What to Do in Richmond

November 26, 2014

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THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND!

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Events

NEW THIS WEEK! week ending November 30th

Anthony Blea

Thanksgiving

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FORD POINT/ MARINA BAY Assemble Restaurant Sunday Supper Cocktail Class

POINT RICHMOND/ BRICKYARD COVE Masquers Playhouse & Hotel Mac “My 3 Angels” “Theater & Dining Fundraiser” Indian Statue Park Point Richmond Annual Tree Lighting Point Richmond Jazz Series Anthony Blea & his Afro-Cuban Quartet

HILLTOP/ COUNTRY CLUB VISTA Hilltop Mall Black Friday Early Bird Special!

Three Angels

Rosie

Black Friday

SHORELINE & PARKS Bay Trail “Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run at Point Pinole!”

ANNEX / SAN PABLO AVENUE Playland-Not-At-The-Beach Thanksgiving Weekend!

GREATER DOWNTOWN Richmond Memorial Auditorium Great Thanksgiving Banquet 2014

Annex POSITIVELY RICHMOND! Visit our new web site visitrichmondca.com Beth Javens Executive Director

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Marina Bay HERBAN MOVEMENT Happy Thanksgiving Week, Everyone! Aside from bringing you events from around Richmond through the weekly newsletter through my internship, I am also involved with a student-run company called Herban Movement. Herban Movement is a Junior Achievement Company under Hercules High’s Academy of Hospitality & International Tourism, and our aim is to give students business and marketing skills by managing a real company! We have been involved with events like the San Francisco Business Times Most Admired CEO Awards (where we met Larry Baer,CEO of the SF Giants, to the right!) and plenty of events with RCVB. You may remember us from The 3rd of July Celebration or The East Bay Home Show, where we sold our Herban Dishes Cookbook. We are proud to announce that we have started a new project inspired by California’s new ban on plastic bags! Project Gaia is due for a December 2014 release! Thank you everyone for your support! -Joseph Fortuno

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MASQUERS PLAYHOUSE & HOTEL MAC

Shoreline MY THREE ANGELS

by SAM & BELLA SPEWACK Directed by STEVE HILL

The First United Methodist Church hosts an entertaining fundraiser courtesy of Hotel Mac and the Masquers Theater. Begin your evening with a full meal served in sparkling holiday ambiance at Hotel Mac, followed by a live performance of “My Three Angels” at the Masquers Theater just across the street. Arrive at the restaurant between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Curtain is at 8:00 p.m. Cost $50 includes dinner, tax, and show. (Drinks, tip, and dessert are extra.) Tickets sold in advance only. Contact Jean Reynolds (510) 734-3942or sweetheart05@mac.com!

November 28 & 29, 8pm, Sundays, November 30, 2pm Tickets $22, general admission featuring Sean Aten, Tom Bleecker, Karen Caronna, Linda Ellinwood, Christopher Martin, Cyrus Lanthier-Rudd, Michael O’Brien, Ben Ortega, Jennifer Rastegar, Mark Shepard A delightfully eccentric holiday comedy that trips along with a trio of unlikely saints who intervene in the lives of a family in dire straits. My Three Angels is a high-spirited, old-fashioned and wonderfully-crafted fable to take home for the holidays! VISIT US FOR TICKETS & INFORMATION

Playland United Methodist Church 19th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Feast

Come one, come all and enjoy our traditional free community feast supported by our local businesses, church members, friends and neighbors! Date: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th Place: 201 Martina St. @ West Richmond Avenue Please join us in an Interfaith Service of Thanks at 11:30 a.m. Dinner is served from noon to 2:00 p.m. “I come all the way from Concord to enjoy this sumptuous dinner.” R J “This dinner is better than what I’ve had in fancy restaurants.” E G

ARTS OF POINT RICHMOND HOLIDAY FAIRE

Come to Point Richmond on Saturday, Dec. 6, and find your holiday gifts! Arts of Point Richmond is holding its annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Faire with an International theme on Sat., Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Local artists will be exhibiting and selling their art, a raffle will be held at 3 pm, and there will be music by Joe Bagley. Join us for this special holiday event in the Pt. Richmond Community Center, 139 Washington Ave.While you are in Pt. Richmond., there are several arts establishments that are definitely worth visiting.

* Ali Amaro /Art, Jewelry & Objects is on 41 Washington Ave, is a gallery, design studio, and boutique. * Next door at 39 Washington Ave.is “Emporium of Cool Stuff”, an antiques consignment shop. You will find period furniture, china, silver, textiles, paintings, and all the collectible kitsch and curios the heart could desire. * “Maison d’Boheme”, a colorful boutique that features Indonesian and Indian-inspired custom furniture, plus bohemian home goods, and accessories. * Steve Hurst’s clock-making studio and creative space, a gallery of original wall clocks, mantel clocks, table clocks and one of a kind clocks, made from recycled items. www.stevenartclocks.com. “Guillermina Asian Arts and Antiques”, where you will find Japanese and Asian antiques, folk arts, gifts, jewelry and art objects

If all this shopping makes you hungry, there are many restaurants, a deli, and a coffee shop on Washington Ave. and more on Richmond Ave. to choose from. Do come by and visit us!

ford point ROSIE THE RIVETER VISITOR CENTER HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS Monday, November 24th – “Warbling Through the War Years” 3pm Monday, November 24th – “Play Hard in the Ship Yard!” 11am Monday, November 24th – “Even Christmas was Rationed ” 2pm Tuesday, November 25th – “Play Hard in the Ship Yard!” 11am Friday, November 28st – “It’s a Wonderful Life” 2:30pm INFORMATION

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RICHMOND SHORELINE & PARKS

Entertainment

Herban movement Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run at Point Pinole Nitro Turkey Thanksgiving Run at Point Pinole.

Burn off calories on the Bay Trail in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline before the feast with 5K, 10K & Little Turkeys 100 yard runs. CLICK HERE for details.

PLAYLAND-NOT-AT-THE-BEACH

EBLS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND November 28, 29, & 30th

Thanks be to Playland-Not-at-the-Beach for being open for an extra day to play on Friday, November 28th! Spend quality time with friends and family in our Museum of Fun where every generation has fun! VISIT US!

Downtown Sunday Supper Come check out the newest addition to the Assemble menu! Sunday Supper Every Sunday from 4PM – 7PM Our Prix Fixe menu includes the following: – Cup of soup – Green Salad – Roasted Whole pig; served with rice and beans (we will also offer a vegetarian option) – Scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert $22.95 per person Children 5 – 12 years: $11.50 **Please no sharing** Advanced reservations are strongly suggested Once the pig is gone, it’s gone! Call now to reserve your seats (510) 215 – 6025

Assemble Cocktail Class! It’s almost time for our fun and interactive Cocktail Making class at Assemble! The next class will be hosted on Thursday, December 18 from 6:30pm-8:30pm We will feature a holiday themed class where you will learn to make three delicious cocktails with our world-class bartender, Ajit Dhillon. The cocktails will be paired with a few of our scrumptious bites created by our chefs, Maggie Pond and Kari Zaft-Gutierrez. $60 per person (exclusive of tax and gratuity) Contact us now to reserve your spot! (510) 215 – 6025

Assemble Restaurant 1414 Harbour Way South Richmond, CA 94804 (510) 215 – 6025 www.assemblerestaurant.com

Assemble SALUTE E VITA

We invite you to get involved! Every year on Thanksgiving Day from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Salute hosts a Thanksgiving dinner for needy families and those less fortunate living in Contra Costa County. In 2011 we fed 300 homeless men, women and children. In 2012 we served 600 homeless and needy families. Last year in 2013 we served over 1300 people! We also had a Health Fair providing Flu shots to everyone attending the event. In addition Salute gave a coupon to each family good for ten sandwiches and a cup of soup throughout the Holiday season. This is our fourth year and we are proud to announce that 700 US Veterans from Contra Costa and Marine Counties will be among the many families that will enjoy a Thanksgiving meal at Salute. All of us at Salute are proud to do whatever we can for our community and are overwhelmed by the enormous support and generosity from our loyal customers, neighbors, friends, families, and business associates in this effort to continue to make Salute’s Thanksgiving Day Celebration a yearly event and excited to see how this will grow for many years to come. Many of you have asked how you can support this event. Your cash donation is very welcomed as well as volunteerism for the day or any items you would like to donate for the gift bags. Your contributions will be used to support the event and items that will go into the goody bag given to each guest. The dinner will be exclusively provided by Salute. If you would like to volunteer for the day please contact Traci McWain at Salute on any Wednesday or Thursday in the months of September and October after 4:00 pm. Or you can email her at traci@salutemarinabay.com Thank you to all of our many volunteers that helped to make this day happen. We express our utmost appreciation for your generous contribution. With the help from GRIP we are now a 501 c 3 Charity , so all your donations are now tax deductible! Donations should be made payable to: GRIP, “SALUTE THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION” And sent to: Salute E Vita Ristorante 1900 Esplanade Drive, Richmond, CA. 94804

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