Thursday, May 16th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE There was a time in this fair land – long before fast food, before malls, before behemoth discount chains – when a durable-goods retailer sold you things created within a certain radius from the store’s front door, things that, precisely because of that localism, were unique and distinctive. Tucked behind the Scotts
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
By KIRBY SCUDDER Manuel Santana passed away at the age of 81 in July 2008, leaving behind a legacy of community activism, through his work as a restaurateur, painter, husband, father and a transformative force in...
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE On the evening of Feb. 26, a few hours after two Santa Cruz police officers were shot and killed, the staff at the video-production company IMPACT met at the company’s offices, just a couple...
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
By WALLACE BAINE One is a largely forgotten Swedish-born rancher, surveyor and self-made man. The other is an East Coast-born, academy-trained baby-boomer architect. But Axel Erlandson and Mark Primack are, by anyone’s definition, kindred souls. The two...
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
{APRIL 26 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Santa Cruz Institute of the Contemporary Arts at the Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River St., No. 127, Santa Cruz. $20 donation. Details: www.scica.org. } By WALLACE BAINE Too often, “supporting...
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Last week, I took a look inside Enter Through the Gift Shop, the Tannery’s boutique that sells the work of local artisans. This week, I continue by focusing on two female artists whose innovative creations are displayed...
Friday, April 12th, 2013
{APRIL 17, 7 p.m. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz. Premium Reserved $18.50, Reserved $13.50, Gen.Adm. $7.50. Details here. } By WALLACE BAINE Those who ponder the mystery of the contemporary teenager might be in...
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
{ THROUGH JUNE 2 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., San Francisco. 24-hour weekend screenings beginning in May. Space is limited. Follow @TheClockSFMOMA on Twitter for estimated wait times. $18 admission adults; $13 seniors;...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
By CHRISTA MARTIN I recently spent some time visiting with Ann Hazels (co-director of the Santa Cruz Institute of the Contemporary Arts) at the new SCICA gallery at the Tannery. On my tour, in order to walk...
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