Brookdale Lodge Archives

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

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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

September 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Julie Hornerben lomond, boulder creek, Brookdale Lodge, Henflings, Joe's Bar, local bands, Music and Concerts, san lorenzo valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Vito and Friends0 comment

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

Art History

James Dean Mural at the Brookdale Lodge

February 3, 2018October 22, 2026 Julie HornerArt, Brookdale Lodge, james dean, mural0 comment

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

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The Brookdale Lodge to Reopen

June 20, 2017October 22, 2026 Julie Hornerbrookdale, Brookdale Lodge, haunted places0 comment

On the Road to Resurrection, History in the Remaking By Julie Horner Peering through a jagged window, the bare bulbs of workmen’s shop lights illuminate what seem like bones and sinew – open studs and joists – which frame little now but bareness and dust. The fireplace where the lounge used to be stands alone without walls. While stairs and… Read More