Marin City Historical & Preservation Society Hosts Fish Fry, Family Picnic and Gospel Concert Oct 11-13

By Godfrey Lee

The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society will host its Heritage Family Picnic at the Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 12-6 p.m.

The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society is a program of Performing Stars of Marin.

There will be community, activities, and food. Chef Jordan Alexander of Jordan’s Culinary Creations will prepare the delicious fried chicken picnic lunches exclusively for the reserved table area. All the meals will include two pieces of fried chicken, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, and string beans with a side of bread.

A ticket for one meal and one seat in the reserved open table is for $25. Each table can accommodate eight people and has umbrellas. This single-seat purchase is on a first-come, first-served basis. A table for eight people, and eight meal tickets, can be reserved for $160.

Two other Marin City Historical & Preservation Society events will happen that weekend.

On Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at the Manzanita Recreation Center, 630 Drake Ave., will be the Friday Night Fish Fry, featuring Andre Thierry Accordion Soul Music, and Chef Samuel Gilmore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to cook the feast of freshly fried fish, red beans, rice, and coleslaw.

Georgia Wade, who is featured in the cookbook “Grandmothers Feed Us Love,” will be selling her delightful homemade desserts. Cold beverages, including beer and wine, will also be available for purchase.

On Sunday, Oct. 13, the First Missionary Baptist Church, at 501 Drake Ave. in Marin City, will be presenting their “Old Time Gospel Revival” featuring inspirational, live gospel music from 3-6 p.m. The Spiritual Keys, from Oakland, CA, will be performing. The event is free and for all ages.

For more information and to buy a ticket, go to www.preservemarincitylegacy.org/events-2

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