Community Calendar • Arts & Entertainment – Pages 20

Upcoming classes: Sept. 18 and Oct. 23 Use this Zoom link to participate in your home at time of class: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92906805068. First Sunday Every Month WESTSIDE MARKETPLACE 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Old Wrigley Building Parking Lot, 2801 Mission Street, Santa Cruz 95060 The Westside Marketplace is an exciting monthly market where local art, handmade and vintage shopping meet delicious food! This collaboration between Food Trucks A Go Go and the SCM Makers Market presents a great mix of creators of all kinds! There is also live music at each event!

The music on Sept 5. will be provided by Ancestree.

Rain dates are scheduled for the following Sundays.

The Market is free to attend and is 100% local!

All local and state health guidelines will be followed. Please wear your mask, maintain social distance while you shop and stay home if you don’t feel well. Hand sanitizing stations will be available. For more information, go to the event page: https://www. facebook.com/events/170470481551895; Food Trucks A Go Go: https://www.foodtrucksagogo.com/; or SCM Makers Market https://scmmakersmarket.com/ for a list of all of the vendors.

DATED EVENTS

Saturday September 4

FIRE IN THE SKY FESTIVAL 6:30 p.m., Watsonville Municipal Airport, 100 Aviation Way Watsonville Municipal Airport will host “Fire in the Sky,” a free open house and fireworks show for Labor Day weekend. Food trucks will be available, along with a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic.

Walk-in admission is free; the fee to park a vehicle is $10 cash, and cash is required for food purchases.

Schedule of events:

• 6:30: Airport opens • 7 p.m.: Flag Jump and National Aanthem • 7:30 p.m.: Flyover • 8 p.m.: Movie — “Planes: Fire and Rescue” • 9:30 p.m.: FIREWORKS!!!

The airport follows the County Health Officer order: Face coverings are required at the open house except when eating or drinking.

The rules: No weapons, no fireworks, no coolers, no cans, no glass, no alcohol, no pets and no barbecues or cooking equipment on ramps, taxiways or runways. Information: https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/1478/AirportOpen-House

Tuesday September 7

GOVERNOR RECALL SYMPOSIUM 6 p.m. Open Links / 6:30 p.m. meeting begins, Online meeting The Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will host a Recall Symposium at its monthly meeting . The symposium will include an information exchange and group discussion about the state of the race to recall Gov. Newsom.

With the Sept. 14 recall election fast approaching, club members will discuss ways to help mobilize voter turnout for people who haven’t cast their ballots yet.

Members of the public are invited to the symposium, which will be on Zoom. For the meeting link, visit www.svslvdemocrats.org.

Wednesday September 8

BUSINESS EXPO 4-7 p.m., Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz The 2021 Business Expo features views of Monterey Bay with more than 100 businesses and nonprofits on hand, featuring samples from local food companies. For information, call Elana at 831-457-3713 or visit http:// www.santacruzchamber.org/business-expo.html

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, SOUND, DIGITAL CULTURE

Thursday September 16 thru Sunday September 19

5-10 p.m., Downtown Santa Cruz The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) will debut Frequency, a new biennial festival of light, sound, and digital culture.

Featured artworks include: Ocean of Light: Submergence and Orbital Phasing by Squidsoup (U.K.); Silver Lining by Sujin Lim (South Korea); Poems of Positivity by Orlosky Studio (Richmond, Va); Quilt City by Office Kovacs (Los Angeles), Entanglement by The Epicenter (Santa Cruz); Zoom Meeting by Visual Endeavors, Inc. (Santa Cruz); Quantum Elders’ Consciousness Vaccine by Karlton Hester (Santa Cruz); The Trellis Project by M. James Becker (Santa Cruz); CUBEISM 2: Baroque Edition by Patrick Stefaniak (Santa Cruz); Lite Sprites by David Crellin (Santa Cruz); and The Choose Your Own Adventure Show by Stellaria Creative Co. (Santa Cruz).

There will be pop-up performances, artist talks, workshops, and late-night experiments. All outdoor attractions can be seen at no charge. Admission to the museum, hosting some indoor festival programs, is: $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under, and free for MAH members. Photo: Submergence by Squidsoup (UK)

Thursday September 9

BASIC MEDICARE 101 6:30-8:30 p.m., HICAP Zoom Meeting For those turning 65, an online class, “Basic Medicare 101,” will be presented by the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) of Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, a program of Senior Network Services, via Dignity/Dominican Hospital’s PEP program.

This class is appropriate for those newly eligible to Medicare and family members/caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries.

You must register to attend.

