Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Saturday, January 19th, Sunday, January 20th, 2019Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award Winner Rita Moreno will kick off the 2019 Live at the Orinda Concert Series on January 19th and 20th!
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Saturday, January 19th, Sunday, January 20th, 2019Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award Winner Rita Moreno will kick off the 2019 Live at the Orinda Concert Series on January 19th and 20th!
Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center
The chicken sandwich shop The Organic Coup which opened in the summer of 2016 in the Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center, has closed.
2093 Salvio St, Concord
In September we learned that Bollinger Nail Salon would be relocating across the street near Todos Santos Plaza in Concord and they have now reopened. Check out their services here.
Civic Park
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 19th, 2019
10:30am – 1:00pm | FreeThe Women’s March became the largest protest in the history of our country. Five million marchers took to the streets throughout the United States and the world, sending a strong message of solidarity and resistance. This number included approximately 10,000 peaceful marchers in Contra Costa County. The organizers of Women’s March Contra Costa are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Women’s March on January 19th, 2019. Other marches will be held simultaneously in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and many cities across the country.
All community members dedicated to preserving human rights, respect for diversity and compassion for our shared humanity and planet are encouraged to participate and join together.
The gathering will begin in Civic Park at 10:30 a.m., with the rally starting at 11:00 a.m. The march will start at approximately 11:30 at Civic Park and will circle downtown Walnut Creek. The event is non-partisan and all are welcome to attend.
1941 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill
In October we learned that plant based Rooted Coffee Co. would be opening a cafe in Pleasant Hill and they have now opened. Check out their menu here. In addition to drinks they also offer waffles, toasts and parfaits. Thanks to a reader for emailing about the opening.
Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center
America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses opened in the Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center where Styles for Less used to be. Check out their Pleasant Hill page here.
From their website:
With over 600 retail stores across the country, and more locations being added every day, America’s Best delivers thousands of quality eyeglasses, contact lenses and safety glasses to our customers every day. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, we operate several of the highest-volume eyeglass manufacturing labs in the country.
America’s Best carries a wide selection of designer eyeglass frames, contact lenses and eyeglass accessories. Eye exams are available by a professional optometrist*, or you can bring in an outside prescription. Each of our stores is equipped with state-of-the-art optometric equipment to ensure that you get the best eye care available.
Various San Francisco venues
Thursday, January 10th – Sunday, January 27th, 2019SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, is a yearly celebration of sketch, improv, stand-up, musical and alternative comedy, bringing the best in headlining and up and coming comedy to the Bay Area every January.
Spotted in front of an office building in the Shadelands business center in Walnut Creek. These Caution Active Beehive Stay Back signs surround the tree.
With a new year inevitably comes a new crop of new year’s resolutions. I’m aiming to read more books this year. Right now I’m reading Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, which I find fascinating. I also plan to finish up the Harry Potter series which my entire family has read. What are your new year’s resolutions?
Photo by Flickr user hairflick
Bounty From Your Garden: Fruit Trees 101:
Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
10:00am – 12:00pm | $25Fresh fruit off your tree is so much better than what you find in stores! The best time to plant fruit trees and berries is in January and February, when nurseries have the best selection of bare root plants. Master Gardener and fruit tree expert Helen Erickson will teach us how to choose, prep, plant, prune, and maintain our fruit trees. Special attention will be given to keeping them small through first and subsequent pruning (dwarfing rootstock doesn’t keep them small).
