Arts & Entertainment

Summer Fun with Music in the Park

Free outdoor concert series begin Sunday, June 19 at Los Gatos Civic Center lawn.

The annual Music in the Park free summer outdoor concert series begins 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 19, in the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn, 110 E. Main St., a fixture of the Los Gatos summer scene.

Music in the Park, which started more than two decades ago, is produced through a partnership between the Town and Los Gatos Music & Arts, best known for its successful Jazz on the Plazz concert series.

Valerie Hopkins and Marianne Hamilton are the event's co-chairwomen.

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According to the Town's Web site: Lawn chairs are permitted, however, no blankets are allowed on the lawn before or during the concerts. Unattended items of any kind are not permitted before 3 p.m. on the day of a concert.  Picnikers may bring beer or wine with their picnic lunches, but all other alcoholic items are prohibited. 

The following items are not allowed at any time:

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  • Tents, umbrellas, grills, portable generators, items that disrupt the concert
  • Reserving a seating space by staking and/or cordoning with ropes, tape or any other material
  • Hanging or posting anything on trees, plants or light poles

The planned line-up this year is as follows:

  • June 19: Livin' in the USA
  • June 26: Foreverland
  • July 3: Big Rain
  • July 10: Aja Vu
  • July 17: Best Intentions
  • July 24: Take 2
  • July 31: Petty Theft
  • August 7: The Shanks
  • August 14: (no concert—Fiesta de Artes)
  • August 21: Jukebox Heroes
  • August 28: Journey Unauthorized

There are several public lots without time limits a few blocks from the Civic Center available for parking such as:

  • Los Gatos High School rear lot – located at 20 High School Ct, off E. Main St
  • Miles Avenue Lot – off University Avenue, at the bottom of the hill
  • Park Avenue Lot – located on Park Ave. at W. Main St.
  • Underground parking in Lot #4 – between Elm and Gray's, East of Santa Cruz Ave
  • South Side Lot – located at S. Santa Cruz Ave., across from the Toll House Hotel
  • Montebello Lot – on Montebello next to the Post Office and Town Plaza
  • Lot 6 – located on West Main St., at Victory Lane, West of Santa Cruz Ave.
  • Lot 5 – between Main St. and Elm St., East of Santa Cruz Ave.
  • Lot 4 – between Elm St. and Grays Lane, East of Santa Cruz Ave.
  • Lot 3 – between Grays Lane and Royce St., East of Santa Cruz Ave.
  • Lot 2 – between Royce St. and Bachman Ave., East of Santa Cruz Ave.

 


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