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ARIES Mar21–Apr19 “I have complete faith in the continued absurdity of whatever’s going on,” says satirical news commentator Jon Stewart. That’s a healthy attitude. To do his work, he needs a never-ending supply of stories about people doing crazy, corrupt, and hypocritical things. I’m sure this subject matter makes him sad and angry. But it also stimulates him to come up with funny ideas that entertain and educate his audience—and earns him a very good income. I invite you to try his approach, Aries. Have faith that the absurdity you experience can be used to your advantage.
TAURUS Apr20–May20 Bananas grow in Iceland, a country that borders the Arctic Ocean. About 700 of the plants thrive in a large greenhouse heated by geothermal energy. They don’t mature as fast as bananas in Ecuador or Costa Rica. The low amounts of sunlight mean they require two years to ripen instead of a few months. To me, this entire scenario is a symbol for the work you have ahead of you. You’ve got to encourage and oversee growth in a place that doesn’t seem hospitable in the usual ways, although it is actually just fine. And you must be patient, knowing that the process might take a while longer than it would in other circumstances.
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it.” Suspend your disbelief, my beautiful friend. Make yourself receptive to the possibility of being amazed.
LIBRA Sep23–Oct22 Kris Kristofferson is in the Country Music Hall of Fame now, but it took a while for him to launch his career. One of his big breaks came at age 29 when he was sweeping floors at a recording studio in Nashville. He managed to meet superstar Johnny Cash, who was working there on an album. A few years later, Kristofferson boldly landed a helicopter in Cash’s yard to deliver his demo tape. That prompted Cash to get him a breakthrough gig performing at the Newport Folk Festival. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were able to further your goals with a similar sequence, Libra: luck that puts you in the right place at the right time, followed by some brazen yet charming acts of self-promotion.
SCORPIO Oct23–Nov21 In her poem “Looking Back,” Sarah Brown Weitzman writes that she keeps “trying to understand / how I fell / so short of what I intended / to do with my life.” Is there a chance that 30 years from now you might say something similar, Scorpio? If so, take action to ensure that outcome doesn’t come to pass. Judging from the astrological omens, I conclude that the next 10 months will be a favorable time to get yourself on track to fulfill your life’s most important goals. Take full advantage!
While at a cafe, I overheard two people at the next table talking about astrology. “I think the problem-solvers of the zodiac are Cancers and Capricorns,” said a young, moon-faced woman. “Agreed,” said her companion, an older woman with chiseled features. “And the problem-creators are Scorpios and Geminis.” I couldn’t help myself: I had to insert myself into their conversation so as to defend you. Leaning over toward their table, I said, “Speaking as a professional astrologer, I’ve got to say that right now Geminis are at least temporarily the zodiac’s best problem-solvers. Give them a chance to change your minds.” The women laughed, and moon-face said, “You must be a Gemini.” “No,” I replied. “But I’m on a crusade to help Geminis shift their reputations.”
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Architects in ancient Rome used concrete to create many durable structures, some of which are still standing. But the recipe for how to make concrete was forgotten for more than a thousand years after the Roman Empire collapsed in the fifth century. A British engineer finally rediscovered the formula in 1756, and today concrete is a prime component in many highways, dams, bridges, and buildings. I foresee a similar story unfolding in your life, Capricorn. A valuable secret that you once knew but then lost is on the verge of resurfacing. Be alert for it.
Mozart debuted his now-famous opera Don Giovanni in Prague on Oct. 29, 1787. It was a major production, featuring an orchestra, a chorus, and eight main singers. Yet the composer didn’t finish writing the opera’s overture until less than 24 hours before the show. Are you cooking up a similar scenario, Cancerian? I suspect that sometime in the next two weeks you will complete a breakthrough with an inspired, last-minute effort. And the final part of your work may well be its “overture;” the first part will arrive last. (P.S.: Mozart’s Don Giovanni was well received, and I expect your offering will be, too.)
LE0 Jul23–Aug22 “We must learn to bear the pleasures as we have borne the pains,” says writer Nikki Giovanni. That will be apt advice for you to keep in mind during the coming months, Leo. You may think I’m perverse for suggesting such a thing. Compared to how demanding it was to manage the suffering you experienced in late 2013 and earlier this year, you might assume it will be simple to deal with the ease and awakening that are heading your way. But I’d like you to consider the possibility that these blessings will bring their own challenges. For example, you may need to surrender inconveniences and hardships you have gotten used to, almost comfortable with. It’s conceivable you will have to divest yourself of habits that made sense when you were struggling, but are now becoming counterproductive.
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 I would hate for your fine mind to become a liability. As much as I admire your native skepticism and analytical intelligence, it would be a shame if they prevented you from getting the full benefit of the wonders and marvels that are brewing in your vicinity. Your operative motto in the coming days comes from Virgo storyteller Roald Dahl: “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find
“There is no such thing as a failed experiment,” said author and inventor Buckminster Fuller, “only experiments with unexpected outcomes.” That’s the spirit I advise you to bring to your own explorations in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Your task is to try out different possibilities to see where they might lead. Don’t be attached to one conclusion or another. Be free of the drive to be proven right. Instead, seek the truth in whatever strange shape it reveals itself. Be eager to learn what you didn’t even realize you needed to know.
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AQUARIUS Jan20–Feb18 Beginning in 1798, European cartographers who drew maps of West Africa included the Mountains of Kong, a range of peaks that extended more than a thousand miles east and west. It was 90 years before the French explorer Louis Gustave Binger realized that there were no such mountains. All the maps had been wrong, based on faulty information. Binger is known to history as the man who undiscovered the Mountains of Kong. I’m appointing him to be your role model in the coming weeks, Aquarius. May he inspire you to expose long-running delusions, strip away entrenched falsehoods, and restore the simple, shining truths.
PISCES Feb19–Mar20 In the simplest, calmest of times, there are two sides to every story. On some occasions, however, the bare minimum is three or more sides. Like now. And that can generate quite a ruckus. Even people who are normally pretty harmonious may slip into conflict. Fortunately for all concerned, you are currently at the peak of your power to be a unifying force at the hub of the bubbling hubbub. You can be a weaver who takes threads from each of the tales and spins them into a narrative with which everyone can abide. I love it when that happens! For now, your emotional intelligence is the key to collaborative creativity and group solidarity.
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Relaxing in a sensory deprivation tank is like returning to the womb (sort of) MARIA GRUSAUSKAS “Silence is golden,” Shanti Hudes told me as she prepared me for my float session, setting the New Age CD to run for the first 20 minutes only. “How often do we get to feel safe just listening in silence to our hearts and breathing?” To achieve optimum buoyancy, Shanti and her husband Jai Hudes— owners of Be and Be Well, a “Wellness Activation Center” in the Santa Cruz Mountains—have saturated the water with 850 pounds of Epsom salts. “Magnesium sulfate is needed for every transmitter, every nerve ending in the body, to the brain and back,” Shanti said. Indeed, the eighth most common element
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floating increases endorphins and may evoke subconscious memories of prenatal bliss. I’m halfway there, but instead of the warm cocoon I had imagined, the water is set to skin temperature—94.5 degrees, effectively blurring the line between water and air, but not quite amniotic. When the music turns off, my heart is a loud whoosh in my ears, but it will be another chunk of unmeasurable time before my imagination quiets and I confront “the void,” as Shanti calls it—a space in ourselves undistorted by the chatter of beta brain waves. By the time the light inside the tank turns back on and birds begin to sing, my mind has slurred off into various dreams, and I’ve skirted the edge of sleep without ever falling in. I reenter the physical world just as the sun begins to set over the mountains and rose garden, thankful for the return of so much color and light, and too relaxed to drive home. Jai and Shanti run Be and Be Well out of their home, which makes it all the more hospitable, and a stream of guests come and go from the grounds, which include several spare rooms, hammocks, an infrared sauna, meditation rooms, a waterless relaxation pod, and an organic garden fed by graywater. “We take a lot of time with our clients,” says Shanti. “Because we really honor the fact that they want to find out more about themselves— it’s a big deal.” The float community comes from all over the Bay Area—seeking to alleviate burnout, stress, physical pain, and depression. Jai and Shanti float several times a week. “Sometimes I go in to just do nothing and relax, and sometimes I go in to think about my projects,” says Jai. And Jai’s projects are large and exciting: an aquaponics-yoga greenhouse (already taking form), a sweat lodge, and a new virtual reality version of his soul-searching, life tool card game, X the GAME.
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Boasting smooth swells, perfect for beginning surfers, and located at a prime location next to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Cowell Beach, just west of the wharf, would seem like the ideal destination for young families. But in recent years, the location has been plagued by an invisible contagion well known to locals, but not always apparent to visitors. “Everybody in town knows there’s dirty water at that beach, and we’re pretty scared to take our kids there, but trust me, the word is not getting out to the tourists,” says local big-wave surfer Ken Collins. For the fifth year in a row, Cowell Beach has received a failing grade from the Santa Monica-based nonprofit Heal the Bay in their annual beach report card. Heal the Bay studies water quality on beaches up and down the West Coast, and releases their findings in a report each spring. But Cowell Beach hasn’t always been a dump; it received straight A’s in the early 2000s. Then, beginning in 2010, it placed in the top two slots on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer List” year after year. With more than 90 percent of samples taken between April and October of 2013 at Cowell Beach exceeding the state’s bacterial standards, city officials are working to isolate the sources of the bacteria. But in the meantime, Collins feels that locals and tourists alike are walking away from a day at the beach contaminated with disease. “No one knows how many tourists are coming here and then going home with a staph infection or an ear infection,” says Collins. It is true that the water doesn’t seem to be having a big impact on beach tourism: despite the high bacteria levels, the Dream Inn, which towers above Cowell Beach, has not experienced any significant drop in business, according to Max Schultz, the Dream Inn’s sales director. He says that most of
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YOU CAN HEAR HIM NOW Keith Sterling started as the city’s first ever community relations manager in May. PHOTO: CHIP SCHEUER
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here was a time when citizens sent typewritten letters to city officials through the mail, expecting a reply in a week’s time. Those days, city manager Martín Bernal says, are long gone. With the barrage of email inquiries and the expectation of an immediate response, coupled with the emergence of social media, what was once considered a luxury for local government, he says, has now become a necessity. “The way communication happens now is very different than the way it used to be,” says Bernal. “People want to engage the government through more than the traditional ways.” Seeking to improve the city of Santa Cruz’s engagement with the public, city leaders established a community relations manager position within the city manager’s office in early May, and appointed Keith Sterling to fill the position.
The community relations manager is the head of a loosely connected group of three other communications specialists working at the Department of Public Works, the Water Department, and the Santa Cruz Police Department, which is still in the process of recruiting its own communications specialist (partly as a replacement for former police spokesperson and current County Supervisor Zach Friend). The combined salaries of the community relations manager and the three specialists come to a total of $354,474 with about half of the money derived from the city’s general fund and the other half from enterprise funds. But this begs the question: is there truly a need for three new outreach workers? “In reviewing their priorities and goals, the city council added community engagement as a sixth goal to our strategic
plan,” Assistant City Manager Scott Collins states in an email to GT. “Bringing professional communication specialists on board is a key action to meet the council’s goal of improving outreach and communication with the community.” But activist Ron Pomerantz feels that civic engagement already comes in the form of boards, committees, and commissions, which are meant to scrutinize the city council and staff. Pomerantz believes that the funds used for the community relations specialists could be better spent elsewhere. “These are superfluous positions,” says Pomerantz, retired firefighter and former city council candidate. “This is like middle-management kind of pay, and my bias is that we should support the work that is essential and needs doing, and I don’t see how PR people do that.”
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Pamela Comstock and David Terrazas, who spoke against the proposal. “I think it should be vetted more properly through the public and get the signatures required for the ballot measure,” said Pamela Comstock, who had encouraged Take Back Santa Cruz members to write council letters against the plan. “This seems like a pet project.” Terrazas didn’t think the program, which would have cost up to an estimated $80,000 a year, was worth the city’s “scarce public resources,” although Posner said he thought the public was conscious of the city’s financial situation. “We could have more people run for office: college students, people of color,” Posner said in comments made before the vote.
marketing with a fresh set of eyes in order to bridge the gaps in community relations that he perceives. “There are gaps, but I see them as opportunities,” says Sterling. For example, Sterling wants to create a monthly newsletter for citizens that highlights the major initiatives and projects the city is undertaking, and includes community events. “People are busy,” says Sterling. “They are busy with their lives, and it’s hard to communicate with them, and we don’t want to only communicate with them in an emergency or when there’s a major problem. We want them to know about the positive things going on.” Eileen Cross, communications specialist at the City of Santa Cruz Water Department, is no stranger to communicating the good with the bad. Cross, who is the veteran among the communications specialists, has been in charge of telling the public about water issues, including desalination and the city’s water >18
Community members who took the opportunity to speak on the issue overwhelmingly supported the plan, citing a variety of concerns, including fears of fascism. Just over half of the 70 emails to the council were also in support. Anne-Marie Harrison
SPLASH DANCE The city of Santa Cruz is weighing two new water rate increases—one that would hopefully be temporary and another that would increase 10 percent annually over the next five years. When people use less water—even under mandatory water restrictions, it means less money in the bank, or in this case, in the water fund. But meanwhile the Department’s
costs have not gone down. With that in mind, the Water Commission voted last week to recommend a two-year drought recovery fee, as well as a 61 percent rate increase over five years. The latter is being driven by a separate factor—the costs of water system repairs, including ones to the Bay Street reservoirs. Also: last month Standard & Poor downgraded the city’s bond rating, based on what it views as an unreliability in the Department’s water supply. “If you don’t have supply, you can’t operate the system much less pay the bonds,” water director Rosemary Menard explains. Or pump anyone water, for that matter, so let’s hope things never get that extreme. Jacob Pierce
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their guests hail from the Sacramento Valley and the Bay Area, and oftentimes are wholly unaware of the beach’s poor water quality. “I don’t think they’re alarmed in advance before getting here,” says Schultz. “I think it’s when they see the sign posted at the beach. That’s when it comes to their awareness.” In a similar statement emailed to GT, Kris Reyes, community relations director for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, expressed that the Boardwalk remains unaffected by the water quality at Cowell Beach. “While important from an environmental quality and overall guest experience standpoint, the issues at Cowell Beach have little to no impact on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk,” Reyes writes. Christina Glynn, communications director for the Conference and Visitors’ Council, says in an email that the CVC
does not keep metrics on how Cowell impacts business. But, she adds the group “supports the city’s long commitment to water quality and the health of our beaches, and Santa Cruz continues a long commitment to water quality and the health of our coastline.” Collins says that while the tourist dollars keep pouring in, city officials are not working hard enough to resolve the issue. But Santa Cruz Public Works civil engineer Steve Wolfman assures that progress has been made to alleviate the problem, and more work is being done to investigate the elusive origins of the bacteria. With the aid of a Stanford-led study last year, researchers along with Public Works found that one of the most substantial sources of bacteria flowed from the two pipelines that drain from Neary Lagoon to Cowell Beach. They tracked down a sewage line from an apartment building that was leaking into the pipes and repaired it, but the issue remained.
The latest effort came in May, in the form of shut off gates installed in the two drainage lines, which prevent the water from the lagoon, rich in fish and bird feces, from flowing toward the beach. Although no lagoon water will flow through the pipes, the pipes will take on groundwater, so Wolfman and others at Public Works will be installing a small pump station to keep the pipes dry. This will allow them to inspect the pipes for any signs of contamination. “After we do that we will perform more testing to isolate if there is any humanassociated bacteria,” says Wolfman. “If there isn’t, or if it’s minor, then we need to look at other natural issues that might be affecting the beach there.” The testing methods will identify the specific DNA signatures of the bacteria present at Cowell Beach to determine their source. Public Works will also be inspecting surrounding sewer lines in search of any possible leaks.
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Some in the community, like Collins, feel that the Wastewater Treatment Plant may be leaching sewage into the ground near Cowell Beach, but Wolfman asserts that testing has determined that treated wastewater is not entering the lagoon, or Cowell Beach. He notes the outfall line that carries the treated wastewater from the plant travels away from Cowell Beach toward Almar Avenue, out a mile offshore, and ultimately terminates about a hundred feet below the surface of the ocean. With the city taking further steps to determine the sources of bacteria infesting the waters of Cowell Beach, it is possible that the sand and sea west of the wharf may earn a passing grade next year, but Collins isn’t impressed by the city’s progress. “It’s really a unique place that we’re in,” he says, “and we’re going to have to come up with some more unique solutions.”
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and other videography in Ocean House Productions, which Daniel founded in 2010, and Daniel is perhaps known behind the camera for shooting the videos for popular local alt-hop band Eliquate. “Jordan pretty much taught me everything I know about video. He’s been my mentor,” says Daniel. “He got me to the level where I could do music videos.” Daniel also got a role in Graham’s first stab at a full-length movie, 2008’s Midground, which came close to getting Graham into the Guinness Book of World Records for cheapest feature film ever made, with a budget of $300. The setting was the fictional town of Midground, a pseudonym for Santa Cruz that recurs throughout Graham’s films (and creates a clever in-joke in its allusion to The Lost Boys, the most famous movie filmed locally, which changed the name of its Santa Cruz setting to “Santa Carla”). “It was fun to look at for all of us,” says Daniel of Midground and its cast of Graham’s friends. “But that was just a stepping stone for him to get to Specter.”
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film starts off with a field of static, as if establishing its place in the new wave of underground filmmaking; indeed, Specter (in which Graham himself plays the character of the cameraman shooting footage of his friends) makes full use of the visual vocabulary of glitches, another example of how the up-and-coming generation of filmmakers, rather than trying to hide or eliminate the technological shortcomings of their equipment, make them part of the fabric of their movies. As channels flip, we see an advertisement for Midground that features Santa Cruz’s iconic spots—the wharf, the surfer statue, the lighthouse, the harbor, the trestle (another Lost Boys callback), the Boardwalk (locals in particular will appreciate in-jokes like the repurposing of the Boardwalk’s longtime ad copy “Admission is always free”). Many of these locales will reappear later in the film in a decidedly creepier light. The film then cuts to a series of natural-disaster shots around Santa Cruz— people flocking to a bridge to see a half-submerged boat, an insane wave thrashing the harbor, a car being dragged up from the ocean at the wharf, cops all around trying to keep things orderly. There’s no way you can’t be impressed by the visuals— and wonder how any filmmaker could have orchestrated them without a Hollywood budget. And of course, Graham didn’t— it was truly “found footage.” He remembers deciding to make a horror film in 2011, and kicking around a few ideas with Joe Patron, who would end up being the lead actor on Specter.
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“It was just fun, and we didn’t really take the whole thing too seriously at first. I never thought it would truly go anywhere. We just wanted to do something different,” says Graham. “We were a couple weeks into coming up with an idea for the story when the tsunami hit. We weren’t ready to shoot at all, but my friend’s camera was at the house. So we grabbed it, rode down to the harbor and miraculously got our first shots for the movie.” After that, there actually was a series of freakish events (flooding in Capitola, fires in Soledad) that Graham managed to get shots of and incorporate into his movie—though he has mixed feelings about taking advantage of disasters that damaged homes and businesses locally. Per-
haps he had a karmic debt to pay off, because Specter became both a blessing and a curse—a sprawling, overly ambitious adventure into which he got sucked deeper and deeper, with a story he now calls “a mess,” on which he worked with only his core group of actor friends and no crew. “I did all the audio wrong,” he says as an example. “It wasn’t the way I should have set it up. I have 100,000 little clips, years of work. They’d say ‘OK, we need five tracks of audio.’ How am I going to go through that? But I did, I spent a month, just getting [the basic sound right].” The plot complicated things, too. “The second half of the movie, Santa Cruz is wiped out—we don’t know why. The characters come downtown and there’s nothing
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around, there’s no cars or anything. But you could hear people talking, you could hear cars going off in the background. So I had to dub the whole second half of the movie. That’s what took a long time. It was two years of editing. I did it all,” he says. “And the legal stuff, that was the biggest nightmare. I had to blur out license plates, I had to get all these people to sign contracts. I just went out there and made a film, I wasn’t thinking about all these things.” There was definitely some craziness on the shoot, remembers Daniel. “We’d have to start filming at 4 o’clock in the morning. For me, that meant I wouldn’t get any sleep, cause I’m a night owl,” he says. “But poor Gabe [Nicholson]. Gabe had to stand in the middle of the road, buck naked, with fake blood all over him. It was always in the back of my head—what if somebody drove by and saw that?” But Gabriel Nicholson, who plays the spaced-out Andy in the film, didn’t mind. “I just want it to be awesome,” says Nicholson. “Blood, sweat and tears—I’ll do whatever it takes.” He wasn’t even phased when somebody did drive by and see him, and report it to the cops. In no time, five SCPD squad cars were on the scene. “I put my hands up, and the first thing I say is "I’m making a horror movie!” says Graham. “The cop I was talking to stops, looks at me for a moment, grabs his radio and says ‘they're just making a horror film.’ They were so relieved that’s what we were doing, because they said a week before there had been a stabbing right
where we were filming. The police have always been so understanding when it comes to filmmaking here, I've noticed over the years.” “The funniest thing was they actually complimented Jordan before they left,” says Daniel. “They said, ‘Good job on the fake blood. It looks really real.’”
HAVE A CIGAR Once the film was finished, Graham found a music producer who said he could sell it, but a year went by and nothing happened. That’s when he started getting nervous, as the found footage trend seemed like it was peaking. “While he was taking this time to sell the film, I’m seeing all these found footage movies come out,” he says. “And they’re starting to be kind of similar to mine, and then there was a movie called The Bay, which was very similar to mine.” Luckily, what Graham calls “an actual real sales agent” saw his trailer online, and reached out to him. Graham signed with him, and they brought Specter to the American Film Market exhibition in L.A., where it got a distribution deal. “The day that got picked up, that was huge,” he admits. “Getting a film bought, that was my dream for 14 years, and I finally got there in February.” Graham said the plan is for a fall release—“supposedly it’s going to be on Netflix and Redbox and Video on Demand and some Comcast thing. They made a trailer, and Redbox already made a poster for it. It got American distribution, and China just picked it up
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a couple weeks ago, Korea just picked it up, and I guess Germany and the U.K. are in discussion, and there’s negotiation in Japan.” Graham’s head is still kind of spinning. “It is weird. It’s not like I’m getting a lot out of it in terms of money, but the film is going global,” he says. “The sales agent was saying that if he met me a year before, Specter would have sold to a bigger distributor. But if he met me a year before, the movie was awful then.”
INTO THE VALLEY OF EXILE In some ways, Graham is an intense guy—feverishly devoted to his work, yet extremely self-critical. When I tell him in a text exchange that Specter was much better than he led me to believe, he writes back “Wow, thank you for that! I do have a knack for talking down to my work so people don’t have high expectations. Then they are pleasantly surprised. I’m working on that though.” Then, in the same text, straight back to the self-criticism: “But I honestly feel Specter was a mess in the story. I was trying to express a little too much and play with too many themes.” His friends say he can be like this while filming, too. “He’s kind of high strung, depending on the shooting day. But once it’s done, he can laugh about it,” says Nicholson. “I’m more laid back. It’s a good balance.” “It’s amazing how determined he is,” says Daniel. And loyal, it would seem. In fact, all of Graham’s core group of collaborators were his friends at Santa Cruz High.
“I met him in high school, sophomore year,” says Nicholson. “I remember seeing his first video and thinking ‘damn, I want to be in that.’” “I was in a video production class, which I failed,” explains Graham. “I met a lot of friends there, and I’d include them in my projects that I’d play at the rallies. I was not really good in high school, and this is how I’d pass classes. I would do projects for the classes to get the teachers to really like me. I’d put the teachers in my videos to play at the rallies, and they’d love it, so I’d pass the class.” Ultimately, he wants to build sort of a Santa Cruz version of Kevin Smith’s Askewniverse, where the same actors and even characters (or siblings of characters) reoccur. Besides co-starring in Specter, Nicholson and Daniel are going to play the lead parts in Graham’s upcoming project, Valley of Exile, which he’s currently trying to raise money for through Indiegogo.com. Valley tells the story of a man on the edge of sanity who isolates himself in the woods, and begins to feel he is being watched by something in the woods. Though also a horror film, it is not found footage, and Graham says it couldn’t be more different than Specter. “Specter was loud, with a lot going on. This one is very psychological,” he says. “This is a very atmospheric film. It’s very dark, it’s very gritty.” He’s also anxious to get away from found footage and show what he can do as a cinematographer. “The next one, I’m really trying to prove to myself that I can do
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later, I’m like ‘that was awful.’” Nicholson says he can’t imagine not working with Graham—like, seriously. “We’ve been friends for a long time. We have a lot of trust for each other, and good chemistry,” he says. “If he suddenly ditched me after this long, I’d probably kick his ass.” Daniel is more … philosophical. “I’ve always known Jordan was going to make it, one way or the other. He has the knowledge and the ability and the eye,” he says. “I know he’s got a huge future, and I want to ride the wave with him.” “Jordan didn’t give up,” says Nicholson. “If he did give up, he’d be like everybody else. That persistence is what got him where he is.” He pauses, and then laughs, thinking back to their high school days. “We’ve been hard on him,” he admits. “Back when his movies weren’t going anywhere, we used to always tease him. Now that he’s sold one, it’s like ‘OK, give me the lead role in your next movie.’” Q
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something beautiful,” says Graham. “I need about $60,000 to shoot. Even though that’s not a lot for a horror movie, it’s a lot to me. And I can do a lot with that money.” Though Daniel will be in the main supporting role, he actually has far more lines than Nicholson, who will be called on to show a lot more than his character is willing to tell. “I feel like it’s written really well,” says Graham. “I trust them to bring out a lot in these characters. I’ve worked with these guys forever, so I’m not giving them something I think they can’t do. But I’m definitely giving them something that will challenge them.” “There’s going to be a lot of pressure on me,” admits Nicholson. “Bring it on.” “They progress as I progress,” says Graham of his friends, “and they know what I want. It’s all really my fault if something goes bad. You see them act horribly in my projects in 2005, and that’s because I thought it was great then. Then a couple years
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pretty much no progress in tracking down a seven-foot primate living somewhere outside Seattle, as Harris often reminds audiences. Don’t even get him started on Bigfoot museums. “How can you have a museum if you have nothing to put in the museum?” Harris, a San Lorenzo Valley High School grad, asks GT on the phone. Given all the comedic fodder in
Sasquatch educational materials, it’s easy to imagine Harris’ joy when he stumbled across the Bigfoot Museum on Highway 9 last year at the site of the New Age video store in front of which he and his friends used to skateboard as kids. It was just like every other Bigfoot museum he’d ever visited. “Even my daughter, who was eight
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at the time, was cracking up,” says Harris, who now lives in Los Angeles. But Bigfoot believers need not take such jabs to heart. “My goal is to make fun of all things without scientific evidence— from alternative medicine to religion, anything that people just accept a belief in,” says Harris, who comes to the Rio Theatre Saturday, July 26.
