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Donate to the Antioch Council of Teens’ Canned Food Drive

Saturday, January 14th, 2023
The City of Antioch Council of Teens (ACT) is hosting a Canned Food Drive in collaboration with Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. The food collected provides a greater variety of groceries for the community members we serve and is a tangible way for donors to visualize their impact.
Donations can be dropped off at the following locations:
📍 Antioch Community Center  4701 Lone Tree Way
📍 Antioch City Hall  200 H Street
📍 Antioch Senior Center  415 W 2nd Street
📍 Nick Rodriguez Community Center  215 F Street

ACT is comprised of youth (6th through 12th grade) who cultivate change through community service, social activities for youth, and civic leadership – all while having FUN and working together!! ACT members are dedicated to strengthening their community and amplifying youth voices. ACT is driven by a vision in which youth have the opportunities, supports and resources to develop their full potential. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 4:30PM; and runs all year. Dinner & snacks are provided! All participants are asked to RSVP at youth@antiochca.gov.

For more information contact Youth Services Network Manager Monserrat Cabral at mcabral@antiochca.gov.

East County NAACP to host Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast in Pittsburg Monday, Jan. 16

Friday, January 13th, 2023

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day march & event in Antioch Monday, Jan. 16

Friday, January 13th, 2023

Entertainment & Program

 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Program – “Celebration to Freedom”

January 16, 2023 – 5:30 pm

​Welcome                                                                       Min. Cheryl Eastman & Min. Gerald Brooks

Master of Ceremony                                                   Pastor Kirkland A. Smith, Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch

Words from Dr. King                                                 Darnell Pratcher

Musical Selections                                                      Ju Susan & My Company

Guest Speaker                                                             Dr. Lamont Francies, Delta Bay Church of Christ

Guest Recognition                                                      Pastor Kirkland A. Smith

Blacks in California Legislative Black Caucus      Senator Steven Bradford (letter)

Guest Artist                                                                 “Lift Every Voice” Randi Brooks

Guest Speaker                                                             Dr. Lakita Long, Author and Inspirational speaker

Guest Artist                                                                 Terry Blinks

Spoken Word                                                              David Austin

Special Music Artist                                                  Maurice Griffin

Intermission Dr. King Videos (20 Minutes)

 Special Award                                                            Anthony Randolph

Special Music Artist                                                   Maurice Griffin

Keynote Speaker                                                         Pastor Henry L.  Perkins, First Baptist Church Pittsburg

For more information visit www.gracearmsofantioch.org/mlkjr

Community and Veterans Resource Fair in Antioch Feb. 18 & 19

Thursday, January 12th, 2023

If you have any questions or concerns text Tim Jeremy at (925) 759-6537 or email: timjeremy78@gmail.com.

Free sandbags for Antioch residents

Monday, January 9th, 2023

The City’s sandbag distribution site is up and running. Located at the City’s corporation yard at 1201 W 4th Street (Please enter from N Street). The station is located just before the chain link gate on the right-hand side and is stocked with bags, shovels, and a sand funnel.

The Sandbag Station is a 24-hour self-serve station and is free to residents while supplies last.

To report flooding:

▪️ Monday – Friday, 7 AM – 4 PM, call (925)779-6950

▪️ After Hours, please call Non-Emergency Police Services at (925)778-2441

2022 annual Antioch award nominations now open

Friday, January 6th, 2023

Due Feb. 10

At 6 pm on Friday March 24, 2023, the Antioch Chamber of Commerce will host our annual awards Gala and be Antioch’s 2022 Citizens of the Year, Businesses of the Year, Non-Profit of the Year and Youth of the Year. The Chamber is pleased to open nominations for 2022 in the following categories:

– Citizen of the Year – Most Impact

– Citizen of the Year – Lifetime Achievement

– Small Business of the Year

– Large Business of the Year

– Non-profit of the Year

– Youth of the Year

Nomination forms must be completed and received by the Antioch Chamber of Commerce no later than 5 pm on Friday, February 10, 2023.

Please return forms to the Antioch Chamber of Commerce office at 101 H St. #4 or by email to frondeskadmin@antiochchamber.com.

For additional information please call 925.757.1800

Click Here to Download the forms

Or DOWNLOAD THE NOMINATION FORMS BELOW:

 Download Large Business of the Year Nomination Form

 Download Small Business of the Year Nomination Form

 Download Citizen of the Year Nomination Form – Most Impact

 Download Citizen of the Year Nomination Form – Lifetime

 Download Non-Profit of the Year Nomination Form

 Download Youth of the Year Nomination Form

Travel with the Antioch Chamber to Portugal – free airfare if booked by Jan. 31

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

Duoro River cruise

Please join the Antioch Chamber of Commerce in experiencing Portugal and the Duoro River on the MS Emerald Radiance, October 4-14, 2023. Portugal Trip brochure

FREE AIRFARE when booked and deposited by January 31, 20223

What a great Valentine’s Day gift this would be. A small $400.00pp deposit holds your accommodations and FREE Airfare. The FREE Airfare has been extended to 1/31/23 for The Antioch Chamber Trip.

Contact: Tammy Larsen at Almost There Travel   506 W 2nd Street, Antioch  925-238-0001  paradice95@comcast.net

 

The Drama Factory to hold auditions for Shakespeare play in Antioch Jan. 17 & 18

Thursday, December 29th, 2022

Photo: The Drama Factory

THE DEATH OF TRIBOULET (a COMEDY)

By The Drama Factory

THE DEATH OF TRIBOULET (a COMEDY) written and Directed by Max Ballesteros

Come audition for the new Drama Factory play Shakespeare wishes he’d written!

Join Triboulet, the court jester to France, in his own Comedy of Errors as he tries to save the king from certain death, all the while hoping to save his own life in the process!

Free event

January 17 6:00pm – 8:00pm

January 18 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Nick Rodriguez Theatre

213 F Street, Antioch

Open to all, Adult / Teen

No fee production

Cast and Crew, no-pre-casting

Auditions are held in a “cattle call” style. You just show up on either date listed, fill out a form for us, we take your picture and in you go! The Director will have you do a cold read from a sheet of provided material and maybe do a little improv. It is all pretty quick and easy.

Currently we are requiring all participants to be vaccinated against covid and we do wear masks through our rehearsal run.

Rehearsals are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Please see the website for more information – or just return e-mail us here and we’ll try to answer any of your questions.

We hope to see YOU and YOUR FRIENDS and FAMILY there!!

The Drama Factory is an inclusive non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing quality arts programming to the community. We are not affiliated with any other theatre group.

Please Come Join Us!!!!!

The Drama Factory is a 501(c)3 non-profit company and all contributions are tax deductible. www.facebook.com/thedramafactory/