May 2nd, Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club presents Cat's Hill Classic - This 42nd annual Cat's Hill Bicycle Race, sponsored by Mikes Bikes will take place in the Almond Grove area of Los Gatos. The mile-long course starts at Tait and Nicholson Avenues. Races for various levels and ages start at 9:20 am and finish after 6:00 pm. Some racers climb up Nicholson as many as 30 times during their race. The Cat's Hill Classic was started in 1974 by 1960 US Olympic competitor and Los Gatos teacher Bob Tetzlaff with his wife Lorine who dubbed Nicholson Avenue "Cat's Hill", a designation that remains till this day. Register to race here
May 5th - 7:00 pm, The Town of Los Gatos has been discussing changes to the guidelines for businesses offering Alcohol and Entertainment for several months. In April of 2014, the Town Council formed an Ad-Hoc Committee to study this issue and make recommendations to the full Council. On October 15, 2014, the Ad-Hoc Committee presented their recommendations to the Town Council, who then directed staff to take the comments and create ordinance language and return to the Council with this draft ordinance.
The draft ordinance language and staff report are in the process of being completed and will be available on the Town's website beginning Friday, May 1 in preparation for the Council discussion on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. during a regularly scheduled Town Council Meeting. At this meeting, the Council will be discussing the language that is proposed to become an ordinance. As a part of this process, following the Council's discussion, the draft ordinance will be considered by the Planning Commission for recommendations back to the Town Council. Once this happens, the Council will discuss the Planning Commission's recommendations and finalize the ordinance for codification within the Town Code.
The public is welcome to comment on this or any item on the Town Council Meeting agenda by completing a public comment card at the meeting. In addition, comments are welcome prior to the meeting via email or mail, and are included in the public record given that they are received by the submittal deadline of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
May 7th - 4 - 7 pm, Meet the artist Annie Morhauser at The Butter Paddle. Receive a raffle ticket with an Annieglass purchase and free engraving between now and May 7. The drawing will be held on May 7 for a beautiful Annieglass tray. Annieglass is a wonderful wedding gift or a special Mother's Day present!
May 12th - 6 - 8 pm, Social Lights 4 Change, an Evening Soiree located at Alameda Family Funeral and Cremation - 12341 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga. The topic is: Improve Continuity of Care through Better Understanding of Elder Laws. An evening to celebrate the work that you do: Social Workers, Case Managers, Case Workers, RN's/LVN, Medical Social Workers, Private Caregivers, and any one studying to be one of the above! Enjoy light appetizers and libations, free goodie bag for each attendee, door prizes: gift cards, movie tickets and more! Register for this free event today
May 16th - 7-10 pm, Los Gatos Lions Club Presents - Date Night. This annual event will be held once again under the stars with a large, special event tent at Moore Buick GMC in Los Gatos. Enjoy wine tasting from ten premiere local wineries, food sampling from ten renowned Los Gatos restaurants, listen to live music and participate in our silent/live auctions and raffle. This event is pre-sell only and tickets will not be available at the door. To get your tickets now and view participating wineries and restaurants click here
June 16th - 20th - Los Gatos Plein Air, Artists Paint on Location. Plein Air is a fundraiser sponsored by the Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club, which supports the arts, music and youth in the South Bay, and the humanities programs of Rotary International. For more information, visit their website
July 12th, First Wave Events presents Jungle Run Half Marathon & 10K - 2015
The Jungle Run Half Marathon course extends North through the streets of Los Gatos and onto the scenic Los Gatos Creek Trail at the Los Gatos Creek County Park in Campbell ending at the Los Gatos High School Track. The Jungle Run 10K Run/Walk course extends North through the streets of Los Gatos to the entrance of Vasona Park ending at the Los Gatos High School Get more information and register or volunteer today
August 8th & 9th - 10 am - 6 pm, Join 20,000 of your friends at the forty-first annual Fiesta de Artes at the Los Gatos Civic Center grounds on Saturday and Sunday, August 8th and 9th. Don't miss the town's one and only art and wine festival. The 2015 The Fiesta is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club and benefits local scholarships. Enjoy 150 artists, gourmet food, wine and beer, and live music. Treat the kids to snow cones and a jump house. Celebrate with visitors from all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Fiesta de Artes will be held at the Los Gatos Civic Center, 110 E. Main St. For more information visit their website here
