As a publisher, Soquel’s Steve Kettmann gathered together 62 notable figures to pay tribute to his close friend, and a man who seemed to touch everyone he met, longtime ESPN reporter and baseball writer Pedro Gomez.
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Ready to be jazzed once again? Iconic Kuumbwa poised to welcome audiences back in September
The Kuumbwa Jazz Center will have been dark for a solid year and a half when it opens again for business on Sept. 13. It will will operate at two-thirds capacity, about 140 seats, early on, then be at full capacity for an Oct. 26 visit from Branford Marsalis.
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‘Circus’ act: Capitola’s baker/composer returns to Cabrillo Stage with his latest pop opera
Local playwright/composer Joe Ortiz highlights Cabrillo Stage’s new summer season with his latest musical, “Circus: Knives, Blood & Water.” Longtime collaborator Greg Fritsch says, “It’s about the terrible cost of secrets and lies, and the power of truth and forgiveness.”
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BOLO Best Bets: Wallace Baine & team’s curated guide to the awesome happenings you should not miss
Team BOLO (Be On The Lookout) is gathering and curating all of Santa Cruz County’s biggest and best happenings from now…
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Historic surfboards to be inducted into Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
Three surfboards from three different eras in local surfing’s rich history — including one that once belonged to Fred Hunt, one of the founders of the Santa Cruz Surfing Club in 1936 — have their moment in a ceremony to be held Saturday.
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MAH to debut new downtown arts festival in September
Slated for Sept. 16-19 both indoors and out, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s “Frequency” festival will showcase digital arts, focused on light, sound and interactivity.
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Members petition against development of Cruz Hotel at Santa Cruz Community Credit Union site
The sale of the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union’s Front Street building could be finalized any day, but a group of members concerned about plans to turn the property into a six-story hotel is still hoping to appeal to the board of directors to reconsider.
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‘World’s Shortest Parade’ ready to get its groove back
THE HERE & NOW: Wallace Baine dancing like God’s own fool as a Great Morgani clone is the kind of vibe Aptos’ Independence Day parade aims for — big dollops of wholesome Americana seasoned with only-in-Santa-Cruz eccentricity — as it returns from its COVID-19 break.
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Happy Birthday, America: Fourth of July weekend events in live entertainment
From live music aplenty to a First Friday photo exhibit, this long weekend promises to be full of excitement and entertainment for the whole family.
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When are we going to outgrow fireworks?
As we head into the first Fourth of July celebration since the traumatic CZU fires ravaged Santa Cruz County, resentment against illegal fireworks is at all-time high. Can we celebrate the nation’s birthday without “bombs bursting in air”?