Join your event champions, John and Bruce, as we explore a bit of American World War 2 history at the Rosie the Riveter Museum in Richmond. Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War 2. We will meet at 10:45 a.m. in front of at the museum’s Visitor Education Center in the Historic Ford Building Complex in Richmond, along the waterfront, then tour the museum at 11 a.m. The museum is free! After touring the museum for about an hour, we will take the waterfront walk (SF Bay Trail) to the Barbara and Jay Vincent Park (1.8 miles each way, or 35-minute walk each way, flat with benches, for roundtrip of 3.6 miles or 70 minutes), stopping for lunch (optional, everyone pays on their own) at Anh's Vietnamese Restaurant (4 stars on Yelp, price range $$ to $$$).
To register, go to: https://maxsf.org/event-5303863
Please cancel after registering if you cannot attend so organizer can plan accordingly. Parking is available in/around the museum, including public parking at the Marina itself, free on Sunday. For more info, email Bruce at bruce.cecil@maxsf.org
Here is more information about the Museum: https://www.nps.gov/rori/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm
Here is more information about the restaurant: https://www.anhrestaurantandbar.com/
Here is a Google Map of the Richmond Marina and Museum area: https://goo.gl/maps/VFEPBYikTECYv66S9
For MAX events that feature alcohol, we strongly encourage you to take public transportation, a cab/Uber/Lyft, walk, or have a designated driver. Please drink responsibly.
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