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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RICHMOND!
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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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March 21
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March 30
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Spotlight on Lodging
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East Brother Light Station
San Pablo Bay, Richmond Phone: (510) 233-2385
East Brother Light Station is a beautifully restored Victorian Lighthouse and Bed & Breakfast perched atop an island in the strait that separates San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. The lighthouse offers the rare combination of lighthouse, bed & breakfast, and island escape, and is a unique California destination. Though only a ten-minute boat ride to the island, the lighthouse inn seems to be a world away from the lights of the nearby cities. A stay at the lighthouse includes champagne & hors d'oeuvres upon arrival, a multi-course dinner with wine and a full gourmet breakfast the next morning.  Guests are also provided with a full tour of the island, taking in all of the buildings and being regaled with the history of the island and its life as a lighthouse up to the present day. East Brother Light Station has been an active lighthouse for more than 133 years. Guests of East Brother Light Station have a direct impact upon its preservation. Funds earned by the inn through its non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, pay for the ongoing restoration and maintenance costs of the buildings and equipment of the island.
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FRIDAY
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Community Blood Drives at Richmond Elks Lodge
Richmond Elks Lodge No. 1251
3931 San Pablo Dam Rd.
Friday, March 29
2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday, March 29, 2013 is the date for the Spring Red Cross Blood Drive to get our year off to a great start. The doors of Richmond Elks Lodge located at 3931 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante, CA will be open from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This is a great time for busy West County Residents to stop by after work or during their afternoon shopping and give the gift of life to their community.
To schedule your appointment, please log on to redcrossblood.org, enter the Sponsor Code: ELSOBRANTE or call 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767)
The Richmond Elks is giving every volunteer that attends a voucher for a free Tuesday Night dinner at the Lodge.
Additional drives are planned for July, September and December. The September drive is scheduled to coinside with the El Sobrante Chamber of Commerce Annual El Sobrante Stroll. The July and December drives are scheduled to meet anticipated high demand for blood that unfortunately occurs during these times.
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This week at The Magick Lantern Theater - Amour
The Magick Lantern Theater
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Friday, March 29, 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 30, 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 31, 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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Cesar Chavez Day on the Richmond Greenway
Richmond Greenway
Edible Forest Garden @ 16th Street
(between Ohio & Chanslor Ave)
Saturday, March 30
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Enjoy a morning of FREE Food, Volunteer Projects, Commemoration of Cesar Chavez' life and work, Live Performances, Food System Activities and Carnival Booths, KidZ Zone and Community Art Projects
Ride your bike to the event!
FREE secure Valet with Rich City Rides...
It is generously funded by Kaiser Permanente, The Corporation for National and Community Service in partnership with the Cesar Chavez Foundation and US Forest Service.
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4th Annual Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt
Solano Playlot
38th Street & Solano Avenue
Saturday, March 30
Noon -2:00 pm
We'll have lots of fun activities for kids and families as well as a community fundraising raffle and several community information tables, including a bicycle helmet giveaway by Contra Costa County. Our Cafe/Bake sale will serve Catahoula's award winning coffee and offer an assortment of baked goods and snacks. Additional highlights include:
Raffle prizes
Egg hunt
Visit by a Spring Bunny
Games
Face painting
Fire truck and police car visit
Arts and crafts
Temporary tattoo
All event proceeds go toward buying plants and supplies to landscape the Solano Playlot.
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20th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Nevin Community Center
Nevin Park & Sixth
Saturday, March 20
10:00 am - Noon
FREE
The Richmond Police Department presents the 201th Annual Iron Triangle Easter Egg Hunt. See the Easter Bunny, entertainment, jumper and more. Ages 2 - 12.
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4th Annual Spring Celebration and Egg Hunt
Solano Playlot
38th Street & Solano Avenue
Saturday, March 30
Noon -2:00 pm
We'll have lots of fun activities for kids and families as well as a community fundraising raffle and several community information tables, including a bicycle helmet giveaway by Contra Costa County. Our Cafe/Bake sale will serve Catahoula's award winning coffee and offer an assortment of baked goods and snacks. Additional highlights include:
Raffle prizes
Egg hunt
Visit by a Spring Bunny
Games
Face painting
Fire truck and police car visit
Arts and crafts
Temporary tattoo
All event proceeds go toward buying plants and supplies to landscape the Solano Playlot.
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MONDAY
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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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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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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.
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10979 San Pablo Avenue Saturday, March 30
Sunday, March 31
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10
An Easter hunt in a setting like no other. Seek and ye shall find eggs-cellent surprises at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach! Throughout our Museum of Fun, kids can find eggs-tra-ordinary things among the antiques of our Penny Arcade, all among free play machines of Pinball Alley and around the classic games of the Carousel Carnival. Hunters big and small can search the exhibitions dedicated to bygone American amusements and eggs-change what they find for prizes! The yolks on us at Playland's Easter Weekend.
Playland After Dark presents Grown-up Game Night (Adult Admission Only $10)
Thursday, March 28
Join Playland After Dark for a kid-free Spring Fling full of FREE PLAY pinball, arcade and carnival games added to any and all board games to enjoy with friends old and new. It's a grown-up date night worthy of the season.
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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The Richmond Art Center Spring Exhibitions
Richmond Art Center
2450 Barrett Avenue
March 23 - June 1st
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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The Life of Galileo
Masquers Playhouse
105 Park Place
Through April 27
All Seats $22
Purchase tickets here
BY BERTOLT BRECHT
in a translation by david hare
DIRECTED BY BRUCE COUgHRAN
Arguably Brecht's greatest play, The Life of Galileo beautifully captures a brilliant discovery that changed the world. Armed with a telescope and a questioning mind, Galileo incites a war between reason and faith that challenges his own integrity. In a translation by English playwright David Hare, this play is a spellbinding lesson in the consequences of genius.
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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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"BIG" Book Sale
Richmond Public Library Main Branch
325 Civic Center Plaza
Wednesday, April 3
10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Great selection of books, videos, etc. offered. Choose any 10 items and they are yours for only $2. Inventory restocked frequently all day!
All proceeds are used for library programs/projects/supplies. Thank you for your support. For info: 510-235-9056.
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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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