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Trouble in Paradise
Visions of Eden collide in real-life mystery thriller ‘The Galapagos Affair’
Searching for Papiba
Offstage, the man behind SambaDá has other deep ties to Santa Cruz
Way Outside the Box
MAH’s Third Friday event showcases Santa Cruz’s flair for cutting-edge design and technology
A Long Way from Opportunity
Santa Cruz activists pushing for a sanctuary camp for the homeless have a model in Eugene’s Opportunity Village—but can they find the same success?
Film, Times & Events: Week of May 1
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Bright & Shining Fire
Today is May Day, an ancient Spring festival. May Day, always under the sustaining light of Taurus, is the Celtic (Gaelic) festival of Beltane, a Sun festival. May Day is also International Worker’s Day and a cross quarter day—halfway between spring and summer.
Tree
When we met up with Oliver Tree Nickell last year, the 20-year old producer and sometimes DJ was riding high from the release of his three-song EP, Demons. Nickell—who performs under his middle name—had earned the blessing of Thom Yorke to remix and record his own version of Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” was flown to England to record, and started to work on his first music video, for the song “Rabbit Hole.”
What do you think about the Good Times/Santa Cruz Weekly merger?
The announcement came out on April Fools’, and I laughed.
P.J. Grube
Santa Cruz | Real Estate Broker
Foodie File: Ken Botelho
Ken Botelho, owner of Caffe Bene, says his coffee shop on Cedar Street has had plenty of ups and downs since it opened in 1988. But he doesn’t mind when it gets slow: in between regular customers, Botelho just picks up a book or newspaper and reads. At this point, Caffe Bene is a local institution. “I still see cars going by—the years change. The models change,” he says. “I’m still serving coffee.”
Like Mothers for Chocolate
Mother’s Day delights; plus, La Posta’s assist and Discretion advised Art, chocolate, and Mother’s Day weekend—a concept made in heaven. OK, promotional heaven. Nonetheless, what mother doesn’t love chocolate? Mine would throw me under the bus for anything containing cacao. So you might want to treat your mom to a delightful walkabout in the Live Oak...
Trouble in Paradise
Visions of Eden collide in real-life mystery thriller ‘The Galapagos Affair’ It’s a fantasy as old as time. From Utopia to Walden, from the Swiss Family Robinson to the hippie communes of the ‘70s, who hasn’t entertained the idea—at least for a moment—of leaving the vice and folly of the material world behind and carving out...
Searching for Papiba
Offstage, the man behind SambaDá has other deep ties to Santa Cruz A stage name is one thing, but Alexandre Godinho’s is so deeply ingrained in his identity that even his mother calls him by it. His unusual nom de guerre “Papiba” is derived from a Brazilian tongue twister, papibaquigrafo, which is apparently impossible for Portuguese-speakers...
Way Outside the Box
MAH’s Third Friday event showcases Santa Cruz’s flair for cutting-edge design and technology Three years ago, Andrew Meave was struck with the idea of translating brain waves into light and music, and projecting them in an enclosed space. Armed only with the vision and a drive to manifest it, Meave taught himself computer programing, and built...
A Long Way from Opportunity
Santa Cruz activists pushing for a sanctuary camp for the homeless have a model in Eugene’s Opportunity Village—but can they find the same success? In the industrial part of Eugene, Ore., where the railroad tracks run and the ground is mostly dirt and gravel, there’s a little village. Dotting the one-acre lot are about 25 wood...
Film, Times & Events: Week of May 1
Films This WeekCheck out the movies playing around town.With: Reviews, Movie Times click here.Santa Cruz area movie theaters > ....... New This Week THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Andrew Garfield returns for another outing as Peter Parker, college student-turned-web-slinging crime fighter, in this second installment of the rebooted franchise. Jamie Foxx is on board as powerful villain,...
Bright & Shining Fire
Today is May Day, an ancient Spring festival. May Day, always under the sustaining light of Taurus, is the Celtic (Gaelic) festival of Beltane, a Sun festival. May Day is also International Worker’s Day and a cross quarter day—halfway between spring and summer. Within our microcosm, there are immeasurable cycles within cycles. These cyclic series,...
Tree
When we met up with Oliver Tree Nickell last year, the 20-year old producer and sometimes DJ was riding high from the release of his three-song EP, Demons. Nickell—who performs under his middle name—had earned the blessing of Thom Yorke to remix and record his own version of Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” was flown to England to record, and started...
What do you think about the Good Times/Santa Cruz Weekly merger?
The announcement came out on April Fools’, and I laughed. P.J. GrubeSanta Cruz | Real Estate Broker Well, if it means better readership then I think it's a good idea. As long as it doesn’t become so big that it loses its community feeling. Sharron HarrisCorralitos | Educator ...
Foodie File: Ken Botelho
Ken Botelho, owner of Caffe Bene, says his coffee shop on Cedar Street has had plenty of ups and downs since it opened in 1988. But he doesn’t mind when it gets slow: in between regular customers, Botelho just picks up a book or newspaper and reads. At this point, Caffe Bene is a local institution. “I still see...