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Creating magic in the lives of children battling cancer
More than 390 volunteers made yarn wigs for children battling with cancer and other medical hair loss conditions, as part of the Magic Yarn Project event held Oct. 20-21 in Saratoga.
The yarn wigs are not only comfortable on tender bald heads, but allow these...
Wildfire protection planning; National Night Out; Suburban Bliss to play Music in the Park (calendar)
For more events, visit the online calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar
Music in the Park
Since 1988, Music in the Park has been a free public summer concert series held on Sunday afternoons, from 5-7pm on the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn, 110 E Main St. This year’s...
Book club digging into Wilkie Collins’ 1859 novel; National Diversity Day events planned (Calendar)
Our calendar for the week includes arts and crafts, literary-mystery and multimedia art events
Fall Family Art Day
LGS Recreation and New Museum Los Gatos are partnering to organize a day filled with arts, crafts and activities inspired by local history and National Diversity Day on...
Los Gatos High admin Kristi Grasty leads school district to Golden Bell Award with cafeteria menu shift (local scene)
Los Gatos High School administrator presents at international conference
Los Gatos High School Assistant Principal Kristi Grasty presented her doctoral research at the 13th International Conference on Food Studies at the University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico in October.
A presenter and panelist, Grasty’s leadership in...
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer; Terra Firma art exhibit (Calendar)
There's plenty of stuff to do in the days ahead in and around Los Gatos...
Beer & Wine Walk
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Los Gatos Beer & Wine Walk takes place downtown on Oct. 15 from 1-4pm. Local wineries and breweries will be...
Libraries hosting series on mental health services
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Health System, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County, and Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) to educate local residents on mental health care through a series of...
Vine-to-Wine; Adaptive Arts college founder recognized; Sanborn Park cleanup (local scene)
Vine-to-Wine event set for Nov. 4 at Mountain Winery
The Wineries of Santa Clara Valley will be hosting its third annual event on Nov. 4 from 1-7pm at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga.
Vine-to-Wine celebrates the end of harvest and highlights Santa Clara...
Local high school string quartet to join the pros
When the touring show “Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown” returns to the Campbell Heritage Theatre on Nov. 17, Prospect (Saratoga) High School String Quartet will join the professional musicians on stage to lend some local talent to this homage to the British...
What a shoebox full of old papers taught me about my grandparents
When I was a child in the 70s, Los Gatos was filled with Italians. I remember seeing the older women walking in town, dragging behind them their wire utility carts filled with groceries down Santa Cruz Avenue. My grandparents, Adam and Albina Contardo, were...
Raising a glass to Alamitos Vineyards, named top new winery by USA Today
The Wineries of Santa Clara Valley announced that one of its member wineries, Alamitos Vineyards, 23505 Alamitos Road in San Jose, has been voted the Best New Winery Experience in the nation by USA Today.
Despite being open less than three years, Alamitos Vineyards has...