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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: February 20-23

Julie Horner,
🎶 A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Friday, February 20 through Monday, February 23, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is to do in Santa Cruz… Read More
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Festivals Music 

Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Returns for 53rd Season: “Essentially Baroque”

Mary Andersen
The Santa Cruz Baroque Festival celebrates its 53rd season this year with an ambitious lineup of concerts, masterclasses, and competitions. Under the artistic direction of Jörg Reddin, who returns from the Bach Church in Arnstadt, Germany, the festival explores baroque music through programming from January through April.  Baroque music flourished from approximately 1600 to 1750, bridging the Renaissance and Classical… Read More
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Community Connection: Mix & Mingle Open House Celebrates SLV Senior Center February 12

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By Bryan Chambers Ben Lomond — The Highlands Park Senior & Community Center invites the San Lorenzo Valley community to an evening of networking, discovery, and intergenerational collaboration on Thursday, February 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This free Mix & Mingle Open House, co-hosted with the San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce and Ben Lomond Village Alliance, promises to… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: Feb 12-16

Julie Horner,
🎶 A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for the weekend of Thursday, February 12 through Monday, February 16, 2026! And check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is to do in Santa… Read More
CalTrans speed limits Local News Traffic 

Caltrans to Lower Speed Limits on Highway 9 Through San Lorenzo Valley Communities

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New limits target safety in Ben Lomond, Brookdale, and south Felton areas Drivers on Highway 9 will need to slow down in San Lorenzo Valley communities following a Caltrans announcement this week that speed limits will be reduced along an 11.63-mile stretch of the highway. The affected segment runs from just south of Exit Road in the City of Santa… Read More
Felton Flume Columns History Local History 

Flumes: Lifelines of the 19th-Century Redwood Rush

Mary Andersen
By Mary Andersen In the Santa Cruz Mountains during the 1800s, the air frequently hummed with the thunder of falling redwoods and the distant roar of rushing water. Felton, then a nascent lumber boomtown on the San Lorenzo River, stood at the heart of this industrial activity. Here, flumes – ingenious wooden waterways engineered to defy gravity – transformed the… Read More
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Santa Cruz County Live Music Weekend Roundup: Feb 5-9

Julie Horner,
🎶 Things to do in Santa Cruz this weekend! A comprehensive listing of live music in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Santa Cruz County! Here’s the roundup of concerts and entertainment for Thursday, February 5 through Monday, February 9, 2026! Check out the “Hot Ticket Alert” so you can snap up your tix before the rush! Enjoy all there is… Read More