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Currents Chip Scheuer

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GONCHAROFF AND RUNNING Tim Goncharoff, a resources director for the county’s Department of Public Works, has announced his candidacy for the 2014 Santa Cruz City Council race.

Council's First Candidate Eco-focused Tim Goncharoff gets the jump on Santa Cruz’s 2014 race BY JACOB PIERCE

im Goncharoff only wants Santa Cruz to be the most sustainable city in the country. “I don’t think it would be that hard to do, and I think it can be done,” says Goncharoff, who has announced his candidacy for the 2014 city council race. Goncharoff, a resources director for Santa Cruz County’s Department of Public Works, has a pony tail, a Hawaiian shirt and a temporary tattoo with a heart and a pair of wings: it says “Born to Rideshare.” He also has an early jump on an election that often doesn’t see announcements like this until the spring, and some big ideas for city government. Goncharoff, who serves on the city planning commission, envisions a new electric trolley running from the Boardwalk that could make stops downtown, a destination tourists

have been skipping for decades. This hypothetical trolley leaves from a hypothetical parking structure next to the county building—technically county property, but within city limits—with solar panels blanketing the top to charge up the trolleys while they wait. “It doesn’t require new technology,” Goncharoff says. “It just requires some vision and cooperation.” Yeah, and money. Goncharoff hopes funds for such projects could come from Community Choice Aggregation, a project which would allow people with solar panels and windmills to sell energy back to a countywide grid. Goncharoff’s friend Virginia Johnson, former director of Ecology Action, is currently studying that concept, which also has the backing of local politicians like county supervisor John Leopold and supe hopeful Ryan

Coonerty. There’s another possibility too, he says. The state’s new cap and trade emissions program’s revenue could make hundreds of millions of dollars available each year for grants— assuming Californians’ emissions fall slowly enough to face sizable taxes. Goncharoff says if the city starts planning for sustainable projects now, they could be eligible for some of these grants. There will be three open seats in the 2014 November election. Mayor Hilary Bryant and councilmember David Terrazas are both considering running for re-election. Vice-mayor Lynn Robinson will term out due to temporary term limits. Grant writer Steve Pleich, an activist for the poor and homeless, will run in his third straight election, and has also

announced his candidacy. “It’s all about raising money, and I’ve had a hard time with that. That’s why I’m starting early,” he says. Robert Singleton, chief marketing officer for Civinomics, is considering running, as is Cynthia Chase, program director for nonprofit Gemma. Richelle Noroyan, who finished fifth last year when she ran for one of four seats, might toss her hat in as well. “I needed to start a little bit earlier in terms of visibility and fundraising,” says Noroyan, who’s gauging how much support she has for another run. “I’m hopefully not going to make the same mistakes if I decide to run again.” CeCe Pinheiro, who ran in 2012, has decided she can “win big” by sitting this one out and throwing her support behind Goncharoff. “He has this experience that’s right for Santa Cruz, he’s nationally known as the plastic bag-ban guy, and he’s a considerable environmentalist,” says Pinheiro, a former Community TV administrator and school board member. “That’s what we we need in public office, someone who knows how they can make a difference for the environment and for Santa Cruz.” Goncharoff admits some of his ideas sound difficult to accomplish but notes Santa Cruzans played a pivotal role in getting Cold Stone Creamery to rethink polystyrene cups and getting Best Buy to update its E-Waste program. “Sometimes we think we’re a small town and we can’t make a difference with these global problems, but there’s power in a good example,” he says. Goncharoff, who would plan to continue working for the county, would also like to see the city start replacing its fleet with electric vehicles, put solar panels pretty much “everywhere” and start composting, too—as big cities like New York, Seattle, Portland and Boulder do. The father of three says he wants to do it all for his kids. “I think a lot about their future and the future of their kids,” he says. “I want to create a city that they can live in and they can thrive.” 0

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Safety Costs As one potential tax increase slides out of public view, another one might be about to creep into city discussions. Plans to put a possible Santa Cruz desalination plant—which effectively would have been a water rate increase for more than 100,000 water customers—has been put on hold. But the issue of a new “alternative funding” came up at a recent public safety task force meeting, where members discussed recommendations for ways to hopefully make Santa Cruz a safer place to live. “We think whatever recommendation we’re making is going require alternative funding,” said task force chair Kris Reyes, spokesperson for the Seaside Company, which owns the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The task force was discussing whether or not to leave the word “alternative funding” in the introduction to its draft policy recommendations, an 18-page document, as a necessary tool to implement changes to law enforcement, social services and crime prevention. “What we don’t want to do is give them a report that, when you total it up, costs $10 million or even remotely [close],” Reyes continued. “At least acknowledge that an alternative funding source may be needed to do this. … I don’t think it’s our expertise to figure out where all this funding could come from.” County Treasurer Fred Keeley, who leads task force discussions, told the members at the four-hour meeting there was already an assumption some tax initiative might end up in front of voters. Keeley said discussing funding is basically within the task force’s assigned duties. But ultimately it’s still the members’ call. “At the outset, there was discussion in terms of being somewhat responsible for the recommendations you made, that those are going to end up in four buckets about the city, the county, the neighborhoods and the voters,” Keeley said. “’To the extent that the voters are implicated or are the obvious source over and above

existing funding, talking about what alternatives you have is in purview of the task force and in purview of the mission of the task force. But again this is your decision.’”

The Other List When Ernie Traugot calls himself “lucky,” one can’t help but wonder if the Holocaust survivor and Los Altos resident is exaggerating just a bit. He makes exile sound like a vacation. “I really never suffered,” Traugot told a crowd at last weekend’s Pacific Rim Film Festival. “I befriended a Pilipina lady and had a good time most of the time until the Japanese said ‘no more.’” When Traugot, whose daughter in-law is UCSC’s Cori Houston, was 19 years old, bloodshed and destruction forced his Jewish family to seek refuge in the Philippines with a visa supported by Pilipino president Manuel Quezon—despite Pilipino anti-Semitism and stiff protests from the U.S. State Department. But, as shown in documentary Rescue in the Philippines, which screened Saturday at the festival before Traugot’s Q&A, Japan invaded the Philippines too, eventually forcing his family to flee again—this time to the Pilipino mountains. “We went to the mountains and hid in the caves until the war was over, and that was a little hard,” Traugot, now 94, told the crowd at the Rio Theater after a screening of Rescue in the Philippines. Traugot’s talk and the film were a window for Santa Cruzans into the hardships of World War II and also how discussions over some poker games between Quezon, American diplomat Paul McNutt, an ambitious colonel named Dwight Eisenhower—then an aide to General Douglas MacArthur—and some other high-ranking officials saved more Jewish lives during World War II than industrialist Oskar Schindler did. Traugot’s brother had thankfully moved to the Phillipines first when he smelled Nazi anti-Semitism rearing its ugly head, and that made escaping less difficult. “We found a way,” Traugot said. “When you had a connection to get out of Germany, it was easier to leave because they wanted you out.” 0

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BOXED OUT Thomas Sage has been making a living performing on Pacific Avenue for three years, but his didgeridoo doesn’t fit into the space limitations of a new downtown ordinance.

