1005 Brown Ave, Lafayette
Thanks to all who sent word about this… Yesterday was the last day (eight years in total) for the California French restaurant Artisan Bistro in Lafayette as they focus on their Peruvian restaurant LiMA at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord. An employee pointed out that some Artisan Bistro influences may eventually be included at LiMA.
2022 Salvio St, Concord
It’s the end of an era as Concord Jewelers is set to close April 1st. This family-owned business has been in the same family for over 30 years, and the store has been in the same location since 1946 and the same street since 1907! Check out their website here where they may still sell some pieces online.
According to a newspaper article taped to the wall, it was founded by Charles W. Thissell (one of the first Concord photographers) in 1907 where in addition to selling jewelry and repairing watches, also sold Edison phonographs and Victor talking machines.
Side note: This is one of my favorite photographs after converting the iPhone 6s color image to black and white using the Silver Efex Pro 2 Nik plugin. The checkerboard flooring, vertical lines at the edges and glass square tiles combined with the old style lettering on the window/door really makes this pop. Farewell Concord Jewelers!
Photo by Flickr user kenlund
Strange Culture – The Films of Lynn Hershman Leeson:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission St, San Francisco
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
2:00pm | $10Hours after scientist and artist Steve Kurtz called 911 to report his wife’s death, medics suspicious of his work reported him to the FBI, who detained Kurtz as a suspected bioterrorist. Hershman Leeson examines the ensuing court case with interviews, dramatic re-enactments, animation, and news footage, following its twists and turns while exploring its chilling potential effects on free speech and science in post-9/11 America. Soundtrack by The Residents. (2007, 75 minutes, digital)
In conjunction with Lynn Hershman Leeson: Civic Radar, YBCA presents all four feature films by this remarkable and visionary artist. These movies expand on many of the themes of her visual art and interactive projects, playfully upending cinematic traditions with artistic approaches rooted in cutting-edge technology and feminist activism and theory. Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton is prominent among Hershman Leeson’s collaborators on these films, which also feature many other Bay Area-based artists.
Receive free gallery admission to Lynn Hershman Leeson: Civic Radar when you purchase a film ticket.
18080 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the Mexican restaurant Chevy’s closed in San Ramon near Bollinger Canyon Rd. and San Ramon Valley Blvd. According to sign in the window check out their Emeryville and Union City locations if you miss them.
Brendan Moran is a broker associate with The Simply Bay Area Team at Keller Williams Realty. Neither he nor any company he’s affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. The source of information is Contra Costa Association of Realtors MLS. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Homes are still going over listing price in a short time. Check out this meticulously maintained home located on a private lane. With an awesome backyard for entertaining and inviting space on the inside, it sold for almost $40k over listing in just 3 days! This lovely home has 5 bedrooms, 3 baths and over 3,000 square feet.
Address: 1163 Keaveny Ct, Walnut Creek, CA
List Price: $1,299,500
Sold Price: $1,338,000
Days on Market: 3
Close of escrow: 2/17/17
Listing courtesy of Kelly McCormick and Andrea Klein with J. Rockcliff Realtors.
With various marathons and races coming up (Oakland is April 2nd), I see plenty of people hitting the trails to get in some exercise during the sporadic dry spells. Where is your favorite trail you like to run or walk? The Lafayette Reservoir rim trail is nice but steep. What other recommended trails are there?
Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest Call for Submissions:
The Lamorinda Arts Council (LAC) is excited to announce our 2nd Annual Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center on May 7th at 3pm. This documentary film festival provides local filmmakers of all ages an opportunity to create new work as well as showcase it at a community screening. Entries for the Lamorinda ShortDocs Film Fest will be accepted from now until April 19th. The competition is open to anyone five years of age or older who is living, working or attending school in Orinda, Lafayette or Moraga.
Plaza Escuela, Walnut Creek
It’s been a while waiting for Pizza My Heart to replace Project Pie in Plaza Escuela in downtown Walnut Creek but they are now planning to open next month sometime in April. Check out their menu here.
I think this is the same red McLaren from 3 years ago, this time in front of Lesher Center in Walnut Creek.
Material Girls Opening Reception:
Bedford Gallery
1601 Civic Drive
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017
6:00 – 8:00pm | $5Join us for our opening reception and meet Sabina Ott and Lynn Aldrich, who will be in town from Chicago and Los Angeles. This is a rare opportunity to meet out-of-town artists at their site-specific installation. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres hosted by our Bedford Gallery Guild and supported by JP Morgan Chase.