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Hoping This Is Sarcasm With all the current focus on making Santa Cruz a safer place to live, I certainly hope that changing certain problem areas will be part of that solution. One particular area that should be of concern is Neary Lagoon Co-op at the end of Chestnut St. As a former neighbor of the city-mandated, low-income housing project, I will be glad to have that great location renovated and swept clean of the section 8’ers who currently occupy a neighborhood that is (thankfully) becoming a safer and more affluent area. In order to maintain and encourage that security, Neary Lagoon Co-op should shut down, let them all move to hotels, shelters, or Watsonville, then re-open so I can move in and pay a fair market price for the great location. After all, why should low-income people have such

a desirable location, close to the beach, downtown, and shopping when people like me spend more money there? NAME WITHHELD BY REQUEST Santa Cruz

Hoping This Is Not Sarcasm Just wanted you to know I really liked your permaculture feature (Home & Garden, April 24), and also enjoyed reading “How the Santa Cruz Warriors Took the City by Storm� (Currents, April 24). I can guess how much work it takes to gather and present all that goes into each issue, and I appreciate the good work you are doing. Thanks for the contribution you are making to our community. LEANN MEYER Santa Cruz

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Fighting Chance Re: “Shelter Sleepover� (Briefs, April 24): I think that it takes courage and heart to attempt putting yourself in the shoes of others, especially when you may have a public or political reputation to protect. I commend councilmember Micah Posner for not shying away from the reality of the homeless issues our county is facing, and although I don’t agree with fabricating a story to get his foot in the door or gain the confidence of the people who use the shelter for support, I think the larger point is clear. Obviously this shelter is necessary. It needs to stay, and could use additional funding for programs that help people get back on their feet after tough addiction issues, or financial hardships. Excluding those who choose a transient lifestyle, there are those who truly seek to be active and useful members of a community and society. That is why the shelter exists, and should continue to work to ease the incredible emotional and mental burdens that come with not being able to provide for oneself or family. It is these basic services and access to support that have made it possible for me, a current graduate student, to get up when I myself was homeless and broke. People are incredibly strong, if only given a fighting chance and a shoulder to lean on in tough times. AMBER SCHAT

Crash Course Re: “Shelter Sleepoverâ€?: Wow. One night in a homeless shelter, and now he’s an expert with the power to “Do something about it!â€? This reminds me of all those college kids that go to some third world country and come back and have a crystal clear understanding of the personal plight of the native peoples of‌wherever. BRIAN CHRISTIAN

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SURVIVING IS THE BEST MEDICINE Local author Fred Reiss’s latest finds humor and hope in fighting cancer.

Fight Said Fred Fred Reiss pulls insight from his cancer battle BY MARIA GRUSAUSKAS

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haven’t even known Fred Reiss for a full minute, and I’m running my hands through his hair. To my surprise, it really is “baby soft.� And with a mind of its own, like dandelion fluff drifting atop his six-foot frame. If it wasn’t attached, it would surely float away. It’s his “Star Fleet Commander hair,� he says, or more bluntly, his “chemo hair.� And he has reason to be proud of it. Diagnosed with testicular cancer at the end of 2011, you would never guess that the 57-year-old local novelist is still recovering from a fight for his life—a reeling journey through surgery and being run over and dragged by four cycles (five days a week, eight hours a day each) of chemotherapy. Reiss has speckled blue eyes and the solid build of someone who paddles out a lot. Wearing

an orange t-shirt, he’s as animated as his hair. Thumbing through a copy of his new book, Today Cancer, Tomorrow The World, it’s clear that Reiss is in the second stage of that title, the one that says “put everything on the sandwich!� An avid surfer, he’s thinking today might be the day to get back out in the water. “Life is a dream, then death is a wake up call,� he’s saying. “Death is inevitable. But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary. You can outrank it.� And that’s exactly what he did. But don’t make the mistake of calling the fight against cancer “positive.� According to Reiss, there’s nothing positive about it; it’s a fierce and ferocious battle. It’s painful. “You have to find something in

yourself that multiplies and divides faster than your cancer cells, so that you can be bigger than the disease,� he says. For this surfer, radio personality, comedian, and author, that meant summoning every cell of his true being—humor, fearlessness, the written word and, yes, boxing gloves—into the ring, er, Stanford Cancer Center. His book and blog document the entire brutal journey with eloquent honesty and his signature gruff sense of humor. He did it because he knew he wanted to look back on it later. And because, as low as he was, he was inspired. “It was like all of a sudden I was an antenna, and I was receiving all these images and insights and phrases that were coming to me because of what I was going through, and I knew that

there was no way once I got out of this that I’d recall them,� says Reiss. So he recorded it all, from his frustration with uncompassionate oncologists, to baffling the nurses with his one-liners (“I’m a walking vibrator� he’d tell them after getting his second testicle removed, and he stuck “Lower Pelvic Cellars� wine labels on his urine bags), to vivid accounts of the nightmares of chemotherapy. It’s strange to think you could laugh at a book all about cancer, but you can. But the book doubles as a tool for anyone fighting the battle with cancer (and he keeps the ebook version cheap for them). You have to advocate for your own optimal care, he says, because if you don’t ask, they won’t tell you. “They don’t tell you that chemo goes after your nerves—neuropathy, it’s called,� says Reiss, of the condition that rendered his hands and feet too numb to use. “The bottom line is that they can hydrate your chemo with minerals that might lessen the effects. It’s not a cureall, but my take is, you charge me how many thousands of dollars for chemo? Put a little sugar in my coffee, put in a little extra cream!� “If you know anybody who has marijuana, get some. It helps food taste better,� a nurse told him. And it did, in a way. “It enabled me to pan for flavor shards between the shrapnel metallic tinge of my chemo-altered taste buds,� writes Reiss. It also helped him sleep through the nights when nothing else did. Now that the battle is won, Reiss is noticing changes in himself. Aside from a newfound dislike for junk food and clutter, he’s turning his attention outward again. “I remember talking to this guy who was just going into chemo, and after he talked to me his eyes were gleaming and he was smiling, and I thought ‘you know, he’s going into a dark place, and I gave him something,’� says Reiss. “I didn’t anticipate that. That’s better than any wave I caught, better than any laugh I ever got.� 0

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CENTER OF CONTROVERSY Santa Cruz activist Brent Adams took the video of the April 22 incident that went viral last week.

Flash Point Viral video of police incident polarizes Santa Cruz BY JACOB PIERCE

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everal thousand people this past week have watched a homeless man’s face hit the sidewalk on Pacific Avenue. A Santa Cruz Police officer was arresting him for public intoxication early in the morning on Monday, April 22, as activist Brent Adams filmed the incident with a video camera. After Adams posted his video the following day, a debate reignited over policing in Santa Cruz. Just two months after the outpouring of support for the SCPD began with the slaying of two officers, Adams’ video has locals split, with an outpouring of anger on both sides. That has Adams, a veteran activist and member of Occupy Santa Cruz, in the rather surprising role of referee. “The question is, ‘Is it a conversation?’� Adams asks. “It doesn’t feel like one right

now. It’s two sides being really cruel to one another.� In online forums, many commenters are unwavering in both support and criticism of the police and perpetrator. “Maybe he shouldn’t be falling down drunk and resisting arrest,� one commenter wrote at YouTube. “That officer should lose his job,� wrote another. “That poor man didn’t do anything to deserve that kind of injury.� To Deputy Chief Rick Martinez, this kind of divide is nothing new. “The community’s always been like that,� Martinez says. “It’s always been polarized. We certainly have our critics. We welcome our criticism, no matter how unconstructive it is. We tailor our response and our enforcement to the needs of our community, and we’ve done a pretty good job of that.�

This all started when SCPD Officer Nathan Vasquez pulled up to Richard Hardy and Allen Schlumbrecht at about 1am April 22, as they slouched on each other on a bench outside the Palomar Hotel on Pacific Avenue. Vasquez asked which one was going to go the drunk tank, and which was going to the hospital. He then turned away officer backup. After brief field sobriety tests, Vasquez handcuffed Hardy, and opened his car door. With paramedics standing by, Vasquez tried to put Hardy in the back seat, but Hardy resisted, kicking the car door. Vasquez turned Hardy around forcefully, sending him to the ground with a thud and knocking him out cold. On the video Vasquez is visibly distraught, and paramedics turn Hardy over to see his face covered in blood.

