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Bookshop Panel Advises on YA Writing
YA occupies a fascinating world between juvenile and adult fiction. It can’t be too much—or too little—of either, and author Jill Wolfson’s always searching for the perfect balance.
Foodie File: Betty’s Noodle House
Benji Mo opened Betty’s Noodle House last year, which he operates with his girlfriend Betty and her mom Lina.
California Beer Festival Returns
August 10 the ginormous California Beer Festival rolls into atmospheric Aptos Village Park and answers the prayers of brewski aficionados.
Review: Cabrillo Stage’s ‘Oklahoma!’
Cabrillo Stage’s production of Oklahoma! is a testament to the theatre company’s ability to reach the heights of a fully-integrated musical masterpiece.
Review: SSC’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’
Director Edward Morgan has made the most purely entertaining take on Taming of the Shrew you may ever see.
Derek Bermal Covers for Injured Alsop
Derek Bermel’s trans-cultural composition Dust Dances will open this season’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.
Preview: Emil Jonason at Cabrillo Festival
Emil Jonason, a Swedish virtuoso who turned 30 last week, admits that he is energized by the prospect of performing it at the upcoming Cabrillo Festival.
Preview: Cabrillo Stage’s ‘Escaping Queens’
The musical Escaping Queens, inspired by true events from Joe Ortiz’s childhood in 1950s New York, comes back to Cabrillo Stage
Foodie File: Bittersweet Bistro
Thomas Vinolus and his wife Elizabeth first opened the Bittersweet Bistro 21 years ago, and it’s now 10 times the size of the original spot.
