All The Saints Theater Company is excited to show off this new flier for the upcoming Halloween Parade.
Also, don’t forget the All The Saints Fall Festival on October 26, which raises money for the Halloween Parade.
Tonight, there is an event at HackRVA about the American-Made Solar Prize. This event is FREE and open to the public! Local nonprofit Indie Lab is entering the American-Made Solar Prize competition and is making a presentation on their entry. Wait, what is this? It’s a $3 million prize competition designed to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing through a series of contests and the development of a diverse and powerful support network that leverages national laboratories, energy incubators, and other resources across the country. The American-Made Solar Prize is directed and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. Learn more here: https://americanmadechallenges.org/solarprize.html
See their presentation event, then help them put Richmond on the map for solar innovations! For those unable to be physically present, they will be streaming the event using Zoom. Please follow the link to connect: https://zoom.us/j/663212254
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Also, coming up this weekend, the RVA Solar Tour, part of the National Solar Tour. And yes, there is an Oregon Hill house on the tour. Here is a word from sponsor Virginia Sierra Club:
RICHMOND, Virginia – This weekend, the Greater Richmond Solar Tour will take place as part of the world’s largest grassroots solar event. Across the country, homeowners, businesses, volunteers, solar installers, public officials and grassroots organizations will welcome the public to learn more about solar energy. The tour, made up of energy efficient and solar-powered buildings, includes eight locations open for touring in the greater Richmond area this year.
The Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, in partnership with the American Solar Energy Society and Solar United Neighbors of Virginia, will host the Greater Richmond Solar Tour. Information about the solar installations and the benefits of solar energy will be available to tour participants.
The kickoff event for the Richmond Solar Tour will be held at 10:30 a.m. at 4986 Burnham Road in Chesterfield, at the home of former Sierra Club Virginia Chapter director Glen Besa and Tyla Matteson, long-time advocates for solar energy. Attendees will have the chance to see solar installation in their own communities and ask direct questions of homeowners about the positive impacts to their lives and the environment.
The public is encouraged to stop by any of the featured tour locations on Saturday, October 6 and Sunday, October 7 in area homes in the City of Richmond, Chesterfield and Caroline Counties. A full list of locations is available at https://nationalsolartour.org/tour-locations/
WHO: Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, American Solar Energy Society, Solar United Neighbors of Virginia. Speakers at the kick-off event will include: Glen Besa, Solar Advocate, Drew Gallagher, Richmond Sales Manager at Sigora Solar and Zach Jarjoura, Conservation Program Manager at the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018
WHERE: The home of Glen Besa and Tyla Matteson, 4986 Burnham Road, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23234
For more information, contact Zach Jarjoura, 804-241-8226, zachary.jarjoura@sierraclub.org
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Last but not least, a bit of editorial- Governor Ralph Northam is trying to make up for his status as a ‘Pipeline Democrat’ by announcing an energy policy that includes more renewable energy, including more solar. The big picture is that the world is looking increasingly grim with climate change.
At the same time, Virginia knows it needs to modernize its schools. Richmond, of course, is an epicenter for this need. Why not look upon this as an opportunity to update, build, and renovate every school in Virginia for green building and solar?
Why not do what other states are doing, and turn ‘solar schools’ into emergency shelters for hurricanes and other disasters? This community news site will continue to advocate for using solar as a solution for emergency planning in the state.
Laurel Street neighbor Matt Lively has an art opening at Glave Kocen Gallery this Friday. It’s located at 1620 W Main St.
An exhibition by local artist Ed Trask is also happening there Friday.
From VCU press release:
The 2018 Wilder Symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University will explore the challenges and opportunities facing urban communities as they seek to improve in the areas of housing, education and public policy.
The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs will host the symposium, “By the People: The Role of Urban Communities in Improving Housing, Education and Public Policy,” from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, 922 Park Ave. The event will be free and open to the public.
Submitted question to symposium:
The OHNA (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) Meeting for September will be held this coming Tuesday the 25th at 7PM at St Andrews Church, Idlewood and S Laurel. Richmond Police Department,
VCU Police and officials will attend and present at the meeting.
