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What's Happening in Richmond
October 18, 2011
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More and more fun events in Richmond this week. Taste Cognac, see new art, experience a film screening about a Richmond neighborhood, dance, or ride a bike with a Park Ranger. Decisions, decisions!
Looking for that special Halloween event next week? Check out our What's Coming Up section.
Michelle
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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Hotel Mac
50 Washington Avenue
Tuesday, October 18th
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$5.00 donation to RPAL
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 $15.00.
One offer per table. Offer good only on Tuesday October 18, 2011. Reservations recommended 510-233-0576.
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Thursday Artwalk
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Point Richmond
Thursday, October 20th
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Art Galleries, Retail shops & Restaurants throughout Point Richmond will be open late for you shoppers to explore and find things that bring you pleasure!
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Faces of des Muertos
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Refined by Fire Gallery
103 W Richmond Avenue
Opening Party - Thursday, October 20th
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Be part of the fun that is the Point Richmond Art Walk. There will be refreshments for the body and soul with music and, of course, some amazing artwork as well as the artists themselves.
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Boilerhouse Stand-up Comedy
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Boilerhouse Restaurant
1414 Harbour Way South
Thursday, October 20th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
No cover charge!
Food served only until 9 pm. Come early if you want dinner!
Featuring Comedy from...
Gaspar Bernal Jon Cordova JaShawn Fields
Mary Kate Rossi Kelvin Machekano
Dennis McCollins Eli Petersen
Matthew Rathbun Blake Rosier
Manny Santoyo
Chris Smith McClen Johan Miranda
Cardellous Snell Sarah Piane Jose Lopez
Produced by Contra Costa College Drama,
directed by Kathryn G. McCarty.
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Rosie Park Bus Tour
| Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front Historic National Park
Friday, October 21st 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Reservations Required FREE
Take a city bus tour with National Park Ranger Betty Soskin to visit key park sites while reflecting on African American home front experiences.
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Jazz Heritage Concert
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East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th Street
Friday, October 21st
7:00 pm-10:00 pm
$15 per person
$10 Students & Seniors
East Bay Center welcomes back its own jazz alumni all stars featuring tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley for a unique presentation of his original work. Wiley is a recipient of the Thelonious Monk Scholarship, MVP award for the Grammy All-American Jazz Band, and the Downbeat Blues/Pop/Rock Instrumentalist award for best soloist. The Richmond Jazz Collective, an East Bay Center resident company, will open for Wiley.
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Ride With a Park Ranger
| Craneway Pavilion (west side)
1414 Harbour Way South Saturday, October 22nd 10:00 am - Noon FREE
Join a National Park Service park ranger on a guided bicycle tour that will introduce riders to some of the historic resources within the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. During the leisurely 10-mile round trip ride along Richmond's Bay Trail, cyclists will stop at several historic buildings and markers to learn about the social history of the home front during World War Two. Tour highlights: Ford Assembly Plant, Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park, Lucretia Edwards Park, Shimada Friendship Park, Point Isabel. Note: Helmets required for all riders. Bring your own bike, water and snacks. THIS EVENT WILL CANCEL IN CASE OF RAIN. Starting location: Ride will begin at 10 AM, on the west side of the Craneway Pavilion, at 1414 Harbour Way South. Questions? Contact lucien_sonder@nps.gov or 510.232.5050 x. 6622 |
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Chaksam-pa Presents Epic Tibetan Opera
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Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Saturday, October 22nd
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
$20 per person at the door, extra donations gratefully accepted.
More information
Chaksam-pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company is a non-profit organization that was founded in San Francisco in 1989 by a small group of master performers who were trained at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, founded in Dharamsala, India by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Chaksam-pa's presentation of Tibetan Opera will be a unique opportunity for the entire community to enjoy the whole Tibetan opera experience, an ancient tradition that in its authentic form is now rare in Tibet.
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Mien Ceremonial Feast and Cultural Festival
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East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th Street
Saturday, October 22nd
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
$10 Suggested donation
East Bay Center honors the vibrant local Mien/Southeast Asian community with an evening of authentic music, food, drink, and entertainment. The night will feature East Bay Center's Mien Legends, and a special screening of the Lao Community Project documentary, which is a commissioned work of the Center's Iron Triangle Legacy Project (a project which received major funding from the Koshland Program of the San Francisco Foundation and the Columbia Foundation).
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The Nexus
1414 Harbour Way South #1010
Saturday, October 22nd
8:00 pm (2 full sets)
Tickets $15 in Advance/$20 at the door
Purchase tickets here
"Stellamara is a Bay Area band creating a world music of the imagination: filtered through eastern European refrains, spun in Persian grooves, blended in medieval modalities, and supercharged by San Franciscan world music sensibilities as they continue their exotic fusion, like a global gypsy troupe lost in time.
