Industry veterans to lead podcasting and streaming class series
Cabrillo College Extension, Community Television and SantaCruzVoice.com are offering an eight-part series of hands-on “Podcasting and Streaming – Concept to Creation” classes for those wishing to host their own digital media podcast and/or streaming radio show.
Classes are being presented by the member hosts of Santa Cruz Voice, who have well over 300 years of collective commercial broadcast experience, and will cover all the basics of hosting a digital media show—from creating the concept, to hardware and software, formatting, programming, recording, editing, distributing, marketing and monetizing.
“Podcasting and Streaming – Concept to Creation” is open to area residents who have basic computer skills on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited.
For additional Information, contact Michael Olson at mi*****@sa************.com.
North County Dems host Indivisible speakers at next meeting
Guest speakers for the Wednesday, March 19, meeting of the Democratic Club of North Santa Cruz County will include Angela Marshall, Jenny Evans and Amanda Harris Altice from Indivisible Santa Cruz.
The speakers will discuss actions club members can take to resist the Trump administration’s efforts to take away rights and shred Democracy. Come early at 6pm to write postcards to support Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Governor in Virginia’s June primary.
With the future of Democracy at stake, feeling hopeless and doing nothing is not an option. Members of the public are encouraged to attend to find out how to get involved.
Club meetings begin at 6:30pm upstairs at Bruno’s Bar and Grill, located at 230 Mt Hermon Road in the Kings Village Shopping Center in Scotts Valley. Guests should arrive early if they would like food service.
National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon set for March 19
Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau, in conjunction with the organization Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon.
The luncheon will be held Wednesday, March 19, in the Heritage Hall located within the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. This popular annual event brings together the community from North and South County, elementary school students, high school students and the farming community.
One of the highlights of the National Agriculture Day Luncheon will be the presentation of the Al Smith Friend of Agriculture Award. Al Smith was the founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) on the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad, which was Al’s hobby.
The award is presented annually to an individual, business or organization not involved in production agriculture but one who has done much for the industry. This year’s award will be presented by last year’s honoree, Zach Friend.
Farm Bureau and Agri-Culture co-sponsor a poster contest (grades K-6) and poetry contest (grades 7-12) in Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley schools. The winning entries will be displayed during the luncheon. This year’s contest winners will be introduced at the luncheon.
Another feature of the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon is the presentation of the 2025 Agri-Culture Scholarships. The Agri-Culture scholarship Program consists of seven different scholarships; the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship, the Jeannie Witmer Memorial Scholarship, the Laura Brown Memorial Scholarship, the JJ Crosetti Jr. Memorial Scholarship, the Frank Prevedelli Memorial Scholarship, the Lou and Carol Calcagno Memorial Scholarship and the Matt Ryan Community Service Scholarship.
For more information, contact the organizations at 831-724-1356 or email sc***@sb*******.net.
