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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RICHMOND!
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Week of February 19, 2013
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February is here already! Lots to do this week, take a look and make your plans. For a quick reference, click on the day (to the right) to go directly to that day or heading. If you have an upcoming event, please send the details to my email to be included in the next edition.
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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.
Don't hesitate to call us for more information at 510-237-1403. We are happy to help! Michelle Itagaki
Richmond Convention & Visitors Bureau |
201 W Richmond Avenue
Richmond, California 94801
510-237-1403 |
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February 21
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February 23
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Historic Preservation Award Nominations
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Spotlight on Lodging
|  1598 Carlson Boulevard
Phone: (510) 526-2665
More information here Welcome to America's Best Value Inn of Richmond, CA. Our hotel offers guests exceptional value, comfortable accommodations, and a convenient location. Our guests choose to stay and return because we offer newly remodeled rooms with amenities such as free wi-fi internet access, microwave and refrigerator, cable TV with HBO - all at a great price. Our motto is spend a night, not a fortune. We are conveniently located off the Carlson Exit on Hwy 80. Guests traveling or working in the Bay Area find our hotel within close proximity of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, San Pablo Casino, and Chevron refineries. Guests choose to stay and return to our hotel because of convenience, cleanliness, exceptional value and friendly staff. Guests have stayed at our hotel for many reasons including: - Touring the great attractions in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Visiting sons and daughters attending UC Berkley
- Attending UC Berkeley Graduation ceremony
- Watching Cal football games
- Contractors working at Chevron refineries
- Construction personnel such as Casa construction working at the Berkeley Lab
- Local residents who need a room for out of town guests
- Corporate travelers
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THURSDAY
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Story Swap Again!
El Sobrante Library
4191 Appian Way
Thursday, February 21
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Everyone Welcome!
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Free Zumba is Back!
310 9th Street
Thursdays
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Why Zumba?
This high energy workout is great for relieving stress, boosting your metabolism, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle!
All classes last one hour. Make sure to wear comfy, loose clothing and athletic/supportive shoes. Healthy snacks and water provided.
Help us ensure funding for future classes!
Please sign-in before each class so we can track your participation and show our supporters the true demand for this class.
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ARTWalk!
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FRIDAY
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Fusion Latina Cooperative Grand Opening
Richmond Civic Center - Multi Purpose Room
440 Civic Center Plaza
Friday, February 22
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
FREE
Come by the Civic Center this Friday for a complimentary taste of Fusion Latina, Richmond's newest worker cooperative, a catering service which features a fusion of Latin American flavors.
The co-op, a group of seven Richmond area women, will be introduced to the community by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin at a reception and sampling. The event will be held in the building that houses the City Council chambers, next to City Hall. Everyone is invited and sampling a variety of dishes is a big part of the event. Among the 14 food items offered will be:
Tinga Chicken
Guisado de Nopales
Adobado Beans
Roasted Pork with Achiote Marinade
Salpicon Beef Salad
Nopales Salad
Semilla de Jicaro drink
Lemon and Mint with Chia Drink
Creating jobs in Richmond and operating in a cooperative manner are big goals for the women. But the food is all important. The women pride themselves in making their own tortillas.
One member said, "As Latina women we have the purpose to bring our traditional foods from our prehispanic heritage to your table. Our food is based on corn, different kinds of squash, peppers, mushrooms, beans, cactus and other prehispanic plants that fill with flavor all the delicious food we make. Healthy and vegetarian options are part of our diet, but for meat lovers we have favorites from Mexico and Nicaragua."
So come out on Friday for your complimentary introduction to Fusion Latina catering. And watch for the restaurant the women plan to open next.
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Family Chess Knight
Richmond Recreation Center
3230 Macdonald Avenue
Friday, February 22, continuing every Friday.
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FREE
Join us for an exciting and relaxing evening of Chess. Everyone is invited; bring the whole family, young and the young at heart.
Studies show that, "Chess Makes Kids Smart" and help keep the "Mind Young".
