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- Work by Lisa Hochstein and Werner Glinka
Work by Lisa Hochstein and Werner Glinka
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5:30pm - 8pm |
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- Mariana Sophia Santiago
"Diva Muse" colour photography by Mariana Sophia Santiago.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 6pm - 9pm.
831-420-0660 www.skymeadowapothecary.com |
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- Annie Peete
“Annie Peete” New works
Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 8pm.
www.fireflycoffee.com |
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- Rand Launer
Wave paintings by Rand Launer.
Friday, February 5th, from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. |
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- Jana Morgan
“Jana Morgan”. Mixed media, Hand Crafted Cuffs and Accessories.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 6pm - 8pm.
831-429-6101
www.sockshopandshoeco.com |
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- Nadja Petrov
New York Artist “Nadja Petrov”. Abstract paintings.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm-9pm.
www.stripedesigngroup.com |
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- “Karen Card ” New works
“Karen Card ” New works
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm-9pm.
www.myspace.com/motivsc |
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- Flying
“Flying” An installation by Gazelle Rider and Kirby Scudder. Plus guests Teather Horse
and Richard Stockton.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
www.scica.org |
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- Hilary Scardino
“Hilary Scardino” The Dig.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
831-427-3425 |
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- “A Family Affair”
“A Family Affair” Norman Locks and Lisa Kairos.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
421-9107 |
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- John Maxon
New Paintings by John Maxon.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
831-423-3349 |
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- Mike Healey
Mike Healey - photography. Mike currently photographs local surfing events as well as the
Hurley US Open, Hurley Pro and the O'neill Coldwater Clasic here in Santa Cruz, California.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
831-458-9283 www.pacwave.com |
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- David Defelice
"David Defelice" Paintings.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 6pm - 9pm.
831-600-7233 - www.shimmybang.com |
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- Crystal Birns
“Crystal Birns” Painting the bees.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 6pm - 9pm.
831-426-8466 - www.vinocruz.com |
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- Lauralea Adkins, Matt Jones, Shimmering Wolf
Lauralea Adkins, Matt Jones, Shimmering Wolf.
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm - 9pm.
831-335-8002 - www.shimmeringwolf.com |
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- Art & Music
Zac Shavrick and Maureen Halligan
Reception: Friday, February 5th, from 5pm-9pm.
120 Union Street - www.cypressloungesc.com |
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- Sasha Neese, photography
Sasha Neese is a local photographer recently graduated from UCSC. Her work focuses on the nature of dreams and human emotions. The content of her pieces uses light and shadow to define objects and create a work that is both aesthetically beautiful and emotionally evoking. For more information on Sasha and her work, please visit http://sashaneese.com/.
831-466-9870, www.purepleasureshop.com |
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- Comic Design 101
Comic Design 101 teaches the basics of comic creation. The class will focus on plotting and writing stories, page layout and design, creating unique characters, and all you need to know to make your own comics.
Classes run for 6 weeks on Wednesday evenings from 7:15pm-8:45pm
Tuition: $80
Pre-registration required
427-1929
www.comicopolisonline.com |
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- Crafts & Stories at Lolly Tree Toys
Join in the free festivities at the newest toy store in the county. Come in and play, read and create!
Lolly Tree Toys invites you to visit! We have special projects for you during February Craft and Story Days!
Sundays
Sunday, Feb 7- Valentines for the Birds: Come make a unique bird feeder to help out the hungry birds on chilly days. Great for children of all ages (you can make it as simple or intricate as you want!).
Sunday, Feb 14 – Heart crowns: Make a beautiful (or handsome) crown of hearts. Great for ages 2 to 10.
Sunday, Feb 21- Heart bugs: Create your own unique bugs out of colorful hearts. Send them to a friend or keep them for yourself.
Sunday, Feb 28- Mardi- Gras Masks: Make an extravagant feathered mask to celebrate Carnival!
Thursdays, 11am
Every Thursday morning we choose some of our favorite books to read as a group in the tent or under the reading loft. Most of the story time books are best for ages 3-5, but we will always adjust as needed.
713-5136, http://lollytreetoys.com |
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- Sip and Shop
Join us for a charitable evening for CHPCC! sip, shop, save & donate!!
Shop to benefit Children's Hospice and Preventative Care Coalition and get yourself ready for spring!
15% off all purchases, 10% of proceeds to benefit CHPCC
L’Atelier salon will be on hand to show you new styles and offer makeup tips.
Call for more info 831-454-0675, www.rougegirl.com |
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- Date Night On a Budget: Sex Toys for Couples
Economy crisis taking a toll on your date night? Why not stay home for a change and plan a sexy evening in your own bedroom? Whether you are looking for new ways to spice up your sex life, or are searching for that perfect toy to fit your budget, Pure Pleasure's fun sex toy tour will turn you on to infinite options for economical bliss. This class is open to both couples and singles of all sexual orientations.
