Master of Ceremonies
John Ziesenhenne
Presenters
Mayor Irma Anderson
Councilmember Tony Thurmond
Former Mayor Rosemary Corbin
Councilmember Maria Viramontes
Former Councilmember Jim McMillan
Councilmember Tom Butt
Councilmember Nathaniel Bates
Councilmember John Marquez
Councilmember Richard Griffin
Assistant City Manager, Leslie Knight
City Manager Bill Lindsay
Dances Performed by
Knotts Dance Company, Sunnyvale, CA
Art of Ballet, Richmond, CA
Centennial Committee
Irma L. Anderson - Mayor
Judith Morgan – Co-Chair
Eleanor Boswell-Raine – Co-Chair
Don Adams
Jesse Hall
Rhonda Harris
Roxie Harris
Diane Harrison-Allums
Kathy Haug
Trina Jackson
Howard Levitt
Cheryl Maier
Richard Mitchell
David Moore
Margaret Morkowski –Chair of Children’s Parade
Cheryl Shaw
Ted Smith
Marsha Tomassi
Linda Whitmore
Jacqueline Vaca
Sponsors
Premiere Sponsor
The Globe
Platinum Sponsors
Wells Fargo
The Mechanics Bank
Wareham Development
KBLX
Republic Services: Richmond Sanitary
Chevron
Simeon
Cherokee Investment Partners
Kaiser Permanente
Sims Group
Gold Sponsors
PG&E
Veolia Water
Contra Costa Times
Arco
DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc
Cushman & Wakefield
Stream Point Molate LLC
Pinole Point Business Park
Auto Warehousing Company
Silver Sponsors
Berlex
Comcast
Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation
Table Sponsors
Chevron Richmond Refinery
Children’s Foundation
Contra Costa Times
Courtyard by Marriott
Fisher Realtors
Hilltop Mall
Kaiser Permanente
M.A. Hays Company
Orton Development
R.F. and Associates
Republic Services
Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency
Richmond Development Company
SimsMetal
Temple Beth Hillel
The Globe Newspapers
The Mechanics Bank
W.I.B - Richmond Works
Wells Fargo Bank
YMCA
Richmond City Council
Irma Anderson, Mayor
Councilmembers
Nathaniel Bates
Thomas Butt
Richard Griffin
John Marquez
Gayle McLaughlin
Jim Rogers
Tony Thurmond
Maria Viramontes
“Richmond Through the Decades”
Voices
Cecily McMahan
Michael Husser
Lana Husser
Joshua Martarella, Jr.
Producer/Writer
Cecily McMahan
Editor/Engineer
Bert Young
Researchers
Andrew Lazo
Brian Bland
Richard R. Lee
Halema Dean
Kiev Harris
Donnell Parker
Larry Williams
Lynda McPhee
Additional Writing Assistance
Laura Nacorda Hole
Lynda McPhee
Andrew Lazo
Brian Bland
Principal Still Photography / Digital Transference
Ellen Gailing Photography
Additional Videography & Digital Imaging
Bert Young
Andrew Lazo
Brian Bland
Larry Williams
Halema Dean
Committee Event Project Coordinator
Linda Jackson Whitmore
Director
Richard R. Lee
Production Assistance by
Brian Bland
Andrew Lazo
Lynda McPhee
William Hodgson
Justin Langston
Larry Williams
Benny E. Gill
Dave Ochoa
Melvin Phillips
Engineer/Video Playback
Bert Young
Stage Manager
Cecily M. McMahan
Dancer Wrangler
Laura Nacorda Hole
Lynda McPhee
Lighting
Mike Curtis
Sound
Don Albonico
Third Ear Sound Company
Stage Crew
Kurt Dreyer
Todd Ricketts
T. W. Williams
Richmond Municipal Auditorium
Jerry Anderson
Deana
Dancers
Knotts Dance Company
Sunnyvale, CA
1900's
”Schottische”
Music: Ameer
Choreography:
Monica Shen Knotts and Ryan Knotts
Dancers:
Monica Shen Knotts
Ryan Knotts
Edoardo Maragliano
Campbell Miller
1914
“Castlewalk”
Music: Too Much Mustard
Choreography:
Richard Powers
Dancers:
Monica Shen Knotts
Ryan Knotts
1914
“Menagerie (Animal Dance)”
Music: Rubber Plant Rag
Choreography:
Monica Shen Knotts and Ryan Knotts
Dancers:
Achuith Bhandarkar
Kari Doyle
Olivia Shen Green
Katherine Kuchenbecker
Edoardo Maragliano
Vanessa Ngo
Jeremy Sugerman
Irvin Tyan
1925
”Cabaret Charleston”
Music: Stampede
Choreography:
Monica Shen Knotts
Dancers:
Karin Jensen
Campbell Miller
Vanessa Ngo
1930's
“Savoy Style Lindy Hop”
Music: Posin
Choreography:
Monica Shen Knotts and Ryan Knotts
Dancers:
Achuith Bhandarkar
Kari Doyle
Olivia Shen Green
Andy Huang
Sandra Liu
Edoardo Maragliano
Vanessa Ngo
Irvin Tyan
1940's
“G.I. Swing”
Music: Shorty George
Choreography:
Jonathan Bixby
Dancers:
Monica Shen Knotts
Ryan Knotts
Art of Ballet Dance Company
Richmond, CA
Late 40's - Early 50's
"Tuxedo Junction"
Music: Tuxedo Junction
Artist: Glenn Miller
Choreography:
Sylvia Townsend
Dancers:
Betty Allen
Julie Chen
Lee Coleman
Sue Coleman
Verlean Hillary
Shannon Townsend
1950's
"Only You (And You Alone)
Artist: The Platters
Choreography:
Sylvia Townsend & Roquisha Townsend
Dancers:
Couple:
Rashad Pridgen &Latanya Tigner
Background:
Roquisha Townsend
Shannon Townsend
Jabris Patterson
1960's
"Pappa's Got A Brand New Bag"
Artist: James Brown
Choreography:
Sylvia Townsend & Company
Dancers:
Jabris Patterson
Latanya Tigner
Roquisha Townsend
Shannon Townsend
1970's
Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire
Choreography:
Roquisha Townsend
Sylvia Townsend
Dancers:
Couple:
Rashad Pridgen
Latanya Tigner
Trio:
Jabris Patterson
Roquisha Townsend
Shannon Townsend
1980's
"All Night Long"
Artist: Lionel Ritchie
Choreography:
Sylvia Townsend
Dancers:
Rashad Pridgen
Jabris Patterson
Latanya Tigner
Roquisha Townsend
Shannon Townsend
KCRT - Special Thanks
City of Richmond Public Library
Stephanie Kennedy
Nancy Thomas
Geoff Miller
Richmond Museum of History
Donald Bastin, Museum Director
Point Richmond History Association
Gary Shows, Newsletter Editor
Contra Costa County Historical Center
Lee Taylor, Volunteer
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©KCRT-Richmond Through the Decades, August, 2005