Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out this weekend around Santa Cruz County.
Arts & Entertainment
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Oct. 15-18
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.
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.
UCSC’s Festival of Monsters fends off critics and celebrates the misunderstood
The Festival of Monsters returns to Santa Cruz from Wednesday to Sunday to discuss monsters in history and media, organized by UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Monster Studies. The festival includes an academic conference and multiple public events such as a film screening, author panels and a game day.
Santa Cruz Film Festival explores AIDS activism, Holocaust history and the power of art
The Santa Cruz Film Festival runs Wednesday through Sunday and features documentaries exploring AIDS activism, Holocaust history and cultural resistance, alongside comedies, thrillers and films celebrating local winemaking and cidermaking.
Ghosts among us: Five of Santa Cruz County’s most haunted places
Phantom children, mysterious nuns, a woman in white, and one invisible dog with a very bad attitude. Just in time for Halloween, Santa Cruz Ghost Hunters founder Mary Anne Porter takes us through five of her favorite haunted places, where local history and ghostly legends have a way of getting tangled together.
Esperanza del Valle celebrates Mexican culture through folklórico attire in Watsonville
Esperanza del Valle is showcasing 15 traditional folklórico outfits spanning multiple regions of Mexico in a new exhibit at the Watsonville Center for the Arts. The free exhibit has a reception Saturday and continues through Nov. 21.
Esperanza del Valle celebra la cultura mexicana a través del vestuario folclórico en Watsonville
Esperanza del Valle presenta 15 trajes tradicionales de distintas regiones de México en una nueva exposición en el Watsonville Center for the Arts. La exposición es gratuita; la inauguración se llevará a cabo el sábado y permanecerá abierta hasta el 21 de noviembre.
Weekender: Open Studios and Open Farms
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out this weekend around Santa Cruz County.
Best of Santa Cruz County entertainment, arts & food events this weekend, Oct. 8-11
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.
