From the Ruth Bancroft website:
Musical guest: The Cedricke Dennis Trio
Stroll the pathways and view artists at their easels as they interpret and celebrate the beauty of the plants and scenery. A perfect match for fine wine and Cedricke’s smooth music. Food and drink will include Tapas, Pasta, Red Wine, Port and more.
$15; food and drinks sold separately
Click here to purchase tickets
The reasonable sign says:
We’re Doing our Part
Make a difference and
Conserve energy today!
Please keep the doors closed
& the green in
Make everyday Earth Day
However, note the image towards the bottom. It’s a picture of a green dollar bill holding up a “Thank You” message. So the question is, is the “green” referring to the environment, or is it referring to the increased profit Broadway Plaza retailers stand to make by lowering their electricity bill?
PS Bonus points to anyone who can point out the grammatical error in the sign.
Way back last December I noted that Anthropologie was “coming soon” to downtown Walnut Creek but since then progress on the construction was going at a snail’s pace for some reason. Now finally construction has picked up significantly with a new sign and framing being done. Hopefully this means it will be finished in time for a fall opening,
This rental house (3 br/2 ba) is located between John Muir hospital and Northgate High School in Walnut Creek.
Check out the kitchen:
From the Craigslist ad:
This home is conveniently located near downtown Walnut Creek, including a variety of restaurants (e.g., Indian, Italian, Cuban), shops (e.g., Nordstrom, Target, Apple, and Tiffany & Co.), and Walnut Creek BART. Just blocks from a community pool, Heather Farm swim/sports complex, and Fresh & Easy grocery store. Home is located in Mt. Diablo Unified, one of the top rated school districts (ranked 10 out of 10). The nearest schools are Walnut Acres Elementary School, Foothill Middle School and Northgate High School, plus Berean Christian High School is just a few blocks away.
The house will be available in August for $3295/month with a $4000 deposit. The place looks very nice although I imagine the traffic on Ygnacio might be tough to deal with if you need to go to work during rush hour. Does this sound like a good deal?
GRATiAE, an organic skin care company from Israel is opening soon in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. From their website:
The genius of GRATiAE comes from successfully combining Gratiae thermal spring mineral water with Sea of Galilee native flora and organic plants. These ingredients, orchestrated by top leading biotechnology engineers, create a superior skin care line that promotes healthy, young, radiant and beautiful skin.
Check out a preview of the inside below:
GRATiAE is located at 1272 Broadway Plaza near Macy’s.
Weight Watchers has opened in the Rheem Shopping Center in Moraga, replacing Dahn Yoga. They are located at 452 Center St. next to the post office. I wonder how this will compare to the Swedish Itrim center opening in Lafayette soon.
Back in May I checked on the progress of Lamorinda Theatre Academy, a dance, acting and vocal studio for children in Lafayette and now construction has been completed and free classes are available all this week. This seems like a great opportunity to check out the instructors and see what the studio has to offer. If you go, let us know how it was. Lamorinda Theater Academy is located at 83 Lafayette Circle, right above Lamorinda Music.
Back in January I posted about the wedding goods store Unveiled Bridal on Cypress St. in downtown Walnut Creek and unfortunately they are closing their only store to focus exclusively on online sales. Their last day will be July 18th and you can see what kind of sales they are having below.
If you happen to have a wedding coming up drop by and you might be able to get a great deal on something. Otherwise you can always shop online here.
From a press release:
The Jam Brothers, Walnut Creek, CA. On Saturday, June 23rd, Richard Hoover will make a rare appearance in Walnut Creek, CA, at The Jam Brothers guitar shop, 1208 Boulevard Way, for a 12pm noon workshop and demonstration. Attendees will learn how to design a custom guitar to fit their specific playing style, sound requirements and personal aesthetic values. Richard Hoover launched the Santa Cruz Guitar Company in 1976, and has never strayed from his original objective of using traditional lutherie methods in an intimate team setting and working exclusively with independently owned guitar shops. He has traveled all over the world to procure responsibly harvested and old growth tone woods and is known internationally as a forefather of the boutique acoustic guitar industry. Now in its 36th year, Richard and his team of 14 highly skilled luthiers handcraft around 600 guitars a year in the small shop in Santa Cruz. Richard’s workshop at The Jam Brothers on June 23rd will cover everything from internet myth busting, acoustic science and engineering, tone woods and the cowboy way.
Joining Richard Hoover at The Jam Brothers that afternoon will be world renowned jazz fingerstylist, Eric Skye. Skye has been featured in magazines such as Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Player, Jazziz, Jazz Improv and 20th Century Guitar, and can be heard regularly on NPR. A regular contributor to Acoustic Guitar Magazine and Fretboard Journal, Eric has been teaching the online acoustic community how to improve their jazz performance on guitar with inspiring video lessons. Eric will be playing on his signature Santa Cruz Guitar Company OO-Skye Model.
