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2008 |
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| Sun, May 4, 2 - 3:30pm: Party for Nancy Skinner - Candidate for CA Assembly, District 14 at Mayor Corbin's - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sun, May 4, 2 - 3:30pm: Party for Nancy Skinner - Candidate for CA Assembly, District 14 at Mayor Corbin's - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sun, May 4: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour - Volunteer Greeters and Garden Assistants Needed - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat., May 3, 1 to 3 PM: Wildcat Creek Regional Trail Creek Care - Do Mother Nature a Good Turn! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, May 3, 9 am- 3 pm: ANNUAL JUNKTIQUE SALE at the Methodist Church - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Apr 30, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting - See the Agenda >> | ||||||||
| Through April 26: Moliére's Tartuffe at the Masquers Playhouse - Details >> | ||||||||
| Through April 26: Richmond Emergency Action Community Teams and Richmond Fire Dept. Training Sessions >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Apr 26, 10 am to 2 pm: Point Isabel Bay Trail Removal of Invasive Plants - Refreshments Supplied! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sun, Apr 20, 5 pm: "Sole to Soul" presentation by Dancers Circle at the Methodist Church - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Apr 19, 9 to 11 am: Shimada Park Shoreline Cleanup, West County Festival Shimada Park Shoreline Cleanup - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Apr 19, 10 am to 3 pm: Brooks Island Adventure - Bring Your Own Boat - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Apr 16, 2 pm: Priscilla Royal, Author/Medieval Mystery Maven Live the WestSide Branch Library - FREE - See the Poster >> | ||||||||
| Mon, Apr 14, 2 pm: MAGIC BY ALEX at the WestSide Branch Library - See Sleight-of-Hand Magic! FREE! See the Poster >> | ||||||||
| Sun, Apr 13, 4:30 to 6:30 pm: Garden Party at Jack & Jean Knox's for Tony Thurmond, Candidate for 14th Assembly - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Apr 12, 2 pm: Celebration of the life of Claudia LeGue at the Methodist Church - See the Obituary >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Apr 12, 8:50 am until 4 pm: Wickie Day! Volunteer to work on the East Brother Light Station - Details and Sign Up >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Apr 10, 7 pm: Planning Commission to hear the public on Chevron's plans to expand their Richmond facility - Details >> | ||||||||
| URGENT!! Please send an email to the Richmond Planning Commissioners before their next meeting on Thursday, April 10 asking them to adopt recommendations of the Design Review Board that Chevron be required to help fund design and construction costs to close the Bay Trail gap between Point Richmond and Point Molate - Act Now >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Apr 9, 7:00 - 8:30 pm: Public Meeting to show support for $5 Million for North Richmond wetlands acquisition for a new park, $1 Million for an Interpretive Center at Point Pinole Regional Park and more - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Apr 9 at 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association Monthly Luncheon - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Mar 26 at 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting - Details >> | ||||||||
| Easter Sunday, Mar 23, 8 am on: A full day of worship and singing at the Methodist Church plus an Easter Egg Hunt! Details >> | ||||||||
| See the March 22, 2008 Contra Costa Times article "Bay Trail advances mile by mile" | ||||||||
| Sat, Mar 22, 10 AM to 2 PM: Point Isabel to Marina Bay Herstory of the Bay Hike - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Mar 20, 7 pm: Public Hearing on requiring Chevron to invest in Richmond to offset their proposed expansion >> | ||||||||
| BEFORE Thu, Mar 20: URGENT!! Please send an email to the Richmond Planning Commissioners before they meet on Thursday, March 20 asking them to adopt recommendations of the Design Review Board that Chevron be required to help fund design and construction costs to close the Bay Trail gap between Point Richmond and Point Molate - Click HERE >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Mar 15, 11 am to 3 pm: Direct Action Rally and Teach-in at Chevron - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Mar 8, 10 am - 4 pm: Women in Solidarity - Celebration, networking and sharing on International Women's Day - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Mar 5, 7 pm: All members of the public and representatives from public agencies are invited to attend this meeting to provide your views on the issues that should be addressed in the Honda Port of Entry EIR - Details >> | ||||||||
| Fri, Feb 28, Sat, Feb 29 and Sun, Mar 1: RIVETS, A New Musical Based on Rosie the Riveter & Richmond's Kaiser Shipyards at the John and Jean Knox Center for Performing Arts, Contra Costa College Campus in San Pablo February 28 & 29, March 1 at 8 pm, Sunday March 2 at 3 pm - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Feb 27, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Meeting - See the Minutes & Agenda >> | ||||||||
