Celebrate Independence Day Weekend With Three Days of Gala Festivities and
Great Food at the Newly Restored Craneway Pavilion at Historic Ford Point on
the Richmond Waterfront
RICHMOND, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 3-5, the spectacularly
restored Craneway Pavilion at historic Ford Point on the waterfront in
Richmond, CA will host three days of Independence Day weekend events.
Festivities kick off July 3 with fireworks over the Bay and a free concert by
the Oakland East Bay Symphony. On July 4, the official touring production of
High School Musical comes to the Craneway, and on July 5, celebrations will
surround the opening of the Ford Point section of the San Francisco Bay Trail.
All weekend, guests will enjoy fresh seasonal fare at the grand opening of the
Craneway-adjacent BoilerHouse Restaurant.
Independence weekend at the Craneway starts off with a bang on Friday, July 3
at 7PMwith free live music - including a line-up of gospel sets - leading up
to a concert by the acclaimed Oakland East Bay Symphony at 8PM. The orchestra
will perform a 90-minute program spotlighting great American composers
including John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Stephen Sondheim and Alan Menken,
as well as a selection from Beethoven. Outside, on the Craneway's adjacent
20,000 square-foot, harborside patio, visitors will have an ideal vantage
point for the City of Richmond's annual fireworks display. For this special
night - boasting the East Bay's best fireworks - the BoilerHouse Restaurant
will be open for dinner - with summer barbecue - themed menu items including
tri-tip - in addition to grab-and-go concessions. Seating for fireworks
viewing will be limited, and guests are encouraged to bring chairs and
blankets. Admission is free and gates open at 6:30PM; parking on July 3 is
only $5 in the facility's secure, private lot.
On Saturday, July 4, Disney's High School Musical: Summer Celebration! comes
to the Craneway Pavilion for one performance only. Produced by Feld
Entertainment and written by Peter Barsocchini - the scribe for all three
films - the revue is the only live, official touring production spotlighting
the songs, dances and team-spirited fun from the phenomenally popular movies.
This high-energy stage version brings more than 15 songs to life, and features
Wildcat fans as part of the action and a talented young cast portraying
everyone's favorite East High characters. Doors open at 5:00PM, and tickets
can be purchased online at www.411tixs.com and www.groovetickets.com, and at
retail outlets throughout the city. Self-parking in the Craneway lot is $10,
and premium parking will be offered for $20.
On Sunday, July 5, the official grand openings of both the new Ford Point
section of the San Francisco Bay Trail and the BoilerHouse restaurant at
Craneway Pavilion will be celebrated. The quarter-mile Ford Point trail
segment is the keystone for closing the last San Francisco Bay Trail gap on
Richmond's southern shoreline, resulting in 15 miles of continuous trail
connecting Golden Gate Fields in Albany with Point Richmond and Miller/Knox
Regional Shoreline. When eventually completed, the Bay Trail will encircle San
Francisco and San Pablo Bays with an uninterrupted 500-mile network of
bicycling and hiking trails, connecting all nine Bay Area counties. The
ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Ford Point trail will take place at 9:30AM.
Guests arriving by bike from 8AM-2PM will be counted as participants in the
Bay Trail Bike Brunch Bash (http://craneway.com/livestrong/), an event -
sponsored by corporate and private sector donations - supporting Lance
Armstrong's LiveStrong Foundation. Visit
http://www.pointrichmond.com/baytrail/ for bike and walking routes.
Whether arriving by bike, on foot or by other transport to the Craneway,
everyone is invited to try the special brunch menu at the new BoilerHouse
Restaurant. Featuring only the freshest seasonal fare - made from locally
harvested foods - the BoilerHouse's breakfast, brunch, lunch and gastro-pub
menus are updated daily to highlight farmer's market specials and include
organic ingredients whenever possible. Hand-made from scratch, BoilerHouse
"eats" are health-conscious, natural and preservative-free - 21st century
comfort food in the best possible sense: sustainably made, freshly prepared,
quickly served and fairly priced.
About the Craneway Pavilion
Craneway Pavilion is a world-class and sustainably designed event, concert and
production facility centrally located in one of the planet's most iconic
destinations. Located on 25 waterfront acres, Craneway Pavilion delivers an
awe-inspiring panorama of the waterfront, the San Francisco skyline and
surrounding environs - matched only by the inventive programming and
infrastructure options available inside. As state-of-the-art as it is
historic, Craneway Pavilion is an expansive 45,000 square-foot facility in an
award-winning, architecturally significant building dating back to 1932. It
also features an adjoining 20,000 square-foot open-air patio, seamlessly
blending indoor and outdoor spaces for the best of both worlds. Craneway's
atmosphere and amenities set the stage for special occasions, meetings and
cultural highlights - of every size and every stripe - as unforgettable as San
Francisco itself.
The Craneway Pavilion is located at 1414 Harbour Way South in the Marina
district of Richmond and can be accessed from the 580 freeway. Its wharf is
accessible by private ferry from most waterfront locations in the Bay Area,
including downtown San Francisco (less than 25 minutes from pier 3 or 33).
The Craneway is also accessible by helicopter, BART and Amtrak (+ shuttles
from nearby stations), car (the venue has 1,200 dedicated parking spaces), and
by foot or bicycle from shoreline Bay Trail.
www.craneway.com
SOURCE Craneway Pavilion
Meghan Helsel, +1-626-585-9575, meghan@jensencom.com, for Craneway Pavilion
