Midtown Community Center, 115 South Morrissey Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Sat, Oct 10, 1:30pm baker arrival, 2pm Cake Enjoyment and Community Mingle!Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather is a friendly baking potluck where everyone is welcome. It is the intent of this event that at least one attendee from each group bring a baked good to showcase and share on the day of the event. All attendees are asked to register so we can maintain an accurate headcount, as space at this venue is limited. Whether you are an experienced baker or just giving it your best shot, this event is about sharing recipes, enjoying great desserts, and meeting your neighbors. No competition, no pressure, just good food and good company.Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather is a free event and open to all. Tickets are available at no cost. While donations are never required, they are deeply appreciated and help cover venue and event costs. Contributions can be made during ticket registration on Eventbrite or through our donation page.Our goal is simple. To build community one slice at a time.No cost. While donations are never required, they are deeply appreciated and help cover venue and event costs.Presented by Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather.

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Santa Cruz Bake & Gather

Sat, Oct 10, 1:30pm baker arrival, 2pm Cake Enjoyment and Community Mingle!Santa Cruz Bake & Gather is a friendly baking...

Rio Theatre

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Join us when we screen this all new Adventure line up of films featuring BEST DAY EVER, the Audience Choice Award Winner and Best Film: Mountain Sports along with five other&nbsp;films which are bound to showcase an&nbsp;exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. Visit <a href="https://riotheatre.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">riotheatre.com</a> for complete list of films and tickets.

Local Event: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Join...

Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz

Sitar maestro Nishat Khan returns to UC Santa Cruz with tabla maestro Nitin Mitta in an Indian classical music concert.
Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation for his unique and inspiring work, Khan’s masterful collaborations truly connect music globally. With the strike of a single, unmistakable note, the sound of Khan’s sitar instantly captivates and transforms one’s mood. Listeners are transported to another realm by a sight and sound unlike any other. As a torchbearer of the most recorded musical family in the world, the Imdad Khani Gharana, seven generations of wisdom reside in his fingertips. While grounded in centuries of tradition, Khan forges his own signature sound with a refreshing twist: familiar yet challenging, unfolding with emotional contrasts and surprises at every turn.
Touring and performing throughout the world since age 13, Nishat Khan’s unique cosmopolitan perspective has inspired a great sensitivity and connection to the cultures of music of the world. He gave his first public concert at age 7, and was the youngest performer on an All India Radio national programme at age 15. In more recent years, Khan created history in summer 2025 by composing and creating the first ever traditional (Western) opera from the Indian subcontinent, the Taj Mahal Opera. The opera had its premiere at the Grange Park Opera in the UK to sold-out performances and wide critical acclaim. His recent performances in 2026 include a sold-out concert at the Freight in Berkeley, California.
The press calls Kahn: “Profound and electrifying…pure exhilaration, taking tradition as a blueprint for ecstasy” (New York Times);&nbsp;“Etherial, compelling, sensual, Nishat Khan master of the sitar” (Los Angeles Times);&nbsp;“Freewheeling virtuosity inflected with infinite imaginative variety” (BBC Proms, The Guardian); and&nbsp;“Ferociously gifted…no conceivable limitations…his sitar roars, cries, and exults” (Times of India).
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<ul><li>Attend in person at the Music Center Recital Hall at UC Santa Cruz.</li><li><a href="https://arts.ucsc.edu/news-events/visitor-information/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Accessibility and visitor resources available here online.</a></li><li>General admission ticket prices and information to be announced.</li><li>Free for UCSC students (ticket required).</li><li>Tickets available through Eventbrite only.</li><li><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/ucsc-music-department-108641718591" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Follow the Music Dept on Eventbrite</a> for notices and updates.</li><li>Doors are scheduled to open 30 minutes prior to event start time.</li></ul>

Local Event: Indian Classical Music—Nishat Khan, Sitar, and Nitin Mitta, Tabla

Indian Classical Music—Nishat Khan, Sitar, and...

Sitar maestro Nishat Khan returns to UC Santa Cruz with tabla maestro Nitin Mitta in an Indian classical music...

