THE HERE & NOW: On Friday at Roaring Camp, Felton Music Hall began its outdoor summer music series, with a sold-out live set from Dark Star Orchestra, one of the country’s top Grateful Dead tribute bands. The return-to-normalcy live music action continues Saturday and Sunday.
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The Business of Art: workshops for local creatives to bridge the gap between art and business
Sign up today! The Tannery Arts Center, in partnership with Arts Council Santa Cruz County and Intersection for the Arts, presents ‘The Business of Art’, a six-class series for Santa Cruz County’s artists to learn social media marketing, how to create a vision statement, grant writing basics, pricing, and legal aspects of art.
A comforting Bay Area voice stilled: Remembering KPIG’s Laurie Roberts
THE HERE & NOW: The leader at beloved KPIG, Roberts, 67, leaves behind a decades-long legacy of memorable radio, as evidenced by her induction into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2011.
Flower power: Santa Cruz’s newest café is part coffee shop, part chocolatier, part boutique florist
The Flower Bar takes a hybrid approach to a delightfully European extreme. Truffles, lunch, a flower arrangement for mom or bride, it’s a place ready to offer them all. “We wanted a flower shop, but more than a flower shop,” says a co-owner. That’s what they have created.
Mentone atonement: A year after long-awaited Kinch debut in Aptos was due, the real deal finally draws near
It took forever to get David Kinch’s latest creation, his hometown creation, to the starting line. Then a pandemic hit. Takeout and outdoor’s ‘Little Beach’ provided a stop gap. Now, one year later, the grand debut of Mentone’s properly curated indoor experience lies only a few short weeks ahead.
The way the RedBall bounces: All the places the art installation will appear countywide
The 15-foot RedBall art installation will arrive in June and visit the Wharf, Watsonville, Capitola Village and downtown Santa Cruz
Victorian elegance in the heart of nature
Nestled in Happy Valley between Granite and Branciforte Creeks, this stately Victorian home will take your breath away. The property’s storied history, charming guesthouse, spacious yurt, stunning gardens and bocce ball court make this property unforgettable.
‘Hike to Heal’ outdoor art exhibit in Felton to spotlight photography of CZU Lightning Complex fires
Starting Saturday, May 8, the “Art Outdoors Hike To Heal” display will feature work by fire survivor and local photographer Devi Pride. Visitors will be able to take an “art hike” at the Felton Branch Library and nearby Discovery Park nature loop to explore the artwork.
Musical May rebirth: FMH’s Roaring Camp shows kick off array of live offerings at Moe’s, Dream Inn and more
Here’s what’s up in the next month for Felton Music Hall, The Rio, Michael’s on Main, Kuumbwa, Moe’s, and, yes, there’s even a music festival coming!
Artistic strength in numbers: Museums and galleries band together to welcome visitors back to their spaces
From the big players to the small out-of-the-way corners of the county, art and history exhibitors across Santa Cruz County want you to know they’re back in business

