The China Cats are the Bay Area's longest running tribute to the Grateful Dead! Delighting audiences at festivals and venues around the state on a regular basis with improvisational spacey jams, hard rocking renditions of you favorite Dead tunes, and soul soothing ballads, making each song their own while maintaining the integrity of this beloved genre. Santa Cruz is home…

Anthony Arya with special guest Casey Wickstrom perform at the Hallcrest Vineyards Summer Series! Sun. July 30 at 3pm No Cover Don't miss the much-awaited return to Hallcrest of local artist Anthony Arya along with one of his favorite collaborators, Casey Wickstrom. Anthony Arya is a roots rock performing and recording artist from Santa Cruz, California. At age 15 he was on Season…

Enjoy free world-class jazz in Boulder Creek featuring pianist Robert Jackson, vocalist Armelle Delaney, saxophonist Skyler Shipp, and cellist Renata Bratt. Two dates at Historic Boulder Creek Methodist, Sunday, July 30 at 7:00 pm. The ensemble will be playing American Songbook standards from the 1930s-1960s as well as a few originals. Pianist Robert Jackson and vocalist Armelle Delaney are amazing…

Join us for the Santa Cruz World Dance Showcase Sat 8/5/23 02:00 pm to 09:00 pm Park Hall 9400 Mill St Ben Lomond CA Ticket info https://www.eventbrite.com/e/santa-cruz-world-dance-showcase-tickets-648306120057 In advance: Adults tickets $15 | Children/Seniors $10 | At the door cash only: $20 suggested, sliding scale FarMedia Productions presents Santa Cruz World Dance Showcase, which is a dance-centric community event. It is run by…

Fiddling Cricket & Canyon Acoustic Society present Ginny Mitchell and Hot Club Pacific. Sunday, 6th Aug. 7pm-9pm. The Ugly Mug 4640 Soquel Drive, Soquel $25adv res/$28dr Call or text 408 499 9441 crbrundle@gmail.com for information & reservations www.fiddlingcricket.com After growing up in Santa Cruz (high school and college), Ginny Mitchell moved to Canada, released her first album, and won Canadian…

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…