Thanks to a reader for sending:
Within the last two weeks we’ve noticed that three telephone poles have been erected on both sides of Highway I-680 with some form of netting suspended from both sides. This is just before the turnoff for Rudgear Road.
There have been other emails asking what’s going on as well, anyone know?
1372 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
La Femme Jewelry and Gifts, which opened last September a few doors from CREAM in downtown Walnut Creek is closing July 31st.
From their Facebook page:
La Femme Jewelry and Gifts will be shutting its doors on July 31 2015. We are having a Liquidation Sale of between 30-50% off stickered prices and are also offering our beautiful Displays and Showcases.
Pleasant Hill Park
147 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill
Friday, July 17th, 2015 – Saturday, July 18th, 2015
6:00pm – 9:00pm (Fri), 12:00pm – 6:00pm (Sat) | $35 (in advance)Likes Craft Brews? You’ll love the PH 6th Annual Blues & Brews Festival. Enjoy live blues music and participate in the fine art of craft brew tasting. For brew tasting tickets and more information, visit pleasanthillrec.com
1273 Locust St Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for tweeting us that the frozen yogurt shop Coco Swirl is closing today in downtown Walnut Creek. So if you’re looking for an ice cream doughnut sandwich you’re going to have to head out to their Pleasant Hill location. Last year we noted that this location was available for lease.
Pirate Quest Treasure Hunt:
Downtown Danville
Thursday, July 16th, 2015
12:00pm – 7:00pm | FreePirate Quest Treasure Hunt before and during the Hot Summer Nights Car Show.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The cookware store Sur La Table is getting an interior remodel in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and by moving their stockroom upstairs will be offering cooking classes beginning in September. Look for the remodeled section inside to open the first week of August. It’s been a few years since downtown Walnut Creek offered a place for dedicated cooking classes. Viking Home Chef used to offer cooking classes on the second floor but that closed several years ago (now occupied by Destination Maternity).
A new exhibit called Botanica: All Things Plant Life opened this week at the Bedford Gallery in downtown Walnut Creek through September 6th.
From the exhibit website:
From 16th Century Flemish painters, to Cézanne and the Post Impressionists, the color and variety found in plant life, as well as the potent symbolism, has made it a popular subject for still-lifes and artist studies. Botanica asks artists to draw on these themes to create artwork that explores how plant life can be represented in a diverse reach of media.
Botanica is a National Juried Exhibition and was juried by Ken Harman of Hashimoto Contemporary and Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA and MacKenzie Stevens of the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Your Backyard is a Habitat: Chemical-Free and Pollinator-Friendly Gardening:
Rodgers Ranch
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, July 16th 2015
10:00am – 12:00pm | $20It’s totally possible to have a thriving garden with no chemicals, lots of beneficial insects, and less work than you might think! Superstar gardener Marian Woodard will teach you about:
- Healthy Soil. We’ll test samples, including from your yard!
- What to plant and where, with special emphasis on habitat for bees, butterflies and beneficial insects
- Which plants work well together and which don’t
- Good and bad bug identification
We will also make our own all-natural “Killah Bug Spray.” Don’t miss it!
1677 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last month we learned that the Vietnamese fusion restaurant Élevé would be transformed by the same owner into a casual restaurant focusing on small plates and as you can see the transformation has now begun. Track their progress on Facebook here and bookmark their website for future reference here. They are located in downtown Walnut Creek a block from Civic Park and the current Walnut Creek library.
