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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - santa-cruz-ca BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hosted Board Game Night DTSTART:20260908T000000Z DTEND:20260908T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T182657Z UID:10024477-1788800400-1788818400@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Hosted Mic’d Board Games 5 – 8\nTrivia 8 – 10 \nThe Gam e Night Collective is a Santa Cruz-based board game community that creates welcoming\, hosted tabletop events where people can discover new games\, meet new friends\, and enjoy structured game nights without needing prior experience. \nUnlike a typical board game meetup where players are expecte d to know games or organize themselves\, The Game Night Collective provide s a curated experience. Each event includes a library of 30+ board games\, guided game teaching\, hosted featured games\, community announcements\, raffles\, and opportunities to connect with other players. Whether you arr ive alone or with a group\, the goal is to make it easy to sit down and st art playing. \nThe flagship event takes place every Monday at The CRUZ Roo m\, where attendees can enjoy open gaming\, learn two featured games taugh t by founder Courtney Laschkewitsch\, participate in trivia\, browse the M erch Chest\, and become part of Santa Cruz’s growing tabletop gaming com munity. \nAt its core\, The Game Night Collective exists to bring people t ogether through board games. It combines the structure and consistency of a trivia company with the creativity\, strategy\, and social connection of modern tabletop gaming\, creating a space where newcomers and experienced gamers alike can feel welcome. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T182657Z LOCATION:The Cruz Room\, 1520\, Santa Cruz\, 95060 URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/hosted-board-game-night/2026-09-07/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Board Game Playtesting DTSTART:20260909T010000Z DTEND:20260909T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260812T060655Z UID:10023590-1788890400-1788904800@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:gaming DESCRIPTION:Come to Peoples Coffee\, the official Santa Cruz location for the Southmost events for the Golden Gate Gamemakers! Come join us as a bra nch under GGG known as Game Designers of Santa Cruz! \nIt’s a relaxed ch ance to try new board games and card games\, get feedback on your own prot otypes if you are a game designer\, and get advice on the games industry. New designers and interested players welcome! \nPlease be courteous to oth er designers and stay to test their games if you are bringing your prototy pe to be tested. \nWe run a small raffle thru the sign in sheet each night for participants to win new and used board game prizes. \nThis is also Pe oples Coffees first events they have held! They are generously keeping all services of food and drink available through the entire 6pm to 10pm event ! They normally close at 5:30. Thank you Peoples Coffee! For all of our ev ents at Peoples\, affogatos (ice cream and espresso) are half off! \nWe no w have a Game Library located inside Peoples for anyone to use any time th ey are open! \n**Cost**\nThis is a completely free event! Attendees are en couraged to buy some delicious drinks and food from Peoples Coffee. \n**Pa rking / Travel**\nYou can park in the main parking lot in front of Peoples Coffee. There is a also side parking behind Peoples\, and around the resi dential area. You are also free to park across the street near Salsas Taco Bar. \nSee GGG’s full code of conduct here. \nUp-to-date details and ou r many other events can be found at meetup.com/playgoldengate \nPoint of c ontact and organizer: Courtney Laschkewitsch LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T060655Z LOCATION:Peoples Coffee\, 1200 17th Ave #130\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/board-game-playtesting-at-peoples-coffee -in-santa-cruz/2026-09-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spanish Guitar Concert DTSTART:20260911T023000Z DTEND:20260911T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T062127Z UID:10025917-1789068600-1789074000@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Presented at Peace United Church in Santa Cruz\, Backroads of the Americas is an intimate solo concert with Latin Grammy-winning guitari st Diego García “Twanguero\,” tracing a musical journey through Spain \, Latin America\, and the United States. \nRooted in Spanish folk and sha ped by years of travel\, Diego’s music moves effortlessly between evocat ive melodies\, Latin American rhythms\, and American roots. Alone with the guitar\, he explores the instrument’s full expressive range—rhythmic\ , melodic\, percussive\, and deeply human. \nThe program draws from The Br ooklyn Session\, Argentina Songbook\, Carreteras Secundarias Vol. 1 & 2\, Panamerica\, and original\, unreleased material shaped by