Crossroads Shopping Center, Pleasant Hill
The DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse that we learned was coming to the Crossroads Shopping Center in Pleasant Hill be opening October 23rd.
Crossroads Shopping Center, Pleasant Hill
The DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse that we learned was coming to the Crossroads Shopping Center in Pleasant Hill be opening October 23rd.
From ruthbancroftgarden.org
Container Gardening with Organic Materials:
Ruth Bancroft Garden
1552 Bancroft Rd, Walnut Creek
Saturday, October 4th, 2014
1:30pm – 3:00pm | $25This class will focus on creating succulent arrangements with natural materials. Gourds, wooden boxes, and dried organic materials found in the garden make a wonderful base for a succulent arrangement. Laura Hogan, owner of Arid Accents, will create several examples in front of the class while sharing design principles and successful plant combinations for containers.
Following the demonstration, each attendee will be able to create their own masterpiece, using a moss covered branch as the starting point for their creativity.
$25 General Admission, $20 Members Price – Pre-registration is required for this class.
Members, please call the office to register at member price.
After moving multiple times within Broadway Plaza over the past couple of years, fashion accessories boutique Bracchiale (located next to Starbucks) has finally closed to make room for the GAP-owned, performance clothing store Athleta, which will be opening later this month.
Saint Mary’s College of California Leadership Studies Program provides an innovative and practical education for students in the theories, perspectives and practices of leadership, which are responsive to the unique challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Come meet our faculty, staff and alumni at our Open House event Saturday, October 18, from 10:00am-12:00pm! Find out how the M.A. and B.A. programs are catered towards adult learners and how school can fit into your present life. RSVP and bring a friend.
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With Halloween right around the corner and as the Halloween costume shops start popping up, it will soon be time to decide what to go as for Halloween. My kid absolutely, positively wants to be a ninja this year. Not sure what color but ninja it will be! What are you (or your kids) planning on going as for Halloween this year? Do you plan on buying a costume or making one?
Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Saturday, October 11th, 2014
8:00pm | $15 – $20MFG proprietor Stevie Coyle doesn’t often book himself into The Big Room at Lamorinda Music, but “the public has spoken.” La-di-dah, eh?
(Strangely, he has also started referring to himself in the third person.)
Show starts at 8:00pm. This will be a pass-the-hat party with a Suggested Donation of $15 – $20 per person
MIGHTY FINE GUITARS
85 Lafayette Circle, immediately adjacent to Lamorinda Music
Lafayette, CA 94549No RSVP required. Spread the word. BYOB.
Webcast link:
The Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts is hosting a new exhibit called Walnut Creek Turns 100: Celebrating the City Through Art until November 16th with free admission. If you’re familiar with Walnut Creek there is plenty of artwork that you’ll recognize, like the Lawrence’s Walnut Creek Meat Co. sign and the world-renowned downtown Walnut Creek koi pond.
From their website:
Presented in honor our city’s centennial, Walnut Creek Turns 100 is an exhibition that reflects our city’s rich history, land, commerce, community, and culture, both past and present, and features artwork made by our community members. This show reminds us how lucky we are to live in a place where beauty is everywhere and it highlights the enthusiasm of our community members who contribute to the texture of our town. Join us as we celebrate our heritage and history.
More photos after the jump…
From the Walnut Creek PD:
Here is an update on the wallet thief. Take a close look as she is seen exiting a store after purchasing over $1000 worth of merchandise on the stolen credit card. This is just one of the stores she hit. Please call the Walnut Creek Police Dept at (925)943-5844 if you recognize her.
More details including video from Tender Greens at SF Gate.
The Pillars of Heyday with John Muir Laws and Vincent Medina, Jr:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
6:30pm – 8:00pm | $20Malcom Margolin’s Heyday Books has been publishing original California stories for the past forty years. Topics cover native peoples, newly arrived immigrants, nature, and explorations of California’s most original thinkers, poets, and visual artists. Join us for a discussion with two of Heyday’s most prolific and popular writers and collaborators: Jack Muir Laws and Vincent Medina, Jr.
