From St. Andrew’s Church website:
ALL SOULS’ LABYRINTH WALK
Sunday, Nov 1, 2015
This outdoor, contemplative labyrinth walk invites you to walk in remembrance of and thanksgiving for the souls who have gone before us to light the way.Time: 5:00 PM
Where: Pleasants Park (401 S Laurel St)
The 10th Annual Halloween Parade is around the corner, October 31st on Halloween Proper, 7pm, from the Southwest corner of Monroe Park, we will gather for A Funeral March for Individual and Collective Depression!
We confront the imbalance within ourselves both solitary and as a lattice of individuals as we strive to be a reflection of our purist intention….while having fun! We will look at our relationship with nature, and with massive puppets we will come together to celebrate community and spontaneity All the Saints-style with ruckus and puppets in the streets of Oregon Hill. Our Halloween parade is an ancient form of huge pageant style puppetry with the Dixieland tribute to modern day New Orleans style funeral marches. We are blessed to have a community that welcomes such wildness because wildness is necessary!
Join us for 10 years of All the Saints’ Halloween Parade, this years parade will include members from NoBS Brass Band, stilt walkers, Zombie String Band, 15foot saints style matroyshka-madonnas, 5 person buffallos, moose, a celestial tribute party, honoring the moon and the stars as well as mother earth, celebrating migration with tribute refugee puppets. “We will use our bones and blood to end your fracking flood” no pipeline boat will join us to speak up on behalf of mama earth. And of course we will have zombies, gouls, pumpkins, and whatever costume you show up in! This parade relies on your participation, so show up ready to carry puppets, dressed and willing for to do just about anything for Halloween fun!
This year’s parade theme was the outcome of grief and reflection in honoring the tragic and true death of All the Saints member and friend, Cayman Mooney. We will memorialize Cayman with a huge puppet of him with his accordion, and if you knew and played music with him please join us in marching with his puppet in remembrance, to celebrate his life and learn camaraderie and compassion from his death. I believe depression is caused by an imbalance between nature and true-selves, lets slow life down and remember Old World Traditions, and go Basic. Stars, Moon, and Sun. On All Hallows Eve when the walls between us and the spirit world are most translucent we welcome Cayman and all that we have lost. In remembering Cayman, I think of his music. Let us play music everyday, and seize opportunities to be wild, make love, and be joyous and kind! Congrats to us all on 10 years of Richmond’s Halloween Parade!
Thank you all,
Lily Lamberta
All the Saints Theater CompanyWe can’t wait to see you all in continuing this community tradition!
Dress up and parade with us!
Because it’s Saturday night and its the 10th anniversary, Oregon Hill residents should expect major crowds and traffic for this event. Still, hopefully there will be time and room for children’s trick-or-treating beforehand.
I know the new David will be watching the festivities..
The Richmond Community Solar Co-op had an info session last night at Henrico County’s Tuckahoe Library.
Here is the basic information:
Want to Go Solar on Your Home or Business in the greater Richmond area? Join the Richmond Community Solar Co-op
Neighbors in Richmond have formed a solar co-op to make going solar easier and cheaper. Co-op members use their group buying power to get a discount and work with the support of the non-profit VA SUN as they go solar. VA SUN brought the first Solarize program to Virginia and has helped hundreds of homeowners go solar in the Commonwealth.
Based on the same principle as buying in bulk, co-op members purchase solar systems together to save money and share knowledge. The group uses a competitive bidding process to select a single company that will install systems on all of the participating homes. Each participant signs his or her own contract with the installer, but everyone gets the bulk discount.
By going solar as a group we can save up to 20% off the cost of a solar system. You’ll also have the support of the group instead of navigating an often-complicated process alone. VA SUN is supporting the group effort.
Contact: Aaron Sutch, VA SUN Program Manager (aaron@vasun.org)
Community Partner: Sekar Veerapan (smvee@hotmail.com)
From email announcement:
St. Andrew’s School and Church are co-hosting a Girl Scout troop in Oregon Hill. We are starting with girls between kindergarten and 5th grade. The first meeting is next Tuesday, November 4 at 5:30 at the School. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Beth Holthaus at bholthaus@st-andrews-school.org.
This Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. Ideally, rolling recycling containers are stored and deployed in the back alleys along with trash cans. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup tomorrow night.
If you have not done so already, don’t forget to sign up for your Recycling Perks.
In order to take your recycling to the next level, read this: 10 ways to improve your recycling.
In recycling news, the United Nations named the top 10 countries with the highest per capita e-waste rates. The Unites States, with a per-capita e-waste generation rate of 48.7 pounds per person, was eighth in the list. For more information on Central Virginia Waste Management Authority’s e-waste response, click here.
I think the residents of one of the houses reported smelling something.
From email announcement:
Hello all
Just a reminder that OHNA (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) is holding its monthly meeting this Tuesday, October 27th at 7 pm. We will be meeting in the chapel space at St. Andrew’s. There will signs to direct us.
Thanks
Jennifer
OHNA
Local rock band “The Obscurities” are scheduled to play this evening beside Sweet Frog on W. Cary Street.
(UPDATE: Never mind, gig cancelled due to injury).
Here is a cover image from their FaceBook page:
