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THE KICK OFF is a one-night fundraiser for the Sonivore Listening Lounge at 701 Front Street. DJs, live performances, visual art by Made Fresh Crew…
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House on the Wharf is a free, all ages afternoon and evening of music, food, and beer at Humble Sea on the Santa Cruz Wharf…
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Rio Theatre & Sante Adairius Midtown Portal team up to support Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Join us for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival…
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Focusing on hand-building techniques. Make a pinch pot, a coil pot, or learn slab construction. Learn how to use underglazes and glazes. Gain knowledge about…
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Ripatti & Rose - Live at Stockwell Cellars
Friday rolls out slow and local. Head up to San Lorenzo Valley for the Redwood Forest Steam Train at Roaring Camp, or get hands dirty with Evergreen Volunteer Days at the Museum of Art & History downtown. Families can swing by Scotts Valley for Preschool Storytime, and once the sun sets, Shanty Shack Brewing on the Westside has Sick Behavior, Western Conflict, and BluntForceKarma for the night owls.
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Fun In The Sun Spring Hills Ladies Charity Golf Tournament FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 th , 2026 11:00am Shotgun Start $110 Per-Player Registration Fee Includes: green…
Leave your mark on Santa Cruz history by volunteering at the historic Evergreen Cemetery every Friday from 9:30am-12pm. No need to register, just show up…
Focusing on hand-building techniques. Make a pinch pot, a coil pot, or learn slab construction. Learn how to use underglazes and glazes. Gain knowledge about…
Travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain as conductors narrate the history of…
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A time for free play for children with a participating adult.
Art for Healing: Using the power of the creative process to provide support, insight and a deeper relationship with yourself in a safe and nurturing…
We will be hosting the Open Studios Preview Exhibition, showcasing the work of all the 330+ Santa Cruz County Open Studios Artists who are participating…
We are knitting at Live Oak Library on Fridays.
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens. Are you 55+ and want or need to…
Join our Bridge Club for friendly games and social fun, open to players of all skill levels.
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens.
A supportive space where family care-partners tending for a loved one with a cognitive impairment can connect, share experiences, and find support.
Come join Librarian Emily for stories, songs, and lots of fun for preschoolers and their caregivers in our beautiful, newly-renovated Scotts Valley Library Branch every…
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we are hosting a special story time with stories and songs in English and Spanish!
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement.
Love Apple Farms in Scotts Valley is holding their first ever free-entry pumpkin patch and winter plant sale. Featuring a haunted greenhouse, gorgeous flower and…
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS, features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the artist’s…
“Ni de aquí, ni de allá” (“neither from here, nor there”), is a phrase commonly used by bilingual, bicultural communities. In the exhibition the phrase…
Play cards with fun folks every 2nd and 4th Friday.
Sharpen your word skills and enjoy friendly competition at our Scrabble Club - fun for all levels.
In this workshop, you will: Learn how to get involved with the campus community and how it supports student success. The Successful Slug Workshop series…
The African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) is excited to invite you to our Welcome Black BBQ ! Friday, October 9th 2:00 PM, 5:00…
This month's book will be One for the Money by Janet Evanovich.
The Watsonville Farmers Market is every Friday afternoon from 2-7 all year round at the City Plaza in Downtown Watsonville. Don’t miss out on the…
Join SoulCare Studios for a professionally guided Ketamine Intramuscular (IM) Group Session offering a medically supervised and supportive space for healing, reflection, and deeper self-understanding…
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement.
The SCPA Santa Cruz is bringing a fun and engaging program to the Scotts Valley Branch Library!
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