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Sail Into Historic Richmond in April

Richmond

Sail Into Historic Richmond in April: Poised for the present by building on our historical past

Media contact: David Perry & Associates, Inc / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com

www.visitrichmondca.com

26 March 2016 — Richmond, CA: “This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the National Preservation Act as well as the National Park Service Centennial both of which have had a profound effect on Richmond and add a genuine aspect to our city that is truly undiscovered. It is is something we want people to get to know about our city.” said Beth Javens, Executive Director at Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitrichmondca.com). “From the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show, the internationally acclaimed 4-day sailing spectacular now located at the historic Craneway Pavilion, to the first pancake breakfast of the season aboard the recently relocated Red Oak Victory and the newly opened Riggers Loft Wine Company, home of R&B Cellars, Carica Wines and a front row view of the San Francisco Bay (with Irish Monkey Cellars and Far West Cider Company coming soon), Richmond is poised for an exciting present this month in the locations of our diverse, historical past.” Special events taking place along the historic Richmond waterfront and throughout the city this month include:

Friday April 1 – Friday April 22: WW4 Sneak!, Yosef Johnson, Sara Malpass, Dinnerware and Jeffrey Cortland Jones at NIAD Art Center. 551 23rd Street, Richmond. (510) 620-0290. M-F 10-4/Sat 12-4. Admission is free.

Saturday April 2, 9:30 am – 2 pm: Bay Trail Plant Restoration. Join Tom and Jane Kelly in ongoing native plant restoration along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Marina Bay. Meet at 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.) Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 (w) or (510) 684-6484 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net. Please RSVP.

Saturday April 2, 7 pm – 10 pm: Live Music: Amy Ukena and Hans Raag Duo. Sunday April 3, 6 pm – 9 pm: Live Jazz: The Aaron Hipschman Trio. Tuesday April 5 (and every Tuesday in April), 7 pm – 9:30 pm: Storytelling Open Mic. Sunday April 17, 6 pm – 9 pm: Live Jazz with Kit Eakle & Friends Kaleidoscope Coffee, 109 Park Place, Point Richmond. kaleidoscope.coffee@gmail.com/ (510) 260-0848. Wednesday April 6 (and every Wednesday in April), 10:30 – 11:30 am: Ukelele Sing & Play Along. Ukeleles available for use or bring your own. $5 donation. Saturday April 30, 7:30 – 10 pm: Hot Rod Juke Box – 50’s & 60’s Rock ‘N Roll, Kaleidoscope Coffee, 109 Park Place, Point Richmond, kaleidoscope.coffee@gmail.com/ (510)260-0848.

Sunday April 3, 12 pm – 5 pm: Season Opening, Golden State Railroad Museum, 900-A Dornan Drive, Point Richmond. (510) 234-4884. Admission: $5/$3 seniors/$10 families. Museum open through December Sat/Sun 12-5/Wed 11-3.

Sunday April 3, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: “David Park: A Personal Point of View.” (FREE). Richmond Art Center – A public presentation about the artist’s work and life by his daughter, Helen Park Bigelow. 2540 Barrett Ave; Richmond. (510) 620-6772.

Thursday April 7 – Sunday April 10: Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show 2016, Craneway Pavilion. Sailors from up and down the West Coast of North America will gather in Richmond for the 21st Annual Strictly Sail Pacific Sailboat Show. This internationally acclaimed, largest and oldest in-water sailboat show on the West Coast will move to the historic Craneway Pavilion and Marina Bay Yacht Harbor this year. Richmond’s historic waterfront offering an awe-inspiring panorama of the Bay and the San Francisco skyline, will be host to more than 100 in-water sailboats and over 200 exhibits for boats and marine accessories on land. Event hours: Thursday, April 7, 2016  10am-7pm, Friday, April 8, 2016  10am-7pm, Saturday, April 9, 2016 10am-7pm, Sunday, April 10, 2016 10am-5pm. For information:http://strictlysailpacific.com/.

Thursday April 7, 4 pm – 6 pm: Art in Windows Spring 2016, Opening Reception, Art Walk & Mixer. Meet the artists, take a stroll around Downtown to view this exhibition and the public art in the neighborhood, and enjoy delicious light refreshments and no host wine bar. Richmond Main Street office, 1015 Nevin Avenue, Suite 105 www.RichmondMainStreet.org.

Thursday, April 7 (and every Thursday), 6:30 pm: Quiz Night: Juice Up Your Brain, at the newly opened R&B Cellars at the Riggers Loft Wine Company Tasting Room. Brain teaser, trivia and general merriment with wine and spectacular bay views. 1325 Canal Road, Richmond. (510) 234-8477.

