Five local nonprofit organizations that have received grant funding through the city will deliver quarterly updates at Thursday’s Arts & Culture Commission (ACC) meeting. Arts Benicia, the Benicia State Parks Association, Benicia Old Town Theatre Group, Benicia Literary Arts and VOENA are five of the local groups that have received funding through the city, with […]
‘Casablanca’ to be screened at Majestic in July
From the 1920s through the ‘70s, the Majestic Theatre was the place in Benicia to see first-run movies on the big screen, even when it had competition from the Victory Theatre. Apart from a period in the ‘70s where it was screening classic movies and its annual Benicia Film Festival in September, the Majestic has […]
Arts & Culture Commission presents public art proposal to HPRC
Several walls, utilities and spaces in Benicia could soon be undergoing artistic makeovers, as the Arts & Culture Commission (ACC) presented its plans for a bold new public art initiative at Thursday’s Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) meeting. The plan? Take large, empty spaces on walls and paint murals on them. Also, take trash cans, […]
HPRC to consider supporting designation of Arsenal as ‘cultural district’ at Thursday’s meeting
The Historic Preservation Review Commission (HPRC) will consider supporting a request from the Arts and Culture Commission for the Arsenal to be designated as a cultural district by the California Arts Council. If approved, the request could go before the Benicia City Council as soon as its March 28 meeting. In a staff report, Community […]
Benicia Ballet Theatre regains status as nonprofit
Benicia Ballet Theatre has received notice from the California Franchise Tax Board that the dance organization’s nonprofit status has been restored, Renee Albrecht, the ballet studio’s publicity coordinator, said. The studio learned in October 2013 that its 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service had been reinstated, retroactive to when it first was determined to […]