San Francisco has lots of themed walking tours. Monterey has a few as well. Why not Santa Cruz? At least, that’s the thinking of local Matt O’Leary, who is putting together a business offering walking tours of downtown Santa Cruz, maybe to expand to great surf spots and the UCSC campus.
Arts & Entertainment
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Tricks and treats: Santa Cruz County Halloween and Día de Los Muertos events
Here’s a bit of what’s going on across Santa Cruz County this week for Halloween and Día de Los Muertos.
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Santa Cruz police to triple fines, run extra safety patrols on Halloween weekend
A safety enhancement zone begins Friday at 8 a.m. and runs through Monday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. for the entire city of Santa Cruz. The move authorizes the tripling of fees for violations of the city’s municipal code, such as littering, blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and public drinking.
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Experimental music and avant-garde art finds a home at Indexical
At 10 years old, the arts nonprofit Indexical is not only drawing consistent audiences to adventurous and avant-garde music, it’s taking its place in Santa Cruz County’s long, honorable tradition of supporting cutting-edge experimental music.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 24-30
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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Weekender: Halloween tricks and treats galore, powerhouse comics duo at the Rio and a memorable ‘Misery’
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. 23-30
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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Fandom gone fatal in Actors’ Theatre’s ‘Misery’
Who needs ghosts or gore when human obsession can be even more terrifying? Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre delivers a slow-burn psychological thriller with “Misery” – a dark dive into the twisted side of fandom and the monsters we create ourselves.
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Five years after the closure of the Nickelodeon, is indie film culture in Santa Cruz dead, or merely in hibernation?
The Nickelodeon Theatre in downtown Santa Cruz has been closed for more than five years, bringing up questions not only about the viability of independent film, but whether the once robust subculture of arthouse cinema in Santa Cruz will ever come back.
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Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Oct. 17-23
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.