This Weekend's Events In Santa Cruz Area

Santa Cruz CA

11 November, 2021

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SANTA CRUZ, CA — Looking for things to do in the Santa Cruz area? See what's new on your Santa Cruz Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. If you're wondering how you can get your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend in the Santa Cruz area: Featured Event: Velocity Invitational 2021: Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas When: Thursday, November 11th at 5:00 p.m. What: Velocity Invitational Thursday, Nov. 11 – Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 - Hours vary by event/day WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, 1021 Monterey-Salinas Hwy., Salinas, CA From Velocity Invitational: "The Sonoma Speed Festival is now the Velocity Invitational! "We have officially moved... Learn More Featured Event: Velocity Invitational 2021: Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers When: Thursday, November 11th at 9:00 p.m. What: Veterans Day is a time to reflect and recognize the courage and dedication of active and former military service members. This year and honor your favorite veteran by sending a patriotic floral arrangement. FTD Flowers has beautiful bouquets and gifts that are perfect for the occ... Learn More Featured Event: Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers (FTD Flowers) Virtual Aptos Book Discussion Group - Virtual Library When: Thursday, November 11th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Library What: Event listing from Virtual Library: Thursday and November 11 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PMThe Aptos Library Book Discussion group meets on the second Thursday of the month from 1:00p - 2:30p and all adults are welcome. Reading selections will be made by the group with an emphasis on th... Learn More Poetry Event - Veterans Day When: Thursday, November 11th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Zoom: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/99652301357 What: Pajaro Valley Arts and Writers of Color-Santa Cruz County will present a virtual evening of poetry on November 11 from 6:30-8:30 pm. This event is one of several in the program Mi Casa es Tu Casa-Loss, History and Healing sponsored by Pajaro Valley Arts. The Zoom invitation is... Learn More Featured Event: Le Marché Pop Up: Holiday Virtual Warehouse Sale When: Friday, November 12th at 10:00 a.m. Where: lemarchepopup.com What: Virtual warehouse sale featuring unique items from France and beyond. Indulge your inner treasure hunter while shopping quality home goods. 🇫🇷 SAY BONJOUR TO QUALITY GOODS WITH TIMELESS FRENCH TOUCHES AT TRÈS BON PRICES ⚡️ Le Marché Pop Up is a seasonal flash sale curating ... Learn More Featured Event: Le Marché Pop Up: Holiday Virtual Warehouse Sale (Alexys Cran) Concrete Ship History Walk When: Friday, November 12th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Seacliff State Beach What: Learn about Seacliff State Beach's fascinating history on this 1-mile, 1-hour stroll to the Aptos Creek Bridge and back. Get the lowdown on the Concrete Ship, the development of Aptos, "The Madman of Seacliff," and much, much more. Bring water and layered clothing. Pre-registr... Learn More Concrete Ship History Walk (FULL) - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park When: Friday, November 12th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park What: Event listing from Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: Friday, November 12 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PMLearn about Seacliff State Beach's fascinating history on this 1-mile, 1-hour stroll to the Aptos Creek Bridge and back. Get the lowdown on the Concrete Ship, the developmen... Learn More Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead When: Friday, November 12th at 7:30 p.m. Where: University of California Santa Cruz-Concerts & Performances What: Event listing from University of California Santa Cruz-Concerts & Performances: Friday, November 12 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PMAn absurdist play about the two least interesting characters of Shakespeare���s Hamlet that will take you on an existential trip. Live dramatic comedy... Learn More Featured Event: Free College Admissions and Financial Aid Webinar When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Online Zoom Webinar What: Free College Admissions and Financial Aid Webinar 7 Tips for Picking a Major, Securing Financial Aid, Grants and Scholarships 10:00 am to 11:30 am (Pacific Time), November 13 (Saturday), 2021 Registration: Click here to Register Or text (925)574-3312 Beyond Academy is hosting ... Learn More Featured Event: Free College Admissions and Financial Aid Webinar (Sherry Hu) Featured Event: All Together Now! - Musical Revue When: Saturday, November 13th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Vine Hill Elementary School What: All Together Now! - A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre is an opportunity for schools and theaters around the world to locally produce and perform an exclusive musical revue featuring songs from Broadway's beloved shows; Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast), Whe... Learn More Featured Event: All Together Now! - Musical Revue(Lindsey Chester) La Selva Beach Holiday Fair & Library Opening Celebration