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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RICHMOND!
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It's a light week in Richmond, so consider volunteering this weekend! Check out our Volunteer Opportunities tab to the right.
If you have an upcoming event, please send the details to my email to be included in the next edition. |
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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March 21
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Saturday
March 23
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Historic Preservation Award Nominations
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Spotlight on Lodging
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Sea Horse Motel
909 Cutting Boulevard Phone: (510) 236-7755 
Amenities Free Parking Air Conditioning Premium/Cable TV 24 Hour Front Desk Service Credit Cards Accepted
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THURSDAY
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Shellshocked!
With the support of our local community volunteers, The Watershed Project's Living Shoreline program is restoring native Olympia oysters to the Richmond shoreline. Oysters are a keystone species that cause a positive ripple effect throughout the ecosystem. We invite everyone to build an oyster reef ball and be a part of the restoration story.
Want to learn more about oysters and the similarities between restoration efforts on the East Coast and West Coast? The Watershed Project presents the East Bay premiere of "Shellshocked: Saving Oysters to Save Ourselves." The film will be followed by a Q&A session with Chris Lim, Living Shoreline Program Manager, and Greg Babinecz, author of the SF Oyster Nerd blog.
Oysters and libations will be served!
To purchase tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5592874438
For further information, please email oysters@thewatershedproject.org.
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Point Richmond ArtWalk
Point Richmond
Thursday, March 21
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FRIDAY
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This week at The Magick Lantern Theater - Held Over By Popular Demand!
The Magick Lantern Theater
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Friday, March 22, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 23, 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 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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Richmond Grinders Host Track and Field Competition
Contra Costa College Track & Field
2600 Mission Bell Drive
Saturday, March 23
Events begin at 9:00 am
Parking is available at lot 10 by the gym, lots by the tennis courts and around the immediate area.
Track Events:
4x100 M Shot Putt
1500 M
400 M Javelin
100 M
800 M Discus
200 M
400 M Long Jump
All event results will be posted on wall.
Ribbons will be awarded to the first 8 finishers of each event.
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Learn Printmaking at NIAD
NIAD
551 23rd Street
Saturday, March 23
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fee: $70 (includes all materials)
Instructor: Andres Cisneros-Galindo
Artist Andres Cisneros-Galindomaking prints for years. Since the mid-80s, he's been the driving force behind NIAD's amazing print work. Using woodblock or lino-cut, Andres will get you through the entire printing process (it's a lot easier than you think) - from your initial idea to running the press. Humans have been making prints since 3000 BC, isn't it time you joined the tradition?
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See the Easter Bunny at Hilltop Mall
Hilltop Mall
2200 Hilltop Mall Road
Saturday, March 23
Noon - 4:00 pm
The Easter Bunny will be hoping around center court on Saturday, March 23, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. The Bunny will visit with children and pose for informal pictures. Bring your own camera
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The Richmond Art Center Spring Exhibitions and Receptions
Richmond Art Center
2450 Barrett Avenue
March 23 - June 1st
Artist Reception Saturday, March 23 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Innovations in Contemporary Crafts
A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Crafts in California
Main Gallery & West Gallery
Innovations in Contemporary Crafts explores innovations in the traditional craft mediums of ceramics, wood, glass, metal, fiber, enamel, paper and jewelry. We survey artists who are forward thinking in their approach to materials and application.
Excavating Layers
South Gallery
This exhibition of mixed-media artwork illustrates how artists excavate new and historic images and materials to reveal particular tensions between figuration and abstraction and create new layers of visual and conceptual meanings. These layers signify the multiple systems that one experiences every day - home, community, society, nature, history, the world at large and one's place within order and chaos. Artists included are Tony Berlant, Shenny Phillips Cruces, Brian Dittmer, Monika Lin, Brian Rutenberg, Robert Sagerman and Dana Hart Stone.
The 48th Annual WCCUSD Student Art Show
Community Gallery
Now in its 48th 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 diverse visions and individual creative voices.
