Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, November 19th, 2016
2:00 – 3:00pm | FreeJoin us for a musical afternoon of jazz piano with the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society. A variety of performers will play standards and new favorites for your musical pleasure.
Walnut Creek Turkey Trot Race:
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 24th, 2016
8:00 – 11:00am | $45This Thanksgiving, before the big meal, games, and pumpkin pie why not get a little exercise with a few thousand of your neighbors. The Forma Gym Turkey Trot is an event the entire family can enjoy. There are several races to choose from including Kids Fun Runs, 10K and 5K runs, and festival areas with costume contest.
By running the Turkey Trot you will also be giving back to your local community through our beneficiaries like the Food Bank, WCEF, PEAK, and The Wellness City Challenge.
The event takes place in beautiful Downtown Walnut Creek and goes through a flat terrain of neighborhoods, businesses, and part of the Iron Horse Trail.
A Swingin’ Holiday and More with Diablo Ballet:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 11 – Sunday, November 13, 2016
$47Your holidays begin with our annual production of A Swingin’ Holiday (by Broadway choreographer Sean Kelly, currently Associate Director of “An American in Paris”), performed live by the 16 piece Diablo Ballet Swing Orchestra.
Also featured is the company premiere of Lew Christensen’s classical Airs de Ballet, originally created for San Francisco Ballet and described by the SF Chronicle: “A whirlwind of non-stop dancing and bliss, innocent grace and an expression of joy.”
The program offers the whimsical Happy Ending by Resident Choreographer Robert Dekkers – described by the California Literary Review: “an assortment of euphoric snapshots”.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission
Each performance will be followed by a complimentary dessert and coffee reception where you can meet and mingle with the dancers.
Teleferic Barcelona
1500 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Monday, November 14th, 2016
6:30pm | $65Join us on our patio for our second SIPPING SPAIN event!
An exclusive Catalonian Wine Tasting Experience as you drink the same wine as Salvador Dali!
$65.00 per person
6 courses
Food & Wine Pairing Included
Limited availability
The Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
6:30 – 8:00pm | FreeSunset Magazine Garden Editor, Johanna Silver, offers behind-the-scenes secrets of the Ruth Bancroft Garden that every gardener will appreciate. Her book, The Bold Dry Garden: Lessons from the Ruth Bancroft Garden, offers glimpses of Bancroft throughout her life, and stunning images of her iconic garden.
Johanna Silver began at Sunset in 2008, managing the editorial test garden where she designed, built and maintained small gardens for publication in the magazine. By 2009 she earned a James Beard award for her online contributions to Sunsets’s One Block Diet project, a garden-to-table experiment.
“In 2016, she oversaw the creation of new editorial test gardens as part of the brand’s historic move from Menlo Park to Oakland and Sonoma. Her work has been featured in Architectual Digest, Refinery29, Popsugar, and more, and her collaborations helped earn Sunset The American Society of Magazine Editors award for General Excellence in 2014, and a nomination again in 2015.The Bold Dry Garden is an excellent holiday gift book!
Books available for purchase courtesy of Orinda Books
Art, Wine, and Music Show:
Infinity Salon
2073 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Sunday, November 13th, 2016
1:00 – 5:00pm | FreeFeaturing local artists, furniture makers, vintners, and possibly the world’s finest bicycle-based, pirate-themed, all-vinyl record shop!
Free Movie – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
7:00 PM | Free
Bedford Gallery
1601 Civic Drive
Saturday, November 5th – Sunday, November 6th, 2016
10:00am – 4:00pm | FreeThe Bedford Gallery brings together the best of the Bay Area crafters and artisans for the Ninth Annual Bg Craft Fest. This curated festival is a celebration of handmade gifts, featuring an array of unique items from jewelry to home goods. Held inside the gallery, visitors can shop the Craft Fest and see the current exhibitions, ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection and Blade Runner: ReTooling the Saw as Art.
The Bg Craft Fest is the perfect opportunity to get a head start on holiday shopping. Visitors can find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on their list at this popular event. This year includes a new feature – hands-on workshops in block printing on fabric, hand lettering, and making seasonal wreaths and festive felt garlands.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
8:00pm | $23This fall, witness a freeform, freeski adventure in Warren Miller Entertainment’s 67th snowsports film, Here, There & Everywhere. See Ingrid Backstrom and Wendy Fisher in Crested Butte, tour Greenland by dog sled with Rob Kingwill and Seth Wescott and follow Jess McMillan and Grete Eliassen on a Swiss holiday aboard the Glacier Express. This year, don’t miss Warren Miller himself spin tales of the past as only Warren can do, reminding us that through the years, these films have truly taken audiences Here, There & Everywhere.
Running Time: approx. 2 hours
Shaven Not Stirred Men’s Health Fundraiser:
18-8 Fine Men’s Salon
1576 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, November 10th, 2016
6:00 – 8:00pm | $25It would be swell if you’d join us…
Help raise funds and awareness for the Cancer Support Community and join Contra Costa Oncology at 18-8 Fine Men’s Salon in Walnut Creek (near the Container Store) as we Shake, Stir and Shave!
Tickets are limited and must be purchased in advance.$25 TICKET PRICE INCLUDES:
Hors d’oeuvres
2 drinks (wine or beer)
Complimentary shaves and beard trims by 18-8 stylists (optional)
60s lip application by I Do Style makeup artists
Come dressed in your swankiest 60s threads and enter the Best Dressed Contest for your chance to win a $100 Visa gift card.Enter the raffle for amazing prizes including: A Heller Jewlers gift card, a 3L bottle of Rivera Wine, Warriors Tickets with valet parking pass, and much more!