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‘ My goal is to make fun of all things without scientific evidence—from alternative medicine to religion, anything that people just accept a belief in.’ in the class a test to find out their astrological information. A week later, the teacher handed each student his or her astrological reading. As Harris recalls, Rothwell said, “Raise your hand if your reading is extremely accurate,” and about 90 percent of the class raised their hands. “OK, raise your hand if it’s very accurate,” Rothwell said, and another 9 percent raised their hands. When the teacher told the class to raise their hands if their reading wasn’t accurate at all, one person raised their hand. “Now everyone pass your reading to the left,” Rothwell said. When they did, the whole class burst out laughing. Everyone had the exact same horoscope. These days, Harris is working with other comedians in the early stages of two possible TV shows, including one called “Supernormal Activity,” a “mockumentary” reality spoof of shows like “Ghost Hunters” in which people go searching for spooky, creepy stuff in the woods. Harris calls it “Reno 911” meets “Searching for Bigfoot.” So jokes aside, does Harris believe anything himself, and does he find joy in things besides ruining people’s dreams? The answer is “yes” to both. Harris believes in the beauty of the universe, and when he looks at nature around him, he can’t help feeling overcome by wonder and awe. “Have you ever seen Neil deGrasse Tyson or Carl Sagan or Sam Harris or Richard Dawkins talk about the universe? They talk about the universe like it’s an amazing, wonderful place, and it is,” Harris says, “and I’m trying to figure out how it all works.” Ian Harris will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 26, Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. Tickets are $20. For more information, call 423-8209.
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Harris takes shots at everyone—or at least everyone who believes in something that isn’t based in science. And that, let’s face it, amounts to pretty much all of us. Anyone who believes in Christianity, aliens or astrology may find a bone to pick with Harris. But so will anyone who believes that global warming isn’t real or that vaccinations are bad for people. Harris says audience members often leave loving everything in his act except for the ten minutes he spent making fun of whatever they happen to believe. “People on the left will rail on people on the right when it comes to climate change or when it comes to Christianity,” Harris says. “Then the next thing out of their mouth is, ‘Oh, if I concentrate hard enough, I can move your chakra.’” Harris’ geeky, scientific comedy brand might be about to catch on. His new special Critical and Thinking will go on video-on-demand and payper-view August 12, via satellite and cable television, as well as iTunes and Amazon.com. But the story of how Harris, the son of a Hindu psychic, became a cynical comedian obsessed with debunking is an unlikely one. In spite of his mother’s spiritual ways, Harris found himself constantly having questions about everything. From as early as he can remember, he had a skeptical eye for things that weren’t scientific. He wanted to believe in ghosts as a young child, but could never convince himself they were real because he didn’t believe in souls. Harris polished all his fancy logic and scientific method at Cabrillo College, where he took a class called Argumentation and Persuasion with Dan Rothwell. That’s where he learned to weed out logical fallacies in his search for the truth. One day, Rothwell gave everyone
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PLANK WALKING Lisa Jensen discusses her new book ‘Alias Hook’ at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Wednesday, July 16.
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Hooked For Life
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Lisa Jensen’s new adult fantasy explores a new twist on Neverland BY LESLIE PATRICK
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e’ve all read J.M. Barrie’s masterpiece “Peter Pan”—or at least seen Disney’s version of it—and I daresay fallen a little bit in love with the idea of Neverland. A place brimming with mischievous mermaids, evil pirates and roving bands of flying children sounds so completely magical after all, and we all need a little magic in our lives. But what if there were a dark side to Neverland? A side where an 18th century privateer named James Hookbridge (aka Capt. Hook) becomes ensnared in the
enchanted land, trapped forever as the indulgent plaything in a little boy’s fantasyland? In other words, Neverland is far from what it seems in “Alias Hook,” Lisa Jensen’s new adult fairy tale. The directions to Neverland are vague at best: second star to the right and straight on ’til morning— at least that’s how Peter arrived. But in the grown-up world, it’s a little more complicated. Drawn by the idea of wealth and power, Hookbridge leaves his comfortable life in England to try his hand on the high seas, and sets off for his
father’s plantation in the Caribbean. He becomes ensnared in the dark world of privateering, an old-timey profession mere steps away from all-out piracy. The trade intoxicates him, and he easily gives up love in favor of a life of excitement. But his choices lead to condemnation, and banishment to the Neverland, a place where he can never die, a dream world where he exists for the sole purpose of war games to mollify a spoiled boy. Hook longs for death, but his enchantment is such that he is eternal, and his life is spent in a stupor of rum and
constant torment over his past. Things change when a grown woman dreams her way into the Neverland, and Hook realizes there may be something left to live for after all. Set both in Hook’s present Neverland, as well as in his past as a child and young man of early 18th century England, “Alias Hook” has a wonderful historical quality, with fabulous words and phrases from a bygone era dancing on the page. But even though Jensen may have set her fairy tale in the same imaginary land as Mr. Barrie’s, her story is most decidedly grown up. Colorful language, tippling governesses and sexy mermaids are nowhere to be seen in the children’s version, but will keep adult readers titillated in this familiar, yet entirely new take. “I’ve always loved the world of the Neverland,” says author Jensen, who is also a longtime film critic. “Mermaids! Fairies! Indians! Flying children! What’s not to love?” But of all Barrie’s characters, Jensen explains that it’s Capt. Hook she has always preferred. “Hook is much funnier. OK, I also have a thing about pirates,” she says. “But even when I was a kid, I thought Peter was too much like all the bratty little boys I went to school with.” Jensen encountered the tale again as an adult when reviewing one of the latest incarnations of the classic fairy tale on the big screen, and was struck by the pathos of Captain Hook, an adult trapped in a world run by children. That was the birth of “Alias Hook.” “I started wondering who he was, and how he’d ended up in the Neverland,” she explains. “What had he ever done to deserve such a fate, playing villain to a pack of malicious little boys forever? I wanted to give him one last chance to get out of there.” “Alias Hook” breathes new life into the character of the misunderstood captain, giving him a past filled with humanity and heartache, love and loss. And he’s pretty darn sexy too—no wonder Jensen has a thing for pirates. Lisa Jensen will talk about her book, “Alias Hook” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 at Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. For more information, call 423-0900.
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FOUNDLING Artist Victoria May in her studio, where she turns raw materials and other odds and ends into
three-dimensional works of art. PHOTO: RR JONES
Opposites Attract
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May's work is gorgeous but not pretty, and her color palette hovers around shades of pale brown. “It’s always about trying to merge dichotomies, conceptually and aesthetically,” says May. Wire and fabric, organic and machinemade, male and female. “I’m always trying to find the weaknesses of the industrial, where bits of nature, like fur, [or] leather, can be inserted.” A pin-up of James Dean hangs over the sink, beaming approval. “Lately I’m letting the fetishistic and sensual creep in,” she says, pointing to a black inner tube sculpture spewing silk-encased entrails. She
calls the tentacled monster “a study in convulsion.” Awarded a Rydell Fellowship in 2012, May created a haunting installation at the Museum of Art & History, made of fiber, wire and galvanized metal stuffed with earth-dyed fabric—army blankets into which the odd, polished rock was playfully, almost tragically, inserted into the folds. Her work questions time and human vanity with equal irony, and uses the most mundane of materials—from bicycle parts to camp cots, slabs of chicken wire, feathers, wood, old fire hose, and cast concrete. “I fabricate
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Using found objects, Victoria May seeks beauty in dichotomy and tension, the creepy and absurd BY CHRISTINA WATERS
so much—merging, engineering, putting things together, problem solving—I enjoy the ambiguity of what the finished product might be about.” The results are invariably ghastly, in a beautiful way. Painstakingly hand-sewn headgear and blouses comprised one of her signature traveling exhibits. The delicate fabric had been previously “antiqued” by being buried in pots of dirt (see the front hallway). “I want my process to be mediated by change. It seems too easy to just dye it,” she says, grinning impishly. “Anatomy and geology, which I feel are linked, are among my motifs. My early work was dark. Lately I still like the darkness, but now I insert levity.” After taking a degree at UCLA, May fled Los Angeles and moved to Santa Cruz sight unseen. “I started MFA work at San Jose State in photography, and kept wanting to make photos more object-like. Soon making objects took over. My first real job was making wedding dresses for a bridal shop in Aptos,” she says, opening a box containing a delicate organza blouse, one of many contradictory creations May has designed and executed over the past two decades. “It was satisfying but I was nervous about messing up,” she says. “I did that for two or three years, as well as working for Shakespeare Santa Cruz in the costume shop.” We examine the details of the organza blouse, whose deep hems are filled with a trapunto quilting of sand. Another is embroidered with chicken vertebrae, while broken windshield glass has been expertly sewn into yet another piece, creating an eerie body armor of organdy and glass. “I was thinking of heaviness,” she explains. “You know when you put on that lead vest at the dentist's for x-rays? Working with the material helps me figure out what it wants to do,” she says, stroking a square of rough horsehair upholstered with stretched silk. “My most favorite part of what I do is either making myself laugh or making myself uncomfortable— when I see the absurdity or creepiness of it.”
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ROOTS-ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE Lead singer Angi Lemucchi brings Hurricane Roses
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Guts and Roses
Hurricane Roses bare their souls on new record
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ased in Santa Cruz and San Jose, roots-tinged rockers Hurricane Roses found a following with the earnest, revealing songs on their debut record from 2011. A quick follow-up would have made a lot of sense, but it also would have betrayed the authenticity that the band’s fan base appreciates them for in the first place. In truth, the band members have been through a lot of changes over the last three years, and, true to form, they’re all reflected in their new album, Home to Haunt You.
“The process of writing this album took two or three years, because a number of us had children, one of us got married, and a number of people close to us passed on,” says bassist Ethan Sanchez. “All those experiences during this whole process really came through in the album.” Sanchez’s description is apt because Haunt indeed covers a broad spectrum of experiences and emotions. The country-rock title track touches on the haunting quality of death, the folk track “Our
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Love” talks about the finer points of an enduring relationship, and the swelling, bluegrass-meets-country track “The Old Days” centers on that longing for more carefree times from the past. Like their debut, this album reads like an open book, but singer Angi Lemucchi confesses there was one song she was hesitant to share. “It’s not overt, but ‘Heart Grows Tired’ is about suicide or thoughts that lead to that,” she says. “Because I was so brutally honest in the first album, I feel like that's what people
wanted from me, from us.” The band had a chance to find out what else the fans really wanted from them—and just how much—when they launched an Indiegogo campaign last year to fund the making of this album. More and more artists are turning to crowdsourcing these days to help them get albums made, but it wasn’t a slam dunk that the Roses would, could, or even should go this route. “It was terrifying putting trust in people to fund your ‘baby’ and hoping people like you enough to even care!” Lemucchi exclaims. “But we knew we wanted to go big on this album and we couldn't do it alone, so it seemed like the only way.” “We were apprehensive at first,” Sanchez adds. “We weren’t sure how it would come off. We didn’t want to seem like we were needy or entitled, or begging people to give us money or expecting people to give us money. So we decided to be ourselves and say, ‘Hey, we’re looking to make another album, and if you guys want to help us get it out, if you want to be a part of this, we’re really open to your support and help.’” The band exceeded their fundraising goal, and Sanchez is still blown away by the outpouring of support. “To know we have a group of people who want us to make music, who want to hear our music, so much that they’re willing to step forward and make an investment before even hearing the new songs, that is really breathtaking,” he says. “It’s humbling. It’s a huge blessing. We knew we wanted to put out an album, but it felt that much better to know there were people who were right there with us, and wanted to hear our music.” Having felt the love from their fan base, Sanchez hopes this connection will continue to deepen. “It is an amazing feeling as a musician, being able to communicate to a listener through our music,” Sanchez says. “That is as good as it gets.” Hurricane Roses will perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, The Atrium at the Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Tickets are $10/advance, $12/door. For more information, call 423-1338.
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WEDNESDAY 7/16 ARTS THIRD ANNUAL SANTA CRUZ FRINGE FESTIVAL: 150 performances, 32 different artist/groups. Theater, dance, comedy, magic, shadow theater, musical theater, performance art, burlesque: dabble in familiar and try new kinds of live art. Festival runs every day until Saturday, July 19. 6 - 10 p.m. Center Stage, Tannery, The 418, Veterans Memorial Bldg. $12 per show or less ART EXHIBIT: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE The Pajaro Valley Arts Council's (PVAC) annual membership exhibit also commemorates PVAC's 30th anniversary. Inspiration comes from the rich heritage of the past, the beauty of the present and/ or the promise of the future. Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday 11-4pm. ADAaccessible facility. 11a.m. - 4 p.m. 37 Sudden St., Watsonville. Free admission TATTLE TALES: A SANTA CRUZ SURF FILM BY KYLE BUTHMAN Tattle Tales is an artistic vision of Santa Cruz's best waves and best surfers. In between surfing comes the untold stories of local legends. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Ave., S.C. $10
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PARENTING CLASS AND SUPPORT GROUP A four-week class providing positive tools and strategies to build healthy relationships with your children and teens. Starting July 16. Parking is free. Full scholarships are available. For information and registration call Debbie, MA, MFTI at 840-4580. 7 - 8:30p.m. 331 Capitola Ave., Suite E, Capitola (under trestle). $10/class
GROUPS NATURAL HEALERS NETWORK Our goal is to build powerful relationships and depth of
MyChelle Dermaceuticals promotes natural skin care, with the goal of nourishing a youthful glow. At this event, cosmetologist Corrie Bonnar will present the benefits of plantbased ingredients, and how to keep self-care simple. Whether it’s blemish control or age defense, Bonnar will help attendees understand the variety of options and how to keep your skin line “green.” Info: July 23, Free, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Staff of Life Natural Foods 1266 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz.
TUESDAY 7/15 PAWS FUR A CAUSE How often do you have an excuse to take a professional selfie with you and your favorite furry pooch or feline companion? Not often (unless your house is already full of them)— thankfully the SPCA is providing the perfect opportunity, and it’s all for a good cause. With any donation of a 30 or 40-pound bag of food to the Santa Cruz SPCA, Jesse Gabriel Photography is offering a free portrait as well as $30 credit. Memorialize your good deed with a portrait to last a lifetime. Donations of cash instead of dog or cat food will also be accepted.