Instructors: Pure Pleasure Staff
(831)466-9870, www.purepleasureshop.com |
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- Trunk Show, CONNIE ANTHON, FASHION DESIGNER TURNED JEWELER
Jewelry designer Connie Anthon is the creator behind three popular jewelry lines. After spending 25 years as a fashion designer she found she enjoyed working with precious metals and stones more so she began a second career in jewelry and never looked back. Greatly influenced by her world traveling, art dealer grandmother, Evelyn Knight, she was encouraged to “Do what you love and you will be successful.” Connie named her first jewelry line after her grandmother, which features semi precious stones, freshwater pearls and cubic zirconium set in 22K plated matte gold and imitation rhodium handmade in San Francisco. Always a big hit with Annieglass customers, Connie will be bringing all her jewelry collections to a trunk show just in time for Valentine’s Day. The other two collections are called C. Anthon, a sterling silver jewelry line and Tatto, one-of-a-kind pieces made of antique jewelry the designer takes apart and reassembles using semi-precious stones and “lots and lots of pearls” set with sterling silver, gold vermeil and 18K gold.
Connie’s grandmother Evelyn Knight, was way ahead of her time in many things, particularly women and careers. To honor their inspiration, the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Women in Business scholarship program seems a particularly appropriate beneficiary. A portion of the proceeds of this trunk show on Feb. 12 from 3-8pm at the Annieglass store in downtown Santa Cruz will go to the scholarship program supporting young women’s professional pursuits.
Refreshments and informal modeling at Annieglass Store 110 Cooper St. Santa Cruz, Ca. (831)427-4260 |
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- Family Art Saturday: Art from the Heart
Red is the color of the day during this workshop dedicated to the legend of St. Valentine. The entire family will create lovable cards using stencils, collage, stamps, recycled materials and much more. Perfect for children ages 4 and up! Space is limited.
Location: Hawley Family Classroom, 10am-12noon, cost: $5/per person. Materials are included.
Call (831) 429-1964 x 20 or e-mail education@santacruzmah.org to register. |
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- Researchers Anonymous: Our Silent Movie Queens-Mary Pickford and Beatriz Michelena
Join Randy Brown in an exploration of old time silent movies highlighting local talent and locations in Santa Cruz County. Clips will be shown.
Location: MAH Auditorium, 10am - 12noon, cost: free/donations welcome.
www.santacruzmah.org
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- Goddessexotic: The Art of the Lap Dance
$20 advance/ $25 walk-in
Turn up the heat with this sultry and fun& introduction to the art of lap dancing!
Goddessexotic: Art of the Lap Dance is for all women seeking a new type of experience that's both entertaining and sexually empowering. Feel sexier, confident, and more alive. Take the plunge- and your first step towards becoming a sexual powerhouse. This class is for women only.
(831)466-9870, www.purepleasureshop.com
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- “Sustainability and Social Innovation: Doing Well by Doing Good”
The What’s Next Lecture Series kicks off its five-part innovation program with a look at “Sustainability and Social Innovation: Doing Well by Doing Good,” on February 18. Presented by NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, the City of Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency, and UC Santa Cruz, the year-long series will explore current thinking, best practices, and trends in sustainability; discuss social innovation; and examine how brands and the media are framing this business shift.
The inaugural lecture on February 18 — from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in downtown Santa Cruz — will feature Peter Meehan, CEO of Newman’s Own Organics; KoAnn Skrzyniarz, CEO of Sustainable Life Media; and Joshua Levine, vice president of the SRI Wealth Management Group at RBC. Sandy Skees, CEO of Communications4Good, will moderate the panel as it explores trends and success factors in companies that combine profitability with a social and environmental mission.
“With this series, we’re excited to offer an in-depth look at the critical role innovation plays in addressing some of the most pressing challenges and amazing opportunities facing the world today,” said Jeremy Neuner, CEO of NextSpace. “We believe that the Santa Cruz region can be ground-zero for worldchanging innovation by leveraging our strong local community, our world-class university and our local entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
Tickets for the February 18 lecture at Kuumbwa, located at 320 Cedar Street, cost $15; students may attend for free, but must register in advance. For more information or to purchase tickets, see www.whatsnextlectures.com.
Future topics in the series include Energy (April), the New Workplace (June), Research & Development (October), and Gaming & Social Media (December).
Sponsors include Drew Miller Insurance, Communications4Good, Studio Holladay, the Santa Cruz Weekly, and KUSP radio. |
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- Antique Street Faire
"Original" Downtown antique faire is back. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and unique items, so come and check it out! Weather permitting. Every 2nd Sunday of every month, from 9am-4pm. For more info, please contact (831) 476-6940 |
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- Genealogy Society of Santa Cruz
The organization's mission is to serve the community with the knowledge and tools to make family researching more fulfilling. Stop by the "Californiana Room" at the Central Branch, or call 420-5794 |
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- Shoe Painting Workshops
Buy a pair of canvas shoes or bring your own
and create walking works of art.
Art materials will be supplied and there will be an artist on hand to assist you.
All Ages. Cost: $10
Call the Old-School Shoes to reserve your spot!
831-423-2700 |
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- Charisma! The Music Of Lee Morgan: Billy Harper, Bennie Maupin, David Weiss, Eddie Henderson, Geri Allen, Dwayne Burno, Billy Hart
Tickets:
$25/Adv $28/Door, No Jazztix or Comps
1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS
Tickets available at the door with valid I.D. Subject to availability.
“Morgan virtually defined the hard bop sound” – Blue Note Records
On perhaps the most tragic nights in jazz history, Lee Morgan met his untimely death at just 33 years of age. Nevertheless, his abbreviated career saw Morgan altering the course of musical evolution with the likes of John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, Art Blakey, Bobby Timmons and Wayne Shorter. As a bandleader, he made seminal contributions to hard bop, free jazz and modal forms, and inadvertently introduced R&B backbeats to instigate a tangent known as soul-jazz. This all-star tribute features artists whose resumes include tenures in Morgan’s band. Indeed, Billy Harper, Benny Maupin, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Geri Allen, Dwayne Burno and Billy Hart add up to a septet that does the man proud.
