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Aptos Creek Clean-Up on May 3, 2014

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A group of Aptos Residents (organizing via the Take Back Aptos group on Facebook) is planning to get together to clean up Aptos Creek on Saturday, May 3 at 10:30 AM. Save Our Shores has agreed to provide some tools and supplies for the clean-up, but volunteers are encouraged to bring gloves and buckets just in case. The plan is to meet at Aptos Village Park and get going from there. Bring your wading boots!

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Aptos Creek
Aptos Creek

Mad Hatter Fashion Show and Tea Party

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The Aptos Chamber of Commerce is hosting a “Mad Hatter” Fashion Show and Tea Party on Sunday, April 27 from 11:30 AM til 2:00 PM at the Seascape Resort. The event will feature local models walking the runway, wearing fashions from local shops to music provided by local DJ Music Now DJ. Lunch will be served, and there will also be a raffle and trunk show with local boutiques offering their goods for sale.

Tickets are $45 and some of the proceeds will go to benefit the Katz Cancer Resource Center at Dominican Hospital. This is a great way to support local merchants, help fight cancer, grab some lunch, and see some great new fashions all at the same time!

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Fashion Show
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James Durbin Speaks in Aptos on March 29

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The Monterey Herald is reporting that Santa Cruz native James Durbin will be speaking – and possibly performing a song or two – at the Cabrillo College Visual and Performing Arts Complex this coming Saturday, March 29th at 7:30 PM. James Durbin garnered wide acclaim when he appeared on the 10th season of American Idol, coming in 4th Place. James is afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome and Aspberger’s Syndrome, and appeared in a documentary Different is the New Normal, about a teen living with Tourette’s.

Durbin will be talking with Wallace Baine of the Santa Cruz Sentinel about his upbringing and his experience on American Idol, and his life as a professional musician since his time on the top-rated TV show.

Adult tickets are $15; kids and seniors are $12, and Cabrillo Students are $10 and can be ordered here.

Santa Cruz Blues Festival 2014 Lineup Announced

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The lineup for the 22nd annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival has been announced – and as usual, it brings an amazing amount of talent to our little town! This year, the festival is being headlined by Gregg Allman (of Allman Brothers fame) and Chris Isaak. The Sunday show also features musical virtuoso Jackie Greene, a rising star on the Jam Band circuit and an absolutely phenomenal talent at guitar, harmonica, and keyboard. Jackie is a son of the Monterey Bay area, having been born and raised in Salinas.

The festival dates are May 24th and 25th, and tickets are available on-line through the web site, but can also be purchased at Moe’s Alley and Streelight Records.

The Santa Cruz Blues Festival is one of those yearly events that make Aptos truly special. Plan to come early and stay late – they serve a wide range of food and beer. Bring the family and a set of lawn chairs and prepared to be amazed.

Also, be sure to like them on Facebook.

Santa Cruz Blues Festival 2014
Santa Cruz Blues Festival 2014

Aptos Little League 2014 Spring Open

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The Aptos Little League is hosting a fundraiser on April 27 2014 at the Spring Hills Golf Course. The little league holds a fundraiser every year, and the money raised goes to support the league, for example, by improving the facilities such as maintaining the baseball fields, and purchasing equipment. This year, the league is working to place automatic external defibrillators on the fields. Come and support the league and get in some exercise by playing a full 18 holes of golf. After an invigorating round of golf, enjoy a BBQ dinner and silent auction. Entertainment will be provided by the Aptos Junior High and Rio del Mar Elementary rock bands! Individual tickets are $95 each; a foursome is $350, and juniors are $50. Not much of a golfer? Then come just for dinner – adult dinner tickets are $20, kids tickets are $5. Visit the Aptos Little League page to sign up!

Aptos Little League
Aptos Little League
 

Seacliff Improvement Association Meeting March 12 2014

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The Seacliff Improvement Association will host its first-quarter membership meeting at 7 p.m. March 12 at The Mediterranean Bar in Seacliff.

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend (an Aptos resident) will be there and introduce his staff and share the latest important news in Seacliff, Aptos and the rest of Santa Cruz county. There will be a vote on proposed names for the new Seacliff park which is to be built.

Soft drinks and pizza will be provided. Parking is limited. For information, email info@seacliffimprovement.org.

Supervisor Zach Friend
Supervisor Zach Friend

Nobel Scientist to Talk at Cabrillo College

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Nobel laureate Randy Schekman will give a presentation, Your Future in Science, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cabrillo College Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Drive.

His appearance is sponsored by Cabrillo, Santa Cruz County College Commitment, Rotary Club of Watsonville and Pajaro Valley Unified School District.

Admission will be free, and seating is first come, first served, with overflow seating and live-streaming in Samper Music Recital Hall.

Randy Schekman
Randy Schekman

Santa Cruz 2014 Mountain Bike Festival

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Aptos Village will once again become over-ridden with mountain bikers for the 2014 Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival! The festival will be held on April 5th and 6th in Aptos Village, at the Aptos Jump Park / Pump Track. Hundreds of participants are expected, and this should be an amazing event both as a participant and as a spectator.

The festival organizers are looking for volunteers, and you can find more information about participating, attending, or volunteering at the web site.

See Also http://www.santacruzmountainbikefestival.com/

Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival
Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival