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Aptos Safeway S M Mess Getting g Worse Wo orse The T he rrevised evised Aptos Aptos Safeway Saffeway eexpansion xpansion plan, un plan, unveiled nveeiled b byy th the he Saf Safeway feway Corporation’s Corpor ati t on’s De Deborah borah Kar Karbo bo a att th thee Ri Rio o De Dell Mar M ar Improvement Improvvem e ent Associa A Association attion meeting meeting on October Occtober 22, d does oess not not address address the the major major concerns of of Aptos Aptos residents: residents: scale scale o concerns off th thee deveelopment, traffic trafffiic and and iinfrastructure, nfra r structure, development, and su pport o oca ally o wned busin esses. and support off llocally owned businesses. The Safeway Saffeway Corporation, Corp porattion, wi th $44.2 The with billion in sal es in 20 012 (accor ding tto o billion sales 2012 (according the Safeway Saffeway Corp. Corp. Annual A ual R Ann eport), an d the Report), and its real real estate estate development development subsidiar y, its subsidiary, PDC, choose choose n ot to to recognize recognize Ap tos as a PDC, not Aptos unique coas tal com mmunityy, n or iits ts sm all unique coastal community, nor small town character characcter an d qu ality o fe. T he town and quality off lif life. The
newest proposed newest proposed design design ffor o or Ran Rancho cho De Dell Mar M a Sh ar Shopping opping Cen Center ter llooks ooks an and d ffeels ee e ls lik likee anyy oth an other ther llarge arge sstrip t ip m tr mall all ll you you o find fi d along fin allong a suburban sub burban mul multi-lane ti-lane rroadway. oad dway. It is p painfully ainfully obvious o bvi v ous th that at th thee Saf Safeway feway Corpor Corporation ati t on o is d determined etermined to to force fo orce a coo cookie-cutter kie-cu uttter e development d evelopment on lland and th that at d does oes n not ot conf cconform fo orm tto o th ttheir eir p pre-existing re-existing d design esign an and d econ economic nomic models. mo odels. The T he rrevised evised d design, esign, lik likee th thee or original igin nal p plan, lan, calls cal lls ffor or a ttwo-story o wo-s o tory (on (onee un under der gr ground, ou und, onee abov on abovee gr ground) ound) Saf Safeway feway sstore, tore, n nearly e ly ear doubling d ou ubling th thee eexisting xisting si size ze o off th thee curr current rent sstore. tore. The T he sshopping hoppin i g cen center ter si site ite will ill be b leveled, leveled, d ttopping opping ou out ut at at approximately approximately 40 ffeet eeett abov abovee Soquel Soq quel A Avenue venue on th thee sou south utth sid side. e. Du Duee tto o iits ts new n ew h height, eight, the the entrance entrance will rrequire equire an eelevated levated rramp amp tto o en enter, terr, an and d an ad additional ditiional parking p arrking llot ot will be buil builtt a att th thee sou south utth en eend do off thee d th development. evelopment. T The he sou south utth en entrance trance c will rrequire eq quire yyet eet an another other turnin turning g llane ane in into to th thee
development. Ad development. Additionally, d tionally, an di another other tr traffic afffi fc signal sign al will be in installed, stalled, w which h hich ad adds ds u up p tto o4 ttraffic tr afffi f c sign signals ig alls wi within ithin hi a qu quarter arter mil mile ile al along long Soqu Soquel el A Avenue—or venue—o or on onee tr traffic affffic lig light ht every ever e y 1,300 ffeet. eeet. T The he plan plan a in includes cludes th thee largest largest ggas as sstation tattion in San Santa ta Cr Cruz ruz Coun County. tyy. F Furthermore, urthermore, [al [[although] though] th thee Saf Safeway feway Corpor Corporation ati t on is not not o required required to, to, [it] [it] shows shows n no o interest developing infrastructure in terest in d evelopin p g an infr astructure tto o su support pport iits ts m massive assivve p planned lanned development. development. Ser Serious ious issu issues es fface ac ace th thee communi community ty as a rresult: esult: an ov overwhelmed veerwhelmed infr infrastructure, astructure, tr traffic affffic con congestion, gestion, water waterr rresources, esources, emissi emissions ons po pollution, lluti tion, noise noise i pollution, pollutiion, fuel f el an fu and d oil il runoff, runoff, vi views ews an and d sig sightlines htlin nes forever fo orever e lost. lost. T These hese bur burdens, dens, both fin financial nancial an and d en environmental, nvir v onmental, will be pu put ut tto o th thee ttaxpayers axpayers tto o so solve. lve. Pr Property operty o owners, wners, rresidents esidentss an and d busin businesses esses will ffeel eeel th thee p pain. ain. I be believe lieve th thee ci citizens tiizens o off Ap Aptos tos an and d th thee Saf Safeway feway Corpor Corporation ati t on h have ave an o opportunity pportunity tto o set an eexample xample ffor or o both econ economic omic an and d communi community ty vi vitality. taliityy. Zac Zach hF Friend, riend, our coun county ty su supervisor, pervisorr, can take tak a e a leadership leadership role role in ad advocating dvoca o atin t g ffor o or a better b er development, bett development, a “town “town cen center” ter” th that at ggenerates enerrates busin business ess rrevenues, evenues, rrespects espects rresidents, esidentss, in inspires spires visi visitors tors an and d p protects rotects our fr fragile agille en environment. nvvironment. T There here ar aree m many any su successful ccesssful community community m models odels tto o emulate emulate (Carm (Carmel mel Cr Crossroads ossroads Shopping Shopping Cen Center ter is on one). e). Saf Safeway feway can m make ake a commi commitment, tment, and and a powerful po owerrful f statement: statement: that that sm smart art p planning, lanning, ar a architecture chitecture on a h human uman sscale cale and and developments deevelop pments tthat hat va value lue p people eople ov over ver e profits profits are are long-term long-term busin business ess m models odels ffor or o su success. ccess. Ap Aptos tos is a beau beautiful uttiful an and d uniqu uniquee ar area ea o off San Santa ta Cr Cruz uz Coun County. ty. Beac Beaches hes an and d rredwoods ed dwood o s surr surround ound an and d con converge nver e ge tto o cr create ea ate a sm small, all, conn connected ected community. comm munityy. Such Such rare rare n natural attural rresources esources b bring ring ccivic ivic rresponsibility. esponsibilityy. W Wee ar aree a att a cr critical itical cr crossroads. o oads. As ci ossr citizens, tizens, w wee h have ave a co collective llectivve vvoice, o oice, an and dw wee h have ave a rright ight tto od demand emand bett better. err. Sm Smart art p planning, lanning, su support pport fr from om our eelected lected rrepresentatives epresentativ t vees an and dp proroac active tivve partnerships partnerships p with with both corpor corporate ate rretailers etailers an and d sm small a busin all business ess o owners wners ar aree th thee visi vision on ffor o or a sus sustainable tainable an and dh healthy ealthy econ economy omy an and d communi community. tyy. W Wh What at llegacy egacy will w wee lleave ea ave ffor or o fu future utture ggenerations? enerattions? Jim Ales Aptos
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WIDE OPEN COMPETITION There’s a lot to digest in the story behind Dax Swanson’s rise to competitive-eating glory.
