1 | Annual fundraiser shines spotlight on children’s programs, April 24
The RYSE Center is inviting adults to reconnect with their inner child at the nonprofit organization’s annual fundraiser. The Be a Kid! Let’s Be Together gathering features food, drinks, music and dancing. Its purpose is to bring adults together to “reconnect, recharge and recommit to young people.”
Be a Kid! Let’s Be Together fundraiser, Fri., April 24, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., RYSE Center, 3939 Bissell Ave., $60 to $340
2 | ‘Gods of Comedy’ opens at Point Richmond theater, April 24
A comedy involving professors and Greek gods is opening Friday at the Masquers Playhouse in Point Richmond. “The Gods of Comedy” tells the tale of two young classics professors who enlist the help of some Greek gods when a discovery goes disastrously wrong.
“The Gods of Comedy” show, April 24-May 7, 8 p.m., matinees Sundays at 2 p.m., Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place. $30-$35
3 | One-woman show explores prejudice faced by Black women, April 24
Oakland-based theater artist Kathryn Seaborn brings her stage show on the issues facing Black women to Contra Costa College for one night. “Angry Black Woman 101” highlights the microaggressions, tropes and misogynoir Black women face. The 60-minute show will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion. Attendees must be at least 21 years old.
“Angry Black Woman 101” stage show, Fri., April 24, 7 p.m., John and Jean Knox Performing Arts Center, Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo. $50-$100
4 | Civil Rights leader will speak at Indivisible event, April 25
Civil Rights scholar john a. powell will speak at a community gathering at Contra Costa College. powell, a law professor at UC Berkeley and the director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at the university, will talk about how faith communities, neighborhood organizations and civic groups can build the kind of deep, lasting institutional power that shapes democracy from the ground up. The “community conversation” has been organized by Indivisible West Contra Costa County, Richmond Friends of Recreation, Indivisible North East Bay, and Richmond Indivisible. The event is free, but donations are accepted.
A conversation with john a. powell, Sat., April 25, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Contra Costa College Knox Center for the Performing Arts, 2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo. Free
5 | Improve your health at Park Rx Day, April 25
Good medicine comes to Nicholl Park with the city-sponsored Park Rx Day. The fun-oriented event includes community fitness classes, rock climbing and human hamster balls, sports and games, all designed to improve health and well-being. A free lunch and the chance to chat with healthcare professionals are also part of the day.
Park Rx Day, Sat., April 25, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nicholl Park, 3230 Macdonald Ave. Free
6 | Watershed groups lead tour of Parchester shoreline and Dotson Family Marsh, April 25
Environmental groups are teaming up to lead a tour of the Richmond shoreline near Parchester Village. The Watershed Project and the San Francisco Estuary Institute will join the Parchester Village Neighborhood Council in leading the Parchester Shoreline Tour through the Dotson Family Marsh. Participants can learn about local plants and animals along this coastline and how this ecosystem affects the Parchester neighborhood. The tour will include a light lunch. Participants should meet at the Parchester Village Community Center.
Parchester Shoreline Tour, Sat., April 25, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Parchester Village Community Center, 900 Williams Drive. Free
7 | Spring Family Day at Richmond Art Center, April 25
Kids can check out art as well as make some of their own at a family-oriented event at the Richmond Art Center. The Spring Family Day will offer drop-in art activities, including making seed paper and painting bisqueware. The open house, which follows the theme “Making and Growing Across Generations,” also features an elder writing and movement workshop.
Spring Family Day, Sat., April 25, noon to 3 p.m., Richmond Art Center, 2540 Barrett Ave. Free
8 | Point Richmond artists showcase a chain of creativity at Art Tag Big Reveal, April 26
Local artists are gathering in Point Richmond to showcase the final masterpieces of a sort of chain letter among artists. Art Tag – The Big Reveal will put the spotlight on creations built upon each other’s works under the theme of “Anything That Flies.” The exhibit is the final step in this year’s Art Tag program at the Arts of Point Richmond, in which an artist creates a piece in any medium under that theme and then passes it along to two other artists who build upon the original work.
Art Tag – The Big Reveal, Sun., April 26, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Hidden City Ballroom, 304 Washington Ave. Free
9 | Screening of local documentary on Mexican heritage and music, April 30
A documentary made by the founder of Los Cenzontles, “Bird of Four Hundred Voices,” described as a “Mexican American memoir of music and belonging,” will be screened next week. The 90-minute documentary tells the personal story of Eugene Rodriguez, who founded Los Cenzontles in 1989, and is based on his book of the same name.
“Bird of Four Hundred Voices” screening, Thur., April 30, 11 a.m., Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academy, 13108 San Pablo Ave., San Pablo. Free
10 | Richmond Commission on Aging hosts senior transportation workshop, April 30
A community workshop focused on transportation services for older adults has been organized by the Richmond Commission on Aging. The 3rd Annual Senior Transportation Workshop and Town Hall Event is designed to expand awareness of local transportation options and promote dialogue between older adults and service providers. The theme of this year’s event is “Aging Independently, Senior-Style” with an emphasis on bicycling around Richmond.
Senior Transportation Workshop and Town Hall Event, Thur., April 30, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Richmond Auditorium Lobby, 403 Civic Center Plaza. Free
Also check out our list of ongoing things to do (many of which are free). And add your events to our free community calendar.
