COMMUNITY CALENDAR Second Saturdays Scotts Valley, 10-11:30 a.m. via video or phone — Facilitator: Diana Hull. Register by calling 800-272-3900 or email ymflores@alz.org. ••• Second Wednesdays Spanish, 7-8:30 p.m. via phone — Facilitator: Yuliana Mendoza. Register by calling 831-647-9890 or email ymflores@alz.org.
ONGOING EVENTS Ongoing Through January 24 WATER TABLE TESTING Santa Cruz County Environmental Health has opened the Winter Water Table Testing Period for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Dec. 29, through Jan. 24. If you are considering developing a property, doing a major remodel or a repair on property served by an onsite wastewater treatment system that may be subject to high ground water levels, you should arrange to have groundwater on your property observed multiple times throughout this testing period. The testing period may be extended if rain persists Piezometer readings are required at the beginning, middle, and end of the testing period. Piezometers must be in the ground and the site plan approved beforehand. Applicants should have a site evaluation application in place and a monitoring plan approved by Environmental Health staff. If the testing period closes, it may be reopened with sufficient rainfall. Groundwater levels must be measured throughout this period. A minimum of three recorded readings are required. For parcels with an active site evaluation application, email your inspector to schedule readings at LandUse@santacruzcounty.us.
safety protocols at UC Santa Cruz. CruzHacks is free for participants. Mentors and judges are needed. See https:// www.cruzhacks.com/ for more information and follow CruzHacks on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. To be eligible for prizes, projects must fit into a CruzHacks or sponsor category. Workshops will be available to help participants who have no to little prior technical experience. Last year, 25% of participants were first-time hackers, and 47% were from outside UC Santa Cruz. CruzCoins is returning, giving members who choose to participate a chance to earn points for workshops, social media games and riddles. The more points you earn, the better chance you have of winning additional swag! Sign up for CruzCoins at https://tinyurl.com/cruzcoins-members
Saturday January 15
SATURDAY SHAKESPEARE RETURNS WITH OTHELLO 10 a.m., Weekly Online Discussion Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello,” along with the film version featuring Laurence Fishburne, will be examined when the Saturday Shakespeare Club begins its new sessions via Zoom. MUSHROOM HIKE The gatherings, each open to the public, begin with a lecture lasting about an hour and include a brief Saturday January 22 discussion, followed by a reading aloud of that portion 9 a.m. Start Time, Parking Lot, Big Sur River Inn, 46800 CA-1 of the play under consideration. Mushroom expert Dr Phil Carpenter, from the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, will lead a foraging hike UCSC Emeritus Professor Michael Warren, a noted on Saturday, Jan. 22, during the Foragers Festival. Lisa Haas and her team will display an array of wild Shakespeare authority and dramaturg for Santa Cruz mushrooms. Shakespeare, will first give an overview of the play, its Dr. Carpenter is a regional trustee for the North American Mushroom Association. He has taught foraging history, relevance to its time and ours, and aspects of and identification at UC Santa Cruz for 25 years and for restaurants, resorts and private parties. special interest. He also provides identification and consulting for mushroom poisoning for hospitals and veterinarians. On Jan. 22, Sean Keilen, associate professor of Tickets are $60. literature at UCSC and director of the university’s Meet at parking lot just north of Big Sur River Inn at 9 a.m. Shakespeare Workshop, will address the group. The See https://www.facebook.com/bigsurforagersfestival/ following Saturday, Jan. 29, a DVD lecture discussing “Othello” by Peter Saccio, professor of Shakespearean studies at Dartmouth College, will be shown. First Tuesdays of the Month Saturdays & Sundays On Feb. 5, Rebecca Clark, of the UCSC education First and Third Mondays Each Month ECOLOGICAL RESERVE TOURS AT ELKHORN SLOUGH UCSC ARBORETUM: FIRST TUESDAYS FREE committee, will examine aspects of race, gender and SENIOR LIFE ONLINE Tours start at 10 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday,1700 politics revealed in the play. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, 1156 High St, SC Elkhorn Road, Watsonville 4 p.m., Online Meeting Community Day at the UCSC Arboretum means The film version of “Othello” will be shown Feb. 12. Join a local group of senior citizens for “Senior Life free admission on the first Tuesday of every month Volunteers lead walks highlighting the natural history of Directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also plays Iago, it the Elkhorn Slough. Capacity is limited due to physical features Irene Jacob as Desdemona to Fishburne’s Othello. Online,” a free online (Zoom) program featuring a 9 a.m-5 p.m. presentation by a local expert. View the full schedule at Guests are invited to explore the biodiversity of the gardens, distancing requirements, and individuals must sign up Although all sessions are free, those who tune in scottsvalleyseniorlife.org/current-activities/. on a first-come, first-served basis. enjoy bird watching or relax on a bench in the shade. are encouraged to send a donation of at least $2 per Due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the Groups of six or more should call ahead at (831) arboretum.ucsc.edu session or $10 for the series to Santa Cruz Shakenext Senior Life Online is on Monday, January 24 728-2822 or visit https://www.elkhornslough.org/ speare, with a check made payable to the organization at 4:00 p.m. group-reservation/ to reserve a tour. Wednesdays in January at 500 Chestnut St., Suite #250, Santa Cruz, 95060. Poet Trish Melehan will talk about her new book of For more info, visit www.elkhornslough.org/esnerr/tours/ TECH TALKS People who are not yet on the email list but would like to poetry “Journey Fantastique,” about the late, great attend and get the Zoom link should email a request to: First Sunday Every Month Santa Cruz artist and muralist James Carl Aschbacher.” 11 a.m.-Noon, Zoom Classes saturdayshakespeare@gmail.com Is your New Year’s resolution to learn more about Melehan’s discussion includes her journey to WESTSIDE MARKETPLACE technology? Then the Santa Cruz Public Libraries is creating and publishing the book. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Old Wrigley Building Parking Lot, 2801 Monday January 17 Participants are encouraged to bring their questions the place for you. Learn more about using your phone Mission Street, Santa Cruz or tablet with this month’s series of Tech Talks. Each DAY OF SERVICE to ask Melehan during the Q&A session. Come by on Sundays and shop at over 40 unique & To participate, you need an Internet connection and class is free. Registration is required. wonderful artists, makers & vintage sellers — there’s 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Homeless Garden Project Farm, Topics: a computer, tablet or smart phone. A 1-time preregShaffer Road, Santa Cruz • Thursday, Jan. 20, Google Calendar Optimized, something for everyone at the Westside Marketplace! The Homeless Garden Project will host its annual istration is required at https://tinyurl.com/SVSLA-6. Rain dates are scheduled for the following learn to organize your schedule and life with Questions? Call George at (831) 334-7763. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service for community calendar apps for both Apple and Android users. Sundays. Senior Life Online is sponsored by Scotts Valley Senior members at the Homeless Garden Project Farm. The Market is free to attend and is 100% local! Register at https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/ Life Association (SVSLA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose Community members are invited to perform winter All local and state health guidelines will be followed. event/8611983. mission is to promote healthy living for senior citizens. farm tasks to prepare for spring planting. Volunteers will Call 831-427-7713 for help with registration. If you are new Please wear your mask, maintain social distance while be able to work on several different projects at the small Information is at http://scottsvalleyseniorlife.org. you shop and stay home if you don’t feel well. Hand to using zoom, see santacruzpl.org/digitallearning. farm, where assigned tasks will depend on the weather. sanitizing stations will be available. Tuesdays “Please come prepared with the flexibility to work For more info, go to the event page: www.facebook.com/ Third Thursday Each Month on different tasks,” said Volunteer Coordinator Omar FARMERS’ MARKET AT RAMSAY PARK events/ 170470481551895 Guzman. “This is a great opportunity to come to the 2–6 p.m., Ramsay Park, Watsonville PET LOSS AND GRIEF SUPPORT VIA ZOOM farm and connect with HGP, to make a difference, and El Mercado is a new farmers’ market hosted by Com- 6 to 7:30 p.m., virtual meeting to connect with the community.” munity Health Trust of Pajaro Valley. DATED EVENTS BirchBark Foundation’s Pet Loss and Grief Support During lunch, the community will hear from a guest There will be healthy locally grown produce, a Zoom group offers a free support group, moderated speaker and a trainee from the Homeless Garden Project. Friday January 14 veggie Rx redemption site, cooking demonstrations by a licensed grief counseling therapist, on the third If it rains, the event will be rescheduled to Jan. 23. thru Sunday January 16 and wellness screenings. Thursday of each month. For more information, visit homelessgardenproject.org Sponsors include Lakeside Organic, Salud Para La Gente and Kaiser Register at https://www.birchbarkfoundation.org/griefCRUZHACKS 2022 “Calendar” page 31 Permanente. Visit pvhealthtrust.org/elmercado for more info. CruzHacks 2022 will take place virtually due to COVID support or call 831-471-7255.
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