July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
Beginning Watercolor Four Wednesdays, July 7-28, 10am-12pm Learn the absolute essentials of watercolor in this limited series class with instructor, Cynthia Armstrong. Students will gain a solid understanding of all things watercolor: papers and brushes, watercolor paint properties, color theory, simple and alternative application techniques and more. And have fun in the process. Watercolor has […]
Intro to Java Script: Drawing & Animation Wednesdays @ 3-4pm. Registration is required. https://libraryaware.com/2BPWRG?SID=81a5e7b9-1aa7-4ee3-921e-4213e838b9a5 This program will follow the curriculum from Khan Academy called “Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation”. It covers fundamental ideas of computer science, and helps students learn one of the most popular programming languages right now, JavaScript. The curriculum has 18 modules, […]
July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
July Is Parks & Recreation Month! July 24 - 31 We have so much fun planned this month! ALL FREE! For the month of July, we will be posting weekly with fun and free opportunities for you to enjoy at your county parks and facilities! . FREE EVENTS THIS WEEK! July 24 , Free Zumba […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
First Tuesdays FREE Stroller Strides + Playgroup Join us for a FREE Stroller Strides® workout + playgroup on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 9:30 AM at Seascape Park in Aptos! What is Stroller Strides? Stroller Strides is a functional, total-body conditioning workout designed for moms with kids in tow. Each 60-minute workout is […]
Amah Mutsun Fire Relationships Tuesday, August 3, 6-7pm Fire is many things to the Amah Mutsun and other California Indian Tribes — it is sacred, it is a tool gifted by Creator, and it is a way to restore balance to Mother Earth. This presentation hosted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History will […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
Family Yoga at Seacliff Park Have you all heard about The Circle Family Center opening this fall in Seacliff? We are SO excited to be creating a community of support for families during pregnancy & the early years of parenting. We’re hosting an outdoor, in-person Family Yoga class this Saturday in Seascape Park and we’d […]
Free Online Early Readers Book Club Join us for a Free Community Book Club! Our book clubs are designed to strengthen your child’s reading foundations and help them become a successful reader. Our book clubs are live, interactive, and fun! We incorporate reading lessons, games, discussion, and crafts all led by a reading expert! […]
Joya at Harvey West Park Thursdays, 10am Joya is back to doing Mothersong in person (after 31 years)! Such a sweet time outdoors under the redwood circle by the playground at Harvey West Park on Thursdays at 10am. Lots of room to keep your safe covid space! Bring a blanket to sit upon. Unborn babies, […]
Join us for a Free Community Book Club! August 12, 4-5pm Our book clubs are designed to strengthen your child’s reading foundations and help them become a successful reader. Our book clubs are live, interactive, and fun! We incorporate reading lessons, games, discussion, and crafts all led by a reading expert! During this book club, […]
Drawing Out & About One day workshop, Saturday, August 14, 10-4:30pm This will be a full day of learning to draw for fun. Urban sketching and sketch crawling are now being practiced worldwide. This enjoyable day should prepare you for a lifetime of outdoor drawing pleasure. It will give you great ideas for improving and practicing […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
Fascinating Fish Bones Eréndira M. Quintana Morales, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, UC Santa Cruz At coastal archaeological sites, thousands of fish bones represent the discarded remains of past meals. Fish bones provide important clues about how people of the past lived and how their daily activities shaped the identity of coastal residents, their relationships, […]
A Striking August: Lightning and Wildfires with Chris Giesige Monday, August 16, 6-7pm In August 2020, Northern California was ignited by a series of 650 wildfires spurred by dry lightning from rare, massive summer thunderstorms. Today, all of California is experiencing drought conditions and fire season is well underway. Join the Santa Cruz Museum of […]
Joya at Harvey West Park Thursdays, 10am Joya is back to doing Mothersong in person (after 31 years)! Such a sweet time outdoors under the redwood circle by the playground at Harvey West Park on Thursdays at 10am. Lots of room to keep your safe covid space! Bring a blanket to sit upon. Unborn babies, […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
Fire and the Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve with Dr. Jodi McGraw (online) Tuesday, August 24, 6-7pm Many of our native plants in the Santa Cruz Mountains are fire adapted, from the familiar coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) to the extremely rare Santa Cruz cypress (Hesperocyparis abramsiana) and Santa Cruz wallflower (Erysimum teretifolium). However, decades of fire […]
Joya at Harvey West Park Thursdays, 10am Joya is back to doing Mothersong in person (after 31 years)! Such a sweet time outdoors under the redwood circle by the playground at Harvey West Park on Thursdays at 10am. Lots of room to keep your safe covid space! Bring a blanket to sit upon. Unborn babies, […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
SPCA Education Programs In Full Swing Our Humane Education programs are back in full swing starting in September! We have a wide range of programs including classroom presentations, Community Service Saturdays, our popular PAWS programs, camps and more! The kids get to read to the animals, learn about humane treatment of animals and get to […]
Rockin’ Pop-Up: What even IS North America? Wednesday, September 1, 12-12:30pm Santa Cruz County is obviously a part of North America. Right? Well, it’s a little more complicated than that. There’s the continent of North America, but there’s also the North American tectonic plate — where Santa Cruz County does not reside! While our neighbors […]
Joya at Harvey West Park Thursdays, 10am Joya is back to doing Mothersong in person (after 31 years)! Such a sweet time outdoors under the redwood circle by the playground at Harvey West Park on Thursdays at 10am. Lots of room to keep your safe covid space! Bring a blanket to sit upon. Unborn babies, […]
Free Boys' Ballet Class September Saturdays 10-10:45am Free Boys' Ballet Class for the month of September at Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre!!! Saturdays from 10am - 10:45 ages 4-12. No experience required! Contact Sandy Nelson, the Studio registrar at Sandy@scbt.org or 831-479-1600 to sign up! Check out our website for more details for classes and The […]
Seymour Center Outdoors! Open outdoors only on Saturdays from 11am – 2pm Tide Pool Investigation: Hone your observation skills and watch animals such as sea stars, sea urchins, and hermit crabs gracefully move in their environment. Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Explore the Pathway of Giants and find nine outdoor objects hidden around the Seymour Center. Larval […]
