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

Virginia Arts & Letters LIVE

Virginia Arts & Letters LIVE is coming to the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen on Friday, October 15, at 7:00pm. Virginia actors read short stories by Virginia writers, accompanied by Virginia musicians. The acclaimed Pat Carroll returns to host the 2010 Show.

New this year: Support The READ Center by attending their pre-show reception and purchasing your VALL tickets through them. The READ Center Board of Directors invites you to a Cocktail and Hors d'ouevres Reception at 6:00pm in the Gumenick Art Gallery. The reception plus VALL tickets are $50. (Checks should be made payable to The READ Center or pay online.) $30 supports the READ Center Student Curriculum Fund and is tax deductible. $20 covers admission to Virginia Arts & Letters LIVE. The reception will highlight stories of personal enrichment and positive change in our community resulting from the Center's adult literacy programs.

You may also purchase tickets directly from the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 261-ARTS (2787). More information at James River Writers.


Friday, October 15, 2010 7:00pm

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
2880 Mountain Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060

261-ARTS (2787)

Virginia Arts & Letters LIVE is just one of many events that comprise the Library of Virginia's NEW week-long Literary Festival in October.

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.

Family Peace Festival - Today!

Sunday, September 19, 2010
11 am to 5 pm
Mary Munford Elementary School,

Richmond, Virginia


It's free! It's fun! It's family!
The Peace Festival is for you and your children and friends: our community. Come and enjoy a world with no borders—just curiosity and mutual respect. And ...

Entertainment by LATIN BALLET OF VIRGINIA, HOTEL X, CHIEF RED HAWK, EZIBU MUNTU AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY, BreadWinnaz Peace Rappers, Chinese Dancers!

(Check our PROGRAM page for schedule.)

• Cooperative games
• Arts & crafts, and community exhibitors
• New this year! Art Contest: What does peace look like? 139 entries received! Awards will be given at the Festival
• Arts and Crafts tent for children's creativity
• Diverse exhibits by cultural, religious, educational and advocacy groups
• And—yummy food! Chef Khan, La Milpa Mexican Restaurant, Back to Earth Foods, Ice Cream Connections, Balkan Bakery Cafe

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

Gabrie Prosser and the Slave Revolt of 1800

A lesser known part of Richmond history is the story of a slave known as Gabriel Proeser. Gabriel as he is now referred to, planned and led a slave revolt known as Gabriel's Rebellion in August of 1800. A combination of bad luck and bad weather led to his downfall and he and his cohorts were later executed. The city plans to commemorate this sad chapter in Richmond's history as part of the centennial celebration of Joseph Bryan Park. See the press release below for details. For those that are interested, there is a tiny park dedicated to his memory just north of I64 on Lakeside Ave, called Springs Park. It's a peaceful little place, except for the road noise, where you can contemplate nature, history and man's inhumanity to man. For more on this park, visit Spring Park Historical Site.

It's a little hard to find this place, but the map below might help. Going north on Hermatige, it is just past the I95 interchange, immediately to your right behind a Bank of America.

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From the City of Richmond:

Richmond, VA – In honor of the Joseph Bryan Park 100th anniversary, the Friends of Bryan Park has commissioned local playwright and founder of Richmond’s African-American Repertory Theater Derome Scott-Smith to write and produce an historical reenactment about Gabriel, the slave whose life and death are forever entwined with the park’s history. The play, a one-man show, will be performed for free in the park on Friday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. and on October 1, 8, and 15, at 6:30 p.m. Local actor, Timothy L. Harris, who is an imposing 6 feet 6 inches tall, will portray Gabriel.

Gabriel planned a slave uprising in1800, now known as Gabriel’s Rebellion, which was probably the largest conceived in the history of the South. During that summer, the insurrection's leaders met at Young's Spring, beside the creek that runs through Bryan Park. Saturday, Aug. 30, of that year was the night chosen for the uprising, but in a twist of fate, the plans were foiled by a rainstorm that caused flash flooding. The delay ultimately led to the capture and execution of 26 slaves, including Gabriel and his brother.

