Wallace Baine takes you inside Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, complete with recommendations for things to do this weekend and beyond.
Arts & Entertainment
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Nov. 6-13
With the weekend nearly here, check out Wallace Baine’s Best 9 recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County via Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Peggy Townsend’s new mystery novel finds drama and intrigue in the world of science
Longtime Santa Cruz journalist-turned-novelist Peggy Townsend’s new book is inspired by the unsung work and deep devotion of scientists. She’ll discuss “The Botanist’s Assistant” on Nov. 18 at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
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Capitola Plein Air art festival celebrates 10th year with events through Sunday
Dozens of artists are participating in Capitola Plein Air this week through Sunday, an event focused on outdoor painting and capturing the city’s coastal landscapes and historic architecture.
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Ben Lomond community center hosts holiday fundraiser gala for San Lorenzo Valley residents
The Highlands Park Senior & Community Center in Ben Lomond is inviting San Lorenzo Valley residents and their families to attend a holiday fundraiser gala on Saturday, Nov. 15.
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Downtown after dark: Portraits from Santa Cruz Halloween 2025
For the fourth year, photographer Jana Marcus set up her lights and camera on Halloween to capture portraits from Santa Cruz’s Pacific Avenue in all its chaotic, festive and nocturnal glory.
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Watsonville film screening Wednesday explores masculinity and mental health in youth
CineLux Green Valley Cinema in Watsonville is screening a documentary film about youth and masculinity directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “The Mask You Live In” will be the main focus of a community screening and panel discussion on Wednesday
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Making a splash: Cabrillo’s ‘Metamorphoses’ flows with theatrical magic
The Cabrillo College Theatre Arts Department’s production of “Metamorphoses” is a stunning fusion of myth, movement and water — a sensory feast that transforms the Black Box Theater into a pool of divine storytelling.
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The last trick-or-treat: Dag Weiser’s glorious Halloween yard show dazzles the neighborhood for the final time
For more than 40 years, Dag Weiser’s Market Street house in Santa Cruz was a dazzling display of creativity and charm every Halloween. But now the house has been sold, and a great local tradition comes to an end.
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Photo essay: 15,000 turn out for Halloween on Pacific Avenue
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud took in the sights, sounds and scares of Halloween on Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz, where an estimated 15,000 people turned out for some ghoulish fun.