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
  

Eastside Spotlight: The Big Blue Butterfly

This excellent piece of yard art can be found on the east side of Laburnum Road just north of the Henrico County border. There are actually two butterfly sculptures, Big Blue and Little Blue. While this little stretch of Laburnum Road is not in the city proper it is so cool that I am claiming it as Richmond. Henrico can have all the boring parts of the county, but if it is cool, it belongs to Richmond. I found several other cool places nearby which I will also claim as Richmond in the near future.