In the monologue, Harris will portray Gabriel while he was imprisoned awaiting his execution, speculating on his desire for the freedom of all men, his indignation at the injustice of slavery, the planning of his bold rebellion, and his thoughts while facing his own death.

The performances will take place outdoors beside the tennis courts near Picnic Shelter #1. Those planning to attend should bring a blanket or chair for seating. Signs will be
posted to direct visitors to the parking area and performance site. In case of inclement weather, performances will be postponed.

The Friends of Bryan Park is a non-profit resident group founded in 1994 to protect and improve the park. The group works closely with Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities and has organized the park’s centennial celebration, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 25, from noon to 6 p.m. For more information, call 804-646-5733.

The View Down Floyd From Monroe Park*

I'm republishing old posts as I see fit or come across them. This photo was just a matter of being there at the right time. The rest is digital magic which I scarcesly comprehend. I hope you like it.



First published March 2008.

Volunteer for the Richmond Folk Festival

From Venture Richmond


We Need You!

They say "it takes a village" and where the Richmond Folk Festival is concerned, it's a huge village! It takes nearly 1,200 volunteers to make the free weekend of eventshappen for the hundreds of thousands who gather to enjoy the incredible line-up of music, dance and culture from across America.

But we haven't filled all of our positions yet. Volunteering for a single four-hour shift (or more!) offers a fun and stimulating way to support the Festival- and you'll get a great looking t-shirt and the best parking spot, too - all while enjoying the best music in Richmond that weekend.

To find out how you can volunteer, click here!

The Third Richmond Folk Festival,
October 8-10, 2010

James River News Hub

Phil Riggans of "Richmond on the James" has set up a new blog to aggregate any and all news regarding the James River. It is a great resource for anyone interesting in the James River and care about its future. Read and contribute your own material and find out what's going on the our most precious natural resource.

James River News Hub

Today's JRN Story:

Volunteer Day: Help restore the Pump House


Help HandsOn Greater Richmond and The Friends of James River Park are sponsoring a voluteer day to help restore a section of the James River Canal and return the ballroom in the old Pump House to its glory days as a venue for social events.

See James River News for details.

For more on the Pumphouse check this out.

Richmond's Secret Castle

From

Amazing Performers Coming to Richmond Folk Festival

From Venture Richmond e-news

Over the years the Richmond Folk Festival has become one of Richmond's most
beloved events, and each year we wonder how we can top the superb performances
and the overall experience from the year before. It's an ongoing and welcome
challenge for us, for the sponsors who pay to keep the Festival FREE, and for
the thousands of community members
who make the Richmond Folk Festival
happen.

But we think we've met the challenge again! This year, as the
line-up is being unveiled with a completely unique list of talent coming to the
festival for 2010, we are once again "wowed" at what you, our festival fans,
will experience.

Check out the amazing list of performers we've
announced (with more to come!) who will grace the seven stages of this year's
Richmond Folk Festival. Stay tuned as we prepare to unveil more very soon!

2010
Performer Pictures, Bios & Sound Clips

About Richmond Folk Festival

The Third Richmond Folk Festival,
October 8-10, 2010

Last year 160,000 people people came down to downtown Richmond's riverfront to celebrate the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance traditional crafts, storytelling and food. This year will offer the same overwhelming excellence you enjoyed last year, with a whole new list of performers, artists and exhibitors.

Richmond Folk Festival
200 South 3rd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219

Virginia Waterways Cleanup Starts This Weekend

A big river and coastal cleanup has snuck up on us. It begins TOMORROW and continues on Saturdays throughout September and October. Read below for details. Participating is run, rewarding and a chance to meet some like minded people who love being outdoors and being part of the solution.

Via: Friends of the James River Park

To all Virginia's water lovers,

The Virginia Waterways Cleanup (part of the International Coastal
Cleanup) is the perfect way to help our environment by donating a few hours of
your time - please volunteer and help out at a cleanup event near you. A full
list of events can be found on the web site: www.signuptocleanup.org This site,
run by the Ocean Conservancy, shows cleanup events that are open to the public
all over the world!

Cleanup events will be held throughout September and October - mostly on Saturdays.

