Summer 2011 is around the corner & now’s a great time to schedule your enjoyment of the fabulous, free musical venues which are coming our way! Below please find a compilation of the THREE different Los Gatos free musical concert series! Hope to see you there! (Info deemed reliable but not guaranteed – please double check the websites prior to going & always read up on the rules – things may have changed.)
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(1) Vasona Vibrations 5-7pm every Saturday June & July at Vasona Park: http://www.southbayfolks.org/vasona/ Schedule of who plays what week:
http://www.southbayfolks.org/vasona/#psched Performances are held every Saturday in June and July from 5-7pm, on the lawn near the Ranger Office, and just down the hill from the pedestrian entrance at University Ave and Pepper Tree Lane. Referenced in the list below as VV. Please note that a fee is charged for parking within Vasona.
(2) Music in the Park Los Gatos Civic Center campus lawn Sundays 5-7 pm from June 19 – Aug 28
Get more information (rules, date, location)
http://www.town.los-gatos.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=350
Music in the Park site: http://www.lgmip.com/ Schedule info (who plays which day) http://www.lgmip.com/miperformers.asp Referenced in the list below as MIP.
(3) Jazz on the Plazz http://www.jazzontheplazz.com/ Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 8:30pm, June 22nd through August 24th. (No blankets on the lawns.) The Los Gatos Town Plaza is on West Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue near the post office in downtown Los Gatos. Schedule of who’s playing what: http://www.jazzontheplazz.com/jazz_artists.asp Referenced in the list below as JP.
Schedule of performers, where and when in chronological order for the free musical concert series in Los Gatos:
| Date | Day | Series | Time | Performer & link (to performer’s website) |
| 4-Jun | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Scott T. Miller and the Old Shoes Blues Band |
| 11-Jun | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | 10th Avenue Band |
| 18-Jun | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Tip of the Top |
| 19-Jun | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Livin’ in the USA – A Cross-Country Music Trip |
| 22-Jun | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Spencer Day |
| 25-Jun | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Golden State Ramblers |
| 26-Jun | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Foreverland |
| 29-Jun | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Pamela Rose |
| 2-Jul | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Kitchen Help |
| 3-Jul | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Bruce Gwynn & Big Rain |
| 6-Jul | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Claudia Villela |
| 9-Jul | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Red Hot Chachkas |
| 10-Jul | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Aja Vu |
| 13-Jul | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Nellie McKay |
| 16-Jul | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | The Amazing Dr. Zarcon’s Breathing Machine |
| 17-Jul | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | The Best Intentions |
| 20-Jul | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Kendra Shank |
| 23-Jul | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Jessica Johnson |
| 24-Jul | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Take 2 |
| 27-Jul | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Barbara Morris |
| 30-Jul | Sat | VV | 5PM-7PM | Celtic Heart |
| 31-Jul | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Petty Theft |
| 3-Aug | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Blue Wednesday featuring John Németh |
| 7-Aug | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | The Shanks |
| 10-Aug | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Giacomo Gates |
| 13-Aug | Sat | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos “Fiesta de Artes” |
| 14-Aug | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos “Fiesta de Artes” |
| 17-Aug | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Monterey Jazz Festival High School All Stars |
| 21-Aug | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Jukebox Heroes |
| 24-Aug | Wed | JP | 6:30-8:30PM | Jack Jones |
| 28-Aug | Sun | MIP | 5PM-7PM | Journey Unauthorized |
Los Gatos is a fantastic place in which to live and recreate, but no time more than the summer. Enjoy!
