Events

Libro Castro: Saturday, June 23

June 5, 2018 by Seb Frey

Libro Castro is a fundraising party and book launch to honor Castro Adobe stewards from the past and celebrate the recent progress toward opening the Castro Adobe, the first State Historic Park in the Pajaro Valley. The event will be 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 23.

Tickets are now available. Cost is $75 per person, including food and drink, or $100 with food, drink and a copy of the book. All donations will be matched 1:1 by the James & Carol Toney Fund.

This year’s stewardship event honors the Paizis family, who owned and cared for the property from 1959-1963, and also celebrates the launch of the second edition of Suzanne Paizis’s chronicle of the Castro’s history: The Castro Adobe in the Twentieth Century: From Earthquake to Earthquake.

The event will pay tribute to John Paizi’s Greek heritage with assorted Mediterranean food. Wine from Storrs Winery, local beer, and made-to-order espresso and tea will be served.

Early 60’s period address is encouraged! The Castro Adobe site is fragile, so guests are encouraged to park offsite at the Strawberry Business Center at 125 Hangar Way in Watsonville. Free shuttles will be running through the evening, but some parking for mobility-impaired guests will be available at the Adobe. But guests who do take the shuttle will be given a free ticket to enter a raffle drawing.

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African Dance comes to Aptos Library in June

June 5, 2018 by Seb Frey

The Diaspora Performance Project supports our community of Artists of the African Diaspora and provides opportunity for the development of new work, deep and meaningful connection to our community, and performances. All ages are welcome to these interactive and inspiring workshops. This program is made possible by the Tannery World Dance + Cultural Center.

Mandjou Koné: West African Dance

Workshop for all ages Saturday, June 9th at 2 p.m. at the Aptos Library. As a young girl Mandjou helped her Griot father keep his band alive by singing, dancing and playing instruments like the Djembe, Bala, Dundun, Kora and Tama. She is a popular dance educator and has been teaching and performing over the past twenty years throughout the US.

Nano Loubayi: Congolese African Dance

Workshop for all ages Saturday, June 30th at 2p.m. at the Aptos Library. Promoting Congolese dance is the focus of Nano Loubayi, dance teacher, choreographer and director of Bitezo Bia Kongo, his Congolese African dance company. Loubayi lives in Santa Cruz, California, frequently teaching traditional Congolese dance.

These events are part of the Santa Cruz Public libraries Summer Reading Program, Reading Takes You Everywhere. A reading and activities program for all ages. To register, visit santacruzpl.org/srp/.

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Ninth Annual Kitayama Brothers Farms Gerbera Festival

June 5, 2018 by Seb Frey

Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks today announced the ninth annual Kitayama Brothers Farms Gerbera Festival, a benefit for Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks, will be held Saturday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kitayama Brothers Farms is located at 481 San Andreas Road in Watsonville (next to Sunset State Beach).

The Gerbera Festival, part of the Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House event, features free greenhouse tours, potted Gerbera plants and cut flowers for sale, flower arranging demonstrations, a farmers market, tacos, local beer and a PopUp ParkStore.

All proceeds from the Gerbera Festival benefit Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks.

The Gerbera Festival is part of the larger Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House, a daylong event on June 9 featuring guided tours of four Monterey Bay flower farms, including Kitayama Brothers. Go to www.montereybayfarmtours.org for more.

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Santa Cruz Greenway Looking to Capitola

April 28, 2018 by Seb Frey

An indication of its popularity and momentum, Santa Cruz County Greenway is looking to Capitola, which is a key section of the Santa Cruz County Branch Line Rail Corridor. Greenway Capitola, a local transportation advocacy organization, is sponsoring a 2018 City of Capitola ballot initiative which aims to preserve and utilize the rail corridor and trestle for active transportation and recreation in the City of Capitola. The group is currently gathering paper signatures from Capitola registered voters.

To help educate the public about the ballot initiative and the rail corridor, Greenway is inviting the public for a short talk and question-and-answer session on Wednesday, May 2, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Jade St. Community Center (4400 Jade Street, Capitola, California 95010). Attendees are encouraged to come early to meet near the tracks behind the Jade Street Park baseball field at 6 pm for a brief rail walk prior to the Q&A session at 7.

Greenway would like your help to spread the word – check out and share the event on Facebook.

Not able to make it to the meeting and trail walk on May 72? Then please join Greenway for a second walk at 10 am on Saturday, May 5th, meeting again behind the Jade Street Park baseball field.

Also, community members who are concerned with the future use of the rail corridor are also encouraged to attend the next SCCRTC (Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission) meeting at 9 AM Thursday, May 3 at Capitola City Hall to share your thoughts in an oral comment at the start of the meeting. It’s important that everyone on the RTC understand how vital the future use of the rail corridor is to the community.

Aptos Wine Wander Returns for 2018

April 25, 2018 by Seb Frey

Aptos Wine Wander Returns June 9th, 2018

The Aptos Wine Wander returns for 2018! This year, the event will be held on Saturday, June 9th, from 1 to 4 PM in Aptos Village. Come and join your community for a fun afternoon of mingling and sampling delicious, local Santa Cruz mountain wines and nibbles in the heart of Aptos. This event is sponsored by the Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association and the merchants of Aptos Village.

Tickets are limited, so purchase yours today! Tickets are $35 each, and can be ordered online here (scroll down and look at the bottom left of the page where you can click “add to cart”). Folks who went to the 2016 Wine Wander said it was a ton of fun and a great way to chat with friends and neighbors, new and old!

All proceeds benefit Rio Del Mar Elementary, Mar Vista Elementary and Valencia Elementary.

2018 Participating Wineries

Bargetto Winery
Burrell School Vineyards and Winery
Integrity Wines
Nicholson Vineyards
Stockwell Cellars
Windy Oaks Estate Vineyards and Winery
Wrights Station Vineyard and Winery

2018 Participating Businesses

Aptos Medical Aesthetics
Cantine Winepub
Jet Set Bohemian
Gravity Saddlemaker
Magnolia Fine Gifts & Apothecary
The Mulberry Gallery
Warmth Company

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Whiskey Tasting for Aptos History Museum

April 23, 2018 by Seb Frey

Whiskey Tasting for the Aptos History Museum

Here’s a great idea for a fundraiser – a whiskey tasting! This coming Saturday, April 28th, you have a chance to taste five top shelf scotch whiskeys and help support the Aptos History Museum.

Deer Park Wine and Spirits (located in the Deer Park Marketplace) will conduct the tastings of a Glenfiddich 12 year old and a Glenfiddich 15 year old from Speyside, a Springbank 17 year old Sherry Wood from Campbeltown, an Ardbeg 10 year old from Islay, and a Jura 18 year old from the Highlands and Islands. This amazing tasting will include tasting notes, maps and will be accompanied by a kilted bagpiper.

This tasting is appropriate for novices as well as aficionados. Two tasting sessions begin at 3:00 pm or 4:00 pm and are limited to 20 persons per session. Reservations are required by 4:00 pm Friday, April 27th, (831) 688-1467. $25 donation benefits the Aptos History Museum.

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Spruce Up Your Garden With Rhododendrons

April 21, 2018 by Seb Frey

Starting at 7:30 AM on Saturday April 28, 2018 the Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will have a rhododendron plant sale at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College, located at 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California 95003. It’s been voted as the Coast’s Best Farmer’s market for several years.

Besides obtaining choice rhododendrons from Bay Laurel Nursery in Scotts Valley, as in past plant sales there will very likely be deciduous azalea series rhododendrons that were hybridized by Jerry Harris, who lives in Ben Lomond, California. At the California Chapter ARS rhododendron shows, Jerry Harris usually wins trophies with his deciduous azalea hybrids.

During the last few plant sales at the Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College, they almost sold out, so please come early.

Information on the Monterey Bay Chapter, and the rest of the American Rhododendron Society can be found at:

Blood Drive at Aptos Library on April 14th

March 29, 2018 by Seb Frey

The Santa Cruz Public Library System (SCPL) has created a new partnership with the Stanford Blood Center (SBC) and will host a blood drive with the Center’s Bloodmobile in the parking lot of the Aptos Library on Saturday April 14^th from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. Needs blood. SBC is a leader in the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine who encourage first time donors to become real-life heroes through mobile blood drives, education and partnerships. Library Director Susan Nemitz says, “When you give blood, you give life. This is a wonderful way to connect with our community and become everyday heroes.”

SBC supplies blood products, testing, and transplant matching services to several Bay Area hospitals, including those in Santa Cruz. Many County residents also travel to SBC to use their services. Help those in need of blood in our community by becoming a donor.

The Blood Drive takes place at the Aptos Library, 7695 Soquel Dr. in the parking lot. The Bloodmobile will be there from10:00am until 3:00pm. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, visit sbcdonor.org and use sponsor code 2557. Or call 650-723-7831.

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Micro Business Summit returns to Aptos

March 28, 2018 by Seb Frey

The Santa Cruz 82% Micro Business Summit – billed as “Santa Cruz County’s biggest small business conference” – returns to Aptos in 2018! 82% of business in Santa Cruz county is done by small business, so collectively it’s really the biggest business in the county. As in years past, the event will be held at Cabrillo College, this year on May 4th.

“We’re building on the success of last year’s Micro Business Summit with even more exciting speakers and topics,” says Barbara Mason, Economic Development Coordinator for the County of Santa Cruz. “Small businesses are the backbone of our local economy. We want to support these entrepreneurs because their success lifts our entire community.”

This year’s event features a range of speakers on topics including social media marketing, startup technologies, managing cash flow, working with millennials, lead generation and much more.

Tickets for the “82% Micro Business Summit” are on sale now for only $49 (use this link to buy tickets) thanks to the generosity of their sponsors. Participants will be able to choose from a range of dynamic speakers and breakout seminars, receive a complimentary breakfast and luncheon and have access to an afternoon mixer as well as fantastic raffle prizes.

Enrollment is limited to 300 participants, so if you’re interested in attending, you better sign up soon! Visit the event’s web site for more details.

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Move for Mar Vista is Back in 2018

March 28, 2018 by Seb Frey

For the past several years, the Mar Vista Elementary School Parent’s Club has been putting on a 5K race through the beautiful forest of Nisene Marks State Park. The race begins in Aptos Village Park and goes up through the Nisene Marks for a couple of kilometers before runners head on back to the finish line. The race will be held Sunday, April 29th, starting at 9:00 AM.

This year, it’s got a 1980’s theme! Runners are encouraged to dig deep into their closets to pull out their finest 1980’s attire to wear during the race. It’s a great opportunity to get outdoors with your family and pass on the love of running to the next generation. The event is open to the whole community, and all ages and abilities are welcome.

All proceeds go to benefit Mar Vista Elementary School and their efforts to build a running track on the lower field. They’ll be awarding prizes for the best dressed runners. You can sign up using this link: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Aptos/MoveforMarVista5k. Registration is $25 for kids 12 and under and $35 for everyone else.

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