Events

LGHS Wildcat Theatre

Image for LGHS Wildcat Theatre presentation - And then they came for meLGHS Wildcat Theatre presents And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank on October 14 and 15.

And Then They Came for Me is a unique theatrical experience: a multimedia play that combines videotaped interviews with two childhood friends of Anne Frank and their Holocaust experiences with live actors recreating scenes from their lives during World War II. Part oral history, part dramatic action, part direct address, part remembrance, this production is like a historic newsreel brought to life on the stage. This is what live theatre does especially well–moving a big subject like the Holocaust into the realm of personal understanding and connection. It will open your heart with curiosity and compassion.

Don’t miss this stirring presentation by the LGHS Wildcat Theatre!

Presentation details – LGHS Wildcat Theatre

Friday, Oct 14 at 7pm

Saturday, Oct 15 at 1:30pm Understudy cast

Saturday,  Oct 15 at 7pm

Tickets: Students $12 and Adults $15

Purchase tickets for the presentation at this link.

Los Gatos High School Theater
Prentiss Brown Auditorium

20 High School Court
Los Gatos, CA 95030

You will enter through the main door facing Main Street.  These are the steps visible if you are standing on the front lawn of the school.

Parking:

The closest parking is on Main Street, on High School Court, or along Church Street.

LGHS Wildcat Theatre Presents - And then they came for me

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Events in and near Los Gatos (on this site)

OktoberFest LG

OktoberFest LG makes its debut this Sunday, Sept 25, 2022, and it’s an event not to be missed!

 

OktoberFest LG 2022 - fun KCAT fundraiser

 

OktoberFest LG details

Sunday, September 25

12 pm – 5 pm

Location: Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn
110 E Main St. Los Gatos, CA 95030

Family-friendly & FREE!

Enjoy a full day of Oktoberfest-themed activities, all benefitting KCAT, our public ratio and TV with news and information on Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Silicon Valley. 

  • Community tapping of the keg PROST! to begin the event @ 12 pm

  • LIVE German music and games provided by The AlpineSound band

  • Authentic German food including brats, spaetzle & more by Reverence Catering

  • Festival main tent with a beer and wine garden

  • Beer Pong tournament & raffle

  • Corn Hole, games, and more!

Kick off the gorgeous fall season at OktoberFest LG! This will be the first of hopefully many such events – please come out and support our local public media while having a wonderful time!

Full event information at KCAT’s OktoberFest page

Fiesta de Artes in Los Gatos

Fiesta de Artes - Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival - painter and grapes and wineThe annual Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes is back. Now called the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, in 2022 it’s celebrating 50 years of art and entertainment in downtown Los Gatos. (It returned in 2021 after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic.)

Fiesta de Artes, Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival dates

Mark your calendars Sept 17 – 18, 2022 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Yes, you can bring your dog!

If you’ve never been, it’s a fabulous opportunity to mill around the Civic Center lawn and enjoy art of various types. It’s free! If you’d like to partake of food and wine, the proceeds all go to a very good cause. And of course, there are plenty of beautiful art pieces for purchase, too.

What happens at the Fiesta de Artes or the Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival?

Think food & drink, art & shopping, dancing & socializing! Once again, there will be more than 150 vendors with a huge variety of artists and vendors displaying and selling their artwork, plus booths with food and wine and of course loads of music throughout both days. Please check out the musical lineup and food offerings info here:  Fiesta music and food

Fiesta de Artes will be at the Civic Center lawn across the street from Los Gatos High School – 110 E Main Street, Los Gatos CA 95030

Patrons are encouraged to bike, walk, carpool, use public transportation or get friends and loved ones to drop you off. Apparently there’s even a bike valet to facilitate arriving on two wheels. (Per the FAQ page, which is loaded with great information.)

Many thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos and all of the other sponsors for making this wonderful event possible yet again.

Please check out all of the details at the event’s website:

https://losgatosfiesta.com/

 

Related reading:

Los Gatos Spring Wine Walk (there’s usually a Fall Wine Walk in October, too)

Los Gatos Free Music Concert Series

Los Gatos Youth Theatre Summer Musicals

Saratoga Summer Music Series

Saratoga Summer Music Series Logo with a solar graphic and musical symbols making the shape of an acoustic guitar.

If you’ve been enjoying any of Los Gatos’ many free musical series this summer, consider taking a trip next door to Saratoga this weekend! This Sunday, August 27th is the annual Saratoga Summer Music Series from 1pm – 7pm at Wildwood Park, just off the downtown strip.

Featuring live performances by local bands Aly & Friends, The Complications, and The Megatones. Kick back and relax on the lawn or dance through the day! Food, wine, and beer will be available for purchase in the park, and picnics are also welcome. This is a free event for the community, but registration is requested so there will be enough food and fun for everyone. Find more invormation on the event page linked above.

 

 

The Promenade

The Promenade - Los Gatos music event on N Santa Cruz AvenueThe Promenade in Los Gatos brings the summer music events we love to North Santa Cruz Avenue on several Thursdays this summer. Tonight is the last one!

The Promenade details

You can enjoy a car-free N. Santa Cruz Avenue with music, strolling, shopping, drinks, and dining between 5 pm and 9 pm. If you want to bring folding chairs to sit closer to the band, it’s allowed.

Tonight’s performers are Lavender Falls and FLO.

You’ll be able to purchase alcohol (1 drink at a time, with wristband at an ID station) up to 8 p.m.

Today’s weather will be mild – it should be a perfect evening to be outdoors!

All of the details are on the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s website.

 

Related reading:

Los Gatos Free Musical Concert Series

Los Gatos Youth Theatre Summer Musicals

The Almond Grove neighborhood

List of Los Gatos neighborhoods (with links to articles describing each one)

 

LGYT fundraiser

Tomorrow evening you can enjoy some wonderful pizza and support the Los Gatos Youth Theatre! Pizza My Heart will be giving 30% of the proceeds to support the program!

From the LGYT fundraiser chair:

“We here at LGYT are constantly looking for ways to help our families best support our kids on stage and, well, I think we’ve done it again: all your Wednesday evening dining needs are solved!! Pizza My Heart in downtown Los Gatos is helping us fundraise by donating 30% of every purchase that mentions LGYT at the time of purchase back to our organization. Wednesday, 7/20 from 4-9pm is the official timing, but they’re even going to count mentions during the afternoon.”

 

Here’s to good eating for a good cause! Please participate in the LGYT fundraiser and enjoy some yummy pizza!

Pizza my heart 7/20 LGYT Fundraiser

Looking to catch a performance?

It is show week for Freaky Friday!  Performances are

July 21 7pm Kitt cast

July 22nd 7:00pm Yorkey cast

July 23rd 2:00pm Yorkey cast AND 7:00pm Kitt cast

July 24th 12:00pm Kitt cast AND 5:00pm Yorkey cast

Tickets are on sale @ https://lgyt.seatyourself.biz

marketing@lgyt.net

JCC Community Day

The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos is hosting a Community Day, open to all and at no cost, on Thursday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Community Day at the JCC offers include

  • Get a FREE InBody™ Body Scan

  • Enjoy lap swimming,  or hit the indoor and outdoor fitness centers

  • Take a guided tour of the facility

  • Enjoy one of our scheduled group fitness classes (See Schedule)

  • And more! (Please use the link below for all of the details.)

 

Community Day at the JCC in Los Gatos CA

 

There are loads more offerings, so please check out the details at the JValley website.

The APJCC is located at 14855 Oka Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (off Lark Avenue)
https://apjcc.org/