Shockoe Bottom Lights Up!

1708 Gallery invites you to the Third Annual InLight Richmond on Friday, October 22 in Richmond's historic Shockoe Slip.

From 7:30 p.m. to midnight, streets, walls, facades and interiors along Cary Street between 12th and 14th Streets and along 13th Street between Main Street and Canal will be transformed by 37 light-inspired art installations.

While experiencing InLight Richmond 2010, take advantage of some of Richmond finest restaurants, many of which will feature $17.08 specials including:

• Bistro Bouchon - Cheese and Charcutrie Platter
• Europa Italian Cafe & Tapas Bar - Shrimp and Andouille Ravioli
• Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi - Tuna Teriyaki or Hibatchi Shrimp
• La Grotta Italian Ristorante - Beef and Fontina Ravioli with walnuts and cream sauce
• Morton's The Steakhouse - 3 Prime Mini Cheeseburgers, Chicken Goujonettes, Mini Iceberg Wedge Salad
• Sam Miller's Restaurant- Whole Lobster with truffeled sweet potato fries and braised kale
• The Dining Room at The Berkeley Hotel- Prime Rib and Baked Potato
• The Tobacco Company Restaurant - Two Glasses of Virginia Wine with our housemade butter cake
• The Urban Farmhouse Market & Cafe - Grilled Cheddar and Apple sandwich ($7.08),
• Pumpkin Ice Cream ($1.70), Harvest Coffee Cider and Hot Apple Cider ($1.70)
  
  For more details about InLight Richmond 2010, click HERE.

www.1708gallery.org

info@1708gallery.org

1708 Gallery's InLight Richmond

Bring your lantern and help 1708 Gallery kick off InLight Richmond 2010 with a Community Lantern Parade on Friday, October 22 in Richmond's historic Shockoe Slip.

We will gather in the James Center's Atrium at 12th St. and Cary St. at 7 p.m. where you will receive a LED candle for your lantern. The parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. Wear your cobblestone-friendly shoes. Paid parking is available at the James Center.

OCTOBER 1ST
First Fridays Free Lantern Making Workshop
7 to 10 pm, all ages, free
Featuring PAPER HOUSE LANTERNS with Richmond painter, sculptor
and printmaker, Matt Lively and other artful lantern designs.

OCTOBER 3RD
VELLUM LANTERN Workshop with George Ferrandi
1 to 4 pm, ages 15 and up, $25, Visual Art Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
George Ferrandi is a Brooklyn artist who has conducted lantern
workshops in Philadelphia and Baltimore for lantern parades.
Pre-registration is required at www.1708gallery.org/inlight. Space is
limited to 25 participants.

OCTOBER 6TH
RECYCLED LIGHT Workshop with Noah Scalin
5:30 to 8 pm, ages 15 and up, $25, 1708 Gallery, 319 W. Broad St.
Noah is a local designer and creator of Skull-A-Day, a yearlong Webby
Award winning online art project. Pre-registration is required at
www.1708gallery.org/inlight. Space is limited to 25 participants.

OCTOBER 14TH
Lantern Making at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond
9:30 to 10:30 am, all ages, free, Visual Art Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
Create a variety of artful lanterns as part of the Visual Arts Center of
Richmond's Art & Coffee Series.

OCTOBER 2ND, 9TH AND 16TH
Side by Side Saturdays at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond
10 am, Adults w/ kids 5-15, free, Visual Art Center of Richmond, 1812 W. Main St.
Side by Side is a fun and free studio art program for children and
families at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond. Sign up for one or all
three workshops. Pre-registration is required at www.visarts.org. Space
is limited.

OCTOBER 16th
Family Lantern Making at Quirk Gallery
4 to 7 pm, all ages, free, Quirk Gallery, 311 W. Broad St.
Help 1708 Gallery celebrate Quirk's birthday by making a variety of
artful lanterns at this neighborhood party. Lantern making from 4-7pm,
short and fun, family friendly films til 9pm. Music spun by WRIR
Community Radio.

OCTOBER (ALL MONTH)
Lantern Making at The Children's Museum
For the month of October, The Children's Museum of Richmond is
offering lantern making in the Art Studios at both the Short Pump and
Downtown locations. Lantern making is free with admission.
Go here to plan your visit.