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Info: July 15-19. 1-6 p.m. Jesse Gabriel Photography, 230-F Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley. 430-6145.
resources with the purpose of growing each of our businesses. We support each member to become a more effective and invaluable natural health practitioner. All holistic practitioners are welcome. Bring plenty of business cards, promotional materials and plenty of positive energy. 9:30 - 11a.m. The Wellbeing Center 5905 Soquel Drive, Suite 150, Soquel. Free FEMALE SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUP Is your partner violent or controlling? Have you survived a sexual assault? Monarch ServicesServicios Monarca offers a safe, supportive space. Childcare provided. 6 - 7:30 p.m. 1685 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. 425-4030 24hr: 888-900-4232 wcs-ddm.org. Free AGENDA: GRINDING AMERICA DOWN Freedom Forum presents. Is America falling
apart from within? Some people blame our problems on the right/conservatives; others on the left/progressives. Filmmaker Curtis Bowers attempts to put the pieces of the puzzle together in this award-winning film. Join us for a live discussion that goes beyond the left-right paradigm. Help us expose the myths that divide us and discover the facts that bring us together as Americans. Starts at 6:30 p.m. 1900 17th Ave., S.C. 708-8626. Free (donations welcome)
HEALTH WEIGHT LOSS THE HEALTHY WAY Whether you follow a Vegan, Paleo, Gluten-Free, Raw or Heavy Meat diet, this presentation by Cheri Bianchini RN, founder of
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MONTHLY STORY SWAP If you’re one of those people who loves fully narrating the detailed adventures of your everyday life, the Tannery is offering a monthly “story swap,” where guests are invited to share their own five-minute story. Each gets five minutes without any scripts or notes— fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants style. The theme for this month is “uncovered,” and the co-founder of Fireside Storytelling San Francisco will be the featured guest. Refreshments will also be available at the Art Bar. Info: July 17, $5-$10, suggested donation, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tannery Arts Center, 1040 River St., Santa Cruz.
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SALSA DANCING SOCIAL HOUR Salsa social at Portuguese Hall. Everyone is welcome. 9 - 10 p.m. Portuguese (CPDES) Hall. Kirsten at 818-8134. Donations accepted
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<37 Serving Santa Cruz County for 30 years, Cheri will outline a proven strategy for weight loss and keeping it off. Pre-registration required. 6 - 8p.m. New Leaf Community Markets, 1101 Fair Ave, S.C. newleafwestside. eventbrite.com. $10
MUSIC THE CAROLYN SILLS COMBO Will play acoustic at Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing. Let them serenade you with classic country and western while you don a lobster bib. 6 - 8p.m. Free
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OPENING THE HEART WITH THE PRACTICE OF KINDNESS: METTA A series on Metta (kindness) including sitting and walking meditation, discussion, and chanting. 6:30 - 8p.m. Insight Santa Cruz, 1010 Fair Ave., #C, S.C. Free/Donation
VOLUNTEER RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed to work at registration and the canteen at American Red Cross blood drives in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Orientation takes place from 12-2 p.m. Pre-registration is required. 12 - 2p.m. Latter Day Saints Church, 220 Elk St., (enter from Pacheco Ave.) 408-202-1896; Mary. Woodill@redcross.org Free RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE The American Red Cross urges eligible blood donors to roll up a sleeve and give to help prevent a summer blood shortage. Blood donors with types O negative, B negative and A negative are especially needed. Blood and platelet donations are needed every day for patients with many serious medical conditions. Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood. 10a.m. - 4p.m. Santa Cruz Interfaith Community, 220 Elk St., S.C.
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ARTS LUCID STORY SWAP Come to listen to amazing stories or toss your name in the hat to tell your own five-minute tale. 7:30 - 9p.m. The Art Bar & Cafe, Tannery, S.C. lucidstorytelling.wix.com/lucid/ $5-$10 donation (no one turned away)
BUSINESS JOB FAIR & OPEN HOUSE Manpower are offering a Job Fair every Thursday this summer. Bring by a resume and we will have a Staffing Specialist talk with you. Whether you're looking to start work tomorrow or for the right job opportunity, we can help. To avoid waiting in line, contact the office at 476-6666 to set up a designated time for your interview. Be sure to mention you heard about our Job Fair through our Santa Cruz Good Times Community Calendar. 9a.m. - 4p.m. 2001-A 40th Ave., Capitola. Free
CLASSES SALSA RUEDA Every Thursday all level dropin class. No partner required. Two classes at the same time: Intro/Beginner and Beginner 2/Intermediate. Friendly and non-intimidating. Check website in case of schedule changes. 8 - 9p.m. Louden Nelson Center, S.C. SalsaGente. com. $8/$4 students INTU-FLOW With Matt Harris. Ongoing class focusing on joint mobility through a unique portal - gain grace and effortless carriage. Initially for those suffering from PTSD and other related traumas. 10:30 - 11:30a.m. Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., S.C. Karina at 425-1944. Donation SQUARE DANCING Family-friendly fun, friendship put to music. 6:30 - 8p.m. German American Hall 230 Plymouth St., S.C. Sue at 726-7053. Free
GROUPS A COURSE IN MIRACLES STUDY GROUP We informally but deeply study this great book, taking a few paragraphs each week. Many laughs and smiles occur as we expose the ego and share happiness. Books provided, regular attendance not required, drop-in, drop-out as you wish. 7 - 9p.m. Barn Studio at 104b Agnes St., S.C. Andrew at 272-2246. Free PASSENGER RAIL STUDY PUBLIC WORKSHOP Is rail transit service feasible between Santa Cruz and Watsonville? Provide input on the Santa Cruz County Passenger Rail Study at this first workshop. Weigh in on goals, possible station locations, routes, and schedules to be looked at in the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) study. For more information and project updates, visit: sccrtc.org/projects/ rail/passenger-rail/ 6:30 - 8:30p.m. Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd., S.C. 4603200, info@sccrtc.org. Free
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THURSDAY 7/17 CHORO MEU Within urban popular music, “choro” is perhaps the most characteristically Brazilian of all subgenres. With its lively, happy beats, it’s easy to see why. Choro Meu will bring the vivacious sound to the Santa Cruz Public Library this Thursday, performing a mix of forro, samba, and maxixe, Cuban son, and Argentinean tango. Info: Free, Noon – 1 p.m., Santa Cruz Public Library, 224 Church Street, Santa Cruz. 420-5700.
HEALTH ENTRE NOSOTRAS GRUPO DE APOYO Open to Spanish-speaking women with all types of cancer from diagnosis through treatment and the healing process. Call 7613973 to register. 6 - 8p.m. Free FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS A program based on the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues, fees, or weigh-ins at FA meetings. 7 - 8:30p.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, in the library. 420 Melrose Ave., S.C. 435-0680. Free
EAR ACUPUNCTURE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING Group acupuncture where participants sit together while receiving the healing NADA ear acupuncture treatment, effective in treating stress, anxiety, insomnia, and addictions. 7 - 9p.m. Shambhala Center, 920 41st Ave., Ste H, S.C. Jaime at 251-2288. Donation
SPIRITUAL BUDDHISM 101: ESSENTIAL TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES A weekly series exploring the
Offering evening on-campus and online courses
FRIDAY 7/18
Find out more at one of our Information Sessions located in Monterey and Santa Cruz the week of July 28th
ARTS NORTHERN NIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014 Come join us for Northern Nights Music Festival; a 3-day celebration of music, art, food and culture. NNMF will be July 18 20. Cook's Valley Campground (Piercy, Calif.) offers a unique and safe festival experience for both newcomers and seasoned campers. This magical festival showcases top-notch music talent and diverse activities. A collection of regional craft brews and wines will accompany organic food offerings. Tickets at northernnights.org SANTA CRUZ MAH 3RD FRIDAY: RACE THROUGH TIME Join the Santa Cruz MAH for an evening of walking or biking on a historical downtown scavenger hunt. There will be a list of 20 clues that lead you around Santa Cruz gaining points. The winners will be announced at 8:15p.m. when the race is over and everyone has arrived back at the museum. The event starts at 5p.m. 705 Front St., S.C. $20-$25 ZIZZO'S COFFEEHOUSE & WINE BAR A Zizzo's favorite has returned. Monica Combs has brought back her latest collection of beautiful sea glass jewelry. Zizzo's Coffeehouse & Wine Bar, Brown Ranch Marketplace, 3555 Clares St., Capitola. HAIRSPRAY JR. Based on the film
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MONTEREY BAY Extended Education
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: PREPARING FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE Even with years of experience, caregivers often find the last stages of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease to be uniquely challenging. Please join us to hear from a hospice and palliative care physician about what to expect at the end-of-life, care options, and support available. Presented by Dr. Charlea Massion, Chief Medical Director of Hospice of Santa Cruz County. 10:30a.m. 12:30p.m. Live Oak Senior Center Annex, 1777-A Capitola Rd., S.C. 800-272-3900. Free
essential teachings and practices of Theravada Buddhism. 7 - 8:30 p.m. Insight Santa Cruz, 1010 Fair Ave., #C, S.C. Free/Donation
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CLASSES SANTA CRUZ DOWNTOWN TOASTMASTERS We have a 75-minute meeting where we practice speaking. 7 - 8:30 a.m. Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd., S.C. Free coffee for first time participants. CHAIR YOGA WITH SUZI Instructor Suzi Mahler, CMT, NE will guide you through a series of gentle seated yoga postures that are performed slowly and with breath awareness. Come and stretch your body and relax your mind. Every Tuesday and Friday 9:30am at Grey Bears. 2710 Chanticleer Ave., S.C Suzi at 234-6791. $5.00
GROUPS DROP-IN GRIEF SUPPORT Lunchtime dropin grief support group for adults grieving the death of a family member or friend. 12 - 1p.m. Hospice of Santa Cruz County Annex, 5403 Scotts Valley Dr., Suite D, Scotts Valley. 4303000. Free
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NAR-ANON SCOTTS VALLEY A 12-Step program for the friends and families of addicts who have been affected by the addiction or drug problem of another, members share their experiences, strengths and hopes at weekly meetings. 6:30 - 7:45p.m. The Camp Recovery Center, Bison Lodge, 3192 Glen Canyon Rd., Scotts Valley. Free
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Chasing Mavericks. Donations are welcome and will benefit Santa Cruz State Parks. 8 - 10p.m. Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, 144 School St., S.C. Free
BUSINESS SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS For one weekend in July Realtors will hold open houses across the county on July 19-20. This event is designed to offer expert insight into the local housing market and answer questions from consumers concerning the home buying and selling process. Identify participants by the blue Realtor balloons and event signs at each property. For more information and a list of home (posted the week prior), please visit mysccar.org/sccopenhouse. Open house times vary with individual listings. 10a.m. - 5p.m. contact@mysccar.org. None
CLASSES AARP SMART DRIVER CLASSES These classes are designed to help maturing drivers (50+) maintain safe driving skills and thus their driver licenses for a longer period of time. California insurance companies are required by law to give a discount to seniors who complete this course. 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Fred at 426-6472. $10 or less per session 3RD SATURDAY DANCE & LESSON Learn Swing or Ballroom, bring a partner or meet a partner. Each month the lesson changes and is followed by dancing to a wide variety of recorded music. This is beginner-friendly as well as a great opportunity for intermediates to enjoy practicing with friends. 7:30 - 11p.m. 222 Market St., S.C. Becky at 475-4134. $9 for lessons and dance, $7 Newcomer's Special
JUSTIN TODD HEROD Justin Todd Herod, country music recording artist and Christian pastor, will be giving a concert at Aptos Christian Fellowship. Mr. Herod will also be playing at the Salinas Rodeo, but this is our chance to see him locally. This concert is free and so is the ice cream social that will be hosted after the concert by Country Cowboy Church of Santa Cruz. 7 9p.m. 7200 Freedom Blvd., Aptos
SMALL SPROUTS WORKSHOP Join awardwinning author Elizabeth Borelli for our new Small Sprouts: Sprouting Workshop for Kids. This fun and interactive workshop will introduce kids to the fun of sprouting, the benefits of knowing how to prepare yummy food and even a short bit about the importance of good nutrition. We'll learn the step-by-step techniques and prepare some delicious recipes they can easily duplicate at home. Tickets on newleafwestside. eventbrite.com. 2 - 5p.m. New Leaf Community Markets, 1101 Fair Ave., S.C. $10 kids, $20 adults
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ARTS MOVIES AT THE MISSION ADOBE: CHASING MAVERICKS Join Friends at the Santa Cruz Mission for a free screening of
PREGNANT MARE RESCUE BENEFIT Come meet our three new babies who will be 3 months old for this event. Enjoy wine, cheese and appetizers. Live acoustic music
FRIDAY 7/18 RACE THROUGH TIME Embark on a journey through Santa Cruz’s history with a thrilling scavenger hunt as your guide; bike or walk from clue to clue towards prizes—including the grand prize of a MAH membership—live music, snacks, and a photo booth back at the MAH. Prepare yourself for surprise challenges on the way for teams of two to five who will work through 20 clues that reveal a path through this town’s many secrets. Extra points will go to the best-dressed players and those who take on the surprise challenges. Winners will be announced at 8:15p.m. Info: $20-$25, 5 - 8 p.m., Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz. 429-1964.
and a silent auction. ATV will shuttle you up the road. 3 - 6p.m. 668 Larkin Valley Rd., Watsonville. Suggested $15 donation
HEALTH ART FOR HEALING For women living with cancer: paint, draw, glitter, and use pastels, clay, natural materials to explore our deepest self. 10a.m. - 1p.m. WomenCare at 457-2273.
