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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RICHMOND!
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We neglected to include two Farmers Market openings last week. Our apologies to Richmond Main Street Farmers Market and Pt Richmond Farmers Market. Starting today, there is a new section for our Farmers Markets.
Want to make a difference in Richmond? Check out our newest Volunteer opportunities in our newsletter.
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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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Volunteer Opportunities
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Spotlight on Lodging
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Courtyard by Marriott
3150 Garrity Way 510 262-0700 
- Perfectly centralized between San Francisco and wine country, our Richmond location offers easy access to great attractions throughout the Bay Area.
- The Bistro offers healthy choices, a variety of breakfast and dinner options, an evening bar, and specialty beverages made with Starbucks® coffee.
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New Library Services: eBooks and eAudio
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THURSDAY
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Point Richmond Art Walk
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Support the American Youth Sailing Force
Richmond Yacht Club
351 Brickyard Cove Road
Thursday, May 16
Doors open at 6:30 with a silent auction and open bar.
$65 per person
We're asking for your personal support of the team representing the Bay Area in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup. We'll bring the whole team and some video highlights of our campaign. We'll answer questions from the audience and hopefully energize some junior sailors to keep working on their skills so they too can compete at this level in a few years.
Everyone is invited to support The Force. You don't have to be a member of Richmond Yacht Club to attend.
At 7:15 we'll sit down for a family style meal & wine served by members of The Force.
At 7:45 Tom Ehman will give us a CupDate and wine will continue through the rest of the evening.
At 8:00 you'll get to bid on some unique items provided by The Force and by members of your Club.
Make sure you have a seat! Make your reservation: (name) _______________________________
Total in party: ________ X $65 Amount enclosed: $_______________
Make your check out to: Skiff Sailing Foundation (a 501c3 organization and our fiscal agent)
Send it to: American Youth Sailing Force, 501 Cesar Chavez St. Suite 112, San Francisco, CA 94124
If you can't attend, you can donate through our website http://americanyouthsailingforce.com/
For more information: Events@AmericanYouthSailingForce.com
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FRIDAY
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Lost Secrets of the Iron Triangle
You've read the book, now see the play!
East Bay Center for Performing Arts
339 11th St
$10 Adults
$5 Students/Seniors
May 17, 18, 24, & 25 7:00pm performances
May 19 & 26 3:00 pm matinees
Purchase tickets here
Learn More here!
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Annual Historic Preservation Awards
Richmond City Council Chambers
440 Civic Center Plaza
Friday, May 17
5:30 pm
FREE
A distinguished group of recipients make up the class of 2013 who will be honored at Richmond's annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony.
Front and center are Orton Development Inc. and architect Marcy Wong, who will be recognized for the rehabilitation of the former oil house at the historic Ford Point building that is now the Visitors Center for the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. The project was also recently recognized by the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Visitors Center is an added attraction next to the Craneway Pavilion, open daily with free admission.
Another award will be given for an oral history of Alvarado Park compiled for the East Bay Regional Park District by oral historian Susan Imboden. The park, once a favored place for outings and concerts in the first half of the 20th century, as well as home to a sanitarium and Depression-era walls built by the Works Progress Administration, is now part of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park.
Local zydeco musician Andre Thierry, a longtime favorite performer at community events and a Grammy nominee this year, will be honored for preserving Creole traditions and music in Richmond.
Lois Boyle, a familiar name for her 30 years leading the Richmond Museum of History and her dedication to bringing the historic ship SS Red Oak Victory home to the city and seeing to its restoration, will be honored for her years of service preserving local history.
Nancy Strauch and Bruce Brubaker will be recognized for their work on restoring access to Boat Ramp Street, which for decades was the lone public boat launch site in the city. It was closed and fenced off when a new boat ramp opened at Marina Bay in 1982, but Strauch and Brubaker led efforts that resulted in its reopening in 2008.
A separate award at the event is the National Park Service Home Front Award, which will go to former councilwoman Donna Powers "for establishing the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, which was a catalyst for the creation of Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception an the Richmond Art Center, catered by the Contra Costa College Culinary Department.
