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.
Arts & Entertainment
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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.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 31-Nov. 6
Lookout food & drink correspondent Lily Belli highlights top events happening around Santa Cruz County this weekend and into next week, plus more listings from Lookout’s BOLO events calendar.
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Día de los Muertos around Santa Cruz County
The wonderful Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos has been an occasion for big public events around Santa Cruz County for years, and this year is no different
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Weekender: Halloween and Día de los Muertos take center stage
Around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, complete with recommendations for things to do this weekend and beyond, with Lookout correspondent Wallace Baine.
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Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Oct. 30-Nov. 6
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.