Santa Cruz Calendar: See What's Happening In The Area This Weekend

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30 December, 2021

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SANTA CRUZ, CA — Ready for a family outing? Hoping to spend a night out with friends? Check out what's new on your Santa Cruz Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Hot tip: If you want to see your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are all of this weekend's events in the Santa Cruz area: Featured Event: A Magical Cirque Christmas 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose When: Thursday, December 30th at 7:30 p.m. What: A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 - 7:30 p.m. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA From Broadway San Jose: "The world's greatest entertainers unite for a spell-binding and incredible holiday production—A MAGICAL CIRQUE CHRISTMAS! ... Learn MoreFeatured Event: A Magical Cirque Christmas 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: A Magical Cirque Christmas 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose When: Thursday, December 30th at 7:30 p.m. What: A Magical Cirque Christmas Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 - 7:30 p.m. San Jose Center for Performing Arts, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose, CA From A Magical Cirque Christmas and Broadway San Jose: "Despite a pandemic and world stress, and we need a little Christmas right this very minute... Learn More Featured Event: A Magical Cirque Christmas 2021: Performing Arts Center, San Jose (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: December 2021 QuaranPalooza Livestream Music Fest When: Friday, December 31st at 2:30 p.m. Where: QuaranPalooza Live Stream Music Fest What: QuaranPalooza: Goodbye 2021 We're excited to bring you the multi-performer, multi-genre livestreaming music festival extravaganza we call QuaranPalooza. This is number 20, and we have 22 fantastic performers and 10 1/2 hours of music for ya, Friday 12/31 2:30PM - 12:15AM PDT, and ... Learn More Featured Event: December 2021 QuaranPalooza Livestream Music Fest (John Rybak) Featured Event: FORESIGHT - New Year's Eve Dance Party When: Friday, December 31st at 7:30 p.m. Where: Hyatt Centric Mountain View What: Hindsight is always 2020, but Foresight is better than Hindsight. Let's finish off 2021 in style and ring in the new year. This party will be at the lovely, Hyatt Centric Hotel in Mountain View. Dance the night away as professional, DJ Hotwire plays the top hits of yesterda... Learn More Featured Event: FORESIGHT - New Year's Eve Dance Party (Darren M) Featured Event: Indie Pop Star Michelle Lambert Celebrates New Year's Eve in Monterey! When: Friday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m. Where: Monterey Conference Center, One Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940 What: Come and celebrate New Year's Eve with Indie Pop Star Michelle Lambert at Monterey's First Night live music festival. Michelle was recently thanked by Petaluma's Adobe Road Winery for her "amazing as always" show. She brings her amazing show to the Colton Room in Monterey's Co... Learn More Featured Event: Indie Pop Star Michelle Lambert Celebrates New Year's Eve in Monterey! (Philip Henika) Featured Event: Ring In the New Year With 15 Percent Off Beautiful Blooms From FTD! When: Friday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m. What: New Year's Eve is on its way! Regardless of how you're planning to ring in 2022, a stunning bouquet or centerpiece will only liven up the celebrations. FTD Flowers has countless options available — and right now, Patch readers can take 15 percent off the retail price. The disc... Learn More Featured Event: Ring In the New Year With 15 Percent Off Beautiful Blooms From FTD! (FTD Flowers) Featured Event: Noon Year's Eve Party! 2021: 3Below Theaters, San Jose: UPDATE CANCELED When: Friday, December 31st at 12:00 p.m. What: UPDATE: CANCELED: From San Jose Playhouse: "Hello, friends, we are so sad to have to announce that due to the pandemic we are unable to proceed with this event this year. We plan to produce it in 2022 and hope you will join us then. And, in the meantime, please plan to join us... Learn More Featured Event: Noon Year's Eve Party! 2021: 3Below Theaters, San Jose: UPDATE CANCELED (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: New Year's Eve Party & Moulin Rouge Sing-Along 2021: 3Below Theaters, San Jose: UPDATE CANCELED When: Friday, December 31st at 6:00 p.m. What: UPDATE: CANCELED From 3Below Theaters & San Jose Playhouse: "Hello friends, we are so sad to have to announce that due to the pandemic we are unable to proceed with this event this year. We plan to produce it in 2022 and hope you will join us then. Thank you for your under... Learn More Featured Event: New Year's Eve Party & Moulin Rouge Sing-Along 2021: 3Below Theaters, San Jose: UPDATE CANCELED (Susan C. Schena) New Year's Eve - All branches close at 2pm When: Friday, December 31st at 2:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Public Libraries-SystemwideLearn More Redwood Grove for Kids! When: Saturday, January 1st at 9:00 a.m. Where: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park What: Kids, explore the old-growth redwood grove and learn some redwood basics! Discover these tall trees and the place in which they live, in addition to the animals that call this forest home. Bring water and layered clothing. Meet at visitor center. Free event. Vehicle day-use fe... Learn More Gray Whale Cove Trail Walk When: Saturday, January 1st 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 Burleigh Murray Ranch Walk When: Saturday, January 1st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Burleigh H. Murray Ranch State Park What: Join State Park Docents on a leisurely two-hour walk. Take a journey back in time along Mills Creek at Burleigh H. Murray Ranch State Park. This walk will be a 2.5 miles round trip hike with only a small gain in elevation. Along the way you will learn about the lives of early ... Learn More Lighthouse History Walk When: Saturday, January 1st at 10:00 a.m. Where: Pigeon Point Rd What: Take a trip back in time while exploring the rocky coast of California on this short 0.75 mile walk. Learn about historic shipwrecks and the significance of the lighthouse, which helps to guide vessels to their final