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What's Happening in Richmond
July 24, 2012
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Rum tasting only happens once a year, don't miss this one! Enjoy all our Farmer's Markets, Music on the Main is back with a great line-up of entertainment, see a movie on the Red Oak Victory Ship...Summer is in full swing in Richmond. Get out and enjoy our wonderful weather and events!
If you have an upcoming event, please send the details to my email to be included in the next edition.
Michelle
If your event isn't listed here, we probably aren't aware of it. Either send us your information by Monday morning to be included in the weekly edition or enter your event on the Community Calendar.
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Rum Tasting
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Hotel Mac
50 Washington Avenue
Tuesday, July 22
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
$5 Donation to PAL
Rum from Venezuela, Barbados, Honduras and Alameda!
Stay for Dinner - 2 for 1 ($18.00 value)
Not valid with any other food discount or promotion. Reservations Recommended. 510-233-0576
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Music on the Main
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Richmond Main Street
Wednesday, July 25th
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
So put on your dancing shoes and come Downtown to the FoodsCo parking lot for an evening of great Gospel, Blues & Pop music, family fun, Richmond pride, and...
Food Vendors: Quiche & Carry & CJ's BBQ & Fish
Shopping: "She Got It!" Cosmetics for women of color, Be Abel 2 ~ Accessories by Viveca Jones, Mary Kay by Brandy Varnado
PLUS:
** Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, & Jump House for kids **
and
FREE produce at the Farm Stand courtesy of the West County Heal Collaborative & EcoVillage Farms
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4th Annual Home Front Film Festival - "Watch on the Rhine"
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SS Red Oak Victory Ship
1337 Canal Blvd., Berth 6A
Thursday, July 26, 2012
6:30 pm Boarding
Betty Davis as you've never seen her before in the dramatic Watch on the Rhine.
Admission is free. There is a suggested donation of $5 to board the ship and enjoy ship exhibits prior to the film. Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase. A National Park Service ranger will provide an introduction to the films in the context of the WWII home front.
For more information about the films, call (510) 232-5050, x 6629.
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Playland After Dark presents Grown-up Game Night
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Thursday, July 26th
$10.00 per person
We all need some adult time-a chance to relax playing games and having fun without the kids around. Playland After Dark offers grown-ups a unique night out of free-play pinball, arcade and carnival games, one-of-a-kind exhibits and board games galore. Grown-ups, it's to take back a night (or two) for yourselves!
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Forgotten Fragments: Art Made from Overlooked Materials
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NIAD
551 23rd Street
Gallery Hours 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ink, paint and clay are conventional art materials. They're easy to acquire and put into immediate action with the right tools. Torn paper bags, outdated newspapers and scraps of bamboo require a bit more forethought, especially when creating sculpture. NIAD artists have been recycling these types of materials into artwork for several months while working with instructor Ruben Guzman, who encouraged them to simply play with materials until something interesting happened. Forgotten Fragments will feature the results of their experimentation in show of abstract and figurative sculpture.
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Golden State Model Railroad Museum
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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 & 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. |
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Playland Pals Team walk in the Relay For Life
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, July 28th
Sunday, July 29th
Adults $15
Children under 14/Seniors $10 The staff and volunteers of Playland-Not-at-the-Beach are making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. It is our honor to walk in remembrance of many dear friends, including Playland's founder Richard Tuck, who lost his battle with cancer in April last year. At the event, the "Playland Pals" will be taking turns walking for the 24-hour period. The money and awareness raised will help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Please join us in supporting this cause by joining the Playland Pals Relay Team, cheering the Playland Pals on at the event, or sponsoring a team member or donating to the Playland Pals Team. The impact we can make together is much greater than what any of us could do alone-so please join us! For more information, to sign up as a team ember, or to contribute to the Relay For Life go to http://main.acsevents.org/goto/PlaylandPals. To contribute by cash or check or for additional information, please contact team captain Kendra Zien 510-232-4264 ext. 30 or kendra@playland-not-at-the-beach.org.
More information about Playland here
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Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center Tours
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Daily Tour from Visitor Center
1414 Harbour Way South
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
FREE
Meet a ranger or docent in front of the new Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center for a 45 minute walk along the Bay Trail. If it's raining the tour will be conducted in the Visitor Center.
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Pt. Richmond Farmer's Market
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Pt. Richmond
Wednesdays
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Organic fruits & vegetables. Food vendors and more...