From FaceBook event page:
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24th at MOJO’S
DISSEKERAD (raging Swedish D-beat hardcore featuring ex/current members of TOTALITAR, AVSKUM, BRAINBOMBS, KATASTROF, INSTITUTION, and many more rolling through the great city of Richmond in lieu of their appearance at this year’s A Varning from Montreal Festival. They’ve released plenty of killer records over the years on labels like D-TAKT & RAPUNK, PHOBIA RECORDS, etc.)
https://phobiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/dissekerad-iv-epLIPID (local producers of freak beat music, tape out now on Vinyl Conflict!)
https://vinylconflict.bandcamp.com/album/freak-beatDESTRUCT (absolutely savage D-Beat music compliments of these local yokels)
https://destructrva.bandcamp.com/releases9PM DOORS // 10PM NOISE // $7 DONATION REQUESTED for the band all the way from Sweden!
From the FaceBook event page:
Saturday, September 22 at 12 PM – 8 PM
We’re excited to bring back our outdoor pop-up beer garden at Historic Tredegar on the James. Since the last event we will be adjusting many things to make the experience better. There will be a lot more shade, seating and various other accommodations. We’ll be pouring beer on the patio at Tredegar overlooking the James River and Brown’s Island from 12-8pm on Saturday, September 22nd. Triple Crossing favorites like Falcon Smash IPA will be available alongside several other Triple Crossing beers and a brand new release just for the event. Dank Eats, Mean Bird and Spotty Dog Ice Cream Co. will be set up on site for lunch or dinner and we’ll have music all day.
Church Hill Music Co. will be playing from 6-8PM so come out and celebrate the beautiful RVA outdoors and welcome fall in style. A portion of all proceeds from the event will go to benefit the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar. This is a free event to attend and everything will be sold by the pour.
The Richmond Halloween Parade, it goes without saying, has become a real tradition for Oregon Hill.
Graciously hosted and organized by the All The Saints Theater Company, the event continues to grow and evolve.
There have been many YouTube videos and photo postings devoted to past years’ parades.
From the new FaceBook event page:
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* INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!Richmond’s 13th Annual Halloween Parade presented by ALL THE SAINTS THEATER COMPANY and friends is right around the corner! Join us on October 31st!
Guys and gals and all non binary conforming pals, join us in this all inclusive Richmond tradition!
Dress up in a costume, make your own giant puppets or flags, and/or volunteer to assist withour giant puppets, flags, props and more!
We are so excited to continue this yearly Richmond Halloween tradition! Join us as we take the streets in celebratation of our 12th year with costumes, live music, dancing, creativity, puppetry, and comraderie!
*The 13th Annual Halloween Parade is a “Funeral March for Patriarchy”!
A Celebration of the Divine Feminine! We return the number 13 to the Matriarch and dismantle patriarchy to remove flying monkeys ICE & the NRA with their King NoOne to save humanity.
We return to grandma society with Grandma Elder on her Tiger, day of the dead 2 person 15 ft “families belong together” Madonna skeleton puppets, queen Harriet, trans remembrance, Black Lives Matter, Matriarch & Mother Red with Goddess of Tree sits fighting the patriarchy of pipelines against Mother Earth.
The All the Saints Hawk (the resistance) and Black Snake (pipeline) featured at the ICA will also March with us! We look at the fierceness it takes to organize, and the gentleness it takes to be fierce together.
Wednesday Oct 31st
No later than 7pm
meet at Monroe Park!Support includes: cardboard, fabric, bike tubes, brown paper!
Message from Richmond Public Schools:
Due to building and road conditions following today’s storm, RPS will operate on a 2-hour delay September 18, 2018. We will continue to monitor conditions and provide updates as necessary. Stay safe!
Vinyl Conflict is hosting a show for hardcore punk band photos by Chris Boarts Larson It focuses on bands from RVA and beyond that played in Richmond between 2003-2008.
The opening party is Saturday September 8th from 12-4pm. The exhibit will be up for all of September during regular store hours. Prints will be available for purchase.
Some of us oldsters know Larson’s zine Slug & Lettuce and remember it primarily from the NYC’s ABC-No Rio space, back in the day.