destination today. Meet in the parking lot. Reservations: ht... Learn More Concrete Ship History Walk When: Saturday, January 1st 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 Guided Coastal Walk When: Saturday, January 1st 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 First Day Hike with Mike! When: Saturday, January 1st at 11:00 a.m. Where: Portola Redwoods State Park What: Start the year hunting for goose pens with longtime docent Mike on his guided First Day Hike at Portola Redwoods SP! He'll take you to the Old Tree and back, plus a little more if there's time! Meet at 11am at the Visitor Center. Bring closed-toe shoes, weather-appropriate clo... Learn More Redwoods and a River When: Saturday, January 1st at 12:00 p.m. Where: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park What: Meander through the redwood forest and down River Trail to Cable Car Beach with a knowledgeable docent. On the way, you will experience two of the park's ecosystems, discuss redwood and river ecology, and see wildlife of both ecosystems. Bring water, snacks, and layered clothi... Learn More Old-Growth Redwood Tours When: Saturday, January 1st at 12:00 p.m. Where: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park What: Are there different kinds of redwoods? How do coastal redwoods grow to become the tallest organisms on earth? Why are there so few old growth trees left? Learn the answer to these questions and more every Saturday when you take a walk through the wondrous old-growth forest wit... Learn More Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk When: Saturday, January 1st at 1:00 p.m. What: Join 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 from the days of the Ohlone to the present. Discover the byways of the Pescadero and Butano Creeks as t... Learn More Historic Ranch Ground Tours When: Saturday, January 1st 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. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited and early p... Learn More Pescadero Marsh Guided Walk - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park When: Saturday, January 1st at 1:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic ParkLearn More Featured Event: 'Submergence 0f Ocean of Light' Immersive Art Exhibit 2021-22: MAH, Santa Cruz When: Sunday, January 2nd at 12:00 p.m. What: Ocean of Light: Submergence Through Jan. 2, 2022Thursday - Sundays: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.New Year's Eve: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.New Year's Day: Closed Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Downtown Santa Cruz, CA From Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History: "Wander throu... Learn More Featured Event: 'Submergence 0f Ocean of Light' Immersive Art Exhibit 2021-22: MAH, Santa Cruz (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: SJ Chamber Orchestra's 'Happy New Year 2022' Concert: San Jose When: Sunday, January 2nd at 3:00 p.m. What: Happy New Year 2022 (A Sunday Salon Like No Other!) Sunday Jan. 2, 2022  - 3 p.m. St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1025 Pine Ave., San José, CA From SAN JOSE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: "San José Chamber Orchestra presents 'Happy New Year 2022 (A Sunday Salon like no other!)' "With: Musi... Learn More SJ Chamber Orchestra's 'Happy New Year 2022' Concert: San Jose (Susan C. Schena) History Under the Trees - Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park When: Sunday, January 2nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz Mission State Historic ParkLearn More Historic Ranch Ground Tours When: Sunday, January 2nd 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. Vehicle day-use fee is $10. For more information, call (831) 426-0505. Spaces are limited and early p... Learn More King Tides Exploration When: Sunday, January 2nd at 4:00 p.m. Where: Pigeon Point Rd What: Come explore the tide pools with a state park interpreter during King Tides! These are the lowest low tides of the year and are a great opportunity to see some of the animals that make their home in the rocky intertidal zone. We'll look for sea stars, crabs, and other tidepool... Learn More District Teacher Professional Development When: Tuesday, January 4th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Harbor High SchoolLearn More Santa Cruz Small Business Support & Networking (Leads Club) When: Tuesday, January 4th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Online What: Come check out Santa Cruz' best way to build your small business! The purpose of our "Leads Club" is to assist you in getting good business referrals that will expand your business success. We are a close-knit group of professionals dedicated to promoting each other in our com... Learn More Genealogy Lectures Series: Processing the Pandemic, with Gail Burk When: Tuesday, January 4th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Public Libraries - Downtown Branch What: Gail Burk will continue GSSCC's tradition of starting the new year with a genealogically-oriented writing program. As genealogists we not only trace our ancestors, we also document our own history for our descendants. During the past two years, all of us have been living t... Learn More Cruz Gambit Chess Club When: Tuesday, January 4th at 3:30 p.m. Where: La Selva Beach Branch Library What: Got Chess? Chess is a fun game of strategy which improves focus and problem-solving skills. Beginner lessons utilize puzzles, timed play, chess notation, and alternative play format to create a diverse and fun learning environment. Participants will learn rules of th... Learn More Harbor Teacher Professional Development When: Wednesday, January 5th at 8:30 a.m. Where: Harbor High SchoolLearn More Zoning Administrator Meeting - Santa Cruz City When: Wednesday, January 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Santa Cruz CityLearn More Rockin' Pop-Up: Seasonal Changes of Sea Ice (online) When: Wednesday, January 5th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History What: Blanketing millions of square miles, sea ice is frozen seawater that floats on the ocean surface, forming and melting with the polar seasons. Vital to the marine mammals and birds for which they are habitats, sea ice can also play a crucial role in regulating climate. Join the... Learn More Check out more 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.