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.
Councilperson Parker Agelasto’s office has distributed a new 5th District newsletter. You may see a copy by clicking here. As usual, it is chock full of information.
Some things to highlight are the master plan sessions for both VCU and the City. Given past issues, it is totally understandable that Oregon Hill residents throw their hands up whenever ‘master plan’ is mentioned anywhere. The more recent controversies with Monroe Park and W. Cary underscore that. The not-so-funny joke is that the City’s ‘Richmond 300 Master Plan‘ is more about helping developers get the City to 300,000 in population than anything else, citizens be damned. VCU, in particular needs to acknowledge and understand what the neighborhood has repeatedly stated about building a better relationship.
From the Councilperson’s newsletter:
Attend an upcoming open house to preview a draft of the ONE VCU Master Plan.
Monday, September 17 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Kontos Medical Science Building, Rooms 104 and 105
Monday, September 17 from 5 – 7 p.m., University Student Commons, 1st floor Floyd Avenue Lobby (Parking in the West Main Street deck can be validated)
Tuesday, September 18 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., University Student Commons, Richmond Salons III and IV
From the City of Richmond press release:
RICHMOND, VA – Beginning September 20, Richmonders will have an opportunity to share their vision for Richmond’s future at upcoming open houses held throughout the city.
“The Richmond 300 Master Plan impacts housing, zoning, transportation and recreational assets,” said Mayor Levar M. Stoney. “Providing a vision for the Master Plan update is an important first step. These open house events will help ensure every Richmonder has a say in how the city grows, and I encourage everyone to make an effort to attend.”
Richmond 300 Open House details are as follows:
East End: Thurs. Sept. 20, 6 – 8:30 p.m., MLK Middle School, 1000 Mosby St.
Downtown: Fri. Sept. 21, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., City Hall Lobby, 900 E. Broad St.
South Side: Sat. Sept. 22, 9:30 a.m. – noon, South Side Community Service Center, 4100 Hull St. Rd.
Bellemeade: Tues. Sept. 25, 6 – 8:30 p.m., Bellemeade Community Center, 1800 Lynhaven Ave.
North Side: Wed. Sept. 26, 6 – 8:30 p.m., Hotchkiss Community Center, 701 E. Brookland Park Blvd.
Huguenot: Thurs. Sept. 27, 6 – 8:30 p.m., Huguenot High School, 7945 Forest Hill Ave.
West End: Sat. Sept 29, 9:30 a.m. – noon, Thomas Jefferson High, 4100 W. Grace St.
Citizens are able to attend any location. Additionally, Richmonders can provide input online beginning September 17 by visiting the Richmond 300 website. Children are welcome to attend the open houses. Spanish-language translators will be available. If participants have a disability and require accommodation in order to fully participate in the open house, email richmond300@richmondgov.com by September 14 to arrange accommodations. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters can be provided upon request.To prepare for the Richmond 300 Open Houses, please read the Insights Report. Also, explore the newly-developed interactive maps which provide context and data on Richmond’s current conditions.
For more information about the Master Plan update, please visit Richmond300.com.
From email announcement:
This Tuesday, OHNA will hold its monthly meeting at 7PM at St. Andrews Church at S Laurel and Idlewood. City Council liaison Amy Robins will present the results of the parking permit survey and hopefully we can agree on parameters for those seeking parking permits on their individual blocks.
We will also have our regular updates from RPD, VCU Police, VCU, and Councilman Agelasto’s office has provided petitions to make the recently changed stop signs into all way stops which I will distribute. We look forward to seeing you and having a productive meeting!
Community Movie Night
Friday, August 24 at Dusk
Pleasants Park
Vinyl Conflict is holding its annual customer appreciation day party this Saturday.
From the FaceBook event page:
VINYL CONFLICT x REST IN PIECES RETURNS WITH THE SUMMER BLOCK PARTY!
-10am side walk sales at BOTH shops!
-GOGO VEGAN GO + COBRA BURGER WILL BE SET UP SLINGING FOOD!
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN THE PARKING LOT BY:
-BIB (Pop Wig Records)
-NICKELUS F (RVA/Vinyl Conflict Records)
-NOSEBLEED (Vinyl Conflict Records)
-SLUMP (Oregon Hill Hardcore)
-DEVIANT (Willow Lawn Straight Edge)
-SINISTER PURPOSE (Brand new tape out on VC)
-BENDERHEADS (the return of)REST IN PIECES WILL BE HAVING A SHOWCASE PRE PARTY AUGUST 24TH AT GALLERY 5! KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN RICHMOND AUGUST 25TH
I know some neighbors are planning to set up yard sales nearby, so look for those.
