Editing Brentwood, California (section)

==Attractions and lifestyle==
Brentwood was one of 212 cities designated by KaBOOM! as a Playful City USA for 2010 - one of only 23 such cities in California and only three in Northern California.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kaboom.org/take_action/playful_city_usa/2013_playful_city_usa_communities | title=List of 2013 Playful City USA communities | access-date=February 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407114843/http://kaboom.org/take_action/playful_city_usa/2013_playful_city_usa_communities | archive-date=April 7, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> This is the seventh consecutive year that Brentwood has been listed. Each community selected demonstrated creative commitments to the cause of play and fitness. Brentwood was selected for a variety of reasons, including the fact that it offers the community its Wellness Policy, a community-wide aspirational goal which promotes physical activity and education as the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. Brentwood has many parks and miles of jogging trails, to support healthy lifestyles.<ref>Mitchell, Eve, "Brentwood Again a 'Playful City.'" ''East County Times''. May 23, 2014.</ref>

The visual and performing arts are well represented in Brentwood. The city is home to the Brentwood Art Society, which sponsors events such as the annual Art, Wine, and Jazz Festival, the Artists Open Studio Tour, open mic nights, and other gatherings and shows. The Art Society is also a supporter of the Brentwood Theater Company, which since 2010 has been producing Broadway musicals and musical reviews in venues around the city. In spring 2014, a major art gallery was opened in the Streets of Brentwood shopping center.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/east-county-times/ci_25174674/new-art-gallery-will-bring-visual-performing-and | date=February 18, 2014 | last=King | first=Paula | title=New art gallery will bring visual, performing and literary arts together at Streets of Brentwood | publisher=Contra Costa Times | access-date=February 26, 2014}}</ref>

The Brentwood Parks and Recreation Department reports that it is responsible for 72 city parks. Only four of these exceed 10 acres in size, while 23 parks cover less than one acre each.<ref>''Welcome! your guide to east county 2017''. pp. 57–58.</ref>

===Points of interest===
*East Contra Costa Historical Society and Museum - east of Brentwood on Sellers Ave.
*[[Los Vaqueros Reservoir]] 
*[[Marsh Creek (California)#Marsh Creek Regional Trail|Marsh Creek Regional Trail]] 
*[[Marsh Creek State Park (California)|Marsh Creek State Park]] - currently not open to the public
*[[Round Valley Regional Preserve]] 
*[[Vasco Caves Regional Preserve]] 
*[[Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta]]
*Brentwood Civic Center
*Streets of Brentwood shopping center
*[[John Marsh (pioneer)#John Marsh House|John Marsh House]] - historic home, currently not open to the public; managed by the John Marsh Historic Trust.
*[[Delta Theater]] - historic movie theater located in Downtown Brentwood

===Agriculture-related attractions===
*The Art, Wine, and Jazz Festival is held each year in late August. A host of local vintners, wineries, and brewers participate, including: Hannah Nicole Vineyards, Bloomfield Vineyards, Tamayo Family Vineyards, J Doran Vineyards, Cline Cellars, and Black Diamond Brewery.
*Numerous local farms operate produce stands or offer "U-Pick" opportunities throughout Brentwood on the "Harvest Time" farm tour route.
*A [[farmers' market]] is held on First Street in downtown Brentwood on Saturday mornings year-round.