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Dogs, Beach Soccer, Kendra and Ice Cream

Woof to Woof festival, a Rotary Club fundraiser with a kids focus, an ice cream social, a beach soccer tournament and a free museum day are our suggestions for this week's Kids Planner.

Where/When: , 361 Kings Village Rd. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 

Why Go: This is the fundraiser sponsored by Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It's a great day to treat you, your kids and your dog/s to some time in the park and some fun for a good cause. There will be plenty of parades: puppies on parade, best costume parade, best doggie hair parade, biggest and littlest dog parade and more. A lot of dog-friendly and dog-helpful events going on here. Food and drink available.

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Pricing: Admission free, but please donate and contribute what you can.

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Where/When: , 360 Kings Village Rd. Friday, 6-10 p.m.

Why Go: This is the Scotts Valley Rotary's annual fundraiser and 50s Summer Nights will be a lot of fun for all, not just those of us who remember 50s summer nights. Funds raised at this event will be used to support the local community, but there will be special efforts made for Scotts Valley High School’s Kendra Kannegaard. For the adults there will be cocktails and dancing as well as dinner. Kids get dinner and soft drinks.

Pricing: $40 for salmon and tri-tip dinner; $15 for pasta dinner; $10 kids pasta dinner 

Where/When: , 151 Vine Hill School Rd. Friday, 7-8:30 p.m. 

Why Go: Support the elementary school and the Vine Hill PTA and show up for a night of fun and free ice cream. 

Pricing: Free

Where/When: Museum of Art & History, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Why Go: A free day at the museum. A chance to see all that the museum has to offer at no cost to you. If you are there at noon, you'll also get a free docent-led tour of the museum's current exhibits.

Pricing: Free

Where/When: Beach Street & Cliff Street, Santa Cruz. All day Saturday and Sunday. 

Why Go: The Pro-Am Beach Soccer Championships feature amateur and professional soccer teams in exciting beach competition. There will be 125 youth and adult teams playing.

Pricing: Check with Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for discount soccer tickets.

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