Datebook

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Saturday, Jan. 1
When: Noon
Were: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, off Highway 236, in Boulder Creek
Details: A four-mile, 3½-hour hike with docent Doreen Devorah to the Sempervirens Falls and back. Heavy rain cancels the hike.
Info: 338-8861
Benefit concert for troops
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, 6275 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: This concert, hosted by Santa Cruz Blue Star Moms, will raise money to send care packages to troops overseas.
Cost: $10; proceeds go 100 percent to care packages
Info: sc************@gm***.com or 278-0934
Tuesday, Jan. 4
Free music classes
When: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 361 Kings Village Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Music Together offers free demonstration music classes for young children, infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their parents.
Info: Elizabeth Torres, 462-5195; or www.musicalme.com
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Red Cross blood drive
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road
Details: Call or go online to make an appointment, using sponsor code SCOTTSVALLEY.
Info: 800-733-2767 or www.redcrossblood.org
Sons in Retirement Luncheon
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Portuguese Hall, 216 Evergreen St., near Costco
Details: Gene Fasano will speak about frog jumping and golf history to the S.I.R.’s Branch No. 36, Scotts Valley-SLV.
Cost: $15, guests free one time
Info: Dave Bohrman, 336-8481
Foster care and adoption orientation
When: 6 to 8 p.m.
Where: Boys and Girls Club, 543 Center St., in Santa Cruz
Details: The first step in becoming a foster or adoptive parent. Child welfare staff will be on hand to answer questions.
Info: 454-4687
Friday, Jan. 7
Free music classes
When: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Where: SLV School District Office, 325 Marion Ave., Room 29, in Ben Lomond
Details: Music Together offers free demonstration music classes for young children, infants, toddlers and preschoolers and their parents.
Info: Elizabeth Torres, 462-5195; or www.musicalme.com
Tuesday, Jan. 11
SLV Chamber mixer
When: 5 p.m.
Where: Cowboy Diner, 6155 Highway 9, in Felton
Details: Sponsored by Bay Federal Credit Union and Cowboy Diner for the San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce
Info: www.slvchamber.org
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Team in Training info meeting
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Scotts Valley Community Center, 360 Kings Village Road
Details: Learn about Team in Training’s fitness training in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Info: 333-9124 or www.teamintraining.org/sj
Friday, Jan. 14
Red Cross blood drive
When: 1 to 6 p.m.
Where: Felton Presbyterian Church, 6090 Highway 9
Details: Call or go online to make an appointment, using sponsor code FELTON.
Info: 800-733-2767 or www.redcrossblood.org
Saturday, Jan. 15
Scotts Valley Idol opening night
When: 9 p.m.
Where: Malone’s Grill, 4402 Scotts Valley Drive
Details: Thirty competitors square off in this four-week karaoke competition.
Info: 438-2244
Thursday, Jan. 27
Ribbon cutting, networking mixer
When: 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Where: Comerica Bank, 228 Mount Hermon Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a ribbon cutting for the remodeled Comerica Bank branch.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Red Cross retirement seminar
When: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Where: The Lodge at Montevalle, 552 Bean Creek Road, in Scotts Valley
Details: The American Red Cross will host a retirement seminar to help people plan for the transition to retirement years. Topics include health care and asset distribution tools.
Info: Chris Balthasar, 440-5232, or ch*******************@ms**.com