Spotted at Elizabeth Nicole Salon in Walnut Creek.
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
Almost Independence Day Dinner:
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
1555 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
5:00, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00 | $60Our 16th Annual Almost Independence Day Lobster Dinner is fast approaching.
Wednesday July 3rd is the day this year.
(We always celebrate the 4th of July on the 3rd or 5th every year, as we are closed on the 4th.)
This event is a yearly tradition for many families, and it sells out, so make your reservation now.Menu
Trio of Summer Hors d’oeuvres
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Smoked Trout, Horseradish & Chive Truffle
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Mediterranean Tuna Mousse Crostini
roasted red pepper & olive tapenade~
Watermelon – Crab Salad Canapé
mint, black pepper, crème fraîcheIceberg Wedge & Ft Bragg Bay Shrimp Salad
marinated local heirloom tomatoes
crispy onion, 10,000 island dressingNew England Lobster Boil Platter
1 1/4 lb maine lobster, littleneck clams
brentwood corn on the cob, red potatoes
all cooked in our special broth
served with drawn butter and lemonsLemon Pound Cake
summer berry compote, vanilla ice cream
toasted almondsLimited Seating Available
Reservation times 5:00, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00
family style seating and service$60.00 dollars per person
tax and gratuity are not included
Looks like the former Stereo Unlimited store on Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek is getting a new cafe. According to my source it will be called Healing Foods Café which will offer customized food and diet programs for healthy eating as well as medical issues by using specific food types. Stay tuned…
Recently I checked out an art exhibit at the Bedford Gallery in the Lesher Center called, “Larger than Life: Exploring Scale in Contemporary Art”. It’s on display through August 18th and is really cool. I think everyone including kids will enjoy this exhibit. Although it’s hard to tell from the photos, most of these art pieces are massively huge.
From the Bedford Gallery exhibit page:
Since the Egyptians, art has played with the limits of its medium, stretching its size and scope to unfamiliar and unbelievable proportions. From the Great Sphinx of Giza, to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, artists have realized large-scale projects that have pushed the dimensions of their work to new and spectacular heights (and lengths!)
Larger than Life will explore how contemporary artists have begun to use new materials and technologies to reshape the traditional scale of sculpture. Recently, artists have focused of unfamiliar materials and methods of construction, using these elements to investigate the oversized, overstuffed, and uncanny elements in art. This exhibition will encourage viewers to reconsider what they have come to know about the role of art, and the way in which subjects and themes can be represented.
Viola Frey, Fallen Man:
See more art after the jump…
Just noticed that Lottie’s Creamery has a new sidewalk sign display up in downtown Walnut Creek. I had a scoop of apricot crumble, amazing as always.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Friday, June 28th & Sunday, June 30th, 2013
8:00pm (Fri) 2:00pm (Sun) | Buy ticketsPassion, bitterness, jealousy and innocence all converge on a tragic collision course in one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most stirring operas, his masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello.
Otello captures Verdi at the height of his powers, filling the music with equal measures of poetry and passion. Festival Opera is proud to celebrate Verdi’s 200th anniversary with this exceptional musical achievement, presented in co-production with Palo Alto’s West Bay Opera.
Thanks to a reader for noting there is some activity going on at the old Sakana Sushi restaurant which closed in December in Walnut Creek at Newell Square. Anyone know what’s going in here? Maybe a sushi place called Kana Sushi? 🙂
Back in January I noted that Arden B. was closing in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and now J.Jill will be moving from around the corner next to Crate & Barrel to this new location. The planned open date is July 18th. The new location is right on the main drag across from Banana Republic and next to J. Crew so this is a better location but what happens when Broadway Plaza closes to remodel?
J.Jill old location in Broadway Plaza:
1372 N. Main St, WC
Back in April I noted that the Berkeley-based ice cream shop CREAM would be opening this summer in Walnut Creek and this weekend I dropped by to check out the inside as work progresses. From what I hear it will be opening late July, early August.
