Media Contact: DP&A, Inc. / David Perry (415) 676-7007 /

Beth Javens Takes Leadership Position in Florida

Richmond California’s CVB director is taking a personal and professional leap beachside to Florida’s “Space Coast”.

11 August 2016 — Richmond, CA: Beth Javens, Executive Director of the Richmond CVB (www.visitrichmond.comwww.visitrichmondca.com) recently announced she would be relocating to be closer to family in Florida and will assume the Executive Director position with the Main Street community in Cocoa Beach home of world famous Ron Jons Surfing nearby Kennedy Center and Port Canaveral.

“I will always advocate for Richmond” said Javens who cited personal reasons as the major factor in the relocation decision. “This was very difficult decision. I want more people to get to know Richmond as I have. I will be leaving mentors, friends and students (interns) who I want to see succeed.”

“These will be big shoes to fill,” said Marsha Tomassi, Richmond CVB Board President. “Beth has not only grown our organization but also grown a special place in our hearts. Richmond is better for her leadership.”

While under her direction the organization guided an increase of the budget, created new web-based and social media platform programs and supporting collateral, expanded partnerships, coordinated travel familiarization for trade professionals, local partners and frontline hotel staff, hosted two conferences, established a tourism grant program and expanded the linked-learning internship program that began in 2011. Richmond CVB has worked with 8 interns from two local high schools over the last three years.

Main Street is not unfamiliar territory as Javens served the Cheyenne, Wyoming community and has worked as a professional in many travel-related organizations and efforts.

“Cocoa Beach has an abundance of tourism and visitor related activities which are all marketable in developing a Main Street program. This is a community and destination development assignment for Cocoa Beach Main Street”, said Javens.

Javens is proud to point out that Cape Canaveral, Port Canaveral and the “Space Coast” are an ecotourism destination and comprise the capital of surfing anchored by the Ron Jons Surf Shop home to surfing champion Kelly Slater and the world famous famous Heidi’s Jazz club.

Javens will assume the Executive Director position with Cocoa Beach in mid September. The search for Javens replacement will begin next month.

Media Contact: Rebecca Milkey / Hornblower
(619) 725-8853 / rmilkey@hornblower.com

First Responders to be Honored by Hornblower Cruises with Free Cruise Offer Through Month of August

2 August 2016 — Marina del Rey, CA: – Hornblower is honored to extend a first-time offer in the Los Angeles county area for a free cruise to First Responders for the entire month of August 2016. Hornblower Cruises & Events in Marina del Rey is inviting first responders free admission aboard Hornblower Cruises 45-minute Harbor Tour & Sea Lion Adventure in Marina del Rey. First responders include firefighters, police officers, harbor police and USCG, sheriff department officers, EMT’s, active military and veterans involved in ongoing efforts to keep us safe during these difficult times.

Hornblower Cruises announced the free ticket as a salute to their local heroes. By showing first responders current identification or badge at the Hornblower Cruises & Events ticket booth at 13755 Fiji Way, Fisherman’s Village in Marina Del Rey, they will receive a free ticket (plus one guest) in the month of August. Marina del Rey Harbor Tours feature mega yachts, landmarks, parks, historic yacht clubs, sea lions and marine birds. The Harbor Tour & Sea Lion Adventure departs at 12 noon, 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm every Saturday and Sunday. Snacks and beverages are for sale on board during daily harbor cruises.

“Hornblower’s staff and crew want to salute the hard work and courage of the men and women who have dedicated long hours under dangerous conditions to protect the people in our communities,” said Rebecca Milkey, Director of Marketing for Hornblower Cruises & Events.
Hornblower Cruises & Events celebrate 35 years of providing elegant yachts for both charter and public dining cruises. The premier fleet of 36 unique luxury yachts sail from Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, Long Beach, San Diego, Berkeley and San Francisco.

Call 1-888-HORNBLOWER for more information or visit www.hornblower.com. All Hornblower Cruises & Events yachts are US Coast Guard certified. Be advised to call and confirm that the cruising day’s tour boat is wheelchair accessible.

Media Contact: DP&A, Inc. / David Perry (415) 767-1067 / news@davidperry.com

Making History – Again!

Rosies Seek To Regain World Record in Richmond –

27 July 2016 – Richmond, CA: “In celebration of the Rosie the Riveter Home Front National Historical Park both community and visitors to Richmond will bring history to life this month,” said Beth Javens, Executive Director at Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Make a weekend of it!  Multiple events converge in Richmond the second week of August to celebrate Richmond’s place in history, notably the record setting Rosie Rally as Richmond seeks to regain the Guinness World Record of the most people dressed as Rosie in one place.”

Check out the unique lodging options on visitrichmondca.com and extend your stay. In addition to the Rosie Rally and Festival your weekend can include tours, films and a pancake breakfast aboard the U.S.S. Red Oak Victory, the East Bay’s popular and free outdoor music series in historic Point Richmond and lots of artful options. The history, art and fun in Richmond this August includes:

• August 1 – August 13, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily: The Post-BEAT Generation. Artists: Dennis Hearne, Bruce McGaw, Peter Onstad, Barry Schalin. Poets: A.D. Winans, Q.R. Hand, Jr. BridgeMakerARTS, and 23 Maine Avenue, Richmond/ (510) 233-3348.

• Wednesday August 3, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Richmond Main Street Farmers Market, open every Wednesday (August 10, 17, 24, 31). Sponsored by the Richmond Main Street Initiative. Fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, prepared lunch, gourmet items and more. All produce comes from California farms. 13th Street and Nevin Avenue. For more information: http://richmondmainstreet.org/farmers-market.

• Friday August 5 – Friday August 26: NIAD Art Center: “Lunch Munch Blade,” organized by Lisa Solomon + Justine Frsichmann; Tony Dattilo; and Adonia Douglas. NIAD Art Center. (FREE) 551 23rd Street, Richmond. Hours M-F 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM/Sat 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For information: www.niadart.org/ (510) 620-0290.

• Saturday August 6, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM: Bay Trail Plant Restoration. Join Tom and Jane Kelly for their 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 and remember to wear long pants, bring hats, sunscreen, water, family and friends. Gloves, tools, and refreshments will be supplied. Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net.

• Saturday August 6, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Our Power Fest. Celebrate all the ways Richmond youth make the city shine with music, food, family friendly activities, raffles and games. Nicholl Park, 3230 Macdonald Ave, Richmond. For more information contact megan@apen4ej.org.

• Saturday August 6, 2:00 PM: Live Music – The Rusty String Express. R & B Cellars at the Riggers Loft Wine Company, 1325 Canal Boulevard, Richmond. For more information: Rbcellars.com.

• Sunday August 7, 1:00 PM: Bouquets, Big Hats & Bow Ties, a reception to open the Accessories, Accessories, Accessories! exhibit at the Richmond Museum of History. Everyone is invited to dress to impress and wear his or her best accessories. Enjoy fresh flower arrangements from local florists and stroll through the museum’s Historical Monument and Rose Garden. Group photograph on the museum steps takes place at 2:00 PM to mark the occasion. $5 for adults $3 for seniors and students, kids under 12 free. Where: Richmond Museum of History, 400 Nevin Ave. For more information: www.richmondmuseum.org.

• Wednesday August 10, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Music on the Main, featuring Andre Thierry and Buttah & the Buttahluv Band. (FREE). Food booths and trucks, dancing, family fun zone. All ages! Marina Way and Macdonald Avenue, Richmond. Since 2001, Music on the Main has brought thousands of people downtown to enjoy a night on the town filled with music, food, and family fun. For information: http://richmondmainstreet.org/music-on-the-main.

WWII HOMEFRONT FESTIVAL WEEKEND

• Thursday August 11 and 25, 6:30 PM: 8th Annual Home Front Film Festival. “The Canterville Ghost (August 11)” and “Bride By Mistake (August 25)”. Come enjoy these WWII era comedies at the SS Red Oak Victory Ship, 1337 Canal Boulevard, Richmond. Admission is free but a $10 donation is appreciated. For more information visit www.richmondmuseum.org.

• Friday August 12, 5:30 PM to 7:45 PM: Point Richmond Music Free Summer Concert Series. August’s concert features Patron Latin Rhythms (Latin) at 6:45, with supporting band Kenya B Trio (jazzy blues, funk). Point Richmond Music is a 501c3 nonprofit public benefit organization that provides free outdoor summer concerts as a way to build community through the unifying language of music. Point Richmond Square, Washington Ave and Park Place, Richmond. www.pointrichmondmusic.org.

• Saturday, August 13, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM: Rosie Rally and Home Front Festival. We can do it! Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park, along with Rosie the Riveter Trust, the City of Richmond, the Richmond Convention and Visitors Bureau and community partners are inviting 5,000 people to the Craneway Pavilion to regain the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as Rosie the Riveter in one place. After the record is broken, the party will continue with the Home Front Festival in Marina Bay Park until 4:00 pm with music, food and fun for the whole family. Craneway Pavilion: 1414 Harbour Way South in Richmond. Marina Bay Park: corner of Regatta Blvd and Mellville Square in Richmond. For more information: rosietheriveter.org.

• Sunday August 14, 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Pancake Breakfast aboard the SS Red Oak Victory: Come enjoy a warm breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage and bacon aboard the SS Red Oak Victory! Tickets: $9 for adults/ $5 for children aged 8 and younger. Arrive early for the best seats! 1337 Canal Blvd, Richmond. For information contact the Richmond Museum Association, richmondmuseum.org/(510) 237-2933.

• Saturday August 20, 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM: Bay Trail Plant Restoration. Join Tom and Jane Kelly for their 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 and remember to wear long pants, bring hats, sunscreen, water, family and friends. Gloves, tools, and refreshments will be supplied. Contact info: Tom or Jane Kelly (510) 704-8628 or kyotousa@sbcglobal.net.

• Saturday August 27, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM: Point Richmond Waterfront Historic Hike. Start and end: Point Richmond History Museum, 139½Washington Street at West Richmond Avenue, next to the Library and Community Center. For information contact Karen Buchanan: kgb.sf63@gmail.com.

• Saturday August 27, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Bay Area Roller Derby Home Team Championship: Craneway Pavilion. Doors open at 4:00 PM. 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond. For more information: bayareaderby.com.

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Ten Percent. TV Listing. August – September 2016

Ten Percent — LGBT-TV for Northern California

Wednesdays, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursdays – Tuesday, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30pm
On Comcast Hometown Network Channel 104 in Northern California and in High Def on Channel 819

Episode # 321
Wednesday, August 3, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 4 – 9, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, July 6 – 7, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes Czeslaw Walek, chairman of Prague Pride. Perry also speaks with Rick Gerharter about his 30 years as a photojournalist.

Episode # 322
Wednesday, August 10, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 11 – 16, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 13 – 14, 10:30pm
David Perry interviews Mark Jacobson, author of the novel Sensing Light chronicling three doctors during the onset of the AIDS epidemic. David Perry chats with with Mitch Mayne, an openly gay member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, about the rise of LGBT teen suicide in the Mormon community.

Episode # 323
Wednesday, August 17, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday – Tuesday, August 18 – 23, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 20 -21, 10:30pm
David Perry speaks with Emil Girardi and Cathy Michalek from Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly. Perry also chats with Samson Koletkar and Vasu Primlani from Desi Comedy Fest.

Episode # 324
Wednesday, August 24, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday August 25 – 30, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 27 – 28, 10:30pm
David Perry welcomes Okan Sengun, President and co-founder of the Center for Immigrant Protection. David Perry also interviews Paul Margolis of OurTownSF.

Episode # 325
Wednesday, August 31, 7pm
Rebroadcast: Thursday — Tuesday September 1 – 6, 11:30am & 10:30pm
Saturday & Sunday, September 3 – 4 , 10:30pm
David Perry speaks with Baruch Porras-Hernandez, writer and performer and program director of Donde Esta Mi Gente? Perry also speaks with the incomparable Jewelle Gomez, author of seven books including the legendary Gilda Stories.

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 Ten 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 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,”