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Dada Life
Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Friday, May 17
6:00 pm
$40 per person
Purchase tickets here
Insomniac invites you to enter a world of bananas and champagne ruled by high-energy electro house beats: Dada Land! Embarking on their 'ugliest tour yet', Dada Life bring their shenanigan-charged performance to the Bay Area with Insomniac Events.
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This week at The Magick Lantern Theater
Paris - Quartet
The Magick Lantern Theater
125 Park Place (behind Starbucks)
Friday, May 17, 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 16, 5:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 18, 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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Senior Night Out
Richmond Memorial Auditorium
403 Civic Center Plaza
Friday, May 17
6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
$15 per person
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SATURDAY
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Bay Area Storytelling Festival
Craneway Pavilion
1414 Harbour Way South
Saturday May 18
Sunday, May 19
 Oral storytelling is an art for all ages, from the cutest kids and the hippest adults through the wisest grandparents. The Tellers: We are pleased to announce the tellers for the 2013 Bay Area Storytelling Festival! Award- winning storyteller and NPR commentator Kevin Kling tells hilarious, often tender stories. Megan Wells seeks the story eclipse when the ordinary world gives way to the light of the imagination. When Len Cabral tells stories, coyotes turn into ducks and we travel from Ethiopia to New England cranberry bogs. Yvette Brandy weaves stories and songs, and Will Hornyak promises to captivate, surprise and intrigue. Every year, the festival offers a school study trip, sponsored this year by a generous grant from the National Storytelling Network. This year's professional storytelling workshop is also on Friday, and features the two part harmony of Kevin Kling and Megan Wells. Saturday and Sunday we offer several performances for adults and older kids, a family program and more workshops. In 2013, we are hosting an invitational spoken word slam for local high school students.
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Three New Exhibits at NIAD
NIAD
551 23rd Street
Artist's Reception Saturday, May 18, 12:30 pm - 3:00pm
Gallery Hours Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Main Gallery: Mud, Honey
NIAD has been working in ceramics for decades. It would not be an exaggeration to say we've turned out thousands of clay objects. And, under the direction of contemporary ceramicists Jennifer Brazelton and Maria Hartikainen, we're still making really amazing works. Mud, Honey is a sweeping look at our vast and popular ceramics project: sculptures, vessels, figures, and functional wares. Included in the hundreds of pieces on view will be work from Sylvia Fragoso, Saul Alegria, Jon Fukui, Barbara Arbogast, Shantae Robinson, Karen May, Adonia Douglas, Raven Harper, Peter Harris, Luis Estrada, Aisha Ivery, Vincent Villenueva and more.
Annex Space: School Papers: Drawings From Douglas Witmer
Since 2006, Pennsylvania artist Douglas Witmer has been creating a series abstract works on vintage school grade papers given to the artist by his now-deceased father. Influenced by the Tantric drawings of India, these tablet-sized pieces are equal parts geometry, abstraction and nostalgia. Selected from more than 100 works, NIAD will be showing eight of the School Papers.
Storefront: Diamond Dog's Pet Supply
Our latest pop-up shop has everything for all of your creatures, great and small. Diamond Dog Pet Supply features dog and cat beds, sculptural pet toys, plush stuffed animals (real and imaginary), dinnerware for the domesticates, dog saddle bags and a whole lot more. Featuring work from Dorrie Reid, Alice Sampson, Dorothy Porter, Julio Del Rio, Jonathan Velasquez, Heather Hamann and others.
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 the John Cusack's store in High Fidelity.
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Create Your Own Pet Portrait
NIAD
551 23rd Street
Saturday, May 18
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fee $25
(includes materials) for painting on canvas
$30
(includes materials) for glazed 12" ceramic platter, which can be picked up after firing.
We're opening our studios for a quartet of one-day workshops, lead by a few of our very talented instructors. Interested in making art, come by and we'll teach you a thing or two.