Coming up in Philadelphia, Lee Morgan was exposed to hometown notables like Benny Golson, John Coltrane and the Heath Brothers from a very young age. He took up the trumpet, and was leading his own group by the time he was fifteen. Just out of high school, he got an opportunity to perform with Art Blakey. After working as an official Jazz Messenger for two short weeks, he was scooped up to replace Joe Gordon in Dizzy Gillespie’s big band. Viewed by many as an heir-apparent to the legacy of Clifford Brown, Morgan signed with Blue Note Records and released six dates as leader over a period of little more than a year.
ADVANCE TICKETS at Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave., 427-5100; On-line at www.kuumbwajazz.org or by phone (866) 55-TICKETS.
MORE INFO: (831) 427-2227, http://www.kuumbwajazz.org |
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- BADFISH - A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME
plus SCOTTY DON'T, also THRIVE
Ages 16+
$15 in advance/ $19 at the door
Doors open 7PM
Show starts 8PM
www.catalystclub.com
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- Loudon Wainwright III
Tickets:$23/Adv $26/Door
“he has not only retained his sharpness of wit but has also learned to cut with greater skill.” The New Yorker
Singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright III earned his stripes playing rebellious folk songs teeming with off-color humor and crafty musicianship. With a resume that encompasses four decades, in just about every aspect of the business, he’s had more than his share of top 40 hits, film scores and high-profile admirers. While Wainwright often performs with the support of a back-up quartet he affectionately refers to as his “wrecking crew”, a guitar and a stage are all he needs to really shine.
His clever songwriting about such honest subject matter landed him a contract with Atlantic records. His debut self-titled release hit the shelves in 1970, but he remained essentially off-the-radar until two years later. A small-time hit single with an unlikely title (Dead Skunk) marked his first contribution to mainstream radio playlists; each subsequent release drew increasing acclaim.
Within a few years, Loudon Wainwright was more or less a household name. His quirky, quick-witted persona was enlisted to portray “singing surgeon” Calvin Spaulding on 3 episodes of the hit TV series M*A*S*H. Since then, he has performed soundtracks for and appeared in a number of films, including Big Fish, The 40 Year Old Virgin and Elizabethtown. In his ever-increasing catalog of records, three have earned the honor of Grammy nomination. Wainwright’s music has been interpreted by high-profile admirers ranging from Johnny Cash to power-pop combo Big Star.
While Loudon is often backed by Greg Leisz, Patrick Warren, David Piltch and Jay Bellerose on guitar, keys, bass and drums, respectively, he’s truly in his element on an empty stage. This solo appearance will feature re-envisioned classics from the early years. And with any luck, Loudon might also dig into old-time chestnuts from a brand new Grammy-nominated release (“best traditional folk album”) entitled High, Wide and Handsome: the Charlie Poole Project (2nd Story Sound, 2009.)
ADVANCE TICKETS at Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave., 427-5100; On-line at www.kuumbwajazz.org or by phone (866) 55-TICKETS.
MORE INFO: (831) 427-2227, http://www.kuumbwajazz.org |
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- STEPHEN STILLS
Ages 21+
$29 in advance/ $33 at the door
Doors open 7PM/ Show starts 8PM
www.catalystclub.com |
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- Tuck & Patti
Special late show pricing!
7:00pm: $25/Adv $28/Door
9:00pm: $20/Adv $23/Door
Plus Special Day After Valentine’s Sweetheart Special!
$20 Dinner includes choice of dessert
Dinner served beginning at 5:30pm
“one of this country's enduring treasures” - CNN
Vocalist Patty Cathcart and guitarist Tuck Andress met by chance, at an audition in the late 1970’s. Three decades and fourteen albums later, they endure as the sole occupants of an extraordinary niche on the fringes of popular music and jazz. With an encyclopedic repertoire of originals, standards and reinterpreted rock-n-roll classics, every Tuck and Patti performance is a unique, spontaneous occasion without so much as a planned set list.
For a decade, the two played in what Cathcart describes as “hundreds of different bands and aggregations”, until a fateful audition in San Francisco. Andress, already a band member, recalls that Patti “walked in, said hi, passed out her charts (Horace Silver’s ‘Out Of The Night Came You’) and we started playing the song.” Almost instantaneously, he knew he had found his musical soul-mate. Cathcart has a similar recollection; although unimpressed with the band as a whole, she quickly resolved to “steal the guy playing guitar in the corner.” The two remained with the group for a few months, meanwhile car-pooling to rehearsals, becoming the best of friends and plotting an escape to their own ensemble.
Remarkably, Tuck and Patti grew to be a local and eventually international sensation. And rightly so- in this duo’s able hands, no composition ever comes out the same way twice. They decided early on that the freshest tune is, by necessity, a perpetual work in progress. And no band of any size so sincerely interprets love songs; come prepared for an evening of romantic revelry that will literally sweep you off your feet.
ADVANCE TICKETS at Logos Books & Records, 1117 Pacific Ave., 427-5100; On-line at www.kuumbwajazz.org or by phone (866) 55-TICKETS.
