Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28

Aug. 3 Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behavior

Learn to decode behavioral messages, identify common behavior triggers, and learn strategies to help intervene with some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. Please call 800.272.3900 to register or visit ALZ.org/CRF. Once you complete registration for the meeting, you will receive an email confirmation with the call-in information and instructions for joining the webinars.

Tuesday August 3

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: ZOOTOPIA 5 p.m., Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St., Santa Cruz The Santa Cruz Police Department celebrates National Night Out, co-sponsoring with the Santa Cruz Warriors a free family movie night, showing Zootopia.

There will be games, crafts, bounce house, K9 demos, popcorn, and treats. Movie starts at 6:30 p.m.

No pets, no smoking, and no alcoholic beverages are allowed. An adult must accompany children under 12.

National Night Out is designed to reinforce relationships between citizens, businesses, and local law enforcement. RSVP at bit.ly/scpdzootopia

Thursday August 5

FREE TEEN DRIVER CLASS 5:30-7:30 p.m., Online Seminar The California Highway Patrol offers a free traffic safety program for teenage drivers and their parents, Start Smart, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5.

Traffic collisions are the leading cause of death for 15- to 20-year-olds so the goal is to provide teens and parents with an understanding of how poor choices behind the wheel can affect the lives of numerous people. Topics include: Defensive driving, traffic laws, dynamics of traffic collisions, tips on avoiding traffic collisions, and DUI — driving while under the influence — awareness.

The class will be virtual via Microsoft Teams. Information on how to log onto Microsoft Teams will be sent after the class reservation. Call the Santa Cruz CHP Office to reserve a spot: (831) 662-0511.

Saturday August 7

LIONS ‘MAGIC MARKET’ 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Road Cabrillo Host Lions will present “Magic Market,” a benefit supporting Lions charities.

Vendors include Ed Jenkins, who makes wooden toy trucks, Megan Purdue, who makes signs out of driftwood, and Dale Herra, who sells avocados, and Mid-County Senior Center will sell produce grown in the garden in Capitola. For information, call 831-688-3356.

HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI REMEMBRANCE Noon-1 p.m., Town Clock, downtown Santa Cruz A remembrance for Hiroshima and Nagasaki — featuring speakers, music, and prayer — is being sponsored by the United Nations Association of Santa Cruz County, Resource Center for Nonviolence, Veterans for Peace, Santa Cruz Chapter of the ACLU, and Santa Cruz’s Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

The United States detonated atomic bombs over those Japanese cities in 1945 during World War II to pressure Japan to surrender, which it did, six days after Nagasaki was bombed. Between 129,000 and 226,000 people in the two cities died, most of them civilians.

REIKI I CLASS

Saturday July 31 • Sunday August 1

10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Pregnant Mare Rescue, Larkin Valley Road, Watsonville Reiki master teacher Cindie Ambar of Heartsong Animal Healing leads this two-day class. Peaches (top), Penny (left) and Niyol will be the horses assisting the class. Are you interested in a healing modality that is easy to learn and can support you and your animals in reducing pain, depression, inflammation, and anxiety, help address behavioral challenges, improve mobility and overall physical and emotional well-being? Reiki is an ancient Japanese meditative practice used for spiritual development and to practice oneness with all living things. Ambar uses the Let Animals Lead approach as taught by Kathleen Prasad, Animal Reiki Source. The course includes an overview of Reiki, how it relates to healing self, and other self-treatment chair treatments for humans, with charts for hand placement throughout the body. To learn more visit www.HeartSongAnimalHealing.com

Tuesday August 10

CABRILLO COLLEGE REGISTRATION FAIR 6-10 p.m., Cabrillo College Watsonville Center, 318 Union St. Cabrillo College Watsonville Center will host an in-person registration fair to help people with the registration process.

GOAL — Great Opportunities through Adult Learning — a program at Building 1602 at Cabrillo’s main campus in Aptos, 6500 Soquel Drive, offer classes for everyone. https://www.goaladultlearning.org/events/month?lang=es Questions? Call Adriana Torres, 831-400-8128

Thursday August 12

SENIOR DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM 9 a.m., Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Community Room located at 5200 Soquel Ave. The California Highway Patrol is offering a traffic safety program for senior drivers.

