Santa Cruz County Local News: Art, Culture & Media


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Image caption: Like ripples in a pond, the hip impulse moved through Santa Cruz and beyond, and continues across generations.
How Did Santa Cruz Get So Hip?

Looking back at the Sixties and Seventies in Santa Cruz

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

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07/15/2024
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Charles Pasternak took on the role of Artistic Director for Shakespeare Santa Cruz in 2023. Before that he served as Artistic Director of The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Company in Los Angeles for over fifteen years.

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07/11/2024
Public comment is being solicited on mural designs for the Ramsay Park Nature Center in Watsonville.

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07/09/2024
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Generous couple help fund Santa Cruz Symphony’s future.

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07/06/2024
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Mom(s), a short film written by and starring Pacific Collegiate School student Abby Nuccio, 13, debuted at the Emerging FIlmmaker Showcase at Cannes Film Festival in France and was nominated for the 2024 Emerging Filmmaker Showcase LGBTQ+ Films award at the American Pavilion during the Festival.

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07/04/2024
Originally held in 1961 to celebrate the defeat of a planned cement plant in Aptos, the parade was moved to July 4 and this year featured a marching band, politicians and sports teams and ... Darth Vader?

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07/02/2024
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The City of Watsonville, Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW), and Community Arts & Empowerment are teaming up to design and install a new mosaic mural for the entrance wall of the new Nature Center scheduled to open in Ramsay Park in late 2025.

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06/13/2024
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Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti has created two mosaic medallions for the City of Watsonville, which were installed recently at Memorial Park, located at the confluence of Freedom Boulevard and Main Street.

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06/06/2024
Season 11 will be the biggest yet, with two plays by William Shakespeare and two by other authors.

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05/28/2024
Watsonville is seeking proposals from qualified consultants by June 14 as it begins drafting its first Public Art Master Plan.

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05/21/2024
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In addition to its productive agricultural fields, Watsonville is also fertile ground for public art, from the murals of historic produce labels to the annual outdoor sculpture exhibits at Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens.

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05/20/2024
The board of the Museum of Art and History is beginning the search for a new executive director as current director Robb Woulfe announced his departure.

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05/17/2024
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Dozens of people gathered in downtown Watsonville Friday afternoon to celebrate the completion of a new large outdoor mural at Community Bridges at the corner of Main Street and West Lake Avenue.

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05/17/2024
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Work continues on the installation of large tile panels in the eighth phase of the ongoing mosaic mural project, titled Watsonville Brilliante, which has covered much of the parking structure at the corner of Second and Rodriguez streets.

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05/14/2024
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Country and western classic tunes rocked the theater on opening night of Always … Patsy Cline.

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05/10/2024
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Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) Board of Directors has chosen Miriam Anton as their new Executive Director.

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05/07/2024
While it might be reopening in August, Capitola is still in the process of developing a long-term vision for the iconic wharf.

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05/06/2024
Lookout Santa Cruz has won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting for their coverage of the January 2023 floods.

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05/04/2024
More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.

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05/02/2024
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Filmmaker Gloria Morán discusses her film, Unique Ladies about an all-female lowrider club in San Diego. Her screening is part of a five-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in Watsonville of lowrider culture.

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04/26/2024
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The City of Watsonville has sent out a call to local artists to help create a mural for the new nature center coming to Ramsay Park.

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