Powerful, Practical Self-Defense Workshop for Teens and Adults in the Santa Cruz Area!, Sunday, April 27 from 10:00am-1:30pm in Aptos. TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR FREEDOM! Have you often thought about taking a self-defense class but didn’t have the time or money? Do you want to learn and practice powerful effective “People Safety” skills to protect yourself emotionally and physically? The skills we teach can stop most bullying, abuse, abduction, and other violence as well prepare you to advocate for the well-being of yourself and others! The fee for this workshop is $25-$75 based on ability to pay. For more information, please visit KIDPOWER’s website at www.kidpower.org For registration information, please email safety@kidpower.org or call (831) 426-4407 x1#

MusicalMe, Inc. FREE sample class, see insert above

6 Trek to the Forbidden Sandhills, 10 am til noon. Guided tours offered only on these 4 Sundays in April. Sign up by calling 335-9348. Group size limited to 15
In Search of Herps, 1 to 3:00 pm, FREE, looking for reptiles and amphibians. All ages welcome at Quail Hollow Ranch, 800 Quail Hollow Rd, Felton. 335-9348
A Baroque Beatles Experience, 7:30 PM ~ UCSC Music Center Recital Hall. Discounted $2 tickets for all students in grades K-12 and UCSC students. All other students and seniors: $16, $25 general admission. www.scbaroque.org 831-457-9693.

8 Waldorf Alive! A Walk Through the Grades, join us for a first-hand Waldorf educational experience. Tour and observe classes in session and get answers to your questions. Tour begins at 9:00am. 2190 Empire Grade, SC 831.425.0519 x222 to reserve a space. www.scwaldorf.org

10 Gateway School Open House 9-11 a.m. on its K-8 campus at 126 Eucalyptus Avenue. Tour the classrooms and see our dynamic, inquiry-based learning approach in action. There are still a few spots available in our 2008-09 Kindergarten class! call Colleen at 423-0341 ext. 302 www.gatewaysc.org
Capitola Kids Club 3:30 FREE on the 2nd Thursday of the month for kids 12 and under, Valentine show at the Capitola Mall Food Court, Capitola, 465-0773
Out to Launch, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, see April 3
Open House - Soquel Parent Education Nursery School, 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Soquel PENS is the oldest parent cooperative preschool in Santa Cruz County. Have a chance to meet the teachers, view the classroom and there will be fun activities for the children. 397 Old San Jose Road in Soquel (at the base of Soquel High School). Julie Livingstone at 429-3464

11 Santa Cruz Film Festival Kick-off Party/Fundraiser, 7 PM - 11PM at The Mill, 131 Front St SC $10 www.santacruzfilmfestival.com

Seussical, 7 PM at Scotts Valley High School, $9-12, 439-9555, ext 122, 555 Glenwood Drive

Seussical, 7 PM see April 11

Twin Lakes Christian School is having a campus tour, 9:30-11:30 am for parents of K-6 students. 2701 Cabrillo College Drive, Aptos, 476-3301
www.tlchristianschool.org

She Loves Me, 7 PM Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep School at the Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center Street in SC, $10-15, 423-0658
www.kirby.org

23 Fourteen Years, One Vision Join us for an evening of lecture and discussion with Dorit Winter, Director of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training. An expert on K-12 Waldorf curriculum
with decades of experience, Ms. Winter will chart the inherent connections built in the twelve-year Waldorf curriculum and explain how they connect with and correlate to the pre-school experience. 7pm. 111 Errett Circle, SC 831.420.0565 www.scwaldorf.org

27 Earth Day Celebrations in downtown Santa Cruz and Watsonville
Second Annual Marine Discovery Run at Long Marine Lab. 8:45 am, come early for registrations, 10K and 5K distance and a special Kids 1K fun run. finishlineproduction.com
Trek to the Forbidden Sandhills, 10 am til noon. See April 6
Seussical, 2 PM see April 13
Powerful, Practical Self-Defense Workshop for Teens and Adults in the Santa Cruz Area! 10:00am-1:30pm in Aptos, see insert above
San Lorenzo River Cleanup 1pm-3pm. Save Our Shores. 462-5660
Santa Cruz Waldorf School Celebrates Earth Day Visit with representative parents, students, and faculty from Santa Cruz Waldorf School at the SC Earth Day Celebration. 11am to 4pm. Corner of Lincoln and Cedar Streets in downtown SC. 420.0519 www.scwaldorf.org
“Peter Pan” 2pm see April 25

10 The Human Race 7 am registration Natural Bridges State Park 2300 Delaware Drive Santa Cruz
Tidal Run to benefit New Brighton School, 9 am st New Brighton State Beach
www.nbms.santacruz.k12.ca.us
Cabrillo College 30th Mother's Day Weekend Plant Sale 9-5 pm. All proceeds benefit the Horticluture Department at Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive in Aptos
Orchard School May Faire
11 am til 4 pm, 421-1968
http://www.mercurynews.com/
centralcoast/ci_9149295
"Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty” 7 pm see May 9
“Smokey Joe's Cafe” 2 pm and 7pm Louden Nelson Community Center, SC
www.allabouttheatre.org

12 Storytime at the Capitola Book Cafe, 11-11:30 am, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 462-4415
THE WORLD OF THE YOUNG CHILD
7:00 PM, Poplar Kindergarten, 230 Poplar Ave. Why does childhood innocence need and deserve our protection? A series of talks for parents. Please reserve: 425-0519 ext 222. Parents only.
www.scwaldorf.org

13 El Jardin Bilingual Parent Co-op Preschool is hosting an Open House for families to learn more about the only bilingual parent co-op in Santa Cruz County. The preschool is offered to 3 and 4 year olds. 8:45 am to 11:45 am: 112 East Beach Street at the United Presbyterian Church (behind Cabrillo Watsonville Campus.) 831 722 2886
Spring Hill School is holding it’s 10th Annual Invention Convention 250 California Street in Santa Cruz.

14 NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION, 7-9pm Wednesday night until June 4, 2008. See insert in calendar above

“Smokey Joe's Cafe” 7pm Louden Nelson Community Center, SC
www.allabouttheatre.org

18 Bats: Gentle Masters of the Night, 2 to 3:30 pm, FREE, All ages welcome at Quail Hollow Ranch, 800 Quail Hollow Rd, Felton. 335-9348
School and Camp Open House at Aptos Academy
2-5 pm, Meet inspiring teachers and learn about the school's affordable program that combines strong academics with the arts, daily PE, and foreign language for students in PreK-8. Aptos Academy is fully accredited by WASC. North County bus service. Also learn about our fun, 8-week summer camp with a different them each week. 1940 Bonita Dr. , Aptos. 831-688-1080, www.aptosacademy.org

19 Storytime at the Capitola Book Cafe, 11-11:30 am, 1475 41st Avenue, Capitola, 462-4415
Pacific Coast Charter School (PCCS), a K-12 independent study and personalized learning program, is hosting a Spring Information Night and Open House from 6-8 p.m. at its campus located at 294 Green Valley Road in Watsonville. (831) 786-2180.
http://www.pccs.pvusd.net

31 We C.A.R.E. Faire Open Ranch Fundraiser-10-4 at Willowpond Ranch in Soquel
http://willowpondranch.org

Coming in April: Bay Area Parent Magazine is organizing a camp fair at Capitola Mall on April 19th, contact is Julie Brenden at 408 399 4842 x12
Songs and Swordfights at Aptos Academy! An original, dramatic production of "The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty" will be sailing onto the stage at the Aptos Academy to entertain land lubbers of all ages. The rollicking good humor of the Gilbert and Sullivan "Pirates" is as much fun today as it ever was. Aptos Academy students in grade 6 through 8 will perform a youth-friendly version of this musical that makes fun of serious operas, and features crazy antics, mock battles, silly stories and songs. Free. 7 pm. 1910 Bonita Dr., Aptos. 831-688-1080, www.aptosacademy.org Two shows: May 9 and May 10.