“I didn’t get the shot well. I fucked up. That was my first thought,â€? Adams says. “I was just with the officer. We both knew that something bad had occurred, and I couldn’t do anything.â€? Deputy Chief Martinez says a field supervisor is currently doing a preliminary review, which is standard for any incident when an officer encounters resistance and shows force as a result. The department will likely do a more in-depth, follow-up investigation once that’s complete. The force of 94 officers currently has six officers out on work-related injuries. When suspects resist arrest, someone can get hurt, Martinez says. “It’s a difficult part of this job, but we sustain injuries. And unfortunately, people who resist or get involved in those conflicts with officers can be injured.â€? Sitting on the patio of CafĂŠ Pergolesi, Adams is wearing a black “Stop Foreclosuresâ€? t-shirt from an Occupy march last year. He has Sharpie notes on his hand and a necklace of robot figure Maschinenmensch from Burning Man 2010. He says it’s in his nature to be “anti-authoritarianâ€? because of the strict way his parents raised him. In general, he believes police can be “overly aggressive,â€? but he isn’t ready to burn any bridges with the department. He hopes to work with law enforcement for his next project. Adams is currently editing a movie to promote his vision of a Santa Cruz Sanctuary Camp, a legal homeless camp, similar to ones in Portland and Seattle. Activist Gail Williamson emailed Adams’ video to the local American Civil Liberties Union. The Santa Cruz ACLU, which does not exactly have a history of sticking its neck out in local politics, is currently looking into the incident. In the past week, Hardy has been seen downtown with bandages on his face. And with over 27,000 views on YouTube, time will tell if Adams’ video starts the kind of conversation Adams thinks the community longs for—or just leaves it badly bruised. 0

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In game one of the D-League Finals against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Warriors shot decently from the field, 45 percent to the Vipers’ 42 percent. They made difficult shots, including a fade-away, off-balance three-pointer to close out the third quarter and put the Warriors up three. 6’1� Scott Machado launched that buzzer-beater from at least 25 feet with a hand in his face. But the two teams had scouted one another well. The Vipers clogged the Warriors’ passing lanes, forcing Santa Cruz to pass into traffic thicker than Highway 1 at 4:30pm, leading to steals. The Vipers capitalized on those turnovers. The Warriors ended game one with six fast break points to the Vipes’ 25. “We had some turnovers,� a disappointed coach Nate Bjorkgren said after game one in the Kaiser Permanente. “They weren’t selfish turnovers, though. Even in the first half, they were throwing them ahead of guys.� The Warriors dropped game two of the three-game series 102-91 in Texas. NBA legend Jerry “the Logo� West spoke to the team after their last regular season game, a home loss to the Bakersfield Jam, and told the Warriors they needed to cut down on turnovers and silly mistakes if they wanted to succeed in the playoffs. If West’s words provided any inspiration, that fizzled out by the time Santa Cruz’s team reached the biggest stage. The Warriors go into the offseason without a trophy, but they’ve picked up other accolades along the way. Machado just got called up to the Golden State Warriors, Santa Cruz’s big brother team, for the second time this year. Travis Leslie was named the All-Star game MVP, Cameron Jones was named most-improved

Band Camp “It’s great, now that it’s in full-swing,� Tony Mills of the band Big Baby Guru says Saturday afternoon, gripping a red Solo cup of lager. “We’re on a fast learning curve.� “Yeah, no major slip-ups, right?� says his bassist Tyden Binstead. “Yeah. Well, except for this guy,� Mills says, pointing to a friend who has his arm in a sling made out of a t-shirt. “It was just dark, and there was a little slope,� Corbin Schuppert says of the drunken escapades at night one of the Do-It-Ourselves Festival in Boulder Creek. This is how great music festivals start out—not simply with a few drinks, but with a good atmosphere. Last weekend, 500 music lovers got to experience a ridiculously underpriced, three-day hoedown, complete with onsite camping and bring-your-own-instrument jam sessions at every turn. The first ever DIO Fest, which was thrown together in a few months, represented the best in the area’s acoustic sounds. Emerging folk singer Kendra McKinley drew a huge crowd Saturday night. The North Pacific String Band, mainstays of the local fingerpicking scene performed, as did On the Spot Trio and Dan P. and the Bricks. “I know the guys who put this on,� says Saadi Halil, who performed in the amphitheater Saturday afternoon. “They’ve wanted to do this for a while, but it was only three months ago they started putting it together. I told them, a lot goes into a festival, but I’m blown away. Everyone’s very respectful and happy to be here.� Music festivals are known to evolve quickly, whether it’s Coachella, Outside Lands, Sasquatch or Strawberry. They usually become more expensive and less homey. DIO Fest planners aren’t worrying about that at this point, of course—they’re not even sure when the festival will happen again, but are thinking about another one in the fall, and they might aim for a twice-annual schedule. 0

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After a four-game undefeated playoff run, the Santa Cruz Warriors wrapped up their monumentally successful season over the weekend by letting it fall apart in the championship with the problems that had plagued them for weeks— easy missed shots and turnovers.

and Stefhon Hannah was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. They’re all signs of promise for team that will still be hungry next year.

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Santa Cruz icon and musical ambassador Bob Brozman died at age 59 last week, leaving a legacy of incredible skill and intellect—and a human side, too BY STEVE PALOPOLI

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omedian Martin Mull once said that talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Over the years, the quote has been misattributed to at least a dozen people—Frank Zappa, Steve Martin, Laurie Anderson, Thelonious Monk, John Cage, George Carlin, Elvis Costello (who did at least repeat it once, several years later), William S. Burroughs and many more.

The reason those words keep getting put into so many smart and famous people’s mouths is that they’re so infuriatingly true. They simply and elegantly sum up the futility of trying to capture with nouns and adjectives something as intuitive and soulful as music.

And yet, we keep trying. I have written countless sentences describing music by now, and absorbed exponentially more. And yet for all the hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of things I’ve read and heard people say about music, only one of them ever shook my understanding of the art form to its core. The man who said it was Bob Brozman. At one of his shows, the world-renowned Santa Cruz guitarist went on an extended tangent between songs about time signatures. My attention started to drift a little as he started talking about the technicalities of various beats and measures. Then, out of nowhere, he declared that in reality, there are no time signatures. No 4/4 beat, no 3/4, no 6/8, he said. “It’s all just 1, 1, 1, 1.� It’s difficult to describe the effect this statement had

on my brain; like some kind of volatile super drug, it both expanded it and melted it at the same time. It so revolutionized my thinking about music that to this day, I still don’t believe I’ve fully wrapped my mind around it. After hearing him say the same thing at a few shows after that, I finally asked him about it. I told him that even though I understood the words, I didn’t feel like I could even begin to understand the implications. Could he possibly explain it to me? He took a couple of seconds, as if struggling to grasp what it could be that I didn’t grasp. Then he gave me a look I’ll never forget—part encouragement, part pity. He tapped his index finger on the open palm of his other hand slowly, and simply said, “1, 1, 1, 1.�

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Brozman was like that. His thinking about music was so advanced, so much closer to its true nature, that he must have struggled sometimes to explain it to the rest of us. But he never gave up on talking about music, either. Instead, the ideas just poured out of him, both on record and in conversation. He never lost the intellectual and musical curiosity that stretched back to the 1960s New York cultural explosion he grew up in. And when he took in new ideas via his famous collaborations with players from a wide range of cultures, he would process them, and then pour those out, too. By the time he died on April 23, he had said and taught so much, both as a guitarist and an ethnomusicologist. With his sharp wit, his trademark National steel sound, his global sonic vision and an approach to his instruments that balanced wildman blues with methodical logic, he transformed so many people’s thinking about music, just as he did mine. “Everybody’s one of a kind, but Bob took it to another level,� says his

longtime friend John Sandidge of Snazzy Productions, who has booked live performances by Brozman since the early ’80s. “You can talk about talent all you want, but he’s somebody where it goes far beyond how well he could play guitar.� It’s so true, and maybe that’s the easiest thing to forget. Because goddamn, he could play it. “Bob was a force of nature when he performed, with an energy, focus and musicality that few musicians ever achieve,� says multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, who collaborated with Brozman and shared his eclectic musical sensibility. “We have all lost a great talent and a great human being.� Brozman’s steel-trap personality, bold style and easy wit masked some things, in particular the chronic and debilitating pain he suffered from a 1980 car accident on Highway 9, after which he had to re-teach himself how to use his fingers. That is the tragic side to this story, which ultimately led him to take his own life at his home in Ben Lomond last week. This first full understanding of how much he struggled just to keep

