From one of the FaceBook event pages set up for this:
We are celebrating the re-opening of Belle Isle Skills Park. There are new features there both advanced and beginner freindly. Bring kids we will cook bugers and hot dogs at 12:00
From event page:
Tomorrow, June 9, at 6 PM – 7:30 PM
Meet at the rear of the stone structure on the left at the cemetery entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets.
Established in 1847, Hollywood Cemetery is a magnificent example of the rural garden style cemetery and was one of America’s first parks. Learn about the cemetery’s history, artwork, symbolism, and some of the more famous of its over 80,000 residents, including well-known writers, politicians, Confederate notables and two United States presidents.
$15 per person.
$5 for Valentine Members.
Walk-ups welcome.
Cash or check.
On-street parking.This tour is presented as part of the Richmond History Tours program, a service of the Valentine. We offer a full schedule of walking and bus tours of city neighborhoods, waterways, parks, retail districts, historic sites and battlefields.
From Times Dispatch article:
“Our local programming committee has outdone themselves, once again,” said festival director Lisa Sims in a statement. “Dancers from Sri Lanka, zydeco players from Louisiana, virtuosic musicians from Afghanistan, gospel singers from Tennessee and dozens of others will all offer free performances within a half-mile of each other. There’s really nothing else like it in the Virginia.”
Last year, a record-breaking 200,000-plus people attended the festival, up 50,000 from a rainy 2014.
Quick editorial: Hopefully Venture Richmond can become a better neighbor and we can all enjoy it this year as in years past. Still waiting for more agreement to neighborhood’s reasonable requests.
There are also still outstanding questions about how this important, historic area of the riverfront will be recognized and preserved in the future.
https://www.oregonhill.net/2015/10/12/folk-festival-and-a-deliberately-missed-opportunity/
From VCU press release:
RICHMOND, Va. (June 1, 2016) – The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department expects an increase in traffic near VCU’s Monroe Park Campus and around the Stuart C. Siegel Center during high school graduation ceremonies starting Tuesday, June 7. Twenty-seven high schools from Richmond and Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico and New Kent counties and a technical school will host ceremonies at the Siegel Center between June 7 and June 18.
Graduating students and their guests are advised to arrive early at the Siegel Center. Attendance for the ceremonies is expected to range from 2,500 to more than 6,000. In anticipation of these events, VCU Police, VCU Parking and Transportation, the City of Richmond Transportation Engineering Division and the Richmond Police Department have established a regional traffic plan and have added staffing.
Law enforcement officers will be directing traffic around the Siegel Center before and after each graduation. Guests with mobility impairment can be dropped off in front of the Siegel Center on Broad Street, near the intersection of Broad and North Harrison streets.
“Our goal is to keep drivers and pedestrians moving as quickly and safely as possible through the area,” said VCU Police Capt. Sean Ingram. “Drivers in Richmond may want to consider alternate routes to avoid heavy traffic before and after the ceremonies. We appreciate the public’s patience during one of the busiest times of year at the Siegel Center.”
Attendees with blue or red parking passes, issued by area schools, can park in either the West Broad Street Parking Deck at 1111 W. Broad St. or at the Bowe Street Parking Deck at 601 Bowe St. The Siegel Center is located at 1200 W. Broad St.
2016 Siegel Center Graduation Schedule
(Doors open one hour prior to the start of each ceremony.)Tuesday, June 7
3 p.m., St. Gertrude High School
Thursday, June 9
10 a.m., Thomas Dale High School
2:30 p.m., Clover Hill High School
7 p.m., Monacan High SchoolFriday, June 10
10 a.m., Cosby High School
2:30 p.m., Manchester High School
7 p.m., Matoaca High SchoolSaturday, June 11
10 a.m., James River High School
2 p.m., Midlothian High SchoolMonday, June 13
10 a.m., Meadowbrook High School
2:30 p.m., L.C. Bird High School
7 p.m., Carver College and Career AcademyTuesday, June 14
11 a.m., Henrico High School
3 p.m., Highland Springs High School
7 p.m., Glen Allen High SchoolWednesday, June 15
11 a.m., Hermitage High School
3 p.m., J.R. Tucker High School
7 p.m., Deep Run High SchoolThursday, June 16
11 a.m., Varina High School
3 p.m., Douglas S. Freeman High School
7 p.m., Mills E. Godwin High SchoolFriday, June 17
1 p.m., ECPI
7 p.m., New Kent High SchoolSaturday, June 18
8:30 a.m., Hanover High School
Noon, Patrick Henry High School
3:30 p.m., Atlee High School
7 p.m., Lee-Davis High School
From announcement:
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Wednesday, 25 May 2016Councilman Parker C. Agelasto to hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District
All Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) – The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, will hold a meeting for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District. Councilman Agelasto typically holds individual meetings for the Richmond Central 5th Voter District every other month throughout the year that include information on his goals and accomplishments; a topical agenda; and, special guests. These meetings are free and open to the public and all Richmond Central 5th Voter District residents are invited and encouraged to attend. The planned agenda for this meeting includes:
· ”Avoiding Scams & Fraud”
Mr. Tom Veazey, Senior Fraud Specialist
Better Business Bureau – Central Virginia· “Zika Virus: What You Should Know”
Ms. Dena Cherry-Brown, Public Health Advisor
Virginia Health Department – Richmond City Health District OfficeWHEN Wednesday, June 1, 2016
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.WHERE Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities
Randolph Community Center
1415 Grayland Avenue
Richmond, VirginiaWHO The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District
CONTACT The Honorable Parker C. Agelasto, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond Central 5th Voter District, at 804.646.6050 (tel), or parker.agelasto@richmondgov.com (email)
Mojo’s will feature Terrapin Beer Co. for a ‘tap takeover’ this Thursday. The event starts at 8pm after Happy Hour and goes all night. This will be a steal the glass event so dont be late if you want free glassware.
Draft Selection:
Sound Czech Pils 5.2%
Hopsecutioner IPA 7.3%
Recreation Ale 4.7%
Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse Ale 5.3%
(Terrapin has also been a co-sponsor of the RVA Environmental Film Festival)
Sadly, Manny announced today that the 5th Annual OhSociT Oregon Hill Soccer Invitational Tournament is cancelled.
“unfortunately due to a lack of team submissions, we have to cancel this year’s tournament. maybe next year! thanks to all who expressed interest and enthusiasm!”
Dominion RiverRock Festival is scheduled for this weekend. The local corporate media trumpets this as the nation’s premier outdoor sports and music festival.
But the Virginia Sierra Club, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and other activists are planning to protest Dominion Power at the event on Saturday evening. They claim that “Dominion is sponsoring events like Riverrock at the same time it is using its political clout to pollute Virginians’ rivers, drinking water, and climate, and rig our democracy against clean energy solutions.”
At the same time, local weather forecasters are talking about a 90% chance of rain on Saturday.
Update:
Sadly with 95-100% chance of rain we are canceling this event. We will work to reschedule this activites in June.
From The Valentine Museum website:
From the Pyramid monument in the Confederate section to the gravesite of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, high above the James River, Hollywood Cemetery is the final resting place for over 18,000 Confederates, including J.E.B. Stuart, George Pickett, Fitzhugh Lee and many others. Meet at the rear of the stone structure on the left at the entrance at Cherry and Albemarle streets.2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Hollywood Cemetery, 412 S. Cherry Street, Richmond, VA 23220
$15 per person
$5 for Valentine Members
Walk-ups welcome.
Cash or check, or purchase online.
On-street parking.This tour is presented as part of the Richmond History Tours program, a service of the Valentine.
