 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz (LY) Luma Yoga- 1010 Center St. Downtown Santa Cruz (MP) Motion Pacific 131 Front St. Downtown, Santa Cruz (PAC) Pacific Arts Complex 1122 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz (PB) Palomar Ballroom 1344 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz (RDB) Raizes Do Brasil 207 McPherson, Santa Cruz (RMF) Radical Movement Factory 2801 Mission St Ext, Santa Cruz (SB) Seabright Beach (left of entrance against cliff side) (SCO) SCO Dance Hall 222 Market St. , Santa Cruz (SDS) Synergy Dance Studio 9055 Soquel Dr. Aptos (THN) Te Hau Nui 924 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz (TWDCC) Tannery World Dance 1060 River st. #111, Santa Cruz (418) 418 Project 418 Front St. , Santa Cruz (VH) Veterans Hall 846 Front St., Santa Cruz (WAMA) Westside Aerobics & Martial Arts 509 Swift Street, Santa Cruz (WDC) Westside Dance Company 509H Swift St. Santa Cruz

SANTA CRUZ DANCE WEEK 2018

SAMBA LESSONS & SAMBA CRUZ!

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 7PM ABBOTT SQUARE, DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ Join Melanie Lee Godhino for some Samba Basics followed by live music with Samba Cruz. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Presented in collaboration with the Santa Cruz MAH

DANCE IN UNLIKELY PLACES DANCE REALLY CAN POP-UP ANYWHERE! APRIL 20, 21, 22 FRIDAY, APRIL 20 Kylie Webb- Cyr Wheel Performance Pacific Avenue @ Cooper Street, Downtown Santa Cruz 6:30pm Brynne Flidais/Moveintuit (Day 1) On Westcliff Drive @ Columbia Sunset

SATURDAY, APRIL 21 Raizes Do Brasil Trader Joe’s, Downtown Santa Cruz 1:30pm Stellaria Productions- Aerial Showing 1100 Blk Of Pacific Avenue 2:30pm Ecstatic Dance Santa Cruz- Community Dance Pacific Avenue @ Cooper, Downtown Santa Cruz 4:30pm-6:30pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 22* Solotastic & Turn-A Thon- Solo Showcase 1122 Soquel Avenue, Pacific Arts Complex. 12-5pm RealPlay Moving Story Theater Breezeway between Pacific Avenue and the MAH, Downtown Santa Cruz 2:30pm Tango Santa Cruz Breezeway between Pacific Avenue and the MAH, Downtown Santa Cruz 5:30pm OVA The Red Ball @ The Museum of Art and History, Downtown Santa Cruz 6:30pm Brynne Flidais/Moveintuit (Final Day) On Westcliff Drive @ Columbia Sunset *Final Day. Ends in community dance at lighthouse.

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Brynne Flidais/Moveintuit (Day 2) On Westcliff Drive @ Columbia Sunset

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EVERY CHILD OUTDOORS FUNDRAISER At the Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School in Corralitos, aka “Science Camp,” fifth and sixth graders spend four to five days living in the Santa Cruz Mountains among the redwoods and learning about science and the environment. No classrooms necessary, and hiking shoes are mandatory.

Unfortunately, many families cannot afford to send their kids to camp, and that’s where Every Child Outdoors (ECO) comes in. ECO awards grants to local elementary schools to sponsor and promote the outdoor education program. Help them help others during their third annual fundraiser for kids outdoor education and get a delicious dinner in the process.

INFO: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Santa Cruz Food Lounge. 1001 Center St. #1, Santa Cruz. everychildoutdoors.org. $20 general admission, plus sliding scale donations. Tickets online at brownpapertickets.com.

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WEDNESDAY 4/18 CLASSES COOKING CLASS: EMPANADAS Come and learn to make homemade empanadas, the famous savory stuffed pastry found in many forms and flavors across the continent. Chef Diego Felix of Colectivo Felix will teach students how to make three different dough styles from Central America, Bolivia and Argentina. Students will also learn a traditional and not-sotraditional filling, and multiple ways to shape empanadas. Each student will taste along the way and leave with three empanadas to bake at home. 6-9 p.m. Santa Cruz Food Lounge, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. 2125399 or scfoodlounge.com. $55.

DOCK ON THE BAY—PAINT & SIP CLASS—BYOB BEER OR WINE Three hours of professional art instruction. All art supplies included. 6:30 p.m. The Painted Cork Art Studio, 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 471-8939 or paintedcork.com. $35.

FOOD & WINE DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ FARMERS MARKET In addition to a large variety of

‘MANY ROADS: AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS’

INFO: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Runs Friday, April 13-Sunday, April 29. Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479-6154. cabrillovapa.com. $17 general admission, $15 students and seniors.

ALEHOUSE NARRATIVES Come join in the alehouse tradition of sharing your personal anecdotes, poems, short stories, creative nonfiction, essays and humor, accompanied by a jazz band and a pint of fine organic ale. Write Sober. Edit Drunk.

Read Buzzed. 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, 402 Ingalls St. Suite 27, Santa Cruz.

425-4900 or scmbrew.com. Free.

GROUPS TOGETHER IN THE PARK Together In The Park offers free parenting resources, craft projects, music, stories, and healthy snacks.

Parents, family members or caregivers and their young children meet for play and

‘THE ART OF NATURE’ Cell phone cameras don’t capture everything, and they certainly won’t do when every leaf vein and feather tuft matters. Sure, people buy fancy cameras, but what happens if they lose their memory card or something malfunctions? Or what if the animal is extinct?

Despite its centuries-old history, scientific illustration is still a very relevant and accurate art form—and the latest exhibit at the Museum of Natural History proves it. The annual exhibit features longtime local illustrators and UCSC art students’ work that will make you go “there is no way someone drew that!” The collection of watercolors and sketches in this exhibit proves that scientific illustration is just as awe-inspiring as ever.

INFO: 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 4, Free First Friday Scientific Illustration Demos. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. 420-6115. santacruzmuseum.org. $4 general admission, $2 seniors and students. Image artwork: “Cicada” by Martha Iserman.

group activities every Wednesday. 10-12 a.m. Felton Covered Bridge County Park, Graham Hill and Mt Hermon roads, Felton. communitybridges.org/mcr.

PRESCHOOL ADVENTURES AT THE MONTEREY BAY MARINE SANCTUARY EXPLORATION CENTER Come enjoy weekly preschool adventures at the Sanctuary Exploration Center with oceanthemed book readings, show-and-tell and crafts. Perfect for kids ages 2-5. 10-11 a.m.

Monterey Bay Sanctuary Exploration Center,

35 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. montereybay. noaa.gov. Free.

ARTS SANTA CRUZ JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL A special evening examining the history of Israel and the quest for peace in the region.

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Artistic Director Sarah Albertson spent months collaborating with a variety of Cabrillo College students to create a series of 10-minute theatrical pieces. Each short play was directed by students from Albertson’s class, and though each piece is unique, she says there is a common thread of unusual life paths and circumstances— hence the title Many Roads. Cabrillo students were also responsible for facilitating the lighting, sound, costumes and props for the production.

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.

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HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR Come and get your Happy Hour B12 shot. Your body needs B12 to create energy and is not well absorbed from the diet or in capsule form. Everyone can benefit from a B12 shot. After B12 injections many patients feel a natural boost in energy. 3-6 p.m. Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center, 736 Chestnut St., Santa Cruz. 477-1377 or scnmc.com. $29/$17.

B12 HAPPY HOUR B12 deficiencies are common, as the vitamin is used up by stress, causing fatigue, depression, anxiety, insomnia and more. Not well absorbed in the gut, B12 injections can be effective in helping to support energy, mood, sleep, immunity, metabolism and stress resilience. Come get a discounted shot from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com/b12-injections or 515-8699. $15.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT Open Mic Night every Wednesday in Capitola Village. Join us at the new Cork and Fork Capitola. All are welcome.

Always free, always fun. Awesome wines by the glass or bottle, Discretion beer on tap, handmade pizzas and great small-plate dishes. 7 p.m. Cork and Fork, 312 Capitola Ave., Capitola. corkandforkcapitola.com. Free.

WORLD HARMONY CHORUS The World Harmony Chorus is a community chorus that welcomes participants of all ages and ability levels. There are no auditions nor entrance requirements. 7:15-9:15 p.m.

Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. instantharmony.com.

TOBY GRAY AT REEF/PONO Toby’s music is cool, mellow and smooth, with a repertoire of classic favorites and heartfelt

originals. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Reef Bar and Restaurant, 120 Union St., Santa Cruz. reefbarsantacruz.com. Free.

THURSDAY 4/19 FOOD AND WINE EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE TO SLEEP— 19TH ANNUAL SOUPLINE SUPPER Gary Tow lived without a home for seven years due to severe medical problems. Just last year he found a new home and a job, thanks to help from the Homeless Services Center (HSC).

He’s one of 249 people who HSC helped find housing last year. Gary will be the guest of honor at this year’s 19th annual Soupline Supper, HSC’s largest public fundraising event. The event features a delicious array of soups, breads and desserts donated by local restaurants and food shops. Celebrity ladlers, including State Assemblymember Mark Stone, MAH Director Nina Simon and Warriors President Chris Murphy, will charm guests with their deft soup serving skills and witty repartee.

5:30-8 p.m. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 458-6020 or souplinesupper.org. $50/$20.

ARTS OPENING RECEPTION: EMERGING VISIONS The Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery at the University of California Santa Cruz is proud to present “Emerging Visions: Creative Practice at the Nexus of Freedom and Justice.” The exhibition features works by twelve artists and independent presses that span the genres of photography, performance, multimedia installation, printmaking, zines, and artists’ books.

“Emerging Visions” features artists who expand how freedom can be enacted by embedding that which is spectacular and radical into everyday life. 5-8 p.m. Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, Cowell College, Santa Cruz. 459-2953. Free.

‘NATIVE SON’—ED PENNIMAN Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative invites you to join us for an art reception celebrating “Native Son” by Ed Penniman. Meet the artist, mingle with fellow community members, enjoy local wines, and snack on small bites. Artwork on display is for sale and all proceeds from art sales go directly to the artist. 5-7 p.m. Santa Cruz County Bank, 720 Front St., Santa Cruz. 457-5000. Free.

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Alumni Weekend APRIL 27–29 EVENT LOCATIONS AND FEES VARY

Alumni Weekend is a time for celebration, for looking back on all you learned in your time here, and for reuniting with old friends. There’s something for everyone, from a faculty “teach-in” to revisiting the stunning views, lunch with your long-lost roommates, and more.

Community members and families are welcome!

Science, Politicians, and the Public: What’s the Story?

APR 19, 4:30PM UC SANTA CRUZ, COLLEGES NINE/TEN MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM FREE ADMISSION

Dr. Rush Holt, Jr., presents the 2018 Osterbrock Lecture. Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), addresses the implications for scientists in this age of partisanship in public policy.

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solitary confinement. A talk with psychology professor Craig Haney and Marie Levin follows.

Héctor Tobar and Virginia Espino APR 27, 2–4PM SEYMOUR CENTER AT LONG MARINE LAB, LA FELIZ ROOM FREE ADMISSION

Best-selling author Héctor Tobar ‘88 (Deep Down Dark) and filmmaker/ historian Virginia Espino ‘87 (No Más Bebés/No More Babies) will be honored with the Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award for their exemplary contributions to society. Reception features a reading and flim clips.

Hip-hop joins live experimental jazz, featuring professor Karlton Hester, video from Peru, and West African dance.

Film Screening: Cruel and Unusual— The Story of the Angola 3 APR 22, 2PM UC SANTA CRUZ, MEDIA THEATER FREE ADMISSION

The story of three black men imprisoned in LA, their decades-long struggle for justice, and the movement to end

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APR 28, 9AM–5PM UC SANTA CRUZ, ARBORETUM & BOTANIC GARDEN FREE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 28

An audio installation by renowned artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, FOREST (for a thousand years...) is an immersive sensory experience located in a mysterious pocket of the Arboretum. Presented by the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, the Arboretum and Botanic Garden, and the San Jose Museum of Art. Curator-led walkthrough at 2PM.

Keynote & Baskin Ethics Lecture: Bettina Aptheker APR 28, 11AM–12:15PM UC SANTA CRUZ, QUARRY AMPHITHEATER FREE ADMISSION

APR 28, 8–10AM UC SANTA CRUZ, OPERS EAST FIELD HOUSE $15–$30/PERSON

Lace up your running shoes for a scenic run in support of student scholarships.

Refreshments and commemorative gifts for all racers.

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APR 28, 2:30–3:30PM UC SANTA CRUZ, MERRILL CULTURAL CENTER FREE ADMISSION

Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies, speaks about the lived experience of Islamic law for Muslims in Somalia, Sudan, and California, joined in coversation by writer Laurie R. King.

KRUZ-ing through KZSC’s History APR 28, 7–9 PM UC SANTA CRUZ, QUARRY AMPHITHEATER FREE ADMISSION

A live radio variety show featuring personalities, artists, and other creatives who were part of the 50-year history of student radio at UC Santa Cruz.

Free speech leader and creator of an iconic feminist studies program, Professor Bettina Aptheker (Ph.D. ‘83, history of consciousness) will deliver the 2018 Baskin Ethics Lecture. Aptheker, who has taught more than 16,000 students in four decades, will soon retire. Join us in the newly renovated Quarry Amphitheater for a joyous reflection on “The Ethical Role of the Public University.”

Teach-in Campus 5K Fun Run

Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture

APR 28, 12:30–2PM UC SANTA CRUZ, HUMANITIES 259 FREE ADMISSION

The Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning presents “How Slugs Teach and Learn Now: What Is Active Learning and Why Does It Matter.” Four of our most innovative educators share how we keep our classes dynamic and relevant, while maintaining the great tradition of teaching at UC Santa Cruz.

UCSC Farm & Garden Spring Plant Sale APR 28–29, 10AM CORNER OF BAY STREET AND HIGH STREET FREE ADMISSION

All plants are organically grown and selected for their proven performance in the Monterey Bay region. Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden members are invited to attend a special “members’ hour” starting at 9AM on Saturday.

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SATURDAY 4/21 EARTH DAY IN SAN LORENZO PARK Every day should be Earth Day, theoretically, but for some reason we limit it to a single day. In celebration of water, air and living things, get outside, ride a bike, pack your trash, and maybe even put the house spider outside instead of squishing it—it deserves to live, especially today. Join the rest of the community in celebration of this beautiful planet.

