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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 Crewβ¦
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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. Inβ¦
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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 Wharfβ¦
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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 Festivalβ¦
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A live set from The Guitarsonists, bringing blues and R&B to a local stage.
Thursday's got a steady library hum to it: Wings Birth Certificate & Notary Services sets up at the Downtown Branch, while little ones can tumble into Storytime and Stay & Play just down the hall. Up in Scotts Valley, Astrophotography With Keith Kirk makes the case for looking up tonight. If you'd rather ride than read, Roaring Camp Railroads runs its Redwood Forest Steam Train through the San Lorenzo Valley. Cap the day at Discretion Brewing in Soquel, where Blue Lemonade plays starting at 5:30, pint in hand.
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Join us and Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley for a conversation with Author Bruce H. Jennings about his new book, Revolutionary Science: The Struggle forβ¦
A live set from The Guitarsonists, bringing blues and R&B to a local stage.
This is Motion Pacific's Adult Intermediate Modern class for adult dancers.
5:30-7:30pm Blue Lemonade is an Americana band based out of Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara playing both originals and covers from bluegrass and folk to blues andβ¦
The VOTE is here at last! Join us to pick the 2027 OCR book for our community!
Hatch into your next chapter on Thursday, October 8th from 6-8:30pm at the College 9 and John R. Lewis College Multipurpose Room (MPR) β.Λβ‘ ΰ£ͺβ¦
The VOTE is here at last! Join us to pick the 2027 OCR book for our community!
Hear the story of Phernado, the Mt. Lion, his life, his death, how he came to the UCSC Norris Center, and his second life teachingβ¦
A talk exploring post-apocalyptic video games and the cultural role of play, led by Mattie Brice.
Kathryn Pierno
Join us at Bargetto Winery in Soquel on Thursday evenings for Live Music and Wine! 6-8PM No cover charge. Wine by-the-glass for purchase. Food willβ¦
The VOTE is here at last! Join us to pick the 2027 OCR book for our community!
Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. Inβ¦
If you love big band music, traditional or contemporary, then East Coast Swing is for you (7:00 Mondays starting Sept 17th). This is the basicβ¦
Five weekly sessions starting Oct 8 - Nov 5. Join us in exploring this collection of simple and practical methods of transforming habits and emotionalβ¦
Ben Flocks is a saxophonist and storyteller with a clear, warm, and purposeful voice. A veteran performer and educator, Flocks has been lucky to playβ¦
7 - 10pm Β· Live improvisational modular synth performance by M31 Transport.
FREE IN-STORE EVENT: When free speech and access to information are threatened, the DIY scene rises to the challenge! Join Bookshop Santa Cruz staff andβ¦
The SLV Theatre Department is proud to present The Outsiders, a dramatic coming-of-age novel originally written by S.E. Hilton and adapted to stageplay by Christopherβ¦
Come kick off the weekend early with The Thursday Night Wine Down. Grab a glass of wine at Cocoa Vino in Capitola Village and settleβ¦
Back in the wild 1970s, multiple-Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones was busy waiting tables and singing songs in dive bars. In a somewhat famous storyβ¦
Analog Dog at Felton Music Hall on Thursday, October 8th 2026 Tickets at: https://www.prekindle.com/event/29513-analog-dog-felton
Most widely known for the eponymous hit, βCrank That (Soulja Boy),β the hip hop icon takes the stage performing classic anthems that defined a generationβ¦
Nashville singer-songwriter and fiddler Maya DeVitry came to prominence as part of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania alt-country/folk trio The Stray Birds. With that group she releasedβ¦
Celebrate fall migration through guided bird walks, workshops and community events around Santa Cruz County and the Monterey Bay region. Advance registration is required forβ¦
On this 2.5 mile hike, be prepared to walk on uneven surfaces, with many stops to view the many birds, plants, and scenery along theβ¦
Cypress Health Institute Certified Massage Therapist Program
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 upβ¦
Mark the fall migration at one of the most beautiful places on the planet for the Monterey Bay Festival of Birds featuring field trips, workshopsβ¦
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