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CHRISTOPHER PRATORIUS: Graduate recital. With Ariela Morgenstern, voice, and Michael McGushin, piano. Tonight at 8. $3-$5. UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall. Call: 459-2159.

SWING SESSION: Live swing dance concert. Tonight at 9. Dance lesson at 8 p.m. $12. Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz. Call: 454-0478.

RED & YELLOW, BLACK & WHITE: Performance by Melody Makers Children’s Community Choir. To benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Tonight at 4:30 and 7. $3 children and seniors/$4 adults/$15 per family. Soquel Church of Grace, 5630 Soquel Drive. Call: 479-0680 or 688-3005.

BROKEN ENGLISH: Caribbean rhythms. Tonight at 9:30. $6. The Crow’s Nest, 2218 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. Call: 476-4560.

FLOGGING MOLLY: Tonight at 9:30. $10. Ages 21+. The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. Call: 423-1338.

KEITH GREENINGER AND WATER: Tonight at 7:30 and 9:30. $12 in advance/$15 at door for one show. $20 in advance/$25 at door for both shows. Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320 Cedar St. Santa Cruz. Call: 429-5529.

ROBBIE Z: With Shane Dwight. Blues. Tonight at 9. $8. Ages 21+. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. Call: 479-1854.

LIQUID FOUNDATION: Tonight at 8. Fog Bank, 211 Esplanade, Capitola. Call: 462-1881.

THE REACTORS: Tonight at 9. Skinny McDoogle’s, 3910 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz. Call: 476-4442.

THE LOVEDOGS: Tonight at 10:30. Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub, 1220 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz.

DON MCASLIN’S WARMTH: Tonight at 7:30. Severino’s, 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos. Call: 688-8987.

EXPENDABLES: Tonight. Rock ‘n’ roll. Windjammer, 1 Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos. Call: 688-4433.

SOMETHING ELSE: Rock ‘n’ roll. Tonight at 9. $5. Plus The Rizztones. Jazz. At 6 p.m. No cover. Terrace Restaurant Café Bar, 1591 Main St., Soquel. Call: 475-0303.

BLUE TORNADOS: Rhythm ‘n’ blues. Today from 1 to 5 p.m. The Wharf House, 1400 Wharf Road, Capitola. Call: 476-3534.

WALLY’S COCKTAIL COMBO: Swing. Tonight at 7:30. Peachwood’s, 555 Highway 17 and Pasatiempo Drive, Santa Cruz. Call: 426-6333.

Books

BILINGUAL STORYTIME WITH BILLIE HARRIS: Of KUSP’s Castle Cottage. Plus KUSP’s Brett Taylor. Children of all ages welcome. Today at 10:45 a.m. Capitola Book Cafe, 1475 41st Ave. Call: 462-4415.

LINDA’S BIBLE BOOK STORE 25TH ANNIVERSARY: Meet The Author day. Six authors from nationally known publishers. Plus live entertainment. Today. 1658 D Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz. Call: 479-9794.

Events

VIRTUAL SKATEBOARD CONTEST: Fund-raiser for Scotts Valley Skatepark. Up to 600 contestants will compete against one another in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2. Today at 9:30 a.m. $10 per contestant. Scotts Valley Middle School, 8 Bean Creek Road. Call: 440-5656.

TRANSPORTATION MOBILITY FESTIVAL NO. 2: By the City of Santa Cruz. Come see how your ideas can help create a more livable Santa Cruz. Today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free shuttle service from the parking garage at River and Front streets. Holy Cross Church, 170 High St., Santa Cruz. Call: 420-6683.

SPRING BREAK 2001: The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will open daily at 11 a.m. for two weeks. Today through April 22. 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. Call: 460-3336.

PUPPETS NIGHT OUT: AN EVENINGS EXCHANGE OF IDEAS & PERFORMANCE: For ages 15 and older. Adult content. Weekly, at 7 p.m. Atelier, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz. Call: 429-9005.

A VIDEO ORAL HISTORY PROJECT: Temple Beth El and Community Television of Santa Cruz are working to produce a half hour show about Temple Beth El community members and families. All ages and levels of expertise are encouraged to participate. Tonight from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Call: 479-3447 for more information.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET AND PLANT EXCHANGE: Fund-raiser for Elena Baskin Live Oak Senior Center. Today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. 1777 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz. Call: 476-3272.

Outdoors

SPRING WILDFLOWER HIKE: Toro Park. Today, at 9:00 a.m. Park Ranger Steve Thompson will lead the 4-mile hike along the Gilson Gap and Ollason Trails. The moderate hike will last approximately 3 hours and start from the Quail Meadow parking lot. Bring; water, lunch, binoculars, sturdy walking shoes and field study guides. Contact Ranger Steve Thompson - Monterey County Parks Department at (831) 484-1108.

Stage

GRAY WHALE MIGRATION INTERPRETIVE DANCE: Performance by Birdbrain. Presented by the 418 Project and the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Today at 1 p.m. Free. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz. Call: 420-6115.

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: A drama presented by Capitola Bay Shore Lyric Opera Company. Tonight at 8. Capitola Theater for the Performing Arts, 120 Monterey Ave., Capitola. Call: 462-3131.

TALE OF TEEKA: Presented by Les Deux Monda. Disturbing work of art encompassing the sadness, sweetness and viciousness of life. Directed by Daniel Meilleur. Tonight at 8. $10-20. Theater Arts Mainstage, UC Santa Cruz. Call: 459-2159.

Museums

DEM BONES: THE UNKNOWN CLAMPER OF ROARING CAMP: With Keith Kraft. Enjoy a docent-led tour of this Gold Rush-era cemetery established in 1850 as one of the first Protestant cemeteries. Today at 10 a.m. $2. Meet at Evergreen Cemetery, on Evergreen and Coral streets, near Harvey West Park and Costco. Call: 429-1964.

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