There will be a climbing wall, river clean up, compost workshop and tons of live music.

Show Mama Earth a little extra love and affection; she definitely doesn’t get enough.

INFO: San Lorenzo River clean up 10 a.m.-noon at the Pedestrian Bridge. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. event. 137 Dakota St., Santa Cruz. scearthday.org. Free.

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International Jazz Day Celebration Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf Saturday, April 28th, 12pm-5pm Live Music Performances

by International Artists Featuring from France, Andy Narell performing on Steel Drums Organist Sundra Manning Quintet FREE - Open to the Public At The Bandstand

Normal People Scare Me. A decade later, Normal People Scare Me Too defines a new generation in autism. We’ve come a long way in the last ten years with answers that will surely amaze and transform the way we perceive so-called “normal.” Film to be followed by Q&A with co-producer, Keri Bowers. Community drawing and bake sale in between. 6 p.m. Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. 4231626 or rcnv.org. $10.

SEA LION SNUGGLE—PAINT & SIP CLASS—BYOB BEER OR WINE Three hours of professional art instruction. All art supplies included. 6:30 p.m. The Painted Cork Art Studio, 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 471-8939 or paintedcork.com. $45.

CLASSES BLOOM OF THE PRESENT THURSDAY WEEKLY DROP-IN INSIGHT MEDITATION GROUP Join us each week

for silent meditation and a Dharma talk with group discussion. Sitting with others can help support your daily meditation and inspire you to live with wisdom and compassion. Both new and experienced meditators welcomed. 6:30-8 p.m. Ocean Gate Zen Center, 920B 41st Ave., Santa Cruz. bloomofthepresent.org. Donation/$15/$5.

TRIYOGA BASICS/THERAPEUTIC YOGA TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.

Everyone is welcome. 9:30 a.m. Triyoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. 310589-0600. $15.

WEEKLY MEDITATION DRUMMING SESSIONS WITH JIM GREINER ON THURSDAYS IN CAPITOLA Percussionist/Educator Jim Greiner is conducting weekly Meditation Drumming sessions on Thursdays. Join us for tranquil rhythms to calm your inner rules, release stress, ground yourself, and to reinforce positive life rhythms—uplifting

CALENDAR patterns of attitude and action. 5-6 p.m.

Breath+Oneness, 708 Capitola Ave., Capitola. 462-3786 or breathandoneness. com. Sliding Scale.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP Ongoing weekly drop-in discussion group for anyone interested in learning more about ACIM teachings. Join us with your questions and insights or just listen in as our experienced facilitator takes the group into deep learning of ACIM and lively investigation of selfawareness and peace of mind. Loaner books on hand. 7:15-9 p.m. The Barn Studio, 104 S Park Way Santa Cruz. spiritualear.org. Free.

SALSA INTERMEDIATE: PARTNER AND SUELTA No partner required. Drop-in class. Featuring Cuban-style Casino partner dancing, Salsa Suelta, and the latest and greatest in Cuban tunes. Age 16 and up.

Two fun and experienced instructors. 7 p.m.

Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. salsagente.com.

SHOW CHOIR W/ POP AND BLEND Put the “show” in choir singing with great sound.

Fun class recreates the moves and sounds of groups like the Temptations, Supremes and Marvelettes. All levels and abilities welcome. NextStage Productions serves those 50 and over in the performing arts. 1 p.m. Congregational Church of Soquel, 4951 Soquel Drive, Soquel. 316-4833. $108.

GROUPS KSQD-FM COMMUNITY RADIO MEETING Come find out how to get

SUPPORT GROUP FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: WOMEN’S GROUP We provide a safe and supportive environment for healing from child sexual abuse. Together we break through isolation, develop healthy coping skills, reduce shame, and build healthy boundaries. 6 p.m. Family Service Agency of the Central Coast, 2901 Park Ave., Suite A3, Soquel. 423-7601.

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR B12 helps support

April 27-29 SAN MATEO EVENT CENTER

A New Era of Awareness

Caroline Myss

James Van Praagh

Marianne Williamson

John Gray

David Wilcock

Deborah King

Corey Goode

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MUSIC THE SANTA CRUZ TREMOLOS SINGING GROUP FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S Singing is known to be a good voice-strengthening exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease. Santa Cruz County has an ongoing singing group for people with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. 1-2:30 p.m.

The Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Drive, Aptos. easepd.org/singing. Free.

General Admission: $20 1 Day | $30 2 Days | $35 3 Days Special Event Tickets $59 - $119 | Fri 2-9pm Sat 10-8pm Sun 11-7pm

10 Special Events | 200 Exhibits | 9 Workshops | 6 Panel Discussions 80+ Lectures | Healthy Food | Health, Beauty & Green Products | Crystals | Jewelry | Yoga | Qigong | Book Signings | Comedy Show | Movie

www.newlivingexpo.com 415.382.8300

FRIDAY 4/20 ARTS A SPECIAL EVENING OF PURE PLEASURE COMEDY Our Special Evening of Pure Pleasure Comedy features six of the wittiest entertainers in the Bay Area: Chree Powell, Jill Maragos, Jessica Sele, Felica Folkes, Brooke Heinichen, headliner Chey Bell, and host DNA. These comedians will immerse you into a comedic frenzy and keep you laughing all night long. Admission includes complimentary beverages. 466-9870. $25.

OUR TOWN BY THORNTON WILDER Our Town, set in the early 20th century, has been described as “the record of a tiny New Hampshire village as created by the lives of its most humble inhabitants.” It invites reflection on how our country has changed over the past century. Yet the play is less about a particular time than about time itself, and the passing ephemeral quality of all life. 8 p.m. Center Stage Theater, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz. 662-2238. $25/$10.

CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by 10 new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 479>48 6154. $17/$15.

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involved with and support KSQD-FM, the new community radio station starting up this summer. Learn more about this locally oriented resource to connect our community. Volunteer, apply for a show, make a donation, or just come learn more. 4-6 p.m. Santa Cruz Public Library, 240 Church St., Santa Cruz. centralcoastcommunityradio.org. Free.

energy, mood, sleep, immunity, metabolism and stress resilience. Since B12 is not absorbed well during digestion, and all B vitamins are depleted by stress, most Americans are deficient. Having B12 in the form of an injection bypasses the malabsorption problem, and people often feel an immediate difference. Every Thursday morning, we offer discounted vitamin B12 by walk-in or appointment. 9 a.m.-Noon. Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com or 515-8699. $15.

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UNINTELLIGIBLE: NOISE AGAINST CAPTURE This two-day conference

beginning Friday seeks to cultivate an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of Sound Studies by taking up the ubiquitous sonic trope of noise, considering its counterproductive character and how it can be a tactic for critique against the capture of individuals and communities of resistance.

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. UC Santa Cruz Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206, 257 CowellStevenson Road, Santa Cruz. 459-3527 or noise.sites.ucsc.edu/unintelligible. Free.

EAST MEETS WEST: AN EXPLORATION OF MEDITATION Listen to a summary on photo by r.r. jones

REGISTER TODAY! June 18-28 Grades 8-12 MORE INFO: kuumbwajazz.org/education | 831-427-2227 cabrillo.edu/services/extension | 831-479-6331

the the latest research on the neuroscience of meditation at Luma Yoga, Friday, April 20 by Dr. Steven Macramalla. Recent neuroscience research explains how centuries-old traditions of meditation improve attention, emotional regulation and physical health. The talk will be interactive, with exercises, and is open to people of all levels in meditation. 7:15-9:15 p.m. Luma Yoga and Family Center, 1010 Center St., Santa Cruz. 325-2620 or lumayoga.com. $30/$25.

COMMUNITY DRUMMING CELEBRATION WITH JIM GREINER IN SOQUEL Third Friday Community

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Drumming Celebration With Jim Greiner In Soquel: Percussionist/Educator Jim Greiner conducts a monthly community drumming circle with the theme of Playful Community Celebrating on the third Friday of every month. Jim will provide all the percussion instruments, and bring your own favorites to this all-ages, family-friendly event. All levels of percussion experience, including none at all, are most welcome! 7-8:30 p.m. Inner Light Center, 5630 Soquel Drive, Soquel.

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SALSA NIGHT Intermediate and beginner

FRIDAY, APRIL 20 AT 8PM GRAMMY-winning singer songwriter Shelby Lynne’s timeless, unique style ranges from country, blues, Southern soul, roots rock, Western swing, jazz, and adult contemporary pop.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.sunsetcenter.org, in person at or by calling the Sunset Center Box Office at 831.620.2048.

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salsa lessons, and afterward join us for a hot salsa dance party with DJ CongaBoy. Check out our website for more information.

7:30-11:30 p.m. El Palomar Ballroom, 1344 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 426-1221 or palomarballroom.com. $14/$6.

FOOD & WINE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOD TRUCK PARTY WITH THE BEATLES! OK, BEATLES MUSIC! Local duo Liam & Ryan will be performing Beatles tunes and people are encouraged to wear their favorite Beatles memorabilia. The participating food trucks

include: Holopono, Saucey’z, G’s Mexican Tacos, Drunk Monkey, Bruxo, and Aunt LaLi’s.

There is plenty of open space for families to spread out and enjoy the evening, plenty of picnic tables plus people are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets. 5-8 p.m.

Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. 247-1236 or foodtrucksagogo.com.

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

LOCAL BY LOCALS Every Friday we’re filling our halls and hearts with live music as well as creating craft cocktails and pouring local wines and beers. All made locally. Come celebrate the goodness created in Santa Cruz. 3-6 p.m. Hotel Paradox, 611 Ocean St., Santa Cruz. 425-7100 or hotelparadox.com.

MUSIC FAMILY BARN DANCE Come dance and be merry at the Live Oak Grange in Santa Cruz. All ages and skill levels welcome!

Professional dance caller Andy Wilson and live music by Deby Grosjean’s Ginormous String Band. Optional potluck dinner. 6 p.m.

Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz.

234-4351 or greengrange.org.

420: REGGAE IN THE WOODS— WHEELAND BROTHERS California-based Wheeland Brothers (Nate Wheeland, Travis Wheeland, Marcus Agundes, and Eric Bumb) are fresh off their second sell-out Caribbean Tour. They are a group you’ll want to experience live if you surf or just love West Coast reggae dance music. 6 p.m. Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz. 423-7753. $25.

HIGHWAY BUDDHA COMBO AT CASA NOSTRA Lenny Ruckel and Luisa Sandman will join Toby Gray for a wonderful evening of great music, food and drinks. Cool, mellow and smooth with a repertoire of several hundred of your favorite songs and fun heartfelt originals. 6 p.m. Ristorante Casa Nostra, 9217 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond. 609-6132.

HAPPY VALLEY BAND, BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM, ZACHARY JAMES WATKINS Indexical, Idea Fab Labs, and Unintelligible: Noise Against Capture present the deconstructed pop songs of the Happy Valley Band, glitchy techno of bLectum from bLechdom, and long-form drones of Oakland-based composer and electronic

CALENDAR musician Zachary James Watkins. 8 p.m.

Idea Fab Labs, 2879 Mission St., Santa Cruz.

203-767-0065. indexical.org. $10.

HEALTH VITAMIN B12 FRIDAY Every Friday is B12 Happy Hour at Thrive Natural Medicine. B12 improves energy, memory, mood, immunity, sleep, metabolism and stress resilience.

Come on down for a discounted shot and start your weekend off right! Walk-ins only.

3-6 p.m. Thrive Natural Medicine, 2840 Park Ave., Soquel. thrivenatmed.com/b12injections or 515-8699. $15.

SATURDAY 4/21 ARTS CABRILLO GALLERY STUDENT EXHIBITION 2108 Cabrillo Gallery is proud to present Student Exhibition 2018, an exhibition of more than 150 works of art representing all disciplines taught in the Cabrillo College Art Studio and Art Photography Departments. This comprehensive survey of artwork completed by students during the spring 2018 semester includes a sampling of paintings, drawings, prints, ceramics, sculpture, furniture, smallscale metal/jewelry, digital fabrication, graphic design, traditional and digital photography, and video. This year we also include the research work of students in Honors Renaissance Art History. Student Exhibition 2018 is a celebratory exhibit with something to excite each and every viewer.

4-5:30 p.m. Cabrillo Gallery, Library Building Room #1002, 6401-6599 Soquel Drive, Aptos. cabrillo.edu/services/artgallery. Free.

been described as “the record of a tiny New Hampshire village as created by the lives of its most humble inhabitants.” It invites reflection on how our country has changed over the past century. Yet the play is less about a particular time than about time itself, and the passing ephemeral quality of all life. 8 p.m. Center Stage Theater, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. 662-2238. $25/$10.

CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by ten new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 7:30 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 4796154. $17/$15.

hours of professional art instruction. All art supplies included. 6 p.m. The Painted Cork Art Studio, 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz.

471-8939 or paintedcork.com. $35.

STEAMER’S LANE LIGHTHOUSE—PAINT & SIP CLASS—BYOB BEER OR WINE Two hours of professional art instruction. All art supplies included. 2 p.m. The Painted Cork Art Studio, 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 471-8939 or paintedcork.com. $30.

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Did you know that.... in 2001, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was formed at Dominican? Prior to that, 100% of newborns needing intensive care went to Stanford Hospital, requiring their parents to stay in hotels or make the drive to be near their baby. 85% now stay at Dominican for their care.

Your donations help us stay on the leading edge. www.supportdominican.org

SPRING ORGANIC ROSE CARE WORKSHOP April is a great time to learn how to grow heritage and hybrid roses, and the Chadwick Garden’s rose collection is a wonderful classroom! In this workshop, garden manager Orin Martin will share which species are best suited for the Central Coast, and take you through the beautiful plantings in the historic Alan Chadwick Garden at UC Santa Cruz for an experience that will delight your senses. The workshop will address how to prepare a planting site and plant container roses, and the basics of spring/summer care. 9:30-12:30 p.m. Alan Chadwick Garden, Merrill Road, Santa Cruz. 459-3240. $20.

TALK ON HOUSING BOND The Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County will sponsor a talk by Don Lane of Smart Solutions to Homelessness and Diana Alfaro of MidPen Housing Corporation who will be discussing the Santa Cruz County Affordable Housing Bond measure that will generate approximately $250 million dollars in funds for the creation and preservation of affordable housing throughout the county. They will answer questions from the audience. There will be light refreshments.

