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What's Happening in Richmond
September 20th, 2010 |
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From circuses to art to music to wine, 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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Please Vote Online to Earn $5,000 for the Bay Trail!
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Bruce Beyaert, who is Chair of TRAC, Trails for Richmond
Action Committee, is one of five finalists chosen by Trust for Public Land
and KTVU Channel 2 for the 2010 Cox Conserves Heroes award. The winner to be chosen by online public
voting will receive $5,000 for their favorite charity - the San Francisco Bay
Trail Project in Bruce's case. Everyone
in your family may vote since each individual is entitled to one vote.
First, please click here to go to the website to click on
"VOTE" under Bruce's photo where you may also view a two-minute video
about TRAC and the Bay Trail in Richmond.
Second, please forward this email to your family, friends,
neighbors, colleagues and list serves asking them to vote also.
We will have to go viral with this message in order to earn
$5,000 to further completion and enjoyment of the Bay Trail in Richmond.
Thanks very much for your support!
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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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Blossoms
& Thorns
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett
Avenue (entrance at
25th
Street)
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."
Exhibit runs September 14 - November 13th.
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Point Richmond Concert
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Point Richmond
Friday, September 24th
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Trio Paz, an infectious musical mix of Flamenco
Rumba, Latin, and Brazilian.
6:45 PM-7:45 PM
El Desayuno, a Bay Area group, fusing Latin Jazz
with Soul, Salsa and World Beat.
Every concert features a no-host bar, raffle, face-painting for
children and art exhibitions by the Arts of Point Richmond and the
Point Richmond Art Collective. Participating local restaurants and
businesses offer specials on concert dates.
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Land of the Dragons!
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday September 25th
Sunday September 26th
10am - 5 pm
Youth/Seniors $10
General Admission $15
As you enter the Museum of Fun you will receive the egg of a Dragon. You must
find the clues to the Dragon's Nest before the egg starts to hatch. Great fun
for all ages!
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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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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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! Reservations recommended: 510-233-0576.
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The Circus is coming to town!
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Hilltop Mall
2200 Hilltop Mall Road
September 23rd - September 27th
7:00 pm
The Circus is coming to town! Head over the Hilltop Mall for Ramos Productions Circus.
Location: Parking Lot D between JCPenney and Wal-Mart.
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Ready, Set, Prepare
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West CC County Emergency Preparedness Fair
Hilltop Mall
2200 Hilltop Mall Road
Saturday, September 25th
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Be prepared. Learn what you need to know
and what supplies you need to have to be ready for the next disaster,
and have fun learning.
Participants include all West Contra Costa County cities and their Fire Departments, the County and other agencies.
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Cello Concert by Rebecca Rust
| First United Methodist Church of Richmond
201 Martina
St. (at W. Richmond Ave.)
Sunday September 26th
5 pm
$10 suggested donation
Internationally-known cellist, Rebecca Rust, is returning to
perform in her native Richmond. Ms. Rust will be joined by pianist Vera
Breheda from El Cerrito, and Ms. Rust's husband, Friedrich Edelmann,
who will play bassoon. Selections will include works by Beethoven, Schumann, and
Richard Strauss.
Rebecca Rust is a 2-time winner of the Club
Mendelssohn Scholarship prior to leaving the Bay Area for college. Rebecca's
father, Ben Rust, taught at El Cerrito High School, where Ms. Breheda also
attended, and Rebecca's mother, Rose Rust, played the organ at Unity Church
until her late 70's. Vera Breheda studied at Stony Brook in New York where she
and Ms. Rust performed together. Some 30 years later, they again performed
together in Tokyo, Kyoto and Sapporo, Japan. They have since played concerts
together in Los Angeles, Lake Tahoe, Oregon, Washington, as well as the Bay
Area. This year Rebecca and Friedrich toured China where they taught children,
gave master classes in conservatories in Beijing and Shanghai, and gave
concerts. They will tour Japan in November 2010
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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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Urban Homestead Tour
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Sunday, September 26th
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A free, self-guided tour of family and
community food gardens. A map of locations will be emailed to you when
you register. Go to Richmond Homestead for more information and to register.
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Brooks
Island Adventure
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Richmond Marina
Sunday, September 26th
10:00 am - 4 pm
Join
California Canoe & Kayak at the Richmond Marina for a short paddle
in stable, double kayaks across sheltered bay water with spectacular views
of San Francisco. Paddle along Brooks Island preserved shoreline,
then come ashore to enjoy a naturalist guided two-mile hike around the
island whicih is normally closed to visitors. A parking fee will
be charged at the marina. Fee: Resident $85; Non-Resident $95 Registration
Required: 1-888-EBPARKS (1-888- 327-2757)
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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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Spy Girl's Underground Public Library
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Craneway
1414 Harbour Way South
Wednesday, September 29th
Doors open 7:30 pm
Adults $9
Children $5
Spy
Girl presents a "Race Car Review"
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a comedic assortment of film clips and live vaudevillian entertainment, hosted
by Spy Girlfriday in the historic Craneway Pavilion. On the last Wednesday of
each month, the Underground Public Library reviews a different subject, showing
an obscure collection of film clips, live acts and comedy skits. This is
Experimental Theater.
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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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201 W Richmond Avenue
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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