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Adam Miller, One-Man Dance Band:
Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Circle
Saturday, July 18th, 2015
8:00pm | $15-$20 (suggested)The gentlest reminder, complete with a [reminder video].
Show starts at 8:00pm on Saturday night, July 18.
This will be a pass-the-hat party with a Suggested Donation of $15 – $20 per person.No RSVP required. No babes in arms, please. Spread the word. BYOB.
Girls to Women in the Maasai Culture:
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Saturday, July 18th, 2015
3:00pm – 4:00pm | FreeYou’ve met Chief Salaton Ole Ntutu, now join us for a special event featuring Meeri Tuya and Sanaipei Loice visiting from his Maji Moto Camp in Kenya. Come meet these beautiful Maasai women and hear their amazing stories overcoming cultural obstacles to create a life for themselves through education.
Jewelry sales will benefit the maternal and child health clinic at Maji Moto. Don’t miss this unique window into the Maasai culture.
Pleasant Hill Park
147 Gregory Ln, Pleasant Hill
Friday, July 17th, 2015 – Saturday, July 18th, 2015
6:00pm – 9:00pm (Fri), 12:00pm – 6:00pm (Sat) | $35 (in advance)Likes Craft Brews? You’ll love the PH 6th Annual Blues & Brews Festival. Enjoy live blues music and participate in the fine art of craft brew tasting. For brew tasting tickets and more information, visit pleasanthillrec.com
Pirate Quest Treasure Hunt:
Downtown Danville
Thursday, July 16th, 2015
12:00pm – 7:00pm | FreePirate Quest Treasure Hunt before and during the Hot Summer Nights Car Show.
Your Backyard is a Habitat: Chemical-Free and Pollinator-Friendly Gardening:
Rodgers Ranch
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Thursday, July 16th 2015
10:00am – 12:00pm | $20It’s totally possible to have a thriving garden with no chemicals, lots of beneficial insects, and less work than you might think! Superstar gardener Marian Woodard will teach you about:
- Healthy Soil. We’ll test samples, including from your yard!
- What to plant and where, with special emphasis on habitat for bees, butterflies and beneficial insects
- Which plants work well together and which don’t
- Good and bad bug identification
We will also make our own all-natural “Killah Bug Spray.” Don’t miss it!
Act II Improv presents Improv Vacation:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, July 11th, 2015
8:15pm | $15Presented by Act II Improv Improv Show
Movies Under the Stars – When the Game Stands Tall:
Heather Farm Park
Ballfield #2, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 10th, 2015
Dusk | $2 (suggested)For more information: www.WalnutCreekRec.org or call 925.943.5858
Photo by Flickr user bobito
Didgeridoo Down Under at Ygnacio Valley Library:
Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Rd, Walnut Creek
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
4:00pm | FreeGet to know the didgeridoo, an instrument played by Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years. Learn about Aussie culture and groove to the rhythms of the didge! For all ages.
This free performance is part of Contra Costa County Library’s 2015 “Read to the Rhythm” Summer Reading Festival.
Please visit the library or call 925-938-1481 for more information
Lizard Lady at Orinda Theatre Square:
Orinda Theatre Square
2 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
10:00am | FreeInformative and fun show with snakes, lizards and tortoises.
Free Movie Showing Close Encounters:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
7:00pm | FreeThe next free classic movie of the month is “Close Encounters” on Thursday July 9th at 7pm at Orinda Theatre. Come early as we expect this to be very full!