Datebook

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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, Dec. 21
Holiday gift-wrapping
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Kmart, 270 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Volunteers will wrap gifts outside the Scotts Valley Kmart. Any donations will help pay for graduation night festivities for San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors.
Cost: By donation
 
Holiday lights contest reception
When: 5 to 7 p.m.
Where: Satellite Telework Center, 6265 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: The San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor the participants and winners of the annual Light Up the Valley contest.
Info:

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or 222-2120
 
Saturday, Dec. 22
Holiday gift-wrapping
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Kmart, 270 Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley
Details: Volunteers will wrap gifts outside the Scotts Valley Kmart. Any donations will help pay for graduation night festivities for San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors.
Cost: By donation
 
Agape Dance’s ‘Nutcracker’
When: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Agape Dance Academy will present its interpretation of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker Ballet,” during afternoon and evening shows.
Cost: $12.50
Info: www.agapedance.com or 359-0850
 
Sunday, Dec. 23
Holiday gift-wrapping
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Kmart, 270 Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley
Details: Volunteers will wrap gifts outside the Scotts Valley Kmart. Any donations will help pay for graduation night festivities for San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors.
Cost: By donation
 
Monday, Dec. 24
Holiday gift-wrapping
When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: Kmart, 270 Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley
Details: Volunteers will wrap gifts outside the Scotts Valley Kmart. Any donations will help pay for graduation night festivities for San Lorenzo Valley High School seniors.
Cost: By donation
 
Tuesday, Jan. 1
New Year’s Day critter safari
When: 1 p.m.
Where: Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Nature Store, 525 N. Big Trees Park Road, in Felton
Details: Docents will lead a two-hour, 1.5-mile leisure walk suitable for families to uncover the tracks and hidden lives of deer, hawks, ducks, bobcats, lizards and other creatures.
Info: 438-2396
 
Redwood Loop walk
When: 1 p.m.
Where: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, in Boulder Creek.
Details: Guides will lead an easy, half-mile stroll through an old-growth redwood grove.
Info: 338-8860
 
Wednesday, Jan. 2
Sons in Retirement lunch
When: 11:30 a.m.
Where: Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St., at Coral Street, in Santa Cruz
Details: A catered luncheon will be followed by speaker Larry Tartaglino discussing “Cape Horn: The Passage of Fear.”
Cost: $16
Info: 336-8481
 
Thursday, Jan. 3
Genealogical society meeting
When: 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: General meeting room of the downtown Santa Cruz library, 224 Church St., in Santa Cruz
Details: The Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County will host a discussion titled “Introduction to Researching German Immigration,” which is open to genealogists of all levels.
Cost: Free
Info:

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Wednesday, Jan. 9
Alumni basketball game
When: 7 p.m.
Where: San Lorenzo Valley High School gym, 7105 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: The Cougars boys basketball team will face off against a team of SLV alumni in an exhibition game designed as a fundraiser for the school’s basketball program.
Cost: $4