San Benito County Bulletin Board

San Benito County Arts Council Awards 2024 Arts Express Grants

CALL FOR ART: In Full Bloom

Winter Pick-Up Dinner Fundraiser

NEW Autumn Latin Night Dance Party

2025 ARTIST ROUNDTABLES

2024 Small Works Art Show & Raffle OPENING CELEBRATION

First Friday at Cruzio Featuring Liminal Space!

Liminal Space Art Collective is a group of Santa Cruz artists building bridges and dreaming of the future through interactive and immersive art. After covid surges had atomized the already fractur...

Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo

Earlier this year, the state of California awarded Cruzio $5.65 million to improve internet infrastructure in our region. Using state-of-the-art technology, the funded project will bring high-spee...

2024 Fall Festivals in Gilroy

Get away to Gilroy, CA for some fall family fun! In September and October, you can experience a trio of festivals celebrating community and culture in the “Garlic Capital of [...]

7th Annual Cardboard Challenge takes place Sept. 30th-Oct. 5th

Time to get CREATIVE! Launching our 2024-2025 Artists in the Schools Program

Black-footed Cats

black-footed cats can be found in parts of southern and central southern Africa despite it's adorable size and general appearance, it is believed to be the world’s deadliest cat hey achieve the hi...

Apply for Arts Funding! Arts Express Grant Program opens August 30th

Show your Art in our FALL EXHIBITION

The Many Roads to Gilroy A Historical Journey through Gilroy’s Past

With beautiful rolling hills and verdant valleys, redwoods and oak trees, streams and hot springs, and proximity to both mountains and the Pacific Ocean, Gilroy has been an essential crossroads [...]

Hidden Fortress Opens Cafe at Cruzioworks

Hidden Fortress Coffee, known by many as the coffee vendor at Santa Cruz Community Farmers Markets since 2013, has just opened their first downtown Santa Cruz location. The new spot is inside the ...

Cruzio Got a Grant. What That Means for You

For over a decade, Cruzio has been building new infrastructure to get badly-needed, reliable high-speed internet to rural, low income, and just plain forgotten parts of our coastal (and mountainou...

Cruzio Rides the Giant Dipper (and More)

At the end of June Cruzio took a well-deserved break and visited the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. It was a beautiful day, sunny but not hot (we're on the California Coast, after all) and there were a lot...

Cruzio Rides the Big Dipper (and More)

At the end of June Cruzio took a well-deserved break and visited the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. It was a beautiful day, sunny but not hot (we're on the California Coast, after all) and there were a lot...

Federal Internet Subsidies are Gone — But We’re Still Helping

Cruzio's goal is to get reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in our community, regardless of geography or income — but we're very aware of two main barriers to internet access. The first is i...

See the CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Art Exhibition

SCLU Takes the Win at the Memorial Day Surf Contest

The Santa Cruz Longboard Union (SCLU) takes the victory at the 38th Annual Memorial Day Club Invitational, held at Steamer Lane over Memorial Day weekend! The Union’s Nohemi Kawasaki triumphed in ...

Attend our ART OF EATING 2024

Equal Access in Watsonville, CA

May is Affordable Housing Month! Tabasa Gardens On May 3, 2024, Eden Housing Introduced Tabasa Gardens: Where Community, Sustainability, and Connectivity Thrive! Nestled along Freedom Boulevard, j...

Tempo Kitchen & Bar: The Pulse of Downtown Gilroy

If you’re looking for a great time in Gilroy, you definitely need to check out Tempo Kitchen & Bar. With outstanding food and unique cocktails plus live music and other [...]

Golfing in Gilroy: Something for Everyone

From undulating greens to wide open fairways, Gilroy’s picturesque golf courses promise memorable rounds for both beginners and experienced players. Golfers have three courses to choose from in th...

Attend a GRANT WEBINAR

See the Life Skills ART SHOW

Apply to Participate in our CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ Exhibition

Dance at a LATIN NIGHT DANCE PARTY

Sign up for SUMMER ART CAMP

Local ARTS EVENTS in April

April is ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY Month!

Lights, Camera, Action: Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Returns April 10-17

Gilroy is rolling out the red carpet on April 10, welcoming hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their films at the 18th Annual Poppy Jasper International [...]

Lights, Camera, Action: Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Returns April 10-17

Gilroy is rolling out the red carpet on April 10, welcoming hundreds of independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their films at the 18th Annual Poppy Jasper International [...]

Celebrate with us at the OPEN STUDIOS NIGHT MARKET

Experience OPEN STUDIOS 2024

The Neon Exchange: Not Your Average Meeting & Event Space

The Neon Exchange in Gilroy is one of the most unique meeting spaces in the Santa Clara Valley. If your employees are tired of typical presentations with hours spent staring [...]

Congratulations

To Hollister High student Megan Current for winning ‘Poetry Out Loud’ contest .
She advances to the statewide competition in Sacramento on March 16.

New Business

Watsonville Public House soft opens at 625 Main Street, featuring an outdoor beer garden, interior bike racks, ample seating, local food collaborations with the likes of neighboring Tamal Factory, and dog-friendly principles.