Broadway Plaza
1275 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Thursday, August 4th, 2016
6:30pm – 8:00pm | FreeBroadway Plaza’s Summer Concert Series is back, every Thursday night in August!
All concerts are FREE to the public, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
This year’s event will be located in Broadway Plaza’s brand new Event Plaza, which is near Macy’s and the newly opened Broadway Lane.
Concert Series Line-Up:
August 4 – Petty Theft
1331 Locust St, Walnut Creek
House of Bagels on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek is now offering sushi and salads in addition to bagels. Bagels and sushi, what a combination!
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
The Swedish clothing store H&M is relocating to the backside of Broadway Plaza next to the new GAP store this fall in Walnut Creek. Judging by the photo below it’s going to have have a huge second floor footprint. They are currently located a stone’s throw away at the Broadway Pointe shopping center.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Saturday, July 30th, 2016
$40Celebrated pianist Geri Allen is a Guggenheim Fellow and NAACP Award recipient. A respected composer and educator, Ms. Allen’s many honors also include the 2014 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award and has released 20 albums as a leader. Her group will feature alto sax legend and Grammy nominee John Handy. Ms. Allen has collaborated with a pantheon of living masters including Ornette Coleman, Charles Lloyd, Betty Carter, Charlie Haden, Esperanza Spalding and more.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Over the weekend Cleveland-based Arhaus furniture store opened their first Northern California location in Broadway Plaza and it’s situated on two floors in a massive spot on the backside of the plaza Broadway Ln. in downtown Walnut Creek. When I first entered it reminded me of Restoration Hardware in certain respects. The selection is enormous with an expansive second floor which connects directly to the parking garage. Check out their website here.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Movies Under the Stars – Inside Out:
Heather Farm Park (ballfield #2)
301 N. San Carlos Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Sunset | $2Emotions run wild in the mind of a little girl who is uprooted from her peaceful life in the Midwest and forced to move to San Francisco in this Pixar adventure. Young Riley was perfectly content with her life when her father landed a new job in San Francisco, and the family moved across the country. Now, as Riley prepares to navigate a new city and attend a new school, her emotional headquarters becomes a hot bed of activity. As Joy attempts to keep Riley feeling happy and positive about the move, other emotions like Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness make the transition a bit more complicated.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
As you can see in the above photo, the women’s clothing store White House | Black Market has relocated to the backside of Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek. They were originally located there several years ago before the redevelopment began.
1590 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
Late fall we learned that Pizza My Heart would be taking over where Project Pie used to be at the corner of Botelho Dr. and S. California Blvd. in downtown Walnut Creek and as you can see their signage is now up. Check out their menu here.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
7:30pm | $29Known for their adrenalized performances, original compositions, and notorious music videos, GREG ANDERSON and ELIZABETH JOY ROE are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as “the intense synchronization of genius” (ThirdCoast Digest) and “the most dynamic duo of this generation” (San Francisco Classical Voice), the Anderson & Roe Piano Duo aims to make classical music a relevant and powerful force around the world. Their recent albums on the Steinway Label (When Words Fade, An Amadeus Affair, and The Art of Bach) were all released to critical acclaim and have spent dozens of weeks at the top of the Billboard Classical Charts, while their Emmy-nominated, self-produced music videos have been viewed by millions on YouTube.