| Mon, Feb 18, 8:30 am: Bicycle Birding On The Bay Trail Emeryville to Richmond | ||||||||
| Sun, Feb 17, 5 pm: Annual Gospel Concert with Bobby Hall & Friends at the Methodist Church - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Feb 16, 10 am to 2 pm: Point Isabel Work Party for the Richmond Bay Trail - Bring Gloves! Details >> | ||||||||
| Fri, Feb 15, 1 pm: Jerrold Hatchett, Division Manager, Sims Metals will speak at the Point Richmond Community Center >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Feb 14, 6 pm: Methodist Church's Annual Sweetheart Dinner - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Feb 13, 6 pm: Bay Area Air Quality Management District Community Meeting on the CHEVRON Energy & Hydrogen Renewal Project Permit Application at the RRC Social Hall, 3230 Macdonald Avenue, Richmond, CA - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Feb 13, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association Meeting at the Hotel Mac with City Manager Bill Lindsay! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Jan 31, 6 pm: Design Review Board meeting at City of Richmond Council Chambers - Eager for CHEVRON to increase air pollutants and gas emissions? Take a Stand! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Jan 31, from 6 to 8 pm: Reception at the Veterans Building for Naomi Torres, new NPS chief of interpretation - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Jan 30, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting with Mayor McLaughlin on Chevron - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Jan 24, 5:30 - 7:30 pm: Green Chamber of Commerce Mixer - Details >> | ||||||||
| Mon, Jan 21, 9 am: Martin Luther King Day of Service on the Richmond Greenway - Help dreams and berries grow! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Jan 17 from 5:30 to 7 pm: Point Richmond Business Association Networking Mixer - Details >> | ||||||||
| The United Methodist Council of Bishops passes a Resolution on the Iraq War - Details >> | ||||||||
| The Richmond Bay Trail 2008 New Year Report ! - Download Page 1 & Page 2 | ||||||||
| Tom Butt's "The Year 2007 Review" - Click Here for PDF version, or Click Here for MS Word version with hyperlinks | ||||||||
2007 |
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| Sat. Dec. 22 from 9 am to 2:30 pm: Methodist Church's Annual Holiday Bake Sale at Interactive Resources, 117 Park Place | ||||||||
| Sgt. Dave Harris notifies us there was an attempted rape on the afternoon of Saturday, December 15 - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Dec 5, 5:30 to 8 pm: The Mechanics Bank-sponsored PRBA Toys-for-Tots Holiday Party ! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Tue & Wed, Dec 4 & 5, 6 to 8 pm: Gingerbread House Workshop/Contest at the Point Richmond Community Center - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Nov 22, Thanksgiving Day, 10 am: 30th Annual Point Richmond Turkey Shoot! - See the Poster for Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, Nov 15 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Green Chamber of Commerce Mixer - Snacks, drinks, live music and more - Details >> | ||||||||
| OIL SPILL INFO in the http://www.pointrichmond.org/ Get To The Point! Newsletter , on The City's Website and on East Bay Regional Parks Website | ||||||||
| Wed, Nov 7, 5 to 8 pm: Many Hands Party - The 2007 Annual Washington School Adopt-a-Class Party! Party! Party! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Nov 3, 10 am to 3 pm: Third Annual Fall Festival at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline - Details >> | ||||||||
| Tue, Oct 30 at 7 pm: Richmond City Council vote to continue the cellular antenna moratorium - Details at www.rap4richmond.org | ||||||||
| Mon, Oct 29, 9 am: Point Richmond Gateway public ceremony for the opening of Mechanic's Bank - Details >> | ||||||||
| Fri, Oct 26 from 9 am to 6 pm: Walk-in or by Appointment Breast Cancer Exams and Tutorials at Point Richmond Family Practice >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Oct 24 at 7:30 pm: Monthly meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council - All Welcome! See the Agenda >> | ||||||||
| How to scrap the Suisun Bay mothball fleet and rehabilitate the dry docks at Richmond Shipyard #3 - Act now! >> | ||||||||
| Sun, Oct 14, 5:30 to 9:30 pm: Dinner at the Hotel Mac to benefit The Ed Fund - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Oct 13, Noon to 5 pm: Indian Statue Day featuring Arts & Crafts, Live Music, Dress Up Your Dog Contest and More >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Oct 13, 8:45 am to 4 pm: Wickie Volunteer Day at the East Brother Light Station - Details and Sign Up >> | ||||||||
| Sun, Oct 7 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm: To those friends of his who wish to attend the Memorial Celebration of Tom Carson's life, we will gather at the Point San Pablo Yacht Club. The address is 700 West Cutting Blvd, Point Richmond - NOTE: This is NOT the Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor - Light refreshments will be served. RSVP 510.236.6737 - messages OK. | ||||||||
| Sat, Sep 29 & Sun, Sep 30: Home Front Festival by the Bay - Dancing, Entertainment, Games and more - Details >> | ||||||||
