Hotel Mac

50 Washington Avenue

Tuesday, April 3^rd

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

$5 Donation to PAL

Join us today, Tuesday April 3rd for our annual Shiraz, Sirah, Rhone Wine tasting. For only a $5 donation to the Richmond PAL, you will be able to try over 30 different wines and have the opportunity to purchase your favorites at a "one night only" discounted price.

Grab-a-Bag Book Sale

Richmond Public Library

325 Civic Center Plaza

Wednesday, April 4^th

10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Larger selection of books, videos, other media.

Any 10 items for $2.
Inventory restocked mid-day.

Richmond Main Street

1000 Macdonald Avenue

Thursday, April 5th 

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 by 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.

Rosie Memorial Tour

Marina Bay Park

Saturday, April 7^th

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 located on the corner of Melville Square and Esplanade Drive in Marina Bay Park.

Bus Tour

Saturday, April 7^th

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE

Take a city bus tour with park ranger Betty Soskin to visit key park sites while reflecting on African American home front experiences. Call 510-232-5050 x0.

Hotel Mac Easter Specials

Hotel Mac Restaurant

50 Washington Avenue

Sunday, April 8^th

Reservations recommended

510-233-0576

Join us at the Hotel Mac This Sunday April, 8th, for our Easter Lunch and Dinner.  

The Hotel Mac will be offering a great Lunch/Brunch & Dinner Easter Sunday, featuring our Famous Lobster for just $25 and Prime Rib for just $20!  

Reservations are recommended.

Bay Trail Plant Restoration

Point Isabel Regional Shoreline

Saturday, April 7^th

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

RSVP

Join Tom and Jane Kelly to help continue their ongoing native plant restoration project along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Marina Bay.  

Where: Point Isabel next to the dog park - just off I-580 (take Central to the bottom of the I-580 overpass. At the stop sign (Rydin Road) turn right and come down to the end of the street.) Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 (w) or (510) 684-6484 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net. Please do RSVP - it will help them coordinate tools with the East Bay Regional Park District.

And remember to wear long pants, bring hats, sun screen, water, and family and friends. They will supply gloves, tools, and refreshments.

SS Red Oak Victory Ship

1337 Canal Blvd., Berth 6A

Sunday, April 8^th

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

$7 per person, under 5 free

The best deal in town!

The Pancake Breakfasts on the Red Oak Victory Ship have become a tradition for many in the greater Bay Area and a treat for you if this will be your first time. First the food - fresh coffee, orange juice, sausage, bacon, eggs and fluffy pancakes

-      all for just $7 per person.

Children under five are free and reservations are not required. And let us remind you that the monthly Pancake Breakfasts on the Red Oak are a wonderful place to meet friends, take visitors or just get a relaxing start on a Sunday.

After a leisurely meal, take a tour of the Ship for only $5, or hit the #4 Hold for World War II-era cartoons. And visit the small museum and Gift Shop.

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

Richmond Art Center

2540 Barrett Avenue

Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

April 4^th - June 2^nd

MAIN GALLERY

Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey

This exhibition provides an in-depth survey of San Francisco-based artist Wanxin Zhang's ceramic sculpture from 1999 to 2009. Zhang's massive clay figures are a marriage of historical references and contemporary Western culture.

SOUTH GALLERY

In Conversation: June Schwarcz and John Chiara

Originating from the inspiration each of these artists derives from the other, this exhibition creates a unique dialogue between the work of legendary enamel artist June Schwarcz and pioneering camera obscura photographer, John Chiara. Curated by Muriel Maffre, John Chiara and Emily Anderson.

COMMUNITY GALLERY

47th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show

Now in its 47th year at the Richmond Art Center, the Annual West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) Student Art Show is a collaborative project between WCCUSD and the Richmond Art Center. Artwork by secondary school students fills the walls with their diverse visions and individual creative voices.

NIAD

551 23rd Street

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.

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.

Easter 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 favorites! 

Golden State Model Railroad Museum

900-A Dornan Drive

Wednesdays 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Saturdays Noon - 5:00 pm

Sundays Noon - 5:00 pm 

Admission Prices (when trains are running)

   $4 for Adults

   $2 for Senior Citizens and Children under 12

   $9 for Families

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.

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.

Richmond & Shimada Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship

Richmond Shimada Golden Rose Festival

Richmond Memorial Auditorium

403 Civic Center Plaza

Saturday, April 28^th

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Please mark your calendars and plan to be at the Richmond Auditorium on Saturday, April 28th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm for an exciting cultural celebration. The City of Richmond is honored to welcome Shimada Mayor Sakurai, who will lead a delegation of 60-70 delegates from Shimada, Japan to Richmond, California to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Richmond-Shimada Sister City Friendship.

As a friend and supporter of the Richmond-Shimada Commission, we would like you to join us at the Richmond-Shimada Golden Rose Festival - Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship. The festivities will include Taiko drumming, traditional sword and tea ceremonies, calligraphy and floral exhibits, live entertainment, cultural cuisine & more...

More details, including how to obtain tickets, will be provided soon.

SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 28^th!

Rosie the Riveter Trust Foundation

Oilhouse & Craneway Pavilion

1414 Harbour Way South

Saturday, April 28^th

$150 per person

Reservation/purchase tickets here 

Dress Code: Business Casual * 40's cocktail wear encouraged

Please RSVP by April 16^th

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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Medical Shuttle Route 

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