Calendar, Best of the Walnut Creek Journal — ‘Walnut Creek Wednesdays’ downtown street party; HireLive career fair; Elizabeth ‘Betty Wall’ Strohfus – World War II ‘WASP’

Best of Walnut Creek

EVENTS

Activity Fair, Ygnacio Valley Library — Noon-3 p.m. Nov. 8. Adults can find out about fun and interesting activities they can try. Local groups will be on hand and available to introduce their organizations and their activities to interest members of the community. YV Library, 2661 Oak Grove Road, Walnut Creek. 925-938-1481, ccclib.org.

2014 HireLive Career Fair — 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Management, sales and retail specific careers. Bring 10-15 resumes; dress business professional. Embassy Suites Hotel, 13455 Treat Blvd., Walnut Creek. Free. Parking $5. www.HireLive.com.

‘Walnut Creek Wednesdays’ downtown — 6-8 p.m. Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17. Serving up something different each week, including live music, street performers, holiday carolers, horse and carriage rides, face painting, sweet treats and beverages and more. Between Locust and North Main Streets and Civic Center Drive and Botelho, Walnut Creek. www.walnutcreekdowntown.com.

Birth of Baha’u’llah — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Baha’u’llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha’i Faith was born into Persian nobility in Tehran, Iran, on Nov. 12, 1817. He later took on the title of Baha’u’llah, which means “The Glory of God” in Arabic. His followers are known as Baha’is. 4100 Clayton Road, Concord. 925-360-0448, www.bahaifaithofwalnutcreek.org.

HOME AND GARDEN

‘Home Composting for Busy People’ workshops — Composting and Vermicompos,t 3-4:30 p.m. Nov. 9, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, 1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek; 7-8:30 p.m. Dec. 10. Heather Farm Community, 301 N. San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek. Registration needed. www.wastediversion.org.

MUSIC

Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher in concert — 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Fletcher will perform selections from his new Edvard Grieg CD as well as music by Bach, a Fandango by Joaquin Rodrigo, a traditional Shaker Hymn, Catalan folk songs and more. Walnut Creek Library, 1644 N. Broadway. 925-977-3340, www.ccclib.org.

THEATER

‘Arsenic and Old Lace,” Las Lomas Theater Arts — 7:30 p.m. Thur.-Sat., Nov. 7-Nov. 15. A black comedy about two “sweet” old sisters whose ongoing “charity” is to kill lonely, elderly bachelors by serving them homemade elderberry wine spiked with arsenic. $8-$10. 1460 S. Main St., Walnut Creek. 925-280-3920.

LECTURES

Elizabeth ‘Betty Wall’ Strohfus — World War II

WASP: World War II Experiences — 1-3 p.m. Nov. 11. Former World War II pilot trainer Strohfus served in the Women’s Air Force Service Pilot Program. She piloted a variety of aircraft. She was the first woman to instruct male cadets in the skill of instrument flight. She has traveled to over 30 states telling her story. Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. 925-943-7469, www.LesherArtsCenter.org.

MEETINGS

Valley Quail Chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America — 10 a.m. Nov. 13. The program will be the annual Show and Tell from the members. Guests and new members welcome. Faith Christian Fellowship Church, 860 Bancroft, Walnut Creek. 925-687-6787.

Diablo Valley Democratic Club — 7 p.m. Nov. 19. How Your Vote Gets Counted: Joe Canciamilla, Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, will explain how votes are counted and discuss voting issues. Ygnacio Valley Library, m 2661 Oak Grove Road, Walnut Creek. 925-946-0469, www.dvdems.org.

If you have a one-time event to run in the Best of the Walnut Creek Journal calendar, send two weeks in advance to Best of the Journal, c/o the Times, P.O. Box 8099, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-8099, or e-mail to [email protected]. For a news release form, contact Lisa Herendeen, 925-945-4785.

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