| Fri, Sep 28: Rosie the Riveter Gala Dinner and Fundraiser in the Craneway of the Ford Assembly Plant - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Aug 29, 7:30 pm: Monthly meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council | ||||||||
| Tue, Aug 28: Special Election to support the children of West Contra Costa County - Vote YES on Measure G - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Aug 15: The Point Richmond Family Practice opens in Point Richmond - the Doctor is IN! | ||||||||
| Sat, Aug 11: Gospel Over Easy, Smooth Jazz Well Done & Deep Fried Blues - Fundraiser for Opportunity West - Details >> | ||||||||
| Mon, Aug 13, 6pm: Workshop on the Future of Point San Pablo Peninsula -- Details >> | ||||||||
| Fri, Aug 10, 5:30 to 8 pm: Point Richmond Summer Music Concert - FREE! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Tue, Aug 7, 6:30 to 8:30 pm: National Night Out Party hosted by the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, July 26 at 6 pm: Please join Richmond Community Activists Richmond Equitable Development Initiative Community Forum Reception with Refreshments at 5 pm - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, July 19, 2 pm – 5 pm: Community Fair at the City Hall Parking Lot - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thu, July 12, 5:30 to 7 pm: Point Pinole Family Fun Night -FREE EVENT with arts and crafts, a Naturalist program, sports equipment, and ice cold lemonade and more - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, July 11, 10 am to 1 pm: New Life Millworks Tour and Bay Trail Hike on the Richmond Bay Trail - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, July 11, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association monthly meeting and luncheon at the Hotel Mac - Details >> | ||||||||
| Tues, July 3, 6 pm: BBQ Dinner and Fireworks Show on the SS Red Oak Victory - $20 Call 510-222-9200 for details | ||||||||
| Sat, June 30, 3 to 6 pm: Food & Wine Fundraiser at NIAD - Wear Your Dancing Shoes! | ||||||||
| Thu, June 28: The Save the Plunge Trust is having a fundraiser beginning at 6 pm with Dinner at the Hotel MAC Restaurant followed by the show "Ring Around the Moon" at The Masquers Playhouse - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wed, June 13, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association Monthly Luncheon - All Welcome! - See the Agenda >> | ||||||||
| Friday, June 8 from 4 - 5:30 pm: Opening of “Eat Smart, Be Smart” the new mural at Washington Elementary School - FREE! | ||||||||
| Friday, June 8, from 5:30 to 8 pm: Point Richmond Music Festival - Details >> | ||||||||
| Mon, May 28 (Memorial Day), 9 am to 4 pm: Masquers Playhouse Garage Sale | ||||||||
| Thurs, May 17: Our 17th Annual Point Richmond STROLL! | ||||||||
| Mon,
May 14, 6:30
pm: Special
meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood
Council to discuss the West Side Branch Library - Details
>> - What happened??? See the article in the West County Times: Residents vote down library proposal |
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| Fri, Apr 13 & Sat, Apr 14, 7 to 9 pm: Youth Artists Repertory performances at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts >> | ||||||||
| Sun, Apr 8: Happy Bunny Day! Celebrations at the Methodist Church, the Catholic Church and the Buddhist Temple | ||||||||
| Wed, Apr 4, 6-9 pm: General Plan Workshop - Discuss how Richmond should grow - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Mar 31, 10 am to 2 pm: Greens At Work has planned a "mini rescue mission" work party at Miller-Knox Park - Details >> | ||||||||
| Mar 7: The 2006 Annual Report (and the Swan Song) of Richmond Environmental Defense Fund >> | ||||||||
| Sat, Mar 3, 11 am to 4 pm: Richmond Yacht Club's "Sail a Small Boat Day" - Open to all - FREE Sailboat Rides >> | ||||||||
| Wed, Feb 28, 7:30 pm: Monthly Meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, January 31, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, January 31, 7 pm: KPIX (Channel 5)'s "Eye on the Bay" will feature a segment on the SS Red Oak Victory Ship as well as the O' Brien, Hornet, Pampanito, and Potomac. | ||||||||
| Saturday, January 27, 2 - 5 pm: WHAT IS PUBLIC ART & HOW DOES IT MATTER TO MY COMMUNITY? forum at Richmond Art Center, Main Gallery - FREE! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, January 24, 7 to 8:45 pm: Discussion on the Chevron Refinery fire at Washington School - Details >> | ||||||||
| Monday, January 22, 4:30 to 7 pm: North Richmond Truck Route Study Meeting - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, January 18: Return Our Shoreline to the Community, A General Plan Meeting - Details >> | ||||||||
| January 19 - February 24: Arsenic and Old Lace at Masquers Playhouse - Details >> | ||||||||
| The positive, upbeat Richmond Bay Trail New Year Report chronicling the accomplishments of 2006 and describing plans for 2007 is just out and linked from Richmond Bay Trail | ||||||||
| As of 12:01 AM January 6, 2007, BNSF has finally agreed to honor both Quiet Zones here in the Point - Details >> | ||||||||
| PAST
EVENTS Don't be too upset to find that many of the links below are dead 2006 |
