🌱 Dear Evan Hansen and 11 more events

Hello again Soquel! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Dear Evan Hansen at Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 72, low: 55.
• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Soquel

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Thursday August 13

• Dear Evan Hansen →
  Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center, 1010 River St, Santa Cruz
  7:00 pm

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📣 Soquel Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Live Oak Elementary 1st Day of School(early dismissal)
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  8:30 am

Friday August 7

• LO:Early Dismissal
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  1:10 pm

Saturday August 8

• Stax Johnson →
  Over the Hill Gang Saloon, 3530 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz
  3:00 pm
• Shawn Colvin →
  Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Gary Blackburn Band →
  Moe's Alley, 1535 Commercial Wy, Santa Cruz
  2:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• LO:ELAC Meeting
  Ocean Alternative Education Center Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  6:00 pm
• TP Board Meeting
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Class Meeting Night for 1st-8th Grade
  Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  5:00 pm

Friday August 14

• Ripatti Rose Band: Capitola Food Truck Fridays! →
  Monterey Avenue Park, 700 Monterey Ave, Capitola
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 15

• Capitola Volunteer Registration August 15th →
  Capitola Beach, 141 Esplanade, Capitola
  9:00 am

Sunday August 16

• Moe's Alley Presents: The Blues Project →
  Moe's Alley, 1535 Commercial Wy, Santa Cruz
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Soquel PatchAM possible:

• Illusive Comics & Games, LLC — (408) 985-7655
  Geek Heaven in the Silicon Valley

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Last week there were two large black labs at my front door and drive way, barking like crazy.
  I did not notice then if they had collars, but they seem really upset and there was not anyone to my knowledge looking for them. The next morning… (Nextdoor North Soquel)

• Bath & Body Works posted a job opening for Retail Key Holder-CAPITOLA MALL in Capitola. Apply here.
• Allied Universal Security posted a job opening for Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Rover in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Soquel here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Capitola

• Santa Cruz County supervisors add half-cent sales tax measure to November ballot (santacruzsentinel.com)
• Locals shine at 2026 USLA National Junior Lifeguard Championships in Florida (mercedsunstar.com)

Aptos

• New Construction Project In Second Life: Trans-Sansara Causeway Coming Soon (wordpress.com)
• BlockDAG Ships Its 22,800th Miner as Injective and Aptos Stall Below Their Highs (bitcoininsider.org)

Santa Cruz

• National Night Out brings life to Santa Cruz Harbor (santacruzsentinel.com)
• River Café Serves Tibetan Momo in Santa Cruz (goodtimes.sc)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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