MORE INFO: (831) 427-2227, http://www.kuumbwajazz.org |
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- Michael Rose & The Twinkle Brothers
also JOSEPH ISRAEL (Acoustic)
All Ages
$26 in advance/ $30 at the door
Doors open 7:30PM
Show starts 8:30PM
THIS SHOW WAS MOVED FROM THE VET'S HALL, ALL TICKETS PURCHASED FOR THE VET'S HALL SHOW WILL BE VALID FOR THIS EVENT
www.catalystclub.com |
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- Live Jazz Seven Nights a week!
Enjoy Live Jazz Seven nights a week at Hoffmanns Bakery.
For more information visit www.hoffmansbakery.net or call 420-0135. |
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- KISS
hip hop, soul, funk, bailefunk, disco
with DJs eko, sparkle, and m.l.e. wax
www.redsantacruz.com |
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- Bob Burnett and Jeannine Bonstelle
Weekly jazz with the famous Bob Burnett on guitar and the soon to be famous Jeannine Bonstelle vocalist
457-1677 gabriellacafe.com |
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- Music on the Patio
MUSIC on the PATIO: Latin, Jazz etc.
Special discounted prices on Cocktails & Appetizer Menu.
We now have a FULL BAR !!! Happy Hour Bar Specials 4:30 ~ 6:60
Center Street Grill 1001 Center St. |
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- Swing Dance Party
Come Swing dance every Wednesday night at the Palomar Ballroom!
7:30pm – Intermediate Swing Lesson
8:15pm – Beginning Swing Lesson
9:00-10:30 Swing Dance Party!
$10 per person for classes & party, $3 for dance party only!
www.palomarballroom.com |
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- Salsa Dance Party
Friday night is Salsa Night at the Palomar Ballroom! Enjoy just the dance party, or come brush up your skills before in a class.
7:30pm – Intermediate Salsa Lesson
8:15pm – Beginning Salsa Lesson
9:00-11:30 Salsa Dance Party!
$10 per person for classes & party, $3 for dance party only!
www.palomarballroom.com |
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- Ballroom & Latin Dance Party!
Enjoy Ballroom dance lessons and a Ballroom & Latin Dance Party every Sunday night!
7:30pm – Beginning Ballroom Lesson
8:15pm – Intermediate Ballroom Lesson
9-10:30pm – Ballroom & Latin Dance Party!
$10 per person for classes & party, $3 for dance party only!
www.palomarballroom.com |
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- Senior Ballroom Classes
Seniors Ballroom Classes
When: Mondays from 10:30am-11:15am. Ongoing
Where: Palomar Ballroom (1344 Pacific Ave.)
What Dances: Foxtrot, Swing, Waltz, or Rumba
Cost: $8 per person
Info: Call 831-426-1221 or check online at www.palomarballroom.com to see what class is being offered each Monday!
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- Flashback Flix at Cinema 9
Come Down to Cinema 9 and jump back in time for classic films on the big screen. All Seats $5
1/14 – Tootsie
1/21 – Some Like It Hot
1/28 – Pink Floyd: The Wall
2/04 – Chinatown
2/11 – Dirty Dancing
2/18 – Carrie
2/25 – Vertigo
3/04 – Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
3/11 – Rosemary’s Baby
3/18 – Gladiator
3/25 – The Usual Suspects
4/01 – Mary Poppins
4/08 – Spaceballs
4/15 – Dr. Strangelove
4/22 – Galaxy Quest
www.REGmovies.com
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- Midnights at the Del Mar
Eclectic movies for wild and crazy tastes, plus prizes and buckets of fun! All Seats $6.50. Come Stay up late with us!
Feb 5 & 6 - Almost Famous
Feb 12 & 13 - High Fidelity
Feb 19 & 20 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Live Cast!
Feb 26 & 27 - Benny & Joon
www.thenick.com
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- MAHALO MONDAYS AT HULA'S ISLAND GRILL AND TIKI ROOM
Every Monday in February, Hula’s Island Grill & Tiki Room in downtown Santa Cruz will donate 10% of all sales to the SEYMOUR CENTER AT LONG MARINE LAB as part of its Mahalo Mondays community giving program.
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is dedicated to educating people about the role scientific research plays in the understanding and conservation of the world's oceans.
The restaurant will donate 10% of each Monday's sales to a different community organization each month.
www.hulastiki.com
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- American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund Raiser
On Wednesday February 17th from 4pm until close, Acapulco is having a fundraiser for the American Red Cross Haiti Relief effort. The restaurant is donating 25% of dinner sales, and a volunteer group of food servers have offered to donate their tips for the evening.
426-7588 ~ www.acapulcorestaurants.com |
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- Wine Sharing Night
TUESDAYS are now wine sharing night...if you bring your own...share a taste with the table next to you...no corkage fees thank you.
Gabriella Cafe |
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- Specials at Woodstock Pizza
Wednesday nights: "Pint Night" starting at 9pm
Thursday nights: Trivia night starts at 9pm - $5 liters of beer
427-4444, www.woodstockscruz.com |
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- No Frills Wine Tasting
– No Frills Wine Tasting – Taste a selection of 6 wines - $8/person 1pm to 3pm
Siof Wine Bar and Restaurant |
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- Downtown Farmers Market
Support your local growers and more importantly eat with the seasons...shopping at the Santa Cruz Community Farmers Market ensures that many family farms stay in business and can continue to farm local lands. Thank you for your support.
www.santacruzfarmersmarket.org |
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- Absolut Thursdays
Happy hour prices all night. All Absolut Vodka drinks discounted.
