Bottoms Up The California Beer Festival, your basic craft beer extravaganza, is coming to Aptos Village Park this Saturday, July 28. Let's see, that's 70 craft brews on tap, three live bands including “Foreverland”—an unforgettable tribute to Michael Jackson—plus mouthwatering food and bocce ball. Michael Jackson and bocce ball in one afternoon—life is good! CBF sounds like hog heaven for any beer aficionado, especially fans of handcrafted suds. Know that this event will sell out, space is very limited. Proceeds will benefit student athletes in Santa Cruz County.
Invited breweries to the July 28 alfresco beer fest include Santa Cruz Ale Works, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Ouroboros Ales, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Riley's Brewing Co., Anacapa Brewing Co., Lagunitas Brewing, Mendocino Brewing Co., New Belgium Brewing, Pyramid Breweries, Stone Brewing Co, Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., and gazillions more, plus all that live music. To help you work your way through these elegant brewskies, there will be ample food on hand from venues like Whole Foods markets, Cruz-n-Gourmet, Sid's Smokehouse, Zameen Mediterranean Cuisine and many more.
Gates open at 12:30pm, with beer sampling for general admission starting at 1pm. The Festival ends at 5pm sharp. Tickets are $65 for VIP, which gets you in an hour early for samples of reserve and specialty brews from participating breweries, plus a souvenir pint glass, a meal ticket and one bottle of water. General admission ($45) includes beer samples, live music and entertainment. Better get your tickets ASAP.
http://www.californiabeerfestival.com
Pruning Patter Or……you might want to prune your fruit trees. On Saturday, July 28 from 10am to 1pm, join fruit tree expert Matthew Sutton for a demo workshop on summer fruit tree pruning at the UCSC Farm. Pruning is one of those dicey gardening chores that can make or break your carefully tended fruit trees. The lecture and demonstration workshop will focus on getting people familiar with when and how to summer prune, which differs significantly from the more familiar winter pruning. “Summer pruning can be used to control the size and shape of an overly vigorous tree, making it easier to harvest and increasing production,” Sutton reminds us. Good to know. During the workshop, Sutton will also discuss after-harvest care to prepare your trees for fall and the coming dormant period
The workshop is $30 general, $20 for members of the Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden and $5 for UCSC students, payable the day of the class (check or cash only). Call 831.459.3376, email [email protected] or visit http://casfs.ucsc.edu.