InLight Richmond 2010 is the third annual public exhibition of contemporary art inspired by light. This year, Shockoe Slip will be transformed by 39 art installations presenting a mix of visual, performance and interactive art showcased in a variety of unexpected spaces - including sidewalks, alcoves, walls, storefronts, building facades, instant gallery spaces and more. Fun for the whole family, you won't want to miss this opportunity to experience and participate in public art!

InLight Richmond is organized by 1708 Gallery, a non-profit arts organization committed to presenting exceptional new art located at 319 W. Broad Street.

For lantern making ideas and to learn more about InLight Richmond, please call 1708 Gallery at 804.643.1708 or visit our website.

Young Artists at Work

From Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities:

Richmond, VA - The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will host an art exhibit featuring the works of several of Richmond’s emerging young artists. The exhibit, titled “The Up and Comings,” will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on October 1 at the Spotlight Gallery, which is located at the department’s Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Rd.

“This exhibit is an opportunity for the public to be introduced to these talented young adults as they move toward their artistic maturity,” says Shaun Casselle, who works with the department’s art programs. “The featured artists are either college students or recent graduates, and their artwork is fused with both traditional and contemporary techniques.”

The exhibit will be on display through November 5. Spotlight Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Art 180 Weekend Schedule

Not because it's been a rough week, but because there's so, so much to DO this weekend! Never ones to miss out on a good time, ART 180 has inserted ourselves in much of the fun to be found this weekend...

Friday (9/17)
Tonight (Friday), we're tending not one but two bars at the 6-9 p.m. opening at Crossroads Art Center. There's always an abundance of art to discover at this enormous facility at 2016 Staples Mill Road, and tonight's opening exhibitions range from workby Hispanic artists, to Damask weaving, to a collage show--PLUS, live music all evening, food, and magic! Visit their website for more details.

Saturday (9/18)
Start the day with Yoga Classes for Charity. To celebrate their 5th anniversary, 4025 Yoga on MacArthur Ave. is collecting donations for ART 180 in exchange for yoga classes. Mindful Morning Hatha is at 10 a.m., and Young Yogis (for ages 9-14) is at 11 a.m.

Then, head to the Visual Arts Center, 1812 W. Main St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the "crafty excellence" that is the Bizarre Market. Proceeds benefit SOHO: Space of Her Own, the art-making, mentoring, community-building program VisArts and ART 180 lead for girls from Gilpin. Some former mentors will even be there, selling handmade bracelets to further benefit this meaningful program. Julie Karr and all-girl band Catnip Dreams will be playing starting at 1 p.m., and food will be available from Sprout and Boka Taco.

Sunday (9/19)
If you're not pooped, come out for the Family Peace Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mary Munford Elementary. And if you are pooped, this event will surely reinvigorate and inspire you. ART 180 volunteers will be there, leading a chalk mural project as part of the worldwide mural project Chalk4Peace. There will be other children's activities, games, food and entertainment by Latin Ballet of Virginia, Hotel X, Chief Red Hawk, Ezibu Muntu African Dance Company, BreadWinnaz Peace Rappers, and Chinese Dancers. It's free! It's fun! It's family! Go here for deets.

Fill your belly--and your pantry--and help ART 180
Rest up from the weekend and head west next Hump Day to Whole Foods Short Pump, where ART 180 will earn 5% of store sales on Wednesday, September 22. Come eat, shop, and stock up on all the goodness you can carry, knowing the store will share some of your spending with us. Enjoy live music by brother-sister duo Erin and Basil Frye from 5:30-7 p.m., and challenge Squiggle Champion of the World Matt Lively from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (maybe your squiggle will be including in our new book!). Spread the word far and wide to all your friends, especially those who live or work in the West End.

We also need volunteers to bag groceries and chat up customers that day, so please let us know if you or someone you know is looking for a fun, easy, community service gig.

Okay, okay, I'll stop. But there's plenty more in the weeks to follow. Check out our events page for info on a benefit golf tourney, the Minority Art Exhibition (African American and Latin American artists), the Splinters exhibition (art on skateboards), etc., etc., etc.

