Spotted in front of the House of Beads in downtown Walnut Creek next to Peet’s on Locust Street. The sign says, “Welcome to the best bead shop! Enjoy every moment!” Not sure if this is for their customers only but it would be a great spot to sit down for a while. I’ve never actually seen anyone sitting there come to think of it.
Moraga Commons Park
425 St. Mary’s Road, Moraga
Thursday, August 15th, 2013
6:30pm – 8:30pm | Free
1532 Locust St, Walnut Creek
I mistakenly posted about Head 2 Toe Reflexology opening in downtown Walnut Creek back in June, but that was only the signage. As you can see by the above photo they are definitely open now.
This could have been titled, “Succulent Garden of the Day (Chair Edition)”, but anyway, this cool chair was spotted at the gift boutique Wish on Boulevard Way in Walnut Creek.
Back in early July I noted that the Lafayette Art Gallery Sculpture Garden was getting paved over for a parking lot to handle customers to the new restaurant Cooperage and as you can see from the photo above the sculptures are completely gone and the new boundary has been marked. There is hope that some of the sculptures will be moved the front and you can see one of them there now:
The men’s clothing store Atlas on N. Main St. in downtown Walnut Creek that I wrote about back last September is moving to a larger location in downtown Walnut Creek. Stay tuned for the new location… Thanks to a reader for pointing out the For Lease sign.
photo by Flickr user erinc salor
Jazz at the Lesher Center – Stacey Kent:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Saturday, August 10th, 2013
5:00pm & 8:00pm | $40One of the world’s foremost jazz singers, Grammy-nominated Stacey Kent has a beguiling, lightly swinging style, delivered with the purest of voices (delicate, crisp and intoxicating as a glass of Chablis) that has won over a fan base that sells out concert halls around the world.
Immediately upon appearing on the scene in 1997 she achieved both critical and popular success with her fresh, heart-felt interpretations of the finest love songs of the twentieth century. But it was a feature on CBS Sunday Morning in 1999 that gave Stacey national exposure in the USA and brought her wider recognition. Since then, her career has exploded internationally, from Taipei to Carnegie Hall to the famed Olympia in Paris.
Ms Kent has had eight hit albums, including the Platinum-selling Breakfast On The Morning Tram (2007) as well as The Boy Next Door(2003) and Raconte-Moi (2010), both of which achieved Gold status. She has won such awards as the 2001 British Jazz Award, the 2002 BBC Jazz Award for Best Vocalist, the 2004 Backstage Bistro Award for best live performance, and the 2006 “Album of the Year” Award for Jim Tomlinson’s album The Lyric. In addition, she has been named Chevalier Dans L’ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture.
If there is one theme that runs through Stacey’s music, it is that of romance. An avowed romantic herself, her songs touch young and old alike and, in an age where music is more likely to divide than unite the generations, it is quite common for three generations of the same family to attend her concerts.
1507 Cypress St, Walnut Creek
Back in June I noted that the housewares and gift shop Entrez! Open House was closing in downtown Walnut Creek and now the OC Watch Company, a luxury, pre-owned watch seller will be opening at this location within a couple of weeks.
From their website:
The OC Watch Company specializes in luxury, pre-owned watches and is located in fashionable Walnut Creek. OC Watch Company specializes in buying, selling and trading high-end watches.
The OC comes from the owner, Kyle O’Connor’s last name. Kyle and his associates have over thirty years in the watch industry. Their knowledge is evident in the variety and quality of the time pieces for sale.
At OC Watch Company you receive a personalized shopping experience with Kyle as a guide to help in choosing the perfect watch to add to your collection.
