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Supplies Business With Pleasure--If they don't have it in this small store, they can special order it. 13150 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek (831/338-2103) Lenz Arts--The fine arts source. Supplies for painters, sculptors, potters and graphic artists. 142 River St., Santa Cruz (831/423-1935) Palace Art & Office Supply--In addition to arts supplies, Palace carries a full spectrum of office materials, paper and office furniture. 1224 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz (831/427-1550) Second location: 1501 41st Ave., Capitola (831/464-2700) Wild Rose Artists' Supplies--South County's artists source store. 1929 Main St., Watsonville (831/722-4282) Getting Framed The Art Store 216-E Mount Hermon Rd., King's Village Shopping Center, Scotts Valley (831/438-0830) Capitola Frameworks 1440 41st Ave., Capitola (831/464-0263) Fast Frame 2265 41st Ave., Capitola (831/462-9010) Frame Circus 303 Potrero #12, Santa Cruz (831/831/423-2221) Frame Studio 1204 17th Ave., Santa Cruz (831/462-0233) Graphfix 1129 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz (831/425-8086) Paper Vision 1345 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz (831/458-1345) SC Picture Framing 1430 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz (831/423-8029) Wild Rose Frame Shop 1929 Main St., Watsonville (831/728-5120) Museums Capitola Museum--Photographs and artifacts tell the story of the seaside resort from 1869 to the present. Fri.-Sun. noon-4pm. 410 Capitola Ave., Capitola (831/464-0322) Davenport Jail Museum--A smattering of North Coast history is housed in the old two-cell jail. Call for times. Hwy. 1 north of Bonny Doon Road, Davenport (831/429-1964) City Museum of Natural History--The natural and cultural history of the area. Highlights are the whale sculpture and the tide pool touch tank. Tue.-Sun. 10am-5pm. 1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz (831/429-3773) Museum of Art & History--Changing modern art exhibits, a permanent multimedia installation on regional history, lectures, film series, archives and gift shop. Tue.-Sun. noon-5pm; Fri. till 7pm. McPherson Center, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz (831/429-1964) Surfing Museum--This shrine to 100 years of surf history and culture overlooks Steamer Lane, the birthplace of American surfing. Daily noon-4pm. In the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse, West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz (831/429-3429) William Volk Memorial Museum--The historical museum of the Pajaro Valley is located in a turn-of-the-century residence. Tue.-Thu. 11am-3pm. 261 Beach St., Watsonville (831/722-0305) In the Galleries Atelier 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz (831/429-9005) Cabrillo College Gallery 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos (831/479-6308) Cultural Council of Santa Cruz 7960 Soquel Dr., Suite 1, Aptos (831/688-5399) Dancing Man Gallery 123 Maple St., Santa Cruz (831/426-7150) Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery Cowell College, UCSC (831/459-2953) Gallery No. 5 Old Sash Mill, 303 Potrero St., Santa Cruz (831/831/458-3769) J.B. Hall Gallery Porter College, UCSC (831/459-2273) Louden Nelson Center 301 Center St., Santa Cruz. Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery Porter College, UCSC (459-2314) Nelson Gallery 55 B Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz (831/458-3522) Pajaro Valley Gallery 37 Sudden St., Watsonville (831/722-3062) Porter College Faculty Gallery UCSC (831/459-2273) Porter Memorial Library 3050 Porter St., Soquel (831/475-3326) Santa Cruz Art Center 1001 Center St., Santa Cruz (831/429-8234) Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz (831/426-5787) Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center 9341 Mill St., Ben Lomond (831/336-3513) Sesnon House Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos. Stiles & Strong Gallery 411 Capitola Ave., Capitola (831/462-6151) Temple Beth El Jewish Center 3055 Porter Gulch Rd., Aptos (831/479-3444) Trillium Gallery 6223 Hwy. 9, Felton (831/335-0971) What Is Art? 2044 N. Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz (831/458-9508) Whitney Gallery 519 Seabright Ave. #102, Santa Cruz (831/454-0580) Windham House 621 Windham St., Santa Cruz. York Gallery 2724 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz (831/462-0313) [ Santa Cruz | MetroActive Central | Archives ]