The Freedom Forum hosts a free discussion on building and fire code appeals rights. Two speakers will give a live presentation: Dan Bronson was the chairperson of the appeals board, and Cove Britton is a local architect. Together they will update you on current events and what you can do about fees, permits and red tags. 7 p.m. at the Quaker Friends Meeting House, 225 Rooney St., Santa Cruz. For more information, visit www.meetup.com/santacruz-freedom-forum.

Special guest speaker Dr. Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and professor of earth and planetary sciences at UCSC, will discuss "Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, & Coastal Retreat" at the Aptos Chamber of Commerce monthly breakfast meeting from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Best Western Seacliff Inn in Aptos. $20 Chamber members/$25 non-members. RSVP at 831-688-1467.

Jewel Theatre Company concludes its 2009/2010 season with the powerful Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play "Doubt: A Parable," which explores the consequences of suspicion and moral certainty when an old-school nun and principal challenges a progressive priest she thinks is interfering with one of her students. The film adaptation was nominated for five Academy Awards. This production features Shakespeare Santa Cruz favorite Mike Ryan and other well-seasoned performers. $20 for all seats on Mar. 11. Other performances, $25 general/$22 seniors and students. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Mar. 11-20 at Broadway Playhouse, 526 Broadway Ave., Santa Cruz. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 831-454-1143 or visit www.jeweltheatre.net.

"Housing Within Reach: Of Our Pocketbooks; Of Our Workplaces, Schools, & Stores," has focused on making housing affordable and how to achieve a jobs-housing balance so the trend of people commuting ever farther can be reversed. This last of the five-part community workshop series will discuss "Next Steps for Affordability" with series moderator David Foster, Capitola Housing and Redevelopment Project Manager. Foster will lead a discussion that pulls together the threads from the series and focuses on some strategies to implement. 7 to 9 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 250 California St., Santa Cruz. For more information, call 831-425-0341 or visit http://transitionsc.org.

Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In to help build your business. Special guest speaker Andrew Mueller will help teach you what you need to know about social media so you can connect to your customers online, engage them, and build deeper relationships that will translate into more business. Sponsored by the California Small Business Development Center and located at the Aptos History Museum. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Call 831-688-1467 for more information.