The Crockett Chamber of Commerce marked its 30th year last week at a "Golden Ticket" gathering and next week celebrates another local birthday. The chamber will commemorate what would have been the 85th birthday of actor Aldo Ray, perhaps the town's favorite son, with a film festival from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 25. The Aldo Ray Film Festival is a free screening of three of the veteran actor's films at the Community Center, 850 Pomona St. Ray came to Crockett from Pennsylvania, where he was born Aldo DaRe in 1926. He attended UC Berkeley and saw combat on Iwo Jima as a U.S. Navy frogman during World War II. Ray became town constable of Crockett after the war, until he got his break in show business when he was picked for a film part in 1951. That began a 40-year career playing tough guy roles in film and television that continued until Ray's 1991 death in Martinez. Advertisements - Phoenix Corporate Housing - Your Ad Here The three films set to be shown are "The Marrying Kind" (1952), co-starring Judy Holliday; "Pat and Mike" (1952), co-starring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy; and "We're No Angels" (1955), co-starring Humphrey Bogart and Peter Ustinov. The festival will also have food and drink available and a raffle for memorabilia. Details: www.crockettca-chamber.org. WEST COUNTY NOTES: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in El Cerrito is holding its Parish Festival from 11 a.m. to Sponsorship opportunities are also available, and all proceeds benefit the CCC Foundation Scholarship Program. To register click on the Invitational Golf Tournament logo at www.contracosta.edu or call Melody Hanson at 510-235-7800 ext. 4206 for more details.
4 p.m. Sunday. The community event at the church, 11150 San Pablo Ave., will offer international food booths, carnival games with prizes, live entertainment, drinks, a country store, garden plants and a grand prize raffle drawing. Details: 510-232-5659 or stjohns@sjtbc.us.
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