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What's Happening in Richmond
October 26, 2011
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Halloween is a special time in Richmond. Check out the puppet show, Spooky Fun Raiser, Halloween Party and Costume Ball. End your weekend with a Mad Hatter Tea Party, most of all, enjoy Richmond!
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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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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Dia de los Muertos
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Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
13108 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, October 29th
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$5 donation for adults
Children are free
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Mexican-Americans living throughout the world. People gather to remember friends and family members who have died, celebrating their lives.
Join us at our center in San Pablo for this special occasion, open to the public. Share your photos of passed loved ones to place on our altar and enjoy music and dancing by Los Cenzontles and students! |
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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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Come to A Mad Hatter Tea
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First United Methodist Church
201 Martina Street
Sunday, October 29th
11:30 am & 1:00 pm seatings
$20 per adult
$10 children 12 & under
Enjoy tea, scones, sandwiches, cookies, fruit & delicious surprises - Mad Hats and Costumes are encouraged.
Reserve your seating choice by calling Judy Buhlis at 510-724-0555.
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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 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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Halloween Costume Party
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, October 29th
Sunday, October 30th
10:00 am -5:00 pm.
Adults $15
Children under 14/Seniors $10
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
Thursday, October 27th
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Baltic Sessions - Irish MusicA variaty of Irish Music is played on accordian, concertina, tinwhistle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle and harp. The Hosts for this accoustic delight are Richard & Miliosa Lundy and Larry Poole. Look forward to high quality guest apearances. Musicians may join by invitation. Every fourth Thursday of every month. Friday, October 21st
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Howell Devine ~ Blues, Brews & Costumes
oh dem blues... bluesman Josh Howell and percussionist extrordinaire Pete Devine will rock the joint with the best blues this side of the Delta (that's the Mississippi Delta for you uninitiated folk) come on down to soothe your soul with guitar, harmonica, voice, drums, washboard... it's gonna be a real good time. Saturday, October 22nd 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm The Heavy Weather Band 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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Fourth Annual Christmas Toy Program Breakfast |
Courtyard by Marriott
3150 Garrity Way
Friday, November 4th
Breakfast served 6:30 am - 9:00 am
Donations accepted
Join the Richmond & El Cerrito Fire Departments and Police Departments along with Chevron Fire Department in kicking off their annual Christmas Toy Program Season. Enjoy breakfast and a drawing while writing a check for the program. For thousands of Richmond residents, this program provides both Christmas gifts and groceries for the holidays. Support this important endeavor with a donation, volunteer your time.- or BOTH!
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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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201 W Richmond Avenue
Suite B
Richmond, California 94801
510-237-1403 |
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Are you planning an event? We can help! Give our office a call at(510) 237-1403
or send an email.
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