With summer approaching I’ve been thinking about places to visit which has me wondering what kind of memberships to Bay Area museums and other places people have. I have exactly one membership, Exploratorium in San Francisco, which never gets boring no matter how many times my kids visit. What Bay Area memberships do you have that you take advantage of throughout the year?
Dan Crary, Bill Evans & Steve Spurgin:
Big Room Theater at Mighty Fine Guitars
85 Lafayette Cir, Lafayette
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
8:00 PM | $15 – $20Yes, Mightyfineheads, THAT Dan Crary, the flatpicking legend, along with legends-to-be Bill Evans on banjo and Steve Spurgin on bass and vocals. A rare opportunity, indeed.
It might get bluegrassy.
Last month we learned that Sports Authority was closing in downtown Walnut Creek so of course the Closing Sale sign appears outside. What I find funny about this sign is not that it states “save up to” 50% off which means the entire store could have no discount at all, but that below it says, “SOME EXCEPTIONS APPLY“.
What possible exceptions could apply to this 0% – 50% off sale!?
Shopper: The sign says up to 50% off but this is 75% off.
Cashier: That is correct, as noted on the sign, it does state: “some exceptions apply”.
Shopper: Oh, I see, thank you for clearing that up.
This doesn’t make any sense! What am I missing?
114 E. Prospect Ave, Danville
Last month we learned that Pegasus Bike Works closed in Danville, to be replaced by the nearby boutique Elisa Wen and they have now opened.
Note that Pegasus will be reopening in a new location in Martinez according to their website.
Campolindo High School
300 Moraga Rd, Moraga
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
7:30am | $103The 10th Annual Moraga Triathlon will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Pre-registration is now closed. Day-of registration for the Adult, Student, Relay, and 5-7 Year Old divisions will be 6:00 to 7:00 am on raceday, the 8-11 division is completely SOLD
Brendan Moran is a real estate broker with Moran Real Estate Group and a partner with Executive Brokers. 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.
Address: 2070 Pebble Drive, Alamo
List Price: $1,725,000
Sold Price: $1,475,000
Days on Market: 164
Close of escrow: 2/23/16
This five bed, three and a half bath home just south of Stone Valley Road in Alamo took a little time but finally sold for $250,000 less than the list price. It has a half-acre lot, gourmet kitchen, lots of deck space and it’s at the end of a court. Oh yeah, and a three car garage.
Listing courtesy of Danielle Cranston, J. Rockcliff Realtors.
7001 Sunne Ln, Walnut Creek
Details are scant but potentially sweet news: according to a recent alcoholic beverage control pending license a new restaurant/bar called Hops & Scotch is coming to the Avalon apartment complex located near the Pleasant Hill BART station in Walnut Creek. It looks like they will be located next to where the indoor dog space Zoom Room used to be and on the same block as the Peruvian restaurant Parada is. Stay tuned…
1645 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Walnut Creek
Last month we learned about Pure Barre opening soon in downtown Walnut Creek and they will be opening on April 25th. You can register for classes online here. They currently have a pre-opening special – “5 weeks of unlimited classes only $100”.
More photos of the inside after the jump…
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
7:30pm | $12“Embrace of the Serpent” was nominated for Best Foreign Language film at this year’s Academy Awards. It is the first Columbian film to be considered for an Oscar. With beautiful black and white cinematography, it tells the story of a shaman, the last of his tribe, in the Amazon. It is based on journals kept by Amazonian explorers in the early 20th Century and tells the tale of a lost people.
