India Joze 50th Anniversary & Thank You Santa Cruz !

1001 Center Street,Santa Cruz CA 95060

13 November, 2021

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India Joze, Culture & Cuisine CHANGER in Santa Cruz since 1972 ~ Now in our 50th Year, We're Thanking YOU, Our Phenominal & LOYAL Fans India Joze ~ Now in our 50th Year, we're looking back & taking time to honor YOU ~ our phenomenal & fearless customers ~ with a wild celebration @ the OLD RESTAURANT : It’s TRUE ~ We’re returning to the scene of some of the most iconic food epiphanies in the history of collective dining in Santa Cruz::: The Santa Cruz Art Center @ 1001 Center Street ! In partnership with Food Lounge & 11th Hour Coffee, the Actors’ Theater & Squid Row Residents ~ Please join us for a deep dive into the Heart of Joze ~ Saturday November 13th ~ 3:00 to 9:00pm Come celebrate the legendary JozeMagic, with Dance, Music, Stories & FOOD ::: Flower Welcome by House of Inanna (invited) ~ houseofinanna.wordpress.com + facebook.com/House.of.Inanna Make a wish for the future of India Joze ~ OR All Humanity & The Earth at The Wishing Wok ~ Be inspired by the floating iridescence & the pregnant void with Orang Hutan’s Giant Bubbles ~ Mark India Joze Day w/ your photo in a Deep Sea Photo Booth w/ Devi Pride ~ devipride.com We'll AUCTION off the LAST 2 SAMURAI SQUID T-SHIRTS, designed by Mattie Leeds: now collectors items, never to be printed again ~ Unveil 2 NEW Anniversary T-Shirts & an official Joze 50th APRON, destined to increase your inspiration while cooking at home, helping you WOK faster & flip food higher !! ~ Illuminating MUSIC by Elie Mobanza ~ https://www.eliemabanza.com/ Wandering Minstrels Emily & Paul Rangell (w Irene & Kaethe ) ~ www.rhythmrangellers.com/ Hear The PROCLAMATION delivered by selectmen Ryan Coonerty to commemorate this day as INDIA JOZE 50th Anniversary DAY !! ~ Help Write a collective Love Letter to the Santa Cruz & the Joze we once knew & still love ~ Oh, and this NEW FILM about India Joze by Jon Silver, the one that SOLD-OUT 2 Showings @ DelMar? We will have THREE SHOWINGS (4:00, 5:30 & 7:00) in Actors' Theater w/ their newly renovated air-filtration system ! http://migrantmedia.com/ vimeo.com/412403397 FILM Showings punctuated by DANCE performances by the ensemble MoveSpeakSpin, directed by Karl Schaffer, www.mathdance.org/ Lisa Christianson & Company revive the weary Squids with dance Bringing Squid Back to the Table ! https://fb.watch/90NATLRcBV/ PLUS the part you‘ve all been DREAMING OF since 1998, when Joze closed the first time ::: You’ll be FED from our world famous, globally informed India JOZE MENU! FOR STARTERS ~ 5:00 :: Pakoras, Kalamarakia Tighanite, w/ Skordalia dipping sauce, Sumac Spuds w/ Joze own organic ketchup, Raita, CrispyGreens… THEN moving into the twilight DINNER hour around 6:00pm ~ with Joze Dishes to die for with those iconic names, from Indonesia, Middle East & East India::: Remember These ?? INDONESIAN:: 1. Ajam Panggang 2. Babi Ketjap 3. Saté 4. Masak Tjumi Tjumi Bumbu Bali 5. Keo ~ grilled MIDDLE EASTERN:: 1. Mishmishiya 2. MeSaltsa Basa 3. Paprikascirske EAST INDIAN:: 1. Tandoori Murgh 2. Machli Moli 3. Mushroom Vindaloo Salad w/ Honey-Lemon Cilantro dressing ! Huge payella pan heaping with Wedding Rice & Turkish Vegetables. Then, on the SWEET SIDE: Joze Almond Wok’d Rocca dipped in Chocolate, & THEN courtesy of Chef David Jackman ~ those famous Joze TRUFFLES !! Yup,… We’re dusting off the old menus & getting the Joze kitchen-band back together: featuring Paul Lenik, aka Big Guy on the visionary