Chevrolet Bel Air spotted at Civic Park in downtown Walnut Creek.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Over the summer we learned that the skincare company Kiehl’s would be opening a new store in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek in addition to the fragrance shop L’Occitane en Provence and they will also be opening on Nov 20th at 12pm. The first 50 customers in line will receive “mystery gift cards worth up to $500”.
Lou & Grey and possibly Ecco also seem close to opening…
Monaluna Grand Opening Party:
Monaluna
2061 Mt Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 20th, 2015
4:00pm – 8:00pm | FreeBay Area Peeps! Join us next Friday, November 20th for an open house to celebrate our new shop and ring in the holidays. Wine, cheese, discounts and fabric: it’s a party! 15% off shopping, free hand-sewn gift bags with purchase.
1499 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Last year we learned that Panama Red Coffee Co. would be opening in the old Yogurt Castle spot at N. California Blvd. and Bonanza St. in downtown Walnut Creek, and now it turns out that they will be known as Panama Bay Coffee Co. and are planning to open soon.
From their Facebook page:
Our Coffees are roasted to bring out the very best qualities of the coffee bean. We use a craftsman-style batch roasting method that is simply impossible to produce in a massive assembly-line operation.
Our Coffee beans are selected from hundreds of different kinds of green coffees from around the world. We use only choice arabica beans.
Our Coffees are consistently superior in the cup, where it really matters.
Try our coffee and you will be amazed!.
1500 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Check out the cool looking living wall installed recently at the new development in downtown Walnut Creek, located diagonally across from Neiman Marcus. This is where the clothing store Vineyard Vines and several restaurants will be located, including San Francisco-based pizzeria Slice House, Barcelona-based Telefèric, and Rooftop.
According to the developer, the living wall will contain an “automatic drip irrigation system, moisture sensor system, and mist system so lots of technology to try to ensure that it stays alive.”
Spontaneous Combustion Featuring Guest Storyteller Gary Carr:
Big Room Theater at Lamorinda Music
81 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Friday, November 20, 2015
8:00 PM | $10A comic explosion of hysterical scenes and outrageous characters all based on the real-life stories of a real, live person. On November 20th, our very special guest storyteller is local publicist, stage director, and author Gary Carr. At this gala performance of Spontaneous Combustion, Gary will top off the evening by reading a selection from his new book The Girl Who Founded Nebraska and Other Stories. His reading will be followed by a reception and book signing. Please join us as we celebrate the life and work of Gary Carr.
1375 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek on Ice has opened for a new season in downtown Walnut Creek in Civic Park. Check out their schedule and pricing here. They are open through January 18th. Who’s planning to go this year?
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
In June we learned that the fragrance shop L’Occitane en Provence would be relocating to the new Broadway Plaza development in downtown Walnut Creek and they are set to open in this new location this Friday, November 20th. According to an employee, the first 100 people will get a gift with purchase and everything will be 15% off. Check them out at the corner of the new development near Macy’s.
Science Cafe: Is Anybody Out There?:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
7:00pm – 8:30pm | $10Science Cafe Presents: Is Anybody Out There: the search for ET with help from eight million volunteers, with speaker Dan Werthimer, University of California, Berkeley.
What is the possibility of other life in the universe and can we detect radio and optical signals from other civilizations? Berkeley’s SETI@home project analyzes data from the world’s largest radio telescope using desktop computers from millions of volunteers. These volunteers have the small but captivating possibility their computer will detect the first signal from a civilization beyond Earth.
Dan Werthimer is principal investigator of SETI@home and several radio and optical SETI programs at the University of California, Berkeley. Werthimer also directs the Center for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research (CASPER), and is associate director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC).
$5 current donors. $10 general admission, payable at the door.
1444 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Not sure what’s going on at the former McCovey’s baseball themed restaurant in downtown Walnut Creek but the cool baseball bat door handles have finally been removed. Last month we learned that a For Lease sign appeared on the door indicating that maybe Slater’s 50/50 was no longer coming but although the For Lease is missing on the doors I do see them on the side windows.