Richmond Main Street

1000 Macdonald Avenue

Tuesday, April 24th 

Thursday, April 26th

Space is limited so call (510) 236-4049
to RSVP today!  

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.

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

339 11th Street

Wednesday, April 25th

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Please join us to celebrate the accomplishments of seven Richmond nonprofits that have played a critical role in furthering STEM education and entrepreneurship in West Contra Costa County. Learn more about the programs and services they provided to local students, residents and businesses. There will be musical entertainment, hors d'oeuvres and networking.

For more information or to RSVP, please reply to this email or contact Andrea Bailey, Community Engagement Manager at 510.242.5403 or andreabailey@chevron.com.

"Be a Kid!

RYSE Center

205 41st St

Friday, April 27th

6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

$25 + per person

Purchase tickets here

"Be A Kid!" is RYSE's major annual fundraising event.  Not only will you have lots of fun, you will be supporting a great local non-profit.  The night's activities include a silent auction, music, art, dance -- including salsa -- and delicious food from gourmet providers.

For questions, contact Jamila Rideau, Administrative Manager at events@rysecenter.org or 510.374.3401.

Open Studio 2012-Steve Hurst

38 Washington Avenue 

Point Richmond--next to Hotel Mac

Sunday, April 29th

2:00pm until 7:00pm

It's all off the hook! Clocks plus some surprises. Come just to see it. Refreshments will be served.

Richmond Tales Family Literacy Festival

403 Civic Center Plaza

Sunday, April 29th

Noon - 4:00 pm

FREE

The Richmond Tales Family Literacy Festival will attract over 1,000 families from the surrounding area to enjoy a range of educational and fun family activities designed to reinforce the importance of literacy and to provide parents information to help them succeed in their role as their child's first reading teacher. The event is inspired by the local history and healthy living as documented in the beloved book Richmond Tales: Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle. The event will also kick-off Screen Free Week by offering families fun and healthy alternatives to televisions and video games.  

This event is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and in collaboration with the City of Richmond, East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, WCCUSD, Vamos a Leer, and Screen Free Week.

Young Scholars Reception -- Presentations of Scholarships

Lavonya DeJean Middle School

3400 Macdonald Avenue

Thursday, April 26

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Many local organizations award scholarships and many of them do it at this annual reception.  This is a wonderful chance to meet some great youth in the WCCUSD schools and be inspired by their accomplishments.  Refreshments served.

Dia del Nino Performance

Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center

13108 San Pablo Avenue

Saturday, April 28

11:00 am - Noon

$10 Adults

$5 Children

Looking for a fun, affordable, and educational activity to do with the entire family? Look no further! Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center is celebrating Dia Del Nino by hosting a culturally rich, interactive musical performance for children at our arts center in San Pablo on Saturday, April 28th!

Tickets are $5 for children, $10 for adults and can be purchased over the phone or by stopping by our Center during regular business hours. The performance will last approximately 1 hour. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase

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.

A "Humor Us" 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  

Boilerhouse Restaurant Saturday Night Supper Club Presents Juke Joint

Saturday, April 28^th

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

No Cover Charge.

More info about Juke Joint here.

Sunday Brunch 

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

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.

Point Richmond Acoustic

First Methodist Church in Point Richmond

201 Martina Avenue

Friday May 11th

8:00 pm

$15 per person

Point Richmond Acoustic closes out second season with master finger-style guitarist Rick Ruskin. Songwriter Claudia Russell opens.

Now residing in Seattle, WA, Rick Ruskin is a world class finger-style guitarist, composer, songwriter and arranger. He's recorded 16 albums and had his original compositions/arrangements featured on The Daily Show, Oprah, The Antiques Roadshow, PBS, NBC and Warner Brothers TV to name a few. He's released 6 instructional books and videos, published articles in Frets and Acoustic Guitar Magazine and is on the staff of the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, as well as being the former director of Seattle's Musical Arts Workshop.

Ruskin played on many albums for other artists, and, in 1974, got the chance to complete a solo debut album of his own. The self-titled recording was released under the Takoma Records label and is filled with numbers like "Break Out the Wine," "Here Comes the Sun," "Teddy Bear's Picnic," and "The Temptation Rag" all performed in Ruskin's precise and emotive guitar style.

NIAD

Home of Bill & Carol Phelps

223 Shady Glen Road

Walnut Creek, CA

Saturday, May 12th

4:00pm - 6:00 pm

$50 per person ($40 tax deductible)

RSVP admin@niadart.org or 510-620-0290

NIAD's Board of Directors invites you to join us in honoring John Ziesenhenne for all the time and energy he's devoted to NIAD for the last 28 years. It will be an evening filled with wine, appetizers and great memories.

A fundraiser to benefit NIAD Art Center.

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.  

Shuttle Route Cutting Blvd  

Shuttle Route Cutting Blvd Schedule 

Medical Shuttle Route 

Medical Shuttle Route Schedule