The CineLux Theater at 43 N. Santa Cruz Ave. will host comedian Mark Lundholm Jan. 17, from 11am-1pm, for a live comedy fundraiser in support of a nonprofit created to boost mental health and preserve traditional practices of Indigenous people.
Admission is just $40. A signed book will also be given out.
Lundholm is internationally acclaimed for presenting laughter that heals, offers hope and will hit home to anyone who has a funny bone in their body.
This comedy show is a fundraiser for We are Cornsilk (EIN:33-3380025) and its program Breathe in Yosemite (BiY). WAC offers peer-based mental health events and workshops from the Indigenous way of being. BiY offers an annual retreat for people interested in 12-step recovery.
Window Wonderland winners
If you had the chance to wander through downtown between those pelting rainstorms this holiday, you may have admired the window displays. I especially liked “Beyond Text,” with the chandelier.
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce just announced the Winter Wonderland Winning Windows. Voters picked two local favorites:
Best Window Display – Friends of Los Gatos Library, honored for its standout decorated window painting of Charlie Brown and friends dancing around a Christmas tree.
Best Outdoor Display – Gardenia, recognized for the most festive and creative outdoor presentation. The front garden here is worth a look.
This year’s event featured 33 participating businesses and generated strong local engagement.
Mark your calendars
Later this month, Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 19.
Then, on to Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.
Embracing stillness
The Community School of Music and Arts presents an exhibition offering a deliberate return to stillness “Svara (स्वर) of Silence” by three Bay Area artists: Ria Sharma, Saranya Chandrasekaran and Meghna Sharma.
Artist reception on Saturday, Jan. 17, 4-6pm, at Mohr Gallery CSMA Mountain View.
The evening will begin with a 15-minute live Indian classical music, followed by a brief artist introduction, drinks and snacks.
Dress code: Creative, fusion or traditional.
LG museum is happening
Notable experts who’ve spoken recently at NUMU include Will Whitney, general manager of the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad (spoke at the first talk), Douglas Sporleder, retired chief of Santa Clara County Fire Department,John Lochner, former Los Gatos Council member and mayor (he spoke about the town’s history).
Roland Hsu, the director of research of the Chinese Railroad Workers Project at Stanford University, spoke about train history. Bill Wulf and Alan Feinberg, both local history buffs, have spoken as part of previous programs.
And there are plenty of good ones coming up this year.
The Los Gatan at NUMU
On Jan. 16, at 11am – NUMU will hold its “Los Gatos Newspapers History Tour” talk, where I will join Kimberly Snyder, to discuss the early newspaper wars—up to today’s issues of the Los Gatan. You will be asked to “edit” your own front page.
Feb. 27, 11am – “John Steinbeck History Tour” talk, featuring guest speaker, Peter Van Coutren, archivist, Martha Heasley, of the Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, San Jose State University.
March 12, 11am – “History of the Carnegie Library in Los Gatos,” with guest speaker, Shawnte Santos, Los Gatos Library.
April 16, 11am & May 21, 11am – “Los Gatos in the 1960s,” in collaboration with the “I Know a Place” exhibit. The talks will feature guests speaking about the local arts and fashion scenes.
June 18, 2pm (please note the different time) – “Talk of the Town: True Crime of Old Los Gatos.”July 16, 11am – “Mtn. Charley: The Man, the Myth, the Legend,” featuring local history expert, Bill Wulf.