And coming soon: info on our 15 fabulous fall programs with young people!


Art is an experience from your mind
that tells you what you feel inside...
I can draw mad or scared!

-Anastasia Johnson, 12
Capital One Boys & Girls Club

Art 180 Website

ART 180
0 E. 4th St, Studio
Richmond, VA 23224
804-233-4180

Butterfly Is Free

From Gallery Twenty-Four Seven

A new addition to Gallery 24-7.

and a message from the artist.

From Gallery Twenty-Four Seven

Gallery 24-7

A guerilla artist has posted new pieces at the new dubbed Gallery 24-7 on the 200 block of W. Grace. This artist(s) has previously displayed his work on Grace and Broad streets, but after a fairly long run the art disappeared. These are all whimsical and thought provoking pieces that add life and color to the abandoned storefront where they are displayed. The anonymous artist does not sign his work. I hope he gets some vicarious pleasure from his effort. I hope to see his work popping up at other locations downtown.

If you want to see the originals, they are located on the boarded up storefront of the old Romanza Pizzeria.

Second Friday Sampler @ The Visual Art Center.

Visarts invited you to "Second Friday Sampler.

From the Visarts Facebook Page:

Stop by for Second Friday Sampler, our free monthly program which offers a two-hour, hands-on preview of what it’s like to take a class at VisArts. Please arrive early, as spots fill up quickly.

This Friday, choose from:

Photograms: Learn a little bit about the black and white developing process by creating fun photograms in the darkroom. Bring in some small interesting items (think: keys, necklaces, stones, lace, things that are textural and have different transparencies) and experiment with developing!

Bookbinding: Learn the Coptic Stitch, a fun bookbinding stitch that creates books that will lay open flat at any page. Great for making sketchbooks and journals!



December 11 at 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Visual Arts Center of Richmond
1812 West Main Street
Richmond, VA 23220-4520
(804) 353-0094

Downtown Dinners

Deveron Timberlake takes a look at the dining options near CenterStage.

"In general, the drinking is better than the eating in the short radius from CenterStage, but most everything is affordable and therefore more palatable. Here’s where to go now for before — and after — theater sloshing and noshing:"

• Gibson’s Grill
  700 E. Broad St., 644-2637
  http://www.gibsonsgrill.com/
• Café Rustica
  414 E. Main St., 225-8811
• Capital Ale House
  623 E. Main St., 780-2537
  http://www.capitalalehouse.com/
• O’Neill’s Penny Lane Pub
  421 E. Franklin St., 780-1682
  http://www.pennylanepub.com/
• T-Miller’s Sports Bar & Grill
  500 E. Broad St. in the Marriott, 648-2255
  http://www.tmillerssportsbar.com/
• Coming Attraction
  Pie is the newest in a local restaurant group that includes the Fan’s Si Tapas and downtown’s Bank and Vault. This Italian restaurant in the former Berry-Burk building, at 525 E. Grace St., is under construction with an anticipated late-fall opening.

This is only a partial list. Others that I can think of are:

• Louisiana Flair (Open late from 10:00 AM to 3:00 AM Friday and Saturday)
  322 E. Grace St 612-9066
• Kenn-Tico Cuban Bar and Grill - Opening early October
  2nd & Grace next to Chic Chapeau
• LeMaire @ The Jefferson

Since you will most likely drive you could take in any of the great restaurants on Broad east of Belividere

• The Belvidere at Broad
• Tarrants Cafe
• Tarrantino's Pizza
• Twenty-Seven
• Popkin's Tavern

• Comfort

As the season picks up expect more restaurants to start opeing late. Downtown should soon be full of places to eat and stroll. Given enough traffic, may some of the many art galleries will extend their hours making downtown a true arts and entertainment district.

See the full coverage of CenterStage in this week's Style.

Visual Arts Center Reception

The 2009 Visual Arts Center of Richmond Faculty + Staff + Board Exhibition finishes with a closing reception on Friday, August 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., to which the public is invited.

