From the Mayor’s office:
Mayor to Join Area Cyclists for 2011 Bike to Work Day
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Trombone Shorty on Friday
I have a free pair of tickets for the first Oregon Hill resident who asks for it by emailing info@oregonhill.net.
Important Transportation Meetings Tonight and Tomorrow Night
There are a few important meetings happening tonight and tomorrow evening that could use some citizen representation.
One is tonight:
Strategic Multimodal Transportation Plan for Richmond
http://byrdpark.net/2011/05/16/a-strategic-multi-modal-transportation-plan/
Tomorrow night a is state transportation hearing, also downtown.
This is important because it helps establish the six year fiscal plan for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/resources/SYIP.2012-17.03.11.PH.ad.pdf
(Also, don’t forget the James River TDML meeting tomorrow night)
Byrd House Market Tomorrow
From announcement:
2011 Vendor List on our blog for new or featured produce.
;as well as a bit more about the following:
Shalom Farms will be on hand to share its programs, including its partnership in food distribution with WBCH.
Chris Arias of Arias Remodelling LLC returns this week to provide green design and building advice.
The Byrd House Market Information Tent will have handouts for upcoming William Byrd Community House events (like the Byrd House Bash on May 26) and programs (like Early Childhood and After School), market vendor lists, and a vendor map to reference.
3rd Tuesday Acoustic Byrd House Market Jam Music players are invited to join other music players during this jam session at the market, 5–7 pm. Come early and bring your tote-bags to shop. The genre is determined by the players: Folk, Ol’ time, Bluegrass, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, Celtic, Children’s Songs, anything you can play on an acoustic instrument! Share this invitation with your friends! (The next Byrd House (Acoustic) Jam will be on June 21st, the longest day.)
Vegetarian Curry – Punjab style – is the menu item for Cooking as a 2nd Language this coming Saturday, May 21, 9:30am-12noon. Visit EatGoodGrowGreat.blogspot.com to register online! Just $10 for the session – a morning of good fun, great learning and delicious eating.
See you at the market!
byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
Volunteer Opportunities with the James River Clean Up and the Richmond Folk Festival
With Dominion RiverRock getting started, its also a good time to remind readers that the volunteer sign-ups for the James RIver Cleanup (June 11) and the RIchmond Folk Festival (Oct. 14-16) are available online.
U of R *and* VCU Yard Sales This Weekend
This Saturday, is the BIG YARD SALE at the University of Richmond, which is a way for the local Sierra Club to raise funds and recycle student cast-offs at the same time.
It is great to see a similar effort at VCU get launched. On Sunday…
What: VCU Graduate Students Community Yard Sale
When: Sunday, May 15th 8 am – 2 pm Rain or Shine
Where: 103 S. Jefferson
Conveniently located on campus at VCU’s Brandcenter Main Parking Lot across from Fire Station #6100 grad students are graduating in a week and moving to all corners of the country – come get their stuff for a steal!
Clothes, furniture, electronics, sports gear, school supplies, etc…
Also, today, I guess:
Dominion Riverrock Festival This Friday, Saturday
Look for running, biking, and lots of visitors.
Listen for music.
From the festival website:
Dominion Riverrock is the East Coast’s premier outdoor lifestyle festival, bringing athletes, spectators, musicians, and even dogs to Brown’s Island for a two-day festival against the backdrop of Richmond’s downtown riverfront. The party begins on Friday with performances by Big Gigantic and Perpetual Groove, a 5k mud run, and acrobatic kayak and freestyle bike competitions. Then, join in the fun Saturday in high-adrenaline activities both in and around the river – like the James River Scramble 10k trail run, mountain biking, kayaking, Ultimate Air Dogs and much more. The festival culminates with a performance by Yonder Mountain String Band. New to the event in 2011 are bouldering and Stand Up Paddleboarding. With additional musical performances, food, exhibits and more, Dominion Riverrock is a must-do for people of all ages.
Rifle Volleys In Hollywood Cemetery on Saturday
From Hollywood Cemetery:
The Stuart-Mosby Historical Society will hold a memorial service for General JEB Stuart at his gravesite in Hollywod Cemetery on Saturday, May 14, 2011.
The service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and end between noon and 12:30 p.m.
There will be rifle volleys fired as a part of the service.
VCU to sponsor Youth-Violence Prevention Forum
From the VCU press release:
RICHMOND, Va. – In response to the numerous cases of youth violence reported around the nation, Virginia Commonwealth University will bring together families, educators, mental-health professionals and community and youth leaders to discuss how they can work together to curb the growing problem.
Presented by the VCU Department of Psychiatry’s Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the Virginia Treatment Center for Children, the 39th annual Child Psychiatry Spring Forum, to be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on May 11, will focus on “Exploring Partnerships for Peaceful Communities: Enhancing Positive Youth Choices and Breaking the Cycle of Violence.”
The daylong program will present successful violence-prevention programs, along with ideas for forming partnerships between communities and universities. The forum will highlight the new VCU Center on Youth Violence Prevention, which was recently funded with $1.2 million from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The forum will include performances by the Richmond Girls’ Choir and “Drums, No Guns!,” a national youth movement for the prevention of handgun violence. Students from Open High School in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood will perform with “Drums, No Guns!”
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The program will be held at the VCU Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave. Registration for the event is $45, which includes lunch and parking. For more information or to register, contact Eunice Seaborn at (804) 828-4393 or at CICFS@vcu.org.
S. Belvidere Closed Saturday For Race
From the Richmond Police Department:
The Richmond Police Department would like for drivers and citizens to be alert and prepared for the following disruptions in normal traffic flow during this Saturday’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K.
East Byrd Street will be closed between South 5th and South 7th streets to accommodate the Start and Finish lines. It will be closed on Saturday from 12:01 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The following streets and bridges will lose a single travel lane to accommodate the event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.:
*Manchester Bridge southbound to Semmes Avenue exit
*Semmes Avenue westbound to Cowardin Avenue
*Cowardin Avenue north across the Lee Bridge northbound
*South Belvidere Street northbound to East Byrd Street
