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Dorothy Jenkins

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Dorothy Jenkins, wife of Earl Jenkins (deceased Oregon Hill historian), died this past Thursday night. She and her husband were well known for their activism in defense of Oregon Hill and are regarded as real heroes for our neighborhood.

According to her obituary, the funeral ceremony will be held 1 p.m. Monday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, where she was a longtime member. Interment Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 236 S. Laurel St., Richmond, Va. 23220.

Victory Rug SUP at Planning Commission on Monday

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From email:

Please come and register your opposition to the Victory Rug Special Use Permit before the Planning Commission this Monday, Jan. 7 at 1:30 pm on the 5th Floor of City Hall. We thought that we had an agreement, but unfortunately the developer has been unwilling to confirm any agreement so we will need to be present in opposition to the SUP. As it stands now the developer is proposing a 24 bedroom development, in 12 apartments and one townhouse, with only 8 off-street parking spaces.

More background here, here, and here.

Landmark Theater Sold-Out For Tonight’s Lincoln Event

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From the Times Dispatch article:

Director Steven Spielberg, screenwriter Tony Kushner and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin — whose collaboration created the multinominated movie filmed entirely in the Richmond area — will speak tonight at the sold-out Landmark Theater before an audience of 4,200 people.
“Lincoln” has been nominated for seven Golden Globe awards and is expected to pick up several Oscar nominations on Thursday. Kushner’s screenplay was nominated for a Writer’s Guild award for best adaptation.
The Richmond Forum program will be taped for broadcast on WCVE at 9 p.m. Jan. 17 to accommodate “so many more that we couldn’t possibly fit in,” said Bill Chapman, executive director of the forum.
When Chapman heard that “Lincoln” would film here in late 2011, he immediately thought of a program featuring Spielberg and Goodwin, who has appeared twice before at Richmond Forum programs. Her book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” was an inspiration for the movie.
“The idea started as a pipe dream,” Chapman said. “She loved the idea. When she was in Richmond during the filming, she talked with Spielberg.”
Chapman’s own overtures to Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios had begun in June 2011 and picked up during the filming, he said. “It was Spielberg’s idea to bring Kushner into the conversation. It was a great addition. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the beginning of the story as a historian. Kushner interpreted her work for the screen. It makes a nice continuum for the discussion,” Chapman said. “We were very excited about that.”
The forum’s season will continue with former President Bill Clinton on Feb. 8; former astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, his wife and survivor of an assassination attempt, on March 9; and Jane Goodall on April 13.

Epiphany Lessons and Carols this Sunday at St. Andrew’s Church

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From Rev. Bailey’s email:

All are invited to join us this Sunday, January 6, at 5 PM for a special Epiphany celebration of Lessons and Carols. Child Care available.

St. Andrew’s Chancel Choir and Guests will sing the music of Cunningham, Mendelssohn, Lole, Dyson, Rutter, and Wood. Following the service, please join us for a reception as we say good-bye to the Christmas season and welcome the New Year. www.standrewsoregonhill.org.

Happy 2013!
Abbott

Tom Elliott’s Art

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As some Oregon Hill residents will head down to Broad Street for tonight’s First Friday Art Walk, former OH resident and longtime artist will be opening a show in Charlottesville.

Former Oregon Hill resident and neighborhood historian Tom Elliott has an exhibit of his ceramic sculptures in the Charlottesville Chroma gallery. This exhibit includes a tea-pot called “Richmond Burning” that was inspired by the mortise and tenon joints in the construction of his former home at 401 S. Pine Street, built in 1867 by Baylor Martin. According to the Chroma write-up:
Charlottesville’s building code inspector, Tom Elliott, unveils his secret life as a ceramic artist. Elliott transforms food, farce and politics into teapots, weaponry, and a few other household necessities and personal items in his installation Mad Tea Party Redux in the Black Box. Employing a playful anti-aesthetic rawness and a visual vocabulary of double entendre and riddle, Elliott upturns the traditional ceremonial refinement and polite countenance of the porcelain teapot.

No January Hostel Meeting, But ‘Dream Trip To Australia’

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From email:

Richmond Hostel Friends:

The monthly Richmond Hostel Committee meeting for January is cancelled.

But, don’t miss this month’s Vicarious Travelers Series at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library at 101 E. Franklin St.
This Saturday, January 5, at 3:00PM, Emily Parlove will present “The Frugal Explorer’s Dream Trip to Australia.” Gerry Leonard ‘s presentation “More Bang for Your Euro” will be on Saturday, January 19 at 3:00PM at the library.

Our next meeting will be February 12.

Sarah Weisiger, Richmond Hostel Committee, Chair