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BSPA News
Benefit Reception for the Restoration of the Fischer Hanlon House
Fischer Hanlon House Benefit Recption
Olson Realty, Inc. DRE#00899699, Benicia Main Street and the Benicia State Parks Association are sponsoring a benefit/reception to begin the process of raising funds for the restoration of the Fischer Hanlon House.
The reception will be at 135 West J Street, once the location of the First Congregational Church. The site is now for sale, so this is a chance to view the inside of this historic site before it is sold.
Click on the image to see some of the history of the church.
Music will be by:
Johnny Ramos presents Johnny and Goldie
For tickets, contact:
Toni Haughey 707-494-4224
Benicia Main Street 707-745-9791
Olson Realty, Inc. 707-745-3602
Tickets are $35 per person
Come and visit our two State Parks in Benicia, California
Map to Benicia State Historic Park
Park Hours:
Open Thursday, Noon – 4pm
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 10am – 5pm
Closed Monday – Wednesday
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day
Map to Benicia State Recreation Area
Park Hours:
Daily: 8am – Sunset
Overnight Facilities:
En route Campsites for seof-contained camping vehicles only. No tents allowed.
Upcoming Events
Save the Date – Earth Day April 21
Capitol Neighbors Event – Meet Elsie
September 17, 2017
1:00 PM
at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
Entrance fee: $10 Adults, $5 Kids
Former Benician, artist and nationally-read newspaper columnist, Elsie Robinson, commanded a following of 20 million daily readers in the late 1930s. Come find out more about the woman one fellow journalist called “the most interesting woman in the world” and what drove her fans to write her more than 2,000 fan letters a day.
Performance by Sheena Beeson as Elsie and Peter Bray as Elsie’s husband Benton Fremont.
See the Benicia Herald write-up here
Sponsored by –
The City of Benicia, California,
The Benicia State Parks Association, and
California State Parks
The BSPA would like to thank the following organizations for their continued support:
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