Friday April 8 – Sunday April 17: Butler Carnival Hilltop Mall. Fun for the entire family! Carnival operating hours: M – Th 5 pm – 10 pm/Fri 5 pm – 11 pm/ Sat noon – 11 pm/Sun noon – 11 pm. Venue: South Parking Lot. Hilltop Mall, 2200 Hilltop Mall Rd, Richmond.

Friday, April 8, 7:30 pm: Mike & Ruthy, Special Guest TBA, presented by Point Richmond Acoustic. Special visit from this dynamic folk duo from the Hudson Valley, NY. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at door. First Methodist Church, Point Richmond. For more information contact Bruce Kaplan, (310) 628-9589 or purchase tickets at https://www.universe.com/users/point-richmond-acoustic-MS16KB.

Saturday April 9 – Sunday April 10, 9 am – 5 pm: Big FAB Spring Party, Annie’s Annuals, 11 am: Kate Frey, Bee Friendly Gardens Talk. Gardener, designer, writer Kate Fey talks about her new book, The Bee Friendly Garden.
Sunday April 10, 11 am: Mia Monro, site supervisor of Muir Woods, GGNR Talk. Ms. Monro will share monarch mysteries of metamorphosis, migration and milkweed. Annie’s Annuals, 740 Market Avenue, Richmond. (510) 215-3301

Saturday April 9, 6 pm: Rosie the Riveter Trust’s Annual Benefit Dinner. Discover Rosie Everywhere! Special guests, signature cocktails, wonderful food and wines, a huge silent auction, and festive 1940s-themed fun. At the historic Richmond Galileo Club, 371 S 23rd St, Richmond. For more information: (510) 507-2276 or mmather@rosietheriveter.org.

Saturday April 9, 6 pm – 9 pm: Opening Reception, Richard Gilles – California Valley. Through April 24, photographer Richard Gilles presents a series of unforgettable photographs that explore the heart and soul of the promises of the California valley. BridgeMakerArts, 23 Maine Ave., Richmond. (510) 233-3348.

Sunday April 10, 9 am -12:30 pm: Celebrate Spring Pancake Breakfast Aboard the Red Oak Victory. Cycle or walk the Shipyard 3 Bay Trail to the first Pancake Breakfast of the year – and the first in its new location – aboard the SS Red Oak Victory for home cooked scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and of course pancakes. Beverages include orange juice and coffee; mimosas are available for an extra fee. $9 adults, $5 children 8 and younger. 1337 Canal Road, Richmond. For information contact the Richmond Museum Organization, (510) 237-2933/richmondmuseum.org.

Sunday April 10, 2 pm – 4 pm: Being Human: A Performance by Allan deSouza (FREE). Richmond Art Center – Artist, critic, and educator, deSouza presents a performance called “Being Human,” developed for the exhibition, “The Human Spirit,” with an eye to the rhythms and movements of society and personal experience. Address: 2540 Barrett Ave; Richmond. Phone: (510) 620-6772.

Thursday April 14, 7 pm – 9 pm: The Caine Mutiny – Historic Film Festival presented by the Richmond Museum of History and the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park. The Caine Mutiny (1954) starring Humphrey Bogart. SS Red Oak Victory, 1337 Canal Blvd, Richmond. A $10 suggested donation is asked to board the ship. All revenue from the Historic Film Festival goes directly towards the operation and restoration of the SS Red Oak Victory. http://richmondmuseum.org/events/the-caine-mutiny-historic-film-festival/

Saturday April 16, 8:30 am – 12 pm: EARTH DAY at Pt. Pinole Regional Shoreline. Kick off Earth Day fun with East Bay Regional Park District. Volunteers are needed to help with shoreline cleanup by removing plastics and other debris harmful to wildlife, the bay and other natural resources. Volunteers will also assist with habitat restoration and creating habitat for native species. Please bring refillable water bottle, hat, sunscreen, work gloves, and a bucket to pick up trash. Registration: https://apm.activecommunities.com/ebparks/Activity_Search/1097.

Saturday April 16, 9:30 am – 2 pm: Bay Trail Plant Restoration. Join Tom and Jane Kelly in their ongoing native plant restoration project along the Bay Trail between Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Marina Bay.  Where: 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.) Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 (w) or (510) 684-6484 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net.  Please RSVP.

