This Saturday at 1 pm there will be an urban gardening workshop with Marlene Sehen at the Main Street Library. Click here for more info.
You’ll learn how container gardening can enhance your environment and your table, without breaking your budget. You do need to sign up for the workshop in advance, so call your branch to register.
Some of my neighbors put out their recycling out on the sidewalk last Wednesday, but in fact, recycling gets collected every other Wednesday, and tomorrow is considered a ‘Red Wednesday’ for collection. Please click here for more information.
The confusion is somewhat understandable, but when the recycling is left out, it collects non-recyclable trash and a lot of stuff blows all over the place with wind, so please do not leave recycling out on the sidewalk all week in the future.
There will probably be a lot of phone books in this week’s bins, since new ones were delivered in the last two weeks.
From the website:
Lovers of great works of Southern literature and classic films are in for a treat. Starting Friday, February 25 the Second Annual VCU Southern Film Festival Presents “Screening Southern Literature” at the Grace Street Theater in Richmond. Established to explore how the distinctiveness of the South has been depicted on screen, the Festival features a diverse lineup of films based on classic works by Southern writers. Ranging from quirky and melodramatic to serious and exploitative, the films offer something for everyone.
Schedule
All films will be screened at the Grace Street Theater at 934 West Grace Street in the heart of VCU. All events are free and open to the public.Thursday, February 24
6pm: Book Reading and Signing with Charles Shields
Fountain Book Store, 1312 East Cary Street, Historic Shockoe SlipFriday, February 25
4 pm: Wise Blood (1979)
7 pm: In This Our Life (1942)Saturday, February 26
10 am: The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
1 pm: The Color Purple (1985)
4 pm: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)4:30-5:30 pm: Book Signing by Charles Shields
VCU Barnes and Noble, 1111 West Broad Street7 pm: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) meets every fourth Tuesday at 7 pm at the William Byrd Community House. That’s this Tuesday, the 22nd.
Also, from announcement:
Please join your neighbors and community leaders for the 4th Precinct MPACT meeting at 6:30 PM on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the 4th Precinct Police Headquarters, Community Room, 2219 Chamberlayne Ave. This monthly meeting is an opportunity to hear from City Leadership about plans to address citizen issues and to discuss with your neighbors pressing issues in your community. MPACT is designed to deliver results to high priority citizen requests and to highlight pressing issues of community members. These monthly meetings provide a chance for citizens to hear what requests have been handled and to dialogue with the City Leadership on neighborhood concerns.
The February meeting will cover the issues presented at previous meetings, and will include presentations on Community Gardens by Dr. Carolyn Graham, DCAO for Human Services and on Water Utility Rates from Robert Steidel, Acting Director for Public Utilities.
Please consider joining the MPACT team for the 4th Precinct every 4th Thursday at 6:30 PM at the 4th Precinct Police Headquarters.
From:
The 4th Precinct MPACT Co-Chairs: Louise Caine & Horace Anderson (Sector 411), Matt Peanort & Barbara Abernathy (Sector 412) and Charles Finley (Sector 413).Emily E. Griffey
MPACC Coordinator
City of Richmond
phone- (804) 646-7527
cell- (804) 229-0393
emily.griffey@richmondgov.com
From Pescados China Street Facebook Page:
Please come out for lunch or dinner on Monday, February 28th, 2011, where Pescados China Street is hosting an event and is donating fifteen percent of the day’s revenue to this fine cause.
The Cullather Center is a non-profit, free of charge resource center with an emphasis on quality of life. This nurse-run facility provides practical help for coping with this life altering condition, filling in where traditional services lack.
A lot of people come to Oregon Hill’s Mamma Zu for its Italian cuisine, but this week there are a couple of benefit dinners elsewhere to enjoy also.
One is the previously mentioned William Byrd Community House spaghetti dinner at Perly’s on Thursday, Feb. 17.
Another is one for the All The Saints Theater Company this coming Friday. For more info, click here. Remember, All The Saints are the folks who help organize the annual Halloween parade that goes through Oregon Hill.
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Radical library/space The Flying Brick has a number of events coming up in the next week– a teach-in/discussion on Monsanto, general volunteers meeting, an “Alternative Black History Month” event, the previously mentioned community mental health event, and more.
Be sure to check out their site for more info by clicking here.
First of all, you can go see the cartoon of the Lorax at the Byrd Theater this Saturday (for free), then you can check out “Green Eggs & Ham Week” at the Main St. Richmond Public Library.
From announcement (sorry about the caps):
WHAT MIGHT YOU DO TO WIN THAT AWARD?
YOUR IDEAS ABOUT PEACEMAKING COULD WIN $100. THERE ARE OTHER CASH PRIZES, TOO.YOUNG PEOPLE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL CAN ENTER THIS YEAR’S RICHMOND PEACE EDUCATION CENTER ESSAY CONTEST. PRIZES ARE AWARDED IN FOUR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS APRIL 18.
FOR INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.RPEC.ORG OR CALL THE PEACE CENTER AT 232-1002
Also, don’t forget-
Please join the Richmond Youth Peace Project this Friday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St. for an Educoncert honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational music, dance, spoken word poetry by young Richmond area performers. Don’t miss it!
Main branch is Oregon Hill’s City library.
From David Gilliam of Hollywood Cemetery:
Scott,
I hope this message finds you well.
I am writing to inform you that a memorial ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, February 6th at 3 p.m. at the J.E.B. Stuart’s grave site. There will be volleys fired as a part of the service.
Thank you for getting this message out to the surrounding neighbors.
Take care,
David
For more on General J.E.B. Stuart, click here.