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SAY HELLO TO SPRING IN RICHMOND

– Art, History, Culture & the Outdoors – March 2016

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

www.visitrichmondca.com

24 February 2016 — Richmond, CA: “This is the perfect month to celebrate outdoors, the community and the cool collection of culture, history and artistic happenings that make Richmond a treasure to be discovered”. said Beth Javens, Executive Director at Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitrichmondca.com). Richmond truly is poised for the present with a season of fun. ” In addition to the every-day activities along Richmond’s trails and waterfront, there are several special events taking place throughout the city this month:

Through March 3: The Art of Living Black: Our American Experience 20th Anniversary,” exhibit speaking to a long history of social struggles, cultural affirmation and art making as a transformative practice, Richmond Art Center, Main and West Galleries, 2540 Barrett Avenue. Gallery Admission is free.

Friday March 4 – Friday March 25, “Variations on a Theme,” Art Exhibit organized by Robert Wuilfe, Tyler Hoare, Erica Martinez, & Mathew Wilson at NIAD Arts Center, 551 23rd Street, Richmond. M-F 10 am – 4 pm/Sat 12 -4 pm. Admission is free.

Saturday, March 5, 12 pm – 9 pm: RB Cellars Tasting Room GRAND OPENING, in the historic Riggers Loft Building of the former Kaiser Shipyard #3, 1325 Canal Boulevard, Point Richmond. Open for wine tasting, wines by the glass and bottle sales. For more information: rbcellars.com/510.233.2065.

Saturday, March 5, 10am – 2:30 pm: Biking by the Bay – Rosie the Riveter Join East Bay Regional Park District recreational staff to bike the Bay Trail from Berkeley to the Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park Visitor Center. Loaner bikes/helmets available upon request. Bring bag lunch or buy food at Seabreeze Market meeting place. 12+ years with adult required for ages 12 to 17 years. Registration required with $30 fee. Registration/Drop In Info.

Sunday, March 6, 9 am – 5 pm: Bay Area Yogathon at Craneway Pavillion benefitting Lazarex Cancer Foundation. For more information about this 4th annual yogathon sponsored by Yoga Reaches Out Bay Area, contact Pam Clemmons at bayarea@yogareachesout.org.

Thursday March 10, 7 – 8:30 pm: Artful Conversations, Arts of Pt Richmond, Community Center. Gather to meet and share thoughts on topics or experiences related to or around art, 139 Washington Avenue, Point Richmond.

Friday March 11: John Reischman & the JayBirds w/special guest, Point Richmond Acoustic concert at the historic First Methodist Church of Point Richmond, 201 Martina Avenue, Point Richmond. Tickets are available in advance $15 or $20 at the door.

Friday March 11, 6:00 pm: Chess Night, Richmond Recreation Complex, 3230 MacDonald Avenue. For information: TC Ball 510.439.6311.

Saturday March 12, 12:30 – 3 pm: Opening Reception for “Variations on a Theme,” by Robert Wuilfe, Tyler Hoare, Erica Martinez & Mathew Wilson, NIAD Arts Center, 551 23rd Street.

Sunday, March 13, 6:30pm: Richmond Bay Trail Featured on OpenRoad, NBC Bay Area Channel 11. Doug McConnell’s OpenRoad on NBC Bay Area Channel 11 will explore the longest protected shoreline of any city in the Bay Area on segments of the Bay Trail in Richmond. We’ll see where ships were built that helped win World War 2, where passengers on transcontinental trains once boarded ferries for their final leg to San Francisco, and where explosives were made that helped build the west. Along the way, we’ll also encounter a lovely habitat for birds rubbing shoulders with an oil refinery and an old landfill and giving way to glorious views of San Pablo Bay.

Monday March 14, 10 – 12:30 pm: Hike the Point Pinole Trail with the Over the Hills Gang (hikers 55 and older). For more information 510.544.2233.

Monday March 14, 9 – 12:00 pm: Monday Birding, Miller Knox, first lot through tunnel, flat. For more information: 510.544.2233.

Saturday, March 19, 9am-12pm: FREE Fandango Mariachero, Son de La Tierra – one of East Bay Center’s Resident Companies, led by renowned Maestro Artemio Posadas and co-director Lolis García, continues to host monthly regional Fandangos and warmly welcomes members of the public of all ages to join. Fandangos are celebrations that feature traditional Mexican music, dance, song, poetry and a communal spirit of participation. East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, 339 11th Street. For more information: 510.323.2492/vreni@eastbaycenter.org.

Saturday March 19, 5:30 – 7:30 pm: Opening Reception, “David Park: Personal Perspectives and the Human Spirit: Contemporary Figuration as an Expression of Humanity,” Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue. Admission is free.

Saturday March 19 through May 22: “David Park: Personal Perspectives and The Human Spirit: Contemporary Figuration as an Expression of Humanity,” Richmond Art Center. Celebrating its 80th Anniversary, the Art Center will present companion exhibitions that trace the human figure as vehicle in Bay Area art over the past 60 years, 2540 Barrett Avenue.

Saturday March 19, 10 – 5pm – Sunday March 20, 10 – 4 pm: East Bay Heritage Quilters (ENHQ) Voices in Cloth Extraordinary Quilts, over 300 exciting quilts and garments, special presentations and special exhibit by vintage quilt authority Julie Silber. Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harborway South on the Richmond Waterfront. 2 day admission $15/advance tickets through 2/29 $10 Age 12 & under free. For more information: ebhq.org.

Through March 19: “Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party,” at the Richmond Museum of History (400 Nevin Avenue). Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, the exhibit offers a glimpse of the party’s role in the City of Richmond. Museum visitors will learn about The Black Panther newspaper, which featured an investigation into Denzel Dowell’s killing in its first edition. Admission $5 adults/$3 seniors and students. For more information: 510-235-7387 or www.richmondmuseum.org.

Friday March 25, Sarah Caswell & 9 Horses, 7:30 pm: Sarah Caseell is hailed as “one of the top jazz violinists of her generation,” Point Richmond Jazz, 201 Martina Street, Point Richmond.

≈Friday March 25 6:00 pm: Chess Night, Richmond Recreation Complex, 3230 MacDonald Avenue. For information: TC Ball 510.439.6311.

Friday March 25 & Saturday March 26, @ 8 pm: “The Elephant Man,” Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond.

Saturday March 26, 1 pm – 4 pm: Live Music – Juke Joint Band, Riggers Loft Wine Company, 1325 Canal Boulevard in the historic Riggers Loft Building of the former Kaiser Shipyard #3. For more information: 510.234.8477 rbcellars.com.

Saturday March 26, 1 – 2:30 pm: “See and Make Art Family Workshop,” Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Avenue.

Beginning Wedesday March 2: Kaleidoscope Coffee Ongoing Activities. One of Point Richmond’s newest landmarks offers a month-long series of ongoing public activities: Wednesday March 2 & March 23, @10:30 – 11:30 am: Ukelele Sing & Play Along, Wednesday March 2, @7:30 pm, Songwriter Circle, Thursday March 3, March 24 & March 31, @7 pm, Open Mic Night.

Saturday March 26: 6pm ’til 9pm: Candle Light Dinner at Aky’s Cafe. Pre-Fixe $25, 201Tewksbury Avenue, Point Richmond.

Sunday March 27, 9 – 2pm: Wildcat Canyon Hike, the early history of Wildcat Canyon is similar to the history of all of California. Learn and explore during this 9 mile trip. Hiking shoes, water and snack to share. 8+yrs. Meet at Alvarado staging area. No registration; drop-in. For information, call: (510) 544-2233. Registration/Drop In Info.

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.

Ten Percent – TV Listing. February 17 – March 20 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 # 301
Wednesday February 17, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, February 18 – 23; 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, February 20 – 21, 10:30pm

David Perry interviews LGBT arts blogger Kevin Thomas about his predictions for this year’s Oscars. Perry also speaks with Michael Helquist, author of a new book about the remarkable life of “California’s first official lesbian,” Marie Equi.

Episode # 302
Wednesday February 24, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, February 25 – March 1; 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & February 27 – 28, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with one of California’s most prolific LGBT journalists, the now-retired Will Snyder. Perry also welcomes filmmaker and activist H.P. Mendoza to discuss this year’s CAAMFEST.

Episode # 303
Wednesday March 2, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, March 3 – 8, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, March 5 – 6, 10:30pm

David Perry speaks with John Fisher, artistic director of Theatre Rhinoceros, about their upcoming show The Call. Perry also chats with Tom Taffel and Bill Repp about travel trends and destinations for the upcoming cruise season.

Episode # 304
Wednesday March 9, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, March 10 – 15, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, March 12 – 13, 10:30pm

David Perry welcomes “nonprofit crowd funding evangelist” Lynn Luckow, co-founder and CEO of LikeMinded, Inc. Perry also speaks with Peter Altman, director of Organization for Refuge Asylum and Migration (ORAM), about members of the LGBT community fleeing oppression.

Episode # 305
Wednesday March 16, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday, March 17 – 22, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, March 19 – 20, 10:30pm

David Perry chats with Ben Davis, CEO of Illuminate, the creative visionary behind The Bay Lights. Perry also speaks with financial advisor Larry Lane, president of L Squared Management, about gay investment options.

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.

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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,”

Diversity in Culture, Recreation and Exhibits celebrated throughout Richmond in February

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

www.visitrichmondca.com

6 February 2016 — Richmond, CA: “February in Richmond is about reflection, celebration and adoration through culture, museums and attractions,” said Beth Javens, Executive Director at Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.visitrichmondca.com).

More city-wide February events in Richmond:

In addition to the every-day activities along Richmond’s trails and waterfront, there are several special events taking place throughout the city this month: Through February 20 (Saturdays, 8pm; Sundays, 2pm), The Gamester at Masquers Playhouse: Historic Point Richmond Now through March: “Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party” exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History (400 Nevin Avenue). A new exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History offers a glimpse of the party’s role in the city. The exhibit, “Richmond and the Legacy of the Black Panther Party,” features dozens of photographs and newspaper clippings. Museum visitors will learn about The Black Panther newspaper, which featured an investigation into Denzel Dowell’s killing in its first edition. The exhibit coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding for the Black Panther Party. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and students over 12. For more information, call (510) 235-7387 or visit www.richmondmuseum.org.

Tuesday, February 9, 4pm – 6pm: “Meet the Mayor. ” Mayor Tom Butt and NIAD invite you to attend “Works from Richmond’s NIAD Art Center” in the Mayor’s Office. The mayor is excited to partner with NIAD for a second year and feature new creative works at his office. NIAD’s visual arts program has promoted meaningful independent living by area artists with disabilities for more than 35 years. Come join us for this wonderful event and open house. Light refreshments will be provided.

February 6 – 27: Richmond Arts Center February events:


Saturday, February 6, 12pm-2pm: Artist’s Talk: The Art of Living Black FREE


Saturday, February 6, 2pm-5pm: Winter Exhibitions Opening Reception


Saturday, February 13, 2:30pm-4pm: Jazz Art Workshop FREE 2:30-4pm


Monday, February 15-Friday, February 19, 9:30am-4:30pm: Presidents’ Week Art Camps.


Sunday, February 21, 1pm-3pm: Artist’s Talk: Clear Thoughts Muddy Matter FREE


Saturday, February 27, 1pm-2:30pm: See & Make Art Family Workshop FREE The Richmond Art Center, the East Bay’s www.richmondartcenter.org

Beginning Sunday, February 7 – Kaleidoscope Coffee Ongoing Activities. One of Point Richmond’s newest landmarks offers a month-long series of ongoing public activities:

Sunday, February 7, 10am: Storytelling for Children;

Wednesday, February 10, 17 & 24 @10:30am-11:30am: Ukulele Sing & Play Along;

Thursday, February 11, 18 & 25 @ 7pm: General Open Microphone;

Friday, February 12, 7:30pm: Point Richmond Acoustic Rita Hosking w/special guest Historic Point Richmond

Saturday, February 13, NAID Art Center Opening Reception: Ceramic Works of Sylvia Fragoso

Saturday, February 20, 9am-12pm: FREE Fandango, East Bay Center 109 Park Place, Point Richmond). Café Society is an arts’ organization whose members are poets, writers, musicians, dancers for the Performing Arts. Richmond Main Street.

Monday, February 22: 9am-12pm, Birding at Miller / Knox. Miller/Knox: www.ebparks.org

Friday, February 26, 7pm: Café Society painters, photographers, playwrights, artists in any and all mediums who are dedicated to supporting the arts in every way. The artists of Café Society are united by the thought that what we’re doing is both necessary and valuable and this single vision: We are all storytellers!

Café Society sponsors Fourth Fridays at Kaleidoscope Coffee in which various Society members put together an event for your pleasure at the amazing new Kaleidoscope Coffee in order to introduce café-going people to what’s happening now in the arts. Cassie Cushing has offered her new and amazing events space as interdisciplinary venue. 109 Park Place, Historic Point Richmond. www.kaleidoscopecoffee.com

Friday, February 26, 7:30pm: Point Richmond Jazz featuring Five Play & The PRJAZZ String Quartet www.prjazz.org Historic Point Richmond

Saturday, February 27: Lane Victory half Marathon 10K and 5K by Brazen Racing. Richmond Waterfront

Friday, February 27 4pm-10pm Bay Area Derby. Craneway Pavilion Richmond Waterfront

Saturday, February 27, 6pm ’til 9pm: Candle Light Dinner at Aky’s Cafe. Pre-Fixe $25 in Historic Point Richmond


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.

Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project Bring Together Politicians and Players In Forum: The NFL Can and Should Do More

Panel and In-The-Sky Presentation Draws Crowd and Attention to Campaign:

www.BeAModelMan.org

Media Contact: David Perry
415.693.0583
news@davidperry.com

6 February 2016 – San Francisco: If you project your message onto a skyscraper, they will come. Last night, an overflow crowd of community leaders, politicians, and NFL sports stars attended a special reception, panel discussion and in-the-sky screen kick-off of the #BeAModelMan campaign (www.BeAModelMan.org). Sponsored by Futures Without Violence (www.futureswithoutviolence.org) and The Representation Project (www.representationproject.org), last night’s event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Fountain took the anti-violence message right to the front door of the NFL Experience and media center at Moscone Center.

“Too often, we men live behind a mask of what we’re told it means ‘to be a man.’” said California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, moderator for last night’s panel. “We need to take off the mask and live out healthy images of masculinity.”

The panel was comprised of Esta Soler, Founder and President of Futures Without Violence, Lorenzo Neal, 16 season NFL veteran, Dr. Joseph Marshall, founder of the Alive and Free -Omega Boys Club, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, founder and CEO of The Representation Project and filmmaker of The Mask You Live In, and Travis Threlkel, co-founder & Chief Creative Officer of Obscura Digital whose unique invention has projected the campaign onto some of San Francisco’s most famous landmarks.

“Violence is learned and what can be learned, can be unlearned. That’s our job and our challenge,” said Soler, noting that partnering with professional sports organizations — and the NFL — was an important part of their ongoing work. “We want professional athletes to succeed both on the field and off. ”

One of the audience members had a very personal response to the evening: Marvin Jones of the Cincinnati Bengals.

“First of all, I love this conversation. My father is a pastor and a sheriff. He gave me the foundation of loving and caring for your family, ” said Jones. “I’m a football player, but it doesn’t define me. I’m a father first. Everywhere I go, I try to instill in kids the little details so that they can see them. Respect for women starts at home. Hug your wife. Kids will pick that up.”

“We need to stop raising up athletic prowess at the expense of character. We need to build character with our NFL players. That’s what it means to be a model man, ” said Marshall one of the event’s most passionate speakers. “Entitlement doesn’t mean empowerment. Let’s give young men the tools. Otherwise, we’re putting a BandAid on a shotgun. ”

During the height of Super Bowl 50 celebrations, Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project have been taking their message to the streets — and the façades of buildings — via a mobile, high tech projection system from Obscura Digital to provoke the question: what does it mean to #BeAModelMan? Last night following the panel, the campaign was projected onto the facade of a skyscraper to an audience of thousands driving and walking by.

The innovative campaign is literally, in your face. At various times throughout Super Bowl Week, a one-of-a-kind Tesla electric car equipped with a state-of-the-art mobile projector has been popping up at sites around the Bay Area using the sides of buildings to display a variety of images and messages that promote healthy masculinity and violence prevention. The technology and creative engine driving the campaign is San Francisco’s Obscura Digital (www.obscuradigital.com), internationally known for such efforts as projecting onto the Dome of St. Peter’s at the Vatican in Rome or using New York’s Empire State Building as a backdrop to raise awareness of species threatened by extinction.

“A real man knows real respect,” said NFL legend Ronnie Lott who is adding his name to the effort. “We have to do a better job providing positive role models, on and off the field. With adults modeling healthy masculinity, it shows boys that winning isn’t everything, and treating women and girls with respect is part of being a man. I’m proud to stand up and call on men to do more with Futures Without Violence and The Representation Project.”

Appearing via a video message during last night’s event was Jackson Katz, Ph.D. who appeared in The Mask You Live In.

“We have a big problem in our society and in the world of violence against women, and the athletic sub-culture plays an incredibly influential role, ” said Dr. Katz. “The NFL, as one of the most prominent sports organizations in the world, can play an incredibly powerful leading role and set a model at all levels of our society. ”

“We need men to help us in this effort. As a mother, I know that,” said Siebel Newsom whose documentary The Mask You Live In inspired the campaign and whose organization, The Representation Project, produced the evening’s video campaign.. The evening closed out with a special screening of the film. “This is about our boys, and about our men learning to be role models for our boys. We’ve been socializing our boys to disconnect their heads from their hearts. We shame them for having feelings and emotions. We can start in the classroom and on the field. Let’s make a concerted effort to value empathy and relationships.”