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SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 LIVE IT UP! 17 SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 LIVE IT UP! 17 (831) 476-7711 • WWW.RMGSCC.COM More flexible scheduling. Faster test results. A better patient experience. And less expensive imaging costs with the same quality as you'd find elsewhere. For locals, by locals. Santa Cruz County chooses RMG! Santa Cruz' local choice for quality medical imaging RMG Think Local Ad_4.5x9.3_v2.indd 1 7/9/18 9:50 AM of wine tasting, unique fine art, street food, and live entertainment, beside the beach in Capitola Village on Sept. 8-9. There will be over 150 fine artists and 23 Santa Cruz Mountains wineries participating. "Santa Cruz County is home to so many talented artisans, and the Festival is a wonderful place to discover a local favorite," says Carrie Arnone, Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce's director of communications and member services. "Chatting with the artists whose creations you admire is part of the fun, and makes the treasures you bring home that much more meaningful," she adds. New in recent years is the Local Artisans Marketplace, located behind the Capitola Mercantile, featuring all locally made and handcrafted soaps, candles, body care products, baskets, home goods, artisanal jams, mustards, honey, confections, and more. "Dance groups, street performers, and energetic live music bring lots of fun to the festival," says Arnone. "It's summer's last hurrah, and a weekend in paradise." Admission is free. See capitolaartandwine.com for details. More Events, listed chronologically Sunday Art and Music at the Beach in Capitola: future events occur July 29, Aug. 5, 12 & 19 on the Esplanade. Local artists display and sell work from 11am-5pm, and live music goes from 2-4 pm. Visit cityofcapitola.org/acc/page/sunday-art- music-beach-2018. Saturday, Aug. 4, 10am-4pm, Books & Brews La Selva Beach Summer Fair: The annual event at the La Selva Beach Clubhouse features an arts & crafts fair (more than two dozen vendors), used book sale (Friends of La Selva Library co- sponsors the event), bake sale, food trucks, local microbrews, kids' crafts and face painting. In addition, there is live music on the lawn featuring several bands. Sat-Sun, Aug. 4-5, 11am-8pm, Watsonville Strawberry Festival: The event in historic downtown Watsonville offers family-friendly fun, food including strawberry treats, carnival rides and live entertainment. This is a special year as it coincides with the city's 150th anniversary. Visit cityofwatsonville.org/1117/ Watsonville-Strawberry-Festival. Sunday, Aug. 19, 3-9 p.m., Farm to Fork Benefit Dinner at UCSC's Farm & Hay Barn: A benefit dinner celebrates the UCSC Farm & Garden and the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS). Tickets are $100. Dinner will be created by Cesario Ruiz of My Mom's Mole, featuring locally sourced organic ingredients including fresh CASFS-grown produce. Before a 5 pm dinner in the fields, attendees can enjoy a field-side reception, appetizers, and organic farm tours led by CASFS staff and apprentices. These begin at 3 pm. For tickets, menu and program details, visit specialevents. ucsc.edu/farmtofork. 6-8 pm Wednesday nights through Aug. 29: Capitola Twilight Concert series with free live music at the Esplanade Park Bandstand. Attendees are encouraged to bring picnics (bring your low back chairs or picnic blankets) or dine at local CONTINUED FROM 16 CONTINUES ON 18