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Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Bookshop Santa Cruz: The Latino Century
Bookshop Santa Cruz: The Latino Century
Head to the Bookshop to meet Mike Madrid, veteran political consultant and cofounder of The Lincoln Project, for a reading and signing of his new book The Latino Century: How America’s Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy, an insightful investigation of how and why the two major political parties have failed to appeal to the Latino vote—the second largest ethnic voting group in the country—and the impact it will have on American democracy and politics for decades to come.
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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Live Poetry Reading by C.S. Giscombe and Nancy Miller Gomez
Bookshop Santa Cruz: Live Poetry Reading by C.S. Giscombe and Nancy Miller Gomez
Enjoy an evening of live poetry readings from UC Berkley’s C.S. Giscombe and Santa Cruz’s own Nancy Miller Gomez. Of course, you will also have the chance to purchase their published works, but the reading event is free!
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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Reading and Signing of a Novel Set Here in Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz: Reading and Signing of a Novel Set Here in Santa Cruz
Olivia Gatwood will be at Bookshop Santa Cruz for a reading and signing of Whoever You Are, Honey, her darkly brilliant debut novel, set right here in Santa Cruz, which explores how women shape themselves beneath the gaze of love, friendship, and the algorithm.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
Fruition Brewing: Drag Bingo
Fruition Brewing: Drag Bingo
Head to Fruition Brewing for some Drag Bingo with TRASHY! and a surprise guest! Come early to swoop a table! It’s going to be another packed house. Win drink tokens!! Free to play… bring a dry erase marker if you’ve got one, and cash to tip your hosts & performers!
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Endless Summer
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Endless Summer
Every Friday night on the beach in front of the Colonnade, bring your family and your blanket or low-back chair to experience the ultimate movie night! Watch your favorite movies while munching on mouthwatering Boardwalk treats, from kettle corn and saltwater taffy to corn dogs and turkey legs. Seating has first come, first served and each movie will have a 15-minute intermission. Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Endless Summer all day on July 12 at the boardwalk! Special Endless Summer 6th Anniversary merchandise will be for sale at The Walk on the Colonnade. From noon to 3pm enjoy a free concert from the surf band, The Shockwaves From 7pm to 8:30pm enjoy meet and greets from Endless Supper II’s Robert “Wingnut” Weaver, big wave surfer Jeff Clark, and Jimbo Phillips at The Walk on the Colonnade 9pm the movie starts!
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Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Live Earth Farm: U-Pick Strawberries
Spots are limited for 2 hours at 10am, and 12:30 on Saturdays & Sundays. Dates are subject to change without notice. Discounts apply to produce the more you pick! Bring buckets, boxes, or other containers to harvest into, or purchase containers from them for a small fee. Make sure to dress accordingly – layers, hats, sunblock. Load up the kids, pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it!
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Land of Medicine Buddha: Sound Journey
Land of Medicine Buddha: Sound Journey
Sound healing is a sacred and powerful meditative practice. Kalden Kho draws on his traditional Tibetan background, using chanting and a variety of musical instruments, to help you regain your ideal vibration, leading to a more balanced state – physically, mentally, and emotionally. In person only. Everyone is welcome to join. Please feel free to bring along your yoga mat and blanket or pad to relax on.
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Basket Weaving Workshop
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Basket Weaving Workshop
During this program, you will be introduced to a craft used by indigenous peoples around the world: coiled basketry. CA basketry is some of the most ornate in the world, and this opportunity will pique your interest in learning more about, and supporting traditional arts. This 2-hour workshop will teach you how to weave your very own basket out of local Ponderosa Pine needles! Not recommended for children under the age of 12. All materials are supplied, and no previous experience is necessary.
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
Annieglass: Random Words of Kindness Hand Lettering
Annieglass: Random Words of Kindness Hand Lettering
You’ve heard of random Acts of Kindness, but in this workshop you’ll be focusing on random Words of Kindness. If you love learning new hand lettered alphabets, this is the workshop for you! Join Santa Cruz Artist, Ruth Korch, for this 3-hour Letter Play workshop where you will learn seven unique lettering styles to use in your journaling, card making, or gift-giving! You’ll be guided step-by-step in creating a 9 x 12 piece of WORD ART incorporating words, quotes and phrases about KINDNESS. Feel free to bring any of your favorite Kindness quotes as well! Supplies Provided: Bristol Board Paper (9 x 12) Watercolor paints & Watercolor pencils Palette Various sized brushes to use Inks & various sized waterproof pens Fun gold & sparkly supplies to accent your art Booklet filled with various alphabet designs & templates to take home Best of all, you’ll leave with a finished piece of art ready to frame! Wine or sparkling beverages are provided. Take 15% off in our retail store for first-quality Annieglass products. *You must cancel 48 hours before the event to receive a full refund if you are unable to attend.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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UCSC: Women Who Made Early Disneyland Celebration
UCSC: Women Who Made Early Disneyland Celebration
Head to the McHenry Library at UC Santa Cruz for a celebration of the new book, “The Women Who Made Early Disneyland”. Coauthors Kelsey Knox and Cindy Mediavilla will read excerpts and demonstrate women workers’ critical role in the development of the Disneyland project. Seeking to reclaim women’s place in the early history of Disneyland, The Women Who Made Early Disneyland highlights the female Disney employees and contract workers who helped make the park one of the most popular U.S. destinations during its first ten years.
