Name: Ducky Derby
Start: 2026-04-25T10:30:00-07:00
Location: Harvey West Park

Harvey West Park

Omega Nu welcomes you back to Harvey West Park for our 36th Annual Ducky Derby and Carnival. A fun-filled day for the entire family! 
Come to the duck races and enjoy food, games, and music. Listen as the bugle blares signaling the start of each race and children run to watch as thousands of rubber ducks course down the water raceway.
Adopt a duck and have a chance to win over 100 prizes. All proceeds from duck adoptions go directly back to our community through the Omega Nu Scholarship program and grants provided to teachers, nonprofits, and charitable organizations. The ducks race rain or shine! 
To learn more about how you can support the Santa Cruz community through Omega Nu and Ducky Derby, please visit our website <a href="https://duckyderbysantacruz.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">duckyderbysantacruz.org</a> 
Come and enjoy a great day at the park! Admission is Free.

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Omega Nu welcomes you back to Harvey West Park for our 36th Annual Ducky Derby and Carnival. A fun-filled day for the entire...

Music Scholarship for Private LessonsOpportunity Grant Scholarships Opportunity Grant Scholarships are awarded annually to students whose families cannot afford private music lessons.&nbsp;Applications for the 2026-2027 school year are due April 21, 2026.&nbsp; Students should start ASAP, as letters of recommendation are required. Applications are available on the Santa Cruz County Music Teachers' Association website:&nbsp;<a href="https://sccmtac.org/scholarships/#grants" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://sccmtac.org/scholarships/#grants</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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Opportunity Grant Music Scholarship

Music Scholarship for Private LessonsOpportunity Grant Scholarships Opportunity Grant Scholarships are awarded annually to...

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UCSC Arts &amp; Ecology Festival 
On Earth Day, UC Santa Cruz launches the inaugural Arts &amp; Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance, a campus-wide gathering that refuses to treat climate change as a problem of carbon alone. Instead, it brings together artists, scientists, students, and community partners to engage the deeper conditions of the crisis, and to open space for cultural, political, and imaginative transformations grounded in repair, reciprocity, and collective futures. 
 
Taking place at the Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), the festival unfolds as a full day of exhibitions, film screenings, performances, workshops, talks, and public engagement. Developed through an open call that drew an overwhelming response across disciplines, the program reflects a growing field of practitioners working across environmental research, land-based knowledge, climate resistance, and practices of repair that move beyond dominant institutional and economic frameworks.

Arts &amp; Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance
April 22, 2026 — 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), UC Santa Cruz
Admission: Free and open to the public

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UCSC Arts & Ecology Festival

UCSC Arts & Ecology Festival 
On Earth Day, UC Santa Cruz launches the inaugural Arts & Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance,...

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<h3>A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath</h3>
With Rebecca Machado $25
Join Rebecca for a sound bath infused with the energy of love for a heart-opening experience. You will be surrounded by the gentle vibrations of crystal singing bowls, with the intention of love woven into the session. The frequencies can help you relax deeply, release emotional blockages, and feel a warm connection to yourself and others. 
Rebecca Machado
Rebecca is a LMFT who works with trauma management and recovery in her private practice. Over the past twenty years she has delved deep into her yoga practice to become a certified yoga instructor, a Theta-Healing practitioner, and recently added her crystal bowl certification to the repertoire of her practice. Combining her holistic background, Rebecca will infuse each session with love-based energy to create a heart-opening experience where one can feel a sense of calm, peace and divine connection to self and others.

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A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
With Rebecca Machado $25
Join Rebecca for a sound bath infused with the energy of love...

Calling all nature-inspired artists! Host a booth at the Art in Bloom event at Wilder Ranch State Park on Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This celebration of spring allows artists to sell their art, interact with nature enthusiasts and spend a day at the state park!Display and informational booths are free. Vendor booths are $50, and fees help Friends support local state parks.
 Learn more and apply for a booth by emailing wilderranch@ports-ca.us

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Art In Bloom

Calling all nature-inspired artists! Host a booth at the Art in Bloom event at Wilder Ranch State Park on Saturday, April 25,...

