Celebrate Summer in Santa Cruzarea State Parks

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Celebrate Summer in Santa Cruz-area State Parks
August 21, 2015 at 10:01 AM
Jennifer jennifer@millermaxfield.com
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Watch 'The Gnome-Mobile' —
featuring Big Basin — under the
stars
Join us for a free screening of the 1967 Disney classic, "The
Gnome-Mobile," on Saturday evening at Santa Cruz Mission
State Historic Park. This family-friendly flick was partially
filmed in Big Basin State Park.
This Movies @ The Mission event is the final movie night of
the summer, and part of the 2015 Summer Series. The gate
opens at 7 p.m. and the movie will start at dusk. Bring
blankets or low chairs to lounge on the patio.
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park is located at 144
School St. in Santa Cruz. Learn more about the movie night
Año Nuevo
Bean Hollow
Big Basin
Butano
Castle Rock
Castro Adobe
Coast Dairies
Fall Creek
Half Moon Bay
Henry Cowell
Redwoods
Lighthouse Field
Manresa
Manresa Uplands
Montara
Natural Bridges
New Brighton
Nisene Marks
Palm
Pebble
Pescadero
Pigeon Point Light
Station
Pomponio
School St. in Santa Cruz. Learn more about the movie night
on Facebook.
Learn to make mole sauce like a pro
Enjoy a cooking experience like no other at "Mysteries of
Mole Unlocked!," an outdoor mole-making class led by
Cesario Ruiz of My Mom's Mole.
The class, 12-5 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 22 at Santa Cruz
Mission State Historic Park, explains the complexities of the
ingredients used in mole, the history of the distinctive dish,
and how you can make this versatile sauce for yourself and
guests.
Cost is $40 for Santa Cruz City residents and $52 for nonresidents. A $35 materials fee is due to the instructor at the
class. Advanced registration is available online (class
#18844), or sign up at the Mission on Saturday. Santa Cruz
Mission State Historic Park is located at 144 School St. in
downtown Santa Cruz.
Become a State Parks volunteer at
Año Nuevo or Natural Bridges.
Pomponio
Portola Redwoods
Rancho Del Oso Unit
Rio Del Mar
San Gregorio
Santa Cruz Mission
Seabright
Seacliff
Sunset
Twin Lakes
Wilder Ranch
Año Nuevo or Natural Bridges.
State Parks is recruiting volunteers to be trained as docents
for both Año Nuevo and Natural Bridges State Beaches.
At Año Nuevo, volunteer docents will be trained to interpret
the natural and cultural history of the park, as well as lead
guided walks to the elephant seal rookery during the seals'
winter breeding season. Docents act as roving naturalists
during other seasons.
Requirements to become a docent at Año Nuevo include
being able to hike 3 to 5 miles and committing to the 12week training course. Applications are available on the State
Parks website; the deadline to apply is Sept. 10.
Fall docent training at Natural Bridges State Beach
begins in late September. Docents lead weekend
tours, interpreting the natural and cultural history of the park
to visitors. Docents also host the butterfly grove, help with
restoration, assist at festivals, lead elementary school tours
and more.
The five-week Natural Bridges Fall Docent Training is 6:30-9
p.m. Wednesdays and half-days on Saturdays. For more
information or to apply, call 831-423-4609 ext. 8 or email
naturalbridgesstatebeach@gmail.com.
Entertainment announced for third
annual Mole & Mariachi Festival
The 2015 Mole & Mariachi Festival at Santa Cruz Mission
State Historic Park will feature two Gilroy mariachi bands, as
well as baile folklórico. For the first time, Santa Cruz's
favorite accordionist, The Great Morgani, also will perform at
the festival.
Mariachi Alma de Mexico and their youth band, Mariachi
Juvenil Alma de Mexico, both will play sets at the third
annual Mole & Mariachi Festival, which is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 19. This is the first year either band has
made an appearance at the festival.
Estrellas de Esperanza, a Watsonville-based youth dance
troupe will perform at the festival for the third year in the
row.
A complete schedule of entertainment, as well as other
activities and the array of food purveyors for the Mole &
Mariachi Festival, will be announced in September.
RSVP online and read the full press release about the event.
New Brighton Summer Concert
Series wraps up
The free summer concert series at New Brighton State
Beach's campfire center concludes Saturday, Aug. 29 with a
performance by Designated Drivers, an Americana and
classic rock band.
The series included 11 free, family-friendly concerts. The
final show is 7-8 p.m. Parking at the beach is $10 and
supports the park.
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