Santa Cruz Shakespeare flourished with a comeback season in 2022, but the effects of the pandemic and inflation that have rippled through other local organizations are being felt at the West Coast’s live-theater crown jewel. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival says it needs $1.5 million by June for its 2023 season to continue, and it’s put a hold on planning for 2024.
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It’s a hazy holiday for UCSC on 4/20
Community members, students and faculty from the UC Santa Cruz campus gathered Wednesday night to mourn the lives lost…
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Santa Cruz is the only U.S. small-craft harbor with its own dredge — and it was a savior during winter storms
The crew manning the Santa Cruz Harbor dredge was tasked with keeping the harbor mouth clear from excessive storm debris this winter, at which they succeeded. But the harbor, just down the coast from the San Lorenzo River, requires more consistent dredging than most other harbors in the country.
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Let the booch loose: Why you should be drinking kombucha (and brewing it, too!)
UC Santa Cruz student Thomas Mahady thinks kombucha solved his long-term stomach issues. He became an avid kombucha brewer because he couldn’t afford to buy the sweet-sour, ancient but newly trendy brew. He cooks it up in his dorm for half the price of buying it — and he thinks you should do it, too.
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Here Comes the Summer: Now’s the time to look ahead to the season of fun in Santa Cruz County
It’s been a bumpy few years, to say nothing of an awful winter, but with the sun shining, we deserve a little fun (or a lot!), and who better to help us fill our calendars with the really good stuff than Wallace Baine?
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Bearing valentines for Watsonville, Michael Gaither returns with new album, El Vaquero celebration
Still basking in the glow of his 60th birthday, bard of Watsonville Michael Gaither takes to the stage Saturday at El Vaquero Winery to fete the release of his first album since pre-pandemic times, “Welcome Back: A Collection.”
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‘Disaster of a season for us’: Cancellation ripples through California salmon fishery
Citing record-low stock of the fish prized by commercial and recreational interests alike, a federal commission moved last week to cancel the 2023 salmon season, which had been set to open in May and run into the fall. “It’s a really tough situation for commercial fishermen in California,” said one industry veteran from Ben Lomond.
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The last wave: Ambitious and locally rooted publication Santa Cruz Waves closes up shop
Santa Cruz Waves, the glossy periodical devoted to covering surfing and its influence on Monterey Bay culture and environmental issues, has ceased publication. “To put it quite bluntly,” CEO and founder Tyler Fox told Lookout, “I was just not getting enough financial return to make it worthwhile for me, personally.”
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First Friday dispels the winter blues, from Davenport to Capitola Mall
First Friday festivities are blooming all over Santa Cruz County, with the April event including glass-blowing in Davenport, functional art from more than 60 locals at the mall and sculpture at downtown newcomer Minnow Arts.
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Vets Hall ramps up
It’s shaping up to be a busy spring and summer at the downtown Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building, with Stinkfoot Orchestra bringing its Zappa vibes for a First Friday concert and a series of psychedelic shows in the offing.