10 a.m-Noon. Santa Cruz Police Community Room, 155 Center St., Santa Cruz. Free.

UNINTELLIGIBLE: NOISE AGAINST CAPTURE Day two of this two-day conference, which seeks to cultivate an interdisciplinary understanding of the field of Sound Studies by taking up the ubiquitous sonic trope of noise, considering its counterproductive character and how it can be a tactic for critique against the capture of individuals and communities of resistance.

9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. UC Santa Cruz Humanities Lecture Hall, Room 206, 257 CowellStevenson Road, Santa Cruz. 459-3527 or noise.sites.ucsc.edu/unintelligible. Free.

ART SATURDAYS: THE FINE ART OF >50 DRAWING These workshops cover

Angel Martinez, Magdalena Kokot and their son Jacob.

Jacob was born at the Dominican Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on June 5, 2014, four weeks earlier than his due date. He is now 12 lbs and growing every day.

“The doctors and nurses at Dominican were so supportive during a very scary time for us. It felt great to give back and recognize them,”

- Angel Martinez.

Together we are bringing the very best medical care to our community

To help, call us today at 831.462.7712 givingtodominican@dignityhealth.org

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‘OUR TOWN’ BY THORNTON WILDER Our Town, set in the early 20th century, has

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Curious about the healing work we do at Thrive? This is the perfect opportunity to meet and experience our healers.

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.

Saturday, April 21st

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 west-end of Santa Cruz including Bonny 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.

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THURSDAY 4/19-FRIDAY 4/28 11TH ANNUAL DANCE WEEK There are few events that draw thousands of people to downtown Santa Cruz, and Dance Week is one of them. Presented by Motion Pacific dance studio, the event is comprised of more than 300 free dance events, including classes, performances, open rehearsals and lecture demonstrations. The annual “Dancing in the Streets” event features three hours of dance across three stages downtown. To keep things extra interesting, “Dance in Unlikely Places” will pop up anywhere. There are a few new additions this year, including a country square dance, samba dance lesson and improvisational movement along West Cliff.

INFO: Dancing in the Streets: April 19, at 5:20 p.m. on Pacific and Cooper street intersection. Dance in Unlikely Places: April 20-22. Open dance classes: April 21-28.

Varying levels, types and locations. $10 week pass. Other times and locations vary, check scdanceweek.com for full details. Free. Photo by Crystal Birns.

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 class. 10 a.m.-Noon. Poetic Cellars, 5000 N. Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel. 462-3478.

PUBLIC BREWERY TOUR OF SANTA CRUZ—WESTSIDE ROUTE Hop aboard a unique ride on the newest member to the Brew Cruz family, Slowboy. A 1964 splitwindow VW Bus offers vintage transport over the course of four hours. Passengers receive discounted beers at each location, the opportunity to meet the brew masters, and a knowledgeable driver who will guide you through the day with discussions of beer and local history. Noon. Dream Inn Santa Cruz, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. scbrewcruz. com. $75/$45.

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professional use of drawing mediums (graphite pencils, colored pencils, and pen and ink).

Each workshop will include individual and group demonstrations and critiques and project recommendations. All materials will be available for purchase as needed. Wear comfortable clothes and bring a lunch. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Center for Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St., Santa Cruz. 818-1722 or cslsantacruz.org.

TriYoga flows are presented with personalized guided alignment assistance.

With Jamie Andres-Larsen.For levels 1 and 2.

10:30 a.m. Triyoga Center, 708 Washington St., Santa Cruz. 310-589-0600. $15.

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Visit 50-plus wineries in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains, each offering a unique Passport Celebration Day winery experience.

Four times a year the winegrowing community of the Santa Cruz Mountains comes together to celebrate the generations of farmers, vintners and families that are the roots of the Santa Cruz Mountains wine region on Passport Celebration Days. Noon-5 p.m. 685-8463 or scmwa.com. $65.

begin with a peaceful rally at the Santa Cruz City Hall courtyard at 10 a.m.. The march will step off at 10:30 a.m., winding through downtown Santa Cruz along the Riverwalk over to San Lorenzo Park and ending at the community’s Earth Day festival. The March for Science champions robustly funded and publicly communicated science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity. We unite as a diverse, nonpartisan group to call for science that upholds the common good, and for political leaders and policymakers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest. 10 a.m. Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center St., Santa Cruz. 420-5030. Free.

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us for a special storytime for preschoolers who love to move! This program integrates stories, songs and dance into an hour of fun and movement. Professional dance instructor Meredith Cabezas from Motion Pacific will incorporate simple dance and movement activities that help children engage and explore words, sounds and text in unique and memorable ways. This program is for little movers and shakers from 2-6. 10-11 a.m. Santa Cruz Public Library, 240 Church St., Santa Cruz. santacruzpl.org. Free.

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CALENDAR the Promises of Democracy.” Our keynote speaker is a great civil rights activist and historian, the Reverend Dr. Amos C. Brown of San Francisco. Known among world leaders, presidents, celebrities, and academics alike for his trademark activism, intellectual discipline, and masterful oratory, Dr. Brown is a legend in his own time. 5-8 p.m. Dream Inn Santa Cruz, 175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz.

429-2266. $65.

EVERY CHILD OUTDOORS FOUNDATION’S THIRD ANNUAL BENEFIT Every Child Outdoors is hosting our annual benefit and auction that will feature delicious dishes from My Mom’s Mole, live music from Sunshine Alley, as well as an auction with some killer donations from local businesses. 6-9 p.m. Santa Cruz Food Lounge, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz.

925-642-1304 or everychildoutdoors.org. $50/$20.

HEALTH B12 HAPPY HOUR Come and get your Happy Hour B12 shot. Your body needs B12 to create energy and is not well absorbed from the diet or in capsule form. Everyone can benefit from a B12 shot! After B12 injections many patients feel a natural boost in energy. 10 a.m.-Noon. Santa Cruz Naturopathic Medical Center, 736 Chestnut St., Santa Cruz. 477-1377 or scnmc.com. $29/$17.

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SANTA CRUZ CHAMBER PLAYERS— THE VARIETY OF THREE: MUSIC FOR VIOLIN, CELLO, AND PIANO Solos, duets and trios drawn from Baroque (Tartini), Classical (Beethoven), Romantic (Arensky and Gliere) and Contemporary (Piazzolla) repertoires, this program provides a maximum of variety with a minimum of players. Three friends collaborating:

CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH PRESENTS: OPERA NIGHT Calvary Episcopal Church is pleased to present our third annual “Opera Night”—April in Paris, an evening of Champagne, wine, desserts, and musical talent performed by First Street Opera featuring Amy Mendon. 6:30 p.m. Calvary’s Parish Hall, 532 Center St., Santa Cruz. 423-8787 or calvarysantacruz. org. $40/$35 per person or $70/$60 per couple.

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TOBY GRAY AT SUSHI GARDEN Enjoy delicious Japanese cuisine accompanied by music from longtime local, Toby Gray, Highway Buddha. Toby’s music is cool, good energy, and smooth with a repertoire of classic favorites and heartfelt originals.

Family Friendly. Playing your favorite up energy and family friendly fun Americana, classics, and acoustic music. 5:30 p.m. Sushi Garden Scotts Valley, 5600 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley. Free.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT 35 CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOR EARTH DAY EVENTS Volunteer at Lighthouse Field State Beach or one of the other 34 state parks across California during the California State Parks Foundation’s (CSPF) 20th Earth Day Restoration and Cleanup presented by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

Volunteers are sought at Lighthouse Field State Beach and statewide to participate in park improvement projects such as removing micro-debris from the beach.

Volunteers will be fueled by Peet’s Coffee, Subway, and Fruit Guys. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lighthouse Field State Beach, West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. calparks.org/help/earthday. Free.

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of the Carie & the SoulShakers. And this is Carie Anne’s annual birthday weekend!

They will celebrate with sultry soul, blistering blues, infectious funk and irresistible originals. Their original style evokes New Orleans and Memphis. Their covers include rare cuts from Allen Toussaint, Willie Dixon, Fats Domino, Johnny Taylor, Stevie Wonder, and Taj Mahal. Surprise guests.

A show not to miss. 9 p.m. Poet & Patriot Irish Pub, 320 Cedar St. Ste E, Santa Cruz. carieandthesoulshakers.com. Free.

selecting, rehearsing, discussing and performing the music they all want to play; that is the essence of chamber music as well as our overall “theme” for this program. 7:30 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 425-3149 or scchamberplayers. org. $25/$10.

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ARTS TOGETHER TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT—REEL WORK LABOR FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS ‘CRUEL AND UNUSUAL: THE STORY OF THE ANGOLA 3.’ Three Black men spent a combined 113 torturous years in solitary confinement, framed for organizing against injustice inside Angola Prison in Louisiana. This documentary follows their decades-long struggle for justice and the building of a national and international movement to end solitary confinement. Speakers: Craig Haney, UCSC Professor of Psychology and Law; Marie Levin, California Families Against Solitary Confinement. 2 p.m. University of California Santa Cruz Media Theater, 453 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz. reelwork.org. Free.

‘OUR TOWN’ BY THORNTON WILDER Our Town, set in the early 20th century, has been described as “the record of a tiny New Hampshire village as created by the lives of its most humble inhabitants.” It invites reflection on how our country has changed over the past century. Yet the play is less about a particular time than about time itself, and the passing ephemeral quality of all life. 2 p.m. Center Stage Theater, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz. 662-2238. $25/$10.

RAGTIME WRAP UP—THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX Featuring encaustic

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paintings by 22 artists working at the Rocket Encaustic Studio. Encaustics is an ancient and cutting-edge method of painting using molten beeswax and pigment. Music: Jazz with a Twist trio. 2-5 p.m. Felix Culpa Gallery, 107 Elm St., Santa Cruz. felixkulpa.com. Free.

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CABRILLO THEATRE ARTS PRESENTS MANY ROADS—AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS An exciting journey through the voices of 10 short plays directed by ten new directors under the Artistic Direction of Sarah Albertson. 2 p.m. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 4796154. $17/$15.

‘WILL REAL RUMPELSTILTSKIN PULEEZE STAND UP!’ Green Golly Presents: ‘Will Real Rumpelstiltskin Puleeze Stand Up!’ Who was Rumpelstiltskin?

Could he really spin straw into gold? Was the king a good king or a bad king? These seemingly complex questions will probably go unanswered but all attending—young and old alike—will have a marvelous time! 1-2 p.m. Live Oak Branch Library, 2380 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. 427-7711. Free.

CLASSES PAINT YOUR PET—PAINT & SIP CLASS—BYOB BEER OR WINE This class is a colorful twist on our classic “old school” version of Paint Your Pet which is more realistic in construction and color.

In this class we will concentrate on all colors of the rainbow and channel our inner Warhol. Send us a high resolution headshot photograph of your pet that has clarity and good lighting and we will hand sketch the image of your pet onto a 12x12" stretched canvas for you prior to the class. During the class, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of creating a colorful painted portrait of your pet. 11 a.m. The Painted Cork Art Studio, 1129 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. 471-8939 or paintedcork.com. $55.

FOOD & WINE PUBLIC BREWERY TOUR OF SANTA CRUZ—WESTSIDE ROUTE Hop aboard a unique ride on the newest member to the Brew Cruz family, Slowboy. A 1964 splitwindow VW Bus offers vintage transport over the course of four hours. Passengers receive discounted beers at each location, the opportunity to meet the brew masters, and a knowledgeable driver who will guide you through the day with discussions of beer and local history. Noon. Dream Inn Santa Cruz, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. scbrewcruz. com. $75/$45.

MUSIC STEADY SUNDAZE REGGAE All-ages reggae in Santa Cruz outside on the patio at the Jerk House with DJ Daddy Spleece and DJ Ay Que Linda plus guest DJs in the mix.

1-5 p.m. The Jerk House, 2525 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. 316-7575. Free.

THE BEAUTY WITHIN: MUSIC, ART AND STORIES OF RESILIENCE Come, listen and experience beautiful music, art, and stories with three internationally acclaimed musicians: Tanya Gabrielian, (pianist), Jonah Kim (principal cello, Santa Cruz Symphony) and Helen Kim (associate principal second violin, San Francisco Symphony). Highlighting composers whose mental health challenges inspired their beauty within, Tanya Gabrielian will weave remarkable stories into the performance of Mozart, Shostakovich, Beethoven, and Gershwin. 1 p.m. Cabrillo Samper Recital Hall, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. $250/$25.

SANTA CRUZ CHAMBER PLAYERS— THE VARIETY OF THREE: MUSIC FOR VIOLIN, CELLO, AND PIANO Solos, duets and trios drawn from Baroque (Tartini), Classical (Beethoven), Romantic (Arensky and Gliere) and Contemporary (Piazzolla) repertoires, this program provides a maximum of variety with a minimum of players. Three friends collaborating: selecting, rehearsing, discussing and performing the music they all want to play; that is the essence of chamber music as well as our overall theme for this program. 3 p.m.

Christ Lutheran Church, 10707 Soquel Drive, Aptos. 425-3149 or scchamberplayers.org. $25/$10.

OUTDOORS WATSONVILLE NATURE WALKS Come experience the incredible bird life that the Wetlands of Watsonville have to offer. Located along the globally important Pacific Flyway, the Wetlands of Watsonville provide a resting stop for birds on their migratory journey. The wetland system of sloughs and their uplands offer breeding and year-round habitat for more than 220 species of shorebirds, waterfowl, raptors and song birds. Bilingual walk every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. City of Watsonville-Nature Center, 30 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville. cityofwatsonville.org. Free.

MONDAY 4/23 ARTS POETRY OPEN MIC A project of the Legendary Collective, the weekly Santa Cruz Word Church poetry open mic is a community of local writers who recognize the power of spoken word. They gather every Monday for a community writing workshop, then host a 15-slot open mic followed by a different featured poet each week. 4 p.m.

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. santacruzmah.org.

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CLASSES GREEN GOLLY PRESENTS ‘CREATIVE AGING’ WORKSHOP This creative aging workshop has participants look at the stories that are central to their life experience and turn them into song.

Through guided imagination exercises, exploration of the senses, free writing and group collaboration we rediscover our creative urge and blossom again.

