Beyond the Creek

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, January 27th – Saturday, February 25th, 2017

Thelma and Louise meets The First Wives Club in this fun and flirtatious new comedy.

Running Time: approx. 2 hours, with one intermission
Divorcees Mary and Jo are suspicious of their friend Liz’s new dentist boyfriend. He’s not just a weirdo, he may be a serial killer! After all, his hygienist just disappeared. Trading their wine glasses for spyglasses, imaginations run wild as the ladies try to discover the truth and save their friend in a hilarious off-road adventure.

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Babushka Bar & Lounge Opening in February in Walnut Creek

January 26, 2017 11:30 am

1475 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek

The Eastern European restaurant and deli Babushka is getting a makeover as Babushka Bar & Lounge, as it will be known, expands where the deli used to be in front. The deli/grocery has moved to the back where Ivivva used to be before it relocated to Broadway Plaza.

How’s the borscht?

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Walnut Creek Women’s March Photos (Part IV)

January 26, 2017 10:00 am

At the Women’s March in downtown Walnut Creek on January 21st.

From an email:

I was out of town and unable to participate in the march in my own neighborhood (!). Is there some way to link up with the people who marched here? Are there local efforts to keep active around all the chaos that Trump is creating? I’d so appreciate it if you could refer me to someone other than the Democratic Party.

If you have a photo from the Women’s March in Walnut Creek that you’d like featured this week please email womensmarch[at]beyondthecreek.com and I’ll try to get it up.

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Sculpture of the Day

January 26, 2017 8:30 am

Spotted next to Coffee Shop in Lafayette.

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Ohgane Korean Restaurant Opens in Concord

January 25, 2017 11:30 am

Park ‘N’ Shop, Concord

The Oakland-based Korean restaurant Ohgane opened recently in the Park and Shop shopping center in Concord. Check out their lunch menu here, dinner menu here and all you can eat menu here.

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Walnut Creek Women’s March Photo (Part III)

January 25, 2017 10:00 am

At the Women’s March in downtown Walnut Creek on January 21st.

If you have a photo from the Women’s March in Walnut Creek that you’d like featured this week please email womensmarch[at]beyondthecreek.com and I’ll try to get it up.

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Massive Tree Falls in Lafayette Circle Parking Lot

January 25, 2017 8:30 am

Earlier this week a gigantic tree fell in the Peacock Alley parking lot next to La Finestra Ristorante in Lafayette Circle, crushing numerous unoccupied cars. Check out the photos below and this NBC Bay Area article for more details.

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Celebrate The Year of the Rooster with the Red Panda Acrobats at Ygnacio Valley Library on Jan 31st in Walnut Creek

January 24, 2017 4:30 pm

Photo by Flickr user eggplant

Celebrate The Year of the Rooster with the Red Panda Acrobats:

Ygnacio Valley Library
2661 Oak Grove Road, Wanut Creek
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
3:30pm – 4:00pm | Free

Formed 25 years ago in Shanghai, and now based in San Francisco, this group has traveled the world sharing Chinese culture and tradition and wowing audiences with their stunning show. First 80 people will be admitted.

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Zoonie’s Opens in Lafayette

January 24, 2017 11:30 am

3591 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette

Earlier this month we learned that Powell’s Sweete Shoppe closed in Lafayette which caused quite a bit of concern to Facebook readers who only read the headlines when in actuality everyone who read the article here knew that there was no problem as it was going to be replaced by a new candy store called Zoonie’s with the same owners. Zoonie’s has now opened and I’m happy to say it’s almost identical to Powell’s with the exception of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang playing instead of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, a new color scheme and missing vintage Candy Land game boxes. An employee noted that new candies will be appearing soon in addition the usual sweet fare.

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Walnut Creek Women’s March Photos (Part II)

January 24, 2017 10:00 am

This week I’ll be posting photos from the epic Women’s March in downtown Walnut Creek. The photo above shows women from CorePower Yoga cheering on protesters as they march on North Main Street.

Thanks also to a reader for submitting the photo below. If you have a photo from the Women’s March in Walnut Creek that you’d like featured this week please email womensmarch[at]beyondthecreek.com and I’ll try to get it up.

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