Surf’s Up Art Exhibition Opening Reception:
Village Theatre
233 Front St, Danville
Friday, July 8th, 2016
$5 (donation)Surf’s Up will showcase the sea and surf themed artwork of 15 ocean and sun loving artists who hail from the tropics of Hawaii to secluded Marin County Beach Towns to the famous California Surf Town of Santa Cruz.
Opening Reception 5PM – 7PM
Screening of The Sunnydale Kids and Soul Surfer 7PM
Danville Hotel Town Center, Danville
In February we learned that the men’s clothing store Patrick James would be relocating from their Blackhawk Plaza location in Danville to the recently completed Danville Hotel Town Center and they are now open.
251 Hartz Ave, Danville
Thanks to a reader for sending word and photo that a new bubble tea cafe called Cool Tea Bar is opening in Danville where Bibi Bazaar used to be on Hartz Ave. Check out their website here. It looks like they have a few San Francisco locations as well as one each in San Jose and Sacramento.
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Sunday, June 19th, 2016
8:00am – 12:00pm | $20/$30Coming up this weekend, on Sunday June 19, we will be hosting our 10th Annual Blackhawk Museums Father’s Day Car Show. Open to classic, collectible, muscle cars or hot rods, or dads can just bring their favorite ‘ride’. Car entrants receive free admission to the Museum and a Goodie Bag (First 150 cars) courtesy of Meguiar’s. You can pre-register your car online by Friday, or at the event.
The Show will begin at 8 a.m. and will conclude around 2 p.m. with the Museum open until 5 p.m.
Informal awards in four classes will be presented – and the Museum Choice Award will take home a Meguiar’s Ultimate Detail Kit (valued at $350.00). Enter your car today! Juke Joint Band will be entertaining outside at the show area and Scott’s Catering will be offering their Father’s Day champagne brunch inside the Museum’s Automotive Dining Room during the Father’s Day Car Show. Reservations for brunch are available by calling 925.648.1434 or blackhawkadmin@scottswc.com. (Museum members receive a 10% discount.)
Book Group Festival featuring Novelist J. Ryan Stradal:
Rakestraw Books
3 Railroad Ave, Danville
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
7:00pm – 10:00pm | $15This year’s Book Group Festival — a celebration of books, book groups, and writing — is inspired by the powerful belief that sharing stories with each other is incredibly important. As we become more and more disconnected from each other — our busy lives, the digital illusion — coming together to discuss a great book, and our lives and values, is more important than ever. Every great book group needs great books to discuss and that’s where we come in! During the course of this evening, our team of book nerds will present a terrific array — some new and some not-so-new — of books worth reading and worth discussing. We promise your group will go away fired up to read beyond the bestseller list, and way, way beyond your sister’s hairdresser’s friend’s self-published novel!
San Damiano Retreat Center
710 Highland Dr, Danville
Thursday, May 26th, – Sunday, May 29th, 2016The 2016 International Harp Festival will be held at the beautiful San Damiano Retreat Center in Northern California. We will bring together many of the harp community’s best clinicians and performers. Our mission is to educate and inspire you and to connect you to harpists from around the globe.
The festival will include One Day Intensive workshops as well as numerous 1 – 2 hour workshops. Topics include healing harp, Celtic and world music, liturgical harp, improvisation, and much more.
You will have time throughout the day to shop for harps, music, and accessories, and meet and mingle with other participants, the performers, and facilitators.
Every evening you will enjoy concerts featuring harpists performing The Blues, Straight Ahead Jazz, World Music, Folk and Classical repertoire.
Danville Livery
Although the gourmet chocolate shop Pieces of Chocolate closed back in January in Danville Livery, they have relocated to Napa Valley and now offer a monthly club membership. Find out more on their website here.
From their Facebook page:
It was the hardest decision to make for a business owner, moving from brick and mortar to online sales. #piecesofchocolate has closed the doors to our #danville location and moved the operation straight to #napavalley.
Chef Barnes and Noelia would like to thank all of our loyal customers, dear friends and business partners for years of support and love. This is not the end of #piecesofchocolate, only a new beginning in the heart of America’s #winecountry. Thank you, Danville!
Danville Livery, Danville
Last December we learned that Harvest Prep Kitchen opened in the Danville Livery on Sycamore Valley Rd. and although they recently closed, Zalla Kabob House, “voted top 10 Mediterranean cuisine in SF Bay” will be opening within the next week or so for lunch and dinner.
Spring Wine & Chocolate Stroll:
Hartz & Prospect Ave, Danville
Thursday, May 5th, 2016
6:00pm – 9:00pm | $35Auburn James, Glennhawk, El Sol Winery, and Campovida are a few of the wineries pouring at the Downtown Danville Spring Wine and Chocolate Stroll. Danville Chocolates, Sweet Street, and Heavenly Taste Toffee will showcase their decadent creations while area wineries pour their best vintages and music will fill the air with jazz tones and complimentary grooves.
Your $35 ticket includes a commemorative glass, wine tasting, food bites, and entertainment. The Designated Driver ticket is $15 and includes non-alcoholic beverages and food bites. Tickets sell out quickly so get yours soon!
Tickets are $35 each and can be redeemed for wine glasses at the corner of Hartz & Prospect Avenues from 5:30-7:00pm the night of the event.
Gold Rush Spirit & Spunk:
Blackhawk Museum
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Cir, Danville
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
10:30amOur next Spirit of the Old West Lecture Series will be this coming weekend, on Saturday, April 23, when Craig MacDonald will be presenting, ‘Gold Rush, Spirit & Spunk’. Craig is a Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Speaker and Author. He also has been a nationally-syndicated columnist and award-winning television producer. A regular contributor to Sierra Heritage magazine, this author has written nearly a dozen books on the Old West featuring true tales of the California Gold Rush 49’ers.
