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Bounty From Your Garden: Fruit Trees 101 at Rodgers Ranch on Feb 9th in Pleasant Hill

February 3, 2016 4:30 pm

Bounty From Your Garden: Fruit Trees 101:

Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | $20

Fresh fruit! The goal of many home gardeners it to be able to wander into your garden and pick luscious, tree-ripened fruit, fruit that has not traveled hundreds of miles, or been in cold storage before hitting the grocery shelves.

Come explore the many varieties of fruit bearing trees that thrive in the varied microclimates of Contra Costa. Our class will cover all the basics, including root-stocks, multiple grafting, suppliers and year-round care.

Oscar Shorts at Walnut Creek Library on Feb 5th , 6th & 13th

February 2, 2016 4:30 pm

Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Friday, February 5th, Saturday, February 6th, Saturday, February 13th, 2016
7:30pm | $12

A Mountain Shadow exclusive in our area! The Academy Award nominees were announced Jan. 14th. We present the best in Live-Action, Documentary and Animated shorts in one of our most popular shows each year!

Wednesday Night Lights – A Super Community Celebration for the Big Game! in Downtown Walnut Creek on Feb 3rd

February 1, 2016 4:30 pm

Wednesday Night Lights – A Super Community Celebration for the Big Game!:

Cypress St, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
5:00pm – 8:00pm | Free

Cypress Street will come alive with the rocking sounds of the Bay Area’s own Mustache Harbor to celebrate the upcoming Big Game! Imagine a football field in the heart of downtown with games, food and festivities awaiting all fun seekers ready to gear up for the game. Walnut Creek Downtown, The City of Walnut Creek and The Bedford Gallery have partnered together to bring out the best in our “Super Community!” Here to save the day, it’s…My Hero! Experience the escapades of iconic superheroes with this pumped-up collection of international artworks in a variety of media at The Bedford Gallery. Local cheerleaders will be handing out “Super Hero Bucks” on Cypress Street and at The Bedford Gallery to redeem that evening for free give-a-ways. Super Hero fans get ready to meet some of your favorite characters who are sure to make this an action packed adventure!

Horse & Carriage Rides – $5 per person (Kids 6 & under free)
Spin the “Wheel of Walnut Creek Fortune” for a chance to WIN great prizes
FREE Hot Chocolate & Hot Apple Cider
Arts & Crafts with Civic Arts
Tasty Treats
Beer, Wine & Irish Coffee
Visit with Super Hero Characters
2-for-1 Admission to The Bedford Gallery

Thompsonia! Blue Diamond Strings Playing at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley on Jan 31st

January 29, 2016 4:30 pm

Photo by Michael Sawi

Thompsonia! Eric, Suzy & Allegra Thompson, Blue Diamond Strings:

Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
2020 Addison St, Berkeley
Sunday, January 31, 2016
7:00pm | $24

Bridging the past and the future of the Bay Area’s roots music scene, this show features Thompsonia – Eric & Suzy Thompson (Any Old Time, Black Mountain Boys, Blue Flame String Band, Texas Sheiks, California Cajun Orchestra, etc. etc.) have joined forces with their daughter, Allegra (Midnite Ramblers, Wendy Burch Steele Band, Drifter Sisters) and are releasing a CD that’s different from Eric & Suzy’s other recordings – Thompsonia is an entertaining mix of originals, rockabilly, and hokum blues, featuring the genetically matched voices of the mother-daughter team of Suzy and Allegra.

Catfish Keith Playing at Mighty Fine Guitars on Jan 30th in Lafayette

January 28, 2016 4:30 pm

Big Room Theater at Mighty Fine Guitars
81 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Saturday, January 30, 2016
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM | $15 – $20

World-touring acoustic blues pioneer CATFISH KEITH will be appearing live in concert at Stevie Coyle’s destination music shop, MIGHTY FINE GUITARS.

Catfish will play his unique style of foot-stomping, deep downhome delta blues and roots music, sliding on his National steel and acoustic guitars.

http://www.catfishkeith.com

Born Yesterday Playing at Lesher Center Jan 29th – Feb 27th in Walnut Creek

January 27, 2016 4:30 pm

Born Yesterday Playing:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, January 29 – Saturday, February 27th, 2016

America’s favorite screwball comedy proves that it’s as timely today as it was when first burst on the scence as a Broadway triumph and Oscar-nominated film. Unscrupulous millionaire Harry Brock comes to Washington to influence an ethically challenged senator and realizes that his brassy chorus girl Billy Dawn needs to be “culturefied” to fit his new images. After hiring a journalist to give her a crash course in the finer points, he learns that a little bit of learning can be a dangerous thing.

East Bay Comic Con at the Hilton on Jan 31st in Concord

January 26, 2016 4:50 pm

East Bay Comic Con:

Hilton
1970 Diamond Blvd, Concord
Sunday, January 31, 2016
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | $6

Hey Fans & Friends…Only 5 Days till the big show . We have a great Celbrity guest list for this fine one day COMIC CON.
Here is a chance to meet “Rock ‘N’ Roll High School” and “Holloween” and “Carrie” star… PJ SOLES.
And “V” and “Star Trek” (among countless other Great TV Appearances) Star… RICHARD HERD.
This coming Sunday, Jan. 31st, 2016 at the Concord Hilton.
Only $6.00 Admission, and kids 8 and Under are FREE.
Parking at the Hilton is 50% off, and FREE across the street at the Willow Pass Shopping Center.

Perma-What? the What, Why, When, Where & Who (You!) of Permaculture at Rodgers Ranch on Jan 30th in Pleasant Hill

January 25, 2016 4:30 pm

Perma-What? the What, Why, When, Where & Who (You!) of Permaculture:

Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Saturday, January 30, 2016
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $35 (bulk discount available)

Redefine your definition and expectation of a garden and how little effort is needed to work with nature for bountiful yields. Particpants will be able to: explain what Permaculture is, understand why it addresses climate change, define your ideal garden, and begin gathering information to design your space.

“American Roots” California Symphony at Lesher Center on Jan 24th in Walnut Creek

January 22, 2016 4:30 pm

American Roots California Symphony:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, January 24, 2016
4:00 PM | $52 – $82

Join the California Symphony for a program that shines the light on composers with American roots. Whether born here or influenced by that early 20th-century jazzy American sound, this crop of composers and their works showcase how the United States put our stamp on the classical music cannon.
Stravinsky—Scherzo á la russe
Milhaud—Le création du monde
Bernstein—Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
Weill—A Little Three-Penny Music
Gershwin—Rhapsody in Blue
Charlie Albright, piano

Sweet Thursday Welcomes Karen Lynch, Author of ‘Good Cop, Bad Daughter’ at Lafayette Library on Jan 21st in Lafayette

January 21, 2016 4:30 pm

Sweet Thursday Welcomes Karen Lynch, Author of ‘Good Cop, Bad Daughter’:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, January 21, 2016
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Free

Recounting the story of San Franciscos first women cops, she reflects on life with her bi-polar mother, and comes to realize her chaotic past unwittingly provided the perfect foundation for her chosen career. As she finds family and acceptance in a men’s club that never wanted her as a member, she fears she will one day face her mother, not as a daughter but as an arresting officer.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.

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