Arts & Entertainment
Wildflowers, Symphony and Gardening
A wildflower extravaganza, a play by Paul Rudnick, a symphony concert and a vegetable gardening class top the Scotts Valley calendar for events this weekend.
Where/When: , 2317 Vine Hill Road, Santa Cruz. Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Why Go: Everything you wanted to know about summer vegetable gardening but were afraid to ask. Spend the day here and you will harvest the benefits of what you learn with the vegetables you will be able to pick from your home garden later this year. Participants will sow and take home two full flats of summer vegetables (a $52 value).
Pricing: $95
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Where/When: Park Hall, 9370 Mill St., Ben Lomond. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.
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Why Go: Paul Rudnick wrote this play and it sounds like an absolute joy. Here is the plot line quickly as provided by the folks at Mountain Community Theater: When a TV actor from Los Angeles starts regretting his decision to play Hamlet on the New York stage, the ghost of John Barrymore—the greatest Hamlet ever —suddenly appears to guide him to glory. Barrymore teaches him about not only the great play itself, but also swordplay, wordplay, and foreplay.
Pricing: $20; $16 seniors
Where/When: , 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Saturday, 8 p.m.
Why Go: This is the symphony's fourth concert of the season. And they are finishing up their season in style—with Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Cabrillo Symphony Chorus.
Pricing: $18 to $65
Where/When: Rancho del Oso, 3600 Highway 1, Davenport. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.
Why Go: It's that time of year when the wildflowers are in bloom and walking through the woods and seeing the colors is irresistible. The walk begins at the Rancho del Oso Nature and History Center as part of the Wildflower Festival.
Pricing: Free