The Richmond Art Center will be holding its annual Holiday Arts Festival

Sunday, December 3 from 12 - 5 pm.

• Silent Art Auction

• Arts and Crafts Sale, work by students and artists (cash and checks only)

• the ever popular Ceramics Seconds Sale

• FREE Kids activities in the Children's studio (Drop your children off while you shop)

• and A Holiday Cafe filled with yummy foods.

Admission is Free. It's a great place to do your holiday shopping.

The event has been a Richmond tradition for over 60 years.

Then, this week Nov 17- 21. Cody's Books is hosting its School Daze Sale and the Richmond Art Center is participating.

Here's how it works: Go into either location, the Berkeley Store at 4th Street or the SF Store, Market and Stockton and make your purchases:

Books, stationery, bargain books, magazines, calendars, even gift certificates. Bring or send your receipt to the Richmond Art Center by December 15. We'll make a copy and submit the receipts all together and receive 15% of the total. The sale is all day, all four days. This is a great time to make those holiday purchases as well. Our address: 2540 Barrett Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804 510.620.6772.

Then on Dec. 9, Barnes and Noble customers can bring in a voucher for the Richmond Art Center and 15% of your sale will go towards the Richmond Art Center too. You need a voucher to participate in this sale. Go to the Richmond Art Center web site at www.therac.org and download a voucher from the front page. Or come to the Art Center on Dec. 3 and pick one up while you shop.

We depend on your support to keep our doors open and programs running.

Keep the arts alive in Richmond.

Thank you for your support. Hope to see you at the holiday Arts Festival.

Happy Holidays.

Kato Jaworski

On-Site Education Director