Toasting Charles Dickens @ 200
February 7, 2012, marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, and to honor the literary giant, friends of the Dickens Universe (and Dickensians from all over Santa Cruz) will be hoisting a pint at the Parish Publick House (in Almar Plaza) from 5 to 7pm....
new obsession – orange bitters, from scratch
You thought maybe the fruitcake fiasco was going to get me down? Ha! I'm on to my next artisanal exercise—orange bitters, the old-fashioned way (another pun I simply couldn't resist, but only serious tipplers will get it). First I had to locate Seville oranges,...
A word to restaurateurs…
Everybody with a grocery list and a shopping cart knows how food costs have skyrocketed. The price of a loaf of bread (okay, a loaf of locally-baked, organic, whole grain bread) makes me actually gasp. Coffee? Unbelievable. Chicken that has been raised humanely costs...
Dickensian Raconteur @ Bookshop Santa Cruz – Feb. 2
If you adore the literary ingenuity of Charles Dickens, whose work marks the apogee of the English language, then you'll be intrigued by the newest exploration of Dickens' masterpiece, Bleak House, by celebrated scholar and UCSC professor John Jordan. Better yet, come...
Trio of openings @ Sesnon Gallery
So many artworks, so little time. Make plans to visit the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery this month. In the main gallery, prolific alumna Katerina Lanfranco unveils a gallery-sized installation, Natural Selection. In the adjoining gallery, a group show Clear Cuts features...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.