Richmond Main Street

1000 Macdonald Avenue

Thursday, March 29^th

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Get fit in downtown Richmond by doing Zumba! This high energy exercise incorporates latin dance to make working out fun and effective.

Make sure to wear comfy workout shoes and clothes.  

Space is limited so RSVP bay calling (510) 236-4049 ASAP!

This class is brought to the community by Richmond Main Street and the HEAL Collaborative. All classes are FREE and open to the public.

NIAD

551 23rd Street

Opens Saturday, March 31^st

Reception 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hours: M-F 9-4pm

FREE

Curated by master printer and long time NIAD studio manager, Andres Cisneros-Galindo, Corresponding Views is an exhibition of prints that share a visual affinity with one another. Work by NIAD artists will be on display alongside prints created by Bay Area contemporaries. A range of different printmaking techniques will be on display, including woodcut, linocut, collagraph, serigraph, letterpress text, the application of chin colle and monotype.

Salesian High School

2851 Salesian Way

Saturday, March 31^st

5:30 pm - Midnight

$45 Adults

$15 Children

Spring Dance on the Red Oak Victory Ship

Red Oak Victory Ship

1337 Canal Boulevard

Sunday, April 1^st

4:00pm - 6:00 pm

$10 per person, no reservations needed

Dance to ballroom, Latin and swing music on the Red Oak! Alexis Gable, a well-known dance instructor and Red Oak volunteer, has organized the series of six dances with the first one on Sunday, April 1st. The dances continue each month through September and are held on the first Sunday, except September's on the 2nd Sunday because of Labor Day. You surely won't want to miss the dinner/dance in June, featuring the Huey White Dance Band.

Hilltop Mall

2200 Hilltop Mall Road

March 23^rd - April 7^th

Located in the JC Penneys Court

Sun 12pm-6pm
Lunch Break 1:15pm-2pm, Dinner Break: 5:15pm-5:45pm
Sunday Break: 2:15pm-3pm

Golden State Model Railroad Museum

900-A Dornan Drive

Sunday, April 1^st

Admission Prices (when trains are running)

   $4 for Adults

   $2 for Senior Citizens and Children under 12

   $9 for Families

Annual Passes

$24 for Adults

$45 for Families

We run trains every Sunday, April through December, from noon to 5pm. We are also open on Wednesdays (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.) and Saturdays (noon to 5 p.m.) for viewing the displays

A visit to our 10,000 square foot Museum of operating model trains provides an inexpensive, fun-filled outing for young and old, with plenty of room for youngsters to stretch their legs and expend energy as they follow trains along the 200+ feet of public walkway.

Our highly-detailed model train layouts represent prototypical scenery in Northern and Central California. We run both freight and passenger trains typical of the steam era through modern day diesels. Our three main modeling scales are O-scale (1:48), HO(1:87) and N-scale (1:160).

Boilerhouse Restaurant

1414 Harbour Way South

Monday, April 2^nd

5:00 pm 0 7:00 pm

Boilerhouse Restaurant is are a local restaurant which uses organic and local ingredients as much as possible.  They can do a drop-off catering, which might be 20 box lunches for executives having a meeting, or a more elaborate caterings where they bring in a staff and rentals at a location of choice, and thirdly, they provide catering for the Craneway Pavilion, the event center the Boilerhouse Restaurant is attached to. 

Their food is classic American but, but also includes Italian, Greek, and Mexican themed dinners.

Please come to the Boilerhouse Open House - tour the facility and nibble on great food!

Masquers Playhouse

105 Park Place

March 23^rd - April 28^th

All seats $20

Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm

Sunday matinees at 2 pm APRIL 1 and 15

MASQUERS BENEFIT SUNDAY, APRIL 22

For reservations, call 510-232-4031 orPurchase tickets here.

In The Real Inspector Hound, an absurdist comedy by Tom Stoppard, two bombastic and pompous theatre critics watch a ludicrous murder mystery, become involved in it, and cause events to parallel the play they are watching. The 15-Minute Hamlet is a comedic abridgement of William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, rewritten by Stoppard to hilarious effect.

April Fools Day Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

 Taqueria Tuesday

$3 Margaritas Night  

classic * raspberry * melon * blueberry

Featuring Boilerhouse favorites:

Boilerhouse Nachos $9  

Chef's Special Trio of Mini Tacos $7

Chicken Tostada Salad $11

Featuring favorates like

niman ranch corned beef hash│shrimp gazpacho omelet
housemade biscuits│challah french toast bread pudding

chicken cobb salad│boilerhouse niman ranch chili
boilerhouse burger│fish and chips 

pizza
mushroom│boilerhouse│pepperoni│margherita
dough made from scratch daily 

Tour the "World's Greatest Naval Ship"

USS Iowa

Port of Richmond

1411 Harbour Way South

Saturdays and Sundays until the end of April

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

More information

Built in 1940, the USS IOWA served our country for over 50 years. Designated the "World's Greatest Naval Ship" due to her big guns, heavy armor, fast speed, longevity and modernization, she kept pace with technology for more than 50 years.

