Thanksgiving Dance Party with Edge of the West

Join us for a Thanksgiving dance party with Edge of the West at the Historic Brookdale Lodge! Celebrate T-Day festivities with the Edge of the West and their rock n’ roots honkytonk jam band on Wednesday, November 22 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm. No cover for this intimate evening of live music in the Fireside Lounge! Happy Thanksgiving! Jim Lewin’s Edge… Read More

Star Trek Original Series Marathon

Beam down to the Historic Brookdale Lodge on Friday, November 3 for a Star Trek Original Series marathon on the big screen in the Brookdale Lounge! This all-nighter landing party is hosted by karaoke phenom Ed G with phasers on stun! Don’t be a “red shirt!” Choose your favorite episodes and brush up on your best one-liners: “Damnit, Jim! I’m… Read More
Columns Music 

Vito and Friends: Rocking the Blues

By Julie Horner The Blues and Rock n’ Roll are two sides of the same coin, someone once said. Like feeling good, and being excited, and both very much the same in value. Rockin’ blues outfit Vito and Friends carries its weight in musical gold, deeply steeped in the Mississippi Delta sound with all the blue notes that grab your… Read More
History 

James Dean Mural at the Brookdale Lodge

The Brookdale Lodge Gets Its Dean Iconic James Dean mural at the Brookdale Lodge nears completion on Valentine’s Day, 2018. San Lorenzo Valley eagerly anticipates the art installation and the imminent reopening of the historic Brookdale Lodge. By Mari A. Porter and Julie Horner WOW! The new mural is in progress! According to Monterey County based artist, John Cerney, the… Read More