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CELEBRATE FOURTH OF JULY AT WILDER RANCH STATE PARK!
Travel back in time at Wilder Ranch State Park on Friday, July 4, to experience an Old Fashioned Independence Day Celebration! Festivities run from 11am to 4pm at the cultural preserve.
At 11:45 meet at the apple orchard in front of the Highway 1 tunnel to gather for the parade. You can bring a musical instrument or noisemaker, dress in early 1900s costume, or pull a decorated wagon. Parade walks through the complex to front lawn for flag raising, speeches, and patriotic music.
Try the cake walk, historic lawn games, draft horse wagon rides, crafts, and listen to live old time music.
 There will be food and drink for sale; ice cream cones, strawberry shortcake, dill pickles, watermelon, root beer and hand squeezed lemonade, or bring your own picnic lunch. Bratwurst USA and Lily’s Roasted Corn will be selling food at family prices.
The Wilder Ranch Bank will exchange your 2014 dollars into early 1900s tokens.
Wilder Ranch docents will be demonstrating living history as early 1900s dairy-ranch workers. Visit with them for activities including blacksmithing, working the Pelton water wheel operated machine shop, making hand-cranked ice cream and farming the heirloom vegetable garden.
Take a docent-led tour through the historic Meder house (Old Farm House) and the Victorian home. Enjoy live music with the Society Orchestra playing patriotic music, and the 5M’s will performing early 1900s songs at beautiful, historic, Wilder Ranch State Park.
 The park is located 2 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1.
Admission to the event is free; parking is $10.00 per car and goes to support the park. For more event information, call (831) 426-0505.
Check out our Wilder Ranch State Park Guidebook in the ParkStore or online.
   
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Victor Roth's Retirement Party
 On Friday, June 27th, the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park played host to the retirement party of Victor Roth. Celebrating 30 years of service to the State, with 26 1/2 of those being to California State Parks. The large turnout was treated to food and music under the canopy shade of the Mission grounds. Under Victor's watch as Land Agent, 7008 acres were protected in Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties!
Thank you, Victor, for your years of dedication to our beloved State Parks and Beaches. We will miss you!
Movies @ The Mission: Chasing Mavericks
Saturday, July 19th
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
Doors open at 7:00pm, Movie at Sunset
Come join us for an outdoor screening of “Chasing Mavericks” at the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe!
Set and filmed in Santa Cruz! When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it. (Rated PG for thematic elements and some perilous action).
 The movie will be shown outside in the beautiful courtyard with spectacular views of Downtown Santa Cruz. Please bring your own chair or something comfortable to sit on as the seating area is over concrete. Low profile lawn chairs are permitted. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis, although those with taller chairs will be requested to sit in the back.
Snacks will be available for purchase at our Snack Shack, with proceeds benefitting Friends.
Pleasure Pizza will be selling delicious slices, and there will also be a drawing with the grand prize of a gently loved Arrow surfboard worth $300!
The Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park is located at 144 School Street, off Mission and Emmet Street in Santa Cruz.
Save The Date: Upcoming Mission Events!
We're having so much fun at the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park this summer, we hope you've been able to come out and enjoy one or more of our exciting Summer Series events! If you haven't, there's still time to come on up and enjoy the oldest building in Santa Cruz with a variety of fun events!
Remember: ALL Summer Series events @ the Mission are FREE admission with donations accepted to support the park. Parking is available downtown or in the Mission Plaza just off Emmett St
Friday, August 1st:
 Music & Art @ The Mission: Music by the Mystic Truebudoors &
Art by Erika Perloff
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
5:00-8:00pm, Music at 6pm
The third of our 2014 First Friday Music & Art @ the Mission Adobe events features the work of landscape painter Erika Perloff, complimented by tunes from the Mystic Truebudoors, whose complex, melodic and multicultural instruments couple with bilingual vocal tunes.
Saturday, August 16th:
 Movies @ The Mission:
Jurassic Park: The Lost World
Doors open at 7:00pm, Movie at Sunset
Come join us for an outdoor screening of “Jurassic Park: The Lost World” at the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe!
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda. (Rated PG-13 for sci-fi terror and violence). Snacks will be available for purchase with proceeds benefitting Friends.
Saturday, September 20:
 Second Annual Mole and Mariachi Festival to Benefit Santa Cruz Mission Adobe
State Historic Park
10:00am - 4:00pm
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Join us for a day of mole, mariachis & much, much more!
Enjoy great local food, wine and beer, crafts and fun for kids of all ages. Vote for your favorite mole prepared for you by local chefs. Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce, sometimes made using chocolate.
A benefit for Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
Mole & Mariachi Sponsors &
Volunteers Needed!
We are actively seeking both volunteers and sponsors for our Second Annual Mole & Mariachi Festival coming up on September 20th!
With an attendance of over 1,000 last year, this year promises to be even bigger and better with vendors, entertainers and, of course, MOLE!
Please click here and check out our Mole & Mariachi 2014 video and brochure.The sponsorship form is available here.
Please contact event coordinator Elizabeth Schilling at Elizabeth@thatsmypark.org for more information on how to be a part of this exciting opportunity.
Wilder Ranch 40th Anniversary:
Do we know you?
Wilder Ranch State Park is one of those unique State Parks where past meets present and one seems to step back in time upon entering this quaint cultural preserve. Saved from certain development by a feisty group of environmental advocates who cared deeply about preserving this incredible place, we are happy to be celebrating Wilder Ranch's 40th year as a State Park with some special events.
Have you ever been a docent, volunteer, interpreter, or State Park staff who helped keep Wilder amazing? We're inviting you to come and be celebrated at a special recognition program during this year's Heritage Harvest Festival! Please contact Barbara Cooksey at Barbara.Cooksey@parks.ca.gov if you would like to receive an invitation.
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