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Photograph by George Sakkestad Lights, Camera, History: Helen Garvy's 'Rebels With a Cause,' a documentary about the SDS, was top pick for local film production. Best Arts THE MORE MOVIES CHANGE, the more they stay the same. Last year's runaway (Run Away! Run Away! as Monty Python used to advise) winner for Worst Movie of 1999 was The Blair Witch Project. This year's top pick for bottom of the barrel is ... Blair Witch 2. Indeed, what a dreadful year it was at the cinema: Battlefield Earth provided the last nail in the coffin of John Travolta's comeback; Mission to Mars sucked worse than the vacuum of deep space; one reader stills bears a big enough grudge against Eyes Wide Shut to submit a vote for it in 2001. On the plus side, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon outleapt the competition for best film. Locally, we fared better, with Helen Garvy's marvelous documentary about the SDS radicals of the '60s, Rebels With a Cause. Readers also gave a heartfelt nod to Mountain Community Theater, which has persevered and grown over the years with productions full of heart and high spirits. It also seems that every voter has a favorite artist, so we declared a great big tie at the top and listed as many worthy winners as we had room for. Best Art Gallery GOLD Many Hands 1510 Pacific Ave., SC 429.8696 SILVER Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center 705 Front St., SC 429.1964 BRONZE Santa Cruz Art League Inc. 526 Broadway, SC 426.5787 Best Artist (visual; local) GOLD (Multiple Tie) Tom Canon Marie Gabrielle Annie Allen Michelle Armitage Mott Jordan Best Author (published; local) GOLD Adrienne Rich SILVER Asher Brauner BRONZE James D. Houston Best Cartoonist GOLD Stephen DeCinzo SILVER Tim Eagan BRONZE Clay Butler Best Festival or Community Celebration GOLD First Night SILVER Capitola Art & Wine Festival BRONZE Santa Cruz Art & Wine Movie: Best of 2000 GOLD Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon SILVER Traffic BRONZE Gladiator Movie: Worst of 2000 GOLD Blair Witch 2 SILVER Dude, Where's My Car? BRONZE Battlefield Earth Movie: Best Local production of 2000 Gold Rebels With a Cause by Helen Garvy SILVER Santa Cruz Shorts BRONZE Peter Pan at Cabrillo Best Movie Popcorn GOLD Nickelodeon Theatre 210 Lincoln St., SC 426.7500 SILVER Santa Cruz 9 Theatres 1405 Pacific Ave., SC 460.2599 BRONZE Skyview Drive-In 2260 Soquel Dr., SC 475.3405 Best Movie Theater GOLD Nickelodeon Theatre 210 Lincoln St., SC 426.7500 SILVER Santa Cruz 9 Theatres 1405 Pacific Ave., SC 457.3500 BRONZE Riverfront Stadium Twin 155 S. River St., SC 460.2599 Best Mural or Public Art GOLD Pearl Alley Bistro & Wine Bar 110 Pearl Alley, SC 429.8070 SILVER La Esperanza Market 1204 Mission St., SC 429.1214 BRONZE West Cliff Drive Surfer Statue Best Museum GOLD Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center 705 Front St., SC 429.1964 SILVER Santa Cruz City Museum of Natural History 1305 E. Cliff Dr., SC 420.6115 BRONZE Surfing Museum Lighthouse Point, SC 420.6289 Best Radio Program GOLD Ralph Anybody (weekdays, 7pm-midnight, KPIG-FM, 107.5) SILVER Mark and Brian (weekdays, 6-10am, CD-93) BRONZE Bushwackers (Fridays, 6-9am, KZSC-FM, 88.1) Best Radio Station: AM GOLD KSCO-1080 SILVER KGO-810 BRONZE KNBR-680 Best Radio Station: FM GOLD KPIG-107.5 SILVER KUSP-88.9 BRONZE KZSC-88.1 Best Street Performer GOLD The Real Jimmies SILVER The Dancing Man BRONZE The Violin Man Best Theater Troupe GOLD Mountain Community Theater 336.2278 SILVER Shakespeare Santa Cruz BRONZE Um ... Gee ... Um Best Zine GOLD Vamp SILVER Metro Santa Cruz BRONZE Awkward Package Readers' Choice Awards Best Food & Drink Best Music & Nightlife Best Goods & Services Best Sports & Recreation Best People & Places Best Write-Ins Critics' Choice Awards Jesse Davis: All the Shoes That Fit Stuart Finch: Rock Balancing Act Isabel Piekarski: Latin Dance Sensation Juan Cuellar: Compassionate Warrior Nate Brunskill: Film Fanatic Warren Odell: Tour Guide to an Anomaly Sarah Gerhardt: Woman Who Rides Mountains Seema Weatherwax: Late-Blooming Photographer Stephanie Smith: Student of the Sciences Theo Paige: The Not.So.Mad Fiddler [ Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]