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playing has done nothing to blemish his memory among the legions of fans and friends who have extended their support and love to his family. On the contrary, many seemed relieved to know the whole story. “I can now realize there was a lot of pain for many years that he never talked about,� says George Winston, the acclaimed Santa Cruz pianist who put out Brozman’s collaborations with Hawaiian artists on his Dancing Cat label. “He had a great will, and he could make it seem like nothing was happening, to the outside world.� Of course, that does little to ease the shock that so many have expressed over losing a musical genius and true Santa Cruz icon, who seems to have left his mark on everyone he encountered. Brozman was only 59. There are still a lot of people like Winston, who says Brozman’s death doesn’t yet seem real: “Every day, I wake up and think ‘what a weird dream that was.’�

Better Days Santa Cruz musician Rick Walker remembers way back before this weird dream, when he first experienced

Brozman at the height of his powers. Walker was doing a lot of session drummer work in 1983, when Brozman hired him to play at one of the two dozen or so recording studios that then dotted the Santa Cruz landscape. Though Brozman had recorded some unreleased material in the ’70s, his debut album Blue Hula Stomp—a Hawaiian-infused album of pre-World War II blues on which he first showed the world his incredible skill on the National Resophonic steel guitar—had just come out two years earlier. When the musicians were assembled in the studio, Brozman played them pre-magnetic-tape wire recordings from the 1920s, and told them he wanted to duplicate their sound. This proved to be particularly tricky with the drums, and the two of them experimented with every possibility, at Brozman’s insistence. “Finally, I had to hold sticks in my mouth, hold the cymbals in my hand, and play an African bass drum,� Walker says. “I was going ‘this guy’s nuts.’ But when we were done, it sounded just like the ’20s recordings. We got it exactly.� If he thought that was crazy, he

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hadn’t seen anything yet. They didn’t play together again until the mid’90s, when Brozman’s passion for ska collided with Walker’s expertise as a ska drummer in his band Tao Rhythmical, an offshoot of the legendary Santa Cruz band Tao Chemical. At this point in his career, Brozman’s reputation as the man who restored the reputation of the National guitar was well established, as was his passion for ethnomusicology, which he had studied at Washington University. Walker fed Brozman’s voracious appetite for new sounds with African and Middle Eastern records from his own collection, and they began recording together again. Touring internationally, Walker saw firsthand how Brozman’s stature as a global artist had exploded since they’d last worked together. Brozman was a bona fide star in Europe— especially France, where his ability to tear through the history of American roots music in his own unique style was looked upon with reverence. In one stretch of a European tour, they backed nine different artists in nine days—after which, they would play for three hours to sold-out nightclub audiences, with absolutely no planning before the sets. One show was in front of a sold-out crowd of 700 in a nearly snowed-in club in France. “Bob was playing a National steel ukulele,� says Walker. “He went out and started playing behind his back, like Hendrix. I’ve never seen anyone just command this huge group of people like that, with sheer will and talent.� After the show, the township put on a fireworks display to honor Brozman and the band. “It was amazing,� Walker says. “I thought, ‘nobody treats musicians like this in America.’ “There were a lot of moments like that with Bob.�

From the Streets Many Santa Cruz fans came to know Brozman’s music through his close association with KPIG, and before that, KHIP. To locals, one of the most fascinating aspects of his rise has always been the idea that

a world-famous player could have gotten his start as a street musician on Pacific Avenue. So long after the fact, it starts to sound like one of those urban legends that has been grossly exaggerated to make it seem like any busker can make it big. But in Brozman’s case, it’s absolutely true. Nashville singer-songwriter Fred Koller remembers when he met him in the mid-’70s at Club Zayante, the beginning of a long friendship. “The first time I met Bob Brozman, he was wearing shorts and a loud Hawaiian shirt,� says Koller. “The last time I saw him, he was wearing shorts and a loud Hawaiian shirt.� Wardrobe notwithstanding, there was a lot that changed over time. But even in the Pacific Avenue days, Brozman stood out. “When Brozman arrived, he only had one National,� says Koller. “But he just amazed everybody.� Koller was playing in a bluegrass band outside Bookshop Santa Cruz that summer, and Brozman had a spot further down the street. He’d stop by and sit in with them, and the busking got all of them gigs at weddings, backyard parties and eventually Tom Louagie’s Club Zayante—or “Club Z,� as it was known. Santa Cruz was teeming with talent in the mid-to-late ’70s—musicalsaw legend and statue model Tom Scribner might be playing on the corner between Brozman and Koller’s blocks, while Neil Young and the Ducks were playing the Catalyst. “He was playing obscure Hawaiian songs from the ’20s and ’30s, at breakneck speed,� Koller remembers of Brozman’s Pacific Ave. repertoire. “I kept saying, ‘Bob, don’t you want to slow it down, so people can hear it?’ But he stayed true to it, and loved discovering more and more obscure people.� As much as he’s known for his mastery of the steel guitar, that might be an equally important piece of Brozman’s legacy. “This whole ukulele craze,� Koller says, “Bob was the first guy who could really play the ukulele, who wasn’t Hawaiian.� In 1975, Koller opened the Words and Music Bookstore in Capitola, and Brozman often came in for hard-to-find Hawaiian sheet music, which Koller would procure for him whenever he could.

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This paid off for Koller in a rather strange way, after Brozman gave him a cassette tape of his favorite 78RPM records—“I about wore that tape out,� he says. Years later, Koller was writing a song with John Prine. He had the “Let’s Talk Dirty� part worked out, when he remembered the distinctive Hawaiian sounds on the cassette Brozman had given him. The resulting song, “Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian,� became a Prine classic, and is probably Koller’s best-known song. “Brozman was definitely on my mind during the entire process,� he says.

Church of Bob It’s probably impossible to document the scope of Brozman’s influence. From his distinctive vocal growl to his unmistakable playing, he left a lasting impression on audiences. But to Brozman, that was incidental, says British singersongwriter Jon Gomm. “Bob was a true musical pioneer, except his mission wasn’t to make his mark in every place, his mission was to let each place make its mark on him,� says Gomm. Gomm, who put out his first album in 2003, and now plays on Preston Reed’s “Guitar Masters� tour, first saw Brozman play when he was 10 years old. “When he came to my hometown on

tour, he would usually stay at my dad’s house. I’d hassle him to teach me his riffs over breakfast, and show me how to play drums on the guitar, which is now a big part of my style. But he always made sure I knew where every riff and trick originated from,� says Gomm. “Even more than that, he really wanted to impress upon me that you don’t need to be on MTV to be a successful musician—you can just stick to what you believe in, irrespective of image and sales figures.� That subversive side of Brozman’s personality will be a part of his legacy, too. Blues singer-songwriter Candye Kane, a longtime friend, says she always felt a kinship with him in how their music could raise the eyebrows of purists despite the fact they were both rooted in the oldest of blues traditions. “Real blues historians knew that I was not as controversial as people were making me out to be, and Bob was the same,� says Kane. “He played things his own way, and was as political and fiery as they come. But at the root of his playing was a respect and love for traditionalism, and Bob just made it his own. While doing so, he taught us about ethnic origins and rhythms and so many other profound concepts.� Kane remembers taking Thomas Ruf, owner of Ruf Records, to see Brozman in Copenhagen, when they happened to be

