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February 15, 2026

Koons Ruins treats visitors to satirical story of the James estate; Vine-to-Wine event to celebrate harvest

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Artist provides satirical take on fine art world In “Koons Ruins at the James Estate” at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) (on view through Nov. 27), Bay Area artist Kathy Aoki provides humorous relief from the “art market tyranny” of artist Jeff Koons with her...

3rd Annual Hitchcock Film Fest endears despite hiccup

Hitchcock Festival lobby
Merrylou White, a 70-year-old resident of the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Pleasure Point, had purchased a pass for all three days of this year’s Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Film Festival, held this past weekend. She’s someone who grew up in Los Gatos, attending Los Gatos...

Wine-focused afternoon declared a big success

Pouring White Wine
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...

Heritage Theatre announces new season

Big Head Todd
Tickets are now on sale for Heritage Theatre’s 2022-2023 season, which opens Nov. 6. Blues-rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters kicks off the season. The Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums, percussion), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and...

Is this year’s ‘Jazz on the Plazz’ season really almost over already?

Tony Lindsay
Last night, it was the Jazz Mafia. Next week (Aug. 13), Clairdee. And the week after, the big grand finale—Tony Lindsay and the Soul Soldiers. That’s the line-up that remains on this year’s Jazz on the Plazz calendar. The weekly Wednesday-evening series, produced by Los Gatos...

LGHS alum looking forward to first on-stage performance since lockdown

Braden Taylor collage
Braden Taylor, now 38, made an early performing arts splash. In a Daves Avenue Elementary School performance of “Alice in Wonderland,” he was part of the ensemble scenery. Then, he played a reporter when the school put on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the following...

The Three Graces have arrived at Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company

John Robert Peck with temporary mural
Three classic figures—splendor, joy and good cheer—now reside at the front of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co., representing the “stronger together” ethos that has been a theme since a devastating car crash shook the building. The artist behind this temporary mural, which went up last...

On the cutting edge, with Cinequest’s Halfdan Hussey

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San Jose’s homegrown film festival, Cinequest—which is on now through the rest of March—will feature some 250 movies from 45 different companies. More than 100 of these are premieres of one kind or another. Cinequest is also a showcase for new technology—“a discovery bastion” not...

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet to teach master-class

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Imagine being a middle or high school-aged music student who gets to play alongside jazz greats. That will be more than a dream for several local students, thanks to an upcoming workshop organized by Los Gatos Music & Arts (LGM&A), which has produced Jazz on...

Veterans Foundation hosts ‘Mission: Impossible’ premiere in Los Gatos

Kent Hillhouse speaks
On the evening of July 19, local resident Grant Atwell was out taking photos at Jazz on the Plazz, and wasn’t at the “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1” premiere at the Los Gatos Theatre, in which his daughter stars alongside Tom Cruise. That’s because...

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