When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: La Selva Beach Clubhouse What: Come shop for crafts and used books, and enjoy kids' activities, magic shows, baked goods, live music and food truck delicacies! The Holiday Craft Fair will feature 27 vendors of fine arts and crafts to meet all your holiday shopping needs. The Friends of the La Selva Beach L... Learn More La Selva Beach Branch Library Opening Celebration and Holiday Craft Fair When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: La Selva Beach Branch Library What: The La Selva Beach Branch Library will host activities for adults and kids indoors and on the patio. Teenage magician, James Chan will walk among the crowd performing magic and card tricks from 12:00 -1:00 & 1:30 -2:30. The Craft Fair will feature 26 vendors of fine arts ... Learn More Indigenous Relationships with Coastal Prairie Plants with Alex Tabone When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History What: Coastal prairie habitats have long been tended by Indigenous people along the coast of present day California. During this demonstration outside the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, Alex Tabone will share how the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and their ancestors have used ingen... Learn More Gray Whale Cove Trail Walk - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park What: Event listing from Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: Saturday, November 13 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMJoin State Park Docents for a two-hour hike along the scenic Gray Whale Cove Trail at State Parks' McNee Ranch at Montara. Enjoy a moderate 2-mile hike overlooking the Cal... Learn More Indigenous Relationships with Coastal Prairie Plants with Alex Tabone When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park What: Event listing from Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: Saturday, November 13 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMCalifornia State Parks Ranger and Naturalist Alex Tabone will lead the Indigenous Relationships with Coastal Prairie Plants Native Food Demonstration. This demonstration, ... Learn More Gray Whale Cove Trail Walk When: Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m. Where: McNee Ranch State Park What: Join State Park Docents for a two-hour hike along the scenic Gray Whale Cove Trail at State Parks' McNee Ranch at Montara. Enjoy a moderate 2-mile hike overlooking the California coast. From the trail, you will be able to view the evidence in the landscape of the Ocean Shore R... Learn More Guided Coastal Walk When: Saturday, November 13th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Wilder Ranch State Park What: On this 2.5 mile family friendly walk, we'll explore the plants, animals, and geology of our coastal bluffs. Bring water, hat, closed toe shoes, layered clothing, and binoculars if available. Meet next to park map in Wilder Ranch main parking lot. Rain cancels. Vehicle day-use... Learn More Historic Ranch Ground Tour When: Saturday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Wilder Ranch State Park What: Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns and other historic buildings. The vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited an... Learn More 149th Anniversary of Pigeon Point Lighthouse When: Saturday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Pigeon Point Rd What: Come celebrate the lighthouse's 149th anniversary with tours of the base of the lighthouse tower, information booths, music, children's crafts and activities, and a local maritime author. The original first order Fresnel lens from the tower will be lit in its current location ... Learn More Community Poetry Circle When: Saturday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Capitola Branch Library What: Join the circle and write a poem in a creative and supportive environment. No experience necessary. Open to all ages and levels of poets. Facilitated by poet-teacher Magdalena Montagne. Pre-registration required. Questions: Call Magdalena at 831-252-5776 or email her at ma... Learn More 149th Anniversary of Pigeon Point Lighthouse When: Saturday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park What: Event listing from Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: Saturday, November 13 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PMCome celebrate the lighthouse's 149th anniversary with tours of the base of the lighthouse tower, information booths, music, children's crafts and activities, and a local ma... Learn More Featured Event: The Sound of Soul When: Sunday, November 14th at 11:00 a.m. Where: Online What: • Are you ready to experience new levels of spiritual freedom? • Would you like to learn spiritual techniques to loosen the bindings that constrain Soul? • Are you interested in achieving change at a rate you can understand and accept? "As you chant the name of God, with lov... Learn More Featured Event: The Sound of Soul (Mindy T) Featured Event: Achieving a Pesticide Free Pajaro Valley When: Sunday, November 14th at 3:01 p.m. Where: Watsonville Community Center Room-4th Floor of City Hall What: Learn how we can work together to:  1. Protect farm workers from being poisoned 2.  Protect our water, land, and community 3.  Help solve the climate crisis There will be a way to attend live stream as well.  