Open Mic Night:
Coffee Shop
1321 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 16th, 2018 (and following Friday nights)
6:00 – 9:00pmPoets – Musicians – Comedians
Open Mic Night:
Coffee Shop
1321 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 16th, 2018 (and following Friday nights)
6:00 – 9:00pmPoets – Musicians – Comedians
LaGAELrinda Day Community Fest:
1928 Saint Mary’s Road, Moraga
Saturday, March 17th, 2018
9:00am – 1:00pm | FreeLaGAELrinda Day Community Fest is a family fun day to showcase our local communities and have some neighborly fun. We will have bounce house, face paint, booths, activities, food and drinks. Come meet your local business, nonprofits, and the Saint Mary’s College communities!
Bring your friends, family, neighbors and pets!
Photo by Flickr user barryfinan
Vogue Theatre
3290 Sacramento St, San Francisco
Saturday, March 10th – Sunday, March 11th, 2018Two days of Bigfoot, Yeti and Swamp Ape movies and documentaries with Special Guest Speakers Loren Coleman, Seth Breedlove of Small Town Monsters, Peter Von Puttkamer of Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot, Daniel Perez of the Bigfoot Times and Matt Ralston of Cryptozoologist!
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
6:30pm | FreeSee screen legend Paul Newman as a laid back Southern criminal who is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
The Egg And I: Backyard Chickens For Everyone:
Private home
Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 17th, 2018
10:00am – 12:00pm | $25Backyard chickens are easier than ever! You can enjoy fresh eggs and the many benefits for your garden of these peaceful and low maintenance animals. The class will cover starting chicks, coop designs, food, bedding, health, egg birds vs. eggs & meat, and ALL your questions! Coop designs and resource list will be provided.
Location details will be sent upon registration.
Sweet Thursday Presents: Cork Dork:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, March 15th, 2018
7:00pm – 8:00pm | FreePlease join us for an evening with Bianca Bosker, New York Times bestselling author of Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live For Taste.
Learn how this professional journalist and amateur drinker embedded herself in the world of elite sommeliers while uncovering the real and mythical aspects of wine tasting – and along the way discovering her amazing sensory powers to become a “cork dork.” Informative and funny, this book appeals to novice and expert wine drinkers alike. As a special treat, Bianca will lead the audience through a sensory evaluation of two wines.
Photo from Markes Market
Broadway Plaza
1320 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 10th, 2018
10:00am – 5:00pm | FreeWe are kicking off the great weather and our new location at Broadway Plaza (3x bigger!) with an Outdoor Craft Festival!
WHAT: Come shop 20+ local artists (jewelers, candles, organic body, home goods, apparel, artwork, glass, succulents) while listening to live music out in the Plaza and then enjoy spirits and bites (in our new store at 1254 Broadway Plaza)
Photo by Flickr user beegee49
Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center
1753 Carroll Ave, San Francisco
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
11:00am – 6:00pm | FreeThe free event, presented by Bayview Senior Services, will feature live music, vendor booths, a Kid’s zone, and a dazzling variety of food venues. Some of the offerings include fried chicken, catfish, oxtails, ribs, links, black-eyed peas, red beans and rice, greens, yams, mac & cheese, cornbread, sweet potato pie, peach cobbler, pound cake and other soulful delights–all of which will be sure to rival mama and grandmas’ down-home cooking.
Black Cuisine will also give soul food novices and chefs an opportunity to share their culinary talents by entering the Soul Food Cooking contest with winners receiving cash prizes. Last year’s festival drew more than 2,000 attendees and we anticipate that number increasing this year.
DIY Macrame Planter Workshop with Cactus Hound:
Makers Market
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Tuesday, March 13th, 2018
6:30 – 8:30pm | $90Join macrame maven Jewel from Cactus Hound for an evening of knotting at Makers Market located in our spacious new Walnut Creek location. Jewel will walk students through the process of creating their own modern macrame plant hanger from start to finish.
Students will walk away with a finished plant hanger and knowledge of all the basic macrame knots and techniques that can be applied to future macrame adventures. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the art of macrame this is a great place to start, all skill levels are welcomed!
All materials to construct a large (approx. 4’ long) cotton plant hanger will be provided as well as light snacks and sips.
The fee for this workshop is $90 which includes the plant and macrame creation. This workshop allows only 8 spots so reserve yours today!
Famed Wildlife Activist who Stopped the Dolphin Slaughter to Speak:
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
1931 First Ave, Walnut Creek
Monday, March 19th, 2018
9:30am – 12:00pm | $45Enjoy brunch among Lindsay’s owls, hawks, porcupine, and wildlife ambassadors, followed by a riveting presentation by internationally-acclaimed wildlife activist Sam Labudde, on Monday, March 19, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Every year, Lindsay Wildlife Alliance coordinates a world-renowned speaker for their spring fundraiser. This year, the Alliance is partnering with Lindsay’s Conservation Icons speaker series for one of their most fascinating speakers yet! Sam Labudde is the 1991 Goldman Environmental Prize winner, and orchestrator of one of the most successful consumer boycotts in history, after he recorded the first video footage in 1988 of dolphins dying in tuna nets. His campaign led to the Dolphin Safe tuna program, establishing global standards to stop the setting of driftnets on dolphins. More than 95 percent of the world’s tuna companies are now committed to Dolphin Safe fishing practices, and the Dolphin Safe label is now on canned tuna in markets throughout the world.