Gut Feelings Santa Cruz’s Dax Swanson is making a rumble in the weird world of competitive eating BY GEORGIA PERRY
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’m sitting across a breakfast table from three Dax Swansons. First, there’s the man himself—the exuberant, redbearded Santa Cruz native who all the waitresses know and admire. For it was here, at Harbor Café, that Swanson shoveled 8 pancakes into his mouth in 7 minutes, trouncing a cafeteria table full of competitors and winning his first competitive eating competition two years ago. A YouTube video of the proceedings exists, and in it Swanson is shown after his win rising above the crowd of about 50 with fire in his eyes, bringing his arms above his head
like a Viking king and emitting a mighty roar of victory before accepting his trophy—a bong (the contest took place on April 20). A year later, Swanson was signed by the Major League of Eating. Today he is ranked 45th globally among competitive eaters. The other two Dax Swansons are miniature silk-screened versions of himself that he is wearing—one on his sweatshirt, one on his knit hat. It’s like eating with a human Cerberus, except he laughs a lot and eats pancakes professionally. At 35, Swanson, who goes by “Dax the Ginger,” says he always dreamed
of going pro at something—as evidenced by his uniform, he has no shame when it comes to selfpromotion—but his twenties were spent otherwise. “I was too busy just being crazy,” he says. “Creating stories I guess is what I was doing—being a madman.” Since winning the pancakes contest, he’s gone on to compete in several official MLE competitions, including the fried asparagus competition in Stockton, and the Hooters chicken wings contest in Las Vegas. He also appeared last year on Stuffed, a competitive eating
elimination series on the premium YouTube food channel Tasted, though he didn’t win. But it’s OK. “I knew my role on the show was definitely to be much more personable than to be a stomach,” he says. At least as much as he likes food, and probably more, Swanson likes to entertain people. In one of his YouTube videos, “Dax the Ginger vs. a Jar of Peanut Butter,” he sits alone on a couch and announces to the camera, “I’m gonna tear into this jar of peanut butter like a honey badger.” It takes him just 10 minutes, but they aren’t comfortable ones. “It feels like it’s sticking to everything on the way down,” he says halfway through, in between groans. “I don’t think I’ve ever had to eat anything this difficult this fast…It’s all for your enjoyment.” The video has 536 views. Indeed, the world of competitive eating isn’t all fame and glory. Swanson tweets regularly about shitting his pants—about once a month. When I ask how often he actually does, he’s uncertain. “Not regularly. Semi-regularly,” he says. “When you eat a lot of food, at certain points with certain foods, there’s a chance—you’re running the gauntlet sometimes.” He once bit his own finger during a chicken wing competition, a close call he recalls somberly, as if it was a run-in with a junkyard dog. “I got ahold of my finger pretty good,” he says, “but I backed off.” And at the deep-fried asparagus competition, a burnt piece cut open the roof of his mouth. He kept eating, but blood was coming out of his mouth at the same time he was putting more asparagus in. “It turned out that I really do not like asparagus and asparagus does not like my body,” he says. But he doesn’t mind learning the hard way. “I’ll try anything once,” he says. “You know, that’s for sure.” 0
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What the wildly varying perspectives on the Water Street Bridge lynching of 1877 say about Santa Cruz history then and now BY GEOFFREY DUNN
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had also stolen from his own people, and according to various accounts, the vigilantes included other Californios who were victims of Hernández and his gang of bandits. There are no photographs of the Hernandez hanging, but on that spring morning in May of 1877, before the bodies of Arias and Chamales were removed from the bridge, Santa Cruz photographer John Elijah Davis Baldwin, proprietor of the Star Gallery on Pacific Avenue, arrived on the scene, his photographic equipment in tow. Baldwin had emigrated to Santa Cruz from Pennsylvania in 1869 and was listed as an “artist” on the local Voter Register. A few years earlier, in September of 1874, Baldwin had taken a famous photograph of a local native who came to be known as Justiniano Roxas, or simply “Old Roxas,” and who was said to be more than 120 years old at the time (it turned out he was not). His photograph was sent to the Vatican, as a gift for Pope Pius IX. Baldwin, at 35, the same age as Arias, settled his photographic equipment in the riverbed immediately upstream and gathered the crowd together around the dangling corpses. More than a dozen faces, some partially obscured, would eventually appear in Baldwin’s image of the hanging, recorded on a glass negative. Someone apparently replaced the hats on the victims, their heads symmetrically tilting away from each other atop their broken necks. It is believed that Arias, older and larger than his younger accomplice, is on the left, wearing a three-piece suit, and Chamales on the right, wearing a frayed coat jacket and a white shirt. The assembled crowd looked directly at Baldwin as he prepared to take his photograph. Some were wearing top hats, others bowlers and conductor’s caps with short bills. The younger boys in the photo were barefoot, with one of them holding some rope of the very same gauge that was used to pinion the arms and legs of Arias and Chamales prior to the hanging. The image was captured for posterity. So-called “cabinet photos” of the hanging—an albumen image composed of egg white and salt on thin cotton paper, then dipped into silver nitrate and pasted to a
cardboard backing—would later be sold in Baldwin’s gallery on Pacific Avenue as souvenirs of the lynching.
Awful Truths For several years, when I presented lectures and slideshows on Santa Cruz history, I used the lynching photograph as the first image of my presentation, as a way of startling the audience and debunking any idyllic stereotype people may have of Santa Cruz history. Moreover, the image profoundly symbolizes the conquest of native, Spanish and Mexican California in the later half of the 19th century under American rule. Lynchings became a powerful, extralegal device in the consolidation of Yankee power in California, especially in San Francisco, where a “Committee of Vigilance” had first formed in 1851. Baldwin’s photograph also underscored the historic tensions in Santa Cruz County, where “contested terrain” has shaped the landscape of human history for centuries. At roughly the same time as the Arias and Chamales lynching, Yankee Santa Cruz turned its focus on immigrants from China, where a virulent antiChinese movement commenced under civic leaders Elihu Anthony and Duncan McPherson, editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel, lasting well into the next decade. People of color—Indians, Californios, Chinese, African Americans and a new wave of immigrants from Southern Europe— were forced to the margins of Santa Cruz’s economy and political power structure. It was a dynamic that would remain in place for more than a century and, it could well be argued, to this day. I first saw the Baldwin cabinet card of the lynching—indeed the very image that illustrates this article—when I was in grade school, at the home of my father’s friend, Roy Bookenoogan, who had it tacked to a wall in his home on Branciforte Avenue. The image impacted me then, too. Bookenoogan, a frail yet gregarious man at the time, told me that he knew people who had not only been at the lynching, but were actually in the photograph. As a young boy, I had only a single degree
13 In her local history book, Santa Cruz County: Parade of the Past, published when I was a senior in high school, Koch’s account of the lynching is inaccurate in several respects, but more significantly is told from the perspective of justifying the lynching—“an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”—and claiming that the only “law” of that era was by “gun and rope.” By the time I had reached my midtwenties, I began researching the 1877 hanging on my own. While in the San Francisco Public Library, conducting research about another period of vigilante activity in the region—the anti-Filipino riots in Watsonville in the winter of 1930 that resulted in the death of Filipino farm worker Fermin Tobera—I decided to pull out microfilm from San Francisco papers from the late 1870s, wondering if they had covered the lynching as well. They did. There was an entirely different tone—and often different facts—in their varied renditions. I wrote my first article on the lynching—entitled “Hanging on the Water Street Bridge”—for the long defunct Santa Cruz Express, then edited by the inimitable Buz Bezore, who encouraged my writings about the darker chapters in Santa Cruz County history. That article was later turned into a short chapter in the first volume of my book, Santa Cruz Is in the Heart, published in 1989. When the Museum of Art and History (MAH) this year mounted an exhibition based on my writings, I wanted the lynching—and the Baldwin photo—featured in the exhibit. The starkness and naked violence of the image presented concerns about how to portray it in a public setting in which young children would be viewing it. MAH’s exhibition manager Justin Collins came up with an ingenious device, placing it behind a broken fence in a cordoned-off section of the exhibit. “The crowd in the photo are all so packed in,” Collins noted, “that I imagined there were people that wanted to get close to his horrific spectacle but couldn't. It is also such a powerful image I was looking for a way to draw people in by obscuring it enough make them question what was behind the fence, but then to confront
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of separation from those events nearly a century earlier. Other elders from my childhood, including my great-uncle, Malio Stagnaro, had also known people at the lynching; so, too, did his schoolmate Harold Van Gorder. It was part of the community lore, woven deep into its fabric. Ernest Otto, a close friend of my family’s and a significant chronicler of local history for decades, often recalled the incident in his “Old Santa Cruz” column that appeared weekly in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. “Great was this writer’s disappointment,” Otto wrote, “when he failed to see two Indians hanging from the cross bars of the Water street or Upper bridge, after his sisters came home from school at the noon hour and told of seeing the lynched men suspended from the make-shift gallows. Small as he was, the writer went there but the two had been cut down.” Disappointment, indeed. In another account, published in the 1950s, Otto wrote about the “rough justice that was visited upon” Arias and Chamales, who were “left hanging from a cross-bar on the Water Street Bridge.” Otto understood the significance of the two men being “left” there. Someone was sending a message. Much to my surprise, I soon realized that the lynching was not an article of shame with the Santa Cruz in which I had been raised, but rather a source of some civic pride. The image of the hanging appeared in several bars and even a restaurant in downtown Santa Cruz, and could be found for sale at Ed Weber’s camera shop on Pacific Avenue. When I was in the third grade at Bay View Elementary School, Margaret Koch, another early chronicler of Santa Cruz history, published a story under the headline: “Early-Day SC Vigilantes Believed in Death Penalty.” Koch—whose images of the Water Street Bridge were donated to the Museum of Art & History and illustrate this present article—interviewed a longtime local resident about the hanging. “The rope marks,” she noted, “still showed on the old bridge timbers around the turn of the century, according to one old-time Santa Cruzan who was a young feller then.”
