Walnut Creek: See This Week's Upcoming Events In The Area

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17 May, 2021

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WALNUT CREEK, CA — Looking for things to do this week? As more local businesses and venues reopen and it becomes safer to gather in small groups, don't miss what's new on your Walnut Creek Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this week. Want to see your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Featured Event: Meals On Wheels Diablo To-Go Fundraiser 2021: Gianni's, San Ramon When: Monday, May 17th at 4:30 p.m. What: Meals on Wheels Diablo Region Takeout Fundraiser Order Deadline: Sunday, May 16, 2021 Pick-Up: Monday, May 17, 2021 - 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Gianni's Italian Bistro, 2065 San Ramon Valley Boulevard,San Ramon, CA From Meals on Wheels Diablo Region: "At Meals on Wheels Diablo Reg... Learn More Featured Event: Meals On Wheels Diablo To-Go Fundraiser 2021: Gianni's, San Ramon (Susan C. Schena) gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical FilmWhen: Monday, May 17th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, and life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden When: Tuesday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. What: Don't miss this unusual exhibit of large scale ikebana works in the Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The ArtScapes in the Garden exhibit is thanks to a partnership with ikebana artists from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana and San Francisco Bay Area Branc... Learn More Featured Event: Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden (melissa) Featured Event: Retire Wise: A Retirement Strategy Workshop When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Virtual Webinar What: Retirement is a time to create the life you have dreamed of living – free of the commute, the deadlines, and the pressures of professional life. The challenge is finding a way to finance those dreams. Reaching retirement doesn't matter if you can't live comfortably for the dur... Learn More Featured Event: Retire Wise: A Retirement Strategy Workshop (Angela King) Featured Event: College Admissions & Financial Aid Webinar. 529 plan problems. When: Tuesday, May 18th at 6:30 p.m. Where: Webinar, collegeplanningfresno.com What: Please join us for a FREE Educational College Planning workshop that will focus on high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. We will discuss the FAFSA form and all the other information you need to understand to maximize the amount of financial aid you are eligible to rec... Learn More Featured Event: College Admissions & Financial Aid Webinar. 529 plan problems. (Scott Karl) gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Tuesday, May 18th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Sustain-a-Palooza! When: Wednesday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. Where: https://sustain-a-palooza.eventbrite.com What: Sustain-a-Palooza! A Celebration of the Next New Normal (FREE virtual event) Designed for Bay Area residents interested in living our best healthy, sustainable, equitable, civically-engaged Bay Area lives.Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/PaloozaSch...Register: https://sustain-a-... Learn More Featured Event: Sustain-a-Palooza! (Dennis Murphy) Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden When: Wednesday, May 19th at 2:00 p.m. What: Don't miss this unusual exhibit of large scale ikebana works in the Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The ArtScapes in the Garden exhibit is thanks to a partnership with ikebana artists from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, San Francisco Bay Area B... Learn More LIVE Webinar: How to Create a Backyard Escape When: Wednesday, May 19th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Live Webinar What: Informative. Inspirational. Empowering. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 - 10:30 AM - 12PM PST We are sharing our passion and expertise in creating lifetime enjoyment in peoples' homes by hosting a safe, enjoyable, LIVE webinar focused on Outdoor Living Spaces. Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Wednesday, May 19th at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Retire Wise: A Retirement Strategy Workshop When: Thursday, May 20th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Virtual Webinar What: Retirement is a time to create the life you have dreamed of living – free of the commute, the deadlines, and the pressures of professional life. The challenge is finding a way to finance those dreams. Reaching retirement doesn't matter if you can't live comfortably for the dur... Learn More Featured Event: Retire Wise: A Retirement Strategy Workshop (Angela King) Featured Event: How to Plan for Early Retirement When: Thursday, May 20th at 2:00 p.m. Where: https://blackhawkwealthadvisors.com/webinar-registration/ What: Why are some people able to retire long before they turn 65, while others struggle to put enough money away? Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't all come down to income. Early retirement is a mindset, too. Begin the planning process now, with a clear vision of your life onc... Learn More Featured Event: How to Plan for Early Retirement (Daniel Kodam) Featured Event: Every Day Heroes - Three Award-Winning Photographers. One Night. When: Thursday, May 20th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Looking Glass Photo & Camera What: Whoa. This is a pretty big deal. Three award winning Nikon Ambassadors join together for one incredible Online Live (via Zoom) evening with Looking Glass Photo in Berkeley. One of which is a 4 time Pulitzer Prize winner! Hear their stories of transformation and connection as ... Learn More Featured Event: Every Day Heroes - Three Award-Winning Photographers. One Night. (Jon Freel) Virtual Knot Tying & Landscape Drawing Workshop When: Thursday, May 20th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts What: Slow down, connect and make art with artist and educator