429-2000, www.cloudsdowntown.com |
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- Theory Thursdays
College night with DJ SY-ENCE. No cover with a student ID, and drink specials.
429-8070 |
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- Weekly Events at 99 Bottles
Monday: Your choice of any two sandwiches, burgers, or appetizers (mix and match) for only 14.99 starting at 5:00pm, followed by happy hour prices at 10:00 pm.
Tuesday: Pint Night 7:30-10pm Happy Hour Prices on all draft beers and a Raffle for great prizes.
Wednesday: Trivia Night 8-10pm The only quiz where eating and drinking are encouraged!
Thursday: Happy Hour prices on draft beer and appetizers all day and all night!
Friday: Live Music at 10pm |
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- Happy Hour at the Center Street Grill
Happy Hour ~ Mon ~ Saturday
5pm - 7pm
1/2 off special appetizers
3.00 Beer
4.00 Wine
5.00 Martinis
Now with a FULL bar!
423-4745, www.thecenterstreetgrill.com
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- Hearts for the Arts
A silent auction of artwork of local artists
Benefiting SPECTRA artists for kids through the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz
Reception Feb. 5th from 6-8PM
In conjunction with First Friday Art Tour
Participating Artists Include Ted Orland, Bonni Carver, Sirima Sataman, Judy Miller, Jody Bare, Dave Fleming, Stephanie Martins, James Aschbacher, Beth Purcell, Maggie Renner Hellmann, Marie Gabrielle, Mary Offermann, Donna Thompson, Paul Fortis, Bruce Holgers, Andrew Butler, Erika Perloff, Tina Short, Doug Ross, Steve Hosmer
423-8183, artisanssantacruz.com
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- Vault Scavenger Hunt
Vault Gallery Hides a $12,000 Diamond Ring In Santa Cruz! Local couples will run around Santa Cruz to solve clues to find hidden treasure using their cell phones.
1.28.09 (Santa Cruz, CA) – There is a $12,000 Diamond Ring somewhere in the streets of downtown Santa Cruz. No, it’s not missing, it hasn’t been stolen and no one left it there by accident. In fact, Vault Gallery has purposefully placed (well, hidden) it there and is hoping for some lucky couple to find (and keep) it. In conjunction with SCVNGR, INC., Vault Gallery is turning Santa Cruz into a city-wide game-board and has built a high-tech treasure hunt for couples to try and seek out the diamond!
But, there’s a catch. To participate in the game, couples had to submit their love stories to Vault Gallery at www.vaultdiamonddash.com. The best stories are being hand-picked by the folks at Vault Gallery and offered a spot to participate in the city-wide game on Saturday, February 13th. (Signups are still open, so send in your stories!)
This game is not your average treasure hunt, it’s a fully interactive high-tech twist on the old favorite pastime, the scavenger hunt. All of the clues and challenges are delivered to teams’ mobile phones via text message. With interactive game commands and an intelligent routing algorithm called SmartRoute, you’ve got a high-tech real-world game that’s unlike anything Santa Cruz has seen before.
For more information and to submit your love story to win a spot, visit www.vaultdiamonddash.com.
831 426-3349, www.thevaultgallery.com
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- Disney Legend Floyd Norman
Known for his work on Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, The Sword and the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc, as well as Sesame Street, The Flintstones, The Smurfs, Scooby-Doo, The Yogi Bear Show and many, many more, Floyd Norman comes to Atlantis Fantasyworld as a special guest to celebrate Black History Month.
The first African-American animator employed by Disney, Mr. Norman will present a slide show featuring highlights of his career, followed by a question and answer session, and signing a limited-edition print specifically for this event.
426-0158, www.atlantisfantasyworld.com |
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- Art Alm at Soif
Art Alm plays piano – standards and jazz, 6:30pm to 9pm – free
423-2020, www.soifwine.com |
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- Pacific Cookie Company Discounts
$1 off every 1/2 dozen cookies after 5pm.
www.pacificcookie.com, 429-6905 |
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- Downtown Tuesdays Specials
Join your friends and neigbors this Tuesday and rediscover Downtown.
Explore Downtown Santa Cruz - It's All Right Here! |
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- Stripe
Say " I heart Santa Cruz" at checkout and receive 20% off purchase on Tuesday.
421-9252
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- Dell Williams Jewelers' "Tax-free Tuesdays"
Dell Williams will pay the sales tax on all merchandise every Tuesday.
Just mention "I love Downtown Santa Cruz," and your purchase will be TAX-FREE!
(some restrictions apply -- not valid on services or repairs)
423-4100 |
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- Graphfix Downtown Tuesdays Specials
10% off all framing!
425-8086, www.graphfixgallery.com |
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- L'Atelier Salon Downtown Tuesday Specials
10% off all products and 20% off services for all new clients with mention of the promotion.
423-4247, www.lateliersalon.com |
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- Rouge Downtown Tuesdays Discounts
15% off all Denim and Dresses
454-0675, www.rougegirl.com |
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- Fortier's Downtown Tuesdays Promotion
20% DISCOUNT OFF THE PURCHASE OF A COMPLETE PAIR OF EYEGLASSES.
