Swad is an Indian restaurant located in downtown Lafayette next to Pizza Antica at 3602 Mt. Diablo Blvd. You can check out their menu here. Are there any fans of this place? What do you recommend?
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From an email:
Dance on Film celebrates some of the finest examples of dance captured in popular Academy Award winning movies. From the classical ballet of The Red Shoes, to the smooth contemporary jazz & tap of An American in Paris, to the vibrant athleticism of West Side Story, you’ll see how the movies captured the power of dance.
Before each screening, Lauren Jonas, Diablo Ballet Artistic Director, will share fascinating facts about the making of each film and the stars who made the films dance. You’ll also be able to enter a free drawing to win tickets to a future Diablo Ballet performance.
The Dance on Film series takes place in the Arts & Science Discovery Center at the Lafayette Library – 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Admission is $5 for all. Featured movies will be:
Wednesday July 18th 6:30 PM The Red Shoes (1948) (Not rated – PG 13 suggested)
Legendary film about a young ballet dancer who is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina. Nominated for Best Picture Academy Award.
Wednesday August 15th 6:30 PM An American In Paris (1951) (Rated G)
Thrilling MGM musical with a Gershwin score starring Gene Kelly as an American caught up in a love triangle with Parisian Leslie Caron. Winner Best Picture Academy Award.
Wednesday September 12th 6:30 PM West Side Story (1961) (Rated PG 13)
Classic musical retelling of “Romeo & Juliet” as rival gang members fall in love and face the consequences. Featuring Jerome Robbins choreography. Winner Best Picture Academy Award.
All screenings are at the Lafayette Library – 3491 Mt Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette. For more information on the Diablo Ballet & Lafayette Library Foundation’s Dance on Film series, visit www.LLLCF.org or call 925-283-6513.
According to a sign on the side of The French Bakery, they are now open for breakfast at 8am Tuesday through Sunday.
Attention students of all ages: bring in an “A” paper to the Teacake Bake Shop in Lafayette and get a free mini cupcake on Wednesdays. Sounds like a sweet deal to me!
Urban Village will be running the new farmers market located at the Lafayette BART Station in the south parking lot off Happy Valley Road. In addition to the location change, this one will be offered year-round which is great for those living nearby.
Pygmalion, a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw is opening tonight at the Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette and runs through June 23rd.
From the Town Halle Theatre website:
Renowned linguist Henry Higgins makes a wager that he can transform young Eliza into a sophisticated lady. But will changing her speech change her mind?
Show-at-a-glance:
Rated: PG
Running Time: approx. 2 1/2 hrs. including one 15-minute intermissionFeaturing:
Jennie Brick – Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Tiffany Hoover – Mrs. Pearce/Bystander/Parlor Maid/Constable
Ann Kendrick – Mrs. Higgins
Jenna Stitch – Clara
Chris Parnell-Hayes – Mr. Doolittle
Ginny Wehrmeister – Eliza Doolittle
Michael Scott Wells – Freddy
Don Wood – Col. Pickering
Clive Worsley – Prof. Henry Higgins
Tickets may purchased by visiting their website.
According to a project recently submitted to the Lafayette Design Review Commission, a new restaurant called Boo Koo, serving Asian street food, may be headed to Lafayette where The Art Room and The Lafayette Art Gallery are currently located, across from Chow. From the plan:
The concept focuses on a transparent façade that provides for a substantial indoor outdoor relationship and that utilizes the existing ambiance provided by the mature trees and the active uses across Lafayette Circle.
Boo Koo’s current location is in Mill Valley. From their website:
Boo Koo serves Southeast Asian street food with a California twist: fresh, healthy, and flavorful dishes that are both fast and affordable. Everything’s made here (no preservatives or MSG) and we source meats and produce locally. Our basic menu is vegan, customizable with high-quality proteins, from wild salmon and free-range chicken to natural pork and grassfed beef. Constantly changing specials keep things seasonal and creative.
The Mill Valley menu is here. Apparently a search for a new location for the Lafayette Art Gallery is being conducted so it can be relocated nearby.
What do you think of the The Art Room building going away to make room for this restaurant? Does this hold promise? Has anyone been to the Mill Valley location?
The new Lafayette parking meters that accept credit cards on Mt. Diablo Blvd. near the Mercantile Building are really high. So high that as I was walking there one recent afternoon a woman asked me how much time she had on her meter. At first I didn’t understand, surely she could just look at the screen and see for herself. Then I realized that for people under about 5′ 3″, it’s very hard, if not impossible to view the parking meter screen. That because the meters there are 60 inches tall (5 feet), and angled up. In comparison, the same parking meters in Walnut Creek are a full 4 inches shorter at 56 inches. I hope these are part of a test, because they need to be significantly lowered to be usable by shorter people. Has anyone had problems with these meters?
Note: I couldn’t resist taking the headline from the Rent is Too Damn High Party.
From the Amici Lyric Opera website:
What: Elena Yakoubovksy in Concert
When: Friday, June 1st
Where: Lafayette Library Community Hall
How much: $15 – $20ElenaYakoubovsky, lyrico-dramatic soprano, made her opera debut in 2005 as Tatiana inTchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. She has recently appeared as Liza in Tchaikovky’s Queen ofSpades at West Bay Opera, Annina in La Traviatta with Capitol Opera, as Mimi in La Boheme and as Micaela in Carmen with Danville Lyric Opera. Elena has electrified audiences around of the Bay area with her magnetic and expressive performances.
Earlier this month I noted that Lava Pit closed in Lafayette next to Trader Joe’s, and now a new restaurant, Kabab Burger, Mediterranean Grill is opening tomorrow in its place. There will be typical mediterranean style dishes like shawarma, shish kabab, and hummus, but the specialty will be a kabab burger which will use kabab-style meat, ground up and served on a bun or pita. Good news for those looking for gluten-free items, one of the owners is gluten sensitive so there will be plenty of gluten-free and vegetable items on the menu as well. I look forward to trying out a kabab burger myself.
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Kabab Burger Mediteranean Grill is located at 3647 Mt. Diablo Blvd. next to Trader Joe’s in Lafayette.