Datebook

– Submit Datebook items to pb******@*********er.com, or drop off press releases or photos at 5215 Scotts Valley Drive, Ste. F, Scotts Valley 95066. Deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entries are subject to editing, and publication is not guaranteed.
Friday, April 27
Free bully-buster clinic
When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Elite Martial Arts, 266 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Children ages 5 through 13 can attend to learn verbal self defense and how to defeat a bully without fighting.
Info: 438-5425
Saturday, April 28
Flea market
When: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Felton Presbyterian Church, 6090 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: Spaces are available for $15 and will benefit the church’s humanitarian work in Brazil.
Info: 335-6905
Ben Lomond rummage sale
When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: St. Andrew’s Preschool, 101 Riverside Ave., in Ben Lomond
Details: The preschool will raise money for its programs by selling secondhand goods.
Picnic and politics event
When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Felton Covered Bridge Park, Graham Hill Road, at Mount Hermon Road
Details: Bill Smallman, candidate for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors 5th District, will discuss local issues.
Info: www.billsmallman.com
 
Book signing, discussion
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Branch Library, 251 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Mystery author Nancy Lynn Jarvis will talk about her recent books. Refreshments will be served.
Info: Michele Deblock, 847-400-7467
Sunday, April 29
Bike sale fundraiser
When: 8 a.m. to noon
Where: Santa Cruz Pasta Factory, 5340 Scotts Valley Drive, in Scotts Valley
Details: The Santa Cruz Mountain Cycle Team is selling refurbished bicycles to support its activities. Bike donations will be accepted to be refurbished by the team.
Info: sv*******@***il.com
 
Monday, April 30
Supervisor candidate forum
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: County supervisor candidates Eric Hammer, Bill Smallman and Bruce McPherson will be asked about their candidacy. The forum is sponsored by the Press-Banner and the SLV and Scotts Valley chambers of commerce.
Info: 438-2500
Wednesday, May 2
Sons in Retirement lunch
When: 11:45 a.m.
Where: Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St., in Santa Cruz
Details: Dr. Gary Griggs, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak.
Info: Dave, 336-8481
Spring choir concert
When: 2 and 7 p.m.
Where: Spring Lakes Mobile Home Park clubhouse, 225 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: The Spring Lakes Choir will perform an hour of well-known musical numbers.
Cost: By donation
Thursday, May 3
National Day of Prayer
When: 7 to 8 a.m.
Where: Flagpole of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 5271 Scotts Valley Drive, in Scotts Valley
Details: Members of the community are invited for coffee, juice, doughnuts and bagels and to pray for the country.
Info: 438-4360
Supervisor candidate forum
When: 7 p.m.
Where: San Lorenzo Valley High School multipurpose room, 7105 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: County supervisor candidates Eric Hammer, Bill Smallman and Bruce McPherson will be asked about their candidacy. The forum is sponsored by the Press-Banner and the SLV and Scotts Valley chambers of commerce.
Info: 438-2500
Racism in Santa Cruz talk
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Park Hall, 9370 Mill St., in Ben Lomond
Details: Historian Sandy Lydon will speak about “Snakes in Paradise,” a talk about historical racism in Santa Cruz County, including the Ku Klux Klan, to benefit the San Lorenzo Valley Museum.
Cost: $25, $20 for members and students
Info: 338-8382 or slvmuseum.com
Saturday, May 5
Mountain Charlie Challenge festival
When: Bike rides begin at 7 a.m., festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Skypark, 371 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: The 10th annual bike rides to raise money for Scotts Valley public schools will be accompanied by a festival with family and children’s activities, crafts, a barbecue and a concert.
Cost: $10 for barbecue lunch
Info: www.svef.net or 247-4805
Free family fun day
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Elite Martial Arts, 266 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: A jump house, martial arts and fitness classes, music games and food will be part of the demo day.
Info: 438-5425
Wine and wet noses
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Skov Winery, 2364 Bean Creek Road in Scotts Valley
Details: Wine tasting, music and a barbecue will benefit Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter and Unconditional Love Animal Rescue. Dogs on leashes are invited, too.
Cost: $15
Info: 438-4374
Cinco De Mayo dinner
When: 6 to 10 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Proceeds from the evening, catered by Taqueria Los Gallos with a no-host bar, will help the charitable efforts of the Scotts Valley Kiwanis Club.
Cost: $25 adults, $12 for children age 12 and younger
Info: Peggie Lopez, 419-1678; or www.svkiwanis.org/CDMPoster5.pdf
Thursday, May 17
Free introductory watercolor class
When: 1 to 4 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Artisans, 230-D Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Instructor Linda Curtis will lead this free class.
Info: 439-9094