I wonder what’s going on with the Target police parking sign. Sometimes it’s there, and other times it’s gone. And back again. Now it’s gone once more. Was it stolen? Is this some kind of practical joke? I wonder…
Although Chick-fil-A keeps delaying the Walnut Creek opening, and the controversy continues, Chick-fil-A Walnut Creek now has signage, so things are definitely progressing steadily. The Chick-fil-A Walnut Creek page notes that opening day will be November 8th. I imagine the Facebook protest page will be updated as well.
From the Walnut Festival webpage:
2012 Marks the 75th Annual Walnut Festival. Join us in celebrating this incredible milestone in our involvement with the community.
Pre-Sale tickets are available for purchase at the Walnut Festival Office
500 North San Carlos, Walnut Creek – Heather Farms Park
from the hours of 11 – 4 until Wed Sept 19th.Pay One Price Ride Bracelet Night are Thursday September 20th &
Sunday September 23rd.
Prices are $18 in advance and $25 at the event.
This does not include Admission Cost. Admission is $5.00Festival Hours:
Thurs. Sept 20th. 5pm – 10pm
Fri. Sept. 21st. 5pm – 11pm
Sat. Sept 22nd. 11am – 11pm
Sun. Sept 23rd. 11am – 8 pmSchedule of Entertainment:
Carnival Stage:
Thursday 9/20 5: 30 – 6:30 The Breedloves 7:00 – 10:00 The Martini Trio Friday 9/21 5: 30 – 6:30 Magical Band of Misfits 7:00 – 8:00 Axis 8:30 – 11:00 Square One Saturday 9/22 11:00am – 3:30 DVC Rock & Rythym Blues 4:00 – 5:00 Hell Cadillac 5:30 – 6:30 Jungle Rooster 7:00 – 8:30 High Cotton 9:00 – 11:00 The UnOriginals Sunday 9/23 11:00am – 12:00 Jim Etherington 12:30 – 1:30 The Danny Jones Band 2:00 – 3:30 Garage Land Rodeo 4:00 – 5:30 Crosstown 5 6:00- 7:30 Mad Karma Lakeside Stage:
Thursday 9/20 5:00 – 6:30 Lady Boot Camp 7:00 – 10:00 Stone Groove Friday 9/21 5:30 – 6:30 Scarlett Machine 7:00 – 8:00 Fred Barchetta (RUSH Tribute) 8:30 – 10.:45 Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (ZZ Top Tribute) Saturday 9/22 11:30 – 12:30 Uriah Duffy Trio 1:00 – 2:00 Agape Soul 2:30 – 3:30 Ancestral Waters 4:00 – 5:00 Space Monkey Gangsta 5:30 – 6:30 Coffin Hunter 7:00 – 9:00 CARLOS REYES 9:45 – 11:00 Allman Step Brothers Sunday 9/23 11:00 -12:00 Chris Ahlman 12:30 – 1:30 Two Friends 2:00 – 3:00 The Terry Sheets Band 3:30 – 5:00 Blue Moonshine 5:30 – 7:30 The Floorshakers
Mixed Grain Korean Cuisine opened its doors a couple of days ago, replacing another Korean restaurant, Koreana Kitchen. The new owners redecorated and plan on offering more upscale, healthy dishes, hence the name, “Mixed Grain”, (as opposed to the less healthy white rice).Check out their menu here and here.
Check out the interior:
Towards the back:
and the cute decoration at the register:
Mixed Grain is located at 1546 Bonanza St. in downtown Walnut Creek.
The high-end stereo shop Stereo Unlimited has closed on Locust St. after being in business there since 1981. Word on the street is that they didn’t pay their rent for quite a few months and were eventually evicted. According to their website they plan on relocating somewhere in Walnut Creek, possibly on N. California Blvd. although that’s not confirmed.
Check out the inside…
and how it looked in their heyday.
From the Walnut Creek Downtown Association website:
PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event that invites artists, designers, and citizens to transform metered parking spots into pop-up parks for an afternoon. Last year’s PARK(ing) Day celebration in Walnut Creek was a great success, bringing a splash of color and fun to several parking spots on Locust Street. Participants included Greenbelt Alliance, Sustainable Walnut Creek, the Gardens at Heather Farms, Generation Green, the East Bay Regional Park District, and Diablo Valley College.
