Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last month we learned that the children’s clothing Gymboree will be closing in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and it looks like the sale of Janie and Jack, also owned by Gymboree, hasn’t gone through so that store will be closing as well unless it gets bought out soon.
Joyce Carol Oates: Memoir Workshop:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, April 9th, 16th, 23rd, 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm | FreeThe workshop is flimited to 10 writers and is free. Writers must agree to attend all three workshops.
Joyce Carol Oates is an award-winning author of more than 40 books. She has won the National Book Award for Fiction and has been a regular contender for the Nobel Prize. She was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the PEN American Lifetime Achievement Award, the President’s Medal in the Humanities and the 2019 Jerusalem Prize. Ms. Oates is currently Visiting Professor in the UC Berkeley English Department.
To be considered for the workshop, applicants must be Lafayette residents or Lafayette Library patrons. Interested applicants must submit 30 (double-spaced) pages of memoir for consideration no later than Friday, March 8, 2019. Submit writing samples along with applicants full name, mailing address, email and phone number to Beth Needel, via email, bneedel@LLLCF.org.
3116 Oak Rd, Walnut Creek
According to the latest ABC permit information Yumeya Sushi is expected to replace Isshin Sushi, which opened last year in Walnut Creek, near Pleasant Hill. Stay tuned…
1537 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Flashlight Books reopened in downtown Walnut Creek after closing for a couple of months for a remodel to add bookshelves and a slight expansion. There will be a grand opening bash on March 16th “with authors, storytime, giveaways, and more!”
The Orchards at Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that Sourdough & Co. which features sandwiches, soups and salads, will be opening in the Orchards shopping center in Walnut Creek.
From their website:
The Sourdough & Co. trademark of quality starts with our signature sourdough bread. A Bread with Benefits! What you add next makes it special for you and our customers become part of our story. Top quality pastrami, roast beef, premium turkey and chicken, sliced thin and laid thick on every sandwich. Crisp, fresh, produce for every sandwich and salad and warm, savory premium-quality soups, especially good in our Sourdough & Co. bread bowl.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The popup clothing store The Reset closed last month at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and San Francisco-based Padis Jewelry will be opening in this spot this spring which will feature the De Beers Forevermark Tribute collection. Check out the collection here and find out more about Padis Jewelry here.
From their website:
Forevermark is excited to launch The Forevermark Tribute™ Collection. The powerful new collection celebrates the many individual characteristics of a woman, with each quality represented by a unique Forevermark diamond.
Forevermark Diamonds are from The De Beers Group of Companies, which has a history of diamond expertise spanning more than 125 years. Forevermark is committed to the unwavering and passionate pursuit of the world’s most beautiful diamonds, brought to you with integrity.
Dumpling Down! Chinese New Year Food Festival:
Spark Social SF
601 Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
11:00am – 5:00pm | $5Get down on delicious dumplings, bottomless kumquat mimosas, and Chinese beers at the biggest Lunar New Year food festival in San Francisco — Dumpling Down!
Vendors from all over the Bay Area will be steaming, frying, baking, and boiling authentic Chinese dim sum classics like shumai, bao buns, and xiao lung bao — each filled with traditional delights like shrimp, pork, cabbage, and chives!
Once you’ve dumpling’d to your heart’s delight, sink your chopsticks into other Chinese treats! Onion pancakes, sesame balls, and Taiwanese-style shaved ice cream will also dot the menus of all your favorite Asian food trucks.
– 15+ dumpling and Asian food vendors
– Live DJ & local entertainment by Kollaboration SF Bay Area, featuring Chow Mane, The Weabz, and Cal Vietnamese Student Association Lion Dance!
– All-ages, rain or shine with covered seating
I’ve been to plenty of urinals throughout my life but the urinals at the recently opened City Center Bishop Ranch shopping plaza in San Ramon are the most privacy focused, luxurious urinals I have ever seen. It’s really quite extraordinary how the dividers rise from floor to ceiling and go so far back they even have hooks to hang your bags etc. I’m surprised they didn’t add a door for even more privacy!
I recently listed to a podcast with the doctor and co-owner of True Food Kitchen, Andrew Weil, who mentioned that he likes to cook to relax. I like taking nature walks to relax. What things do you do to relax?
Diablo Symphony Presents The Planets:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
2:00 – 4:15pm | $35Come hear Gustav Holst’s iconic work that takes the imagination into the beyond. A local choral group joins us for the magical chorus in “Neptune” and also brings its talents for a surprise opener to the program. The Young Artist Competition winner performs a mystery piano concerto!
Holst – The Planets
Piano concerto featuring Young Artist Competition winner