Grill, all the way from FLA !! On Back-Up Prep: Kevin Osborne, Tom Cohen, Mike Allison, JoeMo, Matt Scott ~ all comin’ back to assist Chef Jozseph in pulling out all the stops to re-create 12 beloved dishes from the historic India Joze global MENU !! Then, a slew of our beloved wait staff to serve you !!! This Event is to THANK YOU for being the most fabulous & intrepid patrons of any culinary adventure anywhere! With your collaboration India Joze is testimony to the power of collective creativity & the enduring allure of Global Cuisine, Art, Festivals & Community for over FIVE FABULOUS DECADES !! We could not have been Santa Cruz’s greatest culinary idea without YOU sharing your astonishing patronage, loyalty & enthusiasm ~ Plus your undaunted willingness to dive into the unknown, where no diners have gone before !! Let us cheer the life-altering alchemy that We: that’s Us & YOU, Created TOGETHER with over HALF a CENTURY of your passion for India Joze::: The Restaurant, The Flavors, The Chaos & Creativity, The Legend ! Be Squid, or Be Square! Be Inspired & Be There !! FREE ENTRANCE ~ Entrance & most aspects of this Anniversary Celebration are FREE (With exceptions listed below ** ) ~ as an over-due THANK YOU from our hearts to yours ! Even though it’s FREE we are doing the TICKET-Thing too. Tickets will help us keep track of HOW MANY to FEED and manage the flow of guests at any one time, through the door. Also, ABOUT DONATIONS ~ If you DO feel inspired to offer a DONATION ~ WE WELCOME your gifts & we bow down with gratitude, for your generosity !! All resources received : : : directly help defray the substantial costs of this once-in-a-lifetime gathering! [please know this is not a tax-deductible donation]. Please find us on VENMO: account.venmo.com/u/IndiaJOZE LOCATION + TICKETS + COVID-Safe Compliance ~ 1. Start HERE ::: FREE TICKETS are available on EventBrite, search for: “India Joze 50th Anniversary Party” or COPY This LINK 2. CHOOSE Your ONE Time Window::: EARLY HALF:: 3:00–6:00pm OR EVENING HALF:: 6:00–9:00pm OR WHOLE EVENT:: 3:00–9:00pm 3. This is a fully-vaxed / negative test & masked event. i.e. bring PROOF of Vaccine/s OR proof of a Negative Test within 48 hours (Rapid Tests OK). MASKS Required, unless actively eating or drinking. 4. Santa Cruz Art Center @ 1001 Center Street: CHECK-In @FRONT DOORS of Art Center, all guests must be ticketed + show PROOF of VACCINATION or a Negative Test taken between 72 and 48 hours prior 5. Then proceed through The FOOD LOUNGE front door, to access all other areas of this gathering ::: 11th Hour Coffee + Actors’ Theater + Squid Row OPTIONAL COSTS ~ ** Your fabulous photos taken in the Deep Sea Photo Booth by Devi Pride will be available for purchase from her directly, thus supporting the art & craftsmanship of one of Santa Cruz‘s great portrait photographers. ** Joze T-Shirts & Aprons will be available for SALE + Auction of 2 Samurai Squid T-Shirts ** The Food Lounge is selling mixed drinks + beer at the bar thru 9:00pm scfoodlounge.com/ These drinks are allowed ONLY within the Food Lounge. ** 11th Hour Coffee will be selling their full coffee/chai menu until 6:00pm Celebration Produced by India Joze:: Sasha Childs & Jozseph Schultz, with Michael BobRoberts, Paul Lenik, Scott Doyle, Lynne Bashore Cooper, Tom Brezsny, Joanie Lintz, with support from Squid Row luminaries: Michael Leeds, Bonnie McKinney, Dwight Bandak & Jeanne’s Movement Lab, plus countless others behind the scenes !! CONTACT ~ SASHA CHILDS~ TEXT first, then call ~ 510.332.3544 + e-mail ~ artsheart@gmail