To register, call 831-457-7099 or go online at www. dignityhealth.org/dominican/pep For information on future classes, call Senior Network Services HICAP at (831) 462-5510. NATURAL HAZARDS SEMINAR 6:30 p.m., Cabrillo Host Lions Club, 100 Aptos Creek Road Robert Hadley Sydnor, a senior engineering geologist retired from the California Geological Survey, will speak on “Natural Hazards in the Santa Cruz County region, and how citizens can effectively prepare.” The talk will include many photographs.

Natural hazards include: Landslides, debris flows, earthquake shaking, wildfires followed by erosion, surface fault rupture, torrential rains, coastal cliff landslides, and settlement of uncompacted fills.

Syndor, a veteran of dozens of landslides in Santa Cruz County over the past 40 years, is the author of a 142-page book on the 1987 Loma Prieta earthquake.

He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a Life Member of the California Academy of Sciences, the Seismological Society of America, the Association of Engineering Geologists, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The talk is free and parking is free. For information, visit www.facebook.com/cabrillohostlionsclub, or call Jeannie Collins at: (831) 428-3135.

Friday September 10

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES WEBINAR 1 p.m., Hospice of Santa Cruz Zoom Webinar Hospice of Santa Cruz County presents a webinar on how to identify your end-of-life healthcare values, complete your Advance Directive, understand the difference between an Advance Directive and a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Form, and to talk with your loved ones about your wishes. To register, visit https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpdesrDMuGtBkV0CZQ7ffZf2ALWEcT1Mh

Saturday September 11

THIRD-ANNUAL SEPT. 11TH MEMORIAL STAIR CLIMB 8 a.m., Seacliff State Beach This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on American soil.

To commemorate those who lost their lives, Central Firefighters Local 3535 will host the Third Annual September 11th Memorial Stair Climb at the Seacliff State Beach stairway.

Central firefighter Brent Moyer, the organizer this year, invites all fire, law enforcement, military and EMS personnel to participate.

Donna Lind, founder of the Fallen Officer Foundation in Santa Cruz County, said the first year included stair climbs to represent the same number of steps in the World Trade Center wearing full gear.

This year will again include stair climbing and bagpipes, plus a flyover by the Air National Guard Blackhawk helicopters.

Participation fee is $25. The goal is to raise $10,000.

All proceeds will be donated to: Fallen Officer Foundation in Santa Cruz County, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, and the National Fallen Officer Foundation. To participate or ask questions, email: centralscstairclimb@gmail. com. To donate, visit GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/f9f4308c

Saturday September 11 Sunday September 12

CAPITOLA ART & WINE FESTIVAL RETURNS! Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce CEO Carrie Arnone says: “September is festival time and we could not be more excited about it!”

Mark your calendar for the 38th Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival, Sept 11-12; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Admission is free! Parking is free at the Capitola Mall with free shuttle service to the festival and back!

Meet Festival poster artist Brittany Costanzo. Enjoy art, music and dancing.

Volunteers are needed to make this event memorable as always. Groups and individuals can sign up on the festival website at capitolaartandwine.com. Take part in a treasured community event, make some new friends, and have fun doing it! Give us a call at 831-475-6522.

Tuesday September 14

CAPITOLA SOROPTIMIST MONTHLY MEETING 4-5:30 p.m., Olive Garden, 3400 Clares St., Capitola Soroptimist International of Capitola by-the-Sea’s meeting is free and open to the public.

Members will present fundraising ideas to replace projects canceled or reduced due to the pandemic. Members will vote, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Soroptimist International of Capitola-by-the-Sea is a global volunteer organization providing women and girls with access to education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. For information, see www.facebook.com/sicapitola or www. best4women.org or email info@best4women.org.

Thursday September 16

LUNCH WITH REP. PANETTA 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Chaminade Resort & Spa, 1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) will speak at a luncheon presented by the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce. Price is $42 for members and $55 for non-members. Register at https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/ Luncheon-Speaker-Series-Washington-Report-from-JimmyPanetta-4257/details

Saturday September 25

GREY BEARS ANNUAL HARVEST GALA 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2710 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz Eat, learn, move and shop at this year’s Harvest Celebration 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, outside Grey Bears in Santa Cruz.

Enjoy appetizers and savory barbecue lunch (veggie options), music, live comedy, free classes including chair yoga, auction and storewide 50% off sale. 10:30 am – 11:30 am: 15-min. free chair yoga classes with Suzi 11:30 am – BBQ lunch 11:45 am – Comedy with DNA and friends 12:15 pm – Keynote speaker, Supervisor Manu Koenig 1 pm – Recycling tour 1:30 pm – Auction To donate products or services to the auction, call 831-4791055 ext 223. To donate cash see https://www.greybears.org/ support/ n