This annual display of work by the Center’s talented array of teachers offers the community an opportunity to get to know the individual artists who make the Center a dynamic place. The show, entitled [work], also include entries submitted by several staff and board members who work as artists in addition to their professional roles. This exhibition remains on view through August 23, 2009. For more information, contact the Center at 804-353-0094 or visit the website at visarts.org.

Located at 1812 W. Main St. in Richmond’s Fan District, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond engages the community in the creative process through the visual arts. For more information, call 804-353-0094 or visit www.visarts.org online.

An Invitation to a Wake

I got this odd email the other day.

You are all invited to join me in mourning the voluntary, but permanent, expatriation of a painting that has always been too heavy to hang, but has appeared on numerous occasions below one's ordinary sightline. ...

It will sail out of Richmond toward an obscure New York State hamlet on August 27th, never to be seen (except THERE) again.

When you consider it was from sometime Richmond artist Brett Busang, it's not so odd. A casual reading of this email led me to believe that Brett was departing along with his painting.

I am clearly more broken up about this than any of you can ever be, so your collective function will be to feel my pain for a moment

Rather than mourn his departure, we celebrated an all too rare visit to Richmond and a chance to chat and critique. Brett's paintings are a historical record of our city as it was. Many of these locations no longer exist. I am moving his paintings back into feature rotation. He's been a good friend and fortunately we haven't seen the last of Brett Busang.

Here's a couple of paintings that were posted previously. Brett's promised to provide more. I look forward to sharing them here.

Bridges Raised and Bridges Fallen

Bridge Over the Kanawa Canal

Used by permission.
© Brett Busang

Johnny Z Fest @ Joe's Inn

From Art 180

A celebration of art, music and community.

Fun for the whole Family!

Saturday, August 8th
12pm-5pm

200 Block of Shields Ave.
(Between Grove & Hanover)

A block party featuring the Bizarre Market, live music & WRIR DJ's, children's activities, raffle drawings, and a mobile mural unveiling by young artists from St. Andrew's School. In memory of our friend, Jonathan Zanin.

Sponsored by Art 180

ATR Weekend Picks

Friday August 7th

• 6pm – 10pm
  First Friday -
  On and Off Broad Street -
  Downtown Richmond
  
• 1pm – 2pm
  Lions in the Library
  Maymont Mansion
  
• 8:30pm – 11pm
  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  Dogwood Dell

Saturday August 8th

• 10am – 4pm
  Children's Museum
  Moonbounce Mania -
  2626 W. Broad St
  
• 2pm – 3pm
  An Afternoon with Eliza Poe
  St. John's Church -
  2401 W. Broad St
  
• 8pm – 10pm
  "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
  Empire Theatre
  114 W. Broad St

Sunday August 9th

• 1pm – 3pm
  2009 Summer Reenactment Series
  St John's Episcopal Church
  
• 3pm – 5pm
  VMFA Summer Interlude Series
  Bon Air Presbyterian Church
  9201 W. Huguenot Road
  
• 6pm – 8pm
  Music in the Park
  Forest Hill Park
  42nd St. & New Kent Ave

Have a fun and safe weekend. Send in your tips and events to: allthingsrichmond@live.com.

First Friday - This Friday

From Curated Culture:

FIRST FRIDAYS VENUE HIGHLIGHTS:

Richmond’s First Fridays doesn’t take a break just because it’s a little hot outside. August is a great time to experience the Art Walk, especially during the cycle of a Full Moon! You’ll find thought-provoking exhibitions, unique shopping, delicious dining, live music, as well as the unexpected performance or two. Visit Downtown Richmond and support your local creative community and our local economy!

Stay Cool!

Curated Culture

FIRST FRIDAYS VENUE HIGHLIGHTS:

From Morning to Night: Domestic Service in the Gilded Age South
Quilting Traditions for a New Time
Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia
00 Clay Street The Black History Museum invites you to the opening reception of two new exhibitions that explore the nature of African American domestic work as well as its public and private dimensions.

The exhibitions open on First Fridays August 7, 2009 with a reception from 6:00-8:30 pm, and is free and open to the public.

