Calendar, Best of the Walnut Creek Journal -- Free movies afternoon and night; 20 years of gardening; and a public art walking tour

Best of Walnut Creek

HEALTH

Cancer Support Community,

Natural Therapies and Cancer Treatment -- 6-8 p.m. July 10. Cancer treatment can impact your vitality and quality of life. The use of carefully selected natural therapies can safely reduce treatment side effects, support immune function, and improve quality of life. Facilitate by Debi Walker, ND a licensed naturopathic doctor. Cancer Support Community, 3276 McNutt Avenue, Walnut Creek. For cancer patients, their caregivers and friends. Free. Reservations: 925-933-0107.

Walnut Creek 's Biggest Loser Weight Loss Challenge -- 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays starting June 27, 12-week challenge. Free Body analysis, personal wellness coach, nutrition and exercise information, support group and weekly prizes. $39 donation for 12 week nutrition class. $25 is paid out in cash prizes to the winners. $10 will be donated to Foundation for Prevention of Childhood Obesity. 1001 Harvey Drive, Suite 330, Walnut Creek. 925-525-7800.

EVENTS

Shell Ridge Friday Movie -- 2 p.m. June 22. "We Bought a Zoo" is a comedy-drama film based on a true story of a family moving into a dilapidated zoo and the challenge of preparing the zoo to be reopened to the public. Free, with free popcorn and soft drinks. 200 La Casa Via, Walnut Creek. 925-935-3250,

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Alamo 'Movie Under the Stars' -- 8:45 p.m. July 27. The Alamo Municipal Advisory Council presents DreamWorks' "Puss in Boots." Bring family, friends, chairs, blankets, snacks, flashlights and enjoy the movie in a lovely park setting. Livorna Park, intersection of Livorna Road and Miranda Avenue, Alamo. 925-313-2272, www.cccounty.us/alamoparks&;recreation.

MUSIC

Alamo Summer Concert Series -- 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays. June 22, Moonalice (a variety of genres with musical improvisation); July 6,The Sun Kings (Beatles tribute); July 20, Petty Theft (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute); Aug. 3, The Fabulous Cruise Tones (hits from the 1930s to now). Bring family, friends, chairs, blankets, a picnic dinner, dancing shoes and enjoy music in the park. Livorna Park, Livorna Road and Miranda Avenue, Alamo. 925-313-2272, www.cccounty.us/alamoparks&;recreation.

The Gift of Music -- 7 p.m. June 24. Strike a Chord, a women's ensemble directed by Suzie Peterson and accompanied by Joan Miller performs its first summer concert. The concert will feature selected works ranging from Mozart to Michael Jackson. Shell Ridge Community Church, 200 La Casa Via, Walnut Creek. $8-$10. 925-935-3250.

Make Our Garden Grow Celebrates 20 Years -- 8 p.m. July 14. Festival Opera launches it third decade of artistic excellence with Make Our Garden Grow, a glittering evening of current and former favorite artists, special guests and the Festival Opera Chorus and orchestra in a program of arias and ensembles benefiting the company's 2012-2013 season. Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. $100-$250. 925-943-7469, www.festivalopera.org.

If you have a one-time event you wish 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 WCJOURNAL@bayareanewsgroup.com. For a news release form, contact Lisa Herendeen, 925-945-4785.

Calendar, Best of the Walnut Creek Journal -- Free movies afternoon and night; 20 years of gardening; and a public art walking tour

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