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What's Happening in Richmond
October 20, 2010
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Fall is here, giving us beautiful weather to enjoy all the outdoor events! That includes both of our wonderful Farmers Markets, a planned bike ride on our Bay Trail, and a Fall Festival on Saturday. Rather be indoors? Plenty of things to do inside as well...peruse an art gallery, go to the film festival, wine taste for a good cause, or go see a play.
Don't like my choices? Read on for even more things to do in our great community...
Be sure and read our looking ahead section so you can plan accordingly.
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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Autumn Wine Tasting to Benefit Saffron Strand
| Courtyard by Marriott Hotel
3150 Garrity Way
Thursday, October 21st
5:00 pm -8:00 pm
$50 per person
Vintners and wine stewards are going to host tables and pour samples from their cellars. Other sponsors are contributing in-kind donations to support Saffron Strand's work. More than a dozen local area vineyards, wineries, and wine-serving restaurants are participating. The cover is $50, with all the proceeds going to support Saffron Strand's work to reduce homelessness by getting the homeless back to work.
Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, live music, raffles, and a silent auction. The raffles and silent auction feature gift cards and valuable products from local retailers, many perfect for yourself, your family, or your gift-giving during the holiday season. Every Autumn Wine Tasting participant receives a souvenir wine glass.
Enjoy samples from some of our area's leading, community-minded vineyards, wineries, and wine-serving restaurants.
See flyer here.
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Printmaking - 25 Years |
NIAD
551 23rd Street
Through November 13th
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, letter press text and the application of chin colle, monotype, and a la poupee. Curated by master printer and long time NIAD studio manager Andres Cisneros-Galindo, the exhibit will feature NIAD artists that have excelled in this medium since the organizations inception, such as Sam Gant, Deatra Colbert, Beverly Trieber, Vida Moretti, and many more. |
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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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Who was Wendy the Welder?
| Marina Bay Park
Saturday, October 23rd
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Free
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.
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Ford Assembly Building--Craneway Saturday October 23rd
10 am - Noon
Free!
A bike ride sponsored by Richmond Spokes along the Bay Trail from Ford Point (end of Harbour Way) to Point Isabel for 6 miles. (ride back on your own). At rest stops along the way, a National Park Ranger will highlight Richmond's World War II history.
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Garry Knox Bennett - Vertical at 75
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue (entrance at 25th Street)
Exhibition through November 14th
Meet the artist October 23rd 1pm - 3pm
Creating Craft Workshop with Lauren Ari
3 - 4:30 pm
Curated by Nancy M. Servis,
Executive Director, Richmond Art Center
This scope of three-dimensional work by Oakland artist and furniture maker, Garry Knox Bennett, summarizes Bennett's extensive career, which began in the early 1960s. It offers a provocative view into the Alameda-born creative force showing his innovation with material, technical skill, unconventional style and artistic verve.
More about Richmond Art Center's Exhibits.
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Point Richmond Farmers Market - Rosie the Riveter Day this week!
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Point Richmond
Wednesdays, October 20th & 27th
3pm - 7pm
Buy healthy produce - enjoy the music shopping and socializing!
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| Marina Gardens Bingo
1401 Marina Way South
Wednesday - Saturdays
Doors Open at 5 pm
Games begin at 7 pm
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Bingo players are loving this wonderful hall, the friendly and safe environment and the honest games. Marina Gardens Bingo has become a new destination for people come from all over the bay area.
See flyer for more details
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Zombies and Killer Klowns Return
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday October 23rd
Sunday October 24th
10am - 5 pm
Youth/Seniors $10
General Admission $15
Playland is bringing back a favorite from last Halloween season - as you enter the Museum of Fun, you choose which team you want to be on - the Zombies or the Clowns? Then it's up to you to find all your teammates and try to win more prizes. Come in costume and win instant prizes!
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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Japanese/American Film Festival
Day II
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City Council Chambers
440 Civic Center Plaza at 27th Street
Saturday, October 23rd
1pm - 6pm
FREE
Showing of film: "Manazanar" - internment camp to thousands of Japanese. Followed by talk with Tom Leatherman, former Director of Manzanar Historical Site, National Park Service.
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Monday Night Football is Back at the Craneway!
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Craneway
1414 Harbour Way South
Every Monday night
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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One Small Story from Richmond's Hidden History. Japanese American Nurseries."
