According to their maps page, Empire Realty still has an office at 1777 Botelho Drive where the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce is located, but the office next to the Century movie theater has closed as can be seen by the real estate lock box hanging from the door handle. I wonder what will replace it? I believe the actual office was up a flight of stairs so not sure it could be used by a retail store, but the location is great. Although I do worry about how the frozen yogurt place Coco Swirl is doing.

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The Renditions Art Gallery, located at 1383 N. Broadway in Walnut Creek had its grand opening today and currently features the paintings of Kristan Le, who is also the curator/manager. They plan on offering paintings from local bay area artists and elsewhere, as well as expanding into other art forms such as sculpture in the future. Their inaugural show is called the Small Works Show, which will be on display from Dec 9, 2011 – Jan 30, 2012 with a submission deadline of Dec. 1.

What I found most interesting is that they offer evening workshops and classes, including figure drawing, still life painting, and more. This could become a great community and resource for Walnut Creek and East Bay artists. Kristan was very welcoming when I dropped in so if you’re in the area stop by and check out what they have to offer.

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I was walking down Locust St. today in Walnut Creek when I noticed that The Paint Palette is closing. Meanwhile a block away Renditions Art Gallery is opening up and will be offering workshops in the evening from what I hear. More on that later.

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