February 8, 2010
Romances beyond the grave at Shockoe Hill Cemetery
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.
February 7, 2010
Put Carver/Jackson Ward on the Map
Wikimapia is a mapping tool that allows you to add new locations and comments to existing locations in your neighborhood or anywhere in the world. There are many new businesses, galleries and restaurants in Carver, Jackson Ward, and all over Richmond that are waiting to be added.
February 5, 2010
Some venues to open for First Fridays
Due to inclement weather, a majority of First Fridays participating venues will be closed this evening, Friday, February 5, although a select group will be open for regular operating hours.
February 4, 2010
First Friday and the call for more snow?
Tomorrow’s First Friday is running right up against a call for yet more winter weather. It could be a beautiful urban winter experience, with people out and about & the street lights and storefronts reflecting on the falling snow…
February 4, 2010
North American Handmade Bicycle Show comes to Richmond in February
We mentioned this a little while back but it’s worth a reminder as we get closer:
The 2010 North American Handmade Bicycle Show will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virgina, February 26-28. We’re expecting a great showing from the handmade community for our first show on the East Coast! Exhibitor registration is off to a great start, with builders like Crumpton, Richard Sachs, Vanilla, and Independent Fabrications already committed.
February 1, 2010
Take Our Stand: the African American Military Experience in the Age of Jim Crow
The American Civil War Center has info on Take Our Stand: the African American Military Experience in the Age of Jim Crow:
Take Our Stand: the African American Military Experience in the Age of Jim Crow is a new exhibit from the American Civil War Center that chronicles the Black military experience from the Spanish-American War to the desegregation of the U.S. military in 1948.
Take Our Stand features rare historic images and documents reproduced from the Center’s John H. Motley Collection, an interactive lesson plan for students, and feedback panels where visitors can record their reactions. Location: Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia from Feb. 5-May 29. Take Our Stand was funded in part by a grant from The Community Foundation.
February 1, 2010
Theater IV presents The Song of Mulan
When Mulan learns that her ailing father is drafted into Khan’s army, she protects him by serving in his place.
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January 31, 2010
Advanced tickets for Maymont Flower & Garden Show
The new Richmond Landscape Design Examiner has welcome word on the Maymont Flower & Garden Show:
Mark your calendars: spring will arrive on February 18 at the Richmond Convention Center and advanced tickets are on sale now. No matter what the weather is outside, you can expect a visit to the Maymont Flower & Garden Show to be the first harbinger of spring.
January 26, 2010
Keep up to date with CACIL’s Carver Community
Live in Carver? Check out the Carver Community blog as another source of local info & plan on coming out for the next CACIL meeting:
The Carver Area Civic Improvement League (CACIL) was founded in the 1950s and continues to work in preserving a healthy and vibrant community. Through CACIL, neighbors work together to address issues such as housing, public improvements, land use, litter control and planning the neighborhood’s future. Citizen involvement is critical to the success of Carver’s development.
January 26, 2010
A new lifeline for the Hippodrome
City Council has approved $600,000 towards the
The decision sets the stage for a developer to convert the Hippodrome Theater and adjoining Taylor Mansion into a live-music and entertainment venue that would open next year one block from the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The project, known as The Hipp, also would include a restaurant, retail space and 31 apartments.