Richmond Convention & Visitors Bureau
What's Happening in Richmond
November 15, 2011  
Happy Thanksgiving Week to all our readers!  Even with a short week, there are events to go to and art to see.

Don't forget to look ahead, the next couple of weeks are going to be busy.

Enjoy your holiday!

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.  
New This week in Richmond
Port Tasting
Tibetan Bells
Ongoing & Repeating Events
What's Coming Up?
Port Tasting at the Hotel Mac

Hotel Mac

50 Washington Avenue

Tuesday, November 22

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

510-233-0576

 

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 November 22, 2011. Reservations Recommended

Hotel Mac's Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go

Hotel Mac

50 Washington Ave

$27 per person

(510) 233-0576 

 

The Historic Hotel Mac is offering its famous Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go for just $27. We offer a traditional Roast Turkey dinner with salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, candied yams, cranberry sauce, green beans, and choice of dessert; Pumpkin pie, Pecan Pie, or Cheesecake all for just $27! The order must be in by Wednesday before Thanksgiving., and picked up Between 11:30 am and 12:30pm.

Richmond Youth Academy Graduation

Richmond Auditorium

403 Civic Center Plaza

Saturday, November 26th

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Adults $25

Children (under 12) $15

RYA Graduation 2011

Karma Moffett's "The Tibetan Bell Experience"

The NeXus

1414 Harbour Way South #100

Sunday, November 27th

7:30 pm

Advance Tickets $15

$20 at the door

Purchase tickets here

 

Come celebrate Karma's 65th birthday in a Ceremony of Thanksgiving

 

Bathe yourself in the vibrations from Rare Old Tibetan Bowls, Bells, Cymbals, Conch Shells, Ten foot Long Horns, Native Flutes and more in the beautiful Nexus Gallery surrounded by Buddhas & Lighting by Cobalt Sun.

 

More information here. 


Ongoing and Repeating Events

Wizard Weekend

Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue

Saturday, November 26th

Sunday, November 27th
10:00 am -5:00 pm.
Adults $15
Children under 14/Seniors $10

For Thanksgiving weekend, it's Harry Potter vs. Gandalf vs. Merlin - who is the greatest wizard of them all? Come play our Wonderful Worldly Wizards game and learn about the history of each sorcerer and sorceress. Surprises galore as you try casting spells to defeat the competition. Playland will be closed on Thursday the 24th, but we're open for the rest of the holiday weekend starting Friday the 25th at 10AM.  

 

 

More information about Playland here
Art From the Heart

NIAD Art Center

551 23rd Street

Exhibit November 14th - December 30th

Gallery Hours 9:00 am - 4:00 PM

FREE

 

NIAD's annual exhibit featuring every NIAD artist in one overwhelmingly beautiful group show. There are lots of fresh faces working in the studio producing new and intriguing work you cannot miss.

 

Come to the reception and begin your holiday shopping!

Celebrating Extraordinary Art

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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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!


Ongoing and Repeating Events
 
Bingo!
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 
Golden State Model Railroad Museum
Golden State Model Railroad Museum

900-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

 

November 27th is MOW/Wreck Day!  Don't miss this one. 

 

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! 

Weekly Events at the Boilerhouse

Boilerhouse Restaurant

1414 Harbour Way South

 

SATURDAY SUPPER - 10% off with Local ID    

Locally Sourced Chef Special

 

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  

Richmond Certified Farmers Market at Civic Center Parking Lot 

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.
The Baltic
The Baltic
135 Park Place


Tuesday, November 15th
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm

Movie Night

 

Thursday, November 17th

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Baltic Sessions - Irish Music

A variety 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 appearances. Musicians may join by invitation. Every fourth Thursday of every month.

 

Friday, November 18th

9:30 pm - 11:30 pm  

Johnny Rawls ~ Blues & R'n'B

"...a steamy brand of blues anchored by Rawls' masterful guitar playing..." The Charlotte Observer

 

 Sunday, November 20th
6:00pm - 9:00 pm

Adachi & Preuss Duo - Jazz "standards" - piano/guitar duet featuring Michael Adachi and Jon Preuss at the Baltic Restaurant.  