Not only does this highly interactive experience assist participants in accessing their creativity it also empowers them in other areas of their lives leading them to greater awareness and satisfaction. 1-3 p.m. Scotts Valley Public Library, 251 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. 427-7713. Free.

BOOK PUBLISHING 1-2-3 Grab a pen and join us for this lively, inspiring class—we’ll peek at today’s book business (including self-publishing), share ideas for connecting with agents and editors, suggest how writers can improve their craft, and wrap up with a few simple tips on marketing and promotion.

6-7 p.m. Santa Cruz Public Library, 240 Church St., Santa Cruz. santacruzpl. Free.

TRANSFORMING GRIEF WITH EXPERIENTIAL METHODS Transforming grief with Lusijah Darrow, author of Life, Death, and Transformation: Experiential Action Methods and Tools for Healing Grief and Trauma. Eight-week program beginning March 5. 6:30 p.m. Old Soquel Plaza, 2715 Porter St., Soquel. lusijahmft.com.

GROUPS READ & CRITIQUE WRITERS GROUP A group for published writers who continue to write for publication. We bring our current projects to read and get feedback.

Please call Dana for more information. 1:30 p.m. Downtown, Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. downtownsantacruz.com. Free.

TUESDAY 4/24 CLASSES MEDITATION AND SATSANG WITH MADHUKAR Join us for an evening with Madhukar, an enlightened master in the lineage of Ramana Maharshi and Papaji. His message and method for living in joy, ease, love and community is delivered with his signature playful humor and bright manner.

We will meditate, talk and make music. Bring your questions. 6:30 p.m. Pacific Cultural Center, 1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz. madhukar.org. Free.

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.

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Hip-Hop/Experimental Jazz Featuring Winners of Our 2018 contest An interdisciplinary concert featuring new hip-hop with live experimental jazz (Hesterian Musicism), innovative video from Peru, and West African dance.

Winners of our 2018 Hip-Hop Hesteria Contest will be showcased in an exciting new creative fissionary performance context.

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LOCAL BAND WILD IRIS

Some bands are organized through ads and auditions. Others are formed by friends who have known each other for years. But sometimes fate steps in for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity— like randomly meeting the person you will write music with for the next five years at a convenience store.

“It was Kong’s Market, off 26th Avenue,” remembers Wild Iris guitarist Bryan Shelton of the day in 2013 that he met singer and lyricist Kate Mullikin.

“I used to work there before it closed.”

“Bryan was playing this old guitar outside, I had some lyrics, and they kind of went together,” says Mullikin.

Despite an age difference between them of “a couple decades,” Mullikin and Shelton quickly hit it off.

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“We have a very organic way of doing things,” says Mullikin of their writing process. “Some songs we’ll get to right away, while others will be on the back burner for months and months.”

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Wild Iris’ music is an earthy mix of Delta blues, acoustic folk and bluegrass, with the tiniest bits of country and rock. Last year, the band released their second full-length album, Covers. It includes covers of everything from John Prine’s “Paradise” to Bessie Smith’s “St. Louis Blues” to Consuelo Velazquez’s “Besame Mucho.”

“Bessie Smith was a lot of fun to learn, and I got to sing in Spanish [on “Besame Mucho”],” says Mullikin, who is bilingual. MAT WEIR INFO: 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 18.

Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $10. 429-6994.

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WEDNESDAY 4/18 ROCK

LOS LONELY BOYS Purveyors of “Texican rock ’n’ roll,” three brothers from San Angelo, Texas—Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza— emerged on the local music scene in the 1990s. Since then, they’ve slowly but steadily established their band Los Lonely Boys as one of the premier American Chicano rock outfits.

Blending rock, country, blues, Tejano and brown-eyed soul, the group has carved a unique place for itself in pop music and gone from a small Texas family band to a Grammy-winning international sensation. CJ INFO: 8 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $28/gen, $43/gold. 423-8209.

FUNK & SOUL

DIRTY REVIVAL With cool grooves, impeccable instrumentation, and soul for days, Dirty Revival is a rising star of the underground funk and roots scene.

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the seven-piece has gone from a basement party band to one of the city’s standout acts. Led by vocalist and

frontwoman extraordinaire Sarah Clark, Dirty Revival reworks classics and drops irresistibly funky originals driven by horns, tight percussion and Clark’s powerful, engaging voice. Also on the bill: Post Street Rhythm Peddlers. CJ INFO: 8:30 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

THURSDAY 4/19 PSYCH ROCK

DEAD MEADOW Although their brand-spanking-new album is called The Nothing They Need, Dead Meadow’s two-decade-spanning career testifies to the fact that they are definitely something.

Formed in the indie rock scene of D.C. in 1998, the psych-rock trio (sometimes quartet) has rocketed listeners into twistedly dizzying dimensions of sight and sound. No strangers to Santa Cruz, Dead Meadow requires you to be prepared for a mind-melting show that will leave you wondering just exactly what that bartender put in your drink. MW INFO: 9 p.m. Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $12/adv, $15/door. 429-4135.

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TROPA MAGICA The members of Tropa Magica describe the band’s recent single, “LSD Roma,” as “psychedelic Norteño.” It’s not hard to see how this description fits with what the East L.A. group is pulling off in their music. It’s got the authentic Norteño rhythms driving the songs, but also sounds like they’ve been beamed straight from outer space. The group is new, but the members have been messing with traditional forms of Mexican music for a while, most notably with their band Thee Commons, which can best be described as “punk cumbia.” With Tropa Magica, they seem to be stretching the limits even further. AARON CARNES INFO: 9 p.m. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.

FRIDAY 4/20 NEW WAVE

GLOVE Back in the early ’80s, the line between punk rock and New Wave could be a very thin one. But as New Wave bands veered toward pop, you could hear a heavier embracing of synthe-

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sizers and pop hooks. New Tampa, Florida quartet Glove seems to have traveled back in time to find that crack that barely distinguished the genres and planted themselves there.

They pile ’80s synth onto punky guitars, then add poppy vocals and a punk rock sneer. AC INFO: 9 p.m. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $8. 429-6994.

BLUES

ROBERT CRAY BAND A music journalist once described the Robert Cray Band as “blues-like,” and although this may seem like a dis, it really is one of the best ways to describe them. Cray has had an illustrious, 40-year career, and has played alongside blues greats like Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and even Stevie Ray Vaughan the night of his tragic death.

However, the RCB blends a cocktail that is equal parts blues, soul, gospel and jazz, shaken up and served chilled with a twist that’s all their own. MW INFO: 7:30 p.m. Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $49. 423-8209.

WOODEN SHJIPS For the past decade, San Francisco’s Wooden Shjips has been bringing experimental, droning sounds to the psych scene. But as out-there as the group can get, there’s always an easygoing, laid-back charm to its music that feels like cracking open a beer and watching the sun rise on a lonely, contemplative Sunday morning. The latest record, the aptly titled V (yes, their fifth album), goes for an even easier-feeling sound that’s almost folk-rock. AC INFO: 8 p.m. Michael’s on Main, 2591 S. Main, Soquel. $20. 479-9777.

MONDAY 4/23 JAZZ

WILLIE JONES III A drummer who combines impeccable taste with irrepressible joy, Willie Jones III has spent the past 25 years carving out a stellar career as a sideman with jazz greats (Milt Jackson, Horace Silver, Michael Brecker, and Sonny Rollins, for starters) and a bandleader in his own right. More than an all-star ensem-

ble, Jones’ quintet brings together a cast of fellow bandleaders, including trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, a fellow Los Angeles native, pianist Eric Reed, bassist Gerald Cannon, and saxophonist Ralph Moore.

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

TUESDAY 4/24 INTERNATIONAL

VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ As the story goes, legendary Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist Ali Farka Touré didn’t want his son to follow his footsteps into the music business. But Vieux Farka Touré followed his father’s lead and has become the torchbearer of the family’s musical tradition. Nicknamed the “Hendrix of the Sahara,” Touré honors his father’s legacy and keeps Malian music alive while blending it with rock, Latin music and African influences to create something timely and relevant for today’s international music scene. CJ INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $30/adv, $40/door. 427-2227.

INFO: 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $20/adv, $25/door. 479-1854.

WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/ giveaways before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.

IN THE QUEUE JOE KAPLOW

Bay Area by-way-of New Jersey singer-songwriter. Wednesday at Crepe Place BASTARD SONS OF JOHNNY CASH

Alt-country standout.

Thursday at Michael’s on Main HOUSE OF FLOYD

Mind-melting Pink Floyd tribute.

Friday at Rio Theatre URIAH HEEP

Pioneering prog-rock band out of the U.K.. Saturday at Catalyst BLACK UHURU

Legendary reggae group.

Tuesday at Flynn’s Cabaret

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Described as a “conscious revolutionary lyricist,” award-winning artist Kabaka Pyramid blends reggae and hip-hop to present messages of spiritual evolution, positivity and global unity. Hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, Kabaka—which is Ugandan for “king”—acts as a bridge between roots reggae and African music, and the contemporary and future pop and underground styles. CAT JOHNSON

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Wednesday April 18th 8:30pm $10

Soul, Funk & New Orleans Hot Jazz

DIRTY REVIVAL + POST STREET RHYTHM PEDDLERS Thursday April 19th 8:30pm $7/10 Cumbia/Psychedelic/Latin

TROPA MAGICA + QIENSAVE Friday April 20th 9pm $20/25

420 Bash With Animal Liberation Orchestra

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Little Jonny Lawton 6-8p

Steve Freund 6-8p

Lloyd Whitely 1p Cristina Vane 6-8p

Rob Vye 6-8p

Broken Shades 6-8p

Virgil Thrasher & Rick Stevens 6-8p

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Comedy Night/80s Night Free 8:30p

Teddy Bear Orchestra $5 9p

Live VJ Dancing Free 10p

The Box (Goth Night) 9p

Post Punk Dance Floor 9p

Funk Night w/ DJ Ed Free 9p

Wednesday Shuffle (EDM) 9p

Live Reggae Music

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Wednesdays Unplugged Irie Rockers w/ Monica 9p 7:30p

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Comedy Night 9p

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Free Pool Jim Lewin 7p

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Uturn 9-11:45p

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Generation Hopeless Free 8p

Ukulele Club 7p Karaoke Free 9p

Swing Dance $5 5:30p Southern Pacific Cake by the Ocean Free Free 8p 8p, Light $5 9p

SC Jazz Society Free 3:30p Watercolor Weekend Free 8p

Juli Keown Free 8p

Comedy w/ Shwa Free 8p

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Sunday April 22nd 4pm $20/25

Afternoon Blues Series - All-Star Band w/ CHRIS CAIN & SANTANA SINGER TONY LINDSAY

RAY CHARLES PROJECT Sunday April 22nd 8:30pm $9/12 Honky Tonk From Austin Texas

MIKE & THE MOONPIES

BRITANNIA ARMS 110 Monterey Ave, Capitola

Karaoke 9-12:30a

Karaoke 9-12:30a

CATALYST 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Ghastly $20/$25 8p

Uriah Heep $25/$28 8p

Philthy Rich $20/$25 8:30p

Lil Yase $20/$25 8:30p

CATALYST ATRIUM 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Lostboycrow, Prelow $12/$15 8:30p

Dead Meadow $12/$15 $ 8:30p

Thursday April 26th 8:30pm $12/15

Double Bill w/ Members/Alumni Of LEFTOVER SALMON DEREK TRUCKS BAND, TODD SNIDER & MORE

EDGE OF THE WEST + CORAL CREEK Friday April 27th 9pm $30/35

UK Ska Greats Return For 1 Night Only

ENGLISH BEAT Saturday April 28th 9pm $15/20 Live Hip-Hop & Funk With

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BLUE LAGOON 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Saturday April 21st 9pm $7/10

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CPW Lucha War 7:30p

THE APPLETON GRILL 410 Rodriguez St, Watsonville APTOS ST. BBQ 8059 Aptos St, Aptos

SUN

Nora Cruz Band Free 7:30-9:30p

April 29th April 29th May 2nd May 3rd

SUGARAY RAYFORD (afternoon) GRANT FARM (eve) KABAKA PYRAMID KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH + HOT BUTTERED RUM May 4th SUNNY SWEENEY + WARD DAVIS May 5th SAMBADÁ + FLOR DE CAÑA May 6th LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD May 9th ROGUE WAVE May 10th MAOLI May 11th THE MERMEN May 12th LOUISIANA LOVE ACT May 13th CHRIS CAIN May 17th FLAMIN’ GROOVIES May 18th COFFIS BROTHERS + The Sextones May 19th WALTER TROUT May 20th WAILING SOULS + Dub Nation May 24th LAS CAFETERAS, MAKING MOVIES, ALEX CUBA

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OPEN LATE EVERY NIGHT! wednesday 4/18

joe kaplow

w/ wild iris and ladies of sound Show 9pm $10 Door

Friday 4/20

Glove w/ AIMS

9PM - $8 door

saturday 4/21

common people

w/ august sun and analogue spirit Show 9pm $8 Door

sunday 4/22

gal pal

w/ mulligrub and day trip Show 9pm $8 Door

sunday 4/22 be natural: youth rock

Show 3:30 - FREE: IN THE GARDEN monday 4/23

black mare w/ jnj dynamite

Show 9pm $8 Door

tuesday 4/24

7 come 11

9 until midnight - $6 cheap wednesday 4/25

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Show 9pm $10 Door MIDTOWN SANTA CRUZ 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

429-6994

Singer/Songwriter Showcase 9p-12:30a

Baeza, Frimzy $20-$40 7:30p

Coast Modern $16/$18 8:30p

LIVE MUSIC WED

4/18

CAVA CAPITOLA WINE BAR 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

THU

4/19

TBA 6:30-9:30p

FRI

4/20

Kip Allert 7-10p

Thursday, April 19 • 7 pm SAT

4/21

Jazz With a Twist 7-10p

SUN

4/22

MON

4/23

CILANTROS 1934 Main St, Watsonville

Hippo Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

CORK AND FORK 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola

Open Mic Free 7-10p

Jade Free 7-10p

John Michael Sings Sinatra Free 7-10p

Don MacAngus & Friends Free 4-7p

CREPE PLACE 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Joe Kaplow, Wild Iris, Ladles of Sound $10 9p