Show of Hands By the world at large, of course, Brozman will be most remembered for his superlative technique. He first picked up the guitar at age six, and found his inspiration in antiquarian blues—nothing later than Charley Patton. Keep in mind that many histories start with Patton, which is why he’s called “the father of the Delta blues.� Brozman’s musical universe would eventually expand to include nearly every corner of the globe— Hawaii, Africa, the Caribbean, India, Okinawa, Japan and countless other spots—and he seemed to get a special thrill from mashing up musical traditions. Cyril Pahinui was one of several Hawaiian slack-key masters with whom he collaborated. The last time they saw each other, at the Southern California Slack Key Festival, they talked about working together again. “The love of music is a bond we both shared, and talked about whenever we met up,� says Pahinui. “It is hard for me to put into words the feeling of loss and sadness.� Brozman was also the world’s foremost expert on National guitars. He literally wrote the book on them— 1993’s The History and Artistry of National Resonator Instruments. Incredibly, he is credited with both driving the prices of original National instruments through the roof (he often joked that if he had to buy the guitars in his collection again now, he couldn’t afford them), and making the National sound more accessible, by inspiring and working with other National aficionados who began producing less expensive but

technically sound reproductions. Michael Dunn met Brozman 25 years ago, and toured with him three times through France. A guitar maker out of Vancouver, Dunn crafted a handful of guitars for him over the years, and owns a square neck National Style 4 guitar from Brozman’s legendary collection. Early in their friendship, Dunn would often jam on a kabosy while Brozman played slide guitar, and Dunn came to believe his friend’s secret was his unshakable confidence with his instrument. “He always knew exactly where the bar was going to land,� says Dunn. “He didn’t have any doubts whatsoever about this, he just did it. He didn’t worry about it. He just knew. It was like that when we tried out new and outrageous things—there was never any hesitation or doubt.� “Whatever he was playing flowed out of him, and the Earth,� says Winston. “I get close, but I never quite get to where he was at. I’ll never get there, but I’ll be better for trying.�

Human Heart Perhaps here is where it’s important to remember that Brozman’s story goes far beyond how well he could play guitar. He dearly loved the family that survives him, especially his wife Haley and daughter Zoe. He met Haley at a Dancing Cat party, eventually marrying her at a wedding that drew musicians from all over the world. “One thing he always said was ‘I’ll always love Dancing Cat, because that’s how I met Haley,’� says Gail Korich, contract administrator for the label. Korich met Brozman long before that—30 years ago, while she was doing merch for a Snazzy show he performed at. He gave her a rough time about the merch receipts after the show, and then apologized profusely, giving her a sweatshirt she still wears to this day. “He could be such a grouchy crab, but he had a real sweetness to him, too,� she says. “He had a soft spot for Haley. He worshipped the ground she walked on.� Perhaps his personal life wasn’t so different from his music—not just a collection of nouns and adjectives, not just dancing about architecture, but something intuitive and true. “It was never just purely intellectual,� says Winston. “It was always with heart and soul.� 0

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on tour there at the same time. “I knew Ruf would love Bob because at that time, Bush was president, and Bob’s show was rife with so many sarcastic and brilliant comments about our political system, and our involvement in wars around the world that were not any of our business,� she says. In fact, Ruf did end up signing Brozman, which led to Brozman’s first nomination for a National Blues Award. “I was on Ruf Records, too, so I was happy that Bob and I were label mates,� she says. “Mostly I was happy to see Bob getting some recognition in his own country for a change.�

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WAIT, HOW DO YOU FOLD YOUR ARMS LIKE THAT? Mike Ryan and Cristina Anselmo in ‘The Lover.’

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he deceptively mundane setting of a domestic living room is a springboard into a search for individual and marital identity in The Lover, one of two Harold Pinter plays produced jointly by Jewel Theatre Company and Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and running through May 19 at the Center Stage in Santa Cruz. In Pinter’s play, a husband and wife’s candid disclosure of their extramarital love affairs cuts through their banal and polite small talk, leading the audience to assume their infidelities have been mutually devised in order to help preserve their marriage. However, the subsequent inquiries and accusations about each other’s partners reveal that the system may be cracking. Shakespeare Santa Cruz veteran Mike Ryan is dynamic and charming in his role as conflicted husband of his introverted and distracted wife, played by Cristina Anselmo. Playful, sexy, funny and raw, The Lover is a fascinating study of sexual desire, and one couple’s struggle to keep their sexual appetites for each other without retreating into fantasy. The other Pinter play in the production, One for the Road, is a chilling political statement about the dangers of a totalitarian government. Former SSC Artistic Director Paul Whitworth is magnificent as a terrifying interrogator, controlling the other characters with unctuous

insanity. His powerful monologues dominate his adult captives, played brilliantly by Paul Ryan and Julie James, as they radiate fear and hopelessness through their painful silence and attempt to maintain their dignity. In classic Pinter fashion, questions of which nation this is, how much time has passed and the nature of the captives’ crimes are left unanswered, a perfect example of the playwright’s ability to strip away all unnecessary details and leave only the characters and their circumstance. The plays are well-matched— although superficially quite different, they both address the theme of power. In the first, the balance shifts subtly between the main characters, and in the second, the crushing inequality between the characters leaves the viewer reeling. The Lover is directed by Jewel Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Julie James, while Shakespeare Santa Cruz artistic director Marco Barricelli helms One for the Road, both with compelling results. Hopefully, this inaugural collaboration is the beginning of a long professional partnership.

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GALLERIES

THEATER

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Cabrillo Theatre Festival

Divinitree Yoga

A festival of plays, storytelling and improvisation featuring works such as “Death� by Woody Allen and a performance by improv troupe Um Gee Um. Visit www.cabrillovapa.com for full schedule. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at various times. Thru May 12. $10-$50. Cabrillo Black Box Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 831.479.6154.

Jewel Theater An evening of Harold Pinter one-acts in collaboration with Shakespeare Santa Cruz. Fri-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm. Thru May 12. $22-$29. Center Stage, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7506.

SC High Theater “Lucky Stiff�: A comedy, murder mystery musical put on by Santa Cruz High students. Thu, May 2, 7pm, Fri, May 3, 7pm, Sat, May 4, 7pm, Sun, May 5, 7pm and Mon, May 6, 7pm. $10 adults; $9 students. Santa Cruz High School, 415 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.429.3960.

CONCERTS Laurence Juber In-store performance by guitar master Juber. Sun, May 5, 2pm. Free. Streetlight Records Santa Cruz, 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.421.9200.

SC Symphony “Bohemian Rhapsodiesâ€?: Season finale concert featuring DvorĂĄk’s Symphony No. 6 and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. Sunday’s concert at Mello Center in Watsonville. Sat, May 4, 8pm and Sun, May 5, 2pm. $20-$65. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.420.5260.

Art

“Fashion & Frequencies�: New collections by local fashion designers and artists, with live electronica by Noah Noetik. Fri, May 3. 831.421.0518. 1043b Water Street, Santa Cruz.

Felix Kulpa Gallery “Myths, Lies & Legends�: Contemporary fine art prints by MPC Printmakers. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun, noon-6pm. Thru May 26. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

R. Blitzer Gallery “Firenze-una Storia d’Amore�: Traditional egg tempura artist Adrienna Momi. Gallery hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-5pm. Thru May 31. 831.458.1217. Mission Extension and Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios “Picture of Success�: Paintings and Prints by Lois Rosson. Thru May 31. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7277.

CONTINUING Chimera Tattoo Studio “Life Underwater�: An exhibition of oil paintings by Joel Frank inspired by water. www.jdfrank.com. Gallery hours Mon-Sat, noon-8pm. Thru May 31. Free, 831.426.8876. 1010 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz.

Events BIGDEALS Plant Sale Annual sale of organically grown herb and flower starts, vegetables and perennials. Sat, May 4, 10am-3pm and Sun, May 5, 10am-2pm. UCSC Farm and Garden, UCSC, Santa Cruz.

Pottery Sale

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Pottery show and sale by 31 local artists, plus food and wine tasting. www. santacruzclay.com. Sat, May 4, 11am-5pm and Sun, May 5, 11am-5pm. Free. Bargetto Winery, 3535 N. Main St, Soquel, 831.475.2258.

“Free First Friday�: View the exhibits for free every first

Seed Sale

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Heirloom vegetable seeds and more. Sat, May 4, 11am3pm. Native Revival Nursery, 2600 Mar Vista Drive, Aptos.

LITERARY EVENTS Author Event: Jill Wolfson The young adult author will read from her new book, “Furious.� Tue, May 7, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.460.3232.

Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.460.3232.

LECTURES Backyard Beekeeping Leans the whys and hows of holistic backyard beekeeping. Sat, May 4, 10am-4:30pm. $65. Maha Mandala Homestead, 2591 Mattison Lane, Santa Cruz, 831.706.6342.

The Art of Producing Events

Community Poetry Circle Poetry writing workshop led by Magdalena Montague, local poet and teacher. Sat, May 4, 10am-12pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7717.

