Datebook

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Saturday, Dec. 29
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
 
Monday, Dec. 31
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
 
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: [email protected]
 
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
 
Saturday, Jan. 13
International songwriters concert
When: 8 to 10 p.m.
Where: Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St., in Ben Lomond
Details: Fully acoustic performances will feature songwriters from Denmark, Holland and the United States.
Cost: $10 suggested donation
Info: 336-3513 or www.mountainartcenter.org