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🌱 Patch AM: Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM and 11 more events
Make time for Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market on the Capitola Patch calendar

Hello Capitola! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market at Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
- Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM at Cocoa Vino
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 76 and low of 57 degrees.
- Monday: Low clouds, then some sun, temps: high: 73, low: 55.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola
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★ Featured events ★
- Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060,
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SPOT Nature Day - Henry Cowell Park
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - LO: Back to School Night
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
5:00 pm - Cars at the Course →
Seascape Golf Club, 610 Clubhouse Dr, Aptos
6:30 pm - Fort Building Day
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
11:15 am - Spot Pizza & Baked Goods Fundraiser
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
12:15 pm - Sat Mornings "Come as You Are" Zen →
Ocean Gate Zen Center, email:info@oceangatezen.org, 920 41st Ave F, Santa Cruz
9:00 am - LO:Fall Picture Day
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - LO:School Site Council Meeting
Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
6:00 pm - Oaks/Suns Field Trip - Blacks Beach
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062 - OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR →
Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
7:00 pm - Alignable In-Person Power Networking for Santa Cruz County →
David Lyng Real Estate, 1041 41st Ave, Santa Cruz
12:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Native Plant Restoration at West Cliff, following a stormwater culvert replacement near Lighthouse Field, City Parks & Recreation and Public Works worked with California State Parks, Groundswell Coastal Ecology, Sunrise Rotary, and local volunteers
to restore the area with locally appropriate native plants and regional seed stock, complementing years of restoration work at Lighthouse Field. … (Nextdoor Jewel Box) - Summer Youth Trail Crew wrapped up an incredible season!
A partnership between the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department and Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship, the program gives local… (Nextdoor Jewel Box)
- Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Associate - Part Time in Capitola. Apply here.
- Chevron Stations, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Capitola. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.
🗞 Nearby News
Soquel
- Santa Cruz's Kaikora 'KK' Nauenberg keeps truckin' in Oceanside (santacruzsentinel.com)
Aptos
- Seacliff State Beach recovery effort seeks input in community meeting (santacruzsentinel.com)
- UCSC student killed in West Cliff Drive crash identified - Aptos Life (aptoslife.com)
- Schacher pulls out of PVUSD Trustee Area 5 race - Aptos Life (aptoslife.com)
Ok Capitola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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