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🌱 Patch AM: John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing and 12 more events
And on the Capitola Patch calendar - Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival

Good morning Capitola! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival at Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824
- Capitola, CA at Sand Bar Capitola
- Capitola Art & Wine Festival
... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Not as warm but pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
📸 Around Capitola
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Capitola
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★ Featured events ★
- Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival →
Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824, 150 Jewell St, Santa Cruz
12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Capitola, CA →
Sand Bar Capitola, 211 Esplanade, Capitola - Capitola Art & Wine Festival →
Location Capitola Village Capitola Village Capitola CA 95010, Capitola Village, Capitola
10:00 am - Capitola Art & Wine Festival 2026 →
Capitola Esplanade, 100 Monterey Ave., Capitola
10:00 am - Science Saturdays →
Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD, 1855 41st Ave, suite C-10, Capitola
1:00 pm - Paint and Play Saturdays →
Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD, 1855 41st Ave, suite C-10, Capitola
3:00 pm - Capitola Art & Wine Festival →
Capitola CA
10:00 am - John Rybak + Friends @ Discretion Brewing →
Discretion Brewing, 2703 41st Ave, Soquel
5:30 pm - Adaptive Skateboarding →
McGregor Pump Track and Skateboard Park, 1560 McGregor Drive, Capitola
12:00 pm - Wednesday Night Trivia @6:30 PM →
Cocoa Vino, 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola
6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Wednesday September 23
📣 Capitola Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Valderrama, S. (CSE) - Closing Data Gaps for Cybersecurity AI Training and Evaluation →
Engineering 2, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz
8:00 am - Evergreen Volunteer Days →
Santa Cruz CA
9:30 am - Electives Session 1 - Class #1
Tierra Pacifica Charter Santa Cruz, CA 95062
11:15 am - Preschool Storytime & Crafts Aptos →
Aptos Library, 7695 Soquel Dr, Aptos
11:30 am
Friday September 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Joby Aviation, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Aviation Maintenance Technical Writer (Temporary) in Santa Cruz. Apply here.
- Santa Cruz City School District posted a job opening for Behavior Technician - SPED - 15 hrs. - Branciforte Middle School in Santa Cruz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Capitola here.
🗞 Nearby News
Soquel
- Full overnight closures to impact Highway 1 in Aptos in September (santacruzsentinel.com)
- Flag football games postponed due to excessive heat (fresnobee.com)
Aptos
- Goodles and Barilla Strike a Deal (goodtimes.sc)
- Shaun 'Slogan' Logan Makes Santa Cruz His Canvas (goodtimes.sc)
Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz psychologist reflects on 9/11 response and lessons learned (ksbw.com)
- Santa Cruz refutes pedestrian safety recommendations from Civil Grand Jury (santacruzsentinel.com)
Ok Capitola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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