Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 28

thanks to man’s best friend and look at a program transforming the lives of prison inmates. Tickets are $18; a portion of ticket sales benefits Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter. Visit https://www.riotheatre.com/ events-2/2021/12/5/topdogfilm •••

Makings of a Guide Dog: 30 min. Canada Lawrence Gunther is a conservationist, active outdoors person and professional angler.

Dog’s Got Talent: 25 min. Australia Dancing poodles in Sydney, a sheep dog from New Zealand and trick dog from Canada all have exceptional talents!

Keema and Her Pack: 10 min. USA Abuse, poverty, racism, and homophobia made it difficult for Keema to open her heart—until a chance encounter with a dog she’d feared changed her life.

Patrick and Grace: 5 min. USA Patrick is a young athlete who rescues an abused pit bull named Grace.

Happy Hounds: 10 min. USA Linda Domer facilitates Happy Hounds prison dog program at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Maryland. Ingerlatitseqqiineq / Passing it on: 7 min. Denmark In Sisimiut Greenland, Johanne decides to quit her 9-5 job to spend more time with her sled dogs.

GREYWATER: LAUNDRY TO LANDSCAPE

5-6:30 p.m., Online Seminar UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz present a free webinar via Zoom.

“Laundry-to-Landscape” greywater systems take the waste water from your clothes washer out to your garden to irrigate fruit trees, shrubs, and more.

Many local water districts provide rebates for these systems as a way to conserve water in drought.

Learn how to install your own low-cost, permitfree greywater reuse system in this class taught by UC Master Gardener Stephanie Kister Campbell, a conservation analyst at the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District.

This class will include the viewing of a previously recorded presentation followed by a live question and answer session with Campbell. Reserve your seat at https://greywater22.bpt.me/

Thursday May 19 and Thursday May 26

SANTA CRUZ LIBRARY TECH TALKS

11 a.m.-noon, Online seminar Santa Cruz Public Libraries will offer Tech Talks via Zoom: May 19: Apple users can learn ways to create stronger and more secure passwords

May 26: Password management for Android users. Tech Talks take place virtually from 11 am-noon. Registration is required at www.santacruzpl.org. Registrants will receive an email with the Zoom meeting link.

PVUSD FAMILY ENGAGEMENT & WELLNESS CENTER RIBBON CUTTING

4-5 p.m., 530 Palm Ave., Watsonville Pajaro Valley Unified School District will host a ribboncutting event to officially introduce the new Wellness Center to the community.

Hear Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez and community partner leaders who are supporting the center with services for families and students. Services include: Family nights, food co-op, meals to go, Healthy Start and crisis counselor.

REEL ROCK 16 FILM FESTIVAL

Saturday May 21

7 p.m., Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz REEL ROCK 16, featuring the world’s best climbing films, comes to Santa Cruz at the Rio Theatre.

Founded in 2005 by filmmakers Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer, REEL ROCK has grown into a global platform for award-winning climbing films that weave bold action, humor, heart, and soul into larger-thanlife human stories.

This year features four new films:

Bridge Boys | Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall — A horizontal big-wall adventure on the longest, hardest and most ridiculous crack climb ever attempted.

Barefoot Charles | Charles Albert — An opera-singing, cave-dwelling, animal-skinning minimalist tackles futuristic boulder problems in the Fontainebleau forest.

Big Things to Come | Alex Johnson — Elite climber’s struggle with a boulder problem propels her on a decade-long journey of self-discovery.

Cuddle | Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Adam Stack — A massive, remote link-up of 17 alpine summits pushes the world’s best climbers to the brink. ••• Tickets are $22. Visit https://www.riotheatre.com/events-2/2021/12/5/reelrock16

feature Christopher Thornberg, Founding Partner of Beacon Economics, LLC.

Widely considered to be one of the nation’s leading economists, Dr. Thornberg is an expert in revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets.

