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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

Iron & Lace: Iconic Steampunk Picnic is History with a Twist

October 11, 2025October 23, 2025 slvpost.com

By Brigit Zent and Julie Horner The Steampunk Picnic was created by Felton resident Brigit Zent. “Our first picnic was in 2016 and we’ve had one every year since, even during Covid when we Zoomed our picnic by each dressing up at home and participating online.” The Picnic is open to all ages and dogs (on leash). Dressing for the… Read More

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A Wee Bit o’ Scotland Comes to Ben Lomond: Oct 4 Scottish Day

August 29, 2025October 8, 2025 slvpost.com

By Blake Holiday On a crisp autumn afternoon this month, the hum of bagpipes will drift across Mill Street, echoing through the redwoods and announcing that something special is happening in Ben Lomond. The small mountain village, named more than a century ago by a Scottish immigrant who missed the hills of home, will come alive with tartans, music, and… Read More

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KBCZ Music Festival Rocks Boulder Creek

August 7, 2025August 10, 2025 slvpost.com

By Julie Horner The KBCZ Music Festival celebrates its 8th anniversary Saturday, August 9 from 1 to 7pm in Boulder Creek! An idea sparked by KBCZ alum Matt Buchanan (DJ Matt Slayershoes, now of Balefire Brewing fame), this year the event moves from Junction Park downtown to the larger Garrahan Park, on Highway 9 two miles north of town. There… Read More

Redwood Mountain Faire Felton San Lorenzo Valley

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All Roads Lead to Roaring Camp: Redwood Mountain Faire Celebrates Community

May 22, 2025June 10, 2025 Julie Horner

By Julie Horner The legendary roots music festival was grown in the San Lorenzo Valley and has brought the entire Santa Cruz Mountains community together over the shared love of music and a heck of a good party year after year. Borne of an idea by mountain resident Julie Hendriks and taken up by her friend, Roaring Camp’s owner/operator, Georgiana… Read More

May Day music and art festival Pie Ranch

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May Day Music Festival Celebrates Community

April 21, 2025May 11, 2025 slvpost.com

Popular Do-It-Ourselves Gathering Returns By Julie Horner In full-throated celebration of spring, the 4th Annual May Day Music Festival takes place on the gorgeous Northern Santa Cruz County coast Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 2025. Founded by Anil Prajapati, owner of Lille Aeske Arthouse in Boulder Creek, the festival has grown since its sunny origins at Hallcrest Vineyards… Read More

Anna Bobisuthi Hammer In Blacksmith Festival

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Roaring Camp Blacksmith Hammer-In August 16 & 17

August 10, 2024August 29, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Anna Bobisuthi Welcome to another great year of forging in the redwoods! It’s time once again for Roaring Camp’s annual Hammer-In, a spectacular event with blacksmiths from all over California meeting up for a weekend of fun and education! The event runs August 16 and 17 from 8 am to 5 pm. Organized by Bill Kasper, the California Blacksmith… Read More

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Diggin’ It: Local Band Diggin Trails Plays Redwood Mountain Faire

June 1, 2024June 7, 2024 Julie Horner0 comment

By Julie Horner Hailing from the Santa Cruz area, Diggin Trails kicks off day two of the Redwood Mountain Faire Sunday morning, June 2nd on the Henflings Stage at Roaring Camp Meadow. The edgy five-piece Americana rock n’ roll outfit features a diverse lineup of talented musicians: singer and guitarist John Dodds fronts the band; Lauren Miroyan holds down stomping… Read More

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Redwood Mountain Faire: Santa Cruz Mountains Legacy

May 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Julie Horner0 comment

By Julie Horner The first Redwood Mountain Faire festivals were single-day events held in April at Highlands Park in Ben Lomond as a way to showcase the local artist community. Originally called the Redwood Mountains Fine Arts & Crafts Faire and Music Festival, the Valley Women’s Club hosted the gatherings from 1980 through 1996. Eventually, the event grew to two… Read More

Blacksmith Hammer-In Roaring Camp Railroads

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Fire and Steel: Local Blacksmith Womans the Forge at Roaring Camp

August 18, 2022September 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Anna Bobisuthi is a blacksmith and fabricator who creates art from steel, her hammer ringing clear and strong beneath the redwoods at Roaring Camp Railroads. The Boulder Creek native said, “I first started blacksmithing when I was 12, learning from books and then from YouTube.” Honing her skills first from a traditional fired forge and then from… Read More

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