Richmond Main Street

1000 Macdonald Avenue

Tuesday, April 10th 

Thursday, April 12th

Tuesday's class held at East Bay Center for Performing Arts, 339 11th Street, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Thursday's class held at Richmond Main Street Iniative, 1000 Macdonald Avenue Suite C, 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.  

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

The NeXus at United Earth

1414 Harbour Way South #110

Thursday, April 12^th

7:00pm - Doors open (socializing and tea)
7:30pm - Violin Concert accompanying film Bella Gaia

Advance Tickets $15

At the Door $20

Purchase tickets here 

BELLA GAIA (Beautiful Earth) is a 'Living Atlas' journey of our world, expressing the deeply moving beauty of planet Earth as seen through the eyes of astronauts. Created by award winning director and classically trained violinist Kenji Williams, and collaborating with NASA, BELLA GAIA features a 60-minute live performance by Kenji against a large-screen backdrop of orbiting visualizations of Earth from space.

Movie Night on the SS Red Oak Victory Ship

SS Red Oak Victory Ship
1337 Canal Boulevard Berth 6A

Thursday, April 12th

Boarding 6:30 pm

Movie begins 7:00 pm

$5 per person

Popcorn available

The second movie in the Spring Series is a British/Canadian war propaganda drama, "49th Parallel," filmed in 1941 and released in the UK in late 1941 and in the U.S. in March /April 1942. It follows the adventures of the small remnant of a Nazi U-boat crew whose boat is sunk in Hudson Bay by a Canadian Air Defense plane. They struggle to return to Germany by traveling east to west across Canada, slowly being winnowed, until the sole survivor reverses course to enter the neutral U.S. at Niagara. The movie was intended to fire patriotic fervor in the U.S. and inspire us to abandon our neutrality. Among a cast of hundreds, you'll see Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, a very young Glynnis Johns, and a barely recognizable Laurence Olivier as a Canadian trapper. For a long time, the movie was the most popular British movie seen in the U.S.

Public Safety Awards 

Kiwanis Club of Richmond
PAL Memorial Gym 

2200 Macdonald Avenue.

Friday, April 13th 

6:00 pm 

$30 per person

Purchase Tickets here  

Each year the Richmond Kiwanis Club honors Police Officers and Firefighters for their distinguished service to our community. Come show your appreciation for those who put themselves at risk for you.

This year we honor the Police Officer of the Year Benjamin Therriault, the Firefighter of the Year Battalion Chief Byron Berhel, Detective of the Year Eduardo Soto, Code Enforcement Manager Tim Higares and REACT/CERT Volunteer of the Year Jeff Jones.

Proceeds benefit Richmond PAL and the RFD Youth Academy.

Point Richmond Acoustic presents Songwriters Bill and Kate Isles

Point Richmond Acoustic

First Methodist Church

201 Martina Avenue

Friday, April 13^th

Show starts at 8 pm

$15 per person

More information here 

Bill and Kate Isles are two of the best-known singer/songwriters in the Midwestern acoustic scene and have received national and international attention with comparisons to heartland songwriters like Willie Nelson and Woody Guthrie. The duo have a great gift for metaphor and melody, served up with a thin slice of Midwestern ham.

Special guests, The Henriettas are Nell Robinson and Cary Sheldon. They have been featured stages and festivals across the country, including A Prairie Home Companion. Their inspirations are the Cackle Sisters, the first women to become stars on both the National Barn Dance and the Grand Ole Opry. Nell and Cary bring close harmonies, yodeling and cackling to recreate a juicy slice of 1930s Americana.

The NeXus at United Earth

1414 Harbour Way South #110

Friday, April 13^th

7:00pm Doors Open

7:30pm Film and post-film dialogue by Marc Ian Barasch, author, The Compassionate Life, founder The Green World Campaign, and featured in the film I Am.

Advance Tickets $12

At the Door $16

Free Tea & Parking

Purchase tickets here

In I AM, successful director Shadyac steps in front of the camera to recount what happened to him after a cycling accident left him incapacitated, possibly for good. Though he ultimately recovered, he emerged with a new sense of purpose, determined to share his own awakening to his prior life of excess and greed, and to investigate how he as an individual, and we as a race, could improve the way we live and walk in the world.

Armed with nothing but his innate curiosity and a small crew to film his adventures, Shadyac set out on a twenty-first century quest for enlightenment. Meeting with a variety of thinkers and doers-remarkable men and women from the worlds of science, philosophy, academia, and faith-including such luminaries as David Suzuki, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lynne McTaggart, Ray Anderson, John Francis, Coleman Barks, and Marc Ian Barasch - Shadyac appears on-screen as character, commentator, guide, and even, at times, guinea pig. An irrepressible "Everyman" who asks tough questions, but offers no easy answers, he takes the audience to places it has never been before, and presents even familiar phenomena in completely new and different ways. The result is a fresh, energetic, and life-affirming film that challenges our preconceptions about human behavior while simultaneously celebrating the indomitable human spirit.

The Vision for Victory

Rosie Memorial Tour

Marina Bay Park

Saturday, April 14th

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.

César Chávez Day of Celebration

Urban Tilth's Edible Forest

Chanslor Avenue & 16th Street on the Greenway

Saturday, April 14^th

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

FREE

On this day of community action and celebration, we'll be cultivating Urban Tilth's Edible Forest - an "open to all" urban forest and garden that feeds both body and spirit. Following nature's own forestry patterns, together we'll plant 28 fruit trees, hundreds of native under-story plants, and an array of plants in our butterfly garden.

And it will be fun!

We'll have a FREE community barbecue,

Workshops in growing and using trees and edible plants

Fabulous music provided by DJ Goodbeer, and a rich array of live entertainment, including:

Son de la Tierra, a traditional Mexican dance ensemble from the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

Azteca dancers

The Richmond College Prep School's Youth Chorus

The Richmond College Prep School's Youth Traditional Mexican Dancers

Spoken word performers

And testimony by United Farm Workers who will share stories of life with Cesar and the conditions of farm workers today.... by Live Real's Navina Khanna, who will share stories of the Food and Freedom Rides... and by Richmond's own MayorGayle McLaughlin

We'll also have a Kids Zone with great, hands-on activities and face-painting; a Make Your Own (Healthy) Soda Booth; and a raffle with fun prizes. And if you ride your bike, you can park it with our free, tended valet bike parking service.

Nevin Community Center

598 Nevin Avenue

Saturday, April 14^th

9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 2 p.m.

Register online today at

http://www.redcrossbayarea.org/savealife

Are you prepared to respond in an emergency? Save-A-Life Saturday will teach you, your loved ones and your community crucial, lifesaving disaster preparedness and response skills! This free presentation will empower you to save lives in the event of a disaster or emergency.

Participants will learn:

* Hands-only Citizen CPR.

* Managing and controlling external bleeding.

* Identifying and minimizing shock.

* Personal and household disaster preparedness skills.

Each free session lasts approximately an hour and a half.

Sessions will be offered in English and Spanish.

Birding at Point Pinole Reginal Shoreline

 Point Pinole Regional Park

Monday, April 16^th

9:00 am - Noon

Join EBRPD Naturalist Anthony Fisher in Beatin' the bushes for birds!  For more information, call 510-544-2233.

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.

Celebrate the Conservatory of Flowers 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.

Richmond Art Center

2540 Barrett Avenue

Artist Reception April 14th, 2pm - 4pm

Gallery Hours: 

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.

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.

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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