Friend and Laurel Street neighbor Tommy Birchett has put together this show: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Doors open 8:00pm Tatsuya Nakatani solo + N.G.O. (Nakatani Gong Orchestra w/ 6 local participants) ABOUT THE EVENT Experimental percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani returns to Richmond with his array of drums, singing bowls, cymbals, bows, sticks, and gongs for another [...]
From Richmond Peace Education Center: Youth EduConcert honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday, February 3, 7 p.m., Richmond Public Library, 101E. Franklin–FREE! Saturday, February 4, 2 p.m., Science Museum of VA, 2500 W. Broad St.–Free with Museum Admission View a video clip from 2010 Download a Flier
I meant to post this earlier- Richmond Magazine writer Harry Kollatz Jr. explaining how Pixar’s latest connects to a Richmond cemetery mausoleum, or how the American Civil War met Mars, or how…well, here’s an excerpt (but you should really just *click here* to read his entire post on John Carter craziness): In Burroughs’ telling, a [...]
From Lightning’s Girl blog (with permission): Hot Water Music band photo at the old Overlook:
Reverend Turner’s message: The VCU Horn Choir will be performing during Pine Street‘s 11:00 worship service on Sunday, December 11th.
From Times Dispatch article: The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar is hosting a holiday ornament contest to decorate the center’s 7-foot tree. All ornaments must be handmade and include at least one item used on ornaments created during the Victorian era, such as paper, lace, ribbon or walnut shells. (Gilded walnuts were popular.) [...]
Grand Illumination
The James River Film Society continues its Film for Lunch series at the library this winter in the basement auditorium, with Great Adaptations of the Silver Screen on Thursdays at noon on 17 and December 1. It’s free, but donations are accepted. You are encouraged to bring your lunch. All films will be projected in [...]
It will be interesting to see how this book release is received. However, that won’t be for another 8 months or so. From Amazon.com page: Willie Black has squandered a lot of things in his life – his liver, his lungs, a couple of former wives and a floundering daughter can all attest to his [...]
As with past years, Oregon HIll gets some imaginative pumpkins. Next year, if have any money, I will put together some sort of jack o’lantern contest. Don’t forget the parade on Monday (and be mindful that some folks will be trying to get home from work to be with their kids).