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GEOGRAPHY OF A LYNCHING The Water Street Bridge in the 1880s with horse and buggy traffic. Mission Hill in the background (at right), with the newly constructed Holy Cross steeple, was the site of the County Jail from where Arias and Chamales were removed by the lynch mob prior to their hanging. people with it when they peered through the openings in the fence.”
Lit Fuse The immediate events leading to the Santa Cruz lynching began on the evening of Saturday, April 28, 1877, when Henry de Forrest, aged 62 and a carpenter at the California Powder Works, was walking home along River Street (then known as the Powder Mill Road), near the site of the present-day Lloyd’s Tire Shop, on the corner of Mora Street. The Powder Works was a bustling enterprise at the time and one of the largest employers in the region. While accounts vary, it was said that de Forrest was married, with two children, and was working to save up enough money to relocate his family to California. I should note here that accounts vary widely in many respects, and that there were several renditions in more than a half-dozen local and Northern California newspapers, so that the events have been filtered through the eyes and perceptions of journalists and their editors (and perhaps, also, their publishers).
I’ve never been able to locate a single government document of the incident. How reliable the journalistic accounts are is a matter of conjecture. (In the age of the Internet, I have recently found reports in newspapers appearing across the country, including one in Tennessee.) That said, by all accounts, near eight in the evening on that Saturday night, shortly after dusk, de Forrest was approached by two assailants and shot with a large-caliber Russian revolver through the right shoulder, the bullet passing through both of his lungs. An initial shot had torn through a nearby fence, missing its intended target. De Forrest’s pockets were ransacked, and he was dragged some 50 feet away from the main thoroughfare into the southeast corner of the Mission Santa Cruz orchard, left to die in a pool of blood. It wasn't until the following morning that his body was discovered by a passerby. An investigation of the murder was immediately organized by the county sheriff and coroner. An unidentified “Indian” living in the Native American village a mile north of town (presumably in what came
to be known as the Portrero) had been stopped by two men, Arias and Chamales, just prior to the murder. The alleged assailants recognized their would-be victim and allowed him to proceed. A short time later, the witness declared that he heard a pistol discharged from where he had been accosted by Arias and Chamales. Both Arias and Chamales had criminal records. It was reported that Arias had served out two sentences at San Quentin, one for murdering a sheep herder in San Luis Obispo, the second for robbing the home of farmer Peter Murphy in Watsonville. But records also indicate that he was sent there a third time for “assault to do bodily injury” in Santa Clara County. Chamales had also served time in San Quentin for robbing “the widow Rodriquez” in Branciforte. Both had recently returned to the region. Later that evening, the two men were seen together in Aptos at “Montgomery Queen’s California Menagerie, Caravan and Double Circus” following the time of the murder, and they were said to be in possession of substantial “gold and silver coinage.” The large and ornate circus, then traveling throughout the west, featured more than “100 men, ladies, children and horses,” along with a “two horned rhinoceros and [an] African horned horse.” It was described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “the most gorgeous spectacle of its age.” It was alleged that the lure of the circus—and their lack of funds to purchase tickets—are what motivated the suspects to commit their crime. By Monday, law enforcement officials from the County, Watsonville and Santa Cruz tracked down the two suspects, Chamales being found in Watsonville and Arias camped out with two native women in “a brush hut” near Corralitos. Both men reportedly admitted to the murder, though Chamales allegedly fingered Arias as the actual assailant, claiming that it was Arias who pulled the trigger and that he himself had received only $2.50 of the $20 (or $8) in coin taken from the victim. Arias did likewise to Chamales. They were placed in the jail together that day, Chamales requesting separate cells.
The first account of their arrest appeared in the May 3, 1877, San Jose Daily Mercury, which included a brief editorial comment at its conclusion: “We just say here, that in view of the excitement engendered in the minds of the people of this beautiful and flourishing place over the appalling murder of DeForrest, but which to a certain extent has subsided, that the citizens are emphatically law-abiding and will see that the law take its course and Justice be meted out to the prisoners.” That course, however, would be altered.
Rough Justice It is at this point where accounts of the lynching diverge, and diverge considerably—sometimes bizarrely— and where all renditions must be taken with a heavy grain of salt. The hard cold “facts” of the lynching will never be known with certainty, until at the end, all we know for sure is that the early-morning spring breezes swept up the San Lorenzo River, pressing against the two corpses and into the faces of those townspeople who had congregated to witness the results of “Judge Lynch.” When I traveled to the San Francisco Public Library nearly 30 years ago, and finally discovered outside accounts of the lynching— some of which had been republished in the local press—I was startled by the discrepancies not only in the narratives about the events here in 1877 (and they are plentiful) but also in the judgments directed at the lynch mob. It confirmed for me that our understanding of the events would always be something like an encounter with an abstract painting in the mode of Diebenkorn— composed of broad strokes, sketchy, fragmented, details made vague, almost indiscernible, left open to interpretation and speculation. After midnight, in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 2, a crowd gathered outside the jail—then located on Mission Hill, just east of where Holy Cross Church now stands, on the present site of the church parking lot—where, according to a lengthy account in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, “all was quiet the next day, the people generally believing that the law would be
15 many instead of one?” asked the Alta, published in San Francisco. “Indeed not.” The Santa Cruz Local Item took a profoundly different slant. “Judge Lynch is a very dangerous magistrate,” the paper opined, and “should never be called to preside except as a last resort….But he is a terror of outlaws and desperadoes, and a most able defender of public safety.” It was the language of conquest and subordination. “Let the criminals and the vagrant idlers in and about Santa Cruz beware how they conduct themselves,” the Item concluded. “Let those who operate here take warning. A vigilance committee can be organized here at a moment’s notice, and California vigilance committees mean business when they commence operations.” Only a decade after the incident, the popular California historian Herbert Howe Bancroft included an account of the lynching in Volume 36 of his Works, entitled Popular Tribunals. Bancroft asserted that the murder committed by Arias and Chamales “exhibited a human depravity of lower depths that language cannot reach.” But Bancroft was not convinced by the arguments of those writing in the local newspapers that justified the lynching:
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allowed to take its own course.” It would not. The following morning, again after midnight, a larger crowd gathered near the jail, more unruly (the Sentinel suggested that many of them were from Felton, perhaps from the Powder Works, “where DeForrest had lived and had friends”), determined to take justice into their own hands. Local accounts proclaimed the number as large as 200; those from outside, including those in the Alta and Bulletin claimed as few as 40. They also asserted that the lynch mob arrived with blackened faces; the local papers made no mention of it. At some point that fateful morning, the “committee,” as it was called, forced its way into the jail, placed Arias and Chamales in a wagon and drove them the quarter-mile or so down Mission Hill (present day Mission Street) to the western end of the wood framed bridge, where they would be issued their crude and public fate. The Santa Cruz Weekly Courier claimed to have “found” a “description” of the events “under our door,” asserting that a “complete confession” had been “elicited.” According to this account, Arias and Chamales “were as calm and collected as though they were saints,” and had requested that their “relatives would see that mass was said for the repose of their souls.” They said their goodbyes in Spanish. “A few short struggles,” the Courier intoned, “a relaxation of the muscles, and they had paid the penalty for their revolting crime.” The Sentinel, on the contrary, claimed that it had not such a communication, “neither do we believe a letter was left under any one’s door…and we will not resort to any such subterfuge.” The paper further claimed that it knew nothing of the lynching until “Thursday morning, when our attention was directed to the upper San Lorenzo bridge.” The account claimed that Arias had asked for whiskey and that he “drank the bottle to its dregs.” It described his face after the hanging as “hard and repulsive.” The non-Santa Cruz papers, however, were sharply critical of the lynching. “Is the taking of human life without authority of law any less a murder because it is perpetrated by
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The necessity of 40 men to blacken their faces…was no more necessary at this time in the quiet and respectable young city of Santa Cruz than in San Francisco, Boston, or London. In the one place, as in the others, the prison was secure, the officers faithful, and the judges just. There was no shadow of excuse for passionate summary execution. In the annals of punishment upon this coast, I have not met an instance so utterly inexcusable. No member of the “vigilance committee” was ever identified. The exhibit “Santa Cruz Is in the Heart,” based on the writings of Geoffrey Dunn, will be open at the Museum of Art & History through November 23. Special thanks to Stan Stevens; Marla Novo of MAH; and Craig R. Wilson for providing the author with a copy of his unpublished paper, “Local Sovereignty, Vengeance, and Justice: Analysis of the 1877 Santa Cruz Lynching” (2006).
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Drake Two hours of ‘Girl, I sent that text, but let me explain, you make me forget all about her.’ Nov 19 at Oracle Arena. More San Francisco events at www.sfstation.com.
Art MUSEUMS CONTINUING Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History Spotlight Tours. Bringing the artists' voices directly to visitors. Go behind the scenes and museum-wide exhibitions. Third Sat of every month, 11:30am-12:30pm. Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon. 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.
GALLERIES CONTINUING Cabrillo College Gallery David Fleming & Diane R. Ritch: Two award-winning artists selected from a juried exhibition. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm & MonTues 7-9pm. Thru Dec. 13. Free. 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, 831.479.6308.
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. Thru Nov. 24. Wed-Sat,
noon-5pm, Sun noon-4pm. 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787.
Santa Cruz Central Branch Library 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.
Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios “The Rock Series”: Acrylic on canvas paintings by June inspired by Janis Joplin and other rock icons. Hours: Mon-Sun, 10am-midnight. Free. 118 Coral St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7277.
Various Santa Cruz County Bank Locations “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.
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Euphoric Bounce Described by its creators as “the most cost-effective way to reach a temporary state of complete and utter elated jubilation,” this electronic dance party/alternate universe is technically what it purports. (Costco is closed Saturday nights.) There’ll be nine musical acts on two stages, including local alt hip-hop fave Eliquate and San Jose dubstep producer Nit GriT. Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8:30pm-1am at the Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. Tickets $15-$29 at the door. Computer Coaching Basic computer help for adults: Emailing, searching the internet, creating passwords and more. Sign up for 30-minute sessions at the front desk. Third Sun of every month, 1-4:30pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.7700x7635.
Dog Hikes
Events LITERARY EVENTS 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.
NOTICES ADHD Support Group A group meeting for adults with ADHD. Email Judy Brenis at jbbrenis@comcast. net for information. Second Wed of every month, 6:30-8pm. Aptos Fire Station Community Room, 6934 Soquel Drive, Aptos, 831.818.9691.
Bead Society Monthly meeting of the Santa Cruz Bead Society. Attendees are invited to bring something to work on during the meeting and finished pieces to show the group. Second Wed of every month, 6-8pm. Kiss My Glass, 660 Seventh Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.460.1389.
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.
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.
Jazz Master Class
Figure Drawing
He Said, She Said: Guidance for monogamous couples considering the poly lifestyle. Wed, Nov 13, 7-9pm. $20$25. Pure Pleasure, 204 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.466.9870.
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.
Foster Parent Orientation Above the Line-Homes for Kids offers monthly informational meetings for potential foster parents. To register and get directions, please call Gail Lewis at 831.662.9081 x212 Second Wed of every month. 831.662.9081 x212.
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. Various sites, NA, Santa Cruz, 831.430.3000.
Insight Santa Cruz Meditation sits, talks and discussions every day of
Jazz Bass and Beyond: An open-to-all-levels workshop with jazz bassist Dan Robbins. Tue, Nov 19, 7pm. Free. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, 831.427.2227.
Polyamory Workshop
safety at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom meeting. Tue, Nov 19, 7pm. Free/ donation. Quaker Center, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz, 831.428.5096.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Monthly Meeting VFW Tres Pueblos Post 7263. Second Thu of every month, 6:30pm. 831.475.9804. Veterans Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.345.3925.
YLI Holiday Boutique Shopping for one of a kind handmade holiday gifts. Sat, Nov 16, 9am-4pm and Sun, Nov 17, 9am-4pm. Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 515 Frederick St, Santa Cruz.
Zen, Vipassana, Basic: Intro to Meditation
Led by Bonnie Eskie, MFT. Tue, 10-11am. $10-$12. Louden Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.515.4144.
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.
Stitchers-by-the-Sea Meeting
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The local chapter of Embroiderers' Guild of America meets and weaves yarns; public welcome. This meeting will feature stitching a lacy canvas scissors case. Second Wed of every month, 7pm. Free. Dominican Hospital Rehab Center, 610 Frederick St, Santa Cruz, 831.475.1853.
The Ins & Outs of State Assembly State Assemblyman Mark Stone will talk about current environmental legislation and public health and
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 Second and fourth Thursdays of each month; beginners welcome. Second Thu of every month. $5-$7. First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz, 900 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.426.8621.
Euphoric Bounce Nine live musical acts will perform at a multi-stage party put on by The Bounce Life and Euphoric Net. Sat, Nov 16, 8pm-1am. $15-$29. Cocoanut Grove, 400 Beach St, Santa Cruz, 831.423.2053.
Greenwood Arts Song, circle dance, music, free-form movement, drawing, writing and sharing. Sun, Nov 17, 2-4pm. $10. Private outdoor location, Call for directions, Aptos, 831.662.0186.
Marine Mammal Research Tour A behind-the-scenes look at the work of marine scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions and whales. Advance reservations required. Thu, Nov 14, 2-3:30pm. Seymour Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3800.
Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Reading Reading by PalestinianAmerican poet, Naomi Shihab Nye. Thu, Nov 14, 6pm. Kresge Town Hall, UCSC, Santa Cruz.
Poet/Speak Reading Featured reader Lisa Simon. www.poetrysantacruz.org. Sun, Nov 17, 2pm. Free. Santa Cruz Central Branch Library, 224 Church St, Santa Cruz, 831.464.8983.
Radical Craft Night A chance to try out knitting, woodworking, blacksmithing, mosaic making, and other styles of craft. Fri, Nov 15, 4-8pm. $5 general; $3 students/seniors. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964.
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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.
work at a gas station and women who work at the diner across the street. Thu, Nov 14, 8pm, Fri, Nov 15, 8pm, Sat, Nov 16, 8pm and Sun, Nov 17, 2pm. $26-$31. Center Stage, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7506.
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Andrew Bird is a pretty big pop star, and yet he’s totally not. He seems to exist in some old-world dimension that has access to the tricks and tools of today, but prefers the slow and simple road. His music has always reflected this as he traipses through swing, gypsy, jazz, folk and his unique brand of rock. Case in point: he released two records last year, both of them recorded live, in his barn, with his cast of longtime collaborators. The first session was meant to be a rehearsal for the actual recording, but things came together so well and so quickly that Bird released the takes as they were; then did it again. If that’s not old-school cool, I don’t know what is. Rio Theatre; $32 gen/$42 gold; 8pm. (CJ)
Acoustic guitar player Cass McCombs’ songs thump steadily forward in hypnotizing fashion, allowing the listener to get lost in his love songs and stories of heartbreak. There’s a fascinating tension in how he often manages to sound like he’s holding back something wild. Originally out of Concord, Calif., the often-nomadic songwriter has traveled the States, accruing a couple centuries’ worth of life experience. At times, the folk singer sounds like a less depressing and whiny Elliot Smith—easier on the ears and the tears. Also on the bill: Meg Baird. Don Quixote's; $12 adv/$15 door; 9pm. (JP)
Negative Approach, who take their cues from the Stooges, broke up in 1984 when no one outside Michigan knew who they were. By the time the band reunited in 2006 for sporadic touring, fans recognized the band, remembered for its drive-fast-take-chances style, as pioneers of hardcore punk with anthems like “Ready to Fight.” Joining them at this show are the Casualties, a street-punk band together since 1990 that has fun, metallic guitar riffs and impassioned vocals over interesting but still crazy fast drum playing. Catalyst; $15 adv/$17 door; 8:30pm. (Jacob Pierce)
Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman entered the jazz world with a splash when he won the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition in 1991. It marked the entrance of one of contemporary jazz’s great stars into the limelight, where he has played with a continuum of masterly artists including Charlie Haden, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove and his frequent collaborator Brad Mehldau. His current quartet, comprising pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, has been called one of his finest. Kuumbwa; $28 adv/$31 door; 7pm & 9pm. (Cat Johnson)
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PETER BROTZMANN & PAAL NILSSEN Nov. 14 at Kuumbwa BLACKALICIOUS Nov. 15 at Moe’s Alley CALIFORNIA BANJO EXTRAVAGANZA Nov. 17 at Don Quixote’s MISS LONELY HEARTS Nov. 21 at Crepe Place THE GREEN Nov. 24 at Catalyst
Friday, Nov. 15 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
JOSHUA REDMAN QUARTET with Aaron Goldberg, Joe Sanders and Gregory Hutchinson 9pm: 1/2 Price Night for Students Saturday, November 16 U 8 pm
TRACY PARKER & FRIENDS Tickets: brownpapertickets.com
Mon. November 18 U 7:30 pm | No Comps
DIANE SCHUUR Grammy winning jazz vocalist! Tuesday, November 19 U 7 pm | FREE
MASTER CLASS SERIES DAN ROBBINS: JAZZ BASS AND BEYOND Thursday, November 21 U 7 pm | No Comps Two of Jazz’s Most Respected Artists
RANDY WESTON AND BILLY HARPER “AFRICAN RHYTHMS” A true innovator and visionary (Weston) Post-Coltrane era saxophonist (Harper) Saturday, November 23 U 7:30 pm
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HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS Andrew Bird pours out his eclectic songs Friday and Saturday at the Rio.
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BRETT DENNEN
RAY BROWN’S GREAT BIG BAND
With a soulful whisper of a voice, Dennen has found a balance of political protest messages and love sentiments in his songwriting. The folk rocking UCSC grad, who used to jam with John Craigie at the Ugly Mug Café, is a master of jazz guitar—complex yet totally melodic and listenable. For years he’s felt so close to breakout success—even before Rolling Stone named him an “Artist to Watch” and Entertainment Weekly named him one of eight “Guys on the Rise.” Rio; $22 gen/$37 gold; 8pm. (JP)
Monday, November 25 U 7:30 pm
AT CABRILLO COLLEGE CROCKER THEATRE | No Comps Tickets: brownpapertickets.com Monday, December 2 U 7 pm | No Comps
LOUIS HAYES AND THE CANNONBALL ADDERLEY LEGACY BAND Thurs. December 5 U 7 & 9 pm | No Comps
JOEY DEFRANCESCO AND THE VIBE Monday, December 9 U 7 pm | No Comps
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LYLE LOVETT & ROBERT EARL KEEN
SEPTETO NACIONAL ˜ IGNACIO PINEIRO DE CUBA
Most people know Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen as an item (no, not like that! Although Lyle does love everybody, remember?) from their collaboration “The Front Porch Song.” You better believe they’ll play it at this show—a sort of Aggie reunion—in which they trade off songs and banter about like Americana mavericks do. Have you ever seen Lovett play with John Hiatt? It’s like the Alt-Country Comedy Hour! Since Keen’s sense of humor is arguably even drier, expect an equally crazy night. Civic; $45-$85; 7:30pm. (Steve Palopoli)
Founded in 1927 by Cuban bassist and son legend Ignacio Piñeiro, the Septeto Nacional has played a key role in shaping the sound of Cuban music. The first to bring the trumpet into the foreground, the group is also credited as being the first to use the term “salsa” as a musical style and in a song. Despite Piñeiro’s death in 1968, as well as numerous lineup and bandleader changes, the group remains a jewel in the crown of Cuban music with its blend of merengue, bolero, rumba, cha cha cha and more. Moe’s Alley; $20 adv/$25 door; 8pm. (CJ)
PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP Encore perfomance in 2013! Wednesday, December 11 U 7 pm
AOIFE O’DONOVAN
Award Winning Crooked Still Vocalist! Monday, December 16 UGOLD 7 andCIRCLE 9 pm OUT! CHARLIE HUNTER &SOLD SCOTT
AMENDOLA DUO
Celebrating new release! Thursday, December 19 U 7 pm
JESSE SCHEININ AND FOREVER CD RELEASE CONCERT
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Film APPEARANCES CAN BE…DECEPTIVE Brad Pitt in ‘Burn After Reading,’ which comes to the Del Mar midnight movie series this weekend.
Cult of Coens
Is ‘Burn After Reading’ the next ‘Big Lebowski’? BY STEVE PALOPOLI
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he Coen brothers make three types of films. The first two are simple enough. There are the instant crowd pleasers like Fargo, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and No Country for Old Men. Then there are the movies they seem to make as a response to those successes, as if they really can’t stand to see people enjoying their movies so much: Barton Fink and The Man Who Wasn’t There are the best examples. Like everyone, I like every film in the first category. I mean, have you ever heard a single person say they didn’t like Fargo? What would such a person even be like, besides a hideous human being? Good lord, have you ever even heard anyone say they didn’t like the
True Grit remake? And that movie isn’t even that good! It’s just goddamn likeable. It’s impossibly charming, in a way that only the Coens can be, when they’re pouring it on. Don’t even get me started on Raising Arizona, a movie only disliked by horrifying freaks, who also hate kittens and rainbows. I haven’t looked up its Rotten Tomatoes rating, but I’m sure it’s around 5000 percent fresh. Their second category of film is as unbearable as the first is irresistible. Barton Fink is a miserable, miserable movie about miserable people, and although people have been trying to make it into a cult film for years, they really ought to stop. I liked the bleak existentialism of The Man Who Wasn’t
There, and I bought the DVD imagining hours of, I guess, somewhat depressing semi-fun. I have not even taken the wrapper off, to this day. That’s the thing: I don’t find a ton of re-watchability in either the Coens’ crowd pleasers or their anti-pleasers. Certainly I’ve watched several of them more than once, but I don’t keep coming back to them over and over for new layers of meaning. Luckily, there’s the third, rarest kind of Coen brothers film: the sleeper. The cult favorite. The masterpiece that comes on slow. The Big Lebowski is the most obvious of these, as it took years for it to go from box-office failure to possibly the most universally beloved comedy of the last two decades.