All this is led by the vocal incantations of the phenomenally gifted singer Sonja Drakulich. Much of Stellamara's music and lyrics are based on traditional melodies and sung in the original languages, There is no lack of power or presence in this intricately realized music, and those who favor Balkan, Medieval, Persian, Arabic, Greek, Turkish or Far Eastern music will find themselves captured quite easily in the free-flowing marvel that is created.
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Iron Triangle Legacy Film Screening
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East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th Street
Sunday, October 23rd
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$10 Suggested donation
A special screening of short film works commissioned by East Bay Center, through the Center's Iron Triangle Legacy Project. This film screening bears witness to the cultural renaissance that is currently taking place in Richmond. Live music and discussions following the films.
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La Fiesta Cubana
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Casa de Rita
936 McLaughlin St.
Sunday October 23rd
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Suggested donation $10-$50 sliding scale
A Fundraiser for Exhibit of prints by Cuban National Treasure Artist
Antonio Canet.
Music! Appetizers & Cuban Food
Art Sale featuring local& Cuban artists!
No one turned away for lack of funds.
A series of 95 prints, "Fidel y El Moncada: Vistos por Canet" is to be exhibited at Richmond Art Center in September, 2012. Fundraising will pay for the archival framing & preservation of these limited edition fine art prints, which tell the history of the Cuban Revolution. Regla artist, Canet, donated this collection to the American people in the care of the sister city group, Richmond Regla Friendship Committee.
Sponsored by Richmond Regla (Cuba) Friendship Committee & Richmond Progressive Alliance Arts Committee.
Information/R.S.V.P. tarnelabbott@comcast.net
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Classical Music Concert with Rebecca Rust, Friedrich Edelmann and Vera Breheda
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First United Methodist Church
201 Martina Street
Sunday, October 23rd
5:00 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
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 Richmond's 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. Last year Rebecca and Friedrich toured China where they taught children, gave master classes in conservatories in Beijing and Shanghai, and gave concerts. They toured Japan in Nov. 2010, giving a concert for the Japanese Emperor and Empress. They even played piano together with the Empress!
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"Vintage Views of Old Pt Richmond Town"
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Pt Richmond Artists Series
Point Richmond Community Center
139 Washington Avenue
Tuesday, October 18th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Light Refreshments Served ~ No Fee to Attend
About the Artist: Linda Lee Calvan Drake, a local artist and Point Richmond native exhibits selected works from her series, called "Vintage Views of Old Point Richmond Town" at the Arts of Point Richmond Artists Series. Drake embraced Point Richmond, the area in which she was raised, and used it as the source of her work, allowing her memories to become her inspiration.
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| Marina Gardens Bingo
1401 Marina Way South
Wednesday - Saturdays Doors Open at 5 pm
Games begin at 7 pm |
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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Golden State Model Railroad Museum
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Golden State Model Railroad Museum900-A Dornan Drive Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays Noon - 5:00 pm $4 for Adults $2 for Senior Citizens & Children under 12 $9 for Families Fully wheelchair accessible OCTOBER 23RD IS SOUTHERN PACIFIC THEME DAY! Train fans of all ages will be thrilled to see the largest model train museum in Northern California. See the website for more information. Trains run on Sundays only!
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Gang of Four + 1 at NIAD
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NIAD
553 23rd Street
FREE
Gang of Four +1 features two distinct exhibitions, a group show of NIAD artists featured in Create at BAM/PFA, and we're inaugurating our new Project Wall.
Work by Jeremy Burleson, Willie Harris, Marlon Mullen and Attilio Crescenti will be on display in the main gallery. Each artist has a small body of work in the Create exhibition, but we thought you should see more of their creative output.
In addition to the group show we're very happy to inaugurate our new Project Wall exhibition space, which is adjacent to the gallery. This new venue will highlight new and experimental studio projects. Jonathan Velasquez will be the first NIAD artist to transform the wall with an installation exploring his identity.
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Weekly Events at the Boilerhouse
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Boilerhouse Restaurant
1414 Harbour Way South
The Jazzschool and the BoilerHouse present a month-long jazz series featuring our top student groups at the BoilerHouse Restaurant in the Marina District in Richmond. Music begins at 7 pm.
