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Weekender: Calling long-distance grandparents, paging Sinclair Lewis, and turn out for Pedro the Lion, theater and folklorico
Wallace Baine has your roadmap to the weekend and beyond in Santa Cruz County’s arts and culture scene. Continue reading…
Apple says it’s funding a housing project in Santa Cruz later this year — but local officials say ‘it’s news to us’
Apple’s newsroom announced an anticipated 2024 groundbreaking for a housing project in Santa Cruz that it is funding through its new Bay Area housing initiative, but details are few. The initiative’s goal is to help developers deliver “high-quality units faster and for significantly less” than current Santa Cruz costs. Continue reading…
Laurie Love on Wine: A Q&A with Salamandre’s retiring Shoemaker, grand cru at Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard and events aplenty
With Dr. Wells Shoemaker, owner/winemaker at Salamandre Wine Cellars, set to retire from the business, he sits down for a Q&A with Lookout’s wine expert. Laurie Love’s biweekly column also includes a rare tasting opportunity on the Westside and a rundown of Santa Cruz County wine events not to miss. Continue reading…
Ask Lookout: What’s the status of the damaged Cabrillo College pedestrian bridge?
Cabrillo College’s pedestrian bridge over Soquel Drive was badly damaged in January and has been closed since. College spokesperson Kristin Fabos said engineering analyses, insurance negotiations and renovations will take time before it can be used again. Continue reading…
Diversions and deceptions – in the rail-trail debate, Santa Cruz County is getting more rail and less trail
Transportation activist Jack Brown remains skeptical about the rail trail’s development after looking at the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission’s June design plan. “There simply is not room for a rail and a trail as has been promised by rail groups for over a decade,” he writes. Continue reading…
Best of Santa Cruz County events, July 19-21
Here are some events you may be interested in this weekend:
Friday, July 19
- Mornings in the Plaza (daily) | 9 a.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Reach Customers Online with Google | 11 a.m. @ Seymour Marine Discovery Center
- BYOB Book Group | 11 a.m. @ Aptos Branch Library
- Printing Botanicals Workshop | 1 p.m. @ Boulder Creek Branch Library
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s The Importance of Being Earnest | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
Repeats once more on July 20 - Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays | 5 p.m. @ 1111 Soquel Ave
- Byington Winery – Vine to View Wine Dinner | 6 p.m. @ Chaminade Resort & Spa | $147.50
- It Can’t Happen Here—Again | 7 p.m. @ Bookshop Santa Cruz
- The Hollow Knight | 7 p.m. @ London Nelson Community Center | $5
- Jim Greiner’s Third Friday Community Drumming Session In Soquel Village | 7 p.m. @ Congregational Church of Soquel
- Save The Waves Film Festival | 7 p.m. @ 1095 41st Ave | $15
- Cabrillo Stage Production of In the Heights | 7 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr | $55
- JUNGLE FIRE | 9 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- FREE Movies on the Beach | 9 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Saturday, July 20
- TAC Skimblast Skimboarding Contest at Seabright Beach on July 20, 2024 | 8 a.m. @ Seabright Beach
- West Cliff Summer Sizzle Market | 10 a.m. @ Lighthouse Point
- AAUW Speaker Series: Childcare in Santa Cruz County | 10 a.m. @ Aptos Branch Library
- FREE True Love Christian Music & Art Festival July 20th 10:30 – 5:00 Aptos Village Park in Redwoods | 10 a.m. @ The True Love Christian Festival
- Bargetto Winery 35th Annual Art & Wine Festival | 11 a.m. @ Bargetto Winery
- Redwood Rx – Walk with a Doc | 12 p.m. @ Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | Free
- Random Words of Kindness Hand Lettering | 1 p.m. @ Annieglass Inc | $110
- Wine Tasting and Crushpad Concert at Roberts Ranch | 2 p.m. @ 875 Roberts Rd
- Love, Death and the Prom | 2 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre | $13
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s As You Like It | 2 p.m. @ Audrey Stanley Grove in DeLaveaga Park | $20
- Sustain Supper 2024 | 3 p.m. @ Natural Bridges Farm by Homeless Garden Project | $150
- Dream Inn Presents, “A Night of Murder, Mystery & Dinner” | 7 p.m. @ Dream Inn | $145
- Sawyer Hill | 7 p.m. @ The Catalyst
- Cabrillo Stage Production of “In The Heights” | 7 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr | $55
- Armitage Wines Presents An Evening With The North Mississippi Allstars July 20 in Scotts Valley | 7 p.m. @ Armitage Wines
- Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones at Moe’s Alley | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- Evenings on the Colonnade: DJ Dance Party (SAT/SUN) | 9 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Repeats once more on July 21
Sunday, July 21
- Downtown Santa Cruz Makers Market | 10 a.m. @ Pacific Avenue & Lincoln Street
- Affirmation Meditation Sound Bath | 10 a.m. @ Breath+Oneness Yoga | $22
- Santa Cruz Mountains Firewise Festival at Roaring Camp | 11 a.m. @ Roaring Camp | Free
- Paint & Sip ~ Starry Pelican ~ Proceeds go to Native Animal Rescue of Santa Cruz! | 12 p.m. @ The Painted Cork – Arts, Crafts & Drafts | $55
- Silver Mountain Vineyards Live Music and BBQ | 1 p.m. @ Silver Mountain Vineyards | $35
- Cabrillo Stage Production of “In The Heights” | 2 p.m. @ 6500 Soquel Dr | $55
Repeats once more on July 25 - Embracing Your Roots: A Sensory Journey to Grounding, Healing, and Nourishment | 3 p.m. @ Breath+Oneness Yoga | $25
- Carolyn Wonderland | 3 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- The Quitters (Duo) | 4 p.m. @ Barn Concert, Santa Cruz
- Shelley King | 6 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