years on the roa d. \nInternationally known as Twanguero\, Diego García is a Latin Grammy- winning guitarist praised by NPR as “one of the most fascinating guitari sts I’ve ever heard.” His distinctive sound brings together Spanish fo lk\, Latin American influences\, and American roots music in a style entir ely his own. \nAn intimate evening for guitar lovers\, world music audienc es\, and curious listeners alike. \nDiego García “Twanguero” — Solo Spanish Guitar\nOne guitar. Many roads. A lifetime of stories. LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T062127Z LOCATION:Peace United Church of Christ\, 900 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA \, 95060\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/spanish-guitar-concert/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Agricultural History Project DTSTART:20260912T180000Z DTEND:20260912T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T180738Z UID:10020909-1789210800-1789225200@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:family,festival,food,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Bring your friends\, family and neighbors and come out to enjo y good old-fashioned activities such as spinning wool\, cheese making\, wo oden cow milking and ice cream making! You can even drive a tractor and go on a hayride.  \nLocal Santa Cruz County 4-H clubs will be hosting their Annual Spring Fair.  \nThis action-packed day is admission free\, and do nations are gladly accepted. It’s fun for the whole family!  \nActiviti es include:\nFarm Animals to see and pet\nIce cream making the old-fashion ed way\nButter churning\nFresh cheese making\nRope making\nHay wagon rides with tractors\nWooden cow milking\nHay cutting from real oats\, wheat and barley\nKids (real) tractor driving\nPuppet Show\nOld-fashioned hoops\nCr afts\nand so much more!  \n2025 Schedule: \nMarch 8th – Birds\, Bees & Butterflies\nApril 12th – Easter on the Farm with Egg Hunt\nMay 10th – Springtime on the Farm\nJune 14th – Olden Days on the Farm\nJuly 12th – Summertime Fun on the Farm\nAugust 9th – Round-Up at the Ranch\nSept ember 13th – Visit Yesterday’s Farm during the Santa Cruz Fair\nOctobe r 11th – Tractor-or-Treat\nNovember 8th – Harvest on the Farm\nDecembe r 13th – Holidays on the Farm LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T180738Z LOCATION:Agricultural History Project Center and Museum\, 2601 East Lake A venue\, Hwy 152\, Watsonville\, CA\, 95076\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/santa-cruz-county-fairgrounds-agricultur al-history-project-11/2026-09-12/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Antiques Faire DTSTART:20260913T160000Z DTEND:20260914T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T180738Z UID:10020850-1789290000-1789318800@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:market DESCRIPTION:The Santa Cruz Antique Faire is on the 2nd Sunday of every mon th from 9am-5pm\, weather permitting. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of a ntiques and unique items\, vintage clothing\, collectibles and more! Visit the Antique Faire on Lincoln Street between Pacific and Cedar. LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T180738Z LOCATION:Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Faire\, Lincoln Street (between Pacif ic and Cedar)\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/downtown-santa-cruz-antiques-faire-11/20 26-09-13/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Gregory M. Speed Sr. DTSTART:20260916T020000Z DTEND:20260916T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T121231Z UID:10025406-1789498800-1789506000@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam fe aturing Gregory M. Speed Sr.\n\n\nAre you ready to get your poetry on? Jo in us on September 15\, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct\, a FREE open mic night\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring poet Gregory M. Speed Sr. \nGregory M. Sp eed Sr.  was born and raised in North Carolina. A poet and spoken word ar tist. Former U.S. Army soldier\, current staff member at UCSC. Proud fathe r and grandfather. Has been writing poetry for the past 14 years. Has a bo ok published via Amazon\, “Hidden (Perfectly) In Plain Sight”. Greg is honored to share his art with you. \nCome share your poetry\, prose\, sp oken word work\, memoir\, essay\, lyrics with the community\, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoriarts.org/upcoming -events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 815 Almar\, #9\, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back\, follow signs) LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T121231Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-with-featured-poet-gre gory-m-speed-sr/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Saturdays in the Soil DTSTART:20260919T170000Z DTEND:20260919T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260816T000715Z UID:10016444-1789812000-1789819200@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,outdoors DESCRIPTION:We are coming together as a community to steward Tyrrell Park through the City’s Adopt-A-Park program. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Nat ural History\, you gain new wisdom about local ecology\, native plants\, a nd sustainable gardening while connecting with nature outdoors. It’s tim e to get your hands dirty! Join us and volunteer in the Museum’s Garden Learning Center and Pilkington Creek. LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T000715Z LOCATION:Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History\, 1305 East Cliff Drive\, Sa nta Cruz\, CA\, 95062\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/saturdays-in-the-soil/2026-09-19/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Adaptive Skateboarding DTSTART:20260919T190000Z DTEND:20260919T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T062127Z UID:10026013-1789819200-1789830000@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:sports DESCRIPTION:Go try out skateboarding and/or use the paved pump track with your wheelchair. All the gear will be provided as well as instructors to h elp you out. Food and fun too! LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T062127Z LOCATION:McGregor Pump Track and Skateboard Park\, 1560 McGregor Drive\, C apitola\, CA\, 95010\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/adaptive-skateboarding/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hispanic/Latine Festival DTSTART:20260919T190000Z DTEND:20260920T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T062127Z UID:10026012-1789819200-1789840800@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:arts,dance,festival,food,music DESCRIPTION:Head to Woodhouse Brews for a day full of cultura\, sabor\, an d joy! \nThere will be local arts vendors\, live music and dance\, and fla vors from across Latin America for a vibrant celebration of roots and rhyt hms. Whether you are going with family\, friends\, or flying solo\, there will be something for everyone with activities for all ages. \nFree\, fami ly friendly\, and full of corazón! LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T062127Z LOCATION:Woodhouse Blending\, 119 Madrone St.\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/hispanic-latine-festival/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Oktoberfest Santa Cruz DTSTART:20260926T190000Z DTEND:20260926T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T121231Z UID:10025405-1790424000-1790438400@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:drink,family,festival,food,music DESCRIPTION:Oktoberfest Santa Cruz is the longest running independent-neig hborhood Oktoberfest event in Santa Cruz County. We will be celebrating of 27th Anniversary! \nOur event is a celebration of German-Bavarian culture . Messiah Lutheran Church on Santa Cruz’s west side has been hosting the event since it’s inception. We are a family friendly event with lots of children’s and family friendly activities. \nCome and enjoy………..\ n* Homemade German Food.\n* The largest selection of German beers and wine s in the county.\n* Live German polka music featuring The Thirsty Nine!\n* Family activities including a Petting Zoo w/ Face painting and Balloons\, Noon to 2 PM.\n* Adult German Costume Contest 3 PM. \nAdmission is FREE!! Adult meals are $20. Children’s meals (ages 12 and under) Free! \nFor m ore information call 831-423-8330 or visit us on the web at Oktoberfest Sa nta Cruz.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T121231Z LOCATION:Messiah Lutheran Church\, 801 High Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 950 60\, United States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/oktoberfest-santa-cruz/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic: Readings from Winter In America DTSTART:20261007T020000Z DTEND:20261007T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T121231Z UID:10025407-1791313200-1791320400@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam fe aturing readings from Winter In America (Still Anthology\n\n\nAre you rea dy to get your poetry on? Join us on October 6\, 2026 at Satori Arts for I nterAct\, a FREE open mic night\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring Roxi Power\, co- editor of the anthology Winter in America (Still:. \nA reading hosted by co-editor Roxi Power of local poets published in the anthology\, Winter in America (Still: Poets\, Writers\, and Artists Respond to a Fractured Worl d (Carbonation Press\, 2026). This large\, full-color anthology is a seque l to the 2025 volume and\, according to a review by Misfit Magazine: “a much-needed update of Carolyn Forché’s classic anthology\, Against Forg etting: Twentieth Century Poetry of Witness.” Along with Forché\, 200 c ontributors respond in the sequel to a world still fractured by post-elect ion events. \nCome share your spoken word work or poetry with the communit y\, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoria rts.org/upcoming-events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 8 15 Almar\, #9\, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back\, follow sign s) LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T121231Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-readings-from-winter-i n-america/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:5th Annual Beach Hill Bash DTSTART:20261010T200000Z DTEND:20261010T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260827T062127Z UID:10026007-1791637200-1791648000@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,drink,festival,food,music DESCRIPTION:🎉 Join the Party at the 5th Annual Beach Hill Bash! 