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Boulder Creek resident Bob Gliner, who recently turned 81, is a former San Jose State University sociology professor who has directed more than 50 films dealing with social issues, including "Queer Silicon Valley," "We're Still Here," "One Carbon Footprint at a Time" and "Lessons from the Real World."
No stranger to Santa Cruz audiences, songwriter Lacy J Dalton returns to town this Sunday for a special benefit show and gathering of musical pals at Moe’s Alley. Proceeds will go to musician Jimmy Jackson and his wife Ellen O’Hanlon.
A crowd gathered at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center as Patti Maxine, a Santa Cruz-based musician, strummed her guitar and sang a tribute to Ms. Blue, the blue whale skeleton that has stood guard outside of the Seymour Center since 2000. The whale bones will be lowered to the ground for safe public viewing this month as the metal structures supporting Ms. Blue have deteriorated to an unsafe condition. The Seymour Center welcomed the public to celebrate the whale skeleton Sunday.
Santa Cruz continues to be an unlikely outpost for the rich Americana sound that Sleepy John Sandidge made possible. This weekend, he leaves the stage with a “Locals Only” mini music festival at the county fairgrounds.