Liberación Gráfica selected for residency at Richmond Art Center
By Kathy Chouteau
The Richmond Art Center (RAC) has selected community based art collective Liberación Gráfica as its artists-in-residence this year, with its residency to encompass hands-on community screen printing workshops, a summer youth class...
Point Richmond Music hits high note with return of summer concert series
By Kathy Chouteau
Point Richmond Music (PRM) announced the triumphant return of its free Summer Music Festival to its downtown by unveiling the line-up for its 20th incarnation following a two-year pandemic pause.
The summer concert...
Richmond Art Center shines light on summertime exhibitions
By Kathy Chouteau
As the summer fast approaches, the Richmond Art Center (RAC) has announced four new exhibitions being presented at various intervals during June through August that it said will “shine a spotlight on...
Discover & Go program offering free Clipper cards to select attractions
Contra Costa County residents who are getting their free or low-cost passes to museums, science centers and other fun locations from the Discover & Go program can also get free rides to some of...
Red Oak Victory serving up flapjacks for Father’s Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond’s favorite WWII ship’s crew is readying to flip some flapjacks during its “Father’s Day on the Red Oak Victory Ship Pancake Breakfast” Sun., June 19.
Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m....
‘Summer Soiree’ set for downtown Richmond rooftop
By Kathy Chouteau
Downtown denizens Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI) & CoBiz Richmond are partnering to host a Richmond first: the inaugural Summer Rooftop Soiree set for Sat., July 23 from 3-7 p.m. Admission is...
Monkey Shoulder cocktail mixing truck coming to The Factory Bar
By Kathy Chouteau
If you’re down for the spoils of a giant Monkey Shoulder mixing truck—a cement mixing truck that’s been transformed into a massive, functional cocktail mixer—The Factory Bar is the place to be...
![Alonso_Saravia_with_Mike_Epps[1]](https://richmondstandard.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Alonso_Saravia_with_Mike_Epps1-324x235.jpg "Local actor to appear in Brad Pitt blockbuster, ‘Bullet Train’")
Local actor to appear in Brad Pitt blockbuster, ‘Bullet Train’
By Kathy Chouteau
Hercules resident Alonso Saravia credits a Richmond Standard Facebook post with sparking the launch of his acting career, which has included work on blockbuster films alongside stars like Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves...
Circus Bella returns to Richmond with ‘Flip, Flop, Fly’
By Kathy Chouteau
Circus Bella’s “Flip, Flop, Fly,” an outdoor show featuring a modern twist on a one-ring circus, is returning to Point San Pablo Harbor, 1900 Stenmark Dr. in Richmond, Sun., July 17 with...
Blues Foundation bolsters street renaming effort with block party, video shoot
By Kathy Chouteau
The North & Greater Richmond Blues Foundation is welcoming local community members to come out Sat., May 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for “The Richmond Walk,” a free street block...
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Soul Mechanix groovin’ into Pinole’s Fernandez Park July 7
By Kathy Chouteau
In the return of one of the first City of Pinole summer events in two years, Soul Mechanix is set to perform...
14 guns seized after five search warrants served simultaneously in Richmond
Fourteen illegally-possesses pistols, rifles and fully-automatic handguns were seized and seven suspects apprehended after the Richmond Police Department, with assistance from specialized law enforcement...
San Pablo party supply shop busted for possession, sales of illegal fireworks
A police bust at a San Pablo party supplies store today uncovered several thousand pounds of illegal fireworks.
An anonymous online tip led police to...
