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This is the California edition of the annual SPAM New Media Festival. It will feature performances by interdisciplinary artist Jean Carla Rodea, duo Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santa, and the new, local Santa Cruz-based project EPOCH. All of these artists mix traditions, media, and form together to create complex works of art. Jean Carla Rodea explores socio-political issues, such as gender, memory, relationships, and politics of the body. Dorothy R. Santos, Pd. D. and Abram Stern, Ph. D. are both artists and media scholars. They look at justice and experience. Not much is known about EPOCH, or rather what is known is uncertain. It is simply an experience of temporal fragments existing between moments. -Isabella Marie Sangaline; Good Times Santa Cruz

Learn the how, where and why fire is used to manage the natural landscape at the Central Coast Good Fire Fair on Saturday, Oct. 10. The fair is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park in Felton in Santa Cruz County. The event is sponsored by the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Fire Network & Santa Cruz Mountains Forests Program and California State Parks. "If conditions are right, you'll be able to see a prescribed fire carried out by local resource managers right in the heart of a Santa Cruz Mountains coast redwood grove" said Brian Woodward, UC Cooperative Extension forest advisor for Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties. The Good Fire Fair will offer educational activities for children and adults: Learn how to safely build, tend and extinguish a campfire Watch a live prescribed fire of redwood understory growth (likely between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., depending on the weather and permitting safe and favorable conditions) Savor sandwiches, burgers and Venezuelan food from local food trucks Observe demonstrations and visit informative booths Learn how to make your home more resilient to wildfire Test your fire knowledge and win prizes “The event will also include organizations from across our region related to good fire, home hardening, and natural resource management, with lots of fun activities for those of all ages,” said Woodward. The event is free, but parking at the park is $10. No registration required.

Martial Arts Japanese Food Arts and Crafts Kids Activities Ikebana and Bonsai Live Music and Dance Free parking will be available at the Santa Cruz Government Center located in the designated parking area for the fair where you may access a free shuttle to the fair at the historical Mission Plaza.

Get ready for an afternoon of fun at the 6th Annual Seacliff Village Street Fair on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM! The adorable Doggie Parade kicks off the fair at 11:30 AM on Broadway between Santa Cruz and Center Avenues in Seacliff. Groove to live music by the Steven Graves Band and The Joint Chiefs. There will be local vendors selling their crafts, food trucks, and a Kids’ Corner packed with activities. Hosted by the Seacliff Business Partnership and the Seacliff Improvement Foundation, this free, family-friendly event is the perfect way to celebrate community and kick off the fall season!

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Come to the Second Sunday AVALON VISIONS PSYCHIC and HEALING ARTS FAIR where an array of intuitive professionals is available for your consultation, as well as market stalls filled with inspiring good for purchase. Join us for good vibes the Second Sunday of every month at 2815 Porter Street in Soquel. See you there!