Learn More Featured Event: Ainsley House Fall Garden Concert Series 2021: Campbell When: Sunday, November 14th at 2:00 p.m. What: Ainsley House Fall Garden Concert Series Sundays, Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 & Nov. 14, 2021 - 2 p.m. The Ainsley House, 51 N. Central Ave., Campbell, CA From Campbell Historical Museum and Ainsley House Foundation: "Live Music is coming back to the Ainsley House this fall... Learn More Featured Event: Ainsley House Fall Garden Concert Series 2021: Campbell (Susan C. Schena) Historic Ranch Ground Tour When: Sunday, November 14th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Wilder Ranch State Park What: Discover what life was like a century ago on this innovative dairy ranch. This hour-long tour includes the 1896 water-powered machine shop, barns and other historic buildings. The vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited an... Learn More Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk (FULL) - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park When: Sunday, November 14th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park What: Event listing from Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park: Sunday, November 14 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMJoin State Park Docents on an easy two-hour stroll on the mile-long Sequoia Audubon Trail through the Pescadero Marsh. Learn about the fascinating human history of the Marsh f... Learn More Outdoor Film Screening at Greater Purpose Brewery: United Against Hate When: Sunday, November 14th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Greater Purpose Brewing Company What: As part of the national United Against Hate Week movement, SCPL has partnered with Santa Cruz County United for Safe and Inclusive Communities (SCCUSIC) to bring community members together through films, conversations and actionable opportunities to prevent hate violence and t... Learn More Featured Event: Alton Brown Live: Beyond The Eats 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose When: Monday, November 15th at 7:30 p.m. What: ALTON BROWN LIVE: BEYOND THE EATS Monday, Nov. 15, 2021- 7:30 p.m. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA From Broadway San Jose: "Alton Brown is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, more music, more ... Learn More Featured Event: Alton Brown Live: Beyond The Eats 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose (Susan C. Schena) International Education Week 2021 (IEW) When: Monday, November 15th at 12:00 a.m. Where: University of California Santa Cruz-Exhibits What: Event listing from University of California Santa Cruz-Exhibits: Monday, November 15 from 12:00 AM to 12:00 PMJoin Global Engagement as we celebrate our sixth annual International Education Week (IEW) with both in-person and virtual events. This year, IEW takes place during We... Learn More Death Café When: Monday, November 15th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Capitola Branch Library What: Join us to discuss death in an effort to affirm what's important about life. A Death Café is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is not a grief support group or counseling session, just some folks getting together to talk about de... Learn More TRE®/ tension, trauma, stress release When: Monday, November 15th at 5:30 p.m. Where: 1001 Center St What: Unprocessed trauma stays in the body causing physical, mental, and emotional blockages. TRE® (tension-trauma release exercises) is a simple technique that creates a "reflex-like" natural response for your body to remove these blocks deep within your cellular level. TRE® is... Learn More Library Advisory Commission - Virtual Library When: Monday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Virtual Library What: Event listing from Virtual Library: Monday, November 15 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PMThe Library Advisory Commission is intended to be a voice of the community to provide advice and feedback to the Governing Board and the Director of Libraries.Commission Members: Rena Dubin, Mary Ri... Learn More What is Your Conflict Management Style? When: Tuesday, November 16th at 1:30 p.m. Where: University of California Santa Cruz-Learning & Development What: Event listing from University of California Santa Cruz-Learning & Development: Tuesday, November 16 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PMTuesday, November 16, 2021; 1:30pm–3:30pm (via Zoom) Ideally, when faced with conflict, we are all able to adapt our response to fit the circumstance... Learn More Ancient Scorched Seeds and Indigenous Land Stewardship (Online) When: Tuesday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History What: Archaeologists can analyze charred seeds and other plant remains to learn about relationships between people and the natural world deep into the past. This talk hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History will describe how a collaborative research project between Amah M... Learn More District Wellness Committee Meeting - Santa Cruz City Schools When: Tuesday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz City Schools What: Event listing from Santa Cruz City Schools: Tuesday, November 16 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at content... Learn More Check out more awesome local events, or add your own, on the Santa Cruz Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.