The e Politics Polit o tics off Pacific Paciific Ave Ave v Local ar artists rttissts t say sa ay new new regulations regullattions on sstreet ttreett performers perrfo ormers ar aree ar arbitrary rb biittrary an and d ttoo oo rrestrictive. essttricttivve. Can th they ey solve solve downtown’s dow wn ntow wn n’s problems? problems? BY GEOR GEORGIA RGIA PERRY

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other other reason reason is Ordinance Ordinance 2013-14, 20113-14, an amendment amendment to to section section 5.43 of of the the city city code code that that restricts restricts the the space space allotted for fo or “noncommercial “noncommercial use u of of city city streets streets and and allotted sidewalks” (i.e. (i.e. street street performance) perfo orm mance) to to 12 square square feet feeet sidewalks” individual or group. group. Sage Sage says says the sa the space space it it takes takes per individual to perform perfo orm with with his large large instrument instrument is ou tside him to outside the bounds bounds of of the the new new restrictions, restricti t ons, which which go go into into the efffeect this week. week. In preparation, preparattion, o he he picked picked up up a new new effect job as a baker. bakerr. He He has has to to wake wake up up at at three three o’clock o’clock in the the job morning for fo or his shift. shift. morning addition to to limiting limiting a performer perrfo ormer or artist’s artist’s space space In addition to 12 square square feet, feeet, the the ordinance ordinance c requires requires that that anyone anyone to with any any sort sort of of setup setup (called (called a “display “display device” device” in with municipal code code jargon) jargon) must must be 12 feet feeet from from another another municipal display device device and and 14 feet feeet from from m “protected “protected features” fea e tures” display downtown: any any building, building, street streeet corner, cornerr, intersection, intersection, downtown: kiosk, dr inking fountain, fo ountain, pub lic telephone, telephone, ben ch, kiosk, drinking public bench,

trash can, information infform o ati t on or directory directory sign, s AT TM trash ATM macchine, vending vending cart, cart, or public public sculpture. scu ulpture. Finally, Finally, machine, the ordinance o dinance bans or bans people people from from laying layyiing cloths cloths on the the the sidew ewalk, a popular popular method method for for o displaying displayying jewelry jewelry sidewalk, and oth er ar two ork ffor o or sal e—requirin ng instead instead a table table and other artwork sale—requiring otther freestanding freestanding structure. structure. or other The new new ordinance ordinance is billed billed as a solution so olution to to the the The growin w g overcrowding overcrowding of of downtown downtown streets, streets, which wh hich growing has become become more more of of an issue issue in the the last last two two years, years, as has the economy e econ omy has has begun to to recover. recoverr. And A And while wh hile street street the artissts and and business business owners owners alike alike agree agrree that that Pacific Pacific artists Aven nue sidewalks sidewalks have have become become crowded—some crowded—some have have Avenue com mpared it it to to a flea flea market—the market—the ordinance ordin d ance makes makes compared illeggal some some of of Santa Santa Cruz’s Cruz’s most most popular popul p ar street street illegal attrac a tions, raising raising questions questions about abou ut the t e direction th direction of of attractions, dow wntown. downtown.

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POP GOES THE SCENE Tom Noddy performing on Pacific Avenue in the 1980s, before he went on to have a successful career performing his ‘bubble magic’ around the world. He says the new ordinance will keep the most talented new performers out of Santa Cruz.

Street Justice To understand the future implications of the ordinance, it is necessary to first look to the past. Talk of regulating downtown street artists began in 1980, when sidewalks were filled with acts like Artis the Spoonman, who went on to play with Frank Zappa and Soundgarden; the Flying Karamazov Brothers, whose juggling and comedy show started on Pacific Ave. and eventually made it to Broadway; and Tom Noddy, whose bubble blowing art performances also began on Pacific. Noddy has gone on to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman and continues to pack auditoriums around the globe with his show, “Bubble Magic.” At that time, there was talk of outright banning street performance on city sidewalks because of conflicts between business owners and performers. But instead of passing legislation, the city council worked alongside the police force, the Downtown Neighbors’ Association, and a group of 35 street performers spearheaded by Noddy to create a document that was known as the Street Performing Voluntary Guidelines. The guidelines implored performers to do things like

rotate locations each hour, refrain from blocking pedestrian traffic and setting up too close to other performers, and respect the city’s 10pm noise curfew. The guidelines were published and passed around to all performers, and Noddy now says the process “allowed us all to use common sense and try to keep petty disagreements from getting us all into court, or city council chambers.” Politicians came and went, continuing to let the voluntary guidelines stand until 1994, when a new ordinance was passed that outlined restrictions on how far performers had to be from various features downtown such as curbs, drinking fountains, ATMs, etc. But the distance varied for each feature—10 feet from one, 12 feet from another— resulting in a confusing matrix that performers were simply unable to keep up with, making them reliant on police officers and downtown hosts to tell them where it was OK to set up. Noddy says the 1994 ordinances went largely unenforced, with police and performers still using the voluntary guidelines. But in 2002, a petition circulated by downtown business owners led to a new round of downtown ordinances that further restricted street performers.

Squaring Off So how exactly did we end up with a law restricting street performers to a 12 square foot box? (For reference,

that is about the space of a single card table.) Scott Collins, who is Assistant to the City Manager, created the proposal for the ordinance with Santa Cruz Redevelopment Manager Julie Hendee. Collins is adamant that the goal of the ordinance is not to drive away street performance, which he says is something that makes Santa Cruz special. He is quick to assert that ordinance does make allowance for larger acts at a couple locations downtown, but the performers would have to get a permit to take advantage. “If you go to other downtowns, they don’t look anything like ours. Go to Los Gatos, go to Carmel, go to Monterey. We do a really good job of finding a good balance so people can demonstrate artistic skill and sell things that they’ve created themselves, and I do believe a lot of tourists enjoy that feature,” he says. “The balance just didn’t seem to be working…We were finding that [street artists and musicians] were laid out all next to each other so they’d take up almost a whole block.” But is street performance still valued under the ordinance? Many performers are saying no, since the new rules make it impossible for bands with more than one member, or bands with a large instrument to play, meaning the end of such onlyin-Santa-Cruz phenomena as piano sidewalk performances. City Council insiders have suggested that the ordinance was originally intended to address only the blanket issue—street artists who display jewelry and other handmade goods for sale by laying a tapestry directly onto the sidewalk. There were complaints from business owners that it was those displays that took up too much space, and could potentially trip pedestrians. Chip (who uses no last name), the Executive Director of the Downtown Association, says the Association did pass on concerns to city council about “the increase of stuff on the sidewalk,” and says the end goal his organization hoped for was a law requiring artists to display wares off of the ground, on tables or boxes. “I have not been aware recently of the street musician culture being an issue for business downtown,” he adds. “Conversely, it is a benefit to downtown. I think it adds to the overall culture and environment that

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Frustrated that they weren’t included in the decision-making process, Noddy and the performers withdrew the guidelines. Tension has existed, to varying degrees, ever since. Steve Belcher, who was the police chief at the time, helped to create the guidelines, and now says he was satisfied with the rules they all agreed on. But when it came to implementing them, there were challenges. “It puts a beat officer in a really tough position,” he says. “There was really no enforcement capability. You can imagine handing someone the list of rules and saying, ‘Will you please not do this?’ And they say, ‘I don’t care.’ What’s the poor copper gonna do? You really need something that’s codified and that’s easy to understand so everybody can be treated fairly.” These days, even street performers themselves are not entirely opposed to some legislation. Nathaniel Wagner is a guitar player and singer who travels the country busking. On a Monday afternoon, he is arranging wildflowers on the sidewalk on Pacific Ave., in front of an overturned hat he has laid out out for donations. He has been in town for a week, and says he has been perpetually frustrated with “vagrant type people” who try to steal his money out of his hat. “It happened three times by three different people yesterday, and that was just an hour. But the hospitality [guides] were pretty good about it. They got them out of the way eventually,” he says. “I don’t have no problems really with the new ordinance, because of that kind of riff raff in general.” The irony is the ordinance doesn’t really address “vagrant type people,” as Wagner calls them. There are problems downtown that most people—residents, visitors, business owners and street performers alike— can agree on, most having to do with panhandling, criminal behavior and methamphetamine addiction. But the new ordinance doesn’t tackle any of those issues. Instead, it focuses on limiting street performers, a longtime staple of downtown Santa Cruz.

