SCRS will be CLOSED for the holidays on:

- Friday, December 23
- Saturday, December 24
- Sunday, December 25
- Monday, December 26
- Saturday, December 31
- Sunday, January 1, 2012 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Need the perfect gift for the musician in your life?
Pack the following in appropriately sized utility box and consider yourself done.

1 roll duct tape
1 roll electrical tape
1 box band-aids
1 package 9V batteries
1 speaker cable – 3′
1 instrument cable – 20′
1 phillips head screwdriver
1 regular head screwdriver
1 pair utility scissors
1 pair wire cutters
1 mini flashlight (batteries included)
1 bottle/can opener/corkscrew
1 package rolling papers
1 can lager beer – 24oz.
1 pint liquor
1 bottle water
1 package filtered cigarettes
1 lighter
1 box altoid mints

Here at Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios we are really thankful for you. We are also thankful for our family and friends which is why we are closed Thanksgiving Day in order to properly overindulge with them all.

Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios will be closed Thursday, November 24.

We will be back in action Friday, November 25, ready for your post-Thanksgiving sessions.

In the meantime, check out our favorite holiday recipe:

Man o’ War recipe

1 1/2 oz Wild Turkey® 101 bourbon whiskey
1 oz Orange Curacao liqueur
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz fresh orange juice

Shake all ingredients well with ice and pour on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry, and serve.

First Friday, November 4
Dreamboats and Scallywags – Prints and Paintings by Lucas Elmer
Artist Reception – 6-9 pm

Lucas Elmer is a multi-media printmaker and sculptor as well as an avid waterman. He builds his content from the folklore and reverence surrounding romantic and rugged lifestyles that he appreciates both first hand and from afar. Lucas lives in Santa Cruz, California where, after receiving his BA in Fine Arts at the University of California Santa Cruz, he continues to hone his craft.

Join us for the Halloween Hoe-Down on Sunday, October 30 from 1 – 4 pm at the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter (2200 7th Ave., Santa Cruz).

Live Music by the Western Skylarks. Emcee Laurie Roberts from KPIG.

Events include:

Pet parade @ 2 pm
Pet costume contest & prizes @ 2:30 pm
Face painting
Pumpkin painting
Pumpkin seed spitting contest
Pet photos

Food by Johnny’s Harborside Restaurant

SCRS artist Mr. Free also happens to be the head coach of the Harbor High School Boys varsity basketball program. Sadly, Santa Cruz County Schools does not put a single cent towards athletics.  Leaving the burden of tournament fees, salaries and uniforms on the coach’s lap.

With an estimated cost of $12,000 coach Free is looking to raise enough to fund new (much needed) uniforms for their team. 

Much like music, sports are also an amazing outlet. The importance of sports in the life of high school students are invaluable and go much further than the basic answer that “it keeps kids off the streets.” It does in fact keep kids off the streets, but it also instills lessons that are essential in life – discipline, responsibility, self confidence, sacrifice, accountability just to name a few.

What They Need & What You Get (excerpt from the campaign page)

Our goal for the uniforms is $5,000.  We’ve been blessed to have Under Armour offer our program a 40% discount.  The estimate I received was for $4675.00 plus shipping.  So the entire amount will be allocated toward uniforms.

I’ve already taken the risk and told my athletic director I am willing to sacrifice my salary in exchange for the uniforms if we do not reach our goal.  WE WILL HAVE UNIFORMS But if we come up short with this campaign, we will continue to fund raise via other avenues.  And yes, at the end of it all, if we do not reach our target the difference will be taken out of my pay.

If, however, we exceed our goal, all excess funds will go towards the programs general fund, which contributes to the above mentioned. (Equipment, salaries, tournaments, etc.)  Rest assured, the money stays with Harbor Hoops.

For any interested businesses, we offer advertising in exchange for your contributions.

