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Feb 20 Every Sunday Lolly Tree Toys has a craft day , all day from 10am-6pm, call for specfic age groups, usually over age 3 up to age 10, at 240 Cathcart, SC, 713-5136 or lollytreetoys.com

Feb 21 Backyard Bee-Keeping: learn how to keep a healthy beehive in your own backyard! 11:00am to 2:00pm at Love Apple Farm, 2317 Vine Hill Rd, SC, (831) 588-3801
www.growbetterveggies.com

Feb 22 Feb 23 Cypress Charter High School Open School Night Live Oak School District , 477-0302, 2039 Merrill St, SC
www.cchs.santacruz.k12.ca.us
Jackson Browne, at the Civic Auditorium, 420-5260
www.cityofsantacruz.com
Feb 24 Storytime at Kaleidoscope, 4:00-4:30, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219
Feb 25 Banff Film Festival 7 pm at the Rio Theatre, 423-8209
www.riotheatre.com
Feb 26 30th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
www.santacruzparksandrec.com
Feb 27 Marine Mammal Research Tour: Behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab, 2nd Thursday and 4th Sunday of every month 2:15 - 3:30 pm. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, end of Delaware Ave. Santa Cruz 831.459.3800. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, sea lions, elephant seals and harbor seals. Call before you go during holiday seasons... http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/
Feb 28 Mar 1 Free First Tuesday: Seymour Free Day, 100 Shaffer Rd, SC, 831-459-3800 www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter
/visitor_information.html

Mar 2 Tierra Pacifica Charter School Info Night 6:30 pm at 986 Bostwick Lane, SC, 462-9404, 0# RSVP for free childcare
www.tierrapacifica.org
Mar 3 Mar 4 Free First Friday 11am - 9pm, Free noontime tour of MAH Join MAH docents for a museum-wide tour highlighting the current exhibitions.12noon. The McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, SC, (corner of Front and Cooper Streets) 831-429-1964
Mar 5 Hummingbird Day FREE with admission, Arborteum at UCSC, 8 am til 4 pm, 1156 High St, SC, 427-2998 http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/

First Saturday of the Month, Fun Saturday Activities, 10:30-12:30 at Kaleidoscope, 828 Bay Avenue, Capitola, 800-357-6219, call for more info
First Saturday Arboretum Tours, 11am, 1156 High Street, UCSC Campus, Meet at Arboretum Gift Shop, Santa Cruz, 831.427.2998 www.arboretum.ucsc.edu, Come see what's in bloom in the Gardens this month. Free with paid admission! 1st Saturday of each month

Mar 6 Hummingbird Day FREE with admission, Arborteum at UCSC, 8 am til 4 pm, 1156 High St, SC, 427-2998 http://arboretum.ucsc.edu/ Mar 7 Mar 8 Community Day FREE, 459-3800 at the Seymour Center
www.seymourcenter.UCSC.edu
Mar 9 Gateway School 9-11 am, Please join us for a tour of our K-8 classrooms in action!  Come and meet our students, parents and Head of School and discover why our students love learning! 126 Eucalyptus Ave., SC Call to reserve a space, 423-0341, ext.302, www.gatewaysc.org
Mar 10 Storytime at Kaleidoscope, 4:00-4:30, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219

Marine Mammal Research Tour: Behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab, 2nd Thursday and 4th Sunday of every month 2:15 - 3:30 pm. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, end of Delaware Ave. Santa Cruz 831.459.3800. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, sea lions, elephant seals and harbor seals. http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/

Mar 11 Mar 12 Family Art Second Saturdays at the Museum of Art and History, 10am - Noon, 705 Front St., SC 831.429.1964 santacruzmah.org Enjoy family-oriented art-making activities every second Saturday of the month. Call to register.
Mar 13 Every Sunday Lolly Tree Toys has a craft day , all day from 10am-6pm, call for specfic age groups, usually over age 3 up to age 10, at 240 Cathcart, SC, 713-5136 or lollytreetoys.com
Mar 14 Mar 15 Mar 16 Mar 17 Mar 18

Mar 19 Dr. Maya Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. Hailed as a global renaissance woman, Dr. Angelou is a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. At the Civic Center at 8pm, 420-5260,
http:santacruztickets.com

Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 22 Mar 23 Mar 24 Storytime at Kaleidoscope, 4:00-4:30, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219
Mar 25 Mar 26 Farm to Fork Workshop for Families, 2317 Vine Hill Road, SC, $145 for one parent and one child, at Love Apple Farm www.loveapplefarms.com
Mar 27 Marine Mammal Research Tour: Behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab, 2nd Thursday and 4th Sunday of every month 2:15 - 3:30 pm. Seymour Marine Discovery Center, end of Delaware Ave. Santa Cruz 831.459.3800. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, sea lions, elephant seals and harbor seals. http://seymourcenter.ucsc.edu/
Mar 28 Mar 29 Mar 30 Mar 31 April 1 Free First Friday 11am - 9pm, Free noontime tour of MAH Join MAH docents for a museum-wide tour highlighting the current exhibitions.12noon. The McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, SC, (corner of Front and Cooper Streets) 831-429-1964
April 2 First Saturday Arboretum Tours, 11am, 1156 High Street, UCSC Campus, Meet at Arboretum Gift Shop, Santa Cruz, 831.427.2998 www.arboretum.ucsc.edu, Come see what's in bloom in the Gardens this month. Free with paid admission! 1st Saturday of each month
First Saturday of the Month, Fun Saturday Activities, 10:30-12:30 at Kaleidoscope, 828 Bay Avenue, Capitola, 800-357-6219, call for more info
April 3 Every Sunday Lolly Tree Toys has a craft day , all day from 10am-6pm, call for specfic age groups, usually over age 3 up to age 10, at 240 Cathcart, SC, 713-5136 or lollytreetoys.com
April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 Family Art Second Saturdays at the Museum of Art and History, 10am - Noon, 705 Front St., SC 831.429.1964 santacruzmah.org Enjoy family-oriented art-making activities every second Saturday of the month. Call to register.
April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 Storytime at Kaleidoscope, 4:00-4:30, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219
Cypress Charter High School Open School Night Live Oak School District, 477-0302, 2039 Merrill St, SC www.cchs.santacruz.k12.ca.us
April 15 April 16
April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23
April 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 Storytime at Kaleidoscope, 4:00-4:30, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219
April 29 April 30
Recurring and future calendar events:
ALWAYS call to confirm event time and availability before making your plans! Holidays, summer season, and other variables may affect these events. Have fun!
Louden Nelson Teen Center, 301 Center St, SC 420-6177, www.myspace.com/santacruzteencenter
Free First Tuesday: Seymour Free Day, March, June, September, December, 100 Shaffer Rd, SC, 831-459-3800 www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter/visitor_information.html
Free First Thursday: Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Dr, SC, 420-6115 santacruzmuseums.org
Free First Friday 11am - 9pm, Free noontime tour of MAH Join MAH docents for a museum-wide tour highlighting the current exhibitions.12noon. The McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, SC, (corner of Front and Cooper Streets) 831-429-1964
Family Art Second Saturdays at the Museum of Art and History, 10am - Noon, 705 Front St., SC 831.429.1964 santacruzmah.org Enjoy family-oriented art-making activities every second Saturday of the month. Call to register.
First Saturday of the Month, Fun Saturday Activities, 10:30-12:30 at Kaleidoscope, 828 Bay Avenue, Capitola, 800-357-6219, call for more info
2nd Thursday of every month Capitola Mall Kids Club, Capitola Mall, from 3:30pm to 5:00pm for kids ages 12 and under, located near the food court. Hello Kitty (831) 476-9616 www.shopcapitolamall.com
Storytime at Kaleidoscope, second and forth Thursday of the month, 4:00-4:30, 828 Bay Avenue, Capittola, 800-357-6219, www.kaleidoscopetoystore.com/
Storytime at Whole Foods in Capitola, 10-11 am at 1710 41st Avenue, RSVP at the store of to melissa.cohen@wholefoods.com
Every Sunday Lolly Tree Toys has a craft day , all day from 10am-6pm, call for specfic age groups, usually over age 3 up to age 10, at 240 Cathcart, SC, 713-5136 or lollytreetoys.com
First Saturday Arboretum Tours, 1156 High Street, UCSC Campus, Meet at Arboretum Gift Shop, Santa Cruz, 831.427.2998 www.arboretum.ucsc.edu, Come see what's in bloom in the Gardens this month. Free with paid admission! FREE, 1st Saturday of each month, 11am

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