WALNUT CREEK OPEN SPACE SUMMER PROGRAMS

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Walnut Creek Open Space is open for hiking, walking, running, bicycling, dog walking, and equestrian use. Picnic areas are open and picnics will be allowed in accordance with County regulations. For more information visit Open Space Activities and Reservations | City of Walnut Creek (walnut-creek.org)

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Volunteer Docents Needed at Borges Ranch.

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Costume Night Hike

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Join Ranger Jack on a special Halloween night hike under a full moon! Come in your Halloween costume for a spooky guided hike by the light of the moon. We will discuss some haunting topics including creepies, crawlies and even some cryptids! Please RSVP with Ranger Jack at jromero@walnut-creek.org. Time and location provided to those who RSVP. Number of participants is limited.

Are you interested in volunteering for Walnut Creek Open Space? Do you enjoy working with kids? If so, consider becoming a Docent at Old Borges Ranch. Docents help by leading tours of Borges Ranch to local elementary classes. Tours are designed to give kids an idea on what life was like on a working cattle ranch in the early 1900’s. The tours are fun and interactive and last approximately 1.5 hours. Training and historical info will be provided. For more information on the program contact Ranger CorriFrazier@walnut-creek.org.

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Join Ranger Jack on a special Halloween night hike under a full moon! Come in your Halloween costume for a spooky guided hike by the light of the moon. We will discuss some haunting topics including creepies, crawlies and even some cryptids! Please RSVP with Ranger Jack at jromero@ walnut-creek.org. Time and location provided to those who RSVP. Number of participants is limited.

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Join us at Borges Ranch as we open the Historic Ranch House doors. Tour inside the historic Ranch House a get glimpse of what it was like to live on a ranch in the early 1900’s. A Ranger or docent will be on site to answer any questions you may have about the Borges family and their historic ranch. 1035 Castle Rock Rd Walnut Creek CA 94598.

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THANK YOU

For more information contact Ranger Joel at Cervantes@walnut-creek.org

Costume Night Hike

Sat. Oct 28

Join Ranger Jack on a special Halloween night hike under a full moon! Come in your Halloween costume for a spooky guided hike by the light of the moon. We will discuss some haunting topics including creepies, crawlies and even some cryptids! Please RSVP with Ranger Jack at jromero@ walnut-creek.org. Time and location provided to those who RSVP. Number of participants is limited.

Public Art Showcase Veterans Memorial Plaza Renovation

The City of Walnut Creek has reaffirmed its commitment to honoring veterans by completing a major upgrade to Veterans Memorial Plaza at City Hall. Commissioned to honor the five branches of the American military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines – the Memorial Plaza commemorates all veterans, past, present and future, who have defended America’s freedom and democracy.

Artist and landscape architect Cliff Garten designed the peaceful and contemplative memorial featuring living trees and grasses, fountain pools, obelisks, and benches, completing it in 2004. Based in Southern California, Garten has installed innovative public art across the country, including another Walnut Creek project, the Liliales illuminated screens on Broadway Plaza garage.

Over the past year and a half, the Arts & Recreation (Public Art) and Public Works departments collaborated on the renovation of Veterans Memorial Plaza, upgrading fountains, repairing paths, and replacing trees and grasses. Mr. Garten’s original design included numerous birch trees planted in a grid pattern to suggest soldiers in formation. But over time, hotter summers, drought, and pest infestation stressed the birches, killing many and compromising the integrity of the plaza design. Working with the City, Garten rethought the landscaping plan and called for Ginkgo biloba trees to replace the dying birch trees. Durable and drought-tolerant ginkgo is a beautiful tree whose leaves turn deep yellow in the fall, so that the plaza artwork will change with the seasons. Beneath the ginkgoes, a field of hardy and attractive Lomandra grasses is planted.

The Veterans Memorial Plaza is a living, breathing work of art. The City’s reinvestment of public funds, labor, and creative thinking assures the Memorial will continue to grow and evolve over decades, honoring our veterans.

Sight Unseen:

International Photography by Blind Artists

13 of the world’s most accomplished blind photographers explore ideas about the nature of seeing. Most artists in the exhibition are completely blind, while some are legally blind, but all perceive an image of the physical world in varying degrees. Each photographer brings their inner visions into the seeing world, revealing a visually rich and emotionally complex blend of physical and conceptual artworks.

Through September 17, 2023

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Bits + Pieces: Contemporary Art on a Small Scale

BG's fall show explores our fascination with tiny things, from teacup dogs and ships in bottles, to doll-sized dinner spreads. The artists create small paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and installations echoing their standard-sized counterparts. The minute precision of this exhibition celebrates the quirky and anomalous.

September 30 – December 17, 2023

Explore Walnut Creek with Public Art Walking Tours!

Take a scenic stroll around downtown Walnut Creek and uncover the beauty of public art and culture in your community Tours begin at 10 am in the Lesher Center Plaza and last approximately 1 hour.

Aug 19, Sept 16, Oct 21, Nov 18

Tickets: Adults $5; 18 yrs or younger FREE

Craft Fest Returns!

Shop from local, independent makers and designers producing the finest handmade crafts, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, home goods, artisanal foods, clothing, and more. Public admission is always free.

Saturday, November 18, 2023; 10am - 5pm

Adult classes

Ceramics & Sculpture