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Richmond Museum of History
400 Nevin Avenue
Through October 24th
Wednesday thru Sunday
1 pm to 4 pm.
This installation features photographs and archival objects
illustrative of the Japanese American cut-flower business that thrived in Richmond for most of the
20th century. The exhibition represents a "small story" of a complex,
partly-forgotten history of success and perseverance, focusing on three
families engaged in tending and selling a variety of flowers for local and
national consumption.
Blueprints, account books, and a desk constructed during the
Japanese internment by Tom Oishi are just a few of the many items selected for
viewing. The exhibition is designed to be an instructive event for the visitor
interested in an important chapter in Richmond's
cultural and social history.
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Richmond Certified Farmers Market at Civic Center Parking Lot
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Civic Center Parking Lot
24th & Barrett Avenue
Fridays
8 am - 5 pm
Richmond Certified Farmers Market is open every Friday, year round from 8am to 5 pm. The market, in the Richmond Auditorium parking lot at 24th and Barrett Avenue, has offered locally grown fruit, vegetables, nuts, plants,eggs, chickens and other edibles since l983 that is for 27 years. A free market basket is given away each week. For more information contact Seve Ghigliotto, market manager, at 510-206-7271. |
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"Rivets" Returns to the Red Oak
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SS Red Oak Victory Ship
1337 Canal Blvd., Berth 6A
October 1st - 24th
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Saturday & Sundays matinees at 3 p.m.
No evening show Saturday, October 1 only (due to Homefront Festival)
Box Office: 925-676-5705 galateanplayers.com
$30 General Admission
$25 Seniors & Students
$5.00 of every ticket goes to the Red Oak Victory for a boarding fee
** $2 discount with donation for Blue Star Mom's Holiday Care Packages for Soldiers
FREE: Rosies, WW 2 Veterans and Uniformed Soldiers
The Kaiser Shipyards, the most famous and productive shipyards in the San Francisco Bay Area, serve as backdrop for RIVETS. In the past year, RIVETS has played to full houses in four separate runs, and the show's success prompted another run.
According to Covington, audiences will be treated to three new songs, and a much tighter book. The production team believes RIVETS is a story of importance not only to those living in the Bay Area, but to people across the country, and "look forward to that development."
Covington was recently honored with a 2010 Northern California Emmy Award for his work on the Robert Redford narrated documentary "Saving the Bay." While composing the music for RIVETS, he juggled writing for the PBS documentary, and building the music for RIVETS.
"Each time the show has been done, changes have been made," said McCarty, adding that visitors will also note the changes in the road to get to the ship - "all paved, lined, lit and clearly marked. And the riser style seating has been added to the theatre which occupies one of the Ship's holds."
The Red Oak Victory ship is the last surviving Victory ship built and launched in the Kaiser Richmond Shipyard.
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Tour of Japanese/American Historical Sites
| Rosie the Riveter Homefront NHP
2566 Macdonald Avenue (at Broadway)
Saturday, October 23rd
9:30 am - Noon
Free
Take a bus tour of Japanese American historical sites in Richmond, such as the nurseries, the registration headquarters for the internment camps, and more. Call 510-307-8702 for reservations.
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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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Fall Fest at the Point
| Point Richmond
Saturday, October 23rd
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
FREE
The historic neighborhood of Point Richmond will host its second annual Fall Fest on Saturday, October 23rd. Fall Fest will feature live music, an arts fair, food and drink pavilion, and fall-inspired activities for people of all ages. The event will
be held from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Park Place between Washington and West Richmond Avenues in downtown Point Richmond, just off the 580 freeway. Fall Fest is hosted by the Point Richmond Business Association, Point Richmond Music, Parents Resources and More, and Arts of Point Richmond.
More information here.
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An Artrageous October
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Bridge ArtSpace
23 Maine Ave.
Exhibit open through November 17th
9am - 3 pm
Steve Heck- Collage - Never before exhibited - Scot Velardo- Paintings, including new work Nara Denning - Film- On the tower, after dark |
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Kohn-Stone Open Studio and Sale
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Kohn-Stone Garden Showroom and Glass Blowing Studio
560 South 31st Street
Friday - Sunday, October 22nd - 24th
Friday - Sunday, October 29th - 31st
10am to 5pm
A most unusual Pumpkin Patch, Studio and Art Garden
Hundreds of colors, shapes and sizes from miniatures to giants
in fantasy forms guaranteed to enchant your home or garden.
New Work--Peaches, Tomatoes, Apples, Pears, Leaves, Acorns, Squash, Pomegranates,
Flowers, Vases, Bowls, Paperweights, and more...
Glass Blowing Demonstrations too.
Many exceptional Bargains on discontinued, seconds and experimental pieces.
Unique and Wonderful Gifts--Plan ahead for the Holidays.
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Wherever There's a Fight
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East Bay Free Methodist Church
5395 Potrero Avenue at I-80, El Cerrito
Sunday, October 24th
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Talk by authors, Stan Yogi and Elaine Elinson; Betty Reid-Soskin, Park Ranger, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park; and Historian, Donna Graves.
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Octoberfest and More at Hotel Mac This Month
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Hotel Mac
50 Washington Avenue
Cognac Tasting and Free Dinner Entree, Tuesday October 19th(Tasting 5-7p.m.)
Come for the Tasting, Stay for dinner, buy one entree and receive one free! After the tasting, turn this e-mail into the manager to receive your free entrée Please be our guest for a complementary dinner for one, when ordering two or more entrees at an equal or lesser value. Maximum value for the dinner entrée is $16.00. One offer per table. Offer good only on Tuesday October 19, 2010. Reservations Recommended (510) 233.0576.
Wednesday specials: $20 Prime Rib $25 Lobster or choose both for $40
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays enjoy a 3 course meal for only $25!!
Monthly wine tasting - every 1st Tuesday of the month. $5 donation to Richmond PAL covers all the tastes you desire and wonderful appetizers.
Join local beer lovers at Hotel Mac on October 12th for a special Octoberfest Banquet.
Reservations recommended. (510) 233.0576.
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| Richmond Memorial Auditorium
403 Civic Center Plaza
Friday, Saturday October 29 & 30,
6:00pm-10:00pm
$5 per person
Sunday, October 31st
11:00-2:00pm
Special Matinee $3 per person
Haunt Autorium to include: Haunted House, Kids Carnival Games / Activities and Creepy Music and Light Concessions. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 29 & 30, and 31st, 2010 at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium located at 403 Civic Center Plaza, the City of Richmond Recreation Department opens it's newest and greatest haunted house attraction. With all new and unique designs and scares, all who enter this truly frightful attraction will experience a new dimension of fear. Our main goal will be to attack every possible fear and to exploit as many senses as possible. "We plan to scare you from all angels and you will NOT be safe from fear even if you are standing in the middle of your group. Interested in a scary experience that will truly freak your mind. Prepare yourself as classic monsters and aliens creep from the basement and impose their malicious intent on those brave enough to wander into the "Hauntatorium" Due to the rather intense scare factor, we recommend only the bravest souls ages 10 and up enter the "Hauntatorium"" although "all ages: access is permitted when accompanied by an adult. For the little ones, Recreation Department will present bounce houses and classic carnival games along with light concessions during the event. |
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| Presented by AAA Travel Richmond Hilltop
3060 Hilltop Mall Rd
Saturday, October 30, 2010
11:00am - 12 noon
Join AAA Travel and take a vacation from your daily routine. Come meet and learn about Alaska from our Princess Representative Betsy Sullivan. Let our expertise be your guide, whether you are looking for a new adventure or a break from it all, we will find just the right vacation for you.
RSVP by 10/27/10.
Call Judy Krogh at (510) 262-4908 or email Judy.Krogh@goaaa.com for more information.
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RPAL Costume Ball Annual Fundraising Gala
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Richmond PAL
2200 Macdonald Ave
Saturday, October 30th
$25 per person, tables available
Purchase tickets here
Come enjoy an evening of entertainment and socializing with great food, drinks, and dancing with some awesome people in the community. Try your luck with our silent auction, casino gaming, and costume contest. Great prizes are sure to be won. Come in costume, black tie, casual attire, or what ever you feel like! Anyone over 21 is welcome...so bring a date, a friend or two, mom and dad....just come! |
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Holiday Toy Program Fundraiser Breakfast
| Courtyard by Marriott
3150 Garrity Way
Friday, November 5th
6:30 am - 9:00 am
RSVP: Rod (510) 774-5133 or (408) 313-8117
No later than 11/02/2010
Please join us for this fundraiser breakfast filled with drawings, prizes and fun!
The RIchmond/El Cerrito Fire & Police Holiday Program exists to collect and distribute toys and food to economically disadvantaged children in West Contra Costa County during the holiday season.
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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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