It's time to get your game on!
Benefits of Playing Chess:
C hess raises academic test scores
H eightens critical thinking
E nhances mental discipline
S timulates creative
S upports and enhances diversity
Free chess instruction available.
For more information contact:
TC Ball (510) 439-6311 aka "The Black Knight"
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The Magic Lantern Theater Opens!
The Magic Lantern Theater
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Friday, February 22, 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 23, 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 24, 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm. 7:30 pm
$7 General Admission
$5 Under 12
$6 Seniors (over 60)
Sunday 2pm Matinee all seats $5
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SATURDAY
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Jazz Workshop
Richmond Art Center
2540 Barrett Avenue
Saturday, February 23
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
FREE
Express yourself visually while you groove to the music. Draw and paint to internationally acclaimed improvisational jazz musicians India Cook and friends. Drawing materials provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.
Please RSVP 510.620.6772.
All ages welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Art of Living Black 2013 Reception in Downtown Richmond
Richmond Main Street Iniative
1000 Macdonald Avenue Suite C
Saturday, February 23
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Richmond Main Street is proud to partner with the organizers of The Art Of Living Black, the only annual non-juried exhibition and self-guided art tour in the Bay Area to exclusively feature regional artists of African descent. This year's exhibition features the work of over 50 local artists on display at the Richmond Art Center and a number of satellite locations, including Bridge Storage Studio, Oasis Gallery American Steele, Creating Framing and Gallery, Mills College Student Union, Black Bean Ceramic Art Studio, Women's Cancer Resource Center JanRae Community Art Gallery, Henri's Place, and Richmond Main Street.
On view in the Richmond Main Street Office, beginning Monday, February 18th, The dynamic paintings of two phenomenal African-American Bay Area artists:
Malik Seneferu, a self-taught artist, utilizes vibrant color pallets, symbols, and abstraction to explore his relationship to home and heritage. In Seneferu's own words: "art is an absolute liberation of my imagination, a tool I use to communicate and share my 'inner light'."
Raymond Haywood creates dynamic mixed-media compositions by ritualistically layering series of images. "Through my paintings," Haywood explains, "I attempt to share with the audience my experience of creating a moment in time that is ethereal and persistent." The resulting works-often featuring graphic, street art qualities, and bold, bright colors and symbols-convey a dialogue between the artist and his works.
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SUNDAY
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Birding at Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Park
900 Dornan Drive
Sunday, February 24
9:00 am - Noon
Join EBRPD Naturalist Anthony Fisher for a two-mile walk through a variety of habitats. Meet at first parking lot on right on Dornan Drive after exiting the tunnel. For information, call 510-544-22333.
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Call Mr. Robeson: A Life, with Songs
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th Street
Sunday, February 24
Show Times: 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Student (age 12-17): $10
General: $20
Senior (age 62+): $17
Purchase tickets here
On Sunday, February 24, from UK to Carnegie Hall to East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, the award winning, "Call Mr. Robeson" comes West for Black History Month.
Paul Robeson is a great and famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When he gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, is harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.
This award-winning rollercoaster journey through Robeson's remarkable life highlights how his activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by leaders and descendants of the American civil rights movement.
Written and performed by Tayo Aluko with Live Piano Accompaniment
Directed by Olusola Oyeleye
Designed by Paul Newman
Age Recommendation: 12+ (no violence, bad language, nudity or sexual content)
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Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center
Open Daily
RORI Visitor Center
1414 Harbour Way South
FREE
Thursdays: Japanese American WWII Experience Presentation
Tuesdays/Saturdays: Ranger Betty Soskin
Meet a ranger or volunteer for a 45 minute program (topics vary) at the Visitor Center at 2:00pm every day. Come early to see the exhibits in the Visitor Center. Ranger Betty Soskin speaks on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Exhibits at NIAD
NIAD Art Center
551 23rd Street
January 11th - February 25
In The Main Gallery
You Are Here -
Selected from the archives by independent curator Robert Wuilfe, the exhibition You Are Here brings together work by the artists of NIAD for a meditation on "place" and the ways in which we mentally map the universe around us. As we move through the world, our minds piece together idiosyncratic visions of the sites and spaces we encounter, each informing the next and combining to form a language we use to understand and communicate. As the artists in You Are Here demonstrate, the translation of this language from internal perception into visual representation is a process that presents the viewer with both answers and questions. From the quiet to the boisterous, from the representational to the abstracted, the artworks in the exhibition invite viewers to decipher often-complex and personal visual codes. They remind us of both the inherent difficulty of communication and the rewards of trying. In doing so, they open up a surprising and insightful window upon the world around us. Robert Wuilfe is an independent curator based in Richmond. We are honored to work with Wuilfe. You Are Here is the first exhibition he has organized at NIAD.
In The Annex Cache
For his new collages, New York artist Ken Weathersby has taken to cannibalizing his bookshelf. Using entire pages from an art book, mostly images of Greek sculpture, or other figurative images, Weathersby buries each under one of his signature wooden grids. The pieces become elegant and complex explorations of the picture plane. We're proud to show the latest from this fantastic New York-based artist. Ken Weathersby's works were seen in 2012 solo shows Strange Fit at Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn, and The Other Ken Weathersby at Gallery Aferro in Newark, NJ.
In The Storefront
Real And Imagined Landscape
As a special extension of the exhibition You Are Here, NIAD will be offering Real And Imagined Landscape. NIAD artist Lois Ann Barnett's pieces -- acrylic images of places based on her memory or magazine photos -- will be hung in a reading room setting. And the storefront will be stocked with a selection of free books. Visitors can sit down and crack open a great novel or take one home (compliments of NIAD) to read over the long winter nights.
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Richmond Certified Farmers Market at Civic Center 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 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. ****************************************************************** Winter Exhibits at the RAC Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Avenue January 12th - March 8th Main Gallery The Art of Living Black - 17th Annual Bay Area Black Artists Exhibition The Richmond Art Center is proud to present The Art of Living Black, 17th Annual Bay Area Black Artists Exhibition. This exhibition is the only annual non-juried exhibition and self-guided art tour in the Bay Area to exclusively feature regional artists of African descent. Featuring over 50 local artists as well as highlighting the 2012 Jan Hart Schuyers Awards winners Latisha Baker, Stephen Bruce and Dana King.
South & West Gallery
Cuba: Portrait of a Revolution - A solo exhibition of Cuban Artist, Antonio Canet Hernández
This exhibition features the complete set of 95 block prints created by the late Cuban artist, Antonio Canet Hernández (1942-2008), who was considered a living treasure of Cuba. The City of Richmond's Regla, Cuba Sister City Committee was gifted this collection of prints by the artist to hold in trust for, and to show to, the people of the United States. The prints tell the history of the Cuban Revolution. This is the first time the series is being exhibited in its entirety in the U.S.
Special Canet Reception: Sat, Jan 12, 2 - 4pm
Live music by Tito Gonzalez Y Su Trio & dance performance by Las Puras Dance Company
Community Gallery Hilda Robinson: Didn't We Have Fun! A solo exhibition of artist, Hilda Robinson, on the occasion of the publication of her children's book featuring her paintings that celebrate the joys and memories of growing up in a closely-knit neighborhood in Philadelphia. Didn't We Have Fun! is a vibrant, colorful look at African-American family life and culture, seen through the eyes of this celebrated artist. ****************************************************************** Bingo! 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 from all over the bay area. ****************************************************************** The Baltic The Baltic 135 Park Place
More information here Friday, February 22 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm Upward Movement ~ Hip Hop fusion Saturday, February 23 9:30 pm - midnight Willie G
****************************************************************** Woodrails and Wedgeheads at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue Saturday, February 23
Sunday, February 24
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10
Playland showcases its incredible collection old classic Pinball Machines, all set on FREE PLAY. Enjoy wood-fashioned pinballs from the 1940's alongside popular models from the 60's, 70's and 80's in our three full rooms of machines and pinball art. Come visit the only bay area venue for pinball, carnival & arcade games and live magic shows.
All you Pinball Wizards don't want to miss our annual Pinball tournament being held on Sunday, February 24th. Practice begins at 10:00am and tournament play begins at 12:00pm. Sign-ups are the day of the tournament at the door (included with admission, but no discounts or coupons allowed). There will be an adult and child division with prizes.
More information about Playland here ****************************************************************** SS Red Oak Victory Ship Museum SS Red Oak Victory Ship 1337 Canal Boulevard 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday $5 SS Red Oak Victory is open for docent tours on Tues, Thurs, Sat, and Sun from 10am-3pm. Last tour begins promptly at 2pm. Boarding fee is $5 for everyone. The ship is berthed at 1337 Canal Blvd and the ship phone is 510-237-2933. ****************************************************************** Last Week for Expecting Isabel at the Masquers! Masquers Playhouse 105 Park Place BY LISA LOOMER DIRECTED BY MICHAEL SALLY ALL SEATS $22 Purchase tickets here This savvy comedy tells of a young couple's difficulties in conceiving, and their funny and heart-breaking adventures - and the broadly comic characters they encounter along the way - in the fertility trade, the adoption industry, and in their own outrageous families. |
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Richmond Public Library Foundation Presents Their First Author Speaker Series!
Richmond Memorial Auditorium - Bermuda Room
403 Civic Center Drive
Thursday, February 28
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
$10 General Admission
$5 with Student ID
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Monte Carlo Bay Lights Cruise
Departing from Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Thursday, March 14
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$75 per person, $140 per couple.
Includes $50 per person in chips. Open seating on Main DeckThe experience of a lifetime... Join the Richmond Chamber for an evening to remember! This stunning arts experience will open in March on the San Francisco Bay Bridge: www.thebaylights.org. Be one of the first to experience this extraordinary work of art and the excitement of a Monte Carlo Casino Night while cruising the San Francisco Bay on the California Hornblower. Casino Gaming Tables Buffet Dinner Live Music & Dancing Drawings & Excellent Prizes California Hornblower departs from Richmond It just got better... Former Super Bowl and San Francisco 49ers player, Larry Bates, and former Oakland Raiders player, Mervyn "Swervin" Fernandez will be joining us on the ship as we sail away to the exquisite Bay Lights art exhibit.
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2013 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
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The nomination form for the 2013 Historic Preservation Awards is now available on our City's website. Download the form here.
Nominations are due by 5:00 PM on March 29, 2013.
The Richmond Historic Preservation Commission invites nominations for the Richmond Historic Preservation Awards, 2013. The purpose of the Historic Preservation Awards program is to increase public awareness of Richmond's heritage by recognizing individuals, organizations, businesses, and agencies whose contributions demonstrate outstanding commitment to excellence in historic preservation, local history or promotion of the heritage of the City. Awards will be presented in May, National Preservation Month. In addition to public and private buildings and structures, historic preservation projects may include media, publications, presentations and exhibits, parks, burial grounds, public art, oral history, theater productions, events and video presentations.
Below is a list of last year's award winners:
- George Coles for Preserving the History of Richmond and for Being an Inspirational Educator;
- Steve Gilford for his book "Build 'Em by the Mile, Cut 'Em off by the Yard";
- East Bay Center for the Performing Arts for the Rehabilitation of the Winters Building; and
- Rosie the Riveter Trust for the Rehabilitation of the Maritime Child Development Center
- Richmond Museum of History for Collecting and Preserving Richmond's History
Eligibility
Any individual, group, organization or agency involved in historic preservation or promoting Richmond's heritage is eligible to receive a Richmond Historic Preservation Award. The preservation project or activity (or a substantial portion of a large-scale multiple activity project) must have been completed no later than December 31, 2012.
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