Twenty-one charity organizations, including 10 from Benicia and Vallejo, received a combined $320,000 in grants awarded through the Valero Benicia Refinery’s participation in the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children Golf Classic held in the company’s headquarters in San Antonio, Texas last April. The golf tournament raised a record $11 million with funds to […]
Wine Country fires affect Benicia events
Smoke from the Northern California fires has canceled and postponed two weekend events in Benicia. The Benicia Historical Museum’s “I Dig Benicia” event and the Benicia Fire Department’s open house, both originally slated for Saturday, will no longer be taking place on their scheduled dates. Both the Benicia Museum and Fire Department have cited poor […]
Benicia’s water history on display in collaborative Arts Benicia, museum exhibit
Benicia loves its history. Benicia also loves its arts. At last, these two items have come together for a collaborative exhibition by Arts Benicia and the Benicia Historical Museum titled “Drop By Drop: A Brief History of Benicia Water Through the Eyes of its Artists,” which opens Wednesday at the museum. Coming just off the […]
Legendary guitarist to play concert in Benicia
At age 10, Peppino D’ Agostino was inspired to pick up the guitar after seeing his cousin playing in church. He has not stopped playing since. The world-renowned Benicia guitarist comes to the Benicia Historical Museum on June 16. D’ Agostino said he will being playing some original music with some some surprises along the […]
Granizo tile art to be featured on Fox Business Network show
His work can be viewed all over town, several corners of the world and now it can be viewed on national television. The work of famed ceramic artist Guillermo Wagner Granizo— whose tile works depicting scenes of Benicia can be seen gracing First Street’s sidewalks— will be featured on Fox Business Network’s “Strange Inheritance” next […]
Benicia Historical Museum to host temporary World War I exhibit
Staff Report Thursday, April 6 will mark the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I. Although the country’s involvement in the Great War was relatively brief compared to other nations, it had a profound impact in a number of ways– including the establishment of what would later be known as Veterans Day. To […]
Council addressed food waste, fleet vehicles and finances Tuesday
At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Benicia City Council heard presentations from the Benicia Historical Museum and Republic Services and considered budget policy amendments, among other items. Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Marie Knutson of Republic Services presented a report to the council regarding California Senate Bill 1383, passed in August, 2016, and how it is […]
Black Irish Band returns to Camel Barns on Saturday
The Black Irish Band returns to the Benicia Historical Museum at the Camel Barns Saturday, with a concert themed after the men and women who immigrated to California in the 1800s. Selections will tell tales in story and song of some of the hardships and successes that play an integral part in California and American […]
Museum’s 7th annual Christmas tree lot fundraiser to open Friday
For the seventh year in a row, when you buy a Christmas tree at the Benicia Historical Museum, the money will go toward two area nonprofits: the museum itself and Vallejo’s Genesis House. Elizabeth d’Huart, the museum’s executive director, said the idea came from then-board member Toni Haughey in 2010. “She saw a niche in […]
Benicia Historical Museum to unveil new permanent Arsenal exhibit Sunday
Long before Southampton…long before the Industrial Park…even long before First Street, Benicia’s permanent development consisted primarily of the Arsenal, a U.S. military reservation which operated from 1851 to 1964. A lot happened in Benicia and the world during that time, and the Benicia Historical Museum has condensed more than a century of history into […]