There is a natural intelligence moving through all living things — a subtle life force that restores balance, regulates the nervous system, and supports the body’s innate capacity to heal.
Reiki is one way of learning to work with that living energy. Reiki is often translated as Universal Life Energy — the vitality that flows through and connects all life. Reiki is simple, intuitive, and calming. Many people experience it as a return to coherence — a settling of the body and mind into their natural rhythm.
In this hands-on Reiki 1 training, you will learn how to connect with this gentle healing energy and begin working with it for yourself and others.
During this training you will receive your Level 1 Reiki attunements, opening the energetic channels that allow Reiki to flow through your hands. Once received, this connection remains with you for life.
 This training is appropriate for anyone who feels called to explore healing work, deepen their intuition, or cultivate a supportive practice for their own wellbeing. No previous experience is necessary.
Many people take Reiki 1 simply to support their own healing and nervous system regulation. Others go on to integrate Reiki into their professional work as therapists, bodyworkers, yoga teachers, educators, caregivers, or community healers.
Trista Mallory Glazowski is a Reiki Master in the Usui lineage and the founder of Zabet Glows, a Santa Cruz–based practice devoted to flower essence support, energy and sound healing.
Her path into energy healing began after the death of her grandmother, which sparked a deeper curiosity about healing, presence, and the subtle ways we support one another through life’s transitions.
She received her Reiki 1 training in 2016 and Reiki 2 in 2017 at Maha Rose in Brooklyn, New York. In 2018, shortly after the birth of her first daughter, she completed her Reiki Master training, guided by her sister — a Reiki Master, Interfaith Minister, and Nurse.
Today Trista shares Reiki through both private sessions and trainings, emphasizing grounding, energetic awareness, and helping people reconnect with their intuition and their body’s innate capacity for balance and coherence.

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Reiki 1: Foundations of Energy Healing - 2 Day Training

Trescony Park

Hot Composting Workshop and Raffle
April 25th, 2026 10:00am-12:00pm. Pre-registration required, space is limited!
*Location TBD, within City of Santa Cruz
Have you been curious about hot composting? Maybe you have tried before but need a refresher. No matter your experience, join the City of Santa Cruz Waste Reduction Staff for a workshop all about hot composting! In this workshop, we will build a compost pile together, discuss best practices for maintaining a bin, and look at strategies for reducing wasted food and why it matters. Plus, enter our raffle to be eligible to win composting accessories!
Finished compost created from a backyard composting system offers a hefty dose of healthy microorganisms and other benefits for your garden and soil. Caring for a compost pile gives you gold for your garden and can contribute to a sense of well-being.
If you already have a composting system that could use some attention, feel free to sign up and bring your questions and photos! We will have time to discuss and learn from each other as a group. The City offers a compost rebate program to get a bin of your own too. Hope to see you there!

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Hot Compost Workshop 

Hot Composting Workshop and Raffle
April 25th, 2026 10:00am-12:00pm. Pre-registration required, space is limited!
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Midtown Community Center, 115 South Morrissey Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather is a friendly cake and pie potluck where everyone is welcome. It is the intent of this event that at least one attendee from each group bring a cake or pie on the day of the event. All attendees are asked to register so we can maintain an accurate headcount, as space at this venue is limited. Whether you are an experienced baker or just giving it your best shot, this event is about sharing recipes, enjoying great desserts, and meeting your neighbors. No competition, no pressure, just good food and good company.Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather is a free event and open to all. Tickets are available at no cost. While donations are never required, they are deeply appreciated and help cover venue and event costs. Contributions can be made during ticket registration on Eventbrite or through our donation page.Our goal is simple. To build community one slice at a time.https://www.instagram.com/santacruz.bakeandgather/No cost. While donations are never required, they are deeply appreciated and help cover venue and event costs.Presented by Santa Cruz Bake &amp; Gather

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Santa Cruz Bake & Gather

Santa Cruz Bake & Gather is a friendly cake and pie potluck where everyone is welcome. It is the intent of this event that at...

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Celebrate Free Comic Book Day where everyone can take home 3 free comics from a special selection, while supplies last. This...

Illusive Comics' Free Comic Book Day

El Capulin Nursery

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready to make your garden / backyard beautiful 595 green valley rd Watsonville ca Open Everyday 8am-5pm

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready...

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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