October 12: Telegraph Jazz Trio+
October 19: Lazarus, Dineen and Lee
October 26: The Jazzschool Institute Advanced Ensemble
SATURDAY SUPPER - 10% off with Local ID
Locally Sourced Chef Special
Point Richmond's Farmer's Market
Available Individual and Family Style
SATURDAY SUPPER CLUB
Special Menu · 8pm - 11pm
Featuring Live Music performed by our Local Artist of the Month
Visit us on Facebook for menu and music guest schedule
and watch NFL - MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
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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.
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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Witches & Wizards Weekend
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, October 22nd
Sunday, October 23rd
10:00 am -5:00 pm.
Adults $15
Children under 14/Seniors $10
As the bewitching time of the year approaches, Playland becomes a bit more haunted. All Harry Potters and friends can explore our magic potions, mysterious spells and enchantments. Bring your magic wands and broomsticks, come in costume for special 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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The Baltic
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The Baltic
135 Park Place
Tuesday, October 18th
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Movie Night
Wednesday, October 19th
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
On the Air
"On The Air" is a swing/jump group good for both listening and dancing; think of Louie Prima meets Louie Jordan and Fat's Waller. Toe tapping. Fun
Thursday, October 20th
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Baltic Sessions - Hosted by The Kit Eakle Trio" featuring Michael Price and Marcelino Quiroz
Friday, October 21st
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Upwards Movement ~ Positive Hip Hop / Soul
Saturday, October 22nd 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm Blue Lizzard Sunday, October 16th
6:00pm - 9:00 pm
Adachi & Preuss Duo - Jazz "standards" - piano/guitar duet featuring Michael Adachi and Jon Preuss at the Baltic Restaurant.
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The RAC Remembers
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Through November 12th
Exhibits
MAIN, SOUTH and WEST GALLERIES
Beyond Tradition: Art Legacies at the Richmond Art Center, Part II
In continued celebration of the Richmond Art Center's 75th Anniversary, Beyond Tradition, Part II features the work of recognized artists that have been a part of the center's history from the 1980's until the present. Curated by Emily Anderson and Anthony Pinata.
COMMUNITY GALLERY
The Anxious Landscape - Photographs by Malcolm Lubliner
Featuring photographs from Lubliner's series titled The Anxious Landscape. The work uses two visually related stories - those places where nature and human enterprise merge and where automobiles amplify the story. What interests Lubliner is the "humorous, ironic, sometimes disturbing edge of environmental uncertainty that has become our common province."
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Celebrating Extraordinary Art
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Richmond Museum of History
400 Nevin Avenue
Through December 17th
The Museum's new exhibit Photographs of DOROTHEA LANGE: Richmond 1942-1944 will open to the public. The exhibit will contain 21 photographs taken here in Richmond by Dorothea Lange during WWII.
Photos in the exhibit come from the Dorothea Lange collection, Oakland Museum of California, City of Oakland, Gift of Paul S. Taylor.
Christina Gardner, Dorothea Lange's friend, assistant, and a photographer in her own right, will be in attendance and give a brief talk. More information 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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Halloween Puppet Show
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Richmond Public Library
325 Civic Center Plaza
Thursday, October 27th
4:00 pm
FREE
Come to the Tricks & Treats Halloween Puppet Show and watch a ghost dance. Hear a zombie sing. See robots duel. Learn the tricks of "Trick-or-Treating". Filled with friendly monsters, this comical puppet show by Nick Barone will delight children of all ages. Bring the family to see Kreepie, the crazy green cat, a vampire bat, a zombie, a ghost, a werewolf, a mummy and other monster friends. Learn about Halloween safety and laugh along with Tommy the scarecrow and his pal Crow as they tell one silly joke after another. Come in costume if you like, and bring all your friends for Halloween fun.
This event is free, suitable for the entire family, and requires no advance registration. Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Public Library. Please call (510) 620-6557 for more information, or drop by the library at 325 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. The library is wheelchair accessible. Se habla español.
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Spooky Fun Raiser
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Richmond's Veteran's Hall
968 23rd Street
Friday, October 28th
6:00 pm
$45 per adult
Enjoy a Halloween party night, keep fees low for the Weigh of Life Fitness Program and help buy new aerobic equipment! Send your check to Weigh of Life, 968 23rd Street, Richmond 94804 - or call 510-323-3052.
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Richmond Rotary & the 23rd Street Merchants are having a Halloween Party!
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12955 San Pablo Ave (old Gonzalez Restaurant)
Friday, October 28th
7:00 pm - ??
$20 per person
all funds from the event will go towards 23rd Street Merchants Association's annual Toy Drive in December. Tickets may sell out ahead of time so please buy them in advance.
No host bar
Costume Contests
Raffle Prizes
DJ
For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Rafael Madrigal (510) 233-4987 or rafam@aol.com.