Glove with AIMS $8 9p

August Sun, Common People, Analogue Spirit $8 8p

Be Naturual Music Free Black Mare with JNJ 3:30-6p Gal Pal with Dynamite $8 8p Mulligrub, Day Trip $8 9p

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

Yuji Tojo $3 8p

Sol Nova $5 8:30p

Ten O’Clock Lunchband $6 9p

DON QUIXOTE’S 6275 Hwy 9, Felton

The Do Rights Burlesque $15 8:30p

Mr. Crowley-Ozzy Tribute $15/$20 8p

Laurie Morvan Band $15/$20 8p

Moonlace $15/$20 8p

Ménage Free 6-9p

Girls Night Out $28/$30 8p

Chad Elliot $15 7:30p

Black Uhuru $25/$30 9p

Mike PZ & the Associates Free 8p

THE FISH HOUSE 972 Main St, Watsonville KUUMBWA JAZZ 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz MICHAEL’S ON MAIN 2591 Main St, Soquel

Funk Night ft. 7 Come 11 $6 9p

Live Comedy $7 9p Ugly Beauty Free 6-9p

Brod Och Vatten Free 6:30-8:30p

4/24

KPIG Happy Hour 5:30-7:30p

DAV. ROADHOUSE 1 Davenport Ave, Davenport DISCRETION BREWING 2703 41st Ave, Soquel

TUE

John Michael 3-6p

James Lee Stanley $12/$15 7:30p

Theo Croker $27/$32 7p

The Duo Quartet Experience $27-$42 7p

Bastard Sons of Johnny Jazz The Dog Free 5p Cash $12/$15 7:30p Joe Robinson $20 8p

Wooden Ships $20 8p

Willie Jones III Quintet & more $30/$35 7p Grateful Sundays Free 5:30p

Kinky Friedman $25 8p

Vieux Farka Touré $30-$40 7p

THEO CROKER Exlporing infinite musical possibilities with an unfiltered approach on trumpet.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Saturday, April 21 • 7:30 pm

THE DUO QUARTET EXPERIENCE - CHRIS WEBSTER, NINA GERBER, PAM DELGADO & JERI JONES Tickets: snazzyproductions.com Monday, April 23 • 7 pm

WILLIE JONES III QUINTET WITH JEREMY PELT, RALPH MOORE, ERIC REED & GERALD CANNON A bold & innovative drummer with an all-star band.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Tuesday, April 24 • 7 pm

VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ Tickets: pulseproductions.net Wednesday, April 25 • 8 pm

STORY PARTY SANTA CRUZ TRUE DATING STORIES Tickets: facebook.com Thursday, April 26 • 7 pm

DAVE STRYKER ORGAN QUARTET A truly distinctive guitarist’s soulful organ ensemble.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Monday, April 30 • 7 & 9 pm

TERENCE BLANCHARD FEAT. THE E-COLLECTIVE A collective ensemble of musical pioneers, led by a legendary trumpeter.

INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY! Thursday, May 3 • 7 pm

TONY LINDSAY PRESENTS: BLACK MAGIC WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS CAIN One of the Bay Area’s favorite jazz, blues and soul-infused vocalists, joined by Cain on searing lead guitar.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS! Monday, May 7 • 7 & 9 pm

Thursday, May 10 • 7 pm

LEAN ON ME: JOSÉ JAMES CELEBRATES BILL WITHERS A contemporary take on Withers’ R&B classics.

Friday, May 11 • 7:30 pm

LIZZ WRIGHT An inimitable steward of American song with a rich, smooth and powerful voice.

Monday, May 14 • 7 pm

CYRILLE AIMÉE A vocalist combining styles from gypsy jazz to Broadway in a joyful blend.

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS!

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KURT ELLING WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARQUIS HILL A vocalist with trademark improvisation, scatting and poetic style.

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Wed Apr 18

The Do Rights Burlesque Neo-Burlesque dance troupe $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 8:30pm

Thu Apr 19

Mr. Crowley Ozzy Osbourne Tribute

$15 adv./$18 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Fri Apr 20

Laurie Morvan Band Stunning California Blues Axe Slinger

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sat Apr 21

Moonalice Psychedelic Roots Rock Band

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sun Apr 22

Girls’ Night Out The most exciting Ladies’ Night event of the year!

$20 adv./$28 door seated – ages 21+ 8pm Mon Apr 23 Tues Apr 24

Wed Apr 25

Chad Elliot Timeless and genuine musical poet

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4/18

Preacher Boy Duo Free 6p

99 BOTTLES 110 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz

Trivia 8p

PARADISE BEACH 215 Esplanade, Capitola

FRI

4/20

RIO THEATRE 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

Los Loney Boys $28-$43 8p

ROSIE MCCANN’S 1220 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz

Comedy Night 9p

SUN

4/22

MON

Al Frisby 1p Steve Freund 6p

The Westside Sheiks Free 6p

ALO $20/$25 8p

Soulwise & Aloha Radio, DJ Spleece $7/$10 8p

The Ray Charles Project 3p $20/$25 Mike & the Moonpies $9/$12 8p

Trevor Williams 9:30p

Eden Rock 9:30p-1:30a

Rasta Cruz Reggae Party 9:30p

Hall Pass Free 7p

Steven Graves Free 7p

David Jeremy 2p Star La Moan & The Kitchenettes

Acoustic Grooves 6:30p

4/21

4/23

Rob Vye Free 6p

TUE

4/24

Blues Mechanics Free 6p

Hip-Hop w/ DJ Marc 9:30p

Cement Ship Free 10p-12a

POET & PATRIOT 320 E. Cedar St, Santa Cruz

THE REEF 120 Union St, Santa Cruz

SAT

Lloyd Whitley Free 6p

Alex Lucero 6p

$25 adv./$30 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm

Shetland Islands

Broken Shades Free 6p

NEW BOHEMIA BREWERY 1030 41st Ave, Santa Cruz

THE RED 200 Locust St, Santa Cruz

The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Fiddle Trio from Norway, Sweden and the

4/19

Dirty Revival & Post Tropa Magica & Street Rhythm Peddlers Qiensave $7/$10 8p $7/$10 8p Libation Lab w/ Syntax, SCMF King Wizard & more 9:30p 930p-1:30a

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

Black Uhuru Legendary Reggae band for over 50 years

THU

Green Dog 2p

Open Mic 4p Carrie & the Soulshakers

Comedy Open Mic 9-11p

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

Acoustic Grooves 6:30p

Traditional Hawaiian Music 6:30p

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6:30p

House of Floyd $27/$40 8p

Robert Cray Band $49 7:30p

Featured Acoustic Hits 12:30 & 6p

Audition Night 6:30p

African World Acoustic 6:30p

$20 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Thu Apr 26

Zepparella All Female Led Zeppelin tribute band

Open Mic 7:30p

$20 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Fri Apr 27

Mustache Harbor Yacht Rock the way you want it, complete with a mustache!

$20 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Sat Apr 28

The China Cats A Tribute to the Grateful Dead

$15 adv./$18 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Sun Apr 29

Ken Campbell & Linsey Aitken From Loch Lomond, Scotland

$17 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent 7pm Sat May 5

Achilles’ Wheel w/Sol Nova High Energy Rock & Roll

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 9pm Thu May 10

The Native Howl w/Dead Country Gentlemen Thrash Grass to kick your ass! $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21+ 7:30pm

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Andy Hedges Songster, reciter and guitarist from Lubbock, TX

$15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent 8pm Sat May 12

Corduroy Pearl Jam Tribute

$15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Mon May 14

Horse Feathers + Dead Horses A secret you don’t really want to share

$15 adv./$17 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Tues May 15

Mother Island “A Magic Theatre, for Madmen Only”

$18 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm Weds May 16

Tans Gauntlett The Beauty and Charm of Flamenco Guitar

$15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent 8pm Thu May 17

Midnight North Rock & Roll with a flare of Country & a tinge of Soul

$18 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21+ 8pm COMIN G RIGH T U P

Fri May 18 Sat May 19 Wed May 23

Edge of the West August Sun w/Monkey Hands & Lindsey Wall The Ladles

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Friday, April 20 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

PHILTHY RICH

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Saturday, April 21 • Ages 21+

Uriah Heep Saturday, April 21 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

LIL YASE

Sunday, April 22 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

BAEZA • FRIMZY

Monday, April 23 • In the Atrium • Ages 16+

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Apr 26 Emmure/ Counterparts (Ages 16+) Apr 28 Metalachi/ Fulminate (Ages 21+) May 3 Skizzy Mars/ Oliver Tree (Ages 16+) May 4 Carnifex/ Oceano (Ages 16+) May 7 Rainbow Kitten Surprise (Ages 16+) May 8 Tech N9ne feat. Krizz Kaliko (Ages 16+) May 9 Joey Bada$$/ Boogie (Ages 16+) May 16 Poptone/ Automatic (Ages 16+) May 18 Against Me!/ Chris Farren (Ages 16+) May 19 Desert Daze Caravan (Ages 16+) May 20 YBN Nahmir (Ages 16+) May 24 Alpha Blondy/ New Kingston (Ages 16+) Jun 1 Goldfish (Ages 16+) Jun 17 Stars (Ages 16+) Jun 21 Dance Gavin Dance (Ages 16+) Jun 22 Donavon Frankenreiter (Ages 16+) Jun 23 Petty Theft (Ages 16+) Jun 24 Beres Hammond (Ages 16+) Jun 30 Shwayze & Cisco (Ages 16+) Jul 3 Moe. Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating.

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THE SAND BAR 211 Esplanade, Capitola

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4/20

SAT

4/21

DJ Daddy Spleece & Robert Rankin 8-11p

Spun 8-11p

SANDERLINGS 1 Seascape Resort, Aptos

Groovetime w/ Mike Renwick & Dave Burns 8-11p

We Three with Tammi Brown & Yuji Tojo 8-11p

SEABRIGHT BREWERY 519 Seabright, Santa Cruz

AC Myles 6:30p

Billy Martini 7-11p

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

Don McCaslin & the Amazing Jazz Geezers 6-9:30p

Chain of Fools 8-11:30p

Chas 1-4p Tsunami 8-11:30p

SHADOWBROOK 1750 Wharf Rd, Capitola

Ken Constable 6:30-9:30p

Joe Ferrara 6:30-10p

Claudio Melega 7-10p

STEEL BONNET 20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Soul Doubt Free 5p

Wildcat Mountain Ramblers Free 5p

SUSHI GARDEN S.V. 5600 Scotts Valley Dr. Scotts Valley

Dave Muldawer Free 5:30p

Toby Gray Free 5:30p

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MON

Pro Jam with Jesse Sable 7-11p

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4/24

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MAY 03 Gamble: A Mountain Bike Film MAY 05 Dessa MAY 10 Lunafest MAY 11 Film: Dr Sean Carroll MAY 18 Taimaine MAY 19 Asleep At The Wheel MAY 24 Madeleine Peyroux MAY 25 Todd Snider Solo Acoustic MAY 26 Chirgilchin MAY 28 Godspeed You!

Open Mic w/ Steven David 5:30p

WHALE CITY BAKERY 490 Highway 1, Davenport

Yuji & Jimmy Norris Free 6-9p

WHARFHOUSE 1400 Wharf Road, Capitola

Ziggy Tarr 6-8p

Willy Bacon 7:30-8:30p

ZELDA’S 203 Esplanade, Capitola

Pacific Roots/Rise Up 9:30p

Upcoming Shows

APR 18 Los Lonely Boys

APR 20 House of Floyd APR 21 Robert Cray Band

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YOUR PLACE 1719 Mission St, Santa Cruz

4/23

Alex Lucero & Friends 7-11p

Vito & Friends

The Joint Chiefs

Ziggy Tarr 7-9p

Ziggy Tarr 11a-1p

JUN 08 JUN 09 JUN 15 JUN 22

Burnt/Nomalakadoja 9:30p

The Wiggles Cash & King The Kingston Trio Shawn Colvin

JUL 15 The Del McCoury Band JUL 20 Paul Thorn SEP 15 Herb Alpert and Lani Hall OCT 13 Get The Led Out

James Lee Stanley

Wed Apr 18 7:30pm New CD: “Backstage at the Resurrection”

JONNY LANG

$12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Thu. Apr 19 7:30pm

& ZANE CARVEY

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“Pure Americana Heart and Soul” R. Stone $12 adv./$15 door Dance– ages 21 +

Jazz The Dog

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Fri. Apr 20 8pm 25 year old Aussie Guitar Virtuoso/ Singer

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Wooden Shjips

Sat plus Kelly Stoltz Apr 21 8pm Songs Shimmer w/ Wooden Shjips Sound

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FILM

LEAPS AND BOUNDS Imelda Staunton and Timothy Spall shine in plucky British romantic comedy ‘Finding Your Feet.’

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Scorned woman reinvents self in frisky, charming ‘Finding Your Feet’ BY LISA JENSEN

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ging actresses don’t fade away in the British film industry—they just keep getting better parts. Case in point is Finding Your Feet, a comedy in which a woman of a certain age is slapped upside the head by Fate, and has to try to reinvent herself, with the help of her estranged, Bohemian sister and her plucky friends. Plotwise, it all sounds terribly formulaic, but a terrific cast of veteran players, some genuine laughs and moments of unexpected poignancy turn it into a surprisingly effective crowd-pleaser.

Written by Meg Leonard (racking up her first screenplay credit after years as a producer and casting

director) and Nick Moorcroft, the movie was directed by Richard Loncraine (My One and Only). The story begins at a lavish party at a stately English country home presided over by perfect wife Sandra (Imelda Staunton), to celebrate the retirement of Mike (John Sessions), her politician husband of 35 years.

But her own plans for their idyllic new life together out of the public eye are dashed when Mike is discovered in an anteroom canoodling with his longtime mistress.

Furious, Sandra storms off unannounced to the cluttered London flat of her older sister, Bif (Celia Imrie), an artsy type given

to progressive political causes. The sisters haven’t seen each other in 10 years, but Bif is ready to provide moral support for her distraught sib—even though Sandra insults her friends, her messy flat, and her working-class neighborhood, and insists on being addressed as Lady Abbott. “She used to be fun,” Bif laments to her friend, Charlie (Timothy Spall).

