Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is pleased to present the 2013 Mission Adobe Summer Series of community events. The Summer Series is a key milestone in the comeback of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. The Summer Series offers community members and visitors special events including First Fridays music and art, outdoor movies and a festive series finale featuring mole (a chocolate-based sauce used in Mexican cuisine), mariachis and more. All events are admission FREE with donations welcome, proceeds from which benefit the park.
Series Schedule -6/7/13, 5pm-8pm: Music & Art @ the Mission Adobe (a First Friday event) -6/22/13, 7pm-10pm: Movies @ the Mission Adobe (outdoor screening of movies filmed in California state parks) -7/5/13, 5pm-8pm: Music & Art @ the Mission Adobe -7/20/13, 7pm-10pm: Movies @ the Mission Adobe -8/2/13, 5pm-8pm: Music & Art @ the Mission Adobe -8/17/13, 7pm-10pm: Movies @ the Mission Adobe -9/21/13, 7pm-10pm: Movies @ the Mission Adobe -10/5/13, 11am-5pm: Mole, Mariachis & More! (outdoor festival, featuring local artists, food, wine and activities for kids)
For more information about the Summer Series, visit www.ThatsMyPark.org.
About Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park The Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park is home to the oldest building in Santa Cruz County. Built between 1822 and 1824 by local Ohlonean and Yokuts Indians, the park’s signature adobe is the only remaining structure from Mission Santa Cruz, founded in 1791. One of just four adobe buildings left in Santa Cruz County—and sometimes confused with the nearby replica mission chapel—it is the only building of its kind preserved as a museum in the State of California. The adobe served as housing for Neophyte families who lived and worked at the Mission, which operated until 1834 when it was secularized. After decades of private ownership, the adobe was sold to the State of California, extensively restored and finally opened in 1991 to the public as the Santa Cruz Mission SHP.