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Golden State Open Chess Tournament:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
45 John Glenn Dr, ConcordFriday, January 18th – Monday, January 21st, 2019
$25,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)
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Golden State Open Chess Tournament:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
45 John Glenn Dr, ConcordFriday, January 18th – Monday, January 21st, 2019
$25,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES
US CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)
337 Rheem Blvd, Moraga
Town Bakery & Cafe opened last year in Moraga and they are planning to offer beer and wine once they get their alcohol license. Check out their breakfast, brunch and lunch menus on their website here. In addition to coffee, drinks and pastries they also offer dinner Tuesday through Friday.
Check out the new parking meters in downtown Walnut Creek. It looks like they chopped off the old ones and topped them with these new solar-charged high-tech models. They take ParkMobile mobile phone payments with Google/Apple payments “coming soon”. And they take coins as well, nice! Rates remain the same.
Out of curiosity I tried the ParkMobile mobile app once and it worked fine. I do miss the days when I could pull into a spot with time remaining that I could reuse. It felt like winning the parking lottery. Oh well.
The Jazz Room: Jim Caruso’s Cast Party with Billy Stritch:
Village Theatre
233 Front St, Danville
Friday, January 18th, 2019
8:00pmCast Party is a wildly popular happening that has brought Broadway glitz and urbane wit to the legendary Birdland in New York City every Monday night since 2003. It is the ultimate spot to mix and mingle with show folk and the people who love them. Cast Party is a hilariously impromptu variety show/open mic where showbiz superstars and up-and-comers deliver jaw-dropping musical performances and razzle-dazzle. You just never know WHO will show up!
2059 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill
Thanks to a reader for sending word that The Original Pancake House closed in Pleasant Hill. According to their website they are temporarily closed. This is a franchise location and according to an email from headquarters, the “owner has not yet decided”.
Iron Horse Plaza, Danville
According to the latest leasing information the gym Orangetheory Fitness is coming to Iron Horse Plaza next to Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches in Danville. Learn more about their heart rate-based workout routine here.
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.
