Welcome back to The Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival at San Benito County Historical Park Thursday, August 10 through Sunday, August 13, 2023! The "GOF" has been held each summer since 1994. This family friendly festival features three wonderful days of California bands on the main stage as well as hot campground pickers on the side stage between main acts.…

An Acoustic String Summit featuring mandolin masters Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg, plus the brilliant finger style guitarist, Peppino D’Agostino.  This is a one-time only collaboration of these old friends and musical partners at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz. Friday, August 11 at 7:30 PM $38 adv / $42 door cash only Tickets: kuumbwajazz.org

Brookdale Big Queer Weekend Saturday August 12th and Sunday August 13th Family friendly events and 18+ events! *Queer Makers Market *Drag storytime *Food vendors *Queer DJ's *Dance parties and Queeraoke *Over 2 dozen queer drag and burlesque performers Makers Market: Saturday August 12th from 11:00am- 4:00pm *Free to attend: this event is an all ages event Queer makers and artists,…

Saturday, August 12, 2023 -  Featuring Andre Thierry and Moonshine Crossroads For more information and tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andre-theirry-at-park-hall-fundraiser-and-centennial-celebration-tickets-673935357797https://parkhall.benlomond.org/ Time: Doors 6:30 pm, Show starts at 7pm Tickets: $25 in Advance, $30 at the door Park Hall is celebrating its 100th year anniversary, and is excited to usher in another successful 100 years! New staffing, several new Trustees and with a…

World’s leading fretless bassist, World’s leading jazz bassoonist, Acoustic guitar legend – an acoustic, world, jazz, funk, rock, classical wonderland! Sun. Aug. 13 at 4pm $20 adv./$25 door  Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-manring-paul-hanson-michael-gulezian-tickets-681117068487   Michael Manring:  Hailed by many as the world’s leading solo bassist, Michael Manring  has been pushing back the boundaries of what’s possible on the bass guitar for decades. While his technical skill…

Join the Santa Cruz Mountains community at the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Saturday, August 19, 2023 for the Third Annual CZU Remembrance and Recovery Gathering from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. This community meet-and-greet features representatives from local fire and law, County support services, fire-survivor conscious vendors, volunteer groups, and much more. Enjoy famous Brookdale BBQ, and live music from Sugar…

KBCZ's 5th Annual Music Fundraiser at the river! This is a FREE event that features music by Harry and the Hitmen, Jake Nielsen, The Dylan Rose Band and Joe Kaplow. Drinks, food and fun with the Boulder Creek Community Radio Station, KBCZ! Meet your local DJs! This will be RAD!!! Where? Junction Park on the San Lorenzo River, 13264 Middleton…

Desert Hollow plays lille aeske arthouse in Historic Downtown Boulder Creek on Friday, September 1, 2023 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Tickets: https://www.lilleaeske.com/events-calendar “A refreshing blend of old-timey country folk, blood harmonies, knee-slapping hoedowns, this album will definitely leave listeners “Thirsty” for more.” -- Pop Matters ​"I love it when new music drops into my inbox. I love it even more…