Cabrillo Gallery opens first exhibit of the year
APTOS—Cardboard is a material that nearly everyone has at their disposal. Often used in packaging and shipping, it is usually broken down to recycle or saved to reuse.
But cardboard can also be full of possibilities for artists. This is apparent at “Extraordinary Ordinary,” Cabrillo...
New exhibit at Aptos Library features animals to abstracts
Eighteen artworks by Watsonville artist Sefla Joseph are now on exhibit at the Aptos Public Library, along with a show by Aptos artist Diane Levin.
Spread around the facility, Joseph’s works include abstract portraits done with charcoal, chalk, and ink and paintings in acrylic/mixed media...
Photo show by Mary Altier goes around the world
Frequent world-traveler Mary Altier of La Selva Beach is showing her photographs at the Aptos Branch Library.
“Around the World with Color Photography,” a 60-piece exhibition, will run through Sept. 30.
The show, which is spread out in several rooms at the library, features images taken...
Capitola Plein Air paints its fifth year
CAPITOLA—Forty artists from across the county fanned out around Capitola last week with canvas, easels, chalk and tubes of color in tow, in hopes of distilling a handful of the coastal city’s choice land and seascapes on canvas and paper.
The efforts were part of...
Traditional casserole of the Americas
In South America, you would recognize this dish, Pastel de Choclo, as a popular family casserole. To me, it resembles the classic 1950’s American Tamale Pie that appeared at least monthly on the Ringler family dinner table when we lived in Bakersfield. Both are...
PV Quilt Show returns to fairgrounds
WATSONVILLE—Meri Henriques Vahl vividly remembers her first major exposure to the world of art quilts.
Vahl was born in New York in 1945, and years later, during a visit to the Frick Museum in the Upper East Side of Manhattan with a friend, she viewed...
Rio Theater Concert to benefit Andy Vargas Foundation
WATSONVILLE—Wherever he is touring in the world, Santana lead singer Andy Vargas makes sure to let everyone know about his hometown of Watsonville.
“I’ve always been proud to be from Watsonville,” Vargas said. “I tell people that they’ve probably ate our berries or drank our...
Theater festival celebrates 25th anniversary
Five-week event returns tonight to downtown Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ—Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theatre is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed 8 Tens @ 8 Short Play Festival, which will be held Jan. 10-Feb. 9 at the Center Stage Theater in downtown Santa Cruz.
The...
Former local teacher pens first novel
WATSONVILLE—A new book has hit the shelves, “Fruit of the Devil,” by retired Pajaro Valley Unified School District teacher Mary Flodin.
The novel unfolds between the exclusive golf courses of Pebble Beach to the world-famous surf breaks of Santa Cruz and the fertile lands of...
David Kinch keeps his promise with new spot in Aptos
By Christina Waters
Not since my last trip to Italy three years ago have I tasted such inspired pizza. It was from Mentone, the new Aptos restaurant created by David Kinch of the three-star Michelin Manresa. Mentone’s menu is Italian-French spun through Kinch’s own California...