Saturday April 16, 10 am – 2 pm: Join Rich City Rides and the Rails to Trails Conservancy to Celebrate Opening Day for Trails on a 15 to 20 mile bike ride with points of interest including Point Isabel, Rosie the Riveter and future connector points. Start Location: Rich City Rides bike shop at 1500 MacDonald Avenue, Richmond. End Location: Harbour 8 Park at 1 Harbour Way, Richmond

Saturday April 16-17, 10 am – 6 pm (Sat), 10 am – 4 pm (Sun): ANNUAL BEAD BAZAAR, Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way, South Richmond. http://www.beadsocietyofnorcal.org/bazaar.html

Sunday April 17, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: “David Park in Perspective: A Radical Choice and a Profound Legacy,” (FREE). In light of Park’s influence on his contemporaries and impact on teaching, art attitudes and practices, and the persistence of values with artists, we bring together a roundtable discussion with artists exhibiting in “The Human Spirit” examining directions within, outside, and against the mainstream in art.. Thursday April 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: “Modeled and Formed: Drawing from the Model in the Company of Park,” Join us for a working session with model open to artists of the community for a David Park-inspired evening of drawing. Class is $25. Saturday April 23, 12 pm – 4 pm: Upcycle. Create, see and learn about the art of upcycling at this maker festival for the whole family. Upcycling workstations will feature hands-on activities that creatively re-use materials otherwise headed for the landfill. Learn how to screen-print patches, create colorful mosaics, make quilts from t-shirts, weave rag rugs and create metal objects. All ages. Kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Sunday April 24, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Panel Discussion: Critical Approaches to Figure and Form, Concept and Content (FREE). Richmond Art Center. A panel discussion and open forum with art critics, writers and historians including DeWitt Cheng and John Zarobell Saturday April 30, 1 pm – 2:30 pm: See and Make Art Family Workshop (FREE). Richmond Art Center. Meet in the Madeline F. Whittlesey Room in the Richmond Public Library. Start with a story, continue with an art-making project, and then finish with a guided tour of the galleries at the Art Center. Free and open to kids of all ages! Kids must be accompanied by an adult. For groups of 6 or more kids, please call us in advance at (510) 620-6772. Otherwise, no registration is required. Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Ave. (510) 620-6772 http://www.the rac.org

Friday April 22, 7:30 pm, Tim Kliphuis, Point Richmond Jazz. Award-winning Dutch violinist Tim Kliphuis breathes new life into existing styles with a high-energy blend of classical, gypsy jazz and folk music. His improvised sound is totally new and has popular appeal. United Methodist Church, 201 Martina Street, Richmond. For more information contact: Kit Eakle, (510) 237-5551/ kit@prjazz.org.

Saturday April 23, 2016, 10 am – 2 pm: 6th Annual North Richmond Green Festival & Earth Day Celebration. Festival and celebration with free food, live music, petting zoo, art, eco activities, farmers market, and much more. Ball field/Park on Fred Jackson Way and Pittsburg Ave, Richmond.

Sunday April 24, 9 am – 12 pm: Earth Day at Pt. Isabel Regional Shoreline. Kick off your Earth Day fun with East Bay Regional Park District.  Volunteers are needed to help with shoreline cleanup by removing plastics other debris harmful to wildlife, the bay and other natural resources. Earn your membership to the Fish Friend Club. Parent participation required. Please bring refillable water bottle, hat, sunscreen, work gloves, and a bucket to pick up trash. This will reduce the amount of plastic waste being created. Meet at Rydin Road entrance. Register https://apm.activecommunities.com/ebparks/Activity_Search/1176.

Sunday April 24, 2 pm: Rosie Bay Trail Walk with NHP Ranger. Take a one-hour leisurely stroll along the Bay Trail and explore home front history with a park ranger. Meet at Visitor Center for Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park, 1414 Harbour Way South, Suite #3000/Oil House, Richmond. (510) 232-5050

 

Established as a 501c-6 tourism business improvement district established in 2004, the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau is the destination marketing organization for the City of Richmond, California.

Media Advisory/Onsite Coverage Request: WED, March 16 5-8pm

Richmond California

Media Advisory / Onsite Coverage Request: WEDNESDAY, March 16: 5pm – 8pm

Contact:
Media Contact: DP&A, Inc. / Erin Saberi
(916) 952-5060 / erin@davidperry.com31-4533

WHAT:
Invite you to a special VIP Reception

WHO:
Riggers Loft & The Richmond Convention & Visitors Bureau

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 16: 5pm – 8pm

WHERE:
Riggers Loft Wine Company
1325 Canal Blvd., Richmond, CA 94804

WEB:

www.visitrichmondca.com
www.rbcellars.com

Richmond is poised for the present. With a strong local labor force, more public access to San Francisco Bay than any city in the area, a warm temperate climate a burgeoning business and cultural sector, Richmond is poised for the present. A case in point: the new Riggers Loft Wine Company and Tasting Room along the waterfront adjacent to the historic WWII museum ship Red Oak Victory.

Riggers Loft Wine Company is the new home to R∓B Cellars, as well as other artisan wineries: Carica Wines, Irish Monkey Cellars and the Far West Cider Company. A special VIP Reception will be held at the winery on Wednesday, March 16th from 5p-8pm celebrating the opening of the winery and tasting room – the first winery in Richmond since Winehaven closed its doors in 1919. Directions: Take the Canal / Garrard Blvd. exit off of I-580. Go under the highway towards the bay. Follow Canal Blvd. to the very end. Look for winery signs along Canal Blvd. directing you to the winery,

Established as a 501c-6 tourism business improvement district established in 2004, the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau is the destination marketing organization for the City of Richmond, California.