“Nuts & Bolts�: In this talk, Ana Elizabeth will share the process of turning ideas into performances. Sat, May 4, 911am. 418 Project, 418 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9770.

AROUND TOWN

Hypnosis for Writers Enhancing writing with hypnotic journeys in a retreat-like Redwoods setting. Led by Nancy Sinsheimer and including snacks. Ongoing Wednesday & Saturday mornings. $35. Private home, N/A, Santa Cruz, 408-353-1526.

Storytime Former Shakespeare Santa Cruz actress Billie Harris and Book Cafe manager Jill Rose perform animated readings of children’s stories. Mon, 11am. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave, Capitola, 831.462.4415.

The Writer s Journey Local author Laura Davis presents a monthly evening of writing practice for aspiring writers. Bring a notebook and pen. Mon, May 6, 7:30pm. Bookshop Santa

Comedy Showcase A weekly comedy night featuring Bay Area talent. Lineup changes every week. Wed, 7pm. Cafe iVeTA, 2125 Delaware Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.713.0320.

Contra Dance A beginner-friendly dance hosted by the Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz with nationally known caller Fred Park. www.santacruzdance. org. Fri, May 3, 8-11pm. $10 donation. Felton Community Hall, 6191 Hwy 9, Felton.

Free Comic Day Free comic book for kids of all ages plus costume contest and other events. Sat, May 4, 10am-7pm. Atlantis Fantasyworld, 1020 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.0158.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Peaches Pants down, pelvis thrusting, booty dropped; it’s like electroclash never went away. May 1 at Mezzanine.

Robyn Hitchcock 60th Birthday With guests Amanda Palmer, Colin Meloy, Rhett Miller, Sean Nelson and more. May 2 at the Fillmore.

Os Mutantes No one else on Earth sounds like this group of psychedelic Brazilian Tropicalia royalty. May 4 at the Independent.

Jason Moran & Skateboarders Moran’s jazz trio plays with a miniramp in front of the stage featuring live skating. May 4 and 5 at SFJAZZ Center.

Steven Wilson Cerebral founder of Porcupine Tree plays songs from ‘The Raven That Refused to Sing’ for free in-store. May 8 at Amoeba SF. More San Francisco events at www.sfstation.com.

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Different belly dancers each week on the garden stage. Presented by Helene. www. thecrepeplace.com. Sat, 1:30pm. Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.429.6994.

Friday of the month. Docent tours at noon. First Fri of every month, 11am-6pm. Spotlight Tours. Bringing the artists’ voices directly to visitors. Go behind the scenes and museum-wide exhibitions. First Sat of every month, 11:30am-12:30pm. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

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OS MUTANTES Os Mutantes is regarded as one of the great musical treasures culled from the 1960s international psychedelic scene. Drawing influence from the Beatles, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix and others, the Brazilian band was one of the most out-there pop groups in an era that had a lot of out-there groups. In 2006, after a 30-year hiatus, the band reformed and is still going strong. Possessing a unique sound that melds elements of Tropicålia, Brazilian pop and experimentalism, Os Mutantes creates catchy, slightly odd, totally listenable songs that encapsulate the finest aspects of an era. Moe’s Alley; $20 adv/$25 door; 9pm. (Cat Johnson)

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CAITLIN ROSE Existing comfortably between country music and indie-rock, Caitlin Rose combines essentials of classic country: heartache, love and plenty of slide guitar, with a fresh outlook to create songs that pay respect to tradition without sounding like retro-in-a-can. Pairing a rich voice with a smooth

delivery, the Nashville-based Rose is more of a song coaxer than a belter, exploring the subtleties of a tune with a careful touch. But she also brings enough rock and roll swagger to keep things lively and interesting. Crepe Place; $10; 9pm. (CJ)

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RICHIE SPICE Richie Spice has a voice like honey, and he uses it to spread messages to empower vulnerable youth, paying homage to the loves of his life, women and God, via socially conscious roots reggae. This righteous fighter from Kingston, Jamaica is an artist on not only an international, but also spiritual, journey. The self-proclaimed prince of fire’s smooth lyricism goes down easy—and loosens up the listener as effectively—as Jamaican rum. Moe’s Alley; $25 adv/$30 door; 9pm. (Maya Weeks)

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COWBOY JUNKIES There is something endearing about bands that consist of siblings, especially when their music works so harmoniously, like Cowboy Junkies. Margo, Michael and Peter Timmins, along with their friend Alan Anton, formed the band in Toronto in 1985. The Canadian group came to fame with their second album, The Trinity Session, which was recorded using a single Calrec microphone in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Canada. Their baleful and at the same time energy-packed sound joined with Margo’s sensual and womanly vocals create an interesting blend of country, blues and folk rock. Rio Theatre; $30 gen/$42 gold; 8pm. (Melanie Ware)

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CINCO DE MAYO DANCE PARTY With all the dancing and the spicy jazz, not to mention the tequila, it is pretty difficult to dislike the colorful and lively holiday that celebrates the Latin culture, Cinco de Mayo. If you feel full of energy and need to get your feet and hips moving, or if you just want to sit back and appreciate some spirited

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tunes with like-minded people, the Azucar Quintet will do just the trick. This multicultural female ensemble is inspired by musical traditions from areas all over the world and incorporates English, Spanish and Portuguese lyrics to create original songs that are sure to keep you wanting more. Don Quixote’s; $12 adv/$15 door; 7pm. (MW)

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When jazz pianist Jason Moran was a youngster, he was a student of classical music. But hearing Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight� changed that. Inspired by the legend and his masterpiece, Moran switched his musical focus from classical to jazz and took off in new directions. Like Monk, Moran steers clear of the straight-ahead, preferring to bring seemingly disparate elements such as hip-hop and classical together to create something that has been called the future of jazz. His longtime trio, the Bandwagon, features Tarus Mateen on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. Kuumbwa; $25 adv/$28 door; 7pm. (CJ)

Making his mark on the international music scene as the lead guitarist in Paul McCartney’s postBeatles band Wings, the English-born Laurence Juber has since established himself as a worldclass musician and composer in his own right. A skillful and imaginative fingerstyle guitarist with a heap of awards and a reputation for creative and technical excellence, Juber re-imagines familiar tunes in unexpected ways. From Clapton, Hendrix and the Beatles to “Spoonful of Sugar� and “If I Only Had a Brain,� Juber has a way of blending the popular with the profound. Don Quixote’s; $18 adv/$20 door; 7:30pm. (CJ)

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Film LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON Both Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet, left) and his son Jean (Vincent Rottiers) have eyes for model AndrĂŠe (Christa Theret).

Painterly In new French film Renoir, the most important sense— and emotion—is sight BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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HE COMMERCIAL French films of today may not be breaking any aesthetic or narrative boundaries, but they still play well to a dwindling crowd unnerved by mayhem and loudness of American movies. They give respite. They haven’t changed much in 50 years. Films such as the new Renoir are what Godard and Truffaut were railing about, but ultimately, they survived the French New Wave. Director Gilles Bourdos’ Renoir celebrates tradition—even if it is a tradition critiqued from the point of view of the rebellious three sons of the master artist. The action takes place during World War I. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Michel Bouquet) is old and diseased in body—his hands almost too gnarled by arthritis to hold a paint brush. The

canvases are the last expression of summery idylls, the end of Bouchet’s and Fragonard’s line. In person, however, the artist has blunt, almost Germanic manners. He is nicknamed “The Boss.� Bouquet has a haywire beard and a bald cylindrical head—his skull is as massive as Sterling Hayden’s. His Renoir is a bundle of oldage maladies. When he sleeps at night, he’s placed under a wicker shell to keep the sheets from abrading his sensitive skin. Old Renoir insists things worked out for the best. He started off as a painter on porcelain for the dish-ware industry. He would still be doing that work if industrialization hadn’t ended the craft. Ultimately, life is best if you drift like a floating cork down a stream. This passive, peasant viewpoint drives his three sons mad.