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| Thursday, December 7: First ever, one-day, “one-stop shop” for the homeless in Contra Costa - How YOU can help! | ||||||||
| Sunday, December 3 from 12 - 5 pm: The Richmond Art Center's Annual Holiday Arts Festival | ||||||||
| Thursday, November 30: Point Richmond Business Association Fundraiser - Dinner at the Mac and Show at the Masquers for a mere $40! Contact David Vincent | ||||||||
| Wednesday, November 29, 7:30 pm: Monthly Meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council - Details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, November 23, 10:30 am: The Annual Thanksgiving Parade and Turkey Shoot - meet in front of the Plunge for our Thanksgiving Day Parade featuring a herd of ....goats and who knows what else? - An extravaganza of Point Richmond dimensions! FREE! | ||||||||
| Thursday, November 23: Annual Thanksgiving Feast at the Methodist Church - Interfaith Worship Service at 11:30 am followed by Thanksgiving Feast with all the trimmings from Noon to 2 pm. All are welcome, FREE! | ||||||||
| Month of October: Peace Vigils on Richmond Streets - Join Us! | ||||||||
| Tuesday, October 17, 5 - 7 pm: Washington School Many Hands Adopt-a-Class Party - See details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 14, 4 - 8 pm: Reception for Fall Exhibitions at the Richmond Art Center - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 14: Anatomy of a Battery - Point Richmonder Paul Thompson's gripping tale of a barroom brawl - Full Story >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 14, 8 am: 20th Annual GRIP Harmony Walk to End Hunger, Civic Center Plaza - See details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, October 8, 11 am: Homecoming Sunday Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Sunday, October 8th, from 9am to 1pm: Sunday Pancake Breakfast on the SS Red Oak Victory A mere $6 for Adults and Children 5 and under are FREE! | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 7, 3 - 4:30 pm: Walking tours of Macdonald Avenue - FREE! - See details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, October 5, 6 - 9 pm: Richmond Planning wants YOUR input - Come to the workshop! See details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, September 28, 6:30 pm: Memorial service for Danny Weinstein. Point Richmonder Dan Doellstedt was critically injured in in the same cycling accident - See updates on Dan Doellstedt's condition >> | ||||||||
| The
National League of Cities has designated Richmond
a finalist in the 2006 Awards for Municipal Excellence competition!!! See Details >> |
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| Thursday,
September 21, 7 to 8 pm: Community
Peace Vigil on the United Nations International Day of Peace at Indian Statue Park in downtown Point Richmond |
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| Saturday, September 16, 9:00 9AM to noon: Marina Bay, Point Pinole & Point Isabel Beach Clean-up - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, September 10, 9 am to 1 pm: Pancake Breakfast on the Red Oak Victory Ship - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 9, 11 am till 5:30 pm: Point Richmond Art & Music Festival - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 9, 12:45 pm: A Day at the Races to benefit the Richmond Plunge | ||||||||
| Friday, August 25: "Diary of a Scoundrel" opens at the Masquers Playhouse - Details >> | ||||||||
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| Wednesday, August 9, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association monthly luncheon | ||||||||
| Thursday, July 27, 6 till 9 pm: Community Workshop on Richmond's Future | ||||||||
| Wednesday, July 26, 5:30 pm: Berkeley/Marina Bay Round Trip Bike Ride | ||||||||
| Wednesday, July 26, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council monthly meeting - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, July 22, 10 am to 1 pm: Community Workshop on Richmond's Future | ||||||||
| Tuesday, June 11, 7 pm: ACLU Film Series - "Religious Freedom" plus speaker Reverend Phil Lawson at the Richmond Library - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, July 8, 2 - 5 pm: Reception for Summer Exhibitions at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Monday, July 3, 6:30 to 10 pm: Fireworks sponsored by the City of Richmond | ||||||||
| Tuesday, 4th of July: BBQ + Fireworks Viewing on the SS Red Oak Victory Ship Arrive at 5pm, BBQ Rib Dinner at 6pm Cost = a mere $20 - See the Full Menu >> | ||||||||
| Monday, June 19, 7 pm: Point Richmond Shores meeting at the Schooner Building - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, June 18, Father’s Day, 9 am to 1 pm: Pancake Breakfast on the SS Red Oak Victory Ship - Details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, June 18, Father’s Day, 1 to 4 pm: Kite Flying at Miller Knox Park - FREE Kites! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, June 14, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association Monthly Luncheon at the Hotel Mac | ||||||||
| Tuesday, June 13, 7 pm: ACLU Film Series - "The Exonerated" at the Richmond Library - Details >> | ||||||||
| Friday, June 2, 5:30 to 8 pm: Point Richmond Music 2006 - FREE ! - Food & Drinks Will Be Available | ||||||||