Poe's Playground & Live Music by the Connor Thompson Jazz Guitar Duo
Linden Row Inn
100 East Franklin Street
Poe's Playground is a satellite exhibition at the Linden Row Inn presented by 1708 Gallery. Linden Row’s lovely outdoor courtyard is the perfect spot to meet friends or make new ones during First Fridays. On August 7, enjoy live jazz by the Connor Thompson Jazz Guitar Duo performing between 6-11pm. Grab a glass of wine or cold beer from their cash bar and make a night of it under the coming full moon!

Click map to download.

Experience something new. Buy more art or start a collection. Bring someone new with you to First Fridays. Visit an Artist Talk. Make it an evening. Introduce art to a youngster. Laugh, love, learn, listen.

A Day Late ...

I posted this last minute bulletin a day late. So DON'T go tonight, but DO support Richmond Artist and First Friday. I am sure Christina would be glad to take your donations if you want to help these two Richmond artists in need. Contact her via curatedculture@comcast.net.

This event is BYOB and potluck. Benefits go to two dedicated Richmond artists, Marian Hollowell and Theodora Merrey, who have breast cancer and no health insurance.

From the art6 blog

"Rattlemouth is an exhilarating quartet from Richmond, Virginia ... their music is lush, intricate, exotic, and irresistibly danceable, featuring original compositions and arrangements of music from around the world. Rattlemouth has advanced to become Richmond’s pre-eminent eclectic and world music based ensemble”

6:30 pm - Doors open and potluck begins
7:30 pm - Rattlemouth performs

Art 6
6 East Broad St.
Richmond, VA
$10 at the door

The ATR Weekend Calendar (Early Edition)

Thursday Jul 23rd

All Day

• Virginia Historical Society - Free Admission - 428 N. Boulevard
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St
• Art Exhibits - Main Library 2nd & Franklin
  
• 10am – 11:30am "Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery” Daily Walking Tours - Valentine Richmond History Center,
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 12pm – 1pm Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks - VA History Museum 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia
• 4pm – 5pm Young Writer's Club - Main Library 2nd & Franklin
• 6pm – 8pm B2B Band Acoustic Duo - Meadow Park - Meadow and Park Streets,
• 6pm – 8pm The Susan Greenbaum Band - Short Pump Town Center, July 23, from 6-8
• 6pm – 8pm Flowers After Five @ Lewis Ginter - 1800 Lakeside Ave.,
• 7pm – 12am Thursdays in Old Towne - Old Towne Civic Center, 136 River Street, Petersburg, VA
• 8pm – 11:30pm Doors Wide Open @ Sol Cafe - Aurora, 401 E. Grace St.,
• 9:30pm – 12am Sirsy at Poe's Pub - 2706 E Main Street,
  

Friday July 24th

All Day

• Virginia Historical Society - Free Admission - 428 N. Boulevard
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St
• Art Exhibits - Main Library 2nd & Franklin
  
• 10am – 11:30am "Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery” Daily Walking Tours - Valentine Richmond History Center,
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 11am – 1pm SPARC "Once On This Island Jr." - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park - Ha Penny Stage
• 6:30pm – 9:30pm Whiskey Rebellion @ The National - 708 E. Broad St.,
• 6:30pm – 10pm Fridays At Sunset - Kanawa Plaza
• 7:30pm – 9:30pm Guitar and Other Strings Series: Quatro na Bossa @ VCU - 922 Park Ave.,
• 8pm – 10pm An Evening with Steve Bassett @ Ashland Coffee & Tea - 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, VA 23005
• 8:30pm – 10:30pm City Dance Theatre - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park
• 8:30pm – 11pm 2009 Movie Night in the Park - Fonticello
• 8:30pm – 11pm Scoot-In Movie Night! - 217 W 7th Street

Saturday July 25th

All Day

• Virginia Historical Society - Free Admission - 428 N. Boulevard
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St
  
• 9:30am – 12pm Frogs' Eye Tour - James River Park Headquarters
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 1pm – 9pm Words and Music Festival - Dogwood Dell - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park
• 2pm – 4pm Canal Boats and Cobblestones - 10th and E Cary St
• 2pm – 5pm Tubing on the James - Wetlands
• 8pm – 11pm Symphonic Pink Floyd - The Machine with a 40-piece Symphony @ The National - 708 E. Broad St.,

Sunday July 26th

All Day

• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St
  
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 1pm – 3pm 2009 Summer Reenactment Series - St John's Episcopal Church
• 7pm – 9pm God’s Image - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park

Words and Music Festival - All Day July 25th

Dogwood Dell - Byrd Park
1:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Free

Parks and Rec - Cultural Arts Division presents an all day festival in featuring storytelling, music, crafts and Dancing on Saturday @ from 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm. There will be crafts, face painting and story teling for the kids and music for the whole family all day long. So get off you duff, grab the kids and get down to the Dell, Fun will be had by all.