Steve Mainini: Working in the WCCUSD, A Retrospective
South Gallery
This retrospective offers an in-depth look at the works that artist and art teacher Steve Mainini has created while teaching art at John F. Kennedy High School over the last 8 years. During this period Mainini has experimented with different processes, mediums and themes in his work.
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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. Tour the Rosie Memorial with a Park Ranger Rosie the Riveter Memorial Wednesday, March 20 Sunday, March 24 11:30am
Meet a ranger at the Rosie the Riveter Memorial in Marina Bay Park for a 45 minute program exploring civilian contributions to the WWII American Home Front.
Tour the Maritime Child Development Center Maritime Child Development Center 1014 Florida Avenue Friday, March 22 11:00am Please RSVP 510-232-5050 xt 6622 Tour a wartime preschool classroom within the Maritime Child Development Center and learn about the essential role of childcare in the home front effort. Tour begins in the lobby of 1014 Florida Avenue, Richmond.
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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. ****************************************************************** 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 Thursday, March 21
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Karaoke with Ms. PJ
Friday, March 22 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm Upwards Movement ~ Hip Hop fusion Saturday, March 23
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Michael Van
Sunday, March 24
3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Michael Van
****************************************************************** Cavemen Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue Saturday, March 23
Sunday, March 24
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10
Bring your family to join pre-history's first family - the Croods. Hunt and gather cave paintings scattered throughout our Museum of Fun. An adventure of mammoth proportions!
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. |
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Richmond Museum of History
Happy spring! The museum is currently undergoing many exciting changes, but because of the temporary staff shortage we need your help more than ever to accomplish our goals.
Our most critical need right now is volunteers to staff the museum during the times when it is open to the public, which is Wednesday through Sunday 1-4pm.
The need for volunteer staff is particularly critical for the days of April 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 during 1-4pm, while the paid staff attends the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. We hope to have at least three volunteers to help open and close the museum, collect admission money, and staff the gift shop during this time. A sign up sheet for the days is available in the volunteer break room, so please sign up to help during your next visit to the museum.
The Museum is also in need of individuals to be trained as docents/gallery guides/visitor services representatives. There has been an increase in requests for tours, which is a very positive change for the museum, but we need knowledgeable volunteers to depend on to provide tours.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at 510-235-7387 if you have questions or are interested in helping out. Feel free to share this note widely.
Many thanks for supporting your community museum,
Melinda McCrary
Curator/Museum Manager
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Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Vocal Night
John and Jean Knox Center for the Performing Arts
2600 Mission Bell Drive
Monday, April 1
8:00 pm
$15 per person
Tickets can be bought by emailing Stephanie Austin
Listen to a sample of their music here.
Last years debut concert was a huge success, and we look forward to another great evening. The concert will feature JAZZ-ology, JazzaNova and Jazz Singers as well as a couple of soloists from Roger's Jazz Solo Voice Class. The theater is located on the corner of El Portal and Castro in San Pablo. The rhythm section features Walter Bankovitch, Carla Kaufman, and Greg German. What a treat to perform with such great musicians!
This year has been full of exciting opportunities at the College. JAZZ-ology, our commercial Jazz Ensemble, was just chosen as a finalist for the Monterey Jazz Festival Next Generation Competition by the Berklee School of Music in Boston. They will be joined by JazzaNova and Jazz Singers this coming weekend at the Columbia Jazz Festival
The Vocal and Piano Programs seek to change lives, serve as a community educational hub, and promote musical excellence through strategic and diverse learning opportunities to the West Contra Costa County community. Through intensive musical, performance, and business training these programs make a positive difference in career possibilities, community musical offerings, and cultural engagement. All ethnicities, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds converge and synergize through music honing their talent and pursuing their dreams.
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Cinco de Mayo Booth Applications
The 7th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival on 23rd Street in Richmond, CA will take place on Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 10:00am-5:00pm To apply for either a vendor booth or a food booth, please click on the link below: http://www.23rdstreetma.com/cinco_de_mayo.php
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2013 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
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Last Week to Nominate your Favorite Historic Preservation Project or Person!
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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