Here is a partial listing of September events:

• Saturday, September 11
  Douthat State Park (Bath County, VA)
  Claytor Lake State Park (Pulaski County, VA) Shenandoah River near Luray
  (Page County, VA)
  
• Sunday, September 12
  Gillies Creek Park in Richmond, VA
  Lynnhaven River in VA Beach
  
• Saturday, September 18
  Ft. Monroe in Hampton, VA
  Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Chincoteague Island, VA
  Deltaville in Middlesex County James River State
  Park in Nelson & Buckingham Counties False Cape State Park in VA Beach
  
• Sunday, September 19
  Shenandoah River State Park (Warren County, VA)
  Cowpasture River in Bath County
  Sailor's Creek Battlefield Historical State Park in Amelia County
  (near Farmville, VA)
  Shenandoah River, South Fork
  (Page County)
  
• Saturday, September 25
  Daingerfield Island Park on the Potomac River
  (just north of Old Town Alexandria, VA)
  Richmond, VA:
  1. Belle Isle in the James River Park
  2. Osborne Landing in the James River Park
  3. Ancarrows Landing in the James River Park
  
• Arlington VA: Four Mile Run in Barcroft Park Rivanna River in Albemarle
  & Fluvanna Counties
  York River State Park in James City County
  Swift Creek Lade in Chesterfield, VA
  Belle Isle State Park in Lancaster County Harrisonburg, VA
  (Rockingham/Augusta County)
  Chicks' Beach Landing in VA Beach
  Jonesville in Lee County Bristol, VA in Washington
  County
  
  

For details, including time and directions, see www.signuptocleanup.org

About Last Year's
Virginia Waterways Cleanup The 2009 Virginia
Waterways Cleanup/ International Coastal Cleanup in Virginia had a 5,641 volunteers. They picked up 169,517 pounds of litter, and collected very valuable data too! In all, 279 miles of shorelines and beaches were cleaned from Virginia's mountains to the Chesapeake Bay beaches.

Part of Something Bigger
The annual Virginia Waterways Cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, which is the world's largest volunteer effort to collect data on litter and trash in the aquatic environment! ICC events are held on the coasts, AND inland, since inland litter often ends up in our oceans. Volunteers not only make our waterways safer and cleaner, but they also collect valuable data that are critical as we strive to reduce the amount of litter and debris in our water.


Please help spread the word about this wonderful stewardship event by forwarding this email to your friends, family, and co-workers. If your county or town doesn't have a cleanup event planned, please signup as a Site Captain, and be a leader in helping your local waterways! Call CVW at 434-395-2602 to learn more.

• To signup for a cleanup this fall, visit http://www.signuptocleanup.org/
  
  Thank you so much for your interest and concern for the beautiful rivers
  of Virginia.
  
  Sincerely,
  The staff and board of Clean Virginia Waterways
  
  P.S. It is not too late to signup as a Site Captain -- any
  school, business, church, youth groups or civic organization can sponsor and
  organize a local cleanup. Contact CVW for details.
  
  

Cool Things You Can Only Do In Richmond

1. James River Park System
2. Tredegar Civil War Center
3. Shockoe Bottom
4. St. John's Church (Give me liberty, or give me death!)
5. The Byrd Theatre
6. Carytown
7. Maymont
8. The Carillon
9. Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
10. Dogwood Dell
11. Brown's Island
12. The Canal Walk
13. The Fan
14. The Valentine History Center
15. The Museum of the Confederacy
16. Monument Avenue
17. The Capitol
18. The Library of Virginia
19. Richmond Hill
20. Church Hill
21. Virginia Holocaust Museum
22. Virginia Historical Society
23. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
24. Science Museum of Virginia
25. The Poe Museum
26. The Maggie L Walker House
27. The Nickel Bridge (25 cents please)
28. Riverside Drive
29. Forest Hill Park
30. The Flood Wall

Glaring omission: Hollywood Cemetery

*First published in February 2008.