SPIRITUAL BOOK SIGNING WITH BRUCE MANAKA Former monk Bruce Manaka will share his two wonderfully inspired books about his spiritual journey that led him away from the monastery and into the modern world. 2 - 5p.m. Mountain Spirit, 6299 Hwy 9, Felton. 335-7700. Free
SUNDAY 7/20 ARTS
THE KBCZ SUMMER CELEBRATION FUNDRAISER Come join us for live music with Take 1 and The Gary Gates Band, BBQ, beer and wine, fun family games: Potato Sack Races, Tug of War (kids against adults) and Junior DJ tryouts. Bring your umbrella and blanket and have a laugh while supporting the creation of Boulder Creek Community Radio. 2 - 7 p.m. Garrahan Park, Boulder Creek. $10 adults, $5 kids
POET/SPEAK OPEN READING With featured reader, Dan Phillips. Sign-ups start at 1:50 and there is a 3 to 5 minute limit. 2 - 4p.m Santa Cruz Main Library, upstairs meeting room, 224 Church St., S.C. 464-8983, poetrysantacruz.org. Free
OUTDOORS WACKY CARNIVAL FUN Bring you kids down to Laurel Park for a fun-filled carnival event. We will have games, face painting and spin art. We will also have a bubble gum blowing contest, and a 20-foot high inflatable slide for the brave of heart. 1 - 3p.m. Louden Nelson Community Center and Laurel Park. Free
CLASSES SALSA FOOTWORK AND WORKOUT Learn how to dance and get fit at the same time. Learn style and technique in a welcoming environment - no partners needed. 9 - 10a.m. The Tannery, 1060 River St., S.C. Kirsten at 818-1834. $7/$5 student
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SATURDAY 7/19 SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WINEGROWERS JULY PASSPORT Introduced in 1993, the Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association Passport Days offer the local community a chance to celebrate generations of farmers, vintners and families that have built this robust wine tradition. Four times a year, the SCMWA hosts this opportunity to learn from the masters themselves, and taste a wide selection of terroir driven wines—over 30 wineries throughout the local mountains participate every year, each offering an array of gourmet eats, entertainment, and, of course, wines. Info: $45, 12 – 5 p.m, various locations. 685-8463.
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SCIENCE SUNDAY: MAPPING MARINE MAMMAL HEALTH Dr. Claire Simeone, Conservation Medicine Veterinarian, will discuss how The Marine Mammal Center tracks diseases of patients like seals and sea lions using a new health map and how this work impacts the public. Doors to the lecture hall open at 12:30p.m. Lecture passes are available at noon. Seating is first-come, first-served. Recommended for ages 10 and older. 1 - 2p.m. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Rd., $6-$8 OBON FESTIVAL Obon is a time of joyous celebration and gratitude to the generations who went before us and gave us the gift of life. The highlight of the day is colorful dancing in which the community is invited to participate. Odori (Japanese traditional dance) begins at 4pm. In addition to the dancing there will be vendors, food, farmers market, fun and games. 12 - 5:30p.m. Watsonville Buddhist Temple, 423 Bridge St., Watsonville.
SPIRITUAL SUNDAY MORNING GROUP MEDITATION Join us for a non-sectarian group meditation
every Sunday. Energizing exercises, devotional chanting and 45-minute meditation provide balance, peace and joy. 9 - 10:15a.m. Ananda Scotts Valley, 75 Mount Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley. Doug at 3389642. Free INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION SERVICE Service includes inspirational readings from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, the founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and the author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. 11 - 11:59 a.m. Call 334-2088 for location. Donation
MONDAY 7/21 CLASSES SALSA DANCING CUBAN-STYLE Drop-in class, no partner required. This intermediate class features a great variety of Cuban-style dancing from Salsa Casino partnering, Salsa Suelta & styling to Rueda de Casino. Two skilled instructors with over 15 years' experience make this a fun experience. Check website for schedule changes and holidays 7 - 8:15p.m. Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center St., S.C. SalsaGente.com $8/$4 students FREE BIKE COMMUTING WORKSHOP Workshops are designed to answer all your bike commuting questions, including rules
TUESDAY 7/22 SAPIENT AND ILLMACULATE With a range of inspired beats, the Catalyst present a full night of emcees hailing from the underground music scene, armed and ready with rhymes and poetic vigor. Sapient, Illmaculate, and Goldini Bagwell escape the soggy Pacific Northwest to our sunny Santa Cruz, ready to give our local hip-hop scene a run for its money—which they might be asked to, against the California natives Giant and Thom Stockton. Oregon v. California rap battle? Maybe, but either way this lineup is sure to deliver raw energy from the underground entrepreneurs to rap connoisseurs. Info: $8, 8 p.m., The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. 423-1336.
of the road, basic skills and maintenance, and how to choose the best route. Cyclists of all skill levels are welcome, from beginners to seasoned commuters. Workshops are free and open to the public. 6 - 7p.m. People Power of Santa Cruz County, 703 Pacific Ave., S.C. Free
STITCHERS BY THE SEA Regular meeting of Stitchers by the Sea, local chapter of Embroiders Guild of America. Public is welcome. 7 - 11:59p.m. Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd., S.C. Irene at 475-1853. Free
HEALTH HELP: LIVER SPECIALIST ROBERT GISH, MD Gish will speak on Hepatitis C treatment,
TUESDAY 7/22 GROUPS SAMBA CRUZ Come be part of Brazil's drum and percussion powerhouse: the Bateria. As an ensemble we explore Rio-style samba, samba-afro, samba-reggae, and more. All levels welcome. Some instruments provided. 7:30 - 9p.m. The Tannery WDC, 1060 River St., Joe at 435-6813. $10 TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE Join us for good food, lively socializing and dancing. Stick around for Mexican Train Dominoes after dinner. Bring your friends and family. Public Welcome. Proceeds benefit MCSC. 4:30 7:30p.m. Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola. 476-4711. $8 donation BINGO Ongoing every Tuesday. Free snacks and popcorn for everyone. Lunch for purchase. Free 1/2 package of Bingo Cards during your birthday month when you purchase an $8 pad. Pull Tabs .25 - Win .50 to $50. Must be 18 years old to play. Free Parking. Open to the public. Proceeds benefit MCSC. 1 - 3:30p.m. Mid-County Senior Center, 829 Bay Ave., Capitola. $8.00 donation per pad of Bingo cards
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HOMEAGAIN FINANCIAL FITNESS EDUCATION WORKSHOP Learn budgeting tips, identify your spending leaks, discover ways to find extra money in your budget to save, and learn about different types of loans, credit repair options and debt consolidation tips. We also offer referrals to free, accredited credit repair services after you complete the workshop. If you are struggling with debt, or just want to improve your credit, please use this free community resource before paying for a credit repair service. Santa Cruz Community Credit Ventures and Watsonville Law Center are non-profit organizations working to empower consumers and increase economic justice. 6 - 6:45p.m. Santa Cruz Community Credit Union Meeting Room, 324 Front St., S.C. Free
with Q&A open to all liver topics, at the HELP! monthly meeting. 6 - 8p.m. SC Bible Church, 440 Frederick St., S.C. help4hcv.org. Free (donations welcome)
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THE BILLY MARTINI SHOW Rock ‘n’ roller Billy Martini doesn’t just have a band—he has a show. The distinction is important. It’s even right there in his name, the Billy Martini Show. He and his band don’t just stand up on stage playing a bunch of rock songs; they have backup dancers, costumes and audience participation. “There’s a theatrical element,” says Martini. “It’s basically a rock ’n’ roll party. I have a three-piece polyester suit, leather pants, platform shoes, groovy hat, velvet jacket, pants with rhinestones down the sides, stuff like that.”
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Some of Martini’s shows are strictly cover sets, while others feature the group’s original material. Even in a cover set, they will still squeeze in a couple of originals, which are generally written by Martini and his guitarist Steve Allison. Their originals are a cross between heavy ’70s stadium rock and ’90s alt-rock.
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Martini has played in bands since the age of 13, but until he started the Billy Martini Show 12 years ago, he had always been strictly a drummer. Through the years, Martini found that the biggest roadblock to making it in music was dealing with temperamental singers, so he finally decided to be the lead singer. Since then, he’s been able to consistently write and release original music independently, and build a fan base from the ground up. “I’m not going to get a record deal,” Martini says. “I’m not a 25-year-old kid. I’m 51 years old. We’re not playing for 10,000 people or getting paid a million bucks, but it sure does feel good. I can go to Reno and 60-75 [people] will show up and watch me play. These are good times. I’ve never been happier.” AARON CARNES INFO: 9 p.m. Friday, July 18. Coasters Bar and Grill, 115 Cliff St., Santa Cruz. 426-3324. Free.
WEDNESDAY 7/16 INDIE-POP
SEAN FLINN & THE ROYAL WE Spanning the divide between pop and indie rock, Sean Flinn writes accessible, catchy songs that are perfect for a laid-back, sunshiny day—quite a feat for someone who calls Portland his home base. Born “in the shadow of Mount Shasta,” Flinn’s material covers a range of topics that are held together with the band’s simple yet rich arrangements, and delivered with just the right pinch of rock ‘n’ roll flair. A nice feather in Flinn and company’s collective cap came when they were listed among Paste magazine’s “Ten Oregon Bands You Should Listen To Now.” CAT JOHNSON INFO: 9 p.m. The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz. $8. 429-6994.
THURSDAY 7/17 FOLK-ROCK
PEGI YOUNG I guess you could call Pegi Young a late bloomer, but that’s not quite right. It’s more accurate to say that Young, who’s the wife of rock legend Neil Young and
founder of the Bridge School, decided to try her hand at the singer-songwriter game a little later than most. Though she’s lent her vocal talents to her husband on numerous tracks, it wasn’t until 2007 that Pegi struck out on her own. With a quiet intimacy and familiar melodies, her music taps into the rich vein of ’70s songwriter styles, yet possesses an easy disconnect from mainstream stridings—perhaps that’s what happens when you’ve seen the rock scene from the inside and are now just enjoying the ride. CJ INFO: 8 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $15. 603-2294.
FRIDAY 7/18 BLACK METAL
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Wolves in the Throne Room don’t like to associate themselves with black metal music. They have the slow, heavy, ferocious sound of Norwegian black metal bands, with a bit of atmospheric, experimental nuance—but they do it all in their own language. The Washington group stays away from “evil” satanic-type lyrics, and instead channel a spiritual, tree-hugging vibe. Their mission,
they claim, is to have their music interpret their gorgeous Northwestern landscape. Their latest album doesn’t even have guitars; it’s purely synth-driven, but has the same eerie, dark, moody quality their prior guitar-driven albums have. AC INFO: 8:30 p.m. The Catalyst Atrium, 1011 Ave., Santa Cruz. $15/adv, $17/door. 423-1336.
SATURDAY 7/19 CHORAL ROCK
POLYPHONIC SPREE For almost 15 years, Tim DeLaughter and the rest of Polyphonic Spree have been breaking down musical walls, with a sound that begs you to think outside the box. They have released five full-length albums and three EPs, and their music has been featured on soundtracks ranging from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to The Lorax. And nothing says pop culture relevance like actually appearing as themselves on an episode of Scrubs. The band, which often features somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 members, is touring behind their most recent release, 2013’s Yes, It’s True. BRIAN PALMER INFO: 9 p.m. The Catalyst Atrium, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. $25. 423-1338.
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SUNDAY 7/20 REGGAE
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INFO: 9 p.m. Moe's Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $35/adv, $38/door. 479-1854.
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KACEY JONES One glance at Kacey Jones’ albums and you realize that she is no ordinary singer-songwriter. With titles including Donald Trump’s Hair, The Sweet Potato Queens’ Big-Ass Box of Music, and Every Man I Love is Either
with melodic, lush keys, or lighting up the night with a lively piece that makes you want to dance, Sosa and his band are not to be missed. BP
INFO: 7 p.m. Don Quixote’s, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton. $12/adv, $15/door. 603-2294.
MALIAN BLUES/FUSION
MONDAY 7/21 AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ
OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO With nearly two dozen studio and live releases to his credit since his debut in 1997, pianist and composer Omar Sosa has certainly proved to be prolific, and with half a dozen Grammy nominations to his credit, it is clear his work has been high quality. Sosa’s latest venture with his group AfroCubano continues his exploration of everything from straight-ahead jazz to world music, with a particular emphasis on music with roots in the African and Cuban traditions. Whether leading the way
INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $25/adv, $30/door. 427-2227.
TUESDAY 7/22
INFO: 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. 426.6966. $27-$35. WANT TO GO? Go to santacruz.com/ giveaways before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 18, to find out how you could win a pair of tickets to the show.
VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ You know you have made an impression on the music world when anyone decides to compare you to Jimi Hendrix, let alone call you the “Hendrix of the Sahara.” Malian guitarist and singer Vieux Farka Touré has earned such a distinction throughout the course of his young career, which spans six albums— including one live album, a remix album, and his most recent release, 2013’s Mon Pays. His soulful fusion of world music, reggae, rock, blues and folk garnered him an invitation to perform at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony, and his 2011 record, The Secret, featured guest appearances by Dave Matthews and Derek Trucks. BP INFO: 7 p.m. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. $25. 427-2227.
IN THE QUEUE MONKEY
Award-winning Bay Area ska outfit. Thursday at the Crepe Place HAPA
The long-running duo Hapa blends traditional sounds from the islands with rock, world music and folk. Friday at Kuumbwa THE FIXX
Singalong time: "One thing … oooh one thing leads to anoooooother." Friday at the Beach Boardwalk FOREVERLAND
14-piece horn and rhythm-driven tribute to Michael Jackson.Friday at Don Quixote's
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While the sound of this seasoned reggae band is mellow and easy to groove to, Midnite's lead singer Vaughn Benjamin's almost hauntingly authentic reggae voice sings powerful lyrics reaching to something deeper. With drums, guitar and keyboard alongside Vaughn's fast chants and cool sounds, Midnite has been releasing albums since 1997, performing in places like Washington D.C. to Northern California's Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Using their combination of classic reggae sounds and lyrics that speak to modern-day themes, Midnite brings passion to their performances, which have been known to last up to three hours. SYDNEY MOORHEAD
Married, Gay or Dead, they scream of irreverence and fun. But Jones is no one-trick pony. In addition to a skewering sense of humor, she also has a lovely voice, an insightful perspective and a clever sense of wordplay. On Sunday, Jones is joined by former Flying Burrito Brothers member Phil Lee and guitar ace Dorian Michael. CJ
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is known for showcasing diverse, sometimes unexpected acts. But I must say, hearing the name Katy Perry mentioned in the same breath as the festival caught me by surprise. No, the pop starlet is not performing this year, but the self-proclaimed “classically trained garage band,” Time for Three will be there with a repertoire that defies expectation and includes interpretations of songs by Perry, Kanye West and the Beatles. Born of casual jams between students at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Time for Three is made up of three outstandingly tight, virtuoso musicians who bridge bluegrass, jazz, pop and improvisation that has become a no-limits musical sensation, performing at NFL games, Carnegie Hall, jazz clubs and the Indy 500. CAT JOHNSON
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Wednesday July 16th 8:30pm $15/20 Grammy Nominated Bluegrass Greats
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS + WHISKEY SHIVERS Thursday July 17th 8:30pm $5/8 Live Music Showcase
BOOSTIVE DESMADRE MARK LONDON Friday July 18th 9pm $9/12 Latin Double Bill Dance Party
CANDELARIA + LOCURA Saturday July 19th 9pm $12/15 Soul & Blues Double Bill
MINGO FISHTRAP MATT SCHOFIELD Sunday July 20th 9pm $35/38 St. Croix Reggae Legends
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July 23rd HOOPTY, PAWN SHOP SOUL, KING SIZE July 24th GODS ROBOTS + Feral Fauna July 25th TOMMY CASTRO July 26th SLY & ROBBIE & THE TAXI GANG + BITTY MCLEAN July 29th REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND +HOWELLDEVINE July 30th THIRD WORLD July 31st ZONGO JUNCTION August 1st SEE-I + Boostive August 2nd B-SIDE PLAYERS August 6th ABYA YALA + COASTAL SAGE August 7th GYPTIAN August 8th BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION August 9th WOOSTER (Farewell Show) August 16th RAS ATTITUDE + ABJA August 20th ERIC LINDELL August 21st AFROLICIOUS August 21th LEE “SCRATCH� PERRY August 28th TRULIO DISGRACIAS August 30th MYKAL ROSE + ETANA August 31st QUETZAL September 6th MELVIN SEALS & JGB September 9th SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS September 11th TOMMY MALONE (of The Subdudes)
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Do-Rights The Do-Rights Burlesque Burlesque
Committee ooff The Committee Elders Elders
Little Chloe Little
Reggae Night Reggae
Samsel & The Skirt Samsel
Mix-A-Lot Sir Mix-A-Lot $15/$20 9p $15/$20
Shwayze Shwayze 9p $12/$15
Wolves in the Thr one Wolves Throne Room 8:30p $15/$17 $15/$17 Room
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Native Sibling The Native $10/$12 8:30p $10/$12
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CHICK COREA & THE VIGIL
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ATTRACTION UNLEASHED Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric in ‘Venus in Fur.’
Power Exchange ‘Venus In Fur’ is a witty duet on love, seduction and obsession directed by Roman Polanski BY LISA JENSEN “M” in S&M). It’s a meditation on pleasure and pain, sex and sexism, and the corruption of the notion of love by less wholesome desires. Essentially a dialogue between an actress arriving late for an audition and a touchy director in an empty Paris theater after hours, it’s an often comic and sprightly, occasionally poignant duet in which the harmonies constantly shift and tilt to keep the audience alert. The story begins with the director, Thomas (Mathieu Amalric), in the semi-dark theater, complaining into his cell phone. “I’ve seen fifty idiot actresses,” he grumps, all of them too modern, and none of whom can cope with the ornate language of the play he’s written, an adaptation of an 1870 novella by Sacher-Masoch.
In breezes Number 51, the flighty, gum-chewing Vanda (Seigner), drenched in a sudden downpour, and armed with a patter of cheerful profanity, a pushy manner, and a large carpet-bag full of tricks. When he’s about to send her packing, and she starts to cry, he grudgingly lets her put on her 19th-century gown and read some lines with him. But something transformative happens when Vanda reads his lines. She becomes almost disturbingly poised and persuasive, playing an aristocratic woman toying with a hapless man infatuated with her. Even though she’s wont to break character in the middle of a scene to complain the dialogue is sexist or stupid, she gets the drift of their encounters, and taps into
VENUS IN FUR*** (out of four) With Emmanuelle Seigner and Mathieu Amalric. Written by David Ives and Roman Polanski. Directed by Roman Polanski. A Sundance Select release. Not rated. 95 minutes. In French with English subtitles.
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n The Ninth Gate, Roman Polanski’s overwrought adaptation of Arturo PerezReverte’s elegantly demonic novel The Club Dumas, the operative theme was that each of us gets the Devil we deserve. In Polanski’s latest, the intriguing two-character sparring match Venus In Fur, the underlying theme might be: each of us gets the God (or Goddess) we deserve. And, because we’re in the Polanski universe, the director’s wife, French actress Emmanuelle Seigner, co-stars in both films as both Devil and Goddess. Venus In Fur is adapted from the stage play by co-scenarist David Ives, which was inspired by the works of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (the Austrian writer who put the
their percolating undercurrents. “Conversation itself was erotic,” in those days, Thomas agrees. As they further explore the play and their characters, the balance of power gradually shifts back and forth between Vanda and Thomas, from scene to scene. First she intuitively adjusts the stage lighting, then she improvises a provocative new prologue with herself as the goddess Venus, draped in furs (her ratty old Dr. Who-style knit muffler). Soon, she becomes the dominatrix the male character craves—as does Thomas himself, judging from the way he loses himself in their play-acting. But as Thomas himself says of his character, “The more he submits, the more he controls.” So it’s only when Thomas is fully in her thrall that Vanda is ready to show him how completely he’s mistaken power and gratification for love—a subject she knows a little something about. It can be no coincidence that Amalric is groomed here to resemble Polanski himself in his vintage years (circa The Fearless Vampire Killers), with his lank hair, Beatle bangs, and perpetually worried expression. His Thomas is a naïf posing as a sophisticate, and Amalric plays him with finesse. Seigner is also very impressive, shifting easily from blowsy “idiot actress” into someone far more capable of filling Thomas’ fantasy role than he could ever imagine. The love of theater and stagecraft is also evident throughout the film, with the actors adroitly miming the removal of gloves and the pouring of coffee as they play out their makebelieve scenes. Polanski keeps the action fluid as the characters prowl around the seats, stage, and wings of the theater, and the quicksilver way they slide in and out of character, keeps things from becoming too static. Overall, Venus In Fur is a saucy bit of chicanery, but so deft and entertaining, we’re happy to be seduced.
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VENUS IN FUR Reviewed this issue. Not Rated. 95 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. Starts Friday. SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEK: NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE It's a new season for Britain's acclaimed National Theatre of London, broadcasting highlights from its Winter 2014 Season digitally, in HD, to movie theaters worldwide. Live performances will be broadcast one Thursday evening a month, in the Grand Auditorium of the Del Mar, with encore performances the following Sunday morning. This week: A
CONTINUING EVENT: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES This informal movie discussion group meets at the Del Mar mezzanine in downtown Santa Cruz. Movie junkies are invited to join in on Wednesday nights to pursue the elusive and ineffable meanings of cinema. Discussion begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free. For more information visit groups.google. com/group/LTATM.
NOW PLAYING BEGIN AGAIN Writer-director John Carney (Once) tries to make lightning strike again in this musical romance. Keira Knightley stars as a small-town girl struggling in the Village folk scene of New York after her rising star boyfriend (Adam Levine) dumps her. Mark Ruffalo is a scruffy, former record exec who wants to make her a star. (R) 101 minutes. 22 JUMP STREET Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are back as the undercover cops who bluffed their way through high school in the first Jump Street movie. Now they’re undercover at a local college, and drifting apart into opposite jock and bohemian art scenes on campus. Peter Stormare and Ice Cube co-star for co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie; Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs). (R) 105 minutes. CHEF Jon Favreau wrote and directed this fun feast for foodies, in which he stars as a top chef who quits his job at an L.A. restaurant over creative differences with the owner (Dustin Hoffman). He goes on the road with a food truck, selling spicy Miami-style sandwiches with his sous-chef buddy
(John Leguizamo) and his Internetsavvy 10-year-old son. Sofia Vergara is his sassy ex, and while the plot plays out exactly as you expect, the actors are engaging, the story sizzles with Latin flavor, and the food looks great; trust me, you’ll come out jonesing for a fried Cubano sandwich. (R) 115 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES This prequel to the original movie in the Ape franchise returns to a time when human survivors of a deadly virus and a growing nation of genetically evolved apes maintain a fragile truce, and explores the evil forces that drive them to war. Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Keri Russell, and Gary Oldman star for director Matt Reeves (Let Me In; Cloverfield) (PG-13) 130 minutes. DELIVER US FROM EVIL Eric Bana stars in this horror thriller based on the supposedly true story of an NYPD officer who teams up with a priest to combat a series of demonic possessions terrorizing the city. Edgar Ramirez co-stars; Scott Derrickson directs. (R) 118 minutes. EARTH TO ECHO For the generation too young to remember E.T. comes this sci-fi adventure about a trio of best buddies who discover an alien life form in their suburban neighborhood and try to help him. Teo Halm, Brian “Astro” Bradley, and Reese Hartwig star for director Dave Green. (PG) 91 minutes.
fall in love while undergoing cancer treatments. Josh Boone directs. (PG-13) 125 minutes. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 In this sequel to the hugely popular, family-friendly animated fantasy, boy-hero Hiccup has grown into a young man, and he and his buddies are perfecting the sport of dragon racing with the flying dragons recently introduced into the culture of their Viking island. But while exploring unchartered territories with his beloved pet dragon, Toothless, Hiccup discovers a secret that threatens the new peace between humans and dragons. Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, and Kristen Wiig provide voices. Dean DeBlois directs. (PG) 102 minutes. JERSEY BOYS Director Clint Eastwood makes no attempt to disguise the stage origins of his film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Why tamper with success? To his credit, he insisted on casting three of the Four Seasons in his film with alumni from various stage productions (including Tony-winner John Lloyd Young, who originated the role of Frankie Valli on Broadway). These guys can all sing like the dickens, and the movie sounds great. If there proves to be more backstory than the film can handle, still, it’s an entertaining songfest with a breakout performance by Vincent Piazza as ne’er-do-well Tommy DeVito. (R) 134 minutes. (**1/2)—Lisa Jensen.
EDGE OF TOMORROW It’s like a sci-fi Groundhog Day. When aliens invade the Earth, an untested Army Major (Tom Cruise) is sent to the front lines, and promptly killed—except he’s caught in a time loop, forced to keep experiencing the same battle over and over again. But each time he gets a little smarter about the enemy, and a little closer to turning the tide. Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Paxton, and Noah Taylor co-star for director Doug Liman. (PG-13)
MALEFICENT The “evil fairy” and designated villain from Sleeping Beauty gets to tell her side of the story in Disney’s live-action revision, starring a formidable Angelina Jolie. The narrative stumbles, as in an ugly gratuitous battle sequence. But more than just an unhappy romance, the heinous act committed against Maleficent that hardens her heart has enormous symbolic weight for female viewers. Robert Stromberg directs. (PG) 97 minutes. (***)—Lisa Jensen.
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort star in this screen adaptation of the bestselling John Green YA novel about teenagers who unexpectedly
OBVIOUS CHILD Jenny Slate stars as an aspiring stand-up comic trying to navigate real life, in all its unpredictable messiness (a lost job; an unwanted pregnancy) with the
same fearless aplomb she applies to her stage act. Gaby Hoffman and Jake Lacy co-star for writer-director Gillian Robespierre. (R) 85 minutes. SNOWPIERCER In the postapocalyptic future, the surviving members of humanity are trapped together in a giant, high-speed train endlessly circling the globe on the ultimate fast-track to nowhere. That’s the story in this first English-language film from Korean cult filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, a brooding cautionary tale of social dynamics and environmental suicide dressed in the trappings of a bloody, brawling action thriller. It’s a despairing look at the species, and the plot is not exactly airtight, but the director’s energy and humor, and some entertaining performances—notably from Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Kang-ho Song, and Tilda Swinton—make it worth the ride. (R) 126 minutes. (***)— Lisa Jensen. TAMMY Melissa McCarthy stars in this road comedy as a mildmannered store clerk who loses her job and ditches her cheating husband to hit the road with her crusty, hard-drinking grandma (Susan Sarandon). Dan Aykroyd and Mark Duplass co-star for actor-turned-director Ben Falcone. (R) 97 minutes. THIRD PERSON Paul Haggis (Crash) tells another fragmented story in three acts, a trio of meditations on love set in Paris, Rome, and New York City. Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Adrien Brody, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Maria Bello star. (R) 137 minutes. TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION The giganto-bot franchise gets a reboot with a new cast of humans to interact with the CGI stars. Mark Wahlberg plays an auto mechanic who finds a forgotten spare part that morphs into a Transformer—and it’s game-on once more for a planet-trashing showdown between Autobots and Decepticons. Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing , Kelsey Grammer, and Sophia Myles co-star for director Michael Bay. Bring your earplugs. (PG-13) 166 minutes.
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SEX TAPE Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz star in this comedy about a married couple trying to spice up their romantic life; shooting a private video of themselves trying out every position in The Joy of Sex leads to a night of hysteria as they try to prevent their video from going viral. Jake Kasdan directs. (R) 90 minutes. Starts Friday.
SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS (Encore) This raucous, awardwinning farce about modern greed and dysfunctional family dynamics from playwright Alan Ayckbourn centers around a man who inherits his father-in-law's business only to discover other family members have been plundering the profits for years. Adam Penford directs. (Not rated) 160 minutes. At the Del Mar, Thursday only (July 17), 7:30 p.m. Also Sunday (July 20), 11 a.m. Admission: $15. Seniors, students, and Santa Cruz Shakespeare subscribers: $13.
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FLAVOR FLASH Last week we went wild for a spicy dish of life-altering Szechuan green peppercorns, squash and thinly sliced pork belly, all wok’d in a dazzling sauce punctuated with dried red chiles. At O'Mei—where else? We also found the jambalaya at Roux Dat in Capitola quite tasty, laced with chicken, shrimp, and the crucial bits of Andouille sausage which add the pleasant smokiness necessary in jambalaya.
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orange cherry tomatoes. Stupendous. My favorite entrees that evening: brilliant green chitarra verde pasta piled high with rock shrimp, summer squash, leeks, and breadcrumbs in a lively saffron sauce. Another plate of white sea bass—a thick moist alabaster square with crisp skin top—arrived on a plate dotted with padron peppers, green beans, roast potatoes and a salsa verde drizzled on the plate. Pizzas, which are $15 with a glass of wine every Tuesday night, were crisp and sassy. As usual, the house bread seduced us completely.
POP-UP AT WESTSIDE FARMERS MARKET Coming up fast, on Saturday, July 19, the Westside Farmers Market will host another of those neighborfriendly pop-up breakfasts, this time featuring chef Austin Kaye of Back Porch. If, like me, you’re a Saturday morning regular of this lively meet, greet and eat scene, you know that Back Porch always grabs the senses with outrageous aromas of bacon and pulled pork, sizzling on the grill, right next to all those fresh eggs ready to pack into breakfast. Obviously, Kaye has got breakfast down—but expect
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If you’re a fan of the big, bold South African Pinotage varietal—derived from a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, then here’s some news: turns out that Loma Prieta Winery— the largest producer of Pinotage in the country— has discovered a lost stash of its 2010 Sierra Ridge Vineyard Pinotage. If you get yourselves on up to the Loma Prieta tasting room, you’ll be able to purchase some of this very wild berry-esque creation made from Amador County grapes and loaded with huge flavors of coffee, plum jam, brown sugar and leather. (Yes, leather.) This is one very big-shouldered dark red wine, weighing in at 14.9 percent alcohol. It cries out for partnering with grilled meats, spicy barbecue and intense tomato sauces. If you like it big, then this might just be your wine, and it’s a smokin’ hot deal at $25. The Loma Prieta Winery tasting room—open weekends, noon to 5 p.m.—sits way up there at 2,600 feet and also offers a stunning view of the foothills and Monterey Bay beyond. Time for a scenic drive?
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GRAB YOUR PASSPORT Passport Day comes around every three months, and the next one is Saturday, July 19. It’s the day when you can visit participating wineries belonging to the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association (SCMWA) and taste for free–providing you have a Passport, which will cost you $45, and can be purchased at any winery. Passport Day takes place four times a year on the third Saturday of January, April, July and November. Of course, you can still visit various wineries if you are not participating in Passport and simply pay the tasting fee at each winery. INFO: 685-8464, or scmwa. com or info@scmwa.com.
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GT: What’s it like working together? Nattawut Yimsamrarn: She’s great. She’s a great cook. We both grew up in families that owned restaurants. We both teamed up and we opened this Thai restaurant. It’s based on love. That’s why we have this restaurant.
How are you different than the other Thai restaurants in the area? The difference is the way that we eat. We like it a little bit more spicy—tastier than the other places.
Most Thai restaurants are sweeter than ours. We try to bring the way that we eat to the people, which is more balanced.
A lot of people have complimented you on your brown rice. What’s so special about it? We use a Thai jasmine brown rice, which is imported from Thailand. I also mix it with the wild black rice. It costs a little more, but it’s worth it.
You have several interesting soups. Tell me your favorite. The most common soup that we get the most compliments on is our coconut soup, Tom Kha Gai. We have a little bit of chili in there. It’s a little bit spicy. It’s not just plain coconut soup, like other Thai restaurants around here have. You can taste the sourness a little bit, but it’s not too sour. It’s just right. It has lemongrass and galangal root in it. Once we scoop to serve, we try not to scoop the root because we want people to enjoy the good soup, not the root. If people like it, you have to ask us so we can just put it in for them. We want them to be able to finish the bowl without the distraction of the root getting into your mouth and chewing on it.
+ RISA’S STARS BY RISA D’ANGELES A YEAR OF CREATIVE SELF-EXPRESSION Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 16-22, 2014
Wednesday, after a year in Cancer’s nourishing waters, Jupiter enters fiery Leo. Next Tuesday, the sun joins Jupiter in Leo. Leo is the sign of the three fires of life, of seeking our individuality, our gifts and talents. Life for the next year will be quite dramatic, expressive, creative and generous. Jupiter, the heart of Aquarius, is the planet of expansion and truth, distributing Ray 2 of Love and Wisdom. Thursday celebrates the opening of Disneyland, 59 years ago (July 17, 1955). With five planets— sun, moon, Mercury, Venus and Uranus—in Cancer, Disneyland feels like the enchanted, comforting, exciting and revelatory home we want to live in.
is instead a sustaining nourishment and intelligence offered to all forms of life. These in turn bring forth love used to nourish others. Saturn— taskmaster, teacher, time, dweller on the threshold hiding the angel of the presence— turns stationary direct (16 Scorpio) Sunday afternoon, after being in retrograde since March 2. Now our tests, disciplines and newly reformed structures are able to externalize.
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Home, family, land, mother, father and tending to where you live, lived or will live, are your focus. You seek reassurance in these areas of life. It’s not Mercury retrograde yet (that’s in October), but you are always asking internally what you will do and how long it will take to make decisions and bring forth more comforting living conditions. Your body needs concentrated supportive care. Swimming is good (fire in the water). And time in the Sun.
This is a time to review future wishes, hopes and dreams. Take time away from work and social networks to interact with yourself interiorly. New goals, desires and aspirations are forming, creating new values. You realize the need for goodwill in all interactions. Goodwill heals past wounds. The planets, shedding light on these issues, are re-shaping your future. Ponder upon what success means to you.
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Are you sleeping? Are ideas about travel being impressed upon your mind? There’s a great amount of organizing, restructuring and communicating needed at home. Are you feeling dislocated, disoriented, overwhelmed? What needs discussion and clearing out? Did something from the past—resources, finances, a feeling, situation, person or health issue—appear? Where is your support? Who do you love?
What’s happening to your home, family and foundations? For a long time now, perhaps you’ve felt unmoored and unanchored? There’s a sense of freedom and liberation and expansion? And then there’s a sense of disillusionment and dissolving? These are the tests and trials of Scorpio, and they are relentless. The good thing is they create a deep level of creativity to anchor in, creating a new identity. Gratitude recognizes this.
GEMINI May 22–June 20
SAGITTARIUS Nov22–Dec20
Creativity is released internally when relating to children and loved ones, when participating in the arts, playing games and even when looking in the mirror where you see a reflection of your individual and gifted self. Simultaneously, work calls you to make future plans based upon deeply held hopes, wishes, dreams and visions. Love is holding you. Can you feel it? Don’t gamble. Gather and look into more mirrors.
You long for a true adventure, a bit of travel, opportunities creating a clear and focused heart. You keep exploring your mind trying to make sense of your present world. As your mind expands in one direction other parts dissolve away. Sometimes wounds emerge. It’s like living in a diaspora of realities. Prayer is a respite that helps, offering succor and support to everyone, including the kingdoms (plant, animal, mineral, human) around you.
CANCER Jun21–Jul20
CAPRICORN Dec21–Jan20
A golden light illuminates your life, creating with you a state of contemplation, spirituality and listening for the voice of God. It’s therefore a proper time for rest and relaxation, for pondering the future by gathering all strands of the past, and by listing new aspirations and daily life agendas. Things may feel a bit disciplined. A new harmony is forming as your self-identity restructures.
Attempt a bit more intimacy with loved ones. Intimacy is always communicating together. Reading together, too. At times, it’s reading scientific materials, or reading cookbooks to plan and prepare meals together. You and your family are functioning under divine influences. Watch the stars this week. They send you messages. Their patterns of light and beauty are surprising. Have an unexpected party.
LE0 Jul21–Aug22
AQUARIUS Jan21–Feb18
Happy Birthday to all Leos. The light of the sun streams toward you this month and into your heart from the heart of the sun. All three fires of the sun illuminate you, creating many changes and a lasting ending to many parts of your past. Your gifts are many and needed by humanity. Leos have the ability to have both will and love. Sometimes they only radiate one virtue. Radiate both. On this birthday re-dedicate yourself to being the loving partner and leader.
With all communications in the coming week and months, remember to use a tone of nurturance. You could communicate a sense of uncaring, separateness, criticism and strictness others won’t understand. Emphasize instead the importance of recognizing others, praising their work. Remember to radiate kindness and conscious goodwill. Let these define you, your interactions and communications. They lead to extraordinary success.
VIRGO Aug23–Sep22 As you ponder upon finances, new ideas appear concerning how to appropriately use (and share) your money. It’s possible that a new value system emerges based on family (and world) needs. Observe changes in your thinking concerning resources, their availability, source, and how you express yourself through them. Do express yourself with equanimity, with balance and beauty. You must grow a rose garden.
PISCES Feb19–Mar20 Health needs must be focused upon along with creating new agendas—summer and autumn projects. Tend to health, joints, muscles, diet, etc., carefully for the next three months. Visualize ceaselessly in creating your new living environment—a community with others. As you work within the constant of continual change, you’ll begin to understand the Buddha’s teachings. Life each day is like a melting ice cube. Careful with loved ones. Find, pick and eat fresh berries.
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Monday, Uranus retrogrades until Dec. 20, just in time for the winter solstice. Only after Saturn’s strict teachings and training can we understand Uranus. Uranus changes the established order. Before implementing change we must reflect internally the needs around us. Retrogrades offer the needed reflective time.
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NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE BY POSTING (ORDINANCE NO. 2014-07) The City Council of the City of Santa Cruz having authorized the city clerk administrator, that the ordinance hereafter entitled and described, be published by posting copies thereof in three (3) prominent places in the City, to wit: The City of Santa Cruz Website www.cityofsantacruz.com City Hall–809 Center Street Central Branch Library–224 Church Street NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that copies of said ordinance were posted according to said order. 2ULJLQDO RQ Ă€OH ZLWK FLW\ FOHUN 6DLG RUGLQDQFH was introduced on July 8, 2014 and is entitled and described as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 2014-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AMENDING SECTION 18.45.035 OF THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADING PERMITS This ordinance will require the following additional information on site plans: “Location of construction Best Management Practices (BMP’s) as required by the City’s mandatory Storm Water BMP manual, as published by the City Works Department.â€? This revision will enhance construction contractor awareness of the City’s construction BMP requirements to protect our local waterways.
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PASSED FOR PUBLICATION on this 8th day of July, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Bryant, Terrazas, Comstock, Posner; Vice Mayor Lane; Mayor Robinson. NOES: None. ABSENT: Councilmember Mathews. DISQUALIFIED: None. APPROVED: ss/Lynn Robinson, Mayor. ATTEST: ss/Bren Lehr, City Clerk Administrator. This Ordinance is scheduled for further consideration at the Council meeting of July 22, 2014.
Commercial Space ZONED PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE! First time for sale in 40 years. Frontage on Park Ave. 6447sf lot, 1056sf building. Possible seller financing! $449,000. Thunderbird Real Estate, 831.475.8400 FULLY FUNCTIONAL DANCE STUDIO in great downtown Soquel location. Adjacent to Soquel Elementary school. 4172sf or 16,553sf parcel. $889,900. Thunderbird Real Estate, 831.475.8400
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from Monterey Bay to Big Basin State Park. $395,000. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 or visit www. donnerland.com Kings Hwy A very pretty site in a quiet little neighborhood near the Boulder Creek Golf Course. This 1.5+ acres has an approved building envelope, surveyed boundaries and septic approval. Topographical map and geotechnical reports have also been completed. Electrical power, cable TV and high speed internet await your new home. Offered at $249,000. Call Debbie at 408.395.5754 pr visit www. donnerland.com Mo’s Hideaway Close to the amenities of downtown Boulder Creek’s shops and schools, this private parcel feels secluded. Redwoods and Oaks abound throughout this 12+ acre
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3 PRIME PARCELS! 180 degree valley and mountain views. All have County approved building site.#1) 5.34 acres - $245,000; #2) 7.52 acres - $365,000; #3) 28.5 acres - $385,000. Seller to provide 1/3 interest in new well, possible financing! Thunderbird Real Estate, 831.475.8400
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1214. The following Individual is doing business as MUNDIAL CHIROPRACTIC. 513 SOQUEL AVE., SANTA
Cruz. JORGE ARIZMENDI, NOE 3141 CORTEZ & EFRAIN SERNA. 314 41 THURBER LANE APT. #1, SANTA SANTTA CRUZ CA 95065. The Fictitious Business Name referred to abovee was filed in Santa Cruz County on 5/2/2013. This business is conducted by an Individual. Signed: JORGE ARIZMENDI Thiss statement was filed fil d with i h Gail G il L. L Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 25, 2014.. July 2, 9, 16, 23.
BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE SS NAME No. STATEMENT FILE N o. 14-1129 Individual The following Individu ual is doing WINE business as SANTA CRUZ C 110655 LOVE CONNECTION. 1106 CREEK ROAD, BEN LOMOND L CA 95005 County of Santa TESFAYE. Cruz.TSEMROU TES FAYE. 11065 LOVE CREEK ROAD, 95005. BEN LOMOND CA 95 5005. This conducted business is conducte ed by a Individual TSEMROU TESFAYE. TESFAYE commenced The registrant comm enced to under transact business un der the name fictitious business na ame listed above on 6/2/2014. This statement was filed with w Gail L. Clerkk of Santa Pellerin, County Cler Cruz County, on June Junne 2, 2014. June 25 & July 2, 99,, 16.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1154 The following Individual is doing business as CENTRAL COAST DOULA SERVICES. 117 CALABASAS RD., WATSONVILLE WATSONVILLLE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. NORA SUE VERENA. 117 CALABASAS RD., WATSONVILLE WATSONVILLLE CA 95076 . This business is conducted by a Individual NORA SUE VERENA. VERENA The registrant commenced to transact businesss under the fictitious business name nam me listed above on 7/6/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 9, 2014. July 2, 9, 16, 23.
BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE SS NAME No. STATEMENT FILE N o. 14-1206 Individual The following Individu ual is doing MATTER business GREY MAT TTER VAPE SMEAGOL & WONDERING SME EAGOL COMPANY. TRADING COMPANY Y. 849 ALAMAR AVENUE, SUITE S CRUZ C #104, SANTA CRU UZ CA Santa 95060 County of San nta Cruz. J.R. RICHARDSON. 11913 AVENUE, DELAWARE AVENUE E, SANTA This CRUZ CA 95060. Th is business Individual is conducted by a Ind dividual J.R. RICHARDSON. The registrant r transact commenced to transa act business business under the fictitious bu usiness name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. A This statement was ffiled iled with Gail Clerk L. Pellerin, County C lerk of Santa Cruz County, on June Junne 19, 2014. June 25 & July 2, 99,, 16. BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE SS NAME No. STATEMENT FILE N o 14-1195. o. 14 1195 Individual The following Individu ual is doing business SEA CLIFF PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICES.. 240 #8, CENTER AVENUE #8 8, APTOS CA 95003 County of Santa Cruz. ABRAHAM OLIVA. 2240 CENTER AVENUE #8, APTOS CA 95003. conducted This business is cond ducted by a Individual ABRAHAM ABRAHA AM OLIVA. commenced enced to The registrant comm under transact business un der the name fictitious business na ame listed APPLICABLE. above is NOT APPLIC CABLE. This statement was filed with w Gail L. Clerkk of Santa Pellerin, County Cler June Cruz C u Cou County, ty, on o Jun J e 16, 6, 2014. 0 June 25 & July 2, 99,, 16 BUSINESS FICTITIOUS BUSINE SS NAME ABANDONMENT STATEMENT OF ABA ANDONMENT 2013-0000839 File No. 2013-00008 839 The as (have) following person(s) hhas abandoned the use of o the name(s): fictitious business na ame(s): LA BAKERY. MEXICANA BAKERY Y. 127 E. WATSONVILLE BEACH STREET, WA ATSONVILLE CA 95076 County of Santa
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1200.. The following Individual is doing business as INZANE POPS. 19611 MAIN ST. #225, WATSONVILLEE CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. Cruz. NICOLE FUQUA. 1961 MAIN ST. ST. #225, WATSONVILLE CA 95076. 950766. This business is conducted by a Individual NICOLE FAQUA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This Thiis statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 18, 2014. 20144. July 2, 9, 16, 23. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1214.. The following Individual is doing business as MUNDIAL CHIROPRACTIC. 513 SOQUEL AVE., AVE SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. DANIEL AGUILERA. 2030 CHANTICLEER R AVE., SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual DANIEL AGUILERA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This Thiis statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 20, 2014. 20144. July 2, 9, 16, 23. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 140860. The following Individual is doing business as AMARIE MYTHERION LIGHTWORK. 10855 SUMMIT ROAD, WATSONVILLE, WATSONVILLEE, CA 95076 County of Santa Cruz. JESSICA DARNELL. 1085 SUMMIT ROAD, WATSONVILLE, WATSONVILLEE, CA 95076. This business is conducted by a Individual JESSICA DARNELL. The registrant commenced to transact transacct
business under the fictitious business name listed above on 1/1/2012. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on April 22, 2014. July 2, 9, 16, 23. CHANGE OF NAME IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ. PETITION OF NICOLE FUQUA CHANGE OF NAME CASE NO. CV179442. THE COURT FINDS that the petitioner NICOLE FUQUA has filed a Petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for an order changing Applicant’s name from Nicole Christine Fuqua to: Kalisa Wildflower Colton. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause if any, cause, any why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause
why th the he petition should not be granted. grante ed. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition peetition without a hearing. NOTICE NOTIC CE OF HEARING August 5, 2014 at a 8:30am, in Department located 5 loca ated at Superior Court of California, Califo ornia, 701 Ocean Street, Room. Room m. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 95060 0. A copy off this hi order d to show cause c must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper General of Gen neral Circulation printed in Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weekss prior to the date set for hearing hearin ng on the petition. Dated: June 18, 2014. John S Salazar, Judgee of the Superior Court. July 2, 9, 16, 1 23. FICTITIOUS FICTIT TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATE EMENT FILE No. 141192 The T following General Partnership Partne ership is doing business as CONFLUENCE RESTORATION. CONFL LUENCE RESTORATION CIRCLE, SANTA 1129 WALK W CRUZ CA 95060 County of Santa Cruz. DOUGLAS SOMMERVILLE & RYAN RYA AN YARBROUGH. 1129 WALK K CIRCLE, SANTA CRUZ 95060. CA 95 5060. This business conducted is cond ducted by a General Partnership Partne ership Signed: RYAN YARBROUGH. YARB ROUGH. The registrant
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FICTITIOUS FICTITIO OUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATEM MENT FILE No. 14-1147. following The follo owing Individual is doing businesss LUX & JASPER. 2697 LAFAYETTE LAFAYET TTE ST., SOQUEL CA 95073 County of Santa Cruz. LAURA JANE ONETO. 2697 LAFAYETTE ST., SOQUEL CA 95073. This business is conducted by a Individual LAURA JANE ONETO. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 6, 2014, June 18, 25 & July 2, 9. 16.
CRUZ CA 95062 County Couunty of Santa AGUILERA. Cruz. DANIEL AGUIL LERA. 200 CHANTICLEER AVE., AVE., SANTA This is business is CRUZ CA 95062. Th Individual conducted by a Indiv idual DANIEL registrant AGUILERA. The regis strant commenced to transact transaact business business under the fictitious bu usiness name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. A Thi statement was ffiled This il d with iled i h Gail G il Clerk L. Pellerin, County C lerk of Santa Cruz County, on June Junne 20, 2014. June 25 & July 2, 99,, 16.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS BUSINES SS NAME No. STATEMENT FILE N o. 14-1235. 14 1235 Corporation The following Corpor ration is doing business as MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN OF LOVE PRODUCTIONS, PRODUCTIONS, INC. 2574 PINE FLAT ROAD, ROAD, SANTA County CRUZ CA 95060 Cou unty of Santa OFF LOVE Cruz. MOUNTAIN O PRODUCTIONS INC., INC., 2574 PINE FLAT ROAD, SANTA A CRUZ CA 2263879. 95060 . Al# 2263879 9. This conducted business is conducte ed by a Corporation Signed: MARGARET registrant HORTON. The registr rant commenced to transact transaact business under the fictitious business buusiness name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. A This statement was ffiled iled with Gail Clerk L. Pellerin, County C lerk of Santa June Cruz County, on Jun ne 23, 2014. July 2, 9, 16, 23. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS BUSINES SS NAME No. STATEMENT FILE N o. 14-1238. General The following Genera al Partnership is doing business as WAGON WORKSHOP.. 12660 WHEEL WORKSHOP LOMPICO ROAD, FELTON FELTON CA Santa 95018 County of Sa anta Cruz. PETER EVAN COSSABOOM COSSA ABOOM NIKFARJAM. & TINA NIKFARJAM M. 12660 LOMPICO ROAD, FELTON FELTON
CA 95018. This business is conducted by a General Partnership Signed: PETER commenced EVAN. The registrant commence ed to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 6/12/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa 2014.. C C Cruz County, on June 24, 2014 July 9, 16, 23, 30.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 14-1285.. STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1285 The following Individual is doing SPRINGS business as REDWOOD SPRING GS FARM & GARDEN. 75 QUAIL WAY, WATSONVILLE CA 950755 County of Santa Cruz. JEDIDIAH H G. BUCKLEY. 75 QUAIL WAY, WATSONVILLE CA 95075. This business is conducted by a BUCKLEY. Individual JEDIDIAH G. BUCKLE EY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. Thiss statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 30, 2014.. July 9, 16, 23, 30. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 14-1269.. STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1269 The following Individual is doing business INTUITIVE MASSAGE THERAPY. 824 KING STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 Countyy of Santa Cruz. DAWN GREY. 824 KING STREET, SANTA
CRUZ CA 95060. This business is conducted by a Individual DAWN GREY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above on 6/27/2014. This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on June 27, 2014. 16, 23 23, 30 30. J l 99, 16 July
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1316 The following Individual is doing business ACADEMY SURF LESSONS. 1140 BRANCIFORTE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. ANDERS ANLEUCOCHRAN. 1140 BRANCIFORTE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is conducted by a Individual ANDERS ANLEUCOCHRAN. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. APPLICABLE This statement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 3, 2014. July 16, 23, 30 & August 6. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE No. 14-1317 The following Individual is doing business SURFING FOR CHANGE. 570 36TH AVEENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. KYLE THIERMANN. 570 36TH AVEENUE, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business is
conduucted by a Individual KYLE conducted THIERMANN.. THIER RMANN.. The registrant commenced comm menced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This sstatement was filed with Gail L. Pellerin, Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa on July 3, 2014. Cruz County, C July 16, 1 23, 30 & August 6. FICTITIOUS FICTIT TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STATE EMENT FILE No. 14-1365 following The fo ollowing Individual is doing business busine ess SEAFOAM FILMS. 407 36TH AVE., UNIT B, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062 County of Santa Cruz. SHANNON CECIL. 407 36TH AVE., UNIT B, SANTA CRUZ CA 95062. This business conducted is con ducted by a Individual SHANNON SHAN NNON CECIL. The registrant commenced comm menced to transact business under the fictitious business name listed above is NOT APPLICABLE. This statement s was filed with Gail Pellerin, L Pel L. lerin County Clerk of Santa lerin, on July 3, 2014. Cruz County, C July 16, 1 23, 30 & August 6.
FICTITIOUS FICTIT TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT STAT TEMENT FILE No. 14-1312 The following foollowing Married Couple doing is doin ng business as SANTA CRUZ Z SHIELDING COMPANY. 2210 SEQUOIA S DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ Z CA 95065 County of Santa Cruz. DEVIN WEHRMAN & LEIGH LEIGH ANNE WEHRMAN. .2210 SEQUOIA DRIVE, SANTA CRUZ Z CA 95065. This business conducted is con nducted by a Married Couple Signed: Signed d: DEVIN WEHRMAN. The registrant registrant commenced to transact business busineess under the fictitious business busineess name listed above on 7/3/2014. 7/3/20014. This statement was filed with w Gail L. Pellerin, County Clerk of Santa Cruz County, on July 3, 3 2014. July 16, 23, 30 & August Augusst 6.
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OF BOTEHVEDYAH BOTEHVEDYAH BOT LEVI CHANGE YISRAEL. CHANG GE OF NAME CV179543. CASE NO. CV1795 543. THE that COURT FINDS tha at the petitioner BOTEHVEDYAH BOT B LEVI YISRAEL has filedd a Petition Name for Change of Nam me with the clerk of this court for f an order Applicant’s changing Applican nt’s name from Botehvedyah bott Levi Bot Yisrael to: Amayah Amayaah Levi Carey. THE COURT ORDERS ORD DERS that all persons interestedd in this matter appear before thiss court at the hearing indicated below b to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name sshould hould not be person granted. Any perso on objecting changes to the name chang ges described above must file a written w objection reasons that includes the re easons for the objection at least two t court days before the matter is i scheduled to must be heard and mus st appear at the cause hearing to show ca ause why the petition should nott be granted. granted objection If no written object tion is timely filed, the court mayy grant the petition without a hearing. h NOTICE OF HEARING August August 20, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department Deppartment 4 located at Superior Superiior Court of California, 701 Ocean Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santaa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this t order to show cause must be published in the Good Timess , a newspaper Circulation of General Circula ation printed in Santa Cruz County, Countyy, California, four once a week for fo our successive weeks prior to the date set for hearingg on the pet ppetition. tition. Dated: July 3, 2014. John John S Salazar, Judge of the Supe Superior erior Court. 6. July16, 23, 30 & August A
the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING August 8, 2014 at 8:30am, in Department 4 located at Superior Court of California, 701 Ocean Street, Room. 110. Santa Cruz, CA 95060. A copy of this order to show cause must be published in the Good Times , a newspaper off General G l Circulation Ci l i printed i d in i Santa Cruz County, California, once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition. Dated: July 8, 2014. John S Salazar, Judge of the Superior Court. July16, 23, 30 & August 6.
with the clerk of this court for an a name order changing Applicant’s na ame from Jessica Marie Beckettt to: Jessica Beckett Parr. THE COURT ORDERS that all a matter persons interested in this matt ter appear before this court at thee show hearing indicated below to sho ow cause, if any, why the petition for change h off name should h ld not bbee granted. Any person objectingg described to the name changes describe ed objection above must file a written objec ction that includes the reasons for the t days objection at least two court da ays before the matter is scheduledd to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not bee granted. If no written objectionn is grant nt timely filed, the court may gra
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