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Monterey Jazz All-Stars Perform July 23 at Jazz on the Plazz
Here’s something not to be missed: an evening of traditional jazz with a youthful spin as music students across Monterey County audition in Los Gatos for the honor of being accepted as an All-Star.
Stu Reynolds leads the instrumental Monterey Jazz Regional All-Star Band, with...
Public access station dishing up suds and brats for OktoberFest LG
Brats, spaetzle and a community "tapping of the keg" are just a few of the items OktoberFest LG menu, as public broadcaster KCAT invites locals and visitors to soak up Germanic cultural activities.
The first bellow of "Prost!" is set to kick things off at...
RIP Bob Long: Celebration-of-Life Rock Show Saturday for Community “Pillar” Killed by Covid-19
Los Gatos resident Eric Drew is grieving, because one of his best friends just died.
When Rotarian Bob Long was claimed by Covid-19 Aug. 27, he said, Los Gatos lost a key resident.
“He was a pillar of the community,” he said of Long, who was...
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,”...
Frightful film fest fundraiser has early success
A ghastly celluloid extravaganza has reaped bloodcurdlingly impressive results, so far.
The youth-led Scares For Cares film fest has attracted a long list of frightening contenders, and just days after launching has already brought in about $3,000 for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
“It’s crazy how...
Philanthropists give biggest donation ever to Los Gatos art institution
New Museum Los Gatos announced July 11 that it received an unprecedented $1 million gift—the largest donation in the history of the organization.
The gift was made by Los Gatos philanthropists and longtime NUMU supporters Mike and Alyce Parsons.
The donation will establish the “Mike and...
In anticipation of the new Whole Foods, artist reflects on her latest mural
Morgan Bricca painted her first mural in Los Gatos in 2018. She’s now completed four.
Most recently, Bricca finished one at the Whole Foods Market coming to town on the corner of Los Gatos Boulevard and Los Gatos Almaden Road. As of a few years...
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...
3rd Annual Hitchcock Fest on March 14-16 in Scotts Valley
Santa Cruz County has been the backdrop for various horror movies, most famously “Lost Boys,” “Killer Klowns from Outer Space” and, more recently, Jordan Peele’s “Us.” But its deepest connection to Hollywood involves the ultimate master of the macabre.
Back in the 1940s, director Alfred...
An artist’s remedy: John Robert Peck starts painting The Three Charities
The car crashing into the roasting portion of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. was quite the shock. At the time, the Christmas decorations were up, the holiday merchandise was out, and—luckily, it being Thanksgiving—the shop was empty. (No staff; no coffee drinkers; the roaster...


















