What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann
Come out to the VMFA this Friday for a free showing of the documentary What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann.
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Holiday schedule at the Byrd, It’s A Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve and Christmas
The Polar Express 1:00pm Saturday, December 18th Join Santa & Mrs. Claus for a special FREE one-day only screening of The Polar Express No Charge, Donations Accepted & Greatly Appreciated! Santa at the Byrd! December 18th Santa returns to the Byrd! Visit Santa from 10am till noon and from 1-3pm Bad Is Bad Sunday, December [...]
RVA Environmental Film Festival seeking volunteers
The 3rd Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival will be coming to the Byrd Theater on Saturday, February 12: Want the early scoop on films, speakers and entertainment? Volunteer! We’re seeking all interested Richmonders who want to help.
Learn how to make kombucha at Ellwood Thompson’s
For just $10, join local foodie Elli Sparks on Tuesday, November 30th from 6 – 7:30pm at Ellwood’s Cafe to learn how to make your own kombucha. Each attendee will recieve a scobi, or other known as the “mother,” to start your own batch at home!
Veterans’ Day at the Carillon
The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will host a Veterans’ Day ceremony on Thursday, November 11, at 4PM at the World War I Memorial Carillon building in Byrd Park. The program will feature a concert on the Carillon bells by carillonneur Lon Mitchell, presentation of colors by the Huguenot High School Color [...]
Finding Thalhimers, Makeout Creek at Chop Suey
Two good ones this week at Chop Suey: Wednesday, November 10th, 6 pm: Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt will read from and sign copies of her new book, Finding Thalhimers. Friday, November 12th, 6-8 pm: Opening reception for Makeout Creek, an exhibition of art that has appeared in the literary journal Makeout Creek.
Museum District Association annual meeting is November 18
The Museum District Association annual meeting is set for November 18 6PM at Temple Beth El with guest speaker Andrew Freiden of NBC12. Please respond by Monday, Nov. 15 by calling (804)257-9622 or emailing RSVP@museumdistrict.org. The meeting is a members-only event. If you are not a member, you may join or renew at the door.
Mark your calendar: 2010 SunTrust Richmond Marathon
Heads up: the 33rd SunTrust Richmond Marathon will wreak havoc with local traffic on November 13, 2010. [COURSE MAP] [SIGN UP]
Fall Alley Cleanup is Saturday
The Museum District Association will hold the Fall Alley Clean Up this Saturday, October 16 and needs your help: To ensure a successful cleanup, we will need approximately 30 volunteers, who will be divided up into teams of 5-6 to do a sweep through each of the five designated zones in the Museum District. If [...]
Fine Arts and Flowers opens Wednesday
Fine Arts and Flowers, and the Jewelry Fair, runs October 13-17 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Kate Duffy’s Three-Oh opens at Chop Suey
Chop Suey will be hosting an opening reception for Three-Oh, an exhibition of new drawings by Kate Duffy this Friday, October 15th, from 6-8PM.
Rockabilly show at the VHS next Friday
The Virginia Historical Society is hosting a rockabilly concert featuring The Dazzlers, Wrenn Mangum, and Exebelle & The Rusted Cavalcade on October 5 at 7PM. $10/$15 advance, $15/$20 at the door. Cash bar.
Rattlemouth, The Haunting at VMFA
This Thursday and Friday at the VMFA: THURS 6-9PM Rattlemouth World Grooves – Ethiopian, Cuban & Lebanese Jazz (FREE), FRI 6:30PM THe Haunting ($7).
Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC) 3rd Precinct meeting on Wednesday
Mayor Jones is launching the Mayor’s Participation and Communication Corps (MPACC) in the city’s 3rd Precinct on Wed. October 6, at 6:30PM at The Carillon at Byrd Park (600 S Boulevard): Many of you may know about the old “neighborhood teams” process. In an effort to improve upon service delivery and include residents and business [...]
Picasso exhibit coming to VMFA in February
Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, work of Pablo Picasso, will open late winter 2011 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as “the most important exhibition in its history”. As the exclusive East Coast venue for the exhibition’s seven-city international tour, the VMFA will host the exhibit from February 19 through May 15, 2011. [...]
Blood is the Same at the Byrd
Blood is the Same at the Byrd this Wednesday, September 29th at 7PM presented by United Families for Sudan: Many families have returned to Southern Sudan hoping to restablish their lives and rebuild the country, but life is difficult. In 2007, Awer Bul and Gabriel Williams, students from VCU documented the living conditions of refugees [...]
7th Annual Carytown Food and Wine Festival is Sunday
The 2010 Carytown Food and Wine Festival takes place this Sunday, Oct.3 from 12-6PM. Featuring local restaurants (Ginger Thai, Mezzanine, Nacho Mama’s, Amici Ristorante, Bonvenu Restaurant & Bar, and Amour Wine Bistro) and Virginia wineries (Grayhaven Winery, Sans Soucy Vineyards & Winery, Philip Carter Winery, Stone Mountain Vineyards, Bright Meadows Farm, Horton Vineyards, Delfosse Vineyards [...]
Tyler announces 1st District meeting
Bruce W. Tyler, Councilman, Richmond City Council, West End 1st District, will hold a meeting in the West End 1st District Tuesday, September 28, 2010, from 6:30-8PM at Mary Munford Elementary School (211 Westmoreland Street).
