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Get Out: Your Guide to What's Happening This Weekend
Irish cheese and wine, baroque music, classes in wine tasting, online learning and a talk on the California condor are some of the offerings in and around Scotts Valley this weekend.
It's Thursday, the weekend is almost here and spring is approaching–we know that because on Saturday night, we get to "spring forward" and set our clocks ahead. So we'll lose an hour, but we will still want to find things to do for the weekend!
Patch has done some research for you. Here are our suggestions for some of the coolest things to do in and around Scotts Valley this weekend. So go ahead and "Get Out!"
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Where/When: Roudon-Smith Winery, 2364 Bean Creek Road. Saturday, noon-5 p.m.
Why go: To get ready for the St. Patrick's Day holiday with samplings of Irish cheese. Local cheese taster Tabitha, from Santa Cruz County's own You've Got a Friend in Cheese, will be on hand. Recommended: Wear green, but not essential.
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Pricing: Free for Roudon-Smith Wine Club members (you can join same day) or $15 for non-members.
Where/When: Music Center Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Why Go: To listen to some music from another time, from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—sounds of Dresden, Moscow, Paris and Vienna from that era.
Pricing: $3 to $23(unless you are a season ticket holder and have already purchased a season ticket).
Where/When: , 334 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz. Sunday, noon-2 p.m.
Why Go: To learn something about wine from the master winemakers of the Surf City Vintners group of wineries. Do more than just sip wine, know what you are doing and learn to speak the language of wine. Sunday's class is with Michael Sones of Sones Cellars.
Pricing: $30, $25 for wine club members
Where/When: , 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Why Go: The topic is “Online Learning for the 21st Century” and it's something we all need to know more about, given the way things are developing these days. Do you remember life before there was online? The speaker is Claire Schneeberger of Monarch Media. An added bonus—parking is free at the Cocoanut Grove Beach Boardwalk!
Pricing: $35 chamber member, $50 non-chamber member
Where/When: , 500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville (Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center at the top of the Pajaro Valley High School campus). Thursday, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Why Go: To hear from environmental journalist John Moir about the current state of affairs for the California Condor and what you can do to help keep these species from becoming extinct.
Pricing: Free, but attendees must RSVP to Kathy Fieberling at 831-345-1226 or email kathyfieb@yahoo.com.