A season of joy: Santa Cruz Symphony’s holiday concert

As the holiday season approaches, the Santa Cruz Symphony invites you to experience the magic of live music with their Holiday Concert on December 14 and 15. Held at the Civic Auditorium, this joyful event celebrates Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with a heartwarming program of seasonal favorites, creating the perfect opportunity for families and friends […]

A new holiday tradition: Santa Cruz Shakespeare will stage their first-ever production of A Christmas Carol

Santa Cruz Shakespeare invites you to create a new holiday tradition for the whole family! This holiday season, Santa Cruz Shakespeare will stage their first-ever production of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in Downtown Santa Cruz.  “This play is ultimately about generosity above all else. This beautiful, theatrical, thrilling little story is more necessary […]

Step into the season of giving: Supporting Santa Cruz County’s vital nonprofits

As we embrace the road ahead, we celebrate the nonprofits that bring compassion and resilience to Santa Cruz County every day. These dedicated organizations are the heart of our community, providing everything from nourishing meals for our neighbors to preserving the county’s natural beauty, supporting mental well-being, and expanding access to secure housing. Their commitment […]

Housing Matters: Build community, resolve homelessness

Since 1986, Housing Matters has been walking alongside individuals and families experiencing homelessness, partnering with them to find their own pathway to stable, permanent housing. What began with grassroots efforts to meet basic needs has grown into evidence-proven wrap-around programs and services that now include building and operating permanent supportive housing.  Over the past few […]

Urgently-needed low-barrier mental health support: NAMI Santa Cruz County

Laura felt alone, unsure of where to turn for support and advice. Her young adult son was experiencing extreme mental health symptoms and they were in crisis. It escalated to the point that he became involved with the judicial system. When she found NAMI Santa Cruz County (NAMISCC) and spoke with the knowledgeable and compassionate […]

Seymour Marine Discovery Center: 25 years of creating scientists

Seymour Marine Discovery Center is in the business of creating scientists and we have 25 years of data to prove it.  Young people who come through the Seymour Center doors go on to become every flavor of a scientist. The surge of curiosity and commitment to conservation that emerges at the Seymour Center transforms into […]

Connecting Santa Cruz to natural history since 1905

Preserving Santa Cruz History In 1904, Santa Cruz lighthouse keeper and naturalist Laura Hecox gifted her vast collection of fossils, seashells, and other unique finds from the Monterey Bay region and beyond to the City of Santa Cruz, and within one year, the first Museum in Santa Cruz opened to the general public. Laura expressed […]

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