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What's Happening in Richmond
September 14th, 2010 |
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The fun never ends in Richmond! Like music? Check out the Heavy Metal concert on Friday or the Spirit & Soul Festival on Sunday. Like plays? Go see "Other People's Money" at the Masquers. Like art? Check out Roses & Thorns. Want music and art? Go to the Raku Festival at the Richmond Art Center. Love football? The Craneway once again hosts Monday night football with a buffet and their huge screen. There are many event this week, see you at one of them!
Whatever you do, you can find it in Richmond!
Want to learn more about Richmond? Check out our website!! Or visit the Community Calendar to see what events are coming up.
Michelle Itagaki
Richmond Convention & Visitors Bureau
PS. Remember, if your event isn't listed here, we probably aren't aware of it. Either send us your information by Monday morning to be included in the weekly edition or enter your event on the Community Calendar.
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NIAD Printmaking: 25 Years
| NIAD
551 23rd Street
Reception: September 18, 2-5pm, with a printmaking demo by Studio Manager Andres Cisneros-Galindo and NIAD artists at 3:00pm.
For over 25 years NIAD's printmaking studio has consistently produced high quality work in a range of techniques that includes woodcuts, linocuts, collagraphs, serigraphs, letterpress text and the application of chin colle, monotype and a la poupee. Curated by master printer and lont time NIAD studio manager Andres Cisneros-Galindo, the exhibit will feature NIAD artists that have escelled in this medium since the organization's inception. Artists such as Sam Gant, Deatra Colbert, Beverly Trieber, Vida Moretti, and many more.
Exhibit runs September 7 - November 5.
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Playland's IT'S-IT ICE CREAM BAR!!
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday September 18th
Sunday September 19th
10am - 5 pm
Youth/Seniors $10
General Admission $15
Playland's most famous taste treat, and the treat is for you! Free It's-It Ice
Cream Bar this Weekend ONLY!
Playland is a Museum
of Old-Fashioned Fun chock-full with
over 30 pinball machines set on FREE play, penny arcade games and a carousel
carnival (where you can win prizes!), miniature circus, magic shows, and
interactive displays honoring America's
Bygone Amusements. More information about Playland here
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Chicago Style Stepping' Lessons
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Richmond PAL Auditorium
2200 Macdonald, Second Floor
Every Thursday
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
$10 per class
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Women Behind the Camera
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Bridge Artspace
23 Maine Ave. (So. 1st
and Maine)
Friday, September 17th
7:00pm - 1:00am
Guest curator, San Francisco artist Scot
Velardo brings the photography of three artists:
Jacqui Galle:Jacqui's current project involves shooting taxidermy as décor in home interiors
across the country. She finds great satisfaction in examining how a room defines
an individual, and in the taxidermy project endeavors to bring about a sense of
surprise, surrealism and beauty.
Sheila Menezes: Life in the San Francisco Mission District, living above an ice
cream store and kitty-corner to the "baddest bar in the city", continues to
inspire her street-photography heartbeat. The urban landscapes displayed
represent her travels around the States...Westside to Eastside: Las Vegas, Seattle
and New York.
Jen Siska: There is not an hour
that goes by in her day when she is not seeing something she is inspired by and
has to photograph. At times it can be the most ordinary things where she finds
beauty: light, people, food, nature, laughter, the sky, telephone wires,
buildings, the list is endless. This show is a collage of snapshots that give
insight into a day in her life.
We've planned some
interesting music. Come be delightfully surprised.
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Blossoms
& Thorns
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett
Avenue (entrance at
25th
Street)
September 14 - November 13th
Reception:
September 25
Invitational: 1-3
pm
General: 3 -
5 pm
Blossoms
& Thorns: The
Legacy of Richmond's Historic Japanese American
Nurseries
Featuring
Richmond-based photographers Ellen Gailing, Matthew Matsuoka, Fletcher Oakes and
Ken Osborn.
Curated by Emily Anderson and Donna Graves.
An exhibition of contemporary
and historic photographs and artifacts exploring the Japanese American cut
flower nurseries that
began in
Richmond in the
early 1900's and continued for over 100 years despite various challenges
including internment
during World War II.
The
contemporary photos are the inspiration for this exhibition. While the buildings
fell into disrepair, the roses and
carnations continue to thrive and often are found bursting through the roofs and
windows. The contemporary
photographers'
images document the beauty of these "ruins," as well as the profound tenacity of
the plants and the
significance of the years of work that cultivated
them.
The
exhibition also explores the remarkable legacy of Japanese Americans who built a
thriving community and flower
industry in Richmond beginning over a century ago. During
WWII these families were forced into
internment
camps and had to leave their properties, businesses and homes behind. In a few
cases they were able to pass them
on to others to run for them until they could return. Several of the family
businesses were able to
rebuild and
continued for many years after the war despite additional encroachments by the
construction of Highway 80
and BART. Eventually, federal policies that favored flowers imported from
Latin America caused
this
once vital
industry to lose its viability and the businesses were shut down. Richmond holds the last
extensive historic flower
nurseries built by Japanese Americans in California, but they will soon be demolished
to make way for affordable housing.
