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What's Happening in Richmond
October 9, 2012
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Music, dance, festivals and so much more this week in Richmond. Did I mention Festivals? See you at the Home Front Festival on Saturday. Stop by our booth and say "hello"!
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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FREE Zumba in Downtown is Back!
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310 9th Street
(at 9th Street & Macdonald Avenue)
Mondays ~ Lunchtime Zumba
12:30-1:30pm
Thursdays ~ After-Work Workout
5:30-6:30pm
7:00-8:00pm
We are excited to once again offer these free, high-energy fitness classes in downtown with Zumba instructor extraordinaire, Willa 'Bontle' Willis.
Plus, we've secured a new location in Downtown that will allow a flexible class schedule and class size! No need to reserve a spot--just show up and get fit moving to those fun beats!
All classes last one hour. Make sure to wear comfy, loose clothing and athletic/supportive shoes. Healthy snacks and water will be provided.
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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
Tuesday, October 9th
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Adults $10Playland After Dark had such a blast hosting our Grown-up Game Nights (last Thursday of every month) that we had to open up the Museum of Fun to adult-only-admission another evening. Join us for the second Tuesday each month-same time (6pm - 10pm), same low price ($10 for all the FREE PLAY pinball, arcade and carnival games), same fun (board games with friends old and new).
More information about Playland here
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Point Richmond Acoustic Kicks off Third Season
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First Methodist Church of Point Richmond
201 Martina Avenue
Friday, October 12th
8:00 pm
$15
Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald blend contemporary and traditional styles, gracing their music with exquisite harmony, compelling songwriting, deceptively simple arrangements, intricate guitar work, and great heart. They are known for the lyrical content of their songs and vocal blend - a haunting style which weaves unique harmonies into a rich tapestry of guitar work and storytelling. Their songs pay homage to American styles from folk balladry to Gospel, as well as Latin and African rhythms, but those styles are updated for modern sensibilities. More about Paul & Eleanore here.
Megan McLaughlin will open the show. She has been an active voice in the East Bay folk scene for 15 years. By day a kindergarten teacher, this perhaps explains the bigger voice than you expect when she first steps to the microphone with her real life experiences, fantasy, mythic tales of the Goddess and reincarnation, all with a backbeat. Her personal and intelligent songs are full of clear, meaningful images of life. She is the quintessential folk singer. More about Megan here.
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"Empty Bowls Project"
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Contra Costa College
Three Seasons Restaurant
2600 Mission Bell Drive
Friday, October 12th
11:30 am - 2:30 pm
$10 per bowl, multiple bowls may be purchased
Free Parking
How it works: As our guest, you are invited to choose a ceramic bowl, created by CCC students, of your liking and a soup of your choice accompanied by bread and water. The bowl you have selected is yours to keep as a reminder of all of the "Empty Bowls" around the world. All net proceeds raised from this event will be donated to the Bay Area Rescue Mission located in Richmond, California, which works locally to end hunger and food insecurity.
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USO Dance & Home Front Festival 2012
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Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Saturday, October 13th
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
More information here
 
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Greenway Gathering
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Richmond Greenway
Greenway Gardens at 6th Street
Saturday, October 13th
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come out, hang out and help us continue to grow in the Greenway Gardens at 6th Street!
10:00am - Noon
Help plant out winter greens and native plants on the Greenway
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Pie Cook Off! Do you bake the BEST Pumpkin and/or Sweet Potato Pies? Well come out and see how your grandma's recipe measures up against the other master bakers of Richmond! All Welcome to enter. You do not need to be a Richmond resident to enter!
To enter the competition please
click here to fill out our entry form.
10:00 am - 1:30pm
NEW: Mortar and Pestle TEA BAR
Explore the teas you can and we do grow in the Urban Tilth gardens at the FREE Mortar and Pestle Tea Bar
11:00 am - 2:00pm
NEW: Monthly Guest Mechanic Bike Repair Station--->presented by The realRICH & Richmond RIDES --->Bring in your bike or your child's bike for a FREE safety check and minor repairs
For more information contact: Doria Robinson,
doria@urbantilth.org
510-778-5886
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"Lean Into The Blast" Concert & CD Release Party
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The NeXus
1414 Harbour Way South #1010
Saturday, October 13th
2 shows, - 7:00pm and 9:30pm. Sliding scale, everyone welcome.
$20 Tickets (at the door only)
After years of working as a music producer, engineer, session musician, studio designer & tech-guru, Dr. Ryman is moving to the front of the stage as a performer. As a professional, Ryman has been involved with the likes of Quincy Jones, BB King, Ray Lynch, Peter Rowan, The Mighty Diamonds & jazz luminary Richard Howell, facilitating their productions with his expertise & magic.
The intent behind "Lean into the Blast" is to make music & film that are equally gritty & sublime, engaging the body, mind, & spirit, carrying forward the counter cultural movement of the 1960s & 1970s of art & social change through music. Dr Ryman's music calls his listeners to join his project of renewal & recommitment to the values & insights that created the Civil Rights movement, the anti-war movement, & the progressive movements since.
