BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Richmond Museum of History & Culture - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Richmond Museum of History & Culture X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://richmondmuseum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Richmond Museum of History & Culture REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20150308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20151101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210822T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210822T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20210807T202958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T202958Z UID:18234-1629637200-1629648000@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jimmy McCracklin My Story The Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Jimmy McCracklin My Story The Exhibit URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jimmy-mccracklin-my-story-the-exhibit-6/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210821T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210821T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20210807T200143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T200143Z UID:18223-1629550800-1629561600@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jimmy McCracklin My Story the Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Jimmy McCracklin My Story the Exhibit URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jimmy-mccracklin-my-story-the-exhibit-3/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210820T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210820T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20210807T200055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T200055Z UID:18221-1629464400-1629475200@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jimmy McCracklin My Story the Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Jimmy McCracklin My Story the Exhibit URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jimmy-mccracklin-my-story-the-exhibit-2/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210815T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210815T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20210807T195946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T195946Z UID:18216-1629032400-1629043200@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jimmy McCracklin My Story The Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Jimmy McCracklin My Story the Exhibit\n  URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jimmy-mccracklin-my-story-the-exhibit/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210815 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20210604T191741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210807T195324Z UID:18158-1628899200-1628985599@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jimmy McCracklin's 100th Birthday Celebration in partnership with North Richmond Blues Foundation DESCRIPTION: URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jimmy-mccracklins-100th-birthday-celebration-in-partnership-with-north-richmond-blues-foundation/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Celebration,Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200301T170000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20200202T010647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T022103Z UID:9673-1583071200-1583082000@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Between Two Worlds - Untold Stories of Refugees from Laos DESCRIPTION:Through photos\, documents\, cultural artifacts\, and video recordings of first-person narratives\, Between Two Worlds tells refugees’ stories in their own words\, tracing their lives amidst U.S. bombings and other attempts to “contain” communism in Southeast Asia in general and Laos in particular\, and of their journeys from their homes in Laos to reeducation camps\, to refugee camps\, to finding new homes in the United States.\n\nThe Center for Lao Studies formed a team of cultural consultants\, historians\, museum professionals\, graphic designers\, media specialists\, and writers who spent more than a year researching and planning the project prior to putting the physical exhibit together. URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/between-2-worlds-untold-stories-of-refugees-from-laos/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Celebration,Exhibits,Free Programs,Gathering,Lecture,Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191229T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20190817T215456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190817T215456Z UID:5464-1565528400-1577635200@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:"Richmond In Focus" DESCRIPTION: URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/richmond-in-focus/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20190706T162315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190817T214846Z UID:4378-1565445600-1565452800@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Richmond In Focus DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception\nRichmond In Focus\nJoin us for a free opening reception of the exhibit celebrating photography in Richmond!\n\n \n \n \n \n ? Javier Anaya\n \n \n \n \n \n ? Richmond Museum of History\n \n \n \n \n \n ? Richmond Museum of History URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/opening-reception-richmond-in-focus/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Free Programs,Gathering,Reception END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190623T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190623T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20181203T221746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190528T221003Z UID:3423-1561298400-1561305600@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Jewish Food and Wine Celebration DESCRIPTION:Alix Wall will speak about contributions of Jewish Chefs in the Bay Area.?Wall\, founder of The Illuminoshi: The Not-So-Secret Society of Bay Area Jewish Food Professionals\, will be joined by Berkeley-based Covenant Winery and Perfusion Vineyard\, a Richmond business farmed and owned by surgeon John Bry. \nMusicians Melita Silberstein and Dave Rosenfeld will round out the program. \nBeloved Jewish treats like chopped liver\, kugel\, knishes\, spinach matzo pie and more will be offered. \nGuests of all ages are welcome but must be age 21+ with ID for wine tasting. \nThis is a FREE event. URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/jewish-food-and-wine/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Celebration,Exhibits,Gathering END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190519T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190519T160000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20190427T222143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190427T225439Z UID:3755-1558274400-1558281600@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Institute for Historical Study: Talk and Tour at the Richmond Museum of History DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, May 19\, 2019 at 2 pm Prof. Oliver B. Pollack will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present\, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County. \nAn exert from Prof. Pollack: \n“Get involved. That was my mantra when I arrived in Richmond in November 2016. Use the skills and tactics developed during 42 years in Nebraska in the Bay Area. Voila\, two years later ?Pioneers to the Present\, The Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County? opened at the Richmond Museum of History. How often do you hear it\, I didn?t know there were Jews in Nebraska or Richmond. Jews as an ethnic group\, a religious minority\, as self-identification\, affiliated and non-affiliated\, assimilated\, or melded into the larger amorphous community are everywhere\, especially in urban\, suburban university locales.” URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/institute-for-historical-study-talk-and-tour-at-the-richmond-museum-of-history/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Free Programs,Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="Institute for Historical Study":MAILTO:obpomni@aol.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190407T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190407T090000 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20181203T220530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T025203Z UID:3420-1554620400-1554627600@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:An Unlikely Romance DESCRIPTION:Unlikely Romance\nLocal authors Julie Freestone and Rudi Raab speak on their novel Stumbling Stone (2015\, Alvarado Press).How likely is it that the daughter of Jewish immigrants would cast her lot with the son of a high-ranking Nazi? However improbable\, reporter Sarah Stern and German-born\, Berkeley\, California cop Karl Schmidt fall in love and embark on an all-consuming quest\, probing his tangled past and the family?s sinister secrets.?Stumbling Stone?chronicles their?journey across two continents and the discovery of horrifying surprises they never could have imagined. URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/an-unlikely-romance/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Free Programs,Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190701 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20181222T031458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181222T035144Z UID:3520-1547308800-1561913999@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:Exhibit: Pioneers to the Present - Jews of Richmond and Contra Costa County DESCRIPTION:An exhibit that showcases the often unknown stories of the local Jewish community\, shares results of a US Holocaust Memorial Museum project and explains Jewish culture and traditions. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n Past Presidents of Temple Beth HIllel\, 1953.\n\nCourtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n \n \n \n Fred Hendeles\, holocaust survivor who worked in the shipyards.\n\nCourtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n \n \n \n Blumenfeld’s: Jewish Owned Business Ad\, 1947. \n\nCourtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n \n \n \n Death remembrance plaque (Yarzeit). \n\nCourtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n \n \n \n Reuben Savin\, Jewish Pharmacist. \n\nCourtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n \n \n \n Courtesy of RMH and Temple Beth Hillel Archives. \n \n \n\nView the flyer!\nPioneers to Present: Jews of Richmond & CoCo Exhibit URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/exhibit-pioneers-to-the-present-jews-of-richmond-and-contra-costa-county/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://richmondmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TBH-Past-President-1953-banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161219T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161220T155900 DTSTAMP:20260606T085929 CREATED:20181204T015546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181204T031408Z UID:3270-1482163200-1482249540@richmondmuseum.org SUMMARY:EXHIBITION ARCHIVE (2015 thru 2017) DESCRIPTION:Accessories\, Accessories\, Accessories!?August 7\, 2016 – December 23\, 2016 \nAccessories\, Accessories\, Accessories! will showcase the Museum?s extensive collection of fashion accessories from throughout the 20th Century. Carefully selected artifacts such as hats\, shoes\, and jewelry worn by working class men and women of Richmond will be displayed for the enjoyment and education of the public. Photographs showing people wearing similar accessories will be displayed and provide historical context for the artifacts. \n\n \n \n \n \n Men’s Bowler Hat\n \n \n \n \n \n Woman’s Cloche \n \n \n \n \n \n Woman’s Heels\n \n \n\n? ? ?? ? ? The museum will host a free?reception on?Sunday?August 7 to open the new?exhibit?Accessories\, Accessories\, Accessories!?August 7th is also Richmond Day commemorating the incorporation of the city in 1905\, so join us and celebrate Richmond! The theme of the reception?is Bouquets\, Big Hats\, and Bow Ties\, so everyone is invited to dress to impress and wear their best accessories. Enjoy fresh cut flower arrangements from local florists in the permanent exhibit and stroll through?the museum’s?Historical Monument & Rose Garden\, which will be in full bloom! Don?t miss the group photograph to be taken on the Museum steps at 2:00PM to mark the occasion. \nThe Seaver Gallery has hosted temporary exhibits on a variety of Richmond related subjects including Dorothea Lange photos (2011)\, the Richmond Refinery (Fall 2012)\, local Semi-Pro baseball (Spring 2013)\, the restoration of the SS Red Oak Victory (Fall 2013)\, Volunteerism aboard the Red Oak Victory (Winter 2014)\, modern art Quilts based on the WWII Home Front experience (summer 2014)\, and the Richmond Fire Department (Fall 2014). \nFire in the City! (2014)\nRichmond & the Legacy of the Black Panther Party (January 23 – ?March 19\, 2016) \nThe Black Panther Party for Self Defense became active in North Richmond soon after the founding of the party. In April 1967\, the shooting of a young man by Contra Costa County Sheriff Department drew the Black Panther Party to demonstrations in Richmond for the next several years. The exhibit will tell the story of the Black Panther Party in Richmond using newspapers and photographs. \n \nMusic: A Reflection of Richmond (July through September 2015)\nThe exhibit presents visual survey of music through time in Richmond from the Native American period\, through the Blues Clubs in North Richmond\, to the free music festivals of today. The show includes artifacts such as musical instruments\, sheet music\, accessories from orchestra\, ephemera from musical events at the WWII shipyards\, newspaper clipping and photographs from the museum and personal family collections. \n \nRichmond Day at Panama Pacific International Exposition (July through Dec 2015)\nCelebrate the centennial of the PPIE with a mini exhibit of expo related artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection. The show features artifacts such as postcards\, souvenir books\, ribbons\, textiles and a medal made by Shreve & Company commemorating Richmond Day on August 7\, 1915. \n \nShrimping on the Bay: A View from Richmond (March 21 – May 21\, 2015) \nOn March 21\, 2015 a new temporary exhibit will open celebrating the Chinese shrimping villages on the San Francisco Bay with a focus on the shrimp camps in Richmond. The exhibit will use a combination of photographs\, archaeological collections\, oral history and family recollections to tell the story of the Chinese shrimpers in Richmond. The show will include artifacts related to historic shrimp camps on the Richmond Bayfront that were recovered from an archaeological excavation that took place in 2008 and have never before been on display to the public. The exhibit will be open until Sunday May 24\, 2015 and is free with general museum admission. Museum admission is $5 for adults\, $3 for seniors/students\, kids under 12 are free with paying adult and members are always free. \n \nIn conjunction with the exhibit\, Mr. Calvin Fong will speak at 2 PM on Saturday April 11\, 2015 about his father?s experience owning the Fong Wan Shrimp Camp business in Richmond during the 1930s-1940s. Fong Wan was a Chinese immigrant and successful entrepreneur in Oakland who established a shrimp camp and shop in Richmond. Calvin Fong has devoted considerable time and energy researching his father?s business and his research reveals an interesting picture of Chinese shrimping in Richmond. The program is free with general museum admission. Click here to view Herb Lore (1936) by Fong Wan on the internet archive. \nExcerpt from the 1936 pamphlet Herb Lore published by Fong Wan advertising the medicinal benefits of eating shrimp.\nDo you know a story from history that should be the topic of an exhibit in the Seaver Gallery? If so\, please contact us at info@richmondmuseum.org! \n[luv_heading title=”Explore Richmond’s Storied Past”][vc_column_text 0=””]The Richmond Museum of History is a little known jewel and the most significant local history museum in the East Bay. The museum is housed in a Carnegie Library built in 1910 that boasts a permanent exhibit gallery and also the Seaver Gallery\, a space for temporary exhibits and special events. The Museum draws from their extensive permanent collection of historically significant objects and documents to stage exhibits and host educational programs for the benefit of the public. The Richmond Museum of History has had a presence in the Iron Triangle for sixty years and we are proud to be cornerstone of the community. \nCTA: Find us on Facebook\, Tumblr\, and Twitter![/vc_column_text][luv_button target=”_blank” size=”btn-l” color_scheme=”accent-color-1″ text=”Events ” ga_tracking=”false” href=”https://richmondmuseum.org/calendar/”] \n[luv_separator][luv_heading title=”Current Exhibition in the Seaver Gallery “][vc_column_text] \n“How World War I Changed Richmond” \nOn view March 11\, 2017 – June 30\, 2017 \nThe exhibit features dozens of World War I related artifacts with connections to Richmond\, California. Many artifacts have been in the Museum collection over fifty years and will be on display for the first time. The exhibit commemorates the centennial of the United States involvement in the Great War and is unique in the San Francisco Bay Area. The stories of Richmond residents from all walks of life who were involved in World War I both at home and on the front. URL:https://richmondmuseum.org/event/exhibits2017/ LOCATION:Richmond Museum of History & Culture\, 400 Nevin Ave.\, Richmond\, CA\, 94801\, United States CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR