Motion Pacific is pleased to announce the 11th annual Santa Cruz Dance Week :: April 19 – 28, 2018 http://www.scdanceweek.com/ Dance Week will be a vibrant celebration, with an anticipated 300+ free events including classes, performances, open rehearsals, lecture demonstrations, and the annual Dancing in the Streets kick off event – Downtown Santa Cruz, April [...]
Spring is almost here! Use this flourishing time of natural vitality to step into healthier habits and wellness! Join the NOURISH Community & Jocelyn Dubin, MS RD, for a 21 Day Plant Powered Cleanse! The Cleanse includes: +Daily Plant Based Recipes +Daily Email Tips +Detox Supplements +Rejuvenation Supplements +Classes to Motivate and Educate +Online Peer [...]
Grupo de conversacion ESL dirigido por un voluntario para participantes que desean practicar su inglés. Utilizaremos situaciones de la vida diaria para ayudar a la gente a sentirse más cómodo usando el ingés en la vida cotidiana. Grupo de conversación ESL Lunes 4:00 – 5:00pm (comienza el 9 de Abril) Biblioteca Downtown • 224 Church [...]
Word Church is a community of local poets who recognize and value the power of spoken word as a means of healing, growing, and empowering ourselves and each other. We gather every Monday to write together in an open writing workshop from 4-5pm, then host an open mic followed by a featured poet starting at [...]
With an unparalleled style of rhythmic expression, drummer Willie Jones III is one of the world’s leading jazz drummers. In additional to honoring his monumental influences – Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey and Billy Higgins – Jones’ bold articulation and constantly innovative sense of swing are results of his life-long music experience. His Quintet features [...]
Coast Modern is coming to The Catalyst Atrium on Monday, April 23, 2018!!! The Catalyst Club 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone:(831) 423-1338 http://www.catalystclub.com Tickets + Info: https://www.catalystclub.com/event/1593249-coast-modern-santa-cruz/ Ages 16+ Doors 8:30pm / Show 9pm Tickets: $16 / $18 [...]
Spring is almost here! Use this flourishing time of natural vitality to step into healthier habits and wellness! Join the NOURISH Community & Jocelyn Dubin, MS RD, for a 21 Day Plant Powered Cleanse! The Cleanse includes: +Daily Plant Based Recipes +Daily Email Tips +Detox Supplements +Rejuvenation Supplements +Classes to Motivate and Educate +Online Peer [...]
If it’s Tuesday, it must be DOWNTOWN! Downtown Tuesdays feature specials all day throughout Downtown – come relax and meet your friends in your Downtown. Click HERE for specials and special events throughout Downtown. [...]
every tuesday night cafe mare will have happy hour all night! come by to discover the chef&bartender goodies [...]
Often referred to as “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” Vieux Farka Touré was born in Niafunké, Mali in 1981. He is the son of legendary Malian guitar player Ali Farka Touré, who died in 2006. With each new project, Vieux expands his horizons, embraces new challenges and further entrenches his reputation as one of the world’s [...]
Spring is almost here! Use this flourishing time of natural vitality to step into healthier habits and wellness! Join the NOURISH Community & Jocelyn Dubin, MS RD, for a 21 Day Plant Powered Cleanse! The Cleanse includes: +Daily Plant Based Recipes +Daily Email Tips +Detox Supplements +Rejuvenation Supplements +Classes to Motivate and Educate +Online Peer [...]
The Teen Job Fair is back! Get help creating your resume, get interview tips and sign up for a mock interview. Paper applications are available for multiple area businesses that hire teens. Staff will be on hand to help you complete those applications as well as online applications. Earn raffle tickets by visiting employer booths [...]
The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz is excited to present the return of Kids Day Downtown, a day long festival of activities, events and entertainment just for kids. The sidewalks of Downtown Santa Cruz will be filled with exhibitors, free activities, and entertainment, plus in store activities and specials throughout downtown at your favorite businesses. [...]
Don’t miss out on the glamour of the runway as the Downtown Association presents a special Downtown Santa Cruz Fashion Show featuring local stores, salons and models on an outdoor runway. The Fashion Show will take place on the 1500 block of Pacific Avenue from 3:00pm – 6:00pm with an off street VIP Room featuring [...]
We are honored to celebrate our women entrepreneurs and business operators. Downtown Santa Cruz is lucky to have so many creative, dedicated, and community-minded women building businesses here. Downtown Santa Cruz Women Owned/Operated Businesses: 515 Kitchen & Cocktails 99 Bottles Of Beer Agency Agile Monkey Artisans Gallery Bhody Botanic and Luxe Buttercup Cakes and Farmhouse [...]
CONGRATULATIONS to all the DOWNTOWN SANTA CRUZ WINNERS! The Bagelry Bagel Zachary’s Restaurant Breakfast Betty’s Eat Inn Burger, French Fries Planet Fresh Gourmet Burritos Burrito Jack’s Hamburgers Cheap Eats Lulu Carpenter’s Independent Coffeehouse Pacific Cookie Company Santa Cruz Cookies Buttercup Cakes Cupcakes Laili Restaurant Date Night Restaurant, Middle Eastern, Patio Dining Zoccoli’s Deli Deli, Sandwich [...]
Roux Dat Cajun Creole – 1520 K2 Pacific Ave. Vibes Up – 698 Front St. Fybr Bamboo – 1528 Pacific Ave. Juicery – 111 Locust St. [...]
Hundreds of curious golfers showed up in Downtown Santa Cruz over the weekend to take part in the first ever Downtown Santa Cruz “Pre-Am” Mini Golf / Art Festival. Nine miniature golf course holes were designed by teams of artists and engineers and placed in Downtown restaurants and retail spots. Golfers were sent on their [...]
Mini Golf / Art Festival in Downtown Santa Cruz. The Downtown Association is excited to announce the inaugural “Downtown Santa Cruz Pre-Am Mini Golf / Art Festival in Downtown Santa Cruz. Putter around Downtown and play a round on 9 unique and artistically designed golf holes located in some of your favorite shops and secret [...]
BY GEORGIA JOHNSON POSTED ON JANUARY 24, 2018 After months of renovations, Motion Pacific Dance Studio welcomed hundreds of excited visitors on Jan. 17, 1998. They were asked to leave their shoes at the door, and a few pairs quickly turned into a mountain of hundreds of shoes. Those who couldn’t get in overflowed into the parking [...]
Post Date: 01/23/2018 2:00 PM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 23, 2018 Contacts: Marlin Granlund, Parking Program Manager, (831) 420-5184 Janice Bisgaard, Community Relations Specialist, (831) 420-5166 SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrazas awarded $29,740 to local nonprofit Hope Services on behalf of the City of Santa Cruz and the Downtown Association’s Parking for Hope Program at today’s City Council [...]
January 5th through January 14th is Mushroom Week in Downtown Santa Cruz! Mushrooms are taking over the town, from exciting culinary specials to Fungus First Friday art exhibits, if it’s fungus related, you’ll discover it in Downtown Santa Cruz. Some of the culinary specials being offered are: Cafe Mare: Organic Risotto with wild mushrooms; Veal scaloppine [...]
Holiday Traditions and Magical Moments happen in Downtown Santa Cruz The Holidays are a magical time of year, and nowhere is that magic more apparent than in Downtown Santa Cruz. Throughout the season there are so many reasons to celebrate and enjoy the festivities. One of the things that makes this time of year so special [...]
Calling All Artists, Designers, Engineers, Creators and other Makers of Magic. The Downtown Association invites you to submit a proposal for the inaugural Downtown Santa Cruz “Pre Am” Mini golf tournament. W e are looking for 9 mini golf course hole designs to be paired and installed in 9 stores in Downtown Santa Cruz. Designers [...]
What an amazing way to start the season. Thanks so much for everyone who came out to participate and to cheer on the Annual Downtown Santa Cruz Holiday Parade. The festivities lived up to the incredible turn out as hundreds of parade participants marched, peddled, danced, and sang their way up Pacific Avenue to a [...]
For the month of December, the Santa Cruz Children’s Musem of Discovery will be open in Downtown Santa Cruz with a special holiday season pop up. Stop in for exploration and fun on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11 am- 6 pm. The Pop up is located at 1531 Pacific Avenue and has a variety [...]
How do you schedule all of the holiday Activity for your family? One day at a time! Artisans Gallery has a fun way to add a little suspense and excitement to your family holiday activities. Thier Advent/Event calendar. Countdown to Christmas with a fun activity for each day and our kit is here to help you. Designed by [...]
Here it is folks, The 2017 Holiday Parade Staging order and information. Please get to the staging area between 8:30 and 9:30 am so that we can get everyone placed safely. Pass this link to your group, so they know where to go. Please have someone from your group check in at the Downtown Association booth [...]
By Edible Monterey Bay – November 14, 2017 – Offering single-origin hot chocolate and our area’s only bean-to-bar confections, Mutari Chocolate is opening its second shop in Santa Cruz on Friday, November 17, in the space next door to Assembly Restaurant formerly used for pop up events.“We’re really excited about it and feel really fortunate. It’s a great next step for [...]
Taste the best wines, many from the Santa Cruz Mountains, and right here in the heart of the Central Coast as we present the Popular Downtown Santa Cruz Wine Walk, Fall 2017 edition! Enjoy tastings while strolling through Downtown Santa Cruz. Wineries will be paired at some of your favorite shops and you’ll likely discover [...]
From Wallace Baine, Santa Cruz Sentinel Nobody has to wonder how long Dell Williams Jewelers has been serving downtown Santa Cruz. It’s right there as you walk by, in big letters (and numbers) on the storefront: “Established 1927.” That means — let’s do the math together — that one of the oldest businesses in Santa [...]
The Dubs are back and the town is fired up! Games have already begun — get your tickets now! Catch all of the Santa Cruz Warriors Action at Kaiser Permenete Arena in Downtown Santa Cruz. Tickets and game information here: http://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/ First time going to a game? Here’s what to do for parking. Need some [...]
