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Antioch, Ca. - Suburban Town with a Marina by the Bay

Antioch, California, is located at the
junction of the Sacramento and San JoaquinThe city of Antioch has reconstructed the
Rivers, in Contra Costa County. It has aHistoric El Campanil Theatre which was first
population of 105,000 in just 28 squareopened in 1928. It now presents a wide
miles. Antioch is on the Sacramento Rivervariety of entertainment opportunities
delta, and near such attractions as the Napaincluding films, theatre, concerts and is
Valley Wineries, the Monterey Peninsula, andhost to numerous local dance and community
the Northern California coast. The bedroombased organizations. This theatre was
community is ideal for commuting to work torestored to its original grandeur by a
Oakland and San Francisco. Others commute asnon-profit organization in 2004. The Arts &
far as Sacramento, which has made AntiochCultural Foundation of Antioch organizes
homes an attractive buy in the region. Thereeducation in graphic arts, sculpture,
are also plenty of leisure activities, likepottery, and performance arts for all age
fishing on the San Joaquin River shoreline.groups. It also hosts the Saturday Summer
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta has aConcert Series as well as other community
network of natural and man-made channels,events. Nearby, the Lynn House Gallery houses
creating a system of isolated lowland islandsexhibits throughout the year. Their exhibits
and wetlands with dikes or levees to controlpresent a wide spectrum of themes, media and
the water flow. The extensive system ofstyles. Rivertown Art Center is housed in a
earthen levees has allowed farming throughouthistoric bank building built in 1923. It is
the delta, one of the most fertile areas inadministered by the Arts & Cultural
CaliforniaFoundation of Antioch and was created to
allow local artists additional opportunities
Another attraction is Antioch Marina which isto exhibit their art. The Art Center is
in within walking distance of downtowndedicated to fostering the arts and providing
Antioch. There are also restaurants at thecultural opportunities. Riverview Union High
Marina. You can get there by Amtrak as wellSchool was the first high school constructed
by boat. The development of the Antiochin Contra Costa. This historic building
Marina was completed in 1988, and it is runbecame the home of the Antioch Historical
by the city. The berths are on the east sideSociety Museum following its purchase in
of the Marina, and the size of the Marina1999. It houses historical exhibits and
basin confined within the sea wallsoffers  tours  of  the  grounds.
approximately 800 feet by 750 feet. It is
located on the south side of the San JoaquinAntioch is served by the Tri-Delta Transit
River, east of the San Francisco Bay. TheBus System and the BART train system (Bay
310-berth public Marina is one of the newestArea Rapid Transit). Antioch is also near
in San Francisco Bay area, and is anMetropolitan Oakland International Airport,
attractive, multi-use facility that is homeSacramento International Airport and San
port for recreational water crafts of allFrancisco International Airport.
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