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people like about downtown…People absolutely love the marimbas and bluegrass bands that are out there.” Chip says he occasionally receives complaints about a group being too loud or needing to move, but that the issue is being managed well by simply talking to performers when a problem comes up.

squeezed out, they have no recourse under the ordinance as written. “I had hoped the council would slow down to just spend a little more time with some of the people in the community affected by the changes, and see if there’s a way to create some ordinances that wouldn’t ignore their concerns,” says Lane.

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The ordinance was passed hastily. The City Arts Commission was not even consulted before the ordinance came to council, and opposition from dozens of artists who came to city council meetings on Sept. 10 and Sept. 24 was unceremoniously ignored. Councilmember Cynthia Mathews publicly dismissed artists’ concerns that the ordinance limited their First Amendment rights to free speech as “disingenuous at best and, honestly, idiotic at worst.” (This, however, would appear to be contradicted by a 1979 US District Court ruling in Massachusetts which determined that street performance qualifies as free speech expression, and for business owners to regulate it is “unqualified censorship and just what the First Amendment forbids.”) At the Sept. 24 city council meeting, councilmember Don Lane brought up the frequent sidewalk sales held by downtown merchants, in which racks of clothing and long cafeteria tables of goods literally do fill the sidewalks. “If we were really worried about the obstructions in the sidewalk, we wouldn’t allow this. But we do,” he told council. Vice Mayor Lynn Robinson was the only one who responded to his concerns, saying that sidewalk sales were different than street artists using the sidewalk because the sales are “not a willy-nilly everyday kind of experience.” In the end, Lane and councilmember Micah Posner voted against the ordinance and Robinson along with councilmembers David Terrazas, Pamela Comstock, Cynthia Mathews and Mayor Hilary Bryant voted for it. “I understand for some people they feel like they might be getting squeezed out, and I guess we’ll have to discover if that’s truly the case,” Robinson added. But there is no trial period on this ordinance, and if and when people are indeed getting

The City Arts Commission was not even consulted before the ordinance came to council, and opposition from dozens of artists who came to city council meetings on Sept. 10 and Sept. 24 was unceremoniously ignored. It’s hard to tell for certain why the ordinance was passed so quickly through council, without undergoing any revisions or input from public arts officials. Some suspect council members didn’t want to deal with another meeting filled with complaints from a hostile public, who frequently interrupted the September council meetings where the ordinance was discussed to boo or shout out of turn. Others suggest that the ordinance is too closely tied to the issue of public safety, which

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has become a sensitive subject in light of Santa Cruz’s crime wave last winter. With the growing influence of community groups like Take Back Santa Cruz on the electorate, some council members have expressed concern that hesitating to supporting any ordinance billed as a public safety measure would be a careerending move. Noddy says there is some historical context for this kind of law—one that more symbolically takes a stand against a gritty downtown without actually delving into the core of real issues. “The progressives in Santa Cruz have often looked for ways to draw a line in the sand and make it clear that they are not so liberal that they wouldn’t stand up to crime or criminals and sometimes that has led them to campaigns similar to the one that’s running through town right now,” he says.

Best Option? In the tangle of confusion surrounding the ordinance, one thing is certain: If the community had been seriously consulted on the content of this ordinance, the vast majority of Santa Cruz would consider it far from perfect. Dixie Mills is the founder of the Santa Cruz Fringe Festival, which brings theater, comedy, dance and circus acts to a variety of venues in Santa Cruz for several days each summer. As a person who straddles the worlds of traveling artists and established arts business (Mills is the resident choreographer at The 418 Project and also teaches Pilates in town), Mills opposes the ordinance. “This new ordinance will silently kill the street performer/vendor scene that is so much a part of the flavor of downtown Santa Cruz. If the ordinance just banned this kind of activity all together, there would probably be a big uproar. This way these activities are still allowed, but they are so constrained with rules that slowly but surely we will have a quieter, and less interesting downtown,” she says. “It seems to me the spirit of Santa Cruz would want to attract these artists instead of making it difficult or impossible for them to share their talents.” Downtown Santa Cruz’s

sidewalks don’t have the capacity to accommodate large groups of people surrounding a performer—the kind of audience the best street performers in places with car-free pedestrian malls like Boulder, Colorado and Covent Garden in London can expect. In Santa Cruz, performers have never come for that. They’ve come to experience the spirit of our town, or they are locals like Noddy who develop their acts here before hitting the big time. But Noddy expects the effect of the new ordinances will be to deter the best performers from coming to Santa Cruz. “There just isn’t that much money to be made on that narrow sidewalk to make it worth competing with so many other performers, and asked to share the same restrictions with panhandlers, and develop relationships with police of various sorts. That’s not the fun part of the job,” he says. “There is an effort to change the nature of downtown and those directing the change don’t see room for performers.” Sage, the didgeridoo player, says the new ordinance reminds him of the drum circle that, until 2008, took place every Wednesday at the downtown farmers’ market. Not unlike downtown sidewalks, Sage says the drum circle was made up of about half serious musicians and half “druggie types, just kinda tweakin’ around, hangin’ around.” In ’08 the drum circle was banned from the farmers’ market, and police moved it to San Lorenzo Park. But the good musicians didn’t follow it there, says Sage. “Now it’s just druggie people. [The drum circle] got killed,” he says. “It’s dead.” Packing up his instrument after an hour in front of the New Leaf Market downtown on a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, Sage shakes his head. He calls the new ordinance a “sad attempt” to make Santa Cruz more like Carmel—more posh and with no street performers. At the same time, he says he’s seen enough selective enforcement of the current laws to have hope that this one won’t really change anything. “It’s not going to work, obviously,” he says. Only time will tell if he’s right. 0

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THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER Thomas Edison made dozens of short films; his 1910 version of ‘Frankenstein’ was believed lost until the 1960s. film repeatedly, I try to recognize the director’s underlying rhythms, so as to make sure that my accompaniments support the way the film breathes. Sometimes a simple atmospheric touch—an occasional note or chord— will complement the director’s intentions better than ongoing music," he reveals. "I'm trying to bring a scrappy sense of surprise to the music, " says the composer, a big fan of New York multimusicologist John Zorn. "He is the musical force of our time." Like Zorn, Collins' work sparkles with eclectic postmodernism, sounding at times like a mash-up of klezmer, Kurt Weil and Stravinsky. "Making this kind of music," Collins confesses," takes confidence and chops. It starts living inside you—you just have to get past your ego—and then it keeps on being pure discovery."

Monster Mash With its sensuous and witty new soundscapes, its reality show activities and crowd participation, the upcoming HalloweenWorld party promises to be nothing short of "controlled spontaneity," Collins predicts. Kids will be invited to get involved via life-sized Halloween paintings and global skyping from haunted houses around the world.

