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January 27, 2026

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...

Calendar: Hootenanny!, carriage rides, teas + tours

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Ainsley House Holiday Teas and Tours The annual Ainsley House Holiday Teas and Tours will be held from noon to 2pm Dec. 9-12. Guests will be treated to a special Ainsley House tea blend, sparkling cider or champagne, and an assortment of sandwiches and desserts....

Entering the Potatoverse: KCAT film fest brings student creations to life on big screen

in the cinelux lobby at the film fest
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...

NUMU starts year off strong with fresh slate of cultural programming

NUMU art dispensing machine
Treat yourself to some culture and enjoy the local museum. An afternoon at NUMU might help to beat the mid-winter blues. There’s lots more to do here than just wander around. And in case you did not know, located right next door is Friends...

Students featured in ‘Be-You-tiful’ contest exhibit (incl. poem by Saratoga student)

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On May 18, the Triton Museum in Santa Clara opened its new digital art gallery with poetry, video, essays and visual art from the Eating Disorder Resource Center’s “Be-You-tiful” contest.  Students were invited to submit pieces exploring how social media and the world around them...

RIP Bob Long: Celebration-of-Life Rock Show Saturday for Community “Pillar” Killed by Covid-19

Remembering Bob Long
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 broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland

Daniel Roberts climbs a radio tower
Los Gatos-based Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR-LP) has now added a third location to its growing network of low-power FM stations. Its latest frequency is KVBE-LP 91.1 FM in Portland, Ore. Like with its Los Gatos coverage area, the new signal is concentrated in a suburban region...

Exhibit depicts work inequality for women

Sawyer Rose exhibit
Sculptor Sawyer Rose uses art to depict the work inequalities that women face in her exhibit, “Carrying Stones,” on display at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) through Jan. 23, 2022.  Upon installation in May, Rose premiered two new sculptures and two more were added in...

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...

DISCOVER LOST GATOS: It’s showtime!

Premier Theater
The imminent reopening of the Los Gatos Theater is the perfect time to take a look back at the history of this major downtown site. The Los Gatos Canning Company occupied most of the block for 30 years before the construction of a movie theater....

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