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Virginia Girls Choir Sings Evensong at St. Andrew’s

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The Virginia Girls Choir, a city-wide choir for girls in grades 4-7, will sing Evensong at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Oregon Hill, Sunday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. The 20-member choir formed in September 2008 and is a city-wide music ministry of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Choristers audition for the competitive slots and come from a variety of schools and backgrounds. The service will feature the music of contemporary American composer Vernon Williams and a setting of Charles Wood’s carol Mater Ora Filium. Evensong is one of the Free and open.

THE Re-PURPOSE AFFAIR – Dec. 20

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On the heels of the Byrd Market and SynerGeo’s events comes this one:

Saturday, December 20, 2008
1-4pm
Downtown YMCA, 2 W. Franklin St
Richmond VA

EXPERIENCE AN ALTERNATIVE TO MALL-SHOPPING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

-COP cool gear–clothing, bags, jewelry, artwork from 10 local designers/recyclers/vintage masters
-CHILL with beautiful people who think outside the box
-GROOVE to dope tunes on the 1s and 2s
-LAUGH OUT LOUD at any one of the ol\’ skool movies projected on the wall
-SWAP your gently used records, books, shoes, jewelry, clothing, etc. for other people\’s property (You down with OPP? Yeah, you know me!).
-CREATE your own holiday gifts by DONATING scraps (tshirts, fabric, buttons, beads,yarn, etc.)to be made into something kinda lovely. We\’ll have sewing and craft supplies on hand so you can make your own magic.

We hope to share creative energy and ideas and foster a community of fresh collaboration. This is for folks who want to re-purpose material things and re-hab their imaginations.Spread the love!

For more info: contact Sionne at sionnene@gmail.com or 323.854.2256

Shop Local and Be Merry at the WBCH/BHM Holiday Food and Craft Show on Saturday, Dec. 13

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Support your community, find unique gifts, and keep the holiday spirit local by shopping at the WBCH Holiday Food and Craft Show.

Saturday, December 13th
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
William Byrd Community House
224 South Cherry Street

Featuring vendors from the
Byrd House Market
plus local handcraft artisans.
Prize drawings every half hour and for $1, you could win a beautiful handmade quilt!

More details here

St. Andrew’s Annual Santa Breakfast on St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6

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St. Andrew’s Church in Oregon Hill will host the annual parish Santa Breakfast for the children of Oregon Hill, St. Andrew’s School and surrounding communities, Dec. 6, from 8-11 a.m. in the school’s Baldwin Hall. Santa Claus will make an appearance and Mrs. Claus will be on hand to take pictures while children feast on pancakes and make their requests known. “It’s true Santa Claus is not a direct part of church theology, but it bears remembering that the great children’s holiday story, ‘The Night Before Christmas,’ was written by Clement Moore, a professor at General Theological Seminary in New York and that our Santa Claus is connected, theologically, to St. Nicholas, who was Bishop of Myra, and who sold everything he owned to dedicated his life and wealth to helping others,” says the Rev. Abbott Bailey, St. Andrew’s rector. St. Nicholas died on Dec. 6 in 343 AD, and the day is marked on the church calendar as St. Nicholas Day. St. Andrew’s has hosted the
annual event for a quarter century. www.standrewsec.org; 804-648-7980.

howirichmond

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It should not come as any surprise that one of the major goals of Richmond planners is to get VCU students out of their cars in order to alleviate congestion, pollution, and space being wasted on parking. One of the ways to accomplish this is by offering alternative transportation.

A new project called howirichmond deals with alternative transportation in Richmond (possibly other cities in the future). This group will be at Ellwood Thompson’s this weekend on Saturday and Sunday during business hours of 7am – 10pm both days with a table to pass out information they have collected from other community partners about forms of alternative transportation.

Presently they are concentrating on the development of their website and their event this weekend, but going into next year they hope to work with local partners in the community to benefit increased alternative transportation in the city.

howirichmond.com

St. Andrew’s Traditional Choral Festival of Lessons & Carols on Nov. 30

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Traditional Choral Festival of Lessons & Carols, St. Andrew’s Church, Oregon Hill; Nov. 30, 5:30 p.m. Free reception to follow.
Start the Christmas season in the English tradition with the choir of St. Andrew\’s Episcopal Church, a fixture in Oregon Hill since 1875. No dress code. No expectations. Just traditional choral music in the cathedral-like setting of the parish. Guaranteed to get you ready for the Christmas madness to follow.

SynerGeo Sponsors Community Dinner and Art Show

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From SynerGeo

Hey Everyone!

MONDAY, NOV. 17TH, SynerGeo is hosting their monthly
Oregon Hill Community Dinner.
Please join us to enjoy a wonderful meal and interact
with your neighbors.
All are encouraged to bring a dish or dessert to share.

This community dinner is special because it will be paired
with an Oregon Hill Art Show!

SynerGeo located at 349 S. Laurel street on the corner
of S. Laurel and Albemarle streets.

We hope to see you all there!