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Bookshop Santa Cruz: Lives Changed by Trees
Bookshop Santa Cruz: Lives Changed by Trees
While you are visiting here in Santa Cruz County, you will have many opportunities to be changed by awe inspiring trees. To prepare for your transformation, you may want to head to Bookshop Santa Cruz to see New York Times bestselling author Amy Stewart (The Drunken Botanist) for a discussion and signing of her new book The Tree Collectors, a collection of fifty vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees. “These mesmerizing trees, and the inspiring people they’ve transformed, will alter your perspective and give you hope.” —Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
Annieglass: Flower Plate Workshop with Annie
Annieglass: Flower Plate Workshop with Annie
Don’t miss this chance to craft with award-winning artist & our founder Annie Morhauser to make this whimsical 7” square glass plate using stencils, powdered glass color, and 24k gold for the flower center. In 90 minutes, you will decorate and load into the cold kiln your very own flower plate. You can pick it up or arrange for us to ship it to you once it’s been fired the following week. Be the first to work in this new workshop directly with the 2022 Artist of the Year. She will guide you with stencils and humor, provide you with all supplies, encouragement, and snacks, and a beverage of your choice!
Annieglass: Wildflowers Watercolor and Ink Workshop
Annieglass: Wildflowers Watercolor and Ink Workshop
Just in time for some summer creative fun . Enjoy one of the most popular workshops at Annieglass with local artist, Heidi Michelle. The class starts with basic watercolor techniques to warm up, then moves into a demo, followed by a step-by-step process of painting florals with watercolors and adding ink. Items provided: good quality paper (10”x 14”) a board and tape a brush palette paint Best of all, you leave with a beautiful finished painting. Wine or sparkling beverages are provided. Take 15% off in our retail store for first-quality Annieglass products. *You must cancel 48 hours before the event to receive a full refund if you are unable to attend.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Advice from a Redwood Hike and Craft
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Advice from a Redwood Hike and Craft
Experience the beauty of the Santa Cruz Mountains with a unique blend of nature and creativity. Enjoy a walk among the redwoods coupled with an engaging art activity. You’ll explore the Redwood Loop at a leisurely pace, drawing inspiration from these ancient trees and learning about their lessons on healing, community, and resilience. After the walk, you’ll have the opportunity to express your newfound inspiration through monotype printmaking. This accessible art form allows everyone, regardless of prior experience, to create one-of-a-kind prints to keep or share. Even if you don’t consider yourself an artist, you are encouraged to participate – art, like nature, is for everyone. Your walk will cover no more than a mile on the mostly flat, unpaved Redwood Loop. For the art-making session, you’ll use picnic tables where you can comfortably sit or stand while you work. Meet at the Visitor Center in the main parking lot at Big Basin. Detailed directions and additional information will be provided via email to those who register – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Enjoy this enriching and creative outdoor experience!
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
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Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi
The free, inner-harbor water taxi operates between 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM, on summer weekends and holidays. In addition to weekend service, the water taxi will operate on Thursday evenings during the Crow’s Nest beach barbecues from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Passengers may be picked up and dropped off at the following locations: X1 Gate (northeast harbor) AA Dock (southwest harbor) Launch Ramp (southeast harbor) Please visit the Port District’s website to view the map for all water taxi pick-up and drop-off locations in the harbor. Visitor parking is available for water taxi passengers in the north harbor near X Dock.
Annieglass: Flower Plate Workshop with Annie
Annieglass: Flower Plate Workshop with Annie
Don’t miss this chance to craft with award-winning artist & our founder Annie Morhauser to make this whimsical 7” square glass plate using stencils, powdered glass color, and 24k gold for the flower center. In 90 minutes, you will decorate and load into the cold kiln your very own flower plate. You can pick it up or arrange for us to ship it to you once it’s been fired the following week. Be the first to work in this new workshop directly with the 2022 Artist of the Year. She will guide you with stencils and humor, provide you with all supplies, encouragement, and snacks, and a beverage of your choice!
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