Spotted in downtown Walnut Creek near Target.
Master Gardeners Talk: Backyard Vineyards:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
10:00am – 12:00pm | FreeOn Saturday, August 23rd, the Contra Costa Master Gardeners (CCMG) and the Walnut Creek Library will present a free two-hour lecture on Backyard Vineyards. The lecture will be held from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.at the Walnut Creek Library, located at 1644 N. Broadway in Walnut Creek. Join us in the 2nd floor Oak View Room to learn different ways to improve your garden soil.
CCMG’s experts Jim DeFrisco & Brad Miller will provide an introduction to growing both table and wine grapes; you’ll learn what you need to get started, how to plant your grapes, and how to care for and maintain grapevines throughout the year. There will be time for questions and answers after the presentation.
The talk is free and open to the public and registration is not required.
Willows Shopping Center, Concord
Back in June I noted that beauty retailer ULTA Beauty was coming to the Willows Shopping Center in Concord and it’s progressing nicely as you can see in the photo above. A sign on the fence indicates a fall opening.
Lululemon
1201 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
8:00am | $25 – $35Registration
Entry fees for all participants will include a bib number and goody bag with sponsorship materials and coupons. T-shirts will be included for the first 1,000 paid participants, please don’t wait until race day to sign-up.Sports Basement will be offering a 10% discount on all items purchased within the store between September 4th and 7th. In addition, the store will contribute 10% of your purchases to The Walnut Run.
45 Crescent Dr, Pleasant Hill
The clock tower is getting remodeled where the clothing store Atlas & Athena is located in the Pleasant Hill shopping center on Crescent Drive. As you can see in the photo below Atlas & Athena is open during construction. Check out their website here.
Story poles have been placed recently at the Moraga Town Center Homes project next to the Moraga fire station on Moraga Way to show how tall the units will be. This project has been revised for 36 units, of which 21 will be 2.5 story townhomes with the remaining 15 units planned for 2 story cottage duplexes. Check out this Lamorinda Weekly article noting the various problems placing homes next to a fire department training area.
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Saturday, August 16th, 2014
3:30pm – 5:30pm | FreeOn Saturday August 16, at 3:30pm, join presenter Todd Javadi and Shabahang music group for An Afternoon of Rumi at Walnut Creek Library. The free event will be an immersive experience of sound and visual stimulation focusing on the 13th century poet’s works, presented in the original Farsi and with English translation.
Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet and mystic. His writings transcend cultural boundaries, focusing on everyday life’s connection with the spiritual world. Rumi is regarded as the most popular poet in America and his work has been translated into many languages, including English, Russian, German, Turkish, Arabic, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Todd Tooradj Javadi (Speaker, coordinator) has been sharing Rumi’s works and inspirations for the last 18 years, starting at College of Marin, classes at School of Practical Philosophy in Pleasanton, lecturing in many Universities, churches, and public forums. He is now teaching monthly classes of Rumi in Walnut Creek and Marin County.
Photo by Flickr user ronhenry
With the sad news this week that Robin Williams committed suicide I’ve been thinking about all the great movies he’s acted in. I first enjoyed watching Mork & Mindy on TV as a kid, and later watched some great movies he did such as Moscow on the Hudson, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting. What is your favorite Robin Williams film?