The youngest, Claude (Thomas Doret), called Coco, is on the verge of open rebellion—he’s been in a smoldering adolescent fury ever since his mother died. Coco has a new cause for his wrath: the arrival of a new model for the old man’s brush, a tough yet refulgent demiactress named AndrÊe (Christa Theret). Coco’s sexual jealousy at seeing this red-haired trollop nude on a daily basis worsens his mood, especially when he is asked to arrange the props around her as she poses. AndrÊe also captures the interest of older brother Jean Renoir (Vincent Rottiers) when he returns from the battlefields with a scarlet Y-shaped scar on his thigh. We don’t know him as a film director yet, just as there’s no indication that Coco will someday be the cinematographer Claude Renoir (one of his achievements was making

the middling 007 movie The Spy Who Loved Me look like something you could put in the MusĂŠe d’Orsay). Lensed by Mark Ping Bing Lee (In the Mood for Love), Renoir believes that looking at things is primary—enjoy with moderation, as they say in the wine commercials. There’s no underrating the pleasure of watching other people paint, of seeing a sullen if nicely built woman posing in the humidity of the morning, or in visiting Renoir’s studio on its steep grassy hill (the artist must be rolled up it in a wheelchair). Venus and Mars have their traditional battle to a standstill, although in the shot of Jean’s and third brother Pierre’s soldier friends floating in the sea (a scene sort of borrowed from Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line), one detects some sympathy for the theory that flesh is everything, far more important than even the War to End All Wars. When AndrĂŠe runs away from the exasperating artist and his exasperating son—after infecting Jean with an interest in cinema—it’s the girls’ fine breasts that the elder Renoir tearfully recalls. They’re what the artist misses most. The movie has a literal streak. AndrĂŠe says, “I am what I am,â€? when self-excusing her plate-smashing tempestuousness. Jean, asked about the war, replies, “War? It’s a war.â€? That’s underwriting, not spareness. At a cavelike club meant to represent postwar futurism—jazz trumpets blare, debauched women dance with women—the young Jean Renoir exchanges significant glances with a passerby, an Erich von Stroheim look-alike with a shaved head and impertinent monocle. That I could have been done without. You don’t want to be reminded of Grand Illusion when you’re watching a movie that is just pretty. RENOIR Plays at the Nickelodeon.

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screen. “Re-imaginingâ€? is an annoyingly over-used word in Hollywood now, but whatever you think of Luhrmann’s quirks, nobody genuinely deserves to have his films described with that word as much as he do. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes were the height of mid-90s adorableness when this was made, although this is the film where he first started trying on his intense look. (Plays Fri and Sat at midnight at the Del Mar) WAIT, WAIT‌DON’T TELL ME LIVE (NR) Everybody’s favorite NPR quiz show hits the big screen, as it’s beamed into 600 theaters on May 2. Yes, of course Paula

Movie reviews by Steve Palopoli and Richard von Busack

Poundstone will be on this one. The show’s executive producer said it best: “We’re convinced we’re going to beat [Iron Man 3] at the box office,� Doug Berman told Current.org. “I don’t think they’re going to be any competition for Wait, Wait. We’ll probably push them off the screens.� (Plays Thu at Santa Cruz 9)

Reviews 42 (PG-13) A crotchety old Harrison Ford signs Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers and changes sports history forever. THE BIG WEDDING

(R; 90 min) The French film Mon Frere Se Marie gets an American remake from writer-director Justin Zackham, and an all-star cast featuring Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl and Amanda Seyfried. Wacky wedding comedy? You bet! This time, a divorced couple pretends to be still together as their family gathers for the nuptials. THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (R; 121 min.) Robert Redford directs and stars in this political thriller as a former Weather Underground activist who’s managed to hide from the FBI for 30

Showtimes are for Wednesday, May 1, through Wednesday, May 8, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

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6:30; 7:15; 9:45; 10:15. (no Thu 9:45pm, Tue 6:30pm) Oz the Great and Powerful — Fri-Wed 11:30; 2:30. Pain and Gain — Wed-Thu 1:10; 4:15; 7:40; 10:35; Fri-Wed 12:20; 3:40; 7:20; 10:20. Scary Movie 5 — Wed-Thu 12:50; 3:10; 5:20; 7:35; 10. (no Thu 7:35; 10) Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me — Thu 8pm. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World — Thu 9pm.

The Big Wedding — Wed-Thu 1; 3; 5; 7; 9; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. The Place Beyond the Pines—Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:30; 7:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

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Iron Man 3—(Opens Fri) 1:35; 4:15; 7; 9:20; 9:45 plus Fri-Sun 6:30pm; Sat-Sun 10:55am. Iron Man 3 3D — (Opens Fri) 1:50; 4:30; 7:15; 10 plus Sat-Sun 11:10pm. 42 —Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:10; 7; 9:35; Fri-Wed 1:30; 4:05; 6:45; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 10:55am. The Big Wedding —Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:15; 5:15; 7:25; 9:45; Fri-Wed 1:15; 3:15; 7:25; 9:30. The Croods — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:15; 5:15; 7:25; Fri-Sun 1:20; 3:55 plus Sat-Sun

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11:15am; Fri-Wed 1:15; 3:15; 5:15; 7:25; 9:30. Sat-Sun 11:15am. Oblivion — Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:10; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed 1:30; 4:05; 6:45; 9:30 plus SatSun 10:55am. Pain and Gain — Wed-Thu 1:35; 4:10; 7; 9:35; Fri-Wed 1:45; 4:35; 7:10; 9:55 plus Sat-Sun 11:05am. The Place Beyond the Pines — Wed-Thu 1; 3:50; 6:50; 9:45. Scary Movie 5 — Wed-Thu 1:15; 3:15; 5:15; 7:25; 9:30.

years, until he’s discovered by reporter Shia LaBeouf. THE CROODS (PG; 98 min) Sort of like The Flintstones for the deconstructionist 21st century, this animated family flick has a prehistoric clan leaving the safety of its cave for the proverbial incredible journey. With lots of hip modern references of course, and Nick Cage as father Grug. EVIL DEAD (R; 91 min.) Staying in a remote cabin, five friends discover The Book of the Dead and unwittingly summon demons living in the nearby woods. Oops. The fight for survival is on. DISCONNECT (R; 115 min.) A hard-working lawyer always on his cell phone never has time for his family. His story collides with many others to weave a dramatic thriller about people struggling to connect with others in this wired world. G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (PG-13; 110 min.) For this sequel to the original G.I. Joe movie you already forgot happened, the producers hired the director of the Step Up movies and the writers of Zombieland. Nobody saw that coming, that’s for sure. The cast of Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and RZA, however, suggests more of the original’s almostas-lifelike-as-the-toys approach. JURASSIC PARK 3D (PG-13; 127 min.) Jeff Goldblum runs around a dinosaur-filled park screaming in excitement that he has finally reached the peak of his career. Enjoy that while it lasts. MUD (PG-13; 130 min.) Ellis and Neckbone, two 14year-olds living on a river in Arkansas, go on an adventure and come across some surprises, including a very gritty Matthew McConaughey. OBLIVION (PG-13; 126 min.) Tom Cruise, an experienced sci-fi performer, plays the part of a drone repairman on the devastated planet Earth. But when Cruise finds a woman in a downed spacecraft, he starts questioning his bosses and his own acting skills. OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (R; 120 min) The director of Training Day, who hasn’t made a good movie since, returns with this Gerard Butler actioner about a disgraced federal agent who must save the president when he’s trapped in a terrorist attack on the White House.

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG; 130 min.) When three of Oz’s witches first meet Kansas transplant Oscar Diggs (James Franco), they’re disappointed. This, they worry, can’t possibly be the great wizard everyone’s expecting. Can he prove them wrong before the magical land’s epic problems spiral out of control? PAIN AND GAIN (R; 130 min) Mark Walhberg and Dwayne Johnson are bodybuilders who take up a life of crime in this thriller based on a true story. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (R 140; min.) A former lover (Eva Mendes) tells motorcycle stuntman Luke (Ryan Gosling) they have a child together. Luke starts robbing banks to provide for them and a cop (Bradley Cooper) gets on his case. RENOIR (R; 111 min.) In this French film, a wounded WW1 veteran returns home to his artistic father on the French Riviera, where he feels inspired by a young female model. THE SAPPHIRES (PG13; 103 min.) When the Sapphires, four talented Aboriginal girls, entertain the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968, they learn a little bit about love and friendship in the process. Yay! SCARY MOVIE 5 (PG-13; 85 min.) Somewhere the Wayans Brothers are rolling over in a big pile of money. TO THE WONDER (R; 112 min.) Neil (Ben Affleck) falls for a Ukrainian divorcee living in Paris and invites her to live in Oklahoma with him. TRANCE (R; 101 min.) An art auctioneer and hypnotherapist team up to steal back a lost painting from dangerous gangsters. Oh, the price we pay for quality art. UPSIDE DOWN (PG-13; 100 min.) For 10 years Adam has loved Eden, who lives in a twinned world, where gravity pulls in the opposite direction (a great excuse when someone doubts your long-distance girlfriend is real). Desperate, he begins a dangerous quest to reconnect with her. UPSTREAM COLOR (NR; 96 min.) From visionary filmmaker Shane Carruth, a man and a woman feel drawn to each other by an ageless organism that threatens to undermine their identities.

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IRON MAN 3 (PG-13; 101 min.) Of all people, did anyone think Robert Downey Jr. would end up being the star of one of the biggest comic book movie franchises in history? The blue-hairand-mascara goth get-up in Back to School certainly didn’t offer any clues. But Iron Man, one of the clunkiest and lamest super heroes ever devised (wow, you have armor on‌okay) needed somebody with flair and cool to spare to breathe some life into him. So now he’s back in this second sequel, which features him flying around

again and blowing more stuff up. 41st Avenue is even doing a marathon of the other films on Thursday. May we suggest skipping the second one and just showing the first film twice? (Opens Fri at Santa Cruz 9, Scotts Valley, Green Valley Cinema) ROMEO & JULIET (1996) This most pop of Baz Luhrmann’s films is probably the best prep for his new Great Gatsby adaptation (maybe Moulin Rouge, but this is way more fun). Though he’s stuck to a vintage look with Gatsby, his Shakespeare flick first showed how far out he was willing to go in bringing his own vision of a classic story to the

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Epicure BERRY NICE The popular Spring Plant Sale returns to UCSC Farm and Garden this weekend, with a variety of berries, eggplants, tomatoes and much more.

Where Exactly is Our West End? BY CHRISTINA WATERS

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uddenly the stalwart, if unexciting, La Mission on Mission Street is gone. After 10 years of serving up textbook tacos, huevos rancheros and refried bean creations, the warm and always friendly little restaurant has closed its doors. We are keeping our eyes peeled for something interesting to occupy the highly desirable location between Pizzeria Avanti and Coffeetopia.

TAP, BUT NO MAP: Meanwhile, more changes are afoot. This one mystifies me. The minute I saw the application for beer and wine

license in the window of the still flourishing Bonny Doon Vineyard tasting room, I stepped up for a closer look. And what I saw was, to say the least, surprising. The plan is to open something called West End Taproom and Kitchen, which will specialize in having on tap microbrews from the greater Bay Area, including Tied House. Okay, so there will be a new taproom and kitchen where the cavernous Le Cigare Volant and adjoining wine tasting room have been. And what’s more, the new beer hall is said to be planning outdoor seating for beer-lovers who need to quaff out under the sun.

But wait? Isn’t there already an outdoor microbrew pit stop just across the parking lot from the planned “West End� Taproom? So there will be two establishments specializing in artisanal beers within spitting distance of each other. To call this “unexpected� would be an understatement. The other thing that nags at my cerebral moorings is the name: “West End.� Locals call it the Westside, the northern end of town where Kelly’s, O’mei, New Leaf, El Salchichero, et al. are located. Not the “West End.� While I ponder the marketing wisdom of insisting upon such a

name alteration, let me add that the larger portion of the building, closest to New Leaf, will remain Bonny Doon Vineyard winery proper. This will not be changing. BD winemaker Randall Grahm assures me that he will continue using the winery at the Ingalls Street complex as his base of winemaking operations for the foreseeable future. And that’s located on the Westside of Santa Cruz, fyi. GROW YOUR OWN: If your green thumb is itching to get planting, then make sure you plan to head up to UCSC Farm & Garden this weekend—May 4 & 5—for the ginormous annual Spring Plant Sale. Think of this as the region’s largest array of organically grown herb and flower starts, vegetables and perennials. Filling the Barn Theater parking lot at the base of the UCSC campus— intersection of Bay & High streets— the sale opens on Saturday from 10am-3pm, and on Sunday from 10am-2pm. If you belong to the Friends of the Farm & Garden, you can enjoy an early entrance starting at 9am on Saturday. It will be plant heaven, loaded with a huge selection of tomatoes and peppers (all kinds, hot and sweet), plus eggplants, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, lettuces and other vegetables. Tomato fans will find plenty to choose from, with some 30 heirloom, slicer, cherry, and paste varieties available at this year’s sale, including “Summer Feast,� “Black from Tula,� “Rainbow’s End,� “Red Zebra,� “Juan Flamme,� “Sungold,� “Isis Candy,� “Summer Feast,� “Chocolate Cherry,� “Yellow Pear,� “San Marzano,� “Amish Paste,� “Valley Girl,� “Pruden’s Purple,� “Oregon Spring,� “Big Beef,� “Brandywine� (red and yellow) and “Cherokee Purple.� New varieties of Italian and Asian eggplants and alpine strawberries, as well as a dazzling array of exotic basils, are some of the highlights of this wildly popular sale. For flower lovers, there will be myriad roses, plus annuals perfect for both bouquets and landscaping, including cosmos, hollyhocks, Mexican sunflowers, poppies, snapdragons and more, many grown from seeds generously donated by Renee’s Garden Seeds. 0

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STRANGELY DELICIOUS Caitlin Parker of Firefly CafÊ can explain while her bagels look different than everyone else’s.

Caitlin Parker Owner, Firefly CafĂŠ

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aitlin Parker opened Firefly CafÊ in 2006, moving it to its current location a year later. But she says it never gets old when somebody calls one of her bagels their favorite ever. A1E( EVg R] g]c` POUSZa Z]]Y a] eSW`R- CAITLIN PARKER: They’re all done by hand everyday. I don’t use a mixer at all. When you’re working that much energy into the yeast, they get super poofy and yummy. Then when I boil them, I boil them in a rice cooker. So they’re not just cooking. They’re also steaming. They do have a hole, but they grow in by the time they get baked. You don’t have cream cheese all over your leg that way. EVg RWR g]c Sf^O\R bVS [S\c- We do crazy bagel sandwiches

right now. We have nine or ten different kinds. We just got to that point where we were ready to grow and wanted to do something creative. So we thought at Surfrider CafĂŠ one night and bounced around a bunch of ideas. We got a French toast bagel and poutine bagel, which is covered in gravy. They’ve gotten crazy. It’s not your typical breakfast bagel. 2] g]c ZWYS Ac`T`WRS`- Yeah, we tend to go hang out there a lot after work, and have a lot of our employee meetings there. It’s good beer. Avocado fries are genius. 7a bVWa bVS YW\R ]T ^ZOQS eVS`S a][S]\S QO\ Q][S W\ O\R aOg ¡7¸R ZWYS [g cacOZ¸- Especially in our winter months, we know about

90 percent of our customers. We have our regulars’ wall, where if you’ve been a customer for an extended period of time, you have your own mug on the wall. Sometimes I know people’s regular stuff more than I know their actual names.There have definitely been times where I’ve been on the street and said, “Hey, white mocha guy!� EVOb R`W\Ya U] PSab eWbV O POUSZ- I think the bitterness from a dark

Italian roast tastes so delicious with a spicy jalapeno bagel with cream cheese. The jalapeno flavor goes well with a creamy spread. It’s kind of like a jalapeno popper. /`S bVS`S O\g POUSZ TZOd]`a g]c ZSTb PSVW\R- The funniest one we tried was an Oreo bagel one time, and a Butterfinger bagel—a play on VooDoo Donuts [in Portland, Oregon]. They were adorable, and they tasted delicious, and I know that because I was the one who had to eat them because nobody wanted to buy them.

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Diner’s Guide Symbols made simple: $ = Under $10 $$ = $11-$15 $$$ = $16-$20 $$$$ = $21 and up Price Ranges based on average cost of dinner entree and salad, excluding alcoholic beverages

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APTOS $$ Aptos

Ambrosia India Bistro Indian. Authentic Indian dishes and specialties served in a 207 Searidge Rd, 831.685.0610 comfortable dining room. Lunch buffet daily 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner daily 5pm to close. www.ambrosiaib.com

$ Aptos

Heather’s Patisserie

$$$ Aptos

Severino’s Grill

$$ Aptos

Zameen Mediterranean

7486 Soquel Dr, 831.662.3546

7500 Old Dominion Ct, 831.688.8987

Bakery and deli. f. A wide variety of Parisian style pastries, breads and American baked goods baked fresh on site daily. Hot breakfast and lunch available daily. Enjoy with our organic coffee and espresso. Delicious, custom built wedding cakes available. Open 6am Mon - Fri, 7am Sat - Sun. Continental California cuisine. Breakfast all week 6:30-11am, lunch all week 11am-2pm; dinner Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun-Thu 5-9pm. www.seacliffinn.com.

