Growing up in Santa Cruz County, Cole Lemke was a natural-born artist who had alien worlds pouring out of his brain, down to his ink-stained fingers and out through his Micron pen.
International Academy of Dance in Santa Cruz presents a Halloween-themed reimagining of Clara’s dream with the fun, family-friendly Nightmare Before Nutcracker.
At the Santa Cruz Film Festival, 90-plus films will screen over five days at six venues. Filmmakers will participate in Q&A sessions with the audiences after many of the films.
Set to open this weekend, Santa Cruz Symphony’s 2025-26 season offers temptation aplenty for music lovers of every stripe. From the smoldering Scheherazade Suite,...
When I got hired by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 2008, it was obvious La Bahia’s “best days” were behind it. And yet it was exactly that decomposition, with winding pathways through pungent blooming magnolias, that imbued the physical space with magical charm.