And how did it get there? Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of multiple viewings by fans all around the world. It’s just the ultimate movie for seeing something new every single time you watch it. The Hudsucker Proxy has a similar cult following. There’s one Coen sleeper, though, that I think is just in the earliest stages of being discovered, and that’s Burn After Reading. Like many people, I didn’t think much of it the first time I saw it. But something made me watch it again, and then again, and again— and every time I liked it a little bit more. Now I watch it regularly, and it reminds me very much of Lebowski in that and so many other ways. (It’s worth noting that when it came out in 2008, Burn After Reading was the first film the Coens had written themselves in seven years.) Both films feature bizarre, exaggerated views of the world, almost like they’re set in alternate universes. And they’re such detailed worlds, too, with their own rules. They both have plots so complicated, you can’t even follow them on first viewing—and so meaningless that in the end their complexity amounts to nothing. Instead, the joy in both films is watching the characters; not so much real people as twisted reflections of real people, turned up to 11 for maximum comedic effect. There is hopefully no one quite as vacuous as Brad Pitt’s Chad in Burn After Reading, no one as buffoonish as George Clooney’s Harry (his delivery of the simple line “Hello” after his run in with Pitt in this movie is the single funniest thing I have ever seen Clooney do), no one as pointlessly determined as Frances McDormand’s Linda. But they’re absolutely hilarious to watch, and like Walter, Donnie and the Dude, they make this a Coen Brothers classic with nothing but upside. BURN AFTER READING Del Mar, Santa Cruz Fri & Sat at midnight
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12 YEARS A SLAVE (R; 133 min) Based on an 1853 memoir, this story of a free African American kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South is easily the bestreviewed film of the year. ALL IS LOST (PG-13; 106 min) Robert Redford stars in this adventure story of a man on the open sea whose boat is damaged, leaving him in a lonely and desperate fight for survival. 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 hidden-camera footage of real people being grossed out by Grandpa’s lewd behavior.
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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (NC-17; 179 min) Much buzzed-about French lesbian love story has French lesbians, love story. Also won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (PG-13; 134 min) Oscar buzz is already a-buzzin’ for Tom Hanks, who plays the titular captain 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! 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. ENDER’S GAME (PG13; 104 min) There’s been a lot of LGBT supporters protesting this movie because of the despicable anti-gay views of Orson Scott Card, the author of the book it’s based on (and a producer of the film). I don’t know if the film itself should be judged on the basis of that—maybe more on the fact that Ender’s Game wasn’t a great book to begin with, certainly inferior even to Card’s short story of the same name on which it was based. (Philip K. Dick’s Time Out of Joint is a far superior take on a very similar idea.) But whether or not you think the political issues should affect whether or not you see the film, at least we can
Showtimes are for Wednesday, Nov. 13, through Wednesday, Nov. 20, unless otherwise indicated. Programs and showtimes are subject to change without notice.
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122 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 831.688.6541 www.thenick.com
Ender’s Game — Daily 2; 4:20; 6:45; 9:10. Gravity 3D — Daily 2:20; 4:30; 7; 9:15.
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Ender’s Game —Wed-Thu 11:10; 2; 4:35; 6:10; 9:15; 10:40; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Free Birds — Wed-Thu 11:20; 2:15; 7; 9:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Free Birds 3D — Wed-Thu 4:45pm; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity — Wed-Thu 12:05; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity 3D — Wed-Thu 2:45; 6:15; 6; 8:30; 10:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa — Wed-Thu 1:50; 4:20; 7:45; 10:05; Fri-Wed
Thor: The Dark World 3D — Wed-Thu 2:30; 8:15; Fri-Wed call for showtimes..
call for showtimes (No Wed 7:45; 10:05). Thor: The Dark World — Wed-Thu 11:15; 1:30; 3; 4:30; 7:30; 10:25; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Thor:The Dark World 3D —Thu 12; 12:30; 3:30; 6; 6:30; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca Encore — Wed 11/12 6:30pm. The Breakfast Club — Thu 9pm.
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Last Vegas — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Thor: The Dark World — Wed-Thu 11:45; 1:30; 4:15; 5:20; 7:15; 9:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.
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12 Years a Slave — Daily 1:50; 3:30; 4:40; 6:15; 7:30; 9 plus Sat-Sun 11; 12:45. All Is Lost — Daily 2:30; 4:50; 7:10; 9:30; plus Sat 12:10 (No 4:50; 7:10; 9:30 Tue 11/19). Burn After Reading — Fri-Sat Midnight. Habit of Art — Sun 11am. Macbeth — Thu 7:30pm.
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12 Years a Slave — Wed-Thu 12:15; 3:30; 6:45; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. About Time — Daily 11:55; 2; 4:30; 7:20; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Ender’s Game — Wed-Thu 11; 1:45; 4:30; 7:10; 10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Free Birds — Wed-Thu 11:55; 2:20; 4:45; 7; 9:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity — Wed 11:45; 3; 9:55; Thu 12:15; 3:30; 6:45; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Gravity 3D — Wed-Thu 4:55; 7:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa — Wed-Thu 11:40; 2:10; 4:55; 7:30; 10:15;
Blue Is the Warmest Color — Daily 2:30; 8. Dallas Buyers Club — Daily 12:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am. Enough Said — Daily 12:20; 6. Kill Your Darlings — Daily 12:30; 2; 4:30; 7; 9:30 plus Sat-Sun 11:30am.
Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Last Vegas — Wed-Thu 11:30; 2; 4:30; 7:20; 9:55; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Thor: The Dark World — Wed-Thu 1; 4; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Thor:The Dark World 3D—Wed-Thu 11:30; 2:30; 5:30; 8:30; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.
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About Time — Wed-Thu 3:30; 7; 9:45; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Las Vegas — Wed-Thu 3:40; 6:45; 9:10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.
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Captain Phillips — Wed-Thu 1:30; 4:15; 7; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 10:45am. Ender’s Game — Daily 1:30; 4:05; 7:15; 10; plus Sat-Sun 11am. Free Birds — Daily 12:55; 3:05; 5:15; 7:25; 9:30; plus Sat-Sun 10:45am. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa — Daily 12:55; 3:05; 5:20; 7:35; 10;
The Best Man Holiday — (Opens Thu 8pm) Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Captain Phillips — Wed-Thu 11:20; 2:30; 6:05; 9:10; Fri-Wed call for showtimes. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 —Wed-Thu 1; 3:20; Fri-Wed call for showtimes.
plus Sat-Sun 10:45am. Last Vegas — Daily 1:20; 4:15; 7:15; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 11am. Thor: The Dark World — Daily 1:45; 4:20; 7; 8; 9:45; plus Sat-Sun 11:15; 12:15. Thor: The Dark World 3D — Daily 2:45; 5:20.
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all agree the guy’s a total douche. 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. FREE BIRDS (PG; 91 min) Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson star in this animated movie that is seriously about turkeys traveling through time. They go back to try to stop JFK’s assassination. Just kidding, of course they try to get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu. 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. HOW I LIVE NOW (R; 101 min) Action thriller is an adaptation of Meg Rosoff’s novel about an American teenager bored out of her skull while staying with relatives in Britain, until it suddenly comes under martial law, and she has to escape a violent military dictatorship. FML! LAST VEGAS (PG-13; 105 min) The trailer for this comedy just makes you involuntarily smile. Is it getting to watch Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro and Kevin Kline being goofy? Yeah, and also that this old-fart version of The Hangover actually looks hilarious, when it could have been just a cash-in on its all-star cast. MACHETE KILLS (R; 107 min) Director Robert Rodriguez brings back Danny Trejo as Machete, the Mexican double, triple or maybe even quadrupleagent 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 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. THE PIN (R) World War II drama has two young people falling in love while in hiding, which is pretty much doomed from the start because World War II. 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). THOR: THE DARK WORLD (PG-13; 122 min) If he had a hammer, he’d hammer in the morning. He’d hammer in the evening, all over the nine realms. Anyway, Thor is back in a plot that’s basically what you’d expect: blah blah Dark Elves, blah blah wormhole, blah blah anomaly. Thank god for the Loki comic relief. 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.
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BURN AFTER READING (2008) See review, page 26. (Plays Fri and Sat at midnight at Del Mar) DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (R; 117 min.) Matthew McConaughey continues his bizarre transformation into one of the best actors of our generation in this true story about a Texas electrician named Ron Woodroof, who took on the medical establishment after being diagnosed with HIV in the ’80s—in his attempt to get alternative treatments for himself and others, he became a drug smuggler. What has gotten into McConaughey, anyway? Remember when he was the acting equivalent
of lumber back in the Contact days? Jared Leto is making a different kind of comeback, after not making films for a while—here he plays a transvestite who forms an unlikely partnership with Woodroof. (Opens Fri at the Nick) KILL YOUR DARLINGS (R; 104 min) The beat writers get tangled in a 1944 murder in this hip drama, man! Daniel Radcliffe plays Allen Ginsberg, with Kerouac and Burroughs represented as well. (Opens Fri at the Nick) THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY (R) Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall and Terrence Howard star in this story of college friends who reunite at Christmastime after 15 years. (Opens Fri at Cinema 9)
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FRENCH RESISTANCE IS USELESS The Ridge Vineyards vintage that made California Cabernet Sauvignon a phenomenon by beating the French in 1976. Friday’s “Premier Cruz” event salutes Ridge and other Santa Cruz Mountain Cabs.
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BY CHRISTINA WATERS PREMIER CRUZ, A MOUNTAIN CABERNET EXPERIENCE: If you're
serious about Cabernet Sauvignon, then you better not miss Premier Cruz: A Mountain Cabernet Experience, a chance to sample a large array of new releases from Santa Cruz Mountains vintners. On Friday, Nov. 15, from 6-10pm at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, participants will be able to enjoy an exclusive evening of Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernets from some of the leading producers in California, including Ridge Vineyards (the people who put California Cabs on the map with their famous victory over French wines in the 1976 Judgment of Paris), Kathryn Kennedy, Beauregard Vineyards, Burrell School Vineyards and more. Your $110
ticket includes tasting, schmoozing with fellow aficionados and vintners, plus a lavish grazing dinner created by Mountain Winery chef David Sidoti. Dinner includes hors d'oeuvres such as bacon-wrapped scallops, caprese bruschetta, crispy Thai chicken rolls with spicy peanut sauce and many, many cheeses. Enjoy a fully loaded pasta station, as well as slow-roasted salmon, tenderloin of beef and dessert minis, including chocolate-dipped cannolis, crème brulees and brownies. Here's a super chance to fine-tune your Cabernet palate, meet winemakers and dine well in the process. To quickly get on board with this fabulous event, you can call (831) 685-8463, or link up at the SCMWA website.
WINE OF THE WEEK: Oral adventure, in the key of Cinsault. Primarily known as a blending grape, used to add softness and lyricism to Rhône blends, cinsault is also the progenitor of South Africa's luscious Pinotage. It is also known as Black Malvoisie, the darker sibling of Malvasia Bianca. But for right now, Cinsault is bottled in a rare, single-varietal creation under the ever-surprising Birichino label. Birichino's 2012 Cinsault is made from old vines planted at the Bechthold Vineyard in the 1880s. At 12 percent alcohol, it is light as angel wings, an ethereal silken creation that very gradually reveals a mysterious perfume of orange zests and red currents. It also induces complex dreams. No, it's not for everybody. Not for you Hemingways who require high gauge jammyness that jumps out of the bottle. It will not do well with marinara. It would love Dungeness crab. It is something you must try, at least once. $21 @ Soif.
COOKIE OF THE WEEK: In honor of Lou Reed, why not take a walk on the wild side? For starters, you could rush over to Companion Bakeshop at 2341 Mission Street (831 252.2253). That's where you'll find the incredible Thyme Shortbread Cookie ($1.25), a seriously rich, feisty mouthful of buttery, herby adventure. The thyme takes the flavor center into an unexpected realm, not quite bayand-basil savory, definitely leaning toward sweetness and infinitely more nuanced than lavender. You will love this cookie! In fact "cookie" is too fragile a word for this enlightened New World shortbread experience. Perhaps Captain James T. Kirk got it wrong: thyme might be the final frontier.
have just achieved a rare status at the intersection of business and social practice. New Leaf is the first grocer in the state to be certified as a B Corporation, which is to sustainable business what LEED certification is to green building. In order to achieve this B Corp certification, New Leaf had to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental practice, accountability and transparency— exactly the sort of sustainable attitude this remarkable organization has had since its founding 28 years ago. Care for staff, community and environment had made New Leaf a template for 21st century business, and now it joins Swanton Berry Farm and NextSpace Santa Cruz as one of a trio of B Corp groups in our community. Congratulations to Scott Roseman and team! 0
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SILVER STAR After selling her stake in her namesake Linda’s Seabreeze Café, Linda Hopper bought the Silver Spur.
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hen Linda Hopper walked into Senate Furniture and Mattress 15 years ago, owner Chuck Berg told her, “You don’t need to buy a mattress. I sold you a mattress two years ago. You need to buy the Silver Spur.” Hopper sold her half of Linda’s Seabreeze Café to her business partner Tex Hintze in 1998 to buy the Western-themed restaurant—which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year—and turned it into a breakfast joint. SANTA CRUZ WEEKLY: Do you ever visit Linda’s Seabreeze? LINDA HOPPER: Oh yeah, we’re friends. We borrow coffee filters from each other Do you like mixing breakfast and Mexican food? There’s a lot of
Mexican food on there, huh? I’ll tell you one thing: it always sells. Always. You could have a Mexican restaurant next door, and you put up a Mexican food special, and it always sells. People love Mexican food. They love salsa. They love chilis, beans. Do you make your own salsa? Yes, we make our own salsa, and when
we have chilaquiles, we make a green tomatillo salsa. We make all our own soups. We make our own biscuits. We make our own muffins. We make our own desserts. What’s your favorite menu item? For breakfast I really like the
pancakes, but they make me so sleepy. This dish [Flying Sombrero] is a really good one, back to the whole Mexican thing—a version of huevos rancheros. I like anything with a tortilla. For lunch I would have a French dip or a burger. How do you pick your specials? Some of them are set. Every Friday we
have fish. Every Tuesday we have calamari. Thursday’s mashed potatoes day, although we switched it today for the first time in 15 years. People were like: where’s mashed potatoes? It just took one week off. We just wanted to see if they were paying attention. It’s whatever the season is, and whatever occurs to me. Sausage or bacon? I love bacon! Bacon’s the new food group. Haven’t
you noticed the new bacon craze? They put it in ice cream and name restaurants after it. It’s all about the bacon. I like both. —Jacob Pierce
Thursday, November 28th from 1 to 8:30 p.m. 3-course Thanksgiving menu, $48 (Kid’s menu available) Complimentary Valet Parking Live Jazz by the Minor Third Jazz Trio, 4 to 8 p.m. For parties up to 10, ask about our semi-private Cowell’s Cove dining room For Family Style Whole Turkey Dinners To Go, please contact Gus Siggins at gsiggins@jdvhotels.com 175 WEST CLIFF DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ 831.460.5012 JDVHOTELS.COM/AQUARIUS
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): IInn my astr astrological ological opinion, almost nothing can keepp you fr from om getting the love you need in the coming days. Her Here’s e’s the only potential pr problem: have oblem: YYou oou might hav ve a mistaken or incomplete understanding aboutt the love you need, and that could interf interfere ere with youu rrecognizing ecognizing and welcoming the real prescription: escription: real thing. So here’s here’s my pr Keep true naturee of the Keep an open mind about the tru ue natur love that you actually need most most, t, and stay alert ffor or the perhaps unexpected ways it might make itself available. GEMINI (May 2121-June June 20): “P “People e eople ffall all so in love can’t with their pain, they can ’t leave iitt behind,” asserts Palahniuk. assignment, novelist Chuck P alahniuk. YYour oour as ssignment, Gemini, is to work your ass off to ffall all out of love with your Ass if you wer weree talking to a child, explain to your pain. A c suffering subconscious mind that the suff e ering it has gotten itss usefulness. TTell so accustomed to has outlived it eell longerr want the ancient your deep self that you no longe identity.. TToo aid the ache to be a cornerstone of yourr identity banishment, I rrecommend ecommend that yyou ou conduct a ritual of severing. TTie ie one side of a ribbonn to a symbol of your around pain and tie the other side ar ounnd your waist. Then the cut the ribbon in half and bury th he symbol in the dirt. CANCER (June 2121-July July 22): “Y “You You o can look at a picture think picture ffor or a week and never thin nk of it again,”” said painter Joan Mir Miró. “You picturee ó. “Y You o can also look at a pictur for your life,” for a second and think of it all yyo our lif e,” he added. The coming days ar aree likely to bri bring ng you none of the former latter,r, former kind of experiences and sever sseveral al of the latter Cancerian. It’s Cancerian. It ’s a numinous time in in your long-term cycle: a phase when you’r you’ree likely to encounter beauty that enchants you and mysteriess that titillate your sense of wonder ffor words, or a long time. In other wor ds, the eternal is coming to visit you in very concrete v concr ete ways. How do you like your epiphanies epiphanies?? Hot and wild? Cool and soaring? Comical and lyrical?? Hot and soaring and comical and wild and cool an and nd lyrical? LEO (July 23-Aug. 23-Aug. 22): Ther There’s e’s a new genr genree of erotic literature: er otic liter ature: dinosaur porn. E-book EE-bookss like In the Velociraptor’s Velocir e aptor ’s Nestt and Ravishedd by the TTriceratops rriceratops tell tall tales about encounters bbetween etween people and prehistoric ecom pr ehistoric reptiles. reptiles. I don’t don’t rrecommend mmend you rread ead this stuff,, though. stuff g While I do believe that t now is a good g time to add new twists to your sexual seexual repertoire repertoire and exploree the fr frontiers explor ontiers of pleasure, pleasure, I think you should in your fantasy rremain emain rooted rooted in the real real world, even e fantasy life. It’s lif e. It ’s also important to be safe safe as you experiment. exploree the frontiers YYou oou rreally eally don’t don’t want to explor t fr ontiers of pleasuree with cold-blooded beasts. pleasur beassts. Either travel travel alone or else rround ound up a warm-blooded warm-bblooded compassion specialist who has a few few skills in the arts of intimacy. intimacy. VIRGO (Aug. 23 23-Sept. -Sept. 22): The saxifr saxifrage age is a grows small plant with white flowers. It gr ows best in subarctic parts subar ctic rregions egions and cooler part ts of the Northern Hemisphere. wordd ““saxifrage” from Hemispher e. The wor saxifragee” is derived fr om wordd saxifr the Latin wor saxifraga aga, whose liter literal al meaning is “stone-breaker.” plant “stone-breaker.”” Indeed, the plan nt does often appear in the clefts of stones and boulde boulders. ers. In his poem ““A A Sort of a Song,” celebrates Song, William CCarlos arlos Williams W celebr ates its str strength: “Saxifrage flower ength: “Saxifr age is my flow wer that splits the rocks.” little rocks.”” I nominate this darling lit tle dynamo to be your metaphorical power object of thee week, Vir Virgo. go. May it inspire crack through blocks barriers inspire you to cr ack thr ough bloc cks and bar riers with subtle fforce. orce. LIBRA (Sept. 23 23-Oct. -Oct. 22): YYou’re oou’rre not being swept along in a flood of meaningless distractions d actions and distr irrelevant ir relevant information information and trivial wishes, right? I’m hoping that you have a sixth sense sense about which ffew ew stimuli are are useful and meaningful meaniingful to you, and aree not. aree which thousands of stimuli ar n But if you ar
experiencing a bit trouble well-grounded b of tr ouble staying well-gr ounded frenzied in the midst of tthe fr enzied babble, now would be a take strenuous good time to tak ke str enuous action. The universe will conspiree to helpp you become extr extraa stable and secur securee conspir from if you rresolve esolve too eliminate as much nonsense fr om your lif lifee as you can.
SCORPIO (O (Oct. ct. 23-Nov. 23-Nov. 21): SSweetness weetness is good. Sweetness is de esirable. TToo be heal thyy, you need to give Sweetness desirable. healthy, eceive swe eetness on a rregular egular basis. But you and rreceive sweetness can’tt flourish onn sweetness alone. alone In ffact, act too much of act, can’t oppressive or numbing. I’m speaking both it may be oppressive literally and metaphorically: mettaphorically: To To be balanced you need literally t saltiness, sourness, all of the other tastes, including saltiness, s From what I understand, bitterness, and savoriness. From are headed into a phase when you’ll thrive on you are more bitterness and savoriness than usual. To To get an more m idea of what I mean, meditate on what the emotional might be for for bitter tastes like coffee, coffee, beer, beer, equivalents might for savory tastes like mushrooms, mushrooms, and olives, and for spinach, and green green tea. cheese, spinach, SAGITTAR SAGITTARIUS RIUS (Nov (Nov.. 22 22-Dec. -Dec. 21): When you pr ocrastinate, yo ou avoid doing an important task. procrastinate, you Instead, you goo of off goof off,, doing something fun or simply puttering ar ound wasting time. But what if ther around theree wer o of pr orm ocrastination? What if you weree a higher fform procrastination? could avoid an iimportant mportant task by doing other task taskss that wer what less important but still quite weree somew somewhat valuable? Her e’ss what that might look like ffor or you Here’s right now: YYou ou o ccould ould postpone your search search ffor or the key to everything byy throwing throwing yourself into a project project that will give you thee key to one small part of everything. CAPRICORN N (Dec. 22 22-Jan. -Jan. 19): In his utopian novel LLooking ooking Backwar B Backward rd, American author Edwar Edwardd ote a passage that I suspect applies to you Bellamy wr wrote al, right now: “It is under what may be called unnatur unnatural, eextraordinary, aordinaryy, cir cumstances that in the sense of extr circumstances m natur allyy, ffor or the rreason eason that people behave most naturally, cumstannces banish artificiality .” Think of the such cir circumstances artificiality.” relief and rrelease eleasse that await you, CCapricorn: apricorn: an end relief etending, a dissolution of deception, the ffall all of to pr pretending, fakery. A w your way thr ough extr aordinary fakery. Ass you weave through extraordinary circumstances, cumstances you y will be moved to act with br ave circumstances, brave authenticity. TTake ak ake full advantage. authenticity. AQUARIUS S (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I have your back” e ession that could also be rendered expr rendered is an American expression behhind you, ready ready to help and defend defend as “I’m right behind readdy to support you whenever you’ve you”” or “I’m ready problem.”” Is there there anyone in the world who got a problem.” feels that way about about you? If not, now would be an feels ally. Cosmic excellent time too work on getting such an ally. are ripe ripe for for bringing greater greater levels of conditions are ccollaboration into your life. life. And if you assistance and collaboration already do have confederates confederates of that caliber, caliberr, I suggest already oppportunity to deepen your symbiotic you take this opportunity further. connection evenn further. PISCES (Feb.. 19-Mar 19-March ch 20): Over a hundr hundred ed countries ar oundd the world celebr ate a holiday called around celebrate Independence Da ayy, memorializing a time when they Day, br oke away fr om m another nation and fformed ormed a separ ate broke from separate state. I encour agge you to cr eate your own personal encourage create version of this ffestival. e estival. It could commemor ate a commemorate br eakthrough mo oment in the past when you escaped breakthrough moment an oppr essive sit tuation, a turning point when you oppressive situation, achieved a highe er level of autonomy y, or a taboo-busting higher autonomy, tr ansition when you y started expr essing your own transition expressing thoughts and ma aking your own decisions with mor making moree authority y, a fr esh opportunity to take this authority.. By the way way, fresh kind of action is available to you. Any day now might be eclare a new Independence Day a good time to ddeclare Day..
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ARIES (Mar (March ch 21-April 19): There’s Theere’s something esembling a big red slithering around rresembling red snake slithering around in your that literally, mind these days. I don’t don’t mean tha at liter allyy, of course. I’m talking about a big red red imagin imaginary naryy snake. But it it’s ’s still quite potent. While it it’s ’s not poisonous, pooisonous, neither is it a pure pure embodiment of sweetnesss and light. Whether it ends up having a disorienting or o benevolent influence on your lif lifee all dependss on how you handle your rrelationship suggest treat elationship with it. I sugges st you tr eat it with respect you’ree the boss. Give it respect p but also let it know that yyou’r guidelines and a clear mandate so serves s that it ser ves your noble ambitions and not your cha chaotic desires. aotic desir es. If you do that, your big rred ed snake will heal and uplift you.
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