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Surplus Assets to Ongoing Operations of Driscoll's Online Auction&nbsp;October 20th - 22nd
Featuring Large Inventory of Electronics: Zebra TC22 Handheld Devices, INIU Smart Power Banks, Camera Desk Mounts, USB-C Wall Chargers and Much More
View Catalog/Register to Bid Here:&nbsp;<a href="https://svdisposition.hibid.com/catalog/783692/surplus-assets-to-ongoing-operations-of-driscolls" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">svdisposition.hibid.com/catalog/783692/surplus-assets-to-ongoing-operations-of-driscolls</a>Featured Assets Include:<ul><li>(1000+) Zebra TC22 WLMT0 Handheld Devices</li><li>(600+) INIU 20,000mAh Smart Power Banks</li><li>(900+) Raubay Camera Desk Mount, Magic Arm with C Clamp, 1/4”, DMA01</li><li>(600+) RVP+ USB C Wall Chargers Block 38W</li></ul>

Local Event: Surplus Assets to Ongoing Operations of Driscoll's Online Auction

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Watsonville

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Surplus Assets to Ongoing Operations of Driscoll's Online Auction October 20th - 22nd
Featuring Large Inventory of Electronics:...

Surplus Assets to Ongoing Operations of Driscoll's Online Auction

Online event on Google Meet. Free, register on Eventbrite to get the link. A free 30-minute webinar for local business owners: find the patches holding your business together, and what to fix before adding AI. Every tool you own made sense the day you bought it: the booking system, the card reader, the accounting package, the spreadsheet that was only meant to be temporary. None of them were built to talk to each other, so over the years you became the connection. Put AI on top of those patches and you automate the mess. Who should attend: owners of businesses that have been running for ten years or more (practices, trades, crews, rentals, shops), especially if nobody on your payroll has the job of making the software work. In 30 minutes you will find the patches in your own business with a live five-question check, see which popular AI tools are usually not worth it yet and why, learn the order that works (steady what is underneath, connect what can be connected, then automate), and leave knowing what to fix first, whether or not you ever hire anyone to do it. Open questions after for anyone who wants to stay. Everyone who registers gets the recording, so sign up even if you can't make it live. Hosted by Chris Cobb, founder of Sannidhi AI in Santa Cruz.

Local Event: Free Online Webinar: Stabilize Before You Automate

Santa Cruz

Free Online Webinar: Stabilize Before You Automate

Online event on Google Meet. Free, register on Eventbrite to get the link. A free 30-minute webinar for local business owners:...

Sevy's Bar @ Seacliff Inn

Rasquache Liberation Front at Sevy's Bar @ Seacliff Inn

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You're invited! Watsonville's Holiday Boutique is coming up Sunday, Nov 1, from 12 noon to 4pm. Doors open at noon sharp. It's our annual fundraiser, raffle and craft fair. Get a head start on your holiday shopping with local crafts, succulents, plants, gift certificates and unique gift baskets.&nbsp; And be sure to enter the quilt raffle &amp; choose-your-own-prize raffle.&nbsp; More info:&nbsp; email info@watsonvilletaiko.org <a href="https://www.watsonvilletaiko.org/events" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">watsonvilletaiko.org/events&nbsp;</a> &nbsp;<a href="https://www.watsonvilletaiko.org/events" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watsonvilletaiko" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/watsonvilletaiko </a>

Local Event: Watsonville Taiko Holiday Boutique

Watsonville Taiko Holiday Boutique

You're invited! Watsonville's Holiday Boutique is coming up Sunday, Nov 1, from 12 noon to 4pm.  Doors open at noon sharp. It's...

Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 to 5:30 pm, at Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center in Santa Cruz.A Santa Cruz afternoon for women crossing into perimenopause and menopause. Six local practitioners each share the first thing they want a woman in this phase to understand, answer the questions guests bring, and then meet guests one to one at open tables.Panelists: Michelle Bean, DC; Tonya Fleck, ND; Alexandra Johnson, MD; Melanie Shine, DC; Aimée Shunney, ND; and Kate Wilson, DACM, L.Ac. Joined by Taflyn Wilschinsky, PT, DPT, pelvic floor and physical therapy. Hosted and moderated by Eireann Del Bonta, RN, founder of Lotus Flow Health.Tea and refreshments throughout. Every guest takes home a printed practitioner guide. Seating is intentionally limited. Tickets are $33, which covers the room, the refreshments and the printed guide.This is an educational gathering. Panelists share general education drawn from their training and practice. Individual care, diagnosis, and treatment take place later, in a private appointment with a provider you choose.Tickets and details: https://lotusflowhealth.com/threshold

Local Event: Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and Menopause

Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and...

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 to 5:30 pm, at Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center in Santa Cruz.A Santa Cruz afternoon for women...

Act III: The Threshold, Perimenopause and Menopause

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Thanksgiving asks us to be grateful.
But what if you are overwhelmed? What if your family relationships are strained, someone you love is missing, or the suffering of the world feels too big to set aside?
What if gratitude can't be called forth simply because the calendar tells you that it's time?
This Thanksgiving, I’d like to invite you into a different kind of gratitude practice, one that does not ask you to deny your grief, your loneliness, anger, fear or your &nbsp;uncertainty.
Thanksgiving Without Pretending&nbsp;is a seven-day email practice for meeting these holidays, and your life, exactly as they are.
Each morning from Monday through Sunday, November 17 through November 22, you will receive an email exploring one of the inner obstacles that can make gratitude and love difficult:
<ul><li>Overwhelm</li><li>Judgment</li><li>Disconnection</li><li>Scarcity and comparison</li><li>Jealousy</li><li>Sadness and loss</li><li>Isolation</li></ul>
You will not be asked to push these feelings away or replace them with positive thoughts. Instead, you will explore what becomes possible when you meet each experience with honesty, curiosity, and compassion.
Every email will include:
<ul><li>A short inspirational teaching</li><li>A guided meditation</li><li>A Zen koan or contemplative phrase</li><li>A poem</li><li>A simple practice connected to the holidays</li><li>A question to carry with you throughout the day</li></ul>
The practices will take approximately 10–15 minutes and can be done wherever you are. Regardless of whether you are preparing a large family meal, spending the holidays quietly, caring for someone, traveling, grieving, or choosing not to celebrate in the usual way the time spent in these practices will be a healing salve.
Gratitude is not pretending that everything is good. It is the willingness to receive what's here. It's remembering what continues to sustain you. It's allowing sorrow and appreciation, absence and love, to sit together at the same table.
Perhaps the deeper question of Thanksgiving is not:
What should I be grateful for?
But:
Can I meet this life with an open heart, and what becomes possible when I do?
I would be honored to practice with you.
Thanksgiving Without Pretending A Seven-Day Practice of Gratitude, Belonging, and Love
Dates:&nbsp;November 17-22, 2026 Cost:&nbsp;$50.00 Delivered:&nbsp;One email each morning Register here:&nbsp;https://IllanaBerger.as.me/ThanksgivingWithoutPretending

Local Event: Thanksgiving Without Pretending: A Seven-Day Email Practice of Gratitude, Belonging, and Love

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Thanksgiving Without Pretending: A Seven-Day...

Thanksgiving asks us to be grateful.
But what if you are overwhelmed? What if your family relationships are strained, someone...

Thanksgiving Without Pretending: A Seven-Day Email Practice of Gratitude, Belonging, and Love

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Illusive Comics & Games, LLC

All are welcome at Illusive Comics &amp; Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized, and welcoming shop. It's easy for anyone to come in and wander, and shop. Roll some gorgeous dice and play some boardgames if you have the time. We will you pick out the perfect item you're looking for! We have the largest selection of new comics in the Bay Area. You can also find Dungeons &amp; Dragons, Pokemon, Magic: the Gathering, and a huge selection of boardgames. We've got comic books for every age, starting with Superhero board books. We have a full weekend of events all of the time, which we update on our website each week. There's also space for free Boardgaming for you and your friends. Illusive has been a Santa Clara mainstay since 2007. We're on Stevens Creek at Lawrence Expy and 280, next to Harbor Freight, on the other end of the center from MicroCenter. Open every day of the year, our Holiday Hours for 2026/27 are Mon 11a-7p Tues 12p-7p Wed 11a-8p Thur 11a-7p Fri 11a-9p Sat 10a-7p Sun 11a-7p (Libraries, Teachers and Schools- contact us for bulk ordering discounts for your schools and fundraising options!)

All are welcome at Illusive Comics & Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized,...

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