1385 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last November we learned that R. Brooks Fine Jewelry would be closing by the end of the year and Like New Jewelry from around the corner of Cypress St. will be relocating to this spot in mid March. Check out their website here. I always use them for watch repairs (they are great) and now it looks like they’ll be expanding their jewelry sales.
Diablo Symphony Orchestra – An American in Paris, (and Other Travels):
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Sunday, February 8th, 2015
2:00pm | $28Our next concert features George Gershwin’s symphonic poem “An American in Paris”, one of his most popular and enduring compositions. Written in 1928, it was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic. While shopping for Parisian taxi horns to take back to the US, Gershwin was inspired to capture in music the sights and sounds of the streets of Paris – including those taxi horns, which are part of the instrumentation! In Gershwin’s original program notes, he wrote: “My purpose here is to portray the impression of an American visitor in Paris as he strolls about the city and listens to various street noises and absorbs the French atmosphere.” When the tone poem moves into the blues, “our American friend … has succumbed to a spasm of homesickness.” But, “nostalgia is not a fatal disease.” The American visitor “once again is an alert spectator of Parisian life” and “the street noises and French atmosphere are triumphant.”
If you’ve parked in a parking garage you’ve probably noticed signs like this stating:
Chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, or birth defects or other reproductive harm may be present in foods or beverages sold or served here.
Such chemicals are also present in this area and in consumer produce and other items sold, provided, and used here.
I’ve seen signs like this in apartment buildings and elsewhere, but when I dropped by the McDonalds that closed recently in downtown Walnut Creek and saw this sign right on the door I couldn’t believe it. “chemicals known to cause cancer … may be present in foods or beverages”? Do all fast food restaurants have this warning? I’ve been known to enjoy an In-N-Out Burger every now and then but never paid attention to this. Does anyone else feel uncomfortable seeing this before going into a restaurant? Or am I being too cautious?
Back in September we learned that the parking lot at La Fiesta Square in downtown Lafayette would be getting parking meters and they are now online with a $1.50 per hour charge, max two hour stay. When I dropped by the other evening it was quite full so this looks like what was intended; free up spots so it’s not completely full while bringing in more revenue.
Unfortunately La Fiesta stores do not offer free parking validation which surprises me. Will you pay to park at La Fiesta Square? Will you look around for street parking further away? Are you more inclined to bike or to go elsewhere?
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
7:00pm | FreeA playboy becomes interested in the daughter of his family’s chauffeur. But it’s his more serious brother who would be the better man for her.
Thu: (7:00 PM)
FREE screening! Don’t miss seeing this classic on the big screen! Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
1358 North Main Street, Walnut Creek
Back in March we learned that Breads of India was for sale in downtown Walnut Creek and it is now closed but a sign in the window notes that it’s “under new management, will open Spring 2015“.
Blackhawk Museum Speaker Series – Brett Lunger:
Blackhawk Automotive Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
10:30am – 12:00pmBrett Lunger studied political science at Princeton University before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1967. He served as a lieutenant in a select US Marine regiment for more than a year in Vietnam, and on his return he taught at the Marine Officers Basic School in Quantico, Virginia.
Despite coming from a very privileged background, one of the heirs of the Du Pont family fortune, he ventured into the world of big-time motor racing with a limited budget and no family support.
He began racing in 1965 with a Corvette while at Princeton, later graduating to Can-Am. Returning to the track in 1971 after leaving the Marine Corps, he took part in the L&M Formula 5000 Series in US racing alongside David Hobbs, and later joining Dan Gurney’s AAR team.
Use Lane B? This may one of the most confusing parking signs I have ever seen. This parking lot is located next to the Lafayette library and if this were a parking sign it would be baffling but it’s actually a shopping sign for the little take-out espresso stand in the middle of the parking lot. Makes more sense now…
