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Enter the 3rd dimension with the fantastic work of these sculptors! Franco Di Majo Artist #116 | focacciaman.com Liz Crain Artist #234 | lizcrainceramics.com Marianna de Hatten Groh Artist #41 | mariannegrohsculptures.com Learn more about Open Studios on the Arts Council website.
Don’t Forget to Wear Your Knee High Boots! Sent From Santa Cruz, to Santa Cruz 111 years ago today! These ladies really missed their friend while she was out on her Santa Cruz staycation at the Big Creek Inn. ha! ha! Don’t you think the likeness very great? Dessie. Mayme. Fay. Dear Gertrude, We miss […]
Could you use help making the most out of sites like Facebook and Instagram? LocalSantaCruz.com founder Jon Rawls is considering teaching a class, to artists, that will help artists better understand website marketing, Instagram and Facebook. We are still deciding what format this class will take, and your input could help us set the […]
Postcards from Santa Cruz’s past. From the sounds of Seal Rock, to the speed of 630 horsepower racing from the Santa Cruz Pleasure Pier, Santa Cruz has always had great Augusts. These three cards capture tiny glimpses from summers long past, all the way back to 1906. Santa Cruz, Calif. Aug 17 6 – PM […]
This Labor Day weekend, 2017, we celebrate the end of an era with “Begonias Take a Bow” – the 65th and final Begonia Festival. The four-day flower and water Festival comes to a close this year, marking the last time thousands of people will flock to Capitola Village for the beloved Nautical Parade. It has […]
I get worried I’ll drop my phone if I try and record on the Dipper, and this person brought along their film camera for the ride! From the California Pioneers of Santa Clara County: A Mattos family trip to Santa Cruz along Highway 17 in 1937 transitions into another visit to Santa Cruz in ’38. […]
The folks at Michaelangelo Gallery have an eye for fantastic artistic talent. For the past 25 years, Angelo Grova’s gallery has been a creative catalyst for hundreds of local and guest artists at all stages of their art careers. In the spotlight are two emerging painters to keep on your radar: Nicole Shek and Joel […]
Summer in Santa Cruz What is Summer like in Santa Cruz? Has it always been this hot, have we always had traffic, tourists, fog and waves? Starting in 1903 these five postcard snapshots from Santa Cruz history take you back to see a Santa Cruz not so different from today. With bathers in the surf, […]
Santa Cruz County’s stunning natural environment has inspired several fantastic outdoor art galleries, open to wander in some of the most beautiful months of the year. Every year since 2006, one of this area’s most popular outdoor exhibits happens in Watsonville at the Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens. Serving the community as retail center and […]
Someone was playing favorites when they sent this Santa Cruz postcard. There are so many things going on in this postcard. From the Sombrero on the right, the wonky hand-painted and foggy horizon on the left and Goldilocks prancing in the surf while her jilted friends stand on the beach wondering why they even came […]
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