| Wednesday, May 31, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting - >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Monday, May 29, ALL DAY: Garage Sales Galore in the Point- See FLYER >> - Benefits Masquers Playhouse | ||||||||
| Thursday, May 25, 10 am: Richmond Greenway Groundbreaking Ceremony at 6th St. & Ohio Ave. - >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday & Sunday, May 20 & 21: 6 pm: Outreach Play at Richmond's Victory Outreach >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 21, 2 pm: Point Richmond History Association General Meeting and Election of Officers at the Point Richmond Community Center followed by a tour of the Trainmaster's Building - >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 21, 5 pm: YES Dinner, Dance & Silent Auction to send Richmond Youth to Camp - >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, May 18, 5 to 7 pm: The Point Richmond STROLL ! Details at Point Richmond Business Association >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 14 (Mother’s Day), 9 am to 1 pm: Pancake Breakfast on the Red Oak Victory Ship >> Details >> | ||||||||
| Friday, May 12, 6 to 8 pm: Reception: Black Artists' "Expressions of Father" Exhibit at Richmond Main Street | ||||||||
| Wednesday, April 26, 2006, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council monthly meeting | ||||||||
| Sunday, April 9th, 9 am to 1 pm: Pancake Breakfast on the Red Oak Victory! - Details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, April 8, 10 - Noon: Come celebrate the official opening of Richmond's four new Pedestrian Point Overlooks! Light Refreshments Served. FREE! For details see the Acrobat 480KB Full Color Flyer >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting! See the Agenda >> | ||||||||
| Monday, March 27: Spring Adult Classes begin at the Richmond Art Center - Sign Up Now! | ||||||||
| Sunday, March 26, 4-5 pm: Annual Richmond Environmental Defense Fund Meeting - details >> | ||||||||
| Sunday, March 19, 2 pm: Opening of the SS Red Oak Victory Museum Light Refreshments Provided - Standard Boarding Fee of $5 - All Welcome! And from 1100 to 1500 hours, Radio Stations KYVM and K6YVM will be on the air and operating with the original WWII radio equipment! |
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| Wednesday March 8 at 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association monthly luncheon - Details >> | ||||||||
| Tuesday, March 7, from 5-7pm: How to be a Big Brother/Big Sister at Washington Elementary School - details>> | ||||||||
| Sunday, February 26, from 10 AM until 4 PM: The SS Red Oak Victory Ship's original radio transmitters were switched on! See the Story in the West County Times and more details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, February 22, 7:30 pm: Monthly meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council | ||||||||
| Sunday, Feb. 19, 5 pm: Bobby Hall and Friends Concert at the Methodist Church - Details >> | ||||||||
| Friday, February 17, 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm: Reception for a satellite exhibit of "The Art of Living Black" at the Richmond Main Street Initiative - Details >> | ||||||||
| Friday, February 10 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: The memorial event for Jean Siri will be held at the Miller Knox Regional Shoreline Park, near Point Richmond, at which time and place she will be given a proper Irish send off with lots of laughter and tears. | ||||||||
| Thursday, February. 9, 6:30 pm: Annual Sweetheart Dinner at the Methodist Church - Details >> | ||||||||
| Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 Noon: The Point Richmond Business Association Luncheon - Guest speaker will be Steve Hurst, Ace Designer and Clockmaker to the Stars! | ||||||||
| Friday, February 10 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm:The memorial event for Jean Siri will be held at the Miller Knox Regional Shoreline Park, near Point Richmond, at which time and place she will be given a proper Irish send off with lots of laughter and tears. | ||||||||
Saturday, January 21, 8:30am - 12:30pm: Disaster Preparedness and First Aid Training at the Point Richmond Community Center, 139 Washington Ave. - Call 215-4666 to sign up - FREE |
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| Ongoing Updates: The Point Richmond Gateway | ||||||||
2005 |
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| Saturday, December 31st at 7:30 and 10:30 pm: The Masquers New Years Eve Gala, "The First 50 Years" - Tickets are $40 and reservations can be made at www.masquers.org or by calling 510-232-4031 | ||||||||
| Sunday, December 25, 11 am: Christmas Morning Worship Service with special music by the Angel Choir and Joyful Noise Choirat the Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Saturday, December 24, 7 pm: Annual Christmas Eve Jazz Service with the Dan Damon Trio and special musical guests at the Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Wednesday, December 14, 5:30 to 7:00 pm: Point Richmond Business Association Holiday Party at Mechanics Bank | ||||||||
| Sunday, December 4 from Noon - 5 pm: Holiday Arts Festival at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Meeting - Note Location! | ||||||||
| Saturday, November 19 from 11-1 pm: A hands-making workshop at Hilltop Mall and another workshop at the Main Street Initiative on 11th and Macdonald from 1-3 pm - HANDS FOR PEACE PROJECT sponsored by the Richmond Arts & Cultural Commission - See Flyer >> - FREE to ALL | ||||||||
| Saturday, November 12, 2 to 5 pm: Memorial Service for Lucretia Edwards at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium | ||||||||
| Friday, November 11: Seventh Annual Veteran's Day Memorial Dinner on Red Oak Victory Ship - 5 PM: Ship Boarding - 6 PM: Dinner in the #4 Hold followed by Memorial Service on deck - details >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, November 5, beginning at 10 AM: Bay Nature magazine is sponsoring a naturalist-led, four-mile walk at scenic Point Pinole Regional Shoreline - details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, October 27, 6 pm: Book Signing by Maria Sakovich of her book, "La Nostra Storia," on Italians in Richmond, followed at 7 pm by Italian Dinner - Details: Richmond Museum of History >> | ||||||||
Wednesday,
October 26, 7;30 pm:
Point Richmond Neighborhood Council
meeting - See the Agenda >> |
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| Tuesday, October 25, 5:30 to 7:30 pm: Join the first of several Discussion/Planning Meetings on Downtown Improvement sponsored by the Point Richmond Business Association at Our Lady of Mercy - Details Here >> | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 22, 11 am to 3 pm: Richmond Public Library's Annual Book Sale in the Community Room adjacent to the Main Library at 525 Civic Center Plaza. Great prices and lots of children's books! | ||||||||
| Friday, October 21, 4 to 6 pm: Reception for the new WestSide Branch Library Foundation - FREE! | ||||||||
| Friday, October 21, 6 - 8 pm: Reception for “ART HEALS," an exhibition celebrating the HEALING power of ART at Richmond Main Street (see details) - FREE! | ||||||||
| Tuesday, October 4, 5 pm: The Richmond City Council will consider the fate of the FIVE MILES OF VACANT SHORELINE on the Point San Pablo Peninsula north of the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge - See letter from TRAC | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 1, 2 pm: Artists' Talk Featuring Dress: Clothing as Art at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 pm: Meeting of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council - Note new venue! | ||||||||
| Sunday, September 25, 12:00 - 3:00 pm: Watershed Project's Celebration by the Bay 2005, Open House - FREE | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 24, All Day: ArtCar Caravan - 100 ArtCars from around the USA & Canada will visit Miller/Knox park in Point Richmond - details at www.artcarfest.com - FREE | ||||||||
| Saturday September 17 , 9 am till Noon: California Coastal Clean Up Day! Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond. Join The Watershed Project in this International effort to clean bay and ocean shores around the world. Wear sturdy shoes, a hat and sunscreen, and bring gloves if you have them. Free BBQ at noon! | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 17, 11 am - 2pm: Learn to Make Fizzy Bath Bombs & Herbal Tub Tea at The Nova Studio! 3-hour class, Class Fee: $34 plus $12 materials fee | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 17: R.E.A.C.T. 5-session courses start. | ||||||||
| Starting
on Wednesday, September 14, 2005 and Saturday,
September 17, 2005 - R.E.A.C.T. Classes |
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| September 6 - 12: Fall Art Classes Registration Plus Fall Art Shows at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 10, 11 am to 7:30 pm: Point Richmond Music and Arts Festival - Live Music, Food, Arts and Vendors - Phone 510.236.1401 for details - FREE - Vendors, it's not too late to sign up for a booth! | ||||||||
| Friday, August 12, 5:30 till 8:00 pm: Point Richmond Music Festival - FREE! | ||||||||
| Wednesday, August 10, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association meeting at The Hotel Mac with Guest Speaker Susan Wittenberg of the West Contra Costa Public Education Fund - All welcome! | ||||||||
| Sunday, August 7, 11 am to 3 pm: Point Richmond Parade & Picnic featuring Synchronized Kiddie Stroller Marching, Live Goats, Horses and Doggies, Music, Food, Games! A Richmond Centennial Day Celebration! FREE! | ||||||||
| Sunday, August 7, 5 pm: Centennial Gala at the Convention Center - Dine, Dance and Party! Party! Party! | ||||||||
| Saturday, August 6, 11 am until nightfall: Centennial Festival by the Bay with Fireworks - FREE! | ||||||||
| Friday, July 15, 6 to 8 PM: Richmond Main Street Art Exhibition - Raffle, Refreshments and Music! - FREE | ||||||||
| Monday, July 4, 6 PM to 11 PM: July Fourth Celebration on the Red Oak Victory Ship! Shipboard BBQ and Fireworks Viewing - $20 per person - Advance Reservations Required | ||||||||
| Sunday, July 3, 7:30 PM: Fireworks and live music at Marina Bay! FREE! >>details >> | ||||||||
| Thursday, June 16, 5:30 pm: Music-on-the-Main Summer Concert Series, Macdonald Ave at 10th Street, "Youth Showcase" Phone 510.236.4049 for details - FREE | ||||||||
| Thursday, May 19, from 5 PM to 7:30 PM: The 16th Annual Point Richmond Stroll | ||||||||
| Wednesday, May 11, 12 Noon: Point Richmond Business Association Luncheon at the Hotel Mac with Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay speaking on “MY FIRST 86 DAYS” | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 1: Garden of Shirley and Tom Butt featured in Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 1, from 2 PM to 6 PM: Open House at the Studio of Artist Steve Hurst | ||||||||
| Sunday, April 24, 2 PM: Exhibit Reception for "The Art of the Launch" at the Richmond Museum of History | ||||||||
| Saturday, April 23, 2 PM: Instrument Petting Zoo followed by the Big FREE Centennial Concert at 3 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday March 24, 12:00 noon - Councilmember Tom Butt to moderate a panel on the Bay Trail, the Watershed and the Richmond Greenway - at the Richmond Country Club - Read the Details . . . | ||||||||
| Palm Sunday Feast, March 20, 12:15 - 2:30 PM - Ham with all the trimmings at the Methodist Church - FREE! | ||||||||
| Wednesday, March 2, Noon - Point Richmond Community Benefit District meeting at Interactive Resources | ||||||||
| Sunday, February 27, 5 PM - Bobby Hall & Friends present their Fifth Annual Gospel Concert at the First United Methodist Church - see details . . . | ||||||||
| Saturday, February 26, 2005 - Article in SF Chronicle by C.W. Nevius - Marina Bay at standstill over trains | ||||||||
| Tuesday, February 15 - Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Point Richmond goes onlin with an alternate plan for Point Richmond Shores, the Toll Brothers proposed housing project at former Terminal 1 (adjacent to the Red Oak Victory Ship) | ||||||||
| Monday, February 14, 11:30 AM - Mayor Anderson and the "State of the City" - Luncheon at the Hotel Mac - Space is Limited - $40 w/o Reservations and $30 w/ Reservations - Call 234-3512 or email the staff@rcoc.com | ||||||||
| Thursday, February 10, 6:30-9:30 PM - The Methodists will have their SWEETHEART OF THE YEAR Dinner at the Point San Pablo Yacht Club and the Sweetheart of the Year is . . . . . JEAN REYNOLDS !!! . . . . . details . . . . . Join Us! All Welcome! | ||||||||
| Tuesday, February 8, 12 Noon - Meeting on the Point Richmond Community Business District at Interactive Resources. We will look at the latest map and survey return with Marco and Darlene. | ||||||||
| Saturday, January 29, 2005, 8:30 AM - Bicycle & Birding Trip from Berkeley to Richmond on the Bay Trail | ||||||||
| Saturday, January 15, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - PRBA ‘Meet and Greet' to discuss forming a Point Richmond Special Benefits District to held at Vertigo Software | ||||||||
2004 |
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| Sunday, December 5, 12 Noon to 5PM - Annual Holiday Arts Festival at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Sunday, December 5, 7 PM - Handel's "Messiah" Concert. Selections performed by Joyful Noise Choir, Soloists, and Orchestra conducted by Eileen M. Johnson - The Methodist Church's Holiday gift to the community - FREE ! ! ! | ||||||||
| Thursday, December 2 - Help launch the Rosie Park! | ||||||||
| Saturday, November 27, 5 PM - Holiday Tree Lighting with Santa Claus and the Methodist Church Choir in Indian Statue Park, downtown Point Richmond - Candy Canes! Singing! Joy! Bewhiskered Fat Man in a Red Suit! | ||||||||
| Thursday, November 25, beginning at 11AM - The annual, honorable and traditional Point Richmond "Turkey Shoot" this Thanksgiving starts in front of the Plunge! Merriment, intemperate drinking and goats! | ||||||||
| Thursday, November 25, from Noon to 2 PM - Turkey dinner and all the trimmings for the Community at the Methodist Church & Interfaith Worship Service at 11:30 AM - Call Claudia at 510-215-1813 to help - Join us! | ||||||||
| Wednesday, November 17, 11 AM - Lucretia Edwards Park, Bay Trail Markers celebrating Rosie the Riveter | ||||||||
| Wednesday, November 17, 7:30 PM - Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Monthly Meeting | ||||||||
| Saturday, November 13, 6:30 PM - Dinner and Show - Art of Ballet's " Keep Dancin' " with Paunika Jones, Principal Dancer of the Dance Theatre of Harlem at the Richmond Senior Center, 2525 Macdonald Avenue | ||||||||
| Wednesday, November 10, 12 Noon - Point Richmond Business Association Luncheon at The Hotel Mac, 2nd Floor Banquet Room - $11 with reservations and $13 without. On the agenda: Richmond Centennial plans, Marsha Tomassi previewing her new book “One bite at a time” and the Point Richmond Business Improvement District progress report. All Welcome! | ||||||||
| Wednesday, October 27, 5 to 7 PM - Adopt-a-Class Party for Washington School - All You Can Eat for only $250! | ||||||||
| Wednesday, October 27, 7:30 pm - Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Meeting - See the Agenda | ||||||||
| Sunday, October 24, 2:00 PM - Celebration of The Richmond Museum of History’s 50th Anniversary. | ||||||||
| Sunday, October 24, 4 – 5:30 PM - Richmond Environmental Defense Fund Annual Meeting will be held in the parish hall of the Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Friday October 22, from 12 - 4 PM and Saturday, October 23, from 11 AM - 3 PM - The United Methodist Women of the Historic First United Methodist Church in Point Richmond present the ANNUAL COUNTRY FAIRE | ||||||||
| Sunday, October 10 from 9 AM till 1 PM - Pancake Breakfast – On the historic SS Red Oak Victory Ship - Adults a mere $6 and Kids under 5 = FREE | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 9 from 8 AM to 1 PM - Second Saturday Thrift Shop at First United Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Saturday, October 9 from 10 AM to 2 PM - Richmond Shoreline Festival at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Park sponsored by the Richmond Environmental Defense Fund (REDF) and East Bay Regional Park. Bird walks and hikes led by naturalists, a FREE BARBEQUE, information tables, guest speakers and a city council candidates’ corral! | ||||||||
| Thursday, October 7 from 7 to 9:30 PM - R.E.A.C.T. Training - details . . . | ||||||||
| Friday September 24 - from 5 to 8 PM - Point Richmond Music with Wendy DeWitt - Queen of Boogie Woogie and Stars of Glory (Gospel) - FREE | ||||||||
| Sunday, September 19, 5 PM - Concert Series continues with bluegrass, country, folk & gospel with Mike Butler on guitar and vocals, and Charlie Elliott on banjo - Suggested donation $10. At the Methodist Church | ||||||||
| Saturday, September 18, 8:30 AM till Noon - Beach Cleanup at Marina Bay. Meet at Shimada Friendship Park in Richmond (at the end of Marina Bay Parkway on the Bay) Free BBQ at Noon! Wear old clothes, sturdy shoes, work gloves. Info: Kate Rauch at Office of Supervisor John Gioia at (510) 374-3231. | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 15 - Updates on Point Molate, Chevron, the proposed Casino and the Bay Trail | ||||||||
| September 14, 2004 - Job opportunities at Mulberry Neckwear in Richmond | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 15, 6 PM - Point Richmond Businesss Improvement District meeting | ||||||||
| September 2004 Richmond Environmental Defense Fund Newsletter is online | ||||||||
| Friday, September 10, 5 to 7:30 PM - Point Richmond Music Festival - Downtown Point Richmond - FREE | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 8 at 12 PM - Point Richmond Business Association Lunch - Featured program is "What's New at Washington School" with Andrew Butt and "Many Hands" with Sallie DeWitt - See the announcement | ||||||||
| Wednesday, September 8 at 5:30 PM - Meeting of Many Hands at Interactive Resources - ALL are invited to join us at this meeting in support of Washington Elementary School's students and teachers. | ||||||||
| Thursday, August 26, at 5:30 - Meeting of Many Hands for Washington School | ||||||||
| Thursday, August 26 from 6 to 9 PM - Richmond City Council Candidates' Night | ||||||||
| Wednesday, July 28, 7 PM - Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Meeting | ||||||||
| Friday, July 23, 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM – All Day Workshop to create Planning Principles for Future Development of the Ford Peninsula - Council Chambers at 1401 Marina Way South. Info call Richard Mitchell at 307-8140 | ||||||||
| Sunday,
July 11th from 9 AM till 1 PM - Pancake Breakfast on the
Red Oak Victory Ship Adults = $6, Kids under 5 = FREE |
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| Saturday, July 10 from 3 to 6 pm - Reception for new exhibits at the Richmond Art Center | ||||||||
| Friday, July 9, 5 pm to 7:30 pm - Point Richmond Music Festival with Dave Matthews Blues Band and Doni Harvey - FREE! FREE! FREE ! | ||||||||
| Sunday,
June 20th from 9 AM till 1 PM - Pancake Breakfast
– On the Red
Oak Victory Ship Adults = $6, Kids under 5 = FREE |
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| Tuesday, June 15 is the last day for public comment on the Terminal One Remedial Action Plan. Details at the Richmond Environmental Defense Fund website. | ||||||||
| Friday, June 11, 5 - 7:30 pm - Point Music Festival - The Quadraphonics and Jazz Vocals of Rickey Nero - Food, Raffle Prizes and Dancing - and it's FREE! | ||||||||
| Saturday, June 5, Starting at Noon - Richmond Visitor Center Ribbon Cutting for the Rosie the Riveter World War II Home Front National Historical Park - Details | ||||||||
| Saturday, June 5, 11 am - Protest the War on Iraq at UN Plaza in San Francisco (Market between 7th & Hyde, Civic Center BART) - More details at ANSWER | ||||||||
| Monday, May 31 - All Day - Point Richmond Town-wide Yard Sales benefiting Masquers Playhouse plus Junktique II at the Methodist Church. "Not since biblical times have prices been this low!" | ||||||||
| Thursday, May 20 from 5 to 7 pm - The Point Richmond Stroll with Live Music, Kids' Entertainment, Lots of Drawings for Prizes, Refreshments and More - Sponsored by the Point Richmond Business Association | ||||||||
| Wednesday, May 19 from 7-9 pm - REDF Alert: Richmond Redevelopment Agency and the Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities meet at the Schooner Building, 1160 Brickyard Cove Road to discuss the Terminal One Remedial Action Plan. | ||||||||
| Wednesday, May 12 at Noon - Point Richmond Business Associaton Luncheon at the Hotel Mac - Featured Progam is "Point Richmond Business Improvement District" and discussion of the Trainmaster Building moving to the Point. | ||||||||
| Sunday, May 9 from 9 AM till 1 PM - Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast – On the SS Red Oak Victory Ship - Adults: a mere $6 and Kids under 5 | ||||||||
