Arts + Entertainment

Jessica Kashian, the program manager of Los Gatos Music & Arts, Inc., says while Jazz on the Plazz may be wrapping up this week, that doesn’t mean summer musical gatherings are over. And while the exact location of the upcoming “Sunshine of Love” festival she’s...

The jaw-dropping footage of the newer model Volvo careening down University Avenue quickly became national news. That car ended its journey in front of the iconic Brevetti Farina coffee roaster inside of the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company. When the media descended upon Los Gatos...

One of the incentives of living, or visiting, a small town is getting to experience unique community events. Each year, Los Gatos hosts “Taste of Los Gatos,” where it closes off the main downtown strip of North Santa Cruz Avenue for several blocks, for...

When Virginia Primon was a shy teenager in the 1950s, playing accordion was something that got her onto a community float, to serenade people along the streets of San Jose during a community parade. After going to college to become a teacher, she just didn’t...

The Beach Boys came on the scene in 1961, straight outta Hawthorne, California. The group’s songs embodied the myth of a youthful and carefree Southern California existence, one filled with surfboards, cars and pretty girls. The core group—bassist and primary songwriter Brian Wilson, his brothers...

There were plenty of excellent entries in the Campbell Union High School District Art Show, which was held on May 31. This included a women's rights-focused submission by Del Mar High School student Peyton Mohl as well as a creatively floral piece by Prospect High...

Just what is a l’atelier? Well, for starters, it’s a French word meaning a studio where artists work. It also refers to the place where master artists train students. It could be for anything from high fashion, to writing, to creating poetry—and every art...

A sold-out crowd, many dressed up like hippies, participated in a “be-in” at La Rinconada Country Club last Saturday evening. New Museum Los Gatos gathered art lovers, patrons and artists to celebrate our museum's 60 years of existence. NUMU brought back an era when...

Melissa Toren, the executive director of KCAT TV (Comcast), gazed at the red-carpet scene surrounding her, Monday morning, as student actors, directors, writers and cinematographers filed into the Los Gatos Theatre for the big end to summer camp. She lifted her hand to her heart. “I...

Here are some event highlights to add to your calendar: Entertainment at Gardino’s Gardino’s, 51 N. Santa Cruz Ave., features entertainment four days a week. May 26: Dennis Dove Band. May 27: Hootenanny. May 28: Kid Dynamite. May 29: Dylan Rose Band. Meet Annieglass founder The Butter Paddle,...