Anyone who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s will almost certainly have the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk commercials stamped on their subconscious — and yet
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Weekender, our newsletter from correspondent Wallace Baine, delivers news from the Santa Cruz County arts community and the major (and not-so-major) events and shows to be on the lookout for this weekend.