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Los Gatos Weekender: Halloween Fun, Astronomy Lecture, Art Exhibits
Don't miss astronomer Dr. Sloane Wiktorowicz' lecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Los Gatos Town Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St.
GOBLYN'S GLEN AND WICKED WOODS AT OAK MEADOW PARK
Goblyn's Glen and Wicked Woods have returned to Los Gatos this year to continue to scare young and old in celebration of Halloween 2013. Both events continue every weekend 7-8.30 p.m. 18-20, 24-27 and until Halloween Eve and Halloween night Oct. 30-31 at Oak Meadow Park, 233 Blossom Hill Rd. Groups are limited to four people. Tickets for both events cost $10 and $13 per person, respectively. Details: skeletoncoast@hauntedmansion.com.
ASTRONOMER SLOANE WIKTOROWICZ JOINS FRIENDS OF LOS GATOS LIBRARY FRIDAY FORUM
Goblyn's Glen and Wicked Woods have returned to Los Gatos this year to continue to scare young and old in celebration of Halloween 2013. Both events continue every weekend 7-8.30 p.m. 18-20, 24-27 and until Halloween Eve and Halloween night Oct. 30-31 at Oak Meadow Park, 233 Blossom Hill Rd. Groups are limited to four people. Tickets for both events cost $10 and $13 per person, respectively. Details: skeletoncoast@hauntedmansion.com.
ASTRONOMER SLOANE WIKTOROWICZ JOINS FRIENDS OF LOS GATOS LIBRARY FRIDAY FORUM
Dr. Sloane Wiktorowicz, a Sagan Research Fellow at UC Santa Cruz, will present a free program on planets at the Friends of Los Gatos Library's Oct. 18 Friday Forum at 7:30 p.m. inside the Los Gatos Town Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St. Wiktorowicz studies starlight reflected off the atmospheres of extra solar planets using an instrument he developed at the Lick Observatory. An exoplanet, short for extrasolar planet, is a planet that orbits a star other than the Sun. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m. with the program following at 7:30 p.m. Details: 408-399-5700.
BACKWARD IS FORWARD EXHIBIT AT LOS GATOS ART MUSEUM
The Museums of Los Gatos presents Backward is Forward: Layer and Impact in Printmaking exhibit through Jan. 12, 2014 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Ave. The show features prints by Enrique Chagoya, Hung Liu, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Gregory Edwards, Michael Mazur, Frank Lobdell, Andrew Romanoff, Inez Storer, Nathan Oliveira, Erik Bakke, Joan Miro, Marguerite Saegesser, Ruth Wall, Kathy Aoki, Vicky M. Chen, Tom Killion, Jessica Dunne, and Robin McCloskey. Artists have been using printmaking processes for centuries to create thought-provoking works of art, however the details of the medium are often a mystery to viewers. Details: 408-395-7386,
'AMERICAN BOHEMIA: THE CATS ESTATE IN LOS GATOS' EXHIBIT AT HISTORY MUSEUM
The History Museum of Los Gatos at Forbes Mill, 75 Church St., presents a new exhibit called "American Bohemia: The Cats Estate in Los Gatos" noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday beginning Saturday, Oct. 19. The exhibit's opening reception is at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at the museum, with the film screening of C.E.S. Wood. following at 5:30 p.m. at the former Los Gatos Library, 110 E. Main St. The film is an Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary produced by Oregon filmmakers John deGraaf and Laurence Cotton. Details: 408-395-7375
The Museums of Los Gatos presents Backward is Forward: Layer and Impact in Printmaking exhibit through Jan. 12, 2014 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Ave. The show features prints by Enrique Chagoya, Hung Liu, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Gregory Edwards, Michael Mazur, Frank Lobdell, Andrew Romanoff, Inez Storer, Nathan Oliveira, Erik Bakke, Joan Miro, Marguerite Saegesser, Ruth Wall, Kathy Aoki, Vicky M. Chen, Tom Killion, Jessica Dunne, and Robin McCloskey. Artists have been using printmaking processes for centuries to create thought-provoking works of art, however the details of the medium are often a mystery to viewers. Details: 408-395-7386,
'AMERICAN BOHEMIA: THE CATS ESTATE IN LOS GATOS' EXHIBIT AT HISTORY MUSEUM
The History Museum of Los Gatos at Forbes Mill, 75 Church St., presents a new exhibit called "American Bohemia: The Cats Estate in Los Gatos" noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday beginning Saturday, Oct. 19. The exhibit's opening reception is at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at the museum, with the film screening of C.E.S. Wood. following at 5:30 p.m. at the former Los Gatos Library, 110 E. Main St. The film is an Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary produced by Oregon filmmakers John deGraaf and Laurence Cotton. Details: 408-395-7375
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