Cabrillo Festival will present its 60th anniversary season from July 24 through August 7 with a return to live, in-person performances and timely, topical and thought-provoking new music. Led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru, this year’s Festival offers a bold program of orchestral works, reflecting on recent and historical cultural and […]
City Life
Posted inFood & Drink
EATERS DIGEST: Top local Yelp spots, an Asian snack shack and a Pretty Good burger
This week’s roundup of great things to eat in the county includes a veggie smash burger, Asian snacks and fiddlehead ferns.
Posted inAptos, Capitola & Soquel, Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point, Guides, Watsonville / Pajaro, Westside / Downtown
Slurps up!: Lily’s guide to the best hard slushies in Santa Cruz County
Here are a dozen places to celebrate the summer with a cold buzz (beware of the brain freeze!) — and leave 7-Eleven Slurpee machine memories far in the rearview mirror.
Posted inCity Life
Post Nickelodeon, can Santa Cruz become a film lover’s paradise? A couple with deep industry ties thinks so
Dennis Bartok and Marja Adriance have an ambitious vision for a nonprofit, arthouse film center that would take over for the long-beloved, but beleaguered Nickelodeon Theater in downtown Santa Cruz — or find another venue. The couple wants to offer a wide array of restored classic and cult films and even add a cafe or wine bar. But as the pandemic lingers, a possible recession looms, they face starting costs of at least $5 million. Can they pull it off?
Posted inUncategorized
Santa Cruz composer reflects on California’s new climate normal in ‘The End of Rain’
Santa Cruz native Scott Ordway will be on hand July 29 when the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music presents the world premiere of his multimedia meditation on life amid the threats of drought and wildfire.
Posted inCoast Life
On self-care — and date night! — for Santa Cruz parents
More than ever, COVID-beleaguered parents need “Waves of Self Care: It Takes a Village,” the new book by Capitola’s Jaime McFaden. And Lookout parenting columnist Liza Monroy helps out with a half-dozen tips on how to arrange a date night around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inUncategorized
A photo shoot for the ages: The saga of Sleepy John’s retirement send-off
A historic group photo of luminary Santa Cruz musicians, brought together to honor the retiring “Sleepy John” Sandidge, almost didn’t happen … until our photographer, Kevin Painchaud, figured out the solution.
Posted inCity Life
Local playwright brings contemporary ‘Midsummer’-ish rom-com to Santa Cruz Shakespeare
As the only non-Shakespeare production at this summer’s Santa Cruz Shakespeare festival, Kathryn Chetkovich’s “The Formula” updates the love-potion comedy for a contemporary audience for a world premiere in her hometown.
Posted inUncategorized
An empire built on goofy socks: The Santa Cruz saga of Socksmith
“A sock shop? How long do you think they’ll be in business?” That was the greeting Eric and Ellen Gil got when they opened in downtown Santa Cruz in 1988, but with their company, Socksmith, now an industry giant, the sock is on the other foot.
PROMOTED CONTENT
Music of our time, for our time: Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music celebrates 60 years
For six decades, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music has been delving into the issues of our time. America’s longest running festival of new orchestral music, the Festival brings together music lovers, musicians, and composers for an unparalleled musical experience. From July 24 through August 7, the Festival will celebrate its 60th Anniversary with a […]