Alamo Plaza
Rocklin-based W Salon Suites, which provides private salon suites for beauty professionals is opening a second location in Alamo Plaza where Richards Crafts used to be. Check out the types of services available here.
Alamo Plaza
Rocklin-based W Salon Suites, which provides private salon suites for beauty professionals is opening a second location in Alamo Plaza where Richards Crafts used to be. Check out the types of services available here.
Cyrille Aimée – Jazz @ Lesher Center:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Saturday, August 12th, 2017
5:00pm & 8:00pm| $40As a child, Cyrille Aimée wandered the gypsy encampments around Samois-sur-Seine, falling in love with the gypsies’ music, life, freedom. Today, this jazz singer is internationally renowned for her unique, wild and improvisational musical vision.
Running Time: approx. 75 minutes, with no intermission
3206 Danville Blvd, Alamo
Earlier this year we learned that Lamorinda Pizza would be opening a second location in Alamo and they have now opened. Check out their pizza selection here, appetizers here and salads here.
From their website:
Lamorinda Pizza is owned and operated by Lamorindians John and Adriana McGrath.
We have been in the pizza industry since the 1990’s. We are passionate about making sure every customer has a positive experience when visiting Lamorinda Pizza.
Our key to a success; Quality, Consistency and Great Customer Service.
We use only the highest quality ingredients including Molinary meats and the finest italian cheese Grande. Our dough is made fresh daily and we roll out every pizza by hand.
3511 Golden Gate Way, Lafayette
Thanks to a reader for sending word about a new shop coming to Lafayette right next to the abandoned Park Theatre called r and t Bricks, The Lego Store. This is one of the tiniest spaces I’ve ever seen but appropriately enough I did see minifigures for sale. Stay tuned…
In Pursuit of Silence Playing:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Friday, August 11th, Saturday, August 12th, Saturday, August 19th, 2017
$12Filmmaker Patrick Shen will present his film “In Pursuit of Silence” at Mountain Shadow’s August meeting. The film explores the impact of noise on modern life. Shen says, “…I hope that the film challenged audiences to slow down and on some level make the word new again for them.” From a traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto to the noisiest city in the world, Shen gives an international view of silence. The Wall St. Journal calls it “…a beguiling, meditative and elegantly photographed documentary.”
The films will be shown with Mr. Shen leading a post-film discussion on Fri., Aug. 11 at 7:30; at 4:30 and 7:30 on Sat., Aug. 12; and, on Sat., Aug. 19 at 7:30 (Mr. Shen appearing by SKYPE).
1321 Locust St, Walnut Creek
I’ll be hanging out at Coffee Shop in downtown Walnut Creek at 7pm this evening, (Tue, August 8th) so if you want to chat about local goings-on or just say hi drop by! I’ll be wearing a black Beyond the Creek t-shirt.
Spotted this cheetah outside the Blackhawk Museum in Danville near the elephant sculpture.
3596 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
The owner of the Peruvian restaurant Parada in Walnut Creek (and six other restaurants in the Bay Area) is opening a new Peruvian restaurant in Lafayette this September. Called Barranco, the restaurant will feature seafood, a ceviche bar, family-style tapas, rotisserie chicken, empanadas, classic Peruvian skewers, alfrajores and more.
This is where Baja Fresh Mexican Grill used to be, right near the BART station.
Free Movie – American Graffiti Playing:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, August 10th, 2017
7:00 PM | Free“with special guests – Oscar nominee Candy Clark and Bo Hopkins”
American Graffiti, an Academy Award nominated film, was voted one of the American Film Institute’s top 100 films of all time. It tells the story of four teenagers on their last summer night before college. Rediscover drag racing, Inspiration Point and drive-in theaters in this nostalgic look back at the early 1960s.
1385 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last week it was finally confirmed that the boba cafe T4 would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek where The Candy Counter used to be but intriguingly as you can see in the above signage Poke Salad will also be opening here as well. Poke Salad opened late last year across from Todos Santos Plaza in Concord, which just so happens to be located next to another new T4 cafe. Check out their menu here.
Considering Oke Poke will also be opening in downtown Walnut Creek, it looks like we have two trends, boba + poke so having it in one spot sure is convenient for the trend-setters.