• 1:00 Crafts, face painting, etc.
• 2:00 All-Community Band
• 3:00 Story telling
• 3:30 Brass Quintet
• 4:30 European Wind Ensemble
• 5:30 Story telling
• 6:00 Original Dixieland Strutters
• 6:30 Richmond Concert Band
• 7:30 Story telling
• 8:00 Original Dixieland Strutters
• 8:30 Prime Time Swing -- dancing under the stars!

Breast Cancer Benefit @ Art 6

Read the whole story below. This is about the community showing it's heart. If you can help in any way, please do.

From Christina Newton, Director of Curated Culture:

Dear Friends,

I hope you'll join me on Saturday, August 1st for a special evening. It would actually mean the world to me. In an effort to help two amazing women with their battle with breast cancer, I'm organizing a fundraiser on their behalf and I really hope you can make it. I've known Theodora Anne Merry and Marian Hollowell for years, and admire them tremendously, as well as their art and their work in the community. These women have made an indelible impact on Richmond, not only as visual and performing artists, but through their efforts to create and sustain our creative community. From Theodora's leadership ofNeighborhood School of the Arts to helping to create the InLight Richmond project, to Marian's work in founding Urban Artists Underground, Artspace and art6 galleries, I'd be surprised if you haven't reaped the benefits of their love and labor at some point.

But with no insurance - as many of us in the arts and cultural community suffer - and increasing bills, they can now use our help more than ever in dealing with mounting bills and the inability to work during this time. All you have to do to help is grab a 10 spot and fix a favorite dish!

Festivities will take place Saturday, August 1, 2009 at art6 Gallery and feature live music by Rattlemouth, whose grooves will get everyone to the dance floor! We'll also have poetry readings of Theodora's and Marian's works, a delicious potluck, and a cash bar.

Christina

*Please put name of dish and list of ingredients on your potluck dish.

Tits Up! Breast Cancer Benefit

for Theodora Anne Merry & Marian Hollowell
Saturday, August 1, 2009
6:30pm - doors open and potluck begins
7:30pm-9:30pm - Rattlemouth performs
art6 Gallery
6 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Suggested minimum donation $10, although we'll be excited to accept more.
Donations can also be made in honor of a specific lovely lady if you wish.

Our sincerest thanks to our event sponsors: art6 Gallery and Rattlemouth
http://www.art6.org/
http://www.myspace.com/rattlemouth

ATR Weekend Calendar 07/17/2009

Friday July 17th

• Virginia Historical Society - Free Admission - 428 N. Boulevard
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St Richmond VA
• Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition: Small Works 2009 @ 1212 Gallery - 12 East 12th Street,
• 10am – 11:30am "Highlights of Hollywood Cemetery” Daily Walking Tours - Valentine Richmond History Center,
  
• 11am – 12:30pm Safety House – Fire Safety 11 am - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park - Ha Penny Stage
• 5pm – 8pm After Work Brews & Blues with Mo Debree @ Capital Ale House - 623 E. Main St.,
• 6:30pm – 10pm Fridays At Sunset - Kanawa Plaza
  
  *** ATR Pick ***
• 6:30pm – 10:30pm Gills and Wings / Crucial Elements / Moruza @
  The National - 708 E. Broad St.
  *** ATR Pick ***
  
