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Santa Cruz Scene (santacruzscene.com) is a free daily calendar of in-person events across Santa Cruz County, California.
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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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Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. In…
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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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Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) will offer free fares on all METRO services, including local fixed routes, Highway 17 Express and ParaCruz, on Wednesday…
7 - 9pm · Weekly bluegrass jam with local musicians.
Clean Air Day kicks things off downtown this morning, and over at Scotts Valley Branch Library you can catch the Mobile Health Clinic or get help navigating a smartphone at the Cyber-Seniors Digital Literacy Series. Little ones should head to Garfield Park Branch Library for Preschool Storytime, and over in Capitola, Whispering Whiskers brings some furry visitors through at 11am. Wind down at The Cruz Room for Bluegrass Jam at 7pm, bring a lawn chair attitude even if there isn't one.
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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…
A STEM and technology event with a hands-on, creative approach.
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens.
Noelle Lightbourne
A free weekly dance jam for babies and their caregivers at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, with movement, music, and play in a joyful…
A bilingual lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers, with songs, rhymes, and books in English and Spanish.
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…
A 12 week series on Wednesdays from 10:30AM-12PM that introduces foundational digital literacy concepts and teaches useful digital skills. Classes conducted in-person with an instructor…
Join us at the Garfield Park Branch Library for Storytime!
Join Career Success to chat about what it means to get to know other people in a new setting, and how to develop your conversation…
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…
Meow-wow! Learn about cats and kittens with special guests from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement followed by a craft. Special guests from the Monterey Bay Aquarium will…
Come join us for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers in our beautiful Boulder Creek Library Branch every Wednesday…
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement.
A bilingual storytime for toddlers with stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish, promoting early literacy and language skills.
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…
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…
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you…
“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…
Join us for free Pilates at the Library! All levels welcome. Bring your own mat and water. Enjoy a fun, energizing workout led by volunteer…
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Rae Rodriguez
Scotts Valley Branch Library's fun program allows tweens and teens to relax, hang out with friends and play games!
Creativity time for teens and tweens at the library!
Sarah Orre
Connect with other people who are interested in shared housing and find your perfect housemate!
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
Crafternoons are back! ✂️ Get craft with family. Drop in to the Main Library between 2-5pm every Monday and Wednesday to make a craft together…
You’re invited to join Global Engagement for the grand opening of its new International Lounge! The International Lounge is a space dedicated to supporting our…
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