The Age Well, Drive Smart Program is designed to provide drivers with the keys to driving safer and driving longer. This program is designed as an educational tool for mature drivers. Topics of discussion will include: • How to tune up driving skills. • Refreshing their knowledge of the rules of the road. • Learning about normal, age-related physical changes and how to adjust to them • When it may be time to limit or stop driving. • Understanding the alternatives to driving.

Age Well, Drive Smart classes are approximately two hours long and are free of charge. These classes are geared toward drivers age 65 and up, but they are open to anyone who feels they can benefit from this information. Space in this class is limited. To make a reservation, call the Santa Cruz CHP Office at (831) 662-0511.

Saturday August 14

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY Free Comic Book Day, one of the comic book industry’s most beloved and anticipated celebrations, will again be a single-day event.

The event, traditionally on the first Saturday in May, shifted to August in hopes that disruption related to COVID-19 will have passed. As this is the 20th anniversary of Free Comic Book Day, there are themed t-shirts and posters.

Joe Field, founder of Free Comic Book Day and owner of Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff in Concord, said, “While the world has changed over these last 20 years, our love of comics and the power of comics to entertain and enlighten is stronger than ever. … I can’t wait to see all the first-time comic-curious readers, as well as our long-time faithful fans come together.”

Free Comic Book Day 2021 will feature up to 50 free titles at participating shops, including Atlantis Fantasyworld, 1020 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, 831-426-0158, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., and Comicopolis, 829 Front St., Santa Cruz, 831-427-1929, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Visit freecomicbookday.com.

Saturday August 14 Sunday August 15

The Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council is offering a two-day training Aug 14-15 open to people living in the urban wildland interface, with priority to Bonny Doon residents and then to residents of Santa Cruz County.

The class is limited to 40 people. The cost will be $500 per resident. See bdfsc.org and click on home ignition zone training. For questions, email hiz@bdfsc.org or leave a message at 831-824-4155.

Sunday August 15

SANTA CRUZ DINNER CLUB ANNUAL PARTY 4-8 p.m., Aptos Hills The Santa Cruz Dinner Club, a fine dining club, is planning the annual party for current members and potential new members who have been vaccinated.

If you love to cook, enjoy fine wine and conversation, this is your opportunity to meet vaccinated locals that share your interests. A festive, gourmet meal with margaritas and wine (for purchase) will be served along with live music.

Festivities begin at 4 p.m. Price is $20 for nonmembers. To learn more & get the location, email Rhonda Mills in advance at info@SantaCruzDinnerClub.com. n

Saturday August 21

MEET KEVIN KILEY Noon-4 p.m., Corralitos Grange Hall, 165 Little Corral Way, Watsonville The Santa Cruz County Republican Party plans a family BBQ which will feature guest speaker Kevin Kiley, 36, the Republican assemblyman who has represented the 6th District, Placer, Sacramento, and El Dorado counties since 2016 and is running to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election.

Kiley, vice-chair of the Education Committee, declined a pay raise granted in 2021, and has introduced legislation to end special perks like the private DMV office for state lawmakers and their staff.

He is the author of a 200-page ebook, “Recall Gavin: The Most Corrupt Governor in the Nation,” focusing on the results from his policies.

The son of a doctor and a special education teacher, Kiley comes from Granite Bay and has three siblings. He graduated from Harvard and became a high school English teacher in South Central Los Angeles, where he started an award-winning speech and debate team.

Next he graduated from Yale Law School, joined a private law firm in California, then became a deputy attorney general working on cases involving convicted felons. The past three years, the BBQ has sold out. Tickets are $40 per person or $100 for a family (2 adults with children). To buy, see https://santacruzrepublicans.com/upcoming-events/

Saturday August 28

13TH ANNUAL TESTICLE FESTIVAL 3-7 p.m., Estrada Deer Camp, 140 Hazel Dell Rd, Watsonville The Testicle Festival, put on by the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, will feature the “No Respect!” band, known for a wide range of songs from rock n’ roll to Latin.

Local chef Loretta Estrada will prepare Rocky Mountain oysters; firefighter Derek Witmer will barbeque chicken. The price, which includes the Rocky Mountain oysters and chicken barbeque dinner, is $50 for adults, $20 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5. There will be a raffle, live and silent auction and horseshoe contest for adults and children.

The popular “It’s All in the Sauce” Contest will take place. Attendees can vote on their favorite accompaniment for Rocky Mountain oysters. For information, visit www.Agri-Culture.us, or buy tickets on www. eventbrite.com (search for “Testicle Festival” in Watsonville). n