Keen to play Pebble Beach or St. Andrews without the travel and crowds? Good news: Smash Box Golf indoor golf simulator is coming to the Shadelands SportsMall in August.

In April, owners Charlie and Jerica Campbell debuted their new venture during a five-day pre-opening pop-up event, demonstrating what golfers can expect from this hi-tech, immersive indoor golf experience.

Within individual, self-contained, ultra-modern and private mobile units, Smash Box Golf uses the technology of industry leader Trackman to simulate a golf outing, whether on a course—250 worldwide to choose from—or driving range.

Complete with an Astroturf base, floor-to-ceiling flexible screen, television monitors on either side, and seating space for six guests, Smash Box Golf provides personalized opportunities to play a round of golf or practice a bucket of balls quickly, in less time than outdoor play.

And, because the software technology displays instant performance feedback and assessment data on the mounted monitors, players can play and practice with purpose, refining their swings based on the data and their own goals.

To be located on the open tan bark area at the entrance to COPA, Smash Box Golf will be membership-based, with several monthly membership options that include member play and guest passes.

Tee times are booked online and through the app.

For golfers who want to sneak in a round before work or after the kids have gone to bed, 24/7 accessibility (via geocode entry) makes it easy to grab the clubs and tee up anytime, any weather.

Check out Smash Box Golf.

Smash Box Golf owners Charlie and Jerica Campbell are launching their indoor golf experience in August 2024.

Coming August 2024



Smash Box Golf

Shadelands SportsMall

2640 Shadelands Drive

Walnut Creek

925.940.9407

Private golf unit; 250 golf courses to choose from; instant performance feedback.

The unit's back wall folds down as a party deck to accommodate additional players and guests.

Food Truck Thursdays is located in the parking lot of Kaiser Permanente Park Shadelands Medical Offices at 370 Lennon Lane.

Open to the public Thursdays, 11:30am–2pm, Food Truck Thursdays is presented by Taste of the World Market, whose motto is Taste International. Support Local.

In May, look for:

• MAY 2 | Hella Mas

• May 9 | OG Tacos

• May 16 | Momolicious

• May 23 | Rosie's Food Truck

• May 30 | Cousins Maine Lobster

Bring your appetite, family & friends!

Food truck line-up and food truck appearance are subject to change.

Food Truck Thursdays

11:30am–2pm

Kaiser Permanente

Park Shadelands Medical Offices

370 Lennon Lane

Walnut Creek

Momolicious, May 16

The Contra Costa School of Performing Arts (CoCoSPA) Spring Dance Showcase will delight audiences of all ages with a dynamic blend of classical ballet and contemporary musical theater, performed on May 3 at Del Valle Theater, Walnut Creek.

Under the direction of CoCoSPA's Dance Director Anna Gemma, a classically trained ballerina, the school's talented high school and middle school dancers will perform high energy numbers from the hit Broadway musical Chicago, and then move through to delicate, bold pieces from the legendary Swan Lake.

A previous story about the Spring Dance Showcase misstated the date. The date of the performance is May 3.

Contra Costa School

of Performing Arts

Spring Dance Showcase

Friday, May 3 | 7pm

Del Valle Theater

1963 Tice Valley Blvd

Walnut Creek

Joybound People & Pets (formerly ARF) is holding one of its largest community events and fundraisers on Sunday, May 19, in downtown Walnut Creek. Free and open to the public, Joybound Around Town (formerly ARF's Animals on Broadway) returns for its 24th year to celebrate the human-animal bond with a pet walk and festival in Broadway Plaza.

Joybound Around Town

Sunday, May 19

Pet Parade | 10–11am

Pet Festival | 10am–3pm

Broadway Plaza

Walnut Creek

Joybound Around Town begins at 10am with an easy one-mile walk around Broadway Plaza with furry friends and fellow animal lovers. Team leaders invite family and friends to join them to raise funds for the health and welfare of dogs and cats, who are given a second chance at life and happiness at Joybound.

The Pet Festival continues into the afternoon with pet health and wellness-related booths and family-fun activities, including the popular Best Dressed Pet Contest.

Register for free and start earning fundraising prizes.

Joybound

People & Pets

2890 Mitchell Drive

Walnut Creek

925.256.1273

Joybound Around Town, Sunday, May 19, Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek.

Joybound Around Town Pet Parade brings out the best dressed four-legged friends.

