Summer fun with family and friends begins at Art & Wine 2010, presented by the Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, June 5, 11am-7pm, and Sunday, June 6, 11am-6pm., at spacious Heather Farm Park. Non-stop music & entertainment, art and crafts, wines & microbrews, festival fare, children’s activities, and the crazy Grape Stomp.

For more information, go to http://www.walnut-creek.com/

The Lesher Center for the Arts presents visual stunner Petite Mort, the World Premiere of the striking French Twist, and passionate Songs of Mahler. European choreographer Jirí Kylián’s breathtaking Petite Mort, which pairs six men and six women with six fencing foils, marks a significant collaboration for Smuin Ballet.

On Friday, May 21 at 8pm at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. 

For more information, go to http://www.lesherartscenter.org/

FamilyFest is a new, larger 3-day outdoor children’s festival over the Memorial Day Weekend for the first time in Walnut Creek, CA.  Admission is $5 per person if you bring a can of food for the Food Bank (or $6 without a donation).

Starts on Saturday, May 29 from 10am and ends on monday, May 31 at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek.

An eclectic collection of local art is on exhibit at the Contra Costa JCC including the colorful and vibrant work of Michael Yashar. The artist spent his childhood in Isfahan and Teheran and at age 17 Yashar came to the U.S. to study art and architecture, reflected in his vivid works.

From May 12–September 17, from Monday-Thursday, 9 am-8 pm, Friday 9 am-3 pm. Admission is free. At  2071 Tice Valley Blvd. in Walnut Creek.

For more information, go to http://www.ccjcc.org/articlenav.php?id=92

Remember those gardenia wrist corsages? An exhibit of prom dresses and accessories dating back to the 1920s, including cotillion dance cards, are on display at Shadelands Ranch Museum. The dresses represent the changing styles and fashion over the years and illustrate how the Cotillion Ball has evolved to the high school prom of today.

From May 23–June 30, Wednesdays and Sundays, 1-4 pm at 2660 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Walnut Creek.

For more information, please visit http://walnutcreekhistory.info/

Enjoy a day designed just for the ladies: shopping, complimentary wine and chocolate sampling, assorted complimentary pampering from vendors, raffles and so much more.
Come and listen to music by Erica “Sunshine” Lee at Sunday, May 16 from 11am to 5pm at Shadelands Arts Center, 111 N. Wiget Ln.

For more information, please go to http://www.itsjustyourstyle.com/

Filled with classic Coward confections like Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Why Do the Wrong People Travel and Mad About the Boy, this is one marvelous party you don’t want to miss. “A blissful and flawless revue!” gushed the Seattle Times is shown from May 20 till June 26 at the Lesher Center for the Arts.

For more information, please go to http://www.lesherartscenter.org/onstagenow/0910rep#party

Come and collect flowers in all downtown Walnut Creek stores on Saturday, May 8th, the day before Mother’s Day from 10am-2pm.   Cost is $8 in advance, $10 day of the event.　Ticket price includes flowers and tasting of champagne throughout the event.　

Tickets can be purchased online at www.walnutcreekdowntown.com