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Point Richmond Art Walk Featured Artist Rita Bagley
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Point Richmond Post Office
102 Washington Avenue
"The Baltic Picnic is part of my newest series of work. I retrieved a hundred vintage photographs, tiny, diminutive in size, mostly black and white from the 40's, 50's and 60's. A selection of these my paintings are at a hundred times larger than the photo once was. It excites me to edit the composition down to the most intimate viewpoint. After the sepia under painting, I limit the palette to three deliberately chosen contemporary colors for each piece. The process as I apply these paints creates a flow and energy that comes alive with a brilliance of spirit as these images speak. My painterly concept is the catalyst that takes me to the who, what, where and why of these subjects placed in time of what was once a forgotten snapshot. "
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Richmond Certified Farmers Market at Civic Center Parking Lot
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Civic Center Parking Lot
24th & Barrett Avenue
Fridays
8 am - 5 pm
The market, in the Richmond Auditorium parking lot at 24th and Barrett Avenue, has offered locally grown fruit, vegetables, nuts, plants,eggs, chickens and other edibles since l983.
A free market basket is given away each week. For more information contact Steve Ghigliotto, market manager, at 510-206-7271. |
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The Baltic
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The Baltic
Thursday, July 26th
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Blues Jam
Friday, July 7th 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm Upward Movement ~ Hip Hop fusion
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Crop Swap
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Courtyard, Richmond Public Library
325 Civic Center Plaza
Thursday evenings
5:30-6:30 pm
Join your neighbors every Thursday to share and swap the abundance of your garden. This event is ongoing through the season.
The event is organized by the Richmond Rivets, an organization dedication to re-skilling people and localizing our living.
Richmond Grows, Urban Tilth and the City of Richmond are co-sponsors of the weekly Crop Swap.
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Main Street Farmer's Market
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Nevin Plaza
13th Avenue & Nevin Avenue
Wednesday, July 25th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
FREE
All our produce comes from California farms! Along with the freshest produce around, you will also find delicious baked goods, fresh cut flowers, gourmet foods, local honey, and more!
Come to the Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market for lunch and leave with groceries for dinner!
WIC/EBT gladly accepted. PLUS: Spend $10 or more with your food stand or EBT bard and get $5 in market produce FREE. Just visit the Famers' Market info table to take advantage of this amazing offer.
Presented by Richmond Main Street Initiative
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1401 Marina Way South
Wednesday - Saturdays Doors Open at 5 pm
Games begin at 7 pm |
Bingo players are loving this wonderful hall, the friendly and safe environment, and the honest games. Marina Gardens Bingo has become a new destination for people come from all over the bay area.
See flyer for more details |
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510Arts
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World Culture in the East Bay
Looking for an Art event in the East Bay? The Arts & Culture communities in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley & Richmond have formed a cultural corridor partnership to bring these events to you in an easy to find format. 510arts.com is a web portal linked to each city's own Arts calendar. Bookmark this page for your future use!
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Bay Area Roller Derby Girls - B.A.D. 2012 Championships
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Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Saturday, August 4
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
B.A.D. 2012 Championships - San Francisco ShEvil Dead vs Richmond Wrecking Belles
This is it. The game you have all been waiting for. The rematch.. the reckoning.. the Championships!
Tickets
This is an all-ages event, but if we had a rating it'd be PG-13. No children under 12 allowed in track-side ("suicide") seating. Track-side ("suicide") seating is AT YOUR OWN RISK. Seating is first-come, first-served, so arrive early to secure your spot!
Seating Options:
Children under 5: FREE
General admission: $13 online; $15 at the door
Five-on-Five Pack* (10 tickets for the same bout): $100
VIP tickets: $25.00 - Treat yourself to prime trackside seating on the straightway, across from the player benches. Get a drink of your choice on us!
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
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Richmond Bay Trail Mid Year 2012 Report
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This 13th Mid Year Report by TRAC, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee, features progress toward closing five gaps totaling over three miles of Bay Trail. Despite over 31 miles of San Francisco Bay Trail in place, 10.8 miles remain to be built in Richmond as shown on the last page of this report.
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Downtown Free Shuttle funded through 2013!
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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
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201 W Richmond Avenue
Suite B
Richmond, California 94801
510-237-1403 |
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Are you planning an event? We can help! Give our office a call at(510) 237-1403
or send an email.
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