Tuesday Verses; First Friday Artwalk; Heirlooms by J. W. Robinson Horne; inlight Richmond; Black Dolphin Dive Club meeting; MORE…

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Art6, Gallery5, Transmission, Quirk, AND MORE… First Fridays Artwalk is brought to you by Curated Culture and sponsored by the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond.

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Bend Your Ear; Planning Commission meeting on June 2008 Draft Downtown Master Plan; Tuesday Verses; Gilpin Jackson Center Yard Sale; MORE…

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The new Urban Views Weekly has a profile of TeaCo on Broad Street:

In a fast-paced age where the coffee shop rules, TeaCo has carved out its own niche centered around health and community. The trio from D.C. strives to foster a “home away from home” atmosphere, and to invest in the community that patronizes them. The same family-like character found in barbershops and hair salons can be found at Tea-Co. “I love walking into the room and everyone speaking to you. It’s like stepping into your living room,” says Maya Corneille, a regular patron.

Writing for Richmond.com, Ginger Warder visited Carver’s little superstar and calls it “quaint and tasty”. The RTD’s Dana Craig recently visited The Black Sheep and comes away raving:

… The Black Sheep successfully caters to the varied needs of its eclectic neighborhood. Students sick of fast food can stop in for takeout cooked with care. Locals (or those from all over the city) can indulge in a leisurely meal of soul-warming favorites dressed up with innovative accents. [...] Roberts and Hess have created an eatery that combines quantity and quality, down-home and dynamic and, based on its funky knickknack décor, eclectic with inviting. I’ve never loved leftovers so much.

A birthday celebration is set at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site’s visitor center for tomorrow, and tours will be given for the rest of the evening. A commemorative program will begin at 1:30PM at Sharon Baptist Church. The program will feature presentations on the St. Luke Hall and on Mrs. Walker’s life and works as Right Worthy Grand Secretary of the Independent Order of St. Luke. In related news, historians have announced findings that Maggie L. Walker National was born in 1864, not 1867 as had been thought.

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And ANOTHER rave review for Black Sheep, this time from RVA food blog i wish i could cook:

After dinner on Friday, I’m sold. This place is the best. Homemade deviled eggs, homemade bread and butter pickled veggies, homemade gumbo, homemade blah blah blah. Everything tastes like your mom just made it.

Thanks to Art6 for the reminder: First Friday will be on THURSDAY this time around…

Don’t miss the big summer celebration, but it you come Friday night you’ll find art6 and all the other galleries dark and quiet! The regular festivities will be held, regular hours, but on Thursday July 3rd!

On Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 6PM, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will feature Dr. John Kneebone, who will lecture on the topic “An Aquatic Branch of the Underground Railroad: The James River and the Keziah Affair of 1858″.

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River City Food and Wine has some good words to say about Black Sheep:

“Once word gets out about the great food and the great prices, lines should start forming.”

Stephen Vitiello performs at Transmission Sunday; CACIL meeting; Tuesday Verses; MORE…

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Gallery5 will be hosting 1st Annual 80s Prom: A Totally Radical Benefit for Planned Parenthood tomorrow night:

It’s time to rock the casbah at the 1st Annual 80s Prom: A Totally Radical Benefit for Planned Parenthood. Walk like an egyptian, get into my car, whatever it takes! We’ll be dancing in the dark with other totally far out dudes and dudettes to raise $ for the critical work Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia does. Girls (and guys) just wanna have fun, so grab your friends, your main squeeze, and come have the time of your life!

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