As summer approaches, reading lists abound such as 5 books worth reading this summer as recommended by Bill Gates or 73 books to read while the sun is out from the NY Times. One of the books on the Gates list, Factfulness, can even be downloaded for free for new college graduates. As a longtime Mets and Seinfeld fan I’d like to check out I’m Keith Hernandez. What do you look forward to reading this summer?
Lafayette Mercantile
Last year Philz Coffee opened in downtown Walnut Creek and this year they’ll be coming to Lafayette where Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches used to be in the Lafayette Mercantile shopping center. They are currently hiring a store leader here. Check out their store menu here.
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, June 17th, 2018
8:00am – 12:00pm | $30 ($20 earlybird)Bring a collectible, rod, classic, or muscle car. Dads may bring their favorite vehicle regardless of make since it’s Father’s Day. Drivers receive free admission to the Museum and a Goodie Bag (First 100 Cars). Car entry/registration is $30 the day of the event.
The Veranda, Concord
Last month we learned that Coffee Shop, which originally opened in Walnut Creek several years ago, would be coming to Danville and they are also opening at the Veranda shopping center in Concord as well. This location is directly across from the IMAX movie theater and as you can see in the above photo, the outdoor seating area is spacious and amazing! Whoever picks Coffee Shop locations is very smart as these locations are always perfectly situated with great outdoor seating options.
1387 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last July we learned about a new personal training and boxing gym called The Star Method that opened in downtown Walnut Creek above CREAM and in the next few weeks they are relocating across the street where Atlas & Athena used to be. Check out their July 13th grand opening party which will include a fundraiser for the inner-city gym Guardian Gym on Facebook here.
From their website:
Adam Nijem is a fitness professional who specializes in boxing and personal training. As a youth he played every sport he could get his hands on and eventually pursued a career in Mixed Martial Arts and turned professional in 2013. After retiring in 2016 he instructed corporate wellness-fitness programs at premier companies in the Bay Area. His training have effectively been used to improve creative team building by using fitness and mental growth to promote confidence. Adam has been giving private lessons for 7 years and taught at the best fight and boutique gyms in the area.
Broadway & The Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare & Song:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Thursday, June 21st – Sunday, June 24th, 2018
$40In Broadway and the Bard, universally acclaimed stage and screen veteran Len Cariou gives full voice to an idea that he has harbored since his first prophetic Broadway season of Henry V and Applause; Combining his two great loves – Shakespeare and American Musical Comedy – into one rich and diverse tapestry; outfitting trenchant classical soliloquies and sonnets with inventive musical pairings from beloved writers of the Great White Way – an eighty-minute melding of superb soliloquy and memorable song by a one-of-a-kind master actor of exquisite vintage in what the Bard might refer to as “a most rare vision.”
Plaza Escuela, Walnut Creek
Poke Bar, yet another Poke restaurant has opened in Walnut Creek, this time in Plaza Escuela, where Inge’s Footwear used to be. Check out their Walnut Creek menu here. Now downtown Walnut Creek has four poke restaurants not to mention other restaurants offering poke bowls like Lemonade and Pacific Catch:
Are there any poke restaurants without poke in its name?
The Veranda, Concord
In March we learned that the French-chain cosmetics store Sephora would be coming to the Veranda shopping center in Concord and according to a sign in the windows they will be opening this Friday, June 8th at 10am.
Lamorinda Arts Council Arts Affair:
Orinda Library
26 Orinda Way, Orinda
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018
5:00 – 7:00pm |FreeCelebrate with Board Members past, present, and future at this showcase of the arts!
Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, wines and beverages. Sample a specialty cocktail by the 2017 Mixologist of the Year, Portia Battistini from The Cooperage.
Programs to be showcased include:
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library
Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest
Poet Laureate Program
Lamorinda Idol