(831) 423-7512, www.fortiersopticians.com |
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- Kurios' Downtown Tuesdays Special
An additional 10% off to anyone who presents a Santa Cruz county ID
426-2434 |
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- Old School's Downtown Tuesday Special
$5 off a regularly priced pair of shoes between 4-6pm! 1017 Pacific Ave.
831.423.2700, www.oldschool-shoes.com |
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- Downtown Tuesday Specials at Vinocruz
Every Tuesday evening, from 4:00pm until 6:30pm, we will be offering two wines for $5.00 a glass as part of Downtown Tuesday!!
This evening features:
2008 Kathryn Kennedy Sauvignon Blanc
2002 Silver Mountain Alloy
426-8466, www.vinocruz.com |
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- Locals Night at Center Street Grill
Tuesday Dinner specials at Center Street Grill
A 3 course meal for only $19.95 (soup or salad, entree, dessert)
423-4745, www.thecenterstreetgrill.com
Now with a FULL Bar! |
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- Artisans Downtown Tuesday Discounts
10% off everything in stock! No special orders. All sales are final.
423-8183, artisanssantacruz.com |
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- Motion Pacific Dance Studio's Tuesday Specials
Motion Pacific Studios Opens Tuesday Classes Free of Charge to New Students.
2:30 Little Tappers 3-5yrs
3:30 Tap 1 5-8 yrs
4:30 Tap 2 8-14 yrs
5:30 Int/Adv Tap 15 yrs and up
6:30 Beginning Belly Dance w/Crysal Silmi 15 yrs and up
Space is limited, Come early!
Motion Pacific Studios
1001 Center St (In the Art Center)
www.MotionPacific.com
(831) 457-1616 |
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- Spex's Downtown Tuesday Special
Spex is proud to offer 10% off all of our eyewear and prescription lenses on Tuesdays.
454-9999, www.santacruzoptometriccenter.com |
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- 99 Bottles Downtown Tuesday Specials
Starting at 7:30 pm, 99 Bottles features a popular beer or Brewery at happy hour prices, with free raffles throughout the evening for Beer Gear (T-shirts, hats, logo glassware, openers etc.) until 10 p.m.
Followed by happy hour prices on all draft beers.
www.99bottles.com |
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- Bookshop's Tuesday special
10% off children’s books all day Tuesday
the promotion does not combine with other discounts and promotions.
423-0900 www.bookshopsantacruz.com |
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- Baby Shoppe Discount
$5.00 discount with a “Santa Cruz” I.D.
www.babyshoppesc.com, 600-8406 |
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- All night happy hour at Hoffman's
All night happy hour:$3.50 house wine and $2.50 premium beer.
Plus, Two For One Burgers: Angus Beef, Black Bean or Salmon Burger with Fries, Buy one get the second of equal or lesser value FREE.
420-0135; www.hoffmansbakery.net |
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- Pacific Thai Tuesday Discounts
Tuesday All Day
Thai Tea Tuesdays - $1 OFF
Thai Titled Tuesdays – All ‘Thai’ Titled Entrees - $1-$2 OFF (Dine In Only)
Not combinable with other special offers, coupons, or discounts cards.
420-1700, www.pacificthaisantacruz.net |
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- Comicopolis' Downtown Tuesday Special
Tuesdays. 15% off all Manga!
(831)427-1929 www.comicopolisonline.com |
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- Pure Pleasure Downtown Tuesdays Specials
FREE 20ml bottle of Swiss Navy Flavored Lube with next purchase of $10 or more
*While supplies last. Not combinable with any other offer. One coupon/gift per person. Expires Feb. 14, 2010.
(831)466-9870
www.purepleasureshop.com |
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- 2-for-1 admission at the Museum of Art and History
2-for-1 admission at the Museum of Art and History.
MAH's admission prices are $5 general; $3 students 18+ and seniors 62+; $2 Students 12-17; free to Museum members, Children under 12.
For information on current exhibitions, please visit www.santacruzmah.org. |
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- Tuesday specials at Clouds
1/2 price small plates and happy hour bar prices all day and night |
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- Motiv Downtown Tuesdays Specials
2 for 1 appetizers and $1 off draft beer, well drinks, house wines and specialty drinks from 4pm until closing.
429-8070 |
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- Redroom Cocktail Lounge's Downtown Tuesday Specials
Happy hour all night featuring well drinks and draft beers for $3, and PBR in the bottle for $2. |
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- Tonic's Downtown Tuesday Specials
15% off all products
20% off all hair services
10% off all spa services and waxing
Discount is redeemable by new and existing clients. Must mention promotion when booking.
831-426-4311, www.tonic-salon.com |
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- Acapulco Downtown Tuesday Special
$2.00 Taco Tuesdays on Baja fish tacos, Garlic fish tacos, Steak tacos, Carnitas tacos, Grilled Chicken tacos with fresh sliced avocado and salsa fresca.
We also have 1/2 price appetizers and drink specials from 4pm to 6pm.
426-7588 ~ www.acapulcorestaurants.com |
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- Santa Cruz Glass and Gifts' Downtown Tuesday Special
10% Off any item in the store on Tuesdays!!
