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What's Happening in Richmond
November 15, 2011
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Tours, art, the season's first Christmas Parties and shopping! You could get your holiday shopping done at the RAC this week, and enjoy the rest of the season.
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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Rosie The Riveter WWII Home Front National Historic Park Tours
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Rosie the Riveter Memorial
Marina Bay Parkway & Regatta Boulevard
Saturday, December 3rd
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
FREE
Join a park ranger for a 45 minute program exploring civilian contributions on the home front during Word War II. Tour starts at the Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park.
The Vision for Victory
SS Red Oak Victory Ship
1337 Canal Boulevard
Saturday, December 3rd
11:00 am - Noon
FREE
Meet by the Red Oak Victory Ship for a 1-hour tour of historic Shipyard #3. Explore the legacy of Henry J. Kaiser and his leadership in building the Arsenal of Democracy.
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SS Red Oak Victory Ship of Lights
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SS Red Oak Victory ship
1337 Canal Boulevard
Saturday, December 3rd
Show & Dinner - $35/person RSVP By December 1st! A Benefit for the SS Red Oak Victory Ship of Lights Usher in the holiday season on board the SS Red Oak Victory Featuring the Vocal Trio JACS Cabaret Show of Holiday Favorites and World War II Classics 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese #4 Hold 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. THE JACS Show #3 Theatre 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Holiday Dinner RSVP Required: Call (510) 232-6593 or Loisboyle@att.net Name_________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ Telephone____________Email____________________ Number of Guests _______Amt enclosed____________ Checks Payable to: Richmond Museum Mail to: 608 - 40th Street, Richmond, CA 94805
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Holiday Arts Festival at the RAC
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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.
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23rd Street Merchants 5th Annual Christmas Party
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Craneway Pavilion1414 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!
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14th Annual Senior Winter Ball
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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
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Abstraction...It's Good for You
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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.
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The Baltic
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The Baltic
135 Park Place
Tuesday, November 29th
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Movie Night
Thursday, December 1st
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Baltic Sessions - Larry & Co
Baltic Sessions hosted by Larry Lawson, Michael Van, Kid Eckel, Brian Lawrance and Noah takes place every first Thursday. This group has a core of experienced Point Richmond and Bay Area Musicians. Other musicians are welcome to join in.. They will be "free-styling" different known and homemade tunes. Genres they will be venturing in to include Blues, Jazz, Americana and Rock.
Friday, December 2nd 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm Reed Fromer Band The Reed Fromer Band is one of the Bay Area's most dynamic and enjoyable R&B bands, featuring top-level musicians and powerful vocals. The group's repertoire consists of exciting, danceable R&B/funk material and beautiful, moving rock and soul ballads. Sunday, December 4th 6:00pm - 9:00 pmAdachi & Preuss Duo - Jazz "standards" - piano/guitar duet featuring Michael Adachi and Jon Preuss at the Baltic Restaurant.
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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 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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Weekly Events at the Boilerhouse
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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
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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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Art From the Heart
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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!
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Rollercoaster & Amusement Park Weekend
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, December 2nd
Sunday, December 3rd
10:00 am -5:00 pm.
Adults $15
Children under 14/Seniors $10
Our annual toast to the greatest rollercoasters in the world. Via film you can take a front row seat on the longest, tallest, fastest, scariest coasters on each continent. A special celebration of the members of ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) on Saturday, and on Sunday we celebrate Coney Island, Riverview, Palisades Park, Kennywood and a wide range of other parks around the country as we show the history of the development of amusement parks in America. Whitney's Playland, Venice Beach, Pacific Ocean Park, the Long Beach Pike and, of course, Disneyland will also be featured. PNATB's newest attraction, Rollercoaster Rampage, will be open. Sit in an authentic coaster car from the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk and take POV (Point of View) rides on many of the premier coasters of today and yesterday.
More information about Playland here
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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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The Hot Mikado
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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!
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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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McKinley Williams' Retirement Celebration
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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
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1st Annual Community Chess Tournament
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Richmond Recreation Complex
3230 Macdonald Avenue
Saturday, December 10th
Registration: 9:00 to 9:45 am
Rounds: 10:00AM, 11:30am, 1:00pm
The City of Richmond and Contra Costa College are hosting the 1st Annual Community Chess Tournament on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. The tournament will be held in the Richmond Recreation Complex and will honor the retirement of McKinley Williams.
The event is free, open to the public and everyone is welcome.
For more information and a registration form contact: Trendell (TC) Ball at (510) 439-6311 or tcb_ball@yahoo.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
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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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