Comedy Show at Pyramid
1358 North Main Street, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending in word (and photo of menu) that Main St. Kitchen, a restaurant, “serving farm to table ingredients, focusing on fresh organic, seasonal products” has opened in downtown Walnut Creek where Breads of India used to be. Check out today’s menu here and their Facebook page here.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
1388 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Sunol Ridge, a downtown Walnut Creek restaurant and bar, is requesting the Walnut Creek Planning Commission to allow alcohol consumption up to 12:30am from their 11pm current time. The current recommendation from the city is to increase the time until 12 midnight daily so as to not, “coincide with other alcoholic beverage establishments” that allow for consumption until 12:30am. This will be taken up at the Planning Commission meeting tomorrow.
Photo by Flickr user perspective
Run for the Health of It – Esophageal Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk:
Heather Farm Park
301 N. San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 25th, 2015
8:30am | $35Make your steps count. Help raise awareness for esophageal cancer! Come join us for an early spring run and spend a fun morning promoting health and raising awareness about this curable disease.
According to the National Cancer Institute over 18,000 people are diagnosed with esophageal cancer annually and the incidence is increasing. The most common type of esophageal cancer can be linked to issues such as cronic heartburn. Learn how to decrease risk through diet, exercise and more!
The Honorable Ellen Tauscher – espophageal cancer survivor – four years disease free – will serve as our honorary chair.
Course~
5K Run through beautiful Heather Farms Park.Fees Include~
Custom t-shirt and post race refershments.
Event details and schedule
7:00 a.m – Check-In and race day registration opens.
8:30 a.m. – Start 5K Run
1415 Pine St, Walnut Creek
Great news from near downtown Walnut Creek as a new, family-owned brewery and taproom called Farm Creek Brewing Company is planning to open this summer. They will be focusing on traditional European ales such as English pale ales and IPAs with an American twist. During the week the production brewery will be busy brewing beer for local restaurants such as Sunol Ridge, ØL Beercafe and others and on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays they will shut down their brewery and open as a taproom where the public can sample their brews. It will also be possible to fill up a keg to bring home. I can’t wait to try this! Soft drinks will be available and you may bring your own food. Right now they are waiting for construction documents from the city but the stainless steel fermenters, copper mash tun, boil kettle and bright tank for carbonation are already being used to test brews according to their Facebook page. Find out more about Farm Creek Brewing Company from an article by East Bay Beer here.
From their website:
Farm Creek Brewing Company will be a family owned and operated production brewery located near downtown Walnut Creek, California. In late 2014, the city of Walnut Creek unanimously approved our Conditional Use Permit. This approval marked the beginning of the real work of converting 1415 Pine Street into a beer factory and taproom.
Once completed, the brewery will include a 15 barrel, copper-clad brew system and several 30 barrel fermentors. This system will allow us to produce about 450 gallons of beer in a single brew session and approximately 4000-5000 barrels of beer per year (that’s more than 124,000 gallons of beer!!).
While the facility will be a production factory, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays we will shut it all down, roll up the doors and invite the community into our taproom to enjoy our fresh, locally produced beer.
Photos of the bar area, copper mash tun and malt after the jump…
Campolindo High School
300 Moraga Rd, Moraga
Saturday, April 25th, 2015
7:30am | $90The 9th annual event will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015. Registration begins December 1, 2014. Register early as we expect to sell out the 300 athlete capacity thanks to the growing awareness in the Lamorinda area.
1851 Sutter St, Concord
Last week we learned that Rockin Crawfish opened in Concord, and now, coincidentally, thanks to a reader we learn that a new seafood restaurant, Tom’s Crab Shack has opened across the street on Willow Pass Rd. Check out their menu here.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
I often refer to downtown Walnut Creek which encompasses the Broadway Plaza shopping center and other shops located downtown that reaches the Lesher Center for the Arts several blocks away. Same goes for downtown Lafayette which includes La Fiesta Square, and other shops located in the vicinity.
I cannot do the same with downtown Pleasant Hill because the Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center is known as, “Downtown Pleasant Hill”. Check out the Downtown Pleasant Hill website here. At first glance you might think it was sponsored by the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce or downtown association. However this is the shopping center’s website. From the point of view of the shopping center I think it’s great for them to be known as “downtown Pleasant Hill” but it sure is confusing! I wonder how the city ever allowed them to use this name?
Photo by Flickr user Artur
Motoshi Kosako – Master of Jazz Harp, Workshop and Concert:
Harps Etc.
1601 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 18th, 2015
2:30pm – 5:30pm + 7:30pm concert | $60Harps Etc. Café Concert Series Presents:
Motoshi Kosako, The Master of Jazz Harp, Workshop and Concert
“Kosako plays with fluid, modern style that evokes Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea.” Sacramento MagazineSaturday, April 18, 2015
Workshop: 2:30 — 5:30 p.m.
Learn how to arrange, improvise and jazz up your playing.
Concert: 7:30 p.m. co-sponsored by the Bay Area Chapter of the American Harp SocietyPurchase tickets in advance at www.harpetc.com/events, email info@harpsetc.com or call 925-937-4277
Workshop or Concert Fee: $35 prepaid or $40 at the door.
Attend the Workshop and Concert for only $60 prepaid or $65 at the door