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Ten Percent – TV Listing. March 23 – April 24 2016

Ten Percent

Ten Percent – TV Listing. March 23 – April 24 2016

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Wednesday, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursdays – Tuesday, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm on Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California.

www.comcasthometown.com

Episode # 306
Wednesday March 23, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, March 24 – 29; 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, March 26 – 27, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Tim Seelig, artistic director of the SF Gay Men’s Chorus, about their upcoming tribute to Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Perry also speaks with Kevin McNeely, director of the Sonoma Film Festival.

Episode # 307
Wednesday March 30, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, March 31 – April 5; 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & April 2 -3, 10:30pm

David Perry welcomes Amy Sueyoshi from the API Queer Women and Transgender Community speaking about this year’s Phoenix Awardee Kitty Tsui. David Perry also speaks with Jim Van Buskirk, historian, author and former program manager at the James C Hormel Lesbian & Gay Center at the SF Public Library.

Episode # 308
Wednesday April 6, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, April 7 – 12, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, April 9 – 10, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Dr Julie Trestman, bodyworker and chiropractor from San Francisco. David also speaks with Dipti Gosh of TRIKONE, a south Asian LGBTQ organization.

Episode # 309
Wednesday April 13, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, April 14 – 19, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, April 16 – 17, 10:30pm

David Perry welcomes Maureen Bogues, marketing manager from Symphony Parnassus. Perry also chats with Nick A. Olivero, founding artistic director of Boxcar Theatre and Speakeasy. .

Episode # 310
Wednesday April 20, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, April 21 – 26, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, April 23 – 24, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with Mark Abrigo, founder of the wrestling webcast “On This Very Screen.” David Perry also welcomes Pearl Teese, host of “Party Foul Radio.”

Ten Percent is also available 24/7 through the “On Demand” Feature through your Comcast Cable Network. Choose “Get Local” and “Comcast Hometown” to access Ten Percent. Past shows may also be viewed online at www.comcasthometown.com.

Become a fan on Facebook: 10 Percent on Facebook

About 10 Percent

Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast’s regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, continues its commitment to quality original programming with Ten Percent, a weekly interview series that focuses on lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues. The half-hour show, created and hosted by long-time San Francisco media professional David Perry, airs on Channel 104, Mondays – Thursdays at 11:30am & 8pm and is available to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California. Each episode will then be available online at www.comcasthometown.com as well as on Comcast’s popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Ten Percent ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the “Get Local” section, then click on “Comcast Hometown.”

“I jokingly call the show ‘Charlie Rose for the LGBT world,” said David Perry, Producer/Host of Ten Percent. “We may be only ten percent of the general population, in round numbers, but our issues are one hundred percent front-and-center in today’s world. Whether it’s the fight for marriage equality or debates about gay clergy or the right to serve openly in uniform, our issues are reflective of the world at large.”

“David has a well-known and unique voice that bridges many communities,” said Jason Holmes, Executive Producer at Comcast Hometown Network. “David’s talents and the launch of Ten Percent further enhance Comcast’s commitment to our communities and Comcast Hometown Network’s compelling, community-based regional programming,”

Move of Historic SS Red Oak Victory Ship

Richmond California

Move of Historic SS Red Oak Victory Ship, and Grand Opening of Riggers Loft Wine Company

For Immediate Release
March 1, 2016

Contact:
David Gray – Chief of Staff
Office: 510-620-6527
Mobile: 504-931-4533

WHAT:

The City of Richmond, the Richmond Museum Association, Riggers Loft Wine Company and Foss Maritime Company will celebrate the successful relocation of the historic SS Red Oak Victory ship and grand opening of the Riggers Loft Wine Company on Friday, March 4, 2016. The SS Red Oak Victory is the last surviving ship built in the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards during World War II, and it remains a monument to all the men and women who worked in war-related industries as part of the World War II Home Front.

The successful relocation of the ship to Basin 5 will be complimented by the grand opening of Richmond’s newest winery – Riggers Loft Wine Company. The winery will feature a wine production facility, wine tasting room, banquet facility and panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, including unparalleled views of downtown San Francisco and the East Bay.

WHO:
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and Members of the City Council
Port of Richmond Director Jim Matzorkis
Richmond Museum Association Volunteer Project Manager Cliff Warren
Riggers Loft Wine Company President and CEO Kevin Brown
Foss Maritime Company Customer Service Director Dan Eddleston

WHEN:
Friday, March 4, 2016
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WHERE:
Where:
Riggers Loft Wine Company
1325 Canal Blvd., Richmond, CA 94804 ###