You don’t need GPS to tell you where we go from here. Bif (so named from a childhood mispronunciation of the name “Elizabeth”) is determined to thaw her uptight sister and put Sandra back in touch with her fun, youthful

self. Inspired by an old home movie of the child Sandra in a ballroom dancing competition, Bif persuaded her reluctant sister to come to the seniors dance class she attends every week.

There, Sandra meets Bif’s pals, including shy, sweet Ted (David Hayman), and much-married Jackie—a part tailor-made for the great Joanna Lumley, tossing off wisecracks with her usual aplomb.

Sandra does start to loosen up, although her grandiose airs have made a particularly bad impression on Charlie, a handyman who makes house calls in his dilapidated van, and lives on a barge at the edge of the river.

Yes, the story is predictable, but these veteran players provide unexpected emotional depth in even the simplest encounters. Imrie and Staunton revel in playing grownups with a long history of life lived; they’ve earned every wrinkle in their faces, and the camera dotes on them.

And Spall (last seen as the befuddled, errant husband in The Party), that most unlikely of romantic heroes with his shambling gait and weary good cheer, infuses Charlie with soulful presence as he quietly endures his own unfolding tragedy.

There are some suspect plot choices, particularly a crucial bit of information that Charlie chooses to withhold from Sandra (although the viewer is led to believe she already knows about it). And while it’s very moving when Bif relates a tale of her own early, lost love, the effect she claims it’s had on her life ever since is so contrary to the way her life-embracing character has been developed, it just feels like a plot device. Invited to perform onstage at a dance fest in Rome, the class’s humble street routine acquires an almost silly degree of Vegas polish (although the shout-out to “Sisters” from White Christmas is fun).

Still, this is a frisky charmer of a movie, with a stunning final image that will leave you cheering.

FINDING YOUR FEET *** (out of four) With Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, and Joanna Lumley. Written by Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft. Directed by Richard Loncraine. A Roadside Attractions release. Rated PG-13. 110 minutes.

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FILM NEW THIS WEEK FINAL PORTRAIT Geoffrey Rush stars as Alberto Giacometti in this dramatized tale of the Swiss artist’s life. Directed by Stanley Tucci. Co-starring Armie Hammer, Tony Shalhoub and James Faulkner. (R) 90 minutes. (SP) I FEEL PRETTY Amy Schumer is one of those comedians who a lot of people complain about, but secretly know is awesome. In this comedy, she secretly knows she’s awesome, after a head injury makes her think she looks like a supermodel. Will she learn to accept herself as beautiful even when she recovers? Chances are good! Directed by Abbey Kohn and Mark Silverstein. Co-starring Michelle Williams, Busy Philips, and Emily Ratajkowski. (PG-13) (SP)

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ITZHAK Guess who this documentary is about. No, not Vanilla Ice! Why would you even guess that? Lou Bega? Why are you only guessing terrible ’90s people?

Anyway, it’s Itzhak Perlman. I totally thought you were going to get that. Directed by Alison Chernick. (NR) 82 minutes. (SP)

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SUPER TROOPERS 2 It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! It’s time to gather up your stoner friends, grab a container of maple syrup, and head to the sequel to meow one of the greatest cult movies of our young century. The Broken Lizard troupe returns to their roles as the meow pride of the Spurbury Police Department—except that this time around, they’ve been fired. Which is about the only narrative element of Super Troopers that seems realistic thus far. Meow! Somehow, they get pulled into a U.S.-Canada border dispute, and … well, it’s gonna be a hell of a mustache ride.

Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar.

Starring Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Rob Lowe and Brian Cox. (R) (SP) YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE This Joaquin Phoenix movie from writer-director Lynne Ramsay about a loner misfit who tracks missing girls for a living is being called the “Taxi Driver for a new

century.” Maybe they should have called it Uber Driver? Co-starring Judith Roberts, Larry Canady and Neo Randall. (R) 89 minutes. (SP) CONTINUING EVENT: LET’S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES Film buffs are invited Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. to downtown Santa Cruz, where each week the group discusses a different current release. For location and discussion topic, go to https:// groups.google.com/group/LTATM.

NOW PLAYING BEIRUT Studio executive No. 1: “Hey, have we ever done a movie about a white guy who goes in to fix the Middle East?” Studio executive No. 2: “Hold on, let me check … hmm, it looks like that’s the storyline of literally every movie we do about the Middle East.” Studio executive No. 1: “Really? Wow! So we shouldn’t do this movie about John Hamm as an ex-diplomat brought to Beirut by the CIA to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind?” Studio executive No. 2: “Did you not hear me?

Statistically speaking, we have to do that movie. Cultural stereotypes aren’t going to perpetuate themselves!” Studio executive No. 1: “How are we so good at our jobs?” Directed by Brad Andersen.

Co-starring Rosamund Pike and Dean Norris. (R) 109 minutes. (SP) BLACK PANTHER After months of jaw-droppingly cool trailers and ever-more revealing clips, anticipation for this latest Marvel comic adaptation is at a fever pitch. The character at the center of this story, T’Challa (played here

by Chadwick Boseman), goes all the way back to 1966, and was the first character of African descent in a major American comic.

Incredibly, it took more than 25 years of development hell for this adaptation to finally reach the big screen—but it’s finally here, primed to be one of the biggest movies of the year. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Co-starring Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, and Angela Bassett. (PG-13) 134 minutes. (SP)

BLOCKERS Apparently it’s still taboo to use the phrase “cockblockers” as a movie title, so the makers of this comedy instead put a silhouette of a rooster in front of the word “blockers.” So much classier! And hey, what else but total class would you expect from a movie about parents trying to keep their sex-obsessed teenagers from boinking after prom? Directed by Kay Cannon. Starring John Cena, Leslie Mann and Kathryn Newton.

(R) 102 minutes. (SP) CHAPPAQUIDDICK Last week, my dad asked me if this movie about Ted Kennedy’s national scandal was going to tarnish the late politician’s reputation. Not having been born yet when the 1969 incident went down, I asked “Wait, didn’t the actual Chappaquiddick already tarnish his reputation?” But he said I would be surprised at how much of—and how quickly—the whole tragedy was swept under the rug at the time. Despite its infamy, there is indeed a bizarre level of mystery still surrounding what happened the night of July 18, 1969, on the Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island. So even those who were around back then are likely to learn a thing or two from this fictionalized retelling of the story, based on true accounts. Directed by John Curran.

Starring Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms and Bruce Dern. (PG-13) 101 minutes. (SP) THE DEATH OF STALIN Comedy may be subjective, but I think one thing we can all agree on is that nothing screams funny like the death of a dictator who murdered millions of his own people! No? Well, tell that to the critics who are loving this satire about the power struggle in Russia after Stalin dies.

A big-time Russian conservative politician called it part of an “antiRussian information war,” so you know it’s gotta be pretty good.

Directed by Armando Iannucci.

Starring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Michael Palin, Paddy Considine and Jeffrey Tambor. (R) 107 minutes. (SP) FINDING YOUR FEET Reviewed this issue. Directed by Richard

Loncraine. Starring Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall and Joanna Lumley. (PG-13) 111 minutes. (SP) ISLE OF DOGS You don’t even have to consider yourself a “dog person” to get a kick out of this cheerworthy tale from Wes Anderson in which political chicanery is thwarted by one plucky boy and a pack of domesticated canines, unfairly exiled to an offshore garbage dump, who rally round to help him search for his lost pet. The near-future Japan setting, a vivid soundtrack of Taiko drumming and Kurosawa samurai themes, and an impressive all-star voice cast make this a howling delight. Directed by Anderson. Featuring the voices of Bryan Cranston, Bill Murphy, Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum and Tilda Swinton. (PG-13) 101 minutes. (SP) LOVE, SIMON The clever trailer for this film does a good job of building up the big secret that high schooler Simon is keeping: he’s gay. What happens when everyone finds out?

Well, it’s a romantic comedy, not, say, a horror film, so the outlook is good. Starring Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel and Jennifer Garner.

Directed by Greg Berlanti. (PG-13) 109 minutes. (SP) PACIFIC RIM UPRISING Isn’t it kind of weird to think that, as of Guillermo Del Toro’s Oscar victory for The Shape of Water, the original Pacific Rim—a movie about giant robots that battle giant monsters—is officially the product of an Academy-Awardwinning director? It’d be like if Michael Bay won an Oscar for directing, and we all started thinking about the Transformers movies differently … okay, that’s not going to happen.

For this sequel, the series lost Del Toro as director (he’s producing here) and Idris Elba as its marquee actor, but adds John Boyega as his robot-driving, monster-fighting son.

Directed by Steven S. DeKnight.

Co-starring Scott Eastwood and Jing Tian. (PG-13) 111 minutes. (SP) A QUIET PLACE You may only remember him as the goofy straight man from The Office, but John Krasinski has been quietly

writing and directing offbeat indie films for years. This one—which he directed, co-wrote, and stars in (with his wife, Emily Blunt)—could be his first big hit. Following the recent trend of smart, trippy horror thrillers, it’s about a family hiding from creatures that hunt using sound. (PG-13) 90 minutes. (SP) READY PLAYER ONE This film adaptation of the book that crammed every reference to ’80s nerd culture into one story is brought to you Steven Spielberg, the man who gave you most of that ’80s nerd culture in the first place.

Pop will indeed eat itself. Most people are going for the Easter eggs (and released on Easter week, too—clever!), but in case you care about the story, it’s about a kid in 2045 who joins a treasure hunt through a virtual-reality world called the Oasis that gives people respite from their dreary real lives. Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn and Simon Pegg. (PG-13) 140 minutes.

TOMB RAIDER When critics described her turn as a robot object of desire in Ex Machina as a “breakout role,” I doubt they had any idea how right they were. Now, here she is poised to be the next Angelina Jolie, taking over as Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider franchise.

I know, I know, The Bourne Legacy didn’t exactly make Jeremy Renner the next Matt Damon, and the Carrie remake certainly didn’t make Chloe Grace Moretz the next Sissy Spacek. Geez, you people are cynical! (PG-13) 118 minutes. (SP) TRUTH OR DARE Guess the plot of this horror movie! A game of Truth or Dare turns deadly when a) teenagers start mysteriously dying if they fail to tell the truth or do the dare; b) one of the dares is to eat a Tide Pod; c) Madonna shows up thinking this might be the sequel to her 1991 documentary, and goes berserk when none of the teens in this movie even know who she is.

I think even though we know the answer is a, we all wish it was c.

Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey and Violett Beane. (PG-13) 100 minutes. (SP)

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SWEETS OF LIFE A sampling from Staff of Life’s in-house bakery. PHOTO: KEANA PARKER

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ow can they do it? I wondered, taking my first bite of an apple mini-pie, fresh-baked at Staff of Life. A gluten-free apple pie. It was delicious and completely “I need a piece of pie!” satisfying. Terrific non-cloying apple and cinnamon interior, and crust worthy of any pie made with wheat flour. Just to make sure it wasn’t just a fluke, I sampled another one of Staff’s gluten-free pies, this time the blueberry variety.

Also delicious, with a tender crust and spectacular filling of barely sweetened organic blueberries.

Mini pies (the equivalent of a slice

of pie) for $2.49 each. Whoever is handling the bakery research there, the one who has come up with a perfect balance of (I’m guessing) brown rice, white rice and tapioca flours deserves a James Beard award. And there was a world of other fresh-baked possibilities at Staff’s in-house bakery, including a slab of gluten-free chocolate cake I could have wolfed down on the spot. The word “impressive” comes to mind the minute you walk into the sustainably minded consumer paradise that is Staff of Life.

And here’s the thing—there are more than a few folks in Santa Cruz

who’ve been walking into Staff for almost half a century. Celebrating its 49th birthday next month, Staff of Life was the pioneer natural foods store in our area for those who knew that preservatives and chemicals weren’t exactly healthy. Thanks to founders Richard Josephson and Gary Bascou.

But—if you’re not a regular in the Eastside neck of the woods— before you start imagining a domain strictly devoted to chai, patchouli, incense, and lots of stuff made with whole wheat flour, you really need to check out today’s new, improved, well-stocked natural foods mother

lode. Oh, you can still find a wall of medicinal dried mushrooms and teas, and the vitamin and supplement section is the size of most condos. Incense, yes. Essential oils, yes. Staff of Life honors its natural roots. But it has opened its shelves to an impressive inventory of power bars, wines, seasonal produce, fresh-caught seafoods, charcuterie, and breads of every description. I almost ate one of the luscious lemon cream tarts while I was checking out the Jane Iredale mineral-based cosmetics. And, frankly, there were almost too many choices of in-season mandarins at the store’s entrance. I could barely choose. Fresh flowers at reasonable prices and little heirloom tomato seedlings also proved too tempting to resist.

The Cafe del Sol under the solarium roof was filled with patrons mellowing out over coffee and pastries as I stopped by the other day. If it’s been a while since you checked out Staff’s cavernous Green Certified interior, here’s an excuse: from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, you can help friends and neighbors of this local landmark celebrate 49 years of delicious service. Live music, dancing, cooking demos, beer tastings, raffle prizes—you get the idea. Stop by and re-discover this intrepid only-inSanta-Cruz store that respects the past while plunging deliciously into the future. Don’t miss the incredible pastries! Substantial, wonderful, and non-harmful! Staff of Life Natural Foods, 1266 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz.

Open 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m., and from 8 a.m. on weekends. staffoflifemarket.com.

WINE OF THE WEEK Morgan Winery Metallico 2015 Unoaked Chardonnay ($20). Made and bottled in Salinas, Morgan’s newest unoaked white wine has a lot to like. Low 13.5-percent alcohol delivers a vibrant suite of sensory impressions starting with persistent citrus, plus hints of jasmine and pineapple. Uncomplicated, this wine is amiable and fresh. No overbearing oak enhancement! A fine partner for seafoods, it goes well with pasta and pork. Worth looking for at your favorite wine merchant.

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drink coffee every day, but I don’t identify as a “coffee person.” I remain devoted to dark roasts and think that brewing contraptions, thermometers and precise measurements are far too much to ask of someone before they’ve caffeinated with the coffee they’re trying to brew. While I can appreciate a great cup of coffee, I can also happily drink mug after mug of burnt sludge at the local diner on a weekend morning. Which is to say: I’m not fussy.

