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Faith and festivities: West Valley Muslim Association concludes Eid celebrations
The West Valley Muslim Association recently concluded a series of Eid celebrations, with an event in Cupertino. Eid al-Adha, one of the top two events on the Islamic calendar, brought together members of the Muslim community from across the South Bay for a day...
Local dancers playing memorable roles in South Bay-reimagined ‘Nutcracker’
Two local dancers are honing their moves to get ready for the upcoming “The San Jose Nutcracker” production, which reimagines the Pyotr Tchaikovsky classic amid the Saratoga and Los Gatos hills.
Grace Wu, a 12-year-old Saratoga resident, told the Los Gatan she’s excited to portray...
Paws-to-Share receives $17,400 therapy dog contract; 4-H’er places second nationally; election workers needed (local scene)
Therapy dog coming to Los Gatos High School
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a contract on Sept. 26 with Paws-to-Share, an organization that will provide a therapy dog to the Los Gatos High School Wellness Center.
Fully funded through a...
Reading ‘Hollywood Homicide;’ Thursday concerts in Campbell; celebrating Nelson Mandela with drumming (calendar)
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Mystery Lover’s Book Club
The Los Gatos Library’s Mystery Lover’s Book Club meets the first Wednesday of every month. The next meeting is July 5 at 5pm in person and on Zoom. The club will discuss...
Educating the younger generation a focus at this year’s 9/11 memorial
In On That Day: the definitive timeline of 9/11, author William M. Arkin notes that at 9:36am on Sept. 11, 2001, Lt. Col. Kevin Nasypany directed fighter jets based out of Langley go straight to Washington to be available to intercept incoming threats.
By this...
Crab crackin’ brings in big bucks for Rotary’s charity
Suzanne Boxer-Gassman looked out over the line of people snaking all the way across the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church auditorium, Saturday evening in Saratoga, and was pleased with the turnout to the event she’d helped organize.
After two decades of fundraising, the Rotary Club of...
Spring is a time of new life
Los Gatan contributor Faizi Samadani has been monitoring a growing hummingbird family in his backyard for the past several days.
On April 8, he posted some photos on Next Door he'd taken on his Nikon digital camera, where you could see a mother and a...
Villa Montalvo blooms during weekend art gathering
This past Saturday evening, Villa Montalvo came alive with art, in spite of the unexpected rain.
Over the past 20 years, the Lucas Art Program has hosted over 1,300 resident artists at Montalvo.
Eleven studios were open for tour and exploration.
This evening started with appetizers, then...
Article inspires generational transfer of musical instrument
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...
Discover LOST Gatos: A toast to the historic novitiate winery
Tourists from around the world flock to the well publicized wine regions of Napa and Sonoma, but those of us who are fortunate enough to live in Los Gatos know that some of the best wines in the world can be found right here...