• 7:30pm – 9:30pm Guitar and Other Strings Series: Stephen Bennett @ VCU - 922 Park Ave.,
• 8pm – 12am NOBS Brass Band w/ Hot Lava @ The Camel - 1621 W. Broad St.,
• 8:30pm – 10:30pm Latin Ballet - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park
• 8:30pm – 11pm 2009 Movie Night in the Park - Bellmeade Community Center
• 9:30pm – 12am The Recliners @ Tobacco Company - 1201 E. Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia
• 11pm – 12am Richmond Rocky Horror Week: The Midnight Show - Movieland at Boulevard Square, 1301 N. Boulevard,
  

Saturday July 18th

• Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition: Small Works 2009 @ 1212 Gallery - 12 East 12th Street,
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St Richmond VA
• Free Family Day - Open House - VA History Museum 428 North Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia
  
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 11am – 12:30pm Victorian High Tech @ Maymont - Maymont Nature Center, 2201 Shields Lake Drive,
• 11am – 12:30pm Victorian High Tech @ Maymont - Maymont Nature Center, 2201 Shields Lake Drive,
• 12pm – 2pm SEGWAY TOUR - Starting point will be determined by Segway of Richmond.
• 2pm – 5pm Tubing on the James - Wetlands
  
  *** ATR Pick ***
• 8pm – 10:30pm Page Wilson and Reckless Abandon -
  Dogwood Dell - Maymont
  *** ATR Pick ***
  
• 8pm – 12am Southern Culture on the Skids ? The Dregs ? Hamburger James @ Plaza Bowl - 521 East Southside Plaza,

Sunday July 19th

• Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition: Small Works 2009 @ 1212 Gallery - 12 East 12th Street
• Virginia Historical Society - Free Admission - 428 N. Boulevard
• River District Canal Cruises - Canal Turning Basin 14th and Dock St Richmond VA
  
• 10am – 4pm RO White Water Rafting - James River Park
• 11am – 1pm John Smith Trail Guided Kayaking - Huguenot Flat Water
  
  *** ATR Pick ***
• 12pm – 4pm Sunday in the Park @ Forest Hill Park -
  42nd St. & New Kent Ave.,
  *** ATR Pick ***
  
• 1pm – 3pm 2009 Summer Reenactment Series - St John's Episcopal Church
• 2pm – 4pm The Museum District Walking Tour - the Pauley Center, directly behind the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmnd, VA
• 4pm – 5:30pm YAV’s Red Hawk – "Stories of My People" - Storytelling 4 pm - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park - Ha Penny Stage
• 6pm – 8pm Music in the Park @ Forest Hill Park - 42nd St. & New Kent Ave.,
• 7pm – 9pm James Gates Group - Dogwood Dell - Maymont Park
  

Exhibition Opening and Performance @ 1708 Gallery

THE OBSERVATION ROOM
by the Bridge Club

EXHIBITION OPENING AND PERFORMANCE:

FRIDAY, July 17, 2009, 6-9 pm
The Observation Room, an installation, performance, and video work by The Bridge Club collaborative will open with a one night performance not to be missed. The exhibition will be on view at 1708 Gallery from July 17 through August 15, 2009.

The Observation Room incorporates a Victorian notion that our identities can be contained by our possessions and surroundings, and that our stories can be told by what we leave behind. ...

The Bridge Club is a collaborative art and performance group consisting of artists Emily Ward Bivens, Christine Owen, Annie Strader, and Julie Wills. For further information, visit The Bridge Club's website at http://www.thebridgeclub.net/.

http://www.1708gallery.org/
info@1708gallery.org

New Yoga Studio/Gallery in Jackson Ward.

A new hybrid business is opening in Jackson Ward. Like Water as the sign indicates will celebrate yoga, art and life.

Briana Roane will teach yoga, pilates and fitness classes Monday through Saturday. Each class is priced $5.00. There will be 30 minute meditation sessions each Wednesday at 10:00 AM on a donation bases.

Jason Roane will use the front space as his art studio and offer weekly drawing classes on each 1st Saturday for $15.

There is an open house this Friday from 7 - 9 PM. If you live, work or are just passing through downtown, you can find their studio at 312 Brook Road, just left of the triangle at Adams and Broad. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.

Like Water
312 Brook Rd.
Richmond, VA 23220
804-477-6271
Website: http://likewaterva.com/
Jason's Blog: http://jasonsartworks.blogspot.com/