Willows Shopping Center, Concord
Spirit Halloween is back for another season this year in the Willows Shopping Center in Concord.
Willows Shopping Center, Concord
Spirit Halloween is back for another season this year in the Willows Shopping Center in Concord.
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut with Joel Frahm and Warren Wolf:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
5:00 & 8:00pm | $40Pianist Cyrus Chestnut’s soulful sounds, drenched in gospel and the blues, are a delight both for serious jazz fans and for the general public. He has played with Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Betty Carter, Kathleen Battle, Bette Midler and Isaac Hayes. Joining his trio will be the profoundly talented Joel Frahm (one of New York’s top tenor saxophonists) and vibes virtuoso Warren Wolf (Wynton Marsalis, Nicholas Payton, etc.)
Lafayette native Kimberli Haris (now living in Benicia) will be demoing her organic Otter Pop style ice pops called Fairyella at Diablo Foods in Lafayette today from 11am to 2pm and the Walnut Creek Whole Foods from 3 – 6pm. As a child she loved walking across Mt. Diablo Blvd. and hanging out at Orchard Nursery while sipping an orange soda. With this I knew I had to try the Fairyella orange ice pop which I picked up at the Walnut Creek Whole Foods. Made with organic orange, pear and sweet potato without any added extra sugar it was quite refreshing and good for me, too! 🙂
In additon to orange they also offer:
From their website:
We handcraft our Ice Pops with all organic raw ingredients that are always unpasteurized, non-gmo and gluten free. We source the most local fruit and vegetables possible through Capay Organic Farms and freshly juice it into our Ice Pops with no stabilizers or additives except for a touch of organic cane sugar or agave. All certifications to come as we grow with you.
Via Southern California Earthquake Data Center
On Monday a 4.0 earthquake centered in Piedmont hit at 6:49am. It only lasted a couple of seconds and wasn’t that powerful, but my young kids, having never experienced an earthquake of this magnitude, came running over to my office with worried looks on their faces. They had no idea what was going on. Having experienced the 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake back in 1989 in Santa Cruz, as well as several not quite-as-big ones in Japan in the 90’s, I knew it could have been far worse.
I’ve been thinking about retrofitting the foundation but having talked this over with several engineers, they don’t think it’s necessary for my one story house built in the 60’s. What have you done to prepare for the “big one”? Do you have earthquake insurance or an earthquake kit? Anything else? Or are there more important things to worry about?
lululemon
1201 S. Main Street, Walnut Creek
Sunday, September 13th, 2015
8:00am | $25 – $35This community event takes place in downtown Walnut Creek on 100% paved roads. The net proceeds from the race are donated to Walnut Creek schools.
The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. for both the 5K and the 10K. It will be a chip start, which means that timing starts immediately after a participant crosses the starting mat.
We encourage runners/walkers to make their way to the start line around 7:15 a.m. so you may hear pre-race announcements, opening words from the mayor, and our national anthem.
For those who are looking to register on race day, please allow additional time for registration. Our booths will be open to the public at 6:00 a.m.
1823 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
The Walnut Creek Design Review Commission is reviewing a plan to turn the shuttered Target Garden Center in Walnut Creek into an F&M Bank (Farmers & Merchants Bank). This section of Target was recently subdivided into a new parcel and the rendering of the new bank submitted to the city looks great. According to MBH Architects, the “building was developed to stand in juxtaposition to its setting”.
MBH Architects
Grammy Award Winner Ed Gerhard:
Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette
Saturday, August 22nd, 2015
8:00pm | $25Seats still available 4 Ed Gerhard at Mighty Fine Guitars, but they’re going fast. “Don’t come crying to me, etc.”
1 Camino Sobrante, Orinda
The Chinese/Japanese restaurant Niwa has temporarily closed in Orinda for remodeling and is planning to reopen sometime in late August. Check out their menu here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The latest retail store to come to Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek is Pandora Jewelry. It looks like it will be located off the side walkway near Macy’s. As you can see in the above photo, the street “will be narrowed and paved to add to the European-style, pedestrian appeal” according to their Facebook page. Look for a November opening for the initial Broadway Plaza phase.
From their Facebook page:
PANDORA designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished and modern jewellery made from genuine metals at affordable prices. PANDORA jewellery is sold in more than 90 countries on six continents through approximately 9,600 points of sale, including more than 1,400 concept stores.
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, PANDORA employs more than 12,400 people worldwide of whom approximately 8,600 are located in Gemopolis, Thailand, where the company manufactures its jewellery.