Join Dr Ryman, with featured artists Richard & Ele Howell, Baron Chase & special guests for a night of music, film & fun. See the video premiere of the singles "Rising Tide", "In The World Today" & "Wake the Dead". The band will be playing cuts from their new CD release "Lean Into The Blast".
More info here.
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Autumn on the Bay BBQ Bash!
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Miller Knox Park
Seagull Picnic Area
Sunday, October 14th
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
$10 single/$15 couples
$20 Family (two parents & two children)
$2.50 per additional child
Purchase tickets here
* BBQ Ribs Throw Down: Chi vs. Carlton
Where Saffron Strand's champion BBQ artists meet in fork-to-fork competition over the smoking grill, with their BBQ ribs judged by a panel of Bay Area gourmands.
Plus...
* Live Music Jam - bring your instrument!
* Poetry in the Park with Christina
Hot-from-the-Grill - BBQ Ribs & Chicken, Hamburgers & Hotdogs, Veggie Burgers & Chips
Delicious Sides & Desserts - Potato Salad, String Beans, Corn, Collard Greens, Fresh Fruit Cobbler, & Jell-O Fluff
Fun for the whole family - Face-painting, Games for kids, sack race, egg & spoon race, three-legged race, drawing station, bubble blowing, tug-of-war, & games for the young at heart.
All proceeds benefit Saffron Strand.
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Laura Jean Eakle-Celebrating Her Life Work
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Point Richmond Art Collective at the DeWitt Gallery
121 Park Place
Sunday, October 14th
Reception 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Exhibit through November 4
Jean Eakle, a well respected lady in Point Richmond, was a tremendously talented water color artist. There will be a show of her work at the deWitt Gallery, 121 Park Place in Point Richmond.
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Well into the Future...
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Kaiser Permanente Surface Parking Lot
Macdonald Ave & 8th Street
Tuesday, October 16th
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Kaiser Permanente's Richmond Medical Center is proud to announce the installation of our public art addition to the City's arts and culture exhibits along Macdonald Avenue in Downtown Richmond.
Please join us as we honor the rich history of our community, and celebrate the contributions all have made to ensure a strong and vibrant community Well into the Future...
*This work is the result of a collaborative effort between KP and Scientific Art Studio, with consideration and approval of the Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council, the City of Richmond, and many others. We would like thank everyone involved for their commitment and contribution to this wonderful project
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Birding the Landfill Loop of Bay Trail
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Landfill Loop
1 Parr Boulevard
Monday, October 15th
9:00 am - Noon
Join EBRPD Naturalist Anthony Fisher for Birds! Birds! Birds! And other stuff! For information, call 510-544-2233
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Blossoms and Thorns Movie at Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center
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Open Daily
RORI Visitor Center
1414 Harbour Way South
Thursdays, 2:00 pm
FREE
A Powerful New Documentary Film By Ken Kokka, About the WWII Experiences of Flower Growers in Richmond. Time: 2:00pm
Location: Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center
Duration: 45 minute program: 20 minute movie followed by talk and questions/answers.
Presenters: Representative from the Japanese American Citizens League
and NPS Ranger.
Program: Overview of the experience of Richmond's Japanese American citizens who were
incarcerated during the Second World War.
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Richmond Main Street Farmers Market
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Nevin Plaza
13th Street & Nevin
Wednesday
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Your neighborhood Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market is the BEST place for local, seasonal fruits & vegetables. 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
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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 RAC Dazzles with 4 New Exhibits
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Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Gallery Hours, Wednesday - Saturday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit through November 9th
MAIN GALLERY
Hobos to Street People: Artists' Responses to Homelessness from the New Deal to the Present
This timely exhibit features the works of 30 artists working over the last 75 years to document the tragedy of homelessness and the government's role in the crisis. Through painting, printmaking, photography, and mixed media, Depression-era and contemporary artists offer glimpses of life on the street and show many similarities between the eras. Featured are works by New Deal era artists such as Dorthea Lange, Rockwell Kent, and Giacomo Patri along with contemporary artists such as Sandow Birk, David Bacon, and Christine Hanlon.
WEST GALLERY
Ahhh! Silica - Work by ACGA Clay & Glass artists that inspires AWE!
Featuring over 30 artists from The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA). Juried by Steven Allen, Artist and Ceramics Studio manager at the Richmond Art Center. Silica is a basic and abundant ingredient shared by both clay and glass artists that is magically transformed by the creative spirit and fire to create inspiring works of art. This exhibition showcases artists practicing various methods such as working on the wheel, hand-building, sculpting, slumping, slip casting, and blowing, among others.
SOUTH GALLERY
Beyond Borders Experimentation and Innovation in Enameling
The 11th International Juried Enamel Exhibition sponsored by the Northern California Enamel Guild (NCEG) features works by 50 artists. This exhibition includes functional and non-functional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that illustrate the wide scope of artwork created by the enameling process. Work is chosen for it's melding of technical excellence and content, and for daring to push the boundaries of the medium.