Way back in December of last year I noted that the circular bench next to Nordstrom in the back of Broadway Plaza had been removed, but it looks like it’s coming back. According to a Nordstrom Employee I spoke with recently, there will be a circular bench with a tree or some kind of shrubbery in the center. I’m glad this is coming back!
The construction next to this is for a handicap ramp.
From an email:
Six up-and-coming jazz artists from the famed Berklee College of Music, along with drummer and scholarship award winner Ayinde Webb of Oakland, will present a special performance for 6th-8th grade students from these Title 1 schools in Contra Costa County.
The Berklee Monterey Sextet and Webb, winner of the prestigious Jimmy Lyons Scholarship to Berklee, located in Boston, are on their way to perform this Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept 22 at the 55th annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
They are swinging through Walnut Creek Thursday to offer a special performance – a master class of sorts – to 289 students from Hillview and Rancho Medanos junior high schools in Pittsburg. The performers and their audience are guests of the Diablo Regional Arts Association’s Arts Access School Time Program.
What’s especially exciting about this concert is that the students will be able to watch a professional performance by musicians who are not that much older than themselves and who are rising stars in the world of jazz music. One member of the sextet, 20-year-old trumpeter Nick Frenay, has performed at Yoshi’s in Oakland. Another, 20-year-old jazz pianist/composer/arranger Matt Savage, has performed on the “Late Show with David Letterman” and at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
Oakland’s Webb is the recipient of the full-tuition Jimmy Lyons scholarship, which is awarded to one student from the Western United States, in recognition of outstanding talent. Webb has been a senior drummer for the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music’s Frederick Douglass Youth Ensemble, and house drummer for Branice McKenzie’s “Not Just for Singer’s only” music salon. Here’s a story on Webb published today on the Oakland Post site:http://www.postnewsgroup.com/publishedcontent/2012/09/14/drummer-ayinde-webb-wins-music-scholarship/
Through its Arts Access program, DRAA annually brings more than 6000 K-12 students from underserved Contra Costa County schools to enjoy live performances at the Lesher Center. DRAA provides free tickets and transportation to students, as well as California standards-based study guides that teachers can use for classroom learning opportunities. Many of these students have never before seen a live performance. Arts Access serves Title 1 schools where the majority of students meet federal poverty guidelines.
Thursday’s performance with the Monterey Sextet and Ayinde Webb takes place at 11 a.m. at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. It will be the first Arts Access School Time field trip for the 2012-13 year.
For more information about the Arts Access School Time program contact DRAA Executive Director Peggy White at 925-295-1470, pwhite@draa.org. Below (and attached) is a press release and photo from the Berklee College of Music about this weekend’s Berklee Monterey Sextext at the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Onward California, a tour put on by the UC system to “encourage thousands of passionate supporters to share why they think UC makes California better”, dropped by Broadway Plaza next to Macy’s last Sunday.
From the Onward California website:
This fall the UC system will hit the road, launching the Onward California mobile tour to encourage thousands of passionate supporters to share why they think UC makes California better. The tour celebrates some great UC people and innovations, many of which may surprise you, and has some fun, interactive ways you can share your UC connections. Hope we’ll hear your story and have a chance to meet you at one of the stops.
Free Bar Gelato ice bars for entering your email address:
This was a fun event to run into. Worked out perfectly because I had promised ice cream to my 4 year old. I rounded the corner around the backside of Broadway Plaza near Nordstrom when I noticed a couple eating the Bar Gelato bars. I’ve been back there enough to know there is no place nearby that sells them. That’s when they pointed me to the spot in front of Macy’s and we had a fun break. As a UC grad, I do support the UC system!
Anthropologie has finally opened in downtown Walnut Creek at the corner of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Locust St. and it looks amazing both inside and out! Just be careful about that parking lot next to the store. It is NOT free. You can park for free at the parking garage (4 hours) next to the Century movie theater as well as the garage (3 hours) on Duncan St. (near Starbucks & N. Main St.).
Whoever designed this store deserves serious props as it is really gorgeous inside. There’s a lot going on but it doesn’t feel overwhelming. On the contrary it has a warm feel that shoppers should appreciate. Anyway, check out the photos below.
This is the view upon entering the store:
Sometimes less is more (outside the dressing room):
Check out more photos after the jump…
