The Target police parking spots in Walnut Creek seem to randomly cycle through 0, 1 or 2 spots. Right now there are none. How long until it reappears?
The Target police parking spots in Walnut Creek seem to randomly cycle through 0, 1 or 2 spots. Right now there are none. How long until it reappears?
“Flappers & Flasks” Centennial Celebration:
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Lesher Center for the Arts
Friday, January 24th, 2014
8:00pm – midnight | $100The Lesher Center for the Arts will roar to life as an early-1900s speakeasy, as we kick off Walnut Creek’s year-long Centennial Celebration. “Flappers & Flasks” is one of three Signature Centennial Events slated for 2014.
For tickets, visit the Lesher Center box office or call 925.943.SHOW.
Revelers will enjoy live entertainment and dancing, gaming, sweet and savory bites, and a few surprises. The party will, of course, operate under strict prohibition-era rules, but festive “spirits” are available to those who hold the password. And, if you try your luck, you have a chance to win the grand prize.
This is an adults-only event. Cocktail attire or festive costumes are welcome.
Price: $100 per person (free to anyone 100 years or older). Included with the price of admission is one whiskey tasting. Tasting times and space are limited. To purchase tickets, contact the Lesher Center for the Arts box office at 925.943.SHOW or online.
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, located next to Macy’s in Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek has closed. Luckily La Boulange Bakery is right around the corner.
1414 N. Main St, Walnut Creek
The Danville-based, high-end women’s consignment boutique Consignit Couture is opening a new location on February 1st next to Lottie’s Creamery in downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. This is where the women’s boutique Liliana Castellanos used to be. Find out about their special, pre-opening “60% consignor and 40% Consignit Couture” split here. To see which brands they accept click here.
Consignit Couture is also known for their eccentric mannequins:
1518 Bonanza St, Walnut Creek
Back in October I noted that the Indian gastropub Kanishka’s would be opening in downtown Walnut Creek and they are now expected to open by the end of January. According to the owner there will be a limited, pre-opening special event that you can sign up for on their Facebook page to have a chance to try their, “Neo-Indian small plates w/East India influences w/ a niche wine & beer”. Stay tuned…
1259 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last month I posted scuttlebutt that the Japanese clothing store Uniqlo may be coming to downtown Walnut Creek and it turns out to be true according to the shopping center’s site plan. Uniqlo is set to take over 2 floors at the corner of S. Main St. and Botelho Dr. In the meantime Gina Khan Salon which used to be located upstairs temporarily moved into the spacious first floor location while Camera West on the second floor will move over to the old Gina Khan location across the hall by March.
Evening Discussion on William Faulkner:
Swan’s Fine Books
1381 Locust Street, Walnut Creek
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
7:30pm – 8:30pm | FreePlease join us on Thursday evening, January 16th, for a discussion on William Faulkner. Our guest speaker this evening will be Meredith Kelling, who recently presented at the Yoknapatawpha Conference in Oxford, Mississippi.
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” It’s not only for their uncharacteristic brevity that those lines are some of the most quoted of Faulkner’s fiction, for the past in Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County is inescapable, and time itself is a sort of floodplain wherein the present, past, and future all seep into one another. Faulkner is too often pigeon-holed as a “Southern writer,” one whose narratives are set during and after the decline of the South, but his writing unsettles such abstract terms, focusing less on heroes and villains and more on characters who grapple with their uncertain ideas of good and evil, their ability to reconcile with their pasts and origins.
That Faulkner set his novels in The South – a place and time highly particularized in the American mind – allows for rich narrative possibility, but should it also allow the present day reader the comfort of psychological distance from Faulkner’s characters and their struggles? Or can Faulkner’s works still resonate with us today? Please join us for what we hope will be a lively discussion on Faulkner; his works, his legacy with the American reader, and Faulkner in the classroom.
Seating will be limited to 30 guests, so please R.S.V.P. to hold a space. There is no charge to attend and light refreshments will be served.
Howard’s Shoes for Children has closed in Broadway Plaza although according to a note in the window (see below), they are “currently looking for another location in downtown Walnut Creek”. Their Palo Alto and Cupertino locations are still open.
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway Ave., Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 4th, 2014
2:00pm – 2:30pm | FreeKnown across America as one of the nation’s oldest and finest a cappella singing groups, The Baker’s Dozen has entertained audiences everywhere from community auditoriums to private Hollywood parties to the White House. They always leave an impression of boundless energy no matter where their winter and spring break tours happen to take them. And this winter break is bringing them to Walnut Creek! A must-see event.
