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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RICHMOND!
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Hiking outdoors is popular this week, as are special movies. Take time to enjoy our wonderful parks, then go see a movie!
Looking ahead to Cinco de Mayo? Vendors and parade participant applications are being accepted now. Information & links provided in the articles.
Want to make a difference in Richmond? Check out our newest Volunteer opportunity at local High Schools.
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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
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April 3
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Spotlight on Lodging
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40 Flags
1505 Carlson Boulevard Phone: (510) 235-5100 
40 Flags, a "mom and pop" motel, is located near Interstate 80 off of Carlson Boulevard. Recently remodeled with new exterior paint and all new interiors, 40 Flags is a warm and inviting place to stay.
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WEDNESDAY
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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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THURSDAY
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La Cosecha, The Harvest
Richmond Progressive Alliance Office
1021 McDonald Avenue
Thursday, April 4, 2013 
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Every year there are more than 400,000 American children who are torn away from their friends, schools and homes to pick the food we all eat. Zulema, Perla and Victor labor as migrant farm workers, sacrificing their own childhoods to help their families survive. THE HARVEST/LA COSECHA profiles these three as they journey from the scorching heat of Texas' onion fields to the winter snows of the Michigan apple orchards and back south to the humidity of Florida's tomato fields to follow the harvest.
From the Producers of the Academy-AwardŽ Nominated film, WAR/DANCE and Executive Producer Eva Longoria, this award-winning documentary provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of these children who struggle to dream while working 12 - 14 hours a day, 7 days a week to feed America.
This event is a project of the Richmond Food Policy Council. Working to create a health and justice food system for Richmond and beyond.
The Harvest Trailer here.
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FRIDAY
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This week at The Magick Lantern Theater - Amour
The Magick Lantern Theater
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Friday, April 5, 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 6, 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 7, 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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Healthy Hike at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Pinole Point Regional Shoreline Park
5551 Giant Highway
Saturday, April 6
9:00 am to 11:30 am
Join EBRPD recreation staff to get back into hiking with a fitness style hike beginning with a short feature on health benefits and safety tips before beginning hike. Participate in all or a part of hike, increasing your distance as stamina improves. Meet at main park entrance. For information, call 510-544-2553 or email recreation@ebparks.org.
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Bay Trail Plant Restoration
Point Isabel Dog Park
Point Isabel next to the dog park - just off I-580 (take Central to the bottom of the I-580 overpass. At the stop sign (Rydin Road) turn right and come down to the end of the street.)
Saturday, April. 6
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Join Tom and Jane Kelly to help continue their ongoing native plant restoration project along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Marina Bay. Where: Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 (w) or (510) 684-6484 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net. Please do RSVP - it will help them coordinate tools with the East Bay Regional Park District. And remember to wear long pants, bring hats, sun screen, water, and family and friends. They will supply gloves, tools, and refreshments.
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Hikng With Kids at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Point Pinole Regional Park
5551 Giant Highway
Saturday, April 6
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Join EBRPD recreation staff for a kid-friendly hike designed to make walking fun. Hike includes breaks for games, searches and activities. Parents or guardians must accompany children. Meet at main park entrance. For information, call 510-544-2553 or email recreation@ebparks.org.
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MONDAY
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Birding at Miller Knox Regional Shoreline
Miller Knox Regional Park
900 Dornan Drive
Monday, April 8
9 am to Noon
Join EBRPD Naturalist Anthony Fisher for a two-mile walk thru a variety of habitats. Meet at first parking lot on right on Dornan Drive after exiting the tunnel. For information, call 510-544-2233.
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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. Wednesday, April 3 Rosie the Riveter Memorial 11:30 am 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. Saturday, April 6 Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center 2:00 pm Author John Keibel will speak about his 2009 book, Behind the Barbed Wire: History of Naval Weapons Station Concord. The Naval Weapons Station Concord is noteworthy as the site of WWII's worst stateside disaster-the Port Chicago Explosion, which killed 320 men on July 17, 1944-and for much more. This program will take place in the theater of the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center.
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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. ****************************************************************** Dinosaur Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue Saturday, April 6
Sunday, April 7
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10
Playland will look a lot like Jurassic Park come to life. Avoid the dinosaurs and run from raptors lurking among our classic pinball, arcade games and unique exhibitions. Help us track down hidden dinosaur eggs and win prize tickets!
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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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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"8th Annual Cinco de Mayo Peace and Unity Parade"
The popular family oriented, multi-cultural event of the year will take place on Saturday May 4, 2013, from 10am-12pm. The two-mile parade, sponsored by the Cities of Richmond and San Pablo, celebrating Peace and Unity, will start at 24th Street and Barrett Avenue in Richmond, and continue up 23rd Street, turn right on Market Street to Church Lane and reach its destination at St. Paul's Church Cinco de Mayo Festival in San Pablo.
The participants and spectators from all the over the Bay Area will proudly represent their Mexican heritage along with other cultures and heritages. The Parade will include more than five floats with live traditional Mariachi and Banda music, as well as the blasting sounds from DJ Sonido Eclipse. The parade grows every year, and is expected to have over 1500 participants this year, including many children from local schools, soccer teams, as well as civic groups, other youth groups, and classic and low rider cars. The end of the Parade will feature the popular Dancing Horses, dancing to banda and tamborazo music.
The Grand Marshalls this year will be Joe Gomes, former 30 year San Pablo City Council member, and Betty Reid-Soskin, former Rosie-the Riveter worker during the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond and currently a representative of the National Park Service. The Cinco de Mayo Parade, with the theme " Peace and Unity, Paz y Unidad" was organized after the Cities of Richmond and San Pablo had experienced street violence while celebrating Cinco de Mayo for a number of years. As a result, support from both Cities, and the Latino community, the violence stopped and the celebrations have been taking place free of violence since that time.
Thank you in advance for your prompt and positive response.
Parade Applications here
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Rosies-Then and Now, Rosie The Riveter Trust Dinner
April 13, 2013
6:00 pm
Purchase tickets here
6:00 pm-Cocktails
Located at the Visitor Center inside the historic Oil House:
7:00 pm-Dinner
Located at the Craneway Conference Center
Shuttle bus available from parking lot at end of Harbour Way South
Dress Code: Business Casual
40's cocktail wear encouraged
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Playland Magic Camp
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach is excited to bring back our Magic Camp with Instructor Mike Della Penna for a fourth straight year. This summer, Mike will be teaching three week-long sessions for campers age 8-98! Master magician Mike Della Penna, aided by several special guests, leads students of any level, age or ability through five days of learning and laughter. Every Magic Camper will receive a magic book and all the materials necessary for the course. The workshop will help you learn to perform new magical effects, improve your performing skills and make friends as interested in magic as you are! Sign up quickly as this will fill up fast!
Session 1: June 24-28, 2013
Session 2: July 15-19, 2013
Session 3: August 5-9, 2013
Times: 9:00am-1:00pm
Cost: $250 per session (Aftercare until 5:00pm is also available for an additional charge.)
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