1201 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Exciting news as a Golden State Warriors pop up store is opening this Saturday, April 29th in downtown Walnut Creek where lululemon used to be, (next to the Giants Dugout Store). This location will remain open through December and they are on the lookout for a permanent location as well. Go Warriors!
635 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek
The hair extensions store Perfect Locks has recently relocated from their Concord location to Walnut Creek. Check for updates on their All Tressed Up blog here. Thanks to a reader for sending photos!
From their website:
We’ve been busy, really busy. Finally, our big move is happening and we couldn’t be more excited. 2 years in the making, our new state of the art flagship location close to downtown Walnut Creek will be the talk of the Bay Area and beyond. We’ve moved our corporate offices and retail hair extensions store from Concord, CA to a brand new location in the affluent, trendy, and rapidly expanding area of Walnut Creek. Located just 40 minutes from San Francisco and 15 minutes from Oakland. With free parking easy access from highway 680, our new Bay Area location makes it an easy choice for savvy hair shoppers. It may not look it, but we’re 98% complete and we’re adding the finishing touches this week. Stay tuned for our amazing grand opening announcement and party invitation!
Live! from the Library: “Fresh Ink: New Music”:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
7:00 – 8:30pm | FreeHear it first at Live! from the Library! Experience an exclusive sneak-peek into the making of Tangle Eye, a newly composed work for cello, at “Fresh Ink: New Music.”
California Symphony’s Donato Cabrera and Dan Visconti will be joined by Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev as they uncover the journey of new music in America. Attendees will hear short excerpts of Tangle Eye, enjoying the richness and traditional melodic and virtuosic nature of this true cello concerto, which is commissioned by the California Symphony and which will see its world premiere on May 7 at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Cabrera is Music Director for California Symphony and Las Vegas Philharmonic, and is former Resident Conductor of San Francisco Symphony. Visconti is a TED Fellow and Rome Prize winner, and is finishing his final season with California Symphony as the Young American Composer-in-Residence. Segev began playing cello at age five and has performed as soloist with top orchestras around the world.
1655 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Beauty Lounge in the Palos Verdes mall in Walnut Creek already has a wine/beer bar and now their downtown Walnut Creek location next to Caffe La Scala will be getting one as well, possibly by summertime. Check for updates on their Facebook page here.
Lyric, Walnut Creek
Late last year we saw the progress of the Lyric apartment complex in downtown Walnut Creek with a Spring 2017 opening and we now know of the first store to be opening here will be the California-based blowout salon Drybar. Check out their services here and styles here. Note that a couple of blocks way is Blow Dry Bar, which opened 5 years ago in the Mercer apartment complex.
1627 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Salvatore Ristorante closed last summer in downtown Walnut Creek and its replacement, Benvenuti reopened earlier this week. Check out this Diablo Dish First Bite review where they point out that the “menu is taking a more seasonal direction”. Check for updates on their Facebook page here.
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
10:00am – 1:00pm | FreeTogether on Earth Day we will rally to educate and raise awareness about our united responsibility to protect the global environment for current and future generations. As a nonpartisan group, we march to support science, because we value science and facts do matter. We will stand together against policies that silence, mischaracterize or restrict science. We oppose threats to eliminate public environmental agencies and censor scientists and instead advocate for scientific evidence-based policy decisions.
We invite all supporters of science, environmental protections and environmental justice to join us. Let’s work together! Let’s march together! Again.
This is a peaceful nonpartisan march.Education! Science presentations! Interactive events! Fun family activities!
1840 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that a new Lagree Method fitness studio called CB Fit opened recently in Walnut Creek near the DMV. Learn more about the 45 minute class here, checkout pricing here and see their schedule (scroll down) here.
From their website:
We emphasize CORE stabilization, using a patented machine called the Megaformer, through increased strength and BALANCE that are powered by the patented Lagree Fitness Method. The innovative celebrity trainer Sebastien Lagree created both Megaformer and Method using progressive spring based resistance so that clients have control of the intensity level while maintaining low impact on the joints.
1501 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Impulse Room, a new jazz club that we learned would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek is finally getting ready to open officially next Wednesday on April 26th (Groove Dragon) and is hosting a couple of Facebook-invite parties this Thursday (Sophisticated Ladies ) and Friday (Negative Press Project). If interested in attending one of these events go to their Facebook page here and reply to their post from April 15th with the details.
The inside features a wine and beer bar towards the front with a piano and performance area on the other side. On Dance Saturdays the floor will be open for dancing to jazz, as well as “upbeat blues, Swing, and modern jazz”. Wednesdays, Thursday and Fridays will feature live jazz inspired music. There is a complimentary buffet from 5:30 to 7pm. To find out all the details including the dress code and cover charge etc. check out their About page here.
This looks like it’s going to be a great addition to the downtown Walnut Creek nightlife scene. I look forward to listening to live jazz music here soon! Don’t forget to check out more photos after the jump.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The writing has been on the wall for a while now that Apple would be relocating from their location next to Tiffany in downtown Walnut Creek to Broadway Plaza ever since we learned of a new building with glass walls that was proposed last year where California Pizza Kitchen, Starbucks, Tesla and Yogasmoga used to be. The Broadway Plaza directory now lists the Apple Store as a new addition so it’s official. Apple is relocating to Broadway Plaza in a brand new building! With Amazon opening in the fall I’m glad to see some tech focused stores opening here.
Note, you can actually see the current Apple store in the background of the above photo so they won’t be moving far.