Indian Classical Music—Nishat Khan, Sitar, and Nitin Mitta, Tabla

Santa Cruz, CA, 95060

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
<a href="https://www.santacruzfilmfestivals.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">santacruzfilmfestivals.org</a>
Clear your calendar for independent films, filmmaker conversations, local flavors, and plenty of reasons to stay out after the credits. Here’s how the week unfolds:
MOVIE VENUES: The Del Mar, Santa Cruz Cinema, The 418 Project, The Colligan, The Rio Theater.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Go to our website for our full film guide and schedule for all 5 festival days!&nbsp;
After parties each night!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 — LET’S MAKE A SCENE We open with Lunar Sway at the Del Mar Theatre, then head to the Museum of Art &amp; History for our Opening Night Party. Think music, cocktails, culinary bites, and a room full of people ready to celebrate independent cinema.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 — SIP HAPPENS Discover fresh voices on screen, then keep the conversation flowing at Big Basin Tasting Room. Wine, bites, and fireside conversations bring filmmakers and film lovers together.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 — POUR DECISIONS Make a day of discovering films, then join us at Woodhouse Blending &amp; Brewing for live music, custom SCFF brews, and a Friday night with a few surprises.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 — THE S’MORE THE MERRIER &nbsp;Spend the day exploring the film lineup, then trade your theater seat for some ocean air. Our beachside gathering with Dream Inn brings the community together for fire pits, s’mores, and conversations under the Santa Cruz sky.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 — BRUNCH WITH BENEFITS + CUE THE APPLAUSE Start with brunch and industry conversation about Ai in FILM at Hotel Paradox, catch more festival films, and join us for our Closing Night screening at the Rio Theatre. Then it’s back to Hotel Paradox for the awards celebration and one final toast.
Every day is an invitation to discover artists, support local businesses, and connect with your community. Your support also helps SCFF provide workshop scholarships and a matching ticket and pass program for film students.
🎟️ Bring your curiosity. Bring your people. Explore the schedule and get your tickets.
Thank you to our Luminary Sponsors: The Dream Inn and Bella Babot + Richard Baer

Local Event: Santa Cruz Film Festival 

Santa Cruz Film Festival 

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
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Landmark's Del Mar Theatre

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
Clear your calendar for independent films, filmmaker conversations, local flavors, and plenty of reasons to stay out after the credits. Here’s how the week unfolds:
MOVIE VENUES: The Del Mar, Santa Cruz Cinema, The 418 Project, The Colligan, The Rio Theater.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Go to our website for our full film guide and schedule for all 5 festival days!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.santacruzfilmfestivals.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">santacruzfilmfestivals.org</a>
After parties each night!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 — LET’S MAKE A SCENE We open with Lunar Sway at the Del Mar Theatre, then head to the Museum of Art &amp; History for our Opening Night Party. Think music, cocktails, culinary bites, and a room full of people ready to celebrate independent cinema.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 — SIP HAPPENS Discover fresh voices on screen, then keep the conversation flowing at Big Basin Tasting Room. Wine, bites, and fireside conversations bring filmmakers and film lovers together.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 — POUR DECISIONS Make a day of discovering films, then join us at Woodhouse Blending &amp; Brewing for live music, custom SCFF brews, and a Friday night with a few surprises.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 — THE S’MORE THE MERRIERSpend the day exploring the film lineup, then trade your theater seat for some ocean air. Our beachside gathering with Dream Inn brings the community together for fire pits, s’mores, and conversations under the Santa Cruz sky.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 — BRUNCH WITH BENEFITS + CUE THE APPLAUSE Start with brunch and industry conversation about Ai in FILM at Hotel Paradox, catch more festival films, and join us for our Closing Night screening at the Rio Theatre. Then it’s back to Hotel Paradox for the awards celebration and one final toast.
Every day is an invitation to discover artists, support local businesses, and connect with your community. Your support also helps SCFF provide workshop scholarships and a matching ticket and pass program for film students.
🎟️ Bring your curiosity. Bring your people. Explore the schedule and get your tickets.
Thank you to our Luminary Sponsors: The Dream Inn and Bella Babot + Richard Baer

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
Clear your calendar for...

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
Clear your calendar for independent films, filmmaker conversations, local flavors, and plenty of reasons to stay out after the credits. Here’s how the week unfolds:
MOVIE VENUES: The Del Mar, Santa Cruz Cinema, The 418 Project, The Colligan, The Rio Theater.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Go to our website for our full film guide and schedule for all 5 festival days!&nbsp;
After parties each night!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 — LET’S MAKE A SCENE We open with Lunar Sway at the Del Mar Theatre, then head to the Museum of Art &amp; History for our Opening Night Party. Think music, cocktails, culinary bites, and a room full of people ready to celebrate independent cinema.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 — SIP HAPPENS Discover fresh voices on screen, then keep the conversation flowing at Big Basin Tasting Room. Wine, bites, and fireside conversations bring filmmakers and film lovers together.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 — POUR DECISIONS Make a day of discovering films, then join us at Woodhouse Blending &amp; Brewing for live music, custom SCFF brews, and a Friday night with a few surprises.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 — THE S’MORE THE MERRIERSpend the day exploring the film lineup, then trade your theater seat for some ocean air. Our beachside gathering with Dream Inn brings the community together for fire pits, s’mores, and conversations under the Santa Cruz sky.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 — BRUNCH WITH BENEFITS + CUE THE APPLAUSE Start with brunch and industry conversation about Ai in FILM at Hotel Paradox, catch more festival films, and join us for our Closing Night screening at the Rio Theatre. Then it’s back to Hotel Paradox for the awards celebration and one final toast.
Every day is an invitation to discover artists, support local businesses, and connect with your community. Your support also helps SCFF provide workshop scholarships and a matching ticket and pass program for film students.
🎟️ Bring your curiosity. Bring your people. Explore the schedule and get your tickets.
Thank you to our Luminary Sponsors: The Dream Inn and Bella Babot + Richard Baer

