Community Corner
Grab and Go Kids Planner for Feb. 16-20
Here are our suggestions for things to do to get out with children in Santa Cruz and beyond, today and looking toward the weekend!
We'are back with this week's Grab & Go Kids Planner! Glad you are here!
What we aim to do with this is offer you some suggestions for things you can do with your children and even your teens—in town or close by. We want to give you some ideas about what you can do as a family—a performance, a special event, a community happening, an outdoor hike and more. We'll give you suggestions about things to do locally and not too far away.
This is our new, weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with children and, yes, even teens! The idea is to offer you suggestions about things you can do as a family!
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Here's our five suggestions for this week. Look for the kids planner each week, and help us build the planner with your own suggestions and tips—just add them to the comment box. Even if you disagree with our picks, let us know. We want to hear from you!
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Where/When: Experimental Theater, UC -Santa Cruz campus; Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m.
Why Go: This production of UC-Santa Cuz's African-American Theater Arts Troupe takes an up close and personal look at recent U.S. history. It's May 1968, shortly after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. and a month before the assassination of President Robert F. Kennedy. Five black kitchen workers at a segregated lunch counter are forced to engage in painful self-examination brought about by yet another senseless death in their town. Go with your children, and learn and enjoy at the same time!
Pricing: $15 general, $12 seniors and students
Where/When: UC-Santa Cruz campus, Theater Arts, Second Stage; Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
Why Go: Student performances featuring contemporary, jazz, blues fusion, street, tap and hip-hop works. Something for everyone.
Pricing: $10-$11 for tickets
Where/When: , 500 Harkins Slough Rd.; Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
Why Go: Because it's a really nice thing to do as a family. Meet at the Nature Center for a guided walk in nearby wetlands. All ages are welcome. Binoculars will be provided.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Regal Cinema Santa Cruz 9, 1405 Pacific Ave.; Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Check for showtimes
Why Go: It's always a treat for the kids to go to the movies. Get some popcorn and settle in. And with the Monday holiday, you have another day as an option. There's a couple of kid-friendly films showing at the theater. So take your pick!
Pricing: Varies, depends on showing
Where/When: 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose; Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Why Go: Who can resist an ice show? See Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek and Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen and a stellar cast of world-renowned athletes in this year's Smucker's Stars on Ice 25th Anniversary Tour produced by Scott Hamilton! Smucker's Stars on Ice continues to be America's favorite figure-skating tour, offering fans a rare opportunity to witness some of the world’s most talented champions.
Pricing: $27-$150
