What is summer in Santa Cruz without a pioneer potluck picnic? Thanks to the Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association, there is one – and it has been happening every year on the last Saturday in July for more than eighty years. The Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association is an organization of volunteers who preserve the […]
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James Durbin: Featured Musician
In May 2011, 30,000 fans turned up at the Boardwalk to pay tribute to James Durbin, the ambitious young rock vocalist who placed fourth in season 10 of American Idol. Durbin Day was the largest public gathering in Santa Cruz’s history, generating approximately $1 million in visitor spending. Not too shabby a turnout for a […]
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
What sets the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History apart from others of a similar nature is the opportunity visitors have to interact with every dimension the museum has to offer. The MAH’s installations, tours, educational programs, and community events are specifically designed to invite guests to explore, engage, and interpret creative expression and […]