Spotted next to Va de Vi in downtown Walnut Creek.
It took me a while to catch this since the sign looks so similar to the previous one but this Steinway Piano Gallery sign replaces the Sherman Clay Piano sign since Steinway purchased this location (corner of Locust St. and Bonanza St. in Walnut Creek) from Sherman Clay as noted back in May.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Sunday, September 29th, 2013
4:00pm | $65Welcome our new Music Director, Donato Cabrera, as he conducts music by John Adams, Mozart, and Dvorak.
This Chevrolet was spotted on N. Main St. Anyone know the year? They don’t make cars like they used to.
2099 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Back in July I noted that that The Golf Mart would be opening in downtown Walnut Creek where Pier 1 Imports used to be and they have now opened. This is located across from the Shell gas station at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Oakland Blvd.
1683 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Yesterday I noted that a new candy store called The Candy Counter is coming soon to downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. and now another candy store called Kandyland is opening in downtown Walnut Creek next to The Counter restaurant on N. California Blvd. Judging by the reference in their website to Print Cates who has been involved with Powell’s I’m wondering how this will differ from Powell’s. Note that this is in the Mercer apartment complex where so many salons are located.
From their website:
Our Kandy Kaptain, Krystle, has always loved all things sweet and sparkly!
Krystle’s passion for Kandy and glam began like most people as a child.
Krystle’s sugary dreams have inspired her to embark on her own Kandy Kareer!
She decided in May to attend the Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago. It was
there that she heard about real life “Willy Wonka,” Print Cates.Our Kandy Kaptain immediately turned on her Kandy Radar, and located
Mr. Wonka in San Francisco. Lollipops and sparkles ensued, and before
you know it our Kandy Kaptain had found her Kandy “Print”ce! Kurrently both
are heavily involved in the Konstruction and Opening processes of Kandyland.
The Sparkle and Glamour will arrive winter 2013.Current thoughts are to open a flagship store and then subsequent corporate
stores. The “K” in Kandyland of Kourse arrives from our Kandy Kaptain,
Krystle’s own unique spelling of her name. The “K” theme is Karried throughout
Kandyland…and we just decided anything we wanted to spell with a “K”…
…we would!
1601 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
A new store is coming to N. Main St. in downtown Walnut Creek this October where All American Signs used to be. I’ve been sworn to secrecy as to what it is but they already have one location elsewhere in Walnut Creek and it’s going to be very interesting judging by the eclectic signs in the window. More details coming soon…
Heather Farm Park
600 N. San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, September 14th, 2013
9:00am – 12:00pmComplete inventory list available here.
Inventory for the sale is ongoing, there will be other plants available as we continue to move things up. Please come early for best selection. Because we are not a commercial nursery the stock can be limited.
All our plants are grown using organic practices and the proceeds help fund our beautiful free gardens and many programs that benefit children and therapeutic programs.
1385 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
A new candy store called The Candy Counter is coming to downtown Walnut Creek this November on N. Main St. (across from CREAM) where the eyeglass store The Art and Science of Eyewear used to be. They plan on selling bulk candy by the pound and bars as well. I’m imagining something like Powell’s in Lafayette without the ice cream. I look forward to checking this place out!
From their Facebook page:
The Candy Counter is a family operated business run by Mark, Carol, Meghan and Laura Sherry. The goal of the store was to help create a future for Meghan and Laura. By starting our own Business we are able to secure jobs for both girls as long as the store remains open. When thinking of a potential business adventures we considered a few things. The first is what we wanted to do, what would make us happy and what we had a passion for. Meghan loves candy and suggested the idea. We then looked around Walnut Creek and soon realized that there were no good candy stores in the area that sell a wide variety of bulk candy, and from that point on, we launched our adventure and have since been working towards building our dream candy store.
Recently I checked out a new exhibit at the Bedford Gallery in the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek and as expected it’s fascinating. Titled, Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art, there are sculptures, paintings and other works of art that “investigates the role that home, habitat, and environment play in our modern lives.”
From the exhibit webpage:
From traditional notions of the hearth, to mobile, alternative, and eco-conscious abodes, this exhibition will address the way our interpretation of habitat has shifted over the past century.
This show features a national group of artists working in diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, video and photography. These works investigate everything from interiors and abstract concepts of what makes a home, to scenes of devastation and abandonment. Artists completely deconstruct the four walls we build around ourselves, producing art that is playful, surreal, familial and at times, disturbing.
No matter what form they take, our homes provide both physical shelter and emotional protection. They can comfort us, help define us, and in some cases become monuments to our lives after we’ve left.
Gina Tuzzi:
Check out more photos of the exhibit after the jump…