423-2311 |
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- Kianti's Downtown Tuesday Special
All day: $4 Kianti's "Bargetto" wine (Rosso or Bianca) and 1/2 price appetizers.
www.kiantis.com / 831-469-4400 |
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- Tahitian Tuesdays
Hulas will be hosting Tahitian Tuesdays! Featuring $2 Hinano beers and $10 Hawaiian Fish and Chips.
www.hulastiki.com |
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- Rosie McCann's music and menu specials
Food and drink specials, along with Bay Area jazz bands every other Tuesday!
visit www.rosiemccanns.com for more info |
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- Two Dollar Tuesdays at Saturn Cafe
Two dollar Tuesday specials on:
Side of Mac & Cheese
Side of Fries
Half Stack of Buttermilk Pancakes
Kids Nachos
Hot Fudge Sundaes
www.saturncafe.com |
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- Downtown Tuesdays Discount at Bubble Lounge
Bubble Lounge is offering Ten Percent Tuesdays each week as part of the Downtown Tuesdays promtion. Just say, "I got the Bubble Alert", and recieve 10% off anything in the store INCLUDING SALE MERCHANDISE!
*Cannot be combined with any other coupons and not valid for services.
427-3600, www.bubbleloungesc.com |
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- Chocolate Downtown Tuesdays Special
Every Tuesday evening, when purchasing an item from our "Main Courses" menu page, Chocolate will be offering a free truffle or Sofia hot chocolate, to anyone who mentions "Downtown Tuesdays"
427-9900, www.chocolatesantacruz.com |
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- Atlantis Fantasyworld Downtown Tuesday Special
10% off all toys!
426-0158 |
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- Marini's Downtown Tuesdays Special
Kids Ice Cream Social - $1 kids ice cream cone from 1-4pm
423-3299 |
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- Scout's Downtown Tuesday Special
10% off on Tuesdays to Santa Cruz locals who offer the secret handshake.
427-3425 |
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- Bugaboo's Downtown Tuesday Special
10% off on Tuesdays to Santa Cruz locals who offer the secret handshake.
429-6300 |
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- Well Within Downtown Tuesday Specials
An hour and half of tub or tub and sauna room use for the price of an hour and $5.00 off massage all day.
(After 5:00, tub rooms must be for two or more people.)
458-WELL(9355), www.wellwithinspa.com |
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- 8 Tens @ Eight Festival
Returning to Actors’ Theatre for its 15th annual season, the hugely popular 8 Tens @ Eight festival of 10 minutes plays opens January 15th 2009 for a five week run ending on February 14th.
Regarded as the opening of the Santa Cruz theatre season, the festival highlights the work of eight different playwrights in eight short plays. Under the artistic directorship of local actor, director and playwright, Brian Spencer, this year’s festival promises a mixture of light and heavy theatrical fare to please a diverse audience. It features the work of several local playwrights as well as the work of writers from as far away as Wichita, Kansas. The works represent a range of styles and subjects from stark realism to existential; from edgy comedy to deep drama.
Local or nearby playwrights are represented by: Robert Clem from San Jose offering Tethered a father/son character study to be directed by Gerry Gerringer; Earl T. Roske, also from San Jose, returns to the festival after last year’s ‘The Duel’, with Some Are Meant to Sit, an existential piece on class and envy, to be directed by Helene Simkin Jara; Doug Brook, again from San Jose, presenting The Case of the Cereal Killer a comedy about a rather clueless father, to be directed by Shara Free; The Saw Player by Richard M. Bennett of Santa Cruz not only has a local author but also concerns the creation of the local iconic sculpture of Tom Scribner, to be directed by Davis Banta; and local Santa Cruz playwright, actor and director, Ian McRae’s raw Before the Crash will be directed by Andrew Stewart.
All performances at Actors’ Theatre, 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz.
Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8PM and Sundays at 3PM.
Tickets are $18 general; $15 students/seniors; and two for $25 all Thursdays and Sundays.
Buy tickets at the theatre box office one hour before show times. To make a reservation, call 831.425.PLAY (831.425.7529). You can also purchase tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Visit Actors’ Theatre website at www.santacruzactorstheatre.org |
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- Jack Marshall and Cheryl Dumesnil
Poetry Santa Cruz is dedicated to nurturing the poetry community and bringing poetry to the larger community in Santa Cruz County.
$3 donation suggested.
www.poetrysantacruz.org |
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- Bookshop Santa Cruz’s Community Book Group: My Stroke of Insight
Led by Julie Minnis with a discussion with Prof. Bruce Bridgeman
Book Choice: My Stroke of Insight—by Jill Taylor
* please note 7:00pm start time of this event
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We are celebrating our third year of Community Book Groups—a monthly Book Group that is open to everyone in the community. While we’ll continue to honor titles written by local authors in our area, we thought we would also celebrate the amazing minds of our community. With art, thought and culture, being Santa Cruz ’s backbone, we decided to bring some of that creativity and smarts into our Book Group as well. To start the idea off, we’ll literally be talking about what sparks ideas in the first place—brains—with the help of UCSC’s neuroscientist Bruce Bridgeman.
Bookshop’s next community selection will be Jill Taylor’s, My Stroke of Insight. At 37, Taylor , a Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life-all within four hours, Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover. For Taylor , her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by "stepping to the right" of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by "brain chatter." A beautiful personal account of brain science, this is a memoir that will leave you touched and curious.
To help with that curiosity, our Community Book Group will feature a discussion about the book at 7:00 pm facilitated by Julie Minnis, followed by a dialogue with local neuroscientist Professor Bruce Bridgeman at 7:30pm. My Stroke of Insight will be discounted to the whole community at 10% off its cover price from Tuesday, January 12th until the February 10th meeting date (for those last minute readers!). We hope you’ll join us.
