﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.santacruzchamber.org</link><description>News related to Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Trolley Toodles: Retirement Party for the Santa Cruz Trolley 9/2/2019 11:00 AM - 9/2/2019 12:00 PM</title><description>Join us as we bid farewell to the Santa Cruz streetcar trolley, which will be replaced with electric shuttles starting Summer 2020.

When: Monday, September 2 2019
Time: 11am - 12pm
Where: Civic Auditorium Parking Lot, 307 Church Street.

Bring the whole family! 
--Mayor's Proclamation honoring the many years the trolley has served the City of Santa Cruz.
--Photo booth in the back of the trolley.
--The first 100 people to attend will get custom-made trolley lollies. 
--All attendees receive a free trolley ride coupon. 
--Other refreshments TBA.

September 2 is the last day the trolley will run, so be sure to catch a ride after the event. Trolley runs from 12pm - 8pm.

It's been a good ride, trolley. BON VOYAGE!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4043</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:20:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trolley Toodles: Retirement Party for the Santa Cruz Trolley 9/2/2019 11:00 AM - 9/2/2019 12:00 PM</title><description>Note: Submitting changes to former Trolley Toodles event. The location is changing to the Del Mar Theatre Stop. 

Join us as we bid farewell to the Santa Cruz streetcar trolley, which will be replaced with electric shuttles starting Summer 2020. When: Monday, September 2 2019 Time: 11am - 12pm Where: Del Mar Theatre Trolley Stop, 1124 Pacific Avenue. Bring the whole family!

--Mayor's Proclamation honoring the many years the trolley has served the City of Santa Cruz --Photo booth in the back of the trolley. 
--Free Trolley ride coupons
--Trolley Lollies for the first 100 attendees

September 2 is the last day the trolley will run, so be sure to catch a ride after the event. Trolley runs from 12pm - 8pm. It's been a good ride, trolley. BON VOYAGE!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4055</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:56:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trolley Toodles: Retirement Party for the Santa Cruz Trolley 9/2/2019 11:00 AM - 9/2/2019 12:00 PM</title><description>Note: Submitting changes to former Trolley Toodles event. The location is changing to the Del Mar Theatre Stop. 

Join us as we bid farewell to the Santa Cruz streetcar trolley, which will be replaced with electric shuttles starting Summer 2020. When: Monday, September 2 2019 Time: 11am - 12pm Where: Del Mar Theatre Trolley Stop, 1124 Pacific Avenue. Bring the whole family!

--Mayor's Proclamation honoring the many years the trolley has served the City of Santa Cruz --Photo booth in the back of the trolley. 
--Free Trolley ride coupons
--Trolley Lollies for the first 100 attendees

September 2 is the last day the trolley will run, so be sure to catch a ride after the event. Trolley runs from 12pm - 8pm. It's been a good ride, trolley. BON VOYAGE!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4056</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:34:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trolley Toodles: Retirement Party for the Santa Cruz Trolley 9/2/2019 11:00 AM - 9/2/2019 12:00 PM</title><description>Join us as we bid farewell to the Santa Cruz streetcar trolley, which will be replaced with electric shuttles starting Summer 2020.

When: Monday, September 2 2019
Time: 11am - 12pm
Where: Civic Auditorium Parking Lot, 307 Church Street.

Bring the whole family! 
--Mayor's Proclamation honoring the many years the trolley has served the City of Santa Cruz.
--Photo booth in the back of the trolley.
--The first 100 people to attend will get custom-made trolley lollies. 
--All attendees receive a free trolley ride coupon. 
--Other refreshments TBA.

September 2 is the last day the trolley will run, so be sure to catch a ride after the event. Trolley runs from 12pm - 8pm.

It's been a good ride, trolley. BON VOYAGE!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4053</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:34:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ribbon Cutting - Santa Cruz Vac &amp; Sew 9/6/2019 4:00 PM - 9/6/2019 7:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://santacruzcacoc.wliinc23.com/events/Ribbon-Cutting-Santa-Cruz-Vac-Sew-4054/register" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="32" src="http://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=3284" style="float:left" width="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:18px"&gt;Join Us In Celebrating the Grand Opening of&lt;br /&gt;
Santa Cruz Vac &amp;amp; Sew&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.santacruzvacnsew.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="136" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4595" width="600" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Please join us in celebrating the Grand Opening of Santa Cruz Vac &amp;amp; Sew at our Ribbon Cutting event, taking place at 806 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz.&amp;nbsp; The proud new owners of Judy&amp;rsquo;s Sewing &amp;amp; Vacuum Center, now Santa Cruz Vac &amp;amp; Sew, can&amp;rsquo;t wait to show you their space!&amp;nbsp; Enjoy a celebratory evening with networking, champagne, food, and live music as you experience their open-house. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date: &lt;/strong&gt;Friday, September 6, 2019&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Time: &lt;/strong&gt;4:00pm - 7:00pm (ribbon cutting at 5:30pm)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; 806 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz CA 95060&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Please RSVP below for this FREE event!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4054</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:20:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mole &amp; Mariachi Festival 9/7/2019 11:00 AM - 9/7/2019 5:00 AM</title><description>The 7th annual event will be Saturday, Sept. 7th at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park, 144 School St. in downtown Santa Cruz. The festival features authentic Mexican food and drink, mariachi music, folklorico dancing, kids’ activities, a mole tasting contest and more!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4061</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:09:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Imagine! 9/8/2019 2:30 PM - 9/8/2019 6:00 PM</title><description>Please join CASA of Santa Cruz for Imagine, our premier fundraising event at our new venue, Seascape Beach Resort. Hear former foster youth share how they have transformed their lives with a CASA volunteer Advocate by their side. Enjoy delicious appetizers and wine poured freely and bid on unique auction items, all while taking in breathtaking ocean views. Imagine supports CASA's mission year-round to be the voice for children in Dependency Court who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4057</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:34:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Leadership Visit 2019 9/12/2019 8:00 AM - 9/14/2019 5:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="533" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4564" width="800" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Leadership Visit &amp;nbsp;2019&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size:18px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;September 12 - 14, 2019&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Creating positive change for Santa Cruz County&amp;rsquo;s Sustainable Future&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;On September 12-13-14 we will embark on a visit to another central coast region of Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Barbara to learn how that region is working to produce lasting effects to preserve their environment with key focus on economic development. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;If you traveled with us on the 2014 CLV, we will revisit Santa Barbara/Goleta and see the progress they have made in their entrepreneurship on the south coast and re-development in the area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;A full travel itinerary is in planning process. Please click below for a tentative internerary (subject to change)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.santacruzchamber.org/uploads/5/5/5/1/55516451/clv_tentative_agenda_sept._12-13-14__2019__7-18-19__.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4568" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;This year we are limiting our tour group to one motor coach (48-54 travelers) leaving Thursday morning, Sept. 12 from Cabrillo College Parking Lot K and returning Saturday late afternoon/early evening, Sept. 14. &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Reserve your ticket now to secure one of our limited seats! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Registration Includes:&lt;br /&gt;
Roundtrip motor coach tour, two night hotel accommodations and all meals during the CLV trip. All incidental expenses are the responsibility of each participant.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Dates and Prices:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;$879/person | June 1 - August 30&lt;br /&gt;
$979/person | August 30 - September 5&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;If you have any questions please call our office @ 831-457-3713 or contact Casey directly casey.beyer@santacruzchamber.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellations and Refunds: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;No refunds or c&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;ancellation requests are offered for this event.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Event Sponsored by Bay Federal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bayfed.com/"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="226" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d2db40_770bea056268446ab7551ae079d7b37c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_90/file.jpg" width="339" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="text-align:center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/embassy-suites-by-hilton-mandalay-beach-resort-OXNCAES/index.html?SEO_id=GMB-ES-OXNCAES" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="199" src="https://web.santacruzchamber.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/WebContentPage.aspx?ContentID=4561" width="600" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4029</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 18:05:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CASA Volunteer Information Meeting 9/12/2019 2:00 PM - 9/12/2019 3:00 PM</title><description>Court Appointed Special Advocates are everyday people, trained by CASA and then appointed by judges to speak up for the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
CASA volunteers spend a few hours a week getting to know a child and gathering information from everyone involved in the child's case.
Come to an information meeting to see if this is the right volunteer opportunity for you.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4046</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:07:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CASA Volunteer Information Meeting 9/12/2019 2:00 PM - 9/12/2019 3:00 PM</title><description>Court Appointed Special Advocates are everyday people, trained by CASA and then appointed by judges to speak up for the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
CASA volunteers spend a few hours a week getting to know a child and gathering information from everyone involved in the child's case.
Come to an information meeting to see if this is the right volunteer opportunity for you.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4049</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Movie Screening: Being Mortal 9/17/2019 6:30 PM - 9/17/2019 </title><description>Join Us for a free movie screening of Being Mortal at the Del Mar Theatre. This frontline documentary follows surgeon and award-winning author Atul Gawande, MD, author of the bestselling book by the same name. It investigates the practice of caring for the dying, and shows how doctors, Dr. Gawande included, are often untrained and uncomfortable talking about chronic illness and death with their patients. Local panel of experts to follow file including Hospice of Santa Cruz County Chief Clinical Officer Gloria Reed and MD Sharon Tapper</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4064</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:34:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Community Power Festival 9/21/2019 10:00 AM - 9/21/2019 4:00 PM</title><description>Join us on Sept. 21st 10-4 to enjoy live music by VYBE, local sustainable food with Big Sur Taco, Pacific Bowls &amp; Rolls and Tricycle Pizza, free EV test drives, eBike test rides, and donate a free $10 token to your favorite local non-profit vendor, meet your clean-energy provider, MBCP, and so much more! 

This fun and educational event will take place at the Custom House Plaza - Monterey State Parks in downtown Monterey near the wharf. See you there! </description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4067</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:58:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Falstaff opera by Giuseppe Verdi 9/22/2019 3:00 PM - 9/22/2019 6:00 PM</title><description>Sunday, Doors Open at 2:30pm- Wine, Appetizers and Show included in the Ticket Price. General $37, Seniors/Students $32, Group $30, Youth $15, Children 12 &amp; under 12 FREE</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3948</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FALSTAFF Opera Performance 9/22 9/22/2019 3:00 PM - 9/22/2019 </title><description>


Verdi’s sophisticated Shakespearean comedy Falstaff brimming with backfired plans, failed disguises, and uproarious personalities comes to our ‘Opera in the Park’ series.  This brilliant opera—Verdi’s last—features one of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters: the rotund and lovably oafish knight Falstaff, from the Bard’s Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In this operatic take, Falstaff attempts to seduce two wealthy (and married) women—but they concoct their own scheme to expose him for a fool. 

In addition to the ticketed venues, you can also catch this performance at any of our ‘Opera in the Park’ shows, free to the public:</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4058</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:11:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gathering in the Grove 9/28/2019 4:30 PM - 9/28/2019 8:30 PM</title><description>Don’t miss this unique Culinary Journey! Be transported by the magic of steam to a dining experience amongst the trees. Prepare to savor a delightful three course dinner engineered by Roaring Camp’s Chef, Alessio Casagrande, direct from Italy.</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4066</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:08:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Falstaff opera by Giuseppe Verdi 9/28/2019 7:30 PM - 9/28/2019 10:30 PM</title><description>Saturday doors Open at 7:30pm, Sunday, Doors Open at 2:30pm- Wine, Appetizers and Show included in the Ticket Price. General $37, Seniors/Students $32, Group $30, Youth $15, Children 12 &amp; under 12 FREE</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3949</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:35:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sea Dub Classics Health Fair 9/30/2019 10:00 AM - 9/30/2019 11:00 AM</title><description>The Sea Dub Classics are hosting a Sun and Skin Seminar on Monday, September 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Kaiser Permanente Arena. Kaiser Permanente staff members will perform a DermaScan and discuss sun safety and skin protection. Sign-up below for this month’s event!</description><link>https://web.santacruzchamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4069</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:17:20 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>