Pet Portraits Instructor: Lauren Ari
Everybody loves pets. We do, too. Bring in your favorite photograph of your dog or cat as inspiration for a painting or a ceramic plate. NIAD painting instructor Lauren Ari will help you put brush to canvas or clay- from noticing the details in your snapshot to translating it into a drawing or painting. This is class is fun for the whole family, why not bring your mom along to it as a Mother's Day gift? Note: We love your kids, but children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. This workshop ends at 12:30pm, so do you don't need a lunch.
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Richmond Little League Baseball & Softball Spaghetti Feed
Richmond PAL
2200 Macdonald Avenue
Saturday, May 18
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$12 per person
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SUNDAY
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Paint on Silk
NIAD
551 23rd Street
Sunday, May 19
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fee $60
We're opening our studios for a quartet of one-day workshops, lead by a few of our very talented instructors. Interested in making art, come by and we'll teach you a thing or two.
Painting on Silk, Instructor: Tomoko Murakami
We all agree that painting on silk is beautiful. Tomoko Murakami, who leads our works on paper classes and teaches silk painting to our artists, will lead you down the road of this vibrant art form. One of the most exciting parts of painting on silk is the opportunity to create strikingly vivid textures with color. In this introductory workshop, using basic silk painting techniques, participants will create a 14" Mandela. We promise you the results will be stunning!
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Richmond Main Street Farmers Market
Community Garden
Macdonald Avenue & Harbour Way
Wednesdays
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
More information here
Nowhere is the change in season more visible than at your local farmers' market. The Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market offers residents and workers the opportunity to taste the best of what California farmers have to offer and so much more-all in the heart of Downtown Richmond. Shoppers at the Richmond Main Street Farmers' Market enjoy a variety of seasonal, fresh fruits and veggies, live music, local honey, artisan wares, delicious baked goods, kettle corn, foodie treats, fresh-cut flowers, and delicious lunch options.
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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.
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Rosie the Riveter Visitor Center
Open Daily
RORI Visitor Center
1414 Harbour Way South
FREE
Daily Program
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Ranger Betty Soskin discusses her experience as a young African American woman during WWII. On Thursdays, docent Flora Ninomiya shows "Blosssoms and Thorns", and shares her childhood experiences of a WWII internment camp. Sundays, the program, "Women, Get a War Job!". explores the media campaign that called women to "do their part" for the war effort.
Rosie the Riveter Memorial
Wednesday, May 15
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.
Bus Tour
Wednesday, May 22
10:00 am -12:30 pm
Reservations required
Take a city bus tour with park ranger Betty Soskin to visit key park sites while reflecting on African American home front experiences. Space is limited, reserve early. Call 510-232-5050 x0 for reservations.
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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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Zumba!
Downtown Richmond
310 9th Street @ Macdonald Avenue
Thursdays
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:15 pm - 8:15 pm
FREE
All classes last one hour. Make sure to wear comfy, loose clothing and athletic/supportive shoes. Healthy snacks and water is provided.
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Celebrating Everyday American Heroes
at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach
Playland Not-at-the-Beach
10979 San Pablo Avenue
Saturday, May 18
Sunday, May 19
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Adults $15
Children/Seniors $10
For Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 18th), Playland takes TWO days to celebrate all of America's heroes-peace officers and first responders, teachers and nurses (all of whom have their own days in May). Show us your professional ID or business card and receive a hero's discount of two dollars off admission and 100 free prize tickets as a thank you for all you do (military spouses and family members with military ID can receive the same discount).
Thursday, May 14:
Playland After Dark presents Grown-up Game Night (Adult Admission Only $10)
An East Bay date night for the grown-ups like no other. Playland After Dark presents all the fun usually available at Playland-pinball, arcade games, unique and odd exhibits-plus board games galore, and minus the kids. Join us for our game night the last Thursday of every month as well.
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.
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The Baltic
135 Park Place
Music Nights
Tuesday, May 14
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Jazz Jam Session
Thursday, May 16
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Karaoke with Ms. PJ
Friday, May 17
9:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Luv Stoned
Saturday, May 18
9:30 - 11:30
Howell Devine
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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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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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Summer Theatre Program for Youth
at the Masquers!
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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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