Open Streets Santa Cruz returns to West Cliff Drive on Sunday, October 16th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., creating a pop-up street park along Santa Cruz’s iconic coastline. Now in its eight year, this family-friendly and community-driven event will close off car traffic to two miles of West Cliff Drive, from Lighthouse Point to […]
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Sierra Godfrey, part of the vast Santa Cruz diaspora, writes stories about her native city in hope of finding her way back
“I think I could have set it anywhere,” East Bay-based novelist Sierra Godfrey says of “A Very Typical Family,” out Tuesday. “But because I poured so much of myself into this novel, Santa Cruz needed to be the setting for home, and for bringing the family back together. Probably because of my past, it feels the most like home out of anywhere I’ve ever lived.”
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Enjoy your freedom: Ride METRO for free from September 15th – 29th
The Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) announces free fares countywide for the first two weeks of the fall schedule. Free fares will be offered September 15 – 29th on all services including Highway 17 and ParaCruz. Service to the County Fair will be free during this time, but only the 79F will offer free […]
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What’s next for the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History; A ‘museum without walls’
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) is an interdisciplinary, creative hub that deftly serves as the intersection of art, history and civic life for Santa Cruz County. The MAH has actively adopted the concept of a museum without walls, venturing out into the community and not waiting for the community to walk […]
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Santa Cruz County Fair at a glance: What to expect from this year’s festivities
If you were to ask, “What can I expect at the Santa Cruz County Fair?”, the simplest answer would be: “Fun!” But let’s surf that wave of fun and see where it takes us. Dive? Surf? Wave? You might think you’re at the beach; even better, you’re at a County Fair with Ocean Air! When […]
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News from the stage: ‘8 Tens’ reboots for fall, Cabrillo Stage seeks next leader & Jewel opens new season
Actors’ Theatre rebounds from COVID and other turmoil with a different spin on its signature short-plays festival, the search is on for a new artistic director at Cabrillo Stage and Jewel Theatre Company ramps up for its 2022-23 slate. Wallace Baine rounds up the state of theater in Santa Cruz.
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A lifetime of fun: Looking back on the 136 year history of the Santa Cruz County Fair
Long ago (1885 or 1887 depending on which historian is reminiscing), home-loving and farm-loving Santa Cruz County citizens combined their first efforts to produce what has become the Santa Cruz County Fair and Horse Show. The Fair and Horse Show has been at its present location along Hecker Pass Road (the present East Lake Avenue) […]
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After ‘most successful season,’ Santa Cruz Shakespeare announces 2023 plays — and Paul Whitworth’s return to the stage
After enduring a divorce from UCSC and then the pains of the pandemic, Santa Cruz Shakespeare releases its 2023 schedule and big plans for major physical improvements to its Grove theater.
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Staying safe on a budget: How to protect your home from California wildfires
Purchasing a home is often the most significant investment a person will make. With the ongoing — and growing — threat of wildfires, how to safeguard that investment is on many homeowners’ minds. Over the past two years, Californians have suffered through seven of the top 20 most destructive fires in the state’s history, including […]
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The Ballad of Sleepy John: An Americana original and master show promoter leaves the stage
Santa Cruz continues to be an unlikely outpost for the rich Americana sound that Sleepy John Sandidge made possible. This weekend, he leaves the stage with a “Locals Only” mini music festival at the county fairgrounds.