Still, I wasn’t sure about the radical engineering behind Steeped Coffee, a local company that sells coffee in a tea-bag-like single serving. As I tore open their fully compostable packaging, the smell of freshly ground coffee filled my nose—the nitro-sealed bag keeps the coffee, which is roasted and packaged locally, as fresh as if it was ground moments ago. Normally when I grind my coffee, the noise triggers my cat’s “fight or flight” response and she sprints from the kitchen in terror, but not today. Already, it’s Steeped Coffee: 1, conventional: 0.

I slipped the little bag of coffee

into a mug and poured hot water over it, dunking it a few times as a crema formed in the bag. Five minutes later, I took a sip and tasted a delicious, fresh, aromatic cup of coffee.

How could such a simple concept be so cutting edge, I wondered. According to CEO and Founder Josh Wilbur, “Some of the simplest ideas are the most difficult to achieve. The more you try to simplify something, the more effort goes into it.” Everything from the quality of the coffee to the filter that lets flavor out but keeps grounds in, to the proportion of coffee to water, has been painstakingly perfected and Specialty Coffee Association-approved.

“Is this good enough for coffee snobs?

Absolutely. Is it as good as going into a coffee shop? Yes,” asserts Wilbur.

While other single-serving options can be highly wasteful, Steeped Coffee is a B-Corp certified business.

“We’re legally allowed to worry about purpose and not just profit as a company and do things different,” says Wilbur. “We’re trying to do business without compromise.” steepedcoffee.com.

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f you’re a lover of Chardonnay, then Wrights Station is the place to go. Right now, they carry three different Chardonnays, including their superb 2014 Chardonnay Estate No. 9 - Santa Cruz Mountains. Owner and winemaker Dan Lokteff takes great care of his lush vineyards, and the result is voluptuous fruit and excellent wines.

The 2014 Estate Chardonnay ($30) is exceptional, with aromas of tropical fruit and touches of apple and lemon. The flavors bring out yet more tropical fruit—banana and pineapple particularly—and nuances of toast, hazelnut and aromatic vanilla. But if you prefer a completely unoaked Chardonnay, then the 2015 Santa Cruz Mountains ($25) is for you.

Wrights Station tasting room is in the original 1947 farmhouse, now completely remodeled, and there’s a beautiful patio area to sit and relax.

Lokteff calls his estate his “dream property.” You’ll see why when you go there for a tasting—and don’t miss Lokteff’s impressive Pinots.

Wrights Station, 24250 Loma Prieta Ave., Los Gatos, 408-560-9343. wrightsstation. com. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday.

PASSPORT DAY

Passport Day is a great time to go wine tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountainsie. Passports are valid for one year and can be used all year round for complimentary tastings during winery hours. They can be purchased for $65 from the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (SCMWA) and at most participating wineries. The next Passport event is noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 21. Visit scmwa.com.

DINNER AT BURRELL SCHOOL VINEYARDS

Burrell School is doing special events now and again, including holding dinners in their tasting room and historic school house.

A wine and food soiree I attended recently came with a marvelous dinner prepared by Nicole Fischer of Depaysement Supper Club. Fischer, who hails from Canada, made four delicious courses—all paired with Burrell School’s outstanding wines. Visit her on Instagram at @depaysement.sc or email depaysementsupperclub@gmail.com for info.

H RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES WORLD PRAYER IN TIMES OF CRISIS Esoteric Astrology as news for week of April 18, 2018

A new world crisis began last week. When crises occur, the New Group of World Servers (NGWS) stand together in the Seed Group called “The Observers,” observing with poise, gathering information, in order to assess the truth of the situation. This ongoing response is following by recitation of the Great Invocation (three parts)—Mantram of Direction for Humanity. The Great Invocations, when recited, radiates out Light, Love, Wisdom, and the Will-to-Good to humanity. We visualize each word and see the prayer’s intentions entering the hearts and minds of humanity, everywhere. Especially the countries and peoples involved in this present crisis.

The Great Invocation is a “potent solar instrument” and world prayer. Symbols emerge from each stanza. Their potency affects individuals, groups, nations and the Earth itself. The Great Invocation is humanity’s prayer (following the “Our Father”), creating

ARIES Mar21–Apr20 Your new self-identity comes forth right on schedule.

There’s a bit of reflection in you, left over from a wound or two, from a place within that knows reflection is good.

Simultaneously, your enthusiasm outshines everything.

There is a shift in your professional life that’s perhaps giving you pause. The sun shifts into your house of values. They will change. Wear more shades of green.

TAURUS Apr21–May21

a cosmic and planetary alignment.

It summons the Willto-Good, Love, Light, Purpose, Wisdom and Intelligence. We call upon all leaders of the world to research, make Right Analysis, make Right Choices in order to have Right Action. When we “stand within the WILL-TOGOOD, then Right Actions always occurs.”

Below is the Mantram to recite daily for world peace (an active, ongoing living reality).

Let us do this together.

The Great Invocation (part 1): Let the Forces of Light bring illumination to mankind/Let the Spirit of Peace be spread abroad/May men*of Goodwill everywhere meet in a Spirit of Cooperation/May Forgiveness on the part of all men be the keynote at this time./Let Power attend the efforts of the Great Ones/So let it be, and help (each of) us to (know and) do our part. (Esoteric Astrology, p.

571). *Sanskrit for “thinking ones.” personal needs? Have you been busy with other people’s realities and needs, setting yours aside? This week relationships stabilize, there’s a liberation in terms of loving someone deeply leading to a sense of empowerment.

Shadows that arrive are about old things thrown away, old patterns not dealt with, love withdrawn, which means love lost. It’s a family matter, needing deep tending.

SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 In the next year and a half, new patterns, archetypes, ways of handling money will emerge. What are your thoughts concerning money these days? Perhaps you are imagining in creative ways different situations concerning your money. Travel is one important consideration. Your daily life is in complete change. If you dash into a state of seclusion and solitude everyone would understand. These assist you in handling work pressures. Freedom from captivity is happening.

GEMINI May 22–June 20

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I will assume that you are truly seeking to be the new kid on the block in some type of group or community. However, your energy takes you only so far. You can take perhaps half a step forward and then your courage fails and you turn back to what you know, what’s of comfort. Perhaps the next couple of months you’ll be able to take more baby steps forward, find yourself in the group you long for, and feel a sense of truth and stability. We’re here, waiting for you.

Soon you will experience a shift into a calmer and more composed state, soothing your more impulsive thoughts and feelings. You welcome this. However, restraint still needs to be a point of intention. You could go off and spend all your money, gambling all resources with one swift emotional trajectory. Then you’ll grieve the consequences. You can be as dramatic as you’d like.

Then, one day, you become the peacemaker.

CANCER Jun21–Jul20

CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20

You may begin to feel a bit better, a bit more comfort as the Sun enters Taurus which can absorb your tears. It’s important that your routines are shaken a bit, some excitement enter your life, and a liberating experience occur so that you can feel a fresh start in all endeavors. Focusing on gardening, in its simplest ways, is best for you. Your Cancer energies water the roots of all plants. The devas love you. The plants love you.

You’re both public and private, constrained and outgoing, professional and a homebody, sensible and passionate. At this time you truly need to get away, anywhere, experiencing new people, places, architecture, geography, culture, food. All things new release from within you a new vital creativity, expanding the landscapes of your mind. You will be faster than usual. Be aware that no one can keep up with you.

LE0 Jul21–Aug22 A resurrection is occurring in areas of adventure, or travel, study and seeing things in a new light. A certain grace comes through when you are calm, especially when transformations occur. At work you will need to see alternate perspectives, take a stand on your values, and allow disappointment to fuel thoughts of change in just about every area of life. You need a little thrill.

VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 You will feel calm this week but only for a while. Then all of a sudden, a passion overtakes you. Plans are revised, things drift apart and a powerful surge of change is felt.

Your best choice is to seek the utmost enjoyments, based on hidden desires. These will save you from frustration, feelings of loss, and a false consideration of what you lack (not real but you feel it). Don’t worry about finances.

LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 Have you felt a sense of seclusion when it comes to your

AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18 Be slow and careful with all interactions—communication, driving, relationships. Careful with beliefs and judgments.

Always have Goodwill. Careful with anything you feel opposed to. Eventually you will need to integrate what you oppose, so shadow it, shower it with harmony, be graceful. It’s possible you’re looking for new friends, a new neighborhood that’s eclectic, artistic, unusual, vibrant, and creative. You may have to create it. Think community.

PISCES Feb19–Mar20 You may feel that money is flowing from you like an unending stream and perhaps it is. Take this time to consider all aspects of your money and resources. Order and organize all finances. You have known this was important and now the time of actual implementation has arrived. Try not to destabilize previous financial endeavors. Suddenly, new values will appear. Embrace them slowly and cautiously. It’s also time to create your inspiration boards. Go wild!

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It seems these days find you in pain and suffering in the body while also being overworked and needing to complete tasks as quickly as possible. You want to be ready for the new world arriving. This poses a paradox of time. Share your beliefs and understandings concerning how the world is doing. Be outside in the garden with your lettuce, radish, beans and cucumber seeds. Follow biodynamic planting days.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0516 The following Individual is doing business as COMMUNITY PAINTERS. 1704 LOTMAN DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. ADRIAN CRESCITELLI. 1704 LOTMAN DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ADRIAN CRESCITELLI The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 11/20/2012. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 16, 2018. Mar. 16, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 19, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr 4, 11, 18.

CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. VAIVA VITTEN. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: VAIVA VITTEN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/14/2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Jan. 4, 2016Mar. 14, 2018. Mar.28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

conducted by a Corporation Signed: DJANGO DAWSON. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/27/1989. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 19, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

CRUZ. 309 CEDAR ST. #3C, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. READY FOR LIFE OF SANTA CRUZ. 309 CEDAR ST. #3C, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.. Al# 4075752. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: READY FOR LIFE OF SANTA CRUZ. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/18/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 22, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

Cruz County, on Mar. 22, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/21/2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 22, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0545 The following Married Couple is doing business as LAZERTEK. 533 SEACLIFF DR., APTOS, CA 95003. County of Santa Cruz. JON HENRICK & JUSTINE HENRICK. This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: JON HENRICK. 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 Mar. 20, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0517 The following Individual is doing business as DESIGNED BY JJ, PAINTED BY JJ. 317 OAK CREEK BLVD., SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066. County of Santa Cruz. JAMES JOHNSON. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: JAMES JOHNSON. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0403 The following Individual is doing business as EXTRAORDINARY CONSTRUCTION. 1200 CAPITOLA RD #21, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. PASCUAL ROSAS CRUZ. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: PASCUAL ROSAS CRUZ. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/12/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 26, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0521 The following Corporation is doing business as IMS LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE. 23800 MORELL CUT OFF ROAD, LOS GATOS, CA 95033.

County of Santa Cruz.

I.M.S. MARINE CORPORATION. 190 ATHERLY LANE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. Al# 1506970.

This business is

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0551 The following Individual is doing business as SANTA CRUZ NOTARIES. 2030 N. PACIFIC AVENUE #336, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz.

ELIZABETH M YEW. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: ELIZABETH M YEW. 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 Mar. 20, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0563 The following Individual is doing business as CLOWT CONTENT. 120 ERRETT CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. MARCI CLOW. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MARCI CLOW. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 22, 2018. Mar. 28, Apr. 4, 11, 18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0500 The following Individual is doing business as VITTEN INTERIOR DESIGN. 431 PEBBLE BEACH DR., APTOS,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0568 The following Corporation is doing business as READY FOR LIFE OF SANTA

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0569 The following Corporation is doing business as R AND V CONSULTING. 309 CEDAR ST. #3C, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. County of Santa Cruz. R AND V CONSULTING. 309 CEDAR ST. #3C, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060. Al# 4075822.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: R AND V CONSULTING. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 10/18/2017. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0561 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as GROWING UP, GROWING UP IN SANTA CRUZ. 507 LOMA PRIETA DR., APTOS, CA 95003.

County of Santa Cruz.

BRADIN, LLC. 507 LOMA PRIETA DR., APTOS, CA 95003 AI# 7810146. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: BRAD KAVA. The registrant commenced to transact business

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: GOLDEN STATE FARMZ. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 4/14/2016 GSF NONPROFIT, INC. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business was conducted by: CORPORATION: GSF NONPROFIT, INC. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 19, 2018. File No.2016-0000777.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0533 The following Corporation is doing business as LUCKY LADY BUDZ. 320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. GSF NONPROFIT, INC.320 SOQUEL AVE., UNIT D1, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. AI# 3883023.

This business is conducted by a Corporation signed: JENNIFER NORMAN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 4/7/2016. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 19, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0532 The following Individual is doing business as CONNECTING NEW DOTS. 120 KENNETH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060.

County of Santa Cruz.

MARIJE MILLER. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MARIJE MILLER. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 19, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF EMELY GUERRERO PEREZ CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00895.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner EMELY GUERRERO PEREZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of

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real estate FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0583 The following Individual is doing business as DUENDE PROJECT. 1730 WHARF RD., CAPITOLA, CA 95010.

County of Santa Cruz.

STEPHANIE GOLINO. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: STEPHANIE GOLINO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25.

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this court for an order changing the applicants name from: ELYSE GONZALEZ to: JADE ELYSE GONZALEZ. 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 May 11, 2018 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: Mar. 27, 2018.

Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court.

Apr. 4, 11, 18 & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0373 The following Individual is doing business as EDMUND MANOR. 2077 EDMUND LANE, CAPITOLA, CA 95010.

County of Santa Cruz.

MICHAEL CARLONE. 2077 EDMUND LANE, CAPITOLA, CA 95010. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MICHAEL CARLONE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Feb. 22, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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 May 14, 2018 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: Mar. 28, 2018.

Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

business as AMBROSIA INDIA, AMBROSIA INDIA BISTRO, AMBROSIA RESTAURANT. 207 SEARIDGE ROAD, APTOS, CA 95003.

County of Santa Cruz.

AMBROSIA COMMERCIAL, INC. 565 ABREGO ST. MONTEREY, CA 93940. Al# 3092005.

This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: AMBROSIA COMMERCIAL, INC. 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 Mar. 23, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

Cruz County, on Mar 27, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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: Mar. 19, 2018.

Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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 May 14, 2018 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: Mar. 29, 2018.