Collab Fertility is the place to be on Thursday, May 30, for outdoor fun, catered food, live music, and celebrating with friends, colleagues, and the medical community.

The newly built Collab Fertility, founded by Thalia Segal, MD, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist, has been seeing patients since January.

Now it's time for Collab's official open house and ribbon cutting, open to community members and providers, to be held on the last Thursday in May in tandem with the Walnut Creek Chamber's monthly networking BASH.

The 9,000-square-foot facility is full-scope, with a fertility clinic, surgery center, and the largest in vitro fertilization (IVF) lab in the Bay Area, providing patients access to premier, client-centered care that focuses on compassion, transparency, and the IVF patient experience.

Tour the facility and meet the team.

Register for the May Collab Fertility Open House & Ribbon Cutting and Walnut Creek Chamber BASH.

Collab Fertility's welcoming lobby offers floor to ceiling views of the courtyard and grounds.

Collab Fertility

2700 Ygnacio Valley Road

Suite 170

Walnut Creek

925.270.2992

Open House & Ribbon Cutting

Thursday, May 30

5:30–7pm

Collab Fertility founder Dr. Thalia Segal in the facility's surgery center.

Collab Fertility's embryology lab is the largest in the San Francisco Bay Area.

On June 6, 1974, voters passed the R-8 bond measure, enabling the purchase and protection of Lime Ridge, Shell Ridge, Sugarloaf, and Acalanes undeveloped spaces, and other lands in and around Walnut Creek, to be preserved in perpetuity as public parks and open space.

Now, on June 6 of this year, the Walnut Creek Historical Society is hosting the 50th anniversary celebration of that seminal moment, launching a summer long Open Space History Exhibit.

The exhibit will feature a visual timeline of events and showcase milestones crucial to the success of the Open Space Foundation’s mission and the preservation of the Walnut Creek’s natural environment.

It will also acknowledge community participation and grassroots activism that has enabled the purchase of more than 2,700 acres of public land.

The 50th anniversary celebration is free and open to the public.

Walnut Creek Open Space

50th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, June 6 | 4–6pm

Hosted by

Walnut Creek

Historical Society

Free Admission

Food • Entertainment • Exhibit

Shadelands Ranch Museum

2660 Ygnacio Valley Road

Walnut Creek

925.935.7871

The 4th Annual Shadelands Classic Car Show, hosted by the Walnut Creek Historical Society, will be held Sunday, June 9, on the grounds of the Shadelands Ranch Museum, 10am–3pm.

This popular, free event features meticulously restored classic cars, live music, food trucks, awards, and raffle prizes. And the historic 1903 Shadelands ranch house will be open for tours.

Do you have a classic car that you would like to show? There's a spot for you. Visit Shadelands Classic Car Show to download an application.

For more information, contact wchs@wchistory.org, or call 925.935.7871.

Shadelands Classic Car Show

Sunday, June 9

10am–3pm

Free Admission

Food • Entertainment • Awards

Walnut Creek

Historical Society

2660 Ygnacio Valley Road

Walnut Creek

925.935.7871

The corner of Shadelands Drive and N. Wiget Lane is getting more than beautification work done.

The City's Shadelands and Wiget Pedestrian Improvement Project, which began the end of April, targets pedestrian safety and asphalt repairs, and is expected to last two months.

The southwest corner of Shadelands Drive and Wiget Lane lacks a sidewalk for a length of more than 400’ at the frontage of the Master Gardeners’ “Our Garden” center along both streets.

The project calls for the construction of new sidewalks to close gaps and sidewalk widening along the length of existing sidewalk.

Additionally, curbs and gutters, curb ramps, sidewalk drains, and a new streetlight will be installed.

Facing south at the SW corner of Shadelands Drive & N. Wiget Lane, site of the Shadelands & Wiget Pedestrian Improvement Project.

Portions of the sidewalk will be closed during construction, and pedestrians and cyclists will be directed toward alternative routes.

For information, visit Walnut Creek.

Memorial Day Observance

May 27 | 11am–Noon

Civic Park, 1375 Civic Drive

Walnut Creek

On Monday, May 27, Walnut Creek will hold its annual Memorial Day Observance at Civic Park, honoring those who have given their lives in service to our country. The ceremony will include a musical tribute by the Walnut Creek Concert Band, and will conclude with a gathering across the street at the Veterans Memorial for a brief closing ceremony.