Marielle's "I am in love with Santa Cruz" page

Information about Santa Cruz

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general
entertainment
- Check out the Metro Santa Cruz, a free weekly newspaper listing all the music, theater, movie, and arts events for the week. Also, dining guide and classifieds. Similar papers exist in other Bay Area cities.
- Or (in the same bisimulation equivalence class :-) check out the Santa Cruz Good Times.
transportation
- Santa Cruz Bus System (called Metro..) includes maps, routes and schedules.
- Amtrak rides from Santa Cruz to San Jose and vice versa.
- Greyhound rides from Santa Cruz to Los Gatos, San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco and v.v
- Bart Schedules
- Caltrain Schedules (From San Francisco to Gilroy v.v. -- via San Jose)
- How to reach the San Francisco/San Jose Airport from Santa Cruz (public transport and shuttles.)
hiking
- SC has a Circle trail
- Need company for hiking? Join the local chapter of the Sierra Club.
- Need suggestions for hiking in the Santa Cruz mountains? See Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Book by Tom Taber.
- Want to go hike and use public transport? click here
dining ... my recommendations
- The hippie-ish Saturn Cafe, Laurel & Pacific
- Best Pizza in Town: Pizza My Heart, Pacific Avenue
- Favorite Chinese food: O'mei, mission street
- All-american: Santa Cruz diner
movies
- The Nickelodeon (independent movie theater)
- The Del Mar (independent, in historic building)
- Cinema 9
- Skyview - Drive In theater at 2260 Soquel Drive
classes and workshops
- For more activities, see SC Parks and recreation. This page is quite messy, but look for the activity guide in pdf.
- The SC Adult school offers a variety of courses, including Spanish and English classes for all levels.
- The Free School SC used to offer a lot of classes as well, but is temporarily closed.
- Cabrillo college offers an enormous amount of courses.
- SC Art League has both theater and art classes/workshops.