From Hollywood Cemetery’s FaceBook page:
There will be a memorial for Jefferson Davis this Saturday at 9am. The memorial service is a family event complete with music, poems, and keynote speaker. There will also be a marching bagpipe band, honor guard and musket salute.
The event is free and open to the public.
I have been also informed that there will be cannon fire, lots. It will all be over by 11:00 am.
Upcoming weekend events at the Richmond Public Library’s Main branch:
Friday, June 6
7-9pm
9th Annual Poetry Slam
Local poets compete for cash prizes on a first come, first serve basis. The Friends event is hosted by Tom Sanchez Prunier of SlamRichmond.Saturday, June 7
10am-12noon
Master Gardener’s Help Desk/Seed Catalog
Master Gardeners can answer all your questions. Saturdays in June.10:30am-12noon
Fun with Storytelling Workshop
Join local theatre artist Tyra Robinson in learning how to make reading fun for you and your child. Certification points available. Call 646-4768 to register. For parents, teachers, and child care providers.11am-1pm
Poetry in the Park
Casual outdoor readings featuring local and regional poets Christine Stoddard and Burt Ritchie.3-5pm
Vicarious Travelers
Richmond welcomes the 2014 Cabot Community Tour of the East Coast Greenway: A Celebration of Communities and Good. Sponsored by the Richmond Hostel.Refreshments.
From new FaceBook event page:
The City of Richmond was chartered on July 19, 1782. It’s
fitting that she shares a birthday with our dear colleague,
T. Tyler Potterfield, who was once heard to profess her “the greatest city in the world”.This year we’d like to celebrate Tyler and his beloved City of Richmond by volunteering on their birthday, July 19. We’ll be working to help clean up and improve a section of the Riverfront, a place in the city Tyler treasured, at the Pipeline Walk and Overlook. We’ll also plan to have lunch together and a chance to celebrate Tyler’s legacy through conviviality, not just service. More details will be forthcoming as plans are finalized (and we’ll share them here).
Normally, this Wednesday is a red Wednesday, which means trash and recycling pickup. But because of the Memorial Day holiday, pickup has been pushed back a day to Thursday. Please make sure you pick up containers after pickup. They do not belong on the sidewalk after Thursday night.
Also, get ready for VCU’s Project Clean Move. In addition to trash cleanups, volunteers will load reusable items to give to nonprofits this Saturday, May 31, from 8 a.m – 12 p.m. Separate your trash and reusable items and leave them out before 8 a.m. The Randolph/Oregon Hill truck will likely handle Randolph from 8-10 and Oregon Hill from 10-12.
The schedule for this Saturday’s 3rd Annual Oregon Hill Memorial Day Soccer Invitational Tournament has been released:
SCHEDULE IS NOW POSTED:
Saturday May 24th
9:00am Mama Zu vs. Madrid FC
10:15am Pine St. Barbers vs. Holy Pariah
11:30am Tournament Team vs. Mattaponi Warriors (ringer players)
12:45am Mama Zu vs. Pine St. Barbers
2pm: Madrid FC vs. Mattaponi Warriors
3:15pm: Holy Pariah vs. Tournament Team
Sunday May 25th
9am Mattaponi Warriors vs. Pine St. Barbers
10:15am Madrid FC vs Tournament team
11:30am Mama Zu vs. Holy Pariah
12:45 4th place vs. 1st place (seed A)
2pm: 3rd place vs. 2nd place (seed B)
3:15: Winner Seed A vs. Winner Seed B
From the FaceBook event page:
Monday night is trivia and wing night again at Mojo’s. This week’s theme is Heavy Metal! Wing and drink specials 7-11pm. Trivia starts around 8. Free to play. Prizes each round.
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern presents the lecture, “The U.S. Role in Ukraine and Venezuela”, at 7pm at the William Byrd Community House.
I have mentioned this before, and now there is this plea:
In just a few weeks from now, we will be hosting the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate National Championships in downtown Richmond. The event will feature 400 student athletes from more than 100 colleges and universities from across the country. It is also serving as the official test event for the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
We are seeking committed individuals to serve as course marshals on Friday, May 2nd, Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th, 2014. The course marshal role is considered to be the “best seat in the house” as they assist race organizers with crowd control and traffic safety as the racers speed by.
Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt to commemorate the event, food and beverage during their shift and a 15% discount code to use on Richmond 2015 merchandise. In addition, if you volunteer for 2014, Richmond 2015 will provide you with your first choice of volunteer role for the 2015 World Championships when the best men and women cyclists, from all over the world, race through the streets of the Richmond region.
See the attached flier for more information, or to register visit our volunteer site at www.richmond2015.com/volunteer. If you have questions, send them to volunteer@richmond2015.com or call 804-788-5820. Please consider volunteering and please forward to friends, family and co-workers that may be interested.
