Vintners' Festival - A Taste of the Mountains | June 9-10 (11 a.m.-5 p.m.)

An annual event highlighting the wines of the Santa Cruz Mountains Appalachian. This weekend's focus is on wineries and winemakers located in the region's westside. Various locations offer flight tasting, barrel tasting, winery tours, food, music, art exhibits and other activities. Featured wines are available for purchase at venues. A Festival passport ($30 in advance or $35 at day of event) may be purchased online at www.scmwa.com

Visit the region's wineries and tasting venues
Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Assn.
831-685-8463, www.scmwa.com

Rods & Custom Classic Car Show | June 9-10 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Featuring over 250 Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Coupes, Roadsters, Custom and Classic - vintage to 1972; vendor booths, Live Music featuring The Heartbeats. Trophies, prizes and more. Enjoy a day filled with awesome cars, great music, charming shops, restaurants for every taste, and good family fun at the beach!

250 cars, music, food, judging
Capitola Village Esplanade Park
831-475-6522, www.capitolacarshow.com

Norcal#6 CASL Street Series Qualifier State Games & Calif. State Olympics | June 10 (8:30 a.m.)

Highlands Park, Ben Lomond
www.caslusf.com

Seaside Crafts at the Seymour Center | June 10 (1-3 p.m.)

Create fun crafts that feature the cool creatures of the tidepools. Make a seastar suncatcher, or create your own sea anemone! There are activity sheets, scavenger hunts, and a take home souvenir of your day.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
End of Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz
831-459-3800, seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

Noon at the Nick - Endgame | June 13 (1 p.m.)

FREE Shakespeare Santa Cruz lecture series. Bring your lunch and take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet the festival directors, actors, designers and artisans.

Nickelodeon Theatre
210 Lincoln St., Santa Cruz
831-426-7500, www.thenick.com

Marine Mammal Research Tour | June 14 (2:15-3:30 p.m.)

Head behind the scenes at Long Marine Lab. Learn about the work of scientists and their studies of dolphins, seals, sea lions, and whales. Tour is best suited for adults and children over 10 years of age. Space limited, free with admission. Reservations required. Call (831) 459-3800.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
End of Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz
Reservations: 831-459-3800, seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

"How I Learned to Drive" | June 15 - 16 (8 p.m.)

1001 Center St., Santa Cruz
Tickets: SC Civic Box Office: 831-420-5260
831-425-1003, www.sccat.org

Car Races at Ocean Speedway | June 15 (Gate 4:30 p.m. Race 6 p.m.)

American Stock, Ocean Late Models, IMCA Modifieds, Micro 600, Dwarf Cars.

Santa Cruz Country Fairgrounds
2601 E. Lake Ave, Watsonville
831-476-9466,. www.oceanspeedway.com

Poetry Readings | June 15 (8-10 p.m.)

Local poets read their works in an atmosphere of warmth and encouragement surrounded by visual arts in the art center gallery. Suggested donation $3.

Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
9341 Mill Rd. Ben Lomond
831-336-3513, www.mountainartcenter.org

Juneteenth Celebration | June 16 (noon - 5 p.m.)

Celebrating the emancipation of slaves. Events include music, dance, historic displays, cultural enrichment programs and food. A free event.

Laural Park, Santa Cruz
831-420-6177, www.nelsoncenter.com