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Homage to Hitchcock (runway photos)
Designer Christina Cree premiered a unique collection Saturday, during the 2nd Annual Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Festival.
The sartorial celebration of the silver screen unfolded at the site of a former roller rink, which was recently turned into a 284-seat performing arts center by the...
Parade’s grand marshals are community icons
Wearing his trademark Stetson hat, George Shannon grabs a doughnut in the Billy Jones “Wildcat” Railroad workroom, jawing with the many volunteers who keep the Oak Meadow Park attraction safe for children.
Shannon says he’s been a railroad volunteer for 20 years but people who...
The man who killed Sherlock Holmes and believed in fairies
May 22 marks the 165th birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who gave us Sherlock Holmes…and then tried to get rid of him.
He was never particularly fond of his most famous creation. Holmes, he once said, was “a thinking machine without a heart,”...
Campbell author’s sophomore novel in demand at Silicon Valley’s libraries
When Amanda Brown, author of "Legally Blonde," describes your book as “charming, compelling, and unapologetically fun,” and Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of Reese Witherspoon book club selection “Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows,” calls it “a page-turner that brims with humour, snappy dialogue, and sharp...
Local muralist creates visual history of Los Gatos
When San Jose-based artist Tomas Wisper Talamantes learned that New Museum (NUMU) wanted him to paint a mural about Los Gatos inside the museum, he had a lot of questions. The first one was where, exactly, this museum was.
“It’s not small, but it’s hidden,”...
The Sweetheart of Swing at Jazz on the Plazz
Think back to the Jazz Age, when your grandparents—or more likely your great-grandparents—were cutting a rug to swing bands. This will provide some idea of what to expect when Heidi Evelyn’s 14-piece jazz orchestra takes the stage July 30 at Jazz in the Plazz.
This...
‘Femme Takeover’ mini-festival on tap at Lupin Lodge this weekend
Jordan Lipaz started out producing events and makeshift gatherings for small crowds alongside a “rotating cast of characters” at homes, open spaces and ranches around the region.
The founder of Lit N’ Loud Productions is now working alongside his business partner—operations and logistics wiz Shane...
Doobie Brothers put legacy of Los Gatos’ Chateau Liberté in lights on Times Square
The legendary Santa Cruz Mountains music venue Chateau Liberté has been further immortalized with the Oct. 1 release of the Doobie Brothers’ 15th studio album, Liberté.
Guitarist and band co-founder Patrick Simmons confirmed the obvious reference to an I Heart Radio audience on the album’s...
A lively night out (photos)
Inni Entertainments held its “PAKKA Non-LOCAL” Bollywood night at Ambrosia India Bistro on Saturday.
DJ GK spun a variety of Desi music—from Bollywood to bhangra to South Indian tracks.
Attendees danced enthusiastically right up until closing time.
Local high school string quartet to join the pros
When the touring show “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” returns to the Campbell Heritage Theatre on Nov. 17, Prospect (Saratoga) High School String Quartet will join the professional musicians on stage to lend some local talent to this homage to the British...
