Movies and Music Under the Stars – The Secret Life of Pets:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 14th, 2017
7:00pm (movie begins at dusk) | FreeBring your family and enjoy these special outdoor moving screenings! Bring a picnic or enjoy dinner at one of the many local restaurants prior to the movie. Civic Park movies include live music before the movie. Please do not bring pets.
From an email:
Folks can also drop off canned food donations at the library (Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Danville, Walnut Creek & Oak Grove libraries).
Heather Farm Park
301 N. San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, July 27th, 2017
6:00 – 8:00pm | $5 – $10After hosting hundreds of enthusiastic parents, grandparents and kids last summer, the popular “S’mores at Sundown” event returns to The Gardens on Thursday, July 27th from 6-8pm for its third year with another magical evening of homemade s’mores, live music, crafts, games and stories. And now, hungry families can enjoy slices of pizza before roasting their s’mores!
Kids will love wandering garden paths, making nature crafts, and dancing on the lawn to popular, family-friendly tunes by local singer/songwriter, Rebecca Jensen. Bring a blanket or portable chairs to picnic while enjoying your treats.
Admission fee paid at the door includes food and activities:
$5.00 per person for S’mores Pack (comes with one s’mores-making kit)
$10.00 per person for S’mores & Pizza Pack (comes with one s’mores-making kit, two slices of pizza, and a bottle of water)
Kids under age two are free (event admission only, no food packs)
Cash and credit card accepted
Summer Beer and Burger Pairings with Farm Creek:
The Counter
1699 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
4:00 – 7:00pm
Walnut Creek local craft brewers, Farm Creek Brewing Company, is bringing out their latest limited edition summer brew innovations and will be on site to answer any questions you may have. Every Farm Creek summer selection has a perfect burger from The Counter to pair with it!
And even better yet, Happy Hour is extended to 7p! We’ll have $5 bites to nosh on with your brew!All Farm Creek Brewery pints will be only $4 during the event!
Donald Osborne – “Transatlantic Style”:
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
10:30am – 12:30pm | (included w/ museum general admission)Automobiles designed and built in the decade and a half spanning the end of World War II and 1960 represented much beyond mere function. They served as the tangible expressions of progress, personal freedom, style and prestige for both the manufacturer and the consumer who drove them.
Rheem Theatre
350 Park St, Moraga
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
12:00 – 10:00pm | $25OUR SIXTH YEAR! Celebrating the world of Classic & Camp SciFi and Horror Films, Monster Kid Culture,TV Horror Hosts, Movie Memorabilia and more.
Films on the Big Screen:
– MegaChiller Theatre – Bay Area horror host mix (see below*)
– Uncle Forry’s Ackermansions – Tour the famous mansion
– New 1970s Fandom Documentary – Premiere showing
– TV Horror Host Marathon – From across the nation
– Psychotronic Film Festival – Bob Eckman & Scott Moon
– And more
Led Zeppelin Tribute Concert for Breast Cancer Prevention:
Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Saturday, July 8th, 2017
7:00 – 10:30pm | $45HeyHey Mama is a Led Zeppelin tribute band fronted by 13 female vocalists all from the Bay Area. Notes4Hope is a local non-profit organization started by Breast Cancer Warrior Sandy Preto to raise money for Breast Cancer prevention. It is going to be a powerful night of great music and good times. The event is July 8th, Doors at 6:00, show at 7:00. It will likely sell out, so we recommend booking your tickets online at Notes4Hope.org or stopping in to buy paper tickets 1-7 on Thursday, Friday or Saturday at Up The Creek Records at 1840 Tice Valley Blvd in Walnut Creek. It is an all ages show, so feel free to bring the kids. Hear some great music at a fantastic local venue while raising money for a good cause. What could be better!
Summer Sounds Outside with The HillBenders:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, July 6th, 2017
5:30 – 7:00pm | Free“Ever since I was a young boy I played the silver ball”
Maybe not your standard bluegrass lyric, but a line known by all the world from the biggest rock opera of all time, The Who’s Tommy. 45 years after its original release, this classic of classic rock has now been fully realized as a full length bluegrass tribute featuring Springfield, Missouri’s The HillBenders. Conceived and produced by SXSW co-founder and longtime musician/producer Louis Jay Meyers, this Bluegrass Opry brings a new perspective to Tommy while paying total respect to its creators.
Rheem Theatre
350 Park St, Moraga
Saturday, July 1st, 2017
7:00pm | $25
Satisfy your voyeuristic tendencies about how others look for love. Writer-director Steve Budd presents his award-winning solo play, WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT LOVE. It is the love child of more than 75 hours of interviews with nearly three-dozen couples and two-dozen singles. Steve presents distillations of the best interviews, the funniest, the strangest, the most provocative and the most moving.
Spill the Wine Playing:
Moraga Commons Park
Thursday, June 29th, 2017
6:30 – 8:30pm | Free
Spill the Wine is an energetic and talented band based in Alameda, that has rocked festivals all around the San Francisco Bay area, Napa and Sacramento. With a broad song list ranging from Bruno Mars to Stevie Wonder, and Maroon 5 to the Jackson 5, Spill the Wine offers something for everyone and guarantees to get everyone dancing.