🎉 \n Mark your calendars for Saturday\, October 10th from 1:00–4:00 PM and co me celebrate 35 incredible years of hospitality\, community\, and global c onnection with the Santa Cruz Hostel! \nThe Beach Hill Bash is back and bi gger than ever\, bringing together locals\, travelers\, neighbors\, and fr iends for an unforgettable afternoon filled with live music\, local vendor s\, tasty food and drinks\, family-friendly fun\, and plenty of Beach Hill spirit. \nCome dance to live music\, discover amazing local makers\, enjo y delicious eats and drinks\, and raise a toast to 35 years of bringing pe ople together. Whether you’re a longtime local\, a former hostel guest\, or visiting for the first time\, there’s a place for you at the Bash! \ n🌎 Celebrate Community. Celebrate Travel. Celebrate 35 Years. 🌎 \nSe e you on Beach Hill! LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T062127Z LOCATION:Santa Cruz Hostel\, 321 Main Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/5th-annual-beach-hill-bash/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic: Anthology Reading– How to Get Home in the Dar k DTSTART:20261021T020000Z DTEND:20261021T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T121231Z UID:10025408-1792522800-1792530000@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam an d Anthology Launch Reading– How to Get Home in the Dark\n\n\nAre you rea dy to get your poetry on? Join us on October 20\, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct\, a FREE open mic night\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring the anthology l aunch reading of How to Get Home in the Dark: Poems on Mental Health and H ealing  \nCome and share poems from the heart. Emilie Lygren\, Nancy Mill er Gomez\, Farnaz Fatemi\, and other local poets will read from How to Get Home in the Dark\, a new anthology featuring established and emerging wri ters who take inventory of what impacts their mental health\, what has con tributed to their healing and growth\, and offer short poems for hard days . \nEmilie Lygren is a poet and outdoor educator who has taught writing in classrooms\, research stations\, graduate programs\, parks\, libraries\, and beyond. She has also written two books of poetry and dozens of resourc es on science education and social emotional learning. Emilie lives in San Rafael\, CA. \nNancy Miller Gomez (she/her) is the author of Inconsolable Objects (YesYes Books\, 2024)\, winner of the 2025 Paterson Prize in Poet ry. She served as the Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County\, California\, fo r 2025 and 2026 and received a 2025 Laureate Fellowship Award from The Aca demy of American Poets.  \nFarnaz Fatemi is an Iranian American writer\, former Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate\, Academy of American Poets Laureat e Fellow\, and founding member of The Hive Poetry Collective. Her book\, S ister Tongue رهاوخ†نابز†\, won the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry P rize.  \nCome share your spoken word work or poetry with the community\, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoriarts. org/upcoming-events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 815 A lmar\, #9\, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back\, follow signs) LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T121231Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-anthology-reading-how- to-get-home-in-the-dark/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic with Readings from Magpie On the Gallows Contrib utors DTSTART:20261104T030000Z DTEND:20261104T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260730T121231Z UID:10025325-1793732400-1793739600@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:arts,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam fe aturing editor and contributor readings from Magpie On the Gallows anthol ogy.