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Adult Costume Ball 2011
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Richmond PAL
Hal Holt Memorial Gymnasium
2200 Macdonald Avenue
Saturday, October 29th
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$25.00 per person, 21 and over
Purchase tickets here
An evening of costumes, dance, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, gaming, prizes, music and fun awaits you.
Prized for Best Male Costume, Best Female Costume, and Best Dressed Couple.
Tickets and information (510) 621-1221
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Pre-Halloween Saturday Night Dinner
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San Pablo Bay Sportsmen's Club
1900 Western Drive
Saturday, October 29th
Doors open 6:00 pm
Dinner served 7:00 ish
Suggested donation $10
Costume Contest $5
Menu
Club's Shepherd's Pie (Mashed Potatoes & Meat)
Steamed Vegetables
Tossed Green Salad
Assorted Breads & Butter
Surprise Dessert! (It's a surprise!)
* Menu item(s) are subject to slight changes, depending on market availability.*
PLEASE RSVP to Frank or Ernie at the club, or email info@spbsc.org by Friday, October 28th at noon!!
Come in costume and enter our costume contest - $5!
A first and second prize will be awarded.
The value of prizes will depend on your participation.
(Drag a friend along. A minimum of four participants required!)
(Bring an extra stash of small bills or your checkbook. Misc items will be on display for sale. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the club!)
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FREE Technology Trainings for Small Businesses
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1 classroom and 8 Webinars!
E-Procurement Location: 500 Ellinwood Way, P.H. September 14 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Course for small businesses provides information on this powerful software, and how to incorporate it into a small business model for increased efficiency and profits. Learn how to contract with the government, secure Small Business Administration contracts, understand e-sourcing and much more.
Collaboration Management September 21 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
Helps businesses find methods for working and competing in a borderless, wireless, global economy. Learn how collaborative management and technology software can help your business effectively connect with customers, streamline services using fewer resources while increasing profits & improving efficiency. And more!
Purchasing & Inventory Management September 28 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
Explores the technologies available to small business for implementing supply chain management practices which drive down costs and improve customer service. Learn why and how big company enterprise resource planning (ERP) is now available to smaller companies and about other supply chain processes, including point-of-sale (POS) systems and more!
Website Development October 5 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
Lays the foundation for the successful integration of a website into normal business operations and introduces the best practices of web development to the small business owner.
E-Marketing October 12 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
For small businesses -will look at a variety of options when marketing their business online. Strategies and marketing tools like e-newsletters, social media, and search engine optimization (SEO) will be discussed.
E-Commerce October 19 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
Will show how to conduct sales transactions on the internet, including shopping cart, payment gateways and inventory distribution for small businesses. Attendees will leave knowing how to develop their own online store.
Project Management Tools October 26 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
Introduces small and emerging business owners to best practices of this technology. Attendees will leave knowing how to optimize their operational systems and their company's software budget.
Online Financial Management November 2 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
For small businesses-includes information on lending strategies, loan packaging and structuring, how to secure financing, financial statements (balance sheets, income and cash flow statements), ratios and industry comparisons, and post-loan strategies.
Customer Relationship Management November 9 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM via webinar*
This course for small businesses will cover the benefits of using CRM tools to increase revenue, to lower operating costs and to attract and retain customers. And much more.
*Webinars: From your computer. Courses include an additional 1 ½ hours of self directed tutorials.
Cost: All are FREE! Register online: www. ContraCostaSBDC.com
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New Downtown Free Shuttle!
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The Richmond Circular Shuttle began operation through its service provider- TransMetro, Inc. on July 1st. The service is funded through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and can be accessed within a five mile radius to multiple health facilities and clinics, pharmacies, businesses, recreation, residential communities, and employment centers for those traveling to and from the El Cerrito Del Norte and Richmond Intermodal BART stations.
In an effort to provide the highest level of quality, dependability, reliability, customer service and a convenient schedule, riders can hop aboard the free "Richmond Circular Shuttle" at any of its 11 stops. Buses will arrive every 15-20 minutes during commute hours from 7:00am - 7:00pm (excluding weekends and holidays).
The objectives of the service is to ensure mobility and access and to link key regional destinations through reliable public transportation services including bus, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Amtrak for all of Richmond residents to travel to and from San Francisco and other Bay Area destinations. The service uncommon efficiency to meet evolving transportation needs promotes quality service and reliability.
Shuttle Route Cutting Blvd
Shuttle Route Cutting Blvd Schedule
Medical Shuttle Route
Medical Shuttle Route Schedule
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Richmond, California 94801
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Are you planning an event? We can help! Give our office a call at(510) 237-1403
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