COMMUNITY GALLERY
Art on the Greenway Celebrating the City of Richmond's 2012 Neighborhood Public Art Program
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"Trading Places" NIAD Exhibit
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NIAD
551 23rd STreet
Through November 2nd
Gallery Hours 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
A group show featuring NIAD's studio staff and artists, who have selected each other's artwork for display in the exhibit. The staff chose one piece of art by a NIAD artist whose work shares an affinity with their own. That artist then chose a work of art created by the staff member. The work will be exhibited in the following pairings:
Staff Member Artist
Veronica De Jesus Karen May
Jan Mignuad Shantae Robinson
Andres Cisneros Kevin Randolph
Ruben Guzman Jonathan Velasquez
Tomoko Murakami Maria Radilla
Lauren Ari Billy White
Maria Hartikainen Marlon Mullen
Jenn Brazelton Luis Estrada
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| Marina Gardens Bingo
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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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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Super Heroes & Super Villains Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach
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Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, October 13th
Sunday, October 14th
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10Calling all Super Kids and their grown-up sidekicks! Fly, swim or run faster than a speeding train to Playland for our celebration of the great American superhero tradition. Come dressed as your favorite superhero (or villain) for a super prize!
More information about Playland here
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The Baltic
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The Baltic
Wednesday, October 10th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Stompin' Steve presents Country & Jazz 16mm Films A showing of rare 16mm Soundies, Snader Telescription, Scopitones and other music films Thursday, October 11th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Baltic Sessions - Americana, Folk, Blues, Jazz and Latin They have a great pool of Bay Area Musicians that sit in and play their favorite tunes from the Americana, Folk, Blues, Jazz and Latin. Other musicians are welcome to join in. Friday, October 12th 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
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"A REFINERY SAGA" Exhibit & Reception
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Richmond Museum of History
400 Nevin Avenue
Exhibit through November 17th
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FREE
There will be music and light refreshments.
Dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Chevron Richmond Refinery and funded from the Clarabelle Hamilton Fund, members, friends and volunteers of the Museum. The goal of the Museum exhibit is to highlight some of the more interesting scenes, events and milestones of Chevron's history in Richmond by showcasing documents, objects and photos exclusively from the Museum archive.
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Free Teen Hip Hop Dance Classes
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Crescent Park Apartments
Multi-Cultural Resource Center
5000 Hartnett Avenue
FREE
Call (510) 692-4720 to register
Free Hip Hop dance class for teens, taught by The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts.
Please call the Bayview Branch Library for more information, at 620-6566. This program is sponsored by the Crescent Park Apartments and the Friends of the Richmond Public Library.
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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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Celebrate Halloween with Richmond PAL
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Richmond's Own Jim DeWitt named America's Cup Artist-in-Residence by the Golden Gate Yacht Club
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has been named the America's Cup artist-in-residence by the Golden Gate Yacht Club, the host club for the 34th America's Cup on San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate Yacht Club also awarded DeWitt an honorary membership for his artistic contributions to the sailing world.
A reception and showing of Jim's work will be held on Thursday, October 18th from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the depicting competitive sailing yachts on San Francisco Bay. The series includes paintings of Oracle AC45s and competitors racing along the bay against the backdrop of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
"I don't paint sailboats, I paint the excitement of sailing," says DeWitt, whose passion for painting is reflected in the authority and honesty of his nautical works. A former sailmaker and competitive sailor, Jim understands the mechanics and the thrill of racing; he is uniquely qualified to paint the subject and has gained broad recognition as one of America's premier marine artists with exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide. Jim's paintings are on permanent display in many yacht clubs, including the St. Francis Yacht Club and Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco. He was named the No. 1 Marine Artist by the America's Cup Gallery in San Diego in the early 1990s.
Before retiring in 1983 to concentrate on painting full-time, Jim owned and operated DeWitt Sails, one of the top racing sail lofts on San Francisco Bay, renowned for custom sails. During his years as a sailmaker, he also gained international recognition as a winning yachtsman and artist. In 1963, he was the first West Coast skipper to capture the coveted Mallory Cup, the emblematic sailing honor awarded to the winner of the US Men's Sailing Championship. In recognition of his achievement, the St. Francis Yacht Club awarded Jim a rare honorary membership. In 1992, he took first place in the International Masters Regatta in San Francisco, sailed in J 24s. And in 2003, coming full circle, he captured the second-place trophy in the Master Mariner's Regatta in San Francisco in a boat designed by his father and patterned after one built in the 1930s in the family's backyard. Jim inherited his father's fascination with boat building, and has designed several boats featuring first-of-their kind sailing innovations.
Jim was born in Oakland, California in 1930. He grew up with the San Francisco Bay as his backyard, and his affinities for art and sailing converged early; as a 5 year-old, he began drawing pictures of the sailboat his father was building and dreamed of someday becoming her skipper. Jim studied art at the California College of the Arts and the Los Angeles Art Center (today the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena).
Jim lives in the bayside hamlet of Point Richmond with his wife Sallie and their dog, Amber. His daughter Pamela DeWitt runs a hometown gallery and custom framing shop where she sells originals and prints of his paintings. He is a grandfather of two and a first-time great grandfather. For more information, please visit .
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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.
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Richmond, California 94801
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