Beacon Economics is a leading independent research and consulting firm dedicated to delivering accurate, insightful, and objectively-based economic analysis to public and private sector clients in California and across the United States. Tickets are $29. Register at https://tinyurl.com/MBEP-REO2022-register

Saturday May 21

EARTH JUSTICE POETRY READING

1-3 p.m., Pajaro Valley Arts, 37 Sudden St., Watsonville Pajaro Valley Arts hosts an afternoon of earth-themed poetry in its backyard.

This event is in collaboration with Santa Cruz County Writers of Color.

Topics: Cultural and historical relations with the natural world Indigenous sovereignty, land protection, and stewardship; healthy and sustainable water, soil, energy, and food systems; healing within ourselves, communities, and sacred life systems. All poets and poetry lovers are welcome. Participation is free; event will take place outdoors.

Sunday May 22

DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE

Register for details A contingent of Santa Cruz motorcycle riders will participate in the 11th annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on May 22. The event, founded in Sydney, Australia in 2012 by Mark Hawwa, unites classic and vintage style motorcycle riders all over the world to raise funds — $31 million — and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health.

Triumph Motorcycles and Gibson Guitars will provide the 1959 Legends custom edition Les Paul guitar and Bonneville T120 to the event’s top fundraiser. And there are more prizes during the event, three more 1959 Legends Les Paul guitars, plus a new Triumph motorcycle. So far, the top rider has raised more than $26,000, according to the leaderboard.

Movember.com, which has helping fund 1,250 projects around the world, is the official charity partner. For more info, to register, or to host your own ride, go to http://www.gentlemansride.com/.

Saturday May 29

COUNTRY STORE FUNDRAISER AND ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST

6 a.m.-noon, Corralitos Communty Center, 33 Browns Valley Road The Corralitos Woman’s Club will host its annual Country Store along with the 61st annual Lumberjack Pancake Breakfast, sponsored by the Corralitos Padres, at the Corralitos Community Center.

Plants, garden decor, baked goods and repurposed items will be available for sale.

Proceeds of the sales will benefit the club’s programs, such as the scholarship for a graduating high school senior in the Pajaro Valley. The breakfast is $22 per person.

Wednesday June 1

SANTA CRUZ JOB FAIR

5-6 p.m. / 6:30-8 p.m., UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell Ranch Historic Hay Barn Santa Cruz Works hosts the largest community job fair on the central coast at UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell Ranch Historic Hay Barn.

More than 15 companies will participate, seeking to fill hundreds of jobs ranging from engineering, marketing, sales, customer success, product management, etc.

Even if you do not plan to hire for 3-6 months, this event provides exposure to the community and a rich pipeline of candidates.

Free to Santa Cruz Works partner employers / a $250 donation is requested from all other participants. Application and more details at: https://www.santacruzworks.org/news/launchpad-2022-rmfm9

A business pitch competition with $40,000 in prizes will take place from 1-5 p.m. with finalists pitching between 6 and 6:30 p.m.

Parking is available in lots surrounding the UCSC Cowell Hay Barn. Free parking after 5 p.m. Registration and vaccinations required. Food & beverage will be provided.

Saturday June 4

JAPANESE CULTURAL FAIR

11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mission Plaza Park, 103 Emmett St., Santa Cruz The 34th Annual Japanese Cultural Fair at Mission Plaza Park is an opportunity for the community to increase awareness and understanding of Japanese culture.

The goal is to improve mutual understanding among neighbors of the Pacific Rim and enrich the community of Santa Cruz County.

This is a celebration of Japanese music, traditional folk dance, food and arts and crafts. The fair opens with a performance by the Watsonville Taiko Group and closes with the e internationally renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo.

The Zen Center, half a block away, will have demonstrations on ikebana (flower arrangement), tea ceremony, bonsai and kimono workshops.

This event is family-oriented. Admission is free. Parking is free at Santa Cruz County Building parking lot— with a shuttle every 20 minutes. To volunteer see www.jcfsantacruz.org n