Currently the bow of the USS IOWA is the only area available for visiting onboard the ship. It is the intent of PBC to open additional areas prior to the departure of IOWA to Los Angeles. During your visit there are additional exhibits to visit including vehicles from the Military Vehicle Technology Foundation, a Harpoon missile, 16" shells and numerous other exhibits from regional museums.

Please be aware of the following requirements when visiting the USS IOWA while in Richmond:

   ► The USS Iowa is currently unable to accommodate visitors on board that are unable to walk unassisted. However, there are plenty of shore side exhibits that can be viewed.

   ► Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Adults need to be aware of steep brow, brow step at top, steel protrusions and deck unevenness and take the proper steps to keep children aware at all times.

   ►Children 10 and under must be accompanied by one adult per child on the ship tour.

   ►Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times on board the USS Iowa. No heels or open toed shoes permitted.

   ►Appropriate clothing is required. No shirts, no shoes, no boarding.

   ►No pets permitted onboard, unless service animals.

   ►Visitors appearing to be intoxicated will be denied boarding.

Come join the all-singing, all-dancing, no-trans fat, "6th Annual Richmond Silly Parade"!

            March with us, or crowd the sidewalk and overwhelm us with cheering.

            Building on the success of the city's Cinco de Mayo, Juneteenth, and Home Front festival, the Richmond Silly Parade was originally conceived as a parody of marching parades. But its real purpose was to build community by using humor as rebar.   The parade has become just that; a celebration of people's energy, imagination, pride, and initiative featuring musical groups, sports teams, civic organizations along with a generous helping of old-fashioned fun.

            Previous marches, led by La Raza Unida Car Club, have included the Senior Citizen Dry-Water Swim Team, Rosie the Riveter Park Rangers, the Boy Scouts, art bikes, pets in costume, pet owners in costume, giant puppets, The Iron Triangle Philharmonic, soccer teams, The Marching Moustaches, saxophone players, the Chu-chu Train, and Mother Earth herself.

            This year, in the "6th Annual", we hope to add a gospel choir, a Toddler Contingent (1-5 years), kids wearing their Halloween costumes (6-12 years), stilt walkers, floats, high school marching bands, a Dog Lovers Brigade, street ballet, the Wind Chime Orchestra, and YOU getting in touch with your Inner Silly.  

            For questions, free parade ideas, and to sign up, ring The Silly Parade Committee at (510) 235-5519, or email richmondsillyparade@gmail.com. Be there or be oblong.

NEWSBYTES

From the Contra Costa Times: 

Who? Who? Last Sunday, the Eye made a modest contribution to science -- with its ear.

Shortly before dusk, The Eye ran into Nel Benningshof and Nick Despota, of Richmond, in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park as the two veteran birders demonstrated their tripod-mounted field scope to a group of teenage passers-by.

The youths zoomed in on a pine cone, when Despota announced, "I see two American robins" and swiveled the scope around.

The couple were taking part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, when birders across North America tally each species they identify in a four-day period.

Richmond is prime bird-watching territory, situated on the Pacific Flyway and near the mouth of the Sacramento River, Benningshof explained. As of about 6 p.m. last Sunday, Richmond was in third place among 620 California localities, with 99 bird species reported by around a dozen contributors. Later in the week, Richmond was running fourth, but the species count had climbed to 130.

As The Eye left, Despota instructed it to listen for the Great Horned Owl, demonstrating its characteristic "Hoo-HOO" call. The couple had seen one swooping overhead two years ago, but no one in Richmond had logged any yet during this year's Bird Count. Less than 10 minutes later, on a narrow trail near Wildcat Creek, the Eye heard "Hoo-HOO, HOO, HOO." Three more times the call came, in the same rhythmic pattern.

Reached by phone later that evening, Despota said The Eye's observation, even without a visual sighting, was valid, because the Great Horned Owl's call is unmistakable. He and Benningshof had heard it, too, he said, but too faintly to tally it with confidence until the Eye confirmed it.

For more information on the Great Backyard Bird Count, go to www.birdsource.org/gbbc/

Observations made during the Feb. 17-20 period will be accepted until March 5.

 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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