Blackhawk Plaza, Danville
Nekter Juice Bar recently opened their first East Bay location in Blackhawk Plaza in Danville. Check out how their cleanse works here. They also offer smoothies and acai bowls. See menu below…
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Blackhawk Plaza, Danville
Nekter Juice Bar recently opened their first East Bay location in Blackhawk Plaza in Danville. Check out how their cleanse works here. They also offer smoothies and acai bowls. See menu below…
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11 Fiesta Ln, Lafayette
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the footwear and apparel boutique Patrizia Marrone, that used to be located in Blackhawk Plaza in Danville is moving to Fiesta Lane in downtown Lafayette. This is right in the middle of the newly opened stores Amphora and 18|8 Fine Men’s Salons with The Cooperage at the end.
From their Facebook page:
Patrizia Marrone specializes in fashion forward merchandise from exclusive designers all over the world. Come see our must haves in luscious leathers, sensuous gowns, fancy furs, chic bags, cropped jackets, footwear, jewelry, belts, and more!
The Blackhawk Plaza location closed about a month ago:
Photo by Aris Bernales
Diablo Ballet’s A Swingin’ Holiday and More:
Del Valle Theatre
1963 Tice Valley Boulevard, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 14th & Saturday, November 15th, 2014
2:00 & 8:00pmDiablo Ballet’s 21st Season begins November 14th at the newly renovated Del Valle Theatre in Walnut Creek with the Diablo Ballet premiere of Tolstoy’s Waltz by former principal dancer of San Francisco Ballet and Artistic Director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, Christopher Stowell. This romantic work premiered at OregonBallet Theatre on June 6, 2008 at Portland’s Keller Auditorium and is set to the music of such composers as author Leo Tolstoy, and choreographer George Balanchine and Julian Scriabin. Oregon press noted, “It stands out as an instant hit.” Diablo Ballet’s performances will feature beloved Bay Area concert pianist, Roy Bogas. Also on the program is the 2014 Edition of A Swingin’ Holiday, created in 2012 by Sean Kelly, former resident choreographer for the national tour of the musical Billy Elliot and former principal of HoustonBallet. In 2012, the SF Chronicle raved, “The Company has a hit on its hands!” Diablo Ballet’s 2014 Edition features favorite holiday tunes and songs from the 30’s and 40’s by such legends as Duke Ellington, Nat “King” Cole, Wynton Marsalis, and Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite performed live by the Diablo BalletSwing Orchestra, under the direction of Greg Sudmeier.
Walnut Creek farmers market
The drinking chocolate company from Grass Valley (near Lake Tahoe) CaCoCo is now available at the Walnut Creek farmers market in downtown Walnut Creek on Sundays. Check them out on Facebook here.
From their website:
CaCoCo is an all organic, superfood drinking chocolate, as good nutritionally for the body as it is good tasting. We use whole, raw cacao beans, low-glycemic, mineral-rich sweeteners like coconut nectar crystals and carob, and fresh warming spices like true cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground vanilla bean.
CaCoCo is dairy-free, gluten free, and contains no major allergens like soy, corn, and cane sugar.
Blackhawk Plaza, Danville
The women’s fashion boutique Alina B that left Broadway Plaza earlier this year has moved to Blackhawk Plaza in Danville. Check out their Facebook page here.
Civic Park, Walnut Creek
The temporary ice skating rink Walnut Creek on Ice has opened for their tenth season in downtown Walnut Creek in Civic Park this past weekend. Check out the schedule and pricing here. The class schedule is here. Inside, Snowflake Cafe offers your typical food and drink menu such as pizza, hot dogs, coffee, and hot chocolate. Gliders made from PVC pipe are available for $5 for 30 minutes or $10 for an hour. 🙂 Lockers are available for $2 ($5 deposit is returned when key is returned.) Since there is no longer free street parking on Sundays finding a free spot is a harder than previous years.
Check out photos of the “cafe”, gliders, lockers and zamboni after the jump…
3559 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Novina Fine Jewelry is closing in downtown Lafayette after 20 years in business:
35-60% Off all fine jewelry, everything must go!
Photo by Flickr user pennstatelive
Activity Fair : Come Find Your Fun:
Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 8th, 2014
12:00pm – 3:00pm | FreeDo you have a little extra time on your hands? Are you looking for new activities to try?
On Saturday, November 8, 2014 from 12pm to 3pm, Ygnacio Valley Library will offer an Activity Fair where adults can find out about fun and interesting activities they can try. Local groups will be on hand and available to introduce their organizations and their activities to interested members of the community.
Groups who will be there include: Walnut Creek Civic Arts, the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, Yoga Nature Adventures, the Contra Costa Historical Society, Diablo Weavers, and others!
Come find your fun!
This program is free and open to all. Ygnacio Valley Library is at 2661 Oak Grove Road in Walnut Creek.
Park Plaza, Lafayette
The gluten-free bakery Mariposa, with locations in the Ferry Building in San Francisco and Oakland is opening a third store next spring right in downtown Lafayette in the new Park Plaza development, the same block where Squirrel’s Coffee Shop used to be. According to Inside Scoop, “Mariposa will occupy a 2,900-square-foot space in which it will run a retail café offering gluten-free baked goods (some of which will be baked on-site), as well as a seasonally changing selection of breakfast and lunch items, such as sandwiches.” Check out the article here.
From the Mariposa website:
Mariposa started in 2004 because founder Patti Furey Crane was gluten-intolerant, baking a lot of baked goods to satisfy her own cravings and there were few gluten-free artisan baked goods available on the market at that time.
This week we learned that downtown Walnut Creek was hosting food trucks for a special “Feastival” event one evening. Walnut Creek also has theBend, while Concord and Pleasant Hill has Off the Grid. Are there any others? I’m what wondering what your favorite food truck is for 2014?