Yes, the tunes at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are automated — but carefully thought out. The rules are clear: nothing with suggestive, violent or potentially offensive lyrics, nothing outside the mood and tempo of “Fun, Fun, Fun.” And the music maestro is Kevin Grewohl, the DJ — uh, audio systems supervisor — of it all.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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The Boardwalk’s free summer music and movies return in a new format — is that good or bad?
Live music post-pandemic will feature local acts at the smaller Colonnade Stage on Thursday nights. Free movies on the beach will now be on Fridays, including “The Lost Boys,” which will be screened Halloween weekend.
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‘No Snapchat filter’ can do this: Our resident caricature artist walks you through life at the Boardwalk
Lookout’s Laurel Bushman wasn’t sure how her return to drawing random humans along Main Beach would go. Now she knows — and at least there are relationships and learning lessons that she will take with her on her journey into the writing world.
Posted inPandemic Life
The Giant Dipper rides again, with Santa Cruz County’s health officer in the first car
Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel was aboard the first ride of the Giant Dipper in 2021 — the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s nod to her work amid the pandemic. The amusement park opened Thursday at 25% capacity.
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Reopening Day Q&A: Beach Boardwalk president Karl Rice looks back on a trying year and forward to the future
Take our Boardwalk history trivia quiz. If you need help, find a local old-timer.
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QUIZ: What’s your Santa Cruz Boardwalk history IQ?
Take our Boardwalk history trivia quiz. If you need help, find a local old-timer.
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A loud sign of orange: Giant Dipper screams will return as Boardwalk rides reopen Thursday
California COVID-19 safety guidelines must be followed, all guests will be required to wear a face covering and some rides will be closed. But the amusement park’s reopening is the latest sign of reopening.
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Disneyland, outdoor stadiums get green light to start reopening in April
State officials announced Friday that outdoor sports and live performance venues, as well as amusement parks, will be allowed to begin reopening on April 1 — with restrictions. Boardwalk officials aren’t sure of plans just yet.
