Recommendations for things to do around Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment plus news and notes from Wallace Baine and Lookout contributors.
Arts & Entertainment
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Dec. 11-18
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.
Revved up and ready: The Chop Tops reunite for two final shows
Iconic local rockabilly trio The Chop Tops come to Moe’s Alley for sold-out shows Friday and Saturday. It’s the last stop on a small tour touting their reunion of sorts, but mostly their new album, “Fabrikate.”
What The Catalyst means to Santa Cruz’s music scene, its culture and its sense of itself
With The Catalyst in the news as the possible site of a new downtown housing development, maybe it’s time for a reminder of just how influential and central this performance venue has been to Santa Cruz’s musical subcultures.
Best of Santa Cruz County food & drink events, Dec. 5-11
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.
Weekender: First Friday, get your parades on and a love letter to Santa Cruz surf culture
Another busy weekend lies ahead, and Wallace Baine has recommendations for things to do plus news, notes and other highlights from Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment.
Best 9: Top events for the week ahead in Santa Cruz County arts & entertainment, Dec. 4-11
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.
Santa Cruz High music director to march in Rose Parade on New Year’s Day
Christina Latham is among 300 band directors invited to make up a marching band of music teachers from around the country at the Jan. 1 Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Santa Cruz County Parks seeks artist for Quail Hollow project
The project at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park in Felton seeks artwork that will complement the Pace Trail area’s unique habitat, plants and animals.
This week in Santa Cruz County business: Demolition, relocation eyed for Catalyst; Westside revitalization story; new wine district moves forward
A Silicon Valley developer has proposed demolishing the historic downtown Santa Cruz home of The Catalyst nightclub and erecting a new seven-story, mixed-use building, Jessica M. Pasko reports in her weekly survey of local business. She’s also got news from the Westside, on the local wine industry and more.
