Boilerhouse Stand Up Comedy

Boilerhouse Restaurant

1414 Harbour Way South

Tuesday, December 6^th

9:00 pm

FREE

Produced by Contra Costa College Drama

Directed by Kathryn G. McCarty

Food served only until 9 p.m.

Come early if you want dinner!

*Not suitable for children.

Adult humor.

Richmond Main Street Holiday Festival

Nevin Community Center

598 Nevin Ave

Wednesday, December 7^th

10:00 am-12:00 pm: Children 7 and Under only

5:00 pm-7:30 pm: All are Welcome

We go all out to make the holiday special for children and their families. Join us at one of the two Holiday Festival sessions.

Featuring arts and crafts, spectacular entertainment, light refreshments, gift giving and a special visit from Santa.

Richmond City Council Chambers

440 Civic Center Drive

Thursday, December 8^th

7:30 pm

American Teacher is the feature-length documentary produced and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Roth; produced by Ninive Calegari, co-founder of the literacy non-profit 826 National, and bestselling author Dave Eggers; and narrated by Academy Award-winner Matt Damon. American Teacher chronicles the stories of four teachers who live and work in disparate urban and rural districts of the country. By following four teachers as they reach different milestones in their careers, the film tells the deeper story of the teaching profession in America today. The film shows us the experience of four young teachers as they recognize the importance of what they do, and how much they love what they do, but have to ask themselves: Can I afford to continue to teach?

In the next ten years, more than half of this country's current 3.2 million teacher will be eligible to retire. We will then have a choice: continue with the current broken system of trying to attract talented college graduates to the teaching profession by offering -- long hours, little support, no prestige, low pay -- a system that results in high turnover and low morale and translates into 85 percent of graduates refusing to even consider the profession. Or we change: increase compensation and improve conditions to attract the best college graduates who might otherwise go into law, finance, or other lucrative fields. With the best and the brightest in the profession, our schools will get better.

Discussion to follow film.

Point Acoustic Music Series

First United Methodist Church
201 Martina Street (corner W. Richmond Ave.)

Friday, December 9^th

8:00 pm

Tickets $20

This is going to be a standing room only, sold out show. Buy your tickets here, now!

Peter Rowan, who spans the genres of Bluegrass, folk, reggae, rock and Tex-Mex. Peter has performed with bluegrass greats Bill Monroe, David Grisman, and Tony Rice, plus Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, and Flaco Jimenez, the master of Tex-Mex music. Peter has has written songs performed by Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, New Riders of the Purple Sage and many more. For our show, he debuts a new band, The Big Twang Theory, featuring ace musicians Nina Gerber, Michael Wichter and Paul Night.

Rosie the Riveter Memorial

Marina Bay Parkway & Regatta Boulevard

Saturday, December 10th

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.

Bus Tour

Saturday, December 10th 

9:30 am - 12:30 pm 

Reservations required 510-232-5050 

Take a city bus tour with NPS Ranger Betty Soskin to visit key park sites while reflecting on African American Home Front experiences. 

Arts of Point Richmond

139 Washington Avenue

Saturday, December 10^th

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

FREE

Gifts, Arts, Crafts

Richmond Main Street Holiday Bazaar

Sharing the Spirit & Holiday Celebration

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

339 11^th Street

Saturday, December 10^th

FREE

East Bay Center presents a winter showcase of the Center's performing arts group classes.

Set 1: Iron Triangle Theater (upstairs theater) 11:00-12:30. Performances: Children's First Dance Exploration, Children's West African Dance, Pre-Ballet, Beginning Ballet, Children's Hip-Hop, Youth West African Dance, Children's Capoeira, Hip Hop beginning and intermediate ages 7-9, Hip Hop - beginning & intermediate ages 10-13.

Set 2: Community Theater 1:30-3:00. Performances: West African Drumming, Group Guitar Class intermediate, Intro to Chamber Music, Beginning and Intermediate Steel Pan, Beginning and Intermediate Voice Classes, Junior Jazz Performance Workshop, Teen/Adult Mexican Dance (Son Huasteco), Rock Band.

Set 3: Iron Triangle Theater 4:00-5:30. Performances: Modern Dance, Teen Hip Hop, Youth Capoeira, Ballet for Teens sec. 1, Ballet for Teens sec. 2, Teen Hip Hop sec. 2, Acting Fundamentals sec. 2, Acting Fundamentals sec. 1, Leadership High School theater 9th-12th grade.

Boilerhouse Restaurant

1414 Harbour Way South

SATURDAY SUPPER CLUB- 10% off with Local ID    

Locally Sourced Chef Special

Saturday, December 17th, 9pm
Live Music Featuring  the JUKE JOINT's Memphis Soul and  R&B music.  

Enjoy our Special menu with small plates of Chicken and Waffles, Shrimp and Grits and Andouille Gumbo to name a few. Discover this hidden gem on the Bay and enjoy a night out with family and friends.

and watch NFL - MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL  

NIAD Art Center

551 23^rd Street

Exhibit November 14^th - December 30^th

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!

A Dickens of a Holiday Celebration

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.   

Masquers Playhouse

105 Park Place

November 4^th  - December 17^th

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!

NEWSBYTES

 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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