Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28

DAMON GUTZWILLER BENEFIT

8 p.m., Michael’s on Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel Michael’s on Main will host the Damon Gutzwiller Benefit featuring Mira Goto, Steve Seskin, and Bonny June (with Ken Kraft).

This is an evening of songcraft and outstanding performers celebrating the life of Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller and raising money for the Damon Gutzwiller Park in Aptos.

For more on the memorial, see: www.countyparkfriends. org/willowbrook.html

Admission is $40; seated under 12 with parent 21 and over. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ damon-gutzwiller-park-benefit-featuring-mira-goto-bonnyjune-steve-seskin-tickets-300176986447

FANDANGO EN LA PLAZA

6 p.m., Watsonville Plaza Watsonville Film Festival celebration of Pajaro Valley farmworkers, coinciding with Mexican Independence Day, is a free event with live music, dance performances and a community jam session at Watsonville Plaza.

The screening of the award-winning documentary “Fandango at the Wall” starts at 8 pm outdoors with director Varda Bar-Kar coming from Los Angeles.

Saturday September 17

WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S APTOS

8 a.m., Seascape Park & Resort, Sumner Avenue The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for care, support and research. The Santa Cruz walk willl be at Seascape Park & Resort in Aptos, following Covid guidelines.

Registration is at 8 a.m. Ceremony at 9 a.m. Walk at 9:30 a.m.

So far, 215 people and 55 teams are signed up to participate; they have raised $114,288. The goal is $290,000.

There is no registration fee but the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Association asks every participant to raise money. For information, contact: Meggie Pina at (831) 900-5903 or santacruzwalk@alz.org

Monday September 19

PURE WATER SOQUEL PREMIERE PARTY

4:30-7 p.m., at Bargetto Winery, 3535 N Main St., Soquel. Soquel Creek Water District and Black & Veatch will host a party for the premiere of a mini-documentary on Pure Water Soquel produced by BBC Storyworks.

The 16-part series of which Pure Water Soquel is a part is called “Beneath the Surface: The Journey of Water.” Most of the series focuses on countries other than the U.S. Space is limited. RSVP by Sept. 12 via PaperlessPost.

Tuesday September 20

WILDR FORUM: NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

6:30 p.m., Online Forum Santa Cruz is poised to elect two women to statewide office — one of which would be the first woman from the County elected to state office … to elect diverse representatives to the County Board of Supervisors … to vote on statewide ballot initiatives to protect women’s right to choose … and to bring women’s voices to school boards and city councils.

WILDR will bring diverse voices together on Zoom, so you can learn what support is needed for these very important elections and measures in November, plus give you the opportunity to network, teach and learn from diverse women in our community. Register at: https://bit.ly/WILDR092022. n

“Appointed” from page 21

Pacific school board

Two openings: Cal Napoles*, Diana Conner*

Fire districts

Central, district 4: John Lucchesi

Ben Lomond (3 openings): Dave Bingham*, Lisa Hill* , Thomas Maxson*

Zayante (2 openings): Mary Clark*, Priva Tarbet*

Water districts

Central (3 openings): Frances Basich Whitney*, Marco Romanini*, Robert Marani*

San Lorenzo Valley (short term): Jayme Ackerman

Scotts Valley (3 openings): Ruth Stiles*, Wade Leishman*, Bill Ekwall*

Pajaro Valley, Division A: Mary Banister*: Division C: Amy Newell*

Parks

Boulder Creek Recreation & Parks (2 openings): George Galt*, Diane Hamilton*

Pajaro Dunes Geologic: Michael Butner, Patrick Dubbins, Raphael Shannon Kraw n

“Scholarships” from page 20

“This may not seem like a big deal to some,” says Linda, who is a first-generation college student, “but this is a huge step in the right direction.” She’s determined for Victoria to see the power of education. “I want to show my daughter that with hard work and dedication anything is possible.”

Linda is one of a group of Cabrillo College women facing disruption in their educational goals due to the pandemic. We worked closely with the Cabrillo College Foundation and advisors to identify women who could complete their goals with additional support. The Foundation made $77,000 in scholarships to Cabrillo students during the pandemic.

As Linda continues her education and our county continues to manage its way through the pandemic, The Fund for Women and Girls will continue to invest in a Santa Cruz County to help ensure women and girls are safe, healthy, equal, and empowered. n

Kirby School is a 6th-12th grade independent school serving families in Santa Cruz and beyond for over 25 years. We offer Tuition Assistance and a Test-free Application process.

Visit KIRBY.ORG to learn more.

Kirby School 425 Encinal Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060 admissions@kirby.org | kirby.org