Santa Cruz Archive
Holi commemorates Krishna's pranks, and creates space for a momentary freedom to drop inhibitions and simply play and dance.
On this sunny afternoon, the group converged at Frederick Street Park and then split up from there to pick lemons and oranges.
Santa Cruz Indymedia photographers Bradley Allen and Alex Darocy were charged with conspiracy, trespassing, and vandalism, because they reported on the occupation of an empty Wells Fargo building in Santa Cruz.
The atmosphere on the court, in the bleachers, and overall with the Santa Cruz Warriors basketball team, is fun, upbeat, and positive.
While participants held over 150 placards, one person chanted to pedestrians on Pacific, "These are the names of some of the kids killed by U.S. drones."
Dozens of local food lovers, passionate about making and selling homemade edibles, attended a Cottage Food Celebration presented by Slow Food Santa Cruz.
First Friday is an independent event designed to support a strong cultural environment through the promotion of artists.
Sticking to the tradition of Keeping Santa Cruz Weird, Cocoamotion delivered hot chocolate and marshmallows to parade participants and spectators.
It is not known which year the parade began, however it has been a community tradition for over 70 years.