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Detail of the mural on the Second Street parking garage in downtown Watsonville

Weekender: An anticipated downtown mural, remembrance at the MAH and a bustling B9

by Wallace Baine February 16, 2023November 13, 2024

Hi friends, If you’re not sure that a Raquel Welch-less world is worth getting out of bed for, I hear you. If you wanna take a Me Day to mourn a Latina legend, I’ll write a note for your boss.

Santa Cruz native Pascal Le Boeuf at the Grammys, where he was nominated in the category Best Instrumental Composition.

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Weekender: Santa Cruz jazzes up the Grammys, Abbott Square open mic and circus for a good cause

by Wallace Baine February 9, 2023November 13, 2024

Hi friends, One of these years, Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day are going to arrive on the same day. And some folks are going to have to make some uncomfortable choices about their One True Love. This year, we at least get a one-day buffer. Enjoy (or ignore) both.

Santa Cruzan Sam Meehan on "Jeopardy!" on Jan. 30

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Weekender: Getting artsy, a new poet laureate and a local’s ‘Jeopardy!’ near miss

by Wallace Baine February 2, 2023November 13, 2024

Hi friends, Big weekend to go out and see art. First Friday for February promises to be fab. The MAH’s great “Bay of Life” show is happening, and the new Institute of the Arts & Sciences opens on the Westside. Get out and see what Santa Cruz has to offer in the visual arts.

Jordan Topf, aka Windser, has released an EP evoking his Santa Cruz childhood titled "Where the Redwoods Meet the Sea."

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Weekender: Library’s novel approach, Windser’s homecoming and Pizza My Heart’s latest shirt

by Wallace Baine January 26, 2023November 13, 2024

Hi friends, With the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, I’m reminded of the old days when they were regularly in the Super Bowl … and the local freeways, museums and restaurants were all gloriously unpopulated, at least for one day. If you’re not a football fan, this is your weekend to take advantage of […]

Poet, essayist, journalist and translator Stephen Kessler is the 2023 Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year.

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Weekender: A worthy artist of the year, praise for Cabrillo Fest’s departing director & a vibrant B9

by Wallace Baine January 19, 2023November 13, 2024

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The doomed Circle Church on the Westside of Santa Cruz has turned into a canvas for mural artists.

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A ‘cultural statement’ at Westside’s Circle Church

by Wallace Baine January 12, 2023November 13, 2024

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Weekender: First ‘First Friday’ of the year, ‘Anti-Racist’ author speaks locally, song for waterlogged times

by Wallace Baine January 5, 2023November 13, 2024

Santa Cruz Symphony kicks off 2023 season with guest pianist Hakan Ali Toker

With the start of a new year comes the start of new opportunities to celebrate our local community. This is exactly what the Santa Cruz Symphony hopes to bring as they kick off their 2023 Concert Season with Translations, a special show featuring guest pianist, Hakan Ali Toker. Translations will feature an expansive variety of […]