3116 Oak Rd, Walnut Creek
A couple of years ago Mika’s Japanese Cuisine opened next to the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek and they have now closed. Look for a new Japanese restaurant, Kama Sushi, to open in this spot. Stay tuned…
3116 Oak Rd, Walnut Creek
A couple of years ago Mika’s Japanese Cuisine opened next to the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek and they have now closed. Look for a new Japanese restaurant, Kama Sushi, to open in this spot. Stay tuned…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last August we learned that NYX Cosmetics would be coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and they are getting closer to opening as you can see from the newly revealed storefront and signage.
Agatha Christie Talk by Tim Peck:
Swan’s Fine Books
1381 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
7:30pm | FreeWe still have a few seats left – please join us on Thursday, February 18th, to hear Tim Peck share with us his insights into the world’s best-known mystery writer.
Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976) wrote 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, radio plays and stage dramas (including the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap), 7 books under pseudonym, and her autobiography.
Her books have sold more than a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 40 foreign languages; Agatha Christie’s books are outsold only by The Bible and Shakespeare.
Her literary awards include Dame of the British Empire and an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature from Oxford University.
Plus, she’s just a darn good read.
Tim Peck will discuss her life, her books, and her first editions.
If you have not already done so, please RSVP to hold a space. There is no charge to attend and light refreshments will be served.
San Miguel Center, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the Taco Bell in San Miguel Center in Walnut Creek will be closing with their last day being this Thursday, February 18th. Stay tuned to see whether Dunkin’ Donuts will be replacing them…
Romancing the Waterfalls Hike:
Mount Diablo State Park, Walnut Creek
Lower Summit Parking Lot
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
9:00am – 4:00pm | $10/carShow your love and test your endurance on this romantic and very strenuous hike from Mount Diablo’s Summit down to the Falls Area along the Falls Trail and back up the mountain. Highlights include Devil’s Elbow, Prospectors Gap, Bald Ridge Trail, the many water falls along the Falls Trail of course, Mt. Olympia, and North Peak Trail with early wildflowers out along the way.
This is hike #32, shaped like a heart, in the Hiker’s Guide to Mount Diablo State Park.
Dress in layers and bring a lunch or snacks, liquids and hiking sticks recommended.
Be prepared for mud, ticks and poison oak.
Steady rain cancels.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Back in December the handbag and accessories shop Toss Designs opened a temporary popup location in Broadway Plaza where the skincare shop Aveda used to be in downtown Walnut Creek and they have now closed.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, February 12th – Sunday, February 14th, 2016
$49 – $54Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic masterpiece melds the world of Jane Austen with a good old-fashioned English ghost story – spiced with just a dash of Wuthering Heights romance – in a gothic tale of upright Regency youths and maidens kept apart by propriety, social convention, and a ghastly witch’s curse.
Follow sweet Rose Maybud, her painfully shy suitor Robin Oakapple, brash Dick Dauntless, wicked baronet Sir Despard, crazy Mad Margaret, and an enitre chorus of ghostly bad baronets through the twists and turns of Gilbert’s topsy-turvy plot set to Sullivan’s unforgettable score. Will Robin be forced to commit a deadly crime every day and lose Rose’s love forever? Come and find out!
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Over the summer we learned that the fashion store Vince Camuto would be coming to Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and it’s getting closer to opening as you can see the outside signage is up.
Vince Camuto was a footwear designer who previously co-founded the women’s fashion brand Nine West and passed away last year. More about him in this Wikipedia article here.
Valentine’s themed Aloe Tours:
Ruth Bancroft Garden
1552 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek
Saturday, February 13th, 2016
11:00am & 1:00pm | $10 admissionThe Ruth Bancroft Garden’s Valentine’s Day Aloe Tours, an all-day event focused specifically on the Garden’s dramatic Aloe collection. The Garden has an unparalleled collection of aloes, including hybrids not found anywhere else in the world. These winter bloomers put on a stunning show with colorful, dramatic flower stalks.
The Garden is open 10am – 3pm.
Garden is open for regular admission visits with self-guided Aloe tours and docent led tours at 11am and 1pm.
Special selection of aloes will be available for purchase at the Nursery.
A selection of dish gardens, aloe books, and other garden inspired gifts will be available.
1632 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Back in December we learned that Honey Berry closed in downtown Walnut Creek next to City Hall and thanks to everyone for sending word that the Persian bakery Haleh Pastry has opened in this spot. The desserts including cakes look amazing as you can see from the photos below. They even have Persian pistachio nuts you can buy in bulk. I can’t wait to try this place out!
I’m not sure whether GELATO on Rinehart’s clock outside will be updated to reflect the bakery. Any suggestions? How about BAKERY? PASTRY? MAJOON?
More photos after the jump…