From Facebook page:
Come join us for a delicious wine tasting with local Virginia wineries! Grayhaven and Byrd Cellars will be back wil tastings and wines available for sale by the glass or bottle. music, merriment and fun in our Grace Arents Community Garden! As an added bonus our Byrd House Market vendors will be hanging out until eight as well so dinner will be covered!
From Craigslist post:
I have for sale a vintage Ross ‘Central Park’ 51cm Single-Speed Cruiser! This bike has been cleaned, lubed, oiled and tuned, and is ready to ride. It is in good vintage condition with some road wear. It features a sleek vintage look and feel, easy to use coaster brakes, a brand new seat, a kickstand, and a recent tune-up. This is a nice, smooth riding “hop on and ride” city bike…perfect for the Fan! It has about a 51cm frame, and is ideal for short to medium riders about 5’3″ to 5’7″. $90.
Belle Magazine has a feature on Lilly Lamberta and her All The Saints Theater Company, which does the puppets for the annual Halloween parade through the neighborhood.
Note the spaghetti dinner fundraiser scheduled for this weekend.
From Donald Carver on the event’s Facebook page:
prizes,music,magic,hula-hoop contest,fun,etc…buy your tickets @:821 cafe’,SALVATION TATTOO,PESCADO’S,RED’S SALON,VINYL CONFLICT,NEED SUPPLY,AND THE S.P.C.A.
we are going to set-up at 9am with STEVE JONHSON MCing,STEVE DUKES STARTING US OFF on guitar and vocals,then PAUL IVEY AND THE MUSE,FOLLOWED BY CHRIS DOUTHIT and DENNIS ELLIOT (TWO PICKERS)a little hola-hooping then BAM all h*ll breaks loose with CHRIS FARMER(a one-man sound explosion),then comes THE BAY OF PIGS,and if we still have audio capabilities left HONEYBUSH IS THERE for us….WOW
Update to an earlier post about an exhibit that appeared at St. Andrew’s Church…
There is a photo exhibition to support the Circle of Peace School at Art Works in downtown Richmond until the end of September. This exhibit is entitled “Images of Hope: What would you buy with $50?” and it is sponsored by Givology Spiders (a student organization at the University of Richmond whose mission is to support education in the developing world ). In addition to regular gallery hours, there will be a special reception next Friday night Friday September 24 at 6pm-10pm.
See flier by clicking below:
Images of Hope Exhibit_Flyer and Press Release_Reduced
From the Valentine Richmond History Center:
“Our new color, hardbound book about Hollywood Cemetery is finally here! Pick one up today in our Gift Shop. Or order online next week.”
Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery A new book by Richmond resident John Peters, published by the History Center. This hardbound collection of historical and contemporary photographs and narrative about one of the country’s most famous cemeteries will be available in the History Center Gift Shop as of September 16th. Makes a great gift! Mr. Peters will deliver an Author Talk and sign books on October 5th at 6pm at St. John’s Church.
This Wednesday, there will be a forum on the wireless telecommunications future at VCU. The Times Dispatch reported this yesterday:
On Wednesday, Lewis will discuss “The Future of Wireless: What to Expect and How You Will Benefit” as part of the Verizon Communications and Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Marketing speaker series.
Lewis recommends his talk for “anybody who wants to understand the true value of what embedding wireless intelligence into any type of device can have on your life.”
His discussion starts at 3 p.m. at the VCU School of Business in Room B-1115, Snead Hall, 301 W. Main St. A reception will precede the event at 2:30 p.m. in the Snead Hall atrium.
The event is free to the public. RSVP by calling (804) 828-1618 or by e-mailing mktgdept at vcu.edu. — Iris Taylor
Perhaps not so coincidentally, yesterday it was announced that Verizon named wireless chief Lowell McAdam as president and COO, clearing up the question of who will succeed CEO Ivan Seidenberg, who turns 64 this year. Verizon has lacked a president and COO since Dennis Strigl retired in 2009.
What does this all mean for Oregon Hill? Perhaps nothing, but the hope is that if the neighborhood still cannot get FiOS service, perhaps it can be one of the first Richmond neighborhoods to receive new wireless muni-broadband service.
From a neighbor:
I just want to give a big shout-out to Sara Sitkiewicz, Erik Kelly, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and other students, and sundry neighbors who made a great turn-out for Saturday’s clean-up. They did a fantastic job, not just raking out the sand but painting the shed and cleaning the toilets.
Special thanks to Sara for keeping this whole initiative going.
From RPEC announcement:
On Tuesday, September 21 the Richmond Peace Education Center (RPEC) will sponsor a public forum entitled Overcoming Richmond’s Racial Divide, featuring presentations by Dr. John Moeser, former Virginia first lady Anne Holton and Iman Shabazz. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Fifth Baptist Church of Richmond, 1415 West Cary Street. This event is free and open to the public. The panel will examine the continuing racial inequality in our metropolitan region and its political, social and economic causes. The program will include an opportunity for interaction among audience members, and a question and answer period.
Several VCU student organizations are banding together to hold a large yard sale fundraiser in Monroe Park this Saturday.
Also, please do not forget the Holly Street playground cleanup that is scheduled for Saturday as well.