Check out this sweet 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, spotted on Hartz Ave. in Danville. Anyone know what that metal thing is sticking out behind the tire? To me it looks like a kickstand, but for a car.
Check out this sweet 1959 Chevrolet El Camino, spotted on Hartz Ave. in Danville. Anyone know what that metal thing is sticking out behind the tire? To me it looks like a kickstand, but for a car.
1133 Bont Ln, Walnut Creek
A new art school called Rebel Art School recently opened in Walnut Creek down the street from Monaluna off Mt. Diablo Blvd. In addition to art classes for both children and adults they also offer summer camps and host birthday parties. Find out more on their website here. For background on the owner, Alexandra Harrison, click here. Check out their Facebook page here and Instagram gallery here.
I love the name of this school and their motto, “an art school for the rebels, the rule followers, and everyone in between.” and how the owner believes that, “there is no right or wrong way to make art, and mistakes are merely happy accidents that allow us to discover new ideas, problem solve, and think outside the box.”
From the owner:
We offer a safe and engaging space for kids and adults to be inspired and creative. Classes range from drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, to printmaking while focusing on classical and inventive techniques, terminology, and history. Students can choose to attend classes, camps, workshops, as well as parties to come create original artworks with us.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Town Hall Theatre
3535 School St, Lafayette
Friday, April 28th, 2017
7:30pm | $10Sustainable Lafayette presents a special showing of A Plastic Ocean at Town Hall Theatre. Proceeds will go to Town Hall Theatre’s effort to eliminate the use of plastic bottles in our building.
A feature-length adventure documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. We thought we could use plastic once and throw it away with negligible impact to humans and animals. That turns out to be untrue.
Help Walnut Creek get an independent children’s bookstore by supporting the Flashlight Books Indiegogo campaign here. Check out their Facebook page here. In addition to selling books they also plan to, “host events, create a tutoring space, and run programs for kids and teens.”
From an email:
My name is Shoshana Smith, and I am currently working to open up an independent children’s bookstore in Walnut Creek. We’re running an Indiegogo campaign right now to help raise funds for start-up costs, and I was wondering if it would be possible to have our story and campaign mentioned in your coverage. I think it would be of great interest to the Walnut Creek and surrounding community, and we’d really like to reach out to those community members who would be our future friends and patrons!
Check out www.savelafayettetrees.org for more information and sign the petition here.
From an email:
I wanted to let you know about a grassroots effort we’re undertaking to stop Lafayette’s March 27 agreement with PG&E to take down 272 trees, 216 which were formerly “protected” under state ordinance. The city is accepting $536K for meridian improvements as part of the deal.
On the site, we link to a petition which has received over 200 signatures in the first 48 hours. Our goal is to raise awareness about PG&E’s plans since they refuse to release a map of planned tree removals. We also want the city to reexamine their approach with PG&E since it would create a catastrophic impact on some neighborhoods.
1201 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Exciting news as a Golden State Warriors pop up store is opening this Saturday, April 29th in downtown Walnut Creek where lululemon used to be, (next to the Giants Dugout Store). This location will remain open through December and they are on the lookout for a permanent location as well. Go Warriors!
321 Hartz Ave, Danville
The AuburnJames Winery Tasting Room is temporarily closing in Danville for a remodel where it will become the Auburn Lounge offering wine and beer in June. Check out this page for more information on their St. Helena Tasting Cottage. Stay tuned…
635 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek
The hair extensions store Perfect Locks has recently relocated from their Concord location to Walnut Creek. Check for updates on their All Tressed Up blog here. Thanks to a reader for sending photos!
From their website:
We’ve been busy, really busy. Finally, our big move is happening and we couldn’t be more excited. 2 years in the making, our new state of the art flagship location close to downtown Walnut Creek will be the talk of the Bay Area and beyond. We’ve moved our corporate offices and retail hair extensions store from Concord, CA to a brand new location in the affluent, trendy, and rapidly expanding area of Walnut Creek. Located just 40 minutes from San Francisco and 15 minutes from Oakland. With free parking easy access from highway 680, our new Bay Area location makes it an easy choice for savvy hair shoppers. It may not look it, but we’re 98% complete and we’re adding the finishing touches this week. Stay tuned for our amazing grand opening announcement and party invitation!
Live! from the Library: “Fresh Ink: New Music”:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
7:00 – 8:30pm | FreeHear it first at Live! from the Library! Experience an exclusive sneak-peek into the making of Tangle Eye, a newly composed work for cello, at “Fresh Ink: New Music.”
California Symphony’s Donato Cabrera and Dan Visconti will be joined by Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev as they uncover the journey of new music in America. Attendees will hear short excerpts of Tangle Eye, enjoying the richness and traditional melodic and virtuosic nature of this true cello concerto, which is commissioned by the California Symphony and which will see its world premiere on May 7 at the Lesher Center for the Arts.
Cabrera is Music Director for California Symphony and Las Vegas Philharmonic, and is former Resident Conductor of San Francisco Symphony. Visconti is a TED Fellow and Rome Prize winner, and is finishing his final season with California Symphony as the Young American Composer-in-Residence. Segev began playing cello at age five and has performed as soloist with top orchestras around the world.
1655 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
Beauty Lounge in the Palos Verdes mall in Walnut Creek already has a wine/beer bar and now their downtown Walnut Creek location next to Caffe La Scala will be getting one as well, possibly by summertime. Check for updates on their Facebook page here.