\n\n\nAre you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on Nov 3\, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct\, a FREE open mic night\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring readings from editor and contributors of Magpie On the Gallows anthology . \nMagpie on the Gallows: Poems on the Art of Bosch and Bruegel collects famous and newly minted poems on the art of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Br uegel the Elder. These painters from the Northern Renaissance are startlin gly relevant today\, with their critiques of authorities\, exposure of chu rch hypocrisies\, and assault on holier-than-thou judgments. Though the ar tworks were created in the 1500s — featuring surrealistic scenes from dr eams and nightmares\, illustrations of ancient proverbs\, and close examin ation of natural landscapes and peasant life — they still mesmerize. \nC ombining well-known poems by Sylvia Plath\, W. H. Auden\, William Carlos W illiams\, Sandra Gilbert\, Czesław Miłosz\, and Robert Hass with work by some of today’s finest poets — Mosab Abu Toha\, Charles Simic\, Kimik o Hahn\, Kaveh Akbar\, Rae Armantrout\, and Traci Brimhall\, among others — this anthology will delight fans of the artists\, readers of poetry\, and anyone trying to comprehend our mad (and maddening!) world. \nJoin co- editor David Allen Sullivan and contributors Dion O’Reilly\, Addie Mahma ssani\, Wilma Marcus Chandler\, Jessica Breheny\, Nancy Miller Gomez\, Tay lor Gorman\, Ken Weisner and Maggie Paul as they read from the anthology. \nCome share your spoken word work or poetry with the community\, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Lim ited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoriarts.org/upco ming-events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 815 Almar\, # 9\, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back\, follow signs) LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T121231Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-with-readings-from-mag pie-on-the-gallows-contributors/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Lisa Allen Ortiz DTSTART:20261118T030000Z DTEND:20261118T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260731T061037Z UID:10025409-1794942000-1794949200@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam fe aturing Lisa Allen Ortiz\n\n\nAre you ready to get your poetry on? Join u s on November 17\, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct\, a FREE open mic nigh t\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring poet Lisa Allen Ortiz. \nLisa Allen Ortiz is t he author of two poetry collections: Stem winner of the 2021 Idaho Prize j udged by Ilya Kaminsky and Guide to the Exhibit\, winner of the 2016 Perug ia Press Prize. She is also co-translator with Sara Danielle Rivera of The Blinding Star\, Selected Poems by Blanca Varela which one the 2022 Northe rn California Book Prize for Poetry in Translation. \nCome share your spok en word work or poetry with the community\, or come out to support our loc al readers! Sign up to read starting at 6:30 pm. Limited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoriarts.org/upcoming-events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 815 Almar\, #9\, Santa Cruz (wareho use building near the back\, follow signs) LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T061037Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-with-featured-poet-lis a-allen-ortiz/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Veronica Kornberg DTSTART:20261216T030000Z DTEND:20261216T050000Z DTSTAMP:20260802T001027Z UID:10025326-1797361200-1797368400@growingupsc.com CATEGORIES:community,literary,music DESCRIPTION:InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam fe aturing Veronica Kornberg\n\n\nAre you ready to get your poetry on? Join u s on Dec. 15\, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct\, a FREE open mic night\, from 7-9 pm\, featuring poet Veronica Kornberg. \nA Bay Area poet\, Veroni ca Kornberg splits her time between Portola Valley and Pescadero. She is t he recipient of the Morton Marcus Poetry Prize\, and the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry. Her poems have appeared in Alaska Quarterly Review\, New Ohio Review\, Poet Lore\, Catamaran\, Plume\, and Calyx\, among other journals. Her first full-length collection\, Strange Gift\, was published in April 2026. When she’s not writing\, she’s on her knees in the dir t\, converting an acre of ice plant into a habitat garden of native coasta l scrub.  \nCome share your spoken word work or poetry with the community \, or come out to support our local readers! Sign up to read starting at 6 :30 pm. Limited seating. For more information\, visit https://www.satoriar ts.org/upcoming-events. \n1st and 3rd Tuesdays. \nFree. \nSatori Arts\, 81 5 Almar\, #9\, Santa Cruz (warehouse building near the back\, follow signs ) LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T001027Z LOCATION:Satori Arts\, 815 Almar Avenue\, #9\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, U nited States URL:https://growingupsc.com/event/interact-open-mic-with-featured-poet-ver onica-kornberg/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Growing Up in Santa Cruz X-SOURCE-URL:https://growingupsc.com/its-all-fun-and-games-for-local-desig ner END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR