 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - 12:00PM - 1:30PM -
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 - 12:00PM - 1:30PM - 3:00PM
SOUL ENDEAVOR RECITALS
Showcase recitals of the Center’s private students and small ensembles.
 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012 - 7:30 - 9:00PM
Franz Schubert DIE WINTERREISE
John Vergin – baritone, Denise VanLeuven – pianist
East Bay Center is proud to present a performance of Schubert's "Die Winterreise". This demanding and seldom-performed song-cycle will be sung by baritone John Vergin, with accompaniment by pianist, Denise VanLeuven. Using the poetry of Wilhelm Muller, Schubert wrote these dramatic, dark pieces at the end of his life, depicting a journey of the soul through a wintery landscape of sadness, beauty, elation, and despair.
Pay as you can - Limited Seating
 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 to SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012 - 8PM Saturdays; 3PM Sundays
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 (PREVIEW) - 8:00PM
IN SEARCH OF MY FATHER...WALKIN' TALKIN' BILL HAWKINS
The Bay Area's own stage, screen, TV actor W. ALLEN TAYLOR performs phenomenal one-man play "In Search of My Father...Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins" at East Bay Center. The award-winning autobiographical solo show was written by W. Allen Taylor, with original direction by Ellen Sebastian Chang. "In Search of My Father..." recalls Taylor's adventurous search for his absent father Bill Hawkins, the first black disc jockey in Cleveland, Ohio. Taylor brings extraordinary acting talents to his six weekend performances, while R&B, blues, jazz and gospel musical interludes celebrate the cultural legacy of black radio. The 90-minute show follows the inspiring and heartwarming true story of Taylor's journey of self-discovery and destiny as he performs a range of richly defined characters.
$10-$15
($10 Students & Seniors; $15 General)
*Preview Performance: Pay as You Can
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011 - Performances at 11:00AM, 1:30PM, and 4:00PM
SHARING THE SPIRIT
East Bay Center presents a winter showcase of the Center's performing arts group classes.
Set 1: Iron Triangle Theater (upstairs theater) 11:00-12:30. Performances: Children's First Dance Exploration, Children's West African Dance, Pre-Ballet, Beginning Ballet, Children's Hip-Hop, Youth West African Dance, Children's Capoeira, Hip Hop beginning and intermediate ages 7-9, Hip Hop - beginning & intermediate ages 10-13. UPDATE: Set #1 full house; tickets no longer available.
Set 2: Community Theater 1:30-3:00. Performances: West African Drumming, Group Guitar Class intermediate, Intro to Chamber Music, Beginning and Intermediate Steel Pan, Beginning and Intermediate Voice Classes, Junior Jazz Performance Workshop, Teen/Adult Mexican Dance (Son Huasteco), Rock Band. Limited seating still available.
Set 3: Iron Triangle Theater 4:00-5:30. Performances: Modern Dance, Teen Hip Hop, Youth Capoeira, Ballet for Teens sec. 1, Ballet for Teens sec. 2, Teen Hip Hop sec. 2, Acting Fundamentals sec. 2, Acting Fundamentals sec. 1, Leadership High School theater 9th-12th grade.
Limited seating still available.
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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011 - 6:00PM cocktail reception, 7:00PM dinner
PREMIERE GALA DINNER
An elegant and intimate evening of fine wine and food by Chez Panisse, featuring a sampling of the vibrant talents from East Bay Center. Performances will feature chamber music, Mexican son, choral and African music and dance invocations.
Tickets start at $500 per person.
Honorary Co-Chairs: Alice Waters and Stanley Clarke.
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 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011 - 6:00-10:00PM
COMMUNITY LAUNCH PARTY
The Center opens its doors to Richmond and beyond for a community benefit celebration of our new home. Featuring international food, beverages and entertainment. The evening will include a very special performance by Edgardo Cambon and Candela (the Premiere Bay Area Salsa Band!), the Richmond Jazz Collective (with special guest Valerie Troutt), the Richmond Bloco Steel Band, Kpanlogo Drumming, and special guest DJ Joshua Hollander. Performances will feature all-star faculty, alumni, and special guests in both theaters. Tickets start at $50 per person.
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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 10:00AM-4:00PM
IRON TRIANGLE LEGACY FAMILY DAY
An in-door and out-door day of entertainment, family activities, and presentations honoring the history and legacy of the Iron Triangle neighborhood. Program will include music and dance performances by Center faculty and students, spoken word from Richmond youth, dedications by local residents and civic leaders, workshops in steel pans, African dance, capoeira, and Mexican dance, for children and parents. Free Event
 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 - 3:00-8:00PM
ENCUENTRO DEL SON, A MEXICAN RURAL FANDANGO
East Bay Center’s son jarocho community hosts a California-style Mexican rural Fandango celebrating the opening of the restored Winters Building. The Fandango (an event at which people compose/recite poetry, sing, play and dance son jarocho, a traditional Mexican art form) will feature guests from Mexico and provide an atmosphere of rural familial culture and shared joy. Suggested donation: $10.
 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 - 7:00-10:00PM
HIP HOP INTERNATIONAL
East Bay Center presents a night that celebrates urban youth and hip hop culture of the Bay Area and around the world, featuring a surprise Bay Area hip-hop musical titan (to be announced September 29), East Bay Center’s Urban Ballet, and a stellar line-up of local spoken word and movement artists. Suggested donation: $10.
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2011 - 11:00AM-6:00PM
HOME FRONT FESTIVAL
Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond, CA 94804
East Bay Center will be presenting a multimedia exhibit at the National Park Service’s annual Home Front Festival. The exhibit will feature documentary film and music, which explores the mobilization of the Laotian, African-American, and Latino communities into Richmond. The exhibit will take place from 12:55PM-1:55PM. For more information, please visit http://rcoc.com/events/home-front-festival/.
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 - 8:00PM & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 3:00PM
KONYIFAFA (WORLD PREMIERE)
Konyifafa is a full length commissioned dance theater work weaving together Classical West African Dance Drumming and Brazilian Capoeira. Created and Choreographed by two world renowned artists, Ghanaian Master Drummer and Dancer CK Ladzekpo and Brazilian Capoeira Master Ubirajara Almeida aka Mestre Accordeon. Tickets are: $25 per person, $15 Students and Seniors.
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Primary funding for the commission and production of Konyifafa was provided by the Creative Work Fund, the East Bay Fund for Artists at the East Bay Community Foundation, and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation.
 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 - 8:00-10:00PM
JAZZ HERITAGE CONCERT
East Bay Center welcomes back its own jazz alumni all stars featuring tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley for a unique presentation of his original work. Wiley is a recipient of the Thelonious Monk Scholarship, MVP award for the Grammy All-American Jazz Band, and the Downbeat Blues/Pop/Rock Instrumentalist award for best soloist. The Richmond Jazz Collective, an East Bay Center resident company, will open for Wiley. Tickets are: $15 per person, $10 Students and Seniors.
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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 6:00-10:00PM
MIEN CEREMONIAL FEAST AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL
East Bay Center honors the vibrant local Mien/Southeast Asian community with an evening of authentic music, food, drink, and entertainment. The night will feature East Bay Center’s Mien Legends, and a special screening of the Lao Community Project documentary, which is a commissioned work of the Center’s Iron Triangle Legacy Project (a project which received major funding from the Koshland Program of the San Francisco Foundation and the Columbia Foundation). Suggested donation: $10.
 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 4:00-7:00PM
IRON TRIANGLE LEGACY FILM SCREENING
A special screening of short film works commissioned by East Bay Center, through the Center’s Iron Triangle Legacy Project. This film screening bears witness to the cultural renaissance that is currently taking place in Richmond. Live music and discussions following the films. Suggested donation:$10.
 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011 - 7:00-8:30PM
LA COLMENITA
La Colmenita, a childrens’ theater group from Cuba, will be performing “Abracadabra” as part of their national tour in the United States. With their interdisciplinary focus, La Colmenita, weaves music, dance, and theater together to explore Cuban folkloric and universal themes of humanity and generosity. Suggested donation: $10.
 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 - 7:00-9:00PM
IRON TRIANGLE LEGACY THEATER SHOWCASE
East Bay Center premieres two original theater pieces commissioned through the Center’s Iron Triangle Legacy Project. Actor/comedian/writer Luis Santiago Juárez, along with the Center’s Iron Triangle Theater, will present a piece that explores race relations in Richmond. East Bay Center alumnus and renowned actress/comedian, Side 2 Side, will present a one-woman show that explores the history of the Iron Triangle neighborhood. Suggested donation: $10.
 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 - 7:00-9:00PM
WORLD MASTER ARTIST SERIES
Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) master, Masayuki Koga, one of Japan’s national music treasures will be joined by guest artists in a rare program of traditional Japanese music and new works. Suggested donation: $10.
 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 - 4:30-6:30PM
YOUTH SYMPHONY CONCERT
As a closing event for East Bay Center’s grand opening month, the 100-member Young People’s Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro David Ramadanoff, will present an open rehearsal of classical master works along with East Bay Center's Richmond Chamber Ensemble. Suggested donation: $10.
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