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Stephen Kessler Named Artist of the Year

Santa Cruz County Arts Commission selects longtime local writer

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Scholarship Honors Memory of Plane Crash Victim

The Stuart Camenson Memorial Endowed Scholarship supports students in Cabrillo College’s Visual and Performing Arts department

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Andrea Hart Selected as Cabrillo Stage’s New Artistic Director

Jon Nordgren retires after 17 years with the nonprofit musical theater company

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El Sistema awarded $50,000 by the Lewis Prize for Music

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—El Sistema Santa Cruz/Pajaro Valley has been awarded $50,000 by the Lewis Prize for Music, which will help further the nonprofit’s work in bringing music education to local students. El Sistema was named one of 10 finalists for …

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New Horror Movie Has Santa Cruz Connection

The Geare Brothers’ screenwriting debut ‘The Retaliators’ was inspired by their sister’s brutal assault

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Hooray For Hollywood: All About California’s Most Glamorous Industry

From its early days of hard-charging, Jewish immigrant moguls to today's domination by megacorporations, here's how Hollywood continues to hold its place as one of California's most important industries.

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Cabrillo Stage appoints new artistic director

APTOS—Local professional musical theater company Cabrillo Stage has appointed Andrea L. Hart as its new artistic director. Cabrillo Stage is a nonprofit musical theater company that presents full scale Broadway musicals every summer at Cabrillo College in Aptos. The company …

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Felton SantaCon Celebrates a Decade of Absurdity

Jolly Annual Flash Mob Kicks off the Season with a *Hic!* By Julie Horner Brigit Zent has always been someone who dresses up. “My dad was a reenactor. He did mountain man reenactments and then Civil War.” A member of …

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Trailblazing Comedian Karin Babbitt Returns

Ben Lomond funnywoman talks about coming back to comedy after hitting the glass ceiling

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Watercolor Artist Terry Haugen

Boulder Creek watercolor artist Terry Haugen has created a series of paintings of the historic buildings lining Central Avenue in downtown Boulder Creek; she has completed 14 paintings so far. The exhibit, "A Moment in Time on Hwy 9" is …

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Call to artists for Soquel Parkway project

SOQUEL—The County of Santa Cruz is searching for an artist to create a new public art piece for the Heart of Soquel multi-use parkway. Jason Hoppin, Communications Manager of the County of Santa Cruz, said the Heart of Soquel Plaza …

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Salinas’ Mystery Lights Close in On Stardom

Skyrocketing record sales, packing venues throughout New York City, a major record deal—the infectious garage rockers are just getting started

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Frans Lanting’s ‘Bay of Life’ Project Showcases Local Ecosystem

Lanting and partner Chris Eckstrom turn their sights on showcasing the Monterey Bay in photographs and stories

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Could Mastodon Become the New Twitter?

Following Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, droves are fleeing the social network and joining Mastodon, an open-source federated service in the 'Fediverse.'

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Deep Roots Fest Reimagines Global Dance

The Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center’s Deep Roots Dance Fest showcases talented contemporary dancers from around the world

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Here There be Monsters: The Al Astrella Monster Movie Memorabilia Collection

By Julie Horner Albert Astrella started out as a kid who liked to draw pictures of cemeteries. “My mom didn’t know what to make of me,” he said. Astrella started collecting monster movie memorabilia as a pre-teen in the early …

Artist raises $1,000 for Ukrainian children through Open Studios

APTOS—Local artist and Pajaro Valley Arts exhibit coordinator Hedwig Heerschop recently raised $1,000 during the Open Studios Art Tour for children in Ukraine. Heerschop, a fine art photographer and printmaker, raffled off one of her photograph etchings, depicting a blue …

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Big Basin Inspires Historical Reenactment

A theatrical performance based on Traci Bliss’ book, ‘Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park’

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Rockin’ at the Vet

Veterans Hall Gets a New Event Coordinator By Michele Murphy Joel Haston is a Santa Cruz local who has spent the past 18 years traveling around the state of California promoting concerts and growing his business, “PinUp Productions.” During the …

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Open Studios Attracts Thousands of Arts Lovers

The annual three-week showcase features nearly 300 Santa Cruz artists who work in all mediums

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