Week of Events
Pop-up Kelp Exhibit Opening
Pop-up Kelp Exhibit Opening
Pop-up Kelp Exhibit Opening Wednesday, May 18, 10am - 4pm Jennifer Parker and OpenLabs at UC Santa Cruz created an interactive marine algae exhibit highlighting different species of the Monterey Bay. Kelp forests and marine algae ecosystems play an important role in the salmon lifecycle. The exhibit, on display at the Seymour Center, will show […]
Meet the Doulas
Meet the Doulas
Pregnant? Considering a Doula on your birth team? Wondering what a postpartum doula does?
Toy Story with Your Doggie
Toy Story with Your Doggie
Watch Toy Story with Your Doggie Friday, May 20, 8 – 9:30pm Take your dog on a date with the whole family to watch a movie in the park. Join County Parks and Santa Cruz Animal Shelter at Aptos Village Park on May 20th at 8pm to watch Toy Story 4. Bring your low back […]
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos
Stress Less with Jovenes Sanos Fridays 4 - 5pm, March 25, April 8 & 22, and Saturday, April 23, 2 - 5pm Learn ways to self care and stress less, see you there! Don’t forget to join us at the Watsonville Youth Center! If you have any questions, please email pvelazquez@unitedwaysc.org!
Spring Native Plant Sale
Spring Native Plant Sale
Spring Native Plant Sale Saturday May 21, 9am - 1pm Our Annual Spring Native Plant Sale is Saturday, May 21st, from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Fitz Wetland Educational Resource Center at Pajaro Valley High School, 500 Harkins Slough Road in Watsonville. The sale will feature dozens of native and drought tolerant plant species, grown by our […]
World Fish Migration Day Festival
World Fish Migration Day Festival
World Fish Migration Day Festival Saturday, May 21, 10am - 2pm Engage with UC Santa Cruz researchers sharing science and community organizations highlighting how they protect and maintain the local fishery at this family-friendly festival at the Seymour Center. Enjoy food trucks, including Ocean2Table, as well as a salmon obstacle course, and arts and crafts. […]
Beach Train
Beach Train
Beach Train Saturdays & Sundays depart 10am through September. Choose 1 hour or 5 hour layover Travel from trees to sea, through the Santa Cruz Mountains, arriving at the Boardwalk. Departing weekends through September. Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across […]
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours Dogs: Wednesdays - Fridays 2-6pm; Saturdays & Sundays 11am- 3pm Cats: Wednesdays - Sundays 11am - 6pm Time's are a changin'! We've officially expanded open hours! We're looking forward to showing off our new building and hope you love it as much as we, and the animals do. Thank you for your […]
Live Oak Farmers Market
Live Oak Farmers Market
Organic produce from local farms, tree ripened fruits, dried fruit and nuts, fresh bread, pastries, seafood, pasture-raised organic meats and more
Beach Train
Beach Train
Beach Train Saturdays & Sundays depart 10am through September. Choose 1 hour or 5 hour layover Travel from trees to sea, through the Santa Cruz Mountains, arriving at the Boardwalk. Departing weekends through September. Departing from the Santa Cruz Mountains, travel through Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge, across […]
Tara Redwood School Open House
Tara Redwood School Open House
Tara Redwood School Open House Sunday, May 22, 10am - 2pm Come and meet our school director and Tara Redwood's teachers. See our school campus and learn about our curriculum. Meet many of our currently enrolled parents as well during the Hike4Peace Fair and Hike-a-thon happening above the campus' field on the same day of […]
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
The Farm & Garden Market is a small, friendly, open air market made up of local farmers and gardeners who grow within about a five mile radius of Corralitos. Seasonally we have the tastiest strawberries, blueberries, cherries, lemons, tomatoes, herbs, squash, potatoes, carrots, peas, beets, and avocados, as well as a variety of other fruits, […]
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours
Animal Browsing Hours Dogs: Wednesdays - Fridays 2-6pm; Saturdays & Sundays 11am- 3pm Cats: Wednesdays - Sundays 11am - 6pm Time's are a changin'! We've officially expanded open hours! We're looking forward to showing off our new building and hope you love it as much as we, and the animals do. Thank you for your […]
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms
Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms Exhibit Dates: Weds -Sun, 11am - 4pm, April 6 – May 22; Opening Reception: Sunday, April 10, 1:00 – 4pm Join us for a free, family-friendly, welcoming opening reception on April 10th for the entire community to experience Alma Sagrada: Cultivando Ritmos Naturales (Sacred Soul: Cultivating Natural Rhythms), an exhibit […]
Youth Symphony Spring Concert
Youth Symphony Spring Concert
Youth Symphony Spring Concert Sunday, May 22, 3 - 4:30pm The Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony, under the direction of Nathaniel Berman, performs music by Anton Dvorak, Aaron Copland, Florence Price, and Kevin Day, plus Mozart's “Violin Concerto in A,” featuring this year's Concerto Competition winner, 17-year-old Hannah Kuo. A delightful way to spend time […]