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🌱 Which Davenport-area artists are opening their studios this October?

And check out Santa Cruz Film Festival on the Davenport Patch calendar

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Morning Davenport! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Davenport-area artists are opening their studios this October?

Also on today's calendar: Santa Cruz Film Festival .

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and cool, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and cool, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Santa Cruz Open Studios 2026: A Three-Week Vision Quest (goodtimes.sc) — Santa Cruz County's Open Studios art tour is back for three October weekends, with North County studios — including those around Davenport — open October 10–11 from 11am to 5pm. More than 350 artists countywide will welcome visitors, and you can plan your route using a printed guide, digital guide, or the new Open Studios mobile app.
   

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  • Pacific Collegiate Charter School posted a job opening for Collaborative Pianist in Santa Cruz. Apply here.
  • Santa Cruz City School District posted a job opening for Cross Country Assistant Coach - Soquel High School in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Davenport here.

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Felton

  • Creed Bratton brings music, humor to Felton (santacruzsentinel.com)
  • 10th Annual Santa Cruz Mountains Steampunk Picnic (slvpost.com)
  • Hidden Amongst the Redwoods, This Quietly Cool Mountain Town Is the Fall Escape You Need (sunset.com)

Santa Cruz

  • Santa Cruz County confronts $30 million budget shortfall while touting progress on mental health, homelessness (lookout.co)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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