Al Hirt – Cotton Candy, spotted at Rainbow’s End thrift store in downtown Walnut Creek.
Breast Cancer Benefit Concert – Toad the Wet Sprocket and Luce:
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, May 15th, 2014
8:00pm | $65Toad the Wet Sprocket and LUCE are teaming up to perform at the Historic Orinda Theatre.
Tax-deductible tickets benefit Fran Drescher’s Cancer Schmancer Movement. GA and VIP Tickets available online at www.notes4notes.org.
Doors open at 7:00. Special Guest, Jeff Campbell kicks off the show around 8:00. No-host bar. All ages welcome. Non-smoking venue!
1380 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the McDonalds in downtown Walnut Creek at the corner of N. California Blvd. and Cypress St. will be closing in July. I dropped by recently and a manager there did say that they would be closing in mid-July.
3506 D Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Lily Dong Photography is moving to a new location in June in the back of the Whole Foods shopping plaza next to The Storyteller Bookstore in downtown Lafayette. Check out pricing information here.
Sidewalk Fine Arts & Crafts Festival:
N. Main St. & Cypress St, Walnut Creek
Saturday, April 26th – Sunday, April 27th, 2014
10:00am – 5:00pm (6pm Sun) | FreeArtists will arrive in Downtown Walnut Creek for a spring celebration during the 36th Annual Fine Arts and Crafts Festival. This annual event extends along the sidewalks of North Main between Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Civic Drive and the closed street of Cypress between N. Main and Locust Streets, Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1686 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Last December we learned that 54 Mint would be opening a new location in downtown Walnut Creek and they are now scheduled for a May 1st opening. This will be an Italian style bakery (Pasticceria) and pizzeria serving breakfast and lunch until 7pm.
I checked out a preview of the menu and it includes sweet breakfast items such as “Brioche with pastry cream and fruit”, “Cannoli puff pastry with pastry cream”, savory breakfast items such as “Pizza sfoglia (puff pastry pizza) with ham and cheese” and “Pizza sfoglia eggs and pancetta”. For lunch, rectangular pizza slices will be available based on a focaccia crust with various toppings. I tried a piece of focaccia there and it tasted great, can’t wait to try this place out! Desserts such as tiramisu and “panna cotta with berries” will also be available.
Take a look at a sneak preview inside:
Back in January I noted that a Tesla showroom would be opening in the former Lacoste clothing store in Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek and the signage is now up preparing for a May opening. So even though half of Broadway Plaza is closed for redevelopment it’s good to see a new store especially Tesla opening up here.
Wish Walnut Creek
2333 Boulevard Circle, Walnut Creek
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
11:00am – 1:00pm | from $30If you missed our last baby handprint event, here is your chance!Bumblebee Ceramic Handprints will be at Wish for 2 hours doing handprints, no appointment needed. Each child usually takes about 10 minutes max. Nice and easy and no mess.
Here is the link to more info and pricing:
http://www.bumblebeehandprints.com /Samples.html
Call us if you have questions! 925.322.7109
The Liberty Bell Kiosks that opened with high hopes a couple of years ago (near the restaurant Il Forniao) and that have been empty for a while now have finally been removed freeing up space to enjoy the fountain.
Driving on Moraga Rd. in downtown Lafayette over the weekend I noticed three glass murals on the side of Itrim in La Fiesta Square. They are the work of the Ellen Blakeley Studio in Santa Rosa.
From her website:
Working as a professional ceramist in 1993, Ellen stopped one day to pick up the glass from a shattered bus shelter in her San Francisco neighborhood. Vandals had shot out the glass with BB guns; it lay in glittering heaps on the asphalt. Already versed in the art of mosaic, Ellen started experimenting with the tempered glass, soon realizing that the transparent surface would lend itself to endless design opportunities. Her discovery led her into the reflective world of glass mosaic, utilizing her fine art sensibility to illuminate the transparent glass with color, rhythm and texture.
If you have a moment in La Fiesta Square I encourage you to drop by as they look incredible especially when the sun is reflecting, giving it a shimmering glow.