"These
nurseries are a rare legacy of an important chapter in Japanese American history
and in the heritage of our state."
Preserving
California's Japantowns'
surveys of
Nikkei communities across California did not identify
any other sites
that hold this depth and breadth of historic connection to the Japanese American
flower-growing industry,"
states Donna Graves, historian and director of the project,
Preserving
California's
Japantowns. Graves
is the curator
of the historic portion of this exhibition. She has written extensively about
the Richmond
nursery community and
initiated a video documentary project about Richmond's Japanese American heritage that
is
currently
underway.
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Other People's Money
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Masquers Playhouse
by JERRY STERNER
directed by ROBERT ESTES
There's conflict, comedy, and a bit of romance in this moving story
about business, love and loyalty. Corporate raider Lawrence Garfinkle
(a.k.a. "Larry the Liquidator") is always looking for the next big
score. When he puts his sights on New England Wire and Cable, the owner
hires Kate Sullivan to help prevent a hostile takeover. As he closes in
on his goal, Larry has to decide which he lusts after more: money or
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Local Metal Bands at the Craneway
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Craneway
1414 Harbour Way South
Friday, September 17th
Doors open 8:00 pm
$10
Heavy metal fans will rock out with Hatchet, Zombie Holocaust, Apothesary and others!
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Hotel Mac Celebrates California Wines
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Hotel Mac
50 Washington Avenue
Month of September
Come celebrate at the
Mac!
All bottles of wine are half price for the month of September!Wine dinner on September 14th featuring Ruffino, Banfi & Antinori wines.
Reservations recommended: 510-233-0576.
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Who was Wendy the Welder? | Marina Bay Park
Saturday, September 11th
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Meet a park ranger at the Rosie the Riveter Memorial (by the main parking lot), for a 45 minute program exploring the role of women in the Richmond shipyards during World War II.
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SÁBADOS: 18 DE SEPTIEMBRE ,
16 DE OC-TUBRE
Héroes de Home Front
Encuentra un guardaparques, Miguel Dimas
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Richmond Art Center's Raku Festival
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Saturday September 18th
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
$30 member / $35 nonmember
Register online or call 510.620.6772 for more information
Come celebrate the launch of the Richmond Art Center's 75th year!
A day of demos, workshops and fun.
Focus on Fire: Raku Festival
10:am Tatsumaki Taiko, Japanese Taiko drumming tradition
2:30 - Lecture by David Kuraoka
4:00 - 6:00 - Artists' Reception
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Comedy Night at the Boilerhouse
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Headliner: Jeff Applebaum
Jeff has appeared on The Late Late show with Craig Ferguson, is casted
as Joey Bishop in "The Rat Pack is Back" and performs in Las Vegas, San
Francisco, Chicago and Manchester, has appeared in "The Pursuit of
Happiness" with Will Smith, has been seen on CBS, ABC and has performed
with Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Kevin Nealon, Norm McDonald, Bobby
Slayton, Robert Schimmel, Kevin Pollak, Robert Klein, Jake Johannsen and
more.
Janine Brito started doing standup comedy in St. Louis and has performed
at clubs and theaters throughout the US and Hong Kong. Now a rising
star on the San Francisco scene, she is a regular at the Punchline,
winner of the 2009 SF Women's Comedy Competition, recipient of Rooftop
Comedy's 2010 Silver Nail Award, and opener for the Laughter Against The
Machine Comedy Tour.
Joe Nguyen's path to comedy began when he was born in the state of
Georgia to a Vietnamese immigrant and a white Jewish woman from the
Dominican Republic. Joe won the 2009 Russian River Comedy Competition,
is a regular at the Punch Line Comedy Clubs and tours nationally with
the Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour
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Homecoming Brawl for the Richmond Wrecking Belles
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Craneway
1414 Harbour Way South
Saturday, September 18th
Doors open 6:00 pm
$10
The Bay Area Derby Girls present The Richmond Wrecking Belles vs. The
Oakland Outlaws. This is the fiercest rivalry in
the Bay Area! Check out all-womens flat track roller derby at its
finest. Watch these skaters go head to head in a game that's not to be
missed.
Women's flat track roller derby is not your grandma's game. This is
a full contact race on rollerskates, where the hits are real and the
hurt is too. This is the only time you will catch these teams on the
track this year, so come see what the grudge is all about.
Get the hottest ticket in town and let The Bay Area Derby Girls
serve you blue collar drink specials featuring top-shelf liquor, gourmet
snacks from local chefs, local vendors and win the raffle featuring
prizes like a V.I.P. couch, replete with a round of beers, all while
watching the nation's best skaters fight for the win.
This is an all ages event. Children under 5 get in free! The doors
open at 6pm game at 8pm. Seating is general admission so arrive early to
secure your spot.
Group rates are available through pr@bayareaderbygirls.com
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Art in the Park 2010
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Historic Point Richmond
Gateway Foundation
Park
4 West Richmond Ave
Sunday September 19
11am - 6pmFREE
The outdoor Art Festival will feature local
artists, performance artists, and music,in the beautiful garden park at the gateway
to Historic Point Richmond, Gateway
Foundation Park. Original art and crafts will be available for
purchase.
