Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Finances, Film Festivals and a Mother's Day Art and Chocolate Tour
The Scotts Valley Chamber offers a financial clinic, the Santa Cruz film festival opens as well as a special senior film fest in San Jose, and art and chocolate for Mother's Day are some of our offerings as you Get Out in Scotts Valley this weekend.
Where/When: , 360 Kings Village Road. Saturday, 2-6 p.m.
Why Go: Get some advice about the financial issues that are worrying you for free! Scotts Valley business leaders, financial planners, and others are volunteering their time and expertise to meet one-on-one with consumers. There will also be two seminars taught by local business professionals.
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Pricing: Free
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Where/When: , 2317 Vine Hill Road. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Why Go: This workshop is all about backyard tomato growing. Learn the latest techniques for fertilizing, pruning and more, as well as the best ways for staking, mulching, watering and more.
Pricing: $45
Where/When: Good Samaritan Hospital, Health to You Auditorium, 2425 Samaritan Dr., San Jose. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Why Go: We know it's a bit of a hike to San Jose (Google tells us about 35 minutes) but this is a unique event that just might merit the drive. It’s a day of films that focus on seniors. These movies emphasize positive aging. Events include presentations from filmmakers.
The films to be shown include Close Harmony, an Academy Award-winning documentary about a senior citizen chorus and an elementary school chorus who practice for a combined concert, and Shattering the Myth of Aging, about seniors in their 70s, 80s and 90s who compete in demanding sports at the Senior Olympics. There's much more, too many to list here.
Pricing: $10, includes box lunch
Where/When: Films show at the Del Mar Theater, 1124 Pacific Ave.; Gala reception is at the Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St.; film at 7:30 p.m., reception follows.
Why Go: How can you not want to be there. See the screening of Prairie Love and then mix and mingle with filmmakers and other film lovers to celebrate the start of the 10th annual Santa Cruz Film Festival.
Pricing: $16-$20
Where/When: 1007 Lewis Circle, Santa Cruz. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Why Go: In one fell swoop, so to speak, you can tour the studios of a dozen local artists in the Live Oak and Pleasure Point areas of Santa Cruz. And sample chocolates along the way as well. Instead of brunch and flowers for Mother’s Day, you can celebrate the day with art and chocolate. All the participating studios are within an hour of each other.
Pricing: Free