The Hot Mikado

Masquers Playhouse

105 Park Place

November 4th  - December 17th

All seats $20

Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm

Sunday matinees at 2 pm November 13th, 20th, December 4th

 

adapted by David H. Bell from The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan;

directed by Ellen Brooks

 

Our season comes to a rousing finish as East meets West in The Hot Mikado. In the mythical village of Titi-Pu, where flirting is illegal, a young man on the run from his over-eager fiancée is searching for the woman who stole his heart. Unfortunately, she has already been promised to her much older guardian. A series of seemingly fool-proof plans are hatched, only to be foiled by the merciless Mikado. A snappy, 1940s-style adaptation of a Gilbert and Sullivan classic!

Abstraction...It's Good for You

Refined by Fire Art Gallery

103 West Richmond Avenue

Exhibit open through December 3rd 

Artists Reception Thursday, November 17th

6:00 pm - 9P:00 pm

FREE

 

Join us for the reception/party celebrating the "Abstraction..It's Good for You" show at Refined by Fire Gallery. As part of the Point Richmond Art Walk. Come on down for the snacks and refreshments for the body and mind, music to soothe the soul... and, of course the art and artists who shared their vision with the world. Be part of what promises to be a great way to spend an evening.

 

WHAT'S COMING UP!
 

Holiday Arts Festival at the RAC

Richmond Art Center

2540 Barrett Avenue (at the corner of Barrett and 25th Street)

FREE

Friday, December 2nd

3:00pm to 7:00pm

 

Saturday, December 3rd

11:00am to 5:00pm

 

The festival is one of the East Bay's favorite community art events; each year, established and emerging regional artists and artisans donate and sell their work at the festival in support of the Richmond Art Center. This year will feature more than 30 artist-vendors and a Silent Auction of the works of preeminent Bay Area artists. The Center's popular pottery sale also returns, with hundreds of functional and decorative pieces handmade in the center's ceramics studio. A portion of all arts and crafts sales directly benefits the RAC and its educational programming, exhibitions and community arts initiatives.

 

Prices of art, crafts and artisan goods range from $5 to $250. Offerings include a wide variety of ceramics, jewelry, textiles, prints, ornaments, custom-made chocolates and art by artists from around the East Bay and creations by artists from the Richmond Art Center's Studio Program. The Richmond Art Center's Ceramic Department will offer nearly 1,000 unique pieces.


 

14th Annual Senior Winter Ball

Memorial Auditorium

403 Civic Center Plaza

Saturday, December 3rd

7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Advance tickets $15

At the door $20

 

Featuring the Junius Courtney 18 piece Big Band Orchestra

 

Tickets on sale at the Richmond Recreation Complex, 3230 Macdonald Avenue, (510) 620-6793

 
23rd Street Merchants 5th Annual Christmas Party
 Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Sunday, December 4th
Cocktails at 5:00pm
Dinner served at 6:00 pm
Dancing starts at 7:00 pm
$20 per person

(510)233-4987 to purchase tickets


Join the 23rd Street Merchants Association as the celebrate with and thank all of their members and supporters.  There will be delicious food provided by Association Restaurants, live entertainment by Rocio y su Sonora and fantastic raffle prizes...including a flat screen TV!

 

McKinley Williams' Retirement Celebration

Contra Costa College

Physical Education Complex

Sunday, December 11th

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Tickets: $50 per person

Tickets must be purchased by November 30th

 

Please join us while we celebrate McKinley's career as we "Roast & Toast" him.

 

For more information and to purchase tickets contact Michele Jackson at 510.235.7800, ext. 4341.

 

Hosted by:  CCC AFRICAN AMERICAN STAFF ASSOCIATION & CULINARY ARTS DEPARTMENT

 

510Arts Open Call for Artists
2011 510Arts Call for Artists

NEWSBYTES

 
New Downtown Free Shuttle!

 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.  

 

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Medical Shuttle Route 

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