RVANews-entertainment archive
November 8, 2008
this week in Carver & Jackson Ward
No Bs Brass Band, Antlers, Lemuria, Gordon Gano’s Army, Friendly Fire; Lucent Phoenix Community Library open meeting; Tuesday Verses; Bend Your Ear; MORE…
November 7, 2008
First Friday tonight, check out Metro Market
First Friday is tonight! Check out the myriad openings and the enthusiastic throng and along the way stop by the Metro Market at Metro Space @ 119 West Broad Street. More from Team 8:
This market will feature many local artists and vendors and take place in the heart of First Friday on November 7th, 2008. We’ll be there at 119 West Broad Street (across the street from Comfort Restaurant and Theater IV) Richmond, Virginia 23220-4214. So come and see us in time for the holidays. Proceeds will help benefit True Love Press, a local community screen printing shop being set up in conjunction with the gallery.
November 2, 2008
Lucent Phoenix Community Library seeking volunteers
The Lucent Phoenix Community Library in Jackson Ward will be holding an open meeting on Tuesday November 11th from 3-6PM for anyone who is interested in volunteering with the community library and picking up some open hours. Even if you’re not sure if you can dedicate anytime to open hours, come and check out the space and say hello. [via]
November 1, 2008
happening this week in Carver and Jackson Ward…
African American Book Fair; Election Day Blowout Show; Tuesday Verses; First Friday Artwalk; No Bs Brass Band, Antlers, Lemuria, Gordon Gano’s Army, Friendly Fire; MORE…
November 1, 2008
Race Man: The Rise and Fall of the Fighting Editor John Mitchell Jr.
Ann Field Alexander’s Race Man: The Rise and Fall of the Fighting Editor John Mitchell Jr. (available from the University of Virginia Press) is a fascinating look at Richmond and especially Jackson Ward and the African-American experience at the turn of the last century as seen through the perspective of Richmond Planet publisher John Mitchell, Jr.:
Best known for his crusade against lynching in the 1880s, Mitchell was also involved in a number of civil rights crusades that seem more contemporary to the 1950s and 1960s than the turn of that century. He led a boycott against segregated streetcars in 1904 and fought residential segregation in Richmond in 1911. His political career included eight years on the Richmond city council, which ended with disenfranchisement in 1896.
November 1, 2008
African American Book Fair @ Black History Museum
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is hosting an African American Book Fair today from 11Am-4PM. Festival is free with museum admission. Contact Patricia Jordan at 804-319-9763 or africanamericanbookfair@yahoo.com to find out more.
October 28, 2008
community harvest festival @ the Seigel Center
Come on out for the 3rd Annual Community Harvest Festival @ the Seigel Center on October 31, 2008, from 6-8PM. Free admission, face painting, henna tattoos by Zarina and friends, crafts, story time, Rosie the Clown, games, moon bounce, Richmond Kickers Inflatable Soccer Kick, Chaolin Dragons Kung-fu, VCU Girls Volleyball, refreshments, ice cream, CANDY, & MORE…
October 25, 2008
this week’s CJWN calendar
Mingus Awareness Project 2008; Ghastly City Sleep, Brontosaurus, Johnathan Vassar, Caves Caverns; Tuesday Verses; RRHA Master Planning Meetings for the Revitalization of North Jackson Ward; Annual Harvest Festival; Halloween Party; African American Book Fair; MORE…
October 20, 2008
Obama @ Richmond Coliseum on Wednesday
This Wednesday, October 22nd, Barack Obama will hold a campaign rally at the Richmond Coliseum. Doors open at 10AM. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however, an RSVP is strongly encouraged. For security reasons, do not bring bags and please limit personal items. No signs or banners permitted.
