.Best of Santa Cruz County 2023: ARTS & CULTURE

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Art Event

Open Studios Art Tour
santacruzopenstudios.com

RUNNER-UP Capitola Art & Wine Festival

Art Gallery (retail)

Curated by the Sea
703 Front St., Santa Cruz,
408-250-2224, curatedbythesea.com

RUNNERS-UP Artisans Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Museum of Art History

Artist (local)

Yeshe Jackson
3075 Salisbury Drive, Santa Cruz,
706-6580, yeshejacksonfineart.com

RUNNERS-UP Marie Gabrielle, Maia Negre

Author (local)

Laurie R. King 
laurierking.com

RUNNERS-UP Jonathan Franzen, Sam Kabert

Classical Music Group

Santa Cruz Symphony
307 Church St., Santa Cruz,
462-0553, santacruzsymphony.org

RUNNERS-UP Santa Cruz Chamber Players, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

Dance Lessons (studio) 

Motion Pacific Dance Studio
131 Front St., Ste. E, Santa Cruz, 
508-5125, motionpacific.com

RUNNERS-UP Pacific Arts Complex, Palomar Ballroom

Festival (art/film)

Capitola Art & Wine Festival
capitolaartandwine.com

RUNNERS-UP Mi Gente, Santa Cruz Film Festival

Festival (music)

Redwood Mountain Faire 
5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton,
redwoodmountainfaire.com

RUNNERS-UP Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Santa Cruz Mountain SOL Festival 

 

 

 

 

 

Festival (street)

Capitola Art & Wine Festival
capitolaartandwine.com

RUNNERS-UP Pleasure Point Street Fair, Greek Festival

Kids Art Program

Studio Sprout
studiosprout.com

RUNNERS-UP Seven Directions, Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center

Movie Theater

Del Mar Theatre
1124 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, 
359-4447, landmarktheatres.com/santa-cruz

RUNNERS-UP CineLux Capitola Cafe & Lounge, Landmark’s Nickelodeon Theatre

Mural/Public Art

Shopper’s Corner

RUNNERS-UP Sea Walls Murals (multiple), Bay View Elementary (the wall)

Museum

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 
705 Front St., Santa Cruz,
429-1964, santacruzmah.org

RUNNERS-UP Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Seymour Marine Discovery Center 

Photographer (local) 

Shmuel Thaler 
shmuelthaler.com

RUNNERS-UP Frans Lanting, Jana Marcus

Poet (local)

Ellen Bass 

RUNNERS-UP Gary Young, Danusha Lameris

Radio Personality (local)

“Sleepy” John Sandidge 

RUNNERS-UP Rosemary Chalmers, “Ralph Anybody” Jeff Juliano

Radio Station

KPIG-FM 107.5

RUNNERS-UP KZSC 88.1, KAZU 90.3

Theater Company

Santa Cruz Shakespeare
santacruzshakespeare.org

RUNNERS-UP Jewel Theatre, Cabrillo Stage

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