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June 2, 2023
Cabrillo Music Festival Names New Exec D. Riley Nicholson
A new executive director who’s been alive as long as his predecessor’s tenure will bring fresh energy to one of Santa Cruz County’s signature music festivals.
Composer, performing pianist and arts executive D. Riley Nicholson...
June 1, 2023
Plasticless Fantastic: Low Turnout at the 46th Annual Santa Cruz County Coastal Cleanup
Cars driving along Portola Drive on Saturday honked and cheered at the dozen or so volunteers collecting plastic from the roadside.
The volunteers were participating in the 46th coastal cleanup, hosted by Clean Oceans International...
June 1, 2023
Things To Do in Santa Cruz: May 31-June 6
ARTS AND MUSIC
PETER ASHER
Half of the duo Peter & Gordon, Peter Asher was part of the first wave of British rock imported to U.S. shores in the early 1960s, along with the Beatles, Stones and Kings. He returns—now a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire—in...
June 1, 2023
Mentone Chic: Three-Star Michelin Chef David Kinch Continues to Inspire
Mentone invites you to feel glamorous, and to take your time, especially when the early evening light starts casting long, slanting rays into the vibrant interior. Filled with an attractive clientele and...
May 23, 2023
Humble Sea Unleashes a New Beer Garden on Santa Cruz’s Municipal Wharf
The outdoor “quintessential Santa Cruz” beer garden offers views of the Boardwalk and Steamer Lane
June 1, 2023
In Blume: Indie-Pop Duo Tegan and Sara Delve Into Graphic Novel Land
I grew up on Judy Blume. From Superfudge to Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, I was hooked. Blume spoke to the 7-year-old me much differently than other books. With the recent film adaptation of Blume’s adolescent masterpiece Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret—also a definitive documentary—the adored...
June 1, 2023
Santa Cruz Cannot be a Haven For that Kind of Misguided Thinking
To borrow from Socrates’ “Apology,” the unexamined publication is not worth publishing.
Last week, Good Times issued an apology for a letter to the editor that unfairly characterized a drag story time event and members...