Hannah Perrine Mode in her workshop ⛰️ Grounded Connections: Knot Tying & Landscape Contours ✏️ Thursday, May 20, 5 - 6 pm PST. ⁠⁠Tickets $35, , sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/knot-tying-landscape-contour... Learn More Chicken Workshop, sustainable coop construction When: Thursday, May 20th at 6:00 p.m. What: Principles & Consruction of Sustainable CoopLink     //docs.google.com/forms/d/1y9NbUtt9-OlSNHBjJWjnNepySth189hMm4AEOJOg3yE/edit Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Thursday, May 20th at 9:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Youth Climate Action Event in Front of Chevron's Headquarters When: Friday, May 21st at 12:00 p.m. What: On May 21, a large gathering of young people will call on Chevron to adopt a more aggressive climate action plan by protesting outside their headquarters. Please join us!The protest will take place from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM.  Remember to bring a sign, water, and a mask. Let us k... Learn More Featured Event: Youth Climate Action Event in Front of Chevron's Headquarters (Fridays for Future East Bay) Featured Event: AAUW Evening Stroll in the World-Famous Ruth Bancroft Garden When: Friday, May 21st at 5:30 p.m. What: Featuring Special Outdoor Japanese Ikebana Exhibit "Artscapes in the Garden" May 21, 5:30 – 6:30 pm The Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek Branch of the American Association of University Women in partnership with the world famous Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek host 'AAUW Evening... Learn More Featured Event: AAUW Evening Stroll in the World-Famous Ruth Bancroft Garden (Linda Jimerson) gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Friday, May 21st at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Sallie Severns State Farm Free Community Paper Shred Event When: Saturday, May 22nd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Palos Verdes Mall What: Join join us at the Palos Verdes Mall (behind Lunardi's Supermarket) 1500 Palos Verdes Mall, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 from 9-1 for a socially distanced free paper shred event. Bring all of your paper and we will shred it for you while you watch! Support local businesses and meet... Learn More Featured Event: Interactive 'Training Mission' For Young 'Astronauts': Livermore When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. What: Las Positas College Department of Theater Arts' Live Production of "The Training Mission" Saturday & Sunday, May 22-23, 2021, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Online Digital Livestream via Las Positas College Performing Arts, 3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA From Las Positas Colle... Learn More Featured Event: Interactive 'Training Mission' For Young 'Astronauts': Livermore (Susan C. Schena) Featured Event: 'Celebrate Women!' Art Exhibit Reception- Zoom 2021: Hayward When: Saturday, May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. What: Celebrate Women! Multimedia Exhibition Opening Sunday, May 16 and Runs Through Saturday, July 17, 2021 Public Artists' Reception: Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Virtual/Online via Hayward Arts Council, Hayward, CA From Winifred Thompson,  past co-president of Hay... Learn More Featured Event: 'Celebrate Women!' Art Exhibit Reception- Zoom 2021: Hayward (Susan C. Schena) Outdoor Ikebana Exhibit at Ruth Bancroft Garden When: Saturday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. What: Don't miss ArtScapes, in the Garden, an unusual exhibit of large scale ikebana works outdoors in the Garden. Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arrangement. The ArtScapes in the Garden exhibit is thanks to a partnership with ikebana artists from the Sogetsu School of Ikeb... Learn More Launching into Scouting! (Open to all K-4th grade boys and girls) When: Saturday, May 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Where: Buena Vista Elementary School What: Invite your friends to come have fun and learn about scouting! This is a great chance to come learn about scouting and have lots of fun launching water rockets (do you know how to make it go higher?)Individual rockets and treats are providedMay 22nd, 2-5pm at Buena Vista Eleme... Learn More Together for Telemedicine When: Saturday, May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. What: Dear Neighbors,I am a member of the event committee promoting Together for Telemedicine, a Virtual LIVE Event & Auction benefiting Global OffSite Care on Saturday, May 22. I am working with other volunteers and Dr. James K. Gude to bring telemedicine and technology to doct... Learn More California Symphony - Poetry In Motion: Episode 3 When: Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00 p.m. What: Donato Cabrera conducts California Symphony's "Poetry in Motion," a FREE three-part series, premiering over three consecutive Saturdays, May 8, 15 and 22. Filmed at Bay Area landmark the Oakland Scottish Rite Center, each 20- to 45-minute episode features music for string orch... Learn More gather 'round: A Saint Mary's College Short Musical Film When: Saturday, May 22nd at 8:00 p.m. Where: LeFevre Theatre What: When a group of young strangers join a new online meeting space during a once-in-a-lifetime mystical event and a-once-in-a-century pandemic, will they find the connection they seek, and will they unravel the mysteries of love, life and adulting before the stars appear to colli... Learn More Featured Event: Bon Jovi Encore Drive-In Night 2021: Fairgrounds, Pleasanton When: Sunday, May 23rd at 12:00 a.m. What: Bon Jovi Encore Drive-In Night Saturday, May 22, 2021 - SOLD OUT Sunday, May 23, 2021 - 12 a.m. Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton, CA From  Alameda County Fair: "SECOND SHOW ADDED. One Night Only! Bon Jovi Live on the Big Screen! "Encore Drive-In N... Learn More Featured Event: Bon Jovi Encore Drive-In Night 2021: Fairgrounds, Pleasanton (Susan C. Schena) Check out more awesome local events, or add your own, on the Walnut Creek Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.