THE HERE & NOW: As the world passes the first anniversary of the pandemic shutdown, the emotions of the big and small moments to come might take us all by surprise.
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QUIZ: How well do you know Santa Cruz history and culture?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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UC Santa Cruz alum Gillian Welch takes home folk-music Grammy
Welch, a child of Hollywood who credits Santa Cruz for turning her toward traditional music, came away with a Grammy for Best Folk Album Sunday.
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Attention Santa Cruzans, the summer of the big red ball is coming!
THE HERE & NOW: This June, Santa Cruz County will be the latest site for a public-art curiosity that’s been around the planet, delighting sightseers at every stop.
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Meet the local photographers who chronicled the traumas of 2020
The Santa Cruz photojournalists behind the dazzling new book ‘2020 Hindsight’ talk about their experiences in live virtual event Tuesday
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Meet the surf/skate culture preservationists who helped rock, heal the Pleasure Point neighborhood
As hosts of the popular podcast ‘Off the Lip’ podcast, Neil Pearlberg and Terry Campion are both chronicling and creating surf/skate culture in Pleasure Point. During COVID they’ve provided a much-needed outlet for musicians and those us needing music in our lives.
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Viva Califas: Arts organizations come together to highlight the work of local Latinx artists
The Califas Legacy Project throws a much-needed spotlight on the contributions of local visual artists Guillermo Aranda, Carmen Leon, Ralph D’Oliveira, and Amalia Mesa-Bains
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Virtual Watsonville Film Festival is up and running
Take a break from commercial movie platforms, and enjoy a week of independent Latinx films at the 9th Annual Watsonville Film Festival, March 5-13 at watsonvillefilmfest.org. Our community based-film festival will present a selection of 20 award-winning and local films, plus several special events, all for free! Instructions on how to watch are below.
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Voices from the ‘Ville: Young filmmakers form their own highlight reel at Watsonville Film Festival
The Califas Legacy Project throws a much-needed spotlight on the contributions of local visual artists Guillermo Aranda,…
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Learning to breathe again: New book looks back at a painful year in Santa Cruz County
THE HERE & NOW: News photographers Shmuel Thaler and Kevin Painchaud’s images are the main attractions in ‘2020 Hindsight,’ a comprehensive look at how a community survived a traumatic year.