Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out this weekend in Santa Cruz County.
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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Sept. 24-27
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County, with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Down The Line: All the biggest and best shows, gigs & events ahead in Santa Cruz County
Team BOLO (Be On The Lookout) is gathering and curating all of Santa Cruz County’s biggest and best happenings from now until forever — or at least until the latest gigs are officially announced.
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Santa Cruz’s newest music festival is coming to a porch near you
Santa Cruz’s first Porchfest will bring 50 bands to 14 porches and other downtown locations on Saturday, Oct. 3. The free festival aims to showcase local musicians while creating new opportunities for neighbors to gather and enjoy live music.
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Mountain Community Theater’s ‘Rumors’ turns a cocktail party into comic chaos
Mountain Community Theater serves up Neil Simon’s “Rumors” at full comic speed, with a tight ensemble, precise direction by MarNae Taylor and standout comic turns from the cast. It’s a cocktail party gone spectacularly wrong, and great fun to watch.
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470 empty seats make some noise: What’s next for Cabrillo’s original theater?
Two weeks after Lookout asked whether Cabrillo College’s long-shuttered theater could have a second act, nearly 99% of 178 survey respondents said yes. Now a group of longtime Cabrillo artists and educators is exploring what it would take to bring the 470-seat theater back to life, while the college says it welcomes conversations about revitalizing the space.
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Is artificial intelligence threatening Santa Cruz’s art scene? Could it be a first step in creation?
Artificial intelligence is hovering over the work of creative people, especially those in the graphic arts, writes photographer and writer Donna Maurillo. Instead of feeding human imagination, AI, she writes, is giving us the equivalent of fast-food meals. Here, she applauds Lookout’s recent focus on art in Santa Cruz and explains how AI is affecting several artists – particularly graphic designers.
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Weekender: The fair, music, art and outriggers
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out this weekend in Santa Cruz County.
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Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Sept. 17-20
With the weekend nearly here, check out things to do around Santa Cruz County, with a recommendation from Lily Belli and a specially curated list from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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‘Music is in my blood’: Santana singer Andy Vargas returns to Watsonville for Santa Cruz County Fair performance with his dad
Santana’s lead singer, Andy Vargas, will return to his hometown of Watsonville to perform at the Santa Cruz County Fair on Friday night. His father, celebrated mariachi musician Javier Vargas, will join him onstage.