Hi friends, We’re serving up an abbreviated version of our newsletter this week, until I can get back into town from vacation to shake the trees for more reasons to love Santa Cruz County. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Weekender
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Weekender: Get your Hitchcock on, Cabrillo’s ‘Empathy Project’ and savoring the little stuff
Hi friends, Your correspondent is out of town on vacation this week, seeking warmth in points south after a chilly gray winter, and as a silent protest that adults don’t get to enjoy spring break. Anybody remember how to make margaritas?
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Weekender: ‘Party Down’ with local hero Adam Scott, pet comic relief & double dose of worms
Hi friends, Had a great time last Saturday night conjuring up images of the ocean and warmer climes in the cozy front room of the Crepe Place with the Mermen. It was wintertime California style, a great way to mark the big 5-0 birthday for The Crepe.
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Weekender: An all-woman piano show, a Nina Simone classic and a blast from vocabulary past
Hi friends, So, I don’t know about you, but in my California Resident’s Contract, it states explicitly than everyone is welcome here “except for Ol’ Man Winter.” Can we get a class-action suit going here? Bundle up, and try not to complain too much. Someone from Minnesota or New England might overhear.
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Weekender: An anticipated downtown mural, remembrance at the MAH and a bustling B9
Hi friends, If you’re not sure that a Raquel Welch-less world is worth getting out of bed for, I hear you. If you wanna take a Me Day to mourn a Latina legend, I’ll write a note for your boss.
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Weekender: Santa Cruz jazzes up the Grammys, Abbott Square open mic and circus for a good cause
Hi friends, One of these years, Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day are going to arrive on the same day. And some folks are going to have to make some uncomfortable choices about their One True Love. This year, we at least get a one-day buffer. Enjoy (or ignore) both.
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Weekender: Getting artsy, a new poet laureate and a local’s ‘Jeopardy!’ near miss
Hi friends, Big weekend to go out and see art. First Friday for February promises to be fab. The MAH’s great “Bay of Life” show is happening, and the new Institute of the Arts & Sciences opens on the Westside. Get out and see what Santa Cruz has to offer in the visual arts.
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Weekender: Library’s novel approach, Windser’s homecoming and Pizza My Heart’s latest shirt
Hi friends, With the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game, I’m reminded of the old days when they were regularly in the Super Bowl … and the local freeways, museums and restaurants were all gloriously unpopulated, at least for one day. If you’re not a football fan, this is your weekend to take advantage of […]
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Weekender: A worthy artist of the year, praise for Cabrillo Fest’s departing director & a vibrant B9
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A ‘cultural statement’ at Westside’s Circle Church
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