The City of Capitola is hosting a concert to raise money for those impacted by the series of storms that ravaged the county in January.
The “Beyond the Flood” benefit concert will feature Jive Machine, the Alex Lucero Band and Joint Chiefs with Tony Lindsay. The concert is free, but proceeds from beer sales and T-shirts will go to Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, an organization that has already issued $510,000 in disaster grants.
The January storms caused millions of dollars of damage to the Esplanade. Capitola Mayor Margaux Keiser has estimated the damage to the Village at $2.6 million, with repairs to the Capitola Wharf clocking in at roughly $9 million.
The stunning damage to the village, in which the Wharf was cleaved in half and beach logs were slammed into Zeldas on the Beach and Tacos Morenos, prompted visits from President Joe Biden, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis.
Capitola Police Chief Andrew Dally said the idea for the concert came after a community beach cleanup that helped clear the beaches of the wreckage from the storms.
“There was just a lot of talk about what’s the next thing we can do,” he said. “It was really apparent that a lot of people in the community really wanted to step up and help with this.”
The public is encouraged to find alternatives to driving to get to the event, since parking is limited. A bicycle lot will be available.
Important Information:
What: “Beyond the Flood” concert
When: 12-6pm, Saturday
Where: at the Esplanade Park bandstand in Capitola
Schedule: Jive Machine – 12-1:30pm, Alex Lucero Band – 2-3:30pm, Joint Chiefs with Tony Lindsay – 4-6pm
Thank you soo much for hosting this event??There are so many of us who live in the village, are grateful for the help to the business owners, and do want to help with beach clean-up and support all of our wonderful musicians! This is a fabulous way to get out & spread the joy of recovery from the storms! We look forward to promoting this event & will be ‘dancing in the streets ‘all the way to the bandstand! Great Saturday workout??????????