Middle Eastern/Mediterranean. Fresh, fast, flavorful. Gourmet 7528 Soquel Dr, 831.688.4465 meat and vegetarian kebabs, gyros, falafel, healthy salads and Mediterranean flatbread pizzas. Beer and wine. Dine in or take out. Tue-Sun 11am-8pm.

CAPITOLA $$ Capitola

Britannia Arms

$$ Capitola

Geisha Sushi

$$$

Shadowbrook

Capitola

1750 Wharf Rd, 831.475.1511

$$$

Stockton Bridge Grille

Capitola

231 Esplanade, 831.464.1933

$$$ Capitola

Zelda’s

110 Monterey Ave, 831.464.2583

British and Classic American.. Daily specials. Happy Hour Monday - Friday.

Japanese. This pretty and welcoming sushi bar serves 200 Monterey Ave, 831.464.3328 superfresh fish in unusual but well-executed sushi combinations. Wed-Mon 11:30am-9pm. California Continental. Swordfish and other seafood specials. Dinner Mon-Thu 5:30-9:30pm; Fri 5-10pm; Sat 4-10:30pm; Sun 4-9pm. Mediterranean tapas. Innovative menu, full-service bar, international wine list and outdoor dining with terrific views in the heart of Capitola Village. Open daily.

California cuisine. Nightly specials include prime rib 203 Esplanade, 831.475.4900 and lobster. Daily 7am-2am.

SANTA CRUZ $ Charlie Hong Kong California organic meets Southeast Asian street food. Organic Santa Cruz 1141 Soquel Ave, 831. 426.5664 noodle & rice bowls, vegan menu, fish & meat options, Vietnamese style sandwiches, eat-in or to-go. Consistent winner “Best Cheap Eats.� Open daily 11am-11pm $$ The Crepe Place Tunisian Santa Cruz

Crepes and more. Featuring the spinach crepe and 1134 Soquel Ave, 831.429.6994 donut. Full bar. Mon-Thu 11am-midnight, Fri 11am-1am, Sat 10am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight.

$$ Crow’s Nest Seafood. Fresh seafood, shellfish, Midwestern aged beef, pasta Santa Cruz 2218 East Cliff Dr, 831.476.4560 specialties, abundant salad bar. Kids menu and nightly entertainment. Harbor & Bay views. Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily. $$ Gabriella Cafe Santa Cruz 910 Cedar St., 831.457.1677

Califormia-Italian. Fresh from farmers’ markets organic vegetables, local seafood, grilled steaks, frequent duck and rabbit, famous CHICKEN GABRIELLA, legendary local wine list, romantic mission-style setting with patio, quiet side street.

Hindquarter Americana. Ribs, steaks and burgers are definitely the stars. $$ Santa Cruz 303 Soquel Ave, 831.426.7770 Full bar. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm; dinner Sun-Thu 5:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:30-10pm. $$ Hoffman’s California/full-service bakery. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. “Best Santa Cruz 1102 Pacific Ave, 837.420.0135 Eggs Benedict in Town.� Happy Hour Mon-Fri 5-6pm. Halfprice appetizers; wines by the glass. Daily 8am-9pm. $$ Hula’s Island Grill Santa Cruz 221 Cathcart St, 831.426.4852

’60s Vegas meets ’50s Waikiki. Amazing dining experience in kitchy yet swanky tropical setting. Fresh fish, great steaks, vegetarian. Full-service tiki bar. Happy-hour tiki drinks. Aloha Fri, Sat lunch 11:30am-5pm. Dinner nightly 5pm-close.

India Joze $ Santa Cruz 418 Front St, 831.325-3633

Eclectic Pan Asian dishes. Vegetarian, seafood, lamb and chicken with a wok emphasis since 1972. Cafe, catering, culinary classes, food festivals, beer and wine. Open for lunch and dinner daily except Sunday 11:30-9pm. Special events most Sundays.

$$ Johnny’s Harborside Santa Cruz 493 Lake Ave, 831.479.3430

Seafood/California. Fresh catch made your way! Plus many other wonderful menu items. Great view. Full bar. Happy hour Mon-Fri. Brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm. Open daily.

$$$ La Posta Italian. La Posta serves Italian food made in the old style— Santa Cruz 538 Seabright Ave, 831.457.2782 simple and delicious. Wed-Thu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm and Sun 5-8pm.

$$ Laili Santa Cruz 101B Cooper St, 831.423.4545

Silk road flavors. Fresh, nourishing and delectable Mediterranean cuisine with a unique Afghan twist. Patio dining. Open daily for lunch 11:30-3pm & dinner at 5pm.

$$ Louie’s Cajun Kitchen Santa Cruz 110 Church St., 831.429.2000

Laissez les bons temps rouler at this cool, funky N’awlins-style celebration of food, libations and bluesy sounds. Start with a Hurricane as you peruse our menu of serious cajun goodness.

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Olitas Fine Mexican cuisine. Opening daily at noon. $$ Santa Cruz 49-B Municipal Wharf, 831.458.9393 $$ Pacific Thai Thai. Individually prepared with the freshest ingredients, Santa Cruz 1319 Pacific Ave, 831.420.1700 plus ambrosia bubble teas, shakes. Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10pm, Sat noon-10pm, Sun noon-9:30pm. Authentic Hawaiian Island Cuisine! Featuring “The Reef� tropical bar. Large outdoor patio. Variety of poke, wraps, salads, vegetarian, all entrees under $10! “Aloha Fridays,� Hawaiian music and hula! Open 11-10pm Sun-Wed,11-11pm Thur-Sat!

Ristorante Italiano $$ Santa Cruz 555 Soquel Ave, 831.458.2321

Italian-American. Mouthwatering, generous portions, friendly service and the best patio in town. Full bar. Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am, dinner nightly at 5pm.

$$ Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing California / Brewpub. Enjoy a handcrafted organic ale in the Santa Cruz 402 Ingalls Street, Ste 27 taproom or the outdoor patio while you dine on Bavarian pretzels, 831.425.4900 a bowl of french fries, Santa Cruz’s best fish tacos and more. Open everday noon until 10pm. Food served until 7pm. $$ Soif Wine bar with menu. Flawless plates of great character and Santa Cruz 105 Walnut Ave, 831.423.2020 flavor; sexy menu listings and wines to match. Dinner MonThu 5-9pm, Fri-Sat 5-10pm, Sun 4-9pm; retail shop Mon 5pmclose, Tue-Sat noon-close, Sun 4pm-close.

Stagnaro Bros. Seafood and more. Family owned since 1937. Fresh seafood, $$ Santa Cruz 21 Municipal Wharf, 831.423.2180 pasta and steaks . Kid friendly. Panoramic ocean views from the main dining room and Upper Deck Lounge. Large outdoor fish market on site with 20+ types of fresh fish. Open daily at 11am. $$ Woodstock’s Pizza Santa Cruz 710 Front St, 831.427.4444

Pizza. Pizza, fresh salads, sandwiches, wings, desserts, beers on tap. Patio dining, sports on HDTV and free WiFi. Large groups and catering. Open and delivering Fri-Sat 11am-2am, Mon-Thu 11am-1am, Sun 11am-midnight.

SCOTTS VALLEY $ Heavenly Cafe American. Serving breakfast and lunch daily. Large parties Scotts Valley 1210 Mt. Hermon Rd, 831.335.7311 welcome. Mon-Fri 6:30am-2:15pm, Sat-Sun 7am-2:45pm.

Steak & Jazz Thursdays THURSDAYS

Sounds of Brazil featuring Trio Passarim (�The Bird Trio�) SATURDAYS

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$ Pono Hawaiian Grill Santa Cruz 120 Union St, 831.426.pono

175 WEST CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ 831.460.5012 JDVHOTELS.COM/AQUARIUS

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