Saratoga concerts highlight music of ’60s, Leonard Cohen

Shows set for Immanuel Lutheran Church, Montalvo Arts Center.

Flashback to the ’60s

Immanuel Lutheran Church is hosting a night of ’60s music with Paul Wesling and friends on March 25. The family-friendly concert will feature songs from artists like John Denver, the Kingston Trio, the Everly Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Simon and Garfunkel and the Carpenters.

Showtime is 7 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall, 14103 Saratoga Ave. Seating is free but limited. Reservations are requested for planning purposes to ilc2303.eventbrite.com.

‘House of Cohen’ at Montalvo

After recording and touring with Leonard Cohen for over 10 years on multiple world tours, musician and poet Perla Batalla launched her solo career with Cohen’s encouragement. Cohen’s passing in 2016 inspired Batalla to share some of the lesser-known songs of Canada’s poet laureate to a younger public and dispel the too-common mischaracterization of Cohen as “The Godfather of Gloom.” Batalla says the man she knew was, more often than not, motivated by sly humor and the absurd.

Batalla will present “In the House of Cohen” March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Montalvo Arts Center’s Carriage House Theatre. The concert features selected songs and rare personal anecdotes that showcase Cohen’s lighter side.

For tickets, visit https://my.montalvoarts.org.

City commissioners sought

The City of Saratoga is accepting applications for its youth, heritage preservation, library and community engagement, parks and recreation, and public art commissions. City commissioners are volunteers who serve in an advisory capacity to the city council on a variety of issues, helping to address community needs and interests.

For more information, visit www.saratoga.ca.us/comvac.