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Wine-focused afternoon declared a big success
As the thermometer inched up toward a pleasant 74 degrees Saturday, about 1,000 people descended on the streets of Los Gatos to taste the wares of local vintners, during the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s annual Wine Walk.
“It was fabulous,” said Chamber Executive Director...
NUMU’s throwback exhibit ‘I Know a Place’ invites us to explore a unique mindset
In 1965, Los Gatos obstetrician Dr. Ethel Dana and a group of locals conceived of the Museums of Los Gatos, believing every town should have a museum that conserves its art and history. Two years later, the Los Gatos Museum Association non-profit was formed...
Campbell resident gearing up for role in ‘Company’
Kimberly Kay, 47, says ever since she jumped into the dramatic arts while a student at Alta Vista Elementary School in Los Gatos, theater has been a constant in her life.
The Campbell resident is now gearing up to play Susan in South Bay Musical...
Youth horror film fest raises money for Children’s Hospital
Local youth are reaching out to aspiring movie-makers across town as they launch the second-annual Scares for Cares Movie Event to raise money for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
The idea is to help those going through a hard time by scaring people’s pants off...
Chill temperatures on Lupin Lodge’s communal mountain forces clothes for New Year’s bash
The sun had set, the fire outside was crackling, and the homegrown heirloom carrots were almost ready to plate.
Dylan Palmer, 30, the event organizer for the New Year’s Eve festivities at Lupin Lodge—the longstanding clothing-optional institution in Los Gatos’ mountains—was scurrying around handling final...
Only-children get their due in children’s book dreamed-up in Los Gatos cafe
Dominika Dvorzhak, a San Jose-based author and linguist, has released The One and Only, a rhyming children’s book illustrated by Vivien Sárkány that shines a light on the emotional world of only-children.
Unlike the many picture books that focus on sibling dynamics or preparing for...
Congregations come together for Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
They may not have packed a room the way they did in pre-Covid-19 times—when around 1,000 people turned up for the community’s Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service—but the around 125-strong in-person crowd was augmented by additional attendees participating remotely.
Jeffrey Hall, the senior pastor at Los...
Holiday Promenade Date Set; Sonic Addiction to Perform at Number 1 Broadway
The Playthings
The Playthings will perform party hits at Number 1 Broadway, 102 South Santa Cruz Ave. #B (Upstairs), on Nov. 26. Doors open at 7pm, with music starting at 9pm. For information, visit number1broadway.com.
Saratoga Holiday Wine Stroll
The Holiday Wine Stroll, Tree Lighting & Historic...
In the studio with Susan Jaekel and Rick Guidice
Recently I was invited—OK I invited myself—over to the home studio of husband-and-wife artists Susan Jaekel and Rich Guidice. Their home is of 1920s vintage and located just off Santa Cruz Avenue.
They have a shared studio on the remodeled second floor. I was not...
Strolling on the asphalt: Enjoying a delicious Taste of Los Gatos
What do you call a place where you can confidently raise a family and where growing older is an absolute pleasure? All of these benefits plus an annual stroll along Santa Cruz Avenue—without vehicles, while sampling a variety of tasty morsels, listening to live...
