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Queer Money Matters Workshop Series

The Diversity Center 1117 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Many LGBTQ+ people don’t have access to money mentors – people who can teach us how to save, how to increase our credit score, understand different types of loans, or how to budget for our goals. The Diversity Center would like to change that. These workshops will explore different topics, from credit scores to budgeting. […]
Free

Bike Month 2024

Sant Cruz County
May is Bike Month in Santa Cruz County! We invite all riders to join us on a 31-day mission to bike more and drive less. Use your bike to go to work, school, run errands, and cruise around town in May. We have a host of events, prizes, and challenges to keep you excited about […]
Free

Proposal Prep Session 3: The Magic of Metrics

Virtual Via Zoom
We’ll wrap up our grant-writing series by exploring some ways that you can “think like an evaluator.” Using tools like the CORE Continuum of Results and Evidence, we’ll consider the different ways that projects can shed light on questions about what works, how, and for whom—and how you can incorporate these ideas into your proposal […]
Free

First Friday | Maker’s Market

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
First Fridays are back at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History! Join us for monthly after hours events on the First Friday of the month. Enjoy free admission 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with special festivities in the evening. May’s First Friday will celebrate the Museum’s annual science illustration exhibit, The Art of Nature alongside an […]
Free

Housing Matters: Look Me in the Eyes

Museum of Art and History (MAH) 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, California, United States
Look Me in the Eyes is an art showcase of selected portraits from the pathway home presented by Housing Matters and curated by Artist-In-Residence, Abi Mustapha. By providing space for the historically marginalized voices of people with lived experience of homelessness to share their insights with the community through storytelling, we aim to raise awareness […]
Free

Teen Kitchen Project: Empty Bowls Full Hearts Special Preview Night Dinner

3921 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA 95073 3921 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA, United States
Teen Kitchen Project’s Empty Bowls, Full Hearts New Kitchen Fundraisers Two opportunities to support Teen Kitchen Project’s kitchen renovation. With the support of local high school and middle school ceramic programs and adult ceramic artists, we have collected a wide variety of handmade soup bowls. Your ticket price for each event includes one bowl and […]
$125

Move for CASA

Elkhorn Slough Nature Reserve 1700 Elkhorn Rd, Watsonville, CA, United States
Join CASA Advocates, The Friends of CASA, Staff, Board, and Supporters of CASA and  the families we serve us for a day of fun, fitness, and philanthropy at our upcoming event! If you’re joining us at the Slough, we’ll have coffee and refreshments available from 9:30 am and will kick the event off at 10:00 […]
Free

Teen Kitchen Project: Empty Bowls Full Hearts Lunch

3921 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA 95073 3921 Soquel Drive, Soquel, CA, United States
Teen Kitchen Project’s Empty Bowls, Full Hearts New Kitchen Fundraisers Two opportunities to support Teen Kitchen Project’s kitchen renovation. With the support of local high school and middle school ceramic programs and adult ceramic artists, we have collected a wide variety of handmade soup bowls. Your ticket price for each event includes one bowl and […]
$45

Cultivating Hope

Watsonville Community Room 275 Main Street, Watsonville, CA, United States
Join us and @namisantacruzcounty for an uplifting day of empowerment and motivation at our second annual Cultivating Hope event! 🌟 Mark your calendars for May 4th, as we come together to share valuable tools for health, well-being, and resilience. Stay tuned for more details and get ready to cultivate hope with us!
Free

Diversity Center – Queer and Trans Yoga Hosted by Sapphire Collective

The Diversity Center 1117 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States
This is a trauma-sensitive, all-levels, all-bodies/abilities class taught by a rotating queer-identifying yoga teacher each week. We highlight self nurturance through yoga asana and meditation, a somatic and mindfulness healing practice that resources us for our own resilience as well as community care. No prior yoga experience necessary. Ultimately, this is a brave space for […]
$10 – $20

Jewel Theatre: ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE

The COLLIGAN THEATER at the Tannery Arts Center 1010 River Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States
ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE By Ted Swindley Directed by Shaun Carroll Music Director Colin Hannon Featuring Diana Torres Koss and Julie James Back by popular demand, this revival of our 2017 hit production brings you two of Jewel’s most beloved actors who pay tribute to an incredible performer in a true story about Patsy Cline’s friendship with hilarious Houston […]
$53

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Soquel, CA 95073

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