Paul P. Burdick, Judge of the Superior Court.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

business as LCS STAFFING. 615 BRIDGE ST., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. County of Santa Cruz. PLAN C MARIE. 615 BRIDGE ST., WATSONVILLE, CA 95076. Al# 4125409. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: CHRISTINE KRATCOSKI, CEO. 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 Mar. 29, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

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CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF IRMA MAGDALENO CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00914.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner IRMA MAGDALENO & DANIEL HERNANDEZ has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: AXEL HERNANDEZMAGDALENO to: DANIEL HERNANDEZMAGDALENO. THE COURT ORDERS that

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0578 The following Corporation is doing

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0594 The following Individual is doing business as LONG MEADOW MIDWIFERY. P.O. BOX 257, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061. County of Santa Cruz. RACHEL SLADE. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: RACHEL SLADE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa

CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.18CV00936.

THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: DEBRA MAY SCHAFFER to: MAY HAWTHORN. 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

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. The following person (persons) have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: IARA. 5301 OLD SAN JOSE RD. #A, SOQUEL, CA 95073.

The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on: 7/1/2014 IARA. 5301 OLD SAN JOSE RD. #A, SOQUEL, CA 95073. This business was conducted by: INDIVIDUAL: ALYSA ASHLEIGH GARCIA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk- Recorder of SANTA CRUZ COUNTY on the date indicated by the file stamp: Filed: Mar. 13, 2018. File No.2014-0001296.

Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000609 The following Corporation is doing

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000553 The following Corporation is doing business as COASTLINE PILATES and JAID, INC. 406-B MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060. County of Santa Cruz. JAID, INC. 406-B MISSION STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060. Al# 4121957. This business is conducted by a Corporation Signed: JAID, INC. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/20/2018.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 20, 2018. Apr. 4, 11, 18, & 25.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18-0000582 The following Individual is doing business as WILD MOON FLOWERS 737 37TH AVE., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062. County of Santa Cruz. CAROLINE MARTIN. This business is conducted by an Individual signed: CAROLINE MARTIN. The registrant

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real estate CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF ALANNA KULL CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO.17CV03231. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner ALANNA KULL has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing the applicants name from: ALANNA JEAN KULL to: ALANNAH JEAN KULL. 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 May 3, 2018 at 8:30 am, in Department 5 located

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commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000586 The following Limited Liability Company is doing business as CELIABRATE, CELIABRATE.COM, GFTREATS.COM, KRISTANN'S, & KRISTANNS.COM. County of Santa Cruz.

CELIABRATE, LLC. 325 SOQUEL AVE. #307, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062 AI# 1710057. This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company signed: KRISTIN HARRIS. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 3/10/2013.

This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000643.

The following General Partnership is doing business as ELEMENT ROOFING AND WATERPROOFING. 141 LUNAR DR., SCOTTS VALLEY, CA 95066. County of Santa Cruz. JOSE LUIS CARRILLLO & DARIN SCOTT DARNEAL. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: DARIN DARNEAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Apr. 5, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000506 The following Individual is doing business as PERLACHER CONSULTING. 827 BAY AVE. #1442, CAPITOLA, CA 95010-1442. County of Santa Cruz. SCOTT GILLETT. 121 ATHERTON LOOP, APTOS, CA 95003.

This business is conducted by an Individual signed: SCOTT GILLETT. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar 15, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25, & May 2.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000494 The following Individual is doing business as

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MICHAEL J. MIRANDA This business is conducted by an Individual signed: MICHAEL J. MIRANDA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 13, 2018. Apr.11, 18, 25, & May 2.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018-0000662 The following Married Couple is doing

business as CONNECTED ELECTRIC. 2605 SOQUEL DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. County of Santa Cruz. LUANNE CHRISTIAN MOORE & ROBERT SEAN MOORE. 2605 SOQUEL DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95065. This business is conducted by a Married Couple signed: ROBERT MOORE. 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 April 10, 2018. Apr. 18, 25, May 2 & 9.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 18- 0000580.

The following General Partnership is doing business as ONE ON ONE HOMES. 2113 FELT ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062.

County of Santa Cruz.

STEPHAN CASSADY & SUZANNE M CASSADY. This business is conducted by a General Partnership signed: SUZANNE M CASSADY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on Mar. 26, 2018. Apr. 11, 18, 25 & May 2.

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Where the locals shop since 1938.

VOTED BEST BUTCHER SHOP BEST WINE SELECTION BEST CHEESE SELECTION BEST LOCALLY OWNED GROCERY STORE BEST MURAL /PUBLIC ART

Family owned & operated 80 years.

622 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

OUR 80 TH YEAR

WEEKLY SPECIALS Good th r u 4/23/18

WINE &OWNED FOOD PAIRING LOCALLY AND GREEN CERTIFIED

BUTCHER SHOP

GROCERY

ALL NATURAL USDA Choice beef & lamb, only corn-fed Midwest pork, Rocky free-range chickens, Mary’s air-chilled chickens, wild-caught seafood, Boar’s Head products.

BEEF

Local, Organic, Natural, Specialty, Gourmet

As an extension of our “go the extra mile” philosophy, after we were green certified we decided to go well beyond what the certification required. WE WENT SOLAR with the installation of 270 Solar panels on our rooftop. That’s a lot of sun power and we are happy to report that it’s performing beautifully! Year to date we have reduced our CO2 emissions by nearly 39,000 lbs!!!

Best Buys, Local, Regional, International

Beer

Compare & Save ■ VIDA JUICE, Jun Tonic, 12oz/ 3.69 ■ HANSENS, Cane Soda, 12oz, 6 Pack/ 2.99 ■ GURU, Organic Energy Drink, 8.4oz/ 1.79

■ NEW YORK STEAKS, U.S.D.A Choice/ 12.98 Lb

■ SPINDRIFT, 12oz, 4 Pack/ 2.99

■ TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS, U.S.D.A Choice/ 5.98 Lb

■ SANTA CRUZ ORGANIC LEMONADES, 32oz/ 1.99

■ BEEF STIR FRY, U.S.D.A Choice/ 6.49 Lb ■ CARNE ASADA, Sliced, Boneless/ 6.49 Lb

SAUSAGE

Santa Cruz’s oldest and friendliest, family run market. LOCALLY OWNED and Operated since 1938! That’s 80 Years serving the Santa Cruz community. We are very proud to be a GREEN BUSINESS. It’s all part of our on going commitment to operate as all businesses should, with the wellbeing of everyone and everything around them in mind.

WINE & SPIRITS

Local Bakeries - Fresh Daily ■ BECKMANN’S, Whole Wheat Sour Round, 24oz/ 3.89 ■ WHOLE GRAIN, California Black, 30oz/ 4.19

■ POLISH KIELBASA/ 6.98 Lb

■ GAYLE’S, Whole Grain, 2 Lb/ 4.59

■ OLD FASHIONED FRANKS/ 6.98 Lb ■ GERMAN FRANKS/ 6.98 Lb

■ KELLY’S, Sour Cheddar, 16oz/ 4.09

MARINATED TUMBLED MEATS

■ SUMANO’S, 9 Grain, 24oz/ 4.19

■ BLOODY MARY PORK STEAKS/ 3.98 Lb

Delicatessen

■ BLOODY MARY PORK TENDERLOINS/ 6.98 Lb

■ PASTA MIKE’S RAVIOLIS, “Fresh and Local”/ 5.39

■ BLACK PEPPER PORK TENDERLOINS/ 6.98 Lb

■ PASTA MIKE’S PASTA, “All Kinds”/ 3.49

FISH

■ PASTA MIKE’S SAUCE, “A Must Try”/ 3.49

■ AHI TUNA STEAKS/ 14.98 Lb

■ FIELD ROAST SAUSAGES, “All Flavors”/ 6.29

■ BLACK TIGER PRAWNS, Large,

■ COLUMBUS SALAME, “Pillow Pack”/ 7.19

Shell On/ 14.98 Lb

Cheese - Best Selection in Santa Cruz

■ LARGE BLACK PRAWNS, Peeled and

■ MONTEREY JACK, “Great Melting Cheese”

Deveined/ 15.98 Lb

■ CALIORNIA SHARP CHEDDAR, “A Customer

■ ASPARAGUS, Fresh and Tender/ 2.69 Lb ■ BANANAS, Always Ripe/ .89 Lb ■ AVOCADOS, Table Ripe Ready/ 1.59 Ea ■ ZUCCHINI SQUASH, Extra Fancy Squash/ 1.19 Ea ■ LEAF LETTUCE, Red, Green, Romaine, Butter and Iceberg/ 1.19 Ea

Quality Vodka

■ TAHOE MOONSHINE, “Distilled with Wildflower Honey”, (Reg 34.99)/ 9.99 ■ HUMBOLDT, “Small Batch”, Organic/ 18.99 ■ STOLI ELIT, “Ultra Premium Vodka”, (Reg 45.99)/ 19.99 ■ CHOPIN, Gluten Free/ 19.99 ■ HUMBOLDT’S FINEST, “Cannabis Infused”/ 25.99

Local Steals- Santa Cruz Mountains

■ 2012 ZAYANTE, Merlot, (Reg 17.99)/ 8.99 ■ 2013 MCHENRY, Estate, Pinot Noir, (Reg 34.99)/ 19.99 ■ 2010 DOWNHILL, Cabernet Sauvignon, (Reg 44.99)/ 17.99 ■ 2012 DOWNHILL, Pinot Noir, (Reg 35.99)/ 9.99 ■ 2015 SANTE ARCANGELI, Pinot Noir, (90WE, Reg 38.99)/ 22.99

Best Buy Whites

Average Cuts/ 3.49 Lb Loaf Cuts/ 3.09 Lb

PRODUCE

■ BALLAST POINT BREWING CO. IPA, 12 Pack Cans, 12oz/ 15.99 + CRV ■ GROUND BREAKER, Gluten Free, IPA, 4 Pack Cans, 12oz/ 7.99 + CRV ■ GREEN FLASH BREWING CO., “Soul Style” IPA, 12 Pack Cans, 12oz/ 14.99 + CRV ■ NEW BELGIUM BREWERY, “VooDoo Ranger 8 Hop” Pale Ale, 6 Pack Bottles, 12oz/ 7.99 + CRV ■ ALESMITH BREWING, “Speedway” Imperial Stout, 150ml/ 9.99 + CRV

Favorite”/ 5.29 Lb ■ BLACK RIVER GORGONZOLA, “Mild Taste”/ 5.59 Lb ■ STELLA PARMESAN, “Domestic, Whole Wheel Cuts”/ 7.39 Lb

Think Global, Shop Local ■ CAROLYN’S, Frozen Cookie Dough Dozen, 22oz/ 9.99

■ 2015 PARDUCCI, Chardonnay, “Best Buy WE”, (Reg 12.99)/ 4.99 ■ 2016 CHATEAU ST JEAN, (Reg 14.99)/ 8.99 ■ 2016 CHALK HILL ROSE, (Reg 28.99)/ 11.99 ■ 2015 ZACA MESA, “Z Blanc”, (91WE, Reg 24.99)/ 11.99 ■ 2014 TERLATO, Chardonnay, (90WE, Reg 29.99)/ 14.99

Connoisseurs Corner-Wines of the World

■ 2013 MARQUES DE MURRIETA, Rioja Reserva, Spain, (91WS)/ 24.99 ■ 2013 ASCHERI BAROLO DOCG, Italy, (93WS)/ 35.99 ■ 2012 CHATEAU BARDE HAUT, Saint Emilion Bars, 3oz/ 4.99 ■ BROCCOLI CROWNS, Fresh from the Grand Cru, France, (92WS)/ 37.99 ■ STONEWALL KITCHEN, Jellies and Jams, 12.5oz/ 6.49 ■ 2013 PURAMUN MALBEC, Valle de Uco, Argentina Field/ 1.49 Lb (91WE)/ 19.99 ■ MENDOCINO MUSTARD, “Small Batch, Family ■ BELL PEPPERS, Yellow and Orange/ 2.99 Lb ■ 2013 DOG POINT, Pinot Noir, New Zealand, ■ CLUSTER TOMATOES, Ripe on the Vine/ 2.69 Lb Owned, 9oz/ 5.49 (93JS)/ 35.99 ■ ORGANIC BANANAS, The Healthy Snack/ .99 Lb ■ GIZDICH RANCH PIE, 2lbs/ 16.99 ■ DONNELLY, Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream ■ TOMATOES, Roma and Large/ 1.39 Lb

Thank you everyone for choosing Shoppers Corner!

We greatly appreciate it!

KATIE LARSEN, 44-Year Customer, Santa Cruz

S HOPP ER SPOTLIG HT

Occupation: Arts educator, retired teacher & dancer Hobbies: Dancing, art gardening, hiking, walking, reading, movies Astrological Sign: Libra Who or what first brought you to Shoppers? I was fundraising for a dance troupe I was in and was told Shopper’s Corner might help us.

I lived on the Westside then and didn't shop here much. Anyway, they were really nice and donated to our troupe. I recall that my first impressions of Shopper’s was that it was a great homey shopping experience, and it still is. For all these years, Shopper’s has been my go-to store. It’s been here since 1938. It’s part of my neighborhood and anchors it. Everyone here is really friendly, and I always feel welcomed. I don’t care to shop the big stores.

Do you shop for local products? Oh yes. I actually look for “local”… Santa Cruz Roasting Sweet Italian coffee, Robert’s salsa, all the micro-bakeries many breads and Shelly’s biscotti. My husband loves Aunt Nettie’s little berry pies. Oh, and, of course, the produce, organic and conventional. My husband is a vegetarian so we don’t buy much meat. But I do like Shopper’s marinated chickens. Right now I’m on a soup-making kick, also scones.

And Shopper’s has these great poke bowls! I do buy some specialty products, like truffle oil, and I love their wines.

What do you like about Shopper’s wines? The variety, especially California varietals. I enjoy wine-pairing, so it’s great that there’s someone here to answer my questions. That’s where locally-owned comes in and makes a big difference, in service and quality of product. I believe strongly in supporting our business community; it’s where I like to spend my money.

Shopping at Shopper’s Corner is always a fun experience as I’ll run into neighbors and friends.

I tell people new to the community that at Shopper’s they’ll find a great meat department, the best gourmet coffees and superior produce.

“I tell people new to the community that at Shopper’s they’ll find a great meat department, the best gourmet coffees and superior produce.”

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