The Shadelands Scene
Community news, updates, and insights
FROM THE HEART:
FERNANDO OTERO, MD
Dr. Fernando Otero, a vascular surgeon with BASS Medical Group , recently partnered with Operation Access to return health and quality of life to a woman who had been suffering for 26 years with severe abdominal pain that left her with difficulty eating, breathing, and sleeping and unable to work.

Operation Access is a Bay Area organization that connects uninsured, low-income individuals with medical professionals who donate their time and services to underserved individuals by providing vital surgical and specialty care.

Diagnosed with gallstones in the early 90s, Jeannette was unable to afford health care and dealt with debilitating pain until Dr. Otero performed a life-changing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Jeannette praises Dr. Otero saying, "I am now healthy and happy with the drive to live, work, and support my family."
To read more about Dr. Otero
and his charitable work, click here .
2637 Shadelands Drive
Walnut Creek
WHAT MAKES THE ORCHARDS YOUR SPECIAL PLACE?
Featuring a 55,000-SF state-of-the-art Safeway with rooftop parking and additional anchor tenants Stein Mart , Petco , and Crunch Fitness , The Orchards is a vibrant 25-acre community retail and lifestyle center with 180,000 SF of shops, services, and dining, as well as:
• open park space,
• plenty of cozy seating areas,
• a children's playground, and
• a mile-long trail that meanders through the center.

Joining the existing lineup of great eating establishments like Jack's Urban Eats , Burger Lounge , Patra Indian Grill , MOD Pizza , and Starbucks , will be

• Thai Thani Cuisine , and

Recent new tenants include Sutter Health Walk-In Care and Park Avenue Cleaners .


The outdoor amphitheater and open community space in the northeast corner of the center nestled in a stand of heritage oak trees is a great place to meet friends and family or enjoy a quiet moment alone.
FIND YOUR SECRET GARDEN AT SHADELANDS
For nine performances in May, the talented students of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts will bring Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic English novel The Secret Garden to life in the revered 1991 musical with a Tony-winning score.

The Secret Garden features more than 20 student artists from the Theater, Dance, and Vocal departments and more than 40 student designers, technicians, and musicians from the Instrumental and Production & Design departments.

Enchantment— and mystery— await the whole family!

Contra Costa School
of Performing Arts
2730 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek
925.235.1130
May 3, 4, 5 (two performances)
May 6, 10, 11, 12 (two performances)
HEALTHY, SAFE & SUSTAINABLE LIVING IS FOCUS OF ANNUAL SWELL FAIR, MAY 30
The Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is hosting its 11th annual safety and wellness SWELL Fair , Wednesday, May 30, Noon-2pm, featuring vendor booths and demonstrations covering health & wellness , safety , and sustainability , both at work and at home. A perennially popular event held on the grounds of JGI at 2800 Mitchell Drive , organizers are expecting 500 visitors and are now accepting vendor applications.
Click here for SWELL Fair information.

Click here for the vendor application.
ARF MAKES THE DATE
Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation , ARF, is mentioned in the popular 2018 "365 CATS" Page-a-Day Calendar . Check out Thursday, April 26, featuring these two "cuddle-buddies" Max & Oliver, who were adopted from ARF, one of at least 16,000 animal shelters in North America, according to the calendar page. Visit ARF at 2890 Mitchell Drive— there might be a cuddle-buddy waiting for you!




Tony La Russa's ARF
Pet Walk & Community Festival
Saturday, May 19, 9:30am
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Paws hit the pavement
to save animals in need.
to make a difference!
MEET THE NEIGHBORS
New Shadelands tenant Rogers Behavioral Health (RBH) hosted an
informal Meet the Neighbors on Friday morning, March 23. The clouds parted and the sun shone as RBH staff and Shadelands neighbors met over coffee and pastries. For more than 110 years, RBH has been providing mental health and addition treatment that's proven effective in protecting against relapse. With locations nationwide, Shadelands is RBH's first West Coast office.

420 N. Wiget Lane, Building 2
925.266.8800
Save the Date
Official Grand Opening Celebration & Ribbon Cutting!
Wed., May 23, 4:30-8:30pm
420 N. Wiget Lane, 4:30-6:30pm
Heather Farm Garden Center, 6:30-8:30pm
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