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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony At Va. War Memorial Today
From press release:
Virginia’s Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs John C. Harvey will be the keynote speaker at the 74th Commonwealth’s Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony, Monday, December 7, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
Co-hosted by the Richmond Council, Navy League of the United States, the annual ceremony will be held in the Shrine of Memory on the grounds of the War Memorial at 621 South Belvidere Street. The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Councilperson’s 5th District Holiday Party
From email announcement:
Dear Neighbors:
The 5th District Holiday party will take place on this Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Virginia War Memorial- 621 S Belvidere St. All 5th district residents are invited and no RSVP is required. We will be collecting unwrapped toys, books and clothing for children in the Richmond area that are in need. All toys will be donated to the City of Richmond and Radio One Annual Toy Drive. We look forward to seeing you Wednesday!
OHNA Meeting Tonight
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA) will be meeting tonight at 7 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in the Chapel. The entrance is on Laurel, right next door to the Parish House.
15th Annual Oregon Hill Turkey Bowl
Thanksgiving Day at 10 am at 120 S. Linden Street
For more info, message Manny – oregonhillnumina at gmail.com
From FaceBook event page:
for those who are new: this is an open FRIENDLY game of soccer! Work up your apetite before you gobble!
Military Miniatures At The Va. War Memorial Saturday
From the Virginia War Memorial:
This Week At The Main Library
Check it out, at the Main Richmond Public Library.
Monday, November 9
5:30 – 7 p.m.
ESTATE PLANNING BASICS
RPL community Law Program taught by local Attorney Thomas Neal “Tom” Jamerson. For details call: 646-7223
(Meanwhile at the Broad Rock branch, Homework Buddies from 3:30-5:30 pm
Students from Open High School will be available to help with homework! Free!)
Tuesday, November 10
12 noon – 1 p.m.
LUNCH BOX BOOK CLUB
Join us for a book discussion of Dead Wake by Eric Larsen. For details call: 646-7223
2 – 4 p.m.
TECH TUESDAYS
Computer, cell and all tech questions, call the Computer Lab: 646-2551, to reserve a 30 min sessions
2 – 4 p.m.
COMMUNITY LAW SERIES: Free and open to the public
For details call: 646-7223 “Love shouldn’t Hurt….The Crime of Domestic Violence” Helivi L. Holland, City Attorney of the City of Suffolk, VA
4 p.m.
STEM TUESDAYS
Explore, Learn and Create through STEM centers. Build exciting circuits, explore with magnets, computer gaming and more. ages 5 and up with an adult. For details call: 646-4768
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Closed for Veteran’s Day
Thursday, Nov. 12
10:30 – 12:00
Introduction To Finding Nonprofit Grants
Free. Seating limited. General Collections Training Lab. Call 646-7223 to register.
OHNA Meets Tomorrow At St. Andrew’s Church
From email announcement:
Hello all
Just a reminder that OHNA (Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association) is holding its monthly meeting this Tuesday, October 27th at 7 pm. We will be meeting in the chapel space at St. Andrew’s. There will signs to direct us.
Thanks
Jennifer
OHNA
State Senate Political Debate Set For VCU on Oct. 20
From VCU press release:
10th District Virginia Senate candidates to face off at VCU
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 14, 2015) – The leading candidates for the 10th District seat in the Virginia Senate will field questions from young voters at a town hall on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Republican Glen Sturtevant and Democrat Dan Gecker will discuss key issues from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 303 of Hibbs Hall, 900 Park Ave., on VCU’s Monroe Park campus.
The event is sponsored by Virginia21, a nonpartisan group representing the state’s young voters; the VCU chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists; and VCU’s Department of Political Science and the Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture in the College of Humanities and Sciences.
Gecker, a member of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, and Sturtevant, a member of the Richmond School Board, are vying to succeed Republican Sen. John Watkins, who is retiring.
The outcome of the Nov. 3 election could determine whether Republicans continue to control the Virginia General Assembly. The GOP dominates the House of Delegates and has a 21-19 advantage in the Virginia Senate.
Watkins is considered a political moderate who has sided with Democrats on some issues, such as expanding Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income residents. In recent statewide elections, the 10th Senate District has leaned Democratic.
The district includes parts of the VCU campus, part of Chesterfield County and all of Powhatan County. For a full map of the district, go to: http://www.vpap.org/offices/state-senate-10/district-map/.
During the town hall, Sturtevant and Gecker will answer questions from a panel of young voters assembled by Virginia21. They will include VCU, community college and high school students. The candidates will also take questions from the audience.
The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Guests must RSVP at: bit.ly/VA21TownHallatVCU.
Libertarian Carl Loser and Independent Marleen Durfee also are running for the 10th Senate District seat. It is among a half-dozen Senate races that are considered especially competitive this fall.
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Richmond Folk Festival/Richmond Zine Festival/Richmond Record Fair
Of course, for anyone who does not already know, this is the weekend of the Richmond Folk Festival. I am always surprised by how many locals still do not understand that this is not folk rock as in Bob Dylan, but folk musics and traditions of all types from all over the world. It’s an incredible chance to grow your musical tastes and it happens right next to Oregon Hill. Yes, there are community concerns about how Venture Richmond is using the Folk Festival to push inappropriate riverfront development, but that should not stop people from enjoying what the festival itself has to offer.
And that’s not all that’s happening this weekend…Whurk Magazine, ‘Virginia Cultural Review’, has a nice article on the Richmond Zine Festival, which takes place this Saturday at the Main Public Library, Oregon Hill’s City public library branch. (One footnote- although the festival is billed as the ninth annual one, Throttle Magazine started and sponsored a few earlier renditions of the Richmond Zine Festival years earlier)
If that is not enough, Oregon Hill’s Vinyl Conflict record store is co-sponsoring the Richmond Record Fair at Hardywood Brewery on Sunday. The description has “20+ tables spanning all genre, tones, culture, subgenre, sub-sub-genre, feedback, texture, vibrations and libations”. It includes a concert by local band The Milkstains.
Here’s hoping that everyone has a great weekend.