This took me a while to notice but when women’s clothing store J.Jill moved to another Broadway Plaza location in downtown Walnut Creek they just so happened to move right next to another “J.” store, J.Crew. Coincidence?
This took me a while to notice but when women’s clothing store J.Jill moved to another Broadway Plaza location in downtown Walnut Creek they just so happened to move right next to another “J.” store, J.Crew. Coincidence?
Talk about Picasso Masterpieces from the Musee National:
Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Road, Wanut Creek
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
6:30pm – 7:45pm | FreePablo Picasso’s paintings and sculptures are both personal and emblematic of the era in which he lived. This talk includes iconic works from all eras of the artist’s career—his Blue and Rose periods, Cubism, the war years—up to his late works produced in the South of France.
It’s been a few months since vandals smashed in the front doors of Tiffany’s in downtown Walnut Creek but the new doors have finally been installed and they look great. I did notice two small concrete pillars on each side as you can see in the photo below but I’m not sure whether they were there before or were added for extra security.
Swan’s Fine Books
1381 Locust Street, Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 23rd, 2013
1:00pm – 3:00pm | FreePlease join us on Saturday, November 23rd, to meet the photographer and author of “Mount Diablo, The Extraordinary Life and Landscape of a California Treasure“.
This book is a first-of-its kind collection of original fine art photographs and panoramic creations of one of California’s premier landscape photographers, Stephen Joseph. Mr. Joseph has been hiking and photographing Mount Diablo in Northern California’s Contra Costa County since 1985, so drawn is he to the complex mountain’s unparalleled natural beauty and intriguing geological faces.
1633 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
It’s only been a month since Cafecitos Cafe opened in downtown Walnut Creek but things are not looking good over there as you can see by the bicycle lock on the front doors in the above photo. I dropped by on numerous occasions attempting to try the patacones and papas appetizer but they have always been closed. I’m hoping this is not permanent…
This week I posted about a new Starbucks that may open up in the Mercer apartment complex in downtown Walnut Creek which, considering the quantity that already exists downtown, got people wondering if maybe there were too many Starbucks downtown. Existing locations include Target, Barnes and Noble, Safeway, N Main St, Locust St. and two more in Broadway Plaza. So do you think there are too many Starbucks in downtown Walnut Creek? If not Starbucks what would you rather have, an independent cafe? Peet’s? Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf?
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, November 29th – Saturday, December 7th, 2013
7:30pm(November 12, 2013) WALNUT CREEK—As a holiday treat, Diablo Theatre Company offers up the delightful A Grand Night for Singing, a romantic, entertaining revue of music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the duo who created songs that are standards of musical theater and American popular culture. The show will run November 29–December 7 at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts.
“Some Enchanted Evening,” “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “Hello, Young Lovers,” “If I Loved You,” and “Maria” are just a few of the songs from landmark Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals—South Pacific, Oklahoma! The King and I, Carousel, and The Sound of Music—that are featured in this Tony Award–nominated revue.
A talented cast of five will bring these exquisitely crafted works to life through innovative arrangements that take the form of a ballroom dance send-up performed to “Shall We Dance,” a sultry Andrews Sisters version of “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair,” and a jazzy “Kansas City” from Oklahoma!
A Grand Night for Singing started as a cabaret show that Tony Award–winning director and choreographer Walter Bobbie expanded into a two-hour revue. Five performers run seamlessly through more than three dozen works from the Rodgers and Hammerstein canon. The Broadway production opened in 1993, and was nominated for two Tony Awards—for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical—and for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue.
1687 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Back in September I noted that eyebrow threading salon iBar was moving from their Broadway Plaza location to the Mercer apartment complex on N. California Blvd. and they are now open. In fact both locations are open although iBar in Broadway Plaza will be closing at the end of January. Check out photos of the inside below…
Counter area:
More photos of the inside including jewelry, clothing and handbags for sale after the jump…
1663 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
It looks like the Mercer apartment complex, located diagonally across from the Lesher Center in downtown Walnut Creek will finally be getting a coffee shop as Starbucks is planning on opening there pending city approval. Finally, a coffee shop!
This year the Broadway Plaza Santa House is located in a real storefront which is a step up from the converted space in the parking garage of past years. This is one benefit of stores closing down for the impending Broadway Plaza demolition.