◊ Business card-sized advertisement       $25

◊ Quarter page advertisement                 $50

◊ Full page advertisement                        $100

◊ Banner advertisement (in Gym)            $300

Forward your business name &/or logo to HarborHoops10@gmail.com and arrangements will be made on your behalf.

Full Details and How to Contribute can be found at: http://www.indiegogo.com/Harbor-High-Hoops-Jerseys

Santa Cruz Guitar Company 35 th Anniversary Concert Don Edwards, Nokie Edwards (of TheVentures), Eric Skye, Bob Brozman, Keith Greeninger, James Nash plus special guests.

Don Quixote’s – Fri. Sept. 30 at 8pm $15 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Featuring headliners Don Edwards , America’s favorite Cowboy Singer, Nokie Edwards , of guitar legends The Ventures , Bob Brozman , renowned world musician, and Eric Skye , Portland based virtuoso jazz fingerstylist. All four men play on their signature Santa Cruz guitars – The Cowboy Singer, The Hitchhiker, the Bob Brozman Baritone and the OO-Skye. Also performing will be Nicky Mehta of The Wailin’ Jennys, James Nash of the Waybacks and acoustic phenomenon Gretchen Menn , as well as local heroes Keith Greeninger, Steve Palazzo, Ukulele Dick, Jayme Kelly Curtis, Rick Turner, Adam Rose and Paul Rangel . Richard Hoover, founding luthier of Santa Cruz Guitar Company, will make a special presentation and the evening will be hosted by local radio luminary John Sandidge. In addition to this incredible line-up of performers, Santa Cruz guitars will be on display for viewing and the presentation of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company 35 th Anniversary Cowgirl Guitar, a series of only 10 guitars being made to commemorate the anniversary, will take place. One of these 10 limited edition guitars, valued at $9,700, are being given away via the “Name That Cowgirl” Contest, taking place at online at www.santacruzguitar.com and available for entry by the public up until September 26 th , 2011. Founded in 1976, the Santa Cruz Guitar Company brought boutique guitar making to the forefront of the steel string guitar business. Over three decades later, Richard Hoover is still employing his bench style building technique and traditional lutherie practices to complete approximately 700 guitars a year, all handcrafted by his team of 13 highly skilled luthiers in his small shop in Santa Cruz, California. SCGC continues to guarantee the most sophisticated instruments of their kind, using only responsibly harvested, reclaimed tone woods to create guitars for the likes of Eric Clapton, Tony Rice, Norman Blake, Colin Hay, Elvis Costello, String Cheese Incident, Jeff Tweedy and Brad Paisley.

Artist sites and sounds: http://santacruzguitar.com/ and www.donedwardsmusic.com and www.nokieedwards.com and www.ericskye.com and www.bobbrozman.com and www.jamesnash.com and www.keithgreeninger.com

SCRS is once again a proud sponosr of the Battle of the Bands.

Where: Santa Cruz City Parking Lot beside the Central Branch Library, 224 Church Street, Downtown Santa Cruz

When: Saturday July 23, 2011 from 1-4pm

What: 3rd Annual Santa Cruz Public Library Teen Battle Of The Bands is on for 2011. Join us for an afternoon of music and fun as the next generation of young musicians takes to the stage. As always, this FREE, family friendly concert will definitely be rockin’. So come cheer on the bands as they “battle it out” for their choice of top prizes that have been donated by our awesome sponsors.

The Battle of the Bands concert is an outdoor event, so remember to bring along your sunscreen and folding chairs. Don’t miss this opportunity to rock out with your favorite librarians and help support the future of the Santa Cruz music scene.

So come on down and get a library card, check out a book, and get ready to feel the power of rock n’ roll !

Starting this week, the Grammy Foundation will be accepting online entries for titles released between Oct 2010 and July 2011.  The first round of submissions will be open from July 6th – 27th, 2011. The Grammy Foundation announced in their April press release that categories have been updated.

Click here to submit your release.