Fine Art and Crafts, Festivities, bring
your own chair, purchase lunch from local restaurants, beverage booth
available, and listen to music, fun for all!
Artful Costumes Encouraged!
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Spirt and Soul Festival Richmond Main Street
| Community Space (Harbour Way & Macdonald Avenue
Sunday, September 19th
Noon - 5pm
Tickets: $40 in advance
$45 at the door
$60 for the VIP package.
Wine, food, jazz, gospel, and blues. We will feature some our best performers from the 2010 Music on the Main concerts, including Andre Thierry and the Junius Courtney Big Band, plus invigorating performances by R&B crooners Top Shelf, and gospel greats Consonance and the Stars of Glory. There's no better way to Rock Your Spirit and Lift Your Soul! Tickets are on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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510Arts
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World Culture in the East Bay
Looking for an Art event in the East Bay? The Arts & Culture communities in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley & Richmond have formed a cultural corridor partnership to bring these events to you in an easy to find format. 510arts.com is a web portal linked to each city's own Arts calendar. Bookmark this page for your future use!
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Monday Night Football is Back at the Craneway!
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Craneway
1414 Harbour Way South
Monday, September 20th
Monday Night Football is back! Starting Monday Sept 13 (and every Monday
night) Featuring our 260 inch HD LED Screen w/ full bar and buffet
dinner.
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27th Annual California
Coastal Clean-up Needs Volunteers
| Saturday, September
25
9 a.m. - noon
Coastal Cleanup Day is the State's largest single effort
to remove the debris that has accumulated on our beaches and inland shorelines
over the past year, bringing tens of thousands of volunteers out annually
across the State to protect the marine wildlife and habitat that can be
badly damaged by marine debris.
There will be many opportunities
to pitch in and help cleanup Richmond's shoreline along the Bay Trail.
For information about cleanup from Breuner Marsh, Shimada Friendship
Park & Point Isabel to Marina Bay, click here.
Call to Kayakers: The Watershed Project is looking for 25 intrepid
volunteers to help cleanup Richmond's shoreline from kayaks. They
have Kayaks for 15 volunteers on a first come first served basis and are
looking for ten kayakers that have their own boat to join us. If you are
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"Get in Ship Shape" at the City of Richmond's Home Front Festival by the bay
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It's almost time again for the Home Front Festival.....and we anticipate this fourth annual year will be even better!
We've moved the heart of the festival to the Craneway Pavilion and the end of Harbour Way South, which will make everything easier to find. There will be free bus service between Shipyard #3 and Harbour Way, three music stages, food vendors, a Home Front Award ceremony, a group photo of people who worked on the home front, National Park Service walks and talks, the Northland Sea Scout Ship tour, the YMCA fun run and much much more.....
...And don't forget about the USO Dance is Friday night, October 1st!
If you are interested in having a booth this year, the Home Front Festival Committee is requesting all exhibitors to follow the directions on the website under the "participants/sponsors link.
Please try to include exhibits in your booth that relate to the World War II Home Front, and our theme of "getting into ship shape". We welcome Victory Garden/Healthy Eating exhibits this year as well.
**If you are a nonprofit and you would like to discuss a fee reduction, please contact Judy Morgan at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Phone: (510) 234-3512.
The festival hours are from 11:00am to 6:00pm. We are requesting that your booth be set up by 10:00am Saturday and not be taken down until after 6:00pm. However, if you need to leave early, please stay until 3:00pm, and be aware that no cars will be allowed to drive into the festival area to pack up until after 6:00pm.
If you are interested in volunteering with the National Park Service at the festival. Please contact Elizabeth Tucker, at 510-232-5050.
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Celebrate the Arts in
Pinole
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Saturday October 16th
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: In
the parking lot in front of the store at 1212 Fitzgerald Drive in the Pinole Vista Shopping
Center.
You're invited to
participate in Celebrate the Arts in Pinole.
We're excited about having you in this event which has several goals.
Aaron Brothers-Pinole
is sponsoring the event. Jason Goodwin, store manager, is very interested in
supporting artists and becoming an integral part of the arts' community. By
offering you this invitation, we hope to create long-term, positive
relationships with local artists and arts' organizations.
This event is also an
opportunity to promote the arts in West County. October is National Arts and
Humanities Month when hundreds of arts organizations and communities across the
nation celebrate. We are inviting Debbie Long, Mayor of Pinole, to issue the
proclamation provided by Americans for the Arts. The celebration grew out of
National Arts Week which was begun by the National Endowment for the Arts and
Americans for the Arts in 1985.
There is
no charge for artists to participate in this event. As a participating artist,
you will receive free archival mounting and professional assembly (a $50
value) if you decide to purchase of custom or ready-made frames on up to five
pieces. This offer is good until the end of the year. Visitors who purchase a
participating artist's work will receive the same offer until the end of the
year. Offer valid only at Pinole Aaron brothers. (There is no
obligation
for artists to purchase
frames.)
Fill out the form here.
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Suite B
Richmond, California 94801
510-237-1403 |
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Are you planning an event? Give us a call and we'll help you plan!!(510) 237-1403
or send an email.
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