To support reconstruction efforts after the earthquake in Haiti; middle School student, Nadine Delano, will be hosting Kids Helping Kids,a yard-sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at William Byrd Community House (WBCH).

The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association meets this Tuesday, 7 pm, William Byrd Community House.

Agenda includes more discussion and possible election of new leadership, 3 zoning matters, and a possible neighborhood cleanup on March 6th.

From Market manager, Ana Edwards:

Oh my gosh, another chance of snow? We anticipate having our farmers and bread vendors here at the BHM, unless something really cataclysmic happens with the weather!

We suggest that you get ready for another week/weekend of staying in…come and buy all your ingredients to cook up a storm!

Secretly want to do something that takes patience and results in something wonderful – spend a Sunday afternoon of slow cooking for the week: grass-fed Beef stew, roast pork served with peach rosemary jam, while sipping cocoa and munching pizelles while yummy aromas drift through your home…

Visit the Byrd House Market online: http://www.byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
Tuesdays, 3-5:30 pm

Due to snow, our Growing and Urban Garden was canceled last week. We plan to start classes tomorrow. Yes, you can still sign up for it.
Urban Garden Guru John Wise begins his 4-week course “Growing an Urban Garden” this Tuesday, Feb. 9 , 6-8 pm, following the close of the market day. Tonight’s topic is “The Place – Garden Design”. Classes are held in the Grace Arents Library of William Byrd Community House, 224 S. Cherry St. $25 for all 4 or $10 for a single class. Please RSVP to librarian@wbch.org or call 643-2717. Next week: “The Plants – What Grows Here?

REMINDERS:
Annual Vendor Meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 – application review, market updates, VDACS information, etc. Please RSVP to byrdhousemarket@gmail.com or (804) 643-2717
Vendor Applications accepted through Friday, Feb. 26 – online, by hand, fax or mail (don’t forget the fee!)

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Byrd House Market
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry Street
Richmond, VA 23220
ByrdHouseMarket@gmail.com
(804) 643-2717

Hollywood Cemetery management wants to let neighbors know that there will be a ceremony at the Pickett gravesite in Hollywood on Saturday, January 23 from 11 a.m. until noon. There will be volleys fired at this ceremony. Thank you for your assistance in getting this information out to the neighborhood.

Paraphrasing a recent announcement from the Flying Brick Library:

The Flying Brick Library would like to announce that the first volunteer interest meeting will
be at 5pm on Friday Jan. 22nd! @ 506 South Pine Street (The Flying Brick!)

This meeting will be more of a discussion and presentation about the
library and its history. Folks will also share stories and talk about
their goals for the space. There will be food and tea and hopefully a lot
of good discussion. This is a great opportunity to check out the space if
you haven’t had the chance to come by yet! We hope people will leave
feeling excited about the project and thinking about ways they want to
contribute.

After this initial meeting there will be another meeting on Tuesday Feb.
2nd at 7pm. This meeting will be a little more organized and for folks who
are pretty positive that they are interested in volunteering. At this
meeting we hope to start plugging people into working groups, and just
helping folks get a better idea of exactly the kind of work they want to
be doing with the library.