Tonight! First Fridays Art Walk! Up and Down Broad

First Fridays Art Walk: Tonight! March 5 February's unprecedented winter weather wrecked havoc on our monthly Art Walk plans, so March's arrival is even more anticipated than usual. And believe us, we've got an evening in store that will be the perfect prescription for the house-bound blues! First Fridays Art Walk celebrates Downtown and its almost 40 diverse creative businesses, restaurants & accommodations located between Belvidere and 4th Streets, along Historic Broad Street and in Historic Monroe and Jackson Wards. This self-guided walking tour of Historic Downtown finds participating venues open generally between 6-10pm with restaurants opening earlier. For complete details, check out our Website For the latest news, check out our Blog What's Hot This Month? FIRST FRIDAYS EAST! On March 5, April 2, and May 7, 2010, from 5-8 pm... "First Fridays East" is our new spring project that showcases the best in arts and culture at four of Downtown's most awe-inspiring locations, and we're very excited by this new partnership and encourage you to join us Friday night, March 5 as we "head east"! All events are free and open to the public. Click on venue links below for more info. Check out the First Fridays Guide & read more about First Fridays East at Richmond.com Free Parking is available between 5:30-8pm at the Library of Virginia underground parking garage and at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parking Garage at the corner of 8th and Grace Streets. Visitors to St. Paul's parking deck can enter anytime between 5:30-8:30 and can exit anytime that evening. Downtown also offers ample street parking and many paid honor parking lots. Events Scheduled for First Fridays, March 5: Library of Virginia | Corner of 8th & Broad | 5-8pm Artist Demonstrations and Live Music Food and Wine tastings featuring the international award winning Barboursville Winery. Exhibition: The Land We Live In, The Land We Left: Virginia's People explores the lives of immigrants from a variety of homelands who settled in every part of the state. Library of Virginia St. Paul's Episcopal Church | Corner of 8th & Grace | 5-8pm Annual Lenten Lunch Silent Art Auction featuring artwork, handcrafts, books, prints, photography, jewelry, and more (proceeds support charity) Lenten Lunch desserts & coffee reception and tours of the historic church, including Tiffany windows. St. Paul's Episcopal Church UR Downtown | Corner of 7th & Broad | 5-8pm Artwork inspired by Surface Tension: Pattern, Texture and Rhythm in Art from the Collection (organized by University of Richmond Museums) Live bluegrass and roots music from Shake & Howdy (UR professor Dr. Barry Lawson and bandmate Dave Kuo) University of Richmond Downtown Richmond CenterStage | Corner of 7th & Grace | 5-8pm Free performance of Richmond Shakespeare's Othello at the Gottwald Playhouse (co-produced by African-American Repertory Theatre). THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT! Richmond CenterStage First Fridays Has Something for Everyone! Whether you're seeking the latest contemporary art or tribal imports, fine cuisine or home cooking, jewelry or home decor, walking home or having a weekend getaway in RVA; Richmond's most popular arts & cultural program is a cultural experience promising something for every taste and pocketbook. For details on all participating venues, please visit: our website Here's just a sample of the great events happening this month... Stayin' Alive fundraiser - art6 - 6 E. Broad Metro Market- Metro Space Gallery - 119 W. Broad 3-Course Menu only $20 (5-6:30pm) - Bistro 27 - 27 W. Broad Suzanna Fields: Mixed Media - 9WG Studios - 9 W. Grace Take Our Stand - Black History Museum - 00 Clay Romantic Getaways - Linden Row Inn - 100 E. Franklin Youth Art Month & Writers: Wayne Dementi & Brooks Smith - Richmond Public Library - 101 E. Franklin 3 Bar Menu Appetizers for $20 - Lemaire - 101 W. Franklin SMBW, Manchester Design Collective, StocktonCLAY - Quirk - 311 W Broad St Save the Date! Shop Richmond Weekend March 19, 20, 21 Shop Downtown on Saturday, March 20 and enjoy diverse shopping, arts and entertainment, dining specials, theatre and live music, and more! Curated Culture is proud to support Shop RVA Weekend and invites you to meet the folks behind Shop RVA Weekend on Saturday, March 20 and learn more about how to support our local community! Artisan Alley-323 West Broad St Shop RVA works to promote and preserve the culture and uniqueness of the Greater Richmond area by encouraging all to heavily support locally owned businesses. On March 19th, 20th, and 21st of 2010, Shop RVA will launch Greater Richmond's First Annual Shop Richmond Weekend; a celebration of Greater Richmond's locally owned businesses. During this weekend, Shop RVA will encourage visitors and residents to exclusively support Greater Richmond based businesses. Good Causes in the Community Junior League of Richmond Hot Chocolate & Hot Jazz! Join the Junior League of Richmond this Friday, March 5 from 5:30-8:30pm at 343 West Broad St., which is next door to Quirk Gallery, and warm up with a cup of delicious hot chocolate while listening to the sounds of two of Richmond's hottest jazz artists Roger Carroll (saxophones) & Alan Parker (guitar)! It'll be delicious plus you'll be supporting the important work of the Junior League whose many community programs support families and children in need. Curated Culture is proud to support theis event by presenting the appearance of Roger Carroll and Alan Parker. Daily Planet Brunswick Stew Fundraiser While you're out at First Fridays, enjoy the delicious and wildly popular Brunswick Stew at Perly's while supporting the important work of the Daily Planet. Perly's Restaurant & Deli is located at 111 East Grace Street, near the corner of 1st & Grace. Dinner fundraiser will be served from 5:30-8:30pm. Tickets are: $15 single or $25 couple. For questions and tickets, email susan@dailyplanetva.org or call 804.783.2505 ext 241. Daily Planet's mission is to provide accessible, comprehensive, and integrated quality health services to those at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Keep in touch with Us! Curated Culture, Inc 804.304.1554 / curatedculture@comcast.net First Fridays Art Walk Learn the latest on our Blog Follow Us on Twitter! Become our Friend on Facebook! Join our mailing list! We Couldn't Do it Without Our Sponsors! First Fridays Art Walk 2009-2010 Season is made possible thanks to generous support of our Presenting Sponsor University of Richmond With additional support provided by Venture Richmond and CenterStage Media Sponsors: Style Weekly, Richmond.com, Community Idea Stations Website Design: MetroRMedia

