RVANews-entertainment archive
December 20, 2009
Upcoming Shows at The National
- Carbon Leaf Mon., Dec. 21 8:00 PM
- New Potato Caboose and Indecision Sat., Dec. 26 8:00 PM
- Dark Star Orchestra Tue., Dec. 29 7:00 PM
- Keller Williams Wed., Dec. 30 8:00 PM
- Hells Bells – AC/DC Experience Fri., Jan. 1 8:00 PM
- The Portland Organ Sat., Jan. 2 6:30 PM
- Gregg Allman Fri., Jan. 8 8:00 PM
April 14, 2009
Who is to blame for Eggleston collapse?
The RTD is digging into the pile of blame for the collapse of the Eggleston Hotel this past Saturday. The city lays the collapse on the owners’ for not taking action despite the urging of city official for years. The building’s owner, Neverett A. Eggleston Jr., sees it differently, saying that
the city shares the blame, along with financial institutions that he says make it hard for black-owned businesses to get financing for construction and renovation projects.
“The fault can be either way, either us or the city,” said Eggleston, whose father, Neverett A. Eggleston Sr., took over the hotel at the corner of Leigh and Second streets in the 1930s. “For me, and us as a race, just finding financing for anything is holy hell.”
March 23, 2009
Terry McAuliffe Meet & Greet tonight at the Black History Museum
All are invited to a meet&greet this evening with Democratic gubernatorial hopeful candidate Terry McAuliffe at the Black History Museum (00 Clay Street)(6:30-8:30PM). If you have any questions or to R.S.V.P. please contact Adrian Baker at 571-633-4833 or via email at adrian.baker@terrymcauliffe.com.
December 6, 2008
this week in Carver & Jackson Ward
25th Annual Christmas Parade; Black Dolphin Dive Club meeting; Black History Museum’s Annual Holiday Open House; Tuesday Verses; HJWA Christmas Celebration; MORE…
December 4, 2008
This Friday is First Friday…
This Friday is First Friday and that means new shows! Before or after the Grand Illumination head north and check out Jamie Boling and Bill Donovan at Transmission Gallery, Gallery5’s National Juried Contemporary Craft Competition Sleight of Hand, art6’s Art in a Box Members Invitational, the grand opening of the holiday art/craft market at the fawn shop, AND MORE…
December 4, 2008
Visit the fawn shop for local arts, crafts this holiday season
Shop local for the holiday season and support local artists @ the fawn shop (201 West Broad Street). Grand opening will be First Friday Dec.5
December 3, 2008
The Church Of Crystal Light at 3 months
Style Weekly turns their great lidless eye to Adams Street’s most garish music&art space, The Church Of Crystal Light:
Richmond has a long history of house shows, those venerable old homes rented to the young and music-savvy, who open their doors to traveling bands and the audiences who come to see them. These places are often passed down through generations of renters, and this is in fact how the Church of Crystal Light began.
November 29, 2008
25th Annual Richmond Christmas Parade is Dec.6
The 25th Annual Ukrop’s-Supervalu Richmond Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday December 6. The parade kicks off at 10AM at the Children’s Museum and move down Broad Street to 7th Street (2008 Christmas Parade route map).
November 29, 2008
this week in the area…
CACIL meeting; Tuesday Verses; 25th Annual Christmas Parade; Black History Museum’s Annual Holiday Open House; MORE…
November 27, 2008
the lost neighborhood of Navy Hill
The VCU Library’s Special Collection’s set of pages for Navy Hill is the only online resource that is readily available on this disappeared slice of Richmond:
If you are familiar with the history of Richmond, Virginia, you may be well acquainted with its historic neighborhoods, including Church Hill, Jackson Ward, and the Fan District. But are you familiar with Navy Hill? The Navy Hill section in the city of Richmond was located between 3rd and 10th Streets (within the boudaries of Jackson Ward) and ran just north of Leigh Street all the way to Shockoe Cemetery. Largely demolished in the 1960s, Navy Hill was once a vast and eclectic collection of houses, schools, businesses, and churches.
November 22, 2008
GET YOUR WAR ON! David Rees book signing and reading tonight @ Gallery5
David Rees of GET YOUR WAR ON fame will read at Gallery5 @7PM tonight. FREE.
“Not your traditional comic.”
That’s how most comic fans might describe the comic strip Get Your War On at first glance. But it’s funny – the kind of humor that makes you think. The strip combines some stereotypical clip art with some vitriolic talk grown out of years listening to rap music. The strips are political, definitely, and sometimes break the boundaries of what you’d expect from comics.
November 20, 2008
Slam Nahuatl: End the Hunger Live Poetry Slam Benefit
It all starts with small steps in our community…like coming out this Thursday to support the End Hunger Poetry Slam by Slam Nahuatl. Proceeds go to help feed a family that is in need of food. In addition, enjoy 13 of Nazareth, award winning poet who has traveled the world and featured on BET. @Gallery5 -Nov.20 – 7PM – $5