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.     

Rosie the Riveter Memorial  

Sunday, April 28   

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.

Home Front Legacy Series  

Saturday, April 27  

2:00 pm  

"From A Silk Cocoon": Film

Screening about Japanese American Internment.

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.

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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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Baseball Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue

Saturday, April 27
Sunday, April 28
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10  

More information about Playland here

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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.  

NIAD Exhibitions 

NIAD

551 23rd Street
Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 

Through April 26   

Main Gallery: A Light That Never Goes Out

Recently a number of our artists, following many of the tenets set forth in the Remodernist Manifesto (penned by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson, the declaration calls for the revival of painting as a possible return to traditional modernist values, such as authenticity, self-expression and autonomy), have been focusing on and experimenting with abstract movements from the mid-Century and sooner. A Light That Never Goes Out: Continuing Traditions is a brief survey of a group of painters looking back at important art historic moments, as well as engaging with tradition. Included in the show are recent works by Lisa Blevens, Eddie Braught, Raquel Charles, Arista Dawson, Darlene Farr, Felecia Griffin, Raven Harper, Peter Harris, Willie Harris, Sara Malpass, Karen May, Kevin Randolph and Jonathan Velasquez. View the exhibition

Annex Space: Spring Training

Yes, it's that time of year again, time for baseball. As we get ready to head outdoors for our national pastime, the Art Center has unrolled the astroturf and mounted Spring Training, a group show of works on paper about sports. And it's not just baseball; we've got pieces about bowling, boxing, basketball, biking and more. Included are works by Miguel Chacon, Deatra Colbert, Julio Del Rio, Mimi Englin, James Ham, Shana Harper, Ann Meade, Rosita Pardo and Billy White. View the exhibition

Storefront: Superduperultracool Shoppe organized by Lisa Solomon

You've probably spring-cleaned your house by now, so why not pick up a few snazzy objects to bring it to life. NIAD Art Center is pleased to announce our latest pop-up shop, Superduperultracool. Superduperultracool is organized by Oakland artist and uber-hip crafter Lisa Solomon. Featuring unique or exclusive works from Noteify, Jenny Pennywood, Sprout Studio/Jennifer Lake, Katie McCann, Casa Murriguez, Rachel Robertson, Made by Katrina, MODify/d, Tiny Assembly, Paper Monkey Press and others as well as a few pieces from our artists.

Backroom: Championship Vinyl

A few of our artists have been putting the needle to the groove... okay, maybe more like the brush to the record. Our gallery director digs through the nearby recycling center and brings in crates of discarded LPs. Our artists find the ones that speak to them and beginning painting on the vinyl. The results are so spectacular, that we've created a special record shop and named it after John Cusack's store in the film High Fidelity.

The Richmond Art Center Spring Exhibitions 

Richmond Art Center

2450 Barrett Avenue

March 23 - June 1^st

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.

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.