Anne Browne of Artisans Gallery. Photo by Chip Scheuer.
Our readers pick their favorite local festivals, artists and museums, and choose the top personalities on the Santa Cruz County culture and media scene.
BEST ART EVENT
First Friday
www.firstfridaysantacruz.com
Open Studios
www.ccscc.org/index.php/open-studios.html
Capitola Art & Wine Festival
www.capitolachamber.com/artwine.html
BEST ART GALLERY
Museum of Art & History
705 Front St, Santa Cruz. 831.429.1964
Felix Kulpa Gallery
107 Elm St, Santa Cruz. 408.373.2854
Artisans Gallery
1368 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. 831.423.8183
BEST ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHER
Sylvia Valentine
http://sylviavalentinedesigns.blogspot.com/
http://www.devipridephotography.com/
http://www.lanting.com/
BEST AUTHOR
Laurie King
www.laurierking.com
David Jay Brown
http://www.sexanddrugs.info/aboutdave.htm
Geoffrey Dunn
www.huffingtonpost.com/geoffrey-dunn
BEST DANCE STUDIO
Motion Pacific
131 Front St, Santa Cruz. 831.457.1616
Dancenter
810 Bay Ave #A, Capitola. 831.475.5032
Dance Company
2800 Porter St, Soquel. 831.479.4700
BEST FESTIVAL – FILM/ART/MUSIC
Pacific Rim Film Festival
www.pacrimfilmfestival.org
Cabrillo Music Festival
http://cabrillomusic.org/
http://www.santacruzbluesfestival.com/
BEST FESTIVAL — STREET
Greek Festival
www.propheteliassantacruz.org
Begonia Festival
http://www.begoniafestival.com/
http://www.capitolachamber.com/events/art-and-wine-festival/
BEST KIDS’ ART PROGRAM
Drawn2Art
226D Mt. Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley. 831.439.9233
Mariposa’s Art
150 Felker St, Santa Cruz. 831.425.5719
Studio Sprout
831.325.2785
BEST MOVIE THEATER
Del Mar
1124 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz. 831.469.3320
Nickelodeon
210 Lincoln St, Santa Cruz. 831.426.7500.
Scotts Valley Cinelux
226 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley. 831.438.3260
BEST MURAL/PUBLIC ART
Shopper’s Corner
622 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. 831.423.1696
Scotts Valley Cinelux
226 Mt Hermon Rd, Scotts Valley. 831.438.3260
Jazz Alley
811 Pacific Ave and Birch Ln, Santa Cruz.
BEST MUSEUM
Museum of Art & History
705 Front St, Santa Cruz. 831.429.1964
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz. 831.420.6115
Seymour Center
100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz. 831.459.3800
BEST POET
Gary Young
Amber Sumrall
Jasmine Schlafke
BEST RADIO PERSONALITY
Sleepy John Sandidge.html
KPIG-FM, 107.5 and KZSC-FM, 88.1
Rosemary Chalmers
KSCO-AM, 1080
Johnny Simmons
KUSP-FM, 89
BEST RADIO STATION
KZSC-FM, 88.1
KPIG-FM, 107.5
KUSP-FM, 88.9
BEST TELEVISION PERSONALITY
Dan Green
KSBW
Jim Vanderzwaan
KSBW
Romney Dunbar
Travels With Romney
BEST THEATER TROUPE
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
www.shakespearesantacruz.org
Jewel Theater
http://www.jeweltheatre.net/
Cabrillo Stage
www.cabrillostage.com/