🎬 Five days of films. A whole lot of Santa Cruz.October 14–18 | Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026
Clear your calendar for independent films, filmmaker conversations, local flavors, and plenty of reasons to stay out after the credits. Here’s how the week unfolds:
MOVIE VENUES: The Del Mar, Santa Cruz Cinema, The 418 Project, The Colligan, The Rio Theater.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Go to our website for our full film guide and schedule for all 5 festival days!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.santacruzfilmfestivals.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">santacruzfilmfestivals.org</a>
After parties each night!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 — LET’S MAKE A SCENE We open with Lunar Sway at the Del Mar Theatre, then head to the Museum of Art &amp; History for our Opening Night Party. Think music, cocktails, culinary bites, and a room full of people ready to celebrate independent cinema.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 — SIP HAPPENS Discover fresh voices on screen, then keep the conversation flowing at Big Basin Tasting Room. Wine, bites, and fireside conversations bring filmmakers and film lovers together.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 — POUR DECISIONS Make a day of discovering films, then join us at Woodhouse Blending &amp; Brewing for live music, custom SCFF brews, and a Friday night with a few surprises.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 — THE S’MORE THE MERRIER &nbsp;Spend the day exploring the film lineup, then trade your theater seat for some ocean air. Our beachside gathering with Dream Inn brings the community together for fire pits, s’mores, and conversations under the Santa Cruz sky.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 — BRUNCH WITH BENEFITS + CUE THE APPLAUSE Start with brunch and industry conversation about Ai in FILM at Hotel Paradox, catch more festival films, and join us for our Closing Night screening at the Rio Theatre. Then it’s back to Hotel Paradox for the awards celebration and one final toast.
Every day is an invitation to discover artists, support local businesses, and connect with your community. Your support also helps SCFF provide workshop scholarships and a matching ticket and pass program for film students.
🎟️ Bring your curiosity. Bring your people. Explore the schedule and get your tickets.
Thank you to our Luminary Sponsors: The Dream Inn and Bella Babot + Richard Baer

Casa Serrano

Experience the elegance of a traditional afternoon tea featuring dainty finger sandwiches, sweet treats, and freshly baked scones served with strawberry jam and Devonshire cream. Guests will also enjoy lashings of a Special Gold Blend Tea for $90 per person, which includes gratuity. Scan the provided QR code to reserve your spot for this charming seasonal gathering.

Local Event: A Proper Autumn Tea

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Monterey

A Proper Autumn Tea

Experience the elegance of a traditional afternoon tea featuring dainty finger sandwiches, sweet treats, and freshly baked...

Online event on Google Meet. Free, register on Eventbrite to get the link. A free 30-minute webinar for local business owners: find the patches holding your business together, and what to fix before adding AI. Every tool you own made sense the day you bought it: the booking system, the card reader, the accounting package, the spreadsheet that was only meant to be temporary. None of them were built to talk to each other, so over the years you became the connection. Put AI on top of those patches and you automate the mess. Who should attend: owners of businesses that have been running for ten years or more (practices, trades, crews, rentals, shops), especially if nobody on your payroll has the job of making the software work. In 30 minutes you will find the patches in your own business with a live five-question check, see which popular AI tools are usually not worth it yet and why, learn the order that works (steady what is underneath, connect what can be connected, then automate), and leave knowing what to fix first, whether or not you ever hire anyone to do it. Open questions after for anyone who wants to stay. Everyone who registers gets the recording, so sign up even if you can't make it live. Hosted by Chris Cobb, founder of Sannidhi AI in Santa Cruz.

Local Event: Free Online Webinar: Stabilize Before You Automate

Free Online Webinar: Stabilize Before You Automate

Online event on Google Meet. Free, register on Eventbrite to get the link. A free 30-minute webinar for local business owners:...

Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 to 5:30 pm, at Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center in Santa Cruz.A Santa Cruz afternoon for women crossing into perimenopause and menopause. Six local practitioners each share the first thing they want a woman in this phase to understand, answer the questions guests bring, and then meet guests one to one at open tables.Panelists: Michelle Bean, DC; Tonya Fleck, ND; Alexandra Johnson, MD; Melanie Shine, DC; Aimée Shunney, ND; and Kate Wilson, DACM, L.Ac. Joined by Taflyn Wilschinsky, PT, DPT, pelvic floor and physical therapy. Hosted and moderated by Eireann Del Bonta, RN, founder of Lotus Flow Health.Tea and refreshments throughout. Every guest takes home a printed practitioner guide. Seating is intentionally limited. Tickets are $33, which covers the room, the refreshments and the printed guide.This is an educational gathering. Panelists share general education drawn from their training and practice. Individual care, diagnosis, and treatment take place later, in a private appointment with a provider you choose.Tickets and details: https://lotusflowhealth.com/threshold

Local Event: Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and Menopause

Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and...

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 to 5:30 pm, at Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center in Santa Cruz.A Santa Cruz afternoon for women...

Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and Menopause

Are you holding onto boxes of sensitive documents? Not sure what to do with the shredded paper you've accumulated? (Shredded paper is not accepted in the curbside recycling bin.)&nbsp;Dispose of your confidential documents at our free Paper Shred Event on Saturday, May 9th from 9 am - 1 pm, at the City Hall Parking Lot (corner of Chestnut and Church St).&nbsp;
A maximum of 3 standard-size banker boxes (10″x 12″x 15″) per household for City of Santa Cruz residents only. Paper will be shredded in front of you and then responsibly recycled at a Steri-Cycle facility.
The event lasts until 1 p.m. or until the truck is full, whichever comes first. We hope to see you there!&nbsp;

Local Event: Fall Paper Shred Event

Fall Paper Shred Event

Are you holding onto boxes of sensitive documents? Not sure what to do with the shredded paper you've accumulated? (Shredded...

The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center

Santa Cruz Sea Glass &amp; Ocean Art Festival Saturday November 7th 10am-5pm Sunday November 8th 10am-5pm
60 Authentic Sea Glass and Ocean Artists plus ceramics, fabric art, mosaics, resin art and so much more.
Located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk inside at the historic Grove Sun &amp; Bay View rooms overlooking the beach.
$5 admission supports ocean conservation through the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. Admission includes a chance to win a spectacular gift-basket. Four drawings per day.
Full bar, Food, Kids get in Free!

Local Event: Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival

Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival

Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival Saturday November 7th 10am-5pm Sunday    November 8th 10am-5pm
60 Authentic Sea Glass...

<h2>Sustaining Partner Seacrest Fund/Peter &amp;&nbsp;Maura&nbsp;</h2>
<h2>Supporting Second Harvest Food Bank</h2>
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will visit the Rio Theatre on November 14th with films that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. This year's screening will present the Adventure playlist.Mountainfilm on Tour in Santa Cruz has been hosted at the Rio Theatre since 2016. &nbsp;While presenting an inspiring film collection, the show is also an opportunity to support Second Harvest Food Bank as they kick off their Holiday Food Drive. Every ticket purchased, along with beer sales (provided by Sante Adairius Midtown Portal) will share a portion of revenue with this organization.

Local Event: Mountainfilm on Tour Santa Cruz

Mountainfilm on Tour Santa Cruz

Sustaining Partner Seacrest Fund/Peter & Maura 
Supporting Second Harvest Food Bank
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of...

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El Capulin Nursery

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready to make your garden / backyard beautiful 595 green valley rd Watsonville ca Open Everyday 8am-5pm

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready...

Illusive Comics & Games, LLC

All are welcome at Illusive Comics &amp; Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized, and welcoming shop. It's easy for anyone to come in and wander, and shop. Roll some gorgeous dice and play some boardgames if you have the time. We will you pick out the perfect item you're looking for! We have the largest selection of new comics in the Bay Area. You can also find Dungeons &amp; Dragons, Pokemon, Magic: the Gathering, and a huge selection of boardgames. We've got comic books for every age, starting with Superhero board books. We have a full weekend of events all of the time, which we update on our website each week. There's also space for free Boardgaming for you and your friends. Illusive has been a Santa Clara mainstay since 2007. We're on Stevens Creek at Lawrence Expy and 280, next to Harbor Freight, on the other end of the center from MicroCenter. Open every day of the year, our Holiday Hours for 2026/27 are Mon 11a-7p Tues 12p-7p Wed 11a-8p Thur 11a-7p Fri 11a-9p Sat 10a-7p Sun 11a-7p (Libraries, Teachers and Schools- contact us for bulk ordering discounts for your schools and fundraising options!)

All are welcome at Illusive Comics & Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized,...

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