Moraga Community Faire & Car Show:
Rheem Valley Shopping Center
580 Rheem Blvd, Moraga
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
11:00am – 3:00pm | FreeThis popular community event attracts over 2,500 local residents each year, with live music, kid’s activities – including the popular pony rides, local art, Moraga youth, schools and Saint Mary’s College, wine tasting, food trucks, as well as our local businesses, non-profits and service organizations – and almost 100 stunning classic cars!
The Orchards at Walnut Creek
The juice bar Clean Juice is coming to the Orchards shopping center in Walnut Creek. Check out their menu here. In addition to juices they also offer Acai bowls, avocado and other toasts, and cleanses. I wonder how this will compare with Joe & the Juice?
From their website:
Clean Juice® started in 2014 as the brainchild of Kat & Landon Eckles. Landon, after spending years traveling internationally, was ready for a career change and more time at home with his growing family. Kat had spent the better part of a decade making smoothies and juices at home and shot off the idea of opening a juice bar in the Charlotte area.
Lyric, Walnut Creek
Earlier this year we learned that the eyebrow threading salon iBar would be relocating from their Mercer spot a few blocks away to Lyric and they have now conveniently opened right next to Drybar. Check out their services here which also includes facial/massage therapies as well as waxing and teeth whitening.
From their website:
Established in 2009 by the founder Vimaa Patel, her dedicated staff and loyal clientele have warranted the expansion of her eyebrow empire across the Bay area with multiple signature eyebrow boutiques. As an esthetician by trade, Vimaa wanted to share her gift & passion to create a better way for people to experience beauty services.
Lafayette Reservoir
3849 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, May 11th, 2019
11:00am – 3:00pm | FreeSince 1996, Lafayette Rotarians have been hosting an afternoon of live music in the Lafayette Reservoir featuring local bands including Acalanes High School, Stanley Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School from Oakland, and the Rossmoor Big Band; and the program has been expanded in the last few years to include young dancers and singers from the Lafayette Town Hall Education and the Performing Academy.
Along with the great live entertainment, there will be food and drinks for purchase. It is also the perfect setting for a picnic on the lawn, and chairs and shade tenting will also be provided. Though the stage is just a short walk from the parking area, golf cart transportation to and from the stage will be provided for those who may desire it. Public restrooms and a children’s play area are nearby, and parking is available for $7 all day or at metered parking.
Raffle tickets will be available for purchase for a chance to win great prizes including weekend getaways. All proceeds will directly support the local musical programs featured and our Rotary projects.
The Orchards at Walnut Creek
The restaurant Sourdough and Co, that we learned would be coming to the Orchards shopping center in Walnut Creek in February, has now opened. Check out their menu here. I’m curious to try a Reuben or roast beef sandwich here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
A couple of years ago the American-made, handcrafted goods boutique Makers Market first opened at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek but eventually relocated within the plaza to where Kit and Ace used to be. Last week they relocated once again, this time back to their original spot across from Nordstrom. With the recently opened Apple store nearby it looks much better around there. Find out more about Makers Market and check out their online selection here. With Mother’s Day coming up you should drop by to check out their gift selection if you’re in the area.
Previous location:
Home & Body: Keeping It Simple Workshop:
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm | $25More and more evidence of dangerous toxins in our home and beauty products are being revealed. Learn how to identify and lessen your exposure and create some natural products that work just as well. Make and take home some natural laundry soap and hand cream.
Instructor Denise Koroslev has studied, grown, and used herbs for over 40 years and presented herb classes for culinary and medicinal purposes. She is president of Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center, which promotes sustainable living, and is parlimentarian of the Northern California Unit of the Herb Society of America.
3501 Clayton Rd, Concord
A new traditional Japanese restaurant called Izakaya An opened recently in the same small strip mall where Concord Tap House on Clayton Rd. in Concord is. Check out their tempura, grilled fish and kobachi menu here, hot pot, and noodle menu here, and ochazuke and dessert menu here. As someone who lived in Japan for several years in the 90’s this place reminds me most closely to the cozy izakayas I encountered over there. Even the music playing here is from the 80s/90s. I definitely want to try this place out soon!
From their Yelp page:
Authentic Japanese Izakaya An, is clean and cozy at-home-like atomosphere gives you relaxed vibe where you can come enjoy yourself or with friends and family. We are specialized in kobachi (small homestyle dish) to compliment Japanese Sake and beer as well as charcoal grilled Yakitori, tempura, ochazuke and noodles.
1347 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Just Be Yoga, which last month we learned would be relocating to Locust Street in downtown Walnut Creek, has opened. Check out their schedule here.
Free Movie – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, May 9th, 2019
7:00pm | FreeBrick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