PS—There will be snacks and tea!!
423-0900 www.bookshopsantacruz.com |
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- MARISA MELTZER: Girl Power
Meltzer’s began her book Girl Power as a single article in Slate Magazine years ago when she spoke to the greater loss that women felt when the band Sleater-Kinney broke up. At the time, her article generated a tremendous reader response and inspired Meltzer to take a deeper look at the role of women in music and the situation they face today, and so the title Girl Power was born.
The nineties were a boom time for women in all genres of music. It was a time when underground met the mainstream: riot grrrls wearing kilts and playing in all-girl punk bands, rock musicians like Courtney Love and Liz Phair writing songs about sex, the Spice Girls’ pop domination while assuring girls that they could—and should—kick ass. It was Lilith Fair and Alanis Morissette and Tori Amos.
Meltzer writes, “Girl power recognizes that not everything is pure: it delights in ambiguous gray areas. It’s not just about testing out your own relationship to feminism, but about finding your identity in the world. But girl power’s ‘do-it-yourself’ message of ‘You can do anything ‘is a powerful entrée to feminism, especially because its simplicity brings in the very young . . . Girl power is a way station, not an endpoint, and a gateway, I hope to a more profound equality of the sexes.”
Interspersing her own personal accounts with interviews with some of the most powerful voices in women’s music, from The Indigo Girls to the Spice Girls, Meltzer gives us a powerful account to the importance of women in music.
Marisa Meltzer is the co-author of How Sassy Changed My Life. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, Salon, Slate, and SPIN. As a one time Santa Cruz resident, Bookshop Santa Cruz is proud to welcome her back to the area to honor her book.
423-0900 www.bookshopsantacruz.com |
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- TIMOTHY FERRIS: The Science of Liberty
Timothy Ferris, a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominee, and author of the acclaimed Coming of Age in the Milky Way, has published a new book, The Science of Liberty, a brilliant chronicle of how science sparked the spread of liberal democracy across the modern world. In his most important book to date, award-winning author Timothy Ferris—"the best popular science writer in the English language today" (Christian Science Monitor)—makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy. Ferris argues that just as the scientific revolution rescued billions from poverty, fear, hunger, and disease, the Enlight-enment values it inspired has swelled the number of persons living in free and democratic societies from less than 1 percent of the world population four centuries ago to more than a third today.
Ferris deftly investigates the evolution of these scientific and political revolutions, demonstrating that they are inextricably bound. He shows how science was integral to the American Revolution but misinterpreted in the French Revolution; reflects on the history of liberalism, stressing its widely underestimated and mutually beneficial relationship with science; and surveys the forces that have opposed science and liberalism—from communism and fascism to postmodernism and Islamic fundamentalism.
A sweeping intellectual history, The Science of Liberty is a stunningly original work that transcends the antiquated concepts of left and right.
Please help up welcome Mr. Ferris for a reading, signing, and Q&A, on what is sure to be an insightful and interesting night.
423-0900 www.bookshopsantacruz.com |
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- New Work by Robynn Smith
Robynn Smith's new work combines her interest and training in both sculpture and painting. She builds the surface and gouges it away as she works to find the beauty in true thought and action. The surface of her artwork then becomes a geographical, archaeological site with covered and uncovered layers of meaning and intention, memory and discovery and specific site and interior mind.
Smith earned both an MFA and MA in sculpture/ceramics and painting from San Jose State University and a BFA in paining from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has been on the faculty of Monterey Peninsula College since 1989.
429-1964, www.santacruzmah.org |
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- Jim Scoppettone and Family
James Scoppettone's contribution to contemporary American Impressionism has been recognized by collectors and curators throughout the world. Prestigious public and private art collections including American Pharmaceuticals, Nissin Foods of Japan, Pepsi Cola, the collections of numerous entertainers and CEOs, and the St Louis Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota, feature Scoppettone's unique interpretations of traditional themes and subject matter.
Inspired by the work and writings of nineteenth-century French and American painters, Scoppettone has devoted his career to expanding the artistic exploration of light. Scoppettone combines concepts developed by the impressionist masters with his own talents and vision to create paintings that are distinguished by brilliant color and vibrant brushwork. Capturing the poetry of sunlight's subtle nuances, Scoppettone's work radiates with the energy and joy of light.
429-1964, www.santacruzmah.org |
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- Man's Best Friend
Santa Cruz County Bank Arts Collaborative celebrates the installation of its 25th show, Man's Best Friend, which showcases 13 area artists' depictions of the playful nature of dogs. Man's Best Friend is an artistic sequel to the popular Unleashed show installed as a tribute to the Year of the Dog in 2007.
Exhibiting Artists: James Aschbacher, Wendy Ballen, Penny Brozda, Constance Chandlee, Michael Eckerman, Janet Fine, Jan Gregorius, Qui-ming Hay, Robley Levy, Roberta Loach, Marvin Plummer, Stephanie Schriver, Elizabeth Williams
Curated by Joan Blackmer
Special Events:
Opening Art Reception: Wednesday, January 27th 5:30pm - 7pm at Santa Cruz County Bank, 720 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Exhibition Viewing Hours
Monday through Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am – 6pm excluding Holidays. |
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