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Shockoe Hill Cemetery - Romances Beyond the Grave

From Carver & Jackson Ward News:

Join the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery on Valentine’s Day from noon-3PM at the Keeper’s House in the Cemetery (4th Street and Hospital Street). Hear from Chris Semtner, Curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum and author of Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond; and Chief Justice John Marshall scholar Sylvia Evans, in this interactive celebration of timeless love.
...
Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.

Shockoe Hill Cemetery is located on Hospital Street between 2nd and 4th streets.

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March 2010 Downtown Events

It’s nice to know that Spring is right around the corner and that the downtown will start to heat up with the weather.

The following is just a sample of what we have to look forward to. See the full list from Venture Richmond here.

Friday, March 5 - Monday, March 8

CAA Championship Fan Fest

Festival Park (adjacent to the Richmond Coliseum), Free admission to the Fan Fest, varying ticket fees to the tournament

Stop by this year's new FanFest outside the Coliseum before and after your game to meet up with your friends (or meet new friends!), watch the games on large-screen tv's, listen to music (including CAA school pep bands), play a few games, shop for CAA merchandise and purchase snacks and beverages! For CAA details visit www.caasports.com.

Saturday, March 13

8^th Annual Shamrock the Block

18^th Street in Shockoe Bottom, Free admission, 12pm-6pm

Richmond's biggest St. Patrick's Day bash held every year in Shockoe Bottom! We bring out live bands, great food, crafts, fun for the kids and of course, green beverages! Join us again this year and hang out with 20,000 of your closest friends! For more information visit www.shamrocktheblock.com or call 804-304-6870.

Saturday, March 20

I Know Richmond: The Bus Tour

Meet at the Valentine Richmond History Center, 1015 E. Clay Street, $23, 1-4pm

An overview of the history of the city of Richmond, including Court End, the James River and the Fall Line, Church Hill, Jackson Ward, the Fan and Monument Avenue. Tour drives by St. John's Church, Hollywood Cemetery, Main Street Station, the Jefferson Hotel and the Museum and White House of the Confederacy. The group also will have the opportunity to tour the Capitol, walk Capitol Square and see the recently dedicated Civil Rights Memorial. Reservations Required by calling 804-649-0711 x301.

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