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RICHMOND, Calif., June 23
/PRNewswire/ -- On July 3-5, the spectacularly restored
Craneway Pavilion at historic Ford Point on the
waterfront in Richmond, CA will host three days of
Independence Day weekend events. Festivities kick off
July 3 with fireworks over the Bay and a
free concert by the Oakland East Bay Symphony. On
July 4, the official touring production of High School
Musical comes to the Craneway, and on July 5,
celebrations will surround the opening of the Ford Point
section of the San Francisco Bay Trail. All weekend,
guests will enjoy fresh seasonal fare at the grand opening of
the Craneway-adjacent BoilerHouse Restaurant.
Independence weekend at
the Craneway starts off with a bang on Friday, July 3
at 7PM with free live music - including a line-up
of gospel sets - leading up to a concert by the acclaimed
Oakland East Bay Symphony at 8PM. The orchestra will
perform a 90-minute program spotlighting great American
composers including John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Stephen
Sondheim and Alan Menken, as well as a selection from Beethoven.
Outside, on the Craneway's adjacent 20,000
square-foot, harborside patio, visitors will have an ideal
vantage point for the City of Richmond's annual fireworks
display. For this special night - boasting the East Bay's
best fireworks - the BoilerHouse Restaurant will be open
for dinner - with summer barbecue - themed menu items including
tri-tip - in addition to grab-and-go concessions. Seating for
fireworks viewing will be limited, and guests are encouraged to
bring chairs and blankets. Admission is free and gates open at
6:30PM; parking on July 3 is only $5 in the
facility's secure, private lot.
On Saturday, July 4,
Disney's High School Musical: Summer Celebration!
comes to the Craneway Pavilion for one performance only.
Produced by Feld Entertainment and written by Peter
Barsocchini - the scribe for all three films - the revue is
the only live, official touring production spotlighting the
songs, dances and team-spirited fun from the phenomenally
popular movies. This high-energy stage version brings
more than 15 songs to life, and features Wildcat fans as part of
the action and a talented young cast portraying everyone's
favorite East High characters. Doors open at 5:00PM, and
tickets can be purchased online at
www.411tixs.com and
www.groovetickets.com, and at retail outlets throughout the
city. Self-parking in the Craneway lot is $10, and
premium parking will be offered for $20.
On Sunday, July 5, the
official grand openings of both the new Ford Point section
of the San Francisco Bay Trail and the BoilerHouse
restaurant at Craneway Pavilion will be celebrated. The
quarter-mile Ford Point trail segment is the keystone for
closing the last San Francisco Bay Trail gap on
Richmond's southern shoreline, resulting in 15 miles of
continuous trail connecting Golden Gate Fields in Albany with
Point Richmond and Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline. When
eventually completed, the Bay Trail will encircle San
Francisco and San Pablo Bays with an uninterrupted
500-mile network of bicycling and hiking trails, connecting all
nine Bay Area counties. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for
the Ford Point trail will take place at 9:30AM.
Guests arriving by bike from 8AM-2PM will be counted as
participants in the Bay Trail Bike Brunch Bash (http://craneway.com/livestrong/),
an event - sponsored by corporate and private sector donations -
supporting Lance Armstrong's LiveStrong Foundation. Visit
http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/ for bike and
walking routes.
Whether arriving by bike, on foot
or by other transport to the Craneway, everyone is
invited to try the special brunch menu at the new BoilerHouse
Restaurant. Featuring only the freshest seasonal fare - made
from locally harvested foods - the BoilerHouse's
breakfast, brunch, lunch and gastro-pub menus are updated daily
to highlight farmer's market specials and include organic
ingredients whenever possible. Hand-made from scratch,
BoilerHouse "eats" are health-conscious, natural and
preservative-free - 21st century comfort food in the best
possible sense: sustainably made, freshly prepared, quickly
served and fairly priced.
About the Craneway Pavilion
Craneway Pavilion is a
world-class and sustainably designed event, concert and
production facility centrally located in one of the planet's
most iconic destinations. Located on 25 waterfront acres,
Craneway Pavilion delivers an awe-inspiring panorama of the
waterfront, the San Francisco skyline and surrounding environs -
matched only by the inventive programming and infrastructure
options available inside. As state-of-the-art as it is historic,
Craneway Pavilion is an expansive 45,000 square-foot
facility in an award-winning, architecturally significant
building dating back to 1932. It also features an adjoining
20,000 square-foot open-air patio, seamlessly blending indoor
and outdoor spaces for the best of both worlds. Craneway's
atmosphere and amenities set the stage for special occasions,
meetings and cultural highlights - of every size and every
stripe - as unforgettable as San Francisco itself.
The Craneway Pavilion is
located at 1414 Harbour Way South in the Marina
district of Richmond and can be accessed from the 580
freeway. Its wharf is accessible by private ferry from most
waterfront locations in the Bay Area, including downtown
San Francisco (less than 25 minutes from pier 3 or 33).
The Craneway is also accessible by helicopter, BART
and Amtrak (+ shuttles from nearby stations), car (the
venue has 1,200 dedicated parking spaces), and by foot or
bicycle from shoreline Bay Trail.
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