"It's going to be a big Halloween party, with lots of visuals, scary costumes and little film tasties." We can expect choice revisiting and revising of past New Music Works greatest hits, with loads of quickie new music soundbytes performed by Amanda Mendon, the uncanny Ariose Singers and Noise Clinic. In addition to Collins' score for Frankenstein, the NMW Ensemble and Chorus will perform Yoshiwara, a dashing excerpt from Collins' Metropolis score. Silent film freaks will thrill to a screening of Winsor McCay's 1916 animated short, How a Mosquito Operates, with music by Katrina Wreede. The evening will wrap up on an adventurous note of cutting-edge new music with a West Coast Premiere of John Zorn's All Hallow's Eve. Maestro Collins is convinced that Halloween and New Music Works fit together tighter than Miley Cyrus' tank top. "Horror and the scary—new music has been the servant of that from the beginning," he contends. "New music is music of the future, the fantastic." New Music Works’ Come as You Aren’t

Sat Oct 26, 7pm Rio Theater, Santa Cruz

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when they won Grammys, w hen th eyy w on ttwo wo Gr ammys, one one ffor o or Middle’s Malcolm in n the Middle ’s theme theme song song off Me,” and second “Boss o Me,” an d a secon d ffor or o Here Herre ABC’s—one Come the ABC’s— A one of of their their four fo our kid’ss album albums. Linnell, surprisingly, kid’ ms. Linn ell, surp risingly, hasn’t decided musicc is a ggood way h asn’t d eciided if musi ood w ay kids, but hee sa says tto o tteach each ki ds, bu ut h ays iitt can help help them memorize th em m em morize sstuff. tufff. “You “Y Yo ou rremember em member peculiar things—like oddball things that thin gs—lik ke od dball thin gs th at yyou ou wouldn’t were w ouldn’t eeven veen think w ere ggoing oing tto o memorable—from hearing them be m emorrable—from h earing th em music,” hee sa says. guess that’s thee in musi c,” , h ays. “I ggu ess th att’s th notion off ad advertising, that n otion o a veertising, th at yyou’re o ou’re putting something someone’s head pu uttting som mething in som eone’s h ead with thee T Trojan wi th th rojan Horse Horse of of a catchy catchy melody.” melo dy.” Their though, T heir latest latest sstudio tudio album, th ough, what Linnell has called thee ffeatures eea atur t es w hat Linn ell h as call ed th band’s material” and turned b and’s ““adult adult m aterial” an d turn ed into their most ambitious effort in to th eir m ost ambi tious ef ffo ort in yyears—a ears—a rreturn e eturn tto o fform, orm, o rreminiscent eminiscent off 1992’ 1992’ss Ap Apollo 18.. T The songs thee o pollo 18 he son gs on th 25-track average aboutt 90 25 25-tr track Nanobots N a veerage abou seconds with “Hive Mind,” secon ds in n llength, ength, wi th “Hiv ve Min d,” track att onl onlyy six. tr ack 13, cclocking loc o king in a “It’ss an eexpression off our llove “It’ xpression o ove ffor o or thee in insanely brief piece off musi music, th sanely b rief pi ece o c, which wee rrediscovered thee llast w hich w ediscovveered on th ast Linnell says. album,” Li nnell sa ays. Hee sa says when comes H ays th tthat at w hen iitt com es tto o songwriting, Flansburgh, likee son gw writin ng, Fl ansburgh, lik himself, has off p processes: himse lf, h a a rrange as ange o rocesses: somee son songs days, while others hee som gs ttake ake d ays, w hile oth ers h produces afternoon. p rod duces in i an aft f ernoon. Nanobots’ b ’ opening track Linnell’s “You’re o pening tr rack is Linn ell’s “Y Yo ou’re On Fire”—which camee qui quickly thee F ire”—whiich cam ckly as th singer messed around with somee sin ger m esssed ar ound wi th som majorr gguitar chords. majo uittar cho rds. “There aree tim times when—it’s bitt “T here ar a es w hen—it’s a bi mysterious—it’s easy,” m ysterious—it’s strangely strangely easy y,,” he he says. think wee un understood how sa ays. “I thin nk if w derstood h ow that were possible, thee w whole thing th at w ere possib p le, th hole thin g would It’ss jus justt vvery odd and w ould be easy eeasy. y. It’ eery od d an d that there aree tim times when llucky ucky th at th ere ar es w hen yyou ou o sitt d down write and si own tto o wr ite an d eeverything verything flows, and likee a miracle.” fl ows, an d iitt seems lik miracle.” They Might M Be Giants Sun Oct Oc ct 27, 27, 8pm Rio Theatre, The eatre, Santa Cruz

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Max 10 Performance Lab An experimental showcase for new dance works, each piece no longer than 10 minutes. Thu, Oct 24, 8pm. $5. Motion Pacific, 408 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.1616.

Night of the Living Dance Dance performances by Diaspora Dance, Nokolai Nikodemus, Molly Katzman and more plus wine and treats. Sat, Oct 26, 7pm. $12. Tannery Arts Center, 1040 River St, Santa Cruz, 831.227.6770.

Arts GALLERIES OPENING Felix Kulpa Gallery Coming Attraction - New Work by a Community of Artists: Paintings, photography, mixed media and video by 13 local artists. Gallery hours: Thurs-Sun, noon-6pm. Oct. 24-Nov. 24. Free. 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

Pajaro Valley Arts Council Mi Casa es Tu Casa: An exhibit of installations paying tribute to Dia de Los Muertos with the theme of “Passages.” Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 11am-4pm. Thru Dec. 8. Free. 37 Sudden St, Watsonville, 831.722.3062.

Santa Cruz Art League Beasts on Broadway: Art inspired by animals of all shapes and sizes, real or imagined. www.scal.org. Gallery hours: Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, Sun noon-4pm. 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.

CONTINUING Cabrillo College Gallery 12 x 12 (x12): An open invitational statewide exhibition featuring ceramics, photography, mixed media and more. Gallery hours: Mon-Fr, 9am-4pm. Thru Nov. 11.

NOTICES

Santa Cruz Central Branch Library

Beat Sanctuary

Libraries Inside Out. HOME: A large-scale woodblock printmaking exhibition by Bridget Henry. Aug. 2 through the winter months. Free, 831.427.7700. 224 Church St, Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Journey Forth: An exhibition that explores our complex relationships with nature in the digital age, juxtaposing the natural and artificial. Gallery Hours: Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; Fri 11am-9pm. Thru Dec. 1. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

A weekly class for exploring exercise and spirituality through dance. Wed, 7:309:15pm. $15. A dance class for exploring authentic movement as connection, exercise, prayer and spiritual practice. Wed, 7:30-9:15pm. $15. Santa Cruz Yoga, 402 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, 831.227.2156.

Breast Cancer Fundraiser A fundraiser for breast cancer patient Tracy Boyd, a single mother facing six months of chemotherapy. Sat, Oct 26, 2-4:30pm. Curves, 1058 S. Green Valley Rd., Watsonville, 831.724.0900.

Clutterers Anonymous

Kelly Fuenning: Abstract painting and collage. Hours: Wed-Sat, 10am4pm. Thru October. Free. 131-B Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.621.6161.

A free weekly 12-step meeting for those frustrated with too much clutter and not enough room. Fri, 5:30pm. Free. Sutter Maternity and Surgery Center, 2900 Chanticleer Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.359.3008.

Various Santa Cruz County Bank Locations

A Course In Miracles Study Group

The Cosmo Factory

Bank Arts Collaborative. Down on the Farm: Seven local artists whose work represents the beauty of simple life on the farm. Mon-Thurs, 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-6pm. Thru Jan. 3. Free. n/a, Santa Cruz.

Events LITERARY EVENTS Author Event: Donna Tartt The author of The Goldfinch will be on hand to discuss her new novel, about a teenage boy who survives the death of his mother. Thu, Oct 24, 7pm. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

Author Event: Dori Stone Stone will read from her book, Growing Home, about a young woman struggling with homelessness who finds solace in a community garden. Proceeds will benefit the creation of the Loving Life Farm. Wed, Oct 23, 7:309pm. Free. UCSC Common Ground Center, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz.

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.

A weekly meeting on learning how to forgive and live in peace. Drop-ins are welcome. Thu, 7-9pm. The Barn Studio, 104b Park Way South, Santa Cruz, 831.272.2246.

Dog Hikes Santa Cruz International Dog Owner’s Community hosts a weekly one-hour, easy hike along the beach for dog lovers and their pets. www. newdogsintown.com Mon, 8:45-9:45am. Free. Aptos Beach staircase, 1049 Via Palo Alto, Aptos.

Figure Drawing Weekly drawing from a live model, facilitated by Open Studio artist Richard Bennett. Mon, 7-10pm. $16. Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.

Grief Support A lunchtime drop-in support group for adults grieving the death of a family member or friend. Tues. 6-7pm at 125 Heather Terrace, Aptos; Fri. noon-1pm at 5403 Scotts Valley Dr. Ste. D, Scotts Valley. free. Santa Cruz, 831.430.3000.

Insight Santa Cruz Meditation sits, talks and discussions every day of the week. Learn the formal practice of meditation and engage with a community dedicated to reducing suffering by cultivating compassion. Visit www. insightsantacruz.org for specific times and more information. Ongoing. Insight Santa Cruz, 1010 Fair Avenue, Suite C, Santa Cruz, 831.425.3431.

Miracle Working Spiritual teacher Dominique Free leads a weekly class on cultivating the consciousness to heal, overcome, succeed and create miracles. Thu, 7-8pm. Conscious Lounge, 1651A El Dorado Av @ Capitola Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.359.0423.

Moxa Workshop Acupuncturist and herbalist Corey Miller will explain how to use moxa, which comes from the herb mugwort, at home to maintain a health immune system. Tue, Oct 29, 6-7:30pm. $10. New Leaf Market Westside, 1101 Fair Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.426.1306x0.

Narcotics Anonymous 12-Step support for families affected by drug addiction. Sundays 6:30-8pm at 2900 Chanticler Ave., Santa Cruz; Tuesdays 7-8:30pm at 7200 Freedom Blvd., Aptos; Fridays 6:30-7:45pm at 3190 Glen Canyon Rd., Scotts Valley. Email saveyoursanity@aol. com for more information.

Postpartum Health Circle A weekly community circle offering support and information about postpartum changes for mothers. Wed, 1:30-2:30pm. $5-$10 donation. Luma Yoga & Family Center, 1010 Center St., Santa Cruz, 831.325.2620.

Pure Pleasure Workshop Ecstasy Breathing & Energy Orgasms: A sexual healing workshop for women led by Annie Sprinkle, PhD. Tue, Oct 29, 7-9pm. $25-30. Pure Pleasure, 204 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9870.

Qigong Flow Led by Bonnie Eskie, MFT. Tue, 10-11am. $10-$12. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.515.4144.

Serenity First— Pagans in Recovery A 12-step meeting with a Pagan flair where guests are free to discuss their naturebased, goddess-centered spiritual paths. Sun, 7pm. The Sacred Grove, 701 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831.428.3024.

Support and Recovery Groups Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Assn., 831.464.9982. Cancer: Katz Cancer Resource Center, 831.351.7770; WomenCARE, 831.457.2273. Candida: 831.471.0737. Chronic Pain: American Chronic Pain Association, 831.423.1385. Grief and Loss: Hospice, 831.430.3000. Lupus: Jeanette Miller, 831.566.0962. Men Overcoming Abusive Behavior: 831.464.3855. SMART Recovery: 831.462.5470. Trans Latina women:

SATURDAY 10/26

Santa Cruz Derby Girls The Santa Cruz Boardwalk Bombshells have had quite a season—they defeated the Sac City Rollers in the Division 2 playoff tournament and in November will go on to compete in the division championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of original derby girls (not really): Laverne and Shirley. While the Bombshells prepare to claim the title, their sister team—the Harbor Hellcats, will hold down the fort here, taking on East Contra Costa County’s Undead Bettys in a match that also happens to be a Halloween costume party. This is the Derby Girls’ last home match of the season, so don’t miss it. Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6:30pm at the Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz. Tickets range from $12 to $25. Mariposas, 831.425.5422. Trichotillomania: 831.457.1004. 12-Step Programs: 831.454.HELP (4357).

Yoga Instruction Pacific Cultural Center: 35+ classes per week, 831.462.8893. SC Yoga: 45 classes per week, 831.227.2156. TriYoga: numerous weekly classes, 831.464.8100. Yoga Within at Aptos Station, 831.687.0818; Om Room School of Yoga, 831.429.9355; Pacific Climbing Gym, 831.454.9254; Aptos Yoga Center, 831.688.1019; Twin Lotus Center, 831.239.3900. Hatha Yoga with Debra Whizin, 831.588.8527.

Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation Zen: SC Zen Center, Wed, 5:45pm, 831.457.0206. Vipassana: Vipassana SC, Wed 6:30-8pm, 831.425.3431. Basic: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Wed, 5:30-6:30pm, 831.462.8383. Zen: Ocean Gate Zendo, first Tue each month 6:30-7pm. All are free.

AROUND TOWN Comedy Showcase A new comedy showcase hosted by DNA featuring a different Bay Area headliner each week. Tue, 8:30pm. Free. Blue Lagoon, 923 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.7117.

English Country Dance

Santa Cruz Derby Girls

Spooky Cemetery Tales

Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. Fourth Thu of every month. $5$7. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.

The Santa Cruz Harbor Hellcats take on the Undead Bettys Roller Derby from East Contra Costa County. Sat, Oct 26, 6:30pm. $12-$25. Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831.466.9117.

A scavenger hunt, tombstone rubbings, and scary stories told by Evergreen docents. Sat, Oct 26, 1-2pm. Free. Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Street near Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

Guerilla Drive In A screening of Let the Right One In. Fri, Oct 25, 8pm. Free. Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854.

LGBTQ Family Halloween Party A costume party with spooky games for all ages. Sun, Oct 27, 4-7pm. $5. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Marine Masquerade Kids can dress up as marine animals and enjoy scavenger hunts, crafts, story time and more. Fri, Oct 25, 6-8:30pm. $6 adults; $4 kids. Seymour Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3799.

Pop Up Museum: African American History Historian Geoffrey Dunn will present research on early black athletes on Santa Cruz. Participants are encouraged to bring photos and memorabilia. Sat, Oct 26, noon2pm. Free. Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, 517 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.

San Francisco’s City Guide

Best Coast Breezy band starts own label, releases new EP ‘Fade Away,’ plays free in-store. Oct 23 at Amoeba SF.

ACS Trio Pianist Geri Allen leads spry new group with Esperanza Spalding and Terri Carrington. Oct 24 at SFJAZZ Center.

J. Cole Note to rappers hoping to expand female following: study the song ‘Crooked Smile.’ Oct 27-28 at the Warﬁeld.

Earl Sweatshirt Least aggro member of the Odd Future crew tours behind pensive, subtle new album, ‘Doris.’ Oct 28 at Slim’s.

Mark Knopfler Enduring and tasteful guitarist adds second show after previous night’s sellout. Oct 28 at the Fox Theater. 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.

6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.

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Les Claypool’s sla slapping, apping, ffinger-tapping inger-tapping bass aree recognizable away. stylings ar recoggnizable from from a block away y. Ass the low end ooff Primus, he intr introduced funkyy A oduced funk generation basslines to a ge neration of ‘90s alt-rockers alt-rockers proved extraordinary and pr oved himself himself to be an extr aordinary artist influencer.. Fo For project, and influencer or his latest pr oject, the Duo Claypool De TTwang, wang, w , Claypo ool teams up with guitarist/ Marcc “Mirv” Haggardd from Area vocalist Mar “Miirv” Haggar from Bay Ar ea outfit rrock ock outf it M.I.R.V. M.I.R.V V. Together, Together o r, the two play nostripped-down frills, stripped-do own rreworkings eworkings of songs that lengthy career. span Claypool’s le engthy car eer. CCatalyst; atalyst;; $28 8:30pm. (Cat adv/$30 door; 8: :30pm. (C at Johnson)

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WOOSTER Wooster ’s island-tinged, la Wooster’s laid-back aid-back rrock ock tunes sunshine, evoke the warmth of sunsh hine, the sight of eeling of cruising beautiful beaches and the ffeeling top along in convertible with to op down. The hass a str strangely large Santa Cruz band, which ha angely lar ge ffollowing ollowing in Guam, is even better live with presence people a pr esence that gets peopl le cheering and played moving. The quintet has pl ayed local concerts frequently year—making less fr equently this past ye ear—making this healthy Santa Cruz show a heal thy outlet for for your y adv/$15 pride. Moe’s Moe’s Alley; $12 adv/ /$15 door; 9pm. (Jacob Pierce) Pierce)

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DEEP P ELLUM & GRAHAME GRAH HAME LESH It’s a night of throwbacks It’s t owbacks at the Crepe thr Crepe Place, and John Fogerty never sounded younger—except that Santa Cruz’s Cruuz’s Deep Ellum don’t don’t actually list Fogerty as a member m (nor have they ever),, but the group mastered gr oup has ma astered 1960’s swamp rrock ock sound Creedence Clearwater that made Cr e eedence Clear water Revival a hit with County Line” songs like “Crocket “Crocket o Line” and “Mississippi Joining Grahame Moon.”” Joinin ng them is Gr ahame Lesh,, son of Grateful suree how the the Gr ateful D Dead’s Phil—not sur youngster ffeels eeels about spending his twenties in Pop’s smoke-filled shadow.. But yes of course, P op’s smokefilled shadow Grahame Gr raahame has the songwriting talent, guitar skills break and back-up band b to one day br eak out of that wants Crepe mold, if he wa ants to.. Cr epe Place;; $10;; 9pm.. (JP)

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Thursday, October 24 U 7 pm

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TOM RUSSELL

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PATRICIA BARBER TRIO

Wednesday, October 30 U 8 pm

ANSY MCCLAIN & THE TRAILER PARK TROUBADOURS Tickets: shop.special.unhitched.com Thursday, October 31 U 7 pm

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HALLOWEEN EVENING! COME IN COSTUME FOR 1/2 PRICE TICKETS! “TRANSYLVANIAN CONCERT” LUCIAN BAN & MAT MANERI “...as close as it gets to goth jazz.” – JazzTimes

Monday, November 4 U 7 pm | No Comps

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Having a dad who played in Glenn Miller Miller’s ’s band is a good way to get a jump on career Patricia Barber a car eer in jazz. P atricia Barb ber took that jump and turned it into a musical marathon. mar athon. An accomplished pianist, composer,, songwrit songwriter vocalist, composer ter and bandleader,r, Barber is as ade adept bandleader ept at writing interpreting her own material as she is at a interpr eting songs a wide rrange ange of styles and so ongs including Wood.” “Ode Ode to Billie Joe” Joe” and “Norwegian “Nor Norwegian w Wood. ood ” veteran draws A veter an artist, Barber dr aw ws comparisons Madeline Peyroux to CCassandra assandra Wilson and Ma adeline P eyroux pigeon-holed but she rrefuses efuses to be pigeon n-holed or to play to the pop machine. “I would probably w pr obably moree rrecords things sell mor ecords if I did thin ngs in a different way,” wouldn’t diff erent way y,,”” she has said, “but I wouldn ’t happy.” be quite happy .”” KKuumbwa; uumbwa; $25 $ adv/$28 door; 7pm. (CJ)

We have to di We dig ig back half a century to ffind ind artists that sound soound like Lake Street Street Dive’s Dive’s Price. Rachael Price e. The bouncy timing of her nuanced gentle, nuanc ced vocals sounds closer to Peggy Billie Holliday, Hollidayy, Nancy Wilson and P eggy Lee singers today.. Drummer Mike than pop sing gers of today CCalabrese, alabrese, bassist bassist Bridget KKearney earney and trumpeter/guitarist trumpeter/gu uitarist Mike “McDuck”” Olson back her up ffor o a fusion of modernity and or comforting comf orting nostalgia noostalgia in both the group’s group’ss jazz standards standar ds andd their originals. The band has much-deserved been getting much-deser ved rrecognition ecognition ever since actor acttor and ffan-boy an-boy KKevin evin Bacon group tweeted a video viddeo of the gr oup playing an acoustic version versiion of “All “All of Me” Me” on a sidewalk in Boston lastt ffall. all. So, talk to the band, and you’ll get within with hin six degrees degrees of a “wild thing.” Crepe Cr epe Place; $15; $ 9pm. (JP)

Thursday, November 14 U 7 pm

PETER BRÖTZMANN AND PAAL NILSSEN – LOVE DUO Friday, Nov. 15 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps

JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET with Aaron Goldberg, Joe Sanders and Gregory Hutchinson Monday, Nov. 18 U 7:30 pm | No Comps

DIANE SCHUUR

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DAN ROBBINS: JAZZ BASS AND BEYOND

Thursday, November 21 U 7 pm | No Comps

RANDY WESTON & BILLY HARPER DUO

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BAD GRANDPA (R; 92 min) Johnny Knoxville’s obnoxious old man character from Jackass gets his own movie, which for sure nobody saw coming. For some reason, the movie combines a fictional plot with the typical hiddencamera footage of real people being grossed out by Grandpa’s lewd behavior. (Opens Fri at Cinema 9, Scotts Valley and Green Valley) THE COUNSELOR (R; 117 min) Ridley Scott directs this Cormac McCarthy adaptation about a laywer who gets tangled in drug trafficking. All-star cast includes Michael Fassbender,

Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem. (Opens Fri at 41st Ave, Riverfront Twin, Scotts Valley and Green Valley) THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Let’s do the time warp again, but this time with a live cast featuring the Slugs In Fishnets group to accompany the movie. (Plays Fri and Sat at midnight at the Del Mar) WE ARE WHAT WE ARE (R; 105 min) The Del Mar’s late-night series presents this remake of the Mexican horror sensation about a seemingly pictureperfect family doing very bad things behind closed doors. (Plays Fri and Sat at 11:50pm at the Del Mar)

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CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13; 134 min) Oscar buzz is already a-buzzin’ for Tom Hanks, who plays the titular caption in this true story of the first U.S. cargo ship to be hijacked in 200 years. CARRIE (R; 99 min.) Have you heard of this new thing called “remaking classic horror films?” Apparently, it always goes great, and makes all the fans of the original movies super happy! DON JON (R; 90 min) Don Jon is a confident debut film from writer-director-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who has obviously picked up a lot of style tips from his friend Rian Johnson, who

Movie reviews by Steve Palopoli and Richard von Busack

directed him in the cult favorites Brick and Looper. (Working for Christopher Nolan in the last Batman flick didn’t hurt either, I’m sure). The question is: will anyone see this? The story of a misogynist, narcissistic lunkhead (played by a significantly beefed-up JGL) who begins to wonder if there might be more to life and love, it’s sharply written and great-looking, with excellent performances from all the leads. But guys may be scared off by the rom-com elements, while the chick-flick crowd could be turned off by the grittier touches (the main character’s porn addiction is a central theme). Tirso de Molina and Mozart, two of the most famous shapers of

the Don Juan myth, are lucky they never had to worry about niche marketing. ESCAPE PLAN (R; 116 min.) Sly and Arnie team up, exactly the way people wished they would three decades ago, when they were actual big movie stars. This has Stallone as the world’s number-one expert on structural security, who gets framed and put in a maximum security prison, and he has to escape with help from Schwarzenegger… just stop us when this starts sounding far-fetched. THE FAMILY (R) French director Luc Besson directed and co-wrote this dark crime comedy that stars Robert DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer as the heads of a mafia

Showtimes are for Wednesday, Oct. 23, through Wednesday, Oct. 30, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.

APTOS CINEMAS

122 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 831.688.6541 www.thenick.com

The Fifth Estate — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 6:45; 9:20pm. Gravity — Wed-Thu 12:50pm. Gravity 3D — Wed-Thu 3; 5:10; 7:15; 9:30pm.

Carrie — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:10; 5; 8:10; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Escape Plan — Wed-Thu 11; 2; 4:45; 10:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Captain Phillips — Wed-Thu 11:15; 2:15; 6; 7; 9:30; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2:25; 4:40; 7; 9:20;

The Counselor — (Opens Fri) Fri-Thu 11:30; 1:45; 4:40; 7:30; 10pm. Carrie — Wed-Thu 11:15; 2:15; 4:30; 7:15; 10:15pm. Captain Phillips — Wed-Thu 12:30; 3:45; 7; 9:15pm.

Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Don Jon — Wed-Thu 12:05; 2:30; 4:50; 7:05; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity — Wed-Thu 12; 3:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity 3D — Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:45; 4:15; 6; 6:35; 10:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Insidious: Chapter 2 — Wed-Thu 2:05; 7:05; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Instructions Not Included—Wed-Thu 11:40; 2:35; 6:10; 9; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Machete Kills — Wed-Thu 11:05; 1:50; 4:25; 7:10; 9:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Night of the Living Dead — Thu 8pm.

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The Fifth Estate — Wed-Thu 1:15; 4; 6:45; 9:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Pulling Strings — Wed-Thu 2:20; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Rush — Wed-Thu 1:45; 4:20; 7; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. We Are What We Are — Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Hamlet — Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Frankenstein — Fri-Wed call for showtimes. The Rocky Horror Picture Show — Fri-Sat Midnight.

NICKELODEON

Lincoln and Cedar streets, Santa Cruz 831.426.7500 www.thenick.com

A.C.O.D. — Wed-Thu 3:10; 5:10; 9:10; plus Sat-Sun 1:10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Concussion — Daily 5; 9:20pm. Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Enough Said —Wed-Thu 2:40; 4:50; 7; 9; plus Sat-Sun 12:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Inequality for All — Wed-Thu 3; 7:20; plus Sat-Sun 1; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Muscle Shoals — Fri-Wed call for showtimes. The Summit — Wed-Thu 2:30; 4:40; 6:50; 8:50; plus Sat-Sun 12:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

RIVERFRONT STADIUM TWIN

155 S. River St, Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1701 www.regmovies.com

226 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley 831.438.3260 www.cineluxtheatres.com

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa —(Opens Fri) Fri-Thu 11:20; 2:30; 4:55; 7:30; 10pm. The Counselor — (Opens Fri) Fri-Thu 11:40; 1:45; 4:30; 7:20; 10:10pm. Carrie — Wed-Thu 12:15; 2:45; 5:15; 7:45; 10pm (No 12:15 Sat). Captain Phillips — Wed-Thu 11:15; 12:30; 2:20; 3:45; 5:30; 7; 8:45; 9:30pm. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 10:15pm. Enough Said — Wed-Thu 2; 4:15; 9:30pm. Escape Plan — Wed-Thu 11:20; 2; 4:45; 7:30; 10:15pm. Gravity — Wed-Thu 11:45; 2:10; 4:40; 7:10; 9:45pm. Gravity 3D — Wed-Thu 11; 1:30; 4; 6:30; 9pm. Machete Kills — Wed-Thu 10:15; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. The Fifth Estate — Wed-Thu 11; 6:30pm. Goonies — Sat 11am.

GREEN VALLEY CINEMA 8

1125 S. Green Valley Rd, Watsonville 831.761.8200 www.greenvalleycinema.com

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa — (Opens Fri) 12:55; 3:05; 5:20; 7:35; 10; plus Sat-Sun 10:45am.

The Counselor — (Opens Fri) Thu 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Prisoners — Wed-Thu 3:15; 6:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Runner Runner — Wed-Thu 3:30; 6:45; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

The Counselor — (Opens Fri) 1:30; 4:05; 7; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 11am. Escape Plan — 1:30; 4:10; 7:10; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 11am. Captain Phillips — 1:30; 4:15; 7; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 10:45am. Carrie — 12:55; 3:05; 5:15; 7:35; 10; plus Sat-Sun 10:45am. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 — 1:05; 3:10; 5:15; 7:20; 9:30; plus

SANTA CRUZ CINEMA 9

Sat-Sun 11am. Gravity — 1:05; 3:10; 5:15; 7:20; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 11am.

1405 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz 800.326.3264 x1700 www.regmovies.com

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa — (Opens Fri) Thu 9; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.

family that gets re-located to France as part of the Witness Protection Program, but have trouble giving up their old ways. “Are vous talking to moi? Zer is no one else he-uh!” THE FIFTH ESTATE (R; 128 min.) We’re not sure how many people out there want to see a movie dramatizing the Wikileaks saga, but Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange? That’s pretty damn awesome. THE GETAWAY (PG-13) Wait, Ethan Hawke gets a comeback? And now he’s playing a race-car driver named Brent Magna? Okay, that makes sense. In this thriller, Brent Magna’s wife is kidnapped, and then he has to drive around places for reasons, and Selena Gomez plays some girl whose car he steals who just happens to be a whiz-kid computer hacker. This is all true, except the part about it making sense. GRAVITY (PG-13; 90 min) In director Alfonso Cuaron’s much-anticipated spacedisaster flick, an accident on a space shuttle mission threatens to make Sandra Bullock and George Clooney astro-nots. INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (PG-13; 105 min) When we last saw the Lambert family, they were pretty screwed (spoiler alert!). The original Saw team of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell returns for a second installment of their surprise horror hit that was pretty much the anti-Saw— all mood and psychological heebie-jeebies, with none of the Jigsaw grisliness. MACHETE KILLS (R; 107 min) Director Robert Rodriguez brings back Danny Trejo as Machete, the Mexican double, triple or maybe even quadruple-agent who first appeared in one of the fake trailers buried in the middle of Grindhouse. This time, he’s battling an arms dealer trying to blow up space. More or less. THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES (PG-13; 130 min) Cassandra Clare’s popular young adult series gets a film adaptation, with a young emo cast straight out of Twilight central casting. But this is nothing like Twilight, we swear, because see it’s about demons, not vampires. And yes, there are magical people who fight the demons, but it’s nothing like Harry Potter,

we swear. For instance, in Harry Potter people who don’t know about the supernatural world are called Muggles, but here they’re called Mundanes. THE PATIENCE STONE (R; 102 min) In an occurrence roughly as likely as seeing a unicorn, Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi gets to actually direct the adaptation of his own novel, based on a Persian fable about a magic stone in which one can confide all problems. The stone, this time, is a man in war-torn Afghanistan. When a bullet in the neck reduces him to a vegetative state, his wife begins to confide in him all the things that would otherwise go unsaid. PLANES (G; 92 min.) This spin-off of Cars was originally supposed to go direct-to-video, but apparently theatrical audiences can’t get enough of kids’ movies about things that long to do other things, but can’t because of reasons, but then do. So here you go. PRISONERS (R; 153 min) Hugh Jackman stars in this crime drama about a father who begins considering extreme options as police fail to find his missing daughter and time could very well be running out. RUNNER RUNNER (R; 91 min) Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake star in this crime thriller about one man who must go up against a syndicate when he tries to bring sexy back—to online poker. RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE (NR; 93 min) Documentary follows the cowboy conservationist as he tries to preserve homeon-the-range culture while at the same time protecting natural resources and rescuing horses. RUSH (R; 123 min) Ron Howard’s epic re-telling of the real-life rivalry between Formula 1 racers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (James Bruhl). WE’RE THE MILLERS (R; 110 min.) Filling the no-doubt massive audience demand to see the last vestiges of their ’90s innocence ruined by seeing Jennifer Aniston play a stripper, this comedy stars Jason Sudeikis as a pot dealer who enlists a random group of weirdos to be his fake family so he can smuggle drugs in from Mexico.

Send tips about food, wine and dining discoveries to Christina Waters at xtina@cruzio.com. Read her blog at christinawaters.com.

Revisiting Bantam Benjamin Sims brings intrigue and flair to his expanded menu— with some kinks to be worked out BY CHRISTINA WATERS

uch more than pizza is now on the menu at the vibrant, popular dining room at the corner of Ingalls and Fair. Joining my friends Dee and Lin, I was looking forward to sampling some of the "beyond pizza" offerings at chef Benjamin Sims’ Bantam. Still lean and spare in decor, the room provided a prime peoplewatching table for us next to the exhibition kitchen countertop. From the short, but excellent wine list we selected a Languedoc blend ($36) that proved immediately drinkable. A small plate of too-sweet pickles was the only imperfect partner for our luscious red wine. A terrific pork belly and lentil appetizer arrived,

and within moments—all the rest of our dishes arrived at once! The pizza, the spaghetti and meatballs, the albacore with winter squash and shelling beans, the farineta with sausage, and the romanesco with avocado puree. We weren't asked how we wanted our dishes to be served, and the kitchen opted to serve food abruptly. All at once there was so much culinary information that we weren't able to take our time and enjoy really tasting each dish for its own merits. We barely had a chance to appreciate the individual presentations—we didn't want everything to suddenly get cold. Were we being rushed? I could understand the "bring everything at once" concept

if Bantam really was simply a pizzeria, offering a few salads on the side. But the menu lists full-on entree dishes, as well as a wide range of small plates, salads, and soups. Bringing out everything in one course simply disrespects the food. And it robbed us of the enjoyment we had been anticipating. A beautiful entree of local albacore was surrounded with winter squash, shelling beans and topped with preserved lemon and olives. The fish was dry and overcooked, but the concept was fine. The excellent pork belly with lentils, reduction of grape vinegar and roasted grapes for $11 was the hit of the entire meal. Other

dishes we sampled included the straightforward meatballs and spaghetti ($15), and a side of romanesco on avocado puree, with preserved lemon and hazelnuts ($7). Large pizzas at Bantam range from the simple marinara ($10), to the housemade sausage, tomato, and pecorino model for $17. You can add Calabrian chile, rocket, farm egg, housemade sausage or anchovy for $3 more. And Lin did just that. She found a gluten-free goodie—the chickpea farinata (described appropriately as "pancake like")—topped with creamy fresh ricotta and rocket. She requested added sausage. The dish was really wonderful, especially once you simply decided that it was not a pizza, but something different and more exotic. The abundant and delicious farinata was a big hit, second only to the pork belly and lentils creation. Unfortunately the pizza was soggy—probably because the kitchen hadn't removed some of the moisture from the fresh Early Girl tomatoes. Perhaps a bit of roasting prior to placement on the pizza dough would help this issue. Green olives, in addition to the basil and stracciatella, accompanied the tomatoes. The flavor of the green olives fought against the bright spice of the basil. Alas a full two inches of pizza dough remained uncovered along the edge of the pie. This appears ungenerous. The green theme struck again in the side dish of romanesco. Little chartreuse heads of this cauliflower relative sat on whipped avocado—the two flavors, again, failing to make any sense together. The preserved lemon and hazelnut gremolata helped out a bit. Great wine and a few tasty discoveries saved the evening. But having a sea of full plates in front of us through out the meal detracted from both the flavor experience and the entire ambience of our Bantam dinner. Timing is everything. 0

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LIFE OF PIE Zach Kremer with one of Bantam’s pizzas, which are still the core of Benjamin Sims’ expanded menu.

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ALL ABOUT EVE Besides working for Dirty Girl Produce, Eve Krammer also runs her own salsa business.

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e talked to Eve Krammer at the downtown farmers’ market as she handed out tomato samples for Dirty Girl Produce. Sporting a green baseball cap, Krammer told us about her local salsa company and why she loves tomatoes so much. SCW: What’s your favorite produce item? EVE KRAMMER: Hmmm… tomatoes and strawberries and kale. The tomatoes are amazing right now. Anything that’s in season is my favorite, but it’s tomatoes right now. And strawberries and kale—that’s a three-way tie, the trifecta. You prefer to eat seasonally? Definitely. I prefer to eat often. That’s

what’s available when you’re at the Farmers’ Market—whatever’s being grown at the time. Where does Dirty Girl get its name? It’s been like that for years, and the current owner took it over. It’s organic produce. It’s a double entendre. How long have you been working for them? On and off for a couple

years. I work whenever they need me. My friends all work for them. It’s really fun. We all hang out outside of work, and we hang out with our fellow farmers over there, Lonely Mountain. We do family dinners once a week, and we all cook and get to have beers. It’s a very fun environment, very family-oriented. Tell me about the tomato sauce. They’re peak tomatoes canned

and jarred, so you can have them through the winter. Amazing. They’re good sauces and soups. That’s preserving the harvest, so you can have them throughout the season because we’re going to be done with them by Thanksgiving, so you can have them in your cupboard for the whole winter. What else do you do? We did a U-Pick at the farm, where you come

and pick your own tomatoes a couple weeks ago, and we had a lot of families come out and they were picnicking